Associated Student Organization
Meeting Minutes
Monday, June 13, 2011 at 1:00PM
Campus Center Building, Lower Level ASO Conference Room
I. ASO Executive Board
President: Brian Rodriguez
Vice President: John Soliman
Treasurer: Andrea Soqui
Secretary: Guadalupe Lopez
Senators
Social Activities: Daniel Campos
Publications: Evy Trezvant
Recruitment: Marcelo Rodriguez
Fundraising and Marketing: LaTasha McClellan
Political Affairs and Community Relations:Lionel
Mares
Educational Services: Angelica Galindo
Interclub Council: Sandra Barahona
Technology: Elizabeth Johnson
Health and Security: Michael Griggs
Parliamentarian: Ademir Villacorta
Historian: Adriana Sanchez
Athletics: Andrea Brard
II. Call to order: 1:15.
III. Quorum: Advisor Robert Crossley, President Brian Rodriguez, Vice President, John
Soliman, Treasurer Andrea Soqui, Secretary Guadalupe Lopez, Political Affairs senator
Lionel Mares, Historian Adriana Sanchez, Fundraising and Marketing absent, Recruitment
Marcelo Rodriguez, Publications Evy Trezvant, Social Activities: Daniel Campos, Health and
Security absent, Educational Services, absent, Inter Club Council, Sandra Barahona,
Historian Adriana Sanchez, Parliamentarian Ademir Villacorta, Athletics, absent,
Technology, Elizabeth Johnson
Quorum: 13 out of 16 members.
Guest(s): No guests.
IV. Approval of Agenda: Agenda is approved. Motion passed: Unanimous.
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V. Reading and Approval of Minutes: The minutes were read and the Recruitment senator
motioned to approve the minutes. The motion was seconded and it passed. Vote: Unanimous.
Note: Publications senator walked in at 1:20 p.m.
VI. Open Forum: Opened at 1:21 and the Publication senator took the floor. She apologized for
Friday, the day of the I.C.C banquet. She was unable to attend, as she had a mishap with the
time. Open forum closed at 1:22.
VII. Officer’s Reports:
President said that Region 7 will be having a meeting/mixture in El Camino College Friday at
9:30 a.m. He needs to know who will be able to attend. He also informed the council that the
Facilities and Planning committee approved the space A.S.O asked for. The area is the INST
storage closet rooms, 1003 and 1004. A.S.O will obtain the key on June 17. The space allocation
task force will be meeting June 22 at 10:00 in Campus Center room 4. There will also be a
college council meeting from 1:00-2:30.
Vice President stated that the End of the Year activity was a success. The vice president gave
certificates and he gave the receipts to Agavny and returned to her $251 dollars.
Treasurer stated that the last finance meeting was conducted on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. She
also let the council know that the Educational Services senator was unable to make it to the
meeting because of a doctor’s appointment.
Note: In the council it was discussed if the Educational Services senator absence should be
excused and the council excused the absence.
Secretary stated that the list of the A.S.O supplies will be e-mailed to the advisor.
Note: Recruitment senator stepped out at 1:25 p.m.
VII. Senator Reports:
Social Activities senator stated that the senator applications can be submitted to him at
dc4president-2011@hotmail.com. “The council will be going green.”
Publications senator said that she had not gotten reimbursed for the massage therapist. The
treasurer clarified that the reimbursement had been processed. The Publication senator then
stated that she was going to run for the secretary position in the upcoming A.S.O council.
Political Affairs senator addressed the upcoming council saying that political affairs should
always be taken seriously.
I.C.C senator said that it had been a pleasure working with the council and that the number of
clubs grew. “As of now we have 23 active clubs.”
Technology senator stated that she updated the website and added a link to the Facebook page.
“It was great working with you and will apply for the technology position next semester.”
Parliamentarian said that he met good people in A.S.O and “Thank you Mr. Crossley for giving
me good advice for two years.”
Historian thanked everyone and said “It was great working with you.”
VIII. Advisor’s Reports:
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Crossley stated that since the start of the year only the President and the Treasurer made up the
council. A.S.O underwent many challenges, but we adhered to them and now he wishes everyone
the best and to come back to Mission to see the accomplishments. “I look forward to working
with the next A.S.O. He also said that he met with Dr. Perez and said that he was willing to share
with A.S.O the plans as to how the room that was assigned to A.S.O and the clubs will be
dispersed.
IX. Committee Reports:
No Stress Before Finals: The Publications senator said that students were asking whether the
event was going to be held again. The next A.S.O could take the no stress before finals idea into
consideration. Items from the event are still available.
Note: This council will hand the items to the next A.S.O.
Homeless Care Bags: 164 or 170 bags were given to the homeless. Shoes and clothes were
handed as well.
X. New Business:
 Amending the A.S.O constitution to add the Bylaws: Parliamentarian said that he
wrote a series of bylaws to address the weaknesses.
The council began to review the bylaws.
Note: Technology senator stepped out at 2:04 and returned at 2:10. Parliamentarian stepped out
at 2:15.
The president called a motion to approve the President, section one as amended. The
Historian moved and the motion passed: Unanimous.
The Vice president section was reviewed next and under 11c it was added that the vice
president meet with the college president as well.
The vice president motioned to approve the VP section 2 as amended. Motion passed: 90-1.
Section three, the treasurer section was reviewed next.
Treasurer moved to approve section three of the bylaws. Section three passes:
Unanimous.
Section four was reviewed next and the political affairs senator motion to approve the
section. Motion passed: Unanimous.
Note: The president called for a brief recess at 3:30 and the meeting reconvened at 4:00.
Section five was reviewed after the recess and the Parliamentarian motioned to approve
the section and it was seconded by two people. The motion passed: 8-0-1.
The General procedure was reviewed next and the Treasurer motioned to approve it.
Motion passed: Unanimous.
The council returned to the reviewing and approval of Article three. Treasurer motioned
to approve the article and the motion passed: Unanimous.
The president called for a motion to remove Article four of the bylaws. Vote: Unanimous.
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Article five was reviewed and Historian motioned to approve it. Vote: Unanimous.
Article six was reviewed and the Political Affairs senator motion to approve the article.
Motion passed: Unanimous.
 A.S.O End of the Year Event: Horseback riding was stricken, as well as Catalina
Islands. Universal Studios is still an option as the Publications senator said that she will
try to look for discounts on the tickets. Aquarium of the Pacific/ Dinner at the Queen
Mary, Disneyland, Magic Mountain, Raging Waters, Beach trip at Zuma, or Laser Tag at
Mountasia/ El Segundo.
Secretary motioned that A.S.O go to Zuma Beach on June 24 at 10:00 a.m. Motion
passed: Unanimous.
Historian motioned that 1000 dollars go to the food, park entry, gas and supplies. The
motion passed: Unanimous.
XI. Old Business: No old business.
XII. Announcements: No Announcements
XIII. Agenda Item Request: No requests
XIV. Adjournment: 5:44 p.m.
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