Draft Minutes, GPLAC County Council meeting, August 21, 2016

Green Party of Los Angeles County • County Council Meeting Minutes
August 21, 2016 • Tongva Park, 1615 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica
3pm: Pot luck vegetarian picnic
4pm:  Meeting

County Councilmembers in attendance (7): Doug Barnett, Marla Bernstein, Tom Bibiyan, Mike Feinstein, Cordula Ohman, Linda Piera-Avila, Ajay Rai
County Council alternates (2): Caney Arnold (for Ava Kermani), Mende Smith (for Annie Goeke)
County Councilmembers not in attendance (4): Daniel Alvarado, Cris Gutierrez, Annie Goeke, Ava Kermani
Other Greens in attendance (16): Justine Akley, Erik Anderson, Caney Arnold, Lori Arnold, Richard Avena, Eric Bilker, Monica Chang, Helen Gaskins, Reed Heisley, Danny Ortiz, Omar Paye, Fernando Ramirez, Will Reagan, Julia Russell, Lisa Salvary, Mende Smith
Others in attendance (3): Angelic Duenas, Jose (don't have last name), Faramarz Nabavi

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

1. Welcome and Introductions - All attendees

All in attendance introduced themslves

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

Proposal (Feinstein): Add proposal to add Action: Support for Green locals development, which will include authorizing email support to re-build the South Bay/Harbor Greens

Added by consensus

3. Report: Treasurer’s report (Barnett)

PO BOx paid through September
$50 fee owed to SOS

$103 left
plus $97 from Will

$200.55

4. Action: Approval of Minutes of July 10, 2016 County Council meeting (Feinstein)
http://losangeles.cagreens.org/county-council/minutes/2016-07-10

Approved by consensus

5. Action: Consideration of appointment to County Council to fill unfilled seats from June primary election

District 24  - Julia Russell

Approved by consensus

District 26  - Justine Akley

Approved by consensus

6. Report: Update on GPLAC opposition to Final EIR for warehouse project at 4051 S. Alameda in Los Angeles on the former South Central Farm land (Piera-Avila)
http://losangeles.cagreens.org/documents/2016-07-14/GPLAC-EIR-comments-4...

Piera-Avila reported that the public input portion had closed and that everyone was waiting for Los Angeles City staff to decide upon the Environmental Impact Report.

7. Action: Set Future Meeting Locations (Bernstein, Rai)

Proposal (Feinstein): Hold the October 2 meeting at Eco-Home, 4344 Russell Ave. in Los Angeles.

Approved by consensus

8. Report: Report back from LA County Greens present at GPUS Presidential Nominating Convention in Houston

Attendees Barnett, Bernstein, Feinstein, Smith spoke of their experiences

9. Action: Taking GPLAC positions on municipal, county ballot measures (Feinstein)

Proposal (Feinstein): Endorse Measure M - Los Angeles County Traffic Improvement Plan http://theplan.metro.net/

Approved by consensus, with one stand aside (Barnett, stand aside concern that such taxes are regressive)

Proposal (Feinstein): Endorse Measure A-  Safe, Clean Neighborhood Parks, Open Space, Beaches, Rivers Protection, and Water Conservation Measure. Initiative Ordinance http://file.lacounty.gov/dpr/cms1_246036.pdf

Approved by consensus, with one stand aside (Barnett, stand aside concern that such taxes are regressive)

Proposal (Feinstein): Endorse Measure GG - Santa Monica Mountains

Approved by consensus

Proposal (Feinstein): Endorse Measure FF - Santa Monica Mountains

Approved by consensus

10. Discussion: Preparation for 2017 Los Angeles City Elections, including recruiting Green candidates

Discussion held, with potential candidates identified in Council Districts 3 and 15

11. Proposal (Feinstein): Support for Green locals development, which will include authorizing email support to re-build the South Bay/Harbor Greens (Feinstein)

Proposal: Authorize use of GPLAC voter registration data base for email outreach to Greens in South Bay/Harbor area

Approved by consensus