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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-03-09 Brooks Stadium Commission Meeting MinutesBROOKS STADIT]M COMMISSION MEETING Thursday, Septemb€r 3, 2009 Pall to order rfnvocation pledge ofAllegiance ffinutes/By-Laws Tfrnancial Report ..{ntemet/Pictures AGENDA fu7uo,* E*'rtc -- /a ,o ,.'*,,-- Tltr< r, Ayl, /^i7 2a/o //il, /o/ oo/o A*r,a*t 7L7 sbpScheduledGames 2010 - MurrayAJI! Miners, request from Mid-Continent Stadium Report/scoreboard/Backstop/sealer/seats/other improvements Middle School game September l5 @ 4:00 pm (trial run of scoreboard) New Business Adjournment o l.t l 4t^-(b4J { A- 119463 MNLTTES OF BROOKS STADIUM COMMISSION MEETING September 3, 2009 The regular meeting of the Members of the Brooks Stadium Commission was conducted on September 3,2009, at 12:00 p.m. at the olfices of Denton & Keuler, Paducah, Kentucky. A quorum of at least 5 members was present for the conduct of business. The meeting was called to order by Dr. Frank Hideg, President. An invocation was given by one olthe Members and the pledge of Allegiance was recited. A reading of the minutes of the last regular meeting of the Commission was waived_ The Commission debated and adopted lbrmal Bylaws. A financial report was given by Treasurer Neal Carrol. At that time it was reported that the Commission had $47,000 on deposil in the bank. The Members discussed ongoing work on the creation of a web site tbr Brooks Sta<tium. It was discussed that web site was being tirshioned by integrated visualization systems, lnc. (lVS) of Paducah, Kentucky, and that a contribution of$750 lrom the paducah visitors center Bureau would pay for the web site design and construction. lvS stated it would charge the Commission $35 per mcnth as a maintenance fee. l'he Members discussed the TranSouth conference pcst-season baseball toumanrent to be conducted at the Stadium next spring. Practice is to begin May 9,2010, with tournament play to begin May 10, 2010. The Members discussed the possibility ofatternpting to get the posr-scason High School toumament to relum to the Stadium. The Members discussed scheduled games in 2010 ar the Sladiuln to be conducted between Murray State University and the Llniversitl,of Kerrtucky, as well as a Southern Illinois Miners game. The Members discussed improvements that had been made to the stadium since the last regular meeting or that would be made this fall, including the installation of a new scoreboard, sealer. backstop, seats and other improvments. The Members discussed conducting a Middle School game on September 15, 2009, to do a trial run for the new scoreboard. Thc Mernbers cliscussed plans by the Citl,to build a nerv softball fieldrstadium in the vicinity ofBrooks Stadium and efforts to raake arrangements fbr a baseball practice field ro be built on Brooks Park grounds. There being no further business. the Regular Meeting of the Brrroks Stadium Commission was adjourned. Wi lliam E. Pinkstonr+rcasffef-e'rce ^eilz{4/r,