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

[Caroline Yacoub]

Me too!




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From: "perrysandy at aol.com" <perrysandy at aol.com>
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Sent: Sat, December 22, 2012 2:27:36 PM
Subject: Re: [GPSCC-chat] Fwd: Re: [gpca-votes] Discuss: ID 12 - GPCA State Leg 
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>
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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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