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Home My WebLink AboutColleyville Community Garden Advisoiry Committee Agenda Packet - 01/14/2020City of Colleyville Page 1 Colleyville Community Garden Advisory Committee Agenda City Hall 100 Main Street Colleyville, Texas 76034 817. 503.1000 www.colleyville.com Tuesday, January 14, 2020 6:00 p.m. Colleyville Senior Center 2512 Glade Road, Colleyville 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES November 12, 2019 3. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 3a Approval of the updated talking points for community groups 3b Discuss status of community group connections 3c Discuss grant funding opportunities 4. ADJOURNMENT I hereby certify this agenda was posted on City Hall bulletin boards Thursday, January 9, 2020 by 5:00 p.m. Christine Loven, TRMC City Secretary A quorum of the Colleyville City Council and/or any other Colleyville Board, Commission, or Committee may be in attendance at this meeting. Any matter on this agenda may, at the discretion of the governing body, be opened for public comment and discussion. If you plan to attend this public meeting and have a disability that requires special accommodations, please advise the City Secretary at least 48 hours in advance at 817.503.1133, and reasonable accommodations will be made to assist you. CCG Meeting Minutes November 12, 2019 Present: Amanda Novak, Rich Hendler, Linda Newton, Pam Buie City Representative: Lisa Escobedo Absent: Uma Lal 1.Call to Order: 5:56pm 2.Approval of Minutes a.Linda moved; Rich seconded b.Unanimous vote to approve minutes 3.Regular Agenda Items a.2019-2020 Meeting Calendar i.Rich moved; Pam seconded ii.Unanimous vote to approve meeting calendar. b.Talking Points for Community Groups i.Need to contact composting guest from 2018 meeting – high school student who wanted to start a composting program. ii.Discussion around Phase 1: Planning & Community Engagement 1.Need to divide our efforts to reach out to people here: a.Amanda to connect with Colleyville Garden Club board. b.Amanda to contact Tarrant County Master Gardeners/Extension Office. c.Linda will look into Grapevine Colleyville ISD contacts. d.Rich will connect with local food banks. e.Other additions to this section: f.Lions Club, Rotary, Keep Texas Beautiful Club, Religious Groups/ Churches g.Native Plan Presenter from Garden Club 2.We all agreed that we should include that CCG is seeking sponsorship of approximately $800 for professional landscape plans for the garden. iii.Discussion regarding Phase 2: Creating the Garden 1.Adjust number of initial garden plots – perhaps to 25. 2.Broaden the scope of the pollinator garden to state that it’s a demonstration garden 3.Reword the leasing of plots – final wording to be determined. iv.Discussion regarding Phase 3: Scaling Up 1.Consider heritage fruit breeds in the orchard area c.Discuss Recruitment of New Members i.Committee members with the following skills would be ideal to add to our group: 1.Writing Bylaws and/or Policies/Procedures 2.Marketing / Advertising 3.Event Planning 4.Fundraising 5.Educational Programming (Gardening-related would be ideal) 6.Volunteer Recruitment / Coordinating ii.Ideas for recruitment include: 1.Contacting the National Charity League 2.Tabling at local Events (i.e. city events, farmers market) 3.Engagement with other community groups 4.Meeting Adjourned: 7:05pm City of Colleyville Page 1 Colleyville Community Garden Advisory Committee Agenda Briefing City Hall 100 Main Street Colleyville, Texas 76034 www.colleyville.com Agenda Number 3a Agenda Date 1/14/2020 Number Type Regular Agenda Items Department City Secretary Title Approval of the updated talking points for community groups Explanation The attached items will be reviewed by the Committee. Attachments 1.Updated CCG talking points for approval Secure Key Community Support Colleyville Garden Club Tarrant County Master Gardeners GCISD (Including School Gardens, FFA program, etc. at GHS and Heritage) Scout Troops, Volunteer Organizations, etc. Food Bank options to donate portion of harvests Churches and/or faith-based organizations Other community groups (Lions Club, Rotary, Keep Texas Beautiful, etc.) Add 4 additional members to the CCG Advisory Board that represent community stakeholders Develop professional garden plans and renderings Seeking sponsorship of approximately $800 Work with local designers to create a garden plan which: can be implemented over time honors the McPherson Park aesthetic establishes a viable gardening community hub educates visitors about sustainable practices facilitates harvest donations 4 1.Secure sponsorships, donations and funds Inaugural sponsorship levels Sponsors for certain elements of the garden Donations for tools and various items needed to implement 2.Series of workdays to create first phase of the garden Prepare site for gardening Install irrigation system (Provided by City of Colleyville) Build 25 garden plots Install demonstration garden with emphases on pollinators and wildlife Install water collection system Start composting area 3.Campaign to adopt first 25 Garden Plots Gardeners will be our founding members Portion of harvest will be donated regularly but frequency will depend on initial yields 5 1.Additional workdays to buildout more garden plots & design elements Building and leasing 10-20 additional garden beds depending on interest Add heritage-breed fruit trees, berry beds, decorative accents, fencing, etc. Composting activities will increase Quarterly workdays 2.Increase the frequency of harvest donations to weekly Weekly pickup and/or delivery to local food banks 3.Expand education opportunities Offer gardening-related classes to the community Composting, pollinator- and bird-friendly gardens, organic gardening methods, growing vegetables, etc. 4.Begin fundraising for longer-term projects Greenhouse for seed starting Additional garden beds Programming needs 6