Green Party of
Los Angeles County
County Council Meeting Agenda
February 19th, 2005
Santa Monica Greens office
2809
Pico Bl., Santa Monica, CA
4:30pm – 7:30pm (County Council business meeting)
3:30pm – 4:30pm (vegetarian potluck brunch)
public transit information here
This meeting will be audio taped by the County Council, although
the group may request tape recorder to be turned off.
Facilitator: Zack Beatty Notetaker: Michael Rochmes
Time Keeper: Bob Smith Vibeswatcher: to be named before
the meeting
GPLAC Bylaws available for reference
GPLAC County Council agendas and meeting minutes available
for reference
County Council Meeting Agenda
1. Welcome
Two Minutes
2. Introductions - All attendees
Introductions - brief, role w/County Council or otherwise with Green
Party, or as outside observer
Eight Minutes
3. Reviewing our process
Presenter: Annie Goeke
Two Minutes
Relevant By-Laws: Section
9.3 Participation, including
9.3.1 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.
9.3.2 County Council members shall receive priority in discussions, to ensure
that they have time to a) seek clarifications. B) express their concerns
and affirmations, and c) take a vote, if necessary. At the discretion of
the facilitation team, non-Council members may also participate in these
discussions.
4. Opportunity to amend agenda and/or add emergency items
Presenter: Annie Goeke
Five minutes
Relevant By-Law 9.5.5: Once distributed, the Agenda may not be changed until
the meeting. The time and order of already agendized items may be amended
by a 3/5 vote. New agenda items
may be added by a 2/3 vote.
(in the interest of time, suggested amendments and their rationale should
be offered on-line before the meeting )
5. Report: Treasurer’s report (including PayPal
update)
Presenter: Doug Barnett
Eight Minutes
6. Action: Modification
of existing Bylaws Section 7.2 Terms of Office
http://www.cagreens.org/lacounty/cc/GPLAC-bylaws.htm#Section7.2
to establish term limits for County Council members
http://www.cagreens.org/lacounty/2006-02/draft_bylaw_2_19_06.html
Presenter:
Joe Crompton
Fifteen
Minutes
Relevant By-Law ARTICLE 15 AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
Notwithstanding other provisions of these Bylaws, these Bylaws may be
amended by a 2/3 majority vote of the County Council upon 30 days prior
written notice to all County Council members of the proposed change.
7. Action: Recognition
of Active Green Locals
Consideration of Arroyo
Seco Greens, Los
Angeles Greens, Santa Monica
Greens
Presenters: Roger Gray (Arroyo
Seco), others to be determined
Relevant
By-Law ARTICLE
13 ACTIVE GREEN LOCALS, which includes the conditions
a local must meet to be recognized,
as well as "13.1.5 A 3/5 vote of the County Council is required
to recognize a local."
Thirty-five
Minutes
8. Report/Action:
Web Site Upgrade, Email Outreach to GPLAC
members
Presenters: Michael
Rochmes , Sasha Karlik, Mike
Feinstein , Ned Landin
Sixty
Minutes
Reports
a)
Web site - Feinstein, Landin
b) Email Outreach - Feinstein, Karlik, Rochmes
c) Response to Outreach - Rochmes
d) Status of Data base - Karlik, Rochmes
Actions
e)
Letter of Thanks
f)
Rules & Procedures: Referrals to Active Green Locals
g) Rules & Procedures: County Council candidates (candidate statements, qualification
signatures)
9. Action: Mail Insert for June primary with Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County-Clerk
Proposal: That
the GPLAC decide upon an insert and authorize its preparation and funding
Presenters: Sara
Amir, Mike
Feinstein
Background
- California Elections Code Section 13305
Twenty Minutes
Presenter: Tom Bolema , Mike
Feinstein
Relevant By-Law 10.2.1
Media Commitee
Seventeen
Minutes
11. Action: Set date and locations for April and May 2006 meetings
of
the
County
Council.
Five Minutes