RA Meeting 22 November 2009: Action Summary

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Cindy Ecksol
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RA Meeting 22 November 2009: Action Summary

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1. Next meeting set for 6 December 2009 at 1200pm SLT
2. Discussion of proposed land pricing bill http://forums.slcds.info/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2592
a. Vote was taken on the bill as amended by Gwyn:

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1. Any parcel of land that is re-sold by CDS, after CDS repossesses it, will be sold for a purchase price of $0.
2. At the time of purchase, the buyer shall pay to CDS an amount equal to two months' rent. One half of the amount will be applied as the land's purchase price to CDS, and the other will be applied to satisfy the first two months of monthly rent (local tier) at a 50% discount for those first two months only.
3. This act does not affect the price of any land offered for sale by CDS for the first time, like the property in a newly opened sim.
4. This act will expire on February 1, 2010. If the CDS RA does not act to extend it, the prices for sales of repossessed land by CDS will return to their levels set before this act was adopted.

Those PRESENT voted: 4 in favor 5 opposed.
Seven day votes outstanding: Naftali Torok, StuiChicanne Darkstone, Sonja Strom, Robert Galland

b. Vote was taken on original land pricing bill, unamended.

Those PRESENT voted: 5 in favor 3 opposed 2 abstaining.
Seven day votes outstanding: Naftali Torok, StuiChicanne Darkstone, Sonja Strom

3. Cindy Ecksol resigned as LRA but will retain her seat pending SP appointment of a new faction leader.

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Re: RA Meeting 22 November 2009: Action Summary

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Subject: Re: voting / 7 day vote
From: Cindy Ecksol <[email protected]>
To: Naftali Torok <[email protected]>
Cc: Arria Marcella <[email protected]>,
Carolyn Saarinen <[email protected]>,
Gwyneth Llewelyn <[email protected]>,
Jamie Palisades <[email protected]>, Joaquin Gustav <[email protected]>,
Micael Khandr <[email protected]>, Pip Torok <[email protected]>,
Robert Galland <[email protected]>, Rose Springvale <[email protected]>,
Sonja Strom <[email protected]>, Soro Dagostino <[email protected]>,
StuiChicanne Darkstone <[email protected]>, Wasp Thor <[email protected]>

> Dear Cindy,
> I could not post my vote in the forum, even when i was logged on!
> so please let me know how i can bring my vote to the RA.
> I am aye for Gwyns amendment
>
> Naf
>

Thanks, Naftali.

If you wish, may also register your vote for the unamended bill. Here's the
summary I posted to the forum:
http://forums.slcds.info/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2622 . The vote to amend is
item 2a . The vote on the unamended bill is item 2b.

Just a reminder: we are still waiting for 7 day votes from Stui, Sonja and
Robert on item 2a and from Stui and Sonja on item 2b. I will post this note
directly to the forum as well as sending it to all of you here.

Thanks!

Cindy

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Re: RA Meeting 22 November 2009: Action Summary

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For my seven-day votes I vote aye on the amended bill (item 2a in the summary), and nay on the unamended bill (item 2b in the summary).

It is my understanding that these votes bring the amended bill to a count of 6 in favor, 5 opposed, with 7-day votes still outstanding for StuiChicanne Darkstone and Robert Galland,
and the unamended bill to a count of 5 in favor, 4 opposed and 2 abstentions, with 7-day votes still outstanding for Naftali Torok and StuiChicanne Darkstone.

Thank you to everybody who has given work and patience to this democratic community process.

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Re: RA Meeting 22 November 2009: Action Summary

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The following was received by me via email and copied to other RA members:

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On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Robert Galland <robert> wrote:

I vote no to the amended bill (item 2A), for which I was not yet there to vote on last week.

This should make that bill, 6 for and 6 against.

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And I've also received this from Stui:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <Stui>
Date: Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: voting / 7 day vote
To: [email protected]

I would like to register my vote, after due consideration, it if my belief that I shall support, and so vote in favour of the unamended bill, and reject the amended bill on account that I believe that the unamended bill favours growth and opportunity.

Happy voting.

Stui

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By my count that brings us to the following:

On the motion to amend: 6 in favor, 7 opposed. The motion to amend FAILS.

On the unamended proposition: 6 in favor, 4 opposed, 2 abstentions, with Naftali not registering a vote

I believe that this means that the unamended proposition is approved. But just for clarity, I withdraw my abstention on the unamended proposition and vote in favor. That brings the vote to 7 in favor, 4 opposed, 1 abstention, with Naftali not registering a vote, so the unamended bill is APPROVED.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to consider this issue deeply and express their opinions both in public and to me personally. It's probably the most difficult thing I've worked on in the two years since I came to CDS. And troubling too: I cannot say that I have enjoyed it. My hope for the future is that we can do much better the next time in all phases of the legislative process.

Cindy

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