District 30 Democrats: Minutes February 7, 2009
[Draft: to be approved at April 4
th
LD30 meeting]
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Summary of Information//Points of View:Decision/Action Taken:
Welcome and Pledge of Allegiance
Suzanne Newton,Chair
Led by Leroy DysonIntroductions of LDExecutive committee,visitors and attending PCs.
Suzanne Newton,Chair
Suzanne Newton, Chair; Pat Canady 1
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Vice Chair and PC recruitmentchair; David Hosea, 2
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Vice Chair; Jen Prileson, Secretary; Alex Mich,Treasurer; County Executive Committee reps: Laura Hogan & BonnieRichards. Remaining attendees introduced.Rodney Glassman, City Councilman, visited to share proposal re.suspending construction impact fees to stimulate constructioncomponent of Tucson economy, solicited ideas.Sign-up for Working Committees:
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PC Recruitment/Training
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Communications
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Affirmative Action
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Hospitality
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Voter Registration/GOTV
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BylawsCommunity Outreach: different recipienteach month (this month is CommunityFoodBank)Laura Hogan is in charge of County Fair signups: Sat. April 18, need 4 volunteers per 3-hr signup slot.
Guest Speaker
—MortgageCrisis & the AttorneyGeneral’s help with it
Vince Rabago
Shared information regarding deceptive lending practices, what theAG’s office is working on [lawsuits, legislation, support tohomeowners through agencies].Advice to homeowners, typical deceptive practices (e.g., predatorylending practices) and red flags to look out for were reviewed.Questions included: reverse mortgage clarification; how budget cutswill impact local office in Tucson; strategic approaches to introducinglegislation.Help line for Foreclosures can be reachedat 1-877-448-1211.
Approval of Minutes
Jen Prileson,SecretaryMinutes will be posted on
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Mark Kerr will maintain integrity and post minutes as ‘draft’ until approved.Hard copies will be maintained in archivenotebook. A few hard copies will bemade available at meetings for thoseindividuals without Internet access.Motion to approve minutes made,seconded and passed.
Treasurer’s Report
Alex Mich,Treasurer Account has been transferred from GV Bank of America(balance $281.71 including dues of $220.00) to Wells Fargo.Sales of license plates and books ($115.00) added to previous balance. Current balance $396.71, with costs of recent mailingsto be deducted.
Motion to approve Treasurer’s reportmade, seconded and passed.
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