Board of Park Commissioners

CITY OF FITCHBURG Filed in the City Clerk’s Office: NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING NAME OF PUBLIC BODY HOLDING THE MEETING: BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS MEETING DATE: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 MEETING TIME: 5:30 ☐AM ☒PM MEETING PLACE: MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL Name of building (if applicable) Room number (if applicable) Cafeteria Address 615 Rollstone Street City Fitchburg, MA 01420 AGENDA ITEMS:* REVISED 3.29.2019 Pledge of Allegiance Recognition: Jon Ricciutti, 14 years of service to the Board of Park Commissioners Approval of the Minutes: Regular Meeting March 5, 2019 Department Reports:  Friends of Coggshall Park Report  Community Development Report  Parks Maintenance Report  Riverfront Parks and Trails Fund Report  Recreation Director's Report Old Business:  Updates from NewVue Communities on the Fitchburg Art Community Project.  Discussion on amending the Park Rules (tabled)  Discussion on purchasing additional chairs and tables for Coggshall Park. (tabled) New Business  Resident Concerns regarding off leash dogs at Coolidge Park outside of the designated dog park.  Crossroads Community Church Park Use request for Coolidge Park soccer fields on June 25-June 27. 2019 for annual Game on Sports Camp.  Fitchburg Water Division request permission to install gateways/antennas on 2 existing utility/light poles located in Coolidge Park and Phillips Street Playground as part of the city-wide water meter upgrade project. Installation may include the installation of necessary infrastructure, such as electricity.  NoWoCo Pride Committee Park Use request for Riverfront Park on July 20, 2019 from 9am – 6pm for NoWoCO Pride Festival. *Please note: Massachusetts Open Meeting Law requires that all topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates must be listed and that the list of topics must be sufficiently specific to reasonably inform the public of the issues to be discussed at the meeting.  CITY OF FITCHBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING NOWoCo Pride request to fly Pride Flag on the flag pole at Riverfront Park on July 20, 2019. Autism Resource Center Park Use request for the Upper Common on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 6:30-7:30 PM for the Light it Up Blue Initiative – Autism Awareness Month.  Request by Fitchburg Historical Society to consider park land across from the Phoenix Building for potential relocation site of historic artifacts from the former Historical Society garden, items include horse watering troth, sun dial and a cannon.  Discussion on Lion’s Club offer to volunteer to repaint the Coggshall Stonehouse Bathroom floors. Community Issues: Open Forum Nathan LaRose, Recreation Director Name and title of person submitting this notice *Please note: Massachusetts Open Meeting Law requires that all topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates must be listed and that the list of topics must be sufficiently specific to reasonably inform the public of the issues to be discussed at the meeting.