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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021_11_09 Recreation Commission Minutes TOWN OF MAMARONECK RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES November 9, 2021 PRESENT: James Druker, Chairman Graham Gutter Rita Plansky William Paonessa Susan Sigel ALSO PRESENT: Jill Fisher, Superintendent of Recreation Jaine Elkind Eney, Town Board Liaison Vicky Laoutaris, Assistant Superintendent Eileen Puleo, Commission Secretary Meredith Robson, Town Administrator EXCUSED: Terry Rainaldi Brian Welsh CALL TO ORDER: The meeting held at the VFW Lodge, 1288 Boston Post Road was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Chairman Druker. ACCEPTANCE OF MEETING MINUTES: On a motion by Chairman Druker, seconded by Commissioner Paonessa, the Meeting Minutes of September 28, 2021 were unanimously approved as submitted. SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE: Ms. Fisher reported the following: 1 . Session 1 of Skating School concluded on November 7th with an enrollment of 160. In 2019, the enrollment was at 192. 2. Registration for Session 2 of Skating School began on November 1st with an enrollment of 275. In 2019, the enrollment was at 247. 3. The House League Hockey program began on Saturday, November 6th with a current enrollment of 82. Last year's enrollment was at 85. 4. The Learn to Play program co-sponsored with the New York Rangers began on Saturday, November 6th with an enrollment of 67. The New York Rangers will reimburse the Town a fee of $175 per player to help offset the expenses for providing this program. 5. The Ice Rink General Admission attendance numbers for October, 2021 and 2019 were enclosed for review. The Friday Night Skate session has been very busy. 6. All Tennis programs have concluded for this year. Tennis programs will resume in May. 7. The Adult Volleyball program will begin on December 1 stand has a current enrollment of 25. 8. The ice rink hosted "Skate with a Character" on Sunday, November 7th. 9. Two Snapology workshops will be offered on Veteran's Day in the Community Room. 10.The Pizza Fun Bingo Night program offered for kids had an enrollment of 49. 11 .A Paint Party with Nando is scheduled for December 10tn 12.The 4th Annual Fall Food Truck Festival was held on October 2nd. We had a very large crowd, and it turned out to be a beautiful day. 13.The Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department will be hosting their Annual Toy Drive at the ice rink on Sunday, December 12tn Town of Mamaroneck Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes November 9, 2021 - Page 2 SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE CONTINUED: 14.The current Lifeguarding class has an enrollment of three. The winter session is scheduled to start in January. 15.A copy of the November Newsletter was enclosed. This newsletter is emailed monthly with current offerings and events. 16.The Carpino-Steffens Fields are scheduled to be aerated, top-dressed, seeded, and fertilized the week of November 22nd. The fields will then be closed until the beginning of April, 2022. 17.The Memorial Park tennis courts and park building will soon be winterized and closed for the winter. 18.The Recreation Department budget was presented to the Town Board on October 23rd. The Town Board will adopt the budget in December. There are no changes suggested at this time. 19.A Request for Proposal for the Operation of Food and Refreshment Concession at the Hommocks Park Ice Rink went out on October 19th. Two vendors attended a site visit at the ice rink. The deadline for the RFP is November 17th. A copy of the RFP was enclosed. 20.The General Manager's position at the Hommocks Park Ice Rink was posted on October 20th. At this time, we have received nine applications that will be reviewed. The deadline for submission is November 22nd. A copy of the job description was enclosed. 21 .Credit card payments at the pool for walk in patrons started on Tuesday, October 12th. The online prepayment option will still be available. 22.Due to inclement weather, the 2nd Annual Halloween Drive-Thru on Saturday, October 30th was relocated to the Weaver Street Firehouse. 23.The Town will need to fund an additional $100,000 for the completion of the ice rink locker room renovation. A total of $50,000 is to cover project overages, change orders, and pay all remaining invoices. An additional $50,000 is needed to purchase approximately five storage containers that will be used to store the summer floor. This additional money will bring the total project cost to $1 ,900,000. 24.There is no update from the Mamaroneck School District regarding furnishing lockers in one of the ice rink locker rooms for the high school team's use. Bari Suman, Athletic Director was provided with a tour of the new locker rooms on November 5th. We have provided temporary benches in the locker room for now. 25.Ms. Fisher hopes to provide an update on the Memorial Park Playground renovations at the next Commission meeting. 26.Rob Lunde's hand is healing well. He is still on light duty until mid-November. 27.The Friday Night Skate session times will need to be adjusted by fifteen minutes on December 3rd, 17th, January 14th, 21st, 28th, and February 11th due to Mamaroneck High School hockey games. Public session times on these dates will be 7.45 — 9:45P.M. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED 2022 POOL PERMIT CLASSIFICATIONS AND FEES: Due to COVID-19, all 2019 — 2020 pool permits were cancelled, and prorated refunds were given to all permit holders. Since then, we have been operating the pool on a pay- per-use fee basis. The public has expressed that they would like to return to a permit. The Recreation Department would like to simplify the permits to a 12-month resident or nonresident permit. Commissioner Plansky expressed that the permit fees have significantly increased. Ms. Fisher explained to the Commission that the pay-per-usage Town of Mamaroneck Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes November 9, 2021 - Page 3 SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE CONTINUED: is not covering the pool expenses, a return to permits, and an increase in fees are necessary to help offset these expenses. A chart of past pool membership numbers and proposed pool permit fees were enclosed for review. After further discussion, a motion was made by Chairman Druker, seconded by Commissioner Plansky to simplify the pool permits to 12-month permits, and 10 admission passes. The daily pay-per-visit will be phased out this spring. All in favor. PAST POOL MEMBERSHIPS 2019.2020 Resident Rye Neck VWNon-Resident Permit Type Fee Enrolled Revenue Permit Type Fee Enrolled Revenue Permit Type Fee Enrolled Revenue Family $570 478 $272,460 Family $640 30 $19,200 Family $680 38 $25,840 Individual $260 210 $54,600 Individual $300 15 $4,500 Individual $335 27 $9,045 Senior $165 203 $33,495 Senior $180 17 $3,060 Senior $215 28 $6,020 Basic Individual $170 34 $5,780 Basic Individual $210 2 $420 Basic Individual NA NA $0 $3Youth $3Youth $3Youth Pay per visit: }Adults Pay per visit: $4Adults Pay per visit: }Adults Totals: 925 64 93 SCHOOL Resident ow Rye Neck Non-Resident EnrolledPermit Type Fee Revenueype ,. Fee Family $470 14 $6,580 Family $540 0 $0 Family $580 2 $1,160 Individual $220 17 $3,740 Individual $260 0 $0 Individual $295 4 $1,180 Senior $130 3 $390 Senior $145 1 $145 Senior $180 7 $1,260 Basic Individual NA NA $0 Basic Individual NA NA $0 Basic Individual NA NA $0 Totals: 34 1 13 HALF SCHOOL EnrolledResident Rye Neck Non-Resident Permit Type Fee Revenue Permit Type Fee Enrolled Revenue Permit Type Fee Enrolled Revenue Family $290 10 $2,900 Family $330 1 $330 Family $355 2 $710 Individual $135 19 $2,565 Individual $160 3 $480 Individual $180 7 $1,260 Senior $90 6 $540 Senior $100 0 $0 Senior $120 2 $240 Basic Individual NA NA $0 Basic Individual NA NA $0 Basic Individual NA NA $0 Totals: 35 4 11 Town of Mamaroneck Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes November 9, 2021 - Page 4 SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE CONTINUED: PROPOSED POOL MEMBERSHIPS AND FEES - 2022 Memberships - Valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. - Would begin selling in December. 2022 Membership Classifications Resident Fee Family $750 Individual $350 Senior $250 Basic Individual (additional admission fee charged at door) $150 Non-Resident (includes Rye Neck) Family $860 Individual $425 Senior $300 Basic Individual (additional admission fee charged at door) $205 Note: Propose to discontinue offering the school year and half year membership due to limited numbers sold. Adults $10 Youth $5 Additional Membership Option - 10 Visit Pass - Would begin selling in December. - Advance purchase required. Non-transferable. Cannot be shared. - Can only be used during the school year. - Cannot be purchased in place of a membership for program participation. - Reevaluate this pass type at the end of the year. =I n•i vidual1 VISIT PASS Resident Adult $150 Resident Senior $100 Resident Child $100 Non-Resident Adult $170 Non-Resident Senior $120 Non-Resident Child $120 Town of Mamaroneck Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes November 9, 2021 - Page 5 SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE CONTINUED: Daily Walk-in Admissions - Currently in place, however would be phased out as of April 1 , 2022. - New Daily Admission fees to go into effect as of January, 2022. \' Ml � CURRENT FEES P RMOSED 2022 FEES Resident Adult $10 Resident Adult $15 Resident Senior&Youth $5 Resident Senior&Youth $10 Non-Resident Adult $12 Non-Resident Adult $17 Non-Resident Senior&Youth $7 Non-Resident Senior&Youth $12 INCREASE OF SENIOR CITIZEN AGE — POOL PERMITS: A recommendation was made by Chairman Druker to increase the age classification for the senior citizen permit from 62 to 65 years of age. After a brief discussion, the Commission voted 3-2 to increase the age to 65. CHAIRMAN'S UPDATE: Chairman Druker and the Commission congratulated Jaine Elkind Eney on becoming the new Town of Mamaroneck Supervisor. The Commission also extended their thanks to Jaine for her many years of service on being the Town Boards representative to the Recreation Commission. The next Recreation Commission meeting will be held on December 14th at the Hommocks Park Ice Rink Community Room at 7.00 P.M. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Commission, on a motion by Chairman Druker, seconded by Commissioner Sigel, the meeting adjourned at 7.50 P.M.