Board of Park Commissioners

CITY OF FITCHBURG Filed in the City Clerk’s Office: NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FITCHBURG CITY CLERK Sep 02 2022 3:51 pm NAME OF PUBLIC BODY HOLDING THE MEETING: BOARD OF PARKS COMMISSIONERS MEETING DATE: Thursday, September 08, 2022 MEETING TIME: 5:30 ☐AM ☒PM Fitchburg City Hall West Conference Room 718 Main Street MEETING PLACE: 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 Commissioner of Public Works prior to NOON on the day of the meeting at nerickson@fitchburgma.gov. AGENDA ITEMS:* Public Forum: This is an opportunity for the public to speak to an item appearing on the agenda. If you wish to speak, you must be recognized by the Chairman. You may speak for no more than 2 minutes. Approval of the Minutes: Tuesday, July 12, 2022 Department Reports:  Friends of Coggshall Park Report  Community Development Report  Parks Maintenance Report  Riverfront Parks and Trails Fund Report  Recreation Director's Report New Business:  Request from vendor (Jay’s Italian Ice) to sell Italian Ice and canned/bottled soda and water at Coolidge Park, Coggshall Park, Parkhill Park, and the Upper Common during the Farmer’s Market.  Petition 201-22: Residents of Bella Vista I Condominiums located at 875 John Fitch Highway Fitchburg, MA respectfully request support with our neighborhood improvement petition. It is our intent to proactively implement these improvements and allow us to live in the comfort, health, peace, and safety of our own homes. This goal can be achieved by addressing public safety issues on John Fitch Highway and ensuring the safe and enjoyable use of Coolidge Park by all citizens. Our proposals include, but are not limited to, the following; Please see attached documents for all requests. (REFERRED from City Council on June 21, 2022.) *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  Petition 203-22: Residents of Bella Vista II Condominiums located at 855 John Fitch Highway Fitchburg, MA respectfully request support with our neighborhood improvement petition. It is our intent to proactively implement these improvements and allow us to live in the comfort, health, peace, and safety of our own homes. This goal can be achieved by addressing public safety issues on John Fitch Highway and ensuring the safe and enjoyable use of Coolidge Park by all citizens. Our proposals include, but are not limited to, the following; Please see attached documents for all requests. (REFERRED from City Council on June 21, 2022.)  Update from the Department of Community Development and Planning on the City’s efforts to update its Open Space and Recreation Plan.  Update from the Commissioner of Public Works on the search for a new Recreation Director. Old Business: Other Business: Nicholas Erickson, Commissioner of Public Works & City Engineer, September 1, 2022 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.