[Communications] CCGA Water Survey - Draft for review

M Toy mtoy.usa at gmail.com
Sun Jul 26 07:48:14 CDT 2020 

Hi Amy,

It looks great!

I took the survey.

The only suggestion is to sent people a copy of their answers.

Thanks.
May

On Sat, Jul 25, 2020, 11:19 PM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Here’s a draft of the survey for your feedback:
> https://forms.gle/uroWr5SGR3Hjjwm4A
>
> You can fill it out if you’d like. Just let me know if it’s not a serious
> entry!
> Let me know if anything needs to change.
>
> Thanks!
> Amy
>
> On Jul 25, 2020, at 10:20 PM, M Toy <mtoy.usa at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Amy,
>
> It looks good to me and I totally agree with your edits.
>
> Thanks.
> May
>
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> On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 10:05 PM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi again,
>>
>> Today got away from me! Below are a few suggestions for the survey. I
>> think it would encourage people who don’t have an immediate need to fill
>> out the survey if we state our purpose. Feel free to edit! Please let me
>> know what you think.
>> I’m creating the survey form now and will forward it for a look soon.
>>
>> CCGA Water Survey -DRAFT 2
>>
>> Water is a vital resource. We understand that some community gardens are
>> struggling to access water due to the City of Chicago Dept, of Water's new
>> policy and procedure to obtain a fire hydrant permit. We will be working on
>> facilitating better water access for community gardens in need. We need
>> your help! We’re asking you to please take the following survey. The
>> purpose of this survey is to gain a clearer picture about community
>> gardens’ water access. All information will be held confidential.
>>
>> Please provide the following information:
>> 1) Name
>> 2) Contact Email or Phone Number
>> 3) Garden Name
>> 4) Garden Address
>> 5) Garden Leader (If not same as above)
>> 2) Garden Leader Contact Email or Phone Number
>> 6) Do you currently have access to water for your community garden?
>> 7) Does your community garden use water from a fire hydrant?
>> 8) If you don't use a fire hydrant, what is the main source of water for
>> your community garden?
>> 9) Did your community garden have to get a permit for your water?
>> 10) Does your community garden have to pay for its water?
>> 11) Does your community garden have liability insurance?
>> 12) Does your community garden need help with water access or help to
>> lower the cost of water?
>>
>> …
>>
>> CCGA Water Survey -DRAFT
>>
>> Water is a vital resource and we understand that some community gardens
>> are struggling to access water given the City of Chicago - Dept of Water's
>> new policy and procedure to obtain a fire hydrant permit.  We are working
>> on water access for community gardens.  Please take the following survey.
>> All information is held confidential.
>>
>> Please answer the following questions.
>> 1) Your Name
>> 2) Your Email or Phone Number
>> 3) Garden Name
>> 4) Garden Address
>> 5) Are you the garden leader?  If not, please provide the garden leader's
>> name and contact information.
>> 6) Do you currently have access to water for your community garden?
>> 7) Does your community garden use water from a fire hydrant?
>> 8) What is the main source of water for your community garden if you
>> don't use a fire hydrant?
>> 9) Did your community garden have to get a permit for your water?
>> 10) Does your community garden have to pay for it's water?
>> 11) Does your community garden have liability insurance?
>> 12) Does your community garden need help with water access or help to
>> lower the cost of water?
>>
>> On Jul 25, 2020, at 9:14 AM, Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Zoom is really easy but email may better keep the focus on this issue
>> alone. So yes, go with email. Put a reasonable deadline for response on
>> committee email to get this moving. People may be in their gardens and not
>> respond in a timely manner if not pressed to do so. Just a thought.
>>
>> Lorraine
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 25, 2020, 9:09 AM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I agree about looping in the larger working groups and ideally having a
>>> motion of support. Can we do it via email if a meeting can’t be arranged
>>> soon?
>>>
>>> I’d like to suggest a few edits to the survey May drafted. I’ll send
>>> those along via this thread this morning. And I will set it up using the
>>> template we have from past forms and surveys.
>>>
>>> Thanks May!!
>>>
>>> Amy
>>>
>>>
>>> .…….…
>>> amy olson
>>> sent via iphone
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jul 25, 2020, at 08:59, Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>> Any thought of putting this before a coordinating committee motion for
>>> full acknowledgment? We should at least host a zoom meeting and make sure
>>> we are including chairs and working groups.  So far this has been just a
>>> few of us.
>>>
>>> Lorraine
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 25, 2020, 2:48 AM M Toy <mtoy.usa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Amy has a CCGA template for a survey/form so I think we should just go
>>>> ahead and use that to collect the data.  Maybe Mamie can email the link
>>>> once Amy has it set up.  Below is an updated draft of the survey.  Please
>>>> edit as needed.  I have a work day at Skinner Park tomorrow ( or rather
>>>> today ) so will have only limited access to email.
>>>>
>>>> I think we should use all channels to collect this information.  Please
>>>> send out when ready.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> May
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> CCGA Water Survey -DRAFT
>>>>
>>>> Water is a vital resource and we understand that some community gardens
>>>> are struggling to access water given the City of Chicago - Dept of Water's
>>>> new policy and procedure to obtain a fire hydrant permit.  We are working
>>>> on water access for community gardens.  Please take the following survey.
>>>> All information is held confidential.
>>>>
>>>> Please answer the following questions.
>>>> 1) Your Name
>>>> 2) Your Email or Phone Number
>>>> 3) Garden Name
>>>> 4) Garden Address
>>>> 5) Are you the garden leader?  If not, please provide the garden
>>>> leader's name and contact information.
>>>> 6) Do you currently have access to water for your community garden?
>>>> 7) Does your community garden use water from a fire hydrant?
>>>> 8) What is the main source of water for your community garden if you
>>>> don't use a fire hydrant?
>>>> 9) Did your community garden have to get a permit for your water?
>>>> 10) Does your community garden have to pay for it's water?
>>>> 11) Does your community garden have liability insurance?
>>>> 12) Does your community garden need help with water access or help to
>>>> lower the cost of water?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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 Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 2:42 PM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the update.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 2:40 PM M Toy <mtoy.usa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Breanne was at Skinner this morning and I spoke with her a little bit
>>>>>> about it.  For the Park District community gardens only 2 use fire hydrants
>>>>>> and she is trying to help them but apparently the City of Chicago's law
>>>>>> department is insisting on liability insurance even though it sits on Park
>>>>>> District land.  Mainly because the Park District agreement with community
>>>>>> gardens is that the Park District assumes no liability,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm helping Breanne to get lower cost liability insurance for those
>>>>>> gardens.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>> May
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 2:33 PM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes. Include this question. May, when do you plan to send the
>>>>>>> survey/questionaire? Using Mamie's list, I assume to reach most people. If
>>>>>>> possible we could put it on the website to reach additional advocacy even
>>>>>>> if the particular garden is not affected by water issue with hydrant, we
>>>>>>> all have an investment in safe water policy in the city.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We need Breanne to possibly add some information , so.forward this
>>>>>>> to her?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I did send an email to her an email on the 23rd and you were copied
>>>>>>> May, but no reply as yet.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lorraine
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2020, 2:23 PM M Toy <mtoy.usa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks Lorraine and Amy.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Can we also add the question :  Does your community garden have
>>>>>>>> liability insurance?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The City of Chicago is requiring a liability insurance policy and
>>>>>>>> non-Neighborspace gardens usually will not have their own policy including
>>>>>>>> many Park District gardens.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>> May
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> 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
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>>>>>>>> again.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 9:09 AM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> May,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I forgot to mention that I did call Mary Fanning and had to leave
>>>>>>>>> a message, so this is a way to pull information and people together who
>>>>>>>>> might otherwise be out left high and dry!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Lorraine
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2020, 8:59 AM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> May,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I think this is a great idea. We need to get ahead of news
>>>>>>>>>> stories that don't provide any steps to action.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Lorraine
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2020, 7:25 AM M Toy <mtoy.usa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Can we send out an email or survey to all the community gardens
>>>>>>>>>>> asking the following questions?   I can set up this up as a survey in
>>>>>>>>>>> Google Docs if everyone thinks that would be easier.   If we can get a list
>>>>>>>>>>> of community gardens who don't have access to fire hydrants or who don't
>>>>>>>>>>> have a permit this year but did in prior years, I can start to advocate for
>>>>>>>>>>> water access for those immediately even if it's on a temporary basis for
>>>>>>>>>>> this year while working towards a long term policy.
>>>>>>>>>>> To pass an ordinance codifying access and rates for community
>>>>>>>>>>> gardens will take several months once we can get buy-in from the aldermen
>>>>>>>>>>> and the City.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> We are advocating for water access for community gardens.
>>>>>>>>>>> Please answer the following questions.
>>>>>>>>>>> 1) Garden Name and Garden Leaders Names
>>>>>>>>>>> 2) Garden Address
>>>>>>>>>>> 3) Do you currently have access to water for your community
>>>>>>>>>>> garden?
>>>>>>>>>>> 4) Does your community garden use water from a fire hydrant?
>>>>>>>>>>> 5) What is the main source of water for your community garden if
>>>>>>>>>>> you don't use a fire hydrant?
>>>>>>>>>>> 6) Did your community garden have to get a permit for your water?
>>>>>>>>>>> 7) Does your community garden have to pay for it's water?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>>>>> 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 Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 2:18 PM Mamie Gray <
>>>>>>>>>>> mamiegray2012 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello Lorraine! I am checking through my files. In the
>>>>>>>>>>>> meantime, I am forwarding an email from “Mary Rachel Fanning” (that you
>>>>>>>>>>>> might already have) in a separate email. Mamie
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 2:00 PM Lorraine Kells via Resources <
>>>>>>>>>>>> resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mamie,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Communications would like to talk with these gardeners,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> could you give us a contact please?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unfortunately, there is no mention of what the most recent
>>>>>>>>>>>>> changes are that denied Monarch Community garden an inspection.   We're all
>>>>>>>>>>>>> playing catch-up with this and need to keep track of it no matter how
>>>>>>>>>>>>> quickly it changes.  Has anyone of you been in touch with this garden?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/community-garden-without-
>>>>>>>>>>>>> water-after-paying-city-of-chicago-1700
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> Resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/resources_chicagocommunitygardens.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>
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