• Type of Meeting: House Cleaning
• Roll Call
◦ Jonathon (President; Voting)
◦ Nicole (Psychology; Non-voting)
◦ Josiah (Resource & Environmental Studies; Voting)
◦ Mark Carter (Faculty Rep; Voting)
◦ Nancy Nussbaum (Accounting)
◦ Doug Bynam(Faculty Rep; Voting)
◦ Dan Smith (Faculty Rep; Voting)
◦ Richard (Staff- Housing/ Res Life; Voting)
◦ Neil (Bobcat Blend; Non-Voting)
◦ Miguel (Psychology)
◦ Rachel (Secretary; Voting)
◦ John Phillips (Geography; Voting)
◦ Timothy Hayes (Geography/ Nutrition)
◦ Tina Cade (Faculty; Voting)
• Announcements
◦ Present
▪ Dr. Cade and Tim are out for today.
▪ Hayley Householder has withdrawn from the university.
• If you know a graphic designer, please get them to come here.
▪ Please talk to Jonathon if you feel stressed so you can work it out with him.
◦ Project Liaisons/ Ambassadors
▪ For different projects this year
◦ Trello
▪ Please sign up, instructions are emailed out
▪ Will be intro next time on how to do that
◦ 2 volunteers for social media
▪ Nicole & Josiah
◦ Proposal narrative formatting
▪ Rachel, Josiah, & Neil present final product next meeting on the 23rd
◦ Skunk works 9/17
▪ An enriched environment For a small group to develop new ideas
▪ A creative meeting concept
▪ Committee Business
• Proposals
◦ Maia Wright- Solar Pump Proposal update
▪ President approved for September through November ($5000 for rental $2000 for workshops)
• Funding is the same, but timeline is shortened from the 2 months
▪ Placement needs to be discussed and finalized
◦ Maria Rocha- Indigenous Cultures Institute
▪ Indigenous cultures institute
▪ Work a lot with Texas State University to communicate with students about preserving the San Marcos River
▪ Annual Pow Wow;
• Sponsors
◦ Texas Commission of the Arts has joined their cause as well as private sponsors
◦ HBSA
◦ Sigma Lambda Beta and Sigma Lambda Gamma
• Money they are asking for from ESC is $2500
◦ For tents and garbage disposal & supplies
◦ Will not be staking in the ground
◦ Will have recycling
◦ Do not believe that they will need anything next year
◦ Jennell Rayos- Bobcats Go Green
▪ VP of SOS
▪ Wants to buy golf cart
▪ Issues with the walkie talkies
▪ Needs new shirts
▪ Registered for game day challenge
▪ Needs food for volunteers
▪ Advertising
• Jonathon says he advises to utilize the social media in a better way and save money for other necessary things
▪ Got 5 cu. yd.'s of waste last game
▪ $18,000 for this proposal
◦ Kara Solis- Bobcat Beauty
▪ Behalf of HEAT
• Bobcat Beauty
◦ Goal is campus cleanup, especially cigarette butts
◦ Make art out of trash and show it on campus
◦ Goal is also to instill school pride so people pick it up themselves
▪ Encourage people to post them picking up trash, etc.
◦ Trash and waste is a big issue on the surrounding parts of campus
▪ Speck parking
◦ Need bags, gloves, etc.
▪ Neon shirts?
• Vests instead of shirts
▪ Biodegradable bags?
• Size of bags, weight issue?
◦ Food
▪ Look at sustainable garden/ nutrition organization on campus
• Discussion/Voting
◦ Solar Pump Station
▪ Too much money for too short a time
▪ 5 oppose, proposal denied
◦ Indigenous Cultures Institute
▪ Josiah @ Meadows Center
• After speaking to people at the meadows center, the budget is pretty high
• They also change admission
▪ How many students will actually go?
• Advertising?
▪ Motion to approve
• 7 approve
▪ Josiah to talk to Indigenous Cultures Institute about approval
◦ HEAT: Bobcats Beauty
▪ $800
▪ Come back after:
• Talking to nutrition org. about food for volunteers
• Vests instead of shirts with logos
• And better bags
◦ Might get funding from TDS for bags and other things, talk to them
• Maybe trash picker uppers
• Talk to don’t mess with Texas and Keep San Marcos Beautiful
▪ Motion on table:
• 8 to table motion for better proposal
▪ John to talk to HEAT about these things
▪ Kara Solis to be student representative from ASG
◦ BGG
▪ Marketing campaign is terrible, Jonathon will try to help her
• Does not want to fund marketing budget
▪ Give pedicab from Bobcat Blend to BGG instead of getting gold cart
▪ Maybe bags for t-shirts
▪ For NAVY game
• 6 for approving navy game
• 2 against
▪ For tabling rest of budget
• 7 for
• 1 against
• Adjournment