Three Apportionment Board allocations and a bill supporting the university influence area portion of the Unified Development Code are on the agenda for Wednesday’s Student Senate meeting.

A total of $23,171.93 of AB reserve account funds are proposed to be allocated to the University Board, the athletic department and the Student Senate’s annual RSO Banquet.

The UB’s portion of the allocation will not actually be paid out, as it forgives a portion of an old AB loan, $11,346.93. The UB acquired the loan in 1998 because it lost money on several concerts. The interest remaining on the loan, $3,034.89, must still be paid back, and will be taken from the UB’s fiscal year 2003 budget.

AB reserve account funds totalling $9,600 are proposed to pay for expenses associated with the Ohio Valley Conference basketball tournament. Five thousand dollars of that amount will be used to purchase 1,000 student tickets if Eastern hosts a playoff game.

The other $4,600 are slated for travel expenses for the band, cheerleaders and Pink Panthers to the OVC tournament in Louisville.

The final proposed AB allocation is for $2,225 to pay for expenses associated with the Senate’s annual RSO Banquet. Expenses include food, awards, advertisements, entertainment, a grant-in-aid award and printing.

A proposed bill supporting the university influence area portion of the Unified Development Code is also on the agenda for discussion.

The Unified Development Code has been undergoing revisions for the past year and a half to redefine zoning regulations. Two major components of the code affecting Eastern students are the relaxing of R-2 zoning, which would allow five non-blood related individuals to room together, instead of the previous three.

The code also creates a university influence area, for which the proposed senate bill voices its support. The creation of the area will include benefits and regulations for businesses in that area.

“This new zone recognizes the university’s impact on the city of Charleston and effectively accommodates the university community and its unique needs,” the bill says.

The senate will also approve a Recognized Student Organization, Phi Kappa Theta, a fraternity that “strives to assist in the formation of men who, upon graduation, will be capable of making significant contributions to the development of social order,” its RSO application said.

The Student Senate meets at 7 p.m. in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.