FINAL
El Camino College
Office of the President
Minutes of the College Council Meeting of May 10, 2004
Present: Dr. Fallo, Ms. Caldwell, Dr. Caldwell, Ms. Ely, Mr. Hanson, Dr. Schwartz, Ms. Pickens, Mr.
Samimi, Dr. Simon, Ms. Smith, and Ms. Stewart.
1. Our second principal apportionment numbers indicate that we will be 10% above our cap. We
were close to 6% over cap last year.
2. The Board of Governors (BOG) met on May 3, 2004 and are requesting that the Governor and
Legislature fund a supplement for enrollment growth and non-credit program needs. The BOG
additionally requests that they boost funded enrollment growth from the budgeted 3% to
approximately 3.65%.
3. The ECCFT representative inquired if we were going to actively recruit the students who are
getting guaranteed transfer options. It is reported that we will continue to recruit students. Ann
Garten reported that a letter is going out to high school students that advertise all of our
programs.
4. Policy 7120-Recruitment and Selection was reviewed by Cabinet and changed “retain and
select” to “select and retain.” The ECCFT representative requested that the following
statement be added to the end of the second paragraph “and the current provision of the
collective bargaining unit.” Vic will make these changes and provide Julie Stewart with an
updated copy.
5. Policy 7350-Resignations Non Represented Employees. This policy is pulled for further
discussion about the definition/meaning of “10 working days.”
6. Policy 7365-Discipline and Dismissals Non-Represented Classified Employees. This policy is
pulled for further discussion and clarification of “arose prior to the employee being
permanent.”
7. Policy 6750-Parking. The second sentence was deleted. And a the following statement will be
added, “Replaces Board Policy 3592, which will be continued as Administrative Procedure
until modified.”
8. Policy 2730-Health Benefits. The reference to service on other “California” boards will be
deleted.
9. Classified Employee Week is next week.
10. Humanities faculty has sent a letter to the Board of Trustees stating that they do not want to
share offices. The survey on campus shows that there are 160 shared offices and 140 single
offices. With the bond projects we will be setting a campus standard. The increase in raw
material costs will cause us to have to look at our whole plan again. It is confirmed by the
Chancellor’s Office that building costs for a 6-month period have increased 10%. Single
person offices would add to our costs. We are looking at an option of having partitions, which
would be considered equipment and would come out of equipment budget. The architects are
looking at various options.
11. Vic Hanson distributed a letter received from CalPERS outlining healthcare issues. College
Council is to review this letter for discussion at a later date.
12. S&B Foods is up for contract renewal. We need to determine if we plan to bring an extension
of their contract to the Board in June. There will be a task force meeting on May 25, 2004.
13. The ECCFT representative would like the Planning and Budgeting Committee to discuss issues
related to the possibility of campus closure for the winter session.
Agenda for May 17, 2004
1. Approval of Minutes for May 10, 2004
2. Board Agenda
3. Advertisement Budget
4. Textbook pricing
5. Vienna Institute Study Abroad Program
6. Set date for policy meeting
7. Team Reports