LOS ANGELES SOUTHWEST COLLEGE FOUNDATION
1600 West Imperial Highway  Los Angeles, CA 90047  323-241-5270  A Non-profit Corporation
BOARD MEETING Minutes
March 10, 2015
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Call to Order
 Called to Order at 6:00pm
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Introductions
 In attendance: K. Webb, G. Hale, D. Ford, K. Balbuena, C. Flemings, B. Thomas, E. ThomasRobertson. On the phone: S. Cox. Community: Eva F. Holmes. Campus: Dean Rick Hodge
 Minutes taken by LASC Student Melisa Ramos, Note Books prepared by LASC Student Rachel
Green
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Meeting Minutes
 Minutes from February 2015 Board Meeting were approved Motion, Thomas-Robertson, Second
G. Hale
 Action Items were review with some additions to the requested actions be added to the Action
Item Report
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Chair’s Report
 Chairman Webb reminded board members of the responsibility to keep their Board dues current
and ask board members to contact the Executive Director to make arrangements to pay their
dues.
 Chair wants all Board Members to begin building a target contact list, a temporary form was
shared to capture information and a revised form will be presented at the April meeting. Each
board member is expected to provide at least five contacts initially. The Chair wants to be able
to track the contributions to the foundation back to a Board Member along with the resources and
relationships developed by Board Members
 The Executive Director will record and the information provided for the board to review and act
on accordingly.
 Chairman Webb indicated that the Board main goal should be to increase enrollment at
Southwest college. To do this he want to market the updated programs on the campus in the
newspapers, on the radio and using social media. The Board should be in a position to help the
faculty update its programs, promote the benefits of attending Southwest and bring need
resources to the campus.
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Treasure’s Report
 The Finance Committee is recommending entering into an agreement with Simpson & Simpson
CPA to provide accounting services. With Board approval they should start by April 1st.
 The financials through December 31st of 2014 were reviewed. Ending balances were Acct #5595
$37,114.22 on 12/31, $58,119.59 on 1/31 and $56, 657.84 on 2/28. Balance in the
Administrative Account #5602 were $41,024.28 on 12/31, $37,949.83 on 1/31, $34,161.49 on
2/28. For the April meeting more detailed Financials will be provided.
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President’s Report
No Report due to the President attending a Chancellor related event.
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In lieu of the President’s Report, the ED had invited Dean Ricky Hodge of the Career, Technical
Education Department to make a presentation and request. Deam Hodge gave an update of his
department and shared two new programs and a conference his department is sponsoring. The Global
Trade and Logistics program kicked off this spring semester and is a 6 college collaboration. It is a for
credit program and seeks to attract entrepreneurs and others interest in the careers of trade and logistics.
The Center for Entrepreneurial Opportunity is in the planning stages with courses and curriculum begin
designed by a team of current and future faculty with many years of entrepreneurial experience. This
program is slated to begin in Fall 2015 and will be a contract education program in the beginning but
will transition into a for-credit program in the near future. The Dean then share the “Women &
Minority Entrepreneur Statewide Leadership Conference, slated for May 15th at Southwest College. He
asked the Board to approve a plan he and the ED developed, which would position the foundation as the
fiscal agent for the conference, in line with the Foundation’s Social Enterprise activity. The Board by
vote approved the Deans request.
Chairman Webb thanked the Dean for including the Foundation, coming to the meeting and updating the
Board on his departments activities and needs. He also invited the Dean to attend the Board meetings
more often to keep the Board informed of the department progress. Dean Hodge accepted his request.
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Director’s Report
 The Auditor was pulled on to Tax Season activity and will return March 26th, she reported. At
this time we are awaiting here response to the information provided based upon her request.
 Fund Development Activities the proposals for foundation operational support are being written
for March 22nd and April 8th deadlines. A second round of meeting with US Bank and Union
Bank are schedule to take place on the campus in April. The Ed has attended two meet the
funders programs and informed and invited funders to visit the campus to hear and see what
Southwest College is doing.
 The discussion of the 50th Anniversary Plan was tabled.
 Board Calendar - tabled
 President’ Breakfast – referred to Events Committee
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Committee Reports
 Governance – New Members Needed – No Report
 Campus & Community Relations – Chairman Flemings reported that his committee is suggesting
several fund raising activates on the campus. The most notable is the use of the Jumbo-Tron as
an advertising vehicle for local business and corporate partners – research into the district and
campus policy is underway. Another is a “Brick” sponsorship campaign, the discussion with the
VP of Administrative Services revealed that it is doable, the committee is researching firms that
engrave and install bricks and has walked with the ED to scout locations on the campus to install
bricks. A Third is the hosting of a film premiere for a Hollywood Director who has produced a
film on the subject of Foster Children. The committee believes that with a large Emancipated
Foster Youth population on the campus that it would attract an audience and bring attention to
what Southwest is doing to address their needs. D. Ford suggested that Supervisor Ridley –
Thomas’s office should also be engaged due to his support for Foster Youth. A Fourth would be
a Tree of Knowledge – donors would be asked to buy leaves and their names would be engraved
on the leaves or whatever they want would be engraved within reason. A prime location needs to
be determined, the Library Rotunda or some other suitable place. The committee is suggesting
using Institutional Research and the hosting of a Celebrity Basketball game as additional fund
development activities
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The Archives sub-committee has not yet met but Chair Thomas-Robertson and other emeritus
faculty have continued to discuss what they would like to see occur.
The Events committee Chair Burks shared that the committee has received a proposal for and
concert series in the Cougar Stadium this summer and that they will have a recommendation by
the April meeting for the Board to consider. The committee was also
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Old Business
 Board Member Recruitment – Chairman Webb had previously recommended Barry Thomas and
Katrina Balbuena to the nominations committee and both Chair David Ford and Ed Daniel Tabor
recommended the two candidates unanimously. A email ballot of the nominations to approve
appointment to the Board was unanimously approved by Board members voting. The new
members were asked to provide a little more information about their background.
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New Business
 LASC Black History Request for funds - tabled
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Board Comment – Chairman Webb convened a closed session of the Board
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Adjournment – 8;15pm.
Next Board Meeting – April
14th, 2015
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