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Thanks to everyone who attended the 17th Dunes Council meeting!

Attendance

• Dunes Council
  • Present: AnvilFrost, CadrienK, DrLolzworth, nmjk, Obsidious_D, vK_InFaMy, WesGutt
  • Absent (IRL): Mjfurman16
• Special Guests: CommodoreAxis, District Exchange representative from SouthShire

Agenda

1. Meeting introduction, guidelines
2. District Exchange
3. Judge Applications
4. Dunes Guild Plot
5. Council Elections
6. Entrepreneur of the Week (Info / Business Catalogue)
7. Builder of the Week (Info)
8. Announcements
9. Welcoming new residents
10. Q&A

1. Meeting introduction, guidelines

Business as usual. Confirmed that the required numbers of Council and residents were present, so the meeting is legal and official.

2. District Exchange

The Dunes are participating in the District Exchange! That means that a couple of our council members have been visiting other districts, and we've had a visitor with us here! DrLolzworth has been spending time in Magic Quarter and WesGutt in SouthShire, and today we welcome CommodoreAxis from SouthShire. We hope it's been a good visit!

3. Judge Applications

Applications are now being accepted! This first term for the judges will be a short one, because the terms coincide with Council terms. It'll probably only be a week by the time they are appointed. Up to 3 judges will be appointed from the applicants, based on suitability and Council consensus.

Once appointed, judges will preside over trials when they are able to, in the Dunes Courthouse (East Yellow 1), and will reach verdicts on their own (instead of by jury).

4. Dunes Guild Plot

We now have the guild plot! We're really excited to see what will end up being there, and we want it to be a community project. So we're inviting everyone to contribute ideas and builds until Wednesday February 18! Complete project details. We need to start building by the end of the month, so hopefully that will give us all time to plan. The final design may be one of the builds submitted, or it might be pieced together from a number of submissions. Everyone whose ideas end up in the plot will be acknowledged on signs int he build.

This is going to be an expensive project! Rent alone is 470gc per day, never mind building expenses. We're not technically asking for donations at present, but any contributions will be gladly accepted, in the donation chests at the Embassy (424, 650).

5. Council Elections

The next round of Council elections (#DunesVotes!) will take place over the weekend of February 21-22. More info next week!

6. Entrepreneur of the Week

This week's Entrepreneur of the Week is CadrienK, owner of the Shrine of the Setting Sun, in Southwest Orange 5, at x:410, z:640. He also wins a 7 gold bar award! Make sure to stop by and pay respects to the souls that are finding rest there.

Want to know how you can be eligible for Entrepreneur of the Week?

• Information about Entrepreneur of the Week
• Dunes Business Catalogue

**Due to very few new businesses being listed in the Business Catalogue, Entrepreneur of the Week will only be included in future Council Meetings if new businesses are listed in the catalogue.

7. Builder of the Week

This is the first round of the new Builder of the Week segment! The first winner is cocacolaman7690 (Dapper Bunny), owner of the Dunes Welcome Center at East Yellow 4, at x:510, z:530. He also wins a 5 gold bar award! Make sure to stop by and check out the build!

8. Announcements

• nmjk: Name changes! They can be confusing, and we can lose track of people we know. If you change your Minecraft IGN, please let us know so that you can be updated on the map! We'll probably also create a name change register here on the subreddit so you can let everyone know what your old and new IGNs are.
• nmjk: Plots continue to be buggy. /plotinfo doesn't always show the right information (sometimes people are missing, and so owned plots can appear vacant), and joining and leaving plots doesn't always work smoothly (leaving you able to edit a plot you're not on, or unable to edit a plot you are on). And more plot boundaries have shrunk here and there. Hopefully Nisovin will fix all the buggy magic that's going on soon!
• cocacolaman690: There's a new Dunes Welcome Center at East Yellow 4! Visitors coming from the portal can now find information about the subreddit, the teamspeak, local businesses, etc. You can also advertise on the bulletin board for 10gb!
• vigilantecow: There's a new dentistry practice at Southwest Red 3! Take all your dental needs there. Anesthetic included!

9. Welcoming new residents

Council welcomes new residents each week! We'll do our very best to include every new Dunian resident at each meeting. If you see these folks around, make sure to welcome them!

• Tigerinde (Southwest Yellow 5)
• codygurth (West Orange 5)
• Hexxanon (West Red 6)
• vigilantecow (Southwest Red 3)
• Erumaren (North Orange 1)
• fireballin35 (North Yellow 6)
• Castform (Southwest Red 2)
• VideoGameDragon (Southeast Yellow 3)
• Luigilink64 (Southeast Yellow 6)
• Kreiger_1501 (Southeast Yellow 4)
• Backflipgal (West Red 3)

10. Q&A

Q: I'm new to Dong Dank... what's all of this council stuff about?
A: Mostly it's a way to organize things in the community and stimulate activity. It's also a way to create some structures in which people can play a role, and invite participation from everyone in the community. Plus, voting is fun? :)

Q: What's all the Spydentine's/Roamintine's stuff?
A: Events next weekend, Feb 13-15! Alas, the Spydentine's ball has been cancelled, but hopefully Singles Awareness Day (Friday, Feb 13) and maybe Roamintine's Day festivities will continue! Make sure to watch the various subreddits for information.

Questions? Corrections?

Please let me know! And watch for the meeting/agenda post for next week's meeting, coming soon.