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