DATE: June 11
TIME: 5:33pm
Members Present: Jackie Orozco, Jeff Tyrell, Dave Nelson, Steve Scalmanini, Mari Rodin, Karen Rifkin, Jim Mastin, Irma Turner
Exec Members Present: Fred Mervine, Phyllis Mervine, Joe Wildman, Mike Pallesen, Helen Sizemore, Judy Poplawski, Monica Quiroz-Rivera
Guests: Jim Wood
Quorum: A quorum was present
- Call to order / Welcome
Meeting called to order at 5:33
- Revision and approval of agenda
202456 Motion to Approve Agenda : Approved - Public Comment and Announcements
Go to www.vote411.org to check if you are registered to vote and to update your signature, if needed. - Minutes
Consider February Minutes
202456 Motion to Approve Minutes as revised: Passed
Consider May Minutes
202456 Motion to Approve Minutes as revised: Passed
- Treasurer’s Report
Joe reported a balance of $9,500.46. The $500 check to Redwood Coast Democrats has not cleared. PO Box and storage facility are paid up for a year. Dina Hutton was approved as a new member in good standing.
202456 Motion to Approve treasurer's report: Passed
- Old Business
- Endorsement Standing Rule
We appointed a committee to work on it. Jackie and Irma volunteered. - Headquarters Campaign 2020
We're probably not going to do a normal HQ but need to figure out how to provide election materials to people who want them, yard signs, etc. - Labor Day Picnic - No discussion
- T-shirts
202456 Motion to give members a T-shirt when they renew their memberships on a first come, first serve basis (as regards sizes) : Passed - Blue Notes - They have sent over 2000 postcards so far.
- Campaign 2020
- Supervisors - see how you can join in to support your candidate
- Swing Left - phone banking nationwide Swing Left targeted races and candidates Individual
- Vote Forward - Letter writing nationwide VF targeted races - Helen POC
- CADEM Remote phone banking events in CA
- CADEM/PDI Coordinated campaigns in CA
Fred showed us where the information appears on the mendodems.org website.
- New Business
DNC environmental council climate recommendations
We missed the deadline. No time for discussion of the platform.
Get out the vote proposal
Mike proposed funding a Native American person to go to another location (possibly another state) to help get out the Native American vote.
- Main Event
- Assembly member Jim Wood joined us for discussion and Q&A 6:00-6:30. Besides working on the State budget, one of their big items this week was discussing putting a constitutional amendment on the ballot to repeal Prop. 209. 209 passed in 1996 and amended the state constitution to prohibit state governmental institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment, public contracting, and public education.
The Assembly passed ACA 25 yesterday. If it passes the Senate, ACA 25 would add a section to California’s Constitution allowing legislators to participate and vote remotely.
- Motion to Adjourn
202456 Motion to Adjourn: Passed
6:40
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July 9
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