CENTRE REGION PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
CENTRE REGIONAL RECREATION AUTHORITY

Meeting Agenda for Thursday, 9 Aug 07, 12:15 PM
at the COG Building FORUM ROOM, Gateway Drive in Ferguson Township

I.         CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL:

              • Ms. Cindy Solic, Chair   Patton Twp.         • Ms. Sue Mascolo, Vice-chair       Ferguson Twp.

              • Dr. Ken Mawritz, Sec.    SCASD               • Mr. Roy Harpster, Treas.              Harris Twp.

              • Ms. Kathy Matason         College Twp.       • Ms. Donna Conway                      State College Borough

                                           • Craig Humphrey, Borough Council Liaison (non-voting)

            Note: Since Ms. Solic will be out-of-town, Ms. Mascolo will chair the meeting.

II.       COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC for any item not on the agenda (up to 5 min./person)

III.      APPROVAL OF MINUTES (from July)                (Attachment # 1)        (Action)

IV.      ACTION ON VOUCHERS  (from July)                 (Attachment # 2)        (Action)

V.        COMMITTEE REPORTS

• COG Ad Hoc Regional Park Committee: Mr. Harpster & Mr. Woodhead

The committee met on 19 Jul 07. At their 16 Aug 07 meeting they will begin iscussions on a long-term funding formula for the regional park developments.

• Millbrook Marsh Nature Center Advisory Committee: Ms. Matason

The committee did not meet in July. Ms. Hetrick will review a status report on the Capital Campaign (to be presented to the COG Finance Committee on 14 Aug 07). In addition, an update will be provided to the COG General Forum on 27 Aug 07. (Attachment # 3)

• Member & Municipal Committee Updates:

                            College Twp.                     Ferguson Twp.                   Patton Twp.

                            State College Borough       Harris Twp.                        SCASD

VI.      STAFF REPORTS

• Activity Report: July 2007                                       (Attachment # 4)

• YTD Revenue Status: Mr. Woodhead

• Pool Operational Updates:   Mr. Todd Roth                   Welch Pool boiler, Park Forest surge tank, Welch Pool leak status

• 2008 Senior Center Funding Formula: Mr. Woodhead                     (Attachment # 5)

• 2008 Budget Process: The Program Plan has been distributed to the municipalities for comments. The P&R sections are attached for Board information. The Detailed Budget proposal is now under development.(Attachment # 6)

• Supervisor Highlights:

           Mr. Hall                             Ms. Lee                              Ms. Hetrick

           Mr. Todd Roth                   Mr. Greg Roth                   Ms. Lindenbaum (off)

VII.     COMMUNICATIONS         None

VIII.   OLD BUSINESS

• WELCH POOL RENEWAL - MASTER SITE PLAN: Two days of meetings and two public workshops occurred on 23-24 Jul 07, including briefing the COG General Forum. The meeting summaries from the two community meetings are posted on the CRPR website. The next series of meetings will be held on 24-25 Sep 07 when a range of concept plans will be presented by the consultants for evaluation.

• PARK FOREST POOL RENEWAL: During June the consultants submitted a joint proposal for architectural & engineering services for the construction project. That proposal was forwarded to PA DCNR on 16 Jun 07 and has since been approved. The proposal was also presented to the COG Ad Hoc Park Committee in July. As a result, the following motion may be considered by the Authority:

“That the Authority authorize execution of the proposal by the Chair, subject to the pending recommendations of the Solicitor, in an amount not to exceed $269,500.00 including reimbursable expenses.” (Attachment # 7)(Action)

Mr. Popovich has furnished a schedule for the entire Park Forest Pool Renewal project.                            (Attachment # 8)

• 2006 AUDIT REPORT

The Auditors have been asked to respond to Ms. Conway’s question about the revenue categories listed in the CY 2006 Audit Report. That response will be distributed when received.

• “THE ACTIVE NETWORK” (SportsLog Software Replacement):

As approved by the Authority at the July meeting, Mr. Woodhead enrolled the agency in the Active.Net P&R database service (to replace the current SportsLog software). The training and implementation of the service has been scheduled for late-November. It is noted that Mr. Woodhead subscribed for two years when the company agreed to not increase any service fees and credit card fees during that period. Office staff will begin using the service in December; it is expected that Internet registrations and reservations will be available starting in March 2008.

IX.      NEW BUSINESS

• CENTRAL WESTMORELAND COG - Vehicle Purchasing Program

So we can continue to use this cooperative purchasing contract, the Authority is asked to approve Resolution #3-2007 which authorizes an Associate Membership in their program with a $150 fee.(Attachment # 9)(Action)

X.        ADJOURNMENT                                                        (Action)

NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Thu., 13 Sep 07, 12:15PM at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center