Minutes, GPLAC County Council meeting, February 11, 2018

Green Party of Los Angeles County • County Council Meeting Agenda
Saturday, February 11, 2018 • Teleconference
2pm to 5pm

Co-Facilitators: Timeka Drew and Ajay Rai
Minutes: Mike Feinstein
Time Keeper:  Linda Piera-Avila
Vibes Watcher: Cordula Ohman

County Councilmembers present (12): Daniel Alvarado, Doug Barnett, Marla Bernstein, Tom Bibiyan, Angelica Dueñas, Mike Feinstein, Annie Goeke, Cordula Ohman, Linda Piera-Avila, Ajay Rai, Julia Russell, Matthew Wheeler,

County Councilmembers not present (5): Cris Gutierrez, Adia Williams  Rachel Brunhke, Ava Kermani, Aria Pakatchi,

County Council alternates (2): Timeka Drew (for Adia Williams)

1) Welcome and Introductions - All attendees

2) Opportunity to amend agenda and/or add emergency items

Proposal (Feinsten): Approve agenda as submitted below (all items except #3 late and hence needed 2/3 approval)

Approved by consensus

3) Decision: Election of GPLAC Female Co-coordinator (fifteen minutes)
Sponsor/Presenter: Rai in role as co-coordinator

Election: Female co-coordinator position

No nomination made

4) Report: Treasurer’s report (five minutes)
Sponsor/Presenter: Doug Barnett, GPLAC Treasurer

Barnett reported on GPLAC Finances

5) Decision: Approval of minutes from October 22, 2017 meetings (five minutes)
Sponsor/Presenter: Feinstein

http://losangeles.cagreens.org/county-council/minutes/2017-10-22

Approved by consensus

6) Decision: Approval of minutes from December 18, 2017 meetings (five minutes)
Sponsor/Presenter: Feinstein

http://losangeles.cagreens.org/county-council/minutes/2017-12-16

Approved by consensus, Goeke abstains

7) Discussion: Update upcoming Standing General Assembly, including GPLAC bylaws proposal to GPCA, (twenty minutes)
Sponsor/Presenter: Feinstein

Feinstein reported that GPCA Coordinating Committee continues to violate GPCA Bylaws by not placing GPLAC Bylaw amenmdent before GPCA Standing General Assembly

8) Decision: Appointment of Delegate to Standing General Assembly vacancy (ten minutes)

Background:  Current GPLAC SGA delegate Gwenn Morreale has offered to step down for the remainder of the 2017-2018 SGA term, if the County Council wants to appoint someone to replace her.  Timeka Drew has asked to be appointed to the SGA

Proposal: Appoint Timeka Drew as a GPLAC SGA delegate

Approved by consensus

9) DIscussion: Update on efforts by GPLAC endorsed Green candidates to qualify for the ballot in Los Angeles County (fifteen minutes)

Angelida Dueñas, Mike Feinstein and Kenneth Mejia qulaified for the ballot, Hank Mollet did not

http://lavote.net/Apps/CandidateList/Index?id=3793

10) Decision: Endorsement of Rachel Bruhnke for State Assembly (fifteen minutes)

Proposal: Endorsement of Rachel Bruhnke for State Assembly

Approved by consensus

11) Decision: Endorsement of Rodolfo Cortes for U.S. House of Representatives (fifteen minutes)

Proposal: Endorsement of Rodolfo Cortes for U.S. House of Representatives

Approved by consensus, Dueñas abstains

12) Decision: Set Next County Council meeting dates (fifteen minutes)
Sponsor/Presenter: Rai in role as co-coordinator

Background: The next GPCA General Assembly is Saturday/Sunday, June 9-10, and the GPUS Annual National Meeting is likely July 19-22.

Proposal (Feinstein): April 11teleconference, May 20 at Rachel Bruhnke, 2-5pm each meeting

Approved by consensus

13) Decision: Endorse AFI3RM Women's March (ten minutes)
Sponsors/Presenter: Dueñas

Background: http://www.af3irm.org/af3irm/2018/01/forward-to-a-feminist-future-statem...

Proposal (Dueñas): Endorse AFI3RM Women's March

Approved by consensus

14) DIscussion: GPLAC Bylaws regading filling County Council vacancies (ten minutes)
Sponsor/Presenter: Feinstein

Feinstein solicited input on Section 8-3 Nominations