Minutes for DNC Board Meeting, August 12th, 2014

Minutes for DNC Board Meeting:  August 12th, 2014

Attendees:  10 board members

AGENDA

Pre-AGM

Aboriginal Committee Update

Legal Committee Update

Flip Chart

Booking the Room

X reads Constitution

Minutes accepted

Pre-AGM

X will print poster for Pre-AGM.  Discussion of where the pre-AGM is to be held.  X will drop off posters at Ray Cam and Sunday Street Market.

Aboriginal Committee Update

X says that ‘Homes, Health and Families’ title includes all families, not just blood ties.  X has called on Scot Clark of Gen 7 to work with us.

Legal Committee Update

Discussion about presentation that X gave at Vandu. X says the next step should be to hold community meetings. X says people more comfortable with using language that relates to addiction. X says it is necessary to point out errors for people to learn how the language is wrong because such language results in errors in thinking that strips the person of all rights. X says they are astonished that anyone understands the issue.

Flip Chart

X will find out if chart is available at Woodward’s. Discussion about office space.

Motion: DNC to pursue office space either at Carnegie Center or another location. Motion passes unanimously.

Booking the Room

We cannot book the room at Woodward’s for August 26^th, or September 2^nd, 9^th, or 16^th.

Moment of silence

Adjourn.

DNC Board Meeting minutes: August 5th, 2014

Minutes for DNC Board Meeting:  August 5^th, 2014

Attendees:  11 board members

X reads constitution

AGENDA

AGM

Aboriginal Committee Update

Housing/Oppenhiemer Park

Legal Committee Update

AGM

Poster must go up 14 days prior to AGM. X says any amendments have to be voted on at AGM. Nomination form includes constitution. Copies of bylaws and constitution need to be available at AGM. Natural community members are appointed by the board. Date for pre-AGM is Tuesday, August 19^th. Nomination forms available at Street Market as well as by contacting members via phone numbers listed on Poster. Nomination forms also available at August 12^th DNC board meeting. People need to receive nomination forms in time to submit to the nominating committee at the pre-AGM by August 19^th.  Nomination committee must be prepared to interview nominees on August 19^th.

Motion:  X motions that members cannot be more than 15 minutes late for a meeting to receive a stipend. Also, members must stay at DNC board meeting in attendance for 1 hour and 30 minutes to receive a stipend. Motion passes unanimously.

Aboriginal Committee

X is doing outreach with Gen 7/WAHRS to be involved. X will bring report to the board at next DNC meeting.

Housing/Oppenhiemer Park

Discussion ensues about Oppenhiemer Park. People who use drugs are being excluded from the park. X says this causes a problem for harm reduction, there is a need for a safe injection tent. There appears to be zero tolerance for service to assist people to avoid preventable deaths.  Camp inspections may be a way to do an illegal warrant and this puts people at risk.

Legal Committee

The legal committee has found there is a possible way to submit the argument regarding offensive policy to a court.  Committee is doing more research to find a way forward.

There is a discussion among group about ongoing community group consultation with VCH and agencies. There is a consultation process taking place. X says disproportionate number of people never attend after first appointment. Complex patients feel unwelcome. X says was told that X must be clean and sober before receiving necessary service.  X says if you are in a shelter you are not considered a resident so you cannot attend the clinic. X says poor people are treated without respect in waiting rooms. X says there should be more community control of clinics. X says these problems occur even in community controlled clinics. There is a general consensus that there should be more accountability.

Moment of Silence.

Adjourn.

DNC Minutes, July 29th, 2014

Minutes for DNC Board Meeting:  July 29^th, 2014.

Attendees:  11 board members

X reads constitution

Agenda

Aboriginal Committee

Legal Committee

AGM

Aboriginal Committee   

(Tabled)

Legal Committee

Discussion that funding is provided by OSI to Pivot. X says it is necessary to find a good case first. DTES residents are disproportionately impacted by drug laws. It may be possible to take it as a civil case.

Motion: X motions to have Darryl Bickler present via skype or some other means at board meetings so that we can have his input to be better informed about offensive policies and other issues. Motion passes unanimously.

AGM

X says it is necessary to do a poster. X reminds group the poster has to state date and time. Meeting prior to AGM is the planning meetings (pre-AGM.) X says we must notify members via email list. There is a discussion about workshops. X suggests a workshop called ‘What is ‘it’?’ X suggests workshop on healthcare services in dtes.

There is a discussion about office space. No applications were accepted for any group to receive funding for office space from the city. X says the reason given was that none of the applications were acceptable. 

Moment of silence.

Adjourn.