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</span></span><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">CCGA Coordinating Meeting Tuesday May 20, 2025 – 6:00pm -
7:00pm </span></b></p><p align="right" style="margin:2.75pt 156.65pt 0in 0in;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Zoom Virtual Meeting </span></b></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687 Passcode:
CCGA<br>
Dial in number: 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)<br>
Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687 Passcode:
412128</span></b></p><p style="margin:19.4pt 0in 0in 40.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">6:00pm </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">- <i>1. </i></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Welcome & Call to Order</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0.2in 0in 0in 99.15pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">● Welcome
to Guests</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0.4pt 0in 0in 99.15pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">● Volunteers
for Time-Keeper/Note-Taker</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> <a name="_Hlk198550607"></a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0.4pt 0in 0in 99.15pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">● <a name="_Hlk198550546">Agenda/Meeting Minutes Review</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> 3/18 and 4/15</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0.15pt 0in 0in 99.15pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:14.15pt 0in 0in 36.05pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">6:10pm – 2. </span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Project/Event Updates</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">● Samantha Levan, Aspire
Chicago, working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
looking for community involvement opportunities for different groups of
individuals</span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">● Lina Gebhardt, production
assistant at NewsNation and the Multimedia Editor at The DePaulia, the
independent student newspaper of DePaul University wants to interview gardeners
and visit community gardens for a multimedia story.</span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">● update on Memorial for Julie
Samuels from ad hoc committee with link to donate </span><a href="http://weblink.donorperfect.com/juliebench" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">http://weblink.donorperfect.com/juliebench</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">● update on Survey for Chicago
Urban Ag Ordinance, access survey
<a href="https://bit.ly/ChicagoUrbanAgSurvey">https://bit.ly/ChicagoUrbanAgSurvey</a> ● update of Green Teacher Gathering,
Academy for Global Citizenship, 10am-3pm with CCGA table (provided), need volunteers,
hourly or more if possible.</span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> ●story planning: story list and articles for
website;</span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">● any other topics/projects to
discuss?</span></p><p style="margin:14.15pt 0in 0in 31.15pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">6:30pm </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">- 3. </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Committee Reports</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0.2in 0in 0in 90.15pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">●
Resources</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0.4pt 0in 0in 90.15pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">●
Advocacy & Outreach</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0.15pt 0in 0in 126.15pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">○
</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Participate in
Garden Clubs of IL's 2025 Convention Panel discussion, April 27-28 </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p align="right" style="margin:0in 75.05pt 0in 0in;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">○ Update on Progress of Urban Growers Ordinance with AUA </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:2.05pt 0in 0in 90.15pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">● Education</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0.15pt 0in 0in 90.15pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">●
Communications</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0.15pt 0in 0in 90.15pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">● Finance</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:14.15pt 0in 0in 36.4pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">7:00pm </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">- 4<i>. </i></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Adjourn</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
</p><p style="margin:33.4pt 0in 0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Next
CCGA Coordinating meeting is Tuesday June 17, 2025 at 6pm.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p></div></div>