[Durham INC] October Minutes--DRAFT--OOPS-I mean SEPTEMBER Minutes...sorry

[Leslie Page]

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Hi All,

I misplaced my notes from the meeting and just found them and got them typed
up.  They will be posted on the website as well, but wanted everyone to have
a chance to look at them before tomorrow night's meeting.

Leslie

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___________________
INC Meeting
9/22/09

Meeting was called to order by Colin Crossman at 7:05pm.

Attending the meeting were:

Delegates and Alternates
Erin King-Colonial Village		Bill Anderson-Duke Park
Rosemarie Kitchin-Falconbridge
Joe Chambliss-Forest Hills		Jay Levy-Forest Hills
Craigie Sanders-Grove Park
Mike Shiflett-Northgate Park		David Harris-Old Farm		Fred
Foster-Old Farm
Colin Crossman-Trinity Park		Myers Sugg-Tuscaloosa-Lakewood
Tom Miller-Watts Hillandale		Scott Carter-Woodcroft	

Visitors
Nancy Cox-Hope Valley Farms*		Mike Brooks-Parkwood*	Lynwood
Best-City of Durham
Pat Carstensen-Cross County		Jim Wise-News and Observer
Robert Williams-City of Durham
Bud Lavery-Comunities in Schools	David Stein-Duke Durham Partnership

*Check paid membership status of Hope Valley Farms and Parkwood

Presentations:

SOLID WASTE
Larisha McGill from the Department of Solid Waste gave a presentation on the
city's new rollout cart program.  Highlights from the presentation are as
follows:
-You can get an EXTRA roll out recyle bin for $18/year or $1.50/mo.
-Old recycle bins will NOT be serviced.
-You may place up to 3 bulky items on the street weekly for pickup.  These
bulky items should be on the street the SAME day as your garbage is picked
up, but they will not be picked up until the following day.  Trash
collectors will note where bulky items need pickup, so if your items are not
out on the street with your trash bin, it will not be picked up the next
day.
-The 2115 E Club recycling site is still open.  4 county sites are still
open.  Those locations are on the department's website.
-Styrofoam cannot be recycled.
-Plastic drink bottles MUST be recycled.
-Household Hazardous Waste Schedule (E Club Blvd. location)
	MW  12-6		ThF  9:30-3:30		Sa 7:30-3:30
-You can recycle compact fluorescent bulbs at the  HH Hazardous Waste site.

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS
Nancy Cox introduced Bud Lavery, who spoke about the Communities in Schools
program.  The program is designed to keep youth in school and prevent youth
from dropping out.  For more info, check the following:
http//www.CISDurham.org and on YouTube, search for "CIS Durham" for videos
about the program.  There are tutoring and mentoring opportunities.  If
you're interested, email Stacey.Craig at Duke.edu, the volunteer coordinator
for the program.  David Stein of the Duke Durham Partnership also spoke
briefly about the program.  

Announcements:

Craigie Sanders gave a brief overview of the October meeting, with
discussions about the old dry cleaner sites around Durham and the state's
response to the potential environmental hazards they represent.

Night of Lights was discussed.  Date will be the last Sunday before
Christmas, so long as it's at least 5 days before Christmas.  This year it
is also the 1st full night of Hanukkah.

Mike Shiflett requested volunteers to help man the Kids Voting booths at all
school precints.  1-2 hour commitment.  Contact Mike for more info.

9/25:  Legislative Forum at the Main Branch of the Library.

10/12:  Meeting with County Commissioners over Jordan Lake Boundaries.

Lynwood Best from the City of Durham's Department of Neighborhood
Improvement Services made several announcement.  DNIS and the Police
Department are trying to formulate a Rental Registry program based on the
one implemented by Raleigh last year.  They were meeting on 9/26 to write a
draft proposal.  The Draft will be presented to INC and the PACs in the
upcoming months.  DNIS has handheld computers for use in identifying
problems in the target neighborhoods.  DNIS is sponsoring a Landlord
Training class on 11/7 at 8am at City Hall.  Registration is $30 and can be
done online.  For more info, email Lynwood.Best at DurhamNC.gov.

Old Business:

Treasurer's Report (made by Myers Sugg):  $70.47 in checking, $2002.27 in
savings.  No expenditures, no receipts.   A motion to approve the
Treasurer's Report was seconded and approved unanimously.

August Minutes will be posted online and will be voted on at the October
meeting.

Nominating Committee: 

Colin Crossman announced that he would not be able to serve as President of
INC in 2010 due to the time constraints of operating the Kings Daughters
Inn.  After much discussion, the following slate of officers was presented
to the delegates:
President:  Tom Miller
Past President:  Craigie Sanders
Vice President:  Scott Carter
Treasurer:  Moe Rivera
Newsletter Editor/Communication/Website Maintenance:  Colin Crossman
Board Member:  Fred Foster
Board Member:  Erin Kennedy

A motion was made to close nominations, which was seconded and approved
unanimously.
A motion was made to accept the 2010 slate of officers and directors, which
was seconded and approved unanimously.

Proposed Bylaw Changes:

Craigie Sanders spoke about the listserv discussion surrounding the bylaws
changes that were posted on the website being different from those presented
at the August meeting by Tom Miller and wanted to dispel the rumors that
surrounded the different versions.  At the September executive committee
meeting, it was brought up that as currently written, a party interested in
swaying a vote on an issue could pay dues, join INC and "load" the votes for
its issue.  It was discussed at this meeting that adding an attendance
policy would prevent this type of situation from occurring.   The executive
committee added the wording in Section 7 that would have an attendance
policy for delegates wishing to vote.  Colin made the change and posted the
revised bylaws to the INC website without making reference to that change,
for which he apologized.  Craigie and Colin both expressed that it was not
the intent of the executive committee to try to "slip something by" the
delegates with this change-it was simply a lapse in communication.  Craigie
encouraged delegates who had questions about this or any other issue to
speak directly about their concerns instead of letting the discussion get
out of hand on the listserv.  

Once the clarification was made, the delegates present, with the assistance
of Tom Miller, went through the proposed changes line by line.  There was
not sufficient time to address Section 7, as it was after 9pm, and so
further discussion was postponed to the October meeting.  A vote on the
proposed changes was also postponed from October to November, in order for
all delegates to be familiar with the proposed changes, and to allow time
for discussion on the attendance requirement.

Meeting was adjourned at 9:15pm.

Leslie S. Page, Broker, ABR, ePro
West Durham Realty, LLC
2008 Realtor of the Year
919-286-9400 office
919-602-1963 cell
www.WestDurhamRealty.com
Leslie at WestDurhamRealty.com


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