MEMBERS PRESENT:
Bernie Goldstein	Chair, Administrative Representative
Cara Puccio	Student Representative
Mette Adams	Student Representative
Shannon Furr	Student Representative
Rebecca Schram	Student Representative
Pat Seda	Staff Representative
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Karl Binswanger	Student Representative
Steve Orlick	Faculty Representative
Sue Parker	Faculty Representative
STAFF PRESENT:
Larry Furukawa-Schlereth	Committee Staff
Katie Pierce	Academic Affairs Budget Officer
GUESTS PRESENT:
For Art Fee Proposal Presentation only:
William Babula	Dean of Arts & Humanities
Kurt Kemp	Faculty, Art Department
Connie Eagle	Admin. Coordinator Art Dept.

	MEETING AGENDA
I.	Approval of the Agenda
II.	Approval of the Minutes
III.	Proposed Fee Action - Art Department
	Time Certain 9:40 a.m.
IV.	Proposed Fee Action - Towel Fee
V.	Update on ASI Fee Referendum
VI.	Items for the Good of the Order

	MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED WITH AGENDA PACKET
1.	3/24 Memo from Dean Babula
2.	3/16 Memo from Martha Yates
	Minutes of 3/9/99 Meeting were distributed electronically

I:     APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Chair Bernie Goldstein brought the meeting to order at 9:35 AM. It was Moved, Seconded, and Passed (MSP) unanimously to approve the agenda as presented.

II:     APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF 3/16/99
It was MSP unanimously to approve the minutes as presented.

IV.     PROPOSED FEE ACTION - Towel User Fee
With the first items of business completed before the Art Department’s time certain, the Commitee agreed to turn attention to agenda item IV. The Committee reviewed the explanatory memo from Martha Yates in the Kinesiology Department. Members agreed that, although the tone of the memo was harsh, it did answer the questions and concerns that arose during discussion of the proposal at the March 9 meeting.

It was carried by consensus to notify President Arminaña that student consultation has occurred and FAC had no objection to this optional user fee.

III.      Fee Action, Art Department
Dean Babula’s written response to FAC’s questions had been distributed with the agenda packet. Babula, Kurt Kemp, Art Department Faculty; and Connie Eagle, Administrative Coordinator for the Art Department arrived to respond directly to any further questions. Kemp reiterated the importance of course fees to art studio classes where, through bulk purchases, a far wider variety of materials is made available to students than they would be able to obtain economically on their own. He assists with selecting and ordering materials and impressed upon the Committee that prices of materials are ever increasing and it is more and more difficult to provide the quantity of materials that students desire.

Babula invited members of the FAC to tour the Art Department and see first-hand the scope of materials made available through course fees. Cara Puccio reported that she had been on the tour since receiving the fee proposal on 3/9, and, through discussions with art students had become convinced that they are in favor of course fees and support the proposed increase. They feel that paying the course fee results in reduced out-of-pocket expenses. Eagle and Babula drew attention to charts and graphs describing expenditures in Arts & Humanities and specifically in the Art Department. Arts & Humanities Student Advisory Council Members, Meredith McCauley and Eric Carlson, have signed the proposal forms.

The guests were thanked for their presentation and were excused. Brief discussion followed in which Puccio spoke again of her consultation with Art students who favor the fee. It was MSP (Adams abstaining) to recommend to President Arminaña that the fees be approved.

V.      ON ASI FEE REFERENDUM
To begin the discussion Puccio wondered if Subcommittees #1 and #2 were still active, or if, since President Arrminaña has accepted the work of Subcommittee #1 and work of Subcommittee #2 is well underway, it is permissable for the FAC as a whole to discuss the matter. Larry Furukawa-Schlereth indicated that it is ok for the Committee to converse about the work and the process. Goldstein acknowledged the tremendous effort of the members as they served on the Subcommittees and met the very tight deadlines necessary to move the proposal forward. Puccio acknowledged Furukawa-Schlereth’s support without which it would not have been possible to meet the deadlines.

In further discussion Adams pointed out that the SSU STAR is charging $600 to run voter-information materials. Adams objects to the charge on the grounds that putting the information in the campus paper is required by Chancellor’s Office Executive Order. She feels that the STAR should provide space at no charge. Puccio suggested that Subcommittee #2 negotiate with the STAR to obtain a reduced rate. Shannon Furr will contact the STAR right away to discuss the possibility. Voter pamphlets have gone to print and will mailed within a day or two in time to comply with the requirement for 30 notice to the student body. Open forums will soon be scheduled. Furukawa-Schlereth indicated that Enterprises, Inc. will waive any charges for room use if Subcommittee #2 selects Enterprise-run venues for the forums. Furr will negotiate fee waivers with the Student Union should the need arise. Role of FAC members in open forums was discussed. It was the consencus that non-members should be selected to make the presentations (ideally 2 pro and 2 con), and that Furr, as Chair of Subcommittee #2 should serve as neutral Master of Ceremony.

VI.      FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
Confirmation of meeting schedule: The following dates and times were confirmed:

• April 16 - 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.; Presentation of IRA accountability reports and review of new program applicants
• May 1 & 2 - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; IRA presentations by applicants
• May 4 - 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Complete IRA decisions, FAC workplan for 99/00

The Committee reviewed the form used by Department of Anthropology in developing each semester’s course schedule. Sue Parker had mentioned the form at the last meeting and suggested that a line be added to note "course fee" if applicable. The FAC endorsed Parker’s idea.

Furukawa-Schlereth recommended that for next year the Chair of FAC send notice to Deans regarding the dates by which proposals must be submitted to FAC in order to have proposals acted upon in time for fees to be noted in the schedule of classes. FAC endorsed the idea.

VII:     ADJOURNMENT
The Committee having completed its business, it was MSP unanimously to adjourn and Goldstein adjourned the meeting at 10:35 a.m.

Minutes respectfully submitted by, Katie Pierce, Academic Affairs Budget Officer




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