Draft Agenda of the January 2015 General Assembly, Monterey, January 24-25, 2015

 

 

  8:00am Breakfast, registration

 

  9:00am Opening, new delegate orientation, quorum count, announcement of Standing Committee vacancies

 

Facilitators: Alex Shantz, April Clary

 

  9:25am Welcome from Monterey County Green elected officials: Bruce Delgado, Mayor, Marina

 

  9:30am Agenda approval

 

  9:45am  Decision: Bylaws interpretation Regarding 2014-2016 County Council roster (Coordinating Committee)

 

10:00am  Presentation: Update on Rubin v. Bowen and the GPCA's amicus brief, other legal challenges to Top Two, the passage of AB2351 and potential other efforts to amend the state elections code to address negative effects of Proposition 14 on the state's smaller, ballot qualified parties (Coordinating Committee)   

 

10:30am Discussion: Brainstorming session on 2015-2016 electoral strategy for preparation of 2015-2017 The Two-Year Strategic Plan (CCWG, Green Officeholders Network), including

     (1) Identifying uncontested races (Alex Shantz, Board of Education, St. Helena School District, Napa County)
     (2) How/where to run for office, identifying races in which to run

     (3) Lessons from June 2014 primary (Luis Rodriguez, GPCA endorsed candidate for governor, 2014)
     (4) Reactivation of Green Officeholders Network
     (5) Report from GPCA Campaign Fund Support Committee on support of Green candidates

 

11:55am Announcements 

 

12:00pm Lunch, Womens Caucus meeting during lunch 

 

Facilitators: Victoria Ashley, Greg Jan

 

  1:05pm Quorum count

 

 

  2:55pm Announcement of Standing Committee vacancies

 

  3:00pm Breakout sessions for committees and working groups (Media, Platform, Finance, GROW)

 

  4:30pm Decision: Brainstorming session on GPCA platform updates for preparation of 2015-2017 The Two-Year Strategic Plan (Platform Commitee, Coordinating Committee)

  4:30pm Decision: Move Tax Platform Plank from Social Justice to Community-Based Sustainable Economics (Coordinating Committee)

 

  5:15pm Discussion: Possibility of the GPCA hosting the 2017 Annual National Meeting of the Green Party of the United States  (Coordinating Committee)

  5:55pm Announcements

 

  6:00pm Dinner on your own (host committee providing recommendations), GPUS Delegation meeting during dinner

 

  7:30pm Evening Program with statewide candidates and local Green officeholders

 

 

  8:00am Breakfast, registration

 

  9:00am Breakout sessions for committees and working groups (CCWG, Green Issues, Bylaws)

 

Facilitation: Sanda Everette, Alex Shantz
 

10:35pm Quorum count

 

10:40am Confirmation: Standing Committee and Working Group Co-Coordinators 

 

10:45am Proposal: Approval Next General Assembly Meeting Date and Place (Coordinating Committee)

 

10:55am Proposal: Platform planks: International Trade, Native Americans (Platform Committee)

 

12:30pm Lunch, Optional caucus meetings 

 

Faciliation: Peggy Koteen, Alex Shantz

 

  1:35pm Announcements, including announcement of Standing Committee vacancies, Quorum Count

 

  2:45pm Breakout sessions for committees and working groups (Finance, ERWG, Clearinghouse)

 

  4:15pm Confirmation: Standing Committee and Working Group Co-Coordinators (for any committees or working groups not confirmed in morning session)

 

  4:20pm Closing session

 

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