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PARKS AND RECREATION TASK FORCE ON SUMMER RECREATION
MINUTES
APRIL 7,1994
L ROLL CALL AND CALL TO ORDER
Chair Ware called the meeting to order at 7: l5pm. Task Force members Hawes. Bowker,
Thackery, and Elliot answered the roll call. Chair declared a quorum present. Also attending was
Director Baker.
IL MINUTES MARCH 24,1994
Task Force member all agreed the minutes can stand as written
III. PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN
Task Force members felt that the Master Plan needs to be spread around through out the town,
possible made available at convenient stores and news stands. In addition, members felt that their names
and phone numbers should be made available to the public.
After discussion Task Force members felt that there needs to be a write up on what has been
happening with the Recreation Task Force for the local papers and the radio station. Members also felt
their names and phone numbers should be listed at the end of the article, making them available to the
public for comment. Director agreed with Task Force members and will begin drafting a newspaper
article.
After discussion, Task Force members agreed since only two out of the five of them had
thoroughly read the Master Plan, they would like to put it on the next agenda.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
1. Fundraising
Bowker started off the discussion with a example of a P.T.A. fundraiser which is being discussed
at this time, a Country Western Family Dance Lesson at the Vigilantes. Bowker stated that the P.T.A.
was thinking of charging $3.00/family, but at this time the P.T.A. was not sure that it wanted to take it all
on.
Elliot felt fundraising parts are good, but they need to have objectives and target goals rather than
just trying to raise money randomly. There needs to be something set in concrete like new fields and
maintaining them. Elliot felt, and members agreed, that with no clear objective, no accountability.
Bowker felt that before any fundraising efforts are put forth for the Riverfront site there needs to
be some realistic leg work done to discover if it can even be used. Question need to be answered like, will
it perk? will it compact? can buildings be built over the dump site?
Chair asked members, what do you see as needing funding now? Elliot felt it should be the Parks
and Recreation Advisory Committee that tells the sub committee, we need this thing and it costs this
much and then the sub committee gets the money together. Bowker felt his priority would be to get the
Director additional staffing, a Facilities Director as discussed before. Elliot felt that the sub committee
and the proposed "Recreation Club" will be able to relieve a tremendous amount of pressure from the
director and having someone else do the park maintenance will free up some of the Director's time. Ware
also felt this was true for the short term until a Facilities Director's position can be created.
Committee had a short discussion of the history of the old golf course clubhouse sale and Elliot
wanted to know when the city was going to take over control of the Little Ski Hill.
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V . O T H E R B U S I N E S S .
1 . F l y e r s
T a s k F o r c e m e m b e r s a l l f e l t t h a t t h e R e c r e a t i o n P r o g r a m n e e d s t o c r e a t e a f l y e r t h a t i s f o r
i n f o r m a t i o n p u r p o s e s o n l y a n d h a v e s e p a r a t e s i g n u p s h e e t s f o r v a r i o u s p r o g r a m s . D i r e c t o r a g r e e d a n d
w i l l b e g i n w o r k o n a R e c r e a t i o n P r o g r a m F l y e r . E l l i o t i n f o r m e d D i r e c t o r t h a t t h e h i g h s c h o o l d o e s l o t s o f
f l y e r s t y l e w o r k a n d i f t h e y a r e p r o v i d e d w i t h t h e i n f o r m a t i o n m o s t l i k e l y t h e y w i l l b e w i l l i n g t o d e v e l o p
t h e f l y e r f o r f r e e .
2 . P h o n e S y s t e m
B o w k e r f e l t t h a t i f t h e R e c r e a t i o n P r o g r a m h a d a p h o n e s y s t e m s i m i l a r t o m a n y b u s i n e s s e s , t h a t
w o u l d s a y , i f y o u w a n t i n f o r m a t i o n o n s o c c e r p r e s s o n e , i f y o u w a n t i n f o r m a t i o n o n b a s e b a l l p r e s s t w o ,
a n d s o o n , c o u l d b e v e r y u s e f u l . M e m b e r s a l l a g r e e d t h i s i s a n e w i d e a a n d c o u l d b e u s e f u l i f i t i s n o t c o s t
p r o h i b i t i v e . D i r e c t o r a g r e e d t o r e s e a r c h t h e c o s t . E l l i o t f e l t t h a t t h e r e m a y b e s o m e u s e d e q u i p m e n t o u t
t h e r e t h a t c o u l d b e c h e a p e r t o p u r c h a s e t h a n n e w e q u i p m e n t .
3 . O l d e r A g e d S o c c e r
E l l i o t s t a t e d t h a t s h e w o u l d r e a l l y l i k e t o s e e a t e e n a g e d s o c c e r p r o g r a m d e v e l o p e d . A f t e r
d i s c u s s i o n o f f i e l d s i z e s a n d a v a i l a b i l i t y m e m b e r s f e l t t h a t w h e n t h e n e w M i d d l e S c h o o l g o e s i n , i t w i l l b e
t h e t i m e t o i m p l e m e n t a t e e n a g e d s o c c e r p r o g r a m .
V I . N E X T M E E T I N G
N e x t r e g u l a r m e e t i n g o f t h e R e c r e a t i o n T a s k F o r c e s e t f o r A p r i l 2 1 , 1 9 9 4 7 : O O p m i n t h e C i t y
H a l l C o n f e r e n c e R o o m .
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