[OldNorth] Re: [OldNorthBoard] September meeting - comments - October meeting

[Angela Willson]

I  think this would be great for a discussion and I agree that the ability
for folks to talk and speak freely was wonderful.  Tom... is someone from
the city going to come and talk to us about parking and traffic etc?

Angela
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Quickert" <dequickert at omsoft.com>
To: "'ondboard at mailman.dcn.org'" <ondboard at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us>
Cc: "'oldnorth at mailman.dcn.org'" <oldnorth at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 9:09 AM
Subject: [OldNorthBoard] September meeting - comments - October meeting


> Dear board members,
>
> I'd like to (belatedly) say that I thought the September meeting was a
very
> good one.
>
> We dealt with business as necessary, yet still had ample time for
> discussions - not just among Board members, but more importantly with
other
> neighborhood residents. That, I think, should be our primary activity and
> focus.
>
> The meeting lasted nearly an hour and a half, but I don't recall anyone
> feeling like it was too long - primarily, I think, because we were having
> productive and congenial discussions.
>
> I'd like to especially thank Angela for facilitating the meeting. She kept
> us basically on-track yet allowed full discussion of all the issues the
> participants had.
>
> As a result of that experience, I'd like to propose changes to our meeting
> format:
>
> 1) set aside a large block of time at each meeting for general
discussion -
> to include issues, concerns, observations from community members and board
> members.
>
> 2) make that block of time an hour (or more) unless there is specific
Board
> business that demands cutting into that time.
>
> 3) increase the time allotted for the meetings accordingly.
> The previous rather hurried meetings tended to stifle meaningful
> discussion.
> I think that if we want to be an organization that fosters community
dialog
> and communication, we need to acknowledge that we're there to have
> discussions and be willing to allocate the time for that.
> I suggest a regular meeting duration of an hour and a half.
>
> I'd like to know what the rest of you think about this?
>
> Dan Quickert
>
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