April 18, 2012

Student Government Association

      I.         Roll Call

    II.         Approval of Minutes

  III.         Approval of Agenda

  IV.         Guest Speaker

    V.         Action Items

a.     Heather Lucas: I need more paper, since I cannot read on the computer

                                               i.     I motion to a total of 1200 pages

b.     SGA Field Day Committee: We had $300 as the bill allocation

                                               i.     Motion to allocate $300 to field day committee (10/10) passes

c.     Amigo’s Pechanga: We decided to fully fund the Pechanga bill.

                                               i.     Motion to allocate full funding for the bill (8/9) passes

d.     Orientation T-Shirt’s: We decided $500 for the orientation t-shirt bill

                                               i.     Motion to approve $500 (8/11) Passes

e.     Baseball Nationals Bill: If you fail to make nationals, the money we allocate you all will have to be returned to SGA for the orientation t-shirt bill.

                                               i.     Motion to allocate $816, if they fail to make it to nationals, the bill money will have to go to orientation for t-shirts (11/11)

  VI.         Discussion Item

a.      Cramer Hill Proposal: We are recreation students, and we a formulating a lease for cranor hill to be purchased by Western. We feel like we can develop the hill for summer and wintertime uses. It will help with retention. This would be another good positive change on campus. We have several meetings set up this week to introduce faculty to this idea. We are not asking for any money but we are asking for support, to see if anyone wants to get involved. Our budget will be $43,025 for start up costs and after revenue we think it will be about $29,000. If we can break even, by gaining students it would be great. We have a mountain bike park planned. We spoke with the flow park and the estimate is $30,000.

                                               i.     How much will you be selling tickets for?

1.     $9/day for the community and students will be free and $55 for a season-pass.

                                             ii.     This is the startup cost for everything?

1.     Not for maintenance or transportation

                                            iii.     So the mountain has been losing because they cannot open

                                            iv.     If you cannot put snow on crannog hill that what will we do?

1.     There are a couple options, we want to see the hill as a year round thing.

                                             v.     Someone other than the city owns the land. Have you spoke with the Cranor family?

1.     We want to see if the family is interested, and the city will be willing to get in with you all, but this is a talk you want to have with the city first. There is a city internship out there right now.

                                            vi.     Where would the energy be from?

1.     The existing supply.

                                          vii.     We have gotten quotes for the carpet on the hill, you get an estimate, and it is expensive, but it will be a couple years down the line. The mountain bike track will be the first implementation and get the interest involving.

VII.         Advisor Report

The fitness summer is hiring for 8hr/wk and Sodexho is hiring. Community clean up is this Saturday at the IFFO park. Monday April 30^th there are cram-jam 10-11pm free foods at rare air. It is a stressful time and keeps people in good communication.

VIII.         Senator Reports

Erika: BSA soul food night and soul food battle diner at 6pm at freestyle battle at 730

Kayla: The relationship conference 9-3 on Saturday and come with non-perishable food, it is free and there will be food

Brad: Quisby was very successful for their fundraising and raised over $1,200 for Partners and will become and annual event

Adam: Tyler Pennell will be in Sports Illustrated and Wells Fargo is hiring

Walker: Southwest conservation corp. is hiring 20 field workers and 2-crew leaders trail maintenance and watershed reconstruction for ecological restoration, and you can get scholarships and college credit.

  IX.         Committee Reports

Field Day hung the banner today and spread the word; we hope to get everything together next week, 480 free beverages through Pepsi.

    X.         Advisory Reports

Sarah: I testified in front of the education committee, and we passed with all yes’. I will keep you posted on what happens in the senate, and celebration of Scholarship tomorrow. Board of Trustees meeting and one open to the public, last one during the school year.

Grace: Friday is a preview day. There are two baseball games at 2pm, $2000 in internal and after tonight we are out of bill money, and the most money we have ever allocated, $19,252. Hopefully we can keep the tradition alive.  

Blake: Track and Field in California, split squad. Friday the HS is having to track and field event at 2pm in mountaineer bowl.

Mark: Club fair Friday 245-315pm

Travis: Disc gold tournament a week from Friday. Bring your own disc

Elijah: We had a great turnout, but very cold! We feel that it was one of the best spring fest’s so far. Our last event will be battle of the bands at the field day, and we have 8 bands signed up.

Noah: Water water trip to Escalante river canyon

Karen: Springiest we had a successful recycled art contest and we have been working with Sodexho to see how much local food we egret through Sodexho. The 1-6^th we have move out while you groove out, so they can put stuff on a palette and we will take it down to free-cycle.