07/17/2019 MASHPEE COMMUNITY GARDEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes

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MASHPEE COMMUNITY GARDEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MCGAC) MEETING MINUTES July 17, 2019 -7:00 P.M. MASHPEE TOWN HALL, OCKWAY MEETING ROOM 16 Great Neck Road North Present: Virginia Scharfenberg, Pamela McCarthy, Irene Checkovich,Anthony Oliver, Michael Talbot,Stephanie Simpson, Mohamad Fand CALL TO ORDER Chairman Virginia Scharfenberg opened the meeting at 7:05 p.m. MINUTES of June 19, 2019 were approved. COMMUNICATIONS and CORRESPONDENCE None. REPORTS Update on policies and funding structure/meeting with Asst. Town Manager and Town Finance Director (Virginia) Virginia reviewed notes from meeting with Asst. Town Manager and Town Finance Director. Additional questions remained. Virginia & Irene will follow up with Dawn Thayer in next month or SO. • MCGAC update on web site and link for Donors Virginia agreed to contact Technology Dept. on that. • Garden Status and Fencing Work Day The Board decided to do fence raising on Aug. 4, 2019. We will contact all gardeners for help. Purchase of 150 additional feet of fencing will be needed. Anthony agreed to research appropriate lock mechanism for extended gate that will be part of the raised fence. • Status of 2020 reconfigured garden Michael,Virginia, Stephanie and Anthony agreed to meet soon to start the detailed planning. Asst. Town Manager Wayne Taylor needs to be contacted for list of approved contractors. A meeting should be scheduled with DPW sometime in September or October so that old garden demolition and new garden construction can start. DPW assistance with demolition would be particularly helpful and would save CPC funds. The Town or perhaps Cavossa Excavating or Nauset Disposal could be contacted for donation of a dumpster if needed for demolition debris. OLD BUSINESS No update on Cape Cod Community Garden Network and not likely to be one for several months. Newspaper articles and publicity will be discussed as plans start taking shape for 2020 garden. 1