Associated Student Government
Senate Meeting Minutes
Los Angeles City College | 2nd Floor Conference Room | Student Union Building
Thursday, October 1, 2015 |3:30 PM
Notice is hereby given that the Associated Student Government (ASG) of Los Angeles City College will convene their Senate Meeting at the place and time listed
above. The starting and ending times are approximate. This meeting is to be called under the authority of the California Government Code Section 54956. The
Board invites public testimony in conjunction with each item of business after formal discussion. The agenda is as follows:
*** PLEASE NOTE***
ASG SENATE BOARD HAS THE DISCRETION TO TAKE AGENDA ITEMS OUT OF ORDER
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Call to Order 3:38
Roll Call:
PRESIDENT, Bryant Woodert, present
SENATOR, Vacant
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, Rose Oscar, present
SENATOR, Owen Grissom, present
PARLIAMENTARIAN, Kazi Mahmood, present
SENATOR, Jenne Henry, arrived at 3:41PM
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, Sheldon Harvey, present
SENATOR, Scheick Toure, present
VICE PRESIDENT OF CLUBS, Saeed Hossaeini, present
SENATOR, Vacant
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Tristan Bantog, present
SENATOR, Arsen Shakhbazyan, present
SENATOR, Lavel Berry, left at 5:20PM
SENATOR, Vacant
SENATOR, Murat Gabriel, left at 4:56PM
ADVISOR, Alen Andriassian, present
Approval of Minutes Harvey motioned to approve the minutes, Toure seconded the motion. No corrections, no objections, motion passes.
Public Forum
This time is reserved for members of the public to address the Board on issues not already appearing on the agenda. Each member will be limited to
a total of Three (3) minutes. (Limited to 20 minutes)
Krixa Lim, Nov 10. “Veteran’s Got Talent” is requesting ASG members to volunteer to serve as judges for the auditions as well as the actual
event.
Reports (Each member will be limited to a total of Five (5) minutes)
A. President’s Report President of the college addressed concern that the income of the students may be a focus of concern in the construction of
the Student Union cafeteria. Forum will be conducted to get student opinions. Intramural sports were discussed but questions could not be
answered due to lack of progress. Stipends will be reviewed before being granted. Foundation will grant money to the Performer Series
Performers will receive $25 each. Posters around the campus have been taken down by a student
B. Officer Reports/Committee Reports Mahmood: Grievances have been addressed regarding the Administration Hall’s lack of air
conditioning, lack of space, and overall location. Gabriel: Grievances have been addressed regarding the odor in the SU bathrooms. Janitors
have not been cleaning the bathrooms at night. Lack of speed bumps in the Student Union parking lot poses a danger. Meetings are being setup to address the problems. Henry: Retreat will be addressed. Harvey: Updated LACC Budget Committee. Block grant sum, which would be
granted to the Sheriff’s department to improve student safety. Finance Committee went smoothly, with the exception of minutes. Bantog will
record the Finance Committee minutes. Grissom: Hispanic Heritage Month is being planned around the campus. LGBT event has been
postponed to October 22nd. Oscar: 1st Joint Council meeting went well. Money was approved for the Halloween event as well as $1000 for
Club Rush. $250 has been approved for Fall 2015 Scholarship Day on October 10th. Money will be used for tutors for scholarship essays and
food. Some officers have still not reported their office hours. Poster printing should be done out of necessity only. Ask Shakhbazyan, Oscar,
Woodert, and Jonathan from Programming Board for help. Desks in the office must be kept clean. Food should be thrown outside of the office.
Everyone is doing great. Berry: Energy in the office must be maintained to a manageable level. Please clean up after yourselves. There have
been multiple reports of people sneaking into the SU building. There has been positive feedback regarding the first floor SAC desk, second
floor desk will be prepared soon as well. There have been multiple comments on the public safety and sanity. Be wary of trash around the
campus.
C. Advisor’s Report Everyone must be here on Friday before 6:30AM. Not everyone has fulfilled the eligibility checks. Must be done otherwise
positions will be terminated.
Discussion Items (Each Discussion Item is limited to a total of Ten (10) minutes)
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ASG Retreat Everyone will be attending the retreat.
NOTICE: In compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (California Government Code 54950-54963) this meeting shall be open to all members of the public, press, and media. In compliance with the California Public Records Act aka
CPRA (California Government Code 6250-6270), this agenda and all meeting materials distributed during this public meeting shall be made available and in alternate formats upon request. Please contact the Associated Student
Government (ASG) office located in the 2nd floor, Student Union Building in person or by phone at (323) 953-4000, Ext. # 2475. You may also address any comments, concerns, or requests to Bryant Woodert, ASG President, in
person at his office in the Student Union Building, by calling (323) 953-4000, Ext. # 2478, or via email: asgpres@lacitycollege.edu
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Building Fund Fee College President has approved the voting of building fund fees. The ASG board can mandate building fund fees every
semester. The vote must articulate what the money would be allocated towards and must be spent towards those items (copy center, cafeteria
cutouts, game room, etc). 20% of the Fall 2015 students must vote in favor of the cafeteria.
Intramural Club Sports Director Andriassian: Aiming to have intramural set up for the spring 2016 semester. Hossaeini: Meeting will be
coordinated to organize the efforts. Woodert: The issue is lack of funding to provide for proper staffing.
Constitution & Bylaws Favorable date would be October 7th Wednesday from 4-6PM. Members are Oscar, Woodert, Harvey, Toure,
Mahmood, Bantog, and Andriassian. Number of members on the board should be cut down.
Halloween Event-logistics Shakhbazyan: Event will be October 28th Wednesday. Requests for volunteering times will be taken as needed.
Action Items (Each Action Item is limited to a total of Ten(10) minutes) 4:00pm
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$1,100.00 for Performer Series Harvey motions to allocate $1,100 for performer series from the campus activity fund account #5830, Toure
seconded the motion. Money will be going into four performers in front of the Tully’s Coffee Shop to promote a positive student atmosphere.
Students responded positively to the student discounts at the coffee shop as well as the performer. ASG banners should be placed around the
event to promote ASG activities. Students seem very willing to audition to the roll. Oscar votes yes, Harvey votes yes, Hossaeini votes yes,
Berry votes yes, Gabriel votes yes, Grissom votes yes, Henry votes yes, Toure votes yes, Shakhbazyan votes yes. Motion passes unanimously.
$1,000.00 for Building Fund Promotion Item not discussed.
$150.00 for purchase of Board Games Harvey motions to approve $150 to approve the purchase of board games to be taken from account
Campus Activities account #5830 seconded Hossaeini. Motion previously died because a lack of detail towards how the games would be
protected. Woodert: Previous meeting arguments opposing the motion did not properly address the problems. $150 is a very minimal amount
to spend on games which promote student activities. Andriassian: After buying the games, develop the system to safekeep the games. We
cannot dicate what students do. Oscar motions to extend the discussion by 10 minutes, Harvey seconds the motion. Oscar votes yes, Harvey
votes yes, Hossaeini votes yes, Berry votes no, Gabriel votes yes, Grissom votes yes, Henry votes yes, Toure votes yes, Shakhbazyan votes
yes. Motion passes. Bantog: Collect deposit in the student with the student ID. Oscar: Is this a long-term activity we wish to promote?
Shakhbazyan: We should use this as a trial run. Oscar votes no, Harvey votes yes, Hossaeini votes yes, Berry votes no, Grissom votes yes,
Henry votes yes, Toure votes yes, Shakhbazyan votes yes. Motion to purchase $150 of board games from Campus Activities account #5830
passes.
$6,775.00 for CCCSAA Student Conference Harvey motioned to approve the $6,775 for CCSAA Student Conference from Advocacy
account #6004, seconded by Grissom. Money will cover food, flight, hospitalities, and conference tickets in San Jose on October 23 rd-25th.
Will provide for six students and one advisor. Mahmood: Prefers that money be used to provide for six people and one advisor. Oscar votes
yes, Harvey votes yes, Hossaeini votes yes, Berry votes yes, Grissom votes yes, Henry votes yes, Toure votes yes, Shakhbazyan votes yes
Motion passes unanimously.
$300.00 for LACCD District Leadership Institute Harvey motions to approve the $300 for the LACCD District Leadership Institute to be
taken from Advocacy account #6004, seconded by Toure. Event will be on October 16th. Meeting will cover district guidelines and
parliamentary procedures. Oscar votes yes, Harvey votes yes, Hossaeini votes yes, Grissom votes yes, Henry votes no, Toure votes yes,
Shakhbazyan votes yes Motion passes.
VIII.
NEW BUSINESS
IX.
PROGRESS REPORT
X. ANNOUNCEMENTS
XI.
NEW BUSINESS
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ADJOURNMENT Harvey motions to adjourn the meeting at 6:05PM, Shakhbazyan seconds. Motion passes.
NOTICE: In compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (California Government Code 54950-54963) this meeting shall be open to all members of the public, press, and media. In compliance with the California Public Records Act aka
CPRA (California Government Code 6250-6270), this agenda and all meeting materials distributed during this public meeting shall be made available and in alternate formats upon request. Please contact the Associated Student
Government (ASG) office located in the 2nd floor, Student Union Building in person or by phone at (323) 953-4000, Ext. # 2475. You may also address any comments, concerns, or requests to Bryant Woodert, ASG President, in
person at his office in the Student Union Building, by calling (323) 953-4000, Ext. # 2478, or via email: asgpres@lacitycollege.edu