Program Events: Ms. Westbrook said that COMPA is still looking for a location for their Black History Month Program Event; Pace University is under consideration. The program agenda/theme will be the Bloomberg Administration and Where Minorities Fall in City Management. Panelists are expected to include Bill Perkins (NYC City Council). Since planning is not yet complete, the program may not be held in February 2003 (Black History Month); it may be delayed until March 2003. The Chapter will be co-sponsoring this Program Event by paying a share of the costs; Mr. Ciaccio will contact Deborah Tyson to check on the status of the event planning. Tentative Program Events for the remainder of the Program Year: February or March 2003: Black History Month Program Event (co-sponsor with COMPA); March 2003: Co-Sponsored Event with NYU Student Affiliate Chapter (but the Chapter will let the Affiliate set it up) (the event will be co-sponsored by NYU and the NY Metro Chapter ASPA); April 2003: Career Information Evening.

Chapter Affiliates: The NYU Student ASPA Affiliate Chapter has requested a letter from the Chapter stating support for their efforts and has also requested that the Chapter waive any claim to the $6 rebate per member due from National ASPA (and thus allowing these rebates to go to the Student Affiliate Chapter). Ashley Kolberg is the Student Leader of the NYU Student Chapter. As a Student Group, this Affiliate Chapter will also be receiving funds from New York University. The Student Affiliate Chapter has set up a schedule of events that they will run themselves. Under the ASPA University-Based Affiliates Program, the NY Metro Chapter will act as a "big brother" to this "junior" Chapter. The NYU group is the first Chapter to go active under the ASPA program, so there is some prestige to the Chapter's role in guiding their development. The Baruch College School of Public Affairs also now has a Public Administration Students group. Marco DeSena, the group leader, would like the Chapter to run a job information program event with people from different fields as speakers. Ms. Westbrook said that she is on the Foundation Center ListServ and can obtain job listings from that site.

Chapter Annual Awards Dinner: Mayor Bloomberg declined the invitation from the Chapter. Invitations to Senators Schumer and Clinton are now pending. If the senators decline, then the next choices are Charles Rangel, Gifford Miller, and Bill Thompson. The Dinner has tentatively been scheduled for June 5, 2003 at Sal Anthony's S.P.Q.R. Restaurant. Mr. Jameson requested a deadline for the Award Nominations so that he could post a notice on the Chapter web site; a nomination deadline of April 15, 2003 was set.

National ASPA: Mr. Ciaccio said that the results of the National ASPA Election should be known next week. The Chapter had supported that candidacy of Bill Solomon for ASPA Vice-President and the candidacy of Ed Falterman for National Council Representative for Electoral District 1. Ms. Westbrook discussed the nomination of Lynne Weikart for the Joan Fisk Bishop Award given by SWPA. Ms. Westbrook requested that Mr. Ciaccio submit this as a news item to PA Times. Mr. Ciaccio said that the National ASPA Conference will be held in March 2003 in Washington, D.C. Mr. Ciaccio distributed informational copies of the Snowball Manifesto: A Summary of the ASPA Chapter/Section Leaders Discussion Forum.

Chapter Elections: Mr. Ciaccio said that the Chapter will hold an Election in Spring 2003. He also commented that the Chapter President needs organizational support in order to be effective (to provide meeting space, etc.)

Treasurer's Report: Mr. Meyer said that the Chapter Fund Balance is now $7,197.82 (which includes the $1,000 Chapter Scholarship Fund). The National ASPS rebate is still due.

Next Council Meeting: The attendees agreed on setting next Governing Board Meeting for Tuesday, February 25, 2003 [at 6:00 P.M. at MTA, Fourth Floor, 2 Broadway, Manhattan]. [Meeting Date later changed to Thursday, February 20, 2003.]