Coalition of Neighborhoods - District 7
Thursday June, 2003
7:00 PM, Grant Middle School (Moon and Easterday)

7:00	Call to order
		Welcome and introductions
		Additions, corrections, approval of agenda
		Approval of minutes
		Treasurer's report
			
7:10	 Proposal to amend bylaws- add up to three new positions
Elections 
	Vice President
	Members at Large – if proposal passes
			
7:20	Speaker
		Ruthie Dearling- District Coordinator of Improving Health Initiative- NM State Dept. of Health

7:40	Report from ONC 
		
7:30	Neighborhood Annual Reports
Please have your reports written out, keeping them short and precise helps as well (briefly review your neighborhood association activities, events)

8:15	New Business

	Adjourn

2003 MEETING DATES (unless changed by group decision):  June 5, Aug. 7, Oct. 2, and Dec 4  
* Note new dates as it was voted to try meeting every other month.

All meetings are on the first Thursday of each month held at Grant Middle School starting at 7:00 – 9:00 in the LIBRARY.  The school is located at Moon and Easterday, just south of Constitution on Moon.

The purpose of D-7 Coalition, as stated in our by-laws, is to provide a direct means of communication with the City Councilor representing D-7 and the Neighborhood Associations within District 7, to provide a united voice in important issues.
The District 7 Coalition Board has met and feels the monthly meetings which Sally Mayer will be holding for District 7, are a false substitute for the real network of Neighborhood Associations in the District 7 Coalition.  They are an unnecessary duplicate of the already established Coalition meetings; the difference is they will be lead by politicians, the Coalition by neighborhoods.  This is clearly an attempt to weaken the strength of our grassroots organization and as such, it must be rejected.  Our elected Council Representative should become a part of the regular Coalition agenda, not create a division with her own meetings.  The scheduled meeting for Wednesday the 28th should prove to be beneficial in that the department heads as well as the Mayor and Councilor will be present to answer questions.  You ARE encouraged to attend this meeting but not the subsequent ones.