Val Hoyle, Chair, called the meeting to order and announced that the meeting is being audio-taped. This meeting is the first using the new format with the business meeting at 6:00 p.m., legislative update at 7:00 p.m., and a presenter at 7:30 p.m. Announcements Pat Reilly stated that several people volunteered for the DPLC day at the Oregon State Fair on September 4. He was also seeking volunteers for the DPLC booth at the Leaburg Festival on August 13. Contact Pat (689-8561) if you would like to participate. Ron Craig announced that the DPLC would have a booth at the GLBT gathering in Portland at the Tom McCall Center on Saturday. Cj Mann handed out flyers to announce the DPLC Chili Cook Off on August 27, 2005, with the location to be announced. Committee Reports Campaign Services - Jered Mason-Gere stated that the committee worked with Ron Craig to host Rep. Earl Blumenauer in Eugene last Sunday. The committee is seeking viable candidates for House District (HD) 14. Fundraising - Amy Gibson was ill, therefore Val reported for Amy that PCPs need to work at soliciting auction donations. Organization - John Cummens reminded us that PCP nominees need to be registered Democrats. The Election Division can inform you of a person’s party registration. If a current PCP moves, he or she will have to be reappointed, even if the PCP was elected. There were no new candidates for PCP, and the nominees from the last meeting were Lea Patten, Ron E. Burley, and Michael E. Peterson. Lea Patten will be held for a future meeting as she has not attended a meeting in person. Tyson Tobias has moved and is to be reappointed, and Holly M. Knight will be reappointed as she was registered as an Independent and has now registered as a Democrat. A motion was made to appoint Burley and Peterson and reappoint Tobias and Knight. The motion was seconded and carried. IT - John Cuff announced that their committee is synchronizing the databases; and he asked PCPs to please submit their e-mail address, even if you think they have it already. Public Relations - Ron Burley stated that the next 18 months is crucial to the direction our state and nation will take. He referred to Laura Gillpatrick as our Communications Director and our newsletter the Outspoken. He hopes to makes some changes because the Outspoken only comes out once a month, and news needs a response on a rapid basis. Each copy of the Outspoken costs about $2 to produce and mail. E-mail and the internet are much less expensive, can react quickly, and can reach many more people than a hard copy of the Outspoken. The website is being developed to address the issues of labor and unions, Latinos, GLBT, and other niche populations. Ron stated that if a Spanish translator were available, we could post a Spanish language version. We need to keep the Outspoken topical, current, deep, and informative. We also need to be able to reach out to Democrats in a widespread county and Independents, Greens, and moderate Republicans. Ron wants to train PCPs to staff a Speaker’s Bureau. Current fundraising through advertising in the Outspoken can also be posted on our website. A pool of writer is needed and a professional website designer who will donate services. Send your suggestions to Ron at dplc@ronburley.com. Ron assured the CC that hard copies of the Outspoken will be maintained for those who want it. Getting articles and announcements in the Register-Guard and the Springfield News is also on the list of things to do. Platform & Resolutions - George Grier reported that their group is continuing to meet. Treasurer’s report. Val announced that the Treasurer was not present, but we have $5,800 in the bank. She stated that reports will be made at meetings and will be made available to members. Minutes. The minutes of the May 19 CC meeting were approved. Outspoken - Laura G. reminded us that the deadline for the newsletter is Monday, June 20. Campaign finance Reform - Brooke Robertshaw invited us to sign two petitions to reform campaign financing. The meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m. Following the business meeting, a representative of NARAL informed us about the legislative action that will affect pro-choice for women. Then, Jefferson Smith inspired us with his Oregon Bus Project. He asked us to participate in a Re-Booting Democracy gathering at Welches, Oregon, October 21-23. Submitted by Carleen Reilly, DPLC Secretary
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