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, October 06, 2020 MEETING TIME: 5:30 ☐AM ☒PM MEETING PLACE: VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING The public is invited to participate in the Board of Park Commissioners meeting on August 11th via the GoToWebinar platform. The public should register in advance of the meeting at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 5288085091138456591 AGENDA ITEMS:* Public Forum: This is an opportunity for the public to speak to any item appearing on the agenda. If you wish to speak, you must digitally raise your hand and be recognized by the Chairman. You may speak for no more than 2 minutes. Approval of the Minutes: Regular Meetings March 5, 2020, July 7, 2020, & August 11,2020 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 on Community Development Grant Applications for place making and streetscapes.  Discussion on proposal for a reorganization of the Cemeteries, Parks and Recreation Divisions within the Department of Public Works.  Updates on MassTrails Grant for Mirror Lake Accessibility Project Design  Updates on Current Park rules in relation of state guidance on Covid-19.  Discussion on lighting for American Flags in the parks.  Updates on Franco Park and the Franco American monument at the intersection of Oakhill, Madison, and Fairmont New Business  Request by Community Development to close a small section of the Steam Line Trail Park to store equipment for environmental remediation project at former Steam Plant.  Discussion on Greening Gateway Cities Program and the planned planting zone in relation to parks. 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.