General AGS Meeting Minutes for 7/24/07

I.    Call to Order

                A. 5:13 PM

II.    Circulate Attendance Sheet (Roll Call)

III.    Approve Agenda (2 minutes)

IV.    Approve Minutes from June 26, 2007 (5 minutes)

                A. Approved 5:15 PM

V.    Resolution 07-39 to Appoint Scott Summers VP Finance (5 minutes)

                A. Sam is unavailable to sign needed documents

                B. Amendments to clarify reason for change

                C. Votes:

1.7 Council Members for

2. 8 proxies for

3.  0 opposed, 0 abstentions

VI.    Officer Reports

                A.    President    Melissa Bruninga-Matteau (10 minutes)

1.       Offices must be cleaned out

a.        Need help

2.       Mental Health Update

a.        Mental health survey

b.       Dr. Leslie

3.       Pub Update  (5 minutes)

a.        ABC can’t figure out what we are

                                                                                                   i.      Not a corporation or non-profit

b.       Behind schedule

                                                                                                   i.      Construction is off by one month

                                                                                                  ii.      Priority to finish has increased

                                                                                                iii.      Alcohol license

1.       60-90 turnaround time

c.        Still have not received letter of zoning

d.       Menu

                                                                                                   i.      Still being worked out

                                                                                                  ii.      Start with simple food, work upwards

e.       May be eligible for temporary alcohol permit

    B.    VP Financial Affairs      Sam Danziger (5 minutes)

                                1.  Budget is finalized

                                                a. Good return on investments

                                                b. Did not overspend on travel, food, party or staff costs

    C.    VP External Affairs       Christine Eubank (5 minutes)

1.       UCSA Update (15 minutes)

a.        Congress was two weeks ago

b.       Full delegation

c.        Child birth accommodations policy became a board directive

d.       Financial aid became an action agenda item

e.       Executive board is evenly spread through campuses

                                                                                                   i.      President is from UCLA

f.         Putting in a bid to host UCSA next year

g.        Talked about health insurance coalitions amongst UCs

2.       Looking to appoint a Campus Organizing Director

    D.    VP Internal Affairs       Adam Bondy (5 minutes)

1.       Cage Free Eggs Wesley Ryan (5 minutes)

a.        Questioning on environmental friendliness of cage free eggs

b.       Questioning on humaneness of cage free eggs

2.       Bicycle Advisory Councils Matt Aggleton (5 minutes)

a.        3^rd meeting since March

b.       Lack of confidence in meeting’s ability to enact change

3.       Housing Guarantee Issues have been brought up

4.       Western Dental Issues have been brought up

5.       Grad Student Handbook

a.        Looking for volunteers

VII. Bill 07-34 to Unify GAB/GSHIP and appoint Renee Ellis as Chair (5 minutes)

A.       Jobs are busy at different times

B.       Concern about meeting attendance

a.        Renee was not on council mailing list

C.       Passes by acclimation

VIII. Resolution 07-35 to Appoint Giovanni Hortua as Legislative Liaison (5 minutes)

A.       Was CoD last year, outstanding job

B.       Busy with qualifying exam last year, passed

a.        Freer now

C.       Passes by acclimation

IX. Resolution 07-36 to Re-Appoint Patricia Lee as Webmaster (5 minutes)

                A. Passes by acclimation

X. Resolution 07-37 to Appoint Jessie Weber as Campus Communication Director (5 minutes)

                A. Works on spreading knowledge of AGS

                B. Need someone to help with banners and mailing lists

                C. Passes by acclimation    

XI. Resolution 07-38 in Support of Bren Event Center Going Under Student Affairs Control (10 minutes)

A.       Athletics have booked 75% of time

B.       Was under student affairs 3 years ago

C.       Studies have shown that student affairs is more effective

D.       Passes by acclimation

XII.  Academic Senate Councils - Melissa Bruninga-Matteau (5 minutes)

A.       ICS exchange program has been approved

B.       298 PhDs have conferred

C.       Bio recruitment is not at targets

D.       37 people don’t have housing

XIII. Standing Proxies – Scott Summers (5 minutes)

XIV. Appoint Nick Bravo Humanities Council Member

XV. Housing Update

                A. Police report filed regarding unannounced maintenance entrances

                                1. 3 recent problems

XVI.    New Business

                A. No multiline switchboard in Palo Verde telephone line

XVII. Adjourned

A.       6:30 PM

Allocated: 102 minutes

Remember:  Council members, please proxy your votes for any meetings you intend to miss.