Fee Transparency Project

Zoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/99731613774?pwd=WDdMZm9DaE02QlphQ3JiVk14WGRwQT09

Welcome & Check-In (5mins)
1. Check-In Prompt:
  1. Name, Space, Year, Pronouns and Major (if comfortable/applicable)
    1. Cowell, Crown, Merrill, Porter, Kresge, Oakes, RCC, C9, JRL, GSC, GSA, Provost, SUA, Lisa, Lucy, Lydia, Jade, Liz Moya (SAB)
Approval of Agenda and Minutes: SFAC_Minutes_040623
Announcements & Updates: (2min)
1. Meeting time 30 minutes extension:
  1. Weekly Thursday, 3:00 - 4:30 at Kerr Hall 61.
2. The CSF Spring Quarter Meeting is scheduled for: (2mins)
  1. Saturday, May 6th from 9:30 AM to 5 PM with Lunch from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM and Scheduled Breaks
  2. Sunday, May 7th from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM - No Meals Provided
  3. The UCOP Meeting is still pending for Friday, May 5th from 1 PM to 4 PM.
    1. 1 PM to 2 PM - CSF Preparation
    2. 2 PM to 4 PM - UCOP Meeting
  4. Winter quarter presentation:(2mins)
    1. Winter 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes
    2. CSF Around The State Report (Winter 2023 Meeting)
Lisa’s SSF revenue presentation: (30+mins)
Annual UCSC budget review based on the Guidelines for Implementing the SSF.
SFAC Budget presentation 4-2023.pdf
1. A&R
2. College Gov
3. Student media council
4. Student media voice fee
SUA Internship Expansion Proposal:(5mins)
1. SFAC SUA OP Internship Expansion Proposal
2. Notes from email:
  1. “I am reaching out to ask if the SFAC funding award for SlugLink is allocated for this 2022-2023 academic year? If possible, I would appreciate a confirmation status because the mobile developers are now UCSC alumni; therefore, the project has been discontinued.

I want to utilize the $7,800 dollars to hire three additional Student Union Assembly Office of the President interns essential for campus and local community engagement. Is there a form needed to change the award's stipulations? Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions and I can respond accordingly.” - Jimmy Gomez.

1. Response from Lucy:
  1. “To request an amendment to the award, to request that the funds be repurposed, you must submit a request to SFAC that will then be reviewed and voted on by the committee. If you can send an email to my attention (and please outline the spending plan) and the reason for the amendment, I can share with the committee at one of their weekly meetings.” - Lucy Rojas.

Review rating worksheet tabs
- 1. CSF limitations document
  2. Recap total amount motioned to fund, excluding tabled proposal suggestion, is $713,954
Discussion for tabled proposals:(~45mins)
- 1. Tabled Proposal Notes and Materials
  2. #28 Arts Professional Pathway. Budget document received and uploaded to folder.
  3. Continue to revisit proposal #11, #14, #16, #35, #10 and #53.
    1. #16, Slug Stories Archive Implementation.
      1. Suggestion $0.
    2. #11, WiSE Undergraduate Research Award:
      1. Gabrielle notes this impacts fewer students, and not a priority for her.
      2. Mel proposed 4,500 for minimum student stipends.
    3. #14, Connecting Activism and Academia: Right Livelihood at UC Santa Cruz
      1. Discussion about course and requirements.
      2. Charlene notes this may set a precedent for future proposals that might have submission opportunities. It is involved with a core academic requirement.
      3. Jhertau agrees.
      4. Andy, Mel agree.
    4. #35, Community Building in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department:
      1. Two suggestions:

$2,390 Vote by Bara (3 favor, 0 abs, 4 deny)

$0 Vote by Andy (4 in favor, o abs, 3 deny)

- 1. Motion to re-address #10 (already has money allocated from DSAS, can they receive more or )
  2. Motion to re-address #53 (more research was done, to see that programing would go to external drc events so wouldn't actually fall under class 1)

Possible suggestions for allocating rest of funding:
- - 1. Divide evenly to all
    2. Divide evenly to all but only those approved
    3. Revisit each proposal(*time constraint + equity)
      1. Note Right Livelihood Reimbursement Request. Discussion after the total allocation is calculated to add more if surplus funding amount
    4. Average rating to give more to each based weighting( high rating points to low points)(potential future plan)
  1. Review allocation letter template
    1. Decide to approved or modify
    2. Individual stipulation and request we spoke about will be added based on what we’ve decided case by case
Next Meeting: Referendum author for Sustainability will be joining the meeting to present
If time permits: Brainstorm future guests and topics
1. Bringing in past units that submit proposals, preferably in spring.
2. Discuss units/ fees with large carryforwards, shouldn’t have more than 15-10% of their budget amount, spring week 3
3. Meeting with the Chancellor Cynthia Larive.
4. Meeting with Vice Chancellor Akirah Bradley-Armstrong
Adjournment