Minutes:
Attendance: Gene Buckley, Edith Dlugokencki, Rich Grubb;
Bob O’Meara; Rose Siconolfi; Beth Veghte, Ken Jacobs, Kerry A. Philip.
The meeting was called to order at
Old
Business
1.
Summer
Camp 2004: Beth asked Ken to include the
summer camp information in the computer database. Ken stated that he spoke with Tim Brennan and
Tim will be preparing a plan of the summer camp trips.
2.
3.
Needs
Assessment: Beth stated that the skate
park does not appear to be a hot item according to the responses received. Gene stated that he will work on a
spreadsheet of the responses received. Beth advised that there was not a lot of
support for fields but then those who want fields really stressed their
importance. There was no support for
softball. One group expressed the need
for soccer but a lot of people did not care.
Beth stated that she received approximately 57 responses and there were
a lot of inconsistencies. Some people
expressed that they had to wait for tennis court time although they were not
regular users of the courts. Most people
wished for a bikepath system connecting all the neighborhoods, some people
wanted the skate park and others requested a freezing mechanism for the skate
rink. Tai Chi and Yoga classes were also
requested. The ages of the respondents
varied. Gene stated that a
representative from a cell phone company had approached someone from the
Cranbury Soccer Club about a proposal to install lighting free of charge with
the intent to install whip antennas on top of the lights. Rich stated that he will follow up on
this. Beth recommended that Vinny Kotowski
or Ed Sekelsky be contacted. Beth stated
that several residents expressed the need for a lighted field. Bob stated that since the fields would needed
to be rested, the lighted field should be made of an artificial surface so resting
of the field is not required.
4.
Bike
Path: Beth stated that Keith Vincelette
made the bike path proposal before Council, Council approved the construction
of the path but there are a few details which must be worked out. Keith will be asking for some help from Roy
Reinhardt and once a volunteer contract is signed he has one year to complete
the project.
5.
Babe
Ruth Field: Beth advised that Council
also approved Phase I – the park will have an outfield fence with a warning
track. The grading of the land will
begin after the ground has been renovated and the field should be completed by
Fall 2004. The field should be available
for use by Fall 2006. Beth stated that
each phase of Village Green must be voted upon by Council.
6.
New
Park Ordinances: Beth stated that an
ordinance was passed making the Parks Board a Parks Commission. Park rules were also passed by Council and a
copy was handed out to the Board. Beth
stated that the rules will be posted on signs.
Beth also stated that signage is also needed to indicate the soccer and
lacrosse fields but she was advised that this was not permitted so a sign for
the Cranbury Brook Preserve will be prepared and on the sign it will state
“playing fields”, this sign could be used as a landmark for visiting
teams. Beth stated that the sign for the
Millstone Field must be moved to a more centralized location. One final sign is needed at the corner of the
7.
Baseball
questions for newsletter: No report was
provided.
8.
Cranbury
Hoops: High School and Youth
Youth – Beth stated that not as many 5th and 6th
graders signed up this year. T-shirts
will be ordered tomorrow. The program
has been going well.
High School – Beth stated that this program is also going well. Beth stated that perhaps J. Lawrence could
help Beth by overseeing the program. Ken
was asked to determine how much we should pay for his help, Ken recommended a
salary between $10-$15 per hour. Beth
stated that there are quite a few kids who show up regularly for basketball,
they seem to be having fun.
9.
Part-Time
Recreation Program Coordinator: Beth
asked Ken if he worked on the job description, Ken advised that the information
will be sent to Beth via e-mail.
10.
Senior
Fellowship Exercise Class: Rose stated
that the exercise class started and is doing well. Ken stated that he had been asked if the cost
for this additional class has been paid for, he has not seen this as a line
item so perhaps this may be charged to a separate account. Ken advised that the aerobics class
participants and also the basketball players must all sign a liability
waiver.
11.
2005
General Budget and Capital Budget: Beth
asked Ken if the budget was completed.
Ken stated that he has not had a chance to work on the capital budget
but the regular budget has been submitted to Finance.
New Business
1.
Soccer
– Enlarging the Field: Beth stated that
Tom Witt approached her about Rich Grubb’s proposal to enlarge the soccer
fields. Rich stated that some people on
his team expressed the desire to increase the field 10 feet on each side. Beth stated that this can be done without
affecting the grading, she advised that this would be fine and Rich stated that
he will discuss this with Tom Witt. Beth
then recommended that one field provide movable goals so the field could be a
regulation sized lacrosse field. Ken
stated that portable goals are more of a liability and the goals in place are
permanent.
2.
Golden
Agers: Edith stated that they had their
Christmas party at Giovi’s. They also
held a theater party at the Wayne Manor in
3.
Senior
Fellowship: Rose stated that their
Christmas party was held on December 14th.
4.
Park
Update: Beth stated that they toured all
the parks and there are numerous maintenance issues. This information was passed on to Tom
Witt. Beth stated that hopefully public works can
hire an extra person to assist or perhaps the town could hire teenage interns
to work on some of the smaller tasks.
5.
2005
Recreation Board Schedule: Beth handed
out copies of the 2005 meeting schedule to board members.
6.
Public
Works Thank You Lunches: Beth asked Ken
if there was enough money in the budget to provide lunch for the public works
staff. Ken advised that there was enough
money and this could be done. The Board
voted unanimously to provide lunch for the Public Works employees.
7.
Recreation
Commission Members: Beth stated that Keith
is being moved from a regular member to an alternate and Bob is being made a
regular member since Keith has difficulty attending our meetings.
The next
meeting is scheduled for
Motion
was made by Edith and Rose seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting at
Respectfully
submitted,
Kerry A.
Philip
Recording
Secretary