Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
Total on Roster: 16
Votes needed for simple
majority vote: 50% + 1 = 9
Votes needed for 2/3 majority: 10
Location:
Aptos Campus
SAC East RM 225
Date and Time:
Thursday, April 5th, 2012
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Student Senate Minutes
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cabrillo College Student Senate held a meeting on Thursday April 5th, 2012.
These are the minutes reflective of that meeting.
Item
Motion
Yeas
Nays
Abstains
Result
VII B
Motion to approve $275 from the Programs Account for a donation to the
English Department’s Awards Ceremony
12
0
0
Passed
VII
C
Motion to approve $500 from the Cultural Events Account for the presentation
Semillas will be giving during Earth Week
11
0
0
Passed
VII E
Motion to approve renovation project plans for the cafeteria, including but not limited to
increasing the visibility of the food services area, change lighting and color of interior,
purchase new tables and chairs, alter the entrance ways and coordinate with the VAPA
department for decorations inside and outside of the Cafeteria by students.
In addition to this, the Student Senate yields the decision making authority to the Café
Committee and its members
9
1
1
Passed
Motion to increase the Student Activities Card fee from $8 to $10
11
1
0
Passed
Motion to approve $100 from the 73 Equipment Account to purchase a
timer to be used during the senate meetings
6
4
0
Passed
VII
G
VII I
I.
Call to Order at 3:11pm
A. Roll Call
President: Charlotte Achen- Present
Treasurer: Joseph Gomez- Present
Student Trustee: Joseph Watkins- Present
Watsonville Representative: (vacant)
Vice President: Oleksii Chuiko- Present
Legislative Representative: Gaby Avila- Absent
Inter-Club Council Chair: Ivan Sumano-Vargas- Absent
Scotts Valley Representative: (vacant)
Senators-At-Large
Stephanie Petrillo- Present
Sharon O’Connor-Present
Chris Steele- Present
Steven Culver- Present
Kyle Logan- Absent
Laura Hunerberg-Present
Darwin Constantino- Present
James Williams- Present
Sarah Davies- Present
Aimee Cornett- Present
Advisors
Sesario Escoto-Present
Flor Chacon- Present
II.
Adoption of the Agenda
3 minutes
New Business Item D will no longer be an action item, and will be information only. New Business Item E will no longer
have $40,000 on the item. New Business Items J and K are tabled.
Senator Petrillo moves to approve the agenda, and Senator Steele seconds the motion. The agenda for April 5th, 2012
is approved by a vote of 10 yeas.
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Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
III.
Approval of the Minutes
3 minutes
A. March 29th, 2012
Treasurer Gomez moves to approve the minutes from March 29th, 2012, and Senator Petrillo seconds the
motion. The minutes are approved by a vote of 9 yeas, 0 nays.
IV.
Public Comments
This time is reserved for members of the public to address the Senate on issues not already appearing on the agenda.
There will be a limit of five (5) minutes per speaker.
Diane, an employee of the art department, who works half time in the evenings and is also a teachers’ assistant for Jamie
Abbott has been identified as one of the positions that will not be renewed. As of the end of June, she will no longer be
working here and she was present in the meeting to ask the senate to help her fight for her job.
Kaitlin Foster, from the Women’s Health club was present to remind the senate that April is Sexual Assault Awareness
month. There is a Walk-A-Mile-In-Her-Shoes event taking place at Lighthouse Point on West Cliff Drive on April 21 st,
which is the same day as the Social Justice conference on campus. This will be a family friendly event where people wear
red high heels and flip flops with flowers and march a mile on West Cliff.
Sonya Newlyn was present to tell the senate that the ICC voted yesterday to approve $975 for Earth Week, including
$250 for the Semillas hosts. Sonya thinks it would be wonderful to give them more money to have access to these
students. They will be in room 450 on Tuesday, April 14 th at 4:30pm. There will be an interpreter but another is still
needed, so if you are fluent in Spanish, please volunteer to help. These students speak Mayan as their first language and
Spanish as their second. You can email Sonya at sonya_newlyn@yahoo.com and she will put you in contact with Kaitlin
and Chelsea, the main hosts.
Karen Lacey was present to ask the senate if they would support chalk drawings to advertise the Social Justice
conference, as other groups are using this to promote their events (i.e.; sexual assault awareness) and Karen thinks that it
is a good idea.
V.
President Announcements
5 Minutes
Next week is Spring Break, and there will not be a meeting. The week following, we will meet at Watsonville and the
meeting will begin at 3:20pm.
VI.
Special Items
A. Update on Involvement with S.J. Conference
Info. / Discuss.
L. Hunerberg
10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion regarding an update on the Student Senates involvement with the Social Justice
Conference, along with an update from Yaming Shen, whom is one of the conference coordinators.
Yaming and Jackie were present and showed a tentative schedule of the breakout sessions. Student presenters are
the majority; however there will also be faculty and other community members. It is asked that we try to get raffle
donations to raffle off, as there will be prizes. If you are able to do this, you can get a donation letter from Flor. There
are also minor tasks that volunteers are needed for, including stapling programs together. There is also a cover
design contest happening that we should promote to our constituents. The winner can receive $400 and the deadline
is April 10th. Darwin and Laura volunteered to help as hosts and beforehand as well. Senator Hunerberg moves to
extend time by 3 minutes and Senator Constantino seconds the motion. The senate approves an extension of time
by a vote of 7 yeas, 3 nays. Time is extended by 3 minutes. There are many people that are needed to help assist,
both to prepare for the event, and at the event itself. The opening and closing ceremonies will be where the most help
is needed. Yaming is no longer able to help Sharon prepare for her presentation at the event, and someone needs to
step in to fill her shoes and listen to Sharon’s speech and provide constructive and friendly feedback. If you would like
to volunteer meet with Jackie and she will give you the details of what you should do. Please be sure at the least to
help promote this in your classrooms, and consider asking your teachers to provide extra credit to those in
attendance. There are many documents that were presented during this discussion that are available to view in
Dropbox.
B.
Guest Speaker: Michael Mangin
Info. / Discuss.
C. Steele
30 Minutes
Faculty Senate President Michael Mangin was present to discuss issues with us. He spoke about Santa Monica City
College, and how some students who were protesting upcoming registration fee hikes were pepper sprayed. These
students were frustrated about outrageous fees that would charge a student $450 for classes they really wanted, as
opposed to usual registration fees. There are proportions of students who will be going to colleges like University of
Phoenix. Some people will get through these schools, but the people who always win are the stockholders who own
these businesses. The stockholders get paid unbelievable profits that are funded by student loans. The State
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Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
Academic Center is responding to them be letting the government know we are more interested in seeing student
loans go to colleges that are not-for-profit. It is difficult to find what to cut and how to balance when there are cuts that
are inevitable and happening across the board. It’s brutal times, but we believe in Community College and want to
have our voices be heard. The state is decreasing our funding again, as they have in the past, and they expect fewer
students next year. The Journalism Program has survived another year, and the Welding Program has been cut by
1/3. The Real Estate Program is basically suspended, and could be brought back in the next few years but virtually
there is no demand for people taking real estate courses in this economy. There have been a lot of cuts in the training
for firefighters and cops, and the history department is cutting 2 sessions also, even though all sessions were fully
enrolled this semester. The Teacher’s Initiative and the Millionaire’s Initiative have been combined, so you will need
to sign the ballots again. It proposes a 25 cent increase in sales tax for 7 years that will provide about 12-14% of the
money that this initiative will raise. The rest will be from an additional income tax on the rich, who make more than
$250,000 a year. This is called the Temporary Taxes to Fund Education Initiative. If you are registered voters, it is
asked that you help generate signatures to get this on the ballot. It won’t solve the budget problem, but will make it
easy to navigate. The Student Success Task Force was discussed; it was proposed in 2010 that some radical
reconstruction of Community Colleges takes place. This includes providing funding for students who successfully
complete classes, but not to those who are unsuccessful. A task force was put together, and they came up with a
report that was approved at the end of January 2012. It is opposed by the State Academic Senate and all the faculty
unions also oppose the report. In February, legislation started to be introduced, which you can look at online at
htpp://www.asccc.org/1143. SB 1456 is the main bill on matriculation, and the faculty senate is hoping this is
amended. Most of the emphasis is around orientation, assessment and educational planning, which is absolutely
wanted. Everyone in the state would have the same assessment test, and there would be an accountability score
card that measures how well we are serving lower income students, and whether different types of people are getting
through the programs here. There are many pros and cons to all of these issues that were discussed. The faculty
senate would like to see us writing letters to support the faculty senate and their opinions on these issues. A handout
was distributed to the senate which includes information about contacting the Assembly Higher Education Committee.
The Faculty Senate mostly asks us to inform students of what is going on. Come speak your voice about these issues
at the Faculty Senate meetings every other Tuesday at 3pm in the Sesnon House! It is a great chance to speak
directly to the faculty, and there is great food! Joseph Watkins wants to work together with Chris and Michael to put
together a letter that the senate can use to send to the Assembly Higher Education Committee.
VII.
New Business.
A. Appointment of New Senators
1. Scotts Valley Representative
2. Watsonville Representative
3. 2 Senator-at-Large Positions
3 min. for Speech, 3 min. for Questions
B.
English Dept. Awards Ceremony
Info. / Action
O. Chuiko
5 Minutes
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding the approval of $275.00 from the Programs Account for a
donation to the English Department's Awards Ceremony.
Virginia Coe was present to speak on behalf of the English Department. They will be having an event on April 27 th
where nominated students from the writing and literature classes who have demonstrated excellence in writing will
receive awards. These funds would help to cover refreshments, the horticulture department is going to lend floral
arrangements, and it will be hosted at the horticulture center as well. The students come and are presented their
awards, and they usually recite or read something from their papers. The nominating instructor presents the awards
to the recipient, and it is a lovely occasion. Last year there was a lot of money that was spent out of pocket, which is
why they are asking for more funds than in the past. All food and vending will be in-house with Taher. Trustee
Watkins moves to approve $275 from the Programs Account for a donation to the English Department’s Awards
Ceremony and Senator Hunerberg seconds the motion. This is a family-friendly event, and at least 15 faculty
members are present, with total attendees around 100 people. Around 40 people will be receiving awards. It is well
attended and held on the weekend because of limited parking, and it is a formal event that people dress up for. It is
not encouraged to open this to the public; however senate members are welcome to join. The senate unanimously
approves this by a vote of 12 yeas, 0 nays.
C.
Supporting Semillas
Info. / Action
J.Watkins
5 Minutes
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding the approval of $500.00 from the Cultural Events Account
for the presentation Semillas will be giving during Earth Week.
Everyone is encouraged to speak to Multi-Cultural classes, including Sociology and Anthropology, and try to get other
people involved in this event. People will be coming from the Yucatan and the budget committee approved this to
come from the Cultural Events Account. The DigIt club also supports this. Treasurer Gomez moves to support this
by approving $500 from the Cultural Events Account for the presentation Semillas will be giving during Earth Week
and Senator O’Connor seconds the motion. Pretty much all the clubs are in support of this and are willing to give
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Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
funds for this as well. Everyone is encouraged to attend and be present for Earth Week. There will be interpreters
also. The senate passes this by a vote of 11 yeas, 0 nays.
D.
Computers for Senate Offices
Info. / Action
D. Constantino
5 Minutes
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding the approval of $5,000.00 from the 73, Equipment Account
to purchase several computers for the senate offices.
For those who did not attend the budget committee meeting, Darwin met with Flor to determine which models to get
for computers, as more are needed for the growing senate. Barbara Durland, The CTC Coordinator, suggested we
install the virtual desktops into the offices instead of purchasing new computers. They are willing to provide them.
There may be some hardware that needs to be purchased but it will be considerably less than the new computers.
We could try it out on 2 computers, and if we like it we could update the other computers as well. It would be great to
have the senate try these out so students are using them too. The order has been places and it has been approved
and can be done very quickly. Everything is backed up and there are generators on campus.
E.
Cafeteria Renovations
Info. / Action
J. Gomez / J.Watkins 10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding the approval of up to $40,000.00 from the 73, Capital
Outlay Account in order to hire an interior designer, structural architect, and project manager to overview the
following processes for renovations to the cafeteria: Increase the visibility of food services area, change lighting and
color of interior, purchase new tables and chairs, altering the entrance ways, and coordinate with VAPA department
for decorations inside and outside of Cafeteria by students. In addition to this, the Student Senate yields the decision
making authority to the Cafe Committee and its members.
It was discussed what students would like and what could be done with the cafeteria to make it more appealing to
students, at the last cafeteria meeting. We improved renovations but we need to be more specific. We want to make
the cafeteria area more visible, and get VAPA involved. There needs to be dialog about whether this will mess with
the structure of the building, or whether it is appeasing, before Joe Nguyen will go forward with this. The Café
Committee will come to the senate with ideas, but the committee will make the decisions. It was discussed that it
would be expected the committee would make good decisions, and that the senate would hold them responsible for
things. The purpose of this was to get things done quickly because we have deadlines to meet. Sesario advised the
senate that he was not sure what the café committee is; he said he is aware of the food service advisory committee.
He advised the senate to get clear about what we mean. Joseph Watkins stated that there has been constant contact
with Dennis and Joe Nguyen and that this will be going to the Facility and Master Planning meeting in May. Joe can’t
move forward until something is approved by us. It was considered having an online survey or something to offer
opinions to the students, but there is not time for that. It was discussed that the Café Committee was now actually
being formed, and that additionally this should be a place that is appealing to faculty, staff, and the entire community
and not just the students. It was advised that faculty be included in the preparation of this. Treasurer Gomez moves
to approve renovation project plans for the cafeteria, including but not limited to increasing the visibility of the food
services area, change lighting and color of interior, purchase new tables and chairs, alter the entrance ways and
coordinate with the VAPA department for decorations inside and outside of the Cafeteria by students. In addition to
this, the Student Senate yields the decision making authority to the Café Committee and its members, and Senator
Petrillo seconds the motion. This item is approved by a vote of 9 yeas, 1 nay, 1 abstain.
Senator Hunerberg moves to take a seven-minute recess, and it is seconded. The senate approves the recess by a
Vote of 9 yeas, 1 nay. This meeting is called to recess.
The meeting is called back to order at 4:45pm
F.
Student Senate Marquee
Info. / Action
J. Watkins
10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion and possible action regarding the approval of project plans to place a marquee on the
VAPA corner and be in conjunction with the cafeteria project.
The marquee could not be located in the VAPA area if we use the 73 account. It would have to be on the senate
building or nearby. Sesario advised the senate that we had made this interpretation ourselves, and it was discussed
that this idea was brought forth by Dennis and Joe Nguyen. FPAC has to approve the location of this. It is definitely
something the senators like the idea of, and other colleges locally have them too that display upcoming events. It was
discussed that the controls for this would be in SAC East. Sesario advised the senate to be clear about what our first
and second choices are, and then take that to FPAC. Last time this was brought up, they did not approve it in a
handful of areas requested by the senate, but you can always bring the ideas back to them. It was discussed having
this on the pedestrian bridge on both sides. How we interpret the 73 account determines whether we can use it or
not. FPAC is meeting in May, and this item will come back with a clarification of specific areas of where to place it.
Joseph Watkins will work with Joe Nguyen and FPAC to determine where would be an appropriate location. Dennis,
Joe Nguyen and Flor all liked the idea of the pedestrian bridge. It was also discussed speaking to Joe Nguyen about
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Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
trimming the trees so the signs can be easily read that are displayed on the bridge. How will the community respond
to having one marquee instead of 3 banners? Students could have their events posted all the time for 2 solid weeks
before the event, but if you are driving through you might only see one displayed. Joseph Watkins will bring this item
back at a future meeting.
G. Raising the Student Activities Card Fee
Info. / Action
C. Steele
10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding the raising of the Student Activities Card fee from $8.00 to
$10.00 per semester.
In general, most of the Community Colleges locally charge $10-12 for their student activities cards, and one school
charged $20. The budget committee did a small vote and the committee decided $2 was an appropriate raise.
Trustee Watkins moves to increase the Student Activities Card fee from $8 to $10 and Treasurer Gomez seconds
the motion. It was discussed this is necessary because we will have less students attending next semester, and less
revenue, and we haven’t increased the fee in two years. Additionally, this money will go directly to the assistance of
students and will be utilized wisely. A lot of this will go towards promoting the benefits of the Student Activity Card.
Sesario advised the senate to be prepared to answer questions from faculty, students and classified personnel as to
what the additional benefits are going to be. Projects like emergency loans did not exist before, and this would be a
good issue to address. It was discussed saying “I want to give you more scholarships and put more into the college
wide support grants. I want to be able to support these emergency programs more. Although I understand you are
going through economic challenges, we didn’t want to raise the fee but we had to considering the cuts that are going
on, so that we are able to improve your services.” It’s also important to remember that just because we have more
money, doesn’t mean we can just spend more. Students will still be able to opt out if they choose to. Sesario does not
think it is wise to elect to spend the carryover money. Previous to doing this, the senate saved money. We already
passed that leftover 71 Account money would go to the revolving loans. It was discussed getting more contracts and
supporting this more if we approve it. This motion is approved by a vote of 11 yeas, 1 nay.
H.
Laptop for Meetings
Info. / Action
O. Chuiko
5 Minutes
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding the approval of $300.00 from the 73, Equipment Account
to purchase a laptop for senate use.
This was brought up last week about approving money to buy a laptop for senate use. It was discussed who would
have access to use this, and why we would need one when we already approved the IPAD purchase last week. This
would not be covered by the IT department for servicing, and no one seemed to support the purchase of this,
considering the IPAD was already approved and the senate will be having the virtual desktops added soon, so there
will be additional computers available for senate-use.
I.
Timer for Meetings
Info. / Action
J. Watkins
5 Minutes
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding the approval of $100.00 from the 73, Equipment Account
to purchase a timer to be used during the senate meetings.
This has been discussed by previous senates, and would be a timer displayed on the wall that would show the
remaining time for each item. It is doubtful it will cost this much. It was discussed that this would be helpful and more
efficient if everyone knew how much time was remaining. It may also allow us to all be more considerate of time.
Some senators found this to be similar to a basketball court, and rather annoying for a meeting. However it was
discussed that this would be purchased with that in mind, and that an appropriate timer would be found. It was also
discussed that this item needed to be portable so that we were able to take it to Watsonville or outdoor meetings.
Trustee Watkins moves to approve $100 from the 73 Equipment Account to purchase a timer to be used during the
senate meetings, and Senator Petrillo seconded the motion. This motion is passed by a vote of 6 yeas, 4 nays.
J.
Service Dogs on Campus
Info. / Action
S. O’Connor
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding Service Dogs on Cabrillo’s Campus
This item has been tabled
10 Minutes
K.
Constitution and Bylaws Amendments
Info. / Action
O. Chuiko
This item is up for discussion / possible action regarding constitution and bylaws amendments.
This item has been tabled
15 Minutes
L.
Bus Pass Proposal Update
Info. / Discuss.
D. Constantino
10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion regarding an update on the Bus Pass Proposal
A meeting was set up with Angela Aiken, the Assistant General Manager of the Santa Cruz Metro. Sesario spoke with
her to set this up. She will be coming to the campus to meet with the committee members, Steven, Darwin and
Sarah, and also with Sesario. This has been reviewed with Dennis and he thinks it is a good idea, but keep in mind
the senate is going to be responsible for the default, and if it goes past $15,000, we will need to cover that. This is
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Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
why it should be considered a pilot program, and we can decide after the first year if we would like to continue it in the
future. There will be less of an impact paper-work-wise for both Cabrillo and the Metro.
M. Purchase Requisitions
Info. / Discuss.
J. Gomez
10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion regarding Purchase Requisitions
Joseph Gomez said he will look through the minutes and go through everything, because there are some items that
have been approved but there is no purchase rec on them. Whoever sponsored those items will need to get the
purchase recs in right away. Sesario advised Joseph that it would be a good idea to make a log with the senators
who sponsored an item on it, and then find out where you are with each item. If you are not going to do it, take it off
the books.
N.
Senate Inefficiencies
Info. / Discuss.
S. Davies
10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion regarding senate inefficiencies.
On 3.1.12, it was discussed assigning someone to place the signs out for each meeting.
Laura thinks that we should be doing this and should reinstate this do be done for every meeting. Also, we should
assign someone to get food and also clean up the food. James volunteers to be responsible for putting out the signs.
It was discussed getting easier access to the signs.
Senator Steele moves to extend time by 15 minutes, and Senator Davies seconded the motion. Time is extended
by 15 minutes by an approval of 6 yeas, 5 nays, 1 abstain.
On 2.23.12, all bylaws amendments and recommendations/edits were approved by a vote of 6 yeas, 5 nays—which
is not the required 2/3 vote.
This keeps getting pointed out, but it is strange that we are not sticking to it. Sesario advised the senate that Roberts
Rules of Order are what guides us, but it is not the law. He thinks we should go to the last version we have approved,
and all review it; give us a set time to object by and then reapprove them. Notify Alex by the next meeting if you have
problems with this. Everyone needs to review the bylaws and state any conflictions by the next meeting. With that, if
you have an issue, you need to inform Oleksii.
On 2.9.12, We had a student present to ask the senate to try to do something about the disbursement of financial aid,
as the dates were late into the semester. Has this been taken care of?
Joseph Watkins spoke with this student directly and gave him information about Higher One but was never
responded to. Higher One is going as fast as they can and they are trying to become more efficient. The emergency
loan that we have created will help these people affected by this.
On 2.9.12, an updated committee list was discussed and it was stated in this meeting that it would be available for
everyone to view. The one on Dropbox is from the beginning of the semester. Can we please update this?
Darwin has put this updated committee list on the website but it will also now be updated on Dropbox. It was
discussed that actually the one online was an old version, so Darwin stated he will make sure the one posted is the
most accurate one, on both the website and on Dropbox.
On 2.9.12, when reviewing meeting norms, it was discussed that when a motion has been made to extend time, it
was required to state before the motion is voted upon, “By extending time for ____ (3/5/etc.) minutes, the meeting
end time will now be moved to ____(ie;7:03pm.)
Joseph Watkins thought we decided not to do this. The point was to inform people that it was not in the best interest
always to extend time. This was about raising your consciousness level. The executive board will discuss this today.
On 2.2.12, It was stated that the Scotts Valley campus was going to be included in Welcome Week, and never again
reported about that campus having anyone present. What happened here? Also- we discussed at this meeting
hosting one of our meetings at the Scotts Valley campus as well. Can we discuss this further?
The Scotts Valley Representative is no longer a member. Joseph Watkins thought we decided that not many people
are at that campus. Sharon said Scotts Valley was included during the planning of Welcome Week, and they were
going to get pizza. For the fall semester, they did get Pizza, but this semester it did not happen. Sarah thinks we need
to have the pizza there for them now, then. Chris said there are a lot of people who go to that campus, and that so
many people are afraid we are going to cut all the classes there. Stephanie heard that the classes at this campus are
in the evening, so we need to take that into account if we are going to host something there. It was discussed that no
one ever shows up for meetings there. Darwin also suggested handing out sandwiches as a ‘goodbye week’ favor.
Joseph Watkins said if someone else wants to personally take this on and do it, please go for it but he won’t be there,
as he believes the majority of the students that take classes there also go to Aptos or Watsonville. There are no more
than 130 students there, and Laura says the percentage is so small that there is no benefit to doing this. Stephanie
thinks we should have a pizza party at night if we do have one, so that more students can benefit from it. Sarah will
bring this proposal to the next meeting.
Student Senate MINUTES 4/5/12-6
Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
12.8.11-We were advised to define in our bylaws what a report it, as for what is required to be sent to the Vice
President weekly and also as to what is to be spoken about in the meetings.
It was discussed the Vice President reports should be a sentence, a specific statement, letting him know if there are
any problems or obstacles that you don’t know how to work around. Oleksii will be happy to assist anyone in these
situations. Maybe only about 10 reports have been received overall, which is less than there should be. Chris is
commended for sending the reports.
12.1.11-We approved $500 to purchase supplies for the Scotts Valley campus—anyone know if this happened?
No, it didn’t happen because we no longer have a Scotts Valley rep, so the money will go back into the account.
11.10.11-It was voted down by a vote of 4 yeas, 9 nays, to purchase survival barrels, after the presentation held in
the meeting about safety and survival, everyone mentioned their great interest in this and thought it was a good idea.
Should we reconsider this?
There was dialog between the safety coordinator and that ended when no quotes were shown.
Senator Davies moves to extend time by 2 minutes, and Senator Petrillo seconds the motion. The senate approves
a time extension of 2 minutes by a vote of 7 yeas, 5 nays.
11.3.11-It was stated the senate would now follow Roberts Rules of Order that states if you are sponsoring an item,
you get the first and last word.
It was discussed that we do not have to follow Roberts Rules of Order. Sesario advised the senate that you have to
follow the bylaws until you change them. Time ran out so the senate ended this discussion.
O. Speaking to Classes
Info. / Discuss.
L. Hunerberg
10 Minutes
This item is up for discussion regarding speaking to our classes
Laura sent out an email with a list of the upcoming events to present to your classes and also to write on the board in
your classrooms, assuming you receive permission from your instructors to do so. Sharon and Joseph Watkins did
speak to their classes and will continue to. Thank you Laura for providing this info for everyone!
VIII.
IX.
Delta Representative Report
5 minutes
Is on vacation
Reports (Every other name is Bold for Easy Reading)
5 minutes ea.
Executive Officers, Senators, Advisers report on Senate Activities and their respective Committees.
A.
Executive Officers
President: Charlotte Achen Alex wanted me to mention- there is a combined report now- committees too. Miss
Representation met yesterday- will be free event, first come, first served, doors open at 5:30- will create a line and
hand out tickets and when we run out we are out. Only 523 people can fit into the theater- setup at 4:30pm- we need
helpers at 4:30 and it goes until 8pm. The first public comment that came today- I want to know if our role is to
advocate for staff- I will bring this to the executive board- she requested an item on the agenda and I do not know if
we want to open the floor for people who are losing their jobs. I want everyone to work together- mid-terms are overSPRAC is tomorrow
Vice President: Oleksii Chuiko yes review bylaws- and constitution as well- amendments will happen in 2 weeks
after break. Last year; tradition to do second harvest food bank- and Sharon was head of committee in the fall and did
an outstanding job. Now we have a little acknowledgement for the entire committee and all who were involved in this
big project- since Sharon is the chair- she will get the card—it will be passed around—thank you for keeping us
organized and staying on top of it!! I’m glad we did all the stuff we did today- great to hear from Michael Mangin- I
entirely agree- I 100% support the faculty does- oppose what they do- it would be good to communicate it to the
administration- it is still up to administration to do the final action towards this- my final recommendation would be not
to do this ourselves, but get together with other student senates and faculty senates from other colleges- we should
have a big crowd if they agree with us too – whatever will be voted on will reflect the feelings we have- if this all
passes the Community College will disappear. we come here to be educated- we are losing the idea that this is a
place anyone can come, start from the beginning, do it good and do it better. Elections met- for opposing contenders
for exec positions- make sure you are done with your statements and turn them into Flor. You are awesome, I love
you all, have a great spring break. Orientation for elections is April 16th at 5pm
Treasurer: Joseph Gomez In 2 weeks we will have meeting in Watsonville; do we want to have budget meeting
before then or we can meet on Wednesday night and bring those items to the board that way? Café meeting
tomorrow about 10:30am- just the committee members. We have $2624 in Programs account. We have $26,024.18
in Equipment account- and that’s the updated budget- nothing has really changed
Student Senate MINUTES 4/5/12-7
Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
Legislative Representative: Gaby Avila absent
Student Trustee: Joseph Watkins – Governing Board met Monday- was very interesting meeting- as a trustee
member I had to take into account students and members of the community- it is interesting. Some important stuff
that affects us directly- there is the new food contract- we spoke towards how there is benchmarks for Taher that they
have to meet in order for their contract to continue. Its cool these side companies will be coming in and involved in
catering and other services on campus. The Pepsi contract wasn’t denied or approved yet- SCCCC-- Laura has been
taking this over--children coming on May 11th- respond to Flor’s email about this. Bylaws- please come to this- talking
more about what we discussed (Gaby, Joseph, Chris, Charlotte) - how we can better assist the students and see that
we are all on the same page. We meet opposite faculty senate at 3pm on opposing Tuesdays. I think we need to talk
about why we are approving things- it doesn’t feel right that we are deciding things in the budget meetings- some
people may disagree with me but I don’t think we should do that. I encourage you to meet with the Café committeecome speak to us. Miss Representation- thank you Charlotte- I recommend you to be there and see that with your
student rep there. It’s a very interesting presentation and you get to, find out about the date for the Social Justice
conference- if you can help out you should but don’t spread yourself too thin. A lot of things approved in Governing
Board- elimination of 13 classified staff- some have concerns over direct affect to the students- we understand and
things have to be done- I encourage you to take part in this discussion in the exec meeting- it’s a stronger voice.
Inter-Club Council Chair: Ivan Sumano-Vargas absent
Watsonville Representative: (Vacant)
Scotts Valley Representative: (Vacant)
B.
Senators-at-Large
Stephanie Petrillo The woman advocating for her job- I believe she was the women in the ICC-- in the Seahawk
metal club; the ICC passed a motion to support her job not being cut. I was surprised not to see those people here to
back her up. I will be helping Charlotte with Miss Representation – it’s April 30th at 6pm at the Crocker Theater. I also
am your student discipline committee rep- I would like to inform you that there are a lot of discipline hearings going
on- it’s all top secret but I am there representing you.
Laura Hunerberg The furniture is coming on Tuesday- 3 new chairs and 7 tables in SAC East- we are going to have
a new lobby! The Social Justice conference- please come and talk to me if you are available to solidify the things- we
supported it financially and should support this as well as because Sarah is doing a presentation. On May 11th the 4th
graders come- please help! We need more help!! Miss Representation- super interesting- panel will be interesting
and very diverse group of women- including Charlotte and Media and local Politicians. I want to apologize for coming
off condescending. Please do put those things on the board to tell the constituents- please note the Amgen tour- and
that parking lots and parking will be closed on May 14th.
Sharon O’Connor This took me by surprise to receive the placard- this is for you! It should be hanging so everyone
can see what we did. Other than that, I missed the last Café meeting because I was sick and I look forward to being
there tomorrow. I am spreading myself thin again- helping with the Social Justice and also with Charlotte and Miss
Representation- I really need someone to practice in front of for Social Justice.
Darwin Constantino Election videos- we started videotaping earlier today- for those of you running in contested
positions- prepare yourself and know what to say in advance. Aimee has volunteered to help out with the video. I
helped out Flor today last minute and volunteered to be on student panel in front of group of 60 high school kids
talking about campus and college life. I promoted the senate and clubs and being involved. That was a cool
experience- I have never had the chance to mold young people’s minds before. It says in our bylaws that we cannot
support new senators six weeks prior to the last meeting date- and guess what? That’s the next meeting!!
Chris Steele Social Justice- Earth week- Miss Representation- Amgen- try to go to it all. I appreciate someone calling
me on my facts earlier- I thoroughly exaggerated the numbers there- there is not 70,000 people in the valley- thank
you. I encourage everyone to do the same with me! DigIt and Secular Student Alliance is having a movie night
tomorrow at 6pm in Watsonville. I have mixed feelings about it- called “Unearthing the Bible”- presented from an
anthropologist. I will go with the DigIt club- it will be interesting- there will be carpooling from here to Watsonvillecome speak to me if you would like to go.
James Williams I wanted to have presentation today, but I didn’t say it loud enough at last week’s agenda building. I
want to bring an info item about a couple of problem spots on campus that I have found- a few places I have
borrowed tools from Lois. I take a broom and dustpan to spots behind old theater and to smoking areas by the
towers- I brought some pictures in that I will show later. There is an overhang that has a stairway- it could take off
someone’s head- it is dangerous! I would like to take a petition- show broken glass panes- it’s an eyesore and a
danger and not safe to go through. I need some tools- garbage cans etc., - it won’t cost money- we can use what we
have. Sammy, the Seahawk logo is close to being done. I have created a new graphic and created a library of
artwork we can use in the future for potential websites and such.
Steven Culver no report
Sarah Davies Happy Easter! Thanks for not getting on my case about the inefficiencies today. Come to the Social
Justice conference and to my outbreak session!!
Kyle Logan absent
Student Senate MINUTES 4/5/12-8
Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
Aimee Cornett- I have been meeting with Ivan and attending all the committees I can. Can I ask that the Café
meeting meets later as I will be in class until 12pm. I did also find a potential senator and I will tell her to come next
week. Her name is Abigail, from my sociology class.
C.
Advisors
5 minutes ea.
Sesario Escoto – Report safety issues to me right away and we will take care of it. It is commendable you are ready
to take care of it right away. We are like a basketball court- except on the basketball court there are no motions to
extend time.  This idea about laptop or the IPAD for the senate- I think you should provide it to every senator who
doesn’t have one, and let them check it out- you can go paperless and I will back off pushing you to bring your
binders- you would have to have everything on your laptop and you could bring them to your meetings. If they cost
$200-300 each, maybe you should invest in it. Do announce in your classrooms about the elections- it is everyone’s
responsibility to promote this. The Social Justice conference- I am a volunteer too. I am the food boy and I need 2 or
3 volunteers- I need 1 to go to Costco with me on April 20th, and then 2 people on the day of the conference to setup.
The Safety Committee meets tomorrow at 8am- if you cannot make it Oleksii, find someone to be there. It is going
great. We live in a spectacular place and the weather is nice, so go take a walk on the beach. Have a nice break and
I look forward to seeing you when I come back.
Flor Chacòn- I want to let you know that me and Joseph Gomez and I forget who else was there- we hired Sarah to
be your secretary and I am more than pleased with her job and want to commend her. She makes all of our lives
much happier. This is really good with bringing these points; thank you for doing that, Sarah. I really like the ten dollar
SAC card and the increase. The furniture for Allied Health- you spent a lot of money there- in the study rooms- there
is a plaque for you. Emergency loans, you have invested about $20,000 in that already and $26,000 for the Metro bus
passes. Someone recently wanted a loan to get a bus pass and I thought it was an excellent way to use it. You have
invested $1000 in the food pantry which is very successful- 25-30 students come and get food every Friday--hungry
students are being fed. $37,000 has been invested in the book programs, scholarships for students $13,000. When
they come and ask why you are increasing the card, you can tell the students about these things. You are going to
have about $58,000 more that you will have to allocate- maybe add to the bus program or the food pantry. Darwin
and Aimee thank you for helping with the videos- I was here watching and you are doing an amazing job. Aimee you
are really picking it up fast and I like your comments; you are critical and you challenge and I like that about you.
Thank you Charlotte and Darwin for helping me out today. I am a resource- if you come to me I can help you! Come
and see me- if I don’t know the answer I will find someone who can. Please have fun at spring break but be safe!!
X.
Agenda Building
3 minutes
300 Scotts valley food- donation of 2 tables to allied health- James (accessibility and safety concerns in problem
areas on campus) - donation to SSCCC of 1000, Joseph Watkins (info/action of approval and project plans to
place a marquee on campus) - bus pass- lost and stolen from front desk (student senate things should not be
stolen!!)- 300 for surveillance for the front desk area- constitutional and bylaws amendments- 5000 to buy
everyone a tablet
XI.
Adjournment
6:35 pm
Student Senate Executive Meeting Agenda
(To be held after the Student Senate Meeting)
XII.
Call to Order
A. Roll Call
President: Charlotte Achen- Present
Vice President: Oleksii Chuiko- Present
Treasurer: Joseph Gomez- Present (left early at 7:05pm)
Trustee: Joseph Watkins- Present
Legislative Representative: Gaby Avila- Absent
Interclub Council Representative: Ivan Sumano-Vargas- Absent
Scotts Valley Representative: Vacant
Watsonville Representative: Vacant
6:49pm
Advisors:
Flor Chacon- Absent
Sesario Escoto- Absent
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
Adoption of the Executive Agenda
Approval of the Executive Minutes
Regular Business
A.
Attendance from Last Meeting
5 Minutes
Student Senate MINUTES 4/5/12-9
Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Aptos Campus, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003
Watsonville Center: 318 Union St., Watsonville, CA 95076
Scotts Valley Center: 104 Whispering Pines Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Voice: 831.477.5677
Fax: 831.479.6172
http://www.cabrillo.edu/ascc
Kyle Logan; had a family emergency and was not present at the last meeting. This week he was told to go home
since he was sick. Since he has been elected, Kyle has only been present for two meetings. This absence was
excused by a vote of 3 yeas.
B.
Discussion of Meeting
30 Minutes
As for the excusal; there is much confusion about this. However, after much discussion, it was determined that the
interpretation of the bylaws should be read so that the approval by the executive board is for the removal of the
person from the senate, not for their individual daily absences. This needs to be clarified to the entire senate. It was
then discussed that it is not our job to defend other people’s jobs. We can feel for the people, but we cannot interfere
with this. We can consider how removal of a person will impact the students, and if it is a big concern we could then
take it to SPRAC, but mainly we can only listen to the people, unless they offer an alternative proposal. Joseph
Watkins has brought this up before, and wants to clarify that when he brings an item to be placed on the agenda, he
would like it done as exactly as he has written it.
At 7:05pm, the executive board lost quorum when Joseph Gomez left the meeting early. James should get more
involved and meet with his mentor, Darwin.
C.
Discussion on Internal Committees
20 Minutes
This item is to discuss if Internal Committees should follow the brown act and action items within these meeting.
There was no additional discussion on this item.
Report & Assignment of Mentors
5 Minutes
.
D.
XVI.
Advisors Reports
Sesario Escoto absent at this time
Flor Chacòn absent at this time
XVII.
XVIII.
Executive Agenda Requests
Adjournment
5 Minutes ea.
7:13 pm
Student Senate MINUTES 4/5/12-10