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ARCHIVED MINUTES August 13, 2011 Guest Speaker: Doug from Friends of the Urban Forest Garden Business: Dale Butler Thanks to Steve for organizing the Children’s Art Show. We are the #1 Park Partner in America. Planning Committee – Liz Nolan
Treasurer’s Report: Dale Butler Motion to adjourn. Workday Meeting May 23, 2011 Presidents Report: Stephen DeHavilland Construction: there is a lot of construction going on around the park. This is due to the World Sailing Cup that will be in San Francisco in August 2012. They are expecting at least 500,000 people along the beach. The construction is an effort to make viewing of the sailing accessible while at the same time protecting sensitive park areas. The Park service has invited us to be partners with them and is committed to helping us. We now use their logo on our website! Treasurers Report: Dale Butler We have more than enough money in the bank! There is about $19,000 in the checking account and about $7,070 in the savings account. Our fiscal year ends on May 31st. If you have any receipts to be turned in do that right away. A big portion of expenses were for fixing the kitchen, but we got reimbursed for that! There were some greenhouse purchases – some seeds, but now we are set for 3 years. Our water bill was higher in the winter, which is strange and so we should keep an eye on that. Our budget is balanced! Greenhouse Report: Elsa We spent a lot on seeds because tomato seeds are very expensive. We have two different kinds of tomato plants available in the greenhouse. There are also some sugar snap peas, beans, sunflower, cauliflower, lettuce, fennel and sage. Be sure to take only one tomato plant. Also, be sure to protect your plants from the birds. Please leave the white plastic labels in the greenhouse. The greenhouse needs some tall plastic pots, so if you have any please leave them in the lathe house. Connie: Invasive Grass: Connie showed us some invasive grass that has appeared in the garden. If you see it, pull it up right away, it spreads very quickly and has very deep roots. A princess tree needs a home for anyone interested. There is compost available at Safeway. Thanks to Steve for all his hard work this year. Thanks to Dick for the delicious food. Some gardeners are working in the wrong common areas that they are not assigned to. Please know which area you have been assigned to and work only in that area under the leadership of the head gardener for the area. Please do not go to just any common area without contacting the head gardener first. The national park service has frequently been using the garden for after work get- togethers. Hence, the very wonderful barbeque. We will need a treasurer in January, since Dale will be out of the country. If you would like to be treasurer for the last part to the fiscal year, please contact Dale. It would be best if you worked with Dale well before January so that you are familiar with the tasks that need to be accomplished. Meeting adjourned. Workday Meeting - March 5, 2011 Treasurer Membership Election Workday Meeting Workday Meeting – October 16, 2010 Meeting opened by Steve deHavilland Secretary: Pamela Treasurer: Cynthia Planning Committee: Liz Greenhouse: Lu Thanks to Dick for a wonderful and delicious lunch! Lasagna Composting Meeting adjourned.
We welcomed Andy from Golden Gate Ecology for lunch. Last year we received 80 cubic yards of compost in 20 cubic yard shipments, all for free (except delivery). We will be receiving a compost delivery this Tuesday. Thanks Andy! Thanks to Dick for preparing the food for the workday. Minutes: remember, the minutes are available on our website. If you do not have internet access, please contact a board member to get a copy of the minutes. Dale: President Report There is a fundraising opportunity for us with Husch Winery. They offered to provide wine for any fundraiser we have here in the garden. The tables will be repaired by the parks service. They are just waiting for a sunny day. Locker Waiting List: the wait list for a locker is the following:
Greenhouse (Lu) Donation Kitchen: Before anything gets done, the flooring in the kitchen will need to be replaced first. There seems to be rotting which is causing the floor to be squishy. Dale would like GGNRA to do the flooring since if there is a problem with the subfloor it is best that they discover this since they own the building and are responsible for it’s upkeep. Main changes to the kitchen in the initial design: the removal of the closet which blocks off the windows (we think the original design did not have the closets); moving the sink to the south wall underneath the window that is now in the bathroom (this would require moving some plumbing); redesigning the bathroom so that the window will be in the main room instead of in the bathroom. Also, Dale reminded us that no used appliances are to be use in the kitchen! Some suggestions for the kitchen remodel:
There were questions about whether or not the insurance policy should cover the cost of the remodel. Ann Rubin offered to call the insurance agent to review the terms of policy. Sergeant at arms: Lu Lu encouraged members to not use PBC piping in their gardens, there are organic alternatives to the piping. Only cultivate your own plot! and please report any “squatters” to board right away. Please manage the weeds around your plot We need to put up some signs to discourage theft from plots There was some concern that the change in the herb garden from cooking herbs to medicinal herbs was not communicated to garden members, nor were garden members involved in making that change. The board needs to remember to inform garden members about changes in the garden. Membership: Pat 4 new members! Planning Committee: Liz We will be planting some apple trees in the orchard to replace some trees that need to be removed. Audrey’s Hill will receive a change since it is very hard to maintain this part of the garden since it is on a hill and the soil is very sandy. We will be planting some low watering, low maintenance plants. Judy Hirsh’s common area now has 3 members to work on watering and maintaining the area. Connie needs someone to help her with the roses! Do owl boxes keep mice and rats away? Maybe we should try it. Meeting adjourned ------------------------------------------------- Board Meeting
The planning committee wants to move the lemon tree to the orchard before it gets established. We will consult with Florentina, who planted it, about how best to accomplish this move. In general, it was agreed to consult with the persons involved in any common area about any changes that are planned in that area. The planning committee want to have the soil accessed in the orchard to see if it needs to be amended. Liz will call the Park Service to see if they have someone on their staff who can do this, or, alternatively, if they can recommend someone to help us with this. Motion to set a budget of $150 for the purpose of buying plants for replanting the north path (di Martini path).Unanimously approvedMotion to remove the boards around the common area island in the northeast corner, but leave the plants, and notify Greg of this change. Unanimously approvedMotion to retire plot 88A when it is vacated, and have planning committee report on ideas for area.Unanimously approvedThe medicinal garden is on hold due to a family illness.Flagstones have not been delivered yet.Wait List PartyIt was suggested by Jay that we do something for the people on the waiting list, like have a party for them. It was pointed out that we already do many things for the people on the wait list: A request for a balance sheet next time was madeIt was pointed out that we have excess funds of $490
Motion to adopt the budgetSeconded Show of hands to adopt Budget adopted by unanimous show of hands.Sergeant in Arms Lu has been monitoring the plots that need attending. Remember the height limit is 6 feet and no plants should grow over the edges of your plot. Please maintain your plot! Gophers continue to be a problem. Remember, no poisons. There are 6 plots on the watch list. The wait list is at 167. No plots have been relinquished since March.Special Report on Idea Garden By Nello We have been singled out as a model community garden by the Parks Service! This is because of our extensive community outreach as well as the way we run our garden. One community outreach project we have just started is the Idea Garden. This garden is being developed behind the marble bench by Nello, with the help of Chris and Doug. Their next step will be to bring in new soil and replace the rotting boards. The emphasis in the Idea Garden will be on new techniques in gardening. These include but are not limited to the following: French Intensive Method, Companion Plants, Hydroponics, Modern Watering Techniques, Tunnel Gardening, and Mulch Material. Flyers will be available next to each section to inform visitors. We are in the process of inviting Michelle Obama to visit our garden. The Idea Garden was created in the spirit of the White House’s Victory Garden. Garden Gala Date is September 20th. Victoria is in the process of getting donations from different organizations for the silent auction. The auction is where we make the money. Remember, the gala is not just for members, it is also for family and friends. Victoria passed out a handout to let members know cost and where to send their check.Greenhouse There is a large envelope in the little house for greenhouse suggestions. Put your name and phone number on your suggestion. You can also put seeds in the envelope. Available now are tomatoes, Spanish onions, basil, marigolds, lettuce, poppies, dandelions, and more! Please, if you can, donate some sharp pencils and erasers to the greenhouse.Programs at FMCG Report Dale outlined the programs we are offering the community here at FMCG. Galileo Lions Garden PlotGreat Sunflower ProjectPARKcycleComposting educationBay School Garden PlotCalifornia Native Plants ProgramFMCG web site and chat roomFort Mason Children Center Plot and Art Program Jewish Community Center Children’s Art ProgramAquatic Park Senior Center PlotIdea Garden
Compost and Debris Currently, it is costing us $550 each time we empty our debris and the debris is going to a landfill! New guidelines are in the works that may affect how we can dispose of our debris. We will want to be in compliance with any new guidelines. We have considered implementing our own composting here at FMCG, but it would be too labor intensive. Another alternative, San Francisco Conservation Corp., is a possiblity. They are in the Presido and they could pick up our debris and deliver compost to us in exchange. Unfortunately, we have not heard back from them after repeated attempts to contact them. If we use the San Francisco Conservation Corp. we will have to keep our debris bin where it is now and we want to get rid of it, so perhaps they will not be the best choice. Another alternative is Golden Gate (this is where we get our woodchips and compost). Advantage to using Golden Gate is that we would eliminate the unsightly debris bin we are currently using, enabling us to make the area behind the shed more visually pleasing. They provide consistent service, and it would lower the expense of debris removal. They have dumpsters of different sizes so our first step would be to pick the size right for our needs. This bin would be placed by the back gate. All bins are on wheels so they can be rolled out for pickup. Once a week the debris would be emptied by a truck with a fork lift which is used to pick up and empty the bin. The debris is composted and we get the compost. This is a new service that was not available before. Dale took questions from members The cost will depend on the size of the dumpster we choose. We do not have any numbers yet, but will have them next time we meet.
Show of hands if you support moving forward to change how we are currently storing, removing and disposing of our debris.Unanimous show of support to move forward on this issue.Motion to adjourn Seconded Meeting adjourned Fort Mason Community Garden Board Meeting August 1, 2009 MinutesMinutes of the last board meeting and work day were read by board. Minutes were amended and then adopted by the board.It was requested that the board sign in at each meeting so as to have a record of who was present at the meeting. A sign in sheet was passed around.It was also requested that the minutes come out sooner! Like right after each meeting!Sergeant In Arms Lou was not present to give a reportBudgetMost of the budget is the same as last year. Our income will remain very much the same. We will make less money in interest this year, and we won’t have the Smith and Hawkins income (that was a one time deal). Our expenses for this budget period will be less since it is only a 12 month interval and the last budget was for a 15 month interval. Some changes in expenses include no new tables and no expenses for a wall. In the new budget, a lot of the budget expenses were adjusted down since in the last budget there was a significant difference between the budgeted amount and the actual amount spent. For example the wood chips cost us nothing! The expense for bathroom will be reduced from $600 to $100. Steve will take care of cleaning the bathroom and getting supplies for that purpose. The money for the native plant garden was originally a subcategory of “Equipment Maintenance”, but it was agreed that it should have its own line and a budget of $1000, with a corresponding decrease in the budget for “Equipment Maintenance”.In other budget related matters, all future water bills will go directly to Cynthia. We will continue to use wood chips in the garden, they are easier on wheel chairs. The park service has special wheel chairs for the garden to enable visitors in wheel chairs to have access to the garden.It was also agreed that the “Social Events” line item should be changed to “Garden Gala” only.Dale will send a letter to Denise, who was in charge of cleaning the bathroom, to inform her that her services are no longer needed. All money that is owed her will be paid.A motion was made to delete the $600 for bathroom cleaning from the budget Motion SecondedA motion was made to adopt budget Motion Seconded Budget was adopted by a unanimous show of hands.Garden GalaDate: September 20th 1 -4pmVictoria read off the items that have been donated so far to the gala. Pamela will call Cole Hardware to see it they are willing to donate some items, in particular compostable tableware for 100 people. The menu will be the same as last year. Last year we made $600 profit from the Silent Auction Table which was earmarked for the native garden entry way and signage. (This was mostly from our silent auction and not from ticket sales since the gala is really our community garden get together and not a way to make money!) This year it was decided to earmark the profits for the educational center we plan to go along with the native garden. Earmarking the funds in this way is a good way to motive people to spend their money on the silent auction.The board also decided to earmark $100 for members who would like to attend the gala but cannot afford the ticket. To obtain the earmarked funds, a garden member should ask one of the board members.Victoria will send Cynthia last year’s excel file that was used to track member and guest attendance and payment.At the work day meeting, Victoria will have a sign to encourage members to buy tickets.GreenhouseIt was decided we need a more formal way to request plants for the greenhouse. Dale will make an envelope for requests.OutreachWe are doing great on our outreach! Steve and Dale went through the projects we are currently involved with in our community.We will put a sign in the kiosk with information to visitors on how to request a wheel chair from the parks department. Such requests should be made the day before the wheel chair is needed. MeetingsWe discussed the possibility of increasing the number of board meetings each year. It was decided to continue the discussion through email and to consider different options such as creating subcommittees that meet more frequently. In general there was concern that some of the day to day concerns of the garden are not being addressed by the board in a timely manner. It was suggested that meeting more frequently would shorten the amount of time spent at each meeting. However, there was also a concern that more meetings would not lead to shorter meetings, but just more long meetings.Treasurer’s ReportCynthia adopted a category system to organize the income and expense. It was suggested that perhaps we should invest in a CD because we are carrying a lot of cash that is not being used. Cynthia will shop around to see what is available. It was suggested that we align the treasurer’s report to the budget so as to make comparisons easily.Pat will give Cynthia a copy of the bill sent to the Bay School.Cynthia will send Denise a certified letter to inform her that she still has not paid her membership dues. She will be informed that she has one month to pay the fees. If the fees are not paid she will lose her plot. The money owed Denise for her service of cleaning the bathroom will be sent in a separate letter. Money to be used for the “idea garden” will be taken out of the “common ground” category.In regard to the “idea garden”, which everyone agreed was great, it was decided that in the future to make a substantial change or addition to the garden a member needs to discuss their idea with the planning committee, and then the planning committee needs to make a recommendation to the board, and then the board needs to approve of the change or addition. It was suggested that this could be accomplished through email so there will not be a long delay in implementing any new ideas. Planning CommitteeSteve sent out post cards last time to inform members without email about our workday! Thanks Steve!Steve will be renumbering our plots! Priorities for planning committee: More clippings for native garden Signs will be added to the native garden plants. Next project will be to start on the area behind tool shed and incorporate this into the native garden.We would like to move the area where we dump out cuttings from the garden and perhaps change the company that picks up the cuttings. Two possibilities are being considered: The San Francisco Conservation Corp. and Gold Gate. We have not yet been given a quote on the cost from the San Francisco Conservation Corp. Both choices look to be about the same price. We need to change the current situation since right now all our cuttings are not being recycled! and this is definitely not acceptable to us. The two options and what they would mean to the garden will be presented to the members on workday. It was decided to put up “no smoking” and “no cell phones” signs in the garden. Not so much for garden members, but for the visitors that come to the garden. WorkdaySteve will get name tags. Pat’s husband will handle food.We will discuss the new bin for cuttings and different proposals for the removal of the cuttings. We will remind the members that we cannot exclude visitors to the community garden. The garden is part of the parks service, and we are bound by our contract to welcome visitors into the garden. Dale will apply a vinegar potion to the weeds before the workday so that when we dig up the weeds we can get the roots. Then we will distribute the wood chips.It was requested that members be reminded that they must keep within the limits of their plot and their plants should not exceed the height limit.A motion was made to adjourn the meeting Meeting adjourned. _____________Fort Mason Community Garden Board Meeting February 24th, 2009 MinutesThe meeting was called to order by Greg Philliposian at 7:30 pm on Febuary 24th, 2009. In attendance: Greg Philliposian, Jill Fisher, Steve de Havilland, Vicki Dum, Susan Conn, Barbara Philliposian, Jim Blattner, Victoria Colella, Betsy Milano Dale Butler, Richard Pennington, Pamela Mooney, Liz Nolan.Treasurer’s Report Susan ConnWe have received $910.36 in income and have spent $10,511.60 since the last Board Meeting October 7. We have a total of $14,461.26 in our accounts as of 2/21/09. We began our fiscal year with $13,362.22 in the bank and I believe we will probably end up pretty close to that amount at the end of this fiscal year. It looks like we have had a $2,000 increase in income for this year and expenses have been $2,000 more.Income Most of the income during this 4½ month period was from a $304.21 dividend on our insurance and $260 in T-shirt sales. Expenses During this same reporting period, we have spent $10,511.60. Our biggest expenses during this period have been the water ($1,807.17 for August 7 thru November 1, 2008), insurance ($1,400) and miscellaneous equipment and maintenance expenses like refuse hauling and the new brass plaques. That puts us close to $4,800 for the year on water. We discussed to possibility of getting some more lockers to put in the shed now that the wheelbarrows are no longer there. The lockers are an easy source of additional income.Members should use Cole Hardware for all purchases for the garden since we receive a discount there. Dues again will be sent to Barbara Philliposian.Sergeant In Arms Jim Blattner Connie reported rocks near a faucet, which may cause a tripping hazard. Also, on the east side path some plants have started to take over, and the lemon trees in some of the plots are getting too big. Richard reported that some members are dumping crab grass and other trash in the compost container.At the members meeting, Greg will address the need to keep objects off the pathway so as to not block public access to the pathway. At the same time he will discuss the height restrictions on plants growing in individual plots. Greg will also inform members on how to correctly use the compost container.Dale mentioned the need to replace the flat tires on the wheelbarrows. He tried to pump them up, but with no success. We discussed the possibility of purchasing solid rubber tires which would never go flat. While more expensive, these would save us money in the long run.Membership Vicki DumVicki posted the minutes on the web site. There are 9 new members who joined since 4/1/08.24 new applications have been received since 4/1/08. The wait list is currently at 145 and it is taking about 6 years to get a spot.The on-line form has been updated and we are now receiving $25 with each application. (Thanks to Victoria for updating the website). BudgetThe biggest change to our budget will be in our water bill. We can be fairly certain that our water bill will increase in 2009. We discussed some strategies to deal with this increased expense.
Betsy seconded the motionMembers voted by a raise of hands to raise membership dues by $5. Vote: opposed - 8 In favor – 3 Members voted by a raise of hands not increase the membership dues. Membership dues will remain at $80.To offset the water costs, we discussed how to decrease our water usage.
Steve seconded the motionMembers voted by a raise of hands Vote: opposed – 2 In favor – 9 Members voted by a raise of hands to not increase membership dues with the stipulation that the dues may be raised in the middle of the year.To help members with water conservation, Richard and Victoria will get an estimate on how much it will cost to provide the garden with an adequate amount of mulch or compost. Victoria mentioned the possibility of getting mulch for free from Norcal. We will need enough for 40 plots. ElectionFor the election, we will pass out a ½ sheet of paper as the ballot. A number will be on each ballot. We will open the floor to nominations. Nominated candidates will be placed on a board. Every member present will get a ballot on which to record their vote. When ballots are counted the ballot number will be placed next to each vote. Members who are absent have no vote, nor may they be nominated.We will have an early meeting. At 10:00 we will gather to begin the election. Nominated candidates will stand up. After the vote we will return to working in the garden. We reconvene for the remainder of our March meeting.CalendarNext year’s meetings: May 9 August 8 October 24 March 6A motion was made to increase locker fees from $15 to $20.While it is a bad time economically to increase locker fees, it is a good time since we will not be increasing membership dues. Anyway, they are a good source of income and a bargain!Members voted by a raise of hands Vote: opposed – 2 In favor – 9 Members voted by a raise of hands to increase locker fees from $15 to $20Safety RailingRichard sent out bids on materials for the safety railing. It will be very expensive. We will wait to hear from the garden planning committee on what ideas they have for the safety railing.Garden Planning CommitteeChair: Liz Nolan. Members: Dwight Ashton, Victoria Collela, Steve de Havilland, Toni Kramer, Liz Nolan, Doug RobinsonLiz updated the board on the Garden Planning Committee. So far they had an introductory meeting. The mission of the committee is to preserve and maintain the uniquely diverse and historic character of the garden. The committee is actively working to form appropriate goals and guidelines for ongoing maintenance as well as addressing how best to steer future projects.They will present their recommendations to the garden board and membership as they are completed.Greg asked Liz to have the committee come up with some ideas for the safety railing.New BusinessGala: September 20th, 2009Greg thanked everyone on the board. It was an eventful year! Thank you Greg for all your hard work.Susan made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjournedWork Day Garden Meeting Minutes: October 18, 2008 New Secretary: Pamela Mooney voted in by a unanimous voteOld Business Proposed changes to By-LawsEach proposed change was read to the garden members for vote. Part A Section 3: only active members shall be eligible to vote and hold office; Proposed Change: only active members in good standing shall be eligible to ….Discussion:
Part A Section 5: Payment of Dues and Assessment: Active members shall be required to pay dues and assessments as set by the Board of Directors. Dues shall be payable by the first day of May each year and assessments shall be payable as indicated by the Board of Directors. Proposed Change: Payment of Dues and Assessment: To maintain good standing, Active members shall be required to pay dues …….Discussion:
Part A Section 5: Members shall not allow or feed animals in the garden. Proposed Change: Members shall not allow animals nor feed animals within the garden.Members voted by a raise of hands to pass the proposed change to Part A Section 5. Article IV Section 2: Elections: Officers shall be elected by written ballot by the… Proposed Change: Elections: Officers and Directors shall be elected by …..Members voted by a raise of hands to pass the proposed change to Article IV Section 2 Article V Section 4: Unless otherwise ordered by the Directors, regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held once each month upon timely written notice to all …. Proposed Change: Unless otherwise ordered by the Directors, regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held no less than once each quarter upon timely written…Members voted by a raise of hands to pass the proposed change to Article V Section 4. Article VI Section 2: The regular meeting in March shall be known as the Annual Meeting and shall be for the purpose of electing officers, receiving annual reports….. Proposed Change: The regular meeting in March shall be known as the Annual Meeting and shall be for the purpose of electing officers and directors, receiving …Members voted by a raise of hands to pass the proposed change to Article VI Section 2. Article VI Section 3: Special meetings can be called by the President or by the Board of Directors and shall be called upon the written request of at least ten (10) members. The purpose of the meeting shall be stated in the call. Proposed Change: Special meetings can be called by the President or by the Board of Directors and shall be called upon the written request of no less than one third (1/3) of the voting Membership in good standing of the Corporation. The purpose of the meeting shall be stated in the call.Discussion The following points were made by garden members:
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Vote by hands: all in favor in changing to 1/3 of membership
Yes: (change) No: (keep at 10)Count of hands: 23 yes 31 no Members voted by a raise of hands to not pass, by a vote of 23 yes and 31 no. Retaining Wal lThe retaining wall on the north east hill was put on hold pending further review. A motion was made and passed to formulate a retaining wall committee. On this committee are the following people: Dwight Ashdown, Marlene Bauer, and Victoria Colella. This committee will be responsible for submitting several garden approved plans to the park service who in turn will decide which plan is best. Native Garden good work continues by Vicki and her group on our native garden on the northeast hill. New Business Dale presented an overview of composting and it’s affect on water management.A Master Plan Committee was proposed to the garden members. This committee would look at what we have in our garden and how we can improve the garden. For example, the committee will look at retaining walls and height restrictions.| Master Plan A motion was made and passed to establish a master plan for the garden. Liz Nolan will head the master plan committee. A sign up paper was passed around to the members for all who would like to be part of the Master Plan Committee. Treasurer’s Report 10/18/08We have received $3,577.82 in income and have spent $7,007.31 since the last Work Day August 9. We have a total of $19,688.68 in our accounts as of 10/16/08. Income All current members have paid their annual dues. Expenses Our biggest expenses during this period have been for the Garden Gala ($2,045.57), the new T shirts ($1,901.21), and water ($1,804.92 for May 11 thru August 7), That puts us close to $3,000 for the year on water (which should keep us within the $5,500 allocated in the budget). Greenhouse You can find plants that thrive in the winter. Remember to take no more than 6 per person. Membership All plots have been assigned except one. We would like to give this plot to a community organization.Motion: Ban Styrofoam from all garden events. Amend motion to have Fort Mason Community Garden use only bio-degradable materials at all garden events. Members voted by a raise of hands to pass amended motion. Motion to adjourn Seconded End of garden work day meetinGFort Mason Community Garden Minutes from Membership Meeting May 6, 2008 Greg Philliposian, President, called the meeting to order at 12:10, Saturday, 5/6/08. The minutes from the election meeting were posted on the kiosk for members review. No one wanted them to be read so they were approved unanimously. TRESAURER’S REPORT was given by Susan Conn. We have received $17,929.24 in income and have spent $17,205.97 so far in this fiscal year. That leaves us with $723.27 more than what we started with on April 1, 2007. This fiscal year we are budgeted for $21,370 income and $24,950 in expenses which would give us a deficit of $3,580 There are currently 7 members with unpaid dues. Of those 7, 3 have severely neglected plots and will probably give up their plots. All three have been sent a final letter with a deadline of May 9. That leaves us with 4 members still unpaid and they have all been reminded at least once or more. In addition, we’ve had problems collecting the $15 from 6 locker holders, all of whom have been contacted. So far, the applications received have not reflected the increased fee of $25. The highlight of our income for this reporting period has been the $3000 donation from Smith & Hawken for their photo shoot. We also received $1,214 in donations from the members with their dues. On the expense side, our largest expense has been $940.99 as a partial expense for partial pruning of the pepper tree. Greg reminded members that they should pay for missed workdays and suggested we had $700-$800 for lumber for new boxes. The budget will be posted in the little house. SERGEANT AT ARMS report was by Jim Blattner who indicted that he may have 1 vacant locker soon. MEMBERSHIP REPORT was given by Greg for Gladys Reder. Plots 12 & 71 have been assigned. Plots 69, 61, & 79 are newly posted. Wait list is at 137 with the wait being about 6 years. WEBSITE REPORT – Victoria Colella said that the website has had 493 hits over eight months. Greg asked for a breakdown by area accessed. Mike Kicherer suggested we add a tab for donations. Steve deHavilland suggested we set up a Pay Pal link. Everyone thought that was a good idea. GREENHOUSE REPORT was given by Elsa Townsend. Many plants have been started in the greenhouse including lettuce, beets, zucchini, sunflowers, tomatoes, etc. NEW BUSINESS - Chuck advised the group that he is giving up his garden and said goodbye. We hope he’ll come back to visit. Richard Pennington said a composting program is underway and asked for volunteers to help. He says mulching allows him to leave for a week without watering plus it diminishes the wee and keeps the soil at a constant warm temperature. He urged everyone to consider mulching. Greg announced that Falle passed away at 99. Judy Hirsch made a motion to establish a living memorial. Group approved the idea unanimously. She will figure something out. She will pas out paper for suggestions Lucy Kaufman is out of the hospital but is not doing well. She is at home per Richard. Victoria announced that Golden Gate Disposal is giving away free mulch on 5/17 at Chrissy Field. A flyer has been posted. People can get 2 buckets – please bring your own buckets. Greg mentioned that we usually get compost in October and March. We did not have it delivered in March because of the election issues. We will have it delivered in October. Compost should be about 2-3” deep and you can use forest compost, cocoa hulls, rice hulls, shredded newspaper, or anything that is organic and will break down. Michelle Dauvissat suggested building a moat around plants to contain water where it is needed. Richard recommended forest mulch and will investigate getting it in bulk. He’ll report on the cost to Greg. Steve announces that he had put 2 DVD’s in the little house. One for Rebecca’s Garden and the other on Square Foot Gardening. Jim Blattner announced that we are now partners with Cole Hardware and that we should use our membership cards when shopping there. The Garden will get 10% of all purchases made there by garden members rebated to us so it will help our income also. Steve will prepare ID cards for members and will put them in the kitchen for distribution. OLD BUSINESS – Greg brought up having a Holiday Party as several people had asked about it. Carey Philipossian proposed that we have the Garden Gala instead of a Holiday Party. Kirsten seconded the motion. Vote was: In favor 15 Opposed 6We will have Garden Gala on September 21st. Victoria will coordinate it. Greg asked attendees to donate $5 if they did not bring anything for the potluck. He asked for cleanup volunteers. The meeting was adjourned at 1:20 pm. Respectfully submitted, Vicki Dum Secretary Notes from FMCG Board Planning Meeting of 3/27/08 In attendance: Jill Fisher Young, Steve DeHavilland, Dale Butler, Greg Philliposian, Barbara Philliposian, Susan Conn
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Greg called the group together at 7:20. First item for discussion was the native garden on the hill. The GGNRA will remove the fallen and standing Monterey
cypress trees and anything that is damaged. They will repair the fence. We need to be sensitive to Audrey Strand’s area and to keep Audrey, Liz Nolan and Anne Rodgers in the loop. Greg suggested we grade the area just above the walkway between the mid-walkway and the concrete steps. It would stabilize the hill and make it have a les steep-grade. Vicki will be responsible for present the retaining wall plan. (Note: there was some confusion about the exact area. No retaining wall is going above the steps on the hill so Vicki will not be handling the retaining wall below the steps.)
Greg and Vicki will suggest to the GGNRA that we be allowed to plant a CA coastal Buckeye tree on the hill. Steve, Vicki, Dwight Ashdown and Toni Kramer will be base members of the Native
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committee. Vicki will chair the committee.
Richard suggested setting up a composting system on the hill. He thinks we should have a master plan for the hill. Dale would like to work with him on the composting project. Under Richard’s plan, people would still leave debris in the debris box and Richard and his helpers would lug it to the top of the hill. Steve pointed out that many people don’t want to bother with composting. Dale suggested lining the 3 old greenhouse bins to serve as a demo area. Greg, Richard and Dale will meet at the garden to review the possibilities and will comprise the composting committee. Steve has been appointed as the common area czar. The by-laws need updating to reflect current issues. Jill will be the chairperson and Greg will be on the committee. Jill asked that people email her with concerns about wording. The 2004 revised by-laws are the most recent. All board members will get a copy. Jill needs feedback by May 1st. Steve will send 2004 by-laws update out as pdf to board members. He will send them as a word doc to Jill only. The picnic tables are still an issue. Steve discovered that the old blue table can be deconstructed and new boards put in the remaining frame. Dale said he could deliver wood to the garden in his truck. For now, it will be deconstructed and the frame saved. Greg proposed buying a 2” teak table (6’ long) from Smith & Hawken. Susan proposed buying 3 tables. We will just get one for now. The GGNRA wants us to place an 8” x 12” plaque on several gates. $400 was approved for the purchase of two. | Budge issues were next. Susan is the guru. She suggested increases for several areas which were approved. The stove in the kitchen will be used four times a year for workdays only. We will try not using the stove this year and see if we can make-do with the microwave. Greg’s goals for the year are: completion of the east hill native garden, revision of by-laws and resolving the composting issue. The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 pm Vicki Dum, Secretary Minutes from Annual Membership Meeting of March 1, 2008 Greg Philliposian, President, called the meeting to order at 9:30 am so that nominations from the floor could be added to the existing list of nominations. Greg explained the written ballots which were passed out after all nominations were completed. Members could then write in additional nominations. He also thanked Gladys Reder for serving as the Membership Chairperson for the past year. That is a position that requires quite a bit of time for record keeping, orienting new members, following up on the wait list inquiries, etc. The following nominations were made from the floor and are shown written in by hand on the attached ballot:Marlene Bauer – Sergeant at ArmsMargo McGrath – Membership ChairpersonEmily Wells – Board of DirectorsSteve DeHavilland – Board of DirectorsDale Butler – Board of Directors Lucille D’Alessandro questioned whether someone who is nominated for Director could be voted for for President, VP, Secretary, etc. Greg explained that would not be feasible and that people should be nominated for specific positions. Several other questions were asked to clarify the process. Each nominee (including existing Officers and Board members) was asked to stand up so members could identify them and to give a short summary of their garden ties. Written ballots and pencils were then passed out to each member so they could vote and put the folded ballots in a ballot box on one of the tables. This part of the meeting took about an hour. When everyone had voted, the Secretary, Vicki Dum counted the votes. Helping were Jill Fisher-Young who removed the ballots individually from the ballot box and then handed them to Lucille D’Allesandro who then read off the names to Vicki. Lucille marked each ballot as she read it to certify it had been counted. Lucille then gave them to Greg to keep in a separate pile. Vicki had made a spreadsheet to mark the vote count on and that was acknowledged by the helpers to be correct. Vicki then gave it to Greg so he could read the results at the regular meeting at 12:30. The final Officer and Board members are noted in green on the attached ballot. Greg called the second meeting to order at 12:30. TREASURER’S REPORT - Barbara Philliposian gave the report prepared by Susan Conn
as she was out of town. The total cash assets are $12,731.33 as of February 21, 2008. There is a balance of $5,379.74 in the checking account and $8,750.98 in the Money Market account. The summary of the finances are, us usual, posted on the bulleting board in the kitchen. That leaves us with $1,399.39 in excess of the beginning of this fiscal year. It appears we will come close to “breaking even” for the year. Members are encouraged to submit receipts for reimbursement by the middle of this month as we begin a new fiscal year April, 2008. We received $2,300.97 more in income than was budgeted for the year. It mostly came from increased interest earned from the Money market account, a dividend from our insurance and missed work days paid by the members. Expenses have come in under budget for the year. Including the latest water bill for 8/3/07 to 11/10/07 of $1,482.69, the amount spent on water is $4,637.42. We will receive one more bill for the period 11/10/07 to 3/31/08. We have budgeted $5,500 for the entire year. MEMBERSHIP REPORT – Gladys Reder reported that 11 plots were assigned during the year. Sixteen new applications were received bring the total on the waitlist to 129. We are currently assigning plots to people who have been on the wait list since 2002 making it about a six year wait. There are currently 2 vacant pots which will be assigned in mid-March. SERGEANT AT ARMS – No report. WEBSITE REPORT – Victoria Colella indicated the site has been updated to show new work days and minutes. OLD BUSINESS – Lucy Kaufman, a very long time member, has resigned for health reasons. Greg made a motion to get a plaque put up for her. He also made a motion to make her an Honorary Member for life. Both were seconded and passed. The location of the plaque will be determined at a later date. Greg updated the state of the negotiations to renew our Park Permit for 5 years: The conditions set by the Park Service include: |
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| Pruning of the Brazilian Pepper is to be handled by Mary Ann and Greg. NEW BUSINESS – Anne Rodgers asked to have the shrubs by plot #100 removed or cut back. This will be addressed by the common area coordinator. The person who purchased and placed the straw in the work area could not be identified so Greg asked that it be used as mulch by individual gardeners today. Pam Everett asked about the infestation of the apple moth which the State Dept. of Agriculture wants to spray for starting in August. The spraying would be repeated in 5 years. The chemicals interfere with the moth mating cycle. There is some controversy about whether or not the chemicals are safe. Packets are available showing lists of discussion meeting site and web sites. Traps are an alternative. She suggested FMCG get a petition started. Some members felt we needed more information. Martin made a motion to authorize Pam to speak for the garden and/or to write a petition. The motion passed. We would need to clear a petition with the Park Service. Richard Pennington asked that people not “air water” their gardens but that they use deep watering at ground level and then mulch their gardens to conserve water. Mulching also helps maintain a stabile soil temperature as well as reducing the growth of weeds. Using these conservation measures and a drip system, he believes we could cut our water use by half. Greg reported the election results:
The meeting was adjourned at 1:18 pm. Respectfully submitted,(Many thanks to Gladys for taking notes in my absence!!)Vicki DumSecretaryMinutes from Board Meeting of February 21, 2008The meeting was called to order by Greg Philliposian at 7:30pm. Attending were: Jill Fisher-Young, Victoria Colella, Mary Ann Kayiatos, Gladys Reder, Minutes were read by Vicki Dum – Treasurer’s report was given by There was no Sergeant at arms report as Jim Blattner is ill. Membership report given by Gladys Reder – Lucy and Joyce Manassa have resigned. Greg suggested that we make Lucy and Carolyn Gates’ brother (John Van Coots) honorary members. No Greenhouse report was available. Election report was given by Greg – The membership election discussion will begin at 9:30 am at the workday. He will open nominations to the floor. There will be a sheet posted so everyone can see the additional names to be added to the ballot. Ballots will be numbered starting with 201 so that they will not have any connection with actual plot numbers. After names have been posted, ballots will be handed out for completion and return to the ballot box. The secretary (Vicki) will count the votes. Members must be present to vote. Vicki has prepared ballots (which were approved with the addition of extra lines under the Director category) and will have ballot box for meeting. Greg reviewed the state of the GGNRA negotiations which have taken all year. We have the final draft which would grant us a 5-year permit. The GGNRA wanted a triple net lease but Greg opposed it and got them to remove that provision. The GGNRA will replace the south fence from gate tot gate with “like kind and quality” fencing. They will take care of the Richard said the hay bales left in the good would be effective as mulch. They mysteriously appeared in the garden with no one claiming them. It was decided everyone can use them. The squatter left the gas stove in the kitchen on and ran up the GGNRA bill. PG&E will not install 2 gas lines in the same building so we must remove the stove. We hope to use a hot plate and microwave instead. An electric line for 240 would be expensive to install plus we’d have a monthly cost. In years prior to the about-to-be-signed permit, we paid $100 annually. That has been changed to a recovery fee off $2,000 which the GGNRA then deferred. We must notify the GGNRA of any special event involving more than 25 people (other than workdays/make-up work days). We are to provide them with a copy of the general meeting minutes within 10 days along with a copy of the annual treasurer’s report. The signing ceremony is set for March 19th at 9:00 am. Greg and Vicki will attend. Jill will be in Peru(!). We will be posting a plaque stating: “FMCG is a garden for public viewing. No cutting of plants”. Susan made motion to accept wording. The budget review followed. The main area of concentration will be plot improvement. T-shirts were suggested as a way to generate revenue. The GGNRA is still promising us a new picnic table. Annual dues will stay at $80. Motion for $80 was made by Jill and seconded by Gladys. It passed unanimously. Susan suggested that the new applicant fee be raised to $25 as an additional revenue raiser. Jill made the motion and The workday schedule for coming year is: |
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Regular Makeup 5/10/08 5/18/08 8/9/08 8/17/08 10/18/08 10/26/08 3/7/09 3/15/09 The Garden Gala is scheduled for September 21st. Date was approved.
Respectfully submitted, Vicki Dum Secretary Minutes from Annual Membership Meeting of August 11, 2007 Greg welcomed members to the meeting and said: “As most of you know, Dawn Trennert resigned as President after our last workday/meeting. The meeting was more like a Perfect Storm with a triad of hurdles with the wind, the loud music, and a faction of horrible behavior that’s unbecoming a peaceful place like this garden. As a result of Dawn’s resignation, I, as Vice President, have assumed all of the responsibilities and duties of the President according to the by-laws. (pg. 5, section10). In accordance with the by-laws, I must appoint a new Vice President, and present my appointment to the membership for approval. (pg.5, section 5). I have chosen Jill Young-Fisher to assume the position of Vice President. Jill is a perfect choice to fill the VP position, as she has very capably held it in the past. Jill and I have been working together for the past months, and I have found her to be quite helpful, especially in our recent permit/lease negotiations with the Park Service. So now, Jill needs to be confirmed by the membership with a show of hands (pg.5, section 10).” The approval was unanimous and Jill was approved as the new Vice President. A number of members then made comments. Liz Nolan suggested that we send an official apology to Dawn for the last meeting. Phyllis asked to have hard copies of issues requiring votes mailed to members who do not have access to email. Mr. Hayman asked why we need to change the by-laws as they have worked for 30 years. Jill explained that 10 people have questioned voting by a show of hands. That began after we started combining the general meetings with the workdays because prior to that we had evening meetings which were separate from workdays. Jim Lansing objected to Greg filling the President position without a vote of the members. He filed a grievance. Greg pointed out the succession is legal. Jim Lansing wanted to address the grievance how but was told to wait for it under new business. Vicki Dum read the minutes from the last meeting. They were approved as read.
The Greenhouse Report was also given by
Caroline Allen reminded people to take their chairs back. She asked for clean-up volunteers for the kitchen. Jim Lansing, John DeMeo and a third party volunteered. I apologize that I did not get their name! The Membership Report was given by Mary Ann Kayiatos as Gladys Reder had to leave. One plot (#116) is currently available. Plot #52 was assigned to Mixhelle Dauvissat on 5/12/07. She has been working with Audrey on the hill and will continue to do so. Plot #74 was assigned to Michelle See and Nafiss Griffis on 6/3/07. They have not committed to a common area. Plot #88 was assigned to Alice and Yee Jing Soohoo on 6/16/07. They will advise on their common area. Plot #35 was assigned to Terri & Len Appians on 6/21/07. They are assigned to Audrey’s common area. Plot #54 was assigned to Tom & Juliet Lundgren on 6/29/07 and they will work on the pink and white roses on the west wall. Plot #71 was assigned to Conor Fennessy on 7/9/07. He will help Mary Ann with the west wall. Plot #86 was assigned to Florentina, Davia and David Schendel on 7/21/07. They are in charge of the lower east wall. One new application was received bringing the wait list to 131. The Common Area Report was given by Chuck Vogt. He asked that anyone who wants to know about available areas see him. Vicki Dum mentioned that the State has hung traps in a number of common areas for apple moths. Please do not disturb them. Unfortunately, it appears we do have them in the garden. At this point, there is no way to treat plants and trees for them. Victoria Collela gave the website report. Status quo.
Old Business Jill Fisher-Young reported on the meeting she and Greg Philliposian had with the Park Service on 7/24/07. The NPS are trying to give us a 5-year permit (as opposed to the current 2-year) period. They have agreed to pay for the removal of the Redwood trees on the hill. FMCG will have to remove the fence for that procedure. The native plant list for the native garden planned on the hill opposite the youth hostel is not yet available. Connie suggested the plants be drought tolerant. Vicki Dum confirmed that is already the plan. The through-bolting of the Monterey Cypress MAY be paid for by the NPS. We need to get quotes. At this point we have no idea of the cost but expect it will be expensive. Jim Lansing asked if the permit will reflect that the fences are NPS responsibility and Jill said they are trying to get that included. He also asked about the water bill – has a sewer fee been added? Greg said that it looked like a transaction fee. Jim suggested it be included in the negotiations. Other items discussed with the NPS included tree pruning and debris boxes. Mary Ann said it is crucial that the Monterey Cypress and Brazilian Pepper trees before pruned before the rains start. Jill said they did discuss it and the NPS MAY agree to pay for pruning when the tree is a physical hazard. Greg said he talked to Sunset Scavenger about a debris box. To get one the size of the larger one over by the GGNRA building, would be $300 a month. Having the debris hauled out by a collector costs $500 and must be done about 4 times a year. Lucille D’Allesandro suggested we use CCC workers to empty the box. That would still entail renting a debris box and Greg felt it would be difficult to coordinate. The debris box today was donated by Sunset Scavenger. They have agreed to give us two green bins at no charge which will be picked up weekly. Thank you to Vicki Dum for arranging that.
New Business An initiative petition was sent to board members on July 17, 2007 by Jim Lansing and it was signed by 10 members (including Jim). It has been posted in the kiosk. It asked that the board elected in March be recalled as the vote was done by a show of hands rather than by written ballot. It stated that the vote should be invalid as the by-laws say votes should be written. An on-line voting mechanism was set up on the garden website and sent to all members who have provided email addresses. Paper ballots were prepared for non-email members to vote by written ballot at the meeting and handed to them as they checked in for workday and were collected and counted by the secretary prior to the meeting. Nello Prato refused to vote saying that the ballots were not secret. Vicki pointed out that the by-laws do not specify that votes are to be by secret ballot – just by written ballot. Jim Lansing said the petition is the only recourse for members to address perceived wrongs with the board. Greg pointed out that this point was incorrect as the board is developing a form for member suggestions. Jim said he wants to be sure the membership is represented and only 10 members need sign a petition per the by-laws. The by-laws call for written ballots and he thinks we violated those by accepting hand votes for the last seven years. There were 3 options available. 1) Keep the current board in place until our next annual meeting in March 2008 at which time we will elect the board officers according to the current by-laws. All nominees for these positions will be presented prior to the election and appear on the written ballots along with any write-in candidates. This received 34 votes. 2) Hold a special election to re-elect the officers according to the current by-laws. All nominees for these positions will be presented prior to the election and appear on the written ballots as well as write-in candidate options. This received 16 votes. 3) We continue with the current board and change the by-laws to allow voting for a slate of candidates presented by the President and approved by the board, with a last minute call for additional nominees from the floor before a general show of hands indicating passage of the entire slate. This received 21 votes. Option 1 received the most votes and so the current board will remain in place until the March 2008 election. Other new business included an explanation by Steve DeHaviland of a sound system we are considering purchasing so members can hear more clearly. Jim Lansing made a motion to purchase it. Vicki seconded the motion. The majority approved the purchase. There was one vote in opposition to purchasing it. Steve will see about ordering it. John Demeo made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Steve DeHaviland seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 12:45. Respectfully submitted, Vicki Dum Secretary Minutes from Board Meeting on September 27, 2007 |
The meeting was called to order by Jill Fisher-Young at 6:35pm. Attending were: Jill Fisher-Young, Victoria Colella, Mary Ann Kayiatos, Chuck Vogt, Jim Blattner, Gladys Reder, Liz Nolan, and Vicki Dum. |
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Minutes from Annual Membership Meeting of March 3, 2007 Chuck Vogt called the meeting to order at 12:25. Chuck gave the Treasurer’s Report. As of February 9, 2007 we had a balance of $14,750. Susan Conn gave the Membership Report. There are currently 131 people on the wait list. Since the last work day, October 21, 2006, eight applications have been received. For the calendar year 2006, seventeen applications have been received generating $360 income. 28 were received in 2005, and 23 in 2004. It is currently taking 5 ½ years to get a plot. There are two plots that are vacant #95 and #74. #66 has been taken. Since October 3, Gladys Reder, the new Membership chairman, has assigned one partial plot (79B) and 3 full plots: #111 to Perla Harlick; #39 to Emmett Stewart, and #28 to Donald & Marabeth Grahame. #95 is currently posted and #74 will be shortly . #66 needs a new frame before Susan can move from #74 to #66. The turnover of plots in 2006 was 7% which generated an income of $525. Consistent with the change that was made in the by-laws, there are 4 members who did not come to any work days in a year and have been sent a letter advising them they will not be eligible to renew their membership in the garden. That is the same number that sere sent out last year.Chuck announced a change to the calendar. The August work day and lunch are moved to August 11th. The October workday and lunch are reset for October 20thJim Blattner gave the Sergeant at Arms report and said everyone has been very orderly!Richard Pennington gave the Greenhouse Report: they will have teams working on a daily basis for the upcoming planting season; currently there are flats of beets, chard, fava beans, kale, mustard greens, etc. under way; they will be putting up a suggestion box; and they will be organizing 4 speakers for presentations during the coming year which will be open to members and the community at large.Chuck presented a new common area map prepared by Dwight Ashdown which will allow him to track each common area assignment by plot number. It will be in the kitchen next to the sink so members can check their assignment. Linda Scharg and Mary Ann Kayiatos both need helpers.At the GGNRA’s request the garden will have only one person to serve as our spokesperson so they don’t have to field requests from anyone who calls. Greg Philipposian agreed to serve as the liaison. Please direct all requests to the GGNRA through him. His number is posted in the kitchen.Chuck announced that the dues have been increased to $80 this year (from $70 last year). He asked members to donate additional funds if they can. We have a tremendous amount of deferred maintenance to fundIn lieu of a Holiday Party this year, we will be having a Garden Gala on October 14th. It will take place in the Garden itself. It will still be catered, there will be some kind of music, volunteers may lead tours, there will be a Tiki bar, and there may be some artist displays. Victoria Colella, Liz Nolan and Chuck will coordinate the event. It you have items suitable for the raffle, please contact her. Her number is also in the kitchen.Other items for discussion included:· Linda asked that the first aid kit in the kitchen be refurbished· Phyllis thanked Chuck for his past service·
The meeting was called to order by Chuck Vogt. 49-50 plots were represented.Membership Report by Susan indicated there are currently 137 people on the wait list. Since the last work day (March 4th) 2 applications have been received.. Six plots have been assigned to people from the wait list. All were posted prior to being assigned. Plots that changed owners are #64, #35, #45D, #106, #116A and #116C. One plot is vacant and posted (#8). If no members wish to move it will be assigned June 4th. (A new member who was happy to get a plot after (only) 5+ years brought champagne to share with other members.Modified Treasurer’s report was given by Chuck. We currently have about $18,900 in the treasury.Greenhouse Report (by Elsa) announced that beans and zucchini will be available in about 3 weeks. Gardeners can take seed themselves for planting. Also, basil, spinach, zinnas, phlox should be out soon. She is indebted to Dale Butler for providing potting soil when needed and seeing to getting it. There are 2 positions open for helping in the greenhouse.Common area reports: Chuck reports that the hill is covered as well as the entry way and palm tree area. He now has a detailed list and will post a new map with names. This should help in communicating responsibility and needs.Sergeant at Arms: Jim Blattner has advised that he is helping Susan Conn in the task of turnover of plots and determining the progress being made on neglected gardens.The Carolyn Gates Memorial Table will be dedicated at the next workday in August. Thanks to Victoria Colella for her work in arranging for the table and designing the plaque. The garden received $1,200 from memorial contributions in her name from Park Service employees. We also received $2,000 from a non-gardener, Jonathan Van Coops, which will go towards both the table and renovation of the North wall. Thank you very much!!!The fallen tree will be removed Wednesday, May 24th. Three Park Service employees will also chip the wood and leave it for the garden’s use.Chuck thanked all those who helped with the debris box cleanup. Greg Philliposian will head a committee to work with Sunset Scavengers to arrange for a permanent debris box pick up after creation of a poured concrete pad to accommodate one. The plan is to have a weekly pickup. Elsa asked about a compost setup, which would not be feasible with the weekly pickup. No discussion on this item.Mary Anne addressed the thievery issue and asked people to help by being alert and reporting potential instances to Park Service officers. A discussion ensued about installing solar lights but the vote was negative as they probably would not be a deterrent.
Minutes are posted in kiosk and were approved as posted.Ann Rodgers, Treasurer, indicated we started the year with $10,566.24 and had $10,682.48 currently. She was presented with a plaque recognizing her contributions to the garden. She joined in 1979 and has held numerous posts since that time. She is removing herself from the Board.Membership Report by
Let's all make this another great year for the garden! People on the waiting list are encouraged to volunteer in the common areas, attend work days and events. For information contact Steve at stephendehavilland@sbcglobal.net |
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