Green Party of
Los Angeles County
County Council Meeting Agenda
January 8th, 2006
Santa Monica Greens office
2809
Pico Bl., Santa Monica, CA
5pm – 8pm (County Council business meeting)
2pm – 5pm (2006 strategy/priority
discussion session, with vegetarian potluck brunch)
public transit information here
GPLAC
Bylaws available
for reference
GPLAC County Council agendas and meeting minutes available
for reference
This meeting was not audio taped.
Councilmembers
present: Mike Feinstein (District 3), Annie Goeke (District
3), Genvieve Marcus (District
3)
Councilmembers
not present: Sara Amir (District 3) Richard Chacker (District 4), Joe
Crompton (District 3), Gabrielle Weeks (District 4)
Alternates present: Bob Smith (for Sara Amir, District
3)
Observers: Doug
Barnett (Treasurer), Hilary
Bradbury-Huang, Rachel
Brunhke, KCM Curry, Elizabeth
Green, Tracy
Larkins, Jason Neville, Michael
Rochmes (Secretary), Jeff
Sklar, Lisa Taylor, John Wenger
Facilitator: Annie
Goeke Notetaker: Michael Rochmes
Time Keeper: Bob Smith
County Council Meeting Agenda
1. Welcome
Two Minutes
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2. Introductions - All attendees
Introductions -brief, role w/County Council or otherwise with Green
Party, or as outside observer
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3. Reviewing our process
Presenter: Annie
Goeke
Two Minutes
Relevant By-Laws:
7.2 Open Meetings: With the consent of the Council, all members of the Green
Party of Los Angeles County may participate in the 'Consensus-seeking Process'
but only Council members may hold any 'unresolved concerns' and participate
in any vote, should one become necessary.
7.2.1 Council members will receive priority in discussions. At the discretion
of the facilitation team, and time permitting, non-Council members may participate
in these discussions. A Council member, when recognized by the facilitation
team, may yield the floor to an observer or guest rather than speaking himself
or herself.
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4. Opportunity to amend agenda and/or add emergency items
Presenter: Annie Goeke
Five minutes
Relevant By-Law 7.5.2.3:
The agenda may be amended by a 3/5 vote of County Councilmember present.
Emergency and/or late items may be added by a 2/3 vote of County Councilmembers
(in the interest of time, suggested amendments and their rationale should
be offered on-line before the meeting )
Proposal: Change time on item
11 to 5 minutes and add an Action Item 11B (20 minutes) to discuss the
phone situation. Item 12
shortened to 15 minutes. (Rochmes).
Approved by Consensus
Proposal: Add
discussion item 13 Presentation on 'Organizing Victims of Violent Crime'
by Elizabeth
Green and KCM Curry.
Approved by Consensus
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5. Report: Treasurer’s report
Presenter: Doug Barnett
Five Minutes
Report heard (Barnett)
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6. Action: Modification of existing Section 7.1 Election of County Council members
http://cagreens.org/lacounty/cc/GPLAC-bylaws.htm
to establish a minimum signature requirement to qualify for the ballot in
each County Council district
http://www.feinstein.org/greenparty/gplac_amend3.html
and
possibly change the existing bylaw that combines Districts 17 and 19,
and Districts 29 and 32
http://www.feinstein.org/greenparty/gplac_amend3.html
note:
this
latter potential change is contingent upon information from the LA County
Registrar's office - if their office has no problem
implementing
the GPLAC's new bylaw combining these districts for the purposes of
County Council elections, then this will not
be presented. The
Registrar's office has committed to giving a reply to the GPLAC no latter
than January
6th, before the County
Council meeting. [This did not happen before the meeting] For
a copy of correspondence between the GPLAC and the Registrar's office, click
here.
Presenter:
Mike Feinstein
Twenty
Minutes
Proposal: Approve
as agendized, contingent upon action of the County Registrar (Feinstein)
Approved
by Consensus
note: the County Registrar contacted the GPLAC soon afterward and granted
the GPLAC's prior request, rendering this change unnecessary.
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7.
Action: Modification
of existing ARTICLE 13- ACTIVE GREEN LOCALS
http://cagreens.org/lacounty/cc/GPLAC-bylaws.htm
to modify Section 13.1 Recognition, clause 13.1.5 to change the threshold to recognize
a Green local from 2/3 to 3/5
http://www.feinstein.org/greenparty/gplac_amend3.html
Presenter:
Mike Feinstein
Twelve
Minutes
Proposal:
Approve as agendized (Feinstein)
Approved
by Consensus
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Action: Resolution of Support for South Central Farm
Presenter: Jason Neville
Background
here and
here
Twenty Minutes
Proposal: Statement
of Support, with amendment that
Greens hold event to support South Central Farm (Neville)
Approved
by Consensus
Link
to Green LA with Justice event February 27th, 2006
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9.
Action: Request to GPCA to develop formal record of delegate votes at GPCA
General Assembly and to post them on-line the day of the vote
Presenter:
Mike Feinstein
Proposal: Draft
Letter to the GPCA
Twelve Minutes
Proposal:
Approve as agendized (Feinstein)
Approved
by Consensus
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Action: Communication Regarding GPUS Resolution 190 re: Divestment from Israel
for Human Rights
Presenter: Mike Feinstein
Proposal:
Draft
Letter to GPCA delegation to GPUS, GPUS Green National Commitee and
GPUS International Committee
Background GPUS
Resolution 190 and how
the GPCA's delegates voted on it
Twenty-five Minutes
Proposal:
Approve as agendized (Feinstein)
Approved
by Consensus
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11A. Report: Email Outreach to GPLAC
members
Presenter:
Michael Rochmes
Five Minutes
Report given on preparations for email outreach (Rochmes)
(note:
outreach ultimately executed on February 8th, with link
to text of outreach message here)
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11B. Action:
GPLAC Phone Line
Presenter:
Twenty Minutes
Proposal:
Cancel the existing voice mail, add a new voice mail line at 310-449-1882
and authorize $60 to pay for the first six months (Goeke)
Approved
by Consensus
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District 3:
District 4
Presentations
heard by Curry, Neville, Larkins and Brunhke, as well
as Hilary Bradburg-Huang, who also attended the meeting and expressed an
interest in joining the County Council.
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13. Action: Set date and locations for March and April 2006 meetings of the County
Council.
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14. Presentation: Organizing
Victims of Violent Crime.
Presenters: Elizabeth Green and KCM Curry.
Ten Minutes
Presentation heard.