DNC Minutes Oct 27th, 2015 Area 62

Agenda

Legal Committee

Street Market

AGM

Other Business

Legal Committee

Planning open house

Street Market

Group discusses developments at new site

AGM

Further distribution of posters, invite residents to AGM. Food provided by Ann.  Motion to extend nomination date to November 3^rd at 10:00 a.m. Motion passed.

Other Business

Vancouver’s Reconciliation: Monday, November 2^nd, 2015 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 pm @ Aboriginal Friendship Society 1607 East Hastings.

Downtown Eastside Neighborhood Council survey is linked through the free wifi site provided by Street Market.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

DNC Minutes Oct 20th, 2015 Area 62

AGENDA:

AGM

Legal Subcommittee

Other Business

Minutes from Oct 12, 2015 read
and passed

AGM FB

Event Page created by Ann Livingston
Posters and nomination forms printed and can be picked up at the Kiosk Area 62
Nominations must be filled in and delivered to Kiosk Area 62 no later than 10am Oct 27th.

DNC Annual General Meeting Date: Nov 3rd, 2015 Time: 2pm (sign up 1:30)
Place: 62 East Hastings General business will include: Food & Festivities, Reflection on
2015, Treasurer’s Report, Board Elections

Legal Law Subcommittee Proposed With DTES Planning Group Helen Ma & Tom Wanklin

Other Business None

Moment of Silence, Adjourned

DNC Board Minutes, October 13^th, 2015, Location: Area #62, East Hastings, Vancouver

Agenda

AGM

Street Market

Legal Committee

AGM

Ann will print nomination forms and posters. Posters and nomination forms will be printed and available for October 20^th. Suggested AGM budget $300.

Street Market

Street Market is looking at securing funds for installation of ramp for washroom for persons with disabilities.

Legal Committee

Meeting at DURC on Monday 10:30 to 12 noon with Women’s Action Group.

Moment of Silence.

Adjourn. 

DNC Board Meeting Minutes,  October 6^th, 2015, Location: Area #62, East Hastings, Vancouver

Agenda

Legal Committee

AGM

Legal Committee

Discussion that townhall meeting was a successful event. Members met with Katrina Pacey from Pivot on Friday October 2^nd, 2015. Members have meeting scheduled with city councillor. Group discusses need for a resource for members to learn constitutional law as a necessary tool for advocacy.

AGM

Date set for pre-AGM is October 27^th. AGM to take place on November 10^th.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

DNC Board Meeting minutes, September 22nd, 2015, Location: Area #62, East Hastings, Vancouver

Agenda

Legal Committee

Wifi Project

Other Business

Legal Committee

Group discusses final details of upcoming townhall meeting.

Wifi Project

Group discusses how Ray Cam can assist to install nodes to extend wifi along Hasting corridor to Stamps. Amanda will talk to Ray Cam about this project. Aaron will talk to Durc about installation of nodes.

Other Business

Group discusses upcoming AGM

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

DNC Board Meeting minutes, September 15^th, 2015, Location: DURC, 412 East Cordova, Vancouver

Agenda

Legal committee

Group discusses upcoming townhall meeting at SFU Woodwards. Discussion of poster, press release, and brochure. Chris and Ann will sit at information booth.

AGM

Group discusses potential dates for upcoming AGM

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, September 8^th, 2015, Location: Area #62, East Hastings, Vancouver, BC

Agenda

Location for September 15^th meeting

Location for September 15^th meeting at 10:00 a.m. will be at Durc. Go to Durc across from Oppenhiemer Park and someone will show you to the room.

Street Market

This Sunday is the transition from Pidgeon Park to #501 Powell. Secured portable washroom that includes one disabled washroom – ramp needs to be built – some debate as to having co-ed status for disability washroom. Power will be set up tomorrow at 501.

Other Business

Chris and Jules lent Aaron $5 to send fax.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, September 1^st, 2015, Location: Area #62, East Hastings, Vancouver, BC

Agenda

Legal Committee

Other Business

Legal Committee

Amanda spoke of Thursday, September 3^rd, 2015 presentation at DURC and September 30^th, 7 pm presentation at Woodward’s-SFU building Word Art’s Center.   UBC is in talks to assist Legal Committee to set up classes or workshops to teach residents about law. More information to come on this in September.

Other Business

Jules touched on updating bad date list and putting the word on the street re violent dates as they seem to be on the rise.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn 

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, August 4^th, 2015, Location: Area #62, East Hastings, Vancouver, BC

Agenda

Legal Committee

Street Market

Eidge

Legal Committee

DURC presentation at 2 p.m. Thursday, September 3^rd, 2015.

Street Market

501 has been opened 3 times without 40 to 60 vendors.  Semi permanent bathrooms to be put in place. Will be operating a total of 5 days a week, 2 days at 501.

Eidge

Dr. Joe came to speak and help secure funding. WAHRS did demonstration and continued protests are planned.

Moment of Silence

Adjourned

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, August 4^th, 2015, Location: Area #62, East Hastings, Vancouver, BC

Agenda

Legal Committee

Street Market

Other Business

Legal Committee

Our complaint has moved to the notification phase

Street Market

Official opening of Street Market’s new site at 501 Powell, Monday, August 3^rd, 2015. John gave statement at opening.

Other Business

Ann and Chris attended PAT on the 14^th – felt that this was a good resource for networking, spoke of the “poverty game.”

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, July 28^th, 2015, Location: #62 East Hastings, Vancouver, BC.

Agenda

Legal Committee

Street Market

Other Business

Legal Committee

Group has a discussion about the town hall meeting. Group discusses content of the presentation and how difficult it is to think through the discrimination that is inherent in the rhetoric used to talk about issues in dtes.

Street Market

Asking for people to come out to a meeting Thursday 10:00 a.m. Woodward’s Building.  Street Market and City Hall meeting.

Other Business

BC Public Advocacy complaint has been turned down by ombudsman and they are saying each and every individual must make a complaint.

Poverty Action Team – Wednesday night, 29^th July – 207 – West Hastings, Room 1400

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, July 21^st, 2015, Location: #62 East Hastings, Vancouver, BC.

Agenda

Legal Committee

Other Business

Legal Committee

Presentation at DURC

Attending Vandu Brd Mtg Thursday July 23^rd to set up another presentation

Other Business

Problem that there are no provisions for pwd to access post-secondary education

Voter registration table at Street Market – tabled.

The CBC Documentary “The Nature of Things” will be attending EIDGE on Monday 27^th

 at 11 a.m.  – sign up at 10 a.m.

Moment of Silence

Adjourned. 

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, July 14^th, 2015, Location: #62 East Hastings, Vancouver, BC

Agenda

Social Services Event

Legal Committee

Street Market

Jamie

Social Services Event

Vandu will co-sponsor. Today will be the first in a series. Fact finding mission on what is in place. Ombudsman complaint filed by BCGEU. Ombudsman was sent letter outlining complaints that negatively affect people released from corrections.

Legal Committee

Town hall meeting location is Woodwards SFU.

Hr complaint – 3 pg submission filed and now wait approx two weeks to hear response.

Street Market

Lot is now paved.

Jamie

Final warning given to Jamie for conduct unbecoming and was requested not to attend for one month.

Moment of Silence.

Adjourn. 

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, July 7^th, 2015, Location:  #62, East Hastings, Vancouver, BC.

Agenda

Welfare Issues Meeting

Renovictions

Collective Impact Study

Legal Committee

Other Business

Welfare Issues

Group discusses idea to bring Vandu and DNC together to address welfare issues. Plan to gather info through a series of meetings.  1^st meeting @ Vandu on July 14^th @ 2 pm.

Renovictions

Rob reports that renovictions are occurring at 1889 Powell Street.

Collective Impact Study

Ann is on committee.

Legal Committee

Town hall meeting is proceeding as planned.

Other Business

Marla has been voted in as secretary for BC Assc of People on Methadose.

Moment of Silence.

Adjourn.

DNC Board Meeting minutes, June 30^th, 2015. Location: #62 East Hastings, Vancouver.

Agenda

Powell Street Reno-Evictions

Law Subcommittee

Street Market Report

Powell Street Reno-Evictions

Reno-Evictions 

Reno-evictions are happening on Powell street. Rob will go to find out and report back.

Law Subcommittee

The committee has heard from CHRC. The office requested  3 page submission. Also meetings with various interested parties re town hall meeting.

Street Market Report

Brief council meeting. Street Market received approval. Council voted 8 to 3 in favor.  Street Market will now open three days per week.  The Mayor spoke in favor of the Street Market. 

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, June 23,2015. Location: Area #62, East Hastings Street.

Agenda

Law Subcommittee

Eviction Study (Urban Health Initiative)

Other Business

Law Subcommittee

No update regarding complaint. Group discusses town hall meeting.

Eviction Study (Urban Health Initiative) Government Data

Ann will try and get updated and have DNC attend with the property costs in dtes.

Other Business

Ann is contacting Susan Anton, Jenny Kwan, Andrew Day re: with respect to welfare, housing, prescription drugs, strategy for DNC to address these issues. Next week Ann will bring this forward. 

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, June 16^th, 2015. Location: #62, East Hastings, Vancouver, BC.

Agenda

Legal Committee

Fry Bread

Sex Trade Rally Support

Collective Impact Group

Other Business

Legal Committee

Group discusses media contacts.  Group discusses working with other groups to organize town hall meeting.

Fry Bread

Friday 19^th @ Ray Cam John will be selling frybread  - 3:00 until 6:00 pm.

Sex Trade Rally Support

3^rd annual Red Umbrella rally on Saturday, June 20^th. Start at the Art Gallery and march to Crab Park.

Collective Impact Group

Ann is on temporary committee. Looking at social conditions related to mental health and addictions.

Other Business

Citizens Assembly:  Ann is representing DNC with Citizens Assembly. Neighborhoods fighting to maintain control over their perspective neighborhood once a month on Sunday.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

DNC Board Meeting minutes, June 9^th, 2015. Location:  #62 East Hastings, Vancouver, BC.

Agenda

Western Harm Reduction Conference

Legal Sub-Committee

Street Market/Outreach

Western Harm Reduction Conference

Group Members attended an AGM style meeting.

Legal Sub-Committee

Discussion of how to obtain funding and memorandum of understanding.

Street Market/Outreach

Discussion about outreach workers gathering information for BC Center for Excellence.

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, June 2^nd, 2015. Location: Area #62, East Hastings, Vancouver.

On this date many of board members out of town at various conferences.

Agenda

Law Subcommittee

Sex Trade Worker’s Rights Conference Overview

Law Subcommittee

Complaint submitted.

Sex Trade Worker’s Rights Conference

Jules touched on the gist of the conference. Many groups attempting to find recourse.

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, May 26^th, 2015. Location: Area #62, East Hastings, Vancouver.

Agenda

Legal Subcommittee

Street Market

Federal Election

Movie Update

Other Business

Law Subcommittee

Meeting with legal official re town hall meeting.  DRC will provide advertising, snacks. Aaron/Amanda /Ann/Chris will present.

Street Market

501 Powell is still open ended. Vendors still receiving tickets. Outreach worker came to meeting to address issue of revolving sentences.

Federal Election

Tabled.

Movie Update

Possibility of moving forward with proposal. Group discusses next steps.

Other Business

Groups discusses letter to Vancouver Coastal Health. Amanda will forward letter to Western Harm Reduction Conference to Ann.  Motion from Ann to nominate Chris to represent DNC to Street Market Board. Motion passed.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn