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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012_09_11 Recreation Commission Minutes TOWN OF MAMARONECK RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES September 11 , 2012 PRESENT: James Druker, Chairman Beth Boyle Robert Morello Rita Plansky Amy Siskind EXCUSED: William Paonessa Terry Rainaldi ALSO PRESENT: Jill Fisher, Superintendent of Recreation Jaine Elkind Eney, Town Board Liaison Eileen Puleo, Commission Secretary Stephen Altieri, Town Administrator CALL TO ORDER: The meeting held in the V.F.W. Lodge, 1288 Boston Post Road, was called to order at 7:40 P.M. by Chairman Druker. ACCEPTANCE OF MEETING MINUTES: On a motion by Chairman Druker, seconded by Commissioner Plansky, the Meeting Minutes of August 7, 2012 were unanimously approved as submitted. SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE: Ms. Fisher reported the following: 1. Summit Soccer Camp enrollment was down this summer. Net revenue however, was $6,595 2. Tennis Camp enrollment was down this summer. Permit sales are also down. 3. New programs are being developed for the last 4 weeks of summer. Tennis, Golf and Soccer Camps will be expanded a few more weeks into the late summer. 4. After September 30th, there will no longer be an attendant at Memorial Park Tennis Courts. 5. Fall Kayaking was cancelled due to low enrollment. 6. Fall registration began on Monday, September 10th. Brochures were mailed to resident homes the end of August. 7. Registration for the first session of Skating School will be held on Monday, September 24th 8. A Pre-Hockey Skating session will be offered as part of skating school. This will give new players a feel for Hockey. 9. The Sport Court flooring has been removed and ice has been made. 10.The Hommocks Pool was closed from September 4th to 9th for annual post summer cleaning. 11.The annual maintenance to the Carpino-Steffens Fields was completed on schedule. 12.The 2013 proposed budget will be presented and reviewed at the October meeting. 13.A total of$4,770 was awarded this past summer in scholarships. Town of Mamaroneck Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes September 11, 2012 - Page 2 LETTER OF REQUEST FROM BARI SUMAN: Bari Suman, Director of Athletics for Mamaroneck High School requested a time change for varsity hockey games on Friday evening from 5:25PM — 7:15PM and modified ice hockey games on Saturday evenings from 8:20PM — 9:50PM. This would require the Town to adjust the Friday Night public skating session by 15 minutes. A motion was made to approve this request by Chairman Druker and seconded by Commissioner Plansky. All in favor. FUNDRAISER REQUEST FROM MIKE CHIAPPARELLI: Mike Chiapparelli of Mamaroneck High School requested 1 '/2 hours of ice time from 2PM — 3:30PM on September 18th at a discounted rate of$450 for an athletic fundraiser. Since this was ice time that was currently available in the middle of an afternoon, a motion was made to approve this by Chairman Druker and seconded by Commissioner Siskind. All in favor. HOMMOCKS PARK ICE RINK RENOVATIONS: Town Administrator, Stephen Altieri reviewed his memo dated August 31st that was sent to the Town Supervisor and Town Board. The project budget for Phase 1 of the improvements was $530,000 including design and engineering costs. The bids received for the project totaled $751,358. With design costs, the total cost of Phase 1 would be $792,358. Bids received for the electrical work and fire alarm system were within our budget estimates. However, the bids for mechanical work (dehumidification and ventilation system) were well above estimates. The Recreation Commission board has requested that Industrial Equipment vs. Commercial Equipment be considered for purchase. A request to BBS Architects has been made to do a comparison. Chairman Druker has expressed that the Recreation Commission would like to be more involved in the decision making process and not to be excluded in these decisions. ADJOURNEMENT: There being no further business to come before the Commission, on a motion by Chairman Druker, seconded by Commissioner Morello, the meeting was adjourned at 8:35 P.M.