Board Minutes January 2024: Difference between revisions
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=== Shop Plans === | === Shop Plans === | ||
*Marcel: I was initially in favour of closing the South Shop, but based on the discussions today and over email, particularly with Correen and Alex, I'm wondering if we need to consider alternative arrangements and what options we have on the table. | |||
*Stephen: Yes, that is my feeling as well. We need to have that meeting between the board and the shop managers. The main factor is the concern that the balanced budget, with both shops open, presented included an accelerated use of the casino funds, which leads us to a 50k deficit next year. We're already 4 months into our fiscal year. There's many factors involved in that and we need to have an in person discussion. | |||
*Alex: The request to speak about the south shop closure came from confusion among the shop. We all thought this was an unreasonable timeframe and made in an absence of reasonable information. That is where the request for the full meeting came. I suggest we clarify where we stand with our landlord and extend our lease, by 6 months even. It lets us plan and work with certainty. Can we discuss extending the lease at this current moment? | |||
*Correen: I realize there is a whole bunch of faqcotrs, but what I need is to be able to have some certainity to make some plans. I have been putting of volunteer recruitment and training, and I will need those volunteers for the busy season. Are we going to be here next month? Are we going to be out next month? I need to do what I need to do to have a successful season. The landlord could kick us out with no notice, but I don't think that's a high probability because they have had one person look at the space. | |||
*Keith: Sorry to the shop managers; I know our first order of duty is to give you direction forward. Now that the Orange Hub isn't available for non-profit rates, it isn't a solution. If we go to a space like that, we would be able to do less as an org, and we need to be opened-eyed about that. We also have a whole bunch of burning priorities on our list, so we can't move quickly effectively. I think even though I was one of the people saying that we need to reduce our space, we have now missed that boat and our best bet is to continue on until September-ish. And know that, and go in and plan. Alex and Vaughan have so many great ideas for paths forward. We need to explore those seriously. Even if no one rents that space this year, it will only become more expensive. I don't want to be reacting to the landlord deciding. We need to think about the future. | |||
=== Social Enterprise Fund === | === Social Enterprise Fund === | ||