03.14.08
March 8, 2008 Minutes
Greater Heights Democratic Club
Monthly Meeting
March 8, 2008
9:00 – 10:30 am
Chatter’s Restaurant
The meeting was called to order by Kevin Hoffman, President, at 9:20 am.
Mr. Hoffman announced that the first order of business was to elect a secretary. Max Beauregard nominated Phyllis Qualls. Mr. Hoffman asked for other nominees from the floor; there were none. There was a motion to elect Ms. Qualls by acclamation; motion passed.
New members and visitors were welcomed to the meeting and asked to introduce themselves.
Mark Eisenberg and Larry Weiman introduced themselves; they are in the run-off election 4/8/08 to be the Democratic nominee for the 80th Civil District Court.
A representative of State Representative Rick Noriega’s office thanked attendees for their support in electing Rep. Noriega to be the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate.
Blaise Mladenka announced that the club will have a yard sale Saturday, 4/8/08, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm, location to be determined. Mr. Mladenka distributed flyers announcing the yard sale and a sign-in sheet for those willing to volunteer to help with the yard sale. He asked that the announcement be distributed to solicit donations for the sale as well as inform the public of the sale.
Mr. Hoffman announced that the club has an entry in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 3/15/08. He asked that those interested in participating sign in and provide contact information so they can be notified of the parade details when they become known. The parade begins at noon and those participating were asked to arrive at 11:00 am to help decorate.
Max Beauregard gave a presentation regarding the primary results, comparing several races by precincts, as well as his interpretation of some of the data. He noted that over 400,000 people voted in the Harris County Democratic primary and that the 874 precincts had been consolidated to 367 polling locations.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee thanked members for their support of the Democratic ticket in the 3/4/08 primary and reminded all that it is important to maintain the momentum and excitement through the November elections. She reported that the Department of Justice has announced an investigation of the Harris County Jail system. She urged members to write letters to Mayor Bill White in support of restoration of the program run by the city to provide housing repairs to low income senior citizens. She noted that she is running for re-election in November and asked for the support of those present.
Leslie Taylor introduced herself and stated she is a judicial candidate in the November election.
Adrian Garcia, the Democratic nominee for Harris County Sheriff, thanked attendees for supporting him in the primary and urged all to continue the momentum through November.
Announcements:
Houston Super Neighborhood 22 is sponsoring “Wild Day ‘08” 4/26/08; it will be held on
Mr. Hoffman stated there are some complaining they are no longer receiving club emails; he reminded everyone to remember to update email address changes. Many have been dropped due to the change from Houston.rr. addresses to Comcast.
Treasurer’s Report: Vicki Bellow reported that the club’s treasury has $2,067.74.
