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REALTORS® IN ACTION
ADVOCACY
realtors ® in action
Your Champions for REALTOR® Rights
RPAC’s mission is to identify candidates for elected office on the local, state and national levels who will work with REALTORS® to promote and protect the American Dream of property ownership. Candidates who receive support from RPAC are not selected based on their political party or ideology, but solely on their support of real estate issues. A special thanks to all of these individuals for supporting RPAC and are being recognized based on their 2019 paid investments.
Hall of Fame $25,000+ Lifetime Investment
Dennis MacDonald Andy Joe Scaglione Platinum R
$10,000 Investment
Connie
Johnson
Golden R $5,000 Investment
Jack Rodriguez Sterling R
$1,000 Investment
Crystal R - $2,500 Investment
Susanna Madden
Golden R
$5,000 Investment
Melanie Chadwell Norris Mari Colgan
Darlene Davenport Barbara Jordan Ellie Lambert
Sterling R - $1,000 Investment
Mary McCall
Ariomar Alejo
Mary Jo AlfordRoberson Vince Arcuri Jacqueline Brown Ruth Bryson Ashley Christie Stacy Dillard
Jo Easton
Marie Gregorio Dan Hazy
Lea Lagueux Sherman Milton III
Brad Monroe Teresa Morning Anand Patel
Elaine Pumarejo Marcus Scott Laure Taylor Ann Thompson Kathy Lea Van wert Don Walden
*RED box indicates members of the President's Circle (Additional $2,000 Annual Investment) *GREEN box indicates 2020 investor 6 TAMPA REALTOR® • July - August 2020
3 Easy Ways to Get Involved in REALTOR ® Advocacy Today!
Vote
Did you know that 93% of REALTOR® Party Champions won in 2018 state and local elections?
84.98% of REALTORS® are registered to vote. Are you? Let your voice be heard!
Visit tamparealtors.org/ vote-today to register!
Act
Join 188,577 REALTORS® by signing up for REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts.
Text the word REALTORS to 30644 to join today.
Invest
Did you know that 34% of REALTORS® participated in RPAC and there were 11,071 Major Investors in 2019? Learn how you can invest in your profession at tamparealtors.org/rpac.
EMERGENCY OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE
Hello GTR Association Members. The start of this quarter ushered in an unexpected turn of events for us all. The impact of the COVID-19, sadly enough, has claimed many lives, brought some businesses to a crawl and forced the temporary closures of several industries. have benefited by attending zoom classes, registering for the reduced and free training courses offered through Greater Tampa REALTORS®, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and Florida REALTORS® (FR) and completing various REALTOR® certifications through our partnership with the Pinellas REALTOR® Organization. AMAZING 55 + LIFESTYLE BONUS FOR YOU The entire social-distancing experience has set forth new paradigms to conduct real estate transactions. Showing a home, meeting with prospects, obtaining signatures Some of you have taken this time to participate in the Commitment to Excellence (C2EX) contest. Earning FOR YOUR CLIENTS and even closings have required us all to adopt electronic this designation ultimately builds your credibility as a methods of execution. professional REALTOR®. We are also excited to see many of Rest assured your Association is here for you. Staying Real Estate Training Video Library. This online, on-demand abreast of all the latest developments, we quickly mobilized video training provides access to videos, support materials our entire operations to enable our members can meet the and action plans specifically for real estate agents. new normal. To keep you informed of the latest news, our you taking advantage of your free access the David Knox staff added a COVID-19 page to the GTR website. In addition It was good to see members watched and asked questions to the site including REALTOR® business changes from our of our elected officials and the presidents of NAR and FR state and national associations, staff sought information during sponsored Zoom forums. Also, the virtual classes related to Safer-at-Home, economic assistance and resources from our county, state and national governments. With the contributions of the executive board, senior staff and personnel, a plan of action was created to navigate our transition to providing 100% virtual support. 25,000 SQ. FT. LUXURY CLUBHOUSE have been very well attended. Our educators and Affiliates continue to play a major role in helping to make these important Zoom forums and classes available for you. We truly value our REALTOR® educators and Affiliate sponsors. Our committee leadership have also done a commendable $ 200s! FROM THE MID As REALTORS®, to productively operate your business in a safe manner, you also understand the importance of Valencia del Sol features the best 55+ job to continue assemblies through conference calls and video meetings. The scope of committee meetings explores and single-familty homes with luxury standard professional development. I congratulate those of you who lifestyle Tampa has to offer with endless and identifies ways to benefit as professionals, enhance features included and take advantage fun and action-packed activities, tennis, live of this incredible value! Call (813) 634-8100 entertainment and resort-style amenities. or visit glhomes.com/valencia-del-sol today! Tour our 10 gorgeous new models of villas
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✓ Amend MOU with RCF to strike the portion of the sentence 1 that states “ to renegotiate for 2021." ✓ Accept the MOU with amendment ✓ Accept Finance’s recommendation to close both the Wesley Chapel and Brandon locations based on extensive financial research provided by staff while GTR still maintains support to our members in that area. ✓ Members are welcome to comment at each association meeting and will be heard prior to the Committee Consent Agenda. Speakers will be granted up to three minutes to address the meeting. When 5 or more speakers wish to speak during the meeting, the Chair may reduce the time per speaker. All speakers must check in with the Association staff at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. The Chair reserves the right to modify the speaking time based on the circumstances of any individual meeting. ✓ Forward the revised policy for Meeting by Electronic Means to the Board of Directors for approval and adoption into GTR Policy and Procedures/Rules and Regulations.
✓ Endorse Adam Grenville for D6 Disrict Vice President. ✓ Move forward with using Oasis payroll services. ✓ Include free membership to the global council for all new GTR members. This would retroactively include all new members who joined from January, 2020 to today. Moving forward, Tampa Bay Global Business Council would offer free membership to all new members for the remainder of the year. ✓ Sponsor the annual Hillsborough County Political Dinners at the $10,000 level and the Pasco County Political Dinners at $5,000. Funds will come from local funds. ✓ Recommend Incumbent Bob Henriquez for Hillsborough County Property. ✓ Recommend Incumbent Andrew Warren for State Attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit with full funding. ✓ Recommend Incumbent Craig Latimer for Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections with full funding. ✓ Recommend Incumbent Steve Conafor Hillsborough County School Board Member, District 1 with full funding. ✓ Recommend Incumbent Lynn Gray for Hillsborough County School Board Member, District 7 with full funding. ✓ Recommend Michael Scionti for Circuit Court Judge Group 19 with full funding.
