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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-02-08 Recreation Committee MinutesTown of Reading 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867-2685 FAX: (781) 942 - 5441 RECREATION DIVISION: (781) A2 - READING RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES , t° February 8, 2006 Town Hall Conference Room W, Attendance: Nancy-Linn Swain, Rec. Committee Chair, Frank Driscoll, Rec. Committee Member, Rick Shaffer, Rec. Committee Member, Kate Kaminer, Rec. Committee Member, Bernie Winne, Rec. Committee Member, Mary Ann Kozlowski, School Committee Rep., John Feudo, Recreation Administrator Guest: Beth Claroni N. Swain called the meeting to order at 7:06 PM The Rec. Committee was asked to review the minutes from the January 11th meeting. F. Driscoll asked that it be notated in the January minutes that J. Feudo has opted off the Extended Learning Research Committee due other time commitments at home. B. Winne made a motion to accept the minutes from the January 1 Ith Recreation Committee meeting. K. Kaminer seconded the motion. The motion passed in favor of acceptance of the minutes 5-0-0. R. Shaffer entered the meetinc at 7:12 PM. N. Swain gave the Committee an update regarding the substance abuse initiative headed up by the Board of Selectmen and School Committee. The group is currently working on establishing a mission statement. Liz Silva from the Winchester Substance Abuse Coalition presented to the group and shared some ideas of how the process is done in Winchester. The Winchester Substance Abuse Coalition is grant funded and is a closed door meeting process to protect sensitive situations. WSAC has made progress over the past years existence implementing programs such as parent supervised drop offs for HS dances among others. The Reading Substance Abuse Initiative will continue to investigate grant opportunities and evaluate who would be potential candidates to serve as members of the coalition. A discussion ensued amongst the members of the Rec. Committee. F. Driscoll felt that the education of parents is the key component to success. K. Kaminer felt it was important to give parents an avenue to learn and be educated on what happens with their children. Budget: J. Feudo handed out a detailed cost accounting assessment of the FY06 budget. B. Winne recommended that the budget be looked at the end of each season (or three times a year). The Recreation Administrator will pick three dates to consistently update the budget each year. READING RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES February, 8th Con't J. Feudo stated that he is, overall, satisfied with the budget based on the deficit that the Recreation Division was under three years ago. New programming and cautious spending have been factors that have helped. The numbers of summer camp were also very strong, that it had a direct impact on the budget. Beth Claroni entered the meeting at 7:35 PM. Recreation Committee Membership: J. Feudo mentioned that P. Fennelly has resigned from the Recreation Committee sighting personal health issues as the reason. Mr. Fennelly appeared for the December meeting, however the meeting was cancelled due to lack of quorum. J. Feudo stated there is now a voting member position open and he would like to see one more associate member join the committee. The Recreation Committee will also need to establish new Chairs of the Committee. After some discussion the committee decided to wait until the April meeting to make that determination. F. Driscoll made a motion to cancel the Rec. Committee meeting for March 8t'. B. Winne seconded the motion. Motion passes in favor of canceling the March 8th meeting 6-0-0. The Rec. Committee will meet again on April 12th Recreation Administrator's Report: J. Feudo gave an update of the Winter/Spring programs. Saturday AM sports were a hit once again. The three programs, T-Ball, Soccer and Unorganized Sports were just about sold out. This program is quickly becoming a staple in the Recreation program. As usual the Reading Baseball Clinics are well attended with close to-300 kids signed up. The new fencing class started on the last Monday of January. The enrollment is good for the first time offering (7 Youth and 3 Adult). J. Feudo gave a brief update of the happenings of the Extended School Day Committee. J. Feudo announced that the first program presented by the Good Sports Partnership Commission would be held on Thursday Feb 16' at the RMHS Auditorium. Bob Bigelow will be the featured speaker. J. Feudo will also be distributing, for the first time; the Reading Standard Code of Ethics which has been accepted by the Board of Selectmen and Recreation Committee. J. Feudo mentioned that he was still looking for volunteers to help with the Annual Recreation Egg Hunt on Friday, April 21". Also, volunteers are needed for the summer registration day being held on Saturday, April 8th at Coolidge Middle School beginning at 10:00 AM. Please contact John Feudo if you are interested. J. Feudo mentioned to the Recreation Committee that Peter Coumounduros has begun the process of starting an official Friends of Reading Recreation group. He plans to become a certified non-profit organization and file a 501 c3 certification. They are in the process of establishing membership. r READING RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES February, 8`h Con't F. Driscoll made a motion to adjourn the February 8th Recreation Committee meeting. M. Kozlowski seconded the motion. Motion passes in favor of adjournment 6-0-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM. Respe„c"y submitted by: 4 A. eudo ec atio Administrator