January 31, 2024

Call to Order 

• Lydia called the meeting to order at  4:03 PM. 

Roll Call 

#	Last	First	Present	Late	Absent	Online	Left Early	Excused	Vote
1	Wong	Lydia	x
2	Tsang	Isaac	x
3	Rasyad	Izat	x
4	Rabbani	Hannah	x
5	Khieu	Katelyn	x
6	Shaikh	Asiya	x
7	Ng	Joel	x			x
8	Gomez Tagle	Javier	x
9	Aguilar	Arianna	x
10	Ang	Ian	x
11	Naung	Ted	x
12	Cheng	Megan	x
14	Furagganan	Benjamin	x
15	Kuppa	Virinchi	x
16	Lee	Leondre	x
18	Lopez	Christopher Blu	x
19	Mundanilkunathil	Aaron	x
21	Randhawa	Reeya	x
22	Sedgwick	Adrian	x
23	Sheriff	Jannah	x
24	Tandiary	Jason	x
25	Turangan	Nicholas	x
26	Wang	Kate	x
27	Fernandes	Matthew	x
28	Rios	Daniela	x				x (6:09 PM)
29	Ulloa	Jennifer			x

Approval of Minutes

• January 24, 2024
• Javier moved to approve the January 24, 2024 minutes. 
• Matthew seconded the motion, no objections. 

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Public Comments

• Arianna: HEFAS will be hosting study session every Monday from 4-6pm. 
• Jason: For first years, an event where members offer class scheduling assistance and well as resume building. 

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Advisor Announcements

• Dennis: Budget Announcement up to 2 minutes to speak on the budget request sign up sheet (paper and online). VP, ICC Chair and 
  • Next week Isaac, Ted and will be meeting with Dennis to 
• Hyon Chu: Needs a number for how many people will be there next Wednesday including interns; Will be getting Panda Express (Next Wednesday's dinner). 
  • Scholarship will have specific amount and all relevant information, if any questions be sure to contact Hyon Chu. See email sent via DASG Secretary on January 31, 2024. 
  • Will see disbursement within the next couple of weeks. 
• Maritza: Take ownership of keeping the space clean; when reserving spaces for info sessions, do not reserve the chambers during the ICC meetings being held on Mondays and Wednesdays. Club Day was awesome! Grateful for all of the DASG helpers, this was the most engagement from students. 
• Dayna: Anyone who hasn't been to the flea market, feel free to come by this Saturday. Mini Flea Market will take place on . 

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Senate Announcements

• Adrian: Wildflower Event will be happening next Tuesday, 2/6 from 3-5pm near the Flint Center and the Sunken Garden near the VIDA office. Senators can come to get field hours if desired. 
• Isaac: Election deadline will be submit application; deadline is 2/5. Anyone can run for the election. You do not need to be an intern first, must meet general state requirements. 

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Student Trustee Announcements

• Javier: None

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Internal DASG Committee Reports

• Asiya: Programs met on 1/31 as a working meeting for the Mini Flea Market Planning as well as the Wildflowers event. Every Tuesday when Wildflowers are planted 3-5 next Tuesday. 
• Katelyn: DSPS: Merch is also in progress such as stickers
• Isaac: Discussion on scheduling, elections and in person outreach. 
• Megan: SRE met today, planning for upcoming in February. 
• Izat: Finance approved the budget for Fund 41 and Fund 46 and will be discussing it today. 

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Shared Governance Reports 

• Izat: RAPP met 1/30, approved recommendation for funding 5 positions including Anthropology, Physics Lab Tech, Multi Faculty, and the Leadership Development and Student Activities Coordinator.  Discussion over which categories are priority. 
• Ted Naung: College Council met last Thursday and group of students at De Anza Health Clinic update in parking lot B this would would be written into the lease 
• Lydia: Academic Senate met on 1/29 including Affordable Housing Updates, Bay Area Housing Finances - $20 Million. 
  • Sunnyvale Center, Measure G projects, second reading of the Academic Senate Scholarship. 
  • Concerns about Health Care project timeline.  

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Consent Calendar

• Adrian moved to approve the consent calendar. 
• Virinchi seconded the motion, no objections. 

Business Item 1

2024-2025 DASG Budget Transfer 

• Lisa presented the item. 
• Izat moved to approve the transfer of $100,000 from the Restricted Fund Balance 41-32300 reserved for next year's budget to 41-32100 General Reserve as agreed upon by the DASG Finance Committee. 
• Isaac seconded the motion, no objections. 

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Business Item 2

DASG Finance Code Revisions 

• Izat presented the item. 
• To reflect the DASG Flea Market Liasion to the Programs Committee. 
• Restrictions for travel for food and travel expenses. 
• Adrian moves to add General Ledger and General Ledger Account. 
• Jason seconded the motion, no objections. 

• Ian moves to approve the Finance Code changes as amended. 
• Seconded by Nicholas (Niko), no objections. 

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Business Item 3

Proposed Environmental Sustainability Senate Structural Changes

• Adrian and Asiya presented the item. 
• Dennis and Hyon Chu advocate for Environmental Sustainability to be it's own Committee. 
  • No one knows that DASG works on Environmental Sustainability projects due to limited visibility in Marketing. 
  • ES has been one of the most active committees in the past. Such as reusable water bottles, water fountain stations, Kirsch Center was built by DASG (Measure E). DASG had extra funding and distributed $200,000 towards that project. 
  • ES would have a Bike Program Coordinator + 1 or 2 Environmental Sustainability Coordinators. 
  • Asiya turned down the idea of putting in an ES Committee initially due to issues with delegation. 
  • Discussion continued over how to proceed with the ES Structural Changes. 
• Arianna moved to approve the senate changes to make Environmental Sustainability a committee for next year. 
• Matthew seconded the motion. 
• Isaac objected the motion. 

• Want to continue discussion - No 
• To have committee for next year - Yes

Vote to Decide whether the discussion should continue or if the motion for Environmental Sustainability to have it's own committee for next year passes
#	Last	First	Vote
1	Wong	Lydia	Null
2	Tsang	Isaac	No
3	Rasyad	Izat	Yes
4	Rabbani	Hannah	Yes
5	Khieu	Katelyn	No
6	Shaikh	Asiya	Yes
7	Ng	Joel	Yes
8	Gomez Tagle	Javier	Yes
9	Aguilar	Arianna	Yes
10	Ang	Ian	Yes
11	Naung	Ted	Yes
12	Cheng	Megan	Yes
14	Furagganan	Benjamin	Yes
15	Kuppa	Virinchi	Yes
16	Lee	Leondre	Yes
18	Lopez	Christopher Blu	Yes
19	Mundanilkunathil	Aaron	Yes
21	Randhawa	Reeya	Yes
22	Sedgwick	Adrian	Yes
23	Sheriff	Jannah	Yes
24	Tandiary	Jason	No
25	Turangan	Nicholas	No
26	Wang	Kate	Yes
27	Fernandes	Matthew	Yes
28	Rios	Daniela	Yes
29	Ulloa	Jennifer	No
Total: Yes - 20		Total: No - 5	Total: Abstain - 0

• Motion passed for ES to have it's own commmittee in place for next year. 

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Business Item 4

2024-2025 DASG Budget – Fund 46 (DASG Student Representation Fund)

• Izat presented the item. 

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Business Item 5

2024-2025 DASG Budget – Fund 41 (DASG General Fund)

• Izat and Nicholas presented the items. 

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Business Item 6

Legislative Affairs Liaison Internal Officer Election 

• Arman D gave a speech to the senate. 
• Eddie N gave a speech to the senate. 
• The Senate took part in a 10 min Q&A session asking questions to the officers regarding their plans for initiatives within the role, why they believe they are a good fit, and what they know about the position. 
• Both officers had an opportunity for 1 min as a closing statement. 
• Discussion took place over which candidate should be appointed for the role after candidates exited the room. 
• Javier moved to extend discussion by 5 min. 
• Isaac seconded the motion, no objections. 

DASG Senator Voting for Legislative Affairs Liaison Position
#	Last	First	Vote
1	Wong	Lydia	Null
2	Tsang	Isaac	Eddie Nam
3	Rasyad	Izat	Eddie Nam
4	Rabbani	Hannah	Arman Daghbashyan
5	Khieu	Katelyn	Abstain -
6	Shaikh	Asiya	Arman Daghbashyan
7	Ng	Joel	Abstain
8	Gomez Tagle	Javier	Eddie Nam
9	Aguilar	Arianna	Abstain
10	Ang	Ian	Abstain
11	Naung	Ted	Eddie Nam
12	Cheng	Megan	Abstain
14	Furagganan	Benjamin	Eddie Nam
15	Kuppa	Virinchi	Abstain
16	Lee	Leondre	Abstain
18	Lopez	Christopher Blu	Eddie Nam
19	Mundanilkunathil	Aaron	Abstain
21	Randhawa	Reeya	Eddie Nam
22	Sedgwick	Adrian	Abstain -
23	Sheriff	Jannah	Eddie Nam
24	Tandiary	Jason	Abstain
25	Turangan	Nicholas	Abstain
26	Wang	Kate	Abstain -
27	Fernandes	Matthew	Eddie Nam
Total: Eddie - 9		Total: Arman - 2	Total: Abstain - 12

• No candidate was selected, elections will continue. 

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Public Comments

• None

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Advisor Announcements

• None

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Introduction and Approval of Prospective Senators

• Anish Shamarao - 1st Meeting - VC Programs
• Darren Edgar Senggono - 2nd Meeting - VC Programs
• Victor Pham - 2nd Meeting - Social Media Officer
• Allyson Le - 1st Meeting - Social Media Officer
• Alan Flores - 2nd Meeting - Social Media Officer
• Eddie Nam - 1st Meeting - Legislative Liaison Affairs Officer
• Bryan Hernandez - Legislative affairs, VC Programs - 2nd meeting

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Adjournment 

• Meeting adjourned at 7:27 PM.