MINUTES
Regular
Meeting – Board of Trustees
February 5,
2007
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 Monday, February 5, 2007, at 6:00 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:
Mr. John F. Hernandez, Chair/Presiding Officer; Ms. Nan McRaven; Ms. Veronica
Rivera, Secretary; Dr. Lillian J. Davis; Mr. Allen H. Kaplan; Dr. James W.
McGuffee; Mr. Barbara P. Mink; and Mr. Jeffrey K. Richard [arrived at 7:28
p.m.]. Trustee Rafael Quintanilla was
absent from the meeting.
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
·
New Employees – There were no new employees.
·
Student Profile: Ms.
Kimberly Martinez - Dr. Kathleen Christensen, Vice President, Student
Support and Success System, introduced Ms. Kimberly Martinez, Health Sciences
student. Ms. Martinez provided
information regarding her education and experience. She expressed appreciation for the smaller
classes at ACC; and the classes she has taken to become a Registered Nurse, and
the area hospitals’ appreciation for the skills of ACC nursing graduates. Ms. Martinez responded to questions from
Trustees.
Citizens
Communication
·
Dr. Maggie De La Teja, ACC employee, spoke
regarding a recent meeting of the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher
Education (TACHE) held in
·
Mr. Javier Olguin, ACC employee and Membership
Director of the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education, spoke
regarding the TACHE meeting.
Reports from
Associations
·
Adjunct Faculty Association – Ms. Mary Gilmer,
President, Adjunct Faculty Association, invited Trustees to an upcoming meeting
of the Association and spoke regarding items on the Board agenda.
·
Classified Employees Association – Ms. Kathy
Judge, President, spoke regarding association activities and an upcoming of the
Association to be held at the Riverside Campus.
·
Full-Time Faculty Senate – Ms. Linda Welsh,
President, spoke regarding the ACC Art Exhibit, distributed a copy of the
Senate’s comments regarding items on the February 5 agenda.
·
Professional-Technical Employees–
Ms. Judy Van Cleve, President, spoke regarding Association activities and
provided comments regarding items on the February 5 Board agenda.
·
Student Government
Association – Ms. Anastasyia Travina, President,
expressed appreciation to Dr. Kinslow for meeting with the Student Government
Association and spoke regarding upcoming activities of the Student Government
Association. She provided information regarding
several new officers of the Student Government Association.
President’s
Report
Dr. Stephen B.
Kinslow, College President, provided an update on Spring enrollment; impact of
South Austin Campus on other ACC campuses; and
Reports to the Board
·
Update of ACC Foundation Activities – In the absence of
Foundation Chair Alex Brown, Ms. Stephanie Dempsey, Executive Director of the
ACC Foundation, provided an update on Foundation activities and noted a
one-half day Foundation Board Retreat would be held in February. Ms. Dempsey and Dr. Kinslow responded to
questions from Trustees.
·
Report from City of
·
Facilities Update – Mr. Bill Mullane, Director of
Facilities and Construction, provided a report on current construction and
renovation projects. Mr. Mullane, Mr.
Ferrell, Vice President, Business Services, and Dr. Kinslow responded to
questions from Trustees.
·
Financial Report – December 2006 – Mr. Ben Ferrell, Vice
President, Business Services, called attention to the information provided
including: (1) the College’s budget was
on track and projecting approximately $4.8 million increase in Unrestricted Net
Assets, and a $5.5 million increase in Total Net Assets; (2) Fall enrollments
were up about 4.2%. While official
Spring enrollment figures are still to be finalized, current numbers indicated
an even larger increase. This exceeded
the original projections of 2% growth, and therefore, tuition revenues were
projected to exceed budget by $2.1 million; and (3) As for expenses, Adjunct
Faculty and Overloads were projected to exceed original FY07 estimates due to
the increased enrollments and vacancies in Full-Time Faculty Salaries. This would be offset by increased tuition
revenues and lapsed salaries in Full-Time Faculty. Total salaries were projected to be over
budget by about $0.4 million.
In summary,
adjusting revenues by $5.7 million and expenses by $0.9 million, Net Revenues
over Expenses projected a budget surplus of about $4.8 million and an increase
in Total Net Assets of about $5.5 million.
Cash and investments were in line at approximately $81 million,
including $45 million in bond proceeds.
Mr. Ferrell
responded to questions from Trustees.
CONSENT ITEMS
Mr. Hernandez
introduced the items:
Agenda Item 8285
Proposed Approval of Minutes of
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees approve the
minutes as presented.
Agenda Item 8286
Acceptance of FY06 External Audit
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees accept the Fiscal
Year 2006 Financial Audit Report.
Trustees James W. McGuffee moved and Barbara P. Mink
seconded that:
MOTION: The Board of
Trustees of Austin Community College approve Agenda Items 8285, Minutes of the January 22, 2007,
Regular Meeting of the Austin Community College Board of Trustees; and Agenda
Item 8286, Acceptance of FY06 External Audit.
VOTE: The motion
passed on a vote of 8-0*.
FOR: Lillian J.
Davis, John F. Hernandez, Allen H.
Kaplan*, James McGuffee,
AGAINST: None.
ABSTAIN: *Trustee Allen H.
Kaplan abstained from the vote on Agenda Item 8285, Minutes of the January 22, 2007,
Regular Meeting of the Austin Community College Board of Trustees since he was
absent from the January 22, 2007, Board meeting.
ABSENT: Trustee Rafael
Quintanilla was absent from the February 5, 2007, meeting.
Recess
Mr. Hernandez recessed the
[Trustee Jeffrey Richard arrived at
Reconvene
The
Board of Trustees of Austin Community College reconvened in public session at
DISUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
Agenda Item 8287
Approval of Interlocal Agreement between City of Austin and
Austin Community College regarding ACC Fire Academy
Chair John Hernandez introduced the item
and Mr. Mike Midgley, Vice President, Workforce Education & Business
Development, distributed information and called attention to the Interlocal
Agreement.
Trustees James W. McGuffee moved and Barbara P. Mink
seconded that:
MOTION: The Board of
Trustees of
Trustees
discussed the proposed move. Mr. Midgley
responded to questions from Trustees.
VOTE: The motion
passed on a vote of 8-0.
FOR: Lillian J.
Davis, John F. Hernandez, Allen H.
Kaplan, James McGuffee, Nan McRaven, Barbara P. Mink, Veronica Rivera, and
Jeffrey Richard.
AGAINST: None.
ABSENT: Trustee Rafael Quintanilla
was absent from the February 5, 2007, meeting.
Trustees James W. McGuffee moved and Barbara P. Mink
seconded that:
MOTION: The Board of
Trustees of Austin Community College approve the Interlocal Agreement between
the City of Austin and Austin Community College regarding the proposed move of
the ACC Fire Academy, as provided in the hand out that was provided to Trustees
at the dais.
VOTE: The motion
passed on a vote of 8-0.
FOR: Lillian J.
Davis, John F. Hernandez, Allen H.
Kaplan, James McGuffee, Nan McRaven, Barbara P. Mink, Veronica Rivera, and
Jeffrey Richard.
AGAINST: None.
ABSENT: Trustee Rafael
Quintanilla was absent from the February 5, 2007, meeting.
Chair Hernandez expressed
appreciation to Dr. Gary Hampton for his work on the move of the
Agenda
Item 8288
Discussion
of FY08 Budget Development Process and E-1 Policy Compliance
Chair Hernandez introduced the
item and Dr. Kinslow provided information.
Dr. Kinslow stated this information was provided to show the connection
between master planning and resource allocation. He responded to questions from Trustees.
Agenda Item 8289
Discussion of Facilities Master Planning
Mr. Hernandez introduced the item and Mr. Ben Ferrell and
Mr. Bill Mullane provided information on facilities master planning to meet the
Closing the Gaps target through 2020,
and to incorporate the priorities and recommendations from the Sasaki
Facilities Master Plan report. Mr.
Ferrell and Mr. Mullane responded to questions from Trustees.
Mr. Hernandez stated there would be a discussion of
Facilities Master Planning at the
Agenda Item 8290
Discussion of
Mr. Hernandez introduced the item. Mr. Ben Ferrell provided information
regarding the May 2003 General Obligation bond referendum, including
expenditures and funds remaining. He
stated that approval was requested to proceed with the project of renovating
the old Austin ISD gymnasium into a faculty office complex and classrooms. Mr. Ferrell called attention to information
included including: Overview of the Rio
Grande Campus Project; Historical Perspective of Rio Grande Campus; ACC Goals
for the Rio Grande Campus; Current Status of the Project and Staff
Recommendations; Ballot Language from the May 2003 Bond Referendum, Renovations
to Rio Grande Campus Phase II Project Information, and maps of the buildings
and area of the Rio Grande Campus.
Trustees
MOTION: The Board of
Trustees of Austin Community College proceed with the Project for Design and
Construction of Offices and Classrooms in the old AISD gymnasium; that ACC bond
money be used in an amount up to $12,000,000; and that staff proceed with the
project.
Trustees spoke
to the Motion.
Trustee McRaven called for the vote.
VOTE: The motion
passed on a vote of 5-3.
FOR: Lillian J.
Davis, John F. Hernandez, Allen H.
Kaplan, James McGuffee,
AGAINST: Barbara P. Mink, Jeffrey
Richard, Veronica Rivera.
ABSENT: Trustee Rafael
Quintanilla was absent from the February 5, 2007, meeting.
Agenda
Item 8291
Discussion
and Possible Action regarding Acquisition of Property in the Vicinity of the
Rio Grande Campus, South Austin Campus, and the Highland Business Center
Mr. Hernandez introduced the item.
Recess
Mr. Hernandez recessed the February 5, 2007, Regular
Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Austin Community College into Executive
Session at 9:00 p.m. for consultation with legal counsel regarding the
purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property, including possible
acquisition of land in the vicinity of the Rio Grande Campus, South Austin
Campus, and the Highland Business Center, pursuant to Government Code 551.072.
Reconvene
The
Board of Trustees of Austin Community College reconvened in public session at
Agenda Item 8291
Discussion
and Possible Action regarding Acquisition of Property in the Vicinity of the
Rio Grande Campus, South Austin Campus, and the Highland Business Center
Trustees James W.
McGuffee moved and
MOTION: The Board of
Trustees of
VOTE: The motion
passed on a vote of 8-0.
FOR: Lillian J.
Davis, John F. Hernandez, Allen H.
Kaplan, James McGuffee, Nan McRaven, Barbara P. Mink, Veronica Rivera, and
Jeffrey Richard.
AGAINST: None.
ABSENT: Trustee Rafael
Quintanilla was absent from the February 5, 2007, meeting.
Announcements
Trustee Richard
expressed appreciation to those who attended the Annual Meeting of the Austin
Area Urban League.
Adjournment
Having
no motion before the Board, the February 5, 2007, Regular Meeting of the Austin
Community College Board of Trustees was adjourned at
Approved By
Veronica
Rivera, Secretary