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Draft minutes appear below. If you have any corrections, additions,
or questions, please post them to this list. Thanks. Spencer <br>
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On 5/24/2012 1:21 PM, Jim Doyle wrote:
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Here is the agenda for tonight.
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Two last minute additions at the bottom.
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A text file of the agenda (not updated) is attached and will
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or should be more consistant in the format.
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Special request: please print a copy of the agenda
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for your personal use. Thank you.
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Jim Doyle
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GREEN PARTY OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY
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Meeting agenda for May 24, 2012
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Select Facilitator, Notetaker, Timekeeper, Vibes Watcher,
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Facilitator: Warner <br>
Notetaker: Spencer <br>
Timekeeper: John T. <br>
Vibes Watcher: Fred D. <br>
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Preparer of next meeting 5 min: Jim Doyle <br>
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Roy, Shiva, Victoria, Spencer, Warner, Jules B., Fred D., John T.,
Jonathan F., Betsy Wolf-Graves, Richard, Bailey, Andrea, Tian, Drew,
Merriam + 3 others ... + Jim Doyle <br>
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revisions 5 min
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Reports from the campaign trail**
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campaign manager Jules B 10 min
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Carol Brouillet's third run for congress, each time as a
Green. <br>
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Dave Chapman, Republican, has not campaigned at all. In 2010,
he got 25,000 votes. If Carol gets 30,000 votes, she should take
second place. <br>
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Focusing on San José, Los Gatos, Saratoga, ... <br>
Atherton, Redwood City<br>
Almaden Valley Cambrian area -- carol4congress.org <br>
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treasurer Tian H 5 min
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Carol has raised and spent ~$17,000. Spent most of the money
on quality literature and staff time. <br>
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Treasurer’s report Jim D 2 min
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balance: $2,545.48<br>
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Tabling
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Pages (national GP) - order more? 5 min: <br>
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Spencer proposes we purchase 50 for $15 plus shipping of each
new edition and discard any copies left over from the earlier
quarter. <br>
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to Amend Tour Bus Roy N 7 min
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Occupy National Gathering from June 30 to July 4 in
Philadelphia. Occupy Caravan is assembling 3 caravans to cover the
US, covering the west coast June 11, converge on Philadelphia June
30. Rainbow gatherings along the way. Videotaping and making a
movie about it. <br>
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June 2 at 2 PM, a fund-raising party at Roy's house. 809 Bird
Ave., @ Riverside, Willow Glen. Make check payable to Roy. <br>
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Merriam proposes the Green Party donate $45 to this. Warner
has a concern that this is not directly related to Green Party
business. He is willing to stand aside. There are no other
concerns, which means that we have have consensus. <br>
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Movie night Merriam / John 5 min
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normally the 2nd Friday of every month. June 8: Sponsoring
"SB 1070 The Faces". <br>
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Merriam is burned out of Movie Night. They've been doing it
for more than a year. The Peace Center also has Latin Movie Night.
Merriam proposes we allow the Latin Movie Night group to take our
2nd Friday, and we would co-sponsor their events. Merriam has been
involved with the Latin Movie Night. That group has gotten a bigger
response than the Green Party Movie Night. No concerns.
Consensus. <br>
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Report on GPCA General Assembly Warner B 15 min
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Warner, Tian, Gerry Gras and Drew attended. Posted a brief
summary on Greens Cal Forum. We elected National Delegates.
Elected a new Coordinating Committee. State party has no position
on the initiatives. County parties are entitled to take their own
positions. Michael Feinstein's proposals failed. We have a budget
problem. Next plenary will likely be in Dec. or Jan. No breakout
sessions because of the budget problems. <br>
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Drew and Tian liked the candidate's forum. Now on YouTube.
The Fairfax public had a recall election whose results changes their
representatives to reverse the approval of a new Walmart Super
Center. Tian said plenaries used to draw 150, now have only 50. <br>
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The combined primary is having the anticipated impact of
reducing the number of Green party candidates in this primary. <br>
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County Council Topics
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responsibilities, authority Jim D 10 min
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Duties: Report local results on county polling to the plenary
organization plus treasurer's report twice per year. <br>
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Spencer's election to the County Council has been reported to
Sanda but NOT the County Registrar of Voters. Until June 6, our
County Council consists of Merriam, Tian, Andrea and Spencer.
Spencer, Merriam, Andrea and Tian appoints Jim Doyle as a new County
Council member starting June 5. Merriam's current term expires June
5, but she is reappointed. Drew is appointed to the County Council
starting June 5. <br>
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Beginning June 6, the County Council will be Spencer, Drew,
Merriam, and Jim Doyle. We will revisit this in August when John T.
has been a member of the Green party for a year. <br>
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One member of the current County Council needs to send a
letter to the County Registrar of Voters naming all the new members
of the County Council. Send the names, addresses phone numbers and
email addresses saying there are "vacancies filled by appointment by
the county council at a general membership meeting". Also send this
info to Sandra everett and Al Chantz. <br>
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John T. to county council Tian H 10 min
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Proposal to modify the GPSCC bylaws Jim D 10 min
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Warner has a concern about removing the option that the
secretary and treasurer be selected at a general county meeting.
Drew is concerned that the secretary and treasurer must be on the
County Council. This issue is postponed to next month. <br>
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GPCA merchandise Clearing House Warner B 10 min
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Warner proposes to volunteer Santa Clara County for
warehousing the material. Warner is willing to keep it at his house
and send things out as needed and try to train others to do it.
Warner will send a specific proposal to the Clearing House
Committee. We have consensus. <br>
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GPSCC electioneering – Jim D 5 min
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gotv, candidate support, precinct walking, etc.
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Tabled for next time. <br>
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[[co-?] sponsor] Foreclosure event Spencer G 5 min
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We will discuss this again next month. In the meantime,
Warner reminded me of his previous suggestion that I contact Thomas
Spielbauer. He also suggested I create a bookmark or leaflet on
this from the information in the San Francisco Foreclosure Audit,
mentioning the three pronged attack on foreclosures plus the 6 major
areas in which banks routinely violate the law during foreclosures.
"Did you know that one out of every 6 homeowners in California has
lost their home since 2007 and almost that many are expected to lose
their homes before the current foreclosure crisis is over? If you
or someone you know has lost their home or might lose their home --
or you are otherwise concerned about this issue -- you may want to
know about the three ways people are dealing with this crisis ... ."
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After the election, Jules can help in various ways. <br>
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Estimated time 1 hour 54 minutes
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Proposal to modify the bylaws.
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Change the first sentence of paragraph 2.1.2 which currently reads
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2.1.2 The Council shall select a secretary and a treasurer from
among its members,
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or may ratify the selection of these officers made at a General
County Meeting.
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to read
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2.1.2 The Council shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer.
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The responsibilities of the county council and the treasurer are
spelled out in the
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next sentence of the bylaws which remains unchanged
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The Council and/or its officers will be responsible for complying
with the financial
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reporting requirements of the Fair Political Practices Commission
(FPPC).
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[[co-?] sponsor] Foreclosure event Spencer G 5 min
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sponsor? an election night party
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