MINUTES
Special
Meeting - 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 6:03 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 (arrived at 6:05 p.m.) ;
Beverly S. Silas (arrived at 6:04 p.m.); and John Worley. Trustee Beverly Watts Davis resigned from the
Board on
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.
Mr.
Quintanilla introduced the item. Dr.
Stephen B. Kinslow, Executive Vice President, called
attention to the proposed Order and stated that a successful community petition
drive by members of the Del Valle Affordable College Coalition and Friends of ACC, had been concluded.
Dr. Kinslow advised that the petition would be
presented, with the approved resolution and boundary description of Del Valle
Independent School District, to the Travis County Commissioner’s Court for
verification. Upon certification by the
Commissioner’s Court of the required number of registered voters’ signatures,
five percent of Del Valle ISD’s registered voters,
the Commissioner’s Court will call a local election within the legal statute as
defined by
Trustees Lillian J. Davis moved and Allen H. Kaplan seconded that:
MOTION: The Board of Trustees adopt the Order Approving the Proposed Annexation of the Del Valle Independent School District.
VOTE: The motion passed on a unanimous vote of 8-0.
FOR: Lillian J. Davis, John Hernandez, Allen H.
Kaplan, Nan McRaven, Barbara P. Mink, Rafael
Quintanilla, Beverly S. Silas, and John B. Worley.
AGAINST: None.
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ORDER APPROVING THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION
OF DEL VALLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
STATE OF
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
To: The
Commissioners’ Court,
WHEREAS, this process called for the circulation of petitions requesting that the Commissioners’ Court of Travis County call an election to determine whether or not the area whose boundaries coincide with the Del Valle Independent School District, as shown on the attached map, shall join the Austin Community College District; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of the area have declared their desire for the benefits and educational opportunity available to them through a comprehensive community college; and
WHEREAS, those benefits include but are not limited to economic development through the development of a trained workforce and provision of the direct services to local businesses; affordable access to academic, technical and community service programs as well as comprehensive facilities and the technological infrastructure to support such programs;
THEREFORE, the Board of Trustees officially approves the area defined by the same boundaries of the Del Valle Independent School District, as shown on the attached map, to become a part of the Austin Community College District, for junior college purposes only, subject to the approval of the voters in the area.
PASSED, RESOLVED, ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District at a meeting in which a quorum was present and a majority of the trustees voting for and at which this resolution, in written form, was before the Board at the time of its adoption on the 17th day of November, 2003.
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
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Rafael Quintanilla, Chair
Board of Trustees
ATTEST:
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Allen Kaplan,
Secretary
Board of Trustees
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Richard W. Fonte
announced that he would resign his position as President of Austin Community
College effective
Having
no motion before the Board, the
Approved By
Allen Kaplan, Secretary