Parkdale Community Land Trust

Information session

October 11, 2012

4:00-6:00pm

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Agenda for Today

1. Introduction

2. Background: Why CLT in Parkdale?

3. CLT 101

4. Where we are now

5. Expectations of board member involvement

6. Next steps

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1. Introduction

2. Background: Why CLT in Parkdale?

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3. CLT 101

Community Land Trust

• A CLT is a non-profit organization that obtains and manages land for the purpose of community benefits.

• A CLT provides a effective model for ensuring perpetual affordability of residential, commercial and community spaces, because a CLT allows community ownership and democratic control of land and its use.

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Three key components

Perpetual affordability

Community ownership

of land

Democratic control and

planning

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1/3 governance model

•Board of Directors •1/3 residents; •1/3 community members; •1/3 stakeholders at large

•Membership-driven organization

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4. Where we are now: Opportunities

& Key tasks

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Opportunities

• Milky way garden

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Land use in South Parkdale

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Toward a membership-based governance model

Establishing a ‘transitional’

board of directors

A group of students from U of T Planning investigating a

democratic governance

model for PCLT

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Key activities for 3 years

• Governance and incorporation (including obtaining a charitable status)

• Membership development and community engagement

• Land securement and stewardship

• Fundraising and financial planning

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5. Expectations

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Expectations of board member involvement

• 6 hours per month

• Can participate in one of those key activities

• Attend a quarterly board meeting

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Questions/Discussions

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6. Next steps

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Next steps

• Respond by November 12 regarding whether “your organization” would like to sit in a transitional board of directors

• Next meeting is late November

• Join a community presentation by a group of students from U of T Planning in mid-December.

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