From lxkells at gmail.com Fri Aug 2 08:42:42 2024 From: lxkells at gmail.com (Lorraine Kells) Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2024 08:42:42 -0500 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] Special CCGA Zoom Meeting Tuesday, Aug. 6, 6pm Message-ID: Hello, CCGA has been invited to partner with AUA in support of co-creating a comprehensive Chicago Urban Agriculture Plan (CUAP), funded by (EPA's Community Change Grant Program). Our network of community gardeners is important to gathering community input. May Toy, Amy Olson and I met recently with AUA's team to discuss the project, and we'd like to share details, answer questions and get back to AUA with a motion to approve CCGA?s involvement. Therefore, we have scheduled a special zoom meeting Tuesday, August 6 at 6 pm. AUA has written much of the grant and identified what is needed for successful implementation. There are 7 initial focus areas many of which are of interest to CCGA and 5 are listed here: Composting / Waste Management, Energy, Environmental Justice (Soil, Water, Air), Farmed Animals such as chickens and Resource Access (Water, Land, Trusts, Easements). We hope to obtain further insight from community gardeners on these focus areas. Finally, we plan to submit the grant in September, so there is a tight turnaround. We are all committed to full transparency and to sharing all that you need to know. We have attached the proposal:* Section III Scope of Work is most pertinent reading. * Together with AUA we will collaborate on ordinance language to benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity. We will aim for 3-5 feedback sessions (virtual or in-person), for the first two years that will be accessible to growers, gardeners, community members and stakeholders in the food justice network. 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I am conducting a research study on the general effects and perceptions of participating in a community garden. I am reaching out for your assistance in conducting this research. For this study, I am looking for community garden leaders and owners who live in the United States. I am including an information sheet that provides more details about this research. You will be asked to answer approximately 15 questions for an interview. *To participate, please email me (jonah.trevino at ttu.edu ) back with available timeframes in your time zone.* Your participation is completely voluntary, and you can stop at any point in the study. If you have any questions regarding this research, please feel free to contact me at jonah.trevino at ttu.edu or by calling 956-793-1539. You may also contact the Human Research Protection Program at Texas Tech University for any questions regarding the rights of participants. Their phone number is (806)-742-2064, and their email is hrpp at ttu.edu. 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Many of us still have an ache in our hearts about losing Julie Samuels. If there is time at the conclusion of our presentation, we welcome your conversation about a remembrance tribute. Perhaps for our Sept 17 coordinating committee meeting we can agree to dispense with the usual committee reports and move directly to a motion on the Partnership Agreement that will allow us ample time to discuss how we can best honor Julie's lifelong commitment to building community and our many CCGA gardens which are her most enduring and powerful legacy. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09 Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687 Passcode: CCGA Dial in number: 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687 Passcode: 412128 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I will > give some background on the partnership and May will take the lead in > explaining the what and why's the process, and our use of the funds before > we answer your many questions and address your concerns. > > Many of us still have an ache in our hearts about losing Julie Samuels. > If there is time at the conclusion of our presentation, we welcome your > conversation about a remembrance tribute. Perhaps for our Sept 17 > coordinating committee meeting we can agree to dispense with the usual > committee reports and move directly to a motion on the Partnership > Agreement that will allow us ample time to discuss how we can best honor > Julie's lifelong commitment to building community and our many CCGA gardens > which are her most enduring and powerful legacy. > > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09 > > Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687 > Passcode: CCGA > > Dial in number: 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) > Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687 > > Passcode: 412128 > > > > -- > Resources mailing list > Resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/resources_chicagocommunitygardens.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please, please do review the >> document before our special meeting. We've made a few changes in wording. >> I will give some background on the partnership and May will take the lead >> in explaining the what and why's the process, and our use of the funds >> before we answer your many questions and address your concerns. >> >> Many of us still have an ache in our hearts about losing Julie Samuels. >> If there is time at the conclusion of our presentation, we welcome your >> conversation about a remembrance tribute. Perhaps for our Sept 17 >> coordinating committee meeting we can agree to dispense with the usual >> committee reports and move directly to a motion on the Partnership >> Agreement that will allow us ample time to discuss how we can best honor >> Julie's lifelong commitment to building community and our many CCGA gardens >> which are her most enduring and powerful legacy. >> >> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09 >> >> Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687 >> Passcode: CCGA >> >> Dial in number: 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) >> Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687 >> >> Passcode: 412128 >> >> >> >> -- >> Resources mailing list >> Resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org >> >> http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/resources_chicagocommunitygardens.org >> > -- > Resources mailing list > Resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/resources_chicagocommunitygardens.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: My 2 cents: I believe if CCGA were to do this it needs to go thru NeighborSpace as the 501c3 and they are the fiscal sponsor and can accept the money. If I were AUA I would request a work plan for the deliverables. Mary Fran Riley Director Community Relations Allies for Community Business mfriley at a4cb.org 312-924-2150 ________________________________ From: Resources on behalf of barbara dennis via Resources Sent: Monday, August 5, 2024 7:51 PM To: Ellen Newcomer Cc: Lorraine Kells ; ? CCGA / Resources committee email ; ? CCGA / Education committee email ; advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org ; ? CCGA / Finance committee email ; JW Glass via Communications Subject: Re: [Resources] Special Zoom Meeting tomorrow, Aug 6, 6pm. Zoom link Question; what tax ramifications would CCGA have in submitting invoices for payments. What would that do to our non for profit status? Barb On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 6:52?PM Ellen Newcomer via Resources > wrote: Hi, Hold on a second--CCGA is not a legal entity and thus cannot sign agreements... Ellen On Mon, Aug 5, 2024, 4:53 PM Lorraine Kells via Resources > wrote: Hello, The Partnership Agreement proposed between AUA and CCGA is a document that may seem complex at first reading. It was sent iday Aug. 2 which we realize gave you little time to process. Please, please do review the document before our special meeting. We've made a few changes in wording. I will give some background on the partnership and May will take the lead in explaining the what and why's the process, and our use of the funds before we answer your many questions and address your concerns. Many of us still have an ache in our hearts about losing Julie Samuels. If there is time at the conclusion of our presentation, we welcome your conversation about a remembrance tribute. Perhaps for our Sept 17 coordinating committee meeting we can agree to dispense with the usual committee reports and move directly to a motion on the Partnership Agreement that will allow us ample time to discuss how we can best honor Julie's lifelong commitment to building community and our many CCGA gardens which are her most enduring and powerful legacy. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09 Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687 Passcode: CCGA Dial in number: 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687 Passcode: 412128 -- Resources mailing list Resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/resources_chicagocommunitygardens.org -- Resources mailing list Resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/resources_chicagocommunitygardens.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mtoy.usa at gmail.com Tue Aug 6 12:38:42 2024 From: mtoy.usa at gmail.com (M Toy) Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2024 12:38:42 -0500 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] [Resources] Special Zoom Meeting tomorrow, Aug 6, 6pm. Zoom link In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: Hi everyone, Thanks for the questions so far. I want to provide some answers and background before the meeting tonight and we can continue the discussion then also. . *BACKGROUND* When AUA first approached us, it was to be a full nonprofit partner in the EPA grant application. We told AUA that in reading the EPA guidelines we did not think that CCGA would qualify as a partner because we are not our own 501c3 rather we had Neighborspace as our 501c3 fiscal sponsor. So AUA is aware that we are currently fiscally sponsored by NS. AUA still wanted to partner with us to gather input and proposed this partnership agreement instead. AUA is using funds from another grant to partner with us since they feel that community gardens and CCGA should be part of crafting the Urban Ag plan and ordinance. I want to add that in the past, I was very critical of AUA because they came to us at the very end and not in the beginning of advocacy positions and said that they represented community gardeners. In this case, they are coming to us in the very beginning which is a significant change. . *ABILITY TO SIGN AGREEMENTS* Fiscally sponsored organizations can sign agreements in my experience and AUA is of the same opinion. Both Asaia of AUA and I have been part of other fiscally sponsored orgs and we have signed agreements in the past. It's similar to grant applications. .Likewise, CCGA has historically been entering into agreements for years when we sign rental agreements for venue space for the conferences or workshops. My recommendation if there are any concerns on this issue is for CCGA to file with the State of IL as a not -for-profit corporation. The cost is $50 and takes about 10 days or sooner. We can also open our own bank account. And we can continue to use Neighborspace as our fiscal sponsor. *TAXES* These funds should have no impact on CCGA's tax liability. 501c3 and fiscally sponsored orgs per IRS guidelines/rules can sell services and goods that are in the same category line and furthers their nonprofit mission. The $10 that resources charge for the distributions falls into this category. The work as scoped out in the partnership agreement is the exact work that we have been doing all along but we haven't been paid to do or even have our expenses covered. In contrast we had to fundraise in order to gather input. The funds we get from this partnership with AUA will pay for the expenses of these meetings and workshops without dipping into any other existing CCGA funds or for us to do special fundraising. I anticipate that the extra funds can go into the CCGA general fund for everyone to pull from as needed to further the mission of CCGA. *DELIVERABLES* I agree that we should have defined deliverables so that we can tailor our meetings and workshops to gather the necessary information needed to help craft a plan and ordinance that will pass City Council and impact and hopefully help all community gardeners and the environment. Thanks everyone for reading the agreement. May The content of this email is confidential and intended for the recipient specified in message only. Do not share any part of this message with any third party, without a written consent of the sender. If you received this message by mistake, please reply to this message and follow with its deletion, so that we can ensure such a mistake does not occur again. On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 8:04?PM Mary Fran Riley via Resources < resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote: > My 2 cents: I believe if CCGA were to do this it needs to go thru > NeighborSpace as the 501c3 and they are the fiscal sponsor and can accept > the money. If I were AUA I would request a work plan for the deliverables. > > Mary Fran Riley > Director Community Relations > Allies for Community Business > mfriley at a4cb.org > 312-924-2150 > ------------------------------ > *From:* Resources on > behalf of barbara dennis via Resources < > resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org> > *Sent:* Monday, August 5, 2024 7:51 PM > *To:* Ellen Newcomer > *Cc:* Lorraine Kells ; ? CCGA / Resources committee > email ; ? CCGA / Education > committee email ; > advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org < > advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org>; ? CCGA / Finance > committee email ; JW Glass via > Communications > *Subject:* Re: [Resources] Special Zoom Meeting tomorrow, Aug 6, 6pm. > Zoom link > > Question; what tax ramifications would CCGA have in submitting invoices > for payments. What would that do to our non for profit status? Barb > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 6:52?PM Ellen Newcomer via Resources < > resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote: > >> Hi, >> Hold on a second--CCGA is not a legal entity and thus cannot sign >> agreements... >> Ellen >> >> On Mon, Aug 5, 2024, 4:53 PM Lorraine Kells via Resources < >> resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> The Partnership Agreement proposed between AUA and CCGA is a document >>> that may seem complex at first reading. It was sent iday Aug. 2 which we >>> realize gave you little time to process. Please, please do review the >>> document before our special meeting. We've made a few changes in wording. >>> I will give some background on the partnership and May will take the lead >>> in explaining the what and why's the process, and our use of the funds >>> before we answer your many questions and address your concerns. >>> >>> Many of us still have an ache in our hearts about losing Julie Samuels. >>> If there is time at the conclusion of our presentation, we welcome your >>> conversation about a remembrance tribute. Perhaps for our Sept 17 >>> coordinating committee meeting we can agree to dispense with the usual >>> committee reports and move directly to a motion on the Partnership >>> Agreement that will allow us ample time to discuss how we can best honor >>> Julie's lifelong commitment to building community and our many CCGA gardens >>> which are her most enduring and powerful legacy. >>> >>> >>> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09 >>> >>> >>> Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687 >>> Passcode: CCGA >>> >>> Dial in number: 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) >>> Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687 >>> >>> Passcode: 412128 >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Resources mailing list >>> Resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org >>> >>> http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/resources_chicagocommunitygardens.org >>> >>> >> -- >> Resources mailing list >> Resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org >> >> http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/resources_chicagocommunitygardens.org >> >> > -- > Resources mailing list > Resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/resources_chicagocommunitygardens.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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At 2 p.m. I will give people an opportunity to share their favorite memories of Julie. I would love to see everyone who can make it. If you cannot make it, please consider viewing her online obituary and adding a comment. (See below.) My brother, Noah, and I have officially designated CCGA as the recipient for donations, in lieu of flowers. Please share this email widely. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/julie-samuels-obituary?pid=207356134 In Peace, Love, and Abundance~ Rachel Samuels (505) 670 - 2990 -- JW Glass Chicago, Illinois 312.498.3889 | james.wesley.glass at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: