Green Party in Los Angeles County Council Meeting
November 14, 2004 - 2-5 pm

Audubon Center at Debs Park
4700 N. Griffin Ave, 
Los Angeles, CA



County Council members present: Sara Amir (District 3), Joe Crompton (District 3), Mike Feinstein (District 3), Tera Little (District 4), Genevieve Marcus (District 3), Kevin McKeown (District 3), Denise Robb (District 3), Gabrielle Weeks (District 4)
County Council members not present
: Jeff Drummond (District 5)
Alternates: Tom Bolema (for Jeff Drummond, District 5)
Observers:
Richard Chacker


Opening ­ 13 minutes


1. Welcome ­ Tera Little


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2. Introductions ­ Tera Little


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3. Reviewing our process ­ Tera Little


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4. Affirm facilitator, note taker, timekeeper, vibeswatcher ­ Tera Little

Bob Smith selected as faciliator. Coby Skye selected as notetaker.

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5. Approve Agenda - Facilitator


a. additions or corrections   
b. approve time limits

Approved by consensus.


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6. Approve written record of minutes from October 10, 2004 County Council   


No action taken.


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Reports ­ 15 minutes



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

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8. Treasurer’s report.

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Plenary Packet ­ 80 minutes

9. Review and discussion of plenary items.
Plenary packet may be found at  http://cagreens.org/plenary

Agenda items discussed. No actions taken.

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Action Items ­ 72 minutes


10. Elect LA County delegates to December GPCA state plenary.
10 minutes


A record of who were the GPLAC's selected delegates is on record with the GPCA Accreditations Sub-Committee, and has been requested at this time. Once their information is sent to the GPLAC, it will be posted here for approval as an amendment to this text.

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11. Elect co-coordinator, secretary, treasurer
10 minutes

Tera Little nominated Mike Feinstein for Co-coordinator.

Feinstein: Amir, Bolema, Feinstein, Little, Marcus, Robb

No other candidate: Crompton, McKeown, Weeks
Mike Feinstein appointed Co-Coordinator 6 - 3

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12. Appoint potential applicants for vacant County Council seats
5 minutes

Richard Chacker nominated for one open seat in District 4.

Chacker: Amir, Bolema, Feinstein, Little, Marcus, Robb
No other candidate: Crompton, McKeown, Weeks

Richard Chacker appointed to the County Council 6 - 3

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13. Censure of Mike Feinstein
Presenter: Joe Crompton.
10 minutes ­ 2 minutes presentation, 8 minutes discussion


Yes: Crompton, McKeown, Weeks

No: Amir, Bolema, Feinstein, Little, Marcus, Robb
Proposal fails 3 - 6


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14. Looking to the Future Resolution: The Green Party of LA County Council is committed to future growth of the Party.  We are not interested in dealing any further with the Mike Feinstein issues of the past. No one may act on behalf of the Council to put these old issues back on the table. We realize this has caused a lot of pain and conflict within the Council, and we want to put our differences behind us and move forward in a positive way.
Presenter: Tera Little.
12 minutes ­ 2 minutes presentation, 10 minutes discussion.

Proposal: approve as agendized (Little)
Marcus: proposes amendment, that resolution also include that the GPLAC may hold meetings, including County Council meetings, at 2809 Pico Bl., in case there was any doubt about this question. (accepted as friendly by Little)


Chacker: Amir, Bolema, Feinstein, Little, Marcus, Robb
No other candidate: Crompton, McKeown, Weeks

Proposal approved 6 - 3

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15. Re-do regional representative election & process by which alternates are elected
Presenters: Denise Robb & Joe Crompton.
20 minutes ­ 2 minutes presentation, 18 minutes discussion.

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16. Next meeting location, date, and time
5 minutes

Proposal: Next meeting January 23rd, 2005 in Hermosa Beach.
Approved by Consensus