Hey @kyle thanks for opening the discussion here.
From reading the thread on a partner vetting policy, it seems many people would have appreciated a simple poll that could have served as a community temperature check. You’ll see @umarkhaneth’s thread proving so here.
@shawn16400 critically pointed out that Gitcoin does not need another council. Instead, we should lean more heavily on our current steward council 
@annika also shared this sentiment of engaging the stewards more, while highlighting the information overload that can be intimidating for community members.
I personally found the suggestion from @essemharris quite interesting. Here it is:
TL;dr: We should design a GCP that formalizes (1) when the Stewards Council can intervene in a partnership opportunity, (2) the nature of that intervention, and (3) how, if at all, the partner or the Gitcoin Foundation can appeal the Steward Council’s decision. This GCP design should begin immediately after the partnership development process made transparent to the community.
I also appreciate the merit and rationale behind the comment from @rohit:
Whether it is Lahaina in Hawaii or Shimla in the Himalayas, when nature strikes its fury, it doesn’t discriminate based on what beliefs we hold dear. […] As someone who has nothing to do with the Climate round, I might hold my opinion dear on the trail of bad blood in the money going in the pool, but it shouldn’t count as much as, say, a grantee from the Global South fighting for the next dollar that can go a long way in making a difference in their world. Alternatively, if the grantee community believes their rounds are better off without similar alliances, the DAO should honor that as a signal in future partnerships.
I think this makes a good point. It reminds me of when soya farmers made the news for the deforestation of the Amazon and how terrible that was. The reality is how can you care about the future of the world when tomorrow isn’t guaranteed? These people don’t care about deforestation more than they care about feeding their families.
This brings me to a point made by @connor:
At the end of the day, it’s become extremely hard to raise matching pool funds in this bear market, and much of the loud criticism is coming from people who have benefited immensely from matching pool funds over the years.
I can’t believe the variety of nationalities and cultures represented on the GG18 kick-off call. The same goes for the weekly community calls – it is really awe-inspiring how many people have felt support from Gitcoin. Keeping them resourced seems like a worthy cause to me, but I’m interested to hear more about what we value as a community. Are we saving the Amazon or feeding our family?
Can we do both?