Monday, 7:00 PM, April 5,
2004
I. CALL TO ORDER: At 7:05 PM by Tom Chilicki.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Tom Chilicki, Alan Walker,
Bob Petkis,
Geoff Elia, Ed Palomba, John
Bartlof
MEMBERS LEFT EARLY: Bob Petkis (8:25 PM)
ABSENT: Dan Avery
NON-MEMBERS
PRESENT: Jenifer
Charette, Recreation Coordinator
AUDIENCE: Tom Mazzoli, Board of Finance (arrived 8:00 PM)
II. MINUTES OF LAST
MEETING: The
commission approved the February 2nd, 2004 Regular Meeting minutes by a unanimous 4-0 vote, and the
March 1st Special Meeting minutes by a unanimous 3-0 vote.
III. AUDIENCE: None.
VI. BILLS/PURCHASES: Bills were reviewed and
accepted. Tom Chilicki motioned, with a second by Ed Palomba, to allocate $1900
from the Youth Services line item to pay for the new backstops on the Sokol
Road field. The commission vote was unanimous 6-0 in favor.
B. Budget 2003-04: The budget was reviewed and accepted as submitted by
Jen Charette. Jen will follow-up on summer camp self-support line item showing
a $9004.31 deficit.
C. Summer Camps: Geoff Elia made a motion, with a second from John
Bartlof, to select Mike Myers of the Enfield Tennis Center as director to run
the Somers Recreation Commission sponsored tennis clinics and summer tennis
camp. The commission approved 5-1 (dissent by Bob Petkis).
Jen Charette will continue to follow-up with a new summer
camp director.
A.
Field/Facilities: Tom Chilicki will follow-up
with the First Selectman on
management, budget, and operations of the skateboard park.
Geoff Elia presented the following framework for the
implementation of the lights on the all-purpose field, now designated as Field
# 1, the non-lighted field being Field # 2.
(This framework is based on input from the Somers Soccer Association and
the Somers Lacrosse Association):
Spring Usage: Priority will be given per the Recreation
Commission’s field usage policy for affiliated associations to the Somers
Lacrosse Association (or recreation approved usage) with 4 nights and one
priority night per week, while 3 nights given to the Somers Soccer Association.
Both associations will work together to select their nights and apply for field
usage permits through the recreation department.
Fall Usage: Priority will be given to the Somers Soccer
Association per the Recreation Commission’s field usage policy for affiliated
associations for 4 nights with Friday and Saturday preference, while the
Lacrosse Association (or recreation department approved usage) will be assigned
3 nights with a Tuesday preference. Both associations will work together to
select their nights and apply for field usage permits through the recreation
department.
Field usage will be restricted for games only. The
Recreation Commission approves of this basic format.
B. CIP: Jen Charette will follow-up with the status
of the softball field CIP.
The commission will review the status relative to
re-working the softball fields.
VII. NEW BUSINESS
A. Automatic External
Defibrillator: Ed Palomba motioned
(seconded by John Bartlof) to allocate $500 out of the grants line item to be
presented to the Somers Public Schools Project AED fund. Motion unanimously
approved 5-0. Jen Charette will follow-up.
Vlll. COORDINATOR’S
REPORT: The
commission reviewed and accepted the coordinator’s report. The Enfield Men’s
Softball League will not be using the park fields this year. Jen Charette will
follow-up with the summer coed softball league.
IX. OTHER
No discussion.
X. CORRESPONDENCE
1. March 29, 2004 letter from Somers Public Schools
Project AED Fund c/o Terry LaVallee to the Recreation Department Members.
2. March 1, 2004 letter from Dave Pinney to Tom Chilicki
regarding Soccer Association Donation.
3. April 2, 2004 letter from David Pinney to Tom Chilicki (and
Steve Henderson, Somers Soccer Association and Pat Kennedy, Somers Lacrosse
Association).
XI. ADJOURNMENT
The commission adjourned at 8:45 PM.
Respectively
submitted,
Alan
Walker
Secretary
for the 4/5/04 Meeting
MINUTES
NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL APPROVAL AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING.