WEC MEETING MINUTES
Thursday October 27, 2005
Plant Facilities Conference Room
1:00 P.M.
Present: Gary Prostak, Lorraine Manoogian, Jeanne Cassara, Crystal Caldwell, Ed
Zayas, Victor Renolds, Cecilia Chin-Ru Chan, Richard Rains, Dorothy Mundt,
June Wada, Debby Wong, Charlotte Saldick, John Glavan.
1. Gary Prostak, Chair of the WEC called the meeting to order at 1:05 pm.
2. Correction and approval of the September 29, 2005 minutes: Victor Renolds'
name was corrected from Reynolds to Renolds. Following this, the minutes
were unanimously approved.
Chair’s Report
Gary Prostak reported on Prop A updates from the 10-20-05 College Council
Meeting.
a. Building Classroom Conversion to Biology Lab & Lecture Room &
Air Lock Project: Construction plans and specifications were
submitted to DSA. Construction of the biology lab is scheduled for
next summer at the earliest.
b. Library: Construction Development phase was commenced during
August and 100% Construction Drawings are scheduled for completion
during December 2005. Work on the lower level leak and mold should
be completed this month.
c. Temporary Parking Lot: Work is on going and expected to be
completed during November.
d. Temporary Facilities for the President and staff: Documents are
scheduled to be submitted to DSA next month.
e. Parking Structure “A”: A pre-bid for the construction was held on
October 25th, and many bids were presented. Work is scheduled to
commence at the end of December.
f. Monumental Sign: Construction plans will be submitted to DSA during
November.
g. Title V Computer Lab & Classroom: Construction work expected to
commence on November 1st.
h. Environmental Report: The Draft Environmental Impact Report
document was issued for public review. A public meeting was held at
LAMC on October 25th, and another one will take place on November
10th.
i. Smart classrooms: No specific timeline was offered regarding the
outfitting of all classrooms as “smart classrooms.” Work should
begin during December 2005.
j. PR is needed to inform students at large about the temporary parking
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lot and shuttle service before the end of Fall ’05 semester.
includes timetables, maps, and brochures.
This
Old Business
Bookstore Vending Machine:
A purchase request was submitted to Karen Hoefel. It was agreed that the coffee
cart lounge area in the Campus Center building would be a good location due to
heavy foot traffic. Thus, the following motion was made and unanimously
approved. “The bookstore vending machine will be placed in the coffee lounge
area in the Campus Center Building.”
New Business
1. Office space for AFT Chapter President:
Eloise Cantrell, the Chapter President, submitted a request for a private office in
the Instructional Building. The new AFT contract specifies such allocation of a
private office for the Chapter President and Grievance Representative. While
no offices are currently available in the Instructional Building, a vacant office in
the CSB Building was identified. Thus, the following motion was made and
unanimously approved. “The AFT Chapter President will be assigned the
office formerly occupied by previous Social Science chair in the CSB Building.”
2. Reconfiguration of North Secretarial Station:
An office in the North Secretarial Station will soon be needed to accommodate a
new secretary for ESL, English and Journalism. Also, Harlan Goldberg
requested that his former cubicle (#18) be assigned to the Social Science adjunct
faculty. Since cubicle #37 is the nearest to the secretarial station, the following
motions were made and approved unanimously.
a. “The North Secretarial Station will include cubicle #37 for secretarial
space.”
b. “The Social Science Department will relinquish cubicle #37 and be
assigned cubicle #18 for their adjunct faculty members.”
3. Maria Bates submitted a request to move to a new cubicle in the Instructional
Building. Since Eloise Cantrell, the AFT Chapter President will move to a
private office in the CBS Building and free cubicles #31 and #32, the following
motion was introduced:
Motion: Dorothy Mundt made a motion to approve a move for Maria Bates from
cubicle #62 to cubicle #31 or #32. The motion was seconded by Richard Rains,
and approved unanimously.
4. Terry Bommer submitted a request to increase cubicle #52 to include cubicle #51
for the Business & Law Department. Thus, the following motion was introduced:
Motion: Lorraine Manoogian made a motion to approve the increase of cubicle
#52 to include cubicle #51 for the Business and Law Department Chair,
including the adopted amendment listed below. The motion was seconded by
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Ed Zayas and approved unanimously.
Motion Amendment: To notify Mike Reynolds of the above motion, and
provided that he agrees, the WEC Chair will move forward with it.
5. CAC Task Force
Ed Zayas expressed concern regarding the Cultural Arts Center (CAC).
Three main points were noted: 1) There is a great need to update the
deteriorating classroom furniture; 2) the use of classroom and storage space
should be maximized; and 3) there is concern about the safety of evening
instructors because the park is not well-lit. It was suggested WEC members
should visit the CAC to make better recommendations. Faculty members who
are currently using the CAC would be invited to join the walk-through meeting.
Therefore, a task force was formed and the following members volunteered: Ed
Zayas, Dorothy Mundt, Lorraine Manoogian, Victor Renolds, and Gary Prostak.
The walk-through is scheduled for November 16, 2005. Gary Prostak will
contact Leslie Milke (Art, Health & P.E. Chair) and faculty members, and
provide an update.
6. Bungalows
A faculty member submitted a letter regarding the condition of the bungalows.
Victor Renolds pointed out that the removal of the two vans and piles of wood in
the area is in process. This along with other details such as the issue with
restroom facilities was discussed. However, it was decided that Gary Prostak
would talk to Walter Bortman before responding to the complaint.
Due to Thanksgiving, the WEC will not meet in November. The next meeting of
the WEC is Thursday December 22, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. in Campus Center Room 4.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 p.m.
Submitted by Cecilia Chan
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