Author: Kathy Tran

I. Call to motion

President Alex Wara called for a motion at 7:58 PM for the meeting to start. Colleen motioned, Lucas seconded.

II. Candidate Meet & Greet

Candidates were allocated a total of 30 seconds to speak for the meet and greet event. Listed below is the order in which candidates went.

1. Mike Honda (Proxy)
2. Ro Khanna
3. Ash Kalra
4. Vicky Vinker
5. Marc Berman (Proxy)
6. Sergio Jimenez
7. Elias Portales
8. Peter Allen (Proxy)
9. Chris Roth
10. Eric Fong
11. Helen Chapman
12. Ruben Navarro
13. Josh Barousse

Colleen then made an important announcement that was pertinent to the candidates running for San Jose City Council that a forum on homelessness will be held on April 18th, 2016 from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM at Boccardo Reception Center, 2011 Little Orchard Street, San Jose. For more information or to rsvp, please contact Destination:Home at info@destinationhomescc.org.

III. Officer Reports

1. President Alex Wara: A new rule regarding outreach for endorsed candidates will now go into effect. Please send the eboard materials/notices 3 days ahead of events such as walks or fundraisers.
2. Political director Justin Carvalho: He was absent but Alex reported for him the endorsement timeline.
3. Membership director Emily Ramos: She explained the membership process.
4. Treasurer Charles Wilson: We are still in the black.
5. Secretary Kathy Tran: Sign up for committees. I’m regularly updating the website and posting on facebook. A lot of information should be present on the website.

IV. Old Business

Regarding CYD, we have a special rate for SVYD members who want to attend convention. The general cost is $65 but for SVYD members, we are offering $30 off. Email Emily for more information at emily@svyd.org.

As for hospitality suites, the Young Dems reception is at the Pagoda Lounge at the Fairmont. Assemblymember Evan Low has an event at the Tech Museum.

V. New Business

Scott Meyers Lipton has a Gross Receipts Business Tax proposal that he wants our club to endorse.

Lucas Rameriz moves to endorse a motion for discussion. Noveed seconded the motion. There was a call to question.

Vote:

12 Aye, 0 Nay. The proposed measure is officially endorsed by SVYD.

VI. Announcements:

1. Mario Lopez: State of County Address by Dave Cortez
2. Andre M. and Ellen K.: API dems are hosting Karaoke Night upcoming Saturday for convention. A cosponsor is Fiona Ma. This event is happening Saturday 10 pm – 1 am at the Hyatt.
3. Noveed: Upcoming PYD Dems meeting. FB page is here: https://www.facebook.com/PeninsulaYoungDemocrats
4. Josh B: CYD Pagoda Event hosted by the Latino Caucus
5. Elias P: 2017 Democratic State Party vote for Kimberly Ellis

VII. Adjournment:

Motion called to adjourn the meeting by Alex, seconded by Elias. Meeting adjourned at 8:44 PM.

Meeting was called into order by President Alex Wara at 7:18 PM.
Lucas Ramirez motioned to approve the agenda, Abby Longcor seconded.

Abby L. motioned to approve the minutes from the last meeting, Matthew Dalton seconded.

I) Welcomes, Introduction

II) Guest speakers:
SCCDP Women’s Gender Equity Committee Members Anna Ko and Darcie Green.

III) Officer Reports:

• President (Alex Wara):
  • CDP planning committee
  • Fundraising committee
• Political Director (Justin Carvalho):
  • Endorsement committee
  • Campaign questions are in January
  • In Feb, endorsement at membership meeting
• Treasurer (Charles Wilson) was absent for this meeting, so Alex gave the report:
  • 3 members joined and are voting members
  • Mosaic lounge holiday party looking for sponsers
  • Looking for raffle prizes
• Membership director (Emily Ramos)
  • Checking in and badges
  • CYD Retreat Report
• Secretary (Kathy Tran)
  • Eblasts

IV) Old Business

V) New Business

Badges

VI) Announcements

• Helen Chapman: On December 4th, 2015 is the All Clubs Holiday Party. It is free to attend and they will be hosting a coat drive.
• Mike Honda is looking for interns. Contact Jordanpaulnunes@gmail.com if interested.
• Patrick Ahrens announced that Evan Low is having an open house on December 7, 2015 at 3:30 PM.

VII) Adjournment

A motion to adjourn the meeting was called for by Patrick A. and seconded by Lucas R. The meeting was adjourned at 7:46 PM.

Meeting called into order by President Alex Wara at 7:09 pm. Motion seconded by Amanda Montez.

Welcomes, Introductions

Speaker: State Senator Jim Beall

Officer Reports:

President (Alex Wara)
– CYD sign ups
Membership Director (Emily Ramos)
Political Director (Justin Carvalho)
– Early Endorsement: Josh B
Treasurer (Charles Wilson)
– Update: Still in the black
Secretary (Kathy Tran)
– E-blasts, posting job opportunities

Old Business
– Community Service project
– Tahoe Report

New Business
– Early Endorsement request: Joshua Barousse- District 8, SJ City Council
– eligible voters: 22; 21 ayes
– Motion: amanda m., second: andrae m.
– Charles called the Q

– SVYD Holiday Party
– Convention Planning Committee (Sign up)

Announcements
– National political Women’s caucus workshop Sat – Emily R. announced, courtesy of Angelica Ramos
– Andrae M: Canadian elections
– Amanda Montez: oct 21st, 6 pm – gorden birsh supporting – planning commission hearing
– Peter Allen: save the date campaign kickoff at art boutiki @ dec 16 2015
– Ash Kalra: fundraiser @ contentintal dec 3 2015
– Noveed: pydems
– Matt: corinthean ballroom, shining stars
– Raul Peralez: need interns, participatory budgeting 6-8 pm at roosevelt
– Chris Roth: chrisrothsj.com

Adjournment
Motion to adjourn by Andrae, seconded by Charles. The meeting ended at @ 8:21 PM.

Meeting called into order by President Alex Wara at 7:30 PM. The motion to approve and second Agenda is unanimous.

I. Welcomes, Introductions

II. Guest Speaker: San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo

III. Officer reports:

A. President (Alex Wara)

B. Membership Director (Emily Ramos)

C. Political Director (Justin Carvalho)

D. Treasurer (Charles Wilson III)

E. Secretary (Kathy Tran)

IV. Old business:

Tahoe retreat update

V. New business

A. Partnering with AACSA for Thanksgiving festivities.

i) The day before Thanksgiving, we would work with the agency to serve Thanksgiving dinner to people in the community.

B. BAYMEC Dinner After Party (Oct 3, 2015)

i) Discussion of possible venue ideas

C. Day in the Park Sign Ups (Oct 3, 2015)

i) Need people to sign up for tabling from 9 am – 3 pm

VI. Announcements

A. Amanda Montez has several announcements:

i) SVYD voter registration drive on Oct 14, 2015 at 5:30 PM at the SJSU debate for AD 27

ii) Sept 24, 2015: Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters’s Annual Environmental Awards and Fundraiser

iii) Silicon Valley Housing Trust hosts: Silicon Valley Good Eats and Treats. The event is on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at Cafe Stritch, from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Coupon for a $10 discoun on a ticket: BoardAM. For more information visit: http://www.housingtrustsv.org/event/silicon-valley-good-eats-treats-2/

B. From Peter Allen:

i) Cornerstone of the Arts event, at the California Theatre on October 2, 2015

ii) Marcario showing put on by Teatro Vision running from October 15-20, 2015.

C. Noelani Sallings:

i) Calling for more members to join Emerge California, a training program for young, democratic women. It is a South Bay delegation. Contact her for more details.

D. Alex Shoor:

i) Board Match SV matches volunteers to non-profit boards. This event will be on September 30, 2015 at Google Headquarters from 4:00 – 7:00 PM.

E. Jeremy Barrouse

i) announced September 23, 2015 is National Voter Registration Day and Siren will be having a voter registration drive at SJSU that day.

F. Kieran Kelly

i) September 30, 2015 – Train with Ben and Ken event, registering people for Turkey Trot after a run with Supervisor Ken Yeager and personal trainer Ben Zorn. For county employees

G. Omar Torres:

i) October 3, 2015 – Region 7 Meeting for CDP Delegates, though open to all. Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de Leon will be present as a special guest. The event is located at the Local 270, downtown San Jose.

H. Andrae Macapinlac

i) Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club’s Annual Dinner is on October 16, Friday. 2015 Awardees include: Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Assemblyman Rich Gordon, Margaret Okuzumi, and Asian Pacific Environmental Network.

I. Kalen

i) Livestream SJ to expand transparency

J. Emily Ramos

i) Creative Collisions Event at the Tech Museum. Geektober Fest Thurs, Oct 1: Beer tasting. Ask for promo code.

VII. Adjournment

Motion to adjourn the meeting by Kiernan, seconded by all. Meeting adjourned around 9 p.m.

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