Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 05, 2007

UNLVCSUIM S T U D E N T G O V E R N M E N T Student Senate President Adriel Espinoza MEETING 37-09 Monday, March 5, 2007 6:00 P.M. CSUN Senate Meeting Agenda Student Union, Room 208 C NOTE: Below is an agenda of all items scheduled to be considered. Various items are listed as action items on the following agenda. Reasonable efforts will be made to assist and accommodate physically disabled persons attending the meeting. Please call the CSUN office at (702) 895-3645 in advance so that arrangements may be made. I. CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:16PM n. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE SPPT SAINT, SENATORS JIMENEZ, WONG, SENERVIRATNE, ROSSER, SHUKIS, ALLEN, BOYNTON, BUTLER, CALLAGHAN, COLETTI, GRAHAM, HEAD, HOFFER, SMITH, STROUT, TURUNC, HANSON, HOOSHMAND, MCCABE, MURPHY, TAYLOR, GUIDENG ARE PRESENT. III. ROLL CALL IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ACTION The following minutes are submitted for approval 37-07/ 37-08 SPPT SAINT MOVES TO POSTPONE THE MINUTES OF 37-07 AND 37-08 TILL SENATE MEETING 37-10 SENATOR HOOSHMAND SECONDS 23-0-0 V. PUBLIC COMMENT INFORMATION Public Comment will be taken during this agenda item. No action may be taken on a matter raised under this item until the matter is included on an agenda as an item on which action may be taken. The Chairman may place reasonable limitations as to the amount of time individuals may address the Senate. The Chairman may elect to allow public comment on a specific agenda item when the agenda item is being considered . VI. REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports THERE IS A WAYS AND MEANS MEETING TOMORROW AT 7 PM IN THE CSUN CONFERENCE ROOM. B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports C. Business Manager Report D. Liaison Reports a. Student Involvement and Activities b. Residence Hall Association c. Student Athletics d. Student Health Advisory Committee e. ROTC f. Air Force ROTC g. Leadership Advisory Board h. Rebel Yell Report VII. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS INFORMATION VPPT LITTLE-THE FACULTY EXCELLENCE MEETING WAS FRIDAY. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE NOW OUT. VICE PRESIDENT NAKASHIMA- THREE APPLICATIONS FOR JUSTICES WERE TURNED IN. INTERVIEWS SHOULD BE SOMETIME THIS WEEK. SENATE PRESIDENT ESPINOZA- THERE IS NO MEETING NEXT WEEK DUE TO SPRING BREAK. VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS INFORMATION/ACTION A. Action Item: Approval of Gilberto Gil to serve as the Assistant Marketing (design) director for a term ending April 30th 2007. As submitted by Senate President Espinoza on behalf of Director Gonzalez. SPPT SAINT MOVES TO APPROVE SENATOR ROSSER SECONDS 23-0-0 GILBERTO GIL IS THE NEW ASSISTANT MARKETING (DESIGN) DIRECTOR. B. Action Item: Approval of a six credit fee waiver to be paid to the Assistant Marketing (design) director for the Spring 2007 Semester. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY07 marketing budget. As submitted by Senate President Espinoza on behalf of Director Gonzalez. SPPT SAINT MOVES TO APPROVE SENATOR TURUNC SECONDS 22-0-1 SENATOR JIMENEZ ABSTAINS C. Action Item: Approval of a twelve (12) credit fee waiver to be paid to Andrew Minuto for his service as the Assistant Elections Director for the Fall Semester of 2006. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY07 elections budget. As submitted by Senate President Espinoza on behalf of Director Maloof. SPPT SAINT MOVES TO APPROVE SENATOR TURUNC SECONDS SENATOR JIMENEZ MOVES TO AMEND ACTION ITEM STRICKING 12 AND INSERTING 6. SENATOR SMITH SECONDS INTO AMENDMENT 21-0-2 SENATORS SMITH AND HEAD ABSTAIN INTO ITEM AS A WHOLE 19-3-1 SENATOR SMITH ABSTAINS D. Action Item: Approval of one (1) executive board nominee to serve as justice for a two year term beginning on date of appointment. As submitted by Senate President Espinoza on behalf of Chief Justice Cianci. SPPT SAINT MOVES TO POSTPONE TILL SENATE MEETING 37-10 SENATOR TURUNC SECONDS 23-0-0 IX. NEW BUSINESS Information/ Action A. Action Item: Approval of $35,000 for the Aim High Robotics competition thrown by CSUN and the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering. Cost to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY07 Senate discretionary budget. As submitted by Senators Boynton and Strout. SENATOR STROUT MOVES TO APPROVE SENATOR BOYNTON SECONDS SENATOR STROUT MOVES TO AMEND THE ITEM STRICKING 35,000 AND INSERTING $10,000 SENATOR BOYNTON SECONDS INTO AMENDMENT 23-0-0 SENATOR GUIDENG MOVES TO AMEND THE ITEM STRICKING 10,000 AND INSERTING $5,000 SENATOR ALLEN SECONDS INTO AMENDMENT 17-5-1 SENATOR HOOSHMAND ABSTAINS SENATOR SHUKIS MOVES TO POSTPONE ITEM TILL SENATE MEETING 37-10 SENATOR COLETTI SECONDS INTO MOTION TO POSTPONE 10-13-0 POSTPONEMENT FAILS INTO ITEM AS A WHOLE 17-3-3 SENATORS TURUNC, CALLAGHAN AND SHUKIS ABSTAIN. B. Action Item: Approval of $ 1,000 for travel expenses for the Student Body President to attend March 15 th and 16th board of regents meeting held in Carson City. Cost to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY07 In state travel budget. As submitted by Senate President Espinoza, Vice President Nakashima and Student Body President Panchavinin. ACTION ITEM IS CALLED OUT OF ORDER BY SENATE PRESIDENT ESPINOZA X. Executive Board Summations VICE PRESDENT NAKASHIMA- PRIMARY ELECTIONS ARE THURSDAY. 180 TICKETS WER BOUGHT FOR EACH ROUND OF THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE. SENATE PRESIDENT ESPINOZA- HAVE A GOOD SRPING BREAK. XI. Good of the Senate XII. Adjournment SENATOR SHUKIS MOVES TO ADJOURN AT 7:15PM SENATOR COLETTI SECONDS 23-0-0 This meeting has been posted in accordance with NRS 241.020 on the third floor of the Student Union, the seventh floor of the FDH, BEH, CSUN annex in the CBC, and also posted on-line at www.UNLVCSUN.com