/ Student Government Senate minutes
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Coville Conference Room

Notice

  1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the general public and to all members of the CSU Channel Islands Student Government that:

A meeting of the Student Government Senatewill be held on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. at California State University Channel Islands, Student Union Conference Room (room 1080), located at One University Drive, Camarillo, CA 93012, to consider and act upon the following matters:

Call to Order

  1. Call to Order– 9:02 a.m.
  2. Roll Call
  3. President – Michelle Noyes(P)
  4. Vice President – Marlene Pelayo(P)
  5. Senate
  6. Academic Affairs – Travis Hunt(P)
  7. Alumni, Graduate & Credential –Kiera Sailor(P) 9:06 a.m.
  8. Commuters & Transportation –
  9. Housing & Residential Education –Elizabeth Heim(P)
  10. Social Justice – Mia Fernandez(P)
  11. Student Engagement – Noelle Ewing(P)
  12. Sustainability & Technology –
  13. Veterans & Non Traditional – Nathan Altman(P)
  14. Wellness & Recreation – Raul Perez(P)
  15. Executive
  16. Director of External Affairs – Carla Mena(P)
  17. Director of Operations – Karina Hinojosa(P)
  18. Director of Events – Alexis Mumford (P)
  19. Chief of Staff – Angela Christopher(P)
  20. Interns
  21. Chris Rempola(A)
  22. Elizabeth Salgado(A)
  23. Rogelio Juarez(A)
  24. Advisor –
  25. Bethany Bañuelos (P)
  26. Genesis DeLong (P)
  27. Members of the public
  28. Annie Block Weiss (P)
  29. Brandon Burns (P)
  30. Jennica Gold (P)
  1. Approval of the Agenda
  2. Motion to approve Agenda by Senator Altman
  3. Second by Senator Hunt
  4. 6-0-0
  5. Approval of the Minutes
  6. Motion to approve Minutes by Senator Hunt
  7. Second by Senator Altman
  8. 6-0-0

Public Forum

Public forum is intended as a time for any member of the public to address the Senate on issues affecting any student(s) and/or organizations of California State University Channel Islands.

Special Presentations

None

Business

  1. New Business
  2. Action Item –
  3. Approval of Appointments – President Noyes (10 minutes)
  4. Chief Justice – Brandon Burns
  5. Very experienced with bylaws and Robert’s rules of order
  6. Brandon Burns appointed for Chief Justice
  7. Motion to appoint Brandon Burns for Chief Justice by Senator Heim
  8. Seconded by Senator Hunt
  9. 7-0-0
  10. Informational Item
  1. Discussion Item
  2. Active Shooter SWOT – President Noyes (10 minutes)
  3. Document attached at bottom
  4. Voter Registration SWOT – President Noyes and Director Mena (10 minutes)
  5. Document attached at bottom
  6. Motion for a Recess by Senator Sailor
  7. Second by Senator Altman
  8. Recess for five minutes 9:35 a.m.
  9. Reconvene at 9:40 a.m.
  10. Parking and Transportation Demand – Terry Tarr (1 hour)
  11. Parking consultant hired to analyze our current parking issues, fixes and alternative ways of transportation
  12. CI has prioritized sustainability
  13. 1 in 5 commuter commuter students do not drive alone (drive in carpool, or use transit)
  14. Trying to figure out how do we make parking more efficient
  15. Making sure that CI continues to be very walkable is very important
  16. Possible price for parking permits would be more expensive for more convenient lots and further lots being less expensive
  17. Trying to make riding a bike easier/more convenient – possibly adding “Bike Share” for the long term plan
  18. Long term idea of a campus shuttle that would circulate within the campus – this would help the further lots to be more accessible
  19. Make students more aware of the programs that we currently have – students get 50% off transit passes
  20. Possible reward program to incentivize students to carpool, bike or use transit
  21. Possibly allow students to use campus ID card to pay for Uber or Lyft
  22. Possibly have free transit for students
  23. Parking and Transportation – Vice President Pelayo (30 minutes)
  1. Unfinished Business –
  2. Informational Item - none
  3. Discussion Item –
  4. Action Item - none

Reports

Reports presented by the following shall be attached with all weekly packets. Weekly packets will consist of agenda, any supporting documents, minutes, and reports.

  1. Senator Reports
  2. Vice President’s Report
  3. President’s Report
  4. Executive Branch Report
  5. Judicial Report
  6. Advisor Report

Adjournment

  1. Closing Comments
  2. Adjournment– 11:01 a.m.

Additional documents attached below

SWOT for Active Shooter Training

Strengths

  • Marketing was better, A-frames
  • “Poki” painted on A-frame caught people’s attention
  • Officers looked the role
  • Good attendance
  • Location – Petit Salon

Weaknesses

  • Not telling students that the guns were not loaded before they came out
  • Time of day (1:30 – 3:00) and too long
  • Location of training
  • RSVP – turns students away

Opportunities

  • Possibly having it in front of Broome would catch more people’s attention
  • More common location where students were at (more realistic)
  • Having two separate sessions – different time of day (morning/evening) or one Tuesday and one Wednesday
  • Once a semester
  • Making it an hour long
  • Starting at 1:15 or 1:45
  • Invite a counselor from CAPS

Threats

  • Time of day
  • Length of event
  • Not starting on time

Notes

  • Important for SG to participate in (everyone agrees)

SWOT Voter Registration

Strengths

  • Being in Santa Rosa was good
  • Good to have it at different time and locations
  • Multiple people at tables – good involvement
  • Decorations for the table
  • Many students are registered and simply re-registered
  • Volunteers knew what they were doing – well informed

Weaknesses

  • People not dating their voter registration form – SG members not double-checking forms before collecting
  • SG not giving back receipts
  • Communication within SG
  • Not planning clean up and set up
  • Sign-up sheet not organized
  • Not being specific enough

Opportunities

  • Things that you need to fill out – checklist
  • Date reminder on table
  • Highlight important parts
  • Different form of sign up/ display when people signed up in office
  • Sign-up sheet could be very detailed/ sign-up times/ clean-up/set-up
  • Let students know that they can register online
  • Every minute being planned
  • Detailed check list – sent out to all SG members
  • More locations in housing

Threats

  • Students not filling out form/SG not double-checking
  • Two SG events in same week/ not knowing about other events
  • Wind
  • Not every SG member could volunteer
  • More planning – how do we set up? Senators should know how to set-up by themselves