Coordinating Committee minutes, November 9, 2015

2) Roles
Facilitator: Alex Shantz
Minutes taker: Mike Feinstein
Time keeper: Tim Laidman 
Vibes Watcher:  Tim Laidman 

Approved by Consensus

3) Approval of Agenda (Shantz)

Proposal (Feinstein): Add SGA week

Proposal (Evertte): GPCA spokes at 

Approved by Consensus

Proposal (Shantz)

4) Decision: Approval of Coordinating Committee minutes from October 5 meeting (Feinstein)

http://www.cagreens.org/committee/coordinating/minutes/2015-10-05

Approved by Consensus

5) Report: Greens results in November 3 elections 

Feinstein made report based upon this written report and these written results.

6) Appointments to Committees

6a Personnel Committee  http://www.cagreens.org/committees/coordinating/subcomm/personnel

Appointment: Laidman

Appointed by Consensus, contingent upon letter of application sent to Coordinating Committee email list

Appointment: Feinstein

Appointed by Consensus

6b Finance Committee  http://www.cagreens.org/committees/finance

Appointment: Bernstein

Appointed by Consensus, contingent upon letter of application sent to Coordinating Committee email list

6c Media Committee http://www.cagreens.org/committees/media

Appointment: Ashley

Appointed by Consensus

Appointment: Everette

Appointed by Consensus

Appointment: Feinstein

Appointed by Consensus

7) Decision: Approve Letter to County Registrars (Shantz, Feinstein) 

Shantz and Feinstein reported on Napa situation and efforts by the county registrars and the IVN to compel political parties to pay for central committee elections, and described the type of approach the GPCA might take in a letter to the county registrars and in an opinion piece about the topic.  But no proposal was made.

8) Decision: Select date(s) Coordinating Committee January retreat 

There was agreement to continue the item until December after the three new incoming Coordinating Committee members would be present and able to participate

9) Decision: Approve draft agenda for San Diego General Assembly (State Meeting Committee) 

Proposal (Feinstein): Approve the following draft agenda

Saturday am

- Decision: Approval of GA agenda
- Discussion: Update on Legal challenges to Top Two
- Decision: Election of GPCA Assistant Treasurer (Ruscal Cayangyang), Saturday AM
- Discussion: GPCA hosting of GPUS 2017 ANM

Saturday pm

- Presentation: Endorsed US Senate candidate, campaign strategy session w/candidate
- Breakout Sessions: Committee and working group breakout sessions
- Presentation: Presidential candidate panel

Sunday am

- Breakout Sessions: Committee and working group breakout sessions
- Discussion: Who to put on presidential ballot, while vote is happening on SGA
- Discussion: 2016-2018 Work Plan/Strategic Plan visioning session, according to GPCA bylaws Article 11
http://www.cagreens.org/bylaws/2013-06-23#Section_11-1_Strategic_Plan

Amendment, accepted by sponsor (Laidman): Add "Decision: Mid-Year Budget Review and Hiring (Finance Commitee, GROW)"

Proposal (Feinstein): Approve draft agenda as amended

Saturday am

- Decision: Approval of GA agenda
- Discussion: Update on Legal challenges to Top Two
- Decision: Election of GPCA Assistant Treasurer (Ruscal Cayangyang), Saturday AM
- Discussion: GPCA hosting of GPUS 2017 ANM
- Decision: Mid-Year Budget Review and Hiring (Finance Commitee, GROW)

Saturday pm

- Presentation: Endorsed US Senate candidate, campaign strategy session w/candidate
- Breakout Sessions: Committee and working group breakout sessions
- Presentation: Presidential candidate panel

Sunday am

- Breakout Sessions: Committee and working group breakout sessions
- Discussion: Who to put on presidential ballot, while vote is happening on SGA
- Discussion: 2016-2018 Work Plan/Strategic Plan visioning session, according to GPCA bylaws Article 11
http://www.cagreens.org/bylaws/2013-06-23#Section_11-1_Strategic_Plan

Appointed by Consensus

10) Discussion: Planning for Presidential Candidate Forum at San Diego General Assembly (State Meeting Committee) 

The Coordinating Comittee discussed content, logistics and outreach for the forum.

11) Report: 2017 GPUS ANM Planning (2017 ANM Planning Committee)

Feinstein reported that the 2017 ANM Planning Committee is waiting for a member of the GPUS Annual National Meeting Committee to contact the Alameda County Green Party and give them the information they will need to find an appropriate venue.

12) Discussion: Status of Rich Zitola’s seat on Coordinating Committee (Everette)

Everette summaried the rational for an accomodation for Zitola to return to the Coordinating Commitee, after missing the three meetings as a result of extraordinary circumstances. Feinstein reported upon the GPCA's historic practice regarding making such accomodations. Zitola indicated his interest in returning to the Coordinating Committee, should such an accomodation be made. It was planned that a bylaws interpretation to effectuate such an accomodation would be brought to the December 7 Coordinating Committee teleconference.

13) Decision: Timing of Current SGA session (Feinstein)

Proposal (Feinstein): That the Coordinating Committee approve the following bylaws interpretation:

The current SGA round is discussion from 10/05/2015 - 11/15/2015 and voting from 11/16/2015 - 11/22/2015, for SGA agenda items #67-#75. Based upon the requirement in the GPCA bylaws that all amendments to proposals before the SGA have at least one week for consideration; and given that the amendments to some proposals were not yet ready in time for a one week final discussion, but otherwise seem to be reflective of the sense of the SGA based upon discussions on the SGA discussion email list; and given that there are no deadlines or other party objectives that would fail to be met by the addition of an extra week to the discusion period; and given that several new delegates have been added during the middle of discussion period from Alameda, San Francisco, Orange and Humboldt counties, who would benefit from a longer discussion period. therefore the Coordinating Committee extends the discussion period one week til 11/22/2015, with a week of voting to follow.

Approved by Consensus

14) Decision: Spokesperson for GPCA at COP21 in Paris (Everette)

Proposal (Everette): That the Coordinating Committee designate Sanda Everette to be the GPCA's authorzied spokesperson at COP 21 in Paris.

Approved by Consensus

15) Report: Treasurer (Barnett) 

Bernstein reported that Barnett was ill and unavailable, but that Barnett will make a written report to the Coordinating Committee email list.

16) Report: Committees 

reports were heard from co-coordinators present

17) Report: Working Groups

reports were heard from co-coordinators present