Information for Meeting of Parks & Recreation Commission
Monday June 26, 2023 4:00 PM EDT

Town:Templeton, MA 
Board:Parks & Recreation Commission
Time:Monday June 26, 2023 4:00 PM EDT
Location:*

Senior Center, 16 Senior Drive Baldwinville MA
Agenda:
Monday June 26,2023
Templeton Parks & Recreation Commission
4pm Senior Center Library,16 Senior Drive, Baldwinville MA.

Agenda
I. Call to Order / Roll Call

II. Action: Approval minutes From Regular meeting May 8,2023

III. Guest (Mary-Beth)

IV. Programs & Sports 2024-2025 

a.) Comments & Action Vote -"Shall the Parks and Recreation Commission vote to provide for the residents of the Town of
Templeton all necessary equipment, machinery, technical upgrades, and personnel training for the
execution of the Parks & Rec Soccer, Basketball and Rec Babe Ruth Softball Leagues, for year 2024,2025?"

b.) Comments & Action Vote -"Shall the Parks and Recreation Commission vote to provide for the residents of the Town of
Templeton all necessary equipment, machinery, technical upgrades, and personnel training for the
execution of the Parks and Rec Red Cross Learn to Swim program, for Fiscal year 2024,2025?"

V Softball
a.) Updates / (Guest Lindsey, Vanessa)
b.) 12U Tournament Team
c.) Fall ball Travel or Non-Travel Discussion, Comments Action; "Shall the parks and Rec Softball have fall ball season?" If Yes, Travel or Non-Travel?
d.) If yes on Fall Ball - Action Vote set Fee, and program/League,umpires.
d.) Comments/Discussion/Vote Templeton Parks & Rec Softball Policies and Rules
e.) Needs 

VI. Swim updates (Guest Hunter, Kylie)
a.) New Swim Assistant Instructor hire
b.) Action Vote to use 2024 budget send New Assistant through training.   
c.) Sign-ups
d.) Volunteers and Coordinators Shirts 
e.) Comments/Discussion/Vote Templeton Parks & Rec Learn Swim Program policies and Rules. 
f.) Swimming program needs

VII. Soccer 
a.) updates and Registration (Guest Kayla)
b.) Assistant Coordinator
c.) Referees / Pay rate Discussion possible vote. Action Vote place Job Ad.  
d.) Volunteers
e.) Comments/Discussion on the Handbook and Rules/policy's. 
and Action: Vote on Templeton Parks & Rec Soccer league/program Handbook, Rules and policies. 
f.) Soccer leagues needs

VIII. Parks

A.) Concession Stand Gilman-Waite
1.) update
2.) Seasonal Coordinator/Manager 
3.) Discussion on Venmo or another way to accept cards. 


B.) Gilman-Waite Park:
1) Updates G.W.; Ongoing Projects & updates: Bathrooms, Concession stand, Tennis/Pickleball Court
2.) Discussion & Action; Vote to ask Capital planning to amend the town parking lot paving using ARPA funds to include also the paving of Gilman-Waite Park and Houghton Park parking lots.
3.) Discussion & Action; Vote to" Make a request to Advisory Board of the amount of $6,700 of emergency reserve funds for a vent, piping, pluming needed to Install the three-compartment sink in the concession stand at Gilman-Waite Park. " 

C.) Houghton Park
    a.) Grant and Improvements update
D.) Policy on Signs that have not been authorized by parks & rec that are being put in the Town Parks.
E.) Updates small parks - Cottage Lane, Kermit Coleman Memorial Field & Small parks the Joseph Peto Cassie Park near Cumberlands, East Templeton Park near Crossroads, Turner Park.

F.) Parks & Rec Seasonal Building Grounds Employee Discussion; Action; Vote place job Ad. 
G.) Parks & Rec Assistant Employee Discussion & update- Action; Vote to Place Job Add.

H.) Paint the old Conex & Dug outs GW
I.) Security Cameras Gilman-Waite- Action Vote on Invoice to pay from parks and rec 2024 Budget.  
J.) Action: What to do with the Old Grill at GW?
K.) Trash removal day / Action: Policy
L.) Cutting the lawn day / Action: Policy
M. Field Tractor / Sweeper 
N. Playground Gilman-Waite - Wood chips Action Vote; To purchase woodchips for the Playground area Gilman-Waite in July. 
O. Softball & Baseball Fields Weeds growth and other areas of the park GW-Action Vote; To treat the weeds at Gilman-Waite in the three-softball field, Baseball Field around the dug outs and concession stand walking path.
P. Rivers Edge
Q. Walking Trails 
R. Parks needs.

IX. CPC 
a.) updates
b.) Parks and Recreation Commission CPC Board member. Discussion & Action Vote "Candace Graves to continue her seat on board as the parks and recreation Commission Representative on the Community Preservation Committee's board."
c.) Discussion and possible Action; Proposed projects to ask CPC Field 1 and Field 2 Gilman-Waite needs fencing replaced with and improvement adding new dug outs with roofs. Field 2 needs a higher fence to protected concession stand / Bathroom building and baseball field needs a dug outs with roofs. 

X. Basketball updates (Guest Bill, Nick, Ray)
a.) Gym's space
b.) Referees / Pay rate Discussion possible vote. Action Vote when place Job Ad.
c.) Discussion Holding Clinic possible action 
d.) Action Vote when open Registration for Basketball
e.) Comments/Discussion on the Handbook and Rules/policy's. 
and Action: Vote on Parks & Rec Basketball league Handbook, Rules and policies. 
f.) Baskets Leagues needs

XI. Events 
a.) Updates, Discussion Possible action National Play outside / craft fair event
b.) Movie in the park; Action Pick a movie to play, Vote licensing one year pass; Action to be paid from the Revolving account. 
c.) Fall Movie in the park
d.) Villages Tree Lighting, Parade, Holiday 
e.) Movie Senior Center

b.) Comments & Action “Shall the Parks and Recreation Commission vote to hold the following events for the residents of the Town of
Templeton "National Play outside", "Fall Movie in the park"," Villages Tree Lighting, Parade", "Holiday Movie Senior Center" If the sponsorship funding has been obtained to cover the expensive of holding these events for 2024,2025?

XII. Purchase of Parks & Rec Jackets & shirts. 

XIII. Parks and Rec General & New Business/Updates/Comments/bills/
Correspondences
a,) Dog Park 
b.) Gilman-Waite Playgroup; Discussion and possible Action
c.) Adult Softball League; Discussion and possible Action

XIV Executive Session for Purpose #5 per M.G.L. c. 30A. 21(a), to investigate charges of criminal misconduct or to consider the filing of criminal complaints and Out of session. 



XV. Adjourn.
Scheduled By:Candace Graves
Posted At:May 11, 2023 7:00 AM EDT
Last Modified:Jun 22, 2023 11:06 AM EDT
Minutes:Minutes are not on record with the Town Clerk's office
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Minutes and Associated Documents

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Draft Basketball Guidelines, Rules Policies 2023.docx (1).pdf  (download) 368 Kb Jun 23, 2023 6:55 PM EDT
Parks & Rec Minutes_2023_June_26.pdf  (download) 176 Kb Jul 25, 2023 10:09 AM EDT
Softball Policy Handbook.pdf  (download) 295 Kb Jun 23, 2023 6:53 PM EDT
Templeton Parks & Rec Soccer Rules, Code of Conduct & Policies (1).pdf  (download) 286 Kb Jun 23, 2023 6:54 PM EDT

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