December 19, 2021

Green Party US – Steering Committee Meeting Agenda

Date: Sunday, December 19, 2021, Time: 8:00 pm ET

  • Setup and Background

    1. Facilitator: Gloria Mattera
    2. Steering Committee Roll Call:
      1. Margaret Elisabeth (co-chair) – present
      2. Ahmed Eltouny (co-chair) – absent
      3. Rei Stone-Grover (co-chair) – present
      4. Anita Rios (co-chair) – present
      5. Chris Stella (co-chair) – present
      6. Garrett Wasserman (co-chair) – present
      7. Tamar Yager (co-chair) – present
      8. Kristin Combs (secretary) – present
      9. Hillary Kane (treasurer) – present
    3. Observers: Manuel Aranda (Latinx), Diana C. Brown (CA), Philena Irene Farley (OH), Holly Hart (IA), Barbara Kidney (NY), Rachel Muldez (TX), Starlene S Rankin (NWC)
    4. Establish Quorum (9 current members, quorum is 5)
    5. Approve Agenda – CONSENSUS

  • New Business

    1. Fundraising – Discussion Only
    2. Budget Amendment (HK)

Proposal: Make the following changes to Prop 1069

  • Eliminate $1,000 for CCC Campaign Schools
  • Eliminate $4,500 for anti-oppression work
  • Move $10,000 from direct mail to fundraising consultants to allow for paid phone/text banking.

  • Old Business

    1. Internal Report re Anti-Oppression (HK)
    2. GPUS Committee Co-Chair Onboarding (HK)

  • Standing Business

    1. Follow-up on Action Items
      1. RSG connect with Mothering Justice – NO UPDATE
      2. ME connect with UN Food Sovereignty – NO UPDATE
      3. ME send MOU to Susan and get her access – Susan requested adjustments to the MOU
    2. Recap of Listserv Decisions (FYI)
      1. Proposal: Make the following changes to Prop 1069
      2. APPROVED – YES: HK, KC, AE, ME, GW, RSG
      3. Proposal: Extend budget proposal discussion by one week

APPROVED – YES: HK, AR, RSG, TY, KC, CS, GW, ME

  1. Proposal: Approve COVID statement

APPROVED – YES: GW, AE, CS, RSG, ME, KC, HK

  1. Proposal: Revise December and January meeting schedule. Hold strategic plan working sessions (not meetings) on 12/5 and 12/12. Hold regular meetings on 12/19, 1/9, 1/23, and 1/30.

APPROVED – YES: KC, HK, GW, CS, AR

  1. SUBMITTED: 2022 Budget

Findings: gpus 2022 budget findings – wassermann

FAILED – YES: RSG, CS, GW | NO: HK, ME, AE | ABSTAIN: KC, AR, TY

  1. Proposal: Send letter clarifying delegates to FPVA.

APPROVED – YES: AE, CS, GW, RSG, ME, HK

  1. SUBMITTED: Media Committee’s Rules & Procedures

NO FINDINGS (sent to NC voting queue)

  1. Approval of Expenditures (FYI)
    1. Deliah for Governor TX, $750, ln 58

FAILED – YES: CS, RSG | NO: AE, TY, ME, HK, KC

  1. Text Banking, up to $824, ln 33 – CONSENSUS
  1. Reports
    1. Secretary (KC) – delegate update MD
    2. Treasurer (HK) – TR to GNC Oct 21
    3. Fundraising (TY) – 2021 ytd Fundraising income.xlsx,  Direct Mail Report
    4. Staff (KC/HK/TY)

Michael – ALL THINGS FUNDRAISING! refresh email to folx that haven’t opened emails, Dec text blast announcing January kick off, Dec phone bank to 2020 donors that didn’t donate in 2021

  1. BAC (ME): AZ did not achieve ballot access
  2. BMRC (ME): they plan to submit a platform amendment
  3. DRC (ME): no attendance at last meeting, 10 outstanding disputes
  4. RSG: 211219 Rei (1).docx
  5. Diversity (AR): Working on supporting a poor people’s caucus and a council of caucuses. Discovered that the Liaison is not the third co-chair. The bylaws actually say that the third co-chair is elected by the NC, not the SC. However this has never been implemented. Working on bylaw changes.
  6. Ecoaction (AR): I have been having a conflict with their meetings being scheduled when I have other commitments. This should be resolved by next month.
  7. We need a new liaison for IC.

Proposal: Assign Ahmed as liaison to IC – CONSENSUS

  1. CS: ARC, BRPP, Platcom
  2. GW: 211219 – Green Pages, ApRevCom, PCSC, ETC
  3. TY: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rQTDxmeJdYEGNLvPKWmizNTgSR93PvE2WCgeCMRCz-E/edit#heading=h.bniu977bubcx

  • Voting Queue

    1. In the Queue (FYI)
      1. Prop 1068 – Update to Media Committee’s Rules Procedures

Presenter: Media Committee

Floor Manager: Rei Stone-Grover

Stage: Voting

  1. Prop 1069 – 2022 Budget

Presenter: Steering Committee

Floor Manager: Chris Stella

Stage: Discussion

 

TOTAL TIME — 1 hours, 45 minutes