Green Party of Los Angeles County
County Council minutes
May 15th, 2005
UCLA Downtown Labor Center
675 S Park View St, Los Angeles, CA 90057-3306
4:30pm - 8:15pm
County
Council members present: Richard Chacker (District
4), Joe Crompton (District 3) (replaced
by David Tait at 7:38), Mike Feinstein (District
3), Genevieve Marcus (District
3), Kevin McKeown (District 3), David Moore,
(District 4)
Council
members not present: Sara Amir (District 3), Jeff
Drummond (District 2), Gabrielle Weeks (District
4)
Alternates: Zack Beatty (for Tera
Little, District 5), Annie
Goeke (arrived at 5:05pm, for Jeff Drummond, District 5), David
Tait (replaced Joe Crompton at 7:38), Will
Yeager (arrived at 5:20pm for Gabrielle Weeks, District 4).
Observers: Green Party members
Linda Piera-Avila,
Doug Barnett, Marla Bernstein, Tom Bolema, Eugene
Hernandez, Jan Holle, , Glenn Hopkins, Ron
Lipshultz, Ellen Maisen, Shakti Maisen, Roz Mandelcorn, Ceil Sorensen,
Al Sheahen, Bob Smith,Russell Sydney, Perias Pillay, Shane Que Hee,
David Tait, Lisa Taylor, Bernice
Tollefson, Donald Tollefson, Donna J. Warrren,
Mike Wyman (GPCA State Treasurer, Marin County). Others
- Leticia Anderson (identified herself as decline to
state),
Michael
Doran (Ms.
Anderson's
attorney,
unknown registration), Israel Feuer (Peace & Freedom Party)
Facilitator: Bob Smith Notetaker: Linda Piera-Avila
Time Keeper: Sara Amir Vibeswatcher: Tom Bolema
Proposal:
Add "Green Cabinet" item (Hopkins)
It was announced that the item was going to be voted by the Count Council
on line, so Hopkins withdrew his proposal.
Proposal: Move Item 13 til after agenda items for the GPCA state
meeting were discussed (McKeown)
Yes: Chacker, Crompton, McKeown, Moore
No:
Amir, Beatty, Feinstein, Marcus
Proposal failed 4 - 4
Proposal:
Move Items 5,11,16 and 18 to the end of the agenda (Crompton)
Yes:Crompton, McKeown, Moore
No:
Amir, Beatty, Chacker, Feinstein, Marcus
Proposal failed 3 - 5
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5. Action: Approve
Minutes from January 23rd and April 3rd meeting
Proposal: Approval of January 23rd minutes, as submitted in agenda packet (Feinstein)
Yes: Amir,
Beatty, Feinstein
No: Chacker, Crompton, McKeown, Moore
Abstain: Marcus
Approval of minutes failed 3 - 4 - 1
Proposal: Approval of April 3rd minutes
Amendment
offered by McKeown to add outstanding concerns from tape recording. Accepted
by Feinstein as friendly.
Approved by Consensus
Proposal: Approval of January 23rd
minutes, alternative version, as taken by Robb and Little (McKeown)
Yes: Crompton, McKeown, Moore
No: Amir, Beatty, Chacker, Feinstein
Abstain: Marcus
Proposal failed 3 - 4 - 1
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6. Report: Report from Green locals (ON-LINE)
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7. Report: Treasurer's report (ON-LINE)
Presenter: Doug Barnett
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8. Report/Discussion: Data Base coordinator's
report (ON-LINE)
Presenter: Michael Rochmes
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9. Report: Mediation Update (ON-LINE)
Presenter: Philip Koebel
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10. Action: Election
of one County Co-coordinator (male seat)
Mike Feinstein nominated himself.
Joe Crompton nominated himself.
Feinstein:
Amir, Beatty, Chacker, Feinstein, Goeke, Marcus
Crompton: Crompton, McKeown, Moore
Feinstein
chosen County Co-coordinator 6 - 3
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11. Action: Election of one GPCA State Coordinating
Committee representative (regional rep)
Tom Bolema was nominated by Annie Goeke.
No one else was nominated.
Bolema: Amir,
Beatty, Chacker, Feinstein, Goeke, Marcus
No Other Candidate: Crompton, McKeown
Bolema
chosen State Coordinating Commitee representative 6 - 2
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12. Action:
Consideration of any Applicants for Vacant County Council seats
Nominated for one open seat in District 3 were: Annie Goeke, Will Yeager
Goeke:
Amir, Beatty, Chacker, Feinstein, Goeke, Marcus,
Yeager:
Crompton, McKeown, Moore, Yeager
Goeke appointed to County Council 6
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13. Action: Selection of GPLAC delegates (17) to GPCA State Meeting
Nominations from the floor, discussion, vote.
Elected
(17): Sara
Amir (7), Doug
Barnett (7), Zack Beatty (6) ,Tom Bolema (7), Mike Feinstein
(6) ,, Annie Goeke (6) ,, Eugene Hernandez (10), Shakti Maisen
(6) , Genevieve Marcus
(6),, David Moore (7), Linda Piera-Avila (7), Dave Rasmussen
(6), Al Sheehan (9), Jeff Sklar (6),
Ceil Sorensen (8), Lisa Taylor (7), Don Tollefson (6)
Not
Elected (8): Joe
Crompton (4),
Kevin McKeown (4), Ellen Maisen (4),
Roz Mandelcorn (4), Russell Sydney (4)
David Tait (3),
Donna Warren (4),
Will Yeager (4)...plus
Bob Smith (withdrew, but received 3 anyway), Richard Chacker (withdrew)
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14. Action: Set next meeting location, date, and time
http://cagreens.org/bdem4/messages/14.html
Proposal:
Hold next meeting July 10th, at the Quaker House in Los Angeles.
Approved by Consensus
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15. Action: GPCA Plenary Consent Calendar Items
CONSENT ITEM - GPUS Vacancy Elections
CONSENT ITEM - Bylaw Proposal - Alternate Regional Reps
CONSENT ITEM - Endorsement of SB 840
http://cagreens.org/bdem4/messages/15.html
No concerns heard.
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16.
Action: Proposal to Direct Sara Amir and Mike Feinstein to make a
presentation at plenary on behalf of LA County on the LA County-related
agenda
item "LA Rep Election & Structure", and to request
specific timing from the GPCA to this effect
Yes: Amir, Beatty, Chacker, Feinstein, Goeke,
Marcus
No: Crompton, McKeown,
Moore, Yeager
Proposal
passed 6 - 4
Outstanding concerns:
McKeown: The 6 to 4 vote shows
we are far from unanimity. This refusal to
acknowledge or honor the multiplicity of points
of view within our county is yet another example
of the centralized domination the county council
majority favors, in defiance of the Ten Key
Values
Crompton: I feel the presenters
are too close to the situation and cannot make
an objective presentation
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17. Action: GPCA PLENARY PROPOSAL - LA Rep Election
and Structure
Proposal: non-binding vote on proposal before upcoming GPCA General
Assembly
Yes: Crompton,
McKeown, Moore, Yeager
No:
Amir, Beatty, Chacker, Feinstein,
Goeke, Marcus
Proposal
not supported 4 - 6
Combined with
18. Action: Proposal to recommend to GPCA
an alternative procedure to review CC regional rep
elections
Proposal:
Approve as agendized
Yes: Amir, Beatty, Chacker, Feinstein, Goeke, Marcus
No: Crompton, McKeown, Moore,
Yeager
Stand Aside: Amir
Proposal
passed 5 - 4 - 1
Outstanding concerns
McKeown: Once again, there was no real attempt at consensus,
despite a suggestion from the floor on a potential solution. Instead, once
again, we're presented with a detailed demand to "do it my way," instead
of trusting process and turning to the group mind and conscience of the General
Assembly
Crompton: Mike's solution isn't any better than the problem
itself
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19. Action: GPCA PLENARY REQUEST for Guidance on a Question of Reporting
http://cagreens.org/bdem4/messages/31.html
Proposal to oppose this item and support removing
it from the upcoming General Assembly agenda (Goeke)
Yes:
Amir, Beatty, Feinstein, Goeke, Marcus
No: Crompton, McKeown, Moore, Yeager
Stand Aside: Chacker
Proposal
passed 5 - 4 - 1
Outstanding concerns:
McKeown: can't support this County Council's going on record
against compliance with state campaign finance law
Crompton: can't support any County Council or the Green
Party of California putting themselves on record in defiance of state law
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following four items were heard together, due to their related subject matter.
22. Action: GPCA PLENARY PROPOSAL for Instituting
Internal Democracy in the GPUS
http://cagreens.org/bdem4/messages/34.html
23. Action: GPCA PLENARY PROPOSAL for Delegate Selection to the
National Convention
http://cagreens.org/bdem4/messages/35.html
24. Action: GPCA PLENARY PROPOSAL for Green Party Declaration of
Independence
http://cagreens.org/bdem4/messages/40.html
Proposal: Adopt all three of the GDI proposals in the plenary packet
(McKeown)
Amendment: Support in concept,
with the anticipation that they will undergo modifications, fine tuning and
caveats (Feinstein accepted as friendly by McKeown)
Approved by Consensus
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following six items were not heard, due to lack of time.
20. Action: GPCA PLENARY PROPOSAL - Bylaws Change Establishing
a Financial Reserve Proposed by Finance Committee
http://cagreens.org/bdem4/messages/32.html
21. Action: GPCA PLENARY PROPOSAL - Bylaws Change to Budget
Approval Process Proposed by Finance Committee
http://cagreens.org/bdem4/messages/33.html
25.
Action: GPCA PLENARY ELECTION of Liaison to Secretary of State
http://cagreens.org/bdem4/messages/36.html
26. Action: GPCA PLENARY ELECTION of GPCA Coordinating Committee
Members (At-Large)
http://cagreens.org/bdem4/messages/37.html
27. Action: GPCA PLENARY ELECTION of Treasurer
http://cagreens.org/bdem4/messages/39.html
28. Action: GPCA PLENARY ELECTION of GPUS Delegates
http://cagreens.org/bdem4/messages/38.html