OccupySacto.org

Minutes General Assembly Day 23 October 28 2011

Started at 5:38
Facilitators: Sean T, Autumn, Christina Kay
Stack: Joel
Minutes: April

I. Committee Reportbacks:

A. Media : Autumn – Website is getting a facelift
B. Logistics: Angie spread the word about helping load and unload the truck
C. Peacekeeping: Angie: Taking a slight break, working on bylaws,
D. zombie march 11am for make up,
E. Joel: We need a truck,
F. NVC: Tiffany 3pm Saturday nvc teach in
G. Sean T: voter registration forms available tomorrow
H.
I. OLD BUSINESS
Mark Marin: circulate pledge for thosewilling to bearrested in a large number would not be likely to get arrested because of such large numbers. Pledge to come down here and submit to arrest with 1,000 other people. When 1,000 is hit, call goes out to those who pledged to come down on a set date and time.

Stack
Amanda: Are the repercussions of arrest listed in the petition?

Mark: no

Sean: will personally address everyone regarding legal problems at the time

ApriL: Has this been done at any other occupation

Mark No

Tiffan: Signing a pledge ahead of time, people want to know implications ahead of time, friendly amendment to include repercussions of arrest

Kirk: Could people be charged with conspiracy

Mark Conspiracy is agreement and an overt act separate from event itself to agree to subject yourself does not constitute separate offense of conspiracy

Darcy: Legal People should be mentioned in some respect, that you will get legal representation so that people know they aren’t alone, friendly amendment

Mark What we’e talking about is a show of support, that the numbers make a statement, wouldn’t have a lawyer per person, volunteer attourneys would step forward

Matt: It would be better to put a link on the pledge to an FAQ rather than extending the document itself


Matt: a set date already on the amendment would put pressure on city council, would allow people to get ready, 10th of November

Mark: Contrary to the concept, people will not be commiting to date until number is reached


VOTE if you would like this petition to be recognized by occupy sacto with amendments,

Motion passes

NEW BUSINESS FOR TOMORROW’S AGENDA

Joel: all existing committees draft bylaws and resolutions that describetheir jobs, how to become a part of it, etc, done by the 6th of November, new developing committees have to have bylaws drafed before committee can be proposed at GA

Tiffany: (POI) For committees they are called procedural rules

Joel: An example online to help other committees

Darcy: Q this applies to committees and not workgroups?

Joel: Yes

Motion carries, item is on agenda


NEW BUSINESS

Matt: Proposal – all committees meet openly and publicly twice a week at a predesignated space and time, in addition, each committee have a point person or liason to be a direct contact person for new members

Christina: Strategic logistics liason per committee already proposed by greg

Matt: at least two people with contact info so there is not one specific person

Darcy: Q Would this be an information person within each committee

STACK

POC – would require committees to publish whenever they meet

Matt- would like to have a time to interact with committees without hindering the normal committee operations

Tiffany: once a week to make it easier for those in committees

Matt: Will not take friendly amendment now – there’s going to have to be some process by which there is not one single person doing it allow more people to easily participate

Taylor Q would this have to be a designated person, or just anyone from the committee

Matt: Not as inviting as an actual meeting, 2 meetings is critical – it breaks it up to allow people to be here, could be a volunteer from committee, does not have to bethe same person doing all of the work , position could rotate

Christina: Lack of manpower

Matt: People could tap in and add man power, if there’s not a physical space that committees could meet up in twice a week to open

VOTE: Motion passes, item is on agenda

PROPOSAL

Matt: We don’t officiallyhave dialogue with city council after nov 1, occ sac doesn’t continue dialogue, people can still talk as individuals, but we don’tmeet with city council and the mayor, during park hours