Minutes of the Inner Club Council
ICC Meeting
Date: Monday, February 11, 2008
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Place: Los Medanos College – 409
2700 East Leland Road
Pittsburg, CA 94565-5107
Chair: Enock Teefe
1. Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 3:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call: Present Late Absent
Anita Wagner Felero Smith
Luciana Cardenas Eduardo Cardona
Aurelio Cardona Harvey Corales*
Stephen Hamrick* Chloe Lam
Melissa Hernandez Tim Nichols Jr.
Jonathan Hoffman Menique Slaughter*
Demetria Lawrence
LaQuin Miller
Jesse Parks
Gary Ray*
Francisco Rojas
Jamila Stewart
Enock Teefe*
Quorum: Those present constitute a quorum.
* Club Representatives with 2 votes.
3. Agenda Approval:
Adopt Agenda for Monday, February 11, 2008 and minutes from Monday, February 4, 2007:
Call for a motion to approve the minutes for Monday, February 11, 2008.
Motion: Enock Teefe
Second: Stephen Hamrick
Vote: 12 – 0 – 0
Call for a motion to approve the agenda for Monday, February 4, 2007.
Motion: Enock Teefe
Second: Jamila Stewart
Vote: 12 – 0 – 0
Vote passed by majority.
NOTE: Demetria Lawrence will email the minute notes going forward.
4. Club Reports/Requests/Announcements: ICC
B2B: Aurelio Cardona
· Aurelio Cardona announced that La Raza Unida will need funding from ICC to help aide an upcoming trip to San Jose to attend the Latino Leadership Network.
· The request is for $700.00 to help cover the 3K cost.
o There will be a $225.00 out-of-pocket hotel fee.
· La Raza Unida advisors will assist with funding requests.
· This will be a 2 day event.
· Deadline is March 1, 2008.
· Transportation provided courtesy of the Los Medanos College van.
· Although it is open to everyone, 10 students from La Raza so far have been slated to attend.
· Part of the qualifications will be to submit a one page essay on why they want to attend the LLNA trip.
· Demetria Lawrence inquired about overall total student participation.
o Demetria said since they will have to advertise, other students will have to be included and interest will be generated.
o Demetria Lawrence suggested 10 La Raza students as well as 10 additional LMC students.
· Jamila Stewart asked what ICC was funding exactly.
· Aurelio Cardona responded stating last year a $700.00 request was made and granted by ICC. Aurelio inquired about the guidelines; understanding that the processes are subject to change.
· Enock Teefe and Stephen Hamrick reviewed the guidelines and Enock informed Aurelio that there was an argument for the La Raza Unida students to request sole monetary coverage.
· Enock Teefe asked when the next La Raza Unida’s meeting would take place. Aurelio said it will be this coming Thursday, February 14, 2008.
· Enock Teefe requested that Aurelio Cardona come back to the next ICC meeting with a formal request, meeting notes to review and fundraising information.
ASG: Anita Wagner
· ASG will host an UC Berkeley informational event w/Christina Tinsley.
· Christina Tinsley would like to attend the next ICC meeting to be held on Monday, February 25, 2008 to be introduced to the club reps.
· Will have an information table and would like the clubs to include a flyer or brochure.
· Demetria Lawrence said that extra copies can be made in the SLO.
Against All Odds: Jamila Stewart
· AAO will be performing at LMC’s Basketball game against Napa Valley College/ College of Marin on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 7 p.m.
5. Club Day Preparation: ICC
· Date will be February 20, 2008 from 10 – 3 p.m.
· Clubs gave account of what they will sell on Club Day.
o AGS will have grilled cheese sandwiches, chips and soda.
o CLEMA will have stickers and decals.
o Honors will be selling Limpia and rice.
o La Raza Unida will be selling Nachos.
· Demetria Lawrence requested that all clubs requiring electricity place their tables around the SLO and bring extension cords.
· Jamila Stewart had concerns that if “Black History” was going to be the theme that it should not be up to the African American students to facilitate the theme.
o Jamila suggested that the TV monitors could have Black History film footage.
· Demetria Lawrence suggested that books and or posters be displayed.
Call for a motion to approve Black History for Club Day on Wednesday, February 20, 2008.
Motion: Enock Teefe
Second: Aurelio Cardona
Vote: 11 – 0 – 0
· Aurelio Cardona suggested displaying Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I have a Dream” speech.
· Stephen Hamrick suggested canceling the DJ for entertainment.
· Jamila Stewart questioned if instead a PowerPoint with events could be done, looped and played on TV monitors.
· Demetria Lawrence said she can work with Vince to create the PowerPoint and inject a video to play on the monitors.
Call for a motion to cancel the DJ for Club Day on Wednesday, February 20, 2008.
Motion: Stephen Hamrick
Second: Enock Teefe
Vote: 10 – 1 – 0
NOTE: Aurelio Cardona voted against.
· Question posed, “what does club stand for?”
o Theme can be based on what a specific club stands for.
o Once defined choose a role model from Black History.
· Check with Demetria Lawrence to confirm the selections before putting them on display.
· Demetria Lawrence will get the balloons.
· Gus does the set-up.
o There was nothing that the process would consist of auditioning the band.
o There will be 13 tables and 2 chairs.
6. ICC Guidelines Review: ICC
· Demetria Lawrence suggested a separate committee go over sections of the guidelines and bring back for review by board. Goal is to have them completed by Spring break 2008.
Call for a motion to elect an ICC Task Force.
Motion: Stephen Hamrick
Second: Jamila Stewart
Vote: 11 – 0 – 0
Volunteers will be: Jamila Stewart, Stephen Hamrick, Anita Wagner and Enock Teefe.
7. Community Outreach Discussion: ICC - 8. Goals for the spring/semester cont’d.
· Is Community Outreach the goal for spring semester?
· Demetria Lawrence said in May and June the High schools will be out and tables can be set up on the second level.
· Demetria Lawrence suggested that on 2 dates the High school students could come and clubs may want to have a display table to inform students or
o They can go to the schools.
o Enock Teefe suggested if so, choose 1 school at a time.
· Demetria Lawrence said figure out:
o What type of outreach will be done?
o For which schools.
o Will it be as individual clubs or;
o A collective body.
· Jonathan Hoffman suggested that reps could go to the high schools on their club day.
o Demetria Lawrence suggested that this could be accomplished one of two ways;
§ 1 hour could be spent on one campus and 1 hour on another.
§ Clubs would need clearance.
§ Focus should be on Antioch and Pittsburg High.
· Enock Teefe said that there could be demos.
· Enock Teefe wanted High schools to be selected. Melissa Hernandez said that Antioch High School has a “Wacky Wednesday” theme that might be considered.
· A few of the schools named were: Antioch, Pittsburg Prospect, Liberty and Riverside.
· Jamila Stewart suggested having a club day at the Brentwood campus.
· Jamila Stewart suggested there be a possible drawing for students that come to the display tables.
· Melissa Hernandez suggested attending High school club days.
· More schools were suggested; Mount Diablo and Deer Valley.
· Jamila Stewart suggested raising money on Club day for High schools to do what they would like to do; i.e. support their extra-curricular activities.
9. Announcements: ICC
§ Tabled until next scheduled meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 3:58 p.m.
1