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 Monday, March 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. Veronica Rivera, Secretary; Dr.
Lillian J. Davis; Mr. Allen H. Kaplan; Dr. James W. McGuffee; Mr. Barbara P.
Mink; and Mr. Rafael Quintanilla.
Trustees Nan McRaven and Jeffrey Richard were 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
·
Math Competition Awards – Ms. Stephanie Dempsey,
Executive Director of the Austin Community District Foundation, and Mr. Mike
Dellens, ACC Math Instructor, introduced and provided Scholarships to recent
winners of the math competitions. Mr.
Dellens stated that 181 colleges participated in the national competition, and 19
colleges from this region. ACC placed 29th in the nation. Scholarships were presented to the following
ACC students:
Sherly
Teh
Michael Susantyo
Nick
Wiz
John
Cruce
Yosua Kristanto
Matthew
Craig
Brian Tholen
Mr. Dellens
noted that Matthew Craig had the highest score for the year and received an
internship.
·
Honorable Mention —
In-Depth Reporting, Robert Beckhusen/Joe Bassi
Honorable Mention — Sports
Action Photo, Joey Gidseg
Honorable Mention — Feature
Photo, Joey Gidseg
Honorable Mention —
Information Graphic, Albert Im
Honorable Mention — Sports
Feature, Ben Stratman
Honorable Mention — Sports
Feature Photo, Al Terrazas
Ms. Newsom introduced
Mr. Robert Beckhusen, Acting Editor of Accent,
and spoke of his accomplishments. Mr.
Beckhusen expressed appreciation to Trustees and Administrators at ACC, and
advised that he chose to enroll at ACC because of the student newspaper.
·
New Employees – Ms. Gerry Tucker, Associate Vice
President, Human Resources, introduced the new ACC Recruiter, Ms. Rachel
Jenkyn.
·
Student Profile - Dr. Kathleen Christensen, Vice
President, Student Support and Success System, stated the student to be
profiled was unable to attend the Board meeting.
·
Report on Achievements and Recognitions – Ms. Soon
Merz, Associate Vice President, presented the Kudos Report and called attention
to recent awards/recognitions received by faculty/programs, staff, students,
and the Austin Community College District.
Citizens
Communication
The
following persons addressed the Board of Trustees:
·
Ms. Marilyn Love, Adjunct Faculty Association,
spoke regarding health benefits.
·
Ms. Agnes Robinson, Adjunct Faculty Association,
spoke regarding health benefits.
·
Mr. Jim Nelson, President-Elect, Adjunct Faculty
Association, spoke regarding health benefits.
·
Dr. Mariana Diaz-Miranda, Director of ACC El
Centro, expressed appreciation to participants and staff regarding the recent
Dia de la Familia event held at the Riverside Campus
·
Ms. Maria Lyle, Adjunct Faculty Association,
spoke regarding health benefits.
·
Mr. Becky Villarreal, ACC/AFA/AFT, spoke
regarding adjunct health benefits.
·
Mr. A. J. Hooser, citizen, spoke regarding
senior tax freeze and requested establishment of an ACC committee to work with
seniors.
Reports from
Associations
·
Adjunct Faculty Association – Ms. Mary Gilmer, President,
Adjunct Faculty Association, spoke regarding new officers of the association;
Board Policy F-10, Employee Compensation; shared governance pay; and adjunct
health benefits.
·
Classified Employees Association – Ms. Kathy
Judge, President, expressed appreciation for the recent breakfast for the
association; stated the association raised over $1,000 at the recent silent
auction, and stated the money would be donated to ACC’s College Connection scholarships; and spoke regarding Board Policy
F-5, Employee Placement/Advancement.
·
Full-Time Faculty Senate – Ms. Linda Welsh,
President, spoke regarding faculty reports and recommendations and expressed
appreciation to Dr. Stephen Kinslow, College President, and the Leadership Team
for aggressively handling the lack of air conditioning at Rio Grande Campus
Annex.
·
Professional-Technical Employees– Ms.
Judy Van Cleve, President, spoke regarding Board Policy F-5, Employee
Placement/Advancement.
·
Student Government
Association –
Mr. Josh Whitcomb,
President, spoke regarding upcoming activities of the Student Government
Association.
President’s
Report
Dr. Stephen B.
Kinslow, College President, welcomed the newly elected officers of the Student
Government Association and stated he looked forward to meeting with them. He called attention to the 2007 ACC
Graduation on Thursday, May 10, at the
Reports to the Board
·
Facilities Update – Mr. Bill Mullane, Director of
Facilities and Construction, provided a report on current construction and
renovation projects, including GO Tax Bond Projects, Usage of Interest
Earnings, Status of District-Wide Renovations and Other Projects. He responded to questions from Trustees.
·
Financial Report – March 2007 – 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 $5.4 million increase in Unrestricted Net
Assets, and a $6.0 million increase in Total Net Assets; (2) Fall enrollments
were up about 4.2%. Spring enrollment
figures were also up 4.2%. This exceeds
the original projections of 2% growth, and therefore, tuition revenues were projected
to exceed budget by $2.0 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 $0.1 million.
In summary, adjusting
revenues by $5.6 million and expenses by $0.2 million, Net Revenues over
Expenses projected a budget surplus of about $5.4 million and an increase in
Total Net Assets of about $6.0 million.
Cash and investments were in line at approximately $103 million, including
$43 million in bond proceeds.
Mr. Ferrell
responded to questions from Trustees.
CONSENT ITEMS
Mr. Hernandez
introduced the items:
Agenda Item 8313
Proposed Approval of Minutes of
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees approve the
minutes as presented.
Agenda Item 8314
Texpool Resolution Amending Authorized Representatives
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees approve a
resolution amending the representatives authorized to make transactions between
ACC and its Texpool investment accounts to add Mr. Neil Vickers.
Agenda Item 8315
Amendment to
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees approve the
Trustees Barbara Mink moved and James McGuffee seconded
that:
MOTION: The Board of
Trustees approve Agenda Item 8313, Minutes of the April 2, 2007, Regular
Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District, as
presented; Agenda Item 8314, Texpool Resolution Amending Authorized
Representatives; and Agenda Item 8315, Amendment to Austin Community College
Money Purchase Plan.
VOTE: The motion
passed on a vote of 7-0.
FOR: Lillian J.
Davis*, John F. Hernandez, Allen H. Kaplan*, James W. McGuffee, Barbara P.
Mink, Rafael Quintanilla, Veronica Rivera.
AGAINST: None.
ABSTAINING:
*Trustees Lillian J. Davis and Allen H. Kaplan abstained from the vote
on Agenda Item 8313, Minutes of the April 2, 2007, Regular Meeting of the Board
of Trustees, due to their absence from the April 2, 2007, Meeting.
ABSENT: Trustees
DISUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
Agenda Item 8216
Discussion of Student Forums (Trustee Reports)
Chair Hernandez
introduced the item and Trustees Allen Kaplan, Barbara Mink, Veronica Rivera,
James McGuffee, and John Hernandez provided information from the Student Forums
which they attended.
Dr. Kinslow
stated that a listing of the FY08 Student Forums would be created and provided
to Trustees for participation.
Agenda Item 8317
Policy Compliance Report on D-3, Faculty Workloads
Chair Hernandez
introduced the item and Ms Gerry Tucker called attention to the information
provided in the agenda including;
·
Board Policy D-3, Faculty Workloads requires that the President
report to the Board during the annual budget process on the recent and
projected pattern of faculty course loads, including overloads and course load
reductions, and on recent and project level of use of adjunct faculty.
·
The Financial Report of March 2007 reported the status of
salaries. The College is within budget
for staffing table employees. Adjunct
Faculty and Overloads are 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 $0.1 million.
Ms. Tucker
responded to questions from Trustees.
Agenda Item 8318
FY08 Budget Study
·
Projected Revenues
·
Expenses Overview
·
Tuition and Fees (Policy
Compliance Report
on Board Policy G-5, Implementation of Fees
Chair Hernandez
introduced the item and Mr. Ben Ferrell provided information on the projected
revenues and expenses for Fiscal Year 2008 based on interim data from the
master planning and budgeting processes including the Budget Planning
Directives; Preliminary Revenue and Expense Projections; Fiscal Year 2008-2015 Projected
Revenue and Expenses; “Value of One” Reference Guide; Summary of Fee
Recommendations for FY08; Course Lab Fee Recommendations; and an Update on FY07
Budget Initiatives. Dr. Kinslow, Mr.
Ferrell, and Mr. Neil Vickers, Director of Finance and Budget, responded to
questions from Trustees.
Agenda Item 8319
Board Policy C-8, Naming Guidelines
Chair Hernandez
introduced the item and Ms. Stephanie Dempsey, Executive Director of the Austin
Community District Foundation, called attention to the proposed revisions to
the policy. Ms. Linda Welsh, President of the Full-Time Faculty Senate,
commented on the policy and the proposed revisions. Dr. Kinslow and Ms. Dempsey responded to
questions from the Trustees. .
Agenda Item 8320
Board Policy F-5, Employee Placement/Advancement
Chair Hernandez
introduced the item and Ms. Gerry Tucker, Associate Vice President of Human
Resources, presented proposed revisions Board Policy F-5, Employee
Placement/Advancement. She discussed the
proposed revisions and stated the proposed policy was in accordance with the
proposed new compensation plan for non-faculty. Comments were provided by Association
Presidents Ms. Kathy Judge, Ms. Judy Van Cleve, and Ms. Linda Welsh. Ms. Tucker responded to questions from Trustees.
Executive Session
There was no Executive Session.
Announcements
There were no
announcements.
Adjournment
Having
no motion before the Board, the May 7, 2007, Regular Meeting of the Austin
Community College Board of Trustees was adjourned at
Approved By
Veronica
Rivera, Secretary