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<\/div>\nDATE: August 16, 2022
\nTIME: 4:06 PM
\nPLACE: Zoom Meeting Click Here<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Meeting ID 825 6635 3751<\/strong>\u00a0 Passcode 518110<\/strong>
\nExec Members Present: <\/strong>Fred Mervine, Helen Sizemore, Jim Mastin, Steve Scalmanini, Robin Sunbeam
\nGuests: <\/strong>Sue Hilderbrand
\nQuorum: <\/strong>Yes
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  1. Call to order \/ Welcome
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  2. Revision and approval of agenda
    \n<\/b>2026427 Motion to Approve Agenda as revised: <\/strong>4 ayes, none opposed
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  3. Consider June 22 Executive Committee Minutes <\/a>\n<\/b>2026427 Motion to Approve Minutes as written: <\/strong>5 ayes, none opposed

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  4. Treasurer\u2019s Report – <\/b>Tabled because Scott is not present<\/li>\n
  5. Chair\u2019s Report <\/a><\/b>
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    1. Membership drive letters sent<\/li>\n
    2. The 3′ x 2′ vinyl signs are being printed – moving ahead on making sandwich board signs<\/li>\n
    3. Robin sent out the PSA’s and will send it again to Fred when Sally sends the final poster<\/li>\n
    4. Phyllis will post it on the FB page; Jennis Hartley will send it by MailChimp; Fred will post it on the web page.<\/li>\n
    5. Fred will remind Tony to<\/strong> connect with Ari about the sound system. .<\/strong><\/li>\n
    6. Kayla lined up the food trucks for the LDP<\/li>\n
    7. Plan to launch the MHQ at the Labor Day Picnic<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    8. Business<\/b>\n
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      1. Approve new Members in Good Standing – <\/strong>Unknown since Scott is not present
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      2. Endorsements –<\/strong>\n
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        1. Review new Endorsements doc [need link here]<\/strong><\/li>\n
        2. Endorsements Committee meeting Monday 1pm Fred & Steve will meet on Zoom<\/strong>Filing for candidates all over the county closed 08\/12 except for races in which none of the incumbents refiled for another term (add 5 more days)<\/li>\n
        3. Link to the Mendocino County Registrar of Vote<\/li>\n
        4. Draft Candidate List<\/a><\/li>\n
        5. WE NEED MHQ HOSTS TO PILOT THE MHQs. FILL IN SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        6. Recruitment efforts – how to get members to “YES”<\/strong>\n
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          1. Guest – Sue Hilderbrand \/ CADEM – How to activate members!!!
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          2. Northern California Organizing Department of the CA Democratic Party<\/li>\n
          3. She mostly helps Central Committees<\/li>\n
          4. How to recruit volunteers + tools<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                  1. Ask them<\/strong>\/call them – in person is better<\/li>\n
                  2. Get them excited to volunteer – fun, fun, fun!!!\u00a0 Take pictures and use to recruit.\u00a0 Faces attract faces.<\/li>\n
                  3. Make it easy for people to say “Yes!”<\/li>\n
                  4. Don’t invite them to a meeting<\/em><\/strong>; sign them up NOW to the volunteer task<\/li>\n
                  5. Motivate people – connect on an emotional level<\/li>\n
                  6. Maybe you could sign them up to a phone bank on “mobilize<\/a>” – <\/em>set up a phone bank sign up list for the LDP “invite people to call for 2 hours a week so we can “…keep the House of R….” Can train them on Zoom the day of the event.\u00a0 mobilize<\/em> uses a Coordinated Campaign Automatic Dialer<\/li>\n
                  7. She can provide a list of interested people from CADem who live locally by county or city. Fred will F\/U with her on getting a list of potential volunteers.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                  8. Either automatic on moblize<\/em> or direct dial for our own recruiting, CADem will provide a trainer if we organize a organize a phone bank<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                  9. MHQ Budget<\/strong>\n
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                    1. Review Kit contents and estimated<\/strong>\n
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                      1. Robin is under budget at $410 spent with little more left to buy
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                      2. Fred will have 5 copies of the MHQ Guidebook printed at Creative WS<\/strong><\/li>\n
                      3. Fred will print out a sheet of IMDC gummed address labels <\/strong><\/li>\n
                      4. Jim will drop 3 clear plastic jars at Robin’s house <\/strong>for use as donation jars<\/li>\n
                      5. Sally will come by to p\/u the remaining Democratic materials for use at the fair<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                      6. $600 for the sandwich boards<\/li>\n
                      7. $??? for vinyl banners<\/li>\n
                      8. Draft MHQ Budget <\/a><\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                      9. Labor Day Picnic<\/strong>\n
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                        1. See Chair’s report<\/strong><\/li>\n
                        2. Beverages – TBD
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                        3. Volunteers to set up and take down<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                        4. Boonville Fair – September 23 – 25, 2022\n
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                          1. Need volunteers to staff the booth<\/li>\n
                          2. Need volunteers for Setup and Take down<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                          3. Financial Policy\n
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                            1. Robin sent a couple of financial policies from her Treasurer days in the past<\/li>\n
                            2. Scott and Fred will work out a proposed financial policy for IMDC<\/strong> and give it to the exec committee to read it to adopt it at a subsequent Meeting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                              1. Mobile Headquarters Team Reports<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n