September Advisory Meeting

Holmes Run Community Garden

09/09/2021
Present: 
Jen Lee #22
Derek and Sissy #12
Joan #5
Mirawais #6
Mary Anne #1
Barb #18
Dawn #10
Maureen – City rep
 

Next meeting:
Oct 14th, Nov 11th via zoom (Occurs every 2nd Thursday of the month)

1.     Announcements

• Jeanie Johnson is no longer our POC for the city. Maureen Sturgill is her replacement.
• Next scheduled monitoring date is Saturday 2 Oct.

2.     Discussion

• Repairs to spigots has been requested. Complete, spigot rebuilt.
• Another mulch delivery has been requested. Complete, mulch was delivered
• Volunteer day Saturday Sept 11th @830am.
  • Pull or weed eat grass coming up near kiosk, pull or weed eat all vegetation in the community plot, lay cardboard and mulch perimeter, help with vacated plots.
  • City may be able to provide some support to overturn abandoned plots. Maureen will look into what support they can offer.

• Every plot owner is responsible for weeding the four sides of their plot. Even if you have opted out of volunteer hours, it is still required that you weed your plot boundaries.

3.     Questions/closing

• Report your volunteer hours here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTE-3UgmDrs4OVEXG5GzJUs1mKST_iKpZZiQ6Dx2MzH2sWmQ/viewform

4.     For action

• Contact plot owners with overgrown plots (Jen)
• Pass around non-emergency police number for incidents: 703-838-4444 (Jen)