Steering Committee Meeting: January 11th, 2026

January 11, 2026

Chair/Facilitator(s): Brian T.S.

Attendance:  Sophie D., Brian T.S., Anthony L., Casey L., Jaden P., Jesser S., Lorenzita S., Liaina H., Sand H., Keean G.,

Notetaker: Sophie D.

Agenda

Call to Order

  • Approve agenda
  • Approve last meeting’s minutes
Check-ins

  • How is everyone doing, need support with anything?
  • Follow up on action items
Discuss LVDSA fair

  • Steering member’s attendance & roles
  • Anthony requests $250 budget
  • Final needs
  • Any updates from formations
Administrative Committee

  • Anthony motions to appoint Sand H. as Coordinator for AdCom
Enacting January GBM Resolutions
Discussion on Campaign Progress and Needs

  • (Previously postponed) campaign data sharing agreement
  • (Previously postponed)Val’s rent cap petition
  • Next campaign coordinating meeting
February General Body Meeting Planning

  • Role delegation
    • Sign in table
      • Printing QR codes
    • Zoom/screen share
    • Agenda
    • Putting the steward reports in the newsletter
    • Printing agenda and newsletter
    • Putting together the facilitator script
    • Updating Member List
  • Casey motions to use OpenSlides again
Discuss buying more candles for merch
Open Comment
Adjourn

Meeting Minutes

  • Meeting called to order at 7:08pm
  • Anthony motions to approve the agenda
    • Casey seconds
    • Passed unanimously
  • Sophie motions to adopt last meeting’s minutes
    • Casey seconds
    • Passed unanimously
  • Discussed technical issues with member list
    • Anthony suggests asking Tiffany and Sand to figure it out
  • Roles at LVDSA fair
    • Jesser will table for PoliEd
    • Jaden won’t be available for Comms
      • Someone will need to table
    • Casey will run the merch table
    • Tyler will be asked to run Member Engagement table
      • Confirmed
    • Megan will be asked to run the raffle table
  • DSA fair budget request: $250
    • Anthony only anticipates printing costs
    • Possibility of needing to buy toiletries
      • Toilet paper, soap, hand sanitizer
    • Lorenzita offers to print 500 copies if someone can pick them up
      • Brian and Sophie will pick them up
  • Anthony requests donating a portion of merch to the raffle
    • Stickers/buttons or other available small merch for passport completion
    • Large items like shirts for raffle prizes
  • Anthony amends funding request from $250 to $30 for printing and stickers
    • Approved unanimously
  • Casey will lead an investigation into stock, reorder costs, availability for the fair, etc
    • Quote and compare cost of ordering fully manufactured or making them by hand
    • What shirt sizes are needed?
    • A full restock may be needed at least for pins and stickers
  • Anthony motions to appoint Sand H. as Coordinator for AdCom
    • Sand agrees
    • Passed unanimously
  • Anthony suggests using a consent agenda for next GBM resolutions
  • A place for active resolutions should be made on the website for active resolutions
  • Casey needs to keep track on a spreadsheet of contributions to candidates
    • This includes phonebanks, volunteering, etc
  • We aren’t allowed to give the candidates data
    • We can use data separately as DSA
  • We have to register as a PAC with the state of Nevada
  • February General Body meeting agenda needs to be made
    • Special election for Member Engagement
    • Put the bylaw amendments on consent agenda
    • Ways to make meetings feel more engaging
      • Nuts and bolts of chapter structure and formation
      • Discussion on introductory reading
      • 3.5% rule presentation
      • Building a mass org presentation
      • DSA’s platform (workers deserve more)
      • Something topical
        • ICE, venezuela, imperialism
      • Breakout groups
      • Imperialism impact on the colonized
      • Protest safety and goals
      • Labor militancy
        • Strikes etc
    • Anthony motions to have three 20-minute breakout sessions at the next GBM
      • Imperialism
        • Led by Jesser
      • Responding to ICE and know your rights
        • Keean will help
      • Effective & safe protests
        • Led by Anthony and Sophie
    • Brian seconds
    • Approved
  • Casey’s motion to use openslides tabled again
  • Discussion about buying candles to be moved to an outside discussion
  • A more effective treasurer’s report is needed
    • Members have been spending money out of pocket
  • Meeting adjourned at 9:04