Board of Park Commissioners

CITY OF FITCHBURG Filed in the City Clerk’s Office: NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Feb 25 2021 3:29 pm NAME OF PUBLIC BODY HOLDING THE MEETING: BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS MEETING DATE: SCHEDULED: Thursday, March 2, 2021 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 March 2, 2021 via the GoToWebinar platform. The public should register in advance of the meeting at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/365784 842073587982 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 Meeting, Tuesday February 2, 2021 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 MassTrails Grant for Mirror Lake Accessibility Project Design  Updates on Current Park rules in relation of state guidance on Covid-19.  Discussion on proposal for improvements to the Coggshall Park South Street Parking Area  Discussion on proposal to create Public Art in the Parks Policy and Application Process  Report on final submission by the DPW to the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare Program. New Business  Discussion on Parks and Recreation FY21 Budget Submission  Updates on Permit issued to Bourgeois Wrecking & Excavation, Inc for demolition work adjacent to Diconza Park. 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.