If everything will go according to plan, we will have a lot of topics to discuss. The idea would therefore be to organise a full day of plenary meetings. Items scheduled so far include everything related to the société simple (statutes and Board - now very urgent to pay the architects’ bill), probably something on the Oaktree units, and hopefully plenty of things on the plans. Adding a bit of play in between should definitely also be an option.
How to schedule it in more detail we’ll need to see closer to the date (some parts may be for FM only), but for now I’d just like to do a poll to see whether it would be possible for everybody to be present.
Can you please flag whether you can make yourself available on 12 October?
10:30 - 12:30 : yes, I can be there
10:30 - 12:30 : I really can’t be there
14:00 - 17:30 : yes, I can be there
14:00 - 17:30 : I really can’t be there
Dinner in a restaurant : if there’s one, I’ll probably join
Hi, I already said it in another topic, but I really can’t commit the whole day. If the next weekend would be an option, I would be really grateful. But of course, if more people can attend the 12th than the 19th or 20th for example, I will not stand in the way.
I’m imagining it must be really frustrating to miss out on an important meeting. I think this would be the case for most of us.
At the same time I am super concerned about accumulating delays. At this moment any further delay comes at the cost of not being able to give more news to people who are interested to join (and thus sharing the financial burden of the cost of the site), and in the future delays will come at the cost of transition mortgages running out of time.
I worry that there is almost always going to be at least one household who can’t make it for an important meeting, and I also worry that offering two dates (just adding a week) will in the long term lead to substantial delays.
Would it be ok for you if we look for strategies to include you as much as possible in the agenda points that we will be discussing? If need be, and to the extent possible, we could also look into moving one specific agenda point to another date.
About your suggestion to include me as much as possible in the agenda points that we will be discussing on the 12th: I would really like to be present when we discuss the plans. I am available to attend the meeting in the morning. Thanks in advance.
@Hannah@Odile@Perrine : as you probably know yesterday we had the presentation of the first sketch of the architects. In order not to loose too much time on Saturday’s plenary explaining what has been said, could you watch the presentation that Joannes took?
All info concerning the presentation of the first sketch can be found in these posts:
A quick message to let you know that the agenda for Saturday’s plenary is ready. We will first be talking about the plans, then go through everything about the société simple and if there is time left also about Oak Tree.
For Full Members: please don’t forget to select 5 people for the Board. The link is in the agenda document.
We also have meeting scheduled on Tuesday that we can use for topics that are left over or that come up.
For the logistics:
The meeting hours are 10:30-13:00 and 14:30-18:00. It’s at my place.
We’ve struggling a bit lately to start in time, so grateful if you could arrive 5-10 in advance.
For lunch the idea is to go to a supermarket and buy some baguettes, humus and cheese. Would someone be willing to volunteer for this?
For dinner, last Wednesday there didn’t seem to be a lot of people who could make it, so my proposal would be to see where we are on Saturday, and maybe just to go the bar at the corner for a beer and leave dinner for some other day.
@reeflings: Already an update from Oak Tree: I had Danae on the phone: a) yes, the studios are too big and expensive but that’s something she thinks could be sorted out (with the architects). However b) she feels that the group has a lot of expectations and critical questions (but then not many people attended the Q & A) and she is concerned about the time investment on their side but mainly for the (future, potential) Oak Tree residents. Yes, things will go wrong, yes, there will be conflict (unsurprisingly, with both Oak and non-Oak residents) and she feels the group needs to be fully aligned on this to carry the project all the way. This doesn’t seem to be the case with our group. She doesn’t want to close the door completely… but wishes us best of luck for now.
