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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-07-08 Recreation Committee MinutesRecreation Minutes July 8, 1992 A meeting of the Recreation Committee was held on July 8, 1992 in the Arnold Berger Room at Reading Town Hall, 16 Lowell St., Read- ing, MA. Committee members present included Vice Chairman Kate Kaminer, Steve Sullivan, John Pacino, Susan Cavichi, Gordon Richards, Lorraine Salter, Fred Conover and Gary Roberts. Ed Hanley and Tom Zaya arrived late. At 7:40pm the meeting was called to order. New members were in- troduced, Gordon Richards and Susan Cavvichi (voting members) and Karl McFadden (associate member). It was also announced that Mr. Ed Hanley was promoted to voting member of the Recreation Com- mittee. Next on the agenda was the approval of the minutes from the June 10 meeting. A motion to accept the minutes was made by John Pacino and seconded by Steve Sullivan- Before the minutes were voted on,. Fred Conover asked who on the committee was interested in being chairperson. Lorraine Salter stated that she would like to see Mr. Giordano as chairman for the upcoming year, especially as the Supervisor is leaving. The discussion was closed as the Committee was not sure how Chairman Giordano would feel about staying on for another term. A vote to approve the minutes of June 10th was then taken, the minutes were approved 7-0-0. Under the third order of business, the Supervisor's report was reviewed. The Committee felt that, a memo to Peter regarding a potential avenue to fund major repairs at the pool. A motion to approve the Supervisor's report was made by John Pacino, which was seconded by Steve Sullivan. The Committee voted to approve the report . 7-0-0. Sub Committee reports were reviewed next. The first Sub- Committee to review their progress was the Teen Center Sub- Committee. Kate Kaminer, a member of the Committee stated that a "Battle of the Bands" concert is scheduled for August 26th. The Tennis Tournament Sub-Committee stated that the tournament was a success, netting $1,200. It was added that the courts at Birch Meadow are in poor shape and that new nets were very necessary. Fred made a motion to pursue the tennis court concerns and report back to the committee. The motion was seconded by Lorraine Sal- ter. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-0. 1 Next on the agenda, Sharon Drillio explained the Pop Warner proposal to erect lights at the practice football field. Sharon stated that funds were available to do the work. Steve Sullivan made a motion to accept the proposal, John Pacino seconded the motion, yet expressed some concerns. The motion passed 7-0-1. Jeanette Rivers, a Birch Meadow resident stated that she was con- cerned about people playing volleyball very close to her house. It was explained to Mrs.Rivers that the people had been asked to stop and they said they would. Mrs. Rivers said she would call the Recreation Division if they did not. Ruth Cogan appeared before the committee next to discuss food vendor permits during recreational events. Ms. Cogan stated that a committee involving the Police, Town Counsel, Health Dept. and Recreation committee would be established to work on a vendor policy. Steve Sullivan and Ed Hanley agreed to be members of that committee. Joe Giordano arrived late at 9:30. Under New Business, Joe Giordano stated that phone calls had been made to committee members homes in regards to poles being in- stalled at Little League Park. The poles, it appeared had been erected for the purpose of putting up a lighted scoreboard. The Town Manager gave approval for the project as he considered it an improvement replacement. Chairman Giordano felt that construc- tion of the scoreboard should have gone before the Recreation Committee for approval of the concept, and then onto the Selectmen for final acceptance. John Pacino stated that he has heard there is a lot of protest against the sign. Fred Conover stated that he would write a let- ter regarding the scoreboard and the Committee's feelings in regards to it. Election of Chairperson to the Committee was the final order of business. John Pacino made a motion to elect Joe Giordano as he has done an excellent job representing our Town and Committee. Mr. Giordano declined the motion. Fred Conover stated the'Com- mittee are agreed that Joe was the best suited person for the job. Joe Giordano again declined the position again. Fred Con- over made a motion to table the election until the August meet- ing. The motion was seconded by Ed Hanley. The Committee passed the motion with a vote of 9-0-0. Steve Sullivan made a motion to adjourn, Fred Conover seconded the motion. A vote of 9-0-0 was made at 10:35pm to adjourn. ,Respectfully Submitted, 2