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October 13th, 2025

3:30 – 5:00 pm

AgendaMinutes
  1. Welcome and Introductions
    1. Members introductions: Name, Pronouns, Year, Major, and Space.
    2. Order: Cowell, Stevenson, Crown, Merrill, Kresge, Porter, Oakes, RCC, C9, JRL, Graduate Students, SAB, Provost, SUA, Lisa, Sezona, Lucy
  2. Welcome Vice Chancellor Bradley-Armstrong
    1. SFAC Charge Letter
  3. Approval of Agenda & Minutes
    1. Approval of Agenda
    2. Approval of October 6, 2025 Minutes
    3. Approval of October 6, 2025 Closed Session Minutes
  4. Public Comment
  5. Announcements & Updates
    1. SFAC Jacket + Nametag
    2. Invitation from Oakes College Student Senate
      1. The Oakes Student Senate is excited to announce that we will be hosting our annual Oakes-O-Ween event again this year, and we’d love for you to be a part of it! NEW DATE: October 22nd
    3. Fall Quarter Council on Student Fees (CSF) Meeting will be held at UC San Diego on November 15th-16th
      1. Summer meeting debrief
        1. Two CSF campaigns
          1. CalFresh alternatives for undocumented and international students
          2. Increased return to aid in ssf increases
        2. Cohort Tuition Model Review
        3. CSF Meeting Notes
          1. 7.11.25 - UCOP Budget Consultation Notes
          2. 8.15.25 - UCOP Budget Consultation Notes
          3. CSF Notes
          4. CSF Summer Quarter 2025.pptx
          5. CSF Summer 2025 Regular Meeting Agenda
          6. Website
        4. CSF Executive Board Meeting
    4. SFAC Fall Retreat Discussion
      1. Restaurant Outing: Sala Thai, Special Noodle
        1. Suggestion for timeframe: Week of October 20th
    5. Subcommittees - please be thinking about which subcommittee you would like to join:
      1. Subcommittee Interest Form
      2. Outreach
      3. Appeals
      4. Audit
  6. Add SFAC Student Assistant as Ex-Officio
    1. SFAC Bylaws
  7. Orientation Continued
    1. Review budget terminology
    2. Small group orientation “workshops” moving forward
  8. Preparing for the Funding Call
    1. Goals/Outcomes for this discussion
      1. Approve the memo: 2025-2026 SFAC Funding Call Memorandum
      2. Approve the funding call: 2025 - 2026 SFAC Funding Proposal Final Draft
      3. Set workshop times
        1. Once per week (weeks 5-8)
        2. 3 Regular
        3. 1 Student
    2. Proposed New Rule: 3 year prohibition on any unit with a new/modified fee not related to solely or mostly debt services/facilities
      1. If only changed to undergrad, can still apply for grad funding and vice versa
    3. Summary of Reserves
    4. Summary of 2023-2024 Awards and amounts returned
    5. Funding Call Format
      1. 24-25 Application Questions
      2. Summary of 24-25 Awards
      3. Spreadsheet with awards 24-25
        1. Overall summary: 10% of awards allocated were returned
    6. Funding Buckets
      1. Google Doc
  9. [CLOSED SESSION] Resource Centers and Measure 83
    1. SFAC_Closed_Session_Agenda_101325
  10. Adjournment

Upcoming Guests/Topics:.

  1. Date TBD: Amber Blakeslee, Associate Vice Chancellor for Budget, Analysis, and Planning + Associate Vice Chancellor for Budget and Financial Management for DSAS Angela Cline
  2. SSF/M7 Annual Report + Overview of Measure 7 (Requested by Lisa)
  3. SFAC SSF Annual Report: https://cosaf.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk1561/files/inline-files/COSAF_Annual_Report_2024-25.pdf

Meeting and Committee Member Resources:

  1. SFAC Roster
  2. Orientation Materials
  3. Agendas and Minutes
  4. Tracking Sheet for Campus Based Fees ongoing discussion