New Fairfield Baseball ~ 8:00 meeting October 7, 2015 Senior Center
Attendance
Scott Langdon Moe Kenny Kevin Bailie John D'Urso
Joe Kenny Nick Autorino Ed Merritt Steve DelCampo
Joe Garbowski Rob Coccozza Pete Gantert Dave Sweeney Nancy Riggs John Lorenzo Ken Bennett Rob Martini Brian Farrell
Motion to accept Secretary Report made by Moe Kenny Second Joe Kenny. All in favor
September financials update by Kevin Bailie
Motion to accept Joe Garbowski second Nick Autorino. All in favor
2016 Budget review by Kevin Bailie
Question : Field maintenance we will have slight increase in the mowing. What do we have in the budget for that?
Will take it to formal vote next week
League Realignment
Nancy Riggs speaks about suggestions on how to notify families regarding the realignment. A favorable suggestion is to send a note out with the details right around the time of the World Series while families are still focused on baseball.
Motion to accept the alignment made by Kevin Bailie second Nancy Riggs
All in favor
Fall Ball
Six teams participating
All Star comes down twice a week to work with the athletes
WPBA doing well per Pete Gantert
Will be done in approximately 2 weeks- wrap up the end of October the latest.
Middle School team update by Joe Garbowski
Joe sent an email to the board on September 24th with information
Looking to field a middle school team of about 15 athletes 13/14 year old 7th and 8th grade students.
Trying to be competitive. Trying not to lose athletes to AAU/Elite programs
Not looking to have paid coaches
13U CT inter town travel team would be available and suggested to the athletes who do not make the mid school team
Joe would like to survey the parents before moving forward.
Joe would like to make parents aware of the cost before sending an email blast
Possible parent meeting for next week
Follow up for next meeting
Field closing fall projects by Brian Farrell
Clean up
Edging
Spread clay
Brian will send an email to set aside a Saturday probably for the end of October.
The Thundercats will come and help with banners
If anyone has any fundraiser ideas, please bring to the next meeting.
New members
3 openings
Bring your names to the November meeting for those three spots
Fall ball
Some players registered and paid in Danbury so we lost that money
Open registration needs to be plugged into our time line
We need a fall commissioner. This job will be assigned if no member volunteers.
2016 job assignments
If you are interested in a specific job contact Pat
Motion adjourn made by Joe Kenny. (Suggested also for winter meetings to begin at 7:00). Seconded by John D’Urso
9:50. All in favor to adjourn