Location: A.C.E. Offices, 2Nd Floor Boardroom, 765 Main Street

A.C.E.Membership Monthly Meeting

Date: Thursday,June 11, 2013

Time:4:15 pm

Location: A.C.E. Offices, 2nd Floor Boardroom, 765 Main Street

Minutes

Present: Renée McGurry,Rose Bird, Shirley Delorme Russell, Jerri Lynn Orr, April Waters, Val Noseworthy, Ko’ona Cochrane,Deborah Clark

Regrets: Linda Connor

1)Call to Order:The Meeting was called to order at 4:31 pm by Renée McGurry

2)Adoption of Agenda:

Motion: to approve the Agendaas amended to include change of banking and treasurer’s position update

Moved by: Jerri Lynn Orr

Seconded by: Shirley Delorme Russell

3)Approval of Minutes:

Motion: to approve the Minutes from May 16, 2013

Moved by: April Waters

Seconded by: Rose Bird

4)Sharing Circle: Thanks to everyone who was able to make it today.

5)Executive Director’s Report

a)Was asked to sit in on the intake interviews for the Urban Circle Training Education Assistant Program

b)The ITEM Meeting focused on Lakehead University’s indigenous degree programs. Resources are available at the office

c)Attended the Council of Coalitions meeting and am following up on several workshop resources

d)Attended the Bookmates Fundraiser

e)Attended Bannock Breakfasts and spoke with Dave McLeod of NCI regarding a sponsorship

f)Spoke to Hope of Sarasavanti Productions about the possibility of half day play as a workshop

g)Attended the CCEDNet AGM where a presentation on the new Non-Profit rules and guidelines were presented

h)A Dropbox account has been created for members

i)The new website is almost completed and am planning to move it for the new year

j)I have been in contact with Fort Whyte about a two-day workshop in August

Motion: to approve the Executive Director’s Report as presented

Moved by: Deborah Clark

Seconded by: Jerri-Lynn Orr

6)Financial Report

a)No Financial Report at this time

b)There has been research into the benefits of moving to the Assiniboine Credit Union

Motion: to move our account from TD Canada Trust to Assiniboine Credit Union

Moved by: Shirley Delorme Russell

Seconded by: April Waters

c)Discussion regarding the replacement of the treasurer. The treasurer has been absent with regret or communication for several months. We will have to look for a replacement treasurer to be appointed for the fall.

7)Conference Committee Report

a)The Nominations announcements have been sent out and need to continue over the summer

b)Call for Presenters was gone out and needs to be repeated. Deborah and Ko’ona can work on this over the summer. We need to encourage workshops

c)The next conference meeting is to be announced

8)Business Arising

a)E-newsletter—The next issue is to completed by the end of the month with Conference, nominations and workshop items

b)Guiding Circles Workshops—The request for grant money from Winnipeg Foundation and Neighbourhoods Alive! Have been submitted

c)Governance Workshops—The Fort Whyte Centre has been booked on August 20-21 and the PATH workshop is in place for the second day

9) The Meeting was adjourned at 5:30 pm.