SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
July 30, 2008
Minutes
The Board of Trustees of the Houston Community College System held a Special
Meeting on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at Bracewell & Giuliani, 711 Louisiana, 22nd
Floor, Main Conference Room, Houston, Texas.
Board of Trustees Present:
Yolanda Navarro-Flores, Chairwoman
Bruce A. Austin, Vice Chair
Diane Olmos Guzman, Secretary
Mills Worsham, Deputy Secretary
Abel Davila
Neeta Sane
Richard M. Schechter
Administration Present:
Mary Spangler, Chancellor
Art Tyler, Deputy Chancellor/COO
Remmele Young, Executive Director, Government Relations
Others Present:
Jarvis Hollingsworth, Counsel, Bracewell & Giuliani
Brad Deutser, Consultant, Yaffe|Deutser
Catherine Campbell, Consultant, Yaffe|Deutser
Other administrators, citizens, and representatives of the news media
CALL TO ORDER
Mrs. Flores, Chairwoman, called the meeting to order at 3:55 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.
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION
Mrs. Flores adjourned the meeting to Executive Session at 3:56 p.m., notice having
previously been given and reiterated in accordance with Sections 551.071, 551.072,
and/or 551.074 of the Open Meetings Law. Mrs. Flores stated that any final action,
vote or decision on any item discussed in Executive Session would be taken up in
Open Session or in a subsequent Public Meeting.
Mrs. Flores reconvened the meeting in Open Session at 5:22 p.m. and entertained
motions on pending matters.
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(Present: Trustees Austin, Davila, Flores, Guzman, Sane, and Schechter, and
Worsham)
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business coming before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 5:22
p.m.
Minutes recorded and submitted by:
Sharon Wright, Executive Administrative Assistant, Board Services
Minutes Approved as Submitted: