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December 11, 2013
Meeting Minutes
Attendance: George McGonigal, Eric Nichols, Lizzy Rayle, Talyse LaDora Hampton,
Mark Darling, Augusta Christensen and William Murphy
Excused: Caitlin Moss
Absent: Steve Smith, Dipayan Ghosh and Shannon Terry
Staff: Liz Vance and Jody Hallett-Harris
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Meeting called to order at 6:07 p.m. by George McGonigal
Review and approval of Minutes:
The Minutes from October 8, 2013 and November 12, 2013 were approved unanimously –Bill
Murphy made the motion and Eric Nichols 2nd the motion, all were in favor
Announcements:
Liz advised that the IYB’s 2014 proposed Budget was passed and the IYB fared well. Two
capital projects were included in the budget, new recreation software system and a new mower
for Cass Park.
The proposed dates for the 2014 Board Meetings were approved.
Nominations for Chair and Vice-Chair were given: George nominated Eric as Chair and Talyse
as Vice Chair; Bill Murphy nominated Talyse for Chair and Eric as Vice Chair; Eric Nichols
nominated George as Chair and himself as Vice Chair. George declined the nomination.
Members voted on Eric Nichols as Co-Chair and Talyse LaDora Hamption as Co-Chair, instead
of separate Chair and Vice Chair. George made the motion and Bill 2nd the motion, all were in
favor. There was a request to check in the Bi-Laws to make sure that this could be done.
Staff Reports/Updates:
Eric spoke with the Mayor regarding conflicts with the liaisons and the Mayor is aware of these
conflicts.
Liz advised that there is a local group of 40’s professionals that are looking to get more involved,
Liz will look more into this and find out the specifics and get the information to the Board. The
Board discussed the hosting of an event with the high school students and Eric and the new Chief
of Staff Kevin Sutherland are getting together to discuss this soon. Liz advised that there is a
Government Teacher at the high school and we should possibly get together with her and Julie at
the Clerk’s Office to establish a connection. The Board discussed the letter that Jen Handy had
put together that went to the Superintendent and Augusta stated that she has a connection with
Dr. Brown and she could assist with passing information along. The Jump on Board event
should be thought about as we should plan on having representatives there again this year. Eric
stated he would get information regarding this.
Liz advised that Joey Steinhagen has moved on from the Youth Bureau, he was a long time
employee of the IYB and he worked for almost 20 years. His last day was 12/2 and he was a
great asset to the theatre programs here at the IYB. With Joey leaving, we will now have 2
Recreation positions to fill. There were some questions regarding the requirements and Liz
advised that she will pass the postings on to the Board to increase applications when they have
been approved. She also advised that Brittanie Earle has become a permanent roster employee;
she works in the Big Brother Big Sister Program. Winter registrations are still coming in and Tot
Spot is open and has picked up since the weather has gotten colder. There was a reminder of the
Friends of the IYB fundraiser for $10.00 oil changes for the month of December at Maguire!
Augusta will be placed on the Agenda starting next month with updates from the Friends of the
IYB.
Mark Darling stated that there is a new Superintendent of Public Works that will be starting in
January, his name is Michael Thorne.
The Government Performance & Accountability (GPA) Committee Memo was emailed and also
handed out at the meeting. George was at this meeting as well as Liz and the outcome is that
they are looking to get more communication between committees and it is important to have
appointed liaisons on Boards; that committees work more efficiently. The City website currently
has a list of committee on there but it is not very user friendly or functional. There is talk of
combining certain committees to help reduce redundancy. There are no decision being made as
of yet and there will be ongoing work in 2014. They are still gathering information and getting
planes and hearing from different committees.
Liz and Allen attended the PCC meeting to participate in a discussion about Stewart Park. There
are currently a number of groups interested in rehabilitating Stewart Park such as restoring the
current maintenance building to the Ithaca Motion Picture Building, repairs to the boathouse.
The improvements and projects are good for the park, but groups need to take into consideration
all of the uses and users of the park as well as long range maintenance and planning.
Mark Darling stated that the DPW infrastructure costs money, there are a lot of behind the scene
things that people do not realize cost money, but is important to keep the city running smoothing
(i.e., sidewalk maintenance, storm water drainage, catch basins, etc.). The Mobile Vending
Agreement is in place and the will be set up at different locations and times in both Stewart Park
and Cass Park and other parks. For more information you can visit the DPW webpage and look
at the Agenda for 12/9 meeting. Mark also stating the Phase II easements from DOT to cross the
land is going through in 2014 as well as better Third Street access and improving the
intersection.
Liz discussed an idea that is currently being looked at for a possible IYB sponsored bike rental.
There is beginning talk about exploring this idea as a way for additional revenue for the IYB.
There are questions such as liability, looking into a possible vender of bike services that would
cover the liability issued, maintenance of the bikes, seasonal operation.
Next Meeting: 1/14/14
6:57 ADJOURNMENT