COUNTYWIDE ASSEMBLY OF LOS ANGELES GREENS

GPLACC Meeting Agenda for Sunday, Nov. 4th, 2012, to be held at The Peace Center, 8124 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048 (possibly West Side Peace Center if available…)  

2:30  -­‐3:00pm  Vegetarian  Potluck  /  Gathering  of  Greens  (Contact  Ara  Bedian  for  Potluck  Coordination)      

**Jill  Stein  for  President  Campaign  Merchandise  for  Sale!  T-­‐shirts/buttons/signs**  (Edy  Alvarez)    

3:00pm  ~  Countywide  Assembly  of  LA  Green  Party  State  Senate  District  Reps,    Locals  &  Green  Party-­‐registered  voters      

1)  -­‐ Opening  Meditation ~ Cordula Ohman (2 min)

2)  -­‐ Call  to  Order  ~  Roll  Call ~ Introduction  of  New  Attendees ~ (Alternates Announcement-if any) (5 min) o Facilitator: E.B. Gendel o Timekeeper: Michael McCue o Notes: Will Yeager o Vibes Monitor: Edy Alvarez

3)  -­‐  Approval  of  (or  Amendments  to)  the  Agenda ~ Council members (5 min) 2/3 approval required to make agenda changes

4)  -­‐  Approval  of  previous  meetings’  minutes ~Oct. 7th meeting minutes (previously submitted to list-serve) (5 min) Note: Final Treasurer’s Report previously submitted on List-Serve/All “housekeeping” agenda items sponsored by the Coordinator until further notice…

5)  -­‐  NATIONAL  ELECTION  -­‐  JILL  STEIN  FOR  PRESIDENT  CAMPAIGN ~ (30 min total) REPORT:  Each  council  member  shall  have  30  seconds  to  give  a  brief,  personal  update  on  their  own  activities,  supporting  “Jill  Stein  for  President”  campaign  since  our  last  council  meeting.    (A  member  may  “pass”  if  not  active  with  the  Stein  campaign)  (10  min)  DECISION:  Shall  the  GPLACC  donate  $250  directly  to  the  Jill  Stein/Cheri  Honkala  for  President  Campaign?  (10  min)  

DISCUSSION:  Our  Council’s  commitment  level  coming  down  the  home  stretch  for  the  national  election!  (10  min)  Bylaws-required action/ Relevant Bylaw: The duties of the Council shall include: 5-2.9(d) Provide financial, volunteer and other support to endorsed candidates. Sponsored  by  County  Coordinator,  Michael  McCue

6)  –  LOCAL  ELECTION  –  JONATHAN  MANN  FOR  SANTA  MONICA  CITY  COUNCIL  CAMPAIGN  ~  (15  Min)  

REPORT/CAMPAIGN  UPDATE:  Presenter:  Santa  Monica  City  Council  Candidate,  Jonathan  Mann    REQUEST  FOR  DATABASE  ACCESS:  DISCUSSION  OF  CANDIDATE’S  REQUEST  FOR  DATABASE  ACCESS  DECISION/Consensus  Question:  Shall  the  GPLACC  share  City  of  Santa  Monica  Voter  Information  from  our  database  with  GPLACC-­‐endorsed,  Candidate,  Jonathan  Mann?  Bylaws-required action/ Relevant Bylaw: The duties of the Council shall include: 5-2.9(d) Provide financial, volunteer and other support to endorsed candidates. Sponsored  by  County  Coordinator,  Michael  McCue  

7)  – CITY  OF  LOS  ANGELES  NEIGHBORHOOD  COUNCILS  ELECTION  UPDATE    ~  Q  &  A  w/Mike Feinstein (Written  Report  previously  submitted  to  List-­‐Serve)  Q  &  A  w/Mike Feinstein (10 min) Sponsor: Mike Feinstein _______________________________________________________(1  hr.)__________________________________________________________________________    

8-­‐A)  -­‐  FILLING  VACANT  SEATS  ON  THE  LA  COUNTY  COUNCIL  ~  Confirmation  of  Greens  nominated  to  be  Seated  on  the  GPLACC  (15  min,  if  needed)  BYLAW-­‐REQUIRED  ACTION  -­‐  Relevant  Bylaw:  5-­‐2.4  Internal  Elections  -­‐  Elect  Officers  of  the  County  Council….and  new  County  Council  members  to  fill  vacant  County  Council  seats.            

8-­‐B)  – VOTER  REGISTRATION  COMMITTEE  UPDATE:  CURRENT  STATUS  OF  LA  COUNTY  GREEN  PARTY  VOTER  REGISTRATION ~ Q  &  A  w/ Kamran Ghasri, Michael McCue & Will Yeager (15 min) (Written  Report/Update  previously  submitted  to  List-­‐Serve)  (Presentation tabled/delayed from Sept. 2012 meeting) Relevant Bylaw: Section  5-­‐2  Duties  of  the  Council  /  The  Council's  responsibilities  include:  5-­‐2.1  Party  Building  5-­‐2.1(a)  Register and organize Green Party voters in Los Angeles County. 5-­‐2.1(b)  Promote  the  development  of  Active  Green  Locals  in  Los  Angeles  County.  Sponsor: Michael McCue    

9)  –  LOCALS  SUPPORT  COMMITTEE  UPDATE:  Gathering  Update  Reports  from  our  LA  County  Green  Locals  -­‐  Representatives  from  each  local  will  give  a  brief  update  on  their  local’s  activities.  (20    min  total:  2  min  per  local  w/7  min  for  Q  &  A  from  Council  members)  Relevant  Bylaw:  Section  5-­‐2  Duties  of  the  Council  The  Council's  responsibilities  include:  5-­‐2.1  Party  Building    5-­‐2.1(b)  Promote  the  development  of  Active  Green  Locals  in  Los  Angeles  County.  Sponsors:  Eugene  Hernandez    &  Michael  McCue  

a) Long Beach Greens –Alphonso Garcia and/or Dorothy Kemeny b) Los Angeles Greens – Lisa Taylor and/or Kamran Ghasri c) San Fernando Valley Greens – Eugene Hernandez and/or Edy Alvarez d) Santa Monica Greens – Mike Feinstein and/or Linda Piera-Avila e) Skid Row Greens - Deacon Alexander f) South Bay/Harbor Greens – Ian Sachs and/or Will Yeager

10)  –  DATABASE  ADMINISTRATOR  REPORT  ~  (10  min)  Q  &  A  w/  Database  Administrators,  Sasha  Karlik  &  Mike Feinstein (Written  Report  previously  submitted  to  List-­‐Serve)  ~  Relevant  Bylaw/Rules  &  Procedures  Section  5  states,  “The Database Coordinator will provide quarterly reports to the GPLAC.” BYLAW-­‐REQUIRED  ACTION/Sponsored  by  Coordinator,  Michael  McCue        _____________________________________________________(2  hrs.)____________________________________________________________________________    

11)  –  COUNCIL  ELECTIONS  &  APPOINTMENTS:  NOMINATIONS  &  VOTES  TO  CONFIRM  (60  Min-­‐total)      

11-­‐a)  -­‐  DATABASE  ADMINISTRATOR/COORDINATORS  (10  min)  BYLAW-­‐REQUIRED  ACTION  Consensus  Question:  Who  shall  serve  as  Database  Administrator/Coordinators  for  the  2012-­‐2014  term?    Discussion,  Nominations,  &  possible  vote  to  confirm  appointment.  Relevant  Bylaw:  Rules  &  Procedures  SECTION  5:  DATA  BASE  -­‐  Database  Coordinator  -­‐  There  shall  be  a  Database  Coordinator  that  is  responsible  for  managing  the  Database  according  to  the  direction  set  by  the  County.    Among  his/her  tasks,  the  Database  Coordinator  would  be  responsible  for  maintaining  the  database,  including  cleaning  and  updating  the  email  addresses,  and  entering  information  as  needed  that  comes  from  web  and  phone  referrals,  the  GPCA  from  its  fundraising  and  volunteer  records,  and  from  any  Green  local  or  candidate  that  chooses  to  share  it.  Sponsored  by  Coordinator,  Michael  McCue    

• 11-­‐b)  -­‐  DATABASE  COMMITTEE  MEMBERS    (10  MIN)  Consensus  Question:  Who  shall  serve  as  Database  Committee  Members  for  the  2012-­‐2014  term?  Discussion,  Nominations,  &  possible  vote  to  confirm  appointment.  BYLAW-­‐REQUIRED  ACTION  /Relevant  Bylaw:  Rules  &  Procedures  –  Section  5  -­‐  Database  Committee  -­‐  There  shall  be  a  Database  Committee  that  shall  work  with  the  Database  Coordinator  to  help  implement  County  Council  direction  regarding  the  Database.  The  Committee  shall  include  the  GPLAC  co-­‐coordinators,  the  Database  Coordinator  as  well  as  additional  members  as  appointed  by  the  County  Council.  The  Database  Committee  shall  create  options  for  GPLAC  members,  so  that  they  could  receive  by  email,  the  type  of  information  they  are  interested  in.  This  would  include  notice  of  County  Council  elections  (and  filing  deadlines),  notice  of  the  election  of  GPLAC  Officers  and  GPLAC  reps  to  the  GPCA  CC,  County  Council  meetings  and  agendas,  and  other  items  directed  by  the  County  Council.  Sponsored  by  Coordinator,  Michael  McCue    

• 11-­‐c)  –  APPOINTMENT  OF  LIST-­‐SERVE  ADMINISTRATOR/MODERATORS  FOR  THE  2012-­‐2014  TERM  (10  MIN)  Consensus  Question:  Who  shall  serve  as  List-­‐Serve  Administrators/Moderators  

for  the  2012-­‐2014  term?  Discussion,  Nominations,  and  possible  vote  to  confirm  appointment  Who  shall  serve  as  List-­‐Serve  Administrators/Moderators  for  gplac-cc@cagreens.org and gplac-forum@cagreens.org  for  the  2012-­‐2014  term?  Discussion,  and  possible  vote  to  confirm  appointment. Background:  Currently  Sasha  Karlik  &  Mike  Feinstein  are  the  co-­‐administrators  for  the  gplac-­‐cc@cagreens.org  and  gplac-­‐forum@cagreens.org  email  lists  of  the  GPLAC.  They  both  wish  to  stand  aside  for  others  to  assume  the  responsibility.    Sponsor:  Mike  Feinstein  

 

• 11-­‐d)  –  APPOINTMENT  OF  WEB  SITE  MANAGER  FOR  THE  2012-­‐2014  TERM  (10  MIN)  Consensus  Question:  Who  shall  serve  as  the  GPLACC  Web  Site  Manager  for  the  2012-­‐2014  term?    Discussion,  Nominations  &  possible  vote  to  confirm  appointment.    ~  Sponsor:  Michael  McCue  

 

• 11-­‐e)  -­‐  ELECTION  OF  GPLACC  TREASURER  ~  Nominations  &  Election  of  Treasurer  for  the  GPLAC  2012-­‐2014  term  (10  min)    Background:  Treasurer,  Anthony  Vierya  has  resigned  this  position.  BYLAW-­‐REQUIRED  ACTION  /RELEVANT  BYLAW:  Section    6-2.1 The County Council shall select a Treasurer. The term shall be for the same term of office as the County Council, unless otherwise specified by the County Council. The voting procedure shall be by Instant Run-Off (IRV), using a simple majority threshold, and including the No Other Candidate option, as referenced in the GPCA Bylaws.      

• 11-­‐f)  –  POSSIBLE  APPOINTMENT  OF  ASST.  TREASURER (to authorize individuals to be able to assist our Treasurer, and to sign and endorse checks, in the Treasurer’s absence) ~ (10  min) Consensus  Question  #1:  Shall  the  GPLACC  APPROVE  THE  OUTGOING  Treasurer’s  recommendation  that  an  Asst.  Treasurer  be  established?  (Possible  Consensus  Question  #2:  Whom  shall  serve  as  Asst.  Treasurer?)  BYLAWS-­‐SUGGESTED  RULE: Section 6-2.3 The Treasurer may recommend an Assistant Treasurer to the County Council for affirmation. The Assistant Treasurer is authorized to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Treasurer as outlined in 6-2.2, upon the direction and with the approval of the Treasurer. Sponsor:  Anthony  Vierya  

__________________________________________________________(3  hrs.)_______________________________________________________________________  

12)  –  ESTABLISH  A  NEW,  SECURE,  POST  OFFICE  MAIL  BOX  FOR  ALL  COUNCIL  BUSINESS  ~  (10  min)  

DECISION:    Consensus  Question,  Shall  the  GPLACC  establish  a  new  post  office  mail  box,  with  all  keys  accounted  for,  that  is  accessible  to  our  Council  officers?  Presenter:  GPLACC  Secretary,  Will  Yaeger    Sponsor:  Anthony  Vierya,      

13)  – TABLING  COMMITTEE  BUDGET  -­‐  FUNDING  REQUEST  ~  (10 min) CONSENSUS  QUESTION:  Shall  our  council  establish  a  Tabling  Committee  Budget  of  $1,000  for  the  2012-­‐2014  term?  ($500  annually,  with  detailed  expense  reports  to  be  made  to  Council) Relevant Bylaw: Section  5-­‐2  Duties  of  the  Council  -­‐  The  Council's  responsibilities  include:  5-­‐2.1  Party  Building  5-­‐2.1(a)  Register  and  organize  Green  Party  voters  in  Los  Angeles  County. Sponsor:  Tabling/Voter  Registration  Committee  Co-­‐Chair,  Michael  McCue    

14)  – ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ (1  min  per  announcement)  

NOTE:  Deacon  Alexander’s  announced  candidacy  for  LA  Mayor  is  being  supported  by  the  newly-­‐organized  Skid  Row  Greens  local,  and  a  discussion  of  the  LA  City  election  has  been  prioritized  for  our  next  meeting  on  Sunday,  December  2nd.  

15)  -­‐ CLOSING  CIRCLE  ~  ADJOURNMENT – (2 min)

Post  Meeting  Actions      • Standing  Committee  members  meet  in  their  groups  to  organize  their  committees.  • Jill  Stein  volunteers  meet  to  organize  their  campaign  activities.  • Clean  Up  of  Space