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November 10th, 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
      1. Present: Sofia, Laila, Marshall, Mel, Trey, Arielle, Vir, Cheryl, Nicholas, Aims, Maya, John, Lisa, Sezona, Lucy.
  2. [3:33 - 3:35] Approval of Agenda & Minutes
    1. Approval of Agenda
      1. Nicholas motions to approve, and Sofia seconds. Passes no objections.
    2. Approval of November 3, 2025 Minutes
  3. [3:35 - 3:40] Public Comment
  4. [3:40 - 3:45] Announcements & Updates
    1. November 17th meeting will be via Zoom
    2. Oakes Rep
      1. One new applicant, not an Oakes student.
    3. SFAC Merch
      1. Jackets
        1. Jackets have been ordered
      2. Tote bags
        1. We have a box of totes in Scotts Valley. Lucy will get a count next time we are in Scotts Valley.
    4. SFAC Workshop
      1. 2nd Workshop Debrief
        1. Improved timing and presentations since the first one, went well overall.
        2. Vir suggests leading the meeting with the philosophy and goals sections to grab the attention of the audience.
      2. 3rd Workshop 11/13/25 from 12-1 pm
        1. The outreach committee meeting on the same date and time has been cancelled.
      3. Workshop attendance tracker
    5. Council on Student Fees Fall Meeting
      1. Sofia is no longer going to attend; Arielle is going in her place.
      2. Lucy confirms that she has provided Marshall a purchase order to help with snacks and beverages for the trip.
  5. [3:45 - 3:50] SFAC Chair/Vice Chair Updates
    1. Chair:
      1. Marshall shares that he met with the elections commissioner Travis, to discuss moving SFAC’s statement to a pro and con statement instead of an opinion statement.
    2. Vice-Chair
      1. Sofia shares that she created the “fee of the week” template
  6. [3:50 - 3:55] Subcommittee reports
    1. Audit:
      1. Time/Dates: Every Wednesday 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
      2. Location: Zoom/In-person
      3. Minutes - SFAC_Audit_Committee_Agenda_110525 Minutes
    2. Outreach:
      1. Time/Dates: Every Other Thursday, 12 pm - 1 pm
      2. Location: Zoom (Only in person when planning tabling)
      3. Minutes - No Meeting.
  7. [3:55 - 4:28] [CLOSED SESSION] Measure 22 - Student Voice and Empowerment Summer Fee Review
    1. Closed Session Agenda
    2. SCOC Presentation slides
  8. [4:28 - 4:30] Measure 22 Summer Fee Level Vote
    1. Vote
  9. [4:30 - 5:00] [CLOSED SESSION] Measure 86 - Save UCSC Theater Arts and Dance Summer Fee Review
    1. Closed Session Agenda
  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. November 17th, 4:00 - 4:30 pm: Angela Cline, Assistant Vice Chancellor for DSAS
  3. November 17th: SSF/M7 Annual Report + Overview of Measure 7 (Requested by Lisa)
  4. Student Media Council Summer Fee/Student Voice and Empowerment Fee Review
  5. December 1st, 4:00 - 4:40 pm: Presentation on Bay Tree Renovation with Steve Houser, DSAS Director of Capital Planning

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
  6. Summer 26 Fee Levels