DNC Board Meeting minutes, April 14^th, 2015. Location: Area #62, East Hastings, Vancouver.

Agenda

Aboriginal  Committee

CBC

Letter of Support

Coalition of Neighborhood Councils

Street Market

Other Business

Aboriginal Committee

Rob: The motion for expenses to cover ingredients for fry bread was agreed on last year.  Jacek:  Come over during the week. We need to plan it out. If you go through market we will develop business plan but in turn we want some money out of it.  DNC will help you with ingredients and you can sell it at the market if you make it at home, then DNC can keep the money.  Ann: Bring a budget.  Jacek: Bring a plan. The board can’t vote unless there’s a plan. Committee will report back.

CBC

Amanda and Aaron withdrew from interview based on the following reasons: 1) The voice of the person being impacted was to be excluded. 2) The story was not going to focus on the DNC legal complaint to the Canadian Human Rights Commission re: treatment of tenants. Instead was to focus on ‘someone’s’ political opinion about poor people of the downtown eastside. Committee felt it was not proper to focus on ‘someone’s’ mere political opinion on this matter and that that would obscure the human rights issue and possibly turn the story into something that would  be disrespectful and exploitive of the residents of the downtown eastside.

The power point presentation is to be shown at Vandu today at 1:00 pm. Roland motions for a $3 stipend to members and that DNC present and ongoing information series. Motion passed.

Letter of Support

Ann requests the other supporter’s letters from Rob and then she can write letter. Rob agrees.

Coalition of Neighborhood Councils

Each and every lot can ask exemption from city plan for zoning. Residents can appeal. The problem is no one can live there long enough for a committee of residents to become strong.  Ray Cam is doing a study on community connections. Many groups involved including Carnegie etc. They have asked us if we want to sign on.  They’re calling it a collective impact study.

Street Market

Roland is writing the development permit for Powell 501; street market is to move to that location and share with other groups. Is necessary to construct an advisory group.

Other Business

Jamie’s case is being heard April 15^th.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn