SANTA CLARA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE

6:45 PM, County Building Cafeteria, 70 W. Hedding St., San Jose

Meeting will start at 7 pm sharp and MUST end by 8:45 so that we are out of the building before 9 PM

 MINUTES FOR Thursday, July 7th, 2011

 

1.   CALL TO ORDER:  7:05pm

 

Chris Stampolis

-Motion to refer it to executive board

-County Committees to consider resolution regarding sales taxes for online companies.

-California Courts System: Electronic filing of cases.

 

2.   ROLL CALL

Absent: David Parker, Rosemarie Kamei, Alex Kennett, Denise Alejandro (exc), Rebecca Scheel, Herlinda Aguirre, James Kim, Martin Monica.

Alternates for: Bob Wieckowski, Bill Monning, Luis Alejo, Ellen Corbett, Joe Simitian, Elaine Alquist, John Laird, Anna Eshoo, Jerry McNerney, Mike Honda, Zoe Lofgren.

           

3.   IDENTIFICATION OF VISITORS

Carol S.-Single Payer Now, santa clara county.

Dave Colins-Happy to be here.

GG Jacks-Central Valley

Bridget- Dissertation on political attitudes. UC Irvine. Do interviews with party members.

 

 Assemblymember Rich Gordon- For the first time, we have an on time, majority vote budget.

 

Assemblymember Jerry Hill- The Democratic Caucus is unified and is strong because of the Santa Clara County delegation.

 

Assemblymember Nora Campos- When the Assembly passed budget, hard decisions were made. The Democrats in the Assembly are the cream of the crop.

 

Assemblymember Paul Fong- East Side should be together;the Latino community is being disenfranchised with the proposed redistricting.

 

Swanee:AB 52, SB 810, and why did the sales tax go down.

Hill: June 30th sunset. Did not have the votes to extend it.

 

Craig Dunkerly: Where is revenue? How do we unite Latino community.

Fong: Public input in front of the Commission.

Hill: More revenue in income taxes than expected.

VLF extension will be part of the new revenues.

Campos: It was the Finance Department that made revenue spike projections.

 

Bea: Dream Act and Safe Communities Act?

Fong: AB 130 and AB 131 by Cedillo, positive of Governor signing it.

Campos: Has not indicated to Latino Caucus that he would not sign the bill.

Disappointed Brown had vetoed the card-check bill.

 

4.   ADOPTION OF AGENDA

a. Moved, seconded, approved.

 

5.   APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Minutes are/will be posted at sccdp.org)

a.      June 2, 2011 Minutes

      1) Moved, Seconded, Approveed

 

6.   NEW BUSINESS

a.    Update on Redistricting; Congress, State, and Local levels.

Redistricting

Drina

-Explain why redistricting happens

-Describe meetings

-McGeorge Law School will be holding meetings with Commission

-2nd Draft to July 14.

-August 15th  is when final maps Adopted.

-3 Dem, 3 Rep, 3 DS must approve.

-Failure to comply with Voting Rights Act.

-East and Central San Jose disenfranchisement.

-Send letter, email, or speak in front of Commission.

 

Alyson:

- Odd/Even problem, people will be disenfranchised.

-      What about Central Committee members.

Steve:

-May have to switch to Supervisorial district.

 

Craig:

-Is the Commission ignoring communities of interest?

 

Bill Ferguson:

-It is difficult to draw lines.

-      There should be a larger variation in district size.

 

1) Maps of proposed redistricting

-Congressional and State:  http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/

- County:  http://sccgov.org

-²Boards and Commissions²

-Citizens Redistricting Commission

2) Interactive Redistricting Map:

-http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-redistricting-map,0,6145644.htmlstory

 

7.   OLD BUSINESS

                     a. Update on Collective Bargaining in the city of San Jose.

-Anna Schlotz:

-      Taking stand that SCCDP made was significant.

-      June 24th Special meeting, postponed to August 2nd.

-      Mayor still seeking ÒPublic Safety and Fiscal EmergencyÓ

-      Undermines collective bargaining.

-      Might scare away big businesses, and lower bond rating.

-      All Unions in negotiations.

-      June 24, Council decided to continue

-      City put extreme wording for pension reform on the ballot.

-      August 1st rally at 5pm at San Jose City Hall

-      www.atwork.org, Councilmember Ash Kalra's petition.

 

Pierluigi Oliverio

August 2nd

Swing vote to allow public negotiations.

 

 

8.   REPORTS FROM OFFICERS AND OTHERS

a.     Executive Board:  Andrae Macapinlac

b.     Chair:  Steve Preminger

c.      Vice Chair:  Clark Williams

d.     Treasurer:  Drina Collins

$918.06 in the black.

e.      Secretary:  Andrae Macapinlac

f.      Issues:  Jon Kessler

g.     Community Services and Voter Registration: Judy Pipkin

Democratic Office has received shipment of Obama buttons and stickers.

Jim Beall represented the Party at the 4th of July Parade.

 

h.     Finance:  Hope Cahan

i.      Candidate Recruitment and Endorsement:  Darcie Green

Cupertino and Sunnyvale City Councils, school districts.

-Orchard SD, Patterson SD, Palo Alto ballot measures, and other special districts.

-Endorsement Committee: Clubs can send a representative, as well as AD Caucus.

-Young Democrats make up the steering committee.

 

j.      Communications:  David Cohen

ÓLikeÓ on Facebook Page.

 

k.     Campaign Services:  Tom Cochran

l.      Political Outreach (Clubs):  Diane Rolfe

-Mission City Dems brought dinner

-Dean Club will do dinner next week.

 

John Graff SCCDC: Jim Beall will be speaker at July 18th mtg.

Peter Allen: Century Club- July luncheon featuring Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones.

-Alex Wara: No

-West Valley for Change: Jerry Mcnerney fundraiser. August meeting, Evan Low.

-Penninsula: Marc Berman- Montly lunch with Sally Lieber.

-Bea Mendez; Latino Dem Forum- Focus on Redistricting.

-Carol Garvey: DAWN Fundraiser- Brunch on the Bayou- July 17.

SVDC: All clubs picnic.

 

-Kerri Hamilton Bay Area for Change: Group BBQ and Potluck. Monthly forum on ÒWisconsin comes to Silicon ValleyÓ.

 

_Gerry Hunt Dean Dem Club: Jerry McNerney campaign event at Marcen Van Dierdonch's house on July 17.

 

-Rebecca Almendariz: South County Latino Dems: Sally Lieber dinner at Gilroy.

-Andres Quintero East SJ Dems: Voter Reg Campaign

--Dem Club at Villages: Particpated in 4th of July Parade.

 

 

m.    Regional Director:  Emy Thurber

-Southern San Mateo and Northern SCC joining together to try to put together ÒDemocratic Party Headquarters Volunteers Center.

-Redistricting meeting with Paul Mitchell and Sally Lieber.

 

n.     Regional Director: Shawn Bagley

Swanee Edwards: Region 9 meeting in Salinas.

o.     Democratic National Committee:  Chris Stampolis

-Social Security and Medicare in the Federal budget.

-      Obama using ÒtriangulationÓ, strategy to put himself in the middle. However, base if feeling frustrated.

Jon Graff: Dems shouldn't take conciliatory stance.

Marcen van Dierndorch: Dean Dem club had a long discussion just on the topic of Social Security.

 

p.     Pro-Choice Coalition:  Claudia Shope

q.     DTV Report:  Steve Chessin

Guests in June were Al and Delores Alacon, a husband and wife 
team of activists from the Santa Clara County Democratic Club. 
 
Our guests in July have not yet been confirmed. 
 
See the sccdp web site for the schedule, and to view our shows. 
 
We could still use more good Democrats on the crew. No prior video 
experience is necessary. 

r.      CDC Report:  Herb Engstrom

Salinas event: Building Club, recruiting members, and how to run a meeting, as well as campaign finance reporting.

 

 

11.                  ANNOUNCEMENTS

Carol- SCC Healthcare for all supporting SB 810.

 

Assemblymember Jim Beall

-      Legislator of the Year for Planned Parenthood Mar Monte

-      Medicare turning into voucher system; it is obscene.

-      Wife celebrating 28 year anniversary.

-      Dem showed guts standing up to Reps and the Governor.

 

Brian O'Neil, SEIU.

-Contract negotiations with County and employee bargaining units

-Want a fair contract that reflects workers' values

 

12. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING

 

13.                  ADJOURNMENT

Adjourned at 8:45pm