BOARD APPROVED AS
CORRECTED 3/21/11
TRAILER ESTATES PARK
& RECREATION DISTRICT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CONTINUATION OF MARCH 7, 2011 BOARD
MEETING/PUBLIC HEARING
9:30 A.M.
SMALL HALL
1903 69TH AVENUE WEST
BRADENTON, FL 34207
The continuation of the Board
Meeting/Public Hearing was called to
order
at 9:35 a.m. by Chairman Martha
Brauer.
ROLL CALL—Martha Brauer, Fred
Hoch, Debbie Hutchinson, Jim McIlveen, Gail Opper,
Joe Salerno. Absent:
Margo Cushman and Harry
Fitzpatrick.
Attorney Scott
Rudacille shared with the Board that once Gail Opper
(Presenter
for the District)
and Joe Salerno (Bocce President) step down from
the Board table, a quorum would not be established. Discussion ensued. Since Harry Fitzpatrick
had a medical procedure scheduled, it was decided Margo Cushman should be called and see if she can come
to the meeting. Lenora Neal placed the phone call. Since the Board
had to wait for Margo to arrive, the public hearing
was placed on hold and the regular meeting continued.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Auditor Selection Committee
A motion was made by Martha,
seconded by Joe, to appoint the following residents
to the Auditor Selection
Committee: Joe Trinkle,
Emma Tuttle, Carol Tuttle, Phyllis
Hamblen. Motion passed, 6-0.
2. Disposal of Surplus
Equipment
Martha passed out
PP48 form for
disposal of surplus property. After
approval of disposal, the item will
be offered to the public on Channel
95 and the bulletin board.
Debbie: It is important
to put it on the Web site for those
up north who might be interested in it.
A motion was made by Fred,
seconded by Joe, to approve the
disposal of a 1988 Easy Go golf cart. Value:
$700. After
discussion, the motion and second were
withdrawn because the park may have use for
it in regards
to recycling.
A motion was made by Fred,
seconded by Joe, to approve the
disposal of a gas grill on trailer. The grill
works great
but the bottom is burned out. Value:
$100. Motion passed, 6-0.
A motion was made by Fred,
seconded by Debbie, to approve
disposal of an audio/video cart. Value:
Less than $150. Motion passed,
6-0.
A motion was made by Fred,
seconded by Joe, to approve disposal
of a 2004, 32” Sharp TV (tube style)
with no remote. Value:
$100. Motion passed, 6-0.
A motion was made by Fred,
seconded by Joe, to approve disposal
of a 15-year-old Paragon kiln.
It needs rewiring.
Value: $30. Motion passed, 6-0.
3. Dockmaster
Duties
A motion was made by Martha,
seconded by Joe, to approve revisions to Dockmaster
Duties to coincide with the lease changes approved
February 21, 2011. Motion passed, 6-0.
4. PP54 Office Fees
Moved to the March 21, 2011, meeting in an effort to gather
more information.
REPORTS FROM CLUBS
AND ORGANIZATIONS
Sharon Denson,
1613 IL—There will be a meeting of
the Let’s Talk Club, Thursday, March 10, at 7
p.m. in the Small Hall with a social beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Lenora Neal, 6619
CA—There is a shuffleboard tournament
this Thursday and Friday, March
10 and 11. Food will be served. The
Illinois/Indiana dinner is March 22. Tickets
go on sale today. Cooks Night Out is April 7.
Mary Huston, 1714
MN—The Fire Hall sales barn will be closed March
24.
Bev Lew, 2008 IL—Do card
groups need to file reservation
forms for
next year?
Joe: Yes.
Reservations are due April
1.
Harry Splett, 2104 OH—The Canada group
will meet tomorrow in the Small Hall.
Joe—The US/Canada Bocce Tournament
had a great day. The U.S. team won. There
will be a members’ tournament March
18. Sign up by March
14.
(Margo Cushman arrived at
10:20 a.m.)
PUBLIC HEARING
CONTINUED
1. At this point, Gail Opper
temporarily
relinquished her seat as secretary to Lenora
Neal so Gail can present the penalty
phase of the violation on behalf of the Board
and Joe Salerno also moved from the Board
table into the audience.
1. Public comments resumed
The following residents
spoke in support of Sunsetters: Laura Wood (6615 WA), Bruce
Smith (2316 NY), Judy Riedel (2215 NY), Mary
Lou Smith (6907 Tarpon Lane), Sharon Denson (1613 IL), John Riedel.
The following residents
spoke in support of Bocce: Dymphna Brown
(6521 WA) (Martha asked the Board for an
extension of Dymphna’s time. The Board agreed),
Barb Durrin (6517 WA), Bev Salerno
(6604 CA), Les Salomon (1704 OH), Oay Salomon (1704 OH), Joe Gordon (1817 OH).
The following residents
spoke in support of both Bocce and
Sunsetters—Barb
Chase (1605 Wisconsin),
Mary Huston (1714 MN)
Closed public comment.
Martha stated
that as part of the agenda of Monday
afternoon’s Workshop,
the Board had discussed policy and procedure
as well as rules and regulations that should be considered by Attorney
Jennifer Cowan in regards
to whether the hearing should or
should not proceed.
After conferring
with her clients, Attorney Cowan stated the proceedings
should move forward.
Gail Opper then
spoke about specific rules broken by the Sunsetters
and her recommendations
regarding
additional penalties, if appropriate:
Nothing, if the Board wants problems to continue; two months with no use of the
facilities and/or fine.
Attorney Scott
Rudacille made recommendations to
the Board as to the violation procedure. He stated that no monetary penalty can be made.
Attorney Jennifer Cowan gave her
closing arguments.
BOARD DELIBERATION.
Martha spoke on her
knowledge of the Pavilion usage regarding both the Sunsetters
Club and the Bocce Club. She said there were
no problems until January when the Board
made a policy that during the
season, beginning March 1, clubs
could only reserve the Pavilion one Friday
a month. She stated she personally believes the incidents are a direct
retaliation for
the action the Board took. She believes some of this has been deliberate. The
implied intent is that you would not encroach
on a scheduled event. The Tribune helps inform
people of what’s going on, but it is not the official record of the District. The Tribune
has errors and it is difficult to make it accurate. There is a space issue.
We have tried to get it accurate.
Fred said the Tribune
is not a good source. If you use that as a guideline, I feel sorry for you. To
wave that as being an official document, that is not true.
Martha stated mistakes are
made both by us and Teledrex. Scott (Rudacille) has asked us to look
at: Have violations occurred?
Fred said he has read
some letters Opper has gotten from
these people. It is fine for them to “suggest” but these “tell.”
Martha—We need to determine
whether or
not we feel a violation has occurred. Is there a due process
issue since Gail gave a penalty before
this hearing?
Scott—You
should not do that in the future. That is not an issue now. There
should be a determination if
violations occurred.
Martha—Jennifer
Cowan mentioned a liability for the
Board over
the due process issue.
Scott—Now
is not the time to discuss this.
Martha—I believe a violation has occurred in
both circumstances. First
time they violated the schedule; but the second time when they told Bocce to
leave, is more a pushing the other group
out.
Scott—This
section of the rules was put in when
they never thought the rules would need to be used. If the Board
wants to enforce schedules, I recommend the Board
clarify this.
Debbie—Since
the lawsuit, there must be a paper trail. Sunsetters
should be more aware of the reservation.
Watch who you pick as leaders. Do they have an agenda?
Margo—No one should have the Pavilion every Friday.
Jim—I
believe the Jan. 28 incident is definitely a violation. I am not sure
of the Feb. 25 violation. I wish there was some way this could be worked out so there
was no problem between the two. There
is always someone who can cause some problem
on both sides. There
also has been a problem with China
Painting twice. Battles have to
stop. There
are deep-rooted
problems in this park.
Martha—I am appalled by what happened in February. I am appalled by the individuals. I believe the Bocce Club was violated with
disrespect and retaliation.
Although the club pushed the other
club out, they didn’t use the Pavilion.
Though that violated Bocce, it was not a violation.
A motion was made by Martha,
seconded by Debbie, that a violation of TE Rules and Regulations occurred on Jan. 28, 2011, by the
Sunsetters Club at the Beach
Pavilion when the Sunsetters intruded on Bocce’s reservation.
Voice vote: Debbie, yes; Fred, yes; Margo,
yes; Jim, yes; Martha, yes.
A motion was made by Martha,
seconded by Jim, that a violation by the Sunsetters
Club in regards
to Bocce’s reservation did not occur
on Feb. 25. Voice vote: Debbie, yes; Fred,
no; Margo, yes; Jim, yes; Martha, yes.
Martha stated there would be no additional penalty based on the fact
that a second violation of TE Rules and Regulations did not occur.
Margo—This is a park
for 55 and older. We should
behave that way.
Jim—61
people died in our park last year. Why put stress
on people?
Debbie—Be
neighborly.
Martha—I do not wish to rehash
this. We will revise
the policies.
Jim—One
violation has been found. A second
violation does draw a penalty. I hope a problem
does not occur. Events must have a reservation. This
is uncalled for. This is costing me money and it’s costing you
money.
Martha closed the
public hearing.
The meeting was adjourned
at 12:18 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Gail Opper, Secretary