8:05am - 1:00pm
Officers Present
__X_ Diana Wade, President
__X_ Tamara Parker, Past
President, Vice President
__X_ Cara Gould, Secretary
__X_ Cindy Elwell, Treasurer
Directors Present:
__X_ Anita Parga, Public
Relations
__X_ China Long, Newsletter
__X_ Robin Schumacher,
Membership
__X_ Marcia Burke,
Professional Standards
__X_ Jeri Blatt, Technology
__X_ Debbie Driver,
Legislative
____ JoAnn Gray, Fundraising
__X_ Hinda Lucas Education
___ (VACANT) Conference
Others Present:
NONE
8:05 Meeting called to order, roll call taken.
Jo Ann has resigned as Fund Raising Chairperson
The following was discussed:
1.
President’s Report
Additions:
1.
MCLE approved as of 4/15/2003.
2.
Discussion regarding keeping the 800 # - Cost vs. use.
Motion to cancel the 800#.
Motion 2nd.
No discussion, motion passed.
3. The San Bernardino workshop is
next week re: bankruptcy.
4. To maintain MCLE status,
discussion took place regarding getting the word out to attorneys and
paralegals that we are providers and information regarding our workshops.
Providing information to state and local bar associations was one suggestion.
2.
Vice President’s Report
Additions:
1.
2004 Conference - Discussion regarding 2 different sites in San Luis
Obispo.
Facility
fee (for persons not staying at Asilomar) - $8 per person, per day. Meals may
be purchased in advance.
Recommendation
made to send out a mailer with a coupon to be sent back in with deposit.
Mailer should be sent within the next month.
Fees
can be refunded at least 45 days in advance, less $100 cancellation fee. Cindy
will invoice when money is received.
Asilomar
sent letter requesting we participate in donating $1 per person to the State
Park Foundation (see letter).
2.
Discussion regarding (potential 2004 conference site) accessability to
San Luis Obispo and Embassy Suites. There is an airport, it is off of Highway
101.
Motion to accept Embassy for
2004. Motion 2nd
Motion passed.
3.
Generally, agenda for 2003, is for Friday to Sunday. Classes on Friday
and Saturday, UPL on Sunday. Board meeting is Thursday.
4.
Some teachers and the keynote speaker have been set. Teachers: David
Stein, Comm. Vogl, Comm. Foland and Mrs. Foland. Tentative classes: Advanced
Family Law, Req. for Family Law Judgment, Guardianship, Domestic Violence.
Other class suggestions received: Probate, corporations, adoptions, wills,
conservatorships, unlawful detainers, tax strategy for small businesses.
5.
Costs for 1 day of conference need to be broken down for those attending
for 1 day only.
6.
Marcel Neumann has offered to help coordinate instructor materials.
Discussion about board member
duties at conference. It should be set up for 1 board member to be in each
class - introduce teachers, help keep comments and questions to the end.
3.
Secretary Report
Motion to accept Minutes.
Motion 2nd
Motion passed.
9:25-9:35 BREAK
Public Relations presentation
given by Karen Graff.
Karen would be willing to
teach a Marketing class, if hired by CALDA.
She said it would take
approximately one month for her to complete a plan for CALDA.
Discussion regarding the
presentation.
Motion to pay Karen’s initial
price to set up a plan for CALDA. Motion 2nd
Motion passed to contract.
4.
Treasurer’s Report
CALDA currently has 95
regular members.
5.
Public Relations Report
Nothing to add.
6.
Newsletter Report
Nothing to add.
7.
Membership Report
Nothing to add.
8.
Professional Standards Report
Sent a letter to all counties
requesting LDA registration information. With 47 counties reporting, there are
515 registered LDA’s. Will send again to remaining 11 counties. There were
789 in July 2002, and could reasonably assume there will be 600 or less by July
2003.
Sent a letter to all 58
county DA’s offices, requesting they enforce statute. Alameda returned letter,
have had no response from other counties.
9.
Technology Report
Nothing to add.
10.
Legislative Report
Nothing to add.
11.
Fund Raising Report
Nothing to add.
12.
Education Report
Nothing to add.
13.
Conference Report
Nothing to add.
Robin requested that Diana
schedule a workshop in Fresno for the day before our next board meeting (July
18).
China contacted Washington
D.C. regarding getting BPP numbers assigned rather than using our social
security numbers. She was directed to write her congressman, and that she get
the list of persons on the bankruptcy committee from the website. She should
also consider preparing a form letter for our members so they can contact the
committee members directly with their comments.
Betty Cleveland from Lynne
Stein’s office, and her husband, are coming to the conference to help work the
registration desk. Discussion ensued about them handling all of the
registration.
Discussion re: Robin doing
the Administrative duties. She will prepare a contract, which will be voted on
by the board via e-mail.
The current member database
is out of date, and creates a lot of work correlating with the new website.
The webmaster can create a new database online. Discussion continued.
Motion to get rid of the old
database, and to pay webmaster to implement a website database. Motion 2nd.
Motion passed.
Discussion re: offering a
lifetime membership to a CALDA member.
Motion to make a lifetime
member. Motion 2nd.
Motion passed.
The vote for the new logo has
been tabled.
Website was discussed. Site
Map should have an index to everything accessible.
Discussion re: Questionnaires
to be attorney approved, and asking Steve Elias to review them.
Bay Area Chapter, Referral Service brochure passed out.
Meeting adjourned at
1:00pm.
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