COLLEGE CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Monday, July 21, 2014
5:30 p.m. – Arroyo Room 1
MINUTES
MEMBERSHIP PRESENT:
Eugene Hernandez
Benjamin Williams
Irene Galvan
Irwin Silon
MEMBERSHIP ABSENT:
Donald Neal
FACILITATOR PRESENT:
GUESTS/RESOURCE MEMBERS:
Dr. Monte E. Perez (LAMC)
Walter Bortman (LAMC)
Daniel Villanueva (LAMC) absent
Tara Ward (LAMC)
Joe Moreno (Guest)
Bill Osborne (LAMC CPM)
WELCOME/APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The meeting came to order at approximately 5:46 pm in the CAI, Arroyo room. The meeting
minutes from March were not available for approval. Dr. Perez chaired the meeting.
REPORT FROM THE PROJECT DIRECTOR:
 Media Arts Center:
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Kemp Bros. is continuing to repair defective work through construction change
documents for the Media Arts Center
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3 major documents were submitted for approval to the DSA. It took 6 months for the
state to approve the changes. The delay is the state code changes which created a
backlog in approvals.
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The base contract work on the Media Arts center will begin sometime during the start of
next year.
 Campus Modernization
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The wall partitions in campus center have been put up and now seismic bracing is an
issue for the wall partitions. The seismic bracing is going through the approval process
with the DSA now.
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Updating classrooms to smart classrooms had a change order which created another
delay and much of the equipment that was purchased or quoted during the original phase
of construction was outdated.
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Accessibility for disabled students has begun on the ramps around campus and most of
the work will be completed before the fall semester begins.
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Restrooms in the LRC are moving forward with repairs as well as the restrooms on the
bottom floor of the campus center.
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Question: What happened to the restrooms in the LRC? They were poorly
constructed originally.
Answer: The current CPM did not have the previous knowledge of the construction
for the restroom but they are aware of the water intrusion and they are investigating
the issues to properly make the repairs.
Question: Will LAMC offer a student survey about the restrooms and the facilities
around the campus?
Answer: Yes, we will survey the students in the fall for their opinion of the facility.
Question: Do we know the construction company completing the construction in the
restrooms
Answer: Masters Construction is completing the work around the campus
Health Services renovation has begun but a change order has been submitted to DSA
The district went through a new procurement process to continue project management
around the campuses, but Gateway was not selected to assist LAMC with project
management. They created an eligibility pool list to hire from in order to save money.
The new list will determine who will help LAMC continue project construction
management. LAMC administration should know the names of the new managers in
about 30 days.
The District is moving toward construction closeout for all nine campuses for 2016, but
the LAMC central plant will be completed.
Question: We have the funds for the central plant, what is holding it up?
Answer: The issue is the design and configuration for the central plant. We need to
determine what type of energy we can get for $11 million for the central plant.
REPORT FROM COLLEGE PRESIDENT:
 President’s Update:
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LAMC was fully reaffirmed by WASC for accreditation.
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LAMC grew 1000 students this year and we are looking to grow another 1000 students
next year and we are in a growth pattern which will increase our base budget.
Question: What is your yearly budget and what is our enrollment with this budget?
Answer: 28 million for the year with 9500 students
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LAMC is being asked to work with the Attorney General, Kamala Harris at Pitches
Penitentiary on reentry programs for ex-offenders.
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LAMC has also received funding to begin career pathway programs for high school
students in Legal, IT, Bio Technology and Child Development.
Question: Are we still working on adding the addiction program back into the
curriculum?
Answer: Yes, we have faculty working on revising the program to offer it to our
students.
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The technology we ordered for the Media Arts Building is now obsolete. Dr. Perez will
be meeting with DO to discuss the possibility of reimbursement or other opportunities to
purchase new technology.
REPORT FROM ASO REPRESENTATIVE: NONE
OLD BUSINESS: NONE
NEW BUSINESS:
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CCOC nomination and approval of a new CCOC member: The CCOC voted for Joe
Moreno as the new committee member.
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Dr. Perez will work with the ASO and College Council to make sure a student and
faculty member participate in the CCOC membership
Question: Will it be a conflict of interest if a member’s spouse joins the committee
Answer: We will investigate
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The CCOC membership nominated Benjamin Williams for the DCOC regional
membership. Dr. Perez will submit his name to Chancellor’s office and inform the
committee of who the Chancellor chose as the Valley-side DCOC regional
representative at the next meeting.
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Dr. Perez discussed the article “Mission College’s Filthy and Boarded Up Bathrooms”
and noted that the campus restrooms are highly used, highly accessible areas and the
LAMC staff maintain the restrooms properly, however, the Chancellor has made a case
that all nine campuses need additional staff and resources to improve the level of
cleanliness around all the campuses.
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The bio-retention pond is filled with plant life to filter the water that comes from the
campus before it moves out onto the street. The state requires the campus to have the
pond on campus and we are required to capture any water that comes from the campus.
Questions: Do we have community service members that can help the maintenance
staff?
Answer: There are many restrictions with using the community service members.
They are paired with the custodial staff, but they cannot work alone or work with
certain tools, equipment or chemicals.
We can let you know how we use the community service members at the next meeting.
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The CCOC membership can request any information they need from the District General
Counsel office.
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Kemp Bros. project manager has approved the tour for after hours for the CCOC
membership. They date of the tour is determined by the availability of the membership.
PUBLIC SPEAKERS: NONE
ADJOURNMENT:
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The meeting adjourned at 7:37 pm with the committee member’s agreeing on the next scheduled
meeting date for Monday, September 15, 2014 at 5:30 pm.
PROPOSED MEETING CALENDAR FOR 2014:
a.
b.
c.
July 21, 2014
September 15, 2014
November 17, 2014
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