MINUTES
Regular
Meeting - Board of Trustees
November 5,
2001
In
accordance with the terms and provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act,
Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, the Board of Trustees of the Austin
Community College District convened in public session on Monday, November 5,
2001, at 6:03 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: Lillian Davis, Chair/Presiding
Officer; Beverly Silas, Vice Chair; John Worley, Secretary; Beverly Watts
Davis; Allen Kaplan; Barbara Mink; Della May Moore; and Rafael
Quintanilla. Trustee Carol Nasworthy and
was absent.
It is
further found and determined that in accordance with the policies and orders of
this Board, the notice of this meeting has been posted and return thereof made
pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter
551 of the Texas Government Code, and there has been full compliance with the
terms and provisions of said act, including the timely posting of the subjects
of this meeting.
The
agenda was re-ordered.
Agenda Item
7435
Real Property
- Purchase
Dr.
Lillian Davis introduced the item and George DeTuccio, Vice President,
distributed a handout and provided information regarding the proposed
Resolution to approve the purchase of the Albertson building located at the
corner of Stassney and Manchaca, across from Crockett High school, and to
authorize the President to negotiate a
contract with Albertson's, Inc.
Allen
Kaplan moved and Della May Moore seconded that:
MOTION: The Board of Trustees approve the Resolution
authorizing purchase of the Albertson building located at the corner of
Stassney and Manchaca, across from Crockett High School, and authorize the
President to negotiate a contract with Albertson's, Inc.
VOTE: The motion passed on a unanimous vote of
8-0.
FOR: Lillian Davis, Beverly Watts Davis, Allen
Kaplan, Barbara Mink, Della May Moore, Rafael Quintanilla, Beverly Silas, and
John Worley.
Trustee
Carol Nasworthy was absent from the meeting.
RESOLUTION NO. 7435
A
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT OF PURCHASE
FOR A BUILDING LOCATED AT 1820 STASSNEY LANE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
WHEREAS, the Board of
Trustees (the “Board”) of the Austin Community College District (the “College”)
has determined that the College needs a new South Austin campus; and
WHEREAS, the Board
has determined that it is in the best interest of the College to
purchase the building located at 1820 Stassney Lane, in Austin, Texas (the
“Property”), owned by Albertson’s Inc. (“Albertson’s”), and formerly used as an
Albertson’s grocery store, for use by the College as a South Austin campus; and
WHEREAS, the Board has
determined that Albertson’s has authorized the sale of the Property to the
College for a purchase price of $2.2 million dollars and on such other terms
and conditions to be negotiated by Albertson’s and the College;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT THAT:
1. Findings. The
Board finds the foregoing recitations are true and correct and incorporates the
same herein as findings of fact.
2. Authorization. The Board
hereby authorizes the President of the College or his designee, to enter into
negotiations with Albertson’s for the purchase of the Property, and to execute
a contract for the purchase of the Property at a purchase price not to exceed
$2.2 million and on such other terms and conditions as he may deem necessary
and advisable. The President is further
authorized to take all further action and to execute all documents necessary or
advisable to complete the purchase of the Property in accordance with the terms
of the contract.
3. Open
Meeting. It is hereby officially found and
determined that the meeting at which this Resolution was passed was open to the
public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was
given, as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government
Code.
8. Effective
Date. This Resolution is passed and adopted on
this ____ day of ____________, 2001 and shall be in full force and effect from
and after this date.
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
________________________________________
President,
Board of Trustees
ATTEST:
______________________________
Secretary,
Board of Trustees
*********
Dr.
Richard Fonte, College President, expressed the need to engage in a very strong
dialogue with the community to determine within the next year what programs
should be offered at the South Austin campus.
He stated improvements will be made to the property when revenue becomes
available. He pledged that the right
planning, right programs, and rennovation costs would be deteremined with
involvement of the community.
Recognitions
Dr.
Gerry Tucker, Associate Vice President for Human Resources, introduced and
welcomed new employees: Ana
Mejia-Dietche, grant writer, and Imad
Mouchayleh, internal auditor.
Citizens
Communications
·
Betty
Edgemond, citizen, expressed appreciation for the vote on the campus in South
Austin and expressed the need for a civilian community advisory committee to
work with the staff of Austin Community College.
·
Guadalupe
Sosa expressed apprciation for the vote on the campus in South Austin and the
work of Austin Community College Trustees with South Austin community groups.
·
Myra
Bradley, ACC/AFT, expressed appreciation for individuals who attended recent
meetings and spoke regarding submission of applications to the ACC Human
Resources Department.
·
Mark
Goodrich, ACC/AFT, spoke regarding adjunct compensation.
Reports from
Employee Associations
· Adjunct
Faculty Association - Kitty Henderson, President, spoke regarding adjunct
faculty compensation and Adjunct Faculty Association events.
· Classified
Employees Association - Mark Goodrich, President, spoke regarding review of Administrative
Assistant III positions and requested a copy of the Ernst & Young Study.
·
Full-Time Faculty Senate - Laura Ore, President, spoke
regarding Board Policy C-2, College Organizational Principles
(One College Concept).
· Professional/Technical
Employees Association - Karen Anderson, President, provided information
regarding the position classification review process and association activities
and upcoming events.
· Student
Government Association - Jose Contreras, President - No report was presented.
Trustee
Report(s) to the Board
Dr. Lillian Davis reported:
·
Del Valle ISD - She and Dr. Luanne
Preston, Director of Early College Start, recently met with the Mayor of
Mustang Ridge, Alfred Vallejo, and Councilman Ralph Cantwell regarding needs of
their area and opportunities available from Austin Community College.
·
Wimberly ISD - She recently
attended and spoke at a meeting of the Wimberly ISD School Board. She stated that their Board was extremely
complimentary of Austin Community College and asked that she convey to the ACC
Board of Trustees their appreciation for what the College has done for Wimberly
ISD.
·
Leander ISD - Tom Applegate,
Executive Dean of the Pinnacle and Cypress Creek Campuses, attended a meeting
for her with Leander Superintendent Tom Glenn.
She stated they are very interested in the College and wanted to talk
about the students who were unable to register and inquired regarding how well
their graduates did at ACC.
Beverly
Silas - Capital Area Workforce Development Board
Ms.
Silas reported that the new name of the organization is WorkSource. She provided an overview of the workforce
system and stated House Bill 1863 created 28 centers in Texas to oversee
workforce programs. A workforce center
is located at the Eastview Campus. She
provided examples of the strong partnership between Austin Community College
and WorkSource.
Report to the
Board
Report of Achievements and Recognitions
Dr.
Steve Kinslow, Executive Vice President, distributed a "kudos" report
and acknowledged:
Faculty
Excellence in Teaching--
·
James
"Red" Wassenich and Ina Midkiff are nominees for the Minnie Stevens
Piper Award. This award is a totally
faculty-drive nomination; therefore, it is especially significant that they
have been recognized by their peers for this award. Two other candidates were also considered by the faculty: Deborah Hill and Corinne Irwin. ACC has had one Piper Professor in the
past--Dr. Catherine Staples.
·
Sheila
Ammons, Accounting Professor, has been nominated by ACC for the AACC/Microsoft
David R. Pearce Faculty Technology Award.
Student Transfer Rates--
·
The
UT Austin Admissions Office recently provided ACC information on its Fall 2001
transfer students. As the largest
feeder institution for UT-Austin, ACC students make up nearly a quarter of the
total transfer student population for UT.
Also first year academic performance data was provided on ACC transfer
students for both Fall 2000 and Spring 2001 semesters. ACC students did as well or better than the
average for all students who transfer to UT-Austin.
Final Report: SoCo Projects
Dr. Kinslow and Dr. Tucker
provided a summary report on SoCo projects and discussed the deliverables and
remaining issues for staff consideration including: reduce number of payrolls (i.e., move to monthly for all employee
categories; automate benefit vendor payments; and change distribution of
paychecks/paystubs for direct deposit to U.S. mail (no internal
distribution). Dr. Kinslow responded to
questions from Trustees.
Items for
Discussion/Possible Action:
Consent
Item(s)
Dr. Davis introduced the
consent agenda:
Agenda Item
7429
Minutes of
September 4, 2001, Regular Meeting; September 24, 2001, Board Briefing and
Board Work Session; October 1, 2001, Regular Board Meeting; and October 15,
2001, Board Briefing and Work Session of the Board of Trustees
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees approve the
minutes as presented.
Agenda Item
7430
Resolution of
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and Strategic Planning
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees approve the
Resolution encouraging faculty and staff to participate in the development of
the SACS Alternate Self-Study and the College's Com-prehensive Master Plan.
Agenda Item
7431
Resolution Authorizing ACC Participation in Reduced Tutition
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees authorize the
College to participate in a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board pilot
project allowing reduced tuition rates during designated time periods by
approving the Resolution.
Agenda Item
7432
Energy Audit
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees
·
Approve
the Energy Conservation Retrofit project, excluding the Rio Grande Campus, and
authorize the President to execute a contract with Honeywell, Inc., to
implement the project, to provide support for the installed Energy Management
System, and to conduct annual audits of the performance of the improvements.
·
Approve
the project financing through Citicapital and authorize the President to
execute a 15-year lease agreement with Citicapital.
·
Authorize
the execution of a contract with Behram Engineers to verify Honeywell's
projected energy savings.
Trustee Barbara Mink
requested that Agenda Item 7430 be pulled for discussion and Trustee Beverly
Watts Davis requested Agenda Item 7432 be pulled for discussion.
Vice Chair Beverly Silas
moved and Allen Kaplan seconded that Agenda Items 7429 and 7431 be approved as
presented.
VOTE: The motion passed on a unanimous vote of
7-0.
FOR: Beverly Watts Davis, Allen Kaplan, Barbara
Mink, Della May Moore, Rafael Quintanilla, Beverly Silas, and John Worley.
Trustee Carol Nasworthy was
absent from the meeting.
The Chair did not vote.
Agenda Item
7430
Resolution of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and Strategic
Planning
Trustees discussed the
proposed resolution.
Barbara Mink moved and
Beverly Watts Davis seconded that:
MOTION: That the Board of Trustees approve the
Resolution encouraging faculty and staff to participate in the development of
the SACS Alternate Self-Study and the College's Comprehensive Master Plan.
VOTE: The motion passed on a unanimous vote of
8-0.
FOR: Beverly Watts Davis, Lillian Davis, Allen
Kaplan, Barbara Mink, Della May Moore, Rafael Quintanilla, Beverly Silas, and
John Worley.
Trustee Carol Nasworthy was
absent.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the faculty and staff of the Austin Community College District (“College”)
are essential to the delivery of quality education, training, and support services to students throughout the ACC Service Area; and
WHEREAS, the input of faculty and staff regarding the delivery of programs and services is essential to quality improvement efforts; and
WHEREAS, the College is accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS); and
WHEREAS, the College is involved in the reaffirmation of accreditation through an Alternative Self-Study focused on Infusing 21st Century Innovation into Learning; and
WHEREAS, the College is engaged in extending its Comprehensive Master Plan to help guide the allocation of resources to meet the College’s mission; and
WHEREAS, the College will benefit by assessing its strengths as well as by identifying areas in which the College can enhance programs and services to better serve students, local communities, businesses and organizations in its Service Area; and
WHEREAS, the SACS and Master Planning activities are mutually intertwined activities to enhance the effectiveness of the College; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Austin Community College recognizes that the outcomes of the self-study and master planning processes will be greatly enhanced by the assistance of its faculty and staff, as well as students and external constituencies; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees will listen to and will consider strongly the input of faculty and staff in establishing institutional goals;
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College that the faculty and staff of the College are encouraged to participate fully in the SACS Alternative Self-Study and Comprehensive Master Plan processes.
ADOPTED this first day of October, 2001, at a duly noted public meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District.
__________________________________
Lillian Davis, Chair
ATTEST:
________________________
John Worley, Secretary
**********
Agenda Item
7432
Energy Audit
Trustees discussed the commitment
of Honeywell to minority participation.
Staff responded to questions from Trustees regarding minority
participation.
Beverly Watts Davis moved
and Della May Moore seconded that:
MOTION: The College proceed with the contract,
subject to review and approval by the College's legal counsel and the agreement
by Honeywell that it would continue to increase HUB participation for the
contract.
VOTE: The motion passed on a unanimous vote of
7-0.
FOR: Beverly Watts Davis, Allen Kaplan, Barbara
Mink, Della May Moore, Rafael Quintanilla, Beverly Silas, and John Worley.
Trustee Carol Nasworthy was
absent from the meeting.
The Chair did not vote.
Agenda Item
7433
Adjunct Faculty Compensation - Proposed Changes to Board Policies E-1, Master
Planning, and F-10, Employee Compensation
Dr. Worley requested that
Agenda Item 7434 be discussed prior to Agenda Item 7433.
Agenda Item
7434
Adjunct Faculty Compensation
Dr. Davis introduced the
item. Dr. Gerry Tucker provided
information regarding the data used. Trustees
and administrators discussed the proposed adjunct faculty compensation
target. Dan Dewberry, adjunct faculty
member, provided information concerning adjunct compensation.
John Worley moved and
Beverly Watts Davis seconded that:
MOTION: In the spirit of compromise, that the
College average Human Resource's number of $1,045 for a Master's with the
adjunct association's nunber of $1,044
per LEH to equal $1,025 per LEH for a Master's; and that the College average
Human Resources' Ph.D. number of $1,533 with the adjunct association's number
of $1,227 to equal $1,190 for Ph.D.
VOTE: The motion passed on a vote of 5-3.
FOR: Beverly Watts Davis, Allen Kaplan, Barbara
Mink, Rafael Quintanilla, John Worley
AGAINST: Della May Moore, Beverly Silas
Trustee Carol Nasworthy was
absent.
The Chair did not vote.
Agenda Item
7433
Adjunct Faculty Compensation - Proposed Changes to Board Policies E-1, Master
Planning, and F-10, Employee Compensation
Dr.
Davis called attention to the options listed in the agenda. Trustees discussed the options.
Beverly
Watts Davis moved and Rafael Quintanilla seconded that
MOTION: The Board of Trustees adopt F-10, Employee
Compensation, [4] For Adjunct faculty,
the administration shall gather this information from institutions
comprising the primary comparison market group every three years."
Rafael
Quintanilla requested the following Friendly Amendment to the motion: [4] "For Adjunct Faculty, The
administration shall gather this information from institutions comprising the
primary comparison market group every three years unless warranted by
special market conditions."
Beverly
Watts Davis accepted the Friendly Amendment.
Trustees
discussed the proposed changes.
Rafael
Quintanilla withdrew his second to the original motion.
There
was no second to the original motion.
Agenda Item
7436
ILCOR Contract - Portable Buildings
Dr. Davis introduced the
item and George DeTuccio, Vice President, stated that this purchase was
included in the FY01 Master Plan and funds would come from FY02. This item will be on the December 3 agenda
for possible action.
Agenda Item
7437
Authorization for Approval of Sole Source Purchase of Fire Truck for Fire
Protection Technology Program
Dr. Davis introduced the
item and Dr. Kinslow stated that an extensive search was done for fire trucks
with the features that Austin Community College needed. This item will be on the December 3 agenda
for possible action.
Agenda Item
7438
Report on Professional Development for Faculty and Staff
Dr. Davis stated that this
item will be pulled from this agenda and included on the November 19 Board Work
Session.
Information
Items
·
Beverly Silas expressed appreciation to the Board
and Dr. Fonte for the presentation made at the recent Association of Community
College Trustees meeting in San Diego. Steve Kinslow, Richard Fonte, Beverly
Watts Davis, Allen Kaplan, and Della May Moore presented information on
community outreach on policy governance.
·
President's
Administrative Report
There was no report.
Executive Session
There
was no Executive Session.
Announcements
·
Trustees congratulated Vice Chair Beverly Silas who has
become Chair of the Downtown Austin Alliance.
·
Best wishes were extended to Trustee Rafael
Quintanilla's daughter, who will be married soon.
·
Vice Chair Beverly Silas was elected to the nominating
committee for the Association of Community College Trustees.
Quick Meeting
Review
Trustees
commented regarding the meeting:
What we did well rated as 1-5 (with 5 being very
satisfied): 5-- very good meeting; 5--very good meeting, stayed
within the time constraint; very good job; 5; 5--because we recognized the
importance of equality; 5--appreciate moving agenda items to accommodate guests
and for allowing Dan Dewberry to come back and keep the dialogue open.
What we can do better: No comments.
Adjournment
Having
no motion before the Board, the November 5, 2001, regular meeting of the Austin
Community College Board of Trustees was adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
Approved By
John
B. Worley, Secretary