DNC Board Meeting - September 3, 2013

DNC Board Meeting - September 3, 2013

Rob M., Dave, James O., Bill B., Debbie K., Anthony G., Jezz M., Jamie R., Jacek L., Roland C.,
10 attendees, 9 board members

Jamie R chairs

Agenda
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Review of Last Meeting
General Meeting Discussion
LAPP, Emerging Directions
Scott Clark
CMB Company
York Rooms
Herb Varley

Rob motions to accept agenda, Jacek seconds, motion passes
Rob motions to accept the minutes, Debbie seconds, motion passes

General Meeting Discussion
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We should have access to 62 E Hastings by then.
Vendor meeting will go ahead at Carnegie, but we need a fall back for our general meeting

Discussion of Strategic Plan for 2014

Roland motions to introduce strategic plan at general meeting, Rob seconds, motion passes
General meeting rules discussion
 - no motions from the floor, people can come to board if they want to propose a motion
 - discussion to make general meetings quarterly, too much work to have meetings every month

LAPP
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Scott wants to do a joint press conference on Sept 14
Low income caucus wants to quit the LAPP

CMB meeting
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Tabled

York Rooms - Cuchillo Update
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Dave, one of the managers of the York Rooms is a guest at our meeting tonight
Claims that 2 people only were actually evicted and that they were causing trouble, running drugs out of the buildings
At one point there were 14 empty rooms, but this was because many rooms were being used as drug dens
Majority of tenants condemned the people that were evicted. 36 rooms total in York.
Discussion of ways to create community governance inside an SRO like this.
DNC could be merely do renters referrals, or it could actually secure a portion of rooms and work
with VCH, rent bank etc... to secure a third of the rooms for 375 renters.

Meeting ends at 8pm.