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# G&R #160 Snippet

This `snippet` includes Governance, MIPs, forum updates, and Core Unit team discussions from the MakerDAO Governance and Risk Call #160.

## General Updates

### Votes

*Polls:*
- [Adjusting Auction Parameters for ETH-A, ETH-B, ETH-C, and WBTC-A](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmfGk3Dm?network=mainnet#poll-detail) - PASSED
- [Increase the System Surplus Buffer](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmXcVy9R?network=mainnet) - REJECTED
- 8 Ratification Polls end Monday Sept. 27
- 2 Greenlight Polls active (voting ends Mon. Oct. 4th)
- [SB-DDC (Solid Block Detox Digital Coins)](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/Qmd7oS1n?network=mainnet#poll-detail)
- [REIF-DROP (Commercial Real Estate Assets DROP)](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmNzDxBK?network=mainnet#poll-detail)

*Executive:*
- [Collateral Onboarding and Offboarding, PSM DC-IAM changes](https://vote.makerdao.com/executive/template-executive-vote-collateral-onboarding-and-offboarding-psm-dc-iam-changes-september-17-2021?network=mainnet#proposal-detail) - Passed & Executed
- Friday's executive will include:
- Auction Parameter Adjustments
- L2 (Optimism and Arbitrum tests)

### MIPs

[Weekly MIPs Update #54](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/weekly-mips-update-54/10398/3)

- Ratification Polls end on Monday, September 27th.

### Forum at a Glance

[Forum at a Glance: September 17th - 23rd](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/forum-at-a-glance-september-17th-23rd/10475)

## Team-led Discussions

### DssVest Considerations

#### SES: Wouter




*Deeper discussion and questions will be available in the Summary.*

### Government Relations

#### David Utrobin

- Government and regulators fall into a class of stakeholders that is very important to MakerDAO.
- Important to have good relations with these stakeholders.
- Government relations is a subset of public affairs.
- E.g., Paper had a meeting with advisors of a specific lawmaker's office.
- Financially supporting pro-crypto lawmakers.
- Educate crypto regulators.

#### PaperImperium

*Updates on Senator Warren Meetings:*
- Agnostic or underinformed opinions surround us.
- Security issues are heavy on regulator's minds.
- Stablecoins are almost always envisioned as Tether.
- We need to figure out the regulatory touch of MakerDAO.
- Senator Warren was clear to get as much of crypto inside a regulatory ring.
- Next meeting's agenda: devolve compliance and legal issue burdens down to Core Units.
- May need to remove the ambiguity of Maker being a decentralized entity to meet certain obligations.
- We currently lack legal expertise and friends in the legislature. Paper has been trying to reach out to people to help improve this.
- Another issue: securities laws, which are open to interpretation.
- Need professional legal counsel on this.
- Should we seek to hire expertise in government regulations?
- Core Unit that engages with external legal counseling may be a good method.