MINUTES
Board Work
Session - Board of Trustees
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 17,
2003, at 6:08 p.m. in the Board Room (201) of the Highland Business Center of
Austin Community College located at 5930 Middle Fiskville
Road, Austin, Texas, with the following members present: Rafael Quintanilla, Chair /Presiding Officer;
Barbara Mink, Vice Chair; Allen Kaplan, Secretary; Lillian J. Davis; John
Hernandez; Nan McRaven; Beverly S. Silas; and John
Worley. Trustee Beverly Watts Davis
resigned from the Board of Trustees effective
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.
Trustee Nan McRaven
asked that the agenda for the meeting be revised to postpone discussion of
Agenda Item 7823, Master Planning Overview.
Trustees agreed, and the item was postponed until the
Place 4,
Mr.
Quintanilla introduced the item and stated that each candidate would make a
two-minute presentation and respond to one of the questions selected from the
standard list of questions provided to the candidates in advance of the
meeting.
Candidates
Rodney E. Ahart, Tom Arbuckle, James McGuffee, Veronica Rivera, Jeffrey Richard, Charles Rouse,
and Melvin G. Wrenn participated in the
interviews. Candidate Weaver (Bruce)
Cook was delayed in
[College
President Richard Fonte left the meeting at
Chair
Quintanilla stated that the Board would need to decide whether to proceed with
appointment of a candidate to fill the Place 4 seat on the Austin Community
College Board of Trustees.
Trustee
MOTION: The Board of Trustees proceed
to appoint a candidate to Place 4,
Trustee John Hernandez requested an
amendment to the motion: If there was a
tied vote, no appointment would be made.
Five votes would be needed to appoint.
VOTE: The motion, as amended, passed on a unanimous
vote of 8-0.
Trustee
Beverly Silas suggested that each Trustee name three candidates or less for the
possible appointment. Mr. Quintanilla
stated any candidate who did not receive a vote would be eliminated from the
second ballot; on the second ballot, the successful candidate must receive 5
votes.
Trustee Lillian Davis named: Jeffrey Richard, Veronica Rivera, and Tom
Arbuckle.
Trustee John Hernandez named: Rodney Ahart,
Veronica Rivera, and Jeffrey Richard.
Trustee John Worley named: Rodney Ahart, James
McGuffee, and Veronica Rivera.
Trustee Barbara Mink named: Rodney Ahart and
Jeffrey Richard
Trustee Rafael Quintanilla
named: Jeffrey Richard, Veronica Rivera,
Rodney Ahart.
Trustee Allen Kaplan named: Rodney Ahart, James
McGuffee, and Jeffrey Richard.
Trustee Beverly Silas named: Rodney Ahart,
Veronica Rivera, and Jeffrey Richard.
Trustee
Candidate Rodney Ahart
received 7 votes, Candidate Jeffrey Richard received 7 votes; and Candidate Veronica
Rivera received 6 votes.
Trustees cast their vote on the
second ballot for:
Beverly Silas – Rodney Ahart
Allen Kaplan – Rodney Ahart
Rafael Quintanilla – Veronica Rivera
Barbara Mink – Rodney Ahart
John Worley – Rodney Ahart
John Hernandez – Veronica Rivera
Lillian Davis – Jeffrey Richard
The total vote on the second ballot
was: Rodney Ahart
– 4 votes; Jeffrey Richard – 2 votes; Veronica Rivera – 2 votes. Rafael Quintanilla stated he would change his
vote to Jeffrey Richard. No candidate
received the 5 votes required for appointment.
John Hernandez moved and
MOTION: The Board of Trustees not fill
the Place 4 seat on the
VOTE: The motion passed on a vote of 5-3.
FOR:
Lillian Davis, John Hernandez,
AGAINST: Barbara Mink, Allen Kaplan, Rafael Quintanilla.
Proposed
Dental Hygiene Course Fee
Mr.
Quintanilla introduced the item. Mike Midgley, Interim Associate Vice President for Workforce
Education, provided information regarding the establishment of a student
equipment leasing fee for the dental hygiene students and responded to
questions from Trustees. Participation
in the student equipment leasing fee would be voluntary, and students who
choose to purchase the required instruments and equipment may do so. This item will be included on the Consent
Agenda for the
Proposed
Contract for Land Surveying Services
Mr.
Quintanilla introduced the item and Ben Ferrell, Vice President, suggested that
the Board discuss a proposed increase to the current contract for land
surveying services. The original
contract estimate was $75,000. He stated
that current expenditures remain well within the original contract amount, but
the contract could exceed $100,000 threshold due to additional services
required. He stated that the request was
made in order to avoid delays in the project timelines. Mr. Ferrell responded to questions from
Trustees. Trustees requested
establishment of a maximum cap for the services. This item will be included on the agenda for
the
Proposed
Construction of Parking Lot at Eastview Campus
Mr.
Quintanilla introduced the item and Bronson Dorsey, Associate Vice President
for Facilities and Operations, provided information. He stated the proposed options for the Eastview Campus parking would require an increase in scope
to the existing construction contracts with Graeber,
Simmons & Cowan, and Faulkner Construction, and add approximately $400,000
to the existing Health Sciences Building II project. The campus currently has 402 parking spaces
and the projection is that the campus will need approximately 1,000 parking
spaces by the year 2010. Mr. Dorsey
responded to questions from Trustees, including the need for additional
information regarding the community garden at the Eastview
Campus. This item will be included on
the agenda for the
Proposed
Resolution Authorizing Execution of License Agreement with the City of
Mr.
Quintanilla introduced the item and Bronson Dorsey stated that in order to
provide Eastview students, faculty, and staff with a
safe means of crossing
Mr. Quintanilla stated the Master Planning
Overview and Selection of an Interim President would be on the agenda for the
November 24, 2003, Special Board meeting.
Trustees
commented regarding the meeting:
What we did well: good meeting; ditto; very good meeting; good
meeting; no comments; very good meeting; very good meeting.
What we can do better: No comments.
Having
no motion before the Board, the November 17, 2003, Work Session of the Austin
Community College Board of Trustees was adjourned at
Approved By
Allen
H. Kaplan, Secretary