Present:  Nancy Denson, Charles Maddox, Linda Lloyd, Clothilda Barnett, Ray MacNair, Helen Smith, Joseph Smith, Ron Wynn, Leslie Patterson, Shephen McGarety, Karen Watson,  Maria Del Carmen Cayuella, Freda Roberts, Ovita Thornton, Marissa Yingling, Alvin Sheats, Glenda Colbert, Caryl Sundland, Keith Johnson, Gwen O’Looney, Humberto Mendoza.  (eight board members)

For the first 1-1/2 hours we had a Question and Answer session with the two Mayoral candidates.  They each gave their bios, then people questioned them onCDBG, health care, education, economic plans, the jail, etc.  Their answers were forthright and quite interesting.  This session was very informative and lively.

Grant Writing workshop – Joseph gave a report on this session.  He said it was very informative and that they suggested the need to be specific, itemize each amount and how it is to be used, detail the mission of the organization, and be clear as to the use of the money.

Board Development – Ron stated we needed to have a meeting focusing on stepping forward as a board instead of stagnating.

It was decided to separate the board meeting from the candidates forum next time.  The meeting in April will be focused on board development and the meeting in May would be another candidate forum.  Ron pointed out that we needed to focus on accountability.  We need to ask each person what they have done and hold them accountable.

Humberto reported that the event at Cine was very successful and they raised $700 to send to his parents village.  He is planning to go to D.C. for the immigration march on March 21st.

Next Meeting – April 15, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.

Meeting Adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted:  Caryl Sundland