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Present:
Noel Blencowe, Maya Ward, Hans Tilstra, Paula Jorgensen, Zanni Waldstein,
Jane Ward, Elvira Muller, Mick Morgan, Adam Tiller, Hamish McCracken,
Paul Adams, Alan Clarke, Sharryn Muir, Sanghun Lee
Apologies:
Jane Laidlaw, Vyv Rodnight, Jennifer
Introductions
Report:
Maya presented feedback from Robyn regarding an architect who wanted
to facilitate a development package.
Working Groups Reports:
Process:
Hamish presented document:
Draft Proposal for Membership, Structure and Decision Process of Merri
Cohousing.
Part A): Meetings/Structures/Roles in the Group Draft Proposal ratified
- to be edited with few changes. Jane suggested changes to following:
Point 5 - Timekeeper to complete all these tasks except introduce agenda.
Point 7 - If designated person unable to attend meeting, they are responsible
for finding replacement person.
Part B): Membership of Merri Cohousing Draft Proposal ratified with
Full Membership Fee of $100 and Information Membership Fee of $10 Hans
suggested recording the order of who paid and when - "first in best
dressed". Sharryn discussed her experience in USA and suggested a 2
level financial membership system. Noel asked how low income residents
could be included.
Communication:
Zanni indicated that CERES was having trouble with its computers. Some
pictures have been sent to Hans, and put onto vicnet site with a few
pages for Merri Cohousing Hans made suggestions about website: Make
it visual, weblinks, multiple pages, he is webmaster and will submit
info to web. Hans and Adam suggested people to send photo of themselves
and summary of their ideas on cohousing - to be put on the web - personalise
the page. Communication group to make decisions about what goes on the
web page.
Vision Statement:
Paula described how she came up with the vision statement by using the
outcome of Hans’ exercise in a previous meeting and emails sent to her.
Three different formats were presented and two were chosen as 1: The
Vision Statement and 2: The Ideals and Principles. These to be ratified
at next meeting. Sharryn suggested that point 2 and point 3 of the Vision
Statement and The Ideals and Principles be swapped to emphasise the
community aspect of Merri Cohousing.
Finance:
Noel and Jane present report which will be passed around to everyone
for comment by next meeting. The report describes different scenarios
for the site. Noel suggested multiple cohousing communities on the site
or a mixture of different separate schemes. Merri Cohousing must establish
how many people want to purchase property to live in or for investment
-establish who are serious about living in Cohousing - asap. Noel suggests
that all or most of the money may have to come from option B. 1. A legal
body must be formed. Entry and exit to and from Merri Cohousing were
discussed.
General Discussion:
Elvira is a member of a body corporate and will discuss her experience
with Noel at a later date. Paula is continuing to investigate Developers/Architects.
Noel expressed the need to keep control of the group. Adam discusses
attracting expressions of interest. We need expressions of interest
to proceed. Noel and jane to prepare format for gaining expressions
of interest. Hans suggests that we need an image/look to attract expressions
of interest.Hamish suggests
that people specify on their expression of interest what they want.
Adam questions confidentiality of figures and mailing lists.
Adam and Hans to join Education
Working Group.
Maya to prepare for meeting with
architect. People to meet with architect: Maya, Noel, Paul, Robyn.
Design workshop with Urban Ecology
Victoria on Sunday 18
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