•	An update was provided regarding a campus safety incident involving a student who was reportedly in possession of a knife on campus. The individual was taken into custody and attended a court hearing last week; the matter is now pending a jury trial.
•	It was noted that outside law enforcement agencies are not required to notify the college in advance when they are operating on campus.
•	Additional campus safety, visibility, and facilities-related concerns previously discussed at the December 15 Location Safety Committee meeting were also referenced. These included environmental design considerations, landscaping, lighting, and other mitigation and planning efforts aimed at improving campus safety and accessibility.

•	UPS Replacement – ARC IT will replace battery backup (UPS) systems in telecom closets at most ARC buildings. These systems are approximately 10 years old and are in need of replacement. This project excludes the Centrex building, as the complexity of its battery backup system necessitates addressing it under a separate project.

•	LRC – In preparation for the Homebase project, the IT team, in cooperation with OPS, will remove computers and related devices from the LRC lab area. The VDI setup in LRC 104 will be replaced with physical computers. IT will also prepare the designated Homebase area for relocation to LRC, its new Homebase location. 

•	Natomas – The IT team has delivered the remaining AV equipment to the Natomas site for vendor installation. This work will take place during the winter holiday, followed by computer installations at the facility.

•	Campus Networking will work with DO Networking to install switch infrastructure on Jan. 5th to bring all appropriate services online. 

•	F5 Migration to AWS – DO IT will migrate the F5 load balancer to AWS. ARC currently has only one service on this device, nas1.arc.losrios.edu. This migration may impact various dependent services during the transition.

•	Los Rios Network Infrastructure Work – DO IT will perform network infrastructure work across all Los Rios networks beginning December 23, 2025. During this time, all Los Rios–hosted solutions may experience intermittent outages throughout the winter break.

•	CTE - IT/OPS will be relocating PCS from current location to CTE office 243 and front desk area.

BSO Office Remodel
Casework and finishes installation are currently in progress. Furniture move-in is scheduled for December 22, 2025. Staff are anticipated to relocate into the space after the first few weeks of the Spring semester.

Child Development Center Shade Structure
The project remains ongoing. No new updates were reported.

Natomas Key and Card Access Upgrade
The project remains ongoing. No new updates were reported.

Davies Hall Modernization
User Groups held a productive meeting on December 12, 2025. Design development continues to advance, with each iteration providing increased clarity and alignment with the future building program. The next User Group and Executive Group meetings are anticipated to be scheduled toward the end of January 2026.
Target milestones include:
•	Schematic Design meetings with Facilities Management (FM) during the week of January 19, 2026
•	Design Development meetings during the weeks of February 9 and February 23, 2026
•	State Chancellor’s Office and DSA Pre-Application meeting targeted for the first week of February 2026

NEC Phase II & III
The project is approximately 97% complete. Building systems start-ups are underway, and furniture installation continues. Exterior landscaping around the building and courtyard is progressing. Coordination for campus move-in activities is ongoing.

Portables Refresh Projects
A tentative schedule is attached to these minutes.

Veterans Resource Center
Project documents have been approved by DSA. The project is expected to bid at the beginning of 2026, with construction likely to commence over the summer. A tentative bid schedule is attached to these minutes.

Tech Ed Modernization
The project is considered 100% complete.

Campus Projects
LRC Reconfiguration, Natomas – Winter Break Campus Projects. A sequence schedule for Winter Break campus projects is attached to these minutes.

The 2025–26 Program Development Funds (PDF), also referred to as 20% funds, will be presented to the Board on December 17, 2025. The budget allocation will be shared at the next Operations Council meeting.