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Saint John Park Board elects officers, approves multiple contractor and service agreements
Summary
At its January 2025 meeting, the Saint John Park Board elected officers and approved a series of independent-contractor agreements and service contracts — including classes, portable-restroom services, landscaping and vegetation control — by unanimous votes noted as carried 4-0.
The Saint John Park Board on a January 2025 meeting date elected officers and approved several contractor and service contracts that the board said will support park programs and maintenance.
The board selected Mike Moffett as president and Pat Connolly as vice president by voice votes during roll call and nominations. Stephanie Kriesbaum nominated Moffett for president; Pat Connolly was nominated and approved for vice president. The board then approved minutes from the Dec. 17, 2024, meeting.
Board members voted unanimously to approve three independent-contractor class agreements: charcuterie classes by Agnati Grazing; sourdough classes by Sasha Soto; and interactive skin-care classes by Dara Campbell. Each motion had a named mover and a second and was carried 4-0.
The board approved subscriptions and service contracts for park operations. The meeting record shows a motion to approve a rec-desk subscription and a separate kiosk subscription; the transcript contains inconsistent dollar figures for those items and board discussion reflected confusion over the amounts. The motion to approve the subscriptions was carried 4-0. The board awarded the 2025 portable-restroom services contract to Premier Porta Potty; the formal motion recorded a total amount of $13,072.87 and was carried 4-0, although earlier staff remarks in the same agenda item listed larger, differing line-item totals and an initial not-to-exceed amount that conflicted with the motion. The board also awarded the 2025 landscaping service contract to Great Lakes Landscaping Management in an amount not to exceed $95,436 to allow for additional cuts as needed; that motion carried 4-0.
Separately, the board approved the 2025 weed and vegetation-control contract with Forever Green for a total of $22,700.20, including line-item amounts the presenter recited during the motion (weed-and-feed for 29 parks, vegetation control for 13 park play-surface mulch areas and other areas). The board later approved payment of town bills totaling $58,174.89. Each of these motions passed with a recorded voice vote and was noted in the meeting as carried 4-0.
The meeting record shows the board handled routine procurement and program approvals with minimal debate; several motions were moved and seconded by board members and resolved by consensus voice votes. The meeting adjourned after the bills were approved.
