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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Community Farming Committee <br />Meeting Minutes <br />June 27, 2013 <br /> <br />A meeting of the Community Farming Committee was held on June 27, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. In <br />attendance were: Michelle Ciccolo, Alan Wrigley (at 8:07 a.m.), Tom Oliver and Michael Bliss. <br />Ralph Zelinsky was not in attendance. Also attending: Assistant Town Manager for Finance <br />Rob Addelson, Community Development Director Karen Mullins, Purchasing Director Lindsay <br />Dahlberg and Town Manager Carl Valente. <br /> <br />Mr. Valente opened the meeting, welcoming the members of the Community Farming <br />Committee and explaining that each member of the Community Farming Committee, together <br />with Mr. Addelson and Ms. Mullins, will be the evaluation team for the Community Farm <br />proposals. The evaluation team will make its recommendation to Mr. Valente as to the farming <br />entity that submitted the most advantageous proposal to the Town. <br /> <br />Ms. Dahlberg explained the process the evaluation team should follow for evaluating the <br />proposals. <br /> <br />Ms. Dahlberg distributed to the evaluation team the two community farm proposals. <br /> <br />Members of the evaluation team expressed an interest in touring the Busa farm. <br /> <br />The Committee/evaluation team established the following meeting schedule: <br /> <br /> <br />Wednesday, July 10, 8 a.m. Each member to provide their evaluation of the two <br />proposals; <br /> <br /> <br />Monday, July 15, 8 a.m. Tour of the Busa Farm; <br /> <br /> <br />Thursday, July 18, 8 a.m. Interview of first farm entity <br /> <br /> <br />Tuesday, July 23, 8 a.m. Interview of second farm entity <br /> <br /> <br />Wednesday, July 24, 4 p.m. Recommendation to Town Manager of award of farming <br />lease. <br /> <br />The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 a.m. <br />7/10/2013 <br />