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LPC Mission Statement

Las Positas College is an inclusive, learning centered, equity-focused environment that offers educational opportunities and support for completion of students’ transfer, degree, and career-technical goals while promoting lifelong learning.

LPC Planning Priorities

Equity: Establish a knowledge base and an appreciation for equity; create a sense of urgency about moving toward equity; institutionalize equity in decision-making, assessment, and accountability; and build capacity to resolve inequities.

Student Success & Completion: Increase student success and completion through change in college practices and processes: coordinating needed academic support, removing barriers, and supporting focused professional development across the campus.

Health and Wellness: Establish a knowledgebase and an appreciation for health and wellness in the workplace; create a sense of urgency about wellness in decision-making, assessment, and accountability; and build capacity to support wellness

Resource Allocation Committee
Meeting Minutes

MEETING DATE: 09/03/2026

1. Call to Order For information

  • Meeting called to order by Scott Miner at 2:45pm.

 

2. Review & Approve Agenda

  • Motion to approve Agenda
  • Agenda Approved by: Christine Lee and Andrew Cumbo
  • Agenda Approved by Committee

 

3. Review & Approve Prior Minutes

  • Motion to approve May Minutes
  • Minutes Approved by: Andrew Cumbo and Ken Cooper
  • Minutes Approved by Committee
  • Abstentions: Christina Lee, Joel Gagnon, and Lilibeth Mata Juarez

 

4. Action Items

  • None

 

5. Old Business

  • None

 

6. New Business

Welcome New Members

  • Lilibeth Mata Juarez (Outreach Specialist, Arts & Humanities, Advanced Manufacturing & Transportation, ESL)
  • Brianna Lopez (Viticulture and Winery Technology Instructor)
  • Christina Lee (Counselor)
  • Joel Gagnon (Interim Vice President of Student Services)

Committee Charge Overview

  • The Committee does not approve instructional equipment, classified or administrative positions.
  • The Committee’s role is to review and evaluate information submitted through IER Request Forms and CAP Request Forms and develop recommendations for the College President.
  • The President makes the final decisions after considering the Committee’s recommendations and the information gathered through the established process.
  • Following the review, the President typically issues a memo outlining the final actions or decisions based on the Committee’s recommendations.

Review 2026-2027 Calendar

  • The Committee reviewed the 2026-2027 calendar, which was approved during Spring 2026.
  • Key deadlines are color-coded, with IER (Instructional Equipment Requests) in yellow and CAP (Classified and Administrative Position Requests) in green.
  • Fall IER requests are due to the Division Dean in early October. Campus communication will be sent with instructions and a link to the new online InformedK12 Form, an improvement implemented over the summer.
  • CAP Requests are due to the Division Dean in early November.
  • The Committee will review and score IER Submissions and send its recommendations to the College President in early December. CAP Requests will be reviewed afterward, with recommendations forwarded to the President in February.
  • Members discussed the February 2 deadline for CAP Scoring. Although there was concern about Faculty having enough time over the Winter Break, members agreed that nearly two months should be sufficient and supported keeping the February 2 deadline.  Extending it would delay Committee review and potentially postpone recommendations to the President until around Spring Break.
  • The majority of the Committee’s work occurs during the first two-thirds of the academic year. The remainder is used to update forms, develop the following year’s calendar, and wrap up Committee business.

Review IER Process and Procedures

  • The Committee reviewed a demo of the updated IER Form in InformedK12, which incorporates changes approved last year. Most information remains the same, but the layout and some verbiage was updated, text boxes were enlarged, and a new section was added for identifying applicable LPC Mission and Planning Priorities.  A link to Facilities & Sustainability information on energy efficiency and waste reduction was also added.
  • IER Deadlines: Requests are due to the Dean by October 7, Division Review/Dean Signature by October 14, and completed requests with Dean and VP Signatures to Administrative Services by October 21.
  • Requesters must provide a formal acceptable quote, rather than pricing pulled from a website, and Deans should verify that requests qualify as instructional equipment rather than supplies before forwarding them to the committee.
  • Members discussed difficulties navigating the purchasing process for high-cost equipment. The form will be clarified to direct Requesters to District Purchasing first for assistance.  Large purchases are generally expected to be bond-funded, and additional purchasing guidance may be provided once requests are approved.
  • For approved high-cost requests, the Committee discussed providing clear purchasing instructions in the approval email and including the appropriate District Contacts so everyone involved is aware of the request.

 

7. Updates

  • None

 

8. Good of the Order

  • None

 

9. Future Agenda Items

  • None

 

Meeting adjourned at 3:22pm

Next meeting: October 1, 2026

Time: 2:45pm-4:45pm

Location: Zoom

 

Membership

Co-Chairs (Non-Voting Members)

  • Faculty Co-Chair: Scott Miner

  • Classified Co-Chair: David Rodriguez

Voting Members:

  • Administrator 1: Ken Cooper

  • Classified Professional 1: Sui Song

  • Classified Professional 2: Lilibeth Mata Juarez

  • Classified Professional 3: Ralitsa Ivanova-Olsson

  • Classified Professional 4: Sherita Waters

  • Classified Professional 5: Lina Chea

  • Dean, Academic 1: Mike McQuiston

  • Faculty Member, A&H 1: Cindy Browne Rosefield

  • Faculty Member, PATH 1: Andrew Cumbo

  • Faculty Member, BSSL 1: Irena Keller

  • Faculty Member, STEM 1: Brianna Lopez

  • Faculty Member, Student Services: Christina Lee

  • VP of Academic Services: Nan Ho

  • VP of Administrative Services: Sean Brooks

  • VP of Student Services: Joel Gagnon

  • LPCSG Student Representative: Vacant

Not in attendance

  • Sean Brooks

Guests

  • James Weston

  • Angela Espinoza

 

Quorum: 9