GPCA General Assembly Los Angeles Draft Agenda
Friday December 2nd
1:00pm Western regional 2012 presidential strategy/organizing planning retreat
6:00pm Coordinating Committee gathers for on-site dinner
7:30pm Coordinating Committee business meeting begins
7:30pm Concurrent evening program on site, topic to be determined
Saturday December 3rd
8:00am Breakfast, registration
9:00am Opening, new delegate orientation, quorum count
9:30am Agenda approval
9:45am Consent calendar
- Proposal: Amendment to GPCA Bylaws 6‑1.4 Committee Membership to change eligibility from two General Assemblies in the last 24 months to one General Assembly of the last five (Coordinating Committee) http://wiki.cagreens.org/index.php/GPCA_Bylaws_Amendment_6-1.4_Committee_Membership
- Proposal: Extension by one year of trial period to evaluate new CC election method (Coordinating Committee) http://wiki.cagreens.org/index.php/GPCA_Bylaws_Amendment_Section_7-1_Extension_of_trial_period_to_evaluate_new_CC_election_method
- Proposal: Amendment to GPCA Bylaws 7-1.8 Choice Voting to include use of GPCA voting page (GPUS Delegation) http://wiki.cagreens.org/index.php/GPCA_Bylaws_Amendment_7-1.8_Choice_Voting
- Proposal: Amendment to Campaign Fund Support Committee Policies and Procedures in GPCA Bylaws Appendix B to allow funding during the primary season while Proposition 14 is under effect (Campaigns & Candidates Working Group) http://wiki.cagreens.org/index.php/Proposal:_Amend_Policies_and_Procedures_for_Campaign_Financial_Support_Committee
- Proposal: Amend GPCA Platform - Nuclear Contamination (Platform) http://wiki.cagreens.org/index.php/Nuclear_Contamination
10:00am Confirmation: Nominee for GPCA Liaison to Secretary of State
10:10am Election Announcement: Explanation of on-line, on-site voting page procedure for GPUS Delegation delegates and alternates
10:15am Presentation: Coordinating Committee at-large candidates make statements; on-line vote begins after General Assembly
10:30am Proposal: Budget for remainder of FY2011-2012 (Budget Committee)
12:15pm Lunch
1:25pm Quorum count
1:30pm Proposal: Budget for remainder of FY2011-2012 (Budget Committee)
3:00pm Breakout sessions
4:15pm Proposal: Establish Fiscal Policy (Humboldt County Green Party) http://wiki.cagreens.org/index.php/GPCA_Bylaws_Draft_Fiscal_Policy
5:15pm Presentation: Update on Prop 14/SB 6 lawsuits (Campaigns & Candidates Working Group)
Placeholder for now - Proposal: Empower Coordinating Committee to Decide Whether to Join Litigation on Prop 14 (Coordinating Committee)
6:15pm Dinner on site, GPUS Delegation meeting during dinner
7:30pm Evening Program on site, topic to be determined
Sunday December 4th
8:00am Breakfast, registration
9:00am Breakout sessions
10:20pm Quorum count, optional bring back time for any consent calendar items pulled during Saturday's session
10:25am Proposal: Recommendation of names to the California Secretary of State for inclusion on the GPCA presidential primary election ballot (GPUS Delegation, Campaigns & Candidates Working Group)
11:10am Proposal: Establish Policies and Procedures for Selection and Governance of GPCA Delegates to the GPUS Presidential Nominating Convention (GPUS Delegation) http://wiki.cagreens.org/index.php/Draft_Procedure_for_selection_and_governance_of_GPCA_Delegates_to_the_GPUS_Presidential_Nominating_Convention
- note, if the morning's agenda items are completed more quickly than the time alloted, that time could be used to begin the Strategic Plan Brainstorming Session
12:10pm Lunch
1:15pm Discussion: Strategic Plan Brainstorming Session (Coordinating Committee, as per GPCA Bylaws 7-1.13 Work Plan "The CC shall establish a two-year strategic plan annually, using input from a brainstorming plenary session and draft work plans from the standing committees and working groups. The proposed plan shall be presented and affirmed at the subsequent General Assembly.")
- attach written report on GPCA Summer Gathering in Ventura
2:45pm Breakout sessions
4:00pm Confirmation of Standing Committee and Working Group Co-Coordinators (GPCA Bylaws 6-1.9 Coordinators)
4:15pm Closing session
