October Minutes
DDems OCT General 10/09
begin 7:05 pm (20 in att)
welcome new members
Michelle Morrisson from Sisters
Ron Paradis from COCC
Ballot Measure 9-73 will increase funding for COCC
College is growing (20-45% growth per year)
Measure will improve Nursing and other medical programs, also tech programs
Redmond/madras campuses.
will cost average homeowner $2/mo (41 million total)
part of matching grant program through OR leg.
Ballots come out mid-oct, expecting low turnout
ballots due Tue Nov 3
Registrations dues NEXT tues
ASCOCC 383-7595
Ron 383-7599
Judy Stiegler
Craig: will be big year next year
lots of races/lots of fundraising needed
Craig: Republicans will fight but we WILL beat them
Judy IS running even though she has not filed yet
Kickoff in early Dec
Top 1 or top 3 targeted house race
keeps low-profile and nose to grindstone
Happy with the job she did in last term
Key event will be tax-measure recall vote
Tax measure still includes tough cuts along with increased taxes
will affect local services as much as state services
Fundraiser (Bend Brew Tour) at Sunriver Summit on Sat.
LWV forum 2 mondays from now (5:00pm)
Judy would like to see friendly crowd
Judy going to TX as part childs-rights delegation
going to FL for foster child advocacy
opposition to Judy maybe be lawyer from CA
Mark Capell and Jody Barram
tues made more layoffs
63 layoffs in community development total
budget went from 400 mil to 300 mil
Mark is proud of city administration through the tough process
Jody is proud of creative solutionsn city government generates
Big goals this year is economic development
meeting next week to open up juniper ridge access
Jody has started fundraising for 2010
Deb on recent DPO meeting
Sep 19
Gina Frazini from Basic Rights Oregon
ask all county parties to pass resolution in support of repealing m36
www.marriagemattersoregon.org
Treasure Mackley from OFA
will be speaker next month at general meeting
To support tax increase
Defendoregon.org
Latino Caucus
population is going up, we need to do more outreach
Rural Caucus
rural health issues; start rural caucus in opposition to futurepac
also push focus on local races when state-level races are inaccessible
Dave Hunt says
we all need to defend tax package, house democrats, elect new cand.
Emerge Oregon deadline is coming up (recruit/train women for democratic office)
Fundraising Kickoff
donate before end of year to get tax credit
Dec 10 meeting- Bill Bradbury
Shop Local
business is declining
next meeting is at 2:00pm Black Bear Diner 10/19
have a shop local event at same time as tree-lighting ceremony
Good of Order
adj 8 :15


