Santiago Canyon College Associated Student Government 8045 E Chapman Ave, Orange CA 92869, A-205 November 30th 2017, 3:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. (E-203) Council Special Meeting Minutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Santiago Canyon College Associated Student Government Executive Board will hold a meeting on the designated date, time, and location stated above. Those wishing to address the Council shall be recognized during public forum to express their concern. All Associated Student Government Council meetings are held in locations that are wheelchair accessible. Other disability accommodations will be provided upon request; please notify Diana Casares at (714) 628-4912 for said accommodations. I. Call to Order Hou calls meeting to order at 3:30pm. II. Roll Call POSITION NAME ATTENDANCE ASG President Ed Hou P ICC President Jessica Khalili P Vice-President of Senate Yasmine Lahdab P Vice-President of Student Involvement Joseph Lanning E Treasurer Kazim Shah P Treasurer At-Large Secretary Chief Justice Maddie Vallejo P Justice-at-Large Troy Cota P Associate Justice Kelly Agama A Associate Justice Carmen Gurrola E Associate Justice Saba Kashani A Associate Justice Miguel Martinez P Senator-at-Large Christian Vargas P Senator of Academics Vincent Vargas P
Senator of Advocacy Senator of Budget Mariam Azizi P Senator of Educational Planning Hector Hernandez P Senator of Enrollment Teresa Saavedra A Senator of Facilities Tyler Onderdonk P Senator of Honors Senator of Innovation & Sustainability Claudia Vidal P Senator of International Affairs Senator of Planning & Institutional Effectiveness Nhu Phan E Senator of Planning & Organizational Effectiveness Noelle Chase A Senator of Student Success Vivica Torres P Senator of Technology Senator of Veteran Affairs Director At-Large Director of Academics Tatiana Perkins P Director of Athletics Director of Community Service Noor Said P Director of Fundraising Director of Green Operations Summer Marsh P Director of Health and Wellness Emmanuel Flores P Director of Journalism Raveena Jhaj P Director of Marketing Richard Yoo P Director of Public Relations
Student Life and Leadership Liaison Rob Bustamante P Commissioners: Oliver Acosta (P), Alycia Adams (A), Kevin Byon (P), Jasmine Chen (P), Allison Ford (P), Ryan Kim (P), Evan Ostrow (P), Amna Siddiqui (P), Joceline Silva (P). III. Amendments to Agenda Lahdab moves to add line item 8.03 Reimbursement of Kevin Byon, Kelly Agama, and Evan Ostrow. Seconded by Vallejo. Shah moves to add line item 8.04 Reimbursement of Joseph Lanning for Turkey Turn-Up Event for $47.13. Seconded by Yoo. Lahdab moves to reinstate the orders of the day to go back line item V. Public Forum. Seconded. IV. Approval of Minutes Vallejo moves to approve the minutes of the last meeting. Seconded by Lahdab. V. Public Forum This time is reserved for members of the public to address the council on issues on or not already appearing on the agenda. A limit of five (5) minutes per speaker and fifteen (15) minutes per topic will be enforced. Vallejo moves to suspend the orders of the day to move to line item 6.01 Helpful Hawk. Seconded by Lahdab. Ostrow informs Council of survey to be taken by any willing participants after Council regarding psychological services on campus. Active Minds is having a fundraiser at Chipotle on December 12 th, from 4:30pm-8:30pm. Flores informs Council of Stress-Less Week coming up on December 5 th & 6 th. Looking for volunteers and passing around sheet for sign-ups. No volunteers from 10am-12pm so calling upon members of Council to meet with him after meeting. Siddiqui thanks Council for volunteers for Empowerment Butterfly Project for raising $337 for women in Cambodia. Agama informs Council of Orange County District Attorney s Office visit to help with communication skills. Anyone who is interested can talk to her after the meeting. Hou heeds good luck to those who submitted UC applications. VI. Standing Line Items 6.01 Helpful Hawk Elizabeth Vergara from Scholarship Office requests $1,500 for emergency fund. o Open to students who are currently enrolled at SCC and have a good academic standing. o Requesting to have funds to help students who need financial support for emergencies. Vallejo moves to go to a roll call vote to approve the funding that is requested. Seconded by Cota. o Khalili (Y), Lahdab (Y), Shah (Y), Vallejo (A), Cota (Y), Agama (Y), Martinez (Y), C. Vargas (Y), V. Vargas (Y), Azizi (Y), Hernandez (Y), Saavedra (Y), Onderdonk (Y), Vidal (Y), Torres (Y), Perkins (N), Said (Y), Marsh (N), Flores (Y), Jhaj (Y), Yoo (Y). o With (18Y/2N/1A), motion passes. Evan Ostrow and Jilisa Young from Active Minds request $300 in order to purchase new shirts for members and executive board members, as well as healthy snacks for future events and materials required for future events such as copyrighted materials. o Fundraising through other avenues in order to make up for funds in other areas.
o Event revolves around Post-Secret You and serves to remove stigmas surrounding mental health issues. Azizi moves to go to a roll call vote to approve the funding that is requested. Seconded by Martinez. o Khalili (Y), Lahdab (A), Shah (Y), Vallejo (A), Cota (Y), Agama (Y), Martinez (Y), C. Vargas (Y), V. Vargas (Y), Azizi (Y), Hernandez (Y), Saavedra (Y), Onderdonk (Y), Vidal (Y), Torres (Y), Perkins (Y), Said (Y), Marsh (Y), Flores (Y), Jhaj (Y), Yoo (Y). o With (19Y/0N/2A), motion passes. Diana Casares from Student Life & Leadership requests $1,488.27 for First Generation College Student Awareness event in November. o Provided only 1.5 weeks to prepare for event and needs money to cover previously incurred expenses from event including t-shirts and Snapchat filter and other miscellaneous expenses. C. Vargas moves to go to a roll call vote to approve the funding that is requested. Seconded by Torres. o Khalili (Y), Lahdab (A), Shah (N), Vallejo (A), Cota (Y), Agama (A), Martinez (Y), C. Vargas (Y), V. Vargas (Y), Azizi (Y), Hernandez (Y), Saavedra (Y), Onderdonk (N), Vidal (Y), Torres (Y), Perkins (N), Said (Y), Marsh (Y), Flores (Y), Jhaj (Y), Yoo (A). o With (14Y/3N/4A), motion passes. Cota moves to return to line item III. Amendments to the Agenda. Seconded. 6.02 Unappointment/ Impeachment 6.03 Appointment of New Members Alyssa Garcia, Director of Public Relations. Vallejo moves to approve the appointment of Alyssa Garcia. Seconded by Shah. VII. Unfinished Business VIII. New Business 8.01 ASG Student Feedback (Discussion V.P. Lahdab) Lahdab asks Council to write anonymous feedback on Executive Board for future improvement. Pros/Cons and areas of improvement. Will be collected at the end of the timed session. Any further feedback can be submitted to Student Life & Leadership office at a later time. 8.02 Resolution for Eligibility Requirements Discussion/Action Vallejo presents resolution to change eligibility requirements to meet minimum requirements as stated in resolution. Cota moves to amend sub point 3 to read, Having and maintaining a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0 at the time of candidacy and throughout their term of office and maintain enrollment of a minimum of 5 units at Santiago Canyon College as dictated by California State Ed code. Seconded by Vallejo. o Objection from Onderdonk. o Pro: Vallejo claims that it needs to be amended in order to maintain efficiency. o Con: Onderdonk suggests that amendment is not original part of Constitution, but Vallejo clarifies that it is indeed in the Constitution & Bylaws. Pierot - Advisory (Y), Khalili (Y), Lahdab (Y), Shah (Y), Vallejo (Y), Cota (Y), Agama (Y), Martinez (Y), C. Vargas (Y), V. Vargas (Y), Azizi (Y), Hernandez (Y), Saavedra (Y), Onderdonk (Y), Vidal (Y), Torres (Y), Perkins (Y), Said (Y), Marsh (Y), Flores (Y), Jhaj (Y), Yoo (Y). With unanimous Y, motion passes.
Lahdab moves to waive the second reading of the resolution and go to a roll call vote. Seconded by Agama. o Khalili (Y), Lahdab (Y), Shah (Y), Vallejo (Y), Cota (Y), Agama (Y), Martinez (N), C. Vargas (Y), V. Vargas (Y), Azizi (N), Hernandez (Y), Saavedra (Y), Onderdonk (Y), Vidal (Y), Torres (Y), Perkins (Y), Said (Y), Marsh (Y), Flores (Y), Jhaj (Y), Yoo (Y). o With (19Y/1N/0A), motion passes. 8.03 Reimbursement of Kevin Byon, Kelly Agama, and Evan Ostrow Discussion/Action Lahdab moves to postpone line item 8.03 indefinitely. Seconded by C. Vargas. 8.04 Reimbursement of Joseph Lanning for Turkey Turn-Up Event for $47.13 Discussion/Action Lahdab moves to postpone line item 8.04 indefinitely. Seconded by Vallejo. 8.05 Student Activities Specialist Discussion Discussion/Action Bustamante gives presentation on this position and the finances behind it. Vallejo moves to go to a roll call vote to approve the position of Student Activities Specialist. Seconded by Lahdab. o Khalili (Y), Lahdab (N), Vallejo (Y), Cota (Y), Agama (Y), Martinez (Y), C. Vargas (Y), Azizi (Y), Hernandez (Y), Saavedra (Y), Onderdonk (Y), Vidal (Y), Torres (Y), Perkins (Y), Marsh (Y), Flores (Y), Jhaj (Y), Yoo (Y), Garcia (Y). o With (Y/N/A), motion. Hou conducts a straw vote to determine Council s position on having a student representative on the hiring committee for the Student Activities Specialist position. o Council votes majority in favor of this. IX. Reports This time is reserved for members of the Council to give a report from their committee/branch. A limit of three(3) minutes per speaker will be enforced. 9.01 Inter-Club Council Report ICC had their Fall Fest this Tuesday from 10am to 2pm, 12 clubs came out, Khalili thanks for the participation and engagement! ICC has their last council meeting this coming Wednesday. 9.02 Director Reports Director Marsh is working on an event with Onderdonk next Tuesday. Director Flores talks about Stress Less Week. There will be Habits burgers and surveys. Please volunteer!!! Director Yoo talks about marketing items and asks for suggestions. Director Said talks about the Fall Fest, it was greeeeeaaaat! Speech and debate is having an event tomorrow from 4:30 to 6:30PM. Please join, there will be food. Talk to Agama if you want to come. Director Jhaj asks if anybody would like to join the Journalism Committee, it will be bi-weekly. Khalili moves to suspend the order of the day to go to line item 9.05 Office of Student Life and Leadership Report. Seconded by Lahdab. 9.03 Senator Reports 9.04 Executive Reports Shah is leaving for Pakistan (yaaaaay). Talk to him so that he won t feel lonely, he has internet.
Vallejo thanks everybody for being curious and for having the resolution pass. Judicial branch working on the Mock trial next semester. Bee day event might be postponed Lahdab is not resigning anymore, she met with the chair of the Library, and working on leave a book take a book project. Hou congrats ICC for the Fall Fest. He encourages everybody to participate and volunteer to Stress Less Week. Contact Director Flores. WE NEED A SECRETARY ASAP, PLEASE APPLY!!!!! Deadline: December 7 th. December 13 th, Ed is leaving too!!!!! Will be coming back on the 30 th. 9.05 Office of Student Life and Leadership Report 9.06 Board of Trustee Liaison Report Pierot says that we should fight for neutrality. 9.07 Delegate Report C. Vargas met with Aaron Volcker (Dean of the library), about the library hours. Reach out to him if you want to work on it with him. Announces that he will be resigning from his At-Large position. GA happened. Asks him, we re running out of time!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9.08 Ad Hoc Committee Reports Lahdab is the new chair, Marsh the co-chair. X. Events and Reminders 10.01 Next ASG Council Meeting XI. Public Forum This time is reserved for members of the public to address the council on issues on or not already appearing on the agenda. A limit of five (5) minutes per speaker and fifteen (15) minutes per topic will be enforced. Rivera has resigned. Ask her if any questions. Lahdab needs a new At Large!!!! Lahdab suggests that we have an ugly holiday sweaters contest and to bring food for our last meeting. XII. Adjournment Hou adjourns at 5:29PM.