GRVNC Board Meeting

7:00PM, April 7, 2004

Beyond Baroque

681 Venice Blvd

Venice

AGENDA

1. Call to Order:

2. Introductions/Roll Call:

3. Welcome:

4. General Public Comment about non-agendized items - 20 minutes

5. Approval of Minutes of Previous Board Meeting - TABLED TILL 4/22/04

6. Action Items - Consent Calendar - NO CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

Explanation of the Consent Calendar: The Chair shall open this item by requesting members of the audience wishing to speak on any item on the consent calendar to identify themselves and the item they want to address. The Board shall then vote on the entire consent calendar at once. If a Board member wishes to have further discussion on a specific item, that Board member can ask that the item be removed from the consent calendar. The Board will vote on the items that remain and then take up the item(s) that were pulled.

7. Action Items

7a. Approval of proposed changes to the bylaw. The Proposed Changes shall be posted on the GRVNC Website no later than one week prior to the meeting. Each proposed change will be considered individually.

8. Officer Reports: NO OFFICER REPORTS. Officers must submit written reports 80 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. The Communications Officer shall post the Board Agenda with a link to each report. The Communications Officer shall also distribute the agenda and the reports to the Geographical Representatives or shall otherwise ensure that the agenda and reports are posted at each required public location. Written reports should not diverge from what has been posted.

9. Committee Reports: NO COMMITTEE REPORTS AT THIS MEETING. All Committee Chairs must submit their written reports no later than 10PM the night before the Executive Committee where the agenda is planned OR at the Executive Committee meeting. The report must specifically state if they need time to speak at the Board meeting and how much. The report must specifically identify motions that require a vote from the Board. The Communications Officer shall post the Board Agenda with a link to each report. The Communications Officer shall also distribute the agenda and the reports to the Geographical Representatives or shall otherwise ensure that the agenda and reports are posted at each required public location. Written reports should not diverge from what has been posted.

10. Public Comment - 20 minutes

11. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn the meeting.

As per the Bylaws, Grass Roots Venice meetings follow Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR 10th edition by General Henry M. Robert).