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<br />MASHPEE COMMUNITY GARDEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MCGAC) <br />MEETING MINUTES <br />January 18, 2023 7:00 P.M. <br />Popponessett Meeting Room <br />PRESENT: Virginia Scharfenberg, Sheryl Carberry, Frank Gallello, John Carter, Lynn Harris, Mohamad <br />Fahd, Kirsten Nordstrom <br />OTHER ATTENDEES: Lynne Barbee, Surf Drive <br />CALL TO ORDER Chairwoman Scharfenberg called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. <br />Meeting Minutes for November 16, 2022 <br />Lynn Harris made a motion to approve the November 16, 2022 MCGAC meeting minutes. <br />Motion seconded by Frank Gallello. <br />Motion passed by unanimous consent. <br />COMMUNICATIONS and CORRESPONDENCE – none to report. <br />PUBLIC COMMENT: <br />Lynne Barbee stated that she was interested in the discussion with regard to the Rules and Regulations. <br />REPORTS: <br /> Garden Events Early 2023 – Virginia Scharfenberg and Frank Gallello <br /> <br />Mr. Gallello stated that he spoke with Jay Sprout of Sprout Farm about being a guest speaker <br />at a gardening event. Mr. Sprout said he would love to do it. The event will take place on <br />Saturday February 11, 2023 at the Mashpee Public Library. The event will be focused on <br />planting your garden organically, getting off to a good start, picking the right varieties to plant, <br />preparing the soil, feeding hungry plants, keeping out weeds and harmful insects , harvesting <br />the fruits of your labor and fertilizing. <br />Chair Scharfenberg stated that she will let the Members of the Garden Club know about the <br />event. <br /> <br /> Revised Rules and Regulations review and comment by Kirsten Nordstrom <br /> <br />Chair Scharfenberg stated that she felt it appropriate to combine this section of the agenda <br />with bullet #4 “Board Member Status”. <br />Mr. Fahd asked why the Rules & Regulations are changing. Chair Scharfenberg explained that <br />the Committee had been in discussion on this subject for 3 to 4 months. <br />She went on to explain that the Committee has been discussing adding an explanatory <br />document to the existing Rules and Regulations that were voted on by the Select Board in <br />2019. This added document is intended to provide more clarity to the Gardeners. <br /> <br />Chair Scharfenberg went on to explain that in Mr. Fahd’s mediation meeting with the Town <br />Manager, Mr. Fahd agreed to resign as a Board Member if his version of the Rules and <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />