Green Party of
Los Angeles County
County Council Meeting Agenda
June 11th, 2006
Santa Monica Greens office
2809 Pico Bl., Santa Monica, CA
3:30pm – 4:30pm
(vegetarian potluck brunch)
4:30pm – 7:30pm (County Council business meeting)
public transit information here
This meeting was not audio
taped
Facilitator: Zack Beatty Notetaker: Michael Rochmes
Time Keeper: Bob Smith Vibeswatcher: Richard Chacker
GPLAC Bylaws available for reference
GPLAC County Council agendas and meeting minutes available
for reference
Councilmembers present: Sara
Amir (District 3), Richard
Chacker (District 4), Mike
Feinstein (District 3), Annie
Goeke (District 3), Tracy
Larkins (District 3), Roger Gray (District
5), Genvieve Marcus (District 3)
Councilmembers
not present: Joe
Crompton (District 3),Gabrielle Weeks (District
4)
Alternates present: Glenn Hopkins (for
Joe Crompton, District 3)
Observers: Les Amer, Zack Beatty (facilitator),
Doug Barnett (Treasurer), Marla Bernstein, Kimberly
Brown, Roger Gray, Elizabeth Green, Shane
Que Hee, Sasha Karlik, Tracy Larkins, Ellen Maisen, Michael
Rochmes (Secretary), Ceil
Sorensen, John Ulloth, Frances Wells, John Wenger
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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
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3. Reviewing our process
Presenter: Zack Beatty
Two Minutes
• Relevant By-Law: Section
9.3 Participation
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.
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4. Opportunity to amend agenda and/or add emergency items
Presenter: Zack Beatty
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 )
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5. Report: Treasurer’s report
Presenter: Doug Barnett
Eight Minutes
$615.23 in the bank account and $121.44 in the PayPal account
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6. Action: Election of one alternate GPCA State
Coordinating Committee representative (regional
representatives)
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7-1.6 Alternate Members
Alternate members may be elected for regional members. Alternates shall
be designated for specific members and shall serve for terms concurrent
with the members for whom they are serving. An alternate may participate
in CC meetings, but may only vote when the regular member he/she is an
alternate for is not present. If the regular member vacates his/her Coordinating
Committee seat before the completion of his/her term, the alternate shall
fill the vacated position for the remainder of the term for which they
were elected. A region may elect multiple alternate representatives for
their regional representative(s). That region shall then submit a statement
to the Coordinating Committee describing the order or method by which the
multiple alternates will substitute for a regional representative.
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Ten
minutes, one minute statement per nominee
Voting
procedure by Instant Run-Off Voting, using a simple majority threshold, as
referenced in the GPCA Bylaws
(Section 7).
Attachment: Letter
from Tom Bolema
Feinstein was nominated
Maisen was nominated
First
ballot: Maisen, Feinstein
Second ballot: Feinstein, NOC
Third ballott: Feinstein, NOC
Fourth ballot: Feinstein, Maisen
Fifh ballot: Feinstein, Maisen, NOC
Six ballot: Feinstein, NOC
Seventh
ballot: Feinstein, Maisen
Eight ballot: Feinstein, Maisen
Feinstein selected
alternate GPCA State Coordinating Committee representative
County
Council Sponsor: Genevieve
Marcus
Presenter: Les Amer, Genevieve Marcus.
Proposal:
Alternative Resolution to Replace Resolution 190 of the Green Party of the United
States
Background: Communication
from GPLAC regarding resolution 190 to GPCA delegation to GPUS, GPUS Green National
Commitee and
GPUS International Committee (approved January 8th, 2006)
Background: GPUS
Resolution 190 and how
the GPCA's delegates voted on it
Thirty
Minutes
Proposal: Continue the process,
incorporate input from discussion, revise proposal and put
to
an on-line vote.
Approved
by Consensus
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8. Action:
Request to Improve Communication about Green National Committee of the Green
Party of the United States
County
Council Sponsors:
Sara Amir, Mike
Feinstein
Presenters: Sara Amir, Mike
Feinstein
Proposal: That
the County Council forwards the following request to the Green Party of the
United States
The Green Party of Los Angeles County requests that the Green Party of the
United States
- develop a means by which rank-and-file members of the Green Party can receive
automated information about what decisions are before the Green National
Committee (including by email)
- develop a means by which rank-and-file
members of the Green Party can express their opinions about decisions before
the Green National Committee
(including perhaps a format like that
created by the GPLAC for the June GPCA General Assembly)
Ten
Minutes
Approved
by Consensus
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9.
County
Council Sponsors: Sara Amir, Mike
Feinstein, acting as Co-Coordinators
Presenter: Mike Feinstein
Proposal: Appoint County Council liason to Data Base Committee
Ten
Minutes
Marcus was nominated
Marcus
appointed by Consensus
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10. Action: Resolution for
reinstatement
of national Green Cabinet exploratory
committee
County Council Sponsor: Joe Crompton
Presenter: Glenn Hopkins
Proposal: It
is resolved by consensus that the Green Party of Los Angeles County Council recommends
the reinstatement of a national Green Cabinet exploratory
committee
Twenty
Minutes
Approved
by Consensus
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Report: GPLAC observers of County Election process
County
Council Sponsors: Sara Amir, Mike
Feinstein, acting as Co-Coordinators
Presenter: John Wenger
Twenty-Five Minutes
report by Wenger
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12.
Action: Hold retreat prior to first business
meeting of
Proposal:
Forty-five Minutes
Amendments accepted as friendly: Shorten
time of retreat, provide outdoor meeting space