Present: Bernard, Kate, Beryl, Ivy, Don, Diana, Aaron, Corey, Nynke, Romario Q., Denzel, Monica, Natasha
Rosario Q, first meeting. found La Re online a few years ago but never made it out to a meeting. works as a teacher / drafter part time and have some co-op experience
Kate: what kind of co-op did you work with?
Rosario: a worker's co-op that served the homeless population in skid row.
Kate: have you looked at our website?
Rosario: i skimmed to look at the labor and rent.
Kate: cool! are you looking for a single room or a whole unit
Rosario: single room; what is the pet policy? also what about labor
Kate: pets are fine, just make sure its chill with roommates, there is also a $50/pet per deposit
Rosario: cool… i dont think i have any questions but i will think of them.
Ivy: since this is your first meeting, you have to come to a second meeting and be approved.
Monica + Natasha: not here for meet and greet but curious about co-ops
7/19/26 meeting minutes approved
Ivy: treasurer election still going
Beryl: i am in the labor czar email and will be in touch with folks who already told me what labor position they wanted
(Frog) renegotiating payment plan (giving updates on job/rental assistance stuff)
(Frog) renegotiating payment plan (giving updates on job/rental assistance stuff)
Nynke: i have been in talks with a rental assistance program from a church, but they dont want to pay unless we provide a proof of income stream. frog is waiting to find out when she starts, and once she does so i will be applying for ssdi.
Corey: a look at numbers; total debt is $6267, normal rent for yall is $806.67, so with a payment plan split over 24 months it would be $1060 monthly.
Kate: does that work?
Nynke: yes.
Diana: do they have income + can they not wait?
Ivy: they cant wait, there isnt a lot of time to approve a payment plan for the length they need.
Corey: to be clear, folks with notices have until august 5 to get on a payment plan, ask the house to rescind or get on a payment plan
(Beryl) discuss voiding notice to vacate/renegotiating payment plan
tabled due to being moot.
(jamie) clarification about amount owed in backrent and repealing sadie's notice to vacate
Jamie: we were told we could pay prorated rent for first month, so one of our first months rent we paid only $300-something, and theres a $200-something balance.
Corey: i have to double check lease stuff but i can work with yall outside the meeting.
agenda item tabled.
(Mikayla) Discuss Rescinding Notice To Vacate and signing payment plan
email was sent, we want to do $400/week until the debt is paid off.
Kate: doing some math to see what the minimum amount yall would need to pay to get everything paid off, please hold. it would be an additional $390 a month.
Mikayla: i will get with yall about online payments as well, it would be easier
Kate: if you dont hear from bookkkeeper or corey, treasurer, pester us
(angelia) want to host a fundraiser show at La Re to raise money for school supplies
PBE Collective (who has wanted to work with us) wants to host a school fundraiser show on august 14/15, flexible about start time
Ivy: is there more info?
Angelia: not sure, they need to know by today.
Richard: as long as its within local noise ordinances it should be fine
Aaron+Mikayla: volume cant be over 83 decibels, and we cant go past 10pm
Angelia: i should tell them yes right?
Kate: yes, but they need to follow noise ordinances, be done by ten and not go over 83 decibels.
i have something but i will post it to the door to go on next week.
Richard: how many notices are resolved?
Corey: a handful of people paid in full, a handful still need to get on the agenda and resolution will be quick.