External 4-27-16

MEETING START TIME: 5:45

ATTENDANCE:

Committee: Chairman Donnelly, Vice-Chair Lawrence, Senator Bertel, Senator Burgon, Senator Bailey, Senator Ohadoma

Absent:

Non-Committee: Senator Bachilas

COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:

  • Clean-Up Debrief
    • We killed it
    • Attendance was above average (high 70s low 80s)
    • More than just students turned out; landlord, dining services worker
    • For next year: we need “grabbers” to retrieve trash stuck in brambles
  • Voter Registration booth (tomorrow, 4/28)
    • booth #3 from 9am-1pm in the union
    • Donnelly is setting it up
  • Unrelated Persons Ordinance – final vote 5/2
    • Chairman reached out to various RI student governments to see what their opinions/plans of action are
  • For next year
    • Narragansett clean up in the fall (end of Sept?) – improve relations with landlords, improve community
      • make a flyer to invite landlords to participate
    • Commuter Appreciation Event – possible funding from Joe Barardi
      • Commuter Housing Office and Senate team up to do this
      • We need to give out more magnets
      • Give magnets to landlord companies to include in info packets to renters
    • Stress civic engagement and hold more voter registration booths
      • Include info on absentee ballots
      • Possibly have Jack Reed speak about the importance of civic engagement

MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME: 6:04