APPROVED MINUTES
COLLEGE PLANNING
COUNCIL (CPC)
Monday, October 22,
2007
1:30 pm
ASO Senate Room in Seahawk Center
Presiding: B. McNeel
Members Present:
Administration: L. Spink, L. Rosas, A. Patterson, B. Richards,
N. Malone, A. Tomlinson
Faculty: AFT: L. McKenzie, R. Oakes, N. Barakat
Senate: M. Wood, J. Stanbery
Classified: L. DeSilva, C. Clark
Students: C. Ramirez, P. Dragotti, c. Saenz
Guests: Deputy M.
Young, B. Young, Y. Price
Absent:
Administration: K. Blackburn; Faculty, AFT: B. Guertin; Classified: T. Gonzalez, I.
Clarke, R. Nadler; Students: N/A;
Resource: B. Easley.
Meeting was called to order at 1:35.
Acceptance of Agenda:
The Agenda
was approved as submitted by consensus.
Approval of Minutes
Minutes for
10/1/07 were not available for approval, and will be ready for the next meeting
Public comment Time
No
comments.
Administrative Report: (L. Spink)
Building
Report: Dr. Spink had nothing new
to report regarding Prop A/AA construction.
She discussed:
- a possible “Topping Off Party”
- The
Tech Building is ahead of schedule (move-in anticipated around March or
April); the other two buildings are behind schedule (move-in anticipated during
the summer). Fall classes will be
able to go ahead in the new buildings as planned. Moving departments will
be structured around busy time periods for those departments.
- CDC is
now out of DSA; the project will go out to bid shortly. The first part of the project is to move
the CDC to new bungalows.
District
Information and Updates: Dr. Spink
reported on Prop 92, which will be on the ballot for February; the HTPA was set
to have a major meeting tomorrow with Jack O’Connell and Supt. Brewer, which
was cancelled because of the fires and will be re-scheduled. Additional discussion centered on the level
of “green” in our buildings. Dr. Spink
distributed her goals for the coming year, and invited comments by e-mail.
Report from CPC Committees:
Budget
(A.Tomlinson)
A.
Tomlinson distributed and discussed “Financial Situation, 2007-2008.” Additional
discussion centered on additional growth and grant funding not on the document.
Facilities
and Work Environment (B. Young)
B.
Young distributed and discussed a plan for the Tech Building, indicating
department/classroom moves.
Information
Technology (I. Clarke)
Not
available
Staffing
Committee: (C. Clark)
Discussion
centered on the need for a special meeting, in a timely fashion, to approve
recommendations from the Staffing Committee.
Staff
Development: (M. Wood)
M.
Wood reported that the committee is working on activities; they are also
looking at software to track SLO’s. He
also reported that he has not yet found anyone to take his place on this
committee.
Enrollment
Management (A. Patterson)
A.
Patterson distributed and discussed minutes from the meeting on 10/16/07, as
well as the goals and purposes of the committee. She discussed committees formed to work on
various areas, and the individuals assigned to those committees, as well as
certain committees needing additional individuals.
Additional
discussion centered on committees being properly incorporated in the unit plan
framework.
College Planning
General
discussion included the need for written reports to be submitted in writing.
President’s
Cluster Report (L. Spink)
No
report.
Academic
Affairs Cluster Report (L. Rosas)
The
Cluster is focusing on templates and documents for planning for Academic
Affairs and all their programs. Forms
were authorized to be presented to the district this Wednesday.
Administrative
Services Cluster Report (A. Tomlinson)
The
next scheduled meeting is 11/9, which will focus on Program Review and SLO’s.
Student
Services Cluster Report (A. Patterson)
A.
Patterson distributed and discussed minutes from the 10/10/07 meeting, as well
as minutes from the Cashee Grant Committee meeting on 9/26/07. Discussion centered on the institution of a
payment plan for books, fees as well as capturing student e-mail addresses.
District Planning Committee (D. Humphreys)
The next
meeting is Wednesday, and the Committee will be examining Unit Plan templates,
with an eye towards a broader scale for templates: college wide, CPC templates will be
required.
The chair called for additional items:
- Tomlinson
requested everyone clear out their voice mailboxes.
- Emergency
Procedures were discussed; if there is an accident on campus, inform the
sheriff’s office at x4600, and they will call the paramedics.
- The
student film club will be showing The Exorcist on Halloween evening.
- C.
Saenz reported on a library agreement with CSU Dominguez Hills which will
allow LAHC students to use their facilities and stacks.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:30.
