Tuesday 17 February 2015

DNC Board Meeting minutes, February 6th, 2015, Location: Area #62, Hastings Street.

Agenda

Meeting Space
Legal Committee
Housing Committee
Suggestion Box
Extra Cost re: Methadone
Street Market

Meeting Space
Group will meet at Ray Cam next week, Friday @ 5:pm. Group will continue to search for more central place to meet.

Legal Committee
Group discusses creating database of issues.  Ann and Amanda will work together after 18th.

Housing Committee
President of Stamp’s Tenant Council will attend next DNC meeting @ Ray Cam.

Group discusses that Jamie’s case is adjourned until April.

Suggestion Box
Roland will allow Shawn to use Street Market Printer.  Ann:  If people want an answer they should leave their email and phone number.

Roland proposes that DNC provide money for the online survey. Street Market will pay half the cost of $120 per year. Roland motioned.  Ann: 2nded.  Motion passed.

Extra Cost re: Methadone.
The clinic now charges $40 dispensing fee. There are no alternative meds so people are forced to pay a large amount (unaffordable) from their disability cheque. Ann: If coastal health does the dispensing the fee is not applied.

Group discusses that there are two large treatment programs for men in dtes. There are no treatment programs for women.

Ann:  Simon Fraser Series.  Awesome speakers.  Evening courses. Suggestion that a series of speakers could speak on dtes issues and would be good to include rights based discourse. Suggests Amanda could speak. Talk about how we’re trying to make our own case.

Street Market
Roland: We’re getting traction on the free wi-fi project. Many groups part of the proposal including Ray Cam, Strathcona, Carnegie. Street Market will be part of proposal. We need equipment money. Vancouver Community Network is going to advise. VCN said they’ve been trying to install for years. Michael Green and an architectural firm is donating innovative wooden structure to Street Market, as their gift to community.

We need to contact councilors to go on a tour. Agreement that member will send email.

Decision to table the discussion of funding. First order of business next meeting.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn


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