Issues and Platform

Environment

Endorsed No logging in Cedar River Watershed (position paper was developed)
Endorsed HR 2789 National Forest Protection and Restoration Act (intended to stop logging in National Forests and BLM lands and redirect current subsidies into worker retraining) July 98
Endorsed Vine Street Project (intended to narrow Vine Street, install landscaping, and enhance stormwater management) July 98
Voted to support NO on I-696 (commercial fishing nets) position September 99
Supported reduced pesticide use reduction and warning before use in Seattle School District (supported letter with Washington Toxics Coalition to warn teachers and parents prior to pesticide application, and to reduce pesticide use on District property)
Opposed spraying of Btk for gypsy moths in Ballard/Magnolia March 00

Endorsed NO on Ref. 49 (something about transportation)
Endorsed NO on I-695 (flat $30 car licensing tax by voter approval) September 99
Opposed public funding of private parking garages March 00
Passed resolution pertaining to Seattle Monorail plan allowing Transportation Working Group to speak on behalf of the GPoS within the limits set forth in its Transportation Position Paper. This position paper advocates supporting alternative means of transportation May 00
Endorsed Proposition 2 (Monorail) Oct 00
CC approved $200 to I-713 (Monorail) October 00
NO on I-745 (no additional description in minutes) Oct 00
Supported King County Council resolution concerning keeping downtown bus tunnel for buses, and not signing it over to Sound Transit for retrofitting for trains unless and until Sound Transit fulfills certain requirements Oct 01
CC agreed to donate $50 to Rise Above It All (Monorail) Mar 02
CC passed resolution in support of unionized school bus drivers and mechanics Mar 02

Endorsed I-692 (allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana without prosecution against either doctor or patient) July 98
Opposed I-694 (the initiative would ban abortions during the process of birth, and was written in a way that would effectively ban all abortions) July 98
Endorsed I-725 Healthcare 2000 March 00, but in April 00 reached a new consensus that additional study of the issue was necessary before sharing mailing lists and actively working on the issue.
Endorsed I-262 which would create a health care financing commission to propose a unified health services financing system for all Washington residents. April 02

Endorsed proportional representation July 97
Endorsed a binding None Of The Above (NOTA) initiative in 1997. A revised non-binding Preference NOTA was brought to the Coordinating Council, but consensus was not reached to bring the Preference NOTA to the general membership for endorsement, discussion tabled Feb 98
Endorsed Seattle Charter Reform (citizenís task force to investigate possible change in Seattleís election process) Jan 00
Endorsed agenda of coalition to protest J20 (2000 Presidential election), stated issues include disenfranchisement, need to count all votes, Bush agenda in general. Jan 01
Supported IRV activity

Endorsed the idea of Alternative Currencies
Endorsed I-688 (increase state minimum wage to $5.75 after the first year, and $6.50 the following year, with further increased pegged to inflation) July 98
CC approved the TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Resolution April 02
EC endorsed the Rally for Immigrant Rights April 02
EC endorsed the Fair Trade Coffee Day April 02
EC agreed to sign on to a letter of inquiry to the Washington State Congressional Delegation regarding the treatment of immigrant workers at SEA-TAC Airport, in particular addressing recent INS raids. May 02

Endorsed Burma selective purchasing ordinance May 98
Developed resolution on Kosovo calling for end to NATO airstrikes and creative solutions to continued regional violence
Endorsed Mobilize for Womenís Lives March and Rally April 01
Endorsed community meeting and rally following shooting of Aaron Roberts by Seattle police, and a similar rally outside of Starbucks June 01
Endorsed annual Washington State Jobs with Justice dinner Oct 01
Endorsed Black Dollar Days Task Force Dinner Oct 01

Endorsed resolution calling for the creation of a Community Police Review Board Sept 01
Endorsed Criminal Justice Reform Summit Nov 01
Endorsed I-75, from Sensible Seattle, which would make personal use of marijuana offenses the lowest enforcement priority for the Seattle Police and City Attorney and would also create an 11-member panel to assess the effects of the measure. April 02

Developed position paper
Developed statement on Makah Whaling (neither for or against, but recognizing the importance of American Indian peopleís cultural heritage and the need for respectful and balanced relations with one another and the planet) May 99
CC approved $200 to I-53 (trapping ban) October 00

Opposed Paul Allen stadium
Opposed Seattleís 2012 Olympic bid Aug 98
Endorsed Micropowered Radio (requests that the FCC allow micropower stations and keep them locally owned and nonprofit) June 99

Endorsed Genoa Statement condemning police suppression of anti-free-trade protesters in Genoa, Italy September 01
Endorsed POCLAD tour (Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy) Oct 01

Endorsed 911 antiwar coalition, created working group on terrorism in response to 9/11
Endorsed National Call-In to End the War Oct 01
Signed on to letter (drafted by Washington Assoc. of Churches) calling for immediate end to bombing in Afghanistan Nov 01
Endorsed ìFast for Foodî to support donations of food to Afghanistan and local food banks Nov 01
Endorsed event supporting the re-establishment of the business of a Somali grocery store and gift shop raided by Federal agents as part of the ìwar on terrorismî Nov or Dec 01
CC endorsed peace pledge to stop the spread of the anti-terrorist war to Iraq Jan 02

No commercialism in public schools
Endorsed Million Marijuana March (reasons include high cost to society by the incarceration of petty drug offenders, potential ecological benefits of legal hemp fiber, and potential benefits to of medical marijuana to ease pain and suffering), with the understanding that GpoS was not endorsing marijuana use or abuse.
Opposed I-45, Library Bond Issue Aug 98
Opposed I-200
Endorsed Proposition 1 Parks For All (city initiative to issue bonds to renovate the Opera House and neighborhood community centers) Oct 00
Endorsed The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods
Coordinating Council decided to ask City Council members to reject any amendments on All Ages Dance Ordinance
CC agreed to send letter to the City Council to request that the Council include an exemption for non-profits in the All Ages Dance Ordinance. May 02
CC agreed to send letter to support the principle of changing West Seattle High Schoolís mascot (which is currently the ìIndiansî). May 02
CC approves $200 donation to No on I-745 campaign
Endorsed King County Prop 1 (additional details not included in minutes)
Endorsed the work of Citiaction (campaign against Citicorp, the largest financial institution in the world)