MT. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE MINUTES FOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING February 10, 2000 OPENING OF MEETING Ann Motte, President of the Board, called the meeting to order at 3:32 p.m. at the San Jacinto Campus, 1499 N. State Street, San Jacinto, CA 92583. Student Trustee Tracie Marquez led the Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call: Board Members Mr. Kadow Present (3:38) Mrs. Motte - Present Miss Schlange Present Mrs. Sparkman Present Mrs. Stuart - Present Student Trustee: Tracie Marquez - Present Senate Representatives: Academic Senate: Bob Rockwell Present Classified Senate: Teri Sisco- Present Staff: Richard Giese, Superintendent/President Kathy Donnell, Exec. Assist. Supt/President Wally Upper, Vice President of Admin. & Finance Cordell Briggs, Vice President of Instruction Michael Tausig, Vice President Russ Bloyer, Int. Vice President of Student Services Becky Elam, Dean of Elida Gonzales, Dean of Enrollment Services Chuck Engbretson, Exec. Dean of Instruction Robin Steinback, Dean of Instruction Rick Collins, Dean of Instruction/Career Ed. DeLoise King, Dean of Instruction Susan Guarino, Dean of Information Services Bill Marchese, Director of Community/Gov. Relations i
Visitors and other staff present: Barbara Oberg, Donna Wilder, Lydia Herrera Soren, Teresa Hert, Mary Helen Ish, Karen Cranney, Jose Ochoa, Regina Craig, Melissa Armenta, Rebecca Wallace, Lorraine Mendoza, Richard Palmer, Ivan Munoz, Shawna Carson, Mida Rodriquez. ALINK - None Trustee Sparkman moved, seconded by Trustee Schlange to approve the minutes of the January 13, 2000 meeting. Trustee Schlange moved, seconded by Trustee Stuart to approve the minutes of the January 27, 2000 meeting. Additions and/or deletions to the agenda: Dr. Giese reported that there were revised pages for Table of Contents/pg. 3, Exhibit A/pg. 7, Item 176/pg.26. On advice of legal counsel, Dr. Giese requested that the Board address Closed Session Item A after Section IV. The Trustees agreed. BOARD PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE Trustee Stuart thanked the Board for the opportunity REPORT to attend the conference in Sacramento. It was very informative and beneficial. Trustees Stuart and Sparkman agreed with Trustee Stuart thanking the Board for the opportunity. Trustee Motte thanked Dr. Giese for attending the Lowe s Distribution Center groundbreaking ceremony in Perris and making an initial contact regarding workforce development. ii
COMMENTS OF INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, DELEGATIONS None SUPT/PRESIDENT=S REPORT Dr. Giese reported the following: February 5, 2000 the college received notice from the Accrediting Commission that MSJC s accreditation has been reaffirmed, with a requirement that the college complete an Interim Report. Copies of the letter and report have been sent to the Board, the Academic Senate President, the Classified Senate President, and the Student Trustee. Copies will also be distributed to all employees and will be made available to Associate Faculty and students. Dr. Giese said that MSJC is an outstanding institution and congratulated the Board, faculty, staff and students for the hard work. The Master Plan draft document has been distributed for review. The process is moving forward as scheduled and invitations have been sent to community members inviting them to participate in the Charrette process on February 25 and 26, 2000. Dr. Giese introduced Dr. Dona Alpert as MSJC s new Director of Research. The college is pleased to have Dr. Alpert with us and we look forward to working with her. The MSJC basketball team will play their last home game on February 18, 2000. Sunday, February 13, 2000 the MSJC Fine Art Gallery will present Spirited Visions with an opening reception from 2:00-4:00 p.m. CLOSED SESSION The Board adjourned to Closed Session at 3:35 p.m. RECONVENED TO OPEN SESSION CLOSED SESSION ACTION Board President Motte called the meeting back to order at 3:52 p.m. No action was reported. iii
OPEN AGENDA PUBLIC HEARING Resolution of Necessity for Acquisition of Real Property (APN 357-070-029-1) and the institution of eminent domain proceedings. 1. Open Hearing 3:52 2. Public Hearing - NONE 3. Closed Hearing 3:53 Item 1999/00-163 Approve Acquisition of Real Trustee Sparkman moved, seconded by Trustee Property Schlange to approve item 1999/00-163. Discussion Attorneys John Dietrich and Terry Tao of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd & Romo addressed the Board and asked the Trustees to approve Item 1999/00-163 if they agree with the findings set forth. CONSENT AGENDA Trustee Kadow moved, seconded by Trustee Schlange Items 1999/00-164-1999/00-174 to approve Consent Agenda Items 1999/00-164 through and 1999/00-176-1999/00-183 1999/00-174 and 1999/00-176 through 1999/00-183. Item 1999/00-175 Trustee Kadow asked that Consent Item 1999/00-175 Approve Administrative Assignments be moved to the Open Agenda after Item 1999/00-185 in order to approve the job description before hiring the employee for the position. The Trustees agreed. OPEN AGENDA Item 1999/00-184 Trustee Schlange moved, seconded by Trustee Approve Quarterly Financial Report Sparkman to approve Item 1999/00-184. OPEN AGENDA cont. Human Resources Item 1999/00-185 Trustee Sparkman moved, seconded by Trustee iv
Approve Administrative Job Schlange to approve Item 1999/00-185. Description Item 1999/00-175 Trustee Kadow moved, seconded by Trustee Approve Administrative Assignments Sparkman to approve Item 1999/00-175. Item 1999/00-186 Trustee Schlange moved, seconded by Trustee Stuart Approve Temporary Academic to approve Item 1999/00-186. Employee INFORMATION RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, DELEGATIONS None INFORMATION AGENDA Superintendent/President Donations to the Foundation Dr. Giese thanked those who contributed to the Foundation. MSJC appreciates their continued support. 2000-2001 Budget Status Report Vice President Wally Upper gave a 2000-2001 Budget Status report. Allocations have been sent to each division of the college. There is a special request process for items not included in the regular budget. The Budget Committee is fairly active and involved this cycle and will continue to be involved in the process. We are currently waiting for the May revise and the P-2 Certification in June. MSJC will then determine our ending balance, draft a preliminary budget and come back to the Board for final approval in September. INFORMATION AGENDA cont. Dr. Giese asked the Trustees if they had any particular interest they would like see included in the in the budget. v
Trustee Sparkman questioned if there was any mention in the budget regarding request by the athletic department to improve our athletic fields and facilities. Many of the items have already been corrected and charged to general maintenance. Board President Motte reported that she had personally walked the baseball field and was happy to see that reported problems had been corrected. MSJC Print Shop Capital Outlay Construction Project Status Report Instruction College Awareness and Enrichment Summer Program for High School Students Vice President Upper reported that the steel is up, the rafters are in place, the utilities are in on schedule and on budget. The Print Shop is expected to be completed in late April. Vice President Cordell Briggs introduced Richard Collins, dean of instruction/career education and noted that Mr. Collins has been working with many of the District s high school principals planning the summer program. He also reported that Riverside County has the lowest number of high school students entering college in the state. Mr. Collins introduced Hilda Alexander-Ragin, school to career coordinator who worked closely with him on this project. Mr. Collins presented the goals, the process of development, the MSJC Team support that will be available to the students, and the program operations. Five sites have been identified including Lake Elsinore U.S.D., Temecula U.S.D., Beaumont U.S.D. serving Beaumont and Banning, SJC serving Hemet and San Jacinto, and MVC serving Murrieta and Perris. The program will be three weeks in length, four hours a day Monday through Thursday, and two hours on Fridays. Academic Senate Report Classified Senate Report ASB Report No Report No Report ASB President, Tracie Marquez reported the following: vi
Six students will be participating in the Charrette process. ASB will sponsor a candy/rose sale for Valentines Day. ASB is currently supporting MSJC s Black History Month celebrations and sponsoring bar-b-ques, question/answer contest, sweet potato pie dessert. ASB will sponsor a St. Patrick s Day green balloon sale with the proceeds going to multiple schlorosis and/or other charities. CLOSED SESSION The Board adjourned to Closed Session at 4:22 p.m. RECONVENED TO OPEN SESSION Board President Motte called the meeting back to order at 6:35 p.m. CLOSED SESSION ACTION No action reported. ADJOURNMENT Trustee Schlange moved, seconded by Trustee Kadow to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 6:36 p.m. The Board of Trustees has scheduled a work session meeting for Thursday, February 24, 2000 at 3:30 p.m., San Jacinto Campus, room #200. The next meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for Thursday, March 9, 2000 at 3:30 p.m., San Jacinto Campus, room #200. Richard J. Giese Superintendent/President Ann Motte President, Board of Trustees vii