A.S. Meeting #8 — Oct. 12

Public Input

John Muir College Sophomore Senator John Polkinghorne announced his immediate resignation from the A.S. Council because “[his] heart is no longer in it” and he deemed it in the council’s best interest to have a completely involved senator take his place.

Muir alumnus Bryan Barton told the council that he was forcibly removed from campus after an A.S. councilmember called the police when he was running a voter registration booth. Barton asked the council to consider sponsoring his proposed voter outreach bill.

Items of Immediate Consideration

Item H

After being deferred from last week’s meeting, a proposed revision to the A.S. Council contract with appliance company Micro 101 solution was passed by consensus, following recommendation from the internal committee. This revision would remove the exclusivity clause from the contract, allowing the council to seek similar refrigerator, freezer and microwave units from other vendors should Micro 101 be unable to “meet the demand in a timely fashion.”

Items E, F and G

The council voted 15-4-1 to move agenda items “E,” “F” and “G” from Items of Immediate Consideration to New Business to be dealt with at next week’s meeting. These items would entail formal A.S. resolutions in opposition to Propositions 74, 75 and 76, respectively. Some councilmembers objected to voting on these resolutions without studying them in detail, and ultimately decided another week was necessary to understand the issues in their entirety.

Reports

Commissioner of Programming Eric Morris

Morris responded to Barton’s earlier statement, saying that Barton’s booth was removed because of inappropriate event management and that the police were only called when Barton refused to leave voluntarily. He went on to urge the council to not endorse Barton’s legislation because he believed Barton would “only use it for his own personal gain.”

Council Caucus

The council discussed the undergraduate experience survey, which highlighted areas of campus life undergraduates found least satisfactory, and how the A.S. Council could help address some of the problem areas indicated by the survey.

Old Business

Item C

A resolution supporting proposed amendments to the UC Code of Conduct supported by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 was passed by consensus after a motion to pull the item from committee failed in a 2-14-4 vote.