08/17/2022 MASHPEE COMMUNITY GARDEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes

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MASHPEE COMM UNI'FY GARDEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MCGAC) MEETING MINUI'ES August 17, 2022 7:00 P.M. Popponessett Meeting Room PRESENT: Virginia Scharfenberg, Sheryl Carberry, Frank Gallello, John Carter, Lynn Harris, Mohamad Fand CALL TO ORDER Chairwoman Scharfenberg called the meeting to order at 7:04 pm. Meeting Minutes for July 20, 2022—Approved unanimously COMMUNICATIONS and CORRESPONDENCE— none to report REPORTS: • Lynn Harris reported that workdays on August 5th/6 th and August 12 th/13 th were well attended, productive, and enjoyed by all participants. An Excel spreadsheet to document volunteer hours is being developed by gardener Polly Minugh. • Virginia Scharfenberg reported that there has not yet been assignment of a new Recording Secretary by the Town. • Virginia Scharfenberg reported that gardener Kirsten Nordstrom is still interested in filling the empty 7th Board member seat and will submit her letter of interest to Virginia, who will send it to the Select Board. • Virginia Scharfenberg reported that she had spoken to Assistant Town Manager Wayne Taylor, who confirmed that the Board's Vote of No Confidence in Board member Mohamad Fand and its vote for his removal from the Board will need to be submitted to the Select Board with request for dismissal action at their next meeting. • Virginia Scharfenberg shared DPW Director Catherine Laurent's updated MCGAC garden budget. A balance of$6,244.43 remains as of August 17, 2022. OLD BUSINESS: • Virginia Scharfenberg referred discussion of Town protocol for use of Town owned/community garden property to New Business below. NEW BUSINESS: Board member Mohamad Fand: • Mohamad Fand requested time to address the Board about its above-referenced July 201h action. He had not submitted a promised written response to utilize in the discussion. He referenced Virginia Scharfenberg's letter of August 8, 2022, saying that: 1. In response to request to desist from dumping the diseased plants barrel into the compost bins that he thought it was good the barrel was now inside the garden gate. In that context, he reiterated his opposition to the planned concrete slab disposal space DPW plans to install for garden refuse. 2. He could not attend gatherings/workdays because he is a busy person. The Board stated that it is nice he is volunteering at the adjacent pollinator gardens, but they have nothing to do with community garden gatherings or workdays. 1