College Council Meeting
April 30th, 2008

I. SGFC Recommendations
A. ASU Appeal
1. $640 to subsidize a trip to Korean Town
2. Held similar events in winter and fall
3. There is more to it than food – 2 hours to explore neighborhood
4. The area is not feasibly accessible by public transportation
B. Questions
1. Why sponsored by SGFC rather than a group of friends going together?
-expense + cultural nature of event
2. Funded events can’t be RSO-exclusive – are you advertising?
-word of mouth, listhost, flyers possibly
-these events usually fill up before word can get out
3. Any programming designed other than going to the restaurant?
-no, but there will be 2 hours of time to explore
4. Is unstructured wandering the best way to experience the neighborhood? What makes this different than, say, a CUSA trip to Chinatown?
-Korean town is not easily accessible by public transit
-the experience would be much more unfamiliar and new to ASU members than Chinatown might be to CUSA members
-food is an important cultural experience in itself
C Discussion
1. It still just seems like a group of friends having dinner
2. They probably won’t do outside advertising
3. UChicago students are notoriously unadventurous, need more opportunities/incentive to get off campus
4. A $10/head subsidy for 40 people is way above SGFC guidelines; have denied funding to similar events for similar reasons
5. Korean Town is pretty far and it would definitely be a cultural experience
6. Maybe we could just fund transportation, if not the dinner
7. They could charge $5 a person for transportation and use it to subsidize the dinner itself, which is what has happened at past such events
D. Motion to fund $240 for transportation costs: (7-8,0) FAILED
Motion to deny appeal and approve SGFC recommendations: (8-5,1) PASSED
Motion to reopen for discussion (requires 2/3 vote): (7-7,0) FAILED

II. Rod Edwards on the CC and GC Liaison positions
A. Discussion
1. Should there be a definition for ‘home’ and ‘host’ councils?
-home council is the one to which you are elected
2. What are the rights/privileges given to the liaisons?
-requirement to attend meetings, right to speak, etc
3. How will liaisons be chosen?
-it was left vague on purpose, to be determined by each council
4. Would a liaison serving on a host council committee have a vote?
-that would be up to the committee’s discretion
5. Is is there a rule against administrators serving on councils?
-if you pay student activity fees, you can serve
6. Are there proxy rules for the liaison position?
-same proxy rules as in each council’s bylaws
B. Motion to approve for discussion by Assembly: (14-0,0) PASSED

III. Other business
A. Chair announcements
1. Assembly meeting next Thursday
2. There will be food at the next CC meeting
B. Jarrod’s announcements
1. CCC Meeting on Friday the 9th at the Gleacher Center
2. End of year reports are due in 2 weeks
3. New initiative: to investigate how much money SGFC allocates to food, and perhaps creating a capped fund just for food so that money can be spent on more crucial things
4. New initiative: researching the expansion of the 173 as a downtown bus, to be incorporated into the 09-10 transportation budget
5. The Metra
-will try to rewrite the discount to include 10-ride passes
-come lobby on Wednesday!
C. Matt Kennedy on consulting about student activities fee
-please forward survey to as many people as possible