Two meaty items on Hartnell's agenda for Tuesday

They're baaaaack.

Opponents to "project labor agreements" which limit the pool of construction applicants to those who are union friendly, will have another shot at defeating the measure Tuesday, when Hartnell trustees consider whether to revoke an approval they issued in May.

If you recall, trustees have been moving the process along to build the new science building: they approved the "lease-lease back" method of construction, approved the project labor agreement, and appointed Trustees Ray Montemayor and Demetrio Pruneda to the ad hoc committee that would negotiate the PLA. (See more on that here and here.)

The PLA was approved with a 4-3, with Trustees Elia Gonzalez Castro and Bill Freeman joining with Montemayor and Pruneda in the mayority. It'll be interesting to see if the vote holds up. 

The committee met last week, and at the end of it, it was announced that the entire board would consider turning back the clock and going another route to build the science building.

That, and the fact that trustees will hear a presentation on the refinancing of their bonds, promises to make it an interesting meeting. Stay tuned.