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Meeting Minutes

5/18/2020

Call to Order by Alexander at 7:04PM.

Welcome and introductions

Intro and ice breaker

Approval of minutes

Alexander motions to approve minutes from 5/18/2020. Christoff seconds. Unanimously approved

Officer reports

President: Angel Martinez

• Upcoming election is underway, SVYD will volunteer for Joe Biden

Vice President: Alexander Gvatua

Membership Director: Allie Hughes

• Phone banking for Joe Biden during pandemic

Finance Director: Ryan Globus

Political Director: Mustafa Arshad

• Endorsement committee seeking volunteers.

Secretary: Brenda Vargas

Old Business

New business

• Consideration of endorsement for Ketzal Gomez running for Santa Clara County Board of Education, District 4

  • Motion to endorse Ketzal Gomez for Santa Clara County Board of Education, District 4 by Angel and second by Mustafa

  • 13 in favor, 1 against, 1 abstentions

    • Motion passes

• Consideration of endorsement for SB 795 (Beal)

  • Motion to endorse Senator Beal for SB 795, by Lucas and second by Emily Ramos

  • 15 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstention

    • Motion passes

• Signing Bay Area for Clean Environmental Letter to County Board of Supervisors

  • Motion to sign Bay Area for Clean Environmental Letter to County Board of Supervisors, by Mustafah and second by Allie

  • 11 in favor, 0 against, 3 abstentions

    • Motion passes

• SVYD fundraiser update

  • SVYD fundraiser on May 28th at 7PM. Will feature Cindy Chavez as lead speaker and Susan Ellenburg.

  • Will talk about COVID-19

Announcements

• CYD leadership meeting to take place on June 27th,

  • All day Zoom meeting

  • CYD meetings and caucuses

• Resolution to call DNC to conduct a private investigation on Joe Biden’s sexual assault allegations.

  • Motion to call for Central Committee to vote yes on the Resolution to Believe Women by Angel and second by Brenda.

  • 12 in favor, 2 against, 0 abstentions

    • Motion passes

  • Motion for SVYD to endorse the Resolution to Believe Women by Angel and second by Brenda.

  • 11 in favor, 2 against, 0 abstentions

    • Motion passes

• Town hall meeting about the relationship between schools and housing policies in Cupertino on May 28 at 6:30 pm: tinyurl.com/tinotownhall

• Otto Lee won campaign for DNC — watch Otto Lee video

• Diego applying for planning commission

• Ali Sapirman campaign going well — share website

• CPUC will be meeting to decide whether they approve PG&E’s bankruptcy plan, call for action and protest.

Adjournment

Alexander Gvatua motions to adjourn at 9:00pm. Second by Emily. Unanimously approved.

Meeting Minutes

4/20/2020

Call to Order by Alexander at 7:06PM.

 

Welcome and introductions

Intro and ice breaker

Approval of minutes

Mustafa motions to approve minutes from 4/20/2020. Angel Martinez seconds. Unanimously approved

Officer reports

President: Angel Martinez

• SVYD remains active on social media during this pandemic.
• COVID-19 has revealed that we need electeds that support their constituents and base their decisions on their constituents’ well being.
• We need to get more young people elected into office.

 

Vice President: Alexander Gvatua

• Due to COVID-19, canvassing is not an option right now, but SVYD hopes to support endorsed candidates by phone banking.

Membership Director: Allie Hughes

• Membership to isolate and check local CDC for updates in their area
• OCI (Orchard City Indivisible) meeting on 4/21/20 from 6:30-9:30PM

 

Finance Director: Ryan Globus

• The fundraising committee has an upcoming fundraiser on May 28 at 7pm via Zoom.
• COVID-19 has revealed the importance of local politics; grateful for local electeds

 

Political Director: Mustafa Arshad

• Thankful for everyone that joined this meeting
• Endorsement committee is ongoing and will be interviewing candidates soon; will endorse and talk about local races soon

 

Secretary: Brenda Vargas

• N/A

 

Old Business

• Consideration of bylaw changes to allow early endorsements from SVYD to change the voting majority from 60% to more than 50% of the majority
  • Motion to endorse the split roll tax amendment by Angel and second by Ryan
  • 14 in favor, 0 against, 0 abstentions
    • Motion passes
• Fundraiser committee update
  • Fundraiser is set for May 28, 2020 at 7PM
    • Cost: $20 for general audience and $10 for students and youth
    • Featuring Cindy Chavez and Assemblymember Evan Low
      • Focused on what youth engagement looks like for the upcoming election

New business

• Consideration of endorsement for David Cohen for San Jose City Council, District 4
  • Motion to endorse David Cohen for San Jose City Council, District 4 by Mustafa and second by Emily Ramos
  • 15 in favor, 0 against, 0 abstentions
    • Motion passes

• Consideration of endorsement for Josh Becker for California State Senate, District 13
  • Motion to endorse Josh Becker for California State Senate, District 13 by Justin Lardinois and second by Emily Ramos
  • 14 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstention
    • Motion passes
• Consideration of endorsement for Ali Saperman for San Jose Evergreen Community College Board of Trustees
  • Motion to endorse Ali Saperman for San Jose Evergreen Community College Board of Trustees by Angel and second by Mustafa
  • 13 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstention
    • Motion passes
• Guest Speaker: Ketzal Gomez running for Santa Clara County Board of Education, District 4
• Guest Speaker: Michael Vargas
  • Support Michael Vargas in proposing to change Santa Clara Central Committee bylaws to allow democrats to endorse nondemocrats in races without democrats, that exemplify democratic ideals.
  • Alex motion, second by Alex
  • 14 yes, 1 no, 0 absentions
    • Motion passes

Announcements

• Michael Vargas- Re-establishment of Silicon Valley Stonewall Democrats
  • Contact Michael or Ray Muller, Allie or Justin, if interested
• Matthew Lewis- CYD State Leadership on May 16 (all day event)
• CYD Bay Area region Town Hall tentatively Saturday, April 25, 2020.
  • If you know any high schools or colleges that want to be charted, make sure that they do it by the beginning weeks of May.
• Christophe- Earth Day virtual events
• Ro Khanna- Facebook townhall on Saturday at noon
• Allie- SVYD Fundraiser on May 28, 2020
  • If you want to get involved with planning, reach out to Allie or Christophe.

Adjournment

Alexander Gvatua motions to adjourn at 8:50pm. Second by Ryan. Unanimously approved.

 

Meeting Minutes

3/16/2020

Call to Order by Alexander Gvatua at 7:10PM, seconded by Andrew Crockett, unanimously approved

Welcome and introductions

• • Allie to do intro and ice breaker

Approval of Minutes

Angel Martinez motions to approve minutes from 03/16/2020. Ryan seconds. Unanimously approved.

Officer Reports

President: Angel Martinez

• Election updates
  • Matt Mahan won D10 primary
  • Sylvia Arenas won her seat re-election
  • Glad that 4 out of the 6 SVYD endorsed young Dems won the primaries

Vice President: Alexander Gvatua

• Excited about primary results
• Future meetings will be held via Zoom until further notice

Membership Director: Allie Hughes

• Glad everyone is keeping safe and doing their part to stop the spread of COVID-19; remains positive during this uncertain time

Treasurer: Ryan Globus

• Would appreciate feedback for first SVYD general meeting held via Zoom
• Fundraiser, initially scheduled for this month, is cancelled
• Fundraiser will be held via Zoom and the date is TBD

Political Director: Mustafa Arshad

• Content about primary results
• Consideration of endorsement for Crystal that is running for DNC

Secretary: Brenda Vargas

• Official Democrats at SJSU club is established
• Looking forward to socials with Dems @ SJSU and SVYD

 

Old Business

New business

• Primary election results
  • City Council
    • D-2: Sergio Jimenez won re-election
    • D-4: David Cohen came in first place at 36.52% and Huy Tran came third place at 23.3%
    • D-6: Jake Tonkel (Green Party) won 27.9% and Dev Davis won at 46.8%
    • D-8: Silvia Arenas won first place at 60.5%
    • D-10: Matt Mahan won primary election
  • Magdalena Carasco D-3 Supervisor race is going to be tight
  • State Assembly District 25- Alex Lee had great showing for AD 27
  • State Senate District 15- Dave Cortese won primary
  • Measure G passed at 58.6% and Measure H failed by 62.3%
• Huy Tran campaign update
  • Although results were not desirable, campaign had the most volunteers and was impactful
  • Thankful for SVYD support
• Consideration of endorsement for Crystal Araujo for DNC
  • Motion to endorse Crystal Araujo for DNC by Mustafa, second by Emily Ramos
  • 11 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstaining
    • Motion passes

Announcements

• Mustafa
  • Thankful for everyone that joined the meeting;
  • Expects to continue support for SVYD endorsed candidates in November
  • Invites people to join endorsement committee
• Angel
  • Expects to host future fundraiser at Ludwigs, local German restaurant and bar
  • Will use money to recruit and train young democrats to run for office
• Erik
  • Complete the 2020 Census

Adjournment

Ryan Globus motions to adjourn at 8:40. Andrew Crockett seconds. Unanimously approved.

Meeting Minutes

2/17/2020

Call to Order by Alexander Gvatua at 7:31PM, seconded by Angel Martinez, unanimously approved

Welcome and introductions

Intro and ice breaker

Approval of minutes

Christophe motions to approve minutes from 2/17/2020.  Kathy Tran seconds. Unanimously approved

Officer reports

President: Angel Martinez

• Make sure to inform and invite people to SVYD meetings
• Expand membership
• Make sure to vote for SVYD endorsed delegates

Vice President: Alexander Gvatua

• Endorsement committee to reconvene after March primary to interview candidates for smaller city and school board races

Membership Director: Allie Hughes

• SVYD E-Board to create forums for young people interested in running for office
• OCI (Orchard City Individual) at United Church of Christ in Campbell to host event
• Young Dems at Womens Adobe Center

Finance Director: Ryan Globus

• Bylaw changes to allow early endorsements for SVYD members first and to change the voting majority from 60% to more than 50% of the majority
• Fundraising for SVYD happening after primaries
• Joint happy hour with Stanford Young Democrats and Peninsula Young Democrats on Friday (2/21/20) at Patio at 7pm

Political Director: Mustafa Arshad

• Dates to keep in mind:
• Phone banking for Sylvia Arenas to be held in Santa Clara County Democrat Headquarters on 2/1820
• Walk for Otto Lee on 2/22/20
• Walk for Sergio Jimenez on 2/29/20

Secretary: Brenda Vargas

• N/A

Old Business

• Campaign walks for endorsed candidates
  • Need more SVYD members  to show up to joint walks  in order to show support to endorsed candidates

New business

• Primary elections
  • Make sure to vote during primary elections and remind others
  • State now permits voters to change party affiliation on election day

• Consideration to endorse the split roll tax amendment
  • Motion to endorse the split roll tax amendment by Andrew Crockett and second by Mustafa Arshad
  • 10 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstention
    • Motion passes

• Consideration to endorse City of San Jose Suicide Prevention
  • Motion to endorse the City of San Jose Suicide Prevention by Jules and second by Emily
  • 12 in favor and 0 against 0 abstention
    • Motion Passes

Announcements

• Cristal Araujo running to become a representative in DNC and wants to be considered for endorsement
• Phone banking for Sylvia Arenas happening 2/18/20
• Contact Kathy Tran to phone bank for Bernie Sanders
• Gov Newsom will give State of the State on Wednesday 2/19/20

Adjournment

Alexander Gvatua motions to adjourn at 8:20pm. Second by Jules. Unanimously approved.