David Robinson Manufacturing Renaissance Director of External Affairs
Worlee Glover concerned citizens of chatham administrator G. Sequane Lawrence Fathers, Families and Healthy Communities Executive Manager Patrick Brutus Coalition of African American Leaders Jobs and Economic Development c Rev. Joel Washington (Khunanpu Sangoma), PaReformation African American Lutheran MissPastor, Nonprofit Development Fre Cynthia Stewart Sustainable Options for Urban Living, Inc. S.OExecutive Director Ronald Milsap Providence Bank & Trust VP Mission Banking & CRA Officer Valerie F. Leonard Nonprofit Utopia, LLC Founder Adrienne Irmer IRM Group Consultant Jacquelyn Baldwin Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) Organizer Leslie Page-Piper Nonprofit Utopia Founding Member Leslie Page-Piper. ( second survey submission)Nonprofit Utopia Founding Member Were you able to attend the What was the topic of your table's What issues did your table discuss du No Economic Development NA Yes Economic Development how to develop community consensus on e Yes Economic Development Process Design, public/private support for c Yes Job Creation Job creation and the gaps in employment lev Yes Housing Gentrification, Community Displacement, HUD Yes Job Creation Expand and support alternative apprenticeshi Yes Wealth Creation Issue of home ownership, business formation Yes Wealth Creation Dis-engaged youth; the fact that more season Yes Economic Development Intentionality around having members of the Yes Housing Homelessness, affordable housing, programs No Economic Development N/A No Economic Development N/A Were there issues that you would like t If you could choose one topic or issue to put What issues within your table's topic should Career technical training pipeline and communInclusive industrial policy linked to advanced manufacWe would like to co-host with the Mayor's office, a Neighborhood Opportunity Fund Will she continue the NOF and Thrive Zone Programs City support of neighborhood development Yes.. worker -owner cooperatives; community-Need for an regional equitable industrial policy that The need for support for facilitators to assist with No A citywide TIFWorks training program to train 2,000 eSee above HUD RIGHTS OF RESIIDENTS ORGANIZATIONS RULE Subsidized owner/management compliance with HUDEnforced RI the Union Lift Compliance of Chicago'sonSubsidized PLA requirements community Hous based projects <$30 Too many of those with the greatest need are oCommunity development that is intentional about direct Support combined job training, emotional health & housing option No. I thought the timing was adequate, I prob Access to Capital for Small Businesses, leveraging the Wealth / Income inequality this is the great chasm I was not able to participate fully, as I was o Closing the employment gap between blacks and whites Issues: Closing the employment gap between residents No, I think we had a good conversation The need for a comprehensive citywide and people-d see above Creating diverse neighborhoods Creating more affordable housing opportunities (rentaAffordable housing. Increasing the amount of affor N/A See below N/A N/A Cooperative Economics N/A Mayor-elect Lightfoot’s values are equity, Two overarching themes from the discussion inclu NA Although I was unable to attend due to an office situatio We discussed equity Focus on neighborhoods more than downtown Our emphasis on neighborhood-focused visioning, plann To create an office of worker-owned businesses like NY a They address equity We didn't discuss that at our table. Certainly! The top down, consultant led aporoach that essentially Support Support the says "we thrust worker know of https://blackholyfamiy.wordpress. owned better cooperatives than you poor,with uneducated, organization, criminal training people", and access must to change. capital. There are passionate, educated, experienced, honest residents Given theanddramatic stakeholders changesinoccurring these communities in the economy, who arewe ready, need to willing redefine and "job". able toA lead FTE income training,target createfrom businesse legal They are directly correlated. In order to address any The City can leverage its resources to educate the commu We talked about the fact that the unemployment ratesA number of family-own manufacturing companies have owners who are retiring or dying off without family mem pretty clearly-- being more intentional about includin The inclusive dialogue is a start-- then the commitment of Creating affordable housing and promoting diverse com P roviding Praxis: capital and- being Timebanking Socialsure citizens Economy haveSystems - Food access with - Community Resilience See below “When the infrastructure is working, you will not know it is there.†~ Dr. Jifunza N/A See Below Mayor-elect Lightfoot has just named the City'Please share examples of cooperative economics initi There is something called the UN Human DevelopmentAsRep noted above, the Mondragon Cooperative in Northern Spain More dialogue with community residents none come to mind identify equity deficits and institute explicit pract Mondragon in Spain, Emilia Romagna in Italy are the gold sta The 30% MBE/WBE sanctioned on the Lincoln Yards and N/A7 community land trusts and enforcement of HUD RIG Housing Cooperatives. The City can provide theFormer criticalEnglewood Faith-Based financing and technical Housing assistance communities need to establish and grow empl City-Wide TIF Works funds could be used to provide entry - mid level, on the job skill training for MWBE Certified business (include FT, PT & 1099 workers) located in ta Taxes, fees, levies, etc - with an unfair burden put on Modragon, Spain where one of the country largest companies Mayor Lightfoot should prioritize comprehensive economic development planning, with workforce development in our t Too much to type here, and it take more than hiring NoneI thinkcome to mind the Black Mallright is annow-- other excellent than models example like SSAs,economics. of cooperative B She can be sure to include multiple organizations that See above See The above above is a listing of PDF’s compiled by Michael Tekhem Strode, of which I have provided links. See Below How could the ideas and suggestions presented in Please share examples of other municipalities viewing 1 Once we arrive at a jointly agreed upon plan, I recommendPittsburgh, l Seattle, Portland, NYC, Atlanta. 1 communities can look at them and use them as a measuring none come to mind 1 They will help close the wealth gap and help lead to socialNY City under its current mayor took an approach like our mayo 1 Since everyone is focused on the south and westsides thenN/A 1 It would stem the loss of Black Chicago residents especiallyNew York City, New York's Co-op City, others 1 This vision permits the people who live in the comnunitiesRobbie to be supported Markus, isinco-founder every way.ofChampion the Evanston policy, Development programs and Co-Op pilots (EDC). that1encourage They are a new self-empowerment, workers' cooperativ in p If Chicago can lift its weakest communities then all of Ch I’m not aware of other municipalities that have put an equit 1 Chicago is better off when all of her citizens are doing wel City governments are shaping up as key actors accelerating wo 1 When the people have real impact/influence on decisions TherePrairieisFire a LOT is aof information housing that caninitiative development be foundthat housed onto seems the be making an 1 impact on affordable housing. The cost of racism impacts every neighborhood. The memo 1 See above See above 1 See Above See Above 1