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Tuesday August 4, 2009
Present: Taleen Balian, Adam LeClair, Mark Ungar, David Valentin, Pia Marin, Mike Frisina,
Jacquie Alderton, Jonny Wypych, Damien O’Brien, Jon Tsao, Sam Smitiuch, Christina Cindric,
Denise Lam, Alex Crombie, Radey Barrack
Absent: Holly Garnett
Jon Tsao presents Agenda
• Passing of previous minutes
• Jacquie Alderton’s GM amendments
• David Valentin’s GM amendments
• Summer Fling Update
1. Passing Previous Minutes
• Pia Marin moves the adoption of all minutes taken during this executive term
o Damien O’Brien seconds
o Passed Unanimously
2. Governance Manual Amendments
• David Valentin moves that his governance manual amendments are addressed
first, followed by Jacquie to reflect the order of submission to the executive
o Seconded by Adam Leclair
o Obstensions: Damien O’Brien and Denise Lam
o All others in favour
• David Valentin’s GM amendment “002”
o Debate
• David Valentin moves the adoption of GM amendments “002”
o Seconded by Mark Ungar
o Vote
For: Alex Crombie, David Valentin, Pia Marin, Mark Ungar, Adam
Leclair, Mike Frisina
Against: Denise Lam, Sam Smitiuch, Christina Cindric, Taleen
Balian, Jonny Wypych
Abstain: Damien O’Brien
The chair, Jon Tsao, votes against the amendment, breaks tie.
The motion is rejected
o David Valentin’s GM amendments “601”
Debate
Damien moves that David Valentin’s GM amendment “601” and
that Jacquie Alderton’s GM amendments “601” are referred to an
“ad‐hock” committee of the Executive
Seconded by Pia Marin
For: Alex Crombie, Radey Barrack, David Valentin, Pia
Marin, Mark Ungar, Damien O’Brien, Mike Frisina, Jonny
Wypych, Adam Leclair, Christina Cindric
Against: Jacquie Alderton,
Obstain: Sam Smitiuch,
Motion passes
o David Valentin’s GM amendments “602”
Debate
David Valentin moves the adoption GM amendments “602”
Pia Seconds
For: Alex Crombie, Radey Barrack, Denise Lam, David
Valentin, Pia Marin, Mark Ungar, Sam Smitiuch, Damien
O’Brien, Mike Frisina, Jonny Wypych, Adam LeClair
Against: Jacquie Alderton, Christina Cindric, Taleen Balian
Motion passes
o David Valentin GM amendments “603”
Debate
Damien moves that David Valentin’s GM amendment “601” and
that Jacquie Alderton’s GM amendments “601” are referred to an
“ad‐hock” committee of the Executive
Alex Crombie seconds
For: Alex Crombie, Radey Barrack, Pia Marin, Damien
O’Brien, Mike Frisina, Jonny Wypych, Adam Leclair
Against: Jacquie Alderton Denise Lam, Taleen Balian, Sam
Smitiuch
Motion passes
o David Valentin’s GM amendments “701”
For: Alex Crombie, Denise Lam, David Valentin, Pia Marin, Mark
Ungar, Mike Frisina, Adam LeClair
Against: Jacquie Alderton, Radey Barrack, Sam Smitiuch, Damien
O’Brien, Christina Cindric, Jonny Wypych, Taleen Balian
Chair Jon Tsao breaks the tie against the motion
o Jacquie Alderton’s GM amendments “207”
Jacquie Alderton moves GM amendments “207”
Damien O’Brien seconds
• Passed unanimously
3. Summer Fling Update
• Damien provides update on Social Events
• Committee meeting wednesday