Meeting Minutes

Approved June minutes, postponed July. Planned Sept 27th music series. Treasurer’s report approved. Hydrant use caution, exterminator scheduled. Progress on cylinder & deck. Travel comp kept. Brick walkway repairs needed. MLT sponsorship, elopement approved.

Minutes postponed; Concrete Cylinder walkway project and $50 deck sealant approved. July 26 Live Music prep (pizza, ice, social media). Make Music NY raised $80. Pit wall repairs done. Other items (travel comp, sponsorship, brick path, lumber) tabled.

Teo was granted keyholder status. The garden will join Make Music NY (June 21) and Open Garden Day (June 14). A special committee will review the MLT Fiscal Sponsorship. July and August music dates approved. Cleanup, paint, and repairs are underway.

Garden welcomed 3 potential members, adopted decibel checks for music events, approved $115 pit wall repair, allocated a $30/event musician transport budget, reimbursed Al $42.51 for paint supplies, approved quarterly financials, and deferred the MLT Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement (10% income fee).

Spring plants arrive May 3. Plot renewals approved; Rochelle/Evan & Jackie assigned plots. April music moved to Apr 26, May music canceled. Open Garden Day (Jun 14/15) and Make Music NY (Jun 21) approved. Rat-proofing completed. Trash rules updated. Pit wall repair postponed.

Memberships renewed, Jackie & PJ welcomed as new members, 2025 budget approved, music event Apr 19, cleanup Apr 5, plant requests needed, soil-turner purchase approved, rat-proofing underway, furniture decision postponed.

Jackie and P.J. are potential new members. Ross is scheduling a rat-proofing project before mid-November. A $20 budget was allocated for the October Music Event. $150 was approved for a ladder, $35 for LED lights, and $90 for Rochelle's peonies. The current executive body was re-elected.

The scaffolding has been removed, and donations totaling $2,000 have been received. A $500 donation is still pending. The garden adopted new chat room policies and approved expenses for upcoming events. Speaker stands will be purchased, and a decision on a folding ladder was postponed.

Up to $52 was approved for mosquito repellent. August's music event will have a $60 budget for food and supplies. September's music event is set for the 28th. A motion for an electronic lock was tabled. Ross’s fan purchase was rejected. Bartosz’s resignation was accepted with conditions for return.

Jas was approved as a full member and Membership Committee head. A $40 tip jar purchase was approved, and the August music event set for the 17th. Ross was reimbursed $15 for lights and nets. Discussions on a hydrant hookup, rat-proofing, and an electronic lock were held.