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November/December Delegate Meeting
Herald Sun Community Room
December 8, 2009
Attending the meeting were:
Delegates and Alternates
Bill Anderson - Duke Park
Rosemarie Kitchin - Falconbridge
Craigie Sanders - Grove Park
Mike Brooks -- Parkwood
Jeane Bross – Lakewood Park
David Harris - Old Farm
Brett Walters – Old West Durham
Myers Sugg - Tuscaloosa-Lakewood
Mike Woodard -- Watts Hospital
Moe Rivera -- OND
Cheryl Shiflett -- Northgate Park
Visitors
Pat Carstensen - Cross County
Lloyd Schmeidler -- 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness
Announcements
Cheryl announced the next PAC2 meeting will have as main program a representative from the District Attorneys office, either Tracey CLine or an Assistant DA, to help PAC2 members learn how to follow a case through the court system. It is extremely complicated to say the least and we need a roadmap to understand how cases progress. Meeting starts at 6pm and programs usually start at 6:45 pm.
Pat's neighborhood is facing a big (150 kids) pre-school on too little space (less than 2 acres) on a high-traffic road. One bit of advice is to look carefully at the plans to make sure they are meeting all the requirements.
Craigie expressed thanks to Nancy Cox and Cathy Abernathy on education issues/presentations, to Bill Anderson and Rosemarie Kitchin for work on Executive Committee and Hero Awards, to Moe and Cheryl also on Hero Awards, and to Myers and Colin for their roles.
Presentation on Homelessness
Lloyd Schmeidler talked about why to end homelessness: basic human rights, therapeutic value of having a home, and the lower cost to the public (having long-term homeless in permanent housing is estimated to cut the cost 25%). The issue is clearly complex; too many folks in Durham pay more than 33% of their income for housing, which puts them in danger of homelessness. Lloyd talked about the statistics on the homelessness census (http://www.durhamtenyearplan.com/facts.shtml). In general, about 1/2 the homeless surveyed have IDs showing them being from some other county, but that seems to reflect the fact they don't update their ID since most seem to have been here a while. Lloyd passed out a list of ways to get involved and said he would be happy to come to a neighborhood meeting.
By-laws Changes
Clean and marked-up versions were available. You can also get them from the website.
The meeting adjourned to cake and cookies and conversation.
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