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Recreation Committee Minutes <br />December 13, 1995 <br />The Recreation Committee meeting came to order on December 13, 1995 at 7:30 PM in the <br />Berger Room at the Town Hall. Committee members in attendance included Lorraine Salter, Kate <br />Kaminer, Chris Campbell, Dave Bryant, Sue Cavicchi, John Pacino, and Gordon Richards. Also in <br />attendance was Recreation Administrator Joe Connelly and travel basketball coach John O'Keefe. <br />Minutes of the November 8, 1995 meeting were approved on a motion by Campbell, seconded by <br />Bryant, 4-0-3. <br />New Business: <br />Travel Basketball Program Review: <br />Connelly discussed the issues with the Reading Recreation Travel Basketball Program including: <br />Privatization, Equal Teams, Selection of Coaches, Numbers per Team, Combination Teams, and <br />Playing Time. <br />O'Keefe discussed the concerns with gym time and the expense of gym time if the program is not <br />under the control of Recreation. O'Keefe explained that the biggest obstacle was the amount of <br />gym time. <br />O'Keefe proposed developing a Reading Basketball Board to coordinate the travel basketball <br />program, under the umbrella of Recreation. <br />O'Keefe explained that it wasn't the administrative work that was the problem, but it is the gym <br />time expense. <br />Connelly explained that the amount of time to coordinate this activity was tremendous and the <br />board would have to be aware of this. <br />O'Keefe explained that Recreation could avoid some of the existing problem by setting standards <br />and sticking to them. <br />The Committee and O'Keefe discussed how to improve the Sunday League Program. <br />The Committee decided to set up a subcommittee to address the issue of a Travel Basketball <br />Program Board of Directors. <br />Richards volunteered to help coordinate this board. <br />Connelly will organize the subcommittee and solicit volunteers from the travel basketball <br />program. <br />