What was said

Parks Commission, June 15, 2022

the recording · 3:21 long, about 26,144 words spoken · captions carried this meeting moderately well

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The town published minutes (text) and an agenda for this meeting. Those minutes are the record; what follows is a guide to the recording.

The short version

  1. ▶ 1:03:37The Parks Commission voted to rescind its November 2021 skatepark approval and move the skatepark to the Marshall Park master-plan site, for design work only.
  2. ▶ 2:22:15The commission voted to commit to the Board of Health's offered septic system with a two-toilet facility at the master-plan location.
  3. ▶ 2:47:54It voted to recommend to the town manager that the McNally snack shack be demolished rather than repaired.
  4. ▶ 2:01:12The commission agreed to ask the town manager for funding for schematic design of the whole Marshall Park project, with phases 1, 3 and 4 as likely starting points.
  5. ▶ 3:09:50Anna Lockwood was elected chair, Dave Pacios vice chair, and Karen was appointed clerk.

Why it matters — our reading

  • The skatepark's new location and the septic and toilet commitment shape how Marshall Park is phased and what the town may be asked to fund through capital requests and town meeting.
  • The McNally demolition recommendation and the unresolved mowing contract question touch how the town pays for field and building upkeep, and whether the contract's terms are being met.

Watch next

  • A joint meeting with the select board is targeted for August 2, with the chair to confirm the time.
  • The next Parks Commission meeting is set for July 20; the signed landscape contract with its cost breakdown was requested from the DPW director.

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Present: Karen (chair (outgoing)); Dave Pacios (member); Anna Lockwood (member); Pat Hakey (member); Chris Sullivan (member); Rob Thompson (recreation director); Greg Roy (presenter, skatepark consultant); Anthony (presenter, skatepark representative); Jared Bowser (beach/lifeguard participant (chat)). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.

Votes

  1. ▶ 1:03:37Rescind the November 2021 skatepark location approval and approve the master-plan location, with the November conditions (design only) carried over, as amended — moved by Dave, as heardpassed (roll call, ayes heard; chair says it passed)
  2. ▶ 2:22:15Commit to installing the Board of Health-offered septic system with a two-toilet facility in the master plan location — moved by Dave, as heardpassed (roll call, all ayes heard)
  3. ▶ 2:33:03Allow the rec director to forward Peter Hennessey's name to the select board as lifeguard if interviewed and acceptablepassed (roll call, ayes heard)
  4. ▶ 2:47:54Recommend to the town manager that the McNally building be demolished rather than repairedpassed (roll call, all ayes heard)
  5. ▶ 3:09:50Elect Anna Lockwood chair — moved by Chris, as heardpassed (roll call, ayes heard)
  6. ▶ 3:13:18Elect Dave Pacios vice chairpassed (roll call, ayes heard)
  7. ▶ 3:14:21Appoint Karen clerkpassed (roll call, ayes heard)
  8. ▶ 3:16:11Anna Lockwood remains the commission's representative on the open space committeepassed (roll call, ayes heard)

And 3 procedural: approve april 13, 2022 minutes with corrections (▶ 4:31); approve may 18, 2022 minutes with corrections (▶ 6:13); adjourn (▶ 3:20:41).

Against the town’s minutes

The town published minutes (text) for this meeting; ours were compared item by item. 12 agree, 3 caption errors resolved by the official reading, 4 substantive differences. The town’s minutes are a full record.

  1. differsVote: Peter Hennessey lifeguard recommendation, who receives it▶ 2:33:03

    recording Allow the rec director to forward Peter Hennessey's name to the select board as lifeguard if interviewed and acceptable — passed

    town’s minutes “k. menard made a motion the recreation director forward a recommendation to the town manager for hiring p . hennesey if he interviews him”

    Both record a passed vote, but ours names the select board as recipient and the official minutes name the town manager; check the recording at this timestamp.

  2. differsMcNally building demolition cost▶ 2:41:20

    recording McNally building demolition: four to five thousand dollars, no more than five thousand dollars

    town’s minutes “d. passios stated is should cost more than $5,000 to demolish.”

    Ours says no more than $5,000 and the official minutes say more than $5,000; the direction is opposite, so check the recording.

  3. differsMarshall Park survey scope follow-up, who and with whom▶ 2:14:20

    recording Anna to draft a scope for the Marshall Park survey and forward emails; chair to follow up with the town manager and DPW director.

    town’s minutes “k. menard indicated she would reach out to the town manager and assistant town manager to get information on the scope of work.”

    Ours has the DPW director and Anna drafting the scope; the official minutes have the assistant town manager and no drafting task. Check who was named.

  4. differsLandscape contract request, who is asked▶ 3:05:26

    recording Chris to ask the DPW director for the signed landscape contract with cost breakdown; rec director to relay mowing concerns.

    town’s minutes “c. sullivan ask r. thompson to get a copy of the landscape contract and the cost breakdown.”

    Ours has Chris asking the DPW director; the official minutes have Sullivan asking the recreation director, Thompson. Check the recording.

3 caption errors the town’s minutes resolve
  • Vote: clerk appointment, name:Appoint Karen clerk — passed (roll call, ayes heard)→K. Menard (Karin Menard)▶ 3:14:21
  • Attendee: Anthony's surname:Anthony (presenter, skatepark representative)→Anthony Caiozzo▶ 0:00
  • Attendee: Jared Bowser:Jared Bowser (beach/lifeguard participant (chat))→Jarrod Bowser▶ 0:00
In one record only: 7 from the recording, 3 from the town’s minutes
  • Recording only — Swim lesson fees: Swim lesson fees: twenty five dollars a student, seventy five dollars a family ▶ 2:48
  • Recording only — Revolving account and portable toilet figures: Revolving account and portable toilets: 66 000, four to five thousand dollars ▶ 1:22:04
  • Recording only — Septic system and toilet building cost: Septic system and toilet building: hundred and five thousand dollars, thirty thousand dollars ▶ 2:19:29
  • Recording only — Marshall Park phase funding, School Street engineering, schematic design and survey amounts: Marshall Park phase funding: 250 000, one million dollars, 500 000; School Street project engineering: two hundred thousand dollars; Schematic design for pocket area: 20 to 30 000; Marshall Park survey capital item: 25 000 ▶ 1:39:05
  • Recording only — Capital plan threshold: Capital plan threshold: twenty thousand dollars ▶ 2:03:55
  • Recording only — Reminder to users about 90-foot diamond and facilities: Rec director to remind users of the 90-foot diamond, including the Phillies contact, not to urinate in the woods and to use facilities. ▶ 1:24:48
  • Recording only — Next meeting date: Next meeting set for July 20. ▶ 3:20:00
  • Town’s minutes only — AED storage at beach: “k. menard will look into the possibility of storing he aed inside the door of the structure at the beach.”
  • Town’s minutes only — Graffiti and police chief notification: “k. menard asked r. thompson to also notify the police chief.”
  • Town’s minutes only — Water District revisit: “k. menard indicated they will revisit the water district next month.”

Compared 2026-10-16. Neither record is treated as the referee: a caption error is the same fact heard badly; a difference is for a person to check at the timestamp.

The money

  1. ▶ 2:48Swim lesson fees

    Minutes corrected to say last year's lesson price per student and per family per session was being recommended again, not set for this year.

    as heard:twenty five dollars a studentseventy five dollars a family

  2. ▶ 1:02:14Skatepark investment

    Skatepark consultant noted the skatepark is a large investment in the park.

    as heard:quarter million dollar

  3. ▶ 1:22:04Revolving account and portable toilets

    A member said field users' fees sitting in an account could have paid for portable toilets at all locations.

    as heard:66 000four to five thousand dollars

  4. ▶ 1:39:05Marshall Park phase funding

    Discussion of asking the town manager for funding by phase and cost breakdowns from the designer; the manager might offer only a partial amount.

    as heard:250 000one million dollars500 000

  5. ▶ 1:41:29School Street project engineering

    Comparison to School Street's engineering funding request, which was defeated at town meeting.

    as heard:two hundred thousand dollars

  6. ▶ 2:00:50Schematic design for pocket area

    Estimate that leftover master plan money could expand the designer's contract to bring one small area to schematic design.

    as heard:20 to 30 000

  7. ▶ 2:03:55Capital plan threshold

    Capital items have no ceiling; the lower limit was raised in the past fiscal year per selectmen's fiscal policies.

    as heard:twenty thousand dollars

  8. ▶ 2:16:22Marshall Park survey capital item

    Capital funding for a survey of Marshall Park approved at town meeting and available July 1; procurement route unresolved.

    as heard:25 000

  9. ▶ 2:19:29Septic system and toilet building

    Board of Health funded septic design/offer; toilet building fixtures would come from remaining funds.

    as heard:hundred and five thousand dollarsthirty thousand dollars

  10. ▶ 2:41:20McNally building demolition

    Building inspector estimated demolition cost after permits; manager suggested quotes and inclusion in a later capital plan.

    as heard:four to five thousand dollarsno more than five thousand dollars

  11. ▶ 2:52:46Financials: DPW line and revolving account

    About twenty-one thousand remains on a DPW line to be encumbered for beach building repair; the revolving account holds about sixty-four thousand and carries over.

    as heard:twenty one thousand dollars64 000

  12. ▶ 3:01:40Landscape mowing contract

    Dispute over whether the three-year contract requires two weekly mowings at athletic fields; commission requested the signed contract and cost breakdown.

Settled without a vote

  • ▶ 16:56Chair to research other towns' commemorative bench programs and reply to the requester; revisit in a month or two, possibly a parks-wide donation policy.
  • ▶ 1:32:44Joint meeting with the select board targeted for August 2nd; chair to confirm time.
  • ▶ 2:01:12Commission agreed to ask the town manager for funding for schematic design of the whole Marshall Park project, with phases 1, 3 and 4 as likely starting points.
  • ▶ 1:24:48Rec director to remind users of the 90-foot diamond, including the Phillies contact, not to urinate in the woods and to use facilities.
  • ▶ 2:14:20Anna to draft a scope for the Marshall Park survey and forward emails; chair to follow up with the town manager and DPW director.
  • ▶ 3:05:26Chris to ask the DPW director for the signed landscape contract with cost breakdown; rec director to relay mowing concerns.
  • ▶ 3:20:00Next meeting set for July 20.

Documents and exhibits

The town’s minutes

The minutes print no list of documents and exhibits.

Named in the running text, not in a list:

  • Marshall Park Master Plan design (with Skate Park overlay)
  • Master Plan created by WOLA
  • Permit to Operate for the Beach
  • Landscape contract

Heard in the recording

  • ▶ 1:26April 13th and May 18th minutesprior minutes, shown· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes
  • ▶ 20:19email and map from Gregplan or drawing, shown· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes
  • ▶ 1:03:57Walla master planplan or drawing, shown· named in the minutes’ text, not in a list (“Marshall Park Master Plan design (with Skate Park overlay)”)
  • ▶ 1:33:56Walla phasing planplan or drawing, shown· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes
  • ▶ 1:39:46Walla cost breakdownbudget document, shown· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes
  • ▶ 2:40:39Building inspector/town manager email on McNallyletter or email· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes
  • ▶ 2:53:28Financialsspreadsheet· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes
  • ▶ 2:59:17Landscape invitation for bids (IFB)contract or agreement, shown· named in the minutes’ text, not in a list (“Landscape contract”)

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.

The whole meeting, in order

  1. ▶ 0:04Call to order and approval of April and May minutesvoted · 6:46 long
  2. ▶ 6:53Water district meeting about McNally field propertyinformational · 4:07 long · recreation, facilities
  3. ▶ 11:05Memorial bench request and donation policyreferred to chair for research · 9:10 long · recreation, policy
  4. ▶ 20:18Skatepark location and Marshall Park playgroundvoted · 53:02 long · recreation, capital, facilities
  5. ▶ 1:13:22Marshall Park graffiti and public urinationinformational, reminder to user groups · 12:03 long · recreation, public safety
  6. ▶ 1:25:28Select board joint meeting dateAugust 2 proposed · 8:32 long · recreation
  7. ▶ 1:34:00Marshall Park phasing and funding requestagreed to request design funding · 33:00 long · capital, budget, recreation
  8. ▶ 2:07:09Marshall Park survey procurementfollow-up assigned · 10:31 long · capital, contracts and unions
  9. ▶ 2:17:24Septic versus sewer for toilet facilityvoted · 9:06 long · capital, facilities, public safety
  10. ▶ 2:26:30Town beach opening and lifeguard applicantvoted · 13:30 long · recreation, personnel, hiring
  11. ▶ 2:40:00McNally snack shack demolitionvoted · 12:40 long · facilities, capital
  12. ▶ 2:52:46Financialsinformational · 3:04 long · budget
  13. ▶ 2:55:50Landscape mowing contractfollow-up assigned · 10:50 long · contracts and unions, town departments
  14. ▶ 3:06:48Election of chair, vice chair, clerkvoted · 10:02 long · personnel
  15. ▶ 3:16:54Public and board comment; adjournmentadjourned · 4:16 long

What the captions could not carry

  • Roll call vote tallies are heard as individual ayes with some gaps; no formal counts stated
  • Exact motion wording for the skatepark vote was reconstructed live and not stated cleanly
  • Dollar figures are unreliable captions
  • Amendment details around t=4256 partly garbled

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.

  • ▶ 1:34:00Marshall Park redevelopmentWhat would each phase of the Marshall Park master plan cost and how could it be funded?already answered: thread:turf-field-study
  • ▶ 2:57:32Grounds maintenance contractWhat does the landscape mowing contract require for athletic fields and what does each property cost?already answered: topic:grounds-maintenance-bid
  • ▶ 1:22:04Park revolving fundWhat is the balance and use of the parks revolving account?already answered: topic:park-revolving-fund

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