Called to order at: 10:00am
Co-Chairs: Rebecca Yanisch, Ron Wacks
Rules Committee Report: Rebecca Yanisch
Motion to approve rules; -seconded; motion carried
Read affirmative action statement:
Election of Permanent convention chairs:
Motion for Ron Wacks and Rebecca Yannish as co-chairs; -carried
Election of Parliamentarian:
Motion to elect Barry Clegg Ward 3; -carried
Candidate speeches:
Mark Ritchie for Secretary of State
Preliminary Credentials Report:
114 Delegates 7 Alternates; Alternates in Precincts in 3 and 5 are upgraded.
Candidate Speeches:
Laurie Savran for Library Board
Jon Olson for MPRB District 2
Walt Dziedzic for MPRB District 1
Meg Fourney for MPRB at large
Ward 3 City Council Endorsement:
Nominations:
Jeremey Wieland
Diane Hofstede
Motion for nominations to be closed; -seconded; -carried
Candidate Speeches:
Anna Dvorak for Diane Hofstede
Trish Schilling for Diane Hofstede
Tom Johnson for Diane Hofstede
Diane Hofstede speech
Bruce Goloff for Jeremy Weiland
Jeremy Weiland Speech
Candidate Speeches
R.T. Ryback Minneapolis Mayor for Minneapolis Mayor
Peter McLaughlin Hennepin County Commissioner for Minneapolis Mayor
Howard Hornstien for Amy Klobuchar for US Senate
Candidate Q & A Period
Second Credentials Report
130 Delegates including all possible Alternate upgrades.
4 Alternates in Precinct 5 cannot be upgraded. 60% of total vote is 78.
Floor Frozen
First ballot
Floor unfrozen.
Candidate Speeches:
Victor Grambsch for Library Board.
Bill Davis for Mary Merrill Anderson MPRB at large
Greg Gray for Rochelle Berry Graves for MPRB at large
Gary Thaden for Library Board
Sheldon Mains for Library Board
Candidate Speech:
Jeremy Weiland concession
Motion for nomination by acclamation for Diane Hofstede for the DFL endorsement for
Ward 3 city council; -seconded; -carried
Candidate Speech:
Carol Becker for Board of Est. and Tax.
Alan Hooker for Library board
Jill Schwimmer Board of Est. and Tax.
Rod Krueger for Library Board
Candidate Speech:
Diane Hofstede DFL endorsement acceptance speech
Motion to suspend the rules to close the floor to outside speakers; -seconded; -failed.
Candidate Speech:
Tom Nordyke for MPRB at large
Paula Gilbertson for MPRB at large
City Convention Committee Elections
Arrangements: nominations-none; volunteers: Clareyse Nelson, John Martin
Credentials: nominations - none; volunteers: Steve Smela, Sylvia Siggelkow
Nominations: none; volunteers: Rebecca Yanisch, Marshall Lichty
Rules: Pat Kelly, Greg Baumgartner, Joyce Vincent, Rip Rapson
Motion for closing nominations; -seconded; -carried
Rules Committee candidate speeches:
Pat Kelly
Joyce Vincent
Rip Rapson
Greg Baumgartner
Motion to vote by ballot: -seconded;
Point of order: rules state that vote should be done by ballot.
Report by Parliamentarian: vote must be done by written ballot.
Results:
Joyce Vincent 35
Pat Kelly 27
Rip Rapson 38
Greg Baumgartner 24
Joyce Vincent and Rip Rapson elected to Rules Committee.
Election of Ward Coordinators:
Volunteers: Georgiana Yantos, Brian Biele
Motion for closing nominations: seconded; carried;
Coordinators elected.
Election of Alternate Ward Coordinators:
Volunteers: Nancy Beals, Mike Romens
Alternate coordinators elected.
City Consitiution Commission:
Delegate: Luann Wilcox
Alternate: Tessa Barsic
City Platform Commission:
Delegate: Tony Hofstede
Delegate: Shanna Hanson
Adjournment at: 12:33pm
Reported by Liz Wielinski