National ASPA: Mr. Ciaccio said that the National ASPA office claimed non-receipt of both the nomination for ASPA Vice President for Michael Gershowitz and the nomination for National Council Representative for District 1 for Ed Falterman that the Chapter had submitted for the upcoming National ASPA Elections. National ASPA later found the nomination form for Mr. Gershowitz but not the one for Mr. Falterman. Neither candidate appeared on the National Ballot Slate released by National ASPA but they can be added via petition. Mr. Ciaccio circulated an "ASPA Vice Presidential Nominee by Petition" form (for Mr. Gershowitz) and an "ASPA National Council Nominee by Petition" form (for Mr. Falterman) for (voluntary) signatures from those in attendance. National ASPA solicited nominations for National ASPA Awards. There is an October 18, 2002 deadline for nominations. The Chapter will be nominating the NYC Transit Authority (TA) Senior Vice President for Capital Programs for the National Public Service Award. At Mr. Williams suggestion, the Chapter will be nominating Marco DeSena of Baruch College, CUNY for the $250 Student Grant Award.

Program Events: Mr. Ciaccio discussed plans for the Chapter Program Year Kick-Off Event scheduled at Baruch College. He ordered heroes and a cheese platter; wine and soda will also be available. He plans on making introductions during the program. Mr. Ciaccio said that Chris Meyer is trying to get a date for the AirTrain tour. The date may be in October 2002. A program event on the Regional Plan Association is planned for November 2002. Mr. Ciaccio contacted Arthur Fried at New York University regarding a room for this Program Event. Mr. Ciaccio has also contacted the Wagner Student Association about co-sponsoring the event in order for us to get a room for the event at New York University. Because of the scarcity of jobs due to hiring freezes, etc., the Job Fair Program Event may be moved to Spring 2003. Ms. Roberts suggested that the Chapter co-sponsor a Program Event with COMPA on African-Americans in Elective Local Administration. (Ms. Roberts said that she is Treasurer for COMPA while Ms. Westbrook is the Programs person.) Setting the date for the Dinner was discussed with suggestions to move in back to May or perhaps event into April in order to be before school final exam period (Ms. Roberts suggestion). It was generally agreed to aim for May 2002 with dates from late April 2003 through early June 2003 to be considered. A discussion was initiated as to whom to get as Keynote Speaker. Mr. Rolandi volunteered to put out "feelers" to City Hall regarding the availability of Mayor Bloomberg. Senator Clinton was also suggested. Mr. Williams said that Senator Clinton might result in an unbalanced audience with some people staying away because of and other attracted by having Senator Clinton as the speaker. Mr. Williams suggested Senator Schumer or former Bronx Borough President Ferrer as the Keynote Speaker. Ms. Westbrook suggested Schools Chancellor Joe Klein. Mr. Ciaccio said that he would like to get out a list of Spring Program Events (including the Annual Public Service Awards Dinner) to the membership. Mr. Williams said that Marco DeSena, the President of the Baruch College Public Administration Students Club is interested in possibly co-sponsoring a Program Event on the prior (Guiliani) New York City Administration; Mr. Rolandi offered to be a co-speaker at such a Program Event. Ms. Roberts suggested that the Chapter address training and education needs, particularly addressing how ASPA supports the initiative to strength the skill set in the workplace. Mr. Williams requested a list of ten skills needing this attention. Mr. Williams suggested a "brown-bag" workshop model with two-hour sessions/tracks. The issue of Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credit was raised; Mr. Rolandi said that ASPA has had some problems in coordinating this since the CEU credit must be issued via a University. Ms. Roberts suggested topics such as time management, delegation, or how to update a resume. She feels that such workshops will enhance the Chapter's interaction with the workforce. Mr. Ciaccio suggested the topic of "Managing Without Authority." Mr. Rolandi offered to be a guest speaker based upon his experience of moving from an analyst position to supervisory and management positions.

Treasurer's Report: Mr. Ciaccio said that there would be no Treasurer's Report since Chris Meyer, the Chapter Treasurer, was unable to attend the meeting.

Membership: Mr. Ciaccio said that New York University (NYU) had begun the paperwork for an "NYU ASPA Student Chapter" which will become an affiliate of our Chapter. Baruch College may also look into developing a student chapter affiliate. Ms. Westbrook said that there was a new MPA Club at Baruch College, CUNY. She suggested that we solicit for new members and make a "pitch" at one of their meetings, perhaps at one to be arranged at the CUNY Graduate Center. She asked for a supply of membership applications.

Chapter Governing Board: The attendees agreed to schedule the next meeting of the Chapter Governing Board for October 29^th, 2002. [This meeting date was subsequently changed to November 14, 2002.]

Miscellaneous Items: Ms. Hubbard Kamunanwire said that she saw Wilda A. Chevers, a former Chapter Member who now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. She said that Ms. Chevers expressed greetings to the Chapter and to several Board members in particular. Ms. Westbrook said that Ed Falterman received the 2002 Admiral's Award from the New York Chapter of the NAACP. Dr. Annie B. Martin, the President of the NAACP, applauded Mr. Falterman for his hard work over the past six years towards equality for all. Ms. Westbrook said that an article regarding the award will be in the November 2002 issue of PA Times. Ms. Westbrook said that her e-mail address was changing to caroline.westbrook@mail.cuny.edu. Mr. Jameson asked Mr. Ciaccio if the Chapter's Official Mailing Address continues to be the Office of the District Court Executive, U.S. Court House, 500 Pearl Street, Room 820, New York City, NY 10007-1312. Mr. Jameson said that this is the address he has been pubishing in the Chapter Newsletter. Mr. Ciaccio said that the Official Mailing Address for the Chapter could be updated to show his office address (MTA, 2 Broadway, Fourth Floor, New York City, NY).