1995-02-16 Recreation Committee Minutes

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February 16, 1995 The Recreation Committee meeting came to order at 8:00 PM in the Employee Lounge at the Town Hall. Recreation Committee members in attendance were Chris Cambell, Sue Cavicchi, John Pacino, Lorraine Salter, Kate Kaminer, Gordon Richards, and Fred Conover. Also in attendance were Associate Committee member David Bryant, Human Services Director Ruth Clay, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner, and Recreation Administrator Joe Connelly. Kaminer explained to the Town Manager the purpose of this meeting. The Recreation Committee is concerned on how the Recreation revolving fund is being used to do basic maintenance of the fields and other Recreation facilities. Hechenbleikner explained in detail the current capital improvements plan. Pacino explained the Committee's concern of becoming locked into a fixed amount of maintenance cost: Hechenbleikner pointed out that the money was not in the maintenance budget this year for this extraordinary maintenance program, hopefully it will be in the parks budget in future years. The Committee also was concerned about the level of town responsibility toward the maintenance of Recreation facilities. The Committee would like to see the D.P.W. Parks budget itemized to see what the present $200,000 is being spent on. Hechenbleikner described his vision to see Parks and Recreation become totally self supporting. Richards explained the Committee's suggestion to do away with the field fees completely. The Committee believed that the field fees collected be used to expedite improvements and not to do field maintenance. Kaminer explained to Hechenbleikner the current state of the revolving fund. Connelly explained that one reason for this current state was the moneys coming out of the revolving fund for extreme maintenance issues. (Pool Motor, Tennis Fixtures, Etc.) Conover asked when the line should be drawn between the responsibility of the tax dollar and the use of the revolving fund.