At the Student Association (SA) congress meeting Monday night, representatives addressed vice president for multicultural affairs (VPMA) runoff elections, changes to Off Campus College Transport (OCCT) policies and passed a vote for a new student activity fee.

The main focus of the meeting was a discussion on a change to the SA Constitution to increase the student activity fee before it can go to a campus-wide referendum. The change will pay for expansions to OCCT and Harpur’s Ferry. Funding for the Student Association Programming Board (SAPB) and student groups will come from the community council.

If the student body approves the change, the mandatory student fee will be increased by $3.50 per student per semester. The Harpur’s Ferry fee will be raised from $1.00 to $1.50 and OCCT will receive an additional $3.

On March 31, the VPMA election will take place via email. The ballot will consist of Epiphany Munoz, who previously ran but whose results were voided due to a campaigning infraction, and a write-in option.

According to SA President Alexander Liu, the SA is also negotiating an OCCT contract between spring break and the summer vacation to install GPS on all buses and a system to track passengers by requiring them to swipe their student IDs to board. Students will be allowed to bring one guest on a bus at a time.

The Hinman Lighting Act was also passed. Over the summer, Hinman dorms will be outfitted with an additional lamp, as well as brand new lightbulbs and lampshades.

Serena Tesler, head SA representative for Hinman and an undeclared sophomore, said the act will help students study more effectively, since they may fall asleep while working in dimly lit rooms.

“The role of Residential Life, at least in my opinion, is to encourage the academic life of students,” Tesler said.

The SA plans to have the Rate My Landlord website, which is currently closed for submissions, fully running before the end of the semester so that seniors can review their landlords before graduation.