Recreation board meeting notes: 24.10.07

A Quincy Votes! member attended this meeting. While care has been taken in their creation, these notes are not official meeting minutes and may contain errors or omissions. 

Meeting chaired by Rec Director Chris Rooney.

Highlight of the meeting (in New Business):

• Free public ice skating rink is moving to 1 Chestnut in Quincy Center. Want to get it open before Christmas week. City is doing the site work. Rec Department will do staffing. Same company, in bid we asked for better skate sharpener. Have donated skates. No plan right now for pop-up shops for refreshments. (Kilroy Square has pop-ups during Christmas season). Maybe high school booster clubs might want to do something on weekends. Would still need a permit. (Cocoa, hot dog, keep it simple.) Connie will reach out to mayor's office first to confirm it's ok, then high school booster clubs.

CORRESPONDENCE:

• Usual and customary: 1. Notice of available positions

Special: REPORTS FROM DIRECTOR AND COMMISSIONER:

• Director: Christmas Weekend Celebration: November 29-December 1 /

• Planning started for Christmas Parade

• Mayor office of event coordinator is involved. Christmas tree lighting, Santa by Helicopter and Parade.

• Director: Submitted the FY 2025 Shannon Grant Application with Metropolitan Area Planning Council / Submitted application. Funding request comes later. Also, turned in an $18,000 reimbursement submitted for programs offered previously. 

• This funds night programs as part of a teen divergence practice and is done in conjunction with the police department.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None

NEW BUSINESS:

• A. Fall and winter programming

• 1. Facility rentals requested through the school department. Waiting on approval / schedule provided. 

• B. Software Scheduling Platform /

• Teamed up w/ Connect Team where people can give their availability to sign people up to work. For employees. Department puts in open shifts, and people can sign up. Does automatically clock in/clock out via geofencing. NO live date yet.

• Boathouse is closed.

• Ice skating rink is moving to 1 Chestnut. Want to get it open before Christmas week. City is doing the site work. Rec Department will do staffing. Same company, in bid we asked for better skate sharpener. Have donated skates. No plan right now for pop-up shops for refreshments. (Kilroy Square has pop-ups during Christmas season). Maybe high school booster clubs might want to do something on weekends. Would still need a permit. (Cocoa, hot dog, keep it simple.) Connie will reach out to mayor's office first to confirm it's ok, then high school booster clubs.