1993/06/10BERLIN pARK & RECREATION COMMISSION
Park & Recreation Commission was~c~l~ed.to
· of the sent were ~eb ~enla,
The June 10, 1993 m~etz~man Bill Baccaro..Th~se preT~= zielinski, Deb Peterson,
order at 7:30 P.M. oy c~ .__~_ Harry Verneyen,
Phil Maule, ooe Annu~
Vic Salce, absent·
A1 Hawkins, and Steve Kelly. Ed Giana was
There was no one present for the Audience of Citizens.
A motion was made by Mr. Salce, seconded by Mr. Verheyen and voted unanimously
to approve the minutes of the May 13, 1993 meeting.
attend the meeting·
GOLF COURSE acted Mrs. Bates regarding a memorial tournament and the
read report from Lindsey Hansen who could not
~[ Baccaro as co~t o . arisen is going ahead with plans for
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paint will have a 25 year guarantee.
Mr. Hawkins reported all summer help is on staff now. With this additional
help the condition of the course has improved greatly since the last meeting,
and the greens are in especially good condition. The contractor will be here
within the next week to complete the sprinkler project·
A petition, signed by many golfers, was received for a restroom building on the
back 9, similar to that which is on the front 9. Mr. Hawkins stated that this
was in the Six Year Capital Budget and was pushed back to 1994-95. He has talked
with Mayor Peters about the project and was told to get some estimates. A
ade by Mr. Baccaro, seconded by Mr. Verheyen and voted unanimously to
motion was m ~ ~ ...... ~ xoediting the project once estimates are
request the Executive Doaro ~u~ e ~
received for reasons as listed on the submitted petition.
Mr. Hawkins reported that he requested a transfer of funds for overtime but the
request was denied. He expects to run short before July 1, therefore greens
might not be cut the last weekend of June. fall field
~ s 'oined the meeting to discuss
~_ BHS Director of ~At~lvt-i~-c~-'~!~an Le~ion will allow the Town to
George Ha~--~-~.~--~n---~-t~d that nne ~ ....... extra use of
§~ Mr. me±Ay ~po~ Mr. Hall stated that, because of the
use their field for soccer.
fields in the fall, he, BHS principal and the Superintendent are all in agreement
that they will use money from their funds to help Public Grounds with field care
and to get the fields back in shape as quickly as possible. Mr. Hawkins said
he and Dave Paradise will work things out with Mr. Hall to prevent too much damage
to fields. Dates were discussed and the following schedule was agreed upon:
Men's Softball League on Sage 1 until September 6
BHS freshmen football practice on Sage 1 beginning September 7
Men's Softball League on Sage 2 until August 27
BHS JV and varsity football practice on Sage 2 beginning August 28
Midget football on Sage baseball field Aug. 9 to Aug. 28, anytime
Midget football on Sage baseball field Aug. 28 to Sept. 6, 6:00 P.M. to dark
Sage baseball field will also be set up for BHS soccer
Grounds for
PUBLIC GROUNDS
Mr----. Salce stated that he had received a complaint against Public
cutting grass at the Meeting House on Worthington Ridge because it is not town
property, it belongs to the Historical Society.
Mr Senia has received complaints about suspicious activity and speeding in the
Executive Board ask the Police
· ~ .... a He suggested the ~ .... surveillance in the area.
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Timberl~n pavl ..... ~= nd oossibly set up
De artment to increase P~ a ~ . r. Salce was opposed to the motion
s made by Mr zielinski, seconded by Mr. Baccaro and voted 7-1 to
A ~otion ~a n Ti~berlln back road _~+ ~m oeople who use the road
nlace spe~d bumps o ........... ~ uld rest~ ..... r ~ _
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because he ~o~m ,,
for walking exercise · ,
Mr. Baccaro received a request for wood chips at Sportsmen s Pond so the Boy
Scouts can spread them on the area which was cleared out. Mr. Hawkins will see
to that they are taken care of. Mr. Hawkins will be meeting with Dick Russell
and Dave Paradise to get started on the bubbler in Sage pond. Mr. Baccaro asked
Mr. Hawkins to get the bubblers in the Timberlin ponds by the July meeting.
Mr. Senia complimented Public Grounds for the nice job in cutting out the infield
at Willard field. Mr. Baccaro spoke about approaching another.'neighbor regarding
purchasing land for the golf course. Mr. Hawkins will figure out the amount of
land involved-
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The Executive Board did not approve the recommendation of this Commission to
extend the deadline for a hot dog cart on the golf course. Since this is a
contract item~the Park & Recreation Commission does not have any authority over
it. The Executive Board also did not approve the recommendation to allow Fast
Lane of Newington to sell swimsuits to the Swimteam at Percival Pool. The
Executive Board felt the use of local businesses should be encouraged.
Mr. Kelly reported that 35-45% of the track project is completed. A meeting is
planned for tomorrow to go over the status. Mr. Hawkins stated that he doesn't
feel the contractor has enough equipment on the project.
Mr. Kelly reported that there will be 4 summer concerts and Boy Scout Troop 44
is interested in using the concession stand. The only other group who has
expressed any interest is the swim team. A motion was made by Mr. Verheyen,
seconded by Mr. Zielinski and voted unanimously to approve the Boy Scout Troop 44
to sell food at all the concerts, or if the Swim team is interested, to split
the concerts with them.
· ~elly reported.that the yo-th section has reopened
summer, whzch wzll probably run later than 10:00 p M A UpBeat and Youth
Services are planning a battleUof the bands at Sage Park sometime during the
Mr. Zielinski, seconded by Mr. Maule and voted unanimously to support the battle
motion was made by
of the bands at Sage.
The YMCA has requested a waiver of field usage fee to use Percival Heights
field for a new co-ed adult recreation softball program from June 28 through
July 30. A motion was made by Mr. Zielinski, seconded by Mr. Annunziata and
Voted 7-1 to approve the request. Mr. Salce opposed the motion because the
YMCA will be charging for the program.
fI ES ONDENCE
Three items of correspondence were received of which Mr. Baccaro informed the
Commission. ,
NEW BUSINESS
No further discussion was ~eld on an executive golf course.
Mayor Peters requested Mr. Hawkins get the Commissioners,s opinion regarding
location of the hot dogmon the golf course. Some Commissioners felt the 12th
green would be a good location, but it was the consensus of the Commission
to leave the location to the concessionai~,s discretion.
AD3OURNMENT
A motion was made by Mr. Verheyen, seconded by Mr. Senia and voted unanimously
to adjourn the meeting at 9:20 P.M.
Res~Tfully submitted,
Sharon Guite
Recording Secretary