1999-04-14 Recreation Committee Minutes

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Recreation Committee Minutes ° Wednesday, April 14, 1999 k.: The Recreation Committee meeting carne to order at 7:30 PM in the Town Hall Conference Room. Committee members in attendance included Sue Cavicchi, Chris Campbell, Claire Bolger, Kate Kaminer, Jack Downing, and Lorraine Salter. Also in attendance were Associate Member Marc Nelson, Associate Member Bernie Winne, Youth Program Coordinator Daphne Smith and Recreation Administrator Joe Connelly. Mr. Jack Webster from Reading Youth T-Ball was also present. Ms. Cavicchi made a motion to approve the minutes of the Wednesday, March 3, 1999 meeting, Ms. Kaminer seconded the motion, approved 5-0. Commission member Dennis Lucyniak entered the meeting. DISCUSSION WITH READING T-BALL REGARDING LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mr. Connelly reviewed his previous conversations with Mr. Webster. Mr. Connelly explained that he recommended that Mr. Webster form a Reading T-Ball Board of Directors to assist in settling any grievances against the league. Mr. Webster explained his reasoning for not having a Board of Directors. Mr. Webster stated that he did appoint an American League and National League President to help with the dispensing of - information. The Commission discussed this concept with Mr. Webster. Mr. Lucyniak explained how the Reading Youth Baseball Board of Directors operated. The Committee continued to discuss how the creation of a Board of Directors would assist Mr. Webster. Mr. Webster agreed that a Reading T-Ball League Board of Directors comprised of himself and the two league presidents would make sense. Mr. Webster will address this issue. Mr. Webster exited the meeting at 8 PM. NON-READING RECREATION CAMP FIELD FEE Mr. Connelly reviewed the need for such a policy. The Committee discussed the need with Mr. Connelly. Mr. Winne and Mr. Connelly discussed the importance of consistency with this policy. Mr. Winne recommended bringing camps that fall into this category in front of the board to discuss where to allocate the revenues from those camps. Mr. Connelly reviewed the policy explaining that it was consistent with our 15% clinic fee. The Commission discussed the need for reference checks and CORI checks on clinic directors. Mr. Winne suggested that with little effort on our part it could protect us in the long run. The Commission continued to discuss this with Mr. Connelly. Mr. Connelly will develop a form to check the references of clinic personnel.