1/17/22 Minutes

Meeting Minutes

1/17/22

 

Call to Order by Allie Hughes at 7:06PM.

Approval of Minutes

Allie motions to approve minutes from 10/18/2021. Alexander seconds. Unanimously approved.

Officer Reports

President Alexander Gvatua

Vice President Allie Hughes

Political Director Mustafa Arshad

Membership Director Christophe Labelle

Communications Director Ali Sapirman

Finance Director Ryan Globus

New Business

  • Consideration of early endorsement for Richard Mehlinger for Sunnyvale City Council

    • Alexander motions to early endorse Richard Mehlinger, second by Ali Sapirman
    • Motion passes unanimously
  • Consideration of support for petition to keep Post Street closed to vehicle traffic
    • Mustafa motions to have SVYD sign onto the petition, second by Ali Sapirman
    • Motion passes unanimously

Adjourment

Allie Hughes motions to adjourn at 8:15PM, second by Alexander. Motion passes unanimously.

2/28/22 Meeting Agenda

SVYD Meeting Agenda

2/28/2021

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of minutes
  3. Officer reports
    1. President: Alexander Gvatua
    2. Vice President: Allie Hughes
    3. Membership Director: Christophe Labelle
    4. Finance Director: Ryan Globus
    5. Political Director: Mustafa Arshad
    6. Communications Director: Ali Sapirman
  4. New Business
    1. Consideration of endorsement in County Supervisor District 1 race
      1. Candidates
        1. San Jose City Councilmember Sylvia Arenas
        2. Morgan Hill Mayor Rich Constantine
        3. Santa Clara County Board of Education President Claudia Rossi
    2. Consideration of early endorsement for Assemblymember Alex Lee (AD-25)
  5. Announcements
  6. Adjournment

1/17/21 Meeting Agenda

SVYD Meeting Agenda

1/17/2021

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of minutes
  3. Officer reports
    1. President: Alexander Gvatua
    2. Vice President: Allie Hughes
    3. Membership Director: Christophe Labelle
    4. Finance Director: Ryan Globus
    5. Political Director: Mustafa Arshad
    6. Communications Director: Ali Sapirman
  4. New Business
    1. Schedule of upcoming events and volunteer opportunities for endorsed candidates
    2. Consideration of early endorsement for Richard Mehlinger
    3. Petition to keep Post Street closed to car traffic
  5. Announcements
  6. Adjournment

November 15 2021 agenda

SVYD Meeting Agenda

11/15/2021

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of minutes
  3. Officer reports
    1. President: Alexander Gvatua
    2. Vice President: Allie Hughes
    3. Membership Director: Christophe Labelle
    4. Finance Director: Ryan Globus
    5. Political Director: Mustafa Arshad
    6. Communications Director: Ali Sapirman
  4. New Business
    1. Seamless Transit Principles – guest speaker Adina Levin
    2. Guest Speaker: Amah Mutsun Tribal Chair Valentin Lopez, Presentation and Q&A on the movement to Protect Juristac
    3. Consideration of endorsement of the DISCLOSE Act
  5. Announcements
  6. Adjournment

10/18/21 Minutes

Meeting Minutes

10/18/21

 

Call to Order by Allie Hughes at 7:06PM.

Approval of Minutes

Allie motions to approve minutes from 9/20/2021. Alexander seconds. Unanimously approved.

Officer Reports

President Alexander Gvatua

Vice President Allie Hughes

Political Director Mustafa Arshad

Membership Director Christophe Labelle

Communications Director Ali Sapirman (absent)

Finance Director Ryan Globus (absent)

New Business

  • Consideration of endorsement for Santa Clara County District Attorney
    • Endorsement Committee recommends endorsing Sajid Khan
    • Daniel Huynh motions to accept the endorsement committee’s recommendation, Mustafa Arshad seconds
      • 9 in favor, 1 abstention
      • Motion passes

Announcements

Adjournment

Allie Hughes motions to adjourn at 8:05PM. Alexander seconds. Unanimously approved.

8/16/2021 Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of minutes
  3. Officer reports
    1. President: Alexander Gvatua
    2. Vice President: Allie Hughes
    3. Membership Director: Christophe Labelle
    4. Finance Director: Ryan Globus
    5. Political Director: Mustafa Arshad
    6. Communications Director: Ali Sapirman
  4. New Business
    1. New bank account
      1. Motion: Silicon Valley Young Democrats (SVYD) authorizes the President, Alexander R. Gvatua, and Finance Director, Ryan G. Globus, to open and manage a checking account with Wells Fargo on behalf of SVYD.
      2. Motion: Silicon Valley Young Democrats (SVYD) authorizes the Finance Director, Ryan G. Globus, to move all SVYD funds from the BBVA checking account to the new Wells Fargo checking account and to close SVYD’s BBVA checking account.
    2. Endorsement for No on Recall
    3. Early endorsement for Andrew Crockett for Assessor
  5. Announcements
  6. Adjournment

7/19/2021 Agenda

SVYD Meeting Agenda

7/19/2021

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of minutes
  3. Officer reports
    1. President: Alexander Gvatua
    2. Vice President: Allie Hughes
    3. Membership Director: Christophe Labelle
    4. Finance Director: Ryan Globus
    5. Political Director: Mustafa Arshad
    6. Communications Director: Ali Sapirman
  4. New Business
    1. Presentation from the Enough is Enough Voter Project on AB 1171: End the Spousal Rape Exception
    2. Consideration of endorsement for AB 1171
  5. Announcements
  6. Adjournment

6/21/2021 Agenda

SVYD Meeting Agenda

6/21/2021

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of minutes
  3. Officer reports
    1. President: Angel Martinez
    2. Vice President: Alexander Gvatua
    3. Membership Director: Allie Hughes
    4. Finance Director: Ryan Globus
    5. Political Director: Mustafa Arshad
    6. Secretary: Brenda Zendejas
  4. New Business
    1. Board elections
      1. Nominations for President
        1. Voting for President
      2. Nominations for Vice President
        1. Voting for Vice President
      3. Nominations for Membership Director
        1. Voting for Membership Director
      4. Nominations for Finance Director
        1. Voting for Finance Director
      5. Nominations for Political Director
        1. Voting for Political Director
      6. Nominations for Secretary
        1. Voting for Secretary
    2. Consideration of bylaw amendments
      1. The text of the amended bylaws can be found here
    3. Consideration of early endorsement for Peter Ortiz for San Jose City Council District 5
  5. Adjournment

5/17/21 Minutes

Meeting Minutes
5/17/21

Call to Order by Alexander Gvatua at 7:08 pm. Second by Angel Martinez.
Approval of Minutes
Alexander Gvatua motions to approve minutes from 04/19/2021. Andrew Crockett seconds. Unanimously approved.
Officer Reports

  • President Angel Martinez
    • Vaccines are now available for walk-ins, so please get your vaccine and encourage your friends and family to do so as well
  • Vice President Alexander Gvatua
    • The board will be proposing bylaw amendments to clarify our endorsement process for irregular elections and change the Secretary to the Communications Director in June
    • Board elections in June – if you are interested in running for any position, reach out to anyone on the board and we will be happy to talk about serving on the board
  • Membership Director Allie Hughes
    • Reach out if you’re thinking of running for a board position
  • Finance Director Ryan Globus
    • As things open up and the pandemic restrictions ease, look forward to more in-person events
  • Political Director Mustafa Arshad
    • The endorsement committee will soon be gearing up to interview candidates, so if you’re interested in joining and taking part, contact Mustafa at mustafa@svyd.org
  • Secretary Brenda Zendejas
    • N/A

New Business

  • Senate Housing Package: Building Opportunity for All
    • Angel Martinez motions to endorse the Senate Housing Package, Alexander Gvatua seconds
      • Motion passes unanimously
  • Consideration of early endorsement for Andrew Crockett for Assessor
    • Angel Martinez motions to table discussion until the June general membership meeting, Ali Sapirman seconds
      • 14 in favor, 5 opposed, 1 abstention
      • Motion passes

Adjournment
Alexander Gvatua motions to adjourn at 8:50PM

 

 

5/15/2021 Agenda

SVYD Meeting Agenda

5/17/2021

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of minutes
  3. Officer reports
    1. President: Angel Martinez
    2. Vice President: Alexander Gvatua
    3. Membership Director: Allie Hughes
    4. Finance Director: Ryan Globus
    5. Political Director: Mustafa Arshad
    6. Secretary: Brenda Zendejas
  4. Guest Speaker: Janani Ramachandran, young Dem candidate for AD-18 (7:50PM or later)
  5. New Business
    1. Senate Housing Package: Building Opportunities For All
    2. Consideration of early endorsement for Andrew Crockett for Assessor
  6. Adjournment