Parks Commission, June 4, 2020

The town published an agenda for this meeting. No minutes have been published; the recording is the only record, and what follows is a guide to it.

budgetelectionsfacilitiespublic commentpublic safetyrecreationtown departments

Present: John Colombo (member); Kayla (recreation director); Jack Roddick (DPW director); Susannah (member); Heather (town manager); Mr. Paseos (Board of Health member / sole candidate for Parks Commission seat). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.

Votes

No substantive votes heard. 2 procedural.

The money

1. ▶ 10:24Wallace Park basketball court resurfacing

   Procurement is under the threshold and the funds can be encumbered in June if a contract is signed.

   as heard:$25,000

2. ▶ 40:50Swim lesson program funding

   Past rate increases made beach programs cover their costs, so a lessons-only program could be self-funded.

3. ▶ 24:10Beach restroom cleaning and supplies

   Professional disinfecting and supplies would carry cost and timing questions, and supplies would not arrive until end of June.

4. ▶ 9:20Marshall Park old bathroom demolition

   Procurement, demo permit and hazardous materials survey are in late stages.

Settled without a vote

• ▶ 45:26No decision to open the beach; commissioners not comfortable opening now.
• ▶ 47:33Agreed to reconsider the beach and possible swim lessons in July, with a mid-July decision point.
• ▶ 1:04:40Fields remain open; the recreation director may start organized activity once state requirements are met, without further commission approval.
• ▶ 1:10:36Next meeting set for Monday the 13th at 6:00 p.m., with the beach on the agenda.

Documents and exhibits

State law asks minutes to list the documents and exhibits used at a meeting (M.G.L. c.30A §22(a)). Names from the recording are the caption model’s hearing; the two sides are matched by name, by script, so a document named two different ways can be missed. A place to look, not a finding.

Public comment

1. ▶ 48:15Supports setting a mid-July line in the sand for the beach decision; notes hand sanitizer is becoming more available at higher prices. — Mr. Paseos, as heard
2. ▶ 1:06:05Offered Board of Health help expediting answers; next Board of Health meeting June 15; will be on the board until June 22. — Paseos, 56 waiting street Luneberg, as heard, Board of Health member

Where the time went

Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.

• recreation64 min · 86%
• public safety35 min · 48%
• facilities22 min · 30%
• roads and dpw7 min · 10%
• elections6 min · 8%
• public comment2 min · 3%

The whole meeting, in order

1. ▶ 0:00Call to order and remote meeting noticesinformational · 2:08 long
2. ▶ 2:08Minutes approval and recreation director update (virtual programs, registration)minutes moved; roll call · 6:42 long · recreation
3. ▶ 8:50DPW update: fields, Marshall bathrooms demo, Wallace court, merry-go-round, beach access gateinformational · 7:19 long · roads and dpw, facilities, recreation
4. ▶ 16:09Beach reopening discussion and control planno decision to open; revisit in July · 35:21 long · recreation, public safety
5. ▶ 48:15Public commentinformational · 2:15 long · public comment
6. ▶ 51:30General field discussion, Marshall Park property care, Fitzgerald fieldinformational · 14:30 long · recreation, facilities
7. ▶ 1:06:00Board comment, election, next meeting date, adjournmentnext meeting set; adjourned · 5:40 long · elections

What the captions could not carry

• Roll call vote counts on minutes and adjournment
• Captions garble the next meeting date as '13 6:00 p.m.' and month
• Some speaker identities unclear

Reports this meeting suggests

Our reading of the discussion: questions where numbers were in play and a page laying them out would have helped. Every meeting’s suggestions are merged into one register.

• ▶ 40:50Beach fees and payrollWhat does the beach program cost and does it cover itself through fees if it opens or only runs lessons?

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