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THE ASSOCIATED STUDENT GOVERNMENT OF CUYAMACA COLLEGE
Cuyamaca College, Rancho San Diego Parkway, El Cajon, California, 92019
Associated Student Government Meeting Agenda
Student Center, I-124
Friday, November 20th, 2015 at 12:30pm
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Associated Student Government of Cuyamaca College (ASGCC) will hold a Regular Meeting on November
20th, 2015. The meeting time and location are noted above. The ASGCC reserves the right to suspend the orders of the day if necessary to
conduct business. All ASGCC meetings are held in locations that are wheelchair accessible. Other disability-related accommodations will be
provided to persons with disabilities upon request. Persons requesting such accommodations should notify the ASG President at 619-660-4274
no less than 5 business days prior to the meeting. Please contact the ASG Secretary at 619-660-4273 for any agenda related questions.
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meeting if prepared by a non-member. Documents related to closed session items or those that are exempt from disclosure as stated in the
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Order of Business
Quorum was established. Meeting was called to order at 12:33pm by President Mariah
Moschetti
I.
Present: Mariah Moschetti, Davi Peterson, Onjoli Thomas Jones, Landon
Gracia, Jesus Suarez, Evan Esparza, Manny Juarez, Tommie Post, Tammy
Ibraheem, Niveen Almezory, Julio Chavez, James Miller, Reem Jazrawi, Mawj
Hasan, Donnel Endaya, Pebbles Baston, Angel Aguiniga, Seth Slater.
II.
Adoption of the Agenda
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New Business: Item A7 becomes Item A1
New Business: Strike original Item A1-A3
III.
Approval of Minutes
ASGCC Regular Meeting Minutes from November 06th, 2015
 Approved
IV.
Public Comment
This time is reserved for members of the public to address the ASGCC with concern to any
agenda item or matter under the ASGCC’s jurisdiction. A time limit of three (3) minutes
per speaker and ten (10) minutes per topic shall be observed. The law does not permit
any action to be taken, nor extended discussion of any items not on the agenda. The
ASGCC may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed; however, for further
information, please contact the ASG Secretary for the item of discussion to be placed on a
future agenda.
(Brown Act § 54954.3)
V.
Reports of Officers (3 minutes per officer)
A. Activities Assistant, Tommie Post- None
B. Public Relations Assistant – Vacant
C. Onjoli Thomas Jones, Secretary- Attended General Assembly where she
went to a Mobilizing Students and Strengthening Advocacy presentation
where she learned how to better communicate with students to better
promote advocacy.
D. Manny Juarez, Inter-Club Council Representative- Currently waiting
to hear back from clubs to see if they will participate in the pancake
breakfast.
E. Senator(s), Manny Juarez, Judith Jimenez, Alex Cintron, Tamarah
Ibraheem - Manny- Attended General Assembly where he brainstormed
with other colleges ideas to create better student involvement.
F. Evan Esparza, Trustee- Attended a Student Trustee workshop where he
spoke on his experience and knowledge he has acquired as a student
trustee. He also attended a Governing Board meeting on Tuesday where
the votes were in favor of the PLA (labor union). He shared that
additional online classes will be offered for the Spring semester.
G. Landon Gracia, Treasurer- The general budget is $10,450.
H. Jesus Suarez, Evening Vice President- The Safe Zone Logo competition
has ended. ASGCC may have mandatory meetings with Grossmont’s
student government in correlation with Governing Board meetings.
I. Davi Peterson, Executive Vice President- Attended General Assembly
as the delegate and attended the Parliamentary Procedures workshop in
order to better learn Roberts Rules as well as how to chair a meeting.
J. Lauren Vaknin, ASG Advisor- Campus Outreach wanted our opinion on
various hashtags they can use for high school outreach. #CuyamacaSquad
was the winning hashtag that the ASG and the public voted for.
K. Mariah Moschetti, President- Congratulated Davi on her excellent job as
delegate at General Assembly.
VI.
Reports of Standing Committees
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VII.
Policy and Procedures- discussed possible revisions to the ICC and
creating an ICC board
Reports of Special Committees
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Activities Ad Hoc Committee- The food drive as well as they toy drive
are now in progress. Food drive boxes are located in ASG room and
writing center. They toy drive boxes are located in the ASG room,
writing center, career center, and STEM center.
VIII.
IX.
Reports of College Committee Representatives
Facilities Operation and Emergency Preparedness, Evan- Revisions
were made that mainly focused on Emergency Preparedness. Went over
the active shooter training and there will possibly be self-defense and CPR
training available.
Student Learning Outcome and Assessment, Landon- The committee is
currently in the process of making the SLOA statement more detailed.
Bookstore and Food Service Committee, Jesus- New food vendors are
currently being looked over.
Environmental Sustainability Planning Committee, Jesus- Water bottle
filling stations will be coming to campus in the near future. Open fruit trees
for students to maintain and eat from can be organized with the
Ornamental Horticulture program.
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee, Jesus- Cuyamaca is funding
CORA training for students and faculty. It is a training that educates
problems men of color face and also advances communication skill. The
Safe Zone training is scheduled to take place in April 2016.
Student Services Program Review and Planning, Jesus- Update on an
adopted/Ratified an annual template. They also discussed the need for
updated student services goals, a more fluid hiring process, and an
increased need for transparency.
Student Service Council, Jesus- Grad Guru, a centralized application to
help students navigate their educational goals, is running now. The
Foundation for Cuyamaca & Grossmont College is offering increased adult
school services and transitional services.
Special Orders
1. Mary Asher Fitzpatrick
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Postponed until next meeting
X.
Unfinished Business
XI.
New Business
A1. Inter-Club Council & Club Relations
This time is reserved for the ASG to discuss the status of the Inter Club Council
and current club relations and to possibly take action regarding improvements
or alternatives to the ICC.
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The ICC currently exists in name only. Below are ideas of how we can
increase current club relations.
o Amend club form to include having an ASG representative attend
club meetings periodically and report back at the ASG meeting.
o Have the club secretary email ASG secretary on their progress.
o Have clubs appoint delegates to attend an ASG meeting
periodically (undecided how often) so they can do a club report.
 Evan moves to refer Item A1 to Policy and Procedures
Committee; seconded. (6,0)
 Approved
A2. Creation of a Constitution Ad Hoc Committee
This time is reserved for the ASG to take action on the creation of a Constitution
Ad Hoc Committee with Mariah Moschetti serving as Chair and Jesus Suarez and
Evan Esparza serving as Vice Chairs.
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Evan moves to approve; seconded (6,0)
o Approved
A3. Allocation of $300.00 to fund a Pin-Making Machine
This time is reserved for ASG to take action on the allocation of $300.00 for a PinMaking machine to utilize during future events and fundraising efforts.
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Landon moves to approve; seconded (6,0)
o Approved
A4. Appointment of Julio Chavez as ASG Senator effective 11/20/15- 5/27/16
This time is reserved for the ASG to take action on the appointment of Julio
Chavez as an ASG senator.
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Evan moves to approve; seconded (6,0)
o Approved
A5. Approval to have the Final ASG Meeting of the Fall Semester on December
11th, 2015.
This time is reserved for the ASG to take action on the date of the last meeting of
the semester.
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XII.
Landon moves to approve; seconded (6,0)
o Approved
Open Forum
This time is reserved for the ASGCC to informally discuss any topics that do not appear
on the agenda and do not require action to be taken. A limit of five (5) minutes per
speaker and ten (10) minutes per topic shall be enforced. If any item needs further
discussion or action, please contact the ASG Secretary for the item to be placed on future
agendas.
Jesus- Created a rough draft of a survey to see if students would be interested in
paying an Activity Fee to be used for various student services.
XIII.
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 1:41pm