1. Sidney Pacific Graduate Community House Council Meeting
February 1, 2005

2. Agenda Becoming an officer next year Outgoing and Incoming officers
Budget
Service Awards
Committee Updates
Upcoming S-P events
Open Floor

3. Want to be an officer? Nominations Dinner – Mar. 1st
SPEC nominations close – Mar. 15th
Committee Chair applications open – Mar. 17th
SPEC elections and HC nominations open – Apr. 5th
Committee Chair applications close – Apr. 8th
HC nominations close – Apr. 19th
HC elections – Apr. 19th – 23rd

4. Minimum expectations
We are currently drafting up documents outlining minimum expectations of officers and SPEC
Your input is appreciated
Will also be discussed at the retreat

5. Housing point system
A system which allows officers to be nominated by the Housemasters for continuing status
Details will be posted on our website
Will be retro-active to take into account current officers who were also on last year’s government

6. Housing point system In a nutshell
HCs/Committee chairs: up to one point per term with possibility of annual bonus point
SPEC: up to two points per term w/possibility of annual bonus point
Non-officer: possibility of annual bonus point
Threshold is five points

7. Outgoing officers Thanks and good luck! Antonios Kondis – Bikes
Choong-Hyun Lee – 4-South

8. Welcome new officers Ardavan Farjadpour – Bikes
Jesse Edgerton – 4-South

9. Budget

10. Budget Committee Request Anticipated External Funding Allocation
AV Total $ $ $
Aquarium Total $ $
Arts Total $ $
Athletics Total $ $
Bikes Total $ $
Brunch Total
$ 2,700.00
$ ,950.00 $
Controller Total $ $
COSI Total
$ 3,000.00
$ ,000.00
Cultural Total
$ 1,275.00 $ $
Environment Total $ $
GSC Rep Total
Halls Total
$ 3,150.00
$ 3,150.00
Housefellows Total $ $
IT Total
Library Total $
Movie Total $ $

11. Budget Committee Request Anticipated External Funding Allocation
Music Total $ $
Newsletter Total $ $
Orientation Total $
Outing Total $ $
Outreach Total $ $
Photofile Total
Plants Total $ $
Publicity Total
Social Total
$ 2,250.00
$ ,000.00
$ 1,250.00
SPEC Total
$ 1,350.00
$ 1,350.00
Depreciation Fund Total
$ 2,390.00
$ 2,390.00
Grand Total
$ 21,550.00
$ ,200.00
$ 14,000.00
Total House Tax Income
Total Allocations
 Revenues: $5 per resident * 4 months * 700 residents = $14,000
  $ 14,000.00
$ 14,  

12. Service Awards

13. Service Awards
Lennon Rodgers

14. Service Awards
Apostolos Fertis
Denis Daly

15. Service Awards
Margret Bjarnadottir

16. Service Awards
Daryush Mehta
Chris Zeineh

17. Committee Updates

18. RECYCLEMANIA Jan. 30-April 9 How else can you:
(1) Help the environment
(2) Win a nationwide competition
(3) Beat Harvard and Yale (outside academia)?
Jan. 30 until April 9, recycle paper, bottles, cans, and cardboard!
(So what reason DON’T you have to recycle?)

19. Upcoming Outreach Activities
Feb. 12 – CASPAR site visit
Feb. 26 – First Tax Workshop (GSC – series)
Mar. 5 – Careers & Networking Symposium
Biotech/pharmaceutical, patent law, government/NGOs, finance, consulting
Lunch provided
Need volunteers (registration, setting up, etc.)
Sign-up sheet circulating
Contact:

20. WANNA GET A BARGAIN BIKE?
Wednesday, February 9th
Special Coffee hour
SP Bike Auction with many bikes to choose from!!!
BE THERE!!!

21. February events Coffee Hour & Salsa Night – Wed. Feb. 2nd
Superbowl – Sun. Feb. 6th
CSSA Lunar New Year event – Tues. Feb. 8th
Coffee Hour & Bike Auction – Wed. Feb. 9th
CASPAR visit – Sat. Feb. 12th
The Little Prince – Thurs. Feb. 17th
Ski trip – Sat. Feb. 19th
Brunch – Sun. Feb. 20th
Recyclemania dinner – Tues. Feb. 22nd
CATS – Thurs. Feb. 24th
Tax Workshop #1 – Sat. Feb. 26th

22. Open
Floor