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www.bgrme.org PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Prank H.Comeau, Director of Parks& Recreation �
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Pazks &Recreation Advisory Board
Minutes of March 4, 2002 �
Members Present: Councilor Famham, Thomas Hickey, Robert Hoke, James Johnson,
Cary Weston, Kev:n Frszier, Deborah Pittis, and Matt Watkins. �
Staff Present: Frank Comeau, Tracy Willette, and Joe Nelson. �
Directors Report
Frank reported that he had received the Sawyer Arena Construction Expansion '
Documents from WBRC. The bids should go out next week. Bids aze due Apri13`d. It
was decided after meeting with Staff from the Code and Planning Departments to request �
a zone change for the land around Sawyer Arena and Mansfield Stadium in order to bring
it into compliance. It is currently zoned Park and Open Space and should be zoned
Govemment and Institutional in order to meet pazking and impervious surface �
regulations. The remainder of the park will remain zoned Park & Open Space.
The director distributed outlines of the FY 03 budget request for Parks & �
Recreation and the Municipal Golf Course. He noted the Pazks & Recreation request less
capital is up 3.4%. Factoring in the 5.8% increase in revenue projections reduces the
overall increase to 1.8%. The main factors for the increase aze cost of living, minimum '
wage and health insurance increases. There will be savings in the electric and heating oil
rates next year.
The Sawyer Arena budget request is up 7%because of increases in utilities and �
staff directly relating to the expansion. Frank also noted that the revenue budget reflects
a $10.00 an hour rental rate increase in order to meet the objective of operating the Arena '
on a break-even basis.
The major capitai improvement requests are $150,000 for the West Side Pool �
Deck and pressure pipe repair, and $98,000 for the replacement of the gymnasium floor
in the Recreation Center.
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� The Municipal Golf Course Enterprise Fund request is down 1.2% reflecting a
national trend of new course construction and expansion resulting in a 14% reduction in
play on existing courses. Frank noted this is not the time to expand the course. The
� projected net gain for the Designated Fund Balances will be up over$11,600. Capital
expenditures include replacement of the 30 year old gang mower$16,000, continue the
� cart path paving program $20,000, the bunker sand replacement program $I5,000 and
$28,000 to replace ten golf carts.
,� Proeram Reoort
Tracy Willette mported that the Father Daughter dance once again was a success.
� A video screen was added this year and was very popular.
Youth Bowline be�ins this week with approximately 60 youth registered to date.
� Adult Open Gyms are going well, basketball will conclude at the end of March.
The summer brochure is beina printed with distribution scheduled prior to April
�� School vacation.
� Teen Night did not come toeether as planned. Staff will continue to work with
the youth to try and determine activities that will be more successful.
� The Cardboard Carnival ��as a biQ success with approYimately 100 participants
and over 500 spectators.
� Reeistrations are already comine in for the 36'h Annual Kenduskeae Stream
Canoe Race set for April 20`�. The event will be televised onc2 a�ain on WABI TV and
broadcast on WZON Radio.
� Sawver Arena Report
� Joe Nelson reported that the Arena hosed the State Travel Toumament on
� February 22, 23 and 24`h. The Arena will be hosting Friendship Toumaments through the
� month of March. Through the end of February 819 hours of ice time had been rented.
Total revenue for the year as of February 28`�' is $135,153.00. Now that the High School
Season is over Joe will run more Stick and Puck times for the remainder of the month.
' The Penobscot Figure Skating Club will have two shows on March 30`h, the last day of
operation for the Arena.
The two Learn to Skate Programs had over 30 participants for each session.
� Leam to Play Hockey sponsored by Bangor Youth Hockey (BYH) was very successful.
Public Skating was also very populaz this year with over 100 in attendance on a couple
� of occasions.
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The new fulltime position at the arena has proved to be very helpful to Joe as well '
as the public.
Questions were raised about a second sheet of ice for BYH practice. Frank �
pointed out that the arena runs on a breakeven basis and a second sheet of ice for practice
will hurt azena profits. �
In response to a question Joe reported that the rink is currently utilized at about 80
to 90% capacity. Only early moming and late evening hours are normally available.
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Tom Hickey stated that BYH should be required to commit to ice time by the first
of each month. He also felt that BYH should utilize the early morning times on a rotating �
basis so that teams would be scheduled for early mornings only about once a month. Joe
and Frank both noted that BYH had been very cooperative this year.
Meeting adjourned at S:OSPM �
The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 1�`. �
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