[GPSCC-chat] Updated Draft Agenda for GPSCC Monthly Meeting Thursday March 22nd

Tue Mar 20 20:33:40 PDT 2012

We need to add two items to this agenda:

1) Movie night.  We still need to decide what movie we are going to show next time.

2) Merriam and Caroline are interested in distributing copies of the Peacemovies.com newsletter in front of movie theaters.  As I explained to them in an e-mail, a realistic time frame for this to start happening (at zero $ cost to the Green Party) is June or July 2012, but you are welcome to start talking about this now. 

Thanks.

Sincerely,

John Thielking

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GREEN PARTY OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Draft Agenda for Monthly General Membership Meeting March 22, 2012
San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 South 7th Street, San Jose, CA
(Near 7th and San Fernando)

7:00 pm – Eat and chat
7:30 pm – Begin meeting

Select Facilitator, Notetaker, Timekeeper, and Vibeswatcher(s), Select Agenda Preparer for next meeting; Affirm or modify draft agenda (5 Minutes) 

Introductions and Announcements (10 Minutes)

Guest Speaker – Sponsor:  Spencer Graves (5 Minutes) Per Spencer:  Joseph Rosas, one of the Occupy San José group, is running as an independent for (I think) a state assembly district.  

Treasurer’s Report – Jim Doyle (5 minutes) 

Report on status of candidates for County Council election on June 5, 2012;
Discussion re filling vacancies – County Council (10 Minutes)

Reports from February 4, 2012 voter registration training event;  General discussion of goals for voter registration efforts; Confirm County Council has designated data resources contact – Warner Bloomberg (20 minutes)

Discussion of status of tabling supplies --          (10 Minutes)
Jim Doyle proposes we buy 3 totebags

Regional Rep report – Warner Bloomberg (15 minutes)  Including:  Committees participation; CC At-Large delegates election(s); Gatherings planning; GPUS Prez Nominating Convention (July14-15 Baltimore, MD) delegates

Report on www.votesmart.org/voteeasy/-- Jim Doyle (5 Minutes)

General Assembly (May 11-12 in San Francisco) Preparation – Warner Bloomberg 
(15 Minutes)     Initial designation of Delegates/Alternates; Schedule Plenary agenda review group

Plan for Spring Tabling --              (15 Minutes)
April Earth Days
Next Jr. Statesman Event?
Berryessa Arts & Wine Festiveal Saturday May 11th
Others???

Endorse Carol Brouillet for Congress and designate County Council member to inform CCWG so she can qualify for GPCA funding application --  Warner Bloomberg (10 minutes)

Report on Refund CA Coalition – Spencer Graves (5 Minutes)

Presentation re "rootstriker.org" – Spencer Graves (5 minutes) This is a grass roots initiative built around Lawrence Lessig (2011) Republic, Lost (Twelve;  see the Wikipedia article on it).  This book says that the "gateway" problem facing the US today is corruption in Washington.  Lessig proposes several solutions, one of which is "democracy vouchers", which gives each taxpayer the first $50 they pay in taxes in a form that they can spend only on political campaigns, and that only for candidates who commit to accepting only money from "democracy vouchers" plus individual contributions limited to $100. 

(2 Hours Estimated Cumulative Times.  Goal:  Adjourn by 9:30 pm)

Tabling Events Addenda – Needed for each item (not necessarily all at this meeting):
Confirm date and location; Approval of fee payment (as applicable); Designation of coordinator(s) and other volunteers

No Tabling Events Reported As Of Preparation of This Agenda
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[From GPSCC Bylaws] ARTICLE 2 COUNTY COUNCIL 

2.1 Purposes 

2.1.1 The County Council will fulfill the legal requirement for a liaison between the California Green Party and Santa Clara County officials. As used in these Bylaws, the term "County Council" shall have the same meaning as the term "Central Committee" as that term is used by the Office of the Registrar of Voters for Santa Clara County, California. 

2.1.2 The Council shall select a secretary and a treasurer from among its members, or may ratify the selection of these officers made at a General County Meeting. The Council and/or its officers will be responsible for complying with the financial reporting requirements of the Fair Political 
Practices Commission (FPPC). The Council or its officers shall be responsible for obtaining an FPPC number for financial reporting. The Council may create such committees or initiate such inquiries as it considers necessary and appropriate to perform its collective 
responsibilities as described in these Bylaws. 

2.1.3 Internal to the Green Party, the Council's primary duties include serving as a coordinating or steering committee to: 
      a) Facilitate communications between Green Party members within the 
      county, at county meetings, and between locals within the county. 
      b) Facilitate communications between the county Green Party and the State Green Party. 
      c) Assist Green Party involvement in elections in the county (including 
      recruiting, advising and assisting Green Party candidates, co-ordinating 
      voter registration efforts and tabling, and supporting ballot issues 
      effecting issues of concern to the state or county Green Party). 
      d) Enhance communications between the county Green Party and other Green 
      Parties and/or other local organizations which support the principals and 
      objectives set forth in the Green Party Platform. 
      e) Oversee and assist the work of committees formed by the Council, or 
      outside the Council by the Party's members, to help carry out the above 
      duties, or other duties considered necessary that are not in conflict with 
      these ByLaws; such as an electoral reform committee, an environmental 
      issues committee, etc. 

2.1.4 The County Council shall act as the designated contact persons for the Green Party of Santa Clara County, and refer interested people to persons who may be designated as spokespeople for the Party at a General County Meeting. 

2.1.5 The County Council, by agreement of eighty percent (80%) of its members, may authorize the use of the name of the Green Party of Santa Clara County as an endorser or co-sponsor of an event or public statement consistent with the principals and objectives set forth in the Green Party Platform if time issues make the decision necessary before it can be brought before the next general meeting.  Any such County Council authorization shall be reported to those present at the next monthly meeting.  [Adopted July 1, 2003]

2.2 Membership in the Council 
2.2.1 All County Council members must be residents of Santa Clara County and registered to vote with the Green Party. 
2.2.2 The County Council is designated by the State Green Party bylaws to consist of seven members elected at large from the county's Green Party constituency. Additional members may be appointed by the Council. Vacancies on the Council that reduce the membership to less than seven will be filled by appointment by the remaining County Council member(s) within 30 days of the vacancy. The State Green Party Coordinating Committee and the Santa Clara Registrar of Voters shall be informed of all appointed members within two working days of the appointment. It shall be an objective of the Green Party of Santa Clara County that its County Council reflect the diversity of the general population in the county and likewise reflect Green Party values. 

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