Sacramento City College
Classified Senate Meeting
March 12, 2015
12:00-1:00pm, RHN-258
2014-2015 Classified Senate Officers
President: Sandra Belmares
Vice-President: Kevin Williams
Treasurer: Shawn Ledet
Secretary: Rachel Larsen
Past President: Monica Souza
4CS Representative: Deborah Knowles
Attendance:
Sandra Belmares
Kevin Williams
Shawn Ledet
Rachel Larsen
Deborah Knowles
Tom Childress
Sam Esquibel
Ann Danenberg
Yolanda Ramirez
Craig Hart
Haley Lepper
Andrea Galang
Barbara Beale
Monica Souza
Tyler Wyckoff
I. Call to Order
 Meeting called to order at 12:00 pm.
II. Changes in Agenda
 None.
III. Approval of Minutes
 Sean Ledet motioned to approve the February 2015 minutes, Kevin Williams seconded, motion
passed.
IV. Officer Reports
a. President - Sandra Belmares
 Sandra began by saying that she’s really enjoying her role as Senate President. She’s
gaining different perspectives and learning how differently each Los Rios campus’
Senate operates.
 Executive Council approved revisions to the SCC travel procedures. Both the new Travel
Justification Memo form and the Travel Authorization and Reimbursement Processes
flowcharts are available online at http://www.scc.losrios.edu/businessservices/travelprocedures/.
 Executive Council is requesting at least four representatives from each constituency
group to serve on the SCC “Blue Book” Review Task Force. The Blue Book is used to
guide the college’s participatory decision-making process and should be updated every
three years or so. Anyone wishing to be involved in updating the Blue Book, please
contact Sandra.
 The Food Service Advisory Committee timeline has been moved out. Vendor requests
for proposals (RFP’s) are due April 14th, 2015. The committee will begin reviewing the
RFP’s on April 17th and prepare to make a recommendation to the BOT on May 13, 2015.
Please contact Sandra if you have any feedback about the food service on campus.
 The 100th Anniversary Planning Committee is currently working on developing the minigrant application. Anyone interested in participating in the 100th anniversary
celebration in their department, division, or Senate may qualify for up to $2,000.00
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grant award to help fund their activity. Also, the committee is looking for subcommittee members. Please contact Sandra or Rick Brewer for more information.
 The DREAM Conference was a big success. Sandra, along with fellow colleagues
attended the conference in Baltimore, MD. A debrief meeting was held at DO on March
6th, at which Sandra shared that communication within a single campus, as well as,
between Los Rios campuses can be improved upon to better serve students. When
asked why this issue exists, Sandra responded to the Chancellor that a shift in culture
would likely need to occur so that employees feel more comfortable sharing all that is
happening within their departments with other campus departments and with their
counterparts at sister campuses. These types of conversations may lead to streamlined
processes for the services we deliver to students.
 The BOT met on 3/11/15. The FLC Classified Senate President, Rochelle Franco, was
nominated for the 2015 California Community Colleges Classified Employee of the Year
Award.
 The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office is sponsoring AB 288, which will
allow a greater and more varied segment of high school students to take community
college courses. The college courses authorized by this legislation could be offered on
high school campuses during the school day and enrollment could be limited to eligible
high school students.
 At the 3/11/15 BOT meeting, AVC of Student Services Victoria Rosario and SCC Nurse
Wendy Gomez presented an update on the smoking policy and DSA’s to the board. ARC
is the only campus in the Los Rios district without DSA’s. Sandra got the impression
from the board that they would like to eventually move toward being a non-smoking
district in the future.
Vice President – Kevin Williams
 No Report.
Treasurer - Shawn Ledet
 We currently have $3,543.29 in our account, but there will be some expenses from the
last coffee break, they just haven’t come in yet.
Secretary - Rachel Larsen
 No Report
Past President - Monica Souza
 Monica reported that she’s been working with the 4CS, the classified retreat planning
committee, and has been doing fundraising with Quarmaine.
V. Old Business
a. Area Reps Needed for Areas 7, 11, 12 & 13
 Please consider being an area rep. It reflects well upon the Senate when people are
involved. Tyler asked what is required of an area rep. Sandra said they attend Senate
meetings and report/communicate/discuss what is going on and shared at the Senate
meetings to the classified members of the departments that are in their “area of
representation.” The sign-up sheet was passed around the room to allow for people to
volunteer.
VI. New Business
a. College Strategic Planning Committee (CSPC), 2 Vacancies – Contact Sandra Belmares if you
would like to serve on the CSPC.
b. Professional Development Activity Report Out - All
 Monica Souza shared that she is taking a photography class at SCC.
 Officer Sam Esquibel reported that he is finishing up his last semester at Sacramento
State to earn his bachelor’s degree.
 Tyler Wyckoff mentioned that there will be a workshop offered at U.C. Davis on 3/14/15
by Dr. Karl Hart and also Equity Training with Julia Jolly on 3/13/15.
 Sandra Belmares mentioned that she, along with Janice Hans, Kim Goff and Jake Kattan
will be attending the Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative (IEPI) Workshop on
3/17/15 at ARC.
c. Career Center – Yolanda Ramirez
 Yolanda gave us an overview of the SCC Career Center. They help students, staff, faculty
and the public with career development through workshops and career fairs. They also
have computer labs for use for working on resumes, sending applications, etc.
 They also attempt to place students in on-campus jobs.
 This year for Career Day, they hope to have around 50 plus employers on the campus.
d. Work Experience Education/Internship Program – Tracey Hodge
 Tracey gave us an overview of the SCC Work Experience Program. Participants do
volunteering or job shadowing in a real work environment. The student must also
attend the work experience class, as well. If the student already has a job, they can
enroll in WEXP 198. It is non-transferable, but it’ll give them 1-2 extra units, plus they
might be able to learn some leadership skills.
VII. Good of the Order
a. Upcoming Campus Events – Chris Torres
 Many events coming up on campus, including Student Leadership Elections. Please help
spread the word about elections to student.
b. Classified Spring Retreat Update – Tri-Chairs
 Tyler reported that 38 people have signed up to attend the retreat so far. There is still
room available. There was discussion about needing money for workshops costs,
supplies, and to purchase gifts for each attendee.
 Monica Souza motioned to give no more than $600.00 to the Classified Retreat Planning
Committee for retreat costs, Deborah Knowles seconded, Officer Sam Esquibel
abstained, motion passed.
VIII. Adjournment
 Meeting adjourned at 1:05 pm. Next meeting is April 9, 2015, 12pm-1pm, RHN-258.