April 2008 April 25: Community Benefits Agreements Part 2 Listen to the Meeting Recording.
April 4: WREN hosted a kick-off discussion about community benefits agreements (CBAs) and how they can contribute to regional equity in Metropolitan Washington. See the links below for a recording of the meeting and resources on CBAs.
May 2007 May 29: The "Shared Prosperity/Displacement" Work Group met to discuss indicators for the Shared Prosperity Proposal. Urban Land Institute expert Peter Tatian weighed in on this conversation and provided his draft of potential key indicators and answered questions from members. Cheryl will work with Peter to revise the proposal and indicators, and will present the proposal to members at the June 6 general body meeting. Stay tuned for a meeting summary.
ACTION ITEMS: Contact Co-Chairs, Cheryl Cort (Coalition for Smarter Growth) and Dominic Moulden (ONE DC), by email, with input on language in the revised "Shared Prosperity" proposal (read it below).
READ: Peter Tatian's DRAFT of Key Indicators, here. READ: Revised "Shared Prosperity Proposal (v3), here. LISTEN: 5/29 Meeting Recording, here.
May 8: The "Shared Prosperity/Displacement" Work Group met to discuss a revised version of the campaign proposal, "Shared Prosperity: A Regional Commitment," discussed at the April 24 meeting. Participants provided further input on the revised draft and discussed next steps. Stay tuned for a meeting summary. Attend the next meeting: Tuesday, May 29, 10a.
ACTION ITEM: Contact Co-Chairs, Cheryl Cort (Coalition for Smarter Growth) and Dominic Moulden (ONE DC), by email, with input on language in the revised "Shared Prosperity" proposal (read it below).
May 10: The Coordinating Council (CC) met to review the updates membership report, progress on the DWG "Shared Prosperity" proposal, and the May 3 Regional Collaboration project meeting. Also, the CC discussed planning for the June 6 general body meeting. Stay tuned for a meeting summary. Next meeting: TBD.
2p: The Coordinating Council (CC) met to discuss the network's progress since the March 6 general body meeting. Plans for the next general body meeting, on June 6, were briefly discussed. Also, a membership report was submitted to the Council and work of the "displacement" work group was reviewed.
ACTION ITEM: Contact Aieda to suggest potential members, and potential speakers or sites for June 6 full body meeting.
Read: 4/24 CC Summary, here. Listen: 4/24 CC Meeting Recording, here.
10a: The "Shared Prosperity/Displacement" Work Group met to discuss the DRAFT campaign proposal "Shared Prosperity: A Regional Commitment." Members made suggestions on how to revise the DRAFT to better address displacement concerns throughout the region. A revised DRAFT will be presented at the next meeting on May 8, 10a.
ACTION ITEM: Contact Co-Chairs, Cheryl Cort (Coalition for Smarter Growth) and Dominic Moulden (ONE DC), by email, with input on specific language in the "Shared Prosperity" proposal by Monday, April 30.
Read: "Shared Prosperity" proposal, here and 4/24 meeting summary, here. Listen: 4/24 DWG meeting recording, here.
April 10: The "displacement" work group began discussing how to move forward with a "displacement" campaign and selected working group chairs. Next meeting, April 24, 10a.