[00:00:02] THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER. WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH THE ROLL CALL. [1.01 Roll Call] BOARD PRESIDENT MARIANA PACHECO, PRESENT. BOARD VICE PRESIDENT. DOCTOR. DON GREEN. PRESIDENT. BOARD. CLARK ZURICH LEWIS. PRESENT. TRUSTEE JAMES CODY BURKE. PRESENT. TRUSTEE. DOCTOR. SHIN LIU. TRUSTEE. MARIANA RIOS. HERE. TRUSTEE. DOCTOR SANDRA SALAZAR WILL BE JOINING VIRTUALLY SHORTLY. STUDENT. TRUSTEE GUSTAVO SANCHEZ. PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT. SUPERINTENDENT FIERRO. PRESENT. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [1.02 Pledge of Allegiance] AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK TRUSTEE LIU TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. PLEASE. I PLEDGE. 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. WOULD ANY TRUSTEE LIKE TO REORGANIZE THE AGENDA? SEEING NONE, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE I HAVE NONE UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY CARDS FOR ME. NO. OKAY. WE'RE MOVING ON TO REPORTS FROM THE CONSTITUENTS. [1.05 Reports and Comments from Constituent Groups] TERRENCE A FACULTY SENATE PRESIDENT. GOOD TO BE BACK FOR ANOTHER ONE SEMESTER. ENJOYING THE NICE, COOL AIR THAT WASN'T LOUD ENOUGH. THERE YOU GO. IT'S FOR THE AUDIENCE. YES. SO WE'VE ONLY HAD TWO MEETINGS IN SENATE. BUT ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST MEETING LAST WEEK WAS IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THE ACCREDITATION VISIT THAT'S COMING SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ONLINE CLASSES AND RSI, WHICH IS REGULAR SUBSTANTIVE INTERACTION. THE SENATE UPDATED ITS DISTANCE EDUCATION CERTIFICATION PROCESS, AND THE IDEA BEING THAT IF FACULTY NOW WANT TO START TEACHING STARTING THIS FALL OR THIS SPRING, 26, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME MANDATORY RSI TRAINING TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THEY'RE ASSESSED WHEN THE ACJC COMES TO VISIT, WE'RE ALL PREPARED. OTHER THAN THAT, WE'VE HAD SOME PORTOFINO AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE MEETINGS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO DOCTOR WILLIAMS MITTENDORF CERRITOS COLLEGE FACULTY FEDERATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING. TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATORS AND COLLEAGUES. I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE REMARKABLE SUCCESSES FROM THE PAST ACADEMIC YEAR. WE AWARDED OVER 9000 DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES WITH AA AND AS DEGREES INCREASING BY 30% FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AND A8 IS INCREASING BY 38%. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE EMPLOYEES AT CERRITOS COLLEGE. COUNSELORS COMPLETED 3648 FINALIZED COMPREHENSIVE PLANS. LCP FACULTY DATA COACHES SHARED SUCCESS METRICS WITH COLLEAGUES TO BOOST ENGAGEMENT, WHILE LCP FACULTY REPS SUPPORTED STUDENTS DIRECTLY THROUGH EVENTS AND PRONTO COMMUNICATION. FACULTY HAVE ADOPTED SIMPLE SYLLABUS ENSURING STUDENTS HAVE STANDARDIZED COURSE AND SLO INFORMATION. DEPARTMENT CHAIRS HAVE PRODUCED STUDENT CENTERED SCHEDULES TO BOOST ENROLLMENT. FACULTY ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE OF MAJOR LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, INCLUDING COMMON COURSE NUMBERING AND CAL JOSE, WHILE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION BOTH ONLINE AND IN PERSON. AND THE SUCCESS CENTER CONTINUES TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC SUPPORT TO STUDENTS, INCLUDING DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC TUTORING, MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, AND STRESSLESS PUPPY TIME. AS YOU KNOW, OUR COLLEGE IS NOW SUBJECT TO A NEW STATE FUNDING FORMULA THAT TIES RESOURCES DIRECTLY TO ENROLLMENT AND STUDENT SUCCESS. DUE TO THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF THE FACULTY, STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION LAST YEAR, OUR COLLEGE RECEIVED THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF STATE FUNDING. THE LEVEL A FUNDING LAST YEARS LEVEL A FUNDING IS ALSO AN EARLY INDICATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE FUNDED AT THE A OR B LEVEL THIS YEAR. IN FACT, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ HAS BASED THIS YEAR'S BUDGET ON OUR RECEIVING LEVEL B FUNDING A RESPONSIBLY CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE, I'M SURE, SINCE FACULTY AND STAFF SALARY INCREASES ARE TIED TO COLLEGE LEVEL FUNDING, B LEVEL FUNDING ENSURES AT LEAST A 1.15% SALARY INCREASE. CC, F AND THE DISTRICT NEGOTIATED TO HAVE THIS INCREASE COME AT THE END OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR. BUT DOCTOR FIERRO'S PROPOSAL TO ENACT THAT INCREASE NOW IS A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN OUR COLLEGE'S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN OUR SUCCESS. IT'S ALSO A WELCOME SHOW OF GOOD FAITH TO EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THAT SUCCESS. [00:05:05] WHILE I LOOK FORWARD TO BLOWING EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT LOPEZ'S LEVEL B BUDGET OUT OF THE WATER, MUCH LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR, FOR THE TIME BEING, I URGE YOU TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 6.04. LET'S ALL TAKE THIS VICTORY LAP TOGETHER AND CONTINUE PROVIDING THE BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS, COMMUNITY, AND EMPLOYEES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO CHRISTINE SONIA SANCHEZ, CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION. GOOD EVENING. BOARD. MY NAME IS CHRISTINE SANCHEZ. I'M THE SECOND VICE PRESIDENT FOR CSEA AND THE CHIEF JOB STEWARD. AND I'M HERE TO ANNOUNCE THE EXCITING NEWS THAT THE DISTRICT AND CHAPTER 161 OF CSEA HAVE COME TO A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON OUR THREE YEAR SUCCESSOR CONTRACT. SO THAT'LL BE COMING YOUR WAY SOON. BUT I WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME RIGHT NOW TO THANK OUR FOLKS ON THE NEGOTIATIONS TEAM, WHICH IS ERIC DUANE, DYLAN GREENWICH, MICHELLE KINGSTON, ORLANDO LOPEZ, JASMINE SANCHEZ, AND OUR CSEA LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE, JEROME WILSON. SO THAT IS THE EXCITING NEWS THAT I HAVE TO PRESENT TO YOU GUYS TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM 2.01 INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION. [2.01 Institutional Presentation: Recognition of Classified Employee of the Month] RECOGNITION OF A CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, DOCTOR FIERRO. ALL RIGHT. JOSE. IS YOUR TIME? JOSE PEREZ. WE ALL CALL JP DURING CERRITOS COLLEGE ON MAY 2ND, 2022. AS A GROUNDSKEEPER IN THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT FROM THE START, JP HAS EMBODIED WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A TEAM PLAYER. HE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND HIS ROLE, LENDING SUPPORT ACROSS DEPARTMENT, STEPPING IN ON SPECIAL PROJECTS AND VOLUNTEERING FOR EXTRA TASKS WHENEVER NEEDED. EVEN WITH A FULL WORKLOAD, JP MAKES TIME TO CHECK IN ON HIS COLLEAGUES, OFFERING ENCOURAGEMENT AND FINDING WAYS TO LIGHTEN THEIR LOAD. HIS THOUGHTFULNESS, STRENGTH, STRENGTH AND MORALE AND BUILDS A CULTURE OF INCLUSION AND SUPPORT. HE ALSO CONTRIBUTES FRESH IDEAS AND INSPIRES OTHERS TO USE THEIR UNIQUE STRENGTHS FOR THEIR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY. JOSE YOUR OUTSTANDING COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK AND DEDICATION HELP CREATE A POSITIVE, COLLABORATIVE WORKPLACE. WE VALUE SO MUCH. WE TRULY APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE LEADERSHIP AND IT IS A REAL HONOR TO TO HAVE YOU HERE THIS EVENING. RECEIVING THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AWARD. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN JOSE WHEN YOU COME TO CAMPUS YOU SURELY WILL. IT'S USUALLY ON THE SAME SIDE. AND THE FRONT END HERE ON THE LIBRARY. ALWAYS SMILING AND ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE A GOOD CHAT. SO HE ALSO PLAYS SOCCER AND APPARENTLY IS PRETTY GOOD. SO SO LOOKING FORWARD TO AT SOME POINT GET BEATEN BY THE WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM BECAUSE THEY FEEL VERY HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN BEAT THEM. BUT I SEEN THEM PLAY AND I FIND THAT UNLIKELY. SO CONGRATULATIONS, I SAY, WELL DONE. YOU MAKE US VERY PROUD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS. JOSE YOUR RECOGNITION. [00:10:01] MOVING ON TO CONSENT ITEMS THREE, FOUR AND FIVE. [3. Consent Items - Office of Academic Affairs] [4. Consent Items - Office of Business Services] [5. Consent Items - Office of Human Resources] WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THOSE CONSENT ITEMS? SEEING NONE. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NONE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO. [6.01 REVISED: Consideration of Adoption of Resolution No. 25-0903A in Recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month] ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS. ITEM POINT. 6.01. IT IS RECOMMENDED THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT RESOLUTION SOLUTION NUMBER 25 0903A AND RECOGNITION OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. CAN I GET A MOTION? SO IS THERE A PRESENTATION IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. DOCTOR, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, DOCTOR GUTIERREZ IS READY. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? JUST JUST A COMMENT. I KNOW WE DO A LOT AT THIS COLLEGE. IS THERE LIKE A CONSENSUS VIDEO THAT IS DONE AT THE END OF EACH EVENT? I WAS ALWAYS WONDERING WHEN WE, YOU KNOW, WE DO SO MANY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF OF HISTORY MONTHS. AND I KNOW YOU DO EVENTS FOR EVERY SINGLE EVENT, BUT IS THERE LIKE A SHOWCASE VIDEO AT THE END OF, YOU KNOW, SEEING THE STUDENTS ENJOYING WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE'RE DOING? FACULTY, STAFF, US WHEN WE GO? WE HAVEN'T YET, BUT WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO. WE DO RECORD A LOT OF OUR INFORMATION FOR OUR PURPOSES UNDER THE EEO PLAN, BUT IT'S A GREAT STRATEGY, AND SOMETHING ELSE WE CAN ADD TO THE PLAN IS EVIDENCE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING DIVERSITY ACROSS THE CAMPUS. YEAH, YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YEAH. COMMENT. YEAH. IS THAT I LOVE PORTOS, DON'T GET ME WRONG. BUT YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE CAN ALSO SUPPORT SOME SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR DISTRICT THAT ARE OF HISPANIC HERITAGE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, PORTOS IS USED TO BE A SMALL BUSINESS IS QUITE. NOT ANYMORE. BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SMALL CUBAN RESTAURANTS AROUND HERE LIKE FLORIDA THAT, YOU KNOW, COULD USE SOME CATERING AS WELL. SO THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD LOOK INTO FOR NOT ONLY JUST THE FOOD INDUSTRY, OF COURSE, BUT OTHER SERVICES THAT WE NEED TO LOOK OUT AND SAY, HEY, LOOK, YOU KNOW, HERE'S A SMALL BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY ONES THAT ARE RUN BY MOM AND POP IMMIGRANTS WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO PARTNER WITH THEM AND GIVE THEM GIVE THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. ANY RESPONSE TO THAT? I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO WORK ON GETTING SOME VENDORS THAT ARE A SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY OWNERS FOR SOME OF OUR OTHER EMPLOYEE EVENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR COFFEY, THERE ARE MOBILE COFFEE STATION THAT IS LATINO OWNED, AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ORGANIZE THE PURCHASE ORDER PROCESS. SO THERE'S SOME OF THAT THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES. AND WHEN WE DID EMPLOYEE OF THE WHEN WE DID OUR EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY AS ONE OF OUR FIRST INITIATING EVENTS BACK IN APRIL, WE ACTUALLY BROUGHT SOME BREAD FROM THE BAKERY, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN WANTING TO KIND OF DO FOR A WHILE AND KIND OF JUST TRY DIFFERENT THINGS AND DIFFERENT IDEAS TO BRING ON CAMPUS FOR THAT REASON. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? WERE YOU OPPOSED? OR YOU SAID. SEE, I SAID. I WASN'T SURE BECAUSE I WASN'T. YOU SAID IT AFTER I SAID IT RIGHT BEFORE. OH RIGHT BEFORE. OKAY, SO EVERYBODY'S IN FAVOR. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO. I'M SORRY, YOU TWO. JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOU A BIT OF A HARD TIME BECAUSE YOU RESPONDED A LITTLE BIT TOO LATE. ANYWAY, ITEM 6.02. IT IS THE PRESENTATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED BY TO THAT THE [6.02 Presentation and Consideration of Approval of the 2025-26 Adopted Budget] BOARD APPROVED THE PROPOSED ADOPT BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2526. AND THE COLLEGE IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A 2526 ANNUAL BUDGET APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD AND SUBMITTED TO THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 15TH, AND TO BE UP AND TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AFTER ADOPTION. SO TAKE IT AWAY. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SO, YES, TODAY I WILL BE PROVIDING A PRESENTATION ON OUR 2526 ADOPTED BUDGET. [00:15:05] AND THEN THIS IS DRIVEN OFF OF MY PREVIOUS PRESENTATION IN JUNE WHEN WE ADOPTED THE TENTATIVE BUDGET. SO TODAY'S AGENDA, I'M GOING TO GO OVER A LITTLE BIT OF THE ENACTED BUDGET THAT IS THIS GOVERNOR'S ENACTED BUDGET THAT WAS SIGNED INTO PLACE, WHICH DRIVES OUR ADOPTED BUDGET. AND THEN FROM THERE, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. SO THE GOVERNOR DID APPROVE AND SIGN THE ENACTED BUDGET ON JUNE 27TH. THAT BUDGET HAD A $12 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT ON THAT. AND SO I PROVIDED SOME SIMILAR INFORMATION BACK IN JUNE REGARDING THIS. AND THE WAY THAT THE GOVERNOR PROPOSED ADDRESSING SOME OF THESE SHORTFALLS WERE THROUGH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT MECHANISMS THAT INCLUDE FUNDING SHIFTS, PROGRAM REDUCTIONS, USE OF RESERVES AND DEFERRALS. AND I'LL EXPAND A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THESE AS AS WE GO ON THE PRESENTATION. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO ADD BEFORE I START GOING DOWN, THIS IS ONE THING THAT I WOULD SAY ABOUT THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, EVEN THOUGH RELATIVELY REVENUES ARE FLAT IN COMPARISON OF LAST YEAR, THE THE STATE OR AT LEAST THE GOVERNOR DID EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO KEEP FUNDING, AT LEAST AS IS IN THE K 14 SECTOR. SO WE DID NOT SUFFER ANY ANY LOSS OF REVENUE. THERE IS SOME PROGRAMS THAT WERE REDUCED, BUT ALL IN ALL, WE HAVE A RELATIVELY FLAT BUDGET THIS YEAR THAT WE DID NOT INCUR ANY CUTS TO. SO A FEW WAYS THAT THAT THE GOVERNOR WHAT HE DID TO BACKSTOP SOME OF THE BUDGET GAPS ONE OF THEM WAS THIS RIGHT HERE WAS UTILIZING ROUGHLY ABOUT $455 MILLION OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM STABILIZATION ACCOUNT. AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE FUNDS THAT THEY USED TO BACKFILL. YOU MAY HAVE HEARD A DIFFERENT TERM OF THIS, THE RAINY DAY FUND IS ANOTHER WHAT THIS ACCOUNT IS KNOWN AS. AND SO BUT AFTER THIS YEAR, THIS RAINY DAY FUND IS COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED. SO, SO THERE IS SOME CONCERN WHETHER OR NOT IF THE STATE CONTINUES ITS REVENUE DECLINE AS IT HAS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, MOVING FORWARD, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THOSE YEARS, THOSE OUTER YEARS ON THAT WHERE HE WON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAP INTO RESERVES. SO THERE COULD BE OTHER MECHANISMS THAT ARE USED IN THE FUTURE IF HE CONTINUES TO, TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE SHORTFALLS. ANOTHER COMMON MECHANISM THAT'S ALWAYS USED IS DEFERRALS. SO WE HAVE A $408 MILLION WORTH OF DEFERRALS THAT WILL BE IMPOSED ON US THIS YEAR. THAT EQUATES TO ROUGHLY ABOUT $5.8 MILLION OF OUR GENERAL APPORTIONMENT, WHICH WILL BE DEFERRED AND PUSHED INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. AND SO THE BUDGET DOES INCLUDE A 2.3% ADJUSTMENT THAT IS ADJUSTED IN ALL THE RATES WITHIN THE STUDENT CENTERED FUNDING FORMULA HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED STOOD ACCORDINGLY FOR THAT 2.3%. THE OTHER THING THAT WENT INTO PLACE THIS YEAR WAS THE NEW FUNDING FLOOR WENT INTO EFFECT. ANOTHER WORD FOR THE FLOOR WAS HOLD HARMLESS. WHAT ALL THIS MEANS IS, IS OUR HOLD HARMLESS? THE LOWEST AMOUNT OF FUNDING HAS NOW BEEN ADJUSTED. SO THIS NEW FLOOR IS GOOD FOR THE SHORT TERM FOR US BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY LIFTED OUR FLOOR ROUGHLY ABOUT $20 MILLION MORE THAN WHAT IT WAS. SO HOW THIS WAS ESTABLISHED IS WHAT WE WERE FUNDED AT THIS LAST FISCAL YEAR. SO WE JUST CLOSED OUR BOOKS FOR THE 24, 25 YEAR, AND OUR SKIFF FUNDING WAS 150 1 MILLION, AS NOTED HERE. SO THAT IS OUR FLOOR. THAT MEANS THAT'S THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF FUNDING WE RECEIVE MOVING FORWARD ON THAT. AND SO SO IF OUR FOR SOME REASON NEXT YEAR OR EVEN THIS YEAR, SOMEHOW FTES OR ENROLLMENT FALLS OFF THE CLIFF. AND OUR ACTUAL FORMULA SAYS WE'LL GET LESS. THIS IS THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF DOLLARS THAT WE WILL RECEIVE. SO SOME KEY ASPECTS THAT ARE FOCUSED STRICTLY ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FUNDING THAT WERE NOTED IN THE ENACTED BUDGET AND SOME OF THESE WERE KIND OF REPEATS IN THE TENTATIVE BUDGET. SO THOSE THESE WHAT I MENTIONED, THE TENTATIVE BUDGET, [00:20:04] THESE ARE NOW SIGNED OFFICIALLY INTO THE BUDGET WAS 60 MILLION FOR STUDENT SUPPORT BLOCK GRANT. THAT EQUATES TO ROUGHLY ABOUT $850,000 FOR CERRITOS COLLEGE. WE DON'T KNOW ALL THE DETAILS OF THE BLOCK GRANT YET BECAUSE THAT GUIDANCE HASN'T BEEN COMING OUT. BUT WHAT WE ANTICIPATE THAT THIS GRANT IS GOING TO BE UTILIZED FOR IS SIMILAR TO WHAT THE BLOCK GRANT DID PROVIDE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FLEXIBILITY TO USE. WE COULD USE IT FOR MARKETING, STUDENT RETENTION, OUTREACH DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT. SO WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT THIS THESE FUNDS WILL BE ALLOWED TO USE IN A SIMILAR MANNER. BUT UNTIL THAT GUIDANCE COMES OUT, WE WON'T KNOW FOR SURE. 20 MILLION WAS FOR EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID. THAT EQUATES TO ROUGHLY ABOUT $248,000 FOR CERRITOS COLLEGE. ALSO NOTED WITH ONGOING IT WAS WHICH WAS VERY LIMITED. REALLY GROWTH IN COLA WERE THE ONLY REALLY TWO THINGS THAT ARE ONGOING IN THIS BUDGET ON IT. THE REST OF THESE FUNDS THAT I MENTIONED WERE JUST ONE TIME EXPENSES OR ONE ONE TIME FUNDING. AND THEN ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, BECAUSE WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF RIGHT NOW OF DOING THIS, IS MOVING TO THE NEW STANDARDIZED ACCOUNTING ATTENDANCE ACCOUNTING CHANGES THAT THE STATE IMPLEMENTED AND WHAT IT MENTIONS HERE. WE STILL HAVE THE ABILITY FOR THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THE 2526, TO EITHER OPERATE UNDER THE OLD RULES OR TRANSITION TO THE NEW RULES. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANTS ON THE DESIGN. WE'RE HOPEFUL TO HAVE THAT COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. BUT NO MATTER WHAT, WE ARE REQUIRED TO MOVE TO THE NEW RULES BY 2627. SO WE'RE ON TRACK. SO AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, HERE ARE SOME OF THE WHAT THE GOVERNOR USED TO KIND OF HELP BACKSTOP SOME OF THOSE BUDGET GAPS. I ALREADY MENTIONED THE DEFERRALS OF, OF OF OF IT ROUGHLY ABOUT $5.8 MILLION. BUT I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE LAST PART OF IT IS REALLY SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WERE ELIMINATED. SO ONE OF THEM BEING THE ERP SYSTEM, THIS WAS A COMMON ERP THAT THE STATE WAS TRYING TO INITIATE THAT ALL COLLEGES UTILIZE A COMMON PLATFORM FOR THEIR SYSTEMS ON THAT. CURRENTLY, FOR CERRITOS COLLEGE, WE USE A SYSTEM CALLED PEOPLESOFT. SO THE STATE WAS UTILIZING A MECHANISM TRYING TO GO WITH A STANDARDIZED SOFTWARE. THEY INVESTED OR AT LEAST BUDGETED THIS PROJECT ABOUT $168 MILLION. WELL, IN THE BUDGET THEY BASICALLY ELIMINATED THIS PROGRAM. SO THIS PROGRAM IS NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE. AND, AND THIS FUNDING NOW HAS BEEN REPURPOSED FOR FOR THE GENERAL FUND. THE OTHER TWO NOTABLE PROGRAMS ON THAT WAS A COMMON COMMON CLOUD PLATFORM. AND WHAT THIS WAS, WAS THE STATE WAS ALSO LOOKING AT A WAY TO UTILIZE A COMMON WAY OF DISTRICTS SUBMITTING HMIS DATA. ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES THE STATE WAS TRYING TO WORK WITH IS ENSURING THAT WHEN WHEN DISTRICTS SUBMIT DATA THAT EVERYONE WAS SUBMITTING CONSISTENT DATA ACROSS THE BOARD, SINCE WE USE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS, SOMETIMES THE DATA THAT WAS BEING SUBMITTED ISN'T ALWAYS ACCURATE IN THE WAY THAT OTHER DISTRICTS REPORT. SO THEY WERE WORKING ON A COMMON. PLATFORM WHERE ALL DISTRICTS WOULD BE USED TO SUBMIT MISS DATA. THE INVESTMENT HERE WAS ROUGHLY ABOUT $162 MILLION. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY, ONLY DOWN TO ABOUT $12 MILLION. SO THIS IS REALLY JUST TO CLOSE OUT EXISTING CONTRACTS THAT WERE STILL IN PLACE, BUT REALLY THEN BASICALLY ELIMINATING THIS PROGRAM ALTOGETHER. AND SO I'M ACTUALLY SAT ON THE TASK FORCE ON THIS COMMITTEE OF PROVIDING GUIDANCE ON IT. AND SO BUT AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THIS PROGRAM HAS BASICALLY BEEN REDUCED TO NOTHING. NOW ANOTHER NOTABLE PROGRAM THAT WAS REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY WAS THE CAREER PASSPORT PROGRAM THAT WAS CUT BY 50% FROM 50 MILLION TO 25 MILLION. SO SOME TAKEAWAYS IN THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. YOU KNOW, ONE HIGH PRIORITY IN K-14 FUNDING. SO AND FOCUSING ON MAINTAINING STABILITY WITH OVERALL FUNDING. BUT, YOU KNOW, OUR FUNDING IS PRETTY FLAT IN COMPARES TO COMPARED TO PRIOR YEARS. AND SO FUNDING REMAINS LEVELS REMAINED BASED ON ONE TIME FUNDS DEFERRALS. SO OUR, OUR FUNDING IS CONSISTENT BECAUSE OF ONE TIME FUNDS DEFERRALS AND THE USE OF RESERVES. [00:25:11] THERE'S POTENTIAL CASH FLOW STRAIN DUE TO THE DEFERRALS. BUT WE DO A GOOD JOB HERE AT CERRITOS OF MONITORING CASH FLOW. AND IF THERE IS A NEED TO BORROW DOLLARS WE'LL INITIATE THAT PROCESS WHEN THAT TIME COMES. BUT WE'RE PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE WON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. BUT IF WE EVER DO, OBVIOUSLY WE'LL BRING TO THE BOARD THOSE MECHANISMS TO ALLOW US TO DO THAT. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, STILL VERY LIMITED ONGOING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. AND REALLY, THE ONLY THING THAT IS UNTAPPED, THAT IS OPPORTUNITY FOR CERRITOS COLLEGE IS ENROLLMENT GROWTH. SO I ECHO WILL AND I'M, I'M HOPING MY ESTIMATES IS IS IS OFF THAT OUR FUNDING DOESN'T STAY AT OPTION B, THAT I WOULD, WOULD LOVE TO SEE US AT OPTION A. SO BECAUSE THERE IS GROWTH MONEY AVAILABLE THERE FOR US, ASSUMING OUR FTS CAN GROW, BUT BASED ON OUR FTS TRENDS, WHICH I WILL SHARE, IT'S UNLIKELY FOR US TO TO DO THAT. I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET, AND SO I'M HOPEFUL, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE AT A GOOD START HERE IN THE FALL. IT'S NOT THE NUMBERS THAT WOULD NEED US TO GET TO THAT NEXT LEVEL. BUT HEY, I WILL TAKE IT IF IT DOES COME. SO TRANSITIONING TO OUR ADOPTED BUDGET. SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE USED TO DRAFT OUR BUDGET ONE AGAIN AS A REPEAT REVENUES ARE FLAT. ONE GOOD THING THAT THIS BUDGET DOES HAVE IS THIS YEAR WE'RE ABLE TO APPROVE $1.8 MILLION OF RESOURCE ALLOCATION REQUESTS THROUGH OUR PLANNING PROCESS. AND SO THAT WAS MADE DUE LARGELY BY THE CERT. THE CERT CREATED COST SAVINGS. AND SO IT ALLOWED US TO GRANT ADDITIONAL FUNDING REQUESTS ON THAT. AND I DO HAVE A SLIDE THAT SHOWS ALL THE REQUESTS THAT WE WERE APPROVED ON. THAT BUDGET ALSO REFLECTS THE $2.3 MILLION, OR 2.3%, COLA ADJUSTMENT, AND THE BUDGET ALREADY DOES INCORPORATE ASSUMING THE BOARD APPROVES THE COUPLE ITEMS THAT ARE NEXT ON THE AGENDA. IT ALREADY INCORPORATES THE 1.15% SALARY INCREASE THAT WE ARE. THAT'S ON TONIGHT'S BOARD AGENDA FOR APPROVAL. THE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 47 VACANT POSITIONS THAT ARE CAMPUS WIDE. OF THAT 57, I MEAN, SORRY, OF THE 57, 45 OF THEM ARE IN THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND, LARGELY THE BIGGEST BULK OF THOSE ARE WITHIN THE CLASSIFIED, AGAIN, DUE LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE SURVEY. BUDGET. WE UPDATED THE BUDGET TO THE STATUTORY BENEFITS ON THAT. SO IF YOU'RE A CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE, CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFIED MANAGER, TOTAL STATUTORY BENEFITS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY TO NOW ARE PUSHING 35.91%. IF YOU'RE A FACULTY MEMBER, ACADEMIC DEAN, ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATOR YOUR STATUTORY BENEFITS ARE RIGHT AT 22%. HERE'S A TEN YEAR HISTORY OF ALL OF THE STATEWIDE COLAS, AND THEN THE COLAS THAT ARE REFLECTED IN IN OUR ADOPTED BUDGET. OUR BUDGET NOW HAS A TOTAL OF 694 FULL TIME POSITIONS BROKEN DOWN IN THE CATEGORIES NOTED ABOVE. AND OUR FALL 2025 FIVE FAWN OR FULL TIME FACULTY OBLIGATION. COMPLIANCE NUMBER IS AT 269. THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES THE ESTIMATED COST SAVINGS DUE TO THE SERPS, SO ROUGHLY ABOUT $7.2 MILLION. WE ARE PROJECTED TO SAVE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. AND THIS IS WHERE WE KIND OF TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS IS OUR BREAD AND BUTTER. THIS IS OUR TOTAL COMPUTATIONAL REVENUE. AND SO THIS IS REALLY OUR FUNDING FORMULA. SO THIS MAKES UP IS OUR FUNDING FORMULA. AND HERE I ILLUSTRATED OUR CURRENT BUDGET AND WHAT THE LAST TWO [00:30:03] PRIOR YEARS WERE. AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE THIS YEAR, I'M PROJECTING THAT WE WILL INCREASE $3.4 MILLION, AND THAT'S 100% DRIVEN OFF THE 2.3% 3% COLA. AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THAT'S WHERE THE WHERE I MENTIONED THE HOLD HARMLESS ARE FOR THAT 151 MILLION. THAT IS OUR FUNDING WHAT WE RECEIVED LAST YEAR. SO THAT IS THE LOWEST AMOUNT OF FUNDING WE WILL RECEIVE MOVING FORWARD. I HAVE A QUESTION. BIRKEY PRESIDENT. SO WHEN YOU MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THE COLA WAS GOING TO BE ELIMINATED FROM THE HOLD HARMLESS PIECE, IS THAT ON A GO FORWARD BASIS, THAT'S ON A GO FORWARD BASIS? THE OLD HOLD HARMLESS RULES. HOLD HARMLESS WAS ADJUSTED ANNUALLY BASED ON COLA. THIS NEW FLOOR NOW ELIMINATES THAT ADJUSTMENT. SO THAT IS A CONSTANT NUMBER THAT WILL STAY FIXED. DOLLAR NUMBER. YES OKAY. SO AND THAT WILL BEGIN NEXT YEAR THAT THAT IS BEGINS THIS YEAR. SO THAT IS IT BEGINS NOW. BUT WE HAVE AN INCREASE OF 3.4 MILLION. SO RIGHT NOW BASED ON THE FORMULA, WE'LL RECEIVE MORE THAN THE MINIMUM. WE ARE NOT IN HOLD HARMLESS AND WILL NOT BE IN HOLD HARMLESS AT THIS. OH. GOT IT. YES, I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN. OKAY. OH. SO JUST TO KIND OF CLARIFY THAT. SO OUR TCR, WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS OF HOW WE'RE FUNDED UNDER THE TCR. OPTION A. OPTION A IS FULLY ON THE FORMULA ITSELF. SO WE GET TO PICK THE HIGHEST OF THE THREE OPTIONS. WHATEVER THE FORMULA DRIVES, WHATEVER THAT NUMBER IS OR WHAT WE RECEIVE LAST YEAR PLUS COLA, WHICH IS WHERE THAT 154 IS COMING FROM, OR OUR FLOOR, WHICH IS THE 151, WE GET TO PICK THE HIGHEST ONE. SO RIGHT NOW, I THINK BASED ON MY CALCULATIONS THE STRICTLY DRIVEN OFF THE FORMULA WERE WERE ROUGHLY ABOUT 152 MILLION. OPTION B, WE'RE AT 154 MILLION, OR OPTION C IS AT 151 MILLION. SO WE WE GET FUNDED THE HIGHEST ONE. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE BEING FUNDED AT OPTION B. AND SO THAT'S LAST YEAR THE 151 PLUS THE COLA ADJUSTMENT TO GET US TO 154. SO SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE. SO IF OPTION A AND OPTION B WERE LESS THAN 150, 151 MILLION, THEN WE WOULD GET THE WHOLE HARMLESS AT THE MINIMUM. BUT WE'RE NOT THERE. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING MORE THAN WHAT THAT MINIMUM IS. SO THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT. TIME IS COUNTING AGAINST YOU, THOUGH. YEAH. THIS MEANS IT'S LESS TIME FOR YOU TO TALK. IT'S TAKING AWAY. THAT CLOCK IS TICKING AWAY. I'LL HURRY UP. I SHOULD PUT A TIMER HERE. A SHOT CLOCK. THAT WOULD BE A COUNTDOWN, THEN. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL PUT THAT IN THE DESIGN OF THE NEW BUILDING. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GET THE BLACK OFF OF THE. YEAH. MAYBE RIGHT THERE. MAYBE THEY'RE ON THE OTHER SIDE. OF COURSE. THAT'S THAT'S. WELL, HE GOT ONE OF THEM OFF. IT'S THE MIDDLE ONE. [00:35:05] SORRY. THERE'S THAT ONE. NO, SHE. OKAY. MICROPHONE. DOESN'T WANT TO COOPERATE. THERE IT GOES. ALL RIGHT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS SLIDE REAL QUICK ILLUSTRATES OUR ACTUAL REPORTED FTES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DON'T I DIDN'T GO TOO FAR. OH. YEAH. IT'S STILL. YOU'RE STILL HAVING A HARD TIME. YEAH, WELL, LET ME ADVANCE NOW. OH, THERE HE GOES. OH. ALL RIGHT, I KNEW I PASSED SOMETHING. ALL RIGHT, SO I PASSED ONE SLIDE. SO THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES HOW WE'RE FUNDED. AS YOU RECALL ON THE FUNDING FORMULA, WE'RE FUNDED ON A THREE YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE. AND SO THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES OVER THE LAST THREE FISCAL YEARS HOW OUR ROLLING AVERAGE HAS DECLINED. AND THE REASON WHY IT'S DECLINED IS BECAUSE IF YOU RECALL BACK IN 2020 ANY CERRITOS COLLEGE ELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EMERGENCY CONDITION ALLOWANCE, WHICH ELEVATED FROZE OUR FTS DURING COVID WHEN OUR ACTUAL FTS DROPPED. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, THAT PARTICIPATION IN THE THREE YEAR AVERAGE WE WE GOT TO MAINTAIN OUR CURRENT FUNDING AT 17 362. SO AS I ILLUSTRATED IN 2324, THAT THREE YEAR AVERAGE INCLUDED TWO YEARS. THEN WE MOVED DOWN TO A PRIOR YEAR, THE 2425. THAT THREE YEAR AVERAGE INCLUDED ONE EACH YEAR. AND NOW THIS YEAR IS THE FIRST YEAR. WE HAVE NO ECA YEARS ON THAT. SO BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY OUR CURRENT FUNDING ISN'T AT THAT LEVEL YET. SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE A DECLINE IN OUR THREE YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE. AND THAT'S HOW WE'RE FUNDED. AND SO THAT'S PRIMARILY ONE OF THE REASONS TO WHY OUR REVENUE REMAINS RELATIVELY FLAT OVER, OVER THOSE OVER THOSE YEARS BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE GOT THE COLA INCREASES, OUR FTS HAS HAS DECREASED FROM A THREE YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE STANDPOINT. THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES OUR ACTUAL REPORTED FTS. SO HERE WHAT I WOULD HIGHLIGHT IS IN 2122 WAS OUR BOTTOM YEAR DURING THOSE COVID YEARS. AND SO WE REPORTED 13,899 IN 2122. BUT EVER SINCE THAT FISCAL YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN STEADILY INCREASING. AND SO AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS PAST YEAR, WE CLOSED OUT AT 16,195 FTS, WHICH IS A SLIGHT INCREASE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR, ABOUT 2.8% INCREASE IN FTS. AND SO WE ARE ANTICIPATING ROUGHLY ANOTHER 3% INCREASE BETWEEN THIS YEAR FROM LAST YEAR COMPARED TO THIS YEAR ON THAT. SO AGAIN, WE STILL ARE SEEING GROWTH. BUT GROWTH IS STARTING TO TO SETTLE DOWN ON IT. SO WE DON'T HAVE THOSE BIG YEARS LIKE WE SAW EARLIER DURING THE RECOVERY OF COVID. SO WE'RE STARTING TO TAPER OFF A LITTLE BIT. SO JUST FOR CONTEXT THE NUMBER THAT YOU SEE THERE, THE 16 185 AND THE PROJECTED OF 16 650, THAT IS OUR ACTUAL SIZE. SO OUR FLUCTUATION IS BETWEEN THE LOW 16 TO SOMEWHERE IN THE MID TO HIGH 16. FOR SOME REASON. AND I THINK IT WAS SOME OF THE WORK THAT WAS DONE DURING THE SUMMER IN THE 1920 WHEN COVID TOOK PLACE, WE REGISTERED OUR HIGHEST ENROLLMENT THAT WE HAD REGISTERED IN A WHILE WITH OUR NEIGHBORING COLLEGES ACTUALLY HAD A DECREASE THAT FIRST YEAR. SO WHAT THAT DID FOR US WAS BUMP OR FTE AND WHAT WE WERE REPORTING. [00:40:07] SO WHEN WE PARTICIPATED IN THE EMERGENCY ALLOW CONDITIONS, WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE MUCH HIGHER FUNDING THAN WE WILL HAVE IF WE WILL HAVE MAINTAINED OR TRADITIONAL ENROLLMENT. SO THAT CREATED A CHALLENGE FOR US BECAUSE THE DROP WAS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. BUT WHAT YOU CAN SEE THERE IS THAT ESSENTIALLY THE ENTIRE CAMPUS RALLY ON RETENTION EFFORTS IN THE CLASSROOM, RECRUITING EFFORTS IN THE CLASSROOM, ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO BE ABLE TO CLIMB BACK PRETTY QUICKLY AND LEVEL UP TO OUR TRADITIONAL SIZE TO PREVENT A BIG DROP FROM THE 17,000 PLUS FTES TO REGULAR SIZE. SO WE ARE HOPING, OBVIOUSLY, TO CONTINUE TO DO THE RECRUITMENT AND SEE IF WE CAN REACH US 17,000 NUMBER, BUT OR SIZE IS SOMEWHERE IN THE 16. FIVE ISH OR A LITTLE BIT LOW? A LITTLE ABOVE DEPENDING OF OF THE SEMESTER. SO WE ARE ROUGHLY AT THE SIZE WHERE WE'RE RIGHT THE SEMESTER PRIOR TO THE SEMESTER THAT WAS REGISTERED, THE PANDEMIC, I THINK WE ARE DOWN BY A COUPLE HUNDRED FTES. FOR THE FROM THE ACTUAL NUMBER. YEAH. SO IN A NUTSHELL, WE BASICALLY HAVE GOT US BACK INTO THOSE LEVELS PRIOR TO TO COVID ON IT. SO BUT WE'RE STILL SEEING ADDITIONAL GROWTH HERE ON THE CAMPUS. SO WHAT DOES ALL THAT MEAN? SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE PROJECTING TOTAL REVENUES AT 174.4 MILLION. TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION OF OUR ACTUALS FOR OUR ACTUALS. IT'S IT WILL BE AUDITED ACTUALS ONCE WE OR THE AUDIT IS COMPLETE, BUT OUR TOTAL REVENUES FROM THE YEAR WE JUST FINISHED THE 2425, WE'RE AT 173.7 MILLION. SO ROUGHLY $700,000 MORE THIS YEAR THAN WE RECEIVED LAST YEAR. SO AGAIN, RELATIVELY FLAT OVERALL EXPENDITURES FOR THIS YEAR 174.1 MILLION. SO THIS IS THE MOST EVER WE HAVE SPENT. AGAIN, THIS IS A RECORD BREAKING YEAR FOR US OF THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE WE'RE RECEIVING, BUT ALSO THE AMOUNT OF EXPENSES THAT WE ARE SPENDING. OF THAT 174.1 MILLION OF IT, 91.35% OF THAT IS ON SALARY AND BENEFITS. SO 100 AND A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN 157 MILLION IS FOR SALARY AND BENEFITS. SO ALL TOGETHER WITH THE PROPOSED SALARY INCREASES, WITH THE ADDITIONAL $1.8 MILLION OF OF REQUESTS, RESOURCE REQUESTS THAT WE ADDED TO THE BUDGET. WE'RE ESTIMATING A SURPLUS OF ABOUT 300,000 THIS YEAR. TRUSTEE BIRKEY. NO, JUST COMMENT. COMING FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, HAVING A PROJECTED SURPLUS OF 0.2% ALWAYS MAKES ME NERVOUS, BUT. BUT IT'S POSITIVE. YEAH. I WOULD REMIND YOU, THAT'S A SURPLUS THAT'S ON OUR ENDING. BALANCE OR RESERVE. SO RESERVES, I'LL SHOW YOU ARE HIGHER THAN THAT. THAT'S JUST ALL THE REVENUE THAT'S COMING IN. YEAH. WE'RE NOT SPENDING ALL OF IT ON THAT. SO IT WE'RE STILL IN A VERY POSITIVE POSITION ON THAT. SO FORGIVE ME FOR HITTING THE WRONG BUTTON. SO AGAIN, SOME TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS BUDGET. OVERALL FUNDING. FLAT. WE APPROVE $1.8 MILLION OF ONE TIME RESOURCES. THESE RESOURCES WERE MADE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COST SAVINGS IN THE SERP. SERP WILL YIELD ROUGHLY ABOUT $7.2 MILLION OF TOTAL SAVINGS OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. WHAT ITEMS CAN WE DO? TO CONTINUE THIS AGAIN, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE IS FOCUS ON OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL. OUR ONLY GOAL, RIGHT, IS GRADUATING 50% WITHIN FIVE YEARS OR LESS. WHY? THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE KPIS ARE ARE COMPONENTS OF THE SKIFF FROM COMPLETION RATES TO GRADUATION OUTCOMES TO ENROLLMENT GROWTH, ALL DIRECTLY TIED TO THE SKIFF TO THE FUNDING FORMULA. [00:45:01] SO BY FOCUSING ON RETENTION RECRUITMENT SUCCESS, WE CAN YIELD ADDITIONAL REVENUES THROUGH AND BE ABLE TO TAP INTO THOSE GROWTH DOLLARS THAT THE STATE HAS ON THE TABLE FOR US. FROM THERE I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WHAT I CAN DO TO IS OPEN UP. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE PRESENTATION THAT JESS WAS GIVEN? SEEING NO QUESTIONS, YOU CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PART. THERE'S NO QUESTION. THE NEXT PART AFTER NO QUESTIONS WOULD BE THE ADOPTION OF THIS ITEM. YEAH. SO HOW PHILIP CLOSE, I THINK IS IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND I THINK THIS WAS SIMILAR TO SOMETHING THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE LAST WEEK DURING SENATE. I THINK THE FUNDING FORMULA HAS BEEN CHALLENGING FOR MANY, BUT I THINK AT CERRITOS COLLEGE WORKING TOGETHER, WE HAVE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB ALIGNING THE FUNDING FORMULA WITH OUR FINANCIAL NEEDS AND WITH WHAT WE WANT TO DO FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND THIS BUDGET IS A VERY CLEAR REPRESENTATION OF COLLECTIVE EFFORT IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE MOST OF THE MARKERS ACROSS THE FUNDING FORMULA, TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE COLLEGE FINANCIAL NEED. AND AS A RESULT, OUR STUDENTS ARE ARE DOING BETTER IN THE CLASSROOM. AND I THINK AS WE LOOK AT THESE IN MORE DETAIL, I FEEL THAT THIS SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH ON THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING. IT HELPS TO SATISFY THE NEEDS OF ALL CONSTITUENT GROUPS ON CAMPUS. I ECHO WHAT WILL MENTIONED EARLIER. I WOULD LIKE US TO PROVE A LITTLE BIT WRONG ON THE BUDGET. RIGHT. BECAUSE WHAT THAT BASICALLY MEANS IS THAT OUR STUDENTS DID BETTER THAN WE EXPECTED. THEY WERE GOING TO GET BETTER REVENUES THAN WE EXPECTED. AND THAT TRANSLATES INTO ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEE GROUPS WIN, WIN WIN ACROSS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM. SO I'D LIKE TO COMMEND THE ENTIRE CAMPUS FOR FOR THE WORK THAT WAS DONE TO GET THE THE KPIS TO WHERE THEY NEEDED TO BE. SO OUR BUDGET LOOKS THIS WAY, AND OBVIOUSLY THE SUPPORT OF THE BOARD FOR KEEPING US FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DELIVER IT AND IN OUR IN OUR GOALS THAT WE ALL ESTABLISHED TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED MOTION? CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT IS ITEM 6.03. AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT [6.03 Consideration of Approval of Annual Board and President Priorities] 2526 BOARD AND PRESIDENT PRIORITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. 2745 BOARD SELF EVALUATION AND GOALS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONSIDERS AND ADOPTS GOALS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. DOES ANY TRUSTEE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. CAN I GET A MOTION? OH. TRUSTEE SALAZAR NOW. SO CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL? YOU HAVE THE. THIS ONE IS A ROLL CALL VOTE. OKAY. SO ANDREA, CAN I GET A OH, CAN I GET A MOTION FIRST? ANDREA, I THINK WE NEED TO REDO THE BUDGET. OH, OKAY. YEAH, I THINK I THINK SHE WAS THERE FOR THE FOR THE VOTE. SO WE NEED TO DO A ROLL CALL ON 6.0. SO WE NEED TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ON 6.02 OKAY. SO THEN WE'RE GOING BACK TO 6.02. A MOTION HAS BEEN DONE. AND A SECOND. SO CAN I GET A ROLL CALL VOTE. STUDENT TRUSTEE SANCHEZ. YES. TRUSTEE BIRKEY I TRUSTEE. GREEN. TRUSTEE. LEWIS TRUSTEE LU I TRUSTEE. PACHECO I TRUSTEE. RIOS. YES. AND TRUSTEE. SALAZAR. MOTION PASSES. [00:50:04] MOTION PASSES. AND WE'RE THEN TO ITEM 6.03. CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. CAN I GET A ROLL CALL? VOTE, PLEASE. STUDENT TRUSTEE. SANCHEZ I TRUSTEE BIRKEY I TRUSTEE GREEN. I TRUSTEE LEWIS I TRUSTEE LU I TRUSTEE PACHECO I TRUSTEE RIOS I TRUSTEE SALAZAR I MOTION PASSES. OKAY, NOW WE'RE ON TO ITEM 6.04. THE PRESIDENT SUPERINTENDENT [6.04 Approve 2025-2026 Salary Rate Increase and 2025-2026 Salary Schedules for Select Represented Employees] RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE 2025 2026 SALARY RATE INCREASE AND 2025 2026 SALARY SCHEDULE FOR SELECTED REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING FULL TIME FACULTY, PART TIME FACULTY AND CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION. MOTION. SECOND. CAN I GET A ROLL CALL? VOTE. STUDENT TRUSTEE. SANCHEZ. AYE. TRUSTEE. BIRKEY. AYE. TRUSTEE. GREEN. TRUSTEE. LEWIS. AYE. TRUSTEE. LIU. AYE. TRUSTEE. PACHECO. AYE. TRUSTEE. RIOS. AYE. TRUSTEE. SALAZAR. AYE. MOTION PASSES. AND THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 6.05. SALARY INCREASE. [6.05 Approve 2025-2026 Salary Rate Increases and 2025-2026 Salary Schedules for Selected Non-Represented Employees] 2526 SALARY SCHEDULE FOR SELECTED NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND. CAN I GET A ROLL CALL? VOTE. STUDENT TRUSTEE. SANCHEZ. AYE. TRUSTEE. BIRKEY. AYE. TRUSTEE. GREEN. TRUSTEE. LEWIS. AYE. TRUSTEE. LIU. AYE. TRUSTEE. PACHECO. AYE. TRUSTEE. RIOS. YES. AND TRUSTEE. SALAZAR. AYE. THE MOTION PASSES. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM DISTRICT [7.01 Reports and Comments from District Officials] OFFICIALS. ITEM 7.01. CAN I HAVE STUDENT TRUSTEE? I DON'T KNOW WHY. I DON'T. KNOW I GOT THE WRONG. THEY THEY PUT THE. YEAH. YES. SANCHEZ. GUSTAVO. THANK YOU. SO LAST WEEK, WE HAD THE LILO AND STITCH MOVIE NIGHT ON TUESDAY, WHICH WAS REALLY FUN. THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE. IT WAS A BIG TURNOUT. SUPER FUN. AND THEN WE ALSO HAD THAT. THE NEXT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, WE HAD AN EVENT CALLED TENDER MOMENTS WITH ASSISI, WHERE WE GAVE OUT CANES IN ORDER TO RECRUIT A LOT OF STUDENTS TO JOIN STUDENT GOVERNMENT, WHETHER THAT BE OUR SENATE, OUR COURT OR OUR CABINET. AND THEN THAT SAME DAY, WE ALSO HAD AN INFO SESSION FOR OUR SENATE. AND THEN TODAY WE HAD A SENATE CANDIDATE ORIENTATION, AND THERE ARE 26 SPOTS IN ASSISI SENATE, AND THERE ARE OVER 35 STUDENTS WHO ARE RUNNING. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE REALLY IT'S GOING TO BE A COMPETITIVE RACE THIS YEAR, UNLIKE LAST YEAR, WHERE EVERYONE WON AND WE HAD SOME EMPTY SEATS. SO I'M GLAD OUR STUDENT GOVERNMENT IS REALLY FULL. THE TEAM AND I REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND WE ARE COMPLETING THAT. WE APPOINTED OUR CHIEF JUSTICE. HIS NAME IS WESTON MILLIGAN. HE'S ONE OF MY GREAT FRIENDS, AND HE'S ALSO A REALLY STRONG WORKER. AND HE WAS A PART OF THE SENATE LAST YEAR. AND THEN A CURRENT PLAN WE'RE WORKING ON IS WE'RE CREATING AN ADVOCATE WORKSHOP TRAINING THAT'S OPEN TO ANYONE INTERESTED ON CAMPUS THAT COULD RANGE FROM STUDENTS TO ANY FACULTY. AND IT WILL TAKE PLACE MONDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, WHICH IS ALSO THE START OF A WEEK OF ACTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LIU. YEAH, I WAS LAST TIME WE I ATTENDED THE HEALTH SCIENCE BUILDING OPENING, AND THE STUDENT TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE SO HAPPY BECAUSE THEY FEEL THEY ARE IN UCLA. THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE GREEN. NO REPORT. TRUSTEE RIOS. NO. EXCUSE ME. NO REAL REPORT OTHER THAN JUST TO SAY MAYBE I WISH I WAS BACK IN ATLANTA AND HAVING A GOOD TIME. SUMMER HAS JUST FLOWN BY, AND AS WE GET BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS, CLASSES ARE STARTING. [00:55:02] IT JUST SEEMS THAT TIME IS JUST FLYING BY. AND I WAS ALSO THINKING ABOUT OUR TRUSTEE, CATHY. I WONDER HOW SHE'S DOING. RIGHT. I'M STARTING LONG BEACH STATE, SO WE'RE JUST BACK IN THE SWING OF THINGS, IT SEEMS, IN MY WORLD, RIGHT? SUMMER IS OVER. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE BIRKEY. NO REPORT. TRUSTEE LEWIS. I ATTENDED THE CONVOCATION LAST WEEK WITH DOCTOR BRAVEHEART FIERRO OVER HERE. AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS A FANTASTIC MOMENT THAT I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE MORE SKITS THAT INVOLVE ALL OF US HERE, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A PRETTY GOOD MOMENT TO, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT AT IT IN HISTORY, RIGHT WHERE WE SAW, YOU KNOW, THE CLEAN SHAVEN DOCTOR PIERRO FROM TEN YEARS AGO, THAT NOW HE'S A GRIZZLED VETERAN, RIGHT. THE SILVER STREAKS THAT SHOW HIS DEDICATION TO THE COLLEGE, LET'S JUST SAY. RIGHT. I THINK THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL TO CONTINUE THAT SORT OF THING AND INVOLVE INVOLVE OUR THEATER DEPARTMENT IN THAT MAYBE NOT AN ENTIRE WHOLE PRODUCTION OF IT, BUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE FUN. BUT SWORD SWORD FIGHTS ARE AWESOME. ALRIGHT, PUT THAT ON THE RECORD. BUT ON A MORE SOMBER NOTE ONE OF MY GOOD FRIENDS, NEIGHBOR AND FELLOW LA MARATHON CHIEF JOHN ESCOBAR RECENTLY PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY. HE WAS THE ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT. HE WAS THE CHIEF OF CAMPUS SAFETY AT BIOLA. HE WAS A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONER FOR LA MIRADA. HE WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL CAMPUS SAFETY OFFICERS AND NOW WAS RECENTLY ON THE STATEWIDE CAMPUS SAFETY OFFICER, SO VERY MUCH A MAN DEDICATED TO TO SERVICE, DEDICATED TO GOD. AND HE WILL BE, WILL BE REALLY GREATLY MISSED BECAUSE HE HAD SUCH A PURE HEART. SO I WANT TO CLOSE TONIGHT'S MEETING IN MEMORY OF OF HIM. SO THANK YOU. DEFINITELY, DOCTOR FIERRO. JUST A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE ON CAMPUS FOR MAKING THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS ON THE RETURN BACK OF OUR STUDENTS. TOTAL SUCCESS HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT TO BE ON CAMPUS. HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO HAVE LUNCH WITH ONE OF OUR STUDENTS AND JUST A NICE CONVERSATION. AND HE SEEMS TO BE HAPPY TO BE ON CAMPUS. BRAND NEW STUDENT, RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE. SO IT WAS FUN TO HAVE HIM AT THE OFFICE TODAY FOR LUNCH. AND HE RAN OUT THE DOOR BECAUSE HE WAS BENT AND NOT BEING LATE TO ENGLISH CLASS. SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE. HE'S LIKE, OH, LET ME CHECK THE TIME BECAUSE I HAVE CLASS AT ONE AND IT WAS 5 TO 1. HE GRABBED HIS BAG AND I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY AND LEFT RUNNING. SO SO THAT'S NICE. SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR MAKING THE RETURN TO SCHOOL FOR OUR STUDENTS. SPECIAL AND AND POSITIVE. LAST, LAST WEEK WE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF WORK WITH A PANEL FOR THE THIRD BIENNIAL ART GALLERY EXHIBITION. AND IT'S A PANEL, A PANEL OF STUDENT ARTISTS. AND I CAME BACK TO THE OFFICE THE NEXT DAY. AND I SAID, JUST TO BE AN ARTIST, YOU JUST THINK DIFFERENTLY. IT WAS VERY EVIDENT THE WAY THAT THEY WERE THINKING AND EXPLAINING THINGS. VERY, SO EARLY IN THEIR CAREER. VERY IMPRESSIVE PANEL. AND OF COURSE, GREAT JOB BY OR OR ARTS FACULTY, PARTICULARLY JAMES. THEY PUT TOGETHER THE EXHIBITION, CURATED THE WORK. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, I'LL, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO STOP BY THE GALLERY. HIGH QUALITY. YOU WILL NOT THINK THAT THAT IS A STUDENT ART. IT LOOKS GREAT. SO GREAT WORK BY EVERYONE THERE. AND JUST A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE ART GALLERY AND AND THEIR TEAM THERE. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE LA COUNTY DELEGATE FOUNDATION DINNER. AND DELEGATES FROM THE DIFFERENT ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS. THEY HAVE THEY GIVE OUT MONEY TO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THEIR DIFFERENT CITIES AS LONG AS THEY PUT IN A PROPOSAL. SO IT WAS NICE TO BE THERE AND SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENT CITIES THAT OF THE DELEGATES THAT WERE THERE FROM THE ASSEMBLY AND HOW THEY WERE THEY WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN FUNDS FOR DIFFERENT PROJECTS FOR DIFFERENT CITIES. [01:00:10] SO FOR THE CITY OF DOWNEY, IT ACTUALLY THEY WILL THE ROSE, THE ROSE FLOAT ASSOCIATION WILL BE RECEIVING FUNDING FOR THE ROSE FLOAT THE BUILDING OF THE ROSE FLOAT THAT HAPPENS ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, NEW YEAR'S DAY. BECAUSE THEY'RE BASICALLY THEIR FUNDS COME FROM THE CONSTITUENTS. EVERYBODY DONATES MONEY TO THEM SO THAT THEY CAN BUILD A FLOAT, AND THE COMMUNITY ACTUALLY GOES OUT AND BUILDS THE FLOAT. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT GO TO THEIR TO BUILD THE FLOAT SO THAT IT CAN BE REPRESENT THE CITY OF DOWNEY AT THE NEW YEAR'S PARADE. SO I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT THERE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GET FUNDING FOR THAT. I ALSO ATTENDED THE LABOR DAY EVENT AT THE LA LONG BEACH HARBOR COALITION EVENT. SO IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE DIFFERENT LABOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE THERE. AND WE TALKED TO SEVERAL OF THE REPRESENTATIVES. DEFINITELY. THE CARPENTERS WILL BE REACHING OUT TO YOU AGAIN, DOCTOR FIERRO. BECAUSE I MET WITH ONE OF THE CARPENTERS THERE. BUT THEY WERE. IT WAS A HUGE EVENT. YOU SAW ALL THE DIFFERENT LABOR ORGANIZATIONS THERE PARTICIPATING AND BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. AND FOR LABOR TO BE UNITED. I ALSO WAS AT LIKE SEVERAL OF OUR TRUSTEES AT THE HEALTH SCIENCE RIBBON CUTTING. IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE WHAT HOW THEY CONVERTED THE HEALTH SCIENCE BUILDING AND NOW WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO OUR STUDENTS. IT WAS. AND OUR FACULTY. THAT WAS GREAT. AND YES, THE CONVOCATION WAS GREAT, ESPECIALLY THE SWORDPLAY. SO GREAT EVENT THAT WE HAD FOR THE START OF OUR, OUR SCHOOL YEAR. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL THE FACULTY AND EVERYONE BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO AGAIN START THIS NEW NEW YEAR AND AND ENGAGING ALL THE STUDENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY SUCCEED. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS. TRUSTEE SALAZAR. SANDRA. OH, I AM SO SORRY. SANDRA I, I SINCE YOU WEREN'T PHYSICALLY HERE, I DIDN'T CALL YOU OUT. I'M SORRY. YOU'RE RIGHT. ANY COMMENTS OR ANYTHING? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SANDRA. I'M SO SORRY. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT CALLING ON YOU. OKAY, SO THEN THIS DOES CONCLUDE OUR OUR COMMENTS. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO CLOSED SESSION. [8. Closed Session] AND THIS CLOSES DO WE HAVE ANY READOUTS AND THERE IS NO READOUT. SO THIS CLOSES OUR MEETING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.