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2004-11-09 - , AGENDA RECREA nON COMM. MEETING NOVEMBER 9,204 CALL MEETING TO ORDER PRESENT: RJ.H., N.C., S.R, J.C., J.E., RF., E.K. APPROVE MINUTES - September 14,2004 Approved Corrections: Seconded October 5, 2004 Approved: Corrections: .' , Seconded COMMENTS FROM GUESTS 1. Letter from Barbara'Rice regarding instituting a C.LT. program. 2. Call from a John Molfetta -looking for fields to start Lacrosse in T/O/W April 1 st - June 3. Copy of a letter addressed to Supervisor from Bob Hannon requesting an increase in the Town's allocation from $4,000. to $6,000. 4. Youth Bureau's Program Annual Report which is due 12/6/04.- Given to Skip. 5. Estimated Bus Bill for $11,718.35 - Given to Skip to review. 6. Letter and check in the amount of$I,OOO.OO from WalMart for Senior X-mas party 7. Copy of letter addressed to Bob Hannon of Soccer from Supervisor Ruggiero. REPORTS N.C. RF. S.R. E.K. lC. RJ.H. lE. OLD BUSINESS - Carnwath - Craft Fair, Christmas, Site Appointments to Commission Robinson Lane Budget NEW BUSINESS - Christmas Parties - Elks Party I - December 1 st Children's Party - December 5th Elks Party #2 - December 7th Senior Villa Party - December 10th " .., .. MEETING ADJOURNED NEXT MEETING 12/7/04 OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE 1. Letter to Kelly Robinson - Wal Mart - stating that the Town ofWappingers Seniors is a non profit organization and receives its support from the Town. 2. Letter to Girl Scout Troop 359, Hudson Valley Council Band, and Troop 56 BSA with a check in the amount of$518.78 representing their share of the profit from the inflatable rides. 3. Memo to Comptroller's office enclosing a check in the amount of$I,OOO.OO from the Rotary Club ofWappingers Falls as a donation from Community Day. 4. Memo to Supervisor's Secretary, Gina, regarding the appointments for the Commission - Le. Jim Chappas and Gary Trudell. 5. Memo to Supervisor Ruggiero and Town Board Members inviting them to the Halloween Party on October 24, 2004. 6. Memo to Supervisor Joseph Ruggiero regarding the Wappinger United Soccer Club's misunderstanding about when they last received their funds. 7. Memo to Supervisor and Town Board requesting a P.O. in the amount of $2,105.90 payable to MASA for Safefoam Fence Guard and Ties. - Approved 11/8/04. 8. Thank you letter to the Knights of Pythias Dutchess Lodge #860 for the donation Of a new DVDNCR to the Seniors. 9. Memo to Supervisor Ruggiero requesting permission to purchase gymnastics Equipment in the amount of $1,180.00 payable to BSN Sports Inc. - Approved 11/8/04. 10. Memo to Supervisor Ruggiero with the contract and signed voucher for the Wappinger United Soccer Club. , , RECREATION COMM. MINUTES NOVEMBER 9, 2004 NEXT MEETING JANUARY 4,2005 AT 7:00 P.M. AT SCHLATHAUS PARK The regular meeting of the Town of Wappinger Recreation Comm. was held November 9,2004 at Schlathaus Park, 136 All Angels Hills Road, Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York. The meeting was opened at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Ralph J. Holt with the following persons present: Skip Rottkamp, Recreation Director, and Commission Members Joseph Ennesser, Ronald Friedman and Ellen Korz. The minutes of the September 14, 2004 meeting were approved on a motion by Mr. Friedman seconded by Mrs. Korz with all in favor. The minutes of the October 5,2004 meeting were approved on a motion by Mr. Friedman seconded by Mr. Ennesser with all in favor. CORRESPONDENCE A call was received from a John Molfeta (298-6255) and he is looking to start a Lacrosse program in the Town of Wappinger. He would need a field from April to June at least 3 times a week. It was suggested that maybe they could use Quiet Acres field or even Castle Point field. We were going to offer the Castle Point fields to Pop Warner and they would use them in the fall whereby LaCrosse would use them in the spring. Mr. Holt will call him to get further information. We received a copy of a letter addressed to Supervisor Ruggiero from Bob Hannon, Treasurer of the Wappinger United Soccer Club. In his letter he asked if the Town could increase their allocation from $4,000. a year to $6,000. a year. They stated that the Club is an all volunteer organization which provides a healthy recreational activity for 1,102 children and young adults. A letter was received from the D. C. Youth Bureau with a copy of the Program Annual Report which is due on December 6, 2004. This was given to Mr. Rottkamp to work on. ;J., Recreation Minutes November 9, 2004 We received an estimated bill from the Wappinger Central School District in the amount of$II,718.35 for the bus transportation charges for this past summer. This. was given to Mr. Rottkamp to review. Today we received another bill for $6,000.00+. Mr. Rottkamp said that he has been trying to set up a meeting with the School regarding the bills. A letter and check in the amount of$I,OOO.OO was received from Wal- Mart for the Senior Christmas Party. A copy of a letter addressed to Bob Hannon of Soccer from Supervisor Ruggiero was received. The letter pertained to the soccer contract. OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE I. Letter to Kelly Robinson - Wal Mart - stating that the Town of Wappingers Seniors is a non profit organization and receives its support from the Town. 2. Letter to Girl Scout Troop 359, Hudson Valley Council Band, and Troop 56 BSA with a check in the amount of $518.78 representing their share of the profit from the inflatable rides at Community Day. 3. Memo to Comptroller's office enclosing a check in the amount of $1,000.00 from the Rotary Club ofWappingers Falls as a donation from Community Day. They ran the mechanical rides. 4. Memo to Supervisor's Secretary, Gina, regarding the appointments for the Commission - i.e. Jim Chappas and Gary Trudell. 5. Memo to Supervisor Ruggiero and Town Board Members inviting them to the Halloween Party on October 24, 2004. 6. Memo to Supervisor Joseph Ruggiero regarding the Wappinger United Soccer Club's misunderstanding about when they last received their funds. 7. Memo to Supervisor and Town Board requesting a P.O. in the amount of $2,105.90 payable to MASA for Safefoam Fence Guard and Ties. - Approved 11/8/04. 8. Thank you letter to the Knights ofPythias Dutchess Lodge #860 for the donation of a new DVDNCR to the seniors. 9. Memo to Supervisor Ruggiero requesting permission to purchase gymnastics equipment in the amount of$I,180.00 payable to BSN Sports Inc. - Approved 11/8/04. 10. Memo to Supervisor Ruggiero with the 2004 contract and signed voucher for the Wappinger United Soccer Club. SENIOR CITIZEN REPORT Mrs. Cito was unable to attend the meeting but sent in the attached report. 2 '. Recreation Minutes November 9,2004 RECREATION DIRECTOR'S REPORT Mr. Rottkamp mentioned that he has received many compliments on the signs at Schlathaus Park although we have now doubled his workload. He said that he has started to update the 2005 Recreation Guide. If anyone has anything to add or change, please contact him as soon as possible. He mentioned that he called Dick Wambach to get a timeline of when he wants information and told him that we needed the books by March 1 st. On October 13th he met with Pam Tarquini of All Sport in Fishill to see how All Sport and the Town can work together. It was a good meeting but it was just an open meeting. He is not sure how we could work together. He mentioned that they have already spoken with Mrs. Cito and Mrs. Roe indicated that they were here for a presentation and opened a date for the seniors to come down. He is trying to push some programs for the 13-15 year old children. He would like to have a separate page in the guide for this age bracket and maybe we could tie in something from All Sport. C.LT. program. Mr. Rottkamp mentioned that for the past two years and more this year when he gave out the summer program questionnaire people have asked about having a C.LT. program. He mentioned that he has a very good letter in support of the program. He realizes that we have some reservations on the program but he knows that other Town's have the program and he will see ifhe can get information on how their programs work. He said that he would also try and get information from Kim and Clare. We will have to do a good job of screening the applicants and feelcomfortable with the staff. He would also like everyone to think over the pros and cons of the programs and discuss this further. After getting information he will try to blend all the information into a program and possibly put one at each camp. He feels that this would be a good program and he will come back with more information at the next meeting. Mr. Friedman and Bernie Roe were the escorts on the last Mohegan Sun trip and all went well. The Radio City trip on November 13th is all filled and we have a waiting list. The N.Y. City Shopping Spree trip is filling in nicely. We might have 7 seats left. The trip that is hurting is the Yankee Candle/Deerfield Inn trip which is scheduled for November 27th. We only have 18 people signed up at this point. If anyone would like to escort this trip, please let Mr. Rottkamp know. If anyone has any ideas for 2005 trips, please let him know. On October 22nd he had a very interesting 2 hour meeting with Dave Whalen of Bowdoin Park. He would like to see how we could join some of our programs. 3 .... Recreation Minutes November 9,2004 We also need to look at the camps and come up with plans soon if we are to open early and close later. We would have to know which parks and the maximum number we could register. According to the Board of Health we can only have certain number of children at certain camps because of the size. Volleyball, Aerobics and Baton Twirling are all going good. Mr. Rottkamp hopes to meet with Doug Haan in the near future about setting up a time table for our playgrounds He wants to know how everyone fits into the schedule. He would also like to work on a 3 year plan for equipment. He will be meeting with Peter Shea along with Mr. Holt a week from this Friday to go over the golf program and to see if we can fit in something for the 13-15 year olds. He thanked everyone who worked on the Halloween Program with special thanks to Mrs. Korz for all her work. He had a number of pictures that were taken and he mentioned that there was a picture in the Poughkeepsie Journal. He has scheduled 5 of the 8 concerts for this summer. Mrs. Roe asked if Joe DeAngelo had been in and Mr. Rottkamp said that he had left a message for him and that he will keep him on the list if he has an opening. REPORT FROM MR. ENNESSER At this point the docks are not all out but they did take out the one that was damaged. The rest of the docks should be out soon. He received the hardware today for the repairs that are needed - the ball joint that was damaged. The new floats are on order and will be delivered to the yard. The guys hope to take the one dock up to the yard to work on it during the winter and not wait until spring. The concrete platform at Reese Park is completed and we are waiting to see if Craig O'Donnell is coming back out to take out the wood forms. If not the guys will do it and backfill with the dirt that we have there. The new road at Reese Park is great in comparison to what was there. We thank the people for doing the job that they did. He personally called Mike Tremper for coordinating the efforts. He also thanked Graham Foster when he spoke with him. The sleeves are in for the poles as requested by the Road Runners at the Robinson Lane complex. The men will put brackets under the pavilion to store the poles. The bid package for the bathroom facilities for Reese Park should be done soon. We will be determining when it will go to bid. We need to have it finished by May 15,2005. 4 :t. . . Recreation Minutes November 9, 2004 He mentioned that he gave some information to Supervisor Ruggiero on a portable stage for Carnwath and estimates the cost to be $80,000. Ted from Frazer and Associates Engineers has been in touch with him to get information on the trails as they are working on getting a grant. They have already drafted an application for the grant. He received an estimate of $450.00 for the sign "O'Donnell Pavilion" for Reese Park. We will also get a proclamation from the Supervisor. REPORT FROM MRS. KORZ Mrs. Korz thanked everyone for their help with the Halloween Party. This year the costumes were very inventive and the witches (judges) did a great job. Mrs. Korz mentioned that thank you letters have been sent. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Mr. Holt mentioned that the budget submitted to the Town Board has not been finalized but most of the items were approved. The bigger items requested such as the truck etc will be taken from a bond. Mr. Tompkins has been out a couple of weeks with pneumonia and returned today. We are still waiting for the Town Board to review the appointments to the Recreation Commission. The Holiday Parties are coming up and they are coming together nicely. The Elks Parties are scheduled for December 1 st and 7th.. The Tree Lighting will be held on December 5th at 5 :00 p.m. at Schlathaus Park. Little League and Soccer will be asked to participate. It was also suggested that we contact Rotary to see if they are interested in helping with the party. A suggestion was made to have someone tell about the different religions that are on display at the Park but after a discussion it was decided that it would take too long and it really is for the young children who wouldn't understand. We received 75 rose bushes from Boscobel and the men have planted them around the Town signs. A number of them were also taken to Carnwath and planted around the sign and other various places. Veteran's Day ceremony will be held at 1:00 p.m. at Schlathaus Park. Home Depot did some work around the monument at Schlathaus with plantings and benches. They will be back in the spring to put in more flowers. 5 \. . . Recreation Minutes November 9,2004 It has been decided that the horse proposal for Carnwath is a no go. The Town is in the process of drafting a letter. There have been "No Admittance" signs placed at the Chapel and Mansion at Carnwath. It has been determined that the quality of the air is not good. There are also dead pigeons on the upper floors of the mansion. Weare hiring someone to close up the soffits where the birds are getting in. There are also problems with the carriage house. The second floor is buckling and there are doubts that it will go through the winter. The Christmas party that was to be held at Carnwath will not be held because of the problems with the buildings. A few members of the committee have gone to the Supervisor and have requested to hold it at Town Hall on December 3rd. They have already checked with the Attorney and we can serve wine. The maintenance crew will help with the trees and the seniors will do their display in the hall. The Supervisor really wants us to do some concerts and special events at Carnwath next year. He was a little disappointed that we didn't do anything this year especially on July 4th. We will have to put something together for 2005 and figure out where, parking and how to get power to the area. We will also have to arrange for porta johns and to have the area sprayed for ticks. The breakers on the lights at Robinson Lane have popped and have been fixed. Mr. Holt, Mr. Rottkamp, Mr. Bisaccia, and Mr. Farrell met last week to come up with a plan to put more discipline in place in regard to the games under the lights. The signs for the outfield fence will be the big source for funds and both Nick Bisaccia and Roland Norris will work on this early in 2005. The property next to Robinson Lane still looks promising for the Town. If we get it we could construct 2 football fields and 2 soccer fields. The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 on a motion by Mrs.Korz seconded by Mr. Friedman. Peggy Roe Secretary 6