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Home My WebLink About2004-08-09Dryden Recreation Commission August 9, 2004 Meeting Minutes Recreation Dept. Conference Room Present: Matty Hamel, Bill Finnerty, Tracy Kurtz, Molly Riley, Lisa Stelick, Steve Stelick (Town Board rep.), Jennifer Glaab (Town Recreation Coordinator) Excused: Ron Space II, Jim Wood, Tracy Kurtz, Molly Riley, Ralph Boettger Guests: Jolene Lyons, Bob Slocum, Sheila Hall 1. Began at 6:09 PM. Meeting not official due to a lack of a quorum. July 2004 minutes not approved. 2. Bob Slocum thanked the Recreation Dept. for helping to facilitate the Adult Softball League. Eleven teams participated. Overall the season went well with the exception of the playing conditions at the high school. DRC members agreed that school field space in general is poorly maintained and expressed interest in securing their own Town field space to use in the future. 3. DRC membership drive discussed. DRC members contacted the following individual to see if they were interested in serve on the DRC: Mary Beth or Mick McDaniel - no ® Mary Ann Streeter- no Other DRC possibilities: King Stevens - no Mark DiGiacomo Ralph Shortell - no word back Don Schutt Sheila Hall - yes Bob Slocum Pat or Doug Hoyt - maybe 'trJn TUdd - tx tuC Deb or Ned Schwab - no Randy Stewart - no Ron Space Sr. - maybe 4. Recreation Coordinators Vacancy Discussed, Jennifer Glaab has given a two -week notice. She will be moving to Tennessee at the end of August. Jenn identified three things that need to be done by her office still: A. Fall budget (she has done as much of it as possible) B. Ice - skating liner needs to be ordered C. Suggestion for next summer- consider offering an All -Sports Summer Camp Filling the vacancy: A. Jenn recommends that Eric be retained as long as the possible to keep up with the day -to -day operations, e.g. activity registration, hanging of posters, etc. B. Jenn recommends Town hire Interim Coordinator. Jolene Lyon (present at meeting) has expressed interest. Jenn thinks Jolene would be excellent because of her computer and business background. C. Steve stated; 1) Interim position is necessary, and 2) An Interim person will be handpicked by the Town Board. D. Regarding search process; Steve asked Bob Slocum and anyone from the DRC if they would like to serve on the search committee. E. Position currently being advertised. Deadline for applications is August 201". 5, Recreation Office Space- Jenn thinks building may have been sold. Office space for Recreation Coordinator may be an issue in the future. 6. Recreation Coordinator's Report (see attached) Additions to report: A) Flag football needs coordinator B) Field hockey is for grades 2 -6 C) Music in the Park has had very rainy season. Concert series not likely to brake even. Concessions down due to rain. Steve recommends that future performer's refrain from making political statements while performing. Add this wording to their contract. D) Fishing Derby will be co- sponsored by a fishing club out of Whitney Point next year. E) The Fall Festival in October is cancelled due to Jenn's departure. F) The Battle of the Bands scheduled for September 181' will go on as planned and be overseen by Eric. 7, Wall Street Ball Field Update - Bill attempted to skin field but was rained out. Expressed desire to somehow complete this work by fall so field is ready for spring play. Jenn said that she would include project in next year's budget. Meeting ended at 7:30 PM Minutes respectfully submitted by Matty Hamel Town of Dryden Recreation Department Jennifer Glaab, Recreation Coordinator Monthly Report Recreation Commission Meeting — August 9, 2004 1. Upcoming Events/Programs: a. FootbalUCheerleading • Flag Football — grades K -3, $15; Junior Tackle — grades 3 -5, $30; Senior Tackle — grades 6 -7 $30; Cheerleading — grades K -8, $30. • Season begins August 23, 2004 (mid Sept for Flag) and nuns through the end of October • Equipment Handout is planned for Friday, August 20'h, 6 -7pm at the Town Barn • Youth Football League Scrimmage will be held at Dryden HS on Sunday, September 12`h • Football Coordinator — Jim Wood (tentatively) • Cheer Coordinator — Deb Fox b. Field Hockey • NEW Girl's after - school instructional & recreational program • Mon & Wed afternoons @ Dryden Elem. School — 3:304:30pm, Sept. 8i1i - Oct. 27'h • Coordinator: Dr. Frank Baldwin of Ithaca Field Hockey Club • Registration Fee - $15 c. Pepsi Pass Punt R Kick • Saturday, September 11. 2004 — Begins at 9:00am at Dryden High School Practice Football Field • FREE — open to girls and boys ages 8 -15 2. Updates: a. "Music in the Park" Summer Concert Series • Steve Southworth & the Rockabilly Rays — July 14'h — CANCELLED DUE TO RA.TN • The Seven Valley Chorus of Sweet Adelines International — July 21 ", approx 150 in attendance, • raised $84.35 in concessions & $15.50 in donations. • Swamp Cats — July 28 "' — Heavy rain until concert start — approx. 30 in attendance, raised $43.45 in concessions. • Rubin Everidge and the SanAnTones — August 4`h, slow steady rain during entire concert — approx 60 in attendance (sat under trees and in cars around the perimeter of the park), raised $65.00 in concessions. • The Purple Valley — August 1 I''' — Note: Forecast calls for rain • Sunny Weather — August l8`h b. Wal *Mart All-American Kid's Fishing Derby • Saturday, July 17, 2004 — Dryden Lake; 9am- 12:00pm — FREE — open to ages under 15 • Co- sponsored by Canaan Flies & More (772 Harford Road, Brooktondale) with numerous other business sponsors • 46 participants in attendance, 48 fish caught. • Contest winners: I . First fish of the day - Rhetta Bcardslee, age 10, of Freeville. 2. First place in total weight of all fishes caught - 5 -9 age group - Christopher Elliot, age. 6, of Lafayette; 10 -15 group - Kelsie Dunckley, age 10, of Dryden. 3. The largest single fish competition - tie between Kelsie Dunckley and Kyle Morse, 13, of Ithaca. 4_ The most fish caught, Colin Wood, age 6, of Dryden - 5 fish; Kelsie Dunckley, age 10, of Dryden - 12 fish. 5, Youngest fisherman awards - Garen Barker of Brooktondale and Makalla Lindsay of Newark Valley, both 2 years of age. 6. The Hard Luck awards - Carlee Coish of Richford, Tommy Lindsay III of Newark • Valley, Austin Sherman of Cortland and Gabriel Kearney of Cortland, all in the under 4 age group. 7. Winners of our casting contest in each age group - Gabriel Kearney, age 4, Lyncoln Barber, age 8, and Nathan Moran, age] 5, all from Cortland.