February 25, 2026

Call to Order

• Jayven called the meeting to order at 4:02PM. 

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Roll Call

#	Last	First	Present	Late	Absent	Online	Left Early	Excused
1	Huang	Jayven	x
2	Nguyen	James	x				x (7:00 PM)
3	Ma	Alan	x
4	Ho	Chrissy	x
5	Tran	Hoang Anh Thu	x
7	Vongnakhone	Myles	x
8	Pyae	Min	x				x (6:30 PM)
9	Cacchione	Francesca Pia						x
10	Manglona	Gabe	x
11	Jevaria	Suyash			x
12	Lam	Caitlin	x
13	Brignetti	Ethan	x
14	Tai	Audrey	x
17	Yi	Ryan	x
18	Krawez	Kyle	x
19	Kao	Jacob	x
20	Soe	Thin Thida	x
21	Faisal	Aisyah	x
22	Chen	Jacob	x
23	Lieng	Tram	x				x (4:40 PM)
24	Guerrero Fernandez	Dali	x
25	Pedroza	Salvador	x
26	Ashebr	Blen	x
27	Serrano	Brandon	x
28	Blackman	Zander	x

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Approval of Minutes

February 18, 2026

• Jacob C. motioned to approve, Asiyah seconded, no objection, motion passed.

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Public Comments

• None

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Budgeter Comments

• La Voz Editor in Chief Wylder Robison: La Voz is a student newspaper and essentially operate as a nonprofit. All the money we earn from ads goes right back into producing the paper. Unfortunately, we don’t always have the time to go up and down campus looking for advertisers—we’re reporters first, not a dedicated ad‑sales team. We also can’t charge students for subscriptions because the paper has to remain free for everyone on campus, which is part of the beauty of a student‑run publication. These are just some of the challenges we face as a student organization and as a student newspaper. It’s really important to keep journalism alive and to keep our paper going. We’ve been around since the 1960s, since the college was founded, and if we lose the ability to print, no one will really know what’s happening on campus. With journalism under attack across the country, it’s crucial that we get the funding we need to continue our work and do it well. Thank you.

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Advisor Announcements

• Hyon Chu: For senators heading into the spring quarter, please do not take a Wednesday evening class. Some meetings last longer than 2 hours and it will impact your classes and your participation in student government.
• Maritza: Reminder that we need special event request form from any student organization at least 12 working days in advnce, including DASG. If you are planning anything big for spring, please send in the request before the end of this quarter.
• Dennis: Voting in the DASG elections begins today, 2/25/2026 and ends Wednesday, 3/4/2026. Cast your votes here: https://www.deanza.edu/dasg/elections/

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Senate Announcements

• Min: 
  • Cultural Day 2026 will take place on March 2nd 2026, 12:00-2:30 PM in the Main Quad. 
  • Performance, Fashion Show, Cultural Clubs & Programs, free food, and more!
  • RSVP form for clubs to table/perform: https://forms.office.com/r/kNR65nuPPr
  • Fashion show interest form: https://forms.office.com/r/CWASjtNiaP

  

      

• James: there are 3 resignations. These resignations are effective today, and will be reflected on the consent calendar next week.
  • Joey Hua, Chair of events
  • Lakshya Saini, Flea Market Liaison
  • Ben Vahidi, Flea Market Liaison
• Salvador:
  • You are cordially invited to the in-person Winter 2026 Annual All-Peer Equity Conference for all De Anza College student employees, DASG Leaders, and Mentors from the Mentors@DA! 
  • Date: Friday, February 27th, 2026
  • Time: 12-4pm arrive by 11:30-45am for check-in and lunch!
  • Location: Hinson Campus Center--Conference A/B
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Student Trustee Announcements

• Vacant.

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External Shared Governance Committee Reports

• Thin: Starting 2026-2027, there will be a full time faculty paralegal program director. Board of Trustee passed resolution that prohibits the usage of district facilities by federal immigration agents.
• Jacob Chen: There’s been some complaints about the parking lot being too narrow and the staff parking being faded. Academic senate will have joint meetings to discuss the parking lot, possibly repainting.

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Internal DASG Committee reports

• Ryan: Thank you to everyone for coming to Lights Out. I have not fully finalized the field hour spreadsheet for senators, so if you helped out and haven’t recieved your hours, please reach out to me.

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Consent Calendar

• Salvadore motioned to strike the second point of the consent calendar due to inability to pass due to policy, Jacob Chen seconds. James objects. Motion passed on majority.
• Salvadore move to approve the consent calendar, Jacob Chen seconds. all in favor, consent calendar approved.

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Business Item 1

Call for Proposals: De Anza Partners in Learning Conference 2026

• Sal presented the item.
• Available links:
  • https://www.deanza.edu/professionaldev/
  • https://www.deanza.edu/professionaldev/pil/index.html

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Business Item 2

Strategic planning Process

• Gohar presented the strategic planning process. 
• Available links:
  • https://research.fhda.edu/_downloads/DistrictStrategicPlanningUpdate.pdf
  • https://research.fhda.edu/_downloads/DRAFT%202026-2030%20District%20Plan_2.19.26_GovReviews.pdf

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Business Item 3

Town Hall

• Jayven: Our responsibility as the student government, we have lost that student outreach. We haven't really been reaching out to student needs, setting up surveys, or really asking about issues that everyone wants to solve. How do any of us know about the issues that we want to solve when none of us have gone to ask? We only have anecdotal experience from ourselves and our friends, but that's not the whole student population. We should find most of our ideas from the public, and I think having a town hall and actually reaching out to these students would be very beneficial, would bring back the student outreach that we used to have. In other years. We used to have town halls, but I think during COVID, that tradition was lost, and I want to bring it back. I want to start this tradition, so next year's Senate can do it as well. And I'd like to implement this specifically in the Student Rights and Equity or Events committee. 
• Dali: Love the idea.
• Kyle: I think it’s a great idea on paper, but not many people will show up.
• Ethan: you proposing it now, which is a great way to set an example for the future senators.
• Blen: In support.
• Salvador: If we put on a townhall, and if only 10 people come, even if only those 10 people's voices are heard, we've made improvements. We can do something that assists with their concerns. That, in and of itself, would constitute an effective event for me. I feel like our largest concern would be the willingness and the initiative to really host these events where we, as elected officials, are actively listening to our constituents.
• Gabe: The inscentive for people to come to these events to provide feedback are high.
• Jacob Chen: It’s a good idea to have fun events such as lights out, in conjunction with serious events like town halls.
• Jayven: Would the SRE committee be okay with taking this work on?
• Chrissy: We can take it on.
• Alan: it would be great if we also show up in person outside of the townhall, like tabling in the cafeteria.
  

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Business Item 4

Time Block Scheduling

• Zander presented the time block schedule.

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Business Item 5

2026-2027 DASG Budget – Fund 41 (DASG General Fund) - Second (2nd) Vote

• Dali motion to add $7,212 to the HEFAS student payroll account, seconded by Gabe
  • Dali: The full amount for payroll is for the 7 student employees. Given the current political climate, we should not give half of seven student employees. Student employees hold significant positions at HEFAS like office coordinator, outreach director, member coordinator, marketing director, etc. These positions are all super useful and essential to HEFAS.
  • Kyle: the reasoning behind why the Finance Committee chose $35,000 for the student payroll. It's not cutting two positions. I wouldn't look at the funding that way. they're still very well possible to hire all seven, it's just they would have to hire them at a reduced hours, or they can hire 6 at the full, 10 hours a week, 3 quarters a year. Looking at the 24-25 year, they were funded $25,000. of that, they only spent $14,700, so $11,000 went unspent, specifically $6,000 in student payroll. Additionally, from last year, they were increased from the student payroll from $21,000 to $34,700, so that is a $13,800 increase to hire 2 more student employees. Finance decided not to continue with the increase, because generally we should avoid large jumps in student payroll to prevent exponential increases from year to year allocations, and this is a large jump from $21,000 to $35,000.
• Kyle moves to end discussion, Sal seconds.
• Votes called: Add $7,212 to the HEFAS student payroll account

• First	Last	Vote
  Jayven	Huang	Yes
  James	Nguyen	Yes
  Alan	Ma	Yes
  Chrissy	Ho	Yes
  Hoang Anh Thu	Tran	Yes
  Myles	Vongnakhone	No
  Min	Pyae	Yes
  Blen	Ashebr	Yes
  Zander	Blackman	Yes
  Ethan	Brignetti	Yes
  Jacob	Chen	Yes
  Aisyah	Faisal	Not Present
  Dali	Guerrero Fernandez	Yes
  Suyash	Jevaria	Not Present
  Sing (Jacob)	Kao	Yes
  Kyle	Krawez	No
  Caitlin	Lam	Yes
  Tram	Lieng	Yes
  Gabe	Manglona	Yes
  Salvador	Pedroza	Yes
  Brandon	Serrano	Abstain
  Thin Thida	Soe	No
  Audrey	Tai	No
  Ben	Vahidi	Not Present
  Ryan	Yi	No

• 16 yes (76.19%), 5 no (23.81%), 1 Abstain, 3 not present 
• Motion passes.
• Jayven motion to extend time by 1 hour, Ryan seconds. All in favor, motion passed.
• James motion to move the intropduction of prospective senators and elections candidates to before item 5, ryan seconds.
• Ethan motions to add 30,000 to the DASG Bike Program Capital, Blen seconds.
• Ethan: The bike program has a lot of demand and we are hoping to purchase more e-bikes for to meet that demand. In fall quarter, most students who applied are a little too far for mechanical bikes. 6-10 miles would best benefit from e-bikes instead of mechanical bikes. We had a student that was given an e-bike, but the bike started having issues and his commute was affecting his ability to get to school. We want to make sure we have that available for our students.
• Dali motions to end discussion, Ryan seconds, Kyle says nay.
• Votes called: add 30,000 to the DASG Bike Program Capital 

• First	Last	Vote
  Jayven	Huang	Yes
  James	Nguyen	No
  Alan	Ma	No
  Chrissy	Ho	Yes
  Hoang Anh Thu	Tran	Yes
  Myles	Vongnakhone	Yes
  Min	Pyae	Not Present
  Blen	Ashebr	Yes
  Zander	Blackman	Yes
  Ethan	Brignetti	Yes
  Francesca Pia	Cacchione	Not Present
  Jacob	Chen	Yes
  Aisyah	Faisal	Not Present
  Dali	Guerrero Fernandez	Yes
  Suyash	Jevaria	Not Present
  Sing (Jacob)	Kao	Yes
  Kyle	Krawez	Yes
  Caitlin	Lam	Yes
  Tram	Lieng	Yes
  Gabe	Manglona	Yes
  Salvador	Pedroza	Yes
  Brandon	Serrano	Yes
  Thin Thida	Soe	Yes
  Audrey	Tai	Yes
  Ryan	Yi	Yes

• 19 yes (90.48%), 2 No (9.52%), 0 Abstain, 4 not present
• Motion passes.
• Salvador motion to add $4,400 to La Voz’s printing account
  • Kyle moved to to amend to strike 4,400, and to replace 2,700, Jacob seconded.
  • Zander moves to end discussion, Ryan seconds.
  • Votes called: strike 4,400, and to add 2,700 instead

  • Jayven	Huang	Yes
    James	Nguyen	Yes
    Alan	Ma	Yes
    Chrissy	Ho	Yes
    Hoang Anh Thu	Tran	Yes
    Myles	Vongnakhone	Yes
    Min	Pyae	Not Present
    Blen	Ashebr	No
    Zander	Blackman	No
    Ethan	Brignetti	No
    Francesca Pia	Cacchione	Not Present
    Jacob	Chen	No
    Aisyah	Faisal	Not Present
    Dali	Guerrero Fernandez	No
    Suyash	Jevaria	Not Present
    Sing (Jacob)	Kao	Yes
    Kyle	Krawez	Yes
    Caitlin	Lam	No
    Tram	Lieng	No
    Gabe	Manglona	No
    Salvador	Pedroza	No
    Brandon	Serrano	No
    Thin Thida	Soe	Yes
    Audrey	Tai	Yes
    Ryan	Yi	Yes

  • 11 yes (52.38%),10 no (47.62%), 0 abstain, 4 not present 
  • Motion failed.
  • Kyle moves to strike 4,400, and to replace with 3,500, Jacon Kao seconded.
  • Brandon move to end discussion, Ryan seconds
  • Votes called: Strike 4,400, and to replace with 3,500

  • First	Last	Vote
    Jayven	Huang	Yes
    James	Nguyen	No
    Alan	Ma	Yes
    Chrissy	Ho	Yes
    Hoang Anh Thu	Tran	No
    Myles	Vongnakhone	Yes
    Min	Pyae	Not Present
    Blen	Ashebr	Yes
    Zander	Blackman	Yes
    Ethan	Brignetti	No
    Francesca Pia	Cacchione	Not Present
    Jacob	Chen	Yes
    Aisyah	Faisal	Not Present
    Dali	Guerrero Fernandez	Yes
    Suyash	Jevaria	Not Present
    Sing (Jacob)	Kao	Yes
    Kyle	Krawez	Yes
    Caitlin	Lam	No
    Tram	Lieng	No
    Gabe	Manglona	No
    Salvador	Pedroza	Yes
    Brandon	Serrano	No
    Thin Thida	Soe	Yes
    Audrey	Tai	Yes
    Ryan	Yi	Yes

  • 14 yes (66.67%), 7 no (33.33%), 0 abstain, 4 not present. 
  • Motion passes.
• Return to main motion: add $3,500 to La Voz’s printing account
• Kyle motions to end discussion, Ethan seconds.

• First	Last	Vote
  Jayven	Huang	Yes
  James	Nguyen	No
  Alan	Ma	No
  Chrissy	Ho	Yes
  Hoang Anh Thu	Tran	Yes
  Myles	Vongnakhone	Yes
  Min	Pyae	Not Present
  Blen	Ashebr	Yes
  Zander	Blackman	Yes
  Ethan	Brignetti	Yes
  Francesca Pia	Cacchione	Not Present
  Jacob	Chen	No
  Aisyah	Faisal	Not Present
  Dali	Guerrero Fernandez	Yes
  Suyash	Jevaria	Not Present
  Sing (Jacob)	Kao	Yes
  Kyle	Krawez	Yes
  Caitlin	Lam	Yes
  Tram	Lieng	Yes
  Gabe	Manglona	Yes
  Salvador	Pedroza	Yes
  Brandon	Serrano	Yes
  Thin Thida	Soe	Yes
  Audrey	Tai	Yes
  Ryan	Yi	Yes

• 18 yes (85.71%), 3 no (14.29%), 0 abstain, 4 not present
• Motion passed. 
• Jayven motioned for a 5 minute recess at 7:29.
• Session called back at 7:35.
• Dali moves to increase $1,800 to Conference to the La Voz account. Salvador seconds.
• Salvadore moves to end discussion, Blen seconds
• Votes called: Add $1,800 to Conference to the La Voz account

• First	Last	Vote
  Jayven	Huang	Yes
  James	Nguyen	Not Present
  Alan	Ma	No
  Chrissy	Ho	Yes
  Hoang Anh Thu	Tran	Yes
  Myles	Vongnakhone	Yes
  Min	Pyae	Not Present
  Blen	Ashebr	Yes
  Zander	Blackman	Yes
  Ethan	Brignetti	Yes
  Francesca Pia	Cacchione	Not Present
  Jacob	Chen	Yes
  Aisyah	Faisal	Not Present
  Dali	Guerrero Fernandez	Yes
  Suyash	Jevaria	Not Present
  Sing (Jacob)	Kao	No
  Kyle	Krawez	No
  Caitlin	Lam	Yes
  Tram	Lieng	Yes
  Gabe	Manglona	Yes
  Salvador	Pedroza	Yes
  Brandon	Serrano	Yes
  Thin Thida	Soe	No
  Audrey	Tai	No
  Ryan	Yi	No

• 14 yes (70%), 6 no (30%), 0 abstain, 5 not present
• Motion passed.
• Dali moves to add $14,000 for Office of Equity for Food and Refreshments
• Ryan motions to end discussion, Thin seconds.
• Votes called: add $14,000 for Office of Equity for Food and Refreshments

• First	Last	Vote
  Jayven	Huang	No
  James	Nguyen	Not Present
  Alan	Ma	No
  Chrissy	Ho	No
  Hoang Anh Thu	Tran	No
  Myles	Vongnakhone	No
  Min	Pyae	Not Present
  Blen	Ashebr	Yes
  Zander	Blackman	No
  Ethan	Brignetti	No
  Francesca Pia	Cacchione	Not Present
  Jacob	Chen	No
  Aisyah	Faisal	Not Present
  Dali	Guerrero Fernandez	Yes
  Suyash	Jevaria	Not Present
  Sing (Jacob)	Kao	No
  Kyle	Krawez	No
  Caitlin	Lam	No
  Tram	Lieng	No
  Gabe	Manglona	Yes
  Salvador	Pedroza	No
  Brandon	Serrano	No
  Thin Thida	Soe	No
  Audrey	Tai	No
  Ryan	Yi	No

• 3 yes (15%), 17 no (85%), 0 abstain, 5 not present
• Motion failed.
• Salvador motions to pass the fund 41, Jacob Kao seconds.
• Salvadore motions to end discussion, Ethan seconds.
• Votes called: Pass the Fund 41 budget

• First	Last	Vote
  Jayven	Huang	Yes
  James	Nguyen	Not Present
  Alan	Ma	No
  Chrissy	Ho	Yes
  Hoang Anh Thu	Tran	Yes
  Myles	Vongnakhone	Yes
  Min	Pyae	Not Present
  Blen	Ashebr	Yes
  Zander	Blackman	Yes
  Ethan	Brignetti	Yes
  Francesca Pia	Cacchione	Not Present
  Jacob	Chen	Yes
  Aisyah	Faisal	Not Present
  Dali	Guerrero Fernandez	No
  Suyash	Jevaria	Not Present
  Sing (Jacob)	Kao	Yes
  Kyle	Krawez	Yes
  Caitlin	Lam	Yes
  Tram	Lieng	Yes
  Gabe	Manglona	Yes
  Salvador	Pedroza	Yes
  Brandon	Serrano	Yes
  Thin Thida	Soe	Yes
  Audrey	Tai	Yes
  Ryan	Yi	Yes

• 18 yes (90%), 2 no (10%), 0 abstain, 5 not present
• Motion passed.
  • Note: this item will return next week as a second vote.

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Public Comments

• Thin: Happy birthday to Jacob Kao!
• Dali: thank you for everyone who stayed, a lot of us didn’t grow up with financial literacy, and the discussions we have is important and helpful.
• Ella: I am running for chair of SRE.

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Advisor Announcements

• Hyon Chu: Restriping and numbering of parking spaces is flea market duty. These conversations should come back to OCL and Flea Market. If you are on a shared gov committee, please do not miss any more meetings.
• Dennis: Representing students at governence groups is one primary purpose of student government.

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Adjournment

• Jayven adjourns the meeting at 8:21pm.