<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for the questions so far. </div><div><br></div><div>I want to provide some answers and background before the meeting tonight and we can continue the discussion then also. . </div><div><br></div><div><b><u>BACKGROUND</u></b></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>.</div><div><b><u>ABILITY TO SIGN AGREEMENTS</u></b></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div><b><u>TAXES</u></b></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><b><u>DELIVERABLES</u></b><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks everyone for reading the agreement.</div><div><br></div><div>May</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>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.</div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 8:04 PM Mary Fran Riley via Resources <<a href="mailto:resources@chicagocommunitygardens.org">resources@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 5, 2024 7:51 PM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Lorraine Kells <<a href="mailto:lxkells@gmail.com" target="_blank">lxkells@gmail.com</a>>; € CCGA / Resources committee email <<a href="mailto:resources@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank">resources@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>>; € CCGA / Education committee email <<a href="mailto:Education@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank">Education@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>>; <a href="mailto:advocacy-outreach@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank">advocacy-outreach@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a> <<a href="mailto:advocacy-outreach@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank">advocacy-outreach@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>>;
€ CCGA / Finance committee email <<a href="mailto:finance@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank">finance@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>>; JW Glass via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Resources] Special Zoom Meeting tomorrow, Aug 6, 6pm. Zoom link
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<div dir="auto">Question; what tax ramifications would CCGA have in submitting invoices for payments. What would that do to our non for profit status? Barb</div>
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<div dir="auto">Hold on a second--CCGA is not a legal entity and thus cannot sign agreements...</div>
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<div>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. </div>
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<div>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. </div>
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