PCC Courier, July 15, 1982

Evaluation Won't Affect Meyers' Job By Alex Spada Editor-in-Chief The Board of Trustees has “no legal responsibility to make pub¬ lic” the results of President-Super¬ intendent Richard S. Meyers’ eval¬ uation, said Board President Dr. Gary B. Adams Monday. He also said the evaluation has no bearing on whether Dr. Meyers’contract would be renewed or not. Adams said recent press speculations about an evaluation annoucement were circulated be¬ cause of a lack of knowledge about how the Board operates. Dr. Meyers also voiced concern over the reports and said the Board doesn’t “have to take any action now or later.” Meyers said he asked for the evaluation last October to know the Board's “objectives for the college” prior to renewing his con¬ tract. Meyers’ contract, due for renewal last November, expires in June 1983. Because the evaluation is being made at Meyers’ request, he has the prerogative to “change, modify, or nullify” the request, Dr. Adams said. Adams said the Board of Trustees is scheduled to finish its evaluation today and will convey the results to Meyers by August 5. “We are in the process of evalua¬ tion,” Adams said, “and we are not going to comment” until the process is over. Meyers said the evaluation is “getting down to a critical point” before his contract expires and expects “something to be decided soon.” Although the Board of Trustees is reportedly not unani¬ mous about Meyers' performance, he said he has “no major con¬ cerns” about the results. Speculation about renewal of Meyers’ contract in the press has focused on criticism raised against Meyers by Trustees and faculty. The school president has often been criticized by the Faculty Sen¬ ate for “lack of leadership,” ac¬ cording to President Fredrick “Dutch” Holland. VOL. 54. NO. 2 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA JULY 15, 1982 Summer Days DAY IN THE SUN — A fortunate bicyclist enjoys a sunny day on the beach while we suffer through three more weeks of the summer intersession. — Courier photo by Davis Barber Fiberglas Particles Close Poo! By John Pierce Opinion Editor The campus swimming pool has been closed until August 1 because of Fiberglas particles, said Leonard Knapp, director of building services, and Richard Hollingshead, director of finan¬ cial and risk management serv¬ ices. The apparent cause of the Fiberglas problem, according to Knapp, was children jumping up and down on the pool floor where there was a bubble in the Fiberglas coating. The bubble burst and sent minute particles of Fiberglas throughout the pool wa¬ ter. Knapp said, however, that the Fiberglas coating, placed last summer, is “more durable than ttools Closed plaster. Most municipal pools use it.” According to Hollingshead, a student reported eye irritations to her doctor after swimming in the pool last week. “We’ve had other people swim in the pool without complaint afterward, but we tested and closed the pool just to be sure,” said Hollingshead. Two tests were required to find the Fiberglas particles, said Knapp and the Pasadena Health Department. First, the pool wa¬ ter was tested at PCC, but noth¬ ing was found. Samples of the water were then sent to EMS Laboratories of Hawthorne for more thorough tests. It was at EMS that the parti¬ cles were found in the water. EMS Laboratories is a service laboratory where environmental substances, such as water or air, are tested for contaminants. The closure will be used for giving the pool some maintenance the school hasn’t had a chance to do until now, said Hollingshead. atY ojLiasi muw t — ШЛ. . miwmmvtmim ?/" ? t шж Staff, Faculty Motorcycles Allowed To Park in Campus H i'K Avenue Cs 0__ 0 -) & SL- G W "S CAMPUS PARKING — Map shows parking area for both Students and Staff. —Staff illustration Move Will Safeguard Against Theft By Lucio Villasenor Staff Writer Faculty and staff motorcyclists recently won the first round in their fight for parking spaces on campus. They sought better protection and spaces closer to, their work area. The Parking Traf¬ fic Control Committee approved some spaces for the faculty and staff motorcyclists to park on campus. Security had asked staff motor¬ cyclists to remove their motorcy¬ cles from inside campus to the motorcycle compound in lot 4 on Bonnie Avenue. Security have three reasons for removing all motorcycles from cam¬ pus-safety, noise and security. Philip Mullendore, director of college safety, said motorcycles are dangerous on campus. “People do not watch for motorcycles, as they do for cars.” He mentioned that there is a tendency for motor¬ cycles to travel through spaces where cars can’t and pedestrians might not be able to see them. They also create obstructions on campus. Motorcycles increase noise, Mullendore said, and like cars pose security problems. “It’s dif¬ ficult to secure both of them. We have more cars stolen than we do motorcycles. There have been nine motorcycles stolen this year.” Car theft statistics were not available. However, David Lopez, Engine¬ ring and Technology instructor and staff motorcyclists spokesman, did not agree with Mullendore ’s concerns. As far as safety is con¬ cerned, “all faculty staff members are mature and can ride their motorcycles with as great a degree of safety as they can drive • an automobile. We can drive mo¬ torcycles as slowly as a student can walk." Lopez feels that motorcycles make no more noise than the three-wheel security carts used by the security department. “From our standpoint, we feel that our motorcycles are far more secure against theft in the central campus,” Lopez said. He contends that as long as the faculty and staff can park cars on the inner campus, and they are forbidden to park motorcycles, the motorcycle own¬ ers are not being treated equally. The committee decided, in the staff favor, to move the motorcy¬ cle compound from Bonnie Ave¬ nue, allowing faculty and staff motorcyclists to park inside cam¬ pus right next to the purchasing department. Student motorcyclists and staff will be allowed to park in the small car student spaces south of U Building, extending east from Sierra Bonita. Although faculty and staff will be allowed to park inside campus, there is some con¬ cern that there will not be enough spaces to accomodate the staff motorcyclists. Allowing staff motorcycle park¬ ing inside campus is a small vic¬ tory, but staff motorcyclist Ron Street doesn’t feel that it is. “Se¬ curity told me ‘you have to move your bike to the motorcycle com- pund’,” Street recalls. “As soon as I parked my motorcycle in the compound lot, it was stolen.” His main concern is that staff motor¬ cyclists should be allowed to park inside campus, especially since they pay the same amount for a permit as a car owner. With Mullendore trying to keep the staff motorcyclist happy, he is also trying to answer the cry of students for more car spaces. More parking stalls will be avail¬ able by making parking lot 3 a pay lot on a trial basis this fall. Mullen¬ dore said “There is a demand to use the pay lot, while the other lots are not full. It’s not going to affect anyone. We’re not going to lose many spaces. We’re giving stu¬ dents a chance to park.”