MINUTES

MINUTES

Regular Meeting – Board of Trustees

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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 conven= ed in public session on Monday, November 5, 2007, at 6:15 p.m. in the Board Ro= om (201) of the Highland Business Center of Austin Community College located at 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, Texas, with the following members prese= nt: Mr. John F. Hernandez, Chair/Presiding Officer; Ms. Nan McRaven, Board Vice Cha= ir; Dr. James W. McGuffee, Board Secretary; Mr. Allen H. Kaplan; Dr. Barbara P. Mink [arrived at 7:15 p.m.]; Mr. Rafael Quintanilla, Mr. Jeffrey Richard; a= nd Ms. Veronica Rivera. Trustee Lill= ian J. Davis was absent from the meeting.

It is further found and determined that in accordance with the policies and orders of this Board, t= he 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 Tex= as 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.

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Recognitio= ns

· New Employees – There were no new employees= .

· Student Profile – Dr. Donetta Goodall, Vice President for Academic Transfer & General and Developmental Education i= ntroduced Mr. Michael Lombard, Geographic Information Systems student at ACC. Mr. Lombard stated that he would b= e the first ACC student to receive an Associate’s Degree in ACC’s Geographic Information Systems. He stated that computers had always been a hobby and he turned it into a caree= r by going into the information technology industry. He later decided it was time for a change and the GIS program was a perfect fit for both his experience and interest. He stated that his professors at ACC over the past two years were outstanding and motivated be= yond a pay check to ensure that their students were successful. Coincidently, a fellow student pro= vided him with an opportunity to become employed with a firm which was in need of= a person to assist with the GIS activities.&= nbsp; He stated that he has worked part-time while completing his degree at ACC. He stated he hopes to co= mplete a Bachelor’s Degree and become employed in the public sector possibly= in urban planning and development or some other geographical related area. He expressed appreciation to the B= oard for making this program available and for making the career change possible. Mr. Hernandez expre= ssed appreciation to Mr. Lombard for his timely remarks.

· Report on Achievements and Recognitions – C= hair Hernandez stated that this report would be presented at the December 3, 200= 7, Board meeting.

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Ciizens Communication

The following persons = addressed the Board of Trustees:

· Ms. Carol Hayman, ACC Professor of Anthropology, spoke regarding a Study Abroad Program.

· Mr. Raymond Hartfield, Round Rock ISD, spoke regarding annexation of remainder of Round Rock into the Austin Community College District.

Reports fr= om Associations

· Adjunct Faculty Association – Mr. James Nelson, President, sp= oke regarding the Association’s November 2, 2007, Fall Meeting and the success of the silent auction benefiting the ACC Scholarship fund.

· Classified Employees Association – Ms. Lisa Buck, President, spoke regarding a possible change in the payroll for Classified employees f= rom bi-monthly to monthly. She al= so commented on the success of the State Employees Charitable Campaign.=

· Full-Time Faculty Senate – Dr. Mariano Diaz-Miranda, Presiden= t, spoke regarding the Senate’s review concerning textbooks and would report a= t a future meeting. He also state= d the Senate was asked by Student Government Association representatives to suppo= rt a College-wide child care task force to look into expanding facilities now available and the issue of child care.

· Professional-Technical Employees– Mr. David Borde= n, President, spoke regarding the October 31 quarterly membership meeting of the Associat= ion and expressed appreciation to Board Chair Hernandez for his attendance. He also spoke regarding compensato= ry time for employees and stated the members of the association would be surve= yed.

· Student Government Association – Mr. Robert Daly, SGA Representative, spoke regarding a recent meeting with Under Secretary of Education Tucker in which non-traditional studies were discussed. He shared informat= ion on a recent meeting with Senator Bill Bradley during a recent filming by CNN. = Mr. Daly commented on other Associa= tion activities; a survey of students regarding childcare; and exploring the feasibility of conducting an emission study at ACC. He expressed appreciation to Trust= ees for the Student Forums.

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Dr. Stephe= n B. Kinslow, College President, expressed appreciation to the Board of Trustees= for their willingness to extend the length of the meeting in order to receive presentations from by architects/engineers for the proposed future Campus in Round Rock. He also spoke reg= arding the Rio Grande Campus parking garage and restoration of funds to the Colleg= e which were earlier vetoed by the Governor. Dr. Kinslow expressed appreciation to Mr. Glen Colby and Mr. Raymond Hartfield, Co-Chairs of the ACCtion4Education Committee, and others for the success for the petition drive in Round Rock. Dr. Kinslow stated that he would be traveling to Washington, D.C., on November 6 for an inaugural m= eeting on Fostering Career Pathways in High Growth Industries with the Department = of Education. He also expressed appreciation for the success of the recent State Employees Charitable Campa= ign.

Reports to the Board

·        Facilities Update – Mr. Bill Mullane, Director = of Facilities and Construction, called attention to current construction and renovation projects, GO Tax Bond Projects, District-Wide Renovation Project= s, and Detailed Usage of Interest Earnings.

·        Financial Report – September 2007 – Mr. B= en Ferrell, Vice President, Business Services, called attention to the informa= tion provided including:

o      = The College’s budget was on track and projecting a positive $1.8 million = Net Revenues & Expenses, and a $3.9 million increase in Total Assets. =

o      = Fall enrol= lments were up about 2.3%. This slig= htly exceeded the original projections of 2% growth and, therefore, tuition revenues were projected to be on track.

o      = As for exp= enses, Adjunct Faculty and Overloads were projected to slightly exceed original FY= 07 estimates due to the increased enrollments and vacancies in Full-Time Facul= ty Salaries. This would be offse= t by increased tuition revenues and lapsed salaries in Full-Time Faculty. Total salaries were projected to be under budget by $2.2 million.

In summary= , adjusting revenues by $0.1 million and expenses by $1.7 million, Net Revenues over Expenses projected a budget surplus of about $1.8 million and an increase in Total Net Assets of about $3.9 million.&nb= sp; Cash and investments were in line at approximately $91 million, incl= uding $36 million in bond proceeds.

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Student Forums:

·        Trustee John Hernandez reported on the September Octobe= r 2 Student Forum held at the Rio Grande Campus. He noted the students’ inter= est in parking at the Rio Grande Campus; the status of the new parking garage; and child care needs. =

·        Trustees Allen Kaplan and Jeffrey Richard provided information regarding the Student Forum held at the Cypress Creek Campus on October 16. Trustee Kaplan st= ated the forum was well attended by approximately 45-50 students with a wide ran= ge of questions regarding the Cypress Creek Campus and the Governor’s Veto. Trustee Richard stated = some of the concerns were regarding Comp I and Comp II classes, transit services/routes; bus services; and access by disabled.
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CONSENT ITEM(S)

Mr. Hernan= dez introduced the Consent Items:

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Agenda Item 8383

Proposed Approval of Minutes of September 4, 2007, Speci= al Meeting; September 4, 2007, Regular Meeting; September 10, 2007, Special Meeting; October 1, 2007, Regular Meeting; and October 15, 2007, Community Forum of the Austin Community College District Board of Trustees=

Recommenda= tion: That the Board of Trustees approve= the minutes as presented.

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Agenda Item 8384

Proposed Approval of the Board/President Priorities 2007= -08 and the Board of Trustees Calendar/Work Plan

2007-08

Recommenda= tion: That the Board of Trustees approve= the Board/President Priorities 2007-08 and the Board of Trustees Calendar/Work Plan 2007-08 as presented.

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<= span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>BOARD/PRESIDENT PRIORITIES 2007-08

1. Continue Focus on Student Success<= o:p>

·= ;      =    Decrease n= umber of undeclared majors

·         Increase number of certificate and degree completers

·= ;      =    Increase f= ocus on success of Developmental Education students

2. Continue to Ensure Quality of Prog= rams and Services

• &nb= sp; Balanced budget

• &nb= sp; Budget aligned with Master Plan and Closin= g the Gaps focus

• &nb= sp; Maintain focus on long-term financial model to guide district expansion (50% of new revenues to facilities/expansion needs; 50% to access and retention)

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8. Continue to enhance Trustee/Presid= ent communications

§ = Maintain current written updates

§ = Establish on-going breakfast/lunch meetings with Trustees

§ = Schedule regular Trustee reports in FY08 Board Work Plan

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Agenda Item 8385

Order Continuing the Taxation of Goods in Transit

Recommenda= tion: That the Board of Trustees approve= the Order continuing the current taxation of goods in transit as authorized by Section 11.253 of the Texas Property Tax Code as presented.

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ORDER CONTINUING TAXATION OF GOODS IN TRANSIT

STATE OF TEXAS&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; § &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp;

COUNTIES OF TRAVIS, = &nb= sp; &= nbsp; §

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= ; &n= bsp; WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO THE Texas Constitution and Tex. Tax Code § 11.253, local taxing units are granted the option to continue taxing goods in transit; an= d

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= ; &n= bsp; WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Austin Community College District has held a hearing pursuant to Art. VIII, § 1-n(d), Texas Constitution, on the is= sue of whether goods in transit that are not exempt by statute other than Tex. = Tax Code § 11.253 should continue to be taxed; and

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&= nbsp; WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees fi= nds and determines that; it is in the public interest to continue the ad valorem taxation of goods in transit; and

= ; &n= bsp; WHEREAS, the Board further finds and determines, that the meeting at which this Order is adopted was open to the public; and that public notice = of the time, place, and purpose of such meeting was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended,

&= nbsp; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY FOUND, DECLARED, ORDERED, AND RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT that goods in transit as defined by Tex. Tax Code § 11.253 shall remain sub= ject to ad valorem taxation by the Austin Community College District, pursuant to the annual ad valorem tax assessment, if not otherwise exempt.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; PASSED, ORDERED, and ADOPTED by t= he Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District on this the ____= day of _____________, 2007. &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ;

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ATTEST: James W. McGuffee, Secretary

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Agenda Item 8386

Resolution to Create Public Facilities Corporation<= /o:p>

Recommenda= tion: That the Board of Trustees approve= the Resolution to Create the Austin Community College District Public Facility Corporation (PFC) as presented.

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Trustee Ka= plan requested that Agenda Item 8386, Resolution to Create Public Facilities Corporation, be pulled for discussion.

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Trustees James McGuffee moved and Jeffrey Richard seconded that:

MOTION: The Board of Trustees approve Agen= da Items 8383, Minutes of the September 4, 2007, Special Meeting; September 4, 2007, Regular Meeting; September 10, 2007, Special Meeting; October 1, 2007, Regular Meeting; and October 15, 2007, Community Forum of the Austin Commun= ity College District Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District Board of Trustees; 8384, Proposed Approval of the Board/President Priorities 2007-08 and the Board of Trustees Calendar/Work Plan 2007-08; and 8385. Order Continuing the Taxation of Good= s in Transit.

VOTE: The motion passed on a vote of 7-0= *.

FOR: Mr. John Hernandez, Mr. Allen H. K= aplan, Dr. James W. McGuffee, Ms. Nan McRaven; Mr. Rafael Quintanilla, Mr. Jeffrey Richard , and Ms. Veronica Rivera.

AGAINST: None.

ABSENT: Dr. Lillian J. Davis.

Trustee Barbara Mink was absent for the vote.

*ABSTAIN: Trustee Veronica Rivera abstained = from vote on the Minutes of the September 10, 2007, Special Meeting due to her absence from the meeting.<= o:p>

Agenda Item 8386

Resolution to Create the Austin Community College Distri= ct Public Facility Corporation

Trustees discussed creation of the Austin Community College District Public Facility Corporation.

Trustees Rafael Quintanilla moved and Nan McRaven seconded that:

MOTION: T= he Board of Trustees approve the Resolution to Create the Austin Community Col= lege District Public Facility Corporation.

VOTE: The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.

FOR: Mr. John Hernandez, Mr. Allen H. K= aplan, Dr. James W. McGuffee, Ms. Nan McRaven; Mr. Rafael Quintanilla, and Ms. Veronica Rivera.

AGAINST: None.

ABSENT: Dr. Lillian J. Davis. Trustee Barbara Mink and Jeffrey R= ichard were absent for the vote.

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RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD = OF TRUSTEES OF THE AUSTIN

COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRI= CT AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING

THE CREATION OF THE AUST= IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORAT= ION; APPROVING THE

CORPORATION’S ARTI= CLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS;

APPOINTING ITS INITIAL B= OARD OF DIRECTORS; AND CONTAINING

OTHER PROVISIONS RELATIN= G TO THE SUBJECT

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees (the “= ;Board”) of the Austin Community College District(the “District”) desires to issue tax-exempt debt to finance the development of public facilities; and

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the best way to achieve such goal is the creation of a non-profit, public facil= ity corporation; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted= by the Public Facility Corporation Act, Chapter 303, Texas Local Government Co= de, as amended (the “Act”), the Board desires to authorize t= he creation of the Austin Community College District Public Facility Corporati= on (the “Corporation”) to finance public facilities (as def= ined in the Act) on behalf of the District; and

WHEREAS, the Corporation will be created pursuant to the Act and will have all the powers granted thereby; and

WHEREAS, this meeting is open to the publi= c as required by law, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of this meeting was given as required by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, as amended;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT:

Section 1. The findings and declarations contained in the preamble of this Resolution are incorporated herein as par= t of this Resolution.

Section 2. The Board hereby finds and dete= rmines that the Corporation will provide a means of financing needed public facili= ties for the District consistent with the economy and efficiency contemplated by= the Act. The Board further finds and determines that it is in the public intere= st and to the benefit of the residents of Travis, Hays and Williamson Counties= and the citizens of the State of = Texas that the Corporation be created under the Act to finance, refinance, or pro= vide the costs of public facilities of the District.

Section 3. The Board hereby authorizes and approves the creation of the Corporation to act on behalf of the District.<= /p>

Section 4. The Board hereby approves the Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles”) for the Corpo= ration in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and authorizes the filing of the Articles with the Secretary of State of Texas = in accordance with the Act.

Section 5. The Board hereby appoints those persons named in the Articles, each of whom on the date of his or her appointment is duly qualified in accordance with the Act, to serve as initi= al members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, such service to be at all tim= es subject to the

powers of the District under the Articles.

Section 6. It is intended that the Corpora= tion be a duly constituted authority and instrumentality of the District, with t= he power to act on its behalf and to accomplish the public purposes of the District within the meaning of the regulations and revenue rulings promulga= ted under Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Section 7. The Board hereby approves the B= ylaws of the Corporation in substantially the form and substance attached hereto = as Exhibit “B”.

Section 8. The officers of the District are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver all documents, instru= ments, affidavits, certificates and other writings of every nature whatsoever as t= he Board deems necessary to create the Corporation.

Section 9. This Resolution shall take effe= ct immediately from and after its adoption.

ADOPTED this _____ day of _________________, 2007= .

Chair, Board of Trustees

Austin Community College District

ATTEST:

Secretary, Board of Trustees

Austin Community College District

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Agenda Item 8387

Presentations by Architect/Engineer for Proposed Round R= ock Campus

Chair Hern= andez introduced the item.

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[Trustee B= arbara Mink arrived at the meeting.]

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Mr. Ben Fe= rrell, Vice President of Business Services, stated the Board authorized staff to proceed with the selection of professional services related to the proposed= new campus in Round Rock, Texas, pursuant to the approved 2003 Facilities Master Plan as amended on June 4, 2007. An RFQ was issued for the services= and presentations. Presentations = were made by the five architect/engineer finalists for the proposed Round Rock C= ampus: Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, 3D/International (Parsons Architecture); Skidm= ore Owings & Merrill/Aguirre Group; PBS&J; and GS&C. Presenters responded to questions = from Trustees.

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Recess

Chair Hern= andez recessed the Nov= ember 5, 2007, meeting of the Austin Community College District Board of Trustees for a convenience break at 8:25 p.m.

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Reconvene

The Board = of Trustees of the Austin Community College District reconvened in public sess= ion pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551 on November 5, 2007, at 8:36 = p.m.

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Agenda Item 8388

Presentation of Design Concepts for New Parking Garage a= t Rio Grande Campus<= o:p>

Chair Hern= andez introduced the item and Mr. Ben Ferrell introduced Mr. Tommy Kosarek and Mr. Grometsky of Barnes, Grometsky, & Kosarek who provided information and responded to questions from Trustees regarding three design options for the parking garage at the Rio Grande Campus.&n= bsp; Trustees discussed the options including street life, possible retail space, maximum parking spaces, and noted preference of options.

Agenda Item 8389

Selection of a Construction Delivery Method for Parking = Lot at Cypress Creek Campus

Chair Hernandez introduced the item.= Mr. Bill Mullane, Executive Direct= or of Construction and Facilities, provided information concerning construction o= f a new parking lot at the Cypress Creek Campus and stated staff recommended the Design/Bid/Build method due to the lack of complexity of the work to be performed and the services required.

Trustees Nan McRaven moved and Barbara Mink secon= ded that:

MOTION: The Board of Trustees approve the Design/Bid/Build method for construction of the new parking lot at the Cypr= ess Creek Campus.

VOTE: The motion passed on a vote of 8-0.

FOR: Mr. John Hernandez, Mr. Allen H. K= aplan, Dr. James W. McGuffee, Ms. Nan McRaven; Dr. Barbara Mink; Mr. Rafael Quintanilla, Mr. Jeffrey Richard; and Ms. Veronica Rivera.

AGAINST: None.

ABSENT: Dr. Lillian J. Davis.

Agenda Item 8390

Proposed Associate of Applied Science Degree and Related Certificate in Auto Body Collision and Refinishing

Chair Hernandez introduced the item = and Mr. Mike Midgley, Vice President for Work Force Education and Business Development, provided information. Mr. Gary Hampton, Dean of Applied Technologies, Public Service and Multimedia, and Mr. T. J. Bragg, Assistant Professor of Automotive Technolo= gy, responded to questions from Trustees.

This item will be on the Consent Age= nda for the December 3, 2007, Board meeting.

Agenda Item 8391

Proposed Approval at 1^st Reading: Interlocal Cooperation Contract (T= eacher and Director TRAC) and Amendment No. 1 with City of = Austin Community College

Chair Hernandez introduced the item.= Mr. Mike Midgley provided informat= ion concerning the contract. The proposed Interlocal Cooperation Contract (Teacher and Director TRAC) and Amendment No. 1 with the City of Austin would provide funding in the amount of $167, 933 to support ACC’s Tea= cher & Director TRAC program. = The program would (1) increase the number of professionally trained early care = and education workers in Travis County, (2) improve the qualifications of child care directors in Travis County and (3) increase the number and percentage = of child care programs licensed by the Texas Department of Family and Protecti= ve Services and accredited by the National Association for the Education of Yo= ung Children. The contact would b= e for an initial one-year period, with three optional extension periods. Costs associated with the proposal= would be funded by the City of Austi= n. Mr. Gary Hampton, and Ms. Linda We= lsh, Professor of Child Care and Development, responded to questions from Trustees.

Trustees Allen Kaplan moved and Veronica Rivera seconded that:=

The Board of Trustees approve the proposed Interlocal Cooperation Contract (Tea= cher and Director TRAC) and Amendment No. 1 with the City of Austin.

VOTE: The motion passed on a vote of 8-0.

FOR: Mr. John Hernandez, Mr. Allen H. K= aplan, Dr. James W. McGuffee, Ms. Nan McRaven; Dr. Barbara Mink; Mr. Rafael Quintanilla, Mr. Jeffrey Richard; and Ms. Veronica Rivera.

AGAINST: None.

ABSENT: Dr. Lillian J. Davis.

Agenda Item 8392

Appointment to the Board of Directors, Waller Creek Tax Re-Investment Zone

Chair Hern= andez introduced the item. Mr. Ben Ferrell stated that, at the City of Austin’s request, ACC designated Mr. William Mullane, as its representative to the Waller Creek Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone in April 2007, and expressed an intent to appoint Mr. Mullane to the Board of Directors when formed. The Waller Creek Tax Reinvestment Zone was created by the City Council on June 21, 2007. The City requested this appointmen= t in order to call a Board of Directors meeting in December 2007.

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This item will be on the Consent Age= nda for the December= 3, 2007, Board meeting.

Agenda Item 8393

Proposed Approval at 1^st Reading: FY08 Budget Amendments in Response to Restoration of Governor’s Vetoed Funding

Chair Hern= andez introduced the item. Mr. Ferr= ell and Mr. Neil Vickers, Associate Vice President for Finance and Budget, prov= ided information.=

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Trustees Rafael Quintanilla moved and Barbara Mink seconded that:<= /b>

MOTION: The Board of Trustees vote to resc= ind at the beginning of the Spring Semester the $2 General Fee increase passed in = the Fall Semester.

Trustee Allen Kaplan requested a Friendly Amendment.

FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: That the Administr= ation’s budget reductions in the amount of $2,182,272 be restored.

Trustee Quintanilla did not accept the Friendly Amendment.

= VOTE ON ORIGINAL MOTION: The motion passed on a vote of 8-0.

FOR: Mr. John Hernandez, Mr. Allen H. K= aplan, Dr. James W. McGuffee, Ms. Nan McRaven; Dr. Barbara Mink; Mr. Rafael Quintanilla, Mr. Jeffrey Richard; and Ms. Veronica Rivera.

AGAINST: None.

ABSENT: Dr. Lillian J. Davis.

Trustees Allen Kaplan moved and Nan McRaven secon= ded that:

MOTION: The Board of Trustees approve the = proposed budget amendments to restore the $2,182,272 in Administrative Budget Reductions, as noted, and the $ 3,582,272 million in the Governor’s Benefits Veto:

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Administr= ation’s Budget Reductions ($2,182,272)

Master Plan Initiatives

Workforce Programs

·      =    Photography Digi= tal Lab      &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       $    74,762

·      =    Commercial Music= Lab        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          $    60,000

·      =    Joint Civil CAD/= GIS Lab      &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;        $   51,176<= /p>
   &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =              $ 285,938

Academic Transfer

·      =    Reduce 3 F-T pos= itions to P-T      &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           $<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>   53,944

·      =    Delay F-T Faculty Apprentice Program for one year  =    $   15,500

·      =    Eliminate P-T Design-Theatre position   &n= bsp;            = ;            = $   25,612

·      =    Eliminate Color Printer for Creative Writing  &nb= sp;            =      $    3,000

   &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;        $   98,056

Deferred Maintenance&= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         $ 500,000

Technology/Capital Outlay            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ; $    75,000

Image Campaign &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;      $    59,548

Institutional Advancement            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ; $1,263,730

Total Reductions = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     $2,182,272

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VOTE: The motion passed on a vote of 8-0.

FOR: Mr. John Hernandez, Mr. Allen H. K= aplan, Dr. James W. McGuffee, Ms. Nan McRaven; Dr. Barbara Mink; Mr. Rafael Quintanilla, Mr. Jeffrey Richard; and Ms. Veronica Rivera.

AGAINST: None.

ABSENT: Dr. Lillian J. Davis.

Announcements

&m= iddot;      = Trustee Kaplan stated a meeting would be held on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, in <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">San Antonio to di= scuss a state association.

&m= iddot;      = Trustee Richard expressed appreciation to ACC and Trustees Hernandez and Rivera for= the support of the recent Business Meeting of the Austin Area Urban League.

&m= iddot;      = Trustee McRaven reminded the audience to vote on November 6 on proposed proposition= s.

&m= iddot;      = President Kinslow expressed appreciation to Trustees for the extended time of the meeting.

Adjournment

Having no motion befor= e the Board, the November 5, 2007, meeting of the Austin Community College Distri= ct was adjourned at 9:45 p.m.

Approved By

James W. McGuffee, Boa= rd Secretary