Santa Monica College Faculty Association
Representative Assembly Meeting Minutes

June 6, 2002

Members Present: Rebecca Anderson, Espy Bolivar-Owen, Fran Chandler, Tom Chen, Maria Dell, Charlie Donaldson, Gordon Dossett, Gail Edinger, Carolyn Feruzzi, Robert Flores, Mark Foster, Claudia Garcia, Carolyn Holmes, John Hoover, Steve Hunt, Richard Johncola, Marcella Kelly, Arnold Lessing, Ann Maddox, Fran Manion, Kym McBride, Colleen McGraw, Richard Mednick, Mitra Moassessi, Brenda Ness, Melody Nightengale, Jim Pacchioli, Ernest Padilla, Saul Rubin, Lantz Simpson, Michael Soldatenko, Kathy Sucher, Beverly Tholen, John Toivonen, Esau Tovar, Joseph Vargas, Alicia Villapando, Betty Wong, David Zehr

Members Absent: Terrin Adair-Lynch, Maria Alvarado, Ed Bermudez, Teri Bernstein, Robin Briggs, Juanita Burris, Daniel Cano, Tina Chambers, Paul Churchard, Patti Del Valle, Clayton Dube, Theresa Garcia, Bill Hogan, Esther Hugo, Jim Keeshen, Michael Landis, Karl Lisovsky, Ben Martin, Catherine Matheson, Dana Morgan, Aida Mostkoff-Linares, Laurie Pawinsky, Pauli Peter, David Phillips, Bill Price, Boris Ricks, Christine Schultz, Elisha Shapiro, Rita Soshnik, Michael Strathearn, Sumy Takesue, Nina Theiss, Michael Tracey, Andrew Walzer, Robert Ware,
Members Excused: Dennis Frisch, Ken Mason, Joan Mills, Rich Robinson
Guests: Alan Buckley, Sandi Burnett, Nancy Hanson, Lillian Jones, and Kathy Shamey

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

I. The minutes of the April 4, April 25 and May 23 meetings were approved unanimously.

II. President's Report-Lantz Simpson
A. Lantz reported on the California Part-time Faculty Association statewide meeting, which was held here on June 1. The issue of parity was central to the discussions. By February 2003, by law each district must have developed a definition of parity. Included in the conference was a workshop on retirement for part-time faculty.
B. At the May 24 Budget Committee meeting Mr. Donner reported that the projected reserves for this year would be below the amount needed to stay off the Community College Chancellor's "watch list". Being on the "watch list" will allow the district not to meet the full-time hiring guidelines as defined in AB1725. The administration is planning to hire only five new full time faculty members for 2002-2003.
C. At the Town Hall budget meeting held by the administration for the staff the emphasis was on the problems with the state budget and the likely negative
impact of those problems on next year's college budget. At this time the matriculation budget has been only partially restored. Due to this the administration foresees across the board cuts in counselor's hours.

III. Negotiations Report-Robert Flores

A. Parking-The administration proposed a staff only parking building but staff were concerned that the proposed building had no elevators or ramps.
Faculty expressed a preference to the committee for no change except additional spaces. This concern was passed on to the district negotiators. Next meeting is at 3:00 P.M. today.
B. Final exam schedule-The decision on exam schedule will be made after
Academic Senate votes on the issue.
C. Discussions continue concerning reassigned time and stipends for the five new department chair positions. No elections can occur until these issues are settled.
D. Load committee discussions continue.
The district negotiators have received the Distance Education Committee's
proposal. We await a reply. Question-should class size be decided by
department chairs or Curriculum Committee?IV. Motion from the Executive Committee

To form a committee to explore the availability and financing of a property close to campus which could be purchased by the Faculty Association to be used as offices, a meeting place and an investment. The committee will report back to the Executive Committee in September 2002.

Fran Chandler called the question. The motion was passed unanimously.V. Motion from the Executive Committee
The Faculty Association shall reimburse Teri Bernstein and Fran Chandler for their banked hours that were used while they were negotiating.

The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,

Ann Maddox
Recording Secretary