--------- Hi everyone. It is May 28th and it is 8:32. I'm going to call the meeting to order. Could we do a roll call of members? Bruce Bennett >> here.
>> John Hillman >> here. >> Ashley >> here. >> Tim >> here. >> And Katherine? >> I guess I'm here for Shootsberry today. And Megan is here. And that is all of
the towns, I believe. Correct. >> Yes. Spru. No. >> Who are we missing? >> Not Deerfield. Monu. No, Deerfield. Deerfield. >> Um, >> Tim from Deerfield. Right. >> Oh, Jim's there. I'm sorry.
>> That's okay. >> Yeah, we have everybody. >> Great. And Mick. Okay, this meeting is being recorded by the Valley Health Regional Collaborative. If any other person presents are doing the same, you must notify the chairperson at
this time. No discussion or comments will be entertained unless requested upon by the chairperson of the board or committee for public comment. Um for we're going to review and accept the
April meeting minutes. Um, I'm sorry that they came so late. Did anybody get a chance to review the meeting minutes? I know John took a peek at them this morning. Did anybody Oh, here too.
>> I looked at them and they look fine to me. >> Okay. And John looked at them. Did Do we have enough that looked at them that we could take a take a vote and approve them? >> Uh, I read them, too. Yeah, I wasn't here, but I read them. So,
>> great. Um, does anybody want to make a motion to accept the minutes? >> I make a motion we accept the minutes of >> April's meeting. >> Second >> and any discussion?
Um and we are going to change um John found an error that we need to change his town to Lever and not Shootsbury. So we will change that on the final >> Oh, come on, John. >> I know everybody wants John in their
towns, but you can't have him. >> And all in favor? >> I oppose. >> Okay. All in favor? and some new business. Um, so since the last meeting, the nurses have done um
some stop the bleed planning. We um are going um Ann is going to go to Sunderland to a farm on the 4th and do a stop thebleleed training with some of the um farm workers there. And she's
bringing Jim to translate into Spanish, which we're really excited about. Um, I think there was a farm accident last year. Um, so we're trying to prevent some of those type of things and we thought it was I don't know. We just thought it was great to get a different
population than we're used to. >> Do you know which farm it is, Megan? >> Oh, yes, but I cannot tell you right this second. I will email you right after this and let you know which one it is. Um
and she we went to the senior center in Greenfield and did an emergency preparedness lecture. Um Robin did a gun violence tableabling presentation at the nursing convention
in Springfield. We all went to the nurse, all of the nurses went to the nursing convention. Um, but she did a tableabling thing to spread the word to all of the nurses to bring back to their communities. Um, Robin did some new mom and baby visits in Monagu. Um, Sarah's
been doing them as well. Um, we did a measles tabletop drill with the Department of Public Health that was held at the Furkcog Building in Greenfield. That was really interesting. Um, we learned where we would get the
vaccines in short notice, which we had no idea how we were going to get those because even ourarmacies don't carry a lot in stock, not enough to vaccinate our um, communities if anything had ever happened. Um, the drill was if there was
a um, outbreak after a school play at Frontier. Um, and it was it was really eye opening how we would manage this, but it it all came together and we learned a lot of new things. Um, and we were we are much more prepared if this
is going to happen, which probably will sometime in the future. Um, we did a vaping bingo presentation with teenagers at the Greenfield Library, which was incredibly successful. Um, Leverett has a steady group of regulars that come
into the office hours. The Shootsbury residents go to the Leverit um office hours. She doesn't get a lot of people who come to her Shootsbury office hours, but the Shootsbury residents all come to Leverit. Um, and she has Yeah. Um, she
she said that really nobody comes when she has office hours in Shootsbury, but she had the line out the door in Leverit. Does she understand why >> she I think it's the space. I think it's just that >> I think she just doesn't have a great >> space in >> Yeah. Yeah. I think she just doesn't
have a great space there. But um in Leverit there's people lining up. She's got her regulars and they come every week and then there's just constantly people waiting for her there. >> Um which she thinks is amazing. You know, she's she's got her scheduled
appointments and and you know, she said I wish she has more time. Um um so I think that that's the main things that I that we did this month. Um
the next thing is the FY27 budget. Um I already made some changes from what I sent you. The biggest thing is the office supply line item because they sent us a thing that said the max the max for office supplies that you can do
is 1% of the total budget. So I changed the office supply line item to $4,300 and move that money into fringe benefits. So the fringe will now be up to 17,000 and the office supply line
item is 4,300. So this budget is is still a working draft. Um well obviously you guys haven't approved it, but um the biggest thing is it's all dependent on the fringe. So this whole budget
could fall apart if one person decides that they're going to take health insurance. Jim and Sarah are both eligible for health insurance. Sarah is covered under her husband's health insurance right now, and Jim has another full-time job that he takes health insurance with at his other full-time
job. But if any of those things change, if Jim loses his full-time job or Sarah decides that she needs insurance, then I'm going to have to make some adjustments. Um, which would be losing the epidemiologist.
Um so he's in here now but this will be dependent on you know I if this changes you know when I if we hire the epidemiologist it will be I will have to tell him that you know if
if one of these people decides to take insurance even midyear then we're going to have to cut your position. Um, so I, you know, that'll be in the contract that you know that you could lo this is all dependent on grant funding and you
could lose the position at any time. Does that is that okay with everybody? Does that any questions about that? >> I have a question, Megan, and it may or may not be relevant. I noticed in the um uh minutes of last month's meeting you
had asked for, I believe, a revolving fund or you're going for for that. I think to set it up so that the towns could then contribute to this. >> Yeah. >> Um is is that a factor if that happened, >> you know, and and you needed to to get some money from the towns um versus
losing the epidemiologist, is that an option down the road or how long did it take to set this up? I don't think I would keep the epidemiologist with the revolving fund because I think that it's more important to hold on to our inspectors for FY28.
>> Okay. >> Um >> I love having the epidemiologists, but I love having inspectors and nurses more. >> Right. Okay. Gotcha. Megan, at what point would towns be able
to contribute to the the budget >> right now? Um, they actually approved the revolving account. So, like Bruce, that's one of the things I was going to talk to you about. We So, we now have the revolving account. So, if you wanted
to contribute the money that that you're holding from whatever you didn't spend on the inspector this year, um you can't put that money back into the general fund. So, if you wanted to put that into our revolving account now, if you don't have a revolving account set up already
in your town, then you could put that towards the revolving account for the grant so that we can just keep that money in there. Um so that in FY28 we can just keep the inspectors going
>> that that is if the grant is not renewed. >> Correct. Yes. Or or anything. Um that money that that you didn't spend on the inspector has to be used for public health anyway. Right. >> So even if the grant is renewed, you
could we could just keep it in there for any public health stuff. So if we wanted to buy vaccines or anything that the grant doesn't cover, we could use that for that. We wouldn't use it for >> up to our next meeting. We got a meeting June 10th. >> Yeah. Sounds good.
>> Yeah. >> And if that money goes to the revolving fund, it goes to the revolving fund of to Greenfield to the Valley. Where does it go? >> Valley Health Regional. And and then
does it have to pay out at any point or does it if it doesn't get used in the fiscal year? Okay. So it just >> No, it revolves. Yep. It just it stays in there. It never goes back to our general fund. It just stays in the in the Valley Health revolving account.
>> Okay. Then and then another quick question. You said Jim, this is Jim Albert for the um he works two full-time jobs. >> He does. Yep. >> He works night shift and then comes here.
>> Verification on revolving funds. Um, if Deerfield has a revolving fund for its health department, is there any reason why we couldn't just, if need arises, transfer to the VHRC revolving fund at a specific time?
Um, I I just don't know how the town will, you know, want to put in town health money to a third party. So, um, I'll bring it back to the the rest of the folks, but that would be my thought
is they'd probably want to keep it and then make a decision when a need arises. But, >> yeah, you don't have to do it now. You don't you don't nobody has to contribute at this point. Um, you know, the only one that would is kind of like on the fence is is
Sunderland because they they're they just have to avoid the supplanting. But Tim, your town doesn't have to worry about it because you're not using our services instead of your services. You have your own. >> Okay, good. Thank you. >> And what about us, Cat? Does our money
where does our money go at the end of the fiscal year? Fiscal year. >> Well, um, it's a line item, so it goes back into the general fund. And I know that there has been some effort to redirect some of that funding to other
lines. But when we get into the next fiscal year, beginning July 1st, we have our regular budget line, which is upwards of $30,000 that we can't spend because that money has been going to the health district. and the health health
district does not have a health agent and doesn't have any um doesn't show any evidence of being able to get one and that's why we're now getting all our services from Greenfield and it would be and we need to spend that money in order
to be to be a to be eligible and so the cleanest thing would be when the fiscal year starts would be just to pay all that money into into the HRC Is that is that can work Megan? >> Yes. Yes. Cat for so for if you're not
going to join rejoin the if you don't have a contract with them already then the cleanest thing would be for FY27 is to put that 30,000 into the VHRC revolving account so you can avoid supplanting and just use our services 100%.
>> That would be that would be really great. um we we you know we have a an association I think it's called a partnership um but we don't have a contract with any health agent because basically because groups like this are
are hoovering up all the talent and our and the district got really really small. It's too small to to really support anyone. Um so next year I'm hoping to bring a motion to town meeting to dissolve that or to to withdraw from
it. Um that it would be good if we already had an avenue for those public health funds to be spent. >> Yeah. >> Can I ask um what which health district are you talking about? >> Eastern Franklin County Health District, which has now uh shrunk to include only
Irving, Northfield, and Shootsbury. And we've been without a functioning health agent for at least a year, maybe two. >> Yeah. Is there any like plan to make this a health district
eventually? Would they be are you like looking to bring in more towns? Like >> I guess what in our work plan for they just gave us the the new um you know the new work plan things and
they said like can we make new health districts? So that's one of the things that is is on the thing for this year. >> Yeah, that's how where we were heading in orange is to become >> Yeah. And we've already talked about >> we presented like three different kinds of ways to do it. And it was so
interesting to like look at all the different >> like a health region, a health district, and like they're all these like weird technical terms, but then he that somebody from MHB once sent me the the um regulations that it comes from or the master journal law. It was just
interesting to read through. >> Yeah. So yeah, I didn't know if you guys were planning to do that eventually. >> Yeah, I think like if we take Shootsbury and the F the Furcog takes Irving and I don't know who would take Orange is the other No, who's the other one? >> Northfield.
>> Northfield. >> Yeah, the Furcog would probably take Northfield, too, I would assume. >> Yeah, I know that Irving already has a pretty close relationship with Furkog. >> Yeah, >> because I tried to get them to join this group. I tried to get the whole the whole group to join this group when it
was formed, but they didn't want to do that. >> Yeah. >> But yeah, I think I think that would be a good plan. And then and then we'd have a really good start for for next year. And um you know, we already have some vaccine money that we
have in the revolving account. I think we have like $14,000 in the in the vaccine funds for revolving. Um so we can you know purchase and keep that going. So I you know we have a we have a decent start for for the revolving fund.
>> So just so I understand so uh Sherry does not really have a health agent anymore or inspector you're using u >> and then that's the same with Sunderland. Yes. They their health agent in Shootsbury just recently passed away.
Um maybe a month ago. >> Yeah. Yeah. But he was not actually fully on the job because he wasn't fully trained yet. >> Yeah. Any other questions on this? Um, >> how's Anna doing?
>> Oh, she's fabulous. absolutely fabulous. She's incredibly smart. She's in the tier to food class. Um she's starting that in a couple days. Um she is taking her both of them, Anna and Jim are
taking their soil evaluator test. Um oh, they took it yesterday, so they should get their results soon. Um but yeah, she's she's so smart. She's really great on it, too. I mean, she's just she's incredible. I wish she
was full time. >> Environmental thing. >> Oh, did they get it? >> Um, >> yeah. >> Um, >> anything that's about
>> that was the next thing update on training. Um, >> they all just shadowed me on pool inspections. So, they are competent in in pool inspections. Um, I don't I think Sunderland and Deerfield are the only ones that have pool inspections. Oh,
that was another thing I wanted to ask. Um, how do you guys feel about especially Tim? Um, so we do food trucks in our towns. If we've inspected a food truck, are you okay with us >> so I don't know if they
>> just saying that they're okay for your towns, too? Um, how do you feel about that? Um, well, I'm sure the fire departments would have something to say about that. So, >> Oh, yeah. I know they would have to have they would probably still have to do a fire and Well, they I think some of the
towns are are the banding together for the fire as well. Um, like they can get a Western Mass sticker or something like that now. >> Yeah. You know, um I don't have any knowledge about how folks would react. I mean, it's not a huge revenue stream,
but it does cover expenses. >> And um so what I would suggest is maybe if you could send me an email that I could share with >> the admin team and and you know, on some level it would be nice, you know, cuz one-stop shopping,
>> but um >> Oh, I think they should still pay in both towns. I think they >> just the inspection. >> Yeah. And you know, it it could provide like coverage if Deerfield did an inspection for Greenfield because there was nobody there. Yeah. So
>> yeah, if you if you could just do that for me, I'd appreciate it. And then >> we could actually think about it. >> What are other people think? Why don't you copy me on that too, Megan? >> Okay, sounds great. >> We'll bring that up in our next meeting. >> Oh, hold on one sec, guys. I can't hear.
Okay. >> So, but you're not Are you suggesting to >> do once an annual food inspection for the trucks and stuff? >> Whatever. >> Yeah. So, like if Yeah. So, generally we
when we inspect somewhere like if we inspect a food truck, we >> we we only spot check after that. So, we'll So, if we do Hagers um for example, we'll we'll we'll have them come here. They set up shop. We inspect them. If everything looks great, we may
only inspect them once during the rest of the season. So, we give them their their permit, their everything's good, and then, you know, we'll just spot check them throughout and and that would be enough. um instead of going to every
single event that they have. >> And >> we still make them pay for their we, you know, we would still make them pay for each town that they go to, but not necessarily go and send an inspector out at every single thing that they're doing >> because the the form is exactly the
same. >> We're redoing our fees, Megan. And I think instead of having a a food truck permit for each trip, we're going to have an annual one form. >> Yeah. >> So it would be the same thing. You know, we'd probably do an annual inspection
form and then again just spot check them if they show up. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. We'll discuss that. >> Okay. >> Being the largest town or city, I should say, what are your fees for an annual inspection? I mean if you could send the
fee structure too that would be useful. >> Absolutely. Yeah, I will do that. >> I think it's I want to say it's I want to say it's like a hundred for an annual fee. 75 for a onetime event and 100 for
an annual. But I'll send it I'll send it out in an email after this just to >> be 100% positive. >> Yeah. Um I think we might be higher and partly that's because we've got venues like Treehouse and we've got the two private schools and they're constantly
using food trucks. >> Yeah. >> So, okay. Thanks. >> No worries. >> Pretty good revenue stream. >> Yeah. And and I think it's they they keep telling us that we need to make sure that our fees are high enough
because they're talking about sustainability and making sure that we can pay for our inspectors and things like that. So, it's not bad to be too high because you're probably not too high. You know, they're talking about making sure that you're sustaining yourselves.
>> We're we're just revising all our fees and they went up substantially. >> Yeah. >> And uh like what we're going to do is we're in to get your permit, >> you know, for the food establishments that includes two inspections during the year >> because we always have trouble collecting money when we go and do the
inspections. >> So, >> Oh, yeah. fees are so low for >> it'll be like 350 or 400 for the permit and that includes the two inspections. So, we get all the money up front before they get their permit. >> Yeah, >> we were just talking about recreational
camps for children. It it costs about $1,500 in manh hours to do one camp. That's what um the fur did a cost analysis and that's about how much it cost. We made our money back >> for a for a Yeah. for a camp inspection
to do the man-hour is it's about $1,500. >> Did they share that the cost analysis? >> I can ask on other things, too. >> Yeah, I can ask Randy. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, that'd be great. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, it sure would be
>> because food truck guys come in, you know, for their and they ask, "Well, why do we have in Deerfield to do X?" and let's say because we don't want anybody to become ill and then you know because we haven't been doing our due diligence.
Um so >> is that um one of the things that I know that the Furcohog or maybe the training hub was talking about was doing like regional food truck um regulations. Um I don't know if that's something
they're still going to do for like this whole area or if we want to like try to do our own so that at least in our towns they're this they're expecting the same standards, you know, but that's a common um frustration for food trucks that go
to multiple towns is that they have to do different things in different towns. And um like I was I was inspecting one of our our food trucks that does a lot of work in Ammerst and she said that there was a whole other permit that they have to get
there and it's like a lot of different things. So yeah, >> that's a really good idea. We we were just dealing with this in Sunderland, too, because um somebody in East Hampton wanted um they wanted to know the the K they wanted to see the permit that they
the house kitchen and things like that. So, um yeah, we >> which is actually a good idea that and we just weren't doing it on our end. So, we're going to add that I think to ours. So, it's we should probably do that with our inspectors and share it share what we're going to do with you guys and see
if that's that's what you want to do on your end as well. >> Yeah. And I could see that if we do move to something that's like this where Greenfield does an inspection and it qualifies for Deerfield, the food truck owners need to know that
they might have a Deerfield and spot check and they need to be prepared to see somebody different and they shouldn't be telling us, well, we already did this in Greenfield. Well, this is a spot check. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Anything else that anybody wanted to talk about any >> when will we finalize the budget? >> Um if is there Oh, actually yeah, we should go back to the budget. Um is there any So I padded a lot of these
numbers. Um, so like the the salaries I added 3% to all of them and then like mine I put 17. I'm normally 17 and a half, but some weeks I went I've been doing like 19 hours. Some I did 20
hours. Um, so the like this year I'm at 41,000 so far. So I'm probably not going to actually go up to that number. Um I think the inspectors they started mid they started in September but they're at
like 75,000. The nurses right now are at 140 141. And I mean we still have two more weeks left. But so all of these numbers have a little bit of padding in them. So that's another thing that I could pull from if
I had to to make up some of the fringe. Um, so there is there there is cushion in here a little bit. So depending if I needed to pull from fringe, um, if you know if it if it happens that they need
the insurance in in December, I can pull and, you know, I I haven't used all of that money, I might be able to pull some from the some of the salary line items, too, and and maybe save the epidemiologist position
if I need to fill some fringe. So, I do have some options in there where I can I can pull from other line items. I was also thinking that, you know, I don't have to spend the nursing supplies until the end of the year or some of those things. So, you know, everything is
padded a little bit in there. Um, same with like phone and data. It's it's padded by like $1,000. Um, membership fe fees is padded by $1,000. So, I do have some wiggle room in in everything. so
that I, you know, I I might be able to move money around in all different places if I had to. Um, so that being said, I um >> is there is there any other questions about the budget be before I send it
into the DPH? >> One thing I picked up on, uh, Megan, it's under the nursing supplies. >> Yeah. >> Um, you know, for the explanation, you have items needed for inspectors. Would that be for the nurses? >> Yeah, you got you. Ah, yep, yep, yep. That's the nurses. Yep.
>> No, it's what you have for nurses needs to be changed. >> Yep. >> Right, right, right, >> yep, yep, yep. I will fix that to inspectors. >> And in that same area, there's a there's a a Google instead of Google. >> So, there's a D in Google.
>> Yep. >> Thank you. >> What's going on with relevant? Are we >> so um we are going to still be using it for FY27 um until Maverick comes out or M metric
I'm sorry metric comes out um there metric was supposed to come out in January it's still not here um and then I just heard at the last meeting that they're they were supposed to have a place where we could do permitting and
collect the fees for permitting And I just heard that that part is not going to be ready when metric comes out. And for us that's go that's the most important part is being able to collect the fees. So um you know that's >> can you
>> that's kind of useless for us. >> I don't remember what metric is that by the state. I can't remember all that. Yeah, it's the state it's the state software to be able to do the >> the inspe it's the state inspectional software so that we're all going to be on the same programs all doing the same
housing inspection forms the same food inspection forms the same septic inspection forms everything's supposed to be exactly the same um and it was supposed to be here January but it's still not here they keep saying it's going to be rolling out anytime but the good news is they're still going to let
us pay for relevant until that software comes out. Originally, they said they weren't going to pay for it in FY27, but now they are. >> And is the state going to give metric for free or >> Yes, that's going to be totally free.
>> And are they planning lowering their what they give out at that point or do you don't know? Um, we don't know because none of the none of the um none of the money for FY28 is is guaranteed. They're not going to the
money for FY27, they're not going to lower that at all, but FY28, none of our funding is guaranteed at all. >> Okay. So, um, do you think could I have a motion that I can put this budget forward to the DPH?
>> So moved. >> Second. >> A second. Any discussion? All in favor? I. Yes. >> Any opposed? Okay.
Okay. And then um let's talk about when we want to do the next meeting. Just pulling up the calendar. Um, could we do um June 18th in the morning?
>> June 18th will be around, right? So the >> the second Thursday is not we're not going to do that anymore. >> Well, we normally could, but it's only two weeks away. I didn't know if we'd have anything to talk about. >> It's fine with me. I just, you know, that in my mind is when we typically do
it. Um I'm fine with the 18th. I'm just asking. >> Yeah. Yeah. Normally that would be good. Actually, I have a training that morning anyway. Um >> Okay. >> And the Yeah, I think the the 18th is
fine with me. Okay. Again, I was just asking in general. >> Yeah. Well, or we could even we could even skip June if we wanted to and go to July 9th. >> That'd be fine with me.
>> Yeah, that would work. >> Okay, let's do that. In that case, Megan, I'm going to say goodbye to everyone because uh I'm I'm did not run for the board of health this year. You're going to have a new person. I'm assume Cat or someone on the board
will be representing us. So, um it's been great working with this group. I've really um really enjoyed this part of the job >> and uh I wish you guys all the luck. I think you're off to a great start. >> A
thank you for everything. We have loved having you. You have been such an asset. >> Thank you, Megan. >> Yeah. Good luck with everything. >> Yeah. >> Retirement is what >> I'll see you around one of these days. >> That's right. We'll go for a walk, John. Yeah. >> Yes.
>> I'll see you on the third for the boat parade. >> Oh, okay. Great. Great. >> Although, I don't know if you have water in your lake. >> We do. We do. Yes. Cats. Yeah. Cat's more up on that than I am, but it's looking pretty good. >> Oh, >> yeah.
All right. Um, so we'll do Thursday the 9th at 8:30 in the morning. Um, and does anybody want to make a motion to adjurnn? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second, Tim.
All in favor? >> I. >> Right. Bye everyone. Bye bye. Part: 2
Okay. So, we're gonna plunge in because a lot to do and there's a hard stop at at four. There's another meeting. So, >> um we're take a roll call. >> Hannah >> here. >> Um Sarah >> here. Tess >> here. >> Bella >> here.
>> Here. >> Christy >> here. Kaitlyn >> here. >> All right. Um so we have a lot to do. Hannah was suggesting that maybe go ahead and say oh I was just saying since we're sort of time limited if there were some things that we wanted to agree on
upfront around sort of funding parameters if that would be helpful like I know last time we met and we're kind of throwing things around and we were like it would be better if things were outside and very visible or it would be >> I don't know if there were any parameters like that that would help us
>> a general question of I forgot how much money we have total and did not do like a spreadsheet where I added up all of these like could we everything it's like money send it >> okay >> no more
10 >> from our last 105 I thought it was 11 >> it's actually $10,68580 and and we it would have been a little bit more but we check out $500 for the sunset on the green project
And we've already we already gave um money to the arts walk >> and we have $2,500 set aside for marketing purposes. >> And is that is that marketing like like event stuff marketing or this cultural
district? >> That's like so for this for this >> $10,685. Got it. >> That's what we have for these. I was got it. Okay. >> With 2500 in marketing. Yeah, >> I have another question. Um, when I went
through it was with the expectation that we would have the flexibility to partially fund some of these. Is that true? Correct. So, because they ask for five grand, doesn't mean that >> and then we have to check with them >> like if they you know what I mean? They have to agree to accept partial payment
because some people can some people are depending on are we willing to reduce some of that marketing budget if these projects already had marketing budget earmarked in their projects because several of them did. >> Um I would say no personally because I think ours is about marketing the
cultural district as a whole rather than specific events. >> Oh. >> Um Caitlyn I just want to say so in that Google form like I put maybe um where I want to change amounts just >> I did too. Yeah, I just want to >> to Hannah's point like the compilation
that I did was based just on an initial two metrics which was what kind of a project it is and when is it happening those were like my first cut metrics so that we had a mix of things like it wasn't all visual art it wasn't all music or you know whatever and like
something spanning now through December those again like I throw that out there as two valuable metrics for like in enhancing like >> duration of our impact and like scope of you know what it is people are doing >> but there's certainly like other
>> other metrics in terms of number of people served stuff like that >> the yes no may to see if that could help us be like a bunch of people said no to this we can eliminate that one >> that happen like >> it it happens on um three
>> so we're down to 22 projects >> well one of them is right out 18 is not in the cultural district correct so that's I'm not talking about >> the other selling in the cultural district. We don't care. No, >> no, it has to happen. >> No problem. >> Can I have that pen?
>> The other um one of them that got four nos was number four. And number five, >> you say the name of it. I'm sorry. >> The Greenfield Live at Green Space, a songwriter, >> right? >> Showcasing local hotel. >> So that's a no. And number five, the
downtown local art walk. >> Got got uh multiple. >> I'm sorry. I'm just going to mention number 18 because that was one of the ones I actually liked. >> In the cultural district. >> Why? >> It's so it's being the the newspaper being distributed at downtown Greenfield
businesses. I don't understand. >> I mean, I I don't consider that taking place in the district. the the project all happens somewhere else and they're just selling the newspaper, >> but they're distributing the final piece of art. Most of these other things like the music being made or art being
displayed is not all being created within the district bounds. It's being distributed within those bounds. >> I think this would be a hard cell to the state that we are within bounds of >> Yeah, >> I think we go one by one. >> Yeah, let's go. I just don't
>> All right. What I what I'm going to do is pull quickly poll for each one so we can get a kind of a quick impression. >> I'm sorry. Just a logistical thing because like several of us have this digitally. Like is there not a way for us to get Wi-Fi?
>> There's no Wi-Fi and my cell phone won't work in the building so I can't >> The Wi-Fi is right there. >> Yeah. >> Green capital G. >> Oh, it's guest >> 2.4.4. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Thank you. Yeah, >> that was not
>> it's green with a capital G hashtag capital W for wave #413. >> All right, so let me know when everybody's actually made it online. >> 2.4. >> Yeah, I don't see the guest 2.4 network.
It's like not even coming up for me, but okay. Um, >> do you see it? Does anyone see it? The >> guest th guest 2.4G. >> That's it. City of Greenfield.
>> Okay, that's something else. >> And we do it in 50 minutes. This is excitement. It's a race. >> All right, here we go. Um, number one, um, quick poll. I said, "Yes, we'll go." >> Can we Can we sing the name of the
>> Yeah, sorry. Saturday DJ Jam and we're going to go. >> I'll recuse myself. >> Yeah, you have to recuse yourself. >> You probably just chill. >> Uh, you can just not go that way. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> Sure. I'll Are you speaking? >> I don't get to vote. >> Okay. So, um I said yes. My only caveat
is that for the June 13th um I just want you to coordinate with um me and Heather through Pride so that we're um together with where the music's playing and the time and that kind of stuff just so that they know too. >> It's in front of Sparkle. >> All right, but we're zipping through this.
>> Um yeah, I'm for it. Is number two. Number two is just different dates. >> No, number two is we're riding the same wave. It's the season. I think in in the spreadsheet it was incorrectly >> sorry about that >> labeled that number two is the seessaw.
>> Yeah, but it should be right on your paper right now. >> It is correct on number one. >> Okay. Test >> discussing >> number one. Yes. >> And Sarah. >> Uh yes. However, it wasn't the strongest for me. >> All right. Well, let's put let's put
them down as a yes. We can come back to it depending on what >> it's going to be as Exactly. We're just trying to get a quick a quick uh overview. All right. Uh number two, we're riding the same wave. I had uh I doubted the city would allow this to
happen due to liability. Same >> agree. >> I think it's a place. >> Okay, so that's enough. >> All right. >> Great idea, but it's not good. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Um three last stitch puppet pageant. Um
absolutely not at this price. Uh I would consider maybe with less um but um it's not top of my list either. Uh Hannah. >> Yeah, I I felt the same. I just felt like it's it was so cool, but the scope was way beyond what we're doing here. Um
and I would love to suggest to them free unfortunately, but go ahead. >> Yeah, >> I'm not a >> Yeah, I don't have >> Yeah, I would agree. It seemed like it was a really high cost, but I love football.
>> So, test. >> I had a no. >> Okay. >> No. >> Yeah. Too high cost. >> Yeah. I would support a much lower rate. >> All right. I think that's a no. If is everyone comfortable with that? >> Is this the kind of one that we could put if we are offering a reduced rate where we
>> could we can shop or the moon but we give you 500. Do you want that? Could you do anything for that >> without the table and chair rentals? Is that >> we can come back to it depend and let's say it's low priority depending come in on the other items. >> Um four is Greenfield Live at Greenspace
songwriter round showcasing local talent. Uh I put a no. I thought that the price was really high for the number of people it serves and um how the money is being distributed. >> I felt the same. I I just would like to see things happening kind of outside in
the streetscape and this felt very private. >> I had I liked that one. What felt private to you? Because it's happening inside the co-work space. >> It was happening inside the co-work space and uh she said something about the audience being very intimate and it was like a very small audience. It just
I don't know it it I'm looking to get a lot of visibility for what we're doing me personally and so it just for me felt even though I love them and I think they're so cool. Um, remember we only have about two minutes to talk about each thing. >> That's awesome. I would say that's a it
was a maybe for me. I cohort space that I >> All right, let's continue polling. >> Uh, I had a no because we have another singer songwriter one that I had a yes on later and yeah amount relative to people served was that like it was like
a low low I characterize it as lower impact. >> Okay, Bella. And in the end, we're going to we'll vote like this is just a >> I like hearing people say >> Okay, go ahead. >> No, for me, >> I would consider it a much lower rate. >> Okay, so that's a like maybe
>> go back but priority. >> Okay. Um five, the downtown local art walk which is in hens and chicks. I said no. Um I believe in essence this is us funding a capital improvement tour. >> Yeah, that was the same. I made a note
that said I would love for them to be involved, but this not the right ask. >> Sarah is low on my list. >> Yep. Yep. >> I said no, but if she figured it out that we would promote it with our marketing. >> Sure. >> We can offer that to any of these
people. I think >> just a super quick question. The the other artwork project is promoting everybody who is participating in our walk already, correct? >> Or no, the other people the courts where people >> Oh, that one that's for the entire
organization of Arts Walk. >> So, theoretically, if she is marketing that she is a an ArtWalk participant or contributor like getting the residual benefit of this general art market. >> Okay. So, it looks like we're good with a no on that. >> We will go back and vote.
>> All right. Um, six is Dusk Until Dawn. This is the Greenfield Garden cinema one. Um, I was a maybe on this. I >> Are they made movies? No, it's a um classic horror movies, I think. And uh >> it's pretty cool.
>> And I >> Yes. Yeah, I thought it was awesome. >> Yeah. I mean, I like the fact that they've gotten other sponsors. I think they do a lot for the community. They're hugely involved in a lot of projects. It is a private business, >> so that's where I was. But I mean, I I do like this one, but I would put it
maybe at half half what they ask. >> I put in 250 for marketing. I would love to support their marketing. Isaac thinks it's gonna be a big draw and I totally agree and we've been bugging businesses to do late night stuff, >> right? >> Yeah. >> Okay, Sarah. >> Yeah, I would say supporting marketing.
I didn't understand what the art component was as much as I absolutely love them. Um, it's not >> I think just film >> but it's not like local film or >> right but it does take place in the district. So, but okay. >> All our bags >> test.
>> Yeah, I thought this was great. I had it as a yes, but I could also I in my partial column I had I could see doing 500 instead of a thousand. >> Okay, that's kind of where I was. >> Yeah, it seemed it seemed high impact to me. >> Okay, what we're going to do is go through them and see if we give the amount we think we might want to give what that adds up to. Um
>> I'm about to give the full amount. >> Okay, Mike. >> Um I mean I love the idea, but yeah, I'm kind of middle of the I give it a maybe come back to it. >> Okay, Christie. Um I support it. Isaac's already reached out because of our Halloween stuff, so I think it's a good
collaboration that way. >> Okay, so that's a Hi, maybe. >> Um, seven, building on an already community communitydriven cafe environment. >> Um, I was a maybe on this. It's a relatively
low ask. She's they she says she's doing it every Friday, Saturday, and doing special events, which is a massive number >> of days. Um, and they are right on Main Street and as they said, they are very
visible. Um, so, uh, I would maybe do this for half, uh, of what they're asking for. >> And how is this different from number five, the downtown local artwork? >> The downtown local artwork is literally making a capital improvement to her
store. >> Art hanging system. >> She wants to buy an art hanging system. >> Okay. I thought she was wanting to say we will participate in it all. >> No. Okay. >> Um, so that's where I am now. >> Uh, yeah, I knocked it down to 750 to cover artist side events and some
materials, but I think it's awesome and she is a huge draw already >> and they are doing a lot. Yeah, they're very >> and we're talking about a Friday night pancakes buffet and I just really hope it happens. >> All right, Sarah. >> Uh, yeah. Sure.
>> Yes. Uh, I had it as a maybe because we have art in front of the library that was >> there's two chalk things and library chalk art is 550 but only in June this was more money but also throughout the entire season. So I'm I'm
good with a partial funding or full funding of this. >> Okay, Bella, >> I'm not in love with this one. I would I would say well >> I say yes for it. >> Okay, Christie, >> I say yes. Um, it's not just art, it's also hiring musicians. So, I'm fine between 6 and 800. I think that's very
reasonable for two nights a week for however long, even though she only does it twice a month. >> Okay. >> Two weeks from home. >> Okay. >> Um, Mural, I voted straight yes. It's permanent addition to downtown. >> Yeah, I I knocked the amount down a
little bit only because I think that we could potentially work with her to fund part of it out of other pots, but yes. >> Well, they are funding it partially. >> I mean, even more like potentially. I have a line item from the parking benefit district and we've gotten GBA's gotten other money for public art like
we could help them find some money from other places. This could be less just from us, I think. >> Okay. Is there a consideration? Is that what you >> My concern is that um I think this project is their project budget says $1,000 to $3,000. So, I think it's going
to cost a lot more to make a a mural of that size based on research I've been doing for getting murals done for this mural side. I wasn't clear. >> Our pollinator mural over there was two grand for uh
>> what do you call it comparison, >> right? >> I don't know how much they're trying to cover. >> Can I fast logistical question again? So with all of these are we doing all uh reimbursement based or we're advancing >> advanced grant. So we're going to contract >> there's going to have to be a contract
rest if something is not executed to >> they have to give the claw back. >> Okay. Yeah Sarah. >> Okay. >> That was my question. >> Yeah. Maybe in the future we should ask for budget justifications. Um okay. Yeah. I mean I like that one
funny. Again, I'm I'm still like trying to see whole picture of all money, but it's it's okay. I I had the same concerns. I think it's really cheap for for that cost. And I'm not sure if there's buy in. Do we know that this person owns the tour? Yeah. Okay. So
then, >> and she also said she would fund part of it herself. >> Okay. Does she own that whole building? >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Okay. That was I was sort of just like someone's like, I want to put a mural there. I was like, >> oh yeah. No, they don't know who you are. No. >> I originally had a no, but I'm I'm a
yes. I mean, it's um it's permanent investment in something. Yeah. Long long-term impact. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Okay. Me, too. All right. Uh nine is Greenfield Market uh Greenfield Farmers
Market blow up. Um I was a yes. Maybe half the money. Um there is the possibility of getting tables and chairs that were used for the Court Square um pilot project. Um, so those exist and could potentially be used rather than the picnic tables. Um, and yeah, that's
where I am. Yeah, I knocked it down to 750 for that reason because we can use the tables. >> Yep. >> 750. Yeah. >> Okay, I could go for that. >> I think no. Um, are you part are you guys part of the the toy?
>> I mean, I am I am connected. >> Yes. I don't know. >> Is this by the same who submitted this? No, I assume she's the person who >> who organizes the >> Yeah, she's the manager. >> I'm just like we already have the toy
station. We already have picnic tables. >> I could see >> I'm I'm less interested in play and more interested in >> I could put it down. I mean, I would definitely put it lower in list probably. >> Mike, >> uh I'm up for it. Yeah, especially at 750 if you guys supplies.
>> Okay, so we'll see where we get to. Christie. >> Um, I was definitely on the fence. Um, if anything, I was thinking five or less to fill with like some of the like fake turf and that kind of stuff that doesn't already exist, but they have to figure out how to store it. >> That's the key.
>> Great. But I don't know how much they're getting and if it's all going to fit in there. >> Oh. >> Um, okay. Um, most Weathering Heights Day ever? I was a hard yes on that. It's a great event. It's internationally known. Like there are websites that list all the places, da da da. So, brings a ton of people. Mhm.
>> Yeah. Although I did say 500. >> Yeah. I I knocked it down a little, but I would love to do as much as we can do because I think it's a great draw. >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Uh I had it at 750 and if we don't do it then they'll do it in Turners. So >> No. >> No. >> Don't you think? I mean every year.
>> They do it here. >> I feel like if if they couldn't do it in Greenfield they already thousand from the local cultural council. So it's already booked. >> Yeah. Yeah, it's already >> four months for their nights. >> Yeah. All right. >> You're our council. >> We didn't give them a thousand. We gave
it for the magazine. >> Yeah. They got here got money for a different project. Not >> Oh, so it's So they didn't get money for this one. I mean, I would fully fun them if that's the case. >> I seriously fully fun them. >> I would Mike. >> Yeah. >> Uh yeah, I'm I'm I'm in for it.
>> Okay. >> And I think we should market fun. Yes. >> Okay. Downtown singer songwriter street performances. Um, one thing to keep in mind, this is the same applicant, although a different name, I think, um, as the, uh, the mural project.
>> Um, >> oh, >> and, um, I mean, they're husband and wife. >> Um, so I put a maybe on this kind of depending on where we are with other >> projects for that reason. >> Yeah, I I knocked it down a little bit. I would love to see it happen. He's a
music booker and so I think it would be very um, high caliber. And also, I would love to get Freedom Cafe and the Vic and Sparkle Cave together because I feel like they're all starting to activate the same >> uh like area. So, I would love to see
them collaborate a little, especially if we fund them all. >> Okay, Sarah, >> I didn't understand what this was saying. I I have a hard time explaining because I don't really quite understand what they're asking for. Like, what are they saying there?
It was like a lot of information and not very clear to me. >> I think having music outside their >> outside cuz I wasn't clear to me that that's what they were saying. >> No, they don't. They don't in fact say outside. >> They said they can use their sidewalk in
front of >> Yeah, it is outside the Vic. >> Sidewalk says to me that's those are outdoor performances outside the Vic. project project summary and in the electrification part. >> Yes, >> they it was a little confusing because they said like say the farmers market,
but they're saying out on Chapman Street outside their business. >> Yeah. >> Um Oh, here we go. Project location. Um yeah, I also don't know, Michael, do we need to recuse ourselves from this one? Since you may DJ there, are you potentially an artist they would hire
with this? >> I think just singer songwriters. Okay. I just want to disclose >> might get a job that seems fine. >> Okay. Yeah, I'm fine if it's outside. >> Yeah. Yes, it's four days of activities. Like it's it's
>> I could be swayed, Bella. >> So number seven, it's basically the same location asking for less money and saying they're going to do it three nights a week. Three nights a week, Friday and Saturday. >> Same location as what? No, the number seven is Freedom Cafe. >> Freedom Cafe.
>> Yeah. I mean it is around the corner but it's chalk drawings. It's not music too. Could be music too kind of music. Public art. >> I think she wildly underestimated how much that was going to be or just know someone who will do it. >> Yeah. >> Which is fine. >> 45 minutes. So
>> yeah I feel like um neither are very well uh >> presented. There's not a lot of coordination. There's not a lot of Yeah. I don't want to hear me performer and also chalk drawing. Uh give me one event I guess. So, you prefer 11 to the other one?
>> Honestly, um I I would want to talk to both of them again. >> Okay. Probably not going to have that opportunity at the same time. >> Well, she said happen every Friday and Saturday, which would events have to conflict with this other one that's
happening at the same like super close >> might not happen at the same time. >> Part of example, Thursday. So if this was happening Thursday and they're doing Friday, Saturday, then that's three nights of music. >> Yeah. Yeah, that would be great. >> I like what Bella is saying like if we could caveat
>> if if we agree to fund, can we caveat the contract that requires like coordination or like limiting like you know I'm sure that they'd be open 11 would be open to it because they say eg for Thursday. I think I think part of what's happening too, just to put put it
out there because I feel like the GBA is involved in this, is there's a movement among downtown business owners to activate evenings more, but I feel like they just didn't talk about this. And I feel like getting them to talk about it would be very easy. And so if we end up funding all of them to some tune, we
could then >> the GBA could certainly commit to like getting everyone together and like let's not have two singer songwriters right next to each other on a Friday. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So, it's >> I think that's a good point. But I love that everyone wants to do something. All right, we're moving on. I'm sorry, but
we have to move on. Okay, Mike. >> Uh, yeah, I'll go for it. >> Okay, >> let me Yes. Just have a logistical question. Do they have to have a license through entertainment license because it's outside? >> They don't if it's not electrified. I don't know what happens if it's
electrified. Um, busker busking is a first amendment thing. So, >> that was my only concern for all of these, not just this one. >> They would have to check. They would have to check with >> Quinn. Yeah. >> Um, okay. Um, Art Street 3.0. That is
the library talk project. Um, >> Oh, yeah. Yep. >> I like this one. It was cool. I was >> She did it during befest. It was very popular. >> Yeah. So, I would say yes to this. >> Yep. Yep. I knocked it down a little bit costwise because it felt like she was
$500. Chalk seemed like a lot to me, but yeah, >> but yes, I love the overall. >> Okay. So, all right. Yes, but less. >> Okay, Christie, same. >> Okay. Pride festival as a hard yes on this. >> It's one of the biggest draws downtown. It's a huge event.
>> I'm a hard yes. I had to knock the total gift down, but definitely yes. Yeah, probably with a little bit of less money. When are we giving out the award? >> I'm hesitant to think that we will get this to them before June 13th, right? They will not money.
>> Yeah. >> And >> No, but they can they can they may still owe bills and stuff. It's not It's not Yeah. It's not like they have to have it before. >> Yes. >> I just want to I I I don't want to be down on Pride. I love Pride. They get a
lot of money from other places, right? And yeah, and we have a lot of credit. No, that's true. >> That was my concern as well. They've been going doing it for a long time and it's great. Thanks. Get money. >> That's a fair one. What do you think about Instagram? >> But just in general, this this
particular applicant probably >> Oh, I said I I said I had to knock it down a little bit. >> How much did you say? >> Oh. Oh, uh, a thousand. >> Okay. I'd love to be able to give it all. Sarah, >> uh, I want to astress this with I love pride. I'm full of pride. I support all
things pride. I just continue to not know how some of these match what we called for. And I do agree that it has funding from other places. I'm not sure like what the added element is. It says it's offering free music, poetry, and dancing, but where
and how? Energy park. >> It's energy park. It's on the stage. Like at the end of the parade is the idea. It's the whole event. >> There's >> there's hours of it after the parade. >> Yeah. Okay. I mean, I would say, yeah, with the reduced budget and something,
but it just Yeah. It just felt like >> we we can put this down with the other ones where we were going to discuss again depending on how much money we're giving out to the things that we are definitely for. >> Yeah. >> Tess. >> Uh I had it at a,500. Um,
yeah, that's I could say a lot more, but I'm going to say I think money would help other projects much more than this one. >> Okay. >> Yeah, I'm on the fence just because they seem wellunded already. >> Okay. I mean, yes, it is the largest event that happens in the cultural district. It brings thousands of people from all over the region. So, I mean,
>> okay, I'm going to say this is going to be one of the maybe that we go back to depending on how much judging from the general tenor of the conversation. Um 14. The um Greenfield Community Band summer concert series. Um I I love this
thing. Um I would do it maybe at 500, but it actually does bring people. It's one of the few things that they actually use Energy Park for and people go to watch it. Um and uh they actually get a fair number of people.
>> Yeah, I put it down to 400 to cover the director pay budget line. And then I also think marketing for energy park in general and district in general separate >> Sarah >> solid maybe. >> Okay. Tess >> uh I'm a yes because of how many dates
it is. >> Okay. >> High impact. >> Yeah. Bella. >> We already funded it for the cultural uh council. >> Oh, $800. The military band or the community band? Two different bands. >> This one we gave them. Yep. Okay. Yep.
Um, yeah, I guess I would know. >> Okay, Mike. >> Uh, yeah. I mean, I'm This is another one where don't they do this every year? So, they must have funding from other things. So, I'm maybe with it.
>> Okay. I'm a Yes. Um, it's a group that is majority all senior citizens. They don't um they donate all their time. It takes them a hard time to find a um director. Uh L has been trying to retire for years and he just has to keep coming back. So I'm a yes. They bring lots of
people to the park and they come for the fireworks too. Okay. >> So that'll be a maid one. Greenfield Plan air club. I said um big yes. Pull them out. Um they are very visible all over town. They're you know
I have no bad thing to say. >> Yeah, I said fill them out too. I liked that it was infrastructural. they were going to get easels and things that are like there every time. >> I don't benefit in any way from them, but I do. >> Have you seen how cute they are? >> No. No. I I'm part of it. I don't know like about if that impacts anything, but
I don't financially benefit in any way, but yes, 100%. I love that. >> I have them as a maybe um only because the the details of the application seem very fuzzy. Like I I had a question about execution, but if you guys have confidence that they can execute, great.
So many of these are like if you know the person you know what they are saying and if you don't like >> that's not how it works like yeah Danielle can do anything. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> Um yeah I like this. However I do want
to say so like the hens and chicks we said no because it was actual materials. So this is actual materials as well. >> Correct. >> So I just want to put you needing her spine. Yeah, >> these are shared materials that are there. So when anybody shows up to participate,
>> it's a draw of attention around the >> I mean, can we add in a contract if she stops doing it that less than a half pound? >> Yeah, we got to go. >> Um, Festy Morty Lantern Parade. I love this.
>> Oh, sorry, I didn't. Uh, I have grave concerns about this because I think the Pushkin rental fee is vastly underestimated and the fact that it says estimated um makes me extremely nervous knowing the gold and how much they normally charge for that space and how how hard it is to do any
kind of event with them. >> Other than that, I love it. Yeah. But the Pushkin thing to me that's pretty much of a block. >> I I knocked it down to 500. They have a relationship with I have no doubt that they could that they could get it done.
I was annoyed by what they said in the app that like if they didn't give the full amount, maybe they would just cancel. And it's like there's so many other spaces. So, I found that kind of a little whiny, but I also love them. And I think their market's great.
>> I love the idea of it. I don't know if there's a way to get a confirmation on the rental fee before funding it. Like, we can't, you know, some sort of actual quote. Um, depending on where we are. Uh it's a shame that they're trying to do this in
the winter because otherwise I think there would be a really good outside event too. You don't have to have space. >> Yeah, they Yeah, it's meant to be Christmas. Although December 19th is really late for Christmas bizarre. >> I mean there's like Northampton Center for the Arts second week of December.
>> Yeah. >> Eastworks third week. I mean, I was a maybe I waited, but I have, like I said, if if we were going to do this one, I would definitely put it in the contract that, >> you know, we see that. Yeah. Go ahead. >> I was a hard Yes. not knowing the backstory. I I think the location is
good and important and visible at the main intersection during the holiday season. >> For instance, they didn't have one last year because it couldn't get >> Yes, they did. It was in >> I mean in the Pushkin. >> Right. Right. That's what I mean. I think the location and the venue is an important aspect of the success of the
project. That's why I'm I was a yes on >> Did Joshua do organize one last year? >> Mhm. It was in Moldivite Dreams. >> Oh, that wasn't yours. Okay. >> We did one We did a second one during Solstice. Theirs was like the beginning of the month.
>> I I hope fully yes. I feel like even if he has to move it to another space, he'll have $1,000 to make it happen. And with 500, you can't really make it happen. Well, he's saying that either they can pay for it at the pushkin or they're canceling it. That's what it says in the application.
>> That's what I found a little like why like just consider in other states. >> Yeah. >> But um Mike, >> I mean I I'll I'll say yes. Just cons Yeah. >> Christie, >> where did you say I didn't see where it
says if it's not there, he's not doing >> Since the rental fee is a fixed cost, they would either need to cancel the event or cover the budget out of pocket if full funding isn't received. There's nothing about moving the event. >> They're saying rental is just 500. Then might as well >> Yeah, I was I was going to say yes for 500 with the caveat that they look at
other spaces as well. >> I mean, I don't think every minute that that >> having to move. I mean, I just Yeah, I feel like it's funded or not funded and then let them >> right. >> I feel weird about telling them how to do their project. >> No, I don't want to say that. But what I am concerned about is the fact that it
says estimated rental fee, >> right? Why don't they have an actual rental fee? Because that's where my biggest concern is. But let's said what? >> I said it could be a maybe at like 500. >> I would actually maybe consider that.
Okay. Um the fest more lantern parade. >> Um I adore this. Um and I think I would probably do this for the full amount. I took it down to 700 only to take out the uh snacks because she said that Hobenol is donating food but then she had 200
for snacks. >> I knocked it down a little bit. I would go with that. Uh Sarah >> 100%. I think potentially full amount just cuz there's a food donation that like like some extra drinks or whatever. >> Okay. Test. >> Yeah. 500. >> Okay. >> Fun full amount.
>> Okay. Might >> I Yes. Thumbs up. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Um yes. full amount. It's the day right after Halloween. >> Okay. >> Um Greenfield Young Voices. We decided that's out. Um 19 Where is it?
>> Because it doesn't >> it does not take place in the district. We can vote on it. It's going to be a no. >> We'll vote on it. Yeah. >> All right. But we got to move on. We're really running out of time. 19. Reart. Um I said yes, but maybe for half the
amount. >> Reart. >> It's the lava one. >> Oh, yes. Yes. I I knocked it down a bit to cover materials, facilities, and printing. >> Sarah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Tess. >> Yeah. Um, yeah. Lots of months, lots of
impact. >> Bella. >> Yes. >> Mike. >> Yes. >> Um, yes, but less. Okay. Um, on the less ones, let's say half, like just for the heck of it, doing half for each one just
so we can get a quick um total to see how far off we are. Um, 20 the music story, musical storytelling and folk songs by Eli Elkus in Court Square. Um, I said yes. Um,
and um, feel like this guy's lying. I think we gave home money to do this at Stan Suit for the 12 Pro Council. >> Um, we did. We did. >> Yeah. >> I said no to this because I felt like it was more of a cultural council thing, but that I'd be happy to connect him
with one of the people that are looking for like singer songwriter things and he can go and >> he's like he could be one of the ones that Freedom Pepe hired. I don't know. I think there's a way for him to plug in and I think if we I think that's fair. I would say no to Sarah.
>> Are we talking about number 20? >> Yeah. In the musical storytelling of pop songs. >> Yeah. Uh I mean, yeah. I felt like it wasn't just a song. I felt like it was like a performance. I assumed it sounded like it had a program of >> Yeah, it is worlds and was educational.
>> So, I liked it. >> Um Tess, >> I had him as a no for two days in court square. Um >> Okay. Yeah. >> And you could do it on it own anyway. Like there's no prohibition on >> Yeah. Yeah. >> But it as a no. >> Definitely. No.
>> Okay. Mike. >> No. >> Okay. Christie, >> yes. It's only $300 for each show and it's on a Sunday. There's not a lot lot of stuff happening. >> There's also not a lot of people downtown. I have a big concern about him actually getting people to this thing. >> Standing there for three hours telling
stories. >> Okay. I'm 21. Art space streetscape activation. Uh uh yeah, that's a no. Well, we're going to vote on these, but yeah, probably no. >> I'm eliminating things that you guys have said no. >> We have to vote. We have to vote on
>> No, you vote on them as a package. You don't have to vote on them individually. We're going to because we're buding and then we all be like yes. That's how we do it at the LC. >> Okay. We'll see what the number comes out. Uh 21 artscape streets. I can't speak art space, streetscape activation.
Um I said yes to this actually fully funded. Um, art space is an important part of the cultural district and often ignored because it's at the outskirts. >> Yeah, I I said yes. I took it down a little bit to cover admin, painting, design, and supplies. >> Yes.
Yes, fully. Yes. >> Yes. >> Uh, I said yes. It's only a thousand. >> Yeah. So, let's say that. Yes. >> Okay. >> Um 22. light lost and found a visual and test us to um >> recuse ourselves from this and I'm
afraid I'm a no on this one. >> Um and I will just give you a quick reasoning which we actually used to have as a rule in the cultural dis cultural council which was we don't fund private art shows that essentially are paying for the work and the brain. >> You could have saved me 15 minutes of writing the application had I known
>> you have that rule. I'm just saying that's my reasoning. >> Yeah. No, that's I mean I'm going to fund it. I'm in place. So, uh, yeah, it was a no for me, too. I said it was more of a cultural council project. >> Okay, >> Sarah. >> Uh, I was on the fence about this one and also wasn't 100% sure on if stuff is
like inside the library if that's counting or because we wanted stuff like and outside. >> It would, but we have said that we would prefer things that are kind of more >> um liaries public and open a lot of hours. But um, Bella, >> no. >> Mike, >> I mean, I don't take this personally.
You can just say, >> "Yeah, I was on the >> It's gonna be awesome. >> I'm gonna do it." >> Great. >> All right. Um, we're almost there. We're almost 22 is no. Yes. >> Correct.
>> Um, 23 Dino Trail Week in Greenfield. Um, I said yes at 500. Um, the Dinos don't get enough attention in Greenfield. It should be one of their our big big things. Um, and you know, they've done it before. They know what they're doing. profession. I know the
bees in the Someday we're going to have a showdown. I said I said yes. I put it down to 700, which is half of their marketing budget. >> Yeah, I think yes. I uh would want to connect with them because I could probably help with the marketing because I think it would connect to things that
we're doing with the Tumble Dynam. So, >> yes. >> Okay. At full full amount or you guess at >> Oh, I'm probably at a reduced amount for that. I mean, I can't really beautiful mind all these together. >> Yeah. Tell us in a minute. Right now, we're just doing a blanket half for the ones
that we were gonna not completely. >> There's only a few fully funded ones. >> I was a maybe. So, if there's money left over, sure, but there wasn't. >> No, you're not huge. Yeah. Bella >> fun half. >> Okay. Like, >> yes, but less.
>> Yes, I can support less. This isn't my favorite. >> Okay. Um uh 20 was that 23? Yeah, 24. Live from Lava Eye Gardener by Ali Lang. Um and this is a pilot program for a series of
story readings. Um I don't know if Bella you have to excuse yourself or not. I actually um I actually like this one. I just want to fund it fully. Um I think the fact that it's going out on the radio uh is great.
that serves, you know, a really big potential audience. Uh, and I think it's a cool idea and that's where I am. >> I said no, it's a cultural council thing to me. >> I didn't think this met the goals of the project. I liked the newspaper one more
than that. >> Okay. >> I had it as a yes, >> but it's a cool idea. >> She had talked to me about the WMCB. >> Yeah. Go. Oh, so it's not even confirmed yet. You She might have talked to Mick. He's everywhere. Yeah. Nick likes to talk about TV, so I don't even know.
Yeah. I mean, for 400 bucks, for sure. >> Um, >> yes, >> Christie. >> Yeah, I think it's something that we don't have in other >> Seemed like there were more yeses than nos on that one. >> 400. >> Yeah. Um, and then, um, music of Franklin.
>> Oh my gosh. Last one, you guys. Okay. Um, how much did they ask for? Um, I said, um, yes to this. I could see go having it go down a little, but it's a really great organization. People love them. Um, they do really good work and,
um, it's a public concert. Um, it is, however, inside the church. So, um, I could certainly put it I could certainly put it down lower in my Yeah. In my >> I'm sorry. Uh, I knocked it down a little bit to cover food and supplies
and printing 285. Sarah. >> Uh, yeah. I say, um, fund it on some level. >> Okay. So, let's say we're talking about funding it at half. Tess. >> I have fully. If they'd asked for a thousand, we'd all say let's fund it half at 500. So,
>> 500 is it's relative to the amount of people >> and like, you know, the impact of it and that Yeah, it seems seem worth it. Seemed like a good investment. Uh, Bella, >> I say no. It's not uh public. It's not or it is public, but it's not drawing
new people in. It's there's no way that people other than families are going to come to a public. >> I will say from experience, the audience is 95% their families and friends. >> So, that's fair. >> But I love Musica Franklin and I want to support them and I do wish it was
outside. I missed that it was inside. >> Yeah, that kind of makes me a no. Mike. >> Yeah, I I'm on the fence about it because I do love Muska Franklin, but yeah, like you said, it's mostly friends and family. Um I don't know. Fund them in some
capacity. Yes. But less, I guess, >> Chrissy. >> Yeah, I feel the same. Plus, they're getting a huge amount from some other customers as well. >> Yeah. All right. So, that sounds like a no or low funding. Let's All right. So, let's just see where we are. >> Okay. How close we got? Um we eliminated
four projects and um yes so there were a few projects that we I have as fully funding um most of them at half and that puts us $2,689
over we have to take out a few. All right. I would take out personally I'm gonna I'm gonna nom we're gonna each nominate I what? Go ahead. >> I just want to say one thing. One thing that we used to do on the cultural council um rather than just like having things was to actually look at the
budget and and fund line items. >> Would be great if we had enough time to do that. >> Um right now I would say there were a couple that we were seemed really on the fence about. Um, did we leave number four in the May?
>> Four. >> That was the green space singer song. >> That's the one that So that's in here at as being funded at half. >> Is there a document that you're referring to that we can see that's um that where you were marking yes and no while we were talking? >> Um >> I have that spreadsheet. Is it on that
spreadsheet? >> I mean that's what that's what I share with student and that's how I'm going back. Yes. >> I mean, I can project this if you want. >> Project. >> Um, did anyone feel strongly about the
last ditch puppet badge? >> Puppet. I'm sorry. I'm not saying no. There you go. There you go. >> All right. So, all right. So, number three. Was that still on there? >> Hard to see everything. I'm sorry. >> Okay. So, that's right there where it's 2500. I would cut that out. That puts us
almost I thought we did cut it out. >> No. What if we just offer them just the art materials at 400? >> Okay, I'd be okay with that. >> They don't do they don't they don't get the table and chairs or the staff thing. >> I just I feel like we >> tell them to like get it together for
like a big event and apply for a grant. We would think >> on giving them 400 toward 5,000 doesn't seems just kind of performative. >> Like they need a lot more organization around it, I think. And then I'd be thrilled to say no. >> If we remove that, then we're on the
nose. >> Almost. >> We need $189. >> Guys, >> I think we might cut that from my budget. I need to talk to about >> No, that that isn't even included in
>> Yeah, we have have to be separate. >> Well, I'm just about the money. >> We should give Weathering Heights day a thousand. We would love to give Weathering Heights to a thousand. >> Yeah, same. >> I had them at that, too. >> We had it written I had it written down
as reduced. >> All right. Well, let's let's give them a thousand. And let's get let's look at the other ones cuz there were several on here that were actually kind of May. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> So, let's give Pride a thousand. >> Yeah, I think you could. >> Yeah, let's cut Pride down to a thousand. I'm hearing the Greenfield
Marcus glow up in that if it's not going if the budget's not mostly going towards the art stuff, it's going towards like toys that that's not really >> I agree with that. >> Looks better. >> All right. Which one? >> Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. >> I think we either like I don't I'm not
comfortable with just like at this point just like flashing at random. I feel like we need to look at budgets and be like we are willing to fund this aspect of something and not this aspect of something. And if it means that we need to like meet again, then I think we should meet again because I'm
>> Well, but we're really close. I really don't want to meet again on this. >> On their budget, when you look at it, we they are asking for funds just for the turf grass, picnic tables, beastro tables. They already have cultural funds for the musician fees. >> Yeah, they're asking >> But that that's what I'm saying is like
I would rather go to the budget and be like we're willing to fund this and this. >> Right. That's what I was Yes, that is what I was trying to do with that. I'm sorry. apologize, but >> but I do feel a little bit weird about paying for stuff like this, >> right? >> Which is not anything to do with art.
>> I totally disagree. I think placemaking is everything to do with art and the idea of trying to keep people downtown longer because the space is more comfortable and usable and fun. That is >> okay. >> I hugely valuable. >> All right. Well, where you want to propose a
>> lose $439? be spun too for oversized games. >> What about what? >> But those are going to be like storage nightmare like closet full. >> I mean I feel like what if we did 550
for turf grass and kids picnic? >> That's more than we are giving them right now. >> Or 500 is what? >> That's what's up there already. >> Um I thought we were saying we're cutting them. >> That was that was on the table. Um,
yeah, that's all I'm saying is I want to fund them at least a little bit to make their space better. Kids need a bike rack. That's for sure. Got a bike rack. >> It's member night. >> We're working on that. That's coming. >> Hey guys, can we try and have one voice out? >> Yeah, we need to have one.
>> Can I speak? >> Yes. >> So, the mural we have is a thousand. We all love murals, but if you look at the mural is just one fixed thing that everyone can look at where we're giving a thousand to Pride. We're giving a thousand to Withering Heights. So, I wonder if we should.
>> So, maybe knock that down to 750. >> Yeah, >> they said they're going to do it anyway. Yeah, I would agree with that. >> And I can help them find other money, too. >> Wait, the murals. Oh, yeah. That >> number eight, Susan. >> Where did that leave us?
>> 189. >> Is that where we were a minute ago? Where was >> How did that happen? >> Hello. >> Can we take that out of our marketing that we've already earmarked? But wait, if we were at that a minute ago, how come it's the same? >> No, no, no.
We added something back in. >> Oh, okay. >> Um, the Freedom Cafe and the big music thing. >> Yeah. What if we take just 100 out of the down? Yeah. >> Out of which one? down number 11 and
number mostly uh >> number seven was that >> what's the other 750 loans we did >> I know I was just looking at that's reart that's the uh lava center month multi interactive project >> that's five months of stuff >> yeah I kind of don't want to take money from that
>> do we want to take maybe art space from a th00and to 750 >> I know I love art space too I'm just trying to like >> what's the dino week at >> oh yeah as down the other way >> why
>> I mean I because >> I feel like with much grant money and doesn't use it >> is he done really I mean is that >> he does get a lot of grant money did he get anything from the cultural council >> yeah other towns too good I will also say funding two things from lava and I
feel like the live from lava to me is more in line with other things that we cut like Eli Elkus >> fair taxes thing and I just feel like >> I would be okay taking whatever the 13920
>> making an even number out of that >> yeah just give them 200 >> I don't think we should fund it >> I don't think we should fund it I think we didn't fund Tess's and we didn't fund Elias and this is the same >> and they're getting >> I don't understand how it's the same but it's like a one performance one
>> but is because it's paying for literally for the printing and the framing of the art which she will then have afterwards. >> He will also have a marketable recording in a live >> actually so it's fine by me. Yeah. I just feel like they're they're too
closely aligned if we're going to fund that. I feel like it it opens up a different kind of a cultural council thing to me. That one >> sure feels like it's not the same rubric being. So then we have then we need to put money back into something else. >> Right. So, >> but what
>> I would like to speak on that literally, right? So, the lava thing, whatever number is because there's so many numbers I can't believe. It's >> 24 24 is the only one that is radio, right? Correct. Nothing else is on the radio.
broadcast any of these things on the radio as of July according to >> I would like to just take what we >> can't pay and take it out of that one and at least give them something >> I I think that if we're going to hold things to a standard we need to hold
that standard >> I don't think they're the same I don't feel like it's the same as my project >> not the same at all >> it's a pilot for a series of story readings >> that are going to be on the radio make their living off.
>> I'm going to call the vote at 200. I'm going to call the vote, please. >> All right. Chrissy's calling for a vote on that one. >> No, on all of the whole thing >> because once you put that in, we have $60. >> That's it, guys. We have five minutes, so I know we're not all completely
thrilled, but look, it's barely different than what we were talking about. >> So, be but I I I don't I'm sorry. I don't agree. Then you vote. Then you both >> 200 more to the festy more thing is so much more worthwhile from a cultural perspective like that like $200 when we
have this little money is a significant amount of money except it's two events versus one event qualify. >> All right, we're going to have a quick off unofficial go around. Listen, we're going to have a really quick unofficial go around to see whether people want to vote that at 200
or no. So this is a yes. We We give >> $200 towards Life from Lava. No, we don't. Just on this one. Just this one thing. Unofficial. Yes. No. >> Yes. Yes. >> Yes. >> I support 200. >> So, all right. All right. And now we're
going to have the real legitimate vote. >> Are we Is that >> No. No. Can I ask one more quick question? He turns down that 200. He's like, I can't do this without the rest of this money. that paid for nothing on my budget which it doesn't cover anything he needs to do that project.
>> Yeah. >> Do we $100 going to get re >> into our sit there for something else? >> We'll give it to someone next year. >> I think that's a bunch we should fund and >> we cannot do and like we really need to
I really want to take this vote. >> What? I thought we did fund the community van. We didn't fund the community van. >> Oh, we did. Sorry. >> Yeah, we did. There were only like three two lines actually. >> Yeah. Y >> All right. So, I am going to call the vote
>> on this. >> This is how it is. It's not this is not a perfect system. We meet once a month and we want to get this done. I mean, >> I would meet again like to do this in a better way. I don't feel like this is logical. I'm sorry.
>> I agree. I I feel like I feel like we're not really thinking about these events and and important aspects of that. >> So I think if I can speak this is the lesson this is the lesson right this is our first year that many of you are new
to this committee >> and this is why it took so long for us to get going. So assuming we get the money next year, this is the reason why we need to start meeting right away and put things in place in the fall so that we're not doing this at the end of May
>> or or decide that this isn't the kind of committee that does the same sort of individual grants that the cultural council does which is where >> we've ended up doing that and so now we kind of backed ourselves into this corner. >> I mean I think you said we got more than we thought we were going to get. We
don't have a review metric for how we are evaluating these and we're doing a very quick round table to get a consensus of where we're at. But there does seem to be some contention and disagreement about different expenses. >> But I will say there always will be
there will always be some disagreement. >> Sure. Yeah. >> I mean, but I think there's like 80% of these could be green lit now and then there's ones that we're still on the fence. >> All right, we have like two minutes. Do people Wait, wait. No. Do people want to meet again in two weeks? I do not want
to wait another month. >> No, I mean, yeah, I'd like to just vote on it. I mean, yeah, >> like people need to get the contracts out and >> yeah, this is going to be this is a lot of work for me and this is not a great system and if we're going to do it again this way, we're going to do it very
differently and next month we're going to talk about right away. Yeah, we're going to talk about next month how we're going to totally redo this. But I really strongly believe that we need to vote on this now. Can somebody please make a motion? >> Make a motion vote on the second
>> on the 20 projects to fund with the >> as a package >> for the calendar year 2020 or fiscal year 2026 funding total of 10,68580 >> 625 >> $10,625 >> second. Uh all right calling the vote
Hannah. >> Yeah Sarah I know there are reservations. Yeah. >> Tess. >> Yes. >> Bella. >> No. >> Okay. Mike. >> Yes. >> Yes.
>> Me? Yes. The the budget passes >> and I understand not everyone is happy and I'm not happy with the system >> and but we got stuck this year. The cultural >> we didn't get stuck this year. We we are we fasttracked a meeting in one hour
because people had hard stops. The meeting the meeting is adjourned cuz there's another meeting waiting.