Board of Parks

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING ORGANIZATION: BOARD OF PARKS DATE: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 TIME: 6:00 PM LOCATION: JFK CIVIC CENTER 50 ARCAND DRIVE DPD CONFERENCE ROOM, 2ND FLOOR LOWELL, MA 01852 AGENDA (AMENDMENT) Meeting called to order at 6:05 PM Board Members present: John Linnehan, Chairman – Present Peter Finnegan, Vice-Chairman- Present Thomas Caunter- Present Ryan Rourke- Absent Melissa Desroches- Present ITEM 1: CITY COUNCIL At the Regular meeting of the City Council held Tuesday October 23, 2018 the following Motion was read and referred to the Board of Parks. Motion: Motion by C. Leahy, seconded by C. Mercier to appropriate and Brenda Gould (Habitat for Humanity) donated the dedicate pocket park on Franklin Street in the Acre to be named Franklin St Green and referred to the Board of Parks. Adopted per Roll Call vote, 8 yeas. So voted. Motion: Peter Finnegan Second: Thomas Caunter All in favor, so voted Item 2. Patty Crabtree, Lowell High School Athletics –Practice Games A. Cawley Memorial Stadium Complex – Cawley Stadium Turf (No Sundays) Cawley Memorial Stadium Complex - James S. Martin Varsity Softball Field Cawley Memorial Stadium Complex - Alumni Field Sundays (12:00 PM – 8:00 PM) Cawley Memorial Stadium Complex - William J. Desmond Jr. Field Cawley Memorial Stadium Complex - Machado Field Cawley Memorial Stadium Complex - Field Hockey Field Cawley Memorial Stadium Complex - Lucas Cavalho Soccer Field Cawley Memorial Stadium Complex - Track (Monday – Friday) March 18, 2019 – June 28, 2019 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Saturday – Sunday) 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Head Count (100) Permit Fee – Resident Youth $0.00 Motion: Peter Finnegan Second: Thomas Caunter All in favor, so voted Patty Crabtree, Lowell High School Athletics–Practice Games B. Shedd Park - Gresco Baseball Field 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM Shedd Park - Kelly L. Page Softball Field Shedd Park - Robert G. Gallagher Little League Field Shedd Park - Elmer P. Rynne Tennis Court II Shedd Park - Krysiak Courts on Boylston St. Court I (Monday – Friday) March 18, 2019 – June 28, 2019 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Saturday – Sunday) 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Permit Fee – Resident Youth $0.00 Motion: Peter Finnegan Second: Thomas Caunter All in favor, so voted Item 3. Dave Lezenski Lowell High School Athletics - MIAA Football Tournament Cawley Memorial Stadium Complex - Cawley Stadium Turf Friday November 16, 2018 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Permit Fee – Resident Youth $0.00 Custodial Fee $120/4 hours Light Fee $100.00 Electrician Fee $140.00 $1.00 per ticket Permit Fee Resident Youth = $0.00 + Custodial fee $120.00 / 4 hours + Light Fee $100.00+ Electrician Fee $140.00 =$360.00 Motion: Peter Finnegan Second: Thomas Caunter All in favor, so voted Item 4. Jeff Tenley –Ignite Ministries - Outreach South Common - Purtell Multipurpose 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Saturday November 10, 2018 Head Count (100) No Bathrooms Fee Non-Resident Adult $100.00 / 2 hour block Outreach - hand out hot dogs, chips, sodas, waters/ info on our church handed out/ face painting and balloon animals/kids games/taped music, bouncy house Will bring their own Generator Will pick up their own trash Motion: Thomas Caunter - Waived all permit fees Second: Melissa Desroches All in favor, so voted  Commissioner’s Business Item#1: Assistant City Manager/DPW Commissioner, Jim Donison is requesting that the Board of Parks vote on Page Softball Field to be dedicated for Girls Softball only (See attached letter regarding Page Field located at Shedd Park from City Council and addressed to the Board of Parks) No Vote – Board of Parks will have a meeting with City Manager’s Office Meeting Adjourn: 7:00 PM Motion: Peter Finnegan Second: Thomas Caunter All in favor, so voted