Parks and Recreation Minutes - September 11, 2006

REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2006

SELECTMEN’S MEETING ROOM

TOWN HALL

"Amended Minutes"

The regular meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission ("WPRC") was held on Monday, September 11, 2006. Present were: Chairman David Juneau, Carlos Mello, Marc Butlein, Vice Chairman Nancy Babyak, Carl Bernstein and Bob Uzenoff. Absent: Pat Kane. Staff present: Dave Ungar.

  1. 1) Call to order: Chairman Juneau called the meeting to order at 7:39 p.m. and

bypassed the traditional reading from the Weston Code section 2-62.

2) Approval of minutes of July 10, 2006: Minutes of the July 10th meeting were approved with minor amendments 5-0 Nancy Babyak was not in attendance for the vote so had abstained on approval. August meeting was canceled.

3) Public Forum: none

4) Unfinished Business:

Review of Action items:

Chairman Juneau discussed Enterprise fund with Bd. of Finance member Jerry Sargent, the Board will get back to the Commission on this matter. Discussion followed.

Discussion took place on background checks on volunteer coaches.

Dave Ungar will check with Town Counsel to get their opinion.

Carlos Mello and Dave Ungar spoke about their recent contact with Milone & MacBroom and Newtown Director of Parks & Recreation

Regarding the outdoor pool that Newtown is considering.

The report that Newtown generated was distributed and discussed at length.

The figure that Newtown came up with was estimated to be 4.5 million.

Dave Ungar has had contact with Scout Carmine Magnoli to discuss the possibility of him doing his Eagle Scout project for the Town of Weston, the option was discussed that Carmine might be interested in building a sign for

  1. Morehouse Farm Park to house the information on the human and natural history of the park and place it at the entrance to MFP.

    5. Natural history sign re-assigned for an Eagle Scout project.

    6. Item deferred to this meeting.

    1. a) Low level lighting @ H.S. track: Discussion took place regarding information gathered about potential low level lighting project, deferred to next meeting.

    2. b) `Future outdoor pool issue was discussed. Above in Unfinished business.

    3. c) Other unfinished business: none

  2. 5) Reports of standing committees and resulting motions

a) Administrative Committee: None.

    1. b) Aquatics Committee: none

    2. c) Fields Committee: none

    3. d) Programs Committee: none

    4. e) Parks Committee: none

  1. 6) New Business:

    1. a) 2006 Bisceglie Scribner Pond report: A 2006 report of pass sales and pond operation by Aquatic Director Lynn Stevens was handed out for review to the commission.

    2. b) Agency Accreditation discussion: After some discussion among the Commission about the Town of Weston potentially going to apply for NRPA agency accreditation, it was agreed that Director Dave Ungar will sit in on accreditation sessions at the 2006 NRPA congress next month in Seattle to find out more about it and report back.

    3. c) Other new business: none

  2. 7) Correspondence: none

  3. 8) Announcements: none

  4. 9) Adjournment: Dave J. moved motion to adjourn meeting at 10:30 p.m. All in favor 6-0.

Respectfully Submitted,

David E. Ungar

Director

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