[GPSCC-chat] Fwd: Re: [gpca-votes] Discuss: ID 12 - GPCA StateLeg islative Demands 2012

[Eric A. Meece]

Sounds like a good two cents to me! I don't come these days, but I'll put in two cents too.

Eric the Green
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  From: perrysandy at aol.com 
  To: vdf at juno.com ; sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org 
  Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2012 2:27 PM
  Subject: Re: [GPSCC-chat] Fwd: Re: [gpca-votes] Discuss: ID 12 - GPCA StateLeg islative Demands 2012


  Hi Everyne,

  Unfortunately I will be out of town so I will not be able to attend the meeting/party at Tian's on the 27th.

  I don't believe meeting format is on the agenda, but in case it comes, I want to put in my two cents. I don't believe I have ever met Valerie, but I agree with her post completely. I believe in promptness, efficiency, short meetings, and active committees to build around issues.


  Sandy Perry





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  From: Valerie D. Face <vdf at juno.com>
  To: sosfbay-discuss <sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org>
  Sent: Fri, Dec 14, 2012 12:58 am
  Subject: Re: [GPSCC-chat] Fwd: Re: [gpca-votes] Discuss: ID 12 - GPCA State Leg islative Demands 2012


Hi folks,

On December 9 Spencer wrote, "...  I also suggest we restructure our monthly 
meetings so the first hour consists of a presentation and discussion with 
leaders of other groups focusing on finding common ground on this issue.  To 
accomplish this, I suggest we restrict the business of our current meetings to 1 
hour.  Any topic that runs over time gets referred to a committee or to the 
County Council. ..."

I am not in favor of this.  Personally, I already find the late starting time of 
our meetings to be a bit of a deterrent.  I think that a business meeting should 
get to the business promptly and try to conduct it efficiently while those in 
attendance are still alert -- not make them wait until they are tired and 
anxious to go home.

Because our platform covers a lot of issues, I think we should allow for the 
possibility of diverse issues being raised and not commit, in advance, to 
restricting the entire first half of the meeting to just one issue (or even a 
set of similar issues).  I also don't think that we should hand over a large 
chunk of our own business meeting to other groups -- it's a Green Party meeting, 
after all.

I do think that we can find common ground with other groups, and/or work in a 
more focused fashion on specific issues, but I don't think it's fair to turn the 
business meeting into the vehicle for that.  The time restriction could easily 
prevent new business and issues from being brought to the group in a timely 
fashion.  I would prefer to see committees (or workgroups, such as those used by 
the Santa Clara County Move to Amend chapter) created to deal with focused 
issues, projects, types of coalition building, events, etc.  At the business 
meeting each committee or group could give a *brief* report on what it's doing 
and let folks know how to get involved and get more detailed information.  That 
way the business meeting would provide a good overview of everything we're 
actively working on while still allowing time for folks to bring up new business 
and feel that their ideas are being given a fair hearing (but they, like anyone 
presenting something at the meeting, should be r
 espectful of everyone's time and be clear and concise with their proposals so 
we have time to get through as many items as possible). 

That's my 2 cents.

Was there much discussion of alternative meeting format ideas at the November 
meeting?

Best wishes,
Valerie


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