Ice Arena Authority

NORWICH ICE RINK AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES FROM April 18th, 2013 Authority Attendance: Pete Desaulniers, Cheryl Ritacco, Mike Goldblatt, Stephanie Davis, and JoAnn Beguhl Guest: Shannon FitzGerald, Roger Moss Meeting was called to order by Pete Desaulniers at 7:00 pm, a quorum was present. Review of Minutes: Roger Moss was added as a guest on the minutes from the March 21, 2013 meeting. Minutes from March 21, 2013 and April 3, 2013 were approved unanimously with no further discussion Cheryl Ritacco made a motion to nominate Stephanie Davis to the position of Authority Board Secretary; JoAnn Beguhl seconded the motion, which passed unanimously Correspondence: Correspondence was accepted from Rose City Warriors, Southeastern Ct Youth Hockey, and Karen Bartlett, and will be reviewed by the Authority. Public Comment: Karen Bartlett asked about the installation of the new ammonia alarm Erich Banwell spoke about changing the freestyle punch cards to tickets as other rinks use Reports: Shannon FitzGerald reported on public programs such as Learn to Skate enrollment, NFSC renting ice for skating clinic, test session, and skating exhibition. Shannon’s report also included an advertising trade agreement with Roxy Radio, Donations of public skating passes, and maintenance done at the Rink such as a leak in the boiler being repaired. Hockey Director, John Healy, reported on: Learn to Skate Hockey, Adult Hockey League, Spring and Summer Hockey Clinics, and open Hockey New Business: Budget: Authority has been working on a budget presentation for the City Council on April 29, 2013 Old Business: Behavior Policy is in the works Child Protection Policy- the Authority has received a draft for review With a motion by Mike Goldblatt and seconded by Stephanie Davis, the meeting was adjourned at 8:43 PM. Respectfully submitted, Shannon FitzGerald