May 2, 2006

Gay And Lesbian Alliance (GALA) of the Central Coast
Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting held at Wayne McCaughan Community Pride Center,
11573 Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo, California, on Tuesday, May 2, 2006.

PRESENT: Robert Kinports (Presiding), Kerry Deal, Diana Ferraro, Dan Fredrickson, Ruben Garcia III,

Pat Harris, Ethel Landers, Clayton Marsh (Recording), Anthony Parra, Don Reynolds,

Tracy Tabin, Bill Tomasini, Gina Whitaker

ABSENT: Cal Garcia

GUESTS: Allison Nakasone, Terri Dunivant, Dante Tognazzi, Ken Kunert, Sherry Collier

6:36 PM:
Meeting called to order by the President, Robert Kinports.

1.] Issue: Minutes of April 2006 Board Meeting (Clay)
Pat moved and Anthony seconded the motion to approve the Minutes of the April 2006 Board Meeting.
The motion was carried with Diana, Bill, and Ruben abstaining.

2.] Issue: Treasurer's Report (Kerry)
Bill moved and Ruben seconded the motion to approve the Treasurer's Report as of April 30, 2006.

Motion carried unanimously. Kerry also reported that he is moving to Sacramento and that he was resigning his post effective immediately.

3.] Issue: Guest Presentation (Allison Nakasone)

Allison Nakasone, a local realtor, is planning a seminar on GLBT Property and the GLBT Community and how Domestic Partnerships and Current Tax Laws affect them. She has scheduled it for the Community Room of the San Luis Obispo Public Library for 10:00 AM, Saturday, July 8, 2006 as part of Pride Week. She requested that the $100 fee for a commercial insert in News & Reviews be waived and that GALA donate $50 toward the rental of the room. This issue to be considered later in the meeting.

4.] Issue: Women's Dance (Ethel)

Ethel Landers presented the final plans and budget for the Women's Dance to be held at the End Of The Line Café on Saturday, May 13, 2006. Plans call for food, a no host bar, entertainment by Carol Lowell and Kristen Black, and dance music by DJ Mo. Tracy moved and Pat seconded a motion to accept the budget for the event. The motion was carried unanimously. Ethel also thanked Pat, Diana, and Anthony for their help, and asked that those interested sign the volunteer sheet.

5.] Issue: Youth Conference (David K.)

In the absence of David Kilburn, Robert reported that there would be an organizational meeting during the week for the Youth Conference, which is to be held on Saturday, May 20, 2006 at CalPoly.

6.] Issue: AIDS Lifecycle BBQ (Robert)

Robert announced that volunteers are needed to help with the BBQ to be held in El Chorro Park on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 for the riders in the AIDS Lifecycle ride, who will be passing through San Luis Obispo on that date. A volunteer sign up sheet will be available at the June Board Meeting.

7.] Issue: Reverse Drawing and BBQ (Anthony)

Anthony announced that the tickets for the Reverse Drawing and BBQ to be held on Saturday, June 17, 2006 are available and have been selling quite well. He said he expected the Board Members to sell their share. He also said that he would have a volunteer sign up sheet available at the June Board Meeting.

8.] Issue: Waiver of News & Reviews Fee and Donation (Board)

After discussion of the request made earlier in the meeting by Allison Nakasone, Pat moved and Diana seconded the motion to waive the commercial insert fee and to donate $50 toward the rental of the room at the Library. The motion was carried unanimously.

9.] Issue: Central Coast Pride Week -- July 4 thru 9, 2006 (Robert, et al)

Robert reported that he would have volunteer sign up sheets at the June Board meeting for the various events during Pride Week. He also stated that no one under 18 would be allowed at Downtown Brew after

10:30 PM, which could cause some problems with the Drag Show and dancing plans. He said he was still in negotiations with the owners.

10.] Issue: Tabled Items (Clay)

Clay suggested that, due to the time constraints of Robert's work schedule, discussion of the Musicale, I Madonari, the Annual Picnic, the Halloween Dance, the Holiday Party, and the San Luis Obispo Sesquicentennial be tabled until the next meeting. No objections were raised.

11.] Issue: Visions/Legacy Fundraiser (Don and Clay)

Don announced that he had been notified that Representative Lois Capps would be available to be the speaker at the Visions/Legacy Fundraiser event to be scheduled for Sunday, September 10, 2006. He said that he had been in contact with the restaurant at Dairy Creek Golf Course about catering the event and that he would report on final plans at the June Board meeting.

12.] Issue: Waiters' Dinner (Pat and Anthony)

Pat reported that plans are firm for the Waiters' Dinner to be held on Saturday, October 14, 2006 at the Monday Club in San Luis Obispo.

13.] Issue: Grants (Robert, Diana, Lorelei)

Robert has submitted the grant application for Pride advertising to the Promotional Coordinating Committee. Diana has submitted the grant-in-aid application for the Youth Conference. Lorelei will be submitting an application for a mini-grant as well as an application for a $2.000 general grant to the San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation. A grant application will also be submitted to United Way for Capacity Building. Lorelei will be submitting a letter of interest to the Bohnert Foundation and then await an invitation to submit a grant application. While discussing searching for additional grant income, Dante stated that he believed that grants from the Santa Barbara Foundation are given only to organizations in Santa Barbara County.

14.] Issue: News & Reviews Cover Policy (Don, Gina, Pat)

Precipitated by a disagreement over the May/June issue, there was a discussion of the policy regarding the priority of what should be on the cover of each issue of News & Reviews -- GALA events or thematic special interest stories. Consensus was reached that the Board determines policies and priorities for News & Reviews, while the Editor and the News & Reviews Committee determine the creative aspects -- including artwork, layout, and editing content. Clay said that he did not see any problem in having covers that combine both factors, as many other publications do. Diana said she could do it, but would need more time to prepare a combination cover. Gina stated that the deadlines for the July/August issue are: Articles and contributions -- Saturday, May 20, 2006; Pride articles and listings -- Friday, June 9, 2006; with mailing to be done on June 15, 2006.

15.] Issue: Tribune "Spotlight On Service" Article (Clay)

Clay reported that, since the 2005 IRS Form 990 has not been prepared to date, he is unable to submit the article due to lack of sufficient current financial figures. Ashmore and Associates told him that they do not have all the necessary information to prepare it.

16.] Issue: New Treasurer (Board)

Due to the resignation of Kerry, it became necessary to elect a new Treasurer. Clay moved and Pat seconded the motion to elect Diana as Treasurer since she had been helping Kerry with the accounting and was familiar with GALA's books. The motion carried unanimously.

17.] Issue: Necessity of Gender Specific Events (Board)

Discussion was tabled until the June Board Meeting.

18.] Issue: Ray & Jamie BBQ (Robert)

Robert said that it behooved GALA to hold some sort of tribute for the recently deceased Ray and Jamie Hatler in light of their many years of service to BAPA and GALA. Clay said that he had contacted Clifford Chapman, who would be willing to provide Chapman House as a venue for a BBQ in their honor on Saturday, June 24, 2006. Clay volunteered to head the event. Diana moved and Pat seconded the motion to budget $500 for the event. The motion was carried unanimously.

19.] Issue: Logo Prize Donation (Diana)

Diana told the Board that she had donated the $200 prize, which she had won in the New GALA Logo Contest, along with the color artwork and computer files.

20.] Issue: Round The Table (Board)

Gina announced a workshop to be held Saturday, May 6, 2006 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Senior Citizens Center in San Luis Obispo on "God and Gays: What Does The Bible Say?".

Ethel reminded the Board about the Women's Dance to be held on Saturday, May 13, 2006, and said that she thought it would be fun if some men came in drag.

Robert turned over to Clay a survey form to complete for an Economic Impact Study being done by United Way in San Luis Obispo.

Robert asked for a consensus agreement to purchase the latest edition of QuickBooks accounting software for approximately $200. All agreed it was necessary and no objections were raised.

Clay is to send the Minutes of the May Board Meeting to Diana as soon as possible so that the signatory cards on the bank accounts can be changed to list her as the new Treasurer.

8:20 PM:

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

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Clayton R. Marsh

Secretary