Resolution 16-26: CARRY ME HOME TONIGHT
| Number | 16-26 |
| Description | Extend Mav Escort Services Vehicles and Hours |
| Authored by |
Himanshu Rapur |
| Sponsored by |
Stephen Sissons Kashif Merchant Sarah Ballinger Emily Panella Halie Rion |
| Date Submitted | Wednesday, September 21, 2016 |
| Date Considered | Wednesday, January 1, 1000 |
| General Body Vote | Thursday, January 1, 1970 |
| Committee | Student Affairs |
| Result | n/a |
| Remarks | Committee killed this resolution because they found out that Parking and Transportation Services had already implemented much of what this resolution is asking for by extending the Mav Courtesy Escort hours. They further found out that PATS is looking to hire more staff and buy more vehicles depending on the demand of their services. |
| Whereas | UTA is on its way forward to become the largest campus in the UT system. Enrollment of students has increased considerably this Fall-2016 semester; and |
| Whereas | With a larger student population on campus, adequate resources for the students need to be provided; and |
| Whereas | The Mavs Courtesy Escort service, which currently serves the student body from 7:00 PM to 1:00 AM, is very helpful for the students who leave the library during those times; and |
| Whereas | With the Central library timings (24 hours- Sunday until Sat) and the two smaller libraries' timings (Engineering & Architecture- until 2:00 AM) being extended, the Mavs Courtesy Escort service, unfortunately still serve until only 1:00 AM; and |
| Whereas | In addition to the time limit the Escort service limits itself to, with the student body increasing in size, the number of Escort vehicles are limited only to two. This causes a great delay (over 40 mins-1 hours on average) for a student to get back to their place of residence; and |
| Whereas | This lets many of the students to forgo the option of using the escort service which may expose them to situations which may be deemed unsafe, either in remote parking lots or other places. |
| Be It Further Resolved That | Mavs Courtesy Escort extend their service hours and their existing count of escort vehicles to cater to UTA's student body. |