People: Colin, Cris, Meg, Aaron, and Angelo

1) Six months free rent, after that $500/mo, not including utilities (which we figure would be about $50 / mo [?]). This is a lot of money for a collective without nonprofit status and no obvious means of generating revenue. Maybe we could do some work cleaning up the site and he would pro-rate the rent? This wasn't brought up but it seems like a possibility.

2) He wants to work closely with the police. This would involve vigilance in registering and monitoring bikes. [Cris seemed to have a good handle on exactly what his idea was, I didn't.-ABG] Angelo has a good relationship with Fair Haven cops, who he said were genuinely interested in community policing, etc. We expressed hesitation about the chilling effect this might have on the collective, which is based partly on the idea of mutual trust; but expressed understanding and appreciation for Angelo's insistence on rules and discipline.

As background, Angelo said there have been problems with kids on bikes harassing people in the neighborhood and he sees a bike program as a means of addressing this. This seems like a dubious and inexact solution to the problem but he clearly has good intentions and I think he's open to negotiation.

CREATING A VISION FOR THE BIKE COLLECTIVE

Ideas from other cities?

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