Um, good evening and welcome to the regular meeting of the Board of Park Commissioners. This is Wednesday, July 1st, and uh, it's approximately 6:00, I believe. >> 5:37. >> Oh, 5:30, I'm sorry. 5:37. >> [laughter] >> Um,
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being made, whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed knowledge, acknowledged, and permissible. Okay. Uh, roll call of commissioners. Um, >> Nick Siciliano. >> Victor Farias. >> John Silvia.
>> And, um, Helen Rego will be coming here soon. Um, Okay, so do I have an acceptance of the June meeting minutes? >> Making a motion to accept the June meeting minutes. >> And I second it. >> Okay. >> All in favor? >> Aye.
>> Aye. >> Aye. >> Sorry. This is our first one here, so sorry. Okay, no citizens here, I gather. Um, So, new business. We have a request from Rachel Goolsby, uh, for use of the Kennedy Park for the farmers market. Dates are as follows:
July 11th through November 28th, from 7:00 a.m. to noon every Saturday. Uh, any questions? Okay, no questions. Uh, do I have a motion? >> Make a motion to accept it. >> Second it. >> Okay. Um, all in favor?
>> Aye. >> Aye. >> Okay, uh, the next, um, issue is, uh, we are revisiting the approval of a partnership between the City of Fall River and the Fall River Pickle League. They're asking in addition to food truck vendors if
business vendors, uh, can be, uh, there selling wares. Can they Can we accommodate them? Um any questions? >> was at the last park board that event got approved. Now, they want to have >> They want to add the trucks? >> Well, the food trucks were approved.
They They want to add like somebody selling like pickleball stuff there. >> Okay. >> Whatever that >> And it's at Kennedy, right? >> At the bottom, yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. Any >> I mean, are they bringing like trucks of stuff? Like to >> No, just like a There's not much room to set up vendor tables. I think it's just
They have a 3-day event. And it's in addition to food trucks. They forgot to ask for somebody selling like pickleball themes, you know, t-shirts, paddles, things of that nature. >> Are they They're going to set up outside, right?
The trucks? [clears throat] >> Trucks will be on the street side against the the sidewalk curb. We I told them there's no room to I don't want them inside the park. >> Oh, no, no, no. >> On the grass. Yeah. >> And then the vendors will be on the grass. >> Yes. >> So, they're here. >> Yeah, I don't have a problem with it.
Yeah. >> Any Any other questions? >> No. >> Okay. Can I get a motion? >> Yeah, I'll make a motion to accept the vendors. >> I'll second that motion. >> Okay. All in favor? >> Aye. >> Aye. Okay. Uh next, we have a request from
Thomas Martel of 99 Moore Street to remove a tree in front of uh his house, which has dropped uh limbs last week and has been an issue for a while. Uh the supervisor of the tree department, Chris Martin, and the director of parks have confirmed the tree condition warrants a
removal. >> Is it a dead tree? >> Dead tree. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> I make a motion to remove the tree. >> Okay. >> And I'll second >> Second. Okay. All in favor? >> Aye. >> Aye. >> Are they replacing it with something else in the yard? Sorry about that. >> Uh
I could talk to Chris. He's got trees in the yard. >> I was wondering if >> If the homeowner wants it. >> Yeah. >> Sometimes they don't want it. >> Yeah. >> [snorts] >> But I yeah, I'll I'll talk to him about it. >> All right. It's >> Is that going to be the condition
of removing it? >> Well, usually if they replace one, it's usually because it's no good. And then they'll replace it with another one, but they're not going to replace it. >> Maybe there's a Maybe there's a different way because if the people aren't going to take care of it and
water it, it's going to die the first year. So, maybe there would be a way if they didn't Can we plant a tree somewhere? Can >> Well, technically it's still city property. >> Okay. >> If Chris has got a tree, I'll put a tree there. They don't really have a say. >> Yeah, but is it is it Is it because it's dead or is it they're removing it because it's something
>> It's dead. Kind of half Half that tree the limbs fell off. It's still green on this side, but half the tree split in half and fell. >> the reason why it's going to go. >> It's going to come down. >> Okay. >> Cuz the next side if that side falls, it'll be on the property and then it is a liability.
>> No, I I I I'll I'll stick with that. >> Okay. >> Yeah, I I just The only thing I would say, Darren, is if they don't want to water it, it's going to die. I know I'm I'm watering two trees on this park on Derby Street that people wanted and nobody's watering it. >> How long How long has it been there?
>> Uh it was there last year, but the tree planting committee uh the Forest Street Tree Planting Committee paid to plant them there, and I'm the one doing it now. >> So, the ones with Davies now that are planting, they have the water bags and Chris has that 500-gallon water machine they >> go out
>> think every like tw- every like bi-weekly and they fill up the bags throughout the city. >> Okay. >> On the new plantings. >> No, that's good if they do that. >> If it's part of them I don't know if they I don't if it's the Maybe the tree planting committee wasn't part of that program. >> Yeah, they Well, it's not a tree You
know, we we paid for the trees, so it's not a city tree. >> Okay. >> But even in the past when we we plant trees in front of people's sidewalks, they had to be responsible to water them cuz the city couldn't do it. But if the city's doing it now >> They have they have the they have the capacity to do it now. They have the
tanker and everything. >> If they want to do it then hey, that's fine. I agree. Okay. Um >> had a motion. >> It was it was >> Yep. All right. >> was seconded so yeah. >> Yeah. All in favor. >> Yeah, we already added it. We just we had a conversation.
>> Okay. Cool. All right. Uh so the next request is um for a tree that's that's located in front of 139 Montgomery Street. Um Chris Martin and um the director of parks have also looked at that tree and
um it warrants a removal. >> I make a motion to remove that. >> Same same conditions. It's just it's the half of it's dead. It's either got termites in it or something. >> I'll second that motion. >> Okay. All in favor. >> Aye. >> Okay. Um
next uh agenda item a request by Chad Trail representing Victor Victory Church for a basketball tournament on 8:15 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. They will provide pre-made food, pizza, and have music.
They will clean the court when finished. >> I always get confused on this. What is the deal with pre-made food? >> So pre-made they can they can serve pre-made food. They can't cook. >> Okay. They can't cook there. >> On the spot. They can't cook in the park. Only people that can cook in the
park are food trucks. That's it. Unless we so at Cocky Row um he had an event with grills. But it had to get a go approved by the fire department. And the fire department approved that event.
So as long as he gets that approval which is rare. They don't we don't want anything any cooking in parks. >> Yeah, no. It looks good. Like I said just in case it's outdoors a rain day possibly. So we may have to He's only got one day, so it's Saturday,
which is fine, but if it rains then they'll have to reschedule and come before the board again to get a new day. >> Okay. >> I make the motion to accept. >> I'll second that motion. >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> Aye. >> Okay, next item. Revisit the approval of
the use of Lafayette Park for the skateboard celebration. They're asking in addition to food truck vendors if business vendors selling wares can be accommodated. So, um I gather Darren, that's the same thing. They want to sell t-shirts or something.
>> yeah, it was a this those two things were on the last agenda. >> Yeah. >> So, what happened was So, what happened um is they're in the same boat as the pickleball. They didn't ask for um that specific thing.
>> It's uh approximately uh 5:46 and uh Commissioner Helen Rigo is here. So, I'm sorry. Do we >> Okay, no. Helen, we're on >> Sorry. >> That's okay, we're on item agenda F. F. >> That's it. >> Yep.
>> Sorry. >> Is that there? Here you go. Right there. >> Okay. So, uh were there any other questions? >> No. >> No, so it's the same as the earlier one, right, Greg? Just >> Yeah, they just missed that to ask that. >> Okay.
Okay. Uh do I have a motion? >> Make a motion. >> Okay. Mr. Harris, uh I made the motion. >> And I will second it. >> Uh second it by Nick. All in favor? >> Aye. >> Aye. >> And I'm sorry, Helen. What was did you were you okay with
that? >> I don't know. Which one was it? >> We're on number F. F. >> And I'll let me read that again. >> F? >> Yes, F. Revisit the approval of the use of Lafayette Park for the skateboard celebration. >> done. >> Yeah. >> They are asking in addition to the food truck vendors if business vendors
selling wares can be accommodated. And Darren had said it's going to be you know it was just so. So you're in favor of that. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> All right, last one. >> Uh it's a request and I'm going to probably butcher the first name Izeno
Vaz for the use of Kennedy Park Pavilion for a wedding ceremony on Saturday, July 11th from noon until 7:00. Food is going to be pre-cooked and brought and they are also going to be putting a port-a-john there for a
bathroom use. >> I don't think so. >> We never had that before. >> Yeah, they want to do what they're going to pay the fee, I'll charge them the fee. It's only on a Saturday, too. >> And they have insurance, too, right? >> Yeah. >> Darren, I was I was reading this, I just
have a question. Is there cuz usually there's kids there and stuff. Are they going to you know what I mean, be able to tell the kids not to be if they're having a ceremony there, you know, all that sort of work? >> Well, when they come in and pay the permit fee, we just we tell them, "Hey, if you having an issue down there
>> Okay. >> with them, you just call the PD cuz you're all permitted." >> Well, the food is going to be pre-cooked. >> Yeah. >> But they can't bring any they can't bring any grills or anything like that. >> No, they already know. No, I said no unless they're going to get food trucks down there. >> Well, I I got married down there and I I
didn't have no problem with the kids. >> Just got a question. >> I got married down there and I didn't have no problem with the kids. >> No, I'm not talking about the kids, I'm talking about the food. Can't be they can't warm it up on on grills or anything like that. >> So, if you look at the liability, the the insurance liability says host liquor
liability. So they're allowed to have liquor? >> No. >> it say that? >> In the insurance on the first insurance liability insurance, it says host liquor and it has a check mark. So I'm assuming they're getting a liability for for liquor. >> No. >> No, they can't. They can't. But you see do you see the
insurance right on the left hand side on the first where it says certificate of liability insurance it says host liquor and there's check mark next to it. So that's something that you got to possibly talk to them about because I get it it's a wedding and champagne and all that stuff. >> But it's it's not >> All those food truck vendors they got to
be licensed. And they have to pay too, don't they? >> Well they they they're not bringing food trucks down there. >> It said they may. >> They they may. >> So if they do >> Yeah, right here. >> No, it's a G. >> Yeah. >> G doesn't work on G.
>> on G. >> But I mean I would gather that the the form that they sent in said wedding ceremony. They would have to go to the licensing board to do that and if they have liquor, you know what I mean? They're going to come down. >> I just I just noticed that on the
insurance form it's checked. So that means that they're they took out a liquor liability. >> see that. >> Yeah, so that's something that's got to be talked to. >> I mean >> Yeah, you're going to have to notify them. >> Because this wedding is happening in 10 days. >> [laughter]
>> Yeah, they can't if they can't. >> No. >> Can't allow them to have uh >> So if it gets approved it have to be approved with a uh with stipulation that that the liquor unfortunately I I get it it's a wedding and but the liquor can't happen. >> No.
>> I think it would even supersede us cuz you have to have a license. >> Right, I get that. >> But because they paid for the insurance I don't know if they know about getting the license for liquor. >> Yeah. >> So. >> Yeah, that's fine. I You're right, they should be notified but >> I just it just I was looking over the
insurance liability and never do and I just saw that. I was like woah, liquor host liquor liability? >> Good catch. Okay. >> So if it gets if if we approve it it would have to be proving, you know, a stipulation that no liquor is to be served.
>> So you want to make a motion that effect then? >> Yeah, I'll do it. So I'll make a motion to approve the ceremony with a stipulation that no liquor is to be served during the ceremony on the property. >> try to can't have no liquor. >> Right. So that's that's what I'll make and then Darren if you can follow up with that. >> liquor allowed. >> follow up tomorrow.
>> Okay. Cuz it's I guess it's 10 days away so. They do make apple cider in bottles so. >> [laughter] >> So that's my motion. >> Um, do I have a second? >> I have a second. Second. >> Okay, I'm sorry. All right,
Mrs. Rego seconded that. All in favor? >> I. >> And you know, I'm just looking at this thing at the bottom. It says ceremony, reception. Um, rehearsal and breakfast. You know what I mean, but yeah, it's interesting how they have that on there. Didn't really state it in the bottom, but um,
that's interesting. Okay. Um, so old business does anybody have any old business? >> No. >> Mrs. Rego? Any old business? >> No. >> Okay. Okay, do I have a motion to adjourn
then? >> Make a motion to adjourn. >> Second. I need do I have a second? Okay. >> Second. >> Second. Commissioner Rego seconds it. All in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. Have a good night. >> Have a nice 4th of July.