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PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
TOWN HALL, 18 MAIN STREET, [3rd floor]
Monday October 27, 2014
7:00 CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:02 PM by Chairman Bob Dobinski. Present
were Dan Terry, Amy Markovich, and Eric Sonnett from the Parks and Recreation
Commission. Kevin Nathan and Colleen Allen were also in attendance as the
Coordinators from the Department of Parks and Recreation. Amy Mick was also
present on behalf of Hopkinton Youth Soccer.
7:03 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Dan Terry expressed his interest to have the Minutes amended to reflect that a need
was identified for a winter season employee to be brought aboard. The previous
Minutes had not reflected this and were thus amended.
Action: Kevin Nathan to amend Minutes to reflect Commission’s need for a seasonal
employee.
The vote was 4 in favor and 0 opposed.
7:14 LEGACY FARMS PARCEL DISCUSSION
Amy Mick and Mike Scire were in attendance and participated in this conversation.
Exact spot of future field still has yet to be determined, but the developer will keep
the ground flat so that a field could be developed.
Mike Scire expressed his desire to use newer fields rather than School fields to
maintain program quality.
Amy Mick and Amy Markovich both welcomed the idea of more fields in Hopkinton
being developed.
8:00 INTERIM COORDINATOR’S REPORT
Peggy Barton was in attendance for this portion of the meeting. She spoke on trash
not being properly disposed of at EMC park.
Action: Kevin Nathan to contact DPW for them to clean property as well as provide
more trash barrels to prevent overflow in the future. DPW will begin clean up on
Friday, October 31.
Mike Whalen was in attendance for this portion of the meeting. He spoke about the
ice rink that will be put on the basketball courts. Mike volunteered to maintain the
ice and clean snow off of the top of the rink.
Commission expressed desire to see more aesthetically pleasing means of
showcasing signs displayed on the Common.
Action: Kevin Nathan will work with Amy Markovich to find viable and aesthetically
pleasing solution
8:35 Employment Discussion
The Commission agreed on Colleen Allen’s wage ($18.00 per hour). The Commission
also reviewed resumes of candidates applying for Director’s position.
8:52 CPC FUNDING PROJECT
The Commission talked about using CPC funds to create a potential storage building
on Fruit Street, a pavilion to act as a rain shelter, and ways to develop more parking.
9:00 LIASON’S REPORTS
Fruit Street (Amy) Common (Vacant) CPC (Eric)
Sandy Beach (Amy) UCTC (Eric) Youth Services (Dan)
Basketball (Bob) Soccer (Dan) Hockey (Dan)
Baseball (Bob) Marathon (Vacant) Football (Bob)
Marathon Fund (Dan) 300 Celebration (Bob)
9:15 ADJOURN
It was moved by Eric Sonnett and seconded by Bob Dobinski that the meeting be
adjourned.
The vote was 4 in favor and 0 opposed.
The listed matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair to be discussed at
the meeting. Not all items may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may
also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.