Notes off community ask to MLVS board

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Tony Fazzio board chair thank you for last nights meeting.

Below find my notes from 5/18 mtg and request for next mtg 6/1.

I wanted to personally thank everyone who came out to show support for MLVS last night.  How amazing to see our community ready to defend one of our own.

The message is clear we want to keep MLVS as a mission legacy agency.  

The following asks were made of the board and I'm hoping that in closed session last night the board was able to come up with the answers.  This discussion can be public as i believe it does not discuss the terms or status of any lawsuit.

1) the community requests to be part of the negotiations for the building

We understand in legal mediation this may not be possible but we request a community team be informed and consulted before any decisions are made.  The community previously requested that David Chiu intervene and help facilitate this.  A meeting to meet with Saul Griffith has also been requested and this is different from any MLVS discussions.  This committee would be involved in both conversations.

2) The community requests that a fundraising committee be formed in order to help raise any funds to keep the building in the mission

This committee will have to know the amount needed as MLVS proceeds in the negotiations to end this lawsuit.

3) A program advisory committee be formed that can review current programs and look for new programming that can support MLVS moving forward

4) The full board be involved moving forward in the negotiations.  

The community wanted to be sure that the Latino board members were part of the team.  In particular Eva and Josh who both came out against the proposed deal.  We appreciate the hard work and commitment from ALL board members.

5) The board accept the community's board nominations

The community is requesting 5 members to join the board.  I propose each committee send 1 person and we consider those proposed last night.

6) We allow two community elders to attend all closed sessions of the board.  

A request for elders to be invited to witness the boards discussion was requested.  

If I forgot anything my apologies please add.

I want to thank the board for allowing this dialogue.  The Mission Peace Collaborative offered to facilitate a check in on June 1st.  Can the board get back to us on these requests?  Can we meet at MLVS?

Thank you,

Tracy

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On May 18, 2017, at 5:09 PM, Pete Gallegos <p_gal...@hotmail.com> wrote:

All: I won't be able to attend this meeting, but if I could a course to dissuade the lease holder from performing on the lease and in return they be provided some type of liquidated damages would be my suggestion. This was a terrible lease that MLVS unfortunately got themselves into. I met with Rosario some time ago after she signed the lease option and told her she should do everything she could to get out of it. MLVS was so strapped for money that she said didn't have the resources. We discussed possibly keeping the building intact with some upgrades and possibly developing affordable housing on top. She told me she had been offered $14 million cash for the building "as is" at the time, but turned it down. I suggested she look at a larger development project and leveraging the equity in the building as opposed to selling it off little by little. We we're never able to get back together for a second meeting. WTS, depending on how hard core the current lessee is or will be, it may still be doable. Affordable housing added to the buildings current and possible use as a school and cbo hub, to me might be an alternative. Also we should look at some way to block any sub-division of the building citing the greater good. Given the housing crisis, I'm sure there would be a lot of support for housing. Anyway that's my 2 cents, sorry can't make it, feeling under the weather. Adelante, Pete

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On May 17, 2017, at 3:52 PM, Tony Fazio <tfa...@winningdirections.com> wrote:

A reminder for Thursday at 6:00 PM to come to our School.

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