Town of Hampden
Regular Meeting of
Parks & Recreation Commission
7:00PM at the Hampden Town Hall
January 23, 2003
Approved: February 13, 2003
The meeting was called to order at 7:06P.M.
Board members in attendance were Jim Morris, Glennice Flynn, Kathleen Duquette, Tom Crogan, and Chris McDonald.
Others in attendance were Jay Fenlason, John Flynn, and Rick Green.
OLD BUSINESS
Bills-Bills paid were Verizon and Umpires fees for Baseball/Softball
CORI PROCESS
All coaches (head,asst.,volunteer,etc.) will be checked. Any felony conviction will be an automatic rejection as a candidate to coach.
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL FIELD MAINTENANCE
Baseball coordinator John Flynn brought forth an idea on improving the baseball/softball fields at both Memorial Park and TWB. The Board voted 5-0 to authorize John Flynn and Jay Fenlason to get bids on the cost of the improvements.
FIELD USAGE
Rick Green, RAH President, passed along the RAH Board’s feelings on out-of-town usage of Town facilities. RAH is supportive of whatever the Park and Rec. Board does and believes that we can make any situation work. A motion was made to contact PVJSL about the possibility of payment for the use of our fields or the lowering of League Fees for field usage. The vote passed 4-0.
INJURY FORMS
The Board asked Jay Fenlason to submit an injury form at the next meeting that could be handed out to all Town coaches in the event of a serious injury.
TOWN EVENTS
A movie night is scheduled for Februaury 1,2003, and another video game night is scheduled for Feb. 22, 2003 at 7:00 P.M.
POOL
A suggestion was made to submit information to the Reminder, Scribe, and the Hampden-Wilbraham Times, informing everyone of the status of the Pool for this summer and the formation of the Pool Committee. Chris submitted a letter that summarized the feelings of the Board on the Pool’s closing. Suggestions were also taken as to the effect the Pool’s closing would have on Camp and possible activities and events to compensate for it.
NEW BUSINESS
The Policy Committee was invited to the Feb. 13, 2003 meeting to discuss their proposals. Chris handed out a copy of the Policy Committee’s suggestions for all Board members to review before the next meeting. The Board also discussed the possible office moves and the suggestions that were made by the Selectmen.
The next meeting is scheduled for February 13, 2003 at 7 P.M. in the Park and Recreation Office.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:38 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Jay Fenlason