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8/2001-7/2002

MINUTES OF -
Thursday, October 4, 2001
Thursday, January 10, 2002
Thursday, May 2, 2002
JUNE 6, 2002
 
 

Members Present:
Linda Allen, Anyta Archer, Bonnie Cagno, Vicky Castro, Sheila Claxton, Barbara Daley, Judy Duerre, Pablo Gonzalez, Sandra Hatzistratis, Linda Herda, Jim Herndon, Chuck Leach, Maria Mendez, Felix Perez, Julene Rhoan, Theresa Tentes, Megan Ton, Salah Webb, Char Wulbers, Kathy Z-Taylor (President).

Security
Jim Herndon, Head of Security for Skyline College ?  He stated that his security team and administrators are attempting to make the college as safe as possible for students and staff.  The college has received 6-7 phoned in bomb threats since the 9-11-01 attack. Most of these calls have come into building 8.  Some of these calls may possibly have been students just trying to disrupt classes.  Other calls may have been ‘more real’.  We are in the process of getting state-of- the-art equipment that will enable us to trace all incoming phone calls.
The written college emergency plan is still being worked on; it will hopefully be distributed to everyone as soon as it is finished. There will be a training phase for all key people who would be involved in an evacuation.

When a bomb threat or threatening phone call is received:
Step 1 ? Listen carefully to the caller. Mentally go through the "BOMB Threat" CheckList sheet. Try to engage the caller in conversation; play stupid; ask questions; ask the caller to repeat.  Training may be available on how to approach and deal with a bomb threat phone call.
Step 2 ? Notify the Security Office and report as much information as possible about the phone call. All Security officers will be called by radio to come into the command post as soon as possible.
Step 3 ? Notify management ?President, VP or AIC
Step 4 ? The Custodian Supervisor will be notified who will in turn contact all custodians.  Campus custodians will have bright orange vests and will report directly to the Building Captains and assist and work with them.
Step 5 ? Management will access the situation, decide how to handle it and make a decision to evacuate or not.
Step 6 ? Security Officers will act on management’s decision and notify all Building Captains who will then contact their Floor Monitors. Captains and Monitors will have orange vests and are the only people who will be giving out information and instructions.
Step 7 ? If necessary to evacuate students and staff will be asked to leave in an orderly fashion and take all personal belongings with them.  Check your surroundings and note anything unusual to be reported.  Instructors should take their roll sheets with them.

Barbara Daley expressed a concern about the library building being out of the communication loop at night.  Jim said he will schedule a time to come over and talk to the library staff about their concerns.

Submitted by

Linda Herda

Present:  Maria Mendez, Pablo Gonzalez, Linda Herda, Chuck Leach, Barbara Daley, Stanlee Garriott, David Lange, Theresa Tentes, Kathy Z-Taylor

1. Introductions

2. Minutes will be submitted for approval at the next meeting.

3. Scholarship Fundraiser
Theresa Tentes reported that the raffle for the Christmas baskets earned $482   for the scholarship fund.

4. Committee Reports

The Campus Beautification committee had no report as no meeting had been held since our last Council meeting.  There was some discussion however regarding facilities in general and custodial services specifically.  It was suggested and rejected that we have Richard Rios back for a follow-up to our initial meeting.

We also had a discussion about classified representation on Health and Safety committee.  There are classified employees on the committee, but it is unclear if they are supposed to report back to the Council.

5. Retreat

Theresa Tentes will begin making plans for our retreat for either March 21-23 or April 11-13.  Since no new information was forthcoming, reservations will be made at the El Rancho in Santa Rosa.  Anyone interested in helping with the planning, please contact Theresa Tentes.

6. Museum of Tolerance

There are two trips planned for the spring semester, one in March and one in April.  Names will be forwarded to the FASDAC committee.
 
 

Present:  Anne-Marie Burns, Pat Carter, Cass Christian, Lisa Courto, Barbara Daley, Donna Elliott, Stanlee Garriott, Pablo Gonzalez, Linda Herda, Lori Knoebel, David Lange, Sue Lorenzo, Maria Mendez, Felix Perez, Julene Rhoan, Theresa Tentes, Char Wulbers, Kathy Z-Taylor,

1. Introductions
 

2. Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day - May 20 - Plans are coming together for this event.  Entertainment has been lined up.  White Elephant gifts are being collected for the raffle.  Tickets for the raffle are on sale now.  This year’s Special Recognition award recipients will be picked by last year’s recipients.  Everyone is contributing to make this event happen:  $125 Classified Council, $125 Academic Senate, $250 Associated Students and $250 President’s Office.

3. Classified Recognition Day - May 24 - Those people having given 10, 20 and 25 years of service will be recognized.  The award for 15 years of service has been eliminated.  The managers are organizing and paying for this event.

4. Retreat Report - Theresa Tentes reported that 18-19 people attended this year’s Classified Council Retreat.  It was a small group that lent itself to good discussions and conversation and was also a great opportunity for networking.  Carla Campillo presented a workshop on the Museum of Tolerance.  The second workshop was “Getting To Know Your Co-Workers”.
David Lange recently attended the trip to the Museum of Tolerance. He said it really opened his eyes to the evils out there in the world.  Barbara Daley also recently attended and stated we must remember the power that words can hold.  Lisa Courto reported she had similar feelings after also attending.  Everyone hopes that this trip will continue to be offered next year.

5. A handout was distributed from the Associate Chancellor, James Albanese concerning Student Fees.  He is proposing a plan to improve the quantity and quality of programs and services by increasing some student fees.  The General Fund has to subsidize what isn’t covered by the fees collected from students.  This is approximately _ million dollars per year.  It has been proposed to increase Fall/Spring parking fees to $40, and also to increase the College Services Fee ($1 Student Representation fee and $5 Student Card fee) to $8 total.  Discussion followed.  It was suggested that we not increase the parking fee until the college can provide more parking spaces.  The question was raised as to where the money collected for parking infractions actually goes?  How much does the college actually receive?  Does the City of San Bruno contribute towards the maintenance of the roads here?  It was pointed out that overall our college fees are less than other community colleges, and that other colleges charge for their semester class schedules.  It was suggested we also charge for our semester class schedules.  We might consider charging $1 per copy which would help offset the printing cost and deter students from picking up so many copies throughout the semester.  Maybe vending machines could be installed to sell these schedules.  It was also suggested that we charge a flat fee of $10 to all students to cover materials fees, student rep. fee and student body card fee.  Kathy Z-Taylor will take our suggestions back to the board.

6.   Officer for 2002-2003 President:  Phyllis Porcar
    Vice President: Felix Perez (interim)
    Secretary: Linda Herda
    Treasurer: Theresa Tentes

6. Committee Reports:

Campus Beautification -  Due to schedule conflicts, meetings have been irregular.  The committee has been broken into smaller sub-groups.  The committee is working up a grant proposal to raise funds.  There will be further news in the fall.

Planning and Budget - Budget is status quo.  There have been lots of requests but amounts will remain the same as will proposed cuts.  Adjustments have been made in Student Success, ASTEP, etc. but money will be still in Divisions, just rearranged a bit.

Health and Safety - The committee has grown and is doing well. There will be a fence put up around the soccer field to prevent dog problems.  There was discussion on reporting procedures regarding violent incidents on campus.  First you are to call Security who will call Rosemary Ybarra-Garcia or Amory Buisch.  They will then call San Bruno Police Department.  Donna Elliott is researching why we aren’t notified about such incidents.  Further research revealed that our new contract states: 1.  District will provide a safe campus
2. Rosemary Ybarra-Garcia will work on procedures for reporting
3. The Jeanne Cleary Disclosure of Campus Security Policy & Campus Crime Statistics Act is part of a federal law that requires reports to be made immediately and posted all around the campus, and a yearly report issued concerning the # of incidents.
4. Colleges not in compliance can have funding taken away (specifically Financial Aid).
Skyline College is not in compliance.  Lots of discussion followed regarding safety          concerns on campus when buildings are being left unlocked when the college is closed.  There are incidents occurring that we don’t know about.  If the Security office does not report incidents to the Police Department, we are in violation of the contract.  What happens next?  Felix Perex made a motion to carry the discussion forward to college Council and the CSEA Union.  OSHA says that people handling money must be protected.  Kathy Z-Taylor said that we need to learn to take precautions for ourselves:  Take care of yourself; common sense dictates that we should be working in a safe environment but the reality is different.  Pablo would like to call another meeting to continue this discussion.

FASDAC - Lori Knoebel reported that at the next meeting on May 13th the committee will discuss:   MOT (Museum of  Tolerance) attendees, proposal to earmark training for more MOT training and hiring issues.

College Council - Next meeting will be May 22nd.  Donna will provide information to present to the council.

Technology - Felix Perez discussed IP providers.  He informed us that you can call into District without using PacBell.  District has purchased equipment to set up a modem pool.  This may be available in late June.

Our next Classified Council meeting will be Thursday, June 6, 2002.

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Present: Kathy Zbikowski-Taylor, Anyta Archer, Kamla Bucceri, Theresa Tentes, Phyllis Porcar,
Char Wulbers, Donna Elliott, Chuck Leach, David Lange, Rachel Hefler, Lori Knoebel, Barbara Daley, Rachelle Minong, Julene Rhoan, Ileana Gadea, Pablo Gonzalez, Nathalie Berwick, Megan Ton, JoAnn Koenig, Maria Mendez

Introductions

Fee Increase Proposal, Revisited:  At the May Classified Council meeting, the proposed parking fee increase was overwhelmingly rejected.  Kathy Z-Taylor reported that every other committee at Skyline concurred with our opinion that a hike in parking fees was unreasonable, given the scarcity of spaces for student parking.  Other proposed increases were not outright rejected; however, the District apparently would like to implement a “total package” (i.e. all proposed fee increases to go into effect at the same time).  We do not know how other committees from Canada or CSM voted, and at this time, no final decisions have been made.

Security Issues: Donna Elliott asked that corrections be made to the previous meeting’s minutes regarding the Health & Safety Committee Report, before they are approved.  Specifically, when reporting an incident of violence on the campus, Security should be called first, and they will contact the San Bruno Police Department.  If Security cannot be reached, Rosemary Ybarra-Garcia should be called.  If Rosemary is unavailable, Amory Buisch is the next person who should be contacted.

Donna Elliott informed Classified Council that while she takes the minutes for the Health & Safety Committee, she is not a member of the committee, and that any personal comments she makes are not to be confused with the actual H & S committee report.

Kathy Z-T reported that College Council discussed the Jeanne Cleary Act (see minutes from 5/2/02 for more info.) and has determined that Skyline College is in compliance with the law.  Much discussion followed regarding how and why the Jeanne Cleary Act was created, interpretation of the law, how much notification of campus incidents is appropriate, and the fact that many schools are 2 years behind in posting public information of incidents.

Rachel Hefler from the Security Office noted that crime statistics for 3 years prior to the current year need to be posted.  Currently, statistics for 1998, 1999, and 2000 are available.  She informed the committee that Security is not in charge of posting information on the website, and that the law doesn’t require postings on bulletin boards.  Information can be found in the student handbook, class schedule, and on the Security Office window.  All campus crime statistics are reported to the San Bruno Police Department, including issues handled internally by Skyline staff.

It was agreed that campus safety and security is an important issue and will require further discussion.

Fundraising/Treasurer’s Report:  Theresa Tentes reported that the end-of-year Faculty/Staff Scholarship Lunch raised $1402.00 for next year’s scholarship, and that $482.00 has already been set aside for the 2002/03 Classified Staff Scholarship.

Theresa also reported that we are $128.93 in the hole, and that we need to pursue fundraising ideas to pay for the year-end party, plaques honoring staff and retirees, as well as for this year’s expenditures we have yet to be billed for. She anticipates we will need more money next year (approximately $1200.00) due to the number of employees expected to retire.  Basket raffles have been successful, but the funds usually are reserved for scholarships.  A suggestion was made to form a fundraising committee, and the following people volunteered to participate: Theresa Tentes, Pablo Gonzalez, JoAnn Koenig, Maria Mendez, Ileana Gadea, and Char Wulbers.

Refreshments:  Kathy Z-T asked if people would like food and drinks served at Classified Council meetings.  Suggestions included alternating staff to be in charge of bringing refreshments; having a sign-up sheet; using funds from the treasury;  BYOCookies.  Ultimately, although several members expressed an interest in having refreshments, the committee decided against providing them.

Suggested Topics for Future Meetings:

Continued discussion of safety and security issues
  Plan a joint meeting with the Academic Senate
  Meet with Paula Bray and the new Facilities staff
Revisit campus beautification issues, e.g.“What’s Happened to the Concrete Tables and Chairs?”

Reports:  Lori Knoebel reported that the District has agreed to a proposal to set aside funds for Museum of Tolerance training for 2002-2003, enabling two more teams to travel to Los Angeles for this outstanding 2-day workshop.

Other:  David Lange commented on the need for better lighting in the parking lot near the Cosmetology Department, and his concern that this area was not targeted for the list of proposed lighting additions.  He stressed the fact that the poorly lit area was a hazard to the many young, female cosmetology students who leave campus after 10:00 pm. Suggestions were made that David should check with Paula Bray, and that he may need to make a formal request to improve the lighting near Building 8.

Kathy Zbikowski-Taylor passed the gavel to the new Classified Council President, Phyllis Porcar.