say, "Welcome everybody to the Littleton Cultural Council meeting. Today is Tuesday, January 13th, and I'm officially calling to order the meeting at 7:06 p.m. Um, thank you all for making the time to be here. I'm sure you had time to look over the agenda. I
don't think it'll be a super long meeting tonight, which I think is good. Um but the first order of business that Kiki so um uh lovely put this agenda together. The first um order of business is to approve the minutes from December.
So um if we could if we all had a chance to take take a look at them and someone um set a motion to approve the minutes that would be great. >> I'll make a motion to approve the minutes. >> Second. >> Okay. Okay. All in favor of approving
the December 2025 minutes for the I. I. Great. You guys have it. The um official approval for the minutes will be recorded. >> You all for working through all those items. Sorry I couldn't be there in December.
>> Oh yeah. No, Karen, thank you so much um for saying that, but we I think we plowed through pretty well, right guys? >> Looks like you did a great job. >> Yeah, I thought I thought everybody did a nice job. I always enjoy hearing people's um brains actually out speak
out loud, you know, like you really see people work through stuff. It's it's really interesting. Um so the next is the treasurer update and um Rey, I'm going to hand that over to you if you don't mind. >> Sure. Um, I need to prepare an update
now that we're actually, it's crazy to think it, but we're actually halfway through the fiscal year, but there's been essentially no transactions because we had processed nearly all of last year's grants um by the summertime. So, the last grant, the last review that I shared with the
council, there won't be much change. But, I do need to prepare an updated report. I just didn't get a chance to do that for this month. I will do it for next month. And then um the only other treasurer comment really falls in line with the grant cycle where now we'll be getting a pretty good soon as the
approval letters go out. I'm sure we'll be getting a pretty good surge of um grant requests. So we'll just want to process that timely with the town. Um I don't recall exactly how many, but of of all the grants we approved, a decent
chunk already happened. So it's really more of a reimbursement that'll that'll occur. So, when they get noticed that they were approved, I'm sure they'll submit their paperwork quite quickly and we'll slow out a lot of funds at that point. Um, not much else to give an update on.
>> Awesome. >> Thank you very much. Um, okay. So, um before I get to item number four, which is the grant cycle planning, um is there any other business or uh topics
that people wanted to discuss um that they wanted to bring up? And if not, then we can try to wing it without Sarah and uh figure this out. >> Yeah, I logged into the portal so I can >> just gonna ask somebody when you're ready, I'll look at it. >> Yeah, that's awesome. My only question
is should we start thinking about um Little Town and Bloom to order anything and get that ready and get that scheduled because we're all going to get crazy busy and then it will become impossible >> or >> I think Yeah, I I saw the email on that
and I think it would be a very good idea to get at least get it scheduled as soon as possible. >> Yeah, I'm in agreement with that. Um I think uh maybe picking out some dates um for for deadlines. Um I'm not sure if we have a reference point from last year
that we could look at. Um >> did we do it in early April last year? I remember it snowed, but >> it was early April. Yep. >> That's right. >> Because the issue was vacation weeks, right? Is flanking both of those
weekends was challenge for everybody. And so, and we wanted to get it before May because then the graduation >> um placards get out. So, we're likely to run in all those same situations, right? So, um and then they start mowing. So,
now we know to put them in the mulch, not in the grass, which I thought the exact opposite was the right thing, but you know. Um So, >> how did people feel about the timing last year? Do you think that worked out well? I thought it was good >> except for the snow.
>> That was unfortunate. >> It was. >> We installed April 12th last year. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Which means we have to give them to everybody to work on way ahead of them, >> right? Because we only gave it it was a short time and there was a lot of people
saying they would really like more and more time. >> Although you know what we gave them three weeks. No, I think >> yeah, we um shared supplies with the groups March 17th. We wanted them back
April 7th and we installed April 12th. We took them down second week of May. >> Yeah. So, we gave them three weeks. Maybe we could give them five weeks this time around. >> I don't I maybe I I think the longer you give somebody, the longer they take. So maybe
if we give them the warning of when they get it, maybe that's the difference is that we tell them when it's going to be the date. >> What we did say last year is that we were going to say, you know, it's by this time and if you're not done, then they're not going to be installed, you
know, like we cannot do what you guys did last year. I'm not even remember. I think you and and Karen both picked up or I don't remember who did it, but you guys picked up from them and then went and did the installation by yourselves. Like that's too much work that we shouldn't do for sure.
>> Yeah, we had like time round of pickups. So, I think what happened last year from looking at the spreadsheet is we there wasn't a lot of time between when we sent the email out and we said we wanted you to commit and drop off. So that might be the >> where we might want to elongate is from the commitment to sending it out because
people were saying were replying to the email and saying, "Oh yeah, we do want to do it past the deadline and then it was too late, you know, to kind of make it happen or they were doing an event that happened after the install." And I think maybe we had to just tweak our
communication to sort of say you have to have it by this date. So like if your event is in May, you can't you have to say no. Like sorry, right? Like the Girl Scouts, for example, weren't even going to meet between us sending that email and when they were supposed to be picked
up. So, we missed their we missed their timing. >> Right. >> By the way, Sarah just commented that she's uh cleaning up a mess of something at our house and she'll be with us very shortly. >> So, it looks like last year we asked for
commitments by February 28th. So I think we are probably on track but shockingly to be talking about it right now. >> Right. Right. >> So should we put that out by the 15th >> is that when's vacation have the spreadsheet that we could maybe
Yeah, it's on the Google Drive. >> Oh, I can't somebody >> I'm on my iPad and I'm on my laptop looking at it so I can't share my screen. But if somebody if somebody is on their Zoom on their laptop, >> you could go in and already put who's doing what, right? Or no.
>> So what I'll do right now, let me make a duplicate and call it 2026. And then um >> I think yeah, that spreadsheet has So you don't have to make a new file, but just a new p like a little sheet >> going to make a duplicate of it and call it 2026. So we would have all the
history there. >> Yeah. And I'll say share with the same people. >> Make Okay, so that's there now. If somebody I just can't share it on my on the screen because I'm on a different device. >> I can see if I can uh log in. Hold on.
>> Always forget where this live. They the Google Drive. Um >> or I can maybe I can copy the link into >> chat. Yeah. Yeah. Hold on. >> I always get into my personal drive and then
>> let's share drives. Hold on. Drama boo. There's no shared. Hold on a second. >> Sorry. Thank you, Kiki. >> Yeah, >> I manage like five emails. So, I have it all I have it all laid out. >> Okay.
>> Just in the time it takes my laptop to send it to my iPad. >> Okay, here it is. Hold on. Okay. >> Thank you. >> And I'm on the lookout for Sarah, but if if somebody sees her before me, let me know. >> Where's the chat?
>> I know. I can't find the chat. >> Well, you know what? I don't chat. There's not chats on webinars. >> You want to uh email it to me? >> Yeah. >> Thanks. Share dry computers. Yeah. Why don't I have that?
All right. Here this is the link for the actual spreadsheet. >> Okay. Thank you. What's whiteboard? >> I've used whiteboard before for for school. It's usually like you can collaborate. >> I was wondering Oh, yeah. I was wondering if it would maybe let me share the link, but
>> Okay. Okay, I got it up. Let me see if I can share my screen. Share, share, share. Okay, can everybody >> see that? >> Yes.
>> Okay. >> All right. So, this is the new 2026 one. We just Kiki just copied everything over. >> So, these dates are from last year. Okay. So, like you mentioned, commitments by February 28th. Sample
emails on the second tab here. So, this is what we sent. I'm writing to you on behalf of Legal Cultural Council D. So, that's good that that's all nice and organized there. Um, do we want to um tonight do we want
to come up with dates and divvy up um who's going to reach out to who or do we just want to do dates? >> Let's start with dates, I'd say, and at least try to back it up here. So for April, like just moving backwards, I
guess um in ter terms of like install and all that, I know April break is the 20th to the 20 4th. I mean the with the weekend. So it's technically like considering weekends it would be like >> 18th
>> the 18th to the 26th. It's all you know and then everybody's back to school on the 27th. Um >> is that Good Friday the week before? No, Easter's really early this year. It's like the >> It's the 5th.
>> Yes. >> Yep. >> Um, so I guess we could say install the weekend of the April 10th, 11th, 12th. Any of those days work for people?
>> Mhm. >> 10th is a Friday, 11 Saturday. >> Orthodox Easter. Anybody Anybody in here celebrate that? >> What's that? >> Does anybody in here celebrate Orthodox Easter? >> I think let's see when um like if we can
find out when graduation is because that's usually when those um signs are up like the week before. >> Are they in May graduation or they >> Yeah, I was going to say that's early for graduation, isn't it? They usually do the early May signs and
an early June graduation. >> I think it's >> I don't see it in the school calendar, but I might just be on the LMS one. Let me keep >> It's not on the calendar magnet that I have, but I was just going on the website to see um >> I know my son's graduating in the show
and it's in May because they said there was some reason why they were moving them early this year. Oh, >> can I just bring up something that we didn't really consider last year and that's the common is being used almost every weekend now for protests. >> Yeah.
>> And I just I mean I appreciate the the um the little town in bloom thing and I'm just wondering how you know I mean and I think there's there's enough room for all. I just wanted to bring that up as a just another thought that >> you're right because the mulch tends to
be at the edges. >> Yeah. >> And you know, I'm just just I don't have an answer. I just >> Right. >> I'm raising it as a >> Yeah. >> thought. >> I don't I know that the one the invisible act one is the first Sunday of
the month, I think. >> Right. But I think I think they pop up as needs. Um happen. So, I just like I know there's one this coming Saturday. >> Yeah, that's the invisible active one. >> Yeah. So,
>> I think if we can concentrate the the flowers on that area where the memorial is, do you think that would be okay? Like without using the the other sides where the roads are would >> interrupt
for graduation. >> Yeah, I just saw that too. The other thing the other thing that about not using that side so many cars go by it's a shame that we can't display them over there. >> Well, I wouldn't think we couldn't, but I think we'd have to just maybe not concentrate them as much so that there
is that space there. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I think it it looks better even better for photos. If you're going there with anyone and taking photos, it looks even better if they're concentrated in my opinion. So, it would it shouldn't be a bad thing if we just need to concentrate them in one area. And really
it's only up for a few weeks, right? So like there's Right. It's only a few weeks, short weeks that they're up. So I mean there we might run into some other events happening on there, but it will just get them more notoriety and you know like >> maybe more people will see them that
way, >> right? So, um, have more done because we already have enough and we're concerned about it. Or do you think that we still want to invite more to be created? >> Oh, kids got a kick out. People got a
kick out of that. They do. >> I I'm inclined to still invite them to add. >> Okay. >> You know, like we last year we talked about whether there were other places we wanted to put. Didn't we use Fay Park?
>> I did. I went by the gazebo and I could have doubled those easily. >> Yeah, maybe about castling the trees. But >> um maybe like just to keep on track, we can go back to the dates and then we can talk about more the scope of it, you
know? >> Okay. >> Yeah. Well, because what my thinking about it is, would it make more sense to try to push it later so we don't run into that snow issue and frozen ground so early in April, which would give us a little more time? So, when I'm looking at the school calendar, I see that the
senior So, when they put those senior signs up, it corresponds with that parade that they do, which is on May 29th. >> Yeah. >> So, I think that it's a little bit later than it was last. So, we maybe could go another week later and maybe install the last week of April to give us a little
more time. >> Oh, >> the last week of April, meaning like uh so the last weekend of April is bookend spring break. So, the 25th and 26th. >> Yeah.
>> Um I don't know people I won't be here, but I mean that's fine. Um the following week would then be May 1st. following weekend if we're doing a weekend, which we don't have to. >> May day.
>> So, yeah. I mean, you could do May 2 and three and then have them up for three weeks and take them >> like around Memorial Day. >> Seems late, doesn't it? It does. >> That's what we did the first time. >> I mean, I don't know. I felt like it was really early to be
putting them up in the snow. felt like, you know, >> I I think that was an unusual snow. >> I was going to say, yeah, >> I don't think we usually get snow that time. And it was gone the next day. It just >> Right. April, it was so wet it broke my tent. Remember, cuz I >> Yeah,
>> I preferred the the earlier date only because I feel like it corresponds with kind of the vision we had in the beginning about brightening up like after the winter and seeing these flowers. >> Sarah's trying to get in. >> Oh, thank you.
>> You're welcome. Let's see. >> So, the fifth. >> So, you're talking April 10th, 11th, and 12th, I mean. >> Hey. >> Hello. >> Hey, Sarah. >> Hi, Sarah.
>> Where'd she go? >> I know. You're saying >> you're saying April 10th and 11th? >> Yeah. >> Or 11th and 12th because that's >> 11th and 12th. Yeah.
>> Where'd Sarah go? >> I'm not getting video. Well, I'm not getting video, but I'm here. It's >> Hi, Sarah. >> She's the black box. >> I I've got nothing. It looks like it's on. >> Yep.
>> Oh, I I'll send my son-in-law over here. There we are. >> Sarah, we're just going over dates for Little Town in Bloom right now. We're trying to >> like 10 minutes just trying to like figure what's figure out what's going on. So >> Oh, I'm sorry. I was just I just checked
the participants panel and you weren't there. So, I don't know what happened. >> You know, I think it's my fault cuz I was late. My little one dropped a bowl and it like shattered everywhere. >> Oh no. It took >> a really long time to clean up like all of those tiny little bits and pieces so
that there were no kids or cats picking up those little shards. Yes, that's the word. >> Apologies to my for being late. I'm here. Um >> um Okay. So, >> um I I the the one comment I did want to
make, I don't know that this was particularly an issue cuz again I was trying to like wrangle technology while I was listening at the same time. But the one comment I did want to make is that I did when I put in our
um grant, not sure exactly the what the words what the word is, but the grant um commitments this year are I did put Little Town and Bloom in this year. So, we do have it like in the Massachusetts
Cultural Council system that we are planning to do this this year. >> Great. Um, okay. So, so we're kind of trying to decide whether or not we want to go back to the first year where we're having like it installed later on May 2nd and 3rd or if we wanted to install early
like we did last year on the 11th and 12th. Um, so we can either just take a quick vote on that or uh we can all agree or what do you guys want to do? >> I I thought think that weekend would have been fine if it just hadn't snow
right that morning. >> Okay. Are most people available that weekend? The maybe the 11th or 12th? >> Yeah, I think so. >> I don't have the soccer schedules yet, but hopefully yes, it will work out.
>> Okay, great. >> So, yeah, soccer Saturday for you. >> Catch up. We're looking at May 11th, 12th. >> Uh, April. >> April 11th, 12th. Okay. Sorry. >> No worries. >> Sorry. Would you do it both days or last time we
>> No, just one day. I was just I know like some people have commitments on Sunday, some people have commitments on Saturday. I just wanted to do whatever is easiest for the majority. I have a soccer game for my daughter's club team, but it's not until like nighttime. So, I don't I think I'll be good in the
morning if we keep to morning. >> And school spring break is the following full week, not not that way. So, yeah. >> Exactly. 20th uh through the 24th. So like the book ends are the 18th, 19th, and the 25th, 26th. So we shouldn't get in trouble with any kind of vacations
for school at least. >> So I think I like my personal opinion and like I'm willing to go with the the group on this one, but my personal opinion is Yeah, absolutely. That's great. Like assuming that we get this started,
right? like I I just I feel like it's been a little bit of a panic >> and that's challenging. >> That's why we're going today. That's why we started this in January. You're exactly right. >> And I just want to make sure that that's like absolutely explicit so we're all on
the same page that like this needs to happen early so it's not >> harder than it needs to be. >> Yeah. Okay. So, all right. So, tenative want want to type in Kiki maybe like tenative
um Saturday the 11th. >> Yeah, if you scroll down the screen there I already >> there you go. >> Install date. >> What time would you all think like 10 o'clock? >> Sure. >> Wait, am I just typing in in are you
typing or am I You're >> Sorry, I couldn't hear you. >> I'm typing. >> Fabulous. Okay. Okay. Um, is 10:00 good for everybody or do we want it earlier, later?
We'll say 10 for now. >> Um, and that would mean the take down like would be >> second or third week of May. >> Okay. >> I think we would I think last year >> we found out when they were installing those signs, which is probably too early
to know right now. And then we just took them down right before that so they could stay up as long as >> they >> Okay. And we know the parade is like what the 26th they said say. So maybe Oh, 29th. So maybe we at least tenatively put in I don't know
the 28th or something for I mean I know it'll be before that but take down 28th or take down the week before 22nd. >> Was Memorial Day an issue? I don't remember. last year. >> There's there's a veterans event there. So, they wanted us to get everything off
that >> and Memorial Day is the 25th. So, let's say we're get it done. We'll we'll remove it by >> maybe the 16th. >> Wait, wait, wait. Wasn't it just like a very specific area? >> Not that they didn't want us out of the whole thing. Just
>> so what's happening now with all the protesters? We're feeling like we need to focus more in one area anyway. and it looks like that's the area to focus in. So, we'll probably end up putting that. It'll be on moss. It'll be gorgeous and then it goes away. So,
>> that's not terrible. Um maybe 16th that Saturday for removal. >> Yep. >> Yeah. I have a um >> and sorry, I must have missed the beat on this. So, we're saying still the common and fate park or we're we're
influencing the decision with the protests. >> Let's find out how many we have. >> Uhhuh. >> If if another hundred show up then I'm guessing that we should go to FA Park as well, but otherwise >> just keep it on the collar. >> Right.
>> I'm sorry. Another hundred flowers or another 100 protesters? >> Flowers. >> Flowers. >> Hopefully protesters, but flowers is more likely >> honestly. with a hundred more. I think we have more than enough space and they're more visible in the common than in FA Park. Like not a lot of people
drive through that. I mean, I guess yes, many, but not as much as as the common. >> And what about >> last year? Last year, we never even expanded to the other side. Yeah, sorry. >> There's the other side of the cone. >> If you see the photos that we took, there's plenty of space for more than
100 there. >> That's right. I agree. I remember. >> And also, we are putting more than one flower per stem, right? We could even do three if it were needed. So I don't think we should even >> It looked nice with two of them at least on the stem or three. >> Yes.
>> And I think like so agreed. I think we have room for more space. And I like the multiple uh flowers per stem because it just looks more bountiful, right? But we also have to remember that one of the things we're trying to do is put this in
a way that's not difficult for the people that are maintaining the grounds, >> right? It has to be in the mulch, not so that's the other question is when are they putting down the mulch because we're assuming that the mulch will be there, but that might be too early for
mulch. And >> Jim, you want to get on that one? >> It was there last year, wasn't it? So, it's definitely there, but they do fluff up. I think I think as long as we're out of there by Memorial Day because that's when they go and do all
the fussing. So, I think that was the issue is as long as we are just out of their hair because that's when they do all the extra coating and fussing and weed whacking and they make that look really lovely for the veterans. >> The like spring to summer transition,
>> right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So, I think we're okay. I think installing it in the mulch and then removing it before that weekend. So I think if we do that May 16th weekend for removal that will be fine. >> Yeah. And this is just a shell. What we
can do is once we have our plan in like you know it shell we can forward it to whoever if we need to you know uh just say hey this is our plan we are we green light are we good? And everybody's like yep okay. Or you know actually have to adjust our date. >> You can put me on that list. I'll do
that right this second. Cool. Um, all right. So, >> I'm sorry. Can you repeat what you just said? Who, what are you doing, Kim? >> I am, uh, emailing the select board to make sure that we have permission again
for install and and removal dates. >> Okay, great. >> Okay. Um, so we got some dates and um, do we want to go into like all of this situation like who's going to order the supplies? Who's going to purchase?
>> We still have more dates to cover, right? Like when do we want them back? Cuz that's going to change. Like I think we also need to work like the email needs to be adjusted to reflect those like once the dates obviously and then the fact that we want them with no exceptions by that date. And the other
thing that we need to include was that this the flowers are considered the property of the council. And so if you're super attached to your flower, that's not going to happen. You're going to have to let it go cuz it's the property of the councils and that needs to be included too, right?
>> Yeah. >> That became an issue, did it not? >> I don't know if an issue, but I think we just made I I don't think it was an issue, but >> some wanted to get theirs back. >> Yeah. So, so yes, I completely agree
with all those points. I do think that like once we have a preliminary schedule in place, we can start to make these we can >> Yeah, exactly. So, let's not move on from that was my point. >> I agree with the like we're not going to let you take your flower anymore, right?
Like last year we did be largely because the person that was asking for their flowers was one of the coordinators, >> right? >> Yeah. like so and and she was willing to go out and do it before we went and you know contacted
anyone else. But yeah, I think I I think we have to say that we we can't do that. It just gets too complicated. >> Okay, that's good. So So we're agreeing on that. So looking backwards from the install date, we will be um trying to figure out a date that we want
everything returned. So if you go if you look at that spreadsheet, I just adjusted it as a like based on the dates we did last year. >> So like we have it on. >> Can you see my Can you guys see my screen? >> Yes. >> Yeah. So So that's the that's just the
corresponding date now for 2026 that matches up to what we >> So this is all done. >> Great. >> But this is just if we want to have a conversation about it, I just put those dates in there. We feel like that's good. >> And don't we need one? That's uh reach out. Sorry. So reach out. That's us. We
reach out by the 27th, right? >> No, that's when we want them to reply back to us. >> Oh, so then and then one that that when we send them out. >> Yeah. I don't think because last year we were sort of like scrambly. So let's
insert that in here. And again, like my take on this would be that I will start to reach out to the people I'm responsible for this week. I'd say tomorrow, but it's a half day in Littleton, so probably not
tomorrow, maybe Thursday. Um, and just say, "Hey, we're not totally sure about the dates, but are you interested in this general time frame? Do you still want to do this? How many have one contact and send out when the email is ready and all the dates are
set, send out one email that just sort of says, you know, this is the details. I think if we're doing too many, then it gets confusing. >> I mean, we can we can do that if you think that's better, but >> we still have a lot of time. We're asking the commitment to be done by the 27th of February. I think we have time
like Kiki says to just one do like take the time and do one email and then send it out and it's less less work for everybody. Do we think the February week of February 1st would be a good time frame for that? Like just say, "Okay, let's have all our emails out to our organizations the week of February 1st
or by February 1st." And that will give them a whole month to respond back to us. >> Seems like a month. Plenty of time. >> All right, cool. Let me go back to the spreadsheet. Okay.
Okay. So, we're going to reach out to organizations by February 1st. We will hope for commitments by February 27th. If we don't have commitments by then, they're not going to be included. Um, and then it sounds like, uh, ordering supplies by March 12th. Um, so we'll
need to discuss what we will need and if what we need, if we need anything. And then, um, >> quick question. Quick question. Is there a meeting between February 27th and March 12th? cuz we're going to have to know, you know, the answers from the emails that you guys get. >> Great question.
>> Order. >> March 10th. >> A meeting on March 10th. >> Yes. >> Okay. Perfect. >> Perfect. >> Great. Okay. And then um the supplies will be shared with groups the week of March 16th. Then everything returned by
April 6th, weekend of April 11th or >> sorry, 12th. >> A second here. There's a note that we uh wanted to think about asking groups to bring the bring the painted item to the installation location on install date if possible.
>> Do we want to do that? I mean, the problem is that we like then have to screw it and paint it and all of those things at the same time. >> Well, we did do that on the install day. >> Did we? I
>> Yeah. Okay. >> I'm just asking if that's what makes the most sense. Like >> I guess I see what Yeah, I I hear what you're saying. Like do we want to have a bunch of different people >> dropping off that day or do we want to have them drop off at a different location at a different date?
>> I think what worked last year was to have them all so that we could if we said we would meet at 10:00, we started at 10:00 because if you have people drive them to you, they might not be there at the time that you need them to be, right? So, didn't we get them like >> them ahead of time? I'm pretty sure.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> I think that few late ones, remember? >> So, they can come to my house. I am totally fine with that. I live at the end of the driveway, so there's no chance that something gets ruined. So, I could put a tarp out and the only issue
really is if they come to me damp and it's raining, right? That's the only issue if I'm not home. But 90% of the time, we could easily just let them put them beside my garage and it's fine. Even just stacked because my boys loved
installing them. So, what I would request is if I could pick up the stakes the week before painted and then I could we could install them or we get raw stakes and we paint them. It doesn't really matter, but I just need all the components together so I have time to um
enchant my young men who live here to do this labor that >> I liked. >> Okay. Well, thank you for offering. Are you you're sure you're okay with that? Offering >> your place as the point of draw. >> Down a car so we have extra space in the
drive. >> Okay. >> All right. Is everybody okay with that or see any problems with that? I think last year we we put them together on site, did we not? Like Ray some we we installed a lot of them here and so we
did some there cuz that was Ray Ray's genius was don't forget to use screws, not nails cuz the nails were not really doing their job. So now the truth is this is so much simpler than it was. Right now we have practice. We know what
we're doing. We know that we can put more than once, you know, flower on a stick. Like there's This is so much simpler than we made it out to be for two years. So, it's getting easier, right? We're getting the process. So, it's fine. Yeah. >> What are we doing about um schleing the
ones from the previous years? Are we >> So, they live in my garage and Ray has some. >> They have some, too. Yeah. >> We have My husband has a truck. >> We can help with the shleing. So maybe
Sarah the night before you can hang out with Kim and she can give you whoever has dropped off those new ones and you can put them in your truck if she needs it and then she can take the other ones that we already exist if you need >> coordinate and figure that out. And
>> I think we need dinner. I'm just I'm just guessing that we'll need dinner after dinner. >> Yes. >> Okay. Okay. Is there um let's see. Guys, keep in mind this is my last year,
which means you are welcome to store them here, but probably somebody else needs to think about where this goes for the next couple of years. So, >> yep. >> Yeah, >> for sure. We should make that decision. Maybe we can make that decision at takeown. >> Yeah, >> you know, talk about that the meeting
after takedown. >> Also, you could continue to store them without being on the council. Just saying. Sarah Yeah, not really seriously suggesting that, but >> if you guys need anything, believe me,
my garage is filled with staging stuff. You would just laugh. If you need something, it's probably in my garage. >> Nice. >> Everything but your car, right? >> My car fits, but there's like this much space around it. It's really funny. There are fireplace things. There's
furniture. There's boxes for folks. I I Yeah, I won't bore you, but Yeah. Yeah. >> No, I'm I'm I'm seriously intrigued and I desperately want to go and like poke around in your garage right now. >> Yeah, totally. >> Yeah.
>> Okay, perfect. All right. So, all right. Now that we have a shell, Kim's going to email the count the um Oh my god, what's wrong with me? The people who are in charge of things. >> Select board. Select board. Hey, I've had a long weekend and it's only
Tuesday. Um, they to make sure everything's fine and that all looks good. Um, do we want to get into the nitty-gritty of all this stuff or do we want to save that for the next meeting? I almost feel like if we get that sent out to us, then we can kind of review it
and see how simple this is in one email and then if we need to do a followup with, hey, that person didn't get back to us, that might be an email that goes out between before the the March meeting >> to just follow up. So in February, we
can look and see what we are, where are we, and then if one of us has to chase somebody down, we all have our contacts. So most of them are just going to the same people. >> So I'm I'm I'm right on the same page with you, Kim, but like do we need to
And I'm sorry I was late. Apologies. Um maybe I missed this, but we do do we need to like clarify who's reaching out to whom? >> We should. >> Yeah. Do you want to flip over before we do that to the email tab and look at the because I think the email is pretty
well, you know, from last year, >> right? >> And so then You mean in terms of like updating dates or something? >> Yeah. So, I just updated all the dates. >> So, I'm just saying like if the email's pretty much ready to roll, then we can decide who's doing what and can kind of maybe don't need to
>> like people can start reaching out because if you think it's, you know, there. >> Yeah. And I don't think I don't think just looking at it from before, I don't think we need to edit anything here in the free email. Like I know you guys wanted to say like, "By the way, you're not getting your flower back." We can do that in the other email like that says
like drop it off at this, you know, this at Kim's house, you know. Um, so I I think this has everything we need if the if the dates look updated. So like you you just did them. So um, does anybody else have anything to add? I don't I don't know if this is helpful to other
people or not, but like when I reached out to people, I I put all of the like specific detail in and then attached this document and I sent a cover letter that was specific to the person I was talking to. Right. So, it was like >> that's nice and personal. Yeah.
>> And it was like, hey, let me know what other info you need and like we'll talk about drop off and pick up and everything. It it'll depend on your schedule, but like take a look, see what you think. >> I would just say here where it says our goal is to have all the flowers painted and returned by for installation. We
should I would think it's important to say if you're not able to meet this deadline, then unfortunately we will not be able to, you know, like >> flower. I I don't know how to say it, but you know what I mean. like we do need to write cuz cuz last year it was
not one, it was at least two or three organizations that were not in time and and and >> no late submissions accepted. >> Say for installation April 11th, no late submission. >> How about if we're just very clear about
it and our goal is we just say the deadline is >> so yeah, I wouldn't say I I wouldn't even put installation, right? like we would need the the flowers to be delivered by this date. If they're not if you're not able to
meet this deadline, we will unfortunately not be able to install those. >> Yeah. So, I just wrote in order to be included in the installation, all painted items must be returned by the stated deadlines. Unfortunately, any items returned after the deadline cannot be included in the display. >> Perfect. Great.
>> I do think though like also the our goal is is is a little bit soft, right? >> So, you want to say deadline instead of goal. Yeah. Right here. >> The deadline is to have all flowers, butterflies, return, painted, and
returned by or >> we should just put all flowers must be painted and returned. Yep. >> All flowers and butterflies must be painted and returned by. >> Right. >> Yes. >> Yep.
Also, there's an extra space after the 12th. >> I'm still typing, so just give me a sec. >> Yeah, it it'll actually like Yeah, like it'll everyone's talking at the same time and I can't hear. So, just give me one minute. >> I might even give you two.
>> Maybe >> it'll And I don't even know if on my end if I have to like hit refresh or something too because like she might be editing it. >> Yeah. How you have it >> highlighted? you need to unhighlight it and then you'll see the edits. There we go.
>> But I think we're all on the same page on that. >> Okay, cool. So then once that that all sounds good and then so the only other thing would be to rego over who's going to be contacting who just to make sure everybody's still
cool with that. >> Um Kiki, is it okay if I go back to the overview? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Cool. Um, >> and we'll we'll look at we'll look at the letter and let you know if we have any concerns. Let let everyone know if we have any
concerns. If that sounds all right. >> So, sorry I missed that last line. Sarah, what did you say? >> Oh, I just said that cuz Kiki is still still um editing. >> Yes. We'll look at the letter and just let everyone know if we have any
concerns that still need to be addressed. >> I'm guessing no because it felt like we were all pretty much on the same page, but just in case. >> Cool. Um, that makes sense. Okay, so here's
All right. Here's the list. If anybody wants to not reach out to any of these people or if we want to add some people or some add some organizations, we can do that. Is everybody still good with this? Um,
>> do you want to just scroll through it and do a kind of check? M >> Council on Aging, Kiki, First Unitarian Church. Kim, Sarah, you've got the club at Parks and Wreck and Tiger's Den. Sure. >> Um,
Reverend Jen's got the congregational church, of course. Uh, Karen, you've got Deridible and Eloquence. And Kim, you've got what's this? Wellness day. >> Yep. That's the middle school that did the wellness day last year. So, I don't know if they're going to do that again, but our meeting is next Wednesday, so
I'll know more. >> Awesome. >> And the Girl Scouts wanted to be part of it, so I can take that. >> Okay, cool. >> We need to add the Girl Scouts. >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> All right. Kiki has St. An's Blessed
Trinity. Then we got Garden Club. Judy. Um, Jerine, RSS Art Club, LMS art club. Art clubs. Um, all Kiki. >> I can check with the places my kids go
to random things and see if they wanted to join. >> Cool. Uh, it wouldn't be that many more, but I'll do it in the next week or two and see if they have any interest. >> Okay. And then we're just going to add Girl Scouts and that's going to be Kim,
right? >> Yep. And that is going to be Carmen Lopes is the contact person. >> Great. >> And if not, I'll change it. But she was the one who said we want to do it next year. We just didn't they didn't meet at the right time.
>> Yeah. Okay, cool. Um, let's see. >> Judy, didn't you say something about your sister? >> She's the president of the garden club. I I'm not sure that they would do this.
I think we we talked about this a little bit last time. I I'll ask her, but they don't really have a mechanism to sit down and do this, >> right? Yeah, >> valid. But it's it's worth at least like floating it out there.
>> I'm I'm perfectly happy to ask her if they're they're interested in contributing. I that's not a problem. >> Great. >> Awesome. >> You know, I I'm I'm not worried about not having enough people contributing, but like >> the more the better, right?
>> Yeah. >> All right. Okay. I think that's good. So, >> um, have we thought about Sorry. >> No, go ahead, Sarah. >> Um, have we thought about offering
organizations that are doing that are participating in Little Town of Bloom, like the opportunity to have a small sign that they paint that goes up with their flowers or something? >> They usually label the back of them.
>> Understood. it like it's not quite >> the same as having something that says like >> like an advertisement type of thing. >> Yeah, maybe not maybe not quite as much as an advertisement, but we could we could if we have a budget, we could do
one of those simple frames that say, you know, donated by, created by, supported by with all the people who do that. It's up to you guys. I think if we can put it, you know, if in the website
or Facebook, right, like all these organic organizations contributed to the spring blah blah blah. Thank you. Something like that. That's >> right. >> Easier. And I wouldn't want to use money for, you know, like if like for an
additional banner. I think we already have the banners. I think we would use it's better to use that money in something else. But social media posts and website posts with a thank you of everyone who participated would be fantastic. >> Yeah. >> And and that kind of picture is great
for the annual report. That's what they ask us for every year. So that would be and supported by, right? All the groups came together for this wonderful project. So, that would be a great thing to add to make sure that we uh send that over to that
>> and we can maybe make a point of linking to everybody that contributes and >> yeah, some some have that, some not so much. Some of them are private groups. So, >> to everyone that that's an option for. Yes. >> Yep. >> Yeah. And some people I think even I
even saw them incorporate some of their names into the flowers. >> Yeah. So every everybody that I reached out to I I encouraged them to on some of their paintings to put the name of their organization so that some of the flowers would say like COA or their the church name, >> right?
>> And then we did we did on social media all the social media flyers did say come see our community artist and listed everybody. >> Yeah. >> Awesome. >> One year the first first year we did it we did those little lawn signs with that information. >> Yep.
And like it's great when they have it on every individual flower, but you don't get a feel for the number of people that have contributed because >> yeah, >> it's really hard to like >> Yeah, let's let's let's um let's table
that cuz I kind of do like what you're saying and it would be cool if we could find a couple of those little lawn signs and list the contributors. So maybe we could talk about that after we get either the submissions, maybe the February meeting, talk about if we want to um maybe just print out a couple of
those. >> So I have those signs with the little metal brackets. I have a lot of those and I also have obviously open house signs. So >> I could we could if I can create a sleeve. >> Yeah. >> Right. Then that could be okay to do.
So, I'll consider >> even getting the guy that that does our printing, he printed the forest last year for like $9 a sign. So, it wasn't some huge >> Wait, did you nine? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Wow. >> Yeah. Really cheap. >> So, I'm just saying it wouldn't be a
huge amount of money to make four or five of them, you know? >> Yeah. Well, and it might it might I and not that we're having any trouble getting people involved, but you know, if we really want this to be a big thing for the town, it might help to
get a few more people involved and that'd be cool. >> Yeah. And it's more like of a community feel like I like that. I know what you're saying. I like that. And so last year we stuck to nonprofits and then we talked about there were some businesses that thought maybe they might be
interested. Should we invite that or should we not? We could give it to the business group. We could just send a an email or a flyer to the local businesses.
>> Well, Digible Brewing Brewery isn't a nonprofit, right? Right. Right. So, they joined us um some of the the little um Rose and Rose Bud. Rose and something the little
>> Rose Bud and Joe. >> Thank you. >> Um she would be inclined to do it, right? I'm guessing because >> So, did you say there's a business group email that like it would go out to a lot of different businesses in Littleton?
>> I don't know if Certainly. I mean, I'm not on it. So, there are lots of businesses who are not. So, I'm not sure that there's one place, but we could check at town hall because if you have a business that's registered, you have to have a certificate. So, we could check
with that. My personal opinion would be I don't see any reason not to include forprofits too. >> They are part of the community. They are bringing business to the community. They are bringing jobs and revenue. Like
>> is the council on aging on there? >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> My only my only concern is uh um and I agree. I think we should eventually include a lot more, you know, people. That'd be great. But uh do we
have the manpower for install if we got like a really large amount of >> um flowers and stuff returned? So, I don't know if we want to be like, "Oh, okay. All of the businesses that surround the common, you know, let's ask them because they're local and they're
going to be seeing it like Mayel and the sub shop and the bookstore and D." And then the next year we add more or you know it it's we want to be strategic only for to make it easy for us. That's the only reason I would my only hesitation. >> I 100% agree with you on that. I have
been working with nonprofits for like way more years than I want to admit and that has never ever been an issue where we've had too much that we've >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> It'd be a great problem to have and like
I will I will throw my I don't know travel into the ring or whatever the phrase is and like try to find people to help us do it. But I I'm I'm not super >> Don't worry about that. Okay.
>> Okay. So, does anybody have want to be the person who um >> Oh, wait. Wait, what? I want to hear Kim's thoughts on that one. It looks like she has thoughts on that one. >> No. >> So, um does anybody want to volunteer to
be the person to reach out to a few new businesses or have um a list that we want to start with? What's the feeling there? >> I think the key is actually start at town hall and see if there's a list of businesses that are registered and then
because they must have a contact list. So I wouldn't go wandering around. I would go to the town hall, find out who the businesses are, get their contact info and send the same email. >> Okay. happy to do that if nobody else has got time or
>> I can do that actually if you for me whatever you want if >> you're if you're dying to do that go for it but >> no and this comes into the spring so we're hitting the ground running already so I'm thinking you just be quiet
>> I've got some spare time right now so I can do that Kim maybe you can help me figure out offline um who to talk to. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Let's >> Yeah. >> By the end of the week and we'll figure that out. >> Yeah.
>> I was just looking to see if Littleton had a chamber of commerce, but they have the Littleton Business Association, >> right? >> That might be able to play a letter to them. >> Right. >> Okay. >> All right. And just want to do a
check-in with everybody that everybody's cool with this. Like, you know, I'm sure everybody is, but I'm seeing a lot of nodding heads. Oh, hold on. Let me look. See if anybody looks miserable. Hold on. I don't know. Ray, I don't see No, I'm kidding.
Kathy smiling. Okay, everybody looks okay with this. Juliana, you could. All right, everybody looks okay with that. So, um, let's proceed. Sarah, you will coordinate with him to figure out who to contact and we will send it to probably the Littleton Business Association or
whoever else and it'll just be that generic email like we said and hopefully we'll get some more responses or maybe we won't and that's fine too and they all have the same deadline. Okay. All right. So, I think
this other stuff is probably for a later date, right? Um February. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, I can skip uh I think we can end Little Town and Bloom discussion and go back to um just the wrapping up the
grant cycle. >> Yeah, apologies if you're being late. >> Don't be sorry. Don't stop. Stop. You're totally fine. Life is life and you are volunteering your time to help all of us. So, just don't be don't be sorry at all. Okay. Um let me just see.
Okay. So on the budget, I mean sorry on the agenda that Kiki made. Um item number four is just um the 26 grant cycle um planning the deadline was January 16th.
I know um Sarah you had mentioned that everything had been um submitted. So I'll let you just give the update. >> Yeah. So we can't send out final letters until the 17th. Right. So, we're we're
in the we're in the reconsideration period. Um, it'll be done on the 16th. I will get letters out on the 17th, 18th latest. Uh Rey sent in the numbers to make sure
that um like the amount granted was equal which doesn't always happen or never will happen frankly um because they submit the original numbers to be granted in
July and then we have the final numbers to be granted much later in the year. So, uh, he got those numbers in. Ray, I'm so sorry. I haven't looked at them yet. It's on my to-do list for the end of this week. Well, before
>> No worries. It's It's done. It's tied out. So, >> I figured that's why I haven't like stressed over it. I have utmost faith. It is ready. >> Yeah. Um, and there just like there just weren't any questions. It was pretty straightforward and easy. And Kiki, I'm
assuming we haven't had any um push back on anything. >> No, there hasn't been anything pushed back yet. >> Um and then I just wanted to point out that they um updated the forms. So there's a new form for to use which I did drop into the drive like the new
attachments. And I just I I downloaded a new W9 too just so it said the right year. >> A new form for what? >> Uh for when they submit the reimbursement, the direct form. So the old one had two signatures and this one just has one signature and one reviewer.
That's the main change it looks like. So we don't need two full signatures now. We just need one member to sign it and then one member to be a reviewer. >> I mean that's not really me. So yay. >> Okay. Yeah. But just when you attach it just to make sure you're attaching the
updated um form. >> Yeah. So, I will um I will send out an update once all of the letters have gone out. Apologies that I didn't send an update when the denial letters went out. It just I don't know. Life got away from me. But they have gone out and
>> thank you for doing all that. That's like such a big part of this and just like wraps everything up. So, thank you Sarah. That's awesome. >> Yeah. The one thing I want to make sure that we have on our um radar for next year is that we did not and I didn't
know this. I'm assuming no one else knew this either. We would have done it, but we apparently we have to resubmit our local council council priorities every year >> and if not they just kind of go away.
>> That's right. cuz we had a specifically drafted one and then it just defaulted to the Mass Cultural Council one last if I remember >> said nothing. >> Oh, it's a nothing. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um, is that in the system we have to submit it, Sarah?
>> Uh, I >> Yeah, >> I will look into that. >> Yeah, that's okay. I can look into it. >> So, yeah, I I went in there and I I thought that I submitted it, but clearly it didn't go through. So then I emailed I um this happened in what July or
August. So I emailed our rep when it wouldn't submit like it wouldn't save in the system after I entered it all in but she never got back to me until after the deadline. And then she was like oh sorry it's too late. And I was like but I emailed you before the deadline to tell you there was a problem with the system
because >> you were not the only one that emailed her. I also emailed her and I was like what is going on here? like >> so that was really frustrating. But um I did go in and attempt to make those updates. So that's what we take from that community survey and I don't know
why every time I pressed save it wouldn't save it and then it kept defaulting and then I couldn't figure it out. So I reached out to her but like I said so but yes we will >> if we can and this this doesn't have to be cited today. It's just something I've been
thinking about because of that. Right. We can add that to the topic for next time to draft ours. When's the submission date due? >> It was usually the like 31st of of August every year around that.
>> I think that didn't you had it in before that this year. >> Yeah. If you go on to it, you can see that when you go onto that website, you can see I tried to modify it on June 16th and it wouldn't submit. Yeah. And I guess I didn't have an understanding that there wouldn't be an opportunity to
make a change. So, but I don't know who else I would have reached out to though. So, >> I was thinking though that like maybe one of the things we could do is make sure aside from like the third Thursdays,
which I think are fantastic. I'm not not saying we shouldn't do that, but what about like the people that are doing the little ton of loom, right? like make sure that in order to or one of the things that we're asking you to do if you want to be part of this project is
to fill out the survey. >> Oh, >> right. >> Survey. Not that big a deal. >> Love it. >> Then at least we have a like a
>> a bit more. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. We had 50 responses. That was it. which was more than the year before. >> Yeah, >> that's not nothing. Well, I mean, unless they don't let us put it into the system and then it is
>> it is frustrating that even if like in in an interesting way, it should be, you know, it should just default to what you had last year as opposed to nothing. You know, that's what's annoying about it. >> That's why I reached out. I was so surprised to see that. And yeah,
but next year. >> Okay. Okay. Um so All right. So under that it says letters with new documents which is Kiki that's what you were talking about the new documents that you um updated
and then everything in the system Sarah says yes and everything will be out by um after the deadline passes the couple days after. So >> deadline is the 16th. the 17th or the 18th everything will go out.
>> Fabulous. Okay. And if you need any help, like obviously reach out to all of us. We were happy to help, but you did all the hard stuff already. So, >> yeah, no big deal at that point. But thank you. I appreciate it. >> Of course. Um, so then I guess we're just left with drafting topics for our
next meeting. Um, so it sounds like we might want to uh continue our discussion about Little Town and Bloom and maybe um just review um assignments, what everybody's in charge of, think about supplies, things like
that. um start to get that all organized um and just verify that uh the initial emails went out to all of the organizations that we discussed and maybe even talk about some of the new organizations that we reached out to for
Little Town in Bloom. So, we can just do that as a generic Little Town and Bloom update. Um and then if we want, I don't know if it's too early since it's not due till August. If we want to talk about what our cultural priorities um what will say
it'll probably be too early but >> usually we get from that community survey. >> Yeah. Oh, so that Yeah. Yeah. So the 26th one's for Yeah. Yeah. I hear what you're saying. So we don't have to worry about that till the summer probably. >> No, it's a great thinking about it at least though. >> Okay.
>> Um and did anyone contact you about the We were talking about the annual report. I I know that like the contest that they're having, they want everything due by the 16th, but did they reach out to you about what we needed to submit for our portion?
>> Um, maybe. >> Hold on. Let me see. I feel like I got an email about that. >> So, I had I had sent out that email a long time ago to all the grantees asking them to submit photos to us of their events. So, I have all those in a folder
for whenever or I don't know. I mean, I never get contacted about it. So, but I just didn't want us to miss the deadline because I know that the deadline for the for the cover is like in a couple of days >> that I do have the photos from grantees so we could try to put something
together with that at least. >> Says that I don't even know. Um, >> the last one I have is from like April. >> I think it's Melissa. Not um, what's the woman from town hall? >> Lisa.
>> Yeah. Um, >> yeah. >> I can Wait, what's her name? Did you say it was Lisa or No, >> you know, >> I'm not sure if it was I'm looking for Oh, yeah. Lisa Montgomery. >> Yeah, I don't
I don't have anything from her, but that doesn't mean that it didn't get deleted. So, I can I can shoot her an email um and find out. Oh, wait. January 2nd. Hold on. Friday, February 13th. Wait, that was
the 2025 annual report. So, that's not right. Um, >> this is the fiscal year 2025 report that they'd be talking about FY20. >> Okay, good. Okay. Yep. I'm just seeing if it's January 9th
of this year or Yep. Okay. Yes. Sorry, I got confused. Okay, so it is that time of year. Actually, I can just share this. Hold on. Share. You can see it's in the trash.
February 13th. >> Yeah. So, February 13th, we need to send that in. Please send me my will not be using publisher this year and I'm making asking all submissions be sent to me as a word document. Oh. >> Oh, gross. >> God, that's I'm being very judgmental.
I'm sorry. >> Me, too. I'm like, get Canva. Come on. >> It's 2026. >> Oh, go ahead. February 13th. >> Okay. If you or your department board did not submit a report as you would like to do so, please let me know. Your staff any personnel changes, maybe even
a photo of all of our team members. Do we have a photo of all of us from the install? I wonder. Okay, then I don't I don't care about >> um responsibilities of your department board committee
mission statement. I mean, we have an old one, right? Do we still have that somewhere? That's still somewhere. >> Yeah, we have all that. >> All right. So, what >> I can work on this. I can work on this. Um and then and then maybe I'll just connect with you for for the photos,
Kiki. >> Yeah. So, in the past, they wanted like a one like a one sheet, you know? So, I've done like a collage with photos and then the information like in there. >> Okay. Yeah. Do you want me to like work on the verbal part and you work on the collage? >> Yeah. So if you you want to just forward
me >> that's so I can sort of see what they are looking for for photos and then yeah if you want to send me the language then I can just do something in Canva and I'll just send it to her as a word doc in there. >> Oh awesome. >> And if you want if you want to like
bounce around the wording I'm happy to do that. Like if you want to do a first take and we can go back and forth. >> Yeah we do we have a meeting I think. >> Yeah we do. our meeting is >> so I can we can draft it before we
submit it and make sure everybody likes it. >> Does that sound good? >> Yeah. I I I feel like this hasn't been a big thing in the past, but >> I don't even remember doing that last year, honestly. I I I don't know that I did.
>> I I I think at some point I saw a notice about it, but >> Okay. >> But maybe but maybe we can use it a little more than we have. >> Yeah. All right, I'll work on like the the mission statement, all that other stuff. Kiki, you'll work on the collage
and then maybe we can combine it together, Kiki. And um we can bring it to the meeting in February and make sure everybody likes it and can tweak the wording or Oh my god, I hate that picture of myself. Edit it out or something >> and before the meeting and we can go
back and forth on the wording. >> Yep. I'll just laugh at the pictures. >> Okay, cool. >> So, you'll forward me that email. >> I did. >> Oh, great. >> Yep. >> I'm gonna apologize. I think I actually got that email, too.
>> You want me to forward it to you, Sarah, just in case? >> Thank you. >> Yeah, no problem. There you go. Okay. Um All right. I think that's everything. Um, do you want to do you have enough,
Kiki, to draft the topics for next time? So, it'll be um Little Town in Bloom, annual report, picture collage review. Um, and then maybe like preliminary discussions about what we want to focus on for next year. Um, and then the final
wrap up final final final wrap-up of the grant cycle. I think we probably will just have to say like one line like everything went out the end. >> Yeah. I mean, do we want to start with the final final print cycle thing? >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. And the order is Yeah. Completely up to you guys. I don't care.
The order is >> hopefully hopefully that is one line. >> If it's not something that's gone horribly wrong, >> right, >> should we put a treasure report in there or is there really going to be nothing to report >> for February? Yeah. At the start of the
meeting, I said I would actually have a real report. Um, and by that by then we'll probably have a few grants that are in and uh need to get reported. So, >> okay. Thank you. >> All right. Um,
I think I'm going to officially close the meeting at 8:18 p.m. Thank you all for all of your help and I will see you at our next meeting in February, which is >> February 10th. >> February 10th. >> February 10th. All right. Thank you very
much. Bye, guys. Bye.