Introductions were made by Council members.

ARC's Public Information Officer (PIO) reviewed the guidelines for sending emails to "Everyone on the Exchange." The PIO receives all requests from departments as well as individuals who wish to send out an email announcement, flyer or invitation. Some departments have created approved newsletters such as Fine Arts to reach their constituents and market events. Word of caution regarding emails that rely on embedded graphics: this is an ADA accessibility issue with screen readers and other assistive technology.

ARC's Operations Director gave a Safety report on behalf of Captain. During the past 6 months of working remotely, the campus has been empty of faculty, staff and students. A number of break ins have occurred including minor vandalism, broken fences, gates and locks, and a shattered window of the Bookstore. 

ARC's Operation Director reported on parking, STEM building completion, HomeBases, building issues, access cards, in-person classes, Print/Sign Shop and mail.

Parking can be accessed only from stadium parking lot and lots E & X along College Oak are blocked off. Do not park in red zones or handicapped spaces but there is no ticketing. HomeBase locations have been established on campus in STEM building, Davies Hall, Life Sciences, Tech Ed. Building issues include flooding in the Student Center kitchen and Starbucks, HVAC issues caused damage in the women's restroom in Athletics department, vines and weeds are growing rampant. Access card dates on the front of the card have expired, but access is still available. In-person classes resumed in Health & Education including EMTs, paramedics and nursing. Two COVID exposures were reported causing 47 students to quarantine for 14 days. Print/Sign Shop is open. Mail continues to be processed and once a week, District picks up their mail from campus. In addition, drones will be taking photos of campus using 360 degree video next week, and furniture for the new Technical Education and Natomas buildings is in discussion.

IT Supervisor reports that equipment is still available from the Ranch House on Mondays only from 9 - 11A, and arrangements can be made for faculty. IT has monitors and headsets on back order, but hotspots and webcams are available. Periodic outages have disabled VPN recently.

VPA announced that the implementation of the Sustainability Plan has been approved by the Executive Leadership Team, and the recommendation to establish an "Office of Sustainability" resulted in renaming Operations the "Office of Operations and Sustainability." The implementation process will be overseen by the Operations Director with a classified employee assigned to assist with projects. Going green in office supplies has resulted in 85% of cleaning products having the green seal, and Maintenance has been making some cleaning products on-site for use in campus buildings. Microfiber mop heads and wipes are being used and rewashed. Trash & recycle bins were collected and housed in the corp yard until new bins and signage can replace the arbitrary use of dumpsters without sorting.