Green Party of Los Angeles County

Green Party in Los Angeles County Council Meeting
July 11, 2004 - 5-8 pm
Quaker House, 4167 S. Normandie Ave, 
Los Angeles, CA

This is a public meeting and may be taped although the group may request tape recorder to be turned off.

Facilitator: TBA

Opening – 15 minutes

1. Welcome – Jeffrey Drummond

2. Introductions – Jeffrey Drummond

3. Review of our decision-making process - facilitator     

4. Affirm facilitator, note taker, timekeeper, vibeswatcher – facilitator

5. Approve Agenda - facilitator

    a. additions or corrections

    b. approve time limits

6. Approve written record of minutes from May 23, 2004 County Council    Meeting – Jeffrey

Reports from Locals – 15 minutes

7. Local representatives will be given time to share information about their   group.

Action Items – 80 minutes

            8. Elect secretary and treasurer – facilitator. 10 minutes

            9. Goals – Jeff Drummond and Tera Little. 20 minutes

Proposal: Adopt the “Evergreen Plan” (please see separate document) as our first step in building a comprehensive strategic plan for GPLAC.

10. Censure of Mike Feinstein – Gabrielle Weeks. 15 minutes

Proposal: That the County Council formally censure Mike Feinstein for the following ungreen and unlawful activities:

·         Participating in a vote of the County Council that was a clear conflict of interest

·         Participating in a vote of the City of Santa Monica that was a clear conflict of interest

·         Misappropriating tens of thousands of dollars (Mike's estimation at the August 2001 County meeting) donated in good faith to the Green Party of Los Angeles County

·         Failing to file legally required political filings in violation of the California Political Reform Act

·         Failing to mediate in good faith with the Green Party of Los Angeles County regarding valid and long-standing grievances, including measurable harm and legal damages

11. State Fundraising Mailing – Tom Bolema and Denise Robb. 20 minutes

Proposal: Partner with Green Party of California to do a fundraising letter to all registered Greens in LA County. Details of this include:

1. Local provides list of registered Greens who have voted since March      2002.
2. Local provides one page/two side insert of local information (this
    should not include a separate fund appeal)
3. GPCA provides fund appeal letter and encloses local's insert.
4. GPCA pays for cost of all of the above.
5. GPCA shares 50/50 net proceeds with local.
6. GPCA provides list of respondents to local.

 
12. Regional Representative elections at next meeting – Tera Little and Denise Robb. 10 minutes.

          Proposal: We hold Regional Representative elections at the next scheduled GPLAC meeting.

          We have been postponing this important election while waiting for a new process to be affirmed by County Council. While we agree that a new process is desirable, we also believe we need to move forward and hold elections. We believe the time between meetings will give us ample opportunity to do outreach to people who may want to run.

12. Next meeting location, date, and time – facilitator. 5 minutes

Discussion Items – 40 minutes

          13. Linking with the locals and registered Greens – Tera Little. 20 minutes

What type of information do we want to receive? What types of questions should we ask to ensure we receive that information? What are the ways we can best link with locals? How will we use this information?

14. Update from National Convention – Convention delegates and/or attendees. 20 minutes

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