12 Van Tassel Drive  
Gales Ferry, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Parks, Recreation & Senior Citizens  
Commission  
Meeting Minutes  
Chairman  
Kenneth J. DiRico  
Special Meeting  
Tuesday, June 30, 2026  
5:30 PM  
Parks & Recreation/Senior Citizens  
Center  
I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chairman Kenneth DiRico called the meeting to order at 5:52 p.m.  
II.  
ROLL CALL  
Commissioner Lauren Hawes  
Commissioner Loretta Kent  
Present  
Chairman Kenneth J. DiRico  
Commissioner Lucrezia Finegan  
Commissioner Carol Ann Schneider  
Director Scott Johnson Jr.  
Alternate Member Vanessa Sotelo  
Alternate Member Stephanie Bacon  
Excused  
III.  
IV.  
V.  
RESIDENTS & PROPERTY OWNERS COMMENTS  
None.  
PRESENTATIONS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS  
None  
MEMBER COMMENTS  
None  
VI.  
REPORTS  
Director Scott Johnson, Jr. provided the following Report:  
Gym & Pavilion dedications were approved  
Summer Camps - Consolidated into two sites this year due to low enrollment in the lowest age  
group.  
Additional benefits include savings on staffing, bussing, event planning, equipment rentals, etc.  
STEAP Grant Update - Nearing t he end of the contracting phase and it is progressing as  
expected.  
MOTION to accept the Directors ReporT as presented  
Moved by L Finnegan, seconded by L. Hawes  
VOTE: 5 - 0 Unanimously.  
VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION to approve the Parks, Recreation, & Senior Citizens Minutes of April 21, 2026  
The Commission deferred approving the April 1, 2026 Minutes to their July 21, 2026 meeting.  
TABLED  
VIII. OLD BUSINESS  
RESULT:  
Develop a Youth Sports Council bylaws, policies and procedures.  
1.  
Determination of whether to make the Youth Sports Council a subcommittee of this  
Commission versus a stand-alone Council was pending input from the Town Attorney  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
XI.  
1.  
NEW BUSINESS  
MOTION to accept a donation to purchase AEDs and storage boxes to purchase AED boxes  
Moved by L. Hawes, seconded by L. Kent  
Discussion: Funds were raised by a High School Student to purchase AED Boxes, with the intent  
to make them available for Little League. The Student's intent was to install them on town  
property; therefore, she was donating the funds to the town to be used in conjunction with Parks  
& Recreation's existing plan to install the AEDs. The donation would all for one to two  
additional AEDs  
VOTE: 5- 0 Motion passed unanimously  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Lauren Hawes  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Loretta Kent  
SECONDER:  
5
2
Hawes Sotelo DiRico Finegan Schneider  
Kent Bacon  
AYE  
EXCUSED  
MOTION to grant a Bid Waver to American Ground and Snow Management of Mystic,  
Connecticut, to install the Lantern Hill Valley Parking lots due to receiving less than the required  
three bids for Bid # 2026-04 (Park Lot Installation), in accordance with Ordinance #200-001 (rev  
1) “An Ordinance for Purchasing”.  
2.  
Moved by  
Discussion: It was noted that because they did not receive the required three Bids in response to  
Bid # 2026-04 (Park Lot Installation); that the Commission would need to request the Town  
Council grant a Bid Waiver. In accordance with Ordinance #200-002 "Purchasing Ordinance"  
three bid were required.  
VOTE: 5 - 0 Motion was approved unanimously  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
Lucrezia Finegan  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Loretta Kent  
SECONDER:  
5
2
Hawes Kent DiRico Finegan Schneider  
Sotelo Bacon  
AYE  
EXCUSED  
X.  
ADJOURNMENT  
L. Kent moved to Adjourn, seconded by C. Schneider  
VOTE: 5 - 0 Motion approved unanimously  
The Meeting adjourned at 6:21 p.m.  
Respectfully Submitted,  
Kenneth DiRico  
Chairman