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the open meeting. >> Well read well. So, we have nobody a remote. So, the whole pool is round the table. Steve, are you here? >> Yes. >> Brian, are you here? >> Yes. >> And are you here? >> Yes. >> Congratulations.
>> Are you Joe manager? What? >> Are you here? >> Oh, no. No. Yes. Yes. No. No. No. No. No. Yes. One day we'll get audited. >> Any public comments? Seeing no public,
any committee comments? Anyone have anything specific? Any communications? I did receive one. Maybe you did too from town hall saying that our agendas how the agendas have to
be written. I have to write in stuff like if we're going to vote on something or if we're just going to discuss something >> really I didn't send it out to you. She sent it to me. >> I haven't seen it. >> Okay. I'll have to send that out to you. So, um who is Ellen?
>> Ellen Griffin. >> Ellen Griffin. They are. Yeah, it's very very specific on the agenda. So, at the end of the meeting, we need to just make sure I know exactly what the agenda is going to be. >> How are we supposed to know if we're
going to vote on something? >> Well, not >> there. When we put the agenda together, and we finalize it, we do need to know. The public needs to know. I don't know where the rules. I'm assuming those are the official rules. The public needs to know
if it's an item that's going to be voted on or not. >> So they know whether or not they need to come to the meeting. >> So it's either nothing discussion or vote, >> right? For example, uh budget update,
you know, are we voting on it? You know, that would just be voted so people know. We're not going to vote on public comments. >> No. Well, that becomes an issue because somebody may bring something to >> Right. Well, then that's outside.
>> So, just so you know, I don't >> Well, that was >> maybe I will try I will I saved it. So, I will send it to you. >> I thought I you should send everything. Maybe I thought she sent it to all of you.
>> And so, I didn't >> I didn't see it. >> All right. I will send to So, I have a sneak thing to do to do. >> Okay. Any further communications?
Joe, Steve and I meet with town manager Jen, but that'll get covered by various other items. So, moving right along if we could review and this is a voting item.
>> It is a voting item. >> The meeting minutes from Monday, January the top it says special meeting. Reason for that? >> Uh because I forgot to >> because you got after Christmas in your house, right?
>> You know what it is? I Yes, I use the last one and I change everything. So I will have to remove that. >> All right. >> Anyone else have any? >> The only thing I noticed was Westminster was Westminster. >> And where is that?
>> Like one of the sheet real quick, but >> I really should print them out. >> No, you don't need to. Don't waste the paper. Just keep an electronic. I have actually talent has all the electronic copies. We don't have to worry about >> unless the town's fall.
>> Yeah, >> the building implodes >> and the I don't see it. It was What's the um >> All right. So, I need to change special >> here. >> Check. Oh. >> Oh, heard.
What's the acronym? >> It's felt too long. Yeah, >> I'm slipping. >> Okay. Easy to do. >> So, I will move to accept minutes as amended.
>> Seconded. >> Okay. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All those say I >> n passes. >> Okay, this is Joe Tol speaking. Um this
month's manager report um is in random order. It's not in order of importance. Um we have continued our coverage of LHS basketball. We're covering a lot of games, so that's going well.
Um, we created a welcome to the Lunberg Adult Activity Center program um, in January and that came out well. Um,
I've been working on the FY25 town report which I have a draft here to review after my my report. Um, I've been working on the FY27 budget. It's attached to your packet at
the end. Um, we've been covering tri board meetings and that's going well. Um, we have had an audio issue with the symmetric symmetric audio system in the
bott. >> It's intermittently cutting out. other people not >> I've had the >> I've had the vendor in to check it out. She um re-uploaded the software
several times, made adjustments. Um actually it was her second time in because of this problem. The first time we um we upgraded the Ethernet cable to a new
Ethernet cable, that didn't seem to do it. Um, and she was here last Thursday to do the software
install again and um check out all the all the points of of inputs and outputs and so forth and everything seemed fine but then it happened again. So, um, her thought
because she doesn't believe it's a symmetric system. >> Her thought is it is our network switcher. So, she's bringing um I'm not sure when, should be soon.
She's going to be bringing a a loner network switcher to see if that's the problem. Did we buy the switcher from No company? So, it's one we've already had >> one we've had for years. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> So,
>> is the uh easily >> is it particularly long distance by any chance between the switch and whatever the machine is? >> No. >> Okay. I was just curious. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I've had some weird weird intimate issues with computers just >> Yeah. No sounds like a loose connection
between 9 million things. I was just going to ask did it happen on windy days? >> I only say that because the town hall falls. >> Uh that I don't know. I mean the the meetings are in the evenings.
So >> but you know >> I presume it's there's >> all the connections. >> She checked connections. She checked everything. >> Okay. >> And she really believes >> the mouse cut to one of the wires. >> So the Well, yeah. So, the last thing
we're gonna try is the network switcher. >> Sounds like a plan. >> Yeah. >> Then not very much anyway. >> No, not unless you need something really special. >> So, these days they're much cheaper than they would be.
>> Yeah, I checked I checked the price. I checked the prices and they were reasonable. >> Yeah, >> it wasn't it wasn't astronomical. >> You don't need anything like a mass attachment, right? So, >> no. >> Um, >> telephone operators,
>> we'll be doing a feature. We still have to contact him, but we're going to do a feature on Brad McNamera of the Lunberg Police Department for solving a crypto. >> Yeah, really cool. >> Yeah. So, we're gonna um
>> Excellent idea. was going to talk to Victoria about it tomorrow, but I don't think she's going to be available. >> Um, but Dan's going to work on it, too. So, we'll we'll chat and get in touch with Brad. >> It'll be encrypted. >> Probably not.
>> Have a screen like this. >> Not encrypted currency, cryptocurrency. Um, yes. >> All right. >> At the tri board meeting and also at our department head meetings, we discussed
the budget shortfall. And so it's it's been out there. It's been discussed at meetings. Um, and as it stands today, and it still needs to be reworked. The numbers are not solid yet.
Um, but we're looking at around $3 million. Just go back. >> $3 million. No, the town. $3 million deficit. >> Oh, that's not too
not for pack >> for the town. >> For the town. >> Yeah. Way less than 100,000 deficit. Well, we should get >> But that's not that's not um concrete right now. They're still working numbers and trying to get the >> Okay. >> the expenses down.
Um, we'll be recording, well, Victoria was going to be recording. I will get someone else. Um, recording the forum on the fiscal year 2025 school budget variances on Wednesday at the Lunberg Adult
Activity Center. That's a big event. Um March 5th is the date when PAC has has to present their FY27 budget to Fincom. I believe it's a Thursday.
>> Do we have a time of 7 o'clock probably? >> I think you have to be there for seven and I'm not sure what order they're going to take it in. And as Steve Walker mentioned, um he myself and Steve Arsho met with the town
manager to discuss warrants and >> we discussed >> warrants and then some um >> we did discuss >> also I'm sure it's on your list But um
it's it was brought up in the tri board meeting. So it's not a mystery that they're thinking of well they're leaning towards shutting down TCP. >> We we have space on the on the agenda.
>> Okay. But that's just >> Well, we should change it to lack of space. lack of space. Um, in the packet, the balance
as of January is a,48,31364. If you check it against the town report that I attached to it, um, it does not match. And the reason being is I added the Comcast payment even though it was
not posted on the town financial report. >> We did receive it. It just was not posted. >> Okay. >> So my number here, the million48, >> that's the one I have because that's the official one, right?
not according to the town report, financial report, but they just haven't gotten around to posting it, but it is there. And yeah, so that is the official number.
Um, we added nine programs this month, which was very good, mostly basketball. Jane and um Jane, Victoria, and Dan have been doing basketball and they all do a really really good job at it.
Um it's all I have for programming. And then the very last page, I have the FY 27 budget. I don't know if this is listed under a separate agenda topic or
it's the um the budget for FY27. I said last meeting >> a separate. >> All right then then I won't go through this right now. >> Okay. You have anything else? >> Anyone have any questions for the
>> 78% local is is awesome. It's It's actually Yes, it's going really really well. And um >> congratulations. >> Thank you. >> And there's budget concerns, line item
budget concerns for FY26 for the videographer payroll. Um, but what I'm doing is spreading the jobs around quite a bit and trying to manage the budget that way instead of um,
well, I've always spread it around, but it's actually helping the budget numbers. So, and that's all I have. Okay. Anything further for Joe? Hearing none, the next one is the
budget. Um, Joe and I are still passing stuff back and forth. Um, in particular, I think the day after we present to Trincom
is the last day for the warrants to go in. and we had a meeting with Jen and tried to understand what had happened uh two different pieces of it why the warrants were changed and we
didn't know about it which we never quite managed to resolve though Jan has said she didn't communicate which I appreciate um and the numbers that were in there uh
uh um quite an issue in actual fact because the problem is um at the annual meeting, the one in May, we had one number uh which we were asking for which was
our expected income matched against our budget and our budget was 31,000 or so over. So that which turns out was not the indirect costs that it set. That was a
confusion. It just happened to be that number. Um we cannot access that money until it's been certified by the state. Um what had happened nothing to do with
us. So actually Jane was clear that we had done our job done it right. Um none of our retained earnings have been um certified by the state because somebody somewhere forgot to put it in.
So right now the town and presumably the finance uh are working to find out how to get our retained earnings uh certified so we can use them. At this point, having been thinking about it, I
can't tell you what happens when we run out of the approved money, which was the um money without the 31,000 um at the town meeting, the annual
meeting, or if we just use the 31,000, but that means it's coming from the town uh budget. I can't tell yet. >> Have to work it out. Um, but with that
in mind, um, Jen said to us, if we tell her what we want the warrants to achieve, then they will write them and give them
back to us. Do they say that about writing, you think? Oh, good for me. Okay. And what I did in that I was almost awake for part of the day.
Um, I wrote these uh, and this I think if if it's not right, it's probably it's certainly what I think needs to be done, but if it's not
right, now's the time to put it in. So using the numbers that Joe has primarily created, um I'm suggesting at the moment we have two
warrants. I don't know how to do this. So the first one would be restore the 31,000. I have to fix that number, Joe. That's 31,126 or something. >> Yeah, I have to look it up.
Um, but I have to fix that. But restore that to the town general fund. Um, once the retained earnings are certified, I do not have a date on that.
Um, however, in the midst of doing this, it occurs to me, have we actually is that 31,000 being put into our account? It hasn't, right? >> I don't think so.
>> In which case, um, if it's never been put into our account, um, our issue changes. not that to get this money um and then repay it but somehow and I
don't know how to do this either because we do not have another town meeting that's a special one um needs to be dealt with so we do have that money assuming we get certified fairly quickly
I can't tell you that >> the 31,000 if I remember correctly from FY25 town meeting >> six >> FY2 >> no FY25
that 31,000 came out of the town's funds >> we were supposed to pay it back in FY26 >> right we were supposed the warrant got >> special meeting >> right right but the warrant got >> yeah withdrawal withdrawn.
>> So, we still do owe that money. >> Why? Because I don't think we've had it. >> I thought we did have it because they took it out of the the funds. >> It has to come out of the town funds.
>> That's what it happened in FY25. >> I haven't seen it anywhere. No, this was we did it during FY25 as a warrant, but it was for FY26. >> Oh, okay. Okay. >> Okay. But I can't see it anywhere.
So, there's a possibility that as long as things get uh certified and the town has a way to approve us to use more money than was authorized at the annual town meeting, we don't actually have to
move this money back and forth. So, my suspicion is, you know, if if we're okay with what I've said here, and I'll do the second one as well right now. Um, it's going to end up needing a discussion because I I really don't want
the confusion we had uh at the last two meetings. I want us to be clear, know what we have. Uh, one thing that's also crossed my mind is are we obliged to put all our money
um into the enterprise fund or can we put some in a different fund that's available to us? When you look back at the monies that we have at Bartholomew and there's another quarter
of a million wandering around um that money came from conc but in the earlier years when we didn't have the production assistant and actually had probably fewer videographers as well uh we were
actually earning a credit, not a debit on on a budget. And that money went into that account as well. So, while we're keeping that money for a new studio space quote unquote, the um it's not all
derived from capital payments made by context. And I don't know if that's going to help that. Maybe it's only uh the excess I don't know how to work this
out that was from operations um should be available to us or if it every single penny has to go through I don't know enough about how this enterprise thing and certification
works. We should probably have a meeting with the new financial director. >> Is he or she in? >> She um started last week. >> Okay. >> Her name is Karen. >> Oh, no. That's kind of confusing.
>> Yeah. And um uh I can try to see if she's available so we can talk to her about that >> or you and a committee member. >> Yeah. Yeah, we we probably should do that. Uh, do we happen to know if she's
good at any of this or >> um, as far as I know, she has municipal experience. >> That's what I was really asking. I just Thank you. >> Okay. Now, that warrant may not be needed at all. depends in part on
>> but Jen did say in the meeting that we do owe that money back to the town but she said we're not in a rush to get it >> but unless I can find it hasn't been given to us but in June we may be needing it for our regular
expenses because it has not been approved through any warrant through any town meeting in the meantime so we still may have to do it extreme extremely confusing but then I'm easily confused
with the specializing. Okay. So, in the spirit of the way the warrant was actually written eventually for the town meeting and using the numbers that Joe and I
have, the second warrant was a sum of 29,000 from expected income. So this is monies that we need that we are allowed to
encumber. We're we're allowed to uh designated it. Um but it's not enough to see us through. So, a sum of 209,000 from expected income and a sum of 91,946
from the town general fund to be returned once the retained earnings are certified. I tried to get that into one sentence which I think I >> Why to the town general fund? Why can't we say taken from retained earnings?
Because if they haven't if we can if we have certif >> Well, the thing is the the town is waiting on certified funds as well. >> They cannot do anything without certified funds.
>> What? Like the sewer commission or the cemetery or >> all of it? That's why Jen said >> okay >> that they're working to certify all funds. >> Oh, I didn't catch that. Yes. >> Okay. But anyway,
well, it's fascinating and somewhat disturbing. The idea of the way this is done is at the annual meeting they approve 209,000
and the ability to use 92,000 from the general fund. at the special town meeting in November. It should have been certified by then. This year was last year. It wasn't. If
it's certified by then, then at the special meeting, the 91,000 is taken from retained earnings and put back into the general fund and we're all square again. >> Am I making sense?
>> Yes. I just I'm not sure if it actually has to come from the general fund or it can just come from retained earnings. >> No, it's retained earnings. We can't get to >> we can't get to without certification. >> That's why it's coming from the general fund as a temporary measure.
>> Okay, >> we're making sense official. >> Yeah. Now, what I need to do if this works is um actually put this into an email um and send it to Jen. I'll send it to
everyone else as well and say this is what the committee is asking for uh for our warrants. Please write them in the language that makes progress. >> That's what she asked us to do. >> Yeah. So I was going to give that back
to her that way. >> So what I would like is >> I move to accept the warrants as written by Steve. >> I will second the motion. >> Any further discussion? Can get in
deeper into this hole. >> All those in favor say I. I >> may hearing none past. So I will put that together. Is there anyone else it should go to or just J at
this point? >> I think she's the one. >> Usually it would go to the um >> Oh, Richard >> to the town financial director as well. Or at least that's but I don't know what the situation is there. >> But one Yeah, I'm sure. So, let me just
send it to Jen at this point. >> Yeah, >> what I want is it's on the ring. >> That's what really matters. >> A paper trail. >> Yes. >> Actually, I was going to use parchment. This is really important. >> A quil
to get a good size. >> Some turkeys hang. Oh, sorry. You're talking about the birds. >> Oh, yeah. The birds. Yeah. If you say so, Steve. Oh my goodness. Why you make a good team?
>> So, the rest of the numbers Joe and I are still trying to put them together uh was the presentation Joe gave us last week, last month. Um, plus the one that I used in the past. So,
>> I'd like to mention one more thing that I didn't mention in my monthly report. I started contacting um >> Oh, >> lawyers. >> Don't mind me. I'm not even here. >> I'm just looking in there. >> There's a breeze.
>> Are you guys using this by any chance? >> No, I'm going to steal it. >> That That's part of cable access. >> Hello, police. Someone stealing equipment from the library. Nice to see you. Nice to see you, too. Have a good one. You too.
Um, I have a call into one lawyer and I spoke on the phone to another lawyer >> regarding our cable contract. >> Yeah, we're going to talk about that. >> Okay. >> We wait because doesn't fit into this. >> Okay.
>> Have to add things the 12,000 bucks does, but that's >> Yes. Should we >> Well, I was just um wanting it to be on my list of >> Yeah. What I did this month. Oh, that's fine. So 13
>> 13 busy. >> So what did you you research lawyers contractor? >> Okay. So >> annual town report with you. >> Thank you this.
So that's all I have. Do you have anything else on the budget? This is including legal fees. It's >> oh we're talking about we're going >> this is under the budget uh thing. So we have legal fees in there which are
unusual. We have replacing the casters which is unusual. The rest of the stuff is essentially evolution of time the work we do. I summarize that about >> yes still not far in the
Okay. So that's as far as that gets. I will try and avoid the necessity for a special meeting for us. But our next meeting is 3 days before the treatment meeting.
So that's a little tight unless we make it a working meeting. you know, bring in the computer and make changes while we're sitting around or well and well I'm working with Joe when we review it if we think there's something
contentious in there that we haven't already spoken about that may be necessary but if it's just essentially what I just said uh we've all already talked about and whatever's put together can get sent out even before
Or you could watch it on television. >> Yeah. 36 lines spinning. >> Hey, my first television was woodfired. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the annual town report, which Joe has put together and puts it together
loyally every year. >> Every year. Um, I don't I don't know if you had a chance to read it. It's a draft. It's not the final, but it's uh getting toward the final. Um,
>> like how you made sure everyone knew that we're doing more meetings. >> More meetings. Yeah. >> But that means it costs more. >> Yep. >> So, as as it's laid out here in the introduction has talks about the cable
committee, a lot of the information is the same as last year, but I did add a few paragraphs here and there. We need to take Lincoln We can take off this. >> No, >> no, this is FY25 and he was here for part of FY25. >> Yes, he was. >> And so Brian was here for part of FY25.
>> Sorry. >> Yeah, I think he resigned mid 25 or >> something >> early 25. >> Okay. My mistake. I apologize. Yeah, >> the government programming uh
>> a lot of the information is is the same, but I added on um meetings such as the trust funds committee, school committee superintendent interview special meetings, council on aging was new last year and storm water task force force
economic development committee and um special forums with the master plan staring committee. Uh there's information on talk of the town um which is no longer but it was running
in FY25. >> Does this end up getting put on the town website? Um, I believe I know it gets compiled into the annual town report, but I >> glossy book. >> Yeah, I'm assuming it goes online.
>> So, what I was going to suggest is where you have links. They really are links. >> Yeah. >> But I don't know if that >> Yeah. >> is up to you or up to whoever puts the book together. Just just a comment. the um public channel 9 public
um lot of numbers but basically we we had a huge decrease in programming in FY25. >> Yeah, you explained it very well. >> But I explained it. >> I like the whole thing
>> and it goes through our categories. educational channel. I basically put that we do share programming between channel 9 and channel 22 and that we do um subsidize
not subsidized but we um we take meetings from outside resources to fill in at channel 22 and that story time is our is the anchor
of the panel running twice a day. Mass access, most of that information is the same with changing the different programs that were in FY25. somewhere the same as FY24 studio and equipment.
Um I just me mentioned the audio upgrade in the bott room. That was the last thing we did with the ARPA funds. Um, and just a little bit about the studio, how we've added more lighting kits, portable wireless microphones, new and
reused furniture for the set. The staff overview is basically the same as FY24 as as to the different roles of the staff. Um, and there's a little information that we're
using Google calendar now for scheduling which has worked out really well. Then we come to financials. FY25 we got $180,792 which was a decrease of 6.3% from the
year before. Our starting budget was 28772. This table shows revenue from con Comcast. Our interest enterprise fund interest and investment
interest coming out to 262565. >> That enterprise fund interest is that double accounted. The investment interest is the Bartholology, >> right? >> I don't I don't know.
>> Enterprise fund is what the town holds, >> right? >> And that was about 13,000. Remember? >> Yeah. But this but last last year it was really high. >> This one. Yeah, I think you're right.
>> Last year was really high. >> Okay. Yeah, we can't expect that again this year. >> We can't. >> Well, well, it's hard to see a trend when we don't see the interest posted. >> Exactly.
>> Um, also I have line items as a percentage of our as a percentage of our um expenses. >> Interesting. The total is 100%. That always next is
when that's 135%. >> I just find it interesting. The next pie chart is just goes to show that between salaries, indirect costs, and videographers. That's like 90% of our
budget. And then I have a summary which again is um is a draft. I'm going to work on it further but um if you didn't have a chance to read this today if you could read it and make any suggestions you
think >> I went through it. >> Okay. I like your last paragraph in the summary. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, this is actually due February 19th. So I have
you know, two plus weeks to um to make any changes or additions or Faith, if you see any of my grammatical errors. >> Yep, I haven't. >> Please let me know. >> I think you probably
>> No, I I simply would like input over the next couple of weeks. >> Just for information. Yeah, >> this is information. >> It might be the members because I didn't realize it was last year's members. >> Yeah. >> What caught my eye?
>> Yeah. >> Re I said earlier, I love how you you explain what we do despite the challenges that are happening, but you don't you don't present it negatively. You're just saying there are lots of things going on and this is how
we've resolved it to keep everything going. So I overall I thought it read well. >> Oh good. >> I mean that was sweet. There are numbers and stuff and a lot of people are just going to gloss over the numbers but
I think it reads well. It does it reads well and it shows exactly where it's very transparent. Mhm. >> So, >> yeah. >> And you're not harping on the studio space issue. >> Which >> we'll get to.
>> It's a big thing, >> which might be beneficial to add that. I didn't think about that. >> Well, when you say you've been there since 2013, but we are unsure where we will be in the future >> or what the future will bring. just
maybe that would because I because that was the only thing it was very positive. I'm >> like, "Wow, this is pretty positive considering all the stuff that's going on." >> Now, we don't have to put anything about the
Comcast contract. >> No, thank you. because last time you said it was a three-year process and in a week or two we start second year, you know, so I didn't know if it had to
be. So that those are my takes. >> I could I could add something like we will be start the planning process for the contract in FY26. >> So that's next year's office. Yeah,
that was just I'm trying to think of how to make sure the town understands that there's a process going to be going on >> as much as they don't have a lot of say. >> Okay. >> Okay. Thank you. >> So, that's those are my overall thoughts, but I'll look at it at the end.
>> Yeah. Please let me know if there's anything that you'd like added or edited. and cruise on. >> Oh yeah, our retreat. Our retreat. We go
on a professional working retreat. I believe Viking has we're leaving in Vi with Viking to do the Ryan. >> The Ryan on the northeast coast. Yes, I have the northeast coast. >> Be fun riding, biking across the Atlantic.
>> Well, girl just rode across the Atlantic. >> I know. >> I can't imagine rolling across the Atlantic Ocean. >> I can't imagine wanting >> everyone is different. >> Is she going to do the Pacific next?
>> That's an interesting thought. >> Just a little wider. Depends on where you are. >> Well, any do the bearing straight, get it over with in a week. >> We can go over the top. >> All right. Meanwhile,
>> yes, at the ranch >> back policy. >> Yep. I sent you anything. >> You were looking for the drone. >> Yep. I added it in. I did send you
um this is this right? I sent you that at some point. Oh >> your table of contents. >> Oh >> you asked me to redo it >> quite a while back. Right. >> Yeah. Did you see it? >> Right. So
I know I have on it um I need a senior videographer job description file. Follow me. There you go. Um, a manager job description. >> Okay. >> In the videographer and production technician file.
Oh, and do we need to add another job reviews here? Why don't you look at this? I have this. You want to keep this? >> Sure. >> And I will write print new print new table.
Um, as you can see, I took all your suggestions and I tried to >> So, I just want to make sure we have all the policies and then I think at each meeting maybe we can just take one or two policies, just >> scan them, make sure they're >> right,
>> they're updated and then at some point at the end of the year or whatever, >> post it on the website. >> All right. So, how's that? Sounds good. >> Anybody anywhere have a master plan
updated? I don't have any. >> I know they're meeting one last time. >> Last time. >> Yeah, because they have a plan put together. >> Has anybody seen this final plan? I I believe the town manager
has seen it and I don't know. >> I'm just concerned that we didn't make it again. You remember the draft we saw? Yeah, >> we weren't in it. >> We did get an apologetic email. So, I mean, I understand these things, but I
just hope it was taken to heart and >> Yeah. I don't I I don't recall where the plan is right now. >> Who Who's the chair of master plan? Do you know? >> Kim Duffy. >> Somebody we know.
>> I know her. I can check with her to see where we can get a copy of the plan. I I think it would be nice if we could or at least our part of it. >> It's not on the website. >> I'm not sure.
Oh, meeting used to be short on the table these days. >> I know. >> Okay. On the studio space update. As I'm sure you're aware, we have been in TC Pacios and
then we moved inside TC Pacios. After that, just the fun of it. We moved again inside TC Pacios. Well, now we're actually going to be outside. So, we're going to close TC Pasios completely down most likely.
>> And the town manager told us. >> Oh, we have to find some. >> I believe she said we were going to get the >> No, that was >> he said if that ever comes to fruition. >> Yeah. Oh, that's years away is what she
said. >> Oh, I didn't catch the detail. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> She did make some comment about we need to come up with somewhere we can go. So, um I'm not sure we've been through this
once. You did a lot >> three, four, five times. Yes. So, but anyway, there was a meeting that >> um next week on Monday that Joe and I will go to along with uh
other people associated with things like the food pantry uh to discuss uh what happens to TC. So we basically we we've done all the work we could uh in hope step by step we
got so close but as Jen said the Lunenburgg municipal building committee something like that that's going to take quite a long time before the bilato
available so unless they want to give it to us No. >> Well, what's happening with the move down? Pardon? >> I imagine so. >> I thought >> they were going to move to the library.
The memorial. What is it called? >> Ritter. >> The Ritter. I thought they were moving over to the R. >> That's that's the municipal building design committee's plan that's in progress. the building as it is
moving over so that we could have the >> Did I misunderstand that? >> That's the plan eventually. >> Britney is extending to that plan. >> Okay. So, I just missed a few details. I was working on other things at that time
discussion. Snow Creek as well. So, but that's in the future. >> I did watch that meeting. But you >> Yes, you did a great job. >> That went on and on, but
>> it did. >> And I was not prepared. So, >> was on my toes the whole time. >> It didn't. You looked prepared. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. >> Not like it's the first time I've been through that. >> Yeah.
>> Anyway, so it turns out that TCP they moved us out of on the way we presently are so they could close half the building and we've only saved about uh 10 or 15% of the running costs of the
building. So that's why they're now looking at well I don't know what this meeting will you know what's the food pantry going to do. We're going to lose the gymnasium. We'll just take over the Wallace the library. We'll just take over.
>> That would be nice. >> Still not big enough but >> I know. But there you go. >> The library people would not be very happy. Ignore the 5,000 of the people who use it for meetings. >> Yes. >> Oh boy. Um let me take one out of order
here. >> Sure. And that is this is the uh Buffalo account just as a for the fun of it. There's $82,000
in the bar account. It's in lavage shortterm bonds. Um I am unable to predict what's going to happen to interest rates. So uh we have made a profit so far of
$82,572 in that account and which is reinvested so it goes back in. So this is called compound interest. Excellent. >> Can Oh >> yeah. Sorry. You said we made so far
82,0002. >> So 720 is what we put in. >> 720. Okay. I'm just trying to read this properly. >> The bottom right hand corner says what it's worth at the end of December. >> He said,
>> and we put in 720. >> We did. >> Okay. >> I think you heard him say 82 when he was saying 802. Okay. Yeah. >> Oh, my >> Yeah, >> I wrote 82. I wrote 82.
>> That's a pretty good return as we're waiting. Better than zero. >> Yeah. >> Way better than zero right at the time. Yeah. So, but uh yeah. So that averages obviously
out at about $33,840 something. Meanwhile, so that got rid of that one because some discussion so we don't
on the table advisory committee. So I sent everyone to me I guess I have to do this report uh a copy of the letter of we met with them I should probably do backtrack and I asked her what do we need to do she well you guys
have to form a committee that was news to me also um and that we have to petition the select board to create the public access cable committ Um, >> yes, it's right there. Cable advisory.
Sorry, I was reading the wrong sentence. So, and we talked about who should be on it. So, this was a little confused in my notes, but a director. And I'm thinking, did we say it was going to be you, Joe? >> Well, >> or I don't
>> No, she No, I'm not. She just said that I should be on the committee. >> Okay. >> Not directly. >> My notes. It says one director, two members, one select board and one resident at large. And I couldn't remember who the director.
>> Let me if you want to clarify a moment. >> What generally happens is the select board >> creates the committee >> and puts members on it. they've either been contacted and asked to go on it or
uh they put in a talent form or whatever else. At the first meeting of such committee, they elect a chair which I believe you're interested in being that person, but obviously >> you're not yet.
>> So, I'm thinking that's just going to happen. >> The um it needs to be an odd number, >> right? or just odd people will do. >> I'm not going to say it. >> Good. So, what I you say I would like to
formally ask the select to create a cable advisory committee comprising of uh >> that's what I needed. Then what I was going to do is say five members to include two members of PAC us
and one select board member and not say anything else at this point. Um I'm trying to ensure we get the right people on there, the people who bring value to the committee.
>> I'm going to mention the the town person at large. No, I was just we're all towns people at large. >> So, it's just uh five people. >> So, two members of pack, one select
board member and two other two random if you make it. >> Oh, just to include two members in one select board member. Yeah. And it's assumed there's five >> it said comprising of five members to
include >> good two members of pack and one select button. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> The others are sufficiently precisely >> I'm sorry I should have made copies. >> No worries. >> And then how about the next paragraph cast would be
>> I liked a lot of that except for the very first one which is missing. >> What an attorney. is the rules of >> could be all right add in >> I'm sorry I chest >> I I've never done this committee before so select
attorney >> and then the rest >> arguable whether the select to select the attorney but at the moment the the only um the the last star of all those
bullet points meet with Comcast representatives uh to renew with amendments the C contest cable contract with the board of selectmen of the town of
the board of selectmen who hold the contract. This is was an ongoing confusion. >> It's okay with the board of selectment. the Comcast cable contract with the board of selectment for the town of
>> for the Is that making sense? >> Yep. >> So add that in. Well, I did pretty good when you could say >> this. These are my notes from that meeting. >> Yeah. >> Write a letter. >> That's what it says. Write a letter.
Okay. The other thing I would suggest going to is the committee should be able to draw on expertise as required. Something like that. Um that's so that when while Joe doesn't have to be a
full-time member of the committee >> that would be another >> fantasy input. Um I actually don't want to be on so but I have input. So >> can we So that would be another paragraph. >> Absolutely. So add in could you just say what you said so I have
>> advisory role >> I think it said the committee may consult with outside expertise as needed is that >> something like that but I think that it should well no yeah
>> committee would should be able to >> right should be able to access because you use the word access. >> Was it our expertise that needed? >> No, that outside expertise. Did you say outside?
>> Well, what I meant was whatever I said. So, not just >> Well, it's on the recording so I suppose whatever time. What I meant was they can draw on >> um experts or subject matter experts is
what they >> access or experienced people or >> anything like that to access >> um I know what you mean it's the word to access um the people who are
knowledgeable in those areas of >> experts expertise why don't to write it at 3:00 in the morning. >> I don't want to write it at 3:00 in the morning. That's what happened with the first one. >> The committee should be able to access
outside expertise during this process >> necessary as necessary during this process. Is that >> Yeah. And in so should it was go to deliver. >> Thank you. So
>> should we >> I will dates in say the target date for the new contract is February the 29th. >> Is that >> 2028
at 12:01 in the morning? Well, the present contract expired on the 28th and it should >> target date should have expired on the 29th. >> So that would be the last. >> So I'm going to add a new paragraph
basically that says the committee will be able to access outside expertise as necessary during this process. >> That's it. And then another thing um the target date of completion no of
>> completion is February 28 29th >> just little >> 20 12:01 a.m. at 12. It's all right. I don't know. So, what I would All right. So, what I would ask of the committee because we got to
get this in. >> Oh, one other thing, please. Whether I said copy Jen, >> it's going to the select board, but you better Jen. >> It's a select board responsibility. That's what it's called.
>> That's I know that's why I'm asking. All right. So, I'm going because I'm going to ask you to vote to let me do this. But what I would do is rewrite this and by Thursday, Friday you'll get it and then next Monday I'll send it out
>> and do not reply all. >> No, do not reply all. >> Just reply to Steve. >> Yes. Then I can just edit especially, you know, but the general >> meaning this is what we're going to look at. I'm going to add Jen. We're going to
get rid of this and do five members to include. I'm going to add in selecting an attorney. I am going to board what that says. >> Board of select. >> Oh, contract. I'm going to add in board
selection for the talent board. >> Yeah. >> A new paragraph that says something to the fact that the committee will be able to access uh federal funds so that we can have all kinds of trips. uh with and then end it with a target
date of completion of February 29th, 2028 at 12:01 a.m. >> Is a contract completion? >> It's actually needs to be the effective date of the contract >> with topra
>> with the target date of the effective >> right instead of target date. Oh, with the effected >> effective date >> date of completion. No, just date
>> of the contract to be. >> Yeah, >> right. I have to write to be February 29. >> That's a question. >> All right. So, this is correct because this is our letterhead. >> Yeah. So I will edit this and get it out
to you ASAP. How's that? So what I would what I would want, according to Jen, we need to get this on the select board. Jen, >> that's correct. >> So I will try to do this so that before >> by Thursday I can send it to her. So Wednesday
>> Thursday of this week. >> Thursday of this week. >> So they have a meeting next week. >> I don't know. But that would get us within two weeks of >> Oh, do you know what I mean? >> Yeah. So I've got to do it this week. So okay
working tomorrow I will rewrite this and send it to you. So what I would ask now is a vote to allow me to uh present the >> draft. >> No, not the draft but present the amended
amended uh letter to the select board. >> Okay. Present it or send it? >> Send it. >> Okay. >> I have to send it to >> Yeah, that's what I thought. I thought you >> Okay, I make that motion. >> Motion to second that motion. >> Send the amended
>> and before I send it, I will show this to you. Reply >> individually in case there's a grammar thing or I really missed the point, forgot something. Motion to send the amended whatever it's called
>> letter >> um >> request >> request a cable advisory >> to select advisor >> board to create
the cable advisory sum applying. >> Faith said she would do it. Brian second it because I I'm not going to because >> Yes. >> Should it actually be copied to all of us? So
>> when I send it, I'll copy it off. No, but then in the header where you said it was oh >> where you put Jen >> or copy Jen >> or just put the CC committee committee just put copy to that you're
going to name all of this just trying to see but the select board should know that acts part of this >> so I'll put two Caesar select board chair and select board members copy Jen >> copy
Jen D and that committee. Yeah, fine. I believe, >> right? I don't know. >> Mr. Martian on the table. >> Yeah, she she would be one of the u um either the outsider or whatever. Now,
just so you know, it's going to take two members of pack. I am going to be on it. Steve does not want to be on it. So, one of you would have Yeah, >> I'm gonna be honest. >> Thank you. I just want to know stuff because I don't So, if they ask me
because I assume I'm going to have to go to a meeting >> and explain >> several. >> Yeah, that's why I'm not on the town bylaw whatever committing both of those. Okay. >> Did you get the old contract from me? Did you find it?
>> Well, I didn't look because she gave me a hard copy. So, I'm sure it's there. I'm sure it's there. If it's not, just let me know. Yes. To use a good law. >> What? >> Yeah. >> Yes, we do. I was >> Is there any more discussion?
>> There's a motion on the table. >> Yes. >> And a second. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say damn it. Yes. No. >> Well, no. I want to make sure because if
they come back and look at this meeting, okay, we did something, you know, incorrect. >> Yeah. >> We can say we did the best we could. >> Do you also need a motion to um to suggest that Brian and you be >> Well, I was just going to say
>> I do. I'm not sure. Let's let the select board say what they need to do >> what they need to do. Yeah. because they're going to come to us and go who which members would like to be on and then at that point >> yeah I think there's no harm >> I as you notice I put at the bottom
Steve Ashambo pack secretary >> yes >> I'm making the request as the secretary not as the chairperson or anything like that I'm the secretary >> and I get I get black ball >> you're in charge >> thank you
all right before we go to the the real good that you like. Looking at this agenda, >> do we want to keep the same agenda in general? >> Yes. >> Is there now? >> Okay. So, I'm just going to ask this
question. Approve minutes need to be a vote. Manager's report is not a vote. >> Correct. >> The budget update. Will we be voting on the budget? We >> will be voting on the budget. >> So, I'm going to write a V next to that. Town meeting report. Is that a voting thing next time?
>> No, I I don't think so. >> Policy update. We're not going to make a vote. We're just >> I'm providing you with information. >> You're going to information. I'm going to create a new table of contents. >> Yeah. >> And the goal, I thought, was over the next few months to pick a few of them. >> It's dynamic. So,
>> yeah. Master plan update. We don't need a vote. >> Correct. >> Studio space. We would like to vote. We don't cable advisory committee. We may have to take off >> they vote cuz if they say yes before our
next meeting we'll have we say thank you. We don't >> do we have to vote who approve who goes asking questions. >> I know and enterprise fund we don't need to >> no. So what I'm going to do is I will
put I will create the draft agenda like I usually do. send it out. Uh, I like to send it early. Got yelled at for sending it early, but I like to send it early so it's I don't forget >> the the uh FY25
town report is shouldn't be on the next agenda. >> It's wasn't on this one either. >> It wasn't It was on this agenda, >> but it doesn't need to be on the next agenda. I don't I have an FY27 budget update
>> that doesn't need to be on. >> I thought this is what I have. Oops. Oops. I'm sorry. >> Annual town report. >> Is that what you want to take off? >> Yeah, we don't need that next time. It's actually due February 19th. So, it'll be already submitted by
>> Okay. That's why I was just asking so that I Thank you very much. >> Yes. >> All right. I move to adjourn. >> I require a second for motion. Second >> no discussion because we've done a whole lot in favor.
>> I thank you. >> We will be here on whatever the date says >> March 2nd. March. >> One deate that is in character.