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November 10, 2014
Meeting Minutes
Attendance: Eric Nichols, Talyse LaDora Hampton and William Murphy
Excused: Dave Warden, Caitlin Moss and George McGonigal
Absent: Dipayan Ghosh, Kenneth McLaurin and Lizzy Rayle
Staff: Liz Vance, Jody Hallett-Harris and Joanie Groome
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Meeting called to order at 6:08 p.m. by Eric Nichols
Review and approval of Minutes:
The Minutes from October 14, 2014 were tabled for next month’s meeting for approval.
Announcements:
The Alternative Gift Fair will be on Saturday, 12/8 at the First Baptist Church. They are looking
for volunteers to help that day by volunteering for shifts. Talyse will email further information
regarding this to board members.
Staff and Program Updates:
She also stated that the new recreation software is up and running and it has taken some work to
get it implanted and it is very user friendly and there is a certain learning curve with this and it
has excellent customer service support and they are very accommodating. The Cass Park Rink is
now open for skating to the public and also skating lessons.
There was some discussion regarding the school funding cut for 2015 and the effects it will have
on the Outing Program and College Discovery Program. The Urban Renewal Program will not
be running in 2015 and therefore Kim is going to work on more fee based programs and also
working with RSS for inclusion programs.
The budget will be voted on 11/13. The Town of Ithaca proposed cutting their funding to
waterfront parks and facilities by 50% but is now looking at giving back approximately $28,000
of that. The Town would like to see other municipalities contribute as well. The goal is to begin
talks with the County and other municipalities about contributions to support these parks and
facilities.
The IYB heating system is being worked on currently and the roof and sprinklers have been
completed.
The Ithaca Times is now being delivered to the IYB, thank you Joanie Groom for arranging this.
There were no updates regarding the large pavilion’s bathroom renovations, they hope to have
them completed by April, 2015. There is a public meeting regarding Stewart Park on 11/18 at
Cinemapolis at 5:30 p.m. held by Friends of Stewart Park, the public is welcome to attend this
meeting.
Joanie Groome the Coordinator of Recreation Support Services (RSS) was at the meeting to give
a brief presentation of her program. Currently the funding for the program is stable and she has a
great staff and they have been attending trainings and getting certifications so that they are
always updated. The program had a great summer and she advised that they have now worked
with almost every department here at the IYB. She advised that Kim Olsen of the Outing
Program has been working with an adult program and it has been excellent. Brandon worked
with the College Discovery Program over the summer and that was very successful. There are
many changes coming to NYS in the near future, Challenge Industries is no longer accepting
adults that have graduated. The Racker Center is trying to help and they are considering doing
some day programming ran by Courtney Glenn to help these adults have something to do during
the week. Group homes are closing for adults. There is a dance next Wednesday at Ithaca
College at Emerson, 6:30-8:30. The RSS calendars are online on their website.
Talyse was able to do the monitoring of PSMP as well as the shadowing she did over the
summer. She went through the monitoring forms with Eloise and finished the paperwork for the
monitoring and will bring that to the next meeting to file with Jody. PSMP would like the
Board’s help with fundraising. They need $500 for the year for supplies for the after school
program. They also will be fundraising for money for scholarships to college bound kids. Eloise
will email a list of upcoming fundraising events that will be shared with board members.
George McGonigal was excused from the meeting therefore there were no updates from
Common Council.
Dave Warden was excused from the meeting therefore there were no updates from the Board of
Public Works.
Kenneth McLaurin from Southside Community Center was not at the meeting, therefore there
was no report from Southside.
Talyse gave an update that the Friends of the IYB’s 3rd annual online auction went well, and the
final numbers are in. They have discussed possibly doing this auction earlier in the year, like
Spring perhaps and getting the IYB more involved in the collection of items for the auction. She
also announced that the Friends of the IYB will be doing their annual mailing campaign.
There was discussion regarding the Chair and Co-Chair nominations and Eric and Talyse are
willing to continue being Co-Chairs together. This will be voted on at next month’s meeting.
There was a discussion regarding internship opportunities at Ithaca College and they have an
internship fair two times a year and this may be very helpful for the Friends of the IYB. Talyse
will look into this.
Next meeting:
December 9, 2014 (Tuesday) – 6:00 p.m. – Green Room
7:15 p.m. ADJOURNMENT