Clatsop Community College 1651 Lexington Avenue * Astoria, Oregon 97103 * (503) 325-0910

NOTICE OF MEETING BOARD MEETING DATE: Tuesday, February 14, 2017

TIME: 6:30 p.m., Regular Board Meeting PLACE: Community Room (COL219)

Lexington Avenue Campus Astoria, Oregon

REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA

I) CALL TO ORDER

A. Adoption of Agenda

II) PUBLIC FORUM

A. Introduction of Guests

B. Public Comment

(This is an opportunity for brief presentations on any topics NOT on the

agenda. Opportunity for public comment on agenda items will be provided

at the time they are considered during the meeting.)

Attachment

III) APPROVAL OF MINUTES A

IV) REPORTS /DISCUSSION ITEMS

A. Patriot Redevelopment Project Report (handout)

B. Report of the Deputy Clerk (handout)

C. Report of the Board Chair

D. Report of the Board Representatives

E. President’s Cabinet Updates

Instruction Report B

Student Affairs (handout)

Marketing & Communications C

F. Report of the President D

V) OLD BUSINESS A. Revote

VI) NEW BUSINESS A. Emergency Adoption of Policy 4.050, Whistleblowing Retaliation –

1st and 2nd Reading E

B. New Hire F

VII) ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS

College Closed Monday, February 20, President’s Day

Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 6:30 p.m., Regular Board Meeting, 1455 N. Roosevelt

Dr., South County Campus, Seaside, OR,

Events, Communications, and News Items G

VIII) BOARD FORUM

IX) ADJOURNMENT

Strategic Goals

Improve College Processes

Improve the Vitality and Stability of the College

Improve Accountability and Transparency

Board Goals for FY16-17

Celebrate and recognize positive contributions and accomplishments that enhance and facilitate student success and the future of Clatsop Community College

Actively assist the College in securing the best financial base for long-term economic stability. (i.e. support efforts to develop funding initiatives, update strategic planning and enrollment retention)

Promote a college community that is committed to the health, diversity, dignity and worth of every person. (i.e. equity and inclusivity)

Actively Seek College and community leadership, which promotes educational excellence and development on campus and throughout the North Coast communities.

Continue to develop a campus community of collaboration and in support of professional growth

Accommodations: Persons having questions about or a request for special needs and accommodation should contact JoAnn Zahn,

Vice President of Finance and Operations, at Clatsop Community College, 1651 Lexington Avenue, Astoria, Oregon 97103, phone

503-338-2421 or TDD 503-338-2468. Email special needs and accommodation request to requests@clatsopcc.edu. Contact should be

made at least two business days in advance of the event.business days in advance of the event.

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MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 10, 2017

CLATSOP COMMUNITY COLLEGE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

I. CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by Chair Rosemary Baker-Monaghan at 7:05 p.m.

Board members present: Rosemary Baker-Monaghan, Karen Burke, Anne Teaford-Cantor,

Patrick Wingard, Esther Moberg, Tessa James Scheller. Absent: Robert Duehmig. Others

present: Carolyn Cazee, Chris Ousley, Greg Dorcheus, Sunny Klever, Margaret Frimoth, Edward

Stratton, Allison Sansom, Teena Toyas, Kristen Wilkin, Constance Waisanen, Ann Gydé,

Deputy Clerk JoAnn Zahn, President Chris Breitmeyer, and Recording Secretary Stephanie

Dorcheus.

A. Adoption of Agenda

Esther Moberg moved to adopt the agenda with the addition of a report from Student

Affairs. Patrick Wingard seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

II. PUBLIC FORUM

A. Introduction of Guests

Chair Baker-Monaghan asked those present to introduce themselves.

B. Public Comment No Public Comments

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Esther Moberg moved to approve the December 13, 2016 Regular Board minutes as

presented. Patrick Wingard seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

IV. REPORTS/DISCUSSION ITEMS

A. Patriot Redevelopment Project Report

Project Manager Greg Dorcheus reported that the following work is continuing; framing,

sheet rocking, and installation of mechanical systems. Outside, roofing, installation of

windows, and backfill continue. The expected finish date is in mid-May and the project

remains on budget.

B. Report of the Deputy Clerk

Vice President JoAnn Zahn provided a summary of the Statements and Revenues and

Expenditures FY17 and FY16 by fund source. The Financial Summary also included

revenues and expenditures as of December 31, 2016 compared to revenues and expenditures

as of December 31, 2015 and to the FY 2015-2016 Budget. Tuition and fees revenue

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recorded through December FY 2016-17 is $2.002 million or 61.28 % of the adopted budget.

Tuition and fee revenue is up by 2.98 %. The tuition and fee budget is $3.267 million. The

FY2016-17 adopted budget beginning fund balance is $500,000. The pre-close actual FY

2015-16 ending fund balance is estimated to be $840,000 but with the adjustment from a

negative end fund balance in the Auxiliary Fund it adjusts to the $500,000. There is an

additional $262,000 from the Miles Crossing property sale proceeds in the Plant Fund.

VP Zahn also reported that the phones for emergency paging had been received and the

infrastructure was being installed. Also, there is one position open on the Budget Committee

and she expects the appointment of the Budget Committee members to be in March.

C. Report of the Board Chair

No Report

D. Report of the Board Representatives

It was brought to the board that Tessa Scheller and Anne Teaford-Cantor would like to share

the position of representing the college at OCCA. Karen Burke moved that the OCCA

representatives be Anne Teaford-Cantor and Tessa Scheller and the board will support

them as needed. Patrick Wingard seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The plan is

to have the representatives alternate at the OCCA meetings as needed.

OCCA - Tessa Scheller briefly commented on information that OCCA sent out regarding the

Governor’s proposed budget which is being described as a flat budget, no change from the

previous biennium. OCCA has stated that the budget needs to be increased to keep services

at the present levels or colleges may have to once again have to deal with layoffs and tuition

increases.

Foundation – Director Sunny Klever reported the Foundation will determine the scholarship

allocation for next year at their next board meeting. At the meeting, the Foundation will also

be recognizing Gerry Swenson’s 50 years of service. Chair Rosemary Baker-Monaghan

commented that Gerry was also the first recipient of the CCC Board’s Spirit of Clatsop

award. Sunny also reported that the auction Special Appeal will be different this year with

the raised money going to student scholarships. There will be a new funding request process

for CCC programs seeking funds from the Foundation.

E. President’s Cabinet Updates

Instruction Report

Dean Kristen Wilkin reported on the EMT accreditation process.

Marketing and Communication

President Breitmeyer commented on the radio spot he recorded that is currently airing.

Student Affairs Report

Dean of Students, Chris Ousley, talked about the Satisfactory Academic Progress Overview

portion of the report. Since 2013-14 to present the percentage of students with issues has

dropped from 25% to 14%. This has happened through the effort of the Student Service

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department and these changes; financial ai presentation at New Student Orientation,

additional academic advising resources, required first week attendance by instructor and

Early Alert notifications.

F. Report of the President

President Breitmeyer announced that January is school board recognition month and thanked

the board for their dedication to the college.

President Chris Breitmeyer discussed the following in his report:

The hiring committee for the Vice President of Academic Affairs has started meeting

and will review applications this month.

The Strategic Planning Committee has completed a SWOT analysis activity with staff

and adjunct faculty during the winter in-service. The board would like to be involved

with the SWOT analysis.

The college held a 2-hour winter in-service that included college updates and ended

with an all college potluck and bowling night.

V. OLD BUSINESS

A. College Property Discussion – PAC

President Breitmeyer discussed the PAC in regards to the strategic plan. Indications from

the meetings is that the college will not return to using the PAC for college programs. The

college will no longer be scheduling any events there and the new Patriot Hall will be

available as a venue for those events. He will be having discussions with the PAC Partners

regarding this information. This discussion will be brought back later to the board for any

decisions that need to be made about the future of the PAC.

VI. NEW BUSINESS

A. Approval to Accept United Way 2016-17 Campaign Funds

Margaret Frimoth explained that the United Way provides support to the Lives in

Transition Program that does not come from the general fund. These funds provide bus

passes, gas vouchers, and among other things. The grant averages $6000 per year.

Tessa Scheller moved to approve the anticipated distribution of 2015-16 United Way

grant funds to the Clatsop Community College, Lives in Transition Program. Karen

Burke seconded. Rosemary Baker-Monaghan, Karen Burke, Patrick Wingard, Anne

Teaford-Cantor, and Tessa James Scheller voted in favor. Esther Moberg abstained. The

motion carried.

VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS

Chair Baker-Monaghan asked the board to determine a date and time to schedule a special

meeting before January 25. The board discussed having the meeting on various dates including

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the weekend and the MLK holiday. Through discussion, it was determined that Tuesday, January

24 at 6 pm was best for the majority of the board members. Esther Moberg will not be able to

attend in person. The Chair encouraged her to attend by phone if possible. Moberg stated that she

would not be available but would register her opinion with Chair Baker-Monaghan.

VIII. BOARD FORUM

Anne Teaford-Cantor enjoyed the thought provoking presentation by Margaret Frimoth at

Ales & Ideas. She was also able to attend the college art show.

Tessa appreciated the presentation at Ales & Ideas.

IX. ADJOURNMENT

Without further business, the Regular Board meeting was adjourned at approximately

8:04 p.m.

Chris Breitmeyer, President Rosemary Baker-Monaghan, Chair

Stephanie Dorcheus, Recording Secretary

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MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 24, 2017

CLATSOP COMMUNITY COLLEGE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

I. CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by Chair Rosemary Baker-Monaghan at 6:00 p.m.

Board members present: Rosemary Baker-Monaghan, Karen Burke, Anne Teaford-

Cantor, Patrick Wingard, Robert Duehmig, Tessa James Scheller. Absent: Esther

Moberg. Others present: Edward Stratton, Pamela Wev, Julie Kovatch, Robert

Kovatch, Jan Nybakke, John Nybakke, Ed Joyce, Lois Dupays, Dirk Rohne, Nicole

Adamczyk, Jan Mitchell, Roger Rocka, Margaret Frimoth, Jerome Arnold, Deputy

Clerk JoAnn Zahn, President Chris Breitmeyer, and Recording Secretary Stephanie

Dorcheus.

II. LINN COUNTY LAWSUIT DISCUSSION

Chair Rosemary Baker-Monaghan started the meeting with the suggestion that the

board start the discussion with each member stating their opinion on the matter

regarding opting out or staying in the Linn County class action suit.

Anne Teaford-Cantor stated that the college should opt out. She originally thought

this was a table the college should be at but after the executive session she feels that it

should not. She has a concern of where the money would come from and that the

expectations of the amount of money that would be received is high.

Karen Burke stated she feels her primary responsibility is to the college and the

students of Clatsop Community College. She believes if the college opts out it will

not make a difference to the suit going forward and the board should take no action,

staying in the suit.

Rosemary Baker-Monaghan stated that she had received an email from Esther

Moberg that listed ten different points and the bottom line is that Moberg would like

to opt out. Her email has been entered as part of the board record.

Robert Duehmig said he appreciated all the emails he received. He thinks from his

role as a director for the college that the board should take no action, remaining in the

lawsuit. His fiscal responsibility is to the students of the college and by pulling out of

the lawsuit there would be no impact on the outcome.

Patrick Wingard stated the lawsuit contends in the nineties the state changed forest

management practices by placing greater emphasis on environmental conservation

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and recreation values. The lawsuit alleges the state breached its contract with the

counties because there has been insufficient logging that collectively cost the counties

1.4 billion dollars. He said that Oregon is the nation’s number one producer in lumber

and the forest products sector is Oregon’s largest employer. He also stated forest

products and wood products generate an average of 13 billion dollars annually in

sales or 11% of the state’s economic output.

He also feels his responsibility is to the college, students, staff, institution, and the

community to ensure the board makes the best decisions that are in our fiscal health

and feels that decision would be to opt out.

Tessa Scheller thanked the people in the audience for coming to the meeting and

those that took the time to write the board help inform and provide consideration to

the public body about our college and publicly owned forests. She read a prepared

letter that contained four points in response to the Linn County lawsuit. First, she

believes the Linn County lawsuit is without any merit for education but motivated by

those with a financial interest in increased timber harvests and affecting forest

practices. Forestry will remain a vital component of our economic life here and will

reasonably result in discourse about best practices and the sustainability of public

resources. Second, the lawsuit seeks to go back to 1941 and the contractual

relationship between Counties and the State of Oregon. This ignores the dynamics of

these relationships and the wealth of learning and negotiations since that time. We

now have a significantly deeper and more thorough understanding of forests and the

multitude of benefits that an intact forest provides us. A NO vote respects ongoing

education, public discourse and the greatest permanent value discussions since that

date and going forward. Third, the lawsuit could potentially result in digging a deeper

state budget hole. If successful, the suit could result in further reductions in funding

education and state services to then pay for it. Simplistic ideas that suggest the state

will just write a check play to the bottom line thinking, it’s all about the money.

Reasonable people will continue to demand dialogue about the priceless values of

higher education and intact public forests with clean air and water, habitats and

recreation. And fourth, public education is both a fundamental citizen’s right and state

obligation. This suit represents the problems of a very twisted coupling of education

and state forest practices and policy. Much like the state lottery being coupled to

parks and watershed protections, gambling advocates can disingenuously argue that

gambling does “good things” when in fact it is a social problem disguised as a sin tax.

Funding for education and forest policy deserve to be evaluated on their separate

merits. Tessa stated she opts out.

Rosemary Baker-Monaghan stated that she feels the college should stay in and do

nothing. She said that from her extensive background in forest management, both in

education and experience, she has very strong opinions about forest management but

in this situation it does not matter what her opinions are because it is a case. She

believes the validity and merit will be decided by the case and the interpretation of

forest management policy will also be decided by the case. She feels her role as a

college board member means she needs to make a decision that is best for the college

and students and that decision is to stay in the lawsuit. The money would be crucial

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for the future of the college. She has had input from public members that have

expressed that it would be hard for the college to get a bond passed in the future if the

lawsuit prevails and the college had passed on the money. It would also be difficult to

raise tuition and find support for the Foundation. She thinks the college should stay

in.

The Chair then called for a roll call vote. Rosemary Baker-Monaghan stay in, Esther

Moberg (email) opt out, Karen Burke stay in, Anne Teaford-Cantor opt out, Robert

Duehmig stay in, Patrick Wingard opt out, Tessa Scheller opt out. 4 opt out/3 stay in.

The board opts out of the suit.

The Chair will sign an opt out letter which will be mailed on the deadline tomorrow,

Wednesday, January 25, 2017.

III. ADJOURNMENT

Without further business, the Regular Board meeting was adjourned at approximately

6:10 p.m.

Chris Breitmeyer, President Rosemary Baker-Monaghan, Chair

Stephanie Dorcheus, Recording Secretary

Date February 14, 2017

Clatsop Community College District Board of Education

Instruction Report

Submitted by: Kristen Wilkin, Dean of Workforce Education; Allison Sansom, Director of Nursing &

Allied Health; & Luke Kralik, Library Director

Student Success and Involvement

Former Maritime Science student Miouo Spear is raising funds to sail around the world.

You can read about her adventure at: https://emunaendeavor.org/

Former Maritime Science student Jori Sullivan has been hired by the Alaska State

Marine Highway System working on tugboats near Anchorage Alaska.

Our last remaining nursing student from the 2014-16 cohort took her NCLEX in January and

passed on the first attempt. Our final first time pass rate for the cohort is 88%, which is above

the required passing standard set by the OSBN. On their second attempt the two students not

successful on first attempt passed with minimum questions. There is some discussion at the

OSBN that first time pass rates may be modified to reflect over-all pass rate as there is an

increasing understanding that “high stakes” testing (or a one-time measurement) is a poor

measure of a student’s over-all ability and the goal is ultimately that a student is able to pass the

exam and receive licensure, not necessarily that they are able to do that the first time.

The nursing program lost one second year student fall term; 15/20 are remaining, which is a

retention rate of 75%. We lost 2 first year students fall term; one for academic failure and one

for personal reasons. While we hate to lose any students a 75% retention rate is good for

nursing programs both in our state and nationally. It is extremely difficult to find reliable data

on retention rates in nursing programs. Retention has been one of the goals in our program for

the past three years. The goal we established in 2014 was for 70% of students to complete their

AAS- Nursing degree in 2 years; the following are our metrics:

2015 – 17: Currently at 75%

2014-16: 78.94%

2013-15: 71.4%

2012-14: 55%

2011-13: 55%

2010-12: 65%

OHSU SON Advisors came to campus on November 29 to meet with all nursing students to

plan their pathway to the BS-RN degree.

We had significant interest in the Nursing Assistant (NA I) program winter term, admitted a

full cohort (10 students) and had a small waiting list. Currently 9 students remain enrolled.

Allison contracted with Clatsop Care Center Health District for a new instructor: Jennifer

Carpenter, RN, MSN. (Our former instructor moved away). Jennifer has received approval as a

primary and clinical instructor for NA I program from the Oregon State Board of Nursing.

New NA I instructors have a significant learning curve and require tremendous support their

first term. The program is 155 hours of didactic, lab and clinical time to complete. If sufficient

interest is there we will offer NA I again in spring term. Our agreement with Clatsop Care

Center Health District allows us to continue to offer this program. Without that agreement in

place the college would need to suspend this program. CNA II is planned for summer term and

an instructor has been secured. Allison will be reaching out to CMH to determine if they need

us to offer this class more frequently and if so explore a similar agreement with them as we

have with the health District for NA I.

Academic, Career and Technical Education, and Workforce Program/Curricular Updates

Workforce Training is off to a busy start Winter term with the development of a

customized Excel class for Lektro. CCC also hosted a Soccer Referee Workshop and a

Red Cross Comprehensive Shelter Training drawing people from all over the County

including.

Community Education has 106 courses listed for the term, so far. Those include courses in our

catalog as well as courses with our community partners. Our fitness programs continue to be

the strongest attended in our schedule with the highest student numbers in Aquatic Fitness,

Mediation, and Kung Fu.

The first Criminal Justice Regional Advisory Committee was successfully held on January 13.

The Committee updated the Program Outcomes, deleted some prerequisites from second year

courses, and developed two Career Pathway Certificates that will be fine-tuned over the

coming months.

Dean Kristen Wilkin attended the Maritime Workforce Taskforce meeting in Newport,

Oregon and gave a report on the Community College Subcommittee that she co-chairs

with the President of Oregon Coast Community College. The Maritime Workforce

Taskforce is working toward creating a seamless and coordinated Maritime workforce

strategy along with gaining support from the workforce sector and Oregon Employment

department to properly identify maritime careers in Oregon and in other geographical

areas where Oregonians work while residing in Oregon.

Tommie Redwine, Business Faculty, is happy to announce that the AAOT-Business Guided

Pathway was approved by the Instructional Council on January 24 and will be included in the

CCC Catalog for 2017-2018. This new Guided Pathway will greatly assist advisors and

business students with choosing courses for an AAOT. This will also: allow students that start

in the AAS-Business to more easily transfer to a university; allow students to gain current skills

for employment and take courses that more easily qualify for tuition reimbursement at

companies with those benefits; and assist students with matching the entrance requirements for

business schools at several Oregon universities including our articulation agreement with EOU.

The 2 credit Health Occupations course outline was completed and submitted to Instructional

Council for approval so as to articulate credit to HS students completing the Health

Occupations course through their local HS and CMH. Instructional Council declined to

approve the course due to concerns over articulating college credit for a college prep course. It

was also felt there is an existing 9 point course that may work to document achievement of the

HS Health Occupations course. It is noted, in meeting with the students in the Health

Occupations course there is little interest among them in Nursing. This is a change from the

past when that course was taught by an RN.

The Nursing Program began accepting applications January 3rd with a deadline of February 15.

Allison Sansom is hosting several open advising sessions for students to receive instruction

and/or ask questions about the application process. Applications numbers thus far are

concerning as are several other trends noted in nursing program “feeder” courses. Enrollment in

the pre-requisite biology course is low as is enrollment in the A&P course. This trend began

many years ago and has continued to decline. Scheduling options for both of these courses is

limited. Julie Kovatch has done a beautiful job in developing a new brochure for the nursing

program. Allison has communicated her notation of the trends in our local nursing program

interest to President’s cabinet with hope that we can explore the root cause(s) as a team and

develop some strategies to address the issue. Nursing program interest around the state is

variable with some programs reporting lower application numbers while others reporting

maintenance of applicant number.

Through a generous (one person) restricted donation to the CCC Foundation the nursing

program is able to purchase an OB simulator. This is a high fidelity manikin that works with

our existing equipment to simulate labor and delivery. This is approximately 4000.00 in

equipment. The nursing program is very grateful for this contribution and will reach out to the

donor to extend our gratitude.

Writing Center: What Happened in Fall 2016?

303 writing sessions

141 students received help

Average session was 25 min. long

Students who receive help at the writing center do significantly better than

those who do not. We looked at all of our WR121 Students, and here is what

we found out:

WR121 Fall 2016 Received Assistance No Assistance Total

Number of Students 18 (26%) 50 (74%) 68

Average Grade 3.4 2.5 2.7

Completed course with a C or higher 94% 76% 81%

Students were helped in: Art, Business, Biology, Criminal Justice, Fire

Science, Historic Preservation, History, Nursing, Physics, Psychology,

Speech, Writing, and Women’s Studies.

Tutoring Center: In Fall 2016 the Tutoring Center saw a 40% increase in the number

of students who received tutoring when compared with Fall 2015. This was a huge gain

that we hope to continue.

Fall 2015 Fall 2016

Number of students who received tutoring 32 45

Number of tutors 9 9

Number of unique classes tutored 18 20

Number of tutoring hours received by students 215.25 219

Community Collaborations and Faculty/Staff Effort Recognition

The Lower Columbia Preservation Society (LCPS) is donating $500 per term to support an

historic preservation assistant. This position will provide funding to an HP student and help

support the historic preservation workshops.

Dean Kristen Wilkin and EMT/AEMT faculty and staff welcomed Liz Heckathorn, LP

Lead Accreditation Reviewer for the Higher Education Coordinating Commission; KC

Andrews from the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development and Michele

Claussen peer reviewer from Mt. Hood Community College for our 5 year Accreditation

review of the EMT/AEMT program. CCC had a very successful review and verbally received

three commendations (Regional Advisory Committee, Medical Director, part-time faculty and

staff commitment to the program; and the faculty/student EMT Facebook page); five

recommendations ranging from the need for a dedicated EMT coordinator to the need for

additional professional development opportunities for part-time faculty and staff; and one

finding regarding the need to have the CCC Safety Committee meet on a more regular basis.

The official written review letter will be sent within 30 days and then CCC will have 90 days

to respond with a plan for rectifying any deficiencies.

Mary Fryling. Community Education and Workforce Training Coordinator, partnered with

Helping Hands to offer re-entry programs for clients such as Relapse Prevention and

Navigating a Path to Your Career.

Debby Robertson, Perkins Regional Coordinator, was invited to Astoria High School’s

Business Leaders of Tomorrow monthly meeting to present the Business Leaders of

Tomorrow Club’s Business Person the Month Awards for October, November & December

2016. These students are chosen by a peer committee and each candidate must be member of

the club and completed one AHS business class, additionally other criteria is considered such

as accomplishments in the club and/or business classes, GPA, completion of project that has

helped the club or AHS, and/or the articulated college credits they have earned in the CCC’s

College Now Program.

Personnel Changes

In an attempt to limit overload pay for full time faculty and limit travel expenses, we will have

one section of Pharmacology for the MA students from Astoria and Tillamook, taught by our

adjunct instructor Kaisa Larson on the Astoria campus. Our attempts to Skype some of the

courses last year was not productive and therefore it was determined the Tillamook students

would be required to attend class one day a week on the Astoria campus. It seemed cost

effective to just extend their day on this campus and offer the Pharm course on the same day.

Allison Sansom is back in the classroom this term teaching a newly developed Pharmacology

course in the OCNE curriculum. Her director position is a 0.75 FTE administrative and 0.25

FTE instruction position. While this increases her workload during teaching terms, especially

when a new course requires development, it is rewarding to be back in the classroom and with

students. She is developing another course (Pharmacology II) for next term and some more

team teaching responsibilities in Pathophysiology and Chronic Care Nursing I.

FTE and Enrollment Management

FTE for Dual Credit and Simultaneous Enrollment at our regional high schools is 2.31 so far

for Winter term with courses at Seaside High School in Writing and Culinary Arts.

Lexington Campus News

Allison Sansom recently met with Jarred Karnofski, Vice President of Ancillary and Support

Services from CMH to discuss the hospital needs (outside of Nursing) as far as programming is

concerned. Jarred shared an increase in need of Physical Therapy Assistants, and their

willingness to serve as a clinical site for the LBCC distance ed. Diagnostic Imaging (DI) and

Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) programs facilitated on this campus. Unfortunately, no

Clatsop/LBCC DI or OTA students in the past several years have made it to the second year of

their program to be placed in the clinical setting. Allison reached out to my contacts at LBCC

to reinforce CMH’s commitment to hosting students. Additionally, Allison met with Mark

Storey, Interim Director of Business Operations and HR from Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare

about their programming needs. He recommends programs that further student’s ability to

obtain a CADC II and/or Qualified Mental Health Provider license, both of which require a

bachelor’s degree. He indicted the CADC II is becoming the entry level preferred in Alcohol

and Drug programs. Allison will be continuing to work with CBH to develop a clinical

affiliation agreement with our nursing program for our students to gain experience in outpatient

mental health services at their Crisis – Respite Center.

Allison Sansom has communicated her intent to withdraw from the Wellness Committee in the

next academic year to President’s cabinet, since she will have served on this committee for

three years. Allison encouraged cabinet to consider other administrative personnel who may

want to serve and to continue the support and recognition of the committee as an official

committee of the college to continue the valuable efforts the committee has offered to the

college community.

MERTS Campus News

Students from the Welding department made the Automotive department some custom

transmission tear down benches complete with detachable heavy duty rolling part carts and

waste oil drain system. In turn, students from the Automotive department wired up the lights

for the welding departments flatbed service truck and are in the process of wiring up the

custom built dump bed trailer. Great Teamwork Welding and Automotive!!!

Thirty four of the Army Corps of Engineers Dredge Operations employees have spent four

days training in live shipboard firefighting with either Maritime Fire Science Faculty Kurt

Donaldson or Jerry Alderman over several weekends in January. These two weekend

classes produced 1.07 FTE.

The MERTS Campus welcomed Clatsop County high school Upward Bound students and

students from Wilson River High School in the Tillamook School District for tours in

January. Students visited classrooms and the vessel to hear presentations about CTE programs

and classroom activities.

South County Campus News

Kevin Leahy, CEDR Executive Director & CCC SBDC has been busy representing CEDR

and assisting WorkSource Northwest Oregon as they spearhead the third annual Clatsop

County Job & Career Fair. This year it will be held on Wednesday, February 22nd, from 9:00

am-4:00 pm, at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds. The format has been enhanced to include local

Junior and Senior high school students from 9:00 am-1:30 pm, and adult job seekers from 2:00

pm-4:00 pm. The target sectors are: 1) Tourism & Hospitality, 2) Business, Banking, Finance

& Professional Services, 3) Seafood Processing & Fishing, 4) Forest & Wood Products, 5)

Health Care, 6) Retail, 7) Manufacturing, 8) Law Enforcement, 9) Career Technical,

Contracting & Trades, 10) Education & Government, Public Sector, 11) Military.

The CEDR Awards Event will be on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 5:00 pm at the Seaside

Convention Center. Nomination forms have been sent out to the local Chambers, SDDA &

ADHDA.

David Reid, SBDC Advisor, reports that the request for individual Small Business Advising is

at an all-time high. Local business owners are looking for ways to strengthen their current

businesses, and community members are looking for ways to start new endeavors.

Tammy Lambert, Program Assistant for CCC’s SBDC and CEDR South County Center

reports that the office has been busy with winter term classes and workshops. She shares that

many students are still registering for late start classes and that by the end of January the

building hosted 26 meetings and community events, along with 40 class sessions such as: Lives

in Transition, Small Business Management, ESL, Transiciones Uno, GED Prep, GED class,

Head Start training, Encore, Food Handlers Training in Spanish, QuickBooks, and Red Cross

Shelter Training,

Grant Awards and Updates

Evelyn Roth, High Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) Post-Secondary Policy &

Operations Analyst, met with Dean Kristen Wilkin and Debby Robertson, Perkins Regional

Coordinator, at the MERTS Campus to discuss the Carl Perkins’ Grant Overview, Partnerships,

Career Guidance & Planning, Integration, and Evaluation & Accountability. During her visit,

Evelyn toured the IMTC shops and classrooms and was provided information about the

Welding Program by Jesse Fulton, Welding Faculty. She also visited Columbia Memorial

Hospital and met with Venus Fromwiller instructor for the Astoria, Knappa & Warrenton

High Schools’ Health Services Program of Study.

Dr. Ali Mageehon, Statewide Pathways Initiative Director, met with Dean Kristen Wilkin,

Debby Robertson and various Student Services and ABE staff to review the Career Pathways

grant for the 15-17 biennium. Discussions focused on career pathway development, sector

partnerships, peer learning, high school articulation, and outreach and recruitment. A report on

our progress for grant deliverables will be drafted by Dr. Mageehon and sent to CCC within the

next month, however, all reports from the review show CCC on track with our 15-17 plan

objectives.

Upcoming Events

Feb. 10—Nursing & Allied Health meeting with High School counselors, MERTS

Feb. 15—Hospitality Regional Advisory Committee, 1-2 p.m., South County Campus

Feb. 15-- Tillamook Bay CC Oregon Transfer Days, Nursing & MA represented by Allison

Sansom

Feb. 22—Clatsop County Career and Job Fair, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Clatsop County Fairgrounds

Communications and Marketing Board Report-January 2017 Communications

Internal- -Clatsop Connection, the internal newsletter for faculty and staff started up after the

break again. Space has been requested in the newsletter on a reoccurring basis for Budget Committee updates and Wellness Committee information. -At winter term in-service I had the opportunity to briefly present and asked for access to classrooms and events to take photos for future promotional needs. Several faculty were willing to let me have some time in their classes and I have already had one photo shoot in Chemestry and have another planned in the GED area and at MERTS in Welding class. I also presented information on how to update college website pages that have gone untouched for over a year. Each area of campus is in charge of their own pages on the current website and I have had calls and meetings with various areas on campus assisting them in accessing their pages and editing information to make it current.

External- Press Releases- Press releases went out to newspaper, magazine, business, and radio

outlets. PR for the Au Naturel exhibit, Horatio Alger Scholarship Award Winners, and community ed. class offerings for winter term are a few of the topics.

Social Media- -Facebook- messages are going out regularly to keep the CCC page in followers’ feeds. Facebook also came in handy during the closure on the 11th to get the message out to the community that all campuses were closed that day. I received messages from a few people via facebook asking about evening classes also being affected and was able to reply quickly. -Event Calendars-Community calendars are utilized to promote events. Chamber calendars, coast community radio, hipfish, are a few.

Report to the Community- The Report to the Community is getting wrapped up as of 1/24/17. I am waiting on a few more pieces from across campus but by the 27th, I expect to have it done.

Patriot Hall Prep- I have created a trial run for signing employees up to use the campus fitness facilities this winter term in preparation of Patriot Hall opening. It already showed its value with trial and error in getting the flow of paperwork to the Welcome Center and then creating communications to those who signed up to use the facilities. We will have another trial run opportunity at spring term and that will hopefully have us ready to expand it to community offering starting in summer when Patriot Hall is completed.

Marketing Print-Daily Astorian - Monthly Ad-Au Naturel promotion

Radio- ads are running in January on Hits, KRCX, and the Eagle. Chris Breitmeyer voiced the commercials for us and they sound great.

Publications- Nursing is in the final approval stage and GED trifold is in its first draft. A career pathways flyer is also currently being worked on.

Events-

-I continue attending community meetings and events and represent the college to give updates and share information. -I received communication from the planners of Sunday Market about this coming year’s dates and plan on hosting a college booth at least once a month again. I will be seeking volunteers to help staff the booth once dates are established.

February 2017 Board Report VPAA UPDATE We have selected semi-finalists for skype interviews for the VPAA position. We will be contacting candidates soon to schedule the interviews. I want to thank all the members of the hiring committee for their work so far. STRATEGIC PLANNING The planning committee is working through the data from the environmental scan to help develop our strategic goals. The group has also identified the key strengths and weaknesses of the College providing data that will inform our objectives. In addition, the committee has identified the top opportunities and threats that will impact how CCC is able to fulfill its mission. Thanks to all groups; board members, foundation, staff, faculty, and students for their participation in this process. STATEWIDE ISSUES Budget

Community colleges need at least $634 million as a hold-even budget and to pay for increased costs including PERS, health care, minimum wage increases, title IX compliance and support services for Oregon Promise students. Currently, we sit at $556 million

At CCC we do not have plans to increase tuition (the majority of CC’s in the state are raising tuition) but less funding will impact our ability to reach important objectives in our upcoming strategic plan. At some point moving forward without adequate state support we may be required to increase tuition in order to just maintain current service levels. Tuition at Oregon’s community colleges is already the second highest among all western states.

The MERTS expansion/remodel was not funded. The educational programs at MERTS are emerging as one of the critical strengths as identified by both our internal and external constituents. Our strategic plan will undoubtedly focus on the importance of growing and diversifying these programs, without proper funding to enhance these facilities we will be challenged in meeting the regions workforce and educational needs.

We understand the difficult budget situation the state is in and hope revenue can be found to avoid more deep cuts to colleges. We cannot continue to pushing the tax burden of funding state budgets onto college students through the tuition they pay. There is much legislative activity in Salem that has the potential to impact community colleges. Two of particular importance are the implementation of Measure 98 and Transfer issues. With the help of OCCA staff the Presidents are leading the way to ensure that community colleges role in career technical education is recognized and that as measure 98 is rolled out that CC’s are integral to the success of the measure. I serve as part of a committee focused on improving the transfer of credits between community colleges and four-year institutions we are working on language that will lead to legislation that will set goals for that need to be reached on improving the numbers and types of credits that transfer to our university partners.

A FOCUS ON OUR VALUES

We here at Clatsop Community College are committed to supporting all of our students regardless of their backgrounds, beliefs, political affiliations or immigration status and we will do all that we can to ensure their continued success at CCC. Clatsop Community College is proud of being a welcoming place for students, faculty, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. A commitment to diversity is one of our core values.

We recognize that many in our community remain anxious about the future. We will do everything in our power to ensure the continued security and success of our students. We are a richer campus for our inclusion and diversity, and our community benefits greatly from the presence of individuals and families from all countries.

We are proud of what CCC stands for and we pledge to be a place where all are welcomed to come teach and learn with us. We support our students regardless of where they’re from, how they got here, who they love, what gender they identify with, or what God they worship. The actions of the current administration or any future administrations will not change our dedication to support students within the bounds of the law to have access to life-changing educational opportunities. Below are the core values we seek to uphold at CCC. During challenging times, it is important to reflect on who we are as a college and what we believe in.

Caring

Respect individuals and their contributions; be constructive with words and actions;

provide constant encouragement in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding; exhibit

interpersonal trust; find virtue in work.

Collaboration

Seek truth and feedback; listen; have open, transparent communication; pursue

common goals; encourage universal participation; strive for a “just society.”

Creativity

Maintain a sense of humor while remaining serious about our mission; emphasize self-

expression; show initiative; have faith in new beginnings; be open to change.

Diversity

Encourage global citizenship; affirm and respect individual human potential; appreciate

differences; be inclusive.

Integrity

Provide a safe and reliable learning environment in which we strive to be ethical,

honest, and disciplined; have and demonstrate pride.

Clatsop Community College

College Council

February 14, 2017

Submitted by: Leslie Hall

Title: Whistleblower Policy

What: This came to us from Community College counsel Karen Smith in mid-December

regarding HB 4067 related to employee whistleblowers that passed during the 2016

legislative session.

The law becomes effective on January 1, 2017. It creates an affirmative defense

applicable to employees who disclose in good faith lawfully accessed information about

violations of federal, state or local laws.

The bill requires public employers to implement policies including references to the

rights and remedies available to employees as a result of this law and existing

whistleblower protections. A written or electronic copy of the policy must be provided to

every employee. We do not currently have a ‘whistleblower’ policy. Attached is the

policy that was approved by College Council on January 17, 2017.

Why: To comply with state law.

Recommended Action: Review the policy, conduct 1st and 2nd reading and adopt by

emergency given that a policy was to be in place by January 1, 2017.

Code: 4.050

Adopted:

Revised:

Reviewed:

WHISTLEBLOWING RETALIATION POLICY

The Board strictly prohibits discrimination or retaliation against any employee for

engaging in whistleblowing activities as defined in ORS 659A.200 to 659A.229,

including disclosure of information otherwise protected under Oregon’s public records

law (ORS 192.501 to 192.505).

An employee who in good faith has an objectively reasonable belief that the actions of

the college or its employees violates federal, state or local law and who, in the process of

reporting the alleged violation, discloses information that is exempt from disclosure

under Oregon’s Public Records laws (ORS 192.501 to 192.505) has an affirmative

defense against civil or criminal charges arising out of such disclosure if the protected

information was disclosed to:

1. A state or federal regulatory agency;

2. A law enforcement agency;

3. A manager employed by the college; or

4. An attorney, when the communication is in connection with the alleged violation

and the communication is subject to Oregon’s attorney-client privilege protection

under ORS 40.225.

The affirmative defense provided for herein applies to an employee’s disclosure of

information related to an alleged violation by a coworker or supervisor acting within the

course and scope of employment of the coworker or supervisor.

The affirmative defense does not apply to information that:

1. Is disclosed or redisclosed by the employee or at the employee’s direction to a

party other than the parties listed above; or

2. Is stated in an agreement that is not related to the employee’s employment with

the employer and is either:

a. a commercial exclusive negotiating agreement, or

b. a commercial nondisclosure agreement;

3. Is disclosed by an attorney or his/her employee if the information disclosed is

related to the representation of a client; or

4. Is protected from disclosure under federal law, including but not limited to

HIPPA and FERPA and under these circumstances may only be disclosed in

accordance with federal law.

Any employee who invokes his or her rights under this policy has the right to file a

complaint under the College’s harassment complaint procedure; and, is entitled to all

Clatsop Community College

remedies available under Oregon’s unlawful employment practices law, ORS 659A.200

to 659A.224.

END OF POLICY

CLATSOP COMMUNITY COLLEGE

OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES PHONE: (503) 338-2450 FAX: (503) 338-2451

To: Board of Directors From: Leslie Lipe Date: February 14, 2017 Subject: New Hire We are pleased to announce that Dennis Woyma has been selected as a full time Custodial/Maintenance Assistant. He will be starting on swing shift beginning January 10, 2017. Most recently, Dennis worked at Fast Lube and Oil in Astoria. Previously he was a machine operator for Plac-MacCorp in Ohio. Please welcome Dennis to CCC.

UPCOMING EVENTS

January – February 2017

EVENT LOCATION DATE TIME

Au Naturel: The Nude in the

21st Century CCC Royal

Nebeker Art

Gallery

January 26 –

March 16

Cascadia Concert Opera

and the North Coast

Chorale present: Best Loved

and Popular Opera Arias

and Choruses

CCC Performing

Arts Center

February 18 7:00 pm

Ales & Ideas Fort George March 2 7:00 pm

(6 pm Doors Open)

By Edward Stratton • The Daily AstorianPublished on January 11, 2017 9:16AMLast changed on January 11, 2017 9:46AM

College weighs timber lawsuitClatsop Community College will decide later this month on whether to be a plaintiff in the timber lawsuitagainst the state.

Clatsop Community College’s board of directors met in executive sessionTuesday with lawyers representing Linn County in the $1.4 billion class actiontimber lawsuit against the state. The college will hold a special meeting Jan.24 to decide whether the school should remain involved.

“The point of them was to give information on the lawsuit, not to say for oragainst,” said college President Christopher Breitmeyer of the executivesession, which was closed to the public and the news media but discussednear the end of Tuesday’s board meeting.

Linn County filed the lawsuit last year, claiming the state was required tomaximize timber harvest on 650,000 acres of forestland counties turned overto state ownership in the early 1900s. When the suit was certified as class

action by a Linn County Circuit Court judge, the plaintiffs grew to 15 counties and roughly 130 taxing districts, includingentities such as the college, Clatsop County and Jewell School District.

Board member Patrick Wingard, also a land use planner with the state, said he felt like he was unable to get anyquestions in during the meeting with the attorneys, which he added did not seem impartial.

“We’ve got a plaintiff and a defendant,” Wingard said. “We had the plaintiff’s representatives here. How about we hearfrom the defendant?”

Breitmeyer said the bulk of the special meeting later in the month would be deliberation, with the lawyers available forquestions.

“It seems to me you’re interested in hearing from both sides,” Breitmeyer said. “We could identify individuals from bothsides. We could receive both sets of answers. Then we could prepare those to have the full sort of answer.”

Wingard said that while he works in the natural resources sector and has thoroughly researched the lawsuit, othersmight need more information. “I just hope that everybody is afforded a fair, and unbiased, and equally temporalopportunity to gain information.”

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Board Chairwoman Rosemary Baker­Monaghan, who has a background in forestry, reiterated Breitmeyer’s statementthat the executive session Tuesday was informational, and requested by the plaintiffs.

“We’re going to continue in that vein, and hear from the quote­unquote other side, so that everyone can have theopportunity to have their questions answered,” she said. “And then we’ll have a public meeting to talk about it and decidewhat we want to do.”

The college’s special meeting will be at 6 p.m. Jan. 24 in Columbia Hall Room 219, on the college’s main campus at1651 Lexington Ave.

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It turns out that a Tuesday evening vote to opt-out of the $1.4

billion Linn County class action lawsuit against the state by the

Clatsop College Board was not legal.

Wednesday, January 25, a concerned constituent sent a voicemail

to Clatsop Community College board member Karen Burke

questioning the validity of one member submitting their vote via

email for opting out of the Linn County timber lawsuit. Board

member Esther Moberg was not in attendance and submitted her

information and vote via email.

Karen inquired to President Chris Breitmeyer about the citizen’s

question and JoAnn Zahn, Vice President of Finance and

Operations, quickly connected with Karen Smith, CCC’s general

counsel at the Oregon Community College Association (OCCA,) to

find an answer. Smith states that according to Oregon Public

Meeting law a vote via email is not considered a valid vote by proxy,

thus making Ester’s vote invalid and creating a 3-3 tie. According to

Smith, a 3-3 tie means no action can be made concerning the

opting out of the lawsuit.

Standard procedure of CCC board meetings is to ask board

members to attend the meetings via conference call when unable

to be there in person. At the last scheduled board meeting held on

January 10 , Ester disclosed she would not be in attendance for

the special meeting for the lawsuit and declined the opportunity to

attend the meeting via conference call, She opted to write am email

stating her reasoning and vote.

The special meeting for the lawsuit was set for the 24 due to

board scheduling issues and all board members understood the

written letter to opt out of the lawsuit had to be post marked by the

25 , making it a quick turnaround time. No one at the special

board meeting questioned the validity of the email vote at that

time.

Oregon Public Meeting laws also do not allow the board to meet

without a 24 hour notice to the public creating a situation where

the board cannot reconvene before the opt out deadline is over.

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Inquiries to John DiLorenzo of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP law firm

that is handling the Linn County timber lawsuit were submitted at

noon today to find out if an extension is possible for submitting an

opt out letter. No response has been received at this time. CCC does

not expect any flexibility in the date but are awaiting a response. If

the deadline is firm, the college will not have the time or

opportunity to opt out from the class action lawsuit.

(Original story follows)

The Clatsop Community College Board voted Tuesday night to opt

out of a $1.4 billion class-action lawsuit brought by Linn County

against the State of Oregon and the Oregon Department of Forestry

over lost revenue the suit claims was the result of forest

management decisions.

Linn County filed the suit which was given class action status by

the court since the outcome would affect taxing districts that

receive proceeds from timber sales on forest trust lands. The

county claims that because of decisions made by the Department

of Forestry in the 90's to shift from timber production to

environmental and recreational access as the highest and best use

of the lands held in trust for the counties the resulting drop in

timber harvest cost the taxing districts almost a billion and a half

dollars in revenue they would have otherwise received.

In a very brief meeting, where no opportunity was given for public

comment, the board members each expressed whether or not the

college should stay in the lawsuit or opt out. The decision was not

unanimous. Board Chair Rosemary Baker Monaghan said she

would rather see the college stay in the suit because to do

otherwise might make it difficult in the future to go back to district

voters for operating levies.

Board member Tessa Scheller urged the board to opt "way-out" of

the suit saying the true purpose of the suit is a twisted kind of

attack against recreational users and other users not involved in

timber production and to do otherwise would be a step backward.

On a roll-call the majority of the college board voted to opt-out.

The other option would have been to take no action which would

have had the effect of making the college a party to the suit. Many

By Edward Stratton • The Daily AstorianPublished on January 25, 2017 8:03AMLast changed on January 25, 2017 11:07AM

College opts out of timber suitFollows Clatsop County in exit

The Clatsop Community College Board voted 4­3 Tuesday to opt out of atimber lawsuit brought by Linn County against the state.

The $1.4 billion claim alleges the state has been in breach of a contractualobligation to maximize revenue from timber harvests in favor of conservationand recreation goals.

The lawsuit was certified as a class action that could potentially cover 15counties and about 130 taxing districts, including 30 in Clatsop County, whichcontains 23 percent of the state forestland at issue. Most counties and taxingdistricts had to decide by today whether to opt out of the legal action. Mostchose to take no action, by default remaining plaintiffs.

The Clatsop County Board of Commissioners voted to opt out earlier this month, while the Port of Astoria Commissionvoted to stay involved. The Jewell School Board posted the lawsuit as an action item Monday, but took no action. TheSeaside School District also took no action and will remain in the claim.

Views on lawsuit

While Port commissioners and Jewell School Board members made no comment about their decisions, the college’smeeting, lasting less than 10 minutes in front of a packed crowd, included a roundtable presentation for board membersto share their views on the lawsuit.

Board member Anne Teaford­Cantor, who voted to opt out, said she had originally been for staying in the lawsuit, butchanged her opinion after an earlier executive session, during which the college board met with Linn CountyCommissioner Roger Nyquist and the county’s lawyer in the case, John DiLorenzo.

“I think that the money (for a settlement) would have to come from somewhere, and I also base this on 20 years ofexperience in and around the legal profession,” Cantor said. “The expectations for how much we might get out of (asettlement) are high.”

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Fiscal responsibilities

Board members Karen Burke, Robert Duehmig and Chairwoman Rosemary Baker­Monaghan, who voted to stay in, saidtheir primary fiscal responsibilities are to make the best decision for the college and its students.

“I don’t think that if we were to opt out that it would make any difference in whether the suit would go forward or not,”Burke said.

Baker­Monaghan, who has a background in the forest industry, said her opinions on forest management don’t matter tothe case. Based on public input received, she said, it could be difficult for the college to pass a bond, increase tuition orsupport the foundation if the suit prevails and the college passed up on a settlement.

Board member Patrick Wingard ran off a slew of facts about the forest products industry, which he said averages $13billion in yearly sales and comprises 11 percent of the state’s economic output.

“I, too, feel it’s my responsibility to the college, to the students, to our staff, to the institution, to the community, to ensurewe make the best decisions that are in our fiscal health,” he said. “I feel that decision is to opt out.”

Board member Tessa Scheller said the lawsuit is about increased timber harvests instead of helping students. A vote toopt out, she said, respects ongoing education and public discourse around the forest’s greatest permanent value, whilethe lawsuit could result in an even bigger budget deficit than the state already faces.

“What I see as the biggest problem is the very twisted coupling of education and state forestry practices and policies,much like the state lottery being coupled to parks and watershed protections,” she said. “Gambling advocates candisingenuously argue that gambling does good things, when in fact it’s a social problem disguised as a sin tax. Fundingfor education and forest policy deserve to be evaluated on their separate merits.”

Board member Esther Moberg was not present, but submitted a vote to opt out via email.

By Edward Stratton • The Daily AstorianPublished on January 25, 2017 4:52PMLast changed on January 26, 2017 8:18AM

College vote on timber lawsuit invalidError likely leaves college in suit

Clatsop Community College will likely remain a plaintiff in Linn County’stimber lawsuit against the state after a board member’s vote was invalidatedfor being submitted by email.

The college board voted 4­3 Tuesday to opt out of the $1.4 billion lawsuit.Chairwoman Rosemary Baker­Monaghan, Karen Burke and Robert Duehmigvoted to stay in the lawsuit. Board members Patrick Wingard, Tessa Schellerand Anne Teaford­Cantor voted to opt out.

Esther Moberg, who was not at the meeting and was unable to attend viateleconference, submitted her vote to opt out in an email, which Monaghancounted and nobody at the meeting challenged.

The college said Wednesday that a concerned constituent contacted Burkeand questioned the validity of Moberg’s vote.

JoAnn Zahn, the college’s vice president of finance and operations, contacted general counsel Karen Smith with theOregon Community College Association. According to the college, Smith said public meeting law does not allow votes byemail.

Monaghan said she and college President Christopher Breitmeyer, who was also not at the meeting, had assumed it wasalright for Moberg to submit a vote by email. “It’s too bad, because honestly everybody was operating in good faith,”Monaghan said, adding Moberg had sent an apology to the board.

The invalidation means the board’s vote is 3­3, leaving the college as a plaintiff in the lawsuit. The deadline for the 15counties and approximately 130 taxing districts in the class­action lawsuit to vote on withdrawing was Wednesday.

The college has contacted John DiLorenzo, an attorney with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, the law firm handling thelawsuit for Linn County, to find out if an extension is possible for submitting an opt­out letter.

“No response has been received at this time,” the college said in a news release. The college “does not expect anyflexibility in the date but are awaiting a response.”

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Reached by phone, DiLorenzo said he received an opt­out notice from the college Tuesday, followed by another emailWednesday rescinding the decision. He said the Linn County Circuit Court has indicated that Wednesday was thedeadline to send a letter opting out, and that he expects about 95 percent of the original taxing districts included in thelawsuit to remain as plaintiffs.

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NCTC builds connector trail at collegeNCTC builds trail at Clatsop Community College

The Northwest Coast Trails Coalition had its first work party since transforming from the Warrenton Trails Associationto the new coalition. NCTC Board Vice Chairwoman Tessa Scheller worked with the Clatsop Community College board toget approval to build a trail connecting two trails that are adjacent to the college’s lower parking lot.

The new trail skirts the edge of the north side of the parking lot and rounds the northeast corner and connects with theupper trail. The project was completed in about five hours on Saturday.

Terry Teague of Quality Excavation brought in an excavator and did the majority of the work. Mike Sarin, owner of BigRiver Excavating, donated two loads of gravel, and NCTC purchased a third load for the project.

Submitted PhotoNorthwest Coast Trails Coalition volunteers held a work party to connect two trails atClatsop Community College.

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Volunteers included three NCTC board members, Tessa Scheller, Gail Galen and Sue Cody. Lucien Swerdloff, CCCHistorical Preservation instructor, and one of his students, Don Haslan, pitched in, along with Matt Crichton.

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By Edward Stratton • The Daily AstorianPublished on February 6, 2017 8:33AM

A look at county’s timber decisionClatsop only county to opt out of class­action suit

Clatsop County contains nearly one­quarter of state­run forestlandsinvolved in a lawsuit brought by Linn County against the state over timberrevenue. But Clatsop was the only one of the 15 counties covered by classaction to opt out.

Linn County’s lawsuit claims the state violated a contract to maximizesustainable harvests on land deeded by counties in the 1930s and ’40s. Thelawsuit claims state polices from emphasizing recreation and conservationhave cost the counties a total of $35 million a year in timber revenue since2000. It also seeks future payments of $35 million a year to account for thelost revenue.

Deemed a class action by a Linn County Circuit Court judge, the lawsuit grewto include 15 counties and approximately 130 taxing districts, all of which stood to gain sizable settlements were thelawsuit successful.

The governing bodies of the affected counties and taxing districts had until Jan. 25 to let the court know if they wantedout. Most did nothing, by default staying in the lawsuit.

An outlier

According to a filing last week by lawyers for Linn County, five of the nine taxing districts that opted out were in ClatsopCounty.

Four — County Rural Law Enforcement, Road District No. 1, the county affiliate of Oregon State University’s 4­H andExtension Service programs and the Clatsop County Fair — were automatically removed as plaintiffs by the countyBoard of Commissioners’ decision. The board of directors for Sunset Empire Parks and Recreation District voted lastmonth to opt out.

Michael Hinton, chairman of Sunset Empire’s board, said the group didn’t agree with the change in forest practices thatmight result from the lawsuit, and that the district’s budget doesn’t rely on timber revenue.

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“I think we made the right decision,” Board of Commissioners Chairman Scott Lee said about the county’s decision lastmonth to opt out. “And of course I’m disappointed other taxing districts didn’t opt out. I still think I made a right decision.”

The county will still potentially be a big recipient of any settlement from the lawsuit. Of the 30 taxing districts in the countyreceiving timber tax revenues, 25 remained involved.

The board of Jewell School District, a timber tax­funded K­12 school in the middle of the Clatsop State Forest, took noaction. The Port of Astoria Commission was the only major taxing district to vote publicly to stay in.

Clatsop Community College’s board voted 4­3 the day before the deadline to opt out. But board member EstherMoberg’s vote to opt out, submitted via email after she declined to attend the meeting and vote via teleconference, wasrescinded as a violation of voting rules. The vote was ruled a tie, and the college was left in the lawsuit.

No sense in opt­out

John DiLorenzo, the lead lawyer for Linn County in the case, said all Clatsop County did was give up money and anyinfluence over the outcome of the $1.4 billion lawsuit.

“It just makes no logical sense to me,” he said. “But hey; you know what? It’s their right to do it.”

DiLorenzo said there’s a misconception that the case is about changing timber policies, which he said would ultimatelyinvolve an extensive rule­making process or legislative action requiring public input.

“I know that passions are … very much present as part of this debate,” DiLorenzo said. “But believe me; this case is allabout money.”

DiLorenzo said environmental and timber policies are created by and seen as beneficial to the entire state. But the costsof such policies not maximizing timber revenues, he said, fall more on rural counties that can least afford it.

“It’s a matter of cost­sharing,” he said. “Should rural Oregonians be the only ones who pay for the cost of a policy thatbenefits all?”

UPCOMING EVENTS

January – February 2017

EVENT LOCATION DATE TIME

Au Naturel: The Nude in the

21st Century CCC Royal

Nebeker Art

Gallery

January 26 –

March 16

Cascadia Concert Opera

and the North Coast

Chorale present: Best Loved

and Popular Opera Arias

and Choruses

CCC Performing

Arts Center

February 18 7:00 pm

Ales & Ideas Fort George March 2 7:00 pm

(6 pm Doors Open)