Borough of Point Pleasant Beach POINT PLEASANT BEACH RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Committee Meeting Minutes
Monday May 18, 2020 – 6:30pm – virtual meeting via Zoom
Call to order: 6:31pm by Committee Chairperson Ryan Simunovich
In attendance: Lenore Fastuca, Kait Greenberg, Kelly McGee, Michele Mosca, Robby Neill, Kieran
Schultz, Ryan Simunovich, Doug Vitale. Note: 1 non-member was also in attendance.
Review prior meeting minutes: Michele Mosca shared the minutes from the April 27, 2020 meeting
via email with committee members to review prior to tonight’s meeting. A motion to accept the
minutes was made by Kieran Schultz and seconded by Kelly McGee.
Executive reports:
Chairperson: Ryan Simunovich reported that the yard sign project with the Cultural Arts Committee is
up & running. So far there have been over 40 donations totalling approximately $1100. A topic for
discussion has been how to distribute the funds raised to local businesses. Ryan posed the idea that
businesses who share the Facebook pages of both committees will be entered into a raffle. Also to
further support this effort it was suggested that the Recreation Committee purchase a $50 Chamber
of Commerce gift certificate as an additional prize for contest participants. A motion to approve the
purchase of this $50 Chamber gift certificate was made by Michele Mosca and seconded by Kait
Greenberg. Ryan also reported that the dates of summer camp have been moved to 7/13/2020 thru
8/21/2020, adding that a later start date offers a better chance of clear reopening & social distancing
plans to be in place. A motion to accept the modified camp schedule was made by Kieran Schultz
and seconded by Robby Neill. Unanimous committee member approval. Michele Mosca abstained.
Correspondence: Michele Mosca reports not receiving any hard copy correspondence. Michele
reported that a new email address has been created for all Recreation Committee related
communication: RecreationCommittee@pointbeach.org and thanked Councilman Doug Vitale for his
efforts to make this happen.
Treasurer: no updates reported; Sean Hennessy has not been able to meet with the finance
department due to the pandemic.
Council Liaison: Councilman Doug Vitale further reported on summer camp, stating that the
governing body is waiting on guidance from the Governor’s office, but that the Mayor, Police Chief, &
Borough Administrator are all in favor of continuing our plans to hold camp with the modified dates.
Doug stated that later-in-the-year events (Tug of War, etc.) can hopefully be planned at the end of the
summer. Doug reported that updates to the municipal website are still in the works, and that he has
expressed the need to update the Recreation Committee information to include links to our website
and social media pages. Lastly Doug reported that during his recent attendance at the Open Space
Committee meeting it was stated their committee has funds they are willing to spend to purchase
areas for recreation use, and this is a great opportunity for our committee to expand into the
community.
Subcommittee reports:
Basketball: no updates to report; Kelly McGee indicated the photos of 2019-2020 sponsor plaques
will be posted on our Facebook page by the end of week, and businesses will be tagged in the post.
Bonfire: no to updates report.
Family Fishing Day: Ryan reported that as fishing boats are starting to open back up and we get
deeper into the summer months, the challenge lies in deciding when to fit this event in.
Social Media: Kelly reported the yard sign contest post was boosted ($15) which resulted in over
1100 reaches and 91 engagements. Also, there have been 38 new page likes since the April
meeting. Additionally, an outdoor scavenger hunt post is planned, and the basketball sponsor plaque
photos will be posted this week. Lastly, direct any ideas for page posts to Kelly.
Summer Camp: Michele reported that she and Assistant Director Allison Pastor have been in
communication and have begun planning. The 2020 camp theme is “Point Beach Strong” and “Meet
the Counselor” videos will be posted on our website and social media pages. A welcome and
information letter has been written and an online registration form has been developed. Doug stated
he is working on getting PayPal so online deposits can be accepted. 11 counselor applicants will be
interviewed this week. The Antrim School Principal has agreed to include camp information in the
weekly updates sent to parents. Ryan also stated he left a message at St. Peter School to advise
them of the date change and to confirm our use of their gym space. Ryan and Doug discussed the
need to contact the attorney for adding language on cancellations & the refund policy to the
registration form.
Summertime Surf: no updates reported.
Wrestling: Robby Neill asked about the status of insurance for the program. Robby and Doug will
talk further about these details and Doug will contact the Borough Administrator for additional
information on this.
Holiday Lights: no to updates report.
Best Day: no updates reported.
Tug of War: no updates reported.
New business:
Yoga on the Beach: Ryan stated he will reach out for Carolan Ammirata to see if she is interested in
continuing for this season.
Local businesses: Ryan reported that since the last meeting, our committee has made 18 contacts.
Ryan reminded members to review the list of businesses Katie DiCorcia created and seek to
establish contact with 5 or so area businesses.
Adult Sports: Ryan stated he will work with Kelly to develop questions to create the online Facebook
poll to gauge interest.
Open discussion:
Michele Mosca asked if there was an update on the status of the pointbeachrec.com domain. Last
meeting it was discussed that the town may own that and if so, we could house our newly created site
under that shorter URL. Doug stated he did contact both the webmaster & Borough Administrator but
he will reach out again to get more information on this.
Ryan and Doug reported that there is a plan to order portable hand sanitizers for Pleasure Park, and
Ryan stated he will seek bids and present them to the committee for approval.
Ryan also reported that the pastry chef at Charlie’s of Bay Head is willing to host a learning event
through our committee in the near future, either at summer camp or online. Ryan thanked Angela
O’Cone for bringing this contact and opportunity to the committee.
Lastly, Ryan stated he would like to increase participation and involvement in our committee, stating
we have a large number of members and are always looking for more.
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Kelly McGee and seconded by Lenore Fastuca.
Meeting adjourned: 7:05pm by Ryan Simunovich
Next meeting: Monday, June 22, 2020, 6:30pm
Respectfully submitted,
Michele D. Mosca
Secretary, Recreation Committee
