1994-02-09 Recreation Committee Minutes

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#i Recreation Minutes February 9, 1994 The meeting of the Recreation Committee came to order at 7:35pm, Wednesday, February 9, 1994 in the Conference Room at Town Hall. Present at the meeting were members Kate Kaminer, Lorraine Sal- ter, Gordon Richards, Chris Campbell, John McGrath, Fred Conover and associate member Gary Roberts. Also in attendance was staff Ruth Cogan and guests Carl Goodale and David Borgal. Minutes of January 12, 1994 were approved 4:0:1 on a motion by Salter, seconded by McGrath. The representative of EMARC has been rescheduled to the March meeting due to the weather. David Borgal made a presentation concerning a proposed new summer program called Super Sports. Cogan will check to see if the Field House would be available at no cost for inclement weather. Conover raised the issue about guidelines for hiring staff. Cogan will draft proposed guidelines for the next meeting. The program was approved 6:0:0 on a motion by Campbell, seconded by Richards. We will attempt to include it in the summer brochure. Carl Goodale of Reading Youth Softball brought up the poor condi- tions of the playing fields. Kaminer noted that this issue has been brought to the attention of the Town Manager. General main- tenance will be..,done this summer with major repairs in the fall. Home plate at the street field will be repaired this spring. Money is included in the Capital Improvement Program each year for major repair of playing fields. It was suggested that maybe DPW could, put a large pile of dirt at each playing field for maintenance by the leagues on a continual basis. Cogan gave the Supervisor's .report. She noted that Steve Kajander's last day of employment was February 3 and that she will be acting Supervisor until someone is hired. The position will be full-time as the Town Manager feels confident that there is sufficient surplus in the Revolving Fund to pay for the dif- ference in salary. A copy of the memo from Cogan to Hechenbleikner with a breakdown of expenses was distributed. Cogan noted that Nancy McCloud, a Parker mother and ski monitor, has offered to be responsible for the middle school ski program for the remainder of the season. Cogan explained the process for hiring a new Supervisor. Kaminer, Salter and Conover will review applications. Kaminer will sit in on the interviews.