MINUTES
Regular
Meeting – Board of Trustees
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 on Tuesday, December 1,
2003, at 6:02 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 P. Mink, Board Vice Chair; Allen H. Kaplan,
Secretary; Lillian Davis; John Hernandez; Nan McRaven;
Beverly Silas; and John Worley. Trustee
Beverly Watts Davis resigned 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.
Recognitions
Steve Nelson, Chair of the
Austin Community College Foundation, and Mike Dellens,
ACC Math Instructor, recognized student winners of the mathematical competition
of American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges: Charles Medford, Wesley Zurovec,
Forrest Green; Chanh Dinh, Asad Rajbhoy, Qimin
Li, Elom Tsogbe, and Erdem Erol. Appreciation was expressed to the Austin
Community College faculty and staff for assistance and the Foundation for
matching funds for student awards.
Citizens
Communication
·
Julie Todaro, ACC
Library Services, spoke regarding appointment of an Interim President.
·
Guadalupe Sosa, citizen, spoke regarding the
South Austin Campus, budget, and South Austin Campus Advisory Committee.
·
Mark Goodrich, ACC/AFT, spoke regarding
transition to a new College President; Board Policy C-4, Internal Employee
Organizations; and Rio Grande Campus safety.
Reports from
Associations
·
Adjunct Faculty Association – Don Becker,
President, spoke regarding parking at Eastview
Campus; Interim President; compensation..
·
Classified Employees Association – Judy Green,
President, spoke regarding desire for no organizational changes; expressed
appreciation to Dr. Richard Fonte, College President,
for distance education, spearheading the referendum, and working with the
Association.
·
Full-Time Faculty Senate – Daniel Traverso, President, spoke regarding the appointment of
Interim President; Board Policy on staff development; Board Policy C-4, College
Internal Associations.
·
Professional-Technical Employees Association –
John Kennie, President, spoke regarding the
appointment of an Interim President and expressed appreciation to Dr. Fonte for access, dialogue; honest discussions,
compensation, and staffing at South Austin Campus.
·
Student Government Association – Scott Stewart, President – No report was presented.
Reports to the
Board
·
Financial Report – October 2003 – Ben Ferrell, Vice President for Business
Services, called attention to the October 2003 financial report. The current year budget will have a positive
balance of revenues versus expenditures for the current fiscal year. The College will meet the expectations of the
minimum reserves level policy (G-6) or the corrective action plan
requirements. Mr. Ferrell responded to
questions from Trustees.
·
Report on Achievements and Recognitions – Dr. Steve Kinslow, Executive Vice President, distributed the Kudos
Report and called attention to recent awards/recognitions received by
faculty/programs, staff, students, and
CONSENT AGENDA
Agenda Item
7826
Proposed
Approval of Minutes of the October 27, 2003, Special Meeting; November 3, 2003,
Regular Meeting; November 17, 2003, Special Meeting, and the November 17, 2003,
Board Work Session of the Austin Community College Board of Trustees
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees approve
the minutes as presented.
Agenda Item
7827
Proposed
Dental Hygiene Course Fee
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees approve the
establishment of a student leasing fee for dental hygiene students.
Agenda Item
7828
Proposed
Contract for Land Surveying Services
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees approve
a proposed increase to the current contract for land surveying services with
Surveying and Mapping, Inc. (SAM, Inc) –
Agenda Item
7829
Proposed
Construction of Parking Lot at Eastview Campus
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees approve a parking
lot option for the Eastview Campus. Proposed options 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 Science Building Phase II project.
Agenda Item
7830
Proposed
Resolution Authorizing Execution of License Agreement with the City of
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees approve
the proposed Resolution to approve a License Agreement with the City of
Allen Kaplan requested Agenda Item 7828,
Proposed Contract for Land Surveying Services, and Agenda Item 7829, Proposed
Construction of Parking Lot at Eastview Campus, be pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion.
Lillian
Davis moved and Beverly Silas seconded that:
Motion: The Board of Trustees approve
Consent Agenda Items 7826, 7827, and 7830 as presented.
The
motion passed on a unanimous vote of 8-0.
FOR: Lillian Davis, John Hernandez, Allen Kaplan,
AGAINST:
None.
Agenda Item
7828
Proposed
Contract for Land Surveying Services
Allen Kaplan discussed the need for a cap on the dollar amount of services.
Allen Kaplan moved and
MOTION: The Board of Trustees approve the
current contract for land surveying services with Surveying and Mapping, Inc.
(SAM, Inc.) –
The
motion passed on a unanimous vote of 8-0.
FOR: Lillian Davis, John Hernandez, Allen Kaplan,
AGAINST: None.
Agenda Item
7829
Proposed
Construction of Parking Lot at Eastview Campus
Bronson Dorsey, Associate Vice President
for Facilities and Operations, distributed information concerning the proposed
parking lot construction and responded to questions from Trustees.
Allen
Kaplan moved and Beverly Silas seconded that:
MOTION:
The Board of Trustees approve an increase in
scope to the existing construction contracts with Graeber,
Simmons & Cowan, and Faulkner Construction, for
VOTE: The motion passed on a vote of 8-0.
FOR: Lillian Davis, John Hernandez, Allen Kaplan,
AGAINST: None.
The agenda was
reordered.
The Austin Community College
Board of Trustees recessed into Executive Session at
The Austin Community College
Board of Trustees reconvened in public session at
Agenda Item
7833
Appointment of
an
Mr. Quintanilla introduced the item and Trustees discussed expectations of an Interim College President.
MOTION: The Board of Trustees appoint
Dr. Stephen B. Kinslow as Interim President and a
contract be executed to contain the expectations expressed by Trustees.
Trustees commented on the proposed appointment.
Dr. Kinslow addressed the Board and commented on the proposed appointment.
Mr. Quintanilla cited the need for a Friendly Amendment to negotiate the salary for Dr. Kinslow. He stated Dr. Kinslow’s current annual salary is $140,000 and Dr. Fonte’s base salary is $182,000 annually. The negotiation should be between those numbers.
FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT: The Board Chair will
negotiate with Dr. Kinslow to establish the Interim
President’s salary between $140,000 and $182,000 annually.
VOTE: The motion, as amended, passed on a vote of
5-3.
FOR: Lillian Davis, John Hernandez,
AGAINST: Allen Kaplan, Beverly Silas, and John Worley.
Agenda Item
7831
Page
Southerland Page (PSP) Presentation on South Austin Campus
Mr. Quintanilla introduced the item and Bronson
Dorsey, Associate Vice President, Facilities and Operations, stated that Page
Southerland Page and American Constructors have been working with ACC faculty,
staff, and the South Austin Campus Advisory Committee for the past six months
to design a campus that meets, and in many ways exceeds, the College’s needs. Larry Speck, a principal with Page
Southerland Page, discussed the four major goals of the project, the site, and
provided floor-by-floor views/drawings of the building, courtyards,
amphitheater, and landscaping.
[Trustee Nan McRaven left
the meeting at
Mr. Speck provided a copy of the Design Development
Submittal. Mr. Speck and Mr. Dorsey
responded to questions from Trustees regarding the design for the South Austin
Campus. Mr. Dorsey stated the Board will
be updated on the Campus at the January 2004 meeting and groundbreaking is
planned in late April 2004.
Trustees expressed appreciation for the information
presented.
Agenda Item
7834
Matters
Related to the Conduct of
Mr. Quintanilla introduced the item and Linda Young,
Special Assistant to the President for Governmental and Community Relations,
stated meetings have begun with
Agenda Item
7832
Facilities
Planning: Enrollment Projections and
Technology Implications
Mr. Quintanilla introduced the item and Christopher Vinger, Interim Director, Institutional Research, called
attention to projections by campus of 2003 headcounts, credit hours, and
contact hours and projections for the year 2010 from a study prepared by
Charles McIntyre in 2002 for facilities planning. Bronson Dorsey, Associate
Vice President for Facilities and Operations, distributed a draft copy of
“Design Guidelines for Learning Environments” and stated it was under current
review by College departments and the shared governance group. Mr. Dorsey said this was a tool for
programming as well as long-range planning for classrooms of the future. He distributed “The Impact on Learning
Environments” and said it was a pictorial discussion of considerations for
instructional space and technology to accompany the Design Guidelines.
Mr.
Quintanilla stated this was President Fonte’s last
Board meeting and expressed appreciation to him, personally and on behalf of
the Board, for his service to the Board and to
Dr.
Fonte expressed appreciation for the seven wonderful
years at
Meeting Review
Trustees
commented regarding the meeting:
What we did well: good meeting; very good; good
meeting, particularly liked the discussion about the South Austin Campus; good
meeting, liked presentation by PSP on South Austin Campus, good meeting.
What we can do better: troubled that we didn’t tie discussions to
Board policy, and this was needed.
Adjournment
Having
no motion before the Board, the December 1, 2003, Regular Meeting of the Austin
Community College Board of Trustees was adjourned at
Approved By
Allen H. Kaplan, Secretary