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 6, 2005, 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: Dr. Barbara P. Mink, Chair/Presiding Officer; Mr.
John F. Hernandez, Board Vice Chair; Mr. Jeffrey Richard, Secretary; Dr.
Lillian J. Davis; Mr. Allen H. Kaplan; Ms. Nan McRaven;
Mr. Rafael Quintanilla; Ms. Veronica Rivera; and Dr. 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.
Recognitions
·
Math Student Contest Winners – Dr. Mink
introduced Mr. Daron Butler, Chair of the Austin
Community College Foundation , and Mr. Mike Dellens, ACC Math Instructor. Mr. Dellens stated
that Math student contests are held in the Spring and
Fall of each academic year.
Seventy-seven students competed in the Fall
2005 context. Mr. Dellens
recognized six of the winners in attendance at the Board meeting. Mr. Butler presented monetary awards from the
ACC Foundation to: Mandeep
Kaur; Michael Lefkowitz,
Erick Sutanto, Trevor Cell, Geeta
Persad, and Young Jong Chi.
·
New Employees – Ms. Gerry Tucker, Associate Vice
President for Human Resources, introduced new employee Dr. Frank Flauto, Director of International Programs; and Dr. Richard
Armenta, who was recently promoted to Associate Vice
President for Student Success.
·
Report on Achievements and Recognitions – Dr. Tyra Duncan-Hall, Campus Operation Provost, presented the
Kudos Report and called attention to recent awards/recognitions received by
faculty/programs, staff, students, and
Citizens
Communication
·
Mr. John Kennie, ACC employee, introduced Ms.
Rachel Lanham who was recently promoted to Production Operations Specialist and
would be providing video production assistance for the Board meetings.
·
Mr. Mark Kapner, Austin Energy, spoke
regarding Plug-In Austin Campaign.
Reports from
Associations
·
Adjunct Faculty Association – Mr. Jim Nelson expressed appreciation for
the Fall Semester and extended good wishes for the Holidays.
·
Classified Employees Association –Mr. Tobin Wiegand,
President, spoke regarding the position Classification Questionnaire, needed improvements
for the ACC website, and the association’s wellness proposal.
·
Full-Time Faculty Senate – No report was presented.
·
Professional-Technical Employees Association – Mr. Jerry
North, President, expressed appreciation for the upcoming ACC compensation/classification
study; advised that the membership was surveyed and indication preferences for future
association meetings to be held at the Highland Business Center at noon; the
most valued function of the association officers was (1) keeping membership
informed and (2) being an advocate for the employee group. He called attention to two projects for the
Association: collection of food items
for the Capital Area Food Bank and working with the Meals on Wheels program
during the upcoming Holidays.
·
Student Government Association – Mr. Charles
Maddox, Vice President, stated that Mr. Michael Sanchez, Association President,
had been accepted at
President’s Administrative Report
Dr. Stephen B. Kinslow, College President, expressed appreciation for the
altered Board meeting schedule which allowed him to attend the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) meeting in
Reports
to the Board
·
Monthly Construction Update – Mr. Mullane highlighted current construction and renovation
projects and responded to questions from Trustees regarding parking and the
Pinnacle Campus.
·
Financial Report – October 2005 -- Mr. Ben
Ferrell, Vice President for Business Services, called attention to the October
2005 Financial Statement and noted: the
College’s budget was on track and projecting approximately $600,000 increase in
Unrestricted Net Assets, and a $100,000 increase in Total Assets. Total Revenue was projected at approximately
$142. 9 million or $1.4 million over original projections due to increases in
enrollment. . Mr. Ferrell responded to Trustees regarding
calculation of students, Spring versus Fall
enrollments, and unrestricted funds.
Total Expenses were projected at $142.3 million or about $0.8 million
over budget which was attributable to instructional salaries fro enrollment
increases, and would be offset by increased revenues from the additional
enrollments. In summary, revenues were
over budget by $1.4 million and expenses were over budget by $0.8 million. Therefore, the Net Revenues over Expenses
projected a budget surplus of about $600,000 and an increase in Total Net
Assets of about $100,000. Cash and Investments were in line at approximately
$91 million, including $70 million in bond proceeds. Mr. Ferrell responded to questions from
Trustees regarding grants.
CONSENT
AGENDA
Chair Mink
introduced the Consent Agenda:
Agenda
Item 8152
Proposed
Approval of Minutes of the of the November 1, 2005, Joint Meeting with AISD
Board of Trustees; November 7, 2005, Regular Meeting; November 21, 2005, Forum
with Chambers of Commerce and Business Community Leaders; and November 21,
2005, Work Session of the Austin Community College Board of Trustees
Recommendation: That
the Board of Trustees approve the minutes as
presented.
Agenda
Item 8153
Proposed
Approval of Landscape Design Program
Recommendation: That
the Board of Trustees approve the addition of a Continuing Education Landscape
Design Certificate.
Agenda
Item 8154
Proposed
Approval of Video Game Development Program
Recommendation: That
the Board of Trustees approve the addition of a Continuing Education Video Game
Development Certificate.
Agenda
Item 8155
Proposed
Approval of a Resolution on Plug-In Hybrid Electric Cars
Recommendation: That
the Board of Trustees approve a Resolution to join the
City of
Trustee
Trustees Rafael
Quintanilla moved and Veronica Rivera seconded that:
MOTION: The Board of
Trustees approve: Agenda Items 8152,
Minutes of November 1, 2005, Joint Meeting with AISD Board of Trustees,
November 7, 2005, Regular Meeting, November 21, 2005, Forum with Chambers of
Commerce and Business Community Leaders; and November 21, 2005, Work Session of
the Austin Community College Board of Trustees; Agenda Item 8153, Proposed
Approval of Landscape Design Program; and Agenda Item 8154, Proposed Approval
of Video Game Development Program, as presented.
The motion passed on a vote of 9-0.
FOR: Lillian J.
Davis, John F. Hernandez, Allen H. Kaplan, Nan McRaven,
Barbara P. Mink, Rafael Quintanilla, Jeffrey Richard, Veronica Rivera, and John
Worley*.
AGAINST: None.
*Trustee Worley
abstained from vote on the Minutes of the
Agenda
Item 8155
Proposed
Approval of a Resolution on Plug-In Hybrid Electric Cars
Trustee
Trustees Allen
Kaplan moved and John Worley seconded that:
MOTION: The Board of
Trustees approve a resolution to join the City of
Trustee Richard stated he understood that Austin Energy was
involved and asked if there was a degree to which other entities were supportive
and if
Ms. Mary Ann Neely, of Austin Energy, stated they were
trying to get car manufacturers to build plug-in cars, and advised that they
started with Austin and were working on a statewide plan.
VOTE: The motion
passed on a vote of 9-0.
FOR: Lillian J.
Davis, John F. Hernandez, Allen H. Kaplan, Nan McRaven,
Barbara P. Mink, Rafael Quintanilla, Jeffrey Richard, Veronica Rivera, and John
Worley*.
AGAINST: None.
**********
WHEREAS, on July 29, 2004, the Austin City Council directed Austin Energy to investigate the feasibility of the future integration of the electric and transportation sectors; and
WHEREAS, preliminary research by Austin Energy has shown that electric fuel for transportation would have a lower cost than fossil fuels and would result in fewer emissions in the Austin area; and
WHEREAS, Austin Community College, with six Central Texas locations – the nation’s eighth largest community college serving more than 65,000 students, promotes Stewardship as one of its core values, including “protecting, seeking, and using resources wisely” and “anticipating future trends and needs”; and
WHEREAS,
on
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
That
the College President is directed to investigate the feasibility of the future
integration of the flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid vehicles and fleet vehicles
into
That ACC makes a commitment to support local, state and federal policies that will promote flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid vehicles; and
That ACC will work with the local government, education, business and environmental community to advocate for the future purchase of flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Adopted by the Austin Community College Board of Trustees on this 6th day of December, 2005.
Barbara Mink, Board Chair
Attest:
Jeffrey Richard, Board Secretary
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Discussion/Possible Action:
Old Business:
Agenda
Item 8156
Contract
for
Dr. Mink introduced the item and Stephanie
Dempsey provided information to the Board.
She stated that a revised proposal was submitted by Dini
Partners with monthly reports.
Trustees John Hernandez
moved and Lillian Davis seconded that:
MOTION: The Board of
Trustees authorize the administration to negotiate a
consulting agreement with Dini Partners.
Trustees discussed the Request for
Proposal process.
VOTE: The motion
passed on a vote of 7-2.
FOR: Lillian J.
Davis, John F. Hernandez,
AGAINST: Allen
Kaplan and John Worley.
Agenda
Item 8157
Discussion
of Board Committees
Dr. Mink introduced the item and John
Hernandez distributed information concerning a Committee for Strategic Facility
Needs. Trustees discussed the desire to
meet with City of
New Business:
Agenda
Item 8158
Facilities
Planning/Role of Centers
Dr. Mink stated this item would be
postponed until a future meeting due to the lateness of the meeting.
Agenda
Item 8161
Board
of Trustees Self-Evaluation
Dr. Mink introduced the item and provided
a summary of the responses from seven Trustees regarding the Self-Evaluation
(see separate Exhibit).
Dr. Mink asked if there were other items
to be discussed as a whole regarding what we are doing well or if we need to
make changes. Trustees suggested: Work Sessions have changed, but we need to
keep the Forum/Work Session discussions in the back of the Board Room; want more
input from students; we need to create some venues to make that happen and we need
to go to the campuses for meetings; Board/employee relations have improved from
where they were several years ago; need to reach those students who do not have
the opportunity through the Student Government or cannot attend the evening
Board meetings; could possibly hold meetings during the day to accommodate
students instead of in the evenings; adequately meeting the needs of the
physical plant and the facilities; ratings and comments were difficult because the
intent of was of some of the questions was unknown; pleased to see the ratings
for Ethics were good; we all feel that more needs to be done regarding
maintaining the physical plant and this should probably be addressed during the
master planning; Trustees agreed that this should be discussed by the Board
Officers with the President; should be published to College community when all
Trustees have responded and when there is an action plan.
Agenda
Item 8159
Discussion
of Possible Acquisition of Property in Vicinity of Cypress Creek Campus
and
Agenda
Item 8160
Discussion
of Possible Acquisition of Property in Vicinity of South Austin Campus
and
Agenda
Item 8162
Mid-Year
Informal Evaluation of College President
Dr. Mink introduced Agenda Items 8159,
Discussion of Possible Acquisition of Property in Vicinity of Cypress Creek
Campus; Agenda Item 8160, Discussion of Possible Acquisition of Property in
Vicinity of South Austin Campus; and Agenda Item 8162, Mid-Year Informal
Evaluation of College President. She
stated that these items would be discussed in Executive Session.
Executive
Session
The Board of
Trustees of Austin Community College recessed into Executive Session at
Reconvene
The Board of
Trustees of Austin Community College reconvened in public session at
Agenda
Item 8159
Discussion
of Possible Acquisition of Property in Vicinity of Cypress Creek Campus
Trustees
MOTION:
The Board of Trustees give the Austin Community College
administration authority to negotiate property in the vicinity of the Cypress
Creek Campus
VOTE: The motion
passed on a vote of 9-0.
FOR: Lillian J.
Davis, John F. Hernandez, Allen Kaplan,
AGAINST: None.
Agenda
Item 8160
Discussion
of Possible Acquisition of Property in Vicinity of South Austin Campus
Trustees
MOTION:
The Board of Trustees give the Austin Community College
administration authority to negotiate property in the vicinity of the South
Austin Campus
VOTE: The motion
passed on a vote of 8-0-1.
FOR: Lillian J.
Davis, Allen Kaplan,
AGAINST: None.
ABSTAIN: Trustee
John F. Hernandez.
Announcements
·
Trustee Allen
Kaplan stated that former Trustee Roosevelt Leaks was being inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame on this date.
Adjournment
Having no motion before the Board, the
December 6, 2005, Regular Meeting of the Austin Community College Board of
Trustees was adjourned at
Approved By
Jeffrey Richard, Secretary