IMEC March Minutes 3-18-2025

Inland Mendocino Democratic Club Exec Committee Minutes March 2025


DATE March 18,  2025
TIME: 4:00 PM
PLACE: Zoom Meeting Click Here
Meeting ID 825 6635 3751  Passcode 518110
Exec Members Present: Executive Team Members Present: Fred Mervine, Helen Sizemore, Robin Sunbeam, Gabriel Baca Meza, Steve Scalmanini, Jesse Boyd, Michelle Hutchins

Quorum: 7/9 Yes

  1. Call to order / Welcome 4:00 by Fred
  2. Revision and approval of agenda
  3. Consider February Minutes
  4. Treasurer’s Report
    1. Approve new members: Robin moved to accept the three new paid members 
  5. Consent Calendar Agenda, Minutes, Treasurer's Report, NewMembers in Good Standing 
    Motion to Approve Consent Calendar [Approved/action]
  6. Central Committee Report - Gabriel/Jesse
    1. Central Committee Report  Jesse reported the MCDCC approved the DNC polling.
  7.  
  8. Chair’s Report- Fred Mervine Fred displayed the face he made for the website for people to sign up and interact with the club. Family membership will be accommodated in the system he designed for a membership drive. This will help us manage the membership in preparation for an increase.
  9. Old Business
    1. Endorsement Standing Rule: Fred reorganized Kayla's doc a bit with headings and re-groupings. Fred added his comments in italic text and mostly indented. He did not change any of her initial text. Robin recommended we leave the standing rule as written. Fred felt there is value is looking at the language and will schedule time for the club to discuss.
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    2. Ideas for Attracting Members to Mendocino County Democratic Inland Club Fred wants to remind us he is planning a large membership drive.
      Who got trained? Who will do the MOE?       Jesse, Michelle Robin
      • The membership is 2% of the registered democrats that could be in the club.
      • Use MOE to generate target DEMS for out-reach
      • I'd like to get a list of registered DEMs in our IMDC zips to send out recruiting letters, or a least to sign up on the mailing list.
      • A list of specific age groups to help the REYDems,
      • A list by ethnicity to help Juan set up a Latino club.
      • A list of  those Dems who have not voted in recent elections, a reminder that registering is only the first step in participation.
    3. Slate Elections - February 13 - Report - Helen reported that a specific slate was passed. Online voting was made available. Gabriel mentioned that Leo Buc was one of the delegates elected. 
    4. Adopting Score Start voting for county elections - Gabriel-tabled and request that we remove from the agenda STAR Voting. Gave review of how the system worked.
    5. Estelle Introduction of petition to reinstate Auditor and Tax Collector as separate, elected offices - Robin sent the petition to the EXEC Team. We replied to Fred with our opinion and passed supporting the resolution. Michelle communicated result to Estelle
    6.  
    7. Review and comment on ideas presented at January member meeting
      1. Forums
        1. Sheriff/Police Chief ?Allow deport from jail - esp those awaiting trial will not participate unless there is a warrant
        2. BoS reps John Haschak, Ukiah CC - Juan, Mari, Heather Criss
          1. 2ns newsletter published 3/12. John, Mari  and Eileen Mitro contributed. 
        3. Chris Rogers -Mendo staff added to mailing list.
      2. Info Cards- Peter
        1. Available for free at Rise and Shine Center in Ukiah this week.
        2. Distribution: "This is a card about our Civil Rights."
          • Vineyard/wineries Krista Maynard Husch - Fred's Daughter
          • Construction Crews 
          • Roofing Cos.
          • Schools - Bd of Ed - Helen, Robin and Michelle
      3. Anti-Deportaion Training -  ACLU Training occurred. There is a link that Steve has to be able to review the training. Initial training done in January. Steve mentioned that there is real rapid response network. Indivisible has already done it. Steve will share how to do this once he works out the details. 
      4. SecSt Rob Bonta doc
      5. Where do kids go if parents are captured? Letter template to be deposited with important parties- Juan and Helen are working to connect this to the schools 
      6. Catholic Charities Schedule - First Wednesday of Every Month. 
      7. Michelle moved to gift Nuestra Alianza, Helen seconded and made the amount of $1000 to support them providing anti-deportation training and notary services for legal forms. MSV: Michelle, Helen, 7-0-0, Approved unanimously 
  1. New Business
    1. Develop list of resources - who what when where why.
    2. Mendocino County Voter Research 
      1. As party of our Elections Committee report, we are submitting a request for your consideration to fund research into why almost 6000 voters in Mendocino County voted in 2020 but not in 2024.
      2. Question: financial support - how much? No motion to support financially. 
    3. Support  Events?
      1. Roy's Concert - 7pm, Sunday March 30- 809 Maple Ave Ukiah
      2. REYDEMS Pizza & Politics - March 21
      3. Indivisible National Action 4/5- Gabriel suggests we include their events in our newsletters and to invite the leadership of Indivisible to come and speak. Helen will contact Janet Rosen about giving a summary of what they are doing. 
      4. Weekly courthouse vigil on Friday afternoons.
    4. Who, besides IMDC MIGS,  is welcome to the IMDC Exec meetings? All people invited
  1. Good of the Order
  2. Meeting adjourned at 5:15.
  3. Next meeting:
    DATE: April 15,  2025
    TIME: 4:00 PM
    PLACE: Zoom Meeting Click Here
    Meeting ID 825 6635 3751  Passcode 518110
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