Santa Clarita Community College District public meetings in 2020
17 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees held its annual organizational meeting, electing officers for 2021, approving the 2021 meeting calendar, and passing resolutions certifying authorized signatures for the district, the Center for Early Childhood Education, and the Associated Student Government. The meeting was conducted via Zoom due to COVID-19 executive orders.
- Elected Edel Alonso as President, Joan MacGregor as Vice President, Sebastian Cazares as Clerk, and Dianne Van Hook as Secretary-Parliamentarian for 2021.
- Approved 2021 Board meeting dates, adding January 27 and a closed session on February 24.
- Approved Resolution No. 2020/21-07 certifying district signatures for contracts and warrants.
- Approved Resolution No. 2020/21-08 renewing signature authority for the Center for Early Childhood Education bank account.
- Approved Resolution No. 2020/21-09 renewing signature authority for Associated Student Government bank accounts.
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees will hold a business meeting and guided pathways study session. The board will discuss the 'Canyons Completes' student success initiative and vote on consent items including new/modified courses, a training agreement with Honda Performance Development, and ratification of purchase orders. The meeting is held via Zoom due to COVID-19 executive orders.
- Guided Pathways study session on 'Canyons Completes' student success program
- Approval of 15 new courses, 2 new programs, 45 modified courses, 6 modified programs, 131 technical changes, 1 deleted course
- Master Agreement with Honda Performance Development for workforce training, Jan 2021–Jan 2026, no cost to district
- Ratification of purchase orders totaling $1,257,077.28 (10/26/20–11/22/20)
- Closed session conferences with labor negotiators for faculty (COCFA) and classified employees (CCEG)
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees is meeting in a special closed session to evaluate the Chancellor's performance and to confer with its labor negotiator regarding the Chancellor, an unrepresented employee. The meeting is held via Zoom under COVID-19 executive orders. Public comment was accepted by email before the meeting. The board also approved the agenda and will report out any actions from closed session.
- Closed session: Public Employee Performance Evaluation of Chancellor (Gov. Code §54957)
- Closed session: Conference with Labor Negotiator for unrepresented employee Chancellor (Gov. Code §54957.6)
- Agenda approved by vote (3 ayes, 1 abstention)
- Next meeting: Business Meeting & Pathways Session, Dec 9, 2020, via Zoom
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
This special closed-session meeting of the Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees was cancelled. The agenda had included a closed-session performance evaluation of the Chancellor and a conference with the labor negotiator regarding the Chancellor's compensation, but no action was taken.
- Meeting cancelled
- Closed session: Public Employee Performance Evaluation: Chancellor
- Closed session: Conference with Labor Negotiator (Chancellor's compensation)
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees held a business meeting via Zoom, approving a consent calendar that included new and modified courses, an extended clinical affiliation with Valley Presbyterian Hospital, a revised cooperative work experience plan, surplus property disposal, and ratification of purchase orders totaling $1,989,180.30. The board also added a COVID-19 update under item 10.1, which was initially missing from the agenda.
- Approved 12 new courses, 5 new programs, 35 modified courses, and 261 course technical changes
- Extended affiliation agreement with Valley Presbyterian Hospital through January 16, 2022
- Ratified purchase orders totaling $1,989,180.30 for 9/28/20 to 10/25/20
- Approved surplus property disposal per Board Policy 6550
- Ratified COVID-19 testing agreement with Henry Mayo Urgent Care Clinics
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees will hold a joint meeting with the Associated Student Government, followed by an adopted budget workshop. They will consider adopting the 2020-2021 budget, approving a joint resolution supporting minority students and condemning racial injustice, and approving the 2021-2022 academic calendar. The meeting will be held via Zoom due to COVID-19.
- Adoption of 2020-2021 budget (public hearing held)
- Approval of Joint ASG/BOT Resolution No. 2020/21-05: In Solidarity to Support Minority Students and Condemning Racial Injustice
- Approval of 2021-2022 Academic Calendar
- Update on College of the Canyons Anti-Racism Efforts
- Update on Canyon Country Campus construction projects (Science Center, Central Plant, Student Services and Learning Resources Center)
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees held a business meeting via Zoom, approving consent calendar items including new courses, a $260,770 cooling tower replacement contract, a $147,049 chiller maintenance renewal, and ratification of $3.82 million in purchase orders. The meeting was conducted under COVID-19 teleconferencing rules.
- Approved award of bid to L&M Mechanical for Bonelli Cooling Tower Replacement at $260,770
- Ratified renewal of Trane chiller maintenance contract totaling $147,049 over three years
- Ratified purchase orders totaling $3,820,143.33 for Aug 31-Sep 27, 2020
- Approved amendment to sub-award agreement with Wm. S. Hart Union High School District for Academy of the Canyons
- Approved 9 new courses, 3 new programs, 25 modified courses, and 3 modified programs
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees will hold a video/teleconferencing business meeting on August 19, 2020, to consider routine items including approval of the agenda, minutes, and a consent calendar. Key consent items include a nursing affiliation agreement with West Hills Hospital, FY 2020-2021 memberships totaling $138,758, the GANN appropriations limit, a COTOP contract, and ratification of purchase orders worth $3,073,205.75. The board will also receive an informational presentation on the VITA program and hear public comments.
- Approval of affiliation agreement with West Hills Hospital for nursing clinical training (no cost to district)
- Approval of FY 2020-2021 memberships totaling $138,758
- Approval of GANN appropriations limit of $215,268,061
- Ratification of purchase orders totaling $3,073,205.75, including 600 student laptops for remote instruction
- Approval of COTOP contract to collect outstanding student debts
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
This August 12, 2020 business meeting of the Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees was cancelled/rescheduled. The agenda was largely procedural, covering closed session report-out, consent calendar approval, and routine reports. The board also planned to discuss legislative updates and receive a COVID-19 update, but no substantive action items were listed.
- Meeting cancelled/rescheduled; next meeting Sept 9, 2020 with adopted budget workshop
- Consent calendar approval (items not detailed)
- Update on legislation and Board of Governors' activities
- COVID-19 update from district
- Public comment via Zoom/email due to COVID-19 executive orders
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
This meeting of the Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees was cancelled. The agenda was only procedural, covering routine items like approval of the agenda, consent calendar, and reports. No substantive decisions were scheduled.
- Meeting cancelled per attached notice
- Agenda included consent calendar approval
- Public comment procedures via email due to COVID-19
- Next meeting scheduled for August 12, 2020
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
This meeting of the Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees was postponed. The agenda included only procedural items and closed-session discussions, so no public decisions or actions were taken.
- Meeting postponed; notice attached
- Closed session: Chancellor performance evaluation
- Closed session: labor negotiation with Chancellor
- Next meeting: June 24, 2020 business meeting and budget workshop
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
This meeting of the Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees was cancelled. The agenda included only procedural items such as call to order, approval of agenda, consent calendar, and reports. No substantive decisions or discussions were scheduled.
- Meeting cancelled
- Procedural items only
- Public comment via email
- Next meeting scheduled for June 24, 2020
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees met via video conference to approve various academic and administrative items. The Board approved a large number of new and modified courses and programs, as well as several instructional service agreements.
- Approval of 33 new courses, 5 new programs, and 103 modified courses
- Renewal of SBDC services agreement providing $390,000 in Federal funds
- Agreement with Los Angeles Police Department for training courses through June 2025
- Agreement with Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department through June 2025
- Ratification of the Purchase Order Schedule from April 20, 2020, to May 17, 2020
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
The May 6, 2020 business meeting of the Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees was cancelled. The agenda included only procedural items such as call to order, public comment, approval of agenda, consent calendar, and reports; no substantive decisions were scheduled.
- Meeting cancelled per notice of cancellation
- Consent calendar approval (no specific items listed)
- Update on legislation and Board of Governors' activities
- Reports from Academic Senate, Classified Senate, Chancellor, and committees
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees held a business meeting via Zoom, approving a consent calendar that included new and modified courses, clinical education agreements with Kaiser Permanente and Providence Health System, and sabbatical leaves for 2020-21. The board also approved the agenda and minutes from a previous special meeting.
- Approved 14 new courses, 3 new programs, 91 modified courses, and other curriculum changes
- Approved education affiliation agreement with Kaiser Permanente (May 1, 2020 – Jan 31, 2022)
- Approved revised renewal addendum to clinical education agreement with Providence Health System
- Approved sabbatical leaves for 2020-21 (6 faculty, $130,000 funding)
- Approved issuance of additional district credit/procurement cards
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
This April 15, 2020 business meeting of the Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees was postponed. The agenda includes only procedural items such as call to order, public comment, approval of the agenda, and reports; no substantive decisions or discussions are scheduled.
- Meeting postponed per attached notice
- Approval of agenda with personnel schedule additions
- Public comment periods for items on and off the agenda
- Update on legislation and Board of Governors activities
- Reports from Academic Senate, Classified Senate, Chancellor, and board members
Imported Meetings: 1999- 2025
The March 25, 2020 joint meeting of the Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees and the Associated Student Government was cancelled. The agenda contains only procedural items such as call to order, public comment, and consent calendar approval, with no substantive decisions or discussions scheduled.
- Meeting cancelled per notice of cancellation
- Procedural items: call to order, flag salute, agenda approval
- Public comment periods for items on and off the agenda
- Consent calendar approval (no specific items listed)