[GSA Council] NOTICE: Urgent action required -- 3pm on Friday (March 6) meeting re: CFS settlement

[Sapandeep Randhawa]

Hi Gretchen !!
                        Sadly, I won't be able to make it on 6th march as I
have exam the same day.

Thanks and Regards,
Sapandeep
On 27-Feb-2015 8:39 AM, "gretchen k" <gbayou at gmail.com> wrote:

> sorry about the typo, the meeting is Friday March 6th at 3pm.
>
> thanks!
>
> -g-
>
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 8:36 AM, Isabelle Johnston <
> isabelle.johnston at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi, Friday is March 6th and Monday is March 9th. What day is this meeting?
>> On Feb 27, 2015 8:30 AM, "gretchen k" <gbayou at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Councillors--
>>>
>>> The following notice is for an urgent meeting requested by GSA legal
>>> advisers (see details below). Based on the previous doodle for *Friday,
>>> March 9th - 3pm* seems to be the best time for this short meeting.
>>>
>>> We need 9 voting members to make quorum and a proposed agenda is
>>> included below.
>>>
>>> Please email me your regrets as soon as possible if you cannot make 3pm
>>> Friday March 6th.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> gretchen
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Lex Gill <lex.gill at gmail.com>
>>> Date: Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 7:27 PM
>>> Subject: Urgent action required — calling a meeting re: CFS settlement
>>> To: gretchen.king at mail.mcgill.ca, Houda MADNOUNE <
>>> president at gsaconcordia.ca>
>>> Cc: Roddy Doucet <roddy.doucet at gmail.com>, Erik Chevrier <
>>> erik at collectivevision.ca>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Houda and Gretchen,
>>>
>>> My name is Lex Gill. I hope this message finds you well. *Please read
>>> this email carefully as it contains very time sensitive information*!
>>> (Thank you)
>>>
>>> I have been working with Roddy, Erik and the GSA's legal counsel on the
>>> lawsuit related to the GSA's membership in the Canadian Federation of
>>> Students.
>>>
>>> Roddy is out of the country but I just spoke to him over the phone about
>>> an urgent issue regarding the case. It was his recommendation to contact
>>> you and to send this email.
>>>
>>> The Canadian Federation of Students has initiated a conversation
>>> regarding a potential settlement of the lawsuit. Time is of the essence
>>> with this issue, as the trial is set to begin March 9th.
>>>
>>> A decision to settle, rather than go to trial, must be made by a vote of
>>> GSA Council. This means that GSA Council *must meet before the trial
>>> begins* in order to be able to consider any potential offer.
>>>
>>> We do not have all of the details about the offer yet and a formal
>>> meeting will need to take place between your legal team and the CFS's legal
>>> team next week.
>>>
>>> However, in order to make sure that we meet the notice requirements in
>>> the GSA bylaws, the council meeting must be called as soon as possible.
>>>
>>> Therefore, I am requesting that the Council Chair *please call a
>>> meeting for Friday, March 6th. *Feel free to set the exact time at your
>>> convenience, but it should be on that day in the afternoon.
>>>
>>> The agenda should be as follows:
>>>
>>> *1. Call to Order*
>>> *2. Update and discussion regarding Graduate Student Association of
>>> Concordia University et al. vs. Canadian Federation of Students et
>>> al. [Closed session]*
>>> *3. Motion regarding potential settlement offer [Closed session]*
>>> *4. Adjournment*
>>>
>>>
>>> If there are any issues or problems that you foresee with this meeting,
>>> please call me on my cellphone as soon as possible and we can work together
>>> to sort them out.
>>>
>>> Thank you so much for your help.
>>>
>>> Lex
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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