Minutes of the Los Medanos College
Associated Students
Senate Meeting
Date:
Friday, March 5, 2010
Time:
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Place:
Los Medanos College-Library Community Room 109
2700 East Leland Road
Pittsburg, CA 94565
Chair:
President De’shawn Woolridge
1. Call to Order:

Roll Call
Quorum:
Meeting called to order at 2:02 p.m.
Meeting called to recess at 2:02 p.m.
Meeting called back to order at 2:05 p.m.
Present
Dave Belman
Senator Okafor*
Senator Demille*
President Woolridge
V.P Collins*
Senator James*
V.P of Finance Li*
Senator Nalls*
Senator Johnson*
Senator Rana*
Minute Taker L. Kirkland
Lovetta Tugbeh
Jame Beyan
Cecily Palma
Jaime Jauregci
David A. Lopez
Rodrigo Perez
Laurissa Ochoa
Pamela Robles
Those present constitute a quorum
Absent
*Voting Board Members
2. Approve Agenda for March 5, 2010:
Move to approve agenda for March 5, 2010
Motion:
Senator Demille
Second:
V.P Collins
Vote:
8:0:0
Vote passes unanimously
Approve minutes for February 26, 2010
Move to approve minutes for February 26, 2010
Motion:
V.P Collins
Second:
Senator Okafor
Vote:
6:0:2
Vote passes unanimously
3. Public Comments:
 Lovetta Tugbeh hopes to one day sit behind the desk being part of Student Government;
also notices there’s a lack of events that grabs people attention.
4. Officer/Senator/Representative Report:
Senator Okafor- Attended TAG meeting on Wednesday for the first time and it was nice
Senator Demille- Bylaws will be meeting next Friday 12-1 p.m. in Library Community Room 109;
discussing getting actual bylaws timeline done with actual changes made in January
- Region 3 meeting next Saturday at DVC; Room number (pending)
- Academic Competition is going well; right now soliciting questions from professors
- Curriculum is almost done
President Woolridge- Election Committee waiting for one more person to email; then will begin meeting
- If anybody has comments on how they want to see the elections for Spring 2010 refer to
the Chair: President Woolridge
- Encourage people to attend the Region 3 meeting; also can receive information on the
duties and issues they deal with
- DGC Steering Committee had a meeting with all the Committee Representatives last
Wednesday
- Next DGC meeting will be March 16, 2010
V.P Collins- Casino Royale was a successful event on Friday
-
Meeting with Bruce Cutler learning about the Rap Program that we’ll be doing until
March 22, 2010; a lot of reading for SGC
Spirit did not meet; meeting will be next month on the first Monday in Rm. 213
Working on Week of Arts; going to change to Days of Arts
Senator James- No report
V.P of Finance Li- Club Day in two weeks; March 17, 2010; V.P of Finance Li will be tabling
- Dodge Ball is going well
Senator Nalls- Met with SGC about Rap Program to get a better understanding of what needs to be done;
next meeting will be next Wednesday from 12- 4 p.m.; can go over Rap proposal with
different departments
- Black History Program went well Thursday; roughly forty to fifty people in and out, and
also a lot of positive feedback
Senator Johnson- No report
Senator Rana- Green Team met on Tuesday
- Green Team and Rotaract is teaming up to help out the San Francisco Zoo with cleaning
up
5. Advisor Report:
 Welcomed public to the meeting
 Finished selecting students for the Latino Leadership Network Conference; Jaime
Jauregci is one of the four people attending
 Lovetta Tugbeh and David A. Lopez are Senator applicants
 Passed out copies of applications to become a Senator; those who are leaving are
encouraged to think about the importance of recruitment
Unfinished Business
6. AS Discount Sticker Proposal:
Move to postpone agenda item #6 indefinitely
Motion:
Senator Johnson
Second:
Vote:
8:0:0
Vote passes unanimously
Senator Rana
7. Textbook Survey:
 Currently being reviewed by Bob (manager of bookstore); can get a copy of survey once
Bob gets back to Senator Johnson
8. SSCCC Spring 2010 General Assembly:
 Need to select a voting delegate between the four people who are attending
Move that we appoint Senator Demille as the voting delegate of the SSCCC General Assembly
Motion:
Senator Nalls
Second:
Senator Rana
Vote:
8:0:0
Vote passes unanimously

Require that all four people who are attending provide a report as to their actions, so we
can show that something was benefited from going, and to show we’re not wasting funds
Move to require that all four people attending make the report
Motion:
V.P Collins
Second:
V.P of Finance Li
Vote:
8:0:0
Vote passes unanimously
9. Request for Support #1: Dodge Ball Palooza
Move that we postpone agenda item #9 until next week
Motion:
V.P of Finance Li
Second:
Senator Nalls
Vote:
8:0:0
Vote passes unanimously
10. Request for Support #2: Big Book of LMC Wisdom
Move that we postpone agenda item #10 indefinitely
Motion:
Senator Johnson
Second:
Senator Rana
Vote:
8:0:0
Vote passes unanimously
11. Election Committee Member Appointment:
 President Woolridge asks if V.P Collins chair this agenda item
 Wants to appoint one more person for the Election Committee; Lidia Lucha as his final
appointment
“I student body president would like to appoint Lidia Lucha as the final member of the
Election Committee”
Move to confirm appointment
Motion:
Senator Demille
Second:
Senator Rana
Vote:
7:0:1
Vote passes unanimously
12. Election Guidelines
Move to lay agenda item #12 on table
Motion:
Senator Demille
Second:
Senator James
Vote:
8:0:0
Vote passes unanimously
13. Approval of Election Timeline:
 Board received proposed election timeline for Spring Elections; created so that the
LMCAS Elections will occur during the same dates as the District Student Trustee
Election; helps students avoid confusion
 Based on bylaws there needs to be at least 30 days allowed for campaigning
 Campaigning will have to begin March 19, 2010
 Nominations for positions will have to open today at this meeting
Move to approve election timeline as is
Motion:
Senator Nalls
Second:
Senator Okafor
Vote:
7:0:1
Vote passes unanimously
Move to pick up from table agenda item #12
Motion:
Senator Demille
Second:
V.P Colllins
Vote:
7:0:1
Vote passes unanimously
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The Election Guidelines were going to be changed at the meeting to say that the Election
Timeline is first proposed by the Election Committee then ratified by this board
Election Committee hasn’t met;
One last change:
- Timeline for elections will be proposed by the Elections Board and Ratified by
Student Senate prior to opening of nominations
Move to put forth and approve the change that’s been made
Motion:
Senator Demille
Second:
Vote:
8:0:0
Senator Nalls
Vote passes unanimously
14. Opening Nominations for Spring 2010 Student Government
- Refer to guidelines and qualifications
- Senator Rana has been nominated for V.P of Finance
- V.P Collins has been nominated back as V.P
- Senator Demille has been nominated for President
 even though nominations are accepted they have to fulfill and meet
the requirements in order to actually become candidates and appear
on ballot
 must have attended a minimum of fifteen meetings total, at least 8
of which as a Senator that includes the day that you’re voted in as a
Senator
- nominations will stay open until next week; they can happen here at the Board
meeting or next week’s Board meeting: Have to be done at one of the meetings
15. Request for Support #3: Academic Competition Buzzer System
 Academic Competition is in its 5th Annual year
 Held in five different round; each round id held around one specific topic and Jeopardy
round at the end
 Subjects: English, math, social science and humanities, and biological and physical
sciences
 Currently soliciting questions
 Trying to make Jeopardy round more fun and get people involved
 Audience Response System-Buzzer System can be used in a quiz show type buzzer
system, power point presentations, and other types of training
 System costs $795
 If owned by LMCAS they can check/ rent out to people for a nominal fee
Move to approve request for support for Academic Buzzer System in its full amount of $795
Motion:
Senator Nalls
Second:
Senator James
Vote:
8:0:0
Vote passes unanimously
16. Request for Support #4: Casino Royale Reimbursement
 During Casino Royale went over budget in the amount of $59.84 for refreshments for the
teams that participated in event, and the money was paid by Dave Belman out of his
pocket
Move to approve this request for support for $59.84
Motion:
Senator James
Second:
Vote:
8:0:0
V.P of Finance Li
Vote passes unanimously
17.LMC/District Wide Committee Appointment:
 Senator Carter has resigned; she was on Institutional Planning
 There’s an opening on Institutional Planning
 There’s an opening for Outreach Chair; need one
 Applicants are encouraged to consider those openings as a possibility
 Institutional Planning meets monthly; next meetings are April 1st and May 6th
Move to postpone agenda item #17 for two meetings
Motion:
Senator Demille
Second:
Senator Rana
Vote:
8:0:0
Vote passes unanimously
18. D.E Strategic Plan
Move to postpone agenda item #18 until the 19th; for two meetings
Motion:
Senator James
Second:
Senator Johnson
Vote:
8:0:0
Vote passes unanimously
19. Leave of Absence Request:
 Requesting leave of absence for four meetings
 Leave of absence request according to bylaws; the person has 30 calendar days
Amend the motion to include that Senator Johnson’s vote will be suspended
which will affect quorum and also suspend his responsibilities of his committees
and as a Senator
Motion:
V.P Colllins
Second:
Senator Nalls
Vote:
8:0:0
Vote passes unanimously
Move to grant Senator Johnson’s his leave of absence with suspension of committees and his
vote, and responsibilities as a Senator
Motion:

Senator Nalls
Second:
Vote:
8:0:0
Vote passes unanimously
The resignation is effective immediately
20.T-Shirts
 the price falls between budget for t-shirts; cost $353.88
 black polo shirts and gold embroidered letters
V.P of Finance


back of sweaters says Mustangs
LMC Associated Students
Move to approve the design for the t-shirts
Motion:
Senator Nalls
Second:
Senator Rana
Vote:
7:0:0
Vote passes unanimously
21.Future Agenda Items:
 Recycling program proposal
 Request for support: Brentwood Outreach
 Discussion about a Textbook exchange
- Sometime after Spring Break
 March 22nd:Reconsidering original motion to support March in March
 Internal Committee Reports
22. Adjournment:
Move to adjourn meeting at 3:18 p.m.
Motion:
V.P Collins
Second:
Vote:
7:0:0
Vote passes unanimously
V.P of Finance Li