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, July 7, 2008, at 6:21 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: Ms.
Recognitions
·
Student Spotlight – Mr. Anthony Madrid, Electronics Major
Student. Mr. Mike Midgley, Vice President
for Workforce Education and Business Development, introduced Mr. Anthony Madid,
and Mr.
Chair McRaven and Trustees expressed appreciation to Mr.
Citizens Communication
The following individuals
addressed the Board of Trustees:
·
Ms. Kathy Judge, ACC Classified Association, spoke regarding the 4%
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) proposed by the College Administration.
·
Mr. John Cise, Full-Time Faculty Senate/Union/Staff, spoke regarding
the proposed Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) and indexing.
·
Mr. John
Lunstead, ACC Full-Time Faculty Senate, spoke regarding livable salaries.
·
Mr. Mark
Goodrich, ACC/AFT/ACCCEA, spoke regarding the proposed Cost of Living Adjustment
(COLA) and raise.
·
Mr. Vic
Villarreal, City of
·
Ms. Molva Jean
Herrup, ACC Faculty, spoke regarding compensation.
Reports from
Associations
·
Adjunct Faculty Association – Mr. James Nelson, President, spoke
regarding health benefits and compensation.
·
Classified Employees Association – Ms. Suzanne Ortiz, Vice President,
spoke regarding compensation.
·
Full-Time Faculty Senate – Dr. Mariano Diaz-Miranda, President, spoke
regarding compensation.
·
Professional-Technical Employees Association – Ms. Susan
Thomason, President, spoke regarding plans for the coming year.
·
Student Government
Association – Mr. Brad Burnett, President, spoke regarding the Association’s
successful fund raiser for their upcoming trip to Washington, D.C., for
American Student Government Association Conference; Constitution and Bylaws for
the Association; resignation of Marissa Walden, Student Advisor, and Resolution
to make her an honorary officer of the Student Government Association; and
introduced Jeff Hazlitt, Interim Student Advisor at the Rio Grande Campus.
President’s
Report
Mr. Stephen B.
Kinslow, College President/CEO, distributed a picture of the sign placed on the
Round Rock property noting the future site of the Round Rock Campus. Dr. Kinslow stated he had recently participated in meetings with the Texas
Association of Community Colleges (TACC) and the Community College Association
of Texas Trustees (CCATT), a newly formed state
Dr. Kinslow
expressed appreciation to the Board and Employee Associations and Student
Government Association for good collaboration on the 09 Master Plan and budget
processes.
Reports to the Board
Facilities Update – Mr.
·
Financial Report – May 2008 – Mr. Ben
Ferrell, Vice President, Business Services, called attention to the information
provided including:
o The College’s
budget was on track and projecting a positive $4.4 million Net Revenues &
Expenses, and a $9.5 million increase in Total Assets.
o Fall enrollments
were up about 2.3%. Spring enrollments
were up 3.6%, and Summer enrollments were up about 5.0%. This is a combined increase of about 3.3%, which
exceeds the original projections of 2% growth, and, therefore, tuition revenues
are projected to be slightly above budget.
o As for expenses,
Adjunct Faculty and Overloads were projected to slightly exceed original
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 under
budget by $3.3 million.
In summary,
adjusting revenues up by $3.1 million and expenses down by $1.3 million, Net
Revenues over Expenses projected a budget surplus of about $4.4 million and an
increase in Total Net Assets of about $9.5 million. Cash and investments were in line at
approximately $107 million, including $34 million in bond proceeds.
Mr. Ferrell
responded to questions from Trustees.
CONSENT ITEM(S)
Chair McRaven
introduced the Consent Agenda.
Agenda Item 8473
Minutes of the June 2, 2008, Regular Meeting; June 9 Special
Meeting; and June 16, 2008, Work Session of the Austin Community College
District Board of Trustees
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees approve the
minutes as presented.
Agenda Item 8474
Revision of Board Policies Group C,
College Operations, and D, Instruction, to Add Value Statements
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees approve the
proposed Value Statements for Board Policy Group C, College Operations, and
Group D, Instruction.
Agenda Item 8475
ACC/AISD College and Career Preparatory
Program, Interlocal Agreement,
Recommendation: That the Board of Trustees approve a proposed
Interlocal Agreement between Austin Community College (ACC) and the Austin
Independent School District (AISD) to continue operations of the College and
Career Preparatory Program (CCPP).
Trustee Rivera
requested a correction to the Value Statements for Board Policy C-1, General
Executive Directives and Limitations.
Trustee Alvarez stated that he would recuse himself from vote on Agenda
Item 8475, ACC/AISD College and Career Preparatory Program, Interlocal
Agreement, September 1, 2009 – August 31, 2011.
Trustees
MOTION: The Board of
Trustees approve Agenda Item 8473, Minutes of the June 2, 2008,
Regular Meeting; June 9 Special Meeting; and June 16, 2008, Work Session of the
Austin Community College District Board
of Trustees, and Agenda Item 8474, Agenda
Item 8474, Revision of Board Policies Group C, College Operations, and D,
Instruction, to Add Value Statements (as amended).
VOTE: The motion
passed on a vote of 8-0.
FOR: Raul Alvarez,
John-Michael Cortez, Allen H. Kaplan, Tim Mahoney, James McGuffee,
AGAINST: None.
ABSENT: Trustee Barbara
P. Mink was absent from the meeting.
Trustees Allen H. Kaplan moved and Tim Mahoney seconded that:
MOTION: The Board of Trustees
approve Agenda Item 8475, ACC/AISD College and Career Preparatory Program,
Interlocal Agreement, September 1, 2009 – August 31, 2011.
VOTE: The motion passed on a
vote of 7-0.
FOR: John-Michael Cortez, Allen
H. Kaplan, Tim Mahoney, James McGuffee,
AGAINST: None.
ABSENT: Trustee Barbara P. Mink
was absent from the meeting.
Trustee Raul Alvarez recused himself from vote on this item.
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INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT
FOR
MANAGEMENT
OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
September
1, 2009 – August 31, 2011
This
Agreement (“Agreement”) is an interlocal agreement entered into pursuant to the
Texas Interlocal Cooperation Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 791, and is
entered into to be effective September 1, 2009, between the Austin Community
College District (“ACC”) and the
RECITALS
WHEREAS:
(1)
Texas Education Code § 130.086 permits the board of trustees
of a junior college district to establish and operate branch campuses, centers,
or extension facilities within the service area and to enter cooperative
agreements with independent school districts to offer programs; and
(2)
Texas
Education Code § 11.151 grants public school trustees with general authority to
govern and oversee the management of the public schools of the district; and to
implement appropriate educational programs for students in the school district;
(3)
Texas
Government Code § 791.011 permits local governments to enter contracts to
provide a governmental function or service that each party to the contract is
authorized to perform individually and
(4)
Pursuant to
such authorities and duties, the Parties desire ACC to organize and manage the
Career and Technical Education Programs delivered by AISD to AISD students:
NOW THEREFORE,
by this Agreement it is mutually understood and agreed by the parties as
follows:
SECTION ONE:
ACC shall
organize and manage the Career and Technical Education Programs delivered by
AISD to AISD students. ACC shall provide
such support, consultation and/or training as shall be necessary for AISD to
offer effectively Career and Technical Education as further set in Exhibit
A. AISD agrees to provide office space,
staff and services as further set out in Exhibit B.
SECTION
TWO: TERM AND TERMINATION
The initial
term of this Agreement shall be two (2) years from September 1, 2009 through
August 31, 2011. This Agreement may be
extended for additional terms of two (2) years upon the mutual consent of the
Parties evidence by an extension agreement entered into not later than March
2010. At the end of a term, either Party may initiate a review process of this
Agreement to renegotiate any of the provisions.
Any provision
of the preceding paragraph notwithstanding, either party may terminate this
Agreement prior to the expiration of the term hereof for good cause, or by
written mutual agreement of the Parties.
SECTION
THREE: PAYMENT
The total
amount of this Agreement shall not exceed $1,450,880. Payment for fiscal year
2009-2010 shall total $714,719 and fiscal year 2010-2011 shall total
$736,161. Payment for services performed
shall be billed in two biannual payments.
The first payment is due on or after September 1, but no later than
November 1 with the second payment due on or after March 1, but no later than
April 1.
SECTION
FOUR: CERTIFICATIONS
The undersign
Contracting Parties do hereby certify that each is authorized to perform the
services required by this Agreement and that such services further a
governmental function of Receiving Agency.
SECTION
FIVE: MISCELLANEOUS
Throughout the
term of this Agreement, ACC agrees to establish and maintain detailed records
regarding the administration and operation of the Career and Technical
Education Programs.
Except where
oral notice is specifically allowed or required under this Agreement, any
notice provided hereunder by any party to the other shall be in writing and may
be either (1) delivered by hand to the party or the party’s designated agent;
(2) deposited in the United States mail, postage paid; (3) transmitted by
telecopy; or (4) delivered by a reputable courier service, to the following
address or telecopy number:
512-223-7598 512-414-2482
512-223-7158 (fax) 512-414-1486 (fax)
Any Party may
designate a different agent or address for notice purposes by giving the other
Party ten (10) days written notice in the manner provided above.
This Agreement
may be supplemented or amended under terms and conditions mutually agreeable to
the Parties, provided that all such changes, amendments supplements or
modification shall be in writing.
This Agreement
contains the entire agreement of the Parties hereto with respect to matters
covered by its terms and it may not be modified in any manner without the
express written consent of the Parties.
If any term(s)
or provision(s) of this Agreement are held by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be
effected, impaired or invalidated, unless such holding causes the obligations
of the Parties hereto to be impossible to perform or shall render the terms of
this Agreement to be inconsistent with the intent of the Parties hereto.
No assignment
of this Agreement or of any duty or obligation of performance hereunder shall
be made in whole or in part by any Party hereto without the prior written
consent of the other Party hereto.
No waiver of a
breach of any provision of this Agreement shall be construed to be a waiver of
any breach of any other provision. No
delay in acting with regard to any breach of any provision shall be construed
to be a waiver of such breach.
No party to
this Agreement waives or relinquishes any immunity or defense on behalf of
themselves, their trustees, officers, employees and agents as a result of its
execution of this Agreement and performance of the functions and obligations
described herein.
The Parties to
this Agreement expressly acknowledge and agree that all monies paid pursuant to
this Agreement shall be paid from budgeted available funds for the then current
fiscal year of AISD.
The meetings
at which this Agreement was approved by the Parties’ governing boards were
posted and held in accordance with the Texas Open Meeting Act, Texas Government
Code §551.001, et seq.
IN WITNESS
THEREOF, the undersigned Parties acting under the authority of their respective
governing boards have caused this Agreement to be duly executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original.
APPROVED:
Austin
Community College District
Date:
___________________________
APPROVED:
Mark Williams, President, Board of
Trustees
Date:
____________________________
EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF SERVICE
1. Program Component Management
1.1
Austin Community College (ACC) will serve as the
contractor for the management of all
1.2 The operation and administration of AISD’s College and Career Preparatory Program will begin on September 1, 2009, and extend through August 31, 2011.
1.3 CCPP staff members will be responsible for AISD’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program and will provide support and assistance for related college-preparatory activities.
1.4 The Early College Start staff will be responsible for all AISD dual-credit and concurrent enrollment courses working with the AISD Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, as well as for AISD/ACC community outreach and student recruitment.
1.5 The CCPP staff will provide support to CTE teachers on a regular basis to assist them in addressing specific issues with successful program implementation. Regular meetings with teachers, campus staff members, and/or district staff members will be held to ensure issues are identified and resolved. In some cases, the CCPP Executive Director will identify and consult subject-area experts in the specific content area.
2.1
The
CCPP staff will ensure all Career and Technical programs, activities and
courses meet all applicable District, State and Federal compliance and
programmatic requirements under the direction of the AISD Assistant
Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction. The programmatic requirements
include continued development of Instructional Planning Guides for all CTE
courses.
2.2
The
CCPP staff will facilitate appropriate and/or required professional development
activities for teachers.
2.3
The CCPP staff will
facilitate College Tech-Prep initiatives.
2.4 The CCPP staff will observe and facilitate effective classroom instruction at middle school and high school in cooperation with the campus principal to ensure that students are receiving quality instruction in a quality program and that high academic standards drive the curriculum.
2.5 Teachers will be provided the opportunity to participate in professional development activities including Principals of Learning, effective teaching strategies and best practices, differentiated instruction, core academic integration and business/industry internships to address the needs of special population students, gifted and talented, limited English proficient, special education, students in nontraditional programs, etc as offered by AISD and facilitated by CCPP staff.
2.6 The CCPP staff will establish an evaluation system to include, at a minimum, classroom observation, program review and determination of training needs for teachers.
2.7 The CCPP staff will provide opportunities for teachers, counselors and administrators to attend professional meetings for networking and updates in current career education practices, labor market information, legislative updates and overall national best practices.
2.8 The CCPP staff will assist teachers in offering industry certification training to students, in appropriate programs, and will encourage students to obtain that certification.
2.9 The CCPP staff will establish a strong and positive working relationship with each secondary campus principal.
3. College
and Career Activities
3.1 The CCPP staff, working in collaboration with the AISD Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction and the Associate Superintendents for High Schools and Middle Schools, will facilitate and provide resources for quality college and career experiences that support, align with, and are integrated into academic, elective and CTE courses as appropriate.
3.2 CCPP staff will assist in providing resources to continue a system for the regular use of available career guidance software by all students for personal interest/aptitude assessments and college/career planning.
3.3 CCPP staff will institute a CTE district-level advisory committee representative of each CTE program area and utilize the existing ACC industry committees, as appropriate.
3.4 CCPP staff will work with business and industry to develop field-based experiences, to include clinical rotations, internships and career preparatory opportunities for students.
4. Finance/Resources/Data
4.1 Under the direction of the AISD Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, the CCPP staff will be responsible for allocating to campuses and monitoring expenditures of all funds assigned to College and Career Preparatory programs including, but not limited to, Carl Perkins, local, Tech-Prep and any other designated funds.
4.2 The CCPP staff will work closely with AISD’s Office of State and Federal Accountability to ensure expenditures are properly managed within all applicable legal guidelines, all funds accounted for, and expenditures are made in a timely manner for the benefit of the program.
4.3 The CCPP staff will work with campus principals and other campus/central administration staff when appropriate to recommend use of other funds allocated for Career and Technical programs, such as expenditures for salaries, equipment, supplies and materials.
4.4 The CCPP staff will be responsible for ensuring that all required material resources, such as textbooks, equipment and supplies are purchased according to AISD requirements.
4.5
The CCPP staff will ensure accurate and timely
PEIMS submission.
5. Staffing
5.1 The CCPP staff will assist campus principals in locating, recruiting, selecting and supporting qualified staff.
5.2 The CCPP staff will participate in informal support and observations of new Career and Technical teachers as requested by campus and central administration staff.
5.3 The CCPP staff will serve as a teacher certification resource for hiring of new Career and Technical personnel.
5.4 Current
full-time CCPP staff includes: Executive Director, Curriculum and Professional
Development Manager, PEIMS–Data–Budget Manager, Instructional Manager, Program
Development Manager, Program Coordinator, Sr. Administrative, and
Administrative Assistant. Current CCPP
support staff includes: ACC Vice President for College Support Systems and ISD
Relations.
6. Counseling
and Guidance
6.1
The
CCPP staff will act as a resource for AISD’s Guidance and Counseling Department
to facilitate college and career counseling and guidance.
6.2
The
CCPP staff will assist in providing AISD counselors with career-related
materials including occupational and workforce projections.
6.3
CCPP
staff will collaborate with ACC’s Early College Start Department and the
Student Recruitment Office to provide promotional and informational materials
about ACC to AISD counseling staff.
EXHIBIT
B
SCOPE
OF SERVICE
AISD Provides:
· Office space for all CCPP staff including furniture, network connections, and phones.
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Agenda Item 8476
Adoption of Master Plan 2009-2011
Chair McRaven
introduced the item and Ms. Soon Merz, Associate Vice President, Effectiveness
and Accountability, called attention to the Master Plan process, a summary of
changes in Master Plan 2009-2011, and the Master Plan 2009-2010. She responded to questions from Trustees.
Trustees
MOTION: The Board of
Trustees adopt the Master Plan 2009-2010 as presented.
VOTE: The motion
passed on a vote of 8-0.
FOR: Raul Alvarez,
John-Michael Cortez, Allen H. Kaplan, Tim Mahoney, James McGuffee, Nan McRaven,
Jeffrey Richard, and Veronica Rivera.
AGAINST: None.
ABSENT: Trustee
Barbara P. Mink was absent from the meeting.
Agenda Item 8477
Adoption of FY09 Budget
Chair McRaven
introduced the item and Mr. Ben Ferrell stated the budget information was the same
as presented earlier; however, an improved estimate was received from the
Travis County Appraisal District which increased revenues by $2 million.
Trustees Allen H. Kaplan moved and Jeffrey Richard seconded
that:
MOTION: The Board of
Trustees adopt the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget as presented.
Trustee Kaplan moved the following Amendment to the Motion:
AMENDMENT TO MOTION:
That the cost of living adjustment be increased to 5% across the board
with the funds of $1,080,598 to come from the additional tax revenue referred
to by Mr. Ferrell.
There was no second to the Amendment to Motion.
Trustees Tim Mahoney moved an Amendment to the Motion and
Allen H. Kaplan seconded that:
AMENDMENT TO MOTION:
The cost of living adjustment be 5% and that the money be taken from the
$2 million discussed by Mr. Ferrell.
Trustees spoke
to the Amended Motion. Mr. Ferrell
responded to questions from Trustees.
VOTE: The Amendment
to the Motion failed on a vote of 2-6.
FOR: Allen H.
Kaplan, Tim Mahoney.
AGAINST: Raul Alvarez,
John-Michael Cortez, James W. McGuffee,
ABSENT: Trustee
Barbara P. Mink was absent from the meeting.
Trustees James McGuffee moved an Amendment to the Motion
and Raul Alvarez seconded that:
AMENDMENT TO MOTION:
$500,000 of the $2 million increase referred to by Mr. Ferrell be set
aside in the category of Personnel Institutional Advancement.
VOTE: The Amendment
to the Motion failed on a vote of 2-6.
FOR: James W.
McGuffee, Raul Alvarez.
AGAINST: John-Michael
Cortez, Allen H. Kaplan, Tim Mahoney,
ABSENT: Trustee
Barbara P. Mink.
Trustee Allen H. Kaplan withdrew his Original Motion.
Trustees Veronica Rivera moved and Jeffrey Richard seconded
that:
MOTION: The Board of
Trustees adopt the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget as presented.
VOTE: The motion
passed on a vote of 8-0.
FOR: Raul Alvarez,
John-Michael Cortez, Allen H. Kaplan, Tim Mahoney, James McGuffee, Nan McRaven,
Jeffrey Richard, and Veronica Rivera.
AGAINST: None.
ABSENT: Trustee
Barbara P. Mink was absent from the meeting.
(Attachment A.)
RECESS
The Board of
Trustees of the Austin Community College District recessed at
RECONVENE
The Board of
Trustees reconvened in public session at 8:27 p.m. pursuant to Texas Government
Code 551.
Agenda Item 8478
Approval of Resolution Authorizing the
Distribution of a Preliminary Official Statement Pertaining to the Austin
Community College District Public Facility Corporation’s Bonds and the
Appointment of Underwriters
Chair McRaven
introduced the item.
Trustees James McGuffee moved and Allen Kaplan seconded
that:
MOTION: The Board of
Trustees approve the Resolution Authorizing the Distribution of a Preliminary
Official Statement Pertaining to the Austin Community College District Public
Facility Corporation’s Bonds and the Appointment of Underwriters.
VOTE: The motion
passed on a vote of 8-0.
FOR: Raul Alvarez,
John-Michael Cortez, Allen H. Kaplan, Tim Mahoney, James McGuffee,
AGAINST: None.
ABSENT: Trustee
Barbara P. Mink was absent from the meeting.
Agenda Item 8479
Revision of Board Policy B-4, Board of
Trustees Bylaws
Chair McRaven introduced
the item and Board Secretary James McGuffee provided information regarding the
proposed revisions.
Trustees Allen H. Kaplan moved and Tim Mahoney seconded
that:
MOTION: The Board of
Trustees approve the revisions to Board Policy B-4, Board of Trustees Bylaws.
VOTE: The motion
passed on a vote of 8-0.
FOR: Raul Alvarez,
John-Michael Cortez, Allen H. Kaplan, Tim Mahoney, James McGuffee,
AGAINST: None.
ABSENT: Trustee
Barbara P. Mink was absent from the meeting.
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B-4. BOARD OF TRUSTEES BYLAWS
Value Statements
·
The Board
of Trustees values open communication and consideration of multiple
perspectives which may impact district policy and allocation of public
resources.
·
To
facilitate open and effective communication, the Board and President will work
conscientiously to construct substantive board agendas and to conduct meetings
in an open, collaborative, and orderly manner.
1. General Delegation of Authority for Board Procedure
The Board Chair shall decide any questions of Board procedure that are not addressed by, or that require interpretation of, law, Board policy, or specific Board resolutions.
2. Board Officers
The Board shall elect from among its members a Board Chair, who shall (1) preside over Board meetings, (2) in coordination with the College President, prepare the Board meeting agenda, (3) coordinate the Board-President relationship, and (4) serve as ceremonial spokesperson for the Board; a Board Vice-Chair, who shall coordinate the community-linkage activities of the Board and shall preside in the absence of the Board Chair; and a Board Secretary, who shall oversee and certify the records of the Board and coordinate policy development activities. These officers shall be elected at the first Board meeting after a Trustee election is completed, a year later, and when a vacancy in an office exists or is created by Board vote. No trustee may serve in the same office for more than two of any four consecutive years.
3. Board Meetings
3.1 Official meetings of the Board, including specially-called meetings, can be called, within the notification limits imposed by law, by the Board Chair or by any three Trustees.
3.1.1 Changes to Board Policy
The Board shall not take
immediate action on a topic
change in Board policy (i.e., a final vote on a topic change in Board policy at the
first meeting at which it is presented to the Board or discussed or at other than
the regular meeting of the month or a recessed continuation) unless taking
immediate action is necessary to benefit the College.
However, although Although
a change to Board policy may be adopted at a meeting other than the regular
meeting of the month, the change must, without exception, have been discussed
at a prior meeting.
3.1.2 Other Actions of the Board
All other actions of the Board may take place upon first
reading. However, the President
and Board Officers must use best efforts to ensure that items will not be
brought to the Board for immediate action unless they could not reasonably have
been discussed at an earlier meeting and/or scheduled for a final vote at
the first regular meeting of the month scheduled
for a final vote at the first regular meeting of the month and/or discussed at
an earlier meeting.
3.2 The College President and Board Chair shall develop proposed agendas for Board meetings in accordance with priorities set by the Board, with final authority on what is included in the agenda and agenda packet resting with the Board Chair. A motion to place an item on a particular future agenda shall, at the request of any trustee, be placed on the next agenda for determination by Board vote. The College President shall cause all Trustees to be sent the agenda and all supporting materials at least 5 days before the meeting, and shall cause all required legal postings of Board meetings. Only subjects on the agenda shall be considered at a meeting.
3.3 Robert's Rules of Order shall be used to conduct
meetings of the Board and its committees, subject to these bylaws and
applicable law. Final approval of any non-procedural motion requires
affirmative votes in a public session from a majority of the full current
membership of the Board. For procedural motions, amendments, and committee
votes, the majorities required by Robert's Rules of Order shall be of members
present and voting.
3.4 The College President shall
cause to be kept all legally-required legally required records of Board meetings. Minutes of the
full Board shall accurately reflect the actions taken by the Board and the vote
of each Trustee on those actions. When approved by the Board and signed by the
Secretary, the minutes shall become the official record of a meeting. The Secretary shall have authority over how
the decisions and activities of the Board are presented by the College.
3.5 The President and appropriate
staff designated by the President shall have the right to be present at all
executive sessions of the board Board
unless the session is specifically to evaluate the President's performance and
employment contract, and only if said issue is properly disclosed under state
law on the board agenda.
3.6 Requests of Information: Requests from trustees for information may be made only to the President, coordinated through the Board Chair.
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Agenda Item 8480
Authorization to Negotiate for the
Acquisition of Property in the Vicinity of Leander,
Chair McRaven
introduced the item.
Executive Session
The Board of Trustees of the Austin
Community College District recessed into Executive Session at 8:35 p.m.
to consult with legal counsel regarding the purchase, exchange, lease or value
of real property, including property in the vicinity of Leander, Texas, pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.072.
Reconvene
The Board of Trustees of the Austin
Community College District reconvened in public session at 9:10 p.m. pursuant
to Texas Government Code Section 551.
Agenda Item 8480
Authorization to Negotiate for the
Acquisition of Property in the Vicinity of Leander,
Trustees Allen H. Kaplan moved and
MOTION: The Board of
Trustees authorize the staff to negotiate the acquisition of property in the
vicinity of Leander,
Trustee Jeffrey Richard requested a Friendly Amendment.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO MOTION: That the Board of Trustees authorize staff to
negotiate the acquisition of property in the vicinity of Leander, Texas, as
discussed in Executive Session, and direct the President to explore options
within as close a proximity to transit-oriented development as is feasible and
reasonable.
Trustees
discussed the Friendly Amendment.
Trustee Jeffrey Richard withdrew the Friendly Amendment.
FOR: Raul Alvarez,
John-Michael Cortez, Allen H. Kaplan, Tim Mahoney, James McGuffee,
AGAINST: None.
ABSENT: Trustee Barbara
P. Mink was absent from the meeting.
Trustee Jeffrey Richard moved that:
MOTION: The
President be directed to explore all feasible options in the Leander vicinity
especially those that have qualitative benefits regarding transit-oriented
development.
Trustees
discussed Mr. Richard’s motion. Dr.
Kinslow stated that it was not necessary to have a formal motion to do this
since the follow-up activities from the Sasaki Master Plan gave the
Administration a general directive to always bear in mind and look at that
desirable feature, and language in the
existing Master Plan provides the ability to look at this and bring things
forward to the Board.
Mr. Richard withdrew his motion.
Adjournment
Having no motion before the Board, the
Approved By
James
W. McGuffee, Board Secretary