[Sosfbay-discuss] draft minutes of 4-5-2007

[Jim Doyle]

Minutes of 04-05-2007 (Draft)

Facilitator Merriam
Notetaker Jim D
Timekeeper Warner
Vibeswatcher Tian

Treasurer’s Report 1) current balance $2,307.40 2) monthly phone bill is $25

Proposal: Add Merriam to the County Council – passed by consensus

Proposal: Add Tim to the County Council – deferred, for Tim not present

Proposal: Authorize disbursements for three tabling events – passed by 
consensus
1) Gay Pride Parade Sunday 6-10-2007 $25
2) America Festival July 4-th “weekend” $225
3) Tapestry Arts Labor Day weekend $150

“Earth Day” tabling events
1) Wed 4-18 San Jose State University Drew and Merriam indicated their 
willingness
2) Wed 4-18 Santa Clara University Tian indicated his willingness
3) Sat 4-14 Mitchell Park in Palo Alto Gerry, Tian, and Merriam were willing
* Jim D to request more volunteers via email list

Junior Statesman tabling: Jim S., Merriam, Drew, Cameron; Tian to make 
some buttons

Tabling material requirements Cameron and Tian to take inventory of the 
literature they have,
Jim D to order more button “blanks”
Tian requested, proposed(?) a reimbursement for color ink (outcome?)

Plenary preparations – tentatively Sunday April 29-th, depends on 
availability of plenary packet
Delegates and alternatives to be selected at next meeting

Standing General Assembly: distributed an outline from Mike Wyman
Discussion: one affirmation of the principle
Several concerns: modify the by-laws too soon, more detail needed, there 
are other proosals,
Online voting is an enormous IT undertaking, the past history of online 
voting found
3 times in 3 months to be too much to handle

Proposal: Approve a resolution re no war on Iran and send it to the 
representatives of Santa
Clara county who are on on city councils, county councils, state 
assembly representatives.
Discussion led to removal of item #4 and editing of item #6
Revised version passed by consensus.

Proposal: pay a reimbursement of $40 for mailing costs - approved by 
consensus


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