REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Facilities Planning Committee (FPC) meeting notes
November 16, 2007
In attendance: Tim Flanagan, Mark Winter, Steve Brown, Michael Bailey, 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
EXTERNAL
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Staff Dedication
Geographic Location
Program Review
EDTN Site
Instructional Site
Locations
Staff Knowledge of
Facilities
Accreditation
ADA/CR BOT
Field Act
(regulation
interpretation)
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
State Funding
Measure Q
Failing Local Economy
Labor Market Statistics
of Program Dev. Facility
PASS/Bus Passes
Community Use of CR
Facilities
Accreditation (criteria)
APA Regulation (interpretation of usable
hours)
Community Perception of Measure Q
(Data? Newspaper?)
Seismic Activity
Geographic Dispersion
Housing Price
Decreasing
Timelines for Access
to State Funds
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
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 this committee. On November 30, an update will be given.
Tracey is willing to work on identifying any information that the college might have about FPC’s
purpose or mission.
The next meeting will be held Friday, November 30, 9:00-10:00 a.m. in the Lakeview Room.