LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF PINELLAS COUNTY

5/20/2021 - May Business Meeting Minutes

Written by secretary on May 20, 2021

Meeting Minutes - May 2021

Thursday, May 20, 2021

7 PM

1. Call to Order

2. Quorum Confirmation

   1. Brett Bittner - Chair

   2. Nathan Stevens - Secretary

   3. Camilo Colina - Treasurer

   4. Frank Craft Jr. - Verified LPF member

   5. Frank Clarke

   6. Stacey-Rae Simcox

   7. Spencer Evans

   8. Oliver Ash

   9. Marcia Powell

3. Member Comment

4. Prior Meeting Minutes Approval

   1. Motion to Approve by Colina

   2. Second from Craft

   3. Motion carries unanimously

5. Officer Reports

   1. Chairperson - Bittner

      1. May voter registration data - 2,907 LPF members in Pinellas (+37)

      2. Received new contacts 

      3. Permission to use “Libertarian” in organization name received from LPF Chair

      4. Met with CD-13 candidate

   2. Vice Chairperson - Herrera

      1. Not present

   3. Secretary - Stevens

      1. Social Media

         1. 1,562 People Reached (up 78%)

         2. 292 Post Engagements (down 4%)

         3. 9 new page likes (down 63%) 

      2. County Affairs

         1. County Commissioners considering gas tax

         2. County Mask Mandate rescinded

6. Treasurer - Colina

   1. Successful first outing with Liberty Yoga

   2. Still awaiting state review for tax and treasury documents

   3. 2,925.72 in reserves

7. Paperwork Filing Update

   1. No new updates

8. In Person Social

   1. June 4th @ 7pm

   2. Beach across from St. Pete municipal parking

      1. Public parking on Gulf Blvd. (treasure island/st pete beach)

   3. Bring your own beverage

      1. No Alcohol

      2. No Glass

9. CD-13 Candidate

   1. FL Federal House District 13

   2. Frank Craft Jr.

   3. ~2,750 verified signatures or ~$10,500 to appear on ballot

   4. frank@frankcraft.com

10. In Person Meetings

    1. Location identified that meets all necessary parameters

       1. Nueva Cantina in South St. Pete

       2. Location in far south of county

11. Announcements

    1. Leadership Team Meeting

       1. May 26th @ 7p

       2. Virtual

    2. Liberty Yoga

       1. June 6th @ 12p

       2. Virtual

    3. LPF Annual Convention

       1. June 11-13, 2021

       2. Springhill Suites, Lakeland FL

       3. LPF.org/convention

    4. Coffee Talk w/ Hesham El-Meligy from Muslims for Liberty

       1. June 19 @ 9am

       2. Virtual

    5. Slack conversation about Pinellas LP - https://bit.ly/3cYo6rJ 

12. Member Comment

1. Adjournment

   1. Motion to Adjourn by Stevens

   2. Second from Colina

   3. Pass without objection