Ann Levine presiding
Stage grant
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$1000 from Citizens Committee for NYC.
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Melissa wrote the grant to rebuild the stage.
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Design committee will draw two designs for member vote.
Beehive
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Beekeeper, Elaine NYC beekeepers association will help with PR and problems.
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Assembled in gazebo due to storm.
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Fence 5ft height will be installed next week to keep kids away and draw bees upward for morning flight.
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We will invite Elaine to next meeting to explain.
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Jean noted we need to have room to open the gate. Hive will need to move to the east.
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A sign was installed to explain hive to garden users.
Flea market is Saturday May 25, 11-6pm
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Ann distributed flyers.
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Donations can be dropped off Thurs or Friday in Gazebo or west shed if the is rain.
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Christine noted that the books are gone. They were donated to housing works as part of shed cleanup. DInorah said that Julia was there when the books were donate.
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Need volunteers, contact Julia 646-363-4513.
Nikki offered a spare ticket to Yankees Toronto game at 1pm today.
Rocks from 425 CPW available to use in garden
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Task proposed to cart the rocks to the garden via wheelbarrow.
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Use for projects around the garden, rock walls, cat area, herb garden, front gate along fences.
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Peter marked areas to store rocks on east and west garden.
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Ann called for a member vote to accept the rocks, citing a concern that it would be too much work, too many rocks, not enough use for them.
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Vote: 24:2 in favor of bringing rocks over.
CP conservancy garden bulb toss
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Noreen, Sherman, Anat, and Suzanne brought over bulbs.
Monitoring
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Yenna brought the monitoring calendar.
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Some people still need to sign up for monitoring dates.
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Yenna explained that members need to respond to the calendar date invitation in order to receive reminders.
Mowers
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Both of our mowers area broken.
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Sarah Hawkey offered to lend her building mower (104 by Grace church apts).
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Buy new would be $120 or so.
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Guy will try to fix the mower today.
Workday tasks:
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Cart rocks to garden
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Clean around west garden shed
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Fix retaining boards or rocks in front of raspberry bushes behind herb garden
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Invasive weeds move from eastern fence if west garden, volunteer trees
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Tree stump removal, Jean lead
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Bulbs can be planted, pansies can be planted in planter by west garden gate
Next meeting June 8
