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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20141027 - Parks & Recreation - Meeting Minutes TOWN OF HOPKINTON 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.