Meeting Minutes
Associated Students | San Diego State University

Monday, November 28, 2022 - 3:30pm
Council Chambers, Aztec Student Union

I. CALL TO ORDER

A.S. President Shawki Moore called the meeting to order at 3:35 p.m. 

II. ROLL CALL

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  1. Voting Members Present: Shawki Moore, Meena Alexander, Sophia Koch, Robson Winter, Sandy Mekany, Ava Walker (arrived at 3:45 p.m.), Ava Grell, Brandon Bartosh, Mayah Taylor, Grace DeVega
  2. Voting Members Absent: Bianca Shaw, Dr. J. Luke Wood, Jessica Rentto
  3. Non-Voting Members Present: Christina Brown,  Isabella Todd, Dr. Aniesha Mitchell, Eric Hansen
  4. Non-Voting Members Absent: None.
  5. Guests: Carlos Careaga

III. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 

It was moved and seconded to approve the agenda for November 28, 2022.

BARTOSH/TAYLOR                                                       CARRIED (8-0-0)

IV. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES 

It was moved and seconded to approve the previous meeting minutes of the 11/14/22 ASBOD meeting.

 BARTOSH/GRELL                                                         CARRIED (9-0-0)

V. PUBLIC COMMENT

None.

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VI. UNIVERSITY REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS 

  1. Business and Financial Affairs Designee, Eric Hansen reported on behalf of Jessica Rentto: Today and tomorrow there is a fee referendum for the Imperial Valley Campus Student Success fee.
  2. University President’s Designee, Dr. Aniesha Mitchell reported on behalf of Dr. Luke Wood: There was a timely warning sent out to students on Saturday about the dumpster fire behind the Nu Alpha Kappa house. In September, the military and veteran division got audited and they had one finding. The finding stated that they did not certify students G.I. benefits quick enough.  To resolve this issue they are hiring more certifiers for G.I. benefits. Tomorrow will be the opening of the Latinx Resource Center in the SDSU Love Library. 

VII. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 

  1. General Consent Agenda (Action)
    It was moved and seconded to approve the General Consent Agenda.
    DEVEGA/WINTER                                                     CARRIED (9-0-0)
  2. General Consent Report (Information)
    The General Consent Report was reviewed.

  3. Proposed Amendments to the A.S. Bylaws, Codes, and Charters (Action)
    It was moved and seconded to approve the bylaw amendments to the Children’s Center Board charter.  

    DEVEGA/MEKANY                                                   CARRIED (9-0-0)

  4. Consolidated Fall Rebudget (Information) - Carlos Careaga, A.S. Finance Director
    The 2022-2023 rebudget was presented.

  5. #UCB F22-01 A Resolution to Affirm Commitment to Shared Governance (Action) 
    It was moved and seconded to approved #UCB F22-01, A Resolution to Affirm Commitment to Shared Governance

    WALKER/TAYLOR                                                      CARRIED (9-0-0)

  6. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Discussion (Information) 
    Robson Winter presented information about the current H.R. 6 Bill which involves DACA students. A.S. is looking to release a statement for a call to action to support dreamer students. Robson asked the board for feedback on the proposed statement and how to improve it to represent A.S. as a whole.

VIII. CLOSED SESSION

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  1. A.S. Staff Compensation Adjustments (Information) - Patty Rea, A.S. Associate Executive Director (Time Certain 4:15 p.m.)
    It was moved and seconded to go into closed session. 

    BARTOSH/WINTER                                                   CARRIED (9-0-0)

The item was discussed.       

   It was moved and seconded to move out of closed session.

GRELL/BARTOSH                                                         CARRIED (9-0-0)

 

IX. BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMITTEE REPORTS

None.

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X. EXECUTIVE REPORTS 

  1. President: Shawki Moore reported on the following:
    1. On Wednesday UC and CLC will be occurring at the same time and following the two meetings A.S. BOD, UC, JAC, and CLC will go to Dave and Busters for the end of the year celebration. On 12/7 there will be the final all council meeting and on 12/8 the President of the University will be hosting an end of the semester event at her house.
  2.   Executive Vice President: Meena Alexander reported on the following:
    1. The Mental Health Matters Committee has decided on a new name which is ‘Mending Minds’, and they are focused on making campaign material for the spring semester. 
  3. Vice President of External Relations: Robson Winter reported on the following:
    1. Social media push activities have passed for this semester and he is looking for more opportunities next semester. Over 500 people used the polling center on campus during Election Day and over 1,500 people used the drop boxes located on campus.
  4. Vice President of Financial Affairs: Sophia Koch reported on the following:
    1. Aztec Rock Hunger met its goal this year with raising $109,676 for the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, Food Pantry and the Economic Crisis Response Team (ECRT). 
  5. Vice President of University Affairs: Sandy Mekany reported on the following:
    1. There has been good feedback about class registration. If there are any suggestions to make registration better, reach out to Sandy. 
  6. Executive Director:  Christina Brown reported on the following:
    1. The final All Council will occur next Wednesday. The next Campus Safety Committee meeting is this week, and the Campus Safety Town Hall went great. The overnight security guard is still working in the Union to make the building safe overnight. They are evaluating the overnight security position to possibly make it a permanent position during spring. 

XI. REPORTS OF BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS

None.

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XII. ANNOUNCEMENTS

None.

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XIII. ADJOURNMENT 

It was moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 6:00 p.m. 
 KOCH/DEVEGA                                                            CARRIED (9-0-0)