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Trustees vote down creation of an operations committee focused on facilities and long-range planning
Summary
A motion to establish an operations committee to review facilities, infrastructure and long-range planning failed after trustees debated scope and purpose; the motion was announced as failing during the meeting (motion fails).
Trustee Franco moved to create an operations committee to provide a regular forum for facilities maintenance, infrastructure, campus capacity and long-range planning. He framed facilities as a large portion of the district's budget and said the committee would meet quarterly to keep trustees informed. Vice President Cisneros seconded the motion.
Trustees questioned whether the committee would duplicate staff work and asked for a formal plan; the board took a roll-call voice vote and the motion failed as announced by the chair: "Motion fails" (the chair recorded two, four, five against and one abstaining). Trustees agreed to continue discussing facilities oversight through other agenda items and presentations rather than forming the new committee at this time.
