Meeting Minutes: January 17, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

VANIER COLLEGE COUNCIL

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 | 7:00 pm | Room 113 VC

1.0 WELCOME

  1. CALL TO ORDER

Meeting called to order at 7:08 pm

Moved by: Kidus Yoseph Seconded by: Beste Cobanoglu

In Favour: 14Against: 0Abstention: 0

1.2 ROLL CALL

COUNCIL MEMBERS

Voting Members / Ex-Officio Members
Peter Man Van
Issa Jamaa
Menfes Kidus
Seif Hamdein
Christine Nieto
Sello Tlelima
Kareem El Kady
Elaine Nieto
Daniel Petrescu
Kidus Yoseph
Sami Dessuky
Shannon Voisin
Beste Cobanoglu
Celine Brown
Bila Parwasto / President
VP Academics & External Affair
VP Finance
VP Media & Promotions
VP Social/Cultural
Chief of Administration
Dir. of Academics & External Affairs
Director of Campaigns & Advocacy
Director of Finance
Director of Media & Promotion
Director of Social/Cultural
Commuter Representative
First Year Representative
First Year Representative
Residence Representative / Caitlin Pinto
Chelsea Zavarelli
John Lugtu
Caryl Munzara
Lorraine Isidro
Stan Tweyman
John Byron / Chair of Athletics
Chair of Athletics
Chief of Vandoo
CRO
Speaker
Vanier College Master
YFS Representative

LATE REPORTS SUBMITTED: Menfes Kidus, Seif Hamdein, Sami Dessuky

REGRETS SUBMITTED: Sami Dessuky

ABSENT/LATE: N/A

1.3 ACCEPT TODAY’S AGENDA

1.3.1 Addition

  • Vanier Forum as 4.1.1

Moved by: Sello TlelimaSeconded by: Man Van

In Favour: 14 Against: 0Abstention: 0

1.4 ACCEPT MEETING MINUTES FROM JANUARY 4, 2017

Moved by: Sello TlelimaSeconded by: Man Van

In Favour: 14Against: 0Abstention: 0

2.0 SPEAKER’S REMARKS

2.1 PHONE STRIKES

3.0 NEW BUSINESS

3.1 PRESIDENT & ADMINISTRATION

3.1.1 Retreat

  • The day retreat will be held on the weekend of January 26-28 and the buses are planned to depart between 2pm – 4pm

3.1.2 YU Divest

  • The club is planned to attend next meeting to present their proposal to the council.

3.1.3 Student Spaces (SHARP)

  • The model is designed to help the university identify which student spaces are being in use.

3.2 SOCIAL/CULTURAL

3.2.1 First Year Event

  • More details are required to finalize the event.
  • The event will be postponed until the contract is drafted by the paintball venue where the event will be held.

3.2.2 Frost Week Debrief

  • Table to next meeting

3.2.3 Blue Mountain

  • There are 8 occupancies available of six and seven people per room. The trip total will be announced for next meeting by Christine Nieto.
  • The prices set for the trip are $180 for Vanier Students, $200 non-Vanier students and $250 for non-York persons.
  • Christine Nieto moves to have the following prices for the Blue Mountain trip.
  • All in favour: 9 Decline: 3 Abstain: 2
  • Christine Nieto plans on having the selling procedures done for tomorrow, Thursday January 18

3.2.4 Formal

  • Christine Nieto will finalize duties and allocate duties accordingly to council members.
  • Formal event is planned to be held on March 23, 2018 @ Paradise hotel.

3.2.5 Cultural Month

  • There will be a series of events hosted over the campus during the month of February in honor of Cultural Month.

3.3 VANDOO

3.3.1 Vandoo Hiring

  • John Lugtu states that the Vandoo did hiring for the Photographer/Videographer position and the constituents hired are Niama Ullah and Ibrahim Issa.

3.3.2 Upcoming Paper Issue

  • The upcoming issue of the Vandoo newspaper is planned to be released next week.

3.3.3 Debrief RE: Vandoo General Meeting

  • The meetings were held end of December and another the beginning of January to set future goals.

4.0 MOTIONS/ADDITIONS/RESOLUTIONS

4.1 ACADEMIC & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

4.1.1 Vanier Forum 5.0

  • The Forum is planned to be hosted on January 24 @ 2-3:45 pm. The room for the event is still to be determined.

5.0 ADJOURNMENT

Meeting adjourned at 8:48pm

Moved by: Menfes KidusSeconded by: Kareem El Kady

In Favour: 10 Against: 0 Abstention: 4

NEXT MEETING: JANUARY 24, 2017

COUNCIL REPORTS

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