4/12/2016 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES MEETING'' TUESDAY,APRIL 12,201.6 MASHPEE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM Present: Carlo D'Este,Mark Wright,Joan Lyons,Mary LeClair,and Kate Milde. Absent: John Kowalski and Allen Waters. Also Present: Kathy.Mahoney—Library Director Randy Hensley—Liaison,Friends of the Library Virginia Scharfenberg—Talbot Ecological Land Care Chris Hendershot—Talbot Ecological Land Care Audience: Marcia MacInnis—Mashpee resident. Carlo D'Este, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 4:03 p.m. Approval of Minutes Mark Wright motioned to approve the Regular Meeting minutes of March 8,2016 as presented. Motion was seconded by Kate Milde. VOTE: Yes-5. Roll Call Vote: Joan Lyons,yes Mary LeClair,yes Carlo D'Estc,yes Kate Milde,yes Mark Wright,yes Library Landscape Desilzu Presentation Virginia Scharfenberg addressed the Trustees and said she and her husband Mike Talbot are the owners of Talbot Ecological Land Care. She said over a year ago they were in contact with Catherine Laurent to come up with some landscape design ideas that would be nice and an improvement. About a year ago with Conservation Department they designed and installed 4 pollinator gardens within Mashpee and so they thought it would be nice to incorporate something like that at the library. Ginny introduced Chris Hendershot,Ecological Designer, who is new to their staff and worked up the design. Chris Hendershot presented the conceptual plan, along with photos of various types of trees,shrubs,and 2 habitat-type plantings that could be considered. Chris said the conceptual plan is designed so it would not need intensive upkeep--would be more organic field. Ginny and Chris discussed the plan in detail---some of the highlights of the discussion included the following: • Dense planting area can still enable anyone to view the building and parking lot from roadway,which is benefit to security patrol,etc. • Kathy Mahoney advised the shed is being removed, but keeping arbor. • Ginny noted the climbing hydrangea on one side wall of the building is doing well and that could,be repeated on the other side of the building where it's open. • Ginny said almost all plants they work with are drought tolerant. • Carlo D'Este asked whether there was some way to work in a small memorial garden. Ginny responded "yes". She suggested perhaps doing so in the picnic area. She asked whether area to be defined as memorial garden area. Carlo said maybe something like a small plaque on memorial tree to identify as memorial. Kathy Mahoney noted that in addition to the Dianna Smith replacement tree,the Anton Buschenfeld tree is to be planted as well. • Ginny recommended that compost/mulch be added where needed.