PRESENT: Bernie Blackman, Donna Elliott, Tanya Johnson, Nick Kapp, Peter Monrroy, Félix Pérez, Jeff Westfall, Fran White, Rosemary Ybarra-Garcia

ABSENT: Pablo Gonzalez, Regina Stanback-Stroud

GUESTS: Richard Inokuchi

RECORDER: Betty Schlaepfer

AGENDA

1.      Agenda Building

2.      Facilities Update—R. Inokuchi

3.   Budget Update—F. White

4.   Institutional Planning— B. Blackman

5.   Reporting—B. Blackman

6.   Smoking Policy—R. Ybarra-Garcia

7.   Children’s Center—R. Ybarra-Garcia                                            

8.   35^th Anniversary of Skyline— F. White

9.   DSGC Report—B. Blackman, N. Kapp, P. Gonzalez, T. Johnson

10. Academic Senate Report— N. Kapp

11. Classified Council Report—P. Gonzalez

12. ASSC Report—T. Johnson                               

13. Next Agenda

MEETING SUMMARY

AGENDA BUILDING

o       No changes were made to the agenda.

MISCELLANEOUS

o       President White congratulated faculty, staff and students on the fine end-of-year event held earlier in the day.

FACILITIES UPDATE

o       Richard Inokuchi reported that the setup for commencement was 95% complete. He presented an update on capital improvement projects and noted the following points:

- Work on Pacific Heights is progressing but some problems have been encountered. He is not sure if Building 3 staff will be able to move to Pacific Heights in June as originally planned.

- Work on the track and soccer field is moving along nicely.

- The turnaround circle in front of Building 5 is scheduled to be closed to traffic on June 1.

- Parking Lot 6 will become Staff Lot 6 with some handicapped spaces.

- Way finding signage is scheduled to be installed the second week in June.

- Some exterior painting will be done during the summer.

- The bookstore will be given a “facelift’ in July.

BUDGET UPDATE

o       President White distributed and discussed a district handout entitled “2004-05 District Income and Expenditure Assumptions.”  She summarized highlights of the Governor’s May Revise budget as follows:

-         maintain the January proposal of a $26 per unit enrollment fee with a $50 per unit differential enrollment fee for students with a B.A. or higher degree

-         maintain 3% enrollment growth funding for apportionments

-         raise COLA to 2.41%

-         maintain 1.66% COLA for selected categorical programs

-         maintain $80 million for equalization

-         maintain the folding in of PFE, matriculation, part of Technology and Telecommunication Infrastructure and part-time faculty programs into the general apportionment

-         shift up to $500 million of property taxes to local governments in exchange for an equal amount of State apportionment

The shift of property taxes is expected to have a negative impact on our district’s status of being close to becoming a fully self-supported “basic aid” district.

o       NOTE: For regular updates on the California state budget check this webs ite: http://www.ccleague.org/leginfo/budget.asp

o       Dr. White also noted that the projected 2004-05 site allocation for Skyline is $16,413,314 out of a total tentative allocation for the whole district of $59,506,577. These figures include step increases but no raises. The PERS employer contribution for 2004-05 will go down to 9.5% from a projected 12.2%. Our district’s reserve for contingency has been set at 4% for the past several years, and the District Committee on Budget and Finance has recommended keeping it at 4% or $3,644,000 for 2004-05.

INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING

o       Bernie Blackman reported that our year-end report is now posted on the website. He then summarized the accomplishments of the Institutional Planning Committee (IPC) and the IPC’s goals for 2004-05. Thanks to the work of the IPC we now have a Governance Manual, Governance Model, Planning Model, and IPC Charter and By-Laws. The IPC Charter & Bylaws have been out for review by constituent groups, and College Council members agreed to give their stamp of approval to the document.

o       IPC goals for 2004-05 include the following:

-         Match cycle of planning to current calendar

-         Integrate year-end evaluations

-         Integrate Program Review and tie to CBC & IPC

-         Integrate other plans at College and relate to IPC

-         Educate new employees to governance, planning & budgeting at Skyline

o       Nick Kapp thanked President White for her efforts to bring shared governance to life at Skyline College.

REPORTING

o       Bernie Blackman reported that the district plans to have problems resulting from the Oracle upgrade in January fixed in August and that he’ll then be able to report. The district has selected BRIO as the reporting tool to be used by all three schools.

SMOKING POLICY

o       President White reviewed the Council’s discussion at the last meeting of Jim Herndon’s memo entitled  “Smoking on College Campuses.” She said the main problem is that most suggestions require resources ­ money or manpower to monitor smoking. College Council just discussed the smoking issue at the April meeting and did not take any action.

o       Vice President Rosemary Ybarra-Garcia said she would follow up with Jim Herndon re. putting up signs saying that smoking is prohibited within 20 feet of main entrances, exits, fresh air intake vents, and operable windows in public buildings per Assembly Bill 846. She then brought up several possible courses of action for discussion: having designated smoking areas on campus or buying kiosks for smoking, banning smoking on campus, putting lines indicating the 20 foot mark outside entrances or just around vent areas, deciding on some form of disciplinary action for violation of the policy.

o       Other suggestions made by Council members included the following: having the Academic Senate, Classified Council and ASSC take the lead on dealing with this and sharing their position with College Council, including information on our smoking policy in orientations for students and new staff, putting up signs by the 20 foot lines asking people to “smoke on the other side of this line,” using posts instead of lines to indicate the 20 foot limits, and starting off the new semester with a Health Fair.

o       Vice President Ybarra-Garcia emphasized the importance of figuring out a way to enforce our smoking policy. Discussion of this issue will continue in the fall.

CHILDCARE CENTER

o       Vice President Ybarra-Garcia distributed and discussed a handout describing the proposed transfer of the Childcare Center from Student Services to the Business Division effective July 1, 2004. The purpose behind the transfer is to integrate instruction in the Early Childhood Education Program and services offered by the Childcare Center. The Childcare Center can be used as a lab in the ECE Program. This proposal was approved by President White on May 12, and a plan is in place to ensure a smooth transition during the summer.

35^th ANNIVERSARY OF SKYLINE

o       President White reported that as a parting gift she has allocated $3,500 as seed money for the 35^th Anniversary Committee. 

ACADEMIC SENATE REPORT

o       Nick Kapp reported that next year’s Senate officers are:

President ­ Nick Kapp

Vice President ­ Carla Campillo

Secretary ­ Kathleen Feinblum

Treasurer - Jennifer Merrill 

Ed Policy ­ Garrett Nicol

Curriculum ­ Arthur Takayama & Christine Roumbanis

CLASSIFIED COUNCIL REPORT

o       Donna Elliott announced that next year’s Classified Council officers are:

President ­ Donna Elliott

Vice President ­ Félix Pérez

Secretary ­ Linda Herda

Treasurer ­ Theresa Tentes

Historian ­ Barbara Daley

ASSC REPORT 

o       Ilka Barcala will be next year’s ASSC President.