Sunday May 7th, 2023
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Thank you Mayor Lydia Kou for being our guest speaker.
We are excited to invite all members to join our 2023 Annual Membership Meeting! We welcome you to come at 2:00 pm to enjoy refreshments and connect with fellow members. The meeting will begin at 2:30 pm.
Members will first hear from our guest speaker, Palo Alto City Mayor Lydia Kou, on the following City of Palo Alto Priorities for 2023:
Economic Recovery & Transition
Community Health & Safety
Climate Change - Protection & Adaptation
Housing for Social & Economic Balance
Members will then accomplish the following objectives of the meeting:
Approve a 2023-2024 budget
Adopt our top program emphases for 2023-2024 (Palo Alto) and for 2023-2025 (California)
Elect new officers, directors, and a nominating committee
In our 2023 LWVPA Annual Meeting Kit, you will find the following pertinent information:
Treasurer's Report and Proposed Budget for 2023-2024
2023-2024 Program Adoption
Report of the Election Committee
The Annual Membership meeting is the most important gathering of the League year. Your participation is critical to help shape the important work that we do for the coming year. It's also a great opportunity to connect with fellow League members in-person. Your early registration by April 28 is most appreciated to help us plan. We look forward to seeing you there!
About Guest Speaker
Lydia Kou is Palo Alto’s Mayor and a City Council member. She was elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020. Lydia has a long history of community volunteerism spanning her 26+ years in Palo Alto. She served on her neighborhood association, leading her neighborhood emergency preparedness program to a citywide program, organized cultural diversity events and started "movies in the park" as a neighborhood engagement activity. Lydia has also served on various St. Thomas Aquinas parish committees and volunteers at La Comida, a non-profit serving affordable hot lunches to seniors in an enjoyable setting.
During the last six years as a City Council member, Lydia has chaired or been a member of or liaison to many city committees: Chair, Rail Committee; Chair, Policy & Services Committee; liaison to Parks and Recreation Commission, Avenidas, and California Avenue & Downtown Business Associations; and member, Finance Committee, VTA Policy Advisory Committee, and many more. Lydia is committed to her community and believes that a city functions best when it listens to its residents.
Lydia was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Sudan and Guam, and works in real estate with her husband, John St. Clair III.