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MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF MILTON PARKS AND RECREATION
ADVISORY BOARD
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Council Chambers, Milton City Hall
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Mr. Stachowski at 6:30 PM.
ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken by Mr. Stachowski.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Scott Stachowski
Dave Shannon
Jason Alberici
Phil Cranmer
Joey Costanzo
OTHERS PRESENT
Tom McKlveen, Parks and Recreation Program Manager
Quorum was announced by Mr. Stachowski.
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APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA
A motion to approve the meeting agenda was made by Mr. Shannon and
seconded by Mr. Alberici. The vote passed unanimously.
APPROVAL OF PAST MINUTES
A motion to approve the September 19, 2019 meeting minutes was made by Mr.
Alberici and seconded by Mr. Cranmer. The vote passed unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Hopewell Youth Association
o Season is heading towards the playoffs.
2. Eagle Stix
o Season is going well.
3. NAFL
o No report
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Discussion on the future program offerings of the City of Milton Parks and
Recreation Department.
o After short discussion, the board made a recommendation to City
Council in the form of a motion. A motion to support out of city fees
for senior programming not done at the Adult Activity Center and
youth softball programming in the form of a reimbursement
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program was made by Mr. Cranmer. It was seconded by Mr.
Alberici. The vote passed unanimously.
2. Discussion on the 5-year growth projection of program partners.
o The tennis court needs are addressed in the Former Mil ton Country
Club Master Plan
o For the baseball program, 4 more fields are needed to support the
growth of registration
o Basketball is in need of 4 more courts, or one court with unrestricted
access.
o A motion was made by Mr. Cranmer to recommend to Council that
we address the Former Milton Country Club Master Plan to build two
more tennis courts, increase baseball field capacity by four fields,
and increase gymnasium capacity by four with one of those four
having unrestricted usage. The motion was seconded by Mr.
Shannon. The vote passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Discussion on Lacrosse at Bell Memorial Park
o The idea of field #1 at Bell Memorial Park being used for baseball
has been discussed in the past. This upcoming spring, it will go into
effect to accommodate the growth and rainouts that baseball
usually endures in the spring season.
o If there are openings with field space, discussion on allowing
lacrosse programming on the field will be entertained.
CITY STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
1. Mr. McKlveen has announced the hiring of a new full-time employee in
the department. The start date of the individual was unknown.
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2. The City has a signed contract with United Futbol Academy to buy the
soccer complex located off Cox Road in Milton. The city is currently in the
due diligence period and setting up inspections of various aspects of the
property.
OTHER BUSINESS
None
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made to adjourn by Mr. Alberici. The motion was seconded
by Mr. Cranmer. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote. The
meeting was ended by Mr. Stachowski at 7:17 PM.