Easy Does It
Board of Directors Meeting
Minutes for March 27, 2003
Directors Present: Jonah Markowitz, Peter Trier, Winston
Ching, Jesse Townley; Hale Zukas, Leslie Gordon, Todd Groves (by phone)
Staff Present: Felix Knauth
Not in attendance: Jonathan Gold, Dina Valicenti, Todd Groves, Kyle
Eminger
Minutes by Jesse Townley
Meeting started at: 6:30pm; Peter Trier, President
Public Comment:
- Several cities are not planning to remove tree stumps. There will
be a demonstration at the Emeryville City Council soon. Contact Ray
Aguilera at CIL for more information 510-841-4776, ext. 127
Approval of Minutes:
2-27-03 minutes tabled (Jonah motioned/Jesse seconded/Motion passed)
Consent Calendar
The following items were pulled from the Executive Directors report.
Updated disaster registry, transportation update, current accounts receivable,
old accounts receivable, and refusal policy proposal.
Jesse motioned/Jonah seconded/Motion passed
Agenda:
We added the following items to the agenda: Date of next meeting (Action
Item), Client Choice (Discussion), and designated 3 of the items pulled
from the Executive Director’s Report as Action Items (Current
Accounts, Old Accounts, Refusal Policy Proposal). We also re-arranged
the agenda. We agreed to go into Executive Session no later than 8:45pm.
There will be a 10 minute item from a Board member and then we will
discuss the upcoming evaluation of the Executive Director.
(Winston motioned/Jonah seconded/Motion passed)
President’s Report
- The City Manager’s Office seems to like the proposed budget
for FY04. They are developing an RFP for FY05 and beyond.
- Todd Groves needs to take a leave of absence from after this meeting
until June for personal reasons. Todd and the President will coordinate
details. Jonah motioned/Jesse seconded/Motion passed.
- Karen Hernandez wants to join the Board. The President will appoint
her soon and the Board will approve/disapprove her at the following
Board meeting. Jonah motioned/Winston seconded/Motion passed. Karen
will attend the next Board meeting.
- Winston will be chair of the Fundraising Committee until Todd returns.
The chair will revert to Todd at that point.
Date for April Meeting
After a brief discussion, we agreed on Monday April 21, 6:30 pm, as
the time for the next Board meeting. Jonah motioned/Peter seconded.
Jonah-Aye, Peter-Aye, Leslie-Aye, Hale-Aye, Winston-Aye, Todd-Abstain,
Jesse-Abstain. Motion passed.
Executive Director’s Report
1. The proposed Transportation portion of EDIDA is a combination of
Measure E funds from 5pm-Midnight 7 days a week and Measure B (through
Berkeley Paratransit) Monday through Friday 8am-4:30pm (“same
day service” as well as an EDIDA-run advance reservation service).
Emergency calls (as per the Measure E definition) will take precedence.
We do not have regular transportation on weekend days after July 1,
2003.
EDIDA staff figured out that each paratransit call costs $35/call, while Berkeley Paratransit reimburses at $25/call. We hope to negotiate a compromise.
The office staff is empowered, as necessary, to go up to 1 mile beyond Berkeley city limits and up to 4 miles on a return trip beyond Berkeley. Peter motioned/Jonah seconded. Jonah-Aye, Peter-Aye, Leslie-Aye, Hale-Aye, Winston-Abstain, Todd-Abstain, Jesse-No. Motion passed.
Felix will present a report on current and proposed future transportation policies at the April Board meeting.
2. Accounts Receivables (new from August 2002 –
January 2003) = $407. Board authorizes the E.D. to work with the President
to collect these debts. Peter motioned/Jonah seconded. Motion passed.
3. Accounts Receivables (from July 2002 - previous months) = one or
two thousand dollars. While we keep the debts, we authorize the E.D.
to press for payment of money owed from clients at a minimum of two
times a year. Peter motioned/Jonah seconded. Motion passed.
4. We discussed having a numeric limit on client refusals incurred by
attendants. Originally a motion (Peter/Jonah) specifying 5 client refusals
in 5 years with a friendly amendment (Jesse) that the count of client
refusals begins with this meeting, it was superceded by the following
amendment which passed. 4 Client Refusals within 1 year of a single
Attendant, not based on illegal bias or other legally improper reasons,
means that the Executive Director is asked to consider terminating the
attendant, a friendly amendment that the count of client refusals begins
with this meeting (Jesse) was accepted. Hale motioned/Jonah seconded.
Jonah-aye, Leslie-aye, Hale-aye, Peter-nay, Winston-aye, Todd-aye, Jesse-aye.
Motion passed.
Secretary’s Report
Jonah will coordinate with Jesse getting the Board Responsibilities
Statement.
Executive Committee Report
None
Fundraising Committee
Jonah and Felix met and did some planning for fundraising.
Executive Director Report (additional item from Consent
Calendar)
Disaster Registry may not have been updated at all, Felix will provide
a report on any changes before the Disaster Registry is sent out.
Personnel Committee
We tabled approving Employee Handbook (Jonah motioned, Peter seconded,
motion passes).
The Personnel Committee will set up a meeting with Felix to review the Personnel Committee’s versions of the Employee Handbook and the Employee Bill of Rights.
The Board approved the 2 sentence change in the Refusal Policy (Jonah motioned, Leslie seconded, motion passes).
Action Items
1. Dina’s Evaluation as notetaker will be extended for another
3 months beginning with tonight’s meeting (Peter motioned, Jonah
seconded, motion passes).
2. AB 524 report (Jonah): There will be a meeting with Loni Hancock
at the office April 3, 2:30 pm.
3. The board passed the following by-law. “A majority of Board
members must be disabled, and a majority of Board members must be residents
of Berkeley.” (Peter motioned, Jonah seconded, motion passes)
4. EDIDA’s current lease at 1732 University is due to be re-signed
July 1, 2003. A motion to direct the Executive Director to re-new the
lease for at least 1 year failed (Jonah motioned, Winston seconded,
Jonah- aye, Leslie- nay, Hale- nay, Peter- nay, Winston- abstain, Todd-
nay, Jesse- nay, motion fails)
Executive Session
A motion to go into Executive Session passes (Jonah motioned, Peter
seconded, motion passes).
A motion to leave Executive Session passes (Jonah motioned, Jesse seconded, motion passes).
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned (Jonah motioned, Peter seconded, motion passed).