General Meeting Information

Date: April 24, 2024
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Student Council Chambers and Zoom

  • Agenda

    Time Topic Purpose Discussion Leader

    4:00 PM

    Call to Order

    I/D

    • Lydia Wong

    4:00 PM

    Roll Call

    I/D/A

    • Maliah Kenoly

    4:01 PM

    Approval of Minutes

      • April 22, 2024

    I/D/A

    • Senators

    4:02 PM

    Public Comments

    I

    • All

    4:09 PM

    Advisor Announcements

    I

    • Advisors

    4:14 PM

    Senate Announcements

    I

    • Senators

    4:19 PM

    Student Trustee Announcements

    I

    • Javier Gomez Tagle

    4:24 PM

    External Shared Governance Committee Reports

    I

    • Senators

    4:29 PM

    Internal DASG Committee Reports

    • Senators

    Consent Calendar

    1. Remove Nicholas Turangan from Resource Allocation and Program Planning (RAPP).  
    2. Appoint Aditya Sharma to Resource Allocation and Program Planning (RAPP).  
    3. Remove Cecilia Ji as Intern from the Programs Committee.
    4. Remove Kita Hu as Intern from the Programs Committee.
    5. Appoint Tracy Chang as Intern from the Programs Committee.
    6. Appoint Lauren Hartono as Intern from the Programs Committee. 
    7. Appoint Minseo Kim as Intern from the Programs Committee.
    8. Appoint Aishani Sankuratri as Intern from the Programs Committee.
    9. Appoint Allen Tran as Intern from the Programs Committee.

    D/A

    • Senators

    4:30 PM

    Business Item 1

    January–March`24 Checks $500 or Greater

    This item is to present the list of January–March checks that were $500 or greater and answer any questions. 

    January-March 2024 - Checks $500 or Greater

    Time: 5 Minutes

    I/D

    • Lisa Kirk

    4:35 PM

    Business Item 2

    Budget Request: De Anza Mascot Program 

    This item is to discuss and possibly approve up to $500.00 to pay $25/hr for a Mascot Handler for Enrollment Day on April 27, 2024 and Graduation Day on June 29, 2024. 

    Time: 10 Minutes

    I/D/A

    • Dayna Swanson
    • Dennis Shannakian

    4:45 PM

    Business Item 3

    2024–2025 DASG Chair of Finance Run-off Election Appeals 

    This item is to hear, discuss, and act on if necessary, any candidates’ appeals to any decisions of the DASG Elections Committee relating to the 2024-2025 DASG Chair of Finance Run-off Election. If there are no appeals this item will be pulled from the agenda. 

    Time: 15 Minutes

    I/D/A

    • Chair of Finance Candidates
    • Elections Committee

    5:00 PM

    Business Item 4

    2024–2025 DASG Internal Officer Elections 

    This item is to elect 2024–2025 DASG Internal Officers.  

    Time: 2 Hours

    I/D/A

    • Ted Naung
    • Isaac Tsang
    • Eddie Nam
    7:00 PM

    Introduction and Approval of Prospective Senators

    I

    • Prospective Senators
    7:05 PM

    Public Comments

    I

    • All

    7:10 PM

    Advisor Announcements 

    I

    • Advisors

    7:15 PM

    Adjournment

    A

    • Lydia Wong

    A = Action
    D = Discussion
    I = Information

  • Minutes

    Call to Order 

    • Lydia called the meeting to order at 4:06 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 (5:25pm)    
    4 Rabbani Hannah x            
    5 Khieu Katelyn           x  
    6 Shaikh Asiya x            
    7 Ng Joel     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 (6:07pm)          
    15 Kuppa Virinchi   x (7:26pm)          
    16 Lee Leondre x            
    18 Lopez Christopher Blu x            
    19 Mundanilkunathil Aaron x            
    21 Randhawa Reeya x            
    22 Sedgwick Adrian   x (4:47pm)          
    23 Sheriff Jannah   x (4:20pm)          
    24 Tandiary Jason            
    25 Turangan Nicholas            
    26 Wang Kate            
    27 Fernandes Matthew x            
    28 Rios Daniela     x        
    29 Estrada-Nakamatsu Matsuko x            
    30 Nam Eddie  x            
    31 Shamarao Anish x            
    32 Ku Javin x            
    33 Ho Li Chun x            

    Approval of Minutes

    • Asiya moved to approve the minutes from April 17, 2024; Seconded by 
    • No objections. 


    Public Comments

    • Ann Pelosa: Does not believe police should have tazers on campus. 

    Advisor Announcements

    • Hyon Chu: We have dinner available for tonight; congratulations to everyone who got accpeted into their schools of choice! Keep pushing on everyone!; Dayna will be out for the rest of the week. Please be at Club Day
    • Maliah: Make sure to sign the sign in sheet before you leave!


    Senate Announcements

    • Matthew:
    • Asiya: Thank you to everyone who helped out with Earth Week! Tomorrow is Club Day this is a great opportunity to get field hours and/or if you would like to 


    Student Trustee Announcements

    • None. 

    External Shared Governance Committee Reports

    • Academic Senate (Ian): Met on Monday, presented and discussed -- teaching hybrid and online
      • Discussion about police having tasers on campus.
      • Hannah: Discussion will be covered in the second week of May. 
      • Please reach out to Ian if you have any comments about this matter / opportunity to share any feedback. 
      • Dennis: Info can be communicated between Hannah and Ian. 
    • Ted Naung: 
    • Asiya: Classified Senate met yesterday -- DASG have any thoughts or feedback about the townhall that occurred last week. If anyone has any notes from the meeting please send them her way. 
    • Kate Wang: Updates on available funds for next year - $4 million dollars. 


    Internal DASG Committee Reports

    • Administration: Discussed elections process as well as resolutions. 
    • Programs: Discussed Club Day; Kung Fu Panda Theme, Also discussed Flea Market and the Mini Flea Market. Discussed speaker event; ICC Transfer Event that DASG  was reached out to for collaboration as well as the Carnival Event planning. 
    • SRE: Resource Fair Planning and DASG Promo Video. 
    • ICC: 
    • Finance: Discussed Finance presentation for board of trustees. 
    • Marketing: Discussed promotional items that will be goven out to all interns; Earth Week was discussed as well. 

    Consent Calendar

    • Ian moved to approve, seconded by Ted; no objections. 

    Business Item 1

    January–March`24 Checks $500 or Greater

    • Lisa presented the item. 

    Business Item 2

    Budget Request: De Anza Mascot Program 

    • Dennis presented the item. 
    • Izat moves to approve 
    • Ian seconded the motion, no objections. 


    Business Item 3

    2024–2025 DASG Chair of Finance Run-off Election Appeals 

    • Izat moved to declare Aditya Sharma the winner of the 2024-2025 Chair of Finance Position. 
    • Ted seconded the motion, no objections. 

    Business Item 4

    2024–2025 DASG Internal Officer Elections 

    • Isaac presented the item: Include slides here. 


    2024-2024 Events Coordinator Position (2)

    Candidates: Allison Trinh, Amin Mobedi, Chetnaa Prasad, Dhana Karthikeya Ventrapragada, Jamie Wong Yieng Ding, Jin Gi Min, Lauren Hartono, Tina Le, Tracy Chang

    • All students gave a 1 min introduction speech for the Events Coordinator position. 
    • All candidates participated in a Q&A session with the DASG Senate. 
    • Asiya moved to extend the Q&A session by 15 minutes. 
    • Reeya seconded the motion, no objections. 
    • Asiya moved to extend the discussion by 15 minutes a second time.
    • Reeya seconded the motion, no objections. 
    • Asiya moved to extend the discussion by 15 minutes a third time.
    • Reeya seconded the motion. 
    • Matthew moved to extend discussion by 10 minutes. 
    Move to extend discussion by 15 min
    # Last  First Vote
    1 Wong Lydia No
    2 Tsang Isaac
    3  Rasyad Izat Absent
    4 Rabbani Hannah Absent
    5 Khieu Katelyn Absent
    6 Shaikh Asiya Yes
    7 Ng Joel Absent
    8 Gomez Tagle Javier Absent
    9 Aguilar Arianna No
    10 Ang Ian Yes
    11 Naung Ted No
    12 Cheng Megan No
    14 Furagganan Benjamin Absent
    15 Kuppa Virinchi Absent
    16 Lee Leondre Yes
    18 Lopez Christopher Blu No
    19 Mundanilkunathil Aaron No
    21 Randhawa Reeya Yes
    22 Sedgwick Adrian Yes
    23 Sheriff Jannah Yes
    24 Tandiary Jason No
    25 Turangan Nicholas No
    26 Wang Kate No
    27 Fernandes Matthew Yes
    28 Rios Daniela Absent
    29 Estrada-Nakamatsu Matsuko No
    30 Nam Eddie  No
    31 Shamarao Anish No
    32 Ku Javin No
    33 Ho Li Chun Yes
    34 Paliska Luca No
    35 Ozturk Aura No
    36 Bravo Katia No
    37 Hon Veronica No
    38 Wang Phoebe Yes
    39 Ozaki Michi No
    40 Huang Jin No
    41 Li Iris
    42 Sharma Aditya

    19 - no, Yes - 9 

    • Motion failed. 
    • Asiya moved to extend the discussion by 1 minute. 
    • Adrian seconded the motion, no objections. 
    • Private discussion took place for 10 minutes regarding the candidates. 
    • Chun Ho seconded the motion, no objections. 
    • Chun Ho moved to extend time by 5 minutes. 
    • Chris seconded the motion, no objections. 
    Candidate # of Votes Voters
    Allison Trinh 1
    • Lydia Wong
    Amin Mobedi 11
    • Ted Naung
    • Aura Ozturk
    • Aditya Sharma
    • Arianna Aguilar
    • Hannah Rabbani
    • Michi Ozaki
    • Aaron Mundanilkunathil
    • Adrian Sedgwick
    • Matthew Fernandes
    • Iris Li
    • Asiya Shaikh
    Chetnaa Prasad 0
    • N/A
    Dhana Karthikeya Ventrapragada 1
    • Matsuko Estrada Nakamatsu
    Jamie Wong Yieng Ding 0
    • N/A
    Jin Gi Min 25
    • Nicholas Turangan
    • Ted Naung
    • Aura Ozturk
    • Aditya Sharma
    • Hannah Rabbani
    • Javin Ku
    • Michi Ozaki
    • Anish Shamarao
    • Matsuko Estrada Nakamatsu
    • Lydia Wong
    • Luca Paliska
    • Ian Ang
    • Kate Wang
    • Megan Cheng
    • Christopher Blu Lopez
    • Iris Li
    • Eddie Nam
    • Katia Bravo
    • Chun Ho Li
    • Leondre Lee
    • Asiya Shaikh
    • Phoebe Wang
    • Reeya Randhawa
    • Veronica Hon
    • Jannah Sheriff
    Lauren Hartono 16
    • Nicholas Turangan
    • Arianna Aguilar
    • Javin Ku
    • Aaron Mundanilkunathil
    • Adrian Sedgwick
    • Jin Huang
    • Ian Ang
    • Kate Wang
    • Christopher Blu Lopez
    • Matthew Fernandes
    • Eddie Nam
    • Katia Bravo
    • Chun Ho Li
    • Leondre Lee
    • Phoebe Wang
    • Reeya Randhawa
    Tina Le 1
    • Luca Paliska
    Tracy Chang 4
    • Anish Shamarao
    • Megan Cheng
    • Veronica Hon
    • Jannah Sheriff
    Abstain 3
    • Benjamin Furagganan (1&2)
    • Jin Huang (2)

    The new 2024-2025 DASG Event Coordinators are Lauren Hartono and Jin Gi Min. 

    • Break for Dinner (20 minutes)


    DASG Flea Market Liaison (2 Positions Available)

    Candidates: Kyle Tang, Anish Shamarao, Rami Abukhater

    • Isaac presented the item.
    • All candidates gave a 1 min introduction speech for the Flea Market Liaison position. 
    • All candidates participated in a 15 minute Q&A discussion. 
    • Ian moved to extend the discussion by 10 minutes. 
    • Seconded by Jannah, no objections. 
    • Matthew moved to extend the discussion by 1 minute. 
    • Seconded by Megan, no objections. 
    • 10 minute private discussion with the current senate took place. 
    • Adrian moved to extend the discussion by 5 minutes.
    • Chris seconded the motion, no objections. 
    • Aaron moved to extend the discussion by 3 minutes. 
    • Seconded by Jannah, no objections. 
    • Jannah motion to extend the discussion by 1 minute. 
    • Seconded by Aaron, no objections. 
    • Chris moved to extend the discussion by 2 minutes. 
    • Matthew seconded the motion, no objections. 
    Candidate # of Votes Voters
    Kyle Tang 16
    • Aura Ozturk
    • Nicholas Turangan
    • Kate Wang
    • Eddie Nam
    • Jannah Sheriff
    • Katia Bravo
    • Phoebe Wang
    • Luca Paliska
    • Reeya Randhawa
    • Aaron Mundanilkunathil
    • Christopher Blu Lopez
    • Leondre Lee
    • Aditya Sharma
    • Ted Naung
    • Hannah Rabbani
    • Michi Ozaki
    Anish Shamarao 22
    • Aura Ozturk
    • Nicholas Turangan
    • Kate Wang
    • Eddie Nam
    • Jannah Sheriff
    • Katia Bravo
    • Arianna Aguilar
    • Matsuko Estrada Nakamatsu
    • Lydia Wong
    • Benjamin Furagganan
    • Veronica Hon
    • Megan Cheng
    • Javin Ku
    • Ian Ang
    • Phoebe Wang
    • Luca Paliska
    • Reeya Randhawa
    • Aaron Mundanilkunathil
    • Asiya Shaikh
    • Adrian Sedgwick
    • Matthew Fernandes
    • Iris Li
    Rami Abukhater 18
    • Arianna Aguilar
    • Matsuko Estrada Nakamatsu
    • Lydia Wong
    • Benjamin Furagganan
    • Veronica Hon
    • Megan Cheng
    • Javin Ku
    • Ian Ang
    • Christopher Blu Lopez
    • Leondre Lee
    • Aditya Sharma
    • Asiya Shaikh
    • Adrian Sedgwick
    • Matthew Fernandes
    • Iris Li
    • Ted Naung
    • Hannah Rabbani
    • Michi Ozaki
    Abstain 4
    • Virinchi Kuppa (1&2)
    • Chun Ho Li (1&2) 

    The 2024-2025 Flea Market Liaisons are Anish Shamarao and Rami Abukhater. 

    Equity and Diversity (1 Position Available)

    Candidates: Madhav Shukla and Joshua Madrid-Pelayo

    • The candidates participated in a 1 min introduction. 
    • The candidates particpated in a 10 minutes Q&A. 
    • Hannah moved to extend the discussion by 15 minutes. 
      • Chris seconded the motion, no objections. 
    • Adrian moved to extend discussion by 10 minutes. 
      • Seconded by Arianna, no objections. 
    • Virinchi moved to end discussion.
      • Seconded by Aaron, no objections. 
    • Virinchi moved to end discussion a second time to proceed with voting. 
      • Aaron seconded the motion, no objections
    Candidate # of Votes Voters
    Joshua Madrid-Pelayo 24
    • Arianna Aguilar
    • Aura Ozturk
    • Katia Bravo
    • Adrian Sedgwick
    • Reeya Randhawa
    • Kate Wang
    • Ted Naung
    • Asiya Shaikh
    • Benjamin Furagganan
    • Jannah Sheriff
    • Aaron Mundanilkunathil
    • Michi Ozaki
    • Eddie nam
    • Veronica Hon
    • Leondré Lee
    • Lydia Wong
    • Matthew Fernandes
    • Virinchi Kuppa
    • Javin Ku
    • Ian Ang
    • Christopher Blu Lopez
    • Matsuko Estrada Nakamatsu
    • Luca Paliska
    • Anish Shamarao
    Madhav Shukla 7
    • Nicholas Turangan
    • Phoebe Wang
    • Chun Ho Li
    • Aditya Sharma
    • Iris Li
    • Hannah Rabbani
    • Megan Cheng

    Joshua Madrid-Pelayo is the 2024-2025 Equity and Diversity Officer


    Public Comments 

    • None

    Advisor Announcements

    • Dennis: For all internal elections we will continue with the schedules stated. 
    • Hyon Chu: This Friday, April 26, 2024 is the leadership training, Enrollment Day on Saturday and Club Day is tomorrow! We will provide dinner for the next 2 senate meetings, (diverse menu). 

    Introduction and Approval of Prospective Senators

    • Katia Bravo - 2nd Meeting
    • Phoebe Wang - 2nd Meeting
    • Aura Ozturk - 2nd Meeting
    • Michi Ozaki - 1st Meeting
    • Luca Paliska - 2nd Meeting 
    • Aditya Sharma - 2nd Meeting
    • Veronica Hon - 1st Meeting

    Adjournment 

    • Isaac adjourned the meeting at  8:30 PM.

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