CSCC

Minutes of September 22, 2010

Attendance:

Present: Paul D’Angelo, Dan Frieri, Lindsay Gagliano, Diane Gruenberg, Leona Harris (for Mark Woodford on sabbatical), Wayne Heisler, Jillian Irizarry, Magda Manetas, Marc Meola, Jim Norfleet, Manish Paliwal, Sean Parsons, Janice Vermeychuk, Carol Wells.

Excused: Gregory Pogue

1.  Introduction of members of committee.

2.  Minutes from September 8, 2010 reviewed.

v  Travel policy status was discussed. Wayne stated it was in Tom Mahoney’s office last time he checked on it. Manish will send email to Tom Mahoney to find out the current status.

v  Minutes from the CSCC meeting on September 8, 2010 meeting were approved pending some minor revisions.

3.  Review and discussion on new charge: Proposed Facilities Use Policy was open to the members. Section II Definitions of Policy was omitted in some copies and new copies were distributed to members who needed them. Timeline of charge by Steering Committee was reviewed and discussed.

v  Policy was discussed by members;

o  Context of the policy; origin of the policy – why is the policy being drafted?

o  Discussion of the balance of the College’s mission and the constitutional rights of citizens to use public property.

o  Key areas of concern were:

Document/Section / Page / Concern/Questions
College Real Property Administrator Guidelines
Responsibilities / 1-3 / Questions regarding Administrator role.
Questions regarding makeup of RPUC.
Questions regarding “real property.”
Why is the sundial sculpture area referred to as the “student center sundial lawn”?
What is the hierarchy of this policy as it compares with other established college policies?
What are other college policies in relation to this policy?
What is in place to provide the balance between the college mission and the constitutionality of a citizen’s rights to utilize public property?
Use of Facilities Policy
Introduction / 1 / Clarification of Administrator role.
3 / Clarification of property types (public, limited use, non-public).
Policy – 1. General Restrictions / 4 / Clarification on restrictive items a-k.
Policy – 2. Public Use Areas – a. Users / 5 / Clarification on College users and Non-college users. Does everyone coming on campus need to notify Campus Police?
Policy – 2. Public Use Areas – b. Time / 6 / Clarification on Time section
Policy – 2. Public Use Areas – c. Noise / 6 / Clarification on Manner 1-3 (noise, sound, dissemination). Also noted “Residence halls” are not included here.
Policy – 3. Limited Use Areas – 2) Form of Appeals / 11 / Clarification on how appeals are handled.
Who decides; how many members of appellate board?

4.  It was determined that questions from the policy will be submitted to the Carol (via email) by October 6th and then compiled into one listing. The listing will be reviewed by all group members and presented to Tom Mahoney, General Counsel, at the October 13th meeting. Manish will include this request in his email to Tom regarding the travel policy.

5.  Fora selection and date is on hold until policy can be reviewed. November 2010 is the target date for the Fora.

6.  Calendar Set:

October 13
October 27
November 10
December 8

Respectively submitted by

Carol J. Wells