Santa Monica College Faculty Association

Representative Assembly Meeting

June 2, 2005

Present: Maria Alvarado, Vini Angel, Fran Chandler, Elizabeth Chavez, Steve Contarsy, Becky Curtis, Gail Edinger, Tracey Ellis, Mark Foster, Dennis Frisch, Martin Goldstein, Patricia Halliday, Carolyn Holmes, Lesley Kawaguchi, Ruth Logan, Ed Markarian, Ken Mason, Kym McBride, Suzanne McDonald, Colleen McGraw, Mitra Moassessi, Brenda Ness, Krystyna Oakes, Eric Oifer, Jim Pacchioli, Pauli Peter, Juan Quevedo, Brian Rodas, Elisha Shapiro, Lantz Simpson, Eleanor Singleton, James Smith, Michael Soldatenko, Howard Stahl, Michael Strathearn, Kathy Sucher, David Zehr, Linda Zwang-Weissman.

Absent : Fletcher Beasley, Fariba Bolandhemet, Tom Chen, Tim Cramer, Jim Croxton, Gwen Dophna, Don Emery, Kathy Flynn, Anneliese Gerl, Pierre Goueth, Julie Greenfield, Craig Hammond, Cecile Hanrahan, Josh Kanin, Emily Lodmer, Ben Martin, Richard McColl, Melissa Michelson, David Phillips, Genee Pytlewsky, Toni Randall, Judith Remmes, Ruth SanPietro, Michael Schwartz, Jacqueline Scott, Peter Sheridan, Rita Soshnik, Steve Soucy, Marci Spiegler, Sumy Takesue, Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein, Joy Tucker, Sal Veas,

Guests : Espy Bolivar-Owen, Launa Nelson.

Excused : Alan Buckley, Sandi Burnett, Troy Cardenas, Peter Geltner.

I. President's Report

-Sandi Burnett's husband passed away last weekend. Services for Bradford Smith will be held Saturday, June 4, 1 pm at St. Bedes, 3590 Grandview Blvd , Los Angeles , CA 90066 . In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to:

•  Harvey Kirk Biology/ecology Scholarship, SMC Foundation, 1900 Pico Blvd , S.M. , CA 90405

•  Ballona Wetlands Land Trust, PO Box 5623 , Playa Del Rey , CA 90293

•  Yosemite Association, PO Box 230 , El Portal , CA 95318

M/S: Frisch/Stahl. The Faculty Association will donate $100 to the Harvey Kirk Biology/Ecology Scholarship, SMC Foundation.

Passed Unanimously

-Foothill-DeAnza has agreed to enter into an institutional relationship (like ours) with FACCC.

- There will be another person added to the Presidential Search Committee to serve as a facilitator; this is yet another change from what Presidential Search Consultant, Dr. Sykes, recommended.

-Ken Mason reported on the Alliance for a Better California meeting (the main sponsors of the recent Pershing Square rally). Ken is chairing a sub-committee of the Alliance which is charged with organizing the demonstration at this year's commencement ceremony, June 14. A group of concerned students, faculty, staff and citizens requested that the Board of Trustees agendize the issue of the Governor's appearance, but the Administration said no. Interested persons are invited to address the Board on Monday, June 6 during public comments. Students are being issued 10 tickets each for the commencement ceremonies (600 are graduating). If there are additional tickets, faculty can inquire of Teresita Rodriguez.

II. Approval of the Minutes of the May 5th Assembly Meeting

M/S: McBride/Zehr. Passed unanimously.

III. Approval of Faculty Association Summer and Fall Reassigned Time

Summer

President 20%

Website 20%

If negotiating:

Dennis 10%

Kym 10%

Fall

President 80%

Vice President 80%

C.N. 80%

Political Director 60%

Website 20%

Hourly 20%

Editor 20%

If negotiating:

Negotiating Team (Kym) 20%

M/S: Goldstein/Alvarado. Passed Unanimously.

IV. Negotiations Update – Mitra Moassessi

Depending on what happens on June 7 (the next meeting), the FA will know whether we will be negotiating this summer. So far, faculty has been offered 0% and there has been no progress on any front. Lantz reported that consultant Sykes recommends that

V. Benefits Committee Report – Mitra Moassessi

The SMC consultant, Anne Clifford from Fickewirth and Associates, is comparing PERScare with LACCD and LARISA benefits. LACCD just changed carriers from Blue Cross to Blue Shield, which has lower rates. SMC's consultant will present her findings on June 8 to the Health Benefits Committee. Then the committee will meet to consider the recommendations. If it were decided to join LACCD, there would be many details to work out, which would take time. The results of the Benefits Survey will be published soon. The committee continues to meet every week.

VI. Election Committee Report –Fran Chandler

President – Lantz Simpson

Vice President – Dennis Frisch

Treasurer – Tracey Ellis

Assembly Division Elections winners will be notified by email; winners will also be posted on the website.

Respectfully Submitted,

Kathy Sucher

Recording Secretary