AGENDA
SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTBOARD OF TRUSTEES STUDY SESSION
February 10, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
District Office Board Room
3401 CSM Drive, San Mateo, CA 94402
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6:00 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Pledge of Allegiance
DISCUSSION OF THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
MINUTES
10-2-1

Minutes of the Board Meeting of January 27, 201010-2-2

Minutes of the Board Retreat of January 30, 2010

STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ITEMSNEW BUSINESS
10-2-1A

Approval of Personnel Actions: Changes in Assignment, Compensation,
Placement, Leaves, Staff Allocations and Classification of Academic andClassified Personnel

INFORMATION REPORTS
10-2-1C

Budget Update

10-2-2C

Discussion of Potential Tax Measure

RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
1. Closed Session Personnel Items
A. Public Employee Discipline, Dismissal, Release
2. Conference with Labor Negotiator
Agency Negotiator: Harry Joel
Employee Organizations: AFT and CSEA
CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS TAKEN
ADJOURNMENTMinutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees
San Mateo County Community College District
January 27, 2010
San Mateo, CA
The meeting was called to order at 6:08 p.m.
Board Members Present:

President Patricia Miljanich, Vice President-Clerk Dave Mandelkern, Trustees
Helen Hausman (via telephone), Richard Holober and Karen Schwarz, andStudent Trustee Virginia Medrano Rosales

Others Present:

Chancellor Ron Galatolo, Executive Vice Chancellor Jim Keller, Skyline College
President Victoria Morrow, College of San Mateo President Michael Claire,
Cañada College President Tom Mohr, and District Academic Senate President
Patty Dilko

Pledge of Allegiance
Trustee Hausman, participating by telephone because of an injury and subsequent surgery, thanked her colleagues
for the cards, flowers and other messages they sent to her.
DISCUSSION OF THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
In order to accommodate the Auditor, there was a request that items 10-1-103B, 10-1-104B and 10-1-105B beplaced first on the agenda. There were no objections from the Board.
RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2008-09 DISTRICT AUDIT REPORT (10-1-103B)
Auditor Xiupin Guillaume noted the auditors’ unqualified opinion that the financial statements present fairly, in allmaterial respects, the financial position of the District. Ms. Guillaume encouraged the Board to read pages 4-18 of
the audit report, titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis.” She noted there were no adjustments to the audit
report which required reconciliation to the audited financial statements. Ms. Guillaume said the District
implemented a procedure to assure compliance with the 5% limits over concurrent students enrolling in summer
session, as shown on page 82.
Vice President Mandelkern said he did not see redevelopment funds listed on the Governmental Funds or
Proprietary Funds balance sheets. Chief Financial Officer Kathy Blackwood said redevelopment funds are includedin the “Capital Outlay Projects” column on the Governmental Funds balance sheet. Vice President Mandelkern
asked what the Internal Service Fund is; CFO Blackwood said it is the insurance fund.
Trustee Holober said he emailed questions about the audit report to Chancellor Galatolo and appreciates the prompt
response from CFO Blackwood. Trustee Holober asked for clarification on the net movement of funds, i.e. transfersfrom the unrestricted general fund to others funds. CFO Blackwood said the spreadsheet she provided (a copy ofwhich is attached to the official minutes of record) shows the amounts transferred to each fund; the total transfersfrom the unrestricted general fund were $4.6 million. Trustee Holober asked if that is the net amount that wastransferred out, with no offsets for other funds coming in. CFO Blackwood said that is correct.
RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2008-09 KCSM AUDIT REPORT (10-1-104B)
Ms. Guillaume said it is the auditors’ unqualified opinion that the KCSM TV and KCSM FM financial statements
present fairly the financial position of the stations. KCSM TV ended the fiscal year with approximately $4.6 million
in net assets, which included more than $3 million in contributions and transfers from other District funds. During
the year, District funds contributed about $1.1 million for salaries and benefits. Expenditures paid by other funds
that did not charge directly to TV were about $927,000. Approximately $1 million was transferred from the generalfund to TV to cover deficit expenditures.
Trustee Holober asked for clarification of the net amount of transfers. CFO Blackwood said there was $927,505 in
indirect costs from other District funds. The District transferred a total of approximately $1.1 million from theunrestricted general fund which does not count the $1 million that stayed in Fund 1. Trustee Holober asked what the2$3,058,411 from the restricted fund represents. CFO Blackwood said it is the total expenses incurred in Fund 3.
Trustee Holober asked if that would be offset by some revenues. CFO Blackwood said it would be offset byrevenues from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, donations and transfers in from the District. Any
apportionments generated through telecourses are reflected in Fund 1.
Vice President Mandelkern asked if the $1.1 million from the general fund is all cash transfers or if there are any
allocated costs. CFO Blackwood said the amount in Fund 1 represents salaries and benefits; the transfers are all cashfrom Fund 1 to Fund 3; the indirect costs are an allocation.
Ms. Guillaume said KCSM FM had net assets of $837,000 and the District’s contribution in indirect costs wasapproximately $335,000. Trustee Holober asked what the direct and indirect net costs to the District were. CFOBlackwood said the $335,000 in indirect support was the total transfer in from the District. The remainder of
expenses were covered with KCSM FM’s revenues.
RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2008-09 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FINANCIAL AND
PERFORMANCE AUDITS (10-1-105B)
Ms. Guillaume said it is the auditors’ unqualified opinion that the financial statements present fairly the financial
position of the capital outlay – bond fund 2001 and 2005 elections. At the end of June 2009, the 2001 bond had
about $730,000 left, as the majority of projects related to the 2001 bond were completed. The total expenditures forthe year were approximately $6.4 million. The auditors reviewed about 52% of these expenditures and all
expenditures audited indicate that the District did comply with the purpose of the bond as approved by the voters.
At the end of June 2009, the 2005 bond fund balance was approximately $283 million. Total expenditures wereapproximately $223 million. The auditors reviewed about 46% of these expenditures and all indicate that theDistrict did comply with the purpose of the bond as approved by the voters.
Vice President Mandelkern noted there were interest and investment losses of approximately $458,000 in the 2001
bond fund and $12,000 in the 2005 bond fund. He noted that this is about one-half of the amount from the Lehman
Brothers loss and asked if the other half was accounted for in a prior year or if it is from general fund or other nonbond fund losses. CFO Blackwood said it is from other non-bond fund losses in the Capital Projects fund.
Vice President Mandelkern noted that many companies change auditing firms periodically. Ms. Guillaume said thatfor the past several years, the firm has rotated the partners who work on the District audit. Executive Vice
Chancellor Keller said the District issued a Request for Proposal a couple of years ago to make sure it was still
getting value with the auditing firm.
It was moved by Trustee Holober and seconded by Vice President Mandelkern to accept the District, KCSM andGeneral Obligation Bond audits. The motion carried, all members voting “Aye.”MINUTESIt was moved by Trustee Hausman and seconded by Vice President Mandelkern to approve the minutes of theSpecial Meeting of January 4, 2010. The motion carried, all members voting “Aye.”
It was moved by Trustee Schwarz and seconded by Trustee Holober to approve the minutes of the Study Session ofJanuary 13, 2010. The motion carried, with Trustee Hausman abstaining and all other members voting “Aye.”
STATEMENTS FROM EXECUTIVES AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
Executive Reports were presented by Skyline College President Morrow, College of San Mateo President Claire,
Cañada College President Mohr, Executive Vice Chancellor Keller, and District Academic Senate President Dilko.
Copies of the Presidents’ Executive Reports were available for distribution at the meeting and are attached to theofficial minutes of record.
Chancellor Galatolo said the District received funding for two federal earmarks in conjunction with Santa Clarita
Community College District. The first earmark is for the University Center, for which the District will receive$250,000 and Santa Clarita will receive $100,000. The second earmark is for alternative energy programs, for which

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the District will receive $100,000 and Santa Clarita will receive $400,000. The District will submit two additionalrequests for 2011, for alternative energy and career advancement academies in the health care field.
Chancellor Galatolo attended a memorial service for Dr. Harry Saterfield, his friend and colleague at Foothill
College. Dr. Saterfield’s wife, Sondra Saterfield, is an instructor of Psychology at Cañada College. Chancellor
Galatolo asked that tonight’s meeting be adjourned in memory of Linda Rosa Corazon, former Counselor andTransfer Center Coordinator at Skyline College, who recently passed away at age 54 in Mexico after a brief
illness. Ms. Corazon was employed at Skyline from August 1992 through May 31, 2008.
President Morrow distributed copies of the SparkPoint newsletter. SparkPoint Centers are operated primarily bycommunity organizations and Skyline College is one of the few community colleges in the United States to host a
Center. The Center will allow Skyline to pull together a cluster of services for members of the community,
including the Center for Workforce Development, the English Language Institute, the B.E.S.S.T. Program, Career
Center and Financial Aid. Thanks to help from Vice Chancellor José Nuñez and the Construction Planning
Department, Skyline was able to complete minor remodeling on the main floor of Building 1 which houses the
programs. Skyline was awarded more than $300,000 by the State Chancellor’s Office to help launch the SparkPoint
Center and also to support career and technical education. President Morrow referenced the article in her written
report which reveals the origin of the “Trojan” mascot and school colors. President Morrow recognized Biology
Professor Chris Case who was selected as a Phi Theta Kappa Faculty Scholar. Professor Case will serve as a
facilitator for the 2010 International Honors Institute. President Morrow distributed brochures on the “ExpandingYour Horizons” conference which will be held on March 20, 2010.
President Claire recognized former College of San Mateo quarterback Julian Edelman who had a successful rookie
season with the New England Patriots. President Claire described the College of San Mateo fundraising campaign toattract additional funding during the fiscal crisis. He recognized Bev Madden and Dave McLain of Public Relations
and Marketing for creating the Support CSM page on the College website which describes several simple ways inwhich members of the College community can participate in the fundraising campaign. President Claire said thesemester is off to a good start despite the cancellation of classes on the first day due to a power outage caused byweather conditions. President Claire said Operation Welcome Mat was once again helpful in helping students findtheir way around campus.
President Mohr said Chemistry Professor Jeanette Medina was selected as the top community college chemistryteacher in the country by the American Chemical Society. Amelito Enriquez, Professor of Mathematics andEngineering, received the “Best Zone Paper” award from the American Society for Engineering Education Zone IVfor his paper titled “Using Tablet PCs to Enhance Student Performance in an Introductory Circuits Course.”
President Mohr said Vice President of Instruction Sarah Perkins is working with faculty to create a Center for
Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and Learning. The Redwood Symphony hosted nearly 100 students from theHillsdale High School music program for a mentoring session which the students found very helpful. President
Mohr said the vast majority of students who participated in the Math Jam program last summer and during thewinter break placed higher on their placement test than they did the first time they took the test. President Mohr
thanked Director of Auxiliary Services Tom Bauer who, along with his staff, responded immediately to solve a
problem with cafeteria services on the first day of classes.
Executive Vice Chancellor Jim Keller said that shortly after the Governor presented his proposed budget, Standard& Poors lowered the bond rating for California from A to A- and said it is likely the State will have cash flow
problems. Executive Vice Chancellor Keller said it is a clear indication of how the rest of the country’s investment
market is viewing the California situation.
President Dilko read the attached letter, dated December 18, 2009, which the District Academic Senate GovernanceCouncil shared with faculty at the end of last semester. President Dilko said that on Monday, January 25, faculty
senate leaders met with College and District leadership. While a fair amount of the discussion included a review ofCollege and District budget reduction activities, the three College presidents emphasized that their reduction plans
were guided by their educational plans and College missions, and that further refinement of College missions andgoals will be the groundwork upon which all future responses to the economic environment will be built.

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President Dilko said the College Senate presidents emphasized the difficult choices that faculty leadership madeover the past few months. They report that their faculty groups are ready, willing and able to work collaboratively
with administration and colleagues across the District.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Claire Mack identified herself as the sixth recipient of College of San Mateo’s Distinguished Alumni Award. She
said she is very concerned about both KCSM stations. Ms. Mack said that because of the broadcasting program, sheand many other students had a chance to grow and thrive. She subsequently had a successful radio and television
career. Ms. Mack said she understands that someone is interested in purchasing KCSM FM and she hopes it would
not be at the expense of the jazz station which is the only one in the country that runs jazz 24 hours a day, sevendays a week. Ms. Mack said that the station is known throughout the world and noted that alumnus Bob Matheson
was able to teach around the world because of his telecommunications training at College of San Mateo. Ms. Mack
said she hopes there is a way to keep the stations and continue to educate students.
Victor S.R. Moore said he is an award-winning independent film director who was educated in both the Broadcast
TV and Cinema Departments at CSM. He said that given more time, money can be raised. For example, he said
$144,000 per year could be saved on the PG&E bill for the Sutro Tower transmitter by converting to a solar panel
and wind generation. Mr. Moore suggested airing more local programming for fundraising, such as “Cinema
Insomnia.” He also said merchandizing could raise millions of dollars and proposed mandatory preservation of oldtapes. Mr. Moore said he will provide specific fundraising proposals to the Board by Friday.
Eric Martinez said he has been an Associate Dean at the University of California, San Diego and a seniortechnology licensing associate at Stanford University. He said he attended a KCSM Friends meeting to hear about
ways to raise money for KCSM FM. He believes that very little time and attention has been put on valuing theassets of the station. He said it is easy to look at the expense side but difficult to come up with value on the plus
side. He said that when licensing the inventions of Stanford, they took the intellectual properties out to the world
and raised millions of dollars. He said KCSM FM has many assets, such as the KJazz Library. Mr. Martinez said
that at the very dawn of the digital era in radio, to consider abandoning the radio and TV stations is very surprising.
He said a good asset analysis has not been done and he urges the District to hire the proper people to conduct aninternal evaluation of the asset value and find ways of making money. He predicts that in a short period of time,
KCSM can be a net profit making center.
Doris Fox, a retired teacher and television producer, read portions of a letter she wrote to the Board in support of
KCSM TV and KCSM FM. She also read a portion of a letter written by Shehraz Ditta, who referred in particular to
the impact of the former Computer Chronicles series which was produced by Ms. Fox and is now archived on theWorld Wide Web.
Nedra Ross Moore, a former employee of KCSM, provided a brief history of the station. She said that KCSM has
always been innovative and has been copied by other stations. Ms. Moore said she will submit a written history of
the station to the Board. She said she realizes that the Board is not to blame for the financial crisis and is struggling
with having to make difficult decisions.
Trustee Mandelkern asked that agenda item 10-1-3C, KCSM Follow-Up Report, be discussed at this time as acourtesy to those who were at the meeting because of interest in this topic. There were no objections.
KCSM FOLLOW-UP REPORT (10-1-3C)
KCSM General Manager Marilyn Lawrence presented a recap of previous presentations to the Board. She said
Board members expressed a desire to retain the licenses but because of the District’s financial situation, KCSM canno longer be financially subsidized and alternative plans for TV operations must be found. She said KCSM FM is
not under consideration as long as it stays financially strong. Options that were proposed were to sell the station,
contract for outside management, and lease spectrum. At the November 2009 Board meeting, KCSM was directed
to prepare spectrum use Request for Proposal (RFP) documents.
RFP documents were created and reviewed by County Counsel and the FCC attorney. This took significant time anddelayed the release until January 15, 2010, allowing responders less than two weeks to respond. The RFP was sent

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to six possible spectrum users: Daystar, LinkTV, Northern California Public Broadcasting, Peoples Republic ofChina, Public Radio Capital, and Stanford. The RFP was sent on January 15 and responses were due on January 26.
Daystar’s response was late and could not be accepted. The Peoples Republic of China did not respond because of
the lack of time to work out production and editing details. No bid was received from Stanford.
Each of the three proposals that were accepted is complicated and has many stipulations with each opportunity.
Additional costs come with some of the opportunities and labor requirements are different with each opportunity.
Ms. Lawrence said the limited time for response had an impact on what was received.
Public Radio Capital would take over operations and staff of both radio and TV. They want to lease the primarychannel; Ms. Lawrence does not believe it is permissible to give up the authority of the primary channel but ischecking with the FCC attorney.
LinkTV is offering $100,000 annually plus 10% of their pledge profits. They will not do children’s programming so
the station would have to add some additional children’s programming to the primary stream at a cost to the stationof $20,000 to $30,000.
Northern California Public Broadcasting wants to lease two channels, one for their school-age children’s
educational programming and the other for their Life channel. They are offering $100,000 annually for eachchannel.
A contract with Sezmi Corporation was not included in the RFPs because rather than leasing a channel, they wantsome bandwidth to use in different ways. The estimated income from Sezmi would be $112,000 in the first year,$326,000 in the second year and $600,000 in the third year. Sezmi is willing to negotiate a first year guarantee.
Ms. Lawrence said the proposals received in response to the RFP are good for 60 days from January 26. She
recommended that the District refuse all proposals and cast a wider net with more time to respond. She said thecurrent respondents will still be interested and additional ones will submit RFPs.
Vice President Mandelkern asked if the 6 Megabits of spectrum use suggested for a Sezmi contract could be
combined with any of the other proposals. Ms. Lawrence said it could.
Trustee Holober asked if a new RFP would be doing essentially the same thing but allowing more time. Ms.
Lawrence said some potential responders did not bid because they wanted more services than were shown in the
proposal. There was too little time to work with them but more could be added with new proposals.
Trustee Holober asked if all of the leases of streams allow continuation of KCSM’s programming. Ms. Lawrence
said this is the case. Trustee Holober asked Ms. Lawrence if she could estimate how much higher the bids might bewith a second RFP. Ms. Lawrence said there could be thousands of hours of studio production time for which thestation would be paid for labor.
Trustee Holober said there has been a reduction in the subsidy to KCSM but it is still $1.8 million and it comes outof the general fund. While there is an educational component, a spreadsheet prepared by Vice Chancellor Jing Luan
indicates there are only 8.1 FTES in the broadcast program. Trustee Holober said the funding to KCSM means that
other classes will be cut and thousands of students will not be offered the opportunity to get education and career
training and the Board must view this as the most important factor. Trustee Holober said that while it might makesense to provide an opportunity to receive more and better proposals, he does not believe it will get KCSM where it
needs to be financially.
Vice President Mandelkern asked if it would be possible to keep the primary TV channel on the air in a limited
form, in hopes of times getting better, by combining the most economically optimal proposals and reducing thegeneral fund subsidy to zero or near zero. Ms. Lawrence said she will investigate this further but believes the stationis already operating at a minimal level.

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Trustee Holober said he would like to know at a future time whether there is an inventory of assets. Ms. Lawrence
said the value of assets in radio concerns electronic storage for ease of use and copyright holdings. She said KCSM
does not have copyright use for anything except to play on air, with the exception of a few recordings the station has
done live. She has not done an analysis on the value of CDs and albums. On the television side, Ms. Lawrence said
many of the tape have been ruined by getting wet and there would be little remuneration for those that were saved.
Trustee Schwarz said Ms. Lawrence has been working hard on solutions for a year and asked how soon arecommendation can be brought to the Board concerning what to do about the deficit. Ms. Lawrence said it would
take another 30 days to try to get better offers. Trustee Schwarz said 30 days would be acceptable but after thattime, it should come to the Board as an action item. She added that it should be clear what the recommendation isfor both the TV and radio stations. Vice President Mandelkern agreed and asked that the recommendation bebrought at the February 24 meeting.
Trustee Holober said sale of the TV station has been discussed and asked if it is possible to get an idea of the market
and responses within the same timeframe. Ms. Lawrence said an RFP for the sale of the station might take morethan 30 days. She added that if the station is for sale, no one will want to lease.
President Miljanich asked if the Board is considering deferring casting a wider net. Trustee Schwarz said she is notin favor of deferral; she believes there should be one more opportunity and then it is time for a decision.
Chancellor Galatolo said his understanding is that the Board approves providing 30 days to cast a broader net to get
more favorable lease options or other offers. He asked if the Board would then pursue further options if the
responses came back close to what they are now. Trustee Schwarz said the Board would expect a recommendation
at the end of the 30 days. Executive Vice Chancellor Keller said he understands that the Board wants to reduce thegeneral fund subsidy to zero or near zero. Chancellor Galatolo said if those are the parameters, staff might beentertaining a futile position because he understood Ms. Lawrence to say only a little more revenue might begenerated with a new RFP. He said staff needs direction from the Board on the next steps in the process. Trustee
Holober said the Board is waiting to receive the recommendations from the College presidents. When going throughthe recommendations, funding for the stations will be one of the items the Board looks at in the context of what theDistrict will preserve and reluctantly not preserve. He believes the Board needs to know by the February 24 meeting
if there is improvement in what is being offered by responders to the RFP. Vice Mandelkern said the Board owes
staff and the public a decision on KCSM and it needs to be brought to a conclusion along with other budget items.
To clarify, President Miljanich said the Board will allow another 30 days to look at leasing options. She asked if
when the 30 days are over, it would be the end of the conversation, or if the Board expects a recommendation thatwould include what the next steps are. The Board agreed unanimously that the latter is the case.
NEW BUSINESSAPPROVAL OF PERSONNEL ACTIONS: CHANGES IN ASSIGNMENT, COMPENSATION,
PLACEMENT, LEAVES, STAFF ALLOCATIONS AND CLASSIFICATION OF ACADEMIC AND
CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL (10-1-3A)
It was moved by Trustee Holober and seconded by Trustee Schwarz to approve the actions in Board Report No. 101-3A. The motion carried, all members voting “Aye.”
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
The Consent Agenda consists of the following Board Report:
10-1-1CA

Approval of 2010-11 Budget and Planning Calendar

It was moved by Trustee Hausman and seconded by Trustee Schwarz to approve item 10-1-1CA. Trustee Holober
asked that this item be removed from the consent agenda for comment.

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APPROVAL OF 2010-11 BUDGET AND PLANNING CALENDAR (10-1-1CA)
Trustee Holober noted that if the State budget is not passed on time as it has not been in the past, this calendar might
not be realistic. Chancellor Galatolo said that this may be true but there is still a requirement to present a planningcalendar. After this discussion, the motion passed, all members voting “Aye.”
Other Recommendations
APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO DISTRICT RULES AND REGULATIONS: ADOPTION OF NEWPOLICIES 1.00, THE SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT; 2.55,
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN; 7.20, STUDENT EQUITY; 7.22, STUDENT CREDIT CARD
MARKETING; 7.23, ATHLETICS; AND 7.70, STUDENT DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS; AMENDMENTOF POLICIES 7.69, STUDENT CONDUCT AND 8.70, FEES AND CHARGES; ELIMINATION OF
POLICIES 7.71, STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION; 7.72, SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION OF
STUDENTS; AND 7.75, EMERGENCY PROCEDURES (10-1-1B)
It was moved by Vice President Mandelkern and seconded by Trustee Schwarz to approve the changes as detailed
in the report. Vice President Mandelkern asked if the changes are in conformance with the State recommendations
that we usually rely on. Barbara Christensen, Director of Community/Government Relations, said the District
follows recommendations of the Community College League of California.
Trustee Holober asked if it is true that the League provided policy 1.00 at the District’s request but it is not a
standard policy. Ms. Christensen said it is a standard policy. Trustee Holober said policy 7.70 seems to eliminate
certain student hearing rights under “Expulsion.” Jennifer Hughes, Vice President of Student Services at College of
San Mateo, said policy 7.73 is currently being reviewed and will contain language on hearings. Trustee Holober
said that the “Expulsion” section references the physical safety of students and others and could imply that
expulsion applies only if physical safety is threatened. Ms. Christensen noted that the policy states that a student
may be expelled for good cause when other means of correction fail to bring about proper conduct or when thepresence of the student causes a continuing danger to the physical safety of the students or others. Lori Adrian, Vice
President of Student Services at Skyline College, said this language is consistent with the Education Code.
Regarding policy 8.70, Trustee Holober asked if the $1 per semester student representation fee is set by code. Vice
President Adrian said it is and is outside the District’s authority to change.
Vice President Mandelkern asked if the changes have gone through the shared governance process; Ms. Christensen
said they have. After this discussion, the motion carried, all members voting “Aye.”NOMINATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES(CCCT) BOARD, 2010 (10-1-2B)
President Miljanich asked if there were any nominations; there were none. President Miljanich noted that there isgood local representation on the CCCT Board.
ADDITION OF EARTH SCIENCE DEGREE – CAÑADA COLLEGE (10-1-3B)
It was moved by Trustee Schwarz and seconded by Vice President Mandelkern to approve the addition of thedegree as detailed in the report. The motion carried, all members voting “Aye.”
APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MEDIFIT CORPORATESERVICES, INC. TO OPERATE THE SAN MATEO ATHLETIC CLUB IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
DISTRICT (10-1-106B)
It was moved by Trustee Hausman and seconded by Trustee Schwarz to approve the agreement as detailed in thereport. President Miljanich said that at times Board members contact the Chancellor or staff to get questions
answered or to let them know that questions will be asked. President Miljanich said there was a series of questions
submitted regarding this report which, in her assessment as president, would require much time and detail for staff
to respond and went beyond normal, acceptable questions to ask. In addition, several of the questions related topotential litigation and should not be addressed in public session. President Miljanich said she believes that theBoard’s power lies in its ability to act together as a Board. She asked if the Board would like to discuss this issue
and also have a discussion about whether it is necessary to have the answers to the submitted questions in order tomove forward tonight. She asked Vice President Mandelkern, the asker of the questions, if he had any further

8questions or comments. Vice President Mandelkern said he had no further questions but will make a statement
before the vote is taken.
Trustee Holober said the question seems to be about process and whether the Board feels a need to get specificanswers before voting on the recommendation. He said he is operating under the assumption that this is a time
sensitive issue. Chancellor Galatolo concurred, saying that in order to begin the Fitness Center operation when thebuilding is ready for use, it is critical to address the issue tonight. President Miljanich said some of the questions
could be answered in a fairly short amount of time and could be answered tonight if it is the wish of the Board.
Trustee Schwarz said it is important to deal with process first. She said the Board was given an eight page, very
detailed report. She said she respects the right of any Board member to ask one or two clarifying questions but
found it offensive to see a list of 17 very detailed questions. Trustee Schwarz said that if having the questions
answered is a condition for a particular Board member to go forward, it is entirely his concern. She said it is her
opinion that the Board should deal with the item on the agenda and ask any pertinent, clarifying questions at thistime. She said she understands the recommendation and has no further questions on it.
Regarding sending questions to staff, Trustee Schwarz said she believes such questions should be shared with all
Board members because they might also learn from the responses. For example, she said she would haveappreciated receiving the questions sent to staff regarding the audits.
Trustee Holober said that regarding process, it would be a good idea for the Board to have a discussion on the right
way to handle requests. Trustee Schwarz suggested continuing the discussion on process during Board member
comments.
President Miljanich asked if there were questions about the recommendation before the Board. Trustee Holober said
he has heard mention of use of redevelopment funds as a funding source for this project and wants to clarify where
the funding is coming from. Executive Vice Chancellor Keller said that if there is a contribution in the early years, itwill come from redevelopment funds which are part of the capital outlay balances. Trustee Holober asked if it iscorrect that there will be no transfers of any unrestricted general fund money into the fund that runs this program,including direct and indirect costs. Executive Vice Chancellor Keller that that is correct, but with some qualification
because, unlike the cafeterias and bookstores, the Fitness Center will work alongside the educational program andthe amount of cost absorbed by the educational program vs. the Fitness Center will depend on how fastmemberships grow, etc. Chancellor Galatolo said there has never been a plan, nor will there ever be a plan, to use
any unrestricted general funds.
Trustee Hausman said the idea of the Fitness Center is to try to improve the financial situation of the District. She
said it is complicated and there are always some concerns with new projects but she believes it should move
forward. President Miljanich agreed that there is some risk but said sometimes it is necessary to take risks. She said
that based on the track record of innovation in the District, she has confidence that this will be successful and it has
her support.
Vice President Mandelkern presented a statement which is attached to the minutes.
President Miljanich said she understands that all Board members have to do the best they can to make decisions.
She said that people need different levels of information in order to feel they are meeting their responsibilities. She
said she respects Vice President Mandelkern’s comments and appreciates his explanation.
After this discussion, the motion carried, with Vice President Mandelkern voting “Nay” and all other members
voting “Aye.”ACCEPTANCE OF DYKNOW SOFTWARE GRANT FOR CAÑADA COLLEGE (10-1-107B)
It was moved by Trustee Holober and seconded by Trustee Schwarz to accept the grant as detailed in the report.
Vice Mandelkern asked if there are any “hooks” for fees if the College wants to keep using the software. Vice
President Perkins said she will investigate this question. Chancellor Galatolo suggested that the Board accept therecommendation conditional on the response to Vice President Mandelkern’s question; if the response is not9satisfactory, the grant money can be refused. Vice President Mandelkern said this is acceptable as long as the grantmoney is not used until the response is received. All Board members agreed and the motion carried, all members
voting “Aye.”RATAIFICATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS USE PERMITS WITH SPRINT NEXTEL –DISTRICTWIDE (10-1-108B)
It was moved by Trustee Schwarz and seconded by Trustee Holober to ratify the permits as detailed in the report.
Vice President Mandelkern asked if there is potential negotiating upward. Vice Chancellor Nuñez said the District
got a good deal on this. Executive Vice Chancellor Keller said the issue is not only revenue, but also trying toprotect ourselves from unnecessary expenses. To this end, the District has concentrated on (1) making sure that thecell phone operators pay their own costs when they need to move and (2) denying the cell phone operators theability to assign the contracts to anyone else. President Miljanich asked if Sprint Nextel’s purpose is to increase
reception. Vice Chancellor Nuñez said that is his understanding. After this discussion, the motion carried, allmembers voting “Aye.”
APPROVAL OF NONRESIDENT TUITION FEE, 2010-11 (10-1-109B)
It was moved by Trustee Hausman and seconded by Vice President Mandelkern to approve the fee as detailed in thereport. Vice President Mandelkern asked how the base fee and the capital outlay fee appear when the District
advertises to students. Executive Vice Chancellor Keller said these two components must be shown separately
because it is not permitted to charge the capital outlay fee to some students. After this discussion, the motion
carried, all members voting “Aye.”
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 10-1 REGARDING BOARD ABSENCES (10-1-110B)
It was moved by Trustee Holober and seconded by Vice President Mandelkern to approve Resolution 10-1. The
motion carried, with Trustee Hausman abstaining and all other members voting “Aye.”
BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION (10-1-111B)
It was moved by Trustee Hausman and seconded by Trustee Holober to accept the recommendation to decline anincrease in compensation as detailed in the report. Trustee Holober said that in the future, he believes the Board
should receive a report stating it is time for them to consider an increase rather than receiving a recommendationfrom staff. President Miljanich said she asked the Chancellor to put this item on the agenda as a recommendation,
but agrees that it would be more appropriate to have it presented for Board discussion.
Vice President Mandelkern suggested that, given the cuts throughout the District, the Board take a 10-15%
reduction in compensation. Trustee Holober said he would prefer that the Board make tax-deductible contributions
to the District. Chancellor Galatolo said contributions go through the Foundation and donors may specify where
they want their donation to go. A system is in place for monthly payroll deductions. It was the consensus of theBoard that donations should be voluntary and that each Board member should decide on the amount of his/her
contribution. After this discussion, the motion carried, with Vice President Mandelkern abstaining and all othermembers voting “Aye.”
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS, SAN MATEO COUNTY COLLEGES EDUCATION
HOUSING CORPORATION (10-1-112B)
It was moved by Trustee Schwarz and seconded by Trustee Holober to approve the amendment as detailed in thereport. The motion carried, all members voting “Aye.”INFORMATION REPORTS
ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES (ARCC) REPORT, 2009(10-1-2C)
Vice Chancellor Jing Luan said that in 2004, AB 1417 mandated the creation of a performance measurement system
for the California Community Colleges System. In 2007, the System Office developed a comprehensive
performance measurement report called Accountability Report for the Community Colleges (ARCC). As requiredby law, local governing boards are to review the annual ARCC report and have the opportunity to provide input andask questions. The report presented tonight contains tables showing results for the college-level indicators for each10of the District’s three Colleges, as well as a one-page self assessment report. The System Office recommends that, if
a college wants to do a comparison, it use its own path of progress rather than using other colleges, except for thosein the college’s peer groups. Vice Chancellor Luan said the presidents and vice presidents from the three Colleges
are present to answer questions.
In response to a question by President Miljanich, Vice Chancellor Luan explained the difference between Table 1.1,
Student Progress and Achievement Rate, and Table 1.1a, Percent of Students Who Earned at Least 30 Units.
Trustee Schwarz said there seems to be a large differential between Annual Unduplicated Headcount and Full-Time
Equivalent Students as shown in Table 1.7. Chief Financial Officer Blackwood explained that the Districtoccasionally shifts FTES between years and the FTES shown in the table is after the shift. Headcount is not shifted.
Trustee Schwarz noted that the ethnic breakdown at College of San Mateo has shifted. She also commented that thefollowing statement on College of San Mateo’s self assessment page poses a significant challenge: “The College
has experienced an increasing number of students with skills below college-level and this population is at most risk
to drop out.” President Claire said the College is using this indicator as part of the strategic planning process andone of the goals is to address this population within current budget constraints.
Vice Chancellor Luan said each of the Colleges is using ARCC in various capacities. President Miljanich said she
used some of the data for grant writing for an education project to improve the educational outcomes for foster anddelinquent youth. President Miljanich asked if there is a “multiracial” category in the Ethnicity of Students section.
Vice Chancellor Luan there is no such category currently but he believes it is a matter of time before it is added.
Vice President Mandelkern congratulated the Colleges for achieving impressive results. He asked the meaning of
the code at the end of Table 1.11, Peer Grouping. Vice Chancellor Luan said the meaning of the code is unclear. He
said the System Office consistently refines the peer groupings, which are based on mathematical calculations.
President Miljanich thanked all involved for an informative report.
STATEMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS
Trustee Schwarz attended the Foundation meeting at which two new members were added to the Board and new
officers were elected. Trustee Schwarz also attended the San Mateo County School Boards Association (SMCSBA)
meeting. Topics included a ballot measure regarding a California Constitutional Convention and a measure to
reduce the passage of a parcel tax to 55%. The SMCSBA voted to support the initiative on the parcel tax andTrustee Schwarz asked if this Board would like to consider supporting it as well. President Miljanich said
discussion of the measure will be put on the agenda for the February 24 meeting.
Trustee Schwarz said that on the issue of process which the Board discussed earlier, it might be time for the Board
to bring in a facilitator to conduct a “boardsmanship” workshop. She would like to keep it at low cost and suggested
that the League might offer such a service. President Miljanich said she agrees with the recommendation, keeping in
mind that the Board has experienced members and the emphasis should be on making sure Board members arerespectful of each other’s viewpoints and are working together the best they can. Trustee Holober said he believes
this is a good suggestion and would emphasize the benefit of discussing differences and fine tuning interaction.
Student Trustee Medrano Rosales said the Student Senates at the Colleges are working on educating students on thebudget cuts. Students at College of San Mateo have organized a teach-in which will take place on February 2 and 3.
President Morrow said a teach-in at Skyline will take place on February 17. President Mohr said a teach-in at
Cañada will take place on February 3 and 4.
Regarding the Constitutional Convention measures, Trustee Holober said the SMCSBA might take action at a future
meeting; he suggested that the Board might want to discuss this as well. Chancellor Galatolo said an information
report will be prepared for the February 24 meeting.
Trustee Holober said the San Mateo-Foster City School District, and possibly another district, is currently holding
an all-mail ballot parcel tax election and asked if the Board would like to consider passing a resolution in support of

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the initiative(s). Vice President Mandelkern said the end date is February 23, requiring action to be taken at the next
meeting. Chancellor Galatolo said a resolution will be prepared and presented at the January 30 Retreat.
Trustee Holober said he had been expecting to be delving into the budget by this time. He believes it is important toagendize this issue and to conduct the discussions in as public a fashion as possible. His assumption is that theBoard will start the process at the retreat and continue the review on February 10. He emphasized that he does notbelieve action on the budget should be taken at a retreat but should be done in a well-noticed regular meeting.
Chancellor Galatolo said the budget discussion at the retreat is not an action item; discussion on recommendations
will begin at the retreat and will continue on February 10.
Vice President Mandelkern said adequate time should be allowed to have full and open discussions. Chancellor
Galatolo said the plan is to have discussions which will allow staff to formulate a formal recommendation to bedone in an open way, with ample time for people to evaluate, react and respond.
COMMUNICATIONS
President Miljanich said that since the last Board meeting, several letters and emails addressed to the Board ofTrustees have been received; most were regarding the Coastside campus and KCSM.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
President Miljanich announced that during Closed Session, the Board will discuss the personnel items listed as Item
1-A on the printed agenda. The Board will also hold a conference with District Labor Negotiator Harry Joel; theemployee groups are AFT and CSEA.
The Board recessed to Closed Session at 9:15 p.m.
The Board reconvened to Open Session at 11:50 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS TAKEN
President Miljanich reported that, at the Closed Session just concluded, the Board considered the personnel items
listed on the printed agenda and voted 5-0 to approve the actions in Board Report No. 1-A.
ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Vice President Mandelkern and seconded by Trustee Schwarz to adjourn the meeting in memoryof Linda Rosa Corazon. The motion carried, all members voting “Aye.” The meeting was adjourned at 11:52 p.m.

Submitted by

Ron Galatolo
Secretary
Approved and entered into the proceedings of the February 10, 2010 meeting.

Dave Mandelkern
Vice President-Clerk

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The following was read into the record by District Academic Senate President Dilko during “Statements from
Executives and Student Representatives.”

18 December 2009
Colleagues,This end-of-year message comes to you in difficult times. All across the state, community colleges are being
challenged to adjust to an ever-changing economic environment. Daily, it seems that advocates for the colleges atthe state and national level send us news of hopeful proposals that could ease the financial worries - only to dash ourhopes within hours telling us that the proposals have been scuttled by political gridlock and increasing public
debt. As a result, we are facing the worst economic crisis to hit education since Prop 13. The magnitude of the
impact on our institutions and our students is unimaginable, but imagine it we must. And then, within our spheres ofinfluence, we must work together collaboratively to bring our beloved colleges though these troubles with thestrength and dignity that comes from facing adversity with a common goal.
In addition to honoring this core value of collaboration, the faculty has an obligation to work together with district
administrators toward finding solutions to the economic challenges that face us. As a result of the passage of AB
1725, faculty members in California Community Colleges have a unique right and obligation to engage in academic
and professional matters related to curriculum and program evaluation. Here in San Mateo, Board
adopted regulation 2.06 states our "Board will rely primarily on faculty expertise on academic and professional
matters as listed through the established Academic Senate processes;” this is sometimes referred to as the "10 + 1."
Regulation 6.13 further states “The processes for curriculum development, educational program development,
program review, and program viability will culminate in recommendations to the Board of Trustees through the
Chancellor, or designee, for approval of curricular additions, consolidations, and deletions.”
Thus, in response to the State mandated reductions to categorical, the general fund and a cap on enrollment, manyof us have been actively engaged in conversations about how to continue to provide first rate education while
streamlining programs and services. Unfortunately, these are the very programs and services that we feel areintegral to the delivery of the high quality educational system and that we have helped to create. And while theseconversations have not been comfortable, the District Academic Senate leadership would like to express gratitude to
the many individuals who have given precious time and great wisdom to the process. At Cañada College, wellover 22 faculty members participated in discussions this fall regarding program improvement and viability,
institutional integrity and they have proposed some major program reorganizations. At CSM well over 30 faculty
members served on PIV committees, negotiated section reductions and administrative reductions. And at Skyline
College approximately 30 faculty members served on special committees, the Planning Council, the Budget
Committee, and the PIV oversight committee. Finally, at all three colleges there have been dozens of additional
faculty members, both full and part time, reflecting on their programs and offering suggestions for streamlining or
improvement. Most of these individuals will not brag about the work that they engaged in because all share in thegrief and loss that comes with drastic change such as we are facing. What holds them together is the commitment tothe common goal of maintaining the integrity of their institution. We thank them, and acknowledge their work.
We, your District Academic Senate Governing Council (DASGC), have been equally engaged with the process. By
supporting the work of the three local Senates, and reporting Senate activities to the Board of Trustees, we are thevoice of the faculty in this process. We are committed to maintaining the primacy of the faculty in academic andprofessional matters as reflected in the 10 + 1. We are committed to working as a unified district body on behalf ofthe students and faculty at our colleges. And we are committed to holding ourselves and our administrators
accountable to the collaborative processes that are mandated through our shared governance agreements. And while
we understand that the Trustees play a critical role in maintaining the fiscal solvency of the District due totheir fiduciary responsibility as elected officials, we encourage them to honor the shared governance processes as
they exist at the colleges. Again, we believe that we will come to the wisest decisions if we work through thesechallenges together.

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On January 25th, the DASGC is hosting a special meeting the college presidents and vice presidents as well as
Chancellor and Vice Chancellor of Educational Services. This meeting will be an opportunity for District
administrators to update the District Senate leadership on the proposed reductions for 2010/2011, and to expand
upon the conversation about District-wide approaches to address the budget crisis.
Signed,Patty Dilko, President DASGC
Ray Hernandez, President ASGC Skyline College
Diana Bennett, President ASGC College of San Mateo
Martin Partlan, President ASGC Cañada College

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The following is a statement by Vice President Mandelkern, presented during discussion of agenda item 10-1-106B,
Approval of Professional Services Agreement with Medifit Corporate Services, Inc. to Operate the San Mateo
Athletic Club in Partnership with the District.

These are extraordinary times that require us to make tough decisions about how to allocate limited resources inorder to fulfill our highest priority, and I quote, “our core mission of providing transfer education and workforce
training to as many students as possible. Basic skills classes which are focused on preparing our students for ourcore mission courses as noted above are also necessary and appropriate.” I think that the San Mateo Athletic Clubis a very innovative concept that could potentially bring many benefits to our District, including greater community
engagement with our San Mateo campus and a significant contribution to our general fund. If the Board votes infavor of the proposal in front of us tonight, I will work as hard as I can to ensure the success of this new venture andwill personally support it. I also trust the judgment of our Chancellor and District management team and appreciate
the hard work they have put into planning and implementing the Athletic Club concept to bring it to this point.
However, as an elected Trustee, my primary responsibility is not to our Administration but to the people of San
Mateo County; to ensure that our public resources are spent as wisely as possible in order to fulfill our core mission
and to provide the best possible community college educational offerings for this county. My thinking inapproaching this vote was to view the Athletic Club as a new business venture being proposed for our District,which requires a certain amount of initial investment to produce a certain potential long-term result. While I trust
our Chancellor and District management team, I feel that my role as a Trustee is to not only trust, but also to verify
that public’s money will be put to work with risk factors that are reasonable and understandable. When I ask
questions of our management team regarding this project, they are two-fold; to not only better understand the risks
and business issues inherent in the new venture in order to inform my own judgment, but also to make sure that ourmanagement team understands and has thought through the key issues, business factors, and risks involved so that I
am confident that we will have a successful venture with an acceptable element of risk. Based on the level of
information provided to the Board over the past several months, and the reluctance of the District management toanswer my more detailed questions about this project, I must ask myself if this was a Silicon Valley startup
company and I was a venture capitalist, given what I know this evening, would I invest in it? If I were putting mypersonal money at risk, given what I know this evening, would I invest in it? I believe that government in general,and our Community College District in particular, has a key role to play in providing solutions to many of the needsof our communities. More so at the state and national level than the local level, we have all seen recently the extent
to which the public mistrusts the ability of government to make wise choices and effectively deliver programs andservices. To me, the key to maintaining the public trust, and one of the reasons that the public is more comfortablewith decisions made at the local level, is that we are much more directly accountable, and as elected officials we
insist that decisions regarding the expenditure of public resources be made using good judgment and common sense,
as if we were spending our own money because ultimately it is our own money that we are spending. This may be avery valid and appropriate proposal, but at this point, in my judgment, I do not have sufficient information to vote insupport of it at this time.

Minutes of the Annual Retreat of the Board of Trustees
San Mateo County Community College District
January 30, 2010
Redwood City, CA
The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m.
Board Members Present:

President Patricia Miljanich, Vice President-Clerk Dave Mandelkern,
Trustees Richard Holober and Karen Schwarz, and Student Trustee
Virginia Medrano Rosales

Others Present:

Chancellor Ron Galatolo, Executive Vice Chancellor Jim Keller, Skyline
College President Victoria Morrow, College of San Mateo President
Michael Claire, Cañada College President Thomas Mohr, and District
Academic Senate President Patty Dilko

Pledge of Allegiance
DISCUSSION OF THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
President Miljanich announced that mail-in ballots for the San Mateo-Foster City School District’s parcel
tax initiative are due by February 23 and mail-in ballots for the Burlingame School District’s parcel tax
initiative are due by March 2. These deadlines came to the Board’s attention after the agenda for thismeeting was posted. Therefore, if the Board wishes to vote on the resolutions of support prepared by staff,
it is necessary to add adoption of the resolutions to the agenda by a majority vote of the Board. It was
moved by Vice President Mandelkern and seconded by Trustee Holober to add adoption of the Resolution
No. 10-2 and Resolution No. 10-3 to the agenda. All Board members present voted “Aye.”
TOUR OF CAÑADA VISTA (10-1-4C)
Barbara Christensen, Director of Community/Government Relations, led a tour of the Cañada Vista
faculty and staff housing project. The group returned to the meeting room at 9:20 a.m., at which time they
were joined by Trustee Helen Hausman.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ITEMSNone
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 10-2, IN SUPPORT OF MEASURE A, THE SAN MATEOFOSTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT PARCEL TAX INITIATIVE (10-1-5B)
It was moved by Vice President Mandelkern and seconded by Trustee Schwarz to approve adoption of
Resolution No. 10-2. The motion carried, all members voting “Aye.”ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 10-3, IN SUPPORT OF MEASURE B, THE BURLINGAMESCHOOL DISTRICT PARCEL TAX INITIATIVE (10-1-6B)
It was moved by Trustee Holober and seconded by Vice President Mandelkern to approve adoption of
Resolution No. 10-3. The motion carried, all members voting “Aye.”INFORMATION REPORTS
REVIEW OF 2009 BOARD GOALS AND DISCUSSION OF 2010 GOALS (10-1-5C)
Chancellor Galatolo and Ms. Christensen reviewed the progress on the 2009 Board goals.
The Board and staff reviewed the proposed goals for 2010-11. These will be brought back to the Board in
May for adoption.

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Trustee Holober requested an update on the Lehman Brothers lawsuit in a closed session.
Trustee Schwarz asked that Board members be invited to meetings which administrators plan withlegislators to discuss bills of interest to the District.
BUDGET STRATEGIES RELATIVE TO GOVERNOR’S JANUARY INITIAL BUDGETPROPOSAL (10-1-6C)
Chief Financial Officer Kathy Blackwood distributed an enrollment analysis and discussed the fact that,
although the District’s goal was to reduce FTES by 1.4%, FTES actually grew 6.2%. The District
currently has 1,400 unfunded FTES. Vice President Mandelkern suggested that the Board adopt two
resolutions, one addressing unfunded FTES and another discussing curriculum reductions in Physical
Education classes.
The Board decided to send a message to faculty and staff thanking them for accommodating as many
students as possible in their classes, despite the added workload. Trustee Holober suggested that theBoard also remind staff that the District to date has chosen not to reduce salary and benefits. The Districtalso has not sent any March 15 letters regarding possible layoffs.
President Dilko said faculty are being asked to improve student outcomes, improve teaching
methodologies and add more students to their classes.
CFO Blackwood described budget assumptions for 2010-11. She said it is too early to finalize theassumptions.
CFO Blackwood also discussed how the District’s basic aid status has been impacted by Partnership for
Excellence funds which have been rolled into the base revenue. She said that for the past five or six
years, the District deducted Partnership for Excellence funds from its revenue limit before calculating thebasic aid status of the District. County Counsel’s office has ruled that, since SB 361 was passed, theDistrict should not deduct Partnership for Excellence funds from the base when calculating basic aid
status. This puts the District $4 million further away from basic aid status. CFO Blackwood had projectedthat for 2009-10, the District would be basic aid, entitling it to $93 million in property taxes instead of$38 million as a revenue limit district.
Trustee Holober said he believes the Board needs to discuss “breadth vs. depth” of academic programs
offered by the Colleges. He asked whether the presidents, when planning cuts, are concentrating on
reducing or eliminating weak programs while preserving or enhancing “strong, magnet programs.” Healso said he believes that in some cases, the weak programs are being consolidated with stronger ones,
glossing over a problem area. Trustee Holober also said the Board needs to look at programs that once
appeared on a “potential reductions” list but weren’t reduced or eliminated.
President Dilko asked what the Board’s proper role is in planning curriculum. She said trustees should be
responsible for the overall fiscal health of the District and should not extend to review of academic
programs. Board members discussed this issue and concluded that the Board’s role is to assure that accessto classes is preserved for as many students as possible.
After discussion, Board members agreed to discuss the following programs:
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Journalism/Broadcast Arts potential consolidation
Child Development Center at Skyline
Proposed summer school cuts at Skyline
Coastside Center
KCSM

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Team sports
Programs recommended for elimination at the Colleges but not approved by the Curriculum
Committees
Drugs & Alcohol program
Consolidation of non-curricular activities (financial aid, library, admissions & records,
reprographics)

Trustee Holober said he believes that in eliminating unfunded FTES, the Colleges should strive toeliminate under-enrolled classes and programs. Vice President Mandelkern said the Board also needs todiscuss non-curricular program consolidations.
Summer School: President Morrow said Skyline’s decision to cut 50% of summer session is because
40% of summer school students were not “regular Skyline students.” If these courses are not cut, fall andspring classes need to be cut. Fifty percent (50%) of summer school equals about 175 class sections.
President Claire said that because City College is eliminating summer session and Skyline is cutting back,College of San Mateo decided not to cut much out of summer. In response to a question from Vice
President Mandelkern, President Morrow said that if the Child Development Center were closed and allfunds put into summer school, the cut to summer school would be 30% instead of 50%.
Child Development Center: President Morrow explained that the Child Development Center is used as alab for the Early Childhood Education program which requires a subsidy of approximately $230,000
from the general fund each year. Vice President Mandelkern asked whether Redevelopment Agency funds
could be used for the Child Development Center. Staff will investigate and report back to the Board. The
Board and staff extensively discussed the costs, revenue and needs of the Early Childhood Education
program and the Child Development Center. President Morrow described a number of reports on FTES,
productivity and efficiency. President Claire said that the College of San Mateo Center requires an annual
subsidy of more than $180,000.
President Claire distributed a packet on College of San Mateo’s budget reduction strategies.
Athletics: Chancellor Galatolo distributed a report from the College Athletic Directors regarding student
athletes’ success. Vice President Mandelkern said he believes the Board should discuss reductions inathletics just as it is evaluating reductions in all other programs. Chancellor Galatolo said the State is also
working to reduce travel time and costs for athletics by planning more regional tournaments and games.
Coastside Center: The Board and staff extensively discussed the Coastside program. President Claire said
that most of the classes could be offered at Half Moon Bay High School and other venues on the
Coastside and he has discussed this with the superintendent of the Cabrillo High School District.
The bond funds the lease at $11,500 per month or $138,000 annually. Other costs are about $250,000
annually. The cost per FTES is about $10,000. President Miljanich asked President Claire if the College
could serve Coastside residents without the Coastside Center. President Claire said College of San Mateo
could definitely meet the educational needs of Coastside residents without the Center; the College willneed to find alternative classroom locations and communicate effectively with Coastside residents about
services.
All Board members said they believe the College needs to maintain a presence on the Coastside. President
Claire said he will develop several options for the Coastside to be presented to the Board at a subsequentmeeting.
KCSM: Chancellor Galatolo asked for guidance from the Board on whether the “no subsidy for KCSM”
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because all fixed costs would be assigned to the FM station alone. Trustee Holober said he believes theBoard needs to fully discuss the FM station before any decision is made about its fate. Trustee Schwarz
agreed.
The Board agreed to hold a study session on February 10 to follow up on all unanswered questions,
including:
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Plan to meet Coastside educational needs
Consolidation/elimination of non-curricular programs – counseling, financial aid, Admissions andRecords
Team sports/athletics
Potential cost offsets for the Child Care Center
Summer school at Skyline
KCSM FM subsidy; can we reduce FM costs and what subsidy would be required
Journalism – can student paper be funded by student fees

SURVEY RESULTS REGARDING THE PARCEL TAX, GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND AND
MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT (1-1-7C)
Bryan Godbe of Godbe Research distributed a “Topline” report on recent polling of County voters. He
indicated that there is strong community support for a parcel tax and a bond. The Board and staff
extensively discussed both matters and most were in agreement to continue discussion about a potential
parcel tax on February 10.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
President Miljanich announced that during Closed Session, the Board will hold a conference with Agency
Negotiator Harry Joel; the employee organizations are AFT and CSEA.
The Board recessed to Closed Session at 3:10 p.m.
The Board reconvened to Open Session at 4:28 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by consensus at 4:30 p.m.
Submitted by

Ron Galatolo
Secretary
Approved and entered into the proceedings of the February 10, 2010 meeting.

Dave Mandelkern
Vice President-Clerk

San Mateo County Community College District

February 10, 2010

BOARD REPORT 10-2-1A
TO:

Members of the Board of Trustees

FROM:

Ron Galatolo, Chancellor

PREPARED BY:

Harry W. Joel, Vice Chancellor, Human Resources and Employee Relations(650) 358-6767
APPROVAL OF PERSONNEL ITEMS

A. REASSIGNMENT
Cañada College
Loretta Davis

Office Assistant II

Student Services

Reassigned through the managed hiring process from an Office Assistant II position (Grade 18) at Skyline College
into this temporary position at the same grade on the Classified Salary Schedule (60), effective February 1, 2010.
B. LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Cañada College
Rose Jimenez

Financial Aid Technician

Student Services

Recommend approval of a pregnancy disability leave of absence, effective January 15, 2010, pursuant to provisions of
the Family and Medical Leave Act. Pursuant to District policy, employee is entitled to a maximum of twelve (12)calendar months of leave.
Skyline College
Angelica Gorostiza

Division AssistantBusiness/Industry Relations

Recommend approval of a pregnancy disability leave of absence, effective January 26, 2010, pursuant to provisions of
the Family and Medical Leave Act. Pursuant to District policy, employee is entitled to a maximum of twelve (12)calendar months of leave.
C. CHANGES IN STAFF ALLOCATION
Districtwide
1. Recommend reclassification of the “Account Clerk II” position classification to “Senior Account Clerk” on theClassified Salary Schedule (60). There are no current employees who hold this classification.
2. Recommend reclassification of the “Cashier/Clerk (Bookstore)” position classification to “Office AssistantII” on the Classified Salary Schedule (60). There are no current employees who hold this classification.

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District Office
1. Recommend a change in staff allocation to decrease one vacant 100% Chief Public Safety Officer position at
Cañada College to 48%, effective February 11, 2010. The position was approved by the Board on May 13, 2009as a full-time position, but the needs of the campus require only a part-time position.
2. Recommend a change in staff allocation to decrease one vacant 100% Office Assistant II position at Cañada
College to 50%, effective February 11, 2010. The position was approved by the Board on December 9, 2009 as afull-time position and was to have been shared with the campus to perform switchboard responsibilities. The
campus has since determined that the switchboard function will be covered by existing staff.
C. SHORT-TERM, NON-CONTINUING POSITIONS
The following is a list of requested classified short-term, non-continuing services that require Board approval prior to
the employment of temporary individuals to perform these services, pursuant to Assembly Bill 500 and its revisions to
Education Code 88003:
Location

Division/Department

CañadaScience &Technology/MathNo.
of Pos.
1

Start and End Date
2/11/2010

6/30/2010

Services to be performed
Instructional Aide II:
Through Federal HSI grant funding, thisposition will assist in the Math Lab during
the evening hours and on Saturdays toprovide tutoring. The Instructional Aide II
will work 20 hours per week.

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BUDGET UPDATEThere is no printed report for this agenda item.

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BOARD REPORT NO. 10-2-2C

DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL TAX MEASURE
There is no printed report for this agenda item.

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