Meeting Notes - March 11, 2016
Approve Notes from February 19, 2016
The notes were approved
Program Reviews
Manny DaSilva presented the Custodial Operations program review. He drew attention to the lack of staffing in the department and how this impacts the APPA (The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers has quantified workload measures into six standardized ‘levels of attention’) ratings for the Campus. DaSilva commended the crew on the amount of work performed with the limited staffing resources available. The team acknowledged and thanked DaSilva and the custodians for their hard work. The team also commended the department's commitment to sustainable practices.
DaSilva shared with the team an organizational chart of the custodial department. It reflected the current positions as well as the eight positions that have been eliminated due to budget cuts. DaSilva is requesting funding for these positions so the department would be fully staffed. DaSilva noted that it is a testament to the crew that they have been able to keep the campus tidy and safe despite being eight positions down.
In the program review DaSilva also listed items that the department would need to buy and/or replace in the next few years due to expiration of life expectancy and advances in technology. The list included major capital equipment items such as carts, carpet shampooers, wet/dry vacuums, wood strippers as well as minor equipment items such as vacuums, brooms, paper towel dispensers, hand wash dispensers, etc.
- Grounds
Joe Cooke presented the Grounds Operations program review. He highlighted the lack of employees in the department and how this impacts the APPA (The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers has quantified workload measures into six standardized ‘levels of attention’) ratings for the Campus. Cooke commended his crew on the amount of work performed with the limited staffing resources available. The team acknowledged and thanked Cooke and the grounds crew for their hard work. The team noted that their had received compliments on the campus grounds and the department's commitment to sustainable practices.
Cooke shared with the team an organizational chart of how the grounds department should be staffed. He highlighted that the college had eliminated four positions due to budget cuts in recent years and that the grounds department would like to have these positions back so the department would be fully staffed. Cooke also noted that it is a testament to the crew that they have been able to keep the campus tidy and safe despite being four positions down.
In the program review Cook also listed items that the department would need to buy and/or replace in the next few years due to expiration of life expectancy and advances in technology e.g. new computerized irrigation system. The list included major capital equipment items such as tractors, carts, lawnmowers as well as minor equipment items such as blowers, trimmers, pruners, etc.
Accreditation timeline (bring calendars!)
Cheu reminded the team that work should be completed on the self-study by the end of Spring quarter so that Cheu could write the narrative for the document over the summer. The first draft of the self-study has to be complete by the start of Fall Quarter 2016.
Quarterly Financial Review
The annual and quarterly financial reports are posted to the district budget web page http://business.fhda.edu/budget/annual-budget-and-quarterly-report.html
The direct link to the 2015-16 2nd quarter report is: http://business.fhda.edu/_downloads/2nd%20Quarter%20Report%2015-16.pdf
Districtwide enrollment is down 147 FTES from last year. This equals approx. $1M in funding.
Assignments for Self Study Questions
Bret Watson will work on the III.A. Human Resources section. Paula Joseph will work on the III.B. Physical Resources section. Susan Cheu would work on the III.D. Financial Resources section.
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