1. Call to Order
  1. President: Mariah Watson
  2. Vice President: Robyn Huey
  3. Senate President Pro Tempore: Alex Lee
  4. Senator: Miguel Guerrero
  5. Senator: Gabriel Johnson
  6. Senator: Andrea Velazquez
  7. Senator: Sevan Nahabedian
  8. Senator: Sarah Priano
  9. Senator: Danielle Santiago
  10. Senator: Anabiah Syed
  11. Senator: Roman Rivilis
  12. Senator: Reem Fatayerji
  13. Senator: Casey Nguyen
  14. Senator: Tresh Anas
  15. ECAC Chair Nilofer Chollampat
  16. EPPC Chair Marissa Ayala
  17. IAC Chair Abhay Sandhu
  18. EAC Chair Abire Sabbagh
  19. AAC Chair Allan Bach
  20. GASC Chair Ivon Garcia
  21. B&F Joanna Jaroszewska
  22. Outreach Assembly Lauren Ashe
  23. Controller: Chandler Hill
  1. Quorum Roll Call
  2. Appointments and Confirmations
  1. GASC Commissioners – 7:05
  2. Syed – What you want to do with commission
  3. Derek Matthews – envision bringing events that might explore the masculine identity and how it might be problematic and perpetuate systems of oppression.
  4. Sara Connor – I’m a returning commissioner, want to continue the work GASC has been doing. I want to expand collaboration, work with lots of different groups on campus. Making sure we’re serving the needs of a broad sense of the Davis communities.
  5. Alexa Timmons – Collaborating with other clubs, starting more workshops, having informal events.
  6. Alison Tam – I agree with Sarah. I’ve met a lot of people in Davis who require the services that GASC and LGBTQIA RC provide, but who haven’t sought them out. Want to reach out to those who aren’t motivated to seek those resources out.
  7. Santiago – Specific ideas/notions/experiences that inspired you to continue/apply to GASC?
  8. Derek Matthews – Experience in military had a lot of oppressive misogyny, homophobia, etc. Coming to such an open campus opened my eyes to a lot of things, gave me the capacity to speak to people who may not come from such open backgrounds.
  9. Alison Tam – I’m currently chair of Pride Month Youth Leadership Committee, worked with GASC. After seeing their amazing work, was motivated to apply.
  10. Sarah Connor – Applied last year, wanted to get involved with campus activism, serve people like me, queer people, to make sure their needs are being met. Applied this year for the same reason, and I enjoy the type of work that GASC does, and there’s a lot of room to work, a lot of variety in a structure like this.
  11. Alexa Timmons – Went to women’s conference, some workshops on sexual health, realized how limited some resources are. Motivated me to apply.
  12. Rivilis – If UC Davis did more ____ it would be more safe and gender inclusive. Fill in the blank.
  13. Derek – If UCD had more gender-neutral bathrooms.
  14. Alison – If UCD was more dedicated to reaching students of all backgrounds.
  15. Alexa – More awareness, needs to access campus as a whole, not just specific groups.
  16. Sarah – If UCD had more ethical labor practices.
  17. Nguyen – What on/off campus resources are you aware of, and how would GASC collaborate?
  18. Derek – Various external non-profit orgs, and those are interesting ways to bring professionals to talk about things. Applying for grants, and the lesser known grants outside of CFC, to get funding for our events. There’s a film called The Mask we Live In, wanted to write a grant to get funding to show that.
  19. Sarah – I know a lot of different activist groups on campus. There’s the other ASUCD commissions, etc. There’s also a bunch of student orgs that GASC could connect with really effectively. For example, Davis Democratic Socialists. And reaching out more to social groups on campus, ethnic identity groups, queer groups, to represent our community better.
  20. Alison – I agree with Sarah, social groups and activist groups. Should also try to work with Resident Halls, frats/sororities, big social clubs on campus.
  21. Alexa – I agree with frats/sororities, also taking advantage of counseling in general.
  22. Priano – They’re playing The Mask We Live In during Consent week, just wanted to let you know.
  23. Confirmed
  24. Controller – 9:08
  25. Sandhu – What are your thoughts about a zero-based budget?
  26. Francisco Lara – I don’t think it’s a very good idea. If you start at 0 every year, you’re erasing institutional knowledge. I think you should use actuals over the past year.
  27. Syed – Based on what you know about the units, do you have a unit in mind that you think has a higher earning potential?
  28. Francisco – Something that’s recent is Cal Aggie Camp. We were focusing in on them the last quarter, and that brought up a bunch of questions. While it’s supposed to be a philanthropy that isn’t focused on bringing in profits, we could put Cal Aggie Camp in a more stable position to make sure this doesn’t happen over and over.
  29. Nguyen – How would you approach issues that may arise when you and Senate have opposing views?
  30. Francisco – I understand my role is to give financial advice and work with senators and exec and commissioners. Through working as chief of staff for the past year, I had a lot of differing opinions, but in the end, I knew my place and how I worked in it. In terms of working with Senate, I don’t want it to be like the last exec where a lot of people felt they were cut out of the process or not involved. I want to get more input from people so I can be more informed.
  31. Santiago – I want to know how you see UCSA will influence our budget.
  32. Francisco – Counts on a lot of info that I don’t have. Really factors into where that money will come from, who might get cut, what sort of resources we need to raise that money. During budget hearings is when you’ll get a clearer answer.
  33. Rivilis – 1, what advice would you give to the Senate table about budget hearings?
  34. Francisco – One thing I learned working in ASUCD is that people will say one thing and feel another. So my advice would be to be blunt with me.
  35. Rivilis – How should we prepare Senate for budget hearings?
  36. Francisco – I know we had a preview budget hearing last year, that’s a big component. Other than that, making sure the Senate table will know exactly what they’re going to look at before going in.
  37. Rivilis – What would you like to change about how previous Controllers did at budget hearings?
  38. Francisco – It’s hard to say what I’d do differently, but one of the things is that I want you all to know all the info you should know going into budget hearings. That’s one of the major things I can do as a Controller.
  39. Nahabedian –Your thoughts on sustainability of the way we’re running the budget right now, where you see that changing?
  40. Francisco – I feel that every year, we try to go after a few $100 year, a few $1000 here. One of the things I want to focus on is the rebranding of certain units. Better to focus on bigger things to fix them.
  41. Johnson – What will the first 3 days of the position be like for you?
  42. Francisco – 1st day, going to put up a poster my girlfriend gave me. But it’s meeting people, figuring out what you all want, figuring out what needs you all have, what should be brought to my attention. And also fixing the computer.
  43. Nguyen – Now that you are confirmed, address the concerns of having an all-SMART exec?
  44. Francisco – Saying we’re all SMART doesn’t mean we have the same opinion. That will be one of my main tasks, however, to make sure you all know that I’m not going to just cater to the SMART populace.
  45. Nguyen – Share some ideas you had for your term?
  46. Francisco – Just one idea off the top of my head was reworking how CFC gives grants. One of the things we spend our money on is printing, so why don’t we just make it so they can redeem at Campus Copies?
  47. Jaroszewska – I really enjoyed working with you this past year. My commission is pretty feisty, but they love Controllers. I’m wondering how you’d like B&F as a resource, and how we should hold you accountable, and what kinds of ways you see that relationship continue?
  48. Francisco – I see it as an extension of my job as Chief of Staff. Same relationship dynamics would apply, but we’re focusing on one topic. I know there’s a lot going on, and as long as you all have a goal, it would help keep me focused rather than working in a vacuum. Don’t think the relationship should change just because someone terms out. Will work on projects with the next person to establish continuity.
  49. Ashe – Love the idea of working with CFC to make sure the money goes back to ASUCD. We’re in a difficult financial place right now, when you’re looking to make cuts, are you going to cut across the board, or cut some units more than others?
  50. Francisco – 2 components to deciding how to cut: the opinion of Mariah and Robyn, and it’s not wise to cut everyone across the board. It shouldn’t be equal, it should be equitable.
  51. Fatayerji – 2 scenarios: I’d rather you develop a system of making units make money instead of cutting. How do you feel about EC Large Show Fund?
  52. Francisco – We can always say how units are going to make more money, but it’s important to balance and set realistic standards, so sometimes cuts are necessary. Increasing funding is not concrete, but cutting is. In terms of Large Show Fund, I know the basics but not the intricacies. I would have a better answer when I meet with the unit director and others to see what their visions for that are.
  53. Fatayerji – Cut units and combine, or cut parts of a unit and bandage them up?
  54. Francisco –Depends on situation. Take PO and CCCCN, it made sense to combine them. With other units, that might not be the case. You would have to look at it case by case.
  55. Lee – You mentioned CFC reform? I’m trying to work on that right now. I’ll be talking to you about that soon.
  56. Roll Call Vote (11-0-1)
  57. Passed
  1. Unit Director Reports
  1. Entertainment Council – 8:15
  2. EC – Got a ton going on this quarter. Quad show, got Pirates of the Caribbean showing coming up. Open Mic Night at the end of the month, another quad show. Biggest thing on our plate is Flume, and Lawntopia. Some things for Lawntopia: food vendors and sponsors. We’re going to try to bring some money back through sponsors offsetting cost of event. Charging food vendors. Working on fee initiative, want to prepare it for next Fall.
  3. Nguyen – If fee initiative passes, is it effective immediately?
  4. EC – Earliest is winter.
  5. Kapur – Not happening. The earliest realistically would be Spring or Summer. Earliest is Spring, but they’ll probably wait for Summer.
  6. EC – There’s a little bit of confusion, not sure exactly when the funds will come in for the this event, but the plan is for it to grow every year.
  7. EC – Next quad show will be a band called the J-Band.
  8. Garcia – One concern I did have: one thing that wasn’t talked about, no one knew about gender-neutral restrooms. Want to bring up this concern because it was brought up to me. Any publicly accessible gender-neutral restrooms?
  9. EC – I’ll do my best to look into that. It’s not something that came up, I apologize for not making that a priority, I appreciate you bringing it up.
  10. Huey – On the fee initiative, Mariah and I were involved in the conversation. Some of the discussion we’re having is that Adela wants ASUCD to have a set business plan before asking students for money. We’re doing everything we can in our meetings with admin to make sure this goes through properly. Hoping when this is good to go, we’ll work on it during summer to make sure future bigger plans may happen. Other piece: When it comes down to fee initiatives, vice chancellor and chancellor need to sign it. Let Mariah and I know if you want more info.
  11. Priano – One solution to what Ivon said, WRC puts up signage over gender circle to designate bathrooms as gender-neutral.
  12. Garcia – Actually illegal to put it over the signs. But what you can do is, under the sign, designate it as trans friendly.
  13. Kapur – Bringing distinguished speakers?
  14. EC – Most definitely. Always open to recommendations, if it’s desired by the students. Again, as a budget topic, someone like Maya Angelou would be 80-100k to have. Just something to take into consideration.
  15. Kapur – Ideally would want someone else to pay for it, but student-driven.
  16. EC – Lower Freeborn room 13 on Tuesdays. We combine staff and director meetings. Talk about upcoming events, different processes. Very democratic.
  17. Sabbagh – EAC will collab with EC. If you want to help, let us know.
  1. Committee Reports – 12:43
  1. Nguyen – Administrative Advisory Committee. We’re in the process of conducting 50+ interviews, must be done by next Friday. Greg is hoping to make final decisions sometime Week 4.
  2. Rivilis – Going HAM for AAC interviews. URSAC met this week, trying to figure out Aggie Threads. CURB/SFAAAC tomorrow.
  3. Watson – If you all approve, and the commissioners will approve, the DAA will be in charge of overlooking those things. Meeting tomorrow about career pipelines.
  1. Presentations
  2. Public Announcements
  1. Sabbagh – Planning, contact EC, reserved Central Park. Happening May 31st. During meeting with Bob, who knows Davis history, he told me Davis Bike Month is in May. Celebrating 50th anniversary of the 1st bike lane ever in the country. May 1st at 3:30 at Bicycling Hall of Fame.
  2. Chollampat – Pass the Plate on the 20th. 7 in MPR.
  3. Sandhu – IAC meetings 4-6 pm for the rest of the quarter.
  4. Priano – Davis Feminist Film Festival, Apr 30th, May 1st. Accompanying art show next week.
  5. Garcia – Laverne Cox is a for sure, she’s coming. Happening at the same time as Flume. Grand Opening next week for Bike Barn/Aggie ReUse.
  6. Kapur – Tomorrow, CURB/SFAAAC. Cal Aggie Camp Whole Foods fundraiser.
  7. Rivilis – CURB/SFAAAC tomorrow 11:30 – 1, ARC meeting room 1.
  8. Huey – Mariah and I did postings for exec. staff, 4 positions up right now.
  9. Johnson – Dr. Cornell-West coming too.
  10. Kapur – Our athletics director resigned out of nowhere. Football coach’s wife is taking over. Next week, Katehi office hours in CoHo. Next Wed, you should either be with Harley or Mariah. Pantry fundraiser.
  11. Jaroszewska –B&F is hiring alternates. Tomorrow, Indigenous Arts Market. Pow-wow day after.
  12. Garcia – Pow-wow. Be mindful of photos. Aggie ReUse store is hiring.
  13. Tresh – Tara from Pantry wants people to share Scholarship for Pantry. I encourage everyone to post online and share it. Amani 5k Bowl is this Sunday, and I just signed up for Aggie 5k Pride.
  14. Fatayerji – Next Monday, Alpha Phi, donate blood, say Reem sent you.
  15. Sandhu – IAC is hiring, 4 alternate positions.
  16. Rivilis – Encourage your staff to sign up/volunteer for 5k Stride. There should be a petition for UConsent going around, volunteer positions available.
  17. Priano – Take Back the Night is April 21st, followed/preceded by Consent Week. Trying to confirm with Laci Green.
  18. Fatayerji – IFC is planning an org to go along with UConsent. Sexual awareness march May 2nd.
  19. Nahabedian – April 15th, Armenian Genocide presentation.
  20. Ashe – OA is going to Farmer’s Market next week, 5:30 at Wed. Hope to see you all. Christy and I are working on a bill to get money for new brochures.
  21. Santiago – Pow-wow etiquette. Don’t point. Don’t take pictures unless you get permission.
  22. Kapur – Community report on police relations, Realism of Racism next week.
  23. Lee – TCSS Night Market tomorrow. 6:30 to 8.
  24. Huey – Spring Quarter gets busy, there will be a lot more things happening. I just want you all to know that I understand if you need someone to talk to, just take care of yourself, hold yourself accountable for your health. I will always be a listening ear and understanding person, no matter what your situation may be.
  25. Watson –Budget Hearing doodle, fill out by Monday.
  1. Status of Legislation Previously Passed – 10:53
  1. Veto
  2. Watson – All of last week’s was passed, except #56. I don’t want to make a habit out of vetoes, it was just this specific bill. Asked for info, asked about restrictions of Capital Reserves, etc. Janet was out for the majority of the week. Don’t know if you read the letter in its entirety, but I vetoed because I thought the money could have come out of somewhere better. You’re going to see a bill from the Controller about CM reserves. Also clearly defining what capital reserves are. You all passing bills for so much money, what we tend to ask for is business plans. If you’re going to invest $8k, you have to have a business plan. We need to think long-term with these plans. We cannot afford to just be that administration that just spends. I trust Alex completely on this one, I won’t be offended if you overturn my veto, but I just wanted to give you my reasons.
  1. Introduction of New Legislation
  1. Spending Bill to allocate $150 from Senate reserves for purchasing supplies for “Pizza and Politics” Town Hall Event
  2. Senate Bill to enact new exec. staff positions and change their pay rates.
  1. Consideration of Old Legislation
  1. SB #54 – Rivilis – 8:15
  2. Re-referred to IAC
  3. SB #58 – Hill – 6:49
  4. Hill – One of the major thing in ASUCD is a lot of different people doing a lot of different things.