ASUC SENATE MEETING
September 12, 2012
Third Week
This regular meeting of the ASUC Senate was called to order by Jason Sayarath at 7:15 p.m. in the Tan
Oak Room, MLK Student Union. Mr. Sayarath said he would apologize for the minor crisis and not
being able to meet in the Senate Chamber at that time. Another meeting was occurring there right now.
He anticipated stuff like this happening because of the move, having a new Secretariat, and having a lot
of things going on. He assumed the Senate had use of the Senate Chamber every Wednesday and would
make sure they have it booked every week for the rest of the year.
REPORTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES TO THE ASUC
Report from the UCPD Liaison
Sgt. Harris said that in the past week property crimes on campus dipped a little bit. Bikes still led, with
11 bikes stolen since the last Senate meeting. Also stolen were 2 laptops; 4 cell phones, with all but one
taken out of the RSF Field House; 1 backpack; 3 wallets; 1 purse; and 1 student ID.
Sgt. Harris said that property crimes will continue to occur. These crimes occur all over campus, but he’d
let the Senate know if one particular area was being targeted.
For alcohol, during the football game, one student was taken to jail for being intoxicated. He was stopped
on the 2600 block of Durant, in bad shape, and couldn't take care of himself. He wasn't prosecuted and
was released once he sobered up.
There were 15 student citations at the student gate during the football game. The majority were alcohol
related and two, he believed, were for trying to use someone else’s ID.
In the past week the number of alcohol cases dipped, although it's still not good. There were four alcohol
cases that required students to be transported to the hospital due to their level of intoxication. And that
week, Sgt. Harris said he was glad to say that there were no drug violations dealt with by the Police
Department involving students.
One student was cited for theft out of the Golden Bear Restaurant, something that occurs frequently.
They chose to send the citation to Student Conduct. The Police Department has talked to the management of the Golden Bear Restaurant and kind of worked out a policy where Student Conduct will deal
with these cases instead of prosecuting them for the crime of theft.
Report from the UCPD Liaison (cont'd)
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Over the past week, Moses Hall, next to Stephens, was burglarized via window smash. A window was
smashed and the person was able to just reach in and grab a computer. There was also one auto burglary
at the Coffer Dam parking lot, off Centennial.
Sgt. Harris said there were also three incidents on campus during the past week that he wanted to bring to
the Senate’s attention. On Thursday, September 6, at about 2:15 p.m., there was a strong-arm robbery,
which means the theft was by threat of physical force against a person, versus a weapon. This occurred
on the west stairs of the 1st floor inside LeConte Hall. A female student had her cell phone taken.
On Monday, September 10, with no clear time, since it was actually reported a few days later, a strongarm robbery occurred on Lower Sproul Plaza, where the suspect actually forced the victim over to an
ATM machine and withdrew $400 from the student’s account.
On Tuesday at 9:11, at approximately 5:15 p.m., there was a report of a peeper, an older gentleman. They
don't suspect he was affiliated with the University. But he was peeping inside a window, at Clark Kerr
Campus, Building 7, with a camera. If people see something unusual from a window, even if it's not their
own window, and see someone standing outside someone else’s window, and they could tell the person
didn't look like a student, the police should be called. People could just say this person is out of place, or
doesn't fit, and report that he’s standing out there, looking in a window. A officer will be dispatched for
what the police call a “suspicious person.” The person isn't being accused of a crime and they're just
saying he doesn't fit the environment. The police will go and make contact with him and see, e.g., if he
has any prior history, such as peeping or lewd conduct, something of that nature.
Sgt. Harris said that off-campus, on Sunday, September 9, at roughly 12:45 a.m., a robbery occurred via
gun at the intersection of Benvenue and Russell, a little south of campus, an area where it's not unusual to
have students. Two victims were approached by two suspects. One suspect produced a handgun and the
victims, a man and a woman, were relieved of a wallet, purse, and both their cell phones. But there were
no injuries to the victims, who just relinquished their property. The two suspects fled, and by the time the
victims were able to contact the police, 10 to 15 minutes later, the suspects were gone.
Sgt. Harris said that because of the rash of recent robberies at the beginning of the school year, the City of
Berkeley and the UCPD have partnered up on evenings. An officer from the City and from the UCPD
will team up and focus on the campus and south campus areas. They'll make contact with individuals
who are doing something wrong and at the same time will make their presence known, to try to reduce the
amount of robberies in the area.
Mr. Sayarath said that before taking questions, they'd take roll call at that time.
Roll call was taken for attendance.
MEMBERS LEGALLY PRESENT:
Jason Bellet
Emily Chen
Rosemary Hua
Chen-Chen Huo
Sidronio Jacobo
George Kadifa
Ryan Kang
Klein Lieu
Tom Lee
Rafi Lurie
Jeff Ma
Megan Majd
Jorge Pacheco
Nolan Pack
Sadia Saifuddin
Daley Vertiz
Emily White
Report from the UCPD Liaison (cont'd)
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mihir Deo
Sahana Rajasekar
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Deejay Pepito (excused absence)
Mr. Sayarath called for any questions for Sgt. Harris.
Ms. Saifuddin said that it seems that there have been a lot of burglaries and robberies, especially in the
Benvenue area, and by Dwight. She asked if there was extra police presence there because the amount of
robberies, especially armed robberies, was a bit worrying for students who live in that area.
Sgt. Harris said there’s a team specifically designated for that. There are other options, and the Patrol
Sergeant can direct officers to that area. But that becomes a balancing act, because the police still have to
provide officers for calls for services. But it has been brought to the attention of police, based on the
strong-arm robberies, to have more officers out there. Sgt. Harris said he didn't want to sound like he’s
happy with this, and they would be happier with zero; but for one week this wasn't a bad number. The
thing that disturbed him was the fact that they don't normally see this on campus, where someone inside a
building is actually forced to give up their cell phone, or have a student on Lower Sproul forced to withdraw from an ATM. He’s been there since ’98 and has never heard of someone being forced to withdraw
money from an ATM machine on Lower Sproul. This had the attention of the Detective Bureau and the
Patrol Bureau, and it was being looked at. On the things they could do would be to partner up another
team or have the Southside officers actually concentrate in certain areas. The UCPD’s Southside team
normally partners up with City of Berkeley officers. A UCPD and a Berkeley officer will be on bicycles
or will walk the Avenue together. That’s a normal team that is deployed during the week. The Robbery
Suppression Team has an officer pulled out of a patrol shift and teamed up with a City officer. But the
police can only be so many places at one time.
Ms. Majd asked if there is a specific time that a lot of these concerns have happened, a time during which
Senators could tell people to be extra wary. Sgt. Harris said that especially with winter coming on and
hours of darkness coming earlier, once it gets dark, it's very easy for a suspect to disappear quickly, even
by turning a corner and hiding in some bushes, and waiting for a few minutes to see if there's police car
activity, because normally the quickest response to an area for an officer would be via car versus walking,
unless there are bicycle officers there. It's highly unusual to see a crime occur at 2:15 in the afternoon,
especially on the campus, because at that time there are a lot of students in the area. Normally, if he
looked at all the times he worked evening shift, and then as Patrol Sergeant, he’d say a lot of crimes occur
between 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. A lot of people would come into the City for the nightlife, and if opportunities
are presented, others will take advantage of that. And once alcohol beverage establishments start to close,
then there are also people who are possibly impaired, which others know makes them more vulnerable
victims.
Mr. Lieu said it was mentioned that with winter coming it will be darker earlier. He asked if there were
any preventive measures that could be taken, or more lighting. Sgt. Harris said lighting for the past
Report from the UCPD Liaison (cont'd)
Report from the ASUC Auxiliary
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couple of years always becomes an issue. But it's done through Physical Plant, campus services. It
involves funding, and it isn't cheap, because there has to be excavation and then conduit has to be laid,
electrical cable, with load testing of the lamppost. The Police Department is involved. He would love to
have the campus completely illuminated, and to get rid of all the little, dark, shadowed areas. But it
comes down to funding. If the Senate, as a body, could get together and push some type of initiative
through the Administration to have certain areas evaluated for increased lighting, that would be a good
project. Seeing no other questions, Mr. Sayarath said he would like to thank Sgt. Harris.
Mr. Sayarath said the Chair would like to go into the report from the ASUC Auxiliary at that time.
Report from the ASUC Auxiliary
Ms. Finn said it's been a good week. She had a couple of quick updates. She met with the Bookstore, and
the rush season for this year was one of the best in years, from a revenue perspective. She also thought it
was one of the best years from a customer service perspective. John Bolduc, the current Bookstore manager, said the feedback he got from students was positive. He was out on the floor interacting with students, including being in line with them. Even when the line went all the way through the Bookstore,
people went through the line in 15 minutes. For being at the height of purchasing season, that wasn't too
bad. Ms. Finn said she thought that was great news.
Ms. Finn said she and Ms. Pepito talked that week about the memorabilia in the Senate Chamber in
Eshleman. This was on Chris Wong’s radar, the Publications Advisor. Mr. Wong will be in touch with
Senators on what will actually be taken out of old Eshleman, and to make sure they have a place for it in
the new Eshleman. That was something to keep in the back of their minds.
Regarding an update on the LEAD Center, Ms. Finn said they've talked a little bit about advising philosophy, where they're going, and what the timeline for that looks like. She and Jeff Woods, Interim LEAD
Center Director, met that week, and the format that will unfold is to create times for focus groups to get
together. Those times should be coming out in the near future, in October. She’s asked Mr. Woods to put
together between two and four focus groups, and to get as many students as possible involved in the process, and to talk about what they’d like to see from their advisors; what they’d like the LEAD Center to
be like; plus a few additional key questions they'll be asked. Information from the focus groups will be
pulled together, with the common themes pulled out. That will be brought to the table for a key group of
players, including some Senators, some Executives, and some staffmembers, to talk about what they think
the advising philosophy will look like, based on the feedback. They'll tweak that and then in November,
have a town hall meeting and present what the advising philosophy is, what the LEAD Center was there
for, and what that all looked like. Ms. Finn said she would keep the Senate posted on this. They’d like to
have had it yesterday, but she thought it was important to spend a little bit of time on the process and
make sure they have development on Senate across the board.
Ms. Finn said that she mentioned two weeks ago that Mr. Sayarath worked with Ms. Stager and the CFO
about transferring funds from the University to the ASUC sooner, and at a higher rate. They actually
Report from the ASUC Auxiliary (cont'd)
Approval of the Minutes
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have some numbers on that. Last year they used an estimated number of 27,000 enrolled students to calculate the fees going to the ASUC. This year the number used was 34,500. Ms. Finn said that was a huge
increase, and in real dollar figures. Last year the first transfer to the ASUC was $681,899, and this year
the first transfer is $933,501. That’s a big difference, $250,000 more that the ASUC has to work with
sooner. And there will be two other payments following. She called for any questions.
Mr. Pack asked if the accelerated payment the ASUC will get will have an actual effect on the net amount
of money they work with. Ms. Finn said it didn't, and this just meant it will be available sooner.
Mr. Kang said he’s gotten a couple of complaints regarding books ordered through the Bookstore,
whereby they turn in the order forms at the Store. For him personally, he ordered a book in the first couple of days of school and still hasn't received it. He checked on Tuesday and the Store still didn't have the
book. He was talking to someone who said she still hadn't gotten a couple of her textbooks. He asked if
there was a way to expedite that process. Ms. Finn said she could definitely talk to the Bookstore about
that. She asked if the books were ordered through the Bookstore’s Web site directly, or where the order
was placed. Mr. Kang said he went to the Bookstore and filled in the order form at the Store. Ms. Finn
said she would follow-up and get back to him.
Mr. Lieu said that now that Eshleman was completely closed, he asked if she knew if the custodial workers who work in Eshleman will be reassigned to different parts of the campus, or if she knew what was
happening with them. Ms. Finn said at this point they clean MLK and the Art Studio, but they’ve all been
noticed that their appointment with the University is ending due to the facilities coming down, and
because the work will no longer exist after December. They have been officially noticed that their jobs
will end. That gives them first rights to other positions, as they come open on campus. The Auxiliary
was currently in the process of working with them. Their résumés are updated, their information is up
online, and Labor Relations and Human Resources are working with them on other positions that are
available and where they could be placed. They also have a choice of seeking retirement based on their
personal life status; and there's a package that goes along with that. So they'll have a choice, and that was
being worked on at this time.
Mr. Lieu asked how many custodial workers were involved. Ms. Finn said there are four. There were
five, and one had their last day on August 31.
Mr. Sayarath said that seeing no further questions, he would like to thank Ms. Finn.
Mr. Sayarath said they would go through some of the easy stuff on the agenda and then return to the Senate Chamber.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Mr. Sayarath called for any changes to the minutes from the September 5 Senate meeting. He noted that
Ms. Pepito sent an e-mail out with a correction to the minutes. On page 14 the minutes attribute a
Approval of the Minutes (cont'd)
New Business
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statement to Mr. Landgraf that Ms. Pepito made, that she had notes of every single meeting attended with
the architects and Mr. Hardin, and notes on all the negotiations and agreements that were made that
weren't upheld. In the e-mail, Ms. Pepito noted that as Student Spaces Director last year, she frequently
met with the Noll & Tam Architects and with Mr. Hardin. As a result, she had those notes.
Seeing no other changes, Mr. Sayarath said the Chair would entertain a motion to approve the minutes, as
amended. It was so moved and seconded. THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES TO THE
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 SENATE MEETING, AS AMENDED, PASSED WITH NO OBJECTION.
NEW BUSINESS
Mr. Sayarath referred the following bills to committee:
SB 31, In Support of the Oper Project, to the Finance Committee
SB 32, In Support of Women’s Equality Day: August 26, to the University and External Affairs
Committee
SB 33, In Memory of the Victims of 9/11 and in Commemoration of Its 11th Anniversary, to the University and External Affairs Committee
SB 34, In Support of TBD, to the Finance Committee
SB 35, In Support of the Cal Dance Board, to the Finance Committee
SB 36, In Memory of the 20th Anniversary of the Passing of Grace Asuncion, to the Finance Committee
and to the Constitutional and Procedural Review Committee
SB 37, In Support for the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting of Berkeley, to
the Finance Committee
SB 38, In Support of the Epsilon Mu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., to the Finance Committee
SB 39, In Support of Legal Action Against Professional Insurance Associates Inc., to the Constitutional
and Procedural Review Committee
On a point of clarification, Mr. Lieu asked about SB 36 going to two committees. Mr. Sayarath said the
money part would be considered by the Finance Committee and part about moving the picture was a procedural matter. The two committees would consider those two points separately. Both had to pass the
bill out of committee for it to be considered by the Senate.
Mr. Kadifa asked if it was possible to pull a bill from the New Business and consider it at that time without sending it to committee. Mr. Sayarath said they could do that.
Mr. Sayarath said the Chair would entertain a motion to send the bills to committee. It was so moved and
seconded. THE MOTION TO APPROVE NEW BUSINESS PASSED WITH NO OBJECTION.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA (Sept. 19)
Approval of the Agenda
Special Order of the Day -- Presentation on CultureCal by Kia Afcari and Bryan Alvarez
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Mr. Sayarath said the Chair would entertain a motion to approve the agenda for next week’s meeting. It
was so moved and seconded. THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR THE SEPTEMBER
19 MEETING PASSED WITH NO OBJECTION.
Mr. Sayarath said the Chair would entertain a motion to recess for five minutes in order to reconvene in
the Senate Chamber. It was so moved and seconded and passed with no objection. This meeting was
recessed.
Back in session, having re-convened in the Senate Chamber, Mr. Sayarath said he would take roll call for
attendance to verify quorum. Present at the meeting but not present for the roll call was Ms. Rajasekar.
Mr. Sayarath said they had a quorum.
Mr. Sayarath said he forgot to include on the agenda two Special Orders for that evening. With no objection, Mr. Sayarath said the Senate would hear the first Special Order at that time.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY -- Presentation on CultureCal by Kia Afcari and Bryan Alvarez
Kia Afcari and Bryan Alvarez introduced themselves. Mr. Afcari said he worked on campus with Vice
Chancellor John Wilton’s office. They're working on a project, CultureCal. He had a quick question for
the Senate, and asked how many of them sometimes experience it being hard to get things done, where
they need to stand in lines, and where they found it took 12 steps to do something where it should have
taken fewer steps.
Mr. Afcari said the project they're working on is called “Operating Principles.” It's for the people who
work at Cal. There are 24,000 people who work at Cal, and 8,000 of those are students. Mr. Afcari said
the job of this project was to come up with an organizational culture, and they have a big event coming
up, CultureCal.
Mr. Alvarez said he’s a grad student on campus and was brought on because he was more involved with
students than a lot of administrators. It was easier for students to relate to other students. Over the past
year there's been a big push to try and gather a lot of data from thousands of people on campus, so far
from faculty and staff, to try to understand what the main issues are on campus, specifically within the
working culture. As Mr. Afcari mentioned, there are actually tens of thousands of people who work on
campus. That includes a large number of student workers. The number of students who work there
wasn't really known. He called HR to find out and no one really knows. But between 8,000 to almost
11,000 students work, in some capacity, for the University, a third of the student population.
Mr. Alvarez said the idea of having CultureCal was to take all these themes that have been found from
talking to staff and faculty, things that are really the biggest issues, and the working climate, and try to
Special Order of the Day -- Presentation on CultureCal by Kia Afcari and Bryan Alvarez (cont'd)
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put them all online in this event. CultureCal will run from October 1-12. It's a chance for everyone to get
involved, specifically students, and have some influence and say on how the entire University is run.
Since students are paying a lot of the bills now, they get some say now, which was nice.
For the 10,000 students who work for the campus, Mr. Alvarez said they're trying to reach out to them in
any way they can. Obviously the ASUC has the biggest reach to all these different students, including
students who work for the campus. CultureCal will be hosted online for 12 days. The themes they've
found so far have kind of been turned into operating principles and suggestions, and will be posted online.
It was students’ job, as paid employees, to spread the word and also to go online and rate the themes they
like, and suggest new ones if they'd like.
Mr. Alvarez said that if anybody has shopped on a site, Zappos, such as for shoes, the company has such
core values that a search online of “be humble” would have Zappos come up. Operating Principles were
kind of like core values, but specifically for people who work for the campus. These could be things like,
“keep it simple,” or “less bureaucracy,” or “stand in line for ten minutes at most,” whatever they thought
applied to the working culture on campus. This was a chance for student workers to suggest their own
principles as it related to them, and to staff and faculty.
Mr. Alvarez said the biggest push is to have a good experience working on campus. But the main thing
was to get an education. That’s why students were there, and the entire University revolves around
providing the best possible educational experience. So more than anything, they're trying to spread the
word around to students to create the best possible educational experience by creating the best possible
core, operating principles that will facilitate that.
Mr. Alvarez said they would ask Senators to spread the word in any ways possible. They have a Web
site, culturecal@berkeley.edu. It's specifically for student employees. For undergrads, about 4,500 have
Work Study jobs, and for grads, there are 5,700 GSIs, readers, tutors. So there is a huge amount of student work going on. He called for any questions. Seeing no questions, Mr. Sayarath said he would like
to thank them. (Applause)
Guest Announcements
Mr. Sayarath said he would like to welcome Mr. Kapur from ASUC-Davis to introduce himself. Kabir
Kapur introduced himself and said he’s a Senator at UC Davis. He’s met a decent amount of ASUC Senators and just wanted to introduce himself. He’s been at his last two meetings. Student government was
kind of his deal.
Mr. Kapur said he was at the Regents meeting that day, and they talked about every possible way to save
the University without raising tuition if Prop. 30 fails. It just wasn't possible to not raise tuition if Prop.
30 fails, but they talked about every possible way that they might try, and even considered something
with parking that Ohio State did, and semi-privatize parking, it, in a weird system. But that would bring
in $500 million to UC; and that would be better than raising students’ tuition.
Guest Announcements (cont'd)
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Mr. Kapur said he just wanted to introduce himself that evening and say “hi.” He’ll be working with
them a decent amount because it's all one University, with ten different campuses. And he loved working
with all the UCs. He wanted to thank them.
Mr. Sayarath said he worked with Kabir last year as well. ASUC Davis was a really great partner. The
ASUC has asked Davis about things like Davis’ pantry, which feeds students that don't have a lot of
money. And Davis has asked Berkeley about Lecture Notes, with a resulting exchange of a lot of ideas.
If people had any questions for Kabir, he was around there all the time.
Mr. Huo said he would love to talk about transportation.
Seeing no other questions, Mr. Sayarath said he would like to thank Mr. Kapur.
Mr. Sayarath said they would go to Standing Committee Reports.
Standing Committee Reports
Reporting for the Constitutional and Procedural Review Committee, Mr. Pacheco read the following
report.
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Begin written report from the Constitutional and Procedural Review Committee
Constitutional and Procedural Review Committee Report:
10 September 2012
The Constitutional and Procedural Review Committee convened on September 10, 2012 and considered
five business items: the first was the Cal Lodge Insurance Claim Lawsuit, the second was Strategizing
and Framing the Process and Timeline for Bylaw Revisions, the third was Senate Bill 29 – A Bill in Support of Cal Lodge, the fourth was Senate Bill 28 – A Bill in Support of Changing the Designation of Anna
Head to Commercial Activity Space, and the Fifth was Senate Bill 30 – A Bill in Support of Changing the
Designation of Heller Lounge to Commercial Activity Space. We also interviewed 5 Judicial Council
nominees.
Cal Lodge Insurance Claim Lawsuit
Greg Brock, ASUC legal counsel, attended our meeting to discuss the insurance claim lawsuit in executive session, where we, the Committee, agreed that the Senate had consensus in regards to approving the
initiation of a lawsuit against insurance provider Lloyds of London, and to include the broker, Professional Insurance Associates Inc. A bill was authored and sponsored by the Committee and subsequently
approved for Senate consideration for the said actions. All decisions were made unanimously.
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Strategizing and Framing the Process and Timeline for Bylaw Revisions
The Committee decided to take it upon ourselves to read and take notes on the Constitution and Bylaws in
order to identify necessary amendments, and we are presently scheduling a daylong retreat in the upcoming weeks to create a roadmap for said revisions, and conclusively forward said revisions to the Senate
weekly.
Senate Bill 29 – A Bill in Support of Cal Lodge
The Committee decided to table this item indefinitely until ASUC President Landgraf and EVP Sayarath
write the bill, presumably.
Senate Bill 28 – A Bill in Support of Changing the Designation of Anna Head to Commercial Activity Space, & Senate Bill 30 – A Bill in Support of Changing the Designation of Heller Lounge to
Commercial Activity Space
SB 28 and 30 were considered together, where the Committee unanimously decided to pass both bills.
The implications of the decision include Heller Lounge being free for student groups, while Anna Head
fees would be similar to those of Eshleman Library. The designation change is beneficial for the ASUC
because Events Services is better suited to run spaces for profit.
Judicial Council
The Committee, following hiring commission standards of procedural transparency and fairness, interviewed 5 nominees: 4 undergraduates and 1 graduate. Thanks to ASUC President Landgraf’s nominations, we will finish undergraduate interviews next week and have the two new undergraduate Justices
ready for Senate confirmation by our next meeting. Though GA President Navab has yet to provide us
with the necessary number of graduate nominees, we will not be selecting the last two graduate justices
until further notice. In conjunction with ASUC publicity officers, we are in the process of creating a marketing plan in order to outreach the justiceship opportunity to graduates and Law School students.
That concludes my second Constitutional and Procedural Review Committee Report.
End written report from the Constitutional and Procedural Review Committee
--------------Mr. Sayarath said that to summarize, Con-Review passed SBs 28 and 30 and tabled SB 29.
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ASUC Senate
Constitutional and Procedural Review Committee
Monday, September 10, 2012
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--------------Minutes from the September 10 Con-Review meeting (cont'd)
114 Hearst Gym
9:00 pm
MINUTES
DRAFT -- Pending approval of the Committee
I.
Call to Order
Chair Pacheco called the meeting to order at 9:03 PM.
II.
Roll Call
Senator Emily Chen
Senator Chen-Chen Huo
Senator Jeff Ma
Senator Jorge “Cheko” Pacheco (Chair)
Senator Nolan Pack (Vice Chair)
Senator Donna-Jo Pepito
Senator Emily White
III.
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Absent (Sick)
Present
Approval of the Minutes
Monday, September 3, 2012 Minutes
The motion to approve the minutes was made by Senator Chen and seconded by Senator Ma.
The motion passed unanimously.
IV.
Guest Announcements
There were no guest announcements.
V.
Appointed Official Reports
There were no appointed official reports.
VI.
Business
1. Cal Lodge Insurance Claim Lawsuit
Greg Brock, ASUC legal counsel, was present to discuss the insurance claim lawsuit. The
Committee agreed that the Senate had effectively reached a consensus on moving forward
with legal action against Professional Insurance Associates. The Committee determined that
the task at hand was to write a bill.
The Committee moved into executive session to discuss legal matters related to the insurance claim and corresponding bill. A motion to move into executive session Senator Huo,
seconded by Senator Pack. The motion passed unanimously.
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--------------Minutes from the September 10 Con-Review meeting (cont'd)
After discussion on legal matters, the Committee left executive session on motion of Senator Pack, seconded by Chair Pacheco. The motion passed unanimously.
The Committee produced A Bill In Support of Legal Action Against Professional Insurance
Associates. For the full text of the bill, please see Appendix A.
The bill authorizes Greg Brock to include Professional Insurance Associates as a defendant
in the existing litigation against Lloyds of London regarding property damage and insurance claims related to the Cal Lodge.
Senator White moved to approve the bill, Senator Huo seconded the motion. The bill was
passed unanimously.
2. Strategizing and Framing the Process and Timeline for Bylaw Revisions:
Senator Pack outlined possible options for proceeding with the holistic review and revision
of the by-laws. Options presented included: (1) weekly analysis of sections of the by-laws,
following a timeline to finish the task of identifying and writing necessary amendments; (2)
a ConRev retreat, preferably on the weekend, in which Committee members would read the
governing documents and take notes in advance, identify necessary amendments, and create
roadmap for revisions. ConRev meetings would forward said revisions to the Senate
weekly; (3) dividing into small groups to address sections.
The Committee agreed that the second option, a ConRev retreat, was the most desirable
because it would allow for a holistic view of the governing documents, and would be more
efficient overall when compared to other options. Committee members agreed that the
weekly analysis option would be stressful and likely a piecemeal effort, and that the group
option would not facilitate the necessary discussion among the Committee’s members collectively. Consensus was that a ConRev retreat should be planned.
Former Senator and past ConRev Chair Noah Ickowitz visited the Committee to offer feedback on the process for revising the By-Laws, making Judicial Council appointments, and
other tasks related to the Committee’s work.
He suggested beginning the revision process with smaller and more obvious amendments,
such as spelling errors and contradictions between the By-Laws and Constitution, or conflicts between Titles and/or Articles in the By-Laws. Former Senator Ickowitz supported the
idea of a ConRev retreat, and commented that the Committee seems to be on the right track
based on the discussions so far.
3. SB 29 – A Bill In Support of Cal Lodge TABLED
Chair Pacheco moved to table this item indefinitely, Senator White seconded. The motion
to table SB29 passed unanimously.
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4. SB 28 - A Bill in Support of Changing the Designation of Anna Head to Commercial
Activity Space
5. SB 30 – A Bill in Support of Changing the Designation of Heller Lounge to Commercial Activity Space
Bills SB28 and SB30 were considered together. Executive Vice President Sayarath
explained the rationale behind the two bills. He stated that changing the designation to
commercial activity space would be beneficial for the Association because Event Services
is better suited to run spaces for profit. Student groups would still get priority.
The committee discussed whether or not room reservations should be limited to no more
than one month in advance, in order to favor student groups. Members observed that many
companies and off-campus groups plan functions much further in advance than one month,
and that such a restriction might undermine the capacity to make profit from the space and
could defeat the purpose of changing the designation.
EVP Sayarath noted that the use of the Heller Lounge would be free for student groups,
while Anna Head fees would be similar to those for Eshleman Library.
Senator Pack moved to amend clauses in both bills to read “be it further it resolved that the
ASUC reserves the right to revisit” rather than “therefore be it resolved that the ASUC
reserves to revisit.” Senator White seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
Senator White moved to approve the amended versions of both bills, and Senator Huo
seconded. The motion passed unanimously. For the full text of the amended bills, please see
Appendices B (SB28) and C (SB30).
VII. Judicial Council Interviews
Committee consensus was to exclude the content of the interviews and discussion on the candidates from the minutes for privacy purposes, and because Judicial Council interviews will continue for at least one more week.
The following candidates were interviewed:
Neetu Puranikmath
Hinh Tran
Cody Lonning
Nicolette Roger
Talar Kakilian
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Graduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
10:00 pm
10:20 pm
10:40 pm
11:00 pm
11:20 pm
Committee members agreed that no appointments for either of the undergraduate seats should
be made until the final two undergraduate nominees are interviewed.
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Members also favored the idea of advertising actively to graduate students, especially law students, to find additional nominees for graduate seats.
There was a brief discussion on whether By-Laws Title 18, Article 5.3 should be applied in the
case of Student Advocate staff members. No formal decision was reached, and the Committee
agreed to seek more information from previous ConRev members.
VIII. Elected Official Announcements
There were no elected official announcements.
IX.
Adjournment
Chair Pacheco adjourned the meeting at 12:15AM with a second by Senator Chen and unanimous consent of the committee.
TASKS AND FOLLOW UP
 Contact former senators Noah Ickowitz and Anthony Galace re: Title 18, Article 5.3
 Direct ASUC / senate publicity officers to flyer in Boalt Hall re: J Council positions
 Investigate the feasibility of emailing graduate and/or law school listserv re: J Council
Create (and respond to) a Doodle for the retreat
End minutes from the Constitutional and Procedural Review Committee meeting, September 10
--------------Reporting for the Finance Committee, Ms. Saifuddin said that SB 18 was tabled and SB 29 was pulled.
Fi-Comm approved SBs 20, as amended; 21, as amended; 22; 23; 24, as amended; 26, as amended; 27, as
amended. SB 31 was tabled.
Ms. Saifuddin said that as the Finance Committee, they have been given a big responsibility and the
honor of going through each Senate bill and determining how much money their student groups get. FiComm wants to make sure each and every one of their student organizations gets enough funding and has
enough resources to do the kind of activities they want on campus. With that said, it was really important
for Fi-Comm to make decisions that are fiscally responsible, especially considering where their ASUC
finances are at that time.
Fi-Comm had a few things to work out as far as their policies. There were a few comments from Senators
that displayed a lack of trust, and personally, she found that kind of troubling. As a Senate, they've talked
about trust and trusting each other, and functioning as a team. She thought that was really important.
Ms. Saifuddin said the Finance Committee wanted the Senate to know that the Committee is working its
very hardest to make sure they have transparency, that all of them know what’s going on, and that they're
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all on the same page and functioning in a way that will help the ASUC. They understand the deficit cannot be solved in one year, and they can't solve it just by saving.
Ms. Saifuddin said she was talking to Sen. Hua earlier, and Ms. Hua was right when she said they need a
business perspective to make sure significant profit is made for the ASUC, as well as to increase savings,
and to make sure they deal with their deficit. This is something that will happen over the next five to ten
years, but again, it needed to start now.
As they write their bills, Ms. Saifuddin said she would urge Senators to make sure everything was constitutionally correct and allowed, and that tables were being followed and that formats were correct. FiComm meets until 12:00 or 1 a.m. every Monday, and it was disrespectful to Senators and audience
members when people are inefficient. Fi-Comm has tables for Senators to use, and she posted them last
week. When Senators write a bill, she would ask them to please follow the format. If they don't, FiComm wouldn't consider their bill. If people follow that format, everything will be taken care of.
Ms. Saifuddin said that in another announcement from Fi-Comm, they ask that the authors of a bill amend
the bill after the Community meeting and turn it back to Fi-Comm on Tuesday morning. That way, they
could send it out to the Senate. They deal with about 10 to 15 bills every Monday night, quite a lot, and
Fi-Comm would appreciate the courtesy of making sure Senators edit their bills before they send them to
Fi-Comm.
Ms. Saifuddin said Fi-Comm really appreciated Senators’ time and really appreciated how patient they
are with the Committee. The Committee was in the process of getting a couple of things worked out.
This week they should function really well. What she was really excited about was that their dynamics
have really improved since their last meeting. She wanted to thank them. (Applause)
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Finance Committee Minutes
Monday September 10, 2012
X.
XI.
Called to Order at 9:09
Roll Call
Present
a. Senator Hua
b. Senator Lieu
c. Senator Jacobo
d. Senator Kang
e. Senator Lee
f. Senator Deo
g. Senator Saifuddin
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New potential Finance Officer: Amir introduction
i. Business major, Philosophy minor
ii. Alpha Tau Omega fraternity officer
iii. AAVP – Investments Director
iv. Career Advisor
v. Worked at Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs
b. Sadia explained the job of the Finance Officer
c. Senator Lee asked: are we abiding by the Robert’s Rules?
d. Sadia: We’re in discussion right now
e. Senator lee: In Spring, the Finance Officer’s main job will be Spring Budgeting. How will
you balance doing all of that and your other time commitments?
f. Amir: I have a lot of free time. Alumni relations is only 10 hrs/the whole semester; this
summer I worked 95 hours/week so I feel like I can handle the work load.
g. Senator Jacobo: Can we ask questions on Wednesday?
h. Sadia: We can answer questions now since he’s here
i. Senator Deo: One of your jobs is replenishing the senate contingency fund. In terms or
researching the amount of money we have, how much research have you done so far on the
finances f the ASUC?
i. Before accepting the nomination for the position, Amir spoke with Connor and Justin to understand the history and finances of the ASUC.
j. Senator Lee: When you say director of investments, what does that mean?
i. Amir: I’m mainly in charge of the Cal Lodge under EVP. At some point, the EVP
office will be making a presentation to the Senate.
k. Senator Kang motioned to approve Amir as our Finance Officer; Senator Lieu was not present (had to go to External Committee); Senator Lee seconded; move passed
l.
XIII. Approval of the Minutes
XIV. Guest Announcements
XV. Form Appeals
XVI. Fee Waivers
XVII. Facility Waivers
a. Turn the tables fee waiver (presented by Senator Ma and AAVP Gavello)
b. Career center puts this on without charging employers
c. Before, the Career Center would cover operational costs; AAVP wants to keep a good relationship with the Career center and the only thing they ask from the ASUC is the Pauley
Ballroom Fee Waiver
d. There’s no doubt that the Career Center puts it on because the ASUC helps cover Pauley
Ballroom Costs.
e. About 50 groups signed up and 54 companies came up; very successful event!
XII.
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f. Fee waiver went up on Friday; Sadia got a request; it was filed on time.
g. Senator Saifuddin talked about how when we provide fee waivers for Event Services, it
actually comes back to the ASUC because they are serving students
i. Student groups should have discounts for facilities
h. Senator Hua moved to pass the AAVP Turn the Tables Facility Waiver
i. Senator Lee second
ii. Motion passed
XVIII.
Old Business
a. Bills that were filed last week
i. Senator Saifuddin has been in touch with Judicial Council about SB 16 and 17
about the bylaws; ASUC is not allowed to sponsor any groups that
recruits/discriminates based on gender
1. Suneeta – Judicial Council Chair says to file a charge sheet asking for advisory opinion
ii. Senator Saifuddin sent an email about guidelines for bills and procedures; made a
new ficomm folder in the dropbox
iii. Ficomm written report will be the minutes; it’s accessible to everyone, it makes no
sense for us to write a written report for each bill.
XIX. New Business
SB 18-A Bill in Support of the Bear Pantry
Tabled b/c Representatives aren’t here
SB 19-A Bill in Support of Volunteers Around the World (VAW)
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6.
7.
8.
Co-presidents here
Main projects are to work throughout the semester to plan and set up mobile health clinics in
the Dominican Republic in Guatemala
Goal is to improve the health, lifestyle and sustainability
Throughout the semester, they do a lot of planning
During winterbreak or summer, they set up mobile clinics to help the rural communities of
those companies.
Most fundraising is done with students (70-80%)
Last semester, they applied w/ AOF and got some funding; they’re also planning to apply this
year
Senator Lee: how long have you been ASUC Sponsored?
a. 2 years ago, then they weren’t sponsored the year after, last year they were sponsored;
transitioning between ASUC agents, so they weren’t able to apply or Spring Budgeting
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i. Senator Jacobo: is this for a certain event, or is it in general
1. We pay for all of the program fees (transportation, airfare); it’s just the
fundraising that we do is to pay for the medical supplies in order to implement and run these clinics
ii. Senator Deo: asked about a particular item on the budget
iii. Senator Lee: can also apply for PSF instead
iv. Senator Kang: I think it’s important to see that everything is pretty explicitly laid
out and they aren’t asking for any money besides pharmaceutical
v. Senator Saifuddin: when you applied for the grant, did you get everything?
1. Last year they applied for AOF and received 300$/group; PSF = applied
individually
vi. Senator Saifuddin: asked the group to apply for other AAVP grants
vii. Senator Lee: SOF only funds for events on campus
viii. Senator Lieu: In title 3 of our bylaws, the 2nd year student groups have a cap of
$300
ix. Senator Deo: Doesn’t believe SOF goes towards medical supplies; regardless from
any caps, we should try to fund as much as we can for this
x. Senator Deo: There’s no rule saying we can’t fund these supplies
xi. Senator Hua: There has been a bill that was passed in 2010 for medical supplies “A
Bill in Support of the Volunteer Medical Outreach 2010”
xii. Senator Lee: This is the bulk of their group
xiii. Senator Saifuddin: have you asked for external funding?
1. We asked for big organizations, and asked for external sources for donations (medical pharmaceutical companies) but we didn’t get a lot of money
xiv. Senator Lieu: You said you had 501c3 status with the ASUC; it seems like Volunteers Around the World is an international program
1. We recently got the 501c3 status from them; but there are a lot of
restrictions on what we can get from them, because they take away some
portions of the funding
2. We recently tried to get non profit status, but in the past, we’ve only been
using ASUC’s tax id, which restricts us less, but still restricts us in terms of
what we can apply for (big corporations)
xv. Senator Saifuddin: if we weren’t able to fund your group, what would happen?
1. It would just matter how much medication we could buy; we just can’t give
that patient that medication
xvi. Senator Saifuddin: clarification of vitamins
1. Malnutrition was a big problem; they should be split up into vitamins
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xvii. Senator Bellet: Why don’t we ask the organization to tell us what they want us to
fund/cut? Ficomm should decide how much we want to cut.
xviii. Senator Lee: They’ve already lined out what they’re requesting, they gave us the
bare minimum
xix. Senator Saifuddin: They told us that they put everything on the budget; they gave
the entire list to former Senator Shin; Annie wrote the bill for us; to simplify the
bill, she just put antibiotics instead of being specific. They’re only asking for half
of their entire budget
xx. Senator Lieu: It’s under my assumption that this budget isn’t the bare minimum;
there are some ancillary line items that can be cut from the budget
1. It’s hard to cut line by line because if we didn’t receive money for one
particular antibiotic, either way, we’re gonna have to buy a certain type of
vaginal cream or something like that. They try really hard to buy as much
medication as possible. They’re pretty sure (they’ve been researching) a lot
of organizations, and they’re able to custom order a whole pack of
medication
2. Compared to other medication, it’s very cost efficient
xxi. Senator Deo: we should just motion to vote because we can’t discriminate
xxii. Senator Kang: motion to amend the total budget cost: $2,202.01
1. Motion to vote on the bill
2. All in favor:
a. Senator Deo
b. Senator Kang
c. Senator Lee
3. Opposed
a. Senator Jacobo
4. Abstained
a. Senator Lieu
b. Senator Saifuddin
xxiii. Senator Lieu: Volunteers around the world is an international non-profit established in 2004; we just funded an international non-profit’s operation. We should
take into consideration moving forward that it may have set a dangerous
precedence
xxiv. Senator Saifuddin: I hate sitting up here and cutting everyone’s budgets. We really
need to be careful about how much we’re funding. Please check in with these
communities; do you really need these?
xxv. Senator Lieu: I would caution against assuming that we’re gonna send the entire
Senate contingency fund and replenish it. We are in control of these student fees;
this chamber is being irresponsible.
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9.
xxvi. Senator Lee: I do agree with Senator Lieu’s point that we should be the most
responsible fiscally, but on the other hand, we went through 20 bills and only spent
$5000; as a representative of 30,000 that’s a sound decision that we’ve made
xxvii. Senator Saifuddin: I want to remind everyone what Senate Contingency Fund is
xxviii. Senator Deo: While I understand that we’re on a tight budget and we want to be
fiscally responsible; in previous years, we’ve been cutting in the past few years,
we’ve taken out honorariums, we’re now only funding ½ of Pauley Ballroom Fees.
Spring Budgeting is a complicated process – it’s not only just on the student
group’s fault. While we have to be fiscally responsible, we have to not be so stingy
to the point that we discourage student groups from coming in here. The last
student group gutted more than 2/3’s of that bill before they came to senate.
xxix. Senator Lee: Student groups don’t take budgeting really seriously – last semester it
was a problem with Callink; after the secretariat solved that, we should get students
informed about Spring Budgeting
xxx. Senator Saifuddin: I’m afraid of this idea that we’re telling ourselves we’re being
responsible but we’re not acting in a responsible way. I don’t want to turn away the
student groups, but at the same time, we have to make sure that we’ll have money
and not filing for bankruptcy.
Senator Kang: Moved to pass the bill
a. Second: Senator Lee
b. Opposed: Senator Jacobo
SB 20-A Bill in Support of Stories from the Career Path
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Tabled because Senator Huo wasn’t present.
Brought back while going over Tabled bills.
Senator Huo made amendments to the bill (took out the honorarium)
Moved to pass by Senator Saifuddin
Second by Senator Lieu
Passed
SB 21-A Bill in Support of Envision
1. Clement Kao is an entrepreneurship club started last semester; tried to reach out students of
all majors. We always want to be better than Stanford. Ranging from biotech to green tech;
we worked with our partners to create workshops for our members
TABLED; BROUGHT BACK AFTER SB 24
1.
Senator Saifuddin
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a. Moved to amend the final resolve clause
2.
Senator Hua second
a. So moved
3.
The bill was amended
4.
Senator Lieu: I don’t think we can just ignore the fact that this bill was tabled
5.
Senator Deo: He is an agent, and you can’t be an agent unless you’re ASUC Sponsored. They
are in callink
6.
Senator Lieu: When were you chartered?
7.
Guest: We got our constitution sent in by the 5th week of school
8.
Senator Lieu:
9.
Moved to pass by Senator Saifuddin
10. Second by Senator Lee
11. Passed
SB 22-A Bill in Support of Livingwater Welcome Night
1.
2.
3.
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6.
7.
8.
9.
Senator Kang: Annie already made edits, we’re requesting less than we requested last time
Senator Lieu: The event didn’t have ASUC Sponsorship on any of the materials;
a. Senator Saifuddin: The group wasn’t ASUC Sponsored
b. Senator Kang: They had no reason to put ASUC Sponsored on their flyers or facebook
page or website, because they were not ASUC sponsored when the event was happening; if
they did, it would be illegal
Senator Lieu: We’re ignoring the bylaws; title 3 governs the ficomm;
Senator Hua: That doesn’t make sense; the event wasn’t ASUC Sponsored at the time of making the flyer
Senator Saifuddin: They came to us right when Ficomm started meeting, they would’ve gotten
sponsored but we weren’t meeting yet
Senator Lee: I would recommend that Living Water or Senator Kang send out an email or people participated to say that the event was sponsored by the ASUC
Senator Jacobo
a. When we sponsor bills and when we author them, we should be cognizant of what the
bylaw entails
b. They should’ve taken notice that we can’t fund for flyers if they’re not ASUC Sponsored
Senator Lee
a. We should cut $150 from the flyers because they’re not ASUC sponsored,
Senator Jacobo: I move to remove the line items for flyers
a. Senator Kang: Objection – called to vote
i. In favor: Senator Lieu, Senator Jacobo
ii. Opposed: Senator Kang, Senator Hua, Senator Ma
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10.
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17.
18.
19.
20.
1.
b. Senator Lee is asking to table the bill to ask J-council for advice on bylaws
Senator Saifuddin moved to strike out flyers
Senator Jacobo second
Objection by Senator Kang
All in favor to vote on the amendment:
a. Senator Lee, Senator Lieu, Senator Jacobo
Opposed:
a. Senator Kang
b. Senator Hua
Abstained:
a. Senator Deo
All in favor of the amendment:
a. Senator Lieu
b. Senator Jacobo
All against the amendment:
a. Senator Kang
b. Senator Hua
c. Senator Lee
Vote to pass the bill by EVP Sayarath
In favor:
a. Senator Kang
b. Senator Lee
i. Recommendation for Ryan to email and say that ASUC sponsored the event.
c. Senator Hua
Opposed
a. Senator Lieu
b. Senator Sidronio
SB 23-A Bill in Support of Dr. Interns
Senator Saifuddin moved to pass
a. Senator Kang second
b. Motion passed
SB 24-A Bill in Support of oSTEM
1. Out in Science, Tech, Engineering, and Mathematics
2. Want to ask for funding for the conference
a. Graduate student and on the national board of oSTEM
b. Want to hold their own workshop both here and outside of UC Berkeley
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i. Taking what they learned at the conference and applying it here
3. Senator Jacobo: They previously didn’t fund registration fees, but Senator Jacobo thinks we
should really reconsider b/c they’ve done a really good job in seeking other forms of funding.
4. Senator Saifuddin: AOF from AAVP funds conference fees; revise the budget and use
ASUC funding for something that we do fund
5. Senator Jacobo: They already sought out funding from AOF and SOF
6. Guest: The registration isn’t just a registration fee; they buy papers through the registration
fee
7. Senator Saifuddin: You already got SOF right?
a. Guest: Yes, we got 2,000$ for plane tickets
8. Senator Jacobo
9. Senator lee :What grant did you get?
a. Guest: I don’t recall; do you have one in particular in mind?
10. Senator Lee: What would happen if you didn’t get the funds?
a. Guest: We had a successful evening at turn the tables and we’re doing a bunch of
corporate sponsorship; we are planning on incorporating that in the future
11. Senator lee: how many students are going?
a. Guest: 10, 1 doesn’t need a plane ticket
12. Senator Saifuddin: What did you budget for the AOF grant?
a. Guest: I’m not exactly sure where the $500 is going to
13. Senator Saifuddin: the bill didn’t have line items?
a. Guest: no
14. Senator Saifuddin: moves to amend the bill and add a second therefore be it resolved clause
that states that $350 allocated for conference registration fees are allocated reflecting the
fact that this student organization has applied for funding from every other source possible,
but that the ASUC does not fund conference registration fees because they fall under the
jurisdiction of AAVP Grants.
15. Senator Hua: Second
16. Amendment motion moved
17. Senator Saifuddin moves to pass bill
18. Senator Lee second
19. Bill passes
SB 26-A Bill in Support of Danceworx
1. Senator Jacobo moved to change the bill of SB 26 to say that it is a 16th year SAG
2. Senator Deo, Senator Lee, Senator Lieu  added to co-sponsor list
3. Senator Saifuddin moved to pass the bill
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4. Senator Hua seconds
5. Bill is passed!!!
SB 27-A Bill in Support of Prelude Norcal
1. Brianna Mercado – guest speaker; gave a speech on impact of Prelude Norcal
a. Opportunity to highlight UC Berkeley as a supporter of the Urban Dance Movement
2. Senator Jacobo: As you stated, you’ve hosted this competition for 3 years; why didn’t you
ask for this during Spring budgeting?
3. On the bill, there isn’t source of alternative funding
a. Owner of series itself: pays for the venue, printing tickets, previous funding
4. Senator Lee
5. Senator Klein: Don’t email amended bills – for the sake of transparency and efficiency
a. Senator Saifuddin: There’s a format that everyone needs to follow. Give it by Sunday night; we have to deal with some amended bills
6. Senator Jacobo: Point of clarification – on the last therefore clause, it’s asking the ASUC to
help promote Prelude Norcal;
7. Senator Hua: moved to amend the bill to take out the last further be it resolved clause
8. Movement to change the programs from .45 to .05
9. Senator Lee: moved to approve funding with amendment
10. Senator Deo: We should table the bill because we don’t know how much AOF and SOF are
going to grant them
11. Senator Saifuddin: Motion to pass SB 27 with amendments ($400), and recommendation to
apply for AOF and SOF.
12. Second by Senator Lee
13. Passed
SB 31-A Bill to Commemorate the Efforts of the 2012-2013 Executive Vice
President’s Chief Deputy of Facilities and Space Management
Tabled b/c DJ isn’t here
XX. Elected Official Announcements
Justin Sayarath: We are not going to replenish contingency fund if it runs out. You can’t keep doing this.
You need to figure out a standard and hold yourselves to that standard. This is the worst thing for Finance
Senators. People would come in and say their community works really hard; that’s great, one sentence is
good enough. Everyone’s community works hard – content neutral funding. Hold yourselves to that
standard.
Sadia: It’s not personal
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Klein: How much money have we spent so far? Probably around 5,000
Sidronio: I don’t think it would be fair for us not to replenish the Contingency Fund. I don’t think it’s fair
for the last student groups to get their funding. We can’t give unequal treatment
Sadia: We’re being super irresponsible – this can’t continue happening.
Tom: It is not set in stone; if the last resort is to pull the bill, then it’s possible.
Justin: Meet off the floor, and then bring those recommendations to senate. You need to think that there’s
nothing left after the Senate Contingency runs out. You fund the groups, you run out of your pot of
money, and you’re done.
Amir: We have to be the senate to make sacrifices and make budget
Ryan: We should also push for student groups to not just think about additional sources of funding, but
also push for outside corporations for funding. KASA looks to big corporations for funding b/c it’s a
hassle to come into ASUC. We ask them to support our cause. There are always going to be corporations
that support our organizations.
Sadia: Volunteers around the world; they said if we weren’t funded, we can still go on the trip. They’re
still going on the trip, we’re still funding their need. Because those soft caps were never set, we just
funded a non-profit organization.
Tom: I have a few bills that I’d like to pull.
Justin: the last thing I wanted to say was that you guys aren’t on the same wavelength at all. If you
walked into last year’s finance committee, they were always on the same page about what to cut. I don’t
know if they were gchatting or what, but they were always on the same page, like this had to be cut. Find
some time and reconvene about these bills because I’m really concerned. One of the bills was 1/20th of the
pot.
Mihir: When we’re looking at the budget and soft caps. If the club has applied to everything else, and
have a bill that’s line item, we don’t try to find a reason to not fund them. We’re going both ways. First
we’re trying to insert money into random places, and then when it’s not our community, we’re trying to
find ways to cut the soft caps. Don’t try to add stupid things that don’t need to be there.
Sadia: When this happens, we’re not setting the same standard for ourselves. This is our money. We need
to
Klein: For future reference, when a bill comes into this committee and it doesn’t abide by our regulations/guidelines, we shouldn’t consider the bill. Each senator should look at the bill – if something is out
of compliance, it’s gonna be tabled. If a bill comes through committee and has something omitted,
Sadia: *sent out the format that each bill needs to be in.
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XII. Adjournment
Sadia moved to adjourn at 12:26am
Second by Senator Lieu
I.
So moved.
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Reporting for the University and External Affairs Committee, Mr. Bellet said the Committee considered
two bills. SB 11, on Prop. 30, was approved; and SB 24, on the Cal Olympians. For a quick announcement on the Cal Olympians, there was a little confusion, and they'll be at the Senate meeting next week.
University and External Affairs Committee had a pretty short meeting. Mr. Lieu attended to talk about
his bill. Mr. Bellet said he thought it was really helpful for authors of bills to attend Committee meeting,
or to send a proxy. The Committee wants bills they all feel comfortable putting out. That was something
constructive that people could do in the future.
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University and External Affairs Committee
Monday September 10, 2012
I.
9:14 Approval of the Minutes from Monday, September 3, 2012
Attendance
II.
Guest Announcements- No Guests
III.
ASUC Academic Senate Representative Reports- No Representatives
IV.
Old Business
SB 11 - A Bill In Support of Proposition 30, the Schools and Local Public Safety Protection
Act of 2012
9:17 John Jay introduces himself as writer of bill
9:20 Senator Klein arrives
9:20 John Jay added as author
9:20 George Kadifa added as sponsor
9:22 Senator Klein establishes bill is complete legal
9:23 Established bill defines content of letter
9:28 Senators read over the bill
9:30 Jason moves to pass bill
Standing Committee Reports (cont'd)
Consent Calendar
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--------------Written report from the University and External Affairs Committee, September 10 (cont'd)
9:30 Seconded
9:31 SB 11 passes with 5 votes for it and 1 absence
9:32 Klein acknowledged that ASUC could endorse measures
9:32 Klein establishes that Jan as council has upheld legality of SB 11
V.
9:32 New Business
9:34 SB 24 – A Bill In Support of UC Berkeley Golden Bears Who Participated in the Summer
2012 London Olympics
9:35 Senators read through bill
9:38 Bill edited WHEREAS, Cal’s all-time medal count stands at 99 gold medals and 178
medals overall a total of 151 medals; and
9:40 Bill edited clause removed: Cal has sent at least one athlete to every Summer Olympic
Games for the last 100 years; and,
9:43 Jason moves to pass SB 24
9:43 Seconded and passed by vote of 5 aye and 1 absence
Elected Official Announcements
9:44 Megan- next week bill in support of National Women’s Day
9:44 George- next week bill in Commemoration of 9/11
9:44 Daley- bill coming up MSD bill
9:45 Committee adjourned
VI.
End written report from the University and External Affairs Committee
--------------Mr. Sayarath said he would like to thank the committees for all their wonderful reports that week.
On a side note, Mr. Sayarath said that Silvia Krawczyk, the Senate Communications Director, was passing around a card for Sen. Pepito. If community members know her, it would be great if they could sign
it as well. She was ill at that time.
CONSENT CALENDAR
The following bills were up for consideration that evening under the Consent Calendar: SBs 28; 30; 20, as
amended; 21, as amended; 22; 23; 24, as amended; 26, as amended; 27, as amended; and 11.
Mr. Sayarath asked if there were any bills people wished to pull from the Consent Calendar.
Mr. Lieu asked to pull SB 11. Mr. Pack asked to pull SB 33 out of New Business.
Consent Calendar -- SB 20, in support of Stories from the Career Path
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Mr. Bellet asked if they could table SB 25, on the Olympians, until next week, when the athletes will be
at the meeting and pass it with a roll-call vote. Mr. Sayarath said the Chair would entertain a motion to
send SB 25 back to Con-Review, for Senate consideration next week. It was so moved and seconded.
THE MOTION TO CONSIDER SB 25 NEXT WEEK PASSED WITH NO OBJECTION.
Ms. Saifuddin asked if, when they table a bill, they could put it back into their agenda. Mr. Sayarath said
that’s why it's tabled in committee. Ms. Saifuddin asked if it would be back in committee even the committee passed it, but it was tabled by the Senate. Mr. Sayarath said that if a committee passes a bill, it's
under CC. If it's passed in committee and the Senate wanted to send it back, the whole body had to send
it back.
Ms. Hua asked to pull SB 19. Ms. Hua said Fi-Comm recommended sending the bill back to the committee. Mr. Sayarath said they could do that when they get to the bill under IC.
The following bills were removed from the Consent Calendar: SBs 19, 11, and 25.
The following bills remained under the Consent Calendar:
SBs 28; 30; 20A; 21A; 22; 23; 24A; 26A, and 27A.
A motion to approve the Consent Calendar was made and seconded.
THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR PASSED WITH NO OBJECTION:
SB 20 AS AMENDED; SB 21 AS AMENDED; SB 22; SB 23; SB 24 AS AMENDED; SB 26 AS
AMENDED; SB 27; SB 28; AND SB 30.
The following Resolution, SB 20, as amended in committee, was approved under the Consent Calendar
and was authored by Mr. Huo and David Iyamah:
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF STORIES FROM THE CAREER PATH
WHEREAS, many students today need guidance from transitioning from school to the work they love,
and there seems to be a gap between the acquisition of knowledge in school and its application to students’ passions at a professional level; and
WHEREAS, Stories from the Career Path is a student activity group that organizes an educational lecture
series in an attempt to bridge the knowledge gap that exists and give advice to students
focused on a career path; and
WHEREAS, Stories from the Career Path will reach the broader campus community with their speaker
series and will encourage students to excel with a lasting purpose; and
WHEREAS, Stories from the Career Path will broaden their scope to a mass variety of speakers and
majors; and
Consent Calendar -- SB 20, in support of Stories from the Career Path (cont'd)
-- SB 21, In Support of Envision
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF STORIES FROM THE CAREER PATH (cont'd)
WHEREAS, Stories from the Career Path was not allocated money from spring budgeting last semester;
and
WHEREAS, the operating budget for their first speaker series is as follows:
Item
Flyers
Quantity
500
Price
$0.05
Grand Total
Total
$25
$25
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Stories from the Career Path be recognized as a first year Student
Activity Group by the Associated Students of the University of California; and
THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the ASUC allocate $25 from the Senate Contingency
Fund to Stories from the Career Path to fund its first speaker series.
The following Resolution, SB 21, as amended in committee, was approved under the Consent Calendar
and was authored by Mr. Deo and Clement Kao:
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ENvision
WHEREAS, ENvision at Berkeley (ENvision) is a new club at UC Berkeley dedicated to assisting
entrepreneurs; and
WHEREAS, ENvision was founded in the spring of 2012 with the goal of educating its members about
the various aspects of entrepreneurship, while training them in terms of ideas, skills,
experience; and
WHEREAS, ENvision draws on membership from all majors and all backgrounds with the goal of
promoting campus-wide innovation; and
WHEREAS, ENvision opens membership to all of UC Berkeley, including undergraduate students,
graduate students, and faculty; and
WHEREAS, ENvision has around 30 members; and
WHEREAS, ENvision currently partners with eleven companies to give speaker series, workshops,
internships, and job opportunities to members; and
Consent Calendar -- SB 21, In Support of Envision (cont'd)
-- SB 22, In support of Livingwater Welcome Night
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ENvision (cont'd)
WHEREAS, ENvision plans to participate in multiple business plan competitions; and
WHEREAS, ENvision seeks not just to spread entrepreneurship on the UC Berkeley campus, but also to
eventually develop entrepreneurs on other college campuses; and
WHEREAS, ENvision has not applied for budgeting before and had administrative errors accessing their
previous funds; and
WHEREAS, a line item budget is attached: Total Budget, $250; Total Request, $250;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the ASUC recognize ENvision as a second-year Student Activity
Group(SAG).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the ASUC gives $250 to Envision from the Senate Contingency
Fund for operational costs.
The following Resolution, SB 22, was approved under the Consent Calendar and was authored by Annie
Shin and was sponsored by Mr. Kang:
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF LIVINGWATER WELCOME NIGHT
WHEREAS, Livingwater, a Christian church and fellowship at UC Berkeley, has been on campus for 10
years and consists of over 300 active members; and
WHEREAS, Livingwater hosted a free event called Livingwater Welcome Night on Friday, August 31 at
Wheeler Auditorium for college students; and
WHEREAS, Livingwater Welcome Night featured a well-known pastor and author named Francis Chan,
who will speak at the event; and
WHEREAS, approximately 700 students attended the event; and
WHEREAS, the budget for the event is as follows: Total budget cost, $3,766; requesting from ASUC,
$606;
WHEREAS, the grand total for Livingwater’s 2012-2013 budget is $41,342, and because Livingwater
operates mostly on donations, financial support would greatly help; and
WHEREAS, Livingwater has been an active student group under CSL/LEAD, and became a first-year
Student Activity Group (SAG) through SB 3 in Fall 2012;
Consent Calendar -- SB 22, In support of Livingwater Welcome Night (cont'd)
-- SB 23, In Support of Dr. Interns
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF LIVINGWATER WELCOME NIGHT (cont'd)
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Livingwater Welcome Night be recognized as an ASUC-sponsored event.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the ASUC allocate $606.00 from the Senate Contingency Fund to
Livingwater College Fellowship to fund the specific items listed in the budget above.
The following Resolution, SB 23, was approved under the Consent Calendar and was authored by Annie
Shin and Ron Sahyouni and was co-sponsored by Mr. Kang and Mr. Lee:
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF DR. INTERNS
WHEREAS, Dr. Interns is the premier non-profit program for medical and health care internships abroad;
and
WHEREAS, Dr. Interns is an organization dedicated to providing not only a career enhancing experience,
but a life changing one; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Interns consists of members who are undergraduate students, graduate students, or
recently graduated students pursuing a career in the healthcare industry; and
WHEREAS, interns work side-by-side with doctors in developing countries to save lives and improve
conditions; and
WHEREAS, when interns are not at the hospital or clinic, they explore the country with locals, immersing
themselves in culture, food, and making new friends; and
WHEREAS, interns must fund for their own trips to developing countries out of pocket or through donations and fundraisers; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Interns’ long term goal includes building mobile medical clinics in these locations that
provide self-sustaining basic health care for those who normally would go without; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Interns’ first mobile clinic is expected to break ground in Ratanpura, India in 2012; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Interns became recognized as a second-year Student-Initiated Service Group (SISG) in
SB 2 of fall 2012; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Intern’s needs funding for flyers and a banner: Total, $65;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the ASUC allocate $65.00 from the Senate Contingency Fund to
Dr. Interns for flyers.
Consent Calendar -- SB 24, In Support of oSTEM
-- SB 26, In Support of Dancworx
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The following Resolution, SB 24, as amended in committee, was authored by Ms. Rajasekar and was cosponsored by Mr. Jeff Ma, Mr. Lieu, and Mr. Pack
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF oSTEM
WHEREAS, oSTEM aims to unite the LGBTQQIA students within the fields of science, technology,
engineering, and math to foster a strong professional and social network as well as to promote awareness of their presence in all communities; and
WHEREAS, oSTEM will be attending the first annual oSTEM Conference, in Chicago, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the conference will take place September 28th - 30th; and
WHEREAS, oSTEM is a second-year Student Activity Group; and
WHEREAS, nine members of oSTEM will be attending this conference; and
WHEREAS, the nine members attending will put on a workshop based around the conference, co-sponsored by the Queer Alliance & Resource Center, so that the conference experience can be
shared with other members of the community; and
WHEREAS, the budget is as follows: Total, $350.00;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) be allocated from the Contingency Fund to oSTEM to fund the items listed in the above budget.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the $350 allocated for conference registration fees reflect the fact
that this student organization has applied for funding from every other source possible, but
that the ASUC does not fund conference registration fees because they fall under the jurisdiction of AAVP Grants.
The following Resolution, SB 26, as amended in committee, was approved under the Consent Calendar
and was authored by Ms. Hua, Joyce Chow, and Frances Jih, and was co-sponsored by Ms. Saifuddin,
Mr. Deo, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Lieu:
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF DANCEWORX
WHEREAS, the purpose of Danceworx is to provide an outlet for dancers to perform and also to provide
an opportunity for dancers to learn and improve technique, in a fun and supportive
environment; and
WHEREAS, Danceworx was established in 1984 and has around 100 members every year; and
Consent Calendar -- SB 26, In Support of Dancworx (cont'd)
-- SB 27, In Support of Prelude Norcal Urban Dance Competition
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF DANCEWORX (cont'd)
WHEREAS, Danceworx is a growing organization, and there are more people using the boombox, and in
spring 2012, the handle and cords broke; and
WHEREAS, Danceworx would like a new boombox that is rechargeable so Danceworx doesn’t need to
spend money on really expensive D batteries or have to look for electrical outlets; and
WHEREAS, Danceworx has four hip hop groups, four jazz groups, and two tap groups that practice at
different times in different places, so Danceworx really needs a boombox and sound system
that is more portable and durable; and
WHEREAS, the previous boombox was being used more than 20 hours a week for more than 3 years
consecutively; and
WHEREAS, Danceworx is a 16th year ASUC-Sponsored SAG; and
WHEREAS, the line-item budget is as such: Total, $197.08;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the ASUC allocate $197.08 to Danceworx from the Senate
Contingency.
The following Resolution, SB 27, as amended in committee, was approved under the Consent Calendar
and was authored by Authored by Senator Hua, Brianna Mercado, Tiffany Wong, Jessica Yoon, Christian
Rodriguez, David Brill, V.J. Codilla, Michelle Florendo, Asia Tallino, Samantha Dizon, Brandon Yang,
Morgan Lin, Brandon Crisostomo, Michael Domingo, Chris Nghiem, Harold Galvez
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PRELUDE NORCAL URBAN DANCE COMPETITION
WHEREAS, Main Stacks Dance Team is UC Berkeley’s premier and only competitive hip-hop dance
team and was founded in the spring of 2008, and has been supported by the Associated Students of the University of California since its inception; and
WHEREAS, Main Stacks’ mission is to promote the growth of dancers and choreographers in the Bay
Area community through performances, competitions, weekly dance classes, and
workshops; and
WHEREAS, Main Stacks consists of dancers from all over campus who contribute their style of training,
choreography and dedication to the group, forming a unique and successful competitive
dance team; and
Consent Calendar -- SB 27, In Support of Prelude Norcal Urban Dance Competition (cont'd)
-- SB 28, In Support of Changing the Designation of Anna Head Alumnae
Hall to Commercial Activity Space
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PRELUDE NORCAL URBAN DANCE COMPETITION (cont'd)
WHEREAS, the team consists of around 40 UC Berkeley students, alumni, and friends who build upon
the dancers’ strengths and help them overcome their weaknesses through hard work; and
WHEREAS, Main Stacks has become a familiar name on a nation-wide level after notably placing at
major competitions across California including Prelude Norcal (3rd place) Breakthrough
Competition (1st place), Max’t Out (2nd place) Battlefest Live 360 (1st Place), Ultimate
Brawl (3rd Place); and Collaboration (1st place); and
WHEREAS, Main Stacks holds Stacks Classes at The Works Studio with levels ranging from Beginning
to Advanced in order to reach out to the community; and
WHEREAS, Main Stacks will have the honor of hosting a nation-wide dance competition, Prelude Norcal
Urban Dance Competition, for the third year in a row, on November 17th, 2012; and
WHEREAS, Main Stacks Dance Team is a fourth-year SAG and is hoping to expand as a student group,
but is lacking the necessary resources and funding to do so; and
WHEREAS, the line-item budget is as such: Total, $10,866.10; Total requested, $400.00;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the ASUC recognize Main Stacks Dance Team’s production of
Prelude Norcal Urban Dance Competition, as an ASUC-sponsored event.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the ASUC allocate $400 (four hundred dollars) from the Senate
Contingency Fund to Main Stacks Dance Team and recommend they apply for the Academic Opportunity Fund and the Student Opportunity Fund.
The following Resolution, SB 28, was approved under the Consent Calendar and was authored by EVP
Sayarath and Vivi Nordahl:
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF ANNA HEAD ALUMNAE
HALL TO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY SPACE
WHEREAS, the following is a proposed process for reservation and rental of Anna Head Alumnae Hall
by ASUC Auxiliary Event Services:
--------------Begin ASUC Auxiliary Event Services’ process for reservations and rental of Anna Head
Alumnae Hall
ANNA HEAD ALUMNAE HALL
Consent Calendar -- SB 28, In Support of Changing the Designation of Anna Head Alumnae
Hall to Commercial Activity Space (cont'd)
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF ANNA HEAD ALUMNAE
HALL TO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY SPACE (cont'd)
--------------ASUC Auxiliary Event Services’ process for reservations and rental of Anna Head Alumnae
Hall (cont'd)
Anna Head Alumni Hall (“Alumnae Hall”) is located at 2537 Haste. It is approximately
2,650 square feet. It seats up to 176 banquet and 378 lecture set up per fire code (not
including anything else in the main room). The built-in stage is 760 square feet. A 320
square-foot meeting space is to be constructed on the second level (around 40 lecture).
There is a courtyard outside that is ideally suited for receptions. This proposal outlines suggested managing of the space by Event Services at the Student Union through our EMS
system.
Dates
Construction to the building is scheduled for the Fall of 2012 through the end of February
2013. Events may take place starting March 2013.
Building Hours
Building hours are to be determined based on future discussions of needs, available staffing,
and security.
Usage & Pricing
Pricing will be similar to the Eshleman Library pricing structure.
ASUC and GA meetings will need to be scheduled in EMS for each semester.
Signatories of registered groups will pay $250 for half day (4 or less hours), and $450 for
over 4 hours, up to 10 hours, and then $200 per hour thereafter. To confirm a reservation, a
non-refundable, non-transferable deposit of $250 must be submitted within 14 days of making the reservation. Full payment is due within 30 days after the event.
Campus departments will pay for room use: $350 for a half day (4 or less hours), and $650
for over 4 hours, up to 10 hours, and then $300 per hour thereafter. To confirm a reservation, campus departments must provide a chart string at the time of booking, and a $250
non-refundable, non-transferable deposit will be charged and is due within 14 days of making the reservation. 50% of the bill is due 60 days prior to the event, and the full amount is
due 30 days prior to the event.
RSSP’s Conference Services has expressed interest in booking their summer conferences
starting 2013, which would be guaranteed revenue.
Consent Calendar -- SB 28, In Support of Changing the Designation of Anna Head Alumnae
Hall to Commercial Activity Space (cont'd)
-- SB 30, In Support of Changing the Designation of Heller Lounge to
Commercial Activity Space
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF ANNA HEAD ALUMNAE
HALL TO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY SPACE (cont'd)
--------------ASUC Auxiliary Event Services’ process for reservations and rental of Anna Head Alumnae
Hall (cont'd)
Public groups will pay the highest amount for room use: $450 for a half day (4 or less
hours), and $850 for over 4 hours, up to 10 hours, and then $385 per hour thereafter. A $250
non-refundable, non-transferable deposit is due within 14 days of making the reservation.
Public groups must have a valid credit card on file that will be charged 50% 60 days prior to
the event and the full amount 30 days prior to the event.
All groups may set up and tear down on their own, or may hire Event Services at the Student
Union to set up and break down events for a fee of $200 for a lecture set-up, and $300 for all
other set-up styles.
Any damages or cleaning fees will be assessed by Event Services and charged to the group,
will payment due within 30 days.
End ASUC Auxiliary Event Services’ process for reservations and rental of Anna Head
Alumnae Hall
--------------THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the ASUC Senate officially designate Anna Head Alumnae Hall
as Commercial Activity Space for the above purposes and with the above conditions, noting
priority reservations belong to the ASUC student government wherever possible.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the ASUC reserves the right to revisit the terms and conditions
of this agreement with the ASUC Auxiliary and Event Services at any point in time, and if
the space is to return to the official designation of Student Activity Space by either the
CSSB or ASUC Senate, control of space shall fall under the purview of the ASUC Executive
Vice President.
The following Resolution, SB 30, was approved under the Consent Calendar, and was authored by EVP
Sayarath and Vivi Nordahl:
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF HELLER LOUNGE TO
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY SPACE
WHEREAS, the following is a proposed process for reservation and rental of Heller Lounge by ASUC
Auxiliary Event Services:
Consent Calendar -- SB 30, In Support of Changing the Designation of Heller Lounge to
Commercial Activity Space (cont'd)
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF HELLER LOUNGE TO
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY SPACE (cont'd)
HELLER LOUNGE
Background
Heller Lounge is located on the second level of the MLK, Jr. Student Union and is approximately 4,500 square feet of space, not including the back office. It seats up to 192 banquet,
450 lecture, and 90 classroom set-ups, per fire code. There is an outside deck ideally suited
for receptions. Heller Lounge is ASUC space and this proposal outlines suggested managing of the space by Event Services at the Student Union through our EMS system.
Dates
Until the end of September or when the Senate and the CSSB have reached a decision, Heller Lounge will be used for internal ASUC and GA events only, as agreed to on 8/8/12.
Heller Lounge will be available for usage September 12, 2012 after the Multicultural Center
has moved out and the carpets are cleaned. It will be available through December 14, 2012.
Usage & Pricing
Pricing will be similar to the Eshleman Library pricing structure with the exception of free
room rental for all student groups.
ASUC and GA proposed event dates will be held for the semester.
Heller Lounge will be available for registered student group events during building hours of
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. -- 6 p.m., and Sunday, 12 p.m. - 5
p.m. Access outside these hours is subject to a $50 per hour fee for event staff with a 4-hour
minimum.
Campus departments will pay for room use: $350 for a half day (4 or less hours), and $650
for over 4 hours, up to 10 hours, and then $300 per hour thereafter. To confirm a reservation, campus departments must provide a chart string at the time of booking, and a $250
non-refundable, non-transferable deposit will be charged. The chart string will be billed the
day of the event for the full amount.
Public groups will pay the highest amount for room use: $450 for a half day (4 or less
hours), and $850 for over 4 hours, up to 10 hours, and then $385 per hour thereafter. A
$250 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit is due within 14 days of making the reservation. Public groups must have a valid credit card on file that will be charged the full amount
30 days prior to the event.
Consent Calendar -- SB 30, In Support of Changing the Designation of Heller Lounge to
Commercial Activity Space (cont'd)
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF HELLER LOUNGE TO
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY SPACE (cont'd)
All groups may set up and tear down on their own, or may hire Event Services at the Student
Union to set up and break down events for a fee of $200 for a lecture set up, and $300 for all
other set-up styles.
Any damages or cleaning fees will be assessed by Event Services and charged to the group,
will payment due within 30 days.
Booking
There is no limit to the number of bookings per group, however if weekly events are booked
for more than one month, we reserve the right to bump the group for new student group
events. Only signatories of registered student groups may book events.
Cancellations
All cancellations must be received in writing to: eventservices@berkeley.edu. Student
groups and campus departments setting up on their own may cancel up to 9 a.m. the morning
of their event, and using Event Services to set up must cancel by the Monday the week prior
to their event when the staff schedule is sent out.
Groups failing to cancel and do not show up will be charged a no show fee of $25 for the
first time, $50 the second time, and $150 the third time. The third no show results in the
group losing reservation privileges for the semester.
Public groups must cancel at least 30 days prior or all fees are owed.
Storage
Event Services at the Student Union will store equipment in the back office including stages,
tables and chairs. The number of each type of equipment stored will be determined upon a
walkthrough of the space. There is no overnight storage in MLK; all leftover items are
brought to UCPD each night.
Security
There are two doors on the north side and east side opening to the patio. During dances or
concerts in MLK when metal detectors are used, access to Heller Lounge is through the two
doors inside Heller only, on the north side and on the west side. A security plan is required
for all dances and concerts.
Campus Policies
All events are subject to the same campus permits and licenses as meeting spaces in MLK.
Consent Calendar -- SB 30, In Support of Changing the Designation of Heller Lounge to
Commercial Activity Space (cont'd)
Items for Immediate Consideration, SB 11, In Support of Proposition 30, the Schools
and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF HELLER LOUNGE TO
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY SPACE (cont'd)
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the ASUC Senate officially designate Heller Lounge as Commercial Activity Space for the above purposes and with the above conditions noting that priority reservation belongs to ASUC student government wherever possible.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the ASUC reserves the right to revisit the terms and conditions
of this agreement with the ASUC Auxiliary and Event Services at any point in time, and if
the space is to return to the official designation of Student Activity Space by either the
CSSB or ASUC Senate, control of space shall fall under the purview of the ASUC Executive
Vice President.
ITEMS FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
The following Resolution, SB 11, as amended in committee and on the floor, was authored by Mr. Lieu
and John Jay, and was co-sponsored by Mr. Jacobo, Ms. Majd, Mr. Pack, Ms. Pepito, Mr. Vertiz, Mr.
Deo, Ms. Saifuddin, Mr. Bellet, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lurie, Ms. Chen, Ms. Hua, Ms. Rajasekar, Mr. Kadifa, Mr.
Sayarath, Mr. Kang, Mr. Huo, Mr. Ma, Ms. White, and Mr. Pacheco:
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 30, THE SCHOOLS AND LOCAL PUBLIC
SAFETY PROTECTION ACT OF 2012
WHEREAS, the State of California’s divestment from public higher education in the last 30 years, due in
part to the passage of Proposition 13, has stifled the ability of UC Berkeley to admit and
educate undergraduate and graduate students without undue financial burden to them; and
WHEREAS, UC Berkeley’s in-State tuition has increased nearly 100% in the last six years, from $5,406
in 2006 to $11,220 in 2012, pricing UC Berkeley out of reach for in-State low-income students as well as undocumented AB 540 students1; and
WHEREAS, UC Berkeley’s non-resident tuition has increased drastically in a similar fashion in the last
six years from $23,226 in 2006 to $34,098 in 2012, pricing UC Berkeley out of reach for
out-of-state and international students1; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 30 is a proposed tax initiative led by California Governor Jerry Brown aimed at
alleviating forecasted budget cuts to public higher education by increasing the California
1
“2005-2006 Registration Fees” & “2012-2013 Registration Fees”. UC Berkeley Office of the Registrar:
http://registrar.berkeley.edu/feesched0506.html, http://registrar.berkeley.edu/feesched1213.html
SB 11, In Support of Prop. 30, the Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012 (cont'd) - 40 RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 30, THE SCHOOLS AND LOCAL PUBLIC
SAFETY PROTECTION ACT OF 2012 (cont'd)
sales tax from 7.25% to 7.5% as well as creating three new tax brackets for taxable incomes
exceeding $250,000, $300,000, and $500,0002; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 30 was a compromise between labor, teacher, and nurses unions advocating for
the Millionaire’s Tax and Governor Jerry Brown’s First Tax Increase Proposal; and
WHEREAS, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office, the nonpartisan agency advising the California
Legislature on the state budget for over 70 years, estimates $6.8 billion in annual revenue if
Proposition 30 passes3; and
WHEREAS, the University of California projects a 20 percent mid-year tuition hike and a $250 million
cut that will immediately trigger if Proposition 30 does not pass; and
WHEREAS, there will be automatic cuts to education totaling $5.4 billion to the State of California if
Proposition 30 is defeated; and
WHEREAS, the UC Regents have endorsed Proposition 30, citing it as the best option for avoiding a
mid-year tuition hike, and have committed to freezing tuition increases next year contingent
upon Proposition 30 passing4; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Cal Alumni Association have also officially endorsed
Proposition 305;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC)
officially endorse Proposition 30 as a reaffirmation to the people of California that the state
will protect and defend the ideals set forth by the 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education
that established California’s UC, CSU, and community college systems.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the ASUC send a letter and a copy of this Resolution to other UC,
CSU, and community college student governments encouraging them to also endorse
Proposition 30.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the ASUC President, External Affairs Vice President, and the Senate
be directed to send a campus-wide e-mail educating the student body on the pros and cons of
Proposition 30 as well as the importance of voting in the 2012 Elections.
2
CA Secretary of State Summary, Pages 8-9:
http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/initiatives/pdfs/i1057_12-0009_governors_initiative_v3.pdf
3
CA Legislative Analyst’s Office Summary of Prop 30. http://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2012/general/pdf/30-title-summ-analysis.pdf
4
Regents Endorse Gov. Brown’s Tax Initiative”: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28037
5
“UC Regents & CAA Board of Directors Endorse Prop 30”: http://alumni.berkeley.edu/services/advocacy
SB 11, In Support of Prop. 30, the Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012 (cont'd) - 41 Mr. Lieu said that as they knew, proposition 30 was of utmost importance to them. He hoped as one body
the Senate could unanimously support this bill. He would hope that Senators urge their community members to vote for Prop. 30. Mr. Lieu said he would defer to Cal Berkeley Democrats President, Daniel
Tuchler, to speak more about the budget.
Mr. Tuchler said he would like to thank the Senate for its time. In case they didn't know, if Prop. 30 fails,
the UC Berkeley campus will face $40-50 million in cuts, with the entire UC System to face $250 million
in cuts total. That means that their tuition would increase by 20% over the next year. And he wanted to
remind people about the bigger picture. This wasn't just about the UC System, but about the entire education system in California, including K-through-12 education. In case they didn't know, CSUs educate
over 400,000 students across the State, making it one of the largest public education systems across the
country. The UC System only educates about 200,000 people. Along with that, CSUs prepare about 60%
of the K-through-12 teachers in the State of California. So people had to realize that the CSUs, the community colleges, and the K-through-12 systems, really make up the educational backbone of the State.
If people don't go back to their communities and let people know about this bigger picture, they'll never
get the Proposition passed. Prop. 30 was only pulling 50-53% Statewide, and currently was barely passing. Also, about 38% of people in the State strongly oppose it. So there will be a big fight over the next
60 days to really get this passed.
Mr. Tuchler said it was really up to students to educate their communities and get the word out, and really
spread this around. He was glad to see the bill have so much support. It really was about fighting for
their future and fighting for the future of students who haven't even had the chance to come to college yet.
K-through-12 schools across the State are cutting AP classes, IB programs, everything students at Cal
needed to get into Berkeley. So really, they're fighting for the people who might not be in the Senate
Chamber at that time, and he would ask people to remember that the fight goes beyond the campus, and
would ask them to do their best in the next two months to get Prop. 30 passed. He wanted to thank them.
Mr. Lieu said he would like to acknowledge people in the room, members and leaders from his community, REACH, the Asian-Pacific Islander Recruitment and Retention Center. As Senators knew, REACH
is part of the bridges Multicultural Resource Center. The people from REACH wanted to come out that
evening because they care so much about this bill passing.
Mr. Lieu said the Proposition was on the verge of either passing or failing. So students together really
needed to mobilize all their together. Regardless of whether students could vote, he thought it was
extremely important to engage every single student on the campus about the bill. He would reiterate: It
was extremely important to engage out-of-State students, international students, and undocumented students about this. This bill will affect all of them. He hoped Senators can all mobilize their communities
with the vigor and passion for the bill that REACH has.
Mr. Sayarath asked if any community members wanted to speak on the bill.
Ms. Saifuddin said that on behalf of the Senate, she would like to thank people for coming out and showing their support. It was super powerful. What Mr. Tuchler said reminded her of what Michelle Obama
said in her speech at the Democratic National Convention that past week. Regardless of people’s political
stance, it wasn't about having the door shut, but opening it so other people can walk through. This is
SB 11, In Support of Prop. 30, the Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012 (cont'd) - 42 something students can do that will affect their children and their grandchildren, and even those out there
who don't have the opportunity that Cal students have. She wanted to thank people so much for their
efforts on Prop. 30 and she hoped this was something could unite and mobilize the community around.
Mr. Lieu said he would like to recognize REACH’s Executive Director, Sevly Snguon. Mr. Snguon
introduced himself and said he wanted to thank the Senate for having them there, and to thank his community as well for being there. He wanted to express how important Prop. 30 was to folks where he came
from, and to everybody in the room as well. It was an opportunity to make higher education equal and
equitable to everyone within the State of California. He wanted to endorse this and to have people consider this because this was where they could really make higher education a resource to everyone. Personally, in his community, where he came from, there aren't a lot of folks who make it out to college, and
he’s lost friends to gang violence, to prison, and to drugs. So it was very important to him that people
express how important school is, and how important college is. Because that is what will help their
communities, and what will help their State and their country. It's about social mobility. And that will
help everyone. He felt very strongly about this because he didn't want to see higher education, or any
education, be cut. People should value it, and it's something they should come together about. He hoped
the Senate can come to a consensus about this. Education is what got them there, and will help them
grow and get to where they want to be. (Applause)
Mr. Lieu said he wanted to acknowledge somebody in the room who was near and dear to this bill, his
Legislative Director, John Jay. Mr. Jay spearheaded this effort and talked to Jan Crowder with him about
this. Mr. Jay researched the bill and created a lot of its language.
Mr. Sayarath asked to be added as a co-sponsor of the bill. Other members who asked to be added as cosponsors were: Mr. Pack, Mr. Jacobo, Ms. Saifuddin, Mr. Lee, Ms. Hua, Mr. Vertiz, Mr. Kang, Mr.
Kadifa, Ms. Chen, Mr. Huo, Mr. Ma, Mr. Lurie, Ms. White, Ms. Majd, Mr. Bellet, and Mr. Pacheco. Mr.
Lieu said that for the record, some of those Senators had already endorsed the bill. With no objection, cosponsors were added.
Mr. Lieu moved to approve SB 11, as amended. The motion was seconded. Mr. Lieu requested a roll call
vote.
Roll call was taken on the motion to approve SB 11, as amended in committee and on the floor:
YES
Jason Bellet
Emily Chen
Rosemary Hua
Chen-Chen Huo
Sidronio Jacobo
George Kadifa
Ryan Kang
Klein Lieu
Tom Lee
Rafi Lurie
Jeff Ma
Megan Majd
Jorge Pacheco
Nolan Pack
Sadia Saifuddin
Daley Vertiz
Emily White
THE MOTION TO APPROVE SB 11, AS AMENDED IN COMMITTEE AND ON THE FLOOR,
PASSED 17-0-0, RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 30, THE SCHOOLS AND LOCAL
PUBLIC SAFETY PROTECTION ACT OF 2012. (Applause)
Mr. Sayarath said he would like to thank people.
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Mr. Kadifa asked to pull SB 33 from New Business, to be considered that evening. The bill is in memory
of the victims of 9/11, on this, its 11th-year anniversary. September 11 is one of those days they ground
things back into reality. People get caught up in their politics, with school, and with their drama, and an
event like that happens, where 3,000 Americans and people in the international community died over the
course of a couple of hours. This event also had much wider repercussions in the lives of their students
than simply the event itself. It spiraled into two wars and would cause students’ parents, siblings, and
eventually students themselves, to go off to war. It was an event that caused the demographics of the student body, which would have otherwise always seen themselves as American, to suddenly have an additional loyalty test put to them on the basis of how they looked, dressed, or acted. Mr. Kadifa said it was
important that over the years, as time goes on, to take a moment to recognize September 11 and all the
events surrounding it.
Mr. Kadifa said he understood that Ms. Saifuddin would like to add an amendment.
Mr. Sayarath said the bill wasn't on the Consent Calendar so they actually have to move to suspend the
By-laws in order to consider it, since it hasn't gone through committee yet. Mr. Kadifa moved to suspend
the By-laws in order to consider SB 33 that evening. The motion was seconded and passed with no
objection.
ITEMS FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
The following Resolution, SB 33, pulled from New Business, was authored by Mr. Kadifa:
RESOLUTION IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF 9/11 AND IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS 11th
ANNIVERSARY
WHEREAS, four American airplanes were hijacked in order to target crowded American landmarks; and
WHEREAS, two of those planes hit the World Trade Center, another hit the Pentagon, and another landed
in a field in Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, approximately 3,000 people lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of 9/11; and
WHEREAS, the UC Berkeley community and the larger American community were dealt a tragic blow
on 9/11; and
WHEREAS, American and international civilians have died between September 11th and now at home
and abroad; and
WHEREAS, American and international military personnel have died between September 11th and now
at home and abroad; and
WHEREAS, September 11th marks the deadliest day on American soil since Pearl Harbor; and
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RESOLUTION IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF 9/11 AND IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS 11th
ANNIVERSARY (cont'd)
WHEREAS, September 11th, 2012 marks the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks; and
WHEREAS, countless mourn their lost mothers, sisters, fathers, brothers, sons, and daughters;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the ASUC commemorates the 11th anniversary of the terrorist
attacks of 9/11.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the ASUC remembers and mourns the direct and indirect victims of
9/11 from 2001 until the present.
Ms. Saifuddin moved to recess for five minutes. The motion was seconded by Mr. Jacobo.
Ms. Hua asked what the purpose of the recess was. Ms. Saifuddin said that since the Prop. 30 passed,
there was going to be a community clap outside, and Senators should support that. She wanted to be part
of that and thought other Senators should be part of it as well. She also had an amendment to the bill.
The motion to recess passed with no objection. This meeting was recessed.
Back in session, Mr. Sayarath took roll to verify a quorum. Members present at the meeting but not present for the roll call were Mr. Deo, Mr. Jacobo, Mr. Lieu, and Mr. Lee. Mr. Sayarath said they had a
quorum.
Mr. Pack asked for a minute of silence in commemoration of 9/11. [A moment of silence was observed.]
Mr. Kadifa said he would like to thank them.
Mr. Sayarath called for any discussion on SB 33.
Ms. Saifuddin moved to amend the bill. She wanted to thank Sen. Kadifa for writing the bill and thought
it was well written. There were a couple of things she would like to call the Senate’s attention to. It was
important to understand in the bill the impact 9/11 had on people’s families as well as so many innocent
lives that were lost abroad as a result of war on terror. That was extremely important. She would also
like to call their attention to the effects of hate crimes and ignorance on communities of color, including
Muslims, Sikhs, and the South Asian community. They bore the brunt of the violence as a result of the
tragic events of 9/11, something she thought was recognized by everybody.
With that said, Ms. Saifuddin said she would like to move to amend, to add two Whereas Clauses. The
first would be inserted after the third Whereas Clause, to read as follows:
“Whereas, as a result of the War on Terror, post-9/11, hundreds of thousands of innocent lives were lost
at home and abroad.”
Ms. Saifuddin said her amendment would also add a second Whereas Clause, to follow the fifth Whereas
Clause, to read as follows:
SB 33, In Memory of the Victims of 9/11 and In Commemoration of Its 11th Anniversary
SB 19, In Support of Volunteers Around the World (VAW)
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"Whereas, Islamophobia and hate crimes against communities of color, specifically the Muslim, Sikh, and
South Asian communities, significantly increase as a result of ignorance and racism.”
The motion to amend was seconded. THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS PASSED
WITH NO OBJECTION.
Mr. Sayarath called for any further discussion, and seeing none, said they would vote. THE MOTION
TO APPROVE SB 33, AS AMENDED ON THE FLOOR, PASSED WITH NO OBJECTION, RESOLUTION IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF 9/11 AND IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS 11th
ANNIVERSARY. (Applause)
On SB 19, In Support of Volunteers Around the World (VAW), Ms. Hua said Fi-Comm would like to
discuss the bill further, and Fi-Comm recommended that the Senate vote to send the bill back to committee. It was so moved and seconded. THE MOTION TO SEND SB 19 BACK TO THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE PASSED WITH NO OBJECTION, IN SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEERS AROUND THE
WORLD (VAW).
Appointments
Mr. Sayarath said he just had one order of business before continuing with the agenda. He needed two
Senate representatives to sit on the Public Service Fund Committee, a grant out of the Academic Affairs
Vice President’s office.
Mr. Pack asked what the Committee does, and the time commitment involved. Mr. Sayarath said it's
another Academic Affairs VP grant that allocates money towards public service-types of events and programs. The time commitment would depend on the Director, who will be appointed that evening. Usually grant committees meet weekly.
Mr. Lee asked Ms. Gavello about the procedure for grants that year, and if there will be applications and
interviews. Ms. Gavello asked if the question was asking about before or after a grant was awarded. Mr.
Lee asked about the procedure before a grant was awarded. Ms. Gavello said groups could go to CalLink,
sign in, apply, and sign up for an interview. After that, the allocation meeting happens, hopefully that
week or the week after. The committee decides whether or not groups deserve funding, and how much.
Then awards are given.
Ms. Hua asked about the time commitment. Mr. Sayarath said it was a weekly meeting, depending on
when allocations are. The Public Service Fund usually allocates weekly. Members indicating an interest
were Ms. Hua and Mr. Lee. A motion to approve was made and seconded. THE MOTION TO
APPROVE MS. HUA AND MR. LEE AS SENATE REPRESENTATIVES TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE
FUND COMMITTEE PASSED WITH NO OBJECTION.
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Mr. Sayarath said that if people were okay with it, he’d like to do all Executive appointments at the same
time so people wouldn't have to wait. He asked people to introduce themselves and give their name, their
major, their position, who was appointing them, and why they wanted to do the position.
Timofey Semenov introduced himself and said he was being nominated by Student Advocate Suh as
Chief-of-Staff. He was a caseworker in the SAO for a year and a half and spent some of that time as a
Policy Coordinator. He’s already started to undertake some of the duties of the COS over the summer
and at the beginning of the semester. He loved the SAO, and it was the most rewarding experience of his
college career. It's given him some amazing opportunities and he really looked forward to innovating and
trying to find new ways, as COS, to expand the SAO’s impact and to help as many students as possible.
Tanya Qu introduced herself and said she’s a second-year double major in Business and Ethnic Studies.
She’s being appointed as Deputy of Academic Grants. She’s also working on the Public Service Fund,
the Academic Opportunity Fund, the Multicultural Fund, the Intellectual Community Fund, and the Educational Enhancement Fund. So she’ll be working with a lot of Senators. Her goal for the year is to
streamline the CalLink process and to allocate money as to student organizations as efficiently and swiftly
as possible.
Jessica Liu introduced herself and said she’s a second-year intended Psychology major. She’s being
nominated for Director of the Intellectual Community Fund. She was an intern for the same Fund last
year, as a freshman and she hoped to continue the good allocations they've been making, and to work with
Senators on her Committee in allocating the money.
Tom Lee introduced himself and said he was being nominated for Director of the Academic Opportunity
Fund. He’s a third-year, a Molecular Biology major. He’s in the ASUC because he wants to serve the
students.
Chris Won introduced himself and said he was being nominated for Director of the Public Service Fund
Grant. The two Senators who just volunteered to sit on this committee were lucky to work with him. He
was the PSF intern last year and is the Director this year, so hopefully he knows what he’s doing. If not,
he’d try his best.
Alice Hu introduced herself and said she’s a second-year, intended Econ. Major, and was being appointed
as Director of the Multicultural Fund. She was Multicultural Fund intern last year and she really wished
that year they can work with all her peer Directors and Deputies to streamline the process and make the
fund more efficient and reachable for organizations on campus.
Ms. Gavello said they were missing one Grants Director, Sofya Koroleva, MCF Director.
Antonia Acquistapace introduced herself and said she’s a second-year intended Business Administration
major. Ms. Gavello appointed her to be Chief-of-Staff of the Academic Affairs VP’s office. Ms.
Acquistapace said she’s been working diligently in the office since the end of May. They have gone
through recruitment and applications and they now have an office of around 25 Directors. A couple of
new positions were created and a lot of old positions remain in the office. They were excited to not only
be doing new things in the office, but cultivating the old ones and making them better. They also want to
collaborate across offices, like with the EAVP, the OP, and the EVP, in trying to make the ASUC as
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transparent as possible. One of her biggest goals that year was to get their name out there. Obviously,
Senators all had their constituencies and the groups they resonate with. So she thought one of her biggest
goals was to reach out to all the people they know and tell them what the ASUC does. Ms. Acquistapace
said she thought the Academic Affairs office could relate to each student on the campus, as obviously
they were all there for academics. She thought they had the capability to affect each student personally
throughout that year. She was excited to be nominated, and excited for the Grant Directors being nominated, and would recommend all of them. Go Bears!
Mr. Sayarath called for any questions the nominees, and seeing none, said the Chair would entertain a
motion to approve the appointments of Mr. Semenov, Ms. Qu, Ms. Liu, Mr. T. Lee, Mr. Won, Ms. Hu,
and Ms. Acquistapace. It was so moved and seconded.
THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS PASSED WITH NO
OBJECTION: (Applause)
Timofey Semenov, Chief-of-Staff, Student Advocate Office;
Tanya Qu, Deputy, Academic Grants;
Jessica Liu, Director, Intellectual Community Fund
Tom Lee, Director, Academic Opportunity Fund;
Chris Won, Director, Director, Public Service Fund
Alice Hu, Director, Director, Multicultural Fund
Antonia Acquistapace, Chief-of-Staff, Academic Affairs Vice President’s office
Mr. Sayarath said he would like to congratulate them.
Mr. Sayarath said he would ask the Senate to re-do the appointments of the Chiefs-of-Staff since there
were stipends involved. He would entertain a motion to approve the stipends for the Chiefs-of-Staff, Mr.
Semenov and Ms. Acquistapace, each with a stipend of $1,500 total, half each semester. It was so moved
and seconded.
THE MOTION TO APPROVE STIPENDS PASSED WITH NO OBJECTION, FOR MS.
ACQUISTAPACE, CHIEF-OF-STAFF, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS VICE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE, $1,500
TOTAL, HALF EACH SEMESTER; AND FOR TIMOFEY SEMENOV, CHIEF-OF-STAFF, STUDENT ADVOCATE OFFICE, $1,500 TOTAL, HALF EACH SEMESTER. (Applause)
EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORTS
Report from the Executive Vice President
With Ms. Sy chairing the meeting, Mr. Sayarath said he didn't know if people received his e-mail earlier
that day, but he had to be somewhere at 9:00, and attend a vigil for Chris Stephens, US ambassador to
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Libya. Mr. Stephens was a member of his fraternity and was killed in an attack on the Libyan consulate.
Briana Mullen, Student Spaces Deputy, will be in later to give a more detailed update on surge.
Everything went well that week. They're still trying to deal with the aftermath of surge. There was a
meeting with Sharay Pinero, Facilities Manager for the ASUC Auxiliary, and things are going well. She
promised them open hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every single day. There was a problem with that because
apparently there was miscommunication with the UCPD. But things are now sorted out. Open access
hours should start on Thursday. If Senators are members of the bridges community, he would ask them to
please let all the RRCs know that by Thursday, they should have access to those spaces. If not, Mr.
Sayarath said they should let him know as soon as possible. There's been a lot of trouble on this with the
UCPD.
In terms of access, Mr. Sayarath said he and Ms. Mullen worked through a lot of the access forms and
sent out a list of who has access. If Senators’ constituents don't have access, he would ask them to please
review the list. If they're not on it, they need to submit a form. That was a short-term solution. For a
long-term solution, they're trying to get access by CalLink and make it an online form. That would make
things a lot easier. Mr. Sayarath said that was why he took on access and control in the first place,
because he knew the Auxiliary wanted to continue to use paper forms, something Mr. Sayarath said he’s
not a big fan of, since it's a logistical nightmare. In the long-term, students can expect online forms for
access and control. He was really excited about that.
Mr. Sayarath said for surge, the move is completely finished. Student groups can find out if they're actually missing stuff, meaning that their stuff was actually missing this time, and not in a moving truck or a
holding location. On Monday of next week, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., the entire Student Space Department of the EVP will be there in Eshleman to allow student groups to get in and look through their old
spaces to see if they left anything behind. This is a one-time deal that they had to negotiate for with the
UCPD. If a group thinks anything is missing, they should come to Eshleman on Monday to check that
out and see if there's anything in their spaces. After that, everything will go until a three-day type of
sorting that they're moving towards. The same thing was done when Campbell Hall came down. So people should make sure their groups come and get their stuff. The UCPD and Ms. Pinero are not happy
about the ASUC coming back into the building, but Mr. Sayarath said he thought it was really necessary
for their student groups.
Some groups are still missing furniture, including CalTV and Innovative Design. Apparently Capital
Projects didn't get the ASUC’s memo, even though they told CP months ago that furniture was needed for
those spaces. So the ASUC is putting pressure on Capital Projects to get those groups furniture. If CP
doesn't put this on the punch list, the ASUC will just go and buy furniture for the groups, or re-use
furniture.
Mr. Sayarath said that in terms of ASUC spaces, he wanted to thank Sen. Saifuddin for coming in on
Sunday, and Sens. Ma, Majd, Lee, and White, and cleaning Senate space. That was really nice of them,
and it really helped him out. He’ll put up things like clocks in the RRC space, and the ASUC’s space in
Hearst 112, and make things a little more homey. He was working on getting benches, so Senators could
hold their committee meetings there.
Mr. Sayarath said that student groups are not using their spaces at this time. A lot of people don't know
that they have space, which was really weird. So the ASUC will have another open house, probably at
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the end of this month or in October. The MCC has been doing that, and he kind of took the idea from
them. They'll have food and people could walk through, and basically hang out. People should keep their
calendars open for that. Ms. Mullen will let them know when that will happen. Mr. Sayarath said that’s
what was going on with space.
For projects and programs, things are rolling now. They're just going and doing everything possible. It's
kind of scary, because people in the office are doing things without him even knowing, sometimes.
They're already planning the Leadership Symposium and Peace Not Prejudice Week. They plan to collaborate with QARC for Ally Week and plan on doing another Big Ideas. They'll also have an all-ASUC
meeting, with all interns and directors from every office, to get everyone updated on transition planning
and Lower Sproul, since not everyone knows what was going on with that. They'll bring the ASUC
together and probably have food as well. It will probably be in Eshleman Library, since they want to do
that before the building gets shut down. He was really excited about that.
Once again, Mr. Sayarath said that if Senators have any projects their communities were working on, and
they needed more leverage or resources, he would ask them to please let him or Donna Kim know. Ms.
Kim will help support anything. Also, the date has been set for the International Thanksgiving Dinner,
which will be completely free, courtesy of Cal Dining. Mr. Sayarath said he was really excited about
that. Last year it wasn't free.
For Perspectives, Mr. Sayarath said he keeps forgetting to tell Lauren Schrimmer to come to a Senate
meeting to be confirmed as Perspectives Director. She’s working really hard on fundraising. They're
going to apply to CACSSF and for corporate grants.
In general, Mr. Sayarath said there hasn't been too much that’s happened in the past week. They're just
rolling on the things he talked about last week for surge, access, projects, and programs. Everything was
going really well.
Briana Mullen said that last week they've had some miscommunications about access in general and with
the UCPD. The UCPD thought spaces weren't safe enough for open hours, and the ASUC has been trying
to mediate that and get open access as soon as possible. They fixed most of the issues with card key
requests. Hopefully people have applied that and now have access.
Ms. Mullen said that the Hearst Gym Annex is not open for open hours at that time because of construction. That’s what she’s been told. That’s an issue she had. She just wanted to communicate with everybody that they're trying their best to solve these issues, and there's nothing they're trying to hide. It's just
that she and Mr. Sayarath have to roll with the punches, because every day there are new problems. But
in general, space should now be working according to the original plan. Spaces are open from 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. for general student use. If a student needs access for a specific cage or lock, they needed to contact
her and she could give them that information. For after hours and on weekends, people will have to apply
for card key access. She was also pushing to get weekend hours open, but the University has expressed
safety concerns. In general, Ms. Mullen said she would ask for Senators’ and students’ support. If the
campus thought security was needed for those spaces, they should have thought it was important for students to have access and have the opportunity they needed to work. They all know that students don't
really work on a 9:00 to 5:00 schedule. Most of them who go to school work after hours and on weekends. So whether there were security issues that need to be defined, or logistical issues, generally, if
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Senators represent student groups that have questions, they should make sure the groups come to her and
make sure the groups have the right information about the location and who has what space. She knew it
was sometimes confusing with all the different units, but in general, everyone has been very flexible; and
the office appreciates that. But it's been very difficult for student groups to function in the last couple of
weeks. She was doing her best to make sure to be there and to open up the spaces that groups need, even
after hours. If people have any questions, Ms. Mullen said Senators should clarify the response with her,
because there's a lot of information going out. They should make sure that information isn't second hand.
Mr. Sayarath said he also went to the Advisory Committee for the Vice Chancellor of Administration and
Finance to give a little input from the ASUC’s perspective.
In terms of Lower Sproul, they're going through colors and materials at that time, trying to pick what the
building will look like in terms of color, material, and textures. It was really interesting to be in those
conversations. They're really narrowing things down.
For the Transition Planning Team, Mr. Sayarath said they just went through the interviews for Transition
Implementation Manager. They expect that person to be hired really soon. They're still working on the
rest of the transition stuff. Regarding transition on the technology side, from the LEAD Center, the staff
are doing a lot of things for CalLink. They haven't met that past week but he expected to meet next week.
Mr. Jacobo is his contact for that, and will probably sit in on that as well.
In terms of the designation of student organizations, they'll have that conversation with the LEAD Center
in the next week or two, as Ms. Finn mentioned. Mr. Sayarath said he would loop Senators into those
conversations, and anyone who wanted to be involved should let him know.
Mr. Sayarath said the designation of Heller Lounge has been changed, from student activity space to
commercial activity space. That will be great because it means that Event Services can start to manage
that space, and the ASUC can start to make money from it. If, moving forward, student groups want to
have an event there, this meant they should reserve it in advance.
Mr. Sayarath called for any questions for him or Ms. Mullen.
Mr. Pacheco asked about the update for the intern program. Mr. Sayarath said the deadline was September 1, and they had 250 applicants, a lot. Gabbie Rader and Taylor Fugere, of the Internal and Fellowship
Departments, are going through every single application, and sorting them out. He thought a preliminary
list will be sent out, based on interests, and then the Senate will approve them and reassign people as necessary, with a final list to be sent out.
Mr. Pacheco asked about the DE-Cal not working out. Mr. Sayarath said the deadline was before he was
elected, so there was no way his office could get a DE-Cal up that semester. But next semester they'll
definitely have a DE-Cal for the ASUC, and Senators will be able to get a unit for being a Senator.
Mr. Bellet said that Mr. Sayarath sent out an e-mail regarding committees with Senators on them who
needed to take the initiative for these committees to meet, especially temporary and ad hoc committees.
He said that Mr. Sayarath also mentioned the risk involved with these committees in possibly inhibiting
the Senate’s future business. Mr. Bellet said qt what Mr. Sayarath mentioned would require a lot of
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initiative for a specific Senator on one of these committees to organize things. So Mr. Bellet said he
thought that would be a great responsibility for the Senate Communications Director. Mr. Bellet said he
could see Directors taking on that initiative on behalf of all of the Senate, and organizing those meetings.
He wanted to see what the Senate thought about having one person organize those initial meetings as
opposed to eight people trying to organize them. He felt that would be easier.
Mr. Sayarath asked if that’s what other Senators would prefer.
Mr. Pacheco said that might be done for some committees, but for others, like for the Attorney General
Selection Committee, that needed to meet now. This was the week the Senate was supposed to appoint an
AG. But for other committees, he thought EVP Directors could organize them.
Mr. Sayarath said he was still getting bearings with his staff. They're having cluster meetings on Friday,
and that’s something he could go over. He’ll make sure Senate Communications Director Silvia
Krawczyk organizes that. Mr. Bellet said he didn't know if that was a precedent, and something the
Communications Director does, or something the Senate could ask her to do. Mr. Sayarath said the Senate Communications Director usually helps organize retreats and welcomes community members to the
Senate Chamber, that kind of stuff. But he thought the request could be made. The office was there to
support Senators.
Mr. Vertiz said he would like to thank Mr. Sayarath for all his hard work in the surge process. He knew it
hasn't been easy and he knew things have happened that weren't expected, from the Administration level.
Mr. Sayarath mentioned a couple of problems, one being the lack of access to the Recruitment and
Retention Centers, as well as the fact that even when that access is available, students and student groups
weren't moving in and things were still unpacked. He knew Mr. Sayarath has forwarded Senators e-mails
about the situation, and he would ask Mr. Sayarath what steps his office has taken to inform student
groups about the issues as well as trying to get them in their spaces.
Ms. Mullen said they started off the summer on an e-mail basis, which was really difficult, given the transitioning of leadership for most student groups. They didn't get a lot of responses. They just tried to forward e-mails as many times as possible, trying to get responses. That wasn't particularly effective.
Starting about mid-August she started to work with the Student Affairs Office. Sam Gordon, IT at SA,
created a Web site that went live August 20, the date the orientation happened. The Web site has all the
policy information, CACSSF information, and all the information to reserve space and meeting rooms.
On top of that, they encourage people to Twitter, which Ms. Mullen said she updated five or six times a
week, as soon as she got information. She sends things out weekly to CalLink agents. Even if a student
group is not a CalLink agent, they should still get e-mails, from an e-mail tree. She sends a message to
the LEAD Center, which will send it to all the CalLink agents, who are responsible for sending it to different groups. That’s the way they've mostly been coordinating things. But because she didn't want to
spam everybody’s e-mail boxes, she does updates three or four times a week. They've talked about this a
lot in the office, and she thought a lot of people still don’t know about it. She would ask Senators to
express this to their students, even if they're not part of a specific student group, that there's information
on the Web site that was really important. So she was looking to expand it. But it has all the information
on there. It's been a gold mine for being transparent about the process and to make sure that everything
was being told to student groups, even if they're not a direct participant in the move. Communication was
difficult with as many student groups as they have.
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Mr. Sayarath said he thought the office has done almost everything possible, and everything they could
think of. Between Twitter, Facebook, all the CalLink agents, CSO signatories, and blogs, he tags Senators where they can. They’ve also done a town hall and have posted signs and have sat in Hearst to tell
people about this. Ms. Mullen said she has about 10 hours of office hours per week and she was there a
lot, even beyond her office hours. She was trying her best, and if people had any ideas to communicate
better to student groups, she would love to hear them.
Mr. Pack said there's been an issue with AirBears access at some parts of Hearst. He’s gotten complaints
about the lack of access, and he asked what was going on to fix that problem. Ms. Mullen said the date
she took people on the orientation, she had a phone call from the Capital Projects Manager, who talked
about AirBears. That was the first time she heard there was missing AirBears in spaces. The Manager
said it would be in all the spaces, but that’s not the case, because of concrete. She communicated with
Capital Projects who originally said the start date for AirBears would be November; and she told the
Manager that was unacceptable. OCF and Publications couldn't work in Hearst without AirBears. It was
ridiculous to expect college-age students to use the Ethernet. They now all have laptops. She told Capital
Projects this needed to be changed, and the date was pushed up to the beginning of October. However,
that was still a couple of weeks away. Ms. Mullen said she talked to OCF about possibly putting up a
temporary wireless router. But the University wasn't thrilled about that idea because it wasn't secure and
wasn't through IST. In general, all Hearst should have AirBears at the beginning of October. She knew
it's been really frustrating for student groups. She accessed the Web through data ports, but not every
group has a data port.
Ms. Hua said she’s talked to OCF saying she was there for OCF if it wanted to tell the Senate anything.
She went to OCF’s first general meeting on Tuesday and she’s been cc’d on all the OCF Hearst e-mails.
She would encourage Senators to do that as well, even though it's really spammy. They're working really
hard, especially on AirBears. There are probably 30 events a week just about AirBears and about OCF
even getting settled. So an intense amount of work is being done. People stay up all night working on the
AirBears situation, and she would like to commend their efforts.
Ms. Sy said she would ask Senators to keep in mind that they could ask questions off the floor.
Ms. Mullen said that if Senators want more updates, she could always come back in. There was always
new information. Ms. Sy said she would like to Ms. Mullen. (Applause)
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With Ms. Sy chairing the meeting, Ms. Gavello said that as for updates on grants, she met with the EVP
advertising crew and she was working with her office as well to get a beautiful logo to go on the 4X6 card
that they'll send out next week for grants. Grants have rolling applications, which are finally coming
through. She would ask Senators to please let their constituents know about them.
As for policy, Ms. Gavello said they're still working on appointments, with interviews to start next week.
As for the Academic Senate, the orientation for student members of committees will be on Friday in the
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Senate Chamber. She would ask Senators to please make sure to stop by. As for OE, Ms. Gavello said
she met with Carrie Miller, the new Communications Director, who is kind of the liaison for the students
for everything that was happening for OE. If Senators wanted more of an update, Ms. Gavello said she
could give it to Senators in person. In general, they're trying to find ways to get students on various project groups. Right now they're in the final implementation stages, trying to figure out where students
would be most valued; and then working from there, to get students represented. They're setting things
up.
For the RISE Scholarship, the Director has set up a meeting with Kirk Coleman, as well as Senate representatives on the RISE Scholarship Committee, Sens. Vertiz, Lieu, Pepito and Jacobo. They're looking to
fundraise. Right now the office allocates about $400 of that. A meeting will be set up to figure out how
to fundraise. Her goal was to have that out by the spring.
Ms. Gavello said that at the next Senate meeting there will be a special presentation on the Academic
Senate, so Senators know how they can take advantage of it, even if they don't sit on a committee or they
don't know the person who does. The AAVP’s office wants Senators to still be able to take advantage of
everything these committees offer. If a problem arises in their community, or wherever it may be, they'd
know who to approach. More information will be forthcoming next week.
For services, Ms. Gavello said the office will do a Team Huddle on Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00, if people
were interested. They're also working on a really awesome Web site that will have all library and café
resources in the area, including special features about them, complaints, such as not having enough outlets, things they might be missing. Students will type their input on the Web site. It will be really interactive, and Ms. Gavello said she was very excited about this.
For ASUC Lecture Notes, Ms. Gavello said she believed Jan Crowder sent Senators an e-mail about note
takers being needed. Ms. Gavello said she would ask Senators to please forward that e-mail out to their
constituents because it's a really great resource to be an ASUC Lecture Note Taker. They help out other
students and get paid a really good amount to sit in class, which people do anyway. So if Senators’
friends were looking for a few extra dollars, it was really great. Also, if Senators want to purchase Lecture Notes, they should keep in mind that all that funding goes back to the students. It was a really great
resource.
Ms. Gavello said she met with Cathy Koshland on Tuesday and they had a great meeting. Ms. Gavello
said she brought up the subject of charging stations, which she’s talked about earlier. Those were not the
perfect resource, because a lot of them would have advertising banners, and it was also really difficult to
get wires underneath the ground. Apparently this has been a problem for years, and that’s why it's hard to
get outlets outdoors. It also makes maintenance difficult. So Ms. Gavello said they decided it would be
better to have students rent chargers in the Library. They're looking to get funding through the Senate and
CACSSF to have the Library rent chargers out for an hour with a Cal ID, as well as providing extension
cords and power strips, so if the only space a student could find wasn't near an outlet, they could still
charge their electronic devices and keep studying. That was one alternative. If people could think of any
others, this was an ongoing problem for which they keep looking for alternatives.
For programs, the Turn the Tables Career Fair was great. There was a lot of support. She would like to
thank Senators for the snaps. She would also like to thank Fi-Comm for helping them to get a fee waiver
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for Pauley Ballroom. That meant a lot. For the Golden Apple Award, Ms. Gavello said they've had a few
meetings about that. With Allison Hall, the ASUC Web master, they'll revamp that site. If Senators go to
goldenapple.berkeley.edu, it's nice, but it's a little outdated. So they're looking to revamp it, so that when
people apply for fundraising, there's actually something that could be shown, and they'll bring it back with
a bang. Ms. Gavello said she also met with Jan Crowder as well. They have a good timeline and they're
very excited about this. She called for any questions.
Mr. Vertiz said that earlier that semester, in one of her reports she mentioned an emphasis on library
hours and expanding library hours at Moffitt. He asked if she had any progress or an update on that. Ms.
Gavello said she met with Cathy Koshland, and it was really difficult because a lot of administrators don't
want later hours, because late hours promote bad health habits, with students staying up all hours of the
night. The SLC got funding to be open 24-hours a day, starting in October. Ms. Gavello said she would
ask Senators to spread the word about that. It was really exciting to have a 24-hour space. She was also
looking for something for students who want a quieter space, not a group space. It would be funded
through CACSSF and would have specific hours on the weekend, when she knew students would really
want it, according to a survey. This is something undergraduates want, according to an overall survey.
They have to pinpoint the exact hours, and they're still working on getting a budget and applying for
funding. This would be for a smaller pool, for the Spring Semester.
Mr. Vertiz asked when the 24-hours will begin at the Student Learning Center. Ms. Gavello said it will
be in October. She’s been talking to a lot of administrators and sending lots of e-mails back and forth.
Getting that done was a lot harder than it looked.
Mr. Deo asked how far along the appointments were for administrative committees and Academic Senate
appointments. Ms. Gavello said that for Academic Senate appointments, contact information will be
filled out and students will go through training. For administrative committees, they're still accepting
applications, as it's a rolling process. She would ask them to please keep sending those applications out,
because they haven't gotten enough. She and Julia Gettle are working on different ideas to find people,
and to talk to people individually. They're doing that this weekend. A lot of committees expect students
in mid-September. Seeing no other questions, Mr. Sayarath said he would like to thank Ms. Gavello.
Report from the Student Advocate Office
Ms. Suh said the Student Advocate Office concluded its hiring process, and hired seven new caseworkers.
They'll go through an extensive training process and learn about various University processes, and then
get trained specifically within their specialty division, in order to better help students.
Ms. Suh said that last Friday an op-ed. was published written by her regarding alcohol violations. As she
stated before, she outlined what the consequences would be if somebody got cited for an alcohol violation. Next Friday, at 1:30, she has a meeting with Chief Celaya to bring up some things. One person
approached her about the message that was sent out before the first football game about the Alameda
County enforcement team, and how there will be an additional police presence at the football games. The
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person thought it was inappropriate for that particular message to be sent through the LEAD Center.
That’s something Ms. Suh said she’d bring up. If anyone wanted her to highlight any concerns, or if there
were any safety or other issues related to the UCPD that people wanted addressed, she would ask them to
please let her know. She could send out an e-mail speaking for their feedback, just to remind them.
Ms. Suh said the office has been getting a lot of cases, and actually got some serious cases that past week.
People might have read about them in the Daily Cal. Also, two Senators approached her about tackling
the hate crimes initiative. If Senators would like to get involved in that, they haven't actually started
planning what that project might look like. So that opportunity was also available.
To give them an update on the financial aid administrator meeting, that’s still on hold, and the SAO was
still waiting to hear back from Financial Aid.
Ms. Suh said that as for events that were coming up, they'll have a pepper spray workshop, where people
will be trained in self-defense and get free pepper spray. There will be 40-50 pepper sprays available.
Depending on how many people come in, they might order more after the workshop. It will be held
sometime in October. They're still finalizing all the details with the UCPD and other folks who are
involved. The SAO will also have a scholarship workshop coming up in October. She’d let them know
when the details are finalized. There will be members there from the Career Center, as well as alumni.
These include scholarships for leadership, scholarship, and Haas scholarships as well. Information will
be available on what scholarships were looking for in applicants. The office will also provide a spreadsheet of scholarships available to Cal students.
Ms. Suh said that last week she had a meeting with the Associate Dean of Students and the Interim
Director of the Center for Student Conduct. She heard that the RSSP, the residential program, was going
through some restructuring. Ms. Suh said that what she was personally concerned with was the RSSP’s
own peer review board conduct process, which doesn't necessarily align with the new Student Code of
Conduct. Once restructuring is done, and there's more civility in terms of who is in charge of what, and
there are clear roles delineated, they'll start to kind of make sure that the RSSP peer review board process
aligns a little closer with the Code of Student Conduct that’s already in place. She called for any
questions.
Mr. Kadifa said there was an article published in the Daily Cal on Tuesday talking about a piece of legislation that was passed recommending that an administrator be present at all future rallies, to serve as a
liaison. He asked if the SAO has looked at that and if that was something the Administration was looking
at. Ms. Suh said that last semester there was an e-mail sent out by Ron Coley about the protest response
policy. She’d have to double check, but one policy was to have a high-level administrator present, onsite, during a campus demonstration. For a long time, the SAO has actually been advocating for that.
When the protests occurred back in November she didn't think there were any high-level administrators in
the evening, and that wasn't acceptable. It meant there were only the police and protesters, and there was
no negotiation or meeting going on. She pretty much agreed with the recommendation. It was difficult to
tell whether that step would actually be carried out in the future. But it's something the SAO has advocated for, and will advocate for.
Mr. Kadifa asked if that policy has been enacted yet. Ms. Suh said she was pretty sure it has been, but
she’d double check, and would forward the e-mail to the rest of the Senate. Ms. Sy said that seeing no
other questions, she would like to thank Ms. Suh.
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Ms. Sy said that they would go to agenda item 11 before the other Execs arrive.
Special Committee Reports
Ms. Sy asked if any committees would like to report at that time.
Reporting for the Selection Committee for the Attorney General and Solicitor General, Mr. Pack said that
if Senators had nominees for these positions, he would ask them to please forward them. People didn't
have to be nominated by an Executive Officer. If Senators know people who would be good for the position, or who are interested and were a good fit, he would ask them to please forward their names so they
can get these positions appointed. The Senate was way behind schedule on this, among many other
things. He would ask them to please keep that in mind.
Mr. Ma said he would reiterate Sen. Pack’s point. If the Senate doesn't appoint an Attorney General by
next week, he believed, all Senate business would be put on hold. Mr. Pack said this was therefore kind
of important.
Reports from ASUC Representatives
Regarding the Cal Service Network, Ms. Saifuddin said the agenda doesn't include a report from the
ASUC rep to the Cal Service Network. She asked if that could be added to next week’s agenda. The Cal
Service Network had its very first meeting on Monday. It went really well. A lot of different organizations came through. There will be two general meetings a month and two planning meetings. If Senators
are with any service organizations, she would ask them to get them in touch with her or with the Cal Service Network. Also, they're planning some collaborative events, and Mr. Sayarath recently got in touch
about possibly doing something.
Regarding the Haas Business School Association, Ms. Hua said she went to a meeting of the HBSA. She
introduced Mr. Vertiz. There were a few people there. A lot of events are going on. Senators should let
her know if they wanted to know about them. If Senators have anything that dealt with Business students,
she would ask them to please let her know. The HBSA is very flexible about projects and they get
unlimited funding. If Senators had anything business-related, they should talk to her or Mr. Vertiz.
Mr. Vertiz said they also drafted a letter to all of the eight Haas-sponsored organizations under the HBSA.
One of their elected officials basically manages the student government of all of the Haas organizations.
Some of these are ASUC sponsored as well. If Fi-Comm deals with a Haas function or organization, they
should keep an eye out for that, as these groups get a lot of funding through the HBSA. Also, Mr. Vertiz
said that he and Ms. Hua made themselves available in terms of helping the HBSA with any ASUC
resources that the ASUC could provide to them, or knowledge about what goes on in the ASUC, and to
better connect them to the ASUC.
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Regarding the Re-entry and Transfer Students Association, Mr. Pacheco said he went to the Transfer
Center that week to inquire about the status of the RTSA, and it was saddening to see that people there
didn't really knew if it had met for years. He’s talking to Lauren, the Director of the Transfer Center, to
possibly help re-start the Association. Mr. Pacheco said he was a transfer student and this was really
frustrating to him. He’ll try and get it started again and will keep Senators updated after he figures out
what undergrads would lead it and what supervisory role the ASUC Senate would have. Hopefully he’ll
be able to report on something by the end of the month.
Regarding the CAL Housing Commission, Mr. Pacheco said it can't meet because Mr. Abbasi was having
difficulty appointing a director; and it can't meet until a director is appointed. So Mr. Abbasi was asking
for Senators’ help with finding someone.
Regarding the Berkeley Students Co-operative, Mr. Pacheco said the BSC just had its Board training, so
all representatives for all 22 Co-ops in the system have been trained, as of last weekend. He joined them
in that training process. The first meeting of the Board will be next Thursday.
Regarding the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability, Mr. Pacheco said that while the
Committee does many things, this year its focus will be on green labs, and making the labs are more sustainable and energy efficient. The reason he was throwing this out to the Senate was because he knew
Senators were connected to a number of majors and to people who work in labs. If Senators had an interest in this project, or knew of people interested in this project, and in helping labs become more efficient
and generally sustainable, he would ask them to please talk to him. The Committee is hiring paid, intern
positions for research and recommendations on how to move forward with this process.
Report from the Academic Affairs Vice President (cont'd)
With Mr. Sayarath chairing the meeting, Ms. Gavello said she would like to appoint Sofya Koroleva for
the Educational Enhancement Fund Director.
Ms. Koroleva introduced herself and said she’s a second-year, applying to Haas. She’s from Sunnyvale,
California, about an hour away, so she’s from the Bay Area. She’s the Educational Enhancement Fund
Director, for DE-Cals. DE-Cals are a really cool thing they have at Berkeley. She thought it was really
important to have funding for students and to help facilitate DE-Cals.
Mr. Sayarath called for any questions.
Mr. Pack asked where she went to high school. Ms. Koroleva said it was Homestead.
Seeing no other questions, Mr. Sayarath said the Chair would entertain a motion to approve the appointment. It was so moved and seconded. THE MOTION TO APPROVE SOFYA KOROLEVA AS THE
DIRECTOR OF THE EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT FUND PASSED WITH NO OBJECTION.
Mr. Sayarath said he would like to congratulate her. (Applause)
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Appointments -- Finance Officer
Mr. Sayarath said he would like to welcome up Amir Chini, Mr. Landgraf’s nomination for the Finance
Officer.
Amir Chini introduced himself and said he was a third-year Business major, Philosophy minor. His
school involvements include being in ATO, where he is Alumni Relations Officer. He also does career
advising and he’s also in the EVP’s office, dealing with the Cal Lodge and other investments of the
school. And professionally, he’s worked at Houlihan Lokey. He wanted to be in the Finance Officer
position because as weird as it sounded, he really liked finance and had a lot of time on his hands. So he
felt he could make a contribution to Berkeley. He called for any questions.
Ms. Saifuddin said that Mr. Chini was at the Fi-Comm meeting on Monday and was extremely helpful.
On behalf of Fi-Comm, he has their full endorsement and they would recommend that the Senate appoint
him. He’s a cool guy. She had a conversation with him after the Committee meeting and he seems to
have a really good understanding of the ASUC’s finances, history, and what the ASUC needs to do in that
coming year. So Fi-Comm would like to officially endorse the nominee.
Mr. Pack said that one of the hard things about Fi-Comm was telling student groups that they can't have
money. In the past, the Finance Officer has borne a lot of the brunt in doing that, so others wouldn't have
to. He asked how comfortable Mr. Chini was what that and if he would be firm in giving that kind of
result. Mr. Chini said he has no political aspirations, so he had no problem being a scapegoat or asshole
of the ASUC, as the Finance Officer.
Mr. Kadifa said he met Mr. Chini in the middle of his campaign, and Mr. Chini promptly lectured him
about ASUC finances. And Mr. Kadifa said that Mr. Chini said he’d keep him accountable. So Mr.
Chini was certainly engaged and knew much more about ASUC finances than Mr. Kadifa said he did.
Ms. Hua said that Mr. Chini also worked 97-hour work weeks in the summer.
Seeing no other questions, Mr. Sayarath said the Chair would entertain a motion to approve the appointment. It was so moved and seconded. THE MOTION TO APPROVE AMIR CHINI AS 2012-13 FINANCE OFFICER, WITH A STIPEND OF $1,000 FOR THE YEAR, HALF AFTER A REVIEW AT
THE END OF THE FALL SEMESTER, AND HALF AT THE END OF THE SPRING SEMESTER,
PASSED WITH NO OBJECTION. Mr. Chini said he would like to thank them. (Applause)
Regarding the report from the President, Mr. Sayarath said that Mr. Landgraf was really sick and couldn't
make it to the meeting that evening. So he sent Jas Hora to give the report.
Report from the President
Jas Hora said that Mr. Landgraf was sick, with strep throat and the stomach flu. Mr. Landgraf wanted to
give the Senate an update on AC Transit discussions. Mr. Abbasi and Mr. Landgraf met with AC Transit
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people that week and the discussion to renegotiate is ongoing. With regard to the CSSB, RFPs have been
drafted and will be reviewed on Friday and sent to the campus attorneys. With regard to the campus-wide
e-mail Mr. Landgraf will send out in the next couple of weeks, he’s starting to develop survey questions
for the ASUC/GA survey, working with Sanaz Mobasseri, GA Treasurer. Mr. Landgraf apologizes for
his absence.
In terms of the office, Mr. Hora said they have started to have department meetings. For projects, they're
working on the Rock the Vote concert. They have a drastically different budget than they had last year in
terms of funding, with 10 or 15 times what they had last year. So they're trying to get a much bigger
name. In terms of liaisons, all Directors have started going to meetings. One Director was actually at the
Senate meeting that evening, the Inter-Collegiate Athletics Director.
Finally, with regard to internal affairs, Mr. Hora said the office had its retreat last weekend. And they'll
have an all-staff meeting next week. He called for any questions.
Mr. Deo said he had more of an overarching question. He was putting together a town hall because a
number of publications were really concerned with the Daily Cal MOU. Mr. Landgraf said it was okay to
draft a series of recommendations to him about the MOU. Mr. Deo said he just wanted to tell people to
be on the lookout for those recommendations. This was just involved with publications and wasn't an
ASUC Senate thing. It was the publications that told him to draft these recommendations to Mr.
Landgraf. If any Senators wanted to come in and listen to what the publications have to say about the
MOU and the recommendation process, Mr. Deo said they should feel free to contact him. Seeing no
other questions, Mr. Sayarath said he would like to thank Mr. Hora.
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Mr. Bellet asked if they were almost done with the meeting, because otherwise he would move to recess.
Mr. Sayarath said they're almost done.
Mr. Pacheco said they need five more nominees for the J-Council, including graduate students. If Senators had any connections, or if they knew any Law students or grad students who might be interested in
sitting on the J-Council, he would ask them to please forward their names to either him or Mr. Pack.
They're trying to get graduates involved. There are two spots on the Council for grads that will be vacant
unless they get everybody’s help. Ms. Navab is still in Germany for another week and a half or so, and
they're running behind schedule on this.
Mr. Deo said that for an update on the South Asian community, every year the community hold Ras
Garba, an Indian dance, where members of the community come out and learn how to do the dance. It's a
lot of fun, and anybody come and learn the dances. It will be at Pauley Ballroom on October 11. There
will be a bill in Fi-Comm for a Pauley fee waiver for it. He would really encourage Senators to come out.
It was a great way to get involved in different communities or do something they've never done. He
wasn't sure if Senators have gone to Holi, but this was very similar, where people have a lot of fun doing
something completely different. He would encourage them to come out to this.
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Mr. Pack said that for an update on queer community events, on Friday there will be community-wide
event that will be huge. He would invite all Senators to attend and enjoy food and fabulousness. It will
be from 6:00 to 9 p.m. in Pauley Ballroom. He would ask people to please come if they could. It would
be a great way to interact with leaders in the community as well as the students and have a lot of fun.
Mr. Jacobo said the PAHC is having a fundraiser at Phil’s Sliders on Shattuck all day next Tuesday, September 18, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Ten percent of the profits from the entire day will go directly to the
Annual Medical Mission Benefit Concert for PAHC, which helps fund a medical mission that students
will embark upon to the Philippines. People don't need a flier and don't need to be with the PAHC, and
just had to buy food. He would ask them to please support the event and to tell their friends to go to
Phil’s Sliders that day.
Mr. Huo said it's recruiting season, so for any of them in the Greeks, he would ask them to please be on
the lookout for that. They should check Web sites and their Facebook pages because a lot of events are
happening that are being put on by business clubs on campus. He would ask Senators to check them out.
Mr. Vertiz said that on Friday there will be a lot of programming for the Raza community. There will be
a talent show. There's a theme floor in Unit 3, Beverly Cleary Hall, Casa Magdalena Mora, which usually
hosts the talent show. And at that time he would also like to put in a plug for voter registration. Hr, Mr.
Lieu, Ms. Majd, and Mr. Bellet, have been working really hard on political events and educating students
on the upcoming election, including the propositions, and registering students to vote. He’d put in a plug
for the event on Friday. He’ll be out there registering students to vote as part of his role in the Latino
community. He’ll be posting every day. It made it on National Latino Day, which he was very happy
about. They should register students to vote and encourage their communities to host any educational
events on the propositions, especially Prop. 30. There are also a couple of other propositions that deal
with the community he represents. If people need information about volunteering, Caitlyn Quinn has
been working very hard on this and was out on Sproul every day. He and his entire community will join
her, starting next week. People could talk to Ms. Quinn or to any of them working on different efforts.
Mr. Jacobo said that on behalf of the Raza community, they’ll have Dia de la Patria, which celebrates the
independence of many Latin American countries. It will be held on Lower Sproul after the talent show.
It will be a really big party. Last year he was part of the Raza caucus and was one of the facilitators, and
they had over 400 people show up. It's a great party, with a live band. There will be different contests
throughout the night, like a chili eating contest, a dance competition, and a grito contest. It's a good event
and has a lot of people coming through, and it helps fundraise for other events. He would ask Senators to
please check it out. The talent show starts at 6 o'clock at the MCC and Dia de la Patria will be at 9:00.
Ms. Chen said that Senators received an e-mail about the Berkeley International Office, which sends out
news every Friday to international students at the I-House and throughout the campus. They're looking
for events to put on the calendar that will attract community and international members.
Mr. Sayarath said he was thinking about doing another retreat. He felt a lot has happened in the last two
weeks, and this Senate has gone through a lot already. So he thought maybe they could have a casual
event for a few hours, maybe a dinner. He asked if people were down for that. It seemed people agreed,
so he would work with Ms. Sy and Ms. Krawczyk to schedule something like that.
Mr. Sayarath said that with no objection they would hear the EAVP’S report at that time.
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Mr. Abbasi said he had a meeting with Cal Athletics that went really late, and would apologize for being
late to the Senate meeting. He would like to confirm Prabh Kehal as his Chief-of-Staff, the best Chief in
the world. Mr. Kehal was nominated last week and Mr. Abbasi said he sent out Mr. Kehal’s résumé.
Prabhdeep Kehal introduced himself and said he’s a fourth-year, Applied Mathematics and Rhetoric double major, with a minor in Public Policy. This was his fourth year in the ASUC. He was Senate Communications Director, Web master, and Academic Senate rep last year, and now, hopefully he’ll be EAVP’s
Chief-of-Staff. His interests are in higher education policy research, so this position was right up his
alley. People should feel free to find him at Milano, where he lived, and where he was officially a
regular.
Mr. Sayarath called for any questions.
Mr. Lieu asked what he liked to do on Friday nights. Mr. Kehal said that to be honest, he liked to sleep, if
he got the chance.
Mr. Kadifa said that Mr. Kehal was awesome and does a fantastic job.
Mr. Sayarath said the Chair would entertain a motion to approve. It was so moved and seconded. THE
MOTION TO APPROVE PRABH KEHAL AS CHIEF-OF-STAFF IN THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
VICE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE, WITH A STIPEND OF $1,500, TO BE REVIEWED AT THE END OF
EACH SEMESTER, WITH HALF THE STIPEND TO BE PAID AT THE END OF EACH SEMESTER,
PASSED WITH NO OBJECTION. Mr. Sayarath said he would like to congratulate him. (Applause)
Mr. Abbasi said that voter registration is the office’s favorite topic. The Senate would hear from Sophia
Ng, the Director of Student Organizations. She sent out an e-mail or two that was forwarded to Senators.
People had reply to her and fill out the Google Doc. They couldn't say no to her.
Sophia Ng introduced herself and said she’s the ASUC Director of Campus Organizations for the Vote
Coalition. She sent Senators an e-mail of her information and a Google spreadsheet. She would ask them
to send it to any organizations they're involved with, or for which they know the contact information. She
would ask them to please put that information on the list. When the Vote Coalition gets more registration
forms, it would be great if Senators could carry them around so if they see someone they know who
needed to register, or needed to update their address, they could do that. She would ask Senators to
please help the Coalition be as accessible to students as possible.
Also, Ms. Ng said she added the logistics, but if Senators had any questions or needed a Vote Coalition
representative to attend a meeting with them, they should let them know. The Coalition was there to help.
She wanted to thank them.
Mr. Abbasi said they're wrapping up efforts, and Caitlin Quinn was also present. She’s been doing an
outstanding job as Deputy of the Vote Coalition. There are five or six weeks left before the deadline to
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register, so they need Senators’ help. Mr. Vertiz has been helping with Latino groups and others, and Mr.
Kehal said he would ask Senators to please provide their help and support as they continue registration.
Some of them went to the Rock the Vote concert last week, where they registered upwards of 100 people
to vote.
Mr. Abbasi said that regarding transportation, he and Mr. Landgraf had a meeting with folks from AC
Transit earlier that week to enter into preliminary negotiations regarding the Class Pass. They'll keep the
Senate posted. For Cal Athletics, they just had a meeting to discuss relations with the community and
with the Southside area. Some people are trying to start a Southside action group and coalition. Especially for those on the Southside, or in a Greek community, he would ask them to please reach out to the
EAVP office to collaborate with them on this. The way noise violations have been working, it was a
really big problem, especially now that game days are starting up. Students don't want to upset their
neighbors and want to be good neighbors. People should let him know if they wanted to work on this.
Regarding safety, they're rolling out the application, and trying to market it more. He’d keep the Senate
posted. Also, they have a Director for the Web site, the same person who is the Web master. So he
would like to recommend at that time Allison Hall for Berkeley Cribs Director. He’ll send out her
résumé.
Mr. Abbasi said the office will host presidential debates, and partner with a few groups on campus, such
as Governmental Studies. There will be forum next week to be held by the Cal Dems. The office was
partnering with them on local issues, and local candidates will be there. For sustainability, they're moving
forward with trying to make Memorial Stadium produced zero waste. They're making good progress on
that, and he’d keep the Senate posted.
Mr. Lieu asked what number they were at for voter registration. Mr. Kehal said they're right around
1,200. That doesn't include whatever they got at the Rock the Vote concert. Mr. Abbasi said they're at
about 1,300 after that day. They have a lot left to do, but they're on track.
Mr. Pack said that Take Back the Tap and the Office of Sustainability were interested in Memorial Stadium zero waste. He just had a meeting with them that morning, and they talked about just that subject.
So people should talk to them about that. Mr. Abbasi is the office was happy to work together with any
groups on sustainability.
Mr. Abbasi said the big thing was with AC Transit negotiations. Senators should let the office know if
they have input about that. They met with their City locals on Monday, and they talked about price negotiations. AC Transit wasn't necessarily willing to budge on that, but the ASUC was trying to bring other
issues into play. So if Senators have any service issues they want to raise, such as lines to be added, or
computers to tell people when the next bus will arrive, he would ask them to please give the office their
suggestions in the next few weeks. He’d send out an e-mail about that. The ASUC wants to make sure it
gets the best deal possible. This will be the contract for the next seven years, and students will be paying
for it.
Mr. Abbasi said they still haven't found a Director for the CAL Housing Commission. They're honestly
doing their best, and have reached out to Mr. Lieu and the Rent Board, and to every major group on campus. They're now reaching out to urban classes and other areas. He didn't know why people don't want
this position. If Senators knew people who were capable human beings, he would ask them to please recommend them to the office.
- 63 Mr. Sayarath said that concluded their agenda. The Senate was ending an hour earlier every week, so
next week he expected them to be out by 9 p.m.
Mr. Sayarath said the Chair would entertain a motion to adjourn. It was so moved and seconded and
passed with no objection.
Roll call was taken for attendance. Members present were:
Jason Bellet
Emily Chen
Mihir Deo
Rosemary Hua
Chen-Chen Huo
Sidronio Jacobo
George Kadifa
Ryan Kang
Klein Lieu
Tom Lee
Rafi Lurie
Jeff Ma
Megan Majd
Jorge Pacheco
Nolan Pack
Sahana Rajasekar
Sadia Saifuddin
Daley Vertiz
Emily White
This meeting adjourned at 10:04 p.m.
These minutes respectfully submitted by,
Steven I. Litwak
Recording Secretary