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, July 6, 2004, at 6:04
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 (arrived at 7:25 p.m.); John Hernandez; Nan McRaven; Jeffrey Richard; Veronica Rivera; and John Worley.
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.
Swearing-In of
Board Member – Places 6, Veronica Rivera
Judge
Darlene Byrne administered the Oath of Office to recently elected Austin
Community College Trustee Veronica Rivera, Place 6.
The
agenda was re-ordered to elect Board Officers later in the meeting.
Recognitions
There
were no recognitions.
Citizens
Communication
·
Larry Willoughby, ACC faculty, spoke regarding
compensation.
·
Daniel Traverso, ACC
faculty, spoke regarding expectations for President/Board of Trustees.
·
Al Purcell, ACC faculty, spoke regarding
definition and spirit of “aloha” and “mihallo”.
·
Catherine Watson, ACC faculty, distributed
information and spoke regarding employee records and Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools (SACS)
·
Mark Goodrich, President of ACC/AFT, spoke
regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2005 Budget and compensation.
·
Christopher Butler, ACC student and Student Fees
Committee member, spoke regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2005 Budget/Student
Activity Fee/tuition.
·
Beaux Tschiernet, ACC
student, spoke regarding tuition.
·
Guadalupe Sosa, Chair, South Austin Campus
Advisory Committee, spoke regarding the South Austin Campus.
Reports from
Associations
·
Adjunct Faculty Association – Caleb Buckley,
President-Elect, welcomed College President Robert Aguero
and new Trustees, and spoke regarding Austin Community College/open access.
·
Classified Employees Association – Judy Green,
President, welcomed College President Robert Aguero
and new Trustees, spoke regarding Association activities, and Fiscal Year 2005
Budget/compensation/market value.
·
Full-Time Faculty Senate – Daniel Traverso, President, distributed information and spoke
regarding the proposed Student Activity Fee, proposed tuition increase; South
Austin Campus Resolution; and compensation.
·
Professional-Technical Employees Association –
John Kennie, President, spoke regarding
professional-technical employees/compensation/equity/benefits/and Association
activities.
·
Student Government Association – James
“Levi” Barnes, President, spoke regarding Student Activity Fees and
recommendation.
Reports to the
Board
·
Report on Achievements and Recognitions –Dr. Gerry Tucker,
Associate Vice President for Human Resources, distributed the Kudos Report and
called attention to recent awards/recognitions received by faculty/programs,
staff, students, and
·
Financial Report – May 2004 – Ben Ferrell, Vice President for Business
Services, called attention to the May 2004 financial report noting that the
College will have a positive balance of revenues versus expenditures for the
current fiscal year and will meet the expectations of the Board Policy G-6,
Cash Reserves, or the corrective action plan requirements.
CONSENT AGENDA
Chair
Quintanilla introduced the items and Trustee John Hernandez requested that Agenda
Item 7948 be pulled for discussion.
Agenda Item
7947
Proposed
Approval of Contract for Office and Print Shop Paper
Board Secretary Allen Kaplan moved and Trustee
MOTION:
The Board of Trustees approve the contract for office and print shop
paper with Western Paper Company, Inc., in an estimated amount of $125,000.
VOTE: The
motion passed on a unanimous vote of 8-0.
FOR: Lillian J. Davis, John
Hernandez, Allen Kaplan, Barbara Mink, Veronica Rivera, Rafael Quintanilla, and
John Worley.
AGAINST: None.
Absent for the Vote: Trustee Jeffrey Richard
Agenda Item
7948
Proposed
Approval of Contract for Printing and Distribution of the College Credit Course
Schedule and Credit Schedule Mailer and the College Continuing Education Course
Schedule
Chair Quintanilla introduced the item and Trustee John Hernandez inquired regarding the length of the contract period and local vendors. Trustees discussed the contract period and vendors/printing needs. Chair Quintanilla suggested a feasibility study was needed.
Trustees
MOTION:
That the Board of Trustees approve a one-year contract with Liberty
Press and with a review by the College of actual printing needs to determine if
there is a less expensive or comparable method of printing and mailing.
VOTE:
The motion passed on a unanimous vote of 9-0.
FOR: Lillian J. Davis, John
Hernandez, Allen Kaplan, Barbara Mink, Veronica Rivera, Jeffrey Richard, Rafael
Quintanilla, and John Worley.
AGAINST: None.
Item for
Discussion/Possible Action
Proposed
Approval of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
Chair Quintanilla introduced
the item and Dr. Stephen B. Kinslow, Executive Vice President,
provided information regarding the alternative Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
proposal. Dr. Kinslow
and Ben Ferrell responded to questions from Trustees.
Board Vice Chair Barbara Mink moved and Trustee
MOTION: The Board of Trustees
approve the Fiscal Year 2005 budget presented at the
·
Student Life Fee set at $1
per credit hour for Student Life;
·
$5 tuition increase per
credit hour for Fall 2004 for in-district students with no increase for Spring
and Summer 2005;
·
$8 tuition increase per
credit hour for Fall 2004 for out-of-district students with no increase for
Spring and Summer 2005;
·
course fees remain the same
as in Fiscal Year 2004---not folded in tuition, but are the ones based on the
different courses;
·
fully funding health
expansion at $947,094;
·
15% of new monies for Master
Plan initiatives;
·
minimum wage increased to
$10.20 for hourly employees;
·
additional $250,000 to go to
full-time faculty for market adjustments; and
·
include the 26 new faculty
approved by the Board at an earlier meeting.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: That the
Administration make appropriate funding decisions through appropriate shared
governance committees regarding capital outlay and technology requests;
Dr. Mink accepted the Friendly Amendment.
Trustees discussed hourly
employees and Teacher Retirement System (TRS) eligibility. The Human Resources Department was requested
to issue guidelines to ensure that hourly employees would not become eligible
for TRS benefits paid by the College.
Trustee Veronica Rivera
requested that Board Policy F-10, Employee Compensation be reviewed by the
Board as soon as possible.
The Motion, as amended, passed on a Vote of 5-4.
FOR: Allen Kaplan,
AGAINST: Lillian Davis, John
Hernandez, Jeffrey Richard, John Worley.
(Exhibit A).
FOR: Lillian J. Davis, John
Hernandez, Allen Kaplan,
AGAINST: None.
Trustee Allen Kaplan nominated John Hernandez for Board Vice Chair.
There were no additional nominations.
VOTE: Trustee John Hernandez was
elected Board Vice Chair on a unanimous vote of
8-0.
FOR: Lillian J. Davis, Allen
Kaplan, Barbara Mink,
AGAINST: None.
Trustee
There were no additional nominations.
VOTE: Trustee Jeffrey Richard
was elected Board Secretary on a unanimous vote of 8-0.
FOR: Lillian J. Davis, John
Hernandez, Allen Kaplan, Barbara Mink,
AGAINST: None.
President’s Administrative Report
Dr. Robert Aguero expressed appreciation to the Board for action taken on all of the items which are very important for the College in the upcoming year. He stated the College would strive to achieve the goal policy of shared governance as we look forward to the next year, be vigilant with the FY2005 Budget that was passed and work to meet the goals the Board allocated for the College. He again expressed appreciation to the Board for the work that was done in passing the Budget so the College can move forward to meet the goals the set by the Board for the College.
There was no Executive
Session.
Announcements
There were no announcements.
Meeting Review
Trustees
commented regarding the meeting:
What we did well: sorry
I missed the first of the meeting, thought the process was excellent, good
meeting; good meeting, expressed appreciation to Steve Kinslow
for all of his work on the budget and the SACS review; and Ben’s team; good
meeting, questions we asked were thoughtfully answered, good information; good
meeting, glad people did not come to the meeting with their minds made up, we
were able to work through the issues; very fine meeting, example of stability,
and hope that we can continue on this path; hope it was an example of “aloha”,
excellent meeting; thanks for the introduction to the process, thought it was a
really good meeting, very educational.
What we can do better: No Comments.
Student
Government President James “Levi” Barnes expressed appreciation to the Board
for thinking of the students, having heard their comments, thinking of the big
picture; really truly appreciate it; did not get what we wanted, but it was a
very good start, it was a monumental move by the Board of Trustees, new Trustees,
and Dr. Aguero; look forward to being fully part of
the shared governance process and being
fully updated and informed in order to keep the students updated and informed;
thank you again.
Trustee
Rafael Quintanilla expressed appreciation to Dr. Steve Kinslow
for his valuable assistance as Interim President, and to Ben Ferrell and staff
for all of the assistance.
Adjournment
Having
no motion before the Board, the July 6, 2004, Regular Meeting of the Austin
Community College Board of Trustees was adjourned at
Approved By
Allen
H. Kaplan, Secretary