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Vice President, Marsha Kiss, called the meeting to order at 7 PM. She introduced Al Burnard who presented the education portion of the meeting.
Education
Al spoke about how to read seed and gardening catalogs. Al began by reminding us to know our garden site conditions. Is it in sun or shade? What is our hardiness zone? And to keep in mind the soil Ph range when considering plants. Almost all catalogs have similar elements or descriptors for each plant, they just differ in how they layout the information. Most of them will give an overall description of the plant, the zones in which it grows, height/width of the plant at maturity, soil condition/Ph, sun exposure, bloom time, disease/pest resistance, and plant characteristics (such as bush, vining, etc). Descriptors and requirements can vary for the same plant in different catalogs. Al also reminded us to be sure to check to see what area the plants or seeds are coming from because if they are well outside of our area they may not do well in our area. Al closed by giving us information on Cyndi’s Catalog on Garden (www.gardenlist.com), a web site that is a one stop to find all mail-order gardening catalogs.
Secretary’s Report
There were no changes or corrections to the minutes of the January 2006 meeting and they stood approved as submitted.
Treasurer’s Report
Audrey Hall gave the treasurer’s report. The OSU Development Fund has $1,454.97.
Audrey also reviewed the Project Budget Procedures set by the Finance Committee. The Procedures are included in full as an attachment at the end of the minutes.
Timekeeper’s Report
Phil Jackson reported that there have been some computer glitches recently on the system. If you have been trying to input your volunteer or education hours and you experience difficulty it may have been due to the system problem. He has been informed that they should be fixed now.
In addition, Phil and George reported that in the past when we added up hours for tracking yearly totals the process was very manual and time consuming. They believe they have found a solution which should make this process much easier in the future.
Finally, Phil announced he will need to step down as Timekeeper as he has accepted a job out of state. He expressed his appreciation of being associated with the Union County Master Gardeners and will remember this positive experience. Phil, we wish you well.
Old Business
Member Directory Update
George passed around the member directory in the meeting again to make sure he was getting updated member information before a new member directory is created. If you have not been able to attend a meeting and you have had any information changes since the directory was distributed last year, please contact George with you correct information.
Also, if you are not receiving e-mails please contact Marsha Kiss or Drudy Yoakam.
Monthly Newsletter
February newsletter has been sent out. Any input you have on formatting, articles or simply ideas to make it even better please contact Marsha Kiss.
Disc Golf
George talked with Jason Gardner concerning the disc golf course and got clarification on what involvement he was requesting from the Master Gardeners. Our initial involvement would include the #1 tee only. Possibly later we could work on other areas of the course. George asked the group to consider creating a landscape plan for the first tee, possibly offer demos on how to plant or other community based education. The project will not include buying plants, installation or maintenance. A motion was initiated, seconded, and passed to include this as a new project.
Dublin Recreation Program
Trevor Greg from the Dublin Recreation Program had asked us to be involved in their spring/summer program in January. However, we received very short notice before their brochures needed to be printed so we did not get scheduled for the spring/summer programs. We can still get involved in the fall program. If you are interested doing a class or demo let George know.
McCloud Park
We meet the second Saturday of the month from 9 – 12. This spring we will need to clean up, divide several plants and install annuals. After our work time we finish each session with a contest “Throw in the Trowel”. Whoever can through a trowel into a box gets a prize!* In 2006, we will look at ways we can refresh and revitalize the landscape. George is seeking volunteers to look at the landscape plan and make proposals for changes or updates.
Adopt-A-Pot
In 2006, we will not have access to free plants so we will need to buy the plants. The price per barrel will increase from $10.00 - $15.00. George has proposed to the business owners only planting the barrels once and not doing a second planting in the fall. Another potential change for 2006 is a possible addition of prizes for the best looking pots to help promote maintaining the plantings. The barrels are generally planted in late May with Master Gardeners and 4-H'ers working together to plant. A pizza party is held at Pizza Hut after the event. George has spoken with the City of Marysville about grouping the cement containers on the corners of the square for more impact.
Puppet Show
Still looking for volunteers to help
Leaping Frog
The frog is still hibernating and was not present at the February meeting
Coordinator’s Report
George welcomed Barbi Conaway from the 2006 Master Gardener Class to our meeting.
There are several requests for speakers from our organization to talk to various community groups about gardening and the Union County Master Gardener Association. If you are interested, please contact George. George would like to see us begin a speakers bureau with several volunteers signed up to be speakers, one or two people to research the subjects for the speakers, and one or two people to create the presentation materials.
New Business
Upcoming Events
A list of events was handed out at the meeting and they included:
- Now thru March 26: Jewels of the Jungle – Orchids at the Franklin Park Conservatory
- March 13, April 10: SALSA Course III – Secrest Arboretum & OSU Wooster Extension Center sponsored courses (Third in a series of 5, $300 - see George for more information)
- March 9: An Evening with Charlotte Frieze at the Ohio Historical Center – Program is “Fantasy in the Garden”, 7 PM – 9 PM
- March 1: Worthington Rec Center – Pruning Landscape Trees and Shrubs, Jane Martin, 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM ($9.10)
- March 18: Lake County’s Home Gardener’s Workshop, 8:15 AM – 4:00 PM, Lakeland Community College ($40)
- March 23: Worthington Rec Center - Landscape Design Basics, Jane Martin, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM ($15.60)
- March 31: 6TH Annual Ohio Botanical Symposium at ODOT, 1980 W. Broad St, Columbus, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM ($15.00 fee, contact Rick.Gardner@dnr.state.oh.us
- April 1: Green Thumbs, Delaware County Master Gardener’s, Olentangy Liberty High School
McCloud Park Enhancements
Karen Long talked about ideas for enhancements to the park and asked for input. Discussion centered around doing something new and interesting so the park doesn’t become stale. Several ideas were discussed including water features, topiary and new plant material with a theme (example given was a theme of “Unusual and Exotic” at Inniswood). Also discussed was putting together a program for the group on the history of the park.
Members in attendance:
| Audrey Hall |
Barbi Conaway |
| Marsha Kiss |
Joe Johnson |
| Mollie Black |
Roberta Gordon |
| Miriam Carson |
Nancy Mead |
| Nancy Wells |
Hazel Lawruk |
| Beverly Ezerins |
Annie Wedel |
| Dorothy Coleman |
Dilu Juvarkar |
| Mary McDonald |
Sheila Sands |
| Carolyn Gibeaut |
Joan Griffin |
| Sharon Wade |
Millie Pace |
| John Miller |
John Walkup |
| John Jordan |
Phil Jackson |
| Becky Rowe |
Al Burnard |
| Susan Pasco |
Ian Pasco |
| Barb Matteson |
Kim Main |
| Karen Long |
Harvey Goertz |
| Meg Cryder |
George McVey |
| Karen Mikols |
Patsy Bushdorf |
Project Budget Procedures
A project or activity that requires funding from the MG treasury should follow these procedures:
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Have one person in charge of finances, both collecting and dispersing of funds. This person will also be responsible for reporting to project members on actual vs. budget.
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Prepare a budget for approval by the finance committee, using the annual budget as a starting point and funding level.
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The finance committee will normally meet the Wednesday prior to the monthly MG meeting at 6:30 p.m. if there is business to consider. Persons must notify the Treasurer or President to attend the meeting. Otherwise, the project chair can request a special meeting of the finance committee.
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If additional funds are needed, justification for increase must be prepared and presented to the finance committee.
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Chair of project, or delegated member, must approve all expenditures PRIOR to actual purchases.
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Budget should be prepared as one of the initial startup activities of the project.
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Normal procedures for reimbursements will continue to be followed. The treasurer will provide forms as needed.
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Treasurer will also provide to project chair a monthly itemized accounting of approved reimbursements.
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At conclusion of project, project treasurer will provide final accounting to finance committee, ensuring that all bills have been submitted for payment and/or reimbursement. This should occur within 45 days after the conclusion of the project.
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The MG Treasurer will be responsible for:
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Reporting on project or event budget requests at MG meetings, and ask for member approval. (This is after finance committee review).
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Providing cash on day of event for sales, etc.
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Collecting or defining collecting procedures for cash at end of the event.
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Depositing all funds in MG account.
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Reporting to chair all amounts collected.
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Providing final project accounting at regular MG meeting.
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Calling finance committee meetings and notifying members.
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