UKIAH, Calif. – The Mendocino College Board of Trustees will convene for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 5 p.m.

This meeting will be held in Room 4210 of the Library Building on the Mendocino College Ukiah Campus, 1000 Hensley Creek Road.

Please note, the public comments portion of the meeting is a time certain item and will take place at 6 p.m.

Action Item 6.2 specifically addresses the Point Arena Field Station and will be discussed by the Board of Trustees at that time during the meeting.

Please see the agenda below for more information.

CALL TO ORDER /PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND MINUTES

1.1. Agenda Approval

1.2. Approval of minutes for the regular meeting held on Oct. 1 the board workshop held on Oct. 15 and the special meeting held on Oct. 15.

2. CLOSED SESSION

2.1. Collective Bargaining/Meet and Confer - GC 54957.6. Designated Representatives: Reyes, Guleff, Cichocki, Pegan. Employee Organizations: MCFT, MPFA, Management/Supervisory/Confidential, MLCCCBU

2.2. Conference with real property negotiator – GC 54956.8. Price and term of payment

2.3. Conference with legal counsel – anticipated litigation – GC 54956.9(d) one case. Case names unspecified: Disclosure would jeopardize anticipated settlement negotiations

2.4. Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release – GC 54957. Case names unspecified: Disclosure would jeopardize existing settlement negotiations

PUBLIC COMMENTS – TIME CERTAIN ITEM 6 P.M.

This time is set aside for general public comments. Additionally, comments may be made at time of discussion of any item.

After being recognized by the chair, those wishing to make comments are asked to stand at the podium, give their name, place of residence and affiliation, if any, and address their comments to the Board President. Trustees may ask questions of the speaker for clarification but will not discuss items that are not on the agenda. If appropriate, the Board may choose to refer the subject to College staff for research or for the item to be placed on a subsequent agenda.

3. PRESIDENT’S REPORT

3.1. A report from Superintendent/President Reyes is presented as information.

CONSENT AGENDA

4. Personnel

4.1. Employment – short-term employees. Recommendation to ratify a list of short-term employees.

4.2. Volunteers. Recommendation to approve the list of volunteers as presented.

4.3. Retirement – classified employee. Recommendation to accept the retirement of Johnny Smith.

4.4. Retirement – supervisory employee. Recommendation to accept the retirement of Arlene Peters.

4.5. Resignations. Recommendation to accept the resignation of Gregory Byard and Aeron Ives.

4.6. Employment – classified/approval of reclassification. Recommendation to approve reclassification of Susan Orozco to alt media/assistive technology technician.

5. Other Items

5.1. Fiscal Report as of September 30, 2014. Recommendation to accept the report as presented.

5.2. Donation of automobile. Recommendation to accept a donation of an automobile from Sunshine Georgantis.

5.3. Donation of compost. Recommendation to accept a donation of compost from Cold Creek Compost.

5.4. Academic calendar for 2015-16. Recommendation to adopt the revised calendar as presented.

5.5. Sale and/or disposal of surplus property. Recommendation to authorize the sale and/or disposal of surplus property.

6. ACTION ITEMS

6.1. Quarterly fiscal status report – AB 2910. Recommendation to accept the report as presented.

6.2. Point Arena Field Station. Disposition of the Point Arena property.

7. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS

7.1. Education and Student Services Report. Education and Student Services Department informational report.

7.2. Administrative Services Report. Administrative Services Department informational report

7.3. Mendocino College Foundation Inc. Mendocino College Foundation informational report.

7.4. Constituent groups reports. Reports from constituent groups are presented as information.

7.5. Health Benefits Report. Health Benefits report is presented as information.

7.6. Board policy additions and revisions. Revisions to board policies presented as information for review.

8. TRUSTEE COMMUNICATIONS

8.1. Trustee reports. Written and oral reports from trustees are presented as information.

8.2. Trustee self-evaluation. Summary analysis of the board’s self-evaluation will be presented at the meeting.

9. ADJOURNMENT

ADA Compliance: Persons with disabilities needing assistance, please notify the Superintendent/President's Office at 468-3071 no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Meetings are held in locations which are wheelchair accessible.

The agenda packet and supporting materials can be viewed in the President’s Office, Room 1070, Mendocino College, 1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah, or on the College’s Web site at www.mendocino.edu .