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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-03-02 Trails Committee MinutesDate: March 2, 2022 Time: 7:00pm Building: Location: Virtual on Zoom Address: Session: 'RECEIVED Purpose: Version: 'TOWN CLERK - READING, MA. Kathy Kelly O -x Town of Reading 2022 APR I I AM 8: 49 Meeting Minutes Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Trails Committee Date: March 2, 2022 Time: 7:00pm Building: Location: Virtual on Zoom Address: Session: Open Purpose: Version: Final Attendees: Members - Present: Kathy Kelly Thomas Gardiner associate John Parsons associate Ben Ream Ray Vaillancourt associate Members - Not Present: Will Finch David Williams Susan Churchill Others Present: Chris Cole DPW Larry Kornetsky David Brabeck Charles Trone Timothy Kirwan John Kastrinos Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Vaillancourt The meeting was held on Zoom and brought to order at 7:04pm Topics of Discussion: 1) Approve minutes Roll Call: Ben Ream, Kathy Kelly, Thomas Gardiner 2) Trail Regulations Update Propose to make trail rules regulations larger and easier to read. We discovered that Brian Bowe from conservation is already working on it. Page I i Town of Reading Meeting Minutes 3) Kiosks Signage Looking to standardize and spruce up kiosks at trailheads. Maps, info about Trails Committee with QR code, and info about dogs. Waiting for updated dog info from the town. Ben Ream reported on Lob's Pond issues. Will plan a site visit when weather is nicer. Kathy reported on the sign at Point One in Town Forest. One side is Ipswich river watershed's responsibility and the other side is Trails Committee. David Williams agreed to put educational information on the side of it that is Trails committee responsibility. John Kastrinos will look into info about water quality tests (Oxygen, conductivity, pH, etc) related to Reading's switch to MWRA water. Kiosk at the end of Strout Ave is broken and serves no good purpose so Trails Committee has abandoned it. Chuck Tirone suggested looking into who installed it to avoid offending someone. 4) New Equipment at Cabin Kathy ordered a new chainsaw and other equipment. There are volunteers to help clean out. Bought tags for supply bins. Chuck Tirone reported that the community garden uphill from Mattera parking area will be getting started. State money was gotten for soil and equipment. Gardeners will be able to plant in May. Trails committee can park in the lower lot by the garage when there is limited parking. Thomas Gardiner reported a hole in that lot. Chris Cole will look into it. There was discussion about a damaged fence adjacent to the Mattera lot. It's conservation's responsibility but there is no money available for repairs currently. 5) April 30u Collaboration Day Kathy Kelly reported on collaboration with Town Forest Committee that will involve bridge repair of the middle bridge on the Pine Ridge Trail. We will schedule a site visit when the snow melts and a prep day at the cabin. 6) Updates from Conservation John Kastrinos is reaching out to Scouts to update some Conservation signs at Kurchian and Bare Meadow. He reports that realistically nothing would be done until fall because of the scouting calendar. Can also reach out to Austin Prep for assistance. Other option is eliminating some redundant signs. Chuck suggested putting it on agenda for a few meetings and checking with scouts before removing scout -built signs. Technically these signs are conservation commission responsibility but trails will step up to help be Conservation has no budget. 7) Membership Update Page 1 2 Town of Reading Meeting Minutes There is no contact with Susan Churchill, so she can't be replaced yet. 8) Other Business Kathy asked about updating the website with trails available to be adopted. Chris reported that Julie McDonald at DPW has access to Trails committee website and asked that she be the person who updates it. The town is working on a new web site now, so Kathy will wait until that is up to send the info over to Chris. Bean Ream asked about the best process for asking DPW for assistance with downed trees Chuck Tirone is currently the contact for that, and Kathy Kelly reports that the current notification process is working well. DPW will help acquire and place gravel in a muddy spot on the Cranberry Dam Trail. There was discussion of having one representative each from Trails, Town Forest, and Conservation meet regularly to compare notes on current projects. Tom Gardiner will be part of that, as he is already on the Town Forest Committee. 9.) Adjourned at 8:13 Page 1 3