Minutes: 2020-05-18

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.