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1987-05-14 AGENDA RECREATION MEETING MAY 14, 1987 CALL MEETING TO ORDER PRESENT: DENNIS LASOWSKI - Comptroller APPROVE MINUTES: April 9, 1987 Meeting Approved: Seconded Corrections: CORRESPONDANCE: 1. Letter from Hughsonville Fire Dist.- Approval for Facility Use 2. Letter from New Hackensack - Request to use Schlathaus Park for Beer Fest June 12, 13, 14 3. Letter from Paggi & Martin - Re: Spook Hill Addition 4. Copy of Letter to Peter Sanfilippo - Re use of Robinson Lane 5. Copy of Letter fromuU. S. Dept. of Interior - Re: Castle Point 6. Copy of Letter from Mrs. Oracz - Re: Roller Skates OLD BUSINESS: 1. Pat Tetrault - Dog Show 2 . PASNEY FUNDS 3. "Stoneridge Subdivision - Revised Map NEW BUSINESS: REPORTS: B. R. N.D. E. K. HJM. J.M. H. S. B.W. R.H. MEETING ADJOURNED NEXT MEETING ,. MINUTES MAY 14, 1987 N~XI ~gg1l~Q JY~~ !!L !2~Z a1 Z~~Q e~~~ The regular meeting of the Town of Wappinger Recreation Commission was held May 14, 1987 at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York. Mr. Holt opened the meeting at 7:35 p.m. with the following persons present: Ralph J. Holt, Chairman, Bernie Reimer, Director, and Commission Members Nancy Drennan, Ellen Korz, Joseph Mastroianni, Hugh J. Maurer, and Bill Wood. John Vorndran, Maintenance Supervisor was also present. The minutes of the April 9, 1987 meeting were approved on a motion by Mr. Maurer seconded by Mrs. Korz with all in favor. ~QBBgf2eQt~Q~t~~S; A letter was received from Hughsonville Fire District granting approval for the use of the Firehouse grounds for the 1987 Summer Program which runs from June 22, 1987 to August 14, 1987. A letter was received from the New Hackensack Fire Company requesting the use of the Town property on All Angels Hill and Myers Corners Road for parking far their Bavarian Festival June 12, 13, and 14. The Commission voted to grant the use of the Schlathaus Property to the Fire Company. We will note in our letter that we will be raping o'ff certain areas which are not to be used and that if the weather is bad that they use their discretion in using this area. A letter was received from Mark A. Day for Paggi & Martin, Engineers for the Town, regarding an engineering estimate on the proposed handicapped rest rooms at Spook Hill. In his letter he stated that the estimated cast should be between 522,000. and $25,000. The bLlilding will be going to bid soan with bid opening scheduled far May 29th and with a deadline for completion to be June 19th. Mr. Maurer f"plt that ~'Jith a deadlb'",e t"o'! the cc,mpletion of' the P,'.ciject bei'ng June 19th that we wouldn"t receive many bids. A discussion was held regarding this deadline. It was suggested that if we don"t get any bids that we go right back out to bid and have the work done as soan as possible. If that is the case we would bring in a truck body and porta john and hold the playgroung at the further end of the field. We want the job done as soan as possible to make sure that we don"t lose the f'unding rnonies. We received from the Town Clerk"s Office a copy of a letter addressed to Pete Sanfilippo of the Mid Hudson Road Runners Club granting approval for them to utilize the Recreation Facility at Robinson Lane during their marathon event on September 13, 1987. Mrs. Paino forwarded to us a copy of a letter dated April 6, 1987 from the Department of the Interior regarding Castle Point. It was MINUTES PAGE 2 requested that a letter be directed to Councilman Reis asking about the plans to remove the discarded tires and metalic materials from the landfill site so that grading can get started. We received a copy of a letter addressed to Sports 9 from a Joann Oracz. In her letter she requested them to consider donating some of their rental skates to a local park. The Commission didn"t feel that we had a place in the Town where they could be used. ThE~ secretary t'las !:',pe,ken wi th Pat Tetraul t n2gard i nq hf:~j- "Dog Shf.:<lo'J" and ~\las told that they have decided tel hold it latE!'i- in the yc';:n.. Mrs.. Tetrault felt that Martz Field wf.:<uld be a better place tf.:< hf.:<ld it bee ,,:HISR ot- the f(-:?nced in area. She wi 11 qet back \<\li th us ~\li th a 'nE~~'J date.. B.E~lQ8 ~lII~~~ BQQ~ Mr. Mastroianni mentioned that he had given Mr. Holt some thf.:<ughts he had for the use of the above room. A letter has been forwarded to Cc.uncilman REd.s cover-ing these thoughts. At the T()wn Bc.ard Meeti'i-lg on May 4th the Supervisor requested that $20,000. of the Community Development Funds be used for the purpose of outfitting the room and starting programs. Mr. Mastroianni will work on this regarding f.:;ug!.Jest ie.ns fO'I- ft.n-ni ture needed and pr"c.grams that the Se'ni ors \<\IOU 1 d tH" int(':'~rested in. f'.A~:?r~!El: EUt~nt1 Mr. Holt mentioned that suggestions for the use of these funds must be worked up and sent in soon. He suggested 3 items which we sholJld work on which would be something not normally in our budget. 1. Acquire Land. - Land is needed for swimming and soccer and j~ presently very scarce in the Town. It was suggested that Mrs. Drennan meet with the Assessor's Office and see if any information could be c,btii:line!j 'i-egaj-ding unused land that we cCluld see if \o'H? cCcl,.\ld buy. 2u Bllilding at Quiet Acres. - For the playground to continlJe p'ff'ectively at Quiet Acres, a building is needed fOj" storage t:\'i",d j"'f:Jst room facilities. It was requested that Mr. Maurer see if he could come up with a design for a building to be placed at the top of the hill. 3. Robinson Lane. - Several years ago a design was presented to the Commission for expansion of the store, a shelter, and handicapped rest rooms. The handicapped rest rooms were completed and it was thought that we mi!]ht cc.ntinue with the rest of these plan!:',. t1r. Holt and Mr. Wood will see if they can write up a presentation for the expansion of the store and shelter. ~v~nel: ~QB~!~~ ~QEI~ebb b~BQyg Mr. Reimer. mentioned that Mr. Oore from the above league has bepn MINUTES PAGE 3 requesting the use of Rockingham Fields on Sunday Mornings. He has been putting him off because of the problems that we have had with that league at Robinson Lane. Mr. Holt mentioned that we were not happy with their conduct at the fields and with the Little League Officials. It was decided that we will suspend their request until we have proof that the teams can conduct themselves properly at Robinson Lane. QIR~~IQ8~~ BfEQ81 Mr. Reimer mentioned that he has met with Amy Slacin, Summer Director and that they have the staff and salaries set for the summer program. Increases have been given to directors and aides who have been with us for several years. A complete list of employees will be ha"(H::It::!d tel all members at c.u"(- June Meeti ng. He has a"(Ta'nged for transportation to Splashdown on Tuesdays, for the swim instruction at Deer Hill, and for the 2 plays by CERT scheduled at Schlathaus Pa"(k. So far 5 concerts are scheduled for Schlathaus Park.He also has Steve Johnson corning back this year with his magic show. For tennis director he has obtained Jennifer Jacobs, a physical erh.lcati(::cn teachel'- at the Junie.r High Sche.e.}. The Ci ty c....f Poughkeepsie Tenni s Club has l-equested the USE'! of CH.lr' rOlr....ts CHI ,Jurie 5, 6, and 7th fOl- a tou'(-nament that they are hold:i.nl]. It \o'~a!:::. suggf?sted that they have permission tel use thf.:~ courts but to save 2 CD\.]rts for Ollr use on those datesu ~~sb~sB ~QBI 8B~E Councilman RF.!is ~\las in a'lId mentie.ned that there "H-e still pa"('k:lng pl'oblems at the ramp. He also mentioned that he felt that the ramp poses a hazardous situation and that we must implement something very strict n?gar'ding its USf.:~. The quartel-s are so tight around the rl;Hllp that there is no place for anyone to back up, or turn around and it is hard for emergency vehicles to get into that area. It was mentioned that Memorial Day Weekend. Mr. Poughkpppsie Tl'-icentennial many people will be trying to go to the festivities. obtained for those dates. we have obtained a Sheriff's Patrol for the Wood mentioned that on June 6th and 7th the will be having its festivities and he felt to put their boats in the water at Chelsea It was therefore suggested that a Patrol be BQEI~BLh I;;e~~ Mrs. Drennan mentioned that the softball teams would be willing to do work at the Rockingham Fields if we could supply the clay and the York Rake. Mr. Holt will call B. & D. to see if they would deliver thp "encLllnbered clay" part te. Rc.ckingham, Quiet t4Cres and the rest to F~ob i nson L.ane. MINUTES PAGE 4 She asked about the possibility of getting bleachers put at Rockingham and was informed that every time we place them there they end up in the water or get destroyed. Mr. Holt said we might have Mr. Vorndran take up an old set and see what happens. QUIsI e!;8~~ Mrs. Korz mentioned that we still haven't blacktopped by the basketball hoop and that the backstop has not been fixed. Mr. Vorndran will call A-I Fence to get an estimate on the cost to repair the backstop. We will also get an estimate on the blacktop for the basketball court. E:JLt~I~ IB!;!b;;2 Mr. Holt and Mr. Reimer will contact Mr.Labieniec from Miracle Recreation to see about purchasing some tables. We had already been oi,ven a P""'" iCE' of $300. per but we will discLlss it "fUI".thEH"". t/lr. t/li::lll"i"t;:"( felt that $300. was a good price and that Miracle has given us good service in the past. 18!.J~t !;!QQi.: We still need to order truck bodies for Quiet Acres, Hughsonvillr and now Spook Hill. It was suggested that maybe we call trucking cnmpaniE's s:,uch cIS Dean elr Kennedy OY' possibly moving cDmpani{~s such as ?~rnc.,"f"f ptc. EUB~~6~~ QE b6~Q 61 BQ~I~2Q~ b6~~ Mr. Maurer mentiDned that the Town has told Mr. Ed Shelley that they are not interested in the lake even though he has gotten D.E.C. permision. The Supervisor was afraid that it might effect the aquifer Mr.Maurer thought that Mr. Shelley might be interested in selling some Land elY' if the TO~\ln gives him a permit fC'j- multiple hc,using ~,le miqht work a deal with him. The land might be useable for soccer fields. t}~NIQ8 ~~n::I~~~2 Mr.Mastroainni mentioned that the trip scheduled for Albany is almost all filled up. He also mentioned that the exercise program held at the K of C has had an enthusiastic response and is gDing well. fJ~tH_7.6It:!6!.JB EBRt Mr. Holt mentined that he met with Mr. Maurer, Mr. Vorndran and Mr. Croshier and they had made up a list Df improvements for the Park. M INUrES PAGE 5 He has sent a letter to the Town Board regarding these improvements. They are as follows: 1. Correct the drainage problems from All Angels back to the !::;,tOr-/li se\<\ier's. 2. Upgr':'1de the well and sept ic system not c.nl y tc. ac:cc'lTlodatE'! thE~ new building but also for the present house. 3. New pole building that we want built on the property. 4. Enhancement to the stage. 5. Increase electrical power to the stage and to the house. At the Town Board Meeting this letter was referred to Jay Paggi, Town Engineer for his review and comments. Mr. Wood asked what the status is on the light on the flagpole at Schlathaus. The sec:r'etar"y will call Silvest'ri and find c.ut and m.?rd::i.o'l'l that we hope to have it on by Memorial Day. G.~BIB~B~:2 BgEQBI Mr. Holt thanked everyone for their participation in the dedication of the Brian Holt Memorial Field on Opening Day of Little L.f.:~ague . He mentioned that he has spoken to Peggy O.Leary regarding grant monies and hopes to have her attend one of our meetings to discuss this an~"r.~ ~\lith us. Letters will be sent out shortly regarding the ordering of Christmas gifts for the children. We will write to several ornament companies to get prices. A letter will be written to Herman.s, Adams, D"Agostinos, Lewis, and Lawrence Farms requesting information on obtaining a 20" tree to be planted r.~t Schlath.::~us Pa'd::. Mr. Holt also reminded us about information for the 5 year plan. ~IQ~EBIQQg ~Y~QI~!~IQ~ t'lr. He< 1 t and Mr. Mal..n-er met wi th Jc.hn Hartnett. of Ba'(-gt::.r" s Dft-j CE' on March l~h for a field trip to the above subdivision. They asked him It there was any possibility of having adjacent land from the total 100 acres which would be suitable for soccer or other sporting activities. We were under the impression that he would get back with us regardjng this but to date we have not received any correspondanc:e from him. Mr.Wood suggested that Mr. Vorndran contact a Mr. Jeff Clausen, . , . MINUTES PAGE 6 General Plumber for any future plumbing needs. The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m. on a motion by Mr. Wood seconded by Mr. Maurer. ~~ Secretary ( . . . ",..,' - BILLS PAID DURING MAY 00-06-7110.1 Scott Birritte11a Tim Fisher 140.40 154.80 00-06-7110.40 Milton Alley R.G.H. Construction N. & S. Supply Herb Muller, Jr. Pine Plains Ford Tractor Active Tire Service Active Tire Service A-1 Portable Toilets Urey Hardware Bottini Fuel Bottini Fuel H. G. Page & Son Lloyd Lumber 53.45 480.00 893.92 60.00 159.24 33.50 176.00 95.00 76.15 35.51 91.56 207.00 19.63 00-06-7140.1 Cathy Yacove11i Dutchess Co. Y.M.C.A. Giannina Pou1ios 140.00 108.00 175.00 00-06-7140.4 Tim Fisher 15.96 01-06-7310.4 CERT James Osborne 50.00 50.00 ENCUMBERED - B. & D. Excavating 1,100.00