Finance Committee - 1/2/2019 Page 7
UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None
NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS
R-18-099
Endorsers: Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Jan Schmidt
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A SUCCESSOR “CONCESSION AGREEMENT”
WITH NASHUA COLLEGIATE BASEBALL, INC.
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO RECOMMEND FINAL PASSAGE
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
Now again Mr. Caggiano is here for any discussion about this. Maybe it would be best to brief us on the new
contract, its provisions versus the existing contract and begin that way?
Mr. Caggiano
Nick Caggiano, Superintendent Parks & Recreation. The contract with the Silver Knights basically has
remained unchanged from the previous contract other than one little item which we negotiated. They pay a fee
of $1,000.00 per home game to us and that goes into an events fund for the stadium that is used to produce
events and pay for some upgrades. One of the things that has happened and at first it took me awhile to
understand it, but we negotiated it down, but when they get a rainout, they normally schedule a double-header.
But when you have a double-header, it is not like Fenway Park where you go to see the Red Sox where the
first game is over, everybody leaves, an hour or two goes by and then the next game starts. They are basically
there for the duration so when they get a rain out they really are playing double for one event. So we
negotiated that at the end of the year if there were any double headers that were caused by rainout, we would
give them a credit back of half for $500.00 for that one game which is very fair. We have kind of been on the
good side of this thing for the past 5 years. Other than that it has remained the same. They pre-pay for the
season so | invoice them in February and they are required to make their payment, | believe it is by March 1°.
And we have had no issues with this ball club over the past 5 years with any financial problems at all. They
have been great tenants.
Alderman Caron
Thank you. | think they have been good tenants, we have dealt with other people. Do you see any problems
since they seem to be having a problem getting their schedule together because of their issues within the
particular league they are in?
Mr. Caggiano
| am not completely in the loop on that because it is a private business, but there is some inner struggles with a
competitive league and they are fighting for a team. That team is out on Martha’s Vineyard as it said in the
