Rio Hondo Community College District
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES – February 8, 2012
I.
Location:
Rio Hondo College Board Room
3600 Workman Mill Road, Whittier CA 90601
Members Present:
Ms. Norma Edith García, President
Ms. Vicky Santana, Vice President (arrived at 6:10 p.m.)
Ms. Madeline Shapiro, Clerk
Mr. Gary Mendez, Member
Ms. Angela Acosta Salazar, Member
Julianna Ojeda, Student Trustee
Members Absent:
None
Staff Members:
Dr. Ted Martinez, Jr., Superintendent/President
Ms. Teresa Dreyfuss, Vice President, Finance & Business
Mr. Henry Gee, Vice President, Student Services
Dr. JoAnna Downey, Acting Vice President, Academic Affairs
Marie Eckstrom, Academic Senate President
Kathy Pudelko, representing RHCFA
Sandra Rivera, CSEA President
Ms. Angie P. Tomasich (Recorder)
CALL TO ORDER
A.
Call to Order
Ms. Garcia called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.
B.
Pledge of Allegiance
Ms. Ojeda led the salute to the flag.
C.
Roll Call
Ms. Santana was reported absent but later arrived at 6:10 p.m.
D.
57.
Approval of Minutes: January 11, 2012
It was moved by Mr. Mendez, seconded by Ms. Acosta-Salazar and carried
unanimously to approve the minutes of January 11, 2012.
E.
Commendations

Classified Retirees
o Tony Lopez
o Amanda Martinez
BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Angela Acosta-Salazar, Gary Mendez, Vicky Santana, Norma Edith García, Madeline
Shapiro, Julianna Ojeda, Student Trustee
F.
Open Communication for Public Comment
Ms. Rene Tai, addressed the Board on concerns of the financial impact of approving
item III.A.2.e.
Mr. Mendez congratulated and thanked Classified Retirees Tony Lopez and
Amanda Martinez, in their absence, for their many years of hard work and dedication
to Rio Hondo College.
Ms. Santana, arrived at this point of the meeting.
G.
Presentations
 Grant Development & Management (Howard Kummerman and Jacqueline
Wilvers)
II.
CONSENT AGENDA
58.
It was moved by Ms. Shapiro, seconded by Ms. Acosta-Salazar and carried
unanimously to approve the following Consent Agenda:
A.
FINANCE & BUSINESS
1. Finance & Business Reports
a.
Purchase Order Report - Approved Purchase Order Report
reviewing purchases for the preceding 60 days.
b.
Payroll Warrant Report – Approved the Payroll Warrant Report for
the month of January 2012.
2. Authorization for Out-of-State Travel & Conferences
Approved the following staff members, and board members who could attend in the
following educational conferences:
Jeannie Liu to participate at the “Teacher’s of Accounting at Two Year College”
(TACTYC) 2012 Conference on May 16-20, 2012 in Savannah, Georgia.
Ted Martinez Jr., to participate at the USDA-Hispanic Association of Colleges and
Universities Leadership Group on March 18-20, 2012 in Puerto Rico.
3. Approval Clinical Affiliation Agreements – Good Samaritan and Whittier
Hospital Medical Center, LP
Approved the services of:
a. Good Samaritan Hospital
1-year through July 31, 2013 and
b. Whittier Hospital Medical Center, LP
3-years through December 31, 2014
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to provide Rio Hondo Community College District Health Science students with
clinical experience.
4. Lease Copier System – Konica-Minolta USA with IBE Digital as Dealer
Approved the lease of a copier system for the Health Science and
Nursing Department from Konica-Minolta USA with IBE Digital
in the amount not to exceed $7,480.00 from General Funds and
authorized the Administration to execute appropriate documents on
behalf of the District.
5. Weapons Firing Range Agreement – University of Southern California
Approved the following agreement to allow Rio Hondo College to
receive on-going revenue for use of the Range. Rate charged is
$350.00 per session (session is 8-hours) or $200.00 per half session
(half session is 4-hours).
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B.
University of Southern California (USC) Department of Public Safety
for a term through December 14, 2016.
PERSONNEL
1.
Academic
a.
Employment
Hourly as Needed, Intersession 2012
(The following instructors were paid through the LACOE
Headstart Project Grant, as Early Learning Mentor Coaches)
BROUSSEAU, Beth, Behavioral
and Social Sciences
MARTINEZ, Angelica, Behavioral
and Social Sciences
CAMPBELL, Faye, Behavioral
and Social Sciences
MAZUREK, Nancy, Behavioral
and Social Sciences
ROBINSON, Joyce, Behavioral
and Social Sciences
Part Time, Spring 2012
GONZALES, Adam, Comm./Lang.
HAMMOND, Jamie, Physical Edu.
LUCHO, Wendy, Career Tech. Ed.
SERRAO, Elizabeth, Comm./Lang
GROOMS, Mark, Business
ISAAC, Shirley, Math/Sciences
SCOTT, Ming-Yin, Business
VALDES, Jeffrey, Math/Sciences
VALDEZ, Linda, Health Sci. & Nursing
Hourly As Needed, 2012
HEYWOOD, Todd, Public Safety
Spring 2012 Assignments (part-time)
See attached list.
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Spring 2012 Assignments (hourly)
ARRENAS-VELLANOWETH, Vivian, Library
BEELER, Gabriel, Library
DELATTE, Monique, Library
FERNANDEZ, Jennifer, Counseling
LANGER-JANKOVICH, Angela, Library
PEREAU, Barry, Even./Weekend College
SHABELNIK, Tatiana, Library
SHERWOOD, Joy, Student Health Ser.
SMITH, Anza, Student Health Services
BARBA, Benjamin, Library
BOURGAIZE, Karen, Library
ENRIGHT, William, Library
HOVSEPIAN, Viken, Even./Weekend College
PAIK, Ellen, Student Health Services
SAKAMOTO, Rosario, Student Health Ser.
SHACKLETT, Tod, Library
SINGH, Bindiya, Library
WU, Viraseni, Student Health Services
Special Assignment, 2011-2012
KOUTROULIS, Mathew, Physical Science, will be paid a $1,000 stipend to
maintain the FLEX reporter system
b.
Retirement
DINEEN, Barry, full-time instructor in Public Safety. His last day of
employment is June 19, 2012
c.
Reduced Workload
In accordance with E.C. 87483, Reduction in Workload and provisions of Article 6
of the Academic Contract, the following academic employees have requested a
reduction in workload for the 2012-2013 school year:
ENRIGHT, Adele
GASPAR, Georgia
MARTINEZ, Mercedes
MOSHARRAF, Firouz
2.
85.00%
65.80%
50.00%
86.67%
Library
Communications and Languages
Business
Mathematics
Classified
a.
Employment
Substitute, 2012
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SERNA, Alex, Custodian, Facilities Services, effective January 12, 2012
b.
Transfer
CALDERA, Tina, Secretary in Financial Aid to Veterans Service Center,
effective January 23, 2012
3.
Unrepresented, (AP 7130) 2011-12
a.
Employment
Hourly
Student Success & Retention
BARRERAS, Margali, Tutor II
GILBERT, Alexandria, Tutor II
LASSITER, Awandrea, Tutor II
LE, Phoung, Tutor II
LOPEZ, Nicholas, Tutor II
NAJARRO, Jeff, Tutor II
SANDOVAL, Arturo, Tutor II
DIAZ, Maria, Tutor II
GOMEZ, Katherine, Tutor II
LASSITER, Shawndra, Tutor II
LEE, Te Wei, Tutor II
MONTANEZ, Hortencia, Tutor II
PETRUZZI, Joey, Tutor II
SUNHARA, Elizabeth, Tutor II
Students
MOLINA, Diego, Gov’t. & Comm. Relations
Volunteer
ARECHIGA, Laura, Child Devp. Ctr.
VERDUZCO, Judith, Counseling
and Student Devp.
III.
59.
KOENIG, Tim, Physical Ed.
WIGAL, David, Career Tech. Ed.
ACTION ITEMS
A.
FINANCE & BUSINESS
1.
Board Adoption on the Redistricting of Rio Hondo Community College
District
It was moved by Mr. Mendez, seconded by Ms. Santana and carried
unanimously to approve option #4 Community Interest of Redistricting and
authorized SCAG to submit the documents to the agencies on behalf of the
District. (see attached)
60.
It was moved by Ms. Shapiro, seconded by Mr. Mendez, and carried
unanimously that item III.A.2.e, be moved as a separate agenda item.
2.
61.
Consultants
It was moved by Ms. Acosta-Salazar, seconded by Ms. Santana, and
carried unanimously to approve the following Consultants:
a. Betsy A. Cisneros – To present/train Foster & Kinship Care Education
trainings/workshops/classes on topics such as Conflict Resolution, Habits of
Highly Effective Families, What to do when Your Child Gets Sick; Taking
Care of the Caregiver; and other topics related to Foster Care, Relative Care
and Parenting. Dates of service are from March 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012.
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Payment is not to exceed $1,500.00 from Foster Kinship/Care Education
(FKCE).
b. Hector De La Paz – To present/train Foster/Kinship Care Education
trainings/workshops/classes on topics such as Youth Substance Abuse;
How to Handle Teenage Problems; Parenting the Young Adult; and other
topics related to Foster Care, Relative Care and Parenting. Also to provide
curriculum translation services as needed. Dates of service are from March
1, 2012 to June 30, 2012. Payment is not to exceed $3,000.00 from Foster
Kinship/Care Education (FKCE).
c. Robbin Hatten – To present a 4 hour Foster/Kinship Care Education
Classes for Foster and Relative Caregivers on “Life Books.” Date of
Service: June 11, 2012. Payment not to exceed $250.00 from Foster
Kinship/Care Education (FKCE).
d. Conception Martinez – To present/co-train Foster/Kinship Care Education
trainings/workshops/classes to Foster & Kinship Caregivers on topics
related to foster/relative care such as D and W-Rate Pre-Service, Blended
Families; The Importance of Family Time; and other topics related to Foster
Care, Relative Care & Parenting. Dates of Service are from March 1, 2012
to June 30, 2012. Payment not to exceed $1,500.00 from Foster
Kinship/Care Education (FKCE).
62.
It was moved by Ms. Acosta-Salazar, seconded by Ms. Santana, and
carried that the Board of Trustees approved the consultant listed below, to
approve item III.A.2.e. Ms. Shapiro voted no.
e. Angela Reddock – Reddock Law Group - To request additional
augmentation of $35,688.00 from General Fund for a new total of
$40,688.00 to complete the investigation and report.
3.
Revenue Sharing Agreement – Phlebotomy Technician – Boston Reed
College
It was moved by Ms. Santana, seconded by Ms. Acosta-Salazar and
carried unanimously, that the Board of Trustees approved a revenue agreement
with Boston Reed College for Phlebotomy Technician class and authorized the
administration to execute agreement on behalf of the District.
4.
Grant Award from the City of El Monte – “GO RIO” Program
63.
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It was moved by Ms. Ojeda, seconded by Mr. Mendez, and carried
unanimously, that the Board of Trustees approved a $5,000.00 Grant from the
City of El Monte – Public Works Department for the purpose of subsidizing the
“GO RIO” program and authorized the Administration to execute appropriate
documents on behalf of the District.
5.
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It was moved by Mr. Mendez, seconded by Ms. Acosta-Salazar and
carried unanimously, that the Board of Trustees approved the Non-Resident
Fee of $190.00 per unit, starting fiscal year 2012-2013.
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6.
66.
Heating Water Pressure and Makeup Water Meter- Climatec Building
Technologies Group
It was moved by Ms. Shapiro, seconded by Ms. Santana, and carried
unanimously, that the Board of Trustees authorized the purchase and
installation of a heating water pressure and makeup water meter from Climatec
Building Technologies Group in the amount of $9,645.00 from Bond Funds and
authorized the Administration to execute appropriate documents on behalf of
the District.
7.
67.
P.E. Temporary Facilities Modular Buildings
It was moved by Mr. Mendez, seconded by Ms. Garcia and carried
unanimously, that the Board approved the extension of the lease for the P.E.
Temporary Facilities Modular Buildings the additional amount of $80,701.73 for
a not to exceed amount of $287,930.73 from Bond Funds and authorized the
Administration to execute appropriate documents on behalf of the District.
8.
68.
El Monte Educational Center – Contract Modification #4 - Quatro Design
Group
It was moved by Mr. Mendez, seconded by Ms. Acosta-Salazar and
carried unanimously, that the Board of Trustees authorized an increase to the
contract value of Quatro Design Group for a additional design services in the
amount of $2,085.00 for a revised total contract amount of $269,380.00 from
Bond Funds and authorized the Administration to execute appropriate
documents on behalf of the District.
9.
69.
Lower Parking Tier Steps Project – DSA Plan Check Fee
It was moved by Mr. Mendez, seconded by Ms. Acosta-Salazar and
carried unanimously, that the Board of Trustees to ratify the payment of a plan
check fee to DSA to review the revisions to the Lower Parking Tier Steps
Project for a total amount of $5,488.00 from Bond Funds and authorized the
Administration to execute appropriate documents on behalf of the District. Mr.
Mendez requested information on how the vegetation and wildlife habitat is being
impacted by this project
10.
Request for Proposal (RFP) #2000 – Approval of Plumbing Engineering
Pool
FIRM
Dahl, Taylor and Associates
Henrickson Owens and Associates
IDS Group
Innovation Engineering Group
P2S Engineering
S&K Engineers
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LOCATION
Santa Ana, CA
Irvine, CA
Irvine, CA
Monterey Park, CA
Long Beach, CA
Monrovia, CA
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70.
It was moved by Ms. Ojeda, seconded by Ms. Garcia and carried
unanimously, that the Board of Trustees approved RFP # 2000 Plumbing
Engineering Pool listed above and authorized the Administration to execute
appropriate documents on behalf of the District.
11.
South Whittier Educational Facility Annex – Furniture Procurement
Vendor Name
Manufacturer
Furniture Description
Amount
Total Plan
Haworth
Desks, Lateral Files, Bookcases
and Table
Systems
Source
Knoll
Desk Chairs
Jacmar
Jacmar Shelving
Storage Room Shelving
$ 1,451.21
Pivot Interiors
Arcadia Avesa
Lounge Seating and Side Chairs
$ 6,518.25
Pivot Interiors
Sit-On-It Anytime
Classroom Chairs
$14,354.96
Pivot Interiors
Falcon
Classroom Tables
$22,609.08
$ 6,084.78
$
894.86
$51,913.14
71.
It was moved by Ms. Acosta-Salazar, seconded by Mr. Mendez and
carried unanimously, that the Board of Trustees approved the purchase of
furniture for the South Whittier Educational Center Annex for a total amount of
$51,913.14 from Bond Funds and authorized the Administration to execute
appropriate documents on behalf of the District.
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72.
Demolition for the Lower Parking Tiers Steps Project – Ben’s
Asphalt and Maintenance Company
It was moved by Ms. Acosta-Salazar, seconded by Mr. Mendez and
carried unanimously, that the Board of Trustees approved the award to Ben’s
Asphalt and Maintenance Company in the amount of $4,812.00 from Bond Funds
and authorized the Administration to execute appropriate documents on behalf of
the District. Mr. Mendez requested information on how the vegetation and wildlife
habitat is being impacted by this project.
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It was moved by Ms. Acosta-Salazar, seconded by Ms. Ojeda and
carried unanimously, that the Board of Trustees approved the award contract to
the Hunt Design Group in the amount of $32,850.00 from Bond Funds and
authorized the Administration to execute appropriate documents on behalf of the
District.
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Student Services & Student Union Buildings – Procurement AV Systems
Equipment Audio Visual Innovations, Inc
Vendor Name
Audio Visual
Innovations, Inc.
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Student Union
Building
101,949.29
95,659.28
Total Amount
$197,608.57
It was moved by Ms. Ojeda, seconded by Mr. Mendez and carried
unanimously, that the Board of Trustees approved the award contract for the
purchase and installation of Information Technology and Audio Visual Systems
equipment for the Student Services and Student Union Buildings for a total amount
of $197,608.57 from Bond Funds and authorized the Administration to execute
appropriate documents on behalf of the District.
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75.
Library Tower Seismic Upgrade – IDS Group
It was moved by Ms. Acosta-Salazar, seconded by Ms. Ojeda and
carried unanimously, that the Board of Trustees approved the award contract to
the IDS Group to update the seismic report for the Library Tower in the amount of
$9,900.00 from Bond Funds and authorized the Administration to execute the
appropriate documents on behalf of the District.
16.
76.
Student Services Building – Additional Furniture Procurement
It was moved by Ms. Ojeda, seconded by Ms. Acosta-Salazar and
carried unanimously, that the Board of Trustees approved the purchase of
additional furniture for the Student Services Building for an amount not to exceed
$43,017.00 from Bond Funds and authorized the Administration to execute
appropriate documents on behalf of the District.
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IV.
Student Services
Building
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations – Charge Point America
It was moved by Ms. Acosta-Salazar, seconded by Mr. Mendez and
carried unanimously, that the Board of Trustees approved participation in Charge
Point America’s program for the supply and installation of four electric vehicle
charging stations in the amount of $6,616.54 from the Capital Projects Fund.
INFORMATION ITEMS
1.
Building Program – Mr. Jim Sinsheimer, Program Manager, gave an update on the
Building Program.
2.
Status on Unresolved Board Policies and Administrative Procedures – The
following status on unresolved board policies and administrative procedures was
provided to the Board:
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BP 4020
Program and Curriculum Development; The Academic Senate would
like to discuss this Board Policy at the February 3, 2012 Board Study
Session. No change.
AP 4020
Program and Curriculum Development; AP with revisions from Academic
Senate is ready to be returned through the review process at the end of
January. Both CCLC updates and recommendations from the Academic
Senate are noted on the existing procedure. No change.
AP 4105
Distance Education; This will be addressed by Academic Senate this
Spring. Kats Gustafson and Judy Pearson are also reviewing this AP.
No change.
AP 4225
Course Repetition; This will be addressed by the Academic Senate
this Spring. Fran Cummings and Judy Pearson are also reviewing this AP.
No change.
AP 4260
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites; This was not addressed by Academic
Senate as of yet because a plan for validation for content review needs to
be developed first per Marie Eckstrom 11/30/11. No change.
PFC-SC
Computer & Network Usage – Teresa Dreyfuss, committee chair, reported
that Gary Van Voorhis will present at the February 14, 2012 meeting.
No change.
PFC-SC
Bullying – Introduction of a preliminary draft Anti-Bullying Policy (BP 3110)
was presented at both the President’s and Administrative Councils on
January 3, 2012. We will continue to research and contact CCLC for an
update of their policy.
V.
STAFF AND BOARD COMMENTS
VI.
CLOSED SESSION
The Board recessed the meeting to Closed Session at 7:25 p.m. The Board
reconvened the meeting at 7:58 p.m. and reported the following action from Closed Session:
Pursuant to Section 54956.8:
 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
o 11515 S. Colima Road, Whittier, California
o 3017 Tyler Avenue
Pursuant to Section 54956.9
 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Anticipated Litigation (5 Cases)
Pursuant to Section 54957
 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE / DISMISSAL / RELEASE
 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT
o Interim Vice President, Academic Affairs
 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Section 87607 of the Education Code, full time tenure-track faculty
have been evaluated. The Board will have received statements for the most recent
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evaluations along with the recommendations of the President, which the Board will
consider. There are 33 members who will be reviewed including those in their first,
second and third contracts.
Pursuant to Section 54957.6
 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency Negotiator: Teresa Dreyfuss
Employee Organization: CSEA, RHCFA
78.
It was moved by Ms. Acosta-Salazar, seconded by Ms. Santana and carried
unanimously, that the Board of Trustees direct the Superintendent / President to take
appropriate action to appoint Dr. JoAnna Downey-Schilling as Interim Vice President of
Academic Affairs effective February 8, 2012.
79.
It was moved by Ms. Shapiro, seconded by Mr. Mendez and carried unanimously, that
the Board of Trustee ratify the grievance settlement agreement signed by Rio Hondo
Community College District and the Rio Hondo College Faculty Association, on January 19,
2012, report No. VI.A.1.
VII.
ADJOURNMENT
Ms. Garcia adjourned the meeting at 8:05 p.m.. The next regular meeting of the Board
of Trustees will be held on March 14, 2012, 6:00 p.m., Rio Hondo College, Board Room, 3600
Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California
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