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Meeting Agenda & Minutes
August 7, 2013
7:30 pm @ 11 Old North Trdil US i i
Absent: Brian, Jason, Patricia
Welcome & Administration: 7:30-7:45
1. Call to order
2. Review & approve minutes from previous meeting
Beautification & Community Greening: 7:45-8:15
3. Downtown Flower Barrels (Pat & Nancy)
Looks like someone stole some flowers from Mansfield Bank. We spent $196 to replace flowers this
year. September 21 or 28 are potential target dates for planting the mums. Pat to confirm. We still
need to spend an additional $700 for mums.
4. Adopt a Spot (Pat)
3 new spots this year: Mansfield Green, spot under the sign on Mansfield East Common. Spot next
to senior center on Park Street. Should list Paul D's name on the website for his donation of AAS
signs. The spot near train station parking lot needs work. All other signs have been replaced. We will
send a thank you note from the committee to the new AAS participants.
5. Mural Update (Nancy)
Agreed to put donors' names on the panels that will be placed on North Common, rather than on
the wall itself. Target date for completion is end of October. About $30k has been raised (includes
about $5k in-kind donations).
6. We Noticed nomination for September (all)
Potential awardees include Sherman Jackson funeral home, the area in front of Dubs's liquors, and
the Dunkin Donuts at North Main and West St. Will vote at September meeting.
Route 106 embankment (Neil)
We reviewed the plans from Guerrini and Fine Landscaping. Guerrini's cost is $12,900 vs. $26,000
for Fine. For that reason, as well as plant choices, we are recommending Guerrini's plan. But first
we need answers to these questions: will the daylilies bloom all year and are there different types?
Will rain wash out the mulch? Will the junipers need to be trimmed? Are they spaced for maturity?
How big do they get? Any weed guard? Do we need to get three bids before we can move ahead
(ask Lee Azinheira).
Once we have answers, we will present to the BOS and ask the town to foot half the bill.
8. Downtown weeds. Let's develop a plan for next summer to ensure that downtown streets
and beds remain weeded. Take photos to show to BOS at annual presentation.
Litter Prevention and Cleanup 8:15-8:30
9. Litter Busters SWAT team July & September. Next litter busters date moved to September
14, Jason to coordinate.
Administration: 8:30-9:00
10. Treasurer's report (Mike)
We have $9238.70, with $1,000 still coming in from Samsonite. Upcoming expenses include $150
for annual dues, $360 for flower barrels, plus $700 for mums in fall. If we spend $6,450 for route
106 embankment, we will still have about $2,000 in the bank.
11. 2013 fundraising update (have all promised checks arrived?) Still pending Samsonite.
12. Non-profit gift fund grant. Meeting on 8/9 to see if we get the grant for the library sign.
Communications & PR (Neil)
13. Family Fun Night review. We made $122 off tee shirts. Neil sent check for $25 to DBA.
14. Website and social media updates (Brian) 237 Facebook friends and 200+ Twitter followers.
15. Thank you notes? Pat order more blank cards ($50 budgeted)
16. Open issues; new ideas? none
17. Any items not anticipated by the chairman 48 hours prior to this meeting
18. Next meeting dates: 9/11 and 10/9
19. Adjourn