{"id":11735,"date":"2018-12-13T12:29:01","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T17:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/?p=11735"},"modified":"2018-12-13T12:29:01","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T17:29:01","slug":"campus-11-28-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/campus-11-28-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus 11-28-18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Meeting starting time: 5:10 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Minutes taken by Jay Rumas, Meeting run by Gage Blanchflower <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Confirmation to the Payroll special committee <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First meeting is this Thursday at 11 AM at Library 205, and Friday at 2 PM the union, probably Rams Den.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vote to confirm administrators to Payroll Committee (10-0-0)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Should we implement Robert\u2019s Rules or Order in Campus Committee due to our size?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allison: Can we just implement a speakers list without implementing the full rules?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gage and others: Yes, I will tell Mark Gall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Handicap Accessibility on Campus:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marotta: Why are they building new buildings when the others are inadequate?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rumas: It\u2019s a capacity issue, so they have to build more buildings if they have an increase in students before they renovate old buildings<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gage: Also, many new buildings are built through grant money which is intended for new buildings<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Menard: They might not want to renovate buildings they know they are going to replace in the future.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bagley: We need to go to the media, expose the issue to the public. That will make them take action.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lantagne: We need some kind of audit, ex \u201cper audit of the student senate this many buildings create obstacles for students with disabilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bagley: Let\u2019s look at other universities in the area and see if they can make older buildings handicap accessibility.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marotta: We should have an event where we go around with the Campus committee and ask Pres. Dooley to try to use a wheelchair to get through areas. That would be poignant for him.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wood: We did something like that already, and the counter-argument is that people who use wheelchairs know how to use them, as we often don\u2019t.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nelson: We\u2019re taking pictures because it doesn\u2019t demean anybody and it is also easy to tell whether an area is accessible by observing it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Menard: URI is constantly making improvements. We\u2019re trying to go back to Davis and to older buildings that they aren\u2019t improving. They might slowly phase out some of these buildings. It\u2019s not happening overnight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rumas: I think we should focus on one building for now. That will allow us to push for action to be taken a specific area and it is easier to argue for.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nelson: Start on an easier project and go from there<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marotta: It is insulting to students with disabilities that the university is breaking ground on new projects and meanwhile old buildings are inaccessible to them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gage: I say we look at other schools and see what they are doing with this issue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Padro: I can go take pictures as Yale University and see how they are handling handicap accessibility.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lantagne: We also have to consider the social cost. Being divorced from your peers can have negative social impacts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>HRL Laundry Search Committee<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Monday<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Nick\u2019s Resolution- High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Parking on Campus<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>(10-0-0)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Marotta:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parking has been an issue here for a long time. I\u2019ve talked with administrators and we often hear talk of a parking garage, lots, etc. the point of this resolution is to incorporate High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) parking on campus. 56 spaces in Fine Arts and 49 in Plains Road. You\u2019re increasing the number of spaces and are reducing URI\u2019s carbon footprint. 800 pounds of carbon dioxide saved each weak. These sports would be in the most convenient areas, in the spaces that are always filled. I\u2019m sure you are going to ask about enforcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Wood<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Yeah, how would we make sure people are following the rules with this?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Marotta:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The first way of enforcement is to levy a fine for those who park in a HOV spot without multiple people in your car. Because the traditional fine is roughly $85, and taking an HOV spot is taking a spot from 3 people, I think the spot should be 3x that. Another method would be visible enforcement, with security saying that there are people there. Another is a code on your phone that confirms there are 3 people in your car.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Meeting ends at 5:57<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meeting starting time: 5:10 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Minutes taken by Jay Rumas, Meeting run by Gage Blanchflower Confirmation to the Payroll special committee First meeting is this Thursday at 11 AM at Library 205, and Friday at 2 PM the union, probably Rams Den. 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