Town of Hampden
Regular Meeting of
Parks & Recreation Commission
7:00PM at the Hampden Town Hall
August 28, 2003
Approved: September 11, 2003
The meeting was called to order at 7:12P.M. Board members in attendance were Glennice Flynn, Chris McDonald, Larry Forrest and Tina Albano. Also present were Jay Fenlason, Sue Gorman, John Flynn, Doug Farmer (Hampden/Wilbraham Times) and Noreen Couture
Minutes: The minutes from the August 14, 2003 meeting were reviewed. Chris made a motion to accept the minutes, seconded by Larry. All were in favor and so voted.
Bills: Bills were reviewed and approved.
New Business:
Community Preservation Committee: Noreen Couture, the chair for the CPA, along with John Flynn attended to explain to the Park and Rec board about how the CPA operates and how the funds support the community. Park and Rec would need to submit a plan for a potential project, CPA would then write the warrant, which would then be submitted to the town meeting. A motion was made by Larry to facilitate plans to investigate possibilities for a swimming pool at Memorial Park. Glennice seconded, all in favor and so voted. Larry is to draft a letter to present at the next CPA meeting on September 16, 2003.
Old Business:
Selectmen’s minutes: Jay presented a letter he drafted for the selectmen. A minor change was made and then it will forward for the June 17, 2003 minutes.
Directors Report: All is going well. Soccer schedules will be out this coming week. Games will begin next week.
RAH- it was discussed whether teams and coach selection should be a function of RAH or handled through the Park and Rec office. This will be tabled for the next meeting for further discussion.
Fall Festival: Plans are moving along well. Letters are going out to local businesses.
Newsletter: Tabled to the next meeting.
Form Reviews: Coaches evaluation forms need to be completed. How will these forms be distributed to achieve the best return results? Should names be on forms? Perhaps e-mailing would make sense.
Accident/Incident Report: Forms need to be put into first aid boxes for distribution. Chris made a motion to distribute through the first aid boxes, seconded by Tina, all in favor and so voted.
Events:
Movie Night: The next scheduled night is tentatively set for September 19, 2003.The movie is not yet determined. Volunteers are needed.
Trips: This will be tabled for the next meeting.
The next meeting is to be held on September 11, 2003 at 7:00 P.M.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:17 P.M.