[1.04 EMERGENCY ITEM: Consideration of Approval for Trustee Dawn Green to Participate Remotely in the September 13 Board Meeting in Accordance with AB 2449 Brown Act Provisions for Just Cause or Emergency Circumstances]

MEETING. AND WE NEED TO VOTE FOR THAT.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

SO ANYBODY? YEAH, WE CAN VOTE AS YET.

OKAY. WHEN IT TRUSTEE PEREZ.

WE NEED THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OR THE MAJORITY OF THOSE.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE FOUR, RIGHT? SO YOU NEED FIVE WHEN YOU FIVE.

OKAY. SO SHALL WE WAIT FOR TRUSTEE? UNLESS IT'S ALL UNANIMOUS.

OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

OKAY, SO.

DO WE HAVE? MOTION? FOR TWO MOTION.

ALL RIGHT. SO.

YES, YES. SO NO OBJECTION.

SO WE VOTE, YOU KNOW.

WE ALL VOTE FOR.

SO FOR THE EMERGENCY APPROVAL FOR TRUSTEE DAN GREEN TO PARTICIPATE IN REMOTELY.

OKAY. NOW, SO 1.05 COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE.

[1.05 Comments from the Audience]

ALL RIGHT. SO LET ME SEE WHO'S HERE.

COMMENTS. ONLINE COMMENT FROM AMY PARKER.

I SPEAK TODAY ABOUT THE LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCE OF ADMISSIONS AND RECORDS DEGREE EVALUATORS.

THE CLASS OF 2023 HAS BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS TO RECEIVE OUR DIPLOMAS AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT COME.

MY EVALUATION WAS COMPLETED BACK IN JULY, WHICH WAS STILL VERY LATE.

GIVEN THAT MOST PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PASS THROUGH WITH AN AUTOMATIC CHECK.

DESPITE THAT, I STILL DON'T HAVE MY DIPLOMA.

NOT ALL EVALUATIONS ARE COMPLETE YET, AND A&R REFUSES TO EVEN ORDER DIPLOMAS, LET ALONE DISSEMINATE THEM UNTIL ALL EVALUATIONS ARE COMPLETE.

WHEN I'M GOING TO.

WHEN AM I GOING TO RECEIVE MY DIPLOMA? SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER.

I'M IN THE LUCKY POSITION OF NOT HAVING TO HAVE MY PHYSICAL DIPLOMA FOR ANYTHING, BUT I KNOW OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD TO PROVIDE THE ACTUAL DIPLOMA.

INSTEAD OF A TRANSCRIPT FOR JOBS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES SHOULD NOT TAKE THIS LONG TO EVALUATE DEGREES DESPITE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO GRADUATED THIS YEAR.

IF THE COLLEGE CANNOT COMPETENTLY HANDLE THIS WITH ITS CURRENT STAFF, IT SHOULD BE HIRING MORE STAFF.

THE COLLEGE MUST DO BETTER AND MUST GET US OUR DIPLOMAS AS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT.

IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS HERE? SEEING NONE. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE REPORT AND COMMENTS FROM THE CONSTITUENT GROUP.

[1.06 Reports and Comments from Constituent Groups]

FIRST, LET'S HAVE DENISE FALCON FACULTY SENATE PRESIDENT.

IN ZOOM OR NOT HERE PRESENT.

YEAH. NO.

OKAY, THEN WE MOVE ON TO DR.

LEANA WEN. CCF PRESIDENT.

GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES, ADMINISTRATION AND COLLEAGUES.

CCF IS GRATEFUL TO THE DISTRICT FOR PROCESSING AND EXPANDING PART TIME HEALTH CARE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE 2223 ACADEMIC YEAR.

BECAUSE OF THIS ONE YEAR EXPANSION, 77 FACULTY RECEIVED A REIMBURSEMENT CHECK FOR UP TO $3,300 THIS PAST PAY PERIOD.

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THIS CRITICAL REIMBURSEMENT ALLOWED OUR PART TIME COLLEAGUES TO BREATHE A LITTLE EASIER EACH SEMESTER.

THIS IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT.

HOWEVER, EVEN WITH EXPANDED REIMBURSEMENT POOL, NOT ALL ELIGIBLE FACULTY WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE THEIR REIMBURSEMENT.

CCF WAS ALERTED THAT 23 APPLICANTS WERE DENIED REIMBURSEMENT NOT BECAUSE OF THEIR ELIGIBILITY, BUT BECAUSE REIMBURSEMENT POOL HAD BEEN EXHAUSTED.

ADDITIONALLY, THE $3,300 REIMBURSEMENT CAP, ALTHOUGH IT'S LARGER THAN THE ORIGINAL $1,100, IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO REALISTICALLY COVER THE COST OF HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR OUR FACULTY.

FOR EXAMPLE, UNDER CALPERS, KAISER'S BASIC MONTHLY PREMIUM IS $865 A MONTH OR $4,325 A SEMESTER.

THIS MEANS THAT OUR REIMBURSEMENT WAS ONLY ABLE TO COVER THE EQUIVALENT OF 63% OF THE BASIC KAISER PLAN CURRENTLY OFFERED TO OUR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES. I KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN MENTIONING AB 190 AT ALMOST EVERY BOARD MEETING THIS LAST YEAR, BUT THIS HISTORIC BILL HAS CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE BY PROVIDING $200 MILLION ONGOING DOLLARS TO ADDRESS THE GAPS IN HEALTH CARE FOR OUR PART TIME FACULTY. DURING THE 2223 FISCAL YEAR, THE FIRST YEAR OF AB 190 IMPLEMENTATION IN 37 DISTRICTS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM.

THE TOTAL COST TO THE STATE WAS ONLY $22 MILLION, A FRACTION OF THE AVAILABLE FUNDS OUT OF 200.

THIS MEANS THAT THERE WERE STILL PLENTY OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR CERRITOS COLLEGE TO IMPLEMENT A FULL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM FOR OUR FULL TIME.

FOR OUR PART TIME FACULTY AND RECEIVE 100% REIMBURSEMENT.

SOME OF THE LARGEST DISTRICTS IN THE STATE HAVE FULLY IMPLEMENTED HEALTH CARE FOR THEIR PART TIME FACULTY, AND THEY ARE RECEIVING 100% REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE. THE MOST RECENT REPORTS IDENTIFY SAN DIEGO DISTRICT RECEIVING $7.6 MILLION.

LACCD RECEIVING $2.7 MILLION LO CERRITOS $2.2 MILLION AND GROSSMONT AT $1.5 MILLION. THESE DISTRICTS HAVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 300 TO 500 ELIGIBLE PART TIME FACULTY PARTICIPATING, WHEREAS CERRITOS COLLEGE ONLY HAS ABOUT 100 POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE PART TIME FACULTY.

THE OVERALL COSTS TO THE STATE FOR CERRITOS TO FULLY IMPLEMENT HEALTH CARE FOR PART TIME FACULTY WOULD BE A DROP IN THE BUCKET IN RELATION TO STILL AVAILABLE FUNDS AND IN COMPARISON TO OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.

NOT ONLY ARE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE, BUT CERRITOS COLLEGE IS LEAVING MONEY ON THE TABLE.

ALL THE DISTRICTS THAT I MENTIONED ABOVE ARE RECEIVING 100% REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE COMPARED TO THE 50% WE ARE RECEIVING FOR ONLY OFFERING A REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.

IF CERRITOS COLLEGE IMPLEMENTS ALL FOUR TENETS OF THE AB 190 FOR PART TIME HEALTH CARE OR PART TIME, FACULTY WOULD BE ABLE TO ENROLL IN HEALTH CARE PLANS AT NO COST TO THE DISTRICT.

WE CAN SHOW CERRITOS CARES BY INVESTING IN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR ALL OF OUR FACULTY TRUSTEES.

THERE IS ENOUGH MONEY TO FUND FULL HEALTH CARE FOR PART TIME FACULTY.

WE CAN OFFER NO COST TO THE DISTRICT HEALTH CARE TO ELIGIBLE FACULTY AS SOON AS SPRING.

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.

THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

NEXT WILL BE ERLINDA LOPEZ, CSC PRESIDENT.

GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND TO OUR AUDIENCE IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY.

I DID WANT TO THANK OUR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, MR. LOPEZ, AND OUR VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, DR.

GUTIERREZ, FOR WORKING WITH CSK ON OUR SPEEDY NEGOTIATIONS.

I THINK IT WAS LIGHTNING FAST.

AND SO WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR COLLABORATION FOR THAT AND WE DO APPRECIATE BOTH OF THEM AS WELL FOR SENDING OUT THE INFORMATION FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN OUR MEMBERS ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT CAPS.

SO WE DO APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION COMING OUT.

AND WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND ALSO TO DR.

FIERRO AND OUR TO OUR EVP AS WELL FOR THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUDGET FORUM AND AS WELL AS FOR THE CONVOCATION INFORMATION FOR SETTING

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UP OUR GOALS. SO WE'VE SHARED THAT WITH OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF AND WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WILLING TO PARTNER WITH THE DISTRICT ON HOW CLASSIFIED CAN HELP SUPPORT THAT ONE GOAL.

AND OUR MISSION TO HELP IMPROVE.

SO JUST BY ALL MEANS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT SO THAT WE CAN HELP YOU MAKE OUR INSTITUTION BETTER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO OPEN SESSION AGENDA.

[2.01 Institutional Presentation: Recognition of Classified/Confidential Employee of the Month]

THE FIRST 2.01 IS INSTITUTION PRESENTATION.

WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNITION OF CLASSIFIED AND CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, LINDA KAUFMAN.

DR. PIERRO. JUST A SECOND.

SURE. YOU KNOW? YEAH. WE'LL GET THERE.

WE NEED TO DO WE NEED TO DO A.

ANNOUNCEMENT. THE PRESIDENT WAS INJURED.

MOVE PRETTY FAST, RIGHT? THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

SLOW. THAT'S HOW YOU GET A MATCHING BOOT, AT LEAST.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

I'D LIKE TO. WELL, LINDA IS ALREADY HERE.

OR HOW DO I CALL HER LINDA JEAN.

THE OUTSTANDING CLASSIFIED AND CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE SELECTION COMMITTEE NAMED LINDA KAUFMAN AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE OUTSTANDING CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AWARD FOR AUGUST 2023.

LINDA BEGAN HER CAREER WITH CERRITOS COLLEGE IN 19.

89. THAT'S 34 YEARS AGO.

LINDA IS A SUPER STAR WHO PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN CERRITOS COLLEGE RESPONSE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC.

HER CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ENSURING THAT OUR CAMPUS REMAINED AT THE FOREFRONT OF THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES.

LINDA TIRELESSLY, TIRELESS EFFORTS HAVE RESULTED IN CERRITOS COLLEGE CONSISTENTLY HAVING AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS SUCH AS PPE, CLEANING SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, COVID TESTS, COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND MORE.

SHE DEDICATED COUNTLESS HOURS TO TRACKING VENDORS AND PLACING ORDERS TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY RESOURCES.

CERRITOS COLLEGE HAS UTILIZED APPROXIMATELY $40 MILLION IN HER FUNDS DURING THE PANDEMIC.

AND LINDA JEAN HAS PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN MANAGING THESE EXPENDITURES AS THE CAMPUS BEGAN TO REOPEN.

SHE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND BY CREATING AND PACKAGING CARE PACKAGES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, DEMONSTRATING HER COMMITMENT TO THEIR WELFARE.

LINDA JEAN, YOUR DEDICATION, COMMITMENT AND WILLINGNESS TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE EXCEPTIONAL.

THE ADMINISTRATION, STAFF AND STUDENTS APPRECIATE YOUR PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND YOUR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS.

WE ARE PROUD THAT YOU ARE A CERRITOS COLLEGE EMPLOYEE AND WE COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND DEDICATION.

AND THANK YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE.

ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I'VE KNOWN OBVIOUSLY LINDA SINCE I GOT HERE, BUT WE HAVE KEPT A CLOSE RELATION, ALONG WITH ALL THE CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES ON CAMPUS.

LINDA IS A FANTASTIC TEAM MEMBER.

NOT ONLY SHE DOES EVERYTHING THAT IS DESCRIBED HERE, BUT SHE HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR.

SHE'S INCREDIBLY HELPFUL.

SHE KEEPS FELIPE IN CHECK.

AND THAT IS COMPLICATED.

SO SO WE'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY TO HAVE LINDA.

VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HER TO BE PART OF THE TEAM.

AND I COULD NOT THINK WELL OUTSIDE OF SHERYL BECAUSE I'M ALREADY GETTING THE LOOK A BETTER PERSON WHO RECEIVED TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, LINDA.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SO I WAS TOLD I HAD TO MAKE A LITTLE SPEECH.

AND I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT THIS, SO PLEASE BE PATIENT.

I'LL GET CHOKED UP.

I WANT TO THANK FELIPE.

I WANT TO THANK FELIPE FOR NOMINATING ME FOR THIS.

HE'S BEEN A WONDERFUL, SUPPORTIVE BOSS THROUGH HIS YEARS HERE AND HAS ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL VALUED.

AND THAT'S WONDERFUL IN A BOSS TO HAVE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR ME.

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HE MAKES ME GROW.

HE SUPPORTS ME.

HE JUST.

MAKES LIFE EASY FOR ME AND I TRY TO MAKE LIFE AS EASY FOR HIM AS POSSIBLE AS WELL.

AND I CAN'T GO WITHOUT RECOGNIZING MY BEST FRIEND, CHERYL THEORY.

WE LIVE TOGETHER.

IN 1989 AND I WAS WORKING IN NEWPORT BEACH AND SHE BROUGHT AN APPLICATION AND SHE GOES, WHY ARE YOU DRIVING TO NEWPORT BEACH? YOU SHOULD APPLY HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

SO I DID, AND I BECAME THE FIRST DIVISION SECRETARY IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES.

AND THEN FROM THERE IN 2020 BECAME THE VP SECRETARY AND CERRITOS COLLEGE.

I'VE GROWN UP HERE AND IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE TO WORK.

IT'S ENCOURAGING, IT'S SUPPORTIVE.

AND THE PEOPLE, THE FACULTY, THE STAFF, THE MANAGERS, EVERYBODY THAT I'VE WORKED WITH OVER THESE 34 YEARS ARE WONDERFUL.

AND I COULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT ALL OF YOU.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN.

AND THANK YOU AGAIN, PHILIPPE, FOR THIS.

I APPRECIATE IT.

OH, WOW.

OKAY. MAYBE I SHOULD JUST START IN FRONT OF ME.

DO IT. DO IT FROM THE WAIST UP.

SCOOT, SCOOT, SCOOT. YEAH, YEAH.

GIVE HIM. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NO, IT'S FINE.

ALL RIGHT. SO THE SECOND INSTITUTION PRESENTATION IS ANOTHER DATA SNIPPET BY DR.

[2.02 Institutional Presentation: Data Snippet from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, Planning, and Grants]

EMBER ROCK. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

SO TODAY OR TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE FALCONS NEST.

CAN I CONTROL? OKAY. I GOT THE BUTTON TO WORK.

THANKS. SO, A LITTLE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT THE FALCON'S NEST.

SO THEY OFFER A HOST OF SUPPORT, WHICH IS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.

SO FOOD SUPPORT, HOUSING SUPPORT, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, CLOTHING, CALFRESH AND HYGIENE SUPPORT.

SO THE FALCON'S NEST OPENED IN 2020.

AND SO WITH REGARDS TO STUDENTS SERVED IN 2020, 2021 AND THE 2122 ACADEMIC YEAR, WE SERVE SLIGHTLY UNDER 400 STUDENTS AND SINCE ITS OPENING WE'VE INCREASED MORE THAN 40%.

SO LAST ACADEMIC YEAR WE SERVED OVER 550 STUDENTS AND WE ACTUALLY PULLED THE DATA TODAY AND WE HAVE ALMOST 650 STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN SERVED THROUGH FALCON'S NEST.

SO WE EXPECT THIS ACADEMIC YEAR WE'RE GOING TO BE SERVING A LOT MORE STUDENTS THROUGH THE FALCON'S NEST.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SERVICES UTILIZED, THE TOP THREE ARE FINANCIAL FOOD AND HOUSING.

WITH REGARDS TO DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION.

WHEN WE LOOK AT RACE AND ETHNICITY, WE SEE THAT WE'RE SERVING A HIGHER PERCENT OF OUR BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS WITH THE FALCON'S NEST.

SO 16% OF OUR STUDENTS WERE BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN WHO HAVE UTILIZED THE FALCON'S NEST IN THE LAST THREE ACADEMIC YEARS, COMPARED TO A 7% AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

WE LOOK AT GENDER.

70% OF OUR STUDENTS UTILIZING THE FALCON'S NEST ARE FEMALE, COMPARED TO 54% CERRITOS COLLEGE.

AND THEN WITH AGE, WE'RE ACTUALLY SERVING A HIGHER PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20 AND 34 AT 62%, COMPARED TO 50% AT CERRITOS COLLEGE. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT WE RECENTLY DID.

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SO WE SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION TO EXCELENCIA, WHICH FOCUSES ON INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND HIGHLIGHTS PROGRAMS WHERE STUDENTS ARE SUCCEEDING. AND SO THERE WAS 103 APPLICATIONS AND WE WERE ONE OF FIVE TO GET RECOGNIZED AT THE ASSOCIATE LEVEL FOR THE VILLAGE.

AND SO PART OF THE DATA THAT WE SUBMITTED TO THE EXAMPLE OF EXCELENCIA IS THAT STUDENTS HAD A HIGHER GPA FROM THEIR ENTRY POINT TO THEIR EXIT BY 0.2. 93% OF THOSE STUDENTS HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT AID PLAN ON FILE, COMPARED TO 68% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

AND WE KNOW HOW CRITICAL A CCEP IS FOR STUDENTS WITH REGARDS TO COMPLETING THEIR DEGREE.

AND THEN LASTLY, STUDENTS EARNED A DEGREE IN CERTIFICATE AND TRANSFERRED AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE WITH HOUSING SUPPORT COMPARED TO THE GENERAL POPULATION. I BROUGHT PAM HERE.

SHE WORKS IN THE FALCON'S NEST AND IS ON THE GROUND AND I WANTED HER TO HIGHLIGHT ANYTHING THAT I MISSED.

AND THEN ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT THE FALCON'S NEST IS DOING JUST TO SHARE THE GREAT WORK THAT WE'RE DOING HERE AT THE COLLEGE.

THANK YOU, AMBER.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE FALCONS NEST.

WHILE IT MIGHT NOT FEEL LIKE A LARGE NUMBER, 400IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS EACH AND THEN 500 LAST YEAR, THERE HAS BEEN SOME SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN THE FALCONS NEST THIS ACADEMIC YEAR AND THAT WE ALREADY, AS AMBER SAID, HAVE ON THE BOOKS MORE STUDENTS IN WEEK NUMBER FOUR OF THIS FALL SEMESTER THAN WE DID IN THE ENTIRE YEAR LAST YEAR.

AND WITH THAT EXCUSE ME, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE SOME OF THE NUMBER CHANGES THAT HAVE HAPPENED FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR.

FOR EXAMPLE, LAST WE TALKED ABOUT FOOD, EMERGENCY AID AND HOUSING AS THE TOP THREE RESOURCES.

LAST AUGUST, IN THE FIRST MONTH, WE RECEIVED 35 STUDENTS REQUEST FOR HOUSING SUPPORT.

THIS MONTH WE RECEIVED 70.

SO WE'VE GROWN A LOT IN OUR REQUESTS THIS LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAVE STUDENTS COME TO THE TO THE NEST TO RECEIVE FOOD, WE'VE PURCHASED A SOFTWARE WHERE THEY CAN GO ONLINE AND MAKE THEIR PURCHASES, WHICH ALLOWS US TO GET A LOT OF ANALYTICS.

SO THE ANALYTICS I'M ABOUT TO SHARE WITH YOU COME FROM THAT SOFTWARE.

LAST YEAR WHEN WE LOOKED AT UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS COMING TO THE MARKET TO GET FOOD, WE WERE SEEING LAST YEAR ON AVERAGE ABOUT 45 STUDENTS A WEEK.

THIS MONTH WE'VE SEEN AN AVERAGE OF 113 STUDENTS A WEEK.

SO WE'RE SEEING OUR NUMBERS EXPONENTIALLY GROW.

WE WERE SEEING STUDENTS CAN COME AND GET NOT JUST GROCERIES, BUT THEY CAN GET WHAT WE CALL GRAB AND GO, WHICH IS LUNCH IMMEDIATELY, YOU KNOW, RATHER THAN GO HOME AND COOK.

LAST YEAR, WE WERE AVERAGING ABOUT FOUR STUDENTS A DAY.

WE'RE NOW AVERAGING ABOUT 30 STUDENTS.

IT'S GROWING LARGELY, LARGELY IN PART BECAUSE THERE WAS A PHENOMENAL ORIENTATION IN THE GYM ON THE FIRST DAY OF WELCOME WELCOME WEEK, WHERE I THINK EVERYBODY FROM THE GYM ACTUALLY WALKED INTO THE FALCONS NEST IMMEDIATELY.

THERE'S ALSO BEEN REMARKABLE OUTREACH EFFORTS THROUGH THE LCP'S AND OUR GUIDED PATHWAYS AND OUR SOCIAL WORKER SITTING ON THOSE TEAMS. AND STUDENTS ARE JUST IN PERSON NOW.

THEY'RE JUST COMING MORE IN PERSON AND WE'RE SEEING THAT IN THE FALCONS NEST.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT LAST YEAR, ON AVERAGE, EVERY WEEK WE GAVE OUT ABOUT 1400 ITEMS FROM OUR MARKET, 1400 FOOD ITEMS AND HYGIENE ITEMS. THIS MONTH, WE'RE AVERAGING 2500 ITEMS A WEEK OUT OF OUR SPACE.

THAT'S A LOT OF THAT'S A LOT OF MOVEMENT OF PRODUCT TO GET TO STUDENTS.

AND AND SO I JUST I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS BECAUSE AS THE FALCONS NEST GROWS, I CAN GIVE YOU LIKE THE DATA THAT IS TODAY OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

AND WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE PHONE CALLS AND VISITS FROM OTHER CAMPUSES WANTING TO KNOW WHAT IT IS WE'RE DOING BECAUSE WE HAVE ON THIS CAMPUS ESTABLISHED A GREAT REPUTATION AMONG OTHER COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

AND WITH THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE, I WILL BE GOING NEXT THURSDAY TO THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE TO HELP TRAIN THE NEW CAMPUSES THAT WILL BE RECEIVING SOME OF THE HOUSING FUNDING, WHICH JUST I HIGHLIGHT THAT AS A IS TO SHOW THAT CERRITOS COLLEGE IS BEING RECOGNIZED STATEWIDE AS A LEADER AMONG THEIR PEERS WITH BASIC NEEDS.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD THAT TEAM AND I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

YOU GOT? I'M.

GREAT WORK. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT THE TRAJECTORY OF WHERE THIS IS GOING.

I WANTED TO ASK, FIRST OF ALL, WHAT ARE SOME WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN SUPPORT AS THINGS BECOME?

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I THINK THE THROUGHPUT AT SOME POINT BECOMES DIFFICULT, RIGHT? BECAUSE SYSTEMS ARE USUALLY BUILT FOR A CERTAIN LEVEL OF CAPACITY.

SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES YOU ANTICIPATE POTENTIALLY FACING AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN SUPPORT? THAT'S A WONDERFUL QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR ASKING.

THE TWO ISSUES I SEE IN FRONT OF US THAT I AM AWARE OF ARE WITH THE NUMBERS INCREASING THE WAY THEY ARE.

I'M I'M AWARE AND WATCHING THE CAPACITY OF THE STAFF IN THE FALCON'S NEST.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE FULL TIME STAFF MEMBERS AND THEN WE HAVE A TEAM OF SEVEN PART TIME GRADUATE SOCIAL WORKERS.

THE SEVEN PART TIME GRADUATES GRADUATE SOCIAL WORKERS TYPICALLY CARRY A CASELOAD OF 60 TO 70.

AND THAT IS NOT A CASELOAD THAT JUST IS A NUMBER ON A PAGE.

THAT'S PEOPLE WHO THEY NEED TO KNOW THEIR SPECIFIC SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE EQUITY IS SO DEEPLY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING BASIC NEEDS.

IT CAN'T JUST BE FILL OUT THE FORM AND YOU GET THE PRODUCT.

IT HAS TO BE REALLY SPECIFIC STUDENT SERVING.

AND SO I AM VERY AWARE OF AS OUR NUMBERS WHEN I PULLED THE NUMBERS FOR AMBER TODAY AND I WENT, HOLY MACKEREL, WE'RE ALREADY AHEAD THIS MONTH FROM WHAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.

AS THE MANAGER, I NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF WHAT THIS ACADEMIC YEAR LOOKS LIKE.

AND WILL I HAVE TO MAKE A SHIFT IN MY PROGRAM? AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE JUST YET.

SO I WANT TO PUT THAT ON YOUR RADAR THAT THE FALCON'S NEST IS A GREAT RUNNING SYSTEM THAT MAY HAVE TO SHIFT AND THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IF IT'S SHIFTING PROGRAM OR INCREASING STAFFING AND IF IT'S INCREASING STAFFING, THEN, YES, I'LL BE BACK.

AND AND THEN THE OTHER DYNAMIC THAT I'M ACUTELY AWARE OF IS THAT WHILE WE HAVE BASIC NEED FUNDING COMING FROM THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE, WHICH IS WONDERFUL, THE FUNDING THAT'S NOT STABLE, WHICH YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT, IS OUR IS OUR HOUSING FUNDING.

AND IF YOU KNOW FOLKS WHO HAVE THE TREE WITH THE MONEY FOR THE HOUSING OR, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PROVIDE THAT FUNDING, I'M VERY INTERESTED IN HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS BECAUSE OUR FUNDING FOR THE VILLAGE IS SEPARATE THAN OUR FUNDING FOR THE FOLKS WHO HAVE FAMILIES AND WHO ARE OVER THE AGE OF 25, THOSE FOLKS, THEIR HOUSING, THAT'S THE AS AMBER REPORTED IN OUR NUMBERS, THAT IS THE POPULATION THAT COMES MOST TO THE FALCON'S NEST, AND THAT IS THE POPULATION THAT WE HAVE ALREADY CAPPED OUR ABILITY TO RECEIVE NEW STUDENTS IN THAT PROGRAM IN THE SPRING.

ALL RIGHT. AND SO AND THEN OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE TRYING TO KEEP IN HOUSING, THAT NUMBER IS VERY LARGE.

AND SO THAT FUNDING IS NOT CONTINUOUS, IT'S NOT GUARANTEED.

AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE TWO CATEGORIES THAT I WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT IS WHAT IS THE CAPACITY AS THE NEST CONTINUES TO GROW FOR THE GENERAL POPULATION AND WHAT IS THE THE FUTURE FUNDING SOURCES FOR OUR UNHOUSED STUDENTS IN WHAT WE CALL THE HIP FUNDING OR THE AB 74 FUNDING.

SO AND I DO WANT TO REMARK THAT WE DID IN THE SPRING PARTICIPATE IN THE THE BASIC THERE'S A NATIONAL BASIC NEEDS SURVEY LOOKING AT WHAT IS THE BASIC NEEDS OF THE CAMPUS RIGHT NOW. AND REMARKABLY, THE DATA DIDN'T CHANGE MUCH FROM 2019.

AND IN BETWEEN 2019 AND 2023, THERE BEEN TWO BIG DIFFERENCES ON THIS CAMPUS.

NUMBER ONE, WE HAD A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, WHICH I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IMPACTED OUR DATA, BUT THEN THERE WAS ALSO A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR FOLKS DURING THAT DURING THAT PANDEMIC. BUT WE ALSO OPENED A BASIC NEEDS PROGRAM.

SO IT'S REALLY HARD TO TELL WHERE WHERE THAT DATA COULD HAVE GONE OR WHERE IT WENT 2019 TO 2023.

WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR BASIC NEEDS DATA REGARDING GENERAL CAMPUS NEED.

AND THEN I HAD ONE.

ONE MORE, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NOTICED FROM AMBA'S PRESENTATION SEVERAL MONTHS AGO REGARDING STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS THAT ARE NOT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SAY FALLING BEHIND ANYMORE.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT EQUITY GOALS? YEAH, WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO AND OUR EQUITY GOALS IS MALE STUDENTS.

AND I NOTICED TOO, THAT WE THERE'S A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF FEMALE STUDENTS WHO ARE SHOWING UP AT THE FALCONS NEST COMPARED TO MALE STUDENTS.

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD UNPACK THAT A LITTLE BIT FOR US AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO ENSURE THAT MALE STUDENTS ARE ESPECIALLY THOSE IN NEED AND THAT MAY BE IMPACTED BY ACADEMICALLY AS WELL, GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WELL CONNECTED? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO I CAN SPEAK ON BOTH OF THOSE ISSUES.

I THINK I HEARD TWO ISSUES.

I'M VERY INTERESTED NOW IN MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PULLING OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS STRONGER TO OUR MALE IDENTIFIED STUDENTS.

THAT SAID, I ALSO WANT TO NORMALIZE THAT IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS, FEMALES TYPICALLY HAVE HIGHER RATES OF REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT THAN MALES BECAUSE OF THE SOCIAL STIGMA AROUND SUPPORT.

SO I WANT TO NORMALIZE THAT, BUT THEN ALSO NOT ACCEPT IT, RIGHT? SO NORMALIZE IT AND THEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE NEED TO DO THAT DEEPER OUTREACH TO OUR STUDENTS WHO IDENTIFY AS MALE TO THE DISPROPORTIONATELY MAYBE IMPACTED OR AFFECTED.

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WE DID RECENTLY LOOK AT THE EQUITY PLAN FOR THE CAMPUS AND CREATED OUR EQUITY GOAL, AND IT IS AROUND OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN BLACK STUDENT IN IN THAT THAT POPULATION TENDS TO DROP OUT MORE AND WHEN THEY DROP OUT, WE TEND TO NOT RE ENROLL THEM AT A HIGH RATE.

AND SO THE FALCONS NEST HAS TAKEN ON THAT EQUITY GOAL AND IDENTIFYING WHO ARE THE STUDENTS COMING INTO THE FALCONS NEST WHO IDENTIFY AS BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN AND WHAT CAN WE DO ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING THEM ENGAGED? AND THE MINUTE WE SEE THEM FALLING OFF, REENGAGING THEM? ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THE FALCONS NEST IS WE HAVE CERTAIN SERVICES LIKE FOOD THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ENROLLED TO RECEIVE IN THAT WE CAN GIVE PEOPLE FOOD TO CONTINUE TO BRIDGE THEM BACK INTO ENROLLMENT.

THERE ARE SERVICES, SOME OF THEM ARE ABSOLUTELY LINKED TO ENROLLMENT, BUT SOME OF THEM CAN BE OFFERED WHILE WE'RE BRINGING THEM BACK.

SO THOSE ARE THE TWO POPULATIONS.

TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION, LOOKING AT WHAT CAN WE DO NOW FOR MORE ASSERTIVE OUTREACH TO THE MALE POPULATION BECAUSE OF STIGMA THAT IS A NORMALIZED EXPERIENCE IN THE COMMUNITY? AND THEN ALSO REALLY FOCUSING ON OUR PROACTIVE WATCHING OF THE BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT IN THE FALCONS NEST TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T LOSE THEM.

AND IF WE DO GET THEM BACK.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I HAD A QUESTION ON THE FIRST SLIDE, IF YOU COULD GO BACK.

UM. AMBER.

THE I THINK YOU HAD A DRINK THERE AT THE TOP THREE SERVICES UTILIZED.

WHAT DID HOW DO YOU DEFINE FINANCIAL? YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT ONE? ABSOLUTELY.

SO HISTORICALLY FINANCIAL AND WE REFER TO IT AS FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

SOME OF THE STUDENTS MIGHT KNOW IT AS EMERGENCY AID.

IN THE PAST, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN CALLED CARES ACT MONEY OR HURF MONEY.

IT WAS IT WAS A A BIRTH OF A PROGRAM IN THE PANDEMIC.

AND HISTORICALLY, IT WAS YOU CAN RECEIVE A $500 EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR A CRISIS THAT'S HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE.

AND WE WORKED REALLY WELL WITH FINANCIAL AID TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THE RIGHT STUDENTS GETTING THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF MONEY THIS SEMESTER.

WELL, LET ME SAY THAT DIFFERENTLY.

IN THE SPRING SEMESTER, WE PARTNERED BECAUSE OF THANK YOU TO MARTHA OVER AT THE FOUNDATION.

WE PARTNERED WITH DOWNEY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION AND CREDIT UNION TO START PROVIDING FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS.

AND THIS FALL, WE HAVE NOW LAUNCHED A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO ALLOW A STUDENT WHO'S ELIGIBLE THROUGH FINANCIAL AID TO RECEIVE A $300 SCHOLARSHIP FOR FOR PARTICIPATING IN THREE FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS.

SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS NOT ONLY PUT THE FIRE OUT, BUT DO SOME FIRE PREVENTION AND REALLY ENSURE THAT STUDENTS UNDERSTAND BANKING CREDIT, HOW TO USE THEIR FINANCIAL AID.

THERE'S A THERE'S A LIST OF TOPICS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TRYING TO GET IN FRONT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.

AND THEN ANOTHER PIECE OF THAT IS WHEN WE'RE MEETING WITH THEIR SOCIAL WORKER IN THE NEST, THE SOCIAL WORKERS ARE ESTABLISHING A BUDGET AND REALLY EXAMINING WITH THE STUDENT HOW TO USE A BUDGET AS A TOOL, NOT ONLY AS AN ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR OUR TEAM TO SAY WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON HERE, BECAUSE SOMETIMES STUDENTS WALK IN AND THEY'RE THINKING, I'M GOING TO PUT A BAND AID ON A BULLET WOUND.

AND WE'RE LIKE, THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER SERVICES WE NEED TO GET YOU.

LIKE, THIS IS NOT GOING TO WORK.

WE NEED TO REALLY SURROUND YOU WITH SUPPORT RATHER THAN JUST ONE THING YOU GET.

SO USING THAT BUDGET AS AN ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR OUR TEAM, BUT ALSO AS A ACTIVE TOOL FOR ENGAGEMENT IN THEIR OWN FINANCES BECAUSE SO MANY STUDENTS DO NOT KNOW HOW TO BUDGET THEIR FUNDS, THEY GET THEIR FINANCIAL AID AND THEY'RE OFF TO DISNEYLAND.

AND SO WE HAVE TO HELP THEM LEARN HOW TO MAKE IT STRETCH DECEMBER.

SO FINANCIAL SUPPORT MEANS EMERGENCY AID, FINANCIAL WELLNESS WORKSHOPS AND BUDGET SUPPORT THROUGH THE NEST.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH.

YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT THE NUMBERS ARE GROWING.

WE KNOW THE NEED IS THERE.

SO THE FACT THAT THINGS ARE CHANGING AND WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO REACH THESE STUDENTS IS GOOD NEWS.

MY I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, AS WE THINK IT WILL CONTINUE, THE NEED WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.

UM, ONE IS WHAT IS THE CURRENT BUDGET NOW THAT YOU HAVE AVAILABLE TO YOU? THE OTHER ONE IS AS WE INCREASE.

HAVE YOU IDENTIFIED WHETHER YOU'RE GOING TO TRY TO INCREASE, CONTINUE TO INCREASE CAPACITY OR JUST KIND OF STOP AT SOME POINT? RIGHT. AND HAVE YOU IDENTIFIED WHAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE? AND THE OTHER ONE WAS, UM, YOU KNOW, AT WHAT POINT WOULD YOU COME? AND PRETTY MUCH ASK FOR MORE MONEY.

RIGHT. IF IF IF THE.

LIKE, I THINK BECAUSE THIS IS TIED TO STUDENT SUCCESS, RIGHT? SO THE MORE WE CAN HELP THE STUDENTS, WE'RE GOING TO SEE THEM SUCCEED.

SO. YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT GROW.

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YOU KNOW, THAT'S MY PERSONAL, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? BUT I WANTED TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DISCUSSING OR TALKING ABOUT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.

QUESTIONS? I THINK I HEARD THREE.

OKAY. SO THE BUDGET CURRENTLY WITH THE FALCON'S NEST, THE PRIMARY BASIC NEEDS FUNDING COMES FROM THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE IN THE FORM OF ONGOING BASIC NEED FUNDING.

YOU NEED NUMBERS LIKE JUST A BALLPARK LIKE UNDER 700,000 AND THAT THAT PRIMARILY PAYS FOR OUR STAFFING WITH, WITH, WITH A SMALLER PORTION.

UM, LET ME TAKE A STEP BACK.

SO WE HAVE THAT ONGOING FUNDING WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST A ONE TIME FUNDING AND THAT ONE TIME FUNDING IS HELPING US REALLY LAUNCH A BUNCH OF OUR PROGRAMING.

HOWEVER, THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, BECAUSE THIS ONE TIME FUNDING IS NOT GUARANTEED.

SO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET I REALLY SET UP JUST ON THAT CONTINUAL BASIC NEEDS FUNDING.

AND THIS IS THE CHERRY ON TOP OVER HERE, THAT CONTINUAL FUNDING.

WE ALSO HAVE A GRANT THROUGH CAL FRESH WHERE WE HAVE A CAL FRESH TEAM TO PROVIDE CAL FRESH OUTREACH.

AND, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR FUNDING FOR HOUSING, WHICH IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE AND THAT'S THE AB 74 FUNDING THAT IS NOT GUARANTEED TO HELP RUN OUR RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM IN THE VILLAGE.

AND I WANT TO SAY THAT'S LIKE $640,000 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

UM, AND, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME UNITED WAY FUNDING AND, AND SOME PRIVATE DONATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MANAGED THROUGH THE FOUNDATION.

WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY, THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO ONBOARD INTO A PROGRAM THAT WILL BE PRESENTED FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN A FEW MONTHS, MAYBE IN NOVEMBER, CALLED FRESH SUCCESS.

THAT WILL ENGAGE A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE CAL FRESH BENEFITS IN ENSURING THAT THEY ARE TAKING A STRAIGHT PATH TO GRADUATION.

AND SO A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THOSE FOLKS.

SO CAPACITY WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN THE FALCONS NEST, BUT WE'RE LAUNCHING THAT IN JANUARY, HOPEFULLY WITH YOUR APPROVAL.

SO SO THAT'S WHERE OUR BUDGET IS TODAY.

SO THAT KIND OF LEADS INTO THE CAPACITY QUESTION.

AND THAT'S THE ISSUE THAT I'M LOOKING AT THIS I'M BECOMING ACUTELY AWARE OF AS THIS LAST MONTH, OUR NUMBERS HAVE EXPLODED, RIGHT? AND SO MAKING SURE THAT I'M LOOKING AT IF 62% OF STUDENTS ON CAMPUS ARE SAYING THAT THEY HAVE A BASIC NEED AND SECURITY, I NEED A BIGGER TEAM, I NEED A BIGGER BUILDING, I NEED I NEED A LOT OF BIGGER THINGS.

SO THEN IT'S ME COMING BACK TO THE CAMPUS AND SAYING, DO YOU WANT US JUST TO SERVE THE STUDENTS AT THIS LEVEL? BECAUSE THIS IS OUR CAPACITY, THIS IS OUR NUMBER, OR DO WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND BRING IN MORE TEAM MEMBERS TO MATCH THE NEED ON CAMPUS? I THINK THIS IS A YEAR THAT THAT'S GOING TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND SO WHEN DO I COME FOR YOU FOR MORE MONEY? UM, I MEAN, WHEN WOULD WE NOT COME FOR MORE MONEY IN BASIC NEEDS? SO BUT RIGHT NOW I'M LOOKING AT HOUSING LIKE THAT'S THE MONEY THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GUARANTEED THAT FUNDING NEXT YEAR.

SO, SO WE'RE NOT THERE YET FOR THE BASIC NEEDS BECAUSE IT'S CONTINUAL UNLESS WE HAVE THE CONVERSATION AFTER MY EVALUATION OF CAPACITY THAT WE MIGHT NEED MORE FUNDING.

DID I ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS? YES, I THINK THAT'S A DIFFICULT ONE.

HOUSING IS SO EXPENSIVE FOR WHAT YOU GET OUT OF IT, BUT THAT'S ALSO WHY IT'S A NEED.

BUT THE OTHER THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK WE'VE DONE WELL IS LEVERAGED PARTNERSHIPS.

NOT THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE AS WONDERFUL AS HOVHANESS IS, BUT I THINK THAT BEING ABLE TO LEVERAGE THOSE PARTNERSHIPS, MAYBE THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AS THE DEMAND ON THIS THIS PROGRAM AND RELATED PROGRAMS GROW, BUT THAT MIGHT ALSO BE A SOLUTION.

NOT THAT I'M AGAINST ALLOCATING MONEY TOWARDS THIS, BUT JUST KNOWING THAT WE ALSO HAVE A LIMITATION AT SOME POINT.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT CREATIVITY SO WE CAN DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

SO, DR. FURER, WHAT WHAT IS THE TIMELINE IN TERMS OF.

RIGHT. BECAUSE IF THE IF THIS CONTINUES TO GROW MONTHLY, RIGHT.

AT WHAT POINT DO WE SAY, WAIT, LET'S I MEAN, WHAT'S THE PLAN? I GUESS, DO YOU HAVE I MEAN, IS THERE A PLAN? WELL, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PIECES.

SO THE THE FIRST PART OF IT IS REACHING OUT TO PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, PRIVATE DONORS GRANTS AND SO ON. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY DOING, SOMETHING THAT IS SOMEWHAT COMPLICATED TO DO BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SOME LEVEL OF SUCCESS GETTING SOME CONTRIBUTIONS.

BUT WELL, THE PROGRAM PRODUCES INCREDIBLE RESULTS.

IT DOES FEED A NEED NOT EVERYONE IS WILLING TO ALLOCATE, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING NOW AT THE STATE LEVEL, IN WHICH THE FUNDS THAT WE WERE HOPING TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE ARE DRYING UP.

AND IT'S NOT JUST FOR US, IT'S FOR EVERYONE AT THE STATE.

SO WE HAVE TO MOVE INTO.

DOING A LITTLE MORE OF THE GRANTS COMPONENTS OUTSIDE OF WHAT IS THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE AND PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY.

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THE NEXT STEP IS ACTUALLY TO RAMP UP INTO A STATEWIDE ADVOCACY AND FEDERAL ADVOCACY TO GET EARMARKED FUNDS.

AND WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON A PLAN FOR THAT.

THEY HOPEFULLY WILL BE ABLE TO TO BRING TO TO ALL OF YOU IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

WE'RE PUTTING OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR NEXT YEAR, AND THAT IS PART OF THE CONVERSATION.

AND I BELIEVE PAMELA HAS BEEN HAVING SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH ANDREA ABOUT SOME OF THE ITEMS THEY NEED TO BE PART OF OUR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY. WE HAVE HAD A FEW GOOD YEARS ON ON FEDERAL AND STATE ADVOCACY, WHICH WE ARE HOPING TO CONTINUE TO TO HAVE IN THE FUTURE AND SEE IF WE CAN DO THAT PART.

THE THE PART THAT I LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IN ADDITION OF THESE, WHICH FOR THE MOST PART WHAT PEOPLE SEE IS MONEY GOING INTO THE PROGRAM.

AND WHILE THAT IS TRUE, WE NEED TO ALSO LOOK AT THE OUTCOMES, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE BEEN TRACKING THE STUDENTS AND THE PERFORMANCE AND OR THE STUDENTS AT THE VILLAGE AND THOSE WHO USE THE FALCON NEST DO BETTER.

THEY THEY TEND TO PERFORM BETTER THAN THOSE.

THEY ARE IN THE SAME CONDITIONS AND DON'T UTILIZE THE SERVICES.

ACTUALLY, PHILIPPE AND I ARE DELIVERING A PRESENTATION ON FRIDAY, AND SOME OF THE DATA THAT WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT IS CONNECTED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS.

SO THE TRADITIONAL STUDENT AT CERRITOS COLLEGE PERFORM AT A SPECIFIC LEVEL.

THE STUDENTS WHO UTILIZE THE SERVICES OF THE FALCON NEST AND THE VILLAGE PERFORM ALMOST AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE TRADITIONAL CERRITOS STUDENT, BUT ABOUT THREE TIMES IS A33 FOLDS BETTER THAN THOSE WHO ARE IN SIMILAR SITUATION AND DON'T UTILIZE THE SERVICES.

SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY WITH THIS IS THAT THERE IS AN INVESTMENT OF BASIC NEEDS.

WHAT WE ARE TRULY SEEING THAT THE INVESTMENT IN BASIC NEEDS IS LEADING TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, WHICH ESSENTIALLY MEANS THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN ACADEMICS WHEN WE HELP STUDENTS REMOVE THEIR BASIC NEEDS, WHICH IS THE CASE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO TO BUILD.

AND PART OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR ADVOCACY AGENDA AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION ON BOTH ENDS WITH REGARDS WITH HOUSING AT 624, I THINK I GOT THE FINAL CONFIRMATION.

THE GOVERNOR NEWSOM SIGNED THE MODIFICATION OF THE BUDGET FOR THE STUDENT HOUSING.

SO NOW WE ARE DEFINITELY MOVING FORWARD ON THE HOUSING PROJECT THAT WE DISCUSSED.

SO NOW WE HAVE $68 MILLION FROM THE STATE AND THE $12 MILLION THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED BEFORE WE WENT FOR OUR APPLICATION. SO WE WILL BE DOING A PRESENTATION NEXT WEEK WITH FELIPE ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS, HOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THIS, BUT NOW IS ESSENTIALLY A DONE DEAL WITH THE SIGNATURE OF THE GOVERNOR ON THIS.

QUICK, QUICK QUESTION.

THE SIGNATURE OF THE GOVERNOR RELATES TO GRANT FUNDING VERSUS PERMISSION TO BORROW.

GOOD QUESTION. TRUSTEE BIRKEY.

I'M GLAD YOU ASKED.

THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS THERE AND WE'LL GIVE YOU WAY MORE DETAIL NEXT WEEK, BUT TWO OPTIONS THERE THAT IS STILL AN OPTION OF GO THROUGH A LOCAL REVENUE FUND.

HOWEVER, THE STATE IS COMMITTING TO PAYING 100% OF THE ANNUAL PAYMENTS OF THIS BOND FOR 30 YEARS. IN OTHER WORDS, WE WILL GO AND TAKE A LOAN IF WE WANT, AND THE STATE NOW IS IN A STATUE THAT THEY WILL PAY THE DISTRICT THE VALUE OF THAT LOAN FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS.

HOWEVER, THERE IS ALSO A NEW DIRECTION IN WHICH THE STATE NOW AS THE TAX RECEIPTS COME IN, BECAUSE WE ARE JUST GETTING TO THE FILE IN TIME AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE RECEIPTS ARE COMING IN BETTER THAN EXPECTED AND THAT IS GOING TO BE SOME ADDITIONAL MONEY.

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, THE MONEY THAT IS NEEDED TO PROVIDE THE COLLEGES WITH THE CASH TO DO THE PROJECTS WILL BE ALLOCATED.

SO WE'RE EXPECTING THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN SOMEWHERE IN THE BEGINNING OF 24.

IN WHICH CASE WE WILL NOT NEED TO GET THE LOAN.

BUT WE WILL GET THE MONEY FROM THE STATE.

IN BOTH INSTANCES, WE WILL GET THE MONEY FROM THE STATE, WHILE WILL REQUIRE US TO PARTNER WITH THE STATE AND ESSENTIALLY COSIGNING A LOAN WITHIN.

AND THE OTHER ONE WILL BE JUST A DIRECT CASH INFUSION FOR US TO BUILD THE PROJECT.

AND NEITHER ONE OF THOSE CASES, THE DISTRICT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENTS.

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SO THE WAY THAT WE ARE POTENTIALLY GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR APPROVAL IS WE WILL BEGIN THE PROCESS WITH THE LOCAL CONTRIBUTION SO WE CAN WAIT FOR THE STATE TO FINISH COLLECTING THE TAXES AND DOING WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO SO WE CAN BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO RECEIVE THE CASH ALLOCATION FROM THE STATE EITHER AT THE END OF THE YEAR OR BEGINNING OF NEXT.

AND THIS AGAIN WILL GET US 396 BEDS AND WE'RE EXPECTING TO HAVE RENTS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 700 AND 14, $740. SO THIS IS GREAT.

THIS ONE PIECE THAT I DIDN'T TRACK WITH JUST SO I CAN UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, IS WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENTS IN BOTH CASES BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SECOND CASE WE WOULD WE WOULD JUST BE RECEIVING CASH.

YEAH, WE'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENTS AT ALL.

SO. WELL, WE WILL IF LET'S SAY WE DO THE LOAN THE STATE IS NOW COMMITTING IN WRITING TO WRITE US A CHECK EVERY YEAR FOR THE TOTALITY OF THE ANNUAL PAYMENTS WERE SUPPOSED TO.

BUT YOU EITHER SAID OR.

YEAH, PROBABLY.

YEAH. AND IN THE SECOND CASE, IF THE STATE AT THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN THEY FINISH THEIR TAXES COLLECTION, HAVE MORE MONEY THAN THEY EXPECTED, WHICH IS LOOKING TO BE THE CASE, IT IS VERY LIKELY THEY RATHER THAN REQUIRING COLLEGES TO ENTER INTO THESE LONG TERM BOND THAT WE JUST SIMPLY GET THE CASH.

THE OTHER THING TO PLACE ON DISTRICTS LIKE OURS FAVOR IS THAT THOSE DISTRICTS THAT HAVE INTERSEGMENTAL PROJECTS WITH THE UCS OR THE CSUS ARE BEING ABSORBED BY EITHER THE CSU'S OR THE UC, SO THEY ARE NO LONGER IN THE SAME POOL OF CASH AS WE ARE, WHICH DECREASES THE COST OF THE OF THE CONSTRUCTION BY ABOUT $150 MILLION OR I THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE.

SO IN REALITY, THE THE STATE IS LOOKING FOR MAYBE A LITTLE OVER $300 MILLION RATHER THAN OVER HALF $1 BILLION.

YEAH, I THINK I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME.

WE'RE GOING TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS NEXT.

YES, WE'LL WE'LL BRING YOU A LOT OF DETAILS.

BUT I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS IT'S GOOD NEWS IN BOTH ENDS.

WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FINDING THE MONEY OR MAKING LOAN PAYMENTS.

THE STATE IS AGAIN PICKING UP THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THESE AS THEY INITIALLY PROMISE.

SO A COUPLE OF QUICK THOUGHTS ON THAT ONE.

CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF ADVOCACY WORK IN SACRAMENTO THAT WENT DOWN, INCLUDING YOU PERSONALLY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT ON LIKE FROM ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF CERRITOS COLLEGE.

SO I WANT TO SAY THAT SECONDLY, IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS MANY YEARS DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE IT'S UP AND OPERATIONAL BECAUSE REAL ESTATE TIME IS UNFORTUNATELY LONG.

WE GOT STATE APPROVALS, WE'VE GOT DESIGN WORK TO DO IN TWO AND A HALF.

FELIPE IS DOING THREE.

SO WE'LL SEE WHAT YEAR FROM NOW.

WHAT DO WE SAY IN THE WORLD OF STUDENT HOUSING AND SAY IF YOU'RE A DAY LATE, YOU'RE A YEAR LATE? YEAH. YEAH.

SO BUT I YOU KNOW IF WHETHER IT'S TWO AND A HALF, I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON WHEN WE START COUNTING.

BUT HOPEFULLY IN A FEW YEARS THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE COMPLETE.

WE CAN INTEGRATE THIS IN PART OF A LARGER PROGRAM.

ONE OF THE EXCITING THINGS I THINK ABOUT THIS IS THAT THE RENTS ARE SET AT AN ATTAINABLE LEVEL, WHICH MEANS TWO THINGS.

ONE, THAT STUDENTS WHO HAVE MEAGER FINANCES TO SUPPORT HOUSING AT THIS STAGE IN THEIR LIVES HAVE ACCESS.

THE SECOND PIECE IS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE EVEN LOWER THAN THAT.

IT BECOMES A LOT MORE LIKELY THAT WE CAN FIND MONEY TO BACKSTOP SOMEBODY IN A STUDENT HOUSING PROJECT.

IF THEY CAN AFFORD 400 INSTEAD OF 700, THEN IT IS WHEN WE GO TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND SAY, CAN WE HELP RENT THIS ROOM FOR $2,000? THAT GOES IT JUST GOES A MUCH LONGER WAY.

AND THOSE STUDENT OUTCOMES THAT WE'RE SEEING WHEN PEOPLE ARE HOUSED IN THE COMMUNITY ARE GOING TO BE ACCORDING TO DATA, ARE GOING TO BE MUCH ALL THE MORE SUCCESSFUL WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY ON CAMPUS.

SO THERE'S A.

SO A LITTLE BIT OF A LONG JOURNEY TO GET BACK TO THIS PRESENTATION, BUT I'M EXCITED ABOUT ABOUT THAT.

THAT IS VERY EXCITING. DR.

FIERRO AND TO YOUR POINT, YES, THE 70 STUDENTS WHO HAVE APPLIED THIS LAST MONTH WILL BE A LESS COMPETITIVE POOL.

WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON CAMPUS.

THEY ARE NO LONGER THAT PORTION WILL NOT BE COMPETING WITH SOME OF THE LITERALLY HOMELESS FOLKS.

AND WE CAN REALLY SEPARATE THOSE GROUPS OUT INTO PROVIDING SERVICES.

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SO YOU TALKED ABOUT CAPACITY.

I FEEL LIKE I JUST HEARD THE FUTURE OF MY CAPACITY.

GOOD. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE FALCONS NEST AND I'VE BEEN SOMEONE WHO HAS USED IT IN THE PAST, SO THIS IS VERY GOOD NEWS TO ME.

I AM VERY INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP, SO I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S AN EMAIL THAT I COULD GET FROM SOMEONE WHO'S OPERATING THAT.

YES, GREAT. WE'LL EMAIL YOU THAT TOMORROW MORNING.

OKAY? ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

UM, ONE MORE POINT, AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY ON CAPACITY AND I HEARD THAT WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY THERE, BUT THERE ARE SOME NEW PROVISIONS AND LOTTERY DOLLARS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO USE SOME OF THAT FUNDING FOR BASIC NEEDS.

SO WE WILL BE WORKING WITH VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ AND LOOKING INTO THE AVAILABILITY OF SOME OF THOSE FUNDS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

IF WE ARE OBVIOUSLY UNABLE TO TO FIND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, THERE ARE DIFFERENT USES FOR LOTTERY FUNDS AND WE HAVE DIFFERENT EXPENSES THAT WE CHARGE TO THAT PARTICULAR FUND.

BUT WE WE WILL BE LOOKING INTO THE AVAILABILITY OF THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN SERVICES AS WE RUN OUT OF MONEY.

SO. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

YEAH. YEAH.

WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE CONSENT ITEMS.

[3. Consent Items]

ANY. TRUSTEE. YOU WANT TO PULL ANY ITEM FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES, I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM 3.05, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. 3.05.

OKAY. SO WE ARE WE ARE GOING TO MOTION TO APPROVE THE OTHER ITEM EXCEPT 3.05.

ANYONE WHO HAS A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

NO OBJECTION.

SO. YEAH, WE DO NEED DO A ROLL CALL.

THAT'S RIGHT. GO AHEAD.

MHM. ALL RIGHTY.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE ROLL CALL.

BUT FIRST I NEED TO ASK TRUSTEE GREEN, IS THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER IN THE ROOM? NO. SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE ROLL CALL.

STUDENT TRUSTEE SCOTT.

I'M SORRY. DO I SAY YES OR CONSENT? I WANT TO PROVE IT.

OH, YES. ALL RIGHTY.

TRUSTEE. BIRKEY. I TRUSTEE GREEN.

I TRUSTEE LEWIS ABSENT TRUSTEE LU I TRUSTEE PACHECO I TRUSTEE PEREZ I TRUSTEE SALAZAR I MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO 3.05 AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE

[3.05 Approval to Rescind Amendment No. 4 and Approve the Revised Amendment No. 4 to the Food Services Agreement with Cassidy’s Corner Café for the District’s Campus Food Services for Vendor Location No. 8, and Mobile Coffee and/or Concession Cart/Kiosk.]

SOMEWHAT. SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ.

AND THIS ITEM IS RELATED WITH SOME OF THE ACCOMMODATIONS THAT WE HAVE MADE TO OUR LOCAL VENDORS IN ORDER TO HELP THEM STAY WITH US AS WE RECOVER FROM SOME OF THE STRUGGLES OF COVET THE COVID CREATED IN OUR FOOD SOURCES ON CAMPUS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY AROUND AS THE STUDENTS RETURN.

SO VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ WILL GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL.

THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU, DR.

FIERRO AND BOARD.

THIS ONE'S A LITTLE UNIQUE.

YES, WE DID MAKE SOME ACCOMMODATIONS TO OUR FOOD SERVICE VENDORS BECAUSE OF COVID.

BUT THIS PARTICULAR CASSIDYS, UNFORTUNATELY, THE LOCATION THAT THEY WERE IN AS PART OF OUR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THERE AND WHEN WE WERE EVALUATING THE BUILDING, WE WE DETERMINED CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THERE WASN'T ABLE TO REPAIR IT, THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD A COMPLETELY DEMO THEIR LOCATION ON THAT BECAUSE IT WAS BADLY ROTTED OUT.

IT WASN'T ABLE TO BE FIXED.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH A VENDOR TO SUPPLY A PREFABRICATED BUILDING TO GO INTO THE LOCATION WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY DONE, SELECTED AND MADE THE PURCHASE ON THAT.