Fee Transparency Project

[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
[3:33 - 3:35] Approval of the Agenda and Minutes
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of April 21, 2026 Minutes
[3:35 - 3:40] Public Comment
[3:40 - 3:45] Announcements
1. Absentee comment form
2. Campus Elections Announcement
3. Stoles: Update on costs for stoles and embroidery
  1. Purchase of 20 Stoles = $300
  2. Embroidery = ~$100 each (estimate based on other orders in Cruz Buy)
SFAC Chair/Vice-Chair Reports
1. Chair
  1. Worked on website changes/fee transparency proposal
2. Vice-Chair
  1. Happy Week 5
  2. If you are interested in the Vice Chair Role please
Subcommittee Reports
1. Audit
  1. Seeking feedback on our first round! (See links below)
  2. Round 2 starting now
2. Outreach
  1. Continuing Student Fee Summit Planning (Monday May 11th 11am-3pm)
    1. Outreach committee this Friday 11 am-12pm at Iveta Cafe in the Quarry
  2. Emails sent to Hermanos de UCSC // Hermanas Unidas // Fruitcake Magazine // Eyecandy Film Journal // Black Student Union // Asian Pacific Islander Student Alliance // Agroecology Club
[3:45 - 4:05] Discussion/Vote: TAPS: Discussion on Measure 73 Recommendation
1. Background: At the February 23rd SFAC meeting, Executive Director of TAPS, Dan Henderson visited with SFAC for the annual presentation that is required by Measure 73. Measure 73 states that each winter quarter, TAPS will present information to SFAC (ridership data, budget, etc.). After this presentation, the SFAC developed a recommendation for the chancellor related to whether the fee escalation that was voted in by students in Measure 73 should be implemented for the following year. For 2026-2027, the fee increase would be $3.00 per student per quarter, or a total of $9.00.
2. Summary: Finalizing goals we want TAPS to meet from last meeting's discussions. Previous goals will be amended based on responses from the Director of TAPS. These goals are intended to be finalized to give enough time to discuss with TAPS. Vote will be on approving the proposed goals and allowing SFAC leadership to start discussions with TAPS.
3. Items:
4. Vote: Final Letter to Executive Director Dan Henderson
[4:05 - 4:30] Making fee referenda more accessible
1. Summary: This is a time to go over old fee referenda, do research on old fees, and design how it could look like on an SFAC subpage. Most of this will be working individually on gathering information and designing how it would look on the website.
2. Items:
  1. sfac.ucsc.edu
3. Working session
[4:30 - 4:40] Audit Committee Discussion
1. Summary: Vir will lead a discussion about current Audit Committee projects
2. Items:
[4:40 - 5:00] Funding Call - Final Deliberations
1. Summary: Presentations on final funding call summary and allocations. Discussion on how to manage under/overallocations and for everyone to give final comments.
2. Items:
  1. Link to the master spreadsheet
  2. Outstanding items to discuss
    1. Proposal that were reviewed by Cheryl’s group that are in Trey’s group’s bucket (#26, #30, #36, #37, #40, #41)
    2. Dia de los Muertos, #21
[5:00] Adjournment

Upcoming Guests/Topics:

Update on Seismic and Life Safety Fee (Lisa)
Update on Return to Aid (Director of Financial Aid and Scholarship Office)
Tour of Kresge College Renovation Project: May 12th @ 3:30 (Meet at Kresge by parking lot 143/145, closest to R12 and R13). Must wear pants, and closed toe, hard toe shoes. Tennis shoes are ok, but hiking boots are better).
1. Media Day! Dress Up for photos.

Meeting and Committee Member Resources:

SFAC Roster
Orientation Materials
Agendas and Minutes
Tracking Sheet for Campus Based Fees ongoing discussion
Google Folder
Summer 26 Fee Levels