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Ad Hoc Committee for a Grocery Store

Agenda Thursday, September 23, 2021   7 pmChair Ron Carter
 In previous meeting we stated September is the month to determine if we should go forward with State Street Food Coop targeting Dearborn Homes, Chicago Black Wall Street (CBWS) State Street Initiative "Resurrecting Black Wall Street on State Street”, or forget about it, and let others determine the faith of our interest and theirs for us.

1      Update: Location Food Co-Op. —                                       
           “Resurfacing Black Wall Street On State Street’
            Plan A. vs. - Plan B. Review
Last meeting note: Business Strip 26th to 30th State Street –
Property Update
Business Plan
Financial
2.      Public Meeting/public announcement October 16,
Program/Handout

Outcome results wanted value of: turn-out, message and follow-up
          Program, Set up, Logistics
·         Petition on Line                                                                
Presently we are 1,337 online petition signers (6 month time frame)  
https://www.change.org/GroceryStore-BlackWallStChgo
·         Petition on in Dearborn Homes/city wide                        
·         Promotions/Marketing/Public Relations
·         Budget for the Public Meeting
Invitees and relationship development
Dearborn Residents                                                   
Community at Large
Organizations:
 Nation of    Nation Of Tomorrow Youth Coalition     Bernard Howard
 Illinois Black Wall Street,                                Andrea Paxton
National Black Wall Street Chicago,              J Minor Allen
Elected Officials and invites                          
I.T.T.                                                               
Carter/Mitchell of Don Carter                        
3.         Agencies role/funding Government/Private                         
·         City of Chicago: Meeting with the Dept. of Planning./
·         State                                                                                                            County.
·         Federal: Section 3.
·         Private: MacArthur Foundation                                       
4.      Name of Food Co-op /Incorporation/Board/The bylaws – Time schedule
            Co-op overview                                                Grady Norwood Jr.
            National Food Cooperative Tech service
5.     Day–to–day operations.  Planning funds for: the budget and operations
Development  (funding).

6.  Other business.

7.  Adjournment.