FINAL
El Camino College
Office of the President
Minutes of the College Council Meeting of March 1, 2004
Present: Dr. Fallo, Dr. Caldwell, Ms. Caldwell, Mr. Hanson, Dr. Hata, Ms. Pickens, Mr. Samimi, Dr.
Simon, and Ms. Stewart.
1. The casuals processing the students in the Student Services Center did a great job. Adds and
drops will now be processed at the cashier’s window which will make the lines longer.
2. Our statistics indicate that we are up 8% in seat count. We are planning on increasing summer
offerings and keeping spring and fall the same. We will be 1000 FTES over cap.
3. Robert Turnage correspondence was reviewed. There is concern about the possibility of a
property tax deficit and also about the lack of fee enrollment collections. The Department of
Finance now estimates that the system’s property tax revenues will fall short of the original
estimate by $6.6M. This can change as we go forward.
4. Dr. Hata has made another request to find out exactly what our 75/25 full time/part time ratio
obligation numbers are for 2002, 2003 and 2004. We will not know how many faculty
members we will have to hire until the March 15th Board meeting retirees are reported. Our
philosophy has always been to be above the requirement. We do not want to have to ask for
another deferral again.
5. The concurrent enrollment issue caused us to lose $660K in revenue. This has caused our
revenue to be permanently decreased by $660K. They also reduced our base.
6. The Governor wants an April revise.
7. ECCFT is purchasing one statue for ASO to take to the March on March in Sacramento. Each
statue represents 500 missing students.
8. College Council will now meet from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
9. The ASO representative has requested an increase in college hour and also an increase in the
sound level decibels. This request will be taken to the students and then brought back to
College Council for further discussion.
10. The State is still in a fiscal crisis, which in turn causes us to be in a fiscal crisis. We will not
change any of our policies at this time.
Agenda for March 8, 2004
1. Approval of Minutes for March 1, 2004
2. Student Center Proposal to Administration
3. Board Policies: 3900- Distribution and Posting of Materials
4. Team Reports
5. Communication
6. Unlawful Discrimination Policy