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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014_04_22 Recreation Commission Minutes TOWN OF MAMARONECK RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES April 22, 2014 PRESENT: James Druker Robert Morello William Paonessa Rita Plansky Terry Rainaldi EXCUSED: Susan Sigel ALSO PRESENT: Jill Fisher, Superintendent of Recreation Jaine Elkind Eney, Town Board Liaison Eileen Puleo, Commission Secretary CALL TO ORDER: The meeting held in the V.F.W. Lodge, 1288 Boston Post Road, Larchmont was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Chairman Druker. ACCEPTANCE OF MEETING MINUTES: On a motion by Chairman Druker, seconded by Commissioner Rainaldi, the Meeting Minutes of March 26, 2014 were unanimously approved as submitted. SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE: Ms. Fisher reported the following: 1. Summer program registration is ongoing. Current registration numbers as of April 10th are as follows: Hommocks Playground - 246 Hommocks Extended Day - 15 Breakfast Club - 86 Pre School Camp - 60 Monroe Pre School Camp - 69 Swim Lessons - 82 Tennis Camp - 17 Golf Lessons/Camp - 26/14 2. Many of our spring youth and tot programs are currently underway. 3. Our spring tennis programs will begin the second week of May. 4. To date, 358 skaters have registered for the final session of Skating School. Last year in this session we had 342 participants. 5. Hommocks Park Ice Rink General Admission numbers for March 2013 and 2014 were enclosed for review. 6. Our March vacation programs, Magic and Aviators had 16 participants enrolled. 7. MYHA will host an Ice Breaker Tournament at the ice rink Friday, May 2nd — Sunday, May 4th. The ice rink will close for renovations on Monday, May 5th. 8. Our new spring sports programs that started April 22nd with US Sports Institute was a huge success. Enrollment numbers are as follows: T-Ball Squirts 33 Parent and Me Sports 20 Total Sports Squirts 20 9. The deadline for scholarship applications was April 18th. Currently, we have 10 applications. Town of Mamaroneck Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes April 22, 2014 — Page 2 10.Rob Lunde has been gathering ice rink rates from other facilities. He will be prepared to propose new fees for the 2014 / 2015 season at the June meeting. 11.The 2013 Year End Financial Report and Annual Expense to Revenue Report is enclosed for review. 12.Six companies submitted bids for the replacement of the fencing. WBE Fence was awarded the job for $19,195. The work will start as soon as possible and should be completed before lessons start on May 12th. The additional money left over from our estimate of$35,000 will be used for additional improvements to the park. 13.The fields opened for play on Saturday, April 5th 14.The Community Yard Sale will take place on Sunday, May 4th in the parking lot across from Memorial Park. 15.An Installation Schedule provided by Honeywell that outlines the planned work for the ESCO project is enclosed. A new schematic detailing the design of the new building, mechanicals and Zamboni building are enclosed for review. 16.All of the beams in the ice rink will be re-painted before it closes down on May 5th 17.As soon as the ice rink closes, Rob and his staff will rehabilitate the rear 2 locker rooms in time for camp. They will sandblast, paint, and install new lighting, rubber flooring and benches. 18.We are currently researching new designs and estimates for new signage at the ice rink. UPDATE ON PLAYGROUND CAMP AT HOMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL: After a meeting with Mamaroneck School District officials on March 27th, we received confirmation on April 9th that we have secured some space within the Hommocks Middle School for this summer. We have been given 3 classrooms and the cafeteria. We have been informed by the District that there will be a charge for this usage; however, we have not been told an amount. REQUEST FROM MR. MICHAEL LOGA: An e-mail request from Mr. Michael Loga from MYHA was enclosed for review. Mr. Loga is requesting some additional ice time. His request has been tabled until the June meeting. PAINT COLOR OPTIONS FOR HOMMOCKS ICE RINK LOBBY AND COMMUNITY ROOM: The Commission reviewed and discussed paint color options for the ice rink lobby and community room. It was decided that they would trust the rink staffs opinion regarding this choice once the new flooring was installed. MONDO RUBBER FLOORING COLOR OPTIONS FOR HOMMOCKS ICE RINK ARENA, LOBBY AND COMMUNITY ROOM: The Commission reviewed and discussed the Mondo rubber flooring color options for the ice rink arena, lobby and community room. The Commission agreed that the dark blue and dark grey would be their preferred color combination. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Commission, on a motion by Chairman Druker, seconded by Commissioner Plansky, the meeting adjourned at 8:15 P.M.