MINUTES
ASSOCIATED STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Friday, February 23rd, 2011
12:00pm to Close, Café RM 2
I. ORDER OF BUSINESS
*Call to Order @12:02*
A. Roll Call and Welcome Guests
Present: President Turner, Vice President Dixon, Treasurer
Secretary Gardner, Inter- Club Council Carter, Student, Technology Haroun,
Environmental Affairs Simonsen, Pro-Tem Cofield
Senators: Foster, Lara, Rhodes
Unexcused:
Excused: Treasurer Prasad, Legislative Affairs Miller
Late: Student Affairs Ragudo
GUESTS: Jeffery Tardaguila, Anna Fralikhina, LaDonya Reed, Julio Duarte,
Lincoln Scott, Daniel Wilson, Pavel Zamoshnika, Rocky Dang
B. Approval of Agenda/ Minutes
Motion by Carter 2nd by Haroun
C. Appointments and Removals (NONE)
D. Oral Communication from the Public
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the SCC ASG on any
matter on the agenda. No action will be taken. Speakers may be limited to two minutes.
II. REPORTS
A. President’s Reports- 2 mins.
Club Day and Marlon you need to link up with Torrez
Ragudo- Table
Wanting to get an SCC Kickball team 12 people
*Games will be held at 6:00pm-9:30pm on campus
* SCC team and other clubs as well
B. Vice President’s Reports-2 min.
Has nothing to talk about
C. Treasurer Report- 2 mins (Not Here)
D. Commissioner Reports- 12 mins.
1.) Public Relations, Com. Snuggs ( Not Here)
*March in March
*Didn’t go with original airbrush person because he was unreliable and
talked with Dixon, and Turner so we went with Knox
* Planning ASG Newsletter and public information through i-mail
*Kick-off on Smarty Gra- Textbook Vouchers Books for Beads
*1 hour Seminar February 28th 11-12, can write on resume
2.) Legislative Affairs, Com. Miller
*We need more Senators we only have 3
* We need foot soldiers
3.) Environmental Affairs, Com. Simonsen
*Planning for Earth Day, Ragudo has something so they are going to get
together.
*Native American Sustainability
4.) Student Affairs, Com. Ragudo
* Moc Funeral – March 31st Lara has helped with this
* Still need to finalize facilities stage, media…etc
5.) Technology, Com. Haroun
*The computer in the ASG office has been replaced, has window LRCCD
* In the future I would like to be able to have the other computer replaced
as well.
*ASG Website has Photo Bucket
*Camcorder and wants to start a YouTube account
6.) ICC president, President Carter
*Jaws program (Visually impaired) use
* Club Day- Attending the meetings for ICC are invited only
*Snuggs- Why are they only invited if they go to meetings?
*Carter-ICC event.
E ASG Advisor (Action as necessary), Beyrer- 2 mins.
*Anna-ASG Presentations has dates and times
* Take your time to spread the word about the upcoming ASG elections and about
the benefits of getting involved on campus through short in-class presentations in some of
the classes
* Guide (flyer) upcoming elections
III. ACTION ITEMS:
A. Elaine Brown- (Vice President Dixon)
A former leading member of social movements, author, educator, and advocate for social
justice for all people and issues.
(NTE $3500.00) (5 Min)
*Dixon- Social Justice movement
* Southwest university 1983(Reed, Dixon, Lara watched it)
* The movie is to teach advocacy
*Dixon-(March in March) for event
*Pros (1) Cons (1)
**Snuggs (Pro)-She truly represents black women with political and social justice
**Carter (Con) - Brown legal standing point. Contains yes in financial crisis in an
individual community.
(EXTEND DEBATE)
Pro (2) Con (2)
**Jeff (Con) – brining her airline tickets. Items not include the cost to put on an
event and background to learn.
**Rhodes (Pro) - Organizing it is the action not the theory.
**Guest-$3500
**Lara (Pro) - Beneficial for March In March leader
Dixon-Addition NTE $3500.00
YES- (12) No (None) PASSED
B. Student Senate banner:- ( President Pro Tem Cofield)
A banner to represent Student Senate for advocacy events (NTE $70.00) (5 Min)
YES (12) NO (None) PASSED
IV. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
A. Cultural Exchange: ( Commissioner Ragudo)(3 Min)
*To exchange different types of cultural differences
Not group- Cultural needs to be separate.
B. Clothes Close/ City Farm: (ICC President Carter)(6 Min)
*Clothes bounced out of SCC office
Dixon-For more information talk to Pam Fierty (farming) SG upstairs
C. Brown Issues Support: (Brown Issues Members)(3 Min)
Lacking 0f funding help with funding scholarships (ask for funding)
Prasad (as guest) - ASG fundraising as well and that funding is being matched.
Carter- Any problems any idea within community issue (lesson plan)
Simonsen- Do you know or have any idea on the cost of materials.
Turner- Put Ragudo and Carter back on agenda.
Appoint Julio Duarte 2nd by Snuggs
Snuggs- Worked with Julio outside on a political level.
Carter- New and old Constitution
V. ADJOURNMENT ITEMS:
A. Oral Communication from the public
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the SCC ASG on any
matter not on the agenda. No action will be taken. Speakers may be limited to one minute.
Dixon- Have no control of SSCCC picks
Snuggs- Barbra Boxer will be at 12 on 5th and I-street
Reed- SSCCC we will have to take upon ourselves
Williams- Invited some people to talk to about constitution need to get feedback
for judicial branch
Reed- BSU hosting a fundraiser.
B. Future Agenda Items:
Prasad- moving igniting funds (action item), Gardner- Camera and Athletics (discussion item)
C. Adjournments:
*Adjournment @1:04
Motion by Ragudo 2nd by Snuggs