WMA Board Meeting
Stars and Stripes Room
326 Napoleon Street
Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15901
Monday, December 20, 2021
ROLL CALL:
Present: Chris Glessner, Nicole Waligora, Jess Anderson, Aimee Willett, Marty Kuhar, Josh Yoder and Jean Desrochers.
Absent: Ken Jubas
Also Present: Attorney Mike Parrish, Tom Kimlin, Mitch Azar, Commissioner Tom Chernisky, and Lynne Fenchak.
CALL TO ORDER: Chris Glessner called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS
By a unanimous vote, the Board modified the Agenda to retroactively place “Discussion regarding the second round of the SVOG acceptance of the Grant if necessary on the same.” Board Member Jess Anderson Motioned for the modification. The Motion was seconded by Board Member Nicole Waligora. The Motion passed unanimously. Modification of the Agenda was necessary as the matter was brought to the attention of the Board within 24 hours prior to the meeting and is time sensitive as the awarding agency has requested acceptance on or before December 30, 2021. Board Member Aimee Willett Motioned for the approval of the necessary acceptance letter. The Motion was was seconded by Board Member Jess Anderson. The Motion passed unanimously.
By a unanimous vote, the Board modified the Agenda to retroactively place discussion and approval of the RCAP Grant before the Board. Board Member Nicole Waligora Motioned for the modification. The Motion was seconded by Board Member Jess Anderson. The Motion passed unanimously. Modification of the Agenda was necessary, as the matter was brought to the attention of the Board within 24 hours prior to the meeting and is time sensitive, as the State has requested the notice of acceptance of the Grant on or before December 31, 2021. Board Member Jess Anderson Motioned to prepare and forward the necessary approval. The Motion was seconded by Board Member Marty Kuhar. The Motion passed unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES: Josh Yoder made a motion to approve the minutes from the November 22, 2021 meeting. Nicole Waligora seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Tom Kimlin presented the Treasurer’s Report. The most recent financials were reviewed. The cash balance is $234,637.42. There were no additions to fixed assets except for the rolloff. The Profit and Loss statement for July through November 2021, was reviewed. The ordinary income was $185,495.00, expenses were 70,339.62, interest income was $37.79 with other expenses of $3,062.20, leaves a net income of $112,130.97. A motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report was made by Aimee Willett and seconded by Marty Kuhar. The motion passed unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Veterans: Matt Patterson is the new volunteer Curator. The Veterans meeting was held on December 8th. Some display cases will need to be brought out of storage. This will be done after the holidays. The Veterans Hockey game on November 13th, went well. Sections 19 and 20 will be named for the American Legion. Names have been added to the bridge plaque. Kenny Ivory and Henry Plouse have been added. That brings the total to 21.
Tomahawks: The Tomahawks are on break and will return December 31st.
Facilities Committee: Nothing to Report.
Finance Committee: Nothing to report for this meeting. A Finance Committee meeting will be held January 10, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. Chris Glessner asked Jean Desrochers to bring a list of projects and list to be used for Grant funds.
GENERAL MANAGER: Mitch is still working on the financials and is looking to finalize soon. The ice rentals have been good. The balance sheet is looking good. The Grant money has been helpful. Jean Desrochers stated Chad Mearns,Box Office/Marketing Manager has started. The edger has been purchased and was received last week. Chris Glessner indicated preparation of the a spreadsheet to track motions and when funds are spent would be beneficial. He indicated this would be worked out during he January 10th, finace committee meeting. Jean reported Tudi found a leak in the Chiller. Necessary repairs were discussed. The Zambonis and repairs needed were discussed. An agreement with West Penn out of Pittsburgh to perform maintenance on the equipment once a month was reached. Jean Desrochers discussed the schedule of events. He mentioned he is getting calls of interest for events. There are six proposals out for concerts four of which are country artists. Blippy has been booked for February 16th.
By a unanimous vote, the Board modified the Agenda to retroactively place the discussion of the Tomahawks Contract renewal for action by the Board. Board Member Nicole Waligora Motioned for the modification. The Motion was seconded by Board Member Josh Yoder. The Motion passed unanimously. Modification of the Agenda was necessary as the matter is time sensitive as notice must properly be given regarding the Board’s intention. After discussion, the Board directed that the Solicitor prepare the necessary Notice Letter to the Tomahawks, The Motion to send the letter was made by Board Member Marty Kuhar. The Motion was seconded by Board Member Josh Yoder. The Motion passed unanimously.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT: Chairman Glessner inidicated the perimeter of the roof is completed. There have been no problems noted. An invoice has been sent to the County. Bids for the rest of the roof have been received and will be sent to the County. The company has come in to look at the locker rooms. They hope to have proposals after the holidays.
OLD BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS: None.
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Jess Anderson. The motion was seconded by Marty Kuhar and passed unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 5:09 p.m.