12-01-2015 Queensbury Parks and Recreation Commission, Queensbury,NY 12804
Minutes of the December 1, 2015 regular meeting of the Recreation Commission of the Town of Queensbury
Chairman Hewlett called the meeting to order at 7:05PM
1.)Roll Call:
• Present—Judy Goralski, Greg Hewlett, Fran Cabana, Lisa White
• Excused: Wendy Matthews,Jennifer Switzer, Todd Eicher
• Staff—Steve Lovering—Director
2.) Approval of Minutes:
Commissioner White motioned to approve the November 10, 2015 minutes, seconded by Commissioner
Cabana; all members approved.
3.) Communications and Remarks from Visitors: (see file for copies)
a.) Monthly Correspondence:
1.) Queensbury Middle School Student Council letter seeking donation for families in need. Queensbury
Recreation Department(QRC)made a donation.
2.) Email from resident thanking the QRC for the improvements made at Hudson Pointe Preserve. Director
Lovering said this is one of many examples of the recent positive feedback about Hudson Pointe.
3.) Correspondence from the NYS Office of General Services about the original permit for Rush Pond Trail,
Fox Run Road for vehicles.
b.) Budget Control
Brief discussion about budget projection until the end of the calendar year.
4.) Unfinished Business
a) Marketing Audit Report for QRC: Director Lovering gave synopsis of the marketing audit report and its
recommendations.
5.) New Business
a) 2016 Meeting Schedule
6.) Committee Reports —None at this time
7.) Additional Information and Reports (see file for copies)
• Director Lovering gave an overview of the open 2015 capital project accounts and yearly scholarship
totals since 2006
• The Post Star articles regarding various news items relating the QRD parks
• QRD flyer for the Parks&Rec Club at William H Barton Intermediate School beginning in January
2016.
8.) Adjournment—A motion was made by Commissioner Canbana, seconded by Commissioner White to
adjourn at 7:40PM. All members present approved.
Respectfully submitted Approved by:
Judith Goralski, Commissioner Greg Hewlett, Chairman