El Camino College
Associated Students Organization
Senate Meeting Minutes
February 14, 2013
Administration Room 131
1:00pm
I.
Call to Order
 Dillan Horton called the meeting to order at 1:01 pm.
II. Roll Call
Voting Members of the Senate-Present
Dillan Horton (Chairperson), Brooke Matson, Derrick Moon, Nathan Wofford, Sarah Hafiz, Jasmine
Hormati, Melina Mossberg, Alejandro Ventura, Bilal Akhtar, Marisa Tam, Valencia Clark, Aysha Shaikh,
Gustavo Garcia, Emma Robertson, Sarah Rednour, Haylee Beynon, Priscilla Young, Kirsten Hartman
Excused
Tiffany Tran, Kelly Ng
Absent
Alexander Clavel
Advisors
Rebecca Cobb, Breanna von Stein
III. Approval of the Minutes

Motion to approve the minutes of December 6th and January 28th as is made by Jasmine
Hormati. Seconded by Derrick Moon. Motion passed.
IV. Approval of the Agenda
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Motion to remove item 6.3.10 Kirsten Hartman – Division Council Member, NS by Brooke
Matson. Seconded by Sarah Hafiz. Motion passed.
V. Old Business
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None.
VI. New Business
6.1 Resignation Acknowledgments
 The following officers have announced their intention to resign:
6.1.1 Bilal Akhtar – Senator of Business
6.1.2 Alejandra Hoyos – Division Council Member, HS&A
6.1.3 Haylee Beynon – Senator of Industry & Technology
6.1.4 Kirsten Hartman – Senator Natural Sciences
6.2 Removals
6.2.1 Ei Ei Phoye Maung – Commissioner, Public Relations
6.2.2 Mahtab Madjlessi-Kupai – Commissioner, Student Services

Motion to approve the removal of the following members due to eligibility by Brooke
Matson. Seconded by Jasmine Hormati. Motion passed.
6.3 – Nominations for Appointment – Brooke Matson
6.3.1 Simone Montague-Jackson – Director of Academic Affairs & Co-Chair, Activities Committee
6.3.2 Daniel Carvalho – Senator of Business
6.3.3 Rachel Tamashiro – Senator of Industry & Technology
6.3.4 Felix Chan – Senator of Mathematical Sciences
6.3.5 Sean Borden – Senator of Natural Sciences
6.3.6 Luis Mendez – Division Council Member, B&SS
6.3.7 Krystal Jones – Division Council Member, FA
6.3.8 Rabeya Rahman – Division Council Member, NS
6.3.9 Jennifer Chang – Division Council Member, NS
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Motion to approve the following appointments recommended by Brooke Matson. Seconded
by Alejandro Ventura. Motion passed.
Item 6.4 was skipped for the time being due to the absence of speaker Mike Trevis and
preceded to Item 6.5.
6.4 – ECC Police Update – Chief of Police, Mike Trevis
 Ever since 1998, ECC has not kept up with inflation with the price of their daily parking
permits. Chief Trevis proposed the daily permit fee to be increased by one dollar, from $2 to
$3. The cost of maintenance of the parking permit machines and buying new parts costs lots
of money. Majority of the revenues that come from daily permits, semester permits, and
parking citations go towards public safety, as well as restriping of the parking lots and signs.
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Discussion:
 Felix asked how much the estimated revenue would be. Chief Trevis stated that there were
225,000 daily permits sold, totaling to $450,000. Adding a dollar would significantly raise more
revenue.
 Emma stated that El Camino seeks to get students to purchase the semester parking permits, and
that if daily permits were to increase by a dollar, it could encourage students to purchase the
semester permits.
 Mr. Trevis stated that the bulk of the people purchasing daily permits are the ones who come to
handling a single transaction, such as concerts and physical education programs.
Parking tickets have not been raised to benefit the college directly since 2005. In the past two
years, the state of California passed a Senate bill stating that any agency that issues parking
tickets, the state wanted a share of the revenue for a fee of $9.50. Parking tickets at El
Camino are $38, therefore, the college only nets $28.50 for each ticket issued. Chief Trevis
proposed the idea to raise the ticket fine by $5, resulting in $38 to $43.
Discussion:
 Sean asked what influenced the decision to make the increase by $5. Chief Trevis stated it was an
average compared to the tickets issued by other community colleges nearby.
 Daniel asked if the state would end up gaining a higher percentage with this increase. Chief Trevis
stated that their share is based off each ticket written, which is $9.50. With the increase of the
parking tickets, more money will be going directly back to El Camino.
 Marisa stated if the parking ticket could be increased more than the proposed $5 rather than
increase the price of daily parking permits. Chief Trevis agreed but also stated that they are
increasing the prices to match the inflation.
 Derrick asked how often the parking tickets were raised before 2005. Chief Trevis stated that it
was in 1998.
 Chief Trevis stated he must take this proposal to more bodies and then must go before the Board.
It will probably go into effect by fall. Active shooter training will take place on campus; those
interested in participating are welcomed.
Motion to return to the orders of the day (Item 6.6) made by Brooke Matson. Seconded by
Emma Robertson. Motion passed.
6.5 – March in March Delegation – Brooke Matson
 A total of 15 students were expected to attend “March in March” on Monday March 4th in
Sacramento, but due to the prices of plane tickets, only nine students will be attending.
 Motion to approve Nathan Wofford, Nathan Choe, Brooke Matson, Ricardo Gonzalez,
Simone Jackson-Montague, Aysha Shaikh, Sarah Hafiz, Sarah Rednour, and Tiffany
Tran to attend March in March with the under-studies of Dillan Horton and Daniel
Carvalho made by Brooke Matson. Seconded by Jasmine Hormati.
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Discussion:
 Nathan asked the reasoning for not using a bus or van for transportation. Derrick responded stating
that the prices for the bus and plane tickets were similar and it was decided that taking a plane
would benefit the transportation time as well as providing more comfort. It was later found out
that they could not take 15 students with the amount of the money provided, reducing the total to
nine students along with one advisor. The buses also had already been released.
Motion passed.
Motion to suspend the orders of the day to return to Item 6.4 by Brooke Matson. Seconded by
Emma Robertson. Motion passed.
6.6 – Finance Items – Derrick Moon
6.6.1 Welcome Week Food
 Motion to approve $150 for Welcome Week's coffee and donuts through AS Campus Enrichment
Account Number (71-836409) made by Derrick Moon. Seconded by Sarah Hafiz. Motion passed.
6.6.2 Business Cards
 Motion to approve $30 for Sarah Hafiz's business cards through AS Supplies Account Number
(71-836101) made by Derrick Moon. Seconded by Jasmine Hormati. Motion passed.
6.6.3 March in March
 Motion to approve $3900 for March in March which will include taking 9 students and 1 advisor
through Rep Fee Conference Account Number (72-55229-836115) made by Derrick Moon. Seconded
by Brooke Matson.
Discussion: Brooke stated that the money is not for the hotel, but for airfare and to feed the students.
 Motion passed.
6.6.4 ASACC
 Motion to approve $320 for additional traveling expenses and emergencies during ASACC through
Rep Fee Conference Account Number (72-55229-836115) by Derrick Moon. Seconded by Sarah
Hafiz. Motion passed.
6.7 – Legislative Agenda – Melina Mossberg
 Emails were compiled into one goal list of accomplishments. This Spring 2013 Legislative
Agenda will be the official way to view one another’s progress. After it is approved, it will be
displayed on the bulletin board as well as the website so that members of the public will have
access to it.
 Due to technical difficulties in displaying the Legislative Agenda, the Senate temporarily
moved on to Item 6.8.
 Jasmine requested to finalize this agenda at another period to submit her goals. Motion to
postpone the Legislative Agenda to the next scheduled meeting made by Jasmine Hormati.
Seconded by Derrick Moon. Motion passed.
6.8 – Winter Retreat – Brooke Matson
 The Winter Retreat was a success; those that attended learned more about the school and the
state and how it works. There were four different workshops; Event Planning, Motivation
Leadership Training, Structure & Governance of El Camino & ASO, and Parliamentary
Procedure & Brown Act. Members that attended Flex Day heard speeches from different
members of the college that addressed the faculty and staff. Student Learning Outcomes have
been lacking in our accreditation. Professors will be focusing and implementing these SLO’s.
 Motion to suspend the orders of the day and return to Item 6.7 made by Brooke Matson.
Seconded by Alejandro Ventura. Motion passed.
VII. Reports
7.1 ASO Member Reports
 Jasmine: The next board meeting will take place next Tuesday, February 19th at 4:30 pm. Academic
Awards will be coming up this semester May 15th and will need volunteers. Emails will be sent for time
slots.
 Simone: Attended Accreditation Standard meeting; SLO’s were spoken about and Carolee is wanted to put
a description about SDO. A team site offers a lot of information on what is occurring. She asked to put
ASO on the site and will keep in contact with Matt Cheung. She also attended College Curriculum
Committee; articulation agreements are being renewed. There will be an intercollegiate competition going
on. The results of the textbook surveys will be presented to bookstore and library representatives.
 Brooke: Welcome Week was this week; it was mandatory to volunteer for two hours. In two weeks, Club
Rush will be occurring and members will need to volunteer for two hours. Accreditation meetings are
meeting consistently; make sure to keep up to date. Dr. Arce stated at Flex Day that this was the best ASO
he had seen within the last 10-15 years.
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Dillan: Sent out report compiled by Rachel regarding her meeting with Chief Trevis and campus safety.
Senators will need to fill their two committee requirements. We got a warning from the Accreditation
Commission regarding our alignment of course program and institutional outcomes and plans. We have met
the requirement since their last visit in November, but their expectations will be much higher from their
next visit. Those participating in accreditation and self-evaluation committees need to pay careful attention
because it can affect the standing of our college; they also need to be prepared to report on the different
activities and particular progress their committee has made. There are monthly reports; one senator submits
their report for their whole division stating their particular goals and whether or not they are accomplishing
them.
7.2 ICC Reports
 Luis: They are figuring out time slots for Club Rush and they will accept any volunteers. There will also be
a tour and would like volunteers for that as well.
7.3 AGS Reports
 Simone: Applications are due March 26th. Returning students only need to fill out an application and pay
membership fees. Members will need to maintain a specific GPA in ordinance of the length of their
membership. The next AGS assembly meeting will take place in MBA 319 from 1pm – 2pm on February
26th. Janine wants ASO members to participate in the HTP Seminar, which is February 28 th. Permanent
membership applications are due April 30th.
7.4 Committee Report
7.4.1 Activities Committee
 Simone: There will a meeting next week and ICC is putting a world tour. She will send out an email with
more details.
7.4.2 Fundraising Committee
 Nathan: They are currently in need of new members and will establish a new meeting time.
7.4.3 Policy Committee
 Dillan: There will be meeting on Wednesday, February 27 th at 3:30pm.
7.4.5 Public Relations Committee
7.4.6 Sustainability Committee
 Dillan: They will be meeting on Fridays at 1pm.
7.5 Adviser Reports
7.5.1 Rebecca Cobb – She needed to meet with those attending March in March.
7.5.2 Breanna von Stein – Do not forget to fill out CDR for each division meeting; Volunteers are needed for
Social Justice Fair.
VIII.
IX.
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Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
None.
Adjournment

Motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:55 pm by Brooke Matson. Seconded by Sarah
Rednour. Meeting is adjourned.
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ASO President
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ASO Advisor