MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
August 21, 2008
Minutes
The Board of Trustees of the Houston Community College System met as a
Committee of the Whole on Thursday, August 21, 2008, at the System
Administration Building, Second Floor Auditorium, 3100 Main in Seminar Room A,
Houston, Texas.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
Yolanda Navarro Flores, Chair
Bruce A. Austin, Vice Chair
Diane Olmos Guzman, Secretary
Mills Worsham, Deputy Secretary
Christopher Oliver
Neeta Sane
Dr. Michael P. Williams
ADMINISTRATION
Mary S. Spangler, Chancellor
Art Tyler, Deputy Chancellor/COO
Renee Byas, General Counsel
Doretha Eason, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
Bill Carter, Vice Chancellor, Information Technology
Charles Cook, Vice Chancellor for Instructions
Daniel Seymour, Interim Vice Chancellor, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Cheryl Sterling, Interim Vice Chancellor, Student Success
Margaret Ford Fisher, President, Northeast College
Fena Garza, President, Southwest College
William Harmon, President, Central College/Interim President, Coleman College
Zachary Hodges, President, Northwest College
Irene Porcarello, Interim President, Southeast College
Daniel Arguijo, Associate Vice Chancellor, Communications
Willie Williams, Associate Vice Chancellor, Human Resources
Remmele Young, Executive Director, Government Relations
OTHERS PRESENT
Jarvis Hollingsworth, Counsel, Bracewell & Giuliani
Brad Deutser, Consultant, Yaffee|Deutser
Catherine Campbell, Consultant, Yaffee|Deutser
Mary Page, President, Faculty Senate
Other administrators, citizens, and representatives of the news media
Houston Community College System
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CALL TO ORDER
Mrs. Yolanda Navarro Flores, Chair, called the meeting to order at 5:24 p.m. and
declared the Board convened to consider matters pertaining to the Houston
Community College System as listed on the duly posted meeting notice.
Motion – Mr. Oliver motioned to move the agenda items to the consent agenda of
the Regular meeting on August 28, 2008. Mr. Worsham seconded the motion. The
motion passed with a vote of 7-0.
Amended Motion - Mr. Austin amended the motion to approve that the items be
placed on the agenda for discussion at the Regular meeting. Dr. Williams seconded.
Vote on amended motion – The motion passed with a vote of 7-0.
Mr. Hollingsworth advised that the Board could table the reports until the next
committee meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further actions coming before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 5:29 p.m.
Minutes recorded, transcribed, & submitted by:
Sharon Wright, Executive Administrative Assistant, Board Services
Minutes Approved as Submitted:
October 23, 2008