What was said
Parks Commission, November 9, 2020
the recording · 2:21 long, about 18,983 words spoken · captions carried this meeting moderately welllunenburgbudgetproject.org — written by the Lunenburg Budget Project, an independent tool for residents. Not affiliated with the Town of Lunenburg, the School Committee or the school district. The data this page is computed from: /data/recording-minutes/parks-commission/2020.json
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.
The short version
- ▶ 31:47The Parks Commission voted 4-0 by roll call to approve 2021 user fees for youth organizations, special events, jamboree and tournaments, grass field rental and basketball courts.
- ▶ 28:41Adult organization fees were held for a later meeting while the recreation director compares rosters and hours.
- ▶ 59:26The draft field and facility use policy was not approved; the director is to change the wording for approval at the next meeting.
- ▶ 1:06:27A talent bank applicant is to be voted on at the December 1 joint meeting with the select board.
- ▶ 2:06:17The chair is to seek the 1984 town meeting article wording, and the recreation director is to present on revolving account types in January.
Why it matters — our reading
- The approved fees set what youth leagues, event organizers and renters pay to use town fields and courts in 2021, while adult rates remain undecided.
- Whether park user fees go to the general fund or stay with parks is unresolved, and that affects how much fee money is available for park upkeep.
Watch next
- December 1 joint meeting with the select board: vote on the talent bank applicant.
- December 14 Zoom meeting: revised field and facility use policy and the held adult fees.
budgetcapitalfeesgrantslegalpolicyrecreationtown departments
Present: Karen (chair); Dave (member); Susannah (member); Chris (member); Kayla (recreation director); Anna (talent bank applicant). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
- ▶ 31:47Approve the user fees as established for youth organizations, special events, jamboree and tournaments, grass field rental and basketball courts (adult rates held back).passed 4-0 by roll call
And 1 procedural: adjourn the meeting. (▶ 2:20:44).
The money
- ▶ 20:182021 user fees as recommended
The recreation director's recommended seasonal, camp, jamboree, one-time grass and court rates were read out for the record.
as heard:twenty dollars per child per seasonthirty dollars per child per seasontwenty five dollarsthirty five dollarsfifteen dollars per child per campten dollars per child per tournamentfifty dollars per hourseventy dollars per field per hour15 dollars per quart per hour20 dollars per quart per hour
- ▶ 26:34Adult team field fee
The adult team's past fee was discussed against its roster; an hours-based add-on was floated.
as heard:1400 1500seven hundred dollars300 400
- ▶ 11:29Parks user fee account
A member said user fees appear to flow into the general fund rather than being used for parks; later discussion was that the account needs research.
- ▶ 1:44:40Marshall Park master plan consultant
Consultants gave rough planning cost ranges; grants set the timeline.
as heard:50 000 and 100 000
- ▶ 2:12:48Parks budget and revolving account
Members estimated the parks line and the revolving account balance.
as heard:twenty thousand dollarsforty thousand80 or 90 000
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 28:41Adult organization fees held for a later meeting while the recreation director compares rosters and hours.
- ▶ 59:26Field and facility use policy not approved; director to make wording changes for approval at next meeting.
- ▶ 1:06:27Talent bank applicant to be voted on at the December 1 joint meeting with the select board.
- ▶ 2:19:43Next meeting set for December 14 on Zoom, after the December 1 joint meeting.
- ▶ 2:06:17Chair to seek the 1984 town meeting article wording; recreation director asked to present on revolving account types in January.
Documents and exhibits
The town’s minutes
The town has not published minutes for this meeting.
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.
Where the time went
Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.
- recreation103 min · 73%
- fees46 min · 33%
- capital39 min · 28%
- policy28 min · 20%
- grants25 min · 18%
- town departments25 min · 17%
- town meeting13 min · 10%
- planning and zoning11 min · 8%
- personnel7 min · 5%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:062021 user fees discussion and volunteer work in lieuinformational · 19:51 long · fees, recreation
- ▶ 19:58Fee schedule, adult rates and vote on youth/rental feesvoted · 12:29 long · fees, recreation
- ▶ 32:28Draft field and facility use policy first readreferred for changes · 27:37 long · policy, recreation
- ▶ 1:00:06Talent bank applicantvote Dec 1 · 7:21 long · personnel
- ▶ 1:07:28Skatepark and joint meeting prepno resolution · 13:52 long · recreation, capital
- ▶ 1:21:21Winter parks programminginformational · 3:49 long · recreation
- ▶ 1:25:11Municipal property list and community gardeninformational · 11:06 long · town departments, planning and zoning
- ▶ 1:36:18Marshall Park short-term fixes and master planinformational · 25:08 long · capital, grants, recreation
- ▶ 2:01:27Parks revolving account and bill approvalreferred · 13:26 long · fees, town departments, town meeting
- ▶ 2:14:54Public outreach, next meeting, adjournmentvoted · 6:08 long
What the captions could not carry
- Some speaker attributions are unclear because the captions do not identify speakers.
- Figures are unreliable as rendered.
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.
- ▶ 11:29Parks revolving fundWhere do parks user fees go and under what law is the account run?already answered:
topic:park-revolving-fund - ▶ 1:42:57Marshall Park redevelopmentWhat would a Marshall Park master plan and short-term fixes cost and how would they be funded?
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