Update on what we’ve been up to between April and July 2024.
Voting
Governor Upgrade #1: Improve advanced delegation voting - Vote FOR
We voted in favor of the proposal, and we also expressed our feedback that changes to the governor should be discussed with delegates beforehand to avoid going back and forth through the governance process.
Season 5 : Intents Budget Proposal #2 - Voted FOR
We voted in favor of the proposal as we felt reallocating the OP to the proposed Mission Requests was a sensible thing to do and a value add for the DAO.
Protocol Upgrade #7: Fault Proofs - Voted FOR
We voted in favor of the proposal to implement fault proofs, even though some concerns were raised. We voted in favor of the proposal anyway because it wasn’t an on-chain vote with the executable attached but rather a directional temp-check of sorts.
Protocol Upgrade #8: Changes for Stage 1 Decentralization - Voted FOR
Bringing Optimism closer to ‘Stage 1’ as defined by our framework was a no-brainer vote for us, and we voted in favor of the proposal.
Governor Update Proposal #2: Improvements to advanced delegation allowance calculations - Voted FOR
We did not find the proposal contentious, and it was about fixing issues with the governance process, which led us to vote in its favor.
Season 6: Code of Conduct Council Renewal - Voted FOR
Although we were in favor of extending the CoCC, we were against the proposed budget, and therefore decided to vote against the proposal.
The proposal was reintroduced in a later voting cycle with a renewed budget, and we voted in its favor.
Season 6: Intents Ratification - Voted FOR
We voted in favor of the proposal as we believed it provided a good foundation for expanding the Optimism Collective and the Superchain vision.
We also voted in favor of the subsequent vote for the budget of each respective intent.
Season 6: Developer Advisory Board Renewal - Voted FOR
After considering both proposals for the renewal of the DAB, we ultimately decided to vote in favor of the one by Zach.
Season 6: Grants Council Operating Budget - Voted FOR
We voted in favor of the proposed budget for the Grants Council, as we found it reflects the increased workload that the council processes.
Upgrade Proposal #9: Fjord Network Upgrade - Voted FOR
We voted in favor of the proposal since the proposed changes included in the upgrade were reasonable improvements to the OP stack.
Anticapture Commission Amendment - Voted FOR
We voted in favor of the proposal as the proposed amendments made sense and helped define the role of the ACC as well as the responsibilities of its members more clearly.
Chain Delegation Program Amendment - Voted FOR
We voted in favor of extending the program even though it wasn’t utilized in Season 5. We believe engagement of the member chains in governance is important for the vision of the Superchain to succeed. We went a step further to add that we wanted to see representatives from the chains that receive delegation actively participating in governance and the day-to-day discussions in the DAO.
Grants Council Reviewer Elections
Having reviewed the applications of all nominees for all the respective roles, we have decided, after careful consideration, to vote in the following way:
Missions
- Katie
- GFXLabs
- Jackanorak
- MattL
- Michael
- Jrocki
- Brichis
- Mastermojo
- MoneyManDoug
- Tane
- Boardroom
- Sov
Audits
- AnthiasLabs
- M4rio.eth
Milestone and Metrics
- V3naru_Curia
- Juanbug_PGov
- mmurthy
We decided based on our assessment of a combination of relevant experience, appropriate skillset, and alignment with Optimism. We believe our chosen nominees embody the necessary qualities to contribute positively to their respective roles.
Developer Advisory Board Elections
Having reviewed the applications of all nominees, we have decided, after careful consideration, to vote for the following:
- Devtooligan
- wildmolasses
- wbnns
- blockdev
- anika
Each of the aforementioned nominees brings adequate experience to the table along with the relevant skillset to successfully carry out the Developer Advisory Board’s mandate.
Discussion
L2BEAT Invitation to discuss Season 6 and Optimism
We invited delegates and other governance participants to discuss the structure of Season 6, as well as all things Optimism, ahead of the beginning of Season 6.
L2BEAT’s Optimism Office Hours
We want to remind to everyone that in order to further our communication with our constituents and any interested party in the community, we’re hosting recurring Office Hours on Google Meets.
The office hours are held every Tuesday at 3 pm UTC/ 11 am EST
During Office Hours, you will be able to reach L2BEAT’s governance team, which consists of kaereste (Krzysztof Urbanski) and Sinkas (Anastassis Oikonomopoulos) and discuss our activity as delegates.
The purpose of the office hours is to gather feedback from the people who have delegated to us, answer any questions in regard to our voting activities and rationale, and collect input on things you’d like us to engage in discussions about.
You can add the L2BEAT Governance Calendar in your Google Calendar 2 to find the respective Google Meets links for every call and to easily keep track of the Office Hours, as well as other important calls and events (e.g. voting deadlines) relevant to Optimism that L2BEAT governance team will be attending or hosting.