Meeting Notes 04/29/07

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<ul>
    <li>Green Fest update (Jill, Rickey, Pete, Cassandra)
    <ul>
        <li>It was really fun</li>
        <li>We played in dumpsters</li>
        <li>31,000 people attended</li>
        <li>85% of garbage from the festival was diverted from the landfill and recycled</li>
        <li>We met the Zola juice lady.</li>
        <li>Shore Bank
        <ul>
            <li>We talked to a representative about opening a bank account.
            <ul>
                <li>We need an EIN before we can get an account, but we need to wait until our articles of incorporation have been processed before we can get an EIN.</li>
            </ul>
            <ul>
                <li>The do a lot long distance banking.</li>
            </ul>
            </li>
            <li>They do the smaller funding, like covering the 20% that CCLF doesn't cover.</li>
        </ul>
        </li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Chicago Creative Expo update (Micah, Lloyd)
    <ul>
        <li>Space workshop
        <ul>
            <li>Lot of stuff was rehashed from earlier discussions</li>
            <li>Categories of owners
            <ul>
                <li>We would be an individual owner.</li>
            </ul>
            </li>
            <li>Types of space</li>
            <li>Types of loans
            <ul>
                <li>Personal</li>
                <li>Commercial
                <ul>
                    <li>harder to get</li>
                    <li>need to put down 20%</li>
                </ul>
                </li>
            </ul>
            </li>
        </ul>
        </li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
        <ul>
            <li>Rent to own
            <ul>
                <li>depends on owner</li>
                <li>usually overpay rent to be put into a bank account for paying off space</li>
                <li>usually longer term lease</li>
                <li>try to get right of first refusual for a sale.</li>
            </ul>
            </li>
        </ul>
    </ul>
    <ul>
        <ul>
            <li>We need to find a realator.</li>
        </ul>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Being incorporated
    <ul>
        <li>Next Steps
        <ul>
            <li>Once our articles of incorporation have been processed, we need to send in the following paperwork:
            <ul>
                <li>get an FIN from the state</li>
                <li>get an EIN from the federal government</li>
                <li>file forms with the city</li>
            </ul>
            </li>
        </ul>
        </li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Space search update
    <ul>
        <li>Micah
        <ul>
            <li>found Church/auditorium space
            <ul>
                <li>called friday, we're hoping for a call back monday.</li>
            </ul>
            </li>
        </ul>
        </li>
        <li>approaching different realators
        <ul>
            <li>unique spaces</li>
        </ul>
        </li>
        <li>MLS (Hodg)
        <ul>
            <li>biweekly emails, but nothing very relevant</li>
        </ul>
        </li>
        <li>Jill and Hodg will bike around neighborhoods next week.</li>
        <li>If we see a building that looks good and empty but doesn't have a for sale sign, we can look up the owner in tax records.</li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Bylaws
    <ul>
        <li>Jill will get sample bylaws</li>
        <li>Bylaws meeting next week Sunday at 4pm</li>
        <li>What needs to be talked about?
        <ul>
            <li>Should we be detailed or general?</li>
        </ul>
        <ul>
            <li>Being on a board</li>
        </ul>
        <ul>
            <li>Membership
            <ul>
                <li>How to become a member.</li>
                <li>Ejecting members?</li>
            </ul>
            </li>
        </ul>
        <ul>
            <li>How to amend/make changes to the bylaws.</li>
        </ul>
        </li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Grant Writing
    <ul>
        <li>Talk to Shannon (Jill &amp; Casandra)</li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Punk Workers Coop (Rickey)
    <ul>
        <li>South side workers Coop</li>
        <li>In communication</li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li>A social event.
    <ul>
        <li>some people who have expressed interest in the coop might rather come to a social event.</li>
        <li>Grey Water Social: black tie required, clothing optional.
        <ul>
            <li>Potluck</li>
            <li>Wednesday 9th May 2007 7:00pm</li>
            <li>508 N Hoyne APT 2A</li>
            <li>Suggested donation &amp;/or food?</li>
        </ul>
        </li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Website
    <ul>
        <li>Introducation of users</li>
        <li>Online decision making schemes to allow people not in Chicago to participate.</li>
        <li>Suggest time for meeting at next meeting (?).</li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Incubate
    <ul>
        <li>A group in chicago that explores the relationship between communites, art , and the everyday.</li>
        <li>Relate a lot of the experiences to Latvia.</li>
        <li>Explore how we can make art more relevant to everyday people.</li>
        <li>Soup subscription service
        <ul>
            <li>Soup subscription cost goes into fund.</li>
            <li>People submit proposals for how to use the money.</li>
            <li>Subscribers have a say over how the fund is used.</li>
        </ul>
        </li>
        <li>wiki resource (in works... not up yet)
        <ul>
            <li>how groups are finding funding</li>
            <li>where their space is</li>
            <li>philosophy</li>
        </ul>
        </li>
    </ul>
    </li>
</ul>

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