SDSA Board Minutes
April 12, 2008
Co-chair Roberto
Flores called
the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
Members present: Co-chairs Roberto Flores and Lynne Armstrong,
Bryan Gerard, Larry Stallings, Cris Ramirez, Antonia Padilla, Chris
Forbrich,
Jeanne Belaire and Ruth Dalrymple.
Members absent: Olga Hernandez and Pat McGuire
Guest:
Michelle Meyers
Cris, secretary,
reported that
a motion had been made, via e-mail, by Chris Forbrich to cancel the
April
membership meeting due to Fiesta Week conflicts. It
was seconded by Larry and the motion
carried. There will be no membership
meeting in April.
Cris made a motion
to rescind
the motion passed at the March Board meeting naming Chris Forbrich to
the
position of SDSA Web Master. SDSA has a
Web
Master, Linda Allen. Lynne seconded the
motion and it carried.
Cris made a motion
to appoint
Christ Forbrich to the position of web administrator, Lynne seconded
and the
motion passed.
Bryan moved to
accept the
minutes of the March Board meeting, Jeanne seconded and the minutes
were
approved.
The Endorsement
Committee is
scheduling a meeting in May to discuss the candidates running in the
November
election and to make recommendations to the Board as to which
candidates could
benefit the most from our financial support.
There was no
membership
report.
Larry, Political
Relations
Committee, reported that he did not make any announcements about the
activities
of this committee at the March membership meeting because the agenda
was long
and we were pressed for time. He will
speak at the May meeting.
Cris, Board
Development
Committee, reported that Bryan, Roberto and Jeanne will seek
re-election at the
end of their terms, this year. Olga and
Lynne have not decided yet.
Antonia, Voter
Registration
and Mobilization Committee, reported that she had spoken with Charlie
Gallimore
about the banner, signs and material for setting up a voter
registration
table. She will look into setting up a
table at First Friday’s at Blue Star.
Lynne, Program and
Events
Committee, reported that she would contact Phillip Barcena and James
Poindexter
to confirm their participation in this committee. She
will also ask them about the float for
the Pride Parade.
Cris made a motion
for the
Board to approve the Fiesta Party on April 19; the Birthday Bash/New
Member
Reception on May 31 and participation in Pride in the Party. Jeanne seconded and the motion carried.
Roberto reported
that there
was an issue about the time we could set up for the banquet with El
Tropicano;
he would be meeting with them to resolve it.
Board members
volunteered to
be responsible for the following banquet duties:
Tickets/reservations
Jeanne
Nominations/Awards
Bryan
Entertainment
Lynne
Programs
Olga/Larry
Invitations to Politicos/Guests
Cris
Seating Chart
Dan/Roberto
Decorations
Jamie
Lewis
Chris Forbrich is researching the possibility
of using
credit cards to pay for dues and other SDSA events.
One possibility is Merchant Services which
charges $18 per month, with a $20 minimum in charges per month and a
2.44% charge
for each transaction. He will look into
other services and report his findings.
Ruth, Treasurer, reported a balance of $9,110.
18.
Lynne read a letter from Mark Spencer
suggesting that
SDSA provide a means to sponsor young people who are interested in
joining SDSA
who may not be able to afford the dues.
Michelle Meyers volunteered to develop a plan for this. Mark also suggested a credit card payment
plant for SDSA, a listing of SDSA Committees and contacts on the web
site and
participation in Pride Events.
Lynne announced that TSDC (Texas Stonewall
Democratic
Caucus) was asking for volunteers to work the booth at the state
convention. Lynne, along with Bryan,
Michelle and Jeanne agreed to volunteer.
Lynne also read a letter from Dan Graney with
suggestions for membership involvement.
His suggestion to the Board was that the Co-chairs meet
regularly with
the Committee Chairs to discuss their activities, who
their members are and to insure that the committees are meeting on a
regular
basis. He also suggested that the SDSA
members adopt a campaign and volunteer time and money to specific
candidates.
Bryan made a motion that the Endorsement
Committee provide a list of campaigns for
the members to work on and
that this list be presented at the June meeting. Cris
seconded and the motion passed.
Larry Birney has been removed as the LGBT
Liaison;
Travis Peterson will find out who his replacement is.
The meeting adjourned at 8:45 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Cris Ramirez,
Secretary