2019-07-10 Executive Committee Meeting

Agenda

SIERRA CLUB SANTA CRUZ GROUP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Meeting Agenda
July 10th 2019

6:30 PM

Branciforte Small Schools Library
840 North Branciforte Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Enter from Water St. Turn onto Benito and then into parking area and school at street end. Walk through back gate to the Monarch School sign. Go up stairs or elevator and turn left to the library where we meet.

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Welcome & Introductions...5 min
 
Approval of Minutes: May meeting…5 min
 
Treasurers Report (Mary)…5 min
 
Announcements…5 min
 
Executive Committee (Gillian)… 25 min
• Nominating committee (for ExCom candidates) plus timeline.
• Transportation Committee chair, charter and membership.
• ExCom meeting space change.
• Code of Conduct: reminder of obligation to keep disagreements internal to ExCom.
• Update from Diversity Task Force meeting.
 
Transportation Committee (Keresha)…15 min
• Transit with Trail (Rail-Trail)
• Soquel Lawsuit
• Downtown Parking Garage
• Jump Bike Concerns
• Bike/Pedestrian Safety-Vision Zero Capital Improvement Program (Zero injuries)
 
Political Committee (Gillian)… 15 min
• Whether and how best to support the campaign against the recall of two candidates endorsed by the Sierra Club for SC City Council: Drew Glover & Christopher Krohn.
 
Conservation Committee (Erica)…30 min
Updates:
The Buy Clean Campaign; Utility Task Force/ City Adopt a Park for Estuary Project co-sponsorship; Bird-safe Design/Panetta sign on House bill H.R. 919; Streambed Alteration Agreement.
 
Announcements:
• Clean Earth Diaper Project
• Pure water Soquel: Alternative viewpoints. Conservation Committee presentation.
 
Events Committee (Steve)…10 min
• March 19th 2020: John Howerton’s slide show trip to Vietnam…needs vote.
• Review of upcoming approved events
 
 
Next meeting: Wednesday August 15th 2019