2011-01-11 Recreation Committee Minutes

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OFR F9�i� Town of Reading IED 16 Lowell Street REC` 'V TOWN CLERK tdi Reading, MA 01867-2685 READING. M 1SS. G39:INCOR4�¢P 201 1 JUN 2'I P 12' FAX: (781)942-5441 RECREATION DIVISION: (781)942-9075 READING RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES January 11, 2011 TOWN HALL —BERGER ROOM Attendance: Mary Ellen Stolecki, Recreation Committee Chairmen, Nancy-Linn Swain, Rec. Committee, Frank Driscoll, Vice Chair, Rec. Committee, Eric Hughes, Rec. Committee Member, Mary Ann Kozlowski, Rec. Committee Member, Chris Campbell, Rec. Committee Member, Kate Kaminer, Rec. Committee Member, Bernie Winne, Associate Member, John Feudo, Recreation Administrator M. Stolecki called the meeting to order at 7:03 PM. N. Swain made a motion to accept the minutes from the October 12th Rec. Committee meeting. F. Driscoll seconded the motion. Motion passed in favor of accepting the minutes for October 12, 2010 by a vote of 6—0- 0. K. Kaminer entered at 7:12 PM. School Facility Use: J. Feudo and the Town Manager met with the Superintendant of Schools and Finance Director just before Thanksgiving. The meeting was to discuss the challenges the Recreation Division has been facing regarding obtaining space in the schools since the inception of the After School program. J. Feudo felt the school staff was empathetic to the issues that were bought up and made some suggestions to help alleviate some of the constraints. J. Feudo stated he will continue to look for space independent of school facilities and asked the committee for some suggestions. The committee discussed some options such as Camp Curtis, RCTV and churches. On-Line Registration: J. Feudo stated he has been working diligently to investigate bringing an on-line registration program to Reading Recreation. He is investigating different options and assessing costs to implement. There are several options including systems that are completely web-based. J. Feudo hoped to have it up and running by the beginning of March for the start of Summer registration. The cost for up-start will be less than$5,000 and primary research shows that a better credit card rate will help save some money based on the high volume. He hoped to have something ready for presentation in February if all goes to plan.