COLLEGE CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Monday, November 19, 2012
5:30 p.m. – Campus Center, Room 4
DRAFT MINUTES
MEMBERSHIP PRESENT:
Irwin Silon
Donald L. Neal
Eugene Hernandez
Benjamin Williams
Edward Woods
Irene Galvan
Robert Arias
MEMBERSHIP ABSENT:
Daniel Campos
Jose L. Rodriguez
FACILITATOR PRESENT:
GUESTS/RESOURCE MEMBERS:
Dr. Monte E. Perez (LAMC) - ABSENT
Walter Bortman (LAMC)
Daniel Villanueva (LAMC)
Benjamin Williams (Sylmar Homeowner Council)
George Johnson (CPM Director)
Christina Amparan (GSE staff)
WELCOME/APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The meeting came to order at approximately 5:45pm in East Campus, room 214. Minutes from
September 24, 2012 meeting was reviewed by Edward with the following comments:
 Eugene – the swing space for the modular will be moved, but a date for the move is not
listed in the minutes. George Johnson confirmed that the date for the modular move will be
determined once the student service building is approved for building.
 10 yes
 Christina Amparan from GSE recorded and noted the minutes in the absence of Tara Ward
REPORT FROM GSE:
1. Proposition A/AA:
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Moratorium Projects
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There is still 280 million worth of projects still on moratorium for LAMC
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The District is considering taking a centralized approach where the Gateway
CPM Director will report directly to the District Facilities Director regarding
construction and final decisions will be determined between District and LAMC
Projects on Moratorium Released
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East Campus is completed and the dedication is scheduled for October 16 at
5pm.
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COLLEGE CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Monday, November 19, 2012
5:30 p.m. – Campus Center, Room 4
The campus created a serious miscalculation when opening the East campus and
terminating the shuttle. The shuttle was used during construction because
parking was not available to students when the CMS building was under
construction. The campus is creating alternative ways for students to get from the
main campus to the East campus by asking MTA to reroute their bus line and
providing additional time between classes.
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Student Services building is off the moratorium list, but it is flagged for
additional funding.
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The project requires an additional $17 million
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The design product is completed, but the designer and general contractors have
split. LACCD will have to go through a bid/ build scenario to gain the design
rights.
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There is still a 6-9 month prioritization exercise needed in order to prioritize the
projects left to complete off the list.
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Contract termination for convenience is going for Board approval on October 3
for the Athletic Complex resolution. This will free 20 million to place back into
the coffers and move forward with the construction of the student services
building.
Central Energy Plant
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The central energy plant has to be fully funded prior to completion and this is
based on the funding for the student services building
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Once the student services building is fully funded the completion of the campus
modernization can begin and includes the chiller/hot water loop, light retrofitting,
utility interconnect which will place the East campus buildings on one meter.
This also overlaps with fire access roads as well as ADA compliance completion
areas.
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2. Measure J:
3. MEDIA ARTS:
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The original contractor found a number of deficiencies in the wielding and work
has stopped. A new inspector from Hardford Insurance was brought along with
the new contractors from Kemp. Together they are working to identify the issues
and create resolutions with the correct fixes. The resolution issues will be
reviewed by the state architect.
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The deficiencies that were found so far are repairable.
4. Monthly Update
 LACCD website for Dashboard Report
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COLLEGE CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Monday, November 19, 2012
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A GSE staff explained that the Dashboard (financial) report is
supplemented with the campus projects’ construction monthly report
which lists the status of each project for the previous month.
REPORT FROM COLLEGE PRESIDENT:
 Danny suggested that the CCOC committee members advocate to the Board and the
Chancellor for the Student Services building. The building will improve the campus
environment and assist students with getting their needs met in one area.
REPORT FROM ASO REPRESENTATIVE: No report
REPORT FROM DISTRICT DCOC REPRESENTATIVE:
 DOCCOC Ad Hoc Committee 8/13/12
 The committee needs to do a better job at presenting LAMC as a premiere community
college
 LAMC should vet the idea of developing a project similar to the Project Labor
Agreement (PLA) program and replicating it around the LACCD colleges.
 BOT members Steve Veres and Miguel Santiago are overseeing the PLA contracts
 The PLA sponsors 30 personnel to join the union and train them in construction.
 There are currently 1500 construction jobs and 3.8 million of those dollars are related to
construction in the North Valley
 October 13 there is a President’s Reception between CSUN and LAMC to create a
relationship between the presidents and provide networking between the two campuses
for students.
PUBLIC SPEAKERS: None
PROPOSED MEETING CALENDAR FOR 2012:
a.
b.
c.
d.
May 21, 2012
July 16, 2012
September 17, 2012 September 24, 2012
November 19, 2012
OLD BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS:
 The pond by the parking lot is full of trash. Plant facilities can try and clean it, but he is
down 7 staff members.
ADJOURNMENT:
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COLLEGE CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Monday, November 19, 2012
5:30 p.m. – Campus Center, Room 4
The meeting adjourned at 7:00 pm with the Committee members agreeing on the next scheduled
meeting for Monday, November 19, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.
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