Hello All, See below for the resolutions from the 22 August 2013 Board meeting. Areas of interest to the GNSO included: - FY14 budget was approved - Renewal of .info, .org, and .biz agreements approved Regards, Bruce Tonkin From: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-22aug13-en.htm 1. Consent Agenda: a. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes Resolved (2013.08.22.01), the Board approves the minutes of the 27 June Special Meeting of the ICANN Board. b. FY14 Budget Approval Whereas, the draft FY14 Operating Plan and Budget was posted for public comment in accordance with the Bylaws on 10 May 2013, which was based upon numerous community consultations, and consultations throughout ICANN staff and the Board Finance Committee, during the past fiscal year. Whereas, intervening activities, and comments received from the public comment forum resulted in some significant revisions to the 10 May 2013 draft FY14 Operating Plan and Budget. Whereas, due to the revisions to the draft FY Operating Plan and Budget communicated during the Durban meeting on 17 July 2013, ICANN re-opened the public comment forum until 4 August 2013. Whereas, in addition to the public comment forum, ICANN actively solicited community feedback and consultation with the ICANN community by other means, including online conference calls, meetings in Beijing and Durban, and email communications. Whereas, the Board Finance Committee has discussed, and guided staff on, the development of the FY14 Operating Plan and Budget at each of its recent, regularly scheduled meetings. Whereas, the Board Finance Committee met on 7 August 2013 to discuss the final draft FY14 Operating Plan and Budget, and recommended that the Board adopt the FY14 Operating Plan and Budget. Whereas, per section 3.9 of the 2001, 2009 and 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreements, respectively, the Board is to establish the Registrar Variable Accreditation Fees, which must be established in order to develop the annual budget. Whereas, the description of the Registrar fees, including the recommended Registrar Variable Accreditation Fees, for FY14 has been included in the FY14 Operating Plan and Budget. Resolved (2013.08.22.02), the Board adopts the FY14 Operating Plan and Budget and in doing so establishes the Variable Accreditation Fees (per registrar and transaction) as set forth in the FY14 Operating Plan and Budget. c. Approval of Contract with General Contractor for Los Angeles Office Expansion Whereas, on 2 February 2013, the Board approved amending the lease for ICANN's Los Angeles office to include an additional 5800 square feet. Whereas, construction is required to make the additional square footage usable. Whereas, ICANN has received a construction proposal that is in alignment with the design of the current office space. Resolved (2013.08.22.03), the President and CEO, or his designee, is authorized to enter into an agreement between ICANN and Cannon Constructors Group South, Inc. in an amount not to exceed [redacted], and to make all disbursements over US$500,000, if necessary, in furtherance of the agreement. Resolved (2013.08.22.04), pursuant to Article III, Section 5.2 of the ICANN Bylaws, portions of this resolution and rationale may be redacted and kept confidential until the President and CEO deems it is appropriate to release such redacted information. d. Redelegation of the .BW domain representing Botswana Resolved (2013.08.22.05), as part of the exercise of its responsibilities under the IANA Functions Contract, ICANN has reviewed and evaluated the request to redelegate the .BW country-code top-level domain to Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority. The documentation demonstrates that the proper procedures were followed in evaluating the request. Resolved (2013.08.22.06), the Board directs that pursuant to Article III, Section 5.2 of the ICANN Bylaws, that certain portions of the rationale not appropriate for public distribution within the resolutions, preliminary report or minutes at this time due to contractual obligations, shall be withheld until public release is allowed pursuant to those contractual obligations. e. Redelegation of the .PT domain representing Portugal Resolved (2013.08.22.07), as part of the exercise of its responsibilities under the IANA Functions Contract, ICANN has reviewed and evaluated the request to redelegate the .PT country-code top- level domain to Associação DNS.PT. The documentation demonstrates that the proper procedures were followed in evaluating the request. Resolved (2013.08.22.08), the Board directs that pursuant to Article III, Section 5.2 of the ICANN Bylaws, that certain portions of the rationale not appropriate for public distribution within the resolutions, preliminary report or minutes at this time due to contractual obligations, shall be withheld until public release is allowed pursuant to those contractual obligations. 2. Main Agenda: a. Ombudsman FY13 At-Risk Compensation - EXECUTIVE SESSION Whereas, the Compensation Committee recommended that the Board approve payment to the Ombudsman of his FY13 at-risk compensation. Resolved (2013.08.22.09), the Board hereby approves a payment to the Ombudsman of his FY13 at-risk compensation component. b. Renewal of .INFO Registry Agreement Whereas, ICANN conducted a public comment period from 3 June 2013 to 15 July 2013 <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/info-renewal-03jun13-en.htm> on a proposed agreement for renewal of the 2006 .INFO Registry Agreement <http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/info>. Whereas, the proposed renewal .INFO Registry Agreement includes modified provisions to bring the .INFO Registry Agreement into line with other comparable agreements as well as additional provisions of the New gTLD Registry Agreement. Whereas, the public comment forum on the proposed renewal .INFO Registry Agreement closed on 15 July 2013 with ICANN receiving two comments. A summary and analysis of the comments was provided to the Board. Whereas, the Board has determined that no revisions to the proposed .INFO renewal Registry Agreement are necessary after taking the comments into account. Whereas, the proposed renewal .INFO Registry Agreement includes significant improvements as compared to the current .INFO Registry Agreement. Resolved (2013.08.22.10), the proposed renewal .INFO Registry Agreement is approved, and the President, Generic Domains Division and the General Counsel are authorized to take such actions as appropriate to implement the agreement. c. Renewal of .ORG Registry Agreement Whereas, ICANN conducted a public comment period from 21 June 2013 to 12 August 2013 <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/org-renewal-21jun13-en.htm> on a proposed agreement for renewal of the 2006 .ORG Registry Agreement <http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/org>. Whereas, the proposed renewal .ORG Registry Agreement includes modified provisions to bring the .ORG Registry Agreement into line with other comparable agreements as well as additional provisions of the New gTLD Registry Agreement. Whereas, the public comment forum on the proposed renewal .ORG Registry Agreement closed on 12 August 2013 with ICANN receiving one comment. A summary and analysis of this comment was provided to the Board. Whereas, the Board has determined that no revisions to the proposed renewal .ORG renewal Registry Agreement are necessary after taking the comments into account. Whereas, the proposed renewal .ORG Registry Agreement includes significant improvements as compared to the current .ORG Registry Agreement. Resolved (2013.08.22.11), the proposed renewal .ORG Registry Agreement is approved, and the President, Generic Domains Division and the General Counsel are authorized to take such actions as appropriate to implement the .ORG Registry Agreement. d. Renewal of .BIZ Registry Agreement Whereas, ICANN conducted a public comment period from 3 June 2013 to 15 July 2013 <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/biz-renewal-03jun13-en.htm> on a proposed agreement for renewal of the 2006 .BIZ Registry Agreement <http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/biz>. Whereas, the proposed renewal .BIZ Registry Agreement includes modified provisions to bring the .BIZ Registry Agreement into line with other comparable agreements as well as additional provisions of the New gTLD Registry Agreement. Whereas, the public comment forum on the proposed renewal .BIZ Registry Agreement closed on 15 July 2013, with ICANN receiving three comments. A summary and analysis of the comments was provided to the Board. Whereas, the Board has determined that no revisions to the proposed renewal .BIZ Registry Agreement are necessary after taking the comments into account. Whereas, the proposed renewal .BIZ Registry Agreement includes significant improvements as compared to the current .BIZ Registry Agreement. Resolved (2013.08.22.12), the proposed renewal .BIZ Registry Agreement is approved, and the President, Generic Domains Division and the General Counsel are authorized to take such actions as appropriate to implement the .BIZ Registry Agreement. Published on 26 August 2013