El Camino College
Associated Students Organization
Special Senate Meeting Minutes
December 8, 2011
Activities West Conference Room
I. Call to Order
Meeting Called to Order at 1:00 pm – Quorum was established.
II. Roll Call – following persons signed the roll sheet
Executive Cabinet
Present:
o President: Rebekka Asher
o Vice President: Jasmine Hormati
o Director of Academic Affairs: Cindy Valdez
o Director of Finance: Kenji Tomoda
o Student Trustee: Josh Casper
o Public Relations Officer: Melina Mossberg
Absent:
o Region 7 Representative: Erick J. Hernandez (excused)
Senators by Division
Present:
o Behavioral & Social Sciences: Lena Yamaguchi, Brian Park
o Business: Brain Song, Brooke Matson
o Fine Arts: Grace Haynes
o Health Sciences & Athletics: Dillan Hoston, Janelle Miller
o Humanities: Nathan Wofford, Daniela Messarina
o Industry & Technology: Patrick Mondestin-Howard
o Mathematical Sciences: Andre Portilla, Zachary Inouye
o Natural Sciences: Azucena Valadez
Absent:
o Industry & Technology: Eric Monson
Commissioners (Non-Voting)
Present: Billy Sanders
Administrative Assistant (Non-Voting)
Present: Kevin Paxton
Student At Large (Non-Voting)
Present: Sharon Asher
Advisers (Non-Voting)
Present: Breanna Von Stein
Absent: Rebecca Cobb
Guests
Present: Christina Gold
III. Approval of the Agenda
It was stated that Nicholas Mitchell needs to be removed from the voting member list and
under item 5.3 Dillan Horton is misspelled.
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Motion to approve the Senate agenda from December 8, 2011 as amended made
by Rebekka Asher. Seconded by Lena Yamaguchi. Motion Passed.
IV. Approval of the Minutes
Jasmine Hormati stated that under item 5.5 the motion had “failed” and not “passed”
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Motion to approve the Minutes for December 1, 2011 as is made by Rebekka
Asher. Seconded by Joshua Casper. Motion passed.
V. New Business
5.1 Resignations –Rebekka Asher
Rebekka Asher stated that Jack DeMont no longer has the time in his schedule
between school and work to perform his duties within ASO.
5.2 Finance Items – Kenji Tomoda/Rebekka Asher
5.2.1 Motion to allocate $12,000 from AS Rep Fee Advocacy account (# 7255714-00-836115-7670) to fund 6 students and 2 advisors for the
ASACC Conference made by Kenji Tomoda. Second by Dillan Horton.
Motion Passed.
5.2.2 Motion to allocate $250 from AS Campus Enrichment account (#7155001-00-836409-7670) to fund food for finals Madness made by
Rebekka Asher. Seconded by Dillan Horton. Motion Passed.
5.2.3 Motion to allocate $250 from Campus Enrichment account (#7155001-00-836409-7670) to fund the computer lab in the Library
open during Finals Madness made by Kenji Tomoda. Seconded by
Patrick Mondestin-Howard.
Discussion: The reasoning behind keeping the computer lab open, is for the
students whom do not have computers of their own. The Lab will be open an
additional two hours, closing at 11pm instead of 9pm.
Motion Passed.
5.3 12013-2014 Winter Session – Dillan Horton/ Brooke Matson
Dillan Horton explained that the approval of the calendar will be at the next board
meeting; therefore, there isn’t enough time for the petition.
5.4 Winter Session Resolution- Joshua J. Casper/ Dillan Horton
Dillan Horton read the resolution aloud. The Resolution stated that ECC is not
acting the best interests of the students despite having a mission statement that
says it is working for the best interest of students on campus.
 Motion for the Senate to adopt the winter session resolution # 2 to be
presented at the Board of Trustees meeting on December 12 made by
Dillan Horton. Seconded by Joshua Casper.
Discussion: Joshua Casper stated that if this motion passes, the resolution will be
presented to the board on Monday. Andre Portilla asked why there wasn’t a
minimum number of sections to be including in the resolution. Joshua Casper
replied saying it could not be worded properly.
Motion Passed.
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VI. Old Business
VII. Reports
7.1 ASO Member Reports
 Lena Yamaguchi reported that the Senators meeting will be taking place right
after this meeting.
 Rebekka Asher reported that the Cabinet meeting will also be taking place right
after this meeting.
 Nathan Wofford reported that Compton Center’s ASO has replied to his email
and that they are interested and would like to coordinate the two ASO’s and have
fundraisers.
 Joshua Casper invites the ASO to the Board meeting on Monday at 4pm.
7.2 ICC Reports
There will be a children’s holiday party in their office tomorrow
7.3 AGS Reports
None.
7.4 Committee Reports
7.4.1 Activities Committee: none.
7.4.2 Fundraising Committee: none.
7.4.3 Policy Committee: Special Meeting on Monday at 11am.
7.4.4 Sustainability Committee: none
7.5 Adviser Reports
7.5.1 Rebecca Cobb: Absent
7.5.2 Breanna Von Stein: Reported that everyone should support Finals
Madness. Also that fliers need to be created to let the students know.
VIII. Public Comments
Christina Gold commented she will be at the board meeting presenting past resolutions.
She discussed the vote of No Confidence in Dr. Fallo, saying that it is the strongest act
that college council can perform. There is a timeline, February 21 will be the first reading
of the vote and March 6th will be the second. Teachers are requesting the help of a third
party, legal aid to draft the vote.
Jasmine Hormati asked if the vote will only be for Dr. Fallo or multiple people, Christina
Gold replied saying it could be either.
Joshua Casper asked if the administration denied the request for the third party to
participate, Christina replied saying that it will just add to the problem and simply show
that they do not want to settle the issues.
IX. Adjournments
 Motion to adjourn the Senate meeting at 1:25pm, made by Dillan Horton.
Seconded by Joshua Casper.
Motion passed.
Minutes Recorded by Kevin Paxton
Minutes Verified by:
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Rebekka Asher, ASO President
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Rebecca Cobb, ASO Adviser
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