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October 17th, 2022

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Present: Andy, Bara, Charlene, Diana, Flora, Lisa, Lucy, Lydia

  1. Welcome
    1. Quorum not reached
    2. Check in question: If you were a candle, what scent would you be?
  2. Approval of Agenda and 10/10/22 Minutes
    1. Bara motions to approve the minutes, Flora seconds. Motion passes.
    2. Andy motions to approve the agenda, Bara seconds. Motion passes.
  3. Get-to-know-you question - resources on campus
  4. Announcements & Updates
    1. Orientation meeting upcoming
      1. 2020 Orientation Video
    2. Resources
      1. Charge Letter
      2. SFAC Handbook & Bylaws
      3. SFAC Google Drive
      4. SFAC website
    3. RCC and Merrill representatives has been nominated by their student governments.
    4. Charlene has been sending the flyer and outreach information on social media.
  5. Old Business (tabled from last meeting)
    1. AA/PIRC allocation amendment
      1. Charlene likes this amendment request and supports moving it forward.
      2. Bara is supportive if the unit believes this is a better use of the funding.
      3. Flora motions to approve the changes, Bara seconds. No objections, motion passes.
  6. Equity in Mental Health funding presentation (Lucy)
    1. Lucy shares that SFAC is being asked to allocate $90,000 from the Equity in Mental Health funding pool.
    2. The University of California produced a large funding plan to support three areas. This $15 million came from the state budget, and spread across the 10 campuses.
    3. A committee at UCSC was convened to solicit proposals and make recommendations.
      1. Funding letters/outcomes are available on the website.
    4. The committee recommended that 90,000 be set aside every year for student-initiated programs, this is where SFAC comes in.
    5. Lydia and Lucy will prepare proposals from each tier to demonstrate what was submitted last year.
      1. The 90,000 does not have any tier specifications.
  7. Funding call this year (continued)
199002000020360
GFSSFM7Total
Forfeitures to date$9,539.94$428,017.01$230,881.91$668,438.86
7/1/22SSF Revenue Dist (Yr 1/4)$300,000.00$300,000.00
8/16/22FY23 M7 Allocation$288,256.19$288,256.19
Available Bal$9,539.94$728,017.01$519,138.10$1,256,695.05
Less 21/22 Cycle awards$1,657.00$307,963.00$147,760.00$457,380.00
Remaining Balance$7,882.94$420,054.01$371,378.10$799,315.05
Equity in Mental Health Funding$90,000
    1. Timeline for call
      1. The committee discusses based around this quarter’s dates.
      2. Flora notes it would be difficult to ask students to meet with committee members during Week 10 and finals.
      3. The committee agrees to launch on Nov 21.
      4. The workshops could be
    2. How much does the committee want to put in to reserves? - tabled
    3. How much does the committee want to put in to the call? - tabled
  1. If time - brainstorm future guests and topics - tabled
  2. Adjournment
    1. Andy motions to adjourn, Charlene seconds. Motion passes.

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