Budget and Allocations Committee Meeting Minutes
May 22, 2014
Senate Chambers 7:30 PM
Chairman: Sen. Michael Rotella
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Call To Order
 Meeting is called to order at 7:30PM
Roll Call-Vice Chair Culberson
 Quorum is established with 3 voting members.
Approval of the minutes-none
A) 5/19/14
Approval of Agenda-none
A) 5/22/14
Chairman Report and Remarks
 All we have on New Business is the Special request from Spinnaker Radio.
Treasurer’s Report and Remarks
Guest Speakers-none
Student Remarks
 Connor Spielmaker, sophomore: I just wanted to come give a supplement about the
request. I know Spinnaker radio is an online radio station which affects the students
every day. I know that the cost is a lot. This radio would operate every day. It gives the
opportunity to students to gain experience. It’s a form to let people know that UNF is
here. It gives the students a voice. This is the only opportunity we have to make this
happen. Thank you for your time.
Account Totals
2013-2014 Fiscal Year
Special Requests
Travel Requests
Salary Reserves
Now
$85,834.78
$0
$43,686.05
After
$85,834.78
$0
$43,686.05
Old Business
New Business
A) Travel Requests
B) Special Requests
a. Spinnaker Radio (Sponsored by Sen. Chase Baker)
 Power Point Presented by Scott Young: The potential from moving from
a campus function to an actual broadcast. A low power FM transmitter
is set up for education purposes. If we have a connection with students
on campus it can eventually expand. In 2001 we had tried to achieve
this and get a LPFM station, and there weren’t enough stations. In 2013
Osprey Radio became Spinnaker Radio, and the opportunity arose again
and UNF got approved in January. We are given an 18 month period to
test the equipment. LPFM has restrictions, and the signal is not that
great. It all depends on where the antenna is. Our antenna would be
placed by the cell tower behind the arena. This location would give
great service. This all would draw public interest, which would attract
students. Across the state of Florida 9 of them have FM radio stations.
There is a 3.5 mile radius to where the station can reach. A 10 mile radio
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signal can reach up to 300,000 people. When translators are placed
across Jacksonville, the radius would expand for this radio station. Past
presidents Barnes, Situ, and Fassi support this. Spinnaker isn’t asking for
money up front, and not going to do anything with it. If we have a signal
and don’t promote it, we have accomplished nothing. The university
wants this to happen. We don’t have the funds to accomplish this; this
is why we are here asking from Student Government. What we
currently have is going towards the students, who will be our DJs and
audience. The request is $38,000, I know that’s a lot of money, but it is
less than $1,000,000. With this we can benefit every student on
campus. 95.5 will provide music that isn’t heard on normal Jacksonville
radio stations. 95.5 will play local artists. Eventually we would like to
have a larger radius for commuter students. But for now we can work
with the 3.5 mile radius. By invoking a FM radio station we are in
between two big FM radio stations. This station can draw more and
more interest to UNF, by promoting events. Our DJ interest is going to
go through the roof. Freshman at orientations are very excited about
DJ’ing opportunities. We want to be available to all the students at UNF.
We would really appreciate it if you guys can make that happen.
We could be done with this by fall semester. We aren’t looking for long
term handouts, this is a onetime situation. LPFM is very understanding,
and it is very uncommon to lose the license. It is not intended to be a
big commercial money maker. There is only a certain amount of
revenue you can expect to get from this from advertising university
related functions. We will be non-commercial, we cannot have any
endorsements.
 Could spinnaker radio fund this on their own? Yes they could with the
funds that are sitting there. But these funds are divided up between
each area of Spinnaker. Just because the funds are sitting there doesn’t
mean they can use them. They have to get approval from the leaders of
each area of the Spinnaker. $40,000 would be a quarter of the funds. It
is a large commitment, and it would be 5 years of making up.
 Note from Treasurer Wolf: Spinnaker media currently has sufficient
funds to fund this themselves. The permit only covers a 3 mile radius.
The purpose of the A&S Fees are to serve the student body as a whole. I
advise the B&A committee to not pass this bill.
 No motions heard- The bill fails.
C) General Reserves
D) Transfers
E) Budget Balance
F) Finance Code
Announcements
A) Senate Monday, June 9th, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. Senate Chambers
B) B&A Monday June, 16th, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. Senate Chambers
Final Roll Call- Vice Chair Culberson
 Quorum is reestablished with 3 voting members
Adjournment
 Meeting is adjourned at 8:15PM.