Green Party of California
General Assembly

May 26th-27th
San Francisco


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Post-Plenary Report:
Record of General Assembly Agenda, Quorum Counts and Decisions Taken


Draft Agenda, Agenda Committee (.pdf format)
Draft Agenda Supplement,
Agenda Committee (.pdf format)
Draft Agenda, Agenda Committee (.html format)
Draft Agenda, Alternative Two (.pdf format)


Opening Quorum Count (Saturday am) = 11 regions present and 55/100 delegates registered

- Meeting Quorum Achieved (at least 2/3 of the GPCA's 11 regions needed for meeting quorum - at least
7)
- Decision-Making Quorum Achieved
(at least 4/5 of 55 delegates initially registered needed for decision-making quorum - at least 44, number present not supplied by minutes takers )



01.  Affirm Agenda (amended) - Approved 53 - 24, 68.8% (66.7% needed)
Record of those voting

Description of Saturday morning's approved agenda
not supplied by minutes takers



02a.  Consent Calendar items
- Approved by Consensus

• Endorsement of AB 583 public funding - (Sponsor - ERWG)
• Endorsement of AB 852 open source equipment - (Sponsor - ERWG)
• Endorsement of AB 1294 ranked voting - (Sponsor - ERWG)
• Endorsement of ACA 17 17 year olds voting - (Sponsor - ERWG)
• Endorsement of Unity Blueprint For Immigration Reform - (Sponsor - GPCA-CC)
• Recognition of Black Caucus and People of Color Caucus as GPCA diversity caucuses
• World Oil Depletion – (Sponsor - GIWG)
• Global Warming & Peak Oil – (Sponsor - GIWG)


02b.  Consent Calendar items - Items not approved

• County Polling on Ballot Measures – (Sponsor - CCWG)
- this item was pulled because of outstanding concerns
• State Office Endorsements for GP Members Only - (Sponsor - Bylaws) - this item was pulled because of outstanding concerns
• Noticing, Conducting, Reporting and Filing of CC Election Results and Procedures; Establish beginning and ending times for CC terms - (Sponsor - Bylaws) - this item was pulled because of outstanding concerns


03.  Fiscal Year 2007-08 GPCA Budget Proposal (amended) - Approved by 59 - 11 - 2, 84.3% (66.7% needed) Record of those voting



04. 
Election: CC at-large representative (two seats) - candidates: Alfonso Acosta, Henry Duke, Laura Wells - see candidate written statements here

Alfonso Acosta, Laura Wells elected; record of STV vote here



05. 
IRV PROCEDURE to Resolve Conflicts over GPUS Affiliation and Presidential Ballot Line -

Proposal amended by presenter, from a proposal whose results would have led to the adoption of the winning choice a formal procedure; to serve as a guiding poll in face of outstanding concerns and was used instead as a straw poll taken in its place to help guide future actions

- Approved by 54 - 19 - 5, 74.0%; along with Results of Straw Poll Record of those voting


06.  GPCA Strategic Plan - proposal withdrawn by presenter in face of outstanding concerns


Opening Quorum Count (Sunday am) = 38/100 delegates registered

- Decision-Making Quorum Achieved (at least 4/5 of 38 delegates initially registered needed for decision-making quorum - at least 31 needed, number present not supplied by minutes takers)


07.  Description of Sunday morning's approved agenda not supplied by minutes takers
07.  Record of decision-making process not supplied by minutes takers


08.  Consent Calendar items

• State Office Endorsements for GP Members Only - (Sponsor - Bylaws) - this item was pulled because of outstanding concerns


09.  Bylaws Proposal: CC Reboot - Temporary Suspension of Certain Provisions of Bylaws and amendment of CC Internal Procedures - Failed 55 - 16 - 4, 1 not present, 77.5% (80% needed) Record of those voting



10. 
Confirmation of GPCA Treasurer - Jeane Rosenmeier Confirmed by Consensus



11. 
Bylaws Interpretation to Resolve Confirmation of GPCA Liaison to Secretary of State/Proposal: Decide by IRV within Coordinating Committee or Decide by General Assembly Using STV? Proposal Approved to Decide by General Assembly Using STV (vote count not supplied by minutes takers)



12. 
Confirmation of GPCA Liaison to Secretary of State - Jane Rands elected (34 first preferences); Cat Woods (30 first preferences), No Other Candidate (one first preference)


13.  Election: GPUS Delegation

• candidates: Sara Amir, Zack Beatty Stuart Bechman, David Blatte, Warner Bloomberg, June Brashares, Tom Bolema, Leslie Bonett, KCM Curry, Budd Dickinson, Conor Dixon Henry Duke, Sanda Everette, Mike Feinstein, Woody Hastings, Eugene Hernandez, Forrest Hill, Lisa Hsu, Greg Jan, Drew Johnson, Peggy Koteen, Bob Marsh, Kent Mesplay, Bill Meyers, Orval Osborne, Linda Piera-Avila, Denise Robb, Michael Rochmes, Michael Rubin (alt only), Erin Schmidt, Dana Silverdale, Akio Tanaka, Kate Tanaka, Lisa Taylor, Craig Thorsen, Cres Velluci, Laura Wells - see candidate written statements here

13a. Results (delegates) - Kent Mesplay, Sanda Everette, Leslie Bonett, Budd Dickinson, SKCM Curry, Tom Bolema, Cres Velluci, Mike Feinstein - Elected by STV

13b. Results (alternates) - Mike Rubin, Drew Johnson, Conor Dixon, David Blatt, Bob Marsh, Zack Beatty, Henry Duke, Akio Tanaka, Kate Tanaka - Elected by STV

record of STV vote here


14. Proposal to hold next General Assembly in Riverside, September 8th-9th, 2007 - Approved by Consensus (66.7% needed)



Decision Quorum Count (Sunday pm, before vote on proposal #9) = Number of delegates registered not supplied by minutes takers
- Decision-Making Quorum Achieved (at least 4/5 of delegates registered needed for decision-making quorum - Number of delegates present not supplied by minutes takers)




15. 
Delegate Selection Procedure to the National Nominating Convention - Approved by Consensus (80% needed)



16. 
Proposal to Amend Agenda and Add Discussion Item - Approved (66.7% needed) (vote county not supplied by minutes takers)



Decision Quorum Count (Sunday pm) =
Number of delegates registered
not supplied by minutes takers

- Decision-Making Quorum Lost
(at least 4/5 of delegates registered needed for decision-making quorum - Number of delegates present not supplied by minutes takers)