HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - RC - 10/11/2017 Recreation Commission: Regular meeting of Wednesday, October 1 lth, 2017—7:00 PM,
Recreation Department at 100 Sohier Street
Meeting Called to Order: 7:04 PM—Vice Chair Alves
Members Present: A. Alves, J. DeLorenzo, M. Frame, E. Frazier, G. Froio, K. Mulcahy
Members Absent: T. Goff
Others Present: T. Carroll, Director, Lisa Uglialoro
Motion to Accept Meeting Minutes of 7-18-17 and 9-20-17 as written:
Motion: J. DeLorenzo
2"d: G. Froio Vote: 4-0
100 Sohier Street/Milliken Field CPC Article Discussion:
Brain Joyce has been working with Mark Gallagher to get all the details for the Milliken Field Shed.
The library was disappointed with the commission's request to keep the path closed around the building.
Fall Recap:
The race was approved by the BOS and sponsor letters have gone out. Parkour and Alphabests
programs will be beginning soon. RISE program is doing very well again this year/
Program Numbers:
With an update for the Open Space Plan an analysis was done between 2010 and 2016 and programs
increased from 250-650, registrations from 2,500 to 13,000 and revenue from 200,000 to 800,000. The
2016-17 RISE program recorded over 10,000 registrations last school year. 75% of eligible Prek-5th
graders attended our programs and over 50% of the entire student body was in Rec programs this
summer. For the Open Space plan dog parks, skateboard park, roller/street hockey rink, and more
sidewalks were listed as a need for.
Harbor Committee Update (Mulcahy):
Kim updated the commission on the ongoing plan to go out to bid on a professional plan for the Harbor.
Next meeting scheduled for Wednesday,November 15, 2017
Motion to Adjourn: J. DeLorenzo
2nd A. Alves Vote: 6-0
Meeting duly Adjourned—7:55PM
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth Deveney Frazier, Chairperson