RHA Minutes for September 25, 2006
25 09 2006
Residents Hall Association
Executive Council
Agenda #2
September 25, 2006
Klamath River Room
I. Call to Order
Meeting called to order at 6 PM
II. Roll Call
Roll call was done differently: instead of just checking out who was here, everyone got up and interviewed someone who they didn’t know (difficult for some of us, since some of us knew almost everyone here and the new people were grabbed quickly) and got 3 facts about them. At roll call, we then presented what we knew. Here’s a summery:
Present:
Laurence (Hill Chair): Is a council chair in his first year.
Ethan (Creekview Chair): Double major-English/Anthropology.
Tricia (Canyon Rep-interim): Transferred from Irvine, a comm major who wants to talk for a living and did charity work in Mexico building houses.
Alex (NRHH Chair): Senor, Double Major History/Theater, wants a Masters degree in Student Affairs.
Milo (Canyon Chair): Won awards in debate, yay to Pepperwood!
Kerry (Creekview Rep): 2nd year as RHA Rep.
Michelle (NCC): Comm major, (comment about someone deleted)
Brittany (RPB Rep): Freshman, in 5 clubs (that includes ROBOT and RPB), from Hoopa, and drew the monquids seen on the ROBOT banner and flyers.
Porchee (Cypress Rep): From LA, social work major and would like to deal with issues from adoption.
Billie (Treasurer): Trying to learn Bass Flute, has a 41-year-old sister and snorts hilariously when she laughs.
Aaron (Vice Chair): Grew up in Florida, geology major and walked over a glacier.
Adrianne (AS Rep): Was in ROBOT last semester (Jonathan puzzled as he doesn’t remember her…but, now that he mentioned it…neither do I), also Cypress Chair, can UN-scramble eggs.
Jonathan (ROBOT Rep): ROBOT speaks through him, art major, power to set stuff on fire!
Nicole (ROCC Rep/Diversity Advocate): Uses “Harry Potter” to escape, believes in God and has a sister with a 3-year-old son.
Terri (Hill Rep): Will technically be a sophomore by spring, from Coronado (island off coast of San Diego), wants to go into MFT program.
Matt (Advisor): Has 2 sisters over a decade older then him, enjoys cuddling with his cat.
Kenny (Secretary): Known for taking obsessively detailed notes as the Canyon ROBOT rep last year (which led to his present position as Secretary), Senor and writes Sci-Fi Fantasy.
Anondah (Chair): “Short, but beautiful” (Porchee), from LA and is also the AS rep for the College of Professional Studies.
Not Present: Nancy (but had Kenny proxy), ResLife rep, Ryan.
III. Approval of Agenda
-Alex moves to add CSSA under tabling requests, Laurence seconds. Motion passes-agenda amended accordingly.
-Alex also moves to move Parli Pro training to after General Forum, (as opposed to its original location, in New Business behind officer reports), Jonathan seconds. Motion passes, parli pro training moved to Item VI.
IV. Approval of Minutes
Milo moves to discuss minutes, Porchee seconds. Due to changes that were both the result of reports given to me after the last meeting was adjourned and my own nitpickiness, the minutes posted on the website are different then what was E-mailed. In addition, Milo didn’t get the minutes, because his E-mail spat it back at me. Minutes approved, 3 abstentions.
V. General Forum: No comments for General Forum
VI. Parliamentary Procedure training (moved from New Business)
David (AS VP-Legislative) presented a Parli Pro training. AS spent over $1000 on a program to go over Parli Pro (which he felt was a waste, but AS did it anyway). Here’s a summery:
Motion/Move: Basically, this is the same action. This is when something is moved to the table (i.e.-in discussion).
Exec board cannot make motions. The reason why the chair asks someone to make a motion is because exec board cannot make motions. As an example, David mock-ran the table request.
Initial Motion: Motion to vote on item (in this case, the CSSA Tabling). First, someone has to motion to vote on the item (in the example, Milo motioned). To discuss and eventually vote on, someone has to second (in the example, Porchee seconded), otherwise the motion dies on the table.
Amendment to motion on table: But wait! Now that the item is on the table, someone forgot to add WHEN CSSA would table. So, someone motioned to amend the item on the table (which again, needs to be seconded) before it can be discussed and voted on. Dates are added (in this case, September 26-29).
Amendment to amendment to motion on table: However, someone’s decided to be evil and try to stop the tabling request by making an amendment to the amendment (in the example: changing the dates) by changing the tabling dates (in the example, Ethan makes the motion). And someone else decided to be evil and seconds it (in the example, Jonathan). Now we have to discuss the amendment to the amendment.
Discussion: During this time, people raise their hands and get noted by the parliamentarian (in our case, the Vice Chair), where they are put on a speakers list. Here’s the discussion:
-Jonathan said that the robots will destroy you flesh bags.
-Aaron said something in defense of us flesh bags.
So this goes on…and on…until Alex motioned to expend the speaker’s list and call to question. Basically, this means we end all discussion and vote now. Motion is seconded and then voted on. Because we’re shutting people up, this requires a 2/3ds vote to pass. Once passes, then you get to vote again-this time on the Amendment to the Amendment (still with me?)
Confused about what we’re talking about? Then simply ask for a point of clarification, to remind us all what we’re talking about (not mentioned: a secretary can call for a point of clarification to ask someone to repeat what they just said). At any rate, we’re voting to end all discussion on the amendment to the amendment, which passes, having received the necessary 2/3rds vote. Now we vote on the amendment to the amendment, which fails. What does this mean? It means that now we vote on the initial amendment (after discussion)-the tabling dates of September 26-29th.
Now that we’re through with amendments, time to discuss the original matter on the table (the tabling request for CSSA on September 26-29). Just as before, discussion on the matter begins. At any point, someone can A. Call to Question, B. Postpone to another date or C. Form a committee. As mentioned before, Calling to Question means that a vote is immediately taken on whether or not to vote on the matter right now (no discussion-straight to vote), which, if successful, leads to a vote. Postponing (we usually say “Tabling,” but this whole thing has too much tabling in it anyway…) means that we put this in old business in the next meeting to discuss further. Finally, forming a committee on the matter means we choose a bunch of people to discuss this outside the main meeting. In our example, the motion is called to question, it’s voted on and it passes. Yay!
That wasn’t so bad, was it? (Getting dirty looks) Well-all of this will make more sense as the year goes on (it’s a lot easier then I’ve explained it). At any rate-now we get to do all this again-except this time, we’re really voting on the CSSA table request.
VII. Table Requests
Tuesday/Friday (September 26-29)-CSSA: Alex moves to discuss, Lawrence seconds.
CSSA (presented by David): Wants to try to register students to vote throughout the CSU system. They feel that positions don’t put emphasis on student issues because students don’t vote. David, speaking on behalf of CSSA is going to try to get people to register vote. Even though we have the highest student turnout for voting, only 38% of students at HSU students vote. In addition to registering to vote, you can also submit a change of address. The tabling is only part of an active registration campaign: Currently, CSSA is planning a variety of other programs to increase voter registration.
Milo moves to amend the motion to include a stipulation to disallow going around from table to table, however, this isn’t actually allowed. Instead the amendment is to include a reference to remain at their table as a condition of the tabling. Alex seconds.
Discussion for amendment:
-Aaron thinks that it isn’t fair to limit CSSA just because someone has already registered to vote.
-Alex feels that, as a student, you’re accustomed to people coming at you with demands, but you get used to it and learn to ignore it as white noise. However, it’s better if that white noise is something that you feel is necessary.
-Lawrence feels that the amendment is redundant. He also feels that some people need to be persuaded in order to get them to vote, citing general apathy.
-Anondah is cautious about these kinds of amendments, as this could turn into a slippery slope: if we allow a ban on one tabling, then we can argue that we can ban any form of tabling.
-Alex calls to question, Milo seconds.
(Clarification: This is an addition that the CSSA be considerate of students who don’t want to be approached and not leave their table during their tabling times-man, that parli pro stuff is rubbing off on me…)
Motion to amend tabling fails-only 1 vote in favor.
Discussion for tabling:
-No conflict with time.
-Both Ethan (Creekview) and Lawrence (Hill) are holding events at their respective areas during the time of the CSSA Voting Campaign, and would both like to invite the CSSA to campaign at their events.
-Motion passes, 3 abstentions.
VIII. Executive Board Reports
A. President
Needs to meet with chairs. Need people in committees. Remember to speak in turn. Publicist position still open if anyone wants to be the RHA publicist.
B. Vice President
Have vice chairs contact Aaron to set up a LAB meeting.
C. Secretary
Have secretaries contact Kenny to touch base-haven’t yet heard from Creekview, Cypress or ROCC secretaries.
D. Treasurer
Have Treasurers contact Billie.
E. NCC
No report.
IX. Representatives and Committee Reports
(Note: Because we were unable to get to this part in the meeting, the reports will be E-mailed to me and reported in the minutes at a later date).
a. RPB
-Working out a September Program: Relaxation at the JGC for Oct 1 from 7-10, -(Tentative)
Sushi from Tomo’s, Pizza from the J, a Masseuse and board games. It will be a chance for
students to relax before/ after their Midterms.
-Approved budget
-Two other Funding requests:
*$1,000 to buy video games and consoles for the bottom of the J, to be rented out.
*A donation for a Wildlife talk that a local program will give. The money will be only
a donation, as they do not ask a speaking fee. It will go towards helping their program
grow.
b. ROBOT
-Continuing to decide what it is doing for the Haunted JGC (we are shooting for moonstone) and for the VGC.
-Getting our $1000 for video games at the bottom of the J for rentals.
-Looking into getting our own radio station
more on that later.
-Between Ducktails (28) and Darkwing Duck (29), Darkwing Duck beats out Wookiee (28) AND Ducktails by 1 vote. “There is an odd number of votes, we have no explanation.” (Jonathan)
c. ROCC/Diversity Advocate
-Approved budgets
-Went over t-shirt designs
-ROCC Locc, Friday, September 29, Creekside Lounge, starts at 8 p.m.
d. ResLife
e. NRHH (Proxy-Kenny)
-Decided on budget, as well as renewing last year’s “Kuddles 4 Kids” program from RHA week. Currently, the plan is to have “Kuddles” for both semesters. Tenitive date for Fall’s “Kuddles” is November. (Side note: for those who don’t know what “Kuddles 4 Kids” was, it was a program put on by NRHH for RHA week last year where people come down to make teddy bears to be donated to needy kids).
f. Creekview
- Wants to invest in new ping pong paddles
- Appointed all positions, except ROCC Rep
- BBQ for Creekview residents tentatively from 6 to 8 Thurs, Sept 28th
- Creekview council is seriously thinking of getting a dishwasher (portable) and would like to know if RHA would be willing to help us with the cost.
- Would like to reserve the Klamath room for The Haunted JGC
g. Canyon
h. Hill
i. Cypress
j. Manor
k. AS
l. (2) UC Board of Directors (n/v)
m. Alcohol and other Drug Committee (n/v)
n. Student Health Advisory Committee (n/v)
o. Rec Center Committee (n/v)
p. University Space and Facilities Committee (n/v)
q. Publicist (n/v)
r. Advisor.
X. Old Business
No Old Business.
XI. New Business
A. Parliamentary Procedure Training-David-Moved to item VI.
B. AS/RHA Bonding-Tabled to Next Meeting.
XII. General Council Discussion
No general discussion
XIII. Announcements
-OTM’s are due Saturday at 12. Can go online at www.humboldt.edu/~nrhh to submit OTM.
-Laurence asked for explanation on OTM’s (For record: OTM is short for “Of the Month” and are awards given both to people and to organizations for their work throughout the month. Categories include: LGA of the month, Student of the Month, Council of the month, community of the month, etc.)
XIV. Adjournment
-Jonathan moves to adjourn, Milo seconds. Meeting adjourned at 7:25.
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