HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-11-3 Town of Nantucket Agricultural Commission
Meeting Minutes: November 3, 2011
Bartlett' s Farm Hayloft
ATTENDANCE:
1. Dylan Wallace - Chair
2. Morgan Beryl - Secretary
3. Amy Zelinski
4. Danny Baird
5. Campbell Sutton o
6. Dane DeCarlo - Not present Z
7. Steve Slosek - Not present G C
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• Dylan Calls meeting to order
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• Approval of Minutes: o � rn
o Amy motions to accept minutes from previous meeting(9/20/2011) z 3
o Campbell Seconds the motion n `�
o All Accept m N
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• Survey:
o Review of survey data
o 14 survey' s in total
o Goal of 51% was reached
o Commission to continue to conduct outreach and receive surveys
o Deadline for current survey is November 16th, 2011.
o Send out results to all who filled out survey - stuff envelopes at next meeting.
o Ag Com want' s to put survey on Town website
o Ag Corn would like to survey the community bi-annually.
o Send out paper results to Ag community, if possible.
o Create Press release re: results and send to I &M - Morgan and Amy to create for review at next meeting.
o Dylan revised Ag Community contact list and will contact new additions to list.
o Group discusses whether or not Aquaculture should be on Ag Comm. list.
❖ Group decides to take Salty Balls Seafood off the list because they are distributers.
❖ Farmers are added, such as Simon (not sure of last name)
• Workshops:
o Discussion of working with other groups on the island to plan agriculturally minded workshops.
• Right to Farm Bill:
o Personalizing the Bill for Nantucket' s needs
o Creating protocols for conflict resolution
o Morgan met with Cormac:
❖ Ag exemptions do currently exist as a "right to use" by-law
❖ Cormac suggests contacting zoning to check what the "right to use" actually says.
❖ He agrees that a conflict resolution portion is very important to create
❖ He also suggests to contact Andrew Vorst - Planning Director
• Dylan has conducted research re: grants
o Perhaps survey should include more statistical information so we are more applicable for grants
o Receiving a grant to create brochure may be possible.
• Work Plan Review:
o Group reviews the work plan and makes changes
o Dylan to finalize during break for final vote next meeting
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o Dylan will write cover letter to go with work plan to be submitted to Town.
• Next meeting:
o November 17th, 2011
o 7pm - Bartlett' s
• Dylan Calls the meeting to a close.
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