DRAC Minutes 2/14/18
Meeting started at 9:04 am
Attendance: Rebecca McLean, Erin Emry, Carolyn Nielsen, Rick Stefani (proxy for Jim DeWilde), Korry Harvey, Bidisha Biswas, Jaden Moon, Keith Harmon, Bailey Ellis, Namarea Randolph-Yosea, Paden Koltiska, Steven VanderStaay, Megan McGinnis, Heather Dalberg, Christopher Bianco.
- Introductions- New Music Representative Namarea Randoph and Theater Representative Paden Koltiska
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Election of Secretary:
- Paden Koltiska nominated himself. Bailey Ellis seconded.
- Namarae Randolph nominated himself. Jaden Moon seconded.
- Erin Emry proposed motion of Co-Secretaries as a backup for when one is absent. Bianco seconded.
- Paden amended motion to increase permission of minutes for representatives. Erin seconded.
- Sent to a vote and all in favor.
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Steven VanderStaay spoke about DRAC support of Western Window. DRAC purpose is to support student activities. To qualify, the activities must be department related and students outside the department can participate. Historically DRAC has supported some filmography groups through the Department of Communications Studies supported by a 400 level class.
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A $7000 request is proposed from DRAC funds to support Western Window.
i. Program will cease to exist without the funds - Consensus that request isn’t in the best interest of all DRAC members, therefore no funding is allocated.
- Bianco recommends other funding sources to support the program and mentions programs potential in marketing for CFPA, though a marketing program that the college already uses.
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A $7000 request is proposed from DRAC funds to support Western Window.
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Equipment Reserves Allocation
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Rebecca requested that $100,000 be transferred from general reserves to equipment reserves as a safety net for equipment that could potentially need to be replaced in the coming years.
i. General reserves have more distinction yet it makes DRAC seem rich considering the amount of money in general reserves.
ii. Concern about having funds in the future as DRAC would only receive funding up to what was allotted the previous year.
iii. Rebecca stressed the process to request these funds would remain the same. - Namarea motioned to move the funds. Paden seconded.
- All were in favor of moving the funds.
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Rebecca requested that $100,000 be transferred from general reserves to equipment reserves as a safety net for equipment that could potentially need to be replaced in the coming years.
- Meeting adjourned at 9:50