DNC Board Meeting January 17th, 2013

DNC Board Meeting January 17th, 2013

Board Attendees: Roland Clarke, James Oickle, Jacek Lorek, DJ Joe, Garvin Snider, Richard Cunningham, Kelvin Bee

Bill B, Helesia Luke, Ludvik S, Krista-Dianne

Meeting begins at about 5:45pm

DJ does the opening

Agenda discussion

Discuss results of DNC board development meeting with Helesia

Helesia - boiled down our discussion to three goals

Goal #1 - Social Housing

Goal #2 - Quality of Life in Neighbourhood

Goal #3 - The DNC activities are sustainable over 1-3 years

Advocating for higher welfare, better sources of food, illicit drinkers, exploitative labor practices

Helesia - also seems like there are lots of other activities that I don't know about

Discussion of Shelter Committee

Administration of medication by untrained staff

Roland - Udo was refused to help find him housing unless he agreed to have third party management of money

Kelvin - we have 8 members now homeless, last two weeks we had 12

We need to make sure we are united with the community on this issue

I've been told by AFD that I must be accountable when I work with the DNC

Garvin - lets pose this question to the membership. Poll the members on how many are homeless

Richard - many members of the illicit drinkers are now dead because of first united closing

Helesia - coroners report came out in October states numbers that were homeless

at the time of death

Helesia suggests contacting the ombudsman regarding shelter issues

Mary Ellen ???

Child and Youth Advocate for BC - located in Victoria

Garvin - visiting ottawa, might be able to visit Libby Davies

Helesia - maybe we could bring in politicians to discuss advocacy around shelters

Affordable housing

Kelvin - we should make sure that these issues get on the MLA radar for the election

We could overload Carnegie with people to ask them our questions.

I've been to two funerals in the last few days. We need to wake up.

Signatures collected for letters to CCEC bank and VanCity bank

Voter ID or Voter outreach strategy

Form alliance for better food strategy and nutrition

Helesia - there is a pot of money for coops if you wanted to start a coop

Kelvin - for the past two years we have been running a food bank

If you have a society, you can become a food bank.

Garvin - the door is open used to run a food bank, DNC could act as a food bank

Richard - could we have a community garden?

Garvin - we could try and start a DNC farmers market with the street market

Illicit Drinkers Issues

Garvin - MAP program

I was involved in a program where the city gave us money for a brew your own wine.

drop in program. 2L of wine given out.

DNC could help facilitate an illicit drinkers lounge

Decide to meet with Helesia on Monday night at 6pm to discuss planning goals and

subcommittee work. Everyone is invited. 

6:45pm - Helesia leaves, begin doing some post-AGM housekeeping motions

Motion that Garvin as secretary is authorized by the board 

to request all DNC documents from Ivan, Wendy, Leticia, and anyone else who may possess DNC documents.

Documents may include membership lists, phone lists, board minutes, AGM minutes, or any other

documents owned by the DNC. Also that Garvin cooperate with Leticia to file our legal papers with the

province in an appropriate time. 

Richard motions, Jacek Seconds, Motion carries

DJ Joe says that Tami Starlight and Tracy Morrison want to resign from board

Motion to send a letter to Tami Starlight, and Tracy Morrison asking whether they wish to resign

from the DNC board, and if so, please tell the board promptly.

Richard Motions, Jacek seconds, motion carries

Motion to request financial report from all subcommittees. These include the Street Market, 

the Shelter Committee, the DTEast, and any other subcommittee of the DNC that has any funding

or spending. 

Roland motions, Richard seconds, motion carries

Motion to have all passwords from DNC povnet email list, DNC websites, DNC facebook page, and all electronic

media associated with DNC to be given to Garvin.

Richard motions, Garvin seconds, motion carries

Motion to ask for records, receipts, invoices, etc... on how money was spent from VanCity 

account during the time that Tami Starlight was DNC treasurer

Roland motions, Jacek seconds, motion carries

How do we approach the at-large seats?

Garvin - we should do this at a general meeting

Jacek - board is actually who picks the at large members not the general meeting according to the constitution

Roland - give me a list of people to contact who we know wants to join the board

Ludvik Skaliky

Bill Beauregard

Krista-dianne kinsey

Diane Johnston

Debbie Kroll

Sandra Pronto

Hank Bee

Louise

Jamie Richardson

Roland - I will contact all the people who we know want to be board members

General agreement to invite all DNC members to the next board meeting and we will begin the process of 

appointing the at-large seats to the board

Motion to adjourn at 7pm, Kelvin does the closing