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Board approves transfer of donated life jackets to city for boat storage
Summary
Fresh Waterways board voted to transfer donated life jackets to the city for storage and use on two boats; ownership paperwork for donated boats remains unresolved and other equipment will be coordinated with Public Works.
Speaker 1 (meeting facilitator) told the board that Fresh Waterways Corp had donated life jackets to the group and proposed turning them over to the city for storage and use on two boats. "They're almost new," Speaker 1 said, describing the condition of the jackets. The board discussed title issues on the donated boats but agreed the jackets could be transferred immediately for safety use.
Speaker 3 moved to transfer the life jackets to the city and Speaker 1 seconded the motion. Speaker 6 estimated the donation included "10 or 12" jackets. The board approved the transfer by voice vote; the minutes record multiple "Aye" responses but no roll-call tally was read into the record.
Board members assigned Ricky (public-works contact) to coordinate moving donated equipment to the Public Works yard and agreed Speaker 1 and Connie would work together on additional donated items. Speakers noted remaining donated items (for example, a chainsaw) may still be in a private garage and will be formally inventoried and transferred.
The motion to transfer life jackets was recorded as approved; the minutes do not list an exact roll-call or count of votes. The group noted title issues for donated boats remain unresolved and that formal acceptance of boats will wait until titles are clarified. The district will attempt to track exact equipment counts and inventory at the next meeting.
