Tarrywile Park Authority

TARRYWILE PARK AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING December 5, 2023 CALL TO ORDER: On December 5, 2023 at 6:01 p.m., the regular meeting of the Tarrywile Park Authority, was called to order by Chairman Michael Marcus ATTENDANCE: M. Marcus, J. LaValla, J. Harner, W. Platz, N. Wakeham, D. Perkins Board Members Absent: B. Talarico, E. Prybylski & D. Manacek Park Staff: B. Petro Guests: N/A Public Speaking: N/A AGENDA: 1. Chairman’s Report: Chairman Marcus spoke briefly concerning items on the agenda. 2. Executive Director’s Report: B. Petro submitted the report. 3. Minutes: A motion was made by J. Harner to approve the amended minutes of the November 21, 2023 meeting. N. Wakeham seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Financial Items: A. Financial Reports – November 2023: A motion was made by W. Platz to approve the financial reports. N. Wakeham seconded. The motion passed unanimously. B. FY 24/25 Operating Draft Budget – City of Danbury: B. Petro had emailed the draft out to the Board members. Discussion followed if we should wait to review until more board members were present. B. Petro clarified that the request had to be into the City before our next Board meeting. With a quorum present, the draft budget can be voted on. Further discussion followed. A motion was made by W. Platz to approve the FY 24/25 Operating Draft Budget for City submission. J. Harner seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 5. Committee/Task Force Reports: A. Park Priorities Task Force Report: J. LaValla reported on the meeting that she and D. Perkins had in regards to Park Priorities. D. Perkins added four more initiatives to the schedule that will assist in our strategic approach. Those include volunteer activation, social media activation, events planning and community involvement. Discussion followed. B. Job Description Task Force Report: At the November 2023 TPA meeting, the discussion and vote on the revised job descriptions was tabled so that Human Resources at City Hall can review them. The job descriptions were sent to H.R. and no issues arose. A motion was made by N. Wakeham to remove the discussion and vote off the table. J. LaValla seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Chairman Marcus asked if there was any further discussion or questions. There was none. A motion was made by N. Wakeham to approve the job descriptions. W. Platz seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 6. Old Business: A. Fundraising/Grants: This item was reported on under the Executive Directors Report. B. LoCIP Projects: This item was reported on under the Executive Directors Report. C. Trail Work: Staff continue to work on trail projects as directed. 7. New Business: N/A 8. Other Business: A. Food Trucks: J. Harner asked that staff investigate how food truck vendors are managed at other Parks and report back to the Board by the February meeting. B. Rental Units/Ranger: Chairman Marcus brought up for discussion the arrangement the City has at several town owned properties that in exchange for a reduction in rent, the tenant also keeps an eye on the property. Discussion followed. D. Perkins will forward a copy of these type of leases on to the board. Adjournment: A motion was made by J. Harner to adjourn the meeting at 7:04 p.m. Seconded by J. LaValla. Motion passed unanimously. Minutes taken and transcribed by B. Petro