Chabot Facilities Committee
Minutes of July 13, 2004, noon
In attendance: Michael Absher, Debbie Budd, Bob Curry, Jeff Drouin, Stan Dobbs, Darrel Dolin,
Sally Jahnke, Rachel LePell, Kathryn Linzmeyer, Ashley Long, Melinda Matsuda, Jeannine Methe,
Mary Pastore, Gene Rockemann, Judith Rodden, Tim Steele, Gordon Watt, Diane Zuliani.
12:05PM START
Judith Rodden (JR) discussed current work by DMJM:
• The district was in the process of interviewing a consultant for writing the Education Plan
and Master Planners. They will help the college develop standards for IT, sustainability,
contracts, etc.
• Has been working on Quick Start project procedures that are being reviewed and going
through the approval process. Stan Dobbs and Judith Rodden emphasized that these
procedures incorporate work done by the quick start committee, but also incorporate bond
measure oversight, Chancellor and Board of Trustees approval, bidding procedures,
processes for hiring consultants, specifications, DSA, etc. Additional work is required to
ensure that money is well spent, and efforts for future work are not duplicated.
• It was also noted that LPC’s quick-start projects will be handled separately and will not
hang up Chabot’s projects.
• Mike Absher asked if the work on the Ed Plan and the Master Plan was going to hold up the
Quick Start and Equipment projects. Judith Rodden indicated that although work on those
documents would not be complete until April, the Quick Start and Equipment would not be
held up. She also indicated that the equipment funding process would require fewer steps.
• There will be an additional form required for the Quick Start projects required to ensure
completion of all district-level reviews.
• Judith Rodden also presented had a draft flow-chart showing responsible parties; this would
be distributed at the next meeting.
Tim Steele presented a draft sub-committee structure for design standards. These included subcommittees: Education Plan, Campus & Building Aesthetics, Sustainable Design, Classroom
Design Sub-Committee, Faculty & Staff Office Design, Security & Life / Safety. While the
committee generally thought that the structure was reasonable, Debbie Bud suggested that the
committees for Campus & Building Aesthetics, and Sustainable Design be merged. The group
adopted this suggestion. Michael Absher suggested that the classroom subcommittee should also
look at tech labs as par of their work. Tim Steele noted that people could be on more than one
committee. He passed a sign-in list around the room and requested that by next meeting that
group name a chair and decide on when groups will be meeting. The chair will report back to the
committee. Tim hoped to expand the representation of each group so faculty and staff from all
division would be included in each subcommittee.
Jeanine Methe spoke about the Summer Technology Committee that is comprised of members on
both the Technology and Facilities Committees. She reported that they were working on standards
and procedures for the purchase of computer and related hardware and software. Jeanine said
that standards would not be published until the group can meet with the full tech committee for
review.
There were no new items to review of the Quick Start or the Equipment sub-committees.
The meeting ended at 1:05 P.M.
July 27 is the next meeting.