RE: [council] Alternative RAA Motions

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Dan.

Chuck 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Halloran [mailto:daniel.halloran@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 6:36 PM
> To: Gomes, Chuck
> Cc: Tim Ruiz; Council GNSO
> Subject: Re: [council] Alternative RAA Motions
> 
> Chuck,
> 
> In response to your earlier question, I can confirm that 
> Tim's proposed resolution would meet the requirements of the 
> current RAA. ("Resolved: The GNSO Council supports the 
> attached RAA amendments and recommends to the Board that they 
> be adopted.")
> 
> RAA section 5.4 provides that any amendments to the form of 
> the RAA need to be adopted according to the requirements of 
> RAA section 4.3.1, which says that we'll need "a 
> recommendation, adopted by at least a two-thirds vote of the 
> [GNSO] council [that the amended RAA] should be established."
> <http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/ra-agreement-17may01.htm#4.3.1>
> 
> I hope this is helpful.  Please let me know if I can be of 
> any other assistance.
> 
> Best regards,
> Daniel Halloran
> Deputy General Counsel
> ICANN
> 
> 
> > From: Chuck Gomes <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:18:07 -0800
> > To: Tim Ruiz <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Council GNSO 
> <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: RE: [council] Alternative RAA Motions
> >
> >
> >
> > I withdraw my RAA motion and second Tim's 1st motion below 
> instead. I 
> > also second Tim's second motion.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Ruiz
> >> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 1:46 PM
> >> To: Council GNSO
> >> Subject: [council] Alternative RAA Motions
> >>
> >>
> >> We are anxious to get these amendments approved and in place as 
> >> quickly as possible. Registrars are also generally open to further 
> >> discussions.
> >> We should we keep this as simple as possible so I propose the 
> >> following alternative motions:
> >>
> >> Whereas:
> >> - ICANN has undertaken a lengthy consultative process related to 
> >> amending the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA);
> >> - The parties have arrived at a set of amendments that are 
> generally 
> >> thought to be worthy of inclusion in the RAA;
> >>
> >> Resolve:
> >> The GNSO Council supports the attached RAA amendments and 
> recommends 
> >> to the Board that they be adopted.
> >>
> >> Second motion:
> >>
> >> Whereas:
> >> - The GNSO Council has recommended that the RAA amendments 
> developed 
> >> by the ICANN community be adopted;
> >> - There is a belief that additional amendments to the RAA may be 
> >> required;
> >> - The Registrar Constituency is open to continuing the 
> dialogue about 
> >> future changes to the RAA;
> >>
> >> Resolve:
> >> The GNSO Council calls on ICANN to establish a 
> consultative process 
> >> by which to review the superset of community-suggested RAA 
> issues and 
> >> amendments not addressed in the present set of amendments 
> and to work 
> >> with Registrars to develop a procedure for proposing additional 
> >> amendments in the future.
> >>
> >> Tim
> >>
> >> -------- Original Message --------
> >> Subject: RE: [council] RAA Motion
> >> From: Liz Gasster <liz.gasster@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> Date: Thu, December 11, 2008 3:46 pm
> >> To: Liz Gasster <liz.gasster@xxxxxxxxx>, Tim Ruiz 
> <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx>, 
> >> Council GNSO <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >>
> >> All,
> >>
> >> Staff would like to suggest the following draft language 
> for the two 
> >> motions being discussed:
> >>
> >> Whereas:
> >> - ICANN has undertaken a lengthy consultative process related to 
> >> amending the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA);
> >> - The community has arrived at a set of amendments that 
> are generally 
> >> thought to be worthy of inclusion in the RAA;
> >> - It is the opinion of ICANN legal counsel and the ICANN 
> Board that 
> >> implementation of RAA amendments requires a consensus policy level 
> >> vote
> >> (>66%) of the GNSO Council.
> >>
> >> Resolve:
> >> The GNSO Council supports the attached RAA amendments and 
> recommends 
> >> to the Board that they be adopted.
> >>
> >> Second motion:
> >>
> >> Whereas:
> >> - The GNSO Counsel has recommended that the RAA amendments 
> developed 
> >> by the ICANN community be adopted;
> >> - There is a belief that additional amendments to the RAA may be 
> >> required;
> >> - The Registrar Constituency is open to continuing the 
> dialogue about 
> >> future changes to the RAA;
> >>
> >> Resolve:
> >> The GNSO Council will form a Working Group to review the 
> superset of 
> >> community-suggested RAA issues and amendments not addressed in the 
> >> present Consensus Policy and work with the Registrar 
> Constituency to 
> >> develop a procedure for proposing additional amendments in 
> the future.
> >>
> >> Thanks, Liz
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> 
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