El Camino College
Associated Students Organization
Senate Meeting Minutes
November 20, 2012
Administration Room 131
1:00pm
I.
Call to Order
 Dillan Horton called the meeting to order at 1:04 pm.
II. Roll Call
Voting Members of the Senate (Present):
Dillan Horton (Chairperson), Brooke Matson, Derrick Moon, , Nathan Wofford, Jasmine Hormati,
Melina Mossberg, Mark Zelayaran, Marisa Tam, Priscilla Young, Aysha Shaikh, Tiffany Tran,
Emma Robertson, Valencia Clark, Sarah Hafiz, Gustavo Garcia, Sarah Rednour, Haylee Beynon
Voting Members of the Senate (Absent-Excused):
Simone Montague-Jackson, Kelly Ng, Felix Chan
Voting Members of the Senate (Absent):
Bilal Akhtar, Alexander Clavel, Kirsten Hartman
III. Approval of the Minutes

Motion to approve the minutes of November 8th as is made by Brooke Matson. Seconded by
Priscilla Young. Motion passed.
IV. Approval of the Agenda

I.
Motion to approve the agenda of November 20th as is made by Brooke Matson. Seconded by
Jasmine Hormati. Motion passed.
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
 None.
II. Old Business

None.
III. New Business
6.1 – Nominations for Appointment – Brooke Matson
6.1.1 Kelly Ng – Activities Committee Co-Chair
 Suggested by Brooke Matson and Simone Jackson, motion to approve Kelly Ng as Activities
Committee Co-Chair made by Brooke Matson. Seconded by Melina Mossberg. Motion
passed.
6.1.2 Mary Lopez – Activities Commissioner
 Motion to approve Mary Lopez as Activities Commissioner made by Brooke Matson.
Seconded by Tiffany Tran. Motion passed.
6.2 – Finance Items – Derrick Moon
6.2.1 Finals Madness
 Motion to allocate $75 to Finals Madness event for the purchase of snacks and drinks
through AS Campus Enrichment Account Number (71-836409) made by Derrick Moon.
Seconded by Jasmine Hormati.
Discussion: Jasmine stated that two board members made donations for Finals Madness;
Trustee Brown is possibly bringing donuts and Trustee Combs has donated $40 for more
snacks.
 Motion passed.
6.2.2 World Diabetes Day Poster
 Motion to allocate $10 on enlarged posters for World Diabetes Day promotion through AS
Public Relations Account number (71-836412) made by Derrick Moon. Seconded by
Jasmine Hormati. Motion passed.
6.2.3 Financial Report
 Paper copies of the financial update report were available for the Senate and public. As of
November 13th, the supplies account has almost depleted. We need to be more conservative
on supplies and consider the funds left before hosting events.
6.3 – Policy Items – Dillan Horton
 Paper copies of the policy items were available for the Senate and public.
6.3.1 ASO Bylaws 100, 102, & 103 – Second Reading
 There was a change to Bylaw 100 and a deletion of Bylaws 102 & 103. There have been
changes made to the Committee requirements as Cabinet members. The whole 100 series
deals with the responsibilities of Cabinet members. There has also been a removal of lines
referring to actions taken by the Executive Cabinet or Counsel. Bylaws 102 & 103 have been
recommended for deletion because the Bylaws should not be meant for defining and
clarifying the Constitution.
 Motion to adopt the new Bylaw 100 and delete Bylaws 102 & 103 made by Jasmine
Hormati. Seconded by Sarah Hafiz. Motion passed.
6.3.2 ASO Bylaws 200 & Creation of 201 – Second Reading
 There have been changes for committee requirements. There was a removal of the first line
of Bylaw 200 in section 1. The only identifiable executive leader for the Senate is the Senate
Leader. The proposed Bylaw 201 clarifies the duties of Senate Leader.
 Motion to amend Bylaw 200 and adopt Bylaw 201 made by Nathan Wofford. Seconded by
Marisa Tam. Motion passed.
6.4 – Resignations
 Mark Zelayaran resigned as Senator of Behavioral & Social Sciences due to voluntary
meets.

Motion to reconsider Item 6.1.2 made by Brooke Matson due to the fact that Mary Lopez
may have not went through the full eligibility check and cannot be appointed as Activities
Commissioner without that. Seconded by Jasmine Hormati. Motion passed.
6.1.2 Mary Lopez – Activities Commissioner
 Motion to rescind the motion to approve Mary Lopez as Activities Commissioner made by
Nathan Wofford. Seconded Derrick Moon. Motion passed.
 Motion to table this item to the next Senate meeting made by Brooke Matson. Seconded by
Jasmine Hormati. Motion passed.
IV. Reports
7.1 ASO Member Reports
 Jasmine: Hair Drive event will be held on April 22nd & 23rd to support Pantene Beautiful
Lengths. Flyers will be sent out for promotion. There was a Board meeting yesterday with
presentation regarding accreditation update. There will be students serving on different
committees. The Board had self-evaluations, and there will be talks about goals at the next
meeting.
 Melina: The Political Science Club will be having an info session about degrees and offering
guidance in transferring on Tuesday, November 27th in the Social Science building in room
212 from 1:00 pm-1:45 pm.
 Brooke: The Math/Business/Allied Health building will be open in spring. Registration will
be closed for a week. People can now apply for the position of Senator of Behavioral &
Social Sciences. The President of El Camino College, Dr. Fallo, has announced his
retirement for June 2013.

Dillan: Brooke, Dillan, and Simone met with the CSULB Student Body President to discuss
the local service areas. El Camino College and Cerritos College are two of a number of
community colleges that are not a part of any CSU service areas. Currently Orange Coast
College, Long Beach City College, and Golden West College are the community colleges in
the CSULB local service area, yet two of those colleges are farther away from CSULB than
El Camino College. Be sure to register on your registration date and time. A good number of
members are serving as student representatives to one of the accreditation self-evaluation
committees. Be sure to participate and cooperate fully due to the fact that it will determine
our accreditation. The deadline for ECC scholarships is December 14th.
7.2 ICC Reports
 Dillan: A number of clubs were approved, including German Club, Tech Club, Pre-Med
Club, an opera club, and a Korean-American club. Funding was approved for Architecture
Club, a $2 reimbursement for Brittany Hubble, and profits from the Homecoming Carnival
were distributed to the clubs and organizations that participated.
7.3 AGS Reports
 Valencia: Points sheet is due November 27th. Members of the Cabinet stated that if all
information is completed and put into the mailbox by December 11th, they will sign off on all
the points.
7.4 Committee Report
7.4.1 Activities Committee
 Brooke: Finals Madness will take place on finals week, Monday through Thursday, from 9
pm – 12 pm. She urged the members of the Senate to encourage students to attend because
the library closes at 9 pm. There will be food provided.
7.4.2 Fundraising Committee
 Nathan: There will be a Yogurtland Fundraiser on December 6th from 4 pm – 7 pm on the
intersection of Torrance and Hawthorne. No flyer will be needed to attend.
7.4.3 Policy Committee
 Dillan: Two Bylaws have just been passed. The writing of the new AS Procedures and
CCLC templates for the Student Trustee Board Policies and Administration Procedures are
still in the process. There are a number of options about voting for Student Trustees.
7.4.5 Public Relations Committee
 Tiffany: Other ways to publicize Finals Madness week other than on Facebook are in the
making. Public comment is also in the process of being more publicized.
7.4.6 Sustainability Committee
 Jasmine: Green Bag Lunch pertaining to energy and water efficiency and water reliability
will be coming up on Thursday, November 29th from 1:00 pm – 1:55 pm in the Alondra
Room. LA Metro Express Lane will be on December 6th at 12:30 pm and 1pm in the
Distance Education Room.
7.5 Adviser Reports
7.5.1 Rebecca Cobb
 Be aware of where you are parking to avoid tickets. You are only allowed to park in Lot H
and Lot D. If you have taken on the responsibility to be on an accreditation team, please go
to the meetings and give input. The service is important for the validity of future degrees.
The Activities Center will close tomorrow at 4 pm. Have a wonderful holiday.
V. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

None.
VI. Adjournment

Motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:56 pm made by Marisa Tam. Seconded by Emma
Robertson. Motion passed.
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Brooke Matson, ASO President
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Rebecca Cobb, ASO Advisor