[Advocacy-outreach] [Communications] Office of Inspector General - Informational Interview Request

[Lorraine Kells]

Anne,

You ate welcome at our meeting, and you will be on the agenda for 7pm.

A reminder will be sent.

Regards
Lorrai

On Thu, Oct 12, 2023, 4:02 PM Anne O'Brien <aobrien at igchicago.org> wrote:

> Good afternoon, thank you very much for your reply.
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> We would be glad to plan for November if that would allow more members to
> attend, and I think your ideas for a workshop or group meeting sound
> wonderful. We’ve had the opportunity to read CCGA’s ‘Guide to Rats in
> Community Gardens’ and are interested to hear the challenges and successes
> members have had with various approaches, as well as their concerns or
> suggestions about the City’s approach to rats.
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> If it would be helpful for planning purposes, you can find more
> information about OIG’s Audit & Program Review Section in our 2023 audit
> plan
> <https://igchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Audit-and-Program-Review-Section-2023-Annual-Plan.pdf>,
> which includes a short summary on p. 15 about our initial scope for this
> project. You can also find more information about OIG in general on our
> website here <https://igchicago.org/about-oig/>.
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> Thank you for the invitation to the Oct. 17th meeting – I’m available
> until about 7pm that evening, so perhaps I could come by the for first part
> of the discussion to say hello and brainstorm. Let me know if that seems
> all right!
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> Thank you,
>
> Anne
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> (773) 478-2333 | aobrien at igchicago.org
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> *From:* Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 12, 2023 3:44 PM
> *To:* Anne O'Brien <aobrien at igchicago.org>
> *Cc:* CCGA communications <communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org>;
> advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org; Amy Dupuis <
> adupuis at igchicago.org>; € CCGA / Resources committee email <
> resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org>; € CCGA / Education committee
> email <Education at chicagocommunitygardens.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [Communications] Office of Inspector General -
> Informational Interview Request
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> Hello,
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> I believe this would be a most productive meeting, and rat infestations
> are an ongoing issue for all community gardeners, so we welcome this
> outreach. Our website already contains important information concerning
> rats. This would be a good update to that information.
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> We hold monthly coordinating meetings for our five committee chairs on the
> third Tuesday of each month. In order to get the word out to have more of
> our gardeners attend, we might wait until our November meeting, or allow us
> to plan a workshop to have an even larger gathering in November.
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> Chairs and representatives of our committees will be meeting Tues.Oct 17,
> and hopefully we'll hear back from you before then to put this on our
> agenda, and allow us to plan. You are both welcome to attend this meeting
> which will be held at the Hatchery, 135 N Kedzie, from 6 to 7:30 pm.
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> Best,
>
> Communications team
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> On Thu, Oct 12, 2023, 2:11 PM Anne O'Brien via Communications <
> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
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> Good afternoon,
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> My name is Anne O’Brien, and I’m a Senior Performance Analyst with the
> City of Chicago Office of Inspector General. OIG is conducting an audit of
> the Department of Streets and Sanitation’s Bureau of Rodent Control, and
> we’re hoping to align our audit objectives with the issues most important
> to residents. I’m reaching out to ask if we could meet with CCGA to hear
> your members’ perspectives on City rat abatement services, alternative pest
> management strategies, and any other topics of interest for community
> gardeners across Chicago.
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> My project partner Amy (cc’d) and I would be glad to come to in-person
> meetings, speak over video call, or whatever would be most convenient.
> Thank you for your consideration and please feel free to give me a call at
> (773) 478-2333 if I can answer any questions.
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> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> *Anne K. O’Brien*
>
> Senior Performance Analyst | Audit and Program Review
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> City of Chicago Office of Inspector General
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> (773) 478-2333 | aobrien at igchicago.org
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> *pronouns: she/her/hers*
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