War Memorial Stadium Advisory Board

Peninsula Stadium Authority Minutes June 16th, 2020 The meeting was called to order by Jim Wilson, Chair. Others in attendance included: Randy Price, Frank Feagan, Sallie Marchello, Wayne Gomes, Pat Uribes, Jim Goodbody, Lola Perkins, David McCauley and Linda Williams from the Board. Visitors included: Brian Franklin, Intern with City of Hampton working with Lola and Mayor Donnie Tuck. Henry Morgan, Hank Morgan and Alex Ahl represented Community Baseball. Due to the Coronavirus, our last meeting was held in March. The March 2nd, 2020 Minutes were approved by Pat, seconded by Frank and approved by the Committee. Treasurers report was reviewed with only a couple of entries since March. The new balance is $80,378.34. A Resolution has been created to allow the Peninsula Stadium Authority members to meet electronically as long as specific requirements are approved and no more than 2 remote meetings will be allowed per calendar year. Sallie made a motion to accept the Electronic Remote Meeting Resolution, Pat seconded it and was approved by the Committee. Update on Entryway Building – Richie Curbow is close to obtaining the Certificate of Occupancy from Codes and Compliance. Items still needing to be completed are: installing hand rails at the two stairways and finishing up some of the elevator items requested by the elevator inspector. Certificate of Occupancy should be issued within 2 weeks. Public Works will complete the parking lot striping at the Entryway. Public Works Engineering will be designing the concourse drainage improvements. The plan is to have the design ready for construction to take place the Fall. Update on Stadium Insurance Policy – Jim W. has met with Towne Bank Insurance requesting that the new Entryway Building be added to the policy and update the buildings and structures in the Stadium based on current property value determined by the PSA to the current policy effective May 28th. In the meantime, the PSA will be working with City of Hampton Staff to explore the possibility of upgrading the property insurance policy with a new vendor before the current policy expires in August 2020. Update from Peninsula Pilots starting 2020 season – Henry said the Peninsula Pilots have missed 6 tournaments so far this season. They plan to start playing ball in the Stadium on July 4th with 21 games scheduled to include the Tidewater Summer League. As we are in Phase 2 of the Covid-19, only 50 fans are permitted to attend (this does not include players, parents or host parents). Peninsula Pilots have a Covid-19 Readiness Plan in place and will be following these guidelines. The concessions area is in need of a Gas Countertop Griddle, Range and Floor Fryer. A motion was made by Randy to purchase these items at a cost of $5,208.63. The motion was seconded by Pat and approved by the Committee. We have received the estimate for the new chain link fence top rail cover and pole padding with a cost of $23,513.04. Randy made a motion to pay for the padding, it was seconded by Frank and approved by the Committee. Batting Cage improvements were approved by the Committee in October 2019, On Deck Sports will be handling the installation in the next two weeks. Security Cameras for the Stadium – Jim W. explained the need for the security cameras in the Stadium and it will also reduce the cost of the insurance for the Stadium. All About Networks will be installing the cameras, reconnecting the wiring for the Center Field Camera and installing cameras in the Clubhouse at a cost of $19,900. A motion was made by Frank to move forward with the security cameras and wiring needed, Randy seconded the motion and it was approved by the Committee. Frank made a motion to pass a resolution to the City of Hampton commending the Peninsula Pilots for their efforts at continuing the 2020 Peninsula Pilots Season during this pandemic. Jim G. seconded the motion and it was approved by the Committee. The meeting was adjourned by Jim W. Our next meeting is Monday, July 6th.