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2007-03-14 AGENDA RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING Wednesday, March 14,2007 CALL TO ORDER: PRESENT: RJH, SR, NC, JC, JE, GT, BL, MD, BS APPROVE MINUTES: February 2007 - Accepted Corrections COMMENTS FROM GUESTS: OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE: 1. Memo sent by Joe Ennesser to Supervisor Ruggiero and the Town Board for approval of fencing to be put up in the outfield of the upper field at Castle Point. NOTE: This request has been tabled and not yet voted on by the Town Board. 2. A letter was sent from Nancy Cito to Kathy and Claudia of Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, thanking them for the presentation and pizza that they provided to the Seniors. 3. Memo sent by Joe Ennesser to Supervisor Ruggiero requesting permission to have Protection One activate and update the alarm systems at Schlathaus Park, Robinson Lane and the Maintenance Barn. 4. Memo sent to Supervisor Ruggiero from Joe Ennesser requesting permission for Joe DeRosa to attend the NYS DEC pesticide certification course. 5. Letter to Supervisor Ruggiero from Joe Ennesser with a list of Marist students and Museum personnel that were on site at Carnwath on 2/11/07. 6. Letters from Skip Rottkamp to Transcare and the American Red Cross setting up CPR, First Aid and RTE classes for the directors and counselors for the 2007 Summer Playground Program. 7. Letter from Skip Rottkamp to the Renegades requesting a gift certificate (raffle prize) for our Halloween Parade in October. 8. Letter to the NYS DEC from Supervisor Ruggiero, initiated by Joe Ennesser, requesting agency registration for pesticide application. 9. Memo to Supervisor Ruggiero and the Town Board requesting approval for Portable Restroom Rentals to be our Porta-John supplier for the 2007 season. Approved by Town Board meeting of 2/26/07. 10. Letter to Gail Kintzer from Nancy Cito thanking her for speaking to the seniors about wills and health-care proxies. 11. Letter from Nancy Cito to Holly of the Southern Dutchess News thanking her for the wonderful article spotlighting the seniors who made hats and scarves for DC Outreach. 12. Letter from Supervisor Ruggiero to Supervisor Joan Pagones of Fishkill setting up an intercommunity meeting, along with East Fishkill and Poughkeepsie, on Monday, March 12th to discuss shared programs. Meeting is tentatively re-scheduled for Thursday, March 29, 2007 13. .Letter to D & D Doors from Jean Gallucci to Transcare informing them that they will be responsible for repairs to their building per contract effective Sept. 1, 2007. 14. Memo to Supervisor Ruggiero and Town Board requesting P.O. for Beam Clay from Partac Peat. 15. Letters from Recreation to M & 0 Santation, Superior Sanitation and Enviro- Clean, informing them that they were outbid for supplying Porta-Johns for the 2007 season. INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE 1. Letter from Westchester Dept. of Health inviting our representative to attend their meeting on April 18, 2007 Topics will include: Managing Food Allergies at Camp, Leadership Development, Aquatic Safety and Protecting Children from Abuse. Original to Skip Rottkamp. 2. Letter from Parks & Trails NY inviting us to a "Healthy Trails" Seminar on Sept. 28 & 29, 2007. Copies to Skip Rottkamp and Joe Ennesser. 3. Schedule received from the Wappingers School District outlining their games for the 2007 season. Copy sent to Bill Farrell. 4. Letter from Coffee Systems informing us of the raise in coffee prices @ $2.00 a box. Copy to Nancy Cito 5. Letter to Nancy Cito from the Food Pantry thanking the center from the contribution of home-made hats and scarves. 6. Application from James Welsh seeking employment with Maintenance. 7. Ralph Holt and Joe Ennesser received letters from the Hudson River Trails Project inviting them to a meeting on March 27,2007 to discuss the Trail Over the Hudson. 8. Letter to Skip Rottkamp from Fun Central requesting needs for season. 9. Summary and Resolutions from the Feb. 12,2007 Town Board meeting: a. Vacation for John Youngman - Adopted. b. Establishment of fees for Summer Day Camp Program - Adopted. $100 camp, $150 for extended day camp and $35 for Fishing, as well as extended hours for Spook Hill and Martz Field. - Adopted c. Establishment of Salaries for upcoming Summer and Winter Programs. Adopted. d. Senior Citizen Race sponsored by the Knights of Columbus - Adopted. e. Fencing for Robinson Lane and Castle Point - Tabled 10. Summary and Resolutions from the Feb. 26, 2007 Town Board Meeting: a. Fencing for Robinson Lane - Adopted b. Portable Restroom Rentals for 2007 season - Adopted. c. Fuel Tank replacement at Highway and Carnwath. - Adopted. 11. Letter from DC Parks and Recreation with an invitation to attend the meeting being held on March 27 at the Beekman Rec. Center. 12. Letter from the DC Dept. of Health granting us an Immunization Waiver for our summer programs. Copy to Skip Rottkamp. 13. Flyer from Dutchess Co. Soil and Water announcing their tree sale for 2007. I know we have done this in the past but don't know if we will do this again. Duplicate to Bob. 14. Letter to Skip from Fishkill Golf Center requesting needs for season. 15. Request from the Knights of Columbus softball team for use of Castle Point. They wish to know if they can cook and serve their own food. 16. Pesticide Applicator Business Registration for the Town of Wappinger has been granted and received. Originals given to Joe Ennesser. 17. Invitation to Ralph Holt to attend a meeting to discuss the "Rail Trail" on March 20, 2007 at Van Wyck Junior High School. ('} ....:JVN 18. Letter from ~ Furnis Sales indicating that he sells ADA compliant playground \D V"'- tiles and mulch. Copy supplied in each of your packets. 19. E-Mail from Audrey Molsky of Beacon Software informing us that our Recreation Guide is NOW ON OUR WEBSITE. This is particularly important because we only received 360 extra guides above what was mailed out. 20. A call was received from Bruce Pearson of Pantel Electris. He will be checking the lights at Robinson Lane per request of the Little League home office. 21. E-Mail from Ellen Korz questioning if the Town had ever considered a skate park. She'd like to see it on the Wappinger agenda in the future. 22. Letter to Supervisor Ruggiero, cc:Ralph Holt from Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Repke commending Nancy Cito on ajob well done. REPORTS: S.R. B.L. M.D. B.S.. G.T. J.E. lC. N.C. R.J.H. NEW BUSINESS: 1. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BUDGET AND EXPENDITURES FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY ARE INCLUDED IN PACKET. THERE IS NO INDICATION AS TO THE STATUS OF THE CAPITAL PLAN AT THIS TIME. 2. Easter. 3. Set up meeting to discuss extended camp hours and its impact on Maintenance NEXT MEETING: APRIL 4, 2007 REFRESHMENTS: Gary Trudell Recreation Commission Minutes March 14, 2007 RECREA nON COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, March 14,2007 NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, Apri14, 2007. The regular meeting of the Town of Wappinger Recreation Commission was held on Wednesday, March 14,2007 at Schlathaus Park, 126 All Angels Hill Road, Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM by Chairman Ralph Holt with the following persons present: Skip Rottkamp, Recreation Director, Nancy Cito, Senior Director, Bob Sheridan, Maintenance Supervisor and Commission Members Joe Ennesser, Bruce Lustig, and Meera Dave. Minutes were approved for February 2007 with no corrections necessary. OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE: 1. Memo sent by Joe Ennesser to Supervisor Ruggiero and the Town Board for approval of fencing to be put up in the outfield ofthe upper field at Castle Point. NOTE: This request has been tabled and not yet voted on by the Town Board because of some confusion as to the vendors involved in this project. This fence is planned as a safety feature to protect those in the outfield from the grounds sharp decline. 2. A letter was sent from Nancy Cito to Kathy and Claudia of Empire Blue CrosslBlue Shield, thanking them for the presentation and pizza that they provided to the seniors. 3. Memo sent by Joe Ennesser to Supervisor Ruggiero requesting permission to have Protection One activate and update the alarm systems at Schlathaus Park, Robinson Lane and the Maintenance Barn. The Comptroller stated that what she had was only a quote, not a contract. Mrs. Manning explained that we were looking for approval to have the work done, and a contract would be forthcoming. 4. Memo sent to Supervisor Ruggiero from Joe Ennesser requesting permission for Joe DeRosa to attend the NYS DEC pesticide certification course. 5. Letter to Supervisor Ruggiero from Joe Ennesser with a list ofMarist students and Museum personnel that were on site at Carnwath on 2/11/07. 6. Letters from Skip Rottkamp to Transcare and the American Red Cross setting up CPR, First Aid and RTE classes for the directors and counselors for the 2007 Summer Playground Program. Mr. Rottkamp said that dates were confirmed by TransCare and the Red Cross for all classes to be given. 7. Letter from Skip Rottkamp to the Renegades requesting a gift certificate (raffle prize) for our Halloween Parade in October. We have not received anything yet. 8. Letter to the NYS DEC from Supervisor Ruggiero, initiated by Joe Ennesser, requesting agency registration for pesticide application. We received the license and four truck stickers on March 12,2007. 9. Memo to Supervisor Ruggiero and the Town Board requesting approval for Portable Restroom Rentals to be our Porta-John supplier for the 2007 season. Approved by Town Board meeting of 2/26/07. 10. Letter to Gail Kintzer from Nancy Cito thanking her for speaking to the seniors about wills and health-care proxies. 11. Letter from Nancy Cito to Holly of the Southern Dutchess News thanking her for the wonderful article spotlighting the seniors who made hats and scarves for DC Outreach. 1 Recreation Commission Minutes March 14, 2007 12. Letter from Supervisor Ruggiero to Supervisor Joan Pagones of Fishkill setting up an intercommunity meeting, along with East Fishkill and Poughkeepsie, on Monday, March 12th to discuss shared programs. Meeting is tentatively re-scheduled for Thursday, March 29, 2007 13. Copy of letter to D & D Doors from Jean Gallucci to Transcare informing them that they will be responsible for repairs to their building per contract effective Sept. 1,2006. 14. Memo to Supervisor Ruggiero and Town Board requesting P.O. for Beam Clay from Partac Peat. This request will be presented at the March 26 Town Board meeting. Mr. Holt explained that the quality of the clay mix from Partac Peet is such that it lasts the whole season so that re-orders are not necessary as with other inferior clay mixes. 15. Letters from Recreation to M & 0 Sanitation, Superior Sanitation and Enviro-Clean, informing them that they were outbid for supplying Porta-Johns for the 2007 season. Calls were received from these companies asking who got the bid and at what prices. There is a problem at Airport Park. Businesses on Airport Dr. use our Porta Johns and fill them up even before the Soccer Club gets to use them. We will consider putting a cage around them and locking them up for the coming season. INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE 1. Letter from Westchester Dept. of Health inviting our representative to attend their meeting on April 18, 2007. Topics will include: Managing Food Allergies at Camp, Leadership Development, Aquatic Safety and Protecting Children from Abuse. Original to Skip Rottkamp. Mr. Rottkamp will consider the topics and decide if he will attend. 2. Letter from Parks & Trails NY inviting us to a "Healthy Trails" Seminar on Sept. 28 & 29, 2007. Copies to Skip Rottkamp and Joe Ennesser. 3. Schedule received from the Wappingers School District outlining their games for the 2007 season. Copy sent to Bill Farrell. 4. Letter from Coffee Systems informing us of the raise in coffee prices @ $2.00 a box. Copy to Nancy Cito 5. Letter to Nancy Cito from the Food Pantry thanking the center for the contribution of home- made hats and scarves. Mr. Holt commended the seniors for ajob well done. 6. Application from James Welsh seeking employment with Maintenance. 7. Ralph Holt and Joe Ennesser received letters from the Hudson River Trails Project inviting them to a meeting on March 27,2007 to discuss the Trail over the Hudson. The Wappingers Greenway Committee will be represented by Eileen Sassman. 8. Letter to Skip Rottkamp from Fun Central requesting our needs for season. 9. Summary and Resolutions from the Feb. 12,2007 Town Board meeting: a. Vacation for John Youngman - Adopted. b. Establishment of fees for Summer Day Camp Program - Adopted. $100 camp, $150 for extended day camp and $35 for Fishing, as well as extended hours for Spook Hill and Martz Field. - Adopted c. Establishment of Salaries for upcoming summer and Winter Programs. Adopted. d. Senior Citizen Race sponsored by the Knights of Columbus - Adopted. e. Fencing for Robinson Lane and Castle Point - Tabled 10. Summary and Resolutions from the Feb. 26,2007 Town Board Meeting: a. Fencing for Robinson Lane - Adopted b. Portable Restroom Rentals for 2007 season - Adopted. c. Fuel Tank replacement at Highway and Camwath. - Adopted. 11. Letter from DC Parks and Recreation with an invitation to attend the meeting being held on March 27 at the Beekman Rec. Center. Copy to Skip. Mr. Rottkamp will attend. At this 2 Recreation Commission Minutes March 14, 2007 meeting Recreation Directors from surrounding towns meet and discuss their respective programs. 12. Letter from the DC Dept. of Health granting us an Immunization Waiver for our summer programs. Copy to Skip Rottkamp. 13. Flyer from Dutchess Co. Soil and Water announcing their tree sale for 2007. This has been done in the past for Earth Day. Duplicate to Bob. Mr. Holt would like to see this done again in 2007. 14. Letter to Skip from Fishkill Golf Center requesting needs for season. 15. Request from the Knights of Columbus softball team for use of Castle Point. They wish to know if they can cook and serve their own food. Scheduling the use of the Castle Point fields has been assigned to Meera Dave and Joe Ennesser. The decision to allow the cooking was left until Mr. Ennesser checked the specifics in regards to the Bar-B-Que. 16. Pesticide Applicator Business Registration for the Town of Wappinger has been granted and received. Originals given to Joe Ennesser. 17. Invitation to Ralph Holt to attend a meeting to discuss the "Rail Trail" on March 20, 2007 at Van Wyck Junior High School. A representative of Greenway will attend. 18. Letter from Brian Fumis Sales indicating that he sells ADA compliant playground tiles and mulch. Copy supplied in each of your packets. 19. E-Mail from Audrey Molsky of Beacon Software informing us that our Recreation Guide is NOW ON OUR WEB SITE. This is particularly important because we only received 360 extra guides above what was mailed out. Mr. Holt stated the Recreation Office has received "rave reviews" on the guide and the fact that it was mailed out. It appears, however, that many people on the Registered Voters list have not received copies. A problem that we need to address next year. 20. A call was received from Bruce Pearson of Pantel Electric. He will be checking the lights at Robinson Lane per request of the Little League home office. 21. E-Mail from Ellen Korz questioning if the Town had ever considered a skate park. She'd like to see it on the Wappinger agenda in the future. Mr. Holt explained that a skate park has been considered in the past, but it is unlikely because of the liability involved in setting one up. East Fishkill, for one, has had a great many accidents at their skate park. 22. Letter to Supervisor Ruggiero, cc:Ralph Holt from Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Repke commending Nancy Cito on ajob well done. RECREATION DIRECTOR'S REPORT Mr. Rottkamp began by asking the commission to approve a refund to a participant in our Gymnastics program. The child attended only one class and sat out for part of it. The commission agreed to the refund. The parent must send in a letter of explanation at which time a voucher will be submitted for approval. Five-thousand two-hundred and eight Recreation Guides were mailed out to Town residents. The Supervisor and the Recreation Office have received nothing but positive comments on the Guide. The mailing list was based on the Voters Registration list, but it appears that many households with registered voters have not received the mailing. The plan for next year is to order a slightly larger surplus so that we may have more ofthe books on hand. Mrs. Dave suggested that because we may find ourselves running short of Guides this year (with a surplus of only 360) we should plan on looking into the possibility of printing our own on standard copy paper off the PDF file on our website. Also, residents will be encouraged to use the website and download any information they might need. 3 Recreation Commission Minutes March 14, 2007 Mr. Rottkamp was informed, just days before the Guide went to print, and that permission was needed to use the photos in the book. Town lawyers stated that in the future releases should be obtained from all parents allowing us to use theirs or their children's pictures. We were required, however, to get permission for the cover photo of Maya Martinez. That approval was obtained from her mother gladly. Letters were sent by Mr. Rottkamp to all the Directors and Counselors from 2006 requesting their return. Of the 50 employed with us last year, 37 have responded affirmatively. An additional 15 to 20 applications have been received from new applicants. As we continue with the second sessions of Volley ball and Aerobics, we have 30 registered for Volley ball and over twenty signed-up for Aerobics. The Spring sessions of Golf with Peter Shea has eight people registered so far. Sign-ups for our fIrst Town trip to Foxwoods is going well. We have about 25 people signed up so far with about 6 on our Out-of -Town Wait List. Anyone participating in a Wappinger Town Trip from another Town will pay $15.00 additional to cover their portion of the bus. We still need a chaperone for this trip. The band "Switch-In-Time" will not be a part of our Summer Concert Series this year. They are having some organizational problems. Instead, Bill Green of East Fishkill has highly recommended a group called "Bill's Toupee". They are available and have already sent a contract for their performance. Louise Rose will return again this summer as our Playground Craft Instructor. She is in the process of putting together her orders for crafts items needed. The Triumph Twirlers are going to compete again at the annual competition in Conn. on March 17th. They have brought home many trophies in the past and make us proud every year. Mr. Rottkamp went to Dick's Sporting Goods to price out the fIshing poles for our summer fIshing program for children as well as our new Family Fishing class. Because we would need 120 poles, Dick's is willing to give us 30% off the poles that we need. Poles for $19.99 will be $13.99. A voucher will be submitted to the Comptroller. Mr. Dennis Skora has agreed to supervise the Family Fishing nght at Red Wing Park in East Fishkill. The Summer Camp Bus Trips have been completely set up for all four camps. They will include Bowling, Fun Central, Movies, Roller Skating, Splashdown and the East Fishkill Golf Center. Mr. Rottkamp explained that he will also be setting up a Family Night at Splashdown allowing Town residents to use the facility for $11, instead of $20, for that one evening. BRUCE LUSTIG'S REPORT Mr. Lustig questioned the progress being made on the Soccer Fields at Airport Park. Mrs. Manning indicated that a discussion had taken place at one ofthe Town Board meetings and that she would forward the minutes of that meeting to him. MEERA DAVE'S REPORT Mrs. Dave had no report at this time, but questioned the tree sale that was mentioned earlier in the meeting. It was explained to her that the Town bought the trees and they were traditionally given out 4 Recreation Commission Minutes March 14, 2007 on Earth Day at Schlathaus Park. Mrs. Manning will forward the flyer to Mrs. Dave. MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR'S REPORT Mr. Sheridan began by informing the commission that Jeff DeChristopher returned to work for one week during his spring break and will return again this summer. Frank McKinney has also returned and is working on getting the mowers and other equipment ready for the summer. Maricelle Diaz would like to be considered for the job of opening, closing and cleaning Robinson Lane. Mr. Holt stated that Maricelle did a VERY good job when she was with us several years ago. Valerie Cote, who did this job last year, is no longer in the area. The boat ramp is being prepared to go in at Chelsea. The water is still too icy and the area must be cleaned first. In the past, it has been Highway's job to clear the road right down to the water. But in recent years this task has been done by my maintenance crew. Mr. Sheridan asks why?? He would like this situation rectified. The Robinson Lane fields are still too muddy for Little League try-outs. The dedication plaque for the lights has been put up on the concession stand. Fellinzer was out to the park and was assessing what it would take to test the lights for efficiency. On February 15th, after the big snow, Maintenance was called in to clear out around the Emergency Services Bldg. because the trucks and ambulances could not get out. This job was supposed to be done by the Highway Dept. Supervisor Ruggiero was made aware of this fact. Also as a result of this storm, a roof collapsed at the Montclair Apt. complex. Supervisor Ruggiero opened the Town Hall to residents of this building as a shelter until they found another place to stay. After the building was closed, a woman showed up, only to find the building locked. Fortunately, Mr. Sheridan asked Anthony to check the building and found the woman here. He waited with her in his car until her husband came to pick her up. Mr. Sheridan stated that when a building is designated as an emergency shelter it should remain open for at least 24 hours. On February 22nd a major clean-up took place at the Town Hall for a meeting with John Hall. That meeting was cancelled due to the threat of snow. This meeting was re-scheduled for Sat, March 17th when more snow is expected. On Feb. 28th a call was received that the Town Hall parking lot was icy. Mrs. Manning called Highway asking for the sander to come through. (Snow had melted the previous day and refroze at night). Mr. Foster indicated that maintenance blows the snow onto the parking lot. Mr. Sheridan said that we NEVER do that. By the time Highway arrived at the Town Hall in the afternoon the ice had melted again On March 7th the Town Hall water meter registered the us of 400 gallons of water. It was discovered that the bathroom in the Court was leaking and the flapper was replaced. At Carnwath the downstairs of the administration building is nearly complete. Reflective exit signs were put up. Five more leaks were repaired in the dormitory building and the boiler room and the maintenance room have been cleaned. All major equipment in the carriage house has been moved out with some smaller item still remaining because of the lack of room in the Barn. Contractors at Carnwath set fire to the materials in the dumpster in order to make room in it for other materials. The fire was extinguished without damaging any building or structure. In the mansion, all radiators but one on each floor have been removed, thereby making it impossible to heat the entire building efficiently without the boiler running 24/7. The radiators will be repaired and replaced at a later date. 5 . Recreation Commission Minutes March 14, 2007 The maintenance diesel vehicles can't be fueled at Highway because our cards are not programmed to work in their pumps. The barn diesel tank is used only for small equipment and is not large enough to supply the vehicles. Mr. Sheridan asks that Mr. Holt contact Graham Foster to rectify the situation. Mr. Sheridan stated that the Dodge truck broke down outside of Schlathaus Park. We brought it back to the barn on the trailer and were able to drop the fuel tank to change the fuel pump, which was causing the problem. We took the opportunity to do an oil change, lub and gave it a waxing. The alarm at Airport Park went off. The police responded and Mr. Sheridan sent Rodney Diaz to check the status of the problem. A member of the Soccer organization was trying to get into their building. The door was frozen and his pulling on it set off the alarm. Our new worker, Joe DeRosa went to Medicus with a pulled back muscle from shoveling snow. He missed 3 days of work and was able to return to work on March 5th. Mr. Sheridan asks that Mr. Holt address the completion of the apartment in the administration building at Carnwath so that Joe DeRosa can take up residence there and protect our investment. Mr. Holt explained the reason for the hold-up is the discrepancies in the bid prices for the work to be done. Mr. Ennesser reiterated that the price difference is directly related to Mr. O'Donnell's accessibility to local labor that he uses when building. JOE ENNESSER'S REPORT Since the Town Board has approved the wing fence for Robinson Lane, Mr. Ennesser will contact DiPiet Fence and meet with him to set up a schedule to get the job done. The outfield fence at Castle Point has been re-scheduled for the March 26th Town Board meeting. Our pesticide license and four truck stickers have been received from the DEC. We can now spray pesticides under Doug Haan's supervision. Supervisor Ruggiero would like to have several of the Maintenance men take the course so that we will not need Doug Haan's presence to spray. Mrs. Manning has a listing of future classes available. Pest Control bids have been received from Pestmaster, Bug Busters and Terminex. These bids will be presented to the Town Board in April. This contract will cover 10 (ten) locations including the Town Hall, Schlathaus Park, the maintenance bam, the admin building at Camwath, Spook Hill, Airport Park, Quiet Acres, Castle Point, Martz Field and Robinson Lane. Mr. Ennesser has heard from Joe Stankavich ofPaggi & Martin about the alarm system at Carnwath. ADT had given the Supervisor a price of$18,000 to set up the system, but, upon looking at the project again said it would cost over $20,000 to complete. Paggi & Martin will be putting the specs together and will go out to public bid to get the best price. On many occasions the main gate at Carnwath has been found unlocked or "dummy" locked. The workers are not locking the gate when they go to lunch and sometimes at night when Anthony goes by and checks the gate. Mr. Sheridan said that, today, he found the farmers gate "dummy" locked. Only Recreation has the key, so someone must have picked the lock to get into the property. Mr. Ennesser informed the commission that CTG (the Community Transition Group) that helped work on the trails at Reese Park is no longer active. The new group, BI, Inc. still needs to organize its staff but will be willing to work with us in the future. These are management groups that monitor those on probation. 6 . Recreation Commission Minutes March 14, 2007 SENIOR DIRECTOR'S REPORT Mrs. Cito began by informing the commission that the Valentine's Day luncheon and slide show had to be cancelled because of the storm. The slide show will be shown in conjunction with the St. Patrick's Day luncheon, catered by Mahoney's, scheduled for March 21st in the large meeting room at the Town Hall. All are welcome to attend. The "Fabulous 50's" party at the Villa Borghese was a huge success with over 75 seniors in attendance. Bob Martinson entertained and Bernie Roe was asked to be a dance escort for the party. The Recreation Guide has been mailed with a camp registration form enclosed. As we go forward, all of our registration forms will be on our website. The town lawyers have been asked to work up a waiver for parents to sign in regards to medical issues and releases for photos to be used in future publications. We are very glad that the Town is now subsidizing our bus trips, but the process was very difficult for Marge Short of Aristocrat Tours. Because we needed to have approvals on all of the bus prices, the process was delayed enough to make some of the buses for earlier scheduled trips unavailable and more expensive buses had to be used. A new procedure will be necessary for next year to make this process easier. Suggestions will be welcomed. On Tuesday, March 20th, we are planning a senior Ballroom Dancing class through Continuing Education headed up by Jeff Behnke. This is a multi-town function and the cost will be $3.00. Bingo-Bango will be held on March 26th at the Fishkill Senior Center. Mrs. Cito met with Cheryl Lazarus and Steve Lowrey of RCK to plan the 2007 Senior/Senior Prom. They have not as yet been able to find a restaurant to donate the food as Outback did last year. Mr. Rottkamp suggested Applebee's as an option. He said they did a wonderful job catering a senior prom at the McClelland Home for seniors. Mr. Ennesser suggested Bugaboo Creek. March birthdays were celebrated today at the center. Kay made her wonderful soup and birthday cake was served to 45 of our seniors Mr. Ennesser asked Mrs. Cito how he might go ahead and be able to update the website for Recreation and the Sports Museum. She explained that it is necessary to get a password and to use a computer in the Town Hall Network. She didn't think that it could be done from a home computer. She suggested seeing Gina to set this up. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Mr. Holt confirmed that we were ready for our Easter Egg Hunt. He asked Mr. Sheridan to get the straw for the pools that we hide the eggs in. He set aside March 19th to fill the plastic Easter eggs that we put in the pools and wrap the raffle prizes for the children. It was decided to purchase a little extra this year. Since the Recreation Guide went out, we have been getting many calls about the Egg Hunt. Kathi DeLisa will do face painting. We are still waiting to hear from A.C. Moore as to whether we will have a "Make on' Take" table. Curtis of the Southern Dutchess News will be doing an article to publicize the event. It will appear in the April 4th issue. We have over a dozen volunteers to oversee the event. We are still in the process of selecting a company to do the mechanical rides for Community Day in September. HV Shows, which we have had for the last few years, have not been up to our standards. Mr. Holt asked for a meeting to be set up with Rainbow Amusement, Shamrock Shows and 7 . Recreation Commission Minutes March 14, 2007 3-D Amusements. Mrs. Manning informed the commission that Rainbow Amusement is already booked for our September 9th date. Little League opening date is April 21, 2007. All members of the Recreation Commission have been invited. Mr. Holt has been asked to speak. Mr. Holt received a request from Bill Farrell of Little League stating that the lights on the fields at Robinson Lane need to be checked per the Home Office in Williamsport, PA. Fellinzer will work up a price based on the extent of the work that needs to be done. Mr. Holt estimates $700 to $800 per field. Mr. Sheridan reminded us that we still need to get an estimate from Chris-Bar Electric to replace two poles and lamp heads at Robinson Lane. Tom Franzese, seasonal maintenance personnel, will start in April to help fill the void left by J ohn Youngman's extended vacation. Also starting during the month of April will be those that open and close the gates and clean at Robinson Lane, Castle Point and Reese Park. Mr. Holt will meet with Joe Stankavich and Bob Sheridan at the Pye Lane Tennis Court to assess what needs to be done to put them back in good condition. It is estimated to be a $100,000 job. This money will come from the Parkland Fund. Supervisor Ruggiero showed Mr. Holt some slides of the work being done at Carnwath. The basement and sub-basement are completed. The first and second floors are almost complete and all should be completed by the end of April. The carriage house is about 50% done. The grounds will be open again so that the Summer Camps can be held there and the Supervisor hopes to have the 2007 Christmas celebration there. Mr. Holt asked Mr. Rottkamp to set up two meetings to plan for the Playground Registration and the NEW Extended Hours Program planned for this year. Mr. Rottkamp noted a chief complaint from our camp Directors last year was the problem of dog droppings. Signs are up What else can we do?? Mr. Ennesser wanted the commission to know that the trail from the Cappolino property has been approved. It connects to Town Hall, the Rymer property and Reese Park. Supervisor Ruggiero has asked Mr. Holt to look into the development of a field especially for the "Challenger Program. The suggestions included using one of the T-Ball fields, the Rymer property or the section north of the Robinson Lane facility that has not yet been given to the Town. A decision is yet to be made. Eileen Manning Recreation Secretary 8