Mhm. >> Mhm. >> No, no, no. All right, there we go. All right, so we're all live. Okay, call to order. Miami-Dade Sports Hall of Fame Selection Committee meeting, June 17th, 2026. Uh
Someone want to call the roll? I can call the roll. Uh I don't know. Uh Miriam? >> Here. >> I don't Dave? >> Present. >> Roman? >> Here. >> Jim?
>> Here. >> And Andreas? Here. And And uh Marcos is missing. >> Is somebody here for Marcos? >> Well >> I know that he emailed saying that he's taking care of his father, but >> Right. >> anybody here to say about him?
>> Mhm. >> All right. >> No, he's busy. I think they uh leave at 5:00 and then he has to take over. So, unless it was like a super important meeting, right? He would have missed this meeting. >> Okay. All right. >> And then uh I learned from the clerk's
office that Holland is still on our roster sheet. Um after today's meeting, we will submit to the clerk's office and they will officially remove him from his seat. I don't know which council member he's attached to,
but we'll we'll figure that out once it's uh you know, you know, under days, which Who knows? >> Um kind of like I mentioned last time, um we have to try to Yeah, bring
somebody on. Um unfortunately, they're not well-versed in who can necessarily do this uh committee because it is very niche. You know the history of Miami-Dade, you need to know sports, you
need to know you know kind of uh uh who was part of the Miami Dade's culture back in the day and stuff like that. So, um you can't just pick anybody off, you know, the street to do this committee. So, um we will need uh recommendations.
Um I spoke to Alvin Murray, who is the president of the soccer club, and he is interested in joining. So, that might be coming down the pipeline soon. In terms of, you know, he may be able to uh fill one of the seats that we have
available now. >> About the time they passed a rule that any prospective members have to attend meetings prior to being even considered to see if they >> Um they need to they would apply. So, there's an application process. And then after the application process,
um I I don't know that being in place. And if so, they'll, you know, he's interested in joining. So, if he needs to attend meetings, I'm sure he will. >> Yeah, I think that that one of the last committee chair meetings that I had that was like a big thing that they they
wanted any prospective members to attend meetings before even applying just to make sure that A, they would fit in, and B, they wanted they wanted, you know, >> Right. >> I also know that I also know that our committee is short-handed
and, you know, they may waive it, they may not waive it. So, but he's interested. So, if we tell him, "Hey, you need to show up to a couple meetings." So, I'm sure he will. Um he's he'll bring the soccer side of Miami Dade's to the committee and
maybe we can broaden our selection process. >> All right. Now, >> on to the agenda. >> The old business approval minutes from the previous meeting that was provided there in the back for November 3rd, 2025.
>> Uh before old business, uh we had public comments. I don't think there's anybody online. And there's nobody in person, so if you want to wrap that up, Robert. Just >> Okay. >> Public comments is closed as there's no one online or no one here, so.
Continue to old business, um, approval of the minutes from our previous meeting. >> If they were done by Jim, they should be perfect. >> I approve. I motion to approve. >> Motion seconded by Miriam, seconded by Dave. All in favor? >> I. >> I. I.
>> Any opposed? Seeing none, minutes are approved unanimous. All right, on to new business. This being our first meeting of the calendar year, we must elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary. Um, so I'll open the floor for nominations.
>> I make a motion that we keep the same officers that we had the previous year. >> The question now is who can second that because it we're the three officers. >> Andre, will you second? >> I can't second. >> I know, but I'm saying I mean >> I know, I know. Um,
>> you guys can still second. >> Okay. Okay. >> All right, motion by Dave to keep status quo. Um, is there a second? >> I'll second that. >> Seconded by Miriam. >> I'm busy writing. >> All in favor? >> I.
>> I. >> Any opposed? Seeing none, motion carries. So, we'll go one more year with the same three officers. Uh, review of last year's ceremony. Um, did we ever post the video because I
know we got the video sent to us while you were out on our attorney needs and stuff like that. So >> So the video was posted and it's still currently up. >> On on the website or >> On Instagram. And Let me check if it's on YouTube.
But it's >> Oh, in its entirety. >> In its entirety. Cuz they did a post. Not it wasn't just a reel. It was an actual post with our Um With our video. Yeah. So >> Is that on our page? You said.
>> Our post is is still live on Instagram with the photos and a short video. >> On the time of the Lakes Instagram page? >> Yeah, so what is it? We're still >> You made it >> We're still on there. Um, and then let me check YouTube.
Where the video is up. >> And we put it up on our page cuz you link it on our page. >> Um >> Cuz I know that the back video >> up on Yeah, I got to follow up on that one. Cuz I know that we we always put uh the recap on our on our Sports Hall of Fame
page. So I'll follow up with that. Um, I know that we also did a short um We did also a story where we put the video and we said we're open for nominees. We're open for nominees. Um, and please, you know
If you have nominate them. There was one comment and then replied to the comment and sent them the link. But then they didn't respond after a couple of days or so. Here it goes. The work thing sometimes feels to you that Yeah. So that was Sports Hall of Fame
2025 video is live on our YouTube page. So it's it's still on there as well. Um Any concerns or questions or comments on last year's ceremony? >> I mean, do we have an ultimate breakdown of what we ended up spending in total
and then how many people like with the invite right that we got just to get a more clear picture like we feel like we had too much food again, was it? >> Yeah, we did we did have extra food. Um, and so we had
>> And it was good, too. >> It was good. >> I think we should make it a barbecue. >> Like what? >> Like burgers, dogs. >> Somebody said >> Yeah, more sporty. That's what I'm thinking. >> They do this, but they do >> They do some company does it. Yeah, they do that also. They'll bring out burgers, dogs. They'll
bring out lettuce, tomato, ketchup, mustard, relish, all that sort of stuff. Salad, potato salad, and coleslaw. I'm just saying that to flip it around a little bit, make it more sporty. But again, you know, we'll talk about that as we get closer. >> Yeah.
I'm I'm actually looking at my notebook. I didn't bring my computer today, unfortunately, but I know that we still had money left over. So, we didn't end up spending the whole of the funds that we received. Um,
even with the increase to the food as years prior, um, we did have savings from less tables, uh, and, you know, less high boys and something >> And the lights didn't come, so that was a savings also. >> So, that's true. >> Yeah, the lights didn't come.
Um, so that was a savings as well. >> Can we book this guy already for for December? >> Well, yes, we could. Uh, Jeremy kind of hinted towards we shouldn't use them again, and we should look for other people because, um,
it's the second year in a row where something went wrong. >> He's cut something out. >> Right. What did he mean did he cut out to your event? Well, the year before he didn't have the linens and then he showed up with the linens like right before the the event. Um, last
year he left out the lights without informing us until the day of. Um, and >> [snorts] >> on terms of the backside of billing, it's been a headache with uh you know, his billing and side of it. Again, it's the will of the committee.
So, if you guys want to use him again, I'm good. Um, it's just Maybe we should bid it out then. You know, we're having trouble with the guy. He's not We should see who else is available in the town to do it. Right. And um, what was the name What's the name of it? >> Fiesta Garcia.
>> Oh, Fiesta. >> Um, now since we are committee, we don't have to do the traditional bidding out. You guys can shop, get the best price and then, you know, talk to them about sponsoring just them like yesterday where they did an in-kind. They did a little bit of
a discount for shouting them out. Um, but we don't have to do it like the traditional put it out to bid or anything like that. >> So, Fiesta did the lights, the tables, and the linens. That's that was what we were choosing and the chairs. Chairs. >> But is that something the town has
more connections to the people that provide that than us? I mean, we're just kind of like volunteers. But so, I would think the town would have the with all these committees and then be using these type companies.
>> Well, actually we don't use uh companies. I would have to talk to Isle, who's in charge of the other committees. Right. Because the town itself we don't use because we use tables from the town that we already have in our inventory. We use
chairs from our inventory. Um, we don't have We have some some linens for those tables already owned by the town. However, when it comes to events, right, for like other committees, they rent
with people, but I don't know who that is, right? Cuz again, it's the same process. They're not technically They don't have to go through procurement. They don't have to do that kind of whole process of it, so they they have their people in mind. >> Maybe at the next committee chair we can have a discussion with other committees
and see >> Well, like the elderly affairs committee has like a monthly bingo with lunches. So, like they have different people. >> Yeah, but that that's set up by the town cuz it's in the town facility. >> Okay. >> So, then those tables and chairs and the
not the linens, but the the tables and chairs are provided by the town. Um but for example, like um 4th of July, mostly events that are outside outdoors, they committees hire a company to provide the table and chairs.
So, that's >> What committee would that be? >> So, cultural affairs, um the veterans committee. >> Let me talk to Carlos Andres. Maybe he can help us. >> Yeah, the the veterans committee also does the >> Somebody is reliable and dependable also
whatever you you need you can get. >> Right. >> Consistently. Do we use the cuz that I'm I'm always kind of like in and out, but um on the event, we use the high boys? I mean, is it used? The high boys, I mean >> I think we got rid of the high boys. I think we only had two.
>> I thought we had a couple. >> I think four. >> Four. We had Yeah, we had two prior we had a >> Right. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, I mean, it's just like hanging out in the beginning. >> Right. Which this year I think we put them >> I can't remember. >> Yeah, right off the edge. >> And then the artificial turf.
>> No, like the artificial turf. >> Well, that it was already there. I think we had it on the turf. >> If we if we use them, then we should >> Yeah, but we can limit we can limit it to like four maybe and I'll leave it at four. I think that's where we got to leave it at though. >> I'm just saying that cuz I don't remember really people standing there.
They seem to always go to the table or they'd be milling around uh uh covered patio. >> Yeah. >> But maybe somebody else saw it different cuz >> No, they're they're definitely one of the lesser utilized. Um
but it's the the look that it gives, I guess. >> All right. >> It's breaking the bank. >> Right. No, okay. >> I did like the runner. I will say that. Since we added the runner >> Yeah. >> the person that was You know, we had the two of the ladies.
I like >> Yeah, we had two. >> And that worked for me. >> That was definitely a an add-on that was well worth it. Just like the bartender again did well. >> Right. >> The company providing the food, they were serving and stuff like that and
Well, the person serving was actually from one of the bartenders. >> Oh, was it? Okay. >> So, the company itself, they just dropped off the food, yeah. And then since we had two bartenders, we had one runner and then the actual bartender, the runner, when the food came, started serving food
instead of running drinks. So, um I think it was >> They picked up, they cleaned up the table, I mean >> I think it was very It was worth the the investment. >> Good add-on. >> And we can get the same contract with the same group. >> Yeah. >> They say no to the routine.
>> Yeah. >> All right, next item is Do we have any nominations left over from last year? >> Um yes, there was one, um the baseball coach from HML. >> Robert Merz. >> What was his name? >> Robert Merz.
>> He was uh the vice mayor's nominee and he was left off of last week's class. >> And he really got elected. >> He didn't really get elected. He was not elected. >> Right. >> Well, you know, we marked him in the draft. >> Right. He didn't get elected last week. >> Right.
We we thought we had Well, you know, I would be putting him up for the ready. I think. >> So, he was the only one that was left over from that wasn't selected. >> Right. >> And then, obviously, we haven't done any new ones yet. >> As of yet. >> Any update
>> on the picture? >> I haven't heard anything. You want me to see if I can find out something? >> Sure. >> Okay. Let me ask a question on the deadline. Is it still August 1st? Is August 1st? I know we that's been moved way back from
the original April 1st or May 1st. But, does that seem to back us up into then only having like 30 days to make a decision you know, ourselves? I'm thinking that maybe it should be June 1st or something like when the school's out.
Or some other date. Um only because to me if it's if it's August 1st and you know, you know, in September or October we have to present to the the town. >> We have to present to the town. >> The end of the school
>> Well, we're actually on the August docket. So, what I did was as part of our um committee reports, I requested August for our committee. So, that August 1st we nominate and then by the second the
third Tuesday of the month in August, we would then just give our nominations. It would get approved. And then, we have the rest of August, all of September, all of October, all of November to where you know, our class where you know, um I know in years past pushing
into September would always, you know, then at September letting to October and then it was kind of pushing it, but uh I made sure that we got on to the August uh um you know, so we >> So, for So, okay, so this year is already set, obviously, but for the
following year, it's >> So, what I did was I requested from now until >> Right. >> forever or it was on the August docket. >> Well, see, I'm I'm just I'm I'm wondering out loud, so it helps the committee of
I think it put the tax up into like, you know, if the town I mean, if the town's people do nominations of people, and yet we already begin to look at, you know, four really good candidates, then all of a sudden we have to go back and review something. If we If
we could change the date for the following future to June 1st or something that at least we have a month or so grace period, two months. It'd be two months. That, you know, that we can uh have time to decide. The main most important thing of this committee is
picking the right people right to to be >> So, we can obviously um you guys can discuss if you guys want to do that. It's possible. We would just have to uh change our um We have to change the deadline. Right.
We have to change our form, right, and it'd have to get approved by council. So, um if we want to change it for next year, we would have to change the language and put it on like the March council meeting. >> Does that make sense? >> Right.
>> So, that then it would we can change the date to whatever date you guys feel is best. Um of course, that could be done. Um It's just changing the language, getting it approved, and you know, whatever is easiest for for the committee. >> Does anybody else feel that that backs
us up into kind of like a deadline nightmare with leaving it August 1st and then you have within days or weeks we have to present to the council. >> Right. >> Who we recommend to them.
>> I think in the in the few years I've been here we've never had anybody give us something where we were like, "Oh my god, we have to do that." So, I guess until it happens we don't know how that feels cuz no one's no anybody from the public has presented a new name to us that we don't already have.
>> Last year was the first time when the vice mayor vice mayor gave us Was it wrong? >> Wrong. >> Wrong. >> Which >> But he gave it early. We had >> already had for our it wasn't after the fact that we were >> So again, it's
it's up to you guys if you guys want to change that. If you feel more comfortable moving it to July 1st and then having a July all the way till you know, the August meeting to you know, have that decision. We can do It's just again >> for 2027 maybe?
>> Right. It would have to go to a vote and then get approved by council once we uh We can do that in English. >> Okay. >> When you look at the calendar for our town in December date, is it always the second >> Second Tuesday of the resolution.
>> What's the Did you say the town? >> That's your words. >> No, I was looking at the August I was looking at the August And this year's day is really on August is 12. >> What's the bullet point set in place social media campaign for new nominations? >> I mean I think Andre says that they
already put that out. It's just a Yeah, no I suppose they already have it. They already put it out on Instagram requesting nominations from the town and stuff, you know, from the residents and stuff, so. Um I guess >> I'll put it out again. >> Yeah.
>> Um I'll tell, you know, our communications department to do another post. Um they'll do another story, try to get engagement, send them to the website to do nominations, so um I'll have them, you know, do another one. >> All right.
Um as far as So, you said we had money left over. Do you know how much we had left over? >> Uh I would have to confirm the the total. Um I know that we are I don't want to say a number cuz I don't know the exact amount. >> Was it
under 500 or >> Um I If my memory serves me right, >> It's not going to be >> I'm not going to hold it to you. I'm not going to hold it to you. >> under 500 over 200. >> Okay. >> So, somewhere in that range. >> Between two and five? >> Yeah. >> Between two and five.
Um and then we're still in line to get the thousand from the town in the what? Correct. In October. >> Yeah, that's not being touched. >> Okay. Cuz I know there's >> Yeah. >> cuts coming everywhere. That's >> Well, the thing is that that our line item is kind of special because >> It's in the parks budget. >> It's in the parks budget. It's in the
like open space park budget and they're not even touching that, so. >> Um and then we just got to start working on title sponsor again, start getting them in line, stuff like that. >> Um >> Who Who Who reaches >> out on that? >> Do you reach out or >> Um I think historically you've
reached out to Ocean Bank. >> Yeah, I think it >> Right. Um it It'd be the same thing as last year. If you want me to reach out to her, I'll send her the email, so whatever is easiest. Um I will We already have the date,
December 12th, so I'll send our packet unless you guys want to make any changes to the packet. >> Financially, we were we were fine where we were. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, we were >> Yeah. So, what I'll do is I'll just get our packet again, send it to all the people who've been wanting to be sponsors with
the town and stuff like that. Um It's always good for you guys to speak to sponsors as well. So, I know like for example Auto Mall was our sponsor last year. Get in contact with her again. >> Mhm. >> Ocean Bank. Um we had, you know, I mean we might have a little bit of a drawback
on the posters here with Tico self-concerns. I don't know if Matthew will be able to do it. So, I'll have to have a conversation with Matthew. >> Well, I'm I'm missing that part. >> The poster that that Tico >> Oh, the poster. Right. >> Got to see if Matthew can do it for us. So, if not we might have to, you know,
overgo the poster this year. >> I'm me thinks. >> Or it's a nice gesture, so we could just make them. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, right. You know. Yeah. Sure, it might be free, but I'm sure it's not that. >> I mean I have another printing company that I can go to also that's inside the
town also, so it's >> So, it's um uh But yeah, so we should already start reaching out to whatever sponsors we've talked to in the past. Um you know, Yeah, 7 months seems like a long time,
but it's really not. It's 6 months. >> We're literally under 6 months. >> Yeah, some of them budget and and it changes. Some of them are up to work first they have a new year financially and others the calendar. >> Right. >> So, um
So, it's good to reach out to them early. Um As you know, we we had Gateway last year year before, but >> They closed. >> They closed. That's why they didn't sponsor last year. Um so, again I'll just I'll send out a uh fliers. >> Um so, last year we had Ocean Bank, Auto
Mall, the bakery gave the in-kind on the food. >> Right. >> Who else did we have last year? >> The carousel >> was in-kind mayors. >> Uh cafe uh and the Graham company, Graham, and then um
Tony Fernandez's company, also. Yes, correct. What was Tony Fernandez's? What was Um he he gave like 500 or 700. He's got a consulting company, like a computer company. >> Oh. >> Yeah, a tech tech company. Yeah, I mean, that's what that's one of the things I want to eventually visit if
we secure that wall the way we want to secure it, cuz I had a discussion with him at one point about possibly putting like a little small little monitor there in the middle of it replaying the videos, like all our videos. >> Really cool. >> So, that when people come, they can see the videos over and over and over, but something that he he came up with the
idea and stuff like that. I forgot when we talked about it. But, obviously, it's got to see you you know, we got to make sure it fits under a budget and see if the town would approve that, cuz obviously it's >> Right. >> you know. >> Isn't there when you walk in on the right hand side across from the wall, isn't there like
um like a window not a window to the outside, but >> trophy case >> There's a light in there, right? >> Mhm. Oh, look. >> No, cuz to be honest, a mini monitor a mini monitor would go in there. You know what I'm saying? Because electricity is already there.
Cuz we have that at school. >> there there's there's electricity there cuz the light's on top. >> Right. You wouldn't have to wouldn't have to drill. >> Right. >> I'm just saying cuz I mean, we start talking about drilling things and >> Yeah, that that um as and when it comes to modifying
like a building No, yeah, it's it's a discussion. So, if if it's something that the committee is very interested in, and you guys feel like we can do it, we just need to, you know, ask the right people and then we can make it happen.
Um but again, it's if that's the route you want to go through. Again, our committee is very easy to maneuver. You know, we're not doing large-scale things. So,
a lot of things a lot of the ideas that we have can come to fruition. It's done. >> Okay. Anything new on the committee? >> So, I got a question. Jim, we wanted to get and again, that we had discussed this at the event last year.
We wanted to get some nicer shirts, didn't we? That we can use at the event like a at least I thought we had discussed it again like a dress type shirt like a guayabera or something like that with the >> For who? For us or for the >> Yeah, for the committee. >> Oh. >> Just that I thought we had discussed that last
year that if we had money left over, we wanted to get >> So, we didn't have a uniform? >> Yeah, so you know, to again, you know, the members still, you know, they want to wear a sport coat, they can wear a sport coat, but you know, if you take off your sport coat, you have the shirt that but it's better than a polo. You know what I mean? The polos are great for meetings and
stuff like that, but it's hard to, you know, wear a polo at an event that we wanted to be more upscale, you know what I mean? I don't know. I mean, again, that's just I thought we had discussed it, but maybe I'm off. I don't remember discussing it. I just I know we didn't decide on >> Yeah, we didn't decide, but we we did have a discussion, right? >> Right.
>> Okay. My my mind isn't accurate. Um But we can bring that back in August. I mean, I know I think I know some I think a guy I know there I know a guy that can do shirts and stuff. >> Yeah. >> Um
All right. Anything else new from the committee? Concerns or >> I I was I was going to ask the committee on on a name that I I had that I noticed in the the necessarily
the right time, but I've got a list of about 14 people. Um Don Tosti is on the first of the list, but it's not my I'm not nomination that I know it's Miriam's. But the person that's not really into sports but has donated uh
uh the same significant amount of money to sports uh for the even for the Optimist Club. And um you know, it's a man that's listed as one of our East sponsors that wants to be a title sponsor.
I don't know how that works into it, but again the uh award is is basically the under community builder, obviously, but I don't know if a community builder obviously I would think has to be associated in some regard with sports.
>> Yeah, but I mean I think I know where you're going with it and you know, the financial backing he gives allows the sports teams to excel. >> Right, but I I don't know I'm I'm not trying to step outside the boundary. I'm just trying to I guess ask if a name like Prince would be
you know >> I mean I wouldn't have an issue with it knowing his history with the town and with the club, but I mean I I I think that's the definition of a community builder, not just you know, giving time I mean he gives his time also because he he's always around and
stuff like that. Um but you know >> [clears throat] >> Yeah, we just um what I recommend is all your nominations send them to the uh to the email address that's on the nominations.
It's going to say uh centralized and like that for next year it's there. It's not only going to be this year. >> Right, for this year. >> Right. >> Um also when we do the nominations in late July early August we just have to
really read our resolution and if it fits, you guys feel it's best, we move forward. If it kind of doesn't fit the resolution in terms of community builder and that description, then obviously you're not going to be able to vote on, but um
there's no denying Fred helps the town out with everything and anything, right? Um it's just we got to um obviously I don't have the resolution in front of me, so I can't say if there is a sports component to community building or not. Um >> I would think there is a bowling league
or something. >> Yeah, there was a sports hall of fame, but you know >> Is it Is it the annual oversight? >> I understand the whole >> Is it just the Fred from the I don't know? >> Yes, okay. And I understand the he donates his time and money to then support the clubs and support the
programs and stuff like that. I just don't know if that's >> We have to look at it and I did something in the >> in terms of what is written out. >> So if it doesn't happen this year, it's always something that the committee can revisit. >> I know I I didn't even want to say >> Can I update it if it wasn't a viable >> No. >> I mean does it fit >> Well, that's the beauty of it, right?
You can submit anything and then it's >> It's at least 3 years, right? >> Yeah, it's the committee's you know, will to who they choose. >> I just want to submit one that's that's legal. And I mean fits in the guidelines of Right, I'd have to go back in and and also maybe
you know, check with him on his background. Because I know there's other community builders that are associated you know, with a sport that you like Mr. Graham. He He was a big badminton player in the service and
uh he was recognized as such. >> Mhm. >> I remember him traveling to Japan to play you know, represent the US Army or whoever it was. So I mean there's a component of community builder with him that in in that fact.
Uh So maybe I can do an interview with him just to So I I felt like it's a stronger recommendation. The The other thing I was going to mention is since I've got like 14 people um obviously I'm not going to name
nominate all 14 but um I would do it in maybe maybe a priority list who I think you know might have a better chance than another person. A lot of them are HML athletes but I don't want to steal their thunder either if you're in the
>> Well, you're not stealing their thunder. Thank you for that. >> And then you know >> The question now is do we have contact information for all these athletes? >> Uh I don't personally. I would have to you know probably contact HML to see but now they
they probably have a new athletic director who will not maybe know these names or maybe they would. New principal but I mean nobody there's no you know close ties to any of these people. And and you might know. You know, Michael Redondo knows.
>> Uh I got stories on Redondo. >> Mhm. I told you that last year when you asked me. Like I got to have people that that I know but it's not I don't They were they were iffy to give up. It's um >> Oh, okay. Oh, wow.
Well, if they >> Well, if they don't give up his info like I got how to get a hold of him. >> Correct. >> Yeah, I mean I I have I have a way of getting a hold of Red if I need to. >> Right. But I I don't Again, I don't want to steal somebody that's not cuz they also have to have a character component to the to the nomination so
maybe you know, cuz uh my impression is I can I can call Miriam up and ask her a couple questions on people we're not voting on it so I I don't think that's outside the sunshine rule.
Uh but I want to make sure of that. Do you have a take on that? >> I have no issue whatsoever with that. Again, it's outside the sunshine because it's it's not something that's not important >> We're just getting names to say do we can we even get a hold of these people. >> Yeah, it's just you know, can HML help
us get contact people. >> I made sure that before you go on your lengthy vacation. >> Yeah. >> Might as well do >> [clears throat] >> Uh So okay. Um anything else from the committee?
Okay, so deadline August 1. I don't come back till August 8th. Um so I guess we have to check to see if the room's available like the 11th which would give us a week before the council meeting. >> Right. So
>> Let me check. >> Also, we could do it before. I don't know when you When do you leave? >> July 22nd. >> That's pretty easy. >> When you say July 22nd? Till the 22nd. >> Uh let me check.
Cuz we could like we did last year do it before this come up. >> Then we would have to uh rush. >> Yeah, but she gets back the 22nd and I leave the 22nd. Yeah, so that's all. >> table
>> Let me see if we have the ones that's I mean again, if you get anything, you can send it by email. I'll be checking email. I'll have Wi-Fi where I'm at. Oh yeah, 30 8 days crossing the Atlantic Ocean, you need Wi-Fi. >> [clears throat] >> I might not know what time zone I'm in,
>> Oh, that's good. >> No Wi-Fi just like >> But he's checking that against the main takes 5 minutes. >> I've got one item down here like on the 1975 HML state champion football team. We never brought in a whole team in the
town scene. You you are not going to bring a whole team in, but uh that team could be nominated. The head coach was Joe Botsky. He's I think deceased now. >> Yes. >> I think that. But he has two sons that played on that team.
two could be actually nominated or you know, along with the team and whatever players you know, would come represent that team. Is that something we want to tackle? >> I've always wanted to do a team. I mean I my my first inclination I think the first year I did this committee I
did the 85 baseball team because they were national champions. Um and stuff like that. So I've always wanted to do a team. >> What were we going to put them through? >> We didn't because we were when we got some character issues when we started researching some of the players on the team. >> Yeah, but really there were a lot
>> As a team it's you got to bypass some of the character issues cuz it's the whole team, you know, it's not you're not going to be one person. >> Right. Yeah. Um because I'm sure you know the football team has stupid characters or >> Yeah. >> some of them are very terrible on different teams. But
um so Okay, so that's that's uh an open uh period to suit the program. >> Um when it come you come back the 11th or is that the 8th? The 8th is when I arrive it's a
Saturday so I said the 11th which was which was a Tuesday. >> All right. >> So the 11th we have within to our same time. Uh Wednesday's booked and then we could do Thursday's well the 13th or how about
the 10th time? The 10th we could also do. >> That's a Monday, right? >> Yeah, Monday. Can you >> Are you back on um >> from Monday to the 10th? >> Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, 13th. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. >> Okay. And let's shoot for the 10th that way it gives me time to write the council as
council agenda would be we do on Friday? Thursday? >> Um so the >> That's the meeting the week after the 18th. >> That's right. >> Um This is Okay. So yeah, August the 18th so it'd be due
[clears throat] I think we can do the 10th. Or we can do the 11th. >> So yes, so if we meet the 10th, then I can write it that night and get it submitted. So it's the council on the 18th. >> Right. >> Cuz I can already have everything presented like on the agenda. It's just
inserting inserting the the notes for the actual report. >> Right. So is the 10th work for 5:30? >> Yep. >> 5:30. August 10th. >> Yep. >> All right, so that's our next meeting where we'll make our selections and stuff like that. Obviously, the phone
calls will come after council on the 18th, so we'll get back together after council the 18th to make the calls. Um I guess anything else from the committee? >> Yeah, um we didn't really vote on anything today. Uh we had a lot of discussions. I don't know if you guys
want to solidify anything you guys kind of spoke about today so we can start >> minutes. >> Right. So um the thing is that nothing got voted on. >> Well, we voted on officers. >> Right, that's it. >> All right, nothing else is >> We voted on our minutes. >> Correct. >> We That's right.
>> Minutes two minutes to vote. >> Yeah. Who votes? >> Um I don't know if you guys want to already start, you know, Are you guys debating the food company we use? Do you guys know how to do that? >> Yeah, I just said that. >> I know we usually do it later on, but
again, if we already know that we're going to use them, might as well just vote on it and get it done. >> Um then we book them. >> Yeah, I mean, it's it's well in advance, but also I don't want to wait till cuz the August meeting we're not going to talk anything about the event. We're just having
>> Right, nominees. >> So our So our next >> Right. >> you know, meeting we would then have to vote and then it's going to delay everything and I want to make >> Plus we can confirm Yeah, but I'd rather do it early so we were on their calendar and we're confirmed with it.
>> Okay, so someone want to make a motion? >> I'll make a motion that we use the same vendor to visit in S. in your >> Big motion by Jim. >> Second. >> Second by Miriam. All in favor? >> I I >> Any opposed? Seeing none, motion carries
4-0. Then we'll go ahead and contract with this exquisite catering. Obviously, the tables and stuff we can't really do yet until we find somebody else. Um Unless the committee wants to go back to PS Tech I was going to say that like you said it's our decision, but
>> Right. I was going to check with um my activities director who do we use when we have functions at school and then um Lynn Marches is still part of our um our ESAC committee. Um I actually reached out to her to tell her about meeting our new principal tomorrow, but
she does wooden wine and I know that they Well, they use a lot of stuff just to see. >> Yes, they use tables and they need set up something. >> Right. But they have a cake They have the >> Yeah, that's that's >> And that out, right? I mean she has to you know
>> Yeah, she she um that's not from um >> Correct cuz it's a lot. So, just to be curious who she uses, you know. >> That's a good suggestion cuz yeah, you probably get a good pricing on it cuz it's just a town function. >> Um I'll ask her. >> Okay, and what was the name of the
vendor just so I can >> Exquisite catering by Robert. >> Catering by Robert? >> Exquisite catering. >> Okay. >> Um I guess we want to go ahead and try to book the same staff that we had the same Was it a company or was it like a direct staff? >> Um in terms of for the the runner and
the bartenders yeah. >> that was a company that we used. We've used them 2 years in a row. Just last year we used two. So, we want to move forward with that as well. >> I think so. >> Okay. >> Motion for that. >> I motion. >> Motion by Miriam. >> the same. >> I second. Second by Dave. All in favor? >> Aye. >> Aye.
>> All right. Seeing none opposed, motion carries 4-0. So, we're going to go ahead and have Andres book the bartender and runner from the same company. >> The company is fire water bars and uh two two two people two staff members.
>> And I'll already tell my band director that December 12th is the date. Like now, I'll tell him now. Cuz he's one of these I realized that he needs like months in advance. >> He's got to teach the kids the song. >> I mean, I don't know. I'm like, don't they just know like stuff? Like, you know, there's just
songs that you just play. There's just songs you play over and over and over again. >> You know, like Sounds good. >> That motion was Miriam and second by Dave. Yes. So, the only thing we're not setting up is uh
the tables and chairs. >> Yeah, we I won't That one will I'll put it as a as an item in the the August meeting just so we can vote on that once we have a decision we can move forward with that. >> And we don't remember like even I cuz I put here like they asked me what do we need? I just put the 10 circle, right?
10 10 I think it's 10 circle tables. A 10 >> Yeah, we used 10. >> Do you Do they have diameter? I don't know how they function that. >> they're 8-ft round tables. >> 8-ft, is that what they are? 10-seaters, I just know that they are. >> Yeah, 8-ft round tables. >> Yeah, that would be. I have Yeah, the tables and I had four
high tops but we did, which means 100 chairs, right? We don't ever put any extra in there. And then the linens that fit that and then the bistro lights, correct? >> Correct. And And then usually um
in years past the Excuse me. The skirt to the stage was also brought by Fiesta to match whatever linens we're using. >> Okay. >> Um Are we going to do white or we doing black?
Linens? >> Yeah. >> I would do white. >> They've always done white. >> Did we? Okay. >> I remember. >> [laughter] >> No. White is just two and then it depends on the table sometimes you have good linens and we don't know because we don't know what they're bringing till that day, you can see through them.
>> Oh, okay. >> Yeah, we stopped doing that at school. And then all of us Yeah, no. >> All right, we'll stick to the white. >> Yep. >> Um now >> Yeah, so >> Food's covered. Linens we'll do tables, all that. We'll do
I guess in the the August meeting. Or the following after that. >> No, I'll put it I'll put it as a line in the progress in your agenda. >> Okay. >> Just just You need to figure it out so we can >> Right. >> get direction once we make our nominations. >> Okay, perfect. >> Um And then we have the food. We have the
runners. Um And then you guys want to already approve the plaques? Obviously we don't have our nominees but the plaques >> Yeah, it's going to be through FastSigns. >> Right. >> Yeah. >> What was the name of them? >> Company? >> For the plaques? FastSigns. >> Oh, Fast FastSigns.
>> FastSigns. >> Oh, FastSigns, I'm sorry. >> Do we have anywhere um I'm trying to look at old ones. How much we spend on tables and chairs and stuff? Is there a Is there a Just so >> So on my phone I was able to pull up the
2024 not 25 but we spent on tables, lights, and high boys uh 1,700. >> Okay. >> But that was with 15 tables, eight high boys, and the bee show legs. So that's >> As long as it's something under that.
>> Right. That was 2024's price. 2025 was a lot less. So >> I didn't get a motion yet though the the approval thing yet past signs for plaques. Who's making the motion?
>> I motion. >> Motion by Miriam. Second. Second by Dave. All in favor? >> Aye. >> Aye. >> Any opposed? Seeing none. Motion carries 4-0. Plaque signs So it's going to start the process of ordering plaques once we get the nominees in next month. Or in six weeks.
Oof. Yes. >> Thank you. >> All right. And then besides that everything else can be done either next meeting or the meeting after. I will say we should
every year we try to get a little better which every year we have. Um now we have to try to top last year. So maybe the balloon entrance, maybe you know stuff that we've had conversations of we just never really made it happen. You know maybe we can
start looking into that already. Um and possibly making something like that you know just better, right? Um last year it was great that we did the the poster and put it on the stage. I thought that was a great addition.
Um the food was better addition and you know, obviously the runners. So, we we really elevated last year from the year before. So, let's you know, try to continue to make this event one of the best. >> Yep. Hopefully we'll get more uh
involved in prom. Mhm. >> All right. Uh I'm definitely I'm going to hit up the at least the football side of the house. I want a bunch of my kids there in jerseys and stuff. Maybe we can talk to baseball. I don't know. I'm going to get some of the baseball kids out there. I mean, again, whether there's a
football inductee or a baseball inductee, it doesn't matter. Just we want I want I want kids there to, you know, represent our community. You know what I mean? Um I just think it'll be a a plus to see kids out there. Um I know we tried to make it a classy,
but you know, we want them we always tell them that they're the future. They're the ones that are then should be on that stage. Uh I want them to start seeing Mhm. what you know, what can come when they get to that level. Um >> I have I'm
I'm starting looking at a quote star figure. >> Yeah. >> Right. I mean, the I like >> Is that why he was 14? >> Yeah. >> I'm sure he has one there. He's got he's got to his wild card like Shula. >> Since I they lived here and
the problem is he's coaching football. And so, he probably would >> Yeah, December's hard. >> Yeah. And then some of these uh >> Yeah, just like James Jones is the same. He's hard to get here because he's, you know, president of basketball operations now. >> I'll reach out and see if that's possible. >> I mean, guys see [clears throat] when Phoenix is here?
>> Right. >> Cuz I think they called last year and said, "Hey, if you move your ceremony up a week, James can be there." >> Oh, they missed it by a week. >> Yeah, it's like, yeah, you know, let me just, you know, let me just change my resolution per, you know, move it up a week. >> They were serious about They were serious about it. >> They were I know they were. I don't know what they said but they
said, "No, we're not doing >> I know they meant it. All right. So, any >> else, sir? >> Yes, sir. [clears throat] >> We've had conversations in the past about rearranging the plaques on the wall over there. Is there any update on that?
>> Um well, we can definitely do um Now, we could do it. We could change [clears throat] the wall. Now, you guys would have to bring ideas on how we would arrange that wall. But again, the the wall is the creation of the Sports Hall of Fame,
right? And previous uh the meetings, I guess, chose that that would be the best way to display the plaques. Now, it's getting crowded. I think we only have three spots on the current format. Unless we do another
one, and then it's pretty much on the wall on the floor. Um so, it's up to >> Just to go higher? >> Well, the thing is, obviously, we have um some years that we have five inductees, some are four, some are
three. >> And we're looking at the wall. We can go more left, though. >> Yeah, well, the whole wall, right? We're pretty much in the middle of the wall. There's wall space to the right, and we have wall space to the left. Now, it's again up to the committee to see how you guys want to
arrange it. >> Let's shoot for like a September field trip. >> Well, I mean, we don't have to go there to to make a decision. I mean, we can make the decision, but in in discussing it, I always thought cuz every time we talk about it, I always
uh remember it coming back to the same thing. The first year would be it's almost like whatever year it was, and I'm saying there'd be a year sign up there, but everybody from that class would be uh vertical. Vertical. Vertical. And then the next year would
be vertical, and all the way down. >> So, we would just have to go left. So, we would have to go more left. >> And >> Yeah. >> But, we never really It's not that we ever I think we always came to the same conclusion that would probably be the best organized way even if one was five and one was four.
>> Mhm. >> Uh I don't think we ever had three. I know typically we have four. >> 2024 we had Um I think 2024 we had three cuz we had four and then Fernandez uh dropped out.
>> And we only had three. >> Well. >> Well, what is that class four? >> Um 2024 Schnellenberger William Gomez, Sebastian Gandy Reyes, and Mikey Spencer.
Well, there were a couple that had passed away. >> Yeah. >> Well, two of the four had received. >> So, honestly we still have plenty of room to the right. >> We have plenty of room to the right and we have a good amount of room to the left as well.
>> So, maybe we should just table this. You know, finish it going to the right. Then when that day comes we need more space, we move everything to the left. >> Possibly. I mean, it's up to you again. Whatever you guys decide, we would we would look
>> But, then it doesn't go in chronological order. When we go to the left unless we were to shift >> In other words >> Again. >> continue doing it vertically to the right. Now, when we got no more room to the right, then everything will be shifted to the left. Now, we have more
room to the right. >> Mhm. They've all been done for >> No. >> No, they've all been done horizontally. >> That's what I thought. >> Well, that's what I'm saying. >> Right. >> That was thought it should be so that in the class of 2017 everybody straight down is in that class. >> Yeah.
>> But, right now the way it is it's it's horizontal right and we have four on each side. >> Right. >> And then >> So, then it goes 17 has four in the class of these. So it's >> tuned >> Uh no, it's all four on the left. >> on the left >> And then 2018 is all on the right and I
think that class has five. >> So the way you can know who's in that class unless you're in that class. >> And you just follow [clears throat] whatever it says. I'm sure it says on the plaque. >> It says on the plaque it goes and then it will jump down. >> Right. Like it's just like snake. We can >> snake that. So class of 2024 was only
three. >> We snake. >> It was supposed to be four but then since Ali Fernandez couldn't make it. >> Yeah, cuz that was only three. Danny Delgado coming here with us. 2024 right? >> But I don't think that would really have an impact going out straight and forward, you know. >> Mhm.
>> But I I kind of disagree. I think we're going to make a change instead of going all the way to the right and then have to eventually take that, you know, and move it all the way to the left. Why not just go ahead and start on the left? Yeah, we could we could we could do it now. >> That's what I'm saying.
>> Yeah, if we have the money now. >> vertically by year right? >> Right. Plaques are what? 8 by 10? >> I'm pretty sure they're 8 by 10. >> 8 by 10. >> Cuz the longer we wait the more expensive it'll be. Yeah, that change I'm sure they're going to charge more. >> Okay. Yeah, we could do that now. >> Right.
>> We could look into the cost. Can you check the costs on that? If if we >> Yes. Fastsigns installs it, right? Fastsigns does install it. Typically they they install it and I would have them come out and install it. Yeah. >> Wouldn't the town have somebody capable?
>> Well, we have we have handymen but the issue with that is >> lining it up >> If somebody if something were to break then we would just, you know, we if we put it on the company who or you know, made the signs, they can
probably take care of it better and put it in the right spot than you know, our just handyman were general, you know, they fix everything. Then maybe they don't take care of it as much and stuff like that. So I would just reach out to Fast Sign kind of make it as part of when they're installing the new signs to
re- you know, move everything else. I don't see it being anything out of the ordinary. But, um now when you're looking at the wall, I would start where the H starts or or sports or the S starts cuz the wall has
Sports Hall of Fame and then it kind of lives in the middle where the S is, right? From sports, start the column there and then just go all the way down. Um and that it keeps it square with the sign. >> So, I'm looking at this wall right here
behind Miriam. Would you Are you saying just start at the far farthest left part and then and first the first class and then the second class and >> Yeah. >> Cuz I'm not visually understanding. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> See, that's why we need a field trip. >> Right?
>> That's why we need a field trip. >> Oh. Well, I was going to pretend like this is what I see in these pictures and everything. I know there's something in the middle, but can that be moved as well? >> I was like the the >> header? >> Yeah. >> No, I think the one in the middle is the
dedication for the >> The dedication that goes like a gold >> It's like a gold plaque. >> Yes, the dedication showing when who who town was established and stuff. >> Yeah, so he's from the from the picture it's already set up. >> So, yeah, we
we could go all the way >> That way we use the whole wall. >> So, that's how it looks. Uh there's a few more additions cuz that picture's from 2014, but um yeah, we could start basically where the wall starts. We can give it like 5 ft and then start, right?
Cuz right now the way it is, it's it's square with the Sports Hall of Fame sign sign on top of it. Right, so it's Sports Hall of Fame, then it It the town logo, dedication, and then on each side of the dedication has, you know, all the feats. Um
I think it started like that because we didn't have enough >> I think eight more. >> Right. And then the deep yet. >> And then Um You know, you know, they kind of wanted to keep it square. >> Yeah, but I think as we grow, I think we need to start moving it. >> Yeah, we would have to move it and wait to the left and then just start rows up
and down. And then if there's if there's five, if there's four, if there's three, they'll just stay there. >> Right. In their year. >> Right. >> Okay. >> Is it possible that the sports hall of fame sign and that be
centered on the existing wall, which would have no to do with the >> I think it is. I would have to confirm, but I think it is there. >> It's already in there. >> As it grows, let's say this is the year, we'll just start to Right. That'll just have That'll be part of This is the
middle and then that year grows up. >> Yeah, cuz the dedication and stuff like that could be in the middle of the wall. I would say yeah. >> No. >> Nice. >> Basically, the the only thing we'd move are the plaques to the left and then arrange them from year >> Vertical. >> And right now it's horizontal cuz they were trying to square it off.
>> Right. They're trying to keep it square. >> If somebody want to make a motion on that? >> Yes, what are we making a We're making a motion for what? >> To >> To rearrange >> Rearrange the wall and push it all the way to the left and then start the process and getting I guess getting a price. >> Getting a quote. >> Getting a quote.
>> All right. I'll motion that we get a quote. >> I'll second. >> Rearranging the >> Okay, so we have a motion for Marion to get a quote to rearrange the the wall the way it looks to better suit us for future growth. Uh second by Dave. All in favor? >> I.
>> Any opposed? Seeing none, motion carries. And this would be start with the first year. >> Correct. >> Yes, go vertical. >> This would be second year. >> Nine plaques. >> And then keep on >> is the ninth class. Next year they'll tenth. How many classes we had so far? >> This will be number nine.
10 years, but eight nine classes was because of COVID. Yeah, I think 21 skipped. 20 actually almost skipped. 20 was I think we did 20 and 21. >> Got you. >> Cuz 20 really we had already voted on a class, but COVID stopped the ceremony.
>> Right. >> Cuz that was Miriam's class. And technically she got inducted in 21, she was a class of 20. And we did we bypass the 21 class. >> I understand. >> So this is technically year 10, but class nine. It's the ninth ceremony. 10 10th year of the little committee.
>> And I've been on the same for 10 years. And help me. >> But you're still you're still strong. >> Yeah. >> Cuz your eyes >> you're able to do that when you get old. And I just hope >> Time will tell. >> I hope to make it to the Hamilton Oliver age year.
>> So >> I vote to do that. I'm not sure if those are in. >> All right. Yeah. >> So all right. So if there's nothing else, anyone want to make a motion to adjourn? >> a motion to adjourn. >> Motion to adjourn at 6:35 by Dave Oliver. Anybody second? >> Second.
>> Second by Miriam. All in favor? >> Aye. >> Aye. >> Seeing no no one opposing, meeting adjourned at 6:35. >> We're shooting for Monday, August the 10th. Correct? >> What?