>> Chair: -- our meeting to order. Mrs. Thompson will you please call the roll? >> Mrs. Thompson: Dr. Mann? >> Dr. Mann: Present. >> Mrs. Thompson: Dr. Vadrey-Long? >> Dr. Valerie Long: Present. >> Mrs. Thompson: Dr. Redcaster [assumed spelling]? >> Dr. Redcaster: Present. >> Mrs. Thompson: Mr. Baum? >> Mr. Baum: Here. >> Mrs. Thompson: Mr. Martin? >> Mr. Martin: I'm here. >> Mrs. Thompson: Mr. Thomson? >> Mr. Thomson: Present. >> Mrs. Thompson: Mrs. Wilkes-Miller? >> Mrs. Wilkes-Miller: Present. >> Mrs. Thompson: That's everybody (ph). >> Chair: OK. Is there anyone who would like to comment on closed session agenda items? >> Mr. Baum: That way you should do the collection [phonetic]. >> Chair: That's not the order it is on here, Geoff. I'm running the meeting. >> Mr. Baum: Oh, I'm sorry. >> Chair: OK. We will then have the pledge of allegiance. Mrs. Wilson will lead us in the pledge. >> Mrs. Wilson: Please join me. >> All: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Chair: OK. Is there any public comment on non-agenda items? Seeing none, the board will move into closed session, Government Code 549, 56.9(b)(1), Conference with Legal Council, Anticipated Litigation; Government Code 547.57, Public Employee Appointment, College President (ph). And since we are going to be meeting in here, we are going to ask all of our guests -- [ Inaudible audience conversations ] -- to go bye-bye. I'm sorry about that, folks. >> Oh. >> Chair: And we need to turn off the -- [ Break in audio ] Reconvene in open session? I have a statement I'd like to read on behalf of the board. "After much consideration, the Board of Trustees of the Pasadena Area Community College District and Dr. Paulette J. Perfumo, Superintendant and President of the Pasadena City College, have reached agreement by which Dr. Perfumo will relinquish her leadership role as President of PCC for personal family reasons. The Board expresses its appreciation to Dr. Perfumo for her service to the district and wishes her and her family the best. During her tenure at PCC, Dr. Perfumo's many accomplishments have included the completion of a major peak - construction projects for the new Industrial Technologies building, Campus Center bookstore, and the completion of a major technology infrastructure upgrade project to enable the college to purchase and utilize an integrated database management system for state-of-the-art delivery of instruction and services to students. A hallmark of Dr. Perfumo's leadership was in the area of community outreach. Among her many innovative initiatives were the President's Ambassadors Program, which has allowed selected PCC students to speak at area high schools and middle schools in order to encourage local high schools to complete and - high school students to complete and transfer to college; new partnerships with the Pasadena Unified School District designed to provide bridges to higher education for youths not currently pursuing college and our advanced career education; new fundraising initiatives with the PCC Foundation, including the Center for the Arts campaign Arts Alive; and Admission 2020, a community-based process for input into the creation of a new educational master plan for future educational programs, services, and facilities. Serving as President of the San Gabriel/Foothill Association of Community Colleges -- SanFACC -- Dr. Perfumo has been able to successfully advocate for PCC and all California community colleges with both the California Legislature and Congress. Although Dr. Perfumo intends to relocate to Northern California to be closer to her family, the district and Dr. Perfumo have agreed to have her continue in a special administrative assignment to provide focus on projects related to legislation, advocacy, and new grant opportunities with the goal of creating potential additional revenue streams to benefit the district during this time of statewide financial upheaval. After her new administrative assignment, Dr. Perfumo anticipates retiring." I also want to announce that Dr. Lisa Sugimoto has generously agreed to continue serving as Acting President. We are very grateful for Dr. Sugimoto's service and appreciate her dedication to the college and its students. At its next meeting, the board will begin deliberations on the process for selecting a president. The meeting is adjourned.