Minutes - 12 September 2003
In attendence were:
Current Delegates:
Catherine Braun, Bradford Burton, Ryan Clark, Anne Collinson, Ryan Fogt, Chad Gasser, Stephen Horn, Monica Jefferson, Tammy Maltzan, Cheyney Meadows, Lana Mink, Joshua Pepper, Barbara Pletz, Olia Prokopenko, Theodore Robles, Jingpu Shi, Kelly Walsh, Lauren Wegerbauer, Chastity Whitaker.
Officers and Executive Committee Members:
William A. T. Clark, Chad Combs, J. Briggs Cormier, Patty Cunningham, Mike Daniels, Jamie Depelteau, Ann Farrelly, Kerry Hodak.
Visitors and Alternates:
Dave Dzurec, J. Lillian Grey, Scott Pearson.
Absences:
Excused:
Jules Angel, Stacy Armour, Cathy Baack, Tara Bartz, Brandy Ethridge, Catherine Gubernatis, Brandi Hall, Mahesh Iyer, Joyce Long, Craig Olwert, William Parker, Joe Pirone, Gaurav Sharma, Lynn Sosnoskie, William Zaluski.
Unexcused:
Shakeer Abdullah, Elizabeth Adams, Melissa Bailey, Annemarie Bodaar, Eric Braggs, Matthew Cooper, Mike Denison, Thomas Dolan, Kenny Ely, Megan Gossling, John Gossom, Brian Janssen, Chatchawan Jantasuiryarat, Monica Jefferson, Cristine Masters, Susan McCabe, Lisa Merz-Russell, Daniel Mills, Tamira Moon, Justin Oelgoetz, Kurt Pickett, Peach Pittenger, Sharon, Rachel, Vandana Rajakumar, Amanda Roberts, Theodore Robles, Nathan Toronto, Richa Tripathi, Naim Tyson, Christian Weber.
Call to Order
Meeting was called to order at 4:02pm, Kerry Hodak, Vice President, presiding.
I. Elections
VP Hodak suggested that the meeting begin with elections and then the body would break for 10 minutes once the placards and refreshments arrived.
A. Senate
- Biomedical Sciences: Kyle Jordan (Uncontested)
- Business: Chad Combs (Uncontested)
B. RGC
- Arts: Katie Whitlock (Uncontested)
- Business: Ida Abdalkhani (Uncontested)
- Engineering: Jai Lu elected
- FAES and Human Ecology: R. Scott Pearson (Uncontested)
VP Hodak called for a 10 minute break for placards and refreshments.
Call to Order
Meeting resumes at 4:24pm, Jamie Depelteau, President, presiding.
II. Speaker
Sarah Blouch, Director of Transportation and Parking talked with the delegates about several transportation and parking issues. Blouch discussed the campus-area construction and its impact on parking and traffic. She discussed the opening of the Avenue and Hospital garages in Jan. 2005, which will create 1600 new parking spaces. Blouch also outlined the CABS service cutbacks made necessary by a $1,000,000 budget cut. In addition, Blouch discussed the inefficiency of the current parking permit system and T&P's efforts to improve the system. Blouch also stated that T&P is working on giving graduate students the option of payroll deduction when paying for parking permits.
President Depelteau opened the floor for questions. The delegates raised the following issues:
Expanding CABS rather than cutting it--Blouch responded that no matter how much T&P expanded service, it never stopped people from buying parking passes.
The funding of CABS--Blouch stated that CABS is no longer funded through the general fund.
The use of environmentally-friendly vehicles--Blouch announced that T&P is introducing 8 buses that will use BioDiesel, a soy/diesel fuel mix that burns cleaner.
Parking on campus after 2 am--Blouch assured the delegates that they now have designated certain lots so grad students do not have to leave at 2.
The traffic issues that will arise with the completion of the 315 ramps--Blouch stated that while T&P is trying to address the traffic problems that will occur, the situation is going to get worse before it gets better.
III. Announcements
CGS Fall Picnic is September 26, from 4-6:30 on the Ohio Union West Lawn. The next Council meeting is October 3.
X. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Ann Farrelly (farrelly.5@osu.edu)
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