Cohousing-L Mailing List: CoHousing TimeLine - Please Help

[Robert Moskowitz (robert]

Hi, All:

In the absence of the availability of "The TimeLine Game" I've begun to 
put together my own list of tasks that need to be completed as we go 
from initially getting the idea of cohousing through putting together a 
cohousing group and finally moving into our new cohouses.

I'm asking for help from the people on this list.

Down at the bottom of this message is my tentative list of tasks to be 
done. Have I forgotten any? Do any of these need to be broken down into 
smaller tasks? Do any need to be made clearer? Are any of these tasks 
redundant or useless or outmoded, or otherwise good candidates for 
removal from the list?

Obviously, they're not in chronological order yet, but I'm not asking 
for help with that right now, just with making sure I have all the 
tasks, and all the right ones, somewhere on the list.

If it's not formatted properly, you can also find a .pdf copy of this 
list on the Internet here:
http://www.RobertMoskowitz.com/special/ItemsInCohousingTimeline-alphabetical.pdf

In partial payback for your help on this, anyone who contributes to this 
weeding out and weeding in process will gratefully receive a copy of the 
completed list from me.

By the way, I'm also open to other suggestions regarding how to work 
with this list of tasks, how to make them more widely available to 
cohousers, and so forth.

You can reply to this list, if you wish, but it would probably be less 
confusing for everyone if you reply directly and individually to me at: 
Robert [at] RobertMoskowitz.com. Later, I'll post our dialogue and the 
completed list.

Many thanks for all your help.

Robert Moskowitz
SaMoCoHo.com
Robert [at] RobertMoskowitz.com

Items In Cohousing Timeline

Prepare Vision Statement
Coalesce Core Group
Determine Meetings Strategy
Determine Committee Structure
Establish Conflict Resolution Strategy And Procedures
Create Community Building Strategy
Determine Membership Thresholds
Devise Membership Recruitment Strategy
Determine New Member Admission And Commitment Procedure
Begin Recruiting For First Threshold
Land Acquisition, Design And Construction Mgmt
Develop Strategy For Hiring Consultant From Within Group
Determine Likely Composition Of
Development Consultant Team
Establish Relationship With Lead Consultant
Determine Developer Strategy
Determine Sweat Equity Goals
Investigate Land Acquisition Strategies
Determine Group Process And Decision Making Procedure
Investigate Options For Group's Legal Structure
Investigate Land And Home Ownership Options
Survey Group's Financial Resources
First Cash Call
Prepare Initial Development Budget
Investigate Construction Loan Requirements
Determine Financial Development Strategy
Determine Strategy For Public Sector (Subsidized) Financing
Permits And Approvals
Preparation Phase
Investigate Land Use Jurisdiction
Meet With Local Land Use And Regulation Development Officials
Determine Land Use Strategy
Activity  
Begin Site Evaluation
Begin Programming
Begin Neighborhood Outreach
Complete Site Programming Required For Annexation Application
Complete Annexation Application
Complete Schematic Design
Annexation Vote
Complete Architectural Drawings
Construction Loan
Begin Construction
Complete Construction
Common House Design Complete.
Site Design Submission To City.
Start Physical Site Development.
Site Development Complete.
Obtain Building Permits From City.
Home Building Begins.
First House(S) Complete And Ready To Move In.
Established Organization
Hire Architect
Approve Site Plan
Begin City Approval For Rezonning
Build Membership
Elect Board Of Directors
Write Bylaws
Negotiate Offer To Purchase
Approve Floor Plans
Determine Unit Amenities
Select Building Materials
Approve Landscape Plan
Determine Pricing
Secure Financing
Finalize Funding Sources
Identify Contractors
Prepare Legal Documents
Develop Condo Docs - Rules And Regs
Initiate City Approval
Strengthen Group Relationships
Approve Final Drawings
Members Select Units
Select/Hire Contractors
Approve Condo Docs
Complete City Approval Process
Marketing & Sale Of Units
Presell Units
Build Group Camaraderie
Close On Land
Members Move In
Remove/Demolish Some Existing Houses
Construct New Units/Common Space
Implement Landscaping Plan
Celebrate!