Board of Park Commissioners

CITY OF FITCHBURG Filed in the City Clerk’s Office: NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FITCHBURG CITY CLERK Dec 02 2021 4:19 pm NAME OF PUBLIC BODY HOLDING THE MEETING: BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS MEETING DATE: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 MEETING TIME: 5:30 ☐AM ☒PM CITY HALL – NORTH CONFERENCE ROOM MEETING PLACE: 718 MAIN STREET, 4TH FLOOR FITCHBURG, MA 01420 This meeting will be open to the public. Persons who wish to participate remotely in the Public Forum portion of the meeting may request a remote attendance link by contacting the Recreation Director prior to NOON on the day of the meeting at recreation@fitchburgma.gov. 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, November 4, 2021 Public Hearing: Designs for the proposed accessible board walk and trail at Mirror Lake in Coggshall Park 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: • Discussion on proposal to create Public Art in the Parks Policy and Application Process (tabled) • Updates on Park Rules Signage (tabled) • Update from the Department of Public Works on the Coolidge Park soccer fields. New Business: • Discussion on Landry Arena and the former Recreation Office • Request by Greenway Committee to install a tablet on the Upper Common including a poem “Ode to Fitchburg” by Caroline A. Mason (1823-1890) as part of the Rock Walk installation. 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.