MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 
of ARCH Disability Law Centre
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Metro Hall, Room 308
55 John Street, Toronto, Ontario
Voting Members Present:   
Brad Ullner
Caroline Mah
David Salvador Vizcaya
Douglas Waxman
Ellen Cohen
Emily Gillespie
Gary Malkowski
Jason Mitschele
Jennifer Hiseler
Laura Upans
Louise Bark
Monica Ackermann
Paul Cochrane
Paul Scotland
Rania Herati
Richard Poplawski
Sandev Purewal
Sandi Bell
Sandy Gdyczynski
Sunshine (Shawn) Lezard
Timothy Ditchoff
Tracy Odell
Valya Michael
Voting Members by Proxy:
Monica Ackermann (proxy for Marcia Yale)
Sandi Bell (proxy for Gerald Riley)
Sandi Bell (proxy for Peter Wells)
Sandy Gdyczynski (proxy for Bonnie Quesnel)
Sandy Gdyczynski (proxy for Pamela Quesnel)
Voting Member Regrets:
Diane Malott
Mary Daniel
Roxanne Mykitiuk
Yvonne Simpson
Guests Present: 
Akilah Haneef-Jabari, Ontario Human Rights Commission
Al Sunisloe
Anne Borden, A4A Ontario
Charles Harnick, Legal Aid Ontario
Christopher Desloges, ASL Interpreter
Clem Hicks
David Odell
Debbie Parliament, ASL Interpreter
Donald Prong, Ontario Association of the Deaf
Donald, Attendant
Eunice Mamic, Cystic Fibrosis Canada
Meagan Gillmore 
Monique LeDrew, ASL Interpreter
Noel Baszak
Olivia Arnaud, Captioner, Neeson & Associates
Omar Ha-Redeye, Durham Community Legal Clinic
Robert Martin
Robin Simmons, CILT
Sandra, Attendant
Shah Mohiuddies
Sharon McPherson 
Steve Dorland, University of Toronto
Theresa, Attendant
Wendy Porch, CILT
Staff:
Amanda Ward
Doreen Way
Gabriel Reznick
Hina Ghaus
Kerri Joffe
Jessica De Marinis
Lila Refaie	
Mariam Shanouda	
Mariana Versiani
Robert Lattanzio
Theresa Sciberras
The meeting commenced at 6:30 pm.
1.	Welcome
Douglas Waxman, Chairperson of the ARCH Board, welcomed everyone to the meeting and covered housekeeping issues.  He chaired the meeting.
2.	Motion to Appoint Secretary of the Meeting
MOTION: 	Ellen Cohen/Jason Mitschele/CARRIED: to appoint Lila Refaie as Secretary of the meeting.
3.	Approval of Agenda and Minutes of October 1, 2018
MOTION: 	Ellen Cohen/Louise Bark/CARRIED:  to approve the agenda for the meeting.
MOTION: 	Paul Cochrane/Caroline Mah/CARRIED: to approve the minutes of the October 1, 2018 Annual General Meeting.
4.	Approval of Audited Financial Report  and Appointment of Auditors 
Monica Ackermann, Treasurer, gave an overview of ARCH’s finances.  Her financial report was available to all in the AGM Package.  
MOTION: 	Ellen Cohen/ Laura Upans/CARRIED:   to approve the audited financial report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019.
MOTION: 	Louise Bark/Ellen Cohen/CARRIED: to approve the appointment of Hilborn LLP as auditors of record for the 2020-21 fiscal year.
5.	Chair’s Report
Douglas Waxman gave his address to the meeting.  The Chair’s Report was provided in the Annual Report.  Douglas thanked Monica Ackermann who is leaving the Board and her position as Treasurer after many years with ARCH.  He presented Monica with a gift and with flowers.  
6.	Executive Director’s Report
Robert Lattanzio gave his address to those present.  His Executive Director’s Report was provided in the Annual Report.
7.	By-Law Amendments
Douglas Waxman reported that the proposed amendments to the by-law were sent to members in advance and are available in the AGM Package.  There are three amendments to the By-Law being recommended by the ARCH Board.  The first is to increase the number of directors from 13 to 15.  The second is to increase quorum at meetings from 7 to 8 directors and the third is to add additional eligibility criteria to new Board members including: their not being a current client; and, not being a family member of a current employee, a current client, or a current Board member.  Douglas called for the following motion:  
	MOTION: 	Jennifer Hiseler/Ellen Cohen /CARRIED:  to approve the amendments to the By-Law as presented.
8.	Election of Board of Directors 
Monica Ackermann, member of the Nominating Committee, presented the Nominations Committee Report which was available in the AGM Package.  The Report outlined the recommended Board slate.  Based on the Report, Monica called for the following motion:  

MOTION: 	Jennifer Hiseler/Ellen Cohen/CARRIED:  to elect the following members to the Board for a term of two years:
•	Douglas Waxman
•	Emily Gillespie
•	Laura Upans
•	Sandi Bell
•	Sandy Gdyczynski
•	Yvonne Simpson
To appoint the following member to the Board of Directors of ARCH Disability Law Centre for a term of one year:
•	Jason Mitschele
9.	Adjournment 
MOTION:    Caroline Mah/ /CARRIED:   to adjourn.