DRAFT
MINUTES
PLANNING ACTION COUNCIL
(PAC)
Thursday, September 5, 2002
2:30 p.m.
LRC 125
Members
Present:
AFT – W. Hollis, R.
Oakes, J. Stanbery
Classified: L. De Silva, B. Sotelo
Co-Chairs: L. Spink, M. Wood
Resource Persons: G. Wood
Guests: B. Englert, L. Heimgartner, L. Johnston, B. McNeel, C. Muldoon,
S. Sandt, D. Tull, B. Young
Absent: Administration: N. Carson, N. Malone; Faculty: N. Barakat, Classified: K. Gentry, G. Mendoza,
L. Payne T. Sulyok; Students: A. Bolis, P. Heath, P. Lovett, H. Nguyen
Meeting called to order
at 2:40 p.m. Quorum present.
1. Emergency Preparedness Plan Brad
Young, Bill Englert
A draft copy of the college emergency evacuation and disaster plan was distributed by B. Young. The chancellor wants the plan in effect by the end of October. The chancellor’s office will be making emergency equipment purchases for all nine campuses. The draft was developed in consultation with other schools and the sheriff’s department. It is designed to coincide with other outside emergency plans, such as the universal color schemes used to identify individual response teams in an emergency. Over the next 2 months evacuation maps will be placed in every classrooms. Staff will be assigned to each building in case of an emergency. An alternate SEMS (Standardized Emergency Management System) plan was presented. However, it was felt that Los Angeles Harbor College was not large enough to adopt a plan like SEMS. The SEMS plan may be more appropriate for the District.
Committee members were requested to review the evacuation document and e-mail their comments to either B. Young or B. Englert. A final document will be presented to PAC in a month. The college needs to act as a resource in an emergency situation and to be self-sustainable. The sheriff’s office would act as the command post.
PARKING – B. Young discussed additional alterations to parking. Written recommendations will be provided to the president.
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In Lot H (near Sheriff’s), the number of motorcycles
will be reduced to 2 stalls. An additional 3 sheriff’s stalls will be
eliminated to allow for four 20-minute zones so that visitors can park and get
a parking pass. The committee wanted to
add an additional 6 staff parking stalls.
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In Lot D, 20-minutes zones have already been
installed.
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The E Lot has 34 parking stalls. The committee would like to see the stalls
along auto tech and the tennis courts changed to staff spaces.
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Lot F will be
restriped and remain as is. Students
will not be able to parking in the staff areas.
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Lot N – the inside area will be restriped for handicap
parking.
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Lot B – remove 12 staff parking spaces on street side
for 45-minute zones.
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Carpool zones will be added to meet AQMD requirements.
2. Update on Facilities
Master Plan
Dr. Ann Tomlinson
In May, the college began working with the EIR and programming consultants. Building cannot begin until the EIR research is complete which will take a year. The EIR report will address the environmental impact of the proposed master plan on surrounding communities. A public meeting to solicit input will be held on Tuesday, September 17. Notification of the meeting has been sent to local residents, the neighborhood councils, the chambers of commerce. There will also be announcements in the local newspapers. Standard questions will address items such as the impact construction will have on air quality. Ten buildings on campus have been identified as potentially historically significant including the PE, Administration, Cafeteria, Technology (2), and Liberal Arts buildings. The EIR will look further at this issues and identify if needed any possible mitigations. Copies of the draft EIR will be available in the Library.
The transportation study uses a formula to allow for projected parking numbers. The traffic study is being completed and the consultants/college will negotiate with the city on improvements as a part of the EIR process. There are continuous on-going preliminary studies to address any other developments that may occur. The Steinberg Group is experienced in facilities planning and is assisting in compiling programming data. A draft of programming data was distributed. The college is overbuilt with existing classroom space according to state standards. There is a correlation between WSCH and classroom space which is used by the state in establishing the guidelines that drive funding. The consultants will be looking at where the campus is growing. It was noted that the space allocations need to be corrected in Report 17 to the state to more accurately reflect existing situations.
3. Update on Public Transportation
Dr. Linda Spink
A consultant has been hired by the chancellor to review local public transportation. A student survey will be distributed this fall requesting input on a variety of areas including public transportation. Consultants have recommended using Figueroa Place as a built-out bus stop and this will be incorporated into a grant application. Funds are available from transit authorities to improve bus stops. It was noted that specific areas need to be set aside for vehicles for special programs. They currently stop in front of the J Lot and cause egress problems. This will be forwarded to the traffic consultants.
4. Update on District Student Survey
Dr. Ann Tomlinson
A district wide student survey will go out after September 25. Random sampling of classes will occur with 10 questions added concerning public transportation.
5. Fact Book
Dr. Ann Tomlinson
All faculty and members of PAC received a copy of the Fact Book. Extra copies are available in the library and in ASO. Some faculty expressed concern about producing a costly publication at a time when classes are being cut. It was noted the Chancellor is supportive of producing quality publications. M. Wood indicated it is important that administration be sensitive to expenditures in consideration of classes being cut.
Other
Items:
· S. McMurray presented a request from students raised at the Academic Senate meeting to include
2 members of each constituency as reps to the weekly Tuesday project management and planning meetings. Susan indicated she would submit a formal request.
· A Proposed Program Review Model was distributed by M. Wood. It includes information from models at various colleges and is intended to provide an overall perspective to help clarify and expand unit planning. It was noted that some areas on campus also participate in external program reviews such as for nursing, and COA. There will be an attempt to marry those reviews with our overall review system. Program reviews are planned for both academic and student areas.
· Next PAC meeting, Thursday, September 12 at 1:00 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall
Meeting adjourned 4:45 p.m.