REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Facilities Planning Committee (FPC) meeting notes
November 16, 2007
In attendance: Tim Flanagan, Mark Winter, Steve Brown, Michael Baily, Paul Agpawa, Bill Connors,
Tracey Thomas, Ray Kingsbury, Barbara Morrison, Todd Olsen, Leslie Haddock, Scott Thomason, Erik
Sorensen, Tricia Hawkins, Frank Martinez, Stephen McCollum (by phone CRDN), David Maki (by
phone CRMC), Ron Katz, Ginger Felt (meeting notes)
Also present: Danny Walker, Michael Thomas
Roxanne Metz gave an update on the SWOT Analysis Process and the group began an exercise which
culminated in the following:
INTERNAL
Strengths
Staff Dedication
Geographic Location
Program Review
EDTN Site
Instructional Site
Location
Staff Knowledge of
Facilities
Accreditation
ADA/CR BOT
Field Act
(regulation
Interpretation)
EXTERNAL
Weaknesses
Geographic Location
(transportation)
Instr. Site Utilization
Cost of Maintenance
Condition of Facilities
& Equipment (pertaining to student learning)
Communication Structure
Inadequate Maintenance
Staff Levels
Poor Use of Communication Equipment
Lack of Information/
Data re: Building Use,
State Regulations, and
Local Buildings, Letters,
Financial Data re: 50%
Rule
ADA Implementation of
Board Policy
Field Act Regulation/
Interpretation
Information Distribution,
Format & Delivery for
Transparency
Strengths
Threats
State Funding
Community percepMeasure Q
tion of Measure Q
Failing Local Economy
(Data? Newspaper?)
Labor Market Statistics
Seismic Activity
of Program Dev. Facility Geographic DisperPASS/Bus passes
sion
Community use of CR
Housing Price
Facilities
Decreasing
Accreditation (criteria)
Timelines for Access
APA Regulation (interto State Funds
pretation of usable hours) APA regulation
(zoning)
Accreditation (loss)
State Criteria re:
(overbuilt)
Media Access to CR
Info before Campus
Community
FPC meeting notes
November 16, 2007
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REQUESTED ITEMS – FACILITIES PLANNING FORUM DISCUSSION
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Estimate of 50% determination – cost of replacement
Letter re: building use (avoidance) Nadon letter
Replacement costs of buildings
Citizens Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes (public access –Web?) Master Schedule
access is not available
Data that shows determination of 50% design strength to sustain building determination
Commission recommendation to FPC – What was it? Bylaws/Mission – Who will
provide FPC purpose/mission to Commission?
Does the FPC have a committee description?
It was agreed to establish and begin small work groups to address accreditation
recommendations. On the afternoon of November 29, Steve Epstein, Datatel Planning
Consultant, will be on campus and wants to meet with people from the functional plans. He will
be going over the processing we should be utilizing in the committee. FPC members who
volunteered to attend this meeting were Paul Agpawa, Tim Flanagan, Leslie Haddock, Trisha
Hawkins, Todd Olson, and Scott Thomason. On November 30, an update will be given.
Tracey Thomas is willing work on identifying any information that the college might have about
FPC’s purpose or mission. Tim Flanagan and Scott Thomason volunteered to work on this with
Tracey.
Committee volunteers to work on accumulating support documentation relative to our SWOT
analysis were Paul Agpawa, Tim Flanagan, Todd Olson, and Scott Thomason.
The next meeting of the FPC will be held Friday, November 30, 9:00-10:00 a.m. in the Lakeview
Room.