[Communications] Motion by email

[Lorraine Kells]

I agree with you May, and I respect how committed you are to community
gardens.  I think the motion can be more clear.  I was just testing some
wording.

To more inclusively respond to the needs and requirements of community
gardens which are non-commercial and neighborhood growing organizations, as
pertains to the city water hydrant policy on the hydrant cap assembly, back
flow preventer and hydrant keys & installation and inspection,  CCGA
supports a survey of gardens affected by this new policy and advocates for
policy changes and resources for those gardens in a cooperative manner.



On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 1:51 PM M Toy <mtoy.usa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Lorraine,
>
> I don't support working with AUA.  I think that they are using community
> gardens to leverage better terms for their for-profit members.  That's
> AUA's mission which is fine.
>
> Neighborspace gardens don't really need our help since neighborspace
> provides liability insurance to it's gardens.  They also have the resources
> to help the gardens that sits on neighborspace land.
>
> I offer to advocate for community gardens only.  If there is no need, I
> have other things to do with my time.
>
> If AUA and Neighborspace is on top of it, there has been no resquest for
> our input until after the fact.
>
>
> Thanks.
> May
>
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2020, 12:50 PM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Here's a sample email.
>>
>> It's high season for gardeners, so rather than take you out of those
>> gardens ripe with tomatoes and peppers, the Communications team is sending
>> out this motion for your vote by 5 pm Thursday.
>>
>> Discussion may take place between now and then on this motion here. We
>> see this as a way to move from competing for resources to sharing them.
>>
>> "CCGA supports collective action with AUA, and additionally to more
>> inclusively respond to the needs and requirements of community gardens, as
>> pertains to the city water hydrant policy, supports a survey of CCGA
>> gardens affected and advocacy for those gardens.
>>
>> There's no mention of what the advocacy will be. Please suggest wording.
>> That needs to be open to allow for proposed changes without locking in to
>> anything."  I know there are many in CCGA working groups who really think
>> NeighborSpace and especially AUA are already on top of this and we should
>> work with them.
>>
>> Lorraine
>>
>>
>>
>
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