LWVDV 2020 Annual Meeting - Proposed Program Priorities

LWVDV 2020 Annual Meeting - Proposed Program Priorities

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PROPOSED Revised Program Priority 2020-2021

Notice to all League Members:

Due to the tragic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the LWVDV Board of Directors has taken the exceptional action of voting to approve a new program priority in place of the previous membership decision*.  This new program priority promotes a constructive membership volunteer response with some flexibility of choice within our County Social Safety Net policies and strong sense of purpose dedicated to meet dire community needs.

Program Priority Approved by the LWVDV Board of Directors May 14th 2020

Given the impact of Covid-19 on our community, the League of Women Voters Diablo Valley will educate & advocate for legislative and policy action of local governing bodies to ensure secure and equitable Social Safety Net Programs consistent with League Positions. These include, but are not limited to: health services, affordable housing and homelessness, and the climate emergency. 

Important Requests due to Zoom meeting support for member participation: 

  • If you have any programs within the CCC Social Safety Net Programs where you have expertise and would like to see action/advocacy promoted, please respond by email in advance so we can prepare written information for the full membership:  info [at] lwvdv.org
  • If you wish to adopt one of the issues discussed during Program Planning in January, please let us know by email that you will be proposing this non-recommended item.  It will require a 2/3 vote.  (see Rules)

If you would like to lead or co-chair this Program Priority, please call the LWVDV office 925-283-2235 and we can discuss this opportunity with you and answer any questions you may have.

*History of action before the Pandemic:   At a membership meeting on January 25th, 2020 these Program Priorities were approved by the membership. These were replaced by the Board and are now Non-Recommended Program.

January Approved Priorities: 
  1. Increasing the involvement in LWVDV Observer Corp for oversight of local government. 
  2. Delta, Water, Environment and Climate Change legislation.
  3. Contra Costa County General Plan review and update. Note:  Envision Contra Costa 2040 is a comprehensive review and update of the County's General Plan. The process began in late-2018 and the final document will be adopted in 2020.
Other Issues discussed on January 25th 2020 which are also Non-Recommended Program:
  1. Health Care for All will be considered at Annual Meeting. Issue Resource Team is an option.  Marian and Pat Snyder are the current team leads for our current Healthcare Program Priority.
  2. To address mental health issues in schools and Gun Safety regulation (maybe including mental health issues/bullying) and mental health and homelessness connection. These issues were raised in discussion but could not be prioritized for lack of votes for needed support. 

Program Priorities for National, CA State and Bay Area

LWVUS program for 2020-2022 will be adopted at its June 25th-28th 2020 Convention.
LWVC Issues for Advocacy and Education, 2019-2021:
Making Democracy Work in California; Natural Resources – water, climate change, land use/CEQA; Impact of Federal Policies on CA; Proposition 13 Reform Initiative.
LWV Bay Area Issues for Emphasis, 2020-2022:
The main priority that has been requested by local Leagues is housing/ homelessness.  Therefore, the "proposed" priority is housing/homelessness with the Convention vote to be held on June 6th this month.  This information will be updated after June 6th based on decisions at the LWVBA Convention.