October 2025

 Eagle Heights Garden Committee Minutes

October 8, 2025  7 PM

Remote Meeting

Pam, Nick, Jolene, Yohan, Zach, Alan, Ann, Barb A, Lily and Karen.

Minutes  With a motion by Lily and seconded by Barb A the September 2025 minutes were approved. 

Registrar Update

Should we consider a penalty for gardeners digging outside of their plot borders? A waterline was damaged last week when a gardener dug up the path. Gardeners could be given a flat fine, be asked to cover the cost of repairs, or be required to do an extra workday. We do not want the penalty to be too punitive. Discussion ensued. Ideally the requirement would be general, so that it could be applied fairly, and all gardeners would have the same expectations for not planting or digging in the path, not just those close to a water line. The committee will revisit the topic next month. Garden staff could also routinely weed whack up to border posts.

Pam and Lily cleaned the EH shed. There are a number of items we could send to Swap: A generator, an apple press, sprinklers, and other items. With a motion by Ann and seconded by Barb A the committee agreed to offer these to Swap.

Ric and Lily spent some time on cart repair. A new cart is $400. An individual new wheel with no tire is $70. The committee agreed to budget for 1-2 new carts per year to use at both gardens. Existing carts should be repaired and maintained, when possible, with the cost of components in mind. Two new carts will be purchased for 2026.

Gretel and a group of volunteers will be doing plot checking at EH. They have requested the purchase of reflective tape and a small printer for marking posts. A budget of $100 was agreed upon.

We could consider doing more waterline work at EH next year, since we have about $4000 worth of parts and knowledge of how to install these lines. A second main line could be added to the 300s. The cost of this would probably be an additional $1000. Everyone liked this idea, and Lily will research the project more to share further information. 

Garden Worker Report

Pam said that the season is wrapping up and there is not a lot to mention. Many treasures were found in the shed. Zach has moved out of EH and has not been around as much but mowed the borders one more time. 

Additional topics

The request for the water to be turned of will be on Oct 21st. However, the process has been more automated by Physical Plant in the last couple of years. The closing date will be later because leaf deliveries are late.

Motion by Lily and seconded by Barb A to adjourn which passed.

Submitted by Karen, subject to correction by the Garden Committee