Re: [DSNC] Reminder: July Meeting: Monday July 27th 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Kathy Partridge
On Jul 27, 2026, at 12:11 PM, Kendra Fox <kendr...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello everyone,I wanted to re-up this thread this morning as a reminder of our meeting tonight, and with a couple of quick updates. First and foremost, our meeting location has been set at Somerville Community Baptist Church, 31 College Ave, Somerville, MA 02144. Our meeting time will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm- please see the note below about arriving early. There were a few brief agenda items added since the meeting notice sent two weeks ago, which can be reviewed in our meeting notice doc here.Though it may be redundant to the information in the earlier email in this thread, the special notes for tonights meeting bear repeating:
- To help voters feel informed on the bylaw amendments up for vote and the voting process, a Voter's Guide and a Primer on Robert's Rules of Order have been prepared. Please reviewed these prior to the meeting. There will be some paper copies available for review at the meeting.
- We ask that you please plan to arrive at 5:30 pm for our 6 pm meeting to allow time for member check in and verification. Please bring proof of address if you are unverified or unsure of your status.
- To help ensure there is adequate time to move through all of the votes on our agenda, we will be introducing a motion during the meeting to limit debate. Please continue to discuss amendments up for vote via the discuss group today if possible. Click here to access the discussion group.
As always, please reach out with any questions.See you at the meeting,Kendra Fox--On Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 2:56:07 PM UTC-4 Kendra Fox wrote:
Meeting: Monday, July 27th, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Hi Neighbors,
Our regular meeting will be held at 6:00 PM, venue TBA. Please plan to arrive in person at 5:30 PM - see below for details and proposed agenda.
As always, our regular meetings are hybrid and also held online via Zoom.
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**Additional note for July 27 meeting**
This month we will be addressing more than a dozen bylaws amendments introduced at last month's meeting. There will be some provisions to help make this process accessible and productive. Please read the following in preparation for our meeting:
- To help the membership decide how to vote, a Voter's Guide has been prepared. Click here to access the voter guide, which will link to language for all the amendments up for vote for your review.
- To ensure there is time for everyone to feel heard, and adequately discuss each amendment, you are encouraged to discuss in advance of our meeting using our discussion group. Click here to access the discussion group.
- To keep our process organized and ensure validity, we will be performing member check-in and verification at the door. We ask that you plan to arrive at 5:30 pm for our 6 pm meeting to allow time for check in. Verified members will be provided red/green voting cards to hold up in favor or opposition. Non-members are welcome at the meeting, but will not vote. Please bring proof of address if you are unverified or unsure of your status
- A QR code linking to the voter guide, as well as a few physical copies, and a handout primer on Robert's Rules of Order will be provided at the meeting for reference.
- To help ensure there is adequate time to move through all of the votes on our agenda, we will be introducing a motion during the meeting to limit debate. The membership will vote on whether to pass this motion. Our intention is not to limit or discourage discussion overall, but we strongly emphasize the need for more extensive debate to occur in advance of the meeting. The proposed limits are for debate to be limited to:
- 12 minutes of debate per amendment (6 minutes per side); 2 minutes speaking time per person, and speaking once per amendment; alternating sides for each speaker.
Please reach out to the board at dsnc-...@googlegroups.com with any questions about the upcoming meeting.
Thank you for your participation and cooperation as we do the important work of addressing our open amendments.
See you at the meeting,
Kendra Fox
Agenda:
5:30 PM - Member sign in and verification
6:00 PM - Welcome & Intros (name, pronouns, street and/or connection with Davis Sq.)
6:10 PM - Approve minutes from the last meeting
6:11 PM - Report from the Treasurer (PJ)
Receipts
Expenditures
Balance
6:12 PM - Update on DSNC’s neighborhood council recognition process (PJ)
6:15 PM - Commentary on role and function of CBC & CBA (Elaine and PJ)
History of process to date
Expectations for CBC process going forward
6:30 PM - Bylaw Amendments
Comments on the amendment process and backlog (Elaine)
Motion to limit debate
Bylaw amendments up for vote (Order TBD), as noticed and described in the published voter guide
Clerical amendments:
Amendment 50 (Chris Beland) removes the requirement for the Outreach committee chair to be a member of the Board.
Amendment D (Derrick Rice) makes clerical changes to section 3.1, primarily labeling the membership eligibility criteria for easier reference. It does not change the membership criteria.
Amendment 18A1.1 (Chris Beland, Ashish Shrestha) makes a clerical change to section 5.3 so that the threshold to pass CBAs is only stated once. It does not change what that threshold is (⅔ majority).
Membership eligibility:
Amendment 20 (Meredith Porter) changes the membership eligibility option “Resides within ½ mile of the Neighborhood Boundaries” to also require residing in Somerville.
Three amendments (4A1, 4A2, 4B) remove the “genuine local interest” membership eligibility option, but make different changes beyond that (see guide for details).
Community Benefits Agreements:
Amendment 18A1.1 (mentioned above) makes clerical changes.
Amendments 18A1.2-4 (Chris Beland, Ashish Shrestha) reduce the threshold to pass a CBA, from the current ⅔ majority to 60%, 55%, or 50%.
Amendment 18C1 (Ed Woll) requires at least ⅔ of verified DSNC members to vote (like a quorum requirement) on CBAs.
Amendment 54 (Ashish Shrestha) requires CBA votes be conducted “consistent” with board elections and specifies certain minimum requirements.
Miscellaneous
Amendment N (Chris Beland) removes the requirement to “elect” a nominating committee, and instead just requires “forming” one.
Amendment 16G (Zachary Yaro) restores direct election of the treasurer and secretary, and simplifies Section 4.6 Voting Method.
Amendment 53A1 (Derrick Rice, Alex Dehnert, Rebecca Rogers) codifies a “standing policies” mechanism.
7:40 PM - Updates from Committee Chairs
7:50 PM - Developments (also on website)
Actively seeking input, no formal development proposal
7:55 PM - Updates on meetings since our last meeting (anyone who attended can provide an update to the rest of the group)
Somerville Fireworks - Tuesday June 30, Trum Field
Artbeat! July 18
7:58 PM - Upcoming Community Meetings and events
Urban Design Commission Meeting July 28
Celebrating 250th Anniversary of America (Dilboy Post) July 30
SomerMovieFest “Wayne’s World” July 30
Virtual Overdose Prevention and Response Training - August 4
National Night Out - Aug 4
Celebrate bringing police and community together
SomerMovieFest “The Wiz” August 6
Yart Sale - Aug 8
Davis Square Farmer’s Market OPEN! Every Wed 12-6pm until Nov 25th
Somerville Mobile Farmer’s Market -
Four city locations, Thursdays through Saturdays, and runs through October 31.
Down in Davis: Every Friday night this summer, we’ll have live music in statue park!
7:59 PM - Motion to adjourn
8:00 PM - Vacate
Post Meeting Socializing at Elm Street Taproom: Stop by for a drink!
Davis Square Neighborhood Council · https://DavisSquareNC.org · https://linktr.ee/DavisSquareNC
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