<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:14pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">We need to add two items to this agenda:</SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">1) Movie night. We still need to decide what movie we are going to show next time.</SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">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. </SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto">Thanks.</div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto">Sincerely,</div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto">John Thielking<VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Select Facilitator, Notetaker, Timekeeper, and Vibeswatcher(s), Select Agenda Preparer for next meeting; Affirm or modify draft agenda (5 Minutes) </SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Guest Speaker – Sponsor:<SPAN> </SPAN>Spencer Graves (5 Minutes) Per Spencer:<SPAN> </SPAN>Joseph Rosas, one of the Occupy San José group, is running as an independent for (I think) a state assembly district.<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Treasurer’s Report – Jim Doyle (5 minutes) </SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Report on status of candidates for County Council election on June 5, 2012;</SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Discussion re filling vacancies – County Council (10 Minutes)</SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Reports from February 4, 2012 voter registration training event;<SPAN> </SPAN>General discussion of goals for voter registration efforts; Confirm County Council has designated data resources contact – Warner Bloomberg (20 minutes)</SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpLast><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Discussion of status of tabling supplies --<SPAN> </SPAN>(10 Minutes)</SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpFirst><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Regional Rep report – Warner Bloomberg (15 minutes)<SPAN> </SPAN>Including:<SPAN> </SPAN>Committees participation; CC At-Large delegates election(s); Gatherings planning; GPUS Prez Nominating Convention (July14-15 Baltimore, MD) delegates</SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Report on </SPAN><A href="http://www.votesmart.org/voteeasy/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT color=#0000ff>www.votesmart.org/voteeasy/</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> -- Jim Doyle (5 Minutes)</SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">General Assembly (May 11-12 in San Francisco) Preparation – Warner Bloomberg </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(15 Minutes)<SPAN> </SPAN>Initial designation of Delegates/Alternates; Schedule Plenary agenda review group</SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Plan for Spring Tabling --<SPAN> </SPAN>(15 Minutes)</SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Next Jr. Statesman Event?</SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Endorse Carol Brouillet for Congress and designate County Council member to inform CCWG so she can qualify for GPCA funding application --<SPAN> </SPAN>Warner Bloomberg (10 minutes)</SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Report on Refund CA Coalition – Spencer Graves (5 Minutes)</SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Presentation re "<A href="http://rootstriker.org/" target=_blank>rootstriker.org</A>" – Spencer Graves (5 minutes) This is a grass roots initiative built around Lawrence Lessig (2011) Republic, Lost (Twelve;<SPAN> </SPAN>see the Wikipedia article on it).<SPAN> </SPAN>This book says that the "gateway" problem facing the US today is corruption in Washington.<SPAN> </SPAN>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. </SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(2 Hours Estimated Cumulative Times.<SPAN> </SPAN>Goal:<SPAN> </SPAN>Adjourn by 9:30 pm)</SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">[From GPSCC Bylaws] ARTICLE 2 COUNTY COUNCIL </SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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. </SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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 </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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 </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">responsibilities as described in these Bylaws. </SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">2.1.3 Internal to the Green Party, the Council's primary duties include serving as a coordinating or steering committee to: </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>a) Facilitate communications between Green Party members within the </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>county, at county meetings, and between locals within the county. </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>b) Facilitate communications between the county Green Party and the State Green Party. </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>c) Assist Green Party involvement in elections in the county (including </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>recruiting, advising and assisting Green Party candidates, co-ordinating </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>voter registration efforts and tabling, and supporting ballot issues </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>effecting issues of concern to the state or county Green Party). </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>d) Enhance communications between the county Green Party and other Green </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>Parties and/or other local organizations which support the principals and </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>objectives set forth in the Green Party Platform. </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>e) Oversee and assist the work of committees formed by the Council, or </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>outside the Council by the Party's members, to help carry out the above </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>duties, or other duties considered necessary that are not in conflict with </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>these ByLaws; such as an electoral reform committee, an environmental </SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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. </SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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.<SPAN> </SPAN>Any such County Council authorization shall be reported to those present at the next monthly meeting.<SPAN> </SPAN><I>[Adopted July 1, 2003]</I></SPAN></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri>2.2 Membership in the Council </FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri>2.2.1 All County Council members must be residents of Santa Clara County and registered to vote with the Green Party. </FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=yiv898700530MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri>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. </FONT></SPAN></div>
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