Draft Agenda 1/25/10 meeting

I think it's really great that you're publicizing the agenda in advance of the meeting.  And I also think it's great that you're asking for printed copies of public comments for inclusion in the minutes.  I like that you're putting out requests for what to put on the agenda, too.  I also like that you're addressing what's being said on the blogs instead of ignoring it and sweeping it under the rug.But there are some things that I would do differently with January's agenda. 

• I would not have a closed door meeting right in the beginning or middle of the meeting----(I wouldn't have closed-door meetings at all, but if I was at knife-point...)---I would at least save it until the last so that the meeting is not disrupted.
• Also, the draft agenda doesn't seem to have a place for discussion of matters.  I know that we end up discussing things anyway....but don't you think that since the purpose of meetings is to discuss things, that "discussion" should be on the agenda?

Since you asked what items should be on the agenda.....I propose that someone at the next meeting should encapsulate (on the chalkboard?) a list of KBOO problems that people want changed, including a proposed solution.  For example, I could cite "in-house censorship" as a problem, and I think the solution is to "not censor."  And we can then discuss the matters one at a time, after the list is complete.What's great about this is that it will mean that KBOO's problems won't fester anymore until they get worse and worse.  And, everyone can contribute to the list on an equal playing field without being judged or discriminated against.  What happens after such a list is formulated is another thing, but getting everything on the table is the least we can do.  I volunteer to write everything down (provided that nothing comes up and I make it to the meeting).We could make categories like.....what we want to see changed in ......KBOO culture; KBOO policy: KBOO processes....etc. We all pretty much know that the Chinese word for "crisis" is also the word for "opportunity."  I think that if anything, making such a list is an opportunity to be pro-active and treat each other humanely and with respect.And keep at what you're doing, it's a step in the right direction, and leadership.  Yvette