LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY ANNUAL MEETING May 5, 2018 LPGA Holiday Inn 137 Auto Mall Circle, Daytona Beach League on Double Duty: Legislature & Constitution Revision Commission By Patti Bingham LWV of Florida President Check in—9:45 a.m. Business Meeting, Guest Speaker, Lunch @ Noon
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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY
ANNUAL MEETING May 5, 2018
LPGA Holiday Inn
137 Auto Mall Circle, Daytona Beach
League on Double Duty:
Legislature & Constitution Revision Commission
By Patti Bingham LWV of Florida President
Check in—9:45 a.m.
Business Meeting, Guest Speaker,
Lunch @ Noon
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Patti grew up in Orland and attended the University of Central Florida where she
earned a B.A. in philosophy and an M. A. in Liberal Studies. After several years at
We Care, Inc., a suicide prevention and crisis intervention center, Patti forged a
career in radio with responsibilities as a reporter, writer and producer. During this
time she was recognized with several awards from media organizations, including
American Women in Radio and Television and the Associated Press. She also
worked as a freelance reporter for the Orlando Weekly, writing about the arts.
Patti formed the League’s statewide Gun Safety Committee, which she chairs. In her
spare time she volunteers for a marathon training program and cares for her retired
racing greyhound, Callie, who is the fastest runner in the family.
Patti foatti grew up in Orlando and Patti grew up in Orlando and attended the University of Central Florida,
where she earned a B.A. in philosophy and an M.A. in Liberal Studies. After several years at We Care, Inc.,
a suicide prevention and crisis intervention center, Patti forged a career in radio with responsibilities as a
reporter, writer, and producer. During this time, she was recognized with several awards from media
organizations, including American Women in Radio and Television and the Associated Press. She also
worked as a freelance reporter for the Orlando Weekly, writing about the arts
Patti formed the League’s statewide Gun Safety Committee, which she chairs. In her spare time, she
Rules of the Meeting
1.Only members may vote.
2.Only voting members and those authorized by the chair may address the
meeting. During debate on a motion, no person may speak more than once on a
question until all others who wish to speak have done so. After the original
presentation, debate will be limited to two minutes for each speaker.
3.The proposed program items will be placed before the group at one time. This
technique permits the members to see all the various choices and possible extent of
the program and avoids adoption of some items before other are considered.
a. Debate will be limited to two minutes for each speaker, allowing equal
time and alternating pros and cons. Amendments germane to the items may be
presented and voted upon at this time. Amendments may limit, but not enlarge
the scope of an item, and require a majority vote for adoption.
b. Items will be considered for adoption in the order presented unless
otherwise moved and passed. All votes are determined by those present.
Patti Bingham—Annual Meeting Speaker
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AGENDA
Welcome and Announcements
President’s Address and Recognition of the LWVVC Board Members
Adopt Agenda (p. 2) and Rules (p. 1)
Appoint Parliamentarian
Report on Annual Meetings 2016 Minutes (p. 3-5)
Appoint 2018 Minutes Chair and Committee
Treasurer’s Report
Consideration of Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 (p. 5-6)
The Budget Committee proposed the following Budget Recommendation for 2018-2019. The
LWVVC Board approved this recommended budget at the February 21, 2018 Board meeting for
submission to the General Membership for approval.
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Proposed Budget, continued
Budget committee members: Nicki Junkins, Linda Lenk,
Deb Noah, Nancy Vaughn and Carla Christianson, chair.
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LWVVC POSITIONS
Although non-partisan, The League of Women Voters of Volusia County studies many local issues.
For state-wide and national issues which the LWVVC also supports, see the LWVF and LWVUS
websites. Below is the current list of positions we have taken on these local issues.
COUNTY CHARTER (revised position, adopted April 6, 2013)
The League of Women Voters of Volusia County:
Supports protections of the County Charter and its principles, to include monitoring County
Council to ensure that the principles are implemented.
Supports an appointed (rather than elected) sheriff, property appraiser, supervisor of elections,
and clerk of courts, all with professional qualifications.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (revised position, adopted April 6, 2013)
The League of Women Voters of Volusia County is concerned about the negative consequences of
rapid growth throughout the region. These positions address the goals and processes of comprehensive
planning and require coordination among the governments of Volusia County. In order to preserve the
quality of life in Volusia County:
LWVVC supports Volusia County and the municipalities within its borders working together to
protect the environment while providing reasonable use of the land and restricting the use of
wetland mitigation.
LWVVC supports buffering of environmentally sensitive land and water bodies and encourages
developing open, recreational, and green spaces to enhance and maintain quality of life within
the county and its municipalities.
LWVVC supports giving public interest priority regarding the conservation of our natural
habitats in Volusia County.
LWVVC supports increased consideration to potable water issues, including the assurance of
clean water, in the Comprehensive Plans of Volusia County and its municipalities.
LWVVC supports development of effective drainage systems to improve recharge and
retention areas and reduce flooding in Volusia County and its municipalities.
LWVVC encourages Volusia County and its municipalities to work together to direct regional
growth in a responsible manner.
LWVVC supports measures to ensure that any comprehensive plan amendment or rezoning that
permits increased residential density may be approved only if adequate public schools can be
timely planned and constructed to serve the projected increase in student population.
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NATURAL RESOURCES
Water: The League of Women Voters of Volusia County supports efforts to conserve and protect our
water supply as an essential part of ecosystem management. These efforts include:
The County Council's continued implementation of Volusia County's stormwater management
ordinance.
LWVVC's continued participation in the LWV Coalition to monitor the St. Johns River Water
Management District.
LWVVC supports coordinated management to protect Volusia County's aquifer and the
recharge area.
Establishment of a county-wide entity to govern water usage.
Stormwater
Recognizing that stormwater basins and sub-canal systems cross city/community boundaries,
LWVVC believes that Volusia County should be primarily responsible for their maintenance.
LWVVC supports both county and local stormwater fees.
LWVVC supports continued and expanded use of re-claimed water.
Local municipalities should include streetsweeping in their stormwater management plans to
minimize pollution by debris in collection systems and basins.
In addition to preventing flooding, effective stormwater management plans must provide for:
a) reduction of pollutants entering the waterways.
b) reduction of desalination of salt water tributaries in the county.
c) reclamation of stormwater to reduce the demands on the aquifer.
d) reduction of runoff pollution entering the aquifer.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES (revised position adopted 4/24/2010) The League of Women Voters of Volusia County supports making children's services a top priority in
Volusia County with an emphasis on:
Prenatal health care that includes screenings for maternal and fetal wellbeing; maternal
screenings and treatment for social- emotional health and for addictions.
Comprehensive healthcare for children that includes preventive screenings and timely treatment
of physical, emotional and behavioral problems.
Age appropriate educational programs for children that include access to factual programs in
sex education, parenting, child development and addictive substances.
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The League of Women Voters of Volusia County supports the following recommendations for local
legislative or community action:
Create a resource center to collect, coordinate and disseminate information about services to
children available in Volusia County that will be made available to parents and professionals
working with children.
Require training of all childcare personnel in child development and behavioral interventions.
Require licensure of all family childcare homes.
Encourage employers to provide or subsidize childcare for employees.
TRANSPORTATION (position adopted 1/10/2015)
The League of Women Voters of Volusia County supports the following recommendations regarding
local transportation systems in Volusia County.
LWVVC supports apportioning sources of land transportation revenue to all forms of
transportation and believes it is the responsibility of cities, county, state and federal
governments to fund mass transit for Volusia County.
LWVVC supports safe access to schools, shopping, and neighborhoods through the
establishment of well-connected walking and bicycling networks as an important component
for livable communities.
LWVVC supports extending and improving public transportation in order to create better local
and regional connectivity.
LWVVC supports requiring that all public transit stops adhere to Title III of the Americans
with Disabilities Act.
LWVVC supports land-use changes that will encourage the use of efficient public
Most urgent concern of the Volusia County School Board: Operating budget for 2018-2019. A
Budget Workshop/Work Session is scheduled for Tuesday May 8, 2018, at 4:00 p.m.
Edgewater: Budget constraints due to the continued delay of hurricane reimbursement funds from
FEMA, storm water, economic growth and ad valorem assessments for public services.
Daytona Beach: Concerned with International Speedway enhancement to improve Volusia County’s
image.
MEDIA/PR REPORT FOR 2018
Our media outreach has grown by leaps and bounds this year. We have embraced Facebook
wholeheartedly and have had a number of posts that have gotten a lot of hits. Our largest was the
“March For Our Lives” post which had over 800 people checking us out. We are continuing to grow
our Twitter presence and have just added Instagram to reach some of the younger crowd including the
hundreds of high school and college students our Voter Services team has been registering to vote.
We continue to have a strong presence in our local print media with many of our board members
writing letters to the editor and opinion pieces on the many initiatives with which we have been
engaged. We encourage our members to support and reinforce these messages with letters of their
own, written from a personal standpoint.
Nancy Vaughn LWVVC WEBSITE REPORT, APRIL 2018
LWVVC’s website continues to provide information for our members as well as for the public. In the
latest 12-month period (April 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018), we showed:
Apr. 2017-Mar. 2018 # visitors # of visits # Pages Seen # Hits
19,153 23,787 36,296 80,946
It should be noted that a lot of the 2016 visits reported last year were due to LWVVC’s Candidates
Information Initiative which provided local candidates the opportunity to respond to our questions
regarding issues pertinent to their areas. The increase in visitors and number of pages viewed in the
non-election years also continued to show increases as will be seen below:
12-Month Periods # visitors # of visits # Pages Seen # Hits
Mar. 2011-Feb. 2012 4,876 6,824 10,836 16,204
Mar. 2012-Feb. 2013 11,939 16,362 41,080 58,244
Mar. 2013-Feb. 2014 4,931 8,430 19,091 40,434
Mar. 2014-Feb. 2015 14,940 21,696 55,062 118,920
Mar. 2015-Feb. 2016 7,039 11,812 24,443 59,304
Mar. 2016-Mar. 2017 23,003 30,772 61,609 121,324 (13 mos.)
Apr. 2017-Mar. 2018 19,153 23,787 36,296 80,946
Totals - 7 Years 85,881 119,683 248,417 495,376
Betty Johnson, Webmaster
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SOCIAL EVENTS AND FUNDRAISING TEAM
It has been an exciting year of social events for League members and their friends.
Here are this year's events.
On Aug. 21, 2017, we took a two hour Marine Discovery Echo Boat Tour through local
estuaries in New Smyrna Beach. Following the boat tour, we enjoyed lunch and watched
the Solar Eclipse from Outriggers Tiki Bar and Grille's deck. It was a fun and memorable
event. Our Holiday Social Event was held at the Halifax River Yacht Club on Dec. 1, 2017. Our
members and their guests enjoyed holiday hors d' oeuvres and refreshments. We had a
raffle to win holiday gifts and raised $162. Jan. 8, 2018, a group of our members took a tour of the Stetson Mansion that was decorated
for the holidays. The tour guide gave an interesting historical account of the Mansion's
history. On Feb. 27, 2018, the League hosted a wine tasting at Wine Me. The members enjoyed
tasting 4 wines with delicious pairings. Carolyn West won a bottle of Champagne from our
raffle. We raised $71. We plan to schedule another wine tasting. Since our fiscal year is from July 1st thru June 30th, our final social event is a Mixand
Mingle at The Table in DeLand on Thursday, June 7, 2018, from 5 - 7 pm. We hope you
will be able to attend. A postcard will be sent to give you more information.
I want to thank the Social Events and Fundraising Team for helping coordinate fun activities and raffle
gifts for our League members. It is such a pleasure to work with a hardworking andcreative team.