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Santa Monica College Faculty Association Representative Assembly Meeting May 11, 2006 . Present: Maria Alvarado, Barbara Baird, Fariba Bolandhemat, Espy Bolivar-Owen, Sara Brewer, Sandi Burnett, Fran Chandler, Tom Chen, Becky Curtis, Gail Edinger, Tracey Ellis, Peter Geltner, Martin Goldstein, Patricia Halliday, John Kennedy, Richard Lavallee, Fran Manion, Ken Mason, Suzanne McDonald, Colleen McGraw, Walter Meyer, Mitra Moassessi, Julie Morgan, Launa Nelson, Brenda Ness, Eric Oifer, Ernie Padilla, Pauli Peter, David Phillips, Kathryn Pope, Juan Quevedo, Brian Rodas, Michael Schwartz, Jacqueline Scott, Elisha Shapiro, Lantz Simpson, Linda Sinclair, Eleanor Singleton, James Smith, Howard Stahl, Michael Strathearn, Kathy Sucher, Sumy Takesue, Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein, Absent: Lee Axelrod, Fletcher Beasley, Sharon Bell, Alan Buckley, Ken Buckner, Lydia Canalita, Troy Cardenas, Brandon Ceballos, Susie Chapman, Elizabeth Chavez, Steve Contarsy, Ronn Davis, Gwen Dophna, Don Emery, Kathy Flynn, Claudia Garcia, Pierre Goueth, Julie Greenfield, Christian Hart, Carolyn Holmes, Michael Kerse, Emily Lodmer, Melissa Michelson, Joan Mills, Jeffrey O'Connell, Jim Pacchioli, Ruth SanPietro, Peter Sheridan, Leon Singleton, Rita Soshnik, Steve Soucy, Joy Tucker, Robert Tyler, William Van Benschoten, Sal Veas, Bob Ware, David Wu, David Zehr. Excused: Vini Angel, Dennis Frisch, Kym McBride, Toni Randall. Guests: David Burak, Vicki Drake, Ron Fitzgerald, Chris Davis, Guido Davis Del Piccolo, Judith Douglas, Teresa Garcia, Diane Gross, Nancy Grass-Hemmert, Janet Harclerode, John Hoover, Amber Katherine, Lesley Kawaguchi, Marcella Kelly, Melody Nightingale, Judith Remmes, Rick Russell, Heather Smith, Lou Ramos, Jim Stramel, Odemaris Valdivia. I. Approval of Minutes Minutes from Feb 23, March 9, March 23, and April 6, 2006 were approved as corrected. M/S: Burnett/Bolivar-Owen. Passed unanimously. II. President's Report : Compton Community College : Regarding SMC extending its accreditation to Compton Community College , even if Compton loses its accreditation, it will continue to be a Community College. If SMC were to extend its accreditation to Compton , their community college collective bargaining agent would continue to represent their faculty. SMC and Compton share the same attorney; when our attorney gets back in town, any legal issues can be worked out. The FA will negotiate on behalf of any SMC faculty who work at Compton (in terms of articulation and quality control) to assure that they will receive a stipend. From a union perspective, SMCFA should support the 10-week arrangement with Compton as a gesture of solidarity to our fellow faculty who otherwise could lose their jobs. MOTION : The Representative Assembly supports SMC's plan to extend its accreditation to Compton College as an act of solidarity with our fellow Community College faculty and staff. M/S: Curtis/Padilla. Passed with 3 Noes; 1 abstention. FACCC Report Bill Hewitt was elected as President; Dennis Frisch was elected to the Board of Governors. III. Negotiations Report : Mitra reported on the May 10 th Negotiating Session. The District has declared impasse which means that PERB (Public Employees Relations Board) will investigate and make a determination of whether we are indeed at impasse. The President and Chief Negotiator asked for direction from the Representative Assembly about how to proceed. There was discussion on the floor about whether we should continue to press for our demands or whether we should settle for 3.5%. Mitra made a recommendation to continue putting pressure on the Board. Also, if the District brings a new offer to the table, the negotiators will bring the offer to the Assembly. MOTION : The Representative Assembly endorses and supports Mitra Moassessi's recommendation. M/S: Chandler/Ness Motion Tabled. Respectfully Submitted, Kathy Sucher Recording Secretary
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