# February 6, 2020

**URL:** <https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/february-6-2020/693>\
**Category:** National Advisory Council (NAC)\
**Tags:** agenda\
**Created:** [February 10, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/february-6-2020/693 "2020-02-10T19:33:18Z")\
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## Attendees:

NAC: Laura Biediger, Dawn McDougall, Janet Michaelis, Ben Trevino, Sabrah n’haRaven, Nina Kin, Em Burnett, Melanie Mazanec  
CFA: Meredith Horowski, Veronica Young, Christopher Whitaker, Hashim Mteuzi

## Outcomes:

- Clarity on:
  - NAC elections adjustments based on feedback

- Decisions on:
  - Whether to move forward with coaching / mediation support available to NAC and brigade leaders
  - Who/what/when shareout from NAC meetings
  - Leads for various Summit priorities this group decided upon

- Deep dive discussion on:
  - Priority action areas
  - NAC onboarding goals, outcomes, agenda

## Process:

1. Warm up (10 min) - Advice for Sabrah
2. Heads up & quick decisions (25 min)
  1. Elections update (5 min)
    - 12 Candidates
    - NAC Elections extended until Feb 13
    - Candidate forum at 8pm EST / 5pm PST on Feb. 12
    - 300+ votes thus far
    - All NAC Candidates have access to comp tickets and travel support
    - Additional: dietary restrictions, let CW know, as well as comp ticket stuff

  2. Coaching / mediation support (5 min)
    - Looking to bring a mediation org on retainer (previously provided training)
    - Would give us access to coaching sessions for specific conflict situations
    - They’d also further develop our Code of Conduct and policy & implementation protocol
    - If approved, next steps are to figure out how to communicate this resource to brigade leaders, and develop a triage or sign-up system for using it
    - Discussion:
      - Might be able to use the hours for a workshop

    - No objections from NAC to this plan

  3. Sharing out minutes / notes from NAC meetings (5 min)
    - NAC member will post.
    - Maybe revisit the NAC chair role/other roles and make sure this is included?
    - What do we need to not post? Personal / employee / sensitive information. Previously, mostly sensitive code of conduct info was redacted.
    - When? How soon do we need to post after NAC?
    - Where? Discourse (at the moment), but might look into other options.
    - NEXT STEPS:
      - Will quickly put up the last few meetings.
      - Will discuss a longer term strategy and post notes from older meetings.

  4. Summit (10 min)
    - Need Volunteers!
      - Staff Brigade Booth (9am- 5pm Th & F)
      - Work on Things that Matter Happy Hour (Wed 5:30-7:30)
      - “Small Bites with Code for DC / Code for NoVA” at La Tasca (TAPAS) (Wed 7:15)
      - Regional Breakout Rooms (F: 4-5:30)
      - Federal Room for feds
      - Very last thing at Summit

    - “Ideation Space” Th & F 2:30- 5pm
      - Need leads to run this space
      - We will have ownership over this space on Thur / Fri
      - Discussion
        - We know that the unconference was really popular BUT the space is too small to accommodate this
        - There were questions about how to run an unconference w/ 1k attendees
        - This space allows for a couple of options for people
        - Will the sessions be recorded? Not officially
        - Option to have the ideation space run 2:30 - 4pm on Friday, so it doesn’t conflict with regional breakouts.

3. Deep Dives – for discussion (50 min)
  1. Priority Action Areas decisions (subcommittee) (30 min)
    - Prioritized Criteria
      - Collective Action
      - Resources for Long Term Maintenance
      - Intersection CfA program work
      - Partnerships: National and Local

    - Discussion:
      - NAC will make the final selection with the network team on what our priority action areas should be
      - Network did a survey, and a workshop to narrow down ideas
      - Goal is to pick 2-3 based on the rubric
      - Specific topics, pros/cons:
        - Voting rights restoration
        - Record Clearance
        - Reduced transit fare access project
        - ReEntry roadmap
        - Courtbot
        - Disaster Relief

  2. NAC Onboarding (20 min)
    - Goals
      - Successfully onboard new NAC members
      - Offboard NAC members share lessons
      - Create relationship building space

    - Discussion
      - Thad (Code for Boston) is organizing a Hill Day - [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/congress-meets-coding-tickets-93304310705](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/congress-meets-coding-tickets-93304310705) which will be Wed at 1:30 - 2:30 in the Rayburn Building
        - Idea is to have Congressional staff meet with Brigade members
        - Question: how much time do we spend together for onboarding?
          - Decision: Full Day

      - Topics:
        - NAC Charter, Subcommittees, Priority Action Area, Case studies (pick 2)
        - Decision: NAC Charter, Subcommittees

      - Other things that the team wants to do:
        - Join first timers breakfast
        - Find additional time

    - Sidebar: Dietary restrictions, tickets

4. Action items & close (5 min)

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