[GREN-Exec] Greenbelt contract

Thu Sep 10 11:01:00 EDT 2020

HI John,

This sounds like a great idea.  Even better, upon reviewing the OGA list it is only about 8 groups that they want us to reach out to in this area.  The only issue that I can see is that the OGA database only includes an e-mail address and very few phone numbers.  However, it would be easy to send an e-mail to each of the 8 group contact people to get a phone number and set up a time for a call.

I have attached the confidential list below in an Excel format.  You can see the groups with my name beside them for contact.  Some of them like Ella and the Wellington Water Watchers we already know well.

The tentative date for the large Zoom meeting is likely going to be the week of Friday October 5th.  I will send along details as they become available and the draft agenda is below.  The main point of reaching out to these local groups is really just to touch base, ensure they still exist, and let them know of the new, evolving format (grassroots rather than Environmental Defence lead) of the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance.

Let me know any questions or ideas.

Cheers,
Kevin.

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Draft Agenda for OGA All Member Zoom Meeting:

All Member Meeting Ideas 
Key Meeting Goals: 
-motivate and inspire people by outlining a “draft plan” and tools to help implement 
-make them feel they are part of something bigger
-make them feel they have agency ie. can change, adapt and implement the plan

Limitations:  time,Zoom fatigue

Opportunities:
-star power brings people to the meeting
-get someone who will tell it like it is (eg. Gord Miller)

Draft Agenda:

Overview of the Meeting (5 min)
Panel Discussion: (30 min)
Speakers: tba 
(possible list: Dalton McGuinty, Burkhard Mausberg, Debbe Crandell, Laura Bowman, Tim Gray, Danny Beaton <http://www.dannybeaton.ca/>, Ed McDonnell. Possible Moderator: Margaret Prophet)
Audience Q&A.
Transition and Coffee Break (10 min)
sign out from Zoom Webinar and sign in to Zoom Meeting
encourage people to say hi with the chat function and/or call each other on the phone
A Way Forward (45 min)
Briefly summarize the high level threats to the Greenbelt (5 min)
Briefly summarize the new Regional Model and introduce the OGA SC (5 min)
Our Draft Plan (15 min)
Set out draft goals 
Set out the draft “Action”
Outline the draft tools
Outline the draft TO DO List
Outline the process for finalizing the Draft Plan
Instant Feedback (post link to a google survey and ask people to complete it)  (5 min)
Review Feedback and discuss next steps (15 min)

Coffee Break (10 min)

Creating a Better OGA (45 min)
What You need from us (report back on what we heard from you in Regional Meetings)
Draft Ideas about how to address these needs
Next Steps

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Kevin Thomason

1115 Cedar Grove Road
Waterloo, Ontario Canada  N2J 3Z4

Phone: (519) 888-0519
Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648
Twitter: @kthomason
E-mail: kevinthomason at mac.com

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> On Sep 10, 2020, at 10:27 AM, Susan Bryant <shbryant at uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> 
> That sounds good, John. I’m happy to make some calls.
> 
> FYI - I’ll be part of a fundraising day on Sept 26 with Wellington Water Watchers. It will be remote, and if all goes well, I’ll show the Toxic Time Bomb film and then respond to questions. I’ll send the link for the day once I get more info. about the other workshops. You might know someone who’s interested. I think it’s about $20 for the day.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Susan
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Sep 10, 2020, at 10:18 AM, John Jackson <jjackson at web.ca <mailto:jjackson at web.ca>> wrote:
> 
>> Susan, Susan, Greg & Kevin
>> 
>>  Kevin and I talked last night about the status of the contract through Environment Hamilton on the Greenbelt matters. The contract has been signed. The Greenbelt group is organizing a province-wide zoom meeting for later this month for the groups who have been involved in the issue. As part of our contract, they expect us to reach out to about 20 groups in our extended area to encourage them to come on to the meeting. They are not asking us to actually organize the meeting. Kevin basically left it that he would get to calling them – among all the other insane amount of items that he is doing.
>> 
>>  I did not discuss the suggestions below with Kevin because it entered my mind after we stopped talking, but I propose the following to share the load:
>> 
>> 1) Kevin send us the list of groups that the Greenbelt group sent us to contact and we each take a few people from the list to call. We both think it would be better to make phone contact with each instead of just sending out a mass e-mail. We should also think about enlisting a couple of other people from our membership to help with these calls.
>> 
>> 2) Kevin send us a brief note with the details of the meeting, its purpose, etc. to help us in making the calls.
>> 
>>  Susan K, I have included you in this e-mail to keep you informed and to not be making decisions on your behalf by excluding you. But I certainly am not expecting you to participate in making phone calls at this time.
>> 
>> John
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>> John Jackson
>> 17 Major Street
>> Kitchener N2H 4R1
>> 519-744-7503
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