ASUCSD COUNCIL MEETING # 23 Wednesday, March 7, 2007 Student Center, the Stage at the Pub; 6:30 p.m. Minutes

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1 ASUCSD COUNCIL MEETING # 23 Wednesday, March 7, 2007 Student Center, the Stage at the Pub; 6:30 p.m. Minutes I. CALL TO ORDER Erik Rodriguez-Palacios, Presiding Officer, calls ASUCSD Council Meeting # 23 to order at 6:33pm. II. ROLL CALL Present for the first roll call were: Voting Council Members: Ellen Almirol Sarah Chang John Cressey Fabianne Furman Micah Jones Kerry Kassam Jessica Kim Heidi Laidemitt Cindy Ly Demetra Matin Chelsea Maxwell Daniel Palay Erik Rodriguez-Palacios Alan Roof Kyle Samia Adi Singer Taylor Stuart Michelle Yetter Non-Voting Council Members: Neetu Balram Janine Dellomes Kari Gohd Harry Khanna Aida Kuzucan Di Lam Marco Murillo Rabia Paracha Long Pham Michael Shillington Absent: Matthew Bright, Meghan Clair, Ashwin Dighe, Cathy Le, Emil Achmad, Leo Bondar, Garo Bournoutian, Tracey Chiu, Kaveh Cyrus, Sydney Goldberg, Andrew Guichet, Carissa Krueger, Kevin Mann, LaCandice McCray, Conrad Ohashi, Tanya Piyaratanaphipat, Rachel Pleis, Lindsay Root, Ashley Ryan, Chris Stuhrenberg, Cara Tedone, Marc Truex Excused: Matthew Bright, Adam Gardner Committee Unexcused Absences: Senate: Finance: Internal: III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Fabianne Furman Moves to approve ASUCSD Council Meeting # 22 Minutes PBC Page 1 of 5

2 IV. MOMENT OF SILENCE V. PUBLIC INPUT VI. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS VII. ITEMS OF IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION Daniel Palay Moves to add Item B of New Business as Item A of IOIC PBC B. Appointment of Michelle Yetter as A.S. Representative to the Election Committee, with term to begin immediately upon approval and to end on June 30, Submitted by Janine Dellomes. Daniel Palay Moves to approve PBC; Bill # 310 VIII. REPORTS President, Harry Khanna Had meeting with Tritonlink- Academic Division elected this year. Task force is working hard. Dr. Fox wanted to borrow our cart. She wanted a five seater, unfortunately we have a two seater. We let her down. Meeting this week about the special election. First monthly Leaders Brunch was a big success. Next one will be March 15th. Staff is working on parking resolution. Associate Vice President College Affairs, Tanya Piyaratanaphipat Associate Vice President Academic Affairs, Rabia Paracha Associate Vice President Advocacy, Lindsay Root Vice President Student Life, Janine Dellomes Hi all! Hopefully you saw in my , I did fill the two vacancies on the USES Steering Committee. Jeremy Song and Michael Hirshman are now joining Chris Sholley and Veronica Arbuckle on this committee. If you would like their contact info to get in touch with them regarding any USES-related concerns let me know. Also, we will tentatively be having our end of council banquet after our last regular meeting on May 9. It will be in Ballroom B beginning right after meeting ends, probably around 8 or 8:30p. There will be food and we will be handing out superlative awards as well as Raising the Bar awards and prizes. The application for Raising the Bar will be out sometime first week of next quarter so look out for that. Also, if you need a new booklet or need a signature for a seminar you attended, see Lauren Weiner. I'll be ing the listserve regarding more details. I'd also like to put together some kind of directory or booklet showcasing our senator's project, so that it can be made available to the students so they know what their senator's did for them this year and Page 2 of 5

3 what else is still going on for them even once your term is over (like Adam's project to make a directory listing different small businesses in San Diego). Hope you all have a great 9th week and good luck with upcoming finals! Assistant Vice President Programming, Di Lam RATAT, 120 DAYS, and DESPOT at The the Pub April 3, 2007! Free to UCSD students (limited tickets so arrive early), and tickets are also available to the public at $12! T.G.I.O. w/ HEAD AUTOMATICA next Friday in the P.C. Ballrooms, doors open at 7:30pm. Last Friday's Bear Garden was a success, even with the foamy beer situation. Hopefully you all made it out there. We have 2 Bear Garden dates set tentatively for April 13th and June 1st. Assistant Vice President Diversity Affairs, Marco Murillo Assistant Vice President Athletic Relations, Kari Gohd Vice President Finance & Resources, Conrad Ohashi Assistant Vice President Student Organizations, Andrew Guichet Assistant Vice President Enterprise Operations, Sydney Goldberg Assistant Vice President Student Services, Kaveh Cyrus Vice President External Affairs, Long Pham Assistant Vice President Local Affairs, Aida Kuzucan Campus Organizing Director, Long Pham Legislative Liaison, Dorothy Young Senators Senate Chair, Daniel Palay Committees members Ex-Officio members Associate members Commissioner of Communications, Leo Bondar IX. QUESTION TIME Page 3 of 5

4 X. COUNCIL CAUCUS XI. OLD BUSINESS A. Allocation of $1, from General Unallocated to Associated Students Elections. Submitted by Erik Rodriguez-Palacios. Finance Committee recommends PBC PBC; Bill # 311 B. (The Following is the final version after amendments) Allocation of $9, from General Unallocated to A.S. Programming for SunGod Submitted by Di Lam. Finance Committee recommends Amend and Postpone to Council 8-0 Daniel Palay Moves to approve PBC; Bill # 312 C. Approval of SOFAB Recommendations for Spring '07 Student Org Programming from Stu Org Programming Unallocated. (Refer to Attachment # 01) Submitted by Conrad Ohashi. Finance Committee recommends Table one week (Consensus) Tabled one week D. Re-allocation of $12, from General Unallocated to Student Org Programming Unallocated. Submitted by Conrad Ohashi. Finance Committee recommends Table indefinitely (Consensus) Tabled indefinitely XII. NEW BUSINESS A. Appointment of Di Lam to the Senior Celebration Committee, with term to begin immediately upon approval and to end on June 30, Submitted by Janine Dellomes. Harry Khanna Moves to remove item A because it does not need consent of AS Council PBC; Removed B. Appointment of Michelle Yetter as A.S. Representative to the Election Committee, with term to begin immediately upon approval and to end on June 30, Submitted by Janine Dellomes. Added as IOIC Item A C. Approval of amendment to the Constitution of the Associated Students of the University of California, San Diego. (Refer to Attachment # 02, titled Amendment 1) Submitted by Harry Khanna. Co-sponsored by the Cabinet and Sarah Chang. Referred: Internal D. Approval of amendment to the Constitution of the Associated Students of the University of California, San Diego. (Refer to Attachment # 03, titled Amendment 2) Submitted by Erik Rodriguez-Palacios. Co-sponsored by Harry Khanna, Heidi Laidemitt, and Emil Achmad. Referred: Internal E. Allocation of $ from General Unallocated to Senators Projects for Senior Night Out at On Broadway to take place on March 23, Submitted by Erik Rodriguez-Palacios. Cosponsored by Michelle Yetter and Ellen Almirol. Referred: Finance Kerry Kassam Moves to add Snow Day as item F of New Business PBC F. Allocation of $0.00 from General Unallocated to Senators Projects for Snow Day to take place on. Submitted by Alan Roof. Referred: Finance XIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS Page 4 of 5

5 XIV. ROLL CALL Present for the first roll call were: Voting Council Members: Ellen Almirol Sarah Chang Meghan Clair John Cressey Ashwin Dighe Fabianne Furman Micah Jones Kerry Kassam Jessica Kim Heidi Laidemitt Cathy Le Cindy Ly Demetra Matin Chelsea Maxwell Daniel Palay Erik Rodriguez-Palacios Alan Roof Kyle Samia Adi Singer Taylor Stuart Michelle Yetter Non-Voting Council Members: Neetu Balram Janine Dellomes Kari Gohd Harry Khanna Aida Kuzucan Di Lam Marco Murillo Long Pham Michael Shillington Absent: Matthew Bright, Emil Achmad, Leo Bondar, Garo Bournoutian, Tracey Chiu, Kaveh Cyrus, Sydney Goldberg, Andrew Guichet, Carissa Krueger, Kevin Mann, LaCandice McCray, Conrad Ohashi, Tanya Piyaratanaphipat, Rabia Paracha, Rachel Pleis, Lindsay Root, Ashley Ryan, Chris Stuhrenberg, Cara Tedone, Marc Truex Excused: Matthew Bright, Adam Gardner XV. ADJOURNMENT Daniel Palay Moves to Adjourn PBC ASUCSD Council Meeting # 23 adjourned at 7:02pm. Page 5 of 5

6 Media Organizations Funding Requests for Spring 2007 Organization Quarter Request Type Request TOTAL Media Amount Org Amt Allocation California Review Spring 2007 Publication $1, $1, $1, $1, Gach-Noi Magazine Spring 2007 Publication $3, $3, Other $57.00 $0.00 $3, $3, The Koala Spring 2007 Publication $1, $1, $1, $1, Mania Magazine Spring 2007 Publication $2, $ $2, $ The MQ Spring 2007 Publication $2, $2, Other $20.00 $0.00 $2, $2, The Scene Magazine Spring 2007 Publication $1, $1, $1, $1, South Asain Journal Spring 2007 Publication $7, $3, Other $ $0.00 $7, $3, The Temper Spring 2007 Publication $4, $3, $4, $3, The Triton Spring 2007 Publication $1, $1, $1, $1, Totals 9 $26, $18,053.72

7 Comments 2 issues per Quarter 3,000 copies per issue, 12 pages per issue 1/3 Color 1 issue per quarter 1000 copies per issue/100 pages per issue Quarterly Cap 3,000 2nd Quarter Publication 1 Issue per quarter Quarterly Publication 2000 Copies 16 Pages, Color Quarterly Cap $3,000 1 Issue per year 2000 copies 100 pages, color front and back 3rd Quarter Org

8 ASUCSD CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 1 ARTICLE V Duties of Officers Section 1. President (c) The President shall chair the Associated Students Cabinet, herein referred to as the Cabinet, which consists of the President, the Vice-Presidents, and the Associate or Assistant Vice-Presidents. Section 2. Vice-President Student Life (d) The Vice-President Student Life shall appoint or dismiss only the members of the Cabinet listed below in this subsection with the advice and consent of the Council. The term of office of each cabinet member listed below in this subsection expires when a successor is appointed. (1) Associate Assistant Vice-President Diversity Affairs (2) Associate Assistant Vice-President Athletic Relations (3) Associate Assistant Vice-President Programming (e) In the event of a vacancy in any Associate Assistant Vice-President listed in the previous subsection, the Vice-President Student Life may appoint a replacement on an interim basis for a maximum of twenty-five academic days with the approval of the President, provided, however, that this power may only be used once per vacancy. Section 3. Vice-President External Affairs (b) The Vice-President External Affairs shall appoint or dismiss only the members of the Cabinet listed below in this subsection with the advice and consent of the Council. The term of office of each cabinet member listed below in this subsection expires when a successor is appointed. (1) Associate Assistant Vice-President Local Affairs (c) In the event of a vacancy in any Associate Assistant Vice-President listed in the previous subsection, the Vice-President External Affairs may appoint a replacement on an interim basis for a maximum of twenty-five academic days with the approval of the President, provided, however, that this power may only be used once per vacancy. Section 4. Vice-President Finance and Resources (c) The Vice-President Finance and Resources shall appoint or dismiss only the members of the Cabinet listed below in this subsection with the advice and consent of the Council. The term of office of each cabinet member listed below in this subsection expires when a successor is appointed. (1) Associate Assistant Vice-President Student Organizations (2) Associate Assistant Vice-President Enterprise Operations (3) Associate Assistant Vice-President Student Services (d) In the event of a vacancy in any Associate Assistant Vice-President listed in the previous subsection, the Vice-President Finance and Resources may appoint a replacement on an interim basis for a maximum of twenty-five academic days with the approval of the President, provided, however, that this power may only be used once per vacancy.

9 ASUCSD CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 2 ARTICLE IX Amendments Section 1. Proposing Amendments The Council may, by a two-thirds vote of the entire voting membership, propose amendments to this Constitution. Section 2. Ratification of Amendments Amendments to this Constitution shall be ratified upon approval of two-thirds of the College Councils or a majority vote of the ASUCSD. Amendments must be ratified within one academic year of the date the amendment was proposed. Section 1. Amendments by the Council The Council may, by a three-fourths vote of the entire voting membership, propose amendments to this Constitution. Amendments proposed in this manner shall be ratified within one academic year of their proposal upon the approval of two-thirds of the College Councils or a majority vote of the ASUCSD. Section 2. Amendments by Petition To propose an amendment to this Constitution by petition, a petition containing the signatures of at least fifteen percent of the members of the ASUCSD must be submitted to the President. This petition must contain the text of the proposed amendment, and each signature must include a printed name, a signature, and the last four digits of the student s UCSD PID number. In the subsequent election, the members of the ASUCSD shall vote on the ratification of the proposed amendment. If sixty percent of students voting approve the amendment, the amendment is ratified.