DNC Board Meeting minutes, December 16^th, 2014, Area #62, East Hastings Street.

Agenda

Housing

Survey

Legal Committee

Business Cards

Christmas Party

Chair:  Amanda

Housing

Group discusses that the issue of sales of Stamps probably requires legal representation rather than just a protest. A political protest would smother the rights based issues.  There is agreement that members will commit to attending Stamps Tenant’s Council meetings.  Roland: Circulate date of next meetings.

Motion for a BC Housing subcommittee: Motion passed.  Subcommittee members are: Amanda (chair), Jamie, Marla, Chris, Roland, Jezz, Rob, and Aaron.

Rob: I will not be available from 23^rd to January 6^th.

Shawn: Proposal that we should state name of chair in minutes. Group agrees.

Survey

Decision to have a meeting focused on survey questions on Saturday, 9:30 a.m. at Vandu.

Legal Committee

Next meeting at UBC Learning Exchange is December 19^th. Committee will report back.

Aaron: I will send email to Vancity and will CC Matt.

Business Cards

Matt will order cards, no gloss. Motion for Matt to give Jamie $25 to get cards printed. Motion passed.

Christmas Party

Matt proposes we forgo stipends and have pizza. Motion passed.

Adjourn

Moment of Silence

DNC board meeting minutes for December 9^th, 2014 Woodward’s Building, 2^nd floor conference room.

Agenda

Minutes

Housing

Legal Committee

Survey

Funding

Women's March

Christmas Party

Housing

Discussion that there are legal arguments to be made for residents who might become evicted or lose their housing as a result of the sale of BC Housing.

Legal Committee

Amanda: we have a meeting at UBC Learning Exchange on the 12^th at 8:35 a.m.

Survey

Motion to decide on design. Tabled.

Funding

Aaron has contacted Vancity.  Vancity clerk searched for contact information for Kathryn Ludgate and could find none.

Discussion that next meeting is at 62. Amanda will ask Matt if they can both go and see if there is a room available at Woodwards. 

Women’s March, February 14^th, 2015.

Discussion of getting buses to divert.

Christmas Party

Tabled.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

DNC Board Meeting minutes, December 2^nd, 2014. Location: Woodward’s Building, 2^nd floor, conference room.

Agenda

Reading and Adoption of Minutes

New Member

Survey

Women’s March

Stamp’s Place

St. Market Report

Mental Health and Addictions

Other Business

New Member

Motion for Marla to join board as a new member.  Motion passed unanimously.

Survey

Discussion that a survey in a way to find out more about the opinions and desires that residents have for the neighborhood. Discussion about what questions should be included on survey. Each member suggests several questions that might be included. Matt makes a list of questions.

Women’s March

Discussion about how DNC can participate. Amanda: Ask for something tangible.

Stamp’s Place

Discussion of what has happened. Group agreement that we need more information, list of buildings that will be sold off in dtes and communicate with resident’s groups at those buildings. We need to make a list of people we can meet with.

St. Market Report

Roland: Statements over funding are encouraging. We’re meeting with Howard Chow over issue of street disorder. We want to work as allies.

Mental Health and Addictions

Ann: I wrote a letter to the Bloom Group (formerly St. Vincent’s Society). Their objective is to coordinate the funders of mental health/addiction. Interagency (oversight) does exist but Oldman said it’s hard to get overview. We have a clear set of measures to inform us. Section 28 interventions are common. The DNC should demand accountability. Watari is heavily involved. These huge organizations do not answer to emails. We get no info on them. The other thing is we need an ombudsman who has enough power to advocate, more power than an advocate though. In terms of a group if Bloom Group says they’re going to speak on behalf of everyone they own everything and now unattached from the Church.

Other Business:

Discussion of conflict. Matt: If you have a beef put it on the table. Do not speak for others if you overhear. No facebook posts.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

DNC Board Meeting minutes, November 25^th, 2014. Location: Woodward’s Building, 2^nd floor, Conference Room.

Agenda

Alive AGM

Matt’s meeting with Jacob.

Our Place, Our Homes

Online Survey

Vancity Funding

Coffee

Women’s March – February 14^th, 20

Alive AGM

Amanda was there as observer from DNC.

Matt’s meeting with Jacob.

Meeting was to discuss working with local businesses and developers.  Matt was asked what rent should be for SRO. Matt said $375. Meeting was to find out the possibilities of working with progressively minded developers.  Discussion about how board would feel about SROs being built in Oppenhiemer area.  These are developments that could be supported.

Our Place, Our Homes.

On November 28^th, this Friday at Ray Cam there is a rally. Meeting after the rally. Discussion that board members will make effort to attend.

Introduction of Guest: Kris.

Online Survey

Pros: Accessible, includes businesses, access to data, may increase membership, we can update, make use of graphs, we can get people at St. Market to fill out paper forms, will meet more market renters/owners. Cons: Will take time, not everyone can operate a computer, the time and cost to get it done, more middle class than poor will have access, questions can be limiting if issues are not framed properly.

Roland: Suggestion of category questions. Owners/renters.

Jamie: Proposes using online program. He says he will send the “monkey survey” out to google mailing list so we can all see.

Vancity Funding/ Charitable Status

Discussion that Pivot is closed down and UBC is not responding. Amanda says meeting with UBC is next week, will have more to report after the meeting.

Roland says Aaron should send email to Vancity.

Coffee Maker

John has coffee maker. John will do the coffee.

Shawn proposes that during December or January during the 5 week stretch that we have open house and offer hot dogs. Discussion tabled.

Women’s March – February 14^th, 2014.

Discussion: Jamie and Marla will say tell organizers that DNC wants to get involved. Also Jamie and Marla’s wedding is that afternoon.

Discussion of NPA update:  The NPA is sending councilors on a tour with us. This will happen in December/January. Discussion among board members that Shawn and Jamie should do the tour.

Other Business

Rob: says Alive wants to work with us. This is going to get bigger as government sells off BC Housing. Roland: Maybe you can’t stop the sale. The resident’s group can make a shift though in mandate. Matt: They’re privatizing poverty. We’re against P3s. It goes against DNC beliefs. BC government should not sell off BC Housing.

Reminder of homework:  Discussion that members should each bring 3 questions for survey with multiple answers. 

Moment of Silence.

Adjourn.