3/30/1999 ATTAQUIN PARK COMMITTEE Minutes

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MARCH 3O,1999 ATTAQUIN PARK COMMITTEE SELECTION OF OFFICERS: DAVID POCKNETT-PRESIDENT, LOUISA OAKLEY-VICE-PRESIDENT,. JANE HENDRICKS-SECRETARY, COMMITEE MEMBERS TO-DATE- DAVID POCKNETT, RALPH HENDRIC.", LOUISA OAKLEY, JANE HENDRICKS (NOT PRESENT) , AND SHELLEY POCKNETT. MEETING STARTED AT 5:15 MEETING WITH LEISURE SERVICES-JIM MARR, GUS FREDRICKSrJB RICHARDSON ANN MELL, AND HOLLY MACDONALD. HARBOR MASTER-PERRY ELLIS-* CONCERNS-ISSUES: SHUTTING OF THE GATE AT 5+30, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED, A 9:00 CLOSING TIME& CONDITIONS OF THE BEACH IN THE MORNING, CONTROL OF GROUPS USING THE PARC. ON T E TCP OF THE HILL-ALCOHOL ABUSE AND INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE. PEOPLE SHOULD HE NAMED NOT GROOPED BOUYS WERE A SAFETY CONERN AS SWIMMERS USING THEM AS FLOATATION DEVICES ANP KEEPING THEM BELOW WATER SURFACE, BOUYS ARE ESSENTIAL TO BOATERS AND MUST REMAIN VISU .L AT ALL TIMES; LIFE GUARDS ARE BEING VERBALLY ABUSED BY ADULTS AS WELL AS CHILDREN. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, THE GUARDS ARE THERE FOR SAFETY PURPOSES* BASKETBALL HOOPS BEING VANDALIZED/CHAIN NETS LASTED (3)DAYS REPLACED WITH HEAVY DUTY NYLON NETTING AND THIS LASTED (1) WEEEK, ALSO INAAPROPRIATE LANGUAGE IS BEING USED AND PEOPLE ARE OFFENDED BY THAT+ FLOATATION DEVICES WERE BROUGHT UP RE: KIDS USING THE BOUYS///LOUISA ASKED ABOUT THE RAFT BEING PGT BACK IN USE //JIM MADE MENTION THAT ONLY 3 BEACHES ON THE CAPE ALLOW FLOATATION DEVICES AND THEY ARE ONLY ALLOWED WHEN THE WIND IS BLOWING IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION. MIKE STATES GREAT LIABILITY RISK WITH THE TOWN AND HAS CONVERSED Wf AN ATTORNEY IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE AS WELL THE ATTORNEY AGREES THIS WOULD BE RISKING A GREAT LIABILITY, MR ELLIS MENTIONED THE FACT THAT DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER THERE IS NO LONGER A RAFT AVAILABLE FOR USE AS IT WAS LEFT OUTSIDE FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITHOUT MAINTENANCE AS IT WAS OUT OF USE. RESOLUTIONS: JB SPOKE MAIN OBJECTIVE FROM 9:00-4#30 DOESNT{T WANT ANY PROFANITY, HE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE PEOPLE IN GETTING A RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEMO ALOT OF INCIDENTS HAPPEN IN THE LAVE AFTERNOON AND THE POLICE WERE PATROLLING BETWEEN 1;00 AND :OO, POLICE OFFICERS ON BIKES WERE SUGGESTED,6 PARR RULES WILL BE UNDATED AND AND POSTED BY THE PARK ENTRANCE* HAVING TRIBAL OFFICE TO HELP WITH SUBSTANCE PROGRAMS ALONG WITH MASHPEE HUMAN SERVICES. MR ELLIS SPOKE ABOUT BEING ON THE WATER LOOKING IN-BY LATE AFTERNOON TOO MANY POPS-NOTICED SIGNIFICANT CHANGE SINE THE 80+Sp LOUISA SPOKE ANS SAID SHE DOESNT HAVE PROBLEMS DOWN THE LARK AND SHE HAS BEEN TO THE OTHER BEACHES SOUTH CAPE AND JOHNS POND AND HAS OBSERVED DRINKING AT THOSE BEACHES, IT WAS SAID THE THE DRINKING AT SOUTH CAPE AND JOHNS POND IS DOME MORE DISCRETELY* SARGENT BEVACQUA COMMENTED THAT THEY DON'T DRINK DISCRETELY ON TOP ON THE HILL,AND THE AREA HAS GROWN AND MORE PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO USE THE PARK« DAVID MADE MENTION THAT THERE ARE DRUNKS EVERYWHERE AND EVERYONE SHOULDN'T BE PUNISHED FOR A FEW. A SUGGESTION WAS MADE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A WORK DAY ALONG WITH A COOK OUT INVITING THE COMMUNITY AND POLICE TO PARTICIPATE, WE DID THIS ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO AND HAD GREAT SUCCESS IN CLEANING UP THE PARK AREA ANN AND HOLLY, THE GAPE ATTENDANTS WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE COOPERATION WITH THE NATIVES AND TRIBAL ID'S, ID'S SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND SHARED WINON NATIVES* WHEN POLICE PARK AND PATROL THEY SHOULDN'T MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE GAVE ATTEDANT S ARE THE SQUEALERS, TRIBAL OFFICE SHOULD HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN HOURS FOR SELLING BEACH STICKERS MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:20* NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 29 AT S;OO LOCATION TO BE POSTED* RESPECTFULLY UBMITTED SHELLEY POCKNETT-FILLING IN FOR JANE p6j