<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div><div>OM Meeting Jan 5, 2013</div><div><br></div><div>Facilitator: Jessie</div><div>Secretary: Richard</div><div>Stacker: Mark</div><div> </div><div>13 people in attendance</div><div><br></div><div>Four main issues= 20 min each</div><div>Introductory remarks:</div><div>Sheila talked to newspaper about our relationship with them. </div><div><br></div><div><div>20 min p/ item</div><div>Featured speakers: Jessie charing on Foreclosure: </div><div>Sheila: SCC requirements for public banks. Doug Hammerstrom has degree in finance and </div><div>banks will come in a month to come and present how a bank works and getting one started.</div><div>Pub bank does require more complex than realize. Rules favor bigger instituitions</div><div>Other places have started them. 20 states in process. </div><div><br></div><div>Jessie read foreclosure draft letter to present to supes. Discussion. </div><div>They need to follow code and recapture fees that are not being paid. Mark explained the </div><div>affidavit of truthfullness assessor item maybe be excluded now and done as next stage.</div><div>RK comments how it is important to simplify, separate issues on presentation to Supervisors. </div><div>Mark , Jessie and Agnes will meet to 'pound out' addtional things regarding letter. <i>The letter </i></div><div><i>to the B.O.S. was co-authored by CJ Holmes and approved by Occupy Mendocino as signatory</i></div><div><i>to the letter.</i></div><div><br></div><div>Martin Luther King Event: Linda</div><div><br></div><div>In the last 15 years MLK was put on by Peace and Justice Center This year late </div><div>and needed Occupy M to help </div><div>To be at FB Trinity Lutheran Church. Tentative poster announcement getting ready.</div><div>March, food, music groups, panel discussion with Jenny Otter as moderator. </div><div>Separate list of time events needed. Songsters will do tunes at MLK event.</div><div><br></div><div>Financial report: Peace and Justice has checking account to turn over to $ 2000</div><div>wanted to give to Occupy. Discussion: we would have to go to non profit probably. </div><div>Ann and Richard commented onthe compexities of this.Said it was costly for 501 C3.</div><div>Incorporation usually isn't what OM wants to do as a leaderless organization. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Tech Report: </div><div> Richard: We seem to be active on both Occupy List serve with</div><div>a few people dropping out now an then. Probably around 100 still on list.</div><div>Facebook keeps rolling with 1055 people liking the site and commenting. The current headline</div><div>stories are" FBI Should Investigate Bankers Not Protesters" and "US Prepares to Sign Off on</div><div>Foreclosure Fraud Settlement". Foreclosure things there too.</div><div>Many interesting postings and communication. People not on FB could send</div><div>articles to Richard to post.</div><div>Mark: Reported getting a deal of $35. a year for <a href="http://Occupymendocino.net/">Occupymendocino.net</a> website. Will come up again in 9 months.</div><div> </div></div><div><br></div><div> Treasure report.</div><div>Jessie: $260 + 23 for today. Going to find out about donated rental for Senior Center to </div><div> Agnes will contact Clytie regarding rent of SC room for mettings ? </div><div> Possible ongoing.</div><div> Does MCTV need to be paid again? </div><div> Wants to know about the payment of MCN for listserve. (Richard will help look into it)</div><div><br></div><div> Syd payed 2 months on Occupy Listserve and wants reimbursement. (yes)</div><div>Jessie will keep the treasurer job.</div><div><br></div><div>Pubicity: Agnes letter sent to Supes was put on AVA website. Bruce Anderson liked but Agnes</div><div>wanted revised and we will send to him when finished. </div><div>Rk need more publicity needed. Jessie suggested having people collaborate on writing a forum letter to paper on progress on OM.</div><div>Invite people to join. MOre esposure. Ellie Rouseer should write letter to FB Advocate. Richard mentioned fundraising letter to go out as good publicity.</div><div><br></div><div>Dates:</div><div> Feb 3nd get letters ready for fund raising. (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; ">No OM mtg on Feb 2nd.)</span></div><div>Feb 9 @ Senior Center 1pm for letter stuffing committee.</div><div><div>Feb. 16th GA mtg @Senior Center , Doug Hammerstrom comes, hopefully. Or 2nd.</div><div style="font-size: 19px; "> <b>Next GA meeting Jan 26 @ 2 pm Senior Center</b></div><div>Go back to regular 1st and 3rd of the month meetings in March . . </div></div><div><br></div><div>Discussed Transition Town meeting on 2nd. Would Occupy learn something?</div><div>Future of Occupy? Concluded Occupy is alive and doing well. Recently we have had a number</div><div>of projects, Including foreclosure prevention workshop with CJ Homes and bank rally direct action. </div><div>On Tue, Jan 8, OM people are presenting a paper to the County Supervisors about the advantages</div><div> in starting a community bank. to help with foreclosure prevention. Bank Rallies on Street - 9 showed up yesterday. </div><div>Richard: should we pursue the B of A commercial with a protest? Background of shoot or at the</div><div>motel where they are signing up extras? </div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div> PEOPLE NOT ON FACEBOOK SHOUILD SEND ARTICLES TO <a href="mailto:rkarch@mcn.org">rkarch@mcn.org</a></div><div> <u><i> JUST THE URL ADDRESS PLEASE. </i></u></div><div><br></div><div>Minutes respectfully submitted by Richard </div></div><div><br></div></body></html>