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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-12-08 Recreation Committee MinutesRecreation Minutes December 8, 1993 The meeting of the Recreation Committee came to order at 7:35pm, Wed, Dec. 8, 1993 in the Conference Rm. at Town Hall. Present at the meeting were members Fred Conover, Chris Campbell, John Pacino, Ed Hanley, Kate Kaminer, Lorraine Salter, John McGrath, associate member Gary Roberts, Recreation Supervisor Steve Kajander and citizens Paul Lucerto, Bill Carroll and Karen Gar- cia. Approval of the minutes of Nov. 10, 1993 was motioned by J. Pacino and seconded by Ed Hanley. The vote was 5-0-0 for ap- proval. Paul Lucerto, speaking on behalf of Reading Youth Summer Baseball program, gave a short review of the 1193" summer. The program ran from July 4-- Aug 17, had a total of 10 teams and had 162 stu- dents sign-up. Paul expects the number of students to increase for the next year. The teams played 2 games a week at various fields which included, Hunt, Killiam, J. Eaton and Austin Prep. The majority of the games were played at Austin Prep and Killiam, the 2 fields in the worst shape. Paul requested that his program be able to play their games at Barrows or Sturgis next year. If those 2 fields are unavailable, the 3rd alternate would be to fix up Killiam field. This would include a homeplate and pitching rubber. Pacino said this very proposal of making Killiam into a usable field, was in the Recreation Park Planning report. Bill Carroll addressed the committee on behalf of Men's Softball. Bill stated that he was very glad to have a chance to discuss ways to keep the Birch Meadow fields clean of debris, and that he was all in favor of keeping the drinking of alcohol away from the areas. Bill said that the bike cops did a great job this summer, and that Bud Dickey and his dept. were very cooperative. The main problem centers around the 3 tournaments held at the field. Bill will talk to all his team managers and upgrad his written notice, in an attempt to help control the problem of alcohol and debris. It was agreed by all that the problem existed with only a small percentage of the teams, and that having a blue & white swing by or the bike patrol visit, would further help the problem. If the problem continues to exist the committee will look into the possibility of a paid (by the Softball League) police detail. 1 Next, Kajander gave a review of the 1194" camp restructure, and brought up a problem that needs to be addressed. If the camps are going to have an unlimited enrollment of children, how do we insure an even distribution of students throughout all 4 ses- sions? Kajander pointed out that in the past, the middle 2 ses- sions are more popular than sessions I or IV. It is very pos- sible that sessions I and III could have 140-160 children and sessions I and IV 30-40 students. Kajander pointed out that staffing would be extremely difficult. Karen Carcia pointed out the problems the pool would encounter if the numbers in the camp swim classes were increased. Salter expressed concern that having unlimited enrollment was just not possible given the ex- isting circumstances. The committee was in agreement that they must re-think the unlimited enrollment policy. Pacino made a mo- tion to have the supervisor put together a recommendation con- cerning camp guidelines, for the next recreation meeting. Kaminer seconded the motion. Motion accepted 6-1-1. Kajander gave a brief review of the 1193" swim season, and his recommendations for the 1194" season. The length of the classes will be reduced to 30 minutes, and the maximum size of the classes will be reduced to 8 students. The price of the various required instructional books will now be included in the price. Also, a small increase to offset staff pay raises will be incor- porated into the new fees. Kaminer made a motion to accept the ` new fees, $59 for levels I-VII, $72 for BWS/EWS and $80 for Lifeguard Training, for the 1194" swim season. Pacino seconded the motion. All in favor 7-0-0. Kajander outlined his recommendations for fee increases for sum- mer camps. An overall price increase would be necessary'to cover the 4 1/2% raise in the staff salary. Kajander suggested a higher price for sessions II & III, to get a more even spread of students throughout the 4 sessions. Kaminer made a motion to ac- cept the fee structure of $105 for sessions I and IV and $125 for sessions II and III. Salter seconded the motion. Motion rejected 0-7-0. All opposed. Kaminer made a motion to accept the fee increase of $105 for all 4 sessions, with $85 fee for the second child and a $65 fee for Jr. Camp. Campbell seconded the motion. All in favor 7-0-0. The next topic of discussion was the list of goals that the sub committee produced at its meeting: Conover, not having attended the sub committee meeting, expressed his approval. However, Pacino and Hanley both expressed their disapproval of the revised set of goals submitted by Ruth Cogan. Pacino stated that the sub committee goals (un-revised) should stand as the committee adopted them. Kaminer observed that it appeared that there were 2 sets of goals; the committees and the supervisor's. Pacino made a motion to support and accept the goals of the sub com- mittee. Campbell seconded the motion. All in favor 6-0-0. 2 Pacino made a motion to have Kamineer talk to Ruth Cogan about the committees's concerns regarding the goals. Hanley seconded the motion. All in favor 6-0-0. Kajander gave a brief review of the basketball and skiing programs. He expressed concern that the girls Sunday League has grown to large in numbers (over 75) and that to be fair, they should be moved to the field house where teams would be smalleer and the girls would get more playing time. By saving the cus- todian expense for the girl's gym, the money could be used for the new "B" travel team uniforms. Conover made a motion to have the supervisor make the necessary changes in scheduling to ac- comodate the girls. Pacino seconded the motion. All in favor 6-0-0. Kajander then gave a final update on the tennis and golf programs. Pacino made a motion to adjourn. McGrath seconded. All in favor 6-0-0. Respectfully Submitted, Steve Kajander 3