Uh the date is January 14th, 2026 and the time is 7:03 p.m. I hereby call the meeting to order. Uh we have Lamita Bober, Jennifer Dietro, uh Deb Humphrey, Bert Hansen, myself,
Zach Barnett, and I think that's everyone. We have a quorum, so we can get started. All right. >> Hi, uh, Christian and Diana. So happy that you could come tonight. Sorry you
can't see me. >> Welcome. >> So, let's see. Um, got a lot to do for the farmers forum. Um, see what's on the agenda first. Uh, Dan couldn't make it tonight. He's actually
going over to the Graanby, Connecticut agricultural meeting tonight uh to invite them to the farmers forum and to kind of see what they're all about. So maybe we can kind of collaborate with them a little bit because they have a you know a large successful farm day every year too.
>> He's been talking to I think the chairman over there. >> Um and they're very excited to kind of meet us and see what we're up to. >> That's great. >> Yeah. Very good.
>> Uh, public comments. Um, do our guests have anything they want to say? >> I think I think I I mentioned via text or email, whatever. But, um, Christian and Diana are have plots in the community garden. Y >> and they're the ones who very generously
rebuilt the gates >> this past summer. >> Very much appreciated. That came out very nice. >> Yeah. So now I've actually I've actually asked them if they want to join the commission and they said, "Well, how about if we come to a couple of meetings first?" >> Perfect.
>> So I hope we can win you over. >> So um before we jump into farmers forum, um couple of things. Uh Dan Cook, he went
to um Southwoods. He wants to get a banner because it's our 20th anniversary. >> Oh yeah. >> Um he priced it out. I think it's like $85 or something like that. Um if I can share my screen, I can show it to you.
Uh sharing is not turned on. Cindy, are you there? Can you allow me to share my screen or can you make me a host? >> Yeah, I'm trying to have my Zoom updated and I just am fiddling with it. >> Okay, >> I'd like to be able to share my screen.
I got a bunch of things to share. Oh, just a quick side note, Lenita, did you get paid for the candy corn for the farmers parade? >> Uh, I'd have to ask I'd have to ask Katie. >> No. Um, that got sent back
>> yesterday. >> Uh, you have to fill out two separate reimbursement forms. So, I had that all set in the folder for the meeting tonight, but we couldn't go into the building. >> Oh, okay. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Oh, well, that for the candy corn for Lenita, that's not a reimbursement.
That's a straight invoice. >> But the way you had listed it, it kind of made it sound like you were being reimbured and you had purchased it. >> Okay. >> It's okay. >> I can sign. I can just >> once we're able to go back
>> do it the other way. I can just take back the reimbursement and >> try and do it that way. >> Okay. >> So, that was that was what uh Jen went in to sign, correct? >> Yep. >> All right. So, I guess we're back to
drawing board on it. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I signed up on that and um she mentioned when I went back for the checks um that they would be mailed out um and maybe that's why they got sent back. That's there was an issue with it. So >> yeah, because >> we can resign.
>> What we signed was for Bert, not for Lenita. >> Oh, okay. >> What you signed? >> Okay. >> I did get my check, so 46 bucks. Um >> Well, that's good.
We'll work on it. >> Yep. >> No problem. >> All right. Looks like I can share stuff now. I don't know how to do it, but okay. Um, >> share this. Can you guys see that?
>> It's working on it. >> Can you do it now? Oh, there we go. >> Do you guys see see the banner? >> Yeah, >> I like that. >> That's great. >> Okay, >> Dan would like us to vote on if you want to buy it or not. I think the total was
82 something. I figured if we um you know, allow for up to $85. That should cover it. >> Sure. >> I don't know. Is everyone interested? Anyone have any questions or comments or changes you'd like to see on it? >> Um, the style kind of matches the shirt
we shirts we got. >> Yep. >> Nice. >> Yep. >> I like it. I think that's great. >> And we can use it at, you know, pretty much any event like even at the farmers forum in a couple of weeks. >> Yeah, absolutely. Um, so,
um, I think it would come out of our, so another thing we've done since the last meeting, we created a public outreach account and we kind of combined, we had like four four or five like miscellaneous accounts and we kind of combined them all into one. Um, and
that's going to be called um, public outreach. So, whenever we get money coming in, it doesn't have to be so specific what we spend it on. Um, this kind of broadens it a little because public outreach, you know, it works for events, stuff like
that. Um, so this, you know, obviously this is signage for events. We could put it on the farm parade next year. We can use it at open farm day, something like that. >> I like that. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Great.
>> And we got and we got quite a bit of money in our outreach account. Um, I don't know if I have the exact numbers right in front of me. Um, but it's quite a bit. So, I don't think it's really an issue if we buy this or not.
So, um, I'll make a motion to purchase the uh, banner from Southwoods for up to $85. And that would >> I Yeah, I just that would come out of our public outreach account. >> Sorry,
>> Jen. Jen Jen seconds it. I'll second. >> Uh, roll call vote. Zach Barnett, I >> Jen Dero. >> Jennifer De. >> Bird Hansen. >> Hi, Bober. >> Hi. >> So, that's uh Deb Humphrey.
>> For another game. What if he played Brains? >> You're muted, Deb. >> Oh, uh, Jess is on now. >> Yeah, I I just saw that, too. >> Yep, I'm here. >> Okay, Jess. Hi,
free. Everyone wants to play. >> Deb's still talking. She needs to unmute. I don't know. Can I unmute her? >> Am I on now? >> There you are. >> Okay. I
>> Okay, perfect. The eyes have it. >> I have to I have the screen sharing thing up. I lost like all the um all the participants view. >> I don't think I can unmute people from here. So, okay. Um so, that's good. Uh Dan
will take care of that. I'll let him know. >> Great. >> So, yeah, I was talking about the budget. Um, I don't know if I have the numbers. I don't have the numbers in front of me, but uh, we straightened everything out. Uh, we did our our budget request for
the next year and I think for 2027 as well. Uh, there's a they want us to use less this year, this coming year, and then even less the following year. Um, I think we're getting a 5% deduction
both years. from the previous year. >> Yeah, we did last year, too. >> But my um my thing is like um I brought this up while we were doing it. We now have um from the uh
the um why can't I ever think of this? Uh the master plan are, you know, they're assigning us stuff and those aren't going to be free. we're going to need more money to cover some of these. >> Um so I think once we get a plan
together um we can bring it to the town to the um finance person and say hey we need more money in our budget to cover you know our new our new roles that were assigned to us. So, I think in the next couple few years as we, you know, bring take on
more and more roles that the master plan is requiring of us, we're going to be able to get a bigger budget as long as we prove that we need it. >> Yeah. Good. Um, >> and you know, you're you're pro you're
probably aware, but just uh just to bring this up, you know, there's a a meeting every year with the select board and the finance committee where every board and commission goes in to, >> you know, kind of defend their budget and talk about what we're going to do. >> Last year that was um Saturday, March
1st. >> So, okay, around that time this year, I'm assuming. >> All right. So, um, forget the lady's name. Who is the finance person? Um, we did have a little meeting with her. >> Melissa. >> Melissa. Yeah. Um,
but that that's separate from the other meeting. Cindy. >> So, you'll have a budget hearing with the select board. >> Gotcha. >> But Melissa, she'll her or Laura will probably be there. >> Okay. >> We submitted that on the 9th, right? I
believe that went through. >> Uh, yeah. It was I think we handed in a couple days early. >> It was due, >> but we were we were ahead of the game a little bit. >> Thank you. Yeah, I saw that. Um you sent us the emails. Um Zach had to pull it back up to screenshot it to share it,
but they I don't know if they deleted everything that we typed or what, but it's not in the Maybe it's different when I pull it up on my actual work computer. It's just from my email now. It's empty. I don't know. >> Okay. >> I mean, I have the numbers in front of me. Do you want me to say something
about the or just um email? >> Yeah, if you have the numbers in front of you. Um yeah, I don't I don't that's one thing I don't have up. >> Okay. So, um that's okay. Uh let's see. So, I'll go over it really quick for supplies. We're keeping supplies. Um so,
2025. Um 2026 is 618. Um, and then the public outreach fund, which is where we're going to be putting
the other funds into, is at um 95. And then, um, Open Farm Day is at uh, 950. Uh, farm parade is at 180.
And uh community garden is at 475. Um you know we calculated with the 5% um but I don't have that one in front of me unfortunately. Um I'm going to see if I can bring that up after this one. But
the total uh budget for 2026 was uh 2318. So the 950 and the 180 um will go into the public outreach alone. But we're going to keep the community garden one separate. >> Yeah. >> People um still write checks to that.
So, and supplies we're going to keep separate like we talked about. >> Yeah. >> How much is it supplies? >> Uh supplies is currently it says 618. >> Okay. >> Yeah. And then
>> we also wanted to talk about how we wanted to spend some of the money for the upcoming farm day before we lose some of the money so we can, you know, have things ahead of time so we don't lose out on the money. >> Yep.
>> When do we have until for that? >> June 30th. >> Yeah, June 30th. >> Oh, okay. those as long invoices and everything dated before June 30th, we can always do a carryover, but I can't do it. And once the money once that date passes and the money is not already
assigned for something, it's gone. >> Okay. >> And then we'll have a harder time getting it the following year, too, if we don't. >> Yeah. See that we didn't use it, you know. >> Thank you. Um, just real quick, did
does anyone know anyone that wants to join the egg? Um, oh, I also talked to uh Lucy Benoy who um longtime employee at Calibris Farms, also a kind of a quote unquote friend of a, you know, she's helped on
farm days and other farm forums. Uh, she now works at town hall actually, so I thought that would be good. She thinks she thinks she's not going to be able to because of other evening commitments that she has with uh Girl Scouts and
>> church. So probably not. But you know >> Oh, we have room for it. >> Thanks for trying. Um, I think we should probably reach out
to other commissions and boards and probably even the select board asking them if they know anyone. I mean, because just a couple years ago, there was more people trying to apply for it than we had room for. >> Yeah.
>> Now we're having trouble filling it. So, um, I don't know. I think we need to do some outreach. Yeah. >> Well, I I'll be um I would have no problem going to the, you know, starting
this year, going to the commissions, their meetings, you know. >> Yeah. I mean, we can either go to them or we can start by just sending an email. mall. >> You know what I noticed too is um somewhere along where I was driving, I seen um one of those things outside town
hall. Not ours, it was somewhere else, but it was just a fold out thing saying we need volunteers, you know, maybe we could do that for a little while, put it out in front of the town hall or >> something, you know. >> I mean, we could definitely buy some signage for that.
>> Yeah, >> that was a thought. Yeah, >> that'll give us something to discuss after the farmers forum because you know uh late winter, early spring is a little slow. So that'll give us something to do. True.
>> Um so yeah, that's a great idea. All right. So, uh, master plan action items. Um, I did receive or the icon received an email from Dormchiver.
I guess I actually I received it in my personal email. Um say kicking off 2026 master plan activities uh to all lead organizations. Now that 2025 is in the past MPIC
uh would like to thank all the lead support organizations for their performance and incorporating the tasks of the master plan to your regular already busy schedules. We fully realize that this project placed a sizable task into your laps and in total you all responded very well. Nice job by all boards, commissions, committees and
departments. 2026 will continue to bring challenges challenges for all of us. The correspondents will give you a brief update on the current status of year one completions and other and some other insight into ways to light the load. Uh
at this point 13 of the 24 lead organizations have made their commitment to complete 12 actions by 6:3026. Um there's an attachment to this email that has the list of organizations, brief descriptions.
Um I there's more to it. I I'll forward this email to everyone >> and you guys can look at it. >> I don't think we have time tonight to go through all of it. I think uh the farmers forum needs to be
our priority. So I want to keep everything else kind of to a minimum >> that works for everyone. But yeah, we um definitely we'll bring that up at the next meeting. >> Thanks for sharing that. >> Send it to you guys right now.
Well, I'll send it to you whenever the servers send it to me. Um, so I guess let's get into um farmers forum. Um, do you want to start with the agenda for
the whole meeting or for each of us as commissioners? >> Um, for the the the commissioners, I guess, if you want to start with that one. >> All right, let me sh I'm going to share the my screen. And thank you Bert for um putting those
uh on the on the agenda the other agenda for the guests. Appreciate the um >> Okay. >> edits. >> Yep. Okay. Thanks. >> I also found the budget that Cindy sent. I'm going to send that to everybody through the email so they could see it
after the meeting. >> Perfect. >> Okay. Good. Wow. Is everybody seeing this as white on black? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> I don't think I've seen that before. >> I have I have my computer set up to mostly be a dark theme. Doesn't work on
everything, but it's it's way easier on your eyes if you stare at computer screens for a long time. So, let's see. Uh 5:30 or hours are 5:30 to 7:30 South Town Hall. Uh
land use room. We need to send out reminders and invitations probably like by tomorrow. Um >> yeah, >> just to remind the uh the farmers about it. Um
>> we had talked about I think maybe getting on the town crier as well. >> I wasn't sure how to go about doing that. Um >> I think you've done that before, right, B? >> Yeah, I was just about to say I could I could do it. >> Okay. Um, >> is that something you have to contact
like the clerk's office or >> uh uh there's a guy named Ken Stamsky who um >> coordinates all that stuff and there's a a form online that you can fill out and it's >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah, it's it's pretty easy. >> Okay. Thank you.
>> I think in the future we should probably get a couple signs to put up um just like put in the center of town like right across from mobile where everyone will see it. Hm. >> I don't know. I mean, we we got to be careful. We don't want to have our We
don't want to be over capacity for the uh land use room. We don't want everyone in town to come. So, >> right. >> Do you think the building will be ready by then? >> I hope. >> Yeah. Dan Dan thought that too. He's like, "Is South really going to clean up
that mess in two weeks?" >> I would hope in two weeks they would. >> I would hope so, but I don't know how bad it is. Well, you're going to be our canary, Cindy. >> I guess so. I don't know. I I haven't
heard anything about even if they're going into the building tomorrow. I >> I don't know. >> I would think they'd have to do it right away with the so there and everything. I think they would have to do it immediately. >> Yeah. You can't shut the whole town down.
>> Yeah, >> good point. Um, >> I mean, does anyone even know how bad it was? I mean, >> I I don't >> um I >> It was bad enough to shut the whole building down, but >> Yeah, I guess the like the toilets
downstairs. The It was backing up into the basement. >> Oh, h >> Isn't the basement where the senior center is? >> Uh, the senior center they play games down there, but the senior center is more on the first floor. This is the basement. basement
>> maintenance. Okay. Where like the Boys and Girls Club used to be. >> Gotcha. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah. Let us know how that is when when you're allowed to go back in. >> I will keep you posted on the situation. >> Do we do we know if the town hall is on the sewer system?
>> Does anyone know? >> I didn't I could I didn't find that out. >> I don't know. I would I would I was kind of assuming so until today. >> Yeah. I don't know. It was >> I would have thought they were the last building at the at the center of town. I
would have thought they would have been the last building. >> Yeah, it would make sense. >> On the score line, but who knows? >> There's probably a map of it somewhere. I just don't know where to look at the moment. >> Maybe I'll try to figure that out
tonight or tomorrow. But um anyway, let's move on with the agenda. Um Lanita, you're going to provide some snacks for the >> Yep. I'll bring donuts and that kind of stuff.
>> Okay. And we also talked about >> uh last meeting we talked about bringing some other stuff like uh veggies and cheese and crackers just because a lot of these people might not have had um >> dinner yet. So maybe giving them something other than just sugar.
Um, I think Deb and Jen said they would prepare that. Um, >> okay. I can put up some stuff some stuffs. >> Oh, that'd be great. That would perfect that. Yeah. >> Oh, that would be awesome. >> You want coffee again?
>> Yeah, coffee is always good. Um, I can get a big wide uh gift card donated, so that'll cover like waters and stuff and some other drinks. >> Okay. Yep, we can do that. We have some uh paper products left from
other >> Yeah, we do, don't we? >> Yeah, they're at the town hall. I have a couple of big gift cards with a, you know, I don't know, a few dollars each. >> Okay. On them. We might as well use them up. >> Yeah, I might as well. >> Great. >> Um,
go on. Uh, Jenna Paul, you're gonna be at the registration table. >> Sure. >> Unless Juliet wants it. I don't want to take it from her because I know sometimes she does it. >> Yeah. >> But >> I asked her about it today and you know uh she thinks in two weeks she'd be able
to do it. >> Okay. >> Well, yeah, >> sounds good. Maybe uh Juliet and Paul or something or you know um we'll >> I I'd really like to try to capture some more like email and phone numbers if possible. Um, I'd like to try to make that a
priority just so we can uh have that information so we can, you know, >> yeah, >> be in contact with farmers a little better. >> Yeah, I agree with that. >> U, maybe if we have a print out of what we have and then just ask them to update it >> might easier and say, "Hey, just fill
this out." Um, >> yeah, >> that way we could at least have a name. I'd like to have a name with the farm and email and phone number. >> Yeah. Exactly. >> Sounds like a plan. >> All right. So, that'd be great. >> Yep.
>> So, if you could set Paul and Juliet up with that, Jen, that'd be great. >> Okay. >> Um, do we have blank name tags? Do we need to get some? >> I think we need to get some unless um or if you have some left over. >> I don't remember where we've gotten them from.
>> Yeah, but town might even have them. >> Don't know. >> Oh, I didn't think of that. Um, we have some. I'll take a look and I don't I kind of doubt it's enough. Uh, >> okay. >> We'll look. >> Uh,
>> do they have them at Big Y? I wonder. No, probably not. >> Uh, >> they might have them at Ocean State job. >> Oh, that's true, too. Yeah, you're right. >> They might. Ocean State. They have everything except what you exactly want.
>> That's so true. I I'll I'll look I'll look for those. How's that? >> Okay, that'd be great. I mean, if you get a big line, then we can use a gift card, too. >> If not, we'll just have to get someone reimbured um because that would probably be the easiest way.
>> Yeah, I'm sure it won't be that much if it's at Ocean State, you know. Um but, um we have our lanyards that we're going to wear, right, with our shirts and stuff. >> Yeah. Um, Dan was going to hand out the rest of the shirts tonight, but that obviously didn't happen. So, um,
hopefully he can either meet up with you. Who doesn't have a shirt? >> I don't have one yet. >> You don't have one? Okay. >> Yeah, I could probably meet him at the store or something. >> Oh, right. Cindy doesn't have one. >> Cindy doesn't have one. Are you going to
be at the meeting, Cindy? At the farmer's farm. >> Um, if I have a babysitter, yes. Okay, cool. And Jessica, you have a shirt, I believe. >> I have a shirt.
>> I have one, too. >> Oh, yeah. Deb. >> Yeah, me too. >> Some reason Deb, you're not showing up on my list of people here. >> Oh, I'm there. >> Sorry. >> It's okay. >> I'm only seeing six people. I don't know why. Yeah, for some reason mine is
missing one person from our group that's on >> it. Won't let me make it any bigger. Oh, >> I'm on my phone, so I can only see one person at a time anyway. So, >> Oh, there you go. >> All right. Um, so six o'clock, we're gonna welcome
everyone. Um, I guess >> I had a question about Hey, Zach. I had a question about the handouts. I looked over that. nice brochure thing, >> right? >> Attached and that was really nice. I mean, like, can we get some of those
like real ones or is it only online? >> The brochure about the from UMass. >> Yeah, I have that. I have that open here. Um >> um >> it was really nice, but it'd be nice if we if we could just like hand some of those out as they are.
>> Yeah, I could check. Yeah, I got that as I mentioned uh from you know the assessor Randy Austin. Oh, let me start by asking him. You know, he may he may know. >> It's 22 pages. So, >> yeah, that's true. >> That's a lot of paper.
>> Putting that out kind of goes against the whole kind of >> Right. Right. Well, I just wonder if somebody had them, you know, like >> Yeah. I don't know if had them or if they ever handed them out or is it all online now? That might be a good way to
um ask for their email. Um you know, just to say, "Hey, we got a brochure to send out to everybody." >> Oh, that's a good idea. >> And I we could put a picture of it on the screen >> of what it's all about, maybe. >> Well, and say, "Hey,
>> I would think one of the um presenters might want to do that. I'm not sure if it's part of their speech or not. Uh Bert, you know, more about what they're going to be doing." Yeah, that's a great idea. >> Yeah, I Yeah, we can have it there ready.
>> Okay. >> Yeah, >> I could print a copy and have just a copy printed. >> Yeah, but it it is 22 pages. Even double-sided is 11 pages. So, >> and lots of pretty pictures in colors. Yes. So, >> it's gonna take a lot of
>> It just got new ink. So, we'll say goodbye to it. >> That's why I wondered if they had them already because they looked pricey to print. >> Oh, yeah. For sure. >> I'm guessing it's mostly online. It'd be easier to share a PDF. Um or we could put it up on the town on our on our uh
adcom website. >> Oh, that's true. >> Oh, that's a good idea. Then people could just pop in and look at it if they wanted. >> Yeah. I wish um Sage was here because we could add that to his to-do list. I was going to ask them to upload the um ad to
the agenda um to the website after we talk today about it, you know, and um maybe the brochure about it just so that people see it on the on the website. >> Well, after our meeting, could you put an email together to Sage? >> Absolutely. Yeah.
>> Copy me on it. >> Sure. >> Maybe we can get him to do it. >> I'm not even sure if he's coming to a farmer's forum or not. So, >> um, I do have to hop off here in a minute just to put, uh, the baby down, but I wanted to remind you guys that you
wanted to come up with a list of more detailed questions on what we can actually do as a commission for farmers besides having the events, but we have pretty successful, really great farms in town. And if there's anything that farmers, you know, don't have enough
resources of or the time to dig into that maybe we could take that on just to, you know, show them that we do want to help them in other ways than just, you know, throwing an event that does do good. But >> all right, cool.
>> Thank you. Yeah, thank you for that. >> Okay. Yeah. >> All right. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> All right. So, back to the agenda. Uh 6 PM we're going to start the thing. 5:30 to 6 it'll be like a mix and mingle. Um
>> y >> I figured I'll, you know, I'll start the meeting or start the uh the forum. I'll just kind of welcome everyone. Um I'll say who we are. I'll say who all the commissioners are then.
Well, if you got after the uh contribution of the internet >> and Dan's gonna be talking about um you know, he usually does an announcement. >> Yeah. Um I didn't see that on the >> Oh, I put Zack and Dan at the top of that. >> Oh, Zack Dan. Okay. Perfect. No, that
works. That's fine. I just >> Sorry about that. >> That No, that's perfect. Um so, yeah, Dan just wants to Every year he's has a little thing, little speech he likes to make before we get into it. Um, last year was about um Jimmy Carter and
a big thing he did with agricultural when he was president and his passing last year. Um, this year I I'm not sure exactly what he's doing yet. Um, but he's got a he he's got a little speech he's putting together, I guess. Um, if he was here tonight, he'd
probably tell you about it. >> Sounds good. >> I figured that would probably take about five, seven minutes. I'm guessing at the most, maybe less. >> Um, and then
>> uh we're going to bring up farm day. Um, >> yeah. >> Yeah, I had one >> I had one sorry I had one thought about that um in the year in review. >> Y >> maybe not ask you know how was it, you know, um and have people weigh in
because we're going to do that later. >> Okay. And I think if we do that twice, you know, it's gonna take a lot of time. >> Uh when are we doing it? Later. >> Uh >> the bottom 6:45 to 7:15. >> So yeah, we'll just mention we'll just
mention, you know, the list of things we did, I guess, throughout the year. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, that makes sense. >> And then we'll get into it deeper after. >> I could take that part out. Want to edit? Do you want to do the editing?
>> I can. >> Okay. I won't touch I won't touch it. >> Is that okay? Oh, okay. Sorry. >> I mean, if you want to do it now while you I mean, that's fine, too. >> Yeah. I'll probably get sidetracked, though, and it'll be a mess. >> Okay. Yeah, I don't mind editing. >> Okay. So, >> no problem.
>> Yeah, you've been pretty good at doing this stuff. Um >> Okay. >> So, yeah, we we'll move. Well, instead of saying open farm day, let's just say like events in review and then if you could just put like a list
of what events we've done. >> Yeah. >> Well, we're going to go through each section. >> Right. And then each each person could say something about the event that they did. >> I like that. >> Yeah. Maybe if we just keep those things
just the positive like we did this event, you know, some some facts about about it so that you know it doesn't really lend itself to anybody talking about it. They're just going to see what we did. >> Yeah. Yeah. Let's just list them off.
>> Yeah. We'll save it to the end if it comes up at the end. I'm sure it will. >> No, I think we need to make sure it comes up. Um, >> there, you know, we got to address a couple issues, but I mean, and we, you know, it's it's successful, so I think we should keep doing it. I don't think
anyone's going to disagree with that. Uh, maybe a couple people would, but I'd like to try to, you know, steer them back into, you know, liking us >> if that's an issue. Um,
and then B, you can talk about the community garden and the improvements we've made there. >> Yep. >> And how that's going. Um, Jen, you're going to talk about the farm hop. Um, and then you have pictures on the
slideshow, I think, from the farmhop. >> Yep. Yep. Well, I I added some pictures today, too, and and I shared it with everybody. So, anybody who has pictures >> um I I actually have um probably 10 pictures to add to it. >> You want me to add them or you just want me to send them directly to you?
>> You can add them. If it saves you time, I'll I'll add them. And I did it in order of the year like >> Well, is it going to is it going to mess up the document if someone else edits it? >> I don't think so. No, anybody can edit. I think we're all on the same It'll show up whatever edits come up, I believe.
Yeah. >> Okay. So yeah, my wife took a bunch of pictures when she went to all the different farms last year for farm. >> Oh, that's awesome. >> That'll help. >> That'll help. >> Yeah. And then I noticed like you put like four pictures on some pages. If we really want to spread it out, we could
put like one or two. >> Okay. >> Just so there's more slides. If we need to make it longer, I mean, we don't want it to repeat every like, you know, 30 seconds. We want to spread it out maybe over five minutes or something. >> Sure. Okay, that sounds good. So, I mean, I'll put the pictures on there and
then maybe if you want to just look at the format of the whole thing before we go live with it. >> The four that I did was the day that it had to do with the day the the farm hub. >> Yeah. No, that that makes perfect sense. >> So, I did four with four just to say,
okay, we went to these farms on that day and we went to these farms. That's And then the other ones I can definitely change up. >> Yeah. I'm just saying if we need to stretch it out, you know. >> Sure. Yep. Okay. That sounds good.
>> Farm Parade. Um, I guess Dan's gonna talk about that. He's not here to say no, so he is. >> He wins. >> Uh, youth program. Deb's going to talk about that. Um,
talk about the couple events we did and how we're gonna try to do more stuff with the >> students of Southwick. And then just Oh, you're you're talking about that down there. Um, >> yeah.
>> So, we were going to talk about master plan. Do we want to move that up just to >> Yep. >> I don't know. I don't know if we want to move it or not. I well I was wondering if master plan was going to come up like you know before we talk we were going to
talk about it and then have the questions after the master plan. I don't know like wherever you want me to put it on the on the time frame I'll move it. >> I mean how long do you think you're going to talk about it? Jess couple minutes. Yeah, I don't I don't think it needs to be like a long-winded I mean, I
can talk about as much as you guys want, but I didn't think I didn't want to >> I think we should try to get most of the housekeeping stuff out of the way before I guess speaker. >> Yeah. >> Um or we can end with the farm day thing. Um >> I may >> I mean I think if people have more
questions about the master plan stuff, they can you know ask it at the end too, but I don't >> Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, I don't think too many people are gonna >> Yeah, I don't think it's going to be a big big thing. I I made the on big chart paper. I wrote out the four
uh items that we're doing and which ones are in the first first year and which ones are going to be in our second year. And I have a sheet even that says what the year dates are. >> So it's it's all on big huge chart paper. And so if people wanted to if
they wanted to look at it, go up and read them again at the end during that question time, if people had questions, we'd have the posters up to refer to them. And then after at the very end, if anyone, you know, had questions about
it, we certainly could help to answer them personally to people. >> Yeah. Um, >> will that fit on the we have? >> Um, we can hang them. Well, I've got like four or five big papers, so we
could even hang them on the wall. >> Yeah, we could put them like on the wall. >> Put them up on a wall or >> the whiteboard up front. Maybe >> a white board. That'd be fine. >> Yeah, I could just We could just tape them up because they're just lined big huge chart paper.
>> Gotcha. Okay. I didn't know if it was still on like a flip pad or something. It is on a flip pad, but I figured if we spread them all out, it would make it so people could come up and then interact with them if they chose to or read them on their own. >> Okay, that works. >> That's great.
>> Yeah. So, I think if I just like I'm going to write up something like high level and then um I can, you know, call out that, you know, these are all the actions that we're working on. if you want to take a closer look at them or if you have questions, come find me, you know, after and we can just kind of like
leave it at that if that sounds good. >> Yeah, I think that would be fine. >> Yeah. Yeah. I I would just end it with that. If you have any questions about this, come see me at the end, you know. >> Yeah. >> After the meeting. >> So, you want me to move that up to
before the speakers? Well, Bert, um, do we the guest speakers have any preference or demands of how much time and when they go on? >> Uh, I don't I haven't talked to them about when. Um, I know, uh, Jacob MCO
said he might he could use 20 to 25 minutes. Uh I I don't know yet from uh Randy Austin, but he's going to be in some like nitty-gritty, you know, tax issues and stuff, so there could be quite a few questions for him.
Uh and I thought actually um Jacob would do kind of like an overview of the chapter 61 programs and then have Andy talk. Uh Randy talk. >> So do Jack first and then Randy. >> Yeah. Yeah. And Gerard Kennedy, is that
the one you haven't heard from? >> Right. So, I took him off there. >> Scratch him off. Okay. >> Yep. >> You got that, John? >> Yep. Thank you. >> Yep. And I had I think that's on the on the edits that he sent us recently, too.
>> Yep. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> I think it probably makes sense then to bump me up underneath the master plan stuff underneath the year and review. Then we're done. like commissioner stuff mostly go into our guest speakers and
then we can kind of round it out with the final how can we help you. >> That sounds good. >> Yeah, that's good. >> Yeah. I'm sorry. I had the wrong one the wrong uh agenda up.
>> I don't think I have the one that Bert edited. >> Oh, >> no. I just edited >> Oh, no. No. It's on the other one. It's on the um Oh, I do have it. It's just not on this one. It's on the >> Yeah. >> One. >> Yeah, I edited the so to speak public
one. >> Yes. Yes, you did. That's what I'm talking about. >> So, I could share that one if we need. I think we're >> Yeah, I could change both of them so that they're matching obviously. But um you know um yeah the other one the other
agenda is for >> to have on the table for people to grab when they come in. >> Right. That'll be the one we like sent to the town like to post the agenda. >> Yes. Yep. Yeah. In the advertisements or wherever we put them. Hopefully on the
website. >> Yeah. And I mean I could put something up on Facebook too. >> Okay. Jen, if it would if it would help, I could I could make the additional edits to the public agenda or if you if you want to do it, that's that's fine, too. >> Well, yeah. I'm not sure. I just want to
make sure they're both the same what we're talking about today, too. But yeah, um and then I'll resend them out to everybody and then you guys can look at them again if that's okay. >> Yeah, Jen, you want to put together and then Bert if you kind of like just want to peer review it. >> That's a great idea. Yeah. Um if that's okay, Bert.
>> Uh sure. >> Okay, perfect. Thank you. >> I can do that by tomorrow. >> Perfect. Um and then we'll do so you're going to move farmers for I mean the master plan up to the first
part and then uh we're going to do the guest speakers and then we'll talk about um open farm day. Um who was going to talk about that? We
don't have a name on it. >> I don't I don't mind asking what we can, you know, what farmers need us to do or people need us to do. Um, we also might offer another option of if people wanted to just jot something down and leave us
a note. Not everybody likes to talk at meetings. >> No, it's actually kind of an issue we have. We get to the point where we ask questions and we'll get a couple people, but usually, you know, no one wants to say anything. Um, >> yeah.
>> Right. Right. I mean, and we could open it up with that. I mean, I don't mind doing that part if somebody wants me to do it and ask, you know, how can we help you? What better ways can we help you? You know, I can think of some leading >> I think we should start I think we should start it with something positive
like we had a we had another great farm day. The weather was beautiful. >> Oh, yeah. Um, we had a great turnout. You know, let's not start with negatives. Let's start with the positives. >> Positives. Sure. >> And then then we can, you know, we I I think we should address that we had some
a little bit of staffing issues. We didn't have the volunteers that we've had in previous years. Um, which, you know, kind of led to a few little hiccups here and there. Um, you know, that's definitely one of our main concerns if moving forward into, you
know, future farm days, stuff like that. Um and then you know then we can ask you know what what were your pains you know what were your successes um how how can we do better you know. >> Yep. Well and then yeah and we'll do
that one and then just an open one afterwards about are there guest speakers you'd like or if there's otherformational workshops that people would be interested in. Um, and and we can say if you don't, you
know, if if you think of other things or you think of things while you're milling around the next few minutes, you can always jot it down on a piece of paper and, you know, leave it for one of us and we'll bring it up at our meeting. >> So, why don't we go back to the very beginning when they come in and they get
registered, maybe we give them a little note card, you know, a suggest for the suggestion box. >> Yeah, little index card. Little index card, something like that. Um, >> I'll pick some of those up, too. >> Oh, I got tons of index cards. Don't buy
any. I, you know, Sweet. >> Oh my god, I've got like tons. I was I still have them from my teaching days 15 years ago. I got packages of them. I'll bring the index cards. >> Oh, that's awesome. >> And they they can leave it anonymous. They can put their name on it if they want. I mean,
>> right. >> I like that. >> We just want the feedback. >> Then during the whole thing, they can jot thoughts down if they had them. if they don't want to. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Yeah, >> that's a good idea. >> Yeah. Hey, one one one quick thing. Uh Deb, you just mentioned uh some people
don't like to talk at meetings. And usually, Zach, I'm sure you remember what in the intro part we say that it's not a regular meeting of the eggcom or not doing visit business. We're not taking votes and it's not >> Yeah, we're not recording. Yep. >> Not recording. Yeah.
>> Yeah. This is not recording. This is just, you know, >> it's a social a social event. >> Yeah, >> I think officially it's a work session. I'm not >> Okay. >> Um I mean, we do have to, you know, send
the agenda in, I believe. Um since we are we're going to be a quorum, per se. >> Oh. >> Oh, yeah. >> So, I don't know how we've done it in the past. I think I think it's technically a work session.
>> Okay. >> Yeah. You know, I should know I should know that, but I can't. >> Yeah. I don't remember how handled before. >> I figured you took care of I mean, we we haven't got in trouble for the last three years.
>> You did it right. I think it wouldn't hurt to send it in, you know, because that'll maybe um some people >> Yeah, people from the uh on the town um email list will see it too. We can make
sure it goes to everyone. Um >> yeah, >> so then all the other uh commissions and boards and everything can see our agenda. I was trying to come up with a a like a
a you know Excel spreadsheet of all the main um chair people chairpersons of the commissions. Try to get their emails. I don't know if that Lisa has something like that somewhere.
>> So I should give you access to the egg email account because it's all in there. >> Oh, it is. Oh, okay. You can actually you can actually look up by different departments. Um >> Oh, that's awesome. >> Everyone who's like you can even do police, fire, they're all they're all
separated. >> Oh, okay. Well, that's that's convenient. Definitely. >> Yeah. That way everybody knows it's happening and even, you know, some people have shown up, you know. Well, there might even be people on
other boards or commissions that would be interested in the 61 information. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Sure. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Has anyone heard of Hidden Farms? >> No.
>> I don't think so. Is that near you? Is that near you, Zach? There's some little farm near near you, isn't there? >> Um, >> like I I ran into um one of the gentlemen um that had cattle um on his farm and he
doesn't do it anymore, but I I invited him anyways, but um I didn't have anything to give him for it. So, I'm like, well, the town hall will have something, you know, or we'll have something on our website. But um he he did cattle at one point.
>> But it was just a quick interaction. But >> I mean there there's a cattle farm on Coastill Road. At least it used to be. Believe it still is. It used to be like the double MB ranch, I think.
>> Yeah. Yeah. I I I forgot his name, too. I wish I remembered it, but um yeah, I saw his truck had it on the side of it and I'm like, "Oh, you got you in South Lake." I'm like, "Oh, that's cool." You know, and he's like, "Well, we don't have the cattle anymore, but um you know, we still have everything else, but
but if he shows up, that'd be great." You know, >> speaking of like advertising, like can can we create a Facebook event for this? >> Yeah, let me do that. >> I mean, I I don't know. I don't think I still have like I don't
think I have like access to be able to do any of that stuff, but um I just didn't know if we could get an event created. I think it would be a good idea because a lot of people, you know, they pop up. It's constantly just coming up with, you know, local events and whatnot. And I think it might
>> be helpful. Yeah, we want to we want to word it so it's more focused towards farmers or people that are >> deal with farming or very interested in farming, not just the general public because >> Right.
>> Yeah. >> I mean, I don't think a ton of people are going to show up, but I mean, we do have um occupancy limits >> in that room. Uh we don't need to get shut down by the fire department. Yeah, >> that would that would be a be a bummer to turn people away, too.
>> Unless we had it upstairs in their conference room because the town hall's not ready yet. >> Um, >> yeah, hopefully the town hall is ready. >> I hope so. >> Yeah. >> I don't think there's enough room in the fire department for a bunch of
>> No, I don't think so either, but >> um I don't know. Did we ever discuss a rain date or a flood date? >> Maybe you could have it at the rec center.
>> I was thinking that, but um I know there's a lot of things that happen at nights there. There's a lot of adult leagues. >> Yeah. >> Have to We'd have to see. >> Maybe powder milk. I don't know. >> Actually, we I mean we have an in there
now. >> Yeah, we do. Yeah, >> that's right. We've never had a We've never had a flood date uh before. >> Well, they've got what, two weeks to to clean it up. >> Yeah, >> they should have it under control. By the way, >> they they can't have Town Hall closed for two weeks.
>> Yeah, they've got to have it under control. >> Well, but if it gets shut down as like a, you know, like a health emergency, >> you never know. I mean, >> I don't know how bad it is. Hopefully, it's not bad. Hopefully, it's just a little bit. But
>> yeah, >> and hopefully it airs out by then. >> Yeah, I think Facebook is a good a good place to put the event up for sure. I agree with that. I don't I wouldn't know how to put that together. >> Well, Jess, I'm going to try to add you as an admin.
>> Okay. >> Or I don't We have two Facebook accounts. I I still don't know which one's which. Um, I think I can add you as I might have to add you as a friend first, but then I'll try to add you as like an admin.
>> Yeah, that's fine. Um, I know how to create events and stuff. >> Yeah, I can I can create them. I just It's not my thing. >> Yeah. Yeah. No, I'm fine doing it if you can give me the access. That's fine. >> Yeah, I will try I will try my best to get you the access. I think Sage sent me
I think one of them is just a page and the other one's actually an account. Yes. Yes. >> I think we're supposed to be using the account now, >> but the old Facebook page still works just fine and that's where most people are connected to anyway.
>> Um, I get notifications every day that, you know, someone's viewed a post or someone's like, you know, followed us, >> right? >> Yeah. >> Even though we don't have full control of it, I don't think whoever did or does have full control of it even has a clue that it still exists.
So, I've never seen any other interaction from, you know, other than what I see on my end. >> Um, >> um, just a quick thing on wording too. Um, no, we don't want the whole town as you just were saying.
>> We should include, you know, the the word uh land owners, you know, farmers and land owners. >> Yeah, land owners. That's one of the things that uh Jacob Mo is going to talk about. You know, some if you're a land owner, these are some options you can consider.
>> Should it be um over a certain amount of acreage too that we should put on there? >> Yeah, it's um for 61 the forestry part 10 acres and then for 61A the agriculture part, it's five acres.
>> Oh, I didn't realize it was 10 for forest. Yeah, I just learned that today actually. >> I wonder if that's new. >> Yeah, I was reading through that that pamphlet earlier. It does have everything in there you need to know. >> Yeah, >> I don't think I don't think we'll get
overwhelmed with it. I >> I don't think so either. >> It's nighttime. It's in the middle of the winter. It's, you know, >> not that many not like hordes of people want to go out. >> Um, >> we can't even get people to town meeting. So, I'm not too worried about
it either, but >> um I would say farmers, land owners, homesteaders. >> Um I mean that's dab right there, >> right? Right. That would cover a lot of people. >> Yeah. Um and then I mean just maybe I mean even
gardeners because we have the you know the community garden. >> I think they should be invited as well if they're interested. Well, yeah, because they might be people that we could also get as as people on the the commission, right? >> Absolutely. There you go.
>> I mean, I I came last year to the forum to the forum and that's where I got interested. So, it might you know, it's a good place to um showcase ourselves as a commission and get people interested, >> right? So maybe you know anybody
gardeners or or in any way farmers or livestock owners or right farming enthusiasts. >> Yes, farming enthusiasts. That's a good way to put it or agricultural enthusiast. >> Ag Yeah, I was going to say agricultural
covers. Yep. >> All right. Well, anyway, if you do give me if you are able to add me, um I won't like I I won't publish anything and I'll run it by you um before >> Yeah, that's fine. You can just text me. I'm usually pretty quick on my phone.
>> Go away. I think >> that >> What was that? >> My daughter was ringing the phone on me and I'm trying to figure out how to shut it off. I didn't just went away. Mike, of all the time, she never calls me. >> Oh, and Bert Bert just texted me his
battery just died. >> I had to I had to plug in. I'm sitting next to a plug so I could plug in. >> Did you guys hear what's going on with Verizon? >> Yeah, it's been off and on all day for me. >> Nobody can call. >> I couldn't get text messages earlier.
Yeah, >> I thought it was really weird though because it didn't affect I mean I'm I'm in the house. I didn't go out of the house so because we have Comcast and I have a modem I was fine but our son
he couldn't get through couldn't and even when he came in the house and we're all on the same I don't know what the heck was the matter. >> Yeah, it was weird. It was weird for sure. So I was trying to log into uh my bank account And I needed a text code.
>> I I couldn't get a code from they couldn't text me. >> Oh yeah. >> So like it locks you out of like it's more than just you know >> Well, it might have been that it locked him out that I I told him maybe because he tried to access using his phone away
from the house where the modem was that maybe it locked him out >> because both he and his girlfriend got locked out but then she got back in and he still couldn't tonight. um where where I didn't lose anything, but I haven't been out of the house today, so I've always been on the modem.
>> Um but it certainly is a tangled up mess, that's for sure. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. It sounds like uh something bad. >> Something bad. Yeah. >> It was just Verizon because my sister has T-Mobile. I called her to make sure
she was okay and that she could receive calls because she'd get a little panicky maybe. and she was fine on T-Mobile. So, it's just Verizon. >> Yeah, it seems like it was just Verizon. >> Yeah, my work phone is Verizon. My personal phone is uh T-Mobile. So, my
personal phone is fine. >> Well, at least you got something. >> I know. >> Welcome back, Bert. >> You're muted, Bert. And just a note, um the QR code on the bottom is our website. Um I know it
needs a lot of updating to be done um on it, but um that's that that'll lead right to the uh website that we have. >> I I just scanned it. It does work. >> Yay. I know. I was like, maybe I should scan it before I put it on.
>> Yeah. Good. >> All right. Um, bird, are you there? >> Give it a go. Yeah, I'm here. >> All right. Um, anything else? sharing is paused.
>> Um, on your I had jotted down the agenda because I couldn't open I only have a phone so I can't open more than one screen. The only other thing you had was something on USDA farmtoschool grants for 20 27. >> Yeah, I think that's more of an ongoing thing this
>> Okay. Master plan action items. We don't really need anything right now. >> Um, >> one thing I do think we might want to do and and I maybe I can start doing it if I've got some time is for the budget if
we go through the master plan actions and just kind of estimate what kind of things we might need to >> absolutely >> spend money on for each of those things. That might be a way to kind of generate an idea of where we might need to spend
money and how much we might need to spend for each one of those action plans. >> I mean, I think budget-wise, we need to spend more money actually or request less because we don't always use it all.
>> A lot of our signage we already own. We're not going to be buying it every year. >> Um, we could definitely make a lot more improvements to the community garden. Um it seems like most of our money though does go to Southwoods. >> Yeah. Advertising things.
>> Yeah. If we could do more stuff online too that would save I mean that doesn't cost anything. Um coming up though, I don't know, next year, this year, we're going to have to renew our website.
Um the hosting for that is not cheap. and Wix has increased their cost quite a bit. Um, I had to take my business a website away from Wix because they were so ridiculously priced.
Um, >> so we do have to consider that moving forward. >> Yeah, I'm I'm imagining that, you know, Southwoods hosts websites, but that's one option. I would rather give someone local the
money >> and they could probably man they could probably manage it too for us. You know >> if we have you know something that just needs to be added real quick. I bet they would do that. >> They can but we had looked into that for um Westfield Riding Club before and it
is it is quite expensive. So I don't know if it would be >> within our budget or not. Obviously we'd have to have a conversation but it was out of our it was out of our budget for that back then. Yeah, we can definitely talk to him. Dan seems to know them pretty well, so get,
>> you know, work some kind of deal with them. >> It's not like we have much activity changing things on the website. It's like maybe >> one thing a month at the most. >> Yep. >> So, the actual
actual work is be less than an hour a month, I would imagine. So, >> right. Yeah. And I think it was like they charge monthly or something dependent, you know, there's like tiers. >> Yeah. I mean, I'm sure we would probably need the lowest tier and they could basically just clone what we already
have. Um, Wix does make it hard though. You can't just export a website, which is another reason I got away from them. Um there is other options but a lot of them require a lot more hands-on work. Like
my new website is through is a word a WordPress website. >> GH yes which >> familiar >> it's it's a lot of work but the customization >> is you thousand times more. Um but you gota you got to figure it out which
>> yeah if you someone knows how to do it it's like easy and quick for them. Yes. I I had to take that website that I was talking about. I had to take that over and just figure it out on my own and so it was a miserable experience. I did figure it out. But yeah, if you know what you're doing with it, great.
>> Yeah. Well, I've spent the last six months learning WordPress. So, >> I'm getting there. >> Yeah. >> But, um, it is it is far less expensive to go with a WordPress host. Um, I'm paying a fraction of what I used to pay
and the op the I could probably actually host I can have unlimited websites on my hosting plan. Um, I could probably actually host the adcom website and all we would have to pay for is the domain name.
>> So, I don't know if how the town would like that, me owning it, but um, it is an option. because I have lots of hosting ability. And >> when did you say our website needs to be? >> I don't know. I have to look into it.
But I think they do like threeear plans usually. >> I think we got the three year and I I think our website's been up for almost three years. >> It's been three years already. >> It's got to be getting close. Anyway, >> yeah. >> Um Sage would know more specifics, but he's not here.
>> He's want to set it all up. But I I don't really want to renew with with Wix if we don't have to because it's gonna it's going to eat up a huge chunk of our budget. >> Yeah. >> What do we do? >> And Cindy Cindy's not here, I don't think. But um
that's I I don't know if we could actually like roll over money from each year like into a separate account maybe to plan for >> a you know a threeyear expense. I don't know if there's a way to do that.
>> We can go to a one-year plan, but that costs up way more too that way. >> But that might be something we have to do. >> That's something to consider. Um I I put up the um other agenda for the farmers forum if anyone everyone
sees it. This is the one that Bert Bert edited. >> Yeah. >> Yep. >> So, uh I think we've talked through all all these. >> Yeah, I think we're pretty good. >> Yeah. >> Thank you, Bert, for uh looking at that
one, too. >> Make the changes. I'll send it out and then maybe if you reook it over. >> Yeah. unify both of them and >> then each of us will be responsible for our own little speeches.
>> Yep. >> Do that on our own. >> Was it like five minutes? Not even five minutes, just a couple minutes each. >> Yeah, I would say between two and five minutes. I mean, I'm probably going to be pretty quick. I'm not big on talking in front of crowds, so
um I'll try to make mine as quick as possible, but um yeah, feel free to make it, you know, as long as you need to. No pressure. >> Jen, do you want to get together that day earlier in the day to to get the
food stuff ready and um whatever we need for the cheese and crackers and the veggies and stuff? Yeah, that's a great idea. I was going to bring that up, but yeah, we could certainly do that. Absolutely. That day. >> Should I give one of you the the um gift
card? >> Yeah. Yeah, that would be great because then we could pick up, >> you know, if we needed any vegetables. >> Yeah, maybe the night before or something. >> Yep, that would be fine. >> Yeah. >> Yep, that'd be great. >> I'm gonna do Jen or Deb. Um either way. >> Yeah. And then she and I will get to
We'll get together and, you know, get things all set up for that so we're ready. >> Yep. Yeah, it'll go along nicely with everything Lita's um giving in too. So, >> yeah, I mean the breads are gonna be awesome too and people are gonna love that. I think
>> absolutely. Well, being that it's dinner time. Really? >> It is. Yeah. >> 5:30 to 7:30ish is is, you know, I mean, that's a long stretch and it's people's dinner time. So, >> Yep. >> Yeah. Maybe on the Facebook post we put that, you know, it's more than just
donuts, you know. Um hopefully we'll still have the donuts because people, you know, maybe for the after after the thing, >> right? Yeah. >> The mix of mango afterwards. That's that' probably be more the donut time instead of the
>> the meal time. >> Yeah. Oh, excuse me. We have the room from 5 to 9, I believe. So, if we want to get in there at 5 or we probably could even get in there earlier. >> Yeah. I'm going to try to get there by 5 just want to make sure everything's set up. >> Um,
>> so if everyone else wants to meet me there around 5, that'd be great. >> Yeah. >> Um, do we have to have facilities bring in tables and stuff like that? How do we arrange that? We have a few tables on the side for the food,
>> right? Excuse me. Right. Yeah. Uh, excuse me. Uh, Hillary Gilde is the head of uh buildings and grounds or whatever for the town hall. >> Okay. >> Uh she she would do that. I could she
did it last year. Want me to just get in touch with her? >> Yeah, if you don't mind. If not, I can email her. I don't That's how I usually get a hold of her. >> Yeah, I try email, but it usually ends up being texts. >> Okay. >> So, uh I'll, you know, I'll copy you on
whatever way we do it. >> Yeah, that's perfect. You want to make group text or whatever, that'd be that'll work. Yeah. >> Then then I'll have her number and then she'll know who I am. >> Yep. >> All right. Anything else? Um, >> it looks like we've covered just
>> um for the slideshow, how long do you think it should be for the um >> for the cycle? >> Yeah. >> Until it starts over. I would say five minutes would probably be good. >> I mean, it depends how many pictures. We don't want them, you know, we don't want
each picture up for probably at least 30 seconds to 45 seconds, I would think. >> Yep. >> So, I mean, it could be it could be 5 to 10 minutes even. >> It'd be nice if it were repeated a couple times before the meeting started. >> Yep. >> So, I mean, we could even have that started at like 5:15 before people even
start showing up. I had that big the first page as a welcome like so when we start we can put that up there or something or just so that everybody knows you know we're starting or whatever. Um and I didn't know if anybody needed the slideshow for
what they wanted to talk to. >> Yeah the speakers will need it or not. >> Yeah. Um, okay. >> I would I would imagine they would bring their own device, but they could if they >> Oh, that's true. >> If they have just a USB flash drive or something they could plug into ours.
>> Yeah. >> So, they have the other options. >> Yeah. Uh, Jacob is going to bring his laptop and um >> I'll see what Randy wants to do. >> I think I think all we have is HDMI. So, >> okay.
>> Make sure their laptops have HDMI. I don't think we have display port and definitely I don't think there's any VGA laptops are really that old but you never know. And there's a microphone in there too.
Do we want to set that up? >> I know we've kind of played around with it before. >> Yeah. Well, I remember last time when I was doing my presentation, I was a little quiet. So, maybe we should have one. >> Okay. Yeah. I mean, there's one in
there. You just got to turn the uh amplifier on and >> it should be good. >> People in the back were like, "Hey, can you speak up?" I'm like, "Okay, I'm quiet." So, >> but yeah, maybe we can if they've if they use it, that's great. If not, then we have it. At least we have it.
>> I'm not sure if there's a microphone stand in there. We can set it on the table if we're not using it. >> Either way, we we'll make it work. >> We'll have to figure out how we want the table set up and everything, too. I think we usually stand in front of the tables, I believe.
Um I don't know if we all stand at the for the whole thing. I think we usually sit off the sides while someone else is talking. I don't really remember. >> Yeah, I think we >> Sorry. Go ahead. >> No, go ahead, Jen. That's okay. I was saying like maybe the person who is
speaking they just stand up. Everybody else is sitting. >> Yeah, I think that works. >> That's how it went. >> Yeah. You don't want to make it too awkward for everyone. >> Yeah. >> Keep it keep it nice and comfortable.
>> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Sounds good. >> Yeah, I think that's about it. >> Okay. I'm game for Donna. >> Yeah, sounds like a plan. >> Yep. >> Cool. All right, that's about it.
>> Oh, sorry, Zach. Um, did uh Did you Were you going to send me the pictures or you gonna just add them? >> Um, I will try to add them. If I can't, then I will send them to you. >> Send them over. Okay. >> Oh, I'll probably just email you a link if I can't do it. >> Oh, that's fine. Yeah. Okay, sounds
good. Oh, >> yeah. I have them so I can try to do it myself. Okay, great. We're >> Or I'll try to have my wife do it because her they're her pictures anyway. So >> true.
>> So, all right. Cool. Um I think that's about it. I make a motion to adjourn the meeting. >> I second. >> Second. >> Second. Uh all in favor? >> I >> I >> All right. Thank you everyone. Have a
great night. Thank you.