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Special Board
Agenda-Study Session
Sonoma County
Junior College District
WEDNESDAY
March 25, 2015
LAWRENCE A. BERTOLINI STUDENT CENTER
SANTA ROSA CAMPUS
1501 Mendocino Avenue ~ Santa Rosa, California
OPEN SESSION
1:00 PM
Student Activities Center
1:00 P.M.
CONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION
EXAMINING SONOMA COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT’S TRUSTEE AREAS
1.
INTRODUCTION
President Frank Chong will provide a brief introduction.
2.
BACKGROUND
Margaret Merchat, legal counsel for the Sonoma County Junior College District
from School and College Legal Services, will present a background history and
overview of the Sonoma County Junior College District’s Trustee areas.
3.
DISTRICT MAPS
John Karcher, Santa Rosa Junior College student, will present maps of the
Sonoma County Junior College District’s Trustee areas as they exist currently
and how they were historically drawn.
4.
OVERVIEW OF RULES AND GUIDELINES
Margaret Merchat, legal counsel for the Sonoma County Junior College District
from School and College Legal Services, will review the rules and guidelines for
redistricting.
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5.
REDISTRICTING 101
Kimi Shigetani, from the Community College League of California, and Paul
Mitchell, with Redistricting Partners, will present the basic premises of
redistricting, including demographics of the District.
6.
REDISTRICTING INDEPENDENT STUDY
Jessica Jones, former Santa Rosa Junior College Associated Student
President, will present the findings of her study on redistricting. A full copy of
her report has been submitted to the Board and is available in the President’s
Office or by request at [email protected].
7.
BOARD QUESTIONS
An opportunity for members of the Board of Trustees to ask questions of the
presenters and discuss their thoughts.
8.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
An opportunity for members of the public to address the Board.
(Per Board Policy three minutes may be allotted to each speaker and a
maximum of 20 minutes per subject. Persons attending the meeting shall be
allowed to address the Board on agendized matters as those matters are
discussed by the Board or during this Public Comments agenda item, but not
both. Comments on an agenda item will be received after staff presentations
and prior to Board deliberations.)
9.
ADJOURNMENT
ADA COMPLIANCE
In compliance with Government Code section 54954.2.(a)(1) Santa Rosa Junior College will, on request, make this
agenda available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in
implementation thereof. Individuals who need this agenda in an alternative format or who need a disability-related
modification or accommodation in order to participate in the meeting should contact Erin Magee, Executive
Assistant to the President, at (707) 527-4431 or [email protected], Santa Rosa Junior College 1501 Mendocino
Avenue, Santa Rosa, California.
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