NOTES ON ZALU MEETING OF 4/9/14

NOTES ON ZALU MEETING OF 4/9/14
LOCATION: OLD LOUISVILLE INFORMATION CENTER

 IN ATTENDANCE -
 CHUCK ANDERSON, CHAIRMAN
 LEAH STEWART,
 MARY MARTIN,
 CHRISTOPHER WHITE,
 HOWARD ROSENBERG (MEMBER EX OFFICIO)

CALLED TO ORDER-7:05P.M.

WHITE BELIEVED THAT THE RULE OF A QUORUM OF FIVE LEGAL MEMBERS 

WAS MET, AS STIPULATED IN THE ZALU CHARTER. 

ANDERSON AND ROSENBERG DISAGREED WITH THIS POINT BECAUSE THEY

BELIEVE THAT ROSENBERG'S ATTENDANCE DOESN'T COUNT TOWARD QUORUM.

THUS,  WITHOUT A QUORUM, NO BUSINESS COULD BE TRANSACTED, 

THOUGH A PUBLIC MEETING COULD STILL COMMENCE.

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ORDER OF TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION PRESENTED BY CHAIRMAN ANDERSON.

NO MINUTES FROM MARCH 12 MEETING WERE READ.

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REVISIONS TO THE ZALU CHARTER DISCUSSION OPENED.
CURRENTLY OPERATIVE VER. 5 OF CHARTER COMPARED TO THE PROPOSED 

REVISED VERSION OF MARCH 24, 2014.

PARAGRAPH 2 DISCUSSED.
CTWHITE PROMPTED THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
 WHAT IS THE RATIONALE FOR LIMITING VOTING ZALU MEMBERSHIP TO
 NINE APPOINTED SEATS? WHY NOT STIPULATE ONLY "AT LEAST NINE SEATS"
 AND ALLOW FOR ALTERNATE WAYS TO FILL THE SEATS?
 WHY IS IT BELIEVED THAT THE PROPOSED APPOINTMENTS SERVE ZALU BETTER THAN THE CURRENT CHARTER'S CONTROLS? ROSENBERG OFFERED HIS THOUGHTS.
A MAJORITY IN ATTENDANCE STATED THAT THE CURRENT CONTROLS ARE NOT WORKING 

AND SOMETHING ELSE MUST BE TRIED, WHETHER THE PROPOSED CONTROLS WILL WORK 

IS ANYONE'S GUESS.

PARAGRAPH 4 OF PROPOSED REVISED CHARTER AND RELATED PARAGRAPH IN EARLIER 

CHARTER  VER. I.3  DISCUSSED.
WHITE ASKED IF ZALU WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY HAVING THE OLNC CHAIR
APPOINT SOMEONE FROM OUTSIDE OF ZALU AS A NON-VOTING SECRETARY FOR THE 

RECORDING AND PUBLISHING  OF ZALU BUSINESS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS.  

LEAH STEWART ASKED IF THERE BE MONEY FOR SUCH AN APPOINTMENT IN THE ZALU BUDGET? DISCUSSION DEFERRED. IT WAS GENERALLY AGREED THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND

NEEDED TO BE REVISITED LATER AND THAT SUCH AN APPOINTMENT SEEMED A USEFUL IDEA.

PARAGRAPH 3: WORDING ON ZALU CHAIR APPOINTMENT.
THE WORDING IN THE CURRENTLY OPERATIVE  VER. I.5 OF CHARTER EXPRESSES BETTER, 

THAN THE REVISED VERSION, HOW THE ZALU CHAIR IS SELECTED. 
THE OLDER LANGUAGE FROM CHARTER VER 5 WILL BE USED FOR THE REVISION.

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 MEETING DAY OF ZALU DISCUSSED.
 HELGA ULRICH HAD REQUESTED BY E-MAIL THAT THE RECENT CHANGE (FEB 6) OF THE
 ZALU MEETING DAY FROM FIRST THURSDAYS TO SECOND WEDNESDAYS BE RECONSIDERED.  

NO CHANGE WAS ISSUED.
IT WAS SAID BY THE ZALU CHAIRMAN THAT THE RECENT CHANGE OF MONTHLY MEETING DAY 

TO SECOND WEDNESDAYS WAS DONE TO ACCOMMODATE LEAH STEWART'S SCHEDULE, 

THAT IT WAS RECONSIDERED AT THE MARCH 12, 2014 MEETING AND ALL AGREED TO LEAVE 

THE CHANGE IN PLACE.

WHITE ASKED LEAH STEWART, IN FRONT OF THE GROUP, IF ALL FIRST-THURSDAYS OF 

THE MONTH WERE INDEED IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER. SHE REPLIED THAT AFTER THIS MAY

SHE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH FIRST THURSDAYS AS OUR MEETING DAY. ANDERSON AND MARTIN,

HOWEVER, DID NOT WANT ANOTHER CHANGE; LEAVE THE CHANGE AS IS.

TNZD REVIEW DOCUMENTS DISCUSSED. A FINAL VERSION IS PENDING FROM CHUCK.

STATUS OF TNZD SIGNAGE RECOMMENDATION DISCUSSED.
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JUST PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT, WHITE REQUESTED THAT SOMEONE IN ATTENDANCE SEND 

BY E-MAIL TO ZALU MEMBERSHIP THE REVISED CHARTER DOCUMENT ALONG WITH A 

SOLICITATION FOR A MOTION BY A ZALU MEMBER THAT THE REVISED CHARTER BE MOVED ON 

TO THE OLNC FOR ITS CONSIDERATION AT ITS UPCOMING APRIL MEETING. ONCE SECONDED, 

THE MOTION WOULD BE OPEN TO A VOTE WITHOUT FURTHER DEBATE. 

IT WAS GENERALLY AGREED SO TO DO.

CHAIRMAN ANDERSON WILL SEND OUT THE DOCUMENT AND PROMPT. 

MARTIN QUESTIONED WHO WOULD BE THE ZALU MEMBERSHIP COHORT TO RECEIVE THE EMAIL.

THE MEMBERSHIP WHO WILL RECEIVE THE DOCUMENT AND SOLICITATION ARE:
CHUCK ANDERSON, LEAH STEWART, MARY MARTIN,
JOE IMPELLIZZERI, HELGA ULRICH, STEPHEN PETERSON,
TIM BOTTORFF, CTWHITE, BOB BAJANDAS. (IT WAS STILL PRESUMED BY THE MAJORITY THAT HOWARD ROSENBERG DID NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS WITHIN ZALU.)

WHITE WILL GET A HARD COPY OF MATERIALS TO BOTTORFF WHO DOES NOT
USE AN E-MAIL SERVICE.

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ADJOURNED AT 8 :05 P.M.

NOTES SUBMITTED BY IPAD, BY CTWHITE