2005-01-12 Recreation Committee Minutes

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Town of Reading ; VE U J 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 018672685 L 5 Lv U,~ UL FAX: (781) 942 - 5441 RECREATION DIVISION: (781) 942 - 9075 READING RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES January 12, 2005 at Town Hall Conference Room Attendance: Patrick Fennelly, Rec.Committee Chair, Nancy -Linn Swain Rec. Committee Vice- Chair, Bernie Winne, Rec. Committee Memeber, Mary Ellen Stolecki, Rec. Committee Member, Rick Shaffer, Rec. Committee Member, Frank Driscoll, Rec. Committee Member, Chris Campbell, Associate Member, Mary Ann Kozlowski, School Rep., Kate Kaminer, Associate Member, Gail Wood, Board of Selectmen, John Feudo, Recreation Administrator. Guests: Michael Smith, Robert Blaney, Christopher Smith and Patrick Enright The meeting was called to order at. 7:3 5 PM. The Committee was asked to review the minutes from the December 8th meeting. N. Swain made a motion to accept the minutes from the December 8th Recreation Committee meeting. B. Winne seconded the motion. The motion passed in favor of acceptance of the minutes 5-0-0. Mary Ellen Stolecki entered the meeting at 7:37 PM. J. Feudo handed out the minutes from the January 4th public hearing held by the Board of Selectmen regarding Memorial Park. N. Swain made a motion to accept -the minutes from the January 4th Recreation Committee Meeting. R. Shaffer seconded the motion. The motion passed in favor of acceptance of the January 4th meeting minutes 6-0-0. J. Feudo introduced Michael Smith, Robert Blaney and Christopher Smith. The group presented a proposal to run a new program called Leadership Camp 101. Michael stated the program was born out of a leadership program that he and Robert took as part of a Master's degree program. Michael spoke about the credentials and background of his staff. He stated the main concept of the program is to develop leaders by defining what is important to them. The program is an 8-day curriculum developed to help kids understand themselves through self-searching activities. Some of the activities include diversity, public speaking and active communication. Kate Kaminer entered the meeting at 7:45 PM. Robert Blaney explained the "Frank Case's Orange Exercise" as sample exercise of diversity. ' Frank Driscoll entered the meeting at 7:50 PM.