Posted by creativemindsunion on 2010-02-10 11:09:53:

Direct Democracy has something to offer BRYCC House Membership as substantive policy

Provided is a closer look at more contemporary Marxist Ideas... Larry Marx from The American Prospect that is.... The views of the author of this article are worth considering and even though some of the specific solutions offered are not that which I would agree to, the fact remains that this sort of Substantive Democratic Value

"Over the last several years, the race for money and influence and power has left the hopes and concerns of most Americans in the dust. All you see from Washington is another scandal or petty argument. And so we get discouraged. Half of us don't vote. The half of us who do vote are voting against somebody instead of voting for something. We know what fills the void: the lobbyists, the influence peddlers with the cash and connections. … They write the checks, and you get stuck with the bills."

At the 2007 Take Back America Conference, Barack Obama offered a thorough explanation of the challenges to American democracy. Now we have a political opening, a historic opp... (read and comment)

Posted by frappyjohn on 2009-08-21 17:23:39:

Submitted by Bill Engebretson, Board Secretary

The Brycc House Board of Directors Meeting Minutes of 8/9/2009

Meeting Called to Order: Cherise Williams called the meeting to o... (read and comment)

Posted by frappyjohn on 2009-09-11 23:55:11:

Submitted by Bill Engebretson, Secretary

The Brycc House

Board of Directors Meeting

Minutes of 7/19/2009

1. Meeting Called to Order: Cherise Williams called the meeting to order at approximately 6:45 p.m. at the Brycc House pursuant to an email invitation sent out in the previous week to all directors. The meeting was a regular meeting of the Brycc House Board meeting. A quorum of directors (5 of 7) were present, and even when Kristin was not there, a majority were present (4 of 7):

1. Cherise Williams, chair,
2. John R. Hicks,
3. Christina Baldon,
4. Kristin Shelor, (came late and left early),
5. Bill Engebretson, secretary.

2. Guests present were:

1. Whit Forrester, nominated to the board;
2. Greg King, nominated to the board,
3. Ted Sandstra, future architect,
4. Kevin Smith, vendor supplier,

3. Purpose of the Meeting: Conduct business of the Brycc House.

4. Old Business: June 14th Board Meeting Minutes as amended approved. Bill Engebretson to distribute.

5. Discussions:

1. Financial Report:

• Kristin Shelor gave a sum

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Posted by frappyjohn on 2009-07-19 14:45:50:

Submitted by John Hicks, Acting Secretary

Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors of Brycc House Inc. on June 14, 2009

The regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of Brycc House, Inc., for June 2009 was held on June 14, 2009, at the Brycc House Community Center, 1101 South Second Street, Louisville, Kentucky.

The meeting began at 5:46 p.m. when quorum was achieved with the arrival of John Hicks.

Directors present were: Kathy Sweeton-Windsor, Cherise Williams, Kristin Shelor, and John Hicks. (Christina Baldon arrived at 6:10 p.m.)

Visitors were Ted Sandstra, Greg King, Alex Bradshaw, Leslie Hammond, and Adam.

John was asked to take the minutes in the absence of the Secretary.

In the absence of the Secretary, the minutes were not read . Kristin moved that we review last month's minutes online and post comments to them and approve them online. No second. Approved 3-1 (John dissenting).

Consideration of Proposed Amendment to Bylaws Article I - Name

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-06-24 06:00:47:

Community Outreach for 2009- 2010

Join us for our annual gathering of Friends, Community Partners, Neighbors, Committees and Collectives to review the highlights of the last year as a part of planning our priorities for the upcoming year.

Greenovation discussion will be featured in the form of a Charette and review of our progress in returning BRYCC House to a fully operational organization. Specific fundraising and funds development dialogue will be proposed for the sake of exploring our legacy proposal to the US Green Building Counsel for their support and guidance as we continue to make progress at the site.

Items which are suited for Board of Directors approval due to fiscal and liability impacts will be assigned to their agenda and meeting time on July 19th.

Please call 303-2497 to place a topic for discussion on the agenda for this meeting or email creativemindsunion@gmail.com.

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Posted by frappyjohn on 2009-06-14 23:12:21:

Submitted by William Engebretson, Secretary

The Brycc House Board of Directors Meeting Minutes of 5/17/2009

Meeting Called to Order: Kathy Sweeton called the meeting to order at approximately 6:00 p.m. at the Brycc House pursuant to an email invitation sent out in the previous week to all directors. The meeting was a regular meeting of the Brycc House Board meeting. A quorum of directors (5 of 7) were present: ... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-04-17 15:10:24:

Working through the Revision Process

Members Present: Kathy, Christina, Cherise, Meg, Kristin, Richard, John, Bill E. (Welcome our newly elected member)

Visitors: Pip, Damon, Randall Head

Financial Report: Partial payment made $300 to mortgage with another $300 due on April 24th; $500 due for Utilities on April 20th; $250 due for Insight (collective fundraising is currently managing this balance)

Ky Colonels Grant submitted in conjunction with USGBC offer to take Brick House Community Center on as a design charrette relative to affordable greenovation options

Proposal of changes to Bylaws debated with regards to which proposed changes would be taken into consideration first... many concerns were put forward regarding ongoing tabled proposals and the return of old members in relation to addressing these issues... Agreement was reached to considered proposed changes in parts and pieces as an ongoing commitment to review all proposals.

Proposal to amend Article 3 with exceptions to specific language which would alter co-chairper... (read and comment)

Posted by frappyjohn on 2009-04-11 23:34:00:

Proposed by Bill Engebretson to implement range voting

The following changes to the by-laws have been proposed by Bill Engebretson to implement range voting. They were introduced at our March 2009 board meeting and are scheduled to be voted on at the April 2009 board meeting: Bylaws of BRYCC House Inc. 1103 South Second Street Louisville KY, 40203 (As revised October 19, 2007, [March 15, 2009]) [Proposed Changes to Articles: 3.3, 4.1-5, 5.1, 10.1.][Deletions indicated by line-through and additions are in brackets]Article 1. NameThe name of the corporation shall be BRYCC House Inc. The corporation shall do business as (DBA) “The Brick House”.The Brick House is organized and incorporated under and by virtue of the laws of the Commonweal... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-02-24 12:29:04:

How to Plan and Run an Event with BRYCC as a Brick House Benefit

Given my background in working with BRYCC-Brick House and other events including the INFEST Independent Education Festival, PAZ Conference, Forecastle, and more. I can honestly say that many events can be efficiently run with as few as 5-6 key people who work together weekly and fulfill their tasks on a timeline...

I would say that there should not be one person in charge because it is ultimately designed by those who participate in the committee and specialized task forces who meet each of the needs as they arise... I do think meeting facilitators can serve as managers and also that defining a point person for task forces can quickly eliminate a need for at least 3 people to accomplish one well placed goal...

Marketing Via Fan Base or By Unilateral Engagement of Public Interest Groups with Mutual Values

Ultimately there is a 'street team' associated with any sort of outreach proceedings. My thoughts on the concept of street teams is not the modern guerilla warfare tactics that i see used to flye... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-02-24 11:50:29:

Appreciation Awards Event hosted by Board of Directors honors Community Leaders

Hey folks...Kudos to everyone... Especially Sandee, Christina, Kathy, Dennis, Meg and Nana Yaa for nailing down the details as well as Thank Yous to Bill E. and John for showing up and supporting the behind the scenes task forces

Awards:

• Jackie Green for founding the Greening of Louisville
• Carla Wallace for Diligent Commitment to Social Change Globally and Locally
• Fausta Martin for Mediation and Long Term Dedication
• Mary and Martha Schroeder for Volunteer Leadership in the Garden Collective

Given the details of our 'nearly successful' first Big Love Dinner this month... I think we have learned alot and thus I just wanted to share how we can immediately have a look at organizing future events on a day with better weather and just a smidge more publicity as promotion and outreach...

Board of Directors Planning and Proposal Process

First off, it has become clear that long range planning and larger community-wide service events as funds raising is something that the Board of Directors need... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2008-12-26 11:46:34:

A group effort made last year and not an individual reconstruction

It has been reported that, I Kristin Shelor, have redesigned the Bylaws when the reality is actually centered in the fact that our entire community sat down together and rewrote them quite some time ago. Any other board member such as Selena, Meg, Christina, and/or Paul will set you straight on these details. We are not lawyers or paralegals and yet we have discussed our bylaws and the rewording of those bylaws as an agreed upon set of changes which better define our community and our efforts at managing collectives, committees and oppression-free community interaction as BRYCC folk.

Maybe there will be some specific concerns over the fact that our 501c3 agreement is recognized legally as BRYCC House Inc. and that we Do Business As (DBA) Brick House Community Center or BRYCC (Building Resources Yielding Cultural Change) might be a term loaned to communities not functioning within our building because they have been adopted by the board to receive fiscal agent service; however, our primary concern is tha... (read and comment)

Posted by frappyjohn on 2009-04-15 15:51:45:

Submitted by Selena McCracken, Secretary

Kristen printed/distributed copies of bylaws. We are supposed to review those areas in parentheses with regard to approving or denying those changes to the current bylaws. We'll vote on these ammendments in 1 month.

Role of secretary was defined to include thorough documentation of attendance sheets, assembly and board notes, and collective reports.

Assembly- Please drop these documents in the window, I'll be in next Thursday to pick them up, organize them, and setup my inbox.

Role of treasurer was defined to include 2 office days a week; Monday to sum up the weekend's financial activities, and Thursday to scramble for Friday deadlines. On each of these days, a report is to be filed regarding transactions into the safe and deposits into the bank. These reports can go in the binder on the dry erase board if old systems are to be revisited, posted to a google group or quick book if new systems are to be implemented, or s... (read and comment)

Posted by frappyjohn on 2008-08-17 02:07:27:

Minutes of the Meeting of the Brick House Board of Directors Tuesday, March 18, 2008

The regular monthly meeting of the Brick House Board of Directors took place on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at the Brick House. The meeting came to order at 7 p.m.

Board members present were: Dave Morrison, Christina Baldon, and John Hicks. (Meg Stern and Kristin Shelor had already indicated they would be unable to attend.)

General Members attending were: Eli Brent Tinnell, Paul Hirsch, Whit Forrester, and Bryan Reinholdt.

Dave reported that he had received a call from a city official regarding some concert posters that had been illegally posted within the city right of way. Dave said he would call the promoter involved to discuss the matter and would drive down Bardstown Road (where the posters allegedly were placed on utility poles) to investigate the matter.

Finances and fund raising were the two major items on ... (read and comment)

Posted by frappyjohn on 2008-08-17 02:03:50:

Brycc House, Inc., Board of Directors Minutes of Meeting on February 19, 2008

The regular monthly meeting of the Brick House Board of Directors for February 2008 was called to order at the Brick House at 7:40 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Co-chair Meg Stern facilitated. Attending were all five board members: Meg Stern, Kristin Shelor, John Hicks, Dave Morrison, and Christina Baldon.

Meg introduced the following two resolutions:

Resolution 1:

The Board of Directors orders Justin La Plante to relocate all programs and property from the premises of... (read and comment)

Posted by frappyjohn on 2008-08-17 02:00:42:

BRYCC HOUSE, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 Drafted September 19, 2007

The board of directors of Brycc House, Inc., held its September 2007 meeting at the Brick House Community Center on September 18, 2007.

The meeting was called to order at 7:11 p.m. Co-chair Meg Stern presided and co-chair Kristin Shelor agreed to keep the stack.

Five directors were present (constituting a quorum of the eight-member board):

• Christina Baldon
• John Hicks
• Dave Morrison
• Kristin Shelor
• Meg Stern

Three directors were absent:

• Edward Elam
• Page Lee
• Brent Tinnell

Two guests were present:

• Dennis Welch
• David Silverman

(Abel Ashes and Kelly arrived toward the end of the meeting to attend an ad hoc radio meeting)

The minutes of the August meeting were distributed but were not read or approved. There was no treasurer's report. There was a discussion of bills that were probably due.

Fundraising: Dave reported that... (read and comment)

Posted by frappyjohn on 2008-08-17 02:01:06:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS BRYCC HOUSE INC. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF AUGUST 21, 2007

The board of directors of Brycc House, Inc., held its August 2007 meeting at the Brick House Community Center on August 21, 2007. The meeting began at 7 p.m. John Hicks chaired and Meg Stern facilitated.

The directors present were:

• Meg Stern
• John Hicks
• Christina Baldon
• Dave Morrison
• Brent "Eli" Tinnell
• Kristin Shelor (arrived after start of meeting)

Guests present included:

• Christina Smith
• Page Lee

The chair recognized Christina Smith, a guest in attendance, who proposed holding a "Goth Night" at the Brick House.

Elections. It was agreed that the seats held by Christina Baldon, Aron Conaway, John Hicks, and Kristin Shelor were up for election. The seats held by Brent Tinnell, Dave Morrison, Meg Stern, and Edward Elam were not up for election because they were elected during the course of the past year and should serve a one-year term according to the by-laws.

John Hicks moved that Christina Baldon... (read and comment)

Posted by frappyjohn on 2008-08-17 01:57:14:

Minutes of August 9, 2007, meeting of Board of Directors of Brycc House, Inc.

The regular monthly meeting for August of the board of directors of Brycc House, Inc. was called to order at 7:15 p.m., Thursday, August 9, 2007, by chairperson John Hicks.

Present were Christina Baldon, John Hicks, Kristin Shelor, Meg Stern, Brent (Eli) Tinnell. (Dave Morrison, Edward Elam, and Aron Conaway were not present.)

Meg facilitated the meeting while John took notes.

ELECTIONS POSTPONED UNTIL AUGUST 21

On the agenda was the election of directors, postponed from the July and June meetings. Meg said that those who had been discussed for nomination were not in attendance and some were possibly not even aware that they were being considered. She moved that only nominations be accepted tonight and the the election be postponed once again until a special board meeting to be held on Tuesday, August 21, at 6:30 p.m., prior to the regular weekly assembly. Kristin seconded the motion and it was passed by acclamation.

TWO DIRECTORS' SEATS ARE OPEN

It was agreed that the bylaws indi... (read and comment)