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

[Lorraine Kells]

Anne,

Sorry for the confusion of that last email. It started as a draft and was
inadvertently sent.

You are welcome to our meeting,  and it's understood you can only stay
until 7 pm. You will be at the top of our agenda. A meeting remember and
agenda will be sent, likely Monday.

Again, I apologize for the error in that earlier email.

Regards,
Lorraine

On Thu, Oct 12, 2023, 4:46 PM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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/>.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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!
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Anne
>>
>>
>>
>> (773) 478-2333 | aobrien at igchicago.org
>>
>>
>>
>> *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,
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Communications team
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 12, 2023, 2:11 PM Anne O'Brien via Communications <
>> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
>>
>> Good afternoon,
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>>
>>
>> *Anne K. O’Brien*
>>
>> Senior Performance Analyst | Audit and Program Review
>>
>> City of Chicago Office of Inspector General
>>
>> (773) 478-2333 | aobrien at igchicago.org
>>
>> *pronouns: she/her/hers*
>>
>>
>>
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