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1) Call meeting to order:
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm.
2) The Board held an In-camera session. 3) Eric
Clarke was introduced to the Board. Beverley Gordon and
Colleen Ashmore joined the Board meeting at 7:30 pm.
Jim Berry and the Board chose to continue with the meeting
although the directors did not have a quorum of directors to
conduct business.
Jim polled the Board and there was agreement that Tuesday
evenings were the preferred day to meet.
Colleen Ashmore was introduced to the Board of Directors as
the New Director of Operations.
4) Review of Meeting Minutes:
| MOTION: |
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Sharon Alton |
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Val Hortiguela |
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That the minutes of the
February 15, 2007 Board meeting be accepted as
presented.
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As there was not a quorum, the Board agreed that Beverley
would send out an email to all the directors asking them to
vote on the meeting minute motion. The minutes would be posted
shortly thereafter. 5) Business arising from previous
minutes:
i) Follow-up sheet:
Beverley met with Tom Ouchterlony on February 28, 2007.
Tom has drafted a set of By-law changes as suggested by the
By-law Committee. The suggested changes were discussed with
Phil Shrewsbury and Jim Berry. The next revision will be
sent to the By-law Committee and the Board for discussion.
It is the Board's hope to have "a Town Hall meeting in
June 2007" to discuss the recommended revisions to the
By-laws.
John met with the representatives of CIBC and they are
suggesting a pooling strategy. John was impressed with their
advisor fee. CIBC is suggesting a balanced Canadian
portfolio with no foreign investment. John will continue to
investigate an investment strategy for the Board with HSBC.
Beverley will follow-up on Sharon's suggestion to contact
the Toronto Community Foundation (TCF). There may be an
investment strategy with the TCF that could benefit
Safehaven.
John had a discussion with Anthony Longo and he agreed
that Safehaven fit the Grocery Innovations Foundation Today
(G.I.F.T.) guidelines and it would be a good idea for
Safehaven to submit a proposal once we able to quantify and
substantiate our request.
6) Committee reports:
i) Over 18 Committee:
Ann reported that she has been closely following the
Passport Initiative with all the Safehaven residential
families. It has been a laborious process and Ann is
determined to see the project through to completion. The
Board thanked Ann for her persistence with this project.
7) President's Report
No President's report given.
8) Any other business that may be brought forth:
i) Executive Director's Report
Beverley has begun sourcing housing stock in downtown
Toronto. Although it is early in the process, it is going to
be a challenge to find property that can be developed to
meet Safehaven's needs. Beverley is continuing to pursue
Ministry funding for the proposed new location. Beverley
informed the Board of the following:
- there have been a number of employee changes in the
past month with Colleen Ashmore joining Safehaven, Marg
Hanel, RN starting March 26, 2007 and Maria Tarasio
starting March 21, 2007 as the new Administrative
Assistant.
- the staff have done an exceptional job in pulling
together, co-operating and assuring all tasks were
completed over the past 9 months.
- the generator at 1173 Bloor is not functional. It is
being worked on daily and the plan is to get it up and
running soon.
- there is an employment issue that is unresolved.
- there are ongoing issues with one of Safehaven's
tenants.
ii. Val asked about the status of the branding process.
Val will follow-up with Nancy Coldham.
9) Date of the next meeting:
April 10, 2007.
10) Adjournment:
| MOTION: |
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Anne Leblanc |
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Val Hortiguela |
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That the meeting be
adjourned at 8:47 p.m.
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Recorded by Beverley Gordon
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