11/17/2021 MASHPEE COMMUNITY GARDEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes

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MASHPEE COMMUNITY GARDEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MCGAC) MEETING MINUTES November 17, 2021 7:00 P.M. "°Popponesset Room — Town Hall" PRESENT Virginia Scharfenberg, John Carter, Sheryl Carberry, Mohamed Fand CALL TO ORDER Chairwoman Scharfenberg called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM. Meeting Minutes for October 20, 2021— approval postponed until December 2021 meeting COMMUNICATIONS and CORRESPONDENCE REPORTS • MCGAC CPA Grant Proposal — Virginia Scharfenberg submitted Community Preservation Act funding proposal for garden expansion to the Mashpee Community Preservation Committee (CPC) on November 1, 2021. The CPC hearing will be held December 2, 2021. We anticipate approval and CPC subsequent submission of the funding request for inclusion in the Town Warrant Articles for May 2022 Town Meeting approval. • Community Garden seasonal closure - Ms. Scharfenberg reported that she had informed gardeners via email about need to (1) clean up their plots by Thanksgiving and (2) inform her if they plan to continue with fall &/or winter crops, per Rules & Regulations. She also notified gardeners that the composting program had not been successful in 2021 and how we want to establish procedures to ensure better success in 2022. • Wait List — Sheryl Carberry and Lynn Harris have called Wait List applicants from 2020 and 2021 to ascertain how many want to remain on the list for 2022 consideration. To date, Sheryl reported that 6 of the 7 people she called want to remain; Lynn Harris had indicated prior to the meeting that 8 people she called wanted to remain on the list; 4 people had yet to return her call; and one person had moved. Two additional people have submitted Wait List applications in the past few weeks as well. We will review reports to be submitted by Lynn and Sheryl to be sure we have covered everyone. One family moved this fall, so there is one 8 x 12 bed available. We anticipate constructing 14 new 4 x 8 beds when we get CPC funding. If some current gardeners want to garden a smaller space, we could suggest sharing a bed with another current gardener or someone on the Wait List. These options will be further discussed and a protocol arrived at before future plot assignments are made. OLD BUSINESS: • New Board Appointees —The Select Board has accepted the resignations of Stephanie Simpson and Michael Talbot, as well as the appointments of John Carter and Sheryl Carberry.