Baseball Stadium Authority

Minutes for Norwich Baseball Stadium Authority Meeting minutes Wednesday August 13, 2014 (6:00 p.m.) City Hall, Norwich 1. Call to Order by Chairperson, Mike Jewell MJ (6:01 p.m.) NBSA Members Present: Gary Carignan, GC; Tom Cummings, TC; Bob Demars, BD; Peter Slocum PS; Gary Schnip, GS Members Absent: Sean Ryan, SR Also Present: CT Tigers Representative, Eric Knighton, EK 2. Review of June 11, 2014 NBSA meeting minutes: Motion made by PS seconded by BD passed (5-0) to accept meeting minutes as presented.- there was no meeting in July due to lack of a quorum 3. Public Comment: None 4. Chairman’s Report a. Correspondence i. Sent: None ii. Received: None b. Budget Committee Report: Income Statement and Balance Sheet received from City of Norwich accounts office 5. Operations Committee: (TC/CT Tigers Representative, EK). a. GS represents that there are a few things to report concerning the Stadium. i. HVAC units still need to be addressed ii. TC/GS to prepare line item stadium property maintenance updates required in the near future to be reviewed by NBSA and eventually to be submitted to City Council iii. Dominion parking requirements may re-surface; they will require parking every 3 years for an all test and a helicopter landing zone b. EK sent small bills for electrician for front door, flood lights and emergency electrical system lighting required by Fire Marshall. Will send to City of Norwich for payment c. Rooftop unit still not running for visitors’ clubhouse. Parts still need to be ordered. Unit not running effectively 6. Organizations Monthly Report: EK reports on the following: i. Flood light at front of stadium getting replaced this week ii. AC went in one skybox that needs to be replaced; EK to call NPU for service iii. Foul ball broke a window in press box; needs to be fixed ASAP  iv. Lot 3 lights need to be fixed; EK to check with NPU then may need to call Pacquette Electric for service v. Attendance up approximately 20% over last year vi. Team doing well and in the hunt for the playoffs vii. Red Sox 2013 World Series trophy coming to stadium to be on display for fans viii. Car show coming again this fall ix. Renaissance fair returning this fall x. High school soccer games this fall on the field xi. Spook-a-thon scheduled for kids in October xii. Use of the field for non-baseball events continues to expand 7. Old Business: a. MJ mentions the ongoing need of two new members. Each board member will explore possibilities and report back to the board and submit names to the City Council. There are interested parties that will be pursued and submitted for approval by the City Council b. TC and GS are continuing to gather information for stadium repairs and maintenance that The Authority will present to the city as its capital improvement needs. GS will author a letter to be provided to MJ to be sent to the Mayor, City Manager and City Council. c. none 8. New Business: None 9. Adjournment: Motion made by BD seconded by TC to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed unanimously (5-0) at 6:26 p.m. Next meeting: September 10, 2014, 6:00 p.m. to be held at City Hall