1991-06-13
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AGENDA
RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
JUNE 13, 1991
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
PRESENT
APPROVE MINUTES MAY 9, 1991 MEETING
APPROVED
CORRECTIONS
SECONDED
CORRESPONDENCE:
REPORTS
1. Letter of thank you from V.A. Hospital for invitation to concert
2. Letter from Sharon McSween Re: Tournament July 13 & 14
3. Memo from Richard Rose Re: Recreation Subdivision Fees
4. Memo from Richard Rose Re: 1991 Summer Concerts
5. Copy of letter address to Jay Paggi from Attorney Al Roberts
re: Montfort Road - Also our Letter to Mr. Roberts
6. Letter from Charles P. May re: Landscape Architecture
7. Memo from Supervisor Smith re: Purchase Orders
8. Copy of Town Planning Board Resolution approving Preliminary Plat
for Evergreen Estates - Old Myers Corners Road
9. Letter to Supervisor Smith from Ronald B. Mackowiak, Wappinger
United Soccer Re: Soccer Camp
10. Letter to Supervisor Smith fromAttorney Al Roberts re; Lease/
License/Concession of Town Property for baseball/soccer camp
11. Letter from Daniel E. Zoller Dutchess Co. Health re: Town Camp
12. Letter from Little All Angels' Nursery School
K.D.
B.R.
T.F.
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J.M.
H.J.M.
S.M.
D.R.
J.V.
R.J.H.
OLD BUSINESS
Spook Hill - Fixing basketball court - Letter from Brian McFarlane
Boat Ramp - Letter to Railroad - Description of area in question.
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TOWN OF WAPPINGER RECREATION COMMISSION
MINUTES - JUNE 13, 1991
NEXT MEETING JULY 11, 1991 AT SCHLATHAUS PARK
The regular meeting of the Town of Wpapinger Recreation Commission
was held June 13, 1991 at Schlathaus Park, All Angels Hill Road, Town of
Wappinger, Dutchess County,New York.
The meeting was called to order at 7:35 by Chairman Ralph J. Holt.
Others present were Recreation Director Bernie Reimer, Senior Citizens Director
Kathi DeLisa, Commission Members Ellen Korz, Joseph Mastroianni, Hugh J.
Maurer, Stephen Miller, and Maintenance Supervisor John Vorndran. Terry Fisher
arrived at 8:05 p.m.
The minutes of the May 9, 1991 meeting were approved on a motion by
Mr. Mastroianni seconded by Mrs. Korz with all in favor.
CORRESPONDENCE
A letter of thanks was received from Margaret Nevico of the V. A.
Hospital at Castle Point. She thanked us for inviting their patients to
attend the West POint Academy Band Concert which was held May 3, 1991 at Roy C.
Ketcham High School. She mentioned that the patients thoroughly enjoyed the
concert and being former servicemen became emotionally involved with the music.
A letter was received from Sharon McSween of the Poughkeepsie Women's
Slowpitch League reguesting further information pertaining to their softball
tournament scheduled at Robinson Lane on July 13th and 14th. Mr. Reimer mentioned
that he has already spoken to Mrs. McSween about the raindate the following
weekend and that the complex will be opened for them that date. He has also
contacted Mr. Mensching about whether Little League would run the concession
that day for the tournament.
A letter was received from Richard Rose of the Town of Poughkeepsie
including an article from, the Planning News on Recreation Fees and Cluster
Subdivisions which he felt would be of interest.
A memo was received from Richard Rose, Town of Poughkeepsie, with
a list of the 1991 Summer Concerts from various muncipalities. A copy will
be forwarded to Supervisor Smith for her information.
We received a copy of a letter addressed to the Town Engineer from the
Town Attorney regarding the Montfort Road Barn matter. Mr. Roberts, Attorney
to the Town has requested that we set up a meting with all interested parties
some Thursday morning so arrangements on t~e land swap can be worked out. Mr.
Holt felt that Thursday morning might not be a convenient time since Mr. Fulton
works and might not be able to get off. He will have to speak with Mr. Fulton
to set up a convenient time.
A letter was received from Charles P. May providing information
concerning the consulting capabilities of his office.
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June 13, 1991
Page 2
A copy of the resolution approving the preliminary plat of
Evergreen Estates was received from the Planning Board.
A memo was received from Supervisor Smith effective June 15, 1991
NO purchase orders will be issued for any amount unless authorized by her.
The Commission received copies of letters received by Supervisor
Smith regarding the lease/license/Concession of Town Property for baseball or
soccer camps sponsored by private organizations and a request from the Wappinger
United to hold a Summer Soccer Camp August 19-23rd. Mr. Holt noted that he
thought that this camp had been approved by the Town Board and that from now on
all requests of this nature will come before the Commission. Mr. Maurer mentioned
that if that was the case we should think about setting up some guidelines
for these camps. We will verify with the Town Clerk's Office that the decisions
are now in our hands regarding the camps and if so we will then work on setting
up these guidelines.
Mr. Holt and Mr. Reimer met with Mr. Oaniel Zoller of the Dutchess
County Health Dept. to review the essential revisions and additions to the
Camp Safety Plan which is necessary for our playgrounds to open on June 25th.
In reviewing the list of 21 or so items, we felt that we were being buried with
bureaucracy. When asked what makes us a camp vs a playground, we were told
that we register the children and that we have the swim program. When they
were told that if that made us a camp we would discontinue both practices so
that we could continue as a playground, w.e were then told not to that the
Health Department would work with us to do what they could to help us open on
time as a Camp. Mr. Holt questioned them as to why the Town of Wappinger was
being singled out when other neighboring Towns run similiar programs and don't
seem to have these problems. We were told that the Health Department was not
aware of that information from the other Towns. Evidently they are not as open
about their programs as we are. Mr. Reimer felt that a lot of the suggestions
and regulations from the Health Departmenthas made us a better playground but
he felt that we were being harassed. After the meeting with Mr. Zoller, it was
felt that we, would comply with their requests but if they come back with even
further unreasonable requests, we would take some kind of action.
A letter was received from Denise Efantes of the little "All Angels"
Nursery School to ~se Schlathaus Park on Saturday, June 15th from 8 - 1 for
their graduation show. Mrs. Roe spoke with Mrs. Efantes and verified that
they have insurance and that there would be 1 adult for every 4 children. They
will be well supervised. Because of the timing of this request Mr. Holt and Mr.
Reimer were contacted and verbal approval was given to Mrs. Efantes.
SENIOR CITIZEN REPORT
Mrs. Delisa handed out a report on the activities at the Center which
is attached to these minutes. Some items that were discussed are as follows:
1. May was celebrated as Senior Citizen Month and the 7th was
observed as Senior Citizens Day. The Recreation Commission donated a cake and
Supervisor Smith gave each Senior a carnation.
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June 13, 1991
Page 3
2. Wappinger Jr. High had two students come over to work with the Art
Students at the Center. The program worked out well and we will try and
do more with this in the Fall.
3. Mrs. DeLisa said that she spoke with Wendy Mallet of the Heart
Association and advised her to speak with Supervisor Smith to set up the blood
pressure screening program at the Town Hall.
4. The checking account is set up at the Norstar Bank and 2 of the
Seniors have volunteered to take care of the account.
5. The Center was closed on May 16th for the Food distribution.
Some 70 people came in for food. Several of the Seniors helped with the
distribution.
6. June is the Centers 3rd Anniversary and a picnic was held on the
7th with the opening ceremony for the Boccie and Horeseshoe pit. Mr. Mastroianni
served as official for the day and approximately 60 members were present for the
ceremony and picnic. We would like to see if we can get some interest from
other Centers for boccie tournBmebts.
7. A bus trip is scheduled for June 25th to Lake George.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Mr. Reimer reported the following:
1. We have several shows scheduled in July for the Playgrounds. He
asked Mrs. DeLisa if the Seniors would be interested in the shows. If they are
he could see if a bus could take them to Schlathaus.
~. We had a meeting on Tuesday, June 11th with the summer staff to
go over the Personnel Manuel, do paperwork on the payroll and a short first aid
presentation. On June 18th, we have another meeting set for the Task Force for
Child Protection on the recognition and reporting of child abuse.
3. Amy Slacin, Summer Playground Director, is setting up a meeting
next Thursday, June 20th to renew the certification on CPR for the 6 directors.
This is a requirement of the Health Department. If any of the directors are
already certified, we will take another counselor to make up the 6.
4. No long trips are scheduled for this year. The furthest trip
will be roller skating in Hyde Park.
5. He is still looking for another swim instructor who has the W.S.I.
He is following several leads.
6. Some changes have been made in the summer hires. Jim Francese
who was scheduled to be Director at Castle Point has resigned because of school
and another job. Cori Russell, a 5 year counselor at Spook Hill, will now be
the Director there.
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June 13, 1991
Page 4
7. A 1/2 page ad will be in the Southern Dutchess News outlining
the total summer programs from swim, playgrounds, tennis, concerts etc.
8. Tennis so far has 79 people registered for the 1st session. The
2nd session will start July 22nd and registration for that session will be held
at a later date.
9. The first concert will be "Switch-in-Time and will be June 27th
at 7:00 at Schlathaus Park.
10. Mr. Reimer has received a request for a summer volleyball program
and he has a person who is willing to run the program. We have been thinking
about putting in a sand court by the barn but we aren't ready to put a lot of
money into it at this time. After a discussion on how to install the court,
it was decided that Mr. Reimer would check with Mr. Walter Leczinski on the
exact dimensions and then Mr. Vorndran will check on prices for the work involved.
POP WARNER
Mr. Fisher mentioned that the Pop Warner Field at the Jr. High is under
litigation and that they will not be able to use it this year. They have put
in applications to Ketcham and John Jay to use their fields but would like to
know if these applications are not approved if they could use Robinson Lane.
They would only be using the complex for games and it will probably only be
3 or 4 games at most. After a discussion, we felt that with the girls 1st field
and R-l we could do it. Mr. Fisher will go out and check on the size of the
field and if it is large enough, permission will be given to Pop Warner.
HALLOWEEN
Mrs. Korz was asked if she would make the arrangements and plans for
the Halloween Party. Scheduled date will be October 27th at Schlathaus Park.
BOAT RAMP
Mr. Maurer suggested that we write a letter to the Railroad requesting
permission to use the property where the old station house use to be and the
land around it for parking facilities for the boat ramp.
Mr. Vorndran mentioned that Mike has a sign on his fence stating tha t
there is a $10.00 fee to launch a boat. They way he has the sign up, it looks
like it would pertain to our ramp. It was suggested that a sign be placed on
our ramp ~own of Wappinger Recreation Public Boat Ramp~
weekend.
We will have a sheriff patrol for the boat ramp for the July 4th
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June 13, 1991
Page 5
SCHLATHAUS PARK
Mr. Mastroianni asked if we had thought any more about putting in
an apron in front of the bandstand. He was told that we would like to do
that but there is a problem with the subwork. A lot of drainage work has
to be done there before we would be able to put down concrete.
ROBINSON LANE
Mr. Miller mentioned that he is still trying to get in touch with
Mr. Mensching for permission to use the new building for our supplies for
the summer camp. He also mentioned that he was still checking on the Truck
Body. Mr. Holt said that he had spoken with Mr. Mensching and said that it
didn't look positive for the use of the Truck body beeause there was a 200 gal
tank of fuel in it. Mrs. Roe has already ordered a truck body from Guardian
Rentals.
Mr. isher suggested that the pavilion have a wood preservative or
sealer on it so that it will last longer.
There have been no problems with the drainage this year and the
mowing has been good.
CASTLE POINT
The concrete floor is in and the steps are finished at the pavilion.
We are in the process of clearing out the scrub trees on the left side as you
enter the park. The 100' of 10' fence will soon be installed to keep the balls
from rolling into the upper field. D.E.C. has put in the test wells and we would
like to run the 300' of fence which we got from the Highway Department along
that area to protect people from running over these wells. In the fall we would
like to build a cinder block storage area in back of the pavilion for the
storage of the summer playground supplies and the marking chalk.
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
Mr. Holt reported the following:
1. Mr. Holt and Mr. Vorndran have been working with Mr. Balducci of
East Fishkill Railroad Tie to obtain a gazebo for the Town Hall property for
the use of the Senior Citizens and the Town Employees. We have also written a
letter to the Rotary Club for a donation towards this project.
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June 13, 1991
Page 6
2. We are still waiting for a plan for the septic system from
Mr. Paggi's Office for Schlathaus Park. A request was made to their office
in the Spring to draw up a plan for the use of the house by 20, 30 and 40
people. We are stillwaiting for this plan so we can proceed with the use
of the building.
3. Mr. Holt asked if the Southern Dutchess Women's League was
using the Quiet Acres Field on a regular basis. Mr. Reimer said that they
were not. If the field is safe, we can use this field for other requests.
4. The new slide is in place at Martz Field. Mr. Vorndran will
try and fix the fence himself when the mowing slows down a bit. It was
suggested that we cut down the trees by the monument instead of trying to
save them. They are so deep that it is hard to get them out without damaging
them.
5. Mr. Holt still has to talk to Mr. Fulton about setting up a meeting
with the Supervisor, Town Engineer and Town Attorney about the property re-alignment.
6. We would like to see if we could get the Senior Citizen room
painted sometime soon.
7. Earlier in the Spring we were set to have the Ladies at the prison
come to paint the buildings at Robinson Lane and then they had a measles outbreak
and were not able to do the work. It was suggested that we try and set this up
again after the playground is finished. Mr. Maurer mentioned that the men from
Downstate were painting in Fishkill. Mr. Vorndran and Mrs. Roe will follow up
on this.
BALLFIELD SIGNS
Mr. Mastroianni mentioned that he had noticed that the ballfied in
the Village has advertisers signs along the outfield fence. He asked if that
might be a source of income for the Town if we did that at our fields. It was
felt that if it were done everything must be uniform and kept up. There was
also a question on who would get the money - the Little League or the Town. It
was felt that we understand the idea but that we were not ready to take on this
type of project at this time.
Mr. Holt mentioned that the residents at Fishkill might be interested
in watching a soccer game now that the field has been finished and is being used.
We will have to remind Mr. Rider to set up this game and have Mr. Reimer put
some publicity in the paper about it.
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June 13, 1991
Page 7
The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 on a motion by Mr. Maurer
seconded by Mr. Miller will all in favor.
Peggy Roe
Secretary
JUNE 1991 REPORT TO RECREATION COMMISSION
SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER
May was Senior Citizen Month. To make the month special,
a notice was posted stating the month was Senior Citizen
Month followed by Have you hugged a Senior today? Each
somior was (and still is) greeted with a hug each morning by
Ro~gina and me. May 7th was observed as Senior Ci t i zen Day.
The celebration for this day included cake,compliments of
the Recreation Commission and a flower for each Senior,
clJmpliments of Connie Smith.
Senior activities included the regular schedule of oil
painting, exercise, line dancing, arts/crafts, videos,
cards/games and Bocci. The month began with a lecture by
author, Vioret"Ounckley on Senior Concerns. On May 9th we
had our first barb-b-que for the year. Everyone contributed
food. Hot dogs and hamburgers were bought out of the
members' fund. All enjoyed the day. On May 15th Stephanie
Mallozzi from the Horticulture Dept. of Dutchess Co.
Cooperative Extension in Millbrook discussed home and lawn
gardening care. Many of the members participated in the bus
trip to the Maritime Center in Conn. on May 22nd. Our
monthly birthday party was held on May 31st.
There was an average of 31 seniors at the Center per day
for the month of May. There are 101 seniors presently
registered at the Center. One of our seniors passed away on
June 8th.
ITEMS TO BE NOTED:
1. Two students from Wappinger Jr. High School joined the
oil painting class on May 14th. They will partic~pate
each week until the end of the school year. The
students are sketching the seniors in the class and will
sketch other seniors in the next few weeks. The program
is going well. Ellen Fabien, guidance counselor, and I
hope to continue this and other programs in the fall.
2. In regard to the Heart Assoc., I spoke to W~dy Mallet
and advised her to speak to Connie Smith to set up a
blood pressure screening program.
3. The checking account has finally been opened at
Bank, under the name Wappingers Senior Center.
Egan and Kay Andrews are the authorized signers
account.
4. The Center was closed on May 16th for food distribution.
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5. Connie Smith has asked the line dancers to participate
in the USO Show on Aug. 4th at Ketcham H.S. The dancers
are a bit hesitant, but have agree. (At least for now).
6. June events include the Center's 3rd anniversary. A
picnic is planned i~ planned to celebrate the event on
June 7th, preceded by an opening ceremony of the Bocci
Court and Horseshoe Pits. Susanne Marsuke from 65+ at
Vassar Hospital will speak on June 29th. The bus trip
to Lake George is scheduled for June 25th.
7. Upcoming trips include Kelly's Western Country Show,PA.
in August, and Woodlock Pines, PA. in November.
8. The Bocci Court and Horseshoe Pits are wonderful! We
hope to attract more male members as well as start a
women's team. I have announced in my weekly column that
we welcome other centers to join us for tournaments.
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1991
TOWN OF WAPPINGER SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER: OPEN 10:00A.M.-3:00P.M.
20 Middlebush Rd. Wappingers Falls, N.Y. 12590 Phone:297-3670
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BIllS PAID DURING JUNE 1991
New York Telephone Company
Sylvan lake Telephone Co.
84.36
24.04
Central Hudson Gas & Electric
Central Hudson Gas & Electric
13.70
180.12
Jamesway
Coffee Systems of Hudson Valley
R.G.H. Construction
Dutchess County YMCA
Kathi Delisa
Hobby Hut
K-Mart
14.98
36.00
200.00
60.00
73.84
48.63
49.53
Hudson Valley Stationers, Inc.
26.95
Hutchinson Equipment Co.
279.95
Valenti Concrete
Richard Donaldson
Montfort Brothers, Inc.
938.00
930.00
87.90
Walter Smith Welding Supplies Inc.
Royal Carting Service Inc.
Milton Alley Agway
East Fishkill Railroad Tie & Pipe
Bottini Fuel
A-I lawnmower
A-I Portable Toilets
A-I Portable Toilets
Wappingers Central School
Joel Vorndran
Urey Hardware
A-I Portable Toilets
Hutchinson Equipment Co.
Pine Plains Ford Tractor
Hutchinson's Equipment
Royal Carting Service
Windsor Building Supplies
Expanded Supply Products
190.14
175.90
35.65
37.85
355.85
22.10
95.00
95.00
.328.50
.130.00
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95.00
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134.97
9.78
173.43
399.00
110.80
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BILLS PAID DURING JUNE 1991 CON'T
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Southern Dutchess News
John Vorndran
176.40
30.03
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Miracle Recreation Equipment Co.
1,530.00
B-7310.4
Leprechaun Lines
453.00