January 14, 2003

Area 7 Panel Members held a teleconference on January 14, 2003 from 12:30pm to 2:30pm pacific standard time.

Members in Attendance:

• Norma Bishop, Santa Barbara, CA
• Curtis Feese, Covina, CA
• Cheyanna Jaffke, Placentia CA
• Howard Perkins, Suisun City, CA
• David Robinson, San Francisco, CA
• Charles Taylor, San Diego, CA
• Laurie Keleman (Designated Federal Official), Los Angeles, CA

Members Absent:

• Yvonne Gallegos-Bodle, Oxnard, CA
• James Griffin, Walnut Creek, CA
• Chris Lowe, Placentia, CA
• Michelle Nelson, Mission Viejo, CA

Staff in Attendance:

• Mary O'Brien: TAP Program Analyst, Seattle, WA

Welcome/Announcements/Review Agenda:
Charles Taylor opened the business meeting. Charles welcomed all members. The agenda was reviewed.

Roll Call
Mary O'Brien announced that James Griffin had called to be excused from this teleconference, and Chris Lowe and Yvonne Gallegos-Bodle had called to say they would either be late or unable to attend this teleconference. Mary O'Brien took a roll call of all panel members present. She also asked if any guests were present. Dan Rinky announced himself as a guest and observer.

Review/Approve Minutes
The November Meeting minutes were approved with no changes.

Joint Committee Report Out:
Charles Taylor gave a brief overview of the Joint Committee conference call.

• The Joint Committee are scheduled to meet in Washington DC on May 2nd and 3rd.
• Travel Cards. Taxpayer Advocacy Panel members will not receive government issued credit cards.
• Deryle Temple was announced as the new Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Director.

Issue Committee Report Outs:

• Norma Bishop gave highlights concerning the SB/SE Payroll Tax issue committee meeting on January 10th and 11th.
• Yvonne Gallegos-Bodle provided a written summary of the Multi-Lingual Issue Committee.

Sub-Committees:

Policies and Procedures:
Norma Bishop gave an update of what the committee was working on in regards to working issues. The subcommittee will continue to meet and have a procedure to discuss at the next business meeting.

Annual Report:
The subcommittee had nothing to report for this meeting.

Outreach, Marketing and Event Committee:
An outreach plan was emailed to all. Cheyanna Jafke asked that it be reviewed and ready to discuss at the next business meeting. Charles Taylor asked that everyone participate in one outreach event and be prepared to present a summary at the next Business Meeting.

Action Item: Mary O'Brien will mail all with marketing materials. Panel members were asked to contact Mary when marketing supplies are needed.

Future Meeting Planning:
The dates for the next meeting were discussed. It was decided to meet in Fresno, California on March 7th and 8th. In conjunction with the meeting is a tour of the IRS Fresno Campus and a partnering opportunity with a Fresno VITA tax assistance site.

Public Input:
No comments from the public

Closing:
Charles Taylor adjourned the meeting.