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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma">California</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma"> Association <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma">Of Guide Dog Users<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma">A Division of the National Federation of the Blind of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma">April 18, 2010<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma">Minutes are tabled to the next meeting.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma">2. Treasurer's Report<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma">Beginning balance = $1972.71.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Deposits of $250 from the NFBC for candy; $100 from Jason Holloway for candy; $100 from Joy Stigile for candy; $100 from <st1:place w:st="on">Shannon</st1:place> for candy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>$.01 interest.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ending balance = $5,522.72.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma">3. Membership/Attendance<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma">Shannon</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma"> will find the membership list to divide up names and send them to members to make a phone tree.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma">A. Candy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Two cases are going to Tina and two to Gail Paulsen.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There is a bill for $500 to pay for World's Finest Chocolate.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma">B. Drawing for State Convention.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tabled to the next meeting.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma">5. Committee Concerning <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Stockton</st1:City></st1:place> Municipal Code 6.8020.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ken reports that the city agreed that the police will provide better training to their officers concerning dog attacks. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma">Tina will get the active membership list to NAGDU.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Peo0ple on the CAGDU membership list do not have to pay membership dues to NAGDU.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma">Shannon</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma"> will attend the May 9 board meeting to clarify language discussed in the letter from Jeff Neidich.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The letter states that proposed legislation will make it easier for out of state trainers to train in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If that is the case, CAGDU will support the language.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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