Ice Arena Authority
Regular MeetingNorwich, CT · January 20, 2021
Minutes
Norwich Ice Arena Authority
Regular Meeting Minutes
Held Virtually via Zoom
January 20, 2021
1. Call to Order at 6:00pm by Chairman Bettencourt.
2. Determination of Quorum – A quorum was present as all four sitting members were in
attendance as well as Deputy Comptroller Tony Madeira, Shannon Fitzgerald and Lisa
Fedick from the NRGIA.
3. Acceptance of Minutes from Previous Special Meeting – October 28, 2020: By motion from
Mark Sicuso and second by Gary Makowicki the meeting minutes from October 28, 2020
were unanimously approved.
4. Public Comment – None
5. Correspondence – DC Madeira reported that the Comptroller’s Office has been tied up with
other projects and he realizes he does owe the committee some information. The committee
did receive the financial reports from Bridget Pearson in the Finance Department during the
quarter.
6. Old Business
1. Discussion and possible action regarding lease terms, compliance and audits-
Lisa Fedick stated she had the financial statements from 2015-19 and the revenue sharing
calculations from her accountant. The chair asked that they be forwarded to DC Madeira
for review and she stated they would be emailed out right away.
Additionally, on the plus side, she noted that hockey teams were starting to play and that
would provide some income for the rink. Shannon has been doing a great job keeping
some business coming in but that this would provide a boost in the COVID-19 impacted
year.
7. New Business
1. Anything else to be brought before the authority.-
Lisa Fedick stated that there were issues with the parking lot and that it may need to be
repaved or other work done to repair. Additionally, she and Shannon stated that it seems
that they are having issues with lighting again in the parking lot. DC Madeira will have
Norwich Public Works look at the lot although any work may need to wait for warmer
weather. He requested a map of the lights that are causing problems so that could be
forwarded John Johnson at Public Works. Tony will forward his contact information to
the chair. Chairman Bettencourt will also reach out to Chris LaRose at NPU to see if
there are any programs available.
8. Adjournment - There being no other business a motion to adjourn was made by Mark Sicuso,
seconded by Gary Makowicki and passed unanimously at 6:21pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Mark Bettencourt, Chairman
Agenda
Norwich Ice Arena Authority
Regular Meeting Agenda
Held Virtually via Zoom
January 20, 2021
1. Call to Order –
2. Determination of Quorum –
3. Acceptance of Minutes from Previous Special Meeting – October 28, 2020
4. Public Comment –
5. Correspondence –
6. Old Business
1. Discussion and possible action regarding lease terms, compliance and audits-
7. New Business
1. Anything else to be brought before the authority.
8. Adjournment
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