Um the recreation commission is recording this meeting if any other person's present are recording the meeting must notify the chairperson at this time meeting 608 and we'll have a roll. No
>> I'm so sorry. um Heather Valenza and Dian. >> Okay. >> So, we will now open up to public comment at 08. >> Yeah, you Marshall
needs to be unmuted. >> Oh, I actually double pressed it. >> Very sensitive. I don't know what that error message is on our screen if that has anything to do with it. Bye. >> Is is now the time where I can talk? >> Yes. Once we got the buttons in the
buttons, right? >> Nice. >> That's fantastic. >> So, I touched it and I touched it again before it worked. >> Can we please um state your name and your address for the meeting? >> Sure. Uh my name is Marshall Esamia and I live at 137 Franklin Street. Uh, right
next to Dan, who I want to read into the record is the best neighbor in all of Greenfield. >> What about >> Thank you. >> How do you spell your last name, Marshall? >> Uh, it's E S C A M I L L A.
>> And can we ask what you're here for, Marshall? >> Yes. Uh, I am here representing the Greenfield United Soccer Club. Um, and specifically, I know we just got a field use form for our spring season.
>> Um, but we were looking for I just wanted to talk a little bit about our plans and our needs for fields. And also, um, one big thing I would really like to focus on with the recck department moving forward is for us to try to partner more,
>> um, particularly with soccer stuff because I think that we have a lot of um, equipment expenses and things like that that I think we could use to help the wreck department as well instead of trying to, you know, compete for kids and things like that. Hello.
>> So, Marshall, why don't you give an overview of your age? >> Can you hear me? >> Yeah. >> Of your age group. >> Yeah. Well, so we have kids um let's see. I think in the spring
we're going to have a U12 team, which is fifth and sixth graders. We're going to have a U10 and a U9 team. And then we have a like beginner soccer skills program for five, six, and seven year olds. >> Five, six,
>> five, six. >> Yeah. Yeah. Our our season is going to run from March through end of March through probably the third week in June. >> Okay. So now you have a few more minutes
like what I know that Paul Hake uh had emailed about North Severance field. We sent him the facility use request form. That's how we start the process of anybody um using a field space and then sometime probably next week we'll look at it based on whenever
we get the form back and give you an estimate and stuff. >> Yeah, that that sounds absolutely fantastic. Um, I mean, I think in the long run, one thing, you know, I I don't have too many details together in terms of equipment that we plan to purchase and things like that, but I would we are
a not for-p profofit organization that just wants to promote soccer in Greenfield >> and our teams are all part of the Roots League, which is like a Pioneer Valleywide soccer league. Um, we would love to be able to
um use some of our funds to help purchase equipment like goals and I know the Beacon Field goals desperately need new nets. Um, we we would love to be able to help with that both for the broader city and um, you know, the middle school and high
school programs as well as well as our own. So, if there's some if there's some partnership opportunity around that equipment, I think that would be fantastic. >> Yeah. Uh, Marshall, just so you know, those nets at Beacon are purchasing the school. So, that would be Mike Chesy,
who's the athletic director. >> Uh, he's the one that really utilizes Beacon Field, but I think we could probably work together on something. Sure. >> Okay. Well, that's fantastic. That was pretty much all I wanted to say, so I don't need to take up too much more of
anyone's time. >> Well, thank you. I know a lot of kids in the recck room definitely participate in in your program, so um we're happy that we have other people sharing the love of soccer. So, thank you for your dedication to that. >> Great. Thank you all.
>> Thanks. >> All right. Have a good night. >> Bye, Lindsay. >> Bye, Lindsay. Bye, Lindsay. Hi, Jamie. >> Yeah. >> Can you hit mute? Yes. Okay, I'm gonna go ahead. >> Do you have any other public comments?
>> Yeah, I think he signed off. >> So, um, what's the is their season a different time of year than the >> He said spring. So, ours is fall soccer. >> Oh, okay. But it's same age group kids. >> Um, no, they do. Well, yeah, pretty
much. Because we were PE to um seniors, which is sixth fifth, sixth grade. >> So, he just started it. So his kids have been playing all around basically with the >> Well, I think it's been going on for a while. I don't know um how many years, but it's definitely just picked up.
Soccer is is growing. >> It's very um Yeah, I feel like we're second possibly third. >> Yeah. Do we have any other public comment?
Seeing none, I'll move forward at 6:14 to the approval of January 15 minutes. Do I hear a motion for that? >> I have a motion to accept the January 15 minutes.
>> Seconded. Great. Now we will open the floor for discussion. Any discussion about it? I do have one minor thing that I missed. Uh Barb, I need to change out the committee members that Heather's a member and Mary's an
alternate >> other I do one copy second the motion. Christy. >> Okay. >> All right. And we have no further discussion. Um I favored what was
>> before we move on. Are there any um action items or things? Um on the back um yeah Red Vel Street we still got to do Heather >> Merch when the snow clears. Yeah. Sum's
head. Um when Donna comes back from vacation we really need to get on to the smoking ordinance changes and have that next month. Um ongoing sponsorship which we're going to talk about later >> because I don't need to carry that over.
No, Integrity Vet I need to add to my list, but I don't remember where they are. So, that's how much. >> Yeah, we already did. We're going to talk about the cornhole
tonight again. I hope that Mary can talk that. And >> that's it. >> Somebody figure out Raise these chairs a little bit. >> Okay.
>> So that that that's it. >> Okay. Just clean out Relation's head and the smoking ordinance change. We're we're inventory inventory. >> Sorry. >> That's okay. >> I just want to make sure we're on the
right. Yeah, we're not here. >> It does say >> Okay, good. >> All right. So, are you okay? >> Yes. >> 68. Okay. Um, so as far as parks,
programs, and events, obviously the enrollment is still um rolling forward for the child care plates in the rec room. Um and basketball is is yeah rolling along smoothly. Um nearing the end of the season next month we'll have the year end parties and stuff. Um this
weekend Heather will be at the middle school for the games and I'm hoping that Danica will be there. I don't know if she go back to Heather. She's nervous about the clock and teacher. >> Jason has if I know what time it is >> a game.
>> Okay. And I I she didn't say before I left if she was willing to stay regardless of his game because he is in Hampton and he is actually having to be there at 9:45. So my guess I'll text her
to find out. >> Okay. I gave Heather her email. Um and then Winter Carnival obviously as far as event was a huge success even with the cold and I know we're going to debrief about that a little bit later on the agenda. Uh but thank you for all those
who volunteered and um were there and then we are definitely behind. Jingle Fest really put us behind. We're behind on preparing on the spring and summer stuff. So that's what we're trying to um jump fast into so that we can get that
rolling and released. As far as office and grant stuff, Heather, our new program supervisor, has started uh I invited her to come next month because she's at PB tonight and some of you met her this weekend. So, we're excited to have her on board and she started right
in the middle of an event. So, she showed up the on Monday. So, that's a good sign. >> And the grant for the computers for the rec room is inching closer. I know our great coordinator has a sort of like a kickoff Zoom meeting in the next couple
weeks and then she'll follow back up with us. But we anticipate that equipment to be released next month and so working with Will on the programmatic pieces uh for rec room and and how we're going to integrate all that the recck room program. He's very excited about
that as are we. And I think that's it for honor report. Anybody has any questions? >> Say that she replied back or she me told Heather. I don't know if she communicated that. I said by email she
could be. Okay. Because it said more he's going to be. >> Okay. That's fine. Thank you. >> Um so 621. >> Yes. So that works um because the first thing is our book to Chronival. Um again
we we felt it was a huge success. We're still packing up and putting away some stuff, working on the thank you letters and um the raffle winners and um people coming in to pick up stuff. But as rec commissioners, I wanted to get your feedback if there's anything that I
thought um went well or we need adjustment for. I know the um P9 keg bowl numbers are a little bit smaller because of the cold. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I think if we're going to have a cold snap like that, we might not want
to do kick just because it's just not worth what I've heard of. >> Yeah, that's disappointing. But >> it is. But I don't think that it's like the Met itself is a bust. I think it was really just weather. Just that well just that one thing cuz like there was more there was more cardboard sleds than
we've ever had. >> There was more chili than I think we've ever had. The slays even though um slay rides even though it was a shorter time like he stayed longer because we were so busy like >> the weather surprisingly didn't bother anything else other than you know
was it the crowds or the dogs? the dogs. They're just I I honestly think it was because the the cold weather and part of me thinks that some people assumed that the snow would still be really deep there and their dog, you know, let her run in it. >> Um I mean, there's certain spots that
like my my dog can't go everywhere right now. She tries and then she >> Yeah. >> A lot of dogs would like to be outside for 15 minutes to go. Yeah. Yeah. So, >> but yeah, you guys ran the dogs where they had plowed.
>> Yeah. And you know, I think possibly if we had like maybe posted something like, "Hey, we plowed down the snow." That might have enticed a few people who didn't go, but I don't think we had 21 originally said no, but only nine showed up. Yeah. I don't think that would have
got us back to 29.1, but we might have been back up to 13 or 14. >> It ended up being warmer than they thought. But obviously you need to go with what what >> and it shows people >> and we usually only have like 20 pretty rich and then you usually get like 50 or
something. >> Yeah. >> Well, thank you for trying. >> Oh yeah. Um I'm sorry it was disappointing but >> everyone there it wasn't disappointing. It was disappointing for us behind the scenes but I think that like >> everybody there
a lot of spectators too. >> Yeah. A lot of bacteria from dogs. I know they didn't want their dogs, but whatever. >> Yeah, >> checking out. >> Yeah, next year. >> Yeah. >> Um, >> that was a great idea to post. If there's a lot of snow next year, I will
just try to have a good >> um M did a excellent job as always with the traffic for the parade as we came through. >> Um, the parade was super super big, super long. That's the most I think that we've had. Is that that they for a long
time? >> Yeah, they did. We today today um Billy and I went over to the sheriff's office because um they wanted a big photo and had lunch and stuff to celebrate with their everybody who um was involved with the float. So that was really nice. >> Which organization? >> The sheriff's office.
>> Oh, nice. >> Uh they won the uh city council award. >> Oh, wow. >> Um so they were all excited and are talking about all the other events that they're going to get involved in. So that was nice. >> That's great. Um, and the ice, you know, is obviously still cold, so they're looking really nice still downtown. We
did take the power cords off just so that nothing has to all >> Yeah, I don't think I've seen any broken that happened in North Cam, I heard this year.
Um, it was crowded so many people that >> it was like I said the the most I don't remember if we counted sleds that we've ever had. Um, so that was that was nice. But he's on obviously we didn't anticipate that. >> Yeah.
>> And the Yeti yell that we posted at last has had over 5,000 views >> and I figured one or two people. We had 30 people and so I was like, "Okay guys, we got to find the winner now, you know, so we weren't anticipating that." >> I thought it was going to be more of a
yodel, less of a scream. I was surprised. >> Well, some of the people like, you know, were like moving their whole body and their hair around. It was really funny. Yeah. >> Yeah. It was awesome. >> Um, anything else with Winter Carnival or
we'll move forward. Um so capital just sharing that I think it was January 26th uh was the date. Don't take that I might I might be wrong. It's when I presented our capital to the capital committee. So that is making it going forward just keeping you
guys in the loop. And then um we did get our um information for submitting our fiscal year budget and in your packet I did put in there which is what we anticipated just little planning budget.
Um it is level funded except for contract um steps uh for those that are in a unit. So our total budget will be the 308545. So Heather, I would ask for a motion so
that it's official for you guys to accept that. It looks like this. >> Oh, I'm going to be in there. Oh, so you have um do you have last month's inject packet stuff in there too? So you might be looking at the wrong side actually. >> Oh, got it. It was the other side.
>> Yeah. So do I hear any? So moved. >> I'll second. >> Second. Any discussion about it? >> What's longevity?
So, um the the S unit, which is the S SSEA, so once you're here, um for a certain length of time, you're um they changed it now. I think it's $2, um for each year beyond 10 that you get. So, it's just a little added incentive.
>> No. Um it's $2. Um No, it's not an hour. It's $2 a week. Um that's added to your check. >> Oh >> yeah. >> Fair enough. >> So further discussion.
All those in >> favor. And then the other thing we had on the old business as I had mentioned when we are going over the next is we need to update the smoking ordinance the appointments um in ordinance review
committee that D and I just haven't had time to review and come back with stuff to to discuss plus I want to do it with >> um fire and then moving on to new business
then unless Anybody has any outstanding goal business that didn't make the agenda? Um, so fireworks. So, mini golf. This is I just wanted to kind of give an update on mini golf.
Um, so so far for mini golf, so tiny. I mean magnifying glass. Um we have Reo Glass has come in >> and we have um Reo Savings Bank has come
in and Marian Schmidtz has come in and then today I was talking to the chamber. I'm pretty confident that they're going to come back as well. And then people who had signed up last month. So Mer um Wayne
>> I haven't heard from Wayne but I just reached out to him today. >> Okay. >> But Renaissance excavators is yes and >> okay >> chair real yes. Cherry >> I have to rejug.
I know Marshall did more than my [ __ ] for his podcast. Did we touch base with him or should I touch base with him or do we >> uh I think you did you sign up for >> maybe >> Oh, we should have asked him while he was online. >> I remember you mentioning
but it's worth asking. >> Yeah, it was on You had signed up for him last time. >> Okay. I definitely fundraising. >> So, um, obviously you
>> just today. >> I did ask Harry, but I haven't heard from him. I know sometimes you talk to him. >> Harry Foster. Who's that? >> No, Harry. Um, Rapunzel, electrician. >> Oh, I thought you said you. >> I I gave him the form, but nothing has
come in yet. >> You had put your name down, too. So, I thought if you talk to him. >> Yeah, I'll probably I should see him next week. So, >> I can poke him. >> And then Brian Hobbs you had signed up for too. >> Yeah, I'll have to reach out to Brian.
>> And then, so I'm not sure who who got last year. Blackmer Insurance. Anybody know Paige? Anybody signed up for that? >> Yeah. Sure. Um, Greenfield Games, they had done one last year. Classic
Kitchens and we have contacts there. >> Oh, I can um can email America. >> Yeah, that's that's who this was. Like we can email these people too, but I'm just obviously personal connections usually works. >> Yeah. >> And then ah wrist. I might have done
that unless one of you guys have contacts there. Um, so I think I think that's it. >> Wasn't there the hearing things? >> Yeah. So, yeah. So, Donna had signed up
for Elbert hearing signed up for Malin Schmidt, which that one came in. And then, um, I think this is Donna signed up for Parody Builders, too. >> Oh, sorry. Parad say it. Um,
yeah. So, that's who had signed up. Um, I don't know if there's others, but obviously we just have the 19. >> Okay, >> that that's that's meaningful. I want to make sure you guys all have it
on your calendar. It is the April um let me check because I forgot to write that down. April. Yeah. 3rd and 4th are the two dates. >> What's this for? >> The the off.
>> April 3rd and fourth. >> I'm out of time. >> Okay. >> We always need really a lot of help setting up. >> Yeah. >> Um that's the hard part. >> Yeah.
>> And so you guys do it. When do you start? 10:00 a.m. or something. >> Yeah, I think like I haven't heard from him, but that's usually when he arrives. Um, it all depends on who he sends and in traffic and how organized they are and how many staff I have that help move
along. Um, anything else with with mini golf? So then cornhole and this is um where I'm hoping that Mary can report anything. Do you have anything new from Danica with cornhole?
>> Nothing new. I did reach out to because uh someone from here reached out to us about a trade in and I said when I'm chatting with you about sponsoring and he was like actually and he gave me the name so I'm just going to reach out to I'm going to
add plotter. Oh okay. So, one of the big things at last month's meeting you talked about was the fairgrounds and um our date which is May 2nd I believe is not available. Um and so
the only other date is like May 9th or 10th which there's already something happening at the fairground. Um, and then it's Mother's Day weekend or all the way in April, which to me is too tight because we that's like the week after doing mini goal.
>> So, I feel like we need to make a decision. And I feel bad cuz Danica's not here. It's either got to be at the middle school and there's no alcohol and and 10 boards I think we fit across or we do it back outside at court square
where if we try and find >> not an option >> um I don't even Beacon hasn't been on our list to talk about. >> I mean just because >> the problem with beacon is alcohol. Anything with alcohol outside of the
common or we may need to have police. I would need to figure that out. And then somebody's going to have to hold a liquor license because we can't. >> What happened is the elk spots >> the elks? Um so the only elk space was um the downstairs. There's not upstairs.
And um >> I'm pretty sure what about GCC? I don't know the facility well enough. Like where do I cons? >> Is that where we have all the big meetings? >> That's where they set up. My husband used to work there. That's where they
set up for that jack. There's like this giant indoor inflatable like >> Mhm. >> Yeah. Huge space that would be an issue. You'd have to probably We don't probably have to pay their security, but they might even donate it. Is it wide? Like
wide enough? I don't know exactly how wide it is, but I could I could certainly find out. >> Yeah. I mean, we've never thought about there how um I mean, even if it wasn't indoors, we could potentially do it outdoors by the grounds and we could
still there still could be alcohol. >> Yeah. Well, well, when Danica was here last month, she she didn't feel like not having alcohol at the middle school really was an issue because they all went to the hanger or wherever before
and then went there after or the pint or wherever they went. >> Um, I was you participated in the event and you've been at the common. You have favorite location. >> Common's a great spot. It's just the
weather. >> Well, and the fact that like you're so you're so tight because it starts to go the pitch starts to go down. So, I mean, if the food trucks could be outside it and they could give us the front, you know, so that we could have like from
the street like where the cop is closer to Federal Street or Main Street instead of cuz we're we kind of save room for like the um >> vendors, >> the vendors and the food trucks and stuff and then we take the back side,
but that's the slant. So if we could take the front side and the food trucks could be on the other side then it might not be such an issue with the exception >> but weather was >> right to be able to do a last minute change last year. >> So I just know that we're getting like
with licensing I'm supposed to submit stuff 90 days in advance. >> Um so for square um obviously they have flexibility but that's why I just want to want to make a decision. Um, so I
guess if you can look at GCC, you talk to Danica about that because I didn't even think about that option >> or I need to fill out the form for the middle school or to comment. We just need to make a decision. >> Um, we might need to do that um before the next meeting because I
need to get the brochure out and print it because >> Can you like book the comment and have me back up or does it need >> Yeah, I mean we could do that. Yep. It's just a matter of like I would need to um
probably we might need to make the decision a couple days before so that like the custodian Yeah. you know. >> Yeah. And probably would involved if they might get bailed on that.
>> The what? >> Well, like the brewer probably wouldn't want to come if they're if it's a maybe. >> Well, I don't like we I don't have the two brewers that we used last time are um not in operation anymore. So, I have to figure out if Phantoms um has
portable stuff. I don't know. They they've had it um not for bands. The other one was >> incandescent a new one. >> Yeah, there's Did we ever use the one that saw in Northfield >> or
>> No, never used. >> They just had a bar manager change. >> We used Hitchcock and then um >> near Valley. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Because they obviously have to go to licensing too. Yeah. And so at Beacon, Mary, going back to Beacon, um the last
time we had alcohol at Beacon was when we had that barbecue event there. >> Yeah. >> And we had to fence the whole thing, which is a huge project um to keep it in. >> So I don't know. And the energy park is not big enough, I don't think. Right.
Like >> actually the entry park might actually probably be enough space. >> Yeah, that's Yeah. still the weather. >> Yeah, that's true. >> It's circular. So that's
>> we need someone from DCC to find out who I would connect with about. So I'll get an email and I'll >> at least ask. >> Okay. >> What is the date again? May 2nd. >> That's the Saturday. Your computer not working.
>> Yeah, May 2nd. And we don't typically have a rain day. It's just it happens or not where we have our indoor space. >> You mean by the end of February she needs an >> Oh, for sure.
>> So, probably >> Mary D and myself want to just make that decision on location. >> Yes. >> Um >> I think not, you know, not the end of the world. It's not like I'm always going to be able to break it, but I think if
>> it speaks to a certain amount of, you know, >> um >> Mark, do you have any comments about locations? >> No, I mean um I like I think it's nice. It's more fun outside.
>> I agree. >> Environment downtown. But >> yeah, >> I like downtown. Although like it is sad cuz like Hawks and Reed is vacant, you know, like it's not active right now. >> Yeah. >> Um for that location, but I don't know where else we would really do it. The
pocket park is not big enough. No, >> Mark is actually a decent idea. >> We have to go measure if she has the distance that she needs. >> I guess I'll just measure. >> Yeah. Um
just because of the tears not up there but I was thinking in the circle like I >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I mean the thing about it is that like you can have it on multiple levels. It doesn't all have to be like one flat >> right here. Totally.
>> No for sure. I mean, you know, all the cornals that happened up at Hitchcock, there was like, you know, two in the back room, one in the front side, one on the other, you know, like they had multiple different locations and when it was warm weather or nice weather, there were even two sets outside. So, you just
had to listen to and pay attention to the board where you were playing and stuff. So, >> yeah. and having it in multiple levels like that would be >> I think the biggest thing and I remember Mer said this last night or last time we met was um figuring out who's in the
higher competitive level versus the the entry level because I know M was better than the lower level. So he kind of got into the the bottom of the high end and >> couldn't be humbled every once in a while. >> Yeah. So, I wish there was like a middle section or something, but I don't know
how. >> No, the only way the only way to sort of te tease it out is to do it like those folks do it over in Monu, which is everybody plays like three games or whatever it is, and then the computer pairs you up with somebody that is
similar skill level against, you know, it's it's all done in the system. So, I mean that's that's the only really fair way because there are people that will be like, "Oh, you know, I'm I love water, you know, >> but that's just like sports,
>> you know, they throw goose eggs or whatever." So, you know, there's people like me who one day I'm a ringer and the next day I painted. So, I'm super inconsistent. >> I am consistently inconsistent. So,
yeah. I mean that's yeah that at first it was weird to just be paired with somebody over at BU but then after a while you like once you get used to you just >> what you do as an individual not as a team. >> Yeah. You just be weird. Yeah.
>> Yeah. So you and then you just get randomly selected and you move forward and like because the way that they score it like it's either you know it was either in the hole by me or in the hole by her or whatever you get parsed out
into like certain levels and they're pretty accurate. Like it's pretty good. So that when the people go like there's either tier one or tier two or whatever it's that's usually pretty accurate. >> Huh. Yes. >> Um
well, and the last thing was the date for the trivia was June I think 24th or something. Heather, did you and Donna get a chance to talk about that at all? >> I did not. It's June 25th. >> 25th. It's a Thursday night.
>> Yes. um uh venue and I thought all that kind of guys were talking about that stuff. >> I will tell you that um these fundraisers really need to raise money
because the fireworks account is in hole >> um significantly and I know that we're going to have a friends meeting which I need to um get a date from for you Heather on that. Um, but we need to we need to get fundraising um like dollars
in or fireworks are just going to have to stop. I'm afraid. Like I don't I don't know what else they do. >> You know where I stand. >> I know. Um so it >> was short and sweet for the winter fireworks. So please see those. I >> could have probably even been like two a
minute shorter too because >> a minute shorter. >> It was really great. Yeah. No, it was great. I was impressed with how great it was. was like, "Wow, if we're really crunching our numbers here, we could probably >> have a couple shells in the dirt." >> And what people don't know, like the fireworks almost did not happen because
we had a water line >> Friday night. Like I delayed the fireworks from arriving. They came much much later, like an hour or so later. It was very stressful. >> Yeah. >> Um but hopefully that won't happen in
the summer. But um yeah, no, I mean we're locked into their contract and everything for fireworks as you guys know. We voted in December or whatever. >> Yeah. >> But um yeah, I'm just we really need to figure out and if there's something else we need to do to fund raise, I don't know. But um
>> but even then we have three big events with >> But that those three events don't bring in $20,000. >> No, I understand that. But what are we supposed to do? A big event every month? >> Yeah, I know. We bring a bunch of people already. Yeah. that for me what you do is stretching your department and the
people volunteered. >> Um >> I wish there weren't so many like restrictions around like who is able to do the fire der cuz like all the pyro technics are like you can run it with an app on your phone. Like Danica's brother
puts on an amazing show and probably spends less than $5,000, >> right? It's a state fire marshall codes everything that it's but that's what's so frustrating is that you know for less than $5,000 we get this amazing
show >> right but I don't know where he gets the fireworks you know it's whoever like >> they get them from like a official place like because they there's packages so you could be like I want this one
because you can see on the screen like what it looks Right. >> And so you pick it and then they just wire it all up >> and then there's the insurance. >> I guess it's an Ohio. >> What is do for theirs? Do you know lyrics like fun? >> I mean it's insane. But it's like he
literally is like boom. And I think there were like I don't know maybe three little things that didn't go off. Everything else was like >> exactly as it should have been. It was insane. >> Um bringing us back to to fireworks. Um,
so far we have um $3,000 and 3250 32500 in with sponsorship um for fireworks. >> There's 17 left. Um but we don't have all the like all the vendors um haven't submitted stuff,
you know, so that will come in and we usually get close. But like I said, we're going to move. We had some money in the friends account in our fireworks and we're gonna ask to transfer some of that over. But >> I mean, I don't know that we could pull
it off this year, but um when I was raising money for when we did the AIDS ride, I did like and Ryan and Casey donated all of it. Um I we did a beer wine tasting at Hawk. Well, it wasn't House of Reed then, but
it was where House is. And we had different vendors like in to sell their wares and I didn't charge them, but I would have brought even more money in if I had charged them. Um, so I mean it was
I think they charged like $25 a ticket and you got like I don't know. But I mean it was I raised a decent chunk of change and if you know if we went you know with that something like that it could be you know $50 a ticket
or you know what I mean like so is that something that could happen at the GCC too? >> Sure. >> Yeah. Maybe you should just get their rates and stuff and so that we can think about >> it is um you have to be creative with you know with like
>> so >> I know Dan wanted to do a golf thing at one point but >> or maybe it was Nick I thought >> something >> I just don't know like how do >> Yeah
like they cost a lot of money to run. So even then you're charging a lot of penny by the end of it. I mean it's definitely more than we're making from any of these >> but the time the effort >> and the cost to do >> close to 30 >> Oh really? >> Yeah. Okay.
>> They bring in a huge chunk of change from theirs. >> From their Yeah. >> Yeah. because they have like the potato gum whatever it is and you know they have you can buy mulligans and you know there's >> you can keep cost down depending on where you have it. >> Yeah.
>> And depending on like what location it's at if they you know keep if they donate you know so she could she could certainly ask get her to ask >> Danica. >> Well it's just a country club in town.
So you don't have the meadows anymore. >> Um or a place in Turners >> tolerances and they have a nice view of the fireworks, >> right? >> Yeah. And the new owners who are based No's own son's based in Greenfield. So
>> Oh, I didn't realize it. >> Yeah. >> I thought they bought Northfield. >> Yeah. >> Northfield was three years ago or four years ago. Jacob and Lucas live
>> like on the one whatever the 19th pole or 18th hole or whatever. Right on the Yeah. Their house is like that house like right. So they just >> I've heard that >> they just go out >> they rent it from snow. >> Yeah.
>> So maybe we can look at that too. Yeah, I I wrote it down for to look into >> um any other thoughts on on fireworks? It's really >> we need we need a wreck coin like
Bitcoin recoin. The other thing too, like I know Briefield Games does like a a small thing there, but like doing like a strategy game tournament kind of thing or like a even a pitch tournament or
something like that like you're drawing a completely different crowd. >> So, I don't know. just I'm just trying to think outside the box because so we kind of do the same things and we know like we know that these also cost money in order to put on whereas like a card
tournament or a strategy game tournament doesn't cost anything except for whoever brings the games. Do you know what I mean? >> Right. Um because usually spaces will like donate this the like if they have it at whatever the Elks or whatever they're not going to necessarily charge
you for the for that evening because they're going to be making money on those. You know what I mean? >> Right. >> And I thought about the puzzles. >> Yeah. >> When you do that for winter carnival like you all have the same one. >> Um I don't remember. 20 $25 maybe. I don't remember
>> per puzzle. >> I think so. >> Yeah. Yeah. Maybe that's what we charge to play, so maybe they're a little less >> and the players get to keep going. >> Yeah. The other thing I um I mean it seems like there's a lot of puzzle stuff happening now, but um I was thinking
maybe ask Rick if he would have time to do a tournament. >> Yeah, >> I mean Carnival when we went over there um which I was so happy that um we had a break so I could go over like he was sold out. It was wallto-wall people. Yeah, I mean even like Olive might host
something like a pitch tournament or a yoga tournament or whatever. Like they give they give so much to their community. >> They used to do like Monday soup and bread soup and something. >> Yeah. Soup and night. >> It was soup and game night every >> Yeah. Before co
you were out here. >> They don't but they don't pitch. >> Yeah. They don't pitch. >> So it could be a pitch tournament, >> you I know like poker tournaments do drawings and you know I mean you do $50 a guy and $10 goes to the prize pool 40
goes to us >> the prize pool would still be >> pretty good I've ran poker rooms >> I would too not being recorded >> so the big thing is um >> like we already have so when will this
event be in March because we have something in February. April, >> right? May is what's >> May is the >> And when's trivia cornhole >> and cornhole >> and cornhole? Yeah. >> Trivia.
>> Yeah. I don't know like if it's a if it's a pitch tournament or a privilege tournament like I mean if it's inside like in July or August like you know what I mean? air conditioning. Like that might draw people to be like, "Oh, you know, let's go inside the cards, you know,
>> or even it's not even a bad thing after the fireworks, too. Like, oh, you enjoy the fireworks so much. Well, let's make sure we have money for next year, >> right?" >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Which is really for this year. >> And if those suggestions are like, >> you know, the try is after
>> in August. is not >> but if they're like low um >> low work I guess I don't know how else to say it like cuz yeah like I know that you guys are all busy too um but my son
would kill me with adding another event >> right that's it like so where like other people do the work and the money just scared >> that's if you can figure that out right >> like there's already I forgot the name of it again Sorry.
Thank you. That was a puzzle night and we don't pay anything. You just show up. >> So if somebody offered to buy all the puzzles and then people showed up and you're all pitching in for 20 bucks in the entertainment and the happy because they get to the
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. I mean I would just like to do something Yeah. >> in Greenfield, you know. either angel or >> phantoms. >> Yeah, I can ask him about it. >> Um G said, um so I was Springfield and
Hollywood did and their own town like utilities are the ones that sponsor it and we don't you don't have that here in Greenfield, but she said probably doesn't have any money to want to sponsor things. positive. >> I'm just saying what I discovered my
research. >> Is there anybody writing that or is that just they just aren't doing it? >> If somebody can get like Eversource to sponsor them, I don't know. Sure. Okay. So, we had some great ideas. We
just need to think about it a little bit more when we're not here together. We can make everything. >> Yeah. >> Um, so yeah, if you can all do your homework, it sounds like Mary has the biggest homework move. >> Creativity.
>> Yeah. >> Right. So, we'll just lock in that date. What I do need to know from Mic if he's going to do his purple trivia again. That's what I don't know. >> Oh, like he did last year. >> What a success that was. >> That was shock. >> I know. Oh my god. Me too.
>> Everything's meeting up. We're like, "All right, this is going to be a dust." Like five minutes until the door open and all of a sudden, >> never mind. >> The other way, >> right? Another trivia night in like the
winter time, >> I'm sure. >> Holiday. I mean cuz that one is like a lower um except for Vick is and and the cook's like a lower labor thing you know like cornhole is very labor intensive
but >> yeah there's nothing in March >> at night is not >> I mean it's just like cooking up the food beforehand but it's not as exhausted >> right and you cook it in your house >> but as long as physical >> Yes. Yeah.
>> Yeah. Possibly Yeah. I'll figure that out. I would also vote to not have raffles at the corn tournament because like people get lost in it and then the same people are winning and we're not making as much
money as we could. Like we're giving people Yeah. We're losing money. Not that we c, you know, the donations, but I I think that they would be much better served at a different event.
>> Okay, sounds good. >> Um, I don't I didn't bring my brochure, but I'll just make sure it's not on the um on the cornhole poster. >> Oh, yeah. We ended up last year because we had a sponsor, we ended up getting
Baker to sponsor the prize money. Oh, that's right. >> So, I have that I have two people listed for money. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Um I think that was the last thing we had
on um new business. I said I just was really concerned once we got the uh the info on our account when we finally got that working. So, Moving on to your agenda items that
um so the stuff that we went over before uh smoking is going to be the key thing of the smoking ordinance for the next scheduled meeting is it March 19th that's on your calendar
can make Yeah. >> Right. So, you want to make a motion we so we can turn on >> I can enterain. Yeah. I can't >> I have a motion to adjourn at 700 p.m. >> Okay. >> Makes the motion.
>> Second discussion. It's such