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1978-05-25 " /\ Ii ~ . TOWN OF WAPPINGER RECHEATION CO?<lHISS ION MINUTES OF ~~y 25, 1978 Next Meeting - June 29, 1978 The regular meeting of the Town of wappinger Recreation co~~ission was held at the Town Hall on May 25, 1978. The mee.ting "vas opened at 7:45 P.H. Present: Hugh J. Maurer, Jean Beahan, Mary SCTh~alz, Ronald Petro and Directo~ Joseph Ennesser SOCCER PROGRAM ~ . . ~.. Four coaches from the Soccer program were present to discuss the rules and regulations of the program--Louis Clausen, Martin Zylstra, Aldo Saracino and Tom Logan. Hr. Clausen spoke as he put it, on the philosophy of soccer--what it is now and what it will be in the future. He and Mr. Saracino were coaches for children 12 and over, Mr. zylstra and Mr. Logan were coaches for the younger ones. The coac~es for the older children had a problem, they were losing their tea8 to baseball (Little League), because of the lack of competition. They just practiced, there were no scheduled games, no competition at all. They practiced all winter long waiting for t~e Spring season and now here it is at the end of April and they were still practicing. The team must be developed for the future so the To'..m of W-appinger can have good teams--at this rate there is no future for Soccer teams in our Town. They WOQld like to play other towns, East Fishkill, poughkeepsie. .What about sponsors and parents contributing and money from the Town. children look for this - they need to develop expertise -must have the satisfaction of competition. He knew Mrs. Schmalz (Commissioner in charge of the program)did not agree with this. She did not want competition, wanted all the children to play. Mr. Saracino interjected his views which concurred with Mr. Clausen's no future unless we have competition. They sho~ld have uniforms, children look for these things-they look naked, he claimed they needed uniformity to create a team spirit. There will be no progress in our town for this sport if it continues this way. He also wanted to play East Fishkill and other towns. Mr. Zylstra had his say - program going on for three years, should be more organized. We should have a team ready to play for Ketcham High. They cannot keep the interest of the children now involved, there is no loyalty among them. There are a lot of rebel rousers on the team, he claimed. They should charge a Registration fee as they do in Little League. ~. ... Recreation Minutes--5/25/78 pa:Je 2 Mrs. Schmalz explained to them this was not a program set up like East Fishkill and Poughkeepsie. They are chartered teams---we are not. We are "Recreational Soccer", we are funded by the State and County and cannot charge. It is not like Little League and Pop Warner, this is a Town function available to children of the tONne She told Mr. Zylstra the kids thought he was a good coach and she did, too, but he tells them they can't play soccer and baseball, too. This is a fallacy, you cannot stop them from playing both sports. Mr. Maurer, at this point, said the Commission did not have ~riowledge of the Soccer Program, its regulations, schedules or nQ~ber of registrants. He asked Mrs.. Schmalz what was the actual number at present. Not wha t she began with, but the children no.,v presently ,I playing. Mr. Logan, quiet up to now, interjected his opinion. He had no problem now as he had a Younger group, but he felt they were not giving it a chance. The program is young, by next Spring they will see a big i'l1provement. He, too, sided 'l,vith Hrs. SCfLttalz's explanation that unless they had a national charter, they could not get into the competition they wanted. If they did this, the Town could not be involved, only for a contribution toward equipment, as they did with the other sports. The discussion contined with no solution since all had different views andfel t theirs was the rightone. It \vas actually either/or-- a recreational program playing Towns with the same program as we have, such as Newburgh and Carmel, or going into a national charter com- peting with Towns such as East Fishkill and pough~eepsie which would mean getting sponsors and parental financial help, and some help from the Town, if that could be obtained. Mr. Haurer asked that the discuss ion cease for this meeting as they. needed more information and perhaps other opinions from coaches. He wanted a survey made by Mrs. Schmalz and the coaches and they would discuss it further at their next meeting on June 29th. He asked for the number of children now participating, the ages and the schedules that had been set up. perhaps then, they could solve the problems, some of the coaches :328;uedto be having. Mr. Brooks and Mr. Meiers from Ketcham High were now present at the meeting. They had a proposal to present to the TOWn. Ketcham High School had land available,quite a bit of land and they were offering this land to the Town for Tennis Courts. The proposal was---the , Town puts up Tennis Courts, that will be available to Town residents evenings, weekends and through the Summer, the school would maintain them, light them and use them during the day. They felt there was funding the Town could apply for for this purpose. It would form a marriage between the Town and the school.' Mrs. Schmalz informed the gentlemen that it could be funded as she had researched on this three years ago, but the Town must have the control. i ',/ .. R~creation Minutes---5/25/78 Page 3 SUMMER PROGRAM ~. Mr. Ennesser reported that he had interviews this past week with applicants for summer positions. The meetings were attended by Mrs. Sclli~alz and Mr. Petro. Mr. Ennesser gave his reco~~endations to the Commission. He would like Dick Rogers as an Assistant Director to float among the three playgrounds. He would be great with the boys and sports and perhaps have a program at each field. He was willing to take an Aide position at $75.00 per week. Mr. Ennesser felt he was worth more. ~..,' . (.. Mr. Petro moved to hire Dick Rogers as an Assistant Director af a- salary of $100.00 per week. Seconded by Mrs. Beahan Roll Call Vote: 3 Ayes Mrs. Schmalz---Nay Mrs. Schmalz proposed the idea of having the "Talking Tree and Puppets" for the summer program, This was a traveling truck and perhaps we could work in conDunction with East Fishkill and share the cost with them. She asked the members if they were interested in it, and if so she would pursue this. They agreed she should go ahead with it. PERMISSION SLIPS Mr. Ennesser requested an addition to the permission Slips on Medical History and asked the Secretary to t}7e up new masters. They would be used for all trips and events in Recreation. In case there was a problem, they would have more information to handle bee stings, allergies, etc. The Commission approved ~f this addition to the permission Slips. TENNIS Mr.Petro reported on the Tennis Program. The lights would go on June 15, 1978. Dora Reinhard would be in charge and he reco~~ended a salary of $1,000 as Director, the attendants would be paid $2.65 per hour. Steffen Kramer would not be available until the second week of June. He asked permission to amend the Job Description of Director and Attendant and requested the Secretary to retype them. He also recommended that they order "T" shirts for employees--it would give unity and identification to the program, three shirts to' each employee. perhaps orange with white or black lettering. The Commissioners agreed and were enthusiastic of that recommendation. . Recreation Minutes---5/25/78 page 4 . ~ ~ BIDS ~~o football bids were received and opened by the Town clerk on May l2th--Raleighs Athletic Equipment in the amount of $1,112.00 and Schumann Army & Navy in the amount of $1,200.00. Mr. Petro moved to recommend to the Town Board that the bid be awarded to Raleigh Athletic Equip~ent in the amount of $1,200.00. Seconded by Mrs. Schmalz Roll Call Vote: 3 Ayes Mr. Maurer---Nay ~: ~ a'.' ~ .. Mr. Maurer preferred to stay with the local reerchant. GOLF Mr. Ennesser was initiating a Golf Program at Dogwood Knolls Golf Club for children 13 to 15 years of age for three weeks. He wanted to give it a try and see if it would go over with the Town children. Be could register 24 children, two times a week for one hour, they would provide their own transportation and the cost would be $500.00- it averaged $3.00 a child cost. He planned to start June 20, 1978 if the Commission approved. Mrs. Beahan moved to approve the Golf Progra~ as recommended by Mr. Ennesser. Seconded by Mr. Petro Roll Call Vote: 4 Ayes The Secretary was requested to contact Mr. Gordon Birt, John Jay High School and invite him to the next meeting to speak to the Commission on Tennas as he had requested. Mrs. Beahan moved to approved the minutes of March 23, 1978 as submitted. Seconded by Mr. Petro Roll Call Vote: 4 Ayes . Mrs. Beahan moved to adjourn meeting, seconded by Mr. Petro and carried. The meeting adjourned at 10:20 P.M. Gladys Ruit Acting Secretary