Let My People Know Coalition Meeting – Thursday, March 5th

Let My People Know Coalition Agenda
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2009
6:30pm -7:30pm
ING Direct Cafe
Ground Floor at ING Direct Building
802 Delaware Ave

PARKING: Between Jefferson and 12th Behind Artisan Bank

This meeting is to discuss the up coming (in 3 wks.) city Budget Hearings and will be most interesting to city residents, however, all are welcome – Susan Regis Collins

Location & Directions: ING Direct Building at 802 Delaware Ave, at intersection of Delaware and Adams next to the Trinity Episcopal Church. Free parking as available in ING Parking Lot at Jefferson and 12th, behind the Artisan Bank Building, entrance is before the Central YMCA.

• Welcome/Sign In/Greetings/Roll Call  Mack Cochran  (LMPK Acting Chair “Let My People Know” Steering Committee)
• Facilitator: Victoria Kent
• Time Keeper: Susan Regis Collins
• Recorder: _____________
• Existing Initiatives (Group lead by __________)

Any preexisting initiatives and initiatives of the passed that worked and those that didn’t  2 min
Purpose of the Meeting (Victoria Kent) 2 min

• Define strategy for the upcoming months,
• Decide on meeting dates and locations
• Identify the format and purpose of the coalition
• Prioritize and assign activities

Open Discussion (Group) 10 min
Small Group Strategy Session (Subgroups) 15 min
Small Group Presentations (Subgroups Spokes Persons) 5 min
Summary Conclusions (Victoria Kent) 5 min
Group Defined Agenda and Tasks by Next Meeting (__________) 5 min
Closing Comments/Events/News/Next Meeting Location, Date, Time, etc (Susan Regis Collins) 2 min
Networking (Group) 7 min

Additional Information:
Please feel free to take on any of the tasks for the meeting.  Existing Initiatives are historical perspectives.  One of the initiatives that is urgent could be the communication of the Mayor’s Budget and public reaction.