Board Minutes March 2014: Difference between revisions
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** Leila - torn between separate business from EBC or whether to look at integrated EBC services. Interested in hearing a proposal from interested party with further information. | ** Leila - torn between separate business from EBC or whether to look at integrated EBC services. Interested in hearing a proposal from interested party with further information. | ||
** Chris - EBC has control over terms and conditions of contract such as space, inventory (eg: parts being sold). EBC not at risk for new business venture. Suggest giving interested party information about what we'd like the relationship to look like. | ** Chris - EBC has control over terms and conditions of contract such as space, inventory (eg: parts being sold). EBC not at risk for new business venture. Suggest giving interested party information about what we'd like the relationship to look like. | ||
* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span> The board doesn't have enough information to make any informed decisions at this point, and to ask interested party for more information about what his ideas are and present a proposal to our board in writing. Moved by Matt , seconded by Doug . '''Motion Carried.''' | * <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span> The board doesn't have enough information to make any informed decisions at this point, and to ask interested party for more information about what his ideas are and present a proposal to our board in writing. Moved by Matt , seconded by Doug . '''Motion Carried.''' | ||
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** Request for feedback on past financial reports: How do you find them? Are they useful? Easy to work with? Is there enough information? | ** Request for feedback on past financial reports: How do you find them? Are they useful? Easy to work with? Is there enough information? | ||
** Round discussion - reports are ok. | ** Round discussion - reports are ok. | ||
=== Jane's Walk (5 min)=== | === Jane's Walk (5 min)=== | ||
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** Jane's Walk, the first weekend of every May, is a movement of independently organized events that move people around in recognition of urban theory, essentially a celebration of the urban environment. | ** Jane's Walk, the first weekend of every May, is a movement of independently organized events that move people around in recognition of urban theory, essentially a celebration of the urban environment. | ||
=== Strategic Planning (5 min)=== | === Strategic Planning (5 min)=== | ||
* Matt and Doug | * Matt and Doug | ||
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** | ** Charitable status to be applied for when year end finances are available. Will try draft run in June with CRA to ensure quality of application and increase chances of acceptance. Other info is Q13 and Q18. | ||
=== ED Feb Report - Need to Know (5 min)=== | === ED Feb Report - Need to Know (5 min)=== | ||
* Chris | * Chris | ||
* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span> To approve the YCR2 Budget referred to in the February 2014 ED Report. Moved by Matt , seconded by Leile. '''Motion Carried.''' | * <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span> To approve the YCR2 Budget referred to in the February 2014 ED Report. Moved by Matt , seconded by Leile. '''Motion Carried.''' | ||
* <span style="background: lime;">Action Items:</span> '''Chris''' will inform YCR2. | * <span style="background: lime;">Action Items:</span> '''Chris''' will inform YCR2. | ||
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** $200 is not enough, especially for large ticket items that consume this and more. Lack of a fluid source like credit cards are holding up cash flow; waiting on cheques proves stressful, especially for affiliates (YCR2) | ** $200 is not enough, especially for large ticket items that consume this and more. Lack of a fluid source like credit cards are holding up cash flow; waiting on cheques proves stressful, especially for affiliates (YCR2) | ||
== <i>In Camera</i> Session (__ min)== | == <i>In Camera</i> Session (__ min)== | ||