DRAFT Green Party of Los Angeles County, County Council Meeting Agenda, Sunday, June 7, 2026

Teleconference information shared via County Council email list


Check in/socializing: 1:45 pm to 2pm

Business meeting: 2pm to 4pm

Facilitators: Timeka Drew, Ajay Rai

Minutes: Mike Feinstein

Time Keeper: Doug Barnett

Vibes Watcher: Ava Kermani

Agenda
1. Welcome and Introductions - All attendees (five minutes)
Very brief introductions, including role with the GPLAC County Council and/or otherwise with Green Party, or as outside observer.
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2. Reviewing our process (three minutes)

Presenter: Facilitators

• Relevant Bylaw: Section 11-2 Participation

11-2.1 All GPLAC members may participate in the 'Consensus-seeking Process'. Participation is based upon the premise that people participant in order build the Green Party and advance the Ten Key Values. Disagreement over issues and ideas should be honored as an expected part this process, and is not to be considered a disruption or impediment. Participants are encouraged to state their views, inform one another, and discuss issues in depth, in a manner that enables energy to be focused on productive work.

11-2.2 Only County Council members can hold 'unresolved concerns' and participate in any vote, should one become necessary.

11-2.3 County Council members shall receive priority in discussions, to ensure that they have time to a) seek clarifications, b) express their concerns and affirmations, and c) take a vote, if necessary. At the discretion of the facilitation team, non-Council members may also participate in these discussions.

11-2.4 A County Council member, when recognized by the facilitation team, may yield the floor to a non-County Council member rather than speaking themselves, and in do doing, forego his/her turn on the item.
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3. Decision: Opportunity to amend agenda and/or add emergency items (five minutes)


Presenter: Facilitators

• Relevant By-Law 7.5.2.3
 The agenda may be amended by a 3/5 vote of County Councilmember present. Emergency and/or late items may be added to the agenda by a 2/3 vote of County Councilmembers (in the interest of time, suggested amendments and their rationale should be offered on-line before the meeting)

Proposal (Feinstein): Item marked *below were published after the two week deadline and thereby need to be added to the agenda by a 2/3 vote

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4. Discussion: Treasurer's Report (ten minutes)

Sponsor/Presenter: Doug Barnett, Outgoing GPLAC Treasurer; Ajay Rai, GPLAC Co-Coordinator

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5. Decision: Approve of the following minutes (five minutes)

Sponsor/Presentere: Feinstein, GPLAC Secretary


5.1 - Decision: Approve March 20, 2025 minutes




Proposal: Approve March 20, 2025 minutes

https://losangeles.cagreens.org/county-council/agenda/2025-03-07

5.2 - Decision: Approval of May 6-7, 2026 online vote minutes

Proposal: Approve May 6-7 online vote minutes


https://losangeles.cagreens.org/county-council/minutes/online-vote-2026-...

5.3 - Decision: Approval of March 19, 2026 online vote minutes 



Proposal: Approve March 19, 2026 online vote minutes


https://losangeles.cagreens.org/county-council/minutes/online-vote-2026-...



5.4 - Decision: Approval of October 6-7, 2025 online vote minutes



Proposal: Approve October 6-7, 2025 online vote minutes


https://losangeles.cagreens.org/county-council/minutes/online-vote-2025-...


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6: Discussion: Report on Greens in June 2, 2026 elections (ten minutes)

Background: Review of results here https://www.gpelections.org/election-reports/election-results-june-2-202..., presentation from Green candidate Jordan Rivers

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7. Discussion:- Review of response from GPCA about GPLAC status (ten minutes)

Sponsor/Presenters: Drew, Rai

Background: On April 17, in his role as GPLAC Secretary Mike Feinstein sent a formal request on behalf of the GPLAC to Shannell Pittman, in her role as female GPCA Coordinating Committee co-oordinator, as of December 2025:

“In response to the recent phone call you made to me about the status of the GPLAC, I was unable to find any agenda nor minutes regarding this issue on the CC website https://cagreens.org/committees/coordinating/meetings. Can you please send me a link to the agendized item and the minutes of any decision taken? And if there is not yet a published link to either, then please send a copy of the email of the agenda and minutes.”



After no response from Pittman on April 4th, in her role as GPLAC co-coordinator, Timeka Drew follow up that email on the same thread, requesting the same from Pittman. On May 31, after no response from Pittman, Drew sent a similar request to Greg Jan, who is the GPCA Coordinating Committee alternate male co-coordinator. There has still been no response from either Pittman nor Jan, and there are still no minutes posted of Coordinating Committee meetings since October 2025.
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8. Discussion: Green Party county organizing (30 minutes)

Sponsor/Presenter: Pittman
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9. Decision: Election of GPLAC Co-Coordinators, Male/Female (ten minutes)

Presenters: Co-coordinators

Background: Nominations will be taken from the floor. Each nominee will have three minutes to make a candidate statement about how they will carry out the duties and responsibilities of Co-coordinator as described in GPLAC bylaws. The voting procedure is by ranked-choice voting, using a simple majority threshold, and including No Other Candidate as an option.

• Relevant Bylaw: Section 6.1 Co-Coordinators
6-1.1 The Council shall elect two Co-Coordinators, one male and one female. Within each four-year County Council term, there shall be four consecutive one year Co-Coordinator terms. The first one year term shall commence with the first meeting of the newly elected County Council and the last one shall end when the subsequent newly elected County Council holds it first meeting. The voting procedure shall be by Ranked-Choice Voting, using a simple majority threshold, and including aNo Other Candidate option.
6-1.2 The Co-Coordinators shall be responsible for the production of the County Council draft agenda.  This includes the prioritization of and the assigning times to agenda items, as well as the appointment of a meeting facilitator(s)and vibes-watcher. 
6-1.3 The Co-Coordinators shall be responsible for the distribution of the draft County Council agenda.  Distribution shall include Council members via the County Council email list and GPLAC members at-large via the GPLAC Forum email list (or its replacement), and shall be published on the GPLAC County web site. Co-Coordinators may work with and authorize the Secretary to accomplish this task.
6-1.4 The Co-Coordinators shall be responsible for maintaining and updating the GPLAC website and may work with and authorize Secretary to accomplish this task.  The web site shall include the names and official contact information of all County Council members, County Council officers; the official contact information for Active Green Locals in Los Angeles County; GPLAC Bylaws and GPLAC Rules and Procedures, and agendas and minutes of County Council and County Council committee meetings.
6-1.5 The Co-Coordinators shall be responsible for managing the posting of proposals to the GPLAC Voting Page and may work with Secretary to accomplish this task.
6-1.6 The Co-Coordinators shall be responsible for validating nomination petition signatures from applicants seeking appointment to the County Council and may work with Secretary to accomplish this task.
6-1.7 The Co-Coordinators shall serve as Co-Liaisons to the office of the Registrar/Recorder of Los Angeles County and may work with Secretary to accomplish this task.
6-1.8 The Co-Coordinators shall be responsible for official communications on behalf of the GPLAC with the GPCA, the Green Party of the United States (GPUS), other state Green Parties, other national Green Parties, international Green Party federations and the Global Greens. The Co-Coordinators may work with and authorize the Secretary to accomplish this task.
6-1.9 The Co-Coordinators shall be responsible for notifying the GPCA of the names of the GPLACs General Assembly and Standing General Assembly delegates, and for doing so within the deadlines set by the GPCA; and may work with and authorize the Secretary to accomplish this task.
6-1.10The Co-Coordinators shall be responsible for communicating to the GPCA that the GPLAC would like to obtain the donor and volunteers lists for Los Angeles County in the GPCA's possession; and may work with and authorize the Secretary to accomplish this task.
6-1.11The Co-Coordinators may speak on behalf of the GPLAC, consistent with GPLAC policy, the Green Party of California state platform, and the Ten Key Values.  No other Council member may speak on behalf of the County Council, without County Council authorization.
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10. Decision: Election of GPLAC Treasurer (five minutes)

Presenters: Co-coordinators
Background: Nominations will be taken from the floor. Each nominee will have three minutes to make a candidate statement about how they will carry out the duties and responsibilites of the Treasurer as decribed in GPLAC bylaws. The voting procedure is by ranked-choice voting, using a simple majority threshold and including No Other Candidate as an option.
• Relevant Bylaw: Section 6.2 Treasurer
6-2.1 The County Council shall select a Treasurer. The term shall be for two years, with two, two-year terms occurring within each four-year County Council term. The voting procedure shall be by Ranked-Choice Voting, using a simple majority threshold, and including a No Other Candidate option.
6-2.2 The Treasurer shall maintain the bank account(s) of the GPLAC, keep financial records and produce financial reports to the Council, and file all necessary documents with governmental agencies as required by law.  The Treasurer shall also receive and disburse funds as directed by the County Council.  
6-2.3 The Treasurer shall report on GPLAC finances at County Council meetings, and otherwise as directed by the County Council.   
             
6-2.4 The Treasurer may recommend an Assistant Treasurer to the County Council for affirmation. The Assistant Treasurer is authorized to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Treasurer as outlined in 6-2.2, upon the direction and with the approval of the Treasurer.
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11. Decision: Election of GPLAC Secretary (five minutes)

Presenters: Co-coordinators

Background: Nominations will be taken from the floor. Each nominee will have three minutes to make a candidate statement about how they will carry out the duties and responsibilites of the Secretary as decribed in GPLAC bylaws. The voting procedure is by ranked-choice voting, using a simple majority threshold and including No Other Candidate as an option. Voting will be by paper ballot and results of the individual votes are included in the minutes.

• Relevant Bylaw: Section 6.3 Secretary
6-3.1 The County Council shall select a Secretary. The term shall be for two years, with two, two-year terms occurring within each four-year County Council term t. The voting procedure shall be by Ranked-Choice Voting, using a simple majority threshold, and including a No Other Candidate option.
6-3.2 The Secretary shall be responsible for taking minutes at County Council meetings and submitting them to the County Council for approval.
6-3.2 The Secretary shall maintain attendance records for all County Council members.  If a County Council member misses two consecutive regularly scheduled County Council meetings without being represented by an alternate, the Secretary post written notice (as defined in Section 8.1.6) to the County Council email list, such that if the Council Council member does not attend the next County Council meeting or send an alternate, their seat will be considered vacated (as defined in Section 8.1.6).
6-3.3  The Secretary shall send correspondence, validate County Council appointment nomination petition signatures and update the GPLAC web site at the request of the Co-Coordinators as specified in Section 6-1.
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12. Decision: Set next GPLAC meeting dates (ten minutes)

Sponsors/Presenters: Feinstein, Rai

Proposal: That the GPLAC set meeting dates for the next virtual business meeting in July/August/September
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13. Discussion: Status of GPLAC email lists
Sponsor/Presenters: Feinstein

Background: Feinstein will report on content being posted to GPLAC Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/greenpartylosangelescounty and recommended response
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14. Discussion: GPLAC Bylaws Proposal amendment (ten minutes)
Sponsors/Presenters: Mike Feinstein, Ajay Rai

Background: GPLAC Bylaws state that there be a minimum of 30 days notice for any amendment to the GPLAC bylaws. On April 20, 2024 the County Council approved the following bylaws bylaws change, which sunsetted as of December 31, 2024. In March 2025, the GPLAC considered a similar amendment, but never voted upon it. This was that text, to serve as notice for a similar amendment in 2026, which could be further amended through discussion, and then available for a vote at the next County Council meeting.

CURRENT LANGUAGE
Section 9-3 Nomination Signature Petition for Appointment to Fill Vacancies
9-3.1 Any person seeking to be appointed to fill a County Council vacancy must be registered Green within the District they wish to represent, and must gather as many signatures of registered Greens in the district on a nomination petition as defined in 8.4, as would be normally required by the County Registrar to appear on the ballot in that district. After which they must receive a majority vote of the County Council to be appointed.

PROPOSED LANGUAGE
Section 9-3 Nomination Signature Petition for Appointment to Fill Vacancies
9-3.1 Any person seeking to be appointed to fill a County Council vacancy must be registered Green within the District they wish to represent, and must gather as many signatures of registered Greens in the district on a nomination petition as defined in 8.4, as would be normally required by the County Registrar to appear on the ballot in that district. After which they must receive a majority vote of the County Council to be appointed.
(The following sentence shall be in the bylaws through December 2026 and then shall be removed) Additionally on a one time basis, for the period of April 2026 through December 2026, an applicant who has attended at last one County Council meeting in the last six months, may ask in writing three weeks before a County Council meeting to be appointed. After which they must receive a 2/3 vote of the County Council to be appointed.
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15. Discussion: Update on LA Charter Reform Process (five minutes)
Sponsor/Presenter: Mike Feinstein

Background: The LA Charter Reform Commission recommendations on City Council enlargement and ranked-choice voting for municipal elections is before the City Council Rules, Intergovernmental Relations and Elections Committee on June 12, with a decision by June 17 necessary to place items on the November 2026 ballot.

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