Minutes (approved)

Steering Committee
of the Green Party of Humboldt County (GPHC)

held at Nelson Hall East Room 119, Humboldt State University  on Friday, November 5, 2004

Meeting: 7:00-9:00 p.m.

PRESENT:
 Mike Cordova*, Secretary
 Charles Douglas*
 Barbara Shults*, Treasurer

ABSENT:
 Greg Allen* (Recuperating Candidate)
 Martha Devine* (Unaware of meeting)
 Alma Torres* (Speaker Phone Not Available)

(*) designates Steering Committee Member

CALL TO ORDER
The meeting of November 5, 2004, was called to order at  7:45 pm by Secretary Mike Cordova (in the absence of interim  Chair Martha Devine).

1. INTRODUCTIONS

2. APPROVAL OF MEETING RECORD
MOTION WAS MADE (Douglas/Shults) to approve the meeting  record of October 5, 2004, with an added notation clarifying  SC membership.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 3. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND TREASURER
Barbara announced her resignation from all Green Party  positions effective upon adjournment of the meeting. Elections  tabled to allow nominee recruitment.

4. POST-ELECTION PRESS RELEASE
MOTION WAS MADE (Douglas/Cordova) to release the statement  on the November election with an additional notice of SC vacancies.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

5. WEBSITE AND LISTSERV
Charles has the new site up and is requesting email addresses for list preparation. Barbara said it was a good idea to establish separate lists for annoucements and discussions to prevent people from dropping out because of abusive people.

MOTION WAS MADE (Shults/Cordova) to adopt the standing policies regarding the Announcement, News, Local Discussion and Global Discussion listservs.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

6. TREASURER'S REPORT
The Treasurer's materials were transferred to Barbara  from Seer Snively via Greg.

 7. TABLING COMMITTEE
Charles will contact Dee Brady to inventory tabling supplies.

8. GA AGENDA PROPOSAL
Charles will prepare an agenda proposal with the following  items: SC elections, GA meeting record approvals, endorsements,  bylaws for Accountability Committee, quorum requirement for SC,  and local versus state issues.

9. APPOINTMENT VS. ELECTION
Charles announced that Greg has stated his intention to  be a candidate in the Arcata special election.

10. CAMPUS GREENS 
Dan Close (HSU) and Charles Douglas (CR) continue as the  campus contacts.

11. ADMINSTRATIVE ITEMS
Barbara gave the pager and PO Box application to Mike  with more to follow.

12. ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next Plenary is scheduled for Ventura on December  4 and 5.

13. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned  at 8:30 pm. 

 Respectfully submitted,
Mike Cordova, Secretary,  Steering Committee of the GPHC