NCF Board of Directors
Minutes of Meeting
August 15 2006

SOME HIGHLIGHTS

• NCF has an excellent new office conveniently located near public transit. A ribbon cutting ceremony and open house are being planned.

Minutes of a meeting of the Board of Directors

The meeting was called to order at 7:15 p.m. with Chris Cope as Chair and Michael Mei as Secretary.

1. INTRODUCTIONS

   Board members present:
   Christopher Cope (bz787), President/chair
   Gary Eikenberry (aa353), 2nd Vice-president
   Michael Fletcher (fe710), Treasurer
   Michael Mei (bi195), Secretary
   Mark Mielke (al278)
   Ian Gibson (fg929)

   Regrets:
   Mary Anne Dugmore (er983), 1st Vice-president
   Don Francis (ba990)
   Graeme Beckett (aw958)
   Shing Kwong Lee (ez191)
   Tony McNeill (ff231)

   NCF Management/Staff present:
   John Selwyn (es347), Executive Director
   Brian Shouldice

   Members/Guests:

2. CONFIRMATION OF QUORUM
   

   Quorum was confirmed.
   

3. REVIEW OF THE AGENDA
   (see draft agenda)
4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MEETING
   (see minutes of prior month)

   MOTION: That the minutes be approved as ammended.
   Moved by: Ian Gibson (fg929)
   Seconded by: Michael Fletcher (fe710)
   VOTE: All in favour

5. NEW BUSINESS
   1. 
      
   2. Freenet Office Premises.

      The NCF has an excellent new office in Suite 302 in the Trailhead building at 1960 Scott Street. It is conveniently located near the Westboro transitway station. A ribbon cutting ceremony with local politicians and media coverage is to be planned with a target date of Sept 19 (same day as our next board meeting) and an open house soon thereafter (target Saturday Sept 23).

6. REPORTS
   1. Executive Director's Report (John Selwyn)
      

      Highlights of the Executive Director's report include:
      

      • NCF has approximately 440 DSL members now.
      • NCF will look into making changes to ask DSL subscribers if they wish to contribute to the NCF access assistance fund when they sign-up and annually thereafter.
      
      

      MOTION: That the Executive Director's report be received.
      Moved by: Gary Eikenberry (aa353)
      Seconded by: Michael Mei (bi195)
      VOTE: All in favour

   2. Treasurer's Report (Michael Fletcher)
      

      There was no treasurer's report this month but a balance sheet and income statement for 2006 up to the end of July 2006 was circulated.
      

   
   
7. Announcements
   
   
8. NEXT MEETING

   October 17, at 7 p.m.
   Suite 302, Trailhead Building
   1960 Scott Street

9. ADJOURNMENT

   The meeting adjourned at 9.10 p.m.