2/2/2015

Absent: Evelyn,Petal, Miriam, Mac, Brenden

Tacoma Drivers

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Misha, Molly, Andrew, Anne, Nick

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CRC Check in’s

CRC ballot language was sent to the gsurep account

Discussed tiered options at the steering committee

ultimately chose not to have those options ($10 is the lowest amount to charge in able to obtain student desires for the CRC that came up in student surveys)

Steve Trotter will be able to answer questions

Few members have expressed that there are still many questions that need to be answered

still an unfinished project

Is the CRC ready to propose a fee to students?

Some members point out that regardless of how the GSU feels about the fee,  it is up to the student body to decide.

Temperature check: Each GSU member went around and expressed their opinion regarding the current status of the  CRC renovation.

Many members do not feel comfortable putting up the CRC renovation on the ballot.

Questions unanswered

What is happening with the lifetime membership?

Where is the fee going towards?

What will the design look like?

Nick Wooten-Student Education Funding Initiative

Many members felt that it was a well written initiative. However, there seems to be very little follow through. This is a tuition increase.

Adding fees to students may be difficult in the face of increasing tuition.

Tuition should be able to cover these fees.

Do we want to go to the student body and raise their tuition?

Could counterbalance the lack of state funding.

CRC Renovation Proposal

If the vote is successful, CRC will go to another selection process for a design firm

committees will be primarily students.

GSU gave feedback of encouraging the steering committee to be more transparent about the changes in the renovation on the language of the ballot. Also, encourage students to be apart of the changing process of the CRC.

The GSU expressed concern about the lack of specifics, what will students be voting for?

Education plan for the three week process before the ballot

fliers, green screen, kiosk, web page, attend academic programs, open houses at the CRC and health and counseling centers, student groups

21 millions dollars over twenty years

with basic upgrade infrastructure: 10 million , come from the state

minor works preservation: projects up to 2 million

Built in student veto?

Ensure students voice throughout this project

vote on wednesday

edited the rough draft proposal

add gender inclusive needs

high student participation from the design phase and so on

what will students receive in the future?

acknowledge that this is a changing process

Tacoma Representatives

Constitutional Amendment to Add Tacoma Reps

Tyler did an analysis of 1:180 ratio to students

Adding one more Tacoma rep to the GSU body

Grayce Harbor and Reservations: consider adding a representative

Amendment that would raise to the total amount of reservation based/Tacoma to two GSU representatives

discussion on adding a transfer student representative to the GSU

continue to work on this matter in the spring

Tyler will write a paragraph in the constitution that would describe adding an extra representative position to Tacoma, Grayce Harbor, and reservations

bring in on Wednesday

Tyler will discuss with Steve Trotter of potentially having a student government, separate from S&A

Opt-out fee, cap at $9 per quarter

only apply to Olympia campus, will not affect S&A in Tacoma

It gives the GSU more accountability, make a simple opt-out process,

The GSU is more than a basic student group

 will students vote for this fee?

An opt-out fee would make the GSU more vulnerable.