Minutes
3:00 PM, Room 1804
March 30, 2006
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I.
ORGANIZATIONAL ITEMS
1.
Call to Order/Roll call @ 3:02 pm
Voting members:
ASCC President James Unger
Vice President David Stearns (3:04 p.m.)
Treasurer Daniel
Legislative Representative -Ryan Kaplan
Student Trustee Chante Santana
Student Senator John Doherty
Student Senator Joel
Student Senator Tom Short
Student Senator Cris Vasilev
Student Senator Allison Maxon
Student Senator Shannon Welch
Student Senator Lysette Marshman
Advisors- Gabe Gutierrez, Sesario Escoto
Late Members:
Inter-Club Council Chair Mil Alba (3:15 p.m.)
Voting members needed for quorum (1/2 +1):
Votes needed to pass budgets/bylaws (2/3):
2.
Approval of the Agenda
Request to add Information Item #7- Trustee Conference- to Agenda
Motion by Santana, Seconded by Shannon
Motion Passes
Request to add Information Item #8 –Digital PicturesMotion to Approve Agenda by Unger, seconded by Tom
Motion passes
3.
Approval of the Minutes
Motion to approve minutes from March 23, 2006. Motion seconded by Kaplan.
Motion passes
II.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for those wishing to address the Student Senate on any matter. No
action will be taken. If needed, the item will be placed on the agenda of a future meeting.
Student Jason Pineda: opposes Bill HR 4437, desires that the Senate draft a resolution
against the bill.
Advisor Gabe Gutierrez: Cabrillo Health Services be holding an event to around Sexual Violence
Awareness Month which is in April. They will possibly request $300 for event prizes for the upcoming
“Chalk It Up” event.
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III.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
1. David Stearns- Elections Committee
David: There is a month to go before ASCC students elections take place. Elections take place
May 1- May 4, 2006. There is a booth list. The ninth week of school is next week. The committee is
reviewing the possibility of having a music ensemble, Cloud 9, from UCSC perform on sometime
during the elections. Possibility of N.O.M.E tent be available to festivities.
James: Make announcements to all of your classes about the elections
David: There are still open positions.
IV.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
James: Let’s get going especially with elections.
V.
REVIEW AND VOTE ON APPLICATIONS FOR NEW SENATORS
There where no new ASCC Student Senate applications this week.
VI.
ACTION
James Unger gives his position of Chair to David Stearns.
1. Budget Transfer
James Unger
James proposes that the Senate remove all remaining funds out of all ASCC accounts to the
Programs account.
Motion by Unger, Seconded by Alba.
Votes: 12 yeas.
Motion Passes
James Unger resumes his position of Chair to David Stearns.
2. ASCC Bylaws Change
Allison Maxon
Allison presents a revision to the ASCC Bylaws, under decision by the ICC that the bylaws be
revised to allow one student to represent more than one campus club at the weekly, required
Interclub council meeting.
Motion Fails
3. Sashes/Awards
Gabe
Action on approving no more then $400 from programs/student rep to pay for sashes/awards to
be given/worn at graduation this year.
Motion to approve by Stearns, Seconded by Doherty.
12 yeas.
Motion Passes
4. Payment of Secretary Chris
James
Our secretary Chris has resigned. This item is to approve his last payment of no more then $339 from
the Secretary account.
Item Withdrawn
***5. Joe Matthews Benefit
Mil
Action item tabled until later in meeting (presented after Information item #7.)
VI.
INFORMATION
1. Model United Nations
Tom P
Model United Nations Conference request of no more then $2,800 from Student Rep. account.
***2.Community College Governance, Funding Stabilization and Student Fee Reduction Act
Ryan (w/ Guest Nancy Brown)
Information on the effort to qualify and pass this proposed initiative which would rollback fees,
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protect community college’s revenue stream, and otherwise support community college
education from our leg rep and the chair of the HASS division.
Item postponed until for speaker (presented after Information Item #4)
3. Election Event
David
Information on having a barbeque the day of the elections. Request for $500 (for food) from
programs. Barbeque would encourage people to vote and buy SAC cards.
Ryan: My friend might be able to loan us the use of the “Giant N.O.M.E.,” a structure featured at
Burning Man.
4. SB 840, the California Health Insurance Liability Act
Ryan
5 minutes
Information on possible endorsement of grassroots effort to support California State Senate Bill 840,
which provides healthcare for all Californians. The item will be brought back next week as an
action item.
John: I think it would be a good to support this bill.
***Information Item***
This information item was previously tabled for to accommodate a guest speaker.
2. Community College Governance, Funding Stabilization and Student Fee Reduction Act
Ryan (w/ Guest Nancy Brown)
Nancy: This Bill will probably we postponed until the 2008 California elections. To raise money for
the event the Student Senate may be requested to collect signatures and provided $2000 from the
Student Rep. account.
(Agenda resumes previously scheduled order)
5. HR 4437
Ryan
Federal Bill against illegal immigrants.
Motion made by Santana to extend discussion by 5 mins., seconded by Vasilev.
Motion Passes
6. Tent University Solidarity/Tent College Cabrillo, April 17-21
Ryan
Ryan: Tent State University is taking place April 17-21. There will be teach-ins, and phone banks
contacting legislature.
7. Trustee Conference
Chante: State Trustee Conference in La Jolla, California, May 26-27. I have never been to a
conference and would like to go.
8. Senate Pictures
Motion Tabled until next week.
Mil
***Action Item***
This action item was tabled earlier in the meeting to accommodate a guest speaker.
Action Item #5 Joe Matthews Benefit
Mil
Mil: Joe Mathews fundraiser, April 5, 2006, 5 p.m. -8 p.m. All proceeds go to Joe Matthews general
fund. The item is to request $400.00 dollars for food& ingredients.
Motion to Approve $400.00 from Programs Account by Alba, Seconded by David.
Motion Passes
(Agenda resumes previously scheduled order)
VIII.
EVENT UPDATES
Mil: Club Event April 6th ,10-2 p.m.
Laura: Would like to have a table at the Club Event to inform people about SAC cards.
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IX.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
AD HOC COMMITTEES
Re-Entry
John: Trying to recruit new members for next year.
John
INTERNAL
Legislative
Ryan: Everyone is welcome to help author resolutions.
Ryan
Networking and Communications
Club Day next week, help bake, campaigns/elections bio’s.
Chante
ICC
Mil
Mil: We are preparing for our event. The C&B item today was discussed for a long time at the ICC.
Campus Sustainability
Ryan: We are waiting to hear from Chuck Mowenard (Dean of NAAS)
David/Ryan
Elections
David: Hassle people about the elections, get candidates.
David
EXTERNAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
VIII.
SENATOR REPORTS
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Chante- Sick today, having a party on Saturday.
Alison -Looking forward to Hiring Committee, ICC Bylaws
John -Won’t be here, going to Switzerland.
Tom-No Report
James-Jason may take minutes. Elections are slowly progressing, going to L.A. thank you Ryan,
voted no on Model E, Chante feel better.
Mil-I cried in Dr. Omosupe’s class.
Daniel-I’d like to start a precedent by telling a joke: so a dyslexic walks into a bra…
Cris-Party at my house Saturday
Ryan- Field trip to community printers, production of fliers. Going to Sacramento in the middle of
the night.
Laura-Campaign question
Joel-Feeling good, possibly skydiving..
David-taking minutes in interesting, help w/ elections.
Cris-Party.
IX.
ADVISOR REPORTS
Gabe & Sesario
Gabe- I like the amount of activity, good meeting.
Sesario- I like the structure of elections, respect vote on Model E, but let’s stay in process. Be up to
date on budget, group site.
X.
AGENDA BUILDING
XI.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:00 P.M.
XIII.
EXECUTIVE MEETING
The executive meeting for March 29, 2006, was canceled.
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