Southwest Chula Vista Civic Association

Board Meeting: September 19, 2007

1. Call to Order: Meeting was called to order by Theresa Acerro at 6:10 p.m.

2. Roll call: Board members present were: Theresa Acerro, Betti Lupi, Jim Hunt, Karen Ratliff, Norberto Salazar, Marcia Morris, Olga Durazo and Steve Palma.

3. Action: Motion was made by Norberto Salazar to approve the minutes of the August 22^nd meeting of the board of directors. Seconded by Marcia Morris. Abstention by Steve Palma. Motion passed.

4. Communications:

a. Theresa made a request for volunteers to call people on non-member list and ask them to become members. Norberto volunteered to make calls.

b. Jim Headland stamped and stuffed envelopes this month. He volunteered to make copies each month and make sure that envelopes get stuffed, stamped and mailed. Please submit ideas for newsletter. Theresa is applying for a grant; however we need expense reports to show that we are charity supported.

c. October meeting: The water conservation people have been bumped from September. Josie says that the peaker plant people may be able to come and make a presentation in October. Margarita from CVCC wants to tell about her organization in October.

d. November meeting: The November meeting will be the Monday after Thanksgiving, if you have any ideas send them to Theresa. John McCann asked if we would have Mark Fabiana do a presentation about Chargers’ Stadium. To be put on November Agenda. We may be able to get John McCann to come as well. There will be no December general or board meetings.

e. Volunteers are needed to go to all businesses in the enterprise zone to try to get them to join SWCVCA. Guillermo has talked to those on Faivre in an effort to coordinate businesses.

f. We need volunteers to go to Kiwanis, Lions and Eagles Clubs, etc. to talk up SWCVCA . Jim Hunt has volunteered to go to the Eagles Club.

g. Bay Vista Walk: Stacy has responses to 20 pages of comments but had to turn them in to the city attorney first. Theresa expressed the idea of hiring a public interest lawyer to have this reviewed. Discussed concern about health issues and environmental justice/possible lawsuit. Steve Palma shared concern that a lawsuit may not be a good idea regarding building our membership at this time.

5.Indianapolis Conference: Steve and Norberto shared what they learned at the Indianapolis Conference, The National League of Cities Roundtable’s focus was Building Equitable Communities.

6. Motion was made by Olga Durazo to adjourn meeting. Seconded by Betti Lupi. Motion passed. Adjourned at 7:30 p.m.