Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 23, 1976

AGENDA CSUN SENATE MEETING March 23, 1976 I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes IV. Committee Reports A. Appropriations Committee B. Organizations Committee V. New Business A. Jazz Ensemble—Switzerland Tour SENATE MEETING #27 March 23, 1976 I. Call to Order Meeting was called to order by Rosalynn Ramey at 5:15 p.m. II. Roll Call Roll call was taken. III. Approval of Minutes. Motion was made by Ed Jordan to approve minutes as submitted. Seconded by Ricky Pipkins Motion carries Motion by Ed Jordan to move into new business, Section A. Seconded by Pam Moore. Discussion Motion carries IV. New Business A. Jazz Ensemble—Switzerland Tour Ed Jordan makes a motion to approve $5,000 grant for the Jazz Ensemble—Switzerland Tour. Seconded by Gerone Free. Letter from Frank Gagliardi read into the minutes by Rosalynn Ramey. (Attached) Discussion Motion made by Joseph Karaffa to amend the motion to read $2,500. Motion seconded by Jeff Baird. Discussion Motion to make an amendment to the amendment to read, "The Jazz Ensemble will still be allowed to return at a later date for more money if they exceed the $2,500 tonight. Seconded by Pam Moore. Discussion. Motion to amend the amendment fails. 2 Discussion on amendment. Motion to vote immediately on amendment made by Joe Karaffa. Seconded by Gerone Free- Motion carries. Discussion on main motion as amended. Gerone Free made a motion to call for an immediate vote. Seconded by Ed Jordan. Motion carries. Main motion to approve $2,500 grant for the Jazz Ensemble— Switzerland Tour passes. Motion to amend the main motion by Joe Karaffa to read,"The Jazz Ensemble furnish the CSUN Treasurer with an itemized Expenses VS. Revenues Statement, and, furthermore, that monies allocated by CSUN be spent only for tour requirements. Seconded by Ed Jordan. Discussion Call for division of house. Seven in favor, 2 opposed, 3 abstentions. Motion carries. V. Committee Reports A. Appropriations Committee Meeting moved up to Organizations Committee Report B. Organizations Committee Motion by Frewin Osteen to approve the UNLV Student Chamber Players and the Anthropology Club as CSUN recognized. Seconded by Rosalynn Ramey. Motion carries. VI. Request for matching funds by the Emanon Society for a talent show. Funds would be used to pay for black dance groups performing. Motion made by Joe Warpinski to approve $350 for the Emanon Society and that that be a maximum amount fo money that be given to them; only matching funds for 1/2 cost to a maximum of $350. Seconded by Bobby Lawson. Discussion Motion made by Paula Adamo to amend the motion to limit the amount to $150. Seconded by Joe Karaffa. Motion by Gerone Free to move into informal discussion. Seconded by Bobby Lawson. Motion carries. Informal Discussion. Motion made by Joe Warpinski to, move back to formal discussion. Seconded by Rick Gutierrez. Motion carries. Discussion on amendment to main motion, which is to limit the amount to $150. Amendment passes, 7 in favor, 1 opposed, 4 abstentions. Discussion on motion as amended. Challenge to the chair by Frewin Osteen Seconded by Rick Gutierrez Challenge fails, 2 in favor, 10 opposed. Discussion. Voting on motion, which reads to allocate $150 matching funds to the Emanon Society, by roll call vote requested by Rosalynn Ramey. Rick Gutierrez yes Bobby Lawson yes Rosalynn Ramey no Tom Moreo Abstain Ed Swalm yes Bill Van Anda no Paula Adamo no Ed Jordan no Ricky Pipkins no Frewin Osteen yes Evan Fishman Abstain Pam Moore Abstain Joe Warpinski yes Gerone Free Abstain Chair votes for motion. Motion passes. Request by the UNLV Chamber Singers for $250 for their tour. Motion made by Gerone Free to give $250 to the Chamber Singers. Seconded by Frewin Osteen. Motion made by Joe Karaffa to vote immediately. Seconded Motion to vote immediately passes. Roll call vote and secret ballot vote requested. Vote passes in favor of roll call vote. 4 Gerone Free no Rick Gutierrez yes Bobby Lawson yes Rosalynn Ramey no Tom Moreo yes Ed Swalm yes Paula Adamo yes Ed Jordan no Ricky Pipkins yes Frewin Osteen yes Evan Fishman Abstain Joe Warpinski yes VII. Appropriations Report Motion by Joe Karaffa to accept Student Union Opferating Budget for 1976-77. Seconded by Rosalynn Ramey. Motion passes to vote immediately. Challenge to the chair by Rick Gutierrez. Seconded by Ricky Pipkins. Roll call vote requested by Rosalynn Ramey. Gerone Free yes Rick Gutierrez no Bobby Lawson no Rosalynn Ramey yes Tom Moreo no Bill VanAnda no Paula Adamo no Ed Jordan yes Ricky Pipkins no Frewin Osteen no Evan Fishman no Pam Moore yes Motion of challenge to chair fails. Ricky Pipkins made a motion to reconsider the Student Union budget. Seconded by Frewin Osteen. Discussion. Call for immediate vote. Seconded by Bill Van Anda. Motion for immediate vote carries. Motion to reconsider Student Union Budget carries. Discussion. Rosalynn Ramey made a motion to accept the 1976-77 Student Union Budget. Seconded by Ed Jordan. Bill Van Anda makes motion to recess for 5 minutes. Seconded Motion to recess for 5 minutes passes, 6 in favor, 4 opposed. (Meeting recesses for 5 minutes). 5 Meeting called back to order chair. Discussion on motion to approve 1976-77 Student Union Budget. Ricky Pipkins made a motion to table this motion until the next meeting or to the next emergency meeting if the president so desires. Seconded by Joe Warpinski. Motion fails to table motion to pass budget. Motion made by Pam Moore to vote immediately on motion. Seconded by Ed Jordan. Motion passes for immediate vote, 6 in favor, 3 opposed. Motion passes to approve 1976-77 Student Union Budget. Motion to adjourn by Rosalynn Ramey. Seconded by Ed Jordan. Meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Mona Miller, CSUN Secretary TO MONTEREAUX FESTIVAL UNLV Jazz Ensemble Invited 1 The UNLV Jazz Ensemble has been invited to perform at one of the world's largest jazz festivals in Montereaux, Switzerland, in July 1976. Frank Gagliardi, director of the Jazz Ensemble, said he had been notified by officials of the Montereaux Inter-national Jazz Festival that UNLV's Jazz Ensemble would be one of only two U. S. university jazz groups to be invited to the two-week festival. ••This is one of the top festivals in the world," Gagliardi said. "It always at-tracts the cream of the crop of the jazz world — people like Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Smith, Dizzy Gillispie. You name them, they'll most likely be on the program." Gagliardi announced the invitation at Sunday's UNLV Jazz Ensemble concert in the Judy Bayley Theatre. He said that funds would have'to be raised to finance the trip for the ensemble. Last year Gagliardi's group per-formed at Donte's Club in Los Angeles and at Disneyland. Gagliardi said hf didn't know the other 0. S. university group invited. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 College of Arts and Letters Department of Music (702)739-3332 OFFICERS, SENATORS AND MEMBERS OF CSUN Our Jazz Program at UNLV is new in its' fourth year. In these four years it has became ranked with the best of programs anywhere in the country. In the past two years CSUN has funded seme of our trips to various Jazz Festivals in the West and the band has recieved top recognition as well as many awards to individuial players for best drummer, best trumpet player, and trombone player. On our tour last spring we were invited to perform at Disneyland where we killed them off! And, we are one of few college bands ever to perform in Donte's Jazz Club in Los Angeles. Now to the point of this letter: In Montreux, Switzerland each year is held the second largest Jazz Fest-ivals in the world. It comprises of only the best professional'musicians in the world, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Herbie Hancock, just to mention a few. Each year they invite two college bands and one high school band to perform from the United States. I sent in an application, and later they requested a tape of our band. I sent them the tape of the band (which incidentally was funded by the CSUN last spring) and much to my surprise I recieved an official letter of invitation from the festival committee and a personal letter of welcome from the Mayor of Montreux. Now instead of going to Montreux and back, which would be a waste of a golden opportunity, we plan to perform concerts to. London, Paris, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg at the finest of concert halls spreading great big band jazz and the name of our University. The tripwLll cost $28,000. We have raised #10,000 already ourselves and would be greatly indebted to CSUN for a nice chunk if you agree that the trip has merit. University of Nevada System An Equal Opportunity Employer