Baseball Stadium Authority

Minutes for Norwich Baseball Stadium Authority Regular Monthly Meeting Wednesday March 11, 2015 (6:00 p.m.) City Hall Norwich 1. Call to order. Chairperson, Mike Jewell MJ (6:04pm) NBSA Members Present: Gary Schnip, GS; Sean Ryan, SR; Michael Jewell, MJ; Tom Cummings, TC; Robert Reed, RR; Peter Slocum, PS, Gary Carignan, GC; Matthew Fortin, MF Members Absent: Bob Demars, BD, Also Present: Eric Knighton, EK – CT Tigers Representative 2. Review of February 11, 2015 Meeting Minutes. Motion made by RR and seconded by TC passed (7-0) to accept the meeting minutes as presented. 3. Public Comment - None 4. Chairman’s Report (MJ) – check received from CT Tigers totaling $101,684.42 covering the full balance of the police and fire, and $48,750.57 toward rent and utilities. 5. Correspondence a. Sent: None b. Received: i. email from Sandy Kuchta dated March 11, 2015 detailing recent statement sent to EK regarding outstanding balance of City of Norwich Police & Fire Bills and rent offset (attached). A second attachment in the email from Sandy Kuchta with the February financial reports. (attached). Check due end of month from CT Tigers 6. Budget Committee: thanks to Sandy monthly meeting 7. Operations Committee (GS/Organization Representatives) a. Stadium update GS – received EK letter with stadium wish list. All items appear to be valid and justifiable. GS will prepare a capital improvement list to add to the capital improvement items mentioned by EK to the general list of items naturally occurring due to the age of the stadium b. Must address priority items i. Window in press box  ii. Parking lot hole, but must wait to until snow melts iii. Suite doors closure and hinge iv. Grease trap stand #2&3 v. Mechanical vi. Concrete slab in front of office vii. Parking lot lights; SR to check with NPU viii. Leak in roof in home clubhouse by trainer’s room; must wait for snow to melt ix. Hot water heater for main office x. Carpet in suites must be replaced due to rips; proposed xi. Structural steel repairs xii. Ventilation in stands xiii. Stadium seat repairs; potentially replace by increasing handicap seats and using parts from seats from good seats on concourse level c. A brief description and discussion on each item of EK wish list TC and GS will investigate some items for the appropriate repair approach. d. A couple of cracks in the walls could potentially represent structural items on the stadium e. Some of the seat components are broken and need to be repaired. EK to investigate the seat manufacturer and provide details to the NBSA is soon as the information is found f. GS distributed list and provided comments g. List will be finalized; MJ will draft cover letter to City Management and city council with anticipation to be distributed in May 2015 h. Organization’s Monthly Report EK – i. EK to investigate fire reporting system that is either bulbs need to be replaced or fixtures to be replace ii. Problem with new signage on I-395 and Rt. 2. EK to investigatge with Mayor and local politiicins 8. Old Business: Letter to be drafted to be submitted to the City Council including all the major capital improvement items. 9. New Business: None 10. Adjournment: PS made a motion to adjourn (6:54) seconded by MF. Motion passed (8-0). Next Meeting scheduled for April 8, 2015. 6:00 pm to be held at City Hall. Submitted by Gary Carignan