2001-01-04 City of Beverly Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Parks and Recreation Commission
Subcommittee:
Date: January 4, 2001.
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Elizabeth Caputo, Mark Casey, David Gardner, Patti Adams, Ivy Mahan and Lauren
Young
Board members absent: Bruce Doig, Kevin Hobin, Arthur Powell
Othem present: Joan Fairbonk, Recreation Director, Tom Scully
Lauren Young chaired the meeting in the absence of the chairman.
Minutes of previous meeting were accepted as written.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
· Discussed some changes to the next flyer. Moving to a larger format,
· Discussed rates for summer programs. Camp prices would not increase. Recommending a rate increase in tennis,
swim and golf lessons. No change to parking fees were recommended. It was recommended that the non
resident fee for use of the garden be increased to $200. Motion was made and seconded to accept the new
rates as recommended by Joan with the golf tourney rate to be set by loan at a later date. Motion carried with
all in favor.
Commission met with Brian McCarthy and Tim Birner from Longfellow. They are proposing blocking off the basketball
court and flooding the area for skating. Parents in the neighborhood have agreed to cover the costs. Mr. McCarthy
has researched the process and visited the site with Mike Collins. He explained the construction process. Mr. Scully
advised them of certain conditions the City of Beverly has in place for proposals of this type:
1) group needs to provide a million dollar general liability policy with the City named as also insured
2) vote from the Parks and Recreation Commission
3) vote from the City Council
Laurefl asked what the impact would be to the basketball court. In a discussion with Mr. Scully, Mr. Collins expressed
some concerns about the sealcoating.
This was discussed, as well as, sites in other towns that have used this process. Commission felt more information
was needed and Mr. Collins needed to be consulted before a decision could be made.
Motion was made that the Commission approves the installation of the temporary rink at the Longfellow basketball
court subject to the following:
· a written report from Mike Collins providing the current condition of the court and the potential pitfalls
· a discussion between Mr. Collins and the Director regarding safety issues and how they will be posted
· the group providing the Director with a certificate of insurance
Motion was seconded and carried with all in favor.
OLD BUSINESS
· Innocenti Park: A motion was made that a letter be written to the Mayor asking for an update on plans for
Innocenti Park and stating the Commission's concerns. Motion was seconded and carried with all in favor.
· Master Plan: reviewed material that were sent out. Discussed: acquire open space, address PR problem,
expand facilities, add trees. Mr. Scully recommended setting up meetings with some key people and groups,
such as, Phil, the School Dept., etc. focusing each meeting on only one group at a time. It was suggested that
the group start by meeting with Phil Klimowicz at the February meeting to discuss trees.
Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Gall J. Carmody
Recreation Department