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CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER
Co-Chairperson, Richard Guy, called the meeting to
order at 1:15 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes of February 14, 2005 were tabled and will be submitted at the next
EBPAC meeting, Monday, March 7, 2005.
PRESIDENT'S
REPORT
Mr. Moreno provided the following
report:
- The current college budget is nearly the same as it was last year.
- There are substantial negotiations occurring in Sacramento on the subject of
a governor’s proposal on PFE moneys.
- There will be a hiring of 19 faculty positions plus two counselors. Next
year’s budget has to be reviewed for the consideration of additional hires,
keeping in mind that there are staff contemplating retirement that will need to
be replaced.
- The district’s budget goal is to obtain accurate data in terms of
expenditures. There is a major disagreement with the current manner in which
the expenditures are currently being predicted; however, the college seeks to
deal with expenditures in a different way. There is major division with
accuracy versus balances.
- High school enrollment did not meet the college’s expectations.
- The chancellor selection process is under way and the target date to hire the
chancellor is July first. The new Chancellor will set a variety of new policies
that the college needs to be cognizant about.
- There is no anticipation for any major changes other than Mission College
downsizing their classified staff.
- The need for continued funding of FTEs is a critical issue. It is necessary
to resurrect efforts and become creative in the tact used to stabilize the
budget. Knowing the population the college serves has been successful in the
past. College staff and Academic Affairs have been asked to seek more creative
outreach programs that have not been utilized before.
Mr. Senensieb asked if the nineteen employees that will be hired this fall will
reflect the current budget since the college is still below other colleges in
terms of percentages of faculty and student ratio. Mr. Moreno responded that
there needs to be better awareness of expenditures to preserve the balances for
the possibility of additional hiring. The district looks at ELAC in terms of
allocation and balances which cannot be accessed without district approval.
Mr. Beaulieu commented that something should be done to allow the college to
obtain more than ten percent for hiring.
Dr. Moyer stated that if retirements are listed after March 11, the college
will then have a full year to replace them. That would not imply that the
college has authority to hire unlimited positions; it means that hiring can
take place based on urgency.
Mr. Senensieb replied that if hiring will take place in the fall, it would be
better that decisions are made now so hiring announcements can be distributed
and the best candidates can be hired rather than relinquishing them to the
other colleges.
Project Maestro is now scheduled to go into effect on July 1st. A newsletter is
available on the district website with the new projected changes. It is
important that all faculty and staff read the newsletter as it will affect
everyone.
DBC Report
Mr. Beaulieu was informed at the Academic
Senate meeting that Harbor College received a harsh letter from the Allocation
Task Force absolving their debt owed to the district from two years ago.
Facilities Report
Mr. Guy informed the committee that Scott
Harral and Mike Sisson will no longer be working for Jacobs. John Schindler and
Stephen Caropino will take their place until a permanent replacement has been
found.
John Schindler distributed ELAC Bond Project
Highlights, and gave a brief overview.
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Mr. Guy gave an update on the mini plant.
Budget Update
Mr. Isomoto requested that all
offices/departments submit their budgets to the Fiscal Office.
Budget Subcommittee will meet on Monday, March 7,
2005 at 1:00 p.m. in the President’s Conference Room.
Reprographic Committee
Mr. Isomoto informed the committee that the new
reprographics equipment has been installed, but has not been completely wired.
The operation of the system still needs to be decided on. Staff needs to be
trained on the usage of the newly installed equipment. The equipment is
expected to be fully installed and operating by the fall semester. The
equipment location will remain in the Reprographic Office, in the E1-Building,
for the time being.
Mr. Senensieb inquired if the new equipment will
be connected electronically so as to allow printing of computer transported
files. Mr. Isomoto replied that there are still a lot of things that need to be
worked out so he will provide more accurate information once the equipment is
fully installed.
Strategic Planning Report
Dr. Perez provided the following report:
Programming
Sheets on programming efforts will be utilized to track records on square
footage. The information will be published and forwarded to Richard Guy. The
binder containing all information will remain at the Jacobs office and will be
available for public access.
- Anita from Jacobs assisted in putting a binder for each architect selection
committee including score sheets. The obtained information is available to the
public and will also be forwarded to Richard Guy.
Program Review
- The college has a full shared governance committee.
- There is a total of ten Program Reviews which the college has not done in the
past. The Program Reviews recommendations will be forwarded to EBPAC in May
2005.
- To assist staff with the Program Review process, six workshops have been
scheduled. There were many positive comments from the 13 participants that
attended the first workshop.
Offsite Committee
- The committee is planning an offsite tour to view campuses that also have
mixed- use sites. The committee tour will include visiting a Cal State, a UC,
private college, and the Community College in San Jacinto, which has housing
and retail.
Dr. Perez is currently finishing up a report pertaining to
this subject that will be submitted to the President’s Office. The City of
South Gate is very engaged in this process.
Educational Planning Committee
- The committee has resumed its work after two semesters of not meeting. A
faculty member along with Dr. Moyer will get this committee going again. Dr.
Moyer will be co-chairing the committee.
Mr. Beaulieu stated that only transfer committee issues should be discussed at
the transfer meetings instead of various issues. With regard to the South Gate
site, there has been a lot of concern expressed by faculty. There was a
discussion regarding the long-term retail leases and the City of South Gate’s
need to obtain revenue from retail.
IT Department
Gonzalo Mendoza, the new provisional manager for the Info Tech Department, is
scheduled to start work on March 7, 2005. Mr. Mendoza is transferring from
Harbor College and will report to Mr. Isomoto. Ms. Gupta was selected for the
same position at City College, however, they are not filling the position;
therefore, Ms. Gupta will be reporting to Mr. Mendoza.
Ms. Martinez informed the committee that she will no longer be co-chairing the
Tech Committee. Kerrin McMahan will now be co-chairing that committee. Mr.
Beaulieu responded that the Tech Committee has not yet voted on the members.
Work Environment Committee Report
Tabled.
Adjournment
M/S/P (Beaulieu/Kingett) to adjourn meeting at 2:25 p.m.
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