Minutes for Regular Meeting
December 19, 2001

Meeting called to order at 6:25pm

Officers in Attendance:   
Chair – Richard Loa                                Vice Chair – Roy Ramirez, Jr.                             
Treasurer – Isaac Barcelona                    Media Relations Director – Dean Henderson

Youth Representative – Elizabeth Zamudio            Secretary – Daniel Martinez

Directors in Attendance:   
Rick Zamudio               Rosa Zamudio          

Members In Attendance:
Shawny Barcelona      Gus Camacho      Rhonda Camacho      Cesar Garcia     
Vince Klotz                 Vera Loa            Manuel Martinez        Roy Ramirez, Jr.       

Guests in Attendance:
Joy File      Miguel Gonzalez      Ollie McCaulley      Aurora McCaulley      Kerry Zirin      

1.  Pledge of Allegiance:  Lead by Elizabeth Zamudio

2.  Introductions:  Members and guests introduced themselves

3.  Old Business: 

a) A motion was made by Dean Henderson to set aside all old and current business in favor of presentations to be made by our guest speakers. Isaac Barcelona seconded this motion.  Motion was affirmed by unanimous consent of the members in attendance.    

4.  Speakers:

a)     Kerry Zirin spoke on behalf of Mike Dispenza

b)           Additional statement on behalf of Mike Dispenza by Gus Camacho.

c)            Cesar Garcia spoke on behalf of Ollie McCaulley

d)           Ollie McCaulley spoke on his own behalf

e)            Vincent Klotz spoke on behalf of Phil Wyman

f)             Isaac Barcelona spoke for Sharon Runner

g)           Sharon Runner spoke on her own behalf

h)           Questions were accepted from the membership to the candidates

5.  New Business:

a)      Proxy votes - Chair Richard Loa asked to enter all proxy votes into record prior to vote for AVRHNA endorsement. Entered were 6 proxy votes held by Dean Henderson.

b)      Set Aside - A motion was made by Isaac Barcelona to set aside the “60 day rule” in order to allow all present members to vote in current endorsement.

c)      Endorsement – The endorsement was put to a vote. The vote was as follows:

Mike Dispenza – 4      Ollie McCaulley – 1      Sharon Runner – 15      Phil Wyman – 1

Sharon Runner received the endorsement.

6. Adjournment – Richard Loa adjourned the meeting at 8:05pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Daniel Martinez
Secretary