Minutes:
Attendance: Mario Fiorentini, Edith Dlugokencki, Bob
O’Meara, Beth Veghte, Art Wasson, Ken Jacobs, Kerry A. Philip.
The meeting was called
to order at
Review Minutes:
Old Business:
1.
Needs
Assessment – Community Wide:
Beth stated that the following categories will be
included on the needs assessment: dog
parks and a community garden. Beth also
stated that she has contacted different groups about fund raising approaches
for the Movies in the Park and snacks.
2.
Senior
Assessment:
Beth stated that the senior assessment form was placed on
the opposite side of the census page and there are some other minor problems
with the document. It would have been
preferred if all questions were on one page.
Beth formally thanked Rose for her assistance is preparing the
assessment.
3.
Health Ordinance:
Beth stated that Cathy Wasson was going to prepare a
legal summary, but it has been determined that the Township attorney will be
preparing a new ordinance and it will include all park rules. The permit is also to be revised.
4.
5.
Bike Path: Beth advised that the
Parks Commission approved the proposed bike path, she stated that she asked
Keith to make sure a chipper is used for the debris, to keep the area be kept as
natural as possible and just to do the phase I improvements. Ken stated that Phase II is close to the lake
and the Township must make sure that the bike path does not intrude into the
wetlands. Beth stated that the Township
will go to the NJDEP for verification of the wetlands. Ken also advised that the Township must
review the final proposal to ensure that the improvements are not within the
right-of-way (ROW).
6.
Millstone Field:
Bob stated that there is a
problem with use of the playing fields at Millstone Park, scheduling of the
field should be in priority order (i.e. township life skills residents and
township youth groups). Bob stated that
the life skills group attempted to use the field but three teams from East Windsor
PAL were using the field for practice.
Ken stated that enforcement is the only way to take care of this, the
police should receive a copy of all the permits issued for park usage and he
will ask Karen Johnson (Rec. Secretary) to make sure copies are provided to the
police and public works department. Ken
was asked to prepare a list of contact persons for all permits issued for
Millstone Field and the West property. Mario recommended calling the police when
there is an infraction of field usage.
Beth stated that she will call Vinnie about field usage for practice and
Ken was instructed to send a letter to EW Pal to advise that game fields are
not to be used for practice at any time.
Bob also advised that there are bare spots in Millstone and asked when
the fields would be seeded and Beth stated that the fields should have been
seeded and she will check into this.
7.
Camp: Beth stated that the
School Board has advised that we should not route the forms to the schools
because it is not an appropriate use of staff time. Ken stated that flyers are provided to each
school just so they are available to students who are interested in
participating. Beth advised that the
cost to hold camp at the School will be $75/day totaling $2600 and the Township
did not budget for this. Ken stated that
it is unheard of to charge a municipality to use the school during the
summer. Ken also advised that he
received a quote to reserve space and use the
8.
Cranbury Hoops:
Beth stated that two more
sessions are scheduled for the high school program, on June 3rd the
summer Cranbury Hoops program will begin.
The Men’s team meets Tuesday nights and the Travel team meets on
Wednesdays and Fridays.
9.
Concert/Movie Series:
Ken was asked to finalize the
concert schedule and then provided a list of movies available to show in the
Park. After reading the list it was
determined that the following movies should be presented:
Bride of
Frankenstein
Best in
Show
Galaxy
Quest
10.
T-Ball:
Beth stated that 40 children are
registered for the program which began last evening. T-shirts will be provided to the participants
and Ken stated that he will provide Beth with the name of the T-shirt supplier
that
11.
Golf: No discussion took place.
12.
NEW BUSINESS
1.
Golden Agers: Edith stated that
a trip to Hunterdon Hills is scheduled for next Tuesday. They have been having problems getting 40
people to sign up and are considering an elimination of these trips. Rose stated that she has reached out to many
adjacent municipalities but they can’t get the needed numbers. Edith stated that the group is very small,
$12.50 will be charged for each empty seat at the theater. Beth advised that they should put a hold on
future trips until the new adult community (Four Seasons) is constructed. Rose then provided information about the
senior club programs and fees offered in surrounding municipalities. Rose
also advised that she contacted the Cranbury Press about a write up to get more
members.
2.
Senior Fellowship: Rose stated
that the Seniors have expressed interest in having a second exercise class (one
is scheduled on Thursdays) but when they approached the municipality for a
room, the staff responded that the seniors don’t really want to participate in
a class like that. Rose stated that
there are 30 participants in the exercise class scheduled on Thursdays. Beth stated that if a second class is
envisioned, there may be a slight fee since the Township pays for the first
class and she asked Rose to approach the seniors to find out if they have any
opposition to paying a fee.
3.
Park Update: Beth advised that
she met with Lisa McPherson about park rules and making the Parks an actual
Committee.
4.
Other Business:
Park signage: Beth stated with she spoke with the Parks
Commission about recommended approaches when games are called due to inclement
weather. She received approval to
posting signs advising when games are cancelled and advised that she will be contacting
Tom Witt about ordering the signs.
Next Meeting:
Since there was no further business, the meeting was
adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Kerry A. Philip
Recording Secretary