 Just call the meeting to order at the specific time, that would be great. Excellent. Okay, so meeting is called to order for the months in library 1033 Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Great. So I don't know that anybody is going to. Well, you have to open up for public comment first, I think. So we don't have any fun in the audience for public comment. So I'm just going to hit none. Okay. And next is the trustees report. So that would be if anybody has anything to report on. Which Susan crutch just did. So do you want to go ahead and order? Should I repeat it or. Yeah, just a quick repeat of it. Okay, so Claudia or Brian, who is not going to be doing the gardening anymore. But the two women that worked with her are willing to keep on with helping. I'm not being in charge of it, but they will help. And that's Mary Dunn and the other woman is Annabelle. And I'm not sure of her last name. Okay. So they won't be in charge, but they'll help. Yeah, they will help. And are you volunteering to be in charge? Yeah. Yeah. I meant to ask Claudia. I don't know how she pays for the plants. Do you have any idea how she does that? I do not, but that I think is something that would be able to fall underneath. Out of the trustees funds, because it's upkeep. Okay. You know, the gardening. So I can look into that. We have an attendee. I wonder if that's Alex. It is. So he should be moving over or in. That was like totally different from their first, when you first hopped on, right? Like you had to. Yeah. It took me a little while. Hi. Are you frozen over there? I am. What's going on with that? And it looks a really pretty frozen picture of me. I must say. Okay. Alex, how are you good? Good. Sorry. I'm late everybody. I, um, I still had it in my calendar for 10 a.m. So, you know, after I got the reminder at 10 a.m., I muted it. So here I am. Anyway, how's everybody doing? How are you, Susan? I'm good. Thank you. Yeah. Jennifer and Jennifer. Good, good, good. Yeah. Yeah. It's getting night. It's warming up around here. So, um, you know what, and where you are too, where we all are, I forget, you know, I do so many zooms. It's, it's hard to forget where everyone is. So. Yeah. So, um, Susan was just telling us that Claudia O'Brien will not be gardening at the months in this year, but the two women that have been helping her will continue, which leads us and Sue will take the lead, which leads us to how the plants are paid for. So I will look into that. All right. Um, and because Mary too would help and bring plants. So I'm not quite sure where those come from either. Yeah. And Mary has left us too, which is the other thing. Mary. Maintenance. Yes. Who would do the extra upkeep on the, on the grounds too. Okay. So who, who does it? Who does, is there someone that's here? More part-time than her or just no one. I don't have a good idea read on what's going on there now. So I'll have to check in with facilities director. Jeremiah will plant, which I will do too. Okay. Um, Does that mean like trash and things like that don't get taken care of or is there someone that does that? Um, somebody has to be doing that piece. I don't know that we'll get, and you know, there's certain things that will always be done. I'm sure as one is like, you know, the grounds, like the, the line will get mowed. The lease will get raked. Where more concerned with us is that trash will have to be picked up, but we won't have like Mary was really, really good at doing the extra gardening. And we just won't have that component again. Okay. Yeah. So, I'll check in with Jeremiah and I can send an email out to everyone with his responses to these questions. Right. Okay. Um, I way. Long time ago. Maybe a year ago. Um, Someone mentioned that the friends of the months in building provides money. For, I believe towards gardening, I could be wrong, but is there any way to find that out as well to check in with them? Should I do that? Or I think that's a EF and, and the orchid society. Right. So they, they pay us for renting the space because they have that you offer. And so I think that's, you know, And the other revenue was the rentals, right? Right. But all of that for those funds, I believe, you know, the way it was explained, the reason why we couldn't use the funds that we have for any rent was because. The. The money that is for the trustees is specifically for the building maintenance and upkeep. And so the grounds to me would include in that, but I have to verify that. Okay. Got you. Yeah. Okay. So. There is. Uh, we need to vote. Correct. On. The planting. Of the, it's a bush. Sue. Right. I think it was a dogwood. Okay. A dogwood. And this is. In honor of. Sue. Yes. And it's, it's basically some of the. Sort of part-time librarians and. In friends of like the months in that. Want to do it. Is my understanding. Right. Okay. So someone just needs to make a motion. Someone needs to second it. And then the chair needs to say open for discussion. And then if there's no discussion. Then you can vote. And then we have to record the votes by Jennifer saying Alex, how do you vote? Susan, how do you vote? And then respond to her. We never really vote on anything. So I don't know if you. So nervous. Who calls the motion? Okay. So, so. Since I'm the chair, I have to say. Do I call it the motion to vote for the. Say I move the motion to allow a dog would. Blah, blah, blah, blah. A dog would tree. In honor of Sue. My second. That. Hey, dog. I just have to record it word for word. So I moved the motion to plant a dog would. A dog would tree in honor of Sue. And then. Motion seconded by. I think it's a lovely idea. And. So then now you can record votes. Excellent. So we're going to go ahead and. Go ahead and. Go ahead. I second it. And Alex. Open for discussion. For discussion. I think it's a long. I think it's a lovely idea. And. Not a good idea. So we have three votes. Excellent. So we have three votes. So you have to say Alex. How do you vote? Alex. How do you vote? I vote for. Excellent. I vote for. Three votes for the installation of a dog would three. You got to get. Susan. Susan. How do you vote? For. Excellent. We should have discussed what color the the dog was was going to flower though I mean what color flowers. I love the idea, it really is. And I think she would appreciate it. Yeah. She was not happy when she left so. Yeah. I think she'd appreciate it. So is she will she be in attendance when they plan it. I don't really know because it was. Apparently. Our tree person snow I can't think of his first name. Alan. I don't know. I guess he he's the one that picked out the spot and the tree and the tree. And I think he was ready to plant it. And then I believe it was soon McCoy who actually has a. Trees that's planted there for her son and memory of her son said no, I don't think you can do that. We have to get, you know, permission. So I think I'm not sure I assume it hasn't been planted. And I'm assuming that Sue will be around when it's done. So. I don't know. Perfect. All right. Do you guys have anything else? We can just move down the agenda. I think the next. We're building updates. Again, the only thing I can say is that. We're not going to be able to rent the space out really. Because the North Amherst library and Jones will be utilizing the space. And so the bottom floor will have staff in it. And the. The meeting space will have staff in it with computers. And the upstairs space will have. Special collections. So the thought process is that they're going to try to utilize as much as the stage and as little as the floor space in the hall, because. You know, it is also still a legal voting poll. Location. So. Do you have any idea when this is going to be happening? I don't, which is the part that is a little bit frustrating for folks who want to do something on an, you know, like a one-time event at the months in. Because they could have utilized it probably. And so that's a, I, I don't have a good idea on that. The North Amherst library at one point was. The, the quote, what they had quoted for prices came in at, like way above. Yeah. You know, because of shortage and then there's a supply. Shortage. So. And an employee shortage. So. Things are taking a little bit longer than anticipated. I believe. And with the collections, I still don't think that we should utilize that floor space. It will extend the library will have extended hours though. Because it's our substitute. That's the only thing I do know. That's really all I got right now. Do you have more on the agenda? Or. No. Because this is not, not about that, but I was just wondering. If you could tell us when Jeremiah came in and talked to us, he had things that were going to be happening there. Do you know what's, what's been done? I know that the new lights were put up. And I think there was some things with the heating and cooling, that type of thing. Do you have any idea what, what has actually been done? I don't. But when I check in with Jeremiah to see what's going to happen over there. In regards to facilities, I can check. And with what has been completed. Okay. Yeah. So my agenda, I just had, you know, maintenance. Then I was then the gardens. And voting on planting. The tree. So. That was it for. For agenda on my end. I have a question. That was it for. For agenda on my end. Have I been talking all this time in a muted. What is the last thing you heard me say. That you were going to check in about the, what's been done. So yeah, no, you weren't muted. I was. I think it's so weird. I don't know what's happening. Yes. So good. Okay. Yeah. Anything else, Alex and Sue, anything else that you might want to. Yeah, I have my mind keeps ruminating on, on this idea of us. Someday having this. Event, this tea, this party, this concert. So I would like to just keep breathing a little bit of air into it. I just want to confirm, you know, kind of our, our biggest obstacles right now. And, and. I believe them to be or the biggest obstacle is, is funding right now for us to be able to kind of throw this party. So. Other than, than that challenge and the transportation challenge. Yeah. Yeah. Does the committee, does the group feel confident or comfortable with. Us keeping this idea alive and maybe finding a way, maybe in late summer, early fall, being able to do something. If we find some funding, maybe from a partner, because I may have a partner in mind who, who might be able to provide some funding. It's just the timing would be better for them. Late summer, early fall. Yeah. I would definitely like to see the ideas stay out there and work on it. Yeah. I mean, it seems like a wonderful idea. Yeah. Okay. For sure. I was just going to say too that, you know, what we had originally created didn't necessarily require a lot of funding if we brought it back to the very basics where. You know, like if. Either HPBC or white lion. Brewing company, because they have a. Catering beer and wine truck. Right. So they can come and set up or HPPC could come and set up. So that doesn't cost us anything because that falls on the, on them to get the license. Yeah. So. And then having people come out. So it's really about the entertainment piece, the transportation piece. Cause how do we get the entertainment paid for. So, you know, and honestly, I feel like if we were just going to do it and just have a big cake that we could all possibly chip in and get a nice cake from large cake from Atkins, like that's, you know, $15 bucks each. Right. And so, you know, minus the entertainment piece, that's probably the most expensive. Okay. Yeah. So it's not, it's not major. Okay. Well, maybe at some point in just to clarify, I mean, maybe at some point after I kind of get through a bunch of. Work related distractions. Maybe I can kind of pull my mind back to this. And if we thought maybe, you know, sometime around Labor Day, maybe looking at the community calendar and finding a, a Saturday there in. We can plan something again. I'd really like to see this get off the ground. Yeah. And, okay. You know, the partner I'm thinking of is, is actually someone who does business right downtown and would be motivated to see, you know, I dive diverse group of people attend this event as well. I wish I could disclose more, but I can't because of the relationship between the town and, and, and this possible sponsor, but Jennifer, I think I can. I don't know. Now I really want to know. Yeah. Yeah. Well, you know what? I should probably call you. Can I call you about this? Because honestly, I look. Can I call you about this without. The other board. Yeah, there won't be a quorum. Okay. All right. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's only been asked that it's not on public record. And then I explore this privately quick, quick, you know, shouldn't be a big deal. So I'll call you right after we get off this, this call then. Okay. That'd be great. That sounds fantastic. Sorry, sorry. Sorry, Jennifer and Susan. It's just. There's always something. I'm just trying not to step on anyone's toes here. So yeah. Yeah. I hear you. But yeah, I, you know. Something like that in this area in South Amherst is much needed. I think it'll be fun. It all gets. That area gets worth that side gets neglected in an odd way. Right. Cause it's just a way out of town, the downtown area. Yeah. Yeah. Well, I am excited that there are the tables out on the self-commit. Yeah, that is nice. It's nice. It looks good. They're, they're retro. I love them. Yeah. And every now and then someone's sitting at them. Which is great. Yeah. Really nice. So. It's also like, get a good book and then you can go sit on the comment and read it. Yeah. Oh yeah. It's true. So. Anything else. Can I just. I just just came, just thought of this one. Is there an actual group that's called like friends of the Munson library? No. No, okay. Cause I was going to say maybe they could be involved in it too. If there was an actual group. If there is, I haven't heard of them. I just, our revenues are really coming from. The rentals that we. Do. And I think that at some point. There was. Like any repairs and stuff that's coming out of. Like CDBG money. For project based stuff. Yeah, that was a little bit of a bummer. We were all ready to go. Right. We were. We were ready to go, especially Alex. Definitely was. I love the party. Especially when you get, when you can walk home from it. You know, I mean, just like, you know, just kind of be a little more carefree. So. Yes. Totally agree. Excellent. All right. Um, well. Excellent. Thank you for voting on the dogwood tree. I can't wait to see it. Yeah. I just need you to adjourn at a specific time. Okay. Are we, are we set to adjourn? Nothing else. Alex and Sue that you want to. Say. No, I'm all set. I'm all set. Okay. Then. Jen, thank you. Meeting adjourned 1056. Tuesday, May 10th. Okay. Thank you all. Thank you so much. Bye. Bye. Enjoy the day in the week. Gorgeous weather. Jennifer. Jennifer. I'm going to call you right now when I hang up. Okay. And Jen for Vanderleiden. Yes. It's almost that time. You know, this is pretty easy for. I know girl. I know. Okay. Goodbye everyone. I know I'll let you know. I'll let you know. I'm still like. Deciding. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. You need to know by a certain point probably right. Sooner than later. Well, yeah. Yeah. Maybe. Yeah. All right. Bye. Bye guys.