The plans to move the San Jose Evergreen Community College District offices to San Jose City College’s Technology Building remain on hold, according to Director of Facilities and Maintenance Robert Dias.
“It is on hold until final confirmation from the campus in terms of impact and full assessment of space requirements,” Dias wrote in an e-mail Jan. 22.
The proposed move from Evergreen Valley College “will affect the entire campus,” according to Dec. 4 minutes from the final district office move research team meeting.
An undated District Office Move Research Team Report, e-mailed by Clem Lundie Dec. 16, indicates that San Jose City College is not in compliance with state regulations regarding usage of classroom space.
“We are 200 percent over capacity and underutilizing the space in most of the buildings,” The report says. “The state is requiring that San Jose City College become more efficient and manage space more efficiently.” The report does not reference which state agency is requiring compliance.
Minutes from the Dec. 4 meeting indicate “the primary goal is more efficient use of space.” SJCC Times previously reported the move was being made so the district can increase revenue to offset recent budget cuts. That would be accomplished by redeveloping or leasing the vacated space at Evergreen.
The move is expected to take place in time for the fall semester. Deans of affected departments are being asked to collaborate with faculty on the fall schedule of classes using a “room utilization chart” supplied by the move research team.
SJCC Times reported Oct. 29 that classes occupying the second and third floors of the Technology Building will be relocated to other buildings on the SJCC campus. The Dec. 4 meeting minutes indicate the displaced Technology Building classes will be relocated to the Business Building and other vacant classrooms around the campus, while the first floor will remain as is.
Deans and faculty are being asked to schedule classes at times not typically popular with students. Classes scheduled at 8 a.m. and between the hours of 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. have been scheduled in the past. According to the Dec. 4 Move Research Team meeting minutes, there were “problems with the classes not filling and subsequently being cancelled.”
At the same meeting Vice President of Academic Affairs Arturo Reyes assured the group that classes not filling during these times would not be cancelled, at least for the first semester.
Efforts to reach Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services and Acting Chancellor Jeanine Hawk and Reyes were unsuccessful.