10-06-2015 Queensbury Parks and Recreation Commission,Queensbury,NY 12804
Minutes of the October 6, 2015 regular meeting of the Recreation Commission of the Town of Queensbury
Chairman Hewlett called the meeting to order at 7:07PM
1.)Roll Call:
• Present—Judy Goralski, Greg Hewlett, Fran Cabana, Todd Eicher
• Excused: Wendy Matthews, Lisa White, Jennifer Switzer
• Staff—Steve Lovering—Director, Lori O'Shaughnessy-Assistant Director,Jennifer Baertschi-France-Program
Coordinator&Q-Club Director,
2.) Approval of Minutes:
Commissioner Eicher motioned to approve the September 1, 2015 minutes, seconded by Commissioner Cabana;
all members approved.
3.) Communications and Remarks from Visitors: (see file for copies)
a.) Monthly Correspondence:
1.) Letter to Dr. Huntley the Superintendent of Queensbury Union Free School District(QUFSD)outlining
the Queensbury Recreation Department(QRD) program needs for the winter 2015-16 season.
2.) Email response from a citizen inquiring about bird hunting in Rush Pond Park. There is a law that
prohibits firearms and bows in park areas.
3.) Resolution for grant funding for 2016 youth programs
4.) Resolution for a promotion of a QRD employee
b.) Budget Control
Brief discussion about budget projection until the end of the calendar year
4.) Unfinished Business
a) 2016 Requested Budget: Director Lovering doesn't anticipate changes to budget, QRD will be requesting
an additional $5000.00 of occupancy funding
b) Winter Brochure: Asst. Director O'Shaughnessy explained why the QRD will be going back to the former
format for the seasonal program brochures. In addition there are some new programs that will be added for
the winter season.
c) Marketing Audit: QRD team met with marketing representative Debra Czech who is conducting a
marketing audit of the QRD.
5.) New Business
a) 2016 Wage Schedule: There was a motion made by Commissioner Hewlett and seconded by
Commissioner Goralski , all members approved the 2016 part-time employee schedule for hourly pay
rates
b) Additional Items for discussion: Commissioner Hewlett noticed some of the trails at Rush Pond have
begun to wash away,Director Lovering is aware and addressing the issue. A brief discussion about the
parking area for Rush Pond located on the corner of West Mountain Road and Gurney Lane. Director
Lovering will review.
6.) Committee Reports —None at this time
7.) Additional Information and Reports—
• Director Lovering gave a verbal summary of the status of Capital Project accounts
• The property located on Haviland Road owned by the town may become a solar farm,this project is
spearheaded by Supervisor Strough
• Glen Lake Kayak rack—revised the yearly rental fee for the 2016 season
• Rush Pond Trail Race is scheduled for November 14th—a race to benefit the battle of Sarcoma
• Based on projected construction in the town of Queensbury for 2016 there was a discussion about the
possible recreation fees that will be generated
• Discussion about the parcel of land located behind the nursing home facility on Gurney Lane
• QRD Revenue Y-T-D up approximately$11,000.00 over the entire revenue for 2014.
8.) Adjournment—A motion was made by Commissioner Canbana, seconded by Commissioner Eicher to
adjourn at 8:18PM. All members present approved.
Respectfully submitted Approved by:
Judith Goralski, Commissioner Greg Hewlett, Chairman