Board of Parks

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING ORGANIZATION: BOARD OF PARKS DATE: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30, 2019 TIME: 6:00 PM LOCATION: JFK CIVIC CENTER 50 ARCAND DRIVE DPD CONFERENCE ROOM, 2ND FLOOR LOWELL, MA 01852 AGENDA Members Present: ___John Linnehan____ ___Peter Finnegan ___ ____Thomas Caunter______ ___________________ ___________________ Time called To Order: 6:10 Item 1 Dave Lezenski – Lowell High School Athletics a.) Cawley Memorial Stadium Complex Turf March 16 – June 19, 2020 Monday – Friday 2pm-10pm Saturdays and Sundays 8am-8pm Resident Youth Fee $0.00/2hr block NOTES: represented by Dave Lezenski MOTION: Peter Finnegan motioned Second by Thomas Caunter VOTE: approved 3/0  b.) Cawley Memorial Stadium Complex – Martin Softball Field March 16 – June 19, 2020 Monday – Friday 2pm-10pm Saturdays 8am-10pm Sundays 8am-4pm Resident Youth Fee $0.00/2hr block NOTES: represented by Dave Lezenski MOTION: Peter Finnegan motioned Second by Thomas Caunter VOTE: approved 3/0 c.) Cawley Memorial Stadium – Alumni Field March 16 – June 19, 2020 Monday – Friday 2pm-10pm Saturdays and Sundays 8am-4pm Resident Youth Fee $0.00/2hr block NOTES: represented by Dave Lezenski MOTION: Peter Finnegan motioned Second by Thomas Caunter VOTE: approved 3/0 d.) Cawley Memorial Stadium – Desmond Field March 16 – June 19, 2020 Monday – Friday 2pm-10pm Saturdays and Sundays 8am-4pm Resident Youth Fee $0.00/2hr block NOTES: represented by Dave Lezenski MOTION: Peter Finnegan motioned Second by Thomas Caunter VOTE: approved 3/0 e.) Cawley Memorial Stadium – Machado Field March 16 – June 19, 2020 Monday – Friday 2pm-10pm  Saturdays and Sundays 8am-8pm Resident Youth Fee $0.00/2hr block NOTES: represented by Dave Lezenski MOTION: Peter Finnegan motioned Second by Thomas Caunter VOTE: approved 3/0 f.) Cawley Memorial Stadium – Field Hockey Field March 16 – June 19, 2020 Monday – Friday 2pm-10pm Saturdays and Sundays 8am-4pm Resident Youth Fee $0.00/2hr block NOTES: represented by Dave Lezenski MOTION: Peter Finnegan motioned Second by Thomas Caunter VOTE: approved 3/0 g.) Cawley Memorial Stadium – Track Field March 16 – June 19, 2020 Monday – Friday 2pm-10pm Saturdays and Sundays 8am-8pm Resident Youth Fee $0.00/2hr block NOTES: represented by Dave Lezenski MOTION: Peter Finnegan motioned Second by Thomas Caunter VOTE: approved h.) Cawley Memorial Stadium – Lucas Cavalho Soccer Field March 16 – June 19, 2020 Monday – Friday 2pm-10pm Resident Youth Fee $0.00/2hr block NOTES represented by Dave Lezenski MOTION: Peter Finnegan motioned Second by Thomas Caunter VOTE: approved 3/0  i.) Shedd Park – Gresco Baseball Field March 16 – June 19, 2020 Monday – Friday 2pm-6pm Saturdays 8am-12pm Resident Youth Fee $0.00/2hr block NOTES: represented by Dave Lezenski does not need Sundays MOTION: Peter Finnegan motioned Second by Thomas Caunter VOTE: approved 3/0 j.) Shedd Park – Kelly L. Page Softball Field March 16 – June 19, 2020 Monday – Friday 2pm-6pm Resident Youth Fee $0.00/2hr block NOTES: represented by Dave Lezenski does not need Saturday and Sundays MOTION: Peter Finnegan motioned Second by Thomas Caunter VOTE: approved k.) Shedd Park – Robert G. Gallagher Little League Field March 16 – June 19, 2020 Monday – Friday 2pm-6pm Resident Youth Fee $0.00/2hr block NOTES: represented by Dave Lezenski does not need Saturday and Sundays MOTION: Peter Finnegan motioned Second by Thomas Caunter VOTE: approved 3/0  l.) Shedd Park – Elmer Rynne Tennis Courts I, II, III, IV, V, VI March 16 – June 19, 2020 Monday – Friday 2pm-6pm Saturdays and Sundays 8am-12pm Resident Youth Fee $0.00/2hr block NO TENNIS COURT VI REQUESTED NOTES: represented by Dave Lezenski add field VI MOTION: Peter Finnegan motioned Second by Thomas Caunter VOTE: approved 3/0 Item 2: Marc M - Flag Football -Anne Dean Welcome Regatta Festival Field - Multipurpose Field - Saturday November 16 2019 10am-4pm -Resident adult fee $25 per 2 hours x 3blocks = $75.00 NO CONFLICTS NOTES: time change 10am-4pm residential fee of $75 (resident adult fee $25 per 2 hours requesting 3 blocks = $75), no food, will be out sourcing for porta potty, request for rain date on 10/23/2019 with no conflict. Will be using 3 to 4 fields Age group of participants 20-35. Will be buying approved liability insurance. Ask board to remove last name from minutes. Represented by Marc M. MOTION: by Peter Finnegan with approval of time frame change and waiving second fee on rain date, seconded by Thomas Caunter. VOTE: approved 3/0 Item 3: Yovani Baez-Rose: Department of Planning and Development -Agree to accept grant on Hovey Park NOTES: grant for $400,000 to revamp Hovey Park. Grant will be focused on new playground equipment, parking, adding trees, parking/ ramping safety. 1st year community involvement 2nd year construction. Yovani was present with grant form to be sign by board members present. MOTION: no motion needed. VOTE: no vote taken. John Linnehan, Peter Finnegan, and Thomas Caunter signed off on grant. Item 4: Board of Park Meeting dates November 25 2020 & December 30 2020 -Motion to cancel these meeting dates NOTES: MOTION: Peter Finnegan motion Thomas second VOTE: approved 3/0 Item 5: Dave Lezenski-LHS/MIAA -Remove November 11,12,13 to host soccer. Nov 22 and 23 to host football. Remove from LHS Turf Permit and assign it as an MIAA event. *Custodian fee $120/4 hr X 3 blocks= $360 + ticket fee *Ticket fee = MIAA Sports Event $1.00 per ticket/Person NOTES: will only be using one of the two dates MOTION: Peter Finnegan motioned Second by Thomas Caunter VOTE: approved 3/0 Motions from floor Item 6: Shannon Cohen: New Score board for PYO Montbleau Field to be installed by private vendor. Motion: Peter Finnegan second by Thomas Caunter Vote: approved 3/0 Item 7: Shannon Cohen: Resident wants to replace current bench at Shedd Park in memory of her mother. Motion: Peter Finnegan second by Thomas Caunter Vote: approved 3/0 Time Adjourned: 6:48