Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 19, 2005

CSUN SENATE MEETING 35-27 MONDAY, September 19th, 2005 MSU 201, 6:00PM I. CALL TO ORDER SENATE PRESIDENT ESPINOZA calls the meeting to order at 6:04pm II. ROLL CALL SENATOR DONNELLY, SENATOR COCHRAN, SENATOR SENEVERATNE, SENATOR NOVOTNY, SENATOR FARKAS, SENATOR WONG, SENATOR HERTER, SENATOR VAN HOUTEN, SENATOR MCINTOSH, SENATOR JOHNS, SENATOR ALLER, SENATOR HUERTA, SENATOR VILLA, SENATOR JIMENEZ, SENATOR FLORES, SENATOR LACARRA SENATOR WASHINGTON, SENATOR MOSES were here. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX was excused SENATOR DEARMAS arrived at 6:05pm SENATOR GABRIEL arrived at 6:12pm SENATOR GONZALEZ arrived at 6:30pm SENATOR HOOSHMAND arrived at 6:18pm SENATOR HUERTA leaves at 8:44pm SENATOR VILLA leaves at 8:44pm SENATOR WASHINGTON leaves at 7:45pm SENATOR GONZALEZ leaves at 7:45pm III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The following minutes are submitted for approval: 35-22, 23, 24 & 25 1 SENATOR HUERTA: motions to postpone until 22,23,24 until 35-28 SENATOR DONNELLY seconds 1 8 - 0 - 1 SENATOR DEARMAS abstains SENATOR HUERTA moves to approve minutes 35-25 SENATOR DONNELLY seconds 1 8 - 0 - 1 SENATOR MOSES abstains V. PUBLIC COMMENT 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 that agenda item is being considered. John Piro: I am here to promote the Hurricane Katrina Fundraiser. I would like everyone here to donate there 50 dollars from the meeting to the fund. It is at Cappazoli's Italian restaurant. You can call me for any details. Mike Amesquita: It was really appreciated that the meeting was cancelled last night. Congratulations to everyone that went through recruitment. I am here to talk about a bylaw. I am asking one of two options. First, give me the scholarship paid to this semester. Or, give it to me next semester. SENATOR JIMENEZ: I feel that the past few year, I have started to have bad health. I wanted to point out some stuff that the executive board needs to. I feel a lot of things have been taken personally towards me. A ways and means stopped by the agendas by the executive board. And then the Budget we put up was put down. Also, a senator who I have a relationship with was taken out of office. Also, a person I wanted to become a senator was not allowed to run. I just ask for executive board to be fair and equal. I appreciate everyone who listens. Adam Lewis: I am going to be going for appointment to urban affairs seat. I am also running for election coming up. SENATOR JOHNS: They are making a few buildings on campus and I think that they should be naming a room to one of our friends that passed away recently JUSTICE CHAPEL: We had two changes to the operating policies. 2 VI. REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports PRESIDENT GOATZ: I spoke to the faculty senate chairmen. We have openings on all the positions. C. Business Manager Report D. Liaison Reports Tom Studderd: Thank you for letting me be absent for all the meetings during the summer. I want to thank Peter, Brian, Jeff, Shawn, Blake, Michele, Adrian, and Michael Thomas. We have 21 students coming here who were supposed to be going to school in Louisiana. Family weekend is coming up. Everyone can go to one of those events for free. We have a lot of people sign up for this already. Homecoming event registration is going on right now. We need more info on rebel ruckus. Connection carnival was a huge turnout. Thank you for not having last weeks meeting. Sorority recruitment has been postponed. Men's recruitment is over. Greeks need to fill out a bio page on our website. i. Student Involvement Activities ii. Residence Hall Association iii. Student Athletics iv. Student Health Advisory Committee v. ROTC JUSTICE GAGE: Everyone is welcome to come workout with us. Friday, we woke up early and went to Red Rock and did exercises. vi. Leadership Advisory Board JEFF: We talked about funding and all the activities that all the organizations are putting on. If you have questions let me know. E. Directors i. Campus Life, Director Panchavinin We just got back from the school up north and unfortunately the cannon is now blue. We had a great turn out up there. There was only one arrest so that was good. I feel that campus life was fulfilled up there. We are going to continue to advertise to get more people to come out. Thank you for everyone that helped out on the trip. We have 800 members now who have joined Rebel Nation. ii. CSUN Services, Director Thomas We held our last informational meeting. We are going to meet next week to go about funding. If anyone has any ideas about the new union please see me. iii. E&P, Director Holmquist iv. Elections, Director Haworth v. Marketing, Director Bourdet I worked a lot on the A frames. I have been updated them day of. We had a board meeting and we have brain stormed a lot of ideas. vi. NSA, Director Yasbin He had a good turn out for his last event. The meet your dean was tonight and it didn't have a great turnout. vii. OSI, Director Viesca I have an agreement with Leid Library about the plasma screen. I was at the various CSUN booths for the last two weeks. viii. Publications, Director Marazita We just had our applications finished. I have been waiting for submissions to come in. It has been hard to get everyone on my board to all have the time to come to a meeting. F. Rebel Yell Report SENATOR JOHNS: our meeting was cancelled. VII. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT VICE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE FERREL: I put out the teaching scholarship applications. Those are due in November. The golf carts are done and all we need is a purchase order. VICE PRESIDENT LAGOMARSINO: Thank you for all your hard work. Support all of the directors PRESIDENT GOATZ: If you have questions about the three branch government, you need to talk to the head of your branch. All the directors have been doing a great job. The road trip was great. The JC cases are posted upstairs. I don't take anything personally and I hate that you think I am. SENATE PRESIDENT ESPINOZA: From the JC cases, SENATOR MELENDEZ was kicked out of senate. The golf carts are coming and we are going to be stricter about 4 them. Rebel Nation is a huge success. Say thank you to the assistant directors because they are working very hard. I am biter about the game. VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Action Item: Approval of Ryan Cianci to serve as Associate Chief Justice for the remainder of his term. As submitted by the Executive Board. SENATOR DONNELLY moves to approve SENATOR HERTER seconds SENATOR SENEVERATNE, SENATOR LACARRA, SENATOR DEARMAS, SENATOR GONZALEZ, SENATOR GABRIEL, SENATOR WASHINGTON, SENATOR HUERTA, SENATOR NOVOTNY oppose SENATOR MCINTOSH, SENATOR JIMENEZ, SENATOR FLORES, SENATOR MOSES, SENATOR VILLA, SENATOR JOHNS abstain 8-7-6 Item fails B. Action Item: Approval of Ashley Mayer to serve as assistant director of CSUN services for a term ending on April 30th, 2006. As submitted by the executive board on behalf of Director Thomas. SENATOR DONNELLY moves to approve SENATOR COCHRAN seconds SENATOR WASHINGTON calls the question SENATOR SENEVERATNE seconds SENATOR MOSES, SENATOR HUERTA, SENATOR FLORES, SENATOR JIMENEZ oppose 18-4-0 Question is called SENATOR JOHNS SENATOR HUERTA SENATOR FLORES SENATOR MOSES abstains 5 18-0-4 Item passes IX. NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Approval of $50,000.00 to be transferred to UNLV Department of Public Safety for the purchase of a mounted unit for UNLV's police force. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2250-237- 2713 Interest Bearing account. As submitted by the Executive Board. SENATOR DONNELLY moves to approve SENATOR COCHRAN seconds SENATOR DONNELLY motions to postpone SENATOR JOHNS seconds SENATOR DONNELLY and SENATOR JOHNS vote to postpone SENATOR WASHINGTON abstains 2 - 1 8 - 1 Postponing fails SENATOR JIMENEZ moves to amend the item the item inserting in anticipation of equal funding by the institution after police force. SENATOR COCHRAN seconds SENATOR DONNELLY opposes SENATOR MOSES SENATOR JOHNS SENATOR GONZALEZ abstains 17-1-3 Amendment passes SENATOR DONNELLY opposes SENATOR JOHNS SENATOR WASHINGTON abstains 1 8 - 1 - 2 6 Item passes B. Action Item: Approval of an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for the replacement of the reflection pool located in front of HFA with a student project multiuse area. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2250-237- 2713 Interest Bearing account. As submitted by the Executive Board. SENATOR DONNELLY motions to postpone until 35-28 SENATOR HERTER seconds SENATOR JOHNS opposes SENATOR WASHINGTON SENATOR JIMENEZ SENATOR NOVOTNY SENATOR ALLER, SENATOR HUERTA abstains 16-1-5 Item is postponed C. Action Item: Commitment of revisions to senate bylaw 28 to bylaws committee. As submitted by senator Jimenez and Moses. See attachment 35.27.01 SENATOR LACARRA moves to move out of the order of the day to Action Item K SENATOR VAN HOUTEN seconds SENATOR HOOSHMAND SENATOR ALLER abstain 2 0 - 0 - 2 SENATOR DONNELLY moves to commit SENATOR JIMENEZ seconds SENATOR WASHINGTON SENATOR COCHRAN SENATOR HOOSHMAND abstain 19-0-3 Item is committed D. Action Item: Approval of a contract for The Higher to perform at "Rebel Welcome Concert" on August 30th, 2005. Costs to be encumbered from 7 the CSUN 2702 FY 06 E&P (tailgate) budget. As submitted by the executive board on behalf of director Holmquist SENATOR DONNELLY moves to combine and approve items D and E SENATOR NOYOTNY seconds SENATOR WASHINGTON, SENATOR COCHRAN, SENATOR HOOSHMAND SENATOR MOSES, SENATOR HUERTA SENATOR JIMENEZ abstain 15-0-6 Items are passed E. Action Item: Approval of a contract for Four Twenty Daze to perform at "Rebel Kickoff Tailgate" on September 10th, 2005. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY 06 E & P tailgate budget. As submitted by the executive board on behalf of director Holmquist F. Action Item: Approval of an additional amount not to exceed $1,000.00 for the purchase of t-shirts for Campus Life. $2,700 previously approved at meeting 35-25. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY06 Marketing budget. As submitted by the executive board on behalf of Director Panchavinin SENATOR DONNELLY moves to approve SENATOR VAN HOUTEN seconds SENATOR WASHINGTON abstains 1 8 - 0 - 1 Item passes G. Action Item: Approval of Chalongchok Shane Injun to serve as assistant director of OSI for a term ending April 30th, 2006. As submitted by the executive board. SENATOR DONNELLY moves to combine and postpone Item G,H,I,L, M and O. SENATOR COCHRAN seconds SENATOR NOVOTNY opposes SENATOR FARKAS SENATOR WASHINGTON abstains 8 1 6 - 1 - 2 Items pass H. Action Item: Approval of (1) CSUN member to serve as the senator for the college of Urban Affairs for the remainder of the term. As submitted by Senate President Espinoza. I. Action Item: Approval of (1) CSUN member to serve as the senator for the college of Fine Arts for the remainder of the term. As submitted by Senate President Espinoza. J. Action Item: Approval of an amount not to exceed $5,760.00 to be paid to the Poll Workers for the Senate elections to be held October 5 & 6. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY06 Elections (Senate) budget. As submitted by the Executive Board on behalf of Director Haworth. SENATOR DONNELLY moves to approve SENATOR VAN HOUTEN seconds SENATOR NOVOTNY SENATOR JIMENEZ, SENATOR MOSES abstain 15-0-3 K. Action Item: Approval of an amount not to exceed $16,000.00 to be paid to the New York Times for the delivery of the New York Times and the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY06 Services (Periodicals) budget. As submitted by the Executive Board on behalf of Director Thomas. SENATOR DONNELLY moves to approve SENATOR LACARRA seconds SENATOR DONNELLY moves to amend the item the item to say " Action Item: Approval of a total amount not to exceed $16,000 to be paid to the New York Times and the USA Today for the delivery of the New York Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal, and the USA Today. Cost to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY06 Services (Periodicals) budget. As Submitted by the Executive Board. 9 SENATOR COCHRAN seconds SENATOR HUERTA SENATOR HERTER SENATOR WASHINGTON SENATOR HOOSHMAND abstains 18-0-4 Item is amended SENATOR HOOSHMAND SENATOR WASHINGTON abstain 2 0 - 0 - 2 Item passes SENATOR DONNELLY moves to move back into the order of the day to action item c of new business SENATOR COCHRAN seconds SENATOR GABRIEL opposes SENATOR WASHINGTON and SENATOR HOOSHMAND abstain 19-1-2 L. Action Item: Approval of one (1) CSUN member to serve as a Justice for a term ending two (2) years from date of appointment. As submitted by the Executive Board. M. Action Item: Approval of a three (3) credit fee waiver to be paid to Josh Padilla for his work on the Marketing Team. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY06 Marketing (Discretionary) budget. As submitted by the Executive Board on behalf of Director Bourdet. N. Action Item: Approval of an amount not to exceed $5,760.00 to be paid to the Poll Workers for the Senate elections to be held October 5 & 6. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY06 Elections (Senate) budget. As submitted by the Executive Board on behalf of Director Haworth. 10 O. Action Item: discussion/approval of Tatiana Hantig to serve as assistant publications director for a term ending on April 30, 2006. as submitted by the executive board on behalf of Director Marazita. P. Action Item: Approval of an additional amount not to exceed $1,000.00 for the purchase of t-shirts for Campus Life. $2,700 previously approved at meeting 35-25. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY06 Marketing budget. As submitted by the executive board on behalf of Director Panchavinin X. EXECUTIVE BOARD SUMMATIONS VICE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE FERREL: Good discussion with the horses VICE PRESIDENT LAGOMARSINO: I am happy with that decision. Support the directors PRESIDENT GOATZ: I also made a bet with the school up north. I will be wearing a shirt of there at the meeting on Thursday. Thank you for approving the mounted units on campus. SENATE PRESIDENT ESPINOZA: I do not agree with the horse cops. They will not be out at night. We need to use the money in this account to make more money. We need to invest it more wisely XL GOOD OF THE SENATE SENATOR DEARMAS: Who is going to give up there credit stipends? SENATOR JOHNS: I think we should have waited on the horse. I am totally against the reflection pool. I put in for a 25 dollar raise for us. We will create the action for the Wall Street Journal. SENATOR DONNELLY: Thank you again for not having the meeting last week. SENATOR MCINTOSH: Post to the Nerve. SENATOR NOVOTNY: I can't get Mondays off so I won't be able to re run for senate. SENATOR JIMENEZ: This shows us that we need a scholarship committee. I am sorry for my emotions. SENATOR MOSES: Happy birthday to my friend 11 XII. ADJOURNMENT SENATOR VAN HOUTEN moves to adjourn SENATOR DONNELLY seconds 19-0-0 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 Dugan Humanities, and the Classroom Building Complex. STUDENT SENATE PRESIDENT SENATE SECRETARY ADREIL ESPINOZA AARON SPENCER 12