MEMORANDUM March 7, 2002 FR: Jan O'Connell, Secretary RE: Agenda Items for Board of Directors Meeting, May 17-19, 2002, in San Francisco. The Board of Directors will have a regular meeting on May 17-19, 2002, at Club Headquarters in San Francisco, California. Please submit all proposed agenda items and accompanying background materials to Gene Coan in the Executive Office for consideration. If it is an action item, please include a proposed resolution. The materials should be received at 85 Second St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, NO LATER THAN May 1, 2002. Soon after the deadline, President Jennifer Ferenstein and Executive Director Carl Pope will set the agenda. Necessary background materials will be printed and mailed to Directors and other meeting participants prior to the meeting. This schedule allows the staff adequate time to develop recommendations and gives the Board time to study the issues. Any item that does not make the printed agenda may be considered at the meeting with the approval of two-thirds of the Directors. The Board will have a retreat in Marin County from late Wednesday afternoon, May 15, through mid-day on Friday, May 17. The following entities are scheduled to meet at the May meeting: Board of Directors, GovCom Chairs, Inspectors of the Election, Nominating Committee, and The Sierra Club Foundation Board of Trustees. Other entities that would like to participate need to contact Gene Coan immediately. Hotel space is limited, so make reservations as soon as possible. People who will attend the meeting can make flight and hotel reservations through the Beyond the Bay Travel: (650) 738-4980; (800) 542-1991; FAX: (650) 359-2343; [log in to unmask] Please make your flight reservations at least 30 days in advance. The briefs of action for the February 2002 Board of Directors meeting is now currently available on the Club's website. Approved minutes for 1999, 2000, and 2001 are currently on this site as well. The briefs of action are the resolutions adopted at a meeting. The minutes are the official transcripts of the meetings. If you would like to receive a printed hard copy of the briefs and minutes, contact Michael Keating at 415- 977-5675, or by email ([log in to unmask]). The URL for the Board of Directors minutes and briefs is: http://www.sierraclub.org/bod/minutes/index.asp Erin Jordahl Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club 3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280 Des Moines, IA 50310 515-277-8868 [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]