Wayne Pitcher

The board held a study and recognitions meeting focused on honoring tenured faculty, permanent staff, and retirees through the emeritus program. Presentations included end-of-year recognitions for students and specific academic programs at Chabot College, such as the President's Leadership Institute and the Dental Hygiene Program, as well as Las Positas College, covering student publications in the Youth Perspectives Series and the NNSA REAP Grant collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The meeting also included the recognition of student leaders, including student trustees and student senate presidents.

The Board of Trustees held a regular meeting covering various items including the administration of the oath of office to student trustees, reports from faculty, classified, and student senates, and the review of financial reports including bond sales. Key educational service items involved the approval of curriculum changes, international travel for staff, and multiple memorandums of understanding with various school districts and educational institutions. Business and facilities agenda items included the approval of warrants, budget transfers, and various contracts and modifications related to bond program projects, campus construction, and professional services. Additionally, the board held a first and second reading of board policies and administrative procedures, adopted a resolution celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and addressed a request regarding the naming of a campus plaza.

The Board meeting included the administration of the oath of office to new student trustees, a report on the final sale results for General Obligation Bonds, and the approval of various consent items. Key actions included personnel reclassifications and contracts, curriculum changes for Chabot College, and several Memorandums of Understanding for dual enrollment and research programs with local school districts and institutions. The Board also approved commercial warrant and payroll registers, the declaration of surplus property, and various facilities project revisions and contract awards, including arbitration settlements and new construction bids for Chabot College.

The board meeting agenda included various personnel approvals, including a Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan. Educational services items covered curriculum changes, a health center agreement, and study abroad approval for faculty. Business services included approvals for warrant registers, surplus property disposal, and agreements with V2X Professional Services and the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority. Facilities planning addressed appointments to the Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee, grazing lease agreements, professional service contracts for construction management at Las Positas College, demolition and laboratory equipment awards for Chabot College, and project labor agreement amendments. Additionally, the board reviewed administrative procedures and policies, authorized participation in an emergency management organization, and discussed the CCCT Board election submission.

The Board meeting covered several administrative and operational items, including a student presentation on the A2MEND program, personnel actions regarding classified, faculty, and executive staffing, and the implementation of a Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan. Educational services agenda items included curriculum updates for Chabot and Las Positas Colleges and a partnership agreement with Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center. Business and facilities items included approval of warrant registers, authorization for surplus property disposal, an additional grant award for the Puente program, new service agreements for the Automotive program and student mobility initiatives, various construction-related project management and renovation contracts, and an extension to the Project Labor Agreement.