By Kevin Nobuo Nakano, Florin JACL District Delegate

Hosted by the Florin Chapter

Location: Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department Florin Station Community Room

Address: 7000 65th Street , Sacramento , CA   95823 (Click for Link to Map)

Telephone: (916) 876-8300

Notes: Located between BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY ( Florin & 65th) Masjid Annur Inc. ( 65th Street )  

I. Roll Call

II. Host Chapter Greetings – Dr. Karen Kurasaki, Florin President

III. Adoption of the Agenda

IV. Approval of the Minutes

V. Review of Voting Procedures

VI. Special Guest Presentation

A.  California Civil Liberties Public Education Program (Elaine Yamaguchi, Work:(916) 651-0383 eyamaguchi@library.ca.gov )

VII. Administrative Reports

A. Governor’s Report (Mune Craig)

1. NCWNP Bd. Retreat, 2006 Goals (Mune Craig)

• Met in January 2006 in Monterey , CA .

• Set goals for 2006

2. 2006 Golf Tournament (Higashi)

• Monday, Oct 2, 2006 – Harding Park Municipal Course (Site of the 2005 US Open) in SF

• Looking for sponsors.

• $200 Early Bird Registration by July 1, 2006, $250 After July 1, 2006

3. Washington , DC Leadership Program (John Hayashi)

• Selected two people to attend, one alternate

• Selection criteria: community service, past JACL involvement and future potential involvement with JACL.

• Participants:

• Tamone Norimoto (SJ Chapter) – He’s a member of the SJ Chapter, an active citizen of Japan Town and a member of the Japan Town Congress.  He graduated from UCLA and works for Addecco.

• Tamera Doi (SF) – She’s a board member of the SF chapter.  President of First Step, a leadership coaching company and she is an investment manager for Morgan Stanley. 

• Alternate:

• David Unroe (Placer) – He graduated from CSU Long Beach and is employed with California Teacher Association.  He’s been involved with Tomodachi Gakko for the past 10 years.  He’s an active member of the Placer Buddhist Church .

4. District Executive Board Vacancy (Mune Craig)

• Bill Hinkle resigned from executive board.  As a result, the district is looking for a replacement to finish his term through November.

5. National Bd. Mtg Report/National Finances ( Thaya Mune Craig /Mark Kobayashi)

• See report.

• Currently in audit for 2004/2005. 

• National board and National Council (7 districts) reviews, provides feedback, new program proposals and establishment of new budget at the National Convention.

6.   Future 1st Quarterly DC Mtg Schedule ( Kim Nakahara )

• Should we change because of NFL Superbowl?

7.   District Website

• Website hosting is up for renewal, should we renew it?  If so, how long?

***LUNCH***

B. Treasurer’s Report (Okimoto)

1. Report on District Finances

• See report.

• Budgeted Vs Actual 2005

• Revenue - $79,830 Vs. $101,988

• Disbursements – $79,830 Vs $70,435

• 2005 Return to Investments - $31,552

2. Insurance Invoices from National

• District decided that average membership enrollment for the previous calendar year will be used to calculate insurance assessments.  Also, round up for fractions above .50. 

VIII. HOST CHAPTER PROGRAM ( Florin JACL )

• Florin JACL Youth Annie Noguchi, Tado and Jane presented a slide show that features the youth’s involvement in the community over the past three years.

IX. Membership

A. Membership Committee (M. Yoshino/E.Teruya)

• 2005 has lowest attrition rate in a decade.

• Many chapters increased membership in 2005.

• Renew district membership drive contest: For every two new memberships, you get one gift membership that you can give to someone.  The deadline will be in Dec. 15, 2006.

• A new membership brochure has been created and will be distributed electronically.

X. Pacific Citizen Report (Nelson Nagai)

XI. Continuing Business

A. Youth/Students (Kaminaga/Nakahara)

1. National Oratorical Contest

2. “Professionals Workshop” 

3. Upcoming DCYC Activities

B. Cultural (Mune Craig)

1.  Nichi Bei Kai Bunka Hall of Fame (Nakahara)

• Asked district JACL to be a member of the oversight committee.

• District voted to participate.

2.  Resolutions/By Law Changes

• Abalone Connection-Convergence 2006 (Hashimoto)

C. Education Committee (Greg Marutani/ John Hayashi)

1. CCLPEP Tri-District Grant Proposal

• Greg would like to prepare a grant proposal to request funds from CCLPEP grant to put on workshops at the 2007 Tri-District meeting to showcase the JACL programs and the benefits of those programs. 

• The grant requires that the tri-district conference must be in California , but the conference is usually held in Reno .

• The district voted and allowed Greg to only apply for grant.  The Tri-District location has not been determined. 

D. Civil Rights/Public Affairs (Goral/Teruya)

1. Creation of Human Rights Network (Ken Nakamura/San Jose JACL sakenn@sarc.org)

E. Aging & Retirement (Yamada)

F. 2006 National Convention (Larry Oda)

1. Program for Action

2. Awards

3. Candidates

4. Convention Committees/District Reps

• Credentials

• JA of Biennium

• Resolutions

• PFA

• C/Bylaws

• Awards & Recognition

• Nominations 2006 National Board

• Larry Oda – President

• Heidi Tanakatsubo – Vice President of Public Affairs

• Mark Kobayashi - Treasurer

            5.  JACL National Council Meeting (Larry Oda)

• See report. 

• Nominations for awards, candidates and review of proposed amendments and resolutions due by March 23, 2006.

• Chapter must submit dues, resolutions/amendments and official delegate and proxy forms by April 22, 2006.

G. 2007 Tri-District Conference/NCWNP Dinner (Mune Craig)

1. Committee and Location

H. Issues for Upcoming National Board Meeting (Mune Craig)

1. District Membership Drive

2. Audit Committee

3. Legacy Fund

4.  O the r Issues:

• Supreme court nomination

• Loretta Scott King

• Adam Corolla Issue

5.  Positions on Issues - Chapters should be allowed to take the ir own position on an issue as long as the y preface it with “National JACL has not determined a stance on this issue, but our chapter’s position…”  District will work on putting toge the r a protocol regarding responding to issues and discuss at the national convention.

XII. Calendar Items

A. JACL Events

1. District/National

a) February 11th, 2006 – National Board Meeting ( San Francisco )

b) February 18th, 2006 – Nor the rn California Time of Remembrance ( Sacramento )

c) February 26th, 2006 – Bay Area Time of Remembrance ( San Francisco ) & Watsonville-SC, Salinas , etc. ( Salinas )

d) May 7th, 2006 – 2nd Quarter District Council Meeting - Min Yasui Oratorical Contest ( Fremont )

e) June 4th, 2006 - 2006 Pre-Convention Meeting ( San Francisco )

f) June 21st – 24th, 2006 – National Convention ( Phoenix )

g) August 6th, 2006 – 3rd Quarter District Council Meeting (French Camp)

h) November 5th, 2006 – 4th Quarter District Council Meeting ( San Mateo )

2. Chapter & Community

XIII. Announcements

A. Next DC Meeting: May 7th, 2006 in Fremont

XIV.       Adjournment

Questions regarding the District Meeting notes should be directed to:

Kevin Nobuo Nakano 

District Delegate, Florin JACL

kevin@nakanorealty.com

Work: (916) 628-1044

These notes are available at www.FlorinJACL.com. 

General NCWNP District Questions - Patty Wada , Regional Director
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