[Sosfbay-discuss] draft of minutes of 9/3/2008

[Jim Doyle]

  Green Party of Santa Clara County

DRAFT - Minutes of Wednesday September 3, 2008 - DRAFT

Attending: Gerry Gras, Dana St. George, Warner, Jim D., Drew, Cameron, 
Peter Myers, Caroline, Tian

Facilitator Dana Notetaker Jim D. Timekeeper Peter Vibeswatcher Cameron

Drew will be away 9/9 to 9/20, Caroline 9/4 to 9/22, Jim D 10/4 to 10/25

Tian will table once or twice a week until election day

Tian has ordered 1,000 Cynthia McKinney bumper stickers, already has 
orders for 80 or them

Warner is the statewide contact for the McKinney campaign

Cynthia will be on C-span Sunday 9/7 at 3:30 pm or 6:30 pm eastern time, 
but check local schedules

Tabling – events and participants

Saturday September 6-th Electric Vehicles in Palo Alto Drew, Andrea at 
10 am, Tian, Dana after 1 pm

Saturday September 13-th Young leaders at Mexican American Heritage 
Plaza, an all day affair

 From 9 am until 8 pm with four workshops and a film

Peter for sure, Warner, Tian, and Andrea if their schedules work out

Saturday September 20-th Santa Teresa Community Festival 11 am to 5 pm 
Tian for sure

Thursday September 25-th Asian american electoral forum starts at 6:30 pm

Drew, Caroline, Peter, Tian

Wednesday October 1-st Foothill college Political Awareness Day spans 
across the noon hour

Drew, Tian, Andrea, Jim D to check with Brian Good and Carol Brouillet

Tentative Tuesday October 14-th Technology speaker at “TASC” , at a luncheon

Contact Warner if you are available

Treasurer’s Report Checking Account approximately $1700, Jim D still not 
no signature card

Claim: there is a need for a reserve

We are out of McKinney flyers, Warner to prepare more(?)

Credit Caroline with the suggestion that the tablers have one another’s 
phone numbers and emails

A sign up sheet can be printed from the GPSCC web site – click on 
resources, then on get involved

Andrea to follow up on a joint mailing with “GROW”

Drew suggested a Pay Pal account and a notice on the web site re 
donating to the GPSCC

Tapestry tabling results: $166, 6 individuals registered Green, a few 
others took registration forms

Needed: instructions for closing at the end of an event.

Cost of P.O. Box is $42 per year per Cameron’s lookup, Tian to follow up 
and be reimbursed

Peter Myers Campaign

Has 100 yard signs, 500 buttons, will be on KTVU in Oakland for 5 
minutes on Tuesday 9/19,

He is holding a phoneathon Thursday evening, Drew will assist,

There are 1500 registered Greens in California congressional district 15

Discussion of Proposition 1 re high speed rail followed by a straw poll

4 Yeses, 1 abstain, 5 take no position

the report to the state will have 2 teses and 2 take no position votes

McKinney lawn signs: authorized 50 at $2 for a $100 expense, some to be 
included as tabling supplies

That is just the signs, the wire supports, when needed, must still be 
supplied. Check with Fred.

A proposal was made to endorse the Yes on A campaign for a county bond 
measure to upgrade the

Valley Medical Center and includes a sum included for a hospital in 
downtown San Jose

$890 million for Valley Medical, $50 million for construction of a San 
Jose Hospital

Endorsed by consensus.

Submitted by Jim Doyle 9/4/2008



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