PM Meeting Minutes: June 2020
Regular PM Meeting: 6:30pm Wednesday, 3 JUNE 2020
Meeting Called By: Lion Jeff Type of Meeting: Business Secretary: Lion Jill
VIRTUAL MEETING SPACE VIA ZOOM
Lions in Attendance: Jill, Jeff, Pat, Dagi, Jenni, Mort, Anne, Eli, Ray, Herb, Don, Leslye, Al, Joan, Steve, Carl, Jen, Linda, Vijay, Venkat, Claire, Sudha, Charles, Charlie, Bill, Kent.
Guests: Ray Bransom from Abode, John and Carmel Smith.
1pm, Saturday, 27 June, 2020 – Budget Meeting, at Lion Al’s or via ZOOM
Saturday, 29 August, 2020 – Charity Golf Classic
Ride 4 Diabetes, next ride will be in 2021
All other events on hold due to Coronavirus & Related Public Health Orders
Minutes:
Call to Order – Lion Jeff at 6:35
Flag Salute – “Lions-to-Be”
Presentation: Destination Home with Ray Bramson: An organization since 2015 helping with finding housing for families in need and keeping families in homes, and creating low income homes for those who need, as well. They act as a convener, funder, and a leader in the fight against those without a home. They are aware and working with those in encampments. The building/acquiring of housing takes quite a bit of time and the need is growing. The county has added 1,000 new shelter beds, including Motel 6s and County Fairgrounds. What is holding back those who are homeless from getting into a safe space? Right now they are leaving some units open to those that are considered “vulnerable” to the virus. What kind of donations, if any, are they looking for? Monetary donations are always great, but voicing the need for housing, especially by local clubs like Lions, has power especially when support is needed for low income housing. This group’s focus is in Santa Clara County. With largely corporate and non-profit support, Destination Home is helping serve 12-13,00 households of 65,000 that are currently in need.
Final Comments and Updating Club By-Laws. Thank you to Claire and Al who have worked tirelessly to revise these bylaws. The notice of voting was distributed by email and by regular mail. Vote called for adopting the new bylaws. We have a quorum of 25 of 45 members, and need a majority to adopt:
VOTE: 24 aye, 0 nay, 1 abstention.
Bylaws Accepted
4) Special Club Presentations/Announcements:
Milestone Chevron Award for 35 years: Lion Eli! Pat comments on his outstanding Lionism and Cupertino Citizen, as well as a wonderful neighbor. We all love him. He puts his heart and soul into something 100%, especially every Lion.
Milestone Chevron Award for 15 years: Lion Herb Yeary! Lion Eli comments that if you ever need anything, Herb has it in his garage. Herb is involved in so much and has fun doing it.
Centennial Lions Club Award: for members who have brought in other members who have stayed for 2-3 years. Lion Kent is the recipient of the gold centennial award. Lion Claire received the gold and the diamond centennial.
Lion Herb can then put the cool patch on the banner, too, for recognition as a premier Lions Club.
The Key Award goes to Lion Liang for bringing in at least two people into the club.
Melvin Jones Fellow Award goes to Pat Coppe, joining in 2009, for all her amazing support and dedication to the events!
Melvin Jones Fellow Award joining in 2006, organizer and officer, Jill Eliason.
Melvin Jones Fellow Award joining in 2006: Jennifer Erickson, who works in every corner of our Lions Club.
Special Visit to Lion John Smith’s Personal Photo Archive & Reflections: shared a wonderful slide show, since he is clearing out some pictures as he moves back to the South Bay, so he has offered to share these with us. What a wonderful walk through history of our club-thank you so much, Lion John Smith!
Good of the Pride, Any Lion: Lion Eli thinks we need Melvin Jones celebration at a winery-all invited- a social event as soon as we can needs to happen, at Leslye’s and Steve and Ellen will supply the wine.
Meeting Adjourned: 7:34.
Guidelines for By-laws Vote
1. Is a quorum of 45 people, 22 or 23 people? (half is 22.5) 23
2. Do the bylaws pass with a majority or a 2/3 of the quorum? The current bylaws don’t include a specific provision regarding amendment of the bylaws. In the new bylaws, a 2/3 vote is required for amendment, but those bylaws have not yet been adopted so don’t apply in this process. Since the default voting threshold is majority, that is the process we are using for this vote: a majority of votes in a meeting where a quorum is present. Therefore, we need 23 people present, and 12 of those need to vote yes, in order for the vote to pass.
3. If it is majority, then we would need 16.5 vote for majority of 23 (so really 17). See 2. above.
4. If it is a 2/3 needing to pass then it’s 15.3 (so is that 15 or 16) votes for 2/3 of 23? See 2. above.
Why we do it? WE SERVE: AJ Robinson Mobile Health Screening Services, Flag Days, Via West Camp (Costanoan), Project Linus, eye exams & glasses, THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE, Eye glasses recycling and other charitable causes in our community and around the world. Bravo, Lions of De Anza, BRAVO!
