Associated d Students o of Cabrillo Co ollege Aptos Cam pus, 6500 Soque el Dr., Aptos, CA A 95003 Wa atsonville Centerr: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA A 95076 Scotts S Valley Cen nter: 104 Whispe ering Pines Dr., S Scotts Valley, CA A 95066 Voice: 831.47 77.5677 Fax: 831.47 79.6172 http://w www.cabrillo.ed du/ascc Total on Roster: R 17 Votes needed for simple e majority vote: v 50% + 1 = 9 Votes needed for 2/3 ma ajority: 11 Location: L Apto os Campus 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, CA Sac S East Date a and Time: Thursday, JJuly 21st, 2011 1 3:00 pm m – 7:00 pm Studen nt Senate Minut es Item Motion Yeas Nays Ab bstains IX. A Move to approv M ve $500 from Graaduations Accou unt for sashes att graduation Move to change M e the funding sou urce for the STARS graduation reeimbursement ffrom Programs Accou P unt to Graduatio ons Account Move to approv M ve an additional $ $1,500 from Stu udent Representtation Account ffor funding the Sena f ate Retreat Move to approv M ve an additional $ $3,000 from Pro ograms Accountt for funding Weelcome Week W Move to approv M ve $7,000 from the Student Representation Acccount for attending the General Assemb G bly Move to approv M ve $80 from Proggrams Account tto pay for snackss during the finaal two summer Senate s meetings 11 1 1 10 0 3 13 0 0 13 0 0 12 0 1 8 4 1 X. B X. C X. D X. H X. I Item Motions Seconds IX. A Senator Pe etrillo Senator Barrlow X. B Senator Baarlow Senator Con nstantino X. C Vice Presid dent Chuiko Senator Barrlow X. D Senator Baarlow Senator Petters X. H Trustee Waatkins Vice Preside ent Chuiko X. I Senator Pe etrillo Vice Preside ent Chuiko I. er Call to Orde A. Roll Ca all Executtive Officers Presid dent: Charlotte e Achen -------------------------------- Present Vice Prresident: Olek kseii Chuiko -------------------------- Present Treasu urer: Jospeh Gomez G ---------------------------------- Absent Legisla ative Representative: Gaby Avila --------------- Absent Trustee: Joseph Wa atkins ----------------------------------- Present ICC Ch hair: Ivan Sum mano-Vargas ----------------------- Present Watson nville Represe entative: Josh hua Riparetti ------ Absent Scotts Valley Repres sentative: Ste ephan Venegas s - Present ors-at-Large Senato Stepha anie Petrillo -------------------- Present P Jerry Peters P ---------------------------- Present P Sharon n O’Connor --------------------- Present P Arthurr O’Reilly ------------------------- Present P Kathyb belle Barlow -------------------- Present P Darwin n Constantino o ----------------- Present P 1 Associated d Students o of Cabrillo Co ollege Aptos Cam pus, 6500 Soque el Dr., Aptos, CA A 95003 Wa atsonville Centerr: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA A 95076 Scotts S Valley Cen nter: 104 Whispe ering Pines Dr., S Scotts Valley, CA A 95066 Voice: 831.47 77.5677 Fax: 831.47 79.6172 http://w www.cabrillo.ed du/ascc Chris Steele S ---------------------------- Present P Jesse Collins --------------------------- Present P fer Venegas --------------------- Present P Jennife Meeting callled to order at 3:02 II. d: Something Someone Mig ght not Know About me is… … Whip around 5 sec. Each III. Adoption off the Agenda Trustee Wattkins Motioned tto approve the a agenda Vice Presiden nt Chuiko Secon nded Agenda apprroved (11 yea) 1 1 abstain (0 nayy) 3 minutes IV. V. Approval off the Minutes ch 3 minutes eac VI. A. June 16th , 2011 Sen nator Barlow motions to approve June 16th minnutes Sen nator Steele secconds mo otion carries B. July 7th, 2011 Public Comments m of the e public to addrress the Senate e on issues nott already appea aring This time is reserved for members on the agen nda. There will be a limit of fiv ve (5) minutes p per speaker. c No public comments VII. Committee Reports R minutes per co ommittee 3m Senate Retrreat Committee:: Movie chan nged to Waiting for Superman Next meetin ng on July 28th ffrom 1‐3pm Everyone ne eeds to check pe ersonal emails tto do the assessm ment. Please fill out assessment w worksheets hand ded out to everyyone ear from four peeople about food allergies and ppreferences. Senator Barrlow needs to he Bookstore C Committee: Talking abo out different sce enarios, and wheether or not to cchange anythingg this semester. Specifically disccussion about whether to add a café or prrint on demand.. Still in the proccess of deciding.. We can be invoolved in the disccussion regardin ng mand. We could d help pay for th he machine. print on dem Senator Barrlow suggests th hey could apply for college widee support grant.. They have a applied for gran nts but have not received them ffor various reassons. Trustee Wa atkins advises yyou speak to him m or Vice Preside ent Chuiko for m more information n. Senator Con nstantino says iff they do implem ment a café stud dents will be invvolved in running it. Welcome W Week committee e: 2 Associated d Students o of Cabrillo Co ollege Aptos Cam pus, 6500 Soque el Dr., Aptos, CA A 95003 Wa atsonville Centerr: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA A 95076 Scotts S Valley Cen nter: 104 Whispe ering Pines Dr., S Scotts Valley, CA A 95066 Voice: 831.47 77.5677 Fax: 831.47 79.6172 http://w www.cabrillo.ed du/ascc Welcome W Week will be Sep ptember 12th thrrough Septembeer 15th. Meeting tomorrow (Julyy 22nd) at 2:00p pm SAC Commiittee: Has been ca alling and emailling a lot of peop ple. It is going w well. Need to foccus on Watsonvville. Got Santa C Cruz Film Festiva al. Maybe Santta Cruz Skydivin ng. Working on SSanta Cruz Coun nty Fair. Difficultt for Senator Steeele to get arou und because he doesn’t havve a car. Might w work on thank yyou cards. Will send out anotheer doodle poll. T‐shirt Committee: Senator Pettrillo sent out em mails regarding design options and has examplles. Wants to diiscuss options to oday and choosee. Can get a 10% d discount if we ge et it tonight. Wee are using zazzlle. Bylaws Com mmittee: Bylaws com mmittee meeting g on august 10 a at 5:00pm Met this we eek with Charlottte and have som me interesting eedits to bylaws tthey want to pre resent to the sen nate on august 111th. CPC: Midyear red ductions expecte ed to occur. Cou uld use $700,000 0 to $1,000,000 to help balancee the budget. State could increase budge et. 3.4 million fro om the 5 million n budget reservee being used this is year to balancce budget. o have 6% student reduction cap p. Expected to Deficit for 1 12/13 expected tto be 6.5 million n. 12/13 budg get will be discusssed during our term so particip pation is essentiial. Next meetin ng probably on A August 3rd from m 2‐4pm. Point of info ormation (Vice P President Chuiko o): all chairs sho ould submit writtten reports to V Vice President C Chuiko (preferab bly) or to President Achen at the e end of each mon nth. Reports sho ould be approxim mately ½ page tto 1 page on pro ogress of commiittees. VIII. Old Busines ss A. Gradua ation Sashes Discussion / Possible e Action S. Petrillo 5 M Minutes This ite em is up for discussion and po ossible action rregarding the a approval of up tto $500 from th he Progra ams Account regarding r the purchase p of 20 graduation sasshes for the ’11 1-12 graduatess Senator Pettrillo moves to a approve $500 fro om graduation ffor sashes at graaduation Senator Barrlow seconds Some Senattors feel the sashes are unnecesssary, while others argue that tthey are importa ant for increasin ng Senate visibilllity. They also se erve as a small rreward for the w work of the Sena ate. It is noted tthat $500 dollarrs is a reasonablly small amountt, and similar or la argeer amountss are given to many clubs and g groups for their bbenefit. 11 yea 1 na ay 1 abstain motion carriees A. STARS S Graduation Dis scussion / Pos ssible Action G. Avila 5 Min nutes 3 Associated d Students o of Cabrillo Co ollege Aptos Cam pus, 6500 Soque el Dr., Aptos, CA A 95003 Wa atsonville Centerr: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA A 95076 Scotts S Valley Cen nter: 104 Whispe ering Pines Dr., S Scotts Valley, CA A 95066 Voice: 831.47 77.5677 Fax: 831.47 79.6172 http://w www.cabrillo.ed du/ascc This ite em is up for discussion and po ossible action rregarding chan nging the accou unt from which the $500.00 will be taken to the Graduation Account. I t was originallyy approved at o our last meeting g to m the Programs s Account. go from Senator Barrlow moves to cchange account ffrom programs to graduation. Senator Con nstantino seconds Advisor Esco oto states that iif this was from last year it wou uld be a moot pooint, but actuallly it is a reimburrsement so it wo ould be from thiss year. Says we should try not tto get stuck payiing for old businness which we a are doing by funding this. Vice Preside ent Chuiko calls to question Senator O'R Reilly seconds 12 yea 1 na ay C Call to question carries 10 yea 3 ab bstain M Main motion carrries B. Additio onal Funds for S.S. Retreat Discussion / Possible Ac ction F. Chac còn 5 Minutes s This ite em is up for discussion and po ossible action rregarding the a approval of up tto $1500 from the Studen nt Representation Account regarding the a additional fund ding for the Stud dent Senate Retreat. Vice Preside ent Chuiko move es to approve $1 1500. Senator Barrlow seconds Money is fo or paying for add ditional people to be able to go o to the retreat ((club members, students, anyon ne interested). N Not known how w many are interrested because A Advisor Chacòn is dealing with it (and she wass still absent at tthis point). If peo ople are not inte erested funds wiill not be used a and will be returrned. About 20 nnon senator mem mbers usually attend, and this w will provide for 30 spots. atkins calls to qu uestion Trustee Wa Senator Con nstantino seconds 13 yea ‐ una animous Call to question carries 13 yea ‐ una animous Main mo otion carries C. onal Funds for Welcome We eek Discuss sion / Possible e Action S. O’’Connor 5 Miinutes Additio This ite em is up for discussion and po ossible action rregarding the a approval of up tto $3000.00 fro om the Progra ams Account for f additional fu unds for Welco ome Week. Senator O'C Connor states th hat Representatiive Avila suggessted to ask for aadditional fundinng. Motion is fo or additional mo oney to act as a cusshion just so tha at it doesn’t beco ome necessary tto ask for emerggency funds lateer. Senator Barrlow moves to a approve $3,000. Senator Petters seconds Trustee Wa atkins states tha at we normally d don’t spend mucch on welcome w week, but any uunused funds willl be returned so o it is not worriso ome to approve m more. It is a greeat event. 4 Associated d Students o of Cabrillo Co ollege Aptos Cam pus, 6500 Soque el Dr., Aptos, CA A 95003 Wa atsonville Centerr: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA A 95076 Scotts S Valley Cen nter: 104 Whispe ering Pines Dr., S Scotts Valley, CA A 95066 Voice: 831.47 77.5677 Fax: 831.47 79.6172 http://w www.cabrillo.ed du/ascc 13 yea ‐ una animous Mo otion carries D. Thank You cards forr SAC Vendorrs Discussi on / Possible Action C. Stteele 5 Minuttes This ite em is up for discussion and po ossible action rregarding the a approval of up tto $___from the ____ Account A regard ding the purcha asing of Thank You Cards forr SAC Vendors. Point of info ormation (Vice P President Chuiko o): due to the Brrown Act we cann't have an item m where the amount is not stateed (blank check). Public must b be able to see a an amount. Trustee Wa atkins moves to m make this a discussion item. Senator Pettrillo seconds 13 yea ‐ una animous It is noted tthat this activityy can use discrettionary funds, an nd does not neeed to be discusseed before the fu ull Senate. E. T-Shirtts! Discussion / Possible Acti on S. Petrillo 10 Minutes s Senator Pettrillo would like everyone to fill out their T‐shirtt sizes. Point of info ormation (Vice P President Chuiko o): if you don’t kknow a funding amount you neeed, use a numb ber way over it a and bring it dow wn later. Senator Pettrillo states thatt the committee has come up w with some designns, and she displlays them. Please see SSenator Petrillo to see the optio ons Senator Con nstantino statess that the shirts probably should dn’t have the in dividual's positiion because possitions can change during the yyear. Senator Pettrillo moves to e extend time 5 miinutes ICC Chair Su umano‐Vargas sseconds 10 yeas 3 na ays Extensio on passed Informal vo otes for preferen nce: 0 people wa ant their names on it Block letterrs: a particular fo ont looks like ja ail style lettering g and is disliked ASCC or Cab brillo College: Sh hould say Cabrilllo College becau use many peoplle won’t know th the ASCC acronyym Advisor Esco oto states that h he likes 'your vo oice' etc. but thin nks it should goo further and sayy something likee 'talk to me'. Senator O'R Reilly wants to fi finish this in com mmittee. F. Printin ng of Photogra aphs Dis scussion / Pos ssible Action F. Chacon n 5 Minuttes This ite em is up for discussion and po ossible action rregarding the a approval of up tto $100.00 from m the ______ __ Account for the costs to prrint out photos tto be used as p promotional me eans in SAC East. 5 Associated d Students o of Cabrillo Co ollege Aptos Cam pus, 6500 Soque el Dr., Aptos, CA A 95003 Wa atsonville Centerr: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA A 95076 Scotts S Valley Cen nter: 104 Whispe ering Pines Dr., S Scotts Valley, CA A 95066 Voice: 831.47 77.5677 Fax: 831.47 79.6172 http://w www.cabrillo.ed du/ascc Vice Preside ent Chuiko move es to approve $1 100 from 73 fun nd (supplies accoount) Trustee Wa atkins seconds Advisor Cha acòn explains th hat we are taking pictures and w we need money to print them. TThey will be prin nted cheaply, bllack and white, with a small fra ame. They will bee put up in SAC East so that peoople can identifyy the Senators. atkins calls to qu uestion Trustee Wa Vice Preside ent Chuiko secon nds 13 yea ‐ una animous Call to question n carries 13 yea ‐ una animous Main motion ccarries al Assembly scussion / Pos ssible Action 5 Minu utes G. Genera Dis G. Avila This ite em is up for discussion and po ossible action rregarding the a approval of $7,0 000.00 from the Studen nt Representation Account for the Genera al Assembly. Trustee Wa atkins moves to a approve $7000 ffrom the Repressentation Accouunt for the Geneeral Assembly. Vice Preside ent Chuiko secon nds Advisor Esco oto explains tha at the State Stud dent Senate is a a state wide studdent senate reprresenting all com mmunity collegees. Representative Avila is ourr representative.. They have two o general assem mblies. One in thee fall, and one in n spring. One assembly iss in Northern Callifornia and the other is in Soutthern California.. These funds woould cover traveel for Representtative Avila, an ad dvisor, and one o or two studentss. More studentss can go to the N Northern Califorrnia convention because travel is cheaper. 12 yea 1 ab bstain Motion n carries H. Snacks s for Summer Meetings Discussion D /P Possible Actio n nutes G. Avila 5 Min This ite em is up for discussion and po ossible action rregarding the a approval of up tto $80.00 from the ___ Ac ccount for the tw wo remaining senate s meeting gs during the su ummer. Senator Pettrillo moves to a approve $80 from m Programs Acccount for food Vice Preside ent Chuiko secon nds Some Senattors felt this is u unnecessary, and d point out thatt the Senate has s gone all summer without snaccks. Concerning logistics, a SSenator will nee ed to go purchasse the snacks an nd later get reim mbursed. 8 yea ‐ 4 na ay ‐ 1 abstain Motion carriies Someone w will need to buy ffood I. Departtment Awards Disc cussion A. O’Reilly y 5 Minutes s This ite em is to discuss s the possibility y of having dep partment award ds, similar to th he award given by the Com mmunications Department. An A example of tthis would be a an award given to students wh ho comple ete X classes in n the English Division. D 6 Associated d Students o of Cabrillo Co ollege Aptos Cam pus, 6500 Soque el Dr., Aptos, CA A 95003 Wa atsonville Centerr: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA A 95076 Scotts S Valley Cen nter: 104 Whispe ering Pines Dr., S Scotts Valley, CA A 95066 Voice: 831.47 77.5677 Fax: 831.47 79.6172 http://w www.cabrillo.ed du/ascc Senator O'R Reilly bel ieves itt would be nice to have some kiind of award forr academics. It w would look good d on people’s reesumes and would h help them. Perh haps three to fou ur departments such as math, EEnglish, and perrhaps science an nd/or art. Trustee Wa atkins thinks it iss a good idea; th hinks Senator O''Reilly should coome back with m more informatio on and details Senator Colllins states that the senate wou uld need to havee the number of courses needed d for the award b be above number needed for p prerequisites off that major, or else a huge num mber of studentss would get the award (all Engllish majors get EEnglish award, etc.)) Senator Pettrillo thinks thatt perhaps they should write an eessay or somethhing similar. Senator Varrgas thinks the ssenate might wa ant to talk to deepartments aboout their opinionn on these award ds. Advisor Esco oto note that allmost all departtments already d do some kind off recognition sim milar to this. Senator Petters agrees it is g good idea to go o talk to the departments, and tthinks that awarrds are a good iincentive for stu udents. J. Chore Wheel Discussion D S. Petrrillo 10 Minute es em is up for the e discussion on n what jobs wou uld be placed o on the Chore W Wheel and the m means This ite of how we determine whom will be responsible r for each job. Picture big circle of cardboa ard with small a a circle on top. SSmall one spins. Inner circle hass names or sena ator 1,2,3,4, etc, and lines up witth list of jobs wrritten on the outtside circle. Trustee Wa atkins thinks it iss a great idea. T Thinks we should d just sign peoplle up, and not m make it random sso it is fair; if yo ou spin one person could get harde er jobs repeated dly. Also, peoplee could change th the wheel when no one was loo oking. Senator Petters suggests tha at perhaps we sshould have a co ontest to get firsst pick at jobs. Senator Pettrillo wonders if f maybe whatever job you get yyou have for a w week, and just rootate the wheel at each meeting g. Wants to ha ave twenty jobss and twenty nam mes. Maybe have a raffle and w whoever gets piicked gets to picck the job they w want. Perhaps peo ople could just sspin the wheel d during their officce hours until thhey get an unpiccked job. Senator Pettrillo believes th he problem is tha at the jobs aren't getting done;; we need some kind of incentivve. Senator Petters suggests we e could make it a competition in n order to motivvate people, or m make it a game or something. Whoever is doing a great jjob could get a p prize. President Achen suggests tthat Senator Pettrillo talk to Advvisor Escoto andd Advisor Chacònn, come up with h twenty jobs, an nd then bring iit back to the se enate. K. Office Time-Sheets Information 5M Minutes em is an inform mation item rega arding the fact that Office Tim me-Sheets are d due today. This ite President Achen would like e everyone to pleease fill out theiir time sheets. Point of info ormation (Vice P President Chuiko o): please emaill him the office ttime sheet. Trustee Wa atkins states tha at his will take awhile due to a cchanging scheduule. L. How to o Address Eac ch Other Information / D Discussion s 5 Minutes 7 Associated d Students o of Cabrillo Co ollege Aptos Cam pus, 6500 Soque el Dr., Aptos, CA A 95003 Wa atsonville Centerr: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA A 95076 Scotts S Valley Cen nter: 104 Whispe ering Pines Dr., S Scotts Valley, CA A 95066 Voice: 831.47 77.5677 Fax: 831.47 79.6172 http://w www.cabrillo.ed du/ascc This ite em is up for discussion on whether your pressident should a address senato ors by their firstt name or o by title and la ast name. President Achen states that it is difficult fo or her to addresss by last name aand title, and w wonders if we rea ally want that leevel of A number of Sen nators point out that it is importtant to have thaat level of forma ality in order to impress visitorss. It is formality. A suggested tthat everyone co ould have a pop psicle stick with ttheir position annd last name onn it, and raise it when they wan nt to speak. Sena ator Peters feelss popsicle sticks would look child dish and suggessts that having p pictures next to the names/titlees would make e them easier to o remember. Sen nator O'Connor suggests havingg name plaquess may help, but SSenator Petrillo o warns they may be difficultt to keep track o of or make visiblle. M. Calend dar for Fall Semester Information / D Discussion 10 Minuttes ave a Watsonvillle meeting oncee a month. President Achen states that we need to ha It is noted tthat we do not n need to meet in SScotts Valley. Senator Ste eele wonders how senators wou uld get there, an nd whether or noot people have 6:00pm classes they would misss. President Achen states that we would meeet as a group an nd go together. Senator O'R Reilly has a classs at 6:00pm and d rides his bike, sso wouldn’t be aable to go betw ween easily. Meeting sug ggested to be in n Watsonville sa ame week as weelcome week. Senator Con nstantino wonders if is this is a requirement in our bylaws. President Achen states that Watsonville is part of our cam mpus, and there were complaintts last year abou ut not doing it. Advisor Esco oto notes that itt is not required d, but it is a good d idea to give W Watsonville stud dents the opporttunity to attend senate mee etings. Senator Pettrillo notes that last year the senate only had tw wo meetings, annd there was noot a huge turnou ut. She believes the senate shou uld advertise the e meetings moree. Advisor Esco oto notes that tthe senate shoulldn't expect a biig turnout becauuse far fewer sttudents attend tthere. The point is to be able to ssay that the sena ate was there and was visible to all its constituuents. Senator Ste eele wonders how food would b be worked out. President Achen states that that would ha ave to be worked d out later whenn we deal with ffood. Senator Sum mano‐Vargas likkes the idea of a a Google calenda ar for meeting ddates rather tha an a printout. Senator Pettrillo thinks thatt maybe senatorrs should wear ttheir senate shirrts when they m meet in Watsonvville to be more vvisible. President Achen states that she will give everyone the calendar when it iss done, and it w will include senatte meetings, CPC C meetings, a and some other committee meeeting dates. N. e Goal Setting Senate Part 3 Discus ssion 30 Min nutes The thrree agreed up pon goal foci of o the Studentt Senate were addressed an nd early plann ning began.. Each goal ha ad three activiities to supporrt it, and each h activity had tthree steps to o 8 Associated d Students o of Cabrillo Co ollege Aptos Cam pus, 6500 Soque el Dr., Aptos, CA A 95003 Wa atsonville Centerr: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA A 95076 Scotts S Valley Cen nter: 104 Whispe ering Pines Dr., S Scotts Valley, CA A 95066 Voice: 831.47 77.5677 Fax: 831.47 79.6172 http://w www.cabrillo.ed du/ascc underttake. Each acttivity was also o given a spec cific senator to o coordinate a and oversee itts progre ess. Please contact presiden nt Achen for m more specific details. Photos werre taken one by one while the SSenate proceede ed with reports. IX. Reports (Every other name e is Bold for Ea asy Reading) Executive Officers, O Senato ors, Advisers and a Committeess report on Sen nate Activities. 3 minutes e ea. A. Executtive Officers President: Charlotte e Achen egularly. Senatee computers are here for you if yyou don’t have access at home. Please fill out tthe Please checck your emails re assessmentts. Don’t forget tthe retreat is on nly one month away. There havve been some chhanges in the sen nate area, such as appreciation walls. Augustt board meeting will be on the 1 1st at 6pm. Thinngs you need to do before retrea at: online assesssment; paper assesssment; field trip p form; pack you ur stuff; come to o SAC east on thhe 19th at noon; we will be leaviing at 12:30. B. Senato ors-at-Large Stephanie Petrillo: ommend Senator Steele for doin ng a tremendouss job with the saac committee. W Will be altering tt‐shirts slightly. Will wants to co send email with the options. Please reply w with your opinio on; If you don’t rreply they will juust order the t‐sshirts and you w will have to wea ar it. Jerry Pete ers: Can help Se enator Steele with transportatio on needs regard ding SAC committtee. Sharon O’’Connor: welcome co ommittee meetin ng tomorrow att 2:00 pm. Wantts to thank Presiident Achen for r all the hard wo ork she is doing. ors 5 minutes ea. Adviso Sesario o Escoto Previous seccretary had veryy nice proceduree of putting actiion items on fronnt of minutes. TThere have been n problems in th he past with losing track of action iitems and financial orders, lead ding to serious ffinancial ramificcations. C. Ask Sesario any questions yyou have about the pilot bus pa ass program, whhich would savee students 20% o on monthly passses. Sesario's off ffice staff care about the senatee and want to trry to operate a ccampus food bannk. Second Harvvest food bank iis willing to acccept us as parttners. They woulld accept food fr from students annd faculty. Theyy may need supp port from the stu udent senate and or AGS. President Achen has been d doing unprecedeented work, and d far more than has been done in the past. Thee organization h has been very g good, and as sen nators you shoulld build on that by reading all m material and beiing prepared. Seesario commend ds the senate for m meeting during the summer mo ore than previou us senates have.. The SEESAW W conference is a leadership con nference that w will be held in Sann Jose; won’t neeed to pay for aiirfare. There aree usually arou und 70 colleges and 500‐600 stu udents there. It is a great placee to network and d a good experieence, with greatt workshops on leadership skkills. Keynote sp peakers and enteertainment will l be there as welll. It requires a ffull weekend; Frriday noon. The senate can send ten tto twelve studennts. It is around d midterms so bee careful when afternoon tto Sunday aftern attending. Regi considering g committing to istration is expeensive so make ssure you will go.. Regarding b bus pass program: Must be careeful about who buys them becaause if someonee with one unit b buys one they w won't be using it p primarily to go tto class, and it iss simply underm mining the metroo system. Pass is is proposed on m metro board to g go up to $65 (will be voted on at the September 15 meeting). Peerhaps the progrram should starrt with a twelve unit minimum sso that 9 Associated d Students o of Cabrillo Co ollege Aptos Cam pus, 6500 Soque el Dr., Aptos, CA A 95003 Wa atsonville Centerr: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA A 95076 Scotts S Valley Cen nter: 104 Whispe ering Pines Dr., S Scotts Valley, CA A 95066 Voice: 831.47 77.5677 Fax: 831.47 79.6172 http://w www.cabrillo.ed du/ascc Advisor Esco oto’s office will be able to hand dle demand; nott sure how popuular the program m will be. If mon ney is approved, 150 passes will b be purchased. Senator Barrlow suggested that perhaps th he senate should d purchase manny passes beforee prices may be raised on Sept 115th. Advisor Esco oto notes that w we can only acceept cash for the passes becausee we don’t have a way to handlle checks/credit cards. The old program died beca ause SC Metro w wouldn’t do a flat fee for the sem mester pass. Cab brillo couldn’t predict how mucch students wo ould ride so it re esulted in big deeficits. If the pilo ot works Advisorr Escoto wants tto go back to SC C Metro to try an nd negotiate a a flat fee for a se emester pass. Please put a action item on a agenda for sena ators to volunteeer to help with tthe food bank. Flor Chacòn Wants to th hank President A Achen for voluntteering and help ping her with a llot of things durring the summeer. Says she is wonderful a and excellent, an nd has been doiing tremendous work. She has bbeen doing manny many little th hings that will reeally help out. Meeting ad djourned at 5:35 5. E Mee eting Minutes Student Senate Executive X. Call to Orde er A. Roll Ca all No quorrum, so unofficiial meeting Senatorr Barlow felt theere were too ma any call to questtion motions. hat the senate d doesn't want to fall into habit oof voting twice o on every item ( o once Advisorr Escoto warns th to question, once to mo otion); want to m move forward eefficiently and m mind the time. Senatorr Sumano‐Varga as notes that askking specificallyy for rebuttal ressponses limits w who can respond d. Senatorr Collins notes th hat it is harder tto participate w while taking minuutes. 10