1 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:09,130 Mary Rees: Good afternoon and welcome to the Moorpark Campus 2 00:00:09,140 --> 00:00:11,210 Update. We'll give a minute or two while we have 3 00:00:11,210 --> 00:00:15,860 people that are still checking in. So we'll be right with you. 4 00:00:58,740 --> 00:01:01,770 Good afternoon and welcome to Moorpark Campus 5 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:07,110 Update. We're coming to you from the district 6 00:01:07,110 --> 00:01:09,120 office. We've been at the district office for a 7 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,490 retreat today. So welcome from the district office. 8 00:01:13,260 --> 00:01:15,870 We're going to be excited to welcome Julius back. 9 00:01:15,870 --> 00:01:20,130 And I hope everyone is doing well. Just a reminder 10 00:01:20,130 --> 00:01:25,080 that our update is being recorded and 11 00:01:25,350 --> 00:01:27,330 after being captioned, will be on the President's 12 00:01:27,330 --> 00:01:30,570 website. Also, it is closed captioned. If you'd 13 00:01:30,570 --> 00:01:33,090 like to see the closed captioning, please just 14 00:01:33,090 --> 00:01:37,380 click the "CC" at the bottom of your screen. 15 00:01:37,950 --> 00:01:43,430 And welcome, Julius, and welcome to you all. [Julius Sokenu]: Hi, 16 00:01:43,470 --> 00:01:48,450 everyone. It's nice to be back and it's great to 17 00:01:48,450 --> 00:01:52,650 be back to a California that is reopened. So thank 18 00:01:52,650 --> 00:01:55,620 you so much, Mary. Thank you Amanuel and 19 00:01:55,620 --> 00:01:59,180 Jennifer for keeping the college going while I 20 00:01:59,220 --> 00:02:00,960 sort of took a little bit of a break, which is 21 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:04,230 much needed and much appreciated. So and I know 22 00:02:04,230 --> 00:02:05,760 many of you are going to be doing that over the 23 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,940 course of the summer. Please be careful and take 24 00:02:08,940 --> 00:02:10,830 care of yourselves. We all need to make sure that 25 00:02:10,830 --> 00:02:16,170 we are rejuvenated and really sort of energized 26 00:02:16,170 --> 00:02:19,680 for the months to come. As you know, 27 00:02:20,370 --> 00:02:23,100 there's so much that has happened in the past 10 28 00:02:23,100 --> 00:02:24,780 days. You know, we've gone from thinking really 29 00:02:24,780 --> 00:02:29,430 about the fall semester, as we have always done, 30 00:02:29,430 --> 00:02:32,160 mitigating risk and keeping people safe. And we're 31 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,760 still thinking about mitigating 32 00:02:35,970 --> 00:02:38,460 risk and keeping people safe, and making sure they 33 00:02:38,460 --> 00:02:41,130 continue with their plan of study. And 34 00:02:41,130 --> 00:02:44,520 we're able to work in an environment that is 35 00:02:44,940 --> 00:02:48,360 a healthy and safe one. We have a state that's 36 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:50,970 been reopened based on the data that we've been 37 00:02:50,970 --> 00:02:55,260 getting from our Department of Public Health, both 38 00:02:55,260 --> 00:02:58,050 at the state and the county level. Ventura County 39 00:02:58,050 --> 00:03:00,330 is at a point now where 60.7% 40 00:03:00,330 --> 00:03:04,020 of the residents of 12 and over have been fully 41 00:03:04,020 --> 00:03:06,510 vaccinated. That's great. I mean, what that 42 00:03:06,510 --> 00:03:09,810 does is it sets the context for us to really bring 43 00:03:09,930 --> 00:03:12,810 more people back on campus. We also see low 44 00:03:12,810 --> 00:03:14,820 infection rates. Yes, we do know that there's the 45 00:03:14,820 --> 00:03:18,090 Delta strain of the virus that is beginning to 46 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,960 proliferate. We also know that vaccination is the 47 00:03:21,970 --> 00:03:24,930 way that saves and protects people against that 48 00:03:24,930 --> 00:03:27,570 virus and that strain of the virus. So we're 49 00:03:27,570 --> 00:03:32,520 encouraging our campus community, our local community for 50 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,910 folks to get vaccinated. Our staff, our students and 51 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,630 our faculty, as well as our managers. We also know 52 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:42,660 that the CDC has made some changes to guidelines 53 00:03:42,660 --> 00:03:45,990 for institutions of higher education. Now having 54 00:03:45,990 --> 00:03:47,760 said that, we're an institution of higher 55 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,430 education, and it's incredibly important that we 56 00:03:50,430 --> 00:03:53,610 not only follow protocols, which is that if people 57 00:03:53,610 --> 00:03:57,210 are vaccinated, yes, they can be vaccinated and be 58 00:03:57,210 --> 00:04:00,960 unmasked, but if they are unvaccinated, 59 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,540 that they are wearing that masks when they are 60 00:04:03,540 --> 00:04:08,130 indoors, in closed spaces. If we do not follow that 61 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,910 and we're not following that judiciously, we can be 62 00:04:11,910 --> 00:04:15,060 fined. There are consequences for that. So we are 63 00:04:15,060 --> 00:04:18,720 all responsible for the individual, for the safety 64 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,440 of our campus community. And so I ask that you, as 65 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,440 you go coming back to campus and again, 66 00:04:25,650 --> 00:04:28,560 the emphasis is really coming back to campus for 67 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:33,120 everyone. So as of this week, we are asking that 68 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:37,050 folks no longer need to have permission from their 69 00:04:37,050 --> 00:04:39,240 supervisors to come on campus. Please come on 70 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,310 campus. There's so much that's happening. We want 71 00:04:41,310 --> 00:04:45,060 you to be here and experience that. And if you've 72 00:04:45,060 --> 00:04:50,010 been vaccinated and you got proof of that, 73 00:04:50,010 --> 00:04:51,480 while we're not really checking that right now, 74 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,090 but that you've been vaccinated, please show up on 75 00:04:54,090 --> 00:04:56,160 campus. Come visit us. This is those of us that 76 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,190 are already on campus and if you 77 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,630 are unvaccinated, you can still come on campus, 78 00:05:00,630 --> 00:05:03,930 just make sure that you wear your mask. Okay. And 79 00:05:03,930 --> 00:05:08,010 also bear in mind that we have the VCCCD app, which 80 00:05:08,010 --> 00:05:11,580 we're using for screening. And so making sure that 81 00:05:11,580 --> 00:05:15,150 you complete that app at home, prior to your coming 82 00:05:15,150 --> 00:05:17,520 onto campus. And that will allow you to have this 83 00:05:17,580 --> 00:05:22,170 smooth sailing through our screening process. So 84 00:05:22,170 --> 00:05:24,870 just to give you some very clear sort of timelines 85 00:05:24,870 --> 00:05:28,920 and schedules that we're following through, July 1, 86 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:33,750 which is Thursday, July 1, we expect all our 87 00:05:33,750 --> 00:05:37,620 managers and supervisors to return to on site work 88 00:05:37,620 --> 00:05:40,380 on a full time basis. And really the goal here is 89 00:05:40,380 --> 00:05:43,200 that we know that there's a whole lot of work that 90 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,750 needs to be done. There's a lot of collaborating 91 00:05:45,750 --> 00:05:48,370 that needs to happen. And we want the managers and 92 00:05:48,370 --> 00:05:50,640 the supervisors to be here to begin to 93 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:53,820 help us do that work. There's so much that happens 94 00:05:54,330 --> 00:05:57,180 until we test the protocols that we have in place 95 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:00,720 we can't validate them. So that's why we have managers to coming back here in 96 00:06:00,870 --> 00:06:03,860 helping us think through these processes and... 97 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,690 So that the month of July really is a transition 98 00:06:06,690 --> 00:06:09,870 month. July 1 to July 31, is an opportunity 99 00:06:09,870 --> 00:06:12,450 to bring people back incrementally and making sure 100 00:06:12,450 --> 00:06:14,490 that when people are back as safe as possible. 101 00:06:14,970 --> 00:06:18,510 July 1 of July 31, all classified staff 102 00:06:18,710 --> 00:06:24,420 and faculty who are in either in instruction or 103 00:06:24,420 --> 00:06:26,670 non-instructional context or in the summer will 104 00:06:26,670 --> 00:06:29,550 transition back to full time on site 105 00:06:29,550 --> 00:06:33,000 work. And again, this is an opportunity for us to 106 00:06:33,900 --> 00:06:37,480 continue that transition to back to campus. 107 00:06:37,500 --> 00:06:40,590 It's a month of flexibility to allow people to 108 00:06:40,590 --> 00:06:44,130 sort of ease back, that come August 1, that we are 109 00:06:44,340 --> 00:06:47,760 back to as close to normal as we can, we have had 110 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:53,100 in the past. What you will see is on the screen is 111 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:57,930 a summary of the revised Covid-19 health and 112 00:06:57,930 --> 00:07:00,720 safety protocols that will be effective as of July 113 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,600 1. And you see that it is defined based on 114 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:06,930 vaccination status, whether it is verified, and 115 00:07:06,930 --> 00:07:08,850 you can verify your vaccination status by 116 00:07:08,850 --> 00:07:14,640 uploading it to the VCCCD app. And if you go to the very 117 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:18,450 the rightmost tabs, it 118 00:07:18,470 --> 00:07:22,710 says "vaccinations". And you can click on that to 119 00:07:22,710 --> 00:07:24,990 report your vaccinations. And it's very 120 00:07:24,990 --> 00:07:28,590 straightforward. Just update the upload a 121 00:07:28,590 --> 00:07:32,550 screenshot of your vaccination card and that's all 122 00:07:32,550 --> 00:07:35,430 you need. The college district is working on 123 00:07:35,460 --> 00:07:38,640 making sure that we update that whole process so 124 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:42,440 that once you have uploaded 125 00:07:42,490 --> 00:07:45,270 your vaccination card, we'll actually be able to 126 00:07:45,270 --> 00:07:49,110 see a blue pass sign and they're working on 127 00:07:49,110 --> 00:07:52,020 that. And within the next couple of weeks that 128 00:07:52,020 --> 00:07:53,970 that will be completed so that everybody who's 129 00:07:53,970 --> 00:07:57,870 been vaccinated can just show that blue pass sign. 130 00:07:57,990 --> 00:08:00,150 You complete your screening at home and then you 131 00:08:00,150 --> 00:08:02,760 show your blue pass sign. But anyway, so going 132 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:06,270 through this table right here, whether physical 133 00:08:06,270 --> 00:08:09,470 distance, is outdoors or indoors, whether you're 134 00:08:09,470 --> 00:08:12,860 verified or your unverified, that is not 135 00:08:12,860 --> 00:08:16,500 required. So physical distancing indoors or outdoors, 136 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:20,900 not required. Face covering outdoors, not required. 137 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,320 Face covering indoors, it is not required for 138 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:27,260 verified folks. It is required for folks who are 139 00:08:27,260 --> 00:08:30,020 unverified. And I think the important message we 140 00:08:30,020 --> 00:08:32,510 want to communicate here is that folks who have 141 00:08:32,510 --> 00:08:35,750 not been vaccinated need to be protected because 142 00:08:35,750 --> 00:08:37,340 those of us who have been 143 00:08:37,340 --> 00:08:41,600 vaccinated, we are already protected by the 144 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:45,140 vaccine to a great degree, right? And so we want 145 00:08:45,140 --> 00:08:46,910 to make sure that we are also looking at for the 146 00:08:46,910 --> 00:08:48,620 well-being of those individuals who have not been 147 00:08:48,620 --> 00:08:51,500 vaccinated for a variety of reasons. So just to 148 00:08:51,500 --> 00:08:56,210 bear that in mind. Also, I think it's important 149 00:08:56,210 --> 00:09:00,710 for us to bear in mind that Covid-19 testing is 150 00:09:00,710 --> 00:09:03,110 not required for those who've been 151 00:09:03,110 --> 00:09:06,890 verified under the vaccination status and for 152 00:09:06,890 --> 00:09:10,790 those who are unverified, there's a requirement by the 153 00:09:10,790 --> 00:09:15,920 CDC that monthly Covid-19 tests happen and that 154 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,770 individuals are able to document that testing on 155 00:09:18,770 --> 00:09:21,800 the through the app and also testing if people are 156 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:25,490 symptomatic. Monthly testing for those individuals 157 00:09:25,490 --> 00:09:29,480 who are unverified is required by the CDC. So 158 00:09:29,780 --> 00:09:31,910 please let's make sure that we're 159 00:09:31,910 --> 00:09:35,750 conscious of that. And that app is the way by 160 00:09:35,750 --> 00:09:40,190 which we will be able to verify and monitor that. 161 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:44,930 MyVCCCD pre-screening app is required. We 162 00:09:44,930 --> 00:09:47,360 are still screening. We will move away from the 163 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:49,960 temperature checking, but we are still screening. 164 00:09:50,180 --> 00:09:52,520 And so please, please, please make sure that every 165 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:56,090 day before you come on campus, that you do that pre- 166 00:09:56,210 --> 00:09:59,480 screening at home, daily. Onsite screening. Yes, 167 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:02,960 we're verifying apps through the app information. We're 168 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,570 obtaining information and getting masks and masks are 169 00:10:05,570 --> 00:10:07,430 voluntary. So even if you've been vaccinated, if 170 00:10:07,430 --> 00:10:10,640 you feel better wearing a mask, feel free 171 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:15,680 to do so. We respect that. For those individuals who are 172 00:10:15,680 --> 00:10:18,920 unverified, yes, you do need to verify through the 173 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:24,290 app information, in terms of the screening process and 174 00:10:24,290 --> 00:10:29,240 then you wear a mask as required. Contact tracing. 175 00:10:29,420 --> 00:10:32,720 Yes, we're still doing contact tracing when needed. 176 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,630 Remember, our emphasis is on your safety and the 177 00:10:35,630 --> 00:10:38,630 security of this campus community. So for 178 00:10:38,630 --> 00:10:40,280 those who have been verified in terms of their 179 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,470 vaccination status, as well as those who have been 180 00:10:42,620 --> 00:10:45,620 unverified as a result of their status, 181 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,710 we're still contact tracing. So that is 182 00:10:48,710 --> 00:10:51,170 key for us to know to do. Please bear in mind that 183 00:10:51,170 --> 00:10:53,030 we're doing our best and that things will be 184 00:10:53,030 --> 00:10:56,240 modified and will change adjustments about to 185 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,780 happen. And so we all need to be patient and 186 00:10:59,780 --> 00:11:04,460 respectful of one another. The board is discussing 187 00:11:04,460 --> 00:11:08,000 mandatory vaccinations for staff and 188 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:11,600 students. January 10, the board will be reading 189 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:14,930 the first draft of a broad policy. July. I'm 190 00:11:14,930 --> 00:11:17,270 sorry, I said January, July. July 10 the board 191 00:11:17,270 --> 00:11:19,100 will be reading that. And then in August at the 192 00:11:19,100 --> 00:11:21,830 August board meeting a second reading and a 193 00:11:21,830 --> 00:11:24,290 decision would be made at that point 194 00:11:24,290 --> 00:11:26,480 in time. Again, that would be for mandatory 195 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:29,270 vaccinations for students and staff and 196 00:11:29,270 --> 00:11:33,320 administrators. We are following 197 00:11:33,830 --> 00:11:36,350 the regulations and doing what's expected of us. 198 00:11:36,590 --> 00:11:40,010 So you will hear from our facilities folks 199 00:11:40,010 --> 00:11:44,660 and our VP of Business around what we're doing to 200 00:11:44,660 --> 00:11:47,450 make sure that the campus is a safe place to 201 00:11:47,450 --> 00:11:50,300 return for those of us that have been 202 00:11:50,690 --> 00:11:52,610 off campus and for those who are currently on 203 00:11:52,610 --> 00:11:57,470 campus. Important thing here is that our goal is 204 00:11:57,470 --> 00:12:02,450 to make sure that we are supporting people as 205 00:12:02,450 --> 00:12:04,280 they're on our campus and the campus is a safe 206 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:07,490 place to work and a safe place to learn. I am 207 00:12:07,490 --> 00:12:11,390 going to pass this on to Allison, who will then 208 00:12:11,390 --> 00:12:13,250 give you an update from the Student Health Center. 209 00:12:13,580 --> 00:12:20,310 Thanks, Allison. [Allison Case Barton]: Thanks, Julius. So I always like 210 00:12:20,310 --> 00:12:23,880 to show you where we are on our campus as far as 211 00:12:24,990 --> 00:12:28,410 our Covid cases and you see lots of zeros, it's 212 00:12:28,410 --> 00:12:32,700 great. We don't have any active positive cases or 213 00:12:32,700 --> 00:12:35,280 anybody currently in quarantine. And everybody who 214 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:38,670 has had Covid has recovered from it, that we're 215 00:12:38,670 --> 00:12:42,600 aware of. And so this is based on just people 216 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:45,840 who have checked in. And take a look at that 217 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:49,260 bottom row there. We have 576 218 00:12:49,260 --> 00:12:55,410 people who have uploaded their vaccine status 219 00:12:55,770 --> 00:12:59,760 on the MyVCCCD app. And that's great. Thank you so much. 220 00:13:00,150 --> 00:13:03,120 So just a little bit about the process of that. 221 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:06,180 Once we know that somebody has uploaded their 222 00:13:06,210 --> 00:13:11,700 vaccine card, one of the three people that 223 00:13:11,700 --> 00:13:14,280 are able and allowed to do that in the Student 224 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:18,630 Health Center that are covered by HIPAA 225 00:13:18,660 --> 00:13:22,830 regulations. So very confidential, just like any 226 00:13:22,830 --> 00:13:26,640 other medical records. We check those to make sure 227 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:30,060 that they really are a card. We had some 228 00:13:30,060 --> 00:13:33,570 interesting uploads that aren't a card, and then 229 00:13:33,570 --> 00:13:35,670 we had to contact those people to see if they 230 00:13:35,670 --> 00:13:38,190 actually got vaccinated. We need to make sure that 231 00:13:38,190 --> 00:13:43,470 it's two weeks past the last necessary dose. 232 00:13:43,470 --> 00:13:45,510 If you have Johnson and Johnson, it's two weeks 233 00:13:45,510 --> 00:13:48,370 passed Johnson and Johnson. If you had Pfizer or Moderna 234 00:13:48,370 --> 00:13:51,330 that's two weeks past your second dose. And then 235 00:13:51,330 --> 00:13:58,170 once the vaccine is verified, then you 236 00:13:58,170 --> 00:14:02,130 say that and then as soon as we have the blue 237 00:14:02,130 --> 00:14:06,570 pass that Julius was referring to earlier, you'll 238 00:14:06,570 --> 00:14:08,730 have a blue pass. And so you'll have this kind of 239 00:14:08,730 --> 00:14:12,150 magic, like a visual that shows that 240 00:14:12,150 --> 00:14:14,550 you've done it. Right now it's not very satisfying 241 00:14:14,550 --> 00:14:18,090 when you upload it because there's no visual 242 00:14:18,090 --> 00:14:21,390 representation of that, but there will be soon. So 243 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:24,390 that's great. If you've gotten vaccinated and you 244 00:14:24,390 --> 00:14:28,440 haven't uploaded your vaccine card yet, we really 245 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:32,610 appreciate you doing that as soon as you can. And 246 00:14:32,610 --> 00:14:34,680 I'm going to show you a little visual in a couple 247 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:36,930 of slides to show you how to do that. Julius 248 00:14:36,940 --> 00:14:39,930 described it perfectly, but you'll see a visual in 249 00:14:39,930 --> 00:14:44,450 a second. Alright next slide, please. So another 250 00:14:44,450 --> 00:14:47,390 exciting thing is we get to have another pop up 251 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:51,740 vaccine clinic. We're going to be doing it at EATM 252 00:14:51,740 --> 00:14:55,460 in the lower level patio from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. 253 00:14:55,460 --> 00:15:00,500 on two days, Tuesday, September 20 and Wednesday, 254 00:15:00,500 --> 00:15:05,690 the 21st. And they'll be offering both the 255 00:15:05,690 --> 00:15:09,770 Pfizer and the Johnson and Johnson vaccines. Yes, 256 00:15:09,770 --> 00:15:13,130 we know that the Pfizer is a two 257 00:15:13,130 --> 00:15:18,230 shot vaccine, and if enough people get that one, 258 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,680 they'll do a follow up clinic here on campus in 259 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:23,750 three weeks. So it just depends on how many people 260 00:15:23,750 --> 00:15:26,660 choose that one and how many people we have at the 261 00:15:26,660 --> 00:15:29,630 clinic. Otherwise, they're going to give everybody 262 00:15:29,630 --> 00:15:31,790 information about all the different places where 263 00:15:31,790 --> 00:15:33,620 you could get the second one. Maybe there's one 264 00:15:33,620 --> 00:15:36,560 even closer to where you live or whatever. You 265 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:39,230 will not need an appointment. You do need to bring 266 00:15:39,230 --> 00:15:43,090 an ID, though, and it can be like a student ID even. 267 00:15:43,090 --> 00:15:45,680 I mean, it doesn't have to be like your passport 268 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:49,070 or a driver's license or anything like that. This 269 00:15:49,070 --> 00:15:51,740 is for Ventura County students, residents, or 270 00:15:51,740 --> 00:15:52,340 workers. 271 00:15:54,620 --> 00:15:57,530 If you are under, or the person is under 272 00:15:57,530 --> 00:16:00,950 18, you need to have a signed consent for that. 273 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:06,170 And I think I can put in the Q&A. Maybe I can't. Shoot. 274 00:16:06,650 --> 00:16:11,870 Well, if you go to the, our Covid update website 275 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,560 and you go to vaccines, there is a 276 00:16:15,890 --> 00:16:19,730 vaccine consent at that link. So that's a good way 277 00:16:19,730 --> 00:16:22,760 to do it. If you know of a student or somebody 278 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:28,440 that's eligible, but not 18 yet, they'll do the 279 00:16:28,490 --> 00:16:30,990 vaccine with the consent form signed by a parent. 280 00:16:31,790 --> 00:16:32,890 And next slide, please? 281 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:39,070 All right, so this is what I said, it's very easy 282 00:16:39,070 --> 00:16:44,020 to upload your vaccine information. You just click 283 00:16:44,020 --> 00:16:47,830 on the little syringe icon. You have 284 00:16:47,830 --> 00:16:50,890 to scroll over to the right a little bit and then 285 00:16:51,430 --> 00:16:53,290 complete the form when you're done with your 286 00:16:53,290 --> 00:16:57,910 vaccine series to say which one you've had. And 287 00:16:57,910 --> 00:17:01,180 then you add the photo in the photos in the app. 288 00:17:01,190 --> 00:17:03,130 You don't have to like digging around in your 289 00:17:03,130 --> 00:17:07,510 photos for that. So it's important to understand 290 00:17:07,510 --> 00:17:10,960 too, as Julius mentioned it earlier, that we are 291 00:17:12,590 --> 00:17:16,330 an institution of higher learning and we have a 292 00:17:16,330 --> 00:17:20,530 lot of college age students, of course, right? And 293 00:17:20,530 --> 00:17:22,930 because of that, we're a special and unique 294 00:17:22,930 --> 00:17:25,840 location. And so we have to have a little bit 295 00:17:25,870 --> 00:17:28,510 different strategies to keep people safe and 296 00:17:28,510 --> 00:17:32,230 healthy than the general population. We're 297 00:17:32,230 --> 00:17:36,280 not as mixed as, say, Moorpark or Ventura County 298 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:39,070 proper is. And that's why we have to do all these 299 00:17:39,070 --> 00:17:41,950 extra things to just keep everybody healthy and 300 00:17:41,950 --> 00:17:47,140 safe. So that's it for me. And I'm going to hand 301 00:17:47,140 --> 00:17:48,170 it back to you, Julius. 302 00:17:58,130 --> 00:18:00,950 Julius: Hi, Allison, thank you so much for that information. 303 00:18:01,850 --> 00:18:04,310 I know there's been lots of questions coming up 304 00:18:04,310 --> 00:18:08,630 and so we'll start answering those questions and 305 00:18:08,630 --> 00:18:12,950 we'll move to Jennifer our Vice President of Business so she 306 00:18:12,950 --> 00:18:16,880 can start answering some of these questions. [Jennifer]: Maybe one 307 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:19,850 or two that I can definitely hit. Hey, everybody 308 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:23,890 excited to be here. I'm in the same room as Julius 309 00:18:23,900 --> 00:18:28,880 and Mary for the first time. It was so exciting, so 310 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:30,860 exciting. I was in the room with many of my 311 00:18:30,860 --> 00:18:34,160 colleagues today. So very, very cool. Anyway, we 312 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:36,920 have a lot to cover. A lot of the items that I'm 313 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:39,350 going to be covering as a lot of the items that 314 00:18:39,350 --> 00:18:42,560 Julius covered previously, a lot of 315 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:45,230 this will be in the chancellor's email that we're 316 00:18:45,230 --> 00:18:48,650 expecting to come today. So you'll have a lot of 317 00:18:48,650 --> 00:18:54,680 this in writing anyway. So but anyway. I did want 318 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:58,550 to reiterate what Julius mentioned and that we get 319 00:18:58,550 --> 00:19:01,970 questioned every day, all day at the screening 320 00:19:01,970 --> 00:19:05,840 stations. Anybody of authority asks is like, "Hey in the 321 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:09,470 world, out in California, I go shopping. You know, 322 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:12,290 I'm not wearing a mask anymore. You know, I'm 323 00:19:12,290 --> 00:19:14,660 not having my temperature taken. Why are we still 324 00:19:14,660 --> 00:19:18,050 doing this at Moorpark?" That the messaging 325 00:19:18,050 --> 00:19:20,870 is different. And again, as Julius mentioned, we 326 00:19:20,870 --> 00:19:23,180 we are an institution of 327 00:19:23,180 --> 00:19:25,820 higher education. So we have a different standard 328 00:19:25,820 --> 00:19:29,210 by which we have to comply. I'm not 329 00:19:29,210 --> 00:19:31,310 going to go into the reasons why and the rationale, 330 00:19:31,310 --> 00:19:34,130 but there are many, many reasons. And this is just 331 00:19:34,130 --> 00:19:37,790 what we have to do. So your health, all of your 332 00:19:37,790 --> 00:19:40,610 help in sort of explaining that to people as 333 00:19:40,610 --> 00:19:44,510 they come on campus and that we are basically, 334 00:19:44,510 --> 00:19:46,880 we're in compliance with those 335 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:50,360 guidelines for us as an institution of 336 00:19:50,360 --> 00:19:54,770 higher education. So I did want to just mention we 337 00:19:54,770 --> 00:19:57,410 are again, we are still going to have the campus 338 00:19:57,410 --> 00:20:01,070 check ins. There will be more of them in the fall, 339 00:20:01,250 --> 00:20:04,640 probably a week or two before the fall semester 340 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:08,180 begins. We will open up an additional three at the 341 00:20:08,180 --> 00:20:10,850 top of the campus where all the new solar arrays 342 00:20:10,850 --> 00:20:12,950 are in those parking lots. We will have three 343 00:20:13,130 --> 00:20:15,800 additional stations there. So we will have seven 344 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:19,070 altogether. So we are expecting that we will not 345 00:20:19,070 --> 00:20:23,240 have queues of any length at all. It will be a 346 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:26,300 quick process because we're really gearing up to 347 00:20:26,300 --> 00:20:30,380 have additional people on campus. We also know 348 00:20:30,380 --> 00:20:34,760 that we will be phasing out the temperatures. So 349 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:38,060 as soon as the ready education app is available to 350 00:20:38,060 --> 00:20:40,070 be, because it has to be reprogrammed so that 351 00:20:40,090 --> 00:20:42,860 doesn't ask for a temperature to be taken. So it 352 00:20:42,860 --> 00:20:45,080 will be happening probably within the next week or 353 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:48,050 so. We're not sure exactly what date, but very 354 00:20:48,050 --> 00:20:50,510 shortly that temperature taking is going to be 355 00:20:50,510 --> 00:20:52,640 screened out. So that is going to speed up the 356 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:57,800 process. Just by that alone. We are going to 357 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:00,170 have everybody still is going to have to, as 358 00:21:00,170 --> 00:21:02,960 Julius mentioned, at home, preferably before you 359 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:05,060 get onto campus, you're still going to have that 360 00:21:05,060 --> 00:21:07,820 questionnaire that you have to answer. Those 361 00:21:07,820 --> 00:21:11,720 health questions, whether you are have uploaded 362 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,600 your vaccination or not, you will either get a 363 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,990 blue pass. Again, not yet, but in the in the future 364 00:21:17,990 --> 00:21:20,780 shortly, probably within the next couple of weeks 365 00:21:20,780 --> 00:21:23,690 or so we're guessing, you'll get a blue pass if 366 00:21:23,690 --> 00:21:28,220 you have a verified vaccination in the system or 367 00:21:28,220 --> 00:21:30,320 you will get a different color. I think it'll be 368 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,330 yellow, but I'm not quite sure on the color yet. 369 00:21:32,330 --> 00:21:34,850 But you'll have a different color if you are 370 00:21:34,850 --> 00:21:37,820 unverified. You still have to answer the health 371 00:21:37,820 --> 00:21:40,640 questions. You still have to check in. Right? 372 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,040 We're all checking in 373 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:45,590 at the campus check in stations. 374 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:48,350 We will be getting a wristband. We will continue 375 00:21:48,350 --> 00:21:50,570 to get a wristband because it's important to know 376 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:52,820 for contact tracing purposes that we've all 377 00:21:52,820 --> 00:21:55,850 checked in. Right? We think that there are going 378 00:21:55,850 --> 00:21:58,460 to be a couple of different colors so people will 379 00:21:58,460 --> 00:22:02,750 be able to tell with a color of a wristband what 380 00:22:02,750 --> 00:22:05,780 color, whether you are verified or 381 00:22:05,780 --> 00:22:10,130 unverified. So we haven't worked out the details 382 00:22:10,130 --> 00:22:13,910 that, but it will be very clear who the unverified 383 00:22:13,910 --> 00:22:16,280 people are versus the verified people. So if 384 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,160 someone wanted to see, it would be very easy to 385 00:22:19,460 --> 00:22:23,200 see their wristband. Again, to ensure that as 386 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:26,920 Julius mentioned, we are under obligation to do 387 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:30,220 everything we can possible to keep everybody safe, 388 00:22:30,490 --> 00:22:32,770 to make sure that we are following the guidelines, 389 00:22:32,770 --> 00:22:36,310 because, again, we want to keep everybody safe as 390 00:22:36,310 --> 00:22:39,550 safe as possible, but we also we don't want to be 391 00:22:39,550 --> 00:22:44,830 fined. We don't want to face sanctions if we are 392 00:22:44,830 --> 00:22:48,190 found not to be in compliance with the guidelines 393 00:22:48,190 --> 00:22:51,190 and doing our very best to maintain ourselves in 394 00:22:51,190 --> 00:22:54,760 compliance with them. So I did want to also 395 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:58,750 mention that QR codes are, of course, going to be 396 00:22:58,930 --> 00:23:01,540 very, very important because contact tracing is 397 00:23:01,540 --> 00:23:04,900 still going to be important. So after you check in 398 00:23:04,900 --> 00:23:07,960 the campus, we're going to keep reminding 399 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:10,060 everybody that when you go to your office, when 400 00:23:10,060 --> 00:23:12,400 you go to your class, when you go to your building, 401 00:23:12,670 --> 00:23:14,930 you're going to be checking in with that QR code. 402 00:23:14,950 --> 00:23:17,260 So, again, if we have an issue, if we have an 403 00:23:17,260 --> 00:23:21,220 outbreak, if we have an exposure, we can help 404 00:23:21,220 --> 00:23:24,670 our Student Health Center identify who those folks 405 00:23:24,670 --> 00:23:31,680 are that need to possibly be called, asked, 406 00:23:31,690 --> 00:23:35,920 etc., be notified, etc.. I did want to also 407 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:38,830 talk about what we are doing in terms of our to 408 00:23:38,890 --> 00:23:41,020 kind of shift gears a little bit, still safety, 409 00:23:41,020 --> 00:23:44,560 but the Cal OSHA standards and 410 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:49,060 ventilation specifically. So I did want to say to 411 00:23:49,060 --> 00:23:55,060 everyone, clearly, clearly, as of today, Moorpark 412 00:23:55,060 --> 00:24:01,180 College, every single building on our campus is 413 00:24:01,390 --> 00:24:07,120 Cal OSHA compliant. Period. Now, what are we doing 414 00:24:07,120 --> 00:24:09,910 above and beyond that? We're doing a lot above and 415 00:24:09,910 --> 00:24:15,220 beyond that. So Cal OSHA requires us to maximize 416 00:24:15,220 --> 00:24:18,120 outside air flushing, which we are doing, 417 00:24:18,220 --> 00:24:20,620 minimum two hours per day before the buildings 418 00:24:20,620 --> 00:24:24,100 even open those the ventilation systems are all 419 00:24:24,100 --> 00:24:27,520 open and the fresh air is being flushed 420 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:30,190 throughout the buildings. We have maximized the 421 00:24:30,190 --> 00:24:32,680 air exchanges so that we have six an hour. So 422 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:35,920 every 10 minutes a full exchange of air happens. 423 00:24:36,580 --> 00:24:39,250 We have a couple of buildings that, in terms of 424 00:24:39,250 --> 00:24:42,580 their filter, are above and beyond. They have a 425 00:24:42,580 --> 00:24:48,220 HEPA filter. They have Merv15 filter. In our other 426 00:24:48,220 --> 00:24:54,160 buildings we are able to meet that threshold of 427 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:58,330 Merv13. We have to do it wherever 428 00:24:58,330 --> 00:25:01,120 possible. By Cal OSHA they want us to put those 429 00:25:01,390 --> 00:25:04,540 Merv13 filters everywhere we possibly can. 430 00:25:05,410 --> 00:25:08,200 Moorpark College, every building has the 431 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:12,070 capability of putting in the Merv13. So we are 432 00:25:12,070 --> 00:25:15,550 in the process of doing that. We've ordered them. 433 00:25:15,580 --> 00:25:18,880 They are in short supply from the suppliers. So we 434 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:21,250 are expecting we're hoping we're going to get them 435 00:25:21,250 --> 00:25:23,860 in the month of July, but we will be keeping the 436 00:25:23,860 --> 00:25:26,260 campus updated as to where they are on that. But 437 00:25:26,260 --> 00:25:29,140 please understand that, that is above and beyond 438 00:25:29,140 --> 00:25:32,650 the Cal OSHA standard. We are compliant now today. 439 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:36,040 In addition, we're, of course, doing the UVC 440 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:39,820 project where we're going to have the UVC light 441 00:25:41,020 --> 00:25:44,080 inside the ventilation system, that as we have 442 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:46,540 those maximum air exchanges through the 443 00:25:46,540 --> 00:25:48,940 ventilation system, that, that UVC light is going 444 00:25:48,940 --> 00:25:54,250 to be zapping those little particles. So basically 445 00:25:54,250 --> 00:25:59,200 mitigating the things that are alive 446 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:03,250 in the system. Of course, it's a mitigation, right? 447 00:26:03,250 --> 00:26:06,100 It's doesn't, can't guarantee it kills 448 00:26:06,100 --> 00:26:08,950 absolutely everything, but it is a mitigation a 449 00:26:10,300 --> 00:26:15,430 purpose or strategy. We also are duct cleaning. We 450 00:26:15,430 --> 00:26:18,010 have been going through every single ventilation 451 00:26:18,010 --> 00:26:21,880 system, every single ducting in every single 452 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,400 building of our campus. In fact, we are most of 453 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:26,560 the way through the college. We have 454 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,870 done most every building on campus. There are a 455 00:26:28,870 --> 00:26:32,380 very small handful of buildings that are left. But 456 00:26:32,380 --> 00:26:35,200 every single, they are absolutely immaculate. 457 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:37,420 They have been flushed out. They've been vacuumed 458 00:26:37,420 --> 00:26:40,330 out, cleaned out, and then they've also been 459 00:26:40,330 --> 00:26:43,270 sealed. So if there's anything still loose in 460 00:26:43,270 --> 00:26:45,910 there, it's been sealed. So it's like brand 461 00:26:45,910 --> 00:26:49,240 spanking new. There's nothing old in those in 462 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:52,870 that ducting whatsoever. And we are updating 463 00:26:52,870 --> 00:26:55,330 the campus on a regular basis the people in it 464 00:26:55,450 --> 00:26:57,280 sort of which buildings we've done, which 465 00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:59,290 buildings we have yet to do. But again, we're 466 00:26:59,290 --> 00:27:01,990 probably a good 80% through the campus 467 00:27:01,990 --> 00:27:04,510 already. So certainly by the end of the month, 468 00:27:04,660 --> 00:27:09,680 we're going to be done. Let's see. 469 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:12,920 I did also want to talk about cleaning very, 470 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:15,350 very briefly. We're still working on cleaning 471 00:27:15,350 --> 00:27:18,680 schedules, but please know that we are emphasizing 472 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:23,030 the high touch, high traffic, high volume areas. 473 00:27:23,030 --> 00:27:27,410 So Fountain Hall, division offices, places where 474 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:29,990 lots of people go, lots of students go, we're 475 00:27:29,990 --> 00:27:32,630 expecting more traffic. Those areas are going to 476 00:27:32,630 --> 00:27:36,200 be hit multiple times during the day. I also want 477 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:38,660 to say that restrooms are another area that's 478 00:27:38,660 --> 00:27:42,110 going to be hit more than once a day. I would say 479 00:27:42,290 --> 00:27:44,660 even the low volume restrooms at least a couple of 480 00:27:44,660 --> 00:27:47,330 times a day. The higher volume restrooms are going 481 00:27:47,330 --> 00:27:51,770 to be hit more often than that. So again, and 482 00:27:51,790 --> 00:27:57,020 we'll have hand sanitizing stations 483 00:27:57,020 --> 00:27:59,540 and wipes throughout the campus, in every 484 00:27:59,540 --> 00:28:02,750 classroom and in all the work areas, sort of 485 00:28:03,380 --> 00:28:06,140 clumps of offices or where it makes sense to have 486 00:28:06,350 --> 00:28:08,390 those. And we will be communicating with the 487 00:28:08,390 --> 00:28:12,020 division staff so that everybody knows 488 00:28:12,020 --> 00:28:13,910 sort of where those locations are. But I think 489 00:28:13,910 --> 00:28:18,680 it'll be fairly obvious. Let's see. I did want to 490 00:28:19,610 --> 00:28:25,430 mention that as far as the N95 masks, 491 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:31,830 we are upon request, if we have an employee, 492 00:28:31,830 --> 00:28:34,860 particularly if we have an unverified employee, 493 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:39,720 that requests an N95 mask, those will be 494 00:28:39,780 --> 00:28:42,260 provided for those unverified employees. 495 00:28:42,270 --> 00:28:47,400 Absolutely, absolutely. We have ordered 496 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:50,460 many thousand, but again, they're not coming in as 497 00:28:50,460 --> 00:28:54,120 quickly as we would want. So 498 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:56,130 we have a supply but we don't have enough 499 00:28:56,130 --> 00:28:59,490 for everybody. So we're kind of prioritizing. 500 00:28:59,490 --> 00:29:04,740 Definitely the unverified, we'll have them. All of 501 00:29:04,740 --> 00:29:07,740 us that are verified we have we can bring in our 502 00:29:07,740 --> 00:29:11,400 own mask, cloth masks. We have surgical masks. We 503 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:15,360 have surgical masks forever. And we can supply 504 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:17,370 everyone with surgical masks. That's not a problem 505 00:29:17,370 --> 00:29:19,380 at all. If people are more comfortable with that 506 00:29:19,380 --> 00:29:22,260 we can supply, that's not a problem. So please 507 00:29:22,260 --> 00:29:25,200 know that. And then the last thing I wanted to 508 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:28,560 just reiterate is that we will be phasing out July 509 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:33,510 1. So this week you do not need to have any pre- 510 00:29:33,510 --> 00:29:37,620 authorization at all to come onto campus to work 511 00:29:37,620 --> 00:29:41,160 in your area. Right? So I just want to 512 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:44,310 clarify that a little bit. If you're coming 513 00:29:44,310 --> 00:29:49,050 on the campus and you want to go into a room or a 514 00:29:49,140 --> 00:29:52,050 classroom or something that is that you're not 515 00:29:52,050 --> 00:29:55,830 normally scheduled to be in, you need to still go 516 00:29:55,830 --> 00:29:58,290 through the normal process through your dean with 517 00:29:58,290 --> 00:30:01,890 Lynda Dobson. Those rooms do need to be requested 518 00:30:01,890 --> 00:30:04,020 because they do need to be scheduled. But if 519 00:30:04,020 --> 00:30:06,300 you're just coming in to work in your work area, 520 00:30:06,300 --> 00:30:08,790 in your office, in the classroom that you would 521 00:30:08,790 --> 00:30:11,370 normally be in, you don't need any kind of pre- 522 00:30:11,370 --> 00:30:14,340 authorization to do that. It's only in the areas 523 00:30:14,370 --> 00:30:16,830 as normal. This is pre-Covid. This is a pre- 524 00:30:16,830 --> 00:30:21,270 Covid request or rule that you for any area that's 525 00:30:21,270 --> 00:30:24,300 not yours, that's not a normal area for you to 526 00:30:24,300 --> 00:30:26,670 work in, those who still do need to have 527 00:30:26,670 --> 00:30:29,610 permission ahead of time. So were there are 528 00:30:29,610 --> 00:30:32,040 questions maybe that I can answer, Mary? It's hard 529 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:34,380 to do this with one computer right, Mary can't 530 00:30:34,380 --> 00:30:38,550 see the questions as I'm talking. [Mary]: Thank you. 531 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:41,310 We'll try to do the questions, I think, at 532 00:30:41,310 --> 00:30:46,230 the end. But like, okay need to I'll just take a 533 00:30:46,230 --> 00:30:50,850 big breath right now, right? So many exciting, 534 00:30:51,330 --> 00:30:57,990 new dynamic, impactful things happening. Scary? A 535 00:30:57,990 --> 00:31:03,330 little bit. Exciting? Yes. So Julius and Jennifer 536 00:31:03,330 --> 00:31:06,270 have gone over a large number of things and with 537 00:31:06,270 --> 00:31:09,510 Allison and we're going to be going over the 538 00:31:09,510 --> 00:31:11,520 Chancellor's going to be sending an email 539 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:15,390 out. We're going to have more emails coming. We'll 540 00:31:15,390 --> 00:31:18,330 continue to have the updates. We'll have our 541 00:31:18,630 --> 00:31:21,870 operational meeting where we work with people from 542 00:31:21,870 --> 00:31:24,420 on campus and the community to help with planning. 543 00:31:24,990 --> 00:31:30,150 It's all still a process as we're moving forward, 544 00:31:30,570 --> 00:31:33,300 but we do have a lot of changes just because of 545 00:31:33,300 --> 00:31:37,350 the more recent Cal OSHA. We had the Governor's 546 00:31:37,350 --> 00:31:41,580 changes new recommendations, Cal OSHA. We met 547 00:31:41,580 --> 00:31:45,240 with Ventura County Public Health. Met with 548 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:48,360 Channel Islands, Cal 549 00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:51,120 Lutheran, so that we can make sure that we align. 550 00:31:51,750 --> 00:31:54,240 The board has given us a lot of information and we 551 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:56,340 spent the day here at the district to make sure 552 00:31:56,340 --> 00:31:58,620 that the three campuses in the district can all be 553 00:31:58,620 --> 00:32:04,890 aligned. So we're trying to run as fast in a 554 00:32:04,890 --> 00:32:10,410 calm, focused manner as we can. So do help us 555 00:32:10,410 --> 00:32:15,060 all and just thank you all if we sputter a speck 556 00:32:15,070 --> 00:32:17,460 help us, because your input is going to 557 00:32:17,460 --> 00:32:23,500 be so hugely important on that. Just a first at a 558 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:28,680 thank you. You guys have just made us through all 559 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:32,640 of these incredible changes. And I would love to 560 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:37,170 say we're done now, but I'm afraid that the fall 561 00:32:37,170 --> 00:32:42,180 is going to be even a more interesting time. We 562 00:32:42,180 --> 00:32:46,170 have moving from, I mean, it was clear we had to 563 00:32:46,170 --> 00:32:49,440 move to online. We had to move to remote, and we 564 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:52,680 did it beautifully and we did it with helping each 565 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:56,910 other and all of that. Now we're trying to return 566 00:32:56,910 --> 00:33:00,630 to campus and try to retain the best of what we 567 00:33:00,630 --> 00:33:03,750 learned in the process, as well as trying to 568 00:33:03,750 --> 00:33:08,250 adjust to this with the number one thing our 569 00:33:08,250 --> 00:33:12,570 students. And we've got safety and focusing on our 570 00:33:12,570 --> 00:33:16,140 students are our two key things here at Moorpark, 571 00:33:16,140 --> 00:33:18,600 as you well know, students first. And we 572 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:21,510 want to do it in a safe manner. Our students have 573 00:33:21,510 --> 00:33:23,490 been hurting. You know, our enrollment is way 574 00:33:23,490 --> 00:33:27,210 down, not way down that's an exaggeration. We're 575 00:33:27,210 --> 00:33:30,720 down about 9% for the year and our 576 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:35,640 enrollment for fall is about 15% down. So 577 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:38,530 for more Moorpark, that's a lot for us. 578 00:33:38,570 --> 00:33:41,400 And we all know that enrollment is important 579 00:33:41,670 --> 00:33:43,950 because each of the students that aren't there is 580 00:33:43,950 --> 00:33:47,070 a student that is missing an opportunity to 581 00:33:47,070 --> 00:33:50,490 improve their life, to improve helping them reach 582 00:33:50,490 --> 00:33:54,420 their educational goals. So our students, it's 583 00:33:54,420 --> 00:33:57,060 complicated, right? So why aren't our students 584 00:33:57,060 --> 00:34:00,060 here? Some of them for financial reasons, they 585 00:34:00,060 --> 00:34:02,280 don't have the money. In that case we have got to 586 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:04,650 get them their HEERF funds, we have funds for them. 587 00:34:04,650 --> 00:34:07,440 We need to reach out and help them get that. Some 588 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:10,590 of our students are taking on more jobs. There are 589 00:34:10,590 --> 00:34:13,560 a lot of employment right now. And so they as you 590 00:34:13,560 --> 00:34:15,120 know, when there's a lot of employment 591 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:17,460 opportunities, the number of students going to 592 00:34:17,460 --> 00:34:21,090 college goes down. So we have financial need. We 593 00:34:21,090 --> 00:34:24,630 have employment pressure. We have the online. It 594 00:34:24,630 --> 00:34:28,470 didn't work for some students and even those that 595 00:34:28,470 --> 00:34:30,630 were okay with online, it's not clear that their 596 00:34:30,630 --> 00:34:33,240 success rates and the retention was as good as 597 00:34:33,240 --> 00:34:35,880 they could have been in other opportunities. So we 598 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:39,000 need to work on that. We also have students who 599 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:42,900 are frozen. Who are going through the shock of 600 00:34:42,900 --> 00:34:46,380 their world being rocked around and they don't 601 00:34:46,380 --> 00:34:48,360 know what they want to do and where they should go. 602 00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:51,930 And we need to be there for them. So I know we're 603 00:34:51,930 --> 00:34:54,180 focused right now a little bit on all of these 604 00:34:54,180 --> 00:34:56,490 little details as operational and they're not 605 00:34:56,490 --> 00:34:59,010 little. I don't mean to downplay that. It's really 606 00:34:59,010 --> 00:35:03,570 huge. Just being around people without mask is a 607 00:35:03,570 --> 00:35:06,210 little bit of a shock to my system. We 608 00:35:06,210 --> 00:35:10,950 have changes and change is hard. So we need to 609 00:35:11,310 --> 00:35:13,980 help each other with with all of these transitions, 610 00:35:13,980 --> 00:35:17,460 and we need to realize why we're here for the 611 00:35:17,460 --> 00:35:20,430 students and to try to help them on all of that. 612 00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:24,630 Jennifer, Allison, and Julius talked over our 613 00:35:24,630 --> 00:35:27,600 process. You know, we've gone through that related 614 00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:31,080 to instruction, we're going to be having a lot of 615 00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:34,050 different options for students. We have 616 00:35:34,290 --> 00:35:38,580 synchronous online. We have asynchronous online. 617 00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:41,460 If your course was scheduled for synchronous or 618 00:35:41,460 --> 00:35:45,090 asynchronous online courses and if it fills to 619 00:35:45,090 --> 00:35:48,300 a reasonable level, it'll be the same, we're not 620 00:35:48,300 --> 00:35:51,270 changing that. We have a commitment to the faculty 621 00:35:51,270 --> 00:35:53,610 and the staff and the students, and we have every 622 00:35:53,610 --> 00:35:56,910 intention of following that. Clearly, if there's 623 00:35:56,910 --> 00:35:59,130 only two students or no students have signed up 624 00:35:59,130 --> 00:36:01,560 for it, we'll find out where the student need is 625 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:05,610 and readjust on that. But if we've got classes 626 00:36:05,610 --> 00:36:07,230 that are meeting student needs, we're going to 627 00:36:07,230 --> 00:36:10,650 move forward with that. Julius' comment about 628 00:36:10,650 --> 00:36:15,810 returning to campus. If you're teaching online, 629 00:36:16,260 --> 00:36:20,920 you still have opportunities. We have, 630 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:23,070 you are going to be following the contract and 631 00:36:23,070 --> 00:36:27,810 you know you've got office hours or instead of 632 00:36:27,810 --> 00:36:30,750 office hours, review times or I think we need to 633 00:36:30,990 --> 00:36:33,660 have some really heavy conversations on how we 634 00:36:33,710 --> 00:36:36,180 redo office hours. So they're meaningful in a post 635 00:36:36,180 --> 00:36:41,280 Covid world. And we have all of our 636 00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:43,110 participatory governance. And I know we're going 637 00:36:43,110 --> 00:36:45,690 to be hearing more and more about that. But I do 638 00:36:45,690 --> 00:36:48,370 not believe, at least right now, that the state 639 00:36:48,390 --> 00:36:51,210 chancellor is going to allow them to occur in a 640 00:36:51,510 --> 00:36:54,960 distance manner. So following the Brown Act after 641 00:36:54,960 --> 00:36:56,820 September, I believe they'll have to be in person. 642 00:36:56,820 --> 00:36:59,310 So we're going to be needing to be on campus to do 643 00:36:59,310 --> 00:37:02,280 our governance work and our committee work and 644 00:37:02,550 --> 00:37:04,980 but your offices will be available and so we'll 645 00:37:04,980 --> 00:37:09,690 still be working through all of that. So the 646 00:37:09,690 --> 00:37:12,420 classes, if you were scheduled for outdoors, 647 00:37:12,570 --> 00:37:16,650 classroom, talk to your dean, if your classroom is 648 00:37:16,650 --> 00:37:20,730 desiring to move indoors. I know that Music, I was 649 00:37:20,730 --> 00:37:24,150 absolutely if you haven't heard their performances 650 00:37:24,150 --> 00:37:26,580 in the parking structure, you need to. It will 651 00:37:26,580 --> 00:37:29,010 bring tears to your eyes seeing these students 652 00:37:29,010 --> 00:37:32,160 spread out in the parking structure. The beauty of 653 00:37:32,460 --> 00:37:35,520 the music that was produced. But I am sure that 654 00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:38,370 they're eager to come indoors. And with the heat 655 00:37:38,370 --> 00:37:41,760 that we have at Moorpark in the fall, we will work 656 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:45,360 with that. We absolutely. So, yes, you did hear 657 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:48,270 there's no social distancing. That doesn't mean in 658 00:37:48,270 --> 00:37:51,960 the classes that we're like the FLRs that 659 00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:55,760 are big and spread out that we're going to, like, 660 00:37:55,770 --> 00:37:58,980 put four times as many students in there. We 661 00:37:58,980 --> 00:38:01,170 committed and you all said you were going to come 662 00:38:01,170 --> 00:38:03,180 into those environments, assuming that you're 663 00:38:03,180 --> 00:38:05,790 going to be spread out. We have set this 664 00:38:05,790 --> 00:38:07,890 relationship up with you and the students, and 665 00:38:07,890 --> 00:38:11,610 that's our intent is to. That's not saying if 666 00:38:11,610 --> 00:38:13,830 we've got so many people on the wait list and you 667 00:38:13,830 --> 00:38:16,980 want to take six rather than five, we'll work 668 00:38:16,980 --> 00:38:19,650 through that kind of thing. But we're looking 669 00:38:19,650 --> 00:38:23,430 to continue with what we have set up. But we are 670 00:38:23,430 --> 00:38:27,240 looking to do additional on ground registrations 671 00:38:27,240 --> 00:38:30,780 and really. But in an exciting new September and 672 00:38:30,780 --> 00:38:34,860 October, in addition to our August. We're looking 673 00:38:34,860 --> 00:38:37,980 that we can do a whole new dimension of September 674 00:38:37,980 --> 00:38:43,200 and October courses that could be completely on 675 00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:45,720 ground. And I think that those will be some really 676 00:38:45,720 --> 00:38:49,110 exciting new opportunities as we coax everyone 677 00:38:49,110 --> 00:38:53,610 back out into the whirling new world 678 00:38:53,650 --> 00:38:58,590 that's out for us to embrace. So we'll go 679 00:38:58,590 --> 00:39:04,050 through the questions after Amanuel. But Amanuel, 680 00:39:04,050 --> 00:39:08,670 do you have some comments for us as well? [Amanuel Gebru]: Thank 681 00:39:08,670 --> 00:39:12,360 you, Mary. Hello, everyone. Good to see many of 682 00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:15,900 you. Hope you're enjoying your summer. Just want 683 00:39:15,900 --> 00:39:17,850 to reiterate all the information that Mary, 684 00:39:17,850 --> 00:39:20,850 Jennifer and Julius shared as we are transitioning 685 00:39:20,850 --> 00:39:23,790 back on campus. We also want to make sure we 686 00:39:23,790 --> 00:39:27,240 provide adequate support services, anywhere from 687 00:39:27,240 --> 00:39:29,340 Counseling, Admissions and Records and all the 688 00:39:29,340 --> 00:39:32,820 areas. So we'll be working with our deans, our 689 00:39:32,820 --> 00:39:36,060 supervisors and our staff to ensure that we 690 00:39:36,060 --> 00:39:39,480 provide all the adequate support. Once you get the 691 00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:42,960 email from Greg. But Mary, I have just kind of 692 00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:45,510 updates. We can jump into the questions so that we 693 00:39:45,510 --> 00:39:48,510 can kind of really start addressing those. Maybe I 694 00:39:48,510 --> 00:39:51,360 can help, ask those questions if you 695 00:39:51,360 --> 00:39:53,190 would like or you don't want to jump in and start 696 00:39:53,190 --> 00:39:55,820 asking the questions that are on the chat? So 697 00:39:55,830 --> 00:39:59,630 Mary I can pass it back to you. [Mary]: Thank you Amanuel, 698 00:39:59,750 --> 00:40:02,150 that sounds great. I'll start with the questions 699 00:40:02,150 --> 00:40:05,930 that I've seen and then I'll go through that 700 00:40:05,930 --> 00:40:10,320 list and then if you want to take over after, you 701 00:40:10,340 --> 00:40:12,230 know, start at the bottom and kind of look at 702 00:40:12,230 --> 00:40:14,840 moving up something like that? [Amanuel]: Yes. Go ahead and 703 00:40:14,840 --> 00:40:18,680 get started, and I'll fill in. [Mary]: Okay, the first and probably most 704 00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:21,680 important question is, "When is Peter coming back?" I 705 00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:24,830 appreciate the loyalty that, that 706 00:40:25,130 --> 00:40:27,920 question represents. Peter will be back here in 707 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:31,430 the fall. So he will be and we will have 708 00:40:31,430 --> 00:40:35,030 additional food trucks that will be in our solar 709 00:40:35,030 --> 00:40:38,930 village. Out in our solar shaded main parking lot. 710 00:40:39,290 --> 00:40:42,230 And he will be here for the start of classes. So 711 00:40:42,230 --> 00:40:44,720 and he is as excited to see us as we are excited 712 00:40:44,720 --> 00:40:49,160 to see him. The solar village is a good place to 713 00:40:49,160 --> 00:40:52,370 mention. It will be one of multiple outdoor 714 00:40:52,370 --> 00:40:56,450 locations for students, faculty, and staff to eat 715 00:40:56,450 --> 00:41:01,550 and to study in and socialize in. Because we don't 716 00:41:01,550 --> 00:41:04,010 have social distancing and because there aren't 717 00:41:04,010 --> 00:41:07,610 masks required outdoors doesn't mean that everyone 718 00:41:07,610 --> 00:41:10,490 will feel comfortable being in close proximity 719 00:41:10,490 --> 00:41:14,150 with each other. So we really want to have 720 00:41:14,150 --> 00:41:17,330 opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to 721 00:41:17,330 --> 00:41:20,960 be outdoors. And the solar village will be able to 722 00:41:20,960 --> 00:41:27,380 provide that. One of the 723 00:41:27,380 --> 00:41:29,570 questions was, "When you go through the check in, 724 00:41:29,870 --> 00:41:32,330 how long does it last?" It lasts for the day. So 725 00:41:32,330 --> 00:41:35,210 every day you do the screening and you do get a 726 00:41:35,210 --> 00:41:38,240 wristband and the wristband will last you for the 727 00:41:38,240 --> 00:41:43,580 whole day. So we're good on that. We do not have 728 00:41:43,580 --> 00:41:47,090 social distancing from in-line classes for on 729 00:41:47,090 --> 00:41:54,410 ground classes or for the plays, for anything, 730 00:41:54,620 --> 00:41:58,070 unless we have large amounts. I believe it was 731 00:41:58,070 --> 00:42:01,430 over 5,000 or 10,000. 10,000. Thank you, 732 00:42:01,430 --> 00:42:05,240 Jennifer. So we should be good. I don't think 733 00:42:05,240 --> 00:42:08,240 we're planning on any of that, although there's the 734 00:42:08,240 --> 00:42:11,090 teaser. We do have something very exciting coming 735 00:42:11,090 --> 00:42:13,160 this fall onto campus. So we'll have more 736 00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:16,700 information on that as we go along. There was a 737 00:42:16,700 --> 00:42:22,580 question about who will have 738 00:42:22,730 --> 00:42:26,410 your vaccine, the picture of your 739 00:42:26,420 --> 00:42:29,210 vaccination. Allison, are you still here on that? 740 00:42:29,220 --> 00:42:32,720 Can you address who will have that vaccine access 741 00:42:32,720 --> 00:42:33,710 to that information? 742 00:42:36,210 --> 00:42:39,870 Allison: Yes, I answered it, I typed the answer for one of 743 00:42:39,870 --> 00:42:47,220 the many times it was asked, but so it's on the 744 00:42:47,220 --> 00:42:53,370 Ready Campus application. But just understand that 745 00:42:53,370 --> 00:42:56,010 only three people at this point in time on our 746 00:42:56,010 --> 00:42:57,930 campus have it. They're all health care 747 00:42:57,930 --> 00:43:01,650 professionals bound by HIPAA. We have to keep that 748 00:43:01,650 --> 00:43:04,920 stuff confidential. It's part of who we are and 749 00:43:04,920 --> 00:43:08,240 what we do. We don't share that information at all, 750 00:43:08,520 --> 00:43:13,170 but it's the most efficient way of kind of keeping 751 00:43:13,170 --> 00:43:18,090 that information safe and also having it have the 752 00:43:18,090 --> 00:43:21,180 functionality that it needs to have with the app. 753 00:43:22,330 --> 00:43:24,820 Mary: Thank you. And I also believe that HR will 754 00:43:24,820 --> 00:43:29,400 have copies. Is that correct? [Allison]: So they'll have, 755 00:43:29,440 --> 00:43:33,600 they will have access to the employee ones 756 00:43:33,700 --> 00:43:38,290 and we do too. A trained person at HR who 757 00:43:38,290 --> 00:43:42,840 has assumed that requirement, that's right. [Mary]: Good. 758 00:43:42,880 --> 00:43:47,140 Thank you. If somebody has health issues for 759 00:43:47,140 --> 00:43:50,170 religious or health issues, who would they go to 760 00:43:50,170 --> 00:43:55,810 for an accommodation, Allison? [Allison]: I do not know they... [Mary]: Okay, 761 00:43:56,320 --> 00:44:01,060 they will go to HR. If anyone does have a religious or 762 00:44:01,060 --> 00:44:04,510 health concern related to vaccination, they need 763 00:44:04,510 --> 00:44:08,650 to reach out to HR and Laura Barroso and they 764 00:44:08,650 --> 00:44:11,440 will work through them with how to get that 765 00:44:11,440 --> 00:44:13,980 kind of appropriate accommodation on that. 766 00:44:14,710 --> 00:44:18,130 Regarding the monthly testing, if you are not 767 00:44:18,130 --> 00:44:21,400 verified, vaccinated. Yes, that would be during 768 00:44:21,400 --> 00:44:24,100 work hours, that you would be able to get that 769 00:44:24,100 --> 00:44:26,830 testing done during work hours. Am I 770 00:44:26,830 --> 00:44:30,520 correct Jennifer? [Jennifer]: Yeah, yeah, they will be paid. [Mary]: Oka, so they'll pay 771 00:44:30,520 --> 00:44:32,560 for the test and for while you're getting that 772 00:44:32,560 --> 00:44:37,660 testing. Thank you. A question for you, Allison. If 773 00:44:37,660 --> 00:44:40,690 someone is exposed on campus, how will they be 774 00:44:40,690 --> 00:44:45,640 notified? [Allison]: Health Center staff that do the 775 00:44:45,640 --> 00:44:48,940 contact tracing will contact them. We 776 00:44:48,940 --> 00:44:53,530 usually do that via phone. So you'll have a phone 777 00:44:53,530 --> 00:44:57,790 number set up on your app, and that's how 778 00:44:57,790 --> 00:45:01,740 we contact you. [Mary]: Thank you. Hopefully you will not 779 00:45:01,740 --> 00:45:04,620 have to do that at all. [Allison]: I am hoping 780 00:45:04,620 --> 00:45:07,830 that we get enough vaccinated people, that 781 00:45:07,830 --> 00:45:11,850 the risk of that just dwindles by day. [Mary]: And 782 00:45:11,850 --> 00:45:14,400 speaking on that again. So, Allison, I know you did 783 00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:16,410 talk about that, we're going to have multiple 784 00:45:16,410 --> 00:45:22,200 vaccination clinics on campus? [Allison]: Yeah. So the very 785 00:45:22,200 --> 00:45:27,160 next ones are in July 20 and 21. So Tuesday 786 00:45:27,160 --> 00:45:31,230 and Wednesday at from 3:00 to 7:00 787 00:45:31,230 --> 00:45:35,130 in the afternoon at the lower patio at 788 00:45:35,130 --> 00:45:38,550 EATM. And I put in the chat earlier, actually, 789 00:45:38,550 --> 00:45:42,480 Michael put in the chat earlier, that if you are 790 00:45:42,480 --> 00:45:45,390 under 18 or if you have somebody that's under 18 that 791 00:45:45,390 --> 00:45:49,650 you want to get vaccinated, you can fill out a 792 00:45:50,280 --> 00:45:53,010 consent form and have that person get vaccinated. 793 00:45:53,010 --> 00:45:56,330 Otherwise, everybody just needs an ID. 794 00:45:56,450 --> 00:45:59,760 They're supposed to be a resident of Ventura 795 00:45:59,760 --> 00:46:02,970 County, have a job in Ventura County or be a 796 00:46:02,970 --> 00:46:06,720 student in Ventura County. So we're wide open, 797 00:46:06,720 --> 00:46:11,280 ready, happy. And they really, the more people show 798 00:46:11,280 --> 00:46:14,310 up for this shot clinic, whether it be part of our 799 00:46:14,310 --> 00:46:17,070 campus community or not, the more of them we can 800 00:46:17,070 --> 00:46:19,770 have on campus. So that's an important 801 00:46:19,770 --> 00:46:23,220 thing. So come one come all if you need 802 00:46:23,240 --> 00:46:26,250 to, if you haven't been vaccinated yet. And just 803 00:46:26,250 --> 00:46:28,800 so you know, both the Johnson and Johnson, which 804 00:46:28,800 --> 00:46:32,160 is one shot, or the Pfizer, which is two shots, 805 00:46:32,160 --> 00:46:35,010 those are both going to be available at both of 806 00:46:35,010 --> 00:46:38,730 those clinics. [Mary]: Thank you. There was a question 807 00:46:38,730 --> 00:46:40,860 about if we had people from the surrounding 808 00:46:40,860 --> 00:46:45,750 community that walked their dog around campus. Is 809 00:46:45,750 --> 00:46:47,880 there a concern with that? So according to 810 00:46:47,920 --> 00:46:51,510 Julius' chart, if they're outdoors, either 811 00:46:51,540 --> 00:46:54,990 verified or non verified, vaccinated, they do not 812 00:46:54,990 --> 00:46:57,900 have to wear a mask. So we should be good with 813 00:46:57,900 --> 00:47:00,780 people just walking through the campus 814 00:47:00,780 --> 00:47:05,310 environment. [Allison]: And they do check in. I mean, I'm sure 815 00:47:05,310 --> 00:47:09,960 some sneak by, but they check in on them at the 816 00:47:09,960 --> 00:47:13,260 table. I've seen them. [Mary]: Very good. Thank you, 817 00:47:13,260 --> 00:47:17,040 Allison. Great. Concern about Julius. If the board 818 00:47:17,040 --> 00:47:20,550 mandates a vaccine and the employee does not feel 819 00:47:20,550 --> 00:47:22,800 comfortable getting the vaccine due to family 820 00:47:22,800 --> 00:47:27,540 health contraindications, will that person be put 821 00:47:27,540 --> 00:47:30,900 in a position to get the shot or have to quit? 822 00:47:33,250 --> 00:47:38,530 Julius: At this point, excuse me. At this point in time, 823 00:47:38,530 --> 00:47:42,580 there is no, there hasn't been a conversation about 824 00:47:43,480 --> 00:47:46,810 forcing people to get vaccinated. The conversation 825 00:47:46,810 --> 00:47:48,730 has been around making sure we're protecting 826 00:47:48,730 --> 00:47:50,590 individuals, both the individual who is 827 00:47:50,590 --> 00:47:52,900 unvaccinated, as well as those individuals that 828 00:47:52,900 --> 00:47:55,060 come into contact with. So the emphasis at this 829 00:47:55,060 --> 00:47:57,250 point is making sure that those individuals wear 830 00:47:57,250 --> 00:47:59,950 the masks where they're on campus. That is an 831 00:47:59,950 --> 00:48:02,530 expectation that if somebody is unvaccinated and 832 00:48:03,040 --> 00:48:05,570 it hasn't been verified that they were their mask. 833 00:48:05,590 --> 00:48:08,170 That's the emphasis right now as we speak. The 834 00:48:08,170 --> 00:48:11,260 board of trustees will do two readings of that 835 00:48:11,500 --> 00:48:14,590 of that policy. And until that is resolved, we do 836 00:48:14,590 --> 00:48:17,920 not know how the board of trustees or how the 837 00:48:17,920 --> 00:48:21,640 district will operationalize that. [Mary]: And there are 838 00:48:21,640 --> 00:48:23,500 religious and medical accommodations? [Julius]: There are 839 00:48:23,520 --> 00:48:25,370 certainly religious and medical accommodations. 840 00:48:25,390 --> 00:48:28,930 If there's someone who has a religious objection, 841 00:48:29,530 --> 00:48:32,830 they can go through HR. HR can document that. 842 00:48:33,070 --> 00:48:35,170 If you have a medical reason for which you cannot 843 00:48:35,170 --> 00:48:37,740 do that, you can certainly do that as well. 844 00:48:37,780 --> 00:48:41,350 The goal is to make sure that people are safe. The 845 00:48:41,350 --> 00:48:43,810 goal is to make sure that we respect all of those 846 00:48:43,810 --> 00:48:46,030 individuals who are on our campus and in our 847 00:48:46,030 --> 00:48:49,390 community. And the ways in which we do that is to 848 00:48:49,390 --> 00:48:52,750 ensure that we create exceptions when there needs 849 00:48:52,750 --> 00:48:56,830 to be and that we follow guidelines that are CDC 850 00:48:56,830 --> 00:49:01,090 and OSHA request. [Mary]: Thank you. Sorry you all. We 851 00:49:01,090 --> 00:49:03,070 won't do this again from the district office. I 852 00:49:03,070 --> 00:49:07,660 promise. You all are so patient with us. I haven't 853 00:49:07,660 --> 00:49:10,300 had any questions that say, "Could you quit moving 854 00:49:10,300 --> 00:49:10,740 around?" 855 00:49:16,140 --> 00:49:19,680 Oh, drinking fountains. Maybe that's a question 856 00:49:19,680 --> 00:49:23,770 for John Sinutko. John, we're thirsty. What's up? 857 00:49:26,040 --> 00:49:28,740 John Sinutko: We are going to open drinking fountains. Currently, 858 00:49:28,740 --> 00:49:32,790 we are in consultation with the county of Ventura 859 00:49:33,210 --> 00:49:37,500 who will advise us on what exactly we need to do 860 00:49:37,800 --> 00:49:40,470 before we start putting water back. You have to 861 00:49:40,470 --> 00:49:44,280 realize that it's been more than a year, 15 months 862 00:49:44,280 --> 00:49:47,190 that these have been off. And we 863 00:49:47,190 --> 00:49:49,080 have stagnant water in pipes and we're probably 864 00:49:49,080 --> 00:49:52,320 going to involve flushing. Definitely changing all 865 00:49:52,320 --> 00:49:56,100 the filters in them and if necessary, even 866 00:49:56,100 --> 00:49:58,470 chlorinate. But we will make sure that before we 867 00:49:58,470 --> 00:50:01,710 turn them on, which we are just waiting for the 868 00:50:01,710 --> 00:50:03,210 communication to come through from the county of 869 00:50:03,210 --> 00:50:07,190 Ventura, we'll begin that operation. [Mary]: Thank you, John, 870 00:50:07,200 --> 00:50:10,800 and a huge thank you to the staff and particularly 871 00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:16,050 the M&O staff who have been extremely flexible and 872 00:50:16,050 --> 00:50:18,930 hard working through all of this, getting us 873 00:50:18,930 --> 00:50:21,930 through as well as wait till you guys come back 874 00:50:21,930 --> 00:50:25,410 and see all the new exciting things. I mean, we've 875 00:50:25,410 --> 00:50:30,630 got some really. The campus looks different. You 876 00:50:30,630 --> 00:50:32,370 probably have seen some of your friends and you 877 00:50:32,370 --> 00:50:36,120 think they look different from, you know, new hair, 878 00:50:36,120 --> 00:50:38,970 new whatever. But the campus is looking different. 879 00:50:38,980 --> 00:50:42,840 So do come on campus and see all of the new things 880 00:50:42,840 --> 00:50:46,230 that we have, it's really a few good things 881 00:50:46,230 --> 00:50:49,830 from Covid. For new people, I 882 00:50:49,840 --> 00:50:52,170 want to get your ID and credentials. If you're a 883 00:50:52,170 --> 00:50:54,480 new hire, please speak with your dean or your 884 00:50:54,480 --> 00:50:57,540 supervisor or they'll help you get all of the 885 00:50:57,540 --> 00:50:59,190 paperwork that you need. 886 00:51:01,670 --> 00:51:03,700 Need to get started here. 887 00:51:07,200 --> 00:51:10,110 "Can a committee member attend virtually if all courses 888 00:51:10,110 --> 00:51:11,160 are online?" 889 00:51:14,180 --> 00:51:17,270 We're going to be following the contract. The 890 00:51:17,270 --> 00:51:21,800 contract specifies that people need to be on 891 00:51:21,800 --> 00:51:26,000 ground of what I think the four days a week is 892 00:51:26,000 --> 00:51:28,340 like i don't know how to do that. But we're going to try 893 00:51:28,340 --> 00:51:30,800 our best to follow the contract. And the contract 894 00:51:30,800 --> 00:51:33,020 requires office hours, 895 00:51:35,270 --> 00:51:38,540 three hours of the five or something like that on 896 00:51:38,540 --> 00:51:42,710 ground. So we're our 897 00:51:42,710 --> 00:51:46,010 intent is to follow the contract. And that's where 898 00:51:46,010 --> 00:51:47,780 we're going to be at on that. So. 899 00:51:52,430 --> 00:51:54,800 Let's see, oh, Child Development Center. Yes, it's 900 00:51:54,800 --> 00:51:59,090 coming back. You read the link for all CDC required Covid 901 00:51:59,090 --> 00:52:03,500 testing. So the Child Development Center will be 902 00:52:03,500 --> 00:52:05,840 back open for students. And I know they are 903 00:52:05,840 --> 00:52:10,670 so excited to be back having that. Question about 904 00:52:10,670 --> 00:52:15,410 whether you can eat indoors. Yes, the cafeteria 905 00:52:16,010 --> 00:52:20,570 will be open and break rooms will be open because 906 00:52:20,570 --> 00:52:22,190 there's not social distancing. 907 00:52:24,350 --> 00:52:29,480 If you are, I don't know if your implied 908 00:52:29,480 --> 00:52:32,180 question is what about people that are non 909 00:52:32,180 --> 00:52:36,380 verified vaccinated and that? You know, there is 910 00:52:36,380 --> 00:52:39,740 always the option for people to be more safe. So 911 00:52:40,670 --> 00:52:43,040 if you have any concerns, you can wear a 912 00:52:43,040 --> 00:52:45,740 mask, even if you are vaccinated and you can 913 00:52:47,540 --> 00:52:51,110 spread out yourself and all of that. So I think 914 00:52:51,110 --> 00:52:52,880 when we work through a few things, people are 915 00:52:52,880 --> 00:52:56,630 going to have to kind of assume responsibility for 916 00:52:56,630 --> 00:52:59,060 being as comfortable as they can be. I mean, we do 917 00:52:59,060 --> 00:53:01,610 have guidelines. There's a lot of groups that are 918 00:53:01,610 --> 00:53:04,340 out there trying to help us with guidelines. In 919 00:53:04,340 --> 00:53:07,130 fact, that's why we're trying to between the state 920 00:53:07,130 --> 00:53:11,170 and the Governor and CDC and Public Health and Cal 921 00:53:11,180 --> 00:53:14,900 OSHA and the district and board. You know, so 922 00:53:14,900 --> 00:53:18,470 we are trying. But you have to, you can always 923 00:53:18,470 --> 00:53:22,730 be more careful on your own. And if you feel not 924 00:53:22,730 --> 00:53:24,550 comfortable eating indoors and you wanna eat 925 00:53:24,560 --> 00:53:26,870 outdoors we'll provide opportunities for you. If 926 00:53:26,870 --> 00:53:28,790 you're comfortable indoors, we will provide 927 00:53:28,790 --> 00:53:32,150 opportunities for you. That's kind of our motto 928 00:53:32,150 --> 00:53:34,630 for the fall, you know, we're 929 00:53:35,180 --> 00:53:37,940 trying to provide opportunities for everyone to be 930 00:53:37,940 --> 00:53:40,370 moving forward on their educational in a safe 931 00:53:40,370 --> 00:53:41,570 way as possible. 932 00:53:46,140 --> 00:53:49,170 Oh, thank you, convocation day, Julius, I will let 933 00:53:49,170 --> 00:53:50,280 you answer this one. 934 00:53:52,760 --> 00:53:53,690 Let me see if there's... 935 00:53:57,990 --> 00:54:01,290 "Will we be able to convert some existing online 936 00:54:01,290 --> 00:54:04,890 synchronous classes to on ground?" Talk with your 937 00:54:04,890 --> 00:54:07,440 deans on that. I worry that we have a 938 00:54:07,440 --> 00:54:09,660 commitment to students that have already signed up 939 00:54:09,660 --> 00:54:12,300 for that and might not be able to get here and all 940 00:54:12,300 --> 00:54:15,420 of that. But if you personally are interested in 941 00:54:15,420 --> 00:54:17,850 teaching an on ground class work with your 942 00:54:17,850 --> 00:54:21,690 dean, because maybe there's some flexibility where 943 00:54:21,690 --> 00:54:23,250 there's somebody else who's dying to do the 944 00:54:23,250 --> 00:54:26,970 opposite, you know, and but I think we want to try 945 00:54:26,970 --> 00:54:30,240 to be as close to following our commitments to 946 00:54:30,240 --> 00:54:33,480 our students as we can. So we'll work on 947 00:54:33,480 --> 00:54:33,900 that. 948 00:54:36,500 --> 00:54:41,600 Yes, yes, field trips will be an option 949 00:54:41,600 --> 00:54:45,860 for on ground. Field trips back, you know, back to 950 00:54:45,860 --> 00:54:48,880 the old way. So long ago, two years ago, right? 951 00:54:51,770 --> 00:54:53,360 Okay, Julius. 952 00:54:58,160 --> 00:55:01,530 Okay, I'll ask you, Julius, if you want to read the 953 00:55:01,530 --> 00:55:04,680 last one, as well as tell people about convocation, 954 00:55:04,680 --> 00:55:05,460 if you don't mind? 955 00:55:09,870 --> 00:55:12,070 People don't want others to know their status. 956 00:55:12,540 --> 00:55:16,810 What do we do about that? [Julius]: Okay, so let me start off 957 00:55:16,810 --> 00:55:18,260 with the convocation. I think 958 00:55:18,260 --> 00:55:20,290 that's a pretty easy and straightforward 959 00:55:20,290 --> 00:55:24,550 one. Convocation will be on ground for the most 960 00:55:24,550 --> 00:55:29,200 part. We're going to try our very best to be 961 00:55:29,200 --> 00:55:35,320 hybrid. So for those of you who feel 962 00:55:35,320 --> 00:55:39,400 more comfortable engaging in convocation online, 963 00:55:39,580 --> 00:55:42,700 that will be available to you. But our invitation is 964 00:55:42,760 --> 00:55:44,680 that the bulk of folks come on campus and 965 00:55:44,680 --> 00:55:47,440 experience convocation the way we've done it in 966 00:55:47,440 --> 00:55:50,170 the past that celebrates our community. And 967 00:55:50,190 --> 00:55:55,450 it would be another opportunity for us to recommit 968 00:55:55,450 --> 00:55:59,280 ourselves to one another in person in August. So 969 00:55:59,560 --> 00:56:02,530 convocation definitely happening on ground. The 970 00:56:02,530 --> 00:56:04,840 other question is, if somebody does not want their 971 00:56:04,840 --> 00:56:07,420 vaccination status communicated, should they be 972 00:56:07,420 --> 00:56:10,240 made aware to wear a wristband? "What will be done 973 00:56:10,240 --> 00:56:12,430 to address this that may not want to wear a 974 00:56:12,430 --> 00:56:16,330 wristband that denotes medical status?" Okay, so 975 00:56:17,980 --> 00:56:20,740 really, again, emphasizing the importance of being 976 00:56:20,740 --> 00:56:23,350 respectful of the needs of everyone and 977 00:56:23,350 --> 00:56:26,470 respecting the fact that there is a 978 00:56:26,470 --> 00:56:30,610 mandate from 979 00:56:30,610 --> 00:56:32,830 Ventura County Public Health, as well as the CDC 980 00:56:33,130 --> 00:56:35,170 that we're able to differentiate those who have 981 00:56:35,170 --> 00:56:37,330 been verified from those who are not. And that is 982 00:56:37,330 --> 00:56:40,090 key. And we're required to be able 983 00:56:40,090 --> 00:56:43,810 to do that so that we can report that to the 984 00:56:43,810 --> 00:56:46,000 state. And that when the state comes in, if is 985 00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:48,130 an opportunity for someone to report us for not 986 00:56:48,250 --> 00:56:50,050 following guidelines, that we're able to document 987 00:56:50,060 --> 00:56:52,630 that. So really, first and foremost, I think it's 988 00:56:52,630 --> 00:56:54,400 important for us to know that the way in which we 989 00:56:54,400 --> 00:56:58,600 will be able to monitor and track vaccine 990 00:56:58,610 --> 00:57:01,110 verification status is really through the app. 991 00:57:01,540 --> 00:57:04,270 That's the most important thing. So I think 992 00:57:04,270 --> 00:57:06,400 it's important for us not to think of 993 00:57:06,730 --> 00:57:09,730 the college district or the institution trying to 994 00:57:09,730 --> 00:57:12,160 shame anybody or punish anyone. That's not the 995 00:57:12,160 --> 00:57:14,440 intention. The intention is to make sure that we 996 00:57:14,440 --> 00:57:18,670 are following the guidelines set forth by the CDC 997 00:57:18,910 --> 00:57:21,070 as well as by the Ventura County Public Health. 998 00:57:23,320 --> 00:57:25,180 The question I'm hearing is the fact that folks 999 00:57:25,180 --> 00:57:27,190 don't want others to know of their vaccination 1000 00:57:27,190 --> 00:57:32,680 status and that the wristband might be a 1001 00:57:32,680 --> 00:57:38,380 way of signifying that. The reality of it is that 1002 00:57:38,800 --> 00:57:43,270 we are as a public entity and we are 1003 00:57:43,270 --> 00:57:45,970 as an institution that is responsible to 1004 00:57:45,970 --> 00:57:48,610 Ventura County Public Health, we have to document 1005 00:57:48,610 --> 00:57:53,110 this. My recommendation to you is that if you 1006 00:57:53,110 --> 00:57:56,470 have a medical reason or health reason 1007 00:57:57,130 --> 00:58:01,030 for not getting vaccinated, that, that 1008 00:58:01,030 --> 00:58:04,720 is legitimate. And we ask that everybody respects 1009 00:58:04,930 --> 00:58:08,650 individuals who are not vaccinated. Our goal is 1010 00:58:08,650 --> 00:58:12,010 not to put anybody on the spot. Our goal is to 1011 00:58:12,010 --> 00:58:14,350 make sure that we are following that commitment with which we 1012 00:58:14,620 --> 00:58:17,080 made to the college, to our students and to 1013 00:58:17,080 --> 00:58:21,040 our college community that would be as safe as it 1014 00:58:21,040 --> 00:58:23,710 omits opportunity to work as much as possible. [Mary]: And 1015 00:58:23,710 --> 00:58:26,920 Julius, just because someone doesn't or if someone has 1016 00:58:26,920 --> 00:58:28,840 a mask on, it doesn't mean that they are not 1017 00:58:28,840 --> 00:58:31,240 vaccinated, correct? [Julius]: That is very true. I mean, 1018 00:58:31,430 --> 00:58:35,320 folks who are vaccinated welcomed to wear masks. 1019 00:58:35,590 --> 00:58:41,230 So please don't see masks wearing as 1020 00:58:41,230 --> 00:58:45,790 an indication of non vaccination. Just as, to be 1021 00:58:45,790 --> 00:58:49,440 quite honest, folks who are not wearing mask may 1022 00:58:49,450 --> 00:58:52,600 be unvaccinated. So I don't think we should assume 1023 00:58:52,600 --> 00:58:56,380 that one denotes a category or status. We need to 1024 00:58:56,380 --> 00:59:01,030 be as respectful of one another as possible. Just 1025 00:59:01,030 --> 00:59:05,890 one last question before we go for today. So we'll 1026 00:59:05,890 --> 00:59:09,160 have another update in two weeks. [Julius]: Yes. [Mary]: And if 1027 00:59:09,400 --> 00:59:11,590 somebody can't remember all of the things you told 1028 00:59:11,590 --> 00:59:15,400 them, we will get emails out. We will document. We 1029 00:59:15,400 --> 00:59:17,710 will have this on the President's website and that? 1030 00:59:17,710 --> 00:59:21,430 [Julius]: Yes, we will. [Mary]: And a person did ask if can people 1031 00:59:21,430 --> 00:59:23,680 continue to work remotely in the future if they 1032 00:59:23,680 --> 00:59:27,350 don't want to come to campus? [Julius]: No. [Mary]: Can you 1033 00:59:27,350 --> 00:59:27,950 elaborate? 1034 00:59:30,230 --> 00:59:32,510 Julius: So I think it's very important for us to 1035 00:59:32,660 --> 00:59:36,190 understand that our goal and our focus is always 1036 00:59:36,200 --> 00:59:40,640 our students. Students are demanding that we 1037 00:59:40,640 --> 00:59:43,370 provide opportunities for them to engage in person. 1038 00:59:44,090 --> 00:59:46,610 We've seen that if you look at our enrollment, 1039 00:59:46,610 --> 00:59:50,150 the classes that are online are clearly 1040 00:59:50,450 --> 00:59:54,200 filling, but also the ones that are on ground in 1041 00:59:54,200 --> 00:59:56,930 certain disciplines are filling. So students are 1042 00:59:56,930 --> 00:59:58,640 telling us that they are a variety of ways in 1043 00:59:58,640 --> 01:00:01,160 which they want to engage with us. We cannot 1044 01:00:02,550 --> 01:00:04,650 create an opportunity, create a situation where 1045 01:00:04,650 --> 01:00:07,410 students don't have access to instruction. They 1046 01:00:07,410 --> 01:00:09,610 don't have access to the services that we provide. 1047 01:00:09,810 --> 01:00:13,780 So it is not an option not to come back to campus. 1048 01:00:13,800 --> 01:00:15,450 It is not an option. I think we want to make sure 1049 01:00:15,450 --> 01:00:19,200 that that is very clear. We will work within this 1050 01:00:19,200 --> 01:00:22,760 month of July with folks that whatever needs may 1051 01:00:22,770 --> 01:00:25,740 be preventing their ability to come back to campus 1052 01:00:25,750 --> 01:00:28,500 to be able to be address that, but we are an 1053 01:00:28,500 --> 01:00:32,370 institution that is open, that is on ground, and 1054 01:00:32,370 --> 01:00:35,430 we will continue to be that institution. [Mary]: Well, we 1055 01:00:35,430 --> 01:00:37,410 have a committee that will look at what we've 1056 01:00:37,410 --> 01:00:40,230 learned and whether some position might be 1057 01:00:40,230 --> 01:00:43,560 appropriate to do remote. [Julius]: Yes, yes. And one of the things we 1058 01:00:43,560 --> 01:00:45,960 know is that there have been some economies of 1059 01:00:45,960 --> 01:00:48,870 scale that have come from being online and working 1060 01:00:48,870 --> 01:00:51,840 remotely. We know that there are some positions 1061 01:00:51,840 --> 01:00:56,520 that could probably benefit from more remote work, 1062 01:00:56,520 --> 01:00:59,280 because the environment 1063 01:00:59,280 --> 01:01:01,860 that happens and in which the work functions is 1064 01:01:01,860 --> 01:01:04,920 best suited to those categories of of those jobs. 1065 01:01:05,520 --> 01:01:07,470 We will have a district wide committee that 1066 01:01:07,470 --> 01:01:09,630 will look at that. And I think we've already asked 1067 01:01:09,630 --> 01:01:12,480 some of you to think about participating in that. 1068 01:01:12,690 --> 01:01:15,480 And what we'll then do is have an informed decision 1069 01:01:15,480 --> 01:01:18,450 that is made as to which positions could be done 1070 01:01:18,450 --> 01:01:21,960 more remotely and which ones to do require being 1071 01:01:21,960 --> 01:01:24,470 on ground. But we don't want to rush into that. We want 1072 01:01:24,480 --> 01:01:26,910 it to be thoughtful. We want it to be engaged and we 1073 01:01:26,910 --> 01:01:28,950 want to make sure that it allows us to meet our 1074 01:01:28,950 --> 01:01:31,500 mission to students. We are an open entry 1075 01:01:31,500 --> 01:01:34,170 institution, and organization, and we're committed 1076 01:01:34,170 --> 01:01:36,750 to making that way. [Julius]: Do you have any last comments? 1077 01:01:36,750 --> 01:01:38,580 And then we'll see everyone in two weeks. 1078 01:01:38,580 --> 01:01:40,640 Julius: We will see everyone in two weeks. That's always our 1079 01:01:40,650 --> 01:01:45,060 focus on making sure that our students, our faculty, our staff 1080 01:01:45,060 --> 01:01:48,090 and our administrators are safe and that we as an 1081 01:01:48,090 --> 01:01:51,030 institution are available and open to as many 1082 01:01:51,030 --> 01:01:54,030 people as possible. Have a good rest of the week. 1083 01:01:54,030 --> 01:01:54,420 Bye.