CPC Minutes

DRAFT Minutes

College Planning Council (CPC)

Monday, November 23, 2009

1:30pm

SSA 219

 

Presiding: B. McNeel

 

Members Present:

Co-chairs: B. Mcneel, J. Smith

Administration: D. Humphreys, R. Richards, A. Tomlinson

Faculty: N. Barakat, L. McKenzie, R. Oakes, J. Stanbery, M. Wood

Classified: I. Clarke, W. Gilliam

ASO: A. Abercrumbie, C. Baker, M. Binns, S. Delgado, D. Gustchen, E. Robledo

Guests:

S. Fasteau, G. Holland, E. Joiner, C. Mussa-Muldoon, M. Yanez

 

Absent:

Administration: L. Spink, N. Malone, A. Patterson, L. Rosas

Faculty: S. McMurray

Classified: L. DeSilva, T. Gonzalez, C. Clark, R. Nadler

 

Meeting was called to order at 1:42pm

 

Acceptance of Minutes:

There were no current minutes for review – will be presented at the next meeting.

 

Public Comment:

No items for discussion.

 

Discussion/Action Items:

Measure J Priorities: B. McNeel presided over presentation of bond issue priorities, as discussed in the last meeting.

• Projects with previous funding are listed but only newly funded projects using Measure J dollars are listed with dollar amounts.

• The difference between “Committed” & “Not Committed” items is the difference in how much progress has been made on the project thus far – if a bid has been accepted and some work has been started, that project falls under the committed category.

Timelines for proposed 2009-2010 budget: J. Stanbery reviewed the new approved deadlines, which the Senate discussed at their meeting last Thursday.

• There will be an open meeting on Monday, 11-30-2009 at 2:00pm in the President’s Conference Room 214 for anyone who would like to submit changes to the proposal, to be voted on in December’s meeting.

• Reviewed the Planning Policy & Procedure Manual with suggested revisions.

• Anyone is welcome to send an email with their comments to J. Stanbery.

 

LACCD Accreditation updates: R. Richards distributed notes and discussed.

• There are two surveys on Survey Monkey in which all CPC members are invited to participate, to be completed by 12-16-2009, to help collect data to which the District will try to respond.

• These Accreditation surveys are related to Gary Colombo’s re-doing of the functional map.

• S. Delgado will report to N. Malone that six students are needed to participate in these surveys.

• J. Smith shared that contrary to previous understanding, the District will not cover the accreditation fees since it cannot fund all nine campuses, and that the President has been informed of this information.

• B. McNeel said he would share this new information with Senior Staff as well.

Administrative Report:

Neither L. Spink nor A. Tomlinson were available to report.

 

Committees:

Budget: L. McKenzie reported from the Staffing committee that there are three positions with request to be filled:

• New IT Assistant in Computer & Network

• Replace Secretary at the Counseling & Information Desk

• Replace Chemistry Lab Technician

J. Smith announced there would be a vote on the two replacement positions at the next meeting.

Staff Development: M. Wood reported that it was voted on by the Staff Development Committee to not fund the Holiday Luncheon, but that L. Spink requested $1000 from the staff development fund for this purpose, which would leave only $7800.00 for intercession and summer accreditation activities for faculty. This decision would need to be overturned by the CPC. R. Richards moved to overturn the decision, I. Clarke seconded.

Discussion of Holiday Luncheon funding included:

• Alternative funding sources: donations pledged by AFT & Teamsters such as the last two years, potluck, $5 donation from participants.

• J. Smith shared that the Senate has limited funds to host their own events and therefore has no money to pledge.

• W. Gilliam shared that AFT/Classified Staff has already contributed $500.

• Staff Development funds are limited and not renewable.

• R. Richards commented that there are few events classified staff are able to attend and he would like to see this luncheon/reward happen and reiterated opinion to find alternative sources.

Consensus was not reached – clusters asked to caucus, reconvening in five minutes.

Motion failed to pass.

R. Richards committed $100 of his personal funds, with other administration contributions totaling $500.00.

J. Smith invited everyone to a party at her home on 12-11-09.

 

ASO: ASO President E. Robledo presented his concerns with the allocation of funds from the Student Workers Account for a new student position, A.S.O. Student Activities Coordinator.

• E. Robledo referred to numerous documents on ASO budget details, budget transfer details, and position creation.

• R. Oakes strongly objected to the contractual implications of the choice of E. Robledo’s words, stating that from a union position this information should not be shared in a public forum, but should go through the proper channels first.

• E. Robledo countered that he had already gone through proper channels and that his concerns have been discussed before the Board of Trustees.

• B. McNeel called to curtail the discussion until the appropriate persons (Student Services) were present to respond to the allegations presented by E. Robledo.

• J. Smith added that there are two spheres of influence involved in this particular matter:

  • Personal Matters – whether or not policies & procedures are being followed

  • CPC’s responsibility to ensure that budgetary procedures and legal council is followed in accordance with the Educational Code, etc.

• E. Robledo assured the CPC this is not a personal matter but a procedural issue.

• S. Delgado voiced his dissenting opinion as Vice President of ASO.

• B. McNeel repeated that this matter is better presented when the appropriate personnel from Student Services are present.

 

Meeting adjourned at 2:37pm.