1. TURF FACT FINDING COMMITTEE Southington Town Hall Council Chamber December, 5, 2011 7:00 Michael DeFeo, Chairman John Barry David Derynoski John Fontana Brian Goralski Joseph Labieniec James Macchio Dawn Miceli Albert Natelli AGENDA 1. Call Meeting to Order 2.Roll Call 3.Determination of a Quorum 4.Acceptance of Minutes (after the first meeting) 5.Public Communication 6.Discussion on Turf Field 7.Any other business to come before the committee 8.Adjournment

2. Mike DeFeo- Chair John Fontana Al Natelli Dawn Miceli Brian Goralski Jim Macchio Joe Lebieniec David Derynoski John Barry 860-770-0312 mcdefeo@cox.netmcdefeo@cox.net 860-628-4122 jfontana01@snet.netjfontana01@snet.net 860-919-4962 anatelli@southington.organatelli@southington.org 860-681-8006 jndmiceli@aol.comjndmiceli@aol.com 860- bgoralski@southingtonschools 860-913-5064 jpmacchio@gmail.com 860- jklebieniec@yahoo.com 860- dderynoski@southingtonschools.org 860- jbarry@southington.org

3.  Why is the field needed?  Current conditions of football field  Benefits of Turf field  Life expectancy  Special requirements  Short & Long term benefits  Who or what sport will use the field  How long will it take to install

4.  Benefits- Is it safe?  Medical study’s  Special requirements  Facts & Myths of Turf Fields

5.  Cost to install with track  Current operating costs  Hidden costs  Projected savings

6.  Cheshire High- recently installed (Nov.2011)  Sheehan High  Meriden-Falcon Field  Wolcott High  Berlin High  Bristol-proposed 2 fields  Plainville High- slated for 2012

7.  Potential State funding or grants  Work with current top advisors  Joe Aresimowicz  Zeke Zalaski  Joe Markley  Rob Sampson

8.  How long will field last?  Usage of synthetic field  What happened 12-15 years from now

9.  Current maintenance & staffing  Equipment needed  Useful life expectancy  Other equipment  Who manages?  Warranty  Proper Care  Unknown

10.  Mock Schedule-What will it look like?  August/Sept./October-schedule  April/May/June-schedule  Bad Weather  Who monitor’s the usage?

11.  If needed-where do you we go for private financial assistance?  Booster clubs & Recreational leagues  Rental of field for big events  Naming rights?