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Recreation Committee Minutes <br />Wednesday, January 13, 1999 1 # a <br />501 <br />The Recreation Committee meeting came to order at 7:30 PM in the Reading Senior <br />Center. Committee members in attendance included Kate Kaminer, Alan Beaulieu, <br />Dennis Lucyniak, Dave Bryant, Chris Campbell and Lorraine Salter. Also in attendance <br />were Associate Committee Members Marc Nelson, Bernie Winne, Sudie Fay and <br />Recreation Administrator Joe Connelly. <br />Mrs. Kaminer made a motion to approve the minutes of the Wednesday, December 09 <br />1998 meeting, Mr. Beaulieu seconded the motion, approved 6-0-0. <br />Committee member Claire Bolger entered the meeting at 7:40 PM <br />Reading Recreation Field Permit Policy <br />Mr. Connelly set the guidelines for the discussion. Mr. Connelly reviewed the current <br />practice permitting policy. Mr. Mike Dicicco of Reading Youth Baseball stated that <br />although the permit policy worked well, it limited the practice schedule for many teams. <br />Mr. Dicicco and Mr. Connelly discussed the under utilization of many field areas. Mr. <br />Dicicco is looking for the adequate utilization of the field areas. Mr. Lucyniak pointed <br />out the use patterns and cooperative effort that is currently seen at Memorial Park. Mr. <br />Bryant commented that the organizations themselves must be responsible for allocating <br />field amongst their own organization. Mr. Eric Dellaruso of Reading Youth Baseball <br />commented that Reading Youth Softball did not utilize all their field time last season. Mr. <br />Dellaruso, Mr. Connelly and Mr. Lucyniak discussed a scheduling meeting between <br />organization before and during the season. Mr. Dicicco and Mr. Connelly discussed <br />alternative ways to reduce the rental rates and schedule field time at the Austin <br />Preparatory School. Mr. Connelly stated that he would discuss alternatives with his <br />supervisors and relay the message to Mr. Lucyniak of Reading Youth Baseball. Mrs. <br />Salter asked Mr. Dicicco if the change in policy has effected the children. Mr. Dellaruso <br />and Mr. Dicicco explained their reasoning for wanting more flexibility in the practice <br />schedule. Mr. Jack Webster of the T-ball organization suggested that Memorial Park be <br />scheduled on a first come, first serve basis. The Committee and Mr. Webster discussed <br />this option. Mr. Campbell suggested that problems would arise from scheduling the field <br />in this manner. Mr. Connelly and Mr. Webster discussed the practice policy of Reading <br />T-ball. Mr. Connelly stated that he was under the assumption that T-ball did not practice <br />once the season was underway. Mr. Webster did not recall ever agreeing to a no practice <br />policy. The Committee continued to discuss this issue. Mr. Beaulieu made the following <br />motion, seconded by Lucyniak, approved 6-0-1. <br />Move that the Recreation Committee permit practices as is currently the policy <br />and continue to modify the existing practice schedule on an as needed basis. <br />Recreation Administrators Report <br />