Redwoods Community College District
Facilities Planning Committee meeting minutes
November 30, 2007
In Attendance:
Paul Agpawa
Michael Bailey
Tim Flanagan
Leslie Haddock
Ron Katz
Ray Kingsbury
David Maki by phone, Mendocino Coast
Frank Martinez
Stephen McCollum by phone, Del Norte
Mike Mendoza
Barbara Morrison
Todd Olsen
Eric Sorenson
Tracey Thomas
Scott Thomason
Mark Winter
Meeting notes from the previous meeting were approved.
Tracey Thomas and Scott Thomason summarized the proposed draft that is the
provisional statement to address the request of accreditation. Concern was expressed that
the input from consultant Scott Epstein has not been included such as stakeholders,
decisions, student learning outcomes, cost factors, complexity, timeline for
implementation, external factors, and performing the environmental scan for external
factors so the institution can reflect upon these factors. Stephen Kinsella (ACCJC) had
said that all facility planning is program review driven and any decision needs to address
the improvement of student learning outcomes. RCCD will direct resources to respond to
student learning outcomes, program review and consider the implications of cost,
complexity of the project and time lines for implementation/completion.
One statement only needs to go to the accreditation commission that we are in the process
of adopting a provisional 07-08 Mission/Function/Membership/Stakeholders
document….along the lines of “Here is the provisional statement and we are in process of
developing mission.”
“There was nothing in place during the development of the current plans and we now
recognize that the process must be linked to program review and student learning
outcomes”.
Mark Winter asked that the statement be provisional and then be taken to constituencies
for review and input – he liked the TAG mission statement.
College Council reviews only policy whereas the FPC may address the design, etc. of
projects that could be interrelated with the strategic planning committee.
Information should go to the appropriate committees or stakeholders as identified by
other planning areas of the district.
Gavilan “statement – aligned….see pg mission and vision “good statement
Can we add or fold in that the FPC will align the facility planning documents so the
overarching goal will respond to the districts’ Long Range Strategic Plan and Measure
Q/B objectives? Should our vision be directed more to the future and in what ways?
RCCD strategic planning update – ad hoc committee
Scott outlined the action plan pilot process for spring 08
Concept of response to program reviews and student learning outcomes
Incorporate or create our own list value - in progress
Frank Martinez discussed how future surveys for facilities were being developed and how
the results from these surveys could be brought to the FPC as an instrument for review.
In future we need to be more proactive and informative and move forward together to
improve communication with possible additions to the vision statement as we progress so
we can be consistent with the district master strategic plan mission.