Jan 21, 2026 Board Meeting

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THE JANUARY 21ST REGULAR BOARD MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER.

NO. OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO ROLL CALL.

[1.01 Roll Call]

ZURICH LEWIS. PRESIDENT. BOARD CLERK. DOCTOR.

SHIN LIU HERE. TRUSTEE JAMES CODY BIRKEY WILL BE ARRIVING SHORTLY.

TRUSTEE MARIANA PACHECO IS ABSENT. TRUSTEE MARIANA RIOS HERE.

TRUSTEE. DOCTOR. SANDRA SALAZAR WILL BE JOINING MOMENTARILY.

STUDENT TRUSTEE GUSTAVO SANCHEZ, PRESENT. AND PRESIDENT.

SUPERINTENDENT PIERRO PRESENT. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE INTO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[1.02 Pledge of Allegiance]

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. AND STAR PRESSURE AND OVER YOUR HEART ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 1.03 AGENDA ORGANIZATION.

[1.03 Agenda Organization]

[1.04 Comments from the Audience]

IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE SPEAKER AT THE CONCLUSION OF PUBLIC COMMENT, THE BOARD MAY ASK STAFF TO REVIEW A MATTER OR MAY ASK THAT A MATTER BE PUT ON A FUTURE AGENDA. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL OUR FIRST PUBLIC COMMENTER UP, AND THAT IS MR. MIGUEL LOPEZ. GOOD EVENING. THE MIC. OH, YES.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND SPACE.

OKAY. I'M SUPPOSED TO TURN IT ON. OH. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. TECHNOLOGY. YEAH. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND SPACE AND MY OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE WITH YOU.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I'M HERE WITH MY WONDERFUL WIFE AND PARTNER OF 57 YEARS.

ELENA. RIGHT HERE IN THE FRONT. SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T SHE? AND WE'VE BEEN IN NORWALK FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 1953, AND SHE'S BEEN HERE SINCE 1954.

AND SO WE HAVE A LONG TIME HERE. WE'RE ALUMNI OF EXCELSIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M AN ALUMNI OF CERRITOS COLLEGE. I WAS AN ATHLETE HERE, ALSO UNDER COACH KAMINSKY MANY YEARS AGO.

AND WE'RE HERE ON THE TOPIC OF THE CHICANO STUDIES DEPARTMENT.

AND LINDA AND I WERE LEADERS OF WALKOUTS HERE AT EXCELSIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN 1970.

AND THE PURPOSE OF OUR WALKOUTS WAS PRETTY MUCH TO DEMAND EQUITY IN EDUCATION AND CULTURE, SOMETHING THAT WE WERE NOT EXPERIENCING IN OUR SCHOOLS.

AND THERE WAS A WHOLE WAVE OF THAT GOING ON AT THE TIME.

SO THE QUESTION CAME TO ME IS, WHY HAVE I RETURNED HERE TODAY? IN THAT TIME PERIOD OUR FAMILIES WERE VERY INVOLVED IN HELPING DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH THINGS IN NORWALK THAT HELPED OUR COMMUNITY. CASE IN POINT, AS A RESULT OF OUR WALKOUTS AND CHANGES IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM OF RECOGNIZING US AND HER AND I BEING THE FIRST HONOREES OF THE FIRST CINCO, CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVAL THAT WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO EVER DO PRIOR TO THAT IN 1970 IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAD PARENTS INVOLVED. WE HAD AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE UNITED PARENTS ASSOCIATION OF NORWALK, UPAN, AND THEY WERE PARENTS WHO CAME UPON OUR CALLING THAT, HEY, WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS HERE.

WE'RE NOT GETTING ACCESS TO EDUCATION, WE'RE NOT BEING TREATED WITH RESPECT.

AND SO IT EVOLVED INTO A SITUATION WHERE WE LOOKED AT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT THAT ORGANIZATION DID AFTER THEY SETTLED THE WALKOUT SITUATION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CREATION OF THE NORWALK SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER ON ALONDRA AND ALONDRA LIBRARY IN BETWEEN THE ONE WAYS AND THE BARRIO,

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AND THERE'S A LONG STORY TO IT, AND YOU CAN READ IT IN MY BOOK WHEN I FINISH IT.

THE THE POINT IS, IS THAT WE CAME HERE TO CERRITOS COLLEGE AT THAT TIME, IT WAS 1971 AND 72 TO ESTABLISH A CHICANO STUDIES DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING OUR COMMUNITY RECOGNIZED, RESPECTED, AND HONORED IN EDUCATION.

AND SO WHAT BRINGS ME HERE TODAY IS THAT IT'S I GOT SOME PHONE CALLS THAT THERE'S AN EFFORT UNDER FOOT THAT SOME PEOPLE HERE WANT TO CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF CHICANO STUDIES DEPARTMENT TO A PROGRAM UNDER AN UMBRELLA OF ETHNIC STUDIES.

SO THE FIRST QUESTION I ASK IS WHO'S DOING IT AND WHY DOESN'T THE BOARD KNOW ABOUT IT? WELL, THE ANSWER WAS THE BOARD DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE'S SOME BACKDOOR DEALS BEING MADE BY PEOPLE IN THE FACULTY SENATE AND THE ADMINISTRATION THAT THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO IT WITHOUT ANYBODY KNOWING. WELL, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO SAY THIS.

THE DEMOGRAPHICS HAVE CHANGED. IN 1971 AND 72, CHECK OUT THE HISTORY.

OUR DEMOGRAPHICS WEREN'T AS GREAT AS THEY ARE TODAY. AND IF YOU LOOK AT HOW MANY MEXICANS OR LATINOS THAT GO TO SCHOOL HERE, WE DOMINATE. WE'RE THE MAJORITY IN THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND WE NEED TO BE SERVICED AND PROTECTED BASED ON THIS HISTORY THAT I'M GIVING YOU TODAY WITH THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME I HAVE. WHAT'S HAPPENING IS WE CODIFIED A COMMITMENT BY THE COLLEGE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF THE COMMUNITY AND HOLD THAT IN PLACE. AND APPARENTLY BY WHATEVER IS HAPPENING, I DON'T KNOW ALL THE, THE, THE DYNAMIC.

TOTALLY BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN HIDING INFORMATION.

THE THERE'S A VIOLATION OF THE INSTITUTION'S COMMITMENT TO MAINTAIN THIS CHICANO STUDIES DEPARTMENT.

AND I'M ASKING THIS BOARD TO ADDRESS THAT AND TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, INVESTIGATE IT, AND ASSIST US IN MAKING SURE THAT THE OTHER VIOLATION OF THE FAILURE OF SHARED GOVERNANCE, WE HAD AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE HERE, COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THIS SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT.

IT WAS ESTABLISHED AT THAT TIME TO STAY IN TUNE TO WHAT WE WERE DOING AND WHAT THE EDUCATION INSTITUTION WAS DOING, AND THAT HAS BEEN VIOLATED. AND SO THESE THINGS ABOUT DOING THINGS IN THE BACK DOOR AND HIDING IT AND NOT LETTING US KNOW I'M NOT LEAVING, YOU KNOW, I'M 73 YEARS OLD. I'M LIVING TO 100 AT LEAST.

SO I'M HERE TO SAY, HEY, WE NEED TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT WHAT WE HAVE FOR THE FUTURE.

IN FACT, I WENT ON FROM HERE. I HAVE TWO ASSOCIATE DEGREES HERE.

I WENT ON HERE AND GRADUATED DOMINGUEZ HILLS AND IN CHICANO STUDIES.

THANK YOU. AND 18 YEARS SUBSTITUTE HERE IN NORWALK, LA MIRADA SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO AND THERE'S A LOT MORE IN MY HISTORY, BUT MY TIME IS UP, RIGHT? YEAH. THANK YOU FOR BEING SO GRACIOUS ABOUT THAT.

THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL HAVE TOM CHAVEZ COMING UP TO THE MIC.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS, ADMINISTRATORS, DOCTOR FIERRO, EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS TOM CHAVEZ. THAT'S A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW.

HE WAS ACTUALLY MY BOSS WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS OLD, WORKING A SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM, AND I WAS WORKING AT METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL, AND HE WAS THE SUPERVISOR FOR ALL OF THE ALL OF THE KIDS WORKING THERE.

I AM A LONG RETIRED CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE. I SPENT SOME TIME SITTING AT THE TABLE OVER HERE AS A CSC PRESIDENT.

I CHAIRED THE COMMITTEE THAT HIRED DOCTOR FIERRO.

IN FACT I CHAIRED I SHOULDN'T SAY CHAIRED. I SERVED ON THE COMMITTEES THAT HIRED THE LAST FOUR PRESIDENTS OF THIS COLLEGE.

SO I'VE BEEN AROUND A BIT. I HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, BUT I'VE BEEN AROUND A BIT.

AND I WAS ONE OF THREE PLAINTIFFS IN THE LAWSUIT THAT CHANGED THIS SCHOOL FROM AT LARGE, VOTING TO TO BY-DISTRICT VOTING TO BUY AREA VOTING. SO YOU'RE WELCOME, BECAUSE I REDUCE YOUR COST FOR CAMPAIGNING AND ALL THAT STUFF BY ONE BY ONE SET, YOU KNOW, TO ONE SEVENTH. SO I JUST JUST TRYING TO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT I EXISTED HERE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN GONE FOR 18 YEARS.

THAT THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF WHO I AM. IT TAKES A LOT TO TO GET ME OUT AWAY FROM MY GRANDKIDS TO COME OVER HERE TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING.

BUT BUT I HERE I AM TO TALK ABOUT THE CHICANO STUDIES DEAL.

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THE THING I WANTED TO SAY IS THE WHOLE TIME THAT I WAS HERE AT CERRITOS AND I WAS IN CSEA AND IN COMMITTEES, I MEAN, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLESOFT BACK THEN AND, YOU KNOW, LIVING IN THIS ROOM FOR A YEAR OR TWO, TRYING TO GET THE TRANSITION AND THE WORDS THAT WE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT WITH SHARED GOVERNANCE AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT EVERYBODY, ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS HAD BUY IN ON WHAT EVERYTHING WAS.

AND THAT JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE HAPPENED IN THIS CASE.

IT SEEMS THAT WHAT IS WHAT IS BEING TROTTED OUT IS THAT, WELL, THE FACULTY MEMBER THAT WE JUST HIRED IS HAS FULL BUY IN ON THIS CHANGE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. RIGHT. WELL, THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS A NEW FACULTY MEMBER IS ESSENTIALLY AN AT WILL EMPLOYEE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND THEY WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BUY IN WITH ANYTHING THEY TOLD HER TO HAVE BUY IN.

THAT IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT. AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST THE WAY TENURE WORKS.

THEY HAVE NO JOB SECURITY FOR AT LEAST A FEW YEARS.

AND SO WE NEED TO GET AT THIS THAT GET THIS BACK INTO A REAL DISCOVERY.

THEY WENT AND TALKED TO ADMINISTRATION, AND THEY WERE TOLD BY ADMINISTRATION THAT THEY SHOULD GO TALK TO FACULTY SENATE, WHERE THEY BASICALLY RAN INTO A BRICK WALL. OKAY.

AND SO IT'S WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE ENDING POINT, BECAUSE THE ENDING POINT WILL BE, I THINK ULTIMATELY WILL BE EMBARRASSING TO THIS DISTRICT IF WE LET IT GO AND JUST DROP IT OFF WHERE IT IS HERE, WHERE IT JUST KIND OF SAY, WELL, THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS.

THE, THE THE, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW IS NOT SUCH THAT WE SHOULD JUST ESPECIALLY IN A COMMUNITY LIKE THIS, WHERE WE CAN JUST TAKE PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY BEING TROTTED ON AND SAY, OH, BY THE WAY, WE'RE DOING AWAY WITH THIS PROGRAM.

I KNOW TECHNICALLY YOU'RE NOT DOING AWAY WITH THE PROGRAM RIGHT AWAY, BUT WHEN YOU START SAYING, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS PROGRAM AND NOW IT'S NO LONGER A DEPARTMENT, WE'RE GOING TO FOLD IT INTO AND CALL IT A PROGRAM AND FOLD IT INTO OTHER AREAS.

IT'S KIND OF A SLAP IN THE FACE. SO AT THE VERY LEAST, IF THERE DOES NEED TO BE CHANGES MADE, WE NEED TO MAKE THEM THROUGH SHARED GOVERNANCE AND BRING ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS IN AND, AND HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT AND SEE HOW WE CAN BEST, YOU KNOW, MOVE FORWARD WITH THE WHOLE PROCESS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN. IT WASN'T RECORDED. IT WAS.

IT WAS.

OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE R CASAS.

DOCTOR FIERRO, BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE TIME TO SPEAK TODAY.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, I'M A RECENT RETIRED FACULTY MEMBER OF CERRITOS COLLEGE.

WAS HERE FOR 30 YEARS. DURING THAT TIME, I WAS DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE PHARMACY TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, PROBABLY ABOUT 20, AND WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE AN ACCREDITATION FOR THAT PROGRAM.

I WAS ALSO ON FACULTY SENATE FOR 21 YEARS, SO I KIND OF KNOW HOW THAT WORKS.

AND IN ADDITION, WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT ON FACULTY SENATE FOR EIGHT YEARS, FIRST FOUR UNDER BOB CHESTER AND THE SECOND FOUR UNDER FOUR UNDER MY GOOD FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE DENNIS FALCONE. HEY. SORRY. IN ADDITION, I SERVED ON THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE FOR NINE YEARS.

YOU KNOW, I WENT TO UNDERGRAD AT WHITTIER COLLEGE, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY CHICANO STUDIES PROGRAMS OR ANY REAL ETHNIC STUDIES PROGRAMS THERE.

SO MY FIRST YEAR AT USC, AS A GRAD STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL OF PHARMACY, I CAME BACK AND AUDITED A COURSE IN CHICANO STUDIES THAT WAS TAUGHT BY C.C.

MEDINA. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON CAMPUS WITH TALKING TO HER.

I WOULD GO OVER TO THE CHICANO STUDENT CENTER THAT WAS NEXT TO THE TO THE CAFETERIA BACK THEN, AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT, AND IT ENCOURAGED ME TO SEEK OUT FACULTY AT USC AND FACULTY AT CLAREMONT, WHERE I WENT TO SCHOOL AFTER WHEN I WAS HIRED, THE VERY FIRST PLACE I WENT WAS BACK TO SEE IF THE CHICANO STUDIES STUDENT CENTER WAS THERE AND IT WAS GONE. I WENT AND SOUGHT OUT C.C.

MEDINA. I FOUND OUT THAT EVERYTHING THAT HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE 70S AND 80S AND 90S HAD DISAPPEARED, GONE AWAY. AND THAT BOTHERED US AND ME AND MY COUSIN HERE, TOO.

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NOW, THAT WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC.

AND IT WAS ALSO WHEN WE WERE PREPARING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF AB 1460, WHICH REQUIRED THAT ALL STUDENTS TAKE ETHNIC STUDIES COURSES AND OF COURSE, ALL FACULTY FROM AREAS THAT WEREN'T EVEN ETHNIC STUDIES TRY TO GET THEIR PIECE OF THE PIE.

WE WROTE COURSES AFRICANA STUDIES WROTE COURSES, AND THEY WERE APPROVED AND WE SOLIDIFIED OUR PRESENCE ON CAMPUS.

SO IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I WAS CONTACTED LAST FALL AND TOLD THAT THE SCHOOL PLANNED TO DISMANTLE THE CHICANO STUDIES DEPARTMENT AND PLACE THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM INTO A NEWLY CREATED ETHNIC STUDIES DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES AND NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES. THIS WAS UNHEARD OF. I BELIEVE THAT'S A POOR DECISION, AND I BELIEVE IT'S A DECISION THAT CAN'T BE ALLOWED TO MOVE FORWARD.

IN FACT, FROM THE INCEPTION OF OUR DEPARTMENT UNDER PROFESSOR CARLOS ARCE, FACULTY MEMBERS HAVE REJECTED THE PROPOSAL TO BE PART OF AN UMBRELLA PROGRAM. WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION AT LEAST EVERY MONTH JUST TO MAKE SURE WE WERE FOLLOWING THE WILL OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE STUDENTS AND THE PEOPLE INVOLVED, AND IT WAS ALWAYS ALMOST UNANIMOUSLY VOTED NO.

RECENTLY, I UNDERSTAND THAT CURRENT FACULTY MEMBERS HAVE RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM THE CAL STATE UNIVERSITY ETHNIC STUDIES COUNCIL, SHARING THEIR OPPOSITION TO THIS NONSENSICAL CHANGE.

WELL, WHAT I'VE LEARNED IN THE TIME, AND THIS GOES ALONG WITH WHAT TOM SAID AND MIGUEL IS THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T YET KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND MY QUESTION IS, WHAT MESSAGE ARE THEY GOING TO HEAR WHEN THEY FIND OUT? BECAUSE YEAH, IN 2024, THEY HEARD ABOUT THE SEAL OF EXCELLENCE CERTIFICATION.

THAT WAS AWESOME, I CELEBRATED THAT. THEY ALSO HEARD ABOUT A FIVE YEAR, $33 MILLION GRANT.

AND THAT'S GREAT. IN 25, WE FOUND OUT THAT CERRITOS COLLEGE HAD THE TITLE OF NUMBER ONE CALIFORNIA NUMBER SIX IN THE NATION AMONGST TWO YEAR HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS. I CELEBRATE THAT. I THINK YOU'RE TO BE CONGRATULATED, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, CERRITOS COLLEGE HAS DISMANTLED ITS CHICANO STUDIES DEPARTMENT.

HOW IS THAT MESSAGE GOING TO PLAY WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS? WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WHEN IT COMES TIME TO VOTE ON THE NEXT ELECTION? WHAT MESSAGE ARE THEY HEARING? IS CERRITOS COLLEGE TRULY NUMBER ONE, OR ARE THEY IGNORING THE COMMUNITY ONCE AGAIN AND FOLLOWING HISTORICAL PATTERN OF GIVING SOMETHING AND THEN TAKING IT AWAY? I HOPE THAT THAT THERE IS FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS, AND I HOPE THAT YOU, BOARD MEMBERS, CAN SEE THAT DISMANTLING THIS DEPARTMENT IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF IGNORING AND SILENCING A COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN IN NORWALK AND SUPPORTED THE SCHOOL FOR YEARS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT TO THE MIC, WE'LL HAVE DOCTOR HENRIETTA HURTADO.

GOOD EVENING, ESTEEMED TRUSTEES, FACULTY, STUDENTS AND GUESTS.

MY NAME IS HENRIETTA HURTADO AND I AM A PROFESSOR OF COUNSELING.

I HAVE WORKED AT CERRITOS COLLEGE SINCE MAY OF 2001.

THROUGHOUT MY TENURE, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH THE SOCIEDAD DE PROFESORES HISPANOS, LED BY HISTORY PROFESSOR WALTER FERNANDEZ. MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS FACULTY LED GROUP ALLOWED ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET CHICANO STUDIES FACULTY LIKE PROFESSOR CARLOS ARCE, PROFESSOR WHO FOUNDED THE CHICANO STUDIES DEPARTMENT AND INVITED ME TO JOIN THE TEAM EFFORT.

THANKS TO THIS RELATIONSHIP, I HAVE SINCE LEARNED HOW TO WRITE CHICANO STUDIES CURRICULUM THANKS TO FORMER CHICANO STUDIES DEPARTMENT CHAIR, DOCTOR RALPH CASAS. DOCTOR NATALIE SARTON, CHAIR OF THE CHAIR AND FOUNDER OF THE BLACK AFRICANA STUDIES DEPARTMENT.

DOCTOR KEN MATSUURA AND CHICANO STUDIES FACULTY COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

THANKS TO EVERYONE'S SUPPORT, I'VE SERVED AS CHICANO STUDIES DEPARTMENT CHAIR.

I LEARNED HOW TO WRITE UNIT PLANS, PROGRAM REVIEW REPORTS, AND CHICANO STUDIES JOB DESCRIPTIONS.

TOGETHER, WE HIRED THE FIRST CHICANO STUDIES INSTRUCTOR TO TEACH CHICANO STUDIES 101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CHICANO STUDIES 100

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THANKS TO THE CHICANO STUDIES DEPARTMENT FACULTY AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO TEACH, TAKE CHICANO STUDIES CLASSES, AND LEARN TO APPRECIATE MY CHICANA ETHNICITY AND CULTURE.

THANKS TO THIS DEPARTMENT, I WAS INTRODUCED AND ATTENDED WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, AND CONFERENCES OFFERED BY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE CHICANO INSTITUTE FOR TEACHING AND ORGANIZING, THE CHICANO DEL PUEBLO SOMOS MAGAZINE, CHICANO WRITERS, AND THE HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CONFERENCE. THANKS TO THESE RELATIONSHIPS, I MET WONDERFUL CHICANO ROLE MODELS LIKE DOCTOR MIRELES, LORNA DE CERVANTES, AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ. CERRITOS COLLEGE IS A HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION AWARDED THE SEAL OF EXCELLENCE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST, WITH RESPECT YOUR SUPPORT.

PLEASE RECONSIDER MAINTAINING THE CHICANO STUDIES DEPARTMENT AS A DEPARTMENT INSTEAD OF A PROGRAM.

CONSIDER RETURNING TO THE TABLE IN GOOD FAITH AND SHARED GOVERNANCE.

CERRITOS COLLEGE STUDENTS DESERVE AN ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT IN CHICANO STUDIES AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE TRANSFORMATIONAL, TRANSFORMATIONAL LEARNING IN THE CHICANO STUDIES STUDENT EXPERIENCE AND MOVEMENT.

FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU A POEM WRITTEN BY ONE OF OUR STUDENTS WHO'S TAKING CHICANO STUDIES COURSES.

WE ARE CHICANOS. WE ARE CHICANAS. WE MOURN WITH CEMPASUCHIL.

WE FEAST WITH MASON CACAO. WE FOLLOW THE PATH THAT LEADS ON US.

WE BUILD PYRAMIDS AND CROSS BORDERS. LIKE QUETZALCOATL IS THE LINK BETWEEN US AND THE STARS.

WE ARE THE LINK BETWEEN OUR ANCESTORS AND OUR NEW BONES.

WE KEEP OUR TRADITIONS ALIVE FROM OUR OFRENDAS TO OUR GODS.

WE PAY HOMAGE TO OUR ROOTS. WE COME FROM THE EAGLE AND THE SNAKE ATOP A CACTUS.

WE ARE CHICANOS. WE ARE CHICANOS. THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE DOCTOR NATALIE SARTON.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. TO THE BOARD, DOCTOR FIERRO.

MY NAME IS NATALIE SARTON, AND I CHAIR THE BLACK AFRICANA STUDIES DEPARTMENT.

I AM HERE FOR THE PRACTICE OF SHARED GOVERNANCE AND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE FORMER CHICANO CHICANO STUDIES CHAIRS.

MY COLLEAGUE WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, PROFESSOR LYDIA ALVAREZ AND OTHERS WHO HAVE RAISED SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE DECISION TO DISMANTLE AND REDUCE THE CHICANO STUDIES DEPARTMENT TO A PROGRAM. THE DECISION TO CREATE AN ETHNIC STUDIES DEPARTMENT IN COLLAPSED CHICANO STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES, INDIGENOUS STUDIES, ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES, AND ETHNIC STUDIES PROGRAM INTO THIS DEPARTMENT.

ONE THIS DECISION DEVIATES FROM AN AGREED UPON STRUCTURE FOR THE AUTONOMY OF THE FOUR ETHNIC STUDIES DISCIPLINES, ONE THAT WAS MADE IN GOOD FAITH AND THROUGH A SHARED GOVERNANCE PROCESS.

THE AGREED UPON STRUCTURE ESTABLISHED CHICANO STUDIES AND BLACK AFRICANA STUDIES IS AN INDEPENDENT AUTONOMY AS INDEPENDENT AUTONOMOUS DEPARTMENTS.

THIS STRUCTURE ALSO INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES.

THIS DECISION ALSO DID NOT FOLLOW A CLEAR OR TRANSPARENT PROCESS.

IT EXCLUDED MOST OF THE FACULTY WHO CREATED THESE PROGRAMS AND DEPARTMENTS.

IT EXCLUDES AND IT EXCLUDES THE BLACK. AFRICANA STUDIES DEPARTMENT.

EVEN AS WE HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT DISCIPLINARY ENCROACHMENT AND THE EROSION OF DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES SINCE OCTOBER OF 2025, WE HAVE RECEIVED CONFLICTING INFORMATION ON HOW THIS DECISION WAS MADE.

AT TIMES WE HAD BEEN TOLD IT WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION AND AT OTHER TIMES IT WAS MADE BY FACULTY.

ON NOVEMBER 14TH, WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ADMINISTRATION STATING THAT THE ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAMS HAD BEEN REASSIGNED TO CHICANO STUDIES UNTIL SPRING, WHEN AN ETHNIC STUDIES DEPARTMENT COULD BE ESTABLISHED.

AND THEN ON NOVEMBER 25TH, THE FACULTY SENATE AGENDA INCLUDED AN ITEM TITLED AFFIRMATION OF THE PROGRAM, PLACEMENT OF ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES AND NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE FIVE AND ACCREDITATION STANDARDS.

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WE ALSO RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OF THE CLAIM THAT THIS ACTION WAS REQUIRED FOR ACCREDITATION STANDARDS OR TITLE FIVE COMPLIANCE, AS WE WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY SUCH REQUIREMENT.

I'M ASKING THAT THE ADMINISTRATION UPHOLD THE PREVIOUSLY AGREED UPON STRUCTURE FOR EACH OF THE FOUR AUTONOMOUS ETHNIC STUDIES DISCIPLINES AS PART OF OUR SHARED GOVERNANCE PROCESS. THIS WOULD ENSURE THAT CHICANO STUDIES MAINTAINS ITS INSTITUTIONAL STANDING AND REMAINS AN AUTONOMOUS DEPARTMENT.

I'M ALSO ASKING THAT ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, THE FACULTY SENATE, AND ALL FACULTY WHO CREATED AND HAVE SUSTAINED THESE PROGRAMS AND DEPARTMENTS BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN MEANINGFUL, MEANINGFUL, SHARED GOVERNANCE DECISIONS CONCERNING ETHNIC STUDIES.

AND ALSO THAT ADMINISTRATION ENSURES THAT FACULTY SENATE OPERATES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BODY'S ADOPTED BYLAWS.

THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE FIVE TO ENSURE THAT SHARED GOVERNANCE PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED, AND SO THAT FACULTY CONCERNS CAN BE ADDRESSED APPROPRIATELY AND TRANSPARENTLY.

MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE FOLLOWED FACULTY SENATE BYLAWS BY SUBMITTING WRITTEN REQUESTS ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO PLACE THESE CONCERNS ON THE SENATE AGENDA SO THAT THEY COULD BE DISCUSSED OPENLY AND ALSO ADDRESSED. THESE REQUESTS WERE DENIED BY THE SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

DESPITE OUR MEETING, THE REQUIREMENTS TO PLACE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AS OUTLINED IN THE SENATE BYLAWS.

AS A RESULT, WE HAVE BEEN LEFT WITHOUT A FORMAL GOVERNANCE SPACE OR PROCESS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND HAVE HAD TO RAISE THESE CONCERNS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT TO WHICH WE HAVE DONE AT EVERY FACULTY SENATE MEETING SINCE THEN.

SO THE FINAL ASK IS THAT THE BOARD INTERVENES, REAFFIRMING ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT SHARED GOVERNANCE IS PRACTICED ON OUR CAMPUS. INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES AND PROCESSES ARE FOLLOWED, AND THAT ALL GOVERNANCE ORGANIZATIONS OPERATE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS ADOPTED BYLAWS.

WE NEED A PLACE OF SECURITY AND TO KNOW THAT PROCESSES AND POLICIES DO MATTER, THAT SHARED GOVERNANCE DOES MATTER AND THAT FACULTY MATTER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TONIGHT. NEXT, WE WILL MOVE INTO 1.05 REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM

[1.05 Reports and Comments from Constituent Groups]

HAPPY NEW YEAR. THANK YOU. NEXT, DOCTOR, WILLIAM MITTENDORF CERRITOS COLLEGE, FACULTY FEDERATION.

NO REPORT. OKAY. NEXT. ORLANDO LOPEZ, CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT.

SHE'S NOT HERE. OKAY. AND ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF CERRITOS COLLEGE A A S CC OFFICER.

OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM 2.01 INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION.

[2.01 Institutional Presentation: Recognition of Men's Soccer Team Falcons as National Champions]

SORRY. DOCTOR RORY NATIVIDAD WILL INTRODUCE THE CERRITOS COLLEGE MEN'S SOCCER TEAM, WHO WERE RECENTLY NAMED THE UNITED SOCCER COACHES NATIONAL CHAMPIONS.

THEY SHOULD BE HEADING IN RIGHT NOW. MAN, YOU GUYS WIN ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP.

JUST WAITING FOR BENNY TO GET IN HERE.

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I'M DOCTOR RORY NATIVIDAD, I'M THE DEAN OF KINESIOLOGY, AND JEFF IS GOING IN AND OUT.

HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS FOR CERRITOS COLLEGE.

AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE OUR MEN'S SOCCER TEAM AND OUR OUR MEN'S SOCCER COACHES AND OUR STUDENT ATHLETES FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT THIS SEASON.

THEY FOUGHT HARD MATCHES. THEY HAD LONG TRAVEL DAYS IN SCHOOLWORK, BUT THEY PULLED IT OFF.

AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST ONE OF OUR 19 INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. SERVICE BY OUTSTANDING FACULTY MEMBERS THAT SERVICE OVER 500 FULL TIME STUDENT ATHLETES EVERY YEAR TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE SKILL, SCHOLARSHIP, AND SPORTSMANSHIP. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

THIS YEAR I'M GOING TO START WITH THE COACHING STAFF AND HEAD COACH BENNY ARTIAGA.

THIS MAKES BENNY'S FIFTH STATE TITLE IN 22 YEARS AT THE COLLEGE.

HE IS FIVE FOR FIVE IN STATE FINALS. THE COACHING STAFF WAS NAMED UNITED SOCCER COACHES STAFF OF THE YEAR FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

THIS IS ALSO AN AWARD THAT BENNY HAS WON TWICE ALREADY, BUT NOW THEY RECOGNIZE THE ENTIRE THREE TIMES.

BUT NOW THEY RECOGNIZE. NOW THEY RECOGNIZE THE ENTIRE STAFF BECAUSE THEY ALL PLAY AN INTEGRAL PART IN THE STUDENT ATHLETES EXPERIENCE.

NOW FOR THE TEAM. I MIGHT BE OFF BY 1 OR 2. 29 STUDENT ATHLETES TOOK A TOOK A TOTAL OF 193 CLASSES THIS FALL, ALL WHILE COMPETING. THEY ACCOMPLISHED JUST OVER A 2.6 GPA.

THAT'S 6.6 CLASSES PER STUDENT ATHLETE ON THIS TEAM.

OUTSTANDING SUCCESS RATE OF ALMOST 70%. AND SINCE 20 2017, STUDENT ATHLETES HAVE TRANSFERRED TO A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE. MANY OF THEM GETTING SCHOLARSHIPS.

AS YOU KNOW, NIL MONEY RIGHT NOW, SCHOLARSHIPS ARE WORTH A LOT OF MONEY RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY IN IT. THIS YEAR THE FALCONS WERE 17 SIX AND THREE.

WHILE PLAYING THEIR SEASON THEY COMPETE IN THE SOUTH COAST CONFERENCE, WHICH IS THE TOUGHEST CONFERENCE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

NO, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. THEY ENTERED THE STATE TOURNAMENT EIGHTH IN THE SOUTH, AND THEY OBVIOUSLY HIT LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE.

THEY HAD THE ALL STATE ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM, ALL CONFERENCE AND STATE TOURNAMENT MVP.

GUSTAVO ARIAS WITH 17 GOALS, 14 ASSISTS AND 48 TOTAL POINTS.

FIVE OTHER STUDENT ATHLETES RECEIVED CONFERENCE OR STATE HONORS.

SO PLEASE WELCOME THE 2025 THREE CEQA STATE AND NATIONAL CHAMPION FALCON MEN'S SOCCER TEAM.

AND, BENNIE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING AFTERWARDS, BY THE WAY.

OH, THERE YOU GO. SORRY, GUSTAVO. I MISSED THAT ONE.

SO WELCOME. THANK YOU GUYS. GREAT SEASON, AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT.

DOCTOR FIERRO OR BENNIE, DO YOU WANT TO. WE HAVE A GIFT FOR EVERYONE HERE.

COME ON OVER TO THE MIC. BENNIE. YES.

HELLO? HELLO. HELLO. YES. CONGRATULATIONS.

HELLO, BOARD AND EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, RORY, FOR THAT INTRODUCTION.

I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY. I GOT A LITTLE STORY TO TELL.

EVERY. THIS IS MY SEVENTH TIME BEING INVITED HERE.

SO IT'S NOT MY FIRST TIME, BUT EVERY TIME I HEAR THEY WIN, WHICH, OF COURSE, THEY THEY TRANSFER PLAYERS.

WE HAVE OVER 150 PLAYERS ON SCHOLARSHIP THAT HAVE GONE ON TO PLAY AT UNIVERSITIES.

WE HAVE OVER 200 THAT ARE AT UNIVERSITIES WITH DEGREES.

A LOT OF THAT STUFF GOES UNSAID. BUT BEFORE I GO INTO ONE MORE THING, BECAUSE OUR SEASON, OUR SEASON DID NOT START. JULY 6TH WHEN WE STARTED PRESEASON, OUR SEASON DID NOT GAIN EXCELLENCE WHEN THE REF BLEW THE FINAL WHISTLE. OUR SEASON DID NOT START WHEN I GOT HIRED.

OKAY. OUR SEASON AND AND WHAT WE'VE BUILT HERE, THIS THIS DYNASTY.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT STARTED WHEN WITH TWO IMMIGRANTS WHO DECIDED TO COME OVER HERE AND FORM A LIFE FOR US.

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OTHER THAN FAFSA, THEY'VE NEVER ASKED THE GOVERNMENT FOR A PENNY OR A DOLLAR.

THEY FORMED RESTAURANTS, THEY FORMED LUNCH TRUCKS, AND THEY PUT US THROUGH, AGAIN SOME OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE UNIVERSITIES.

SO FOR ME, OUR STORY STARTS THERE. THIS IS WHO WE ARE.

THIS IS THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY BROUGHT US TO.

AND LO AND BEHOLD, WE BUILT A PROGRAM THAT OVER 20 YEARS HAS NOT BEEN ACCUSED OF ANY ACCUSATIONS, HAVE NOT BEEN CHEATED, HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING OTHER THAN FORM A BUNCH OF YOUNG MEN.

START THEM THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AND AGAIN, HOPEFULLY WE TRANSFER THEM.

HOPEFULLY THEY BECOME BETTER MEN, FATHERS SERVERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO AGAIN, TO THOSE TWO IMMIGRANTS AND EVERYONE ELSE, THIS IS WHO WE ARE.

CAN YOU PLEASE STAND UP? MOM AND DAD? MY PAPAS, POR FAVOR.

AND THAT'S WORTH MORE THAN ANY TITLES. RINGS.

THEN THEN WE CAN BRING. BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT PRODUCT IS NOW SERVING THESE YOUNG MEN AND GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY.

AND ME AND MY BROTHER BOTH PLAYED AT CERRITOS, AND WE BOTH WORE THAT JERSEY.

OKAY. AND WE HAVE AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, GONE ON TO WE GOT OUR 300TH WIN THIS YEAR.

BUT AGAIN, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND A MEN'S SOCCER PROGRAM IN CALIFORNIA THAT TRANSFERS MORE KIDS.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO GET ALL THESE GUYS OUT.

SO FOR ME, THAT THAT WAS THE STORY I HAD TO TELL.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. I'M SORRY.

I CANNOT CANNOT GET OUT OF HERE WITHOUT MENTIONING MY COACHES.

I, AS YOU HEARD EARLIER, WE WERE VOTED THE BEST COACH, BEST COACHING STAFF IN THE COUNTRY AGAIN.

I MEAN, I WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO SAY IF IF YOU'RE THE BEST MATHEMATICIAN, THE BEST ATHLETE, WHATEVER YOU ARE IN YOUR PROFESSION, IF YOU CAN REACH THE PINNACLE.

OKAY, WHAT AN AWESOME ACHIEVEMENT. AND I KNOW THAT TWO, TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, I SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK.

I WAS TOLD BY THE DOCTORS TO NOT COACH, TO TAKE A YEAR OFF.

I KIND OF BARGAINED WITH THEM. I SAID, MAYBE I'LL LEARN TO DELEGATE A LITTLE BETTER. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I DON'T THINK WE WERE SUPPOSED TO COME BACK HERE AGAIN.

WE HAD OUR WORST FINISH IN ALL. PROBABLY ALL OUR YEARS IN CONFERENCE.

THE FIRST TIME WE FINISHED THIRD IN CONFERENCE, WE WERE RANKED EIGHTH IN SEEDINGS.

WE WEREN'T EVEN. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY HOME GAMES.

THIS WAS NOT BY FAR THE YEAR THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.

BUT MY COACHING, MY COACHING STAFF AND THESE PLAYERS, THE ONE THING THAT WE ENGRAVED IN THEM FROM DAY ONE WAS WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE UP ON YOU IF YOU DON'T GIVE UP ON US. AND THIS IS YOUR RESULT.

THE BEST FINISH IN HIS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR SCHOOL.

NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE COUNTRY. NUMBER ONE COACHING STAFF IN THE COUNTRY.

THANK YOU. POINT. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD.

POINT OF INFORMATION. I KNOW WE'RE ACKNOWLEDGING AND RECOGNIZING THEM, BUT I'M WONDERING IF EACH MEMBER IS GOING TO GET A CERTIFICATE FROM FROM US AS A TRUSTEES.

OKAY, THERE YOU GO. VERY IMPRESSIVE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. SO CONGRATS TO EVERYONE.

CONGRATS TO THE ENTIRE COACHING TEAM. AND BEN IS NOT ONLY THE BEST COACH IN THE NATION, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE BEST COACH IN THE NATION.

SO NICELY DONE, BENNY. NO, I, I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE ENTIRE TEAM, BUT TWO TO RECOGNIZE SOMETHING THAT YOU SAID AND I THINK IS PERHAPS THE BIGGEST VALUE THAT YOU BRING TO THE INSTITUTION, AND THAT IS THE YOU AND YOUR COACHING STAFF HAVE BEEN LASER FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT OUR STUDENTS, OUR STUDENTS FIRST AND THAT THEY TRANSFER AND THAT THEY GET A NICE AND A BRIGHT FUTURE TO EDUCATION.

SOME OF OUR PLAYERS, YES, THEY CONTINUE TO GO AND PLAY AND DO VERY WELL.

BUT AS A FORMER PLAYER MYSELF, SOME OF US END UP HAVING TO FINISH SCHOOL AND WORK REALLY HARD TO,

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SO THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.

INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE ENTIRE TEAM, THE COACHING STAFF AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU HERE NEXT YEAR.

OH THAT'S RIGHT. THE NUMBER ONE FACILITY. YEAH.

SO LINED UP BEHIND OR RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE CIRCLE.

AND WE'LL HAVE THE BOARD. OKAY. IN THE MIDDLE CIRCLE AND KIND OF.

YOU KNOW, WE STAY OVER HERE. OKAY. WE MIGHT HAVE TO DO TWO ROWS.

YEAH. SO, GUYS, KNEEL IN FRONT. LET'S GO. JUST LIKE GAME DAY.

GAME DAY. PICTURE BACK.

YEAH. YOU GUYS GET IN FRONT. GET UP THERE. ANY IDEAS HOW.

WE MIGHT HAVE TO DO THREE ROWS. DO SOME OF YOU GUYS MIND JUST KIND OF TAKE A KNEE? YEAH, SOME GUYS TAKE A KNEE. THERE WE GO.

OKAY. THAT WORKS. ALL RIGHT. READY? ONE. TWO.

THREE. OH! ONE MORE. ONE.

UNDER. 30 YEARS STARTED OUT IN PASADENA AND.

KIND OF KEPT GETTING UP IN THE MIDDLE. OKAY.

OKAY. OKAY. NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 2.02.

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

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL HONOR JOHN ELLA, SENIOR TECH SUPPORT SPECIALIST INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AS OUTSTANDING CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR DECEMBER 2025.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR GREEN. SO IT IS MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE THIS EVENING, JOHN, AND ASK HIM ABOUT HIS TRIP TO DISNEY.

SO JOHN BEGAN HIS CAREER AT CERRITOS COLLEGE IN 2013 AS A SENIOR TECH SUPPORT SPECIALIST IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.

KNOWN FOR HIS CALM DEMEANOR AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, JOHN IS HIGHLY SKILLED, DEPENDABLE AND COMMITTED TO SEEING EVERY ISSUE THROUGH A RESOLUTION. HE REMAINS COMPOSED UNDER PRESSURE, ENSURES TIMELY SUPPORT EVEN WHEN UNAVAILABLE, AND CONSISTENTLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MEET OUR CLINICAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS.

WHAT TRULY SETS YOU APART IS HIS GENUINE KINDNESS AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

HE MAKES EVERY INTERACTION WELCOMING AND SUPPORTING, EXEMPLIFYING TEAMWORK, SERVICE AND PROFESSIONALISM ACROSS OUR CAMPUS. THIS MARKS JOHN'S SECOND EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AWARD.

THANK YOU, JOHN FOR YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION AND OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO CERRITOS COLLEGE.

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TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING? OH, SURE. OKAY. NO, I BECAUSE MY KIDS HAVE BEEN GOOD AT SCHOOL, SO THEY THEY ALWAYS GET THESE AWARDS. AND EVERY TIME THEY STAND UP AND GET THEIR CERTIFICATE I ALWAYS OH IT'S KIND OF LIKE A TEAM EFFORT.

IT'S THEIR MOM, THERE'S ME THERE. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE REVERSE RIGHT NOW.

I FEEL LIKE MY KIDS SHOULD BE STANDING HERE WITH ME, TOO.

OKAY. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE.

TWO. DO YOU WANT TO GET A PHOTO WITH YOUR FAMILY? FAMILY PICTURE. CONGRATS. YOU'RE WELCOME. IT WAS GREAT.

OH. OH. HOW DID THEY HAVE A GOOD TIME? YEAH. NICE.

THEY HAD A LONG DAY. THEY WERE TIRED. THEY CAME FROM GYMNASTICS.

NICE. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE MORE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 2.03 INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION, AFFORDABLE STUDENT HOUSING UPDATE.

[2.03 Institutional Presentation: Affordable Student Housing Update]

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE A OVERVIEW OR UPDATE ON OUR STUDENT HOUSING PROJECT. I ALSO HAVE DAVID BOOTED FROM TELECOIL HERE WITH ME TO ASSIST ON THAT. SO WE'LL WE'RE GOING TO TAG TEAM THIS.

SO DAVID'S GOING TO START WITH SHOWING SOME RENDERINGS OF WHAT THE BUILDING LOOKS LIKE AND PROVIDING WHERE THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT IS RIGHT NOW. AND THEN I'M GOING TO FINISH OFF WHERE THE PROJECT THE NEXT STEPS ON IT, BECAUSE THIS PROJECT IS ACTUALLY IN ACTUALLY THREE DIFFERENT STAGES ON IT, BECAUSE ONE WHERE WE HAVE THE CONSTRUCTION PIECE OF THAT, WE ALSO HAVE THE GRANT PIECE OF THAT, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE AUGMENTATION PIECE OF THAT.

SO I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN EACH EACH OF THOSE PIECES.

SO DAVID I'M GOING TO START WITH YOU. AND THEN WE CAN GO OVER SOME OF THE RENDERINGS AND THEN THE STATUS OF WHERE WE'RE AT.

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DOCTOR FARROW, ADMINISTRATION. DAVID. PROGRAM MANAGER TILDEN COIL.

AS PHILIPPE SAID, WE ARE PLEASED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE STUDENT HOUSING PROJECT. WHAT WE WANTED TO SHOW HERE, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE RENDERINGS, IS THE CURRENT DESIGN.

AND I WANT TO TAKE A STEP BACK. CURRENTLY, WE ARE IN THE THIRD DESIGN PHASE OF THREE DESIGN PHASES.

THE ARCHITECT OF RECORD WEST GROUP DESIGN HAS COMPILED THESE RENDERINGS.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP LEFT, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS IF YOU ENVISION IF YOU'RE AT PARKING LOT EIGHT, WE'RE LOOKING SOUTH INTO THE ENTRANCE OF THE STUDENT HOUSING FACILITY AND THE STUDENT HOUSING UNITS BEHIND IT, AND I'LL GO INTO THE AMENITY BUILDING IN A LITTLE BIT.

THE AMENITY BUILDING IS ON THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER THERE.

THAT IS EAST LOOKING TOWARDS THE ENTRANCE. AND ON THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER IS YOU CAN START TO SEE THE HOUSING UNITS.

I DO WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT THIS IS A DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION.

SO THIS IS VOLUMETRIC MODULAR CONSTRUCTION. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS, THESE UNITS ARE ACTUALLY FABRICATED OFF SITE, SO THEY'RE FABRICATED OUT OF STATE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FINISHES.

SO IMAGINE A MODULAR UNIT BEING FABRICATED, AND THAT UNIT WILL THEN GET TRUCKED AND DELIVERED ONTO THE SITE AND CRANED ONTO ITS PLACE. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT UNIT SIZES IN A LITTLE BIT.

AND THEN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER REPRESENTS MORE MODULAR UNITS.

THAT'S ACTUALLY A SHOT OF STUDEBAKER LOOKING ONTO THE CAMPUS.

THIS IS A CLOSER ENLARGED PICTURE AND RENDERING OF THE AMENITY BUILDING.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE FEATURES OF THIS BUILDING.

AGAIN, IT'S A ONE STORY BUILDING. IT HAS THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE STUDENT HOUSING SPACE.

YOU HAVE A FRONT LOBBY AND RECEPTION IN THIS AREA.

STUDENT LOUNGE. YOU HAVE A COMMUNAL KITCHEN AND PANTRY.

THERE IS A SECOND ONE STORY AMENITY BUILDING THAT ACCOMMODATES TRASH AND LAUNDRY AS WELL.

THIS IS ANOTHER SHOT AND LARGE SHOT OF THE AMENITY BUILDING. ONE STORY ENTRANCE.

THIS IS A BIRD'S EYE VIEW. AERIAL VIEW AGAIN OF THE AMENITY BUILDING.

YOU CAN SEE STUDEBAKER OFF TO THE RIGHT. AGAIN, YOU'RE KIND OF FOCUSED ON LOT EIGHT.

LOOKING SOUTH ONTO THE SPACE. NOW YOU GET TO THE INTERIOR, WHAT WE REFER TO AS THE START OF THE COURTYARD OF THE STUDENT HOUSING AREA. THIS IS THE SOUTH END OF THE ONE STORY AMENITY BUILDING.

I DO, I DO WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO SOME OF THE FINISHES.

AS YOU NOTICE, THERE ARE A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENT COLORS IN THE CAMPUS STANDARD.

WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE COLLEGE TO FINALIZE ALL OF THOSE COLORS AND FINISHES, SO THAT IS STILL IN PROCESS.

BUT YOU CAN KIND OF START TO SEE WHAT THE SHAPE OF, THE OF THE BUILDING IS.

AND SO MORE RENDERINGS THAT SHOW THE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THE UNITS AND THE AMENITY BUILDING.

SO PROJECT UPDATE, WE WANTED TO SHARE THAT WHERE WE'RE AT WITH DESIGN PLANS IS WE ACTUALLY COMPLETED A PORTION OF THE PLANS AND HAVE SUBMITTED THE PLANS TO THE DIVISION OF STATE ARCHITECT AS OF THE 19TH OF DECEMBER.

AND SO THAT SET OF PLANS INCLUDES SITE IMPROVEMENTS, SOILS IMPROVEMENTS, UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, AND THE REASON WHY WE PORTIONED IT OUT FROM THE REST OF THE BUILDING PLANS, WHICH IS STILL UNDER DESIGN, IS WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MET THE CURRENT 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE STANDARDS.

THE THE CODE CHANGED AS OF THE END OF DECEMBER.

AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SUBMITTED THE PLANS AHEAD OF THAT DEADLINE OF JANUARY 1ST.

BECAUSE NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE CURRENT CODE IS.

BEFORE THAT TIMELINE, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN POTENTIAL IMPACTS.

SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE EXPEDITED THE PLANS TO SUBMIT.

SO NOW WITH THE PORTION OF THE FIRST SET OF PLANS SUBMITTED, WE CAN NOW CONTINUE WITH THE BUILDING SET OF PLANS, WHICH IS ANTICIPATED TO BE SUBMITTED ON FEBRUARY 13TH.

SO RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND ONCE THAT GETS SUBMITTED, THEN DSA WILL REVIEW.

AND WE ARE ANTICIPATING AN APPROVAL EITHER THE END OF THIS YEAR OR THE BEGINNING FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS CHART. WHAT THIS REPRESENTS.

THE FIRST LINE IS RELATED TO THE JCAP AND THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL OF WHAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE STATE WITH RESPECT TO FUNDING.

AND SO IT SHOWS A TOTAL OF 396 BEDS AT A PROJECT COST OF 80 MILLION.

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YOU CAN SEE THE GROSS SQUARE FOOTAGE INCREASED FROM 131,000 TO 135, AND THE COST EXPONENTIALLY GREW SIGNIFICANTLY WITH RESPECT TO CONSTRUCTION COSTS, SO WENT FROM 80 MILLION TO 110.

THAT'S WHEN WE SAID, WE'VE GOT TO TAKE A TIMEOUT. WE'VE GOT TO RESET AND REDESIGN.

AND SO WE DID WAS WE WORKED WITH THE DESIGN TEAM AND WE WERE ABLE TO PROPOSE A REVISED LAYOUT.

AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE EFFICIENCIES OF WHAT HAS BEEN REDUCED TO ALIGN WITH THE ORIGINAL BUDGET.

AND SO THE PROPOSED SQUARE FOOTAGE NOW IS 99,000.

SO A REDUCTION THE BED COUNT REMAINS THE SAME AND THE PROJECT COST REDUCES TO ABOUT 88 MILLION.

AND WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT DECREASING THAT DELTA.

WE HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF ESTIMATES TO GO ONCE THE PLANS ARE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED ON THE 13TH OF FEBRUARY.

SO HERE WE JUST WANTED TO SHOW THE DIFFERENT UNIT PLANS FROM WHAT THEY WERE TO WHAT THEY ARE NOW AND SHOW THE THE EFFICIENCIES.

SO THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER REPRESENTS JUST A DOUBLE UNIT.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE COMPARISON BETWEEN BETWEEN THE TOP UNIT AND THE BOTTOM UNIT.

SO THE SQUARE FOOTAGE REVISED, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT DECREASED WITH RESPECT TO SQUARE FOOTAGE TO HELP MAINTAIN COSTS AND MAINTAIN EFFICIENCIES.

YOU CAN SEE THE SECOND UNIT IS A STUDIO UNIT ORIGINAL VERSUS REVISED THAT ACTUALLY BUT RELATIVELY STAYED THE SAME IN SQUARE FOOTAGE.

AND THEN THE QUAD REDUCED FROM 893 93FT² TO 761.

SO AGAIN, STILL MAINTAINING THE SAME AMOUNT OF ROOMS A COUPLE OF EFFICIENCIES THAT WE DID HERE, AND I'LL SHOW THAT IN A LITTLE BIT. I THINK IT'S IN A COUPLE SLIDES OVER.

THE RESIDENT DIRECTOR SPACE ALSO REDUCED. WE HAD ABOUT 898FT² AND THAT REDUCED TO 759.

SO JUST UNDERSTANDING THE PROGRAM. BUT WAYS TO REDUCE THE OVERALL SQUARE FOOTAGE AND MAINTAIN THE EFFICIENCY.

THIS IS JUST A SITE PLAN, A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE BUILDINGS.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING DOWN, YOU CAN SEE STUDEBAKER IS REPRESENTED TOWARDS THE BOTTOM.

WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS THE MASS OF THE BUILDING.

SO YOU HAVE THREE BUILDINGS. TWO OF THEM REPRESENT FOUR STORY HOUSING UNITS.

THE ONE CLOSEST TO STUDEBAKER REPRESENTS A THREE STORY BUILDING FOR HOUSING UNITS.

AND THEN YOU HAVE THE AMENITY BUILDINGS OFF TO THE LEFT, AND THEN THE SMALLER ONE UP TOP TO THE RIGHT.

THIS HERE JUST SHOWS AN OVERVIEW OF THE DIFFERENT LAYOUTS THAT WE LOOKED AT WITH RESPECT TO WHERE IT'S PLACED WITHIN EACH BUILDING.

SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE PLACEMENT OF ALL THE DIFFERENT UNITS OF THE BLUE THAT IS REPRESENTED.

YOU CAN SEE THE AMENITY BUILDING OFF TO THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER AND THE AMENITY TO THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER, SO THAT THIS REPRESENTS THE FIRST FLOOR. THIS REPRESENTS THE SECOND FLOOR, CONTINUES WITH THE THREE BUILDING'S THIRD FLOOR CONTINUES AND THEN FOURTH FLOOR. SO NEXT STEPS I'LL TALK ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PORTION. YEAH. THAT'S ME. YEAH. AND ONE THING I WOULD ADD TO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOOKED AT TO, TO GAIN EFFICIENCIES ON THAT IS FOR US TO REALLY CUT DOWN SQUARE FOOTAGE AND MAINTAIN THE SAME BED COUNT IS WE LOOKED AT THE UNITS, AS YOU NOTICE, WE HAD THE SINGLE STUDIO.

AND SO FOR FOR US TO REALLY ELIMINATE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND KEEP BED COUNT, WE HAD TO GO WITH THE UNITS THAT MAXIMIZED THE BED COUNT, AND FOR US IT WAS THE DOUBLE QUADS.

SO THOSE WERE THE UNITS THAT HAD THE MOST BEDS IN THEM.

SO WHAT WE ACTUALLY DID WAS ELIMINATE MAJORITY OF THE SINGLE STUDIOS BECAUSE THOSE THOSE CREATED THE MOST INEFFICIENT SQUARE FOOTAGE. AND SO YOU SAW THAT REALLY THE REALITY OF THOSE, THERE WAS VERY LITTLE ADJUSTMENTS WE COULD DO WITH THEM.

WE JUST LITERALLY SHRANK THE NUMBER OF THEM FROM THE ORIGINAL DESIGN.

AND SO TO REALLY ELIMINATE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND BUMPED UP THE DOUBLE QUADS, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE THOSE WERE THE MOST EFFICIENT UNITS BECAUSE THOSE CREATED THE MOST BEDS IN THEM.

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AND SO BECAUSE WE REALLY HAD TO SIT DOWN IN IT AND, AND LOOK AT IT AND SAY, HEY, IS THE IDEA HERE TRYING TO TO MAXIMIZE AND STAY WITH THE BED COUNT? BECAUSE REALLY, THAT'S WHAT THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL WAS.

WE WANTED TO TRY TO STAY TRUE TO WHAT WE PROPOSE WE COULD DO AND STAY CLOSE TO THAT 400 BED COUNT.

AND SO, SO THE DESIGN WAS INTENT WAS TO STAY TRUE TO THAT 400 BED COUNT.

SO WHAT WE DID WAS DESIGN TO THAT LEVEL ON THAT.

AND THAT'S HOW WE WERE ABLE TO STAY TO THAT 400 BED COUNT BY ELIMINATING SQUARE FOOTAGE.

SO WE REALLY GOT RID OF WHAT WAS INEFFICIENT IN THE BUILDING AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY COULD.

AND SO SO REALLY NOW THAT WE HAVE INCREMENT ONE IN DSA, WE'RE WORKING ON INCREMENT TWO TO SUBMIT.

SO NOW WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS. AND LIKE I MENTIONED THERE'S WE'RE IN THREE DIFFERENT STAGES RIGHT NOW.

SO ONE THE CONSTRUCTION STAGE. SO AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE WE'RE WORKING ON INCREMENT TWO.

THOSE ARE THE BUILDINGS. SO WE ARE SLATED TO SUBMIT THAT IN FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 13TH ON THAT.

AND IF, IF THAT IS SUCCESSFUL, WE'RE THE GOAL HOPEFULLY WILL GET THAT OUT OF DSA SOMETIME BY THE END OF FOURTH QUARTER OF THIS YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR.

ON THAT. AND ONCE THAT IS DONE, WELL, THAT WILL GIVE.

ONCE THAT'S IN DSA, WE'LL BE ABLE TO FINALIZE OUR OUR FINAL PROJECT COST ESTIMATE.

AND THEN FROM THERE WE'LL START DEVELOPING BID DOCUMENTS TO START CONTRACT SOLICITATION ON THAT FROM A STATEWIDE LEASE REVENUE BOND PERSPECTIVE, BECAUSE THERE'S STILL THE GRANT PIECE, RIGHT? THERE'S STILL THAT $68 MILLION GRANT THAT WE STILL NEED TO SECURE FOR THIS PROJECT.

SO WE NEED TO START THAT PROCESS. AND THAT PROCESS HAS BEGUN.

SO THAT IS LIKE A THREE STAGE PROCESS. SO THE FIRST PIECE IS WHAT THEY CALL THE DUE DILIGENCE PIECE, WHICH WE HAVE BEGUN THAT. SO WHAT THAT PIECE ENTAILS IS WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO PULL TITLE.

SO RIGHT NOW I'M WORKING WITH PULLING TITLE FOR THE OUR PROPERTY SPECIFICALLY THE PROPERTY WHERE THIS BUILDING IS GOING TO SET.

AND SO I HAVE TO PULL TITLE THE STATE HAS TO GO THROUGH A DUE DILIGENCE TO ENSURE THAT WE TRULY OWN THE PIECE OF PROPERTY OF WHERE THIS BUILDING IS GOING TO BE SET ON. AND SO SO I HAD TO PULL TITLE SO THEY CAN DO A TITLE REVIEW ON THAT.

I ALSO HAVE TO PULL THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE, LEGAL LANGUAGE OF THE I FORGET THE ACTUAL LEGAL TERMINOLOGY, BUT IT'S THE PARCEL.

PARCEL NAME OF THE PARCEL. THIS ACTUALLY GOES AND IT'S LIKE LONGITUDE, LATITUDE, LEGAL DEFINITION OF WHERE THIS LANGUAGE GOES ON.

I SO SO I HAD TO PULL THAT SURVEY. YOU NEED TO DO A SURVEY.

NO, I DON'T NEED TO DO A SURVEY. SO I ACTUALLY HAVE HAVE THAT.

SO I'VE ALREADY DONE THIS ALREADY. SO I ALREADY HAVE THAT INFORMATION ON IT.

THE ONLY THING I NEED TO DO IS RE PULL TITLE.

I DO HAVE A TITLE REPORT, BUT THE STATE REQUIRES A TITLE WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, SO I HAD TO PULL A CURRENT ONE.

SO I HAD TO DO THAT, SUBMIT THAT TO THE STATE SO THEY COULD DO THE REVIEW PROCESS.

ONCE THAT IS DONE I'M GOING TO BRING TO THE BOARD A SERIES OF AGREEMENTS.

THERE'S GOING TO BE FOUR OF THEM. SO WE'LL HAVE TO ENTER INTO FOUR SEPARATE AGREEMENTS WITH THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND THE STATE PUBLIC WATER BOARD. THE VERY FIRST AGREEMENT IS WHAT'S GOING TO BE CALLED A GROUND LEASE.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO ENTER INTO A GROUND LEASE WITH THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

ONCE WE'RE DONE WITH THE GROUND LEASE, WE'LL HAVE TO ENTER INTO A SITE LEASE.

THE SITE LEASE IS ENTERED IN BETWEEN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

OKAY, LET ME BACK UP. SO THERE'S A GROUND LEASE.

THE GROUND LEASE IS ENTERED IN BETWEEN THE COLLEGE AND THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

THEN THE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS THEN LEASES THE PROJECT SITE TO THE STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD THROUGH A SITE LEASE.

THEN THERE'S A FACILITIES LEASE. THE STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD THEN LEASES THE PROJECT BACK TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

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BASICALLY, IT'S BASICALLY CALLED A LEASE LEASEBACK.

SO IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH A LEASE LEASEBACK AND CONSTRUCTION, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

SO THERE'S MULTIPLE AGREEMENTS WHERE IT'S THROUGH A GROUND LEASE, THROUGH A SITE LEASE THROUGH A FACILITIES LEASE.

SO YOU LEASE IT TO SOMEONE, THEY LEASE IT TO SOMEONE, THEN THEY LEASE IT BACK TO YOU THROUGH WHAT THEY END UP CALLING A LEASE LEASEBACK.

SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A SERIES OF AGREEMENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING THROUGH US ONCE WE DO THE DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS AT THE SAME TIME THIS IS GOING ON. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE DOING THE GRANT AUGMENTATION PROCESS BECAUSE WE ARE STILL REQUESTING AUGMENTATION TO THE GRANT. WE'RE REQUESTING AN INCREASE AND SO ON THAT AND THAT LET ME GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO THAT PROCESS REQUIRES US TO SUBMIT A REVISED 20 DAY LETTER BASED ON THE MOST RECENT BOARD OF GOVERNORS, BOARD OF DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE GUIDELINES. SO WE ARE I'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED TWO 20 DAY LETTERS.

I HAVE TO SUBMIT A THIRD ONE, BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE FINALLY REVISED AND PUT OUT GUIDELINES OF HOW THEY WANT THE LETTER DONE.

BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY'RE DOING THIS PROCESS.

AND SO I DON'T HAVE TO DO MUCH MODIFICATION, BECAUSE MY LETTER IS ALREADY PRETTY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF WHAT THEY WANTED. AND SO THERE'S NOT VERY MUCH I NEED TO DO.

THE ONLY THING THAT I WAS WAITING FOR IS I HAD WE HAD TO INITIATE THE SQL PROCESS.

SO WE ALREADY BEGAN THE SQL PROCESS IN LATE NOVEMBER.

WHAT I WAS WAITING ON IS THE COMPLETION DATE, WHICH WE ALREADY GOT NOW.

SO WE'RE SLATED TO HAVE THIS PROCESS COMPLETED AT THE END OF MARCH.

AND SO NOW I CAN INCLUDE THIS INTO THE LETTER.

SO WE ARE PLANNING TO SUBMIT THIS 20 DAY LETTER AT THE END OF THE MONTH, AND SO JANUARY 30TH.

SO SO WE CAN NOW DO THE DUE DILIGENCE PART ON THE STATEWIDE LEASE BOND AND THEN DO THE STATE GRANT AUGMENTATION REQUEST AT THE SAME TIME. AND SO HOPEFULLY AS THESE PROCESSES GO, AS WE'RE DOING THE STATEWIDE LEASE REVENUE BOND, BY THE TIME WE'RE DONE WITH THAT AND THEN THE AUGMENTATION REQUESTS AT THE VERY END THE GOAL IS WE'LL BE ABLE TO AUGMENT IN REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL MONIES AT THE VERY END OF THIS PROCESS.

AND SO LOTS OF MOVING PARTS HERE AT THE SAME TIME, WE'LL BE IN DSA WITH THIS PROJECT. AND SO HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN WE'RE OUT OF DSA, ALL THESE OTHER COMPONENTS WILL BE AT THE FINISH LINE.

AND SO THE GOAL IS WE NEED TO BE DONE WITH THE STATEWIDE STATEWIDE LEASE BOND PROCESS AND THE AUGMENTATION PROCESS BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

AND SO THAT THAT IS THE TIMELINE. BECAUSE DSA IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE GOAL IS TO BE AT DSA BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO THESE OTHER PROCESSES NEED TO BE FINALIZED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

AND SO ALL THESE SHOULD BE LINED UP. IF EVERYTHING GOES TO PLAN, EVERYTHING SHOULD BE LINED UP DONE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

IF I MAY ASK A QUESTION, DO WE HAVE LIKE AN ADJUSTED COMPLETION, ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT? SO DAVID CAN JUMP INTO HERE. SO ASSUMING LET'S SAY AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE ANTICIPATING DSA APPROVAL.

WE HAVE A RANGE EITHER LATE FOURTH QUARTER OF 26 OR EARLY 27, ASSUMING LET'S JUST SAY CALL IT LATE.

LET'S JUST CALL IT EARLY 27 AT THE LATEST, ASSUMING IT GETS OUT OF 27.

WHAT'S. SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING ABOUT A 24 MONTH DURATION OF CONSTRUCTION.

SO IF YOU FIGURE JUST TAKE THE WORST CASE SCENARIO OF END OF FIRST QUARTER OF 27 FOR DSA APPROVAL FACTORING, BIDDING THAT OUT STARTING CONSTRUCTION, THAT WOULD PUT US AT CALL IT THE SUMMER OF 29 WOULD BE THE ESTIMATED COMPLETION.

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BUT EVERY DAY THAT GOES BY IS AN INCREASE ON COST ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROJECT.

EVERY TIME THERE IS A DELAY ON THE FUNDING AND THE CLARIFICATION OF THE PROCESS IS AN INCREASE OF THE COST OF THIS PROJECT, AND WE HAVE MANAGED EVERY INCH THAT WE CAN ON MAXIMIZING SPACE AND MINIMIZING COST, AND BEING AS CREATIVE AS WE CAN IN ORDER TO MAKE THE PROJECT HAPPEN.

BUT BUT REALLY, THIS IS SORT OF THE LAST PUSH THAT WE CAN DO TO MAINTAIN THE NUMBER OF BEDS.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE, THE PART OF THE REASON THAT WE'RE DOING THIS PROJECT IS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR THE STUDENTS THAT NEED IT MOST.

SO REDUCING THE NUMBER OF BEDS IS NOT NECESSARILY THE BEST OPTION FOR US.

SO WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TO MAKE IT WORK.

WE HAVE DONE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF ADVOCACY OVER THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS.

PLUS IS RESULTING NOW, IN A WAY, TO BE ABLE TO REQUEST AN AUGMENTATION THROUGH AN EXISTING PROCESS.

THE FINALLY WAS MADE CLEAR TO US BY OVER 12 MONTHS OF CALLS AND TRIPS TO SACRAMENTO. SO WE'RE GONNA, AS FELIPE MENTIONED, CARRY BOTH PROCESSES CONCURRENTLY.

BUT THAT IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT WE WILL GET THE AUGMENTATION.

SO WE ARE HOPING THAT WE GET OUT OF DSA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN BEGIN THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.

THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS, WHICH BOTH DAVID AND FELIPE MENTIONED WILL HAPPEN OFF CAMPUS.

AND THIS IS TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON COSTS AND OUR NEIGHBORS.

SO BY THE TIME THE THE MODULARS ARE READY. IT'LL BE FOUR WEEKS.

SIX WEEKS OF ASSEMBLY TIME ON SITE WHICH WILL MINIMIZE SIGNIFICANTLY AMOUNT OF NOISE AND TRAFFIC AND BIG TRUCKS MOVING IN AND OUT OF THE AREA, WHICH IT WILL BE A PLUS TO OUR NEIGHBORS. WE HAVE REALLY GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN IN THE WAY THAT WE STRUCTURED IT TO BEGIN WITH.

BUT HERE IS WHERE WE WILL NEED YOUR HELP AS WE FILE THIS NEXT STEP TO REQUEST THE AUGMENTATION AND TO GET THE STATE TO DO THE FIRST RELEASE OF THE DOLLARS.

THROUGH THE PROCESS, THE PHILIP MENTIONED. SO WE CAN GET THE STATE DOLLARS THAT WERE ALLOCATED A FEW YEARS AGO TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS.

WE WILL NEED SOME HELP BY CONTACTING US. WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST OR LEGISLATORS, THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE AND SO ON.

SO, SO THE PROCESS IS NOT JUST SIMPLY A WAY TO TELL US KNOW DOWN THE ROAD.

SO IT'S A PROCESS TO ALLOCATE EXISTING DOLLARS THAT WERE ALREADY ALLOCATED TWO BUDGETS AGO, AND SOME DOLLARS FROM COLLEGES THAT DECIDED NOT TO BUILD THEIR PROJECTS.

SO THAT IS MONEY THAT WAS ALLOCATED ABOUT 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO THAT HAS BEEN THAT HAS GONE UNUSED, THAT IS EARMARKED FOR HOUSING. AS A REMINDER, THERE ARE ONLY TWO COLLEGES IN THE ENTIRE LA COUNTY AND ORANGE COUNTY REGION PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO STUDENTS.

AND WE ARE THE LARGEST PROJECT EVERY ANY OTHER COLLEGE THAT WAS IN THE PROCESS DROPPED OUT, RETURNED THE MONEY. SO WE ARE THE LARGEST PROJECT ON BOTH COUNTIES.

SO IF WE CUT OR ACCESS, THERE ARE FEWER BEDS FOR STUDENTS IN THE ENTIRE LA COUNTY AND ORANGE COUNTY REGION.

SO SO WE BELIEVE THAT IS IMPORTANT. AND HERE EXACTLY IS WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH THE LAST PUSH OF HOW TO GET US TO THAT FINISH LINE.

THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A QUESTION, MR. PRESIDENT, IF POSSIBLE.

AND THAT IS I KNOW I'M LATE IN THE PROCESS, BUT IS THERE ANY FAMILY HOUSING IN THIS PROJECT?

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OKAY. OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. YEAH. SO I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS, IF YOU DON'T MIND HUMORING ME.

SO MOVING FROM STUDIO APARTMENTS AND ESSENTIALLY BRINGING A RUTHLESS EFFICIENCY TO KEEP THE SAME AMOUNT OF BEDS. HOW DOES THAT AFFECT OUR MARKETABILITY TO STUDENTS? THEIR OWN MENTAL HEALTH? AS TO BEING ESSENTIALLY CRAMMED IN LIKE SARDINES.

AND OVERALL THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE AS TO NO LONGER HAVING A KITCHEN IN THEIR OWN ROOM, BUT RATHER HAVING TO SHARE IT WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

AND NOT TO MENTION HOW WE'RE GOING TO DIVIDE EACH OF THESE FLOORS BETWEEN ALL THE DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS.

SO, LIKE, CAN WE START WITH AT LEAST THE MARKETABILITY OF THAT TO SAY, OKAY, HOW MUCH LESS ARE WE GOING TO BE CHARGING THE STUDENTS SINCE WE'RE NO LONGER GOING TO BE HAVING AS MANY STUDIO APARTMENTS? YEAH. THERE IS STILL GOING TO BE SOME STUDIO APARTMENTS.

WE'RE NOT ELIMINATING ALL, ALL OF THEM. AND SO AND AGAIN, THESE THESE THE RATES ARE STILL DRIVEN BASED ON STATE GUIDELINES. RIGHT. THIS IS YOU KNOW, THESE THE RENTS ARE STILL THIS IS STILL STATE LOW INCOME AFFORDABLE STUDENT HOUSING THAT IS DICTATED BY STATE GUIDELINES ON THAT.

SO WE'RE LIMITED ON THE AMOUNT OF RENT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE CAPPED AT THE AMOUNT OF RENT THAT WE CAN CHARGE.

IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMEONE WHO IS IN A DOUBLE BUNK, DOUBLE BUNKED, OR WHATEVER YOU CALL IT, AREA VERSUS A STUDIO APARTMENT AS TO A DIFFERENT RATE CHARGED TO THE STUDENT? THERE COULD THERE COULD BE WE COULDN'T CHARGE HIGHER UP THAN THE, THE WHAT THE STATE WILL ALLOW US. RIGHT. AND SO YEAH, FOR FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN THE DOUBLE BUNK, ARE YOU GOING TO BE CHARGING A LOWER RATE? WE COULD, YOU COULD. YEAH, WE COULD, BUT THAT HASN'T BEEN.

THAT HASN'T. YEAH. WE HAVEN'T EVEN GOT THAT FAR THAT FAR.

YET BASED ON OUR MARKET STUDY WHEN WE DID THE MARKET STUDY ON THAT.

AND SO A MAJORITY, WE HAD MORE INTEREST IN THE SHARING OF, OF ROOMS THAN THAT WAS THE HIGHEST DEMAND AT THE TIME WHEN WE WERE WHEN WE DID THAT.

THAT'S WHY THE ORIGINAL MAKEUP MAJORITY OF THE MAKEUP WAS IN THE DOUBLES.

AND SO THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL MAKEUP. SO THE, THE, THE THE MOST BEDS WERE ALREADY THERE TO BEGIN WITH.

SO THAT WAS THE LARGEST MAKEUP OF THE ENTIRE ENTIRE STUDENT HOUSING TO BEGIN WITH.

AND SO WE JUST MADE IT EVEN. IT'S A GREATER PROPORTION AT A DIFFERENT YES MARGIN AS TO THAT VERSUS THE OTHER.

BUT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN SOME OF THE OPERATIONAL COSTS IS GOING TO BE COMING FROM THE STUDENTS WHO ARE PAYING THE RENT. THERE WILL BE SOME STUDENTS THAT WON'T PAY THE RENT, BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY. BUT WHERE DOES THAT COST IN THE LONG RUN? AND THE ANALYSIS ON HOW MUCH LESS WE'RE GOING TO END UP CHARGING BECAUSE OF THOSE.

THE SAME NUMBER OF BEDS, BUT AT A SMALLER EXPERIENCE.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? BECAUSE WE COULD CHARGE THE SAME AMOUNT TO EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE STATE RATE.

AND THAT'S KIND OF THE POINT, IS THAT YOU'RE LESSENING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE WOULD BE CHARGING.

AND WHEN WAS THE MARKET STUDY DONE? WHEN WE ACTUALLY PROPOSED, WHEN WE SUBMITTED THE GRANT TO BEGIN WITH, 24. NO EARLIER THAN THAT. SO IN WHAT, 22? 22.

YEAH. 22. WE STARTED THIS. SO WE DEFINITELY. YEAH.

A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN. YEAH. AND THAT'S ALSO ANOTHER CONCERN OF MINE TOO IS THE THAT WITHIN THIS YEAR WE'RE WAITING FOR DSA AT THE END OF THE YEAR, POSSIBLY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT FOR THEM TO COME BACK AND EITHER GIVE US APPROVAL OR MAYBE SOMETIME IN THE MEANTIME, SAY, YOU GOT TO CHANGE THIS, YOU GOT TO CHANGE THAT, YOU GOT TO CHANGE WHATEVER, WHICH MIGHT EVEN EXTEND THE PROJECT THAT MUCH FURTHER.

SO, YOU KNOW, AT WHAT POINT DO WE START TO SERIOUSLY ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF NOT GOING FORWARD WITH THIS, OR EVEN SIGNIFICANTLY, SCALING DOWN THE NUMBER OF BEDS?

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THE DEMAND STUDY PROPOSED THAT WE COULD, YOU KNOW, BUILD A 1400 BED BUILDING AND FILL IT. FILLING 400. I IMAGINE WE CAN FILL THE BED.

YEAH, I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING FROM BOTH US AS A DISTRICT AND ANY AUGMENTATION THAT WE GET OF GRANT.

SO, YOU KNOW, COSTS ARE GOING TO BE ESCALATING AND CONSTRUCTION ISN'T GOING TO BE STARTING UNTIL AT BEST, EARLY NEXT YEAR. SO, YOU KNOW, AND THERE MAY BE NEW TARIFFS THAT GET PROPOSED.

WELL, AGAIN, IN THE MEANTIME THAT JUST YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T PREDICT.

SO YOU KNOW I'M NOT SAYING AGAIN I WAS NOT AGAINST THIS.

AND I'VE NEVER BEEN AGAINST THIS FROM THE BEGINNING. BUT THERE ALWAYS NEEDS TO BE A HEALTHY AMOUNT OF SKEPTICISM AS MUCH AS WE GO IN GOING FORWARD, BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY HAD PRETTY MUCH EVERY, I SHOULDN'T SAY, EVERY OTHER INSTITUTION, BUT A LOT OF OTHER INSTITUTIONS, A LOT OF OTHER COLLEGES HAVE DROPPED OUT OF THIS PROCEDURE FOR TWO.

THERE HAS BEEN TWO THAT DROPPED OUT AND AND THE BOARD HAS BEEN CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT THEY WEREN'T THEY YOU KNOW, THEY THE BOARD HAS COMMITTED THE $12 MILLION IN IT AND, AND AND ON IT AND, AND YOU KNOW, AND WE WERE COMMITTED TO THAT $12 MILLION ON IT.

AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN COMMITTED TO THAT AMOUNT AS WELL IN 2023.

RIGHT. AND WE'RE STILL COMMITTED TO THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY.

AND, AND AND IF, IF WE CAN'T BUILD IT WITH, WITH THE AUGMENTATION THEN OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THEN WE'LL TAKE THAT STEP BACK ON THAT OR I'M MY PLAN ISN'T MY PLAN ISN'T TO MOVE FORWARD IF WE CAN'T BUILD BUILD THE THING.

AND SO I WOULD BE COMING TO THE BOARD AND MAKING A RECOMMENDATION THAT, HEY, WE NEED EITHER DOWNSIZE OR MAKE ADJUSTMENTS ON THAT. AND SO BECAUSE ANOTHER AVENUE WE COULD BE LOOKING AT IS OFF CAMPUS PARTNERSHIP WITH DIFFERENT HOUSING, NOT JUST THE PLACE THAT WE HAVE. AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO BE COMMITTING TO THE $68 MILLION.

SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING TO THAT. SO ONCE WE MAKE THAT COMMITMENT, WE'RE GOING TO BE COMMITTED TO BUILDING SOMETHING.

SO BUT I THINK ONCE WE'RE MAKING THAT COMMITMENT, THE WE'RE GOING TO BE COMMITTED TO EITHER MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PROJECT MAKE IT MAYBE MAKING IT SMALLER TO ENSURE THAT THAT WE'RE ON TARGET AND ACTUALLY CAN BUILD IT WITHIN BUDGET. AND SO MY GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE WE COULD BUILD SOMETHING THAT IS ON BUDGET.

A QUICK QUESTION. THIS CONVERSATION IS GREATLY CONCERNING TO ME THAT NEW TO THE TO THE PROPOSAL.

LATE TO THE GAME, BUT STILL ON IT. RIGHT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE NOTICED FROM OUR DISTRICT IS THAT WE'RE TRENDSETTERS AND WE'RE VISIONARIES, AND I LOVE THE CONCEPT THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS HAPPENING AND PUSHING FORWARD.

AND THAT DISCUSSION HAS ALREADY HAPPENED, THAT, YEAH, THERE'S NO MONEY, OBVIOUSLY.

WELL, HOW CAN WE PUSH FORWARD? BUT THE VISION, IT STARTS WITH THE VISION AND THEN WE WORK TO IT AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.

AND THE REASON I ASKED ABOUT FAMILY HOUSING IS BECAUSE I BROUGHT UP THAT MY NEPHEW, WHO GOES TO COLLEGE NOW, AND I WENT AND VISITED HIM AND BROUGHT HIM BACK, AND HE WAS TALKING ABOUT, OH, BECAUSE I'M HIS AUNT, THIS IS MY DORM ROOM AND THIS IS FAMILY HOUSING OUT HERE, RIGHT? THAT THEY HAVE TONS OF OF OF OF PLACES FOR THEM.

AND TO ME, THIS ACTUALLY LOOKS SPACIOUS. VICE PRESIDENT ZURICH BECAUSE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT DORM LIFE, WHICH I HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF, YOU KNOW, LIVING IN THE DORMS IN CAL STATE LONG BEACH FOR A LITTLE BIT.

OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT PERMANENT HOUSING FOR STUDENTS? I NEED THAT CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, I'M THINKING IF IT'S A IF IT'S A COLLEGE HOUSING, IT'S HOUSING FOR STUDENTS WHILE THEY FINISH THEIR WORK HERE.

RIGHT? IT'S NOT GOING TO BE HOUSING. YOU JUST GET THE APARTMENT AND THEN YOU JUST LIVE FOREVER LIKE ANY OTHER APARTMENT THAT YOU WOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE ELSE, LIKE IN PRIVATE HOUSING.

SO IF IT'S EDUCATIONAL HOUSING, THE CONCERN IS THE ROOMMATE THAT YOU GET, NOT THE SPACIOUSNESS OF IT.

RIGHT. AND IF I'M LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE BEDS, THEY'RE QUEEN SIZE.

IT LOOKS LIKE. RIGHT. AND THEN THE THEY HAVE A COMMUNITY AREA.

THEY HAVE LIKE COUCH AND SPACE TO COMMUNE. SO I LOVE THE VISION.

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AND, YOU KNOW, AND UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE OTHER COLLEGES ARE NOT DOING IT.

BUT I THINK THAT THAT SHOULD MOVE US, PUSH US HARDER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR OUR COLLEGE, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU IMAGINE? SO WE WOULD BE THE FIRST IN PROVIDING STUDENT HOUSING OR, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST THE FIRST IN RETURN FOR WHAT IS IT, A RETURN FOR YOUR INVESTMENT, BUT FIRST IN HOUSING.

HOW AMAZING IS THAT? AND THEN EARLIER, THE PRESENTATION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE TOP STUDENT AND THE WHOLE NATION FOR SOCCER PLAYING.

SO I MEAN, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS JUST AMAZING.

SO I LIKE THE VISION. NO I AND I WANT IT I WANT IT TO SUCCEED.

DON'T GET ME WRONG OKAY. BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO BE CONCERNED WITH FOR, YOU KNOW, THE LONG TERM EFFICIENCY. EFFICIENCY OF IT.

YEAH. SO, YOU KNOW, THE LAST QUESTION THAT I HAVE WAS MORE ABOUT THE NUMBER OF KITCHENS BEING REDUCED AND FEWER BATHROOMS, WHICH WOULD INCREASE OPERATIONAL COSTS BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE AND THE AMOUNT OF USE FOR THOSE SHARED SPACES. SO HAS THERE BEEN ANY KIND OF COST ANALYSIS AS TO HOW MUCH CAPITAL THAT WE'RE REDUCING VERSUS THE OVERALL POSSIBLE MAINTENANCE OF THOSE? YEAH. SO WHEN WE LOOKED AT THAT AND AGAIN, THE TO GET INTO INTO A BUDGET THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY BUILD THIS THING IS YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IT GETS DOWN TO SQUARE FOOTAGE.

WE NEEDED TO START CUTTING SQUARE FOOTAGE. WE NEEDED TO GET IT WITHIN THAT 100,000 SQUARE FOOTAGE RANGE.

AND THAT'S THAT WAS THE TARGET. AND CUTTING THE KITCHEN IN UNIT KITCHENS WAS WAS THE BIGGEST WAY TO DO THAT. AND SO WE WENT TO A, A A MORE OF A COMMUNITY KITCHENS.

AND SO WHAT WE DESIGNED WAS EACH FLOOR HAS KIND OF A COMMERCIAL SIZED KITCHENS ON EVERY FLOOR ON IT, WHERE EACH FLOOR HAS. IMAGINE A LARGE AREA WHERE THEN STUDENTS CAN CONGREGATE TOGETHER AND MINGLE TOGETHER, INTERACT TOGETHER IN SHARED SPACES, AND BE ABLE TO COOK IN A SHARED SPACE.

ON IT. IT'S NOT JUST A SINGLE KITCHEN. IT'S IT'S A LARGE KITCHEN AREA WITH MULTIPLE YOU KNOW, STOVES AND MICROWAVES AND, YOU KNOW, REFRIGERATOR THINGS OF THAT SORT.

SO EVERY FLOOR IS GOING TO BE EQUIPPED WITH THESE COMMUNITY KITCHENS ON THAT AS A WAY TO SAVE SPACE ON THAT. I ALSO FEEL IT'S ACTUALLY SAFER. YEAH IT IS.

AND THE BIGGEST THE BIGGEST CONCERN. AND AND THE, THE BIGGEST ISSUE AND WE HAD EXAMPLES WITH SANTA ROSA, SANTA ROSA COLLEGE WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK, SANTA ROSA'S BRAND NEW STUDENT HOUSING WENT LIVE.

WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK, THEY HAD A FIRE. THEY HAD A FIRE WITHIN ONE OF THE UNITS.

WHY? BECAUSE A STUDENT DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO COOK, LIT SOMETHING ON FIRE, TRYING TO COOK SOMETHING.

AND SO WITHIN A COMMUNITY UNIT, WE'RE ABLE TO MAINTAIN IT BETTER BECAUSE THE ACTUAL FACILITIES WERE ABLE TO CLEAN IT. CAN YOU IMAGINE? BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE IN IT, WE CAN'T GO INSIDE A UNIT AND CLEAN IT, DEGREASE IT AND DO THAT. WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT WHEN IT'S OUTSIDE ON IT.

SO WE KIND OF THOUGHT THROUGH A LOT OF THOSE THINGS TO BETTER SAFEGUARD THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.

SO WE DID A LOT OF THOUGHT PROCESS OF HOW TO DESIGN IT IN A WAY THAT WOULD ONE HELP SHRINK SQUARE FOOTAGE, BUT ALSO IN A WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE OTHER PLACES? WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST HURDLES? OTHER UNITS HAVE WHAT, YOU KNOW.

SO WE WE TALKED TO A LOT OF OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND ASK, WHAT ARE YOUR NUMBER ONE ISSUES? TRASH WAS A NUMBER ONE ISSUE. KITCHENS AND FIRES WERE OUR NUMBER ONE ISSUES.

THEIR BATHTUBS WERE A NUMBER ONE ISSUES, YOU KNOW, FLOODING ON THAT.

SO WE TALKED THROUGH AND DESIGN WAYS OF HOW TO IMPROVE THOSE DIFFERENT DESIGNS.

SO WE TALKED THROUGH A LOT OF THAT AND WORKED WAYS OF HOW TO IMPROVE THAT.

BECAUSE THOSE MADE DIFFERENCES, BECAUSE THOSE SAVE COSTS IN THE LONG RUN, IF WE ADDRESS THEM EARLY ON,

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SO SO WE KIND OF DID THOSE TYPES OF, OF WORKS TO, TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND AND, AND BUILD INTO THE PROJECT. ON THAT. SO I APPRECIATE THAT FOR, YOU KNOW, I WANT THIS PROJECT TO SUCCEED.

JUST PUT THAT ON THE RECORD. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME RAILWAYS AND SOME GUIDELINES AND SOME OFF RAMPS IN CASE THE VISION DOESN'T GO DOWN THE THE BEST TRAIL THAT WE CAN GET IT TO.

THANK YOU. YEAH. AND AND I AND I SHOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE MORE CLEAR.

WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING FROM THE CREATIVE POINT OF VIEW BECAUSE FROM THE MOMENT THE THE BOARD AUTHORIZED US TO BEGIN THIS PROCESS WITH THE BOARD CONTRIBUTION. WE TOOK IT VERY SERIOUSLY.

THE THERE WAS A LIMIT TO THE GENEROSITY OF THE BOARD.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SQUEEZE EVERY INCH OF EFFICIENCY ON THE BUILDING WITHOUT COUNTING ON THE STATE ENHANCEMENT. RIGHT NOW, WE FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE THAT WE ARE CLOSE TO BE THERE. BUT THINGS CHANGE DURING CONSTRUCTION, AS YOU SAID.

FEDERAL CHANGES INCREASE OF CONSTRUCTION. COULD THE REAL OR PROJECTION.

BUT WE ARE VERY CONSCIOUS THE THAT WE HAD COMMITTED TO DELIVER THE PROJECT UNDER THE $80 MILLION MARK.

HENCE, WHEN WE WENT TO WORK ON MAKING SURE THAT WHAT WE BROUGHT TO YOU WAS WITHIN THAT BOX WHILE CONTINUING TO ADVOCATE FOR THE ENHANCEMENT, BECAUSE, OF COURSE, WE WANT TO PROVIDE THE BEST EXPERIENCE AS POSSIBLE TO OUR STUDENTS.

AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO GO ON AND FIND THOSE DOLLARS.

BUT BUT OUR COMMITMENT WAS WE WILL WORK THIS OUT WITHIN THE BUDGET.

AND AND IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT AND WE DON'T GET THE ENHANCEMENT, WE WILL BRING YOU A REVISED VISION OF IT.

THE FETUS IN THAT MODEL. BUT BUT AT THIS POINT, WE FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE THAT WHAT WE HAVE COULD GET US THERE WITH A LITTLE PUSH FROM THE STATE. SO WE'RE NOT EXPECTING TO RECEIVE THE WHOLE 16, $20 MILLION.

THAT IS THE DELTA ON CONSTRUCTION. BUT I THINK IF WE RECEIVE A PORTION OF IT, IT WILL GET US TO THE FINISH LINE WITHOUT HAVING TO TO TO REDESIGNS. WE HAVE WE HAVE REALLY LOOK AT THIS FROM ANY ANGLE AND SQUEEZE EVERY, EVERY, EVERY DOLLAR THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TO DELIVER THE NUMBER OF BEDS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THAT IS THE IMPORTANT PIECE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION POINTS? OKAY. THANK YOU, PHILIP.

AND THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO REVISIT SECTION ITEM 1.05 REPORTS AND COMMENTS. I'M SORRY, 1.04 COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP CAROLINE ROMERO TO THE MIC, PLEASE.

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ARE ANY ANY CHANGES TO THE CHICANO STUDIES DEPARTMENT IN OUR AGENDA TODAY OR IN OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS? I MEAN, I REVIEWED THE ITEMS I'VE APPROVED PREVIOUSLY, COURSES FOR CHICANO STUDIES.

COURSES FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES. RIGHT. BUT I AM GREATLY CONCERNED BY THE EARLIER COMMENTS.

SO BEFORE I CONSENT. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED THAT I NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? MAY I? YES. NO. THEY'RE NOT. I THINK PROBABLY

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HE HE PROBABLY WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.

BUT I GUESS I'M TRYING TO CHOOSE MY WORDS CAREFULLY HERE BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF MISINFORMATION AND CROSS OF VIEWPOINTS. THEY ARE NOT REFLECTIVE OF ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA OR TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, ANY CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE STRUCTURALLY TO ANY OF THOSE PROGRAMS, ACTUALLY.

SO JUST TO ADDRESS TRUSTEE RIOS'S CONCERN THAT THERE IS NOTHING WITHIN THIS CONSENT ITEM THAT WOULD DO ANYTHING RELATED TO WHAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP, SO WE CAN KEEP THE DISCUSSION. NOTHING AT ALL HERE AND NOTHING AT ALL, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, OUT OF THE OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS. AND PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG PARENTS OR THE FACULTY SENATE, AM I CORRECT? CORRECT. YEAH. SO IF IF IT SO TURNS OUT, WHICH THERE ISN'T, THEN WE CAN ALWAYS DO A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION.

CORRECT. BUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGES THERE.

NO CHANGES AT THE SENATE TO MY KNOWLEDGE, RECENTLY CONFIRMED NO CHANGES IN ACADEMIC AFFAIRS.

CONFIRMED ALSO BY VICE PRESIDENT NIXON. AND I THINK THAT ALIGNS WITH DOCTOR ROMERO'S COMMENT.

AND JUST TO CONFIRM, THERE ARE FOUR CLEAR DEPARTMENTS CHICANO STUDIES, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES, ASIAN STUDIES, AND NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES. NO.

SO. IS THIS ON? I DON'T HAVE A VOICE, BUT YES.

DID YOU WANT TO DO THE COMMENTS OF THE SENATE? IF YOU IF WE CAN REVISIT THAT ITEM, THE QUESTION? WELL, YOU COULD IF YOU WERE DOING THE REPORT OF THE SENATE, BUT NOT ON.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THAT? YES. OKAY, SO LET'S STAY ON THE AGENDA AND WE WILL REOPEN SECTION 1.05 REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM CONSTITUENT GROUPS TO ADDRESS THE QUESTION BY TRUSTEE RIOS.

SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION NO. AND THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH A LOT OF MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT A PROGRAM IS, WHAT A DEPARTMENT IS. AND I THINK WHAT'S HAPPENING, EVEN WITH SOME FACULTY THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME AND THEY MIGHT THEY SHOULD PROBABLY KNOW BETTER, IS THAT A DEPARTMENT DOESN'T EVOLVE OR EVOLVE INTO A DEPARTMENT IF YOU DON'T DISMANTLE THE DEPARTMENT INTO A PROGRAM.

THAT'S NOT HOW THAT WORKS. IT'S SORT OF TWO DIFFERENT LANES.

YOU HAVE DISCIPLINES AND PROGRAMS. THAT'S THE ACADEMIC ASPECT.

AND THEN YOU HAVE DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS. THAT'S JUST HOW YOU ORGANIZE STUFF, RIGHT? SO WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING IS WE HAVE THESE PROGRAMS, WHICH IS JUST A SEQUENCE OF COURSES THAT LEADS TO A CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE.

THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT A PROGRAM IS. AND HOW DO WE ORGANIZE IT.

HOW DO WE HOUSE IT? AND THE ISSUE WITH ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES AND NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES IS, YEAH, ON PAPER WE HAVE A LOT OF COURSES. WE HAVE ZERO FACULTY PART TIME OR FULL TIME UNTIL WE HAVE THAT FACULTY, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET FACULTY UNTIL WE HAVE THE COURSES BEING RUN.

SO IT'S SORT OF LIKE A CATCH 22. WE NEED TO HOUSE IT SOMEWHERE.

AND SO THE IDEA IS THAT HOUSE, IT'S IN A DEPARTMENT UNTIL IT CAN GROW AND THEN BRANCH OUT AND BE ITS OWN DEPARTMENT.

AND A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT WOULD BE 20 YEARS AGO.

THERE WASN'T A SCIENCE DEPARTMENT. THERE WAS A POLITICAL SCIENCE, ECONOMICS AND HISTORY DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN EVENTUALLY THEY GOT LARGE ENOUGH THAT THEY COULD BRANCH OUT AND DO THEIR OWN THING. CURRENTLY WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED MODERN LANGUAGES, WHICH INCLUDES SPANISH, GERMAN, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE.

AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, THEY WILL GET LARGE ENOUGH WITH SO MUCH FACULTY THAT IT MAKES SENSE FOR THEM TO BE THEIR OWN DEPARTMENT.

AND SO ONE ANALOGY I LIKE TO GIVE IS THINK OF A BOOKCASE.

A BOOKCASE WOULD BE THE DIVISION, THE BOOKSHELF WOULD BE THE DEPARTMENT.

BUT WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT ARE THE ACTUAL BOOKS. THAT'S WHAT STUDENTS ARE GOING TO THE BOOKSHELF TO GET.

AND THAT WOULD BE THE PROGRAM'S RIGHT. AND SO, YEAH, IF YOU HAVE A LARGE ENOUGH BOOK LIKE ENGLISH OR MATH, IT MAKES SENSE FOR IT TO BE ITS OWN DEPARTMENT.

BUT IF YOU'RE JUST STARTING OUT IT, THE QUESTION FOR THE DISTRICT IS, DO YOU WANT TO HIRE FULL TIME FACULTY WHEN THERE IS ACTUALLY NO REAL OTHER CLASSES YET THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED BY STUDENTS ON PAPER? THERE COULD BE. BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE A FULL TIME FACULTY LOAD OF FIVE CLASSES, CAN YOU RUN THOSE FIVE CLASSES OVERNIGHT? OVER TIME, YOU CAN. AND THAT'S SORT OF ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE SAW THE CHICANO STUDIES DEPARTMENT,

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IT'S ONLY RECENTLY THAT THEY HAVE CLASSES. RIGHT? AND NONE OF THE CLASSES THAT WERE CREATED WITH CHICANO STUDIES RECEIVED AREA SIX ETHNIC STUDIES CERTIFICATION.

AND SO NOW THAT WE HAVE A CONTENT EXPERT WHO ACTUALLY GO THROUGH THOSE COURSES, MAKE THE CORRECTIONS NECESSARY TO GET THE CERTIFICATION.

NOW THEY'LL START FILLING BECAUSE THERE'S A NEED.

AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, WE'RE GOING TO NEED ANOTHER CHICANO STUDIES FACULTY MEMBER AND THEN ANOTHER AND ANOTHER.

SO THAT'S SORT OF WHERE WE'RE AT. SO THE IDEA IS TO CONSOLIDATE RESOURCES SO THAT THESE PROGRAMS CAN GROW AND THEY CAN BE FULL FLEDGED DEPARTMENTS. AND THAT IS THE PLAN TO HAVE FOUR PERMANENT DEPARTMENTS HELPING EACH OTHER.

DOES THAT DOES THAT HELP. IT HELPS GREATLY I BELIEVE.

OKAY. MIGHT WE BE ABLE TO REQUEST MAYBE A PRESENTATION TO KIND OF GIVE US MORE GUIDANCE? AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHAT MR. MULLINS WAS JUST PRESENTING, YOU KNOW, THE BREAKDOWN BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE PROGRAMS, THE CURRENT ENROLLMENT NUMBERS, THE CURRENT CLASS NUMBERS.

JUST MORE INFORMATION TO HELP GUIDE, YOU KNOW, TO GUIDE THE BOARD.

ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN HAVE A VICE PRESIDENT NIXON GIVE US A PRESENTATION.

THEY CHOSE THE CLASSES AND THE ENROLLMENT OF EACH ONE OF THE PROGRAMS, AFRICAN STUDIES, THAT I THINK IS OUR LARGEST ENROLLMENT PROGRAM. AND THIS YEAR THEY EARN A SPOT OR TO BE ABLE TO HIRE A FULL TIME FACULTY MEMBER, WHICH WILL BE THE FIRST FULL TIME FACULTY MEMBER THAT WILL BE CREDENTIALED TO TEACH THOSE CLASSES.

CHICANO STUDIES IS OUR SECOND ENROLLMENT. AND THEY EARNED THAT SPOT LAST YEAR.

AND CAROLINE IS OUR FIRST FULL TIME CHICANO STUDIES FACULTY WHO IS QUALIFIED TO TEACH THOSE CLASSES.

NEITHER ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES OR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES HAVE ANY ENROLLMENT AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT. THE CURRICULUM IS BEING DEVELOPED, BUT THERE ARE NO CLASSES BEING OFFERED OR THE STUDENTS BEING SERVED UNDER THOSE PROGRAMS. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONLY TWO PROGRAMS THAT ARE RUN CURRENTLY BY TWO SEPARATE INDIVIDUALS.

THEY HAVE ENROLLMENT IN THOSE CLASSES. SO SO WE CAN HAVE A DOCTOR MIX AND GIVE US A AN OVERVIEW ON THAT.

MAYBE NEXT BOARD MEETING OR SOMETHING. AND THEN IF IT'S I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S TOO PREMATURE TO ASK.

ONCE ROMERO CAROLYN ROMERO DOES MEET WITH SOME OF THE OTHER SPEAKERS TONIGHT. IF WE CAN GET THAT COLLECTIVE TIMELINE THAT THEY AGREED TO SHARE.

MORE THAN HAPPY TO. THAT SAID, MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED. OKAY, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO CONSENT CONSENT ITEMS 3.01 THROUGH 3.05,

[3. Consent Items - Office of Academic Affairs]

[4. Consent Items - Office of Business Services]

[5. Consent Items - Office of Human Resources]

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ROLL CALL. OKAY. WE'LL BEGIN WITH ROLL CALL. STUDENT TRUSTEE.

SANCHEZ. AYE. TRUSTEE BIRKEY IS ABSENT. TRUSTEE GREEN.

AYE. TRUSTEE. LEWIS. AYE. TRUSTEE LIU. AYE. TRUSTEE PACHECO IS ABSENT.

TRUSTEE RIOS. AYE. AND TRUSTEE. SALAZAR. OKAY.

MOTION PASSES. MOTION PASSES. OH, SORRY. SOMETHING HAPPENED WITH HER MIC.

SHE UNMUTED. TRUSTEE SALAZAR WE COULDN'T HEAR YOU.

I NOTICED THAT YOU MUTED. BUT I GUESS SOMETHING IS HAPPENING.

PERHAPS WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMENT IN THE CHAT AND I'LL TROUBLESHOOT THE AUDIO IF YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA?

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OKAY. LET'S TRY THAT AGAIN. TRUSTEE. SALAZAR.

I VOTED. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAN YOU HEAR ME? NOW WE CAN. OH, NOW. OKAY. I THOUGHT I UNMUTED MYSELF.

SORRY, I WAS IT WAS A YES. THANK YOU. I THINK IT WAS IN OUR END.

OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX.

[6.01 City of Hawaiian Gardens 2025 Highlights (Requested by Trustee Mariana Rios)]

THIS IS A REQUEST BY OUR OWN TRUSTEE MARIANA RIOS.

THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT. THE REASON I'M BRINGING FORTH THIS PRESENTATION IS THAT OBVIOUSLY AS A TRUSTEE, HAWAIIAN GARDENS IS IN MY AREA, AND I BELIEVE THAT AS TRUSTEES, WE NEED TO KNOW THE PEOPLE WE SERVE AND THE AREAS THAT WE WE YOU KNOW, WORK WITH. AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE VIDEO.

I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS THE LENGTH OF IT, BUT IF THAT'S WHAT I, I SAW, I THINK THAT WE WOULD BENEFIT FROM GETTING TO KNOW THE EMPLOYEES OUT THERE AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING OUT THERE. AMAZING WORK IN HAWAIIAN GARDENS.

SO I KNOW THAT LAST YEAR I SHARED ABOUT LAKEWOOD BECAUSE IT WAS THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY.

SO IF YOU WOULD INDULGE ME IN SHARING THIS PIECE FROM OUR CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS.

THANKS TO THE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS OF OUR EMPLOYEES, THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND OUR SUCCESS, AND THE CRITICAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, WE REALIZE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS BUILDING A STRONGER, BETTER FUTURE FOR HAWAIIAN GARDENS. THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES, YOU'LL HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE DEDICATED TEAM WHO DELIVERED ON THAT VISION.

HERE IS YOUR ANNUAL REPORT. THIS YEAR, YOUR PARKS AND RECREATION TEAM WORKED TIRELESSLY TO BRING FUN, ENRICHMENT AND SUPPORT TO EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE EXPANDED FREE SENIOR PROGRAMING, ADDING ZUMBA, GOLD, FITNESS AND PICKLEBALL CLASSES, AND PROVIDED CRITICAL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES IN NEED THROUGH OUR FREE DIAPER PROGRAM. OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS THRIVED.

OVER 600 KIDS JOINED OUR YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAM.

WE TAUGHT 259 YOUTH WATER SAFETY DURING OUR SUMMER SWIM PROGRAM, AND OUR BOXING PROGRAM IS CONTINUING TO GROW.

THEY ARE NOW COMPETING AT LOCAL BOXING SHOWS, AND OUR CITY PROVIDES NO COST FIELD USAGE TO OUR LOCAL NONPROFIT TEAMS ALL YEAR ROUND.

WE BROUGHT BACK JIU-JITSU AND BALLET. WE TOOK 25 TEENS ON A MEMORABLE OVERNIGHT CAMPING ADVENTURE AND AWARDED OVER $40,000 IN ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS. WE ALSO HOSTED OUR FIRST ANNUAL TEEN LEADERSHIP SUMMIT THAT INVOLVED GUEST SPEAKERS AND IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS FOR TEENS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ENHANCE OUR FACILITIES BY INSTALLING FOUR NEW COMMUNITY PICKLEBALL COURTS AND CURRENTLY WORKING ON UPGRADES AT OUR C LEAGUE ACTIVITY CENTER, WHICH INCLUDES ENHANCING THE BASKETBALL AND RACQUETBALL COURTS.

WE HOSTED UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS, PUTTING ON SUCCESSFUL EVENTS LIKE THE CARNIVAL, 4TH OF JULY AND CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS.

WE SERVED OVER 2000 LUNCHES TO OUR LOCAL CHILDREN, AND SUCCESSFULLY CULTIVATED PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT AND SPONSOR OUR ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS YEAR SUCH A SUCCESS! YOUR PARK AND RECREATION TEAM IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING PROGRAMS THAT ENRICH LIVES, FOSTER CONNECTIONS, AND BUILD A HEALTHIER, STRONGER COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT INVESTED HEAVILY IN IMPROVING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND SECURING MILLIONS IN FUNDING FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY.

WE COMPLETED TWO MAJOR ROADWAY PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE RESIDENTIAL STREET PROGRAM IN JANUARY AND THE ARTERIAL AND RESIDENTIAL STREET REVITALIZATION PROJECT IN OCTOBER, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING SAFETY AND DRIVING CONDITIONS.

OUR CARSON STREET BEAUTIFICATION PHASE TWO HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION'S SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER BEST AWARD WINNERS IN THE TRAFFIC, MOBILITY AND BEAUTIFICATION CATEGORY.

ENHANCEMENTS FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDE NEW TREE PLANTINGS, PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING, LANDSCAPING, NEW MONUMENT SIGN, SIDEWALK AND CURB AND GUTTER REPLACEMENT, ADA ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES, AND COMPLETE ASPHALT RESURFACING, SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING THE CITY'S VISUAL APPEAL.

PLUS, WE INSTALLED CATCH BASIN SCREENS IN OVER 90% OF OUR SYSTEM TO KEEP POLLUTANTS OUT OF OUR STORM DRAINS.

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OUR ENGINEERING DIVISION SECURED OVER $2 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING, INCLUDING 1.5 MILLION FOR NORWALK BOULEVARD AND PIONEER BOULEVARD STREET REHABILITATION PROJECTS, $302,000 FOR THE CARSON STREET CIP PROJECT AND $350,000 FOR A NEW HOT PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL AT NORWALK BOULEVARD AND TWO 16TH STREET. THESE GRANTS ARE ALREADY FUNDING STREET REHABILITATION CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

MAINTENANCE MADE KEY FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING REPLACING OVER 15,000FT² OF AGING ROOF AND INSTALLING OVER 14 NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT HVAC UNITS ACROSS CITY FACILITIES. AND OUR TEAM SUCCESSFULLY HOSTED FOUR BLOCK CLEANUP EVENTS HELPING RESIDENTS PROPERLY DISPOSE OF BULKY ITEMS. DURING THESE EVENTS, STAFF DISTRIBUTED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND GIVEAWAYS SUCH AS OIL RECYCLING KITS, KITCHEN CADDIES, AND COMPOST TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AMONG HAWAIIAN GARDENS RESIDENTS.

WITH OVER TEN STAFF SAFETY TRAINING SESSIONS COMPLETED, YOUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM IS COMMITTED TO OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE BUILT A STRONGER, SAFER AND CLEANER CITY THIS YEAR.

THIS YEAR, THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING OUR EMPLOYEES AND MODERNIZING OUR OPERATIONS.

WE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED THE CITYWIDE COMPENSATION STUDY ENSURING FAIR PAY ACROSS ALL EMPLOYEE GROUPS.

WE STREAMLINE PROCESSES FROM RECRUITMENT TO RETIREMENT, MAINTAIN FULL CORPORATE COMPLIANCE, AND CONCLUDED OUR RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYEES IS CLEAR, REFLECTED IN OUR ENHANCED COMPLIANCE AND A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN GRIEVANCES.

THIS YEAR, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON MAJOR PROJECTS THAT STRENGTHEN OUR CITY'S FINANCIAL FOUNDATION AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCY ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS.

WE LAUNCHED MAJOR STUDIES FOR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE FEES AND DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES.

WE ALSO BEGAN THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR A NEW ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM.

UPDATING OUR FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SYSTEMS WILL IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES THROUGH AUTOMATION AND ENHANCED DATA SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE.

WE PROCESS COLA AND RETRO PAY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES TO COMPLY WITH APPROVED SALARY SCHEDULES.

A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION OF BUSINESS LICENSE PROCESSING AND COMPLIANCE WILL STREAMLINE OUR SERVICES.

IN ADDITION, THE CITY HAS APPROVED AN AGREEMENT TO UPDATE THE LANGUAGE AND BUSINESS LICENSE FEES IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE.

WE COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 25 TO 27 BUDGET, WORKING WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS TO REFLECT THE GOALS OF THE CITY.

THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT STRIVES TO PROVIDE ACCURATE, RELEVANT AND TRANSPARENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION, AND WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THOSE EFFORTS.

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2324, THE CITY AGAIN RECEIVED THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING FROM BUDGET AND REPORTING TO SYSTEM UPGRADES.

FINANCE IS COMMITTED TO INTEGRITY, INNOVATION AND SERVICE WITH A FOCUS ON SOUND MANAGEMENT AND INVESTING IN THE CITY'S FUTURE.

THIS YEAR, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE DELIVERED ON TRANSPARENCY AND MODERNIZATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE UPGRADED OUR MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE QUARTERLY ONLINE, PROVIDING CURRENT CITY LAWS AND RESOURCES FOR EVERYONE.

WE ENSURE COMPLIANCE BY UPDATING INFORMATION ON THE FPPC SYSTEM FOR AB 1170 AND EFFICIENTLY PROCESSED OVER 100 PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS.

PLUS, WE SECURED CITY HISTORY BY TRANSFERRING 27 BOXES TO OFF SITE STORAGE.

YOUR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE SERVING YOU BETTER EVERY DAY.

EVERY DAY. YOUR PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM WORKS TIRELESSLY TO KEEP OUR CITY SECURE.

THIS YEAR, WE FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING THOSE BONDS WITH THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE.

FROM THE JUNIOR SAFETY FAIRS IN MARCH TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY MEETINGS IN MAY AND JUNE, WE BROUGHT OUR CITY EMPLOYEES, SHERIFFS, AND SOUTHWEST PATROL PERSONNEL DIRECTLY TO YOU.

WE SHARED VITAL SAFETY INFORMATION DURING THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE SHAKEOUT, FOSTERED CONNECTION AT COFFEY WITH THE DEPUTY, AND CELEBRATED TOGETHER AT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND OUR TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT.

EVENTS LIKE THE GUN BUYBACK ALSO DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO REMOVING POTENTIAL HAZARDS FROM OUR STREETS.

A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT THIS YEAR WAS OUR NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTHWEST PATROL.

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THEY ASSIST BY ENCOURAGING TRESPASSERS TO LEAVE PUBLIC SPACES AND REPORT SAFETY CONCERNS TO BOTH OUR DEPARTMENT AND THE SHERIFF'S.

THEIR PRESENCE HAS RESULTED IN TIMELY REMOVAL OF HAZARDS AND A VISIBLE INCREASE IN SAFETY.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR SAFETY IS ABSOLUTE. BY ENGAGING WITH YOU AND BOLSTERING OUR PATROL PRESENCE, WE'RE BUILDING A SAFER AND MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR PARTNERS IN PUBLIC SAFETY.

THIS YEAR. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED ON LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR FUTURE GROWTH AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS.

WE'RE VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT HOUSING STABILITY.

SEVEN NEW FAMILIES JOINED THE SECTION EIGHT PROGRAM AND WE PROACTIVELY HOSTED A FAIR HOUSING WORKSHOP FOR BOTH OWNERS AND PARTICIPANTS, ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR EVERYONE. OUR COMMITMENT TO SMART GROWTH IS CLEAR.

WE ISSUED 65 TOTAL BUILDING PERMITS AND SUCCESSFULLY FILED 102 PROJECTS.

NOTABLY, WE PROCESSED 11 NEW PERMITS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS WITH NINE ADUS COMPLETED, INCLUDING SIX BRAND NEW HOUSING UNITS ON PIONEER BOULEVARD THAT ARE MOVE IN READY.

WE'VE MODERNIZED OUR CITY'S FRAMEWORK. THIS INCLUDES COMPLETING CRUCIAL ZONING UPDATES TO COMPLY WITH THE SIX CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT AND COMPLETING THE ANNUAL PLANNING PROGRESS REPORT, KEEPING OUR CITY ON TRACK FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE CLEANER AND SAFER THANKS TO THE EFFORTS FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT.

WORKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS, WE ACTIVELY ADDRESS GRAFFITI AND AN ABANDONED, BULKY ITEMS. WE ALSO TACKLED PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND HELD HEARINGS FOR FIREWORKS VIOLATION CITATIONS UPHOLDING THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE.

WE'RE WELCOMING NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO HAWAIIAN GARDENS.

WE CELEBRATED RIBBON CUTTINGS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

WE MARKETED HAWAIIAN GARDENS TO NEW RETAILERS AND BEGAN IMPLEMENTING NEW PERMITTING SOFTWARE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY BETTER IN THE COMING YEAR.

FROM PLANNING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVING DAILY QUALITY OF LIFE, YOUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TEAM IS COMMITTED TO MAKING HAWAIIAN GARDENS THRIVE. THANK YOU FOR A SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. JUST BE REAL.

OKAY, THAT WAS A DIFFERENT REQUEST. I'M KIDDING. THANK YOU FOR INDULGING.

I JUST THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT I SAW IT, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST TOO REAL.

AND GETTING TO KNOW THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT THAT IS HAWAIIAN GARDENS.

THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6.02, REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES 7127.

[6.02 Revised Administrative Procedure 7127]

MOVING ON TO 6.03 REVIEW OF BOARD POLICIES 70 5071, 1071, 40, 7233 AND

[6.03 Review of Board Policies: 7050, 7110, 7140, 7233, 7234]

ITEM 6.04 FIRST READING REVISED BOARD POLICY 7120, TITLED RECRUITMENT AND HIRING.

[6.04 First Reading Revised Board Policy 7120 titled Recruitment and Hiring]

IF I CAN QUICKLY COMMENT ON THIS ITEM AS I REVIEWED IT PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE THING IS BEING STRUCK OUT.

SO CAN CAN THAT CAN I GET AN EXPLANATION AS TO I MEAN, IF WE LOOK AT THE ITEM, IF IT'S BROUGHT UP WHICH WHICH NUMBER? 7.4 IS THAT, AM I DOING 6.06.04? THANK YOU. YEAH.

THE REASON IT IS, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEING STRUCK OUT AND REMOVED ALTOGETHER IS BECAUSE THERE ARE A SERIES OF VERY OUTDATED BOARD POLICIES FROM THE MID TO LATE 90S THAT ARE STILL SITTING ON THE BOOKS.

WHEN I FIRST GOT TO THE DISTRICT, WE DID THE CLEANUP AND ADOPTED THE POLICY THAT YOU SEE THERE WITHOUT THE STRIKEOUTS, AND IN THE PROCESS OF REVISING AND ADOPTING THE NEW POLICY, THE OLD POLICIES WEREN'T REPEALED.

SO WHAT YOU SEE IN THE STRIKEOUTS IS THE OLD LANGUAGE THAT SHOULD NOT BE IN THERE STILL REFERS TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND AND OTHER TERMS THAT WE CANNOT

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IT WAS ALSO WRITTEN DURING A TIME WHEN THERE WAS NO FACULTY UNION.

IT WAS STILL A HANDBOOK. SO A LOT OF THAT LANGUAGE IS VERY OUTDATED LANGUAGE THAT WE JUST NEEDED TO REMOVE AND SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED.

THAT'S THAT'S ALL OKAY, BECAUSE WHEN I REVIEWED IT, I MEAN, IT SEEMS THE FIRST PART, 18 TO 24 REMOVES THE THE PRESIDENT, DOCTOR FIERRO, FROM REVIEWING THE PROCESS. IS THAT CORRECT OR IS THAT AM I READING IT WRONG? SO THAT PROCESS IN TERMS OF POLICY LANGUAGE IS WRITTEN IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THE LEAGUE LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE ADOPTED IN OTHER AREAS OF OUR BOARD POLICIES. OKAY. YES. SO WE ARE NOT REMOVING RIGHTS OR ABILITIES TO DO.

IT'S JUST OVER TIME THINGS HAVE EVOLVED AND WE'VE WRITTEN OTHER POLICIES, ADOPTED THE LEAGUE MODEL WHICH WHICH WAS DESIGNED BY PURPOSE TO UPDATE EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE. AND SOMEWHERE IN THE PROCESS, THESE VERY OLD PERSONNEL POLICIES WERE NEVER UPDATED OR OTHERWISE REMOVED.

OKAY. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, LATER ON IN ITEMS 46 THROUGH 70, YOU KNOW, ALL THE WAY TO.

WELL. 167 IN THERE, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT REMOVING THE TRUSTEES OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IS THAT ARE THE TRUSTEES NO LONGER IN THERE? I KNOW THAT WE GET INFORMATION AS TO WHO'S HIRED AND WHO'S, YOU KNOW, IS THAT STILL CONTINUING OR IS THAT BEING STRUCK OUT WITH THIS ITEM? SO YOUR POLICIES UNDER THE BOARD TRUSTEE POLICIES THAT ARE IN CHAPTER TWO, WHICH ARE YOUR YOUR GENERAL INSTITUTION POLICIES ADDRESS THE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO HUMAN RESOURCES AS WELL AS THROUGH OUR BOARD PRESIDENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURES.

SINCE THE LATE 90S AND WHATNOT, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED FACULTY SELECTION PROCEDURES WHICH COMPLY WITH OUR TITLE FIVE.

A LOT OF THE LANGUAGE THAT'S STRUCK OUT IN THERE REGARDING THOSE SELECTION PROCESSES ARE ACTUALLY IN OTHER SELECTION PROCESSES THAT WE HAVE INSTITUTIONALLY.

HOWEVER, THEY STILL SIT ON THE BOOKS AS BEING OLD AND OUTDATED, AND SO WE NEEDED TO JUST CONFORM AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING JUST CAME IN ALIGNMENT.

NO ONE'S LOSING ANYTHING, RIGHT? WE DON'T I MEAN, I KNOW WE DON'T SELECT OR IN ANY WAY INTERFERE OR DO ANY HIRING.

HOWEVER, I KNOW THAT WE GET A REPORT. YOU DO STILL AND YOU STILL DO.

YOU STILL APPROVE IT? YES, WE ARE REQUIRED. WE STILL PROVIDE YOU THE SELECTION DATA FOR MANAGEMENT LEVEL POSITIONS.

WE STILL DO ALL OF OUR EEO. NONE OF THAT'S BEEN REMOVED.

THAT'S IT'S IN TITLE FIVE IN OUR CODE OF REGULATIONS, WHICH REQUIRE US TO HAVE OTHER PROCEDURES WHICH WE HAVE IN PLACE IN THE COLLEGE.

THANK YOU. IT'S JUST THAT THIS REVISION IS LIKE WHY YOU'RE JUST TAKING EVERYTHING OUT. I KNOW, YEAH. AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS THE AUTHORITY TO HIRE OR NOT ANY POSITION THAT COMES TO YOU.

AND IN THE BOARD BOOK. SO NO ONE IS AN OFFICIAL EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT WITHOUT YOUR BLESSING, AND THAT IS STILL APPLIES. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON TO

[7.01 Receive and Accept Independent Audit Report for the Cerritos Community College District Measure G and CC for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025]

[7.02 Receive and Accept Independent Audit Report for the Cerritos Community College District for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025]

ITEM 7.02 RECEIVE AND ACCEPT INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT FOR THE CERRITOS COLLEGE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2025. I WELCOME FELIPE LOPEZ TO THE MIC. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SO THE FIRST ITEM THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT ON THE AGENDA IS THE AUDIT FOR MEASURE G AND MEASURE CC. SO IN THE ITEM YOU SHOULD SEE TWO DOCUMENTS. THE FIRST DOCUMENT IS WHAT IS CONSIDERED A REPORT ONE IS THE AUDIT REPORT, THE OTHER ONE IS COMMUNICATION FROM THE AUDITORS TO TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGARDING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AUDITORS ON THAT AND IT JUST OUTLINES

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SO THAT'S JUST THERE FOR YOUR READING. ON THAT THE OTHER ONE IS THE ACTUAL AUDIT ITSELF.

AND SO THE AUDIT IS COMBINED BOTH G AND CC. AND SO IF YOU OPEN THE DOCUMENT I'M JUST GOING TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF PAGES ON THERE. SO IF YOU FLIP TO PAGE ONE OF PHILIP, IF YOU DON'T MIND PAUSING FOR A SECOND WHILE WE PULL IT UP. OKAY. SO THE FIRST DOCUMENT PAGE THE, THE ONE THAT SAYS CERRITOS CCD MAJOR, G AND C, FINAL GOVERNANCE LETTER. NO, THEY GO TO THE AUDIT.

YEAH. THE FIRST 7.02. YEAH, THE FIRST ONE. PAGE ONE.

PERFECT. OKAY, SO PAGE ONE IS THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT.

HERE ON THAT FIRST FIRST PAGE. IT OUTLINES THE OPINION REPORT.

AND HERE IT STATES THAT THE AUDITORS HAVE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE BOND US BOND FUND MEASURE G AND CC FOR THE CERRITOS COLLEGE DISTRICT AS OF THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30TH OF 2025.

AND THE RELATED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AND THEN IT OUTLINES THAT IN THE OPINION THE COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REFERRED TO THE ABOVE PRESENT FAIRLY IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS, THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE BOND BUILDING FUNDS OF THE CERRITOS COLLEGE CERRITOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2025. SO THIS IS WHAT THEY CLASSIFY AS AN UNMODIFIED OPINION. THIS IS THE IT'S DEEMED THE THE GREATEST OPINION YOU CAN GET. RECEIVE. THERE'S NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE OPINION ON THE NEXT PAGE.

IS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE. BOND FUNDS.

KEEP GOING. ONE MORE PAGE. PAGE FOR. PAGE RIGHT THERE.

SO THIS IS THE BALANCE SHEET. AND SO YOU DON'T SEE MEASURE G HERE.

BECAUSE ACTUALLY THERE IS NOTHING IN MEASURE G.

SO MEASURE G HAS BEEN FULLY EXPANDED THIS YEAR.

SO THERE IS NO BALANCE SHEET. SO IT'S ALL ZEROS.

AND SO YOU ACTUALLY WILL SEE MEASURE G ON THE NEXT PAGE.

BECAUSE THERE'S NO ASSETS ON THAT. SO YOU NOTICE THE ENDING BALANCE IS ZERO.

SO YOU ONLY SEE ASSETS IN MEASURE CC. AND SO SO THIS YEAR IS THE FINAL CLOSEOUT OF MEASURE G.

SO SO MEASURE CC. AS YOU RECALL, WE ISSUED $100 MILLION SERIES A OF THE 425 MILLION THAT WERE AUTHORIZED ON THAT.

SO OF THAT 100 MILLION WE HAVE 4 OR 44.2 MILLION LEFT ON THAT SERIES. THE REST OF THE PAGES ARE JUST NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL

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SO IF YOU WANT TO FLIP TO PAGE 19 THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE AUDIT FINDINGS ON HERE, WHICH WERE NO AUDIT FINDINGS WERE WERE NOTED HERE, RIGHT THERE. AND THEN THIS IS A KIND OF A TWO PART THIS IS THESE REPORTS ARE BOTH FINANCIAL.

THERE'S A FINANCIAL PIECE TO THIS AND A PERFORMANCE PIECE.

SO IF YOU FLIP TO THE NEXT PAGES. NO, NO, NO.

THE SAME. SAME REPORT. I THINK YOU'RE AT THE END.

RIGHT? YEAH. SO ON PAGE SO PERFORMANCE. OH, YEAH. SO PERFORMANCE REPORT STARTS ON PAGE 14.

SORRY. SO THERE'S A THERE'S A FINANCIAL PIECE AND A PERFORMANCE PIECE.

SO THE PERFORMANCE ART AUDIT STARTS ON PAGE 14.

AND SO IF YOU GO TO PAGE 15 IT OUTLINES THE PURPOSE OF THE AUDIT.

AND THEN THE OBJECTIVES. AND THEN THE SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY OF THE AUDIT THAT THEY WENT THROUGH.

AND SO THEN 17 OUTLINES THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES THAT THEY'VE TESTED.

SO THEY TESTED TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF $81.7 MILLION.

THAT'S BROKEN OUT OF 26.9 MILLION RELATED TO MEASURE G AND 54.8 MILLION RELATED TO MEASURE CC.

THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT NOTED THAT ALL THE THE EXPENDITURES WERE PROPERLY RECORDED AND EXPENDITURE AND EXPENSE ACCORDINGLY OF WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE.

AS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHAT THE THE BALLOT LANGUAGE SPECIFIED.

SO THEY FOUND NO ISSUES WITH ANY OF THE EXPENDITURES ON THAT.

AND THEN THE NEXT PAGE ON PAGE 19 OUTLINES THAT THERE WERE NO AUDIT FINDINGS NOTED.

SO, SO THE RESULTS OF THAT WAS A CLEAN AUDIT.

AND HOW MANY YEARS IN A ROW HAVE WE HAD A CLEAN AUDIT? AS FAR AS I CAN REMEMBER, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE NINE YEARS AT LEAST.

AND SO BUT I THINK THERE WAS A FEW CLEAN AUDITS PRIOR TO MY ME BEING HERE.

SO. SO YOU CAN'T TAKE ALL THE CREDIT? NO, NO.

SO I MOST OF THE ALL THE CREDIT WOULD GO TO OLLIE AND HIS TEAM.

THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB ON KEEPING THE FINANCES STRAIGHT.

ON THAT. AND SO THEY DO A HECK OF A JOB ALONG WITH PURCHASING ON.

IT'S A TEAM EFFORT WHEN IT COMES TO THAT. IT'S NOT JUST ONE PERSON ON THAT.

IT'S A TEAM EFFORT FROM ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCOUNTING, PURCHASING BIDS, BID DOCUMENTS ON THAT.

IT'S A WHOLE TEAM EFFORT ON MANAGING THE PROJECTS AND ENSURING EXPENSES ARE PROPERLY RECORDED.

AND THEY'RE GOING TO THE RIGHT PLACES ON THAT.

SO WHOLE TEAM EFFORT. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON ON THE ANY OF THE BOND BOND FUNDS, LIKE I SAID THIS IS THE FINAL CLOSEOUT OF MEASURE G. SO THIS IS DONE. MEASURE G IS FULLY DONE.

EXHAUSTED ON THAT. AND SO MOVING FORWARD NO MORE AUDITS ON MEASURE G.

SINCE THAT IS DONE. SO THIS IS THE FINAL YEAR OF OF THAT.

BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'LL CONTINUE. REPORTING OUT ON MEASURE CC UNTIL THAT IS FULLY SPENT ON ON THAT.

AND SO THAT WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY ON. AS, AS WE CONTINUE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND I'M SO PLEASED THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GAINED THE SAME STATUS AGAIN WITH THE CLEAN AUDIT, BECAUSE THIS ALSO JUST SHOWS THE COMMITMENT WE HAVE TO OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAS PUT THEIR TRUST IN US.

WITH THEIR DOLLARS. AND SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AS IT RELATES TO OUR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY WITH THE FUNDING THAT WE'RE RECEIVING.

YEAH. AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM, SINCE YOU'RE GOING TO COMBINE BOTH, BOTH ITEMS TOGETHER, UNLESS YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ON THAT ONE.

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AND SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT REPORT.

I'M JUST GOING TO HIGHLIGHT ONES BECAUSE THAT REPORT IS 96 PAGES LONG.

AND SO I'M JUST GOING TO TOUCH PIECES ON A RANDOM FEW PAGES ON THERE AND HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF GOOD THINGS.

BUT WHAT I LIKE TO ON THIS REPORT, WHAT I LIKE.

IF YOU WANT TO LEARN THE GIST OF AN AUDIT REPORT AND LEARN KIND OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT, WHAT I ALWAYS LIKE TO TELL BOARDS TO FOCUS ON, READ, READ THE THE PART THAT'S CLASSIFIED, THE MANAGEMENT THE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS.

SO IT'S TEN PAGES. IT STARTS ON PAGE FOUR THROUGH 14.

SO YOU'RE IT STARTS RIGHT THERE. THAT'S THE INTRODUCTION OF THE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS.

SO IT STARTS ON PAGE FOUR AND IT'S TEN PAGES LONG.

AND IT GOES THROUGH HIGHLIGHTS OF ALL THE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT HAPPENS FROM THE EXPENDITURES TO THE REVENUES, TO FTS, TO CASH FLOWS ON THAT. IT'S A REALLY GOOD SNAPSHOT OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

SO I LIKE TO KIND OF POINT FOLKS TO THAT AREA, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW, REALLY A GOOD COMPREHENSIVE SNAPSHOT OF WHAT HAPPENED FOR THE YEAR.

OTHER THAN THAT I'M REALLY JUST GOING TO GO OBVIOUSLY IT'S JUST GOING TO BE ALL FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

THERE'S A TON OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON THAT, THE NOTES TO THE FINANCIALS.

BUT REALLY, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE GIST OF EVERYTHING IS, WHAT WE PAY FOR FOR THE AUDIT LET'S JUST FLIP TO PAGE 84.

PAGE 84 IS THE SUMMARY OF AUDIT RESULTS. AND SO WE'LL GO TO THERE AND I'LL HIGHLIGHT SOME OTHER THINGS THAT I THINK THE BOARD WOULD BE REALLY INTERESTED IN.

SO PAGE 84. ONE MORE RIGHT THERE. MAKE THAT A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.

ANDREA IS AS BIG AS YOU CAN. SO IN AN AUDIT THERE'S THREE THERE'S REALLY THREE OPINIONS.

YOU HAVE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OPINION FEDERAL OPINION AND STATE OPINION.

SO OBVIOUSLY YOU SEE THE FIRST IS THE OPINION ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

SO YOU SEE RIGHT UP THERE IT SAYS UNMODIFIED.

SO THAT'S THE BEST OPINION YOU CAN GET. SO IT'S UNMODIFIED OPINION.

NO AUDIT FINDINGS. NONE REPORTED. SO VERY CLEAN AUDIT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

NOTHING REPORTED. NO NONCOMPLIANCE REPORTED. SO EVERYTHING'S GREAT THERE ON THE FEDERAL AWARDS.

SO WE GET AUDITED ON THE FEDERAL AWARDS. WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT FEDERAL AWARD THAT WAS AUDITED.

SCROLL DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND YOU'LL KNOW WHAT OKAY.

SO THEY AUDITED THE FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCE CLUSTER PROGRAM.

SO THE FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM IS A VERY LARGE PROGRAM.

IT'S PROBABLY THE ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE LARGEST PROGRAM IN ANY COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

I WOULD SAY IT'S PROBABLY THE LARGEST PROGRAM IN ANY UNIVERSITY.

IN, IN THE COUNTRY. IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE LARGEST PROGRAM BECAUSE JUST IT'S A HUGE PROGRAM.

IT'S MADE UP OF A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS. PELL FCOG THE LOAN PROGRAM.

AND I THINK THERE'S A I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER ONE I CAN'T REMEMBER.

IT'S, IT'S SLIPPING MY MIND ON THAT. SO IT'S CONSIDERED A CLUSTER OF PROGRAMS ON THAT.

AND SO, SO THEY HAD TO AUDIT THE ENTIRE CLUSTER OF PROGRAMS. SO SO THAT'S THE PROGRAM THEY AUDITED. SO IF YOU THEN GO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT.

SO THAT'S THE PROGRAM THAT WAS AUDITED. THERE WAS AN AUDIT FINDING THERE WAS ONLY ONE ON THAT.

AND THEN IF YOU SCROLL BACK UP A LITTLE BIT, I MEAN, SORRY, BACK DOWN ON THE STATE COMPLIANCE.

OH, WENT TOO FAR. IT WAS AN UNMODIFIED OPINION.

THERE WAS NO AUDIT FINDINGS ON THE STATE OPINION ON IT.

SO IF YOU KEEP GOING NOW TO THE NEXT PAGE THERE'S THE NO REPORTED AUDIT FINDINGS ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

KEEP GOING. THEN WE'RE GOING TO HIT THE THAT'S THE FINANCIAL FEDERAL AWARDS FINDING.

SO THAT IS RELATED TO RETURN TO TITLE FIVE. SO WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON A PROCESS ON THAT.

SO THESE ARE ALWAYS TRICKY NON-COMPLIANT ISSUES.

THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE NOT UNCOMMON TO HAVE. SO THERE'S A 45 DAY RULE REGARDING RETURN TO TITLE

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AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE FINANCIAL AID DEPARTMENT ON THAT.

SO TO, TO CORRECT THE ISSUE ON THIS. AND SO SO THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS GETS RESOLVED ON THAT. SO I'M WORKING WITH THE FINANCIAL AID DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT THEY IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS THIS GETS WRAPPED UP ON THAT.

AND AND WHAT I WANT TO FOCUS ON TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT SOME THINGS THAT I THINK YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.

LET'S JUMP TO PAGE 62 REAL FAST. SO THIS IS WHAT IS CALLED THE SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS. I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU THE AMOUNT OF FEDERAL AWARDS.

WE HAVE. SO THAT RIGHT THERE IS THE ENTIRE STUDENT FINANCIAL AID CLUSTER.

SO THAT'S A TOTAL OF $52.9 MILLION OF FEDERAL AWARDS THAT PROGRAM ISSUES OUT.

OBVIOUSLY, THE BULK OF IT IS PELL. $45 MILLION OF PELL WAS ISSUED OUT TO STUDENTS.

AND SO DIRECT LOANS WAS 6.1 MILLION. FSCG WAS NEARLY 900,000.

AND FEDERAL WORK STUDY, THAT'S THE OTHER ONE THAT WAS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD WAS 800,000.

SO HUGE, HUGE PROGRAM. AND THEN THERE'S A VARIETY OF OTHER PROGRAMS OF FEDERAL AWARDS ON THAT.

SO IF YOU WANT TO KNOW, AND THESE ARE BROKEN DOWN BY DEPARTMENTS.

SO THE TOTAL MONEY THAT WE GET FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF ED IS MAKES UP $45.3 MILLION. IF YOU WANT TO SCROLL DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE YOU'LL SEE OTHER US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

WE GET A WHOPPING 86,000 FROM THEM. SCROLL DOWN A COUPLE MORE TO THE NEXT PAGE AND JUST KEEP GOING TO THE VERY END OF RIGHT THERE. SO THE TOTAL US FEDERAL AWARDS THAT WE EXPENDED WAS $55.2 MILLION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. SO QUITE, QUITE A LOT OF MONEY IN FEDERAL AWARDS THAT WE SPENT IN THIS PAST YEAR. SO OBVIOUSLY OF THE 55 MILLION MAJORITY OF THAT COMES FROM STUDENT FINANCIAL AID. SO JUST TO ADD A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT ON THE FINDING, IT'S A CONTROL ISSUE. SO AS YOU SEE, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FEDERAL MONEY THAT GOES THROUGH THE DISTRICT AND WHAT PHILIPPE'S MENTIONING IS THE AUDITS ARE DONE BASED ON FUNDING AND WHERE THE FUNDING COMES FROM.

THE FINDING, THE WE HAVE IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA, WHICH IS ON THE FEDERAL PART OF THE AUDIT, THE OPINION PART OF FEDERAL FUNDING IS RELATED TO TIMELINESS OF RETURNING THE FUNDING.

THE PORTION OF THE FUNDING THAT GOES TO THE DISTRICT BACK TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS IT IS A FINDING, BUT IT IS BASED ON PROCEDURES THAT WILL ALERT OUR STAFF TO RETURN THE MONEY WITHIN THE 45 DAY WINDOW THAT IS SPECIFIED BY THE FEDS, BUT NO MONEY WAS MISSING.

ALL MONEY WAS RETURNED. IT WAS JUST SIMPLY OUTSIDE OF THE 45 DAYS.

THE RECOMMENDATION IS JUST SIMPLY TO ESTABLISH CONTROLS IN WHICH WILL HELP OR TEAM RETURN THE MONEY IN A TIMELY MANNER. SO THE FINDING IS A FINDING OF TIMELINESS, NOT OF MISSING DOLLARS OR MISAPPROPRIATIONS OR ANYTHING.

IT WAS JUST SIMPLY THE SUM OF THOSE FUNDS WERE NOT RETURNED, RETURNED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITHIN THE 45 DAY WINDOW THAT THEY ADVISED.

SO SO ESSENTIALLY, NOTHING MISSING, NOTHING GOING ON IS THEY MISSED A WINDOW OF RETURN.

RIGHT. IT'S WHAT THE FEDS CONSIDER AS WHAT THEY CLASSIFY AS CASH MANAGEMENT ISSUE BECAUSE THE FEDS ONLY ALLOW US TO THEY WANT US TO RETURN MONEY BACK TO THEM BECAUSE IT PREVENTS THEM TO GAIN INTEREST.

THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS. SO WHEN WE ACTUALLY DRAW DOWN FUNDS, WE ARE REQUIRED TO DISPERSE WITHIN A THREE DAY WINDOW.

AND SO IF WE EXCEED THAT WINDOW, WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO RETURN ANY INTEREST THAT WE EARN BACK TO THEM.

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AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. AND SO THAT'S WHY ALL THESE THESE RULES ON IT, IT'S BASICALLY THEY DON'T WANT US TO, TO CAPITALIZE ANY ADDITIONAL INTEREST ON THEIR DIME.

AND SO THAT'S WHY ALL THESE 45 DAY, THREE DAY RULES ARE ALL IN PLACE.

BECAUSE WHEN WE DRAW DOWN FUNDS, WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

AND SO WE HAVE CERTAIN PROCEDURES IN PLACE. SO WE ACTUALLY PRE-FUND THE FINANCIAL AID OURSELVES AND THEN DRAW DOWN.

SO WE PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING. SO WE ACTUALLY FUNDED FROM OUR GENERAL FUND AND THEN REIMBURSE OURSELVES BACK FROM THE FEDS TO PREVENT THAT THREE DAY WINDOW RULE FOREVER HAPPENING HERE.

SO WE ACTUALLY, THAT'S HOW WE PREVENT THAT FROM EVER HAPPENING.

BECAUSE SOMETIMES THINGS CAN HAPPEN AND WHERE A DISBURSEMENT CAN'T GO OUT ON IT.

AND WE KNOW WE DON'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT IN THAT SITUATION BECAUSE IT'S A PAIN.

IT'S A PAIN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH INTEREST WE GAIN AND HAVE TO RETURN IT BACK TO THE FEDS ON IT.

SO BUT THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS. AND SO THERE'S NO, YOU KNOW, WE DID SOMETHING WRONG OR WE MISAPPROPRIATED FUNDS OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT. IT'S IT'S JUST IT'S JUST A, IT'S JUST A TIMELINESS ISSUE.

SO BUT ANY ANY QUESTIONS FROM THAT OTHER THAN THAT VERY CLEAN AUDIT.

AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY TEAM.

KUDOS TO EVERYONE. THIS AUDIT IS A CAMPUS WIDE AUDIT, YOU KNOW, FROM EMISSIONS RECORDS TO FINANCIAL AID, TO ALL THE TEAMS AND STUDENT SERVICES, TO MY PARTNERS IN HR TO ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, IT'S LITERALLY THE ENTIRE CAMPUS GETS INVOLVED IN THIS AUDIT. IT COVERS EVERYONE. NO ONE IS IS SPARED IN THESE TYPE OF AUDITS. IT REALLY GETS IT GETS TO EVERYONE IN THIS ON THAT.

AND SO IT'S PRETTY MUCH A PRETTY TEAM EFFORT WHEN IT, WHEN IT COMES, WHEN THIS IT GET GETS THROUGH ON IT.

SO, BUT IT'S NOT JUST MY OFFICE OR JUST ME ON THAT, YOU KNOW I GET THE QUARTERBACK.

IT A LOT OF THE TIMES, AND SO, BUT BUT IT'S TRULY A TEAM EFFORT, SO.

THANK YOU. PHILIP. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? NO OTHER THAN TO SAY THAT YOUR PRIDE IS CLEARLY COMING THROUGH IN ALL THE DETAIL THAT YOU PROVIDED, AND I APPRECIATE THAT CLEAR CLARIFICATION WAS MADE.

AND THAT MEANS IN TERMS OF IF ANYTHING WAS MISSING.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE TRYING TO HIDE ANYTHING. IT'S CLEAR.

AND WELL, BEING A FORMER EX AUDITOR HELPS. SO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR HIGH ACHIEVEMENT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, MARK. THANK YOU. SO AT THIS TIME WE WILL MOVE INTO APPROVAL FOR BOTH ITEMS 7.01 AND 7.02. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION? SECOND.

SECOND. OKAY. AND WE WILL GO INTO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

STUDENT TRUSTEE SANCHEZ I TRUSTEE BIRKEY IS ABSENT.

TRUSTEE GREEN. YES. I TRUSTEE LEWIS I TRUSTEE LU I TRUSTEE PACHECO IS ABSENT.

TRUSTEE RIOS A AND TRUSTEE SALAZAR. SHE VOTED YES ON THE SCREEN, I THINK.

AND THE VOLUME IS DOWN AGAIN. NO, NOT YOURS. TRUSTEE SALAZAR.

OURS. OKAY. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE SALAZAR. WE GOT YOUR VOTE.

DO WE WANT TO CONFIRM? OKAY. IT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 7.03.

[7.03 Adoption / Revision of Faculty Service Area (FSA) Competency Criteria]

NOW WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU. TRUSTEE SALAZAR.

WHEN THERE'S THE VOLUME ON THE ON THE MIC AND THE CORNER OF THE SCREEN ON THE SETUP.

SO YOU HAVE TO HIT THE HIT THE. YEAH. THAT'S WHAT HE'S DOING TO.

MOVE THE BAR.

[02:35:36]

OKAY. TRUSTEE SALAZAR ARE YOU ABLE TO UNMUTE AT THIS TIME? OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. OH, PERFECT. OKAY.

OH I SEE THE THE THE MICROPHONE TURNING GREEN.

YEAH. IT SHOULD BE WORKING OUT PERFECT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. NEXT WE'LL GO. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO ITEM I'M SORRY 7.04 CLASSIFIED RECLASSIFICATIONS 703. OH WE OKAY.

SO WE WILL MOVE INTO THE VOTE FOR THAT ONE. OKAY.

SO THIS IS THE ROLL CALL. VOTE FOR ITEM 7.03 STUDENT TRUSTEE SANCHEZ TRUSTEE BIRKEY IS ABSENT.

TRUSTEE GREEN A TRUSTEE LEWIS A TRUSTEE LIU TRUSTEE PACHECO IS ABSENT.

TRUSTEE RIOS A AND TRUSTEE SALAZAR I VOTE YES.

THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 7.04, CLASSIFIED RECLASSIFICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CLASSIFIED

[7.04 Classified Reclassifications in Accordance with the Provisions of the Classified Collective Bargaining Agreement]

TRUSTEE GREEN A TRUSTEE LEWIS A TRUSTEE. LIU A TRUSTEE PACHECO IS ABSENT.

TRUSTEE RIOS A AND TRUSTEE SALAZAR I VOTE YES.

THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES. OKAY. NEXT ITEM 7.05 CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 26 012 1D.

[7.05 Consideration of Adoption of Resolution 26-0121D in Recognition of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month]

YES. OKAY, SO MY CONCERN NOW THAT I'VE BEEN ON AS A TRUSTEE IS THAT THIS ITEM IS OR DO YOU WANT TO REPORT FIRST AND THEN I CAN BRING UP MY ISSUE? SURE.

THE THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. WENDY.

THE RESOLUTION DESIGNATES JANUARY JANUARY AS HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH.

AND AT CERRITOS COLLEGE, WE ARE RECOGNIZING THAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS A SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION AFFECTING MILLIONS WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING VULNERABLE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, ONE OF THE NATION'S HIGHEST RISK REGIONS, AND REAFFIRMING THE COLLEGE'S COMMITMENT TO AWARENESS, PREVENTION, TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICES AND TITLE NINE ALIGNED PROTECTIONS.

IT EMPHASIZES THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES THE RISK FACED BY COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INSTITUTION TO PROMOTE SAFETY AND EARLY INTERVENTION. WE ASK THAT IT BE FORMALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE PREVENTION MONTH AND SUPPORT OUR CAMPUS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ADVANCE EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND PARTNERSHIPS IN COMBATING TRAFFICKING.

WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YWCA. AND WE DID HAVE A WE DO HAVE A CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE JANUARY 16TH. WE DID TRAFFICKING, HUMAN TRAFFICKING 101 ON JANUARY 23RD.

WE WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR EQUITY CENTER ON THE CLOTHESLINE PROJECT ON JANUARY 29TH.

HOW TO PROPERLY REPORT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ON CAMPUS.

AND ON FEBRUARY 8TH AS PART OF THE INITIATIVES WE HAVE A WORKSHOP ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND RESOURCES.

THANK YOU. MY ONLY CONCERN IS JUST THAT WE'RE IDENTIFYING JANUARY AS NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING MONTH, AND IT'S AT THE END OF JANUARY NOW, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO IF WE CAN MAYBE BRING IT UP IN DECEMBER TO IDENTIFY JANUARY, I UNDERSTAND AS THE, YOU KNOW, AS THE MONTH, YOU KNOW, MORE INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE AWARE THAT JANUARY IS COMING UP AND IT'S GOING TO BE NATIONAL, YOU KNOW, HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH.

SO WE CAN I LOVE THE ACTIVITIES THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED THAT ALREADY HAPPENED, WHICH IS GREAT.

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LIKE YOU KNOW, IT'S PART OF IT IS OUR COUNTY.

NO, I UNDERSTAND ALMOST AFTER THE THOUGHTS. I UNDERSTAND IT BEFORE THE EVENT HAPPENS SO WE CAN APPROVE IT AND SAY IT'S COMING UP.

ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, I'VE JUST BEEN NOTICING A TREND IN TERMS OF THAT HAPPENING.

AND WE ARE TRYING TO DO THIS AS PART OF OUR EEO EFFORTS.

SO THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR WHERE WE'RE GOING ALMOST A FULL 12 MONTHS.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO RECOGNIZE DIFFERENT INITIATIVES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOT OF OUR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, AND SOMETIMES OUR CALENDAR DOESN'T ALWAYS ALIGN WITH SOME OF THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTHS.

AND SO THAT CREATES OTHER ISSUES. BUT SO NOTED.

AND WE WILL WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT PLEASE.

WE DO HAVE A WE'VE CALENDARED ALL OF OUR MEETINGS SO WE KNOW AHEAD OF TIME.

YES. WHAT'S COMING UP. SO NOTHING AGAINST THE ISSUE, SERIOUS ISSUE.

I JUST WISH THAT WE COULD JUST APPROVE IT BEFORE.

OKAY. IT'S IT'S RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. IF I MAY ADD SOMETHING IS THERE ANY PARTNERSHIP WITH IN AND OUT AND THEIR FOUNDATION THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING WITH THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS A PART OF OUR EVENT ON OUR END? I WOULD HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK ON HUMAN RESOURCES.

NOT DIRECTLY, BUT SOMETIMES WE DO WORK WITH LIKE OUR EQUITY CENTER.

SO I'D BE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT AND DOUBLE CHECK.

YEAH. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION. I'M SORRY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE 7.05 A MOTION. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY, WE'LL GO INTO ROLL CALL.

VOTE. STUDENT TRUSTEE SANCHEZ I TRUSTEE BIRKEY IS ABSENT.

TRUSTEE GREEN, A TRUSTEE LEWIS A TRUSTEE LU TRUSTEE PACHECO IS ABSENT.

TRUSTEE RIOS. YES. AND TRUSTEE SALAZAR I. THANK YOU.

THE MOTION PASSES. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS, WE HAVE ITEM 7.06 REVISED MANAGEMENT,

[7.06 Revised Management Job Classification and Description for TRIO Manager - Specially Funded Program (SFP)]

MOTION TO APPROVE. OH I THINK. ARE YOU GOING TO? IT'S JUST ONE CHANGE. WE HAD INTRODUCED THIS PREVIOUSLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK, AND SO THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE SUPERVISION.

AND THAT IS THE ONLY CHANGE THAT WE ARE MAKING TO THIS DESCRIPTION SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED WITH RECRUITMENT, STRUCK OUT EQUITY AND SUCCESS, BUT OKAY OKAY OKAY.

AND DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I JUST MADE IT.

OKAY. SECOND. ROLL CALL. STUDENT TRUSTEE SANCHEZ.

I TRUSTEE BIRKEY IS ABSENT. TRUSTEE GARIN I TRUSTEE LEWIS I TRUSTEE LIU TRUSTEE PACHECO IS ABSENT.

TRUSTEE RIOS I AND TRUSTEE SALAZAR I. THE MOTION PASSES.

OKAY. NEXT WE'LL GO ON TO SECTION EIGHT. REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM DISTRICT OFFICIALS 8.01 REPORTS AND COMMENTS.

[8.01 Reports and Comments from District Officials]

HAPPY NEW YEAR. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ALREADY IN THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY.

TIME GOES BY SO FAST. IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY, FROM JANUARY 7TH TO THE NINTH I ATTENDED THE ACC LEADERSHIP RETREAT, WHICH IS SUCH A FUN LITTLE GETAWAY BEFORE THE SEMESTER STARTS.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE RIOS, PRESIDENT PIERRO AND TRUSTEE LIU AND DOCTOR BRAMMER FOR ATTENDING AND JUST CONNECTING WITH THE STUDENTS.

I THINK EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME. THOSE WHO WERE IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND THOSE WHO WEREN'T. I GOT TO PRESENT ALONGSIDE OUR ACC CHIEF JUSTICE WESTON ON LEADERSHIP BEYOND TITLE. SO TRYING TO GET STUDENTS THINKING ABOUT HOW LEADERSHIP IS EVERYWHERE.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A FORMAL TITLE TO BE A LEADER.

BUT YEAH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.

THANK YOU. OKAY, SO I ATTENDED THE OPENING OF NORTHGATE, LA MIRADA BACK IN MONDAY. MONDAY THE 12TH WAS THE MEDIA NIGHT, AND THEN WEDNESDAY THE 14TH WAS THE ACTUAL GRAND OPENING IN THE MORNING WITH LA MIRADA HIGH'S BAND AND CHEERLEADERS. IT WAS A VERY, A VERY BIG EVENT.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY SPECIAL, ESPECIALLY THE GONZALEZ FAMILY BECAUSE LA MIRADA, AND SPECIFICALLY THE FOSTER PARK AREA IS WHERE THEY FIRST IMMIGRATED TO AND FIRST GOT THEIR HOUSE BACK IN THE MID 70S.

AND SO THIS THIS STORE IS VERY SPECIAL TO THEM.

AND CERTAINLY TO OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE SUCH QUALITY LATIN FOOD TO FINALLY BE HOME AND THEN SAYS, YOU KNOW, ESTAMOS EN CASA. ESTAMOS. YEAH. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, ALL KINDS OF WONDERFUL THINGS, BUT IT IS. MIKASA. YOU KNOW, IT'S OUR CASA HERE IN LA MIRADA.

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AND IT'S CERTAINLY GOING TO PROVIDE COMPETITION TO STATE OF BROTHERS AND ALBERTSON'S, NONETHELESS. BUT YOU KNOW, NOTHING BETTER. THERE'S NO BETTER CHICHARONES THAN OVER IN NORTH GATE.

I'LL TELL YOU THAT. AND THEN THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION, WHICH JUST ESCAPED MY.

THOUGHTS AND LOOKING AT MY CALENDAR HERE, BUT OH, YEAH.

THE MULTI-CHAMBER MIXER OVER AT LA JARA BREWERY WITH NORWALK PRIMARILY SPONSORED BY THE NORWALK CHAMBER.

BUT WE ALSO HAD SANTA FE SPRINGS CERRITOS PICO RIVERA AND I BELIEVE BELLFLOWER AS WELL.

BUT IT WAS A MULTI-CHAMBER MIXER OVER AT LA JARA BREWING.

FANTASTIC PLACE. A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE ARE CHAMBER, ESPECIALLY IN NORWALK, IS VERY, VERY STRONG.

SO I APPRECIATE KAREN SPILSBURY AND EVERYBODY THERE PUTTING THE EVENTS ON AND MAKING EVERYTHING HAPPEN.

AND THEN ALSO THAT SAME NIGHT WE HAD A NORWALK, LA MIRADA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY WHERE BASICALLY THE UP AND COMING LEADERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM COUNSELORS, TEACHERS, CLASSIFIED.

YOU KNOW, ANYBODY CAN BE A PART OF AN ACADEMY TO BE PAIRED WITH A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY TO BE LEARNING ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND BE MENTORED AND OTHERWISE. SO I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN INVITED TO BE A PART OF THAT, ALONG WITH SOME OF OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING COLLEEN AND AND SASHA. SO LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH NORWALK, LA MIRADA, AND HELPING ALL OF US GROW TOGETHER SO THAT IT CAN BE A WIN WIN.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AND BY NEXT MEETING, I MAY WELL, I PROBABLY WILL.

WHEN'S THE NEXT MEETING? FEBRUARY 4TH. OKAY, MAYBE NOT BY THEN, BUT THE NEXT MEETING THEREAFTER THAT I'LL HAVE MY BABY BOY WILL BE BORN. THANK YOU. DOCTOR LU. OH, YEAH. OKAY. I ATTEND THE 2026 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW IN LAS VEGAS. MY OWN BUDGET.

OKAY. I WAS AMAZED BY HOW AI IS EXPECTED TO TRANSFORM OUR WORLD IN THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS.

OKAY. I WAS ALSO ATTEND THE ACC STUDENT LEADERSHIP CAMP WITH ALONG WITH TRUSTEE REAL DOCTOR FIERRO. I TRULY ENJOY SPENDING TIME WITH STUDENTS AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE AND DAILY LIFE.

AND HAPPY NEW SEMESTER! THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL.

I HAD AN AMAZING MEETING WITH FRANCISCO NOYOLA.

HE'S THE ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FOR HAWAIIAN GARDENS.

HE REQUESTED A MEETING WITH MYSELF AND THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND SO, FROM OUR SIDE. DOCTOR FIERRO, ANDREA AND DOCTOR MIXON JOINED THE MEETING, AND IT WAS AN AMAZING MEETING.

WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP RESIDENTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SERVICES AND EXPAND SERVICES IN HAWAIIAN GARDENS OR PURCHASE OR EXPAND HAWAIIAN GARDENS PARTICIPATION IN OUR COLLEGE.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO POSITIVE RESULTS FROM THAT MEETING.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.

AS TRUSTEE SANCHEZ MENTIONED AND DOCTOR LU MENTIONED.

SO DITTO. THANK YOU. IT WAS AN AMAZING FUN. I LOVE SHARING WITH THE STUDENTS.

WE DIDN'T JOIN THEM IN THEIR PAJAMA PARTY. I WISH THAT I COULD HAVE A VISUAL LIKE WE DID FOR FOR THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS, BUT I JUST HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME. STUDENTS ARE AMAZING.

THEY'RE FUTURE LEADERS. AND WHEN THEY HAD THE.

BECAUSE THEY ASKED US TO PARTICIPATE IN A PANEL WITH DOCTOR BREMER, WHO'S NOT HERE.

THEY GAVE US AN HOUR, AND EACH OF US GOT, LIKE, 20 QUESTIONS.

SO, NO, WE DIDN'T GET THROUGH EVERYTHING, BUT JUST THE QUESTIONS THAT WE GOT.

IT WAS JUST AMAZING INFORMATION, RIGHT? SO SO THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY.

AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATED. AND IT SEEMED THAT 50 STUDENTS WERE INVITED THIS YEAR.

AND WHO DID NOT GO? EVERYBODY WENT. SO IT WAS AN AMAZING PARTICIPATION AND JUST IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.

SO THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. AND I LOVE BEING THERE.

AND THEN LASTLY I JUST, YOU KNOW, WANT TO SAY THAT THERE'S HOPE IN OUR DEMOCRACY.

I KNOW TIMES ARE DARK. SO IN MY PRESENTATION, I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP THE BUDDHIST MONKS THAT ARE YOU KNOW, MARCHING FOR PEACE. WE ARE SUCH A DIVERSE NATION.

AND THEN THERE'S THESE MONKS WHO ARE TRAVELING FROM TEXAS TO WASHINGTON, D.C.

BY FOOT, AND IT'S JUST THEIR THEIR JOURNEY IS JUST AMAZING TO SEE AS TO HOW PEOPLE ARE REACTING TO THEM.

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AND JUST IN OUR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS. I KNOW I KEEP BRINGING IT UP, BUT WE EACH HAVE OUR OWN INDIVIDUAL JOURNEYS.

AND WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP POSITIVE AND JUST DO THE BEST WE CAN FOR THE PEOPLE AROUND US, WHOEVER THAT MAY BE.

AND FOR US, AS TRUSTEE. OBVIOUSLY IT'S THE COLLEGE. WE HAVE A LOT MORE PEOPLE TO WORK WITH.

BUT BUT JUST I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP THEIR JOURNEY BECAUSE IT'S IT'S IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE RIOS. DOCTOR. GARRETT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GREEN.

SO GREAT. BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR FACULTY, OUR STAFF, OUR ADMINISTRATORS, OR CERRITOS COLLEGE COMMUNITY FOR WELCOMING OUR STUDENTS LAST WEEK ON THE ASK ME TABLES.

MANY PEOPLE WALKING STUDENTS AROUND CAMPUS SAYING HELLO TO THEM, MAKING SURE THEY FELT COMFORTABLE AND WELCOME.

SO AN AMAZING BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER. I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO REPORT WHEN I HAVE NO STUDENTS COMING TO MY OFFICE UPSET BECAUSE SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THEM DURING THE FIRST WEEK.

I LOVE WHEN THEY COME TO THE OFFICE. I DON'T REALLY LIKE IT WHEN THEY COME UPSET THE FIRST WEEK.

AND I THINK THIS IS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR SINCE WE CAME BACK TO THE PANDEMIC.

ZERO ZERO STUDENTS HAVE COME WITH CONCERNS. TO MY OFFICE.

LET'S KNOCK ON WOOD. DURING THE FIRST WEEK WEEK AND A HALF, BECAUSE EVERYONE IS HANDS ON DECK, MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE BEING SERVED AND WELL RECEIVED ON CAMPUS.

AND I THINK IT TRANSLATES ON HOW THEY SHOW UP AND THEY CONTINUE TO SHOW UP AND IN GREAT NUMBERS.

OUR ENROLLMENT IS BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC NUMBERS.

WE ARE BACK ON PAR WHEN WE HAD SOME OF OUR HIGHEST ENROLLMENT NUMBERS.

AND THAT IS THAT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. THAT IS BY DESIGN, BASED ON HOW OTHER STUDENTS ARE TREATED AND RECEIVED IN OUR INSTITUTION, BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE CASE IN SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING INSTITUTIONS THAT ENROLLMENT IS COMING THIS STRONG.

SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

IT'S A BENEFIT FOR THE STUDENT AND OBVIOUSLY A BETTER FOR THE BETTERMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

A GOOD THING FOR THE COLLEGE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE A STRONG ENROLLMENT.

AS WAS MENTIONED, I WAS AT THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP RETREAT.

IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. I PLAY UNO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE.

WE PLAYED TOGETHER. I REALIZED THERE WAS A GAME OF STRATEGY.

IT WASN'T QUITE AS SILLY AS I THOUGHT. WE GOT GUSTAVO REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

HE WAS THE FIRST ONE TO HAVE ONE CARD. AND VERY QUICKLY WE ALL TEAM UP AGAINST HIM.

AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE HAD BASICALLY THE WHOLE STACK ON HIS HAND AGAIN.

SO IT WAS REALLY FUN. I DID NOT WIN THOUGH. WE ARE HIRING OVER 20 FACULTY MEMBERS THIS NEXT YEAR, I THINK 23, 23, 23 FACULTY MEMBERS. THEY ARE POSTED A LOT OF WORK FOR THE FACULTY SENATE AND FACULTY IN GENERAL STAFF IN THOSE COMMITTEES.

A LOT OF OUR CLASSIFIED MEMBERS ALSO PARTICIPATE ON THAT.

SO EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE INCREDIBLY BUSY HIRING.

WE ARE ALSO AT THE SAME TIME REHIRING ALL OF OUR CLASSIFIED OPENINGS, THE THE RETIREMENTS LEFT BEHIND.

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF HIRING TO DO THIS YEAR. ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS TO BE ON THE NEWS AND RECOGNIZED SO FREQUENTLY AS A COLLEGE. AND THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO WORK HERE.

AS SOON AS THE POSITIONS ARE OPEN, WE GET QUITE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF APPLICANTS TO THE POINT THAT PEOPLE CALL ASKING FOR THE APPLICANT POOL TO BE REOPENED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT GET THE CHANCE TO SUBMIT.

SO WE REACHED 150 200 APPLICANTS AND THEY CALL, HEY, THE POSITION JUST OPENED AND IT'S CLOSED.

I WAS ABOUT TO SUBMIT MY DOCUMENTS. PLEASE LET ME SUBMIT MY DOCUMENTS.

SO THE POOLS ARE VERY STRONG AND A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

AND AGAIN, THAT IS BECAUSE WHEN WHEN WE SHOW THAT WE DO GOOD WORK AND, AND THERE IS A GOOD PLACE TO WORK, PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO BE PART OF THAT. AND THAT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIRE THE BEST PEOPLE THAT WE CAN IN ORDER TO,

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AND IT IS, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, A GOOD BUDGET.

SO THE GOVERNOR RELEASED THE BUDGET AND THERE ARE A FEW INCREASES ON ONGOING DOLLARS 2.4% ON COLA, INCLUDING CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS. SO THE MAJORITY OF CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO RECEIVE COLA, WHICH IS NOT TRADITIONALLY THE CASE, BUT THIS TIME IT IS.

AND THERE IS ABOUT 1.5%, ABOUT $88 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR ENROLLMENT GROWTH.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO CAPTURE AS MUCH AS WE CAN OF THOSE DOLLARS.

THERE IS ALSO ABOUT $440 MILLION THAT WERE ALLOCATED TO FULLY FUND THE STUDENT CENTERED FUNDING FORMULA. SO THE GOVERNOR IS PROPOSING TO PAY BACK THE DEFICIT ON THE STUDENT CENTER.

CENTER FORMULA FROM LAST YEAR. WITH THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, WHICH IS A GOOD THING, WE WILL NOT EXPERIENCE ANY DEFERRALS SO THAT THAT IS A GOOD THING. HOWEVER, THERE IS NOT A LOT OF MONEY ON ONGOING COSTS.

THAT IS GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT INFLUX OF MONEY ACCORDING TO THIS INITIAL BUDGET.

BUT REMEMBER, THIS IS THE STARTING, STARTING POINT OF THE CONVERSATION ON ONE TIME DOLLARS.

SO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL YEARS, THAT IS GOING TO BE MONEY FOR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND MONEY FOR OTHER PROJECTS THAT REQUIRED ONLY ONE TIME EXPENSE, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THE BUDGET IS WORKING OUT.

THE MAIN CONCERN THAT I HAVE AT THIS TIME, AND IT'S A MATTER OF OBSERVING HOW IT'S DEVELOPED, IS THAT THE DELTA BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET AND THE LAO? THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE IS THE LARGEST IT HAS BEEN IN A LONG TIME.

SO THE GOVERNOR IS PROJECTING $3 BILLION DEFICIT.

THE LAO IS PROJECTING 18. USUALLY THEY ARE A LITTLE CLOSER.

BUT THIS TIME THEY ARE PRETTY FAR APART. THE CALCULATIONS FROM THE GOVERNOR ARE PRETTY GENEROUS ON THE REVENUES COMING UP.

THE LAO IS TAKING A MORE CONSERVATIVE APPROACH.

I'M ASSUMING THAT THE TRUTH IS SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN.

THAT IS GOING TO BE FLUSHED OUT DURING THE PROCESS.

BUT OVERALL, IT'S A GOOD BUDGET FOR COLLEGES AND K-12.

NOT A LOT OF GROWTH MONEY, BUT NO CUTS. AND SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FUNDED FOR A WHILE ARE GOING TO BE FUNDED AT LEAST ONE TIME WITH CATEGORICAL DOLLARS. YOU MAY BE WONDERING, WHO IS THE YOUNG LADY SITTING IN THE BACK THE ENTIRE MEETING, SO ATTENTIVE TO WHAT WE'RE SAYING. AND HER NAME IS VICTORIA.

SHE'S A BRAND NEW STUDENT. I'M JUST KIDDING. SHE IS OUR NEW TEAM MEMBER AT THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE.

AND, VICTORIA, YOU'RE WELCOME TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF IF YOU WANT.

GOOD EVENING. I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE, AND I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THE TEAM.

IT'S A PLEASURE. SO WE'LL HAVE VICTORIA STARTING ON FEBRUARY 2ND.

AND SHE WAS APPROVED BY ALL OF YOU THIS EVENING ON THE HUMAN RESOURCES ITEM.

SO WELCOME, VICTORIA. THANK YOU. BECAUSE OF THE POWER OF THE INTERNET, I WAS ABLE TO GET A FEW NUMBERS BASED ON THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED ABOUT OR PROGRAMS. SO AFRICAN STUDIES, THIS CURRENT THIS CURRENT TERM HAS 503 STUDENTS DIVIDED IN 18 SECTIONS, WHICH MEANS ABOUT 23 STUDENTS PER SECTION. THERE ARE NO FULL TIME FACULTY MEMBERS TEACHING ANY OF THOSE CLASSES, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY HIRING ONE FULL TIME FACULTY MEMBER IN AFRICANA STUDIES TO HOPEFULLY BEGIN TEACHING IN THE FALL OF 2026. SO THIS IS OUR LARGEST PROGRAM AT THE MOMENT WITH ON THIS SEMESTER, 503 STUDENTS IN 18 SECTIONS.

NO FULL TIME FACULTY AND DISCIPLINE AT THE MOMENT, ONE FULL TIME FACULTY PENDING CHICANO STUDIES HAS 235 STUDENTS DIVIDED IN TEN SECTIONS. CAROLINE IS CURRENTLY YOUR ONLY FULL TIME FACULTY MEMBER THAT IS CREDENTIALED TO TEACH CHICANO STUDY COURSES. CAROLINE IS THE ONLY FULL TIME FACULTY MEMBER TEACHING CHICANO STUDIES

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I THINK HE MAY HAVE BEEN 18. AND AND THE REASON THAT YOU SEE SO MANY DISCIPLINED PEOPLE HELPING WITH THE PROGRAM IS BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE THE CLASSES, NOR THE ENROLLMENT TO BE ABLE TO HIRE A FACULTY MEMBER.

SO AN AGREEMENT WAS MADE THAT WE WILL HAVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY FACULTY BEING ABLE TO CHAIR THE PROGRAM UNTIL WE GOT IT OFF THE GROUND. SO RALPH CASAS, HE TAUGHT PHARMACOLOGY.

HENRIETTA IS A COUNSELOR. LYDIA ALVAREZ TEACHES ENGLISH, AND CARLOS ARCE USED TO TEACH SPANISH, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. SO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A VERY, VERY LONG TIME, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE ENOUGH ENROLLMENT TO, TO, TO GET A PROGRAM. BUT WE'LL PUT A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT TOGETHER DO A PRESENTATION IN THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WITH SOME OF THE ENROLLMENT TRENDS AND SOME OF OUR PROJECTIONS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY DATA ON THE ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES AND NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES BECAUSE THOSE CLASSES ARE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH CURRICULUM. SO THEY ARE ZERO STUDENTS ENROLLED, ZERO FACULTY, EITHER PART TIME OR FULL TIME.

AND I THINK WE ARE AT LEAST A YEAR AWAY, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THE FIRST FEW COURSES, THEY WILL HAVE TO BE TAUGHT BY PART TIME FACULTY.

THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WELCOMING OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY BACK FOR A FOR OUR SPRING 2020 SEMESTER.

I'M WISHING EVERYONE A PRODUCTIVE, SUCCESSFUL SEMESTER.

I WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT BECAUSE WE ARE CERRITOS FALCONS AND WE RISE AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO SUCCESS.

THIS SEMESTER AND MEET THOSE INDICATORS AND DATA POINTS THAT WE HAVE SET.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING YOU KNOW, THE PRESENTATIONS AND OUR NEW DATA SETS SHOWING OUR SUCCESS.

I'M CLAIMING IT IN ADVANCE. ON MONDAY, WE RECOGNIZE DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

AND IN MY OWN REFLECTIONS, I JUST, YOU KNOW, I WAS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL THAT I AM A PART OF AN INSTITUTION THAT STANDS FIRMLY ON DOCTOR KING'S DREAM. AND WE ARE CONTINUING HIS LEGACY OF THAT DREAM AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO EQUITY AND ACCESS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU KNOW, I'M TRULY THANKFUL THAT WE ARE CONTINUING THAT LEGACY HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO FORMALLY SHARE MY CONGRATULATIONS WITH OUR MEN'S SOCCER TEAM. BUT WHILE THEY WERE STANDING HERE IN THE ROOM AND I WAS JUST LOOKING AND TAKING IN, LOOKING AT THEM AND TAKING IN ALL THE WONDERFUL WORDS THAT WERE EXPRESSED, I COULDN'T HELP BUT JUST THINK ABOUT ALL THE DETERMINATION, THE DEDICATION, THE HARD WORK. YOU KNOW, THE SACRIFICES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BY THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

AND KNOWING THAT CERRITOS COLLEGE HAS PLAYED A PART IN EITHER DEVELOPING THOSE TRAITS AND THOSE SKILLS, OR ENHANCING THOSE TRAITS AND THOSE SKILLS AND THE INDIVIDUALS, NOT JUST THE STUDENTS, BUT THE COACHES AND ALL THE SUPPORTERS.

IT JUST BROUGHT A SENSE OF JUST GRATITUDE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO CARRY THOSE SKILLS WITH THEM, OF COURSE, ON THE FIELD, BUT NOT JUST ON THE FIELD.

I'M, YOU KNOW, HOPING THAT THEY'RE CARRYING THOSE SKILLS WITH THEM INTO OUR CLASSROOMS, THAT THEY'RE AND THEN THAT THEY WILL ULTIMATELY CARRY THOSE SKILLS WITH THEM IN LIFE.

AND SO AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MEN'S SOCCER TEAM.

AND WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO. YES. OH. OH, YES.

I'M SO SORRY. TRUSTEE SALAZAR. WITH THAT, I WANT TO TURN THE MIC OVER TO TRUSTEE.

SALAZAR. HI. NO NO REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. AND WITH THAT WE WILL END SECTION EIGHT AND WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO SECTION NINE, CLOSED SECTION.

[9. Closed Session]

NO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IN CLOSED SESSION, WE DISCUSSED ITEM 9.03.

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TRUSTEE, SALAZAR, BIRKEY AND PACHECO. ITEM 9.04.

IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF CARLOS SERNA AS INTERIM MANAGER OF FACILITIES.

GRADE 26. STEP FIVE $10,965 OF THE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 5TH, 2026. NOT TO EXCEED JUNE 30TH, 2026. THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS SIX.

YES ZERO. NO THREE. ABSENT. TRUSTEE. SALAZAR.

BIRKEY AND PACHECO. ITEM 9.07. THE BOARD REVIEWED THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT, THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT, THE ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION AND THE APPEAL AND HAS DECIDED TO UPHOLD THE ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION PER THE DISTRICT'S AP 3435 DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT INVESTIGATIONS AND CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE FIVE, SECTION 5.933. EIGHT THE BOARD'S DECISION IS ISSUED AS THE FINAL DISTRICT DECISION ON THIS MATTER.

THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS SIX. YES ZERO NO THREE.

ABSENT. TRUSTEE. SALAZAR. BIRKEY AND PACHECO.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR BOARD MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.