Los Angeles Mission College Council
MINUTES
March 19, 2009
Campus Center 1 – 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Present: (Need 10 for Quorum)
Valles, Judith
Bernal, Vilma
Bortman, Walter
Echeverri, Angela
Fenyes, Maria
Flood, Pat
Garcia, Blanca
Hoefel, Karen
Johnson-Hawkins, Alma
Jordan, David
Milke, Leslie
Pearl, Maury
Ramirez, Joe
Rodriguez-Doucette, Zoila
Romulo, Alfred
Silver, Janice
Torres, Rosalie
President
Professional Development Co-Chair
Facilities Committee Co-Chair
Faculty Senate Representative
AFT College Guild Representative
Student Learning Outcomes Coordinator
ASO President
Budget and Planning Resource Person
Educational Planning Resource Person
Technology Committee Co-Chair
Budget and Planning Committee Co-Chair
Technology Committee Resource Person
Student Support Services Resource Person
Supervisory Unit Representative
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Educational Planning Committee Co-Chair
Student Support Services Co-Chair
Absent:
Murray, Marian
Zayas, Ed
AFT Staff Guild Representative
Professional Development Resource Person
Guests:
Klitsner, John
Mendoza, Mary Lou
Swerdlow, Nadia
Nunez, Luz
Quintanilla, Nick
Walters, Michele
EIR Consultant
Leo A Daly
Athletic Director
Financial Aid
Dean, Academic Affairs
AFT Staff Guild Representative
College Project Manager
GSE
URS
ADDITIONAL COLLEGE COUNCIL MEETINGS
April 16, 2009
May 21, 2009
June 18, 2009
The meeting convened at 1:36 p.m. and chaired by Joe Ramirez.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Leslie Milke moved and Karen Hoefel seconded the motion to
approve the minutes of February 19, 2009; the motion passed unanimously.
REVISED MASTER PLAN/EIR: Karen Hoefel, Vice President of Administrative Services,
introduced Nick Quintanilla - College Project Manager, URS, LEO A DALY, Michele Walters,
and John Klitsner who were present for the report on the Master Plan EIR amendments and the
development of the college athletic facilities on the wash. The East Campus is on schedule to be
complete by fall 2012, the Family and Consumer Studies building will be ready by 2010, and the
Health, Fitness/Athletic Complex will be ready by fall 2009.
PORT PROP A/AA/MEASURE J UPDATE: Refer to the above report under Revised Master
Plan/EIR.
ASO: Blanca Garcia, ASO president, distributed newsletter with past and future activities
planned. Blanca Garcia will finish her term as president this March.
WORK ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE: Gary Prostak submitted a written report. Maria
Fenyes reported on the issue of the feral cats.
ACCREDITATION REPORT: Angela Echeverri, Faculty Senate Representative, reported
that ACCJC has received our report. The college is looking forward to the date of their visit.
REPORTS FROM THE STANDING COMMITTEES
BUDGET & PLANNING COMMITTEE: Karen Hoefel, Budget and Planning Resource
Person, reported on the new Op Plan process implemented by budget & planning. She also noted
that LAMC is expected to end with a positive balance because of a one-time incentive, for
campuses growing and having unfunded FTES, to off-set any debt.
EDUCATIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE:
Janice Silver, Educational Planning
Committee Co-Chair, presented 10 action items as a result of the Departmental Program Review
Reports. Leslie Milke moved to approve all 10 action items as approved by EPC and the changes
discussed. Zoila Rodriguez-Doucette seconded. The motion passed with one abstention.
FACILITIES PLANNING COMMITTEE: A report was submitted.
PROFESSIONAL & STAFF DEVELOPMENT: Vilma Bernal, Professional Development
Co-Chair, discussed the schedule of workshops for spring. Springfest is scheduled for May 9.
The committee is also forming a Task Force to begin work for Flex Day.
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES COMMITTEE: Rosalie Torres, Student Support Services
Co-Chair, summarized the report noting that three teams have been assigned to analyze and
make recommendations to the Program Review documents of each Student Services area.
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE: David Jordan, Technology Committee Co-Chair, discussed
the completion of the SWOT analysis for Admissions and Administrative Services. Title V/HSI,
Math and Center for Excellence in Teaching collaborated with funding for laptops and computer
programs.
SHARED GOVERNANCE TASK FORCE: Angela Echeverri, Faculty Senate Representative,
presented a list of 10 recommendations based on the external evaluations. Leslie Milke
recommended that the Shared Governance Task Force become the Co-Chairs of the Standing
Committees, item #5. College Council reached consensus to approve all of the recommendations
with the changes that were discussed and the exception of #4 which was tabled.
ACTION ITEMS: Karen Hoefel, Vice President of Administrative Services, presented two
action items as follows: Recommendation 1 - In order to meet the master plan review and EIR
requirements, and on-going bond oversight, it is recommended that College Council serve as the
primary shared governance committee for facilities master plan review and bond oversight;
Recommendation 2: It is recommended that the planning process for vacated spaces and
transition space be coordinated through the Facilities Planning Committee. It is recommended
that an exception be made for the Facilities Planning Committee to allow individuals who may
be serving on one of the other shared governance committees to also serve on the Facilities
Planning Committee to allow the broadest participation. Leslie Milke moved to approve both
action items as presented, Janice Silver seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
SMART CARD UPDATE: Leslie Milke announced that on March 27 and April 3 there will be
a demonstration of software for the Health Fitness/Athletic Complex.
SLOs REPORT: Pat Flood distributed two charts illustrating the Student Learning Outcome
and Assessment progress over the past two years for the academic units. Over the last year (May
of 2008 to January 2009), defined SLOs have increased from 61% to 74%; however, this
includes all courses. If only active courses were counted, the number would be closer to 95%;
courses with defined SLO assessments have increased from 59% to 69%; evaluation of
assessments has increased from 20% to 40% and changes planned and implemented as a result of
the assessments have increased from 14% to 33%. Though 40% of the academic units have
reported assessments, not all have made changes as a result of the evaluation of their
assessments; in some cases the evaluations resulted in affirmation that the SLOs are being met.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT: President Valles discussed the importance of Flex Day attendance,
staff evaluations, and the Strategic Plan timelines. Co-Chairs, Joe Ramirez and Leslie Milke, will
work on the Strategic Plan Progress Report. The president has raised $96,000 for the Foundation.
ADJOURN: Meeting adjourned at 3:49 p.m.