ASCC Agenda
3:00 PM, Sesnon House Rm 1804
16th of March 2006
While this location is considered accessible to those with ambulatory difficulties, the Associated Students of Cabrillo College hope to
encourage full participation in student government and advocacy. If we can provide you with disability-related modification or
accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services than would facilitate your attendance at our meetings, please call Nicki or Alta at
Disabled Student Program and Services, at 479-6379. Requests should be made as early as possible, though on-campus transportation can be
called for at any time
I.
ORGANIZATIONAL ITEMS
1.
Call to Order/Roll call 3:03
James (4:00)
David
Daniel
Chris
Shannon
Chante
John
Laura
Tom
Tom
Mil
Ryan (3:07)
2.
3.
II.
Voting members:
12
Voting members needed for quorum (1/2 +1):
7
Votes needed to pass budgets/bylaws (2/3): 8
Approval of the Agenda
Motion to add information item 8 Constitution and Bylaws
Motion carries Unanimously
Motion to add information item 9 Ballot Initiative
Motion carries unanimously
Motion to add information item 10 entertainment center
Motion carries unanimously
Approval of the Minutes
Motion to approve minutes from march 2nd and 9th
1 abstention
Motion carries
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Justin
Wants to organize a project to get skateboard lockers built on campus
5 Minutes (each)
Secretary of OLA club
OLA is requesting $2,000 to put on OLA Graduation on May 13th
III.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
15 minutes
1. Committees (4:10-4:47)
James
A review of external and internal committee assignments.
2. Parliamentary Procedure (3:48 - 4:10)
A fun and user-friendly review of the rules that keep us from talking whenever we want, but also the meetings from lasting until 2
AM.
IV.
x
V.
Joel
Presentations tabled until James’ arrival
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
REVIEW AND VOTE ON APPLICATIONS FOR NEW SENATORS
Major: business
Career plans: uncertain
Currently Taking: 12 units
Units at Watsonville: none
Time Availability: 10 hours a week
Employment: pending
Other: served in Iraq war, moved to Santa Cruz from Wisconsin, potential candidate for 2006/2007 term
Daniel moves to appoint Joel Leatherman ASCC senator second by John
Motion carries unanimously
Sworn in @ 3:19pm
Exec board positions
Trustee
Daniel nom Chante
Tom nom Cris
Tom
Cris would like to be trustee
I am “on the ball” and
Has been on the senate since the beginning of the year
“I think I would do a good job”
Chante
Hi! I am very responsible and I have a lot of dedication and passion
I am here on Mondays
Nicki was a good friend of mine
And so I know what the board has been working on already
I’m done
Tom
I haven’t been here that long
They have more experience than me
Maybe they would make better student trustees than I would
I know the president
It would be an honor and I would love to do it but I do not know if I am as qualified as these other candidates
James: I appreciate your running tom even though you haven’t been here that long
James: are all of you going to be able to make the Monday meetings or tell me if you cannot
All: yes
Daniel: Chante, why do you feel that you would be best suited for this position
Chante: I have the determination and the time and I’m ready to move up I am dedicated. I want to contribute more since this is my last semester
here.
Mil: what have you contributed so far on the Watsonville committee
Chante: I have updated the office and helped with club week. I am helping with the master plan. It will be done hopefully by 2007. I’m also
helping with publicity.
James: I have a question…no I don’t
Joel: what makes you better than the other candidates
Tom: I know the president and I am very passionate about representing students and I think I would do a good job at talking to the members of
the board - I don’t think I would be as good as them though
Cris: a lot of people expected me to go after this. I don’t think I’m better than chante. I think chante could do at least a good a job as me.
Chante: if I want something done and to be heard I will do it. I have to get my way. Nicki had told me about this over a month ago so she also
prepared me for this position should I take it.
James: would any of you consider running next year?
Cris: yes
Daniel: what is your favorite joke?
Cris: the steering your nuts one - that was funny?
James: do any of you know the trustees?
Cris: not outside of the retreat
Chante: I’ve met dr. king a few times
James: do any of you have anything specific you want to happen?
Chante: more classes here and at Watsonville. Advertisement for classes that are only offered certain semesters.
Cris: lowering fees. Enrollment is down, fees need to go down.
Tom: lowering fees. Improving finals week.
John move to a vote with a secret ballot second by David
Motion carries
Chante is Trustee
Leg rep
Tom nominates Ryan
Daniel nominates Tom
Tom : I love legislation that’s all I’m going to say. I think that this would be an extremely valuable position representing students at the statewide
level. And I think it’s a big deal and being able to do this would be an honor. But I haven’t had the experience that Ryan has.
Ryan: a movement is afoot. It’s going to be great to see the statewide student senate become a working body. I’m interested in seeing more
cooperating between UCs and CSUs and community colleges.
Joel: have you ever picked a girl over your guitar?
Ryan: no
Tom: I’m going to have to admit…yes. But I’ve changed.
John: could you summarize your past political activism experience
Ryan: the student senate before that I was involved with campus activism. Never with this kind of budget before
Tom: in high school I was student body president - I’ve been to some marches but nothing other than this
David: are you confident in your transportation?
Tom: I get a car next week
Ryan: yes I can make it to all the meetings
Tom: I was part of the green schools program lowering greenhouse emissions at schools.
James: do either of you want to take a position on automatic student voter registration, model e or any of the candidates for governor?
Ryan: I’m definitely for the ballot initiative and I will be helping as much as I can. I do have a few qualms regarding model e. particularly that
there are only 5 executive positions for the entire state. I definitely am to the left of the dial.
James: do you have any thoughts about the candidates? Are you for Arnold or are you a girly man?
Ryan: I’m a girly man
Tom: I don’t feel he’s a qualified candidate for governor. I haven’t had time to review model e. I’m for the ballot initiative. I don’t declare any
party I lean to the left because I’ve never really supported any conservative candidates. And I don’t like what the administration is doing now but
I’m open and I think it’s important to represent the voice of the students of Cabrillo and not just my own voice.
James: are you considering running for leg rep next year?
Ryan: yes
Daniel motion to vote second Joel
Motion carries
James motion second Daniel that it’s a secret ballot.
Motion carries
Ryan is leg rep
VI.
ACTION ITEMS
1. Latino/a Graduation
James
7 minutes
Action on request to approve no more then $2,000 from the programs account to pay for this year’s annual Latino/a graduation, (which is open to
all graduating students), organized by OLA (Organization of Latin Americans), which honors the accomplishments of our outstanding Latino/a
scholars for their achievements and contributions to the Cabrillo community.
Ryan: how much in programs?’
Daniel: 3,000 approx.
Tom motions to approve no more tan $2,000 from the programs account to pay for this years annual Latino/a graduation
Shannon: they’re already raised more than 2,000 which is more than any other organization has come in with
Daniel motions second by tom to amend to 1500
3 in favor
Mil: 1500 is reasonable. They can work hard and earn the extra 500 dollars
Tom: they’ve already raised over 50 percent I think maybe a loan for the 500 you don’t wan to grant because they’ve raised so much other own
Mil: this is a good cause - Dolores Huerta is speaking and it’s a great thing for our students
Daniel: yes, they have done an excellent job but we still don’t have very much money
Shannon: we don’t have a lot of money but they’ve worked really hard all year. It’s a really good cause, we’ve thrown away money at less.
Chante: we’ve funded this for so many years we can’t just not fund it
Tom: I think this is one of the highest priorities for programs that we put on
All in favor of amending the main motion to 1500
1 in favor
Motion fails
Motion to amend to 1500 and 500 as loan to be paid back by end of April second mil
Cris: that’ snot a long time
Shannon: an they’re planning an event so that’s a lot of work to do all at the same time
Gabe: they won’t take a loan because they’re fundraising for cinco de mayo
Ryan rescinds amendment
Cris amends motion to no more than 1700 dollars second mil
4 in favor
Motion carries 5 4 with 2 abstentions
Cris moves to approve no more than 1700 second tom
Mil: I think this is a good common ground because of concerns with the budgets so I think this is fair
Chante: if we fully fund this they might not have to ask for money for cinco de mayo
Tom moves to previous question
1 abstention
Motion carries
5 in favor
6 against
Motion fails
Chante motions to approve no more than $2000 from programs second Shannon
1 opposed
Motion carries
2. Transfer Lunch
James
5 minutes
Action on request from transfer center/student services to approve no more then $500 from the programs account to pay for the annual transfer
lunch which is the only way students who transfer but do not graduate are honored for their accomplishments.
Tom : I’m one of the students who will not be recognized by the regular graduation
Daniel: I’m one of those students too but I also think it should go down
Laura: does anybody know how many students are included in this
Mil: approx 400 students will transfer 75 expected attendance
Daniel motion to amend to 450 in an effort to save money
Motion dies for lack of second
Mil: these transfer students did work just as hard as students who graduate so this is our opportunity to give something to these students
John: I think this is an important thing I’m sorry I’m going to have to miss it
Tom moves to approve no more than $500 from programs second tom to go to transfer lunch
1 against
Motion carries
Ryan
5 minutes
3. Endorsement of AIDE Callout
Action on endorsement of the callout presented by AIDE (Aid in Defense of Education).
AIDE is a statewide network founded in January 2004. They have presented the AIDE Callout as a statement of solidarity for direct action. They
are calling for day of action on April 26 2006 which would roll back fee increases and budget cuts and uphold prop 98 approved in 1996 in
addition to taxing the top 1% to rebuild educational system.
John moves to approve Endorsement of AIDE Callout second by Tom
John: I think we should unanimously support this and maybe hold a rally. But for now just endorse this
James: I like all of the aims. I worry that it may have a noticeably partisan tone and also the rhetoric of class warfare. I think protesting fee
increases is good and I think we should focus on advocating only where it affects students. I don’t like the idea of walk-outs. But I don’t get to
vote.
Tom: is this the last version?
Ryan: yes. It’s important to remember that class struggle does exist. For example, the yacht tax. There’s a loophole where you don’t pay taxes on
certain luxury items.
Ryan: I’m not enthusiastic about walkouts. I’d prefer a campus-wide email calling for teachers to discuss issues in education or some kind of
rally.
Joel: do we do flyers, here?
James: yes.
Laura: if we endorse this, what does that mean?
Daniel: we support the document.
David motions for a roll call vote
David no
Mil yes
Tom yes
Tom yes
Joel yes
Ryan yes
Larua yes
John yes
Chatne yes
Shanon yes
Cris no
Daniel no
9 to 3 endorse AIDE callout
Motion Carries
VII. INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Laptop for Wireless Technician
Chris
5 minutes
Information on possible purchase of a laptop for our new wireless technician.
We don’t need anything huge just have wireless and xp pro and minimum requirements to run xp pro
Cost around 800 from the student center account which has 700,000 dollars
Tom: what does he need a computer for?
Cris: to test the network and give students accounts
Tom: so he could get by with a wifi finder
2. Running Start
Mil
5 minutes
Information on the running start program.
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For high school seniors to come to Cabrillo and get orientation about Cabrillo and enrollment. It’s in may 19 . Usually 800 to 1,000 students
every year. Running start is asking for 500 from the programs account to pay for food, and other expenses. Cost breakdown next week.
3. Info on Newsletter
Chante
5 minutes
Information about the creation of a newsletter from the chairperson of our networking and communications committee.
To save money we’re going to do our own newsletter. I want it to be more fun, fresh and exciting. It would advertise our spending and events we
put on and other events in the senate. I want the first newsletter out before elections.
4. Info on Awards Plaques
Gabe
Info on creating awards plaques to give out at graduation recognizing outstanding achievements.
Back as action item next week
5 minutes
5. Info on Online Elections
David
5 minutes
Information about using the power of the “internet” to conduct student elections from the chair of our elections committee.
Rough estimate 500-600 dollars can come from student rep
Might be an information item next week
Will be advertising online elections in addition to on campus elections
6. Info on Office Policy
Discussion about office use policies.
Tom S
5 minutes
Motion daniel seond Shannon motion to recess 7 minutes
david motion to amend to 4 minutes second mil
Motion carries
7. Info on Statewide Student Senate Model E
James
7 Minutes
Discussion of proposed model for the statewide student senate. We will have a vote which the President casts on behalf of Cabrillo about whether
or not to approve this model. Item has been listed
Statewide student senate will be an official body that will represent all colleges in California. There will be regional and at large representatives.
One regional representative and one representative from each college. Regional meetings as often as necessary. Statewide student senate meets
bi-yearly. The president does have a lot of power in this model which was part of the problem with calsacc.
Cris: what happens if we vote this down?
James: it goes back to the drawing board.
All of the meetings will be transmitted via webcast.
James: we’re not going to do a resolution I just want to know where you are as senators on this
James: show of hands who votes to approve this unofficially
Joel no
Tom abstain
Tom no
Mil abstain
Daniel yes
David yes
James yes
Cris no
Shannon no
Chante yes
John yes
Laura abstain
Ryan no
8. withdrawn
9. withdrawn
10. Entertainment Center
Mil
$600 is needed to purchase a surround sound system and DVD player for clubs
Back as action item next week
EVENT UPDATES
x minutes
3 Minutes
Transfer fair and OLA taco sale on the 22nd March
VIII.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
3 Minutes
AD HOC COMMITTEES
Carpool
no
Ryan
INTERNAL
SAC
no
James?
Budget
no
Daniel
Legislative
Hello. Talk to me.
James?
Networking and Communications
no
Chante
Constitution & By-laws
no
David
Watsonville
no
Chante
I.C.C.
Mill
Latina Leadership just got back from their conference and I heard that they learned a lot from the speakers and plan to do a lot more around
campus and that they raised 300-400 selling tamales last week.
Campus Sustainability
Went to campus earth summit and got a lot of good ideas
David/Ryan
Wireless Internet
Authentication server that we bought has not been given back to us by the company we bought it from
Cris
Elections
meeting next Tuesday
David
EXTERNAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Daniel CPC meeting
Ballot initiative that will take tuition costs from 26 to 20 dollars per unit
Will vote on donating money for campaign
Need 2,000 approx to get this on ballot
Will have to do signature gathering
Need volunteer signature gatherers
Will be an information item next week
VIII.
SENATOR REPORTS
Cris
Party tomorrow my house (nighttime)
Chante
St. Patrick’s day party april first
John
Email me your schedule
My favorite Irish toast:
3 Minutes (Each)
When we drink we get drunk
When we get drunk we fall asleep
When we fall asleep we commit no sin
So lets all get drunk and go to heaven!
Ryan
Joel
I’m the new guy.
Tom
I feel awful.
Mil
I had a big psych midterm and club week are done
I’m happier now
Daniel
I’m exhausted
Some of you have heard this
Why did the elephant paint his toenails red?
So he could hide in the strawberry patch.
David
I’m literally exhausted - not by jokes.
Thanks Cris for cleaning up the office
Looking forward to St. Patrick’s day
James
Welcome new executive board members
Welcome Joel
IX.
ADVISOR REPORTS
Gabe
Thanks for cleaning up the office
It was a good meeting
3 Minutes (Each)
X.
AGENDA BUILDING
Just send me an email and I’ll put in on the agenda
XI.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:42pm
XIII.
EXECUTIVE MEETING
1
Directly Following the Regular Meeting
Organizational Items
i. Call to Order 6:45pm
ii. Roll Call
James
Daniel
David
Mil
Chante
Ryan
iii. Approval of the Minutes
iv. Voting Members:
v. Voting Members needed for quorum:
5
3
Daniel moves to approve minutes from prior meetings second Mil
Motion Carries
2.
Public Comments
5 Minutes (Each)
John
Want to start a re-entry committee at Cabrillo and reinstate re-entry program at Cabrillo and get ASCC candidates
from re-entry students.
3.
David moves to approve the re-entry ad-hoc committee second Chante
Motion carries unanimously
James appoints John head of committee
Action
i. Discussion of future duties
ii. Meeting review
How did the meeting go? Anything else we want to talk about?
4.
Officers’ reports
David
can’t wait to go home
Mil
I’m starving
Ryan
I’m late for class
3 Minutes (Each)
5.
Advisors’ reports
3 Minutes (Each)
6.
Agenda Building
7.
Adjournment
Adjourned at 6:50pm