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2001-07-10 -~ " AGENDA RECREATION COMM.. MEETING JULY 10,2001 CALL MEETING TO ORDER PRESENT: RJ.H., K.D., S.L., lC., lE., R.F., E.K., S.M., lV. APPROVED MINUTES: 6/5/2001 APPROVED CORRECTIONS: SECONDED COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE CORRESPONDENCE: 1. Certificate of Insurance from Road Runners Club of America for use of Robinson Lane. 2. Certificate ofInsurance from Wappinger Falls Merchant Softball League 3. Letter from Steve Lowery thanking employees of summer program for the great job so far with the playground program. 4. Letter from Dutchess County Youth Bureau regarding the funding for 2002. 5. Letter from Mr. Meyer regarding fence maintenance. (photos encl.) \ REPORTS K.D. lE. S.M. S.L. RF. lV. lC. E.K. RJ.H. OLD BUSINESS - Playground equipment NEW BUSINESS - Safety report for Martz field !'("w ... MEETING ADJOURNED NEXT MEETING OUTGOING LETTERS FOR JUNE 2001 1. Letter to Town Board with a copy of request from Dutchess County Classics regarding closing of Robinson Lane at specific times during the race. 2. Letter to Charles Sprauer with approval for use of Robinson Lane for Dutchess County Classic. 3. Fax to Monique Jones, Dutchess Co. Dept. of Health with names of counsellors with re- certification of CPR and Advanced First Aid 4. Letter to Robert Lewis of Super Stop & Shop requesting assistance for the end of year summer playground picnic. 5. Letter to Town Board seeking approval to initiate a witlle ball program. RECREA nON COMM. MINUTES July 10, 2001 NEXT MEETING: AUGUST 7, 2001 The regular meeting of the Town of Wappinger Recreation Commission was held on July 10,2001 at Schlathaus Park, All Angels Hill Road, Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Ralph 1. Holt. Others present were Kathi DeLisa, Senior Citizen Director, Stephen Lowery, Recreation Director, and Commission Members Jim Chappas, Joseph Ennesser, Ronald Friedman, Ellen Korz and Steve Miller. The minutes of the June 5,2001 meeting were approved on a motion by Mr. Friedman seconded by Mr. Chappas with all in favor. CORRESPONDENCE A Certificate ofInsurance was received from the Road Runners Club of America for use of Robinson Lane on Sept. 15,2001 and Sept. 16, 2001. A Certificate of Insurance was received from Wappinger Falls Merchant Softball League. Mr. Ennesser believes this should have gone to The Village of Wappinger. Mrs. DeLisa will call the Village to confirm this and then send it to the Village Recreation. A Letter was received from Steve Lowery thanking employees of a summer program for the great job so far with the playground program. A letter was received from Dutchess County Youth Bureau regarding the funding for 2002. A copy of this was given to Mr. Lowery A note with photos enclosed was received from Mr. Meyer regarding fence maintenance at Martz Field. This was in regard to our fence along the Town's right away. This was the first time we have been made aware of the need for this maintenance. Mr. Holt will instruct maintenance to remove this fence. OUTGOING LETTERS FOR JUNE 2001 1. A letter to Town Board with a copy of request from Dutchess County Classics regarding closing of Robinson Lane at specific times during the race. 2. Letter to Charles Sprauer with approval for use of Robinson Lane for Dutchess County Classic. 3. Fax to Monique Jones, Dutchess Co. Dept. of Health with names of counselors with re- certification of CPR and Advanced First Aid 4. Letter to Robert Lewis of Super Stop & Shop requesting assistance for the end of year summer playground picnic. 5. Letter to Town Board seeking approval to initiate a wiflle ball program. SENIOR CITIZEN REPORT Mrs. DeLisa handed out a report on the Senior activities for the month of June. This report is attached to these minutes. RECREATION DIRECTOR'S REPORT The playgrounds are doing very well and he credits this to excellent staff Mr. Lowery also wants to thank Eileen Manning and Kathi DeLisa for their help. There have been minimal problems this year and he is pleased with the overall success so far. The concerts are going good and drawing a good crowd. There is a sign up on July 11 th for the Christmas show at Radio City Music Hall. Regarding the wiflle ball program, Mr. Lowery suggests this be shelved due to lack of time to get proper approval from the Town Board. Mr. Lowery had obtained K 1 04 as a sponsor for this program. KI04 bought all the supplies to donate to the Town for this wiflle ball program. They were anxious to be a part in promoting this program for the Town. Unfortunately, due to the delay, it is now too late in the summer to begin this program as the targeted age group will be going back to school before it is approved. We'll try again next year. Mr. Chappas will be giving Mr. Lowery the information for Fall Ball sign up next week. If possible, he could put the dates on the boards at Schlathaus. REESE PARK Mr. Ennesser stated that he received the check for $2850.00 from the Dept. of Transportation for the concrete work at Reese Park. He gave it to the Town. These monies were taken from our budget. However, this check is returned to the General Fund. There is still $2100.00 in that account to finish out the $5000.00 grant. He is checking with Joel Miller's office and forwarding the paperwork to try and recoup the additional $2100.00. The Reese Park Camp out was held on July 3rd and 4th. The Canoe and Kayak Club from Albany came in about 8:00 p.m. Mr. Iverson had an educational itinerary for these days. Mr. Iverson also had the local Kayak Club put on demos and took some local children along the creek. He also took some children along the trails as an educational activity. An article on this should be in the paper this week. Mr. Ennesser submitted a summary of activities at Reese Park for the month of May 2001. Mr. Ennesser will meet with Adam Darnobid regarding the shelter/leanto at Reese park. BOAT DOCKS Mr. Ennesser thanked Recreation Maintenance for cleaning up around the docks. Debris comes up with the tide right onto the ramp. He stated there were about 19 cars and trailers using the dock over the 4th of July holiday. Mr. Ennesser mentioned we will be finishing up the boat ramp with the black topping. He would like to do the paving after we pull the docks out. This black topping will go up to the water's edge for easier access. SIGNS The signs for Schlathaus Park will be installed this Thursday. Mr. Ennesser will also pick up the tick warning signs for the various parks. .CASTLE POINT: Mr. Holt requested Mr. Ennesser to make a flyer to be hand delivered to the neighbors, regarding the abuse of the A TV ehicles. Someone has cut holes in the fence so they could drive these vehicles around the park area causing a substantial amount of damage. Informing the neighbors may help to deter these vehicles from using this area. SAFETY REPORT: Mr. Friedman submitted a safety report on Robinson Lane. He suggested that all our swings be painted bright colors for both safety and for looks. PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT: Mr. Friedman is working on specs for the playground equipment Recreation would like to put in our parks. He also pointed out the article in the paper regarding the upgrading of Recreation equipment that the Village is doing. Mr. Friedman suggested we check with the Village regarding their purchases. Mrs. Korz stated that this year's tennis program has a very large enrollment. She also commented that she has visited the playgrounds and stated it is going very well and the staff is super. AIRPORT PARK Mr. Miller reported that soccer is complaining about the overabundance of geese at airport park. There is a spray called "Goose Chase." This is a biodegradable, food-grade taste aversion agent made from a bitter tasting, smelly part of concord grapes. It renders food sources unpalatable and inedible to geese. Mr. Holt suggests we order a gallon and try it. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT: Mr. Holt stated that the plaque for Bisaccia is temporarily fastened to the back of the left field dugout in the girl's softball field. He suggested a frame work should be made so plaques can just be slipped in and a bar put on top to secure it. Regarding the Rymer property, highway was able to dump excess road diggings to be used for a road base here. Mr. Holt will look into when we can get this road started. We will be ordering more fence toppings. It was suggested that yellow would be more visible and better as a safety factor. The new computers to be installed at Schlathaus have arrived. Mr. Holt will be looking into getting additional Internet hookups for the Senior Computer Classes. Mr. Holt mentioned we had three mowers down at the same time. Two of them have been fixed, but one is still in for repairs. With the grass growing so rapidly, we need all our mowers working. Mr. Holt reported that Mrs. Roe is recuperating and is doing well. Meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. with a motion by Steve Miller and seconded by Joe Ennesser.