DNC Board Meeting minutes, February 13^th, 2015. Location: Ray Cam, 2^nd floor.

Agenda

Funding

Legal Committee

Movie Business

Ray Cam

Street Market

Business Cards

Survey

Adrianne Carr

Housing

Funding:

Group discusses that political work does not result in funding.  Discussion that DNC could provide tours of neighborhood.  Group discusses that UGM does tours. Matt: We could talk to Tourism Vancouver and get an approved vendors list.

Group discusses proposal to do a bottle drive. 

Jamie: The bottle drive will come and pick up from #62. We can’t store bottles at #62.

Aaron: We could ask restaurants to donate, and other places that have empties.

Amanda: Who would be willing to take charge of the project?

Leo: We ran that program in the ‘60’s and ‘80’s. We’d buy them 80 cents on the dollar. People in the liquor stores loved that. We’d make $500 in two hours. But we don’t have a van now.

Roland nominates X to be in charge of the bottle drive.

Jamie: We should pay whoever does it.

Roland: Discuss at next meeting.

Legal Committee

Aaron is going through Privacy Guidelines. Will report back.

Movie Business

Matt:  At meeting at Creative BC staff person started off by saying: “I don’t know why you’re here. Go find a producer to use your services”. Staff person said government cannot refer services.  The person I met knew DERA and Ed. It’s up to us to call each producer listed on the website. They don’t need street cleaners. They just need ‘special liaison’.

Matt:  Announcement that CBC wants a one page document on what’s going on. The Stamps, Movie Business, Housing, etc.

Amanda: Proposes that each person or committee working on issue put a paragraph together based on the issue we know the most about. Bring to next meeting to be condensed into one page document. 

Amanda: Legal Committee/Stamps

Aaron: Supportive Housing

Roland: Street Market  “The Truth.”

Jamie: Atira

Ray Cam

Meet at Ray Cam while space available. It’s not definite that we can meet here over long term.

Business Cards

Matt says he’s waiting for template.

Adrianne Carr

Email sent re tour.

Street Market

Street Market is starting to apply for grant. The city wants to create a plan around street disorder. DNC could participate and possibly gain some funding.

Also the Street Market is applying for a grant for wifi with other organizations in a coalition. DNC could be part of this. Requires DNC to participate in surveys.

Suggestion Box:

Group discusses ways to encourage people to submit to suggestion box.

Housing

President of Stamp’s Tenant’s Council was to attend but is not here. Group hears that the Stamp Tenant’s Council continues to meet.  Last meeting there was a discussion of plans for concert or other benefit event. Stamp’s Tenant’s Council  meets on Mondays at Ray Cam at 3:00 pm and Thursday 6:00 pm.

Moment of Silence.

Adjourn.