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Statement of Understanding: The ASUC

This Statement of Understanding is intended to set forth major aspects of the existing relationship between The Regents of the University of California (“University”) and the Associated Students of the University of California (“ASUC”) on the Berkeley campus. The University and ASUC intend to rely on this Statement of their relationship and will take no action inconsistent with it. This understanding is effective for a term of five (5) years through September 1, 1999, subject to renewal by agreement between the parties, unless the Statement is terminated by action of one or both of the parties pursuant to section 12 below.

  1. PARTIES
    1. The University constitutes a public trust to be administered by the existing corporation known as “The Regents of the University of California,” with full powers of organization and government.
    2. The ASUC is a non-profit, unincorporated association recognized by the University as the official student government on the Berkeley campus of the University, and includes, for purposes of this Statement of Understanding, the Graduate Assembly. The ASUC also provides certain commercial services on the Berkeley campus.
  2. BASIC RELATIONSHIP
    1. To the extent that the ASUC acts as the official student government on the Berkeley campus and provides commercial services on the Berkeley campus, it is subject to all applicable University and Berkeley campus policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to the University of California Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations and Students (Parts A and B), and the Berkeley Campus Regulations Implementing Systemwide Policies, except as exempted herein.
    2. The ASUC is further obligated to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations in its employment, personnel procedures, and maintenance of facilities, and in the maintenance of its tax exempt status, as well as all other aspects of its operation. The buildings and facilities on the Berkeley campus occupied or used by the ASUC are the property of The Regents, although their management as a matter of normal operation has been delegated to the ASUC by the Berkeley campus administration, which retains reasonable regulation over them.
    3. The ASUC has maximum operating and decision-making discretion constrained only by the Chancellor’s responsibility to ensure overall fiscal soundness, a safe and healthy environment, and fulfillment of all conditions outlined in specific agreements between the University and the ASUC on the Berkeley campus.
    4. This definition of the basic relationship between the University and the ASUC serves as the background for the specific understandings detailed below and is intended to apply to each as appropriate.
  3. COMMUNICATION & REPORTS
    1. The Chancellor shall appoint a designee to serve as his/her liaison with the ASUC.
    2. The University and the ASUC may each request all information relevant to the exercise of functions covered by this agreement from the other, including, but not limited to, fiscal, personnel, contractual and programmatic information. Each party shall make such information available to the other as soon as reasonably possible after receipt of a written request therefor. ASUC and University staff shall cooperate with one another to ensure that all internal fiscal, programmatic, contractual and personnel information requested is provided.
  4. PERSONNEL
    1. The ASUC shall maintain its own personnel system and shall be responsible for the wages, hours, working conditions, hiring and termination of its employees. The ASUC shall maintain its own personnel system separate from but generally in accord with the personnel policies of the University of California at Berkeley, except for those provisions referring to loyalty oath and patent agreements. Representatives of the University and ASUC shall meet and confer annually during the Fall semester of each year to enhance compatibility of personnel policies, particularly in the areas of affirmative action in hiring and the campus nondiscrimination policy.
    2. ASUC shall be responsible for hiring and establishing the terms of employment of its Executive Director, subject to the prior approval of the Chancellor of the Berkeley campus insofar as selection of the individual hired is concerned. The ASUC may dismiss its Executive Director in accordance with the terms of his/her written employment agreement.
  5. BUSINESS OPERATIONS
    1. The ASUC Business Management Board shall manage the business operations of the ASUC, and shall ensure that annual operating budgets are met, variances explained, and key activities tracked for performance to marketing and financial objectives. The Business Management Board shall also manage ASUC facilities, and commercial enterprises and services, and other activities involving third parties including purchasing; entering into contractual agreements; retention of legal counsel; and any other function necessary to the carrying out of its rights and duties pursuant to the ASUC Constitution or to this document.
    2. The ASUC Business Management Board facilitates campus and ASUC relations, ensures continuity of business and administrative planning for the ASUC, provides consistency of direction and leadership for the ASUC business operations, and reviews multi-year plans for services, programs, enterprises, physical plant, and financing.
    3. The ASUC Business Management Board shall consist of eight student members, one ASUC employee member, three non-voting university representatives chosen by the Chancellor, a non-voting alumni representative, the ASUC attorney, and non-student staff as designated in the ASUC Business Management Board bylaws. The specific subcommittees dealing with ASUC/University affairs is attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof.
  6. SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS
    The University and the ASUC shall in a timely manner provide documented requests for payment of all charges, transfers, and amounts otherwise owing between The Regents and the ASUC. Disputes as to amounts owing shall be set forth in writing within 30 days of the presentation of the request for payment. Full substantiation will be made promptly upon request. Responsibility for resolution of unresolved disputes rests with the Chancellor, after appropriate consultation with the ASUC.
  7. BUILDING OWNERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
    1. The University owns the Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Union Building, Eshleman Hall and Anthony Hall on the Berkeley campus. However, the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union Building was financed by tax-exempt bonds which were paid in full by students attending the University through mandatory student activities fees. The University further acknowledges that Anthony Hall was donated for the purpose of establishing a student publications building and that the present Eshleman Hall was constructed with private and state funds for the construction of a building to house student government and services on the Berkeley campus.
    2. As a result of the sources of funding for such buildings, the University has granted the ASUC the right to occupy and operate the following University buildings subject to all applicable University policies and regulations: the Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Union building (but not including the Student Union Garage), Anthony Hall, and Eshleman Hall. All are subject to the following terms and conditions.
      1. The ASUC shall not itself modify nor shall it enter into any arrangements to modify the physical structure, or utility infrastructure of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union building, Anthony Hall, or Eshleman Hall, without the prior approval of the Chancellor or his designee. This includes but is not limited to fixed interior partitions, the Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, major panel alterations in the electrical systems, building mechanical systems not included under HVAC, structure, roof, fenestration and exterior appearance. The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply to normal repair and maintenance.
      2. The ASUC may allocate and lease, subject to the conditions provided in section 8, space in and effect modifications to the nonstructural fabric of, the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union Building, Eshleman Hall or Anthony Hall for student related activities, programs and services, such as student and general campus functions, services and programs.
      3. The ASUC shall take appropriate steps to ensure a safe working, recreational or study environment in any and all of the facilities subject to its management and control. This includes provisions for proper building maintenance and adequate building security, including key distribution, monitoring building access and usage, and limiting ingress to buildings or designated areas to students or campus or ASUC staff, as appropriate. The ASUC shall, upon request, submit detailed information regarding these concerns to the Chancellor or his official designee.
      4. The ASUC shall work cooperatively with the University in responding to seismic concerns and possible structural defects in all facilities subject to its management and control. The ASUC shall, upon request, submit detailed information regarding these concerns to the Chancellor or his official designee.
  8. LEASES & SUBLEASES
    1. The ASUC shall submit to the Chancellor or his/her designee for review and approval proposed lease agreements and documents related thereto which are to be made with third parties, including registered student organizations, leasing space from the ASUC on campus. The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply to the assignment of such space in said buildings to University entities and to registered student organizations occupying space for non-commercial or university-related purposes. The ASUC shall be bound by the Berkeley Campus and Regents’ leasing and safety policies in these matters.
    2. The ASUC shall also provide the Chancellor or his/her designee for his/her information proposed lease agreements and documents related thereto which are to be made with third parties from whom ASUC proposes to lease real property off-campus. ASUC shall secure adequate private personal property and liability insurance for all of said off-campus premises and shall name The Regents as an additional insured and/or loss payee, as applicable, if not insured pursuant to paragraph 10 of this agreement.
  9. SERVICES & COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES
    1. The ASUC conducts certain services and retail enterprises on the Berkeley campus primarily for the benefit and convenience of students, faculty and staff of the University. Such services and enterprises include those listed in Exhibit B, attached hereto and made a part hereof. The University and the ASUC may agree at any time to amend Exhibit B to add or delete services that may be permitted on the campus.
    2. ASUC shall provide the Chancellor or his/her designee for review and approval a copy of each agreement proposed to be entered into with third parties to provide commercial programs and services on the Berkeley campus. The paragraph shall not apply to internal agreements between the ASUC and campus departments and/or registered student organizations; to commercial and service agreements of less than $10,000; and to those agreements referenced in section 10 (viii) of this document, provided, however, that all such agreements comply with the requirements of Business and Finance Bulletin BUS-63, “Insurance Requirements /Certificates of Insurance,” Exhibit C, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
    3. The University shall not limit ASUC access to those areas of the campus necessary for the conduct of authorized ASUC business.
    4. The ASUC has previously entered into letters of understanding or written agreements with the University and third parties to provide additional services on campus. A list of those agreements, attached as Exhibit D hereto and made a part hereof, are subject to appropriate review and approval by the ASUC and the Chancellor or his/her designee upon their submission for renewal.
    5. The ASUC may operate services and commercial enterprises outside of Eshleman Hall, the Student Union Building, Anthony Hall and additional vending machine operations on the Berkeley campus only following consent thereto by the University.
  10. INSURANCE & INDEMNIFICATION
    (i) Public Liability, Products Liability, and Property
    Damage Insurance

    1. The University shall include the operations of ASUC under The Regents’ public liability, product liability, and property damage insurance policy, in accordance with the terms and conditions of Business & Finance Bulletin, BUS-75, in effect at the time of the loss, the current version of which is attached hereto as Exhibit E, and made a part hereof, provided that ASUC adheres to all written guidelines as established under The Regents’ Policy on Risk Management as adopted on January 16, 1970 and modified on November 17, 1993, hereinafter referred to as The Risk Policy and attached hereto as Exhibit F, and made a part hereof, and all applicable risk management Business and Finance Bulletins as amended from time to time. ASUC shall reimburse The Regents annually for ASUC’s share of the cost of such insurance. This reimbursement shall be based on the formula using revenue, wages and losses as a percentage of the entire University-wide cost, attached hereto as Exhibit G and made a part hereof.
    2. The University shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the ASUC, its officers, employees and agents from and against losses and expenses (including costs and attorneys fees) by reason of liability imposed by law upon the ASUC for damages because of public liability, bodily injury, or products liability, including death at any time resulting therefrom, sustained by any person or persons or on account of damage to property, including loss of use thereof arising out of or in consequence of ASUC operations under this agreement, if such injuries to persons or damage to property are due or are claimed to be due to any acts of the ASUC, its officers, employees or agents, save and except that the University shall not be responsible for defense and/or indemnification of the ASUC, its officers, employees, or agents, for judgments and forfeitures incurred by reason of malicious or willful acts or omissions, or those for which punitive damages are awarded. Neither the University nor the ASUC shall assume liability for a third party without the express prior written consent of the University.
    3. The University shall procure and maintain in effect during the term of this agreement public liability, products liability, and property damage self-insurance and commercial insurance to provide coverage for the above commitments in the same amounts as for the other operations and activities of the University.
      (ii) Workers Compensation Insurance
    4. The University shall cover Workers’ Compensation risks of the ASUC under its self-insured Workers’ Compensation Program. The ASUC shall pay the University annually for the cost of such insurance. The ASUC shall have the right to procure separate workers’ compensation coverage through a private carrier at its own cost and expense provided that it gives the University at least sixty days prior written notice.
      (iii) Comprehensive Dishonesty, Disappearance and Destruction Insurance
    5. The ASUC shall, at ASUC’s sole cost and expense, and in the ASUC’s own name as an independent employer, procure and maintain in effect at all times a Comprehensive Dishonesty, Disappearance and Destruction Bond to protect against dishonesty of employees, volunteers, all non-compensated officers and all directors and trustees and the loss of money or securities. This policy shall name The Regents as an additional insured and shall obligate the carrier or carriers of the insurance to notify The Regents at least 30 days prior to cancellation or change of said policies. Said policy shall be endorsed to cover the acts of Regents’ employees while acting on behalf of the ASUC or while in possession of ASUC-covered property.
      (iv) Buildings and Contents Insurance
    6. The University shall cover the buildings occupied by the ASUC on the Berkeley campus under an “all risk” program of self-insurance and excess insurance. This insurance also covers contents, including items of inventory held for sale and valued separately (bookstore inventory). All off-campus properties (owned by the ASUC) must be listed separately. In accordance with campus procedures, this listing shall be provided to the Systemwide Office of Risk Management. If buildings are leased, there must be an appropriate lease document in place, signed by an authorized ASUC officer, that clearly assigns responsibility to the owner/landlord for providing building insurance. All current safety and environmental standards must also be met. ASUC personal property, including items of inventory held for sale and valued separately (bookstore inventory), located at approved lease locations will be covered by the University’s “all risk” program of self-insurance and excess insurance. If not insured under this paragraph, ASUC agrees to provide all risk building and contents insurance for all off-campus properties owned by ASUC and contents insurance for all off-campus properties leased from third-parties and to name The Regents as an additional insured and/or loss payee, as applicable.
    7. The foregoing shall apply to all property insured under this paragraph, provided that the ASUC adheres to all written guidelines as established under The Risk Policy and applicable Business and Finance Bulletins. The cost of such property insurance shall be allocated to the ASUC based on a proportional formula as a percentage of the entire University-wide cost for this coverage, attached hereto as Exhibit H and made a part hereof.
      (v) Unemployment Insurance
    8. The ASUC shall, at ASUC’s sole cost and expense, and in ASUC’s own name as an independent employer, procure and maintain in effect at all times unemployment insurance.
      (vi) Automobile Insurance
    9. All automobiles, trucks or other motor vehicles owned or leased by the University and used by the ASUC, its officers, agents and employees in the course and scope of employment shall be covered by The Regents’ Automobile Liability Self-Insurance Program on said vehicles for bodily injury and property damage in those amounts as maintained by the University. Said vehicles shall be also covered under The Regents’ Automobile Physical Damage Program.
    10. All automobile, trucks, or other motor vehicles not owned or leased by the University which are used by the ASUC, and by its officers, agents and employees in the course and scope of employment shall be covered by a separate Automobile Liability Insurance Policy issued by the auto rental agency from which said vehicle is rented in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 combined single limit. Such insurance shall be endorsed to be primary and shall name The Regents as additional insured and shall obligate the carrier or carriers to notify The Regents at least thirty days prior to cancellation or change of said policies.
    11. All automobiles, trucks or other motor vehicles which are leased by the ASUC in its own name and used by the ASUC, its officers, agents and employees in the course and scope of employment shall be covered by a separate Automobile Liability Insurance Policy issued by the auto leasing agency or agencies from which said vehicle(s) are leased in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 combined single limit. Such insurance shall be endorsed to be primary and shall name The Regents and the ASUC as additional insured and shall obligate the carrier or carriers to notify the ASUC and The Regents at least thirty days prior to cancellation or change of said policies.
      (vii) Business Interruption Insurance
    12. The ASUC shall, at the ASUC’s sole cost and expense, and in the ASUC’s own name, procure and maintain in effect at all times Business Interruption Insurance to protect against losses which interrupt its loss of earnings during the time required to rebuild or repair property damaged or destroyed by an insured peril covered by the University’s “all risk” buildings and contents self-insurance program.
      (viii) Third Party Contracts
    13. Except as provided below, all ASUC contracts including leases, with third parties insured under this paragraph shall be reviewed and approved by the University with respect to the University’s liability exposure and insurance coverage prior to execution. There shall be open communication between the parties in a good faith effort to manage and insure the liability exposure under such contracts. Campus approval shall not be withheld except for reasonable cause, in which case the Chancellor or his/her designee shall communicate the reason(s) therefor to the Executive Director of the ASUC within ten (10) working days after University’s receipt of the proposed contract.
    14. The following categories of ASUC contracts with third parties shall be excluded from the requirement of the above paragraph:
      1. Purchase contracts for supplies, goods, and equipment; equipment leases; and equipment services agreements, provided that University’s currently applicable insurance and indemnification requirements for services agreements are incorporated in the contracts.
      2. Contracts for legal services, audit services, and consulting services, provided that University’s currently applicable insurance and indemnification requirements for service agreements and independent consultants are incorporated in the contracts.
      3. Construction contracts up to $5,000 with licensed contractors provided that the work undertaken conforms to the limitations outlined in section 7 above and provided that the University’s currently applicable insurance and indemnification requirements for construction contracts are incorporated in the contracts.
      4. Food service contracts up to $10,000 per event with licensed food service contractors, provided that the University’s currently applicable insurance and indemnification requirements for service agreements are incorporated in the contracts.
        (ix) Losses and Uninsured Business Liabilities
    15. Losses and uninsured liabilities which arise from the operation of ASUC’s services and commercial enterprises shall be the sole responsibility of the ASUC, and the ASUC shall indemnify and hold harmless the University from any claim arising therefrom.
  11. FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
    1. The ASUC shall maintain its own finance and accounting system consistent with sound business practices:
      1. All ASUC fiscal policies, including but not limited to ASUC revenues, shall be the responsibility of the ASUC, provided that the ASUC complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws.
      2. The ASUC Business Management Board has the right to determine the internal fiscal policies which shall guide its various activities and must follow sound business practices. These will be reviewed by the Chancellor or his/her designee for overall fiscal soundness.
      3. The ASUC has the right to determine the disposition of any net revenue resulting from its various operations. Similarly, the ASUC Business Management Board must take appropriate remedial action relative to any operating net loss which may be experienced.
      4. The ASUC shall provide all financial information requested by the University, as well as quarterly financial reports to the Chancellor or his/her designee.
      5. The ASUC will continue to engage a firm of independent certified public accountants which shall audit the financial statements and accounting records of the ASUC on an annual basis in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. In addition to regular written reports regarding ASUC finances, a copy of all audit reports shall be furnished to the University. The Chancellor or his designee may also audit the finances of the ASUC and exercise control over expenditures of its funds when and to the extent necessary to maintain the financial solvency of ASUC and, where necessary, may take action to ensure that any activity under the control of the ASUC is operated in accordance with sound business practices.
      6. Both the University and ASUC agree to cooperate and share electronically, where feasible, financial transaction data to speed payments and transfers of monies between the University and ASUC and reduce transaction costs.
      7. ASUC may make periodic reports on its own behalf directly to the Chancellor of the Berkeley campus to keep him informed of developments, progress and concerns regarding its financial systems.
  12. TERMINATION
    1. The authorizations contained within this Statement of Understanding may be revoked by the University for good cause, which shall consist of one or more of the following:
      1. Financial insolvency of the ASUC;
      2. Willful neglect of the physical plant under the operation and control of the ASUC on the campus;
      3. Intentional use of University premises by the ASUC for unauthorized purposes;
      4. ASUC failure to comply with risk management requirements relating to insurance coverage of University property; or
      5. Willful breach of any University policy, rule, or regulation.
    2. Upon the occurrence of any of the above events, the University is required to give ASUC written notice of the alleged breach and at least forty-five (45) days to correct the problem prior to revocation of said authorization, unless the incident must cease immediately, in which case the ASUC may appeal directly to the Chancellor to resolve the matter.
    3. In any event, the provisions of this Statement of Understanding shall terminate on (date) unless an extension is agreed upon in writing by both parties.
  13. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
    Any dispute or controversy between the parties hereto, arising out of or related to this agreement, which materially affects the conduct of business or commercial activity by either party, shall be resolved as follows. Both parties shall appoint one individual to hear, consider, and propose an informal resolution to the dispute or controversy raised. If these informal proceedings do not result in a resolution of the dispute or controversy, the matter shall be submitted to the Chancellor, whose decision shall be final and conclusive on both parties.
  14. DISSOLUTION
    Upon the dissolution of the ASUC, those assets remaining after satisfaction of all outstanding debts and obligations shall be held by the University in a constructive trust to benefit members of the student body on the Berkeley campus through a separate 501(c)(3) non-profit entity.
  15. MODIFICATIONThe terms of this Statement of Understanding may be modified by the University or ASUC administration only following appropriate discussion and the full exchange of information. Such change shall only be valid upon the written agreement to such change by the University and the ASUC.

EXHIBITS

    1. Business Management Board Subcommittees
    2. ASUC Services and Enterprises
    3. Business & Finance Bulletin – 63
    4. Existing Agreements
    5. Business & Finance Bulletin – 75
    6. Regent’s Policy on Risk Management
    7. Insurance formula using revenue, wages and losses as a percentage of the entire University-wide cost for purposes of determining ASUC’s share of cost
    8. Insurance formula to determine cost of such property insurance allocable to the ASUC based on a percentage of the entire University-wide cost for this coverage

EXHIBIT A BMB Subcommittee
The ASUC Business Management Board shall include four new subcommittees which shall be made up of a majority of ASUC representatives for each subcommittee. The subcommittee members need not be members of the Business Management Board itself. These committees are their areas of responsibility shall be:

  1. Personnel Subcommittee (Three members: Two ASUC and one University members) Reviews all issues relating to the ASUC personnel system, including wage scales, hiring and termination, affirmative action and nondiscrimination policies. Also responsible for review and enhancement of compatibility of the ASUC’s personnel policies with those of the University, and for considering issues such as eligibility of ASUC employees to participate in U.C. benefit programs and the U.C. Retirement System.
  2. Building Subcommittee (Five members: Three ASUC and two University members) Responsible for oversight of building management, and for related issues, such as monitoring of health and safety procedures, building maintenance, seismic and structural concerns, and modifications of physical structure. Also responsible for ensuring safe working, study and recreational environment, including ASUC Rec Center operations.
  3. Business Operations Subcommittee (Five members: Three ASUC and two University members) Reviews conduct of retail and commercial services and enterprises, including proposed execution of leases to third parties, insurance, and accounting issues, related to conduct of business operations on and off campus.
  4. Student Affairs Subcommittee (Five members: Three ASUC and two University members) Reviews all issues relating to student government and student organizations as they affect ASUC finances, including implementation of Smith v. Regents mandates, and collection and expenditure of mandatory student fees.

EXHIBIT B ASUC Services & Enterprises

The ASUC is authorized to operate, manage and control the following facilities through its own employees and not through independent contractors or other third parties:

  1. The Student Union Building, its services and operations, including ASUC Bookstore, but not including the Student Union Garage or the Bear’s Lair;
  2. Eshleman Hall, its services and operations; and
  3. Anthony Hall, its services and operations.

The ASUC agrees that the operation, management, and control of the above facilities, services, and commercial enterprises shall be limited to those uses for which they are utilized as of the date of the execution of this Statement of Understanding, until and unless written permission for other uses is granted by the University.

The University agrees that all net trademark and licensing revenue received by ASUC through its trademark and licensing program for the 1993-94 fiscal year shall continue to be made available to the ASUC by the University in an equal amount for the term of this Statement of Understanding and any extension thereof. [pending APB approval]

The University further agrees to waive its royalty requirements for vendors selling logo products and merchandise through September 1, 1997.

The University further agrees that ASUC shall have the right of first refusal to operate all textbook and course-related materials retail sales on the Berkeley campus during the term of this Statement of Understanding and any extension thereof.

EXHIBIT C EXISTING AGREEMENTS

The ASUC has previously entered into letters of understanding or written agreements with the University and third parties to provide additional services on campus. These are subject to appropriate review upon submission for renewal, and include:

    1. Vending machine operations as previously authorized;
    2. Custodial services for the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union Building, Eshleman Hall and Anthony Hall;
    3. Fodor’s Student Travel Guides;
    4. Break the Cycle Tutorial Program;
    5. Berkeley Neighborhood Watch Program;
    6. University Student Directories; and
    7. Lease agreements for (a) ASUC Jewelry Store; (b) STA Travel; (c) College of Environmental Design Store; (d) Cooperative Federal Credit Union; (e) Keyosk; (f) Coffee Spot; and, (g) Restramonics, Inc. (Bears Lair); (h) CalPIRG; and (i) The Daily Californian

The ASUC and University have also previously entered into several Memoranda of Understanding governing the following matters.

    1. Building operating costs for Eshleman Hall, the Student Union Building and Anthony Hall;
    2. Installation of food vending machines and video machines in University residence halls;
    3. Pest control management and refuse disposal covering University ground services.

In addition, the ASUC participates in the University’s environmental health and safety fire prevention and sanitation programs for which there are annual recharges set by the University for services rendered. All of the above programs shall continue pursuant to the terms and conditions as set forth therein.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into between the University of California at Berkeley (hereinafter University), and the Associated Students of the University of California (hereinafter ASUC) in order to clarify the relationship between the University and the ASUC concerning student government on the Berkeley campus and the collection and transfer of mandatory student activity fees by the University to the ASUC.

WHEREAS the Chancellor is empowered by The Regents to authorize student governments on the campus and to impose and collect mandatory student activity fees for the support of student government from students attending the University; and,

WHEREAS the Chancellor has recognized the ASUC as the authorized student government on the Berkeley campus of the University; and

WHEREAS said mandatory student activity fees have been imposed and collected by the University at the Berkeley campus under the direction of The Regents since 1955; and,

WHEREAS the ASUC has been the recipient of the mandatory student activity fees collected by the University since 1955;

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

    1. The ASUC shall continue to be the authorized student government for all students on the Berkeley campus of the University by delegation from the Chancellor. As such, the ASUC shall have the authority to carry out specific student affairs functions, including the conduct of student government operations, and shall have the right to address and take positions on public issues insofar as authorized by law. In taking such positions, consistent with University policy, the ASUC shall not represent its position as an official University position.
    2. The University agrees to continue the collection of said mandatory student activity fees, so long as they are authorized by The Regents, from students at each period of student registration and to disburse same to the ASUC for the support of authorized student government activities at the University.
    3. In consideration for University collection and transfer of said mandatory student activity fees to the ASUC, the ASUC agrees to continue to be responsible for the operation, management and control of student government and student activities at the University funded by said mandatory student activity fees, and to abide by all University and ASUC rules and regulations governing the use of said mandatory student activity fees, and to abide by constitutional requirements and limitations.
    4. The imposition of said mandatory student activity fees by students shall be incidental to student registration for the support of student government and student activities at the University. Such payment shall not be construed as requiring mandatory student membership in the ASUC. Membership in the ASUC is voluntary, but only members may vote in elections or hold ASUC office.
    5. The amount of said mandatory student activity fees shall continue to be collected in the amount set and in force on the effective date of this Memorandum of Understanding. Said amount may only be increased by The Regents and the University pursuant to established procedures for fee alteration as set forth in published University policies, rules and regulations.
    6. The Chancellor shall appoint a representative to the ASUC Senate, who shall participate in ASUC Senate meetings as provided for under the ASUC Constitution. The Chancellor’s representative’s presence and participation in Senate meetings or operations shall not be construed as approval by the Chancellor of any specific ASUC action.
    7. This Memorandum of Understanding shall be effective upon the date of execution. Signature on behalf of the University shall be by delegation from The Regents of the University of California. Signature on behalf of the ASUC shall be pursuant to specific action by the ASUC Senate authorizing execution of this Memorandum of Understanding, as binding upon the ASUC and its successors.

This Agreement is entered into by and between the University of California at Berkeley (hereinafter University) and the Associated Students of the University of California (hereinafter ASUC) in order to clarify the obligations incurred by the ASUC in their occupation and operation of three University buildings, namely, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Union, Eshleman Hall, and Anthony Hall, on the Berkeley campus.

Pursuant to the terms of the Statement of Understanding, the University has granted the ASUC the right to occupy and operate the three aforementioned buildings, and to allocate and lease space therein, subject to the conditions specified in the agreement. However, the exact terms and conditions governing occupancy and subleasing of property to third parties have been deferred to further discussion and negotiation between the parties.

Both parties hereby agree to pursue further negotiations regarding the terms and conditions of the ASUC’s occupancy and operation of the three buildings through the Building Subcommittee of the ASUC Business Management Board. Both parties further agree to complete said negotiations and to submit a proposal containing the terms and conditions of such occupancy and operation for ratification by the parties on or before May 31, 1995.