Fee Transparency Project

Present: Ashley John, Adam Selcov, Regina Gomez, Katie Hellier, Lydia Jenkins-Sleczkowski, Lisa Bishop, Viggy Iyer, Venkatesh Nagubandi, Derek Demarco, Elliot Lewis

Approval of Agenda and Minutes, and Announcements

a. Motion to approve the agenda by Vignesh, second by Lydia b. Motion to approve the minutes by Katie, second by Vignesh c. Announcements

ii. iii.

CSF this weekend, Saturday/Sunday in health center, times TBD. Ashley will forward info when agenda is sent out Set office hours for Spring Quarter Adam is interested in hosting an elections referendum event so help plan if you want

Referenda Discussion

a. Student Success Referendum:

Ashley: Google docs are made with the referendum language. We need to form

an opinion on student success hub

Adam: I support it
Katie: Grad students supported Student Success hub being on the ballot but

mixed opinions on whether it passed. The total of all of them adds up. Ian: Kresge was mixed, questions on how the economy will be in the future, but because it is in Kresge they know it will help people a lot Lydia: Cowell was in support

Ashley: College 10 was concerned about how distant it was but still was in

support

Adam: motion to support
Katie: friendly amendment to address reservations
Second by Regina
Motion passes

Referendum Statements:

Lydia: add to student gov, about how it would affect outreach/welcome leaders

Ashley: for career center one, the details are in the minutes so we can take on
Katie: the career center one needs to be more consistent with past vs. present

tense

Ashley: add notes later and vote by email
Katie: TAPS can be written with a little more detail
Adam: Maybe acknowledge a change in opinion if any for TAPS
Ashley: It’s a very different so we shouldn’t compare

Lydia: if we were to do that, we could acknowledge changes in the referendum Lisa: ¼ of undergrads weren’t here

- Katie: Very clear on difference between last year and this year. Acknowledge the

word maintaining

Adam proposed a verbal draft language
Katie and Ashley make verbal edits and then is written
Ashley: I will email out everything tonight and then vote via email

Lisa: make sure you put a why you support and not just the reservations

Motion to approve referenda statements by Venkatesh, second by Lydia
Vote by email 10-0-4, motion passes

Funding Proposal:

#50 will be left tabled because questions haven’t been answered yet #22: Veterans Success

Adam: I like it and think that it’s important and we should fully fund
Katie: It’s an underrepresented group that doesn’t come up very often
Regina motions to fully fund, Adam seconds
No objections, motion passes
Earmark $5,005

#65: Career Services Technology

Katie: Not sure how useful the digital signage will be.
Regina: More eye catching so I think they’re goal is to get more students
Katie: But not sure if it will be useful
Adam: When i did the grading I said 10k to whatever they wanted but i’m not sure

now

Ashley: 30k for a platform is a lot of money
Adam motions for $2,272.11 for one computer
No second, motion fails
Vignesh motions to fund $11,360.55 for all computer category, Katie seconds
Adams objects, we’ve been pretty consistent funding 1 computer
Katie: What if we just funded the computer lab replacements
Adam withdraws objection
Katie amends to fund ⅗ computers for $6,816.33
Vignesh accepts amendment
No objections, motion passes #27: Creative Entrepreneurship Internship Program

Lydia they’re FOAPAL is a 19900

Vignesh: Is this internship at UCSC?
Ashley: Off campus
Adam: I think the student impact on the housing is low, suggests 30k
Katie: They need housing to do this so its together, but overall student impact is

low

Regina: Likes fact that its very diverse and from historically disadvantaged

groups

Vignesh: We can do it by number of students

- Adam motions for $45,000 for all project stuff and half housing, Lydia seconds

No objections, motion passes

#4: International Graduate Housing

Katie: It would be very beneficial
Vignesh: I agree, my recommendation is one or two years
Adam motions for 1 person for year 1, 2 people for year 2, $45,000, Katie

seconds

No objections, motion passes

Lisa: Needs to come from M7 #56: Ethnic Resource Center Snack Pantry

Adam: I like this for one year ($4,500)

Lydia motions for one year ($4,500), second by Regina

No objections, motion passes

#18: STARS student lounges

Katie: no justification for laptops over desktops
Adam: Let’s be consistent and do max 3 computers
Vignesh: They talked more about kiosks and not computers so maybe support

that more

Katie: Laptops are easier to steal so maybe specify desktops?
Adam motions for $4,000 for kiosk items and the remaining going to desktop

computers, Second by Vignesh

Katie amends to $4,000 and let them specify
Adam accepts amendment
No objections
Motion is $4,000 with no specifications
No objections, motion passes

#35: Global Programming

Katie: Based off chancellor search and stuff, global engagement is likely to

change

Adam: We should be cautious with day trips Lydia: Is it a retreat or does it have value?
Regina: Intention is to share local culture
Ashley: SSF can’t fund international programs
Vignesh: There are other events on the budget that we should discuss
Adam motions for $25,240, Regina seconds
Katie, Vignesh and Lydia objects 0 For, 7 against, 1 abstain

Lisa: Can fund anything through M7

Adam motions for $21570 (everything but day trips and other events)
Vignesh seconds
Regina objects
Regina: We should look more into mentorship events
Katie: Maybe half fund mentorship program

1 For, 7 against, 1 abstain

Katie motions $18,070 to everything but other events daytrips and $3,500 of

mentorship program, Lydia seconds

No objections, motion passes

#1. Mental health first aid training

Katie: We need the numbers of how many people show up
Regina: The success is in question, mental health is important but it could be

Ian: Concern with the number of people

more useful. Also concerned with lack of advertising

Katie: Because it’s free, the people who take it are usually alreadys somewhat

educated

Katie: Maybe table to get more info?
Adam: I’m more at not funding
Vignesh: I’m more on funding them or tabling. I think we should table
Vignesh motions to table to ask for more info on usage levels from previous

years, Katie seconds

No objections, motion passes

#39: We Belong

Lydia: 19900 fund Lydia: There’s a line item for gift cards. Not sure if there’s a specification of that or if we should fund it

Vignesh: They’re asking for a GSR position, which can’t be funded by SSF
Katie: Proposal mentions that it’s a summer position, so it probably won’t be

going to tuition

Ashey: I’ll reach out to clarify on the GSR stuff
Katie: I feel iffy on this because it funds a whole project. It’s really good

intentioned, but somewhat limited.

Vignesh motions to fund $44,359 to fund coordinator, undergrad/grad

researchers for one year, Adam seconds

No objections, motions passes

#57: SAIL Mentor Program

Katie: Does anyone actually go to alumni panels?
Committee notes that panels don’t always have a large turnout
Regina: This does serve a purpose but others do
Vignesh: I’ve worked with them before and they’re great

Lydia motions to fund everything except gift cards for one year ($3,400), Vignesh seconds

No objections, motions passes

#21: Training in the field

Adam: In my notes I suggest the first priority one ($9,360)

Lydia: This might have registration costs in there?

- Discussion about whether stipends will be used to pay for tuition. Members note

that there’s a difference between tuition awards versus a student choosing to use stipend to pay for tuition

Adam motions to fund $9360, Ian seconds
No objections, motions passes.

Adjournment

I. Katie motions to adjourn, Regina seconds