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October 20th, 2025

3:30 – 5:00 pm

AgendaMinutes
  1. [3:30 - 3:33] Welcome and Introductions
    1. Members introductions: Name, Pronouns, Year, Major, and Space.
    2. Order: Cowell, Stevenson, Crown, Merrill, Kresge, Porter, Oakes, RCC, C9, JRL, Graduate Students, SAB, Provost, SUA, Lisa, Sezona, Lucy
  2. [3:33 - 3:35] Approval of Agenda & Minutes
    1. Approval of Agenda
    2. Approval of October 13, 2025 Minutes
  3. [3:35 - 3:40] Public Comment
  4. [3:40 - 3:45] Announcements & Updates
    1. SFAC Fall Retreat
      1. Doodle Poll
    2. $500 for SFAC Fleece Jackets
      1. Current Jackets are for those tabling at Oakes-O-Ween
    3. CSF Meeting at UC San Diego (November 14-16)
    4. Invitation from Oakes College Student Senate
      1. The Oakes Student Senate is excited to announce that we will be hosting our annual Oakes-O-Ween event again this year, and we’d love for you to be a part of it! NEW DATE: October 22nd
    5. Athletics & Recreation RFAC
      1. FY26 - RFAC Charge Letter.pdf
  5. [3:45 - 4:10] Discussion on SFAC Role in Campus Based Fees
    1. Pro/Con statement in campus fee referenda
      1. Example: https://as.ucsd.edu/referendums/press2025.html#fee-administration-and-oversight
      2. UC Irvine Elections Timeline: https://studentgov.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2024-08-guide-to-creating-a-student-fee-referendum.pdf
      3. Embedded image from the original meeting document
    2. Fee referenda town hall
    3. SFAC involvement in developing policy on pausing or reducing fees
      1. UC Office of the President Campus Based Fee Policy: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/2710528/PACAOS-80
      2. UCSC Campus Election Policy: https://deanofstudents.wordpress.ucsc.edu/files/2025/07/final-ucsc-elections-policy-01-05-2022.pdf
      3. https://policy.ucsc.edu/policy-owners-resources/
      4. Working Document
      5. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WKVoU1QlTZdaWT7WUxdcuBzqoPcqdJ-P/view?usp=sharing
  6. [4:10 - 4:13] Advisor Updates
  7. [4:13 - 4:30] Orientation Continued
    1. Review budget terminology
    2. Small group orientation “workshops” moving forward
  8. [4:30 - 4:57] [CLOSED SESSION] Resource Centers and Measure 83
    1. Discussion on Summer Fee Rates and FY 25 SFAC allocations
    2. Closed Session Agenda
  9. [4:57 - 5:00] Vote on Measure 83 and FY 25 SFAC allocations
    1. John motions to fund the resource centers at the $5.00 rate. Marshall seconds the motion.
    2. Mel motions to amend the motion at $7.00. Vote on the amendment.
      1. $5.00 - 6 people vote
      2. $7.00 - 3 people vote
      3. Abstentions - 0
      4. Roll call vote
        1. Sofia - yes
        2. Vir yes
        3. Mel yes
        4. Marshall yes
        5. Nicholas no
        6. Arielle yes
        7. John yes
        8. Trey - yes
        9. 7 to 1
    3. Marshall motions; Nicholas seconds. No objections
  10. [5:00] Adjournment

Upcoming Guests/Topics:.

  1. November 17th, 3:30 - 4:00 pm: Amber Blakeslee, Associate Vice Chancellor for Budget, Analysis, and Planning
  2. SSF/M7 Annual Report + Overview of Measure 7 (Requested by Lisa)
  3. SFAC SSF Annual Report: https://cosaf.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk1561/files/inline-files/COSAF_Annual_Report_2024-25.pdf
  4. Student Media Council Summer Fee/Student Voice and Empowerment Fee Review
  5. November 3rd: Student Voice and Empowerment Fee Summer 26 Review (SCOC)
  6. Measure 86: Theater Arts - establishing summer fee level for new fee.

Meeting and Committee Member Resources:

  1. SFAC Roster
  2. Orientation Materials
  3. Agendas and Minutes
  4. Tracking Sheet for Campus Based Fees ongoing discussion
  5. Google Folder