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2012-2013 ASUC Senate

ASUC Senate Meeting Minutes___________________________________________________________________________________

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ASUC SenateFinance Committee MinutesMonday September 10, 2012

I. Called to Order at 9:09II. Roll Call

Presenta. Senator Huab. Senator Lieuc. Senator Jacobod. Senator Kange. Senator Leef. Senator Deog. Senator Saifuddin

III. New potential Finance Officer: Amir introductioni. Business major, Philosophy minor

ii. Alpha Tau Omega fraternity officeriii. AAVP – Investments Directoriv. Career Advisorv. Worked at Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs

b. Sadia explained the job of the Finance Officerc. Senator Lee asked: are we abiding by the Robert’s Rules?d. Sadia: We’re in discussion right nowe. Senator lee: In Spring, the Finance Officer’s main job will be Spring Budgeting. How

will you balance doing all of that and your other time commitments?f. Amir: I have a lot of free time. Alumni relations is only 10 hrs/the whole semester; this

summer I worked 95 hours/week so I feel like I can handle the work load.g. Senator Jacobo: Can we ask questions on Wednesday?h. Sadia: We can answer questions now since he’s herei. Senator Deo: One of your jobs is replenishing the senate contingency fund. In terms or

researching the amount of money we have, how much research have you done so far on the finances f the ASUC?

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i. Before accepting the nomination for the position, Amir spoke with Connor and Justin to understand the history and finances of the ASUC.

j. Senator Lee: When you say director of investments, what does that mean?i. Amir: I’m mainly in charge of the Cal Lodge under EVP. At some point, the EVP

office will be making a presentation to the Senate.k. Senator Kang motioned to approve Amir as our Finance Officer; Senator Lieu was not

present (had to go to External Committee); Senator Lee seconded; move passedl.

IV. Approval of the Minutes

V. Guest AnnouncementsVI. Form AppealsVII. Fee WaiversVIII. Facility Waivers

a. Turn the tables fee waiver (presented by Senator Ma and AAVP Gavello)b. Career center puts this on without charging employersc. Before, the Career Center would cover operational costs; AAVP wants to keep a good

relationship with the Career center and the only thing they ask from the ASUC is the Pauley Ballroom Fee Waiver

d. There’s no doubt that the Career Center puts it on because the ASUC helps cover Pauley Ballroom Costs.

e. About 50 groups signed up and 54 companies came up; very successful event!f. Fee waiver went up on Friday; Sadia got a request; it was filed on time. g. Senator Saifuddin talked about how when we provide fee waivers for Event Services, it

actually comes back to the ASUC because they are serving studentsi. Student groups should have discounts for facilities

h. Senator Hua moved to pass the AAVP Turn the Tables Facility Waiveri. Senator Lee second

ii. Motion passed

IX. Old Businessa. Bills that were filed last week

i. Senator Saifuddin has been in touch with Judicial Council about SB 16 and 17 about the bylaws; ASUC is not allowed to sponsor any groups that recruits/discriminates based on gender

1. Suneeta – Judicial Council Chair says to file a charge sheet asking for advisory opinion

ii. Senator Saifuddin sent an email about guidelines for bills and procedures; made a new ficomm folder in the dropbox

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iii. Ficomm written report will be the minutes; it’s accessible to everyone, it makes no sense for us to write a written report for each bill.

X. New BusinessSB 18-A Bill in Support of the Bear Pantry

Tabled b/c Representatives aren’t hereSB 19-A Bill in Support of Volunteers Around the World (VAW)

1. Co-presidents here2. Main projects are to work throughout the semester to plan and set up mobile health clinics in the

Dominican Republic in Guatemala3. Goal is to improve the health, lifestyle and sustainability4. Throughout the semester, they do a lot of planning5. During winterbreak or summer, they set up mobile clinics to help the rural communities of those

companies.6. Most fundraising is done with students (70-80%)7. Last semester, they applied w/ AOF and got some funding; they’re also planning to apply this

year8. Senator Lee: how long have you been ASUC Sponsored?

a. 2 years ago, then they weren’t sponsored the year after, last year they were sponsored; transitioning between ASUC agents, so they weren’t able to applyf or Spring Budgeting

i. Senator Jacobo: is this for a certain event, or is it in general1. We pay for all of the program fees (transportation, airfare); it’s just the

fundraising that we do is to pay for the medical supplies in order to implement and run these clinics

ii. Senator Deo: asked about a particular item on the budgetiii. Senator Lee: can also apply for PSF insteadiv. Senator Kang: I think it’s important to see that everything is pretty explicitly laid

out and they aren’t asking for any money besides pharmaceutical v. Senator Saifuddin: when you applied for the grant, did you get everything?

1. Last year they applied for AOF and received 300$/group; PSF = applied individually

vi. Senator Saifuddin: asked the group to apply for other AAVP grantsvii. Senator Lee: SOF only funds for events on campus

viii. Senator Lieu: In title 3 of our bylaws, the 2nd year student groups have a cap of $300

ix. Senator Deo: Doesn’t believe SOF goes towards medical supplies; regardless from any caps, we should try to fund as much as we can for this

x. Senator Deo: There’s no rule saying we can’t fund these suppliesxi. Senator Hua: There has been a bill that was passed in 2010 for medical supplies

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xii. Senator Lee: This is the bulk of their groupxiii. Senator Saifuddin: have you asked for external funding?

1. We asked for big organizations, and asked for external sources for donations (medical pharmaceutical companies) but we didn’t get a lot of money

xiv. Senator Lieu: You said you had 501c3 status with the ASUC; it seems like Volunteers Around the World is an international program

1. We recently got the 501c3 status from them; but there are a lot of restrictions on what we can get from them, because they take away some portions of the funding

2. We recently tried to get non profit status, but in the past, we’ve only been using ASUC’s tax id, which restricts us less, but still restricts us in terms of what we can apply for (big corporations)

xv. Senator Saifuddin: if we weren’t able to fund your group, what would happen?1. It would just matter how much medication we could buy; we just can’t

give that patient that medicationxvi. Senator Saifuddin: clarification of vitamins

1. Malnutrtion was a big problem; they should be split up into vitaminsxvii. Senator Bellet: Why don’t we ask the organization to tell us what they want us to

fund/cut? Ficomm should decide how much we want to cut.xviii. Senator Lee: They’ve already lined out what they’re requesting, they gave us the

bare minimumxix. Senator Saifuddin: They told us that they put everything on the budget; they gave

the entire list to former Senator Shin; Annie wrote the bill for us; to simplify the bill, she just put antibiotics instead of being specific. They’re only asking for half of their entire budget

xx. Senator Lieu: It’s under my assumption that this budget isn’t the bare minimum; there are some ancillary line items that can be cut from the budget

1. It’s hard to cut line by line because if we didn’t receive money for one particular antibiotic, either way, we’re gonna have to buy a certain type of vaginal cream or something like that. They try really hard to buy as much medication as possible. They’re pretty sure (they’ve been researching) a lot of organizations, and they’re able to custom order a whole pack of medication

2. Compared to other medication, it’s very cost efficientxxi. Senator Deo: we should just motion to vote because we can’t discriminate

xxii. Senator Kang: motion to amend the total budget cost: $2,202.011. Motion to vote on the bill2. All in favor:

a. Senator Deob. Senator Kang

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c. Senator Lee3. Opposed

a. Senator Jacobo4. Abstained

a. Senator Lieub. Senator Saifuddin

xxiii. Senator Lieu: Volunteers around the world is an international non-profit established in 2004; we just funded an international non-profit’s operation. We should take into consideration moving forward that it may have set a dangerous precedence

xxiv. Senator Saifuddin: I hate sitting up here and cutting everyone’s budgets. We really need to be careful about how much we’re funding. Please check in with these communities; do you really need these?

xxv. Senator Lieu: I would caution against assuming that we’re gonna send the entire Senate contingency fund and replenish it. We are in control of these student fees; this chamber is being irresponsible.

xxvi. Senator Lee: I do agree with Senator Lieu’s point that we should be the most responsible fiscally, but on the other hand, we went through 20 bills and only spent $5000; as a representative of 30,000 that’s a sound decision that we’ve made

xxvii. Senator Saifuddin: I want to remind everyone what Senate Contingency Fund isxxviii. Senator Deo: While I understand that we’re on a tight budget and we want to be

fiscally responsible; in previous years, we’ve been cutting in the past few years, we’ve taken out honorariums, we’re now only funding ½ of Pauley Ballroom Fees. Spring Budgeting is a complicated process – it’s not only just on the student group’s fault. While we have to be fiscally responsible, we have to not be so stingy to the point that we discourage student groups from coming in here. The last student group gutted more than 2/3’s of that bill before they came to senate.

xxix. Senator Lee: Student groups don’t take budgeting really seriously – last semester it was a problem with Callink; after the secretariat solved that, we should get students informed about Spring Budgeting

xxx. Senator Saifuddin: I’m afraid of this idea that we’re telling ourselves we’re being responsible but we’re not acting in a responsible way. I don’t want to turn away the student groups, but at the same time, we have to make sure that we’ll have money and not filing for bankruptcy.

9. Senator Kang: Moved to pass the billa. Second: Senator Leeb. Opposed: Senator Jacobo

SB 20-A Bill in Support of Stories from the Career Path

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1. Tabled because Senator Huo wasn’t present.2. Brought back while going over Tabled bills.3. Senator Huo made amendments to the bill (took out the honorarium)4. Moved to pass by Senator Saifuddin5. Second by Senator Lieu6. Passed

SB 21-A Bill in Support of Envision

1. Clement Kao is an entrepreneurship club started last semester; tried to reach out students of all majors. We always want to be better than Stanford. Ranging from biotech to green tech; we worked with our partners to create workshops for our memebers

TABLED; BROUGHT BACK AFTER SB 24

1. Senator Saifuddina. Moved to amend the final resolve clause

2. Senator Hua seconda. So moved

3. The bill was amended4. Senator Lieu: I don’t think we can just ignore the fact that this bill was tabled5. Senator Deo: He is an agent, and you can’t be an agent unless you’re ASUC Sponsored. They are

in callink6. Senator Lieu: When were you chartered? 7. Guest: We got our constitution sent in by the 5th week of school8. Senator Lieu: 9. Moved to pass by Senator Saifuddin10. Second by Senator Lee11. Passed

SB 22-A Bill in Support of Livingwater Welcome Night

1. Senator Kang: Annie already made edits, we’re requesting less than we requested last time2. Senator Lieu: The event didn’t have ASUC Sponsorship on any of the materials;

a. Senator Saifuddin: The group wasn’t ASUC Sponsoredb. Senator Kang: They had no reason to put ASUC Sponsored on their flyers or facebook

page or website, because they were not ASUC sponsored when the event was happening; if they did, it would be illegal

3. Senator Lieu: We’re ignoring the bylaws; title 3 governs the ficomm;4. Senator Hua: That doesn’t make sense; the event wasn’t ASUC Sponsored at the time of making

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5. Senator Saifuddin: They came to us right when Ficomm started meeting, they would’ve gotten sponsored but we weren’t meeting yet

6. Senator Lee: I would recommend that Living Water or Senator Kang send out an email or people participated to say that the event was sponsored by the ASUC

7. Senator Jacoboa. When we sponsor bills and when we author them, we should be cognizant of what the

bylaw entailsb. They should’ve taken notice that we can’t fund for flyers if they’re not ASUC Sponsored

8. Senator Leea. We should cut $150 from the flyers because they’re not ASUC sponsored,

9. Senator Jacobo: I move to remove the line items for flyersa. Senator Kang: Objection – called to vote

i. In favor: Senator Lieu, Senator Jacoboii. Opposed: Senator Kang, Senator Hua, Senator Ma

b. Senator Lee is asking to table the bill to ask J-council for advice on bylaws10. Senator Saifuddin moved to strike out flyers11. Senator Jacobo second12. Objection by Senator Kang13. All in favor to vote on the amendment:

a. Senator Lee, Senator Lieu, Senator Jacobo14. Opposed:

a. Senator Kangb. Senator Hua

15. Abstained:a. Senator Deo

16. All in favor of the amendment:a. Senator Lieub. Senator Jacobo

17. All against the amendment:a. Senator Kangb. Senator Huac. Senator Lee

18. Vote to pass the bill by EVP Sayarath19. In favor:

a. Senator Kangb. Senator Lee

i. Recommendation for Ryan to email and say that ASUC sponsored the event.c. Senator Hua

20. Opposeda. Senator Lieub. Senator Sidronio

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SB 23-A Bill in Support of Dr. Interns 1. Senator Saifuddin moved to pass

a. Senator Kang secondb. Motion passed

SB 24-A Bill in Support of oSTEM

1. Out in Science, Tech, Engineering, and Mathematics2. Want to ask for funding for the conference

a. Graduate student and on the national board of oSTEMb. Want to hold their own workshop both here and outside of UC Berkeley

i. Taking what they learned at the conference and applying it here 3. Senator Jacobo: They previously didn’t fund registration fees, but Senator Jacobo thinks

we should really reconsider b/c they’ve done a really good job in seeking other forms of funding.

4. Senator Saifuddin: AOF from AAVP funds conference fees; revise the budget and use ASUC funding for something that we do fund

5. Senator Jacobo: They already sought out funding from AOF and SOF6. Guest: The registration isn’t just a registration fee; they buy papers through the

registration fee7. Senator Saifuddin: You already got SOF right?

a. Guest: Yes, we got 2,000$ for plane tickets8. Senator Jacobo9. Senator lee :What grant did you get?

a. Guest: I don’t recall; do you have one in particular in mind?10. Senator Lee: What would happen if you didn’t get the funds?

a. Guest: We had a successful evening at turn the tables and we’re doing a bunch of corporate sponsorship; we are planning on incorporating that in the future

11. Senator lee: how many students are going?a. Guest: 10, 1 doesn’t need a plane ticket

12. Senator Saifuddin: What did you budget for the AOF grant?a. Guest: I’m not exactly sure where the $500 is going to

13. Senator Saifuddin: the bill didn’t have line items?a. Guest: no

14. Senator Saifuddin: moves to amend the bill and add a second therefore be it resolved clause that states that $350 allocated for conference registration fees are allocted reflecting the fact that this student organization has applied for funding from every other source possible, but that the ASUC does not fund conference registration fees because they fall under the jurisdiction of AAVP Grants.

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16. Amendment motion moved17. Senator Saifuddin moves to pass bill18. Senator Lee second19. Bill passes

SB 26-A Bill in Support of Danceworx

1. Senator Jacobo moved to change the bill of SB 26 to say that it is a 16th year SAG2. Senator Deo, Senator Lee, Senator Lieu added to co-sponsor list3. Senator Saifuddin moved to pass the bill4. Senator Hua seconds5. Bill is passed!!!

SB 27-A Bill in Support of Prelude Norcal

1. Brianna Mercado – guest speaker; gave a speech on impact of Prelude Norcala. Opportunity to highlight UC Berkeley as a supporter of the Urban Dance

Movement2. Senator Jacobo: As you stated, you’ve hosted this competition for 3 years; why didn’t you

ask for this during Spring budgeting?3. On the bill, there isn’t source of alternative funding

a. Owner of series itself: pays for the venue, printing tickets, previous funding4. Senator Lee5. Senator Klein: Don’t email amended bills – for the sake of transparency and efficiency

a. Senator Saifuddin: There’s a format that everyone needs to follow. Give it by Sunday night; we have to deal with some amended bills

6. Senator Jacobo: Point of clarification – on the last therefore clause, it’s asking the ASUC to help promote Prelude Norcal;

7. Senator Hua: moved to amend the bill to take out the last further be it resolved clause 8. Movement to change the programs from .45 to .059. Senator Lee: moved to approve funding with amendment10. Senator Deo: We should table the bill because we don’t know how much AOF and SOF

are going to grant them11. Senator Saifuddin: Motion to pass SB 27 with amendments ($400), and recommendation

to apply for AOF and SOF. 12. Second by Senator Lee13. Passed

SB 31-A Bill to Commemorate the Efforts of the 2012-2013 Executive Vice President’s Chief Deputy of Facilities and Space Management

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XI. Elected Official Announcements

XII. Adjournment

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RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED TO THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA FALL 2012SB 18

A Bill in Support of the Bear Pantry--TABLED________________________________________________________________________

Authored by Senator George Kadifa and Jenna LeeSponsored by Senator George Kadifa

WHEREAS, the Bear Pantry serves low-income UC Berkeley students with dependent children; and,

WHEREAS, these families live in family housing in the UC Village, at Smythe-Fernwall, and off-campus; and,

WHEREAS, these families may be headed by a single parent, a couple, by undergraduates, or by graduate students; and,

WHEREAS, the only requirement for access to the resources of the Bear Pantry are that they have minor children living in their home and that they be receiving tuition assistance through the Financial Aid Office at UC Berkeley; and,

WHEREAS, students with children are particularly vulnerable to interruptions or delays in funding, and temporary shortages of food in the home, which might be manageable if difficult for an independent student, can be an emergency for students with children to be fed; and,

WHEREAS, situations such as this can force a student parent, after overcoming the challenges of being admitted to UC Berkeley, to consider abandoning their educational goals for the security of their children.

WHEREAS, the Bear Pantry was founded on the belief that this is a choice no parent should have to make; and,

WHEREAS, The Bear Pantry is powered solely by the work of volunteers from the UC Berkeley community and its supporters, especially students; and,

WHEREAS, the Bear Pantry Requests no funds from the ASUC;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Bear Pantry be sponsored as a 1st year ASUC Student Activity Group (SAG)

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A Bill in Support of Volunteers Around the World (VAW)—PASSED WITH AMEDNMENTS

Authored by Annie Shin, Shelley Shi Sponsored by Senator Ryan Kang, Senator George Kadifa, Senator Emily Chen

WHEREAS, established in 2004, Volunteers Around the World (VAW) is an international non-profit volunteer program; and,

WHEREAS, VAW’s objectives are to improve access to health-care, education, and economic opportunity to the people of Guatemala, and also to give volunteers international work experience for students interested in public health, medicine, non-profit, or NGO’s; and,

WHEREAS, VAW at Berkeley was established in 2009 and medical outreach was established in 2011; and,

WHEREAS, VAW at Berkeley’s purpose is to lead a summer brigade to Guatemala to meet VAW’s objectives by setting up mobile medical clinics in rural towns, teaching basic nutrition and hygiene, building and providing water filters, and building garden boxes; and,

WHEREAS, VAW at Berkeley is open to anyone who is interested in medical or general outreach, public health, international education, and sustainability; and,

WHEREAS, VAW at Berkeley currently has 10-15 active members and 8 officers, and the organization plans to expand and is in need of the necessary resources and funding to do so; and,

WHEREAS, VAW has also thrown small fundraisers such as restaurant referrals at House of Curries, but VAW does not have any large sources of funding; and,

WHEREAS, VAW’s budget for Fall 2012 is as follows:Item Price/Unit Unit Count Quantity Total RequestingClinicalVaginal cream (20% Benzocaine, 3% resorcinol)

$2.39 1 6 $14.34 $14.34

Pill Cutter $8.04 1 1 $8.04 $8.04Pepto Child $5.09 1 8 $40.72 $40.72A+D $3.94 4 oz 3 $11.82 $11.82Diaper rash $2.99 4 oz 3 $8.97 $8.97UP Petroleum Jelly

$1.37 2.5 oz 4 $5.48 $5.48

UP Famotdne $5.19 1 4 $20.76 $20.76

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UP Sunblock (Adult)

$6.39 10.4 fl oz 3 $19.17 $19.17

UP Sunblock (Kid)

$5.24 10.4 fl oz 3 $15.72 $15.72

Loratadine $0.43 5mg/5ml; 120ml

5 $2.15 $2.15

Allergy Tabs $0.28 10 mg 30 tab 8 $2.24 $2.24Albuterol $0.33 2.5mg/3mL,

30x3mL vials5 $1.65 $1.65

Albuterol $0.28 0.063mg/3mL, 25x3mL vials

5 $0.28 $1.40

Enalapril Maleate $2.15 2.5mg, 100 tab

1 $2.15 $2.15

Lisinopril $10.25 10mg, 500 tab 1 $10.25 $10.25Robitussin $0.95 237mL 4 $3.80 $3.80Colyte $1.75 3785mL 1 $1.75 $1.75Glipizide $1.95 10mg, 100 tab 2 $3.90 $3.90ExCel $3.15 500 pks 1 $3.15 $3.15Xerese Cream $1.85 20x0.5gm 1 $1.85 $1.85Aplicare Antiseptic Solution

$0.48 1 20 $9.60 $9.60

Aveeno Anti-itch $0.39 28g 5 $1.95 $1.95KY Lubricant $0.12 71 grams 3 $0.36 $0.36Anti-biotics $12.40 250mg, 100

cap5 $62.00 $62.00

Anti-biotics $2.92 125 mg per 5ml, 80 mL

25 $73.00 $73.00

Anti-fungal cream $1.93 28.35 grams 10 $19.30 $19.30Sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim

$9.36 400mg, 80mg 2 $18.72 $18.72

Ibuprofen $18.16 200mg, 1000 tab

3 $54.48 $54.48

Cephalexin $39.94 250mg, 500 cap

1 $39.94 $39.94

Doxcycycline Hyclate

$35.56 100mg, 500 tab

1 $35.56 $35.56

Ciprofloxacin $31.98 500mg, 100 tab

1 $31.98 $31.98

Cephalexin $6.72 250mg/5mL, 100mL

5 $33.60 $33.60

Aspirin $10.04 325mg, 500 tab

1 $10.04 $10.04

Ranitidine $13.84 150mg, 500 tab

6 $83.04 $83.04

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creamAcetaminophen $7.06 325 mg, 1000

tab1 $7.06 $7.06

Acetaminophen (Children)

$1.38 160mg/5mL, 118 mL

60 $82.80 $82.80

Antibiotic ointment

$3.24 3.5mg, 28 grams

2 $6.48 $6.48

Multivitamins $5.36 250 tab 1 $5.36 $5.36Multivitamins $19.02 1000 each 6 $114.12 $114.12Multivitamins $6.44 500 tab 6 $38.64 $38.64Multivitamins $11.71 1000 tab 1 $11.71 $11.71Vinyl gloves $5.91 100 6 $35.46 $35.46Oral rehydration salts

$15.00 100 scht 1 $15.00 $15.00

Bandages $0.25 30 4 $1.00 $1.00ACE Self Adhering

$2.07 10 1 $2.07 $2.07

Sharps container $1.34 1 6 $8.04 $8.04Lancets $0.25 50 8 $2.00 $2.00Medical supplies from MedShare

$100 -- -- $100 $0

Glucometer and test strips

$250 -- -- $250 $0

Blood pressure monitor

$70 1 1 $70 $0

Prescription plastic bags

$100 -- -- $100 $0

Miscellaneous over the counter medications and supplies

$100 -- -- $100 $0

EducationStationary supplies (posterboards, construction paper, etc)

$30 -- -- $30 $0

Toothbrushes and toothpaste

$50 -- -- $50 $0

Dental teaching models

$50 -- -- $50 $0

Public HealthHiring a guide, transportation, purchasing seeds in Domincan

$400 -- -- $400 $0

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Republic, and garden tools

Total budget cost $2,202.01Total requesting $875.85

WHEREAS, VAW at Berkeley was unable to submit a Spring Budgeting form in Spring 2012, but would like to continue being an ASUC-sponsored group; and,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the ASUC recognize Volunteers Around the World (VAW) as a 2nd year Student Initiated Service Group (SISG) for the 2012-2013 academic year.

THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the ASUC allocate $875.85 from the Senate Contingency Fund to Volunteers Around the World (VAW) to fund the items listed in the budget above.

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A Bill In Support of Stories from the Career Path-PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS

Authored by Senator Chen-Chen Huo, David Iyamah Sponsored by Senator Chen-Chen Huo

WHEREAS, Many students today need guidance from transitioning from school to the work they love and there seems to be a gap between the acquisition of knowledge in school and its application to students’ passions at a professional level; and,

WHEREAS, Stories from the Career Path is a student activity group that organizes an educational lecture series in an attempt to bridge the knowledge gap that exists and give advice to students focused on a career path; and,

WHEREAS, Stories from the Career Path will reach the broader campus community with their speaker series and will encourage students to excel with a lasting purpose; and,

WHEREAS, Stories from the Career Path will broaden their scope to a mass variety of speakers and majors; and,

WHEREAS, Stories from the Career Path was not allocated money from spring budgeting last semester; and,

WHEREAS, The operating budget for their first speaker series is as follows:

Item Quantity Price TotalFlyers 500 $0.05 $25

Grand Total $25

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Stories from the Career Path be recognized as a first year Student Activity Group by the Associated Students of the University of California; and,

THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the ASUC $100 to Stories from the Career Path to fund their first speaker series.

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A Bill in Support of Envision-PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS________________________________________________________________________

Authored By Senator Mihir Deo and Clement Kao Sponsored Senator Mihir Deo

WHEREAS, ENvision at Berkeley (ENvision) is a new club at UC Berkeley dedicated to assisting entrepreneurs; and,

WHEREAS, ENvision was founded in the spring of 2012 with the goal of educating its members about the various aspects of entrepreneurship while training them in terms of ideas, skills, experience; and,

WHEREAS, ENvision draws on membership from all majors and all backgrounds with the goal of promoting campus-wide innovation; and,

WHEREAS, ENvision opens membership to all of UC Berkeley, including undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty; and,

WHEREAS, ENvision has around 30 members; and,

WHEREAS, ENvision currently partners with eleven companies to give speaker series, workshops, internships, and job opportunities to members; and,

WHEREAS, ENvision plans to participate in multiple business plan competitions; and

WHEREAS, ENvision seeks not just to spread entrepreneurship on the UC Berkeley campus, but also to eventually develop entrepreneurs on other college campuses; and

WHEREAS, ENvision has not applied for budgeting before and had administrative errors accessing their previous funds;; and

WHEREAS, a line item budget is attached:

Item Price/Unit Unit Count

Quantity Total Requesting

Flyers $0.05 1000 $50 $50Banner $50 1 1 $50 $50Stand $35 1 1 $35 $35Aluminum Roll Table $45 1 1 $45 $45Membership Cards $2.5 25 250 $10 $10Sign Board $1 -- 1 $16 $1617 | P a g e


Chalk and White Board Markers

$6 3 1 $6 $6

Low Budget Marketing Project

$38 1 1 $38 $38

Total Budget: $250 Total Requested: $250

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the ASUC recognize ENvision as a 2nd Year Student Activity Group(SAG); and

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the ASUC give $250 to Envision for operational costs.

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A Bill in Support of Livingwater Welcome Night-PASSED

Authored by Annie Shin Sponsored by Senator Ryan Kang

WHEREAS, Livingwater, a Christian church and fellowship at UC Berkeley, has been on campus for 10 years and consists of over 300 active members; and,

WHEREAS, Livingwater hosted a free event called Livingwater Welcome Night on Friday, August 31 at Wheeler Auditorium for college students; and,

WHEREAS, Livingwater Welcome Night featured a well-known pastor and author named Francis Chan who will speak at the event; and,

WHEREAS, approximately 700 students attended the event; and,

WHEREAS, the budget for the event is as follows: Item Price/Unit Unit

CountQuantity Total Requesting

VenueWheeler Flat Fee $800 1 1 $800 $300Wheeler Crew $575 1 1 $575 $0Wheeler FOH $345 1 1 $345 $0Wheeler Custodial $220 1 1 $220 $0Wheeler Projector $240 1 1 $240 $120Parking $36 -- -- $36 $36ETS Video Service (Overflow Room)

$500 1 1 $500 $0

Marketing/AdvertisingPosters $2 1 50 $100 $10Flyers $0.03 1 5000 $150 $150MiscGuest Honorarium $800 1 1 $800 $0

Total Budget Cost $3766Total Requesting from ASUC $606

WHEREAS, the grand total for Livingwater’s 2012-2013 budget is $41,342, and because Livingwater operates mostly on donations, financial support would greatly help; and,

WHEREAS, Livingwater has been an active student group under CSL/LEAD and became a first-year Student Activity Group (SAG) through SB 3 in Fall 2012; and,

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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Livingwater Welcome Night be recognized as an ASUC-sponsored event.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the ASUC allocate $606.00 from the Senate Contingency Fund to Livingwater College Fellowship to fund the specific items listed in the budget above.

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A Bill in Support of Dr. Interns PASSED

Authored by Annie Shin, Ron SahyouniSponsored by Senator Ryan Kang and Senator Tom Lee

WHEREAS, Dr. Interns is the premier non-profit program for medical and health care internships abroad; and,

WHEREAS, Dr. Interns is an organization dedicated to providing not only a career enhancing experience, but a life changing one; and,

WHEREAS, Dr. Interns consists of members who are undergraduate students, graduate students, or recently graduated students pursuing a career in the healthcare industry; and,

WHEREAS, interns work side-by-side with doctors in developing countries to save lives and improve conditions; and,

WHEREAS, when interns are not at the hospital or clinic, they explore the country with locals, immersing themselves in culture, food, and making new friends; and,

WHEREAS, interns must fund for their own trips to developing countries out of pocket or through donations and fundraisers; and,

WHEREAS, Dr. Interns’ long term goal includes building mobile medical clinics in these locations that provide self-sustaining basic health care for those who normally would go without; and,

WHEREAS, Dr. Interns’ first mobile clinic is expected to break ground in Ratanpura, India in 2012; and,

WHEREAS, Dr. Interns became recognized as a second-year Student Initiated Service Group (SISG) in SB 2 of Fall 2012; and,

WHEREAS, Dr. Intern’s needs funding for flyers and a banner:Item Price/Unit Unit Quantity Total Requesting

Flyers $0.05 1 300 $15.00 $15.00Banner $50.00 1 1 $50.00 $50.00

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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the ASUC allocate $65.00 from the Senate Contingency Fund to Dr. Interns for flyers.

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A Bill in Support of Ostem-PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS

Authored by Senator Sahana Rajasekar Sponsored by Senator Sahana Rajasekar, Senator Jeff Ma, Senator Klein Lieu, Senator Nolan

Pack

WHEREAS, oSTEM aims to unite the LGBTQQIA students within the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math to foster a strong professional and social network as well as to promote awareness of their presence in all communities; and,

WHEREAS, oSTEM will be attending the first annual oSTEM Conference, in Chicago, Illinois; and,

WHEREAS, the conference will take place September 28th - 30th; and,

WHEREAS, oSTEM is a second year Student Activity Group; and, WHEREAS, nine members of oSTEM will be attending this conference; and,

WHEREAS, the nine members attending will put on a workshop based around the conference, co-sponsored by the Queer Alliance & Resource Center, so that the conference experience can be shared with other members of the community; and,

WHEREAS, the budget is as follows:

Total $350.00

WHEREAS, the outside sources of funding are as follows:

Amount Source$500 Engineering Student Services$2,000 Student Opportunity Fund$600 Queer Alliance & Resource Center

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Item Price/Unit Unit Count

Quantity Total Requesting

TransportationBart (Roundtrip) $17.30 1 9 $155.70 $0Flight (Roundtrip) $435.20 1 9 $3,916.80 $0Shuttles (Roundtrip) $25.00 2 2 $100.00 $0LodgingHotel Room (3 nights) $256.00 3 2 $1536.00 $0Conference FeesRegistration $35.00 1 10 $350.00 $350.00FoodFood $30.00/day 3 10 $900.00 $0


$600 oSTEM National$500 Engineering Student Council$500 AAVP GrantAny remaining Out of pocket

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) be allocated from the Contingency Fund to oSTEM to fund the items listed in the above budget; and,

THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the $350 allocated for conference registration fees reflect the fact that this student organization has applied for funding from every other source possible, but that the ASUC does not fund conference registration fees because they fall under the jurisdiction of AAVP Grants.

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A Bill in Support of Danceworx PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS

Authored by Senator Hua, Joyce Chow, and Frances Jih Sponsored by Senator Hua, Senator Saifuddin

WHEREAS, The purpose of Danceworx is to provide an outlet for dancers to perform and also to provide an opportunity for dancers to learn and improve technique, in a fun and supportive environment; and,

WHEREAS, Danceworx was established in 1984 and has around 100 members every year; and,

WHEREAS, Danceworx is a growing organization and there are more people using the boombox, in Spring 2012, the handle and cords broke; and,

WHEREAS, Danceworx would like a new boombox that is rechargeable so Danceworx doesn’t need to spend money on really expensive D batteries or have to look for electrical outlets; and,

WHEREAS, Danceworx has 4 hip hop groups, 4 jazz groups, and 2 tap groups that practice at different times in different places so Danceworx really needs a boombox and sound system that is more portable and durable; and,

WHEREAS, the previous boombox was being used more than 20 hours a week for more than 3 years consecutively; and,

WHEREAS, Danceworx is a 16th year ASUC Sponsored SAG; and,

WHEREAS, the line-item budget is as such:

Category Item Source Unit Cost Tax Event/ Purpose

Sources of Funding

General Team Operation

Stereo/Sound System

Costco $154.99 $42.09 To use during practices

ASUC: 197.08

TOTAL $197.08

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the ASUC allocate $197.08 to Danceworx from the Senate Contingency.

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A Bill in Support of Prelude Norcal Urban Dance Competition PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS

Authored by Senator Hua, Brianna Mercado, Tiffany Wong, Jessica Yoon, Christian Rodriguez, David Brill, V.J. Codilla, Michelle Florendo, Asia Tallino, Samantha Dizon, Brandon Yang, Morgan Lin,

Brandon Crisostomo, Michael Domingo, Chris Nghiem, Harold Galvez

Sponsored by Senator Hua, Senator Chen, and Senator Lee

WHEREAS, Main Stacks Dance Team is UC Berkeley’s premier and only competitive hip-hop dance team and was founded in the Spring of 2008 and supported by the Associated Students of the University of California since its’ inception; and,

WHEREAS, Main Stacks’ mission is to promote the growth of dancers and choreographers in the Bay Area community through performances, competitions, weekly dance classes, and workshops; and,

WHEREAS, Main Stacks consists of dancers from all over campus who contribute their style of training, choreography and dedication to the group, forming a unique and successful competitive dance team; and,

WHEREAS, The team consists of around 40 UC Berkeley students, alumni, and friends who build upon the dancers’ strengths and help them overcome their weaknesses through hard work; and,

WHEREAS, Main Stacks has become a familiar name on a nation-wide level after notably placing at major competitions across California including Prelude Norcal (3rd place) Breakthrough Competition (1st

place), Max’t Out (2nd place) Battlefest Live 360 (1st Place), Ultimate Brawl (3rd Place); and Collaboration (1st place); and,

WHEREAS, Main Stacks holds Stacks Classes at The Works Studio with levels ranging from Beginning to Advanced in order to reach out to the community; and,

WHEREAS, Main Stacks will have the honor of hosting a nation-wide dance competition, Prelude Norcal Urban Dance Competition, for the third year in a row on November 17th, 2012; and,

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WHEREAS, Main Stacks Dance Team is a 4th year SAG and is hoping to expand as a student group but is lacking the necessary resources and funding to do so; and

WHEREAS, the line-item budget is as such:

Category Item Purpose Price/Unit Quantity Total Total Requested

Venue (Chabot College)

Venue Theater Event flat rate 1 $1700.00 $0.00

Venue Crew Event $770/person 5 crew members

$3850.25 $0.00

Venue Videography Publicity $200.00 1 $200.00 $200.00

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Venue Equipment Event $1110.00 1 $1110.00 $0.00

Venue Insurance Event $275.00 1 $275.00 $0.00

Competition Winner’s Check Prize/Award $1000 1 $1000 $0.00

Competition Judges Award $50 5 $250 $0.00

Competition Emcee Event $200 1 $200 $0.00

Publicity

Publicity Posters11’’ x 17’’

Publicity $0.89 50 $44.50 $44.50

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Publicity Banner Publicity $42 1 $42.00 $42.00

Competition Programs Event $0.05 1000 $50.00 $50.00

Publicity Fortune Cookies Event $0.17 500 $85.00 $0.00

Publicity Stickers Event $0.01 800 $275.00 $0.00

Publicity Animator Event $40/hr 2.5 hrs $100 $0.00

Teams

Teams Trophies Competition $34.95 3 $104.85 $0.00

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Teams Art Supplies Event Decoration $149.00 1 $149.00 $0.00

Teams Thank You Cards (for Teams and Judges)

Competition $1.25/card 26 $32.50 $32.50

Teams Postcards Competition $0.35 50 $17.79 $16.50

Teams Bottled Water Refreshments during Event

$.027 550 $150.00 $0.00

Teams Team Gifts Gift baskets for teams

$200.00 1 $200.00 $0.00

Teams Food Refreshments $550 1 $550 $0.00

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Other

Event Wristbands Security $14.50/bundle

1 $14.50 $14.50

Event Lanyards Security/ Dancer Materials

$.025 550 $140 $0.00

TOTAL $10,866.10

$400.00

Total Amount: Amount Requested:

$10,866.10 $400.00

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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the ASUC recognize Main Stacks Dance Team’s production of Prelude Norcal Urban Dance Competition, as an ASUC-sponsored event; and,

THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the ASUC allocate $400 (eight hundred dollars) from the Senate Contingency Fund to Main Stacks Dance Team.

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A Bill to Commemorate the Efforts of the 2012-2013 Executive Vice President’s Chief Deputy of Facilities and Space Management TABLED

Authored by Senator Pepito

Co-Sponsored by Senator Pepito, Senator Chen, Senator Pacheco, Senator Lee, Senator Deo, Sentor Lieu, Senator Vertiz, Senator Pack, Senator Majd, Senator Kang, Senator Saifuddin, Senator Jacobo, Senator Huo, Senator Rajasekar, Senator Lurie, Senator Hua, Senator Ma, Senator White, Senator Bellet, EAVP Abbasi, AAVP Gavello, President Landgraf and EVP

Sayarath

WHEREAS, the Bringing Energy And Revitalization to Sproul (BEARS) Initiative, passed in the Spring of 2010, through the collective efforts of elected officials in the Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC) and campus officials; and

WHEREAS, while Eshleman Hall, Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Union, and the Cesar Chavez Student Learning Center are under construction, the ASUC Student Government, ASUC Auxiliary, Cal Corps Public Service Center, Daily Californian, Open Computing Facility, Publications Center, Blue & Gold Yearbook, and all student organizations previously housed in Eshleman Hall have been relocated both on and off campus; and

WHEREAS, student organizations previously housed in Eshleman Hall have been relocated to the Hearst Gymnasium and Hearst Field Annex as of August 2012; and

WHEREAS, this transition and relocation process is known as “SURGE”; and

WHEREAS, SURGE is a massive undertaking that has been a two-year long process initiated by former 2011-2012 Executive Vice President Christopher Alabastro and previous Student Spaces/SURGE Director Donna-Jo Pepito; and

WHEREAS, current Executive Vice President Justin Sayarath selected Briana Mullen (hereafter Briana), a previous Student Spaces Department intern, as his Chief Deputy of Facilities and Space Management (formally titled Student Spaces/SURGE Director); and

WHEREAS, EVP Sayarath and Briana has continued to facilitate, lead, and expand the SURGE process even over the 2012 summer when most students step away from campus involvement; and

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WHEREAS, Briana has had to continue communication and coordination with over 400 student organizations, numerous campus stakeholders, such as the Recruitment and Retention Centers, student political groups, cultural groups, the ASUC Auxiliary, the Center for Student Leadership (CSL), ASUC elected officials, and many more; and

WHEREAS, the SURGE process has also required Briana to be in constant communication with the architects of Noll & Tam, officials from the Department of Capital Projects, and ASUC elected officials; and

WHEREAS, a tremendous amount of unforeseen circumstances regarding the SURGE process arose over the summer of 2012 that required EVP Sayarath and Briana to execute excellent conflict management skills; and

WHEREAS, Briana has been involved in SURGE since the beginning of the project, redefining the role of Chief Deputy of Facilities and Space Management; and

WHEREAS, SURGE is such an integral part of the Lower Sproul Redevelopment project and future student life; and

WHEREAS, the process is still far from over and constant assessment and management of the SURGE spaces will be supervised under Briana as the Chief Deputy of Facilities and Space Management; and

WHEREAS, due to the level of intricacy and significance surrounding SURGE, Briana has led one of the most essential roles of the EVP Office, setting an example of true dedication and commitment to the ASUC and the future of student life; and

WHEREAS, previous Student Spaces/SURGE Director Donna-Jo Pepito received a $500 stipend via SB 80 of the ASUC Senate Only account in the Spring of 2012; and,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the ASUC Senate acknowledges Briana Mullen’s service to the ASUC and the importance of SURGE to the success of the BEARS Initiative and to the vibrancy of student life at the University of California, Berkeley for the duration of Lower Sproul Redevelopment; and,

THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chief Deputy of Facilities and Space Management report to the ASUC Senate every week during the Executive Vice President’s report to give a special update about the SURGE spaces in Hearst Gym and Hearst Field Annex in order to maintain transparency of the department’s management of the spaces; and,

THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that upon completion of her service, the ASUC Senate allocates a $500 stipend at the end of each semester to the Chief Deputy of Facilities and Space Management, Briana Mullen, totaling $1,000 for the year from the Senate Only account.

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Justin Sayarath: We are not going to replenish contingency fund if it runs out. You can’t keep doing this. You need to figure out a standard and hold yourselves to that standard. This is the worst thing for Finance Senators. People would come in and say their community works really hard; that’s great, one sentence is good enough. Everyone’s community works hard – content neutral funding. Hold yourselves to that standard.

Sadia: It’s not personal

Klein: How much money have we spent so far? Probably around 5,000

Sidronio: I don’t think it would be fair for us not to replenish the Contingency Fund. I don’t think it’s fair for the last student groups to get their funding. We can’t give unequal treatment

Sadia: We’re being super irresponsible – this can’t continue happening.

Tom: It is not set in stone; if the last resort is to pull the bill, then it’s possible.

Justin: Meet off the floor, and then bring those recommendations to senate. You need to think that there’s nothing left after the Senate Contingency runs out. You fund the groups, you run out of your pot of money, and you’re done.

Amir: We have to be the senate to make sacrifices and make budget

Ryan: We should also push for student groups to not just think about additional sources of funding, but also push for outside corporations for funding. KASA looks to big corporations for funding b/c it’s a hassle to come into ASUC. We ask them to support our cause. There are always going to be corporations that support our organizations.

Sadia: Volunteers around the world; they said if we weren’t funded, we can still go on the trip. They’re still going on the trip, we’re still funding their need. Because those soft caps were never set, we just funded a non-profit organization.

Tom: I have a few bills that I’d like to pull.

Justin: the last thing I wanted to say was that you guys aren’t on the same wavelength at all. If you walked into last year’s finance committee, they were always on the same page about what to cut. I don’t know if they were gchatting or what, but they were always on the same page, like this had to be cut. Find some time and reconvene about these bills because I’m really concerned. One of the bills was 1/20th

of the pot.

Mihir: When we’re looking at the budget and soft caps. If the club has applied to everything else, and have a bill that’s line item, we don’t try to find a reason to not fund them. We’re going both ways. First

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we’re trying to insert money into random places, and then when it’s not our community, we’re trying to find ways to cut the soft caps. Don’t try to add stupid things that don’t need to be there.

Sadia: When this happens, we’re not setting the same standard for ourselves. This is our money. We need to

Klein: For future reference, when a bill comes into this committee and it doesn’t abide by our regulations/guidelines, we shouldn’t consider the bill. Each senator should look at the bill – if something is out of compliance, it’s gonna be tabled. If a bill comes through committee and has something omitted,

Sadia: *sent out the format that each bill needs to be in.

Sadia moved to adjourn at 12:26amSecond by Senator LieuSo moved.

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