Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, June 8, 1998

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President RICHARD D. KIMBROUGH II STUDENT SENA TE MEETING 28-22 Monday, June 8,1998 Moyer Student Union Room 201 6:00 P.M. Joaquin F. Trujillo Ssn& President Pn>Tenpote Business David Shapiro Sciences Randy Milmeister Liberal Arts Marty Weinberg Business David Fisk Education Michael "Zo" Kawazoe Hotel Administration Leia M. Cartwright Student Development Jamie T. Hemington Education Jerry K. Jory Student Development Ryland G. Whitaker Engineering inne-Marie Lazaroff ine Arts Christian Augustin Liberal Arts Amy Canepa Hotel Administration Aaron Clemens Student Development Tony Zaranti Hotel Administration John P. A. Garcia Health Sciences Josephine Binetti Liberal Arts Katie Auer Health Sciences I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports C. Residence Hall Liaison Report D. Student Athlete Advisory Board Liaison Report E. Ethnic Student Council Liaison Report F. Business Manager Report VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS CJO en CO =JC C O C O A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Angel Rivas as Chief Justice of the CSUN Judicial Council; B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of the FY 98-99 CSUN budget as submitted by the 1998-1999 CSUN Executive Board; VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of co-sponsorship with CCD and Campus Housing to bring Nathan McCall to campus to hold a lecture on Thursday, September 10, 1998. The co-sponsorship will be in the amount of $4,000.00 to be encumbered from the FY98-99 CSUN 2702 account; as submitted by SENATOR AUGUSTIN; c £ o m•ca t o . —• "->- —ri> w. < t n rn n o> • oa' m- 3>-n—< B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of contract for Peter Bellon, Esquire for attorney services for fiscal year 1998-1999. Contract amount of $12,000.00 to be encumbered from the FY 98-99 CSUN 2702 general account; (See Attachment 1) C. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of encumbrance in the amount of $600.00 for estimated office drinking water usage for FY98-99. Amount to be encumbered from the FY98-99 CSUN 2702 general account; D. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of making the following changes to the CSUN 97-98 operations budget to allow the maximum amount of available spending the remainder of this fiscal year (Ending June 30, CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4 5 0 5 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 8 9 1 5 4 - 2 0 0 9 • (702) 8 9 5 - 3 4 7 7 • FAX (702) 8 9 5 - 4 6 0 6 1998). Fee waivers to be reduced by $6,000.00. NSA to be reduced by $1,000.00. Organizations to be reduced by $5,000.00. OSI to be reduced by $5,000.00. Office Ops to be increased by $2,000.00. General to be increased by $15,000.00; E. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Bylaw 49; as submitted by SENATOR RAMEY; (See Attachment 2) F. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Bylaw 48; as submitted by SENATOR WHITAKER; VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT[in accordance with N.R.S. 241.020 (2)(c)(3)| IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS FOLLOWED BY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS X. GOOD OF THE SENATE XI ADJOURNMENT Posted in accordance with Nevada Open Meeting Law(N.R.S. 241.000) at the following locations: Moyer Student Union, Frank & Estella Beam Hall, Flora Dungan Humanities, Classroom Building Complex and Thomas Beam Engineering Complex. SENATE BILL NO._6 OF THE 28™ SESSION CSUN WASHINGTON CENTER SCHOLARSHIP I. At the time of formulating each fiscal budget eight thousand dollars ($8,000) shall be encumbered of the total CSUN budget received from student fees shall be transferred to the UNLV Student Financial Services Department under the name CSUN Washington Center Scholarship. II. The monies therein shall be awarded to students displaying leadership abilities and potential as determined by a committee of: A. Three (3) CSUN Officials nominated by the Executive Board and approved by the Senate; B. Two (2) members who are either faculty or professional staff; C. The Vice President of Student Services or his/her designee: 1. The committee shall be formed during each Fall and Spring semester. The committee's Fall meeting shall be held in March and the Spring meeting in October, with the CSUN President serving as the committee chair. The committee's final decisions must be reached by April 15 FOR the Fall semester and November 15 for the Spring semester; 2. The committee, through the assistance of the UNLV Student Financial Services Department, shall request, receive, and review all applications; 3. Scholarships will be distributed in one (1) part; 4. The committee shall determine scholarship winners based on nominations by the Dean of a College or the President of UNLV; 5. The committee shall nominate one student per scholarship for the Fall and one for the Spring semester; 6. All scholarship recipients must receive twelve (12) credits from UNLV during the internship while on scholarship; 7. The UNLV Student Financial Services Department will distribute all CSUN Washington Center Scholarships in accordance with University of Nevada System and UNLV guidelines. II. The CSUN Washington Center Scholarship for the Minority Leaders Fellowship Program (herein MLFP) shall be awarded on the following basis: A. A total of four-thousand ($4000) shall be awarded of the fiscal budget divided equally ($2000 each) among two (2) UNLV students who are nominated to participate in the MLFP and selected by The Washington Center, in addition to a twelve (12) credit fee waiver. The monies shall incur the costs of the sixty-dollar ($60) application fee, round trip airfare to Washington D.C. from Las Vegas, with the remainder to be divided equally as a weekly stipend for living expenses in D.C. 1. These awards shall be granted strictly on the following basis (most important to least important): a. Leadership position and abilities displayed while at UNLV; b. Belong to one of the following racial/ethnic groups: African-American, Asian- American, Pacific Islander, or Native American; c. Be a citizen of the United States; d. Be at least a second-semester sophomore at the time of the program; e. Be in good academic standing with a minimum 3.0 G.P.A.; f. Be accepted by the Washington Center to participate in the program; g. Be nominated by the Dean of a College or the President of University; h. Be enrolled in at least 12 credits during the duration of the program. B. A total of four-thousand ($4000) shall be awarded of the fiscal budget divided equally ($2000 each) among two (2) UNLV students who are nominated to participate in any of the Washington Center programs, excluding MLFP and Seminars, in addition to a twelve (12) credit fee waiver: 1. These awards shall be granted strictly on the following basis (most important to least important): a. Leadership position and abilities displayed while at UNLV; b. Be at least a second-semester sophomore at the time of the program; c. Be in good academic standing with a minimum 2.5 G.P.A.; d. Be nominated by the Dean of a College or the President of University; e. Be accepted by the Washington Center to participate in the program; f. Be enrolled in at least 12 credits during the duration of the program 2. CSUN Officials currently receiving a stipend and/or fee waiver are eligible to compete for these scholarships, provided that they do not apply for a stipend position the following year; 3. If after receiving a scholarship a recipient receives a fee waiver and/or stipend from CSUN prior to the beginning of an academic semester, he/she forfeits the remainder for the scholarship; 4. Any forfeited monies shall be returned to Student Financial Services for distribution in the following academic semester. To override or repeal this bylaw, the following votes are required: A. A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the CSUN Executive Board; B. A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the CSUN Senate. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President RICHARD D. KIMBROUGH II Joaquin F. Trujillo Serais PiesickntPro-Tenfae Business David Shapiro Sciences Randy Milmeister Liberal Arts Marty Weinberg Business David Fisk Education Michael "Zo" Kawazoe Hotel Administration Amy K. Canepa Hotel Administration Leia M. Cartwright Student Development Jamie T. Hemington Education Jerry K. Jory "'udent Development iaron M. Clemens Student Development RylandG. Whitaker Engineering Tony Zaranti Hotel Administration Anne-Marie Lazaroff Fine Arts Christian Augustin Liberal Arts John P. A. Garcia Health Sciences Josephine Binetti Liberal Arts Katie Auer Health Sciences Jennifer Peck Business Stephanie Davy Education Dalicia Ramey Urban Affairs Teddi Raff ail Urban Affairs Joe Cordone Business MINUTES SENA TE MEETING 28-22 Monday, June 8,1998 FDH101, 6:00 PM rr--oo c=> CD t— 3=» CO CO c e-Hoo I— m-JJ j—— . •„- —, ° i> 1 < —>j n m-v . - n 0 - o 0 s - i ' - o . rn-r — o o a ; Oto l f l CALL TO ORDER: SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH called Senate Meeting 28-22 to order at 6:01 p.m. II. ROLL CALL: PRESENT ABSENT Katie Auer Christian Augustin Leia Cartwright Joe Cordone Stepahnie Davy David Fisk Jamie T. Hemington Jerry K. Jory Michael "Zo" Kawazoe Randy Milmeister Jennifer Peck Teddi Raffail Dalicia Ramey David Shapiro Joaquin Trujillo Marty Weinberg Ryland Whitaker Josephine Binetti (excused) Amy K. Canepa (excused) Aaron Clemens (excused) John P.A. Garcia (excused) Anne-Marie Lazaroff (excused) Tony Zaranti (excused) * denotes tardiness III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that former Senate President Moore needs to come in and sign the minutes before they can be approved. CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4 5 0 5 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 8 9 1 5 4 - 2 0 0 9 • (702) 8 9 5 - 3 4 7 7 • FAX (702) 8 9 5 - 4 6 0 6 SENATE MINUTES 28-22/ June 8, 1998 IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS: V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS: A. Senate Committee Reports: 1. SENATOR AUGUSTIN stated that Rules and Ethics had a meeting today and they nominated SENATOR AUER as the Vice-Chair. 2. SENATOR WHITAKER stated that Bylaws had a meeting. B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports: C. Director Reports: D. Residence Hall Liaison Report: Jill Braxton stated that they sent some delegates to their conference in May. They put in a bid to host the national office for NRHH but they didn't win it. They are also planning their opening weekend activities. SENATOR AUGUSTIN asked who did win it. ( Jill Braxton stated that North Dakota won it. E. Student Athlete Advisory Board Liaison Report: F. Ethnic Student Council Liaison Report: AYLA KAYSER stated that June 6 there was a multi-cultural fair and she represented ESC there and distributed fliers. On June 12th there will be an Executive Board meeting . They are also having a booth at the organizations fair and are working on a summer newsletter. G. Business Manager Report: BUSINESS MANAGER JIM MOORE read the expenditures for the last 2 weeks: $500.00 to CCD to replenish the CSUN debit card account, $50.00 to CCD for room rental for a SOL function, $7.00 to repographics to advertise the open Director positions, $6.18 for postage for April, $49.75 to print the Ways and Means agenda, $50.00 to repographics for the design of the new CSUN logo, $102.43 to re-key the office locks, $98.00 for name plates for the new Executive Board, $101.00 for name plates for the new Senators and to engrave the eternal plaque, and $27.00 to Sparklettes for water for May. SENATOR CARTWRIGHT asked what the purpose of the debit card account is. 2 SENATE MINUTES 28-22/ June 8, 1998 BUSINESS MANAGER MOORE stated that the debit card account is used by the Executive board and kept in the possession of the President to use for minor hosting types of activities. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Angel Rivas as Chief Justice of the CSUN Judicial Council; SENATOR PECK made a motion to remove the item from the table, seconded by SENATOR CARTWRIGHT. Move into a vote. Motion passes 17-0-0. Motion to approve made by SENATOR MILMEISTER, seconded by SENATOR HEMINGTON. SENATOR TRUJILLO stated that this requires a two-thirds vote. SENATOR CARTWRIGHT asked about the standing of the Judicial Council. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that they have only one. SENATOR AUER yielded the floor to PRESIDENT PRICE. PRESIDENT PRICE stated that they will be done with the interviews by the end of next week. Move into a vote. Motion passes 16-0-1. (SENATOR RAMEY abstained.) B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of the FY 98-99 CSUN budget as submitted by the 1998-1999 CSUN Executive Board; SENATOR TRUJILLO made a motion to remove the item from the table, seconded by SENATOR SHAPIRO. Move into a vote. Motion passes 17-0-0. Motion to approve made by SENATOR MILMEISTER, seconded by SENATOR PECK. There was some discussion about the budget. SENATOR SHAPIRO leaves at 6:10. SENATE MINUTES 28-22/ June 8, 1998 Move into a vote. Motion passes 15-0-1. (SENATOR FISK abstained.) VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of co-sponsorship with CCD and Campus Housing to bring Nathan McCall to campus to hold a lecture on Thursday, September 10, 1998. The co-sponsorship will be in the amount of $4,000.00 to be encumbered from the FY 98-99 CSUN 2702 account, as submitted by SENATOR AUGUSTIN; Motion to approve made by SENATOR WEINBERG, seconded by SENATOR CART WRIGHT. SENATOR AUGUSTIN yielded the floor to Holly VanBuren. Holly VanBuren passed around the student handbook. She stated that they are starting a summer reading program. They are giving out a book by Nathan McCall to students for $3.00. The books are regularly $13.00 but CCD and Campus Housing will be picking up the additional cost. The book is called Makes me want to holler and they want to bring Nathan McCall on to campus in the fall. They will be forming discussion groups with the students who will be getting the books and he will meet with the groups and also do a campus lecture. She stated that the book is very powerful and he is an incredible person. He will also be doing a book signing. There was some additional discussion about the Item. SENATOR MILMEISTER leaves at 6:26. Move into a vote. Motion passes 14-1-0. (SENATOR KAWAZOE opposed.) B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of contract for Peter Bellon, Esquire for attorney services for fiscal year 1998-1999. Contract amount of $12,000.00 to be encumbered from the FY 98-99 CSUN 2702 general account; (see attachment 1) Motion to approve made by SENATOR CARTWRIGHT, seconded by SENATOR CORDONE. There was some discussion about the Item. SENATOR MILMEISTER returns at 6:28. Move into a vote on the item. Motion passes 15-0-0. 4 SENATE MINUTES 28-22/ June 8, 1998 C. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of encumbrance in the amount of $600.00 for estimated office drinking water usage for FY 98-99. Amount to be encumbered from the FY 98-99 CSUN 2702 general account; Motion to approve made by SENATOR MILMEISTER, seconded by SENATOR DAVY. SENATOR KAWAZOE stated that he likes the water. Move into a vote. Motion passes 16-0-0. D. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of making the following changes to the CSUN 97-98 operations budget to allow the maximum amount of available spending the remainder of this fiscal year (Ending June 30, 1998). Fee waivers to be reduced by $6,000.00. NSA to be reduced by $1,000.00. Organizations to be reduced by $5,000.00. OSI to be reduced by $5,000.00. Office Ops to be increased by $2,000.00. General to be increased by $15,000.00; Motion to approve made by SENATOR CARTWRIGHT, seconded by SENATOR AUER. SENATOR CARTWRIGHT asked what the $15,000 will be used for. ( BUSINESS MANAGER MOORE stated that he suggested these changes because this gives the Senate the flexibility to spend money for the rest of the year without having to vote on a budget change with each expenditure. Move into a vote. Motion passes 16-0-0. E. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Bylaw 49, as submitted by SENATOR RAMEY; (see attachment 2) SENATOR TRUJILLO made a motion to commit the item to bylaws, seconded by SENATOR FISK. Move into a vote. Motion passes 16-0-0. F. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Bylaw 48, as submitted by SENATOR WHITAKER; SENATOR TRUJILLO made a motion to table the item, seconded by SENATOR CARTWRIGHT. Move into a vote. Motion passes 11-2-3. 5 SENATE MINUTES 28-22/ June 8, 1998 (SENATORS FISK and WEINBERG opposed, SENATORS DAVY, PECK, and CORDONE abstained.) VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT Mrs. Sally Mills stated that the agenda says the meeting is in the MSU which makes this an illegal meeting. Brian Saliba stated that the RAA has an upcoming event about KUNV. Matt Chorneff discussed the Rock Avenue Alliance show that is coming up to raise public awareness about what is happening with KUNV. Phil Burns passes out fliers to the Senate and discussed the 1998 Family Weekend. He stated that many different organizations are involved and he hopes that Student Government will consider hosting a few events within Family Weekend that will cost about $5,000.00. He stated that SENATOR AUER and PRESIDENT PRICE are on the committee that is working on the event. Ofir Ventura thanked the Senate for giving him the opportunity to be an applicant for the Business Senator and also apologized for not being able to attend the last meeting. He stated that he is still very interested with getting involved with Student Government. IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS VICE PRESIDENT CECI stated that they interviewed a Director applicant today and will be interviewing more during the rest of the week. They are trying to get them on the agenda for the last meeting of the month. He has been working with Sunny Martin on the welcome back functions for the first week of the fall semester as well as Premier UNLV. They have been working with the Rebel Experience to try to make it better as well as trying to make our student ticket section better. He also stated that there are Orientations tomorrow and Thursday. STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT PRICE stated that he thinks the Family Weekend is a good idea and this will come before the Senate for a vote before anything is finalized. There is an Executive Board meeting on Monday, June 15th at 4:00 PM in MSU 210 North. They are looking for a student or Senator to represent CSUN with the Heath Center as a liaison. He stated that he needs input from the Senators about the web page. He is excited about Nathan McCall and is familiar with his book. The Health Center is looking for students who are interested in being presenters at a Health Association meeting on campus November 1 st through 4th. The Executive Board is also working on a proposal to send students to the leadership conference in Washington D.C. SENATOR AUER asked again when and where is the Executive board meeting. 6 SENATE MINUTES 28-22/ June 8, 1998 SENATOR WEINBERG made a motion to strike "Followed by Questions and Answers", seconded by SENATOR FISK. Move into a vote. Motion fails 9-2-4. (SENATORS AUER and JORY opposed, SENATORS AUGUSTIN, MILMEISTER, TRUJILLO, and RAFF AIL abstained.) SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that a change the agenda requires a two-thirds vote. He is sorry he has not been in the office. He has been moving into his apartment and he just got back from San Antonio earlier this week. He stated that he is tired of members of the Mills family harassing members of CSUN. He won't tolerate it anymore and if they want to come to meetings and be rude and hostile he will have them removed from the body. GOOD OF THE SENATE SENATOR HEMINGTON stated that she thinks the Family Weekend is a good idea. She is interested in being the Health Center liaison. She enjoys breaking the law and is glad they are having an illegal meeting. SENATOR WEINBERG stated that he was in Washington for a week and had a good time. He agrees about the Family Weekend and is in favor of it. He thinks "questions and answers" is annoying. He also stated that he started school today and is looking forward to the fall because he is done with summer. SENATOR CORDONE stated that he went to New York for a couple of weeks and went to a lot of bars and they had good food. He also stated that there are Orientations this week. SENATOR WHITAKER had no comment. SENATOR JORY stated that his number is wrong on the phone list. SENATOR KAWAZOE had no comment. SENATOR AUGUSTIN thanked the Senate for approving Item A. He thinks the advertising in the planner is cool. He stated that every Senator will get one but right now they are still being made and there is only a limited amount. Orientations start tomorrow and he reminded the Senators about rule 12. He also stated that he wants to go to D.C. to represent UNLV. SENATOR CARTWRIGHT stated that the planner looks good. He is glad they approved Nathan McCall. She congratulated the new Senators and stated that she is glad that Ofir 7 SENATE MINUTES 28-22/ June 8, 1998 Ventura still wants to get involved. She is also interested in representing CSUN and UNLV in D.C. SENATOR PECK stated that she is really excited about McCall. She thinks the family weekend sounds exciting and the planners look great. She is also looking forward to getting together with the Business Senators. SENATOR AUER stated that she thinks the Family Weekend will be great. She stated that Phil Burns is working on another program called Transitions for non-traditional and graduate students. She is glad they approved Nathan McCall and is looking forward to seeing him speak. She also stated that her E-Mail address is wrong on the phone list. SENATOR DAVY apologized for not being in the office much this summer. She is also excited about Family Weekend. SENATOR FISK stated that he looks forward to approving a J.C. Award letters will be going out about the teaching scholarships. He sees no reason to continue to have "followed by Questions and Answers". He looks forward to being at Orientation tomorrow. They are finishing up their report for their advising center. They surveyed their students and will be presenting the report to the head of the advising center soon. He is confused over the Engineering Scholarship being tabled. He also stated that SENATOR ZARANTI says hi from San Francisco. SENATOR RAMEY stated that she and SENATOR RAFF AIL met with their dean and talked about some of the issues and needs of their college. She plans to follow through with all of her goals as a Senator and they are looking at doing a newsletter for the College of Urban Affairs. She stated that the new Senator orientation still hasn't happened but she would like a better understanding of what is going on. SENATOR RAFF AIL stated that she and SENATOR RAMEY had a very successful meeting with their dean and if SENATOR RAMEY would like to do a newsletter she would be happy to help. She also stated that she will be happy to help SENATOR AUER. SENATOR MILMEISTER stated that he doesn't really know what is going on with his college over the last few weeks. He has become involved with some new research and is working with two sociology professors on sociology in the sex industry. SENATOR TRUJILLO stated to SENATOR RAMEY that Item E was tabled and is not approved yet. He apologized to the new Senators and stated that he works alot in the summer. He changed his shift so that he will in the office on Wednesday afternoons, Thursday mornings, and all day Monday. He is going to New Mexico on Thursday for his grandma's 80th birthday and will be back on Monday. He stated that there is some great bands that will be at the Rock Avenue event. In the Executive Board meeting they discussed the possibility of cutting total funding to KUNV and using the money in support of the idea for a leaky coaxial cable to broadcast on campus here. He thinks they 8 SENATE MINUTES 28-22/ June 8, 1998 should investigate it as a possibility because it might be an avenue to service the students in a different way. He told SENATOR FISK that in the Senate bylaws it says that only the committee may submit a proposal for the approval of the Senate and the proposal will be voted on the meeting following that submission. He yielded the floor to VICE PRESIDENT CECI. VICE PRESIDENT CECI stated that BUSINESS^MANAGER MOORE can't disperse the CSUN leadership scholarships without the original applications. Former President Mills was the last person known to have the applications. Without getting them from former President Mills we are not allowed to disperse the scholarships to these people. He stated that we are going to have to either redo the entire process or to put on the agenda to waive bylaw 26 and then allow the Executive Board just to grant the scholarships to the people that are already awarded the money. He also stated that it will probably be on the next agenda. XI. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn the meeting made by SENATOR TRUJILLO, seconded by SENATOR WHITAKER. Move into a vote. Vote to adjourn passes 19-0-0. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH adjourned the meeting at 7:01 p.m. ( Submitted by: Prepared by: SENATE PRESIDENT SENATE SECRETARY Note: All minutes are subject to summation. 9