HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Minutes of Open Meeting
November 8, 2011
The Board of Trustees of Harford Community College met on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at
6:00 p.m. in the Chesapeake Center Board Room.
Trustees present: Mrs. Doris G. Carey; Mrs. April L. Fritts; Mr. John F. Haggerty; Mr. Bryan
E. Kelly; Mr. Howard K. McComas, IV; Dr. James J. Valdes; Dr. Douglas G. Wright
(arrived at 6:15 p.m.); and, Dr. Dennis Golladay as Secretary-Treasurer
Trustees absent: Mrs. Susan E. Mull and Mr. Bradley R. Stover
Staff present: C. Allen, K. Benson, J. Cox, D. Cruise, B. Day, G. Deal, N. Dysard, W. Ekey,
A. Haggray, K. Hathaway, C. Henderson, A. Kastern, P. Labe, J. Mayhorne, B. Morrison,
B. Napfel, B. Naughton, A. Pagura, S. Phillips, L. Preston, S. Pulliam, C. Sherman,
A. Ward, and D. Wrobel
Others: M. Gallo, The Aegis
I.
CALL TO ORDER
B. Kelly called the meeting to order.
The following is noted for the record:
The business of the Harford Community College Board of Trustees, as
empowered by Maryland law, is to oversee all personnel, programs and
facilities. The Board employs its president to implement and to interpret
its policies. The Board directs the president to establish guidelines,
procedures, and practices that flow from and support the policies of the
Board of Trustees as contained in the Board Manual for By-laws and
Policies. The Board meets the second Tuesday each month (except July) to
consider and transact public business.
II.
ROLL CALL
C. Sherman called the roll. Quorum was present.
III.
CONSENT AGENDA
Consent agenda was approved by consensus; items included:
Agenda of the 11/08/11 meeting
Minutes of the 10/18/11 regular session
Personnel Update
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IV.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
V.
BOARD REPORTS
A.
Chair’s Report
B. Kelly noted upcoming events
Board work session will be held on December 2 at 9 a.m. in the Chesapeake
Center Board Room. The session will focus on the FY 2013 operating and
capital budgets. Trustees unable to attend are to inform C. Sherman.
Next regularly scheduled Board meeting is December 13 at 6 p.m.
Holiday party will be held December 20 at 5 p.m. in the Chesapeake Center
dining rooms.
In addition, B. Kelly complimented Dr. Golladay and staff for their efforts to
provide a venue for citizens to voice support for the Towson building to continue
to move the project forward.
To keep the Board informed of upcoming Board discussion/action items, B. Kelly
distributed a chart of annual re-occurring Board items by month.
Letter to Harford County Planning and Zoning offering comments and suggested
modifications to the draft language to the Harford County 2012 Master Plan and
Land Use Element Plan was distributed. By consensus, the Board supported the
letter; the Chair will sign the letter on behalf of the Board of Trustees.
B.
VI.
Member Reports
J. Valdes shared an article from the Wall Street Journal entitled “Generation
Jobless: Is an Ivy League Diploma Worth It?” The article focuses on assessing the
value that two-year schools have.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
A.
Information Items
The Board information packet included a report on the President’s meetings and
activities over the last month. In addition, thank you notes from scholarship
recipients were circulated, information on the December 10 Rita Collidge holiday
concert was shared, and the Maryland Association of Community College 2012
legislative agenda was distributed.
Dr. Golladay reported that he and Dr. Cox met with Dr. Howard, Interim
Secretary Maryland Higher Education Commission, regarding the benefits the
Towson University building will bring to students. Former HCC President James
LaCalle has written a letter to the Aegis editor providing an historical perspective
on the Towson Building to be located on Harford’s West campus and citing the
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benefits to students and the region that such a partnership provides. Postcards
with contact information for the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Interim Secretary
Maryland Higher Education Commission are available for those who wish to
comment on the project. Additionally, the Student Government Association is
considering a petition or letter-writing campaign in support of the project.
The last meeting of the Task Force to Study the Creation of a Regional Higher
Education Center in Northeastern Maryland will be held on November 10 to agree
on the report due to the Governor by December 1. In general there is support that
a three-pronged approach addresses the need and is the most cost-effective
avenue. The three segments include: (1) expansion of the HEAT Center;
(2) future location for a university research park and (3) construction of a 2+2
building on Harford’s campus. Dr. Golladay thanked Marlene Lieb and Jim
LaCalle for their significant contributions to the task force.
B.
Academic Reports – Adult Literacy Programs
Brandy Naughton, director for adult development and literacy programs, provided
an overview of adult literacy programs, including Adult Basic Education (ABE),
GED, and English as a Second Language. She also highlighted a new “Certificate
to Career in One Year” program, and shared information on grant funding,
enrollment, and performance measures.
The Certificate to Career in One Year program is designed to help 25 youth with
increasing literacy skills, earning noncredit certifications, and obtaining
employment. It is funded by the Susquehanna Workforce Network and provided
in partnership with the SAGE Group. Participants must be youth between 16-21
with demonstrated financial need, and deficiencies in basic skills.
B. Naughton provided information on grant funding noting income from grants
in FY 2011 totaled $908,023 from five funding sources. She also shared data on
FY 2011 enrollment as well as data on FY 2010 performance outcomes for the
ABE, GED and ESL programs.
C.
VII.
Introduction of New Employees
New employees, Kimberly Benson, administrative specialist – college operations;
Brit Day, retention and remediation specialist; and Steven Pulliam, maintenance
manager; were introduced to the Board.
INFORMATION ITEMS
A.
FY 2013 Capital Budget and Capital Improvement Program
The capital budget and capital improvement program (CIP) establishes the
schedule of planned expenditures and commitments for FY 2013 and the
subsequent nine fiscal years. The CIP is intended to plan for the College’s needs
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for additional facility improvements. The CIP is from FY 2013 - FY 2022 and
integrates academic and physical planning on a college-wide basis. The CIP
establishes an itinerary for accomplishing improvements in existing facilities and
proposed new infrastructure investments based on the Facilities Master Plan.
The College is required to submit the proposed capital budget to the Harford
County government and the State of Maryland for review and funding.
Information is provided to the Board at the November meeting; Board action will
be requested at the December 13 meeting.
HCC’s proposal for FY 2013 includes capital funding requests totaling
$2,991,750 among six projects:
$1,164,000 request for completion of Susquehanna renovation and expansion.
The supplemental State funding supports additional options including a
loading dock, 115 parking spaces, additional seating and a wastewater lift
station and pipeline. (The local match requirement has been met by previous
College allocations for this project.)
$375,000 request for the roof replacement projects for Student Center and
Chesapeake Center. (The local match requirement has been met by previous
College allocations for this project.)
$357,000 for site and parking lot improvements. The funding includes
reconfiguration and resurfacing of the roadway between Fallston Hall and
Susquehanna Center and the removal of the exit roadway to the North of the
Chesapeake Center in preparation for construction on the nursing and allied
health building. (The local match requirement has been met by previous
College allocations for this project.)
$283,750 for the computer equipment/technology program from a portion of
the consolidated fee revenue and through College funds. This supports
technology refresh and upgrade to the wireless network.
$600,000 request for the plant services annex building that would replace the
existing portable building and trailers for storage service offices including a
secure area for computing and technology services to receive and prepare
hardware for delivery and installation on campus.
$212,000 request for the sports complex entrance and grounds. This project
will improve access to the area, enhance the stadium, and increase availability
of a practice area. This would be funded through the College and a portion of
consolidated fees dedicated to athletics.
The nursing and allied health building is in the design phase and design is
expected to be completed by November 2012. The Harford County administration
announced a major change for FY 2013 due to budget limitations. Capital funding
is not being budgeted in FY 2013 unless the project is under construction. Thus
no construction funds are available from the County in FY 2013 for this project.
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On-going discussions with the County regarding the project are continuing and
the option to fund construction in FY 2013 with the caveat that construction
would be delayed until late spring FY 2013 has been suggested. This would assist
with the state allocation.
Projects included in subsequent years include:
Renovations to Maryland Hall as the nursing program relocates to a new
facility.
Edgewood Hall HVAC replacement and interior architectural changes to meet
with evolving needs of the users.
For FY 2013 the capital request totals $2,991,750 of which $870,750 is funded by
the College, $1,896,000 is funded by the state and $225,000 from the consolidated
fee.
The capital request will be returned to the Board of Trustees for action at the
December 13 meeting.
VIII.
ACTION ITEMS
There were not action items.
IX.
BOARD REVIEW
A.
Policies – Employment Classification Policy
The Board continues to review policies to reaffirm currency as written or to
identify changes/revisions that need to be made. For the November meeting, the
“Employment Classification” policy was reviewed.
By consensus, the Board agreed that the policy would remain unchanged.
X.
CLOSED SESSION
B. Kelly asked for a motion to go into closed session to discuss personnel matters.
In accordance with State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
Article 10-508(a)(1)(i) and (ii), closed sessions permitted, motion was made by
J. Haggerty, seconded by A. Fritts to move into closed session to discuss personnel
matters. Seven voted in favor of the motion; no one opposed the motion; motion adopted.
At 6:50 p.m. the Board moved into closed session. The closed session adjourned at
7:00 p.m.
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ADJOURNMENT
The Board meeting adjourned at 7:01 p.m.
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Dennis Golladay
Secretary-Treasurer
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Bryan E. Kelly
Chair