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Home My WebLink About2018-10-17-REC-min3 �'OT mrvmnhiimc��rnu nn iLn n '10 u REC&UB^AI6U N&C ri,MMUfN8tlY Town of Lexington Recreation o i ° Programs Melissa Battite, CPRP Tel: 781-698-4800 Director of Recreation and Community Programs Fax: 781-861-2747 Recreation i October 2018 Report ---------------------------------------------------------------w-----w-----w-- I r tin es • Committee Charge Updates—see attached (liaisons to be reviewed) • Minuteman Bikeway 25th Anniversary Celebration was a success. • October 20th—Therapy Dog Saturday @ the CC— see attached • October 23'd—Presentation to the Lions Club • October 261h-Annual Haunted House—see attached • October 3151—7: 5am—Capital Expenditure Committee Meeting • November 81h—4m—Community Preservation Committee Meeting • December 3`d—Winter Registration opens. The program brochure is in draft and will be available in mid-late November. Recreation Division: • In partnership with the Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee, the Friends of Lexington Bikeways, and Lexington Police Department, our fall Bike Smart program was held on Saturday, September 15th at the Community Center. • The NFL FLAG Football League is going well and the season will end on Sunday, November 11th. • The evening drop-in gym program at the Lexington High School Field House will open for the season on Monday, November 5th. The Field House will be open for use on Monday-Thursday evenings (basketball on Mondays and Wednesdays, soccer on Tuesdays and Thursdays, walking/jogging/running every night) from 7:15- :30m through mid-April. • There are over 250 people already registered for the ski/snowboard programs at Nashoba Valley this winter. 92MMYnAY_90i9Tr Programming: • The second session of fall programming will begin the first week of November • The CCPAC is working on a couple of initiatives, to include a donation policy and a CPR program in memory of Dan Palant • Family Feud went well with 3 families who are all new to Lexington (Sep 2t°") 39 MAARRETF ROAD,LEXINGTON,MA 02421(office) 1625 MASSAtCHUSETrS AVENUE,LEXINGTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02420(mad) Facility& Services: display to highlight the 100th Anniversary of the End of WWI has been installed in the Community Center cases. There is also a life-sized poster of Stanley the Soldier in the lobby along with a rolling display of WWI artwork AgdLet& Capital Staff is currently developing a capital projects link on the Department's website. This will provide regular updates on the various capital improvement projects that are currently taking place. Committee members will be emailed the direct link to the page once it is live. The administrative staff of the Recreation and Community Programs department recently participated, with the support of Human Resources and UMASS Boston Collins Center for Public Management, in a position review. This resulted in the four administrative position descriptions being edited and updated and an overall recommendation to create an Administrative Division with the department. The Recreation F 2020-FY2 2 5-Year Capital Plan was submitted back in mid-September and staff reviewed it with the Town Manager Jim Malloy the first week of October. Staff will be presenting the plan to the Capital Expenditures Committee (CC) and Community Preservation Committee (CPC) in late October/early November. The FY20 Operations Budget will be submitted this week. It will be reviewed by the Town Managen° and Board of Selectman in preparation for Annual Town Meeting. The 2018 Annual Report will also be submitted this week. Staff are compiling performance measurements and data to capture the services delivered overt e past year. The Pine Meadows Golf Course management contract expires this winter. The RFP for the golf course management contract will be sent out in the coming weeks. The proposed length of the new contract will be for three years with the Town reserving the right to add on two one-year extensions to the term of the contract. • Y1 o Town Pool ® The remedial work is progressing well. The work remains on schedule and the contractor is anticipating a demobilization date of 11/1/18. Center Recreation Athletic Ughting ProIect ® bid opening was held on Thursday, September 20th. The bids came in higher than anticipated, With that being said, the lighting upgrades at the Center#1 baseball field and Center#2 softball field will be completed. The contractor is tentatively scheduled to mobilize this week. Center Track and FieldRenovation ELgiect®the first community meeting was on Thursday, September 13th. Approximately a dozen people were in attendance, asking questions and expressing concerns and preferences about the project. Old Reservoir Feasibility Study® is nearing completion. Based on the feasibility study, the recommendation is to renovate the existing building rather than build a new bathhouse or install a modular structure. The next step in the process is to determine the timeline for design and construction documents and, pending approval of funding at the Annual Town Meeting int e spring, the construction timeline as well. 2 .° Inter M u ici al Agee e t®The working group, stakeholders and committee meetings have continued through October. Staff will continue to work with Minuteman Representatives and design team to draft the agreement. The next working group meeting will be held in early November. app / Wi Therapy Do 9 j' ' Saturday, r r / r / I i i j /y ........... l U 7� k « , With 'Nur �k / rr�rr %/ 40 Ar Meet Baty , a Certified /o/ j "Id, r / i% Therapy Do? that has been to the M T puppy lab and CarA Memorial Library. W en she is notworkinshe enjoys J, Ai napping, hiking, ging out wit e fan is 4V i J /10 f ja 0 Date ,- S�aturd'ay, October 20/ t T*me ILex,, ngton Locaflon �. i m 1 Community Center, Library r, r v �1 ' N ANNE ,. �%%,/iii/ /„ OFT",% JJ Aff REE' �j�>'its J�'P 1'%r '.l Ij/ J +1 m. ,,,,� ��11✓��!/'//%//�� I � �� ISM cpq T Otis U IR, ["'IMIEV, 8 TO r i 9 I rl it a " Communft� Center Program Advisory Committee Menihery 7 ExIA36o Members, 3 Appointed byTown Manager with Board of Selectmen's approi al Length of Term.: 2 years Appointi-nentsMade, May 30 ,Meeting'Firnes: Morilly or as needed Descrilgign: A pro,pd e gukkince to the Town Manager, Director of'Recreation and Coninrunity Pwgmms and CommUllity" Center Director M the areas of pmgranunNg wnmimig W Of be bWkhng and gnmndi and building-use priorhization, TO proinote collaboration and coinrnunic,ation among the (Mmunity, Center, stakeholders in order to provide a compreheriske and integrated auay of communiq Inngrmus, for Tuo (2) conununRy numibms. mem]:)er or dpi spppnee of th e Saciol Committee, the Recreatkin Coinnhuee, be Numil on AWng. LeAnyon WK ArimAnkm. and (.7ary N/Teniiorial LAW, The Chakman m M he designated by ti-le Fc)%%rl Manager, The Dil"VCtor of Recreatkn and C0111MU11ilty� Programs, the, IlUman Serx ices E)hvckn% and the CAnmulty Anter Dire�.,,,tor Eire ev-oflicio nonvotin,�I,rnernbe-rsand their staffshall support. at their diret.,,,tion. this corilin-litlee, Uqj.��p2!i, Ifislorical Socit."ty'r. Board of'Selec.trnen NO to sen ing as as imember of thk Committee. appointees are requireci I(y I, AcknoMedge rec-eipt of' the Summa, or the Annict of Interest Swum FLn-gear. to condnue to sm e on be Cornatine, the nionber rnust acknow,ledge annually receipt of tile surnmar) of' the Annic, of Intowt Stmute Said sunirnary w.dl be pro�ided by, and inernber! ackmndedgenwnt shaH be serit w, Te A"n CNA, 2. Pwide ei idewe ui be Tb"n Mak Omt Te apQntee has con-ipltned be Wine Vining u,Cquirement recluir-ed b)r the ConflKl of Want Statute. Rulher. to continue w stme or.I the Committee, the rnei-riber tI-)LISt acknouNdge e%ery two years td» the T(mri C'Jerk cornpletion of the Wine to andng requirement on -f- The BMW Meleamen adopted this char, e Febjj ��rl. I w L 20p 6. Members ii ere cbsinwed as Speck! Nsjjjtipa0 Ernpky�ee, on Fcbmajr 8, 20 p 6 Awye anien&d by Boad or SeIcamen on AnTer 15. 2()�� to upd �nr Membership by MnInk AM Salle CourwH aml adding L.ex�ns,;ton �'outh chinmission RECREATION COMMITTEE Merribers: 5 Appointed bN,,: Town Managei. w�th Selectmen's approN al I engtl ears I - 1, 1. or T 3 elln Appointments niade: May 31 Liaisons: Board of Selectrrien. Cornmunit�. Center Program Ad�isory Cornrylittee, Lincoln Park Subcon'lMitteC, COMMUI-litN der serve ation Con-imittee. L.exinaron School Cornmittee, I-exington Bicycle Cornmittee Z7, Z., Mcetimz'Firnes: 3rd WednesdaN of each MOrIth PIUS other time's as needed Subcornmittee- I.Ancoln Park SUbcominittee Li tioll. The Committee is responsible for the planning and administration ol'public -P ........... C pada} an grMinds and recreational centers in the tm%n It is charged with adi-ninisterina, expanding. d t, Z�' zr pron-iotin,g, recreadon, leisure acti�ities. playa sports and ph� sical education, .0 r.,i t c i.-i a.. \I e I.T.I.b e Members ShOUld hax e an acti%e interest in recreation in I exinUton, ............... .................. ...... .-..... ..... Kno%%ledge of and familiarit) %%ith Lexin-gton I'm%n N/leeting is also desiraWc, Z�, Ref: I-exington Code Chapter 29 §17-20 Selcarnen designated as Special Municipal Emplo)ecs on Apri'l 24. 1963. Z:� Se1ccu-nen reaffinned desieynafion as Sj)ecial Municipal Employees on JanUarY I& 2006. R,e%ised Charg CIle adopted by Selectmen on October 15, 2018, adding Liaisons.