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. 

DNC Board Meeting  Minutes, November 18th, 2014, Woodward’s building, 2^nd floor, Conference Room.

Agenda

Voting in new member: Mike.

Election Day

Jamie’s case

Post-Election

Alive AGM

Aviva Fund

Charitable Status and fund raising.

Women’s Day March.

Shawn’s proposal.

Voting in of New Member.

Mike is on board of St. Market. Matt motions to accept Mike as new member. Motion passed. Unanimously.

Election Day

Saturday was successful. Discussion that some people thought the survey was to vote.

Jamie’s case

Jamie reports that arbitrator has been told Atira to cease asking his guests for i.d. Atira appealed to SC. Jamie asked CLAS for assistance. Response has been filed. Residential Tenancy Branch has also been named as a respondent. Jamie has done arbitration for another tenant, with the same issue. L/L asked it be stopped. Adjourned until SC case is heard. The arbitrators have ordered Atira to cease and desist. Abitrator says this applies to all tenants. Other tenant’s guests have been asked. So the tenant’s are asking for $500 for failure to comply.

Post-Election

Discussion that we were non-partisan. Discussion that we have good relationships. We can lobby.

Discussion that we need to start lobbying a little harder now. Discussion of what Matt should say on behalf of DNC at meeting with Richard. Matt will report on meeting.

Discussion that we need more members with cheque signing ability. Shawn: motions that Matt, Amanda, and Ann are signers.  Motion passed.

Discussion that Alive has AGM, Monday, 5 p.m. at Ray Cam.

Aviva

Rob says St. Market is averaging 40 votes per day. We need a broker for insurance if we win. Matt has a friend.

Charitable Status

Aaron continues to work on charitable status with assistance from Pivot and/or UBC.

Funding

Roland will introduce Aaron to staff person at Vancity.

Women’s March

Jamie: February 14^th is the Missing Women’s March. We want DNC to be involved.

Shawn’s Proposal

He asks us to think about proposal. The idea is that we create a carefully worded survey of dtes, online and on paper. Asks group to think about it. Jezz: The DNC mission statement should be part of this online survey. Us meeting them.

Jacek reminds the meeting will be at Woodward’s next week.

Moment of Silence.

Adjourn. 

DNC Board Meeting minutes.  November 11^th, Woodward’s Building, 2^nd floor conference room.

Agenda

Community Builders

Aviva Fund

E. Day

Legal Committee Update

Charitable Status

Coffee Machine

Aboriginal Subcommittee

Community Builders

Discussion on private rental agreements at the West. Roland: “It says you can’t use a hotplate, a safe appliance. Is this legal?” Rob: BC Housing is selling off housing to non-profits. Will all tenants have to live by these rules? Discussion. Aaron motions that Ann find out if DNC can act as intervenors. Shawn: We need to hear more info from the lawyer, then we can decide.  Motion passed: to allow Ann to allow Gratl to advise whether to have DNC as intervenor.

Aviva Fund

Rob: the Street Market has applied for $50,000, and we’ve applied for third round.

Matt:  Do we have DNC members on St. Market? Discussion. We currently have Ann and Mike. Matt motions that at least once a month we have report from St. Market from our board reps. Rob seconds. Motion passed.

E-Day

Matt: We are non-partisan. We should have a way for people to write down issues of concern to them.  You get a stipend if you fill out a card to say what issues concern you.  Aaron suggests we continue booth at St. Market for membership drive. Discussion. Matt: Motions for $500 for coffee, stipend for filling out form. Rob seconded. Motion passed.

Legal Committee

There is an upcoming meeting with UBC in 1^st week of December.

Charitable Status

Aaron is working with Kathleen to get charitable status.

Coffee Machine

Jacek will get St. Market coffee machine for Saturday.  Aaron will go to Jamie to get coffee machine for DNC meeting. Jacek will get coffee machine for DNC meeting if coffee machine is not available.

Aboriginal  Subcommittee

Rob: We can invite Scott and find out what Alive is doing.

Discussion that Woodward’s is location for next meeting.

Moment of Silence.

Adjourn.

DNC Board Meeting minutes, November 4th, 2014, 2^nd floor Woodward’s Building, conference room.

Agenda

Constitution

Minutes

Introduction of Guest

Legal Committee

E-day Plan

Meeting next week

Voter Registration at St. Market

Vision Vancouver

Housing March

Coffee Maker

Non-charitable Status

Meeting / Stamp’s Place

Wifi

Legal Committee

Amanda and Aaron give report on day at UBC.

Aaron is working with Kathleen/Pivot on Charitable Status.

Discussion: Atira asking for judicial review of Tenancy Act. Atira has lost twice. Next hearing is next year. Issue is tenants forced to show i.d.  and being prevented from having guests in their homes. Also tenants forced to sign agreements that aren’t legal.  Jacek asks is it possible to get a copy of one of the contracts.

Discussion: Adriane Carr arrives to meet with group. Introduction of Adriane Carr. Meeting breaks for discussion with Adriane Carr.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn