Parks & Recreation Commission

LACONIA PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING October 19, 2015 Laconia Community Center- Parks & Recreation Office 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER: RECORDING SECRETARY: ROLL CALL: ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS: 1. Regular meeting minutes of September 21, 2015 I. OLD BUSINESS: A. Facility Use Request Form - proposed changes B. Parks & Recreation Rules and Regulations- Proposed rule changes regarding use of hammocks, tents and drones – No update C. Pumpkin Festival Update II. FACILITY USE REQUESTS: A. LAYBL- Community Center Gym, Concession stand and small conference room- Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 19, 2015 thru March 19, 2016 from 8:00am to 4:00pm for youth basketball. B. Lakes Region Girls Softball- a. Opechee Field D and Woodland Heights- April 1st through July 31st (Opechee & Woodland) Monday through Friday from 5pm to 8pm , Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 8pm. b. August 1st through October 31, 2016 Sundays 8am to 8pm C. ReMAX – Opechee Main Field – Saturday, October 24th, 2015 from 7am to 6pm for hot air balloon rides in conjunction with the Pumpkin Festival III. ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS-ROTARY PARK The following wedding requests for Rotary Park have been approved administratively: a) Kelly Heminger & Eric Raymond Wedding- Belknap Mill Gazebo- Saturday, September 17, 2016 for a wedding ceremony. IV. NEW BUSINESS: A. Facility use requests - Weirs Community Park Pavilion B. Laconia Muskrats Update V. ANNOUNCEMENTS: VI. PUBLIC COMMENT: VII. COMMUNICATIONS: VIII. OTHER REQUESTS REQUIRING COMMISSION ACTION: IX. PARK ASSOCIATION REPORTS: A. Leavitt Park Association –No report B. Weirs Community Park Association- No report C. Tardif Park Association- No Report D. Opechee Park Association- Final financial report X. DEPARTMENT REPORTS: A. Asst. Directors Report submitted by Amy Lovisek B. Directors Report submitted by Kevin Dunleavy XI. PRESENTATIONS XII. ADJOURNMENT: The next meeting is scheduled for Monday November 16, 2015 at 7:00pm at the Community Center.