RHA Minutes for February 12, 2007
12 02 2007
Residence Hall Association
Executive Council
Agenda #14
February 12, 2007, 6:00 PM
Klamath River Room
I. Call to Order
Meeting was called to order at 6 PM
II. Roll Call
Present: Aaron, Kenny, Michelle, Laurence, Terri, Josh (proxy for Milo), Ellen, Prochee (proxy for Adrienne), Megan, Mary (proxy for Ethan), Douglass, Nancy, Brittany, Nicole, Janna.
Not present: Anondah (excused), Milo, Adrienne.
III. Approval of Agenda
Agenda was approved.
IV. Approval of Minutes
No minutes to approve. Explanation: Kenny was told by a higher authority to hold the sending and posting of last week’s minutes until further notice. Thus: not minutes. In the meantime, Mary and Porchee have been added to the RHA Listserve.
V. General Forum
None.
VI. Table Requests and Appointments
A. Ellen Walden: From a guy in Alder named Sammy. Wants to table for informational, however did not specify. Wanted to run this by Anondah. Wanted to give information on selling memorial stickers, but did not specify. Ellen wanted information, but wasn’t ready for a proposal.
VII. Executive Board Reports
A. President: Applications for the open positions are being distributed. Apologues for not being present.
B. Vice President: Have not gotten all the RHA week deadlines. Will decided schedules when it all comes in.
C. Secretary/BOA: Apologues for lack of minutes and lack of quatersheets, thus officer reports will be done the old-fashioned way (ie-written as reported). Need schedules (and, if I haven’t already gotten it, contact info) for all secretaries.
D. Treasurer/BOF: Vacant
E. NCC: Will be going to conference with Matt and Nancy next week. Yay to lack of sleep.
VIII. Representatives and Committee Reports
A. RPB: Waiting for a funding request. Ideas for March: Penny Wars (for Camel Cause) and possibly doing a program with ROBOT. Had funding request from ROBOT and
B. ROBOT: Doing planning for BOT’s and Caesar Chavez Day.
C. ROCC/Diversity Advocate: Invisible Children coming up. Will be giving out extra T-Shirts at Invisible Children
D. NRHH: Voted on OTM’s. Kuddles 4 Kids, every Sunday.
E. Creekview: Went to see a movie yesterday (Babel). All positions are filled. Working on doing a Prom.
F. Canyon: Approved money for several programs. Talked about getting shower extensions. Talked about fire alarm.
G. Hill: Beatles Dance, Feb. 20th. Allocated money for a Superbowl Party in Redwood. Getting kitchen supplies for Redwood and Sunset. Meetings have been moved to Redwood.
H. Cypress: Talked about RHA Week. Working on a Cypress Newsletter. Wanted to ask the Hill about an RHA week event.
I. Manor: In Utah. Manor is still standing. Not yet a parking lot.
J. AS: Vacant.
K. (2) UC Board of Directors (n/v): Adopted goals for the year. The room where Campus Cuts is a multi-purpose room. Currently, positions are open (UC Board is appointed to a 2-year commitment).
L. Alcohol and other Drugs (n/v): Have not met
M. Student Health Advisory (n/v): Meets Friday
N. Rec Center (n/v): Not met.
O. University Space and Facilities (n/v): Not met.
P. Publicist (n/v): Vacant
Q. Webmaster: Vacant.
R. Sustainability: Touring food banks and thinking about volunteering for one.
S. NAKED: Deciding when to meet.
T. MILC: Working on flyers. Considering doing a concert in the Hill. Possibly advertising with T-shirts.
U. Dinning: Nancy told Ron everything that she wanted to change. All state venues must have healthy food in vending machines, and that means universities schools. In process. Considering opening J early for continental breakfast for weekends. Do not use Trans-fats. 2 people work the grill and one had an injury, which is why the grill hasn’t been closed. The salad meats are very successful.
V. Advisor (n/v): 2nd to 4th is the Educational Encounter. Can still register and there is a club. There will be a candlelight vigil for a massacre on Indian Island. Look at the open positions, but one of the positions open is election commissioner. ResLife has hired a publicist (Jeanine) and would be happy to add. If you’re considering a leadership minor, E-mail Matt or another teacher in Lead. Leadership studies is going through a transition and will be merged and eliminated.
IX. Old Business
A. RPB Funding Request ($1000)
Porchee moved to discuss, Nicole seconded.
Currently, RPB has spent money on a lot of things (Swim School, Ashland Trip, Video Games, Cubbles, Hunger Banquet, Creekview dance, NAKED buttons, both masturbation programs, a de-stress program, Yule ball, Social Justice Book Club, Rhythm and Resistance, Superbowl and just approved a hemp program and others). Total spent: Over $6000. Budget is completely spent.
Mary: What would the money be spent on? Some will go to the Hemp program, a March program and if any other areas ask RPB for programs.
Nancy: Have any programs been denied? Yes.
Vote: 8 for, 2 against, 3 abstain.
X. New Business
A. Returner Policy Debate.
The returner policy has been changed to a seniority lottery to a straight lottery and 33% to 21%. Currently, the proposal is that RHA would have 9 people who would be guaranteed housing.
XI. General Council Discussion
Aaron: Make sure people know about the open positions.
Michelle: For MILC to change policy, would they need to get it done by a certain time, since it would change the handbook? The policy that they are recommending should be made into a letter and sent out.
Lawrence: Just make a good letter, vote on it in RHA
and send it to Matt.
Brittany: Who handles Potawat? Matt, actually. 2-4 PM. Transportation provided. When’s the Vigil? After 6 PM, 2/24, on the island. (Back-story: in 1860, there was a massacre of many local tribes. It was only reported when a journalist heard the screams)
XII. Announcements
Aaron: Talking about the Camel Cause penny war in RPB. Money is donated to an organization that buys poor farmers supplies.
Nancy: Make sure this is legitimate.
Matt: We would have to staff the money collection.
XIII. Adjournment
Megan moved to approve, just about everyone seconded. Meeting adjourned at 6:40 (Yay to short meeting!)
