2010-12-01 P & R Minutes Approved

Home Browse Search

Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes 12-01-10 Ms. Stephan invited Ms. Guimont to attend the meeting at the committee’s request to discuss the Summer Park Programs for 2011. Ms. Guimont sent the following email for the committee’s review and discussion: I would like to propose that the YMCA no longer offer Park Play Days at Centerville. We have an even better opportunity for youth in Centerville now as we are in year two of our Day Camp Heritage. We would love your support with the new camp and believe it to be a huge benefit for the community & the Y. Some of the options we offer are: Wee Backpackers, Day Camp, Wild About Nature, Theater, Archery, Fishing, Arts & Crafts, Canoe, outdoor living and many teen programs as well. We would like to ask for your continued support and are wondering if at all possible we could take the dollar amount usually given to Park and apply it to Camp. Some of the ways your dollars could be used are financial assistance/scholarships for kids to attend the camp, help to build a new outbuilding or shelter or to purchase kayaks to better our progressive boating program. I would be happy to come to your next meeting to present this option to you as well as take any questions or clarify anything. I've enjoyed working together for the last 5 years and hope to continue into our new exciting opportunities. Thank you, Liz Guimont Committee Member Haiden stated if the committee were to support the YMCA Day Camp Program financially, they would like it connected to Centerville somehow, perhaps with scholarship assistance specifically for Centerville youth. The committee agreed that they would like to support the program in some fashion, but would like to discuss it with Ms. Guimont at the next committee meeting. Ms. Stephan will contact Ms. Guimont and ask her to attend, if possible, and supply the committee with more information regarding the program such as last year’s flier, if information is not yet available for 2011, along with costs associated with the program, such as registration fees. The committee would also like to see statistics of how many of those registered in 2010 were Centerville youth. PA System This item was discussed under Appearances. Youth Corps Chairperson Branch requested the committee consider the idea of setting up a Youth Corps and submitted the following comments for discussion: At our October meeting Mayor Capra suggested that we set up and sponsor a Youth Corps. In the following weeks the Mayor and I have exchanged e-mail notes and had a telephone conversation on that topic. For the December meeting please discuss the idea of a Youth Corps. I will not make that meeting, but will summarize my ideas here. purpose 1.The first step must be to establish the . What is the basic reason for setting up this Youth Corps, I can think of a few:  To make use of another resource available to the Council and Committee. Members of the Youth Corps could (I think should) be expected to make a physical contribution to the City. The two Eagle Scout projects are good examples of physical contributions. 3 of 8