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<br /> <br />Town of Lexington <br />Recreation Committee <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Frederick DeAngelis, Chairman Tel: (781) 862-0500 x262 <br />Richard Thuma, Vice Chairman Fax: (781) 861-2747 <br />Robert Boudreau <br />Wendy Rudner <br />Sandra Shaw <br /> <br />RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING <br />August 15, 2007 <br /> <br />Members Present: Rick DeAngelis, Wendy Rudner, Bob Boudreau, Dick Thuma <br /> <br />Staff Present: Karen Simmons, Dave Pinsonneault, and Sheila Butts <br /> <br />Others Present: Richard Zeoli, Lynne Wilson, and David Williams <br /> <br />AGENDA <br /> <br />1. Citizens and Other Boards <br />There were no non-agenda citizens or other boards present. <br /> <br />2. Meeting Minutes <br />The meeting minutes from the June 21, 2007 and July 18, 2007 were moved and accepted by <br />a vote of 4 – 0. <br /> <br />3. Richard Zeoli – Field Permits <br />Mr. Zeoli addressed the Recreation Committee with his concerns about the charges assessed <br />for “pick-up” soccer games at Lincoln Park. He is a member of a group of residents and non- <br />residents who have been playing soccer three mornings each week for approximately 3 years <br />at Lincoln. This year, for the first time, the group agreed to obtain a field permit and pay a <br />fee for the permit. Mr. Zeoli noted that he had spoken with both Karen Simmons and Sheila <br />Butts about the permit fee, and that the end result was that “they agreed to disagree”. <br />This spring, Sheila Butts and Peter Coleman met with members of the morning soccer group <br />regarding the permitting process. An agreement was reached that the group would be <br />charged $3,000 for thirty weeks of use at Lincoln. This would enable the group to have <br />permitted time from 6:15 to 7:15 a.m. three weekdays and Saturdays. Henry Kon, Greg <br />Sheehan, and Howard Brick, representing the morning soccer players, agreed to accept <br />responsibility for collecting the money and submitting it to the town. <br />Dick Thuma discussed the permit policy and clarified that the written policy covered any <br />regular use, not merely league games or practices. Rick DeAngelis explained to Mr. Zeoli <br />that although the Recreation Department’s goal is to have 100% compliance with the policy, <br />it is impossible for each field to be monitored constantly. Therefore, sometimes users do slip <br />through the cracks. This was obviously the case with the morning soccer group for two <br />years. <br />1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE • LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02420 <br /> <br /> <br />