[DSNC] March Meeting: Monday March 31st at 6:00 pm
Davis Square Neighborhood Council
Hi Neighbors,
Our regular meeting will be hybrid and held at 6:00 PM at the Somerville Community Baptist Church at 31 College Ave. as well as online via Zoom:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85220522175?pwd=b92uXx6aRRNXdehZWGFZRQXogheZus.1
Meeting ID: 852 2052 2175
Passcode: 812425
Agenda:
6:00 PM - Welcome & Intros (name, pronouns, street and/or connection with Davis Sq.)
6:05 PM - Approval of the minutes from our previous meeting
6:05 PM - Projects & Priorities update
Spring DSNC Dinner (potentially at Dilboy VFW) -
Summer Block Party - potential to coordinate with the Davis Sq Merchants or do a separate event
6:15 PM - Updates on meetings since our February meeting (anyone who attended can provide an update to the rest of the group)
February 26, 2025 - 6:00 PM Community Panel on Black History & Culture, Somerville Museum
February 27th 6:00 PM: Second community meeting re: 199 Elm St. LLC Development Project meeting (the house between Domino’s pizza a Revival cafe)
March 10 Elm-Beacon Connector Open House
6:30 PM - Upcoming Community Meetings
Wed, Apr 2nd at 4:30 PM - Elm-Beacon Connector Street Outreach Pop-Up
Sat, Apr 5th from 12:00 NOON to 4:00 PM - Somerville Civic Day
Mon, Apr 7th, 9:00 AM Davis Merchants Meeting, Elm St Taproom
Thu, April 17, 2025 - 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM FREE All Ages Vaccine Clinic (Flu and COVID-19), Somerville Public Library Central Branch
6:35 PM Presentation from the Bylaws Working Group
6:45 PM Consideration of the motion to approve the proposed bylaws
7:55 PM - Motion to adjourn
8:00 PM - Vacate the Room
Post-meeting socializing at Elm Street Taproom.
Community Meeting Reports: Have you attended any recent community meetings that might interest DSNC members? We invite you to share a brief report at our next meeting. To ensure these updates are informative and efficient:
Please prepare a written summary (2-3 paragraphs) in advance
Email your summary to the Secretary (zpogre...@gmail.com) for inclusion in the Minutes
Be ready to present a 2-3 minute overview at the meeting
Proposed Amendments: There are a number of pre-written proposed amendments to the draft Bylaws. Please keep the following in mind:
If you plan to move forward with your amendment, ensure it's clearly written and ready for discussion.
If you wish to withdraw or modify your planned amendment, please do so ahead of the meeting
Consider sharing your reasoning or concerns in comments in the document or on the mailing list to allow for thoughtful discussion before the meeting
Adding an amendment to the document above will not automatically cause the amendment to be considered. Someone will need to bring up the amendment at the meeting and we will refer to the document for convenience.
Consideration of the Bylaws: We will be using Robert's Rules Of Order to conduct this process. Here is a one-page introduction with the most important things to know. Some important points we’d like to emphasize:
Please direct your comments in debate to the Chair, or broadly to the group as a whole. This will keep focus on the substance of the issue and not on personalities.
If you have a question for the current speaker, you may make a Request for Information to the Chair, who will then give the speaker the option to hear the question.
At all times, wait to be recognized by the Chair before speaking in debate.
- At any point during the consideration of a motion, you may “move the Previous Question”. This motion requires a 2/3s majority and if successful will and debate and lead to an immediate vote on the pending motion.
Zev Pogrebin (he/him)
Temporary Secretary
Davis Square Neighborhood Council