Business Meeting: 12/01/03

Hayward community Gardens, Incorporated

SUMMARY NOTES

 

 

Present: Sandra Frost, Fred Hempel, Stacie Chun, Barbara Swar, John Swar, Kendra Johnson, Gary Kaplan, John Quintero, and  Sheila McClellan

 

I.                     Introductions and Minutes from last meeting.

 

II.                   Confirmation and definition of role of the Administrative Board and new positions.   Sandra Frost has been acting as presiding officer and covering responsibilities of secretary and treasurer. One task of these past two administrative meetings has been to appoint new board positions. According to the board structure and interpretation of the by- laws governing this administrative committee, the acting executive director can appoint the three officers required until the next official election. We still need a steering committee and we will continue to recruit volunteers for the board. Fred Hempel will serve as President and  liaison  to the Operations Committee; Sheila  McClellan as Secretary.  Stacie Chun is Treasurer/Chair Financial Advisory Committee and with the help of  Phyllis Shaver, our  bookkeeper. Dan Martinez and Mitch Nakashima will serve as Operation Committee Representatives.

 

Report: John Q presented ground rules for all meetings including Operations Committee (see attachment to Agenda).

 

III.                 A. Financial Report: TABLED Bookkeeper’s report presented by John Q for Phyllis.

1.        A new spreadsheet will be available.

                   2.    There is less than $120.00 in the bank account and the November water bill was over $400.00.       

            3    . We need to establish a petty cash account. Receipts can be documented somewhat generally e.g. $50.00

for stall fee at the Farmer’s Mkt. 

B. Discussion:  Stacie proposed we raise plot fees. However, we first need to make a complete income report.

              Per Sandy, we need to increase plot fees for January registration.  2003 water bill was over $12, 000.

                We hope to install drip irrigation and encourage water conservation.

                The toilets are another major expense. Sheila will further research incinerating toilets.

C. Report CDBG (City Block Grant funds) Stacie talked to Ann Culver, City of Hayward re the formula to determine cost per gardener. Our grant for $25,000.00 remains to be approved. Also this is a 50% matching grant  which means we can only bill for one-half the cost. However, the city reimburses 60% for low income.

It is important to include in our report of all costs, the confirmation off low income gardeners who reside in Hayward. The grant is due in January. Sandy and Stacie will prepare a new grant proposal. The money comes via HUD so we need to prove that we are serving people who are at risk for homelessness.

 

IV.           Next meeting Jan. 6, 2004  6:00PM  Barbara and John Swarr’s Home at            7th Street, Hayward (Off B St.)

 

 

  

 


OFFICIAL MINUTES

HAYWARD COMMUNITY GARDENS

December 1, 2003

Constitution of Administrative Board

 

Whereas: Sandy Frost has been delegated sole Executor of the Hayward Community Gardens (HCG) by a Quorum of the Board of Directors of the Hayward Community Gardens, Inc; she has at her disposal the authority to establish this Administrative Committee, by virtue of procedural changes in the By-laws and Articles made by proper Motion and Approval of the Board of Directors in the Fall of 2002, and other existing powers set forth in said Bylaws and the Corporations Code of the State of California, she has solicited applicants and volunteers to achieve this end.

 

RESOLVED: With the Understanding that current and past Board Officers would by Committee assist in the proper transfer of duties to the incoming Officers of the Administrative Committee of the Board of Directors, the following nominee’s accepted Office and all the duties prescribed by the HCG By-laws, Amendments (see attached),  Articles of Constitution and Law:

 

President-Fred Hempel

Treasurer-Stacie Chun

Secretary-Sheila McClellan

Sandy Frost-Grounds Manager (Operations Committee Chairperson)

Member at Large-VACANT

 

RESOLVED: That the current “Board of Directors” will hereinafter operate and function as “Operations Committee” and that a bi-cameral relation will exist between  the two Committees, in the spirit of achieving the stated ends of the Articles of Constitution of the Hayward Community Gardens.

 

RESOLVED: In that Sandy Frost would hereinafter act as Chairperson of the Operations Committee, and by virtue of that Office be a voting member of the Administrative Committee, the current Office of ‘Grounds Manager’, is Juan Ortiz.

 

FINANCIAL REPORT: TABLED

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

  1. CDBG GRANT: MOTION BY STACIE S. CHUN TO ESTABLISH A SUB-COMMITTEE. Concensus reached to establish, meet and Report back to Administrative Committee.

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

  1. MOTION TO ESTABLISH A SUB-COMMITTEE FOR BY-LAWS CHANGES AND CLARIFICATION-TABLED
  2. Consensus for next Meeting Date: Jan. 6, 2004  6:00PM  Barbara and John Schwarr’s Home

 

ADJOURNED

 

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Sheila McClelland, Secretary

John Quintero, Past-president, member

 

Attachments: summary notes, approved procedures of Fall, 2002

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