ASCC Minutes
3:00PM, Room 1804
Sesnon House, Aptos Campus
22nd September, 2005
I. Organizational Items
1.) Call to Order/Roll Call @ 3:02 recess until secretary's arrival resumes 3:07
Voting Members:
Leflora
David
Nicole
Melissa
Christina late (3:11)
Mario
Dawn
Shannon
Chris
Chante
Jason
William
Luz
James
Sesario
Gabe
Lysette late 3:15
1.1) Approval of the agenda
Dawn submits a motion to approve the agenda for Thursday, September 22nd
seconded by Melissa, motion passes unanimously.
Voting Members Needed for Quorum (1/2+1): 9
Voting Members Needed to Pass Budgets/Bylaws (2/3): 11
2.) Approval of the Minutes
i.)Motion to approve minutes from September 1st submitted by Nicole, seconded
by Dawn. motion carries.
ii.) Motion to approve minutes from September 8th submitted by James, seconded
by Dawn. Motion carries.
iii.)Leflora applies change to minutes from September 15th, seconded by Mario.
iv.)Nicole moves to approve minutes from September 15th, seconded by Shannon.
Motion carries.
II. Public Comments
3 minutes (each)
Jason on behalf of Kate Hartsell and Alice
1 minute
Student informed the senate that AB840 had passed and alerted senate to the abhorrent
parking situation.
Dick Strubbe, Health Care for All
3 minutes
Appealed to senate to endorse Senate Bill 840 and requested time to further explain the
bill and the organization, Health Care for All in an upcoming meeting
Anonymous Student
1 minute
Inquired of senate why wireless internet was no longer a service offered on campus.
Phillip
1 minute
Phillip announced his interest in student government at Cabrillo College and stayed for
the duration for the meeting to observe.
Megan/ Presented by Dawn
Inquired of the senate if it would be possible to reduce library late fees.
2 minutes
Tom
3 minutes
Asked if there were any positions open on the senate and how he should go about joining
the senate.
Ryan
Asked, “When can you petition for student senate?”
1 minute
III. President’s Report
3 minutes
The president reported her enjoyment of the recent retreat and expressed enthusiasm for
the current senate and the coming year.
IV. Review and Vote on Applications for New Senators
Mario move to vote on Ryan's application for senate second Shannon motion carries
unanimously.
Leflora swears in Ryan at 3:33pm
V. Action
1. Pictures
Lysette
5 minutes
Action on Pictures from Clique Photography for no more than $200 from the Programs
account.
Second Melissa
Motion carries unanimously
VI. Information
1. Office Supplies
Jason
3 minutes
Discussion on what we need in the way of office supplies
The senate has acquired a post office box and has $800 for much needed office supplies.
Jason provided a handout detailing common supplies that may be needed
2. Printer
James
7 minutes
Discussion on what we want to do about our printer situation. Which printer do we want?
James presented four printer options ranging in price from $86-780. All print, scan, fax
and copy in color. Will be brought back as an action item for the next meeting.
3. Retreat Supplies
Leflora
2 minutes
Discussion on reimbursing Leflora for no more than $200 from the Student Rep Account
for supplies she purchased for the retreat.
Will be an action item next week
4. Retreat Snacks
Sesario/Kristina
2 minutes
Discussion on reimbursing Kristina and/or Sesario for no more than $150 from the
Student Rep Account for transportation to the Presidential Summit.
Will be an action item next week
5. Presidential Summit
Sesario/Leflora
2 minutes
Discussion on the funds not exceeding $200 from the Student Rep Account for
transportation to the Presidential Summit.
Move to action item next week
6. Meeting Norms
Leflora
11 minutes
Discussion on creating meeting norms for ourselves
Suggestions for meeting norms:
No cell phone use during meeting
No text message use during meeting
No interruptions
No personal attacks
No irrelevant comments
Only pertinent note passing
No unnecessary repetition
Stay focused
No side conversations
Be professional, do your homework, wash your hands after you use the bathroom, sneeze
into your elbow
Pay attention/actively listens
Control ego
7. Office Norms and Jobs Lysette
24 minutes
Discussion on creating office norms and jobs that need to be done around the office.
Office is disheveled and unprofessional. To remedy this situation several jobs were
assigned to keep the office tidy and organized.
Jobs:
Fish feeding: dawn
Checking front office messages: Ryan
Check phone in back: Nicole
Leflora's phone: leflora
Entertainment screening: chante
Water: Melissa
Cleaning fridge: Mario
Office pick-up: lysette, Melissa
Printer upkeep: James
Thank you notes: all senate members will write thank you notes in addition to
{4:40
Motion for ten minutes recess
Lysette
Second Jason
4 against
Motion carries
Resumes 4:50}
8. Goal Setting
William/Mario
12 minutes
Continued discussion on Senate goal setting for the year. What do we want to get done?
What can we get done? What are you willing to commit to doing? What are we willing to
commit to getting done?
Senate decided to focus this academic year on achievement of the following goals:
Improving extracurricular activities
Educating student body about student senate and what they offer
Student senate election reform
9. Activities/Committees Leflora
45 minutes
Discussion on how people are doing with the committees they have now and other
committees/activities that still need our attention
Luz, Mario and Chris have been able to successfully contact their committees.
Shannon will join Christina’s committee and Chante will join the safety committee.
Newly formed committees:
Instructional Supports
Develops criteria for support
Allocates monies to school through instructional support grants
Meets end of September until the first week of November
Leflora, Mario, Jason (chair), David, Chris
Halloween
Organizes Halloween events
Melissa (chair), Mario, Shannon, Chante, Ryan, Christina
Thanksgiving Committee
Organizes thanksgiving events at the Aptos and Watsonville campus
Nicole (chair), Lysette, David, Shannon, Melissa, Chante, James, Mario
VII. Event Updates
VIII. Committee Reports
3 minutes
3 minutes (each)
Ad Hoc Committees
Carpool
No Report
Ryan
Internal Committees
SAC
Will meet next Monday or next Wednesday
Nicole
Budget
Will meet @3:00pm Monday
Melissa
Legislative
No report
Mario
Networking and Communications
Will meet next Tuesday (27th) or Thursday (29th)
Nicole
Constitution and By-laws
No report
David
Watsonville
No report
Kristina
ICC
William
Will meet on the 28th and 29th at the Fireside lounge 3:00pm
Campus Sustainability
David
Campus sustainability is working toward a composting program and implementing the
use of recycled paper at Cabrillo College.
External Committees
Need technical director AVP position
5 minutes
Faculty-Student meeting
Leflora
There have been minor changes made to the requirements of class curriculum
IX. Senator Reports
5:55-6:09
Nicole:
Retreat went well
Thank you lysette for photo
James thanks for printer info
Please get informed about printer
Welcome Ryan
Thanks Luz for the thank you ideas
Lysette:
Thanks leflora for assigning jobs
Still will make a cleaning committee
Happy to be goal oriented
Melissa:
Be timely, get me information
Shannon:
Welcome to new people
Enthusiastic for coming year
Excited for Halloween
Mario:
Difficult time contacting faculty
Movie night progress is coming along
Excited about Halloween
Wants more parties on campus
Wants to help get voter registration/info table
Chris:
Moving soon
Things are going well
Retreat is going well
Wants to discuss cell phone use
Chante:
Cleaning committee= awesome
Office will be totally sweet
Welcome Ryan and secretary
Jason:
No report
William:
I am submitting a report
3 minutes(each)
Cleaning committee - don't open refrigerator
Luz:
Welcome Ryan
Professor O'Brien offered class time to senate to discuss senate events
Ryan:
Looking forward to working with senate
Christina:
Got hives after retreat
Is anyone sick?
James:
Looking into costs of wireless net
Thank you everyone for great retreat
Have some ideas, excited about them
David:
Welcome Ryan and Chris
Disappointed about text messaging vote
Looking forward to coming year
Leflora:
We should be professional
I don't support text messaging
Retreat was excellent
Please fill out paperwork on time and give to Melissa
Campus sustainability meeting was fabulous
Everyone do your job
Bowling next Thursday after meeting?
X. Advisor Reports
3 minutes
Please fill out release forms for see saw conference
Get someone to maintain fish tank
School board will hear proposal to institute student health fee for all students
Students interested in wireless internet can contact the student senate, sesario, and
Please send me updated ASCC roster
Please make activity committees as strong as possible; they are an excellent service to the
committee
XI. Agenda Building
For next weeks meeting the following items will be scheduled into the agenda:
Action item printer
Information item - 5 minutes reform (in 2 minutes)
XII. Adjournment
The Meeting was adjourned at 6:14