1. CALL TO ORDER
   1. Roll Call
   2. Recess to closed session
2. CLOSED SESSION

   Notice is hereby given that a closed session of the Board will be held under the general provisions of Section(s) 54954.5, 54957.6, 54956.8, 54856.9,54957 of the Government Code. The subject(s) of discussion:

   PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE

   CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

   Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of section 54956.9: one case

   CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54954.5)

   Property: Gavilan College (Golf Course area) 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd., Gilroy, CA 95020 Agency negotiator: Dr. Steven M. Kinsella Negotiating parties: Public Private Ventures Under negotiation: Price and terms

   CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS

   Property: APNs: 708-03-009, 712-03-043, 712-03-045, 712-03-049, 712-03-050, 712-03-063, and 712-030-094 Agency negotiator: Dr. Steven M. Kinsella Negotiating parties: Various owners Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment

   CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS

   Property: APNs: 025-190-046, 49 Agency negotiator: Dr. Steven M. Kinsella Negotiating parties: Various owners Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment

3. OPEN SESSION 7:00 p.m.
   1. Call to Order
   2. Roll Call
   3. Pledge of Allegiance
   4. Report of any action taken in closed session
   5. Consent Agenda
      1. Minutes, 9/11/07, 9/20/07
      2. Personnel Actions
      3. Warrants and Electronic Transfers Drawn on District Funds
   6. Approval of Agenda
   7. Comments from the Public - This is a time for the public to address the Board.
   8. Officers' Reports
      1. Amendments to Administrative Procedures – Second Reading
         3250 Institutional Planning
         4020 Program and Curriculum Development
      2. Amendments to Board Policies – First Reading
         2725 Board Member Compensation
         2360 Minutes
         2105 Election of Student Members
         3310 Records Retention and Destruction
         3410 Non-discrimination
         3540 Sexual and Other Assaults on Campus
         3720 Computer Use
         4020 Program and Curriculum Development
         4050 Articulation
         4220 Standards of Scholarship
         4225 Course Repetition
         5120 Transfer Center
         5500 Standards of Conduct
         5550 Speech: Time, Place and Manner
         5700 Athletics
         6600 Capital Construction
         6800 Safety
         7120 Recruitment and Hiring
         7335 Health Examinations
         7700 Whistleblower Protection
         
         Amendments to Administrative Procedures – First Reading
         3300 Public Records
         3310 Records Retention and Destruction
         3500 Campus Safety
         4300 Field Trips and Excursions
         4225 Disqualification and Dismissal
         4250 Probation
         4231 Grade Changes
         4225 Course Repetition
         4222 Remedial Coursework
         5011 Admission of High School and Other Young Students
         5013 Students in the Military
         5120 Transfer Center
         5500 Standards of Conduct
         5550 Speech: Time, Place, and Manner
         5700 Athletics
         6340 Bids and Contracts
         6550 Disposal of Property
         6600 Capital Construction
         7212 Part-Time Faculty: Screening
         7346 Employees Called to Military Duty
         7700 Whistleblower Protection
      3. Stand-Alone Courses
4. ACTION ITEMS
   1. Old Business
      1. Accreditation Progress Report
   2. New Business
      1. Board Self Evaluation – Schedule Meetings for Board Evaluation Subcommittee and Board Goals
      2. Curriculum
      3. Memorandum of Understanding between Gilroy Unified School District and Gavilan Joint Community College - CAHSEE Preparation Grant
      4. Memorandum of Understanding between San Benito High School District and Gavilan Joint Community College - CAHSEE Preparation Grant
      5. Memorandum of Understanding between Gilroy Unified School District and Gavilan Joint Community College District – Use of South Valley Middle School (HSIAC Computer Technology Center)
      6. Citizens’ Oversight Committee Appointment
      7. Professional Services Agreement with David J. Powers & Associates, Inc.
      8. Budget Adjustments
      9. Annual Financial and Budget Report, CCFS-311
      10. Personnel and Other General Fund Budget Increases
      11. Golf Course Lease Extension
      12. Measure E Bond Financing Team
      13. Project Assignment Amendments (PAAs) to BFGC Agreement for Architectural Services – Coyote Valley Campus-Portables for Interim Housing and the Security & Maintenance Building Project
      14. Kitchell Project Assignment Amendment (PAA) – Security and Maintenance Building Project
      15. Various Capital Project Change Orders
5. CLOSING ITEMS
   1. The next regularly scheduled Board meeting is November 13, 2007, Gavilan College, Student Center, North Lounge.
   2. Adjournment

* Roll Call Vote

PUBLIC COMMENTS - Individuals wishing to address the Board on a non-agenda item may do so during the Comments from the Public. However, no action may be taken on an item, which is not on the agenda. The public is welcomed to address the Board on particular agenda items and may do so at the time it is presented. Guidelines for Comments from the Public will be as follows:

A maximum of 5 minutes will be allotted to each speaker with a maximum of 20 minutes to a subject area.
No disruptive conduct will be permitted at any Gavilan College Board of Trustees meeting.

AGENDA ITEMS – Individuals wishing to have an item appear on the agenda must submit the request in writing to the Superintendent/President two weeks prior to the regularly scheduled meeting. The Board President and Superintendent/President will determine what items will be included in the agendas. Regular meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month.

Items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and are acted on by the Board of Trustees as one motion. There is no discussion of these items prior to Board vote unless a member of the Board, staff, or public requests that specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Agenda. It is understood that the Administration recommends approval on all consent items. Each item on the Consent Agenda approved by the Board of Trustees shall be deemed to have been considered in full and adopted as recommended.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to access the Board meeting room or to otherwise participate at this meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, please contact Suzanne Bullé at 408-848-4711. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the District to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the Board meeting.