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at 6:45pm. The following is the agenda format currently in
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as the County Council sees fit.
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(Urban
Roots Proposal full text at http://gilltract.com/proposal.html)
This proposal is a guide to maximizing the siteıs value
and sustaining the historic, current, and future integrity
of the Gill Tract. In responding directly to the Universityıs
design parameters, this proposal demonstrates that a complete
conservation of the Gill Tract can co-exist with the other
needs outlined in the Request for Proposals. A complete
conservation requires that the UC retain new construction
and baseball fields to the portion of the 26-acre property
with existing infrastructure. As the proposal meets the
required objectives, it represents an important tool for
the UC and development teams to refer to in their effort
to champion a design for the property that achieves the
UCıs goals for sustainability, including: "protection and
enhancement of natural systems, potential for adaptive reuse,
efficiency of water and energy use, reduction in urban
runoff pollutant loading and volume..." [5] Given the UC
parameters for sustainability, any attempt at maximizing
the long-term sustainability of San Pablo Mixed-Use Project
must take into consideration the inherent value of the Gill
Tract in promoting these parameters, including its historical
and cultural significance, its environmental services, educational
and research opportunities, and economic benefits. Fortunately,
there exists a significant University-Community constituency
committed to a more sustainable development of the propertyone
that treats the Gill Tract and its amenities as whole rather
than separate entities slated for development. Therefore,
the developers will enjoy an abundance of ideas and resources
in reaching a sustainable design for the Gill Tract. Outlined
in this contribution is a justification for the proposed
conservation of the Gill Tract, compiled by this constituency,
that answers the question, "Why is the Gill Tract a valuable
asset?"
This proposal
also outlines several opportunities for beneficial uses
of the Gill Tract that, when taken together, actualize the
inherent value of the Gill Tract. Insofar as this proposal
represents a viable, tangible guide for the UC and selected
developers, these alternatives should be present in development
plans and decided upon in consultation with the community
and the selected development team (see "Proposed Alternative
Uses," page 20). Consequently, this proposal challenges
the University to a constructive dialogue with the Gill
Tract and Albany communities so that the future plans incorporate
both University and community interests, as expressed in
the respective mission statements [6] and as presented in
this proposal. Incorporating these interests into the plans
requires a University-Community partnership. Urban Roots
encourages the University to seize this opportunity and
use the resources provided by Urban Roots in this proposal
to create such a partnership (refer to Appendix B, for the
case study of the Outdoor Experiential Learning Site (OELS)
for an example of a mutually beneficial University-Community
partnership).
(7:00)- items may be moved, added or removed from the agenda
at this time. Action items that have had no prior notice will
be placed at the end of the agenda.
(7:05)- items
appearing here are resolutions submitted in advance of the
meeting on which the County Council may take action.
Final versions of several
meeting minutes, (reflecting revisions previously submitted),
will be emailed to the County Council list by noon on Friday,
Feb 7th. Any minutes emailed by this date will be included
in this agenda item.
Direct
the Secretary to send the following letter to the state
Coordinating Committee and other County Councils:
The Alameda County Green Party
is very concerned about the amount of time that the state
CC is putting into an old issue about the use of funds in
Los Angeles and about the abuse being heaped on one of the
founders of the party and prominent office holder, Michael
Feinstein.
This has now gone public in a newspaper
article that could create a lot of bad publicity for us.
The state CC has created a storm
over a large donation check that was written almost 2 years
ago for one Green Party purpose and used for another Green
Party purpose. They have taken it to the international level
by sending a letter to an international Green organization.
They have sent a letter to all national committee Co-chairs
warning them that Mr. Feinstein does not speak for the party
and should not be trusted raising funds for the party.
Mr. Feinstein has done a great
deal for the party on the state, national, and international
level. He is now organizing a conference in Santa Monica
of US Green Party officials on February 21-23. He is on
the City Council there and was until recently the mayor.
The conference will held in part at an office which he has
rented and for which the large check referred to above was
used. The state CC is now about to send a letter to all
of the elected Green Party officials in the nation, warning
them that Mr. Feinstein does not speak for the party and
should not be trusted raising funds for the party.
The above newspaper article quoted
John Strawn, spokesperson for the state party: Green Party
members who dislike Feinstein are using the national convention
to take shots at him. (Then quoting him directly) "There
are those who are using this conference as a means to regurgitate
these claims . . . because they don't like his style . .
. ." "If he is guilty of something, he is guilty of political
insensitivity to his group. This is very different than
fraud."
We ask that the State CC stop wasting
their valuable time on this and that they stop creating
bad publicity for the party and Mr. Feinstein.
Budd Dickinson resume
GOAL: Member of BART Board
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Over 25 years of work experience in government or semi-public
agencies. Extensive political experience. Skilled in establishing
rapport and communicating effectively with contractors,
citizens, and city staff. A thorough and detail-oriented
professional, able to work independently and as part of
a team.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1989 - 1999 and Present Energy
Manager, COMMUNITY ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION, Energy retrofits
of 40 City of Berkeley facilities. Saved the city over $100,000
per year. Advised business owners on energy conservation
practices and technology. 1989 Energy Specialist, HEATH
& ASSOCIATES Performed energy inspections of low-income
residences. Educated homeowners on conservation and energy
saving measures.
1981-87 Electrical Engineer,
CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO Developed plans for park lighting,
irrigation, and pumping systems, as well as street lighting
and traffic signal work. Coordinated the work of other engineers.
Monitored construction.
1978-1980 Youth Employment
Manager, CETA Program, Essex County, New Jersey 1971-74
Executive Director, Newark Parking Authority, Newark, New
Jersey Administered city off-street parking program, including
a large underground garage. Supervised 25 employees and
administered a $500,000 annual budget. Developed additional
off-street parking facilities.
1969-71 Administrative Analyst,
Newark, New Jersey Worked directly for the mayor. Analyzed
city agency budgets. Designed a local tax and state-aid
package and helped lobby it through the N.J. legislature
and the city council.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
1965-1970s Civil Rights Movement
(Life member of the NAACP)
1969-2002 Extensive election
campaign experience.
1970 Helped elect the first
African American of a major eastern city, Newark, NJ
1986-1998 Member of the Berkeley
Energy Commission
1998 Candidate for Berkeley
City Council (received almost 40%).
EDUCATION
B.S., Electrical Engineering,
NJ Institute of Technology Master of Public Administration
(MPA), New York University (studied urban planning)
M.A., Psychology, Sonoma
State University, Rohnert Park, CA
(Patti).
Propose that GPAC send a donation of $25 to The Northern
California Common Agenda Network. Common Agenda is a coalition
of peace groups working to reorder federal priorities from
the military to human and environmental needs. They are
a local partner of the National Priorities Network ( www.nationalpriorities.org
). They ask for a minimum donation of $10 to cover their
printing and mailing cost but depend on their member organizations
for financial support so I am suggesting a slightly larger
donation. The local meetings are attended by representatives
form groups such as Peace Action, Mt Diablo Peace Center,
Woman for Peace, Peace and Freedom Party, etc and I feel
that it is important that we are there too.
(7:40)One
half hour is allotted for discussion on a topic selected in
advance by the County Council. This is intended to get a sense
of the council, to get people thinking and discussing an issue,
for special presentations by guests, or to help an individual
or group get input for a future action item.
(Sunni)
(8:10)-
5 minutes are allocated per report. The Secretary will prepare
short synopsis of reports as s/he feels is relevant. Persons
submitting reports that should be in the minutes are encouraged
to submit their reports electronically in writing to the Secretary
before the meeting. Reports can result in actions, but only
if the action is relevant to the report.
,
Finances (& Sustainer Committee)
(Kenneth
Mostern, Media Spokesperson)
Because I moved out of my
home office and into my current office on mid-month, I had
little opportunity to do work on behalf of the GPAC. What
little I did was:
- to learn more about the Gill
Tract battle and the Urban Roots proposal in anticipation
of press work connected to the next time the development
is discussed at the Albany City Council;
- to prepare a "Press Advisory"
indicating that I am now the press spokesperson for GPAC
and can be contacted with inquiries. (This press advisory,
which I plan to send tomorrow, Feb. 7, is attached.)
As of now my office is up and I
am prepared to write press releases and make press calls
on a regular basis, subject to the considerations and clarifications
below.
As many of you
know from my earlier email, I was contacted by the Montclarion,
an Oakland community newspaper, for my comments about the
East Oakland riots. As I wasnıt called specifically for
the "Green Party" position, and we do not yet have a protocol
on how far I should speak for the Green Party on issues
about which the County Council has not taken a position,
I chose to speak only as an "Oakland resident" in this context.
I am extensively quoted in the article that resulted from
that phone call. (If you have not read this article, please
see http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/counties/
alameda_county/cities_neighborhoods/montclair/5074304.htm).
As I have previously indicated,
I need direction from the County Council about whether to
be a representative of the Green Party in such instances.
If I had told the reporter, Matt Leising, that he should
refer to me as the Green Party Media Spokesperson, he would
have done so. This would have created more press for the
Party. In such a case, I could then bring my comments back
for your review and approval or disapproval. While I couldnıt
take back what I said, I would then have direction for future
comments.
I request that the County Council advise
me on whether, in the future, you would like my comments
on topics on which I donıt have the direction of the County
Council to be made on behalf of the Green Party.
On January 30, John Selawsky and
myself, the current Media Committee, met to discuss next
steps toward making my activities on behalf of the GPAC
useful and accountable. We determined that we needed to
put in place three things:
- An advisory committee consisting
of individuals able to alert me to happenings in various
local communities. John Selawsky agreed to work on this.
- A method of relating my work
to other organizing, in particular a phone tree or other
mechanism to get turnout at meetings and events where
we want Green Party Activities to be reported.
- A feedback loop, or method by
which my activities can be reviewed by others so that
I receive regular guidance as to whether my activities
meet the needs of the GPAC.
It is the second point above that
I particularly want to emphasize. Our press releases will
be most valuable when they report our activities, not merely
our positions. In fact, reporters receive dozens of faxes
a day about one or another groupıs position on an issue;
generally, these press releases are thrown in the recycle
bin (if weıre lucky). What matters is what the Green Party
is able to do about an issue how many people we can mobilize.
If we can organize a few dozen phone calls to City Council
members or other relevant individuals, we can influence
these people and get the press to notice us. If we can
make a showing at meetings where our issues are being discussed,
the press will take notice and report about our activities.
Somehow, if we want to be in the press, we have to be able
to demonstrate that we can organize, and thus influence
what happens.
I therefore believe that, rather
than starting to issue press releases immediately, I work
with the County Council, the Media Committee and the advisory
group that will help me to identify local issues, to choose
several specific issues about which I will do some research
and make a calendar of local City Council meetings, hearings,
and events. Meanwhile, phone trees should be set up for
making calls to Greens and doing turnout for events. After
this, I will begin to send press releases with teeth in
them that indicates that Greens are going to turnout to
influence the event.
2022 Blake Street, Ste. A
Berkeley, CA 94704
www.cagreens.org/alameda
FPPC ID #921297
PRESS CONTACT: Kenny Mostern 510-268-9979/510-268-9989 (FAX)
Feb. 7, 2003 PRESS ADVISORY
The Green Party of Alameda County
is happy to announce the appointment of Kenny Mostern as
Media Spokesperson. All inquiries relating to the policies,
positions and activities of the Green Party of Alameda County
should be directed to Mostern at 510-268-9979.
Mostern is Partner of Progressive
Communications, an Oakland-based Consulting Firm. He has
done press work for the Peter Camejo for Governor, Larry
Shoup for Secretary of State, and Laura Wells for Controller
campaigns (all Green Party), the Wilson Riles for Mayor
Campaign, and also for Just Cause Oakland, the Black Box
Theater, the Oakland Poetry Slam, and several other campaigns.
The Green Party of Alameda County
is looking forward to stepping up its presence in the local
media. "Our participation in the campaigns to keep Oakland
from using pesticides in City Parks, to restrict development
on the Historical Gill Tract in Albany, and to fight against
the State Budget Cuts has not yet been documented," said
Mostern. "Through regular contacts with the local media,
I hope to change that."
We are very pleased that John Morton
has volunteered to join our Outreach Committee as Tabling
Coordinator. His enthusiasm and organizational abilities
will be very helpful. An email John sent to the Outreach
Committee is included at the end of this report so that
you can see some of his initial ideas about the job. Let's
all give him as much support as we can. It's a big job.
- Patti has volunteered to be
Volunteer coordinator. See below for her ideas about the
duties of that job.
- A new East County local has
been formed. They had their first meeting on Superbowl
Sunday in Livermore. Suzanne attended and a message from
her about that meeting is included at the end of this
report.
- The third edition of our newsletter
will be coming out in April with an Earth Day emphasis.
We have quite a few new, talented volunteers working on
the committee.
- Green Sundays have been a great
success. We are tentatively planning one about prisons
for March and one on Creek Restoration and Urban Gardens
for April. Please pass on to us any ideas you have about
subjects for future Green Sundays.
EMAIL FROM JOHN MORTON ABOUT TABILNG
I am pleased to have been chosen (from a field of one) by
the Alameda Greens Outreach Committee to be the county tabling
coordinator. I will need lots of advice and help to reach
our goal of 10 regular tabling sites around the county,
so please pass on your comments, suggestions, and feedback
by email or phone (510-616-3756 pager, 510-985-0120 home).
Tabling Coordinator duties:
- Is a member of the Outreach
Team, which means attending meetings and being in on the
emails etc.
- Receives list of tabling volunteers
with contact information
- Locates and arranges sites/events
for tabling/registering
- Organizes, trains, and maintains
contact with volunteers: a) to table at regular sites
(weekly or monthly, etc. at farmers markets primarily
or other ) ; b) to table or just carry voter registration
boards, at events and other one-time places
- Develops site coordinators,
e.g. a site coordinator for each farmers market (may have
meetings with them?)
- Develops a way (a form? emails?
database?) to communicate number of registrations and
donations received and materials needed (materials may
remain at Suzanne or Patti's, to be supplied to each site
initially and as needed....) Items needed (per site):
- equipment: folding table, tablecloth,
table sign, standing sign, (folding chair?)
- tabling materials: voter reg.
forms, pens, donations can q handouts: Green Focus, websites,
meetings, 10 key values, IRV/PR info, War Times, platform
summaries, volunteer sheets, bumper stickers & buttons
- petitions, initiatives approved
by county council
- community info sheets, green-friendly
materials, other occasional pr Site Coordinator duties:
- store equipment and materials,
(arrange) transport to and from site
- maintain database and schedules
for table volunteers
- deliver (hold for delivery):
registration forms, volunteer sheets, donations Office:
- store extra equipment, materials,
and handouts
- maintain database of sites/schedules,
site coordinators, volunteers, registrations (photocopies?),
donations
- map of county, to evaluate tabling
outreach
SUZANNE'S NOTE ABOUT THE EAST COUNTY GREENS MEETING
I had a good meeting yesterday in
Livermore. Four people showed uptwo from Livermore and
two from Pleasanton (it WAS Superbowl Sunday). They are
very enthused. We brainstormed about possible issues including
running candidates for local office. Jim Aikin from Livermore
and David Stolowitz from Pleasanton are taking the lead.
I asked them if they would like to go to the next County
Council meeting to introduce themselves and meet you. It
sounds like one or both might. They are going to have an
informal meeting at the same place for at least the next
few Sundays: 1:30PM on the last Sunday of the month at the
Panama Bay Coffee Company, First and K Sts. in Livermore.
We can put that on the new WEB site. I volunteered to be
a liaison with them to the Council. I also gave them John
Morton's address in the event they need materials.
David Stolowitz called me today.
He mentioned the situation in Sunol, which we didn't talk
about Sunday. He is talking to the appropriate people involved
in fighting the project. I told them that there probably
are no financial resources, but thought that we could support
them with an article in the newsletter and on the WEB site,
and maybe pass a resolution in support. I told him he should
pull something together and submit it to the council and
ask to get on the County Council agenda. We might also be
able to get a few people out to hearings/meetings. He will
probably contact Bob to find out if there are any Greens
in Sunol. Also I thought that the San Leandro Greens might
be interested in helping, since they are closer. It might
also be worth talking to the San Francisco Greens since
S.F. owns the water system that will basically turn Sunol
into a gravel pit. Don't know if anyone in Fremont is doing
anything. While I'm gone, I gave him Patti's e-mail. Jim
Aikin's phone number is (925) 447-2906 midiguru23@sbcglobal.net,
David Stolowitz (925) 600-0147 optimystic6@hotmail.com
Please let her know if you have
any suggestions Volunteer Coordinator's Duties:
- Be initial
contact person for all volunteers
- Refer
volunteers to appropriate committee contact persons
- Be sure
volunteers know when and where our Green Sunday and County
Council meetings are held
- Let
volunteers know about our email lists and if they would
like to be on our announcement list put them on it so
they will be sure and hear about important Green events.
- Maintain
a database of all volunteers as a resource for our committees
- Alameda
- Oakland
- Campus
- East County: newly emerging
group is now meeting 1:30PM on the last Sunday of the
month at the Panama Bay Coffee Company, First and K Sts.
In Livermore (Next: Feb 23) Contacts: Jim Aikin at (925)
447-2906 or midiguru23@sbcglobal.net, and David Stolowitz
at (925) 600-0147 or optimystic6@hotmail.com. Thanks,
Suzanne, for the jump-start!
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#1 USE OF GREEN PARTY NAME POLICY
STATEMENT - GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA
"Except as otherwise provided by law, the use of the name
Green Party within the State of California is reserved
to the Green Party of California and its County Councils."
It is the policy of the Green
Party of California to restrict the use of the name of
the Green Party, particularly in the area of fundraising.
Accordingly, any individual or entity wishing to fundraise,
or engage in any political activity in the name of the
Green Party within California, may do so only with the
express permission of the following:
(1) the Green Party of the United
States,
(2) the Green Party of California, or
(3) a Green Party County Council.
Under no circumstances may any
funds raised in California in the name of the Green Party
be deposited in any account not managed by a duly appointed
Treasurer of a recognized Green Party local, a Green Party
County Council, the Green Party of California or the Green
Party of the United States.
Fundraising Provisos:
1) Nothing in this policy may
be construed as preventing a Green Party candidate from
raising funds to pay for a Green Party campaign for public
office.
2) Campus Green Chapters may
raise funds in accordance with the regulations of their
university, college or school.
3) Funds raised by unrecognized
locals must be raised in the name of the local, unless
otherwise authorized by the GPUS, the GPCA, or the GPCC
of the county in which the unrecognized local is located.
Public Use and Display of the
name "Green Party"
1.) No individual may use the
name "Green Party" on any financial account, for any event,
or on any office, without the express, written permission
of the Green Party of California. Said permission must
be granted by a formal vote of the Coordinating Committee
of the Green Party of California and signed and dated
by both Co-Coordinators.
2.) Any such permission must
specify the individual to whom permission is being granted,
the term for which the permission lasts, the use for which
the permission is being granted, and the reporting responsibilities
of the individual.
3.) The only exceptions to the
above rule are GPCA committees, the national Green Party
(GP-US), and recognized GPCA county councils and their
locals.
4.) Any existing use of the name
"Green Party" by any individual that was not in conformity
with the above requirements was revoked at the time of
the original enactment of this policy (Fall, 2001). Any
further use by such individuals was and is conditioned
upon successful completion of reapplication procedures
based upon the above requirements.
Should you have any questions
about this statement, you should contact Mike Wyman, the
GPCA Treasurer at mswyman@attbi.com.
#2
January 31, 2003
Green Party county councilmembers:
Now that
the 2002 elections have been concluded, the state party
has been laying new plans for the coming year. At the
January Coordinating Committee retreat, the two top priorities
that the CC wanted to recommend the party to adopt were
to: 1) Become the foremost organization opposing the Bush
Administration's war policies; and 2) Push our state voter
registration levels to the 300,000 mark within the next
year.
This
second goal was supported because: 1) We need to continue
to systematically and aggressively grow our party in order
to improve our ability to attract credible candidates
and donors; 2) This is a non-election year, so party resources
can be focused on party-building; and 3) Dissatisfaction
with the primary political parties and their leaders appears
to continue to build, creating a ripe opportunity for
outreach and recruitment.
how to reach that second very
ambitious goal. We've begun identifying tabling coordinators
in each county and are inviting them to a periodic "Tablers'
Teleconference" to help us develop a statewide effort
and to share successful ideas. We've expanded our website
(at http://www.cagreens.org/grow)
to include an updated set of tabling literature as well
as other useful outreach information. We're also committing
funds in our 2003 budget to provide teams to be available
to any county who would like us to come and provide outreach
training in their county.
However, we know that the Greens
are a bottom-up organization with the bulk of the work
and the decision-making made at the local level and the
state party providing only a supporting role. We need
to rely on the county organizations to give us guidance
on how we can meet our goals and provide the assistance
that the counties want.
So, the questions we'd like you
to help answer are: How do we create a statewide culture
of Green voter registration this year (and beyond)? How
do we best encourage and support counties to make it a
priority to establish regular tabling schedules and promote
the importance of recruiting new Greens?
Your responses to these questions
are vital to how the state party and GROW will allocate
its resources this year. I encourage you to take a few
minutes and let us know your thoughts. And if you have
a tabling coordinator, we also encourage you to pass their
name(s) on to us so we can keep them informed of voter
registration ideas and opportunities over the next year.
Thank you for your attention to these questions. Any response
should be sent to: grow@cagreens.org.
Stuart Bechman & Robyn Oetinger Co-coordinators
GPCA Grass-Roots Organizing Working-group (GROW)
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