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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021_12_14 Recreation Commission Minutes TOWN OF MAMARONECK RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES December 14, 2021 PRESENT: James Druker, Chairman Graham Gutter William Paonessa Rita Plansky Terry Rainaldi Susan Sigel Brian Welsh ALSO PRESENT: Jill Fisher, Superintendent of Recreation Vicky Laoutaris, Assistant Superintendent of Recreation Jaine Elkind Eney, Town Board Liaison Eileen Puleo, Commission Secretary Anthony Zavaglia, Fields for Kids Heather Mahland, Fields for Kids Alison Tarrant, Fields for Kids CALL TO ORDER: The meeting held at the Senior Center, 1288 Boston Post Road was called to order at 7:15 P.M. by Chairman Druker. ACCEPTANCE OF MEETING MINUTES: On a motion by Chairman Druker, seconded by Commissioner Rainaldi, the Meeting Minutes of November 9, 2021 were unanimously approved as amended. FIELDS FOR KIDS PRESENTATION AND REQUEST FOR SURVEY: Mr. Anthony Zavaglia, Ms. Heather Mahland, and Ms. Alison Tarrant representing Fields for Kids, made a presentation to the Recreation Commission outlining their desire to conduct a community wide Master Plan survey with the ultimate goal of finding additional field space. Part of the Master Plan would include adding a regulation size outdoor track. It is their belief that this can be accomplished by looking at the school district and the tri-municipal communities as a whole. The process would include assessing the spaces, identifying what project would best work at that location and then putting resources toward it. One of their first areas of interest would be looking at the Carpino-Steffens Fields, Alma Field and the back parking lot of the Hommocks Middle School. Fields for Kids would like to see if it is possible to redesign this space in order to create more fields within the community. Fields for Kids would pay for a survey and would also raise the funds necessary for any modifications and changes required. The ongoing maintenance of these areas has not yet been considered. After further discussion, a motion was made by Chairman Druker, seconded by Commissioner Sigel, endorsing Fields for Kids to proceed with conducting a survey of these areas at their cost. All in favor. SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE: Ms. Fisher reported the following: 1 . The fall session of the Recreation House Hockey program has an enrollment of 90. Last year at this time we had 93 enrolled. Town of Mamaroneck Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes December 14, 2021 — Page 2 SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE CONTINUED: 2. Session 2 of skating school will conclude on December 19th with 288 participants. Session 3 of skating school registration begins on December 27tn 3. The December Recreation Newsletter is enclosed for your information. 4. Many fall programs are concluding within the next week. The winter session of programs will begin in January. 5. Our 2021 tennis programs had a total enrollment of 441 participants. In 2019, we had a total enrollment of 517 participants. No lessons were offered in 2020. 6. The General Admission revenue at the ice rink for the Thanksgiving weekend totaled $16,680. 7. The November, 2021 Rink General Admission attendance numbers was enclosed for your information. 8. The Carpino-Steffens Fields were aerated, seeded, and fertilized on November 23rd. The fields will be closed until April 2022. 9. A few of the "Letters to Santa" received were shared. 10.The ice rink has been decorated for the season. Rob, David, and Michelle did an incredible job decorating the facility. 11 .The recycled lumber has been delivered to the ice rink for the locker room benches. The temporary benches will be replaced with the permanent black recycled lumber as time permits. 12.We have begun selling pool and rink permits. Now that permits have been re- established, we would like to put Monday nights back into the public swim schedule at the pool. Currently, Badger has been given this space and time since we were not using it. We are currently in discussions with Badger to share the space with them until the end of the school year. We are currently sharing the pool with Badger on Wednesday evenings with no issues. 13.A report outlining the Monday afternoon public ice rink attendance numbers of 2018 — 2020 was enclosed for review. The Monday 12.30 — 2:30pm session does have low attendance numbers but it is a tough time of the day when most people are not available. As of now, it has been decided to continue with the public session. Ms. Sigel suggested a Mommy & Me Skate program be offered during this time to attract some additional skaters. Ms. Fisher will look into this suggestion. 14.The new Zamboni is scheduled to be delivered within the next few weeks. The current Zamboni will become the backup and the current backup Zamboni will go up for auction. 15.The sale of pool & rink permits will resume on December 7th. With permits being reinstituted, all pool programs will require a pool permit for registration. This has not been well received by all users but it is necessary to help support the pool revenue. 16. Interviews for the Ice Rink General Manager position were held the week of November 22nd. There were 11 applicants for the position, 5 applicants met the qualifications for an interview. One applicant was brought back for a second interview but unfortunately, he withdrew his interest in the position and decided to remain at his current job. We will need to start the process all over again. 17.There is no update at this time on the Memorial Park playground renovation. The architect firm has our latest design suggestions. Ms. Fisher will invite them to review it with the Commission when completed. 18.Two proposals were received for the Operation of Food and Refreshment Concession Services at the Hommocks Park Ice Rink/Outdoor Pool Complex. After thorough review of both applicants and checking references, Strada Foods has been recommended to the Town Board for authorization. After approval, Strada Foods states they can be up and running in approximately three weeks. Town of Mamaroneck Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes December 14, 2021 — Page 3 SKATING SCHOOL REFUND POLICY: With Skating School registration starting only one week in advance of a new session, the current department refund policy is not applicable for Skating School. Due to the limited time frame for registering, we are recommending that there are no refunds granted for Skating School unless a doctor's note is provided. This is similar to what other rinks are doing. A motion to approve was made by Commissioner Welsh, seconded by Chairman Druker. All in favor. ICE BREAKER TOURNAMENT 2022 — START TIME AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: The Ice Breaker Tournament committee has asked Ms. Elkind Eney, Town Board Liaison to bring to the Commission a new start time for the Sunday tournament. The Ice Breaker would like to start at 12:15pm instead of 12:30pm. Ms. Elkind Eney also requested that the Sunday start time be a permanent change, so that in future years we would not need to have further discussions on this. Superintendent Fisher stated that in order to allow this we would need to cancel the Sunday public session time. Ms. Elkind Eney has also asked the Commission for approval to allow beer to be made available by the Tournament committee and its players during the tournament. After further discussion, a motion was made by Chairman Druker, seconded by Commissioner Gutter for the 12:15pm start time on Sunday on a permanent basis for their event and that beer is allowable during the Ice Breaker Tournament. All in favor. 2022 RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING DATES: On a motion by Chairman Druker, seconded by Commissioner Rainaldi, the Commission unanimously adopted the following meeting dates for 2022: January 11 th February 8th March 8th April 19th May 10th June 14th July 12th August 9th September 28th — Joint Sept./Oct. Budget Meeting (Wednesday) November 8th December 13th* * At the Hommocks Park Ice Rink All meetings will begin at 7:00 P.M. at the Senior Center, 1288 Boston Post Road in Larchmont, except where noted. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Commission, on a motion by Chairman Druker, seconded by Commissioner Plansky, the meeting was adjourned at 8:50 P.M.