http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/Profile.aspx?LID=14... -7,434 Sq/Ft Industrial Warehouse 4301 W Division Street Chicago, IL 60651

present: Jill, Lloyd, Hodg, Steve, Rickey, Amy, Pete M. (left early)

things we talked about:
-we don't want to be surrounded by condos in 5-10 years...we talked a good bit about gentrification on the west side, and the pros and cons of moving into an area that is currently experiencing a surge in population, wanting to avoid being a gentrifying force wherever we go.
-we want to be accepted by the communitiy that we move into.
-we talked about ethnic/cultural makeup of neighborhoods: it'd be nice to be in an area with a variety of groups of people.

Please add all links for local organizations here.

Chicago Community Loan Fund

First Community Land Trust of Chicago (more info needed)

Citizens’ Lighthouse Community Land Trust (Evanston)

The logistics group was organized to work on issues relating to legal, accounting and business matters.  How can we legally go about doing what we wish to do?  What sort of federal, state, and local laws would apply?  How can we internalize these legal requirements in our by-laws, in other documents, and in practice while staying true to our many other goals?

Current membership: Dylan (coordinator), Nico

the Chicago Community Loan Fund (www.cclfchicago.org) is our friend:

Here are some national or govt organizations with informational resources we should probably take a look at for pertinent items.  Please add to this list

US Rural Development department of the USDA CoOp reports - 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/RBS/pub/cooprpts.htm

The University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives -

www.uwcc.wisc.edu/index.html

National Association of Housing Cooperatives -

this is not meant to exclude, but to move towards specialization and getting shit done...

WORKING GROUPS:
• community connecting: nico, lloyd, dylan
• housing scouting: rickey, hodg, micah
• logistics/non-profit: dylan, nico
• grants/fund$: hodg, jill, dylan
• co-op networking: jill, nico
• website/geeks: lloyd

notes: (add/subtract your name from the list if you'd like) (first name in a group is the primary group contact) (last one home is a rotten egg)

we need a name. mostly for paperwork reasons (corporate status), but also to be able to refer to this project with some distinction (instead of just "co-op"). click on "Add new comment" and let's start making a list in the comments section. or bring it to the meeting.  Does this change show?

let's have a meeting very soon... maybe immediatly before or after the monday, 19 february meeting. contact nico with days/times you are available.

THE IDEA:

Bring specific neighborhood options to debate and discuss.
Was It mentioned that some west side options were already found? (Jill and Nico)