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