Jan 19, 2022 Board Meeting

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19 MEETING OF THE

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FIERRO BECAUSE WE ALL RECEIVED THE EMAIL THAT WENT OUT TO THE ENTIRE CAMPUS COMMUNITY.

I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU BEING TRANSPARENT ON WHAT TO DO.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE SO MUCH INFORMATION THAT GOES OUT. I THINK WITH THE FLUIDITY OF THE INFORMATION THAT COMES IN AND IT BECOMES VERY ASSESSABLE.

>> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU DR.

FIERRO AND ALL THE FACULTY AND STAFF THAT HAVE

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JUST DEALING WITH THE RECENT SURGE WHICH I THINK SEVERAL MONTHS AGO ALL OF US HOPE IT WOULD NOT BE THE CASE. THIS IS A DIFFICULT TIME AND I APPRECIATE YOUR DEVOTED LEADERSHIP AND

ANALYSIS. >> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU DR.

FIERRO FOR

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KEEPING THINGS FLEXIBLE AND HAVING THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITY AND BEING AT THE FOREFRONT AND KEEPING US SAFE.

THINK WERE DOING THE BEST WE CAN IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE DON'T KNOW.

I AGREE THAT WE ARE HEADING TOWARDS A PLATEAU AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL LAST.

AS LONG AS WE CAN KEEP OUR COMMITTEE SAFE.

I AM HAPPY TO HEAR FOR THE PROVIDER. IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT WITH TESTING AND THE DELAY OF TESTING JUST ACROSS THE BOARD OF HEALTHCARE CENTERS AND LOWER.

WE WILL TRY TO OPEN AS SOON AS

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POSSIBLE. >> WERE DOING THE BEST WE CAN AND I APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE, IT TAKES A VILLAGE.

I THINK EVERYONE HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST ENVIRONMENT, THE BEST CONDITION AND SOMETIMES THINGS COME OUT PERFECT BUT THINGS ARE CHANGING SO RAPIDLY THAT IT IS HARD TO REACH PERFECTION AND EVERYONE ON CAMPUS HAS BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH.

I WILL SAY THE GRATITUDE WE HAVE FOR THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT REALLY HAS BEEN A TEAM EFFORT.

>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING EVERYONE BACK ON CAMPUS AND NEXT ON THE AGENDA A DANCE PARTY!

[LAUGHTER] >> I HAD A QUESTION.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SEE MY HAND RAISED?

>> LET'S GO TO MISS GARCIA AGAIN.

YES. >> BOARD PRESIDENT BIRKEY? TRUSTEE PEREZ.

>> I'M SO SORRY, I HAD A QUESTION ON THE COVID UPDATE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW MY HAND RAISED.

>> YES. >> YES, CAN I ASK A QUESTION? I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

DR. FIERRO, WHEN WE SECURE THE TESTING VENDOR THREE WEEKS FROM NOW CAN YOU PLEASE RECAP AGAIN AM SORRY IF I MISSED IT BUT WHAT EXACTLY ARE GOING TO BE THE TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS AND THOSE WHO ALSO HAVE EXCEPTIONS?

>> THANK YOU.

THE NEW UPDATE FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT REQUIRES EVERYONE WHO IS NOT VACCINATED TO BE TESTED WEEKLY AND EVERYONE WHO IS VACCINATED IS ELIGIBLE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET THE BOOSTER YET TO TEST WEEKLY.

EVERYONE WHO IS VACCINATED AND BOOSTED AND FUNCTIONAL.

IN THREE WEEKS OR WHEN IT

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I AM ENCOURAGING THE REST OF US TO TEST WEEKLY AND THAT IS OPTIONAL.

THIS REQUIRES A COUPLE OF CHANGES AND OBVIOUSLY IS THOSE WHO ARE DEFINED AS FULLY VACCINATED.

IN TWO, WE WILL HAVE TO MODIFY OR CHECK-IN THE PROGRAM IN HQ TO REFLECT THE TESTING THE WEEKLY TESTING EVERY TIME WE COME IN TO THE DISTRICT.

>> OKAY, JUST TO CONFIRM AS WE ARE GETTING READY TO PROCURE THE OUTSIDE VENDOR WE ARE GIVING THEM DIRECTION THAT WE MAY WANT TO TEST EVERYBODY WHO IS VACCINATED AND BOOSTED AS WELL.

I JUST WANT THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MIGHT BE CAPACITY NEEDS AT LARGE.

>> WE ARE VERY CLEAR WITH THEM REGARDING THE NEEDS THE SIZE OF THE INSTITUTION AND THEY SEEM COMFORTABLE AND THEY NEED THE LEAD TIME TO BE ABLE TO REVEAL THAT AND BE READY.

IT IS A LOT TO EXPERIENCE.

>> OKAY, MY SECOND QUESTION IS AND AT FIRST I WANTED TO THANK THE VP OF HR FOR THE EMAIL.

IT WAS VERY DETAILED AND ANSWERED A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

I WANTED TO FOLLOW-UP ON THE DISTRIBUTION.

THE PPE FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

HOW IS THAT GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTIVE AND COMMUNICATED?

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>> I WILL, I WON'T DO JUSTICE TO IT SO I WANT TO ASK VP LOPEZ AND BASED ON THE CARE PACKAGES THAT WERE GIVEN TO THE STUDENTS EVEN TODAY AT THE KIOSK.

IT WILL

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>> THANK YOU DR.

FIERRO AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

SO, WE HAVE THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS BEGAN TO SHOOTING A COMBINATION OF THE IN 95 AND SURGICAL MASKS THAT WE HAVE ON HAND.

WE HAVE ALREADY HAD A RELATIVELY LARGE INVENTORY OF SURGICAL MASKS AND WE HAD A PRETTY SIZABLE AMOUNT ON HAND SPEED WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OSHA REQUIREMENTS NOW THAT WE HAVE TO ADHERE TO WHICH REQUIRES A NEW TIME FOR EVERYONE ON CAMPUS.

NO MATTER EVEN BEFORE THE ACTUAL REVISED ORDER CAME OUT.

ONCE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AS THINGS STARTED TO PROGRESS YVONNE ORDERING AND BACKFILLING STOCK.

WE SPENT THE LAST TWO WEEKS ISSUING AND DELIVERING OUT TO EVERY DIVISION OFFICE DEPARTMENT A COMBINATION OF IT 95'S AND THE UPGRADES OF MASKS TO ALL OF THE AREAS FOR THE MANAGERS TO DISTRIBUTE OUT TO THE EMPLOYEES ON CAMPUS.

OUR INITIAL DELIVERY WAS JUST TO GET IT TO THOSE WHO WERE CURRENTLY ON CAMPUS.

AS WE WERE RECEIVING DELIVERIES WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE CONTINUOUS DELIVERIES ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ADDED IT SUPPLIES ON HAND.

AND SO, THAT'S BEEN OUR PROCESS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

FOR NOW WE HAVE FULFILLED ALL OF THOSE DELIVERIES IN EACH OF THOSE AREAS.

WE HAVE COMMUNICATED OUT TO NUMEROUS TIMES WE ALSO HAVE A MANAGER MEETING EARLIER IN THE WEEK.

READ THE SIZING IF YOU NEED A PPE CASE LET MY OFFICE KNOW AND WE WILL MAKE THE DELIVERIES.

WE HAD A COUPLE OF AREAS THAT WERE MISSED.

AND THEN WE QUICKLY MADE THE DELIVERIES ON THAT AND AS OF NOW I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY AREA THAT IS NOT RECEIVED THEM.

ONCE THAT MANAGER MAKES ANY COMMUNICATION TO US WE WILL MAKE SURE THEY

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WE ARE MAKING SURE WE HAD ENOUGH SUPPLIES AND AS WE BRING MORE FOLKS ON CAMPUS WE ARE ABLE TO FULFILL THOSE ORDERS AS WE START RAMPING UP ON CAMPUS FOR THE REST OF THE SEMESTER.

>> GOOD EVENING BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS.

AS YOU MAY REMEMBER IN THE FALL OUR TEAM ORDERED THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF STUDENT CARE KITS, LITTLE PACKETS THAT SAY CERRITOS CARES.

INSIDE OF THEM THERE IS A SURGICAL MASK, HAND SANITIZER AND GLOVES.

AND ONE OTHER THING.

I SURGICAL MASS, HAND SANITIZER AND GLOVES.

AS OF L SPECIAL. AND HAND WIPES.

THANK YOU DR.

FIERRO. OFFICIALLY WE HAVE THOSE AT THE KIOSK AND STUDENTS HAVE COMING TO PICK THEM UP AND EVERYONE SEEMS GRATEFUL FOR THAT SUPPORT.

VP LOPEZ HAS DELIVERED OVER 1 MILLION SURGICAL MASKS AT ALL OF THE KIOSK STATIONS.

AND SO WE HAVE BEEN GRATEFUL FOR THAT SUPPORT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TRUSTEE PEREZ?

>> NO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE MISS GARCIA JOINING US AGAIN TONIGHT?

>> YES. SHE IS STILL HERE.

>> YES, HELLO.

>> HELLO MISS GARCIA PEERED WOULD YOU MIND GETTING US THROUGH THE SECOND PRESENTATION TONIGHT REGARDING THE REDISTRICTING OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS EVENING?

>> ABSOLUTELY. I WILL SHARE MY SCREEN.

>> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION TO THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE THEY ARE SIMPLY DISCUSSING THIS ITEM TONIGHT. WE ARE NOT TAKING A VOTE ON THIS ITEM UNTIL THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY NIGHT.

SO, WE WILL NOT BE UP FOR CONSIDERATION FOR

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>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU.

HELLO EVERYONE GOOD EVENING I CAN SEE THE PRESENTATION ON THE SCREEN.

AS MENTIONED TODAY IS THE SECOND DRAFT MAP PRESENTATION SO WE HAVE COME BACK WITH TWO NEW ITERATIONS OF A PLAN AND WE ARE GOING TO REVIEW ALL OF THE PLANS TODAY AS WE MOVE FORWARD. BECAUSE THE BOARD DID NOT VETO ANY OF THE PLANS SO WE HAVE ALL FIVE PLANS ON THE BOARD. LOOKING AT THE BACKGROUND I DON'T KNOW IF THE BOARD IS FAMILIAR BUT WE HAVE NEW PEOPLE JOINING US.

REDISTRICTING 'S AFTER 10 YEARS WITH THE RELEASE OF THE U.S.

CENSUS, THE FORM THAT EVERYONE FILLED OUT IN 2020 AND WE UTILIZE THAT DATA TO REBALANCE THE DISTRICT SO WE WERE ABLE TO LOOK AT YOUR DISTRICT LINES FROM 2010 AND THEN WE HAVE TO REBALANCE THOSE DUE TO THE SHIFT IN POPULATION FOR THE DISTRICT.

WE KNOW THERE ARE SOME WELL-KNOWN EXAMPLES OF REDISTRICTING AT THE STATE LEVEL AND THEY WRAPPED THAT PROCESS UP DECEMBER 2021.

WE HAVE SEEN A LOT MORE ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THIS TEQUILA REDISTRICTING CYCLE.

WE'VE SEEN A LOT MORE NEWS ARTICLES OF IT, THERE HAVE BEEN OR COURT CASES OF IT AND IT HAS BEEN GREAT TO SEE THE INVOLVEMENT OF REDISTRICTING ACROSS THE BOARD.

THE TRADITIONAL REDISTRICTING PRINCIPLES ARE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR ANY DRAFT MAP THAT WE PRESENT TO THE BOARD AND ARE THE PRINCIPLES WE UTILIZE IF THERE IS ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT A MAP WE WILL USE THE SAME PRINCIPLES IN REVIEWING THAT FOR THE BOARD AND PUBLIC AS WELL.

WE START OFF AT THE FIRST CRITERIA MOST IMPORTANT CRITERIA THE REASON WHY WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO CREATE DISTRICTS OF RELATIVELY EQUAL SIZE BASED ON THE CENSUS FILE JUST THE TOTAL COUNT OF PEOPLE NOT CITIZENSHIP SO WE ARE ONLY LOOKING AT THE ANNUAL CENSUS FILE THE TOTAL COUNT OF PEOPLE.

WE ALSO LOOK AT THE CONTIGUITY OF THE DISTRICTS IF THEY ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY TOUCHING EACH OTHER AND WERE LOOKING AT EVALUATING AND MAINTAINING IMMUNITIES OF INTEREST AND FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT LINES APPEARED WE WILL SEE FOR ALL THE DRAFT PLANS WE HAVE, THE CITY BOUNDARY AND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARY AS WELL.

AND AS LONG AS IT HAS AN EXISTING LINE OVERLAY.

THOSE ARE THE COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST THAT HAVE BEEN UPLIFTED THROUGH THE PROCESS AND THE CITY BOUNDARIES. ALSO WE LOOK AT COMPACTNESS SO DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT THE DISTRICT IS THE SHAPE THAT IT IS? IF THERE IS A FUNNY LOOKING DISTRICT IS THERE A REASON BEHIND THAT? IS THERE A HIGHWAY OR IS IT FOLLOWING A SPECIFIC BOUNDARY LINE? WE LOOK AT ALL THESE CRITERIA WHEN EVALUATING THE PLANS.

THE FIVE DRAFT PLANS WE HAVE IN FRONT OF THE BOARD AND PUBLIC IS DRAFT PLAN A MINIMAL CHANGE PLAN SO WE TOOK THE EXISTING LINES AND MADE MINIMAL CHANGES TO THEM TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE WITHIN THE 10 PERCENT TOTAL PLANNED DEVIATION.

DRAFT PLAN B IS BASED ON UNIFYING SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

DRAFT PLAN C IS BASED ON UNIFYING CITIES AND THEN WE HAVE TWO ADJUSTED PLANS SO DRAFT PLAN C TO AND C-3 AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS BOTH OF THOSE PLANS ARE BASED ON THE DRAFT PLAN BUT YOU HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ITERATIONS.

SO DRAFT PLAN C-2 IS TO FOLLOW CITY STREETS AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN C-2 AND C-3 IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE EAST TO WEST DOWNEY AREA AND WE WILL LOOK AT THAT GOING FORWARD. WE ALSO HAVE YOUR EXISTING LINES SO THIS IS THE OVERVIEW OF YOUR EXISTING DISTRICTS.

WE ALSO HAVE THE DATA SO YOUR CHANGE IN POPULATION FROM THE 2010 TO THE 2020 DATA.

SO OVERALL THERE HAS BEEN SOME CHANGE BETWEEN YOUR DISTRICT.

THAT TOTAL CHANGE IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE CALL A TOTAL PLANNED DEVIATION.

HERE WE LOOK AT THE TOTAL PLANNED DEVIATION OF YOUR PLAN AND THAT HAS TO BE WITHIN 10 PERCENT AND WE TAKE THAT BY LOOKING AT THE MOST POPULATED DISTRICT AND LEAST POPULATED

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THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THE MINIMAL CHANGE PLAN FOR YOU TO REBALANCE THOSE DISTRICT.

DRAFT PLAN A THAT IS THE OVERVIEW OF THE PLAN.

THIS IS THE OVERVIEW OF DRAFT PLAN A WITH THE CURRENT LINES UNDERNEATH.

THE BLACK LINES ARE THE DRAFT PLAN A AND THE COLOR UNDERNEATH IS THE CURRENT DISTRICTS THAT YOU HAVE.

YOU DO SEE THAT THERE IS A MINIMUM CHANGE BETWEEN DISTRICTS ONE AND TWO AND THREE AND FOUR AND THOSE CHANGES WERE DONE TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS IN THE REBALANCING OF YOUR DISTRICT. WE HAVE THE OVERLAY OF YOUR DRAFT PLAN A WITH YOUR CITY AS WELL AND AGAIN THE BLACK PLANNED REPRESENT WHAT DRAFT PLAN A ARE IN THE SHADED PLAN IS WHAT THE CITIES OVERLAY IS. WE HAVE THE OVERLAY WITH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS WELL.

AND THEN, FINALLY THE TABLE WITH THE DRAFT PLAN A.

HERE IS THE PLAN DEVIATION WITH 6.7 PERCENT.

WE ARE LOOKING AT THE DEVIATION PERCENTAGE AND WE ARE TAKING THAT MOST POPULATED DISTRICT AND LEAST POPULATED DISTRICT SO NOW ALL OF THEM ARE WITHIN THAT 10 PERCENT.

THESE ARE PLANS THAT WE SAW AT THE LAST MEETING IN THE NEW ITERATIONS ARE THE C-2 AND C-3. DRAFT PLAN B IS LOOKING AT UNIFYING SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

WE CAN SEE ALREADY THAT IT HAS A DIFFERENT VARIATION FROM THE MINIMAL CHANGE PLAN.

WE HAVE THE CURRENT LINES UNDERNEATH OF THE DRAFT PLAN B AND THE COLORS UNDERNEATH INDICATE WHAT THE CURRENT LINES ARE.

WE HAVE DRAFT PLAN B WITH THE CITIES AND IT DOES FOLLOW THE CITIES READY WELL.

THIS PLAN IS BASED LARGELY ON UNIFYING SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

IN DISTRICT 1 YOU HAVE THE NORTHERN PORTION OF DOWNEY UNIFIED DISTRICT TWO HAS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF DOWNEY UNIFIED DISTRICT THREE HAS MOST OF ALL FLOWER UNIFIED DISTRICT FOR HAS THE OTHER PORTION OF ABC UNIFIED.

DISTRICT 5 ENCOMPASSES MOST OF ABC UNIFIED AND DISTRICT 6 HAS THE WESTERN PORTION OF NORWALK LA MIRADA AND THE OTHER PORTION HAS THE DISTRICT PORTION OF LA MIRADA AND SOUTH.

THE DEVIATION FOR THIS PLAN IS FIVE PERCENT.

AGAIN, LOW THE 10 PERCENT THAT WE NEED.

DRAFT PLAN C IS THE BASIS TO UNIFY THE CITIES AND IT HAS A SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION TO BE BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT FOLLOWS THE CITY LINES CLOSER.

WE HAVE THE CURRENT LINES OVERLAY WITH OUR DRAFT PLAN C AND HERE, FOR DISTRICT 1 IT HAS DOWNEY AND A SMALL PORTION OF BELL GARDEN.

DISTRICT 2 HAS A SOUTHERN PORTION OF DOWNEY IN A SMALL PORTION OF SOUTHGATE AND BELLFLOWER. DISTRICT 3 ENCOMPASSES ALL OF BELLFLOWER.

DISTRICT FOR HAS LAKEWOOD HAWAIIAN GARDEN IN A SMALL PORTION OF CERRITOS.

IN DISTRICT 6 HAS A LARGE PORTION OF NORWALK.

DISTRICT 7 HAS LA MIRADA, SANTA FE SPRINGS AND A PORTION OF NORWALK.

THE DEVIATION, WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT WHAT THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT LINES LOOK LIKE IN THE CITY AND THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT LINES FOLLOW THE SAME CONSTRUCTION WHICH IS PRETTY NICE. THE DEVIATION HERE IS A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN THE OTHER TWO PLANS AT 8.28 INTO THAT FOLLOWS MORE OF THE CITY LINE THAT IT IS UNDER THE 10 PERCENT.

THOSE ALL THREE WERE PLANS THAT WE HAD SEEN DURING THE LAST MEETING WHICH WAS LAST WEEK ON THE 12TH. DRAFT PLAN C-2 AND C-3 WORD DRAFTED FROM AMENDMENTS FROM THE BOARD AT THE MEETING LAST WEEK.

WE CAN SEE IT IS BASED ON PLAN C BUT WE HAVE MADE SOME CHANGES.

HERE IS THE OVERVIEW OF PLAN C-2 WITH EXISTING LINES UNDERNEATH AND THEN FOR DRAFT PLAN C-2 FOR DISTRICT 1 AND SEVEN WE FOLLOWED THE MAJOR STREET LINES AND WE FOLLOW FIRESTONE,

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DISTRICT 3 FOLLOWS ON THE EASTERN PORTION BOUNDARY AND FOLLOWS FIRESTONE, SAN ANTONIO DOCTOR AND ROSECRANS.

DISTRICT FOR FOLLOWS ROSECRANS AND ALSO THE BELLFLOWER UST DISTRICT.

WE WILL SEE A PAIR AT THE TOP.

IT FOLLOWS ROSECRANS BUT THEN WE WILL SEE UST AND THAT IS THE PORTION ON THE NORTH AND THAT IS WHY IT WENT UP A LITTLE BIT.

DISTRICT 4 SOUTHERN BORDER FOLLOWS THE ALL FLOWER CITY BOUNDARY AND DISTRICT 6 FOLLOWS ARTESIA FREEWAY AND SAN GABRIEL RIVER FREEWAY.

EXCUSE ME, IT IS A MOUTHFUL.

HERE WE CAN SEE FOR THE DISTRICT TO, OR DISTRICT 4, EXCUSE ME, THAT FOLLOWS THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. FOR DRAFT PLAN C-2 THE DEVIATION IS SEVEN PERCENT SO UNDER 10 PERCENT.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF C-3 THE DISTANCE BETWEEN C-2 AND C-3 IS THAT WE HAVE DOWNEY DISTRICT GOING FROM EAST TO WEST INSTEAD OF MORE TO SOUTH AND THAT WAS ANOTHER AMENDMENT BUT ALL THE OTHER CHANGES OF YOUR DRAFT PLAN C-3 ARE SIMILAR.

SAME THING FOR C-2.

OF THE OVERVIEW OF C-3 WITH THE EXISTING LINES AND AGAIN IT'S PRETTY DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION FROM PLAN A AND THE EXISTING LINES.

FOR THE CITY OVERLAY AGAIN, SAME THING FROM C-2 EXCEPT FOR YOUR DISTRICTS ONE AND SEVEN AND SO FAR DISTRICTS ONE AND SEVEN THEY FOLLOW DOWNEY AVENUE IN LAKEWOOD WHICH ARE THE DIVIDING LINES AND AGAIN WE LOOK TO FOLLOW THE MAJOR STREETS WHICH SEEMED TO BE AN AMENDMENT AND THEN ASK THAT WE RECEIVED LAST MEETING.

HERE IS WITH THE UST OVERLAY AND THE DEVIATION FOR C-3 IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN C-2 AT 7.1 PERCENT AND IT IS UNDER THAT ONE PERCENT.

THOSE ARE ALL THE PLANS THAT WE HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING.

AGAIN THIS IS THE DRAFT MAP HEARING SO NONE OF THESE MAPS ARE FINAL.

WE ARE HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ALSO THE COUNCIL BUT ANY AMENDMENTS OR DIRECTION MUST COME FROM THE BOARD AND THAT CAN COME IN THE WAY THAT WAS SIMILAR FROM THE LAST MEETING WHERE WE HAD THE DISCUSSION AND WE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF REQUESTS FROM THE BOARD.

AGAIN, YOU CAN EMAIL STAFF AND STAFF CAN GIVE US ANY OF THOSE ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT IF YOU NEED MORE TIME TO DIGEST THE DRAFT MAP AND ANY CHANGES YOU WOULD LIKE YOU CAN IDENTIFY A PREFERRED PLAN OR YOU CAN GIVE US ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND WE CAN COME BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING WITH THOSE AMENDMENTS.

AND SO, WE ARE HERE, JANUARY 19TH FOR THE SECOND HEARING OF THE DRAFT MAP AND THERE IS THE NEXT MEETING WHICH WILL BE FEBRUARY NINTH WHERE THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER A VOTE ON THE FINAL PLAN ENDED ON FEBRUARY 28TH WILL BE THE ADOPTION OF THE FINAL PLAN AND THAT IS ALL WE HAVE FOR THE PRESENTATION AND I CAN STOP SHARING MY SCREEN.

I DO HAVE THE MAPS UP IF THAT WILL HELP IN THE DISCUSSION THAT YOU GUYS HAVE MOVING

FORWARD. >> THANK YOU MISS GARCIA FOR TAKING THE TIME THIS EVENING.

EXCUSE ME, TO WALK THROUGH THAT WITH US.

DO WE HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT?

>> THANK YOU MISS GARCIA YOU DO A PHENOMENAL JOB OF EXPLAINING THE PROCESS ITSELF AND SHOWING US THE UPDATED MASK WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT WE HAD PERTAINING TO SOME OF THE EDITS TO MAXI AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

THE FIRST QUESTION IS, AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROCESS AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS YOU SAID THAT ALL OF THE CHANGES MUST BE REQUESTED BY THE BOARD, IS THAT

CORRECT? >> CORRECT. YES.

>> SECONDLY, UP TO WHAT DATE CAN THE BOARD ITSELF MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE MAP?

>> GENERALLY WE LIKE AT LEAST THREE DAYS OR POTENTIALLY 3 TO 5 DAYS DEPENDING ON THE

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TO GIVE US TIME TO MAKE THOSE AMENDMENTS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FOLLOW ALL THOSE CRITERIA. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE FOLLOWING ANY POSTING DEADLINES THAT YOU OR YOUR STAFF HAS. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THAT POSTING DEADLINE IS FOR YOUR STAFF.

WE ARE WORKING WITH HIM TO ENSURE THAT WE MEET YOUR DEADLINE AND WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE AMENDMENT. BUT, LET'S GO BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING.

THE NEXT MEETING IS -

>> THE SECOND.

>> OKAY.

WE HAVE SOME MORE TIME SO I THINK IF WE WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE ANY AMENDMENT YOU HAVE NEXT THURSDAY AT THE LATEST.

SO, WE CAN MAKE SURE.

>>. >> SORRY, I BELIEVE IT'S THE NIGHT.

>> WE WILL NEED TO RECEIVE CHANGES IN OUR OFFICE ALREADY COMPLETED FROM YOU, SOPHIA, THE LATEST ON FRIDAY THE FOURTH.

>> SO THEN. >> A WEEK PRIOR TO FRIDAY THE FOURTH.

>> TO BE IN CONSIDERATION FOR THE NIGHT?

>> CORRECT.

WE WILL POST THE AGENDA AT THE OF THE DAY OR SATURDAY AT THE LATEST.

>> WE ALSO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL HEARING TIME SO WE CAN VOTE AT THE FOLLOWING MEETING ON FEBRUARY 16TH.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION PERTAINING TO THE MAPS THEMSELVES.

AS YOU CONTINUE TO ADD AMOUNTS RECOGNIZE TWO COMMENTS ON THE MAPS AND WE ARE DEFINITELY ON THE TWO MAPS THAT WERE BASED ON C-2 AND C-3.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ANY THE CHANGES TO THE MAPS, THOSE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ADDED TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE, CORRECT? BASICALLY THERE ARE NEW MAPS? WE CAN CONTINUE TO ADD TO THAT UNTIL FEBRUARY SECOND?

>> ONCE WE RECEIVE THEM FROM SOPHIA WE CAN ADD THEM TO THE WEBSITE AND THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

SO, I WILL RECOMMEND BASICALLY, TELL ME IF THIS IS WRONG OR NOT A SUFFICIENT TIME FOR A MEETING OF THE NIGHT AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY COMMENTS OR CHANGES IN A LATER THAN FRIDAY THE 28TH.

SO, THAT WILL BE SOPHIA, A FEW DAYS AND THAT WOULD BE THE WEEK OF THE 31ST. THEN THEY WOULD COME TO OUR OFFICE AND THAT GIVES THE PUBLIC ABOUT A WEEK AND AND A HALF TO COMMENTS.

>> TO BE CLEAR JUST SO OUR LANGUAGE IS CLEAR THESE ARE SUGGESTED CHANGES BY THE BOARD WHERE OUR PARTNERS WILL TAKE UNDER ADVISEMENT AND DRAW MAPS UPON THAT FEEDBACK FOR PUBLIC INPUT AND CONSIDERATION.

>> AGAIN, BECAUSE I DO RECOGNIZE THAT IT TAKES A CENSUS MAP TO THE DATA, I DO APPRECIATE IT.

I REALLY THINK THAT WE ARE TRYING TO GET CLOSER TO MAKING THIS AN EQUITABLE DISTRICT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND IT'S A FAIRNESS FOR CREATING THESE BORDERS.

I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSENSUS.

>> CORRECT. I WANT TO REITERATE, ANY AMENDMENTS, WE LIKE TO GO THROUGH STAFF AND YOU CAN SEND THOSE EMAILS OR COMMENTS TO THE STAFF AND THEN WE WILL RECEIVE THOSE.

YOU AS A BOARD CAN UPLIFT ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND SEND THEM TO US BUT WE HAVE TO RECEIVE IT IN ORDER TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE MAP THOSE DIRECTIONS AND THOSE DIRECTIONS MUST COME FROM YOU AND YES, ANY COMMON SPIDEY 28TH WOULD BE HELPFUL SO THAT WE CAN HAVE TIME TO EAT THE STAFF DEADLINE.

>> THANK YOU IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

>> I WANTED TO BRING UP AN ITEM RAISED BY AN INDEPENDENT CITIZEN EARLIER AROUND

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I AM TRYING TO LOOK AT THE DATA THROUGH DIFFERENT LENSES.

AM I CORRECT IN SEEING ALL OF THESE, WE HAVE A TOTALITY OF THE VOTING POPULATION IS LATINO EXCEPT FOR THE ONE DISTRICT IN CERRITOS OR A MAJORITY OF ASIAN AMERICAN VOTERS? IS THAT CORRECT INDIANAPOLIS?

>> I WILL HAVE TO REVIEW THOSE BUT IN REAL YES.

IN THE PLANS THERE ARE 50 PERCENT PLUS LATINO DISTRICTS AND ALL EXCEPT FOR AWA WHICH HAS FOUR HAS THE FOURTH ONE WHICH IS ABOUT 48 OR 49 PERCENT LATINO.

RACE CANNOT BE THE PREDOMINANT FACTOR IN DRAWING A DISTRICT UNLESS YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL HAS DIRECTED US TO LOOK AT SECTION 2 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT.

WE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR DISTRICT IS REALLY DIVERSE AND HAS A HIGH LATINO POPULATION SO IT IS SOME WE ARE EVALUATING BUT BECAUSE WE CAN'T USE IT AS THE MAIN FACTOR IN DRAWING A DISTRICT WE LOOK AT THE OTHER TRADITIONAL CRITERIA AND WE LOOK AT AMENDMENTS FROM YOU AS A BOARD. SO WITH A STRONG DRAFT PLAN E, C AND THE TWO ITERATIONS OF C WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THREE OF THOSE LATINO DISTRICTS BE 50 PERCENT PLUS AND THEN ONE WAS REALLY CLOSE.

SO, YOU HAVE SOME OPTIONS BUT AT THE MOMENT LEGAL COUNSEL HAS NOT DIRECTED US OR WE ARE NOT AWARE THAT THEY HAVE DIRECTED YOU AS A BOARD THAT YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE A PLAN TO HAVE FOUR DISTRICTS THAT ARE 50 PERCENT PLUS AND IF YOU HAVE COUNSEL ON THE LINE WOULD LIKE TO THEM ABOUT THIS THAT WOULD MOST APPROPRIATE BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED DIRECTION FROM

THEM SPECIFICALLY. >> LET ME GET TO TRUSTEE PEREZ.

FOR CLARIFICATION I WAS ASKING ABOUT THE LARGEST VOTING GROUP EACH OF THOSE IS 6/7 OR EACH OF THESE MAPS, SIX OUT OF THE SEVEN DISTRICTS HAVE THE LARGEST VOTING GROUP BEING LATINO IF YOU LOOK DOWN AT RACE.

>> YES. I BELIEVE IT IS CORRECT.

WE WILL HAVE TO GO BACK I AM LOOKING AT C-3 AND YOU ARE CORRECT ABOUT THE PLURALITY OF THE LATINO VOTING AGE POPULATION.

>> TRUSTEE PEREZ? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS GARCIA, FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I WAS GOING TO ASK A SIMILAR QUESTION TO WHAT TRUSTEE BERKEY JUST MENTIONED.

I REMEMBER IN 2011 AND 2012 WHEN THE COLLEGE WAS SUED AND IT WOULD TO TRUSTEE AREAS THERE WAS A REQUIREMENT THAT AT LEAST THREE 80 IT WAS FOR OF THE TRUSTEE AREAS HAD TO BE PREDOMINANTLY LATINO BECAUSE THAT WAS THE BASIS OF THE ARGUMENT.

I GUESS THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT HAS EVOLVED AND CHANGED AND THAT CAN NO LONGER BE A WAY THAT YOU ARE REDRAWING THE DISTRICT.

IS THAT CORRECT? >> NUMBER IT WOULD HAVE TO BE YOUR COUNSEL.

YOUR COUNSEL WOULD HAVE TO GIVE US THAT DIRECTION THAT WE WOULD BE MANDATED UNDER SECTION 2 TO DRAW A MAJORITY NORTE DISTRICT.

A MAJORITY MINORITY DISTRICT IS DIFFERENT THAN A PLURALITY DISTRICT.

MAJORITY MINORITY NEEDS IS 50 PERCENT PLUS CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION.

WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SECOND HALF OF THAT DATA TABLE.

WHEN WE DO DISCUSS RACE IN THE CONTEXT OF REDISTRICTING AND VOTING RIGHTS WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT THE FIRST HALF OF THAT TABLE WHICH IS THE TOTAL COUNT OF PEOPLE.

THE PLURALITY DISTRICT IS THAT MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE AN ETHNICITY THAT IS AT 50 PERCENT BUT IT HAS THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF THE OTHER TWO GROUPS.

AND SO, FOR INSTANCE, I AM LOOKING AT DRAFT PLAN C-2 AND FOR DISTRICT FOR IN THIS INSTANCE THE LATINOS IS 48.7 SO IT'S NOT 50 PERCENT BUT IT IS THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF THE BLACK AND ASIAN.

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AGAIN, IF LEGAL COUNSEL IS ON AND YOU WANT TO HAVE A FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THEM ABOUT THIS THAT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE.

GIVEN THAT THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP AND AGAIN, IF STAFF WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THAT THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS TIME TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

>> IT DID. THANK YOU MRS. GARCIA AND DR.

FIERRO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO GIVE FEEDBACK IN THE NEXT MEETING TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT THIS.

I THOUGHT ABOUT IT LAST TIME AND THANK YOU, PROFESSOR FALCONE FOR SPEAKING OF IT. I DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE SPIRIT OF THE LAWSUIT THAT WAS SETTLED YEARS AGO.

SO, DR. FIERRO IF YOU COULD BRING BACK THE ADVICE FROM COUNSEL AT THE NEXT MEETING THAT WOULD BE VERY CAREFUL REALLY HELPFUL.

IN MY OTHER COMMENTS, I NOTICED ON THE NEW MAP THIS GARCIA THE NUMBERS ARE VERY DIFFERENT SO IS THROWN OFF BY THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS TO BE THAT WAY OR IF WE CAN JUST GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL NUMBERING BECAUSE I WAS A LITTLE BIT THROWN OFF BY THAT SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS FOUR OR SIX OR WHAT. THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY QUESTION IS FOR SIMPLICITY TO GO BACK TO THE CLOSER NUMBERS THAT WE ALREADY KNOW.

>> WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT.

THE LINE DRAWING IS BASED ON HOW WE DID IT BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY MAKE THE NUMBERS TO THE STAFF. THANK YOU FOR CATCHING THAT.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> I HAD THE SAME ISSUE, TRUSTEE PEREZ.

I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE ALL THE WHACK VOTERS WENT AND I REALIZE THAT THEY WERE PUT TOGETHER ON A NUMBER NO.

IT MOVED AROUND. OKAY, GREAT.

I THOUGHT THERE WAS A MATHEMATICAL ERROR.

SO, THAT IS GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> MR. PRESIDENT, IF I MAKE?

>> ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEE LEWIS AND THEN TRUSTEE DR.

SANDRA SALAZAR. >> I WOULD ECHO TRUSTEE PEREZ'S SENTIMENT TO RE-CHANGE THE NUMBERS TO MATCH THE CURRENT ONES AS IT BECOMES VERY CONFUSING OTHERWISE CERTAINLY TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE REPRESENT.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, SOPHIA, IF WE ARE ABLE TO EITHER NOW OR IN A FUTURE MEETING DO LIVE LONG DRYING SO WE COULD SEE THE CHANGE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY?

>> YES, WE HAVE THAT CAPABILITY TO DO SO.

I THINK ON OUR INTO IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW IF YOU WANT TO AMEND ALL OF THE PLANS OR IF THERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF THEM THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO CHANGE BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE THAT ABILITY AND WE CAN PREPARE TO DO THAT FOR THE NEXT HEARING IF THE BOARD WISHES.

>> THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE MY WRISTWISH FOR SURE TO SEE THAT LIFE DRYING.

ANOTHER REQUEST I HAVE TWO DR.

FIERRO AND THE REST OF THE BOARD, I SUPPOSE, IS THAT ANY COMMENTS THAT ARE MADE AND SENT TO SOPHIA IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY OR OUR COMMUNITY IS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH OF US. YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THIS IS A SMOKE-FILLED BACK ROOM AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO BE SMOKING CIGARS WHILE CRATING DISTRICT MAPS I WOULD LIKE TO DO IT IN THE PUBLIC AS WELL AND SHOW OFF MY Q BONO'S AS WELL.

AS YOU KNOW. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE INTEREST, IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY THAT IS SENT. I WILL BE VOICING MY CONCERNS AS WELL OR AT LEAST SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT I HAVE IN MIND. SO, IF WE LOOK AT MAP C-2, THE SAME CONCERN THAT I HAD FOR THE MAP ELITE MAP SEE WHERE ONE DISTRICT WAS OVERPOPULATED IN COMPARISON TO THE OTHER ONE, IT WAS NOT REALLY ADDRESSED IN THAT THE DISTRICT IS LA MIRADA AT 4.5 PERCENT DEVIATION

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SO, I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE MAPS BE MOVED TO PUSH THAT DISTRICT AS IT HAS A BORDER AT FIRESTONE WILL OF OUR RATHER THAN GOING TOWARDS ROSECRANS AND PIONEER AS IT DOES.

IN MAP D A VERY SIMILAR MAP WHICH WE ALREADY LOOKED AT, IT ALREADY GOES TO THE ORDER AND HAS A VERY CLOSE, 1.6 PERCENT DEVIATION.

THERE CERTAIN PARTS OF INDUSTRIAL SANTA FE SPRINGS AND LA MIRADA THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THAT BUT IT SHOULDN'T REALLY CHANGE THE POPULATION IF WE WERE TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT TO MAP C-2 SO THAT IT REACHES THAT DISTRICT SHOULD BE NUMBER TRUSTEE SEVEN WHICH REACHES ALL THE WAY UP TO FIRESTONE. THAT'S ONE AMENDMENT.

THE SECOND AMENDMENT, THERE IS A SMALL PORTION OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD ON THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF THE LLAMA IN PIONEER THAT REACHES RIGHT UNDER GRIDLEY PARK.

IF THAT FITS WITHIN A CENSUS BLOCK THAT IS USABLE BY THE GIS SERVICE THAT YOU ARE USING, SOPHIA, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT SMALL PORTION OF LAKEWOOD INCLUDED IN TO THE DISTRICT THAT IS MOSTLY LAKEWOOD WHATEVER NUMBER THAT IS IT SHOULD BE NUMBER 4.

AND FINALLY, MORE OF A PRINCIPAL THAT A SPECIFIC AMENDMENT IF ANY DISTRICT IS OVERPOPULATED IN OUR MAP IT SHOULD BE TRUSTEE AREAS THAT ARE ENTIRELY ENCOMPASSED WITHIN A SINGLE CITY.

SUCH AS, THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER AND THE CITY OF NORWALK.

SO, THE BELLFLOWER DISTRICT COULD BE MORE OVERPOPULATED SO IT TAKES UP AS MUCH AS BELLFLOWER AS POSSIBLE IN NORTH.

SAME IDEA AS NORWALK.

DOWNEY BY ITSELF IN MAP AND ALSO MAP SEE ARE JUST BARELY ABLE TO HOLD TWO DISTRICTS PRETTY MUCH BY THEMSELVES INCLUDING THE TINY PORTIONS OF BELL GARDENS, SOUTHGATE, EAST COMPTON.

THOSE CAN BE PRETTY UNDERPOPULATED..

I LIKE TO FOLLOW THE GEOGRAPHIC OR CITY BORDERS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE CREATED OUR COMMUNITY.

OUR WHOLE ONE COMMUNITY IS SOUTHEAST LA BUT THAT IS WHERE THE CENTRAL HUB, OUR LEADERS AND PEOPLE WE REPRESENT OR KIDNEY IS MOST CONTACT WITH CAN BE A LEASE ON OF THE STUDENTS IN CITIES WE REPRESENT WITH THE COLLEGE HERE.

THOSE ARE MY AMENDMENTS AND AGAIN I WILL PUT THEM IN WRITING AND I HOPE TO SEE MIND AS WELL AS ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WRITTEN COMMENT AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU TRUSTEE LEWIS.

JUST AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, MISS GARCIA YOU ARE NOT RECEIVING ANY COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS ARE YOU REGARDING THESE MAPS, PERSONALLY?

>> FROM WHO, EXCUSE ME?

>> YOU ARE NOT RECEIVING ANY DIRECT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC OTHER THAN THESE PUBLIC

FORUMS? >> CORRECT.

WE HAVE TALKED WITH STAFF AND ANY COMMUNICATION FROM CERRITOS OR ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, WE ASKED THAT THEY GO THROUGH THE STAFF BECAUSE WE WANT TO ENSURE THIS IS A PUBLIC PROCESS, THIS IS YOUR PROCESS AND IF A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC OR BOARD MEMBER CONTACTS MYSELF OR THE REDISTRICTING STAFF WE WOULD DIRECT YOU TO THE STAFF THAT IS WORKING ON THE PROJECT.

>> TO CLARIFY THE PROCEDURE THE MAPS ARE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE THEY SPECIFIC LINK FOR PEOPLE TO COMMENT AND THEY ARE ALSO THERE WITH A LINK SO IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THEM CLOSELY OR DRAWING THE MAP THEY CAN DO THAT.

THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO OUR OFFICE.

SO FAR WE HAVE RECEIVED ONLY THREE.

THEY WERE READ AT THE LAST MEETING AND ONE WAS RED TODAY.

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SO FAR TRUSTEE LEWIS DID FOLLOW-UP WITH AN EMAIL WHICH THEN WE WORKED TO PROVIDE THAT EMAIL TO SOPHIA AND HER TEAM.

SO, EVERYTHING IS BEEN HANDLED PROPERLY.

AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.

THANK YOU. AND THEN, -

>> DOCTOR SALAZAR, ONE OTHER POINT OF CLARIFICATION, IF WE WERE DOING A LIVE WORKSHOP ON THE MAP ON THE NIGHT I WOULD ASSUME THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE ADOPTING ANY MODIFICATION UNTIL THE FOLLOWING SESSION, IS THAT CORRECT? SO WE CAN GATHER ANY PUBLIC INPUT ON THE INDIVIDUAL FINAL MAP?

>> YES. THAT WOULD BE THE MOST PRUDENT ROUTE.

WE WOULD HAVE TO ITEMIZE THESE AGAIN FOR OUR SECOND MEETING IN FEBRUARY.

I THINK IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY SEE WHAT IS GOING TO BE ADOPT DID AT THAT TIME AND SO IF YOU ARE TRYING AND AS A RESULT OF THAT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE SHOULD NOT APPROVE PARTICULARLY IF YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT UP FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION.

>> THAT MAKES ALL THE SENSE IN THE WORLD.

THE ONE OF THE THING, IF WE WERE TO WORKSHOP THE IDEAS BUT NOT TAKE THAT SELECTION.

AFTER SALAZAR?

>> I HAD A QUESTION FOR SOPHIA.

ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT I RECEIVED REGARDING PLAN 32, THAT HAS THE MOST LATINO MAJORITY AREAS IT HAS ABOUT FOUR.

WITH THE CONCERN ON THAT PLAN, IT HAS BEEN COMMENTED ON FROM THE LAST BOARD MEETING IS THAT IT IS THE MOST SIMILAR TO OUR CURRENT PLAN AND THE CONCERN FOR THE GERRYMANDERING AREAS FROM THE PREVIOUS PROCESS.

SO WHAT WOULD YOU ANSWER TO A PERSON WHO HAS THOSE CONCERNED WHERE THEY LIKE THAT ONE BUT AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS CONCERN WITH THAT ONE BECAUSE IT IS MOST SIMILAR TO WHAT WE

HAVE RIGHT NOW? >> I THINK I WILL REPEAT WHAT I SAID EARLIER TO THE SIMILAR QUESTION IS THAT WE DREW ALL THE PLANS BASED ON TRADITIONAL CRITERIA AND SPECIFICALLY FOR PLAN B, PLAN C AND THE TWO ITERATIONS OF CLANCY WE LOOKED AT THE BASIS OF CITY BOUNDARIES AND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES BECAUSE, AT THE MOMENT LEGAL COUNSEL HAS NOT GIVEN US A SPECIFIC DIRECTION TO DRAW FOR THE MAJORITY LATINO DISTRICTS.

RACE WAS A FACTOR WHEN DRAWING THE OTHER PLANTS BUT IT WAS NOT THE PREDOMINANT FACTOR.

AGAIN, BECAUSE YOUR DISTRICT IS SO DIVERSE THERE ARE CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE PLAN A 50 PERCENT LATINO DISTRICTS AND THEN FOR THE DISTRICT THAT IS JUST BELOW 50 PERCENT, COMMONLY AT 48 PERCENT IT IS THE PLURALITY FOR THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT.

AGAIN, RACE CANNOT BE THE PREDOMINANT FACTOR AT THE MOMENT.

WE ARE NOT IN A LAWSUIT AT THE MOMENT SO THAT THE CIVIC DIRECTION WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM YOUR COUNSEL. IT IS A FACTOR THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CONSIDER THAT IT CANNOT BE THE SOLE REASON THAT WE DRAW A PLAN IF WE ARE NOT UNDER SECTION 2.

>> THANK YOU.

AT THIS POINT THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO GET CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS FROM OUR LEGAL

DEPARTMENT? >> YES.

THEN YOU WOULD LET US KNOW WHAT THEY DECIDE TO ANSWER GOING FROM THERE IT WOULD BE A POLICY DECISION ON YOUR PART OF WHAT PLANS YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER FOR THE FINAL PLAN.

>> DR. FIERRO, HOW WOULD LEGAL'S INPUT AFFECT OUR TIMELINE AND HOW WE ARE HAVING OUR MEETINGS AND DRAFTING OF THESE MAPS?

>> WE CANNOT EXCEED THE SECOND MEETING IN FEBRUARY.

SO, WE WILL HAVE TO WORK ON A CURRENT TIMELINE.

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IF WE SETTLE UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE DONE A SPECIFIC WAY THEN OF COURSE WE WOULD HAVE TO DETERMINE THAT OR NOT.

IF IT WAS SIMPLY THAT THE LAWSUIT WAS DROPPED BECAUSE THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS BEGAN, OBVIOUSLY IT IS LIKELY THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LEGAL COUNSEL WOULD BE DIFFERENT FOR THE REDISTRICTING.

>> WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO GET THE INPUT PRIOR TO THE NEXT MEETING SO SOPHIA HAS THAT INFORMATION TO WORK WITH IT AND MAKE WHATEVER ADJUSTMENTS SHE FEELS IS PROPER? AND THEN THE QUESTION WOULD ALSO BE, WHAT IF WE PUT OURSELVES IN A POSITION FOR A FUTURE

LAWSUIT? >> WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO BRING THAT INFORMATION FORWARD.

WE HAVE ALMOST 3 WEEKS SO WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO DO THAT.

OBVIOUSLY WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO LAWSUITS.

IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHETHER OR NOT WE WILL BE FOUND WITH ANY TYPE OF VALIDITY THAT THEY GO SOMEWHERE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS FROM THIS DISCUSSION THAT IS ACTUALLY DONE FOLLOWING THE CURRENT SWEEP OF THE CENSUS SO THAT THERE'S NOT ANY EVIDENCE THAT THAT MAP WAS AVAILABLE BASED ON RACIAL BOUNDARIES.

IT JUST HAPPENED TO REPRESENT THE CURRENT DEMOGRAPHICS.

SO, I THINK THAT AT THIS TIME, OBVIOUSLY WITHOUT HAVING REAL COUNSEL LOOK AT SECTION 2, I DON'T THINK THE DESIGN OF THE MAP IS NECESSARILY A CONCERN IF THAT WAS THE INTENTION OF THE BOARD BECAUSE ONE, IT IS CURRENT AND TWO, IT'S NOT USING THE SAME TYPE OF CENSUS AS THE OTHER MAPS WERE USED.

WE WILL BE SURE TO BRING THAT INFORMATION.

>> I THINK THE ISSUE WAS THAT THE PRIOR TRUSTEES LIVED IN PROXIMITY SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER THAT THEY HAD TO DRAW THE LINES IN A CERTAIN FASHION NOT THAT IT WAS DISCRIMINATORY BUT MORE OF TRYING TO KEEP THE BOUNDARIES WITHIN EACH BOARD MEMBER'S HOME.

>> THAT IS CORRECT. WE HAD A CONVERSATION REGARDING THE MAP AND THE LOCATION SO EACH ONE OF THE TRUSTEES WHEN WE BEGAN MEETING WITH SOPHIA'S TEAM, PART OF THE WORK WE DID OR WHEN I SAY WE BUT THEY DID THE WORK BUT WE LOOKED AT WHERE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES LIVED AND IF THERE WAS INITIAL BILLY INITIALLY A WAY TO GET IN TO THE PROXIMITY.

RIGHT NO THE WAY THAT THE MAPS WORK BASED ON OUR DEMOGRAPHICS WE HAVE TRUSTEES THAT LIVE A SIGNIFICANT DISTRICT FROM EACH OTHER REPRESENTING DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY..

THE OUTCOME WAS REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR POPULATION AT THIS

TIME. >> THAT IS HOW I UNDERSTAND IT AS WELL.

THEY WERE GERRYMANDERED TO ACCOMMODATE.

THAT BEING SAID, IT IS NO LONGER WHERE WE ARE.

I WOULD SAY THAT I THINK YOU HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB MISS GARCIA IN YOUR TEAM, LOOKING AT THIS AND AM GLAD TO SEE THE 6/7 IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY CASE HAS THE LARGEST VOTING GROUP

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OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE EXCEPTION MAKES SENSE AS WELL FOR THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE CITY OF CERRITOS AND ARTESIA.

I THINK IT ENDS UP IN A GOOD REFLECTION FROM AT LEAST THAT STANDPOINT.

I STILL DO LIKE HAVING SOME VARIATION OF CLANCY.

SIMPLY BECAUSE I THINK IT ACTUALLY DOES A GREAT JOB BALANCING WHERE PEOPLE ARE AND WHAT CITY AND WHAT COMMUNITY THEY ARE A PART OF AS WELL AS WHEN I LOOK AT THESE MAPS IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IS ACTUALLY FAIRLY CLOSE.

IT RESEMBLES THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND WHERE IT DEVIATES THAT IT IS DONE LOGICALLY.

TO MEET THESE LOOK LIKE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.

I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO SEE THE RESULT OF TRUSTEE LEWIS'S MODIFICATIONS.

OTHER THAN THAT I HOPE WE CAN LOOK AT A MAP THAT WE CAN ADOPT RELATIVELY SOON RATHER THAN LATER. THE ONE QUESTION I DID HAVE IS IS THERE ANY TYPE OF NOTABLE DIFFERENCE TO DEFINING DOWNING EAST AND WEST RATHER THAN NORTH AND SOUTH? I THINK OF IT IS NORTH AND SOUTH BUT I THINK WHERE I LIVE THAT'S WHERE I APPROACH IT.

SO MAYBE I WILL LOOK TO TRUSTEE TRUSTEE AVALOS OR TRUSTEE PEREZ IN THE COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST.

EAST-WEST VERSUS NORTH-SOUTH.

HOW DOES THAT REFLECT DOWNEY IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THAT WOULD BE PART OF THOSE DISTRICTS IN TERMS OF THE DIVIDING OF THAT?

>> WELL I THINK I MADE THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON MAP C SPECIFICALLY IT MAKES IT A LITTLE MORE COHESIVE WHEN WE LOOK AT BOTH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE CITY THAT ARE ON THAT ARE ON THIS EARTH WANTED TO.

TO HAVE THOSE AREAS TOGETHER, EITHER ONE WILL WORK.

I THINK KNOWING THAT IT WILL BE EASIER FOR FOLKS FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I WALK MY AREA I HAVE PEOPLE WHO GO TO CERTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

AND WHO, FOR EXAMPLE VOTE IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS SO I THINK THE COMMUNITIES OF COMMON INTEREST AND AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY A DECISION-MAKING BY A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A TRUSTEE OR A SCHOOL.

I LOOK AT ALL THOSE REASONS.

I THINK I KNOW THAT TRUSTEE LEWIS ASKED TO LOOK AT THE DISTRICT AND IF YOU LOOK AT MAP C3 FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, I LIKE THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.

I WAS HERE WHEN WE STILL HAD THAT AT-LARGE DISTRICT.

I HAVE WALKED THE ENTIRE DISTRICT AND NOT JUST THE ONE DISTANT BUT ALL THE DISTRICTS. THE ENTIRE CITY OF NORWALK.

AND CERTAINLY THE ENTIRE CITY OF CERRITOS.

AND SO, HAVING WALKED ALL THOSE AREAS YOU START TO SEE THE DIFFERENCES IN THE COMMUNITIES. AND SO, WHEN I THINK OF LOOKING AT SPLITTING UP DISTRICTS, I AM SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT WHERE PEOPLE CONGREGATE.

WHERE THOSE AREAS ARE WHEN YOU LOOK AT CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE IMPACT DID, FOR EXAMPLE THE RIVER AND DOWNEY.

WHERE WE HAVE REGIONAL DIVISIONS BASED ON RIVERS, BASED ON RAILROADS AND CERTAINLY BASED ON THESE ISSUES. HAVING BEEN ONE OF THE PROPONENTS OF THE ORIGINAL REASON OF WHY WE HAVE THE DISTRICTS NOW THERE WAS A CONCERN THAT WE HAD A MAJORITY IN HERE WE HAVE A LARGE

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WE ARE AT THE POINT TO MAGNIFY VOICES TO BE HEARD AND I THINK WE HAVE DONE A DECENT JOB.

REDISTRICTING HAPPENS EVERY 10 YEARS AND THERE IS A SHIFT IN LEGISLATION THAT INTERPRETS HOW WE DO THESE DIVISIONS.

AND SO, WHAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY WAS DISTRICTS THAT WERE IN BLOCKS OF EACH OTHER, DISTRICT 1, DISTRICT TO DISTRICT 3 SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS.

SO, THAT IS PROBABLY WHY I AM OPPOSED TO THIS BECAUSE I THINK IT NEEDS TO REFLECT WHAT WAS, WHAT HAS BEEN AND CERTAINLY WHAT THE DIVISION WAS DULY HAS OVERCOME.

I THINK THIS BOARD IS AS REPRESENTATIVE AS IT IS RIGHT NOW.

I THINK THOSE ARE OUR CURRENT LINES HOWEVER, HAVING WALKED THE ENTIRE DISTRICT I KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE I'M WALKING AROUND SOUTHGATE RIGHT? THIS ISN'T JUST A SLIVER OF NORWALK.

I DON'T KNOW THAT FOLKS ARE AS CONNECTED IN MY AREA AS THEY ARE TO DOWNEY AND CERTAINLY THE AREA THAT SURROUNDS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RIGHT? AND CERTAINLY OUR CITIES BECAUSE WE DO HAVE GEOGRAPHIC BARRIERS SUCH AS RIVERS AND CERTAINLY OUR BRIDGES.

AND AGAIN, THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY MAKE THE SUGGESTIONS FOR THAT REPRESENTATION.

[INDISCERNABLE] I'M INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS TO SAY BECAUSE IS NOT JUST MY SUGGESTION IT'S FOR EVERYONE.

>> BOARD PRESIDENT BIRKEY MAY I HAVE A COMMENT? FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO BE THANKFUL FOR ALL.

I AM ALSO VERY HAPPY THAT WE ARE GOING IN THIS DIRECTION.

I THINK IF WE DO THE MAP IT'S FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

SO, I REALLY APPRECIATE.

WE DON'T WANT TO SPLIT ARTESIA, ONLY THREE PERCENT.

WE CUT A LINE TO MAKE THIS AND SOME PEOPLE NEED TO GO VOTE FOR DIFFERENT DISTRICTS IN THE CERRITOS COLLEGE DISTRICT AREA.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.

WE ARE REALLY THANKFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS WAY THE ONE IMPLEMENTATION THAT WE START A CITY LINE AND ALSO A UNIFIED SCHOOL LINE.

THANK YOU, SOPHIA, FOR THE GREAT JOB AND FOR YOU TO FOLLOW THIS IMPLEMENTATION.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU DR.

SHIN LIU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS BEFORE WE CLOSE THIS ITEM?

>> IF I MAY MR.

PRESIDENT? >> YES?

>> I THINK IN THE INTEREST OF NOT ONLY TRANSPARENCY BUT EFFICIENCY AS WELL, GOING FORWARD INTO OUR NEXT MEETING ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE GOING TO DO LIVE LINE DRAWING I THINK WE SHOULD CONSIDER NO ANY MAPS THAT WE MAY WANT TO ELIMINATE.

AND SO, WITH THAT WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO ELIMINATE MAP BE FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION AS THAT SEEMS TO BE THE ONE THAT IS NOT QUITE AS LIKE BY MANY OF THE TRUSTEES HERE,

INCLUDING MYSELF. >> SECONDS.

>> HOLD ON A SECOND.

>> ARE WE NOT TAKING ACTION?

>> LET ME DOUBLE CHECK BUT THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM.

>> IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU CANNOT PROPOSE THAT THE TRUSTEES WHEN WE CONSIDER THIS PLAN C FOR CONSIDERATION.

>> I SUPPOSE RATHER THAN A FORMAL MOTION CAN WE GET AN AGREEMENT INFORMALLY AMONGST THE TRUSTEES TO NO LONGER CONSIDER MAP BE AND MAYBE JUST DISCUSS GENERALLY ANY MAP THAT WE WANT TO ELIMINATE CERTAINLY MAP BE IS ONE OF THE THREE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO NO LONGER

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>> I TOTALLY AGREE.

THANK YOU. >> I THINK WE CAN VOICE OUR OPINION ON THIS.

I DO THINK THAT IT WILL NOT GO AGAINST THE BROWN ACT PROCESS BUT I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE COMING FROM.

IF ANY OTHER TRUSTEE WANTS TO VOICE THEIR OPINION WITH WHAT TRUSTEE LEWIS IS BRINGING UP. SHE I THINK WE ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO LEAVE IT ON THE TABLE FOR

PUBLIC INPUT. >> THAT IS FINE.

AS LONG AS WE CAN HAVE AN ACTION ITEM FOR OUR NEXT MEETING SO WE CAN GET THROUGH THE LIVE LINE DRAWING AS WELL AS ELIMINATING SOME OF THE MAPS THAT ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION IN THE EMPHASIS OF EFFICIENCY.

>> THANK YOU. >> WE WILL CONSULT WITH LEGAL REGARDING THE PARTIAL ACTION ON THE ITEM.

>> OKAY. AND AGAIN I AGREE TRUSTEE LEWIS.

I THINK IT WILL BE HELPFUL AT LEAST AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS NEXT TIME.

WE COULD HAVE UP FOR CONSIDERATION THE ADOPTION OF A MAP ON THE NEXT MEETING ON THE NIGHT AND BARRING ANY REVELATION THAT COMES OUT OF OUR WORKSHOP SESSION ON THE NIGHT WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NARROW IT DOWN TO ONE MAP.

>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

IT WILL BE VERY NARROW.

>> I WILL SAY AS WE WRAP UP HERE, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE TWEEN PLAN C OR PLAN C-2 OR C3, THE DOWNEY DISTRICTS HAS THE SURROUNDING AREAS WITH BELL GARDENS AND REALLY, THE ENTIRE SECTION OF THAT MAP, THE WAY THAT IT IS REALLY MOSTLY THE DOWNEY IS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO AND IT IS VERY MODERATE MODIFICATIONS BETWEEN MAPS C AND C-2. IS THAT ACCURATE MISS GARCIA?

>> LET ME LOOK AT THE NOTES.

>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN C AND C-2.

>> YES, FOR RATHER NEW ONE WE COVERED MANY OF THE MAJOR STREETS.

SO ROSECRANS, BELLFLOWER AND THEN WE FOLLOWED BELLFLOWER, CITY BOUNDARY AND THEN MADE MINOR CHANGES TO FOLLOW ROSECRANS, FIRESTONE AND SO IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING WITH C BUT FOLLOWING THE MAJOR STREETS AND BOUNDARIES.

>> YES. I ALSO CONCEDE THAT THAT IS MOSTLY BELLFLOWER THAT FOLLOWS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE AS WELL. SO THAT SEEMS INTELLIGENT.

OKAY. SO THAT IS HELPFUL.

WITH THAT, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE CLOSE THIS ITEM?

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU THIS GARCIA AND YOUR TEAM.

AND, THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND TRUSTEES FOR ALI AND PUT.

>> THANK YOU.

HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

>> THANK YOU.

[4. Consent Items]

LISTED? >> MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT.

>> IS THERE A SECOND?

>> I WANTED TO PULL SOME ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT.

>> ALL RIGHT, WHICH ITEMS ARE THOSE?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO STUFF THEM ALTOGETHER.

ITEM 4.14 THROUGH 4.18 ALL THE AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE FOOD SERVICE AGREEMENT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. SO, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH

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>> YES.

>> DO WE HAVE A SECOND?

>> I NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE.

WITH THAT DO WE HAVE A DISCUSSION TRUSTEE PEREZ ON ITEM 4.12 THROUGH 4.18?

[4.14 Amendment No. 2 to the Food Services Agreement with Campus Food Services, Inc. for the District’s Campus Food Services for Vendor Location No. 1, 2, 4, 7, and Mobile Coffee and/or Concession Cart/Kiosk.]

[4.15 Amendment No. 2 to the Food Services Agreement with Cassidy’s Corner Café for the District’s Campus Food Services for Vendor Location No. 8]

[4.16 Amendment No. 2 to the Food Services Agreement with Fran-Tone Inc. dba Frantone’s Pizza and Spaghetti Villa for the District’s Campus Food Services for Vendor Location No. 6]

[4.17 Amendment No. 2 to the Food Services Agreement with Saikrupa Foods Inc. dba SUBWAY for the District’s Campus Food Services for Vendor Location No. 3]

[4.18 Amendment No. 2 to the Food Services Agreement with Zebra Café for the District’s Campus Food Services for Vendor Location No. 5]

>> YES, TO CLARIFY BOARD PRESIDENT BIRKEY IT IS 4.14 THROUGH 4.18.

I THINK YOU DID IT RIGHT BUT YOU JUST SAID IT WRONG RIGHT NOW.

>> YOU GOT IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

>> OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO PULL THE ITEMS. DR. FIERRO WANTED TO THANK YOU FIRST OF ALL, YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR GIVING US MUCH-NEEDED FLEXIBILITY TO OUR CAMPUS FOOD PARTNERS AS THEY TRY THEIR BEST TO DEAL WITH THE PANDEMIC AND THE IMPACT TO THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE TO OUR STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES.

THE ONE CONCERN I DID HAVE WHICH I SHARED WITH YOU SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN I WENT TO CAMPUS ONE DAY IS THAT THERE WAS NOTHING OPEN AT ALL.

THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE FOOD SERVICE UNDER OPEN.

THE STORE WAS NOT OPEN AND IF THERE WERE ANY STUDENTS THERE THAT NIGHT AND AGAIN IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE A BOARD MEETING THERE WAS NO FOOD AVAILABLE ON CAMPUS.

AGAIN, KNOWING THAT THERE ARE EVEN FEWER STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES ON CAMPUS NOW COMPARED TO A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, WHAT ARE THEIR OPTIONS?

>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION TRUSTEE PEREZ.

THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING TIME FOR OUR VENDORS.

THEY HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY FLEXIBLE AND PROVIDING HOURS AND STILL TRYING TO PROVIDE FOOD TO THOSE OF US THAT COME TO CAMPUS INCLUDING OUR STUDENTS. HOWEVER, THE CHALLENGE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING IS THAT THE CAMPUS TRAFFIC IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THEM TO KEEP THEIR BUSINESS SO WE HAVE MADE MODIFICATIONS.

BASICALLY WAIVES ALL THE FEES FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO TAKE SOME OF THE LOST REVENUE WHEN WE STILL MAINTAIN A LITTLE BIT OF A PRESENCE.

UNFORTUNATELY SOME OF OUR VENDORS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SURVIVE THE PANDEMIC.

WE HAVE ALLOWED THEM TO LEAVE THEIR CONTRACT WITHOUT PENALTY AND TRYING TO BATTLE THIS WITH US SO WE ARE WAVING OPERATIONAL FEES AND REGULAR FEES ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR, JUNE 30TH, 2022.

BUT I WILL LET VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ PROVIDE MORE DETAIL IN CONTEXT OF THE SITUATION BUT OUR IDEA IS TO BE AS FLEXIBLE WITH THEM BUT SOME OF THE PRIMARIES HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OVER THE LOSSES THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED SO THEY HAVE LEFT THE CAMPUS. WE ALSO WAIVED THE FEES.

>> THANK YOU ONE OF TRUSTEES.

WE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THIS LAST FALL WHEN WE DID OPEN UP AND HAD THE CAMPUS AT HALF CAPACITY OR TRIED TO GET TO HALF CAPACITY.

AND THEN ALL OF THE VENDORS CAME BACK AND WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF BEING BACK THEY WERE HITTING THE PANIC BUTTON.

WITH SALES AND HAVING EVERYTHING OPEN THEY WERE NOT HITTING THE FOOD TRAFFIC.

WE SAW SUBWAY WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS FALL.

I THINK CASSIDY'S CORNER TRIED TO WORK IT OUT ANOTHER MONTH OR TWO BUT THEN THEY WERE STRUGGLING JUST TO BREAK EVEN FROM THE OPERATIONAL OVERHEAD AND WE SAW THOSE DROP.

OBVIOUSLY SOME DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER BECAUSE THEY SAW THE FOOT TRAFFIC.

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LUCKILY IT WAS A VENDOR THAT HAD MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AND WE SAW THEM STRUGGLE.

AS BOTH TAKING THE ORDER IN COOKING AND PROVIDING IT BACK TO YOU.

WE HAVE THEM WORKING WITH THEM AND TRYING TO BE AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE RECOGNIZING THE STATE FAIR IN.

WE WERE NOT IN HERE LONG BEFORE WE WERE IN THIS COVERT MODE AND IT TOOK A LOT OF INVESTMENT TO BUILD OUT THE FACILITIES THEY HAVE.

WE BEEN EXTREMELY FLEXIBLE.

DR. FIERRO MENTIONED THIS ACADEMIC YEAR WE DECIDED TO WAIVE THE COMMISSION FEEL THEM JUST TO ALLOW THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THOSE THAT ARE ON CAMPUS.

AS OF RIGHT NOW WE KNOW BECAUSE OF THE DELAY IN PERSON, WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO COME BACK.

THERE IS SOME FOOT TRAFFIC ON IT BUT IF YOU WALK THE CAMPUS THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TRAFFIC TO STAY OPEN.

HOPEFULLY WEDNESDAY MARCH SEVENTH DEADLINE COMES BACK AND WE ALL COME BACK AND WE ANTICIPATE SOME OF OUR VENDORS COMING OPEN, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE WE CAN GET ALL THE LOCATIONS BACK BUT WE ARE PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT AFTER MARCH SEVENTH WE WILL BE OPEN FULLY ABLE TO OPEN UP SOME OF THOSE LOCATIONS.

THE AMENDMENT THAT IS ON THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID WE WAITED PURPOSELY TO DO IT NOW.

IF YOU RECALL LATE IN DECEMBER THE BOARD APPROVED A RESOLUTION TO BREAK FREE OF PLASTIC.

THESE AMENDMENTS ALSO INCLUDE BECAUSE WE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM AS WELL THE INTENTION TO GET RID OF PLASTIC AND WE INCLUDED THOSE GUIDELINES INTO THEIR CONTRACTS MOVING FORWARD.

SO WE BEEN MEETING WITH THE VENDORS MAKING SURE THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS TO COME REGARDING THE FREE OF PLASTIC THAT WAS ADOPTED.

WE ALSO GAVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT CONDITION BECAUSE IN REALITY WE ARE REALLY MISSING OUT.

WE WEREN'T HERE THIS PAST YEAR SO WE EXTENDED THE OFFER TO KEEP THEM HERE.

WE WANT TO KEEP OUR PARTNERS HERE BECAUSE WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SOLICIT ANYONE ELSE TO COME IN. NO ONE IS GOING TO HAVE THE CAPITAL NEEDED TO RETROFIT THEIR AREA CUSTOM TO THEIR OWN SERVICE.

AND THEN WANT TO SERVICE THE FOOT TRAFFIC.

IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK OUT FOR THEM SO WERE JUST TRYING TO BE AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE.

>> YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE ITEMS TRUSTEE PEREZ?

>> NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT AND I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> ALL RIGHT.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> IS IT FOR ONE OR FOR ALL?

IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES IT IS.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL FOUR ITEMS?

>> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> CAN WE TAKE THAT AS A SECOND?

>> I'M SORRY.

YES. I DIDN'T HEAR THAT THERE WAS A SECOND.

>> ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE TO

[5.01 Independent Audit Report for the Cerritos Community College District for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2021]

AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE CERRITOS COLLEGE COMMUNITY DISTRICT IS REPEATED ANNUALLY.

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THE 2021 INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE. REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE FIRM OF ED BAILEY LLP WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE REPORT.

VP LOPEZ? >> REALLY QUICK, I HAVE THE SENIOR MANAGER HERE TO GO OVER A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE AUDIT AND THE ONLY THING I WOULD COMMENT ON OVERALL THIS IS A VERY CLEAN, FANTASTIC AUDIT AND I WILL LET RYAN JUST HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF PAGES.

GO AHEAD.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS FOR LEE BASE SAID I AM RYAN MILLIGAN AND I AM A SENIOR MANAGER OF ED BAILEY.

I AM HERE TO REPRESENT FISCAL YEAR 2021 BOTH DISTRICT AND MEASURE G GO BOND REPORTS.

IF I CAN SHARE MY SCREEN I WILL GIVE YOU A QUICK RUNDOWN ON THOSE TWO REPORTS.

OKAY. FIRST THE DISTRICT REPORT, AS A BOARD IF ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE ANYTHING ELSE FROM THIS REPORT IS A DISCUSSION ON PAGE 4 THE MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS AND WHAT THIS DOES IS HIGHLY SUMMARIZES THE ENTIRE REPORT.

IT GIVES COMPARATIVE INFORMATION AND NARRATIVE THAT MANAGEMENT HAS PROVIDED TO WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE YEAR SOME BUDGETARY HIGHLIGHTS, AND FACTORS GOING INTO THE FUTURE.

AGAIN, IF YOU GET NOTHING ELSE FROM THIS REPORT PLEASE READ THIS SECTION.

IT IS GOING TO GIVE YOU THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK.

NOW GOING TO JUMP TO THE END OF THE REPORT AND GO TO THE SUMMARY OF AUDITORS RESULT.

THIS IS WHAT I LIKE TO CALL THE AUDITOR'S REPORT CARD TO THE DISTRICT.

AS AUDITORS WE GIVE THREE OPINIONS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

ONE IS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT THE BALANCE SHEET AND INCOME STATEMENTS WHERE WE TAKE ALL THE FUNDS OF THE DISTRICT AND COMBINE THEM ALTOGETHER AND PUT IN THE FIXED ASSETS AND DEBT. AND THAT IS THE BULK OF THE 94 PAGES.

IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT WE WERE ABLE TO ISSUE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION WHICH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT AUDITORS CAN GIVE.

THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FREE OF MISSTATEMENTS.

ALSO IF YOU LOOK BELOW THAT WE ALSO DID NOT HAVE ANY FINDINGS THAT WE CONSIDERED WEAKNESSES OR DEFICIENCIES AND THESE ARE THE TWO LEVELS OF FINDINGS THAT WE WOULD ISSUE IF WE NOTICE SOMETHING.

YOU CAN SEE YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE UNMODIFIED AND FREE OF ANY TYPE OF FUNDING.

THE FEDERAL AWARDS ARE ANOTHER OPINION WE GIVE.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REQUIRES US TO TEST A CERTAIN NUMBER ON A CERTAIN ROTATIONAL BASIS ON FEDERAL AND FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS. THIS YEAR WE AUDITED THE AGR F WHICH WAS A LOT OF MONEY COMING INTO THE DISTRICT.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE DISTRICT FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE THIS FUNDING WAS GET THE FUNDING FIRST AND THEN WE'LL FIGURE OUT THE REQUIREMENTS LATER.

THAT WAS A CHALLENGE FOR A LOT OF DISTRICTS BUT YOUR DISTRICT DID COME THROUGH AND WAS ABLE TO HAVE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION OVER THAT AUDIT.

THE LAST OPINION WE GIVE IS A STATE COMPLIANCE.

EACH YEAR THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE GIVES US 15 AREAS THAT ARE NONPHYSICAL THAT THEY WOULD LIKE US TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND IN EACH ONE OF THOSE 15 AREAS THE DISTRICT WAS ABLE TO GIVE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION.

UNLESS THE PAGES AFTER THAT ARE ALL THESE BLANK PAGES.

I LIKE TO MAKE THE CRACK THAT AUDITORS ARE NEGATIVE PEOPLE IN GENERAL BECAUSE WE CAN ONLY GIVE NEGATIVE ASSURANCE.

GETTING A BLANK PAGE FROM AN AUDITOR IS WHAT YOU WANT TO STRIVE FOR.

THIS IS REALLY THE ONLY OFFICIAL WAY I CAN TELL YOU THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING EVERYTHING GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DISTRICT REPORT?

>> NONE FOR ME. >> I HAVE A QUESTION.

MR. MILLIGAN HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN AUDITING OUR COLLEGE AND OUR GO BONDS?

>> I KNOW INITIALLY WE STARTED IN 2005 WE DID IT FOR A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT AND I THINK THAT THIS IS OUR THIRD OR FOURTH YEAR OF THIS CONTRACT OF DOING IT?

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>> SO, WE HAD TO FROM 2005 2010 AND THEN WE TOOK A BREAK AND NOW WE ARE BACK AGAIN WITH YOU AND NOW YOU ARE ON YEAR THREE OUT OF HOW MANY YEARS?

>> A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> YOU ARE VERY WELCOME. >> WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED HERE WE HAD CHRISTIE WITH WYDEN AND ASSOCIATES AND THEN WE WENT TO RFP AND SELECTED AND OLSON AS OUR AUDITORS AND THEN AFTER THAT WE TRANSITIONED.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MY FELLOW TRUSTEES? I APPRECIATE THE COMPLIMENTS.

GOING TO THE GO BONDS WOULD YOU MIND TALKING ABOUT THAT?

[5.02 Independent Audit Report for the Cerritos College Measure G Proposition 39 General Obligation Bond for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2021]

>> NOT AT ALL. WE HAVE MEASURE G BOND AUDIT A FINANCIAL AUDIT AND PERFORMANCE AUDIT.

THE FINANCIAL AUDIT IS TAKING YOUR MEASURE G FUNDS OUT OF THE PREVIOUS REPORT THAT I PRESENTED ON AND FOCUSES ON JUST THE MEASURE G BALANCE SHEET AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

ONCE AGAIN WE WERE ABLE TO ISSUE WITH THAT AND UNMODIFIED OPINION NO LOT OR ADJUSTMENTS, OR TYPES OF FUNDINGS.

THAT FUNDS LIKE EVERY OTHER DISTRICT WE HAD WAS MATERIALLY CORRECT WITHOUT ANY MISSTATEMENTS. THE SECOND PART OF THE REPORT IS THE PERFORMANCE REPORT AND THAT'S WHERE WE LOOK AT THE EXPENDITURES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN LINE WITH MEASURE G AND PROP 39 BALLOT TO MAKE SURE THE PROJECT WAS VOTER APPROVED AND THE USAGE WAS VOTER APPROVED AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE YOU CAN SEE OUR SAMPLE WAS 41 PERCENT OF THE DISTRICTS EXPENDITURES AND OF THAT 43 MILLION WE TESTED 17.5.

EVERYONE WHO'S GONE THROUGH AN AUDIT KNOWS THAT 41 PERCENT IS A LOT.

GENERALLY WHEN YOU SEE AUDITS IT'S NOT CLOSE TO THAT PERCENTAGE BUT WE TRIED TO GET A BULKY REPRESENTATION IN OUR SAMPLES TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ADEQUATE COVERAGE BECAUSE OF ALL THE RESECTIONS THAT ARE IN PLACE BECAUSE OF MEASURE G AND PROP 39.

ONCE AGAIN, ANOTHER BLANK PAGE FROM AN AUDITOR THIS WAS OUR LISTING OF FINDINGS WITH FUNDS THAT WERE EXPENDED. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS REPORT?

>> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> SORRY TO PUT YOU THROUGH ALL THAT WORK FOR NOTHING.

>> IN ALL SERIOUSNESS THIS IS MUCH APPRECIATED.

THIS IS A HANDFUL OF DAYS WHERE A CFO REALLY GETS TO ENJOY THE MOMENT FOR ALL THE HARD WORK. HATS OFF TO YOU VP LOPEZ FOR YOUR DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

THIS IS A JOB WELL DONE.

WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IT'S RECOGNIZED.

>> I WANT TO ECHO THAT HAD FULL EBAY AND HIS PEOPLE MAKE MY JOB A LOT EASIER.

IT'S NOT JUST THE FISCAL SIDE BUT IT'S HR STUDENT SERVICES AND THIS IS A DISTRICT REPORT IN THE TRUE SENSE THAT EVERYBODY COMES TOGETHER AND HELPS ME OUT SO I CAN PRESENT THIS REPORT TO YOU THAT LOOKS THE WAY IT DOES.

>> YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH.

THIS IS NOT A ONE-MAN JOB.

THIS IS A COMPLETE TEAM EFFORT WITH OUR COLLEAGUES IN HR, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, STUDENT SERVICES THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLETE AREAS IN FINANCIAL AID.

SO, IT IS A CAMPUSWIDE TEAM EFFORT ON THIS.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT ABSOLUTELY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE ON THIS.

I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE HAD A DUTY TO COMPLY AND AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE HARD-PRESSED ON HOW WE CONDUCT BUSINESS TO THOSE WHO REPRESENT BEING CONSUMERS. IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

WITH THIS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT ITEM

5.01? >> SO MOVED.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL VOTE?

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>>

PASSES. >> NOW, IN CONJUNCTION TO THE LAST PRESENTATION 5.02 INDEPENDENT IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT FOR MEASURE G ALLOCATION BONDS.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? >> A MOTION TO ADOPT?

>> SECONDS. >> DEWEY GO A FULL VOTE?

>>

>> ALL RIGHT.

REPORTS FROM COMMENTS AND DISTRICT OFFICIALS.

[6.01 Reports and Comments from District Officials]

>> NO REPORT, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE AVALOS? TRUSTEE DR.

SANDRA SALAZAR?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO REPEAT MY GRATITUDE FOR EVERYONE ON CAMPUS, DR.

FIERRO, ALL THE HARD WORK THAT IT TAKES TO KEEP OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITY SAFE.

I WOULD, LIKE I MENTIONED TO DR.

FIERRO BEFORE, TRYING TO WRAP UP PAYING FOR BOOSTERS.

EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT PART OF THE DEFINITION OF FULLY VACCINATED, WE HAVE SEEN A BETTER RESPONSE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE BOOSTED THEN WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT BOOSTED.

WHEN NOT SAYING THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET IT BUT YOU WOULD DODGE SEVERE DISEASE BY BEING VACCINATED ESPECIALLY BOOSTED.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL STUDENTS IN CAMPUS COMMUNITY TO REALLY GET BOOSTED AND TO REALLY HAVE THAT AVAILABLE HERE SO IT IS EASY TO GET BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE.

EVEN IF ANYTHING, HAVING TO AVOID BEING TESTED EACH WEEK.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A STRONGER PUSH WITH THAT AND REALLY PUTTING A LOT OF EFFORT INTO THE COVID BOOSTERS.

THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE PEREZ? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO START BY EXPRESSING MY GRATITUDE FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR WORK AND DEDICATION.

I APPRECIATE DR. FIERRO AND HIS TEAM TO REALLY PIVOT IN THE SITUATION BY GIVING A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM OUR EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS TO BEST KEEP THEM SAFE.

I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CONTACT DR.

FIERRO AND THE BOARD SO WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER TO BEST ADDRESS EVERYBODY'S CONCERNS.

I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT CHERYL HAS SENT US ALL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ZOOM SESSIONS FOR THE EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM.

AGAIN, IT IS A WONDERFUL PROGRAM THAT IS HAVING A GREAT FIRST YEAR.

THIS IS THE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE AT ONE HIGH SCHOOL IN THREE DISTRICTS FOR STUDENTS TO ENTER INTO THE PROGRAM FROM NIGHT TO 12TH GRADE WHERE THEY TAKE DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASSES OVER FOUR YEARS AND GET REALLY CLOSE TO COMPLETING AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE AT THE SAME TIME AS HER HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE.

CHERYL SENT INFORMATION ABOUT THE ZOOM SESSIONS SO PLEASE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SPREAD THE NEWS. SHE MENTIONED ONE WAS AT THE LA MIRADA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND AS WELL AS THE OTHER AREAS. THE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW-UP ON IS GOING BACK TO CAMPUS FOR STUDENTS.

WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT MANY STUDENTS WHO ARE CONTINUING TO TAKE VIRTUAL IN REMOTE CLASSES AND THERE ARE ALSO STUDENTS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO CAMPUS.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SURVEYING THEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE AND ASKED DR.

FIERRO TO PRESENT THOSE FINDINGS AND ANY RECOMMENDATION THAT HE MAY HAVE FROM THE SURVEY THAT WE CAN USE AS WE MOVE FORWARD AGAIN WITH THIS CONSTANTLY CHANGING AND EVOLVING EDUCATION THAT WE ARE PROVIDING HERE AT THE COLLEGE.

WITH THAT, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE IS DOING.

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>> GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TRUSTEE PEREZ? DR. SHIN LIU? NO COMMENTS, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE LEWIS?

>> TRUSTEE PEREZ STOLE THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH.

I DO PLAN ON ATTENDING TOMORROW NIGHT'S ZOOM MEETING FOR THE NORWALK LLAMA RIATA SCHOOL DISTRICT IN REGARDS TO THE EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THAT PROGRAM IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE IN THE COMING YEARS.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU TRUSTEE LEWIS.

AND WITH THAT I WILL LOOK TO DR.

FIERRO. >> NO COMMENTS.

I HAD MY COMMENTS IN THE COVID REPORT.

THANK YOU. >> I WILL BOOST YOUR COMMENTS WITH MINE.

PLEASE DO CONSIDER GETTING BOOSTED.

IT WILL MAKE EVERYONE'S LIFE A LOT HEALTHIER AND BETTER ESPECIALLY HER OWN AND THOSE AROUND YOU. SO, I WOULD URGE EVERYONE TO CONSIDER THAT VERY STRONGLY AND I WANT TO ECHO THE DOCTORS FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE WITH THIS EVERY DAY AND MOVING OUTSIDE OF ALL OF THE TALKING POINTS AND JUST GETTING DOWN TO BASICS.

AND WITH THAT, EVERYONE HAVE A HEALTHY AND HAPPY FEW WEEKS AND WE WILL SEE YOU ALL ON FEBRUARY NINTH.

WE ARE ADJOURNED.

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