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Executive Board Meeting - May 14-15, 2005, UC Irvine

The Hotel

Country Inn & Suites by Ayres
325 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: (714) 549-0300 or toll free (800) 322-9992

The Country Inn & Suites has a free shuttle from John Wayne Airport. If you are flying into LAX, the SuperShuttle is available to take you to the hotel. There will be a charge, but if you tell the driver you are a guest at Country Inn & Suites you will get a discounted rate.

Driving directions

From the north on the 405: Get off at MacArthur-turn right (West) onto MacArthur (don't go into the airport). Go past Michelson. Turn right on Campus. Stay in right lane, pass Dove and Quail. Turn next right on North Bristol; go over the bridge, but don't get on the freeway. Stay in far left lane then left turn lane for Santa Ana Ave. Make a u-turn at the light for Santa Ana onto South Bristol and the hotel is right on the corner turn right into the hotel parking lot.

From the 405 South: get off at MacArthur; turn LEFT at the light. Follow directions above from the north.

From the West: take the 91 to the 55 and get off at MacArthur; follow MacArthur and instructions above from the north.

Location of the meeting

On Saturday, the meeting will be held in the Multipurpose room (MPAA) next door to the parking lot.

MPAA Room 120 A/B
Here is a campus map

You'll locate MPAA (Multipurpose Academic & Admin at coord. D7 on the map; see the funny shaped bldg (blacked out) marked #3? That's it! From the entrance at Jamboree Rd. and Campus Drive (located in the A1 corner of the map), take Campus Dr. to Stanford; turn right at Stanford and left into parking lot (marked w/ "SSPS" in a circle.)

On Sunday, the meeting will be held in the hotel in the Breton Room - East and West. Please check the schedule board posted in the lobby for any last-minute changes in location.

DRAFT AGENDA

Saturday, May 14, 2005

I. ROLL CALL--2 minutes--Judy Shattuck (9:00--9:02 a.m.)

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES--13 minutes--Judy Shattuck (9:02--9:15 a.m.)
April 28--Teleconference Meeting

III. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS--30 minutes (9:15 - 9:45 a.m.)
Shann Ritchie, Chair

IV. PRESIDENT'S REPORT--20 minutes--Di Dickerson, Chair (9:45 - 10:05 a.m.)
Mary Higgins to lead discussion

TREASURER'S REPORT--40 minutes--Margy Wilkinson, Chair (10:05 - 10:45 a.m.)
Dorthea Stewart to lead discussion

A. At the Jan 28/29 meeting the following motion was passed: "In the future, the Board shall receive the above reports on a monthly basis along with a Treasurers report summarizing the activities of the month. Each Local shall receive the same reports for their local." To date we have not received any of these monthly reports. Where are they? I will move that we begin receiving monthly detailed financial reports by May 1, 2005 covering the months of Jan - Mar 2005 and that we receive them each month from May 1 forward.-(Margy)

B. Hudson Audit (Elinor will present but I may add some comments on this issue)

C. Statewide payment of phone bills.--(Judy)

V. BARGAINING UPDATE/REPORT--30 minutes--Connie McGrath, Chair (10:45 - 11:15 a.m.)
Amatullah Alaji-Sabrie to lead discussion

BREAK - (11:15 - 11:30 a.m.)

~~VI. CHIEF STEWARD'S REPORT--20 minutes--Elinor Levine, Chair (11:30 - 11:50 a.m.) Margy Wilkinson to lead discussion~~
(No report will be presented at this meeting)

VII. STRIKE SUBCOMMITTE REPORT/UC SW UNION COALITION--30 minutes--Maria Figueroa, Chair (11:50 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.)
Mary Higgins to lead discussion

VIII. ULP CHARGE--20 minutes--Paijoun Montannabronte, Chair (12:20 - 12:40 p.m.)
Connie McGrath to lead discussion

LUNCH - (12:40 - 1:30 p.m.)

IX. LWU GRIEVANCE AGAINST CUE--25 minutes--Terri Romano, Chair (1:30 - 1:55 p.m.)
Mary Higgins to lead discussion

X. WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY--20 minutes--Laura McCann, Chair (1:55 - 2:15 p.m.)
Margy Wilkinson to lead discussion

XI. REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM CONNIE MCGRATH--30 minutes--Linda Moser, Chair (2:15 - 2:45 p.m.)
Dorthea Stewart to lead discussion

XII. DISCUSSION ON REIMBUSEMENTS--20 minutes--Susan Ervin, Chair (2:45 - 3:05 p.m.)
Judy Shattuck to lead discussion.

XIII. EXPENSES OVER $100.00 BE SUBMITTED TO THE EBOARD FOR APPROVAL--20 minutes--Connie McGrath, Chair (3:05 - 3:25 p.m.)
Judy Shattuck to lead discussion.

BREAK - (3:25 - 3:40 p.m.)

XV. EXPULSION FROM TOPICA FOR INAPPROPRIATE/PERSONAL/DEGRADING EMAILS--20 minutes--Jen Smith, Chair (3:40 - 4:00 p.m.) Judy Shattuck to lead discussion (Please note Ari Krantz email concerning union business on email)

XIV. JC INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE REPORT--25 minutes--Cynthia Norman, Chair (4:00 - 4:25 p.m.)
Laura McCann to lead discussion

XV. SUPERVISION OF STATEWIDE STAFF--20 minutes--Margy Wilkinson, Chair (4:25 - 4:45 p.m.)
Paijoun Montannabronte to lead discussion

XVI. HATE SPEECH AND PERSONAL ATTACKS - CENSURE MOTION--25 minutes--Debbie Ceder, Chair (4:45 - 5:10 p.m.)
Linda Moser to lead discussion

XVII. PERSONNEL ISSUES--20 minutes--Elinor Levine, Chair (5:10 - 5:30 p.m.)
Mary Higgins to lead discussion (Possible closed session)

XIX. CHECK DEPARTURE FLIGHT INFORMATION/ESTABLISH AGENDA TRIAGE COMMITTEE IF NEEDED--5 minutes--Jen Smith

Sunday, May 15, 2005

I. ROLL CALL/CHECK DEPARTURE FLIGHT INFORMATION/LUNCH--10 minutes--Judy Shattuck (8:30 - 8:40 a.m.)

II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA--5 minutes--Mary Higgins, Chair (8:40 - 8:45 a.m.)

III. SUB COMMITTEE REPORTS--1 hour 30 minutes--Jen Smith, Chair (8:45 - 10:30 a.m.)
What's going on and any new procedures in place for the board to note.

A. Campaign Strategy
B. Finance
C. Literature
D. Media
E. Personnel
F. Policy and Procedures

IV. STATUS OF COVINGTON INVESTIGATION--45 minutes--Lisa Gustafson, Chair (10:30 - 11:15 a.m.)
Mary Ann Ring to lead discussion

IV. ARBITRATION/LEGAL EXPENSES--30 minutes--Linda Moser, Chair (10:15 - 11:45 a.m.)
Margy Wilkinson to lead discussion

LUNCH - (11:45 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.) (Also please take this time to check out of your hotel rooms.)

V. LAWYERS BILLS--20 minutes--Terri Romano, Chair (12:50 - 1:10 p.m.)
Margy Wilkinson to lead discussion

VI. BERT THOMAS BARGAINING SUPPORT--15 minutes--Amatullah Alaji-Sabrie, Chair (1:10 - 1:25 p.m.)
Jen Smith to lead discussion

VI. APPENDIX B--35 minutes--Carmen Elliott, Chair (1:25 - 2:00 p.m.)
Jen Smith to lead discussion