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: 20
Votes needed for simple
majority vote: 50% + 1 = 11
Votes needed for 2/3 majority: 13
Location:
Aptos Campus
6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA
SAC East, Room 225
Date and Time:
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Thursday, October 27 , 2011
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Student Senate Minutes
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The Cabrillo College Student Senate held a meeting on Thursday, October 27 , 2011, at 3:30pm. This meeting was held at the Aptos
Campus. These are the minutes reflective of that meeting.
Item
X
A1
Item
X
A2
Item
Motion
Yeas
Nays
Abstains
Result
7
12
0
Not
passed
Yeas
Nays
Abstains
Result
15
4
0
Passed
Yeas
Nays
Abstains
Result
17
1
0
Passed
Yeas
Nays
Abstains
Result
16
2
0
Passed
Motion to approve the added position of Emissary to the Student Senate. The Emissary
would be defined by Article II- Section 4: Duties and Responsibilities of Delta High School
Representatives. Discussion of adding Section 4: Duties and responsibilities of the ASCC
Student Senate Emissary: ASCC Student Senate Emissary shall: 1. Be an assistant to the
ASCC Student Senates business, events, errands etc., 2. Act as the official conduit between
the ASCC Senate and Cabrillo College student community, 3. Have access to the student
senate resources on all campuses. 4, Become familiar with all ASCC forms, procedures,
and all aspects of the student senate budget, 5. Not hold an executive office in a club.
Motion
Motion to approve the amended bylaws to read as follows: Article V: Section 1. Item CFailure to attend a paid slot at a senate conference without replacement or excusal by the
senate shall constitute as two (2) absences and a $50 fee. Senator will be put on probation
until the fee will be paid.
Motion
XA
Motion to approve $1,000.00 from the Programs Account for the Running Start event at the
end of the Spring semester. This money will go towards snacks for the high school students
as well as a lunch for all those a part of the running start event.
Item
Motion
XC
Motion to approve $1500.00 from the 73 account for the initial startup costs, including
purchase, of a popcorn machine that can be used by both the Senate and Clubs on campus
as an affordable and sustainable option for snacks at our events.
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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
I.
Call to Order at 3:06pm
A. Roll Call
Executive Officers
Vice President: Oleksii Chuiko-Present (left at 5:12pm)
Treasurer: Joseph Gomez-Present
Legislative Representative: Gaby Avila-Present
ICC Chair: Ivan Sumano-Vargas-Present
President: Charlotte Achen-Present
Trustee: Joseph Watkins-Present
Watsonville Representative: Joshua Riparetti-Present
Scotts Valley Representative:Stephen Venegas-Present-Tardy:3:12pm
Senators-At-Large
Stephanie Petrillo-Present
Sharon O‟Connor-Present
Arthur O‟Reilly-Present-Tardy 3:07pm
Chris Steele-Present (left at 5:57pm)
Sage Goncharoff- Present (left at 5:51pm)
Laura Hunerberg- Present
Kathybelle Barlow-Present
Darwin Constantino-Present
Jennifer Venegas-Present-Tardy 3:12pm
Jesse Collins-Present
James Williams-Present-Tardy 3:28pm(left at 5:51pm)
Summer Maiorino- Present
Advisors
Sesario Escoto-Present-Tardy 3:21pm
Flor Chacon- Present-Tardy 3:17pm
II.
Positive Mindset Exercise
III.
Adoption of the Agenda
3 minutes
Items IX C, X E, X G, X I are tabled. The agenda is approved by a vote of 15 yeas, 0 nays, 1 abstain.
IV.
Approval of the Minutes
3 minutes
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A. October 20 , 2011
The Minutes from October 20, 2011 were approved unanimously with a vote of 16 yeas.
V.
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.
Ofelia Gomez from Adaptive Physical Education program was present to thank the senate ahead of time for contacting
Mitzy Witzik. Ofelia asked that senators thank Mitzy personally for her approval to receive more safety equipment,
including 10 flotation devices and updates to the womens locker room. Please contact Mitzy at 831-479-6576.
VI.
Announcements
5 Minutes
Tonight at 6:30pm at the Horticulture building is the first archaeology night that is open to the public.
This weekend and next the Outdoor Club is going spelunking. They are also hosting a beach cleanup next weekend on
Saturday from 9-noon at KSCO radio station. They will also have music and other fun things happening there.
Tonight there is a Occupy meeting at 9pm at the clock tower. There will also be vigils at 7pm to pray for the guy who was
Shot at the Oakland protest.
VII.
Committee Reports
3 minutes per committee
Halloween is Monday! Please remember what you volunteered to do.
The Student Learning Outcome meeting was yesterday. They are trying to determine what students have learned in their
classes.
The Thanksgiving committee has ordered hats and scarves to be raffled off during the dinner.
VIII.
Special Items
A.
2 Minutes
Safety Training!
Info. / Discussion
65 minutes
Harry Bidleman, the Director of Public Safety training at Cabrillo presented information relating to disaster
preparedness. He is the former disaster preparedness police officer for the city and has been doing training for faculty
and staff. Usually he has presentations every other Friday for two hours twice a day. The faculty is required to help in
emergency situations on campus and being prepared will provide a better chance to succeed. You should be
prepared at home for an emergency as well, and be able to be self-sufficient for 72 hours. Consider having items in
your car as well, including a first aid kit, walking shoes, personal hygiene items. Personal hygiene is often overlooked.
You are encouraged to text “Cabrillo” to 253-788. This sends a text to “Alert-U,” which will contact you via text in case
of an emergency or alert on campus. Also, you are encouraged to visit www.cabrillo.edu/internal/emergency and view
the “Shooter on Campus” video. The video is about thirty minutes long and offers very useful tips for preparedness. If
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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
you can think of other ways to communicate besides two way radios, and fire alarms, please feel free to contact Harry
as the school is always looking of ways to increase their alertness on campus. There are helpful manuals in each
classroom that provide some checklists in case of emergencies. In addition, there is a binder for the evening campus
administrator to look at that provides checklists to help aid in the event of a disaster at night. This book is still is
progress and will be distributed at the December meeting to administrators. There is an electronic lock override that
can be purchased for about $5,000 that will provide the ability to lock and unlock the doors in the SAC East building.
As for terms: Lockdown will be implemented in the event that there is a potential threat, but business can continue as
usual. The term Code Red Lockdown means there is an active shooter on campus and you are asked to lock the
doors, remain inside, draw the blinds and try to remain non-visible to people passing by. The first Friday of the month
is the safety committee meeting at 8am. You can contact Harry at habidlem@cabrillo.edu or call 831-479-5042.
IX.
Old Business
A.
Bylaws Revisions
Info. / Action
O. Chuiko
20 Minutes
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding the approval of several bylaws changes.
Article II- Section 4: Duties and Responsibilities of Delta High School Representatives. Discussion of adding Section
4: Duties and responsibilities of the ASCC Student Senate Emissary: ASCC Student Senate Emissary shall: 1. Be an
assistant to the ASCC Student Senates business, events, errands etc., 2. Act as the official conduit between the
ASCC Senate and Cabrillo College student community, 3. Have access to the student senate resources on all
campuses. 4, Become familiar with all ASCC forms, procedures, and all aspects of the student senate budget, 5. Not
hold an executive office in a club.
We have a lot of people interested in being a part of the senate but are unable to hold a senate position; this program
will allow us to teach these people and work with them so that if they are interested in joining the senate in the future,
they would already have training and knowledge. It was discussed whether these Emissaries could sit in for
committee attendance, and whether they should have access to student senate resources. Also, senate members
were curious if we would have a way to stop a person from holding the position. These details could be discussed at
the next bylaws meeting if there is interest in putting this position in place. Trustee Watkins moves to approve the
position of the student senate Emissary in the senate and Senator Constantino seconds the motion, and it moves to
discussion. It‟s about being active members in the community and incorporating and inviting all of the student body to
join. Treasurer Gomez moves to extend time by 5 minutes and the motion was seconded. Time was extended by a
vote of 9 yeas, 5 nays, 1 abstain. This item is called to vote for approving section 4. The motion fails with a vote of 7
yeas, 12 nays.
Article V: Section 1. Item C- Failure to attend a paid slot at a senate conference without replacement or excusal by
the senate shall constitute as two (2) absences and a $50 fee. Senator will be put on probation until the fee will be
paid.
This item we are adding the $50 fee to. Senator Barlow moves to approve the accepted amendments to section C NS
Senator Petrillo seconds the motion and it goes to vote. The motion is approved with a vote of 15 yeas, 4 nays, 0
abstains.
Article VI- Section 2: Item I- The candidate receiving the “most votes” now will be “Majority vote of the standing
senate shall” be appointed to the sought office. In the case of a tie, the President shall cast the tie-breaking vote. This
allows the option to not elect a candidate if there were multiple people running and no one was selected by the
majority. Time ran out so this discussion ended.
B.
Committee Assignments
Info. / Discuss.
O. Chuiko
20 Minutes
There are still Ad Hoc positions available. For example, the Second Harvest holiday food drive: if you don‟t have an
ad hoc committee we could use your help with this so talk to Sharon and get on her list to get involved. Also, the
March in March and the Elections committee also need help. It is your own responsibility to ensure that you are on all
3 committees- Ad Hoc, External, and Internal, as required to be a senator.Once the Committee list has been updated,
a new copy will be put in the drop box. Please remember to send your written reports to Vice President Chuiko every
month, as many have not turned any in yet, and Monday the month ends!
C.
Reusable Bag Initiative
Info. / Action
G. Avila
5 Minutes
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding the approval of $500.00 from the ____ Account to support
the reusable bag initiative being started by the bookstore to sell reusable bags at a discounted rate, with the senate
logo on the bags.
This item was tabled.
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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
D.
X.
Occupy Wall Street at Cabrillo
Info. / Action
S. Maiorino
10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding starting an “Occupy Wall Street” here at Cabrillo
Senator Maiorino held the first general assembly today and 75 new people joined bringing their total to 108 people
who want to participate. They are trying to become a club to become official and would like to have a 24 hour Occupy
assuming they can get administration on their side.
New Business
A.
Running Start
Info. / Action
I. Sumano – Vargas
10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding the approval of $1,000.00 from the _____ Account for the
Running Start event at the end of the Spring semester. This money will go towards snacks for the high school
students as well as a lunch for all those a part of the running start event.
ICC Chair Sumano-Vargas moves to approve $1000 from the Programs account for the Running Start event at the
end of the Spring semester, and Senator Hunerberg seconds the motion and it moves into discussion. It was
discussed to consider trying to have better attendance this year. In addition, the food quality was poor last year so the
amount the group is asking for has increased in hopes that better food can be provided. Unfortunately we are unable
to host this event at Watsonville or Scotts Valley because we don‟t have enough staff to send them to other locations.
This item goes to vote and is approved by a vote of 17 yeas, 1 nay, and 0 abstains
B.
Supplies for Scotts Valley
Info. / Action
S. Venegas
10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding the approval of $500.00 from the ____ Account so that
supplies such as a printer, pencil sharpener and electronic stapler can be purchased for the Scotts Valley Center.
Senator Venegas spoke to a math teacher and the coordinator for the faculty and staff of Scotts Valley and their for
how much this will cost yet, and tabled this item until those figures are in, which should be next week.
C.
Purchasing Popcorn Machine
Info. / Action
S. O’Connor
10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding the approval of $1500.00 from the ___ Account to purchase
a popcorn machine that can be used by both the Senate and Clubs on campus as an affordable and sustainable
option for snacks at our events.
This was brought up by the Food committee. They already asked the cafeteria to purchase it and it was declined. It
goes along with our sustainability resolution that we passed and is a healthier snack option. Discussion occurred
about whether we could rent the machine to clubs and whether doing so would be a good investment. Popcorn is a
cheap snack. Senator Barlow moves to approve $1500 from the 73 account to purchase a popcorn machine that can
be used by both the Senate and Clubs on campus as an affordable and sustainable option for snacks at our events
and Treasurer Gomez seconds the motion and it moves to discussion. It was discussed considering allowing only
organic popcorn to be purchased in bulk, and whether we would make a decision to require use of certain popcorn. It
was also discussed that a cleaning checklist should be created for each time a club rents out the machine to ensure
that it is cleaned thoroughly after each use. It is recommended to amend the statement to include „other starup costs‟
and President Achen moves to approve the amendment. Senator Barlow seconds the motion and it moves to
discussion. Startup costs mean initial purchases for everything to get started including start up popcorn. We can
determine rental costs in the future. The amendment of changing the action to state “The approval of $1500 from the
73 account for the initial startup costs, including purchase, of a popcorn machine that can be used by both the Senate
and Clubs on campus as an affordable and sustainable option for snacks at our events” has been approved by a vote
of 17 yeas, 1 nay, and 0 abstains. The main motion is also voted upon, and is approved with a vote of 16 yeas, 2
nays, 0 abstains.
D.
Additional Fall G.A. Attendees
Info. / Discuss. / Action
K. Barlow
10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding the approval of $1000.00 from the ___ Account so that
more senators can attend the Fall General Assembly, given that those going in the spring will not be able to switch at
the last minute because it requires flying there and plane ticket names cannot be switched.
Due to this being located in Northern California, we don‟t have to pay excess travel fees for this conference. We
already have hotel rooms, and we can add 3 more people to each room at no cost. The money requested would
cover food expenses and conference costs. There is also an opportunity to be an observer, where you are able to
participate but not as much as if you were registered. Senator Barlow moves to approve $1000 from the Student Rep
Fee Account so that more senators can attend the Fall General Assembly, given that those going in the spring will not
be able to switch at the last minute because it requires flying there and plane ticket names cannot be switched.
Discussion occurred and included stating that October 21 was the last day for early registration. The Senate was
advised that they were notified of this event repeatedly and that Sesario will not be adding anymore registrations or
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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
adding additional people to any of the hotel rooms. It was also discussed that it is not recommended to send too
many people because it is hard to pay attention with more people. Sesario stated that he hopes you will support him
and please know that he is not trying to be rude and unreasonable. Both him and Flor work incredibly hard for you,
but please understand that not everyone gets to go to these events. This is only right over the hill and if you really
want to go then drive yourself over there and be an observer- it‟s about being prepared ahead of time. We haven‟t
picked the people for the next one in the spring so if you are interested let us know. We can only pick three more
people. President Achen moves to end the discussion and Trustee Gomez seconded the motion. By a vote of 13
yeas, 2 nays, 0 abstains the discussion is ended.
E.
SSCCC Presentation
Info. / Discuss.
G. Avila
This item is up for discussion regarding the Student Senate for California Community Colleges.
This item was tabled.
F.
I.C.C. Budget Review
Info. / Discuss.
I. Sumano – Vargas
5 Minutes
This item is up for discussion on the Inter-Club Councils Budget.
The budget is 33,581.45 and we have a proposed $31,819.95 after proposed spending. Also, the Sustainability
Council paid back their $1,000.00 loan.
G. Bike Racks
Info. / Discuss.
C. Steele
This item is up for discussion regarding the bike racks on all campuses.
This item was removed from the agenda.
XI.
10 Minutes
10 Minutes
H.
C.W.S.G. Presentation
Info. / Discuss.
J. Gomez
25 Minutes
This item is up for discussion regarding the College Wide Support Grants.
42 grants were looked over and we granted 30 proposals worth $34,400.00. This includes grants for 1)Biology
Department, $1500.00 (NAS- three grants of $500 each), 2) Safety Committee, $1225.00 for banners for safety tips,
3) C&ESS, $1500.00, 4) HASS, $3988.80 (three grants), 5) HAWK, $4250.60 (three grants), 5)MUSIC department,
$1454.76, 6) NAS, $6779.90, 7) FTTW, $1500.00, 8)VAPA department $10,959.55 (eight grants), 9) Watsonville
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Center $1,098.08. November 17 we will be awarding the faculty awards and our meeting may be cut short.
I.
Senator Mentoring
Info. / Discuss.
J. Watkins
10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion regarding the possibility of having veteran senators mentoring new senators.
This item was removed from the agenda.
J.
CCCSAA Experience
Info. / Discuss.
C. Achen
15 Minutes
What is your legacy, what can you do to help others? Never doubt your intuition and never push back ideas that you
have. You never know where those ideas will take you. A student leader is just one who holds a position- a leading
student is involved, has influence and connects with the students on their campus. As a senator, it‟s not about
yourself, it‟s about the team and those you serve. Power is only given when those you lead respect you. Let‟s respect
and empower each other. The best way for senators to be involved with their constituents is to have an office like we
do. It‟s not about if you are going to make a difference, it‟s about what type of a difference are you going to make.
Everyone seemed to learn a lot from the CCCSAA event and found the workshops beneficial.
K.
Goals Review
Info. / Discuss.
C. Achen
15 Minutes
This item is up for discussion regarding reviewing the goals we set during the summer.
Have we been doing our goals? Have we completed our goals to the extent that we expected to this far into the
school year? Participating, emailing and communication are good. Support the bookstore- no implementations yet but
it is in the works. Textbook alternatives have been discussed. Promote student awareness with senate- most people
seem to be talking to their classes and such to communicate. Make students aware- wear your shirts!! Have more
advertising about the senate across all campuses, promote student activity card at all events. We have not had any
meetings outside yet. Have senators bring their buddies to a senate meeting- no one has really been doing this- lets
everyone try this next meeting to bring someone else, in addition to Rose and Carter. Operate ASCC senate more
efficiently and effectiviley- we have been updating bylaws and will review and evaluate goals in the winter. We need
to follow our goals more and need to focus on coming prepared. To be active and participate- email is getting better,
being prepared for the meetings needs to be improved and committee attendance needs to improve.We also need to
work on arriving on time.
Reports (Every other name is Bold for Easy Reading)
Executive Officers, Senators, Advisers report on Senate Activities.
A.
3 minutes ea.
Executive Officers
President: Charlotte Achen- Halloween is Monday. We are only as strong as our weakest member.
Vice President: Oleksii Chuiko absent
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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
Treasurer: Joseph Gomez- Thank you Darwin, thank you thanksgiving committee. After thanksgiving I will put full
focus on the cafeteria.
Legislative Representative: Gaby Avila- I was amazed that some of us were not assigned committees and that
some of us have not read the bylaws half way through the semester. In my opinion the executive members have
been very open so please come up to me or the executives if you need any assistance or anything. We might have
some answers to what you are looking for. Please keep it cordial when we make points or talk in the meetings- tone
of voice and gestures we make say a lot. We are all bias in our own but let‟s try to keep the motions out of it and lets
try to keep our emotions out of this. Point of privilege- you may only interrupt if necessary- it‟s if you need to use the
restroom or something; not to get food or something. Be respectful to the presenters- we are here to represent and
not for ourselves- also, “I move to” is the correct language. This is a report time; it is not to point people out!
Student Trustee: Joseph Watkins- Nice job Darwin-. As for the Committee assignments- we are not here to attack
one another- we are here to encourage one another to fulfill those assignments and assist those who aren‟t on a
committee. Also, I don‟t want to be bringing items to the senate that are not of interest and that have not been
discussed. I encourage the safety training in the classrooms- we are the leaders of the school and we need to lead
and tell our students what to do in case of an emergency.
Inter-Club Council Chair: Ivan Sumano-Vargas- ICC we just approved another club- Veterans center- and now
have 21 charted clubs so far. There is so much activity and it is awesome! There was a discussion that the majority of
the clubs is not liking the service provided from Taher so we voted on having Bhatki Yoga provide food at every other
meeting and finding other alternatives as well. I want to reiterate that researching things ahead of time is very
important and should be done before the meetingsWatsonville Representative: Joshua Riparetti I am sorry I wasn‟t here the last few weeks as I had some family
stuff going on I needed to attend to.
Scotts Valley Representative: Stephan Venegas- There is a lot of negativity but try to remain positive- take a few
minutes out of your day to hear or watch something positive.
B.
Senators-at-Large
Stephanie Petrillo- I think that it is apparent to all of us that things can get pretty intense around here- hopefully we
can be decent human beings to each other and consider peoples sensitivities. Please be considerate of each other
and remember that we are all passionate about the same things and that we all care about each other. I want to
commend Darwin on his poster.
Jennifer Venegas- Sorry for what happened with kathybelle. Darwin, you are the heart of this senate- it‟s very alive
in you and its awesome. My committees- I signed up for the legislative committee and I guess I am not on it anymore
and would like to talk to someone about that.
Sharon O’Connor - I will be in contact with some of you who showed interest earlier
Arthur O’Reilly- I have a PR committee meeting tomorrow at 2pm. Faculty senate is next Tuesday- everyone should
come.
Kathybelle Barlow - I was upset today that I had something on the agenda and got shot down during my
presentation when everyone saw it was on the agenda and no one spoke up earlier. I‟m not going to sign up for
things I am not going to show up for, which is why I wasn‟t able to sign up earlier for the event. I would appreciate it if
the advisors as well as the senators would read the agenda and if you have questions for the person sponsoring the
item, come to them or get informed if you need to.I enjoy being on this senate but am upset about this.
Darwin Constantino- I wanted to show everyone something I made: a Student Senate poster, that represents
everyone. I know our meetings can get heavy and restless but this is to remind us that when we work together we do
awesome things and we have a good time. We need to continue to work hard together.
Chris Steele absent
Jesse Collins no report
Sage Goncharoff absent
James Williams absent
Laura Hunerberg no report
Summer Maiorino no report
C.
Advisors
5 minutes ea.
Sesario Escoto You are seeing something I am not seeing as an advisor- when I observe your behavior I do not see
the sensitivity. Human psychology is very intense- you are starting at the right level by speaking. I apologize
specifically Kathybelle as I felt the awkwardness and I cannot commit to coming to each of you if there is something
on the agenda that concerns me. You need to seek me- most of you do. I allow myself to be interrupted much of the
time- if my door is closed please respect that as I have other obligations too. I inspire with what you do and don‟t
mind working extended hours. The conference- with the presence of the mascot- this was a great idea! We are
considering having an activity for the mascots next year. Come see me if you have ideas on this. The idea of the
Emissary is really good and the qualifications should be established in the bylaws. Maybe the same as yours which
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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
isn‟t high: a 2.0 GPA and 5 units. Taher- new manager named Rick- they are expecting us to get the food ourselves
now. I want to suggest that they don‟t send forks and such and that you use your sustainable items you already have
here in the senate office as not all items are being returned. Flor and I visited Foothill college this week-it was
beautiful and their resources are fantastic. They have three businesses on campus owned by the student
government. If you have the time to visit another location you will find it incredibly inspiring. The temperature in here
reads 83 degrees- but the windows were closed because it was noisy. We should consider what is more important;
the sound or the heat?!
Flor Chacòn- First I want to apologize to Kathybelle- it was not that I did not support other students going. I am going
to give you every tool I have for you to be successful. If you wanted to come to the general assembly I provided you
the info to do what you needed to do to go, but then not everyone wanted to put in notice in advance. Last year we
could barely afford to go to the event, and if we could we would take all of you. I am sorry we can‟t take everyone.
Don‟t kill the messenger when he is coming to bring you stuff. When someone is brining you information from a
committee they are trying to represent a voice- don‟t attack the person presenting the information. Try to understand.
I am sure that Alex would have sent the bylaws ahead of time but no one asked him to do that. It would be easy for
him to do. If you are interested in something like that, let the person know ahead of time. If you want people to
respect you, learn to respect them too. You don‟t talk to each other with respect sometimes. Joking is not okay in my
book. Please be strictly professional to each other. The language for some of you is aggressive. Be kind, be peaceful,
and be gentle. It‟s not about the person- the person is trying to do something. It‟s about giving good, positive
feedback. Popcorn machine- if you charge the clubs you are charging yourselves- consider this and discuss itPlease we need more help for the Second Harvest food drive. We have only a month and a half to raise 40.000
pound of food and money! We need lots of help. Halloween is Monday, so dress up on Monday!
XII.
Agenda Building
3 minutes
Student advocacy program; survival barrel for scotts valley and Watsonville campuses; popcorn machine
popcorn; allocating funds for electronic door lock override;
XIII.
Adjournment
6:50 pm
Student Senate Executive Meeting Agenda
(To be held after the Student Senate Meeting)
XIV.
Call to Order at 7:00pm
A. Roll Call
Executive Officers
President: Charlotte Achen- Present
Vice President: Oleksii Chuiko- Absent
Treasurer: Joseph Gomez- Present
Trustee: Joseph Watkins- Present
Legislative Representative: Gaby Avila- Present
Watsonville Representative: Joshua Riparetti- Present
ICC Chair: Ivan Sumano-Vargas- Present
Scotts Valley Representative: Stephan Venegas- Present
Advisors
Sesario-Present
Flor-Present
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
Adoption of the Executive Agenda
Approval of the Executive Minutes
Regular Business
A.
Attendance from Last Two Meetings
10 Minutes
Oct 13: Alex was absent and although he is not present to discuss it, this was the week he had food poisoning. His
absensce is excused by a unanimous vote of 6 yeas.
Gaby‟s absence was excused by a vote of 5 yeas, 1 nay.
Arthur‟s absence was excused by a unanimous vote of 6 yeas.
Joshua was absent as well due to a family manner, and his absence was excused by a vote of 5 yeas, 1 nay.
Your advice is to email and inform Charlotte in the future if you are going to be absent. People have been having
issues getting through to Charlottes number- it is a woman voicemail- and it is not Charlotte, but she will look into
that.
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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
Oct 20: Kathybelle and Joshua were both absent due to midterms and preparation for CCCSAA. Both absences were
excused by votes of 3 yeas, 2 nays, 0 abstains.
B.
Discussion of Meeting
30 Minutes
Meeting went alright but here were times when people just got up and left the room without saying point of
privilege. There were side conversations. A suggestion might be to take a ten minute break in the middle of a
3 hour meeting. Also, you do have the right to motion for a recess. If the president will be calling someone
out on something, she should do the same for everyone. We shouldn’t be getting up in the middle of a
presentation to get food. We have been talking about mentoring and maybe we should approach those we
think may need the mentorship to see if we can assist. We should show some initiative. Sesario suggests we
reassess how we consider the ‘Point of Privilege’. Since there are so many people in the senate, it is
disruptive to call each person out. It was discussed whether this privilege will allow us to get food as well
and it was also discussed whether we should have a ten minute break in the middle. The board also talked
about having the food brought earlier so that senators can eat before the meeting and about setting a break
at 5pm. You will not be able to get food during a point of privilege. You can acknowledge the VP or president
for ‘Point of Privilege’ to use the restroom- just make eye contact and motion that you are going. W should
consider biodegradable fork use to keep down the noise. If you are late you need to get your food before
walking into the meeting room. Just a reminder- you are the role models- so don’t forget to do these things
yourselves!-
C.
Update on Senator Rubric
This item has been tabled.
20 Minutes
XVIII.
Advisors Reports
5 Minutes ea.
Sesario Escoto- Gaby, let’s talk about the Brown Act and determine the violations, to be sure we are on the same
page.
Flor Chacòn- I want to join the Brown Act conversation. I have a problem with senators that become part of the
senate and then they have a class that ends after 3 and they come late, or they have a class at 6 and they have to
leave early. Your current meeting schedules are obviously conflicting and I don’t know if you want to move your
meetings to Fridays. Work something out where you can decide whether you will allow people to be in the senate
if they are unable to attend the entire meetings; either change the time so it is more convenient or be more strict,
like next semester there is no excuses or something. Be more consistent- as an advisor- I really try to help and I
do make mistakes so I apologize for that. I do want to support you but if you want my opinion you must ask me
‘what is your opinion on this’ otherwise I will just provide you as much as I can to make you successful. I will
never say ‘don’t put this on the agenda’ as that is not my place. You are all doing great things and I appreciate
every one of you. Come to Sesario or myself if you need to be in contact with Taher as we will be in contact with
them ourselves from now on.
XIX.
Executive Agenda Requests
Enforcement of bylaws attendance;
Adjourned at 7:42pm
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