I open the recreation committee meeting Wednesday, November 5th at 6:30 p.m. Uh, members present. We start on that end. >> Sorry. Mayor Anastasio, Michael Crouch, >> Daniel Jones, John Rean,
>> Dave R, and Mark S. Before we go further, I do need to apologize to the group. Um, I thought I had sent up the agenda. It didn't get posted and I screwed up everybody. It's Monday and Wednesday and
>> I swear I saw it. >> I I did too. Now, I'm going to take full responsibility for it. >> Oh, it wasn't It was on It was on the calendar site. It was on the calendar, but that's not enough. It needs to be posted where it's supposed to be. Interesting enough, um, I know we'll
talk more about it in the correspondence. I did get an email from the IT person saying there's changes to the >> today. They switched site. >> Yeah. >> New new website, new everything. >> Yeah, it's got pretty pictures >> and easy to um add genders. The agenda's
you just go to the agenda, >> try to sign up. >> We'll get that first. Yeah. Okay. Um I didn't get a chance to read the meeting. Uh the John passed out um
the minutes from God knows when? >> July 29th. >> July 29th. >> I'll give you guys a second. I will um >> Yeah, >> I think the Wednesday worked out really well for me um as far as timing. I don't know about the rest of you guys, but
I'll try to keep things as brief as possible. Um, okay. We're gonna All right. So, uh, approval of pre previous minute meeting >> the July meeting. >> Yeah. Um, a second on that.
>> Second. >> Uh, any discussion on it? >> All in favor? >> Those beautiful masks. >> I Okay, done. All right. Uh, correspondents. Can you get those to Joy had emailed me? >> Do we have October's? >> No, we don't.
>> Okay. Sorry, >> I didn't hear it. Sorry. >> Yeah, that's Yeah, I will get I will forward an approved notation on it and send it to IP and so they're >> um question on the minutes. Is there any
way that we can put when what the date is at the top? Is it they they don't they the old ones didn't have it? Oh, they did. Okay, never mind. Yeah, >> never mind. I always miss that. I was searching for old minutes. >> Okay, perfect. Never mind. Uh
correspondence is that want to start down there with Mary or or is it like who wants to do correspondence tonight? >> Um I just uh your your track coach. >> Okay. Uh yeah. Um if you want to talk
about that, >> take it over. >> So uh I actually had a uh meeting with him today. We uh took a after school today, we had took a uh walk towards Manters down the pathway. I'm sure I'm sure you guys are all aware of the path
from uh Triton's uh campus through to Manters, right? Y >> uh and so he'll come with a more completed uh pitch come December 1st meeting. Uh but the general gist of what
he told me today was two primary things. One, he wants to take uh that path there and have a uh kind of like a branching path off that into another part of the Triton
campus towards the back fields. uh just to kind of give another uh another path for people to walk onto campus and also to give more room for you know the track and cross country people to run on and from what I've seen the people who are mowing and
maintaining that uh are already kind of making their own little pathways through so it doesn't seem like it's uh you know a ton of extra go out of the way to do it basically just seems to me like a mow through kind of deal and then we'll meet
on the other side through the tri through Tren's campus. Uh and then also uh the other side of Manters, not the Trenton side, the other side, there's the trail that goes through the woods by the marsh. Uh and he wants to probably
next summer, uh go through and have himself, his uh cross country kids go through and kind of clear that out. kind of uh you know clear the brush, take down any like dead trees, move them off the path, make it more open and available for
people to uh walk on, run on, whatever. Because, you know, with uh with the location of Triton, there's really no uh like really no sidewalks around there. So he's just trying to get as many places for, you know,
>> pedestrians, >> you know, for people to walk around or even for, you know, his kids to run through cuz he doesn't want to be sending the cross country kids on the street, you know, cuz he doesn't, you know, he doesn't want anyone getting hurt. And so he's just trying to so he's
offering his own time to clear that uh the trails that already exist. And he's just asking that we have whoever is maintaining the the path between Triton and Manters to kind of connect Triton
through another trail. And it doesn't seem like it's um anything that's going to take a lot of time or go out anyone's way. Uh really his only really the main thing he wanted to ask me was I wanted me to ask you
guys was is there anything in particular that you'll need from him when he comes cuz he wants to work as closely as he can with us cuz you know he'll he'll bring maps he'll bring you know his plans but he's curious if there's anything in particular you want
>> I think Mark has um dealt with that a bunch of times so he has more knowledge on that than I think >> successfully mind you but I've dealt with it okay um But yeah, I I think I think it's great um opportunity to to utilize that part of the field. When you say the
connection from the Triton campus, my working assumption is behind the I call it the JV girls softball field. >> Yes. >> Um that connects it goes through a wooded area. >> Goes through a wooded area that there's the wetlands. It's like the little half bridge there.
>> Well, you go through the wetlands and you come up a short rise about 4 ft. Then there's a steel plate bridge >> that then it goes into the uh uh another marshy area, but it goes up the hill and to the right you go around and then if you go up the hill a little bit there's
another path that they cut through and then to the top of the hill. >> Yes, >> that's one. There used to be another path um that's since long since gone. I I doubt I could even find it. That was over by the girls lac practice lacrosse
field. um that would connect down into um the path that we just talked about >> and that might be an option to look into if it doesn't impede the wetlands. >> Um that one of the problems if we don't
redo the bridge uh because that is part of area of critical resource and it has all kinds of complications with the conservation commission. >> When you say the walking path on the other side of the fields, there's actually two paths. There's one that
goes um adjacent along the steep edge of the Parker River. >> Mhm. >> Um and that loops around to what I call uh Schroers's Point and then it comes back around. You have to go up that that null and then come around. There's a
second one that you go across uh about 20 ft of marsh land. There's fragmitees in there and it goes up to uh woodland upland uplands and there's a loop around there a little camp uh some kids have built back there.
>> The one that he was showing me is the one that goes by the old uh runway. >> It should go down to the tarmac. >> Yeah. >> And then across the short area of wetlands and then up into the field. Okay, great. >> That would be wonderful. >> Yeah. So he'll So he's just at just
making sure that he's going through the right, you know, the right people to have him some of his uh uh cross country kids just go through and clear that uh path for people. >> That'd be great. >> Your impression that this you walked it, right? You said >> yes.
>> Your impression is it's just they need to keep cutting or they there's either like small trees or >> uh like are we talking about the adding the new path or we talking about clearing the >> Yeah, just in general. Uh, I mean, because if it's just mowing, not
>> that they're already down there mowing. >> The quieter we are about this, the better, you know, it it might be. Let's not turn it into a project. Let's just get the guys to >> get them running. >> Get them right. Yeah. >> Get the kids off the street. You already have your uh map open. You mind if I
show you? Right. >> So, I'll kind of show everyone. So, the path right here is the one that he's talking about. Uh, and so what he's looking for is just kind of like cutting through here. Just cutting through this little area.
>> Doesn't look like there's many trees. So, >> there doesn't seem like >> Is that wet? Is that water there? That's >> That's I think that's tree line. >> Uh, >> excellent. >> And so it's just, you know, cutting through uh this little area onto the
Triton fields. Just it does it just does it just seems like they're just mowing through. Mhm. >> You know, just right here to here. >> Can they go through at 30 mph? Like they mow everything else? >> They might need to take it a little slower seeing as it's all with the
discharge pointing towards the ball field. >> Yeah. Is do is there anything that you'd like him to bring to the meeting? Anything in particular that you think he'll >> rakes him? >> Uh but that's great. I think that's great news. >> All right. Oh,
>> let him know. That wouldn't be considered Central Park, would it? >> That would be discussed later. >> It would be part of the Central Street recreational area. >> Okay. That's to be determined later on.
>> Depends on property line. >> I don't know. There's sex property. >> It has to be. Um I don't think we do. >> I don't think he does actually. >> Yeah. >> No, >> cuz always depends on where it is on Triton. Depends on where it is on >> Yeah. Yeah. His his uh idea is
>> always the jurisdictional line. >> Yeah. His his his idea is like he he he was talking with the grounds keeper. the grounds keeper seems on board with the idea from what from what he's what he was telling me was like we'll is whatever we're doing we'll have we'll cut through whatever jurisdiction we
have then the Triton will just meet in the middle and so I don't think there's going to be any unless there's like other jurisdictions other if it's just between Triton and such fields I don't think there's going to be any you know >> there isn't the property about each
other Yeah. >> You know, on the other side there's uh they just opened a open space was talking about there's there's one that cycles behind Calwell Farm. There's actually a trail there which comes out of Triton, I'm told, and I I haven't walked it yet.
>> It it um that when Caldwell Farms was being developed, part of the order conditions was the walking trail, >> right? >> Uh 20 years later, we finally get it. Yes. The parking is on the street, but it doesn't connect to >> cuz what do >> doesn't connect to the campus?
>> It does. The designated trail does not cross into property of Triton. Comes close to it, >> but they think I think they did it intentionally not to. >> Um, excellent. Uh you said two things
branching path and branching path and clearing out uh the existing one of the existing wooden paths. >> Okay. >> And so he'll come in December 1st finalize >> y >> plans with us. >> So what could we propose to him for the
bridge? We think the bridge as is is okay. >> The go underwater at certain it doesn't go under water. still play the bridge and it's no bigger than this table elbows would be thrown. So the so my
problem with the existing bridge is as it stands that is the primarily planned that's like the primary planned escape route if there were say god forbid like a shooter situation at train that is the
the p that uh trail that he wants to extend off of is the >> uh existing like es evacuation route >> for Triton and if need be. >> And from and that trail that that bridge
only goes about the length of this table. >> Not the trail, the the bridge only goes about that length of the table. So if and so my brother h is wheelchair bound and he doesn't go try it anymore. that if there were another kid who is wheelchair bound or say has crutches, if
there is any if like if it's not dry, if there's any wet, you know, wetlands at all, which it is, it's going to be really hard to get them through, especially if there's already a bunch of people trying to evacuate through there. And so, I don't know where our
jurisdiction lies. I don't know where our um what we're capable of doing with that, but I feel like it is kind the fact that the bridge doesn't extend all the way. >> I I would guess just by looking at it,
it's that bridge sort of is the the cross point of um Triton property versus the town. Yeah, >> if you go to the assessor's map on the town, >> the property line between Triton and the
uh Triton and the town is closer to the woodlands. >> Okay. So, uh so well I think that that could be that good news. I mean that that could also be a source of funding is we need to
make this a proper evacuation. Yeah, that that's that's something that >> No, I keep it in your pocket. That I think that that that because if that gets sloppy and I I I think the the couple times I've done it, it was wet like you sink up to your ankles wet.
>> When I was when I did the walk today, it was my feet were sinking in the wet too. Yeah. And so I in just coming from the perspective of someone with a wheelchairbound sibling, >> I think it's important that we make sure
that it is handicapped accessible because >> you know I don't we don't want to leave anyone behind an evacuation situation. >> No. >> And you want them accounted for and again I it's not good news but I think that >> shame on us that that hasn't happened
already if that is the evacuation route. I think that's I'm assuming it helps. I'm trying choice of words. >> Uh okay. Uh any other correspondents? >> Um as I said earlier, the
IT person sent me an email about um who should have access from the recreation committee to uh post meetings, minutes, and agendas. We should have two people at least. Um,
one and if there's somebody else who would like to volunteer might change your names. >> Everyone's looking at you, John Regan. >> No, I was looking at Mick. Mick's the IT guy. >> Well, he's already joining my >> Oh, Mark's resigning from it. We should have two out.
>> So, you would be Mark basically you would be Mark's back. You be the backup. >> I don't see why we all >> Mike's my backup for payments, >> right? Yeah. >> So, you would be Mark's backup for for that. So, >> don't don't sell it that way. >> You'd be second in charge. As long as I
don't have to sit through a YouTube video to create meaning. >> Well, that I don't know that. >> No, it's a learn it's a learning experience. We spent like 15 minutes on water balloons for that meeting >> and I didn't want to miss a thing. So, I
had to listen every word about water balloons for New Town. I'm sure that John would be able to uh streamline >> streamline the process >> and I think he can give you written instructions as well. So he there's tools that he they've provided to the rest of >> I and I I I yes I will do it. Uh but the
um >> yeah I just I use the old T I mean old meetings and it just like fell in pretty quickly. I I'm I almost [snorts] of the opinion if that's how we're going to fetch mail, >> then we should probably all
>> Oh, it's not it's not mail. This is just who gets to post the agenda minutes primarily the agenda. So when I screw up again or I'm not in town or somebody else. >> Okay. No, that's >> it's not the the logging in to get
correspondence is going that >> Yeah. >> that way. >> Can I also just make a suggestion about the agenda piece? The only reason I caught that was because I was going to print the agenda for the meeting. I usually take my notes on the agenda and that's when I noticed it on Monday at like what 3:30 or something. Um maybe
everyone should be in the habit of checking that the agenda is posted and maybe even post it a whole week ahead of time. >> We got it. >> Yeah. >> If your agendas are pretty >> regular, pretty normal, there's nothing new on there, >> I would say post it the Monday before. >> Well, >> everybody should look at it. Make sure
it's there. So again, I go back to the July meeting and the July meeting we we did six months worth of meetings and you said you were going to go >> and and book the room for the next six months and I'm like that's probably what happened last week like or what happened
with today versus Monday was we might have booked >> no the script was made script was >> no it was posting it was he didn't post the agenda on the right spot >> but I think right so it was posted just where the public wouldn't find it >> would would not I'm looking for a word.
>> So technically it wasn't posted. >> I left. >> But I think you as a group you need to look at it >> the week before instead of doing this mad rush. >> I typically do it just cuz I can't remember what the date is. >> Well, again going back to it. It was
really nice to have it booked six months out every Monday. Um and try to keep that schedule so we know. And I I I tried to do it on the Monday before giving us a week to look at it. Tuesday if I screw up because Monday is massage
and I talk too much after that. >> Yeah. >> So close to before that it's you know it doesn't >> Wednesdays you could >> you just have to do it 48 hours ahead of time. >> Wednesdays you could do cold yoga. >> That was just today.
>> Whoa. >> That guy came cold. >> Yeah. To the fieldhouse. >> Yeah. Supposed to hide. >> Is it cold? It's not working. It was 58 58. >> Look, all they had to do is move a little bit faster in yoga and they were fine. >> We She changed the whole routine. So,
>> okay. >> If the HVAC guy will be back tomorrow, so everything should be fine by next week. >> I already talked to James about it. >> Okay. >> If John and I can forward the directions, I'll be your backup. >> Be my backup or
>> No, John sort of be the backup and then >> Mike can be the backup. >> So, you're third, but you're in the loop. So yeah, I will write to >> Yeah, I already have access. >> Okay. >> But John's the backup to >> this new uh this new website. This seems
to be template setup. So you just pretty simply do agendas and just type in and you're good to go. >> So maybe that way. >> I mean I'm looking I'm on it now and I can't quite necessarily figure out how to >> tab. Some of it wasn't up, but there was
an agendas and [snorts] then >> there was no section on minutes cuz I wanted to go refer to another old minutes. >> So, I believe you post your minutes through the agenda. >> Yeah, you do. >> Through the agenda. >> Through the agenda. You take a look at the agenda. It gives it gives the agenda
and like we could go back and it's like a little bikini pull down. >> It's right there. >> If there are minutes there, there are there's probably no minutes. Well, and the one I was looking for was the one that didn't have minutes, so it it looked funky to me.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. All right. Um, correspondence. Anything else? >> Going once, going twice. >> Everybody see the uh thank you card. We got a thank you card. >> This is lovely. >> The uh >> This is lovely. >> It's from like my favorite card of all time. >> We can put that up. >> I have to say it's lovely. Special
thanks to John Reagan and the Newsberry Rec Committee for your help. That's >> Wow. See, that's >> Oh, your name is >> Yes. Go everybody. >> Go everybody here for all your hard work. >> It's enhanced. >> Just I was just trying to rub it in actually. [laughter] >> Did you make that card yourself?
>> I did. >> And the artwork is absolutely stunning. >> It's perfect job. >> Um uh bills and claims. >> Um just water bill. >> Excellent. How much is a water bill? Just for >> you know what's so funny? I did not open
it and so I can't state but generally >> over the course of a year the water bill is >> uh where is that about $300 250 260 >> a month a year I mean for a year >> oh for the year
>> for the year so it's not a lot of water >> there's a lot of people flushing [clears throat] so there is a lot of flushing >> bills was mellow um in years past when there was no activity in in the building during the winter. We would shut them
down at the end of the soccer season of November. So I could last pick it was in November. Um we want to keep it the tradition of closing it down for through April. You guys don't produce much? >> No. DPW every day cleaning so they can
always take whatever. >> So we want them to take it out. >> No, no, no. We leave it in the locket. They don't pick it up. >> And they don't do a pickup. >> Okay. But DPW, if there's anything internal, they can I'm sure take it. So, >> they're not going to fill it up. We're going to lock it. Lock it.
>> I will I will >> wrap it in chains. [clears throat] >> I I will ask. >> It's not going to Yeah, he he knows it's like it's So, >> so the only other question that I have I know soccer is there for this month basically.
>> Another week maybe. >> I don't. Um, and of course there's there's a question that always comes up the soccer uh >> getting stuff here. >> I will send an email out uh >> cuz I think last year we left one or they left one
>> uh >> or someone moved one or I don't know how it got there but there was one that was left and it did do some damage. So I just want to call that that's >> at this point >> it's a good idea about that. At the end of the season I think everything should go completely like completely off the
field. The only reason I say that is because then that will prevent the April >> early start >> early start people you know just sort of abusing sections of the field. So when we say everything, we talk about the the boxes that we allow.
>> The boxes that we care about, but more so the goals, >> goals, the lights, >> lights are rented, but yeah. And when they >> I don't know if they're gone. >> And uh one of our select board members made a good suggestion that when they move the and they typically do it during
the winter, nonetheless, make sure the netting's down so nobody climbs on it and put it down out of sight down in the tarmac area. >> Yeah, I know. Last year it did not happen. >> So >> there's a actually there's been a lacrosse net out all summer in the driveway.
>> You saw this of the garage. >> Y >> uh so no need to I think all the other stuff is gone but somehow it wound up there and it hasn't moved. Yeah. >> I think we were courteous on allowing soccer and lacrosse to leave one net out
during between the summer the spring term. spring and the summer. >> So that kids could I mean I I see a number of I I know working on her her work that that's what it's for. Fields are for >> but to have 30 of them out there. >> Correct.
>> So that was probably the field >> cuz there was no lacrosse. Yeah. Okay. >> Probably Yeah. What's the What's the actual date? because I sent an email and they were like, "Oh, we still have two." >> I'm looking at uh >> what's the actual
>> Monday, November 24th. This seems to be their last day. >> The 24th. So that's the Monday of Thanksgiving. >> Yeah. >> So, >> you know, we should just send them a reminder with the understanding they have until Tuesday the 25th, but we want everything clear because there was
things left and there was issues coming into the spring. So, >> can we get all that contact info? I felt like do we I'm told there's a new president of soccer and I've actually talked to her at the field.
>> Yeah, it's no longer Jason. Yeah, it should be on the application. >> Danielle, >> no. Danielle is Rush. Not Rush. >> Yeah, Rush. >> Um, >> we haven't had an application for soccer since last fall.
>> Last spring. >> Yeah. So, we've only had Rush and um lacrosse uh lacrosse. Newberry has moved to Rally. >> They moved to Rally last season.
>> No, I don't know. >> Okay. So, they've not I've gotten Rush in here and for next season I've gotten nothing from Triton. Um I do have something to talk about for later when it comes to requests. Yeah, because I
have Triton Triton's used in the field this year. >> Yeah, I think spring. >> No, I they have it they have it reserved. Um, unless I'm wrong here, November 8th to 25. >> Um,
Saturday, November 8th, uh, 2025. They've got Saturdays >> and then they have weekdays. >> Oh, yeah. Lacrosse is not right now, but try. >> Okay. Yeah. Yeah, I see lacrosse be that >> they were kind of >> All right. Um, anything else?
>> No. >> Okay. Can we finish that thought, though? So, it's on the application. The application goes to the clerk's office. >> I don't think I've ever seen in my 2 and 1/2 years an application.
>> Okay. Now, the applications are all with my record. >> It's on. >> Okay. So, I can see it online. Okay. All right. just >> so John's question was where's the application and it should be here. >> Yeah, it's on here >> and if they do send it in by paper um
>> ideally they give it to the town assistant administrator so she can time stamp it and then she would alert Mike or David as president and then we do the work for them >> or leave a copy in the box and it's but basically everything is gone from my
wreck for the last number of years. So along those lines, we have a brand new website which supports 90% of what my my wreck does. >> Excellent. What's the 10% that's not
>> uh detailed invoicing? >> At least that invoice system, >> huh? Like it'll like I have to type in the math >> on it and it shows it >> versus like in the new system I'll have to send a
a hearing voice. Um, but it comes pretty much spot out of the I've been working with Joy on this. It's it covered >> most things I I do I do with >> Joy. >> Joy and Vigor. Yes.
>> Um, but >> she is the assistant town administrator. Just so people know with that. >> Yeah. So Joy the assistant town administrator. I I'm not I'm not recommending anything yet at this point, but like I still need to get in there
and make sure that it's it does the 90% well. >> Um but it might be a >> something like program registration would be >> we can put facilities in here and registrations and costs. >> Yeah. So it's what you're basically sort
of antimating is that um if we don't use my wreck anymore then at this point they'd have to have paper application just delivered to town hall. >> No it's online >> on the website.
>> So so basically we're in 2526 fiscal year right? Yeah. So we have a 4% increase with my wreck, right? >> Which starts in January and that bill comes in in I think the fall. So we
should plan to stay with my wreck. However, >> can we go month to month? >> I don't know. I've only seen a yearly invoice. >> It's a good question to ask. Yeah, if we can go month to month for like 3, four months just so we can see if we can get
ourselves straight up here, they'll save us some money. >> All right, I can call >> if we can't go month to month just go to the end of this fiscal year and that way you have we have time and >> well it might be a yearly I don't think
>> if it's a yearly contract it's >> which I think it could be but I don't I don't know. So I'll I'll find out. I'm sure distinguishable, >> but we don't want obviously we'd have to run somewhat parallel and phase it and
>> but then there >> we get three people that use it. >> Well, that's what I'm saying. I'm not sure we need to even bridge it. It's just like this there's a new website. >> Yeah, >> cuz you could do it with an email. I mean, it's nice. >> Yeah. And I know >> to get to the next point like, you know,
we're going to have a basketball clinic. Sign up for the basketball clinic. It would be nice if that was in place, but I don't think we know how to do it on my wreck anyway. You know, we kind of would have >> Yeah, it's >> I got the court reserved, but I haven't got any players reserved. >> Setting up a facility is significantly
easier on our website. >> Excellent. Well, that's progress because that my hasn't changed in a long time. Part of that 10% that's not quite there is there is a tiered pricing structure in myrack >> and there's only there's a there's a
base tier and then there's an add-on. So like it doesn't support that three level real well >> but that is actually only really valuable if we are choosing to do billing online which it does also support billing online. >> Yeah. >> Which my wreck didn't take credit cards.
>> Yeah. Um, but we'd have to get that tiered pricing or we'd have to have >> something to take credit cards, too. Yeah. >> Well, yeah. I mean, it sets up taking it directly and putting it directly into town's bank account.
>> But yeah, it does take credit cards. >> Yeah. Good. Good. >> Um, so I'll keep you updated on that. >> Yeah. >> I have not had time to play with it yet. >> I'll finish the word doc if you finish the website. like what Dr.
>> I just need to send it to you guys. >> Yeah. I mean, so that is >> because I felt like I was really like it was productive time and I'm like that one's got a line after it and this one doesn't have a line over it. Mick would love to love to fix that. [laughter] I was like trying to do that
>> formatting and cut and paste and paint a lot. >> It it is >> different subject. We've gone totally off subject. >> Yes, we have. It's a tangential conversation, Bernardet. Thank you. >> All right. Um, application for Fields, Court, Fieldhouse, or others.
>> Uh, there is Lacrosse has a uh request in for 11:15 for 9:30 to 11:30. We're open during that time. Um that is the we've got rush for rush
or is already requested for next spring but we are not doing that until January. >> Correct. >> So lacrosse is the only thing that we've got to go off right now. >> Is is it one day? >> One day two hours. >> Yeah. Um I I assume you can vote on
that. What time is it again? >> 9:30 to 11:30 >> and 15th. No one is on the field. >> All right. Um, so make a motion to accept Lacrosse application pending documentation,
usual documentation of >> uh what's that thing called? Insurance, all that stuff. Um, >> it's I know soccer gets their um binder. This was a problem in years past that the
binder say for soccer is comes out first of September and it would cross over with the the application for the falls and they wouldn't redo the new one and what we've tried to explain to soccer lacrosse is every time you put an application in you need to resubmit all
those documents. I don't care if you already have it. Yeah, this is the old way paper copy. It's not our job to go back and find your application from years past. So, if there's a way it's it's put on u we can ask them to make
sure that's in there, that'd be great. And if they say, "Well, we already submitted it. It's a new application." >> Um, I second that motion. All in favor? Or you want to have discussion on that? >> Nope. All in favor? >> I All right. Done.
>> Uh, updates and old business. Um, it's the same old same old. Uh, pickup ball ping pong update. >> They're still out there, but >> that's under recogn.
>> Oh, awesome. Yeah, awesome. Um, >> and that's not COA. That's just uh that's just wreck. >> All right. Excellent. Um, I'm not sure I have a permit for it. Um, I do have a ping pong date. >> It'll be in January. >> Just
>> Yeah, we're taking December. There's too much going on in December and we figured I talked to um Tom Andrews anyways and he's up for setting up and breaking down. >> Yeah. Good. >> on Thursdays. So, we would like the fieldhouse on Thursday mornings. This is
new. from 9 to 11. From January through like April, I think or March if I can have it through April. >> Yeah, >> I think it probably best >> do April. >> And we're going to move one table down here so we can play here on Tuesdays, right?
>> No. >> Just a good idea. >> Tuesdays are packed here. You'd be fighting with Maong and >> that's fine. >> Can you do me a favor and send me an email on that just to remind me to book >> Put it in there. >> Yeah, you can take it. Put in the cop. >> All right. Um uh What what were your
dates again, Cindy? >> Thursdays starting in January. >> Yep. >> It won't be the first Thursday because I believe that is >> I'll just say January >> from 9 to 11. >> 9 to 11 >> until April. >> Yes. >> I make a motion to uh approve COA
uh using the fieldhouse on Thursdays between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. uh from January to 11 April. Any discussion? Uh, all in favor? >> Done.
>> Okay, that was easy. That was the easiest thing to make. Um, >> water bubbler update. I have nothing. DPW maintenance schedule. I think we talked about that, right? They are planning on doing that. >> You can probably take that off your agenda. >> Yeah.
>> Well, I'm leaving until it's done because usually by now they're starting to put the equipment away. >> Mhm. >> Okay. And it hasn't been done yet. What in years past it was the very last thing they did cuz it chews up the blades. >> Okay. >> I thought I saw them doing that yesterday or today when I was talking
about >> I was out there this morning, but >> don't you look tonight [laughter] >> putting stuff away? >> Yeah. When they put their mowers away, they they winterize them >> and it would be just before they literally bring them into the shed, they run them down the hill up and down and
then >> they didn't cut this the sledding trail, I guess. I I didn't see it today. I didn't see it coming here. >> But that those things don't go in the garage either. They the mowers I think they they trailer them in. So
>> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I I mean the garage doors is kind of rickety. I think they might just Yeah. >> Anywhere they put it, I don't care. As long as they get the hill done, >> right? [clears throat] Um did anyone do anything with the shade? I was just started tonight about
the uh the shading from the structure media. We talked about a lot of stuff that we didn't carry over because Mark wasn't here. He didn't put up the next >> No. And I mean that's that's just showing your your worth. >> I screwed up.
>> That's your [laughter] >> um shade structure. I I'm trying to meet with Tracy that she >> I called on a shaped structure and they never called me back. >> Oh, you did call back. Trace Tracy said
to work with the accountant >> because I had said something about bid list. There's a bid list for the state. >> It's like state procurement >> huntress not the accountant. >> She said no need to get Chris Huntress's report had the shade structures on there
and then there was the budget process of getting three quotes. >> Right. [clears throat] All right. But she's very specific because I had said I went down the rabbit hole of there's a state approved like if you want to buy toilet paper, you can buy >> toilet paper from a particular vendor at a particular price.
>> Go to bed. >> If you go down far enough into that >> 300page spreadsheet there, there's a line for recreation and there's a line for shade structures. >> And I never got beyond that. Like, you know, is there just no one or is there
actually something out there? Um, and I don't I think I thought she said the account. The account >> that would be great if if there is such a because then we don't have to do bids and we have somewhat of a price and then we can ask if we knew it's $10,000,
let's say, or 15. We could put that um in the budget request. >> Yeah. >> Or on a special article. >> Yeah, I think that's what you said. If it's $10,000, I it should probably go in our 50 and maybe we ask for 60 this
year. That I I think that's that that door just swung wide open but in my mind, >> but it's only we only get 50. We'd have to ask for an additional >> line item >> line item for the So, >> so are we on that topic yet or are we still >> No, we're we're we're working on
>> Let's not let's stay focused, guys. >> Um go down a big rabbit hole with that. >> Um open space report. Um, >> they asked us to send them our thoughts and comments. >> I think Mike, did you send >> I I was not coming here on Monday, so I
sent you my thoughts of like three or four. I >> Yeah, I sent one to you. >> And Satie said that she was going to reach out to do a combined meeting. >> So, is that when we come up with our Cuz I was thinking that, you know, the same thing. I >> Well, Open Space has a next their next
meeting on the 18th. >> Next week. Yeah. >> About the 18th. We need to have our stuff together, our paragraphs written out for their stuff, and then we'll add them and review them in that meeting with them >> on the 18th. >> Yeah. >> So, we should get that together list.
>> Are we I guess All right. So, the question is, is it just one report from the recreation committee? >> Yes. >> And are we do they want all of us to show up or do they want representatives? >> I don't think they can. I don't think
joint meeting would >> but we we all can't unless it's if it's a joint meeting and then we'd have to post it and all this other >> I think it would be best if we had under quorum with a synopsis of of our thoughts and comments presented to them.
>> Um Satie was going to reach out who sent that out. >> So she was going to reach out for a joint meeting. I got an email today just because I had questions on the format that we need to submit this stuff in. >> Um, and it's just two paragraphs
essentially per line item that we want to add >> to their to their thing >> describing what we're hoping for. >> Yeah. >> Um, could you send the format to everybody? So, >> yeah, I'll forward it. Um but she in that she said um she's going to reach
out try to do this reach out to us tonight to try to forward about the meeting. >> Um John has a a list of >> I think I I think we were in line with
each other. We had one kind of [clears throat] >> I was a little more vague with the u uh the land I guess. >> Okay. >> Like can't wait. You said it developed a
softball field which I'm thrilled with. But >> um >> if we can go over those. >> Yeah. Let me go through it because we we're very similar and I think we all feel the same way. So we could the first one I had was continue to implement stages of the central park. Central
Park. I got that in there. master plan starting with prioritization remaining items then planning to see grants and or make presentations to town meeting for funding as a goal. You know these are the five goals of the um number two work closely with borders
to Boston Trail Committee for building rail trail south and north segments. Can't disagree with that. I don't think you have that one. Three, create a long-term plan for Pearson baseball softball facility, including capital improvements. >> Cool. Good.
>> Was Pearson just Pearson Field? >> Pearson Field. >> Yeah. >> Because that was like all of a sudden we had >> we have accepted responsib. >> Well, Kentway property is Pierce. Well, actually, I was referring to the ball field as it exists now. Like the dugouts
are pretty rough shape. Um, someone should cut the infield again, you know, if uh >> so they said something that could be even from 1 to 5 years or longer. >> Yeah. Well, yeah. These like five years,
>> which is why I had the Kent way like because they back up to each other as a umbrella for both of those properties. I think that's >> Did I Did we ever get the Someone sent the plan? >> Tracy has the plan. >> What was the plan? >> What I mean, what was >> what was on it? Like, is there a
softball field in there? >> Two two baseball fields. >> Yeah. >> Um, three basketball courts, >> a partridge, and a small kiosk [laughter] and parking for 55. >> Three basketball courts. >> Yeah. And at that time, the projected
>> six pickle ball courts. [laughter] Man, >> one track line. >> Isn't it just Isn't that just three pickle balls still? >> No, we get three on the court. >> Oh, it's nine. >> Yeah. So, what? >> But I asked for six.
>> Damn. What? What? What was the cost >> back then? It was under $200,000. >> Wow. >> Yeah. >> There's no Phil. There's no You get Don't you have to build the land up or >> No. See any? Okay. But to Mike your
question, the softball field is actually a different lot that was sold by um uh the Riverview Realy Trust. Okay. >> Okay. >> That's one. There's another parcel, parcel B I think they call it, that
comes right up to it. >> Okay. >> And that's the one that is labeled at Kentway. That's why they called it Kent Way, cuz the road was Kent way, not Lunt. Um I had asked uh before the powers that be about the jurisdiction
issue once that if we were develop way it makes no sense to have this ball field you have to go to and finally we've realized yeah >> one thing >> let's keep it yeah why are we creating more of a problem so that would the idea would be
>> even if it was the sand baseball field the sand baseball um >> uh >> not memorial I said yeah >> but what happened is um the order of order of intent was put out the order of conditions I think was approved and at
that time there was three select board members who said great let's go for it because it's town property um make it happen they didn't want to put money into it because they wanted to back that back then they didn't want to spend money on things >> um so I I split them.
>> Okay. >> Because I don't necessarily think we we should be ready to commit that land for recreation because council on aging is kind of >> well no I think that I think that we
should put it in our plans and it >> well that that's that was number four the plan for Kentway property without without necessarily saying it's for recreation. It's recreation land. I think if they came knocking it was the ideal position.
>> Yeah. Because this is this is our goals, right? >> Yes. About anyone else. >> Yeah. Uh number five. >> So just real fast on number one, we talked about the plan for Central Street. >> I think there's like I don't know 10
things ones. So we should list each one of those items. the walking trail in particular, the shade structures, the so that it's articulated and part of that plan for
goals, even if it, you know, maybe a 5 to 10 year plan, but I think we should get detailed and send it over to them. >> Okay. on it and number five and five was assist open space committee with
deliberations for new recreation spaces as usual parcels become available. >> So basically just working >> if they if they come up with a piece of land uh we would help them determine whether we should turn it into a football field or something.
>> All right. And I'm going to throw number six, a um and this is just >> if you guys don't want it, that's fine. Um it would be kind of cool to have a comprehensive trail map of all the trails in Newberry. Walking trails in Newberry open space
as close as they can get to it. >> So they actually no exact same thing. Work with the open space committee to get to update. And >> there's a whole there's a whole thing in the survey about um where would you get that? like is it like PDF online or is
it a >> I think they asked us one time we had >> Yeah. And that's when when I think they were doing them. >> All right. So, should we um vote on these six items to uh >> Well, one there's a couple that that I had was
>> um develop a ongoing relationship with Detroit School District about coordinating use of their fields and activities. So for example, long time ago, they had given us permission to use their tennis courts
during the summer and the sticking point was the select board making that oh you need to we need to have a letter of uh memorandum of understanding and all kinds of stuff. So, how do we uh facilitate that? For um
during the winter months, maybe coordinating with [clears throat] them to do pickle ball inside T uh Newberry Elementary when it's not being used cuz it closed um and move it down there. >> Is this for the open space?
>> Open space. >> How is that considered open space though? Like inside a building? >> No, no. I'm just saying in general, but if you look, for example, if we were to use the um >> coordinate the field use behind Newberry Elementary
>> that we have no jurisdiction over >> the field use, not field, >> but it for the plan is that, but the bigger picture is have a relationship with them so that we can utilize the resources that are in this town for
recreation. >> Forget I said feel indoors. Just forget that. um to be able to, you know, use the tennis courts. You know, wouldn't it be great if somebody had extra pickle ball courts or, you know, let's have a multi-
coa tournament and you could have it at the pickle ball at the courts there cuz there's uh what five four or five um tennis courts? >> It but is Triton part of the open space? It's
that >> that's my >> I I hear what you're saying. Um it's a resource within our town, >> but is it part of the open space? I don't know if it is, but we can >> I'm just looking at articles because we're going to be asking this. Um >> well, this is >> Well, we've got two things that we're
kind of overlapping a lot here is like the open space needs and then our future our budget for 2027 that we're >> So, let's be clear about which one we're talking about. >> Which one are we talking about on this? Let's put it aside to >> Is this for open space one? >> Let's take it out of open space cuz it
cost too many. >> So this is the six. >> So is it five for the open space? >> Yeah. >> What are what are the five or six for open space again? >> So right now I've got um continue uh the centry stuff all the all the phases that
we have in the future. B2B is number two. Um >> Pearson is number two. I'm sorry. Uh B2B bus to Borders. Real trail. Uh number three is the Pearson baseball field. Number four, Kent Way. Yeah. Number five
assists open space um with the rec committee >> um for future plans, right? I think that's what you decided. Am I correct on that one? >> Yeah. >> And um >> so who's writing that up?
>> Uh I can I can do that. Um uh number six. Should I take out the trail map or work with it? >> Continue to put it in there because it's achievable. We >> continue work to develop and enhance add to >> Okay. >> And that's a pretty easy one like and we
can throw that on our on the record committee's >> website. You'd actually be surprised at how many trails they've identified. >> Not surprised by that at all. >> Um so should I take out the develop relationship with Triton School? >> Yes.
>> All right. Uh any you said there was one more mark you had on >> I was just thinking let's just >> Okay. All right. So we'll go with those six >> and I'll just print something out. >> Yeah. >> Um and we can we can send that over to them and say you know I hope you like it. >> So I forwarded you guys uh section six
the analysis of needs. Um which is what they need to put in their open space for what we're they're looking for us to be able to write up that analysis of needs. >> Okay. It's a paragraph and a half, two paragraphs per like what we want. Um,
with just details and I forwarded you the deep I forwarded you everything I got from Satie on it, which was not a ton, but I also didn't ask a ton. Like, so >> they're working from a template that it's I think it's pretty much cut and
paste like this is the proper >> Massachusetts open space. We just need to fill in a couple of the lines cuz the you know that it's probably going to be four paragraphs of boilerplate. >> It's not even it's two >> with Central Park. Yeah. >> Is two paragraphs per like general ask.
>> So I'm I'm sorry. >> Yeah. Send them. >> So should I just do should am I still going back to doing you know uh six or seven blurbs from what we can do with them? >> Yes. And then they would use that information and put it into their stuff
where they put the application in. >> Yes. Because they're also going to have their own, right? So they're just going to add our needs into that. And so they have a comprehensive open rack, open space. >> Okay. Um >> I think that covers that.
>> Um new business, uh documentation, annual report, additional line items. Um, I took pictures today under Cindy's uh suggestion of um when when we do the uh town meeting. So, I basically I took
pictures of the playground, the little free library, um basketball court, uh fieldhouse, and the fields. And I'm going to try to get that on probably one piece of paper. So when I submitted my annual town
report, I put pictures throughout. >> Oh, you did. >> So it's up to you if you have how you want to do it. >> Okay. >> Um but the pictures just add to >> people >> people are not going to read the text. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> But they might be drawn to the pictures and hopefully they'll read the
accomplishments that you you guys achieved. So >> Okay. >> Just helps draw the eye. Um, do >> you want me to pull numbers of number of hours rented, fields rented? >> I think that's wise. >> Like, do you want like a pie chart or something?
>> Now you're Now you're getting complicated. >> You give it to me. >> I'll build a pie. >> Whatever says yes. >> Are you volunteering to do this? >> Yeah, I'll pull numbers. >> No, you volunteer to do this for >> No, not at all. No, we >> I will get you the details to make it
look to make it >> cool to be impressive. >> Well, that's why we need you to do the whole thing. No offense, [laughter] but >> All right. >> We can help you. >> All right. Um, when does it have to be in city? You know that, right? >> Uh, >> they want to meet next two weeks.
>> Mine was due last Thursday. >> The budget one, >> not the budget. The annual town report. So that's reviewing your accomplishments for the past year. >> I didn't do that this year yet. >> So that's what the pictures are for, not for the budget document, for your annual town report. >> Okay.
>> So you're telling everybody here's what we did. >> Y >> and then your goals for next year, which you guys have >> outlined and the they don't have to be, you know, we're going to do it next year. These are just your I would just say these are your goals. So you've got half your report done right here,
>> right? And then Mike's going to give you numbers and you can talk about the little lending library um >> coordinating with playground like all that kind of stuff. >> And I would put new town day in there. You collaborated with um cultural
council that >> well picture. This is a great picture. >> All right. This is great. >> We need John to hold it up. Then we get a picture of John open it up. [laughter] Yeah.
circle his name with >> but all right so >> just a highlighter I'm not [laughter] >> I'm not that >> agenda >> that's annual report that was fun no just >> I know what that means cuz that should be for the budget
>> not for the annual town report >> right we need >> so the stuff that we're doing the fun the fun stuff with pictures for the annual report >> annual report >> and the budget um >> gives the additional lineup >> she might have told you to send that to her by 17. >> I feel like that email for the 17th of
course >> for others. Yes. >> Yes. >> Whatever needs to be in Tracy said November, >> but are we ready to talk about the line items because that's where we get on stuff.
>> That's going to be our meat and potato >> for the budget. I haven't been down there in a couple years, but yeah, I know what you're talking about. You guys got these off pretty much. >> So I can do I can do the flop, but so gets over here. >> I can do the flop. We can talk about >> Let's not talk about All right.
>> Oh, >> so one of the things that she said in our meeting was if we come up with the expenses, our understanding was we could use >> 50k for basketballs, but we can't.
Correct. So we need to put an additional line out on the additional expenses that we have accumulated over the course of the >> So over the last 3 years we have roughly
in 23 excuse me 22 23 >> we spent approximately $1600. In 23 24 we spent just under a,000 and in 2425 we spent about 800. That's on
basketballs, the pickle ball nets. Those are things that should not have ever come out of our 50k. >> So we in my opinion, we can discuss it. We should at least ask for an additional line item in my opinion of $2,000. It's
slightly under our highest. It's um I'd like to of course meet that, but we have not. >> Well, I think the impression I got was if we're going to ask for money, we got to get three quotes. >> No, no, no, no. That is different. So,
the the basketballs that we purchased, that should not have come out of >> Yes, I understand. >> That has to come out of a separate line item expense budget. So, I'm saying that we should have an expense line item of $2,000.
>> All in favor? >> No. >> Did I have the budget document? >> I did my own analysis. >> I If you look at the >> the budget document is making not no sense. It's just they ask us about wages
and salary and construction. >> Oh, I need This is what you're This is what you guys are filling out. >> So the top is salaries. So as much as Mike wants to put your salaries on there, >> right? >> That one.
>> So you want to put under expenses, correct? You want to put an expense >> of your 27 request would be $2,000. >> It's a 0% is a brand new. So you're basically saying correct. You're asking for $2,000 for
>> expenses for for anything other related to anything other than >> But don't we want to ask for $5,000 for an AED? >> So DPW I believe I believe the fire department >> the on a different thing.
>> So I believe that the fire department got a grant, >> right? >> So that is not coming out of your As far as I know that's not coming out of your expenses. >> But I mean do we want to go down that road? Like there are things that >> if we had to we could put that underneath uh soccer. >> You could put the bubbler in there.
>> I believe she said you get that out of your 50,000 because comes out of the 50 grand >> because it benefits the >> basketballs expenses for the for the pickle court >> for anything with the court. >> It's not a basketball. It's a pickle ball court. Expenses for the court.
>> Where is that money coming from? It cannot come out of the 50. >> Correct. So you want to >> No, that's fine. >> Do you want So you want more than three? >> I I think we I think you're right on target here. I think let's take a minute and just think about any and everything.
>> As opposed to what >> what I did was what we did last. >> I know. I know. >> And we have we really haven't spent that job. >> So agreed with you. If we're going to ask for money, I I'm not asking you we should be saying $30,000. I think we can
spend it, but let's take a hard look. Um, I mean, I don't know if it would be in our best interest at this juncture to ask for a part-time person to do >> Absolutely. It's a in our best interest to do that. >> Well, I I don't know. I I'd rather have it pass and get it established that we
have a line item. >> You think? >> Yeah. So, we're going to do that on the set. >> That's That's not what I'm saying. I don't want to ask for $50,000 to hire a full-time person. No, >> because it's going to go to to the end of town and people will vlo
>> wish. We should do both. >> So, the way I do mine, my salaries is my staff, right? >> So, if you're looking to do a part-time person, I would put it in there. How many hours a week you're looking >> We ask we asked like three years in a row versus we get it done in a row.
>> I I don't remember the scenes. No, we haven't. >> I don't remember seeing this. So, perhaps we did, but we should I believe she's been sending this to everyone on the >> at least to the chair. I don't know. >> I have not seen this. So, >> but now I think she started sending it to all of you. >> Yes.
>> Because the chair is terrible. >> Mary, I I hear what you're saying. I think >> what I hear what you're saying, but let please let me finish. What I'm saying is instead of asking for $2,000 and saying, "Okay, we're not going to spend." Is there anything else we want to think about? For example,
if we're responsible for Pearson, but that's not generating generating any revenue, do we need to get anything there? Do we need to get anything to do a we're going to host an event um a
summer camp for one week, a drop off camp? Do we want to include something like that as opposed to just a few articles of $2,000 which would be great to have? At the same point, I'm not I'm suggesting we don't overdo it so that
people will reject it and say, "Why do you need a full-time person?" >> So So there's two there's >> two two >> there's two tracks. >> One is labor salary. One is I I get that. >> One is that the format >> then let me I think you're right. two
tracks. One is we have to come up with a line item >> of our expenses and I just throw out two grant based on >> historical. Yep. Yep. >> We're a committee. We can discuss. That's one point. The other point is
during the conversation with Tracy, we talked about is there a manner that we could perhaps leverage another town and have the rec person at say West Newberry be here halftime. I remember that distinctly. I don't know if you
guys do, >> but if we want to propose that, this is the format in order to get it on so that we have something in 27. Otherwise, you don't have anything. >> And so I the way I see this and I
>> Yes. We're in CIS 26 right now. >> Yeah. So I think that >> 27 >> this is the time we should ask for it because there's nothing. They're not asking for a new roof on the school. They're not asking to build the cuz they're going to do that in time. And
I've been through this before. They're going to say COA. They're going to say new town hall. >> Whatever. >> Fire department. >> Yeah. and then we're we we we're done. But if we get on the list then and so the question is here's here's one.
>> Satie is Satie part time? >> Yes. >> No, she's >> we're all she's an intern. >> No, she's not. >> She's assistant clinic. Yeah. So, is that something is is that the kind of is that the kind of thing that
>> the town would look at if she's got, you know, 20 hours a week, [clears throat] if we ask for 10 hours from her or whatever a week and we we salvage her for 5 hours. I don't know what what you guys would suggest if we is that is that someone that we could fill in or how do
we how do we go about doing that? >> I think what we do is we put the proposed purpose. We want a part-time clerical resource. And >> so you're going to put the amount of money that you want. So if you're paying
$15 an hour or 20 hours a week or $15 an hour or five hours a week, that's what you're going to put your math in here. And your purpose, your details is so your purpose would be rec committee >> clerk, >> whatever. >> Right. And then you put the amount of money you're looking for and then the
details would be, you know, part-time person to assist with what? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Doing stuff like minutes. >> But I don't think you say can we have can it be 10 hours from someone else? >> I don't think that person minutes or agendas. >> No, sorry. I mean that again does the
agenda. >> You couldn't get someone for B2B >> who's got five hours a week. >> You could, but that shouldn't be the thing that we put on there. That's >> Yeah, that's >> No, no, no, no, no. But I'm just saying, >> yeah, >> you know, there there's there's a lot of clerical stuff like doing this stuff
that someone else could do full time. >> Well, I'm thinking more of the my >> like Well, yeah, exactly. I mean, >> well, I mean, >> Mike's doing all this work >> like redoing the guidelines, re like doing the what we accomplish, doing the open space stuff yearly, doing the
budget. >> So, this person would be like me. I mean, I'm full-time, right? But I have a council on aging. I meet once a month. I'm the one doing the annual town report. I'm the one doing the budget. I'm the one posting the agendas and posting the minutes. >> Yeah.
>> So, if you're looking for someone to do that, >> Yeah. >> you're putting it on this document. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> You you can ask. There's no guarantee you're going to get it. No. >> But you ask for what you feel you need. >> Yeah. And who will approve
those requests before it goes to >> So this goes to the town administrator. >> Okay. And she >> and it's her awful job to try and figure out everybody's budgets and what >> what fits and what >> I will tell you
>> from a personal perspective. I mean she's been awesome with um >> the Council on Aging >> from the time I started to now. But last year I had zero increase in my expense budget. There just wasn't room for any I had a increase in salary.
>> I mean yeah >> but there was no so a department like mine >> I'm sort of down here public safety right DBW counseling right >> so I have a feeling you're >> in [laughter]
okay but at least let's get on >> you asked for it. >> Yeah. So, I I think that we should I think that if you want to take that under the budget, if you want to if you want to tackle that form >> Yeah. >> and and ask for $3,000 for other whatever
>> that's for the expenses. >> Yeah. And then and then if we say >> and then what about for the for the purpose? >> Clerk. >> Clerk. And we'll say time clerical. >> Part-time clerical. And how many hours
are we thinking? 25 a week maybe at most. >> 10 hours. Let's round up. >> I mean, think like I'd say 5 hours a week. >> Five hours a week because that's 20 hours a month. Like we're meeting once a month. >> Yeah. Cuz they come to the meeting. >> Oh, five hours a week. Okay.
>> Yeah. You come to a meeting, >> right? >> Yeah. [snorts] >> Could we get a senior volunteer for that? >> Would you would that fly? >> So, are you talking about senior property tax? I would not do something like this. >> We need consistency.
>> See? Yeah. I wouldn't do I would this. >> Yeah. >> I Who's >> Whose is this? >> Yeah. >> But then your expense budget is where you want to ask for whether it's $2,000. >> If you're talking about other things that you want to add on to that, you
guys can come up with a number and say, "This is what we'd like for an expense budget to be used for >> because this needs to be turned in, right?" >> Yes. So, when how much do we want to put in there, guys? >> Five. >> $5,000. >> Works for me. >> For salary?
>> No. >> For other five is great. Yeah. >> Yeah. Five is great. We may not get it, but maybe we >> ask for it. >> I mean, I asked for more last year and she has it cut off. >> You want to call it recreational equipment? >> No, I'll make it. I'll make
>> So, mine is just listed as expense budget. That's all I listed as expense budget. >> Yeah. So I use that for copy paper, for coffee, for programs, for it's kind of all income snacks. >> Snacks. >> Snacks. >> Snacks. [laughter] >> That's the important stuff. >> All right. So good. Trust me.
>> So five hours per week. >> Yeah. >> For the person. >> So how much are you looking to pay that person? >> Are you looking at minimum wage? $15 an hour. >> Y I would go higher than that
to attract to attract somebody. How about we do >> 15 to >> The other thing is she's probably >> I'll talk to her. >> Talk to her because she's going to have a salary range. >> Yeah. Yeah. She knows. >> So she probably has something. It might
just be $15 to $17. It's depending on where the position falls in the range. >> Yeah. >> So $20 an hour for 5 hours a week is $5,600 a year. >> And that might be at the high end of the range. $20.
>> So, you know, she might >> do a little bit of your math in there. Show her the math and she could be like, >> "Not 20." >> Exactly. >> Yeah. >> Or we can get some >> We're talking about like office hours, two days a week or office. Let's Let's
kind of explore this a little bit. 5 hours a week. >> So, two mornings. So I >> office hours >> from a my perspective I will spend one hour a week replying to emails
maybe. >> Yeah. >> Um I will spend one hour a week going through my wreck just to make sure there's nothing that's necessary until we get to rental time. >> Yep.
>> And then that is usually four or five hours of time total um per quarter like three times a year >> and that's what I'm spending on my rack. >> Right. >> Right. Like >> so how much time do you guys spend with hours and minutes and
>> you guys the other part is like >> we have the time >> if they came to three hours. Really? >> Yeah. No, watch the stupid YouTube video. >> Yeah. and they would come to the meeting. Yeah. >> And they'd clerk the meeting. So they
would they would take down the minutes and then, you know, set up the agenda. So >> So you're all going to have to tighten up these meetings. >> Yeah. We do not have short meetings. >> You do need to tighten up. >> No. No. I I mean, if it's if it's two hours a week, he'll walk out during the middle of the meeting, my five hours.
[laughter] >> But that would be I would think that would be your plan. You would have them attend your meetings. They would take your minutes. They're going to distribute them to you. So for the next meeting, you review them. >> That person will post your agenda. That person will post your approved minutes. You don't have to
worry about going to it. You don't have to, you know what I mean? >> That person can also pick up the phone, you know, like answer the phone or it's someone, it's a whole new world. >> Answer the emails. >> It's a whole new world of the recreation department. You you've actually got a
voice. And I don't know if this is getting too far ahead, but like there's a um sort of like a revolving workspace upstairs that maybe that person maybe you have them do 5 hours a week. So every Thursday they're here. You know what I mean? Instead of one hour here
and there, you might you might be luckier >> or have more luck getting someone who will do the five hours and then instead of saying, "Oh, you can work an hour a day or >> No. Yeah. No. To me, it's like you'd want to publish that if if you have an application or you want to make a
payment, the office is open Tuesday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings for two hours and and and maybe that's what it is. It's 9 to 11 on Tuesday and Thursday. >> Can I make a suggestion and city I'll refer to you a while about two years ago, three years ago, you came up with
job description? >> I did. Could we tighten it up to someone? When that goes to Tracy's desk, we can say, "Here's what we're looking for." >> I would actually include that. >> That's what I'm saying. That's >> include send that to me as >> And
find that and send it to you. >> Yeah. There we go. >> And just And just add what we we we discussed. >> Yeah. >> What the hell was awesome? >> Um, >> you've got it right here. I I do I can I can uh >> he's like I just spend three hours
>> instead of I said recreation department. How about a community community or something like that? I was at the Salem Council on Aging parking in their parking lot for Halloween >> and they have a they have a community life center and it's it's it's a shared
building between recreation council and aging. No, >> no. [laughter] >> You know, at least we do for you. >> All those last year were like, "Sure." >> And I say, "No, >> I want to play court."
>> Nope. Not sure. Nothing. >> I'm not going to get the life center. The new life center. >> All right. So, >> so I want to vote about the council of aging using that. >> You already voted. Yes. >> Oh, this is the same thing. >> All right. >> Or somewhere. >> Yeah. Okay. So, I want to just make sure
that we know who's doing what, >> right? Like >> I'm doing the fluff. >> You are also doing the open space needs. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> So, you're doing open space and the town. >> Yeah. The FL. Yeah. >> Mary's working on the budget. >> Yes.
>> I will get you numbers for the fluff. >> Okay. >> Um, yep. I think that that's the only things that we've >> uh Marriott said earlier number one essential park improvements list them. >> I actually just found the Huntress
document. There's probably things on there that you know we kind of accepted the canoe launch but >> those are those are our long-term plans. Okay. >> So those are we need to we need to do we need to add that to their budget so that
we get it on the town meeting >> different document. different diagram. >> This was I I jumped to open space just to clarifying for money for the walking trail. >> Different. >> Cool. >> Yeah. And we may >> Well, wait. Let's Let's >> That may be something special article.
>> Yeah. >> Is that a field improvement for soccer and lacrosse purposes or is that just field? >> It may just be a special article that we have to get. >> It may be a special article. >> And John, you were right. It was Eva the town accountant. She might be able to help with the trial
>> with the business. Yeah. >> Yes. So you are your memory. >> So she's probably looking at that very document that you were >> Oh yeah. >> going through. >> And Chris would have that information too. >> Um maybe not.
>> Question is do we pay Chris Huntress? Does he pick up the phone on retainer or does he pick up the phone? >> If if if we said to him, "We want you to uh negotiate and get us prices on doing
the trail around the fields." I think that would be we would hire him because he would have to do elevations and exact locations blah blah blah blah. He would end up giving us a price on what the general price would be. we would have to
ask or tell me whether it's 150,000,000 or 60,000 >> and then um he would send out the bids. It's like a whole process and then he accepts the bids and then we have the money then they go ahead and do it now. Well, so wait a minute.
His thing called for te. Oh, look at that. Check that one out. Walking trail. They got 5 525 325 to 400,000. >> That was his guesstimate.
>> That was his guesstimate. Um I'm just trying to see if he said anything about the surface. didn't seem to be >> um >> that is low. >> But it's also like
>> you guys can start looking for grant >> I'm not sure this well >> recreation grants things like that. >> All right >> because if you go to town meeting and ask for $400,000 >> Well, it ain't going to happen. >> So, but if you go to town meeting and say we apply for these grants, blah blah blah,
>> right? And we think the first committee finishes their report. So I mean that's the >> I think that the part of the thing is that if we have a a a actual dollar amount then we can take that dollar amount and start whittling away at it. However we do go to the bank say hey we
we print this thing if you want to um give us money for that blah blah blah blah and then look for grants and then we go to town me and say hey we need $150,000 um for this trail. We've got a grant for $50,000. you got people that can do this
and you know probably and it may come in lower and people would be like oh okay maybe not but I think we could sell it. >> Um >> so I did reach out to Tracy about that and she did write first that you need to get a cost from Chris
Huntress for the design and engineering through bid documents. >> Okay. Depending upon the amount, we could be asking for only that at the next town meeting, but this may require two phases. Design and engineering and then
construction. >> So we >> once the engineering is completed, we'll have an estimated cost to bring forward a town meeting is what she said. >> So I guess the question is at times she's paid for the town has
money for paying for those. So, I want to ask who's paying for Chris Huntress to do this >> because he asked if you know if you if we want to go further on it. >> So, if I get an okay on that, then I'll say yeah, go ahead and do it and uh
we'll we'll start the process >> or do we ask for money for acres? Well, the the what we've lucked out before was the town had a certain budget for for doing that kind of exploratory work and she she took care of it a
couple times. >> Yeah. >> And I don't know how they I don't know how they do it in a county whether >> what budget that comes out of. There'll be a certain >> Yeah. And it might be >> Yes. Yeah. >> But I I don't know how it would because well it's access to the fields to the
soccer fields and things like that. all that kind of stuff can be >> right and the the path we kind of started down and I was very encouraged by and then we get shut down you know was you can't maintain it was can we do this very informally like just
and get everybody from town to go and walk around the field a couple of times and beat down the grass and that becomes the walking path >> we're doing that >> cross country team to do that >> yeah I mean I I I was I I think that the idea is that if we
end up bringing to town meeting this this proposal, Cindy's right that having an asphalt or solid surface of some sort, we can sell it because people it's more mobile to walk on that than on dirt or on stone.
>> Correct. And so we can sell it on the community, the seniors, >> the moms with baby carriages. >> Moms with baby carriages. Perfect. the kids on learning to ride their bike. >> Bicycle. >> That's a nice safe place to learn safety. >> So,
um, all right. If you can find out that >> I just sent her that email. >> Okay. Great. >> To see what I asked her, just to be clear, I just asked her who pays for Chris Huntress. So, that in your last conversation, Chris said, "Let me know if you want to move forward." >> So, I'm saying, "Are we pulling the trigger on that?" >> Okay.
>> Like, so she'll probably get back to me tomorrow. >> Awesome. Um, and I think that Chris probably, if you take a look at the way he does things, those those plans, you know, we asked for a basketball court and he did this magnificent thing with stone and
>> so I believe that's what she's saying. You need to get that, but we just need to know, >> but we also pay for that. >> Yeah, [laughter] he's going to pay for that, right? >> Got it. >> All right. >> All right. I will let you know. >> Okay. It's already done. >> Is this something that's going to cost more than $10,000?
>> Yes. Uh I don't know the process uh because the durability of it be more than 5 years. I think it needs to go through capital planning >> for them to assess the need for it. >> She'll let me know.
>> Yeah. Then we go to save us from >> going to town meeting. >> Yeah. They say no. Then you know >> there's room in there. And David's right that that you know if we're going to go for300 or $400,000 to do something the time is probably
>> as good as good as it's going to be in the next 10 years as the next couple years. >> Yep. >> Um >> clear out clear out Kent open up the fields. No, I I um and I think that I think
um um additional line items we did that uh trail and complex substrate field. We talked about that early, correct? >> Mhm. >> Um and then one other thing that was on the additional line items or thoughts.
Um, I have been told that we can have that sign that has, you know, those two 4x4s that are out in front of the field look really kind of crappy. >> Um, there is a sign that has been
painted and it's really good looking. It just needs a name change. Um, and so I propose that tonight we pick a name to go on that and the town will have it painted on there. And I was
thinking that it's Central Street. So something to do with Central Street. I know John likes Central Park. mark like Central Street recreational area, but we have to figure out something that will fit on a sign
>> or fit it onto what what's currently existing. You're >> no, the posts are already there. The posts are the sign. >> You're saying the sign was already made years ago >> indicating um basically just the use of the fields, a manter field. Now that we
have a basketball court, a playground, other stuff happening, um that would sort of be misleading because it's not metric fields anymore. Uh fields being plural. Um it's more of a more activities and that's what we're trying to go for with the fieldhouse
with the uh yoga there, the ping pong, pickle ball, >> playground. >> Yes. More appropriate. Um, I do have an objection. Um, but just was a problem that people had with the original name to it was that um, the recreation
committee at that time, none of us were was on it, made the made the decision what it's going to be and then pushed it through members of the recreation of soy board. Um, and I I personally had an objection that a name like that should
um there should be a better process. And that's not for us to decide. It's for the select board. I've said to them long time ago, 5 years ago, a better better way to do it. That being said, I prefer to have um
recreational area because it encompasses more of the stuff. The park sounds too. >> So recreational area. >> No, no, no. Central Street Recreational Area. The original name, the the formal name of it on the applications had been the
Central Street Recreational Environmental Resource Area. >> Oh, wow. >> Well, a large part of it because >> the small font we got the time seven. >> Yeah. So, that's >> Well, I was just saying we get a QR code. So, if you want to know the name, just go up there. I mean,
>> my thought is if you if what if if it's more than three words, everybody's going to call Manta Fields. >> 100%. Well, the Google Maps calls it one thing and Apple Maps calls it something. One calls it Mantic Fields, one calls it Central Street. >> Yeah. So, like I would I would call I
would let's we can rename it whatever we want, but like >> I would suggest I would suggest it's two words. >> I I like Mark's idea only and I was thinking >> something small underneath saying, you know, whatever the name is, we pick.
Yeah. And then underneath said, you know, so and so recreational area, Newbury. Um, but I think that we should stay with Central Street something because it's Central Street. >> Yeah, it should be Central Street Park >> in my opinion, but I don't care.
>> So, let's three less is more. >> So, Central Street Park is one. >> Central Green. >> Mark mean uh John likes uh >> Central Park. Central Park. >> I want the horse carriages.
>> Romantic prize. >> We're gonna put Cavern on the Greens over there. >> Um >> pub in now. >> Yeah. >> Uh Central Street Fields. >> I did like Central.
>> So does three is three going to turn off people? Do we have three name? Central Street or >> it's it's better than if we go with like Central Street recreational facility area like like that's that's like shield right like >> that's too much that's what you're
saying but >> um central green is that your [clears throat] >> central green was an idea >> street or central street greens >> my I my belief is that people if we're going to do street on the sign if we're going to just put street on the sign I
say brief, we just do the ST rather. Absolutely. >> Because if we do Central Street all written out, then they're going to think it's three words. But if they do just do ST, I feel like they're going to >> be like one word. Central Street, one word. >> Central Street's one word. Exactly. And so I feel like that would get people to
be more open to the idea of Central Street, Central Street Park, whatever. I would say avoid actually writing up street. Absolutely. >> Because you know, big less is more. There's there's a philosophy like from a naming perspective, I can't remember what it is, but if it's over three
>> um syllables, >> yeah, >> it always gets shortened to like reccom >> versus rec recreation committee. It's like no, like >> no one's Yeah. And no one's going to call it that. They're just going to call it a field cuz it's >> so
we have Central Park, we have Central Field, >> but I think that kind of goes back the thing about the fields I like that idea, but the thing about that it kind of goes back to um >> you know, just the fields. Yeah. Um and I feel like we're replacing we're not um
central green. Is it central green or green? So what what was the thought there? >> Just green singular. >> Yeah, sure. Cuz we have an upper green and a lower green. >> Yeah. Central. >> We'll say the other green. >> We choose the middle green.
>> Just that. >> You could probably get away from central too and go like Newbury recreational area. >> No, but we want to keep central cuz that's the idea of it. >> If you go next recreational area, it's going to be matcha fields. >> Or or you're going up to New Hampshire
or Newberry Park in in California. >> Yeah. or Newberry UK. >> W I'm going to put my vote in this. I respect your opinion. >> I'm going to put my vote in and I know
it's kind of I like Central Park. I'm sorry. [laughter] >> Is it Central Park or Central Park? >> What do you think? >> I like Central Green. I think that's >> I like Central Green, >> but I'm not a voting member, so What do you think? >> Um,
>> do we have to decide it now? >> Well, we get if if I mean I I'm game for putting this on and on and on, but it would be nice just to do it. But >> let's think about it and put it at the next meeting and we >> there's no pressure right now.
>> Sleep on it. >> I I I I like I like I'm coming around to How about Central Street Green? green. Is that Is it a singular? >> Green singular. >> It's upper green and lower green. No, it >> is upper green. >> I like central green.
>> I like central green. My two cents with Central Park is it's just going to be New York. That's >> No one's going to call it Central Park. >> No one's calling it Central Park. It's like when they changed the God into >> the fleet center. No one [laughter] like everyone just calls the car.
Exactly. People are People are going to light it up. They're going to they're going to find New York. >> It's the guy that called the TV not the >> um
lucky they can't read small gra um >> let me do one thing. >> So you want to vote on tonight or you want to wait until uh the next meeting? I I I'd fall in love with Central Green. >> I'm going [laughter] do it now.
>> Green. I make a motion. >> I have to make a motion. >> You make a motion. >> Who said second? I'm making a motion to select the name of our recreational area on Central Street so that we have
consistent naming convention that the community will embrace. >> And the name would be >> I think we want to call it Central Green. >> Uh I second that. Any discussion on it? All right. So, all in favor I
>> All right. So, what will happen is I will take this and pass it on to the powers that be. >> It was a select word, right? >> Maybe. >> Okay. >> Maybe. >> Okay. >> Maybe not. >> I'm not sure. >> It's in your hands now. >> Yeah. >> Okay.
>> And um and you're very excited. >> I I you know, the bottom line is I want to get those signs up there. I definitely want to get those signs. Are you sending that to Tracy or you where do you send that when you say powers that be or you is that a secret? >> Tracy. Tracy. I'll send them to Tracy
and Tracy will figure out what to do >> if it goes to the select board or whatever. >> Yeah. And if not, she'll just have it painted. It's already like we've been thinking about this. >> Are these those signs that were in the fieldhouse? The green signs? >> Yep.
>> And they those said Mantfield, right? And then there was a few underneath it. >> Yeah. And those >> So what do those say? >> Those >> those are the were actually the the teams that played the clubs back then. >> Yeah. >> Oh, >> but we we don't need those. >> No, you're just
>> remember like a wider wider ones and then below the >> and the small narrow ones with the different clubs. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> If if they needed a new club, we'd have to buy their own. >> We could probably get like nine nine words in there. >> We could also probably charge for that.
Sponsor. Sponsored by >> Sponsored by Rusty K. >> Sure. >> Sure. Sure. >> The bank. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Institute of Savings Park. [laughter]
>> No, no, no. 400,000. Our $400,000. >> Institute of Savings Green. [laughter] >> They might like that. Savings Green. >> Yeah. Right. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, >> I'll I'll throw it out and hopefully it
will stay. >> I like it. This here, >> from my point of view, it would be great to have something up there instead of those two 4x4s that just sit there. >> It deserves it deserves to >> The place is beautiful. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. You need a You need something to welcome people.
>> Yeah. Yep. >> And maybe we can get trees on it. >> Yeah. That's another thing. All right. Um I'm sorry for making this thing go so long. Um >> Yeah, it's on you, dude. >> Yep. Uh competition date. of uh next meeting. Are we already set on that? Is that like in January?
>> No, it was December. >> Did we decide who's going to the >> I will not be here December 1st. So >> that's a good point. >> David is David's going to have to go to the open because he's writing the open space needs. >> So you're going the 18th day. >> I'll go with I'll go with David on the 18th. >> Let me hang on. Let me just put that
down. >> I just want to make certain that you're aware before we high five and get out of here on a high. >> All right. I'm pulling numbers. David's writing open space needs. David's writing year review. Mary's writing budget requests. >> Um,
David and John are going to open space meeting. >> Am I missing takeaways? >> Dave is sending this the name. >> Dave is sending me name. Okay. Uh, I got one more
thing before we adjourn. I had a request to move the mural into the fieldhouse. >> You almost I almost made it. Okay, what was the question? >> Move the mural into the fieldhouse like against the >> wall. I already just from my perspective and again I'm not a voting member here
but >> we are already cramped in yoga class. >> Yeah. >> So where would you want to put that? It would be you take the the the feet off and attach it to the wall. >> I'm not a big fan because yoga does use
that wall. >> That's a good spot right there. >> That is occupied. >> We'll switch. We'll switch. >> Put that in the fieldhouse. The >> library [laughter] TV >> up there. Up there. There's >> Why don't there something to be said for
open space? >> [laughter] >> on your walls. >> You have open space. The the library has not asked for it to be moved, but I think it's time for it to move. >> If it fits in the wall, why not? >> And if it's okay with you guys, it's not going to throw away the throw out the
>> How thick is it? >> That's the thing. Is it going to stick out from the wall? >> Well, >> yes. >> Look at that. >> There's there's a Wayne's coat there. Probably 4 foot. So, it's going to be very close or it's going to be the width of the Wayne's coat. That also goes
pretty high on the wall. >> It Well, it's 4 by8 sheet of plywood. >> Yeah. So, it's 48 in waste coating. I don't know how how height they cut that >> waste coat is probably right at >> like that's not wast >> You know what? Where am I? I had my hands >> wings up and I'm still sitting.
>> Can we ask DPW if they can store >> 48 in store? >> They can put it in the I mean, as far as I'm concerned, we put in the garage. >> You're talking about that space underneath. That's a garage. >> That's a garage. Yeah. >> Uh we could put it along the wall of the
garage and have it outside and it can't go on the porch, which would kind of make sense, too, cuz it's it's too high for the windows. >> Along the side of the building would be nice. So, we just stick it in the garage. I'm I'm not very excited about putting it inside.
>> Is it waterproof? >> It's painted 4x8 plywood. >> I mean, we can put it Can we put it on the basketball side of the house? that that that space. >> I would say so. >> Do you want to attach something to that building? >> What if they do another mural next year?
Then what are you doing? >> Are you gonna cover the fieldhouse with murals? >> No. >> Well, what we can do is store it for the winter when the weather is more is not inclement. We can >> put it out like it was for uh bfield
days, blueberry days. And if they paint a new one or they can paint >> paint over it, >> paint over it. And here's a new one. And then we keep it up for the summer, fall, and put it in. >> I just don't think you're going to want to attach that. >> I don't think you want it to be permanent. >> I don't think we want your your
appointment cuz you wouldn't want to put it there. So, we had a solution. >> I'm [laughter] not a voting member. I'm just giving my >> You know what? Tracy shot me down last week when I said in town hall and you just it she she was very efficient. No. >> Okay. So, um No. [laughter]
>> All right. You learn. >> I like your garage. Do you like >> and then bringing it out later? >> Yeah, I think Mark's >> and then that gives them the option that they don't have to buy another piece of wood, right? They just >> paint over it like many artists would do and >> start over. >> Start over. >> So, who's going to you're going to let
them know that? >> Yeah, sure. >> I'll figure it out. One of those things will be your whatever. [laughter] Get to the original. >> Um, yeah. Take a picture of that. >> Why don't you take a picture? [laughter] So the next meeting is
>> for the warmer fuzzies. >> December what? >> December 1st. Did someone say that? I'm not going to be here. So >> no, I don't think it's December 1st. Is it December 1st? >> December. December. >> That's what I have. December 1st. 6:30. >> And the January one I have on. >> I don't believe I'm here that day
either. >> Just so you guys know, they can't be here. >> All right. >> So you have to do it upstairs. >> Wait, when's Thanksgiving's really late, right? Uh it's the two days before three days before that. >> Uh I'm not making December 1st. >> All right. So
>> I'm out for like the next six Mondays. >> All right. Should we move to the Wednesday? >> Wednesday. >> I'm not here on the first either. >> All right. So we'll see the first. >> The Wednesday. Good. >> I could do the third. >> I can do the third. >> John. Dave.
>> I'm gone. >> Gone. Okay. John, Mac, Mac, >> I could do the third. What What are we working on? >> I think I'm okay on the third. >> Is there all this? >> We need to report on the open space.
>> We need the open space stuff. >> All the stuff that we're trying to do right now back on. >> Yeah, the budget stuff. We have to do that. We have to come back. >> I think we got to do it before then though. >> No, no, no. But we're you're going to meet up with the open space on the 18th. >> Yes. And then on the subsequent meeting
in December, we need to chat about what we've >> Is that too late, Cindy? >> Did she What is her deadline? >> It was November 17th. I >> I think the deadline for that annual town report. >> Yeah. >> That you don't need to discuss anymore because you've talked about >> Yeah. >> everything. So you you should feel
confident that he's going to submit >> Yeah, I did that last year. >> So this is due the 17th. >> Is that what she wrote to you in your email on the budget documents? >> Uh I don't know. >> It says here I encourage you to no later
than November 21st. >> So this is all that I'm submitting. Right. >> What you could do, Dave, as the chair is say we discussed it at this meeting. We are just want to discuss it again at our next meeting on December 3rd. Is it okay that we submit it then? If not, then I guess you could email everybody a
special meeting request. Can you do that? >> We're just going to >> Why can't we Why can't we just fill this out? Are you confident with what's going on there? >> Yeah. Yeah, totally confident. >> Then just do it. You don't have to discuss that. No, but we just want a quick update that it's been done. Yada yada yada. >> Then just submit it.
>> Yeah. Yeah. >> Uh can I throw one more item out if this really is the last chance we got? >> And in the expense area, we were just going to say something like expenses, >> but great. >> Do we want to put something in there like instructors? >> Not yet. because that would be under
your >> unless there's under under salary. >> I don't think I think there's two different things. I think >> one is um an employed person um that we would have and the be employed by the town and the instructor
would be uh a contracted worker to come in um to do pickle ball >> shooting drills for basketball. Okay. But yeah, >> I'll ask where where that should >> and and the the whole reason for Yes. All right. If you can ask, that's fine.
Cuz what I what I really want is the ability to apply a fee against that line item. Like if we charge $10 for a basketball clinic that the money that we collect, >> she said that the money that we collected >> and that's I just want to make sure that
goes through because I I and it is it's a pickle ball thing. I think we could get Sanjay um to to do a lesson for an advanced player and just it you charge 10 bucks for the program.
>> And I I I think I think that would >> I think that would fly and and again it's it's the it's the act of getting us to the point where we've spent some money and collected money. >> Yeah. >> To get to Yeah. >> Yeah. Understood.
So, if you could ask that I I'm >> Yeah, that would be interesting to find out if he did that uh professional ping uh pickle ball thing and a guy coming >> professional ping pong guy. Really cool. And an instructor and you charge 10
bucks and you have five people that show up. That's 50 bucks, >> right? >> So, now we have income coming in. Does that mean that we can now spend $150 on something just because we have income coming in? >> So if you had are you talking about if you had a tournament or whatever or you
had a a clinic >> clinic. So whatever you pull in for that you can use that money to pay that instructor. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> So yes. >> Yes. But then we'd also the instructor charges $10 for that hour or whatever charges for
but we have plus $10 that we give into the town. So, we're bringing in income into the town. Does that mean that we can go to the our our $50,000 and take out >> $3,000? No. No. >> But what you can do is that 150 that
came in, you pay your $10 the instructor and you use the rest for the whatever equipment you need for that. >> Yeah. Yeah. Just >> I heard I believe it was different. As long as we were making money and the fe and the fees that we were bringing in
>> that 50,000 budget was for supporting any of our renters and any of the things that were >> in your lacrosse that are giving you money. >> Yep. >> You can use those funds that help them. So, your water bubbler. >> Sure. >> Those kids are going to benefit from
>> Yeah. >> But what I'm saying is >> we don't make $50,000 from that from that group. >> No. >> No. >> We make about 17. >> But >> so maintain the fields. Yeah. The fieldhouse. You're correct.
>> Yeah. But what I'm saying is the way that Tracy explained it was that 50,000 is for to support any benefit of any of our renters, which >> you're pulling money in from
>> that that are paying renters. >> So you're paying you're receiving rent payment >> from soccer teams, lacrosse teams. But that's what John is saying is if we start to figure out how to make money from >> the programs
>> the programs. >> I don't think it's from that $50,000. >> No. No. Well, no. It's not No. And I I think you're either saying the same thing or I'm saying the wrong thing.
>> It's not sports related. But didn't we get to the point where if we don't spend the 50, it rolls into the the pot? So there's a there's a no it's a there's a different part okay that we cannot touch with >> unless we got we got to tackle okay I
think I all right I think I'm on board with that >> this is my understanding and this is probably just splitting the proverbial hair my understanding is that the 50k has to do with maintaining the the
structure as is if we start to get money in from basketball. >> Mhm. >> Then we can make some outlay from that 50. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.
>> It has to go back. Not like an instructor. >> Yes. >> Water like shaping. >> Yes. But an instructor is in a different line. >> Yeah. I'm just like if we start to make money from something like pickle ball or
that >> then a shading structure for that area could come out of that >> yes but not >> structure the one that kind of surprised me was >> that she didn't think that covered the playground
>> like the playground was not >> because the playground isn't technically money yeah it's not not soccer >> you're charging people to play >> go across the Yeah, >> via their taxes only on the supply. >> But but you could in theory, you know,
you might be able to swing something. I think Mark had mentioned it earlier that, you know, if it's really sunny outside and there's a shade structure, the soccer and lacrosse people will be using that to cool down and stuff like that. So, >> just like the buffalo would.
>> Yeah. So, all right. I think Are we good? >> December 3rd. 6:30. You're not here soon. >> I'm probably not going to be here. So, you guys are going to have to make sure that that room is available upstairs. >> I will definitely not be here. >> Well, I mean, you never know.
>> What are your who? >> She doesn't. >> I don't. >> I'll be here as well. >> And you'll be here, right? >> For [laughter] third. I should be fine. And so we'd have one. >> Yeah. Yeah.
>> And if we have upstairs someone else, you know, to bring snacks for you guys and I will not be here. I'll go see Kathy during the day. >> You'll come fill your pockets. >> Hey Kathy, what's that sign outside? Does that say street?
>> And what time it uh everyone good? Can I call this meeting? >> Yes. Uh, I call the meeting uh ending at 8:21 p.m. All in favor? >> Done. Thank you. Thank you all.