Title
Consideration of Appointments to the War Memorial Stadium Advisory Board
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
On June 2, 2025, the Peninsula Stadium Authority’s Board voted to dissolve the Authority, pursuant to Virginia Code § 15.2-5616, effective July 1, 2025. On June 11, 2025, City Council also voted to dissolve the Authority. At the same meeting, City Council established the War Memorial Stadium Advisory Board (the “Advisory Board”) to fulfill the need for ongoing community input regarding the operation and maintenance of War Memorial Stadium. The members of the Authority’s Board have all indicated a willingness to serve on the new Advisory Board. Due to the resignation of Melissa Brady, there are currently ten (10) voting Authority Board members and one (1) emeritus Authority Board member. To ensure a full set of voting members, Staff’s recommendation is to appoint the ten (10) current voting members as voting members and the one (1) emeritus member as voting members of the Advisory Board.
At this time, no recommendation is being made regarding an emeritus member for the Advisory Board. The initial terms of the Advisory Board’s voting members will be staggered, the recommendation below suggests appointments to the staggered terms based on the number of years the individual served on the Authority’s Board. For example, those individuals that served for longer periods of time on the Authority’s Board are being recommended for shorter initial terms on the Advisory Board.
At the Advisory Board’s initial meeting, the agenda will include officer elections and the adoption of bylaws. While generally, the meeting schedule will be the same as the Authority’s was - first Mondays of the month at noon at War Memorial Stadium conference room - due to summer schedules, the date for the July 2025 meeting is still being determined.
Recommendation
[2-year terms - below are the people that have been involved with the board the longest, Jim Wilson as emeritus, and both Wayne Gomes and Randy Price were in their second term]
Jim Wilson - 2 years
Wayne Gomes - 2 years
Randy Price - 2 years
[3-year terms - Garth Wallis and Ruth Simmons were both appointed to first terms in 2022, Malik Perry was appointed in 2021, and Paul London was appointed in 10/2023]
Garth Wallis - 3 years
Ruth Simmons - 3 years
Malik Perry - 3 years
Paul London - 3 years
[4-year terms - Nick Hobbs was appointed to a first term in 2023; Karla Crump and Jerri Patrick were appointed to first terms in 11/2023, John Jackowski was appointed to first (partial) term in 2022
Nick Hobbs - 4 years
Karla Crump - 4 years
John Jackowski - 4 years
Jerri Patrick - 4 years
There are individuals in the Board Bank who have expressed a desire to serve on this board. Those applications are being provided to Council.
Applicants Currently Serving on Other Board/Commissions:
Herbert Feagan currently serves on the Building Code Board of Appeals until December 31, 2027
James Goodbody currently serves on the Hampton Senior Citizens Advisory Committee until March 30, 2026
Remi Travis Wright currently serves on the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board until March 31, 2026, and the Hampton Senior Citizens Advisory Committee until May 30, 2029