Richter Park Authority

RICHTER PARK AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES Richter Park Authority Office Tuesday, September 19, 2023 In compliance with Connecticut General Statute § 1-225, these minutes are being provided for informational purposes and are subject to approval of the Richter Park Authority Board of Directors at its next regular meeting. Chairman Pete Siecienski opened the meeting at 6:00 PM. Members present: Al Mead, George Radachowsky, Leroy Diggs, Bob Eberhard, Dave Lajoie, Jay Eriquez, Art Haddad and Pam St. Pierre. Also present: Jonathan Pinto, Head Golf Professional, Karen Madaus, Business Manager and Bobby Bria, Musicals at Richter. Absent: Paul DiNardo and Judy Griemsmann. Public participation None Approve minutes of previous meetings Mr. Mead made a motion to approve the minutes from the August 15th RPA meeting. Mr. Diggs seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Lajoie made a motion to approve the September 7th Special Meeting for elections. Mr. Diggs seconded. Mr. Mead abstained. Motion passed unanimously. Correspondence none. Arts Association The RAA is operating out of the Danbury Museum and it is going well. Musicals at Richter Bobby Bria was re-elected as Director. MPC-Richter House None. FORe The next meeting is scheduled for October. Business Manager’s Report September will be very busy for golf outings. Head Golf Professional August was good and we beat our roadmap of 6300 rounds. September is off to a good start so far. If the weather cooperates, we should hit our roadmap again. The driving range is doing very well. Grounds and Greens This is the wettest year on record with 30.25”. Holes 2 and 7 are the most troublesome tee boxes. We’re in good shape for leaves but there are 37 pipes around the property that are not good. They are rotting out, as they have hit their life expectancy. To replace two 36” pipes on 16 and one other will cost approximately $100K. Financial report Year to date, were $171K better than last year. Mr. Mead made a motion to accept the financial report and have it placed on file. Mr. Eberhard seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Finance Committee Report The market rate for electric is 8.7 cents until the end of December and then we can lock in at 11.4 cents for three years from there. The Cell Tower was discussed, and contact should be made to Bay Communications, Dan Rosemark and Homeland Towers. Old business The official groundbreaking of the Richter House will be Wednesday, September 20th at 11:30am. An updated list of Committee Assignments will be sent out to the RPA. New business The Budget Committee will be Leroy, Jay, Jonathan and Rob. Ed Kilian will get a bid in for the Capital Project of the creeks on 8 & 16. Paving on 13, 2 green to 3 tee, 16 and 17 green to 18 tee will cost around $65K. Two estimates on drainage repair came in around $92K. Needs to get a third estimate. Chairman’s Comments/Report Thank you to the RPA and Committees for your continued support. Executive Session None. Mr. Mead made a motion to adjourn at 7:26 pm. Mr. Eberhard seconded. Motion passed unanimously.