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1983-07-25 ~UEENSBURY RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING JULY 25, 1983 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Recreation Commission of the Town of Queensbury, held Monday, July 25, 1983 at the Queensbury Town Office Building, Queensbury, New York. Chair- person Little called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. PRESENT: Commissioners Champagne, Granger, Little, Martin, Roop and, lirector Hansen Commissioners Bly, Teti ABSENT: VISITORS: B. Monahan and D. Morrell (Town Board) APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Roop moved to approve the minutes of the April 25th and June 27th meetings. Commissioner Champagne seconded the motion which was unanimously approved. Prior to the approval of the minutes, Commissioner Champagne requested that in the future that the typed minutes reflect the title of Chairperson for Mrs. Little rather than Chairman. COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE The Commission discussed the need for more publicity as a means of keeping enthusiasm and participation at the playgrounds at a high peak throughout the summer. The possibility of daily or weekly activity broadcasts on the radio was brought up and the Director has called both the Glens Falls Recreation Department and WWSC for more information. In a related matter, the Commission suggested that some sort of temporary sign to advertise playground activities, be construct- ed. Councilman Morrell reminded the Commission about the new sign ordinance but felt the Department would have no problem getting the Town Board to approve the request. The Director vowed to have the signs up as soon as possible 'and to attempt to have the radio broadcast playground special events. The Director also read the two pieces of correspondence which were enclosed in the monthly packet. Mr. Baker's letter explained that cost shared funding from the Soil and Water Conservation Service could not be depended on in the future for recreation projects, such as Hovey Pond. This is a severe blow to the Hovey Pond project but Mr. Baker will be contacting the Town in the near future to explain possible alternative funding sources. DIRECTOR'S REPORT The enclosed Director's Report with monthly budget update was reviewed and there was some discussion regarding fees and non- resident usage and participation in programs and at Gurney Lane. Commissioner Champagne suggested that in order to make decisions about possible fees in the future, that he and the Commission would have to know more about attendance and cost factors. The Director explained that he was not trying to recommend a fee at this time but instead alert the Commission to the possibility of recreation program fees in the future. The Director recommended that the Commission sit down this winter after the programs are over, to analyze costs versus registrations/attendance figures and determine if a fee structure for some programs was necessary. The Commission also requested to know if the Department was keeping a breakdown by program of resident versus non-resident participation. The Commission was specifically interested in usage at Gurney Lane. The Director said that most programs re- quired registration and therefore resident versus non-resident sta- tistics could be gathered fairly easily. In the case of Gurney Lane, this was not realistically possible because of car pooling, bus transportation and other factors. The staff at the facility had noticed an increase for afternoon swim this year and after questioning some individuals, the increase was partially attrib- uted to the fee now being charged at Haviland's Cove. The Commission also discussed the Dennis Curley editorial which was aired on WWSC radio and it was their suggestion that the matter be forgotten. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:03 p.m. The next meeting will be held on Monday, August 22, 1983.