Jun 12, 2024 Board Meeting

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING, THIS REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 12TH, 2024, TO ORDER.

WE WILL START WITH 1.01 ROLL CALL.

[1.01 Roll Call]

I'M SORRY. ROLL CALL.

ANDREA. SORRY. BOARD PRESIDENT SANDRA SALAZAR HERE.

BOARD VICE PRESIDENT MARIANA PACHECO HERE.

BOARD CLERK DAWN GREEN WILL BE ARRIVING SHORTLY.

TRUSTEE JAMES CODY BIRKEY PRESENT.

TRUSTEE ZURICH LEWIS, WILL BE ARRIVING SHORTLY.

TRUSTEE SHIN LIU TRUSTEE MARISA PEREZ.

STUDENT TRUSTEE KATHIE LEE.

AND PRESIDENT. SUPERINTENDENT PIERRO HERE.

THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM 1.02 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[1.02 Pledge of Allegiance]

I THINK I 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.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE LOU.

[1.03 Agenda Organization]

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MOVE OR ANY ITEM? HEARING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO 1.04 COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE.

[1.04 Comments from the Audience]

[1.05 Reports and Comments from Constituent Groups]

NO REPORT. TERRENCE MULLINS, IS HE HERE TODAY? NO. ANYONE ELSE LIKE THIS REPORT? OH. IRLANDA. CCAEA.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

HELLO. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

COLLEAGUES. PEOPLE WHO ARE LISTENING IN.

MY NAME IS CHRISTINE SONIA SANCHEZ, AND I'M THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF CSIA IN ORLANDO'S ABSENCE.

SO I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO EVELYN EDMUND CLARK AND COUNSELING, WHO IS CELEBRATING HER RETIREMENT AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE. SO WE WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU ON THAT GREAT MILESTONE.

WE ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DOCTOR FIERRO AND DOCTOR MIXON FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR EVENTS DURING CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WEEK, WHICH WAS HELD DURING THE THIRD WEEK OF MAY. DURING THAT WEEK, WE ALSO HAD CLASSIFIED AWARDS CEREMONY WHERE WE ACKNOWLEDGED AND HONORED 14 EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE DEDICATED 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE AND ONE EMPLOYEE WHO HAS BEEN HERE FOR 35 YEARS.

DURING THIS AWARD CEREMONY, WE ALSO HONORED SAMUEL CHAVEZ, OUR WEB TECHNICIAN WHO WON OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.

HE HAS WON EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AWARD THREE TIMES DURING HIS TIME HERE AT CERRITOS, AND IT WAS HIS SECOND TIME WINNING EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARD.

SO IT WAS AN AMAZING FEAT FOR HIM TO HIT THOSE MILESTONES AS WELL.

HE'S SETTING RECORDS THAT WILL BE HARD TO BEAT FOR OTHER FOLKS.

SO WE JUST WANT TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ARE INTEGRAL PART OF THIS COLLEGE, AND OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ARE THE BACKBONE OF MAKING THE COLLEGE ITS PROGRAMS AND THE REPUTATION AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT IS.

AND WE REALLY COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT ALL THE DEMONSTRATION OF THIS HARD WORK THAT WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT ITEM IS OUR OPEN SESSION, AGENDA 2.01 INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION INSTALLATION OF THE 24 2025 STUDENT TRUSTEE KATHY LEE

[2.01 Institutional Presentation: Installation of 2024-2025 Student Trustee]

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU HERE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US THIS EVENING.

AND I GET TO DO SOMETHING THAT I REALLY ENJOY DOING.

AND IT'S DOING THE OATH OF OFFICE TOWARD A STUDENT TRUSTEE.

AND THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, I'M GOING TO READ PART OF THIS, AND THEN I'LL YOU REPEAT AFTER ME AND THEN YOUR OFFICIAL WITH ALL THE WAY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS OFFICE.

ALL RIGHT, READY I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.

I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

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THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY, AND I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.

WELCOME. THAT'S.

FUNNY FUNNY YOU SHOULD.

MAN.

OKAY.

CONGRATULATIONS, TRUSTEE LEE.

AND WELCOME. NEXT ITEM IS 2.02 INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION RECOGNITION OF RETIREES.

[2.02 Institutional Presentation: Recognition of Retirees]

WE WILL START THE FOLLOWING RETIREES WILL BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CERRITOS COLLEGE.

WILL THERE ARE THREE TODAY.

AND THE FIRST ONE IS PHU NGUYEN, ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN FOR PRESENTED BY CATHY BURGOS, ACCOUNTING MANAGER.

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HOYOS VENCES, DEAN OF COUNSELING SERVICES.

CONGRATULATIONS, MISS CRAMER.

NEXT PERSON IS ALFRED RODRIGUEZ.

CUSTODIAN. PRESENTED BY CARLOS SERNA, OPERATIONS MANAGER.

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MISS DEBORAH WARD, DIRECTOR OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, PRESENTED BY ELIZABETH RILEY AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEAN OF HEALTH OCCUPATIONS.

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THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN ME DURING THIS TIME.

HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

IT HAS BEEN SUCH A JOURNEY.

I WILL TAKE SO MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS MY BEST JOB, AND I'M LEAVING IT, BUT I AM GOING TO BE A STAY AT HOME GRANDMOTHER FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTER WHO WAS BORN FOUR WEEKS AGO.

SO I WILL BE DOING THAT.

AND I APPRECIATE AGAIN ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE STAFF TO AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU. CONGRATS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE RETIREES AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

YOU WILL BE MISSED.

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

CONFIDENTIAL. CONFIDENTIAL.

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

THE OUTSTANDING CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE SELECTION COMMITTEE NAMED JAMAL INGRAM ATHLETIC ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST KINESIOLOGY DEPARTMENT AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE OUTSTANDING CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AWARD FOR APRIL 2024.

ALL RIGHT. SO JAMAL BEGAN HIS CAREER AT CERRITOS COLLEGE IN 2019 AS AN ATHLETIC ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST WITHIN THE KINESIOLOGY DEPARTMENT.

HIS DEDICATION TO SERVICE EXCELLENCE IS EVIDENT AT HIS CONSISTENTLY KEEPS TEAMS AND STUDENTS WELL INFORMED, AND IS ALWAYS WILLING TO LEND A HELPING HAND.

HE QUICKLY BECAME FOUNDATIONAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT, ASSISTING IN MAJOR EVENTS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENTS DURING THEIR ONBOARDING AND TRANSFER.

THANK YOU JAMAL FOR YOUR EXCELLENT WORK AND SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT, THERE IS A VERY LONG LIST OF ITEMS THAT ATHLETES NEED TO BE ABLE TO MEET IN ORDER WANT TO STAY COMPLIANT WITH THEIR THE SPORT.

TWO, THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY CONTINUE TO PLAY, AND THREE, THAT THEY CAN TRANSFER IT ON TIME.

AND THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE FULL CONCEPT THERE, BUT THEY DON'T GET RICHER OR THAT THEY LOSE A YEAR OF THEIR ELIGIBILITY DURING THIS TRANSFER.

AND TO KEEP ALL THAT.

JAMAL HAS BEEN DOING AN EXCELLENT WORK, AND THAT IS A BIG REASON AS TO WHY OR ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT HAS SUCH A HUGE TRANSFER RATE AND COMPLETION RATES. BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE LIKE JAMAAL MAKING SURE THE OTHER STUDENTS STAY ON TRACK.

SO THANK YOU, JAMAAL FOR YOUR HELP, DEDICATION AND EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR CAMPUS AND OUR STUDENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK.

AND YOU CAN BRING THE FAMILY FOR A PICTURE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD AND EVERYONE WHO CAME TODAY.

I ENJOY DOING MY JOB AND WORKING WITH THE STUDENT ATHLETES EVERY DAY.

AND THANK YOU AGAIN.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS 2.04 INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION RECOGNITION OF JACKIE STONE SCOTT, OUR STUDENT TRUSTEE BY DOCTOR FIERRO.

[2.04 Institutional Presentation: Recognition of Jacki Stone Scott, Student Trustee]

ALL RIGHT, JACKIE, THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK.

I WAS HOPING YOU HAVE MADE THE TIME TO TO BE HERE TODAY.

WE WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME.

AND ON BEHALF OF THE CERRITOS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE ENTIRE CAMPUS COMMUNITY, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR YEAR OF SERVICE AS A STUDENT TRUSTEE FOR YOUR WORK CONNECTING ACC WITH THE BOARD WITH ME TO GIVE US A BETTER PERSPECTIVE ON HOW WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT DIFFERENT CHANGES ON CAMPUS AND SOME OF THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS.

I KNOW JACKIE PRIOR TO HER BECOMING STUDENT TRUSTEE, AND SHE HAS BEEN ALWAYS A TRUE PROFESSIONAL, A VERY STYLISH LADY, AND A GREAT SPEAKER.

ONE OF THE BEST MEMORIES I HAVE OF JACKIE IS OUR FIRST TIME, WHICH, WHICH WELL, I'LL FINISH THE STORY.

OUR FIRST TIME THAT WE WENT TO DO ADVOCACY IN SACRAMENTO, SHE WAS LIKE, JUST PREPARE LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.

AND WE WERE AT THE HEARING SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE HEARING, AND WE HAD PROBABLY HALF OF THE ROOM FULL OF OUR CAMPUS STUDENTS AND DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES.

AND IT WAS ABOUT HOUSING.

AND I REMEMBER BRANDON AND AND JACKIE WERE PERHAPS OUR TWO BEST SPEAKERS, TO THE POINT THAT THE PERSON CHAIRING THE COMMITTEE WHEN I PASSED TO SPEAK, THEY JUST BASICALLY CUT ME OFF BECAUSE WE HAD SAID EVERYTHING THAT WE NEEDED TO SAY.

AND WHAT OTHER STUDENTS SAID AT THAT TIME WAS, WE HAVE ALREADY.

I DON'T REMEMBER HOW WE CAME UP WITH THAT, BUT FROM THAT POINT ON, EVERY SINGLE SPEAKER IN THE ROOM WAS REPEATING THE SAME CLOSING REMARKS THAT OTHER STUDENTS SAID DURING THEIR COMMENTS.

AND THAT THAT WAS A GREAT TIME.

IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW JACKIE.

AND LATER ON TODAY, YOU WILL LEARN THAT OUR EFFORTS ARE PAYING OFF BECAUSE WE HAVE THE DRAFT LANGUAGE FOR THE STUDENT HOUSING BILL AND HOW THE DOLLARS ARE GOING TO BE DISPERSED TO OUR INSTITUTIONS.

SO IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING, AND YOU HAD A BIG PART OF IT.

SO THANK YOU, JACKIE. AND AGAIN, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOUR SERVICE TO THE INSTITUTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I HAD A PLEASURE SERVING ON THE BOARD THIS YEAR.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE STUDENTS WHO VOTED FOR ME, WHO TRUSTED ME TO BE A VESSEL FOR THEIR VOICES TO BE HEARD.

MY BIGGEST LESSON HERE IS JUST KNOWING THAT THIS ROOM EXISTS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

YOU KNOW, COMING FROM CHILDHOOD INTO ADULTHOOD JUST SEEING THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO REALLY DO VALUE YOUR VOICE, REALLY DO VALUE THE COMMUNITY, AND REALLY DO WANT TO SEE THE BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY, SUCH AS COLLEGE.

AND IT'S JUST VERY EYE OPENING TO SEE THE PROCESS AND THE WAY THAT PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND ADVOCATE FOR THINGS THAT THEY REALLY BELIEVE IN.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HEARTS AND YOUR PURPOSE IN BEING HERE.

AND CONGRATULATIONS, CATHY.

IF YOU NEED ME, YOU HAVE MY NUMBER AND YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL AND TEXT ME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE SCOTT FOR YOUR SERVICE.

YOU WILL BE MISSED.

THE NEXT ITEM IS 2.05, WHICH HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A FUTURE MEETING.

[2.05 POSTPONED TO FUTURE MEETING: Institutional Presentation: State Budget Update]

[2.06 Institutional Presentation: Legislative Update]

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE BY ANDREA WITTIG.

YES.

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I'M EXCITED TO GIVE YOU A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TODAY.

AND SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'LL BE GOING OVER A FEW BILL TRACKING ITEMS AT THE STATE LEVEL.

WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL BOND MEASURES FOR THE NOVEMBER BALLOT AND AN UPDATE ON OUR STUDENT HOUSING.

BUT I WANTED TO START REALLY JUST KIND OF FRAMING THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ROLE HERE AT THE COLLEGE AND EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ALSO TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR STUDENTS, BASICALLY, OUR WHOLE TEAM HERE AT THE COLLEGE WHO REALLY COME TOGETHER TO WORK WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

SO IN DOING THIS WORK IN THE PAST YEAR, IT REALLY I'VE LEARNED HOW MUCH OF A TEAM EFFORT IT IS TO WORK WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO BE OUT THERE SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN. I PUT A COUPLE PHOTOS OF SOME EVENTS THAT WE'VE HAD ON CAMPUS HERE, WHERE WE'VE HAD OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS COME VISIT.

SO I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.

SO I'LL START WITH A QUICK FEDERAL UPDATE.

AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, AS WE DID RECEIVE $2 MILLION IN THE 2024 FEDERAL FUNDING YEAR FOR TWO COMMUNITY FUNDING REQUESTS, ONE FOR THE COMMUNITY, THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER BUILDING, AND WE RECEIVE 1 MILLION FOR THAT FROM REPRESENTATIVE LINDA SANCHEZ AND 1 MILLION FROM FOR OUR STUDENT VETERAN EMPLOYMENT BY CONGRESSWOMAN MICHELLE STEEL.

I REALLY WANT TO THANK DEBORAH WARD AND AND DOCTOR LOUIS AMADOR FOR THEIR WORK ON BOTH OF THESE AND BOTH OF THESE INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN WORK ON IMPLEMENTING.

AS FAR AS THE 2025 CYCLE, WE JUST RECENTLY, I THINK IN THE LAST MONTH, WE APPLIED FOR TWO ADDITIONAL FEDERAL COMMUNITY FUNDING REQUESTS AND THE THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WE'RE REQUESTING.

AND IT'S VERY EARLY, SO IT'S LIKELY TO CHANGE, BUT IT'S SOMEWHERE AROUND $1.6 MILLION.

AND THESE INITIATIVES ARE RELATED TO OUR CORPORATE TRAINING CENTER.

AND THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER THAT PROPOSAL WORKING WITH BELLE GOMEZ.

AND THAT PROPOSAL IS CENTERED REALLY ON ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.

SO WORKING WITH BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY.

I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW WITH THIS.

ALSO, WE WORK WITH, I THINK, OVER TWO DOZEN DIFFERENT BUSINESSES IN THE AREA TO DO CUSTOMIZED TRAINING FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.

SO THIS PROPOSAL IS TO REALLY KIND OF HELP GROW, GROW OUR PROGRAM IN THAT REGARD.

THE SECOND REQUEST IS RELATED TO TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AS IT RELATES TO ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES.

SO THIS PROPOSAL AND WORKING WITH JANET MALLIG AND AT ANOTHER THING THAT I LEARNED IS THAT THERE IS A DIRE NEED ACROSS THE STATE, ACTUALLY, AND AND ACROSS THE NATION FOR TRAINING ON HOW TO HANDLE ELECTRIC VEHICLES, HYDROGEN VEHICLES IN FIRST RESPONDER SITUATIONS.

SO THOSE ARE THE TWO PROPOSALS THAT WE SUBMITTED THIS YEAR, BOTH TO REPRESENTATIVE STEELE AND REPRESENTATIVE SANCHEZ.

JUST WANTED TO GIVE A VERY QUICK UPDATE.

THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON, BUT REGARDING DACA.

SO ON MAY 3RD, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MADE A DACA RECIPIENTS ELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE ON THE STATE RUN HEALTH CARE MARKETPLACES UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY CHANGES WITH REGARD TO DACA APPLICATIONS.

THEY CONTINUE TO BE BLOCKED DUE TO COURT ORDER.

BUT THE INDIVIDUALS WHO DO HAVE DACA STATUS, THEY CAN STILL CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR RENEWAL FOR THEIR FOR THEIR DACA.

AND WE DO HAVE RESOURCES THROUGH THE EQUITY CENTER TO HELP STUDENTS IN THAT REGARD.

MOVING ON TO SOME STATE UPDATES.

SO STATE FUNDING ALLOCATION, AS YOU KNOW, WE RECEIVED 782,000 IN STATE FUNDING FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER BLANKA PACHECO.

AND WE ARE USING THAT TO EXPAND OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.

SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO RECEIVE THAT SUPPORT FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER PACHECO.

SO I'M GOING TO GO.

I'LL TRY TO GO QUICKLY THROUGH A LIST OF BILLS.

SO WE ARE SUPPORTING SEVERAL BILLS AT THE STATE LEVEL.

WE ARE OPPOSING A COUPLE AND WE'RE WATCHING QUITE A FEW.

SO THE MAIN ONE MOST OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH SB 895.

THAT'S THE NURSING BACCALAUREATE PILOT BILL, AND THAT IS PROPOSING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR 15 COLLEGES TO OFFER BACCALAUREATE COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO OFFER A BACCALAUREATE IN NURSING.

AND I'M VERY PROUD THAT WE ARE A CO-SPONSOR OF THAT BILL, WHICH INVOLVES A LOT OF ADVOCACY.

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SO WHERE THAT STANDS RIGHT NOW, THE BILL WILL BE GOING TO THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION ON JULY 2ND, AND DOCTOR RILEY WILL BE THERE TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE COLLEGE.

ANOTHER BILL WHICH WAS ALREADY SIGNED INTO LAW BUT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IT WAS ASSEMBLY BILL 1887.

CERVANTES AND THIS WAS RELATED TO THE DELAYS THAT WERE HAPPENING WITH THE FAFSA APPLICATION.

WHAT THIS BILL DID WAS, WHEN SIGNED INTO LAW, IT EXTENDED THE FAFSA DEADLINE BY ABOUT A MONTH TO HELP STUDENTS WHO WERE HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE FAFSA APPLICATION, PARTICULARLY FOR MIXED STATUS STUDENTS.

SO PARENTS WHO MAY HAVE HAD MIXED IMMIGRATION STATUS, THEY WERE HAVING A LOT OF DIFFICULTIES WITH THE FAFSA.

TWO MORE BILLS THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING IS ASSEMBLY BILL 1885, AND THIS IS RELATED TO OUR SACHSE OFFICE OR DSPS. THIS IS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE CONSIDERED FULL TIME STUDENTS AS PART OF THEIR ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATION PLAN.

THEY. WITH THIS BILL, THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE GRANT OF $1,298 PER SEMESTER, PROVIDED THEY MEET THE CRITERIA FOR THE STUDENT SUCCESS COMPLETION GRANT PROGRAM, SO THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT IS THE SAME DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT NON SAAS STUDENTS WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR IF THEY WERE A FULL TIME STUDENT WITH 12 UNITS.

SO WE ARE SUPPORTING THAT BILL, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK DOCTOR CHRISTOPHER CHIZOBA FOR HIS WORK ON THIS AS WELL.

AB 1891.

THIS BILL WOULD AUTHORIZE THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM TO FOR THE TO USE A SELECTION PROCESS KNOWN AS MULTICRITERIA SCREENING BY ADMITTING APPLICANTS INTO IMPACTED ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS WHEN THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS TO THAT PROGRAM EXCEEDS ITS CAPACITY.

SO ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE ALREADY DOING SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO THIS AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

WE HAVE A DIFFERENT APPLICATION TOOL FOR IMPACTED PROGRAMS LIKE PHYSICAL THERAPIST, ASSISTANT, DENTAL HYGIENE, AND OF COURSE, NURSING.

BUT THAT ONE'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS BILL WOULD DO WOULD ENABLE COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACROSS THE STATE TO ADOPT A MULTI-CRITERIA TOOL SO THEY WOULDN'T FOCUS SOLELY ON GPA FOR ADMISSION INTO A PROGRAM.

THEY LOOK AT A NUMBER OF FACTORS TO TO ENSURE EQUITABLE PLACEMENT IN THAT PROGRAM.

BILLS WERE OPPOSING.

SO WE'RE OPPOSING TWO BILLS.

AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT WE REALLY TAKE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION BEFORE SENDING ANY OPPOSITION LETTERS FROM THE COLLEGE.

YOU KNOW, BILLS CAN CHANGE SUBSTANTIALLY FROM ONE COMMITTEE MEETING TO THE NEXT.

SO WE KIND OF WATCH THEM TO SEE IF THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, AMENDMENTS THAT WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH.

BUT THESE TWO BILLS IN PARTICULAR, WE DID SEND LETTERS IN OPPOSITION.

THE FIRST ONE IS AB 2088 MAKATI.

NOW, THERE WAS A BILL EXACTLY SIMILAR TO THIS BILL LAST YEAR THAT WAS NOT SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.

IT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD AGAIN, AND OUR VICE PRESIDENT, MERCEDES GUTIERREZ, BROUGHT THIS ONE TO OUR ATTENTION AS WELL.

AND WHAT THIS BILL IS TRYING TO DO IS ESTABLISH A STATUTORY RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL TO CURRENT REGULAR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES RELATING TO PART AND FULL TIME VACANT POSITIONS, SO IT WOULD ADD THE REQUIREMENT THAT CURRENT EMPLOYEES WOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR OPEN POSITIONS BEFORE ANY OF OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESSES TAKE PLACE.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S PROBLEMATIC IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, BUT I THINK PROBABLY THE MOST SUCCINCT WAY IS IT, FOR INSTANCE, HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE, WE HAVE A LOT OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION EFFORTS THAT WE'VE MADE INTO OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESSES.

AND THIS WOULD REALLY KIND OF CIRCUMVENT THOSE PROCESSES THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED THROUGH LOCAL CONTROL AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

SO FOR THOSE REASONS, WE SEND AN OPPOSITION LETTER AB 1818 JACKSON, THIS ONE YOU MAY ALL BE FAMILIAR WITH AS WELL.

THIS IS TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM TO ALLOW OVERNIGHT PARKING ON CAMPUSES BY ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.

SO BASICALLY LETTING HOUSING INSECURE STUDENTS PARK IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARKING LOTS.

SO HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF RESOURCES THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR HOUSING INSECURE AND HOMELESS STUDENTS.

AND OUR TOOLS ARE REALLY BUILT AROUND HELPING THE STUDENT TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

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WE HAVE RENT ASSISTANCE, MOTEL VOUCHERS, NOT TO MENTION THE VILLAGE AND ALL THESE RESOURCES THAT WE WRAP INTO OUR FALCONS NEST TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO HELP THEM SUCCEED IN THEIR CLASSES.

WE DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS BILL BEST SERVES STUDENTS.

IT DOESN'T IT HAS COST IMPLICATIONS THAT MAYBE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY SERVE THEM IN THE BEST WAY.

SO FOR THAT REASON, WE WILL BE SENDING AN OPPOSITION LETTER, AND THAT WILL BE HEARD IN THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JUNE 19TH.

I'LL QUICKLY GO THROUGH BILLS WE'RE WATCHING, AND THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THEM, BUT JUST KIND OF WANTED TO PUT THEM ON YOUR RADAR.

ASSEMBLY BILL 2104, SORIA.

THIS IS ALSO A NURSING BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM BILL, VERY SIMILAR TO SENATOR ROSS.

BILL BUT HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE FOCUS ON THE CENTRAL VALLEY.

AND I DID WANT TO POINT OUT WITH THIS BILL, IT WAS RECENTLY AMENDED TO LIMIT THE PILOT PROGRAM FROM, I THINK, 15 OR MAYBE 20 DOWN TO TEN COLLEGES. SO WE'RE WATCHING THAT ONE TO TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE.

THAT'S CURRENTLY THAT WENT FROM THE ASSEMBLY INTO THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.

AB 2578 FLORA.

THIS ONE IS A BILL FOR AN UNLICENSED NURSING STUDENT WHO'S ENROLLED IN A DISTANCE EDUCATION NURSING PROGRAM.

SO LET'S SAY THEY'RE ATTENDING A OUT OF STATE NURSING PROGRAM THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO UTILIZE CLINICAL SITES HERE IN CALIFORNIA TO HELP THEM COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION.

SO I THINK THEY ARE WELL INTENTIONED AND THE BILL.

BUT THERE IS ALREADY A LACK OF CLINICAL PLACEMENT SITES FOR NURSING STUDENTS.

SO WE HAVE SOME CONCERNS THAT THIS THIS MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT.

SO WE ARE WATCHING THIS BILL.

AB 2586.

THIS ONE IS A BILL TO TO ALLOW COLLEGES TO HIRE UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS TO WORK ON THEIR CAMPUS.

AGAIN, A WELL INTENTIONED BILL, BUT WE ARE WATCHING THIS ONE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE OF SOME OF THE THE DETAILS AND HOW THIS WOULD WORK.

SO WE'RE WATCHING THIS BILL VERY CLOSELY FOR NOW.

AB 359 AND SB 1244.

THESE ARE TWO DUAL ENROLLMENT BILLS, AND THERE'S A LOT OF DETAILS IN BOTH BILLS.

BUT THE BASIC GIST OF IT IS THAT BOTH OF THESE BILLS WERE BROUGHT FORWARD BY K-12 ORGANIZATIONS, AND WHAT THEY ARE WANTING TO DO IS BASICALLY EXPAND THEIR ABILITY TO ENTER CAP AGREEMENTS OUTSIDE OF THEIR LOCAL DISTRICT.

SO SOME THINGS THAT ARE MAYBE LIGHT ON THE DETAILS OF HOW THIS WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED OR THE REQUIREMENTS YOU KNOW, HOW THEY WOULD WORK WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

WE HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH THESE BILLS, SO I BELIEVE WE'LL LIKELY BE OPPOSING THEM, BUT WE'RE WATCHING THEM FOR NOW.

AND LASTLY, SENATE BILL 971, THIS ONE IS A BILL THAT ALLOWS GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND TWO OTHER COLLEGES IN THE DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE STATE TO EXEMPT FROM NONRESIDENT TUITION FEES BASED ON WHETHER, IF THEY'RE A RESIDENT OF A REGION IMPACTED BY WAR OR REGIONAL CONFLICT.

SO THIS IS CAPPED AT 150 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS AT THREE COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACROSS THE STATE.

I THINK SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE CONCERNS ON THIS BILL IS, WELL, ONE, THERE ARE, I THINK, 35 OTHER EXEMPTIONS FOR FOR NONRESIDENT TUITION FEES. THIS ONE IS PARTICULARLY BROAD.

IT JUST SAYS, YOU KNOW, IMPACTED BY WAR OR REGIONAL CONFLICT DOESN'T DEFINE WHAT THAT IS.

AND IT'S LIMITED ONLY TO THREE COLLEGES AT 150 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS AT THOSE COLLEGES.

SO WE HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THAT.

WE'RE WATCHING AS WELL.

AND THEN I'LL QUICKLY GO INTO POTENTIAL STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES FOR NOVEMBER.

SO THE LEGISLATURE HAS INDICATED INTEREST IN TWO BOND MEASURES FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

THE FIRST IS AN EDUCATION FACILITIES BOND.

THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT BILLS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED AND NEGOTIATED FOR THE EDUCATION FACILITIES BOND.

THE FIRST ONE, AB 247, IS SPECIFICALLY FOR K THROUGH 14.

SO K-12 AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES WITH A PRICE TAG OF $14 BILLION AND THEN SB 28 INCLUDES UCS AND CAL STATES.

AND THAT HAS A PRICE TAG OF $15 BILLION.

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SO THE STATE SENATE APPROVED SB 867 ON MAY 31ST.

SO THAT'S MOVED ON TO THE ASSEMBLY.

AND AS WRITTEN TODAY, IF IT'S APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, IT WOULD AUTHORIZE BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $15.5 BILLION FOR A VARIETY OF CLIMATE MEASURES, ANYTHING FROM DROUGHT, FIRE, ENERGY, ETC..

AND I'M POINTING THIS OUT BECAUSE THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE IS REQUESTING $720 MILLION TO AID IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACILITIES UPGRADES.

SO FOR BOTH OF THESE, FOR BOTH OF THESE POTENTIAL BONDS, THEY HAVE UNTIL THE LEGISLATURE HAS UNTIL JUNE 27TH TO PASS LEGISLATION.

SO WE SHOULD BE FINDING OUT MORE INFORMATION SOON.

AND THEN, DOCTOR FARRAH, DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE STUDENT HOUSING? OH THANK YOU.

OKAY. SO SO WE HAVE RECEIVED AND REVIEWED A DRAFT COMMUNITY COLLEGE, STUDENT HOUSING BUDGET, TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE.

AND THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS RELEASED INCLUDES A PROVISION FOR CERRITOS COLLEGE FOR OUR AFFORDABLE STUDENT HOUSING APPLICATION, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS.

AND THE BILL AS A WHOLE IS FOR $804,725,000.

AND THIS IS REALLY FOR THE THE LEASE REVENUE BOND PROGRAM.

SO THIS AUTHORIZES THE STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD TO ISSUE THOSE BONDS ON BEHALF OF.

I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES, MAYBE 12.

SO BUT THIS IS DRAFT LANGUAGE.

SO AS OF NOW, I BELIEVE IT'S BACK.

THERE'S NO BILL NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

AND SO WE'RE WAITING TO SEE.

WAIT FOR THE NEXT STEPS ON THAT ONE.

YEAH. SO SO THE LANGUAGE HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH SINCE THE LANGUAGE THAT WE PRESENTED EARLY ON DURING THE YEAR.

I THINK IT WAS IN JANUARY.

BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT DOES IS CREATE A COMMITMENT BETWEEN THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE AGENCY, WHICH IS WHEN YOU SEE ON THE BILL THE BOARD, IT MEANS THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND FROM THERE TO THE INDIVIDUAL COLLEGES, UNDER THE COMMITMENT, THEY WERE THE PORTION THAT IS ASSIGNED TO THE DISTRICT THAT IS PAID BY THE BOND OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS CANNOT FUNCTION OUTSIDE OF THE STIPULATIONS OF OUR FIRST APPLICATION, MEANING ALWAYS HAVE TO BE USED FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING AND IT WILL EXCEED THE LIFE OF THE PAYMENTS, MEANING THE ONES PAID AND THE PROPERTY IS FULLY OWNED BY THE DISTRICT.

THE UNITS THAT WERE COVERED BY THE BOND DOLLARS WILL, FROM THAT POINT ON, IT STAY ASSIGNED AS LOW INCOME OR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHICH OBVIOUSLY WE WERE PLANNING FOR THAT.

WE KNEW OF THIS AND AND IT'S ACTUALLY GOOD.

THE, THE TRICK WITH THAT IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE VERY PROACTIVE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING TO MAKE MAKING SURE THAT THE INCREASES THAT ARE DONE WITH COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS AND SO ON.

AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE APPLY THEM TO THE HOUSING, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T DO THAT, IT'S GOING TO GET A POINT IN WHICH OUR EXPENSES WILL EXCEED THE REVENUE BASED ON THE GROWTH.

WE HAVE DONE SOME PROJECTIONS, AND IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THIS OVER THE LONG TERM, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CONSISTENTLY KEEP UP WITH THE ALLOWABLE INCREASES THAT ARE ESTABLISHED WITH THE COST OF LIVING INDEX AND AND GO FROM THERE.

THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS THAT BECAUSE WE ALLOCATED INTERNALLY $12 MILLION.

THAT PORTION OF THE COMPLEX IS ACTUALLY UNDER OUR JURISDICTION, AND WE CAN MANAGE WHATEVER THE PORTION OF THAT BUILDING THAT WAS PAID DIRECTLY BY THE DISTRICT AND A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WAY THAN THE REST OF THE BUILDING.

THE BILL LANGUAGE.

THE DRAFT BILL LANGUAGE VERY CLEARLY OUTLINES THE STATE OBLIGATION OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS.

SO THE LANGUAGE IN THE BILL IS AS SECURE AS IT CAN BE.

US MAKING A PROMISE OF REPAYMENTS OF THE DEBT SERVICE OF THE COLLEGES PORTION.

SO WE WE WENT OVER THE THE LANGUAGE.

WE WERE INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT OF THIS.

SO WE FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE CURRENT LANGUAGE AND STATE OF THE BILL.

AND BASED ON OUR UNDERSTANDING AS OF THIS POINT, IT IS LIKELY THAT THIS IS GOING TO MOVE THROUGH AS PRESENTED IN THE NEXT FEW

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JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT? I KNOW WE VOTED TO PROCEED WITH SOME OF THE INITIAL EXPENSES OF KEEPING THINGS MOVING.

PHILIP, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE AN UPDATE? YEAH. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

SO CURRENTLY LAST WEEK WE HAD A MEETING TO REVIEW SCHEMATIC DESIGN OF THE PROJECT.

SO WE ARE MOVING OUT OF SCHEMATIC DESIGN AND INTO DEEDS.

SO DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AT THIS STAGE.

AND SO THAT'S CURRENTLY WHERE WE'RE AT IS ON THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.

WE'RE ABOUT 50% OR SO THROUGH DS RIGHT NOW.

ON THAT AND SO STILL WORKING AND RECONCILING BUDGETS ON THAT.

BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE TRENDING ON THAT.

WE ARE ALSO SCHEDULING SITE VISITS FOR POTENTIAL MANUFACTURERS THAT WE WANT TO KEEP IN LINE ON THIS PROCESS BECAUSE AS YOU REMEMBER, THE DESIGN IS SPECIFICALLY FOR MODULAR UNITS ON THAT.

SO WE ARE COORDINATING A POTENTIAL SITE VISIT.

THIS SUMMER TO GO VIEW ONE OF THE CURRENT SITES THAT WILL BE ENGAGING IN THAT PROCESS.

TWO OTHER RELATED QUESTIONS.

MORE TO OPERATIONS.

ARE WE WHAT'S OUR PROCESS FOR SELECTING AN OPERATOR? SO WE'LL BE GOING OUT TO AN RFP FOR FOR THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW.

SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH CIVITAS TO PROVIDE FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT, SOME INPUT INTO THE DESIGN PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT SINCE WE DON'T HAVE OPERATOR ON HAND, WE WANTED SOME LEVEL OF OPERATOR TO PROVIDE SOME FEEDBACK INTO THE DESIGN ELEMENT, AND THAT'S BEEN PRETTY VALUABLE PROCESS THROUGH THIS.

BUT WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS TO INITIATE AND SECURE AN OPERATOR FOR US.

GREAT. AND THEN ONE OF THE ONE OTHER ITEM THAT I THINK GOT MENTIONED A LONG TIME AGO, BUT I WANT TO BRING BACK UP BECAUSE THIS MIGHT BE IMPORTANT FOR REASONS THAT DOCTOR FIERRO JUST DESCRIBED, WHICH IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OPERATIONAL RESERVE ACCOUNT IN THESE EARLY YEARS, WHILE WE ARE CASH FLOW POSITIVE, TO REALLY PLAN AHEAD FOR WHAT'S LIKELY TO BE A CASH FLOW NEGATIVE, EVEN WITH THE RENT INCREASES AT THE TAIL END OF THE PROJECTS, I MEAN, IT'LL BE A FEW DECADES FROM NOW, SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL ALL BE ON TO OTHER THINGS.

BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BUILD A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN.

YEAH, YEAH. SO THAT ONCE WE GET AN OPERATOR ON BOARD, THOSE ARE AS WE START FINE TUNING PROCEDURES, OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES.

THAT WILL DEFINITELY BE A KEY COMPONENT ON ON THE LONGEVITY AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO. RIGHT.

JUST TO BE CLEAR, IN ADDITION TO THE CAPITAL REPLACEMENT RESERVE ACCOUNT.

YES. IT'S LIKE A SECONDARY THING JUST FOR THE SPECIFIC SITUATION.

THANK YOU. REGARDING SENATOR ROTH'S BILL OR EVEN ASSEMBLY MEMBER.

SORRY, AS I SUPPOSE.

IS THERE A LIST OF COLLEGES THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR THAT? AND IF SO, IS CERRITOS ONE OF THEM? SO THERE'S NOT A LIST YET.

THE CRITERIA IN I THINK, IN EACH OF THE BILLS IS THAT THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE COME UP WITH A PROCESS TO DETERMINE THE PILOT COLLEGES, AND THERE ARE SOME SPECIFIC SPECIFICATIONS ON THE REGIONS IN WHICH THE PILOT SCHOOLS WOULD BE LOCATED.

WELCOME. NICE WORK.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, ANDREA, FOR THE VERY THOROUGH PRESENTATION.

APPRECIATE THAT.

NEXT ITEM IS OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.

[3. Consent Items - Office of Academic Affairs]

[4. Consent Items - Office of Business Services]

[5. Consent Items - Office of Human Resources]

[6. Consent Items - Office of the President]

OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, CATEGORY FOUR.

OFFICE OF BUSINESS SERVICES, CATEGORY FIVE.

OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND CATEGORY SIX.

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THESE ITEMS BEFORE WE APPROVE? OKAY. HEARING NONE. COULD I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, PLEASE? MOTION TO APPROVE.

LET ME GET A SECOND, PLEASE.

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LET'S SEE.

NEXT ITEM IS ITEM SEVEN.

[7.01 College Coordinating Committee Minutes: April 29, 2024]

THE NEXT SECTION IS ITEM SECTION EIGHT ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS 8.01 WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PLAN.

[8.01 Workplace Violence Prevention Plan]

THE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PLAN.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

THE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PLAN IS A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT WHICH CAME INTO EFFECT AS A RESULT OF LEGISLATION UNDER SB 553, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, REQUIRING EMPLOYERS TO CREATE SAID PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPROPRIATE STAKEHOLDERS, AND IT IS TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF TRAINING, COMMUNICATION, IMPLEMENTATION OF HOW WE HANDLE AS AN ORGANIZATION ISSUES OF POTENTIAL WORKPLACE VIOLENCE, THREATS WHAT WE WOULD DO IN THE EVENT OF AN ACTUAL THREAT AND THEN POST A THREAT ASSESSMENT AND RESPONSE SO THAT WE CAN DO PREVENTATIVE MEASURES IN THE FUTURE.

WE BECAME AWARE OF THE CHANGES EARLIER IN THE YEAR, AS DID ALL 116 COLLEGES.

AND SO WE HAD A VERY SMALL WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE THE IMPLEMENTATION, DRAFT THE DRAFT BEFORE YOU THAT WENT THROUGH THE DISTRICT SAFETY COMMITTEE RECENTLY, IN LATE MAY, IS THE RESULT OF A LOT OF WORK THAT WENT IN WITH MY COLLEAGUES IN BOTH CAMPUS PD BUSINESS SERVICES THROUGH EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ, AS WELL AS HUMAN RESOURCES.

HUMAN RESOURCES WILL TAKE A LEAD IN THE HOUSING OF THE PLAN, IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN, AND ENSURING THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY ABLE TO KEEP IT AS AN ONGOING ORGANIC DOCUMENT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE UPDATES AS WE GO AND PRESENT THEM TO YOU ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ACTUALLY WANTED TO DO WAS OUTLINE SOME OF THE MEASURES AND STEPS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON.

FOR EXAMPLE, UNDER THE RAVE PROJECT ADDITIONAL ALERTS.

IF WE HAD AN ACTIVE SHOOTER ON CAMPUS.

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR AN ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILL.

WE WANTED TO WRITE THOSE ITEMS INTO THE PLAN THE DISTRICT SAFETY COMMITTEE DID FEEL THAT UNLESS WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE THEM, THEY SHOULDN'T GO INTO THE PLAN.

AND SO THOSE WILL KEEP US IN THE POSITION OF HAVING ONGOING, LIVELY CONVERSATIONS SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT OUR PLAN IS UP TO DATE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THERE IS A TRAINING COMPONENT THAT WE ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO HAVE, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH KEENAN UTILIZING OUR INTEGRATED TRAINING COMPONENTS THAT WE HAVE.

WE WILL BE LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL TRAINING AS PART OF OUR FALCON DAY LATER ON IN THE YEAR SO THAT ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE EXPOSURE TO THIS STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AS WELL.

AND WE WILL ALSO BE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CCF AS PART OF OUR FOUR HOURS OF FLEX TIME THAT WE HAVE AS PART OF THE CARVE OUTS THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF HAVING THESE MANDATORY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS IN PLACE.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. HEARING NONE.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEXT ITEM 8.02 ADOPTION OF CERRITOS COLLEGES 2026 TO 2035 YEAR CONSTRUCTION PLAN.

OH, WE DO NEED TO. SORRY I APOLOGIZE, WE DO NEED TO.

I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE.

ITEM 8.01.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. OKAY.

IT'S BEEN APPROVED. THANK YOU.

CALL THE VOTE. OH, DO THEY NOT? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I.

I'M OFF TODAY. I'M SORRY I.

ANY NAYS WITH THE OBJECTION? I KNOW, CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC.

OKAY. MOTION PASSES.

CORRECT. OKAY.

NEXT ITEM 8.02 ADOPTION OF CERRITOS COLLEGES 2026 TO 2035 YEAR CONSTRUCTION PLAN.

[8.02 Adoption of Cerritos College's 2026-2030 Five-Year Construction Plan (5YCP)]

SO THIS IS AN ANNUAL REQUIRED PLAN THAT WE SUBMIT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS REQUIRED.

IN COURTS WITH THE STATE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE.

SO THIS IS OUR UPDATED FIVE YEAR CAPITAL OUTLAY PLAN IN THERE.

IT ALSO INCLUDES TWO OF OUR, WHAT THEY CALL IPS, OUR INITIAL PROJECT PROPOSALS ON THAT.

IN THE FIVE YEAR PLAN, YOU'LL SEE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY EITHER IN CONSTRUCTION OR IN THE QUEUE.

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ALSO INCLUDES OUR CDC EXPANSION PROGRAM.

OUR CAMPUS POLICE BUILDING AND OUR STADIUM.

IT ALSO INCLUDES THE TWO IPS THE TWO INITIAL PROJECT PROPOSALS HOWEVER, THOSE ARE SLATED TO BE STATE FUNDED PROJECTS WHICH WE'RE WE INITIALLY REQUESTING A 50% MATCH ON THAT.

HOWEVER, FOR THOSE TO ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD, WE NEED ONE OF THOSE BONDS THAT WE JUST WENT OVER TO BE PASSED THIS NOVEMBER.

SO IN THE HOPES OF THE BOND BEING PASSED IN NOVEMBER WE WOULD THEN TRY TO MOVE TO INITIATE THESE IPPS INTO FPC, WHICH IS THE FINAL PROJECT PROPOSAL, SO WE CAN SUBMIT FOR POTENTIAL FUNDING ON THAT NEW BOND.

BUT RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE KIND OF STAYING IN THE QUEUE ON THAT AS WE KIND OF GO THROUGH OUR UPDATE OF OUR FACILITIES MASTER PLAN PROCESS ON IT.

BUT AGAIN, THIS IS JUST AN ANNUAL UPDATE TO THIS THAT IS REQUIRED THROUGH THE STATE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE.

JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS IS THE STATE BOND, NOT A LOCAL BOND.

THIS IS THE STATE BOND.

YES. THE ONE THAT ANDREA MENTIONED.

THE TWO COMPETING BILLS, ONE THE K 14, AND THEN ONE THAT HAS K 14 PLUS THE UC AND CSU'S ON THAT.

SO YES, STATE FUNDED BOND.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. THANK YOU. PHILIPPE.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE, PLEASE? MOTION. SECOND.

GREAT. ANY.

WHO'S IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES.

NEXT ITEM IS REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM DISTRICT OFFICIALS.

[9.01 Reports and Comments from District Officials]

DO YOU HAVE A REPORT FOR US OR ANY WORDS YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE? YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

IT'S UP TO YOU. NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY REPORTS.

OKAY, WELCOME.

AND NEXT.

TRUSTEE LEWIS. WELL, FIRST, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE TRUSTEE LEE AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HER AND GETTING TO KNOW HER OVER THE NEXT YEAR OF SERVICE, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE INITIATIVES AND THE POSITIVE OUTREACH THAT YOU WILL BRING TO THIS DAIS HERE.

SO THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND REPRESENTING THE STUDENTS IN THIS UPCOMING YEAR, AND I'M AGAIN LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

I AM ALSO GRATEFUL FOR TRUSTEE JACKIE STONE SCOTT FOR HER YEAR OF SERVICE.

IT JUST FEELS LIKE IT JUST FLIES BY SO FAST AND RIDICULOUSLY FAST.

BUT I APPRECIATE HER THE SERIOUSNESS THAT SHE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE OF HOW THERE WAS A GENUINE DESIRE AND A GENUINE PUSH AND OFTENTIMES, YOU KNOW, REPRESENTING, YOU KNOW, STUDENT PERSPECTIVES THAT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT HERE ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS.

SO, YOU KNOW, TO HEAR IT DIRECTLY FROM SOMEONE WHO IS A STUDENT, I THINK IS A VERY VALUABLE THING TO HAVE.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

MANY YEARS AGO, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN, BUT, YOU KNOW, STUDENT TRUSTEES DON'T ALWAYS, IN EVERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE SIT HERE LIKE US.

THERE'S THERE OFTEN LIKE PUSHED OFF TO THE SIDE OR OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, NOT AS RESPECTED AS THEY SHOULD BE.

AND SO I'M HAPPY THAT CERRITOS COLLEGE HAS A TRADITION AND A LEGACY OF DOING THAT.

AND I CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT FOR AS MANY STUDENTS AS WILL COME BY THIS DAIS.

SO SPEAKING OF OTHER STUDENTS THAT COME AND PASS BY THERE ABOUT, WHAT, 2500, 3000 OF THEM THAT PASSED BY US AT GRADUATION AND EVEN THOUGH NOT ALL 8000 DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES, PLUS THE ACTUALLY CAME TO GRADUATION IT CERTAINLY FEELS LIKE A LOT.

AND THERE CERTAINLY WERE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE STUDENT SERVICES FOR MAKING A CHANGE, WHICH I THINK MADE IT A LOT MORE ENJOYABLE FOR, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY THAT WAS THERE AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO CAN'T BE THERE FOR LONG, ESPECIALLY GRANDPARENTS WHO, YOU KNOW, CAN'T BE OUT IN THE COLD TOO LONG AND THEY CAN GO OUT STRAIGHT TO DINNER AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY SKIP A SPEECH OR TWO, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S ABOUT THEM AND IT'S THEIR DAY AND IT'S NOT OURS.

SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT CHANGE THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ON.

BUT IT'S CERTAINLY A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THAN OTHER YEARS.

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SO YEAH, OTHER THAN THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE LEWIS TRUSTEE LIU.

WELCOME, KATHY.

NO REPORT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE LIU TRUSTEE PACHECO.

WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO.

TRUSTEE LEWIS. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE.

CONGRATULATE ALL THE STUDENTS THAT GRADUATED AND THOSE THAT CAME OUT TO THE GRADUATION.

I FELT IT LIKE YOU.

IT WAS VERY EFFICIENT AND WELL RUN.

AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE RETIREES.

ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT.

NOW THAT I GUESS YOU'RE OFF ON A NEW ADVENTURE.

ALSO, THANK YOU TO JACKIE STONE, OUR STUDENT TRUSTEE.

SHE DID A GREAT, EXCELLENT JOB.

AND I WISH YOU WISH HER THE BEST.

AND IN HER CONTINUED JOURNEY AND EDUCATION.

THAT'S IT FOR ME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

TRACY. PACHECO TRUSTEE.

PEREZ. NO.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO OUR NEW STUDENT TRUSTEE.

REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS NEXT YEAR WITH YOU.

BEWARE. OUR OUR TRADITION IS TO HAVE THE STUDENT TRUSTEE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF THE REPORTS GOING FIRST.

BUT I'M SURE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, YOU CAN TALK THE PRESIDENT INTO.

ANYTHING ELSE? AND ON THAT NOTE OF CONGRATULATING STUDENTS I REALLY WAS VERY, SO, SO PROUD OF GRADUATION.

THIS LAST. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A COUPLE WEEKS ALREADY, BUT THIS LAST TIME WE GOT TO STOP GRADUATING SO MANY STUDENTS.

CLEARLY, IT'S PUTTING AN UNDUE BURDEN ON OUR FACILITIES.

NO, JUST QUITE QUITE SERIOUSLY.

IT'S IT'S AMAZING FOR ME TO LOOK OUT AND THINK THE THE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF NEW, CAPABLE PEOPLE ENTERING OUR LOCAL WORKFORCE.

JUST EVEN JUST ON AN ECONOMIC LEVEL, STATISTICALLY, WHAT THAT MEANS, MUCH LESS THE INDIVIDUAL STORIES THAT THAT COME INTO THAT AND COME OUT OF THAT, IT'S IT'S KIND OF WHY WE DO THIS. AND SO IT'S VERY INVIGORATING.

ON THAT I HOPE EVERYBODY IS OFF TO A GREAT SUMMER.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE GREEN.

HI. YES. THANK YOU.

I WANT TO SAY WELCOME.

KATHY I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR YEAR HERE WITH US AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD.

AND I WANT TO THANK JACKIE FOR HER SERVICE AS A STUDENT TRUSTEE.

THANK HER FOR BEING THAT VOICE FOR THE STUDENTS HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

I WISH HER THE ABSOLUTE BEST IN HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

I DID GET A CHANCE TO ATTEND AN ENCORE CONFERENCE, AND THAT'S THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RACE AND ETHNICITY.

AND IT WAS DEFINITELY YOU KNOW, AN AWAKENING IN A SENSE, JUST TO HEAR FROM OTHERS ABOUT WHERE WE ARE NATIONWIDE AS IT RELATES TO RACE, RACE RELATIONS, ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER EDUCATION.

AND SO I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND WORKSHOPS THAT INCLUDED HOW IT TAKES A VILLAGE, ESPECIALLY TO CREATE SUPPORT SYSTEMS THROUGH PEER COACHING FOR OUR LATIN AND BLACK FACULTY.

HOW WE CAN GO ABOUT RECRUITING AND RETAINING DIVERSE FACULTY COHORTS.

ONE OF THE WORKSHOPS THAT I WENT TO TALKED ABOUT OUR UNDOCUMENTED CHAMPIONS AND HOW WE CAN ADVOCATE FOR THEM.

AND IT WAS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE THAT HAS A DREAM RESOURCE CENTER AT EACH OF THEIR LOCATIONS FOR THEIR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS.

AND KNOWING THAT WE'RE ALREADY ALSO DOING SOME GREAT THINGS HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.

I WENT TO SESSIONS THAT INCLUDED CONVERSATIONS ABOUT INCREASING THE NUMBERS OF OUR LATIN AND BLACK MALES. AS FAR AS COMING INTO THE COLLEGE AND ALSO TRANSFERRING INTO FOUR YEAR COLLEGES OR, YOU KNOW CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION. AND SO IT WAS JUST A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WE CAN DISMANTLE SOME OF THE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT EXIST IN EDUCATION HERE IN HIGHER ED. AND SO ONE OF THE MOST, I GUESS, YOU WOULD SAY, REWARDING THINGS TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE CONFERENCE IS KNOWING THAT WE ARE DOING THE WORK HERE

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AND SO IN A LOT OF THE WORKSHOPS, I'M LIKE WE HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING THAT.

OUR RATES PROVE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE MEETING THOSE INDICATORS, AND WE HAVE THIS DATA TO KIND OF GUIDE THE DECISIONS THAT WE'RE MAKING ON BEHALF OF CERRITOS COLLEGE.

AND SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

DOCTOR FIERRO, THANK YOU, BOARD, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE ARE MAKING SOME AMAZING DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY, ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE CLASS OF 2024 AND ALL 8000 OF THOSE STUDENTS, OR CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE 8000 CERTIFICATES AND DEGREES THAT WERE AWARDED.

AND WITH THAT, I KIND OF WANT TO MOVE TO A PERSONAL TESTIMONY.

I, TOO, AM A CLASS OF 2024 GRADUATE.

I SUCCESSFULLY IT'S BEEN A LONG A LONG JOURNEY.

AND SO AS OF MONDAY, I SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED MY DISSERTATION AND I AM A PROUD GRADUATE OF THE USC ROSSIER EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP DOCTORAL PROGRAM.

FIGHT ON.

AND SO MONDAY IT WAS JUST A BLESSING TO HEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS, DOCTOR GREEN.

SO YAY! AGAIN, IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY, AND MY QUOTE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, OR MY TAKEAWAY FROM THAT IS IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MATTER HOW LONG THE JOURNEY IS, JUST AS LONG AS YOU DON'T STOP.

AND SO THAT'S ALSO A MESSAGE THAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH OUR SCHOLARS HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE, ALSO WITH, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE STAFF WHO ARE PURSUING, YOU KNOW BEING LIFELONG LEARNERS AND GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW, DON'T JUDGE IT BY THE BEGINNING.

YOU KNOW, JUST MAKE SURE YOU GET TO THAT END DESTINATION.

ALTHOUGH WE'RE HERE ON THE BOARD, WE'RE USING INDICATORS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET OUT AT A SUFFICIENT TIME.

BUT, PLEASE, YOU KNOW, JUST JUST KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE PRIZE AND STAY STEADFAST SO THAT YOU CAN MEET THAT GOAL.

OKAY? AND I THINK THAT IS IT.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR GREEN.

THANK YOU. NEXT.

DOCTOR FIERRO. THANK YOU.

DOCTOR SALAZAR.

CONGRATULATIONS. DOCTOR GREEN.

YEAH. YEAH.

SO WE HAVE HAD JUST A FANTASTIC GEAR FROM BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO BEGIN THE HARD WORK OF MEETING OUR GOAL OF GRADUATING 50% OF OUR STUDENTS WITHIN FIVE YEARS OR LESS TO BRING IN NEARLY $3 MILLION IN EARMARKS, GRADUATION, BREAKING NUMBERS, AND CREATING REALLY A SOLID FOUNDATION OF WHAT THE NEXT 10 TO 10 YEARS, 5 TO 10 YEARS OF CERRITOS COLLEGE LOOK LIKE.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE I RECOGNIZE THE ENTIRE CERRITOS COLLEGE COMMUNITY, THE FACULTY, THE STAFF, THE ADMINISTRATORS, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND OUR STUDENTS FOR GETTING BEHIND THE WORK THEY WERE DOING.

IT TAKES TRULY A VILLAGE TO PUT ALL THIS TOGETHER, AND IT TAKES TRULY A TEAM EFFORT TO MAKE THIS GOALS BECOME A REALITY. WHEN ANDREA BEGAN HER PRESENTATION WITH ALL THE PICTURES, THE LEVEL OF VISIBILITY THAT THE COLLEGE HAS TODAY IS INCREDIBLE.

BUT THAT HAPPENS BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON CAMPUS IS PUSHING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PRESENT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD.

IT WAS REALLY NICE TODAY, FOR INSTANCE, TO GO TO THE CITY OF CERRITOS, TO THE STATE OF THE CITY, AND WITHIN THE FIRST TWO MINUTES WE WERE MENTIONED ON THE INTRODUCTION AND AS ONE OF THE RECOGNITION OF CERRITOS COLLEGE.

AND THEN THEY SAID, ONE OF THE BEST COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THE NATION.

AND I'VE BEEN GOING TO THIS EVENTS FOR A LONG TIME, AND WE DON'T GET A LOT OF PLAY, OR WE DIDN'T USED TO GET A LOT OF PLAY.

AND NOW IT'S A VERY CONSISTENT THING WHEREVER WE GO.

AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL SHOULD BE PROUD OF.

AND AGAIN, THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A VERY, VERY GOOD YEAR AT OUR INSTITUTION.

SO YESTERDAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND DONATION.

THERE WAS A SCHOLARSHIP AND A DONATION OF TOOLS.

THE WAS AT THE AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM.

SO WE HAD SOMEONE WHO CREATED AN AWARD AND ESTABLISHED AN ENDOWMENT FOR TO TO MAKE SURE THAT IN PERPETUITY, EVERY YEAR, AN AUTOMATIC

[01:15:09]

TOOLS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, PARTICULARLY IF YOU WANT TOOLS THAT WILL LAST YOU YOUR ENTIRE CAREER.

AND THIS PERSON THAT DID THAT DONATION IS A GRADUATE OF OUR PROGRAM A LONG TIME AGO.

AND IT HAPPENS TO BE THAT THAT PROGRAM, AS HE TOLD THE STORY YESTERDAY, TOOK HIM OUT OF POVERTY.

AND HE ENDED UP IN OUR PROGRAM JUST BY CHANCE.

ONE FRIEND OF HIS WANTED TO TAKE CLASSES HERE, SO HIS FRIEND ONLY FILLED HIS APPLICATION.

BUT THE APPLICATION OF THE OTHER PERSON AND SAY, HEY, BY THE WAY, YOU'RE GOING TO SCHOOL WITH ME.

AND HE'S LIKE, OKAY, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO.

SO YOU SHOW UP TO SCHOOL.

LONG STORY SHORT, HE IS CURRENTLY THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT LACCD.

WOW. AND HE STARTED AS A CERRITOS COLLEGE A STUDENT IN THE AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM.

HE TAUGHT HERE.

FROM THAT POINT ON, HE HAS FOLLOWED EVERY STEP OF HIS PROFESSION AND EDUCATIONAL CAREER, ACHIEVING ALSO HIS DOCTORAL DEGREE.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FOUND VERY INTERESTING IS ONE HIS DESIRE TO GIVE BACK AND COME TO CERRITOS COLLEGE.

HE HAD BEEN WANTING TO COME TO CERRITOS COLLEGE FOR A WHILE.

JUST DIFFERENT SITUATIONS, AND HE ENDED UP IN LACCD DOING A GREAT JOB.

BUT THE OTHER PART IS THAT EVERY TIME THAT HE GOES TO WORK, YOU WOULD SEE HIM IN A SUIT.

AND I DIDN'T KNOW THIS, AND I DIDN'T WANT TO ASK HIM.

I KNOW HIM FOR A WHILE.

HE ALWAYS WEARS WORK BOOTS.

AND YESTERDAY HE EXPLAINED THE STORY OF WHY HE WEARS WORK BOOTS TO WORK EVERY DAY.

AND HE IS.

BECAUSE THAT REMINDS YOU OF WHERE HE CAME FROM, WHO HE IS, AND THAT HE'S DOING THAT WORK FOR PEOPLE WHO DESERVE AN OPPORTUNITY JUST LIKE THE ONE HE GOT. AND I FEEL THAT THAT IS WHAT WE DO HERE, AND WE NEED TO CONSISTENTLY REMEMBER THAT THAT IS WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO AND ENSURE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WITH THE EYES AND THE LENS OF MAKING OUR COMMUNITIES BETTER.

LAST WEEK WE HAD HERE MR. MARIO DIAZ, THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.

WE HAD A GREAT MEETING, AND WE ARE WORKING ON POTENTIALLY DEVELOPING SOME PARTNERSHIPS AND PATHWAYS TO HELP STUDENTS JOIN THE FORCE.

BUT OUR POINT WAS, ALL THE STUDENTS SHOULD DESERVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER THE ARMY OR ANY OTHER FORCE AS OFFICERS.

AND I FEEL THAT THEY'RE MISSING A GREAT OPPORTUNITY BY NOT REACHING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND UTILIZING EARLY ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS INTO OFFICER ACADEMIES.

IT SEEMS THE CONVERSATION WAS WELL RECEIVED.

AND WE HAVE A COMMITMENT TO GET TOGETHER AGAIN IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

SO WE'LL BE SCHEDULING ANOTHER CONVERSATION WITH MR. DIAZ IN THE AGENDA, YOU PROBABLY SAW THE NEXT 26 OF JUNE.

WE WILL BE STARTING THE MEETING 30 MINUTES LATER.

SO RATHER THAN SEVEN WILL BE STARTING AT 730 BECAUSE WE HAVE UNIDOS US LARGE CONFERENCE HERE ON CAMPUS AND THIS IS, THAT IS THE EVENING WHERE THEY DO THE OPENING RECEPTION, AND UNIDOS US IS INVITING ALL OF US TO BE PART OF THAT RECEPTION, BEING THE HOST AND HELP WELCOME THE GUESTS THAT THEY THEY WOULD PROBABLY BE DONE AROUND SEVEN.

BUT BY THE TIME WE COME BACK AND SIT DOWN AND SO ON.

SO THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 730.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING ABOUT 600 PEOPLE ON CAMPUS THAT WILL BE ROTATING OVER DIFFERENT AREAS.

IT'S ALL AROUND EDUCATION, AND WE ARE PERHAPS THE ONLY PARTNER OR THE ONLY ACTIVE PARTNER IN HIGHER EDUCATION THAT UNITES US IS DOING THIS TYPE OF WORK. THEY USUALLY WORK ON THE NONPROFIT SECTOR AND SOME OF THE K12'S AND THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH US.

I CANNOT TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT THE GUEST SPEAKERS ARE GOING TO BE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE SOME BIG NAMES.

SOME THE MAYOR MAY NOT INCLUDE SECRET SERVICE ON OUR CAMPUS.

SO WE ARE TRYING TO WORK ON FINALIZING THAT LIST.

BUT OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU KNOW, THERE IS A SERIES OF EVENTS DURING THE SUMMER WHERE THIS INDIVIDUALS THAT UTILIZE THOSE SERVICES ARE COMMITTED.

SO WE'RE SEEING IF WE CAN SWING AND STOP HERE ON OUR CAMPUS.

AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.

BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I REITERATE MY APPRECIATION TO THE ENTIRE CAMPUS COMMUNITY AND THE BOARD FOR STAYING LASER FOCUS ON THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE STUDENTS.

[01:20:06]

THANK YOU, DOCTOR FIERRO.

THE NEXT SECTION WILL BE OUR CLOSED SESSION.

[10. Closed Session]

GC NUMBER 54957.6 10.02.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE DISMISSAL RELEASE GC NUMBER 54957.

CASE NUMBER 0121 408 8524 10.03.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT GC 54957.

EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS 10.04.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT GC NUMBER (545) 735-4957.

INTERIM MANAGER JUSTICE SCHOLARS 10.05.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT GC NUMBER 54957.

INTERIM DIRECTOR OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 10.06.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT GC NUMBER 54957.

DIRECTOR, CAREER AND TRANSFER SERVICES 10.07.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT GC NUMBER 54957.

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT TRUSTEE SERVICES, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 10.08 CONSIDERATION OF EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT GC NUMBER 54957 VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT.

10.09 CONSIDERATION OF EXTENSION OF EMPLOYEE CONTRACT GC NUMBER 54957 VP OF STUDENT SERVICES, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT AND 10.10 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS.

AND WE WILL COME BACK WITH THE READOUT.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

WE HAVE SOME READOUTS FROM CLOSED SESSION ITEM 10.03.

IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED AN AMENDMENT TO EXTEND THE TERM OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FROM JULY 1ST, 2024 TO JUNE 30TH, 2025 FOR THE MANAGERS AS LISTED AND PRESENTED TO THE BOARD ON JUNE 12TH, 2024 AS ATTACHED.

THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS SIX.

YES ZERO NO ONE ABSENT TRUSTEE LIU.

ITEM 10.04 IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RATIFIED THE EXTENSION OF LUCIANO MORALES'S INTERIM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AS INTERIM MANAGER FOR JUSTICE SCHOLARS THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2025, AT THE BASE RATE PAY OF LISTED IN THE APPROVED INTERIM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT DATED JULY 1ST, 2024.

THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS SIX.

YES ZERO NO ONE ABSENT.

TRUSTEE LU 10.05.

IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RATIFIED THE APPOINTMENT OF CAROLINE LAPITAN AS INTERIM DIRECTOR OF CDC GRADE 32, STEP ONE 11,510 PER MONTH ON THE MANAGEMENT SALARY SCALE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2024.

THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS SIX.

YES ZERO NO ONE ABSENT.

TRUSTEE LU 10.06.

IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RATIFIED THE APPOINTMENT OF NELLIE ALVARADO AS DIRECTOR OF CAREER AND TRANSFER CENTER GRADE 37.

STEP THREE 14,404 78 PER MONTH OF THE MANAGEMENT SALARY SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2024.

THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS SIX YES, ZERO NO.

WHEN ABSENT. TRUSTEE LIU 10.07.

IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF ANDREA WITTIG AS DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE SERVICES, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, GRADE 34, STEP TWO 12,701 PER MONTH OF THE MANAGEMENT SALARY SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2024. THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS 60 ZERO.

NO. ONE ABSENT TRUSTEE LU 10.08.

IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT OF DOCTOR MERCEDES GUTIERREZ AS VP OF HR, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, TO EXTEND THE TERM OF EMPLOYMENT FROM JUNE 22ND, 2024 TO JUNE 30TH, 2026.

THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS FIVE.

YES, ZERO NO TWO ABSENT TRUSTEE LU AND BIRKEY 10.09.

IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT OF RAMON ROBIN BREMER AS VP OF STUDENT SERVICES ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, TO EXTEND THE TERM OF EMPLOYMENT FROM AUGUST 25TH, 2024 TO AUGUST 24TH, 2026.

THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS FIVE YES, ZERO NO TO ABSENT TRUSTEE, LU AND BIRKEY.

LAST ITEM 10.10.

IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONDUCTED DOCTOR JOSE FIERRO'S ANNUAL EVALUATION.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HEREBY AUTHORIZES MODIFICATIONS TO THE PRESIDENT SLASH SUPERINTENDENT INTENDANTS ORIGINAL AGREEMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT AND FIRST THROUGH EIGHTH AMENDMENTS IN THE AREA OF TERM OF EMPLOYMENT AS PRESENTED IN CLOSED SESSION.

THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS FIVE YES ZERO NO TO ABSENT TRUSTEE LOU TRUSTEE BIRKEY.

AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING FOR TODAY.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.