Board Minutes June 2015 - Revision history

Cwc at 09:55, 11 November 2017

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	'''''These minutes were approved at the [~~http://edmontonbikes.ca/w/Board_Minutes_July_2015~~ July 2015 board meeting].'''''		'''''These minutes were approved at the [[Board Minutes July 2015\|July 2015]] board meeting.'''''

	== EBC Board Meeting Minutes for June 17, 2015 ==		== EBC Board Meeting Minutes for June 17, 2015 ==

Anna Vesala at 04:15, 22 July 2015

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	'''''These minutes ~~are not yet~~ approved~~. They are scheduled for review and approval~~ at the ~~upcoming~~ board meeting.'''''		'''''These minutes were approved at the [http://edmontonbikes.ca/w/Board_Minutes_July_2015 July 2015 board meeting].'''''

	== EBC Board Meeting Minutes for June 17, 2015 ==		== EBC Board Meeting Minutes for June 17, 2015 ==
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	[[Category:~~2013~~-~~2014~~ Board minutes]]		[[Category:2014-2015 Board minutes]]

Anna Vesala: /* Charitable Status Open House (35 min) - Alexey, Jon, Nancy */

2015-06-18T03:31:40Z

Charitable Status Open House (35 min) - Alexey, Jon, Nancy

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	* Charitable Status Open House held last night at no cost for venue.		* Charitable Status Open House held last night at no cost for venue.
	* Attended: Jon, Nancy, Alexey, Chris Ch, two EBC members		* Attended: Jon, Nancy, Alexey, Chris Ch, two EBC members
	* Presented ~~powerpoint:~~ [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AvmzlhsZetdabUFLpwZ4baYl-CdeHh_s9N_2BMtkXRI/edit#slide=id.p4 ~~https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AvmzlhsZetdabUFLpwZ4baYl-CdeHh_s9N_2BMtkXRI/edit#slide=id.p4~~]		* Presented [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AvmzlhsZetdabUFLpwZ4baYl-CdeHh_s9N_2BMtkXRI/edit#slide=id.p4 powerpoint]
	* One member had experiencing with other organization to pursue charitable status. Too often group has revenue shortfall and seeks charitable status to solve problem. Suggestions:		* One member had experiencing with other organization to pursue charitable status. Too often group has revenue shortfall and seeks charitable status to solve problem. Suggestions:
	** File on time		** File on time

Anna Vesala: /* Charitable Status Open House (35 min) - Alexey, Jon, Nancy */

2015-06-18T03:31:02Z

Charitable Status Open House (35 min) - Alexey, Jon, Nancy

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	* Charitable Status Open House held last night at no cost for venue.		* Charitable Status Open House held last night at no cost for venue.
	* Attended: Jon, Nancy, Alexey, Chris Ch, two EBC members		* Attended: Jon, Nancy, Alexey, Chris Ch, two EBC members
			* Presented powerpoint: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AvmzlhsZetdabUFLpwZ4baYl-CdeHh_s9N_2BMtkXRI/edit#slide=id.p4 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AvmzlhsZetdabUFLpwZ4baYl-CdeHh_s9N_2BMtkXRI/edit#slide=id.p4]
	* One member had experiencing with other organization to pursue charitable status. Too often group has revenue shortfall and seeks charitable status to solve problem. Suggestions:		* One member had experiencing with other organization to pursue charitable status. Too often group has revenue shortfall and seeks charitable status to solve problem. Suggestions:
	** File on time		** File on time

Anna Vesala: /* Adjournment */

2015-06-18T03:30:17Z

Adjournment

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	== Adjournment ==		== Adjournment ==
	* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span> To adjourn the meeting. Moved by Alex, seconded by Anna. '''Motion Carried.'''		* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span> To adjourn the meeting at 9:20pm. Moved by Alex, seconded by Anna. '''Motion Carried.'''

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	[[Category:2013-2014 Board minutes]]		[[Category:2013-2014 Board minutes]]

Anna Vesala: /* Charitable Status Open House (35 min) - Alexey, Jon, Nancy */

2015-06-18T03:29:35Z

Charitable Status Open House (35 min) - Alexey, Jon, Nancy

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	* Jon: We will need to make decision in July meeting for this topic.		* Jon: We will need to make decision in July meeting for this topic.

	* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span> To ___. Moved by , seconded by . '''Motion Failed/Carried.'''



	== New Business ==		== New Business ==

Anna Vesala: /* Approval of Agenda, Minutes, Reports (5 min) */

2015-06-18T03:29:07Z

Approval of Agenda, Minutes, Reports (5 min)

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	== Approval of Agenda, Minutes, Reports (5 min) ==		== Approval of Agenda, Minutes, Reports (5 min) ==
	~~http://www.edmontonbikes.ca/w/Board_Minutes_May_2015~~		* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span> To approve this June agenda, the [http://www.edmontonbikes.ca/w/Board_Minutes_May_2015 May 2015 minutes] as amended, April 2015 minutes, March 2015 minutes. Moved by Nancy. Seconded by Alex. '''Motion Carried.'''
	* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span> To approve this June agenda, the May 2015 minutes as amended, April 2015 minutes, March 2015 minutes. Moved by Nancy. Seconded by Alex. '''Motion Carried.'''

	* No reports this month.		* No reports this month.
			* incomplete motion from May minutes
	*incomplete motion from May minutes
	* need explicit acknowledgement of Michele's resignation.		* need explicit acknowledgement of Michele's resignation.

Anna Vesala at 03:28, 18 June 2015

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Anna Vesala at 03:03, 18 June 2015

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	* Coreen: CRA as a political tool (not non-partisan) of current govt. Have concerns that we may be open to this.		* Coreen: CRA as a political tool (not non-partisan) of current govt. Have concerns that we may be open to this.
	* Alex: EBC is currently a pretty good org. In future, org could change and not be as organized and the requirements for charities could get us in trouble. Also, this could change how we are perceived by community - shift away from direct... just dont want to become an ivory tower organization with layers between the organization and the community we serve. Want to pursue charitable status but want to engage the membership more before we do.		* Alex: EBC is currently a pretty good org. In future, org could change and not be as organized and the requirements for charities could get us in trouble. Also, this could change how we are perceived by community - shift away from direct... just dont want to become an ivory tower organization with layers between the organization and the community we serve. Want to pursue charitable status but want to engage the membership more before we do.
			** Alexey: People trust charities more.
			* Coreen: EBC did not start as a mainstream organization. If we want to be more mainstream, this is a big shift in our organization.
			* Chris: We are running a deficit, there is a sense of urgency for our organization for more funding. Two of our main programs, spoke & YCR2, both require more funds to continue.
			* Nathan: EBC general membership supports bikes, but spoke supporters might not even be cyclists or like bikes but they will donate to the program directly. Also, board of HIV Edmonton went from society to charity a few years ago. The bigger they got, the harder it was. I dont see EBC shrinking. Might as well get it done sooner than later.
			* Nancy: I see charitable status as a revenue source; we are not changing our objectives, vision, mission, values. Would allow us to go deeper into the community that we serve; do more of what we're doing.

	* Schedule a vote on whether EBC should pursue Charitable Status		* Schedule a vote on whether EBC should pursue Charitable Status
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	* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span> To ___. Moved by , seconded by . '''Motion Failed/Carried.'''		* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span> To ___. Moved by , seconded by . '''Motion Failed/Carried.'''
	* <span style="background: lime;">Action Items:</span> '''~~name~~''' will ~~____~~ by ~~(date)~~.		* <span style="background: lime;">Action Items:</span> '''Alex''' will draft a message to members to present info and ask for feedback by end of June.

	=== Board Recruitment (5 min) - Anna ===		=== Board Recruitment (5 min) - Anna ===

Anna Vesala at 02:27, 18 June 2015

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	* One member had experiencing with other organization to pursue charitable status. Too often group has revenue shortfall and seeks charitable status to solve problem. Suggestions:		* One member had experiencing with other organization to pursue charitable status. Too often group has revenue shortfall and seeks charitable status to solve problem. Suggestions:
	** File on time		** File on time
	** Do not do biz with groups outside of ~~canada~~		** Do not do biz with groups outside of Canada
	** Political activities. What are boundaries?		** Political activities. What are boundaries?
	** CRA must approve our objectives, but CRA can change their rules at any point which then could not be approved.		** CRA must approve our objectives, but CRA can change their rules at any point which then could not be approved.
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			* Debate merits and shortcomings of charitable status for EBC
			* Anna: Felt that the presentation was biased and assumed board was in favour of charitable status. Concerns raised in Jan board meeting and committee meeting were not address and still remain for me. We should have set a quorum for the open house because i'm not sure we have done sufficient member consultation if 2 people attended. Can we post the presentation on website and have basic survey to get more feedback?
			* Nancy: I had 3 concerns before and feel satisfied now. 1) Amount of funds available to charities 2) 3) Administration of accounting and tax receipts.
			* Coreen: CRA as a political tool (not non-partisan) of current govt. Have concerns that we may be open to this.
			* Alex: EBC is currently a pretty good org. In future, org could change and not be as organized and the requirements for charities could get us in trouble. Also, this could change how we are perceived by community - shift away from direct... just dont want to become an ivory tower organization with layers between the organization and the community we serve. Want to pursue charitable status but want to engage the membership more before we do.


	* Outcomes
	* Debate merits and shortcomings of charitable status for EBC
	* Schedule a vote on whether EBC should pursue Charitable Status		* Schedule a vote on whether EBC should pursue Charitable Status
	* Discussion notes:		* Discussion notes: