PRESENT: Ed Buckley, April Chaney, Brenda Collins, Toni Eaton, Doug Garrison, Curt Groninga, Jennifer Mann, Julie Muzzatti, Ricardo Navarrette, Nancy Ruud, John Roberts, Deborah Sweitzer, Jack Wegman Ex Officio: Robert Agrella, Craig Butcher

ABSENT: Carole Ellis, Greg Granderson

GUESTS:Steve Olson

a) P4E UPDATE: Robert Agrella updated the IPC on the progress of expenditures for the President's Initiative. As had been understood earlier in the year, not all of the funds designated for the President's Initiative ($458,000) will be spent this year. Dr. Agrella proposed and IPC, with consensus, agreed that some of the unexpended President's Initiative funds be utilized as one-time funds during the balance of 1998-99. The President will consider component administrator requests which can be put to good use in meeting the college's obligation to student success, access and accountability. Later in the Spring Semester, the President will provide, for information purposes, a listing of how those one-time expenditures of the President's Initiative were utilized.

b). FULL-TIME FACULTY POSITIONS FOR 1998-99: Ed Buckley reviewed the status of proposed full time faculty hirings for the Fall, 1999. As stated in his February 2nd letter to Faculty Staffing Advisory Committee. Due to enrollment shifts, of the four "net new" positions to be funded by P4E, three are being recommended at this time (Art, College Skills/Language Arts and Theatre Arts). The fourth position will be recommended later by Ed and Ricardo Navarrette after discussions with the President. In addition to the new P4E funded positions, Ed reported that five retirement replacement positions will be filled as well. These include positions in CIS, English, Fire Technology, Health Sciences (ADN/Nursing) and Political Science.

c). FULL-TIME/PART-TIME FACULTY RATIO: Brenda Collins led a discussion related to the Senate review of Full-time/Part-time faculty ratio. During the discussion it was learned that a 1% growth in enrollment translates to 1% growth in faculty positions which means 4 net new positions. It was agreed that John Roberts would, at the next IPC meeting, bring in a FT/PT Faculty Ratio glossary of terms and outline and explain the relevant formulae for calculating the college's obligation under the 75/25% guidelines.

It was further agreed that Dr. Agrella consider classified staffing requests from Component Administrators and discuss those with IPC at a future meeting.

2. COMPONENT ADMINISTRATORS 1998/99 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES UPDATE: Four of the component administrators provided a brief review of their Mid-Year Report update to the President regarding their respective component area goals and objectives. A number of questions were raised by IPC members to which the components, in their final reports will address. The Cross-component goal related to adjunct faculty needs further work and will be addressed by the component administrators. Time will be set aside at the next IPC meeting for completion of the component's Mid-Year reports and for them to respond to any further questions which IPC members may have. [ADMINISTRATIVE SVCS] [ACADEMIC AFFAIRS] [STUDENT SERVICES] [BUSINESS SERVICES]

3. POCKET PLANNING GUIDE UPDATE: Deborah Sweitzer asked for any final proposed edits to the pocket planning guided to be given her by Wednesday, February 10th. The document will be sent to the printer on the 11th.

4. PETALUMA CAMPUS STATUS UPDATE: Due to the length of the meeting, it was decided to hold this item over until the next meeting.

5. DEVELOPING A MODEL FOR EFFECTIVE SENATE/UNION RELATIONS: Brenda Collins announced this item has been referred to the Senate for review and discussion given that is the appropriate forum for such.