2011-06-07 Queensbury Parks and Recreation Commission
Queensbury, NY 12804
Minutes of the June 7, 2011 regular meeting of the Recreation Commission of the Town of Queensbury held at
the Town of Queensbury Supervisor's Conference Room
Chairman LaBombard called the meeting to order at 7:05pm
Roll Call:
• Present—Lloyd Mott, Wendy Mathews, Jack LaBombard, Lisa White
• Excused —Joe Fusco, Tim Comboy
• Staff— Steve Lovering
• Guests —none
Approval of Minutes:
It was moved by Commissioner Mott, seconded my Commissioner White, to approve the minutes from the May
3, 2011 meeting. All members present approved.
Communications and Remarks from Visitors: (see file for copies)
Monthly Correspondence:
• Copy of thank you letter from Steve Lovering to Mr. Huntley for continued support of our programs.
Also included a copy of our 2011 Summer brochure.
• Copy of letter to the 3 families from Steve Lovering regarding vandalism and repairs to Hudson River
Park.
• Copy of email communication from Gary Turck, a parent of the Adirondack Girls Lacrosse League,
regarding the beautiful fields at Ridge-Jenkinsville.
• Copy of letter to Doug Irish from Dan Stec, thanking him for his serving on the Recreation Commission.
• Copy of resignation letter from Doug Irish to Dan Stec.
The commission regretfully accepts the resignation of Doug Irish with great appreciation for all
of the time and effort throughout his years served as a Commissioner.
• Copy of email communication from Tim Conboy of Adirondack Soccer thanking the Recreation
Department for their support in preparing the facility for the Mountain Mayhem Soccer Tournament and
compliments of the beautiful fields.
• Copy of Post-Star article reporting autopsy results regarding the death at Hovey Pond.
• Copy of Post-Star article reporting the death of a Glens Falls man who died at Hovey Pond.
• Copy of email communication from Rita Hawkins thanking Steve and the department for their support
during the use of Ridge Jenkinsville for the Adirondack Chapter Team tryouts for a US Lacrosse
sanctioned tournament.
• Copy of email copy of a press release regarding Mountain Mayhem Soccer Tournament.
Budget Control— discussion
Committee Assignments
With the resignation of Doug Irish, assignments were readjusted. New changes: By-Laws Committee
Chairman is now Cm. White and Personnel Committee Chairman is now Cm. Fusco.
(over)
Unfinished Business
• Full Time Labor Position-
Shared position discussed with Dan and Steve.
Tentative plan would be someone to work April-October/November during afternoon and
evenings at Ridge Jenkinsville and same employee to work October/November to March for the
town. All must be cleared through the union first.
New Business
• Park Vandalism—Discussion of vandalism at Hudson River Park. Commission was unanimously
supportive of the decision made by Steve Lovering, Director of Parks and Recreation and Town Board
member Tim Brewer.
• Commission Opening—John Goralski has expressed an interest in joining the Commission and will be
in contact.
• Summer Brochure— Commissioners like the new look of the brochure which gave an approximate
savings of about $1,000 this season. They support the ongoing publication of the brochure. There have
been many hits on the website and banners to promote the programs have been displayed in the
community. The quality keeps improving due to the response of our residents yet is evident that the
hard copy of the program brochure is very important.
• Supervisor/Commission Meeting
Lloyd Mott and Jack LaBombard will be the representative Commissioners at the next meeting.
Committee Reports
• Budget Review
• Safe and Quality Cycling— The application for Not-For-Profit status has been submitted. Positive article
was published in the Post Star. Members of Committee have met on designated bike routes to assess
and discuss future routes and connections.
• Bylaws
• School Liason
• Personnel
• Planning
• Program Review
Additional Information and Reports — See Department News and Notes
Adjournment—A motion was made by Commissioner Mott, seconded by Commissioner Matthews to adjourn
at 9:47pm. All members present approved.
Respectfully submitted Approved by:
Lisamarie White Jack LaBombard
Commissioner Chairman