Student Senate Notes

I'm starting to translate all the notes I took in the Student Senate today and see where I'm putting them all and especially if I'm going to use them all. Of course a lot of what I wrote was what I heard in certain issues, about five pages of notes in my little notebook. I was just gonna type them all up and see what I can use and what I can't. So here goes.
(Note: Emily, if my "action items" don't match up with the ones you have on the Agenda, please give me the connections)

*Senate Notes

*Electing new senator
-choices in-between: Amanda Martinez and Ruben Witis (SP on name)
-Amanda: Interested in a senator for weeks, thinks it'll be fun and cool and has a strong interest in political science, not involved in any clubs, but expressed interest in the Democratic club and interest in making or getting involved in the Republican club, has interest in the health issue since she, herself, has none and talked to a counselor about it and you have to pay a fee about it. Strong interest in this subject. is taking 13 units and her application has been passed.
-Ruben: Interested in senator, likes the fact he'll be making his own decisions and choices and likes the power. No clubs, but expresses a Spanish club interest. Has no strong issues, but there's "always stuff coming up" Trustee Erik expresses that he could be "The voice of Watsonville to the Senate."
-Expressed a lot of interest in connecting Ruben (if elected) to the Watsonville campus) even added more minutes to question.
-Voting: Amanda Vs. Ruben (Secret vote)
-Rip off a piece of paper and writing down the vote and sticking it into a brown paper bag.
-Long silence while the counting of votes
-Results: Amanda- 10 and Ruben- 6, Amanda wins

*Public Comments
-Craig (Find out last name) about the "Master Plan" (*Contact Lucas about possible connection to his story) There are five task goals with five goal area teams, 3 Vice-presidents, a president and a dean with each group. Recruitment for program and wants some of the student government on the teams. Will be integrated and possible update with "Master Plan" for Watsonville.
-Trevor (Find out last name) the Academic counselor for Data High School and invites the Senate to do presentations at the school, talk about student activity cards and about what they do, etc. a CG class. 30 minute talks for the presentations.
-Elizabeth (Find out last name) four year Nursing student asking for money for the nursing program and graduation for the nurses. Short on money, need about 5-700 dollars. Venue needed, 100 a piece. Possible sponsor for program.
-Jessica (Find out last name) acupuncturist and massage specialist. (*Contact Stress on campus writer about possible contact for story) Wants to put acupuncture and massage on campus to help students reveal stress only for a new dollars. Need support for the idea and volunteers and commitment.

*Presentation Campaign for Phil Rodriguez
-Running for the College board and believes in stewardship and spend six years in the school board and in a two year problem in Sacramento and did a consulting business. Very interested in funding for school. Expressed interest in community help especially with Cabrillo's anniversary coming up, wants to balance out the respect for the old staff and bringing in new people. Member of the Democratic club. The spark that got him going: commitment for public education.
Marco: Money's tight, hard job on the board, possible disgruntled employee from Cabrillo?
Phil: Not disgruntled, was lead away by another job and helped pass a bond while at another school.
-Changes and possible partnering up with the community, life learning and businesses coming into classes and spending "money the most effect way."

*Joanna Bowing: Library Director. Brought up that a lot of student ideas that have become policies and grants for expensive books. Need more books, of course, more staff and "stretch" money. Quite happy with how things are going with the rental program, "too much of a success" a lot of people in the library "What do you want me to fix?"
-Microsoft word on the main computers?
-Harder to bump people working on term papers on the main computers when they're needed for other things.
-Possible books that are needed in library, they're responsible for reporting a book they don't have and need.
-Can't put a book in each campus
-Harder to get rid of college things because of the strict rules, can't just sell the unused books and just end up discarding them
-Sentor Erik: Most are doing Facebook and Myspace and difficult in printing word docs on main computers
Joanne: Microsoft "Readers" help with the printing
-Had a chance to block Myspace but didn't. "Not everyone's happy" and wants to keep the price of the books at 50 dollars of the ones in the library
-Same information that's in the old text? Still sitting in the library to use
-Anthony: It's the teacher's choice to get a new book.
-Cost of an over-due book is 30$ for the whole semester and some students just keep the book the whole semester and return it at the end, wants to change it to cost of the book, expensive ones, for the whole semester, adding it as a library policy.
(*Extended over four times, very important issue*)

*President's Report
-Help check the messages for the Senate (They *do* listen to them and wants to hear from the students)
-"Important to do the best job possible"
-Evaluation form for the president, be a better president "for you"

*Budget Report
-"Do we have money?" "Yes" *Claps and laughs*
-Retiring treasurer
-Thanks the senate, never balanced a check book, look at the big picture, Stiff budge crisis in the world today. Show that the senate can manage the money. Plan ahead- setting goals and keeping on those goals. Spend wisely and found out if you can spend outside of senate funds. Listen to the experienced

*Action Items*
1. Leadership Conference- Recommended 1 Adviser and 8 Students cost of 7,500 dollars
-Ask how money people wanted to go: 10 hands were raised
-Could spend more and send more, but would need two advisers
-29,000 budgeting and include 11 students
-Motion passed for upgrade of 11 students, 2 advisers and 8,5000 dollars
2. 100 dollars for purified water for Student Center.
-Change student center fee to programs
-Motion passed for 100 dollars from Programs fee
3. 3,500 dollars for Student Center for flooring and signing and for the 900 building.
-All would got to the 900 building and to maintaining the 900 building
-The hub of the planning and keeping the building for the students
-*NOT* a business office, it's a cafeteria
-President: Need a plan of action
-Very slippery slope, would need a written agreement for student activity building, to help from it not being taken away from us.- Eric
-Floor Planners do not have the authority, they just process everything.
-Not moving clubs or Senate out of 900 building. Being a bit defensive about how it look on the project.
-Move to put something in writing to protect the 900 building and change the budget to 34,000
-Motion passed
4. Tabled
5. 500 to office supplies account, original 1,000, but didn't have the money, moved to change to 500 and did.
-Money for staplers and colored paper
-Move to 700 from the student center and passed
-Motion Passed
6. Tabled to next week
7. 700 dollars for the Wellness and Health Fair
-800 from Cultural Events account instead of programs account because it's more of a cultural event at the college
-Active place for students
-Fair Sept 25th.
-Motion Passed
8. Tabled
9. Need office supplies for Scott Valley Campus 130 from Student Center fee.
-100 for Bluebooks and Scantrons and rest for pencils and staples, etc
-Motion passed

*Information Items
-Free Speech. Not being respected. Expressed interest in letting everyone talk as long as they're not being rude or using bad language
-Review two architectural plans for space. Great benefit for the the senate to make a doc and send it in on the plans, something in writing
-Outdoor patios for Sac, three patios with umbrellas for different areas around Sac. Approval for funds and be in Actions next week. Good for foot traffic in that area.
-Creating eligibility Center for the distributor for the Scholarship and emergency association. 10,000 dollars to give out scholarships. Need a for a committee to create a plan
-1,000 dollars from Cutural events to bring Bruno Pisaro from Italy to lecture on the Greek culture of Northern Italy. 500 dollars last year and lectured on Pompeii. Worked very well and was a lot of fun (Lecture would be in Italian) charge admitions for lecutre. So crowded last year people sitting on the floor and around door. PACKED.

So my notes stopped when I left, but I imagine that I'd probably most likely write about what the senate voted on and what was going on with money and such anyway, plus it was getting late. But I did get a lot of stuff. I imagine I'll be doing this every week, posting my notes and please be patient with me when it comes to notes, I'm use I'll come up with a system so I'll find what I should write down to what's going to help, instead of just everything I hear.