[1.01 Roll Call] [00:00:11] OKAY. ANDREA, CAN YOU GIVE US A ROLL CALL? VOTE. BOARD PRESIDENT MARIANA PACHECO, PRESENT. BOARD VICE PRESIDENT. DOCTOR. DON GREENE, PRESIDENT, BOARD CLERK. ZURICH LEWIS IS ABSENT. TRUSTEE JAMES CODY BURKE, PRESENT. TRUSTEE. DOCTOR SHIN LIU IS ABSENT. TRUSTEE MARIANA RIOS, PRESENT. TRUSTEE. DOCTOR. SANDRA SALAZAR. STUDENT TRUSTEE. GUSTAVO GUSTAVO SANCHEZ. PRESENT AND PRESIDENT. SUPERINTENDENT FIERRO PRESENT. NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 1.02, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [1.02 Pledge of Allegiance] CAN I HAVE TRUSTEE GREEN, PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? YOUR HEART READY. BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND NOW, ITEM 1.03 AGENDA ORGANIZATION. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO REORGANIZE THE AGENDA? SEEING NONE, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD TO ITEM 1.04 COMMENTS FROM THE CONSTITUENTS. [1.05 Reports and Comments from Constituent Groups] I BELIEVE TERRENCE. ARE DOCTOR WILLIAMS IS NOT IS NOT HERE. AND TERRENCE IS NOT HERE. IRLANDA LOPEZ. GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. HOPE YOU HAD A NICE TOUR OF THE SSA BUILDING. AND SO I'M HERE. I WANTED TO THANK OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND OUR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. WE HAD OUR CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WEEK EVENT ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO NOW, THREE WEEKS AGO WE HAD OVER 175 PARTICIPANTS DURING OUR LUNCHEON. AND THEN WE CELEBRATED OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR DURING THE CLASSIFIED AWARDS. AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE OUR FOLKS BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND SHARE IN THE ACCOLADES THAT THEY DO IN ORDER TO MAKE CERRITOS COLLEGE SUCCESSFUL. AS YOU'VE SEEN FROM THE CLIMATE SURVEY, SOME OF OUR CAMPUS POPULATION FOR CLASSIFIED STAFF DID INDICATE THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A BIT BETTER RECOGNITION, MORE AND I THINK AT THE BOTTOM LINE, I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF RESPECT THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ON OUR CAMPUS CLIMATE FOR IN GENERAL IN TERMS OF THEIR WORK ENVIRONMENT. I KNOW WHEN DOC MET AND THE INITIAL ALIGNMENT SURVEY WAS BEING DEVELOPED. WE WANTED TO GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER, BUT I THINK THEY WANTED TO DO A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE INITIAL CAMPUS CLIMATE. AND SO WE'RE HOPING THAT ONCE SUMMER GOES THROUGH, WE COME BACK INTO SHARED GOVERNANCE FOR THE FALL SEMESTER. WE CAN DIVE DEEPER INTO A MORE COMPREHENSIVE CLIMATE SURVEY SO WE CAN ACTUALLY GET INTO THE ROOT CAUSE OF WHY SOME OF OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITY YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WAS MOSTLY THOSE THAT HAD LONGER TERM YEARS. WHY, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF UNSATISFACTION IN TERMS OF THEIR VISIBILITY, IN THE SENSE OF RESPECT THAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR WORKPLACE. SO I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN THEN MOVE THAT FORWARD SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY START IMPLEMENTING CHANGES THAT HOPEFULLY WE CAN SEE AND GROW IS I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE STUDENTS FIRST. WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITY IS UP TO PAR WITH OUR STUDENTS. RIGHT. WE CAN ONLY GUIDE BETTER WHEN WE SUCCEED OURSELVES. SO I THINK AS LONG AS WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A BETTER MOTION FOR US TO BE ABLE TO IMPROVE OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY'RE PERCEIVED. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE WITHIN THAT IS FALCON DAY. WE WANT TO SEE AN IMPROVEMENT OF MORE MORE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW FOLKS COMING IN. WE'RE HOPING THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET SOME OF THE TRAINING THAT IS TRULY NEEDED FOR OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM. THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, ESPECIALLY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AI, AND HOW WE CAN USE THAT TO TRULY PUT THAT INTO OUR WORKPLACE TO HELP US SUCCEED AND MAKE US THRIVE. AND SO WE'RE HOPING TO SEE THOSE THINGS IN FALCON DAY. AND WE'RE HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW, BY SAYING AND NOW WE CAN GO AHEAD AND PUT THE COMMENT INTO THE UNIVERSE SO THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY HAVE THAT IMPLEMENTED AND HOPEFULLY, AGAIN, MAKING THOSE THINGS IMPROVE IN TERMS OF TRAINING FOR OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF SO THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE THEY'RE SEEING THAT THEY'RE VALUED, THEY'RE RESPECTED. AS WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE THINGS COME INTO SUMMER, OUR ENVIRONMENT IS GOING TO CHANGE, THE HEAT IS GOING TO COME UP. WE'RE ALWAYS THINKING OUR FACILITIES GROUP AND WE'RE ALWAYS THANKING THEM FOR THE SERVICE THEY DO BECAUSE THEY TRULY MAKE OUR CAMPUS VISIBLE TO OUR [00:05:09] OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR ENVIRONMENT IS ALSO SAFE, THAT WHILE THE HEAT INCREASES, THAT WE GIVE THEM IN OUR SHADED SPACES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN COOL OFF. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR ENVIRONMENT IS ALSO SAFE AT ALL TIMES. IT'S DIFFERENT FOR FOLKS LIKE ME THAT I'M IN AN OFFICE, YOU KNOW, TEMPERATURE REGULATED VERSUS OUR GUYS THAT ARE OUTSIDE. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR HEALTH, THEIR SAFETY IS PUT AT THE FOREFRONT. BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF HAVE THE RESOURCES FOR TRAINING IMPROVEMENT. AND I THINK THAT'S ONLY GOING TO HELP MAKE OUR CAMPUS BETTER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP ASWC PRESIDENT AMANDA MONROY. AND THE VICE PRESIDENT, NOAH VAN LITH. HELLO, BOYS. HELLO, BOYS. APOLOGIES. WELL, FIRST OFF, HELLO, BOARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS AMANDA MONROY. I'M A POLITICAL SCIENCE STUDENT HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE. AND THE 2526 ASC PRESIDENT. AND HELLO, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS NOAH. I'M A POLITICAL SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS STUDENT HERE, AND I AM THE CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. TO TOUCH ON IT BRIEFLY, ME AND NOAH ARE EXTREMELY INVOLVED HERE ON CAMPUS. THROUGH ASUC AND NUMEROUS CLUB INVOLVEMENT, WE'RE ABLE TO SEE STUDENT CONCERNS FACE ON AND WE TRULY HOPE TO ADDRESS IT OUR UPCOMING YEAR. WE SEE THE ISSUES THAT STUDENTS TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME, WHETHER IT'S WI-FI, PARKING, AND COUNSELING. AND WE ONLY HOPE TO CONTINUE TO AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES WITH OUR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT THIS YEAR. AND WE ALSO REALIZED THAT WE HAVE SO MANY STUDENT SERVICES AND RESOURCES HERE ON CAMPUS. AND ONE OF OUR MAIN GOALS IN OUR UPCOMING TERM IS TO REALLY CONNECT FURTHER, CONNECT STUDENTS TO EVERYTHING THEY HAVE HERE AVAILABLE. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT FOR THE PAST SCHOOL YEAR, BEING ABLE TO WORK ALONGSIDE GUSTAVO IN AOCC, WE JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS INSTALLMENT AS THE NEXT STUDENT TRUSTEE. AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BOARD. THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 2.01, INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION, INSTALLATION OF OUR 2025 2026 STUDENT [2.01 Institutional Presentation: Installation of 2025-2026 Student Trustee] TRUSTEE GUSTAVO SANCHEZ CERRITOS COLLEGE STUDENT WILL BE INSTALLED AS STUDENT TRUSTEE FOR 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR AS BY DOCTOR JOSE FIERRO. PRESIDENT. SUPERINTENDENT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. AS USUAL IS MY HONOR TO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO PROVIDE THE OF OFFICE TO OUR STUDENT TRUSTEES. SO THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, GUSTAVO. AND IF YOU'RE READY. ALL RIGHT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND, AND YOU REPEAT AFTER ME. I, GUSTAVO SANCHEZ. HI. GUSTAVO SANCHEZ, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND. THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, 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. AGAINST ALL ENEMIES. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. AND THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH. THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE. AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY. THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES, AND DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER, UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER. CONGRATULATIONS. TRUSTEE SANCHEZ. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU HERE. [00:10:39] YES. HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS GUSTAVO ALBERTO SANCHEZ AND I AM A POLITICAL SCIENCE AND SOCIOLOGY. SOCIOLOGY MAJOR HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE. AND FUN FACT. TODAY MARKS ONE YEAR SINCE I STARTED MY JOURNEY HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE. I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE ADVOCATING FOR OUR STUDENTS. THIS PAST YEAR, I'VE BEEN A SENATOR IN ACC AS WELL AS A DELEGATE WHERE I GOT TO ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL AND OTHER SCHOOLS WITHIN OUR REGION. I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT I'VE BEEN GIVEN HERE, AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO WORK WITH AMANDA AND NOAH, OUR FUTURE ACC PRESIDENT AND OUR CURRENT ACC PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. SO I'M JUST REALLY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE. I'M GRATEFUL FOR MY FRIENDS, FAMILY AND ALL MY SUPPORTERS HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IT IS ITEM 2.02, WHICH HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO JULY 16TH. [2.02 POSTPONED TO JULY 16: Institutional Presentation: Recognition of Classified/Confidential Employee of the Month] AND THEN WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 2.03 REQUESTED BY TRUSTEE RIOS. [2.03 Requested by Trustee Mariana Rios: Institutional Presentation - End of Semester Highlights] INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION. END OF SEMESTER HIGHLIGHTS. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT. SO I KNOW THAT INSTAGRAM IS STILL POSTING PICTURES FOR THE GRADUATION AND THE AMAZING WORK THAT OUR STUDENTS DO HERE AT OUR AT OUR COLLEGE. OBVIOUSLY HELP HELPED BY OUR STAFF WHETHER IT'S ADMINISTRATORS CLASSIFIED THE PROFESSORS. AND SO THESE TWO EVENTS I ATTENDED WERE JUST BESIDES OBVIOUSLY THE GRADUATION WERE JUST SO AMAZING THAT I'M A VISUAL PERSON. SO I THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND SHARE THAT WITH THE AUDIENCE HERE. THOSE VIEWERS AT HOME WHO WEREN'T ABLE TO BE THERE. AND SO I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO FIRST ADDRESS THE TEACHER EVENT, TEACHER TRACK. IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE ALL OF THE FUTURE TEACHERS THERE. MOST OF THEM GOING TO CAL STATE LONG BEACH. AND SO THE EXCITEMENT AND THE ENERGY AND THE HIGHLIGHT OF THEIR FUTURES WAS JUST CONTAGIOUS. A FEW CRIERS, WHEN THEY GOT THE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO GET AND TO MY SURPRISE AND I KNOW WE CAN GO AHEAD AND HAVE OTHER ONES FROM ANOTHER TRUSTEE WHO WAS ALSO WHO ALSO JOINED ME. DOCTOR FIERRO GOT THE APPLE AWARD, SO THAT WAS JUST TOO AMAZING. IF YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SHARE A FEW WORDS, DOCTOR FIERRO. YEAH. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE RIOS. SO, YES, THE TEACHER TRACK GRADUATION WAS A GREAT EVENT, VERY WELL ATTENDED, ORGANIZED. AND WE HAD A VERY LARGE GRADUATING CLASS. I THINK IT WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST OR THE LARGEST GRADUATION CLASS IN TEACHER TRACK. THE THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS ONE OF OUR GRADUATES FROM THE FIRST COHORT OF TEACHER TRACK, WHO HAPPENS NOW TO BE A PRINCIPAL AT ONE OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS. SO SHE CAME AND SHE SPOKE TO THE STUDENTS. I THINK YOU CAN SEE HER THERE. THE LADY IN THE BLUE SKIRT. AND HER WORDS WERE VERY MOTIVATIONAL BECAUSE SHE ESSENTIALLY ENDED UP HERE BY CHANCE. AND SOMEONE DIRECTED HER TO TO TEACH, AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW THAT SHE WANTED TO BE A TEACHER. AND AND ONCE SHE GOT INTO THE PROGRAM AND THE TEACHING PROFESSION, SHE BASICALLY DESCRIBED HER LIFE CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. SO SO I THINK THAT RESONATED A LOT WITH OUR CURRENT STUDENTS. AND SINCE WE WERE CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF TEACHER TRACK, IT WAS REALLY NICE TO HAVE ONE OF OUR FIRST GRADUATES BEING THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER. I WAS PROBABLY MORE SURPRISED. AND TRUSTEE, RIOS AND GREEN. WHEN I WAS GIVEN THE APPLE AWARD, IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL MOMENT. PERSONALLY SO I FEEL VERY HONORED TO HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR, FOR THE WORK THAT WE ALL HAVE DONE TO CONTINUE TO ELEVATE OUR TEACHER TRACK PROGRAM AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LONG BEACH, AS YOU MENTIONED THE PARTNERSHIP GOES SO DEEP, [00:15:05] THE LONG BEACH ACTUALLY AWARDS A SCHOLARSHIP FOR OUR STUDENTS HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE AND TRANSFER. SO IT IS A IT'S A VERY STRONG PARTNERSHIP. IT'S PERHAPS THE STRONGEST PARTNERSHIP OF ALL THE TEACHER TRACKS IN THE STATE. AND AS WE SAY, BRAGGING, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT'S FACTUAL, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS ACTUALLY IN THE NATION. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN THE NATIONAL BOARD, AND THIS PROGRAM IS VERY, VERY STRONG, NOT JUST IN CALIFORNIA, BUT OF THE NATIONAL PROGRAMS. TRUSTEE GREEN. AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU'RE THERE AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING, BUT. NO, IT'S IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL EVENT. BUT BEING IN EDUCATION AND LOOKING OUT TO SEE ALL OF THE FUTURE TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATORS, IT JUST TOUCHES MY HEART TO KNOW THAT THESE ARE GOING TO BE OUR TEACHERS LEADING THE WAY, PAVING THE WAY FOR OUR STUDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN ALSO REACH SUCCESS THROUGH EDUCATION THROUGH THEIR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY. BUT IT'S A WONDERFUL EVENT. WE HAD SO MANY WONDERFUL EVENTS, BUT AGAIN, THIS ONE IS ALSO NEAR AND DEAR TO ME AS A TEACHER. SO YES, IN THE APPLE IS JUST ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. I'M LIKE, I WISH I WOULD HAVE GOT ONE OF THOSE IN COLLEGE. I WANT ONE. THEY KEEP THEM FOREVER. AND SO THAT WAS THE SECOND EVENT. BUT THE FIRST EVENT THAT I ATTENDED WAS THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF CERRITOS COLLEGE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW PRESIDENT. I KNOW THERE ARE ADVISORS HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. I KNOW DOCTOR NIXON WAS THERE, DOCTOR BRAMMER WAS THERE. AND JUST IT WAS JUST AMAZING THE LEVEL OF LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE AT OUR COLLEGE HOW THEY WERE SPEAKING ABOUT LEGISLATING AMONG AMONGST EACH OTHER CONGRATULATING THEM. AND THEN OUR PAST TRUSTEE, KATHY, WAS HONORED. SO I WAS LIKE, YAY! I WENT WHEN KATHY WAS HONORED, AND THEN I WENT WHEN DOCTOR FIERRO WAS HONORED. SHE'S NOT HERE. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF DOCTOR MIXON OR DOCTOR BRAMMER, YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO IT, BUT IT'S JUST WHEN WE GO TO THESE EVENTS, AT LEAST WHEN I GO TO THESE EVENTS, I'M JUST SO IMPRESSED. AND I ASKED DOCTOR FIERRO IF HE COULD ADD MORE BECAUSE I'M SURE HE KNOWS MORE ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT JUDICIAL AND IT WAS JUST AN AMAZING EVENT. SO I AM JUST GRATEFUL THAT I WAS INVITED AND THAT I WAS ABLE TO BE THERE FOR THE STUDENTS. AND THE LEADERSHIP'S ALREADY HERE AT OUR MEETING. SO AMAZING. I LOOK FORWARD TO AN AMAZING YEAR. YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE WHENEVER THE BOARD AND WE KNOW THERE WAS A BOARD CONFERENCE I THINK GOING ON AS WELL. SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING. AND THE STUDENT LEADERS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE OUR STUDENT GOVERNMENT HAS 55 ELECTED OR APPOINTED STUDENT LEADERS. IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE STATE. SO WHEN WE GO PLACES EVERYONE'S LIKE, WOW, 50 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS MAKE UP OUR OUR CABINET, OUR SENATE AND OUR COURT. SO THEY PUT ON THE EVENT AND HOST IT EVERY YEAR. SO IT IS COMPLETELY STUDENT RUN. THEY ALL RUN THE SCRIPTS. OUR STUDENT NOMINEE COMMITTEE IS ALL MADE OF STUDENTS WHO DECIDE THE AWARDS THAT THEY PROVIDE AND GIVE OUT. SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. AND WE DO HAVE REALLY STRONG LEADERSHIP. THEY'RE REALLY AMAZING TO WORK WITH. SO YEAH. AND IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED ON VISITING STUDENT GOVERNMENT DURING THE FALL SEMESTER LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN GO TOGETHER. I STOP EVERY SO FREQUENTLY. IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE HOW THEY MANAGE THE THE ENTIRE SESSION, THE INTRODUCTION OF THE LEGISLATION, THE DEBATES, THE TIME. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY MEMORIZED THE ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDERS BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY WELL VERSED ON THEM. SO IT'S A VERY WELL RUN AND ORGANIZED GROUP. SO ALWAYS STOP BY. I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE WORK THEY DO. SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO STOP BY AND AND SEE HOW THEY WORK, I'M SURE THEY'LL BE HAPPY TO HAVE US. AND MAYBE GIVE US A FEW MINUTES OF THEIR TIME. AGAIN. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PACHECO. BUT ALSO, BEFORE I WOULD BE REMISS IN SAYING THANK YOU TO ANDREA AND WENDY, WHO PUT THE PRESENTATION TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES. YEAH. JUST GOING TO ADD ABOUT THE AS YOU KNOW, SORRY, I WAS GOING TO ADD THAT FOR 20 YEARS, I GOT TO I TAUGHT AND I WAS IN THE CLASSROOM WITH STUDENTS, THEN ON THE LEFT FOR THE LAST SEVEN IN A DIFFERENT POSITION. DON'T GET TO HAVE QUITE SO MUCH CONTACT WITH STUDENTS, AND GOING TO THESE TYPES OF EVENTS ARE SUCH A NICE REMINDER OF THE GREAT WORK THAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SO SMART, SO ORGANIZED, SO TALENTED THAT IT REALLY BEGINS TO FEEL PERSONAL AGAIN. SO THERE IT'S A VERY REWARDING EXPERIENCE. [00:20:02] SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT ITEMS. [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 Student Services] [7. Consent Items - Office of the President] SO I'M GOING TO BE TAKING CONSENT ITEMS FROM 3 TO 7. DOES ANYONE WANT TO PULL ANY CONSENT ITEMS. SEEING NONE. CAN I GET A MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. CAN I GET DO I NEED A ROLL CALL? VOTE? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. SEEING. ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEMS IN. LET'S SEE. I FORGET THIS ONE DOESN'T. ITEM EIGHT INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. [8. Information Items] DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING IN ITEM INFORMATIONAL ITEMS? I'M GOING TO BE TAKING THEM ALL IN ONE. BUT IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE ANY OF THOSE ITEMS PULLED AND MORE INFORMATION CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW NOW? SEEING NONE, CAN I PLEASE GET A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEMS PASSED. WE'RE MOVING ON TO NOW THE ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM NINE, AND WE WILL BE TAKING THE FIRST 19.01 CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO THE [9.01 Consideration of Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement with Servitas LLC for Consulting and Advisory Services for the new Student Housing Project] AGREEMENT WITH CERRITOS, LLC FOR CONSULTING AND ADVISORY SERVICES FOR THE NEW STUDENT HOUSING PROJECT. YEAH. COULD WE GET A PRESENTATION ON THAT? YES. YEAH, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET A PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. THESE NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE ALL RELATED TO STUDENT HOUSING. THIS THIS CURRENT CONTRACT IS TO EXTEND AN EXISTING CONTRACT WITH SERVETUS WHO IS PROVIDING CONSULTING AND ADVISORY SERVICES, AS WE DO THE DESIGN OF THE STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING TO ENSURE SERVETUS HAS EXPERIENCE IN THE OPERATIONAL ASPECT OF STUDENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION. AND SO AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS WITH OUR TEAM, THEY'RE PROVIDING ADVISORY SERVICES AS NEEDED ON A CONTRACT WITH THEM IS ABOUT TO TO EXPIRE IN JUNE. SO WE'RE REQUESTING THE ABILITY TO EXTEND IT UP ON THAT. AND SO WE ONLY UTILIZE THE CONTRACT WHEN WE WE NEED THEIR SERVICES ON IT. SO WE'RE REQUESTING TO EXTEND FOR ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS AT WHICH TIME WE DON'T ANTICIPATE HAVING TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE BY THEN WE SHOULD BE DONE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND BEING DSA AT THAT POINT ON IT. SO THIS IS JUST TO EXTEND US FOR ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT CONSULTING AND ADVISORY SERVICES. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT SPECIFICALLY ARE THEY DOING WITHIN THAT CONSULTING? SO A LOT OF IT IS IN KIND OF THE SETUP, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE THINGS FROM BEST PRACTICES OF HOW TO UTILIZE KITCHENS WITHIN THE SETTING ON THAT, WHETHER OR NOT WE PUT THOSE INDIVIDUAL AREAS OPEN CONCEPT ON THAT THE FLOW, HOW, YOU KNOW, TO KIND OF MANAGE THINGS COULD BE THINGS OF HOW WE'RE DESIGNING LAUNDRY TO TRASH PICKUP. AND SO A LOT OF JUST THE, THE THINGS WHEN YOU OPEN UP, YOU KNOW, YOU RUN INTO CHALLENGES AFTER THE FACT. SO WE'RE TRYING TO WITH THEIR EXPERIENCE, JUST TRYING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BEST PRACTICES, ASSISTING WITH THE DESIGN TEAM AS OF WHAT TO DO, WHAT NOT TO DO, WHAT CHALLENGES MAY LIE IF WE GO A CERTAIN WAY IN THE DESIGN PERSPECTIVE. AND SO THAT SO THEY'RE PART OF OUR MEETINGS WITH THE DESIGN TEAM AND THEN JUST PROVIDING SOME INPUT AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES IN THAT, IN THAT ARENA. OKAY. BECAUSE THE CONTRACT DOESN'T HAVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT DOESN'T SHOW LIKE A SCOPE, IS IT? YEAH. THIS IS TO BE DEFINED. THIS IS THE AMENDMENT IS JUST PROBABLY JUST FOR THE EXTENSION. THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS WAS BOARD APPROVED IN, I THINK, 2024. AND SO WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE ACTUAL ON IT. THIS IS REALLY JUST EXTENDING THEIR EXISTING CONTRACT. [00:25:04] OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COULD I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION IS STILL. WELL, UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE REDESIGN NEEDS GIVEN THE THE POTENTIAL CHANGES IN IN COST. YEAH. PLEASE. NO. THEN, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T, WE ALREADY PAY THEM 250,000. AND THIS IS 150,000 ADDITIONAL. YEAH. MY, I PLEASE DO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. PHILIP MY UNDERSTANDING, WE HAVE HAD TO KIND OF DRAG OUR FEET A LITTLE BIT ON THE PROCESS BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE STATE TO SECURE THE REST OF THE DOLLARS, WHICH BECAUSE OF THAT, HAS DRAWN OUT THEIR TIME OF THE CURRENT CONTRACT. SO IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THEM ON STAFF WE WILL HAVE TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT UNTIL DECEMBER BECAUSE OUR DEADLINE ALSO WITH THE STATE IS JUNE 30TH. SO DEPENDING OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE GET, IF ANY OBVIOUSLY WE WILL HAVE TO REDO THE SCOPE OF THE THE PROJECT AND THEY WILL FACILITATE THAT PROCESS. YEAH. THE 250 THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, TRUSTEE BIRKEY HAS TO DO WITH THE PLANNING OF GRANT THAT WE GOT FROM THE STATE ON THE INITIAL APPLICATION PROCESS. SO YES, WE DID CONTRACT WITH THEM FOR THAT ON THE ACTUAL APPLICATION PROCESS THAT WAS SUBMITTED SOME TIME AGO. AND THEN THIS CONTRACT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR ADVISORY SERVICES RELATION TO THE DESIGN OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE HAD WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE DESIGN PROCESS ON THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, WHATEVER CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES THAT WE WERE DESIGNING IN ACCORDANCE TO, TO THAT. AND SO GIVEN THE DYNAMICS WITH THE STATE AND SECURING ADDITIONAL MONIES OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE FINISHED WITH THE ACTUAL DESIGN BY JUNE 30TH. SO WE HAD TO PUSH THAT OUT UNTIL DECEMBER TO BE ABLE TO WRAP THAT UP ONCE WE ONCE THE STATE FINALIZES OUR BUDGET AND WE KNOW FOR SURE WHAT DIRECTION? WE'RE OBVIOUSLY PROCEEDING AS IS. BUT, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE BUDGET SAYS, WE MIGHT HAVE TO CHANGE GEARS A LITTLE BIT. YEAH, I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS. DID THEY PROVIDE A PROPOSAL BECAUSE YOU'VE GONE FROM. WE WENT FROM 50,000 TO 100,000, AND NOW IT'S AN ADDITIONAL 150,000. SO IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ARE THEY DOING LIKE A TWICE AS MUCH WORK AS WE WERE THINKING IN JANUARY. IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THEM ON A TEMPORARY BASIS AND THEN FELT THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE THEM THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS. AND WE BASICALLY JUST BEEN EXTENDING THEIR CONTRACT EVERY ONCE IT ACTUALLY EXTENDED ON IT. SO WE ONLY HAD THEM ON A SHORT TERM CONTRACT DURING THE DESIGN PHASE ON THAT. WE DID THAT ON PURPOSE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO COMMIT TO A LONG TERM AGREEMENT. AND GIVEN THE DYNAMICS OF US, AS YOU KNOW, STOPPING, GOING, STOPPING AND GOING OBVIOUSLY IS PUSHED THEIR CONTRACT OUT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. THERE. IT'S UP THERE. THERE IT IS. JUST SCROLL TO THE SCOPE PLEASE. THERE'S A SCOPE. YEAH. YOU MAY WANT TO GO TO THERE. SPECIFIES IT THERE BUT THERE ALSO MAY BE IN THE BACK. THERE COULD BE THEIR PROPOSAL AS WELL. AND SO YEAH IT LINES OUT A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT THEY WERE THEY WERE DOING WITHIN THE SCOPE. ANDREW JUST GO RIGHT TO THE BACK. SEE I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS AN EXHIBIT. SO NOW GO BACK UP TO THE SCOPE I THINK ON I THINK WE EMBEDDED IT RIGHT IN THE PAGE TWO I BELIEVE. RIGHT THERE. ALL THOSE ITEMS? ONE. YEAH. YOU TRUSTEE BIRKEY. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY MORE QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO WHAT WAS ALREADY APPROVED AS TO WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO? THE SCOPE. THIS IS FROM THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT FOR 100,000, RIGHT? YEAH. OR FOR 50 THAT WE AMENDED TO 100. MY I MEAN, I THINK IT MIGHT BE [00:30:05] HELPFUL TO HAVE A THIRD PARTY COST ASSISTANCE OUTSIDE OF WHETHER IT'S SUBCONTRACTED THROUGH THIS 150,000 OR CARVED OUT. IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE JUST AT A POINT WHERE IT WOULD JUST BE REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE ADDITIONAL OUTSIDE OPINION ON CONSTRUCTION COSTS. THAT WOULD BE MY ONE COMMENT. I MEAN NOT AN ALTERNATIVE FIRM. YES. YOU MIGHT BUY ONE FEEDBACK ITEM. OKAY, SO ARE WE CONSIDERING PULLING THE ITEM FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION INSTEAD OF APPROVAL? BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SEEM WE WANT TO DENY IT. JUST WANT TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION. TRUSTEE BIRKEY. ARE YOU ASKING FOR US TO PULL THIS ITEM FOR FURTHER INFORMATION BEFORE WE VOTE? I DON'T THINK IT'S FURTHER INFORMATION. IT WOULD. I THINK WE WOULD BE SENDING IT BACK FOR CONTRACT RENEGOTIATION. IS THAT ACCURATE? SO YOU WANT US TO INCLUDE A DIFFERENT ELEMENT? UNLESS WE CAN, I CAN DELEGATE. WE CAN DELEGATE THAT RESPONSIBILITY IN THE PASSAGE OF THE. YEAH OF THE CONTRACT TO TO PHILIP. LET ME CLARIFY. I MEAN CONTRACT RENEGOTIATION AS TO SECURE A BETTER PRICE FOR THE WORK OR CONTRACT RENEGOTIATION AS SECURED ANOTHER FIRM. NO, NO, NO, I THINK I WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT WE APPROVE THE CONTRACT UNDER THE CONDITION THAT THERE'S A DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ TO INCLUDE A THIRD PARTY AS WITHIN THAT COST TO HAVE A THIRD PARTY COST ESTIMATOR FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE PROJECT. FOR THE PROJECT. YES. OKAY. OH I GOT YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. ACTUALLY, YEAH. YES. WE'LL PROBABLY MAY NOT BE FOR THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, BUT MAYBE FOR THE MEETING OF JULY, WE MAY BE ABLE TO BRING YOU SOME IDEAS, I THINK IT'S GOOD TIMING. WE STARTED A CONVERSATION REGARDING THAT EARLIER THIS WEEK. SO. SO IF I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY, WE WERE THINKING IN A SIMILAR DIRECTION, SO. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BRING THIS BACK. OKAY? OKAY. OKAY. SO JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN THE FUNCTION OF THE THIRD PARTY AS IT RELATES TO WHAT YOU'RE REQUESTING OR ASKING FOR? SURE. SO MY THINKING IS THAT IT WILL BE A LOT HAS CHANGED IN THE WORLD OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS IN THE LAST LITTLE PERIOD. CERRITOS HAS PROVIDED THEIR CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE AT VARIOUS POINTS DURING THIS PROJECT'S EVOLUTION. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE STRUGGLED WITH IN THIS PROJECT, AND IT'S NOT EXPLICITLY THEIR FAULT, IS NOT CORRECTLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE EVENTUAL COST WOULD BE. AND SO IT WOULD BE EXCELLENT TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL OPINION ON THAT SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT THE OVERALL PROJECT COST IS MOST LIKELY TO BE. WITH KIND OF MULTIPLE DATA POINTS AS WE GET TO A REALLY COST SENSITIVE PART OF THE PROJECT PROCESS. THAT WAS MY. JUST TO ADD A NOTE ON THAT, TRUSTEE BIRKEY, WE DO ALSO HAVE TWO OTHER FIRMS THAT PROVIDE COST ESTIMATES TO US, ONE THROUGH THE ARCHITECT AND ONE THROUGH OUR CM. SO WE DO HAVE OTHER THIRD PARTY ESTIMATORS TO MATCH AND RECONCILE BETWEEN THE TWO TO ENSURE THAT COST IS IS LINING UP CORRECTLY AND WILL BE ABLE TO USE THOSE SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE. SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE. IT SOUNDS LIKE NOT ONLY ARE WE USING THEM FOR DOING ALL THIS WORK, BUT WE ALSO HAVE OTHER THIRD PARTIES THAT CAN GIVE US INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE COST AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO INCUR. SO IT'S NOT ONLY ONE COMPANY. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE COMPANY. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL COMPANIES, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THAT WOULD CONFIRM OUR COSTS AND WOULD CONFIRM WHERE WE SHOULD BE AT. SO WE ARE IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ALREADY HAVE IT. AS PART OF THE ARCHITECT'S FEE, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE US DIFFERENT BUDGET PARAMETERS AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE PLANNING PROCESS. [00:35:01] IN ADDITION, AS PART OF THE CM CONTRACT, THEY'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO PROVIDE US BUDGET CONSTRUCTION NUMBERS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THE PLANNING PROCESS, OTHERS, AND WORKING THROUGH THOSE JOINTLY BETWEEN ALL OF THEM TO ENSURE THAT RECONCILIATIONS ARE DONE. TO SEE WHO YOU KNOW. OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, HAVING MULTIPLE DIFFERENT COST ANALYSIS DONE, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENCES ON IT AND FIGURING OUT WHAT THOSE DIFFERENCES IN TRUING UP, WHAT IS RIGHT, WHAT IS INCORRECT, YOU KNOW, AND LOOKING AT DIFFERENT VARIOUS ASSUMPTIONS BEING USED. OKAY. I MEAN, THE ONLY OUT OF THOSE THREE, THE ONLY COST ESTIMATOR THAT I ACTUALLY WOULD PUT ANY FAITH IN WOULD BE TELECOIL, BECAUSE THE OTHER TWO ARE JUST GOING TO BE CALLING AROUND AT BEST, TO FIND AN EQUIVALENT OF EITHER TELECOIL OR GENERAL CONTRACTORS FOR THESE DIFFERENT THINGS. JUST. YEAH. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, AND I THINK PROBABLY MORE. RELEVANT DEPENDING OF THE SITUATION THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN. A FEW WEEKS WITH THE FINAL BUDGET IS HOW WE RECONSIDER THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT. IF WE RECEIVE THE TOTAL ALLOCATION FROM THE STATE, IT WILL BE FAIRLY EASY TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTION THAT WE HAVE PLANNED. IF WE RECEIVE ONLY PARTIAL ALLOCATION, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KIND OF LOOK INTO WHAT THE BUILDING LOOKED LIKE AND OR DESIGN LOOK LIKE TO TRY TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY. AND IF WE GET NOTHING, WE HAVE TO TAKE A VERY DIFFERENT APPROACH. SO I THINK OUR APPROACH ON PRICING AND PROJECTIONS HINGES UPON WHETHER OR NOT WE GET THE ALLOCATION FROM THE STATE AND HOW MUCH OF IT. I THINK THERE ARE SOME CREATIVE WAYS THAT WE SHOULD EXPLORE AND WILL BE EXPLORING ON HOW WE CAN MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF BEDS IN OUR PROJECT, WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN WITHIN THE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. AND I THINK THAT PROBABLY BE THE BIGGEST FACTOR THAT PLAY COME JUNE 30TH FOR US ON, ON ON THE REAL COST BECAUSE IF WE GET NOTHING, IT'S 80 MILLION. AND HOW WE DESIGN AS MANY BEDS AS WE CAN WITHOUT LOSING TOO MUCH OF THE FLOW WITH THAT SET OF DOLLARS. SO I THINK YOU SAID THIS MAXIMUM COST OF CONSTRUCTION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MAXIMUM BID, SOMETHING THE GMP, THE MAXIMUM PRICE GUARANTEE. YES. SO WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET US THERE BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES. SO I THINK IN A IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WE'LL KNOW MORE AND PROBABLY BY JULY WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET YOU SOME ADDITIONAL IDEAS OF WHAT WE'RE THINKING BECAUSE THE GOAL IS STILL TO BUILD, WE DON'T WANT TO BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF THE COLLEGES THAT RETURN THEIR DOLLARS. IT'S JUST HOW WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE. AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE. SO SO WE'RE STILL COMMITTED TO GET THE PROJECT TO THE FINISH LINE IS WHAT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE BY THE TIME WE FINISH BASED ON OUR ACTUAL ALLOCATION. AND ONE OTHER THING I WOULD ADD THAT I JUST POPPED IN MY HEAD IS WITH WITH THIS CONTRACT, IN ADDITION TO THE DESIGN, THEY'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH THE TEAM ON DEVELOPING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AS WE MOVE CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT. SO THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON BEST PRACTICES ON, YOU KNOW OPERATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. SO THEY'VE ALSO BEEN WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON THAT. AND SO THEY'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL ON THAT. HAVE WE IDENTIFIED A OPERATOR YET? NO, WE HAVE NOT. OKAY. AND SO THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT SERVETUS WOULD BE CONFLICTED OUT OF BEING AN OPERATOR THEN. LIKELY, YES. OKAY, THAT'S IT FOR ME. SO CAN I GET A MOTION? A MOTION ON THE TABLE. O TRUSTEE BIRKEY. YOU WANTED US TO PROCEED. WELL, I GUESS THE QUESTION IS HERE. HOW MUCH OF THIS ADDITION? LIKE AN EXTENSION OF EXISTING SCOPE LANGUAGE? YEAH, WHICH IS VERY BROAD, RIGHT. BECAUSE THERE'S, LIKE, WHATEVER, 18 DIFFERENT THINGS. HOW MUCH IS ANTICIPATED TO BE FOR COST ESTIMATING IF NOT REALLY ANY MATERIAL AMOUNT. AND WE'RE ACHIEVING THAT IN A DIFFERENT WAY THEN. YEAH. IT'S REALLY NOT ON THE COST ESTIMATING SIDE REALLY. IT'S REALLY MORE ON THE DESIGN BEST PRACTICES. SCOPE IS PRIMARILY WHAT THEY'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON AT THIS POINT. [00:40:03] AND IN WHICH CASE I WOULD JUST. I'LL GO BACK TO A SIMPLE MOTION. NO, I WON'T MOTION. I'LL BE ABSTAINING. SO ARE WE PROCEEDING OR NOT PROCEEDING? IS MY QUESTION. I THINK WHAT TRUSTEE BIRKEY IS SAYING, THE THE BOARD CAN TAKE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED, AND HE WILL ABSTAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE VOTE. OKAY. SO CAN I GET A MOTION? JUST A QUICK REQUEST, IF I MAY, OBVIOUSLY. WHEN YOU SEE THAT COSTS ARE GOING UP AND MORE MONEY IS BEING REQUESTED, IT'S LIKE, WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHY ARE WE GIVING THEM MORE MONEY? BUT WHEN WE CAN GET A PRESENTATION FROM US IN TERMS OF WHAT THEIR CONSULTING SCOPES HAVE BEEN PRESENTED AND THEY HAVE DONE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE RESTROOM SCAPES OR WHAT BEST GENERAL BLANKET STATEMENTS THAT YOU'VE BEEN MAKING. IT'S LIKE, OKAY, THAT'S OKAY. BUT MAYBE IF THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND COME BACK AND GIVE US MORE DETAILED CAN JUSTIFY ALL THESE INCREASES. NOT THAT I'M GOING TO POST THE MOTION, BUT JUST MAYBE THAT GIVING ME MORE INFORMATION CAN JUSTIFY WHY SOME YOU KNOW WHY THE INCREASES AS THE NEWEST TRUSTEE MEMBER. OKAY. YEAH. WE CAN WE CAN SCHEDULE A TIME FOR FOR THEM TO DO A PRESENTATION OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE. AND ACTUALLY, BY THE TIME WE GET THERE, AS I SAID, WE WILL BE MORE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH OUR BUDGET. SO THEY MAY BE ABLE ALSO TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE AS TO HOW TO MOVE FORWARD TO MAXIMIZE NUMBER OF BEDS VERSUS TOTAL DOLLAR ALLOCATION. BASICALLY, THIS IS JUST AN EXTENSION OF THE CURRENT CONTRACT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE CAN REQUEST FROM HIM, ESPECIALLY ONCE WE KNOW WHAT THE BUDGET WILL BE AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, THEN WE CAN GET A FULL PRESENTATION ABOUT WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE AND WHERE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE BEST BET IS TO GO TO LOOK AT IT THAT WAY, THAT THIS IS JUST AN EXTENSION THAT WE DON'T KNOW YET WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE AT UNTIL THE BUDGET, UNTIL THEY DECIDE YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GOING TO GET ANYTHING, THE STATE DECIDES WHETHER WE'RE GETTING ANYTHING, HOW MUCH WE'RE GOING TO GET, WE'RE GETTING, OR WE'RE GOING TO THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE US EVERYTHING WE NEED SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. BUT THEN THEY CAN GIVE US A SCENARIO EXACTLY HOW WE HANDLE IT ONCE WE KNOW WHAT WE HAVE. BUT AS I UNDERSTAND, THEIR CONSULTING IS MORE IN DEPTH IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL DESIGN OF THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSING. YES. OF WHAT WOULD BETTER FACILITATE FOR STUDENTS. YES. THAT'S CORRECT. YOU KNOW WHAT, STOVE VERSUS ANOTHER STOVE. THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING FROM. YEAH. IT'S REALLY FROM THE OPERATIONAL SIDE. YEAH. IT'S REALLY FROM THE OPERATIONAL SIDE OF THE LENS. YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT ISSUES THEY HAVE ENCOUNTERED AT OTHER FACILITIES AND WHAT NOT TO DO AND WHAT'S BEST PRACTICES FROM DEALING WITH SOME OF THOSE. AND SO TRYING TO CATCH SOME OF THOSE ON THE EARLY DESIGN PERSPECTIVE, THEN, YOU KNOW, HAVING TO ADDRESS THEM ONCE WE OPEN UP. SO I THINK YOU WILL NEED A NEW MOTION. THE ITEM AS PRESENTED MINUS TRUSTEE BIRKEY. WE'LL JUST WE'RE JUST GOING TO THERE'S NO CHANGES, AS I HEARD. RIGHT. WE'RE JUST DOING THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. SO I MOTION TO APPROVE. CORRECT. COULD I GET A SECOND. NO. SECOND. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. COULD I GET A ROLL CALL VOTE. STUDENT TRUSTEE SANCHEZ. YES. TRUSTEE SALAZAR A TRUSTEE GREEN. TRUSTEE PACHECO A TRUSTEE. BIRKEY. ABSTAIN. TRUSTEE. RIOS. YES. THE MOTION PASSES. OKAY. LET US MOVE ON TO ITEM 9.02. [9.02 Consideration of Approval of Bid No. PO3W250000000995, Student Housing – Modular Fabrication: Pre-Construction Services and Procurement] APPROVAL OF CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF BID NUMBER FOR THE STUDENT HOUSING. MODULAR FABRICATION, PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND PROCUREMENT. YES. MOTION TO APPROVE. GO AHEAD. IF YOU WANT TO PRESENT BY YOU, I CAN HOLD. WELL, WE ALREADY HAVE A MOTION PUT FORWARD. TRUSTEE. BIRKEY. NO, NO, THIS IS ACTUALLY A REALLY INTERESTING ITEM. I DON'T WANT TO DEPRIVE VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ. SO YOU WANT. WELL, YOU HAVE A SECOND. NOW YOU CAN ENTER DISCUSSION. YEAH. BEFORE WE PROCEED WITH THE DISCUSSION, I'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION FROM VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ. [00:45:02] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE BIRKEY. SO I HAVE SOME SOME COLLEAGUES TO HELP ASSIST IN THIS ITEM. I HAVE MARK LOGAN, OUR DIRECTOR OF CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT SERVICES, TO EXPLAIN THE BID PROCESS FOR THIS ITEM. AND THEN DAVID WOULD ALSO ASSIST IN TALKING ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ITEM ITSELF ON THE PRECONSTRUCTION SIDE OF IT. SO MARK. GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SOON TO ENTER BACK. PRESIDENT DOCTOR FIERRO, COLLEAGUES AND GUESTS. SO THIS IS FOR THE BID OF THE ACTUAL UNITS. I REFER TO THEM AS BOXES. AND I DO THAT SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A CONSTRUCTION BID. THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT, ALTHOUGH THERE'S SOME NUANCES TO THIS. THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MORE UNIQUE PROJECTS OR PROCUREMENTS THAT THIS BOARD WILL SEE AND THAT I HAVE ACTUALLY WORKED ON MYSELF. SO IF YOU COULD WE ACTUALLY BID THIS OUT FOR THE UNITS THEMSELVES. AND THIS WOULD BE FOR TWO THINGS. ONE IS TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE STUDENT HOUSING PROJECT. THAT'S PHASE ONE. PHASE TWO WOULD BE ACTUALLY THE FABRICATION AND THEN THE DELIVERY OF WHAT I WILL REFER TO AS THE BOXES THEMSELVES. SO AND I MENTIONED PHASE ONE BEING CONTINUATION OF THE DESIGN SERVICES. SO WESTGROUP WAS ABLE TO DESIGN THE STUDENT HOUSING PROJECT TO A CERTAIN LEVEL. AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE DIFFERENT FABRICATORS OF THESE MODULAR HOUSING DESIGNS, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN TAKE THEIR OWN NUANCES TO THAT. SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE THE SCOPE OF WORK, THE SPECIFICATIONS SO SPECIFIC THAT IT WOULD PRECLUDE OTHER BIDDERS ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. PROJECTS. SO IT'S THROUGH A CERTAIN LEVEL OF DESIGN, AND THAT'S WHY WE BID THAT THIS OUT AS CONTINUATION TO FINISH THE DESIGN SERVICES. SO THAT'S PHASE ONE. AND THEN ACTUALLY BID ON THE ACTUAL UNITS THEMSELVES. WE REACHED OUT AS WE ALWAYS DO, AND WE REACHED OUT TO ABOUT 33 VENDORS KNOWING HOWEVER, THERE'S VERY FEW COMPANIES THAT ACTUALLY DO THIS TYPE OF WORK, AND THERE'S ACTUALLY VERY FEW COMPANIES THAT DO THIS TYPE OF WORK FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR. THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. PUBLIC SECTOR IS GETTING A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO VOLUMETRIC MODULAR CONSTRUCTION. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. WE REALLY ONLY EXPECTED ABOUT 2 OR 3 BIDS, QUITE FRANKLY, ALTHOUGH WE HAD, I THINK SIX THAT SHOWED UP TO ONE OF TWO OF OUR MANDATORY VIRTUAL PRE PRE-BID MEETINGS. SO WE RECEIVED TWO BIDS. UNFORTUNATELY ONE WAS DISQUALIFIED. THEY WERE DETERMINED TO BE NON-RESPONSIVE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT INCLUDE THE PREQUALIFICATION PACKAGE THAT WAS MANDATORY TO BE INCLUDED ALONG WITH THEIR BID. AND THERE WERE SOME ALSO SOME MISCALCULATIONS IN THEIR BID AS WELL. SO WE RECEIVED ONE RESPONSIVE RESPONSIBLE BIDDER. AND THAT'S GUERDON. AND WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE ON THIS AND ALSO SHARE AS GUERDON HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE AND ENGAGED THROUGHOUT THE BIDDING PROCESS. AND IN FACT, THEY'RE ACTUALLY ONE OF THEIR THE COMPANY THAT IS ALSO BUILDING THE MODULAR UNITS AT EL CAMINO AS WELL. SO WE'RE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THEM. SO WE BRING BEFORE YOU THIS BOARD ITEM TO AWARD THIS BID TO GUERDON FOR THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT WILL BE. AND IF THE BOARD DOES APPROVE THIS AWARD, WE'LL BE ISSUING OUT NOTICE TO PROCEEDS IN THOSE TWO DIFFERENT PHASE PROJECTS. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE AS ALREADY HAS BEEN DISCUSSED HERE, WE'RE STILL IN A IN A FLUX OF A STATE REGARDING THE BUDGET, WHAT IS THE BUDGET? SO WE ADDRESSED THIS THROUGH THIS COMMODITY BID BY DOING PHASE ONE, CONTINUING THE DESIGN SERVICES, NOT ISSUING THE NCP FOR THE ACTUAL FABRICATION OF THE UNITS UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS BUDGET IS. IF WE DON'T GET THE STATE FUNDING, WE WILL LIKELY HAVE TO SCOPE THIS PROJECT BY A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT. ROUGHLY. TALK IS AND YOU'VE HEARD THIS FROM 400 TO POSSIBLY THREE, 300 BEDS. THAT'S A LITTLE NUANCE IN ITSELF. THINK OF LEGOS. SOME ARE SQUARE, SOME ARE RECTANGULAR, SOME ARE AN L SHAPE. SO WE WOULD SCOPE THIS AND LIKELY REMOVE ONE LEVEL, BUT IT KIND OF CHANGES SOME CONFIGURATIONS A LITTLE BIT. AGAIN I'M I'M I'M OVERSIMPLIFYING THIS. SO WE DID RECEIVE UNIT COST FOR THE DIFFERENT ROOM TYPES OR BOX TYPES AS WELL. SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE IT NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT. THIS WOULD BE THE MAXIMUM THAT WE WOULD PAY IF THIS PROJECT WAS FULLY FUNDED ON THE CURRENT SCOPE OF WORK, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 400 TO 402 BEDS FOR 402 BEDS. [00:50:04] SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PROCUREMENT. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES IN PROCUREMENT OF MODULAR BOXES THERE'S A DEPOSIT PROCESS. HOW WHERE ARE WE ON THAT PROCESS AND HOW DOES THIS FIT WITHIN IT? NO DEPOSIT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. CAN I GET A MOTION? DAVID AS CHAIR. THANK YOU. MARK. GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. PRESIDENT PIERRO ADMINISTRATION. JUST TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CLARITY ON THE STRATEGY OF THIS BID. THE REASON BEHIND IT IS MARK ALLUDED TO, IS WE WANTED TO OBTAIN A MODULAR FIRM THAT CAN PROVIDE PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO ASSIST THE ARCHITECT OF RECORD TO INCORPORATE THE DETAILS THAT ARE NEEDED TO SUBMIT TO THE DIVISION OF STATE ARCHITECT, AS OPPOSED TO WAITING TILL THE DESIGN IS COMPLETED, SUBMITTED TO DSA, AND THEN APPROVED AND THEN BIDDING IT TO A MODULAR FIRM, WHICH THEN, DEPENDING ON THE FIRM AND THEIR STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS ON HOW THEY FABRICATE UNITS, THAT MAY CHANGE THE DESIGN OF THE APPROVED PLANS, AND SO THAT COULD CONSTITUTE IN A DEFERRED SUBMITTAL AFTER THE FACT DURING CONSTRUCTION, WHICH COULD THEN POTENTIALLY PUSH OUT THE SCHEDULE. SO THE STRATEGY IS TO INCLUDE THEM NOW, INCORPORATE THEM INTO THE DESIGN, GET THOSE DETAILS VETTED OUT AND THEN SUBMIT TO DSA. SO NOW WE HAVE A COMPLETE SET OF DOCUMENTS THAT INCORPORATES THE FIRM'S DETAILS. AND THEN WE CAN ALSO COORDINATE THE REMAINING SCOPE WITH THE OTHER CONTRACTORS FOR THE REMAINING SCOPE OF WORK AT A LATER PHASE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION PASSES. ITEM 9.03. THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 [9.03 Consideration of Adoption of Resolution No. 25-0604A in Recognition of Pride Month] 0604A IN RECOGNITION OF PRIDE MONTH. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 5-0604A IN RECOGNITION OF LGBTQ PLUS MONTH. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. MOTION PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ITEMS 9.04 TO 915 AS ONE. [9.04 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Revised Board Policy 4100 titled Graduate Requirements for Degrees and Certificates of Achievement] [9.05 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Revised Board Policy 4235 titled Credit for Prior Learning] [9.06 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Revised Board Policy 4250 titled Probation, Dismissal, and Readmission] [9.07 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Revised Board Policy 5040 titled Student Records, Directory Information, and Privacy] [9.08 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Revised Board Policy 5050 titled Student Success and Support Program] [9.09 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Revised Board Policy 5150 titled Extended Opportunity Programs and Services] [9.10 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Revised Board Policy 5160 titled Career and Assessment Services] [9.11 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Revised Board Policy 5200 titled Student Health Services] [9.12 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Revised Board Policy 5210 titled Communicable Disease] [9.13 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Reading Revised Board Policy 6340 titled Bids and Contracts] [9.14 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Reading Revised Board Policy 6540 titled Insurance] [9.15 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Revised Board Policy 7100 titled Commitment to Diversity] THESE ARE ALL SECOND READINGS. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 10.01. [10.01 Reports and Comments from District Officials] REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM DISTRICT OFFICIALS. WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH OUR BRAND NEW STUDENT, TRUSTEE GUSTAVO SANCHEZ. THANK YOU SO MUCH. JUST A REPORT. THE ACC EXECUTIVES AND I HAVE BEEN DOING TRAINING THIS MONTH, AND WE WILL CONTINUE. SO TILL THE MONTH, TILL THE END OF THE MONTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE SALAZAR JUST WANTED TO WELCOME TRUSTEE SANCHEZ. LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER AND HAVING A PRODUCTIVE YEAR. SO WELCOME. TRUSTEE GREEN. YES. I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CLASS OF 2025. IT WAS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE THERE AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. AND I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR NEW STUDENT, TRUSTEE. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU THIS YEAR OR THIS UPCOMING YEAR. AND THAT IS IT. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE. CODY. BIRKEY. YEAH. ECHO MY MY COLLEAGUES CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY GOOD YEAR. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AND THEN ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RECENT GRADUATES. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. EVERY TIME. DOCTOR FIERRO SAYS THIS CLASS IS BROKEN. ANOTHER RECORD. AND IT'S THE SAME RECORD THAT JUST KEEPS GETTING BROKEN, WHICH IS, I THINK AMAZING. IN A TIME OF A LOT OF FLUCTUATING NUMBERS AND ENROLLMENT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL. SO I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT A WHOLE SLEW OF THINGS THAT WE'RE UP TO AT THE COLLEGE. [00:55:04] AND IT'S JUST VERY, VERY GRATIFYING TO BE THERE THIS LAST WEEK OR SO, IF I'M COUNTING CORRECTLY. SO, YEAH, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NEW FALCON ALUMNI, TRUSTEE RIOS. SAME. WELCOME TO TRUSTEE SANCHEZ. TO THE BOARD. I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING FOR YOU. AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. SECOND OF COURSE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATES. I HAD THE FORTUNE OF GOING TO THE GRADUATION. AMAZING WORK BY OUR PRESIDENT AND DOCTOR FIERRO, WHO SHOOK EVERYBODY'S HANDS. AND I KEPT LOOKING AT HER, AND SHE KEPT SAYING, CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I KNOW IT WAS A LOT OF WORK. AND THEN DOCTOR FIERRO STAFF AND I HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT WITH THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD. DOCTOR FIERRO DID AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION AS TO WHAT WE'RE DOING AT OUR COLLEGE. OBVIOUSLY, THE THE COUNCIL WAS AMAZED AND LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH US AS A BOARD. I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO STAY A LITTLE BIT LATER. AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT CONTRACTING WITH A CATERER, AND ALL I KEPT THINKING WAS, WE HAVE A CATERER HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE. MAYBE THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND CONTRACT WITH US. BUT IT WAS A TEN YEAR CONTRACT, AND I KNOW WE DO AMAZING WORK HERE. SO SO THAT WAS JUST IT WAS NICE BEING THERE. AND ALSO, THEY JUST KEPT TALKING ABOUT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. AND I KNOW WE HAVE THAT AS A COLLEGE, WE WE ADDRESS THAT PARTICULARLY WITH THAT HUGE ENDEAVOR WE DID WITH THE ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING FOR ALL THE COLLEGE. THAT WAS AMAZING WORK THERE. SO IT WAS JUST NICE BEING THERE, HEARING THE CONCERNS FROM THE CITY AS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS DISCUSSED AND THEN SHARING THE AMAZING WORK THAT OUR COLLEGE CONTINUES TO DO. SO THANK YOU, DOCTOR FIERRO, AND THANK YOU TO THE STAFF DOCTOR FIERRO. WELCOME. ALWAYS GOOD HAVING YOU HERE. APPRECIATE YOUR MEETING. WE MET EARLIER THIS WEEK AND HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION. SO AS PROMISED, YOU SEE, THE NICE GROUP OF PEOPLE. DON'T BE AFRAID OF ASKING AND ASK THEM ANY QUESTIONS. THEY'RE ALL VERY HELPFUL. I'M SURE THEY'LL BE HELPFUL TO YOU AS WELL. YEAH. AMAZING. GRADUATION. THANKS, LIZ MILLER. GOOD JOB EVERYONE. THEY PARTICIPATED ON IT. ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE FAMILIES. THE STUDENTS. IT WAS IT WAS IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO BE THERE. AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK AROUND AMONGST THE GRADUATES AND THEIR FAMILIES AFTER THE GRADUATION. IT'S ALWAYS REALLY SPECIAL. I TRY TO TO SNEAK AND PHOTOBOMB THEM WHEN I CAN, AND THEN YOU HAVE A GOOD CONVERSATION AND TAKE A COUPLE PICTURES WITH THEM, SO THEY'RE ALWAYS VERY EXCITED. AFTER THE GRADUATION. SO I THINK IT'S IT'S A PRIVILEGE THAT WE HAVE TO, TO BE PART OF THAT SPECIAL MOMENT FOR THEM. I THINK WE'RE GETTING TO A POINT IN WHICH WE HAVE A VERY WELCOME PROBLEM THAT IS GRADUATIONS ARE GETTING VERY BIG. WE SHOULD PROBABLY START LOOKING INTO HOW WE ADDRESS THAT GOING FORWARD. BUT I THINK THIS THIS LAST ONE WAS ONE OF THE BEST GRADUATIONS WE HAVE HAD. THE ENERGY, THE STUDENTS EVERYTHING EVERYTHING WAS GREAT. AS WAS MENTIONED, WE VISITED THE LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL. IT WAS A GOOD PRESENTATION, AND THERE WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, BUT THEY TELEVISED THE PRESENTATION. SO IT'S ALWAYS REALLY GOOD TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THE WORK THAT EVERYONE IS DOING AT THE COLLEGE. I ALWAYS FEEL FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRAG ABOUT THE WORK THAT OUR FACULTY, STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS DO EVERY DAY FOR OTHER STUDENTS. SO I TRY TO TO DO THE BEST I CAN AND DO JUSTICE TO THE WORK THAT ALL YOU DO. AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PREPARATIONS FOR CONVOCATION THAT IS ALREADY HERE AND ALREADY PLANNING FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER. SO IT SEEMS THAT WE LIVE SIX MONTHS AHEAD AND WHEN WE ARE BUT BUT IT HAS BEEN A GREAT A GREAT YEAR. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE DOCTOR FIERRO. HE WAS ACTUALLY NOMINATED OR SELECTED OR APPOINTED TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE BY OUR SPEAKER, ASSEMBLY SPEAKER ROBERT RIVAS. TO BE ON THE SCHOLARSHARE INVESTMENT BOARD. I KNOW HE WILL DO A FABULOUS JOB ON THAT BOARD AND REPRESENT OUR COLLEGE AND THE REST OF THE COLLEGES THAT ARE ON THAT BOARD. IN IN AN EXCELLENT MANNER. AND I WANT TO WELCOME OUR NEW STUDENT TRUSTEE. [01:00:02] I KNOW THAT YOU'LL DO GREAT IN THIS NEW ROLE THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN ON. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE GRADUATES FOR THIS 2025. IT WAS FABULOUS TO SEE EVERYONE. AND, YES, I THINK I WENT HOME, SAW MY THROAT WAS SORE BY THE END BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS NOT GOING TO CONGRATULATE EVERY SINGLE STUDENT THAT CAME TO ME. TO ME, THAT WAS IMPORTANT, THAT THEY HEARD FROM ME, THAT I WAS VERY PROUD OF THEM, IN THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. SO YEAH, I KEPT SAYING CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY AND SHAKING THEIR HAND. AND ALSO I ALSO ATTENDED THE DOWNEY MEMORIAL DAY EVENT IN DOWNEY RECOGNIZING VETERANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN COMBAT. SO I WAS THERE RECOGNIZING THEM. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL THE VETERANS FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO AND FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK. AND WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN COME TO OUR COLLEGE AND GET YOUR EDUCATION HERE. WE ALWAYS HAVE OPEN ARMS. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO CLOSED SESSION. DO I HAVE A READOUT? [11. Closed Session] AND I WILL BE BACK BECAUSE I HAVE A READOUT. SO THIS CONCLUDES THE OPEN SESSION FOR FOR NOW. OKAY. I'M GOOD TO GO. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 11.02, IT IS REPORTED IN CLOSED SESSION. [12. Closing Items] THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RATIFIED THE EXTENSION OF LUCIANO MORALES INTERIM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AS INTERIM MANAGER OF JUSTICE SCHOLARS, NOT TO EXCEED DECEMBER 30TH, 2025 AT THE BASE RATE OF PAY LISTED IN THE APPROVED INTERIM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT DATED JULY 1ST, 2024. THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS FIVE YES ZERO NO TO ABSENT. ITEM 11.03. IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RATIFIED THE EXTENSION OF SASHA L LEONARDOS INTERIM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AS INTERIM DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AND PROGRAMS THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2025, AT THE BASE RATE OF PAY LISTED IN THE APPROVED INTERIM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT DATED JULY 1ST, 2024. THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS FIVE YES ZERO NO TO ABSENT ITEM 11.04. IT IS REPORTED IN CLOSED SESSION. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RATIFIED THE EXTENSION OF CAROLYN CAROLYN LEPTIN. LEPTIN. LEPTIN. INTERIM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AS INTERIM INTERIM DIRECTOR, CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER NOT TO EXCEED DECEMBER 31ST, 2025 AT THE BASE RATE OF PAY LISTED IN THE APPROVED INTERIM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT DATED JULY 1ST, 2024. THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS FIVE YES ZERO NO TO ABSENT ITEM 11.05, IT IS REPORTED IN CLOSED SESSION. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED AMENDMENTS TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR THE MANAGERS AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD ON JUNE 4TH, 2025. THE VOTE APPROVED FOR APPROVAL WAS FIVE YES, ZERO NO TO ABSENT ITEM 11.06. IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED AN AMENDMENT TO TO THE CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT OF DOCTOR FRANK MIXON AS VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT TO EXTEND THE TERM OF EMPLOYMENT FROM JULY 1ST, 2025 TO JUNE 30TH, 2027. THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS FIVE. YES ZERO NO TO ABSENT. THIS ADJOURNS THIS MEETING. OKAY. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.