REGULAR MEETING                                                                                                          December 8, 2005

 

Call to Order – Meeting was called to order at 5:04 PM.

Quorum – Board members present:  Frank Scafella, Donna Sanders, Ron Justice, Bob Clonch, Denver Allen.  Absent:  Greg Good and Ed Cordwell.  Staff and non-member officers present– Ralph LaRue, Melissa Burch, Mark Wise, Joe Kaehler. 

Minutes – November minutes were reviewed and a spelling correction was noted.  Minutes stood as amended.

Delegations and Guests – No guests were present

Correspondence – No correspondence to review.

Financial Report – No Financial Report was submitted due to the early meeting date.

Staff Reports – Staff answered questions from the Board regarding their reports, including Ralph LaRue’s current bid project for the Met Theatre air conditioning.  Joe Kaehler reported on various holiday activities at the Met. 

Director’s Report – Director Wise presented his written report and informed the Board that BOPARC would be reviewing the deck project at Dorsey Knob Park in order to explore options that would still allow some sort of apparatus to be installed around the rock.  He stressed that the safety of our park visitors has always been our main concern and remains our top priority.  Director Wise also reviewed the Wiles Hill project and indicated that key staff would be meeting the following week on funding sources and amounts.  Lastly, Director Wise reported that City Council would have the new Met Pool Hall lease agreement included in the packets for approval at the next meeting.  The rent will be adjusted from $400 to $500 per month.

OLD BUSINESS   

  1. Budget Revisions – Melissa Burch and Mark Wise reviewed recommended revisions to the current budget discussed at the November meeting.  General discussion was held about these revisions and the overall budget, as specific questions were answered at the November meeting.  Bob Clonch motioned to accept the budget revisions and Ron Justice seconded this motion.  Motion passed unanimously.
  2. Museum Commission Lease Agreement – Mark Wise reviewed the lease for the Museum Commission, which will be housed in a portion of the GMCT building space.  The Commission will operate independent from BOPARC administratively.  A portion of BOPARC’s allotted Hotel/Motel Tax funding will pay the lease.  Ron Justice motioned and Donna Sanders seconded for approval of the lease agreement, which passed unanimously.

NEW BUSINESS - No New Business was listed on the agenda.

Adjournment –. Ron Justice motioned and Bob Clonch seconded for adjournment of the meeting.  Meeting adjourned at 5:47 PM.

                                                                        Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

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                                                                        Mark Wise, Secretary to the Board

 

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Frank Scafella, President

 

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