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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-06-14 Recreation Committee MinutesFAX: (781) 942 - 5441 Town of Reading 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867 -2685 RECREATION DIVISION: (781) 942 - 9075 READING RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES June 14, 2011, BARROWS SCHOOL CAFETARIA Attendance: Mary Ellen Stolecki, Recreation Committee Chair, Frank Driscoll, Vice Chair, Rec. Committee, Nancy Linn Swain, Rec. Committee Member, Mary Ann Kozlowski, Rec. Committee Member, Chris Campbell, Rec. Committee Member, Eric Hughes, Rec. Committee Member, Kate Kaminer, Rec. Committee Member, Adam Chase, Associate Member, John Feudo, Recreation Administrator Guests: Steve Goldy —BOS John Halsey Louis Nunziato Bob Lynch Ellen Emmons Jim Steenbruggen Stephen Zerfas Julie Zerfas Pam Shunhoff Jeanne Teague Pau Teague Kevin Douglas George Zambouras, Town Engineer M. Stolecki called the meeting to order at 7:10 PM. N. Swain made a motion to accept the minutes from the May 17th Rec. Committee meeting. E. Hughes seconded the motion. Motion passed in favor of accepting the minutes for May 17th by a vote of 5 — 0- 0. F. Driscoll entered the meeting at 7:13 PM. Steve Goldy from the Board of Selectmen appeared before the Recreation Committee. Mr. Goldy wanted to apologize for not asking the Rec. Committee's opinion of the petition they received. He said that important step was missed by him and he felt it was important to convey that to the committee. N. Swain stated that the issue of amplified sound was bigger than this single example. She stated sometimes she can hear the band at her house near Washington Park. READING RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES June 14, 2011 Con't K. Kaminer arrived at 7:20 PM. M. Stolecki read the notice to open the public hearing for the Barrows Master Plan. F. Driscoll made the motion to open the hearing for the Barrows Master Plan. C. Campbell seconded the motion. Motion passes in favor of opening the'hearing for the Barrows Master Plan by vote of 7- 0 -0. J. Feudo introduced himself as did the Recreation Committee. Next the Barrows Master Planning committee members in attendance introduced themselves. J. Steenbruggen from the Master Planning committee gave a brief history of the park and play area. J. Feudo went over the plan and addressed the process of how decisions were made. Mr. Nunziato of 45 Edgemont Ave. did not believe that the plan improved anything. He felt the park and courts were fine the way they are. He felt the courts could be crack filled and the field drains fine. Mr. Lynch asked when the field was built and who was involved. Town Engineer, George Zambouras stated he was not with the Town when the field was built, but could see where some of the issues might stem from. Mr. Zerfas from 3 Stewart Road was concerned about lighting on the Multi- purpose court shining into his house. J. Feudo stated there are no plans for lights for any of the facilities except for street lighting as being used currently. Mr. Lynch expressed some concern of the speed in which people drive down Stewart and Shelby Road. G. Zambouras said the neighbors would have to petition to the state to lower the speed limit. A. Chase suggested getting the speed trailer from the police department. M. Kozlowski entered the meeting at 8:00 PM. Mr. Lynch expressed interest in adding a guard rail to the back parking lot that will prevent cars from going down the hill on to the field. N. Swain made a motion to close the public hearing. K. Kaminer seconded the motion. Motion passed in favor of closing the public hearing by a vote of 8 -0 -0. The Recreation Committee had a brief discussion of the plan and expressed that they were over all happy with the plan. K. Kaminer made a motion to accept the Barrows Master plan as proposed with consideration of the communities feedback. C. Campbell seconded the motion. Motion passed in favor of accepting the Barrows Master plan as proposed by a vote 8 -0 -0. M. Stolecki introduced Mr. Halsey. Mr. Halsey stated he had heard of the decision made by the BOS and was in before the Recreation committee to convey the message that he did not betray the confidence of the Recreation Committee READING RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES June 14, 2011 Con't by doing anything at the Morton Field as it relates to his permit that would jeopardize the committees trust. He asked the committee to consider suspending his permit instead of rescinding it, so he would have an opportunity to go before the BOS and have further discussion. He stated he planned to attend the BOS public comment session on June 21St M. Stolecki stated that the BOS have directed the Recreation Committee to rescind the permits of amplified sound previously given to Mr. Halsey. She stated that there did not seem to be a lot of support from the Recreation Committee for the BOS decision. A. Chase wondered how rescinding and suspending would be different. K. Kaminer said as a matter of process the Recreation Committee would have to do the revoking of permits. F. Driscoll made a motion to rescind the amplified sound permits as previously approved to the Reading Bulldogs baseball program. C. Campbell seconded the motion. The motion to rescind the amplified sound permits as previously approved to the Reading Bulldogs baseball program did not carry by a vote of 4 -4 -0. K. Kaminer suggested that the committee closets any hard feelings and votes in favor of the BOS request and allow for John Halsey to make his case in front of the BOS. Anything else seemed to cloud the issue more than it has already become. K. Kaminer made a motion to approve the direction given by the BOS to rescind the permits of amplified sound given to the Reading Bulldogs for summer 2011. E. Hughes seconded the motion. Motion receives a vote of 4 -4 -0 and does not carry. F. Driscoll stated he was willing to change his vote on the issue if it means Mr. Halsey has a better chance of being heard by the BOS. The committee seemed to concur that the goal was to allow Mr. Halsey to get back before the BOS with out complicating the issue further. If that meant following the BOS direction, most seemed willing to oblige. F. Driscoll made motion to approve the direction given by the BOS to rescind the permits of amplified sound given to the Reading Bulldogs for summer 2011. E. Hughes seconded the motion. Motion passed in favor of approving the direction given by the BOS to rescind the permits of amplified sound given to the Reading Bulldogs for summer 2011 by a vote of 6 -2 -0. C. Campbell made a motion to appoint F. Driscoll as chairmen for FY 2012. M. Kozlowski seconded the motion. Motion passed in favor of F. Driscoll as chairmen by vote of 7 -0 -1. F. Driscoll made a motion to appoint K. Kaminer as Vice Chair of the Recreation Committee. M. Kozlowski seconded the motion. Motion passes in favor of K. Kaminer as Vice Chair of the Recreation Committee for FY 2012. READING RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES June 14, 2011 Con't J. Feudo reviewed the administrators report with the committee. He mentioned Friends and Family Day would be on June 18th. Summer camp numbers were continuing to roll in, but it has been a little slower than last year. Sport clinics have been steady and strong again this summer. J. Feudo stated that he is looking toward a conclusion and solution to the issue at Longwood Place regarding balls flying into a neighboring yard. The residents have requested a fence be installed to encapsulate the field thus restricting play to only the field area. RUSC seemed amendable to paying for the fence. J. Feudo is currently navigating the process to get that completed. Volunteers are needed to staff the cabin for open hours on Sat and Sun. If any committee member is interested they should contact the Rec. Office. J. Feudo passed out a copy of a letter sent to the BOS, Rec Committee, Town Manager and Recreation Administrator regarding the possibility of a dog park in Reading. The committee decided to table the issue until July. N. Swain reported that the Police received a grant for the Party Patrol Program recently. Party Patrol grants gives funding to local police departments to look for underage drinking parties and break them up. RCASA is also working on a training session for treatment of youth that get caught with marijuana. N. Swain made a motion to adjourn. F. Driscoll seconded the motion. Motion passes in favor of adjournment 8 -0 -0. Meeting adjourned at 9:48 PM. Respectfully submitted by: John A. Feudo Recreation Administrator