HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-12-13 Brooks Stadium Commission Meeting MinutesBROOKS STADIT]M COMMISSION
Borrd Meeting - Thursday, December 12, 2013
12:00 noon - 1:30 pm......Park Office - Lunch Served by Paducah Parks Dept
AGENDA
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9t2l ll3 Pa&rcahTilghman Soccer (coocession & restrooms available)
10/3/13 Amy Cherry Wedding at Brooks Stadium 4:00 pm
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4 I U I 5 I I 4 lvld Continent
5/10/14 Miners vs Evansville Otters
5/l 3/l 4 Murray/tlK game
5 I I 5-21 I I 4 NCBA World Series
5126/ I +5 130 I 1 4 I{igh School Regiooal
o New Business - sigD iponson conctssion strnd
o Mecting Sctredule - Ilrteo Adjonmment
Boerd Members - Richard Abrrham, Neel Carmll, Howard X'inley' Leo
Green, Lenora Goodg Frrnk Eideg, Gr€g McKeel' BilI Pinkston' Jay Smith,
Crrol Bmoks - (Emeritus status)
Ex-oElcio Mar* Thompson
o Cdl to 0rder
r Invocrtion - Leo Green
r Pledge ofAllegience
o Minutes - BiII Pinkston
r trlnencial RePort - Ned Carmll
o NCBA (National CIub Baseball Association) Worirl Series Mty l*21'2O14
r Web Site RePort - BiIl Pinlston
o Paduceh @hmen, American l*gion Schedule 2014 - Greg & Doc
o sigtr School Regionat 5/26114-5130/14 - Host fiIghman High School
. Ofro Vaney Summer Collegiate Basebalt - Charlie Pierce (teams in
Murray, Owensboro, Hopkinwillg FYfton, Mrrio& & Madisonville
o Mid Souttr Coderence - Cxmbertend University-TN' Bluefuld-vA
CampbellsvilbKY, UdYenity of the Ctmberlands'KY, Georgetown-
fV, f,indsey-Wilson-KY, Pikeville'KY, & University of Rio Gnnde
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Ohio Valley Summer Collegiate Baseball
Phone conversation with Charlie pierce, owner of the baseball team in
October 2013.
Franchise is S10,000
Franchise keeps all gate money and advertisement sale money
A college league in Wisconsin franchise fee is 51,0fi),0fi)
Concessions goes to Brooks
The wood bat league starts May 27 and finishes the last week of July
28 players on each team with one manager and one coach
He said they give 51500 to 53000 to the stadium for field materials
Each player pays $5fi) to play
Team budget is S30,q)0 to S+O,OOO
Host family for each player; this is biggest problem
Multiple 3 day clinics by players; franchise/players keep money
Players help sell tickets to buy seats and scoreboard
Average 100-200 in attendance per game
Farmington, MO, Sikeston, MO, Union City, TN and Dawson Springs,
KY no longer have teams. Owensboro, KY is moving from city field to
Brescia College field due to poor attendance. Murray new team.
Feels players talent equates to the Frontier League
2 umpires $1fi) /game; 51200 balls; SfeOO Uats; and 51000 insure
Feels 3 teams can play on one field during the same time period as all
you have to do is water the bermuda and it will grow
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