Attendees: President, Chair, Secretary

1. Elections were finalized, new board is Paul Kelley Chair, Pete Riopel Treasurer, Joe Salama Secretary

2. Make your voice heard! We are looking for Libertarian speakers who wish to be featured on our YouTube Channel and Facebook page, if anyone reading this wishes to set up a video shoot, please contact Paul Kelley at kellep2@msn.com.

3. Jeff Katz video on Current Economics is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov_q3RKFENw

Pete Riopel video On Government is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNzHYzy_Ou8

4.Spring newsletter is out!

Please send back your survey answers!

5. Will invite Joel Smolen is available for a video shoot in May, 2012

http://marinlp.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/newsletter-spring-20122.pdf

Public Speaker and former Board Member Jeff Katz on the current economic crisis:

2. Make your voice heard! We are looking for Libertarian speakers who wish to be featured on our YouTube Channel and Facebook page, if anyone reading this wishes to set up a video shoot, please contact Paul Kelley at kellep2@msn.com.

3. Joe is editing a video which will be available by the next meeting.

4. Paul will send out election stuff.

5. Circulate dates for next meeting

6. Start using conference room for other speaking engagements.

7. Tentative next meeting time is 1/17 at 630pm at Joel’s place.

8. Joe needs to work on survey still

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1. Joel and Pete reported favorably about their speaking engagement at Drake High.

2. We discussed aggregating libertarian news sources to publish more frequent newsletters (like Cato and Heritage Foundation).

3. We discussed the absurdity of the SMART Train and reaffirmed our position against it (please like this page to join us against it: https://www.facebook.com/StopSmart ).

4. We are looking for libertarian speakers who wish to be featured on our YouTube Channel and Facebook page, if anyone reading this wishes to set up a video shoot, please contact Paul Kelly at kellep2@msn.com.

5. Paul will create an article on TSA and Joe will turn it into an email version and a summary with a survey, and we will send it out for board review and approval.

6. Joe will create the next newsletter with content for approval at the next meeting.

THE LATEST NEWSLETTER CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE

Overriding Goal: What are ideas to generate more local interest in the LP, momentum, and media attention?

1. We collaborated with MUTA on drafting the text of the Marin County Voter’s insert in opposition to Measure B.

2. Paul is drafting an article on the Ross Valley Sanitation District for the newsletter after competing initial research.

3. Joe will assemble a draft of an electronic newsletter for review and approval at next meeting.

4. Joe is developing the FreeBook webpage.

5. Discussed the classroom speaking engagement opportunity at Sir Francis Drake High, and Joel Smolen will be attending to speak, and Joe will go to film it.

6. Jeff’s custom cartoon video is almost ready to go live, look for it at http://facebook.com/MarinLibParty (we have 370 followers on Facebook and 212 followers on twitter!)

7. We are editing another video featuring Jeff.

8. Next meeting is on 10/25 at 7pm, please contact President Paul Kelley if you would like to attend at 415-686-1053.

Overriding Goal: What are good ideas to generate local interest in the LP, momentum and revenue?

1. Three of us attended the June 27, 2011 MUTA meeting and discussed putting together a collaborative newsletter. Discussed possibly combining resources and putting on an event. Learned a lot about the SMART initiative and discussed ways to repeal it (see this link: https://www.facebook.com/StopSmart )

2. We went live with new logo on FB site and twitter.

3. Joel Smolen video is uploaded at http://www.youtube.com/user/MarinLibParty and we are working on others ones featuring Jeff Katz and MLP Secretary Joe Salama, former candidate for Marin Health Care Board.

4. Continuing to work on survey to MLP email distribution list to determine what would get them out to events. Paul is working on this and Joe will help with formatting and distribution.

5. Joe is developing the FreeBook webpage

6. Paul is researching in preparation for an article on the Ross Valley Sanitation Tax. We discussed the idea of regular electronic newsletters and Joe agreed to format it once Paul and Pete create some content.

7. Board is reviewing TSA survey to gain a consensus on a proposed communication to state senators, (like Rep. Woolsey) and any state legislature members to pressure them to get some type of restrictive measures on TSA violations of our constitutional rights, similar to actions being taken in other states.

8. Board members will compete to make a custom cartoon video for publishing to the rest of the party, and will show them off at the next meeting.

9 Will contact Joel Smolen to see if he wants to come to the next meeting.

Overriding Goal: What are good ideas to generate local interest in the LP, momentum and revenue?

1. Discussed attending Marin United Taxpayers Association to see if resources can be combined and collaboration is appropriate. Two or three of us will be attending the next MUTA meeting to ascertain common interests.

2. We developed a new logo derived from the California LP logo, and are awaiting permission to go live with it.

3. We are digitizing an old MLP video for use on the website/social media channels, Joe will edit and publish online, and are planning a video shoot in a couple of weeks to have more media to use to generate interest and involvement.

4. Joe demonstrated how to update Facebook and Twitter accounts.

5. Agreed to create distribute a survey to MLP email distribution list to determine what would get them out to events. Paul is working on this and Joe will help with formatting and distribution.

6. Joe will create a webpage at http://www.ca.lp.org

7. Hot topic for potential future newsletters/speakers: Marin sanitation tax. We discussed the idea of regular electronic newsletters and Joe agreed to format it once Paul and Pete create some content.

8. Discussed creating a speaker series online and using it to test local interest and get party platform more recognized locally.

9. Discussed creating another survey for Marin LP members that would attempt to gain a consensus on a proposed communication to state senators, (like Rep. Woolsey) and any state legislature members to pressure them to get some type of restrictive measures on TSA violations of our constitutional rights, similar to actions being taken in other states.