Minutes, GPCA General Assembly - Napa, June 22-23

(Minutes approved 1/19/14 http://files.cagreens.org/vote/propresult?pid=38)

 

 

Breakfast, registration

 

Opening, new delegate orientation, quorum count, announcement of Standing Committee vacancies

 

Facilitator, morning session: Alex Shantz (Napa)
Minutes taker: Mike Feinstein (Los Angeles)
 

Quorum reached with at least one Green from each of seven regions -  Los Angeles, Central Coast, Central, Monterrey Bay, Silicon Valley, East Bay, North Bay 

 

Opening with 36 delegates  (list of all delegates present follows as Attachment #1 at the end of these minutes)

 

 

Vibes Watchers:  Maxine Daniel (Alameda) and Shane Que Hee (Los Angeles) 
Approved by consensus

 

Proposal: That the draft agenda as sent to the counties on May 6th be approved

 

Outstanding concerns: Bloomberg (believes that confirmation of the Coordinating Committees Bylaws Interpretation Regarding  Standing General Assembly of July 2, 2012 should be heard by the General Assembly, not the Standing General Assembly)

 

Abstain (5): 16, 17, 20, 24, 26
 

Proposal approved with 61.3% (proposal needs 3/5 according to GPCA Bylaws 7-2.3 Approval Thresholds)

 

- Proposal: Approval of Coordinating Committee Bylaws Interpretation Regarding Platform Approval at San Francisco General Assembly (September 10, 2012)

 

Outstanding concern: Bloomberg (Santa Clara). As a result, item pulled from consent calendar

 

Confirmation: Doug Barnett, Coordinating Committee Nominee for GPCA Treasurer (Barnett made statement)

 

Approved by consensus
 

Confirmation: Jared Laiti, Coordinating Committee Nominee for GPCA Liaison to the Secretary of State (Laiti made statement)

 

Approved by consensus

 

Presentation: Coordinating Committee female and male candidates for FY2013-2015 make statements
 

Cindy Asrir, Sanda Everette, Alex Shanta and Rich Zitola made statements on their behalf.

Greg Jan spoke on behalf of Victoria Ashley and Bill Balderston.  Michael Rubin spoke on behalf of Bill Balderston. Mike Feinstein spoke on behalf of Lauren Clifford, Parker Jean, Sasha Karlik, Jesse Moorman, Lauren Sinott and Candice Yamaguchi

 

Presentation: GPUS Delegation delegate and alternate candidates for FY2013-2015 make statements
 

Proposal: Budget FY2013-2014 - Revised (June 20th) draft budget in .pdf format format; Income Narrative, Expense Narrative; Annual Reports and Workplans of Standing Committees and Working Groups (Budget Committee), Proposal: Strategic Plan (Coordinating Committee)

 

Lunch, Womens Caucus meeting during lunch 

 

 

Quorum reached with at least one Green from each of seven regions -  Los Angeles, Central Coast, Central, Monterrey Bay, Silicon Valley, East Bay, North Bay 

 

 

Proposal: Budget FY2013-2014 - Draft budget in .xls format and .pdf format format; Income Narrative, Expense Narrative; Annual Reports and Workplans of Standing Committees and Working Groups (Budget Committee), Proposal: Strategic Plan (Coordinating Committee)

 

Proposal (Tim Laidman, Finance Committee): Approve revised June 20th draft budget

 

Approved by consensus

 

Proposal (Feinstein, Coordinating Committee): Approve Strategic Plan as presented in May 6th draft agenda to the counties

Amendment (Laidman): Include FPPC and FEC (i.e. all state and federal) filing deadlines.

Accepted as friendly by the sponsor   in the amended Strategic Plan that was approved.

Other additions are highlighted in yellow  in the amended Strategic Plan that was approved.

Proposal (Feinstein, Coordinating Committee): Approve Strategic Plan as amended.

 

Approved by consensus

 

 

Breakout sessions for committees and working groups (CCWG, Platform, Finance, GROW)

 

Presentation: Update on Legal Cases against Proposition 14/SB6 (Coordinating Committee)  

Mike Feinstein reported that a decision from the Ninth Circuit Court is anticipated before the end of 2013 and that the Green Party is working with the Libertarian Party and the Peace and Freedom Party to pursue legislation to compensate for the negative affects of Proposition 14 on California's smaller parties.

 

Michael Rubin reposted that Rubin, et. al. vs. Bowen will hopefully be heard starting in February 2014.
 

Discussion/Proposal: GPCA 2014 Election Strategy, including statewide constitutional offices/Resolution on 2014 Elections (Campaigns & Candidates Working Group)

 

Amendment (Warner Bloomberg): That the following be added to the end of the resolution: "To identify party members and other registered voters who will commit in advance to sign and/or circulate nomination papers for these candidates" - accepted by the sponsor.

 

Proposal (Feinstein, Campaigns and Candidates Working Group): That the Resolution on 2014 Elections as amended be adopted.

 

Outstanding concerns (Michael Rubin), so the sponsors went to a vote:

 

 

 

Dinner, GPUS Delegation meeting during dinner

 

Greens In Government Forum, featuring Richmond Mayor Gayle Mclaughlin, as well as Marina Mayor Bruce Delgado, Fairfax Town Councilmember Renée Goddard and Berkeley Rent Stabilization Boardmember Jesse Townley.

 

 

Breakfast, registration

 

 Breakout sessions for committees and working groups (CCWG, Green Issues, Media)

 

 

Faciliators: Warner Bloomberg, Sanda Everette

Vibes watchers: David Gesinger, Maxine Daniel

 

Quorum reached with at least one Green from each of seven regions -  Los Angeles, Central Coast, Central, Monterrey Bay, Silicon Valley, East Bay, North Bay 

 

Quorum achieved with 22 of 25 registered delegates present
 

 

- Proposal: Approval of Coordinating Committee Bylaws Interpretation Regarding Platform Approval at San Francisco General Assembly (September 10, 2012)

 

Approved by consensus with one stand-aside (Warner Bloomberg, feels decision was already made by the San Francisco General Assembly and didn't need to be brought back as a consent item at this General Assembly)

 

 

Grassroots Organizing Working Group - Miguel Sanchez (Alameda)
 

 

Confirmation fails 1-16-8

 

Note: there was also confusion about Annie Owens being nominated or not and some members had expressed support for a gender-balanced team

 

Campaigns & Candidates Working Group - Pamela Spevack (Alameda)

 

Approved by consensus

 

Campaigns & Candidates Working Group - Rich Stone (San Francisco)

 

Approved by consensus

 

Proposal: Approval Next General Assembly Meeting Date and Place (Coordinating Committee)

 

Proposal (Coordinating Committee, along with Susan Chunco, Sonoma): That Sonoma County host the next General Assembly, with a strong preference on holding it  on either the weekend of December 7-8 or December 14-15, with a fall back to early January if the first two weekends in December are not possible

 

Amendment (Greg Jan): That the weekends of November 16-17 or November 23-24 be considered rather than meeting in January. -- Accepted as friendly

 

Proposal as amended (Coordinating Committee): That Sonoma County host the next General Assembly, with a strong preference on holding it  on either the weekend of December 7-8 or December 14-15, with a fall back to the weekends of November 16-17 or November 23-24 if the first two weekends in December are not possible

 

Approved by consensus

 

Proposal: Proportional Representation Platform Plank  (Platform)

 

Approved by consensus

 

Discussion: Update on Status of Fracking Legislation in California and affecting California (Green Issues Working Group)

 

Alex Shantz presented an update on status

 

Proposal: Fracking and Wastewater Injection Platform Plank (Platform)

 

Multiple amendments came from the floor and are reflected at this link with deletions shown in strike-out text and additions highlighted in yellow.

 

Proposal as amended approved by consensus

 

Discussion: Organizing around Fracking (Green Issues Working Group)

 

Organizing strategies were shared by delegates. 

 

Discussion (initial introduction and discussion of plank, time permitting only): Military Uses of Outer Space and of Weather Proposal (Platform)

 

Item not heard owing to time concerns.

 

 Lunch, Optional caucus meetings 

 

 

 

Breakout sessions for committees and working groups (Finance, Bylaws, ERWG, Clearinghouse)

 

Confirmation: Standing Committee and Working Group Co-Coordinators  (for any committees or working groups not confirmed in morning session)

 

No other confirmations were necessary at this time

 

 

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Attachment #1: List of delegates and alternates in attendance