IMDC Exec Agenda 08-26

DATE: August 18, 2026
TIME: 4:00 PM
PLACE: Zoom Meeting Click Here
Meeting ID: 892 8912 2058 Passcode: 268512

Call to order / Welcome by Fred: 4:08 PM
Revision of agenda
Consider revised July Minutes
Treasurer’s Report
Consent Calendar Agenda, Minutes, Treasurer's Report
Central Committee Report - Gabriel/Jesse
Chair’s Report - Fred Mervine
Old Business
1. Recruit - Help for Jim - Electeds Liaison
  Jim still wants 1-2 additional people to be liaisons to local electeds.
  No results yet.
2. Recruit - New IMDC President
  Fred is timing out as President. Everyone please consider who else could do this?
  1. Change by-laws
  2. Update the by laws amendment
  3. need paper ballots for LDP
3. Farmers' Market Headquarters (FMHQ) - Peter Events
  Update schedule, report on activity
  Review deployment process
  Democratic business cards - did we order and/or receive them
4. Campaign Dinner - McGuire? Connolly? Rogers?
  Discussion - when, where, should we do this at all?
5. Redwood Empire Fair - August 7-9 (Setup Aug 6)s
  1. Steve report?
6. Labor Day Picnic - September 7, 11 AM - 3 PM
  Steve update
7. County Fair & Apple Show - September 18-20 (Setup Sept 17)
  Who is taking the lead on the County Fair? -- Steve & Tekla. Peter will contact 2 people in Boonville who want to help.
  1. Steve/Tekla report
8. Letter to Bescerra - Leah Middleton, Peter Good
  See Ian Monroe's opinion
  Leah created 1st draft. Eileen edited. Send to Steyer also? Agreed to cc him. Where to send? See their websites.
  2026819 Fred will do another review & send to everyone for final review. : ***TODO
9. Update. Fred received any document to review/revise
10. No result for where to send.
11. Is this a smart thing to do? Send a letter to a candidate asking him to adopt a defeated rival's platform>?
12. IMDC Membership renewal
  1. MIGS 2027
    2026819 Robin will send her list of who's paid to Fred to reconcile with the online database. : ***TODO
  2. We reconciled the db. About 40 people renewed on line
  3. Robin prepared the letters - I believe she mailed them
  4. Fred will send oiut final appeal to pay dues online
13. DOTY
  1. Sign-up sheet is active on Home Page
  2. Peter - Volunteer call tree activated?
  3. Peter/Steve/Jesse - report
New Business
1. Renew insurance?
2. Campaign 2027 Rest - Tekla
3. Election watch party - volnteers?
4. Endorsements
  1. Go To Document Index on Home Page - enter "endorse" in Search box
  2. Time table - https://inlandmendodems.org/WP/document/imdc-endorsement-timeline-table/
  3. Endorsement Committee Charter and task desc: https://inlandmendodems.org/WP/document/ad-hoc-endorsement-committee-charter/
  4. Request for endorsement letter -https://inlandmendodems.org/WP/document/supes-endorsement-questionnaire-01-24/ Also online that we can send to candidates

Standing Committees - Chairs, Responsibilities, Plans of Action
1. 1. Volunteer Committee Charter - Peter
    1. RE Fair
    2. DOTY
    3. LDP
    4. Apple Fair
  2. Events Committee Charter - Helen
    1. Speakers for Sept, Oct
  3. Electeds Liaison Charter - Jim
  4. Community Outreach Committee Charter - Marvin
  5. Elections Committee Charter - Gabriel
  7. Campaign Committee Charter - Steve
    1. Tekla Steve - review of campaign events on tap
      Info from Mike M re: the CD-1 Campaign?
      - Canvassing
      - Post carding
      - Phone Banking
      - Rallies
      - Fund raising Events (other than the DOTY)
      - Social media feeds? We have several people to feed our Facebook
      - Next Club meeting: September 10, 6:30 PM -
        2026819 Helen will arrange for a speaker: ***TODO
Good of the Order
Meeting adjourned at 5:16 PM.
Next meeting:
DATE: Sept 15, 2026
TIME: 4:00 PM
PLACE: Zoom Meeting Click Here
Meeting ID: 892 8912 2058 Passcode: 268512

IMDC Exec Agenda August 2026