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COMMUNITY AQUATIC CENTER ADVISORY COMMISSION Wednesday, February 11, 2009 5:00 P.M. |
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Call to Order The Regular Meeting of the Mainland Regional High School Community Aquatic Center Advisory Commission was called to order at 5:00 p.m. on the above date in the Library at the Mainland Regional High School Building in Linwood, New Jersey; Chairman McGroarty presiding. |
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Flag Salute |
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Compliance with the Sunshine Law
Ms. Gniewyk duly noted that adequate notice of this meeting of the Community Aquatic Commission was provided by the Board Secretary's Office on April 30, 2008, to Newspapers, Municipal Clerks and was posted on the bulletin board located in the main school entrance specifying time, place, and date in compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act - Chapter 231, P.L. 1975. |
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Roll Call and Verification of Quorum
Attendance: Marianne Carey Heather Walls Laurie Thomas Mr. McGroarty Loni Thomas
Also Present: Kim Gniewyk |
Quorum |
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Special Reports Ms. Gniewyk ♦ Distributed the following: Usage Reports (January/February) Course Enrollment Reports (January/February) Calendar (February/March) Hourly Usage Report (March) |
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Motion for Executive Session Chairman McGroarty called for a motion to enter into executive session at the call of the chair to discuss Personnel. Mr. Mc Groarty moved the motion. BE IT RESOLVED by the Mainland Regional High School Board of Education that pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Law (NJSA 10:4-1 et seq) that it shall, At the call of the Chair, enter into an Executive Session to discuss Personnel, and that the information discussed at this meeting can be disclosed to the public only upon formal written request to the Secretary of the Board of Education and it thereafter has been reviewed by the Board of Education at the next work, special or regular meeting to determine that the time and circumstances would then be appropriate to disclose the information discussed. Ms. Thomas seconded the motion. Roll call vote was unanimous. Ayes (5) |
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MEETING OPENED TO THE PUBLIC Ms. Kate Curry Requested swim clinics or programs for older swimmers to teach stroke and turns. She is currently driving several girls to Cape May County for classes and would like to see classes offered through the aquatic center. Discussion followed regarding the status of an instructor and insurance issues for the Aquatic Center. Mr. McGroarty instructed that the request should be made in writing to Ms. Gniewyk. The request will then be reviewed by the Aquatic Director to see if a program could fit into the Aquatic Center schedule with a certified instructor. Ms. Richmond - Mainland Mariners Requested pool time for a clinic beginning April 20th through May 23rd. The program would be open to Linwood, Northfield and Somers Point children first, and then be offered to out of district children to fill up the roster. The clinic would be supervised by Mainland Mariner coaches. Requested pool time in the summer on Monday thru Friday from 7:15 - 9:00 AM. The program would be offered first to residents and then non-residents. Ms. Kate Curry requested if a residency clause could be inserted into any outside group agreement that would allow the group to accept residents from the three communities. Discussion followed regarding a residency clause. The Commission will review the request to see if it could be inserted into any outside agreement. Kurt Seltzner - Linwood Requested that the Commission recognize that time is needed for the residents of Linwood, Northfield and Somers Point. He pointed out that the original Mariner team started out for residents of the community but has now allowed out of district residents to swim on the team. Discussion followed regarding the Mariner Program. |
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Items for Discussion: Mr. McGroarty announced that the Commission has received two requests for pool time in the summer. Mr. Brian Booth and Mr. John Rakowski have requested Tuesday and Thursday from 7:00-9:00 AM and the EHT Seahawks have requested any time available since the pool in EHT will be closed due to construction. Both requests will be sent to the Aquatic Director for review. The Aquatic Director will submit his recommendation to the Commission during the March meeting. Ms. Gniewyk updated the Commission on the status of the pool drain cover replacement due to the new regulations. The contractor who installed the pool, Paddock Pools has been contacted and they are waiting for specifications to install the new cover. They are looking at late August to install the new cover. They also stated that the pool may not need to be drained during the installation. |
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Motion to approve the Meeting Minutes of January 14, 2009. Ms. Thomas moved the motion, seconded by Ms. Walls. Roll call vote was unanimous. Ayes (5) |
Minutes |
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Motion to approve the Executive Meeting Minutes of January 14, 2009. Ms. Carey moved the motion, seconded by Ms. Laurie Thomas. Roll call vote was unanimous. Ayes (5) |
Exec. Minutes |
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Communications None |
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Unfinished Business None |
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New Business None |
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Meeting Opened to the Public Ms. Barbella Informed the Commission that her children were swimming on the original Mariner Team, however due to increased fees last year, her children transferred to a team in Atlantic City. She told the Commission that she would rather have her children swim at the Mainland pool since her family pays property taxes and her daughter would like to swim for the MRHS team. Discussion followed within the public regarding the increased fees for the Mariner program compared to other swim teams in the county. |
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The Board entered into Executive Session at 5:50 PM The Board entered back into Regular Session at 6:20 PM. |
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Adjournment Ms. Walls made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Ms. Carey. The meeting was adjourned by voice vote at 6:20 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Ms. Kim Gniewyk Business Administrator/Board Secretary |
Adjourn |