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PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
TOWN HALL, 18 MAIN STREET, [Rm. 215]
Monday November 10, 2014
6:57 CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:57 PM by Chairman Bob Dobinski. Present was
the rest of the Parks & Recreation Commission as well as Kevin Nathan and Colleen
Allen.
Also in attendance were Jay Guelfi, Mark Sokol, and John Wytral.
7:00 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The Commission approved the Minutes from the following meetings: 10/27/14 and
11/6/14. The motion was put forth by Bob Dobinski and seconded by Eric Sonnett.
The vote was 5 in favor and 0 opposed.
7:03 SKI RECAP
John Wytral addressed the concern of chaperones about liability.
Action: Kevin Nathan is to contact Ray Miyares to inquire about status of legal
request.
John Wytral also hoped to formulate plan on cancelations due to inclement weather.
This would be done in conjunction with the mountains and the Parks and Recreation
Ski Liaison.
7:21 PUNCHLIST REVIEW
Kevin Nathan reviewed the punch-list created by Kevin Hanley. Projects were
reprioritized and will be executed in the coming months.
Action: Invite Karl Morningstar to the next meeting in order to find cheer adequate
space.
8:04 FRUIT STREET AGREEMENT
The original agreement with HYS was discussed.
Action: Kevin Nathan will go through Kevin Hanley’s older emails in an effort to
locate documents pertaining to the Fruit Street Agreement and rentals.
Dan Terry expressed concern about carcinogenic factors of crumb rubber.
Action: Kevin Nathan will seek alternate filling to mitigate this problem.
8:15 CPC FUNDS
The Commission discussed the CPC fund and what they will be used for. The first
item was the structure at Fruit Street. Dan Terry expressed his interest in a roofed
building for safety. The Commission would like the logistics of the building to have
concessions, bathrooms, and indoor storage.
The Commission discussed improvements for irrigation at the Victory Field location.
Dan Terry noted that the Commission needed to be tentative in the way it is done
due to environmental concerns.
The Commission decided that it would be irresponsible to appropriate CPC funds for
the development of Legacy Farms if they have not yet determined what the
development project would include.
Action: Kevin Nathan to format report and submit to the CPC Committee.
The vote was 5 in favor and 0 opposed.
8:41 STORAGE UNIT
The Commission authorized Hopkinton Lacrosse to put a storage unit on Fruit
Street. The Motion was put forth by Dan Terry and seconded by Amy Markovich.
The vote was 5 in favor and 0 opposed
8:52 ADJOURN
Eric Sonnett put forth a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Dan Terry.
The vote was 5 in favor and 0 opposed.