MEETING OF THE LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
September 19, 2005
Minutes
The Legal/Legislative Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Houston Community College
System held a Meeting on Monday, September 19, 2005, at the System Administration Building,
Seminar Room A, Second Floor, 3100 Main, Houston, Texas.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Jay K. Aiyer, Chairman
Yolanda Navarro Flores
Christopher W. Oliver
ADMINISTRATION
Bruce H. Leslie, Chancellor
Jose Villarreal, Vice Chancellor/Economic Development
Patti Carlton, Interim Executive Director, HCC Foundation
Miles LeBlanc, General Counsel
Remmele Young, Director of Government Relations
OTHERS PRESENT
Jarvis Hollingsworth, System Counsel, Bracewell & Giuliani
Other administrators, citizens and representatives from the news media
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Aiyer called the meeting to order at 12:50 p.m.. and declared the Committee convened to consider matters pertaining to the Houston Community College System as listed on the duly posted meeting notice.
MOU BETWEEN HCC FOUNDATION AND HCC
Recommendation: Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Houston
Community College Foundation and Houston Community College.
Under the proposed MOU, the Foundation Director would report to the Foundation Board. The
Chancellor would serve as a member of the Executive Team of the Foundation Board, placing him in a better position to evaluate the Executive Director and make recommendations on that person’s performance. Mr. Villarreal will continue to serve as the liaison to the Foundation. The
Foundation’s sole purpose is raising money for HCC at the direction of the Chancellor.
Two HCC Trustees, selected by the Board Chairman, will serve on the HCC Foundation Board.
The Chancellor will serve as a non-voting member of the Foundation Board. In this capacity, he will represent the College in terms of fundraising efforts and participate in the assessment of the
Foundation Director. The Foundation Director will also sit on the Chancellor’s Executive Team to learn about key initiatives. Trustees Aiyer and Oliver asked if it were necessary for the Chancellor to sit on the Foundation Board. Dr. Leslie replied it was because the Foundation is part of his

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Recommendation: Since there were discrepancies between two drafts of the MOU, the Committee decided to table the item until the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Aiyer requested that Mr. LeBlanc and Mr. Hollingsworth review the document before presentation to the Board. There was also a suggestion to change the wording from “the Chancellor” to “the Chancellor or his designee .”
RENEWAL OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS CONTRACT
Recommendation: Approve the renewal of a contract with Locke, Liddell & Sapp (“LL&S”) and
Paul Colbert as a subcontractor for an eleven-month period from October 1, 2005 through August
31, 2006, for a total not to exceed $15,500 per month.
Motion – Ms. Navarro Flores moved approval of the contract and Mr. Oliver seconded the motion.
Motion carried 3-0. The contract will be moved to the Consent Agenda.
The Board will discuss the federal contract at the next meeting of the Committee of the Whole or
Legal/Legislative Committee meeting. There was consensus that the term of both contracts should be the same.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:10 p.m.
Minutes Recorded & Submitted by:
Sharon Wright, Executive Administrative
Assistant, Board Services
Minutes Transcribed by:
Linda Gray, Records Officer
Board Services
Minutes Approved as Submitted:
October 27, 2005