[1468] in UA Senate
Re: 43UAS1
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tatiana Mamaliga)
Sun Sep 25 00:57:22 2011
In-Reply-To: <DD672037-C00E-4182-A68B-81F232E3D8B1@mit.edu>
From: Tatiana Mamaliga <baksy@MIT.EDU>
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:56:38 -0400
To: Jonathan Wang <jwang7@mit.edu>
Cc: Rachel E Meyer <remeyer@mit.edu>, "ua-senate@mit.edu" <ua-senate@mit.edu>
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Yep, good points, Rachel. The current Boston Daytime calculations are based
on assumptions from last year that the transportation department would not
agree to sponsor the project. But those will be reviewed, and we'll look
into alternatives.
Tatiana Mamaliga
Department of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Class of 2013
On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 10:27 PM, Jonathan Wang <jwang7@mit.edu> wrote:
> Can you unsubscribe me from this list? I'm no longer in the senate.
>
> Jonathan
>
> On Sep 24, 2011, at 10:15 PM, "Rachel Meyer" <remeyer@MIT.EDU> wrote:
>
> > Hey everyone,
> >
> > Some comments/questions -
> >
> > Weekend Boston Dayime:
> > Any more details on the possibility of getting other people to help
> > support this? General idea of how much support can be expected? Have
> > groups besides IFC been approached? (for reference last semester there
> > was a 2:1 split between IFC and the UA, with the UA giving $5k)
> >
> > Particularly, has Parking & Transportation been asked about financing
> > (really, not charging for) part of it? Somewhat relatedly, is this
> > cheaper than working with a provider besides Parking & Transportation?
> > (I get that they make some things easier and it may be otherwise
> > enabling to use them, but I'd like to know if/how this affects the cost)
> >
> > Do we have data on the project from last semester? 12k is a lot of
> money,
> > and 5k is a fair bit too, so it'd be good to know what we're getting for
> > it. I would be interested in overall ridership numbers as well as
> whether
> > there are any clear differences based on time (which could inform
> > start/end times and frequency).
> >
> >
> > Student group funding/pulling from reserve:
> > I think that more money needs to be going to student group funding and
> > we aren't otherwise pulling from reserve, so I think we should take 10 to
> > 30k from reserve for this.
> >
> > Why:
> > - Accounting for over-allocation percentage, the proposed number for this
> > semester (121k) is 52k and 37k less than the preceeding semesters
> > - Not accounting for over-allocation percentage, the proposed number
> > (86k) is less than at least the previous 7 semesters budgets
> > - Looking at allocations for this semester: 54k was given for the
> > July-September cycle and there is about $160k in requests for the
> > October-December cycle. (note: the amount finboard allocates for a cycle
> > is based on the amount in the previous semester's budget given timing
> > constraints, so this doesn't directly affect the Oct-Dec cyle)
> >
> > How much:
> > My suggestion would be to take 30k, but even 10 or 20k would be very
> > useful. After consdering over-allocation, 30k from reserve would mean
> > 163k would be available for allocations, which seems much more reasonable
> > compared to the past 2 semesters and current requests.
> >
> >
> > -Rachel
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 24 Sep 2011, Alexandria Hall wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Senate,
> >> Attached is the newest form of the budget, will all line items filled in
> as accurately as possible (the only major change would be to the CSL budget.
> See the
> >> note on the "Budget Specifics" sheet). Please let me, and the rest of
> Senate, know your thoughts on this budget, as well as if I need to clarify
> anything.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Alex Hall
> >>
> >> On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 3:30 PM, William Steadman <willst@mit.edu>
> wrote:
> >> Some of you asked me why are we meeting this week since we said
> Senate meetings were going to be every other week.
> >>
> >> We are meeting this week for Senate so that we can pass a budget in
> a timely manner. The passing of a budget is the only thing that needs to
> happen
> >> this week. I'm giving an introduction on how the rules of Senate
> works so that way people will feel more comfortable speaking up.
> >>
> >> If all the discussion happens on ua-senate then we can make it a
> very short meeting.
> >>
> >> Also, it will be occurring in W20-400 like our last meeting.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Alexandria Hall
> >> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> >> Class of 2012
> >> Course 21H--History
> >> ach_12@mit.edu
> >>
> >>
>
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Yep, good points, Rachel. The current Boston Daytime calculations are based=
on assumptions from last year that the transportation department would not=
agree to sponsor the project. But those will be reviewed, and we'll lo=
ok into alternatives.<br>
<br><br clear=3D"all">Tatiana Mamaliga<br>Department of Biology<br>Massachu=
setts Institute of Technology<br>Class of 2013<br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 10:27 PM, Jonath=
an Wang <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jwang7@mit.edu">jwang7@mit.=
edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"bor=
der-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-=
left: 1ex;">
Can you unsubscribe me from this list? I'm no longer in the senate.<br>
<font color=3D"#888888"><br>
Jonathan<br>
</font><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
On Sep 24, 2011, at 10:15 PM, "Rachel Meyer" <<a href=3D"mailt=
o:remeyer@MIT.EDU">remeyer@MIT.EDU</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Hey everyone,<br>
><br>
> Some comments/questions -<br>
><br>
> Weekend Boston Dayime:<br>
> Any more details on the possibility of getting other people to help<br=
>
> support this? =A0General idea of how much support can be expected? =A0=
Have<br>
> groups besides IFC been approached? =A0(for reference last semester th=
ere<br>
> was a 2:1 split between IFC and the UA, with the UA giving $5k)<br>
><br>
> Particularly, has Parking & Transportation been asked about financ=
ing<br>
> (really, not charging for) part of it? =A0Somewhat relatedly, is this<=
br>
> cheaper than working with a provider besides Parking & Transportat=
ion?<br>
> (I get that they make some things easier and it may be otherwise<br>
> enabling to use them, but I'd like to know if/how this affects the=
cost)<br>
><br>
> Do we have data on the project from last semester? =A012k is a lot of =
money,<br>
> and 5k is a fair bit too, so it'd be good to know what we're g=
etting for<br>
> it. =A0I would be interested in overall ridership numbers as well as w=
hether<br>
> there are any clear differences based on time (which could inform<br>
> start/end times and frequency).<br>
><br>
><br>
> Student group funding/pulling from reserve:<br>
> I think that more money needs to be going to student group funding and=
<br>
> we aren't otherwise pulling from reserve, so I think we should tak=
e 10 to<br>
> 30k from reserve for this.<br>
><br>
> Why:<br>
> - Accounting for over-allocation percentage, the proposed number for t=
his<br>
> semester (121k) is 52k and 37k less than the preceeding semesters<br>
> - Not accounting for over-allocation percentage, the proposed number<b=
r>
> (86k) is less than at least the previous 7 semesters budgets<br>
> - Looking at allocations for this semester: 54k was given for the<br>
> July-September cycle and there is about $160k in requests for the<br>
> October-December cycle. =A0(note: the amount finboard allocates for a =
cycle<br>
> is based on the amount in the previous semester's budget given tim=
ing<br>
> constraints, so this doesn't directly affect the Oct-Dec cyle)<br>
><br>
> How much:<br>
> My suggestion would be to take 30k, but even 10 or 20k would be very<b=
r>
> useful. =A0After consdering over-allocation, 30k from reserve would me=
an<br>
> 163k would be available for allocations, which seems much more reasona=
ble<br>
> compared to the past 2 semesters and current requests.<br>
><br>
><br>
> -Rachel<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Sat, 24 Sep 2011, Alexandria Hall wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Hello Senate,<br>
>> Attached is the newest form of the budget, will all line items fil=
led in as accurately as possible (the only major change would be to the CSL=
budget. See the<br>
>> note on the "Budget Specifics" sheet). Please let me, an=
d the rest of Senate, know your thoughts on this budget, as well as if I ne=
ed to clarify anything.<br>
>><br>
>> Best,<br>
>> Alex Hall<br>
>><br>
>> On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 3:30 PM, William Steadman <<a href=3D"m=
ailto:willst@mit.edu">willst@mit.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
>> =A0 =A0 =A0Some of you asked me why are we meeting this week since=
we said Senate meetings were going to be every other week.<br>
>><br>
>> =A0 =A0 =A0We are meeting this week for Senate so that we can pass=
a budget in a timely manner. The passing of a budget is the only thing tha=
t needs to happen<br>
>> =A0 =A0 =A0this week. I'm giving an introduction on how the ru=
les of Senate works so that way people will feel more comfortable speaking =
up.<br>
>><br>
>> =A0 =A0 =A0If all the discussion happens on ua-senate then we can =
make it a very short meeting.<br>
>><br>
>> =A0 =A0 =A0Also, it will be occurring in W20-400 like our last mee=
ting.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> Alexandria Hall<br>
>> Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
>> Class of 2012<br>
>> Course 21H--History<br>
>> <a href=3D"mailto:ach_12@mit.edu">ach_12@mit.edu</a><br>
>><br>
>><br>
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