09/21/2022 MASHPEE COMMUNITY GARDEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes (2)

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MASHPEE COMMUNITY GARDEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MCGAC) MEETING MINUTES September 21, 2022 7:00 P.M. Popponessett Meeting Room PRESENT: Virginia Scharfenberg, Sheryl Carberry, Frank Gallello, John Carter, Lynn Harris, Mohamad Fahd CALL TO ORDER Chairwoman Scharfenberg called the meeting to order at 7:08 pm. Meeting Minutes for August 17, 2022 – Approved unanimously COMMUNICATIONS and CORRESPONDENCE – none to report REPORTS: th  Lynn Harris reported that workday on August 19 to spread wood chips in garden pathways was well attended and productive. The volunteer hours of participants were added to the Excel spreadsheet 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 the Select Board vote to add gardener Kirsten Nordstrom rd to MCGAC Board (replacing former member Michael Talbot) will not take place October 3 as expected because Select Board Chair wants to wait until there is a full Board. The election to th fill vacant seat is October 4. Virginia will advise Kirsten and Board of the new date once determined.  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 Fahd 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 reported that 17 of the 34 gardeners have accumulated volunteer hours in 2022. Further Board discussion detailed below under New Business. OLD BUSINESS:  Virginia Scharfenberg said that she had spoken with Terrie Cook in Town Manager’s office about protocol for requesting changes/additions to MCGAC’s Rules & Responsibilities, given that the current ones were promulgated by the Select Board in 2019. The first step is for Virginia to submit the current 2-page document of 24 items with the more detailed explanatory narrative for Town Manager Rodney Collins’ consideration, with cc to Asst. Town Manager Wayne Taylor and Administrative Assistant Terrie Cook. The assumption is that the 5-page explanatory narrative accompanying the 24 numbered items in the current Rules & Responsibilities will be identified as the “Amended and Approved _______, 2022 – Select Board”. Any and all provisos in the narrative that clarify the numbered Rules & Responsibilities will be applicable to all members.  Virginia Scharfenberg noted that the Select Board hearing on the MCGAC Boards request for th dismissal of Mohamad Fahd was rescheduled for November 7. Since Mohamad will be out st of the country that week it will most likely have to be rescheduled for November 21. (The 1