I.
Call to Order
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Dillan Horton called the meeting to order at 1:01pm.
II.
Roll Call
Voting Members of the Senate (Present)
Dillan Horton (Chairperson),Brooke Matson, Derrick Moon, Nathan Wofford, Jasmine Hormati, Melina
Mossberg, Mark Zeleyaran, Bilal Akhtar, Kelly Ng, Marisa Tam, Priscilla Young, Kirsten Hartman
Voting Members of the Senate (Absent)
Simone Montague-Jackson (Excused),Alexander Clavel, Felix Chan
Non-Voting Senate Appointees (Present)
Rachel Tamashiro, Jason Devisfruto
Advisors
Rebecca Cobb
Guest
Jeanie Nishime, Luukia Smith
III.
Approval of the Minutes
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Motion to approve the minutes of September 6 as is made by Jasmine Hormati. Seconded by Brooke
Matson. Motion passed.
IV.
Approval of the Agenda
 Corrections to be made to the spelling of Aysha Shaikh’s name.
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Motion to approve the agenda of September 20 as amended made by Jasmine Hormati. Seconded by Bilal
Akhtar. Motion passed.
V.
Old Business
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None.
VI.
New Business
6.1 – Nominations for Appointment – Brooke Matson
6.1.1 Aysha Shaikh – Senator of Health Sciences & Athletics
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Brooke recommended her appointment because she has been actively involved. Motion to appoint Aysha
Shaikh as a Senator of Heath Sciences & Athletics made by Brooke Matson. Seconded by Jasmine
Hormati. Motion passed.
6.1.2 Stefan Ecklund – Chief Justice
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Brooke believed he can accomplish the duties of the Chief Justice, which includes following our own
Constitution. Motion to appoint Stefan Ecklund as Chief Justice of the ASO Court made by Brooke
Matson. Seconded by Melina Mossberg. Motion passed.
6.1.3 Elina Choi – Public Relations Commissioner
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Brooke states she has a lot of background in the art community and that she will be a great addition to be a part of the Public Relations team. Motion to appoint Elina Choi as Commissioner of Public Relations made by Brooke Matson. Seconded by Bilal Akhtar. Motion passed.
6.2 – Resignations – Brooke Matson
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Brooke informed the Senate that Dorothy Chan has resigned from her position as Student Services Officer and that the position is now available.

6.3 – California Schools & Local Public Safety Protection Act (Prop 30) Resolution – Dillan Horton
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This object was brought to the Senate last meeting, but due to discussion of Bond Measure E, it was recommended to be moved to this scheduled meeting.
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Proposition 30 is a ballot measure that will be on November 6 Presidential Election Ballot. It is proposed and supported by the Governor to prevent cuts to the public education systems in California including K-
12, community colleges, Cal states, and Universities of California. The proposition does not guarantee extra funding to the systems, but it does suggest there will be cuts if Prop 30 is not passed. It will require an increase in sales tax in California.
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There was an introduction of guests: Jason Serrato, the Student Senator for California Community
Colleges Region VII. The Southwest College ASO Administrative Vice President has attended to observe the meeting.
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Discussion: o Luukia asked that if taking a position in support of Proposition 30, what kind of funds could be used. o Dillan answered that after taking a position, we are still not allowed to use district resources to campaign one way or the other. o Rebecca Cobb stated that they can use external funds and publicize resolution as they would any other resolution available to the public. They can discuss anything that occurs in public meetings in favor of the proposition, but it has to be in line as any other resolution or document from the meeting. They can receive contributions from a private or external source, not from the district. o Luukia asked if ASO did a fundraiser, it would have to be something politically related. o Rebecca stated that they could do an external fundraiser, but it would have to be private funds, they could not do it as ASO.
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Dillan read the document ASO Resolution in Support of Proposition 30 – Schools and Local Public
Safety Protection Act.
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Mark asked how long the temporary increase of state tax by 2.5% will last.
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Dillan stated seven years.
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Brooke informed the Senate about Proposition 38 in comparison to Proposition 30. Prop 30 is a personal income and sales tax. Prop 38 is a personal income tax. For Prop 30, the trigger cuts will not take effect if passed but for Prop 38, it will take effect. Prop 30 will last 7 years and Prop 38 will last 12 years.
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Marisa asked what percentage increase of personal income tax Prop 38 would be enacting.
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Brooke stated that that it does not mention how much personal income tax but it does mention the revenue raised for Prop 38 will be 5.6 billion in 2012-2013 whereas Prop 30 will be 7.7 billion. In 2013-
2014, Prop 38 will raise 9.9 billion, whereas Prop 30 will raise 5.7 billion.
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Luukia stated that the tax level on Prop 30 are individuals that make $250,000 or more and household that makes over $500,000 whereas Prop 38 will tax anyone that makes over $75,000 a year.
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Motion for the adoption of the ASO Resolution in support of Proposition 30 Schools and Local Public
Safety Protection Act assuming the 7 years is in there. Seconded by Jasmine Hormati.
 Nathan stated the change in wording to “WHEREAS, Proposition 30 would increase the state sales tax by
0.25% and the marginal personal income tax rate for individuals earning over $250,000 and households earning over $500,000 and dedicate the funds to K-12 schools and community colleges for the next 7 years.”
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Abstention made by Marisa Tam.
6.4 – Get out the Vote Campaign – Dillan Horton
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Dillan envisioned the participation of ASO in informing the students on campus about the importance of the 2012 Election and to encourage them to be an active participant. Because we cannot use district resources to persuade or campaign on one side or the other, it will be more of an informational activity.
He proposed to have tables out on the lawn toward the beginning and end of October to have information of both Measure E and Prop 30 as to how it may affect the students. Between the two table events, a modified town hall meeting will take place to invite the campus community to let them know what ASO is doing to get feedback and input from the students.
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Motion to approve the Get out the Vote Campaign made by Jasmine Hormati. Seconded by Brooke
Matson.

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Public comment by Kareem: He asked if there will be a mentioning of the two candidates in the
Presidential Election.
 Dillan stated that it’s been the position that as an organization that advocates in an educational realm that we should take stances on things dealing with education and stay outside from candidate politics and other measures that do not deal with education.
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Rebecca asked about ASO encouraging students to vote in the Presidential Election throughout the time.
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Dillan confirmed and will also be focusing on Measure E and Prop 30.
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Motion passed.
6.5 – Volunteer Opportunity – Kowana Kanairu
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She is representing Los Angeles Team Mentoring, a non-profit agency that provides mentoring to middle school students. The program meets with kids one day a week for two hours and will be teaming them up with positive role models such as teachers, people from the community, and college students. Kowana was recruiting college students from El Camino College to serve as a mentor at Perry Middle School and
Fleming Middle School and to encourage them to attend college one day. Programs run on Mondays between 3pm-5pm.
6.6 – Recruitment – Dillan Horton
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Senators and Cabinet members who chair committees are reminded about their responsibilities to recruit members for their division councils and committees. It was suggested that for recruiting division council,
Senators can visit higher level classes within their divisions to find students that want to be more involved.
6.7 – Senate Visitors
The Senate will hear introductions from visitors of the Senate.
6.8.1 Luukia Smith (President of the El Camino Classified Employees Union)
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She stated that classified employees are not the managers and not the faculty, but the support staff that are trying to help the students get into the application process, register into classes, and graduation. They try to make sure the campus is clean, electricity in classrooms, etc. As classified employees, they try to support what the students want that will help them get through El Camino successfully. Luukia stated that
Brooke and Dillan helped overturn the President’s initial decision of cancelling 2013 Winter session but if
Prop 30 does not pass, 2013 Winter session will likely be cancelled. The Classified Union also bargains a contract for their employees and they protect the contract and working environment. They have been trying to get involved with the student advocacies and also try to support by giving donations for student causes.
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Public comment by Kareem: He stated that there are no pencil sharpeners located in the Social Sciences building.
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Luukia stated that as the Union, they do not have money to do supplies for the entire campus.
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Marisa stated that there is some regulation that they cannot attach pencil sharpeners to the wall because it will be damaged.
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Marisa asked what the Union specifically dedicates their funds to.
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Luukia stated they have given annual scholarships as awards to outstanding student employees on campus. Other places wanted to donate to a cause and came to them to ask for donations. They have also donated money for a staff and faculty scholarship.
6.8.2 Dr. Jeanie Nishime (Vice President of Student & Community Advancement)
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She talked about the areas under her purview. The ones that affect the students directly are Student
Services functions, Admissions & Records, Team Athletics, and Community Advancement, Counseling services, Enrollment services, Foundation, Institutional Research, and Oversight of Compton Educational
Center. The area usually most are not familiar with is Community Advancement. One of the missions of the California community college is economic development, to help our community create jobs and put people to work. This includes helping businesses in our community expand their capability, to train employees, to hire more employees, and to export overseas. Those all happen at the Business Training
Center located in the city of Hawthorne on Hawthorne Boulevard. There are several different training programs available free of charge. There are a lot of things that the college does in reaching out to the community that most are not aware of. Their mission extends beyond the campus of El Camino College.

They make sure the community remains healthy and can employ students after they graduate.
VII.
Reports
7.1 ASO Member Reports
7.2 ICC Reports
7.3 AGS Reports
7.4 Committee Report
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7.5 Adviser Reports
7.5.1 Rebecca Cobb
7.5.2 Breanna von Stein
VIII.
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
IX.
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Due to loss of quorum, Dillan Horton adjourned the meeting at 1:57pm