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Parks& Recreatlon Advisory Board '
Minutes ot January 7, 2002
Members Present: Councilor Farnham, Cary Weston, John Dlonne, ,
Kevin Frazier, Maft Watkins ,
Staff Present: Frank Comeau, Tracy Willette
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Director'; Repo.rt
The Director reported that he received the Design Development 1
documents from WBRC. One change from the original design was the addition
oi toilets in each changing room and the reducHon from six to four shower '
heads in each shower room to accommodate the addition of the toilets.
The department is currently negoflating the possibiliiy of hosting a ,
National 6lualification Girls 16 and Older Soffball Tournament in June. The
tournament will attract about iwelve teams trom across the country. ,
The Park Staif has been making and maintaining ice on the six oWdoor
skating rinks the last couple of weeks. '
The turnace af the gol(course clubhouse was installed on December 7"'
and is up and running. Work continues on the air condiHoning system. '
Prank noted that work on the budget will begin soon and that he
anticipates a tight budget year. He plans to keep Capifal ProJects to a ,
minimum and will not be requesting any new positions. One proJect that
should be done is the replacement of the deck at Union Sireet Pool. Worst
case scenario ls $150,000, depending on the cause of the leak around the �
pool. The Director also gwe a quick rundown of general fund revenues(or the
department. As of December 26"', total revenue for the department is$118,305 '
compared to $96,920 at this time last year.
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' iracy Willette noted thaf the North Pole Calling program co-sponsored
with the Bangor Noontime Kiwanis made approximately 75 calls this year.
' Ski/Snowboard Lessons begin this Tuesday. There are currently 42
people (10 snowboarding, 32 skiing) registered, compared to 28 last year. fie
department will not provide transportation this year. Recreation Programmer
, Kristi King will be at the mountaln each week to monitor the program.
' The 2nd Mnual Cardboard Camfiral is scheduled (or February 23rd at Essex
Street Hill. The departmerrt will be a part of the May Festival-A Celebration of
Generations. This event is sponsored by the University ot Maine Center on Aging.
� At this time, the department will work w'r�h them to plan a May Pole Dance on the
wateAront.
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Kevin Frazier raised the issue of the city employing many part-time
' employees that work year round without benetits, because they move irom one
department or division to another over the course of the year. He noted that he
spoke with Bob Farrar about this and was told that a study is currently being
' conducted. Mr. Farrar will report his findings to the Government Operations
Committee at a later date. The board had a lengthy discuuton on the pros and
' cons of this issue.
Meeting ad�oumed at 5:02 p.m.
' Next meeting scheduled for February 4, 2002.
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