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Santa Monica College Faculty Association Representative Assembly Meeting November 2, 2006 Present: Barbara Baird, Fariba Bolandhemat, Chuck Brinkman, Espy Bolivar-Owen, Sandi Burnett, Fran Chandler, Steve Contarsy, Becky Curtis, Gwen Dophna, Gail Edinger, Martin Goldstein, John Kennedy, Kym McBride, Suzanne McDonald, Colleen McGraw, Richard Mednick, Melissa Michelson, April Mizuki, Mitra Moassessi, Dana Morgan, Launa Nelson, Nick Pernisco, Pauli Peter, Dave Phillips, Guadalupe Ramos, Jenny Resnick, Lantz Simpson, Eleanor Singleton, Howard Stahl, Kathy Sucher, Sumy Takesue, Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein, Joy Tucker, Odemaris Valdivia, Alicia Villapando, Absent: Maria Alvarado, Lee Axelrod, Rory Barnett, Sharon Bell, Vicki Blaho, Ken Buckner, Lydia Canalita, Troy Cardenas, Brandon Ceballos, Susie Chapman, Tom Chen, Ronn Davis, Lawrence Driscoll, Karen Dumas, Makiko Fujiwara-Skrobak, Claudia Garcia, Richard Goldenson, Pierre Goueth, Michael Gougis, Toby Green, Patricia Halliday, William Hogan, Christian Hart, Michael Kerze, Richard Lavallee, Peter Lee, Emily Lodmer, Fran Manion, Ed Markarian, Walter Meyer, Joan Mills, Brenda Ness, Jeffrey O'Connell, Ernie Padilla, Kathryn Pope, John Quevedo, Boris Ricks, Ruth SanPietro, Jennifer Schofield, Michael Schwartz, Elisha Shapiro, Peter Sheridan, Linda Sinclair, Leon Singleton, James Smith, Rita Soshnik, Susan Sterr, Gary Todd, Frank Turner, Robert Tyler, William Van Benschoten, Edward Wilkinson, David Wu. Excused: Vini Angel, Tracey Ellis, Dennis Frisch, Jim Pacchioli, Michael Strathearn, David Zehr. Guests: Teri Bernstein, Lesley Kawaguchi. I. Special Guests – David Finkel and Louise Jaffe After brief opening statements by the candidates, faculty asked questions of the candidates including: - How do you see yourself working with the other new and incumbent members of the Board to move the college in a positive direction?
- What would be your feelings about bringing this college into compliance with the city's mandate for green buildings?
- Why can't the Board of Trustees meetings be broadcast on CityTV?
- Will you support equal-pay-for-equal work for part-time faculty, a movement toward full-time hires, and making 75-25 law a reality and how will you do it?
- FTES Recovery Plan – What is it that you would do to recover lost FTES?
II. Approval of Minutes – October 19, 2006 Approved as presented. Passed unanimously. III. California College Initiative – Motion from the Executive Committee MOTION: The Executive Committee recommends that the Faculty Association contribute up to $20,000 to the CCCI Initiative signature-gathering campaign. AMENDMENT (Burnett/Goldstein): Adds the words “and encourage other stakeholders at the college to support the Initiative financially.” Passed unanimously. AMENDED MOTION: The Executive Committee recommends that the Faculty Association contribute up to $20,000 to the CCCI Initiative signature-gathering campaign and encourage other stakeholders at the college to support the Initiative financially. Passed unanimously. IV. Approval of the 2006-07 Faculty Association Budget (Budget will be presented at the meeting.) MOTION FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: The Executive Committee recommends adoption of the 2006-0`7 budget. Passed unanimously. V. Open Nominations for Chief Negotiator – Elections Committee, Kym McBride Mitra Moassessi – nominated by Becky Curtis Alan Buckley – nominated by Teri Bernstein Nominations forms will be distributed to faculty mailboxes. Any additional nominations are due November 15. VI. President's Report – Lantz Simpson -The trustee election is Tuesday, November 7. Efforts continue to support our endorsed candidates. Membership is encouraged to support all election efforts in these final days: precinct-walking and phone-banking. -The Faculty Association continues to monitor and respond to articles and letters in the Santa Monica Lookout and the Santa Monica Daily Press . VII. Negotiations Report – Mitra Moassessi The contract should be signed Wednesday, November 8. VIII. Statewide Report – Dennis Frisch was at another meeting, so Lantz Simpson presented. Several members of the SMCFA attended the CCCI Conference last week. The CCCI is the organization of California community college faculty associations that are independent, i.e., not affiliated with a larger union. IX. For the Good of the Order Respectfully Submitted, Kathy Sucher Recording Secretary
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