[1.01 Roll Call] [00:00:11] WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO ROLL CALL. DOCTOR. DOCTOR. JOHN. GREENE. BOARD. PRESIDENT. PRESIDENT. BOARD. VICE PRESIDENT. ZURICH. LEWIS. BOARD CLARK. DOCTOR. SHIN. LIU. TRUSTEE. JAMES. CODY. BURKE. PRESIDENT. TRUSTEE. MARIANA. PACHECO. PRESIDENT. TRUSTEE. MARIANA RIOS HERE. TRUSTEE. DOCTOR. SANDRA SALAZAR. STUDENT TRUSTEE. CARMELO FABIAN IS ABSENT OR WILL BE ARRIVING SHORTLY. AND PRESIDENT SUPERINTENDENT FIERRO PRESENT. [1.02 Pledge of Allegiance] [1.03 Agenda Organization] ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT ITEM 1.03 AGENDA ORGANIZATION. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO REARRANGE THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING'S MEETING? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 1.04 COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE. [1.04 Comments from the Audience] AND WE DO HAVE ONE COMMENT FOR THIS EVENING. AND WE HAVE ACTIVE MINDS CLUB AND SUMMER CONFERENCE. WE HAVE MARY JANE CASTRO. TESTING. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT FIERRO, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS, AND THE CERRITOS COLLEGE COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS MARY JANE CASTRO, AND I'M A POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR AND PRESIDENT OF THE 2026 THROUGH 2027 ACTIVE MINDS CHAPTER. DURING MY TIME AT CERRITOS COLLEGE, I HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO SERVE AS A SENATOR, SERGEANT AT ARMS, ACTIVE MINDS VICE PRESIDENT, FBLA OFFICER AND COMPETITOR AND HAVE HAD MUCH MORE OPPORTUNITIES. BUT ABOVE EVERY POSITION I'VE OBTAINED. ONE OF MY MOST TITLES THAT I'M MOST PROUD OF IS SIMPLY BEING A CERRITOS COLLEGE FALCON. THROUGH FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND RESOURCES LIKE FALCON'S NEST, I FOUND A COMMUNITY THAT DIDN'T JUDGE ME FOR WHERE I HAD BEEN, BUT ENCOURAGED ME TO THINK ABOUT WHERE I COULD GO. THAT EXPERIENCE MADE ME WANT TO CREATE THE SAME SENSE OF COMMUNITY FOR OTHER STUDENTS, A SPACE CENTERED AROUND ADVOCACY FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH THAT BECAME ACTIVE MINDS. ACTIVE MINDS IS THE LARGEST NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES, MOBILIZING YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO TRANSFORM MENTAL HEALTH NORMS. WHEN. LEON MATEO, 25. ACTIVE MINDS PRESIDENT AND I BEGAN WORKING TO REESTABLISH THE CHAPTER. I SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO TURN MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS INTO EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND ACTION, AND ALONGSIDE OUR ADVISOR, CHAIR BROOKE HANIFF, WE DIDN'T SIMPLY BRING A CLUB BACK. WE PUT CERRITOS COLLEGE ACTIVE MINDS BACK ON A NATIONAL MAP. OUR CHAPTER BECAME NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED THROUGH ACTIVE MINDS.ORG. A CHAPTER THAT HAD GONE INACTIVE IS NOW ACTIVE. AND THEN WE TOOK CERRITOS COLLEGE ACTIVE MINDS FROM OUR CAMPUS TO WASHINGTON, DC WITH AN INCREDIBLY SHORT DEADLINE. NEW OFFICERS ONLY HAVING MY POSITION FOR TWO WEEKS, I KNEW I WANTED TO GO, BUT I LOOKED AT MY OFFICERS AND REALIZED I DIDN'T WANT TO GO WITHOUT MY TEAM. IF ACTIVE MINDS WAS GOING TO WASHINGTON, ACTIVE MINDS WAS GOING TOGETHER. LEADERSHIP ISN'T ABOUT BEING THE FIRST PERSON THROUGH THE DOOR. LEADERSHIP IS MAKING SURE YOU HOLD THAT DOOR LONG ENOUGH FOR YOUR TEAM TO WALK THROUGH WITH YOU. AND TOGETHER WE WALKED THROUGH IT. WE WENT TO WASHINGTON, D.C. AND CERRITOS COLLEGE WAS REPRESENTED NATIONALLY. WE CONNECTED AND COLLABORATED WITH UCLA CHAPTER PRESIDENTS. THEN THROUGH HILDA, WE TOOK OUR ADVOCACY TO CAPITOL HILL, AND WE ADVOCATED TO MULTIPLE LAWMAKERS ON THE NINE A CRISIS, BIPARTISAN MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION. THE BIPARTISAN CAMPUS LIFELINE ACT STATES AND ASKS CONGRESS TO EXPAND CAMPUS MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND INCREASE THE VISIBILITY OF CRISIS CARE BY PRINTING THE 988 SUICIDE LIFELINE DIRECTLY ONTO STUDENT ID CARDS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN CHANGING CONVERSATION, AS THIS IMPACTS OLDER GENERATIONS RETURNING TO COLLEGE AND IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTS FOR YOUNGER STUDENTS AND GENERATIONS. MY COMMITMENT TO THIS WORK GOES MUCH DEEPER THAN MY MAJOR. SUICIDE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO ME, AS I HAVE PERSONALLY LOST A FRIEND TO SUICIDE. THAT LOSS CHANGED HOW I UNDERSTOOD ADVOCACY AWARENESS IS IMPORTANT, BUT AWARENESS HAS TO LEAD TO SOMEWHERE. STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW WHERE RESOURCES EXIST, HOW TO REACH THEM, AND THAT THERE'S A COMMUNITY WILLING TO LISTEN TO THEM AND CONNECT THEM [00:05:01] WITH SUPPORT. THAT'S WHY ADVOCATING FOR RESOURCES LIKE NINE EIGHT MEAN MEANT MORE TO ME THAN SIMPLY DISCUSSING LEGISLATION, BECAUSE EVERY POLICY, THERE'S A PERSON BEHIND IT, BEHIND EVERY RESOURCE IS SOMEONE WHO MAY NEED IT. AND BEHIND EVERY STUDENT IS A STORY WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT. THAT IS WHY ACTON MINES IS DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE RESOURCES CERRITOS COLLEGE ALREADY PROVIDES. WE HAVE STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES COUNSELORS, THE FALCONS FACULTY SUCH AS DEAN MILLER, CHRIS DE LA CRUZ, LORENZO STUDENT GOVERNMENT CLUBS AND PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE INSTITUTION WHO GENUINELY CARE ABOUT STUDENTS. WE DON'T WANT TO REPLACE THESE RESOURCES. WE WANT TO BUILD STRONGER BRIDGES TO THEM, AND WE WANT TO EXPAND THAT CONVERSATION ACADEMICALLY. BECAUSE MENTAL HEALTH ISN'T ONLY PSYCHOLOGY, IT'S BIOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC POLICY. OUR BRAINS, NERVOUS SYSTEM, GENETICS, AND ENVIRONMENTS CAN INFLUENCE HOW WE LEARN AND FUNCTION. NOW IMAGINE ACTIVE MINDS WORKING WITH BIOLOGY AND STEM FACULTY TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ABOUT BRAIN AND STRESS. THAT IS THE ACTIVE MINDS WE ARE BUILDING. AND THAT BRINGS ME BACK TO THE EXPECTATION I WANT TO SET TONIGHT. TONIGHT I STAND BEFORE YOU STATING IN THE REINSTATEMENT OF ACTIVE MINDS AT CERRITO'S COLLEGE. LOOK AT OUR STARTING POINT. WE BECAME NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED. WE BROUGHT OUR ENTIRE TEAM, ENTIRE TEAM TO WASHINGTON, D.C. WE COLLABORATED WITH UCLA, AND WE ADVOCATED ON CAPITOL HILL, AND WE BROUGHT THAT EXPERIENCE HOME. PRESIDENT FIERRO, WHEN I SPOKE TO YOU AT UCLA LAKE ARROWHEAD, I TOLD YOU THAT YOU WOULD HEAR MY NAME AGAIN. I KEEP MY PROMISES. SO TONIGHT, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR, I WILL MAKE ONE MORE. EVERY TIME I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF RETURNING BEFORE THIS BOARD, I INTEND TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING NEW TO BE PROUD OF. CERRITOS COLLEGE GAVE ME A PLACE TO START AGAIN. NOW WITH ADVISOR BROOK HANIFF, OUR OFFICERS, CAMPUS PARTNERS, AND THE COMMUNITY, I WANT ACTIVE MINDS TO BECOME A PLACE THAT HELPS OTHER FALCONS KEEP GOING. WE WENT TOGETHER. WE REPRESENTED. WE ADVOCATED. WE CAME HOME READY TO WORK. WE DID THAT. AND IF THIS IS HOW WE'RE STARTING THE YEAR, IMAGINE HOW WE'RE GOING TO FINISH IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MARY JANE, FOR THAT SHARE OUT. NEXT WE ARE NEXT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO ITEM 1.05 REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM CONSTITUENT GROUPS. [1.05 Reports and Comments from Constituent Groups] FIRST, WE WILL HAVE. TERRENCE MULLINS, FACULTY SENATE PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR WILL MITTENDORF CC F PRESIDENT. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. TRUSTEES. DOCTOR FIERRO. COLLEAGUES, FRIENDS. I WANT TO START BY WELCOMING EVERYONE BACK TO A NEW ACADEMIC YEAR, AND I ESPECIALLY WANT TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEW FACULTY. WE'VE GOT 20 NEW FULL TIME FACULTY MEMBERS AND MANY MORE NEW PART TIME FACULTY. WELCOME TO CERRITOS. WE'RE WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR FIRST SEMESTER. I ALSO WANT TO EXTEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY TENURED FACULTY MEMBERS WHO ARE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT FOR BOARD APPROVAL. YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO OUR STUDENTS OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS IS SOMETHING TO BE CELEBRATED. I ALSO WANT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE PART TIME PAY REOPENING NEGOTIATIONS. FIRST, I WANT TO ISSUE AN APOLOGY FOR MY INCOMPLETE COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD AROUND THIS TOPIC. YOU SEE, THE BOARD HAS ONLY BEEN GETTING UPDATES FROM THE DISTRICT SIDE OF THE NEGOTIATION TABLE. TRUSTEES, YOU HAVE MOST LIKELY HEARD THE MESSAGE THAT CCSF IS ASKING FOR AN UNREASONABLE FINANCIAL PACKAGE AND HAS NOT SHIFTED FROM THAT INITIAL POSITION. OVER THE SUMMER, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN USING THIS PUBLIC SPACE TO PROVIDE UPDATES AND THE CCF PERSPECTIVE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVEN'T BEEN EFFECTIVELY USING THIS SPACE, AND I FEAR THAT OUR NEGOTIATION POSITION HAS BEEN MISCHARACTERIZED. I WANT TO ENSURE THAT IT IS CORRECTED PUBLICLY. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND CCF'S POSITION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY OF THE NEGOTIATION. THE DISTRICT APPROACHED US IN JANUARY WITH WHAT THEY REFERRED TO AS A SIGNIFICANT LEGAL AND FINANCIAL LIABILITY. FACING THIS COLLEGE DISTRICT. LEADERSHIP ASKED US TO ENGAGE IN A REOPENER TO ADDRESS THIS LIABILITY, AND IT WAS UNDERSTOOD BY DISTRICT LEADERSHIP AND CCF THAT THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIGNIFICANTLY ADDRESS OUR COMPENSATION FOR ALL FACULTY. FOR THE FIRST FEW SESSIONS, BOTH PARTIES WORKED COLLABORATIVELY. WE BOTH IDENTIFIED CHALLENGES AND AREAS OF AGREEMENT. IN THOSE SESSIONS, THE DISTRICT REQUESTED THAT CCF IDENTIFY ALL AREAS WHERE FACULTY WERE NOT BEING COMPENSATED FOR THEIR HOURS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM, AND THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERY HOUR A PART TIME FACULTY MEMBER WORKS IS PAID AT LEAST AT MINIMUM WAGE. THE DISTRICT AGAIN ASSERTED THAT THIS WAS A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN, AS THEY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE OVER 261,000 HOURS WORKED IN THE CLASSROOM BY PART TIME FACULTY IN A SINGLE ACADEMIC YEAR. [00:10:02] ON OUR END, WE PROVIDED DATA COLLECTED THROUGH A SURVEY OR PART TIME. FACULTY MEMBERS ASSERTED THAT FOR EVERY HOUR THEY WERE WORKING IN THE CLASSROOM, THEY WERE SPENDING TWO HOURS OUTSIDE ON NECESSARY ELEMENTS OF INSTRUCTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, STUDENT EMAILS, GRADING, UPDATING LESSONS, CREATING CANVAS COURSES, FILLING OUT RSI WORKSHEETS. THE MATH HERE IS CLEAR IF PART TIMERS ARE DOING TWO HOURS OF WORK OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM FOR EVERY HOUR IN THE CLASSROOM, IT'S OVER A HALF 1,000,000 HOURS OF OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM WORK THAT'S NOT BEING EXPLICITLY PAID FOR. HALF 1,000,000 HOURS THAT ARE CURRENTLY CAUSING THE LARGE FINANCIAL AND LEGAL LIABILITY, AND TO PAY HALF 1,000,000 HOURS AT MINIMUM WAGE WOULD COST $9 MILLION. SO IN OUR MAY 8TH PROPOSAL, WE DID TWO THINGS. FIRST, WE WROTE THE LANGUAGE THAT SOLVES THE LEGAL AND FINANCIAL LIABILITY OF THE COLLEGE. WE WROTE THE LANGUAGE. WE CREATED THE PAYMENT STRUCTURE THAT SOLVES THE PROBLEM, AND THE DISTRICT EFFECTIVELY AGREED TO ALL OF THAT LANGUAGE. RIGHT AWAY, THE LEGAL PROBLEM WAS SOLVED IN MAY. MAY 8TH. WE ALSO PUT TOGETHER A PACKAGE THAT COST $9 MILLION BASED ON THE DISTRICT'S MINIMUM EXPECTED LIABILITY. THIS WAS OUR OPENING NEGOTIATION POSITION. SEVERAL TIMES DURING THAT SAME NEGOTIATION SESSION. I PERSONALLY INDICATED THIS WAS AN OPENING POSITION THAT WE UNDERSTOOD. NEGOTIATING IN GOOD FAITH WAS A PROCESS. AND AS WE CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE, WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE WHERE WE WOULD MOST LIKELY LAND WHEN WE REACHED A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT. WE SHARED THAT WE WERE HAPPY TO CONTINUE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO FIND WAYS TO BRING COSTS DOWN AND STILL ENSURE THAT BOTH PARTIES WERE SATISFIED WITH THE OUTCOME. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THIS INFORMATION, THIS CAVEAT, WAS NOT PRESENTED TO YOU, OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES. INSTEAD, WE'VE BEEN CAST AS AN UNREASONABLE PARTY IN THIS NEGOTIATION, AND THAT COULD NOT BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. AGAIN, WE CREATED THE LANGUAGE THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM, AND WE EXPECTED THAT THE DISTRICT WOULD WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND ENGAGE IN GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS AROUND FINANCIAL ELEMENTS. INSTEAD, IN THE EIGHT MONTHS SINCE THE DISTRICT INITIATED THESE CONVERSATIONS, THEY HAVE NOT MADE A SINGLE ATTEMPT TO APPROPRIATELY COMPENSATE FACULTY FOR THEIR WORK UNTIL FOUR DAYS AGO. IN OUR LAST NEGOTIATION SESSION, THE DISTRICT PROVIDED A PROVIDED A PROPOSAL THAT INCLUDED MINIMAL COMPENSATION FOR A FRACTION OF THE HOURS FOR A SECTION OF THE PART TIME FACULTY. AND WHILE CCSF ACKNOWLEDGES THE MOVEMENT THAT THE DISTRICT FINALLY MADE, IT'S NOT SUFFICIENT. HOWEVER, WE ARE COMMITTED TO GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS, AND WE PLAN TO PROVIDE A PROPOSAL THAT MAKES CONCESSIONS BUT STILL TAKES CARE OF THE FACULTY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO MOVING NEGOTIATIONS FORWARD. WE'RE COMMITTED TO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE DISTRICT TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE SERIOUS LEGAL AND FINANCIAL LIABILITY THE COLLEGE IS FACING, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT WE APPROPRIATELY COMPENSATE FACULTY FOR THEIR WORK FOR OUR STUDENTS, BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. IN OUR NEXT NEGOTIATION SESSION, THE DISTRICT CAN EXPECT TO SEE GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATING FROM CCSF. OUR PROPOSAL WILL DEMONSTRATE MOVEMENT FROM OUR INITIAL POSITION, CSEA WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS. WE JUST REQUEST THAT THE DISTRICT COME WITH THOSE SAME ELEMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. NEXT, WE'LL HAVE IRLANDA LOPEZ, CEA PRESIDENT. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AND TO OUR GUESTS HERE TONIGHT. WE ATTENDED OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR CSEA WAS OUR 100TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WHICH SHOWS THE STRENGTH AND THE LONGEVITY OF OUR COLLECTIVE UNION. THAT WE HAVE HERE REPRESENTING NOT JUST CERRITOS COLLEGE, BUT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IT WAS SUCH A GREAT FEELING. WE HAD DOLORES HUERTA COME OUT. SHE WAS OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND COMPLETELY MOTIVATED US TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF NOT JUST AS CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, BUT LABOR IN GENERAL. MAKES ME KIND OF SAD TO HEAR WILL'S COMMENTS AS WE WILL BE ENTERING NEGOTIATIONS. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THEY SOLVE THE ISSUE BEFORE IT GETS TO US. AS WE BEGIN TO THAT AND WE HOPE TO HAVE COLLABORATIVE NEGOTIATION MEETINGS COMING NEXT YEAR. SO WE DO HOPE FOR A GOOD OUTCOME WHEN IT COMES TO THAT BEING INTO THE POLITICAL POWER. WE ARE CLOSING OUR FINAL PETITION OR RENEWAL TO SEND IT OVER TO HEADQUARTERS AS WE ARE JOINING THE CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL, [00:15:06] PART OF LA FED, WHICH WILL ALLOW US A BIGGER POLITICAL VOTE WITHIN LA FED AS ONE OF THE NEW JOINING. SO WE'RE HOPING TO BE ONE OF THE COUNCILS THAT JOIN THEM WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS OR SO. SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HEAR THAT PART FOR THAT PART OF THE POLITICAL COMPONENT. I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE SEEKING REELECTION. SO YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO CONTACT OUR POLITICAL ACTION COORDINATOR. SHOULD YOU SEEK OUR LOCAL ENDORSEMENT, YOU WOULD NEED TO REACH OUT TO KATHY HOGUE. SHE IS OUR POLITICAL ACTION COORDINATOR AND SHE WOULD BE THOSE FOR I BELIEVE THERE'S THREE SEATS, AND I BELIEVE ONE OF THEM IS UNCONTESTED AT THIS CURRENT MOMENT. SO TWO ARE UNCONTESTED. SO SO IF YOU ARE SEEKING WHETHER YOU ARE BEING CONTESTED OR NOT, IF YOU CHOOSE TO SEE LOCAL SUPPORT FROM CSEA, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US. AND SO HAPPY TO THE START OF THE FALL SEMESTER. AND WE ARE STILL WORKING ON JOB CLASSIFICATIONS. WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH REVIEWING SOME OF OUR JOBS. SOME OF THEM ARE COMPLETE FULL OVERHAULS, WHICH IS A BIT OF A BURDEN FOR OUR MEMBERS. BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO TAKE TIME OUT OF OUR PERSONAL SCHEDULES, OUR LUNCHTIME, OUR EVENINGS, AND OUR WEEKENDS TO WORK ON MAJOR OVERHAULS FOR RECLASSIFICATION. SO WHEN THEY'RE MINOR, THEY'RE EASIER TO WORK WITH DURING OUR LUNCHTIME AND OUR PERSONAL TIME. BUT WHEN THEY'RE FULL OVERHAULS, IT DOES TAKE A BIT MORE TIME. SO WE JUST ASKED THE MANAGERS REQUESTING OVERHAULS ON THEIR JOBS TO BE PATIENT AS WE WORK THROUGH THAT PROCESS. AND THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO ITEM 2.01 INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION RECOGNITION OF RETIREES. [2.01 Institutional Presentation: Recognition of Retirees] AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PAUL BADSEY ADMISSIONS AND RECORD TECH ONE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CERRITOS COLLEGE. AND THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY YVETTE TAFOYA, DEAN OF ENROLLMENT SERVICES. GOT IT. THANK YOU. OH, YEAH. OF COURSE. CAN'T MISS OUT ON PAUL'S CELEBRATION. PAUL IS A PROUD ALUM OF CERRITOS COLLEGE AND HIS JOURNEY AS A TRUE REFLECTION OF THE CERRITOS COLLEGE STORY. HE BEGAN HIS CAREER AS A PART TIME EMPLOYEE IN ADMISSIONS AND RECORDS, AND LATER BECAME A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE WHILE PURSUING HIS MICROCOMPUTER ACCOUNTING CLERK DEGREE, WHICH I LEARNED TODAY. HE ALSO SERVED FOR TWO SEMESTERS IN OUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, DEMONSTRATING EARLY ON HIS WILLINGNESS TO SERVE WHEREVER THE COLLEGE NEEDED HIM. FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, PAUL HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECEIPT AND PROCESSING OF TRANSCRIPTS FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS. HE DEEPLY UNDERSTANDS THE VALUE OF HIS WORK AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING TRANSCRIPTS ARE PROCESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER AND ACCURATELY SO STUDENTS CAN CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION WITHOUT DELAY. OVER THE YEARS, AND HE'S REALLY PROUD ABOUT IT. WHEN I ASKED HIM, WHAT IS YOUR LEGACY? HE'S LIKE, I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT I REALLY TOOK PRIDE IN MY TRANSCRIPTS. OVER THE YEARS, PAUL HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS. WHAT SETS PAUL APART IS NOT JUST WHAT HE DOES, BUT HOW HE GOES ABOUT IT. HE TAKES THE TIME TO HELP STUDENTS TRULY NAVIGATE THE COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT. HE'S PATIENT AND HE'S KIND WHEN HELPING A STUDENT AND THEIR FAMILY, OFFERING ENCOURAGEMENT AND REASSURANCE DURING WHAT OFTENTIMES CAN BE A STRESSFUL PROCESS. PAUL HAS ALSO BEEN A WONDERFUL COLLEAGUE. HE GENUINELY ENJOYED ALL OF OUR POTLUCKS. HE SAID THE FOOD WORKS GREAT. ENJOY THE COMPANY OF ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE THEY WERE FUN AND GAVE US A CHANCE TO STEP AWAY FROM THE PHONES, THE COUNTER AND CONNECT AS A TEAM. HE HAS FOSTERED STRONG PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAFF AND FACULTY ACROSS THE ENTIRE COLLEGE, AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN WILLING TO HELP AS HE ENTERS RETIREMENT, WHICH I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR HIM. PAUL IS LOOKING FORWARD TO RELAXING IN TEXAS AND SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH HIS FAMILY. THE FIRST ITEM ON HIS TO DO LIST IS TURNING OFF ALL OF HIS ALARM REMINDERS, A WELL-DESERVED REWARD AFTER [00:20:02] 33 YEARS. I AM INCREDIBLY HAPPY AND EXCITED FOR HIM AS HE BEGINS THIS NEXT CHAPTER. HE HAS GIVEN SO MUCH OF OF THIS INSTITUTION AND HAS MORE THAN EARNED THIS TIME TO REST, RECHARGE AND ENJOY FAMILY. SO, ON BEHALF OF THE ADMISSIONS AND RECORDS OFFICE, THE DIVISION OF ENROLLMENT SERVICES AND THE ENTIRE CERRITOS COLLEGE COMMUNITY. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THANKING PAUL BADSEY FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND IN WISHING HIM A FUN, HEALTHY AND FULFILLING RETIREMENT IN TEXAS. LAURA. LAURA. LAURA. CONGRATS, PAUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WAIT, WAIT. THERE'S MORE. GOOD SEEING YOU, PAUL. ON BEHALF OF THE CERRITOS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS CERTIFICATE. RECOGNIZING YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR US. WE HAVE ALSO MISSED YOU AT THE PICKLEBALL COURT. I KNOW, I KNOW, I MISS IT THERE TOO. THANK YOU SIR. LET ME GET OUT OF THE PHOTO OP. THANK YOU. THANK THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM 2.02 INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION RECOGNITION OF CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. [2.02 Institutional Presentation: Recognition of Classified/Confidential Employee of the Month] THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL HONOR JORGE CUEVA, HVAC ENERGY SPECIALIST, FROM FACILITIES AS OUTSTANDING CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR JUNE 2026. BUT I HAVE SOME WORDS TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME WORDS REGARDING MR. CUEVA. JORGE CUEVA BEGAN. OR. JORGE. I'M SORRY. OKAY. JORGE CUEVA BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE CERRITOS COLLEGE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT IN 2015 AS AN HVAC ENERGY SPECIALIST. JORGE CONSISTENTLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ADDRESS MAINTENANCE NEEDS PROMPTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. HIS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, ATTENTION TO DETAIL, PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, AND STRONG WORK ETHIC WORK ETHIC ENSURE THAT HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THAT ISSUES ARE RESOLVED EFFICIENTLY. WE HAD 90 DEGREE WEATHER THIS WEEK, SO WE APPRECIATE YOU. HE TAKES PRIDE IN HIS WORK AND APPROACHES EVERY REQUEST WITH PROFESSIONALISM, RELIABILITY AND A GENUINE COMMITMENT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE. GEORGE'S CONTRIBUTION. CONTRIBUTIONS EXTEND ACROSS THE ENTIRE CAMPUS. HE IS HIGHLY RESPECTED BY COLLEAGUES FOR HIS RESPONSIVENESS, WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST OTHERS, AND ABILITY TO SHARE HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE. HE UNDERSTANDS THAT THE CONDITION OF OUR FACILITIES CAN DIRECTLY AFFECT THE LEARNING AND WORK ENVIRONMENT, AND HE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES THAT STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES COME FIRST HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE. GEORGE, YOU ARE A VALUED MEMBER OF THE CERRITOS COLLEGE COMMUNITY WHOSE COMMITMENT, RELIABILITY AND EXCEPTIONAL WORK ETHIC MAKE YOU HIGHLY DESERVING OF THIS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH RECOGNITION. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK. THANKS, EVERYBODY. OH, YES. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SO GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME. PAUL, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOUR FAMILY HERE? WITH. YES. OKAY. [00:25:15] FOR TOMORROW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA ITEM 2.03. WE HAVE AN INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION IN RECOGNITION OF DOCTOR JOSE FIERRO. [2.03 Institutional Presentation: Recognition of Dr. Jose Fierro, Recipient of ACCT Pacific Region CEO Award] HE IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE A CCT PACIFIC REGION CEO AWARD. WOO! NO. NO. ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR FIERRO, CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING NAMED THE A CCT PACIFIC REGION CEO IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR VISIONARY LEADERSHIP, YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS, AND EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO CERRITOS COLLEGE AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PROUDLY CELEBRATES THIS WELL-DESERVED HONOR AND EXTENDS ITS SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, AND PARTNERSHIP. THIS IS FROM THE CERRITOS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU AND WE CONGRATULATE YOU. CAN WE TAKE A PHOTO? YES, PLEASE. I DON'T THINK I HAVE BEEN GIVEN FLOWERS BEFORE. CAN WE TAKE A PICTURE UP HERE? NOTICE HOW THEIR SCHOOL COLORS. I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER. SAID THAT. I SHOULD. QUIT. CONGRATS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU EVERYONE. I. ALSO LEARNED SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT THROUGH ALL THIS PROCESS. I DID NOT KNOW THIS CAMPUS WAS. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 2.04 INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION CULTURAL EXCHANGE VISIT IN TAIWAN. [2.04 Institutional Presentation: Cultural Exchange Visit in Taiwan] AND I BELIEVE DOCTOR FIERRO WILL BE LEADING THIS PRESENTATION. BUT WE ALSO HAVE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WHO MIGHT LIKE TO CHIME IN. THIS PAST SUMMER. THIS PAST SUMMER, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO TAIWAN. AND OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MICROCHIPS BEING ABLE TO WORK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DEGREE PROGRAM THAT DOES NOT EXIST JUST YET IN THE UNITED STATES. I THINK THERE ARE A COUPLE OF UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP THESE PROGRAMS, BUT ESSENTIALLY IS TO TRAIN US STUDENTS TO DEVELOP MICRO CONDUCTORS, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE CHIPS THAT ARE USED IN ALL COMPUTER CARS AND BASICALLY EVERYTHING THAT IS ELECTRONIC TODAY, THOSE CHIPS ARE ONLY PRODUCED IN A FEW SPECIFIC COUNTRIES, AND THE UNITED STATES IS NOT ONE OF THEM. [00:30:02] THERE IS A FACTORY THAT IS BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW OUTSIDE OF PHOENIX, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST FACTORY IN US SOIL THAT IT WILL PRODUCE. MICRO CONDUCTORS. MICRO CONDUCTORS ARE SO, SO, SO IMPORTANT. THAT IS WHAT HAS STOPPED THE PRODUCTION OF COMPUTERS AND CARS AND SO ON DURING COVID. AND THEY ARE CONTROLLED BY A COUPLE OF COMPANIES. AND BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS PARTNER WITH A COUPLE OF UNIVERSITIES IN TAIWAN TO BE ABLE TO CREATE A TWO PLUS TWO PROGRAM THAT WILL ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO EARN AN ENGINEERING DEGREE IN MICRO CONDUCTORS, TRANSFERRING OUT OF CERRITOS COLLEGE INTO ANY OF THE UNIVERSITIES THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH IN TAIWAN. WE HAVE MADE QUITE A BIT OF PROGRESS ON THAT, AND HOPEFULLY WE ARE ABLE TO SECURE, ENOUGH FUNDING SO THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL. NEARLY FOR FREE OR AT AN INCREDIBLY LOW COST. DOCTOR LIU, THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO ANYWAY THE UNIVERSITY IS TAIPEI TECH AND SO THEY HAVE A SCHOLARSHIP FROM TSMC SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANY IN TAIWAN AND WHICH WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS AND TO STUDY IN TAIPEI TECH AS A SEMICONDUCTOR DEGREE AND WITH ALMOST VERY LOW COST. AND MAY, WE MAY EVEN GET A SCHOLARSHIP AND THE STUDENT AFTER TWO YEARS WILL GUARANTEE GUARANTEE, HAVE A LIKE UNITED STATES WILL GIVE OPT. BUT OVER IN TAIWAN, THEY GIVE THEM THE JOB TRAINING IN TAIWAN, THEY HAVE. OPTION CAN CHOOSE TAIWAN AND JAPAN OR COMING BACK TO OUR PHOENIX, ARIZONA. SO THANK YOU FOR DOCTOR FIERRO. IT TOOK DOCTOR FIERRO SEVERAL VISITS RIGHT. AND ON PHONE WE KEEP ON PUSHING THEM THIS. SO WE WILL JOIN WITH ANOTHER COUNTRY JAPAN. AND TO GET TO JOIN THIS PROGRAM. AND WHILE TRUSTEE. RYO AND I, WE WENT TO SEE THE THE. BECAUSE DOCTOR FIERRO DON'T HAVE THAT LONG VACATION. WE, WE WENT AND WE SAW THE JAPANESE STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM ALREADY STARTED. AND SO WE THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS. YEAH. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER REMARKS COMMENTS, QUESTIONS. I WILL YIELD TO DOCTOR SALAZAR AND THEN I CAN MAKE MY COMMENTS. DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? NO. WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST THANK DOCTOR LIU. I KNOW SHE SPENT A LOT OF TIME PLANNING. WE HAD A FULL ITINERARY. I'VE NEVER WALKED SO MUCH. WE DID A LOT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, WHICH WAS NEW. AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THAT HERE WITH THE METRO SYSTEM. WE VISITED VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES. WE INFORMED QUITE A FEW PEOPLE ABOUT OUR PROGRAM, DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM. ALSO WHAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT THE CHIPS. AND IT'S JUST SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS. IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME AS A TRUSTEE TO BE IN A NEW COUNTRY, BE EXPOSED TO A NEW CULTURE AND JUST MEET WITH SUCH WONDERFUL PEOPLE. AND I KNOW THAT THE STUDENTS ARE STUDENTS WHO WENT AND PARTOOK OF THAT PROGRAM HAD AN AMAZING TIME AS WELL. SO THANK YOU. DOCTOR LOU. I KNOW WE VISITED TAIPEI TECH. YUAN ZHI UNIVERSITY. CHILL CHILL CHILL CHILL. HOW DO YOU SAY THAT? CHILLY. I'M LIKE, I KNOW CHILLY UNIVERSITY WHERE OUR STUDENTS WENT. AND THEN WE, WE DID VISIT TONS OF HIGH SCHOOLS AND EVEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS OF INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN OUR ENROLLMENT PLAN AND OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND OUR EDUCATIONAL PLANS. AND I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, WE ARE A GLOBAL COMMUNITY. WE MAY NOT TRAVEL THERE, BUT WITH THE INTERNET WITH AI IT'S JUST, WE'RE JUST CONNECTED IN SO MANY WAYS AND JUST BEING THERE AND BEING EXPOSED. I DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO DO STUDY ABROAD WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO LOOK INTO THE PROSPECT AND THOSE OF YOU THAT WENT TO TAIWAN. MAYBE WE CAN HAVE THE STUDENTS PRESENT OR HAVE INVITED THEM TODAY AS WELL TO PRESENT AND, YOU KNOW, [00:35:02] SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH WITH THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE I KNOW WE GOT TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT THEY EXPERIENCED THERE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INCLUDING ME IN THE TRIP. IT WAS AMAZING TRAVELING WITH DOCTOR SALAZAR. DOCTOR LIU AND DOCTOR FIERRO. AND IT'S JUST I, I GOT A HUGE EDUCATION OF THE PROGRAM THAT WE PROVIDE. AND I KNOW THAT IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WE HAVE DUAL ENROLLMENT AND IT'S EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE. SO SO JUST THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING ME. AND, AND I LOVE JUST BEING THERE AND REPRESENTING CERRITOS COLLEGE AND EVERYWHERE WE WENT, WE'RE VERY WELL KNOWN. THEY KNOW CERRITOS COLLEGE. SO SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU MATT. I BELIEVE DOCTOR FIERRO IS WELL KNOWN IN BOTH TAIPEI CITY AND NEW TAIPEI CITY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. SO BEFORE HE CAME, PEOPLE ALREADY PREPARED A WELCOME PARTY FOR HIM AND. AND OF COURSE, HE SAID, WE WANT THIS DUAL ENROLLMENT. SO RIGHT AWAY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ARRANGED. AND TO HELP US TO TO IMPLEMENT THAT PROGRAM IN BOTH TAIPEI CITY AND NEW TAIPEI CITY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A GREAT. DON'T YOU AGREE? WE HAVE A GREAT PRESIDENT. YES. THANK YOU. AND, DOCTOR LIU, I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I WENT ON THE FIRST TRIP ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO NOW AND EIGHT YEARS ALREADY. YEAH. BELIEVE IT OR NOT. AND TO SEE THE PROGRAM NOW, NOT ONLY GETTING BACK TO WHAT IT WAS BEFORE COVID, BUT BEING SO MUCH BIGGER THAN IT WAS EVEN THEN IS JUST SO FULFILLING TO SEE. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING THE DRIVER OF THIS, DOCTOR LIU. THIS HAS BEEN GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO ALSO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK DOCTOR SANDOVAL. OVERSEER. HE TRANSFORMED OUR STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM IN TAIPEI. SO WHEN WE STARTED THE FIRST TIME WE WENT, WE TOOK A STUDENTS. IT WAS MOSTLY A CULTURAL PROGRAM. TODAY IS A FULL STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM THAT HAS TOPICS ON GLOBAL POLITICS, GLOBAL ECONOMICS, AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES. FULL CURRICULUM IN WHICH OUR STUDENTS GET CREDIT FOR DOING THE PROGRAM IN ADDITION TO EXPERIENCE IMMERSIVE CULTURE IN TAIWAN. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THE SUNDAY HAS TAKEN OUT STUDENTS THERE, AND HE HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB THERE SO MUCH THAT THEY LOVE HIM IN PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY. EVERYWHERE WE WENT. THEY TALK ABOUT HOW GREAT OF A JOB HE DID, HOW INVOLVED HE WAS WITH THE STUDENTS AND WITH THE CAMPUS. HE HAS STAYED WITH THE STUDENTS IN THE DORMS. HE GOES AND HANG OUT WITH THEM WHEN THEY GO OUT. HE PARTICIPATES IN THE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE, AND HE BASICALLY TAKES THE WHOLE CURRICULUM THAT HE BEGINS HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE BECAUSE THEY BEGIN THEIR CLASS BEFORE THEY LEAVE. TAKE IT THERE, IMMERSE HIMSELF IN IT WITH CASE STUDIES, WORK WITH LOCAL STUDIES STUDENTS, AND THEN BRING IT HERE. HE HAS DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB, AS I SAID BEFORE, THAT THEY LOVE HIM THERE, BUT THEY WANT HIM TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM. SO IF YOU'RE HEARING THIS SUNDAY, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE COMING TO ASK ME. THEY ALREADY GAVE ME HALF OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME THERE. SO THEY GIVE ME AN IDEA OF WHAT HE WOULD LIKE TO DO, BUT IT SEEMS THERE IS A MUTUAL DESIRE TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM AND ENSURE THAT STUDENTS AND OTHER STUDENTS CONTINUED AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION AND CULTURAL IMMERSION, NOT JUST DURING THE SUMMER BUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO PLEASE GIVE THANKS SUNDAY BECAUSE HE HAS QUITE LITERALLY TRANSFORMED THAT PROGRAM AND MAKE IT INTO INTO A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS. YEAH. WE WENT TO THE PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY TO VISIT THE COLLEGE, THE PRESIDENT AND THE DIRECTOR FOR THE PROGRAM, AND TOLD ME THAT DOCTOR SUNDAY ALREADY GOT QUITE A LOT OF FAME FROM THE, FOR THEIR PHD PROGRAM. THEY FOLLOW HIM AROUND AND, YOU KNOW, AND DOCTOR ACTUALLY HE PUT A LOT OF WORK IN, YOU KNOW, THE PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY STUDENT CAN SEE IT AND THEY, THEY FOLLOW HIM AROUND. THEY TOLD US, OH, YOU GUYS ARE SO LUCKY, YOU KNOW. THANK YOU DOCTOR. YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN WATCH THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. [00:40:05] ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT ITEMS. [3. Consent Items - Office of Academic Affairs] [4. Consent Items - Office of Business Services] [5. Consent Items - Office of Human Resources] [6. Consent Items - Office of Student Services] AND WE HAVE ITEMS. 3.01 THROUGH 3.05 FOR OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS. WE HAVE ITEMS 4.01 THROUGH 4.07 UNDER OFFICE OF BUSINESS SERVICES. WE HAVE CONSENT ITEMS 5.01 THROUGH 5.05 UNDER OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES. AND THEN WE HAVE ITEM 6.01 THROUGH 6.02 FROM THE OFFICE OF STUDENT SERVICES. DO I HAVE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS TONIGHT? I WOULD LIKE TO PULL 4.02 JUST FOR MY INFORMATION. OKAY. SO WE CAN OPEN UP ITEM 4.02. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE THE REISSUANCE OF STALE DATED PAYROLL WARRANTS. CAN WE GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON ON THE OTHER CONSENT ITEMS IF NO ONE ELSE IS PULLING THEM? YES WE CAN. OKAY. IS THAT COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REST OF THE CONSENT ITEMS EXCEPT FOR THE ONE THAT WAS PULLED? SECOND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE ITEMS PASS AND NOW WE WILL GO INTO ITEM 4.02. [4.02 Reissuance of Stale-Dated Payroll Warrants] YOU HAD A QUESTION ON THIS ITEM. I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A QUESTION. IT JUST SEEMED LIKE A VERY INTERESTING ITEM IN THAT, AS I UNDERSTAND. WELL, ACTUALLY, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO EXPLAIN TO ME. YEAH. SO IT SEEMS THAT CHECKS WERE ISSUED AND THEY WERE NEVER CASHED. YES THAT'S CORRECT. ARE NOW BEING REISSUED CHECKS TO CASH. YES. AND SOME OF THEM ARE LIKE OVER $2,000. I'M LIKE WOW. YEAH. SO THE SO THESE ARE PAYROLL CHECKS. SO BECAUSE THEY ARE TWO YEARS OLD THE COUNTY OFFICE OF ED, WHICH IS WHO CUTS OUR CHECKS, REQUIRES US ANYTHING THAT'S OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD HAS TO GO BACK TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. WHERE SO WHEN WHEN A THEY INITIATE A REPAYMENT. IF IT'S BEYOND TWO YEARS, IT HAS TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. IF IT'S WE'RE WE'RE ABLE TO REISSUE A CHECK. IF IT'S TWO YEARS OR LESS, WE THE DISTRICT HAS THE ABILITY TO REISSUE A CHECK, BUT ANYTHING THAT'S OLDER THAN TWO YEARS HAS TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO REISSUE IT. SO. SO ANY CHECK THAT IS GREATER THAN TWO YEARS HAS TO COME BACK FOR APPROVAL. AND THEN WE CAN SUBMIT THIS BACK TO LACOE AND THEN LACOE THEN CAN REISSUE THESE CHECKS BACK OUT TO THE EMPLOYEE. AND ONCE WE REISSUE THE CHECKS, ARE THE EMPLOYEES AWARE THAT THIS MONEY IS HASN'T BEEN CASHED? YES. THESE ARE THESE CHECKS ARE THESE ARE NOTIFIED TO US. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE COMING BACK TO YOU TO GET REISSUED. RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO REISSUE THEM. YES. DO ARE THE EMPLOYEES TOLD, LOOK, IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS. YOU HAVEN'T CASHED THESE CHECKS. WE'RE GOING TO ISSUE THEM AGAIN. YES THEY ARE. I JUST IT JUST SEEMED CONFUSING TO ME. THAT'S WHY I WAS LIKE, YEAH. AND MOST OF THESE, WHEN THEY'RE GETTING NOTIFIED, NOW THEY'RE ON DIRECT DEPOSIT. AND SO LIKELY THESE WILL THEN BE CASHED NOW. AND SO WE HAVE NOW MOVED AWAY FROM ISSUING HARD LIVE CHECKS. AND SO MOST OF OUR PROCESSES NOW WE HAVE VERY LIMITED LIVE CHECKS ON THERE. AND SO MOST OF OUR CHECKS NOW THAT WE ISSUE ARE ALL DIRECT DEPOSIT ON THAT. SO MORE AND MORE OF THESE WILL SEE VERY LESS OF THESE AS, AS WE AS WE MOVE ON. AND SO WE SELDOM HAVE THIS, THIS LOOKS LIKE A LOT. WE PROBABLY THE LAST TIME WE'VE TAKEN A LIST TO THE BOARD, THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME WE'VE TAKEN THE BOARD SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. AND SO THIS IS SO IT'S VERY SELDOM THAT WE DO TAKE A LIST TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO GET REISSUED ON IT. SO YEAH, SOME OF THEM WERE LIKE $10, BUT YEAH. YEAH. SO OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM 4.02 OR ANY OTHER MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS ITEM? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU PHILIPPE. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO ITEM SEVEN ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS. [7.01 Consideration of Adoption of Board Goals] [00:45:08] WE HAVE ITEM 7.01. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF BOARD GOALS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GREEN. SO THIS IS THE FINAL DOCUMENT AFTER THE FEEDBACK FROM ALL OF YOU. AND OUR DISCUSSIONS TODAY IN MY EVALUATION SO WE COME TO A NUMBER OF GOALS, 12 IN TOTAL. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ACTUAL GOALS THAT SUPPORT VARIOUS SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES UNDER THE STUDENT FIRST FRAMEWORK, AND THE FIRST ONE, AS YOU SEE ON LEVEL ONE, IS EQUITABLE ACCESS. WE CONTINUE TO DO WORK ON DUAL ENROLLMENT EARLY HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS EXPANSION OF OUR CREDIT AND NONCREDIT ESSENTIALLY A CREDIT RECOVERY PROGRAMS ARE THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND ADDITIONAL GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE COMPLETION LEVERAGE THE LEVER AS YOU SEE RIGHT HERE CAREER AND TRANSFER SUCCESS. AND SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO IS BY BASE, OBVIOUSLY, ON INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH, A CONVERSATION WE HAD, BUT IT WAS SOLIDIFIED BASED ON A CONVERSATION THAT I HAD A FEW WEEKS AGO, AS I HAD SHARED EARLIER WITH IRLANDA LOPEZ AND KATHY HOGUE REGARDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. AND THIS PARTICULAR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS DIFFERENT AND THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WE HAVE BEEN OFFERING IN THE PAST, THIS IS TO HELP PREPARE CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS TO PUT THEMSELVES IN POSITIONS WHERE THEY CAN BE READY TO APPLY WHEN POSITIONS ABOVE THEIR CURRENT LEVEL ARE OPEN. SO WHILE THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE JOB EXPERIENCE, THEY WILL HAVE PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE THAT REFLECT SOME OF THE SKILLS NEEDED WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO PROMOTE WITHIN THE INSTITUTION TO DO THIS. WE WE WILL DEVELOP A PROFESSIONAL TRACK THAT WILL LEAD INTO INTERNAL CERTIFICATIONS ISSUED BY CERRITOS COLLEGE. SO WE PROBABLY HAVE TO PARTNER UP WITH OUR FRIENDS IN THE CTE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS. THE THEY HAVE SIMILAR EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, BUT OTHER SKILL SETS. SO WE CAN BUILD CURRICULUM AROUND THIS AND OBVIOUSLY PROVIDE OR CLASSIFY PROFESSIONALS WITH THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS SO THEY CAN STACK THOSE CREDENTIALS IN THE EVENT THE ONE THEY WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS OR TWO, THEY WANT TO PUT THEM THEMSELVES IN POSITIONS IN A POSITION IN WHICH THEY CAN APPLY TO UPCOMING OPENING POSITIONS. SO ESSENTIALLY, WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT GROWING OUR OWN THE INSTITUTION. SO, SO THAT IS THE NEWEST REVISION TO, TO THE GOALS BASED ON OUR CONVERSATIONS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. FOR THIS ITEM, I BELIEVE WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO A MOTION. DO I HAVE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND. DO WE GO INTO A ROLL CALL VOTE OR JUST A. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 7.02. [7.02 Consideration of Approval of the District's 2026 Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Annual Certification Form] CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT'S 2026 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ANNUAL CERTIFICATION FORM. GOOD EVENING. THIS ITEM IS THE CERTIFICATION OF OUR E O DATA. THIS IS PART OF OUR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO HOW WE HAVE SPENT OUR FUNDING. IT IS ALSO TO PROVIDE DATA AS PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER TITLE FIVE IN RELATION TO WHERE WE HAVE [00:50:08] STARTED AS PART OF THE THREE YEAR CYCLE, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES IN THE STATE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE WHERE WE NEED TO REPORT OUT ON OUR STRATEGIC GROWTH UNDER COMPONENT 13 OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. SO YOU SEE SEVERAL COMPONENTS. YOU SEE THE DATA SET WHERE WE STAND ON THE 2425 DATA REQUIREMENTS WHERE WE STAND CURRENTLY UNDER YEAR ONE REPORTING OUT OF THE THREE YEAR PLAN. AND THEN SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, WE ALSO HAVE OUR DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS THAT FALL UNDER OUR NON TITLE NINE THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THE REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU'LL SEE LATER ON IN A DIFFERENT COMPONENT OF THE, OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS THAT WE ARE PRESENTING ON TONIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF PASSING THIS ITEM? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO ITEM 7.03. [7.03 Consideration of Adoption of Resolution No. 26-0819A in Recognition of National Nonprofit Day] CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-0819 AYE. IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL NONPROFIT DAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL 17TH AS THE NATIONAL NONPROFIT DAY OF CERRITOS COLLEGE. NONPROFITS ARE OFTEN QUITE THE QUIET INFRASTRUCTURE OF A COMMUNITY, AND WE DO NOT LOOK SO FAR TO SEE IT. THIS PAST YEAR ALONE, THE CERRITOS COLLEGE FOUNDATION AWARDED MORE THAN $374,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 576 OF OUR STUDENTS. BEHIND THAT NUMBER ARE 576 INDIVIDUAL STORIES. A SINGLE PARENT WHO COULD FINALLY REGISTER FOR A FULL LOAD, A FIRST GENERATION STUDENT WHO DIDN'T HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN BOOKS AND RENT. A RETURNING ADULT LEARNER WHO THOUGHT THE DOOR HAD CLOSED, AND THE NEARLY $1.5 MILLION THAT OUR FOUNDATION HAS RAISED AND CAME FROM PEOPLE WHO WILL NEVER MEET MOST OF OUR STUDENTS AND GAVE ANYWAY. OUR SURF PROGRAM, FOR EXAMPLE, SENDS A PLACE, SENDS THAT GENEROSITY BACK OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. WE SUPPORT OUR K EIGHT STUDENTS LONG BEFORE THEY EVER SET FOOT ON OUR CAMPUS, AND OUR OUTREACH TEAM MAKES SURE THAT FAMILIES KNOW THAT THESE OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FOR ALL. THIS RESOLUTION COSTS THE DISTRICT NOTHING, BUT IT SAYS SOMETHING THAT MATTERS THAT WE SEE THIS WORK AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR IT. AND WE STAND WITH THE VOLUNTEERS, DONORS AND THE STAFF WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE. WE ASK FOR YOUR UNANIMOUS SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO A VOTE FOR THAT ITEM. MAY I GET A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. NEXT WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO ITEM 7.0 FOR PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE 2526 ANNUAL REPORT ON EFFORTS [7.04 Presentation and Consideration of Approval of the 2025-2026 Annual Report on Efforts to Prevent and Address Sex Discrimination] TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS SEX DISCRIMINATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JOINING ME WILL BE KELLY RIOS. THANK YOU. OKAY. KELLY RIOS, WHO IS OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY COMPLIANCE IN TITLE NINE. OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS PART OF ANOTHER DEADLINE THAT WAS IMPOSED ON US AT THE SAME TIME AS OUR EEO REQUIREMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE REPORT OUT UNDER SENATE BILL ONE ONE, 166. AND SO WE WOULD LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU. I'LL TAKE THE FIRST PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION. KELLY WILL TAKE THE SECOND PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION AND ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. SO. BOARD. MEMBERS. THIS PRESENTATION IS A NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENT MOVING FORWARD FROM HERE ON OUT. AS PART OF THE EVER GROWING NEED FOR TRANSPARENCY IN GENDER DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT. THIS BILL CAME INTO EFFECT JANUARY OF 2025. THIS YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE WERE GIVEN THE GENERAL GUIDANCE UNDER THE STATE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE FOR THE REPORTING OUT MECHANISMS, WHICH WERE INITIALLY ORIGINALLY SET TO BE DUE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026. THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE PART OF A LARGER REQUIREMENT UNDER THE STATE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE AND UNDER THE LEGISLATION FOR THE STATE TO REPORT OUT TO THE LEGISLATION BY DECEMBER 1ST IN TERMS OF OUR INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT AFFECT THE THREE SYSTEMS COMMUNITY COLLEGES, THE CSU AND THE UC. SO WE EACH HAVE OUR OWN INDIVIDUAL STATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR INDIVIDUAL ENTITIES THAT NEED TO BE SHARED OUT, AND THEY, IN TURN, WILL THEN REPORT TO THE LEGISLATION, THE AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION CODE UNDER 6.6262, [00:55:01] WHICH IS 0.5, WHICH IS THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES. SPELL OUT WHAT THE REPORT REQUIRES, WHICH IS THE DOCUMENT YOU WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE LATER TONIGHT, WHICH HAS A REPORTING REQUIREMENT, OBVIOUSLY FOR YOUR APPROVAL, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HERE PRESENTING. SO WE ARE REQUIRED TO PREPARE THE REPORT BY SEPTEMBER 1ST. SUBMITTED TO THE STATE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE. WE ARE ALSO REQUIRED, AS PART OF THE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS TO PLACE THE REPORT ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE, WHICH WE WILL DO PENDING YOUR APPROVAL AND ULTIMATELY COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS BY PRESENTING TO YOU TONIGHT. WHAT WAS. WHAT DOES THE REQUIREMENT CONSIST OF? REPORTS OF ALLEGED SEXUAL HARASSMENT. AND KELLY WILL TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY, EVEN IF IT TAKES A LITTLE OVER FIVE MINUTES, TO REALLY BREAK THIS DOWN FOR YOU, BECAUSE THERE ARE NUANCES TO SOME OF THIS. AND UNLESS YOU ACTUALLY LIVE IT AND BREATHE IT EVERY DAY, EACH ONE OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS CAN MEAN SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T ALWAYS PRACTICE THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY. REPORTS OF ALLEGED SEXUAL HARASSMENT, WHICH IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN A COMPLAINT WHICH CAN BE FILED FORMALLY. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COMPLAINT AND AN INVESTIGATION. WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE INVESTIGATION TIMELINES THAT WE CURRENTLY FOLLOW, WHICH ARE ALSO SPELLED OUT IN THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS. THEN HEARING OUTCOMES, WHICH ARE TYPICALLY PART OF OUR DISCIPLINARY PROCESSES, WHICH ARE TWOFOLD UNDER BOTH OUR TITLE NINE AS WELL AS OUR TITLE FIVE. AND SHE WILL TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BREAK THOSE DOWN, BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO VERY EXTENSIVE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES THAT LIVE AND BREATHE LIVES OF THEIR OWN, AS WELL AS APPEALS AND OUTCOMES AS PART OF THESE REQUIREMENTS. AND ON THAT NOTE, I WILL PASS IT ALONG TO KELLY. THANK YOU. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. SO I'M GOING TO GO OVER SOME OF THE MAIN DATA HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE REPORT FOR THIS 18 MONTH PERIOD. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT WE RECEIVED 54 REPORTS OF POTENTIAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN OUR OFFICE. OF THOSE 54, EIGHT PARTIES DECIDED TO PURSUE THE FORMAL COMPLAINT PROCESS. WE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, AS OF JUNE 30TH, WE HAD TWO REMAINING STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION WITHIN THE PROCESS. AND IN TERMS OF OUR TIMELINES ALL OF OUR FORMAL COMPLAINTS WE WERE ABLE TO INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION UNDER FOUR WEEKS AS FAR AS RECEIVING THE COMPLAINT. AND THEN 80%, WHICH WAS FIVE OF OUR SIX COMPLAINTS THAT WERE COMPLETED WERE COMPLETED IN UNDER SIX MONTHS. THERE WERE TWO LIVE HEARINGS THAT WERE HELD AS PART OF THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS. AND I'LL GO OVER THAT IN A MOMENT. AND THEN WE HAD ONE OR ONE CASE THAT ACTUALLY WENT TO APPEAL. SO AS DOCTOR GUTIERREZ MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE TWO PROCESSES TO ENGAGE IN WHEN WE RECEIVE A FORMAL COMPLAINT OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. ONE IS UNDER TITLE NINE, WHICH IS A FEDERAL LAW. WE ARE AN INSTITUTION THAT RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDING. SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THAT PROCESS. A P THREE, FOUR, THREE, FOUR IS OUR PROCEDURE THAT COMPLIES WITH TITLE NINE REGULATIONS. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR TITLE FIVE PROCESS, WHICH IS A P THREE, FOUR, THREE, FIVE. AND SO IF SOMETHING DOESN'T REACH THE THRESHOLD OF TITLE NINE, WE ALSO HAVE A P THREE, FOUR, THREE, FIVE UNDER TITLE FIVE TO ENGAGE IN THAT INVESTIGATION PROCESS TO ADDRESS A FORMAL COMPLAINT OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS TITLE NINE IS LOOKING AT DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT SOLELY BASED ON SEX. AND THE TITLE FIVE PROCESS IS LOOKING AT DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT BASED ON ANY PROTECTED STATUS, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES SEXUAL HARASSMENT. AND THEN LASTLY, WE'RE BRINGING THIS REPORT TO YOU, OBVIOUSLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW, BUT ALSO TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY, INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY OF WHAT WE'RE ENGAGING IN IN TERMS OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND ALSO PROMPTLY RESPOND TO ANY TYPE OF COMPLAINT OR POTENTIAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON CAMPUS WITH STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE A QUESTION. DOCTOR GUTIERREZ MENTIONED THAT YOU WERE GOING TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COMPLAINT AND A REPORT, AND I STILL DIDN'T GET IT. SO HOW DO THESE REPORTS HAPPEN? DO THEY HAVE TO GO TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT? DO THEY JUST TELL A PROFESSOR? DO THEY COME INTO THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE? AND THEN HOW IS A COMPLAINT FILED? SURE. SO ANY OF THOSE THINGS CAN TAKE PLACE AS A REPORT. WE HAVE A REPORTING PROCESS THROUGH OUR CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. IT'S CALLED MAXQUANT AND ALSO THROUGH CARE REPORTING. SO IF THERE'S A ISSUE WITH A STUDENT THAT GOES TO AN INSTRUCTOR, THEY ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY POTENTIAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT FORWARD. SO THAT GETS REPORTED TO OUR OFFICE. CAMPUS POLICE WILL DO THE SAME. SO WE CAN RECEIVE REPORTS FROM THIRD PARTIES, BUT WE CAN ALSO RECEIVE A REPORT FROM AN ACTUAL AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL. AND EITHER WHICH WAY THAT WE RECEIVE THAT REPORT, WE MEET WITH FOLKS CONDUCT AN INTAKE MEETING, [01:00:05] EXPLAIN THE FORMAL COMPLAINT PROCESS. BUT NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO ENGAGE IN THAT FORMAL COMPLAINT PROCESS. SO THE EIGHT THE NUMBER EIGHT THAT YOU SAW THERE, THAT WAS EIGHT PARTIES THAT DECIDED THAT THEY WANTED TO ENGAGE IN THAT PROCESS. AND THEN WE WENT AHEAD AND ACCEPTED IT AND INVESTIGATED IT. SO ALL THOSE REPORTS, HOWEVER, ARE DOCUMENTED. I'M SORRY, CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? ARE THE REPORTS DOCUMENTED? YES. OKAY. SO OVER THE LAST. AG KNOW SIX YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE CHANGES TO TITLE NINE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND AT THE STATE LEVEL AS A RESULT OF THE CHANGES OF THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WHICH HAS HAVE IMPACTED HOW SOMEONE ENGAGE IN FORMAL REPORTING. SO ON THE BASIC LAYER, AS KELLY MENTIONED, MOST OF US ON CAMPUS ARE MANDATORY REPORTERS. SO IF ANYONE COMES TO ME AND SAY, HEY, I'M GOING TO DO THIS OR I'M EXPERIENCING THIS, I HAVE TO SAY, WELL, IF YOU TELL ME, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REPORT IT. AND ONCE THEY DO THAT, I HAVE THE OBLIGATION OF CONTACT IN THIS CASE, KELLY, AND SAY, HEY, I RECEIVED THIS. THIS IS THE INFORMATION I HAVE. AFTER THAT, I AM A THIRD PARTY. SO AFTER THAT, KELLY WILL REACH OUT TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE INDIVIDUAL WILL DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEY ENGAGE IN THAT PARTICULAR PROCESS. SO IN A PERSONAL EXAMPLE, I THINK I HAVE MADE A COUPLE OF REPORTS THAT CAME TO ME. AND THE INDIVIDUALS WERE LARGELY UNRESPONSIVE. SO WHEN KELLY TRIED TO REACH OUT TO THEM THEY WOULDN'T. GET IN TOUCH WITH HER. AND IN SOME CASES, EVEN WHEN THEY GET IN TOUCH WITH KELLY, KELLY HAS THE OBLIGATION TO EXPLAIN WHAT A FORMAL REPORT MEANS, WHAT IT MEANS FOR THEM, AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN FROM THAT POINT ON. SINCE THE NEW ADMINISTRATION, THE REPORTING AND HOW THE REPORT, THE INDIVIDUAL, THE IS LEGEND THE INCIDENT IT HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY IN WHICH WE HAVE SEEN A DECREASE IN NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WANTING TO ENGAGE IN THE PROCESS. ONCE THEY DO THAT, THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY GUARANTEE THE THAT IS. AN ISSUE WITH THAT IS AN INTAKE AND AN INVESTIGATION OR. YES, A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION IN WHICH IT WILL BE DETERMINED WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A TITLE NINE ISSUE. IF IT IS NOT A TITLE NINE ISSUE, THAT IS A NOTIFICATION THAT IS ISSUE AND THEN IS ROUTED TO A DISCIPLINE OR NOTHING OR WHATEVER VARIATION OF IT IS. EVEN IN CASES WHERE THERE IS A LEGITIMATE TITLE NINE ISSUE, IF THE PARTIES CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING, THAT IS THE END OF THE ROAD. AND EVEN IF THEY DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING AT ANY TIME DURING THE PROCESS, THEY CAN ALSO SAY NO. SO OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO RECORD EVERYTHING, MAKE SURE WE REACH TO EVERY PARTY TRAIN. ACTUALLY, I THINK ALL OF US HAVE TO GO THROUGH TITLE NINE TRAINING. SOME OF US MORE THAN OTHERS. FOR INSTANCE ATHLETICS HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS, WE HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. AND FROM THE END OF HR, THERE IS A SPECIFIC TRACKING THAT HAS TO TAKE PLACE AND A CHECK BOX IN WHICH THEY GO OVER THE ENTIRE PROCESS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT QUALIFIES AS A TITLE NINE. WHAT WHAT I THINK IS A TITLE NINE ISSUE MAY OR MAY, MAY OR MAY NOT BE A TITLE NINE ISSUE, OR WHERE ACTUAL GUIDELINES AND MAY FALL UNDER DISCIPLINE OR ETHICAL ISSUES OR NOTHING AT ALL. BUT WE REPORT ALL WHETHER IT IS OR IT ISN'T. I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT THERE'S A HUGE NUMBER BETWEEN THE REPORTS AND THE COMPLAINTS. AND WE ARE ALL, WE ALL HAVE DUE PROCESS AND ARE PROTECTED UNDER DUE PROCESS. HOWEVER I'M SURE THE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE FILED ARE PROTECTED FROM INTIMIDATION. YES, WE DO PROHIBIT RETALIATION OR ANY CASTLE, IF THEY CAN, IF THEY DECIDE TO CONTINUE WITH THE PROCESS. [01:05:04] I THINK MAYBE THE RELATED QUESTION MIGHT BE, IS IT TYPICAL THAT 85% OF COMPLAINTS DON'T RESULT IN A REPORT? SO IT'S, IT'S TYPICAL THAT FOLKS ARE A LITTLE INTIMIDATED OF THE PROCESS. DEFINITELY. AND JUST TO CLARIFY TOO, WITH THE 54 REPORTS THAT WE RECEIVE, IF THEY DON'T ENGAGE IN THAT FORMAL COMPLAINT PROCESS, THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE NOT TAKING STEPS IN TERMS OF SUPPORTIVE MEASURES, MAKING SURE THEY CONTINUE, THEY CAN CONTINUE GOING TO CLASS, THEY CAN CONTINUE ACCESSING THEIR EMPLOYMENT. WE'RE STILL TAKING ACTIVE STEPS. THE FORMAL COMPLAINT PROCESS IS REALLY INTENDED SO THAT WE HAVE A THOROUGH AND NEUTRAL PROCESS IN CASE WE DO NEED TO TAKE THOSE ADDITIONAL STEPS OF SANCTIONS. THE REPORTS COME FORWARD IN MY OPINION BECAUSE THE REPORTING PROCESS IS WORKING. SO I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARILY AN INDICATION THAT THERE'S A HIGH LEVEL OF MISCONDUCT NECESSARILY, BUT WE ARE RECEIVING REPORTS AND THE REPORTING PROCESS IS WORKING. AND WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES THAT WE CAN CONNECT THEM TO AS WELL. BUT I DO SEE THE TREND THAT NOT A LOT OF FOLKS DO WANT TO ENGAGE IN THAT COMPLAINT PROCESS. DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THE INFORMAL? INFORMAL? WELL, LET ME JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT IS A VERY INTIMIDATING PROCESS. AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO GO THROUGH WHEN I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT INDIVIDUALS THAT DO MAKE THOSE FORMAL COMPLAINTS KNOW THAT THEY ARE PROTECTED AND THAT YOU ARE TAKING STEPS, EVEN IF THERE'S JUST A REPORT OF IT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. SURE. IF I MAY ADD ONE MORE THING, BECAUSE A LOT OF THOSE A LOT OF THOSE OFTENTIMES WHEN THEY COME THROUGH OUR OFFICE AND WE BEGIN THE CONVERSATION OR KELLY OR JOANNA CURRENTLY WHEN THEY COME IN, IT'S, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE FOR US TO HELP YOU RESOLVE THIS ISSUE? AND SO ONE OF THE PIECES IS WE HAVE TO REPORT ON THE MORE FORMAL BUT A LOT OF TIMES WE END UP RESOLVING THESE ISSUES INFORMALLY. FOR EXAMPLE YOU KNOW, HE HE WAS BUGGING ME. HE WANTED ME TO GO OUT WITH HIM. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST REALLY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SAY NO BECAUSE SOMETIMES I'M JUST VERY EMBARRASSED. AND THAT'S A LOT OF WHAT WE GET. AND OFTENTIMES IT'S, CAN YOU PLEASE TALK TO HIM AND TELL HIM TO MAKE IT STOP? AND SO WE DO. AND THEN IT STOPS. AND USUALLY THAT ENDS IT THERE. AND THEN IT DOESN'T RISE TO THE MORE FORMAL LEVELS THAT THEN INVOLVE OUR TITLE NINE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES, BECAUSE A LOT THEY DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT. AND SO WE END UP WITH A LOT OF THE INFORMAL SAME WITH SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL. THEY'LL WANT US TO COME IN AND ACT AS THE INTERMEDIARY. AND THAT USUALLY RESOLVES IT BECAUSE THEY JUST WANT SOMEBODY ELSE TO TAKE THE STEP TO TELL THEM, MAKE IT STOP. AND THAT'S WHERE WE END UP WITH THESE, THESE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE THAT ARE VERY HIGH WITH THE REPORT COMING IN BECAUSE IT'S I HAVE THIS INFORMATION, I JUST WANT TO GET IT OUT THERE. I WANT TO REPORT IT. BUT HERE. NOW I'VE REPORTED IT TO YOU, HR. CAN YOU PLEASE NOW TAKE OVER? AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE END UP HAVING TO DO A LOT OF TRIAGING AND IDENTIFYING A RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. I KNOW IT'S EXTREMELY EXTREMELY SENSITIVE ISSUE AND JUST TELL HIM TO STOP. I MEAN, THAT'S LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? SHOULD NEVER START TO BEGIN WITH. I HAVE A QUESTION. BEYOND REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CASES, IS THERE ANY WAY THE COLLEGE COULD USE THE INFORMATION ON THIS REPORT TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS? YEAH, I THINK THIS IS GOING TO CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT TRENDS A LITTLE DEEPER AND ALSO TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR, YOU KNOW, ENHANCED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND MORE SUPPORTS AS WELL. SO I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY, ALTHOUGH IT IS AN ADDITIONAL STEP FOR OUR OFFICE, I THINK IT'S ONE THAT'S VALUABLE. AND I THINK STATEWIDE, IT'LL BE VALUABLE AS WELL TO LOOK AT THE TRENDS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT ALL COMMUNITY COLLEGES. THANK YOU. AND JUST TO SHARE THE ONE LAST THING, BECAUSE I HAVE TO SAY IT, THAT SEXUAL HARASSMENT GOES BOTH WAYS. IT'S NOT JUST FEMALES. IT GOES BOTH WAYS. MALES AND FEMALES NEED TO BE PROTECTED. YES, ALWAYS. AND ONE MORE PIECE, I THINK. THERE IS A LOT OF TRAINING AND A LOT OF AWARENESS ON THIS CAMPUS ON. SEXUAL HARASSMENT, A LOT OF IT. AND ONCE WE DO THE TRAININGS, WE GET A LOT OF REPORTS, WHETHER THEY'RE FORMAL OR INFORMAL OR JUST BASIC CONVERSATIONS. THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, PARTICULARLY WITH THE TRAININGS ARE DONE IN ATHLETICS AND IN OTHER AREAS ON CAMPUS ACTIVITIES. THE OR THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES RECEIVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON QUESTIONS ON HOW TO DO IT, HOW TO DEAL WITH SITUATIONS EXACTLY AS MERCEDES DESCRIBED. AND WELL, THERE IS AN ATTRITION OF THE 85 TO THE 8%. WE NEED TO REMEMBER A FEW THINGS. THE FIRST ONE IS THAT NOT EVERY COMPLAINT IS A CASE. AND TWO, COMBINED BETWEEN STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND STAFF, WE HAVE ABOUT [01:10:06] 27,000 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND ROUGHLY 50 SOME COMPLAINTS. SO ONE COMPLAINT IS TOO MANY. I GET IT. BUT TO PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE, THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT CIRCULATES THROUGH THIS CAMPUS IS SIGNIFICANT. ALSO WE ARE PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE WHEN WE HAVE GUESTS IN OUR CAMPUS. SO EVERY TIME THAT WE DO AN EVENT, FACILITIES RENTALS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO THE NUMBER THAT I SAID OF 27, FOR INSTANCE, DURING THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS, PROBABLY DOUBLE LIKE WE HAVE PROBABLY 5000 PEOPLE CIRCULATING TO CAMPUS. SO SO THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT EFFORT THAT IS BEING DONE NOT JUST THROUGH A CHART, BUT THROUGH A STUDENT SERVICES AND THROUGH THE OFFICE OF DOCTOR MILLER TO TRY TO CREATE AWARENESS TRAINING AND WAYS IN WHICH ALL OF US BECAUSE AS YOU MENTIONED, IT GOES BOTH WAYS. ALL OF US ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT HARASSMENT IS AND HOW TO, TO REPORT IT. SO I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT ON, ON SOME OF THIS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. UNDERSTANDING SB 1166 AS WELL AS TITLE NINE IS DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, A COMPLIANCE MEASURE THAT IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. SO IT'S A COLLECTIVE, YOU KNOW, EFFORT. AND SO WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE FEEL SAFE, THEY FEEL RESPECTED. YOU KNOW, THEY FEEL SUPPORTED SO THAT AND THERE'S CONFIDENCE IN THIS PROCESS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION. OKAY. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION. MOTION. SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING I ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. MOTION PASSES. OKAY. NOW WE WILL MOVE INTO SECTION EIGHT. ITEM 8.01 REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM DISTRICT OFFICIALS. [8.01 Reports and Comments from District Officials] WE WILL BEGIN WITH CARMELLA. HI, EVERYONE. FROM AUGUST 14TH THROUGH 16, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO SAN FRANCISCO TO TRAVEL, TO GO THERE TO TALK WITH OTHER STUDENT TRUSTEES. AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES ON THEIR CAMPUSES, THEIR RESOURCES. AND I LEARNED A LOT. THEY HAD SO MUCH INSIGHTFUL WORKSHOPS AND I PLAN TO ABSORB EVERYTHING THAT I LEARNED AND TOOK ACTION, TAKE ACTION AS THE CENTER CEO OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR SALAZAR. NO REPORT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE PACHECO. I ACTUALLY GOT TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE DOWNEY PRIDE FESTIVAL THAT DOWNEY HAD. IT WAS GOOD TO BE THERE. AND THE COLLEGE DID GET RECOGNIZED IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE CROWD THAT CERRITOS COLLEGE WAS THERE. SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. IT WAS IT WAS HUGE. THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE. SO THE MORE PEOPLE THAT HEAR OUR NAME, THE BETTER IT IS FOR US. I ALSO WENT TO THE BACKPACK GIVEAWAY THAT WAS PUT ON BY GOOD IN DOWNEY, SO WE GAVE OUT A LOT OF BACKPACKS. I FELT LIKE I WAS CONSTANTLY GIVING OUT BACKPACKS AS THE LINE GOT LONGER AND LONGER. BUT AGAIN, WE WERE RECOGNIZED THERE THAT WE WERE PRESENT AND HANDING OUT BACKPACKS FOR STUDENTS THERE. I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A RESOURCE FAIR PUT ON BY DOWNEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND THAT PARTICULAR RESOURCE FAIR WAS FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. AND HOW CAN WE PROVIDE THEM RESOURCES FOR THEM AND THEIR KIDS THAT ARE GOING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS SO THAT THEY WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH, THEY WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO DIFFERENT RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY COULD TAP INTO. SO I WAS THERE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THAT EVENT. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR LIU. OH, OKAY. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TODAY BEFORE THE BOARD BOARD MEETING AND TO TOUR THE NEW NEWLY ACQUIRED COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PROPERTY AT STUDEBAKER. OKAY. [01:15:01] I WAS SO IMPRESSED. OKAY. THE THE BUILDING. REALLY? THE STRUCTURE IS, WELL, MAINTENANCE AND THE POST OFFICE. THEY CAN BE EASILY ADAPT TO COLLEGE FUNCTIONS. AND THE PROPERTY IS MOVING CONDITION IS REALLY NOT. WE HAVE TO DO A LOT OF RENOVATION. IT'S MOVING. IT'S READY FOR IMMEDIATE USE, YOU KNOW, FOR FOR IMMEDIATE USE. THANK YOU FOR DOCTOR FIERRO FOR HIS FORWARD THINKING VISION IN WHICH THIS WILL BENEFIT MANY, MANY FUTURE GENERATIONS LATER OF THE STUDENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WAIT TILL YOUR TURN. OKAY? IT'S REALLY. I WAS SO IMPRESSED. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR LIU TRUSTEE LOUIS. I WENT ON AUGUST 7TH, WHICH ALSO HAPPENED TO BE THE FILING DEADLINE TO THE STATE OF THE NATION WITH LINDA SANCHEZ, OUR CONGRESSWOMAN, OR AT LEAST ONE OF OUR CONGRESS CRITTERS. AND WE WERE THERE WITH DOCTOR FIERRO, DOCTOR LIU I THINK ANDREA AND A COUPLE OTHERS. AND IT WAS A GOOD PRESENTATION THAT SHE'S DONE FOR A COUPLE DECADES NOW, ACTUALLY, BUT IT WAS GOOD. AND ALSO AS TO THE FILING DEADLINE, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE DOCTOR LIU FOR BEING UNOPPOSED. I AM ALSO UNOPPOSED. AND NOW MR. BURKE GETS A CHANCE TO MEET SOME MORE RESIDENTS OF BELLFLOWER. SO HAPPY TO HELP THEM OUT ON THAT. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND A FEW THURSDAYS SINCE WE LAST TALKED IN BELLFLOWERS GREATEST TIME OF YEAR, WHICH IS STREET FEST ALL SUMMER LONG, ALL THURSDAY, NOT ALL THURSDAY. A LOT OF THE THURSDAY EVENINGS OF, OF THE SUMMER THAT'S NOW CONCLUDED. AND REPRESENTING THE, THE BOARD THERE AND THEN ALSO I WANT TO GIVE A WARM WELCOME TO ALL OUR NEW STUDENTS THIS YEAR AS WE, AS WE KICK OFF A BRAND NEW BRAND NEW YEAR. SO MY REPORT. NO, NO REAL REPORT OTHER THAN TO SAY THAT I DO SCAN THROUGH MY MAIL. AND I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO GO THROUGH THE EL SUENO AMERICANO PUBLICATION, WHICH THIS TIME IT SAID THE HISTORIAS DE NUESTRA COMUNIDAD REAL STORIES OF HEROES IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND SURPRISED TO SEE THAT DOCTOR FIERRO IS LISTED AS ONE OF THE HEROES OF THIS PUBLICATION, AND I INTERACT WITH THEM AT OUR MEETINGS. I INTERACTED WITH THEM AS I WAS TRAVELING, AND YET, AS I READ THE ARTICLE, I STILL LEARN NEW THINGS. SO IF YOU HAVE A MOMENT TO READ MORE ABOUT OUR OUR PRESIDENT HERE, IT'S A VERY, VERY INTERESTING AND CONGRATULATIONS. SO YOU ALSO GOT YOU KNOW, CEO OF THE YEAR. SO CONGRATULATIONS. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR FIERRO. SO WE'RE ENTERING ELECTION SEASON, AND I WAS TRYING TO TURN MY TV ON LAST NIGHT, AND FOR SOME REASON IT WAS ON CNN AND IT WAS TRACKING THE FLORIDA ELECTIONS. SO I QUICKLY TURNED IT OFF AND WENT TO CHECK MY EMAIL. AND IT REMINDS ME OF SOMETHING THE POLITICS NOWADAYS SEEM TO. LEAN HEAVILY ON. DRAMATIZATION AND LEAN HEAVILY ON FILLING GAPS OF KNOWLEDGE WITH ASSUMPTIONS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE TRUE. AND THOSE THINGS SEEM TO BE PERMEATING ALL ASPECTS OF OUR DAY TO DAY. INCLUDING OUR BOARDROOM. SO, FOR INSTANCE, COMMENTS ABOUT MISCHARACTERIZATIONS OF PRESENTATIONS THAT WERE GIVEN TO THE BOARD WERE MADE. AND I KNOW THAT THE BOARD KNOWS THIS, BUT I DO THIS FOR THE AUDIENCE AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING. PRESENTING THE SAME POWERPOINT AND DOCUMENTATION THAT WE RECEIVE FROM OUR BARGAINING PARTNERS TO THE BOARD VERBATIM. BASICALLY THE SAME DOCUMENTS, SAME PHOTOCOPIES IS HARDLY A MISCHARACTERIZATION OF A PROPOSAL. [01:20:07] IT IS ACTUALLY A VERY ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF A VERY COSTLY PROPOSAL. SO MISINFORMATION IS FOUGHT BY PROVIDING ACCURATE INFORMATION. YES. THE PROPOSAL WAS NORTH OF $9 MILLION. AS YOU HEAR LAST NIGHT, I MEAN, TONIGHT. BUT IT WAS ALSO. MISCHARACTERIZED AS A PROPOSAL TO ADDRESS PART TIME FACULTY. IN FACT, MOST OF THAT PROPOSAL ADDRESSES NEEDS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE NEEDS OF PART TIME FACULTY, MEANING OTHER GROUPS THAT WERE NOT PART TIME FACULTY. SO I DO HOPE THAT, AS WAS MENTIONED TONIGHT, WE ENGAGE ON A FAIR NEGOTIATION THAT LEADS TO A RESOLUTION TO A COMMON PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE, NOT JUST AT CERRITOS COLLEGE, BUT ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE, BECAUSE THE THE COMPENSATION OF PART TIME FACULTY IS NOT AN ISSUE THAT IS ISOLATED TO CERRITOS COLLEGE. IT IS AN ISSUE THAT IMPACTS 116 COLLEGES ACROSS THE STATE. SO WE ARE ONE OUT OF 116 THAT ARE ORGANIZED IN BARGAINING, TRYING TO FIND A WAY IN WHICH PART TIME FACULTY CAN BE FAIRLY COMPENSATED FOR THEIR WORK, BUT IS NOT ISOLATED TO CERRITOS COLLEGE. SO I DO HOPE THAT WE ENGAGE IN FAIR AND REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS. AND ALSO I HOPE THAT GOING FORWARD, WE ADHERE TO ACCURATELY CHARACTERIZE CONVERSATIONS SO WE CAN ALL SING FROM THE SAME SET OF FACTS. ON THE OTHER HAND, OUR ENROLLMENT IS THE HIGHEST IT'S EVER BEEN. WE JUST BROKE THE 18,000 STUDENT MARK HIGHER THAN EVER, BEEN WAY HIGHER THAN THE PANDEMIC. AND WHEN HIGH, WAY HIGHER THAN ANY NUMBER THE CERRITOS COLLEGE HAVE EVER HAD. WHICH MEANS SOMETHING PRETTY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US. IT MEANS THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE ENGAGED IN THE PAST IN COLLABORATIVE NEGOTIATIONS IN WHICH WE AGREE THAT IF THE COLLEGE DOES WELL, WE ALL DO WELL. ONCE WE FINISH REVIEWING THE NUMBERS, THE ENTIRE CAMPUS WILL RECEIVE THE RETRO COLA FROM LAST YEAR, BECAUSE IT'S VERY LIKELY THAT WE WILL BE FUNDED AT THE AYE SCHEDULE LEVEL, AS WE HAVE ALL AGREED TO DO THAT IS FACTUAL. THAT IS COLLABORATIVE, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT PUTS A READER'S COLLEGE IN A VERY STRONG POSITION AS IT RELATES TO COMPENSATION. IN FACT, WE CONTINUE TO BE IN THE TOP TEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE ON COMPENSATION. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL TEAMS IN ADULT EDUCATION FOR THE COLLABORATION ON CREDIT RECOVERY. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR FACULTY SENATE. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR CCF PARTNERS BECAUSE TOGETHER WE MADE WORK A PARTNERSHIP WITH DOWNEY UNIFIED AND NORWALK, LA MIRADA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THEY BROUGHT OVER 600 FTES TO CERRITOS COLLEGE THIS PAST YEAR. THAT'S HUGE COLLABORATION. CHANGES DRASTICALLY THE WAY THAT WE ARE BEING FUNDED AND HELP US HIT THE A BENCHMARK THAT WILL LEAD TO INCREASED COMPENSATION TO ALL OF US. I ALSO WANT TO THANK US OR US EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS DEPARTMENT THAT IS LED BY SASHA AGAIN, FACULTY SENATE OR CCSF TEAM OR CLASSIFIED STAFF [01:25:01] AND EVERYONE ON CAMPUS. BECAUSE OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT IS EXPLODING, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS IS EXPANDING DUAL ENROLLMENT. THOSE TWO, IN ADDITION TO THE ROTATION WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE ON CAMPUS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO BE ON THEIR ENROLLMENT BENCHMARK TO BE THE HIGHEST WE HAVE EVER BEEN AT CERRITOS COLLEGE, OVER 18,000 STUDENTS. SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE, BECAUSE THAT SHOWS THAT WHEN WE WHEN WE COLLECTIVELY PUT OUR MINDS TO SOMETHING, THE DIRECTION OF THIS COLLEGE CHANGES DRAMATICALLY OR THE STUDENTS BENEFIT, OUR COMMUNITIES BECOME STRONGER. I WANT TO THANK AND CONGRATULATE OUR TENURE FACULTY. YOU SAW THE LIST TODAY. INCREDIBLE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE JUMPED BOTH FEET IN TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SERVED IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THE INCREDIBLE SURPRISE OF THE NOMINATION AND THE RECOGNITION OF THE AWARD. I WAS TRULY HONORED. BUT THAT RECOGNITION IS A REFLECTION OF THE COLLECTIVE WORK THAT WE DO. AT CERRITOS COLLEGE. SOMEONE THAT APPARENTLY READ THE APPLICATION OUTSIDE OF THIS CAMPUS SAID. ASKED ME VERY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING HERE AND HOW WE'RE GETTING THAT SUPPORT. SO WHILE I MAY BE THE ONE RECOGNIZED THAT WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT AND THE HARD WORK OF EVERY SINGLE PERSON AT CERRITOS COLLEGE. WE HAD TACOS TWICE IN THE SPAN OF SEVEN DAYS. THE FIRST ONE FOR EMPLOYEES AND THE SECOND ONE FOR THE STUDENTS. I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE STUDENTS FINISH EVERY SINGLE BIT OF FOOD THAT WE HAVE FACULTY, STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS. NEXT JOB YOU HAVE NEXT YEAR, YOU HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB BECAUSE WE COULDN'T EAT EVERYTHING. BUT IT WAS A REALLY, REALLY FUN TIME. MUSIC A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AND LAUGHS, BUT IT WAS INCREDIBLY HOT. SO I HAD THE FIRST DAY I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH PHILIPPE ON THE GRILL AND THE SECOND DAY WITH FRANK. AND I THINK NEXT YEAR HE PROBABLY WILL CALL SICK BECAUSE HE WAS VERY, VERY HOT. BUT WE HAD A GOOD TIME. MERCEDES WAS ON THE TORTILLA STATION AND APPARENTLY WE GAVE HER DEFECTIVE WORK. SO HOPEFULLY DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SO HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR OR, OR TORTILLA GRIDDLE WORKS A LITTLE BETTER. AND ROBIN BECAME AN EXPERT CHOPPING MEAT. SO THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED ON IT. WE TRULY APPRECIATE IT. AND WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START OF THE YEAR. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE GREENE. THANK YOU, DOCTOR FIERRO. I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU TO MARY JANE WHO IS OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKER. IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO USE YOUR VOICE AND TO BE EMPOWERED, ESPECIALLY AS A STUDENT HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE. AND SO I WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. AND I AM TRULY WISHING THE ACTIVE MINDS CLUB CONTINUED SUCCESS AS YOU CHAMPION A NEW ERA OF MENTAL HEALTH, NOT ONLY FOR YOUR PEERS HERE, BUT ALSO FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. CONTINUE TO USE YOUR VOICE BECAUSE MENTAL HEALTH DOES MATTER. AND YOU KNOW, WE CAN JUST LOOK AT THE CURRENT STATISTICS AND KNOW THAT WE NEED THE ADVOCACY, WE NEED THE RESOURCES AND WE NEED THE HELP FOR THOSE WHO YOU KNOW, REQUIRE IT OR NEED IT. SO THANK YOU. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE WOMEN'S CAUCUS RECEPTION. LEADING WITH PURPOSE AND GOING TO EVENTS LIKE THIS ALWAYS FILLS MY CUP BECAUSE AS A WOMAN IN LEADERSHIP, IT IS. IT'S JUST AMAZING TO BE IN THE MIDST OF OTHER WOMEN WHO ARE IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND WHO ARE DOING THE WORK AND WHO ARE COMMITTED TO YOU KNOW, JUST HAVING THE COURAGE RESILIENCY AND PURPOSE TO CONTINUE IN THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. SO I WAS PLEASED, VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO JOIN IN ON THAT EVENT. ALSO AS WE JUST STATED, IT IS THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR. AND SO THERE'S ALSO, AS DOCTOR FIERRO MENTIONED, THERE'S SOMETHING SO VERY SPECIAL ABOUT COMING TOGETHER AND ESPECIALLY COMING TOGETHER [01:30:06] BEYOND THE WORK THAT IS DONE ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. RIGHT. AND SO FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS, I WAS ABLE TO BRIEFLY STOP BY THE WELCOME BACK BARBECUE EVENTS. AND IT WAS AMAZING EACH TIME TO JUST SEE EVERYONE IN COMMUNITY KICKING OFF THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ACADEMIC YEAR. I WAS ABLE TO CATCH DOCTOR FIERRO AND FELIPE AND DOCTOR MIXON ON THE GRILL WITH THE CARNE ASADA, WHICH WAS DELICIOUS. BY THE WAY, I DIDN'T GET ANY YESTERDAY, BUT I DID GET SOME THE WEEK BEFORE. BUT IT LOOKED AND SMELLED GREAT. OKAY. BUT THE STUDENTS WERE DEFINITELY IN LINE AND ENJOYING EVERY BIT OF IT. I WAS ABLE TO CATCH MERCEDES AND ROBIN IN ACTION, AS WELL AS OUR PRESIDENT'S OFFICE TEAM. THEY WERE HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING SMOOTHLY. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR PRESENCE TOO, AND HELP IN MAKING THAT EVENT POSSIBLE. AND ALL THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS THAT STEPPED IN TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE. MOMENTS LIKE THAT JUST REMIND US THAT WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER, THAT WE ARE BUILDING COMMUNITY WITHIN OUR SCHOOL. AND WE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE RELY ON THIS CONNECTION AND THAT WE BUILD CONNECTIONS WITH EACH OTHER, THAT WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH EACH OTHER AND SIMPLY MAKING TIME TO BE WITH EACH OTHER BECAUSE THIS WORK GETS HARD, RIGHT? BUT WE KNOW THE GREATER PURPOSE. WE KNOW THE WHY. AND SO HAVING MOMENTS LIKE THIS ARE JUST DEFINITELY WONDERFUL TO EXPERIENCE. SO HERE'S TO ANOTHER YEAR OF PURPOSE, PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE. HAPPY 2020 627 ACADEMIC YEAR TO OUR 18,000 PLUS STUDENTS. LET'S GO. CAN WE LIKE YES, THAT IS APPLAUDABLE. OUR FACULTY AND OUR STAFF HERE I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I'M LIKE, WHY HAVEN'T I BEEN HERE BEFORE? BUT TO THE MESA DEPARTMENT AND OUR STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER. AND I WAS JUST AMAZED. AND IT WAS JUST WONDERFUL TO SEE THE STUDENTS IN THERE ALREADY ENGAGED AND USING THE SPACE AND AGAIN, COLLABORATING WITH EACH OTHER AND COMING TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER, EVEN AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER. AND SO I WAS THANKFUL. I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE THESE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AS WELL. SO THANK YOU TO THE AWESOME JOB THAT OUR MESA DEPARTMENT IS DOING. HELEN GAVE ME A GREAT TOUR AS WELL AS THE STUDENT, THE STUDENT CENTERED SUCCESS CENTER. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TONIGHT WE APPROVED OUR GOALS AS A BOARD AND FOR DOCTOR FIERRO AS OUR VISIONARY PRESIDENT, OUR OUR AWARD WINNING PRESIDENT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT CERRITOS COLLEGE, WE REMAIN STEADFAST IN OUR COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING THE APPROVED GOALS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE PRESIDENT. TOGETHER, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE OUR MEASURES OF EQUITABLE ACCESS, STUDENT COMPLETION, CAREER AND TRANSFER SUCCESS, AND INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH, ENSURING THAT OUR DECISIONS, OUR RESOURCES AND COLLECTIVE EFFORTS REMAIN FOCUSED ON STUDENT SUCCESS AND THE LONG TERM STRENGTH OF OUR COLLEGE AND OUR COMMUNITY. AND WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR CLOSED SESSION. [9. Closed Session] AND WE HAVE ITEMS 9.01, 9.02, 9.03 AND 9.05, AND WITH TWO READOUTS. THANK YOU. OKAY. READY? REPORTING BACK FROM CLOSED [10. Closing Items] SESSION ITEM 9.03. IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE EMPLOYMENT OF AMANDA DODD AS DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES AND RISK MANAGEMENT, GRADE 37. STEP THREE $14,722 PER MONTH OF THE MANAGEMENT SALARY SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2026. THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS UNANIMOUS. SEVEN. YES. ZERO. NO. ZERO ABSTENTION. ITEM 9.05. IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE EMPLOYMENT OF JUAN MERCADO AS INTERIM FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, GRADE 32, STEP TWO $12,098 PER MONTH OF THE MANAGEMENT SALARY SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE AUGUST 20TH, 2026 AND NOT TO EXCEED FEBRUARY 3RD, 2027. THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS UNANIMOUS. SEVEN. YES. ZERO. NO. ZERO ABSTENTION. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.