REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Minutes of the
CRFO/Senate Liaison Committee
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
3:30 p.m.
• Eureka: 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, AD 206 (Academic Senate Office)
Members Present: Peter Blakemore, David Holper, John Johnston, Mark Winter.
Members Absent: None
1. Call to Order: Copresident Holper called the meeting to order at 3:40.
2. Introductions and Public Comment: David Holper welcomed everyone, and he called for
public comments; no public comments were forwarded.
3. Approve the December 1, 2010 meeting minutes: Peter Blakemore moved to approve,
seconded by Mark Winter. Peter corrected the spelling of CCCI President Rich Hansen’s name
in the minutes, and with that correction, the minutes were approved as written.
4. Discussion Items
4.1 Senate Update: Dave Holper presented the following Senate updates: (1) A Guideline for
Assessment Activities Proposal will be forwarded for Senate discussion and approval.
Following Senate endorsement, the proposal will be forwarded to CRFO as a
recommendation for an MOU. (2) As the Assessment Coordinator, Justine Shaw has
requested funds for her and faculty representatives from Del Norte and Mendocino to
attend assessment trainings that are being offered this spring. (3) On the recommendation
of the Self-Study Mock Team, Dave and Mark are working with Utpal to allocate funding
for a faculty writer and an editor of the Self-Study Report. In addition, Utpal has agreed to
appointing scribes, who can be either faculty or associate faculty, to each of the Standards
and the Self-Study Accreditation Steering Committee. The scribes will be paid an hourly
wage, which will probably be addressed through the Stipend and Reassigned Time
Committee. (4) A meeting was held to address issues with how the administration is
handling the Construction Technology (CT) house. Attended by Utpal Goswami, the three
CT faculty members, Dean Mike Peterson and faculty member Kerry Mayer (as a designee
for the Senate copresidents), the CT faculty agreed to meet again with Mike Peterson to
address how to proceed to ensure the vitality of the program.
4.2 CRFO Update: Peter Blakemore presented the following CRFO updates: (1) CRFO
representatives attended the January hearing in Oakland prepared to testify before the
PERB judge, but prior to the hearing district representatives announced that the district
wanted to negotiate a settlement. On the advice of their legal counsel, CRFO agreed to
negotiations, and Peter reported that several agreements were reached. (2) The next
contract negotiations are scheduled for February 4, and Mike Wells will continue to
represent the district. (3) Following the February 4 negotiations, CRFO wants to hold a
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general membership meeting to keep faculty informed on union issues. (4) The
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan will be back on the negotiation table.
4.3 Confirm Spring 2011 Committee Meeting Schedule: The committee agreed to meet on the
first and third Wednesdays each month with the meetings to convene at 3:30.
5. Announcements/Open Forum: The suggestion was made to have a faculty party early in the
semester, and possible dates, times and locations were discussed.
6. Adjournment: Without objection, the meeting was adjourned at 5:06.
Respectfully submitted by Sally Frazier, Administrative Secretary to the Academic Senate.
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
3:30 p.m.