Colorado Senior Lobby Minutes of the Meeting, October 10, 2011   The meeting was called to order at 9:35 am by President, Bob Epstein.  He said that Rich Mauro would not be attending today.  Also, Miki Farrin, secretary, was unable to attend.  Thirteen people were present.  We introduced ourselves round the table including a new member, Henry Barlow, a retired professor of Sociology including Medical Sociology.   Bob announced the following upcoming meetings around the Metro area: 1. October 14 - a Senior Safety meeting in Aurora 2. October 20 - Ready, Set, Boom - a meeting regarding the senior population in Jefferson County 3. November 9 - Aging Well in Douglas County Reports by two committees from the Board Retreat were given. 1. Policy committee, chaired by Dwight Romested a. Dwight distributed a Mission statement with wording largely taken out of the By-laws b. Discussion followed, focusing on the following: i. The wording of the statement ii. The scope of the organization's mission iii. Resources available to meet the mission c. After considerable discussion Georgia Milton moved that we accept the Mission statement as presented and have the committee forward it to the Board for approval. d. Barb Martig further amended the motion to add: "considering the current discussion". This amendment was later withdrawn. e. Muriel Arvay amended the motion by suggesting: "as worded but reversing the order of the two sentences." This amendment was immediately withdrawn. f. A straw vote was taken, indicating majority support for the motion. After a brief final discussion, an official vote was taken and the motion passed with 4 against and one abstention. 2. Membership committee, reported by Mike Drake a. Art and Mike as well as Rich have been doing some traveling around the state, contacting potential CSL members, mainly through the AAA agencies and their community connections. Positive response has been generated in Silverthorne, Pueblo, Grand Junction, sterling, and Ft. Morgan. b. Laudatory results are: i. A new contingent of members I Silverthorne ii. A private donation from a Silverthorne senior iii. The offer of the use of SRC's IT person so we can upgrade our online presence c. Mike also announced the first meeting of those who wish to work on Senior Day at the Capital - Oct 13th at 1pm. This is a major effort of CSL, as a prime opportunity to recruit new members, and includes sponsorship of CSL which helps build a coalition of likeminded groups. 3. Senator Rollie Heath stopped by with yard signs and encouraging words for Proposition 103. Despite a cautious beginning, supporters gathered 140,000 signatures, well over the 84,000 needed. After a time, financial donations began appearing. And on last Friday, he was offered a $50,000 matching fund donation. Matching funds donations were due by the end of day, October 11th.Rollie also described a new action potential on his website. Supporters can log on give their address, and the site will generate 25 letters of people living in the supporter's immediate neighborhood that should vote YES on 103 but may need a little nudge. For those who prefer to phone, the 25 peoples' phone numbers will also be given. •a.       ADDENDUM: Rollie emailed me to say that the $50,000 goal was met on Monday and to tell everyone how much he enjoyed being with us. 4. The next meeting of the Lobby will be on October 24th at 9:30 unless otherwise notified. We will have 2 guests: someone from the DU fiscal study and Senator Irene Aguilar, MD. Because we need special facilities to see the final DU fiscal analysis Power Point, we will meet at: DRCOG - 1290 Broadway (13th and Broadway on the SE corner). It is a black 10-story building. There will be a sign indicating which first floor meeting room has been scheduled. Rich will also arrange for parking validation in the Museum parking lot on the west side of Broadway. 5. The Policy Committee will meet immediately after the regular meeting. 6. The Board will meet on the 19th. Respectfully submitted, GwenEllyn Nordquist