Technology Policy and Planning Commmittee
Los Angeles Community College District
City • East • Harbor • Mission • Pierce • Southwest • Trade-Tech • Valley • West
Technology Policy and Planning Committee (TPPC)
Minutes
Thursday, October 1, 2015
2:00 – 3:30 PM District Hearing Room
Notes
1.
2:00 Convene regular
meeting
Action-Items/Concerns
Present: Dr. Adriana Barrera, ESC-Deputy Chancellor; Don
Gauthier, ESC-DAS; Mike Romo, ESC-IT; Hanne Espinosa-Frech,
ESC-IT, Nick Dang, West, Bill Sewell, Build.
Via CCC Confer: Carolyn Magee, SW; Linda Delzeit, LATTC; Dr.
Otto Lee, President LAHC; Suzanne Floyd, WLAC; Greg
Morrison, LAVC.
STANDING TASK FORCE/CIO REPORT
2.
Measure J Update –
Bill Sewell
3.
SIS Update – Betsy
Regalado
4. DTC Update – Nick Dang
Update on FMPOC (Facilities Management Planning and
Oversight Committee) meeting On Sept 30. AB requested joint
meeting with 3 groups: VPs of Admin Services, TPPC, and
DAC/DTC. DG concerned about not seeing the DW fiber optic
network listed on the FMPOC handout. BS: it was listed inside
the individual campus priority lists. DG noted discrepancy
between projects listed in FMPOC handout and projects
previously approved by the TPPC. BS will send out an electronic
spreadsheet reconciling the original TPPC list of college
priorities with the list presented at the Sept 30 FMPOC
meeting.
There was never a meeting to reconcile the list; there was a
preliminary allocation of $6 million to the colleges (at DTC mtg).
Otto Lee: was told any leftover funds of the $6 million allocated
to each college could be spent by the colleges at their
discretion. Dr. Barrera: No, the remainder will have to be given
back. The information was in draft form and distributed
prematurely.
There was talk about a cloud solution for the Data Center;
however this only works for Data retention. Does not work for
SIS system or any other complete system.
Don Gauthier: Mr. Svonkin supported the idea of doing projects
as a District rather than as individual colleges.
Dr. Barrera: District and College priority lists need to be joined.
Nick Dang: DTC committee determined that Priority #1 needs to
be completed before moving on to Priority #2.
DG: We need to show how plans drive decision making.
ND: DTC finalized revised districtwide equipment standard. AB:
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Technology Policy and Planning Commmittee
Los Angeles Community College District
City • East • Harbor • Mission • Pierce • Southwest • Trade-Tech • Valley • West
It was the College IT managers and D. Villanueva who revised
the IT Equipment Standards to facilitate equipment
procurement off the priority list.
DG: recap of Mathematica: Math instructors are excited about
it but so are other Departments on campus (students and
faculty alike). There is a need for a training course and it can be
used for flex time: George Dekermenjian from City offered to
teach the course: 3x/week, 2hrs/day.
Training can be done online as well, e.g. with ZOOM. Some
faculty members already use Mathematica for tests, research,
etc.
AB: We purchased a 1yr DW license so we can develop an RFP.
We will need the assistance of the Math faculty to create the
RFP. There is no limit on the number of users. Jorge asked for a
copy of the contract which is on next week’s Board Agenda.
DG: will find the website so we can access all the demos.
ND: Difficulty for IT to mirror the Mathematica software so it
can be used in classrooms.
Linda: do we have to send this to the VPs of AA for approval?
AB: no, since it came through the Senate and the Chancellor
agreed to fund it for one year.
OLD BUSINESS
5.
TPPC Self-Evaluation
6. Membership
6.
Agenda/Minutes
AB: Obstacle: Attendance. Need to take ownership of
attendance, improve attendance. Need to use technology to
attend online.
Logistical Problem: updating the website with minutes.
AB: Rethink membership from membership of all colleges to
regional as it has been at most meetings (usually Pierce, SW,
Trade, Valley, West and ESC).
OL: Harbor would like to be part of it and Technology Chair
should make designation.
DG: Motion to approve Minutes from Aug 6 and Sept 3, 2015.
Problems signing in to CCCConferneed to call Help Desk on the
call in side. At the meeting, passcode and phone need to be
available (done). Website ought to be added to the Agenda. AB:
Goal: oversee implementation of Statewide OEI
recommendations. Has OEI afforded opportunities for
counseling, assessment, advising, course exchange, MLS (multilevel security ?), etc.
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Accept Self Assessment:
motion by DG, seconded by
Nick, no opposition 
unanimous
May need to adopt this as our
representational membership.
Motion was approved for Aug 6
minutes. Motion was approved
for Sept 3 minutes with
changes: Mtg was Sept 3 not
Sept 4. Correction of names:
Greg instead of Guy, Magee
instead of McGhee.
CCConfer info needs to be put
on the Agenda as an Action
item.
Motion to add OEI as a
standard agenda item,
seconded by Suzanne, 4 ayes
 unanimous.
Technology Policy and Planning Commmittee
Los Angeles Community College District
City • East • Harbor • Mission • Pierce • Southwest • Trade-Tech • Valley • West
next meeting Thursday, November 5, 2015
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