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Indian Valley Record Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 5A
Chester hosts FR(I', trustee meeting
M. Kate West
Chester Editor
chesternews@plumasnews.com
The board of trustees of
Feather River College trav-
eled to Chester Oct. 13 to tour
the Lake Almanor Fitness
Center, the Basin location
that offers a host of the
school's accredited health
and fitness courses.
After having the opportunity
to meet many of the local
community members who are
enrolled in their programs,
the trustees held their
regular monthly meeting at
the same loeation.
Amotig the regular agenda
items approved by the board
were the 2012-13 academic
calendar, curriculum actions
as to course offerings,
the Feather River College
Transfer Plan, Plumas Bank
and Bank of America account
signatory lists, a policy
regarding the issuance and
control of FRC credit cards
and an addendum to the
existing nepotism policy as
regards amorous relation-
ships among faculty, staff,
students and volunteers.
Dr. Derek Lerch offered
background on the changes
to course offerings and said,
"There are a lot of new rules
about keeping classes on the
books. It is a liability, as to
do so requires extra record-
keeping by staff."
He said the California Com-
munity College Chancellor's
Office required documentation
on course listings whether
they were being offered
minimally or not at all.
In an effort to reduce the
workload he presented the
directors with a list of out-
lines or programs that have
been updated to agree with
what is presently being
taught, to be retired or where
new courses are being intro-
duced.
There were a total of 34
courses being listed for
retirement. Among the sub-
jects on the block are the
trades of woodworking, cabi-
net making, residential elec-
tricity and plumbing, construc-
tion estimatin, g, building codes
and residential drawing.
Snowboarding and German
I/II classes have been
dropped as well as hospice
volunteer training and a
variety of art courses.
Special reports included a
presentation of the college's
quarterly financial status
by chief financial officer
Jim Scoubes, an enrollment
status report by Lerch and a
report on the Lake Almanor
Fitness Center by Merle
Trueblood.
In the update provided by
Lerch he advised the full-
time student target number
for 2011 is 1,623, the same as
it was for 2010.
"It is unknown if the
target will remain for the
entire year; it' is dependent
upon state mid-year budget
Updated General Plan available
The Plumas County Plan-
ning Department has made
the Draft General Plan, dated
Oct. 14, with changes incorpo-
rated, available to the public
via the county website (county
ofplumas.com) as a news
flash or under Planning Ser-
vices. The Planning Depart-
ment can also provide the
draft upon request by email,
CD or hard copy (limited
quantities).
There is a counter cppy
available for viewing at Plan-
ning & Building Services, 555
Main St. in Quincy; plus, a copy
is in the process of being sent to
each of the county libraries.
The planning commission-
ers are currently reviewing the
Draft General Plan. They will
have an opportunity at the
Planning Commission meeting
Oct. 20 to direct the General
Plan Update Team to use this
draft for the environmental
review under the California
Environmental Quality Act.
Final adoption of the
General Plan, with an addi-
tional opportunity for public
comment, is anticipated in
late spring 2012.
For more information or to
make a request, contact Nancy
Fluke, executive assistant:
Plumas County Planning &
Building Services; 555 Main
St., Quincy, CA 95971; 283-7012;
283-6135 (fax); nancyfluke@
countyofplumas.com.
PG&E launches helicopter patrols
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
(PG&E) will be conducting
low-level helicopter patrols
Thursday and Friday, Oct. 27
and 28, to inspect electric
distribution lines for mainte-
nance in rural and remote
areas near Greenville.
A helicopter will fly, at
approximately 250 to 300 feet,
depending on the area and
if livestock are present.
Helicopter patrols are usually
done in rural areas where
power lines are not close
enough to roads to patrol by
vehicle or foot. PG&E patrols
remote power lines by heli-
copter as part of its continu-
ing effort to ensure safety
and reliability of its electric
system.
PG&E will patrol by air
from about 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
onThursday and Friday.
The patrol will identify
sagging lines, potentially haz-
ardous trees, vegetation over-
growth, potential fire hazards
and other problems. Issues
identified from these patrols
will be corrected to ensure
future system safety and reli-
ability. Crews are patrolling
ahead of storm season to allow
time for needed repairs.
In the photo:
Bill Carlson, Lab Manager
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cuts," he said.
He said a problem with
capturing the number of
full-time students in mid-
semester is that not all
enrollment numbers are
counted.
"Short-term, full-term, week-
long and weekend classes
make up these numbers. To
make a long story short, for
the last year, as of Dec. 31 we
were at 900.8 full-time
students. As of a week ago
enrollment was at 842," Lerch
said.
In what he defined as
the "summer straddle," the
student count totaled 1,680.
"Some of the 58 short can
come from that count," he
said.
In a review of the unre-
stricted general fund fourth
quarter financial report
Scoubes talked about the
difference in revenue and
expenses between 2010 and
2011.
Last year the college began
its" new year with a fund
balance of $377,141. As of
Sept. 30 this year, the college
is reporting a beginning fund
balance of $2,078,162.
Differences in expenses
between the two years reveal
2011 increases in academic
salaries, fringe benefits,
supplies and books, general
operating expenses and
capital outlay.
Classified and student
salaries were the only line
item exPense reflecting a cost
reduction in the report.
Scoubes said $200,000 in
unpaid program expenses
from last year increased
expenditure totals this year.
Next up, Trueblood talked
about the relationship
between FRC and the Lake
Almanor Fitness Center.
"I am pleased to report
Lake Almanor Fitness Center
has over 400 members. What a
• match made in heaven," he
said.
He said this is the third
year in which the two
entities have contracted.
"What a great partnership
-- Garn (Pringle) has brought
FRC and the center together
and has really kept us in the
community. I see the Lake
Almanor Fitness Center
as the FRC hub in the
community," Trueblood said.
Last, Lerch reported on the
status of the current accredi-
tation work and summarized
the process as a tight time-
line between now and the end
of December.
"There are 120 sections of a
self-evaluation draft docu-
ment in the works. The site
visit will happen in March,"
he said.
He said the goal is to have
the draft finished and into
the hands of board members
shortly after the working
deadline of Nov. 16.
"The board will have only
from receipt of document to
the Dec. B board meeting to
review the draft," Lerch said.
After the board meeting, the
timeline allows two weeks for
incorporating revisions and
then it will go to the publisher.
The deadline for the final
product is Friday, Dec. 23.
CHP meets with residents
Assemblyman Dan Logue, left, Quincy Area California Highway Patrol Commander Bruce
Carpenter, center, and CHP Northern Division Assistant Chief Todd Chadd listen to a question
from the audience during a townhall meeting Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Graeagle Fire Hall.
About 75 residents attended the meeting to hear a presentation by Carpenter and voice their
concerns about and compliments for the local CHP. A story about the two-hour meeting will
be featured in the Nov. 2 edition of Feather Publishing newspapers. Photo by Dan McDonald
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