Mohegan Park Improvement & Development Advisory Committee - Disbanded Feb 01, 2025

MOHEGAN PARK IMPROVEMENT & DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Thursday, September 14, 2017 – 6:30 P.M. Norwich Public Works Conference Room 50 Clinton Avenue, Norwich, CT Regular Meeting MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Beryl Fishbone at 6:34 P.M. Committee members present: Beryl Fishbone, Bill Barbuto, Judy Magnano, Rebecca Melucci, Ryan Thompson (Ex-Officio), Patrick McLaughlin. Absent: Samantha Venturo, Kyle Seitz, Alderwoman Joanne Philbrick 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Upon a motion by Rebecca Melucci, seconded by Bill Barbuto, the committee unanimously approved the minutes of the regular meeting held on July 13, 2017. 3. FINANCIAL REPORT No financial report was presented. 4. OLD BUSINESS a. Water tank update: NPU representatives were not in attendance. b. Chelsea Gardens: Nothing has been heard concerning the progress of the Chelsea Botanical Gardens project. a. Concession Stand: Roof panels to be installed between Oct. 15th and Nov. 1st when park usage is low. b. Park Signage: No progress has been made on signage. c. Trail Activity: Samantha Venturo marked the trails according to Ryan Thompson’s GPS coordinates on July 16, 2017. Judy Magnano submitted a copy of a black and white trail map for containers to be purchased and placed on kiosks. d. Educational Programs: Beryl Fishbone continues her effort to bring educational awareness to the park. e. Recognition of gentleman that picks up trash in the park: Samantha Venturo identified the man and Judy Magnano has made a certificate of recognition. Presentation goal is December. f. Requests from NFA cross country: Ryan was not available to provide an update on 2 requests concerning trail drainage improvement and the fixing of a 4’ wide and 6” depression from washout on the graded hill. g. Athletic Trail Inquiry: Ryan was not available to provide an update concerning a request from Jason Arndt regarding an athletic trail to be built by volunteers such as Scouts. DPW would oversee this free project.  5. CITIZEN COMMENT a. Kylene Thompson of 61 E. Town St., a Norwich Public Schools art teacher, is interested in bringing student art to the park with a seasonal exhibit(s). The committee agreed that this would be a workable idea and offered their support. 6. OTHER BUSINESS a. Upon a motion by Rebecca Melucci, seconded by Bill Barbuto, the 2018 MPIDAC meeting schedule was approved. 7. ADJOURNMENT Motion was made to adjourn by Rebecca Melucci, seconded by Bill Barbuto and voted unanimously by the committee. The meeting adjourned at 7:12 P.M. Distribution: Bill Barbuto billsuebarbuto@hotmail.com, Beryl Fishbone berylfishbone@yahoo.com, Judy Magnano jmagnano12@gmail.com, Joanne Philbrick joannephilbrick@yahoo.com, Ryan Thompson rthompson@cityofnorwich.org, Rebecca Melucci beckimelucci614@gmail.com, Samantha Venturo stillwaters37@gmail.com, Kyle Seitz seitzk22@yahoo.com, Betsy Barrett bbarrett@cityofnorwich.org, Christine Averna caverna@cityofnorwich.org, Suzanne Cicarelli dpwadmin@cityofnorwich.org