[2.01 Conference with Real Property Negotiator (GC �.8) Property: Approximately 32,816 square foot facilities (2 buildings) with 344 space parking lot, totaling 5.58 acres located in the City of Cerritos]

WE ARE GOING TO RESUME SECTION 1.0 FOR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE.

[1.04 Comments from the Audience]

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS. THE CERRITOS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WELCOMES PUBLIC COMMENT ON ISSUES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COLLEGE.

COMMENTS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER SPEAKER AND 20 MINUTES PER TOPIC.

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. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, HOWEVER, MAY NOT DISCUSS OR TAKE LEGAL ACTION ON MATTERS RAISED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT UNLESS THE MATTERS ARE PROPERLY NOTICED FOR DISCUSSION AND LEGAL ACTION.

FINALLY, BE ADVISED THAT COLLEGE PERSONNEL AND PROCESSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER COMMUNICATION. STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY BE DISCIPLINED AND OR HELD CRIMINALLY OR OTHERWISE LEGALLY LIABLE FOR HARASSMENT, THREATS OR INTIMIDATION UNLESS SUCH SPEECH IS CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED.

CERRITOS COLLEGE BOARD POLICY 5550.

AT THIS TIME, I AM GOING TO CALL UP FIVE STUDENTS AT ONCE IN REGARD TO FBLAPBLA

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE UPDATE NAMES ZAIRA MORA, HILDA RUBIANES.

ISABELA, SANTA CRUZ. NAPAT FONG, GRACE GUYOT.

I HOPE I SAID THAT RIGHT.

I DO APOLOGIZE. AND JERRY RAMOS.

HELLO. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT.

RESPECTIVE BOARD MEMBERS, CAMPUS LEADERS AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT STAFF.

I'M JERRY RAMOS. YEAH.

GO AHEAD AND LET IT OUT. COME ON. GOOD EVENING.

I KNOW MANY OF YOU. AND WONDERFUL THAT YOU'RE HERE, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

I'M AN ALUMNI, A PROUD ALUMNI.

I'VE BEEN HERE 19 YEARS AND ADVISOR ALL THESE YEARS TO VARIOUS CLUBS, ESPECIALLY THIS ONE, PHI BETA LAMBDA, THE FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA.

WE HAD A WONDERFUL CONFERENCE TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AGO.

MARCH, MARCH 27TH 2829 TOOK A CHARTER BUS TO SAN FRANCISCO ABOUT 7 OR 8 HOURS THAT WAY.

AND THE STUDENTS HAD A CHANCE TO PARTAKE IN A WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, NETWORKING, TEAM BUILDING, AND ESPECIALLY COMPETING IN AN ACADEMIC DECATHLON MANNER VERSUS MANY FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITIES.

BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT ME.

IT'S ABOUT THE STUDENTS.

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, THEY WILL INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND TELL YOU HOW WE DID.

GOOD EVENING TRUSTEES.

MY NAME IS HOLDER. I CURRENTLY SERVE AS A STUDENT, SENATOR AND PRESIDENT OF THE FBLA LEADERS OF AMERICA AND PBO AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

I AM HERE TODAY TO SHARE A HISTORIC MILESTONE FOR OUR CAMPUS.

THIS YEAR, OUR FBLA CHAPTER ACHIEVED 18 PLACEMENTS AT THE STATE BUSINESS LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, INCLUDING MULTIPLE FIRST PLACE FINISHES.

THIS MARKS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMPETITIVE SUCCESS OUR CHAPTER HAS SEEN IN OVER IN A DECADE. BUT BEYOND COMPETITION, THIS ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTS SOMETHING GREATER.

IT REPRESENTS THE IMPACT, BUILDING STRUCTURE AND ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE INCREASED STUDENT ENGAGEMENT BY OVER 150%, CREATED CONSTANT PROGRAMING, CONSISTENT PROGRAMING AND PROVIDED STUDENTS WITH PATHWAYS TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, CAREER READINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CONFIDENCE.

OUR WORK HAS EXTENDED ACROSS CAMPUS THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND OTHER CLUB ORGANIZATIONS, REINFORCING A CULTURE OF INVOLVEMENT AND STUDENT SUCCESS. F. S MISSION IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN BUSINESS THROUGH PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES AT CERRITOS AND AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

THAT MISSION IS ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTING TO STUDENT SUCCESS, TO STUDENT GROWTH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

WE ARE NOW TO NOW REPRESENT CERRITOS COLLEGE AT A NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO ELEVATE WHAT STUDENT ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATIONS CAN ACHIEVE ON THIS CAMPUS.

TO FURTHER HIGHLIGHT THE SCOPE OF OUR ACHIEVEMENT AND THE IMPACT OF OUR WORK, I WOULD LIKE TO NOW TURN IT OVER TO OUR TREASURER, ZARA. HELLO. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

MY NAME IS ZARA MORA AND I AM THE CURRENT TREASURER OF PBL, FBLA BUSINESS CLUB HERE AT CERRITOS.

I AM A FIRST GENERATION STUDENT AND I WILL BE GRADUATING NEXT MONTH WITH SIX DEGREES DONE IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS.

AND THANK YOU. ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTORS TO THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT HAS BEEN THE BUSINESS CLUB HERE ON CAMPUS.

I HAVE BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF FBLA FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF NOW.

I HAVE LEARNED IMPORTANT SKILLS IN ACCOUNTING, LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION, AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO APPLY THOSE TO MY ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER SO FAR.

I HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING A NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ALREADY TO REPRESENT CERRITOS AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND AS MENTIONED, IT'S BEEN A PRICELESS ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED ON CAMPUS AND WITH THE CLUB.

WE DID HAVE A RECORD BREAKING 18 PLACEMENTS FROM OUR STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, AS OUR PRESIDENT HILDA MENTIONED, AND IT IS THE MOST PLACEMENTS THAT CERRITOS COLLEGE HAS HAD IN ALMOST TEN YEARS.

WE PLACED AMONGST SCHOOLS LIKE SACRAMENTO STATE, CAL STATE, SAN BERNARDINO AND DE ANZA COLLEGE.

IT'S AN EXCELLENT DEMONSTRATION OF THE SKILLS, TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT CERRITOS COLLEGE HAS EQUIPPED US WITH THUS FAR.

WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THESE.

18 HIGH ACHIEVING INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS REPRESENT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

CERRITOS COLLEGE AND OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO.

I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR EACH OF MY PEERS TO HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES THAT I HAVE GAINED FROM THE BUSINESS CLUB.

TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF OUR GROUP'S DIVERSITY.

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SIX OUT OF OUR 18 PLACEMENTS CAME FROM STUDENTS WHO ARE RECEIVING SACHSE SERVICES.

MANY OF OUR MEMBERS ARE PART OF EOPS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, AND SOME ARE EVEN PARENTS.

WE ALSO HAVE REMAINED FULLY INVOLVED IN CAMPUS EVENTS SUCH AS FALCONS GAME SUPPLY DRIVE, SUPPORTING FALCON'S NEST AND ATTENDING EVERY ALUMNI STUDENT MIXER THIS YEAR.

EACH STUDENT HAS POURED HOURS OF RESEARCH AND PREPARATION INTO THEIR COMPETITIVE EVENTS, AND THEIR DEDICATION HAS MADE A STATEMENT. WE ARE READY TO MAKE ANOTHER STATEMENT NATIONWIDE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING THROUGH EFFORTS TO GET OURSELVES TO NATIONALS, AND HAVE MADE SOME PROGRESS WITH THE QUICKLY APPROACHING DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION TO ATTEND NATIONALS.

WE STILL NEED SUPPORT TO INVEST IN THE FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS WHO HAVE ALREADY INVESTED SO MUCH INTO CERRITOS COLLEGE TO FURTHER EXPLAIN WHAT THAT SUPPORT LOOKS LIKE.

I'LL INTRODUCE PRICE, OUR CLUB SECRETARY.

SO HELLO, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

MY NAME IS PRICE. I'M THE CURRENT FBLA CLUB SECRETARY AS WELL AS THE CURRENT ASRC TREASURER FOR OUR STUDENT GOVERNMENT MANAGING OUR $1.5 MILLION IN FUNDS.

SO JUST TO GO INTO SOME MORE LOGISTICS WISE FOR OUR FINANCING TO GO TO NATIONALS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FINANCE AND FUNDRAISE OUR TWO SEPARATE FALL AND SPRING CONFERENCES, BUT NOW WE ARE IN NEED OF MORE SUPPORT TO GO REPRESENT CERRITOS COLLEGE AT NATIONALS.

SO THE CURRENT COST RIGHT NOW FOR REGISTRATION, LODGING, FOOD AND TRANSPORTATION FOR OUR 20 STUDENTS WHO WERE RECEIVED 18 PLACEMENTS IN INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM COMPETITIONS, IT WOULD COST THEM $15,000 AND $15,800 TO ATTEND NATIONALS. THROUGH A VERY RESILIENT FUNDRAISING AS WELL AS FINANCING THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ACC, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FUNDRAISE $7.1 THOUSAND, AND THIS CAME FROM FUNDING REQUESTS THROUGH THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS A LITTLE SMALL FUNDRAISERS SUCH AS OUR SOCAN OFFICER FUNDRAISER THAT WE HELD IN THE LIBRARY STRUCTURE LAST WEEK.

AND WHILE WE DID FUNDRAISE, ABOUT 42% OF OUR NEEDED EXPENSES, WE STILL CANNOT COVER OUR 20 STUDENTS TO GO TO NATIONALS.

WE'RE ONLY ABLE TO FUND RIGHT NOW.

NINE. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR SUPPORT FOR 8.7 K RIGHT NOW FROM ANY OTHER DONATIONS OR STREAMS OF SUPPORT RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU. AND TO INTRODUCE VICE PRESIDENT ISABELLA.

OKAY. HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ISABELLA SANTA CRUZ AND I'M CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FBLA-PBL.

AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME, CONSIDERATION AND ONGOING SUPPORT.

IT HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO STAND BEFORE BEFORE YOU AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF FBLA AT CERRITOS COLLEGE. THIS CHAPTER HAS WORKED SO HARD AND DILIGENTLY TO FOSTER LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AMONGST ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. AS VICE PRESIDENT, I'M DEEPLY HONORED TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM THAT HAS DEDICATED ITSELF TO BUILDING NOT ONLY A STRONGER ORGANIZATION, BUT A STRONGER CAMPUS COMMUNITY.

THE ACHIEVEMENTS THAT WE HAVE SHARED TODAY REPRESENT MORE THAN AWARDS OR MILESTONES.

THE. THEY REFLECT HARD WORK, RESILIENCE AND AMBITIOUS AMBITION OF STUDENTS WHO ARE STRIVING TO GROW INTO FUTURE LEADERS WHILE ALSO PROUDLY PRESENT, REPRESENTING CERRITOS COLLEGE AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT THAT HAS ALLOWED US TO EXPAND OUR IMPACT, CREATE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR MEMBERS, AND CONTINUE PURSUING EXCELLENCE.

WITH THAT SUPPORT, WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT OUR CHAPTER WILL CONTINUE TO GROW, INSPIRE AND CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO OUR CAMPUS AND BEYOND.

THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN OUR STUDENT SUCCESS AND FOR HELPING MAKE THESE OPPORTUNITIES POSSIBLE FOR ALL OF THEM.

NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP TED ROGERS.

HI. CONTEXT OF MY ADDRESS IS CONTINUING EDUCATION PASS FOR PEOPLE MOVING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM WHAT'S CURRENTLY SEEN OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND THEN UP TO STATE OR UNIVERSITY AND GENERAL EDUCATION.

AND SPECIFICALLY THE INTENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION WHETHER IT IS A MILESTONE OR A MOVING TARGET. SO WITHIN THAT CONTEXT I'VE BEEN A STUDENT SINCE 2008.

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I CURRENTLY HAVE 161 UNITS WITH A 3.99 GPA.

ALONG THE WAY, IT WAS POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THE SCHOOL GETS MEASURED BY A METRIC OF HOW MANY PEOPLE COMPLETE PROGRAMS. AND I THOUGHT, OKAY, I'LL VOLUNTEER TO HELP THE SCHOOL.

SO I TURNED IN PETITIONS FOR SIX, ACTUALLY SEVEN AA DEGREES.

ONE OF THEM, I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH CLASSES IN THE WELDING DEPARTMENT, SO THAT WOULD BE PENDING.

AND THE OTHER SIX GOT RETURNED AS CERTIFICATES, AND I HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY CLEAR EXPLANATION WHY.

THE BEST I CAN GATHER IS THAT THE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS AND RECORDS DEPARTMENT IS NOT ACCEPTING THE BACHELOR'S OF SCIENCE THAT I GOT FROM CAL STATE LONG BEACH, WHICH I HAVE SHOWN TO THEM TWO DIFFERENT WAYS, AND THEY CAN FIND INSTANTANEOUSLY BY THE SERVICE THAT THE SCHOOL SUBSCRIBES TO.

AND IF I CAN READ YOU A LINE FROM THE CATALOG FROM WHEN I STARTED, IT SAYS THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES WILL BE EXEMPT FROM THE CERRITOS COLLEGE GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH REQUIREMENTS AND THE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS SHOULD THEY PURSUE AN ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE AT THIS INSTITUTION.

SO THAT WAS ME READING FROM A COPY I JUST MADE TODAY FROM THE 2008 CATALOG.

WHEN I STARTED, THE SAME CATALOG CONTINUED WITH THE SAME WORDS UP UNTIL 22, 2020 223. IN 2024, THEY CHANGED THAT.

THAT WAS AFTER I STARTED PROTESTING THAT I GOT CERTIFICATES INSTEAD OF AAS, AND NOW THEY SAY OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS FROM THE DEGREE GRANTING INSTITUTION MUST BE SUBMITTED. SO THAT'S A NEW REQUIREMENT.

IT WASN'T IN PLACE WHEN I STARTED HERE.

AND I THINK THE WHOLE QUESTION OF GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS IS BEHIND MY BEING DENIED THE AAS. I CAN'T SEE ANY REASON WHY THE SCHOOL WANTS TO IGNORE ITS OWN CATALOG RULES AND TITLE FIVE. AND I CAN READ YOU THE CITATION IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED, BUT I'M ASKING FOR A SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE.

I THINK I HEARD YOU TALKING ABOUT LEGAL STUFF.

THE BUSINESS LAW CLASSES I TOOK HERE.

I EARNED THEM. THERE'S NOTHING IN THE CLASSES, THE DEGREES, THE AA DEGREES THAT REQUIRES ANY GENERAL EDUCATION.

THEY'RE ALL SUBJECT MATTER SPECIFIC. I TOOK THEM AND PERSONALLY, MY DAD EARNED A DOCTORATE TWICE.

FIRST TIME. IT TURNED OUT TO BE AN INSOLUBLE PROBLEM. THE SECOND ONE, HE TIMED OUT AND I KIND OF FEEL LIKE I OWE IT TO HIS MEMORY AND TO MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS NOT TO LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN.

SO IF ANY ONE OF YOU OR YOU AS A GROUP CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE RIGHT PERSON TO REVIEW THE SITUATION, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE I'VE GONE AS HIGH AS I COULD. I JUST FOUND ABOUT ONE STEP HIGHER ON THE CHAIN, AND I DON'T WANT TO KNOCK ANYBODY WHO HAS SAID NO SO FAR, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY AND I WOULD LIKE IT CHANGED.

AND I'M SURE IT DOESN'T APPLY JUST TO ME.

THERE'S PLENTY OF PEOPLE GOING BACK FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION THAT WILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. NEXT ANDREA TURNER.

HELLO. HELLO, PRESIDENT.

HELLO. BOARD. MEMBERS.

I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.

I AM A TEACHER OVER AT THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.

THIS. I'LL BE HITTING MY 12TH YEAR HERE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO READ A LETTER THAT WAS GIVEN TO US FROM ONE OF OUR PARENTS.

AND I COULD TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, MY EXPERIENCES HAVE BEEN AMAZING WITH SO MANY CONNECTIONS.

AND NOT ONLY WITH THE, THE CHILDREN, THE FAMILIES, THE COMMUNITIES, OUR PRACTICUM STUDENTS ALL ACROSS THE BOARD.

BUT I HAVE THIS LETTER I'D LIKE TO READ TO YOU THIS PARTICULAR FAMILY, WE ENDED UP TEACHING ALL THREE CHILDREN THAT CAME THROUGH THE CENTER, AND WE STILL CONNECT WITH THEM OFTEN AS WE CAN.

AND. LOTS OF TIMES YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE CHILDREN ARE YOUNGER TO COME TO THIS MEETING, THEY ASKED IF I COULD READ BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM ARE DOING HOMEWORK RIGHT NOW AND GETTING READY FOR BED.

SO I HAVE A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL, JOYFUL AND WILD RIDE. WHAT A WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL, JOYFUL AND WILD RIDE IT HAS BEEN.

YOU'VE SEEN LUCA THROUGH SO MANY DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES, FAMILY CHALLENGES, A PANDEMIC AND MUCH MORE.

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LUCA HAS SO MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT FOR YOU ALL.

I SEE IT WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT YOU AT HOME.

SO MUCH EXCITEMENT AND JOY IN HIS EYES.

SPARKLE RETELLING THE HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS DAY.

ALWAYS POSITIVE AND NEVER A NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE.

WE WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE.

YOU WILL FOREVER HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS.

YOU'VE BEEN LUCAS SANCTUARY AWAY FROM HOME.

YOUR CONSISTENCY WITH THE CHILDREN ON ALL LEVELS HAS HELPED HIM BECOME AN INQUISITIVE CHILD, CURIOUS ABOUT ALL THINGS AND READY TO LEARN.

WE ARE CERTAIN THAT THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT HE, AND THE CONNECTIONS THAT HE MAKES THROUGH HIS LIFE WILL COME EASIER BECAUSE OF THE WORK.

BECAUSE OF THE EASY. BECAUSE OF YOUR WORK.

WHATEVER AMAZING THINGS HE CHOOSES TO DO IN HIS LIFE, YOU'VE HAD A HAND IN IT.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR DEDICATION.

THANK YOU FOR LOVING AND SUPPORTING OUR SON.

AND THANK YOU FOR INSTILLING IN OUR BABY THE LOVE FOR LEARNING.

WE THINK BACK ON THE TIMES AT THE CERRITOS COLLEGE CDC.

IT WILL BE THE FONDEST MEMORIES AND WHATEVER WE MIGHT, WHEREVER WE MIGHT BE OR YOU MIGHT BE.

I HOPE AND PRAY THAT YOU FEEL THE LOVE WE HAVE FOR YOU, AND WITH ALL THE LOVE AND GRATITUDE THAT YOUR HEARTS CAN HOLD THE AMATO'S.

SO I'M VERY PROUD TO READ THAT I GOT THIS, AND I'VE READ IT A FEW TIMES, AND EACH TIME IT BRINGS A DIFFERENT MEANING, BUT JUST THE CONNECTION.

AND I JUST THINK TO BE UP HERE AND TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK WITH YOU GUYS.

NEXT TO THE MIC, WE HAVE ADELA GARCIA GUZMAN.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.

MY SON COLBY GUZMAN JOINS ME TONIGHT.

HE IS A FORMER STUDENT OF THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.

HE STARTED WHEN HE WAS TWO YEARS OLD AND HE CONCLUDED THIS PAST SUMMER WE HAD SO MANY FOND MEMORIES. THE TEACHERS ARE GREAT.

THEY'RE INCREDIBLE. THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO FOR THEIR CHILDREN. AND WE ARE JUST SO LUCKY TO HAVE THEM IN OUR LIFE AND TO BE ABLE TO DO WORK AND, YOU KNOW, LEAVE OUR CHILD IN A SAFE PLACE.

AND THEY JUST, YOU KNOW, WE MISS THEM AND WE ARE JUST SO HAPPY THAT MY SON WAS ABLE TO, TO GO THERE.

WE WERE ON A WAIT LIST FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS.

WELL, PRACTICALLY SINCE HE WAS BORN BECAUSE I WAS A PRACTICUM STUDENT.

SO WHEN I WENT TO THE CENTER AND I WAS VOLUNTEERING MY TIME, I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE CENTER AND I SAID, I KNOW MY SON IS GOING TO LOVE IT TOO.

SO I PUT HIM ON THE WAIT LIST.

AND WHEN HE WAS OLD ENOUGH TO ENROLL, WE GOT IN.

AND NOW I HAVE A SEVENTH WEEK BABY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE INFANT CENTER THAT I HEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, SOON MIGHT BE OPENING SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THE WONDERFUL TEACHERS CARE FOR MY BABY AS WELL.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SHARE? YEAH.

TELL THEM ABOUT WHAT WERE YOU SEEING IN THE CAR RIDE? ALL YOUR FAVORITE THINGS YOUR TEACHERS, THE BUMPY SLIDE, THE BICYCLES. HE SAID HE MISSES CHEF ALVA BECAUSE HE DOESN'T GET HE DOESN'T GET A, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL LUNCHES DIFFERENT.

SO HE TRULY MISSES CHEF ALVA AND HER BANANA MUFFINS AND THE MUD PIT, TOO, RIGHT. IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE SAYING? YEAH. SO WE JUST REALLY WE'RE HERE TO, YOU KNOW, TO SUPPORT THE TEACHERS.

AND WE HOPE THAT YOU GUYS ARE CONSIDERING SUPPORTING CONTINUE SUPPORTING THEM TO BECOME, YOU KNOW, UNION STAFF WORKERS SO THEY CAN CONTINUE ALL THE AMAZING WORK THAT THEY DO AND ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THAT THEY BRING TO THE CENTER EVERY DAY.

THANK YOU GUYS. NEXT ASHLEY REED.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.

I AM NOT A PUBLIC SPEAKER BY ANY MEANS.

SO YES, PLEASE BEAR WITH ME.

MY NAME IS ASHLEY REED.

I AM CURRENTLY A TEACHER AT THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, A FULL TIME TEACHER, FULL TIME TEN MONTH TEACHER.

I'VE BEEN AT THE CENTER FOR NINE YEARS, SEVEN MONTHS AND COUNTING.

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I GOT INTO THE CAREER AS A TEACHER LATE IN LIFE.

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A TEACHER BECAUSE OF MY PAST EXPERIENCES AT PREVIOUS DAYCARES.

AND I NEVER WANTED A CHILD TO BE IN THAT SAME POSITION AND HAVE HAVE THOSE SAME EXPERIENCES THAT I EXPERIENCED AS A CHILD.

SO I FIND MYSELF HERE AT THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

AND I AM TRULY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I, MY SOLE PURPOSE IS TO BE AN ADVOCATE AND BE THE VOICE FOR THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE A VOICE.

MAY THAT BE THE CHILDREN WHO ARE FIRST AND FOREMOST THE FAMILIES AND THE STAFF.

SO TODAY IS A AWESOME, WONDERFUL DAY THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO HAVE OUR VOICES HEARD AND ALSO BE REPRESENTED.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK ANDREA FOR THE HARD WORK THAT SHE PUT IN TO GET US TO THIS PLACE AND TO WILL FOR BEING OUR VOICE.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS THIS IS A GOOD THING.

IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD THING FOR EVERYONE. AND I AM TRULY HONORED TO BE IN THAT POSITION. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. ERIKA AGUILAR.

THANKS, ASHLEY. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS ERICA AGUILAR AND I AM A EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR AT THE LOVELY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER. AND I'M ACTUALLY HERE NOT ONLY TO SUPPORT MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES AND OUR FACULTY. I'M ACTUALLY HERE TO READ A LETTER FROM ONE OF OUR FORMER PARENTS.

THIS PARENT IS SHE'S ACTUALLY A MOM OF A CHILD THAT WAS IN MY CLASS FOR TWO YEARS.

AND IT SAYS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I'M WRITING TO YOU TODAY AS A PARENT AND DEDICATED MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY TO EXPRESS MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR OUR TEACHERS EFFORTS TO UNIONIZE. OUR FAMILY WAS PART OF THIS WELL-ESTABLISHED PROGRAMING FOR OVER THREE YEARS. AND DURING THE TIME WE HAVE WITNESSED FIRSTHAND THE EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT THESE EDUCATORS HAVE, NAMELY TEACHERS ASHLEY REED, CHRISTINA FARAH, AND MYSELF. ERICA AGUILAR.

I DIDN'T WRITE THAT, I SWEAR HAVE BEEN PIVOTAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENRICHMENT OF OUR CHILD. THE GROWTH WE HAVE SEEN SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND ACADEMICALLY IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THEIR EXPERTISE IN THEIR TIRELESS DEDICATION THROUGHOUT OUR YEARS THERE. THE TEACHING STAFF HAS CONSISTENTLY PROVEN TO BE DEEPLY INVESTED. THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND BASIC CHILD CARE, SHOWING A GENUINE COMMITMENT TO EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL JOURNEY.

HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL, THEY NAVIGATE COMPLEX DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES WITH GRACE, SKILL, AND HIGH LEVEL OF EXPERTISE AND VALUABLE TO THE COMMUNITY.

THEY ARE THE HEARTBEAT OF THIS INSTITUTION AND THE PRIMARY REASON FAMILIES LIKE OURS REMAIN LOYAL TO THE SCHOOL.

AND THEN IT CONCLUDES BY SAYING, I BELIEVE THAT FOR THESE PROFESSIONALS TO CONTINUE THE PROVIDING THE LEVEL OF CARE, THEY MUST FEEL VALUED AND PROTECTED IN THEIR WORKPLACE. UNIONIZATION PROVIDES A STRUCTURE AND COLLECTIVE VOICE NECESSARY TO ENSURE FAIR COMPENSATION AND SUSTAINABLE WORK CONDITIONS.

WORKING CONDITIONS BY SUPPORTING THE RIGHT TO UNIONIZE, THE BOARD IS ENSURING THAT THE SCHOOL CAN RETAIN THE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATORS WHO MAKE THIS PROGRAM WHAT IT IS.

I URGE YOU TO RECOGNIZE THE UNION AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR TEACHERS TO SECURE THE FUTURE OF OUR SCHOOL.

SINCERELY. LINDA LAM SIGNED OFF.

LINDA LAM NGUYEN, DEDICATED PARENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBER.

THANK YOU. NEXT OLGA ANDRADE.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS OLGA ANDRADE AND I'M A FULL TIME INSTRUCTOR FOR THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. AND I WILL BE READING A STATEMENT THAT REPRESENTS THE SENTIMENT AND SUPPORT FROM THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

SO, ON BEHALF OF THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FACULTY, WE ARE HONORED TO STAND BEFORE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER TEACHING STAFF AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR CAMPUS LEARNING COMMUNITY. THE TEACHING STAFF AT THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER HAVE BEEN AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR DEPARTMENT FOR DECADES, AND WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THEY

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DO EACH AND EVERY DAY.

THEIR KNOWLEDGE, DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO CONSTRUCTIVIST TEACHING NOT ONLY BENEFIT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, BUT THEY.

BUT THEY. THEY SERVE BUT ALSO PROVIDE AN INVALUABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT STUDENTS. THROUGH OUR VISITS TO THE CENTER AND OUR STUDENTS OBSERVATIONS AND REFLECTIONS, WE CONSISTENTLY SEE THE HIGH QUALITY OF TEACHING AND INTENTIONALITY BEHIND THEIR WORK. THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER TEACHERS EXEMPLIFY BEST PRACTICES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND SERVE AS MODELS, MENTORS, AND SOURCES OF INSPIRATION FOR BOTH FACULTY AND THE FUTURE EDUCATORS THAT WE ARE PREPARING. THEIR PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION IS STRENGTHENED OUR PROGRAM, AND ENRICHED THE PREPARATION OF OUR PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS WHO ARE PRIVILEGED TO BEGIN THEIR PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY GUIDED BY SUCH TALENTED PROFESSIONALS.

IT IS WITH GREAT PRIDE, RESPECT, AND GRATITUDE THAT WE FULLY SUPPORT OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER COLLEAGUES IN BECOMING PART OF THE CERRITOS COLLEGE FACULTY FEDERATION UNION. THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER, TAMARA HARRIS.

HI, BOARD. HI, BOARD. I DO JUST WANT TO GIVE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A WARNING.

I DO SEE THAT WE HAVE KIDS IN THE AUDIENCE, AND I DON'T TYPICALLY GIVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT I WOULD HAVE WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY, BUT I DO JUST WANT TO GIVE A HEADS UP THAT THERE ARE SOME HEAVY TOPICS THAT I AM GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT.

AND AS A MOM MYSELF, I DO JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS THAT HEADS UP THAT I WILL BE DISCUSSING SOME PRETTY, SOME HEAVY THINGS TODAY.

AGAIN, THANK YOU BOARD FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK.

MY NAME IS TAMARA AND I AM HERE TO STAND WITH THE STUDENTS OF CERRITOS COLLEGE.

AGAINST THE INDEFENSIBLE AND THE GROTESQUE INVITATION OF TP, USA. TURNING POINT, USA ONTO THIS CAMPUS.

I'M A CERRITOS COLLEGE ALUMNI MYSELF.

IT'S ACTUALLY. IT'S CRAZY TO BE BACK HERE.

IT'S BEEN. I DON'T WANT TO AGE MYSELF, BUT IT'S BEEN SOME TIME.

BUT AS AN ALUMNI, I'M HONESTLY, I'M DISGUSTED AND I'M, I'M DEEPLY DISTURBED THAT A GROUP ROOTED IN WHITE CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM WAS NOT ONLY WELCOMED ONTO CAMPUS, BUT THE SCHOOL BOARD DOUBLED DOWN ON THAT DECISION. TURNING POINT USA IS A RACIST PROXY OF THE ALT RIGHT, AND THEIR ENTIRE GOAL IS TO PROMOTE WHITE SUPREMACY AND BRAINWASH CHILDREN AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, ACCORDING TO THE ORGANIZATION ITSELF, ITS MISSION STATEMENT IS TO IDENTIFY, EDUCATE, TRAIN AND ORGANIZE STUDENTS TO PROMOTE THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM, FREE MARKETS AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT.

AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE A QUICK SECOND JUST TO BREAK THAT DOWN.

THEY CLAIM TO PROMOTE THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM, YET THEY HAVE WORMED THEIR WAY INTO POLITICAL DISCOURSE BY PIGGYBACKING OFF OF FASCIST AND TYRANNICAL ADMINISTRATION, DENYING THE RIGHTS OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL TO PRACTICE THEIR OWN RELIGION, TO CONSENSUALLY MARRY WHOMEVER THEY WANT, TO PROTECT THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THEIR OWN BODIES, TO BE PROUD OF THEIR INDIGENOUS CULTURES, AND TO LIVE A LIFE FREE OF THEIR OPPRESSIVE CHAINS IS NOT PROMOTING FREEDOM.

IT'S PROMOTING CONTROL.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY A VIOLATION OF THE VERY CONSTITUTION THAT RULES THIS LAND.

CERTAINLY, THIS IS NOT THE MESSAGE THAT CERRITOS COLLEGE WANTS TO SEND ITS STUDENTS AND FUTURE STUDENTS. THEY CLAIM TO PROMOTE FREE MARKETS, YET THEY STAND BY A PRESIDENT WHO ROLLED OUT THE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL, A PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT FOSTERS UNEQUAL WEALTH DISTRIBUTION AND MARKET MANIPULATION, AMONGST MANY OTHER HARMFUL POLICIES.

THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT A FREE MARKET.

THEY CARE ABOUT A MARKET IN WHICH THEIR BILLIONAIRE DONORS AND FRIENDS CAN CONTINUE TO STEAL FROM WORKING CLASS AMERICANS UNDER THE GUISE OF PATRIOTISM.

THEY PRIORITIZE CORPORATIONS AND PROFIT OVER HUMAN LIFE.

CERTAINLY, CERRITOS COLLEGE DOES NOT AGREE WITH THIS.

LASTLY, THEY CLAIM TO PROMOTE LIMITED GOVERNMENT.

WHILE MEMBERS OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY CURRENTLY SIT SHACKLED IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS OPERATING ON U.S. SOIL.

JUST THIS MORNING, YOU HAD AN ANTI-ABORTION SPEAKER ON CAMPUS SPREADING BLATANT MISINFORMATION AND FEAR TACTICS TO YOUNG ADULTS.

THIS IS A LEVEL OF COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THAT I.

I TRULY HOPE TO GOD I NEVER EXPERIENCE A DAY IN MY LIFE.

MOST PEOPLE KNOW IN THE 1930S AND 40S THAT ADOLF HITLER ORCHESTRATED NAZI YOUTH GROUPS

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IN PRUSSIA, POLAND AND BERLIN.

BUT MANY PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT THESE SAME GROUPS OPERATED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AS WELL. THE GERMAN AMERICAN BUND OPERATED SUMMER CAMPS IN THE UNITED STATES, DESIGNATED TO INDOCTRINATE AMERICAN YOUTH WITH NAZI IDEOLOGY.

IF HE HAD WON THE WAR, MOST OF US IN THIS ROOM WOULD NOT BE ALIVE TODAY. I SAY ALL THIS BECAUSE I CAN'T FIND ONE REDEEMABLE BENEFIT TO HAVING THEM ON CAMPUS. FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH THAT DOES NOT PROTECT HATE SPEECH.

I'M STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND HOW A COLLEGE EDUCATED BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO YOU GUYS ARE WELL, VERY WELL RESPECTED BY YOUR COMMUNITY.

I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE LISTENING AND IT'S NOTHING BUT PRAISE.

AND I SEE WHY YOUR COMMUNITY LOVES YOU, BUT YOU GUYS ARE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED IN ETHICS, DIVERSITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY.

AND IT'S HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN'T GRASP HOW DANGEROUS IT IS TO ALLOW HATE SPEECH ONTO A COLLEGE CAMPUS WHERE YOUNG ADULTS PAY TUITION TO GET A HIGHER EDUCATION.

MIND YOU, THIS IS THE SAME CAMPUS WHEN I ATTENDED THAT DENIED BLACK LIVES MATTER A PLATFORM TO SPEAK BY ALLOWING TURNING POINT TO SPREAD THEIR MESSAGE OF HATE AND BIGOTRY.

YOU ARE, IN TURN, COSIGNING THE BLATANT PUSH FOR WHITE SUPREMACY.

I AM HERE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS.

WE WILL NOT. WE WILL NOT ALLOW HATE SPEECH TO BECOME THE NEW NORM, NOR WILL WE SIT IDLY BY WHILE OUR SCHOOLS BECOME BREEDING GROUNDS FOR THE ALT RIGHT.

I URGE YOU BOARD TO PLEASE CONSIDER AND LISTEN TO YOUR STUDENTS WHO ARE URGING YOU TO NOT ALLOW TURNING POINT USA ON THIS CAMPUS.

IT CREATES AN UNFAIR ENVIRONMENT, A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT, AND I URGE YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER THIS CHOICE.

THANK YOU GUYS.

AND THAT CONCLUDES SECTION 1.0 FOR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE.

WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO 1.05 REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM CONSTITUENT GROUPS.

[1.05 Reports and Comments from Constituent Groups]

AT THIS TIME, IF WE CAN HAVE TERRENCE MULLINS, FACULTY SENATE PRESIDENT.

I JUST WANT TO GIVE MY SUPPORT AND THE FACULTY SENATE SUPPORT TO HAVING THE CERRITOS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER FACULTY BE PART OF THE FACULTY UNION.

I'M ALSO A PROUD PARENT WHO HAD THEIR SON GO TO THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.

I SEE CHAD GREEN. HE HELPED ME OUT TO GET MY SON THERE.

AND I DO WANT TO REVEAL THAT WHEN, WHEN MY SON WENT, IT WAS RIGHT AFTER COVID, WE WERE COMING BACK FROM COVID.

AND I REMEMBER AS A SENATOR IN THE FACULTY SENATE, WE HAD ALL KINDS OF DISCUSSIONS ON HOW THAT WOULD WORK, RIGHT? COMING BACK, THE MASKS, THE VACCINATION MANDATE, AND NOW REALIZING SOME OF THE CONDITIONS THAT THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER HAD TO DEAL WITH, WITH HAVING PARENTS DROP OFF THEIR CHILDREN, IN MANY CASES, IT'S THE FIRST TIME, BUT BECAUSE OF HOW THINGS WORK, BECAUSE OF COVID, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO WALK THEM INTO THE CLASSROOM.

THAT TYPE OF DYNAMIC. AND THE FACULTY THERE WEREN'T REALLY INVOLVED IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE AGAIN, THEY WEREN'T PART OF THE UNION.

SO I THINK THERE IS A HUGE BENEFIT IN HAVING THIS STAFF BE PART OF THE FACULTY UNION BECAUSE THEY'RE FACULTY. RIGHT.

AND I DO WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE ACKNOWLEDGES PUBLICLY. THANK YOU.

RIGHT. IT TURNS OUT MY SON HAS AUTISM.

AND IT WAS DEBORAH WARD WHO CALLED ME AND MY WIFE IN AND SAID, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.

AND THEY GAVE US ALL KINDS OF RESOURCES.

THEY CHANGE A LITTLE BIT OF THEIR POLICIES BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ISSUE WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T BRING TOYS.

BUT BECAUSE OF HIS AUTISM, HE WAS ALLOWED TO BRING IN HIS LITTLE LEGO TOY. SO ALL THESE THINGS MADE IT SO MUCH EASIER FOR US TO DEAL WITH THIS NEW CHANGE.

AND WHEN WE FINALLY WERE ABLE TO MOVE IN INTO AN AUTISM CLINIC, I WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY SHOCKED THAT THE TRANSITION WAS SO SMOOTH BECAUSE THIS AUTISM CLINIC, WHICH THEY WERE TELLING US ALL THESE NEW THEORIES THAT THEY'RE DOING, WERE ACTUALLY ALREADY BEING IMPLEMENTED IN THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER. SO THE TRANSITION WAS JUST PERFECTLY SMOOTH.

SO I, I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE THIS MISCONCEPTION THAT IT'S DAYCARE.

IT'S NOT. THESE ARE CLASSES WITH A CURRICULUM, RIGHT? WHEN YOU WALK IN, YOU COULD TELL RIGHT AWAY.

MY SON WENT IN, HE WAS SEMI NONVERBAL.

HE LEFT. AND REMEMBER, HE'S AUTISTIC.

BEING ABLE TO READ RIGHT.

AND SO I CAN'T THANK YOU GUYS ENOUGH.

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I'M ACTUALLY PRETTY SHOCKED THAT IT TOOK THIS LONG.

BUT WE'RE HERE SO FULL SUPPORT.

AND THAT'S IN MY REPORT. THANK YOU. DOCTOR WILLIAM CERRITOS COLLEGE FACULTY FEDERATION. EXCELLENT.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES DOCTOR FIERRO AND COLLEAGUES.

I WILL KEEP THIS SHORT.

I WANT TO THANK THE CDC TEACHERS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT AND SHARING YOUR STORIES.

I WANT TO THANK ALL THE SUPPORTERS, THE FACULTY, THE PARENTS THAT CAME TONIGHT.

IT'S A BIG NIGHT. IT'S A BIG DEAL.

WE'RE ALL VERY EXCITED FOR YOU.

I WANT TO THANK THE DISTRICT FOR WORKING WITH US.

COLLEGIALLY ON AN MOU THAT WAS SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES, AND I ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO APPROVE THAT MOU TONIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT.

ORLANDO LOPEZ. CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION.

I HAVE TO PUT IT DOWN.

I'M SMALLER THAN THEM.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. CSEA WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THEIR SUPPORT TO CCSF IN BRINGING IN THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT TEACHERS.

NOT JUST AS FOR LABOR ITSELF, BUT ALSO AS A PARENT WHOSE CHILD WENT THROUGH THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

SO AND HE CONTINUES TO STILL COME HERE EVERY BOARD NIGHT.

SO SO, BUT HE LOVED IT THERE.

HE WAS VERY WELL SUPPORTED.

THE TEACHERS THERE OFFERED HIM SO MUCH KINDNESS AND SO MUCH LOVE.

AND THAT AS A WORKING PARENT, VERY THANKFUL FOR SO, BUT IN TERMS OF LABOR, WE WANT TO OFFER THEM THE SUPPORT AND WE'RE HOPING THAT WHEN WE BRING THE OTHER FOLKS INTO THE CLASSIFIED BARGAINING UNIT, WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AT THAT TIME AS WELL.

SO BUT WE ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, WHO I'M VERY THANKFUL TO SAY IS A 2020 PLUS YEAR LIFER LIKE ME.

WHICH I, I DON'T FEEL ALONE WHEN SAYING THAT ANYMORE.

SO VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT AND VERY CONGRATULATIONS TO HER.

IT'S VERY WELL DESERVED AND OVERLY OVERLY DESERVED FOR HER.

SO SHE DOES GREAT WORK, GREAT PERSONALITY AND CONTINUOUSLY PUTS STUDENTS FIRST. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM CONSTITUENT GROUPS.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE INTO SECTION THREE, OUR OPEN SESSION AGENDA.

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

AND WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN WITH 3.01 INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION RECOGNITION OF CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK SARAH CHAVEZ DO COME UP.

SARAH BEGAN HER CAREER WITH CERRITOS COLLEGE AS A SHORT TERM HOURLY EMPLOYEE IN 2000 AND WAS HIRED FULL TIME IN 2019.

SHE SERVES AS A SUCCESS COACH ACROSS MULTIPLE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING UMOJA AND PUENTE, WITH A LEVEL OF CARE, INTENTION AND EXCELLENCE THAT FAR EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS.

SHE HAS BUILT A WELCOMING, STUDENT CENTERED SPACE WHERE INDIVIDUALS FEEL SAFE, SUPPORTED AND EXPERIENCED A TRUE SENSE OF BELONGING.

THROUGH HER CONSISTENT PRESENCE AND GENUINE CONNECTION, SARAH HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION.

HER OUTREACH IS ACTIVE AND PERSONAL.

SHE SEEKS STUDENTS OUT, CHECKS IN WITH THEM, AND HELPS THEM NAVIGATE CERRITOS COLLEGE IN WAYS THAT FEEL ACCESSIBLE AND EMPOWERING.

FOR MANY STUDENTS, SARAH IS THE FIRST PERSON TO REMIND THEM THAT THEY BELONG AND THE REASON THEY STAY CONNECTED DURING CHALLENGING TIMES.

SARAH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR CAMPUS AND FOR THE CARE YOU SHOW IN SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS.

WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF THE CERRITOS COLLEGE COMMUNITY AND DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S A BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO HELP AND SUPPORT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

I LIKE JERRY. I'M AN ALUMNI, SO IT'S ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK. MY DAD ALWAYS TOLD ME, FIND A JOB THAT YOU LOVE TO DO AND YOU'LL NEVER WORK A DAY IN YOUR LIFE.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I DO EVERY DAY HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL TO BE ABLE TO JUST SEE THE SMILE AND THE SPARKLE THAT YOU BRING TO

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STUDENTS WHEN YOU CAN HELP THEM.

AND IT'S JUST AWESOME TO DO THAT EVERY DAY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'M JUST KIDDING. I HOPE I DON'T CAUSE YOU ALL THAT TROUBLE.

I KNOW THAT. THEY DO. THEY.

ALWAYS DO. WE'RE GOING TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT.

YEAH. IS SHE YOUR MOM? DO THEY THINK WE'RE THEIR.

NEXT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO 3.02 INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION STUDENTS

[3.02 Institutional Presentation: Students' Perspectives from the National Association of Chicana Chicano Studies (NACCS) Conference]

PERSPECTIVES FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHICANO CHICANO STUDIES IN A CONFERENCE.

GOOD EVENING. I AM VERY HAPPY TO PRESENT OUR MECHA PRESIDENT, MONICA PALACIOS. THANK YOU FOR MAKING TIME TONIGHT TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CONFERENCE THAT WE ATTENDED APRIL 1ST AND FOURTH, AND I WANT THE TIME TO GO TO HER.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, OUR MECHA PRESIDENT.

GOOD EVENING BOARD. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT AND FELLOW FACULTY MEMBERS HERE.

MY NAME IS MONICA PALACIOS AND I AM PROUD TO BE THE PRESIDENT HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

AS OUR ADVISOR, PROFESSOR ROMERO SAID.

WE DID ATTEND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CHICANA AND CHICANO STUDIES.

THE CONFERENCE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

IT WAS HELD APRIL 1ST THROUGH THE FOURTH.

AND WE PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE PRESENTATION.

THE PURPOSE OF NOX IS THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CHICANA AND CHICANO STUDIES.

CONFERENCE IS PRIMARY AND IT IS THE PRIMARY AND ANNUAL GATHERING FOR SCHOLARS, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CHICANA AND CHICANO STUDIES, RESEARCH AND ACTIVISM.

IT SERVES AS A PLATFORM WHERE SCHOLARS, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS MEET TO CHALLENGE STRUCTURAL INEQUALITIES AND STRENGTHEN CHICANO STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION.

THE IMPACT ON CERRITOS COLLEGE STUDENTS ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE ALLOWED US TO DEVELOP CRUCIAL SKILLS IN LEADERSHIP NETWORKING, ALSO ENGAGING WITH LATINO AND LATINA AND CHICANA AND CHICANO RESEARCH.

WHILE THERE, WE WERE EXPOSED TO ADVANCED RESEARCH AND DIVERSE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.

WE FELT EMPOWERED BY THE BY THE DISPLAYS OF WORK BEING DONE IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.

THE CONFERENCE THEME WAS RESISTANCE AND RESISTANCE.

WHY KNOX 2026 MATTERED IS NOT JUST FIGHTING OPPRESSION, BUT BUILDING NEW FUTURES.

IT CENTERED ON HEALING CULTURE AND COMMUNITY POWER.

OUR PRESENCE IN TEXAS WAS IMPORTANT IN A STATE WHERE WHERE ETHNIC STUDIES AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES FACE CHALLENGES.

IT SHOWED US IT SHOWED VISIBILITY, SOLIDARITY, AND RESISTANCE IN REAL TIME.

CONNECTING WITH OTHER STUDENTS.

WE BUILD COMMUNITY AND UNITY ACROSS OTHER CAMPUSES.

WE SHARED IDEAS, RESOURCES AND ACTIVISM STRATEGIES, AND WE STRENGTHENED THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS.

THESE ARE A FEW OF OUR PICTURES FROM FROM OUR TRIP.

I WAS ABLE TO VOLUNTEER AND WE HAD, WE WENT WITH FOUR OTHER STUDENTS THAT WERE FUNDED THROUGH THE SCHOOL AND THEN TWO OTHER STUDENTS THAT FELT IT IMPORTANT TO GO.

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SO THEY FUNDRAISED ON THEIR OWN IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND WITH US.

AND GIVING BACK TO CERRITOS COLLEGE, ONE OF OUR MAIN GOALS WAS TO BRING BACK WHAT WE HAD LEARNED AS THINGS TO THE SCHOOL.

FOR FUNDING OUR TRIP. WE WILL BE SHARING SOME TOPICS AND VALUABLE INSIGHT THAT WE GATHERED AT THE KNOX 2026 CONFERENCE.

AND IF YOU GUYS WANT, YOU GUYS CAN SCAN THE QR CODE AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO OUR FLIER.

THE NEXT TWO TUESDAYS, WE WILL BE HOLDING SOME SESSIONS WITH THE STUDENTS THAT WENT TO THIS TRIP AND THEY WILL BE PRESENTING ON ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE SESSIONS THAT THEY ATTENDED.

SO WITH THAT IMMENSE GRATITUDE AND THANK YOU FROM METRO OF CERRITOS COLLEGE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

[9.03 Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Cerritos College Faculty Federation (AFT Local 6215) Regarding Bargaining Unit Modification]

AS WE REORGANIZE THE AGENDA, THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE 9.03 APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH CERRITOS COLLEGE FACULTY FEDERATION AFT LOCAL 6215 REGARDING BARGAINING UNIT MODIFICATION.

WE WILL NOW. MOVE INTO A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

OR JUST A VOTE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. NONE OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY WE TRULY THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING WITH OUR YOUNGEST SCHOLARS.

IT IS AMAZING TO SEE THE GROWTH OF CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY DURING THOSE EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS. AND THE FOUNDATION THAT IS BEING LAID IS PIVOTAL TO THEIR ONWARD SUCCESS AS STUDENTS. AND SO THE WORK THAT YOU DO IS GREAT.

AND WE THANK YOU. AND IF I MAY MISS, MADAM PRESIDENT ALSO I NOTED THAT THEY WERE HIGHLIGHTED IN OUR EASY CONNECTION, THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.

THEY NOW HAVE THEY'RE NOW OFFICIALLY PART OF INSTAGRAM AND I SIGNED UP FOR IT AND I NOTED THAT FRANK MIXON, DOCTOR MIXON JOINED THEM RECENTLY.

SO IT WAS A STORY AND YOU DID A POST.

SO PLEASE KNOW THAT WE, I MEAN, I AM FOR, I MEAN, LOOKING INTO THE, IN TERMS OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING. SO IT'S JUST COINCIDENTAL THAT YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU.

JUST GOTTA DO HOMEWORK. HEY, WE ARE NOW

[4. Consent Items - Office of Academic Affairs]

[5. Consent Items - Office of Business Services]

[6. Consent Items - Office of Human Resources]

[7. Consent Items - Office of the President]

MOVING ON TO CONSENT ITEMS AND WE WILL TAKE ITEMS 4.01 THROUGH 4.07. DOES ANYONE WANT TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS TONIGHT? YOU CAN ALSO TAKE 5.01 AND 6.0.

OKAY, SO WE'LL ALSO INCLUDE CONSENT ITEMS 5.01 THROUGH 5.20.

SECTION SIX CONSENT ITEMS 6.01 THROUGH 6.07 AND CONSENT ITEMS 77.01 THROUGH 7.03. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THOSE ITEMS FROM THOSE SECTIONS? NO. SEEING NONE. CAN I GET A MOTION? THOSE IN FAVOR? SO MOVED.

SECOND. THANK YOU. THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. ITEM IS PASSED.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ADMINISTRATIVE.

SORRY. NOPE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO INFORMATION ITEM SECTION EIGHT.

[8.01 College Coordinating Committee Minutes: October 13, 2025; November 17, 2025; December 1, 2025; January 26, 2026; February 9, 2026; March 2, 2026; March 9, 2026]

[8.02 Revised Administrative Procedures 3433, 3434, 4005, 7126, 7330, 7700]

[8.03 Review of Board Policies: 7310, 7346, 7350, 7365, 7370, 7510, 7700]

[8.04 First Reading Revised Board Policy 7330 titled Communicable Disease]

8.01 COLLEGE COORDINATING COMMITTEE MINUTES THROUGH 8.04.

RECEIVED AND FILED. OKAY.

SECTION NINE ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS 9.01 SABBATICAL LEAVE APPLICANTS FOR 2627 ACADEMIC

[9.01 Sabbatical Leave Applicants for 2026-2027 Academic Year]

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YEAR. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GREEN.

FIRST ITEM SABBATICAL LEAVE APPLICATIONS.

EVERY YEAR AROUND THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, WE INTRODUCE THE MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR SABBATICALS AND HAVE BEEN FORWARD BY THE SABBATICAL COMMITTEE AND ENDORSED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS.

THIS YEAR, WE ONLY HAVE TWO APPLICANTS FOR REUBEN FLOYD AND GEORGE GARRETT, AND BOTH OF THEM WILL BE REQUESTING A SABBATICAL.

FOR THE 26, 26, 27 ACADEMIC YEAR BOTH MEMBERS EXCITED TO, TO CONTINUE TO DO THE, THE, THE WORK THEY'RE DOING ON, ON CURRICULUM AND THE CAUSE THESE SABBATICALS WILL BE 315,000 AND 217,000 RESPECTIVELY.

TOOK OVER THE THE BACKFILL AND THE SALARIES FOR THE YEAR.

OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR 9.01.

MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND.

I'M ALWAYS EXCITED TO SEE THESE THESE SABBATICAL PRESENTATIONS, ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE YEAR.

I, I ALSO YAY. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING THE MATTER? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. NEXT 9.02 ADOPTION OF FACULTY JOB DESCRIPTIONS.

[9.02 Adoption of Faculty Job Descriptions]

JUST TO CONTINUE OUR PROCESS ON HR, ON BRINGING DOCUMENTATION TO CURRENCY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE READY FOR ACCREDITATION.

WE CONTINUE TO BRING, JOB DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL OF OUR POSITIONS UPDATED. THESE HAVE BEEN ALREADY REVIEWED BY THE OTHER PERTINENT DEPARTMENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HR AND RECOMMENDED ALSO BY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SECOND.

OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM 9.04.

[9.04 Resolution No. 26-0415A Annual Renewal of Adopting a Military Equipment Policy in Compliance with Assembly Bill 481 and Approval of the Annual Military Equipment Report]

RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-0415.

A ANNUAL RENEWAL OF ADOPTING A MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY AND COMPLIANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 481 AND APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT REPORT.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR GREEN.

SO EVERY YEAR AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF THIS PARTICULAR BILL, WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY MILITARY GRADE EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE AT THE COLLEGE.

THE LIST OF THE EQUIPMENT IS ATTACHED.

AR 15 RIFLES AND 40MM LESS LETHAL PROJECTILE LAUNCHERS.

MOST OF THESE ACTUALLY, ALL OF THIS EQUIPMENT IS KEPT UNDER LOCK OR NOT ONLY WHEN IT'S NOT IN USE, BUT WHEN IT'S IN THE PATROL CAR.

THEY ARE NOT EQUIPPED.

THERE IS NO EQUIPMENT THAT IS USED ON THE DAILY BY OUR OFFICERS.

IT'S JUST EQUIPMENT THAT WILL ONLY BE USED IN THE CASE OF NEEDED RESPONSE FOR AN EMERGENCY ON CAMPUS. THE LIST IS THERE AND WE HAVE NOT ACQUIRED ANYTHING NEW SINCE.

ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, CAN I GET A MOTION? A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES.

NEXT 9.05. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-0415B IN RECOGNITION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

[9.05 Adoption of Resolution No. 26-0415B in Recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month]

AWARENESS MONTH. GOOD EVENING. THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZES APRIL AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH, A TIME DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE, PROMOTING PREVENTION AND SUPPORTING SURVIVORS.

STUDIES SHOW THAT APPROXIMATELY 1 IN 5 WOMEN AND 1 IN 16 MEN EXPERIENCED SEXUAL SEXUAL ASSAULT DURING THEIR TIME IN HIGHER EDUCATION.

ADDITIONALLY, MANY SURVIVORS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE EARLIER IN LIFE, UNDERSCORING THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION

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EFFORTS STARTING AT A YOUNG AGE.

INSTITUTIONS LIKE CERRITOS COLLEGE PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE BY FOSTERING SAFE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH EDUCATION, SURVIVOR ADVOCACY, AND COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL PROTECTIONS SUCH AS TITLE NINE AND THE CLERY ACT. SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE COORDINATED STARTED EARLIER THIS WEEK, WHICH INCLUDED A WORKSHOP ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, WHICH WAS HELD ON MONDAY, AND TWO ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS SLATED FOR A LATER PORTION OF THE MONTH, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 28TH.

HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE BYSTANDER AND APRIL 30TH OF THIS MONTH AS WELL.

ALL ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY HR AND COLLABORATION WITH THE YWCA.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE YOU STAY UP, I BELIEVE. I'M READY. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO DO 9.06 ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-0415D

[9.06 Adoption of Resolution No. 26-0415D in Recognition of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Awareness Month]

IN RECOGNITION OF ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN HERITAGE AWARENESS MONTH.

THANK YOU. THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZES MAY AS.

ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER, AMERICAN OR AWARENESS MONTH.

AT CERRITOS COLLEGE. AT CERRITOS COLLEGE, WE REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE TASK FORCE, WHICH PROMOTES CULTURAL AWARENESS, CONNECTION AND INCLUSION ACROSS THE CAMPUS.

A PETA AWARENESS WEEK 2026 WILL FEATURE CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND THE LOTUS LAUREATE CELEBRATION HONORING OUR GRADUATING STUDENTS.

CAROLYN ROMERO AND LIN WANG ARE COORDINATING SEVERAL OF THESE EVENTS, AND WE ONCE AGAIN WANT TO INVITE YOU TO THE LUNCHEON THAT WILL CELEBRATE A PETA AWARENESS MONTH, WHICH WILL ALSO BE HOSTED BY HUMAN RESOURCES ON MAY 4TH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING 9.05 OR 9.06? I JUST HAD A COMMENT IN REGARDS TO ASIAN AWARENESS MONTH, HAVE WE CONSIDERED. OR DO WE TAKE OUR STUDENTS TO THE NAME ESCAPES ME RIGHT NOW TO THE CONCENTRATION CAMP THAT WE HAVE NEAR US.

I KNOW IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR JAPANESE AMERICANS AND WHAT IS IT? MANZANAR, MANZANAR. DO WE TAKE THEM? IS THERE LIKE FIELD TRIPS TO THAT CAMP? I KNOW OTHER ORGANIZATIONS DO.

SO. THEY DO JOIN ME. OKAY.

CAN YOU BRING THAT INFORMATION TO US? THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE 9.05 AND 9.06? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. NEXT 9.07.

[9.07 Resolution No. 26-0415C A Resolution of the Board of Trustees of Cerritos Community College District Authorizing the Issuance of Cerritos Community College District (Los Angeles County, California) Election of 2022 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026B, And Actions Related Thereto [student trustee advisory vote: aye].]

RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-0415C.

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CERRITOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CERRITOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. ELECTION OF 2022 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SERIES 2026 B AND ACTIONS RELATED THERETO. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, REAL QUICK. THIS IS OUR SECOND ISSUANCE ON OUR MEASURE CC.

AS WE'RE RUNNING DOWN ON FUNDS ON OUR FIRST ISSUANCE.

SO THIS IS THIS WOULD AUTHORIZE, IF APPROVED, WOULD AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF SERIES 2026 B NOT TO EXCEED 200 MILLION.

WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF IN LAST MONTH WE WENT THROUGH A CREDIT RATING PROCESS ON THAT. SO WE'VE EVERYTHING IS, IS IN THE PROCESS WE'VE GOTTEN I HAVE OUR FAA HERE TO KIND OF GIVE A LITTLE SYNOPSIS OF WHERE WE'RE AT AND KIND OF WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE IN LINE. ON THE PROCESS OF THIS ISSUANCE.

RACHEL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR GREEN.

DOCTOR FIERRO, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THE CABINET.

MY NAME IS RACHEL SHANK WITH PHIL MINERALS AND ASSOCIATES.

WE PROUDLY REPRESENT THE COLLEGE DISTRICT AS YOUR MUNICIPAL ADVISOR AND ASSISTED IN THE PROCESS OF ISSUING THIS IMPORTANT FINANCING TO CONTINUE MEASURE CC PROJECTS ON THE CAMPUS AND TO CONTINUE WHAT MR. LOPEZ JUST INTRODUCED.

WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF ISSUING THE FINANCING.

WE SECURE YOUR CREDIT RATING FOR THIS 2026 SERIES B RECENTLY, WHICH AFFIRMED YOUR REALLY HIGH DOUBLE A ONE CREDIT RATING.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.

AND KUDOS TO A LOT OF GREAT WORK THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE COLLEGE.

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UPON THE DISTRICT'S CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE FINANCING WILL BE PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE THE ITEM FOR A COUNTY ACTION BEFORE WE ENTER THE MARKET TO LOCK IN INTEREST RATES.

IF THE MARKET COOPERATES, WE'LL LOOK TO DELIVER THE BOND PROCEEDS TO THE DISTRICT FOR THOSE PROJECTS BY THE END OF MAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS ITEM? NONE FOR ME. OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

MOTION PASSES. LAST ITEM UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS IS 9.08.

[9.08 Consideration of Approval to purchase real property located at 16025 & 16115 Studebaker Road, Cerritos, CA 90703 and authorize the Executive Vice President of Business Services/Assistant Superintendent to close escrow pending the results of the Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment]

CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 16025 AND 16115 STUDEBAKER ROAD, CERRITOS, CALIFORNIA 90703 AND AUTHORIZED THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS SERVICES.

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT TO CLOSE ESCROW PENDING THE RESULTS OF THE PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

AS YOU'RE AWARE, A PIECE OF PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET ON STUDEBAKER BECAME AVAILABLE TO US, AND WE SUBMITTED AN OFFER FOR PURCHASE.

THAT OFFER WAS ACCEPTED.

SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A CONDITIONAL OFFER ON THE TABLE.

AND THAT OFFER IS CONTINGENT UPON YOUR APPROVAL TODAY.

ASSUMING THE BOARD APPROVES IT AND AUTHORIZES ME TO PROCEED THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE ME TO BEGIN TO CLOSE ESCROW THAT ESCROW ASSUMING IT WOULD BE CONTINGENT ON TWO THINGS. THE FIRST THING IS WITH YOUR APPROVAL, THE SECOND WITH ASSUMING APPROVAL TODAY.

TOMORROW WILL BEGIN WITH A PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT.

ASSUMING THE RESULTS OF THAT SITE ASSESSMENT PENDING THE RESULTS OF THAT SITE ASSESSMENT.

IF EVERYTHING PANS OUT, EVERYTHING IS CLEAR ON THAT SITE ASSESSMENT.

THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE ESCROW AND THEN CLOSE THAT PROBABLY WITHIN A 15 TO 30 DAY ESCROW ON THAT. AND WOULD WE THEN CLOSE THE PROPERTY ON THAT? AND SO ALONG WITH THAT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE A DEPOSIT OF $300,000.