Tweeting UNA Board Meeting, Dec. 11, 2012

 The following are a direct quote of my tweets from the last UNA Board of Directors meeting Dec. 11, 2012.   The tweets are posted in reverse chronological order.  So, if you want the 'as it happened flow,' scroll to the bottom and then read toward the top!
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charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

#UNA meeting over and fairly uneventful this time. Nice to have the reports at beginning just Q&A!

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

CRA deems #UNA services pst/gst taxable - cost about several 100 thousands

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

Listen In approved for three sections starting in the new year. #una

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

Listen In workshop approval final approval again before the board #UNA

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

Motion to post standing committee agendas online -a halfway step toward public meeting accountability and transparency.

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

Motion on monthly update from directors rather than individual reports from directors. #una

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

Voting on holding workshop on social media #UNA

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

Maria Harris Electoral Area A report. Transportation question

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

AMS microbrewery project raised - questions about smell and effect on residential. #UNA Board Meeting

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

TB asks about garbage facilities on institutional lands beside #UNA residential areas - what is #UBC's policy about garbage.

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

Two funding requests from Jim Taylor coming up. 1 funding for children's park; the other funds his research for articles on lease values.

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

ExecDir responds that noise bylaw in progress - expect January #UNA

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

Now on to the ExecDir's report - questions from the board. TB asks: What' up with noise bylaw?

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

Governance Standing Committee report - missed a few items that need to be put on the Board agenda . . . need to get our act together :)

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

Aquatic Centre construction start up Aug 2013, opening within 2 years thereafter. #UNA

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

Like most public buildings these days, some retail space to be included in Aquatic Centre. The reach of free market liberalism.

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

Kavie Toor, UBC Athletics, speaking on the new Aquatic Centre at the #UNA meeting

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

And we are off! The #UNA meeting is about to begin.

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11 Dec charlesmenzies ‏@charlesmenzies

The last #UNA Board meeting of 2012 coming up soon. Live tweeting on this channel :)

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