Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
Total on Roster: 15
Votes needed for simple
majority vote: 50% + 1 = 9
Votes needed for 2/3 majority: 10
Location:
Aptos Campus
SAC East RM 225
Date and Time:
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Student Senate Minutes
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cabrillo College Student Senate held a meeting on Thursday March 22nd 2012.
These are the minutes reflective of that meeting.
Item
Motion
Yeas
Nays
Abstains
Result
VI A
Motion to approve $800 from the Programs Account for an event
Student Health Services is hosting for Sexual Assault Awareness Month,
12
0
0
Passed
VII
B
Motion to approve $500 from the Programs Account to purchase materials to be used by the
Public Relations committee.
13
0
1
Passed
VII
E
Motion to amend the 2012-2013 budget lines of music,
drama and dance to read $1500 each.
8
5
0
Passed
VII
E
Motion to approve the budget for the 71 account for the 2012-2013 school year.
14
0
0
Passed
VII
E
Motion to approve the budget for the 72 account for the 2012-2012 school year.
14
0
0
Passed
VII
E
Motion to approve the Capital Outlay building improvements account to total $285,000 for
8
3
2
Passed
VII
E
Motion to approve the budget for the 73 account for the 2012-2013 school year.
4
8
0
Failed
the 2012-2013 budget.
I.
Call to Order at 3:07pm
A. Roll Call
President: Charlotte Achen- Present
Treasurer: Joseph Gomez- Present
Student Trustee: Joseph Watkins- Present
Watsonville Representative: (vacant)
Vice President: Oleksii Chuiko- Present
Legislative Representative: Gaby Avila- Present
Inter-Club Council Chair: Ivan Sumano-Vargas- Present
Scotts Valley Representative: (vacant)
Senators-At-Large
Stephanie Petrillo- Present
Sharon O’Connor-Present
Chris Steele- Present
Steven Culver- Present
Kyle Logan- Present (left early at 5:22pm)
Laura Hunerberg-Present
Darwin Constantino- Present
James Williams- Present**
Sarah Davies- Present
Advisors
Sesario Escoto-Present
Flor Chacon- Present
**James was marked present at roll call, but was not present for the meeting.
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Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
II.
Adoption of the Agenda
3 minutes
Senator Constantino moves to approve the agenda, and Senator Petrillo seconds the motion.
The agenda is approved unanimously.
III.
Approval of the Minutes
3 minutes
A. March 15th, 2012
Senator Davies moves to approve the minutes with few changes, and Senator Constantino seconds the
motion. The minutes are approved by a vote of 10 yeas, 4 abstain.
IV.
Public Comments
This time is reserved for members of the public to address the Senate on issues not already appearing on the agenda.
There will be a limit of five (5) minutes per speaker.
V.
Announcements
5 Minutes
Treasurer Gomez made an announcement and said he had Darwin look over the budget because everyone kept asking
where the $2000 was and he was aware he didn’t lose it so he had Darwin double check. He mentioned that he would
have given the presentation last week but was at a site visit for the food vendors.
VI.
Special Items
VII.
A.
Health Awareness Event
Info. / Action
S. Petrillo
10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion and possible action regarding the approval of $800.00 from the Programs
Account for an event Student Health Services is hosting for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Martha and Diane were present to explain the clothesline project, which is a national project that raises
awareness about sexual assault in the United States. People are asked to decorate a t-shirt with a positive
message about relationships and they will be displayed across the library railings and across the Watsonville
walkway as well. There is also going to be a student speaker who will discuss a personal experience with
recovery, and a PE class will do a self-defense presentation. Some non-profits will table at the event including
Planned Parenthood, Survivor’s Healing, Walnut Avenue Women’s Center, Suicide Prevention and Survivor
Center. Legislative Representative Avila moves to approve $800 from the Programs Account for an event
Student Health Services is hosting for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and President Achen seconds the
motion, and it moves to discussion. This event will be held in the quad. There will also be chalk for people to
write positive pictures and sayings on the ground. It will be oil pastel chalk, and it’s expensive but they got a good
deal on it. This motion goes to vote and is passed unanimously with a vote of 12 yeas.
B.
Recognitions
Information
J. Gomez
10 Minutes
The Budget committee, as well as the student senate, wants to send sincere thanks to Lois for her hard work
with the college wide support grants. She is awesome! A gift card was provided to show our gratitude.
C.
Semillas Presentation
This item has been tabled.
D.
SAC Presentation
This item has been tabled.
Info. / Discuss.
Info. / Discuss.
J. Watkins
15 Minutes
C. Steele
10 Minutes
New Business.
A. Appointment of New Senators
3 min. for Speech, 3 min. for Questions
1. Scotts Valley Representative
2. Watsonville Representative
3. 3 Senator-at-Large Positions
Aimee Cornett has been a student at Cabrillo for 3 years, and she will be graduating this year as a political
science major. She is a member of AGS and wants to become more involved and make positive changes. She is
interested in being helpful and listening to students. She found out about the senate from Stephanie, and
Stephanie recommends Aimee to be a Senator-At-Large, as she is an excellent student who can handle the work
load. Aimee is also a nice person who has free time to commit. The senate approves Aimee’s appointment into
the senate by a unanimous vote of 12 yeas, and welcomes her!
Aimee is then sworn into the senate by President Achen.
B.
P.R. Materials
Info. / Action
D. Constantino
5 Minutes
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Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding the approval of $500.00 from the Programs Account to
purchase materials to be used by the Public Relations committee.
The budget committee supports the funding for materials including banners, cards and brochures that will be used for
the PR committee. Senator Steele moves to approve $500 from the Programs Account to purchase materials to be
used by the Public Relations committee, and Interclub Council Chair Sumano-Vargas seconds the motion. This
moves to discussion, at which time it was discussed the importance of including a Spanish sign for the Watsonville
campus. After this approval, there will be $3,199 remaining in this account. This item moves to vote, and is approved
by a vote of 13 yeas, 1 abstain.
C.
Emergency Support Fund
Info. / Action
J. Watkins
10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding transferring any remaining funds from the 71 Account to the
Emergency Support Fund at the end of the spring 2012 semester.
It will not be feasible to change the bank this group is currently using. This year, 85 people got the loans, and most
have paid them back. Only 2 people have used the grant program so far, and both are growing in popularity. This
proposal will transfer any leftover funds to go into this program. Legislative Representative Avila recommends putting
this into the grant portion, but other consensus was to put this into the revolving loan portion of the program. It is also
in discussion about putting a line item in the budget for this. Trustee Watkins moves to approve any remaining funds
from the 71 Account to be transferred to the revolving loan portion of the Emergency Support Fund at the end of the
spring, 2012 semester, and Senator Hunerberg seconds the motion. It is recommended to do the loan portion
because it is utilized by the most students, and because by increasing this amount more students can be helped out
right away, and possibly the maximum amount, which is currently $200, can be increased as well. There is practically
no default rate on this. This item moves to vote and is approved by a vote of 13 yeas, 1 abstain.
D.
Bylaws Revisions
Info. / Action
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding several bylaws revisions.
O. Chuiko
15 30 Minutes
Read thoroughly this portion of the minutes. The senate returned to this item at the end of the meeting, following the
Reports, to take final voting on these items. Those votes will be at the end of each bylaws revision statement, and
each will be separated by paragraphs. 9 votes will be required for 2/3.
Article I, C, 7: will now read: “Provide the ASCC Senate a current and accurate account assessment prior to the vote
on items involving ASCC senate monies.” And
Page 2, C, 8: will be added: “Provide the Senate an oral report of all current ASCC accounts (71, 72, 73) at the start
of each regular ASCC senate meeting during the treasurer’s report.”
Trustee Watkins moves to amend the above bylaw to read “71” account only, and it was seconded but then
immediately amended again. Treasurer Gomez moves to amend this bylaw to read “71 and 72” accounts, and
Trustee Watkins seconds the motion. The senate approves this amendment by a vote of 13 yeas. The bylaw will
now read: Page 2, C, 7: will now read: “Provide the ASCC Senate a current and accurate account assessment prior
to the vote on items involving ASCC senate monies.” And Page 2, C, 8: will be added: “Provide the Senate an oral
report of the current ASCC accounts (71, 72) at the start of each regular ASCC senate meeting during the treasurer’s
report.” The senate approves making this change in the bylaws by a vote of 13 yeas.
*Upon final re-vote, the senate approves this change by a vote of 12 yeas.
Article II, Section 2, 3: will now read: “Serve on at least one (1) internal ad-hoc, one (1) internal constant, one (1)
external ad-hoc or infrequent, and one (1) external constant committee.” Trustee Watkins moves to change this and
Senator Constantino seconds the motion. There is some disagreement about what ‘constant’ means, and also
differing opinions of whether this is necessary to be included in the bylaws. This change is not approved by the
senate by a vote of 2 yeas, 11 nays.
*This revision was not re-voted
Article VII, Section 2, B, 4: will be added: “The applicant who is currently serving as the executive officer of the ASCC
student senate cannot seek the same position in the executive office for the consecutive year.” This would be added
because we are a community college where most students are here for only 2 years, and we want to share the wealth
of leadership positions. Sharon does not like this idea, and thinks if you want to run again you should be able to.
Steven doesn’t agree with this as he thinks it will take away the competitive aspect. Stephanie likes this because it
can prevent dictatorship and Gaby agrees. This item would actually have to go into our constitution and not the
bylaws if we are serious about adding it. This item is called to question by Legislative Representative Avila and
seconded by Vice President Chuikko. The senate has a vote of 8 yeas, 5 nays to go to vote, and a vote of 9 yeas, 5
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Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
nays to approve this bylaw change. When this item was first discussed, the President stated this item was “approved
by a vote of 9 yeas, 5 nays.” However, later in the meeting it was determined that 2/3 vote would be required for
bylaws changes, and the senate re-voted on the item.
*Upon final re-vote, the Senate does not approve this revision with a vote of 6 yeas, 6 nays, 1 abstain to
accept the revision.
Article VII, Section 11, D: will be added: “Appeals of the decision of the election committee can be made by the
candidate in question to the full ASCC senate within one (1) week of the election committee’s decision.” This would
allow people to have rights, and we need to be open and democratic. No one wants to break consensus, so this
revision is approved.
*Upon final re-vote, the senate approves this revision by a vote of 12 yeas, 1 abstain.
Article VIII, Section 3, A, 3: will be added: “Add a records of all current ASCC accounts (71, 72, 73) shall be
presented at the start of each regular ASCC senate meeting during the Treasurer’s Report.” And
Article VIII, Section 3, A, 4: will be added: “Add a record of current funds shall be reported at the beginning of each
ASCC senate agenda item in which funds are being requested.”
*Upon final re-vote, the senate approves this revision by a vote of 13 yeas.
Article XVI, Section 2, H: will be added: “Have a monthly meeting with their mentee during which they discuss the
mentees progress, involvement, and understanding with regards to all aspects of the ASCC student senate.” And
Article XVI, Section 2, I: will be added: “Make themselves available to answer any and all mentee questions or direct
them to the appropriate source for an answer.” And
Article XVI, Section 2, J: will be added: “Meet with the mentee during the last two (2) weeks of the semester to review
their work during the preceding semester and prepare them for the subsequent semester.” And
Article XVI, Section 2, K: will be added: “Address the Executive Board regarding the fulfillment of these duties, the
progress of the mentee, and any issues that arise that would compromise the working relationship of mentor and
mentee.”
*Upon final re-vote, the senate approved the addition of H, I, and K to the bylaws. This was approved by a
vote of 13 yeas.
Senator Steele moves to reconsider the vote for the time-limits for the executive board officers, and Senator Culver
seconds the motion. It was discussed that regardless of the position, the person will continue getting a valuable
experience by being involved in other positions.
Interclub Council Chair Sumano-Vargas moves to extend time by 5 minutes, and Senator Davies seconds the
motion. Senator Petrillo amends the main motion to extend time by 15 minutes, and Senator Davies seconds the
motion. Time is extended by 15 minutes by a vote of 10 yeas, 3 nays.
Heated discussion about bias, emotions and feelings involved in the term-limits went on, but many senators
expressed their disappointment that the conversation continued to seem personal. Sesario advised the senate that
the bylaws can be easily overturned by the next senate, and again mentioned that it is the constitution that gives it
strength. He advised the senate to write an amendment to the constitution if this is something you would like to see
happen. Sesario also advised the senate that future senates could do the same thing and amend it if they don’t like it,
so to end the conversation, move to a vote and move on. Legislative Representative Avila calls this item to
question and Senator Davies seconds the motion. The senate does not approve reconsidering this vote, with a vote
of 4 yeas, 9 nays in favor of reconsidering.
The senate took a vote on all of the revisions, which was called to question by Senator Steele and seconded by
Senator Culver. This vote was 9 yeas, 5 nays.
Senator Davies moves to go to recess for 10 minutes, and Interclub Council Chair Sumano-Vargas seconds the
motion. The meeting is called to recess by a vote of 10 yeas, 3 nays.
The meeting is called back to order at 4:42pm.
E.
Next Year’s Student Senate Budget Review
Info. / Action
J. Gomez
20 30 Minutes
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding the Student Senate budget for next year.
$2000 has been added to the ID card supply. Guest speakers lecture series has been lowered to $2000. Programs
will now be lowered to $34,500. The Pino Alto gift card line will be removed. The Elections line will be reduced to
$2000. The scholarship direct will be increased to $15,000 and the music, drama and dance lines will all be
decreased to $1000 each. The scholarship endowment will be increased to $15,000 and the Indirect line will be
Student Senate MINUTES 3/22/12-4
Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
reduced to $15,540. Culture Events will be decreased to $8000. The CWSF line will now be $30,000. The ICC will be
reduced to $19,500. Any issues with music, drama and dance departments will be worked out after the reductions
have been made. Some senators were very disappointed about the decrease in the music, drama and dance
departments. This decrease will reduce the Student Activity card discount to $2 instead of $3 for performances.
Legislative Representative Avila moves to amend the music, drama and dance portions of the budget to read
$1500 each, and Senator Constantino seconds the motion. This $1500 will come from the Programs Account.
There will be the bus pass money left over in March or April to be reallocated. It is important to recognize that some
classes require students attend these performances for class credit. This was called to question and seconded, and
approved to vote by a vote of 13 yeas. The motion is to add $500 to each line of music, drama and dance
departments, and take the overall $1500 from the Programs Account, thus reducing it to $33,000. This motion is
passed by a vote of 8 yeas, 5 nays.
A member of the public spoke to express concern of keeping all of the cultural funding.
Trustee Watkins moves to approve the budget for the 71 account for the 2012-2013 school year, and Vice
President Chuikko seconds the motion. This is unanimously approved with a vote of 14 yeas.
Senator Petrillo moves to approve the budget for the 72 account for the 2012-2012 school year, and Senator
Davies seconds the motion. This is unanimously approved with a vote of 14 yeas.
For the 73 account, the Student Activities coordination will be $43,212, and Grounds and Maintenance will be
$41,693. In addition, The Dean of Student Services will be $17,527, Supplies will be $20,000 and Equipment will be
$20,000. Some projects for next year including renovating the cafeteria. Trustee Watkins moves to put $600,000
into the Capitola Outlay Building account, and Interclub Council Chair Sumano-Vargas seconds the
motion. Sesario advises the senate not to approve this without details, as auditors will come back and
look for justifications. It is moved and seconded to extend time by five minutes, and approved by a vote
of 8 yeas, 3 nays. Dennis will arrange a meeting with Jo and Flor will confirm later when this will be, at
which they will discuss what is wanted to be done in the cafeteria. It was advised to consider putting this
on the ballot to see if it passes, spend it. Legislative Representative Avila likes the ballot idea, as this
money has been saved for many years and it is important to see how people feel about spending it.
Trustee Watkins moves to amend the motion by increasing the Capital Outlay building improvements
account to $680,000, then it was amended to bring the total to $285,000 and seconded by Interclub
Council Chair Sumano-Vargas. The senate approves the Capital Outlay building improvements account
totaling $285,000, by a vote of 8 yeas, 3 nays, 2 abstain.
Senator Steele moves to approve the budget for the 73 account for the 2012-2013 school year, and Senator
Hunerberg seconds the motion. The motion fails by a vote of 4 yeas, 8 nays, and this account will be brought back
next week. According to President Achen, next week will be the last time to approve this budget before the deadline
of April 6, 2012.
F.
I.C.C. Budget
Info. / Discuss.
I. Sumano-Vargas 10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion regarding the Inter-Club Council’s budget.
Some clubs paid back loans they owed, and some money that has not yet been spent was approved. Ivan is looking
into this to determine why the money wasn’t spent. There was a rollover of $7000 from last year that wasn’t spent.
Sesario commended Ivan for serving as chair and treasurer of the ICC. The ICC account rolls over its balance the
same way the student senate does, and since we are doing the funding, we could request at the end of the year that
the leftovers go into our own account if we wanted too. Please be advised if you do that you may be pushing them to
spend it all, as they have been much more conservative than the senate has been. 14 inactive clubs will have some
income too.
G. Social Justice Conference
Info. / Discuss
L. Hunerberg
5 Minutes
This item is up for discussion regarding the upcoming Social Justice Conference and the involvement of senators.
Please keep your calendars cleared for Saturday, April 21st, from 9-3pm. There will be a special program afterwards if
you would like to attend. Laura has been in contact with Jackie Long and other people in charge, and we did
unanimously vote to approve this. If you are unable to volunteer you should speak with Laura. The volunteer meeting
is this Tuesday at 2:15pm, room TBA. Discussion of organizing the community fair and soliciting donations will
happen at that time. Darwin and Laura have agreed to oversee the cover design contest, and Sharon is doing the
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Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
ceremony for that, and will be awarding prizes and awards. This will be in the horticulture center and not many people
know where that is. Sarah will be doing a breakout session as well.
H.
VIII.
Probationary Hearing for Joseph Gomez
Info. / Action
30 Minutes
Legislative Representative Avila moves to reject the consideration of this motion with no discussion, and Senator
Steele seconds the motion. This item is objectively stricken by a vote of 8 yeas, 3 nays.
Committee Reports
3 minutes per committee
SCCCC is the 4th Grade experience that will be on May 11th. 2,246 fourth grade students and their chaperones will be
here. Laura will be meeting with Dennis soon about this, and much help is needed!
Thanks to the budget committee for their hard work.
The cafeteria committee will meet next Friday at 2pm.
SAC will meet tomorrow in SAC EAST from 12:30-1pm. It will be a short meeting and will start promptly on time.
The Faculty Senate meets Tuesday at 3pm in the Sesnon House.
Sharon and Joseph went with Sesario to 4 junior colleges to check out the applicants for the new food service. Tomorrow
there will be a meeting at 8:30am to consider a final recommendation that will be presented to the cabinet.
The Governing Board will meet the first Monday of April. If you have anything you would like to bring up, let Joseph
Watkins know if you have any point of view you would like addressed.
****Trustee Watkins moves to reconsider the bylaws, and approve them individually, and Senator Petrillo
seconds the motion. This would require a 2/3 vote for each bylaw consideration. The senate approves this by a
vote of 8 yeas, 5 nays. The senate will return to the bylaws following the remainder of the reports.
IX.
Delta Representative Report (absent)
5 minutes
X.
Reports (Every other name is Bold for Easy Reading)
Executive Officers, Senators, Advisers report on Senate Activities.
3 minutes ea.
A.
Executive Officers
President: Charlotte Achen no report
Vice President: Oleksii Chuiko I believe we should go and do this individually; we need to respect the time of the
people who are doing this. Regardless of how you vote; it doesn’t matter. It’s about getting things done. Next week,
elections committee will meet up and next weekend the posters will be posted in the cafeteria and Watsonville
campuses as well. We will work with Darwin on the design. I am pleased we did not do the probation hearing- it is
unnecessary. Thank you for doing a great job, Sarah. Welcome Aimee
Treasurer: Joseph Gomez From now on I know you are voting on the bylaws thing for the treasurer to report
everything. I am going to bear with whatever you vote on.
Legislative Representative: Gaby Avila I want to say, the count does not have to match the individuals sitting at the
table- if the count doesn’t match, whatever- it looks bad but oh well. We obviously have strong feelings today- calling
to question when someone is talking is disrespectful. Let’s keep the meetings cordial and be friendly to each other. I
moved to change item H because I wanted the council to vote on it- also the item did not have a name. It is
necessary for the entire council to vote on these- when we have an item on the floor and we have questions, I want to
see the person on the floor to respond. It felt very personal when some questions were answered earlier. Let’s keep it
friendly and talk about ideas.
Student Trustee: Joseph Watkins She said what I wanted to- you shouldn’t be interrupting with a call to question
when somebody is speaking. I found it disrespectful and got angry. I don’t understand how when we make the ping
pong motions- the secretary has to write this stuff down and the secretary can’t keep up with us. We need to take this
into account- it’s disrespectful to her. The reason I got so angry into the bylaws- people spent so much work on this
and we threw it away- just get the job done. Let’s get our jobs done efficiently- try to take the personal things out.
We’re still doing great jobs. Congratulations Aimee. Kyle is doing a great job; he has his committees; he is on it. Let’s
get Aimee up to speed and get the year finished off well. Let’s continue to help and support each other
Inter-Club Council Chair: Ivan Sumano-Vargas Semillas did come to the ICC meeting yesterday- she said she
didn’t receive anything from the student senate about today’s meeting. Hopefully we can get her another time. Stars
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Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
is a new club chartered yesterday. A total of 24 clubs are chartered. There was approval for $90 for a digital card
reader that reads business cards and imports them into the computer- it was brought up by Occupy Cabrillo but can
be used for all clubs and groups.
Watsonville Representative: (Vacant)
Scotts Valley Representative: (Vacant)
B.
Senators-at-Large
Stephanie Petrillo Last week you approved $500 for Pre-Med- this event will be this Saturday, March 24th at the
Horticulture center from 11-3pm with free lunch and a free raffle. There will be a lecture series on physical and sexual
health. Tomorrow at the PR committee we will talk about the t-shirts; the meeting is at 1pm. Also- Sarah types
furiously away and I think I heard a note that she may no longer consider this position- we need to think about thatthe minutes are beautifully written and we shouldn’t take it for granted.
Laura Hunerberg Thank you Joseph for bringing back the bylaws- it was ridiculous we can’t get our stuff done. I did
spend a lot of time on this. We need to get our numbers straight. We should know our bylaws and our constitutionwe should not have all this craziness.
Sharon O’Connor no report
Darwin Constantino Welcome Aimee- you are crazy for joining at a time like this but what you get out of it is so
worth it. I will be giving you your binder and your desk key and all that stuff. As for PR- we are meeting tomorrow at
1pm right after SAC meeting to talk about banners, posters, advertising, postcards.
Chris Steele In the future, I would appreciate the bylaws to be emailed. I do read them and appreciate it when you
send them out so I can go over them. If I am not supporting things I am not going to throw it.
James Williams
Steven Culver Welcome Aimee
Sarah Davies Welcome Aimee. Kyle’s desk looks nice with the sign in sheet. The bylaws stuff is just a total
nightmare to me so please keep this in mind next time we discuss things like this.
Kyle Logan absent at this time
Aimee Colbert no report
C.
Advisors
5 minutes ea.
Sesario Escoto We invited Rebecca Garcia and she couldn’t come today. I sent you an email; she will come next
week. You have to be sensitive about gifts to public officials, and she is a public official- $100- it didn’t seem right.
You need to consider every time you ask- there is always a commission- when you make motions to approve thingsyou need to consider that. The motion will cover the fees for next week. Flor and I won’t be here because we are at
CCSSAA- you might not have an advisor but I will ask Dennis or Marjorie to sub for us next week but you might be on
our own. Good work on the budget- I know some budget items are controversial but the next senate might change
anyway. Social Justice volunteers- wow. Laura- I thank you for bringing this to my attention- I am surprised more of
you can’t find a Saturday available to volunteer. I sent an email from the sustainability council- the bottom line is that
they have done some really good work and they are helping us get to another level of this. I am a volunteer for this
and am the food boy- I don’t have time to do all of their requested things. It’s not just about the Social Justice
conference- every single event we cater they want to look into . Everything we do with catering. I am going to meet
with them- a lot of what they are saying we can do, but I can’t do it all- so If I back out, that is a whole- they are
seeing it as a fundraiser. The fax machine is here- what are you doing with it? Food service committee- we went to all
these colleges and you should see the cafeterias ! OMG! You should see these places! Joseph took pictures and will
have them next meeting- if you are serious about term limits, put it in your constitution-- tweak it.
Flor Chacòn- I get emails all the time- just got one from Dan- how many people responded to the testimonial? No
one wants to do this? He is desperate- there is still time so if you want to submit something, you can do so- more
people should do this! Stephanie did, great job! It is simple and takes only 2 minutes. Watsonville Monday at 11amfor furniture meeting- I am leaving at 10:30- if you want to have a say or opinion, let me know- if not, trust Joseph and
Sharon and myself. Good job!
XI.
Agenda Building
3 minutes
Library presentation on textbook reserve program by Georg Romero- the international scholarship- admin
recognition- documentary on Miss Representation- it is going to be screened at Cabrillo– Virtual Desktop update(tech presentation) – 400 to purchase an IPAD for student senate- bus pass proposal update-
XII.
Adjournment
6:08 pm
Student Senate Executive Meeting Agenda
(To be held after the Student Senate Meeting)
XIII.
Call to Order
A. Roll Call
Student Senate MINUTES 3/22/12-7
Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
President: Charlotte Achen- Present
Vice President: Oleksii Chuiko- Present
Treasurer: Joseph Gomez- Present
Trustee: Joseph Watkins- Absent
Legislative Representative: Gaby Avila- Present
Interclub Council Representative: Ivan Sumano-Vargas- Present
Scotts Valley Representative: Vacant
Watsonville Representative: Vacant
Advisors:
Flor Chacon- Present
Sesario Escoto- Present
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
Adoption of the Executive Agenda
Approval of the Executive Minutes
Regular Business
A.
Attendance from Last Meeting
Chris, Sharon, Joseph Gomez- all business related to senate, all excused
Alex- had dentist appointment- notified people- excused (medical)
5 Minutes
B.
Discussion of Meeting
30 Minutes
More respect needs to be shown during the meetings. There were side conversations during presentations today that
were disruptive. We have to be consistent with what we want. If this is hindering our progress we need to come up
with a plan to enforce it. It needs to be decided how serious this is and whether to take action on it. Motions and
seconds need to clearly be stated. The president or chair should restate the motion, and Sesario advises the
president make eye contact with the secretary after a motion has been called to ensure it has been recorded
properly. Abstentions will only be recorded if the voting person states “ I abstain.” Gaby liked that we did not go over
the last item, the probationary hearing for Joseph Gomez. She said there was a lot of discussion last week but that in
her opinion her questions had been answered. Steven said he was given adequate reasoning and was comfortable
with the response. It was discussed why so much time was spent discussing this last week to then have the item
stricken this week. It seems counterproductive and was frustrating to some people. There was an opportunity to
discuss these concerns, and the treasurer reported the reason he was waiting to give a report was because he was
waiting to put the information in from the purchase recs. Joseph Gomez states he was waiting for the actual spent
money to be reported to him so that he could provide an accurate report. He states that from now on he will add in
the approved monies and give us the remaining balances. It was then mentioned that by operating that way, the
treasurer would never be able to give us an accurate account until the summer. Sesario advised Joseph Gomez to
send this report out by email every time, and leave it up to the senators to read it. It may not be accurate, but it is
ongoing and should still be good information. If there is a committee, the whole committee can help with things.
Previously, the budget committee didn’t have much guidance as to how they could help, but now that they know the
treasurer needs the assistance, they can provide it.
C.
Appoint Mentors to New Senators
Aimee’s mentor will be Ivan.
5 Minutes
XVII.
Advisors Reports
5 Minutes ea.
Sesario Escoto James came in at the beginning of the meeting to say he had to get x-rays; he had an accident and
came to speak to me about it. Good work, keep going/
Flor Chacòn Today during the budget meeting, I was talking to Laura- apparently nobody knew about today’s event in the
quad- it was a women’s event. I don’t send you notices on these things- Laura asked why not send these to us- if you
want I can send you these notices, but I want you to talk about this first. I don’t want to hear that I shouldn’t be sending
them to you- it’s a lot of emails. If you want to know what is going on, let me know- and I will send you those emails, if not
think of another system- so you can know what’s going on in campus.
XVIII.
XIX.
Executive Agenda Requests
Adjournment
6:44 pm
Student Senate MINUTES 3/22/12-8