Minutes

REGULAR MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SWCVCA

January 9,2008 7PM

Fruite Barr Cafe, Broadway

1. Present: Theresa Acerro, Guillermo Briseno, Earl Jentz, Bettie Lupi, Marica Morris, Steve Palma, Karen Ratliff, Norberto Salazar

2. Approval of minutes of October, moved Bettie, seconded Norberto, passed

3. Discussion of financial report for 2007, Discussion of proposed budget 2008

5. Discussion, amendment of end of year report

6. Board elections and responsibilities:

a. Discussion of idea that each board member commit to representing a campaign or neighborhood or doing a specific job:

Mobile home issues, peaker plant, Palomar Gateway, etc.

Treasurer, secretary, president (represent organization and help with all campaigns), snacks (Karen), volunteer hours and helping membership chair secretary and treasurer (Bettie), translation, contribute money- getting donations Theresa, Bettie, Earl, Marcia Norberto, Guillermo agreed. Guillermo volunteered to translate at meetings

b. Every board member takes a share of contacts to personally contact to get them to join or find an equal number of new members (Kenn has agreed to coordinate)

c. Sign conflict of interest policy (state law)

d. Help at sign in table at meetings, help set up for meetings and tear down Norberto and Bettie will see to this

Possibly each candidate should briefly describe how he or she will help with the work of the organization if elected.

e. organizing a phne tree-Theresa will ask Doc Howard who has volunteered to be on board

7. The majority of those expressing an opinion have decided that the Annual membership meeting will be a potluck on January 28 at 6:45 at the MAAC Project. Theresa will bring pizza, Steve will bring a large fruit salad, Earl agreed to bring soda, Bettie an Hawaian Salad. All agreed board should make sure there was food for those who chose not to bring any.

8. Focus group for Southwest Community Strengthening Strategies 5PM 1/28 South Library

It was mentioned these meetings need to be noticed and published to encourage wider community participation, we need to try to attend to give input and suggestions even though this is an extremely inconvenient time right before our meeting. Theresa said she was going to try to get Derrick to go to film the meeting and that she would go to give a statement.

9. Adjourn to annual board meeting as per bylaws at 12:00 noon on 1/17/08 at Guillermo's auto shop at the end of Jacqua near Faivre. No one was able to attend this meeting so there was no quorum. Needed votes and singing of conflict of interest policy will be held on 1/28/08 after membership meeting. The members will be asked to amend bylaws to change annual meeting of the board to correspond to annual membership meeting on fourth Monday of January.