[3. Special Presentation: Association of Community College Trustees' 2020 National Legislative Summit Comments by Executive Vice Chancellor Justin Lonon, Chief Legislative Officer Isaac Faz, Vice Chair Wesley Jameson and Trustee Monica Lira Bravo Featuring Student Delegates Daniela Contreras (El Centro College), Natalie Hargus (El Centro College), Sam Mathew (Richland College) and Brandon Valdez (Brookhaven College)]
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>> I LAST BUT NOT LEAST DANIELA CONTRARES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: I WAS WONDERING WHAT THEY WERE LAUGHING AT.
>> MY NAME IS DANIELLEIA CONTRERAS, CURRENT LATE PURSUING ASSOCIATED IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. TRANSFERRING TO TCU OR UTA.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL OF YOU. LIKE MENTIONED, THE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES THAT WENT WITH US, DRF TRUSTEES JAMESON AND BRAVO THAT MADE THE TRIP EXCITING. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO SESSIONS AND IT'S ALL POLITIC AND LAWS.
THAT MAY NOT BE MY FIELD BUT THEY MADE IT EXCITING AND SHARING ACTS. SAM MENTIONED, KNOWING EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES, WHY DON'T THEY DO THIS AS STUDENTS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TAKES TO MAKE THE CHANGES FOR THE STUDENTS AND ALL THE WORK.
I THINK IT'S GOOD TAKES STUDENTS.
NOT ONLY TALKING TO CONGRESSMAN AND WOMEN, IT'S GOING BACK TO CAMPUS AND SHARE THE EXPERIENCE WE HAD AND LET THEM KNOW THIS IS WHAT THE TAKES. YOU MAY NOT SEE HOW GOOD IT IS FOR YOU. JUST TO LET THEM KNOW WE WERE ABLE TO LEARN. I HOPE IN THE FUTURE YOU CAN TAKE EVEN MORE STUDENTS. BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
SO THANK YOU. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: THANK YOU, DANIELA.
>> THOSE ARE OUR FOUR STUDENTS. I THINK THE TIMING COULDN'T BE BETTER FOR THEM TO TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE ON D.C. ON ELECTION DAY. THANK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
I THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO DO A GROUP PHOTO.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: ANY QUESTIONS OF THE STUDENTS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, YOU ALL DOES US PROUD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR FROM STUDENTS AND THEIR PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GATHER FOR PICTURES.
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JAMESON. >> VICE CHAIR W. JAMESON: I WANTED TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS ABOUT THE TRIP TOO.
THIS IS THE LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT. WHICH PART OF WHAT WE DO WHEN WE'RE THERE O ADVOCATE FOR DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE EFORE THE LEGISLATURE. PARTICULARLY, IN THIS SESSION, THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HIGH ARE ED ACT, SHORT-TERM PELL, SECOND CHANCE PELL, DREAMER STATUS.
A UMBER OF THINGS WE GO BEFORE THE LEGISLATURES TO VOICE OUR OPINION. AND AS A TRUSTEE, IT'S ONE THING. AS A STUDENT, IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BALL GAME. THESE GUYS GET TO SEE AND LADIES GET TO SEE THE STUDENTS AND HEAR THEIR EXPERIENCES ON A FIRST HAND BASIS. TO HEAR WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A FIRST IN YOUR FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE AND ALL THE THINGS THEY ARE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS COMPLETE CONTROL OVER. IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO SEE A MONUMENT. IT'S A WORKING ESSION.
AND THESE STUDENTS REALLY MADE US PROUD.
THE STORIES, THE CONVERSATION WITH THE LEGISLATURES LEGISLATORS, EDDIE JOHNSON, MARK BEESY, VERY GOOD SESSION.
IT'S A BUSY TIME BUT ALSO A FACE-TO-FACE MEETING WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS THE RENT CONTROL OVER THEIR LIFE AND FAMILIES' LIFE AND THE FUTURE OF OTHER CHILDREN.
SO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE DONE THAT.
AND TO CONTINUE TO O THAT. THANK YOU.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: THANK YOU TO STAFF ALSO WHO TAKE THE FIELD
TRIP WITH THEM. >> VICE CHAIR W. JAMESON: I HAVE TO QUIT CALLING THEM CHILDREN. EVERYBODY LOOKS YOUNGER NOW.
>> D. ZIMMERMANN: IT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE.
>> VICE CHAIR W. JAMESON: OUT OF ORDER, DOROTHY.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: CHANCELLOR AND BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS.
>> C. COMPTON: EXCUSE ME? I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ALL DO RIGHT NOW BUT I WAS READING THE PRIORITIES FROM ACCT.
AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD IF WE AS A BOARD DRAFTED A LETTER TO THE COMMITTEE WHO WOULD BE HEARING THESE REQUESTS AND SO FORTH. FORMALLY STATING WE SUPPORT
[5. Chancellor and Board Announcements (Comments on Accomplishments; Awards Received; Appointments at the Local, State, and National Level; Published Articles and Newspaper Reports; District/College Reports/Metrics, and Upcoming Events; Workshops, Seminars, and Conferences taking place at the District or any of its Colleges)]
THESE ITEM AND SEND IT IN SO IT BECOMES PART OF THE PERMANENT HISTORICAL RECORD THAT WE DID THAT.AND EACH BOARD MEMBER SIGN OFF ON IT OR WHATEVER.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: GOOD POINT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPROPRIATE STAFF WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT.
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
AND I WILL TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN ONE.
IT'S SUPERTUESDAY, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET OUT AND VOTE. LET ME START, ONCE AGAIN WAS ABLE TO ATTEND CEDAR VALLEY COLLEGE THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL LETTER OF INTENT SIGNING DAY ON FEBRUARY 20TH.
IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE TRUST COMPTON AND JAMESON THERE AS WELL. JUST ALL THE WAY AROUND, A GREAT EVENT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EMPLOYERS ALL FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF REALLY HELPING THESE INDIVIDUALS BE ABLE TO COME GET A GREAT EDUCATION AND A GREAT JOB AND STAND THERE SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH STUDENTS AND PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYERS ALL TOGETHER.
I THINK I MENTIONED LAST YEAR THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, COMMISSIONER ALVAREZ LIKED IT SO MUCH HE SET UP A STATE WIDE TEXAS SIGNING DAY BASED ON HIS EXPERIENCE LAST YEAR AT CEDAR VALLEY OR THE EAR BEFORE. BEEN EARING A LOT OF COMMENTS OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS FROM FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHERS. ABOUT LAST WEEK'S TWO DAYS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. I UNDERSTAND THERE WERE EXCELLENT SESSIONS. I HEARD SPEAKERS REFERENCED AND QUOTED. AND I JUST THANK THE EMPLOYEES WHO HELP PULL THIS TOGETHER AND PARTICIPATED IN THOSE EVENTS AT EACH OF YOUR LOCATIONS. ALSO, WANT TO RECOGNIZE CEDAR VALLEY. CEDAR VALLEY WAS RECENTLY RECOGNIZED AT THE CASE CONFERENCE.
CASE IS THE ASSOCIATION THAT FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FUNDRAISERS, ADVANCEMENT, WORKING WITH FOUNDATION AND DONORS AND OTHERS. AND THEY RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR THEIR INSTITUTIONAL CAMPAIGNS, THE INSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY PROGRAM. WHICH WAS OUTSIDE THE BOX IN MOVING DESIGNS IN UNUSUAL SPACES.
AND SPECIALTY AND PRINT ADVERTISESS PROJECTS OUT OF HOME
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MEDIA DRIVING DYNAMIC DESIGNS. THE STAFF WAS FEATURED DESIGNS ON THE DIESEL TRUCK AND SECONDARY TRAILER AND MARKET PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS AND STUDENTS RECEIVE HANDS ON EXPERIENCE. THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS FEATURED AS A MOBILE TRAINING LAB FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE SOUTH DALLAS AREA, GREAT WORK. CONGRATULATIONS.THAT'S GREAT NEWS. LET'S MOVE TO SOME SERIOUS NEWS.
AS WE THINK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE CORONAVIRUS OR AS NOW REFERRED TO AS THE COVED 19.
WE CERTAINLY HAVE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BEEN PREPARING AS THE DISTRICTED AND COLLEGES, AND REALLY HAVE OPERATIONALIZED OUR PREPAREDNESS TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION AND CONTINUE TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO MONITOR ANY LOCAL TRANSMISSION.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THERE WAS A CASE IN S S SAN ANTONIO WHICH RESULTS IN SOME DRAMATIC ACTIONS HAVING BEEN TAKING PLACE IN CITY AND COUNTY WITH WITH THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AND OTHERS. AND WE HAVE EEN TALKING, WALKING THROUGH THESE, AS TO OT FRANKLY I HATE TO SAY, I THINK IT'S NOT A MATTER OF IF BUT WHEN WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING CASES APPEAR IN OUR AREAS. AND THAT WE WILL NEED TO REACT APPROPRIATELY. WE ARE AWARE THAT MANY STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES MAY HAVE TRAVEL PLANS THIS SPRING BREAK FOR EXAMPLE. AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT. BUT CERTAINLY, THAT'S OUT OF OUR CONTROL. AND WE'LL BE ON ALERT ONCE EVERYONE GETS BACK. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF LEADS IN THE EFFORT FOR THE DISTRICT. I WANT TO ASK MR. WILCOX, OVERSEES RISK MANAGEMENT. AND CHIEF HILL, AS WELL.
PART OF THIS IS CERTAINLY HOW WE'RE PREPARED AND ESPOND.
BUT ALSO, CERTAINLY IT PUTS A GREAT DEAL OF RESPONSIBILITY ON OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THAT.
>> AGAIN, MY NAME IS [INDISCERNIBLE] WILCOX, THE DISTRICT EMERGENCY MANAGER. I TRANSFORD FROM RISK TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: COULD YOU SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE
PLEASE? >> ALONG WITH JESSICA WARD, WE HAVE BEEN CHECKING THE VIRUS SINCE THE FIRST OF JANUARY.
STARSTARTING AT THE END OF JANU, WE PROVIDED DAILY BRIEFINGS FOR A CORE GROUP AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
ON FEBRUARY -- FIRST PART OF FEBRUARY, WE ALSO CONTACTED OUR JANITORIAL VENDORS AND CONFIRMED THEY WERE FOLLOWING THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON FREQUENT CLEANING OF REQUENTLY TOUCHED SURFACES LIKE DOORKNOBS.
WE CONFIRMED THEY WERE FOLLOWING THOSE PROTOCOLS.
AS FAR AS PREPARATION, WE'VE BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH OUR COURTER PARTS IN CITY MANAGEMENT, ESPECIALLY DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH, STATE HEALTH AND CDC.
STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW IS HAVING DAILY CONFERENCE CALLS WE PARTICIPATE IN. AND THE CDC HAS A WEEKLY CONFERENCE CALL. ONE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MEETINGS I ATTENDED LAST THURSDAY ALSO IN ATTENDANCE WAS THE CHIEF EPIDEMIOLOGIESOLOGIST DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. EPIDEMIOLOGIST.
UNLIKE OTHER PREVIOUS HEALTH EMERGENCIES WE WOULD PROBABLY BE LOOKING AT 14, TWO-WEEK PERIOD WHERE WHEREAS IN PREVIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES IT WAS A SHORTER TIME PERIOD.
AS FAR AS OTHER PREPARATIONS, WE ACTUALLY UPDATED OUR EMERGENCY OPERATION PLAN, THE MULTIHAZARD PLAN.
NOW IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WE CREATE A PLAN THAT WILL ADDRESS ALL EMERGENCIES VERSUS HAVING A SEPARATE PLAN FOR EACH EMERGENCY. BUT DURING THAT TIME, WE ALSO ENDED UP UPDATING ALL OUR SUPPORT OCUMENTS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES BECAUSE LAST YEAR WE HAD A TABLE-TOP EXERCISE FOR EACH OF OUR COLLEGES, PRESIDENT CABINET.
WE USE THE SAME SCENARIO FOR ALL, WHICH WAS A PUBLIC HEALTH
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EMERGENCY. WE UPDATED OUR PLANS JUST BEFORE DOING THE TABLETOPS AND COMPLETED THE LAST ONE IN FIRST PART OF DECEMBER BEFORE WE WENT ON THE CHRISTMAS BREAK.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RIGHT NOW, THE MAIN FOCUS IS MAKING SURE THE DIFFERENT GROUPS IN THE DISTRICT HAVE ACCURATE AND RELIABLE INFORMATION. WHAT MEAN BY RELIABLE, WE TEND TO FOCUS ON THE GUIDANCE THAT COMES FROM DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH, STATE HEALTH AND CDC BASICALLY A ONE-VOICE PROJECTION.
AND ALTHOUGH, I BELIEVE THAT THE VIRUS HAS A POTENTIAL FOR BEING HIGHLY DISRUPTIVE, I THINK WITH EVERYONE WORKING TOGETHER WITH ONE FOCUS WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
THANK YOU. >> ALL I WILL ADD IS THAT WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT ON WHAT WE WOULD DO PLANNING FOR THE WORST BUT EXPECTING THE BEST. WE ARE PREPARED FOR DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'LL BE DOING OVER THE NEXT, WE'LL CONTINUE TO MEET, WE HAVE DAILY, INFORMATION THAT BRIGHAM SENDS OUT.
WE'LL HAVE A EEKLY MEETING OF A SMALLER GROUP, SUBSETS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO MEET TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A PLAN AND BE FOR WHATEVER SCENARIO WE MAY EXPERIENCE.
ONE THING I WILL DO IS CONTACT THE PRESIDENTS AND OTHER STAFF TO DETERMINE WHAT ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL WILL BE NEEDED.
-- OBVIOUSLY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HERE REGARDLESS IF THE SCHOOL IS OPEN OR CLOSED.
WHAT OTHER ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL. AND WHAT OF THAT ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL TO BE HERE, TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE PPE, WHICH IS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AND SEE WHAT THAT IS.
WHAT WE HAVE IN STOCK. SO DOING INVENTORY OF WHAT WE HAVE IN STOCK TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PREPARED IF WORST-CASE SCENARIO WE NEED TO DELOITTE THAT PPE.
WHO NEEDS IT AND WHO IS ESSENTIAL.
WE'RE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND CONTINUE AS THE PLAN EVO
EVOLVES. >> S. WILLIAMS: [INDISCERNIBLE]
>> WE'RE GOING TO MEET ONCE A WEEK.
AN HOUR AND A HALF. >> S. WILLIAMS: CAN YOU GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE TOPICS COVERED?
>> OUR AGENDA ITEMS THIS MORNING, BRING -- BRIGHAM GAVE AN UPDATE. JUSTIN IS LEAVING THE GROUP.
WE HAD MARKETING, COMMUN COMMUNICATIONS.
WE HAD EDUCATION -- FROM ACADEMIC SIDE.
WE HAD THE PERSONAL NURSE'S COUNCIL.
WE HAD POLICE, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE. WE HAD LEGAL.
WE HAD ALL THOSE GROUPS THERE. EVERYBODY SHARES A COMPONENT OF THAT PLAN. SO EVERYBODY CAN MAKE SURE THAT INCLUDED IN THAT PLAN IS WHAT EACH SECTION OF A COLLEGE WILL NEED TO DO TO PREPARE. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE WEEKLY. AND MORE OFTEN AS NEEDED AS JUSTIN CALL IT OR INFORMATION CHANGES.
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: WE IDENTIFIED OTHER GROUPS THAT NEED TO START PLANNING. FOR EXAMPLE IF WE ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE SHUT DOWN FOR 14 DAYS, IN TERMS OF CLASSES THAT ARE THERE, WE'LL NEED TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE COORDINATING BOARD, WE'LL NEED TO LOOK AT HOW WE MAKE THOSE UP AND THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH WE CAN DO THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE LATITUDE NOW AND WE'RE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THOSE HOURS THAT THE -- THE CONTACT HOURS STUDENTS SHOULD BE THERE.
WE'LL BE PLANNING ON THINGS OF THAT NATURE AS WE GO FORWARD.
AND THEN OF COURSE, HOW WE COMMUNICATE OUT, NOT ONLY INTERNALLY BUT TO STUDENTS AND OTHERS THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY
THIS. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: TRUSTEE
COMPTON. >> TALENT CENTRAL WAS THERE TOO.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: TRUSTEE WILL WILLIAMS ARE YOU GOOD?
>> C. COMPTON: I UNDERSTAND THERE IS NOT A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT POSITIVES BUT WE HAVE A BIG STUDENT POPULATION. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? OUR EMPLOYEES, ARE WE OBSERVING STUDENTS AND FACULTY OR WHATEVER TO SEE IF MAYBE SOMEBODY'S EXHIBITING SOME ACTIONS THAT MIGHT BE QUESTIONABLE? AND PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS TELL YOU THE TRUTH ABOUT WHO THEY CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AND SOME OF THEM DON'T REMEMBER. BUT ARE WE DOING ANYTHING TO BE PROACTIVE TO IDENTIFY SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM OR WHATEVER? OR TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
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SANITIZING AREAS AND SO FORTH? SECOND THING, AND I'M ELLING YOU IN ADVANCE. I KNOW I HAVE A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM. DON'T ASK ME TO SHAKE YOUR HAND PLEASE. OKAY? I DON'T MEAN ANYTHING PERSONAL. OR WHATEVER.BUT I KNOW I WOULD BY AT HIGH RISK.
YOU KNOW, BASED ON MY MEDICAL HISTORY.
AND SO FORTH. SO I'M APOLOGIZING IN ADVANCE.
BUT DON'T TAKE IT PERSONAL IF I DON'T WANT TO GET REAL CLOSE OR
SHAKE HANDS. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: YOU HAD A QUESTION? CORRECT?
OR A COMMENT. >> C. COMPTON: THAT WAS A
QUESTION, THE FIRST PART. >> ROB OR -- YEAH, I CAN'T
ANSWER THAT ONE. >> WE'RE WORKING CONTRACTIVELY BETWEEN MY OFFICE, OUR OFFICE, COLLABORATIVELY, HUMAN RESOURCE, TALENT CENTRAL, DEVELOPING PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES SO WE CAN PUSH OUT INFORMATION TO ALL OF OUR FOLKS BOTH EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS SO THEY CAN HAVE INFORMATION THAT'S VALUABLE TO THEM. WE'RE FOLLOWING CDC GUIDANCES.
DALLAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND STATE OFFICE AS WELL.
SO PEOPLE KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR, WHAT SYMPTOMS THEY MIGHT SEE IN THEMSELVES THAT MIGHT PROMPT ACTION BY THEM.
AFFORDING RESOURCES TO THEM AS WELL.
WE'RE TRYING TO AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, THE SITUATION IS CHANGING ON A DAILY BASIS. AND THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT THERE. A LOT OF MISINFORMATION OUT THERE. SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHAT WE SAW. WE DON'T WANT DO CREATE A PANIC SITUATION. SOME OF THESE THINGS WE WANT INFORMATION AS BRIGHAM SAID THAT IS RELIABLE, THAT IS CURRENT.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. BUT WE ARE NOT -- WE ARE DEALING AND ADDRESSING SITUATIONS WITH RESPECT TO STUDENTS TRAVELINGS ABROAD OR PLANNING TO AREAS THAT MIGHT HAVE A HIGHER INFECTION RATE THAN OTHERS. PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRAVELED TO THOSE AREAS, THE EXPECTATIONS UPON RETURNING IN TERMS OF SELF QUARANTINING. WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE.
WE HAVE PLANS IN PLACE FOR THAT. WHEN WE IMPLEMENT THOSE THINGS, STILL DEPENDENT ON GUIDANCE FROM AUTHORITIES AND AGENCIES DEALING
WITH THE ISSUE ON A DAILY BASIS. >> C. COMPTON: ONE ANOTHER THING TOO. IF FOR SOME REASON, HAVE YOU ALL DISCUSSED IF THE BOARD IF WE CAN DO TELECONFERENCES, WHAT THE
LEGALITIESS WOULD BE >> WE ARE LOOKING AT THOSE.
>> C. COMPTON: YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT.
>> WE'RE CONSIDERING THOSE. AGAIN, SOME OF THESE MAYBE OF OUR OWN DETERMINATION. IN OTHER WORDS, WE MAY HAVE A SITUATION THAT PRESENTS ITSELF THAT WE DETERMINE ON OUR OWN THAT IT'S BEST TO OPERATE IN A CERTAIN FASHION. SOME WE MAY HAVE NO CHOICE. WE MAY COMMANDED OR DIRECTED TO TAKE A CERTAIN ACTION BY A AGENCY.
WE'LL BE PREPARED FOR THAT. WE HAD DISCUSSIONS TODAY, AND INCLUDE JOHN THE CFO. ALLOW US TO AVOID THE STRUCTURES OF PROCUREMENT TO ACQUIRE THOSE THINGS WE NEED.
WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT CLEANING AIDS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, THOSE ARE BEING CONSIDERED. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THESE MEETINGS ARE ROBUST. WE'RE TRYING TO CONTEMPLATE THE ISSUES THAT ARE BEFORE US. AND TRYING TO DEAL WITH THEM IN
A COMPREHENSIVE FASHION. >> C. COMPTON: I KNOW AT ONE POINT IF YOU COULD CALL IN AND A BOARD MEMBER AND PARTICIPATE IN A MEETING BUT YOU COULDN'T UNLESS YOU WERE ACTUALLY IN ATTENDANCE, YOU COULDN'T TAKE ANY ACTION ON ANYTHING.
SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS. >> WE'LL -- THERE ARE PROVISIONS CURRENTLY ABSENT A PUBLIC CALAMITY THAT ALLOW FOR PARTICIPATION BY VIDEO CONFERENCE.
IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY OR PUBLIC CALAMITY THERE ARE GREATER
EXEMPTIONS AND WE'LL USE THOSE. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: THANK YOU.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU.
>> D. ZIMMERMANN: IF I MIGHT. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE FLU TAKES A LOT MORE LIVES THAN THIS WHATEVER NEW THING HAS EVER WILL. AND SO AT THIS POINT, THE SAFEST THING YOU CAN DO IS WASH YOUR HANDS.
DON'T TOUCH YOUR FACE WITH YOUR HANDS.
MAKE SURE YOU WASH YOUR HANDS. [CHUCKLING]
[7. Consent Agenda (Consent Agenda items may be approved by a single motion and vote or, alternatively, upon request of a Trustee(s); any listed item can be removed and considered individually.)]
THAT IS AS MUCH AS WE CAN DO TO KEEP OURSELVES SAFE.THANK YOU. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: THANK YOU, TRUSTEE ZIMMERMANN. OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CHANCELLOR TO DECLARE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST SPECIFIC TO THIS AGENDA. ANYONE HAVE A CONFLICT TO DECLARE? THANK YOU.
ITEMS A ONE AND TWO, B ONE AND TWO, C ONE, D ONE, E ONE THROUGH
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SIX. ANY MEMBER WANT TO CONSIDER AN ITEM OR ITEMS SEPARATELY? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTIONTO APPROVE. >> C. COMPTON: ONE THING I TALKED TO ROB ABOUT ON THE POLICY ITEMS, B1, NUMBER 5 AND THERE IS A COPY IN YOUR AGENDA. I ASKED HIM TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT 5. I THINK IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING AND IT COULD BE REWORDED TO BRING MORE CLARITY.
>> YOU ARE CORRECT, SUBPARAGRAPH 5, IT WASN'T PART OF THE AGENDA NOTICE FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS PART OF EXISTING POLICY AND TRUSTEE COMPTON RAISED AN ISSUE WITH ME WHICH BEARS CONSIDERATION AND DELIBERATION. WE AGREED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND COME BACK. THERE IS A REFERENCE TO PROCEDURE AND POLICIES WHICH IS SOMEWHAT VAGUE.
THAT IS AN EXISTING POLICY. THAT'S BEEN IN THE POLICY SINCE THE LAST TIME IT WAS REVISITED BEFORE MY TIME HERE.
I DON'T KNOW THE TIMING OF IT. THE ONLY THING ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S CONSIDERATION IS AMENDMENT TO SUBPARAGRAPH 4.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: SPECIFICALLY WHICH ITEM?
>> C. COMPTON: NUMBER 5, DEVELOP REVIEW, RECOMMEND AND IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES AND POLICIES REGARDING RECRUITMENT, DEVELOPMENT, EVALUATION, PROMOTION AND DETERMINATION OF DISTRICT POLICIES. POLICIES ARE THE PURVIEW OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN, TO ME, IT'S SAYING THE CHANCELLOR WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING AND IMPLEMENTING POLICIES.
>> YEAH, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
THERE COULD BE SOME CLARITY PROVIDED THERE.
THOSE ARE THE BFA1, WHICH IS BEFORE THE BOARD TODAY WITH RESPECT TO TO SUBSECTION 4 IS CHANCELLOR'S OBLIGATIONS.
THE DIRECTIVES OF THE CHANCELLOR.
THE INTENT TO IS TO BRING POLICIES FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. TO THE EXTENT THAT IS CONFUSING
WE'LL FIND ARTFUL LANGUAGE. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: WE CAN
APPROVE TODAY REALIZING -- >> THIS WOULD BE A NEW ITEM IN THE FUTURE.
>> RIGHT. WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT IT.
AND BRING IT FORWARD AS A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM AS YOU REQUESTED US
TO DO AND WE'LL DO THAT. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, TRUSTEE COMPTON. YES, TRUSTEE WILLIAMS.
>> S. WILLIAMS: HAVE WE PASSED NUMBER 4 ON THE RECOMMENDATION? APPOINT JONES. DO WE NEED TO APPOINT HIM IN THIS MEETING. JOHN, YEAH? LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE APPROVE MCCONNELL AND JONES LLP AS A DISTRICT'S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
>> YEAH, THAT'S PART OF THE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
HAS THERE BEEN A MOTION AND SECOND?
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: THERE IS NO MOTION.
MOTION TO APPROVE DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: WE HAVE
AND I THINK THE TRUSTEE WILLIAMS POINT IS WELL TAKEN.
THERE WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE FOR THE ENGAGEMENT TO PURSUE DISCUSSIONS WITH MCCONNELL AND JONES LLP FOR ENGAGEMENT AS A DISTRICT
[A. Approval of Amendments to Policies Concerning Academic Achievement – EGA (LOCAL)]
AUDITOR, APPROVED AT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TODAY.>> S. WILLIAMS: A SECOND? >> CHAIR D. FLORES: YES, WE HAVE A SECOND. VERY GOOD.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY, "AYE." ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAIN? THANK YOU.
WE MOVE NOW TO THE INFORMATIVE REPORTS.
I'M SORRY. 8, POLICY ITEMS FIRST READING.
ANY QUESTIONS? >> C. COMPTON: ON THE EMPLOYMENT REPORT, I THINK IT'S F NOTICE OF GRANT AWARDS PAGE 84.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: CAN'T HEAR YOU, TRUSTEE COMPTON.
>> C. COMPTON: I WAS LOOKING AT -- YOU ARE ON THE COMMITTEE
REPORTS, RIGHT? >> CHAIR D. FLORES: WE'RE ON POLICY READING ITEM 8. FIRST READING.
OKAY. WELL, I CAN WAIT UNTIL WE FINISH
THAT ONE. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: OKAY.
ANY QUESTIONS ON -- YES, TRUSTEE ZIMMERMANN?
>> D. ZIMMERMANN: 8A1, THE SEMESTER THE WORDING N THIS THE
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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GRADING AND CREDIT IT TALKS ABOUT SEMESTERS.>> CHAIR D. FLORES: WHERE SPECIFICALLY?
>> D. ZIMMERMANN: IT TALKS ABOUT HOW YOU -- THE GPA CUMULATIVE GPA AND BECAUSE IT ALKS ABOUT PER SEMESTER
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: WHICH NUMBER AGAIN?
>> D. ZIMMERMANN: IT'S ALL THROUGH HERE, ONE, TWO, THREE, ABOUT ACCUMULATING THE 16-WEEK SEMESTERS IS THAT IN HERE TOO?
OR DID I MISS IT? >> NO SEMESTER IS DEFINED AS 16 WEEKS INCLUSIVE OF TERMS WITHIN IT.
FOR EXAMPLE THE EIGHTH 8-WEEK TERM.
>> D. ZIMMERMANN: OKAY. AS FAR AS THE DEFINITION.
>> THE SEMESTER IS A STANDARD DEFINITION, WHICH IS A 16-WEEKS
IN LENGTH. >> D. ZIMMERMANN: OKAY.
I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO SHORTER COMPACT AND STAY ORE HOURS.
[9. Informative Reports]
>> THOSE ARE WITHIN THE 16 WEEKS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE EIGHTH WEEKS ARE SCHEDULED THE FIRST.
THE SECOND 8 WEEKS ALL IN THE SAME SEMESTER.
>> D. ZIMMERMANN: OKAY. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT POLICY READING ITEM 8? THANK YOU. WE MOVE NOW TO THE INFORMATIVE REPORTS. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF
THE REPORTS? >> C. COMPTON: IT WAS G.
9G ON PAGE 86. THE CONTRACTS FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. AND YOU KNOW, WE USED TO HAVE A PRETTY OBUST REPORT. I NOTICE THAT THE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY LOW ON MOST OF EDUCATIONAL TRAINING.
THERE IS NOT A LOT OF CONTRACTS. BUT I DO REMEMBER THAT WORKFORCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THEY ARE GOING TO BE THE SALES CONTACT FOR ALL CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AND SO FORTH.
SO I WAS WONDERING WHERE WE WERE.
AND I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN WE APPROVED THAT CONTRACT FOR WHAT IS IT? VICE CHANCELLOR PAY TO HIRE OUTSIDE COMPANY TO SERVE AS THE SALES FORCE.
YOU GUYS REMEMBER? WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYMORE ABOUT IT OR WHAT THE PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN.
WE DON'T SEEM TO BE BRINGING IN AS MUCH IN FUNDING OR HAVE
CONTRACTUAL -- >> I BELIEVE YOU MAY BE REFERENCING WE BROUGHT IN A FIRM TO REVIEW OUR CONTRACT TRAINING OPERATIONS. AND SO THEY LOOKED AT THAT.
WE DID A SURVEY IN HE AREA TO LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF TRAININGS THAT WERE GOING ON IN THE COUNTY.
AND WHAT PORTION THAT WE WERE PROVIDING.
AND YOU ARE CORRECT, WE WERE PROVIDING A VERY SMALL PORTION OF THAT. WHICH MEANS A VERY WIDE MARKET FOR THAT. AND SO WE --
>> C. COMPTON: SUPPOSED TO BE DOING CEDAR VALLEY'S STUFF PERIOD, WEREN'T THEY? I THOUGHT THEY WERE IRING SOME SALES PEOPLE THAT COULD DO A BETTER JOB OF GOING ON, BRINGING
WE TALKED ABOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ASCEND INSTITUTE. THE LEAD ARM FOR THESE OFFERINGS. AND SO WE HAVE BEEN NGAGED WITH DIFFERENT OUTSIDE FOLKS THAT MAY IN FACT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT SALES ARM. BUT WE HAVE NOT SELECTED ANYBODY TO DO THAT JUST YET. I AND ALSO, OOKING TO SEE HOW THAT BEST FITS IN THE NEW STRUCTURE IN ONE COLLEGE.
TO ON AN ONGOING BASIS HOW WE DO CONTRACT TRAINING.
>> C. COMPTON: WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS THAT THE CONTRACT THAT WE ALLOWED YOU ALL TO DO, THAT WAS ONLY TO DO SOME CONSULTING WORK TO GO OUT THERE AND LOOK AT IT? I THOUGHT WE AWARDED THAT CONTRACT TOO SO YOU ALL COULD USE A SPECIAL SALES FORCE TO GO OUT AND RECRUIT.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: COULD YOU -- >> C. COMPTON: CONTRACTUAL
SERVICES. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: COULD YOU PROVIDE THE CONTRACT THAT TRUSTEE COMPTON IS REFERENCING SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT?
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE WILL PROVIDE THAT.
>> C. COMPTON: YOU DON'T REMEMBER THAT? IT'S BEEN A YEAR OR TWO YEARS AGO WHEN WE DID THAT.
BECAUSE I KNOW I HAD A BUNCH QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: I DON'T REMEMBER SPECIFICALLY.
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UNLESS OTHER BOARD MEMBERS DO, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SEE IT. TO REFRESH.>> CHANCELLOR MAY: I'M PRETTY SURE I KNOW WHAT SHE'S TALKING
ABOUT. >> C. COMPTON: THE POINT BEING IS THAT I THINK IT'S LOW COMPARED TO ALL OF THE COMPANIES THAT WE HAVE. AND THAT WAS BROUGHT UP ABOUT ALL THE FORTUNATE 500 COMPANIES AND SO FORTH.
WE SEEM TO HAVE BEEN PERFORMING BETTER IN THIS AREA WHEN THE CAMPUSES WERE HANDLING THEIR OWN.
AND THERE IS NOT VERY MANY ON HERE PERIOD.
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS. I MEAN, WE USED TO HAVE A COUPLE OF PAGES OF COMPANIES. AND I REMEMBER THE COLLEGES HAD A LITTLE FRIENDLY COMPETITION GOING ON TO SEE WHO COULD BRING IN MORE CONTRACTS THAN THE OTHER ONE OR WHATEVER.
BUT I DON'T SEE ANY MAJOR CHANGE.
PLUS, YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK AND SEE THAT AGAIN.
AND SEE HOW MUCH WE PAID FOR IT. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: IN TERMS OF THIS INFORMATIVE REPORT, IT'S BEEN SIMILAR FOR SEVERAL, SEVERAL MONTHS. THERE HASN'T BEEN --
>> C. COMPTON: I WANT TO SAY MAYBE ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
I'M NOT SURE. BUT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO GO BACK AND TAKE A
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.