DNC board Meeting Minutes – October 28^th, 2014. Location: Woodward’s building, 2^nd floor, conference room.

Agenda

Present:  1 guest, 11 board members.

Constitution

Minutes

Tour

Tenancy Rights

Street Market Table

Election Day

Green Party Candidate – Adriane Carr

Donations

Rob Morgan -report

Tour

This was the 2^nd tour with Kirk LaPointe. Matt, Amanda, Ann, Shawn and Kirk LaPointe started at 44, went to Vandu, First United, Front Door, Food at the Corner. Ann brought great fact sheets. We had coffee at Blenz.

Tenancy

Aaron will ask Jamie for transcript of court ruling re: tenant’s rights and i.d. Agreement to do a tenancy meeting. Tentative date scheduled: November 18^th to 22^nd.

Street Market Table

Amanda and Aaron will p/u printer from Ann.  We will put posters up in advance or leaflets. Roland will talk to Ray Cam to see if it is possible to use their vans to carpool people to voting booths.  We will provide coffee and muffin at 62 and walk people to the voting booth at Carnegie. 

Discussion re: coffee maker. Jacek will bring coffee maker. Everyone to bring their own cup.

Green Party Candidate – Adriane Carr

Adriane Carr scheduled to come to next DNC board meeting, November 4^th.  Matt says come with questions.

Donations

Aaron will look into rules and process for acquiring charitable status.

Rob Morgan – Report

AGM/Downtown Eastside Street Market and AGM/Alive almost done: can begin work on Aboriginal Committee.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

DNC Board meeting minutes , October 21^st, 2014, 2^nd floor, Conference Room, Woodward’s Building.

Agenda

Constitution

Minutes (tabled)

New Members

Tour

Legal Subcommittee

Street Market Table

Vancouver Eastside Votes

New Members

Group discussion about what criteria members must fulfill to remain in good standing or rejoin group. 

Tour

November 24^th meeting at London Hotel common room to prepare for tour on November 25^th, two hour walking tour with Kirk LaPointe.  Fact sheets prevented from Ann. Position paper provided by  legal subcommittee.  

Discussion that Ann will arrange tenant meeting for the SRO’s to discuss issue with tenant’s have to show i.d.

Legal Subcommittee

Meeting with Margot Young – law professor of UBC, October 29^th. Committee has a goal to create experiential theatre and community forum.

Street Market Table

DNC is to pay for table for voter’s registration booth at street market. Motion by Ann. Seconded by Leo. Motion passed. DNC has purchased a printer to use for voter registration.

2:00 p.m. shift to be taken over by Leo and Jezz.

Vancouver Eastside Votes

Motion by Matt to support Vancouver Eastside Votes for advanced polling stations and additional voter registration booths in DTES. Seconded by Jezz. Motion passed.

Discussion of film liaison.

Discussion that secretary is to make phone list and distribute to members.

Discussion that Jacek will temporarily take over Sergeant-at-Arms position while Jamie’s on leave.

Moment of Silence.

Adjourn.

DNC Board Meeting – Minutes - Tuesday November 14, 2014

Location: Woodward’s Bldg, 2^nd floor, Conference Room.

Agenda

Constitution

Minutes

Motion to Adopt Agenda

Legal Subcommittee

Film

Other Business

DNC 11 board members, 1 guest

1) - Reading of constitution / Reading of minutes from October board meeting

2) - Motion to adopt agenda by R Morgan, 2cnd A Boney, Passed

3) – Legal Subcommittee – Amanda B – awaiting scheduling of appointment with Margret Young UBC law dept 

3) – Film – awaiting stats so finish film liaison proposal. R Clarke

4) – Other Business - Walking Tour Saturday October 25, 2014 with Kirk Lapointe, attending John, Jamie, x.

5) – Other Business - Vision has responded to our invitation to speak at board mtg. Awaiting confirmation of date. November 23, 2014 – all candidates mtg at Carnegie.

6) – Other Business - Street Market will provide a table for DNC to set up voter registration booth every Sunday up to the civic election. Manning the booth every Amanda B / Aaron B 10-12 pm. Matthew G / Ann L 12-2pm.Rob M / John S 2-4pm.

7) – Oppenheimer Tent City – John S addressed the issue stating that 140 people are to be relocated to the 

Quality Inn on Marine Dr & Fraser which is in fact moving residents out of the neighbourhood.

8) – Motion to close mtg, 2cnd, passed / Moment of silence   

Location: Carnegie Center, 3^rd floor meeting room.

Minutes for DNC Board Meeting, October 7^th, 2014.

Agenda

Constitution

Street Market Society

Film Proposal

Law Subcommittee

Voter Registration

Candidates

Location for Board Meetings

Other Business

Street Market Society/DNC Table

DNC will set up table at Street Market. Plan is for members to take two hour sessions to supervise table.  Table is to be used for voter registration and DNC sign up.

Film Proposal

Matt presented a 10 page proposal to secure DNC film liaison position.  Discussion of proposal.

Law Subcommittee

Subcommittee members waiting for call back from UBC.

Voter Registration

DNC is in process of securing documentation in order to register voters at Street Market booth. DNC will arrange safe rides to voting booth.

Candidates

NPA candidate is only candidate who has responded to DNC’s invitations to meet with group.

Location for Board Meetings

Location for next meeting:  Woodward’s building, October 11^th, 2^nd floor conference room. Discussion of how to notify members who do not have access to internet. There are lots of places people can gain access to internet.  Members agree to notify those members in person who state they do not have access to internet.

Other Business

Discussion that Atira filed to have Supreme Court ruling set aside re tenants privacy rights.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

Downtown Eastside Neighborhood Council Meeting: September 30th, 2014

Location: 2nd floor conference room, Woodward’s Building

Agenda

12 members present

Kirk: meeting/tour

Film

Next Tour with NPA/Kirk

Location of Next Board Meeting

Executive Elections

Legal Committee

Aboriginal Committee

Street Market Table

Registry of Voters at Street Market

Kirk: meeting/tour

Reading thevancouveriwant.ca blog: Issue with residential safety. $360 million spent yearly but the funds do not reach the people. The services require an audit.

Discussion: X says we need a resident driven group to do the audit. X says there are funds going to service providers but the providers are not doing the service. The group has a discussion that we need accountability and a real economic plan. X says the way they administer welfare they have designed a system to prevent people from working.

Film

X explains it is necessary to do a business plan. Plan is to be completed by next week.

Next Tour with Kirk

Two members will do the tour with Kirk in November to see conditions in cold weather.  X will provide information sheets to show how much funding each place gets. Tentative date: November 8^th.

Location for next board meeting

X will try to book Carnegie room.

Legal Committee

Committee members have meeting with UBC Learning Exchange to find out if there are any resources to assist us to have a community forum on drug law policy.

Executive Elections

New board elected.

Two members tied for co-president.

X motions to allow three co-presidents. Motion accepted.

Street Market/DNC Table

X makes a proposal for DNC table at Street Market with DNC member to sell items made by persons with disabilities and/or as place to sign up new members. X says that there would need to be a stipend for person supervising the table.

X says co-presidents will meet to plan details re: table.

Aboriginal Committee

X says Street Market board to decide whether or not to allow deep fryer for fry bread at next meeting.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

Minutes for the Downtown Eastside Neighborhood Council Meeting: September 16th, 2014.

Agenda

Constitution

Bottle Depot

Film

Legal Committee

New Board

Location of next meeting

Addiction Mental Health Task Force

Motion to accept Agenda – passed

Motion to accept Minutes – passed.

Bottle Depot

Atira to transfer old Bottle Depot and Ginseng building to subsidized housing. Current tenants have not received notice. Open house is 5 pm – 8 pm September 18^th, 2014.

Film

X is preparing business proposal.

Legal Committee

Motion to refrain from dehumanizing language that results in objectifying some people who use some drugs. Motion passed.

Motion to add a disclaimer to all media posts that use dehumanizing language that results in objectifying some people who use some drugs. Motion passed.

X will write the disclaimer.

New Board

Discussion that nomination of new board will take place after September 23^rd meeting. Motion passed to leave nominating and voting until after September 23

Location of  Next Meeting 

Carnegie – 3^rd floor meeting room: 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Guest: Mayoral Candidate - Kirk LaPointe

Mayor’s Task Force on Mental Health and Addiction

Motion passed that X will go on speakers list at City Hall to present DNC position on the report.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

Minutes for the Downtown Eastside Neighborhood Council Meeting: September 9th, 2014.

Agenda

Constitution

Legal Committee

Film/DNC/Street Market

New Board

Location for next meeting

Legal Committee

We are looking at offensive policies. Drug testing is an issue. X will scan points of law at issue and send to board.

Film/DNC/Street Market

We have a meeting in two weeks with city. This concerns DNC but for reasons as yet unknown the Street Market also has been called to meeting. We want more information about the funds from filming in dtes. It’s okay to ask questions.

New Board

X motions for two new members to the board.

Motions passed.

Location for next meeting

Next board meeting will happen at #62 East Hastings at 9:45 a.m.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn