TOWN OF SOMERS

 

          RECREATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

                               Monday, 7:00 PM January 5, 2004

                                       Somers Community Center

 

I.          CALL TO ORDER:            At 7:10 PM by Tom Chilicki.

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:             Tom Chilicki, Dan Avery, Geoff Elia, Ed Polomba, John Bartolf

                                               

MEMBERS ARRIVED LATE: Alan walker

 

ABSENT:            Bob Petkis

 

NON-MEMBERS PRESENT: Jennifer Charette, Recreation Coordinator

 

            AUDIENCE:                                    Students from Somers High School Civics class

                                                            Tom Mazzoli, Board of Finance

 

II.        MINUTES OF LAST MEETING: The commission approved the minutes of the December 1, 2003 meeting by a unanimous 4-0 vote.

 

III.       AUDIENCE:  High School students were in attendance to observe a town committee meeting as part of their course work.  Students took the opportunity to suggest new recreation programs for high school age students.

 

IV.            BILLS/PURCHASES: Bills were reviewed and accepted.

 

V.            REPORTS

 

A.        Park Maintenance:    none

 

B.        Budget 2003-04:         The budget was reviewed as submitted by Jen Charette.

 
VI.              OLD BUSIESS:

 

A.               Field/Facilities:
a.      The Soccer Association’s lights proposal is on the agenda for the 1/12/04 Board of Selectmen’s meeting.  Tom Chilicki will attend the BOS to address the recreation field usage policy and ownership of lights.

b.      Further discussion was held on the CIP’s submitted by Jen Charette for softball fields 1 & 3 at the park. The commission has endorsed eliminating the grass on both fields at the park, new higher fences (with safety caps) and warning tracks on fields 1 & 3, and moving home plate back and adjusting fence distances on fields 1 & 3. The commission proposed to initiate the project of eliminating the infield grass and moving home plates with or without funding of the fence from CIP. Jen Charette will contact Mike Provencher to begin this project this winter.  Dan Avery, motion, “ Make improvements to softball fields # 1 and 3 by making a skin infield and increasing the outfield fence distances”. Geoff Elia, 2nd, Vote was unanimous.

c.       Two liners for the park skating rink (have been purchased) were approved for purchase.  One skating rink will be set up as soon as possible.

 

B.        CIP:   

 

            The Board of Finance will be contacted to list the new fences for softball field fences for fields # 1 and 3 as our number 1 CIP priority.

 

 

VII.     NEW BUSINESS

 

A.        Winter Flier:   Jen Charette updated the commission regarding the winter flier.

 

B.        New Expenditures:    Two signs for the recreation office are still in progress.

 

Vlll.            COORDINATOR’S REPORT: The commission reviewed and accepted the coordinator’s report.

 

IX.            OTHER

Dan Avery was elected unanimously as the Vice Chairman of the Recreation commission to fill the Vice Chairman vacancy until the end of the term.

 

X.            CORRESPONDENCE

            Letters were received from Steve Henderson, Somers Soccer Association and Diana Ricci, Kripalu Yoga.

 

 

XI.            ADJOURNMENT

            The commission adjourned at 8:40 PM.

 

 

Respectively submitted,

 

Tom Chilicki

 Acting Secretary for the 1/ 5/04 Meeting

 

Minutes approved as amended (in bold) at meeting on Feb. 2, 2004