Representative Assembly Meeting MINUTES

November 15, 2001

 

Members present: Rebecca Anderson, Teri Bernstein, Fran Chandler, Charlie Donaldson, Gordon Dossett, Clayton Dube, Gail Edinger, Loring Emile, Carolyn Feruzzi, Robert Flores, Dennis Frisch, Carolyn Holmes, Richard Johncola, Marella Kelly, Ann Maddox, Ken Mason, Kym McBride, Colleen McGraw, Mitra Moassessi, Melody Nightinengale, Bill Price, Rich Robinson, Saul Rubin, Christine Schultz Lantz Simpson, Michael Soldetenko, Michael Strathern, Kathy Sucher, Sumy Takesue, Nina Theiss, Beverly Tholen, Esau Tovar, Betty Wong, David Zehr

Members absent: Terrin Adair-Lynch, Maria Alvarado, Espy Bolivar-Owen, Robin Briggs,Juanita Burris, Daniel Cano, Tina Chambers, Paul Churchard, Patti Del Valle, , Mark Foster, Claudia Garcia, Teresa Garcia, Bill Hogan, Esther Hugo, Steve Hunt, Jim Keeshen, Michael Landis, Karl Lisovsky, Fran Manion, Ben Martin, Catherine Matheson, Richard Mednick, Dana Morgan, Aida Mostkoff-Linares, Brenda Ness, Jim Pacchioli, Ernest Padilla, Pauli Peter, Laurie Pawinski, David Phillips, Boris Ricks, Elisha Shapiro, l Soldatenko, Rita Soshnik, Lilian Staple, Michael Tracey, Joseph Varga, Alicia Villapando, Andrew Walzer, Robert Ware, Marion Winsryg

Members excused: Ed Bermudez, Daniel Cano, Tom Chen, Maria Dell, John Hoover, Joan Mills

The meeting was called to order at 11:15 A.M.

I. PresidentÕs Report-Lantz Simpson

A. Budget Committee-Lantz reported that the meetings have been informative.

B. A grievance over staff parking has been filed by the Faculty Association because a total of 41 parking spaces have been removed. The district has now agreed to maintain 536 spaces for staff and they have further agreed not to assign staff spaces to guests to campus. When the new parking structure is completed this agreement will be open to negotiation.

C. Emergency Preparedness Procedures-All department chairs have received a manual concerning emergency procedures, but the manual is currently in revisionwith input from the Academic Senate and the Faculty Association. The faculty Association should review the manual with an eye to possible extra duties required by faculty.

II. Elections Committee Report-Ratification of the Contract-Beverly Tholen The rarification vote for the 2001-2004 contract was 351 in favor and 7 against. Fourteen ballots were invalid due to lack of a signature on the envelope. The Board of Trustees is expected to ratify the contract at their December 3 meeting.

III. Approval of Spring, 2002 reassigned time for FA officers will be requested depending on how much time is needed to create and revise the contract language.

IV. SMCFA-PAC Report-Ken Mason A PAC meeting will be held on November 27 at 2:00 P.M., place to be announced. The PAC is seeking candidates to run for the Board of Trustees. Details will be presented at the meeting. A Flea Market to raise money for the PAC is planned for December 1, but depends on finding an appropriate place to hold it. A Spring fundraiser is in the planning stages.

V. For the Good of the Order