Meeting Minutes
6/15/2020
Call to Order by Alexander at 7:10 PM.
Welcome and introductions
Intro and ice breaker
Approval of minutes
Alexander Gvatua motions to approve minutes from 6/15/2020. Allie Hughes seconds. Unanimously approved.
Officer reports
President: Angel Martinez
- Hoping to have more letter writing events with Vote Forward
- Excited to see a lot of young dems running for office
Vice President: Alexander Gvatua
- Encourages to join the endorsement committee
Membership Director: Allie Hughes
- Addressing BLM movement and its importance
Finance Director: Ryan Globus
- Addressing BLM movement
- May fundraiser went well
- Letter writing events with Vote Forward coming up soon
Political Director: Mustafa Arshad
- Endorsement committee going well; local races are good to get involved in.
- Encourages joining endorsement committee
- Letter writing campaign for Sergio Lopez
Secretary: Brenda Vargas
- Address BLM movement importance and significance.
Old Business
- Consideration to change bylaws amendment to allow SVYD to support progressive non-Democratic candidates
- Motion to add American Independent Party to section 5 of SVYD bylaws by Christoph second by Angel
- 5 in favor, 9 against, 0 abstentions
- Motion does not pass
- Motion to support bylaw changes as they are
- 12 in favor, 1 against, 0 abstentions
- Motion passes
- Motion to support Jake Tonkel for City of San Jose, District 6 by Ali Saperman and second by Alexander Gvatua
- 15 in favor, 0 against, 0 abstentions
- Motion passes
New business
- Fundraiser update
- Went well. Cindy Chavez was the speaker. SYVD members paid their dues.
- Black Lives Matter resolution
- Consideration of endorsement for Carla Collins for D3 San José Unified School District
- Motion to table endorsement for July meeting by Brenda and Andrew Crockett
- Unanimously approved
- Motion passes
- SVYD eBoard elections for the 2020-21 year
- Motion to re-elect Angel Martinez for SVYD President by Alexander Gvutua second by Ryan Globus
- Motion to re-elect Alexander for SVYD Vice President by Angel Martinez second by Mustafa Arshad
- Motion to re-elect Allie for SVYD Membership Director by Mustafa Arshad second by Angel Martinez
- Motion to re-elect Ryan for SVYD Finance Director by Angel Martinez second by Allie Hughes
- Motion to re-elect Mustafa for SVYD Political Director by Angel Martinez second by Ryan Globus
- Motion to re-elect Brenda for SVYD Secretary by Angel Martinez second by Ryan Globus
- Emily to reelect all nominees by acclimation second by Andrew crocket
- Unanimous approval
- Motion passes, SVYD eboard is re-elected
Announcements
- Forum about defunding the police from Alum Rock School District through Zoom on June 17 at 7pm
- Happy hour with Supervisor Dave Cortese on June 25 at 6PM
Adjournment
Alexander Gvatua motions to adjourn at 8:18pm. Second by Ryan Globus. Unanimously approved.