External 9-7-16

MEETING START TIME: 5:50pm

ATTENDANCE:

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

Absent: Senator Bailey, Senator Ohadoma

Non-Committee: Senator Bachilas, Senator Nemeth

COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:

  • Recap on Housing Issues
    • 4 unrelated persons to one house ordinance will be enforced by landlords, will affect leases being signed now for next year
    • Houses with more than 4 now will not be targeted unless they are a nuisance
  • Cleanup – Dan
    • 2 locations, (Bonnet and Eastward), need to set date and organize event
    • Have it planned by next week
  • Holiday Food Drive – Mike will help
    • Collab between cultural and campus to organize a campus wide food drive
  • Potential ACLU Lawsuit
    • ACLU lawyer is looking for ways that students’ civil rights are being violated by the new ordinance
    • No cost to us
    • Potential lawsuit against Narragansett
  • Voter Event – Sam
    • Voter registration, open forum for Narragansett town council politicians running for re election
    • Have it planned for next week
  • Poll/Survey for Narragansett Commuters – Garrett
    • Purpose is to show frustration and ideas about fixing the ordinance problem
    • Spread awareness about the current situation to uninformed students

MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME:  6:20