WE ARE GOING TO START TONIGHT'S MEETING JUNE 15 AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT IS
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ONLINE.BECAUSE IT IS LAST-MINUTE NOTIFICATION HE CANNOT VOTE.
WE ARE GOING TO START TONIGHT'S MEETING.
WE'LL START WITH 1.02 TRUSTEE PACHECO CAN YOU LEAD US TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
DO YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO ROLL CALL? OKAY.
WE HAVE BOARD PRESIDENT BIRKEY? PRESENT NOT VOTING.
>> TRUSTEE DR. SALAZAR? TRUSTEE AVALOS? TRUSTEE PEREZ? AND PRESIDENT SUPERINTENDENT DR. FIERRO?
WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE AGENDA ORGANIZATION AND WE HAVE -WE DON'T HAVE AN AGENDA.
JUST ONE SO WE DON'T NEED TO ORGANIZE IT.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE.
WE RECEIVED TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS YET OUR ONLINE FORM.
THE FIRST COMMENT IS FROM AN EMPLOYEE AT THE COLLEGE.
HELLO I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COMMENTS MADE AT LAST WEEK'S MEETING BY THE
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CHAPTER PRESIDENT.THE TEXAS SHOOTING ALTHOUGH DAYS PRIOR WERE CALLOUS AND DISRESPECTFUL.
INVOKING THIS TRAGIC EVENT AND FURTHERING YOUR OWN INS IS EMOTIONALLY MANIPULATIVE.
YES, WE ARE ALL HAVING A TOUGH TIME OF IT RIGHT NOW BUT CAPITALIZING ON TRAGIC EVENTS, TRAGIC CURRENT EVENTS DOES NOT SERVE YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
IT'S CERTAINLY NOT SOMETHING I WOULD WISH TO BE REPRESENTED BY.
THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT RECEIVED IS FROM CLAUDIA.[INDISCERNABLE] FACULTY.
HELLO I HAVE THE ONGOING EXPOSURE TO COVID ON CAMPUS.
I AM IMMUNOCOMPROMISED AND EVEN WITH A DOCTOR'S LETTER TO WORK AT HOME I WAS DENIED ACCOMMODATIONS.
LAST FRIDAY I RECEIVED A NOTICE THIS THAT I WAS IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO TESTED POSITIVE IN MY OFFICE.
EVEN THE FACT THAT I WAS DENIED ACCOMMODATIONS I ASKED THAT AT MINIMUM WE ARE PROVIDED WITH ALEXA GLASS IN HER OFFICE AND IN ADDITION LIFTING THE MASS MANDATE IN CAMPUS HAS PUT ME AT A GREATER RISK AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME TYPE OF INFORMATION AS TO HOW OUR CAMPUS IS PROTECTING ALL OF US BUT SPECIFICALLY THOSE AT HIGH RISK.
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE ON THE REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FIRST GROUP.
FIRST WE ARE GOING TO ASK THE FACULTY PRESENT, DENNIS FALCON TO REPORT.
NEXT WE ARE GOING TO ASK CERRITOS COLLEGE FACULTY FEDERATION PRESIDENT DOCTOR LING WONG.
>> I AM STEPPING IN FOR LYNN TODAY SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE BUT I DO HAVE A COMMENTS.
GOOD EVENING TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATION.
I HAVE A PROPOSAL SET FORTH AND I THINK IT IS REASONABLE, EQUITABLE AND
[1.05 Reports and Comments from Constituent Groups]
AFFORDABLE.COLA PLUS IS IN LINE WITH OTHER DISTRICTS AND WHAT THEY RECEIVE AT THIS TIME DURING HISTORIC LEGISLATION.
EVEN THE STATE IS PROVIDING AN AUTOMATIC INCREASE TO MINIMUM WAGE BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE OF INFLATION.
COLA PLUS IS A NECESSITY THAT WOULD ATTRACT AND RETAIN HIGH-QUALITY FACULTY.
THE ECONOMIC PACKAGE ALSO INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL COLUMNS FOR OUR PART-TIME FACULTY THAT MIRRORS THOSE WITH OUR FULL-TIME FACULTY.
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IT IS RECOGNIZED AS THE EDUCATION OF OUR FULL-TIME COLLEGE MOVING THE NEEDLE.THE ECONOMIC PACKAGE IS ALSO EQUITY FOCUS BY ADDING LONGEVITY STEPS TO COLUMN A 3D HONOR THE SERVICE TO STUDENTS BUT ALL EQUITY REGARDLESS OF EDUCATIONAL LEVEL.
THE ECONOMIC PROPOSAL IS EQUITABLE.
THE MOST PERSUASIVE ARGUMENT FOR CCFF PACKAGE IS THAT IT IS AFFORDABLE.
LARGE BUDGET SURPLUSES, SIGNIFICANT RESERVES, STATE-LEVEL FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND FUNDING COLA.
THERE ARE AMPLE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO JUSTIFY THE ECONOMIC PROPOSAL.
THEY URGE YOU TO SIGN OFF ON THE ECONOMIC PACKAGE, SUPPORT A REASONABLE AND AFFORDABLE ECONOMIC PROPOSAL.
THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT AND NEXT WE WILL ASK OUR LINDA LOPEZ SHE IS OUR COLA PRESIDENT.
GOOD EVENING BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND TO OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES I WANT TO MAKE A REMINDER THAT WE DO HAVE JUNETEENTH COMING UP ON JUNE 20 IN THE CAMPUS WILL BE CLOSED SO ANYBODY HAVING TO DO TESTING WILL NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO THE 72 HOUR TIMEFRAME TO MAKE SURE THEY MEET THAT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO DELAYS AND NO IS HAS AN INCOMPLETE STATUS DUE TO THE HOLIDAY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE ADJUST HER SCHEDULE FOR THAT AND AS A REMINDER JUNE 30 IS COMING UP AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ANYONE USES UP EXCESS VACATION SO THEY DON'T STOP ACCRUING TIME.
JUST AS A NOTATION, THE COMMENT I MAKE HERE AT THE BOARD MEETING IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONCERNS THAT OUR MEMBERS HAVE.
THE MEMBERS DO SHARE WITH ME THE CONCERNS AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH MENTAL HEALTH, THE STRESS LEVELS THEY HAVE, THE THINGS THEY WORRY ABOUT AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I SHARE.
WHEN I SHARE INFORMATION IT IS WHAT THE MEMBERS ASKED ME TO SHARE WITH YOU AS THE BOARD AND THE REST OF THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY.
THEY SHARE THE CONCERNS OVER THE MASKED MANDATES WHEN THEY WERE 50-50.
THEY SHARE THEIR CONCERNS OVER VACCINATIONS THEIR OPPOSITIONS AND FOR IT.
AND SAME THING I'M GOING TO SHARE WHAT MY MEMBERS ASKED ME TO SHARE IN TERMS OF WHAT IS NOW AFFECTING THEM.
IT IS NOT A PLATFORM THAT I TAKE ON A PERSONAL LEVEL BUT IT IS INFORMATION I SHARE WITH YOU OF WHAT THE MEMBERS SHARE AND THAT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AS THE CSEA PRESIDENT.
WERE MOVING ONTO THE OPEN SESSION AGENDA AND WE ONLY HAVE ONE.
[2.01 Institutional Presentation: COVID-19 Campus Safety Protocols Update]
THIS IS A PRESENTATION FOR COVID-19 CAMPUS SAFETY PROTOCOLS UPDATE.BEFORE I BEGIN I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE DOCTOR GUTIERREZ OUR NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
SHE IS HERE WITH US JUST SAYING HELLO.
I THINK SHE IS AN EARLY ARRIVAL TO SEE HOW THINGS WORK BEFORE SHE HAS TO COME TO HER FIRST MEETING.
THANK YOU FOR COMING MERCEDES IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE WORDS NOT MEANING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
I AM DOCTOR MERCEDES GUTIERREZ AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO STARTING NEXT WEEK.
I AM HERE TO HELP MOVE ISSUES ALONG AND TO HELP INCREASE THE DISTRICT MEETING OF EQUITY MINDED PATHWAYS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND I HOPE TO COLLABORATE WITH FACULTY AS WELL AS CLASSIFIED STAFF AND MY SOON TO BE ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES AND MY NEW COLLEGE PRESIDENT AND ABLE TO BE ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS NEW JOURNEY.
SO, MY ESTATE AND I GUESS I WILL START WITH A COUPLE OF CAVEATS.
THE FIRST ONE FORTUNATELY, WE ACTUALLY COLLECTED INFORMATION FASTER THAN WE EXPECTED, TRUSTEE LEWIS I HAVE MANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISTRICT'S POLICIES AND MANDATE SOONER THAN I EXPECT IT THEREFORE THE ITEM IS NOT ON THE AGENDA BUT I DID NOT WANT TO NOT UPDATE YOU SO I'M GOING TO INCLUDE THIS IN THE PRESENTATION TODAY AND AS WE COLLECT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I WILL BRING IT BACK AS YOU REQUESTED DURING THE NEXT MEETING.
SINCE WE GOT THE INFORMATION EARLIER I FIGURED I WOULD BEGIN DELIVERING IT.
SECOND, THIS IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE RECEIVED BASED ON OUR OUTREACH TO THE
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DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE AND WHAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY DOING REGARDING VACCINATION MANDATES FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY.BEFORE I TAKE FULL CREDIT FOR THESE I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CHERYL AND SHE WAS WATCHING THE MEETING THE LAST TIME AROUND AND IN THE MORNING I HAD AN EMAIL THAT SAID DO YOU WANT ME TO START WORKING ON THIS NOW AND I SAID YES AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW SHE HAD THE WHOLE THING DONE.
ALTHOUGH I GET TO PRESENT IT IT IS NOT MY WORK.
THE FIRST PAGE YOU SEE HERE, WE HAVE FOUR INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS THAT DO NOT HAVE VACCINATION MANDATES AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT.
THE FIRST ONE MOUNT SAN ANTONIO WHICH IS ONE OF OUR NEIGHBOR INSTITUTIONS, THE BOARD HAS CHOSEN TO LET THE CURRENT RESOLUTION REQUIRING VACCINATION FOR THE STUDENTS EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE SPRING SEMESTER WHICH MEANS ESSENTIALLY AT THIS POINT THE VACCINATIONS AND THE WEEKLY TESTING HAVE EXPIRED AND THE BOARD CHOSE NOT TO RENEW THAT.
AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT THEY ARE NOT MANDATING EITHER TESTING OR VACCINATIONS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
PALOMAR COLLEGE OBVIOUSLY IN NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY LIFTED THEIR VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH AND DOUBLED THE CLOSE TO US LIFTED MASKING AND VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS ON MAY 26 AND RATIFIED ON JUNE 9 SO JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO OR SO.
SAN LUIS OBISPO IS FARTHER AWAY FROM US BUT AS YOU CAN SEE NEITHER GROUP EMPLOYEES, OR STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE MANDATE.
THINGS CHANGE A LITTLE BIT IN THESE PARTICULAR SLIDES THEY ONLY INCLUDE THOSE COLLEGES.
THEY HAVE VACCINATIONS ONLY FOR EMPLOYEES AND ONE IS MIRA COSTA AND THE OTHER ARE THE TWO COLLEGES UNDER ONE DISTRICT.
IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THE VACCINATION IS STILL IN PLACE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES BUT THEY ARE TAKING THE POSITION OF NOT HAVING A VACCINATION REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENTS.
ON THIS PAGE WHAT WE SEE IS A VACCINATION REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES THAT IS STILL IN PLACE AND STILL A PRETTY LARGE NUMBER OF COLLEGES THAT WE RECEIVED A REPORT OF.
WE ARE STILL COLLECTING INFORMATION AS I SAID EARLIER.
WE HAVE MODIFIED POLICIES SIMILAR TO OUR CURRENT POLICY AND OF THESE DISTRICTS SOME ARE OBVIOUSLY OUTSIDE OF OUR JURISDICTION BUT THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE NEARBY SUCH AS EL CAMINO, GLENDALE, SOUTH ORANGE.
THEY STILL REQUIRE THE VACCINATIONS FOR BOTH GROUPS.
AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT THEY HAVE NO INTENTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS OF MOVING THE MANDATE.
THE LAST ONE THAT WE HAVE HERE IS THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT IN THE SHASTA ARE NORTH CENTRAL VALLEY.
THEY DO NOT REQUIRE VACCINES OR TESTING.
THEY DID NOT DO THAT THE ENTIRE TIME AND STILL HAVE NOT DONE IT.
I DON'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT BUT DO KNOW ON TOP OF YOUR HEAD THE MANDATE AT LA CCD? SORRY TO PUT YOU TO WORK.
>> SPEAKER: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT MADE A BOARD ACTION RECENTLY IN TERMS OF LIFTING THE STUDENT VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION PURPOSES.
THE EMPLOYEE REQUIREMENTS REMAINED BASICALLY TO THE EXTENT THAT WE REQUIRE THE INITIAL TWO VACCINATIONS WITH THE BOOSTER TO BECOME OPTIONAL.
WE GOT THE EMPLOYEES TO COMPLY WITH THE VACCINATION.
WE DID THAT BY DOING THE WORCESTER REQUIREMENT IT BALANCED ITSELF OUT.
WE WERE TRYING TO WEIGH THE TOTALITY OF THE WHOLE ENTIRE SITUATION AND MASKING IN
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TERMS OF THE DISTRICT AS OF JUNE 12 BECAME OPTIONAL FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.WE WILL USE IN PLACE WITH ALL OF THE LABOR GROUPS AND WE DETERMINED IT WAS BEST TO HONOR THE MOU AND LET THEM SUNSET BY MAKING THE MASKING OPTIONAL BY THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE COULD GO BACK ON ANYTIME BASED ON THE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS.
>> TRUSTEE: THANK YOU AGAIN AND THANK YOU FOR CLOSING WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT ORDERS.
THAT IS A GOOD SEGUE BECAUSE AS THE CASES OF COVID HAVE CONTINUED TO RISE THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT AT THE END OF THIS MONTH THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL AGAIN IMPLEMENT THE USE OF MASK MANDATORY INDOORS AND THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING IN ORANGE COUNTY AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY, I BELIEVE.
DOES ONE SEEM TO BE MORE SERIOUS IN LA COUNTY.
THERE ARE OTHER AS MERCEDES MENTIONED, FOR THE ARTICULATION AND ENROLLMENT PROCESS I BELIEVE THAT IS WHERE THE DISTRICTS HAVE TAKEN A POSITION ON STUDENT VACCINATION AND EMPLOY VACCINATIONS AND FOR PURPOSES OF ENROLLMENT THERE ARE SEVERAL DISTRICTS AND I THINK VP DR. SHIN LIU THAT IS YOUR DISTRICT?
>> VICE PRESIDENT: I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT THEY ALSO SUSPENDED THE VACCINATION MANDATE.
>> TRUSTEE: FOR THE STUDENTS, CORRECT?
>> VICE PRESIDENT: FOR THE STUDENTS AND THE EMPLOYEES WE JUST RECEIVED THE EMAIL AT 1:00.
>> TRUSTEE: I THINK SOME OF THE DISTRICTS ARE CONSIDERING NOT ESPECIALLY ON THE STUDENT AND DUE TO ENROLLMENT ISSUES AND PART OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE MANDATES AS THEY WERE NEVER FULLY ENFORCED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND SO A LOT OF THE STUDENTS THAT WERE TRANSITIONING FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE ARE NOT VACCINATED WHICH MEANS THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FULLY ENROLL IN OUR CLASSES IF THEY CHOOSE TO ATTEND IN PERSON CLASSES.
I THINK WE HAVE ESTIMATE OF ABOUT 1422, 1477 STUDENTS.
THEY COULD POTENTIALLY BE INELIGIBLE TO COME TO SCHOOL.
AS OF RIGHT NOW THOSE ARE DUPLICATED ACCOUNTS OF STUDENTS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE DROPPED IF THEY DO NOT MEET THE VACCINE REQUIREMENT BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO COLLECT THE INFORMATION FROM OTHER DISTRICTS AND OBVIOUSLY BRING A MORE ROBUST SET OF INFORMATION FOR OUR JULY MEETING BUT THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE HAVE AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME.
I THINK THE NEXT STEP FOR US IS DETERMINING WHAT THE COUNTY IS GOING TO DO AT THE END OF THIS MONTH BECAUSE IF THEY CHOOSE TO IMPLEMENT ANOTHER INDOOR MASK MANDATE AT THAT POINT WE DON'T HAVE THE OPTION THAT WE HAVE HAD TO THIS POINT TO KEEP IT UNOCCUPIED BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GO WITH THE LOCAL REQUIREMENT.
>> TRUSTEE: A QUICK QUESTION, IF WE WERE TO TAKE ACTION AT OUR JULY 4 MEETING THAT THE IN TIME FOR THOSE 1477 STUDENTS WHO ARE IN JEOPARDY OF BEING DROPPED?
>> TRUSTEE: I THINK THEY WILL HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME.
THE CHALLENGE AT THAT POINT IS THE MOST, NOT MOST BUT ALL OF THE GROUPS ARE OUT FOR THE SUMMER.
WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO NECESSARILY TELL THE MEETING TO CHANGE POLICY.
I COULD TRY TO REACH OUT TO SOME OF THE LEADERSHIP TO THE DIFFERENT GROUPS TO TRY TO SEE IF WE CAN'T HAVE THIS DISCUSSION BUT THE ISSUE FOR US WILL BE BASED ON OUR
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PROCEDURES IN ORDER TO CHANGE BOARD POLICY.TRADITIONALLY WE HAVE TAKEN IT THROUGH THE PROCESS PARTICULARLY WITH THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE.
>> TRUSTEE: I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT THE SHARED GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A PART OF.
1477 STUDENTS IS CERTAINLY A LOT OF STUDENTS AND IF THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO COME DURING THE SUMMER DURING THE VACATION TIME WE ARE HERE FOR THE STUDENTS AND WE NEED TO MAKE THIS WORK FOR THEM IF WE DECIDED AS A MAJORITY LESSEN THE BURDEN AND MOVE THAT OBSTACLE FROM THEM GETTING THEIR EDUCATION.
THEN WE CAN MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION STARTING IN JULY.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE ON MY REPORT AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> VICE PRESIDENT: ANY QUESTIONS? NO? THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.
SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS.
[3.01 Resolution No. 22-0615A District Appropriations Limit for 2022-23 per Article XII-B of the California Constitution (Gann Limit) Which Requires the Board of Trustees to Adopt the Appropriation Limit on “Proceeds of Taxes” Revenues for Public Agencies]
3.01 IS A RESOLUTION NUMBER 22 -0615A DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR 2022-23 PER ARTICLE XII-B OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION (GANN LIMIT) WHICH REQUIRES THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ADOPT THE APPROPRIATION LIMIT ON "PROCEEDS OF TAXES" REVENUES FOR PUBLIC AGENCIES.>> TRUSTEE: VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ WILL GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT MEANS.
>> SPEAKER: EVENING BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THIS IS A REPORT THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO IT'S AN APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT AND EVERY YEAR WE ARE REQUIRED TO FILE THIS.
IT'S A CALCULATION THAT COMES FROM THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WE INPUT AND VERIFY AND THEN WE SUBMIT IT UP.
IT BASICALLY CALCULATES OUR SPENDING LIMITS ON THAT AND THEN IF FOR ANY REASON WE GO OVER THOSE THERE IS A PROCESS OF GETTING THOSE APPROVED.
THIS IS PART OF THE ANNUAL PROCESS WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR BY JULY 1.
AND THAT IS WHY YOU ARE SEEING IT TODAY.
OTHER THAN THAT IT DOESN'T AFFECT OUR BUDGET.
IT IS JUST A CALCULATION THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO SO THE STATE LOOKS AT THE APPROPRIATE SPENDING AN ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED TO SPEND THIS.
>> VICE PRESIDENT: THANK YOU DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
DO WE NEED TO VOTE? SO A MOTION?
>> SPEAKER: STUDENT TRUSTEE? TRUSTEE AVALOS? TRUSTEE LEWIS? VP DR. SHIN LIU? TRUSTEE PACHECO? TRUSTEE PEREZ? AND TRUSTEE DR. SALAZAR IS ABSENT AND THE MOTION PASSES.
[3.02 Consideration of Approval of Department Reorganization and Title Change from Associate Dean, Adult Education/Diversity Programs to Instructional Dean, Continuing Education]
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION AND TITLE CHANGE FROM ASSOCIATE DEAN, ADULT EDUCATION/DIVERSITY PROGRAMS TO INSTRUCTIONAL DEAN,CONTINUING EDUCATION >> TRUSTEE: WE WILL ASK VICE PRESIDENT TO GIVE HIS LAST REPORT.
>> SPEAKER: GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU.
WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY ED AND AED AS A JOINT EFFORT FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW.
MANY OF YOU KNOW THE AED PROGRAM AND A YEAR AGO DOCTOR PATRICIA ROBIN SMITH TOOK ANOTHER POSITION ON CAMPUS FOR OUR TOPS AND AT THAT POINT IN TIME WE HAD A VACANCY IN OUR COMMUNITY ED AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ALL THE PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITY ED I WILL GO OVER A FEW BRIEF PROGRAMS.
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COMMUNITY ED HAS A VERY ROBUST - PRE-COVID-HAD A ROBUST SUMMER PROGRAM AND I AM PROUD TO SAY HAS BEEN REINSTITUTED AND WE HAVE OUR FIRST GROUP OF KIDS BACK ON CAMPUS AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE THEM.THE TEAM IS REALLY MOVING TO BRING THAT BACK TO CAMPUS AND THAT INCLUDES SUMMER CLASSES.
THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WE OFFER THE MOTORCYCLE TRAINING COURSES FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE AWARE OF THE PROGRAM AND IT IS THE BIGGEST REVENUE GENERATING FOR THE PROGRAM.
SHE HAS ALSO PUT TOGETHER A PLAN TO EXPAND THAT.
THERE IS A PART TWO FOR SOME MOTORCYCLE TRAINING YOU CAN TAKE TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF HOW HER PLANS AND OUR PLANS ARE EXPANDING.
ON THE DEPARTURE OF DOCTOR ROBIN SMITH AS I SAID WE HAD A VACANCY AND SHE RELISH THE OPPORTUNITY TO OVERSEE BOTH OF THE AREAS FOR THE LAST YEAR.
DURING THAT YEAR WE CREATED, SHE CREATED AND I WORKED WITH HER A ROBUST PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD TO ALIGN THE PROGRAMS OF COMMUNITY ED, ADULT ED UNDER THE CONTINUING EDUCATION TO ALIGN THE PARTNERSHIPS IN THE PROGRAM AND ON CAMPUS TO ALIGN THE PATHWAYS AS LCP MODELS AS WELL.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OTHER DEANS AND INVITING FACULTY TO HAVE OUR YOUNG STUDENTS WHO ARE COMING WITH US TO HAVE EDUCATION ALONG THE LINE OF WHAT WOULD BE OF INTEREST ALONG WITH THE LCP.
IF THEY MOVE INTO THEIR SECONDARY HIGH SCHOOL THEY WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDENTS TO SEE THERE IS AN ALIGNMENT OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER THROUGH THE CAMPUS AS WELL.
IT IS A LONG TERM VISION TO CREATE PATHWAYS TO CAMPUS.
WITH THAT SAID I JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY TELL YOU WHAT THE VISION WAS GOING FORWARD THAT WAS ADOPTED AND SHARED WITH US AND BUILT WITH GRACIELLA.
SHE HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB READING BOTH TEAMS TOGETHER IN FINDING WAYS TO EXPAND AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND IT.
AS YOU KNOW COMMUNITY ED GENERATES ITS OWN REVENUE IT'S SELF-SUSTAINING AND WE WILL CONTINUE IN THAT EFFORT MOVING FORWARD WHICH WILL ALSO OFFSET TO THE DISTRICT THE COST OF WHAT WAS ONCE GRACIELLA'S POSITION AS AED ONLY AND OFFSET IT WITH A SAVINGS OF THAT GOING FORWARD.
I AM HERE TO GIVE YOU A BIT OF BACKGROUND AND WE ARE HERE FOR YOUR VOTE TO MOVE THE POSITION TO DIRECT ASSOCIATE TO A DEAN POSITION AND TAKING OVER A LARGER PROGRAMMING ASPECT AND MOVING IT FORWARD WITH UTTER ALIGNMENT FOR THE FUTURE NEEDS OF THE CAMPUS AND THE COMMUNITY.
I AM ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> TRUSTEE: I KNOW THAT THE IDEA IS TO CONSOLIDATE TWO AREAS THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY ONE AREA AND MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORING COLLEGES BECAUSE OF THE SIMILARITY AND, THE SIMILARITY OF THE PROGRAMS AND HOW THEY CAN ACTUALLY FIT FOR EACH OTHER TO GROW SINCE WE REOPENED GRACIELLA HAS BEEN LOOKING OVER THE PROGRAM AND THEY ARE ALREADY AT THE BREAKING EVEN POINT WHICH MEANS THAT NOT ONLY ARE WE SAVING IT IS COST NEUTRAL FOR THE STAFF AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT.
WHICH IS A VERY QUICK RECOVERY BECAUSE COVID WAS VERY HARD ON MOST OF THOSE PROGRAMS SINCE THEY ACTUALLY GENERATE REVENUE BY SERVING THE COMMUNITY ON CAMPUS AND WHEN THE COMMUNITY CANNOT COME ON CAMPUS OR SOURCE OF REVENUE DECREASES.
THE IDEA IS TO COMBINE BOTH PROGRAMS TO BUILD A NEW REVENUE MODEL THAT WILL EVENTUALLY FULLY FUND THE FTE S OF EMPLOYEES IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
AT THIS TIME THEY ARE ALREADY BUILDING TO BE COST NEUTRAL TO THE COMMUNITY PORTION.
>> VICE PRESIDENT: MAY I HAVE A COMMENT? OKAY.
I AM REALLY PROUD OF OUR CERRITOS COLLEGE COMMUNITY EDUCATION.
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THANK YOU TWO GRACIELLA.IT'S NOT JUST RUNNING FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION SHE'S RUNNING AN INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL PROGRAM, TOO.
WE HAVE TAIPEI CHINESE LANGUAGE LEARNING PROGRAM THIS SUMMER AND GRACIELLA AND HER STAFF WORKED TIRELESSLY IN RUNNING THE PROGRAM AND WITH THE INSTRUCTORS, 9000 AWAY IN TAIPEI AND I WAS VERY AMAZED.
MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAY THANK YOU TO US SO WE HAVE A GREAT PROGRAM.
PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION - I'M SORRY WE HAVE TO VOTE.
>> TRUSTEE: MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SPEAKER: STUDENT TRUSTEE LEDESMA? TRUSTEE AVALOS? TRUSTEE LEWIS? VP DR. SHIN LIU? TRUSTEE PACHECO? TRUSTEE PEREZ? AND CERRITOS COLLEGE IS ABSENT IN THE MOTION PASSES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO 3.03 PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF
[3.03 Presentation and Consideration of Approval of the Tentative Budget for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year]
THE TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR THE 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR>> SPEAKER: ENQUEUE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
-- THANK YOU BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
ALL RIGHT, TODAY'S AGENDA I AM ACTUALLY GOING TO GO OVER SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND THEN I WILL GO OVER THERE REVISE ISSUED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND THEN I WILL GO OVER THE TENTATIVE BUDGET AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THAT.
IT WAS RELEASED MAY 13 OF 2022.
THESE ARE THE STEPS AFTER THE MAY REVISE ON IT.
WE WERE ACTUALLY ON THE THIRD TO THE LAST BULLET THE STATE CONSTITUTIONAL DEADLINE FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO ACTUALLY APPROVE THE BUDGET WHICH THEY ARE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
THEY PASSED IT JUNE 13 UNDER SB 154.
NEXT HE GOES OVER TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FOR CONSIDERATION.
HE STILL HAS VETO AUTHORIZATION AT THIS POINT TO MAKE ANY LAST-MINUTE CHANGES BEFORE HE NEEDS TO SIGN IT BY JUNE 30.
WE DO ANTICIPATE THE ACTUAL STATE BUDGET APPROVED BY THE NEXT 15 DAYS OR SO.
SO WHAT WAS IN THE MAY REVISE? IT REFLECTS THE 6.56 PERCENT COLA STATEWIDE.
THIS IS APPROXIMATELY $493 MILLION.
AND THEN THERE'S SOME CHANGES TO THE SCF F.
THEY ARE ESTABLISHING A FUNDING FLOOR WHICH WOULD BE BASED ON OUR STATE APPORTIONMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 THROUGH 2025.
WHY THIS IS CRITICAL TO SOME DISTRICTS ESPECIALLY TO THE DISTRICTS THAT ARE IN THE
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HOLD HARMLESS CURRENTLY, THIS NEW PROPOSAL AUTOMATICALLY ELIMINATES ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT REFLECT A CUMULATIVE COLA'S OVERTIME.I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON THIS I WILL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE BECAUSE WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY IN THIS BUCKET YET BUT FOR THOSE DISTRICTS LET'S SAY THAT THEY HAVE A FUNDING FLOOR ESTABLISHED AND THEN THERE FUNDING FORMULA DROPS BELOW THIS AMOUNT.
OBVIOUSLY THEY WOULD STAY AT THEIR FLOOR.
BUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS IN THAT NEXT FISCAL YEAR THERE IS A COLA ADJUSTMENT.
IF THAT COLA ADJUSTMENT DOES NOT RING THEM UP TO THAT AMOUNT IN A SENSE THEY STAY AT THAT AMOUNT SO THERE IS NO AUTOMATIC COLA BEYOND THAT FLOOR SO TECHNICALLY SOME DISTRICTS COULD LOSE OUT ON THAT COLA ALTHOUGH THEY WILL STILL BE MAINTAINED AT THAT FLOOR LEVEL THE CURRENT HOLD HARMLESS AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST FOR THAT.
SO, THE HOLD HARMLESS INCREASES BASED ON THAT AUTOMATIC COLA.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST CHANGE IN THE HOLD HARMLESS.
A LOT OF DISTRICTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ESPECIALLY THE DISTRICTS THAT ARE NEAR OR CLOSE TO THE HOLD HARMLESS LIKE I SAID CERRITOS IS CURRENTLY NOT IN ONE OF THOSE DISTRICTS BUT IF EVER THAT WE WERE THEN OBVIOUSLY THIS WOULD BE A BIG PROBLEM.
I AM STILL WAITING TO SEE IF THIS ACTUALLY GETS INTO THE FINAL BUDGET BUT THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHANGES TO THE FUNDING FORMULA.
SO WHAT ELSE IS IN THE MAY REVISED? UNDER THE DIVERSITY AND EQUITY THERE WAS A PROPOSED FIVE PERCENT INCREASE TO THE STUDENT EQUITY AND ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM.
AND THEN ALSO $10 MILLION OF ONGOING SUPPORT FOR EEO PROGRAM BEST PRACTICES.
UNDER THE COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY THERE IS 50 MILLION OF ONGOING FUNDS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS COMPLETION GRANT AND THIS IS DUE TO THE EXPANSION OF CAL GRANT ELIGIBILITY FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS.
THERE IS 10 MILLION OF ONGOING FUNDS TO SUPPORT FINANCIAL AID OFFICES.
20 MILLION ONE TIME FOR EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OUR EB 540 STUDENTS.
UNDER IN RHEEM DILLY ENROLLMENT RETENTION AND RECOVERY.
THERE IS A ONE-TIME OF 150 MILLION TO THE SYSTEM TO SUPPORT STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS.
AND THEN ALSO A VERY LARGE, 750 MILLION FOR ONE-TIME FUNDS FOR WHAT THEY ARE CALLING DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANTS TO ADDRESS PANDEMIC ISSUES AND TO REDUCE LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS AND THIS MONEY IS ALLOCATED OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
NOT ALL 750 IS GIVEN OUT IN YEAR ONE.
THEY ARE SPREADING IT OUT OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
WHAT'S UNIQUE IS IT IS THE DISCRETION OF THE DISTRICT.
THEY ARE KEEPING THIS TO REALLY WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AT THE CAMPUS TO ADDRESS.
AGAIN THESE ARE ONE-TIME DOLLARS BUT OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
LOTS OF SUPPORT FOR TECHNOLOGY.
100 MILLION IN TOTAL FOR TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES AND DATA PROTECTION.
75 MILLION OF THAT IS ONE TIME AND 25 MILLION IS ONGOING.
AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGY, INFRASTRUCTURE REGARDING DATA PROTECTION AND ALSO APPROVING THE ADMISSIONS APPLICATIONS AND THE ONBOARDING PROCESSES THAT THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAS BEEN DEALING WITH APPLICATION FRAUD EVER SINCE THE PANDEMIC.
A LOT OF EFFORTS ON TRYING TO FIX AND IMPROVE THOSE PROCESSES.
FOR PART-TIME FACULTY SUPPORT, $200 MILLION OF ONGOING FUNDS TO AUGMENT THE PART-TIME FACULTY HEALTHCARE INSURANCE PROGRAM.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL BECAUSE THE CURRENT PROGRAM PROVIDES A WHOPPING 497,002 THE
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SYSTEM AND THAT IS ROUGHLY 2 CENTS PER DOLLAR THAT WE GET BACK ON THE HEALTH BENEFITS.OBVIOUSLY GOING FROM 490,000 200 MILLION IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE ON THAT.
SO, THAT IS IN THE MAY REVISE.
UNDER PHYSICAL PLANT AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT THIS IS NOT A GIMMICK BUT THERE IS ONE AND AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS CALLED OUT IN THE MAY REVISED AND THAT'S A HUGE NUMBER AND THAT'S THE BIGGEST NUMBER I'VE SEEN FOR A COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS ENERGY EFFICIENT PROJECTS.
I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE LEGISLATURE ON THAT AND IT IS NOT REFLECTED IN HERE BECAUSE IT IS THE NUMBERS BETWEEN EACH OF THE HOUSES AND THE STATE AS THEY ARE ALWAYS NEGOTIATING ON IT.
I THINK THE LAST THAT I SAW, RIGHT NOW IT IS HOVERING SOMEWHERE AROUND 700 TO $800 MILLION RIGHT NOW AND IT IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR A COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.
SO WE ANTICIPATE A HUGE INCREASE IN THIS AND AGAIN THESE ARE ONE-TIME DOLLARS.
AND THAT IS WHAT I HAVE ON THE UPDATE ON THE MAY REVISE.
THERE'S GOOD THINGS IN THE REVISION AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT ACTUALLY STAYS AND STICKS IN THE FINAL BUDGET ONCE THE GOVERNOR SIGNS IT.
NOW SHIFTING OVER TO THE TENTATIVE BUDGET I'M GOING TO FIRST GO OVER SOME OF THE BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE USE TO FORM THE TENTATIVE BUDGET.
THE AS I NOTED THIS TENTATIVE BUDGET ALREADY INCLUDES THE 6.56 PERCENT COLA THAT WAS NOTED IN THE MAY REVISION.
IT ALSO REFLECTS THAT RIGHT NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT THE PROJECTED FUND FOR THE FALL TO BE 273.
THESE NEXT TWO CHARTS IS THE INCREASING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR BOTH THE TWO PENSION PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE.
ONE UNDER THE STARS RICE AND THEN FOR HERS.
THIS YEAR WE ARE LOOKING FOR A BUDGET OF A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN $6.3 MILLION CONTRIBUTED TO AND BASED ON THE INCREASE IN THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION WHICH INCREASED FROM 6.92 PERCENT TO 18.2 PERCENT THIS YEAR.
AND THEN A SIMILAR CHART FOR CALPERS.
THAT RATE INCREASED FROM 22.91 PERCENT TO 25.4 PERCENT.
>> TRUSTEE: CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US?
>> SPEAKER: IT IS MORE REFLECTED LATER ON BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE THEY CALL IT BESIDES HEALTH BENEFITS THIS IS PROBABLY THE UTMOST SIGNIFICANT COST TO THE DISTRICT FOR A COST TO THE DISTRICT UNDER THE BENEFIT PACKAGE UNDER A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE.
THE WAY THIS WORKS WHATEVER THE INDIVIDUAL SALARY LET'S SAY WERE SAYING FOR A CALPERS MEMBER.
A CLASSIFIED MANAGER OR ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT IS UNDER THE CALPERS PROGRAM, 25.4 PERCENT OF THEIR SALARY IS, THE DISTRICT IS OBLIGATED TO PAY INTO THAT PENSION FUND ON IT.
AS YOU KNOW, AS PART OF OUR ANNUAL AUDIT THE PENSION COST IS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED.
IT IS THE LARGEST LIABILITY CURRENTLY ON OUR BOOKS RIGHT NOW IS PENSION.
PENSION IS A SIGNIFICANT COST AND IT IS PROBABLY OUTPACING THE COST OF OUR HEALTH BENEFIT RIGHT NOW.
>> TRUSTEE: IF I UNDERSTAND THIS, IF AN EMPLOYEE MAKES $100,000 PER YEAR AND A LOT
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OF OUR EMPLOYEES MAKE MORE THAN THAT ON THEIR SALARY, IF THEY WERE, $100,000 FOR EASY MATH, ANOTHER 25,000 WE ARE PUTTING THAT PENSION IN HALF? IS THAT CORRECT?BASED ON YOUR EXAMPLE OF $100,000 EMPLOYEE THAT ALONE WOULD JUST BE THE CONTRIBUTION FOR THE PENSION OBLIGATION THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO.
>> TRUSTEE: THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE ACTUAL SALARY?
I DO HAVE A SLIDE THAT REQUIRES ALL THE STATUTORY BENEFITS ON IT SO IF YOU LOOK AT THAT COLLECTIVELY IT IS EVEN A BIGGER NUMBER THAN THAT.
THE TRENDS ON BOTH OF THESE PENSION PROGRAMS THEY HAVE BEEN DRAMATICALLY INCREASING OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS.
SO STARTING RIGHT HERE ON THIS CHART DATING ALL THE WAY BACK FROM 2015 SINCE 2015 THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION RATE HAS DOUBLED FROM 11.7 TO 25.4 AND IF I GO BACK ONE SLIDE AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE BACK IN 2014 2015 UNDER THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION IT WAS 8.88 PERCENT.
AGAIN OVER THAT DURATION, IT HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED AND THAT HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED THE COST OF OUR PENSION COST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
>> TRUSTEE: AND THAT'S JUST IN TERMS OF THE FACULTY GETTING PAID MORE THAN THEY DID AT THAT TIME? IT IS PROBABLY NOMINAL PROBABLY THREE TIMES MORE THAN THAT.
>> SPEAKER: ANY NECESSARY INCREASE TO THE OVERALL SALARIES DOES HAVE A DRAMATIC EFFECT ON THE PENSION OBLIGATION.
THE NEXT EXAMPLE THESE ARE STATUTORY BENEFITS CURRENTLY OUR DISTRICTS SO LET'S JUST START WITH THE VERY FAR RIGHT ON THE CLASSIFIEDS AND THAT SHOWS THE PENSION OBLIGATION BUT THERE IS ALSO AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT IN THEIR.
WE HAVE A TOTAL CONTRIBUTION, STATUTORY BENEFIT RATE OF 34.7 PERCENT.
IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO DO THE MATH ON THAT $100,000 EMPLOYEE YOU ARE REALLY TALKING MORE LIKE 34,700 JUST ON THE STATUTORY BENEFITS ALONE LESS ANY ADDITIONAL HEALTHCARE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
I WAS GOING TO SAY WE HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO HEALTHCARE COSTS.
>> SPEAKER: THE SAME THING UNDER THE ACADEMIC AND EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS THAT WOULD BE THE STATUTORY RATES FOR THE STRS FOLKS AND THAT WOULD BE AN ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY FACULTY UNDER THAT PENSION PROGRAM PENSION OBLIGATION IS LOWER IN THE PROGRAM AND THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY INTO SOCIAL SECURITY.
IT IS A LITTLE LESS THEIR TOTAL STATUTORY BENEFIT IS ONLY 21.3 PERCENT.
THIS CHART REFLECTS 11 YEARS WORTH A REPORTED FTS.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SECOND TO LAST ITEM IN THIS CURRENT YEAR THOSE 2.
REPRESENT WHAT IT WILL WORK UNDER P2 AT 15,001 157 WHICH IS A LOWER LEVEL THAT WE HAVE HAD OVER THE LAST YEAR.
WE ARE HOPEFUL ON THIS UP COMING BUDGET THAT WE START BOUNCING BACK AND WE START INCREASING THE FTS.
AS WE BEGIN TO FULLY COME BACK ON CAMPUS ON THAT.
THIS PAST YEAR WAS ONE OF THE LOWEST YEARS ACTUALLY OUR LOWEST YEAR IN THE 10
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YEAR HISTORY AND SO WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE BUMP UP FROM THERE.>> TRUSTEE: CAN YOU REFRESH MY MEMORY WHAT THAT MEANS IN REGARDS TO FUNDING?
>> SPEAKER: WE ARE NO LONGER FUNDED OF THE FTS.
OF THE NEW STUDENT CENTERED FORMULA IT IS MORE COMPLICATED NOW.
THERE STILL A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE FUNDING THAT IS FUNDED UNDER FTS.
THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE IS IT IS UNDER A THREE YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE.
FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR THEY USE THE 22 YEAR, 21 YEAR AND 23 YEAR AS THE ROLLING AVERAGE AS TO HOW WE ARE CALCULATING AND HOW MUCH OUR PORTION IS GOING TO BE.
THE REASON WHY THEY MOVED TO THAT IS THE IDEA BEHIND THAT IS WHEN A DISTRICT DOES HAVE A SUDDEN DIP LIKE WHAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE THEY ARE NOT BASICALLY HAMMERED BY A HUGE SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF REVENUE.
IT'S EVEN NOW BECAUSE THEY ARE ON A THREE YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE.
THE SUCCESS METRICS IS ALSO BASED ON A THREE YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE.
EVERY ELEMENT OF THE FUNDING FORMULA IS DRIVEN OFF OF THAT AVERAGE.
IT MAKES IT HARDER TO PREDICT WHAT EXACTLY IT IS BECAUSE THE AVERAGE IS ALWAYS MOVING CONSTANTLY.
THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT WE DID NOT SUFFER A MAJOR DIP BECAUSE OF THE ENROLLMENT BUT THE ONE THING WE HAVE TO HIGHLIGHT IS BECAUSE OF COVID AS YOU RECALL WE DID PETITION FOR EMERGENCY ALLOWANCE AND 2021.
WHAT THAT DID WAS IT KEPT OUR FTS HOLD HARMLESS AND WHAT WE REPORTED THE PRIOR YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO REPORT THAT YEAR AS WELL.
IT ACTUALLY KEPT US RECEIVING MORE MONEY BECAUSE WE DID NOT WANT TO BE IMPACTED BY THIS SUDDEN DECREASE IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT.
>> TRUSTEE: HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THERE? IT'S A PRETTY BIG JUMP BETWEEN WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEING AND WHAT WE HOPE TO PROJECT THROUGH THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THERE?
>> SPEAKER: WORKING WITH ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND STUDENT SERVICES AND MOVING TO MORE IN PERSON INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF SECTIONS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY OFFERING OR PROJECTING IN THE FALL THAT IS HOW THESE NUMBERS ARE DRIVEN OFF OF MORE SECTIONS TRYING TO LOOK AT WAYS TO NOT NECESSARILY ELIMINATE CLASSES AS MUCH.
WE ARE TAKING A MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH AND TRYING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
SO THAT IS HOW WE ANTICIPATE SEEING SOME OF THESE NUMBERS THAT ARE COMING BACK.
>> TRUSTEE: THAT LEADS TO THE NEXT QUESTION.
BOTH OF MY CHILDREN ARE IN DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASSES AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.
I'M TRYING TO GET MY OTHER SON INTO CLASSES FOR OTHER SESSIONS STARTING JULY 5.
EVERY ONE OF THOSE SESSIONS ARE FULL.
WE ARE ON A WAITLIST FOR THREE CLASSES AND WE WERE TOLD THREE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OR DIVISIONS, WHATEVER YOU CALL IT.
I AM JUST WONDERING BECAUSE EVERY TIME I GO THROUGH THE CATALOG WITH HIM EVERYTHING IS CLOSED.
I AM WONDERING WHEN ARE WE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO ADD CAPACITY AND AGAIN WERE GOING BACK TO WE ARE TRYING TO REACH THAT GOAL.
>> SPEAKER: I WILL LET RICK IN ON IT BUT MY RESPONSE IS IF SOME OF THE CLASSES ARE FILLING UP NOW, YOU KNOW, THAT IS LEADING TO WHY YOU ARE SEEING WHAT WE ANTICIPATE BEING A KICK IN THE ENROLLMENT BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS FILLING UP AS WE COME ACROSS AND I WILL LET RICK ON WHAT WE ARE DOING ON WEIGHTLIFTING AND
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EFFORTS TO OPEN UP ADDITIONAL CLASSES AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.>> SPEAKER: I WILL ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION SPECIFICALLY IN A MOMENT.
THERE'S ANOTHER COMMENT THAT I WANTED TO FOLLOW-UP ON, WHAT VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ HAD TO SAY.
THE WEIGHTLESS ARE BEING LOOKED AT ALL THE TIME.
THE FILL RATES ARE BEING LOOKED AT ALL THE TIME IN ADJUSTING SO WE ARE MAXIMIZING OR TRYING TO HAVE OUR STUDENT CLASS-SIZE ADJUSTMENT AS WELL.
WE ARE MOVING FROM ON GROUND TO AN ONLINE OR MET.
THERE ARE MANY CLASSES ON GROUND THAT I WOULD SAY THE STUDENTS THERE IS INTENT VERSUS BEHAVIOR.
WERE LOOKING AT THEIR SURVEY OR THEIR PLAN AND THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO BUT THEIR BEHAVIOR SAY SOMETHING ELSE.
I BELIEVE THAT IS TRUE FOR MANY OF OUR STUDENTS BUT IT'S NOT TRUE FOR ALL OF THEM.
WE ARE MEETING WITH EVERYBODY MEANING FACULTY CHAIRS, DEANS, STUDENT SERVICES IN ORDER TO MOVE THESE ON GROUND CLASSES TO AN ONLINE FORMAT SO WE DON'T LOSE ENROLLMENT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY PUT A BARRIER FOR COMPLETION FOR OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE IF WE WERE JUST TO COUNSEL THEM WHERE WOULD THEY GO? SO WE ARE TRYING TO DO THAT.
DID WE LOSE SOME STUDENTS WHO EXPECTED AND ON GROUND CLASS? THAT IS TRUE BUT WE HAVE DIVISION OFFICES THAT WILL CALL EVERY ONE OF THOSE CLASSES THAT WILL CHANGE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE OPTIONS OR WORK WITH THE FACULTY AND THE STUDENTS ON THIS.
WE CONTINUE THROUGH STUDENT SERVICES TO HAVE CALLING CAMPAIGNS IDENTIFYING STUDENTS, CALLING THEM.
WE ALSO HAVE MAIA AND HER OFFICE IS CONTINUING TO SEND OUT TARGETED FLYERS NOT ONLY FLYERS BUT DIFFERENT FORMS OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND IF WE DON'T MIND WE CAN SEE THAT ALSO NOW WE CAN TARGET DOWN TO ZIP CODES AND WE WILL BE DEVELOPING PLANS BY ZIP CODE TO HELP INCREASE ENROLLMENT FOR TARGETED AREAS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF EFFORTS IN PLACE AND MORE ON THE WAY.
SOME THAT YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT LATER AND SOME ARE WHAT WE CALL A GENERAL SAFETY NET COURSE AND AS YOU KNOW WE ARE AND 18 WEEK SEMESTER AND WE MIGHT RUN NINE.
STUDENTS WHO ARE LEAVING THE FIRST NIGHT WE ARE CALLING MANY OF THEM AND ASKING THEM TO GET IN THE SECOND NINE COURSE.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE EFFORTS THAT VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ WAS SAYING WE CONTINUE TO DO.
MORE SPECIFICALLY TO YOUR COMMENTS ON WHEN CLASSES ARE FULL WHAT ARE WE DOING? WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT CHAIRS AND THE DEAN TO ADD CLASSES AS LONG AS WE CAN FIND FACULTY.
THAT IS THE CHALLENGE AT TIMES.
AS THERE ARE NEEDS WE ARE ADDING.
ALSO AS MANY OF YOU KNOW THERE ARE RULES THAT ONLY ALLOW PART-TIME FACULTY TO MEET A 67 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL LOAD.
WE MIGHT HAVE FACULTY HERE BUT BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTION WE CANNOT RUN AT 100 PERCENT.
WE CAN HAVE A ONE TIME ALLOWANCE TO GO OVER BUT WE DON'T CONTINUE THAT FOR THE NEXT FIVE TERMS POST THAT WE DON'T GO OVER OR THAT ADDS TO THE AUTOMATIC FINE AS A FULL-TIME FACULTY.
THE CHALLENGE IS IS IT ON GROUND OR ONLINE? WE CONTINUE TO ADD AS MANY AS WE CAN AND THAT IS DARE I SAY A STANDING ORDER OR STANDING DIRECTIVE IF THERE IS A DEMAND AND WE CAN FIND THE FACULTY LET'S GO IN AND ADD.
>> TRUSTEE: IF I CAN REMEMBER RIGHT, THE FACULTY YOU ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO WORK FOR 10 MINUTES?
>> SPEAKER: CORRECT FULL-TIME FACULTY 10 MONTHS.
>> TRUSTEE: THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TEACH OVER THE SUMMER?
>> SPEAKER: MANY DO BUT THAT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT.
>> TRUSTEE: ON THE PROJECTED ENROLLMENT THAT IS GOOD, OPTIMISTIC.
BUT TO TRUSTEE PEREZ! AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE SEPTEMBER BUDGET WE SHOULD PROBABLY GET MORE REFINED
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NUMBERS BASED ON THE ACTUAL ENROLLMENT PATTERNS.JUST PROJECTING IN MY HEAD OUR GOAL WAS TO DO 10 PERCENT.
WE HAVE MOVED ABOUT SIX PERCENT WE WERE MINUS 14 AND NOW WE ARE -8 WHICH MEANS WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS BUT TO HIT THIS NUMBER WE NEED A SOLID 10 PERCENT INCREASE MAYBE MORE BECAUSE WHEN WE DO FALL TO FALL WE WILL PROBABLY LOWER THE 14 THAT WE WERE IN THE SUMMER.
AT MINIMUM WE WILL NEED A SOLID 10 PERCENT TOGETHER THERE.
WHAT I THINK OBVIOUSLY, SIX PERCENT AT THIS TIME OF THE ENROLLMENT DECLINE IS REALLY GREAT PROGRESS.
I THINK WE NEED TO MONITOR THAT CLOSER SO AT THE SEPTEMBER BUDGET WE CAN HAVE I DON'T KNOW IF THE CORRECT WORD IS REALISTIC BUT A MORE ACCURATE PROJECTION OF WHAT THE BUDGET WILL LOOK LIKE BASED ON ACTUAL ENROLLMENT.
AND THE ADOPTED BUDGET WHICH WAS DONE IN SEPTEMBER WILL REFLECT THAT.
WE ARE REALLY CLOSE BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE FIRM NUMBERS.
OUR P3 OUR ANNUAL REPORT IS DUE JULY 15 AND KNOW EXACTLY THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE SUMMER ACTUALLY HAPPENED AND BY SEPTEMBER WERE GOING TO KNOW WHAT THE SECOND NINE DATED AND THEN WE WILL ALREADY BE IN THE FALL SEMESTER WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE ADJUSTED PROJECTIONS BY THE ADOPTED BUDGET.
EITHER ADJUSTING THEM ACCORDINGLY BASED ON THOSE NUMBERS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING.
AGAIN, THESE ARE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS FOR THE TENTATIVE BUDGET PEERED ONCE WE DO THE ADOPTED BUDGET THOSE WOULD BE A MORE FIRM NUMBERS ONCE WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE REPORTS AVAILABLE TO US TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT.
WE CAN SEE IT NOW BUT UNTIL WE HAVE THE ACTUAL 320 REPORT RAN IT WILL SHOW US ALL OF OUR FTS IN BOTH THE FIRST NINE AND THE SECOND NINE OF THE SUMMER.
I'M SORRY, FIRST SIX AND SECOND SIX.
>> TRUSTEE: THE NUMBER THAT WAS QUOTED EARLIER IN THE EARLIER ITEM.
THAT 1477 THAT IS AN UNDUPLICATED HEADCOUNT, CORRECT? IS THERE ANY ESTIMATE ON HOW THAT WOULD TRANSLATE TO FTE OR WOULD WE NOT KNOW UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY REGISTERED? IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE 1477 FULL-TIME ENROLLED STUDENT?
>> TRUSTEE: IT IS USUALLY A THIRD.
>> SPEAKER: THOSE ARE HEADCOUNT UNIT AND DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY ARE IT COULD VARY A LITTLE BIT.
IT WON'T BE FOR A WHILE AND IT HEADCOUNT DOESN'T NECESSARY REFLECT AN ACTUAL.
>> TRUSTEE: EVEN A THIRD IS SIGNIFICANT IN LOOKING AT ALL THE AVENUES TO GET TO THIS PROJECTED NUMBER.
IT'S ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING THAT WORK.
>> SPEAKER: IF ARE GOING TO LOSE THAT POTENTIAL HEADCOUNT THAT WOULD MAKE IT A SIGNIFICANT DENT IN OUR PROJECTIONS TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE POINT WE WOULD WANT TO GET TO.
ALL RIGHT THE TENTATIVE BUDGET TOTAL EMPLOYEES WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 684 BROKEN DOWN BY 271 FULL-TIME FACULTY 320 CSE MEMBERS 51 MANAGERS 16 CONFIDENTIAL 12 CDC WORKERS FIVE EXECUTIVES AND EIGHT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YEAR-TO-YEAR IS THE FULL-TIME FACULTY REFLECT 13 NEW POSITIONS THAT WERE APPROVED UNDER THE FACULTY HIRING PRIORITIZATION PROCESS OR COMMITTEE.
AND SO, WE MOVED 13 OF THOSE IN THAT AND OF THOSE 13 THEY ARE REFLECTIVE IN THIS
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UPDATED NUMBER.HERE IS AN OVERALL SNAPSHOT OF WHAT OUR EXPENDITURES LOOK LIKE.
WE HAVE A BUDGET OF A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN $133 MILLION BROKEN DOWN BY THE FIRST TOP THREE ARE THE ACADEMIC SALARIES THAT WILL INCLUDE ANY OF OUR FACULTY BOTH PART-TIME, FULL-TIME AND OUR ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATORS IN THAT NUMBER.
FOLLOWED BY THE CLASSIFIED POSITIONS AND THEN THE BENEFITS AND FOLLOWED BY ALL THE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BULK OF OUR BUDGET IS DEVOTED TO SALARY AND BENEFITS.
I HAVE A SLIDE THAT WILL SHOW YOU THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE OF THAT BUT YOU CAN SEE ILLUSTRATED EVEN IN THE PIE CHART THE BLUE AND ORANGE AND THE GRAY MAKE UP NEARLY 90 PLUS OF THE OVERALL BUDGET.
OUR TENTATIVE BUDGET REFLECTS A SURPLUS TO BE EXACT A $7.8 MILLION SURPLUS.
TOTAL SPENDING IS 133 MILLION.
TOTAL SALARY AND BENEFITS EQUALLY TO $121.5 MILLION AND THAT IS, REFLECTS A 91 PERCENT OF OUR OVERALL BUDGET DEVOTED TO SALARY AND BENEFIT.
PRETTY SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OUR BUDGET IS DEVOTED TO SALARY AND BENEFIT.
>> DR. FIERRO: VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ TO HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW IT COMPARES TO DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE?
>> SPEAKER: I KNEW YOU WOULD ASK ME THAT.
I JUST RECEIVED THE STATEWIDE REPORT A DAY OR SO AGO.
I HAVEN'T -I DON'T HAVE IT MEMORIZED YET WHAT THE STATE AVERAGE IS ON THE BED I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GIVE IT TO YOU BY MEMORY MY RECOLLECTION TYPICALLY THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE HOVERS SOMEWHERE AROUND 87 TO 89 PERCENT OF THE DISTRICTS OVERALL BUDGET DEVOTED TO SALARY AND BENEFIT.
AND SO OBVIOUSLY WE ARE ON THE HIGHER IN AND AT ONE YEAR I FORGET WHICH YEAR IT WAS EITHER IN 2019 OR 2018 WE WERE RANKED NUMBER 1 AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS A GOOD THING BUT WE HAD THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE THAT ARE BUDGET DEVOTED TO SALARY AND BENEFIT IN THE STATE.
RIGHT NOW I THINK WE ARE HOVERING AROUND NUMBER FIVE OR SIX.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEN AND THERE THERE'S A LOT MORE DISTRICTS THAT ARE NOW IN THE 90+ RANGE WITH US.
AND SO, THERE USED TO BE ROUGHLY TWO OR THREE DISTRICTS IN THE 90+ RANGE AND NOW THERE ARE FIVE OR SIX OF THEM IN THE 90+ RANGE ON THAT.
IT'S NOT LIKE OUR PERCENTAGE WENT DOWN BUT OTHERS ARE STARTING TO JOIN US IN THAT CATEGORY.
AND SO, IT'S NOT A GOOD CATEGORY BECAUSE WHENEVER THERE IS A TIME TO CUT YOUR BUDGET IF 90+ OF THE BUDGET IS DEVOTED TO SALARY AND BENEFIT IT MEANS TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CUTS YOU HAVE TO CUT WILL.
AND SO OTHERWISE YOU CAN CUT ALL THE DISCRETIONARY WANT BUT AT SOME POINT WE NEED TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON AND DO THE BASICS ON THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH IN THE DISCRETIONARY TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DENT AND IF WE EVER HAD TO MAKE A BUDGET REDUCTION.
KNOCK ON WOOD THAT WE DON'T HAVE AND AS HISTORY HAS STATED WE HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE VERY FEW DISTRICTS THAT EVER HAD TO OR HAVE US AND HAD TO LAY OFF ANY EMPLOYEES EVEN DATING BACK TO THE ECONOMIC HOUSING CRISIS BACK IN 2008.
THIS DISTRICT AND BOARD HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF BEING FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE AND BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE IT ONE TIME DOLLAR RESERVES TO OFFSET AND COUNTERBALANCE THOSE YEARS WHERE YOU GET INTO THE SOFT REVENUE YEARS.
I KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT OF QUESTIONS REGARDING SURPLUS AND SO MY NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES I WANT TO ILLUSTRATE SOME EFFECTS OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING
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ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO SALARY PROPOSALS.WHAT I HAVE HERE IS OUR ADJUSTED BUDGET FOR THE 2001 2020 JANUARY 20, 2022 FISCAL YEAR.
WE HAD STARTING WITH THE SURPLUS OF ROUGHLY $4.1 MILLION THE LAST BOARD MEETING THE BOARD APPROVED A ONE-TIME ADJUSTMENT THAT WE GOT FROM THE STATE TRANSFER OFFICE FOR PRIOR YEAR REVENUE THAT WE RECEIVED THAT TOTALED $3.1 MILLION.
THAT PUSHED OUR OVERALL SURPLUS 7.2 MILLION.
THIS IS NOT A FIRM NUMBER BECAUSE WE HAVE ENCLOSED OUR BOOKS YET.
WE ARE ABOUT 15 DAYS FROM JUNE 30 AND THEN IT WILL BE ANOTHER ROUGHLY ANOTHER 45 DAYS AFTER THAT UNTIL WE OFFICIALLY CLOSE THE BOOK.
WE ARE PROJECT THING A SURPLUS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD OF 7+ MILLION DOLLARS AND IF WE WERE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD ON A SALARY PUZZLE THE SALARY PROPOSAL BASED ON WHAT THE DISTRICT HAS PUT FORWARD THAT YEAR ONE WOULD COST US ROUGHLY $6.8 MILLION OR $6.8 MILLION WHICH WOULD BASICALLY LEAVE US WITH AN ESTIMATED ENDING SURPLUS OF ABOUT $448 MILLION.
THAT WOULD PUSH IT AT $400 MILLION WHICH THIS IS DONATED TO THE -- >> TRUSTEE: I'M SORRY, CAN YOU, CAN YOU GO BACK ON THAT DIFFERENCE? I GUESS I MISSED SOMETHING.
I GUESS WHAT YOU ARE SAYING FOR THIS YEAR THAT YOU ARE DRAWING THE SURPLUS IN THE CHART THAT YOU HAVE BELOW YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT IS 3 AND A HALF ONGOING THREE PERCENT ONE TIME INCREASED TO 6000 OF THE BENEFITS?
THE INCREASE DOES REFLECT THE BENEFIT JUST BECAUSE WHEN YOU INCREASE THE SALARY YOU ALSO NEED TO REFLECT THE INCREASING OF THE STATUTORY BENEFITS AS WELL.
THAT DOES REFLECT ALL THE INCREASES BASED ON THE DISTRICT POSTAL THAT IS CURRENTLY BEEN SHARED AND HAS BEEN POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE ON THE.
SO THAT REPRESENTS YEAR ONE OF THAT PROPOSAL OF ROUGHLY A LITTLE MORE THAN $6.8 MILLION.
>> DR. FIERRO: ON THE BENEFIT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A $6000 INCREASE TO THE MEDICAL INSURANCE PLUS THE 18.7 PERCENT FOR FACULTY ON RETIREMENT AND THAT'S 21 PERCENT FOR CLASSIFIED STAFF?
HAS THE PENSION AND THE STATUTORY BENEFITS WITH CLASSIFIED AND SOCIAL SECURITY AND ALL THOSE BENEFITS.
THAT BENEFIT REFLECTS THE INCREASE IN ALL OF THOSE.
>> TRUSTEE: IS THIS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES?
IT IS NOT FOR A PARTICULAR UNIT.
IT IS BASED TRADITIONALLY WHEN WE SETTLED NEGOTIATIONS OR CONTRACTS EVERYONE IS USUALLY PROVIDED THE SAME AMOUNT AND THIS REFLECTS IF WE WERE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT PROCESS FOR EVERYONE.
THE ONLY THING THAT IS CONFUSING IN THE WRECK TINGLE DOWN THERE THAT'S A COMBINATION OF ONGOING COSTS AND ONE-TIME COSTS.
THE ONGOING, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECT WAY.
IF WE FUNDED THE SALARY INCREASE THAT WE PROPOSE THAT IS STILL $3 MILLION EACH YEAR?
>> SPEAKER: IT IS COMPACTED OR THE TRUE ONE TIME COST IS THE TIME COST.
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>> TRUSTEE: THE ONE POINT OR IN THE AND THE BENEFITS ARE NOT A ONE TIME COST IS AN ONGOING COST?
>> SPEAKER: THE MAJORITY OF THOSE DO REFLECT ONGOING BUT THERE ARE SOME BENEFITS THAT ARE ALSO ONE-TIME BECAUSE IT'S REFLECTED IN THE ONE-TIME SALARY BECAUSE JUST BECAUSE THE ONE TIME IT'S NOT JUST SALARY ALONE IS SALARY PLUS AND IF IT.
ON AN ONGOING BASIS THAT NUMBER WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER BECAUSE THE OFF SCHEDULE BENEFIT WOULD NOT APPLY MOVING FORWARD.
>> TRUSTEE: LATER ON COULD YOU DO A LONGER-TERM LOOK OF THE BUDGET? MY QUESTION IS HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR THE ONGOING COST AND IN THE ONGOING PORTION OF THE BENEFIT IN 23 -24? GOING FORWARD? I THINK IT'S LATER ON?
>> SPEAKER: AGAIN THIS WAS DONE IT WAS INCLUDED ON THAT WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IS IN THE BUDGET.
WE DIDN'T REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE THIS INFORMATION WAS ALREADY PUBLISHED AND WE COULD NOT GO BACK AND CHANGE THOSE BUT WE ARE PRESENTING INFORMATION HERE AS A PRESENTATION TO SHOW YOU THE EFFECTS OF WHAT OUR SALARY PROPOSAL WOULD LOOK LIKE.
>> TRUSTEE: MY QUESTION IS HOW DOES THAT IMPACT OUR LONG-TERM RESERVES? TALK ABOUT THAT AND WHAT IS REQUIRED AND WHAT IS OVER THAT AMOUNT? AGAIN ALL OF THESE ONGOING COSTS THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE TO GET THAT.
MORE MONEY FROM THE STATE ARE GOING INTO RESERVES AND THERE'S NO OTHER OPTION.
I UNDERSTANDING THE TIMELINESS OF IT BUT I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO TO UNDERSTAND THOSE ONGOING COSTS AND HOW THEY IMPACT THE RESERVE.
THE PREVIOUS SLIDE WAS TO DICTATE IN YEAR ONE WE COULD IN THE YEAR WITH BASICALLY A SMALL SURPLUS AND I ALSO KNOW I AM SPEAKING TO WHAT TRUSTEE PEREZ WAS TALKING ABOUT.
AGAIN, THIS IS THE SAME SLIDE THAT I SHOWED THREE SLIDES AGO THAT SHOWED OUR TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR THE 2022 -2023 YEAR AND THAT DOES AFFECT THE COLA ALREADY.
WE WERE PROJECT THING A SURPLUS OF 7.8 $6 MILLION AND AGAIN, ASSUMING THAT WHAT WE HAVE ON THE TABLE IS APPLIED IN YEAR TWO THIS IS THE EFFECT OF THAT.
SO TRUSTEE PEREZ AS YOU CAN SEE THE ONGOING HAS NOW BEEN KICKED UP EVEN MORE TO AN ONGOING OF $6.8 MILLION ONGOING THERE IS A ONE-TIME COST OF $2.6 MILLION AND THEN PART OF IT ROUGHLY ABOUT A THIRD OF THE BENEFIT IS A ONE TIME WHICH WOULD BE ONGOING ON THAT WHICH GIVES US A TOTAL COST IN YEAR TWO OF JUST ABOUT $11.7 MILLION.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS YEAR IT ACTUALLY DOES FLIP US INTO A DEFICIT BUT WE ANTICIPATED THAT.
I THINK WHAT THE PROPOSAL THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT IS A COMBINATION.
RIGHT? WE WERE LOOKING AT THE BALANCE TO TRY TO PROVIDE AS MUCH AS WE CAN ONGOING WITHOUT NECESSARILY COMMITTING ONGOING IN GETTING US IN A BUDGET DEFICIT.
WE USED THE ONE-TIME DOLLARS AS OUR DIPPING INTO OUR RESERVES FOR THAT ONE TIME ON THAT.
WE HEAD BACK TO BACK ON THAT ONE TIME COST ON THAT.
THAT IS WHY YOU ARE STARTING TO SEE A DEFICIT.
IF I CHANGE THIS AND PUT MORE ON THE ONGOING THAT WOULD DEFINITELY START PUTTING THAT INTO SOME BUDGET PROBLEMS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE ONGOING COST THAT THEN FLIPS US INTO A NEGATIVE STANDPOINT.
WE ARE UTILIZING THE ONE-TIME OFFSET TO MAXIMIZE AS MUCH MONEY AS HE POSSIBLY CAN PUT ON THE TABLE WITHOUT NECESSARILY COMMITTING THAT ENTIRE PACKAGE ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
>> TRUSTEE: TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR FOR A $132 MILLION CAMPUS WE HAD AN INITIAL PROJECTION OF LESS THAN FIVE PERCENT SURPLUS FOR THE WHOLE BUDGET AND THEN WITH THIS ACCOMMODATION WE WILL BE ALMOST CLOSE TO ZERO
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SURPLUS, RIGHT?>> TRUSTEE: IS LESS THAN HALF PERCENT CLOSER TO ZERO THAN TO ONE.
AND THEN WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IN THE OUT YEAR IS A FUNCTIONAL DEFICIT BUDGET.
WE WILL BE IN THE REG BUT WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE ONTO THE NEXT YEAR WITHOUT DIPPING INTO THE RESERVE.
THE RESERVE WE TRY TO KEEP A BUNCH OF REASONS.
WE USE THE RESERVE IN ORDER TO FUND A NUMBER OF SPECIAL PROJECTS AND ACT TO BETTY'S FOR FACULTY AND STUDENTS AS WELL AS OBVIOUSLY THE HOUSING CRISIS ISSUE THAT WE NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE LAST FEW YEARS.
AND TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THIS TYPE OF SITUATION THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IN THE OFF YEARS AND NOT JUST BEYOND THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
IS THERE ANY HOPE THAT WE COULD CONTINUE CAN WE CONTINUE ON WITH THOSE
DEFICIT -- >> SPEAKER: TRUSTEE CAN YOU REPEAT THAT I DON'T KNOW IF I GOT YOUR ENTIRE STATEMENT.
>> TRUSTEE: [INDISCERNABLE] MY QUESTION IS AROUND THE BUDGET, THE BALANCED-BUDGET AND THE PROJECTED DEFICIT.
WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD THAT WE COULD BE.[INDISCERNABLE] ON THE INITIAL PROJECTION THAT WE DO NOT HAVE CONTINUAL DEFICIT?
>> SPEAKER: BASED ON THAT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY BUDGET DEFICITS AS LONG AS WE DO NOT CONTINUE TO GIVE THE AMOUNT OF OFF SCHEDULE PAYMENT WE WERE GETTING.
SO EIGHT PERCENT OFF SCHEDULE OVER THOSE THREE YEARS IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT.
WE CHOSE THAT -WE KNEW THAT OFFERING SOMETHING LIKE THAT WILL LIKELY REQUIRE US TO DIP INTO OUR RESERVES WHICH BASED ON THE RESERVE LEVELS WE WERE COMFORTABLE DOING BECAUSE WE WERE NOT COMMITTING ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
THAT WAS A ONE TIME RESERVE CHARGE AND FROM AN ONGOING STANDPOINT, AND ONGOING EXPENSE WOULD BE OKAY BECAUSE WE WOULD STILL HAVE A BALANCED-BUDGET.
>> DR. FIERRO: I THINK WHAT VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ IS TRYING TO ILLUSTRATE HIS THERE IS A LITTLE CUSHION THERE ON THE ONGOING CAUSE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO SUPPLEMENT WITH THE ONE-TIME THAT AT THE END OF YEAR THREE WOULD FADE AWAY TEMPORARILY UNTIL THE NEXT CONTRACT IS NEGOTIATED.
HOWEVER, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT IT IS THREE BUDGETS DOWN THE ROAD TO, IF THE ENROLLMENT CHANGED AND WE GO BACK PRE-COVID ENROLLMENT LEVELS THE BUDGET COULD LOOK VERY DIFFERENT.
THAT WOULD TAKE OBVIOUSLY A CONCERTED EFFORT ACROSS CAMPUS FOR US TO WORK ON ENROLLMENT RETENTION MAXIMIZE FUNDING FOR FORMULA IT IS OUR ONLY SOURCE OF REVENUE, RIGHT? WE DON'T GENERATE REVENUE ANY OTHER WAY.
THE WAY THAT WE DO THIS NOW WITH THE FUNDING FORMULA IS BY HAVING THE STUDENTS COMPLETE THEIR DEGREE PROGRAM, THE CLASSES, MAKING SURE THAT WE ENROLL ENOUGH STUDENTS AND MAKING SURE THE SPECIFIC POPULATION OF STUDENT ARE WELL SERVED IN OUR CAMPUS.
IN ORDER FOR US TO CHANGE THE PICK OF THE BUDGET DOWN THE ROAD READERS WE NEED TO WORK ON ENROLLMENT.
THE 10 PERCENT WAS PROJECTED HERE IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
WE NEED TO KEEP OUR 17 AND A HALF TARGET OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
THAT PICTURE OF REVENUE INCREASES.
WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE STUDENT SUCCESS INCREASES BECAUSE IT HITS TWO BUCKETS FOR THE FUNDING FORMULA.
NOT JUST FOR THE COMPLETION BUT THE POPULATIONS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE FUNDING
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OR MILA WHICH WHEN YOU COMBINE THOSE THREE YOU CAN HAVE AN INCREASE OF A COUPLE OF PERCENT ON FUNDING INDEPENDENT OF THE COLA THAT WE CAN GET ANY GIVEN YEAR.WITHOUT MAKING THOSE THREE PIECES MOVE FORWARD BY HAVING A SIGNIFICANT DIP IN ENROLLMENT THAT CAN ALMOST WIPE THE ENTIRE INCREASE ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE MEANING LOSING THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS THAT WE LOST DURING COVID BRINGS DOWN THE REVENUE SIGNIFICANTLY REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH MORE WE RECEIVE ON THE OTHER TWO BUCKETS.
>> TRUSTEE: THE WAY I HEAR THAT IS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
>> TRUSTEE: I THINK WE CAN DO IT BUT IT IS A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS BUDGET.
THE NEXT THING I WANTED TO SHARE REALLY QUICKLY -THE LAST THING I WANTED TO SHARE WAS SIMILAR TO WHAT TRUSTEE PEREZ WAS TALKING ABOUT THE MULTI YOUR BUDGET.
THIS DOES NOT, BECAUSE OF THE TIMING DID NOT REFLECT THE PROPOSED SALARY IN THE.
IT DOES REFLECT WHAT I SHOWED ORIGINALLY ON THE SLIDE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT A TENTATIVE BUDGET CURRENTLY WITHOUT OF SALARY INCREASES OF $7.8 MILLION IN YEAR ONE OR FOR THE 2020 FEBRUARY 20, 2023 YEAR ROUGHLY $8.6 MILLION PROJECT DID SURPLUS IN 2020 MARCH 20, 2024 AND $5.3 MILLION PROJECTED SURPLUS IN THE 2024 2025 YEAR AND AGAIN THIS DOES NOT REFLECT ANY OF THE BUDGET OR ANY OF THE PROPOSED SALARY INCREASES AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO REFLECT THEM IN THE PRESENTATION BECAUSE I WANTED TO ILLUSTRATE TO YOU THE FACTS OF WHAT YEAR ONE OF THE SALARY PROPOSAL WOULD DO TO THE BUDGET AND THEN YEAR TWO AS WELL WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE CURRENT TENTATIVE BUDGET.
KNOWING THAT THE PROPOSAL DOES HAVE ONE TIME DOLLARS IN IT THAT WE DID ANTICIPATE USING THE RESERVES AND THE ONE-TIME OFFSET COSTS.
MATCHING THE EXPENSE WITH THE ONE-TIME REVENUES OF RESERVES AND STILL HAVING THE MATCHING ONGOING DOLLARS WITH THE ONGOING EXPENSES.
>> DR. FIERRO: VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ IS IT POSSIBLE THAT IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO WE COULD GET THE PRESENTATION PUT TOGETHER AND WE CAN OBVIOUSLY SUBMIT TO THE BOARD AND UNPOSTED ALONG THIS BUDGET FOR THE NOT ADOPT THE DRAFT BASED ON
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THE CURRENT NEGOTIATION SO WE HAVE A MORE REALISTIC VIEW OF WHAT WOULD HAVE?IF ADOPTED TODAY I COULD PROJECT WHAT THE SALARY PROPOSAL WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS AND THEN OBVIOUSLY ONCE WE GET TO THE ADOPTED BUDGET DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF THAT AND WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN COME TO A SETTLEMENT BY THAT TIME THE ADOPTED COULD REFLECT THOSE ACTUAL CHANGES IN THEIR BEING DONE.
THEY ARE NOT IN HERE BECAUSE AGAIN, THEY ARE STILL GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS.
THEY ARE NOT IN THE POSITION YET TO TRULY REFLECT THEM IN THE BUDGET YET.
THE ADOPTED BUDGET LIKELY WOULD BE SOME KIND OF CONTINGENCY IN THEIR FOR SALARY INCREASES KNOWING THAT WE ARE OBVIOUSLY GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO COMING TO SOME TYPE OF RESOLUTION ON THE.
OTHER THAN THAT, THAT IS MY PRESENTATION.
I AM HAPPY TO TAKE OR ADDRESS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS MAY HAVE.
>> VICE PRESIDENT: DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> TRUSTEE: VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ, ONE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SPENDING SO MUCH TIME TO WORK THROUGH THE NUMBERS TO GET THEM RIGHT AND HONEST SO WE CAN LOOK AT THEM TOGETHER.
THERE IS NOTHING IN HERE THAT IS ALTOGETHER SURPRISING BUT VERY INSTRUCT DAVE.
AND THEN, IN TERMS OF QUITE HONESTLY JUST DIPPING INTO SAVINGS IS SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME NERVOUS BUT THAT ASIDE IF WE DO IT BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO THEN WE NEED TO DO THAT IT'S A TIME AND PLACE WHERE IT MAKES SENSE.
WHERE I DO WANT TO CAUTION, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE STATE IS SHIFTING ITS EXPECTATION ON RESERVES.
TRADITIONALLY IT HAD A LOW RETIREMENT OVER WHAT IS THE MINIMUM AMOUNT ALLOWABLE FOR A DISTRICT AT ANY ONE TIME BUT THAT NUMBER HAS SHIFTED SIGNIFICANTLY.
IS THAT CORRECT OR CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT?
THE STATE USED TO HAVE A FIVE PERCENT MINIMUM THE RESERVE THAT REPRESENTED FIVE PERCENT OF YOUR TOTAL EXPENSES AND THAT IS HISTORICALLY WHAT THE TRANSFERS OFFICE RECOMMENDED.
EARLIER THIS YEAR I WANT TO SAY AROUND JANUARY OR FEBRUARY THE STATE REVISED HIS RECOMMENDATION IN UTILIZING THE G OFA BEST PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUDGETING.
THE NEW RECOMMENDED RESERVE IS NOT NECESSARILY DRIVEN OFF OF A PERCENTAGE IT IS DRIVEN OFF THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE.
THE MINIMUM RESERVE MUST REPRESENT TWO MONTHS OF OPERATING EXPENSES.
THAT DOES DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE LEVEL OF THE MINIMUM RESERVES THAT WERE REQUIRING -IT MORE THAN DOUBLES THE MINIMUM RESERVE THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE.
BUT, WE WENT THROUGH THE SHARED GOVERNANCE PROCESS BY REVISING OUR REPORT POLICY AND WE WILL SOON BE FOR ADOPTION IN THE NEAR FUTURE ON THAT.
AND I AM ALSO HAPPY TO NOTE THAT THIS BUDGET AND EVEN WITH THE SALARY PROPOSAL THAT WE ARE OFFERING WE ARE STILL, WE WOULD BE ABOVE THAT MINIMUM RESERVE.
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EVEN WITH THE UPDATED RESERVE TO REPRESENT TWO MONTHS OF OPERATING EXPENSES.THAT WOULD NOT TYPICALLY REFLECT A 16.67 PERCENT MINIMUM RESERVE IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT FROM AN AVERAGE IN THE WAY THAT I GOT THERE IS IF YOU TAKE 100 PERCENT DIVIDE THAT BY 12 REPRESENTING 12 MONTHS TIMES TWO MONTHS YOU ARE GOING TO GET TO THAT 16.7 PERCENT.
AND THAT'S IF YOU SPLIT IT DOWN.
THE SAME WAY WE WOULD DO YOU TAKE THE TOTAL EXPENSES AND DIVIDED BY 12 AND TIMES THAT BY TWO.
IN THIS TENTATIVE BUDGET WE ALREADY ADJUSTED FOR THAT TO SHOW THE REFLECTION.
HERE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
IN THE VERY LEFT COLUMN WHERE IT SAYS THE 2020 JANUARY 20, 2022 ADJUSTED BUDGET IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE UNDESIGNATED RESERVE IT REFLECTS THE FIVE PERCENT.
7 OR 6,791,000 WOULD BE THE ACTUAL MINIMUM RESERVE BASED ON THE FIVE PERCENT.
THE TENTATIVE BUDGET REFLECTS WHAT THE NEW MINIMUM BASED ON THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE RECOMMENDATION SO NOW THAT RESERVE IS AT $21.2 MILLION IS THE MINIMUM RESERVE AND SO YOU CAN SEE IT INCREASES DRAMATICALLY ON THAT AND IT STILL REFLECTS THE APPROPRIATE NUMBERS ON THE.
SO, ACTUALLY, EXCUSE ME, I AM WRONG.
THE LINE ABOVE THAT WHERE IS SAYS BOARD MANDATED RESERVE REFLECTS THE TWO MONTHS.
OUR NEW MINIMUM RESERVE WILL BE 33.1 MILLION HID THE 21 REPRESENTS THE ADDITIONAL ABOVE, HOW MUCH RESERVE WE HAVE ABOVE THAT MINIMUM SO IN THAT BUDGET REFLECTS A $21 MILLION RESERVE THAT IS ABOVE WHAT THE MINIMUM IS.
IT'S STILL PUTTING US IN A SOLID POSITION.
WE POSITION OURSELVES WELL TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENT.
>> TRUSTEE: THANK YOU VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ.
I STILL WANT SOME RESERVE TO HANDLE A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO OUR INSTITUTION LIKE THE MONEY WE SET ASIDE FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES, FOR EXAMPLE.
I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DO THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY AND CULTURE AND PRIORITIZE STUDENTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES ACROSS CAMPUS.
I APPRECIATE YOUR DUE DILIGENCE IN LOOKING AT THAT HERE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO BALANCE HERE.
I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS.
>> SPEAKER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH BOARD PRESIDENT BIRKEY.
I'M SURE THAT THE OTHER TRUSTEES WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.
I KNOW HE IS A HUGE ADVOCATE ON SUSTAINABILITY ON CAMPUS AND AS WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT FEW DAYS OF BEING A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FACILITY PLANNING INITIATIVE I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY MUSIC TO HIS EARS.
STUDENT TRUSTEE TO SEE THAT I'M GIVING YOU A NOD ACROSS THE ROOM IN AGREEMENT.
>> SPEAKER: IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS I THINK THIS IS NOW OPEN FOR ADOPTION.
>> SPEAKER: STUDENT TRUSTEE LEDESMA? TRUSTEE AVALOS? TRUSTEE LEWIS? VP DR. SHIN LIU? TRUSTEE PACHECO? TRUSTEE PEREZ? AND TRUSTEE DR. SALAZAR IS ABSENT.
>> VICE PRESIDENT: THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM DISTRICT OFFICIALS.
WE ARE GOING TO START WITH THE STUDENT TRUSTEE.
[4.01 Reports and Comments from District Officials]
CAN YOU HEAR ME FINE? PERFECT.
I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE TREND FOR TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE ON CAMPUS.
IN RECENT YEARS THE COLLEGE HAS SHOWN TREMENDOUS EFFORT IN TRANSFORMING ITSELF TO
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BECOME AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY CAMPUS.THIS HAS BEEN DISPLAYED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERAL GREEN INITIATIVES ACROSS THE BOARD SUCH AS THE LEAD CERTIFICATION OF NEW BUILDINGS, THE RECLAIMED WATER IRRIGATION SYSTEM THAT PROMOTES WATER CONSERVATION.
THE ADOPTION OF A BREAK FREE FROM PLASTIC INITIATIVE THAT IS TAKING THE PLASTIC FROM VENDORS AND THE MOST RECENT EXCITING SOLAR PROJECT.
I CANNOT WAIT FOR THAT TO BE IMPLEMENTED AND BUILT.
THESE ARE IMPRESSIVE STRIDES AND CLEARLY WE INDICATE, THIS IS CLEARLY INDICATED WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION HOWEVER I BELIEVE THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
I BELIEVE WE CAN BE THAT MUCH MORE AMBITIOUS.
WE ALL KNOW THAT THE STATE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT IS IN TERRIBLE SHAPE AND I THINK WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO DO OUR PART AS THE LIVES OF OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS DEPEND ON IT, QUITE EARLY.
IT IS UNFORTUNATE TO SEE HOW THE MINORITIES ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT DID.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENT POPULATIONS IDENTIFY AS MINORITY.
WITH THAT BEING SAID I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TWO THINGS ONE BEING THAT THE CERRITOS COLLEGE INITIATIVES WEBSITE BE REFLECTED OF OUR WORK FROM THE PAST SIX YEARS AS IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS LAST OF DATED IN 2016.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
SECOND, I PROPOSE A FORMATION OF A SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO FURTHER REVIEW AND IMPROVE OUR SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND CONTINUALLY BE ACTIVE TO FIND THE COLLEGES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE ROLE MODELS FOR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY CAN BE COMPETITIVE IN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM AS WELL.
>> TRUSTEE: I WANT TO THANK THAT GREAT REPORT.
I GOT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PREVIOUS AND NOW WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IN MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT HOW DO WE STAY SUSTAINABLE WITHOUT DIPPING IN.
>> TRUSTEE: I ALSO WANT TO MAKE A SECOND ON TRUSTEE PACHECO'S COMMENT.
ONCE WE HAVE MORE SOLID NUMBERS FROM THE STATE I LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING OTHER ACTIONS ON OUR POLICIES HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE IN THE UPCOMING MEETINGS ONCE WE GET MORE INFORMATION AND HAPPY EARLY FATHER'S DAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE FATHERS AND I WILL BE JOINING YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME.
>> VICE PRESIDENT: TRUSTEE PEREZ?
>> TRUSTEE: I HAVE NO REPORT BUT I DEFINITELY SECOND THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE.
WE SHOULD MOVE ALL OF OUR FLEET TO ALL ZERO EMISSION.
THERE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN FLEETS AS WELL, TOO.
>> VICE PRESIDENT: BOARD PRESIDENT BIRKEY?
>> TRUSTEE: SUSTAINABILITY ON FLEET! I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DON'T HAVE AN UPDATED WEBSITE IN TERMS OF THE SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE BUT I AM SURE THAT IS SOMETHING WE COULD HANDLE.
AND I THINK THERE IS A RENEWED FOCUS ESPECIALLY COMING OUT OF THE TIME AND ENERGY AND WHAT WE CAN DO SUSTAINABILITY WISE AND THEN VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ I APPRECIATE THE HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT IT TOOK TO BE ABLE TO SUMMARIZE THAT FOR US.
AND THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT.
>> VICE PRESIDENT: TRUSTEE AVALOS?
>> TRUSTEE: YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY I HAVE NO REPORT I JUST WANT TO COMMEND THE STAFF WERE GREAT PRESENTATION TONIGHT AND I JUST WANTED TO KNOW AND I MEANT TO UNMUTE MYSELF EARLIER BUT EITHER VICE PRESIDENT MARANDA OR EITHER DR. FIERRO CAN RESPOND TO THIS.
WHEN OUR STUDENTS REGISTER FOR CLASSES OVER THE SUMMER, IS THERE A LAG TIME IN TERMS OF WHEN TO REREGISTER? I ASK BECAUSE SOME OF OUR STUDENTS TO GO WAIT TO COLLEGE COME BACK HOME FOR
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AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR SUMMER CLASSES.LET'S SAY A STUDENT DID THAT TWO SUMMERS AGO AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN HERE FOR A YEAR OR TWO.
DO THEY HAVE TO GO BACK TO REREGISTERING ALL OVER AGAIN OR CAN THEY GO IN AND LOG IN FOR A COURSE THAT'S QUESTION NUMBER 1.
AND THEN I WANTED TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING OUT THERE.
FOLKS WANTING TO BE OUT AND ABOUT THIS FOURTH OF JULY AS WE HEAD INTO THE SUMMER MONTHS.
THE COVID NUMBERS CONTINUE TO RISE AND IT IS SADDENING AS WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THESE MANY OUTBREAKS IN PARTS OF THE CITIES AND SCHOOLS AND HAVE A LOT OF CONCERN IN REGARDS TO THAT AND I'M WISHING EVERYONE A GREAT FATHER'S DAY, HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY I HOPE EVERYONE STAYS HEALTHY AND SAFE.
BUT ANYWAY, THAT WAS MY QUESTION.
>> TRUSTEE: TRUSTEE AVALOS, STUDENTS CAN LEAVE FOR A SEMESTER OR TWO SEMESTERS BUT WHEN THEY RETURN THEY HAVE TO BE WHAT THEY CALL AS RETURN ACTIVATED.
THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO JUST COME AND START TAKING CLASSES AGAIN.
THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH A TERM ACTIVATION AGAIN.
I CAN CONTACT I BELIEVE THE WEBSITE THROUGH ADMISSIONS AND RECORDS HAS THIS AND THEY CAN GET THEIR TERM ACTIVATION ONCE AGAIN.
ONCE THEY ARE TERM ACTIVATED THEY CAN THEN RECEIVE THEIR APPOINTMENT TIME AND REGISTER ONCE AGAIN.
>> TRUSTEE: THANK YOU FOR THAT I APPRECIATE THAT.
SO, MY REPORT AND I WANT TO THANK, AGAIN, THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION THE STAFF DID A GREAT JOB FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL PROGRAM.
IT WAS A GREAT JOB AND I'M SO PROUD OF IT.
THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT FROM VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ IT WAS CLEAR.
>> DR. FIERRO: THANK YOU TRUSTEE VP DR. SHIN LIU.
FIRST I WELCOME THE COMMITTEE.
I DON'T KNOW I THINK I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PUT THIS ONE TOGETHER FOR QUITE LITERALLY SEVEN YEARS.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHEN I GOT TO THE COLLEGE IT WAS 100 PERCENT LEAP OF FAITH BY THE BOARD.
IT WAS ADOPTING THREE FUNDS, THE ARTS FUNDS, SECOND SUSTAINABILITY AND THE LAST ONE INNOVATION FUNDS.
IT WAS MAYBE A MONTH OR SO WHEN I GOT HERE IN THE BOARD BARELY KNEW ME BUT THEY ENDED UP VOTING FOR THOSE FUNDS.
THE ONE THAT IS MOST SUCCESSFUL TODAY IS THE ARTS FUND.
THAT'S HOW ALL THE PUBLIC ARTS THAT YOU ARE SEEING ACROSS CAMPUS, THE MURALS AND ESSENTIALLY EVERY ARTS INITIATIVE HAS BEEN WORKING.
I'M NOT TAKING CREDIT FOR THAT WORK BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN THE COMMITTEE AND THE WAY IT WAS FORMED SAYS I'M SUPPOSED TO BE THE CHAIR OR MY DESIGNEE.
I LIKE ART BUT I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ARTS.
SO JAMES HAS BEEN LEADING THE EFFORT WE ALLOCATED $1 MILLION IN EACH CATEGORY.
THAT WAS THROUGH THE REVENUE OF THAT MILLION DOLLARS, WE BEEN ABLE TO DO SOME WORK ON ALL CATEGORIES BUT THE ONLY ONE WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE CONSISTENTLY IS THE SUSTAINABILITY.
SUPPORTED THE RESOURCES WHILE BACK BUT AS FAR AS SPORADIC INITIATIVES WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PUT THE ENTIRE CONSISTENT GROUP ON THAT TASK.
IF WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN DURING YOUR YEAR AS A STUDENT TRUSTEE THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING BIG TO LIVE BEHIND AS YOU MOVE ON.
>> TRUSTEE: AND IT IS ALREADY PRE-FUNDED!
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AND, DR. FIERRO, HOW DO WE COME UP WITH THAT MONEY, WHERE DO WE GET THE FUNDING FOR THAT?>> TRUSTEE: THAT WAS MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
THAT YEAR WE WERE COMING OUT FROM THE RECESSION AND THE STATE WHEN I CAME IN WE RECEIVED A BIG PAYMENT FROM THE STATE OF MONEY THAT WAS OWED TO US FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.
THEY GAVE US A SURPLUS SO WE PUT THAT MONEY TO BE ABLE TO FUND INITIATIVES OUTSIDE OF THE GENERAL FUND.
SO ESSENTIALLY, FROM WHAT IT WILL HAVE TWO ESSENTIALLY BECOME A RESERVE WE USED TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS OVER THE LONG RUN.
THE WAY WE DID THAT BASICALLY WAS BY ENDOWING IT AND EACH FUND HAS THEIR OWN INTEREST AND THE IDEA IS FOR US TO NOT SPEND ANY MORE MONEY THAN WHAT THE INTEREST PRODUCES EVERY YEAR SO THEY HAVE MONEY TO FUND THE INITIATIVES VIRTUALLY IN PERPETUITY.
>> TRUSTEE: THAT IS GREAT AND I APPRECIATE THAT AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHY RESERVES CAN BE VALUABLE HERE.
THE NEXT, THIS IS OUR LAST BOARD MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT MARANDA SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU.
LATELY WE HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THE HISTORY BOOKS AT THE COLLEGE AND VICE PRESIDENT MARANDA IS THE SECOND LONGEST VICE PRESIDENT THAT WE HAVE HAD.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE HAD THIS LEVEL OF STABILITY SINCE THE 90S.
AT THE END OF THE 90S WAS PERHAPS THE LAST TIME THAT WE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE WILL IN THE SAME POSITION FOR THIS LONG.
AFTER THAT, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE POSITIONS ROTATED IN A YEARLY, TWO OR THREE YEAR BASIS SO FOR THE LAST SIX OR SEVEN YEARS PARTICULARLY SIX MOST OF US HAVE BEEN TOGETHER AND I WANT TO THANK RICK FOR HIS SERVICE IN THE OFFICE OF THE AFFAIRS.
WE HAVE GONE THROUGH FUN TIMES, TOUGH TIMES, SAD TIMES WEDDING TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR EVERYTHING HE'S DONE FOR THE DISTRICT, FOR ME AND
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THE BOARD AND EVERYONE ON THIS CAMPUS.I WISH HIM VERY WELL ON HIS NEXT ADVENTURE SO, THANK YOU, RICK.
[APPLAUSE] >> VICE PRESIDENT: ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE CLOSED SESSION.
I GUESS, GOOD NIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.