In accordance with the terms and provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of Texas Government Code, the Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District convened in public session at a monthly Work Session on Monday, January 24, 2000, at 6:10 p.m. in the Board Room (201) of the Highland Business Center of the Austin Community College located at 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, Texas, with the following members present: Allen Kaplan, Vice Chair/Presiding Officer; Hunter Ellinger, Secretary; Lillian Davis; Della May Moore [arrived at 7:45 p.m.]; Carol Nasworthy; Rafael Quintanilla; Beverly Silas; and John Worley. Chair Beverly Watts Davis was absent. Also in attendance for the Work Session were: Richard Fonte, College President; Elva Allie, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs; Ana M. "Cha" Guzman, Executive Vice President for Administration, Institutional Advancement and Community Relations; and Steve Kinslow, Executive Vice President for Campus Operations, Student Affairs, and College Relations.

Dr. Allie called attention to the Summary of Outcomes for the Academic/Educational Master Plan--recommended decisions that will affect the Community Advisory Committee planning document for the 2000-2001 academic year:

• Technical Foreign Language
• English as a Second Language
• Communications
• English Learning Labs for Developmental Writing
• Biology
• Biotechnology
• Math
• Physics
• Electronic Printing
• Emergency Care Attendant
• Emission Control/Auto Collision
• Photography
• Visual Communication Design
• International Business
• Small Business Management and International Business
• Engineering Design Graphics/Computer Aided Design
• Geomatics
• Electronics
• Computer Information System
• Emergency Medical Services
• Associate Degree Nursing
• Vocational Nursing
• Surgical Nursing
• Computer Certification
• Financial Management Services
• Fashion Merchandising
• Child Development
• Accounting

• Radio/TV/Film
• Child Development
• Accounting
• Fashion Merchandising Program
• Fashion Design
• Legal Assistant Program
• Marketing
• Office Administration
• Real Estate
• Interpreter Training Program
• Communications Honors Program
• Geology
• Interactive Media
• Visual Communications
• Geomatics
• Computer Information Systems

• Geology - Monitoring Well & Core
• Geographic Information Systems
• Statistical Techniques/Research Methods for Psychology, Sociology, and Social Work
• Catering
• Radiology/Diagnostic Medical Imaging-Radiology Program

• Environmental Technology
• Audio Production/Commercial Music Management
• Machining Technology
• Dental Hygiene

• Expand the learning lab used by students in developmental courses at the Northridge Campus to adequately accommodate the student population.
• Move journalism Program from Rio Grande to Northridge.
• Move the Physical Therapist Assistant and Occupational Therapy Assistant from Riverside to Eastview.
• Foreign Language laboratory at Pinnacle.
• Add a computer laboratory at Eastview Campus for Visual Communications and Electronic Printing.
• Continue collaboration with industry in the development of a FAB for the SMT program. The College will need to allocate space at Riverside Campus for the FAB.
• Add a high technology building to the Northridge Campus pending Citizen's approved funding.
• Add Health Sciences building to the Eastview Campus pending Citizen's approved funding.
• Hire 38 new full-time faculty members Fall 2000 in high demand programs. Plan on hiring additional 20 full-time faculty members Fall 2001.
• Improve scheduling of courses to ensure that fewer numbers of students are turned away from "high demand" classes; number of sections canceled decrease; the number of students served increase within the parameters set by space limitations.
• Increase the development and delivery of distance learning courses.
• Enhance high demand programs in academic for transfer and workforce education.
• Continue collaborative efforts with industry to obtain funding support.
• Increase funding reimbursement of continuing education courses through new tuition rate policies.
• Implement the Health Professions Institute through continuing education.
• Expand high demand programs in continuing education.
• Develop and implement new programs such as localization, horticulture, landscaping, golf course and turf management, professional driver training, and an international trade program.
• Expand continuing education programming at ACC campuses and centers.
• Implement programming at the Downtown Center.
• Expand customized training in continuing education.
• Explore addition of electronic classrooms and additional computer labs for instructioinal purposes.
• Expand the Faculty Professional Development Programs.
• Continue funding current faculty support services.

Dr. Kinslow called attention to the Facilities Plan and summarized the following general recommendations concerning the use of space, enrollments, and other demographic information for each campus:

• No new construction of academic facilities is planned for Fiscal Year 2001.
• Master Plan recommends that a health sciences facility be the highest priority for program expansion, and that the College plan to eventually build a facility for this purpose at the Eastview Campus. During the interim period, to accommodate the growing health science needs, multiple strategies should be pursued including use of the existing Riverside facilities in the evening, use of the Highland Business Center, two-way interactive video instruction at Cypress Creek/Riverside and also rented or industry-provided space from either St. David's or Seton.
• Staff recommended that a high-tech facility be the second highest priority for program expansion, and that the College plan to eventually build a facility for this purpose at the Northridge Campus, if construction will not adversely overcrowd this campus.
• The Master Plan recommends that the College increase its non-credit, business training courses, and increase revenues in this area, by adding classrooms at the Highland Business Center and moving some administrative functions to a Service Center.
• The Master Plan recommends that the College purchase or build a Service Center/Warehouse facility to allow the expansion of revenue-generating classrooms at Highland Business Center, to reduce lease expenses, free up the Service Center for other use, and to address space issues for the warehouse operations.
• The Master Plan recommends that the College not take classrooms or labs "off-line" to address non-instructional space issues, with the possible exception of fulfilling the office requirements for additional full-time faculty.
• The Master Plan recommends that the College continue to improve room utilization and efficiency so that additional sections of "high demand" classes can be offered.
• The Master Plan recommends that the College open two additional evening Centers in the in-district taxing area in Fiscal Year 2001, with a particular focus on the use of local high schools - one north and one south. This will be targeted to unmet, high-demand sections.
• The Master Plan recommends that enrollment and recruitment strategies be enhanced for courses which do not impact already over-crowded campus facilities.
• The Master Plan recommends no significant expansion of "student life" space (enlarged Student Lounges, enhanced food services) at this time. Such expansion is dependent on getting additional space at the campuses.
• The Master Plan recommends no expansion of student services space (admissions, financial aid, assessment, advising, counseling, special services) in the immediate future.
• The Master Plan recommends that parking will be increased at the Pinnacle, Northridge, and Riverside Campuses by expanding surface parking areas; no additional parking will be created at Cypress Creek, Eastview, or Rio Grande.
• The Master Plan recommends that the College continue its efforts to secure ownership of the Rio Grande Campus.
• The Master Plan recommends that the College explore the purchases of land, currently outside of the taxing district, but along the I-35 corridor.

Dr. Kinslow and Dr. Fonte responded to questions from Trustees.

Dr. Fonte called attention to the financial resources section of the draft Master Plan which provided an analysis of financial resources with various optional scenarios:

• The Master Plan recommends that the financial planning of the college assume a 3% growth in state funds.
• The Master Plan recommends that an enrollment increase be factored into the financial projections of 3%, 2.5%, and 2.5% for Fiscal Year 2001, Fiscal Year 2002, and Fiscal Year 2003.
• The Master Plan recommends that the Out-of-District and Out-of-State tuition be raised by $3 a semester rather than $2 a semester.
• The Master Plan recommends that the In-District tuition be raised by $4 beginning with the Fall 2000 term (Scenario 3)
• The Master Plan recommends the financial planning assume significant expansions in revenue from continuing education due to the Downtown Education Center and an expansion of the Highland Business Center and also from expanded contract training.
• The Master Plan recommends the financial plan assume the annexation of two districts a year at the median valuation with the college administration systematically focusing attention of communicating with districts with high potential for annexation.
• The Master Plan recommends the use of "Scenario 3" with the initial set of assumptions (tuition increase @ $4 for In-District) for the first year of the plan and the assumptions of "discretionary funds of $4,834,757.
• The Master Plan recommends that the college consider seeking a voter approved revenue increase through bonding for needed building and facility improvements for between 1.5 cents and 2.0 cents as soon as the Board believes is appropriate, hopefully to be implemented during the second year of this plan.
• The Master Plan recommends that the college consider seeking a voter approved rate increase of 1.0 to 2.0 cents to implement the proposed enhancements during the second year of this plan.
• The Master Plan recommends that the college use some of its available fund balance to initiate the improvements at the Highland Business Center to accommodate the continuing education expansion efforts and further dollars from the balance be used if the difference for purchase of a service center versus current lease costs were not sufficient to cover the cost of a center purchase.

Trustees reviewed the draft Master Plan and suggested areas in which other information was desired.

Additional discussion of the Plan will occur at the February 7, 2000, Regular Board meeting and the February 21 Board Work Session.