April 29 Meeting

Executive Committee Meeting-Directors and Officers

Start: 6:30

At Eastside Community Center

Present: Sieglinde Gassman, Bobby Jennings, Amber Hanson, Chris Whiting, Virginia Rybin, Lenora Taylor, Rich Kramer, Joann Ellis, Marj Ebensteiner, Brenda Wood, Jo Ann Clark, Wayne Wittman, Roger McClure, Doug Moore, Dianne Vevoir, Jerry Meusburger, Joanne Sylvander, Peter Breitholtz

Officer Reports:

Chris

CD4 Convention

-elected state committee members

-Al Franken and Jack Nelson Palmeyer spoke

-50 folks for seven spots as national delegates

Linde

Budget Talks

-financial report discussed

-Doug Moore provided bill

-discussion to use Anchor Bank

Peter

SD67 Main Blog

-discussed who should have direct access to the blog

-decided but did not vote on having a link on the blog to another more public

\blog

Bobby Jennings stressed the importance of the blog reaching folks outside the central committee and enabling them to post directly on the blog. Joann Ellis discussed fact that some folks don’t have computers. Doug suggested that the blog be guided by structure. Chris suggested link on blog to another more public blog.

Motion to move on to committee talks opposed for more discussion then passed.

Committees:

Committee info is being developed on the SD67 Main Blog and calls to action are being submitted. A list of names of folks on committees was passed around. Secretary copied list into minutes so that they could be added to the SD67 Committee blogs (see SD67 Main Blog/Committee Blogs).

Local Unite Timeline:

Discussed printout of local unite timeline (see SD67 Main Blog).

Motion to adopt framework of strategic plan/local unite timeline passed with no further discussion.

Adjouned: 7:30

Central Committee

Start: 7:30

CD4 Convention ended at 5pm. Betty McCollum will be endorsed. Chris said to contact Melissa Jamrock about posting for Betty on SD67 Main Blog.

Delegates

-Jo Ann discussed delegates not present and folks that are not seated. SD67 will send seven plus one delegate to the state convention in June in Rochester. Marty Strub will have training at his home on second to last Friday of May, the 23^rd, for the state convention.

-Chris suggested that a St. Paul delegation should be formed and that he is working on that. He suggested St. Paul, reflected in recent legislation, is a sort of “dead zone” overshadowed by the iron range, Minneapolis, and “Greater” Minnesota. He suggested that we make t-shirts for the St. Paul delegation.

-The state convention in Rochester will be stricter about who can serve on convention committees and who can get onto the floor. Lenora Taylor expressed she would like to get onto the floor and this will be worked out.

Motion to Adjourn passed: 8:00pm

-Broke out into committees for talks.

March 25 Meeting

Officer and Director Orientation

Start: 6:41

Present: Roxy Foster, Chris Whiting, Linde Gassman, Amber Hanson, Lenora Taylor, Mee Moua, Joan Wittman, Jo Ann Clark, Jo Ann Ellis, Jo Dornfeld, Rich Kramer, Randy Asunma, Bobby Jennings, Linda Napue, Scott Seath, Doug Moore, Bev Krause, Virginia Rybin, Marge Ebensteiner, Tim Mahoney, excused absence Ed Davis

Introductions of all executive officers and board of directors

Review of minutes-none because it was the first meeting

Presentation by Chris Whiting-

Described official organization that works within the state in SD67 on behalf of the DFL. We are responsible for endorsements and we are subordinate to CD4. He talked about the structure the DFL.

Discussion-

Roxy foster suggested each committee has blog at sd67 main blog

Who are members of central committee? Executive plus precinct chairs plus cd4

central plus state central

Rich Kramer suggested we have larger meetings throughout the year in order to

win elections and Bobby Jennings suggested building structure by grassroots

efforts; Chris Whiting suggest we need a lot more bodies and larger meetings.

Committee Discussion

Director’s Responsibilities (see SD67 Main Blog) Some discussion on combining

program and communications committee

Motion to keep director’s responsibilities as written (Chris Whiting doc

#1-4 hard copy passed out or on SD67 Main Blog) passed

Constitution Discussion

We agreed to use blog to present policy and procedure around committee

meetings and attendance

Motion to close discussion passed

Voted in favor to adopt responsibilities for directors (see Chris Whiting doc #1-4)

Standing Committees Discussion

Motion to forward discussion passed

Chris Whiting speaks on vision to forward eastside politics and refers to handout

of printed vision (see SD67 Main Blog)

Mee Moua emphasizes the importance of endorsing and promoting resolutions

and “…going back to party roots…” and invited SD67 folks to hold their elected officials accountable (Mee Moua, Tim Mahoney, and Sheldon Johnson) to resolutions passed at SD67 convention in order to further set the platform

Standing committees need to be tied to resolutions

Discussion to combine community involvement committee and program committee

Motion to combine community involvement committee and program committee passed

Voted 9: 4: 3 respectively to amend Suggested Standing Committees (see Chris Whiting doc hard copy or SD67 Main Blog)

Adjourned: 7:35

General Meeting

Start: 7:36

Present: Roxy Foster, Chris Whiting, Linde Gassman, Amber Hanson, Lenora Taylor, Mee Moua, Joan Wittman, Jo Ann Clark, Jo Ann Ellis, Jo Dornfeld, Rich Kramer, Randy Asunma, Bobby Jennings, Linda Napue, Scott Seath, Doug Moore, Bev Krause, Virginia Rybin, Marge Ebensteiner, Tim Mahoney, Ray Hess, Amy Buck, Wayne Wittman, Amy Storbakken, excused absence Ed Davis

Introdcutions

Chris Whiting described agenda of meeting and new folks address

Committees Discussion

Next meeting will focus on committee strategic planning

Suggested to “move with voice of people’

GOTV

Book rooms at Eastside Club and Harding High School for committee meetings

Committees should meet online

A strategic plan must be set for each committee however committee work can and

should begin prior to strategic plan

Proposal: Strategic plans presented at April meeting

Recognitions-

Former officers: Doug Moor (past treasurer), Marge Anderson, Trevor Oliver

(past secretary; pivotal at convention)

***Amy Storbakken cannot make it to CD4 as alternate if called upon because will be in California

Delegate Discussion-

Mee Moua described process to get to Denver as a delegate and how the DNC

determines the seats

Legislative Report

According to Senator Moua:

we are midway through debating budget issues; in the

Senate weekly agenda, the Bonding Bill will hopefully be passed and committee hearings will be executed on Governor Pawlenty’s supplemental budget proposal which includes an omnibus tax bill that would result in 9-13 million dollars for St. Paul and perhaps reduced property taxes

More on bonding bill: Central Corridor Funding, National Great River Park Funding, renovation of Hamm’s Brewery, update Midway Stadium, Eastside Lower Afton Trail, high-speed rail from Chicago to St. Paul

According to Representative Mahoney:

50 million dollar tuition hike proposal by Governor Pawlenty

Workforce issues important

20 million dollar cut to University of Minnesota

Reported on tax cuts that benefit rich, total 2 year budget is 32 billion dollars,

sales tax budget downfall, rising property taxes, and housing decay on eastside-

1500 homes foreclosed, 500 homes headed toward foreclosure out of 20,000 homes, and the St. Cloud Bridge

Motion to adjourned passed: 8:44