MEETING OF THE
ANNEXATION COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
March 20, 2008
Minutes
The Annexation Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Houston Community College
System held a meeting on Thursday, March 20, 2008, at the System Administration
Building, 3100 Main, 2nd Floor Seminar Room A, Houston, Texas.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Neeta Sane, Committee Chair
Richard Schechter, Committee Member
Mills Worsham, Committee Member
Diane Olmos Guzman
Bruce Austin
Abel Davila
Yolanda Navarro Flores, Board Chair
ADMINISTRATION
Mary S. Spangler, Chancellor
Art Tyler, Deputy Chancellor/COO
Doretha Eason, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
Bill Carter, Vice Chancellor, Information Technology
Charles Cook, Vice Chancellor for Instruction
Irene Porcarello, Vice Chancellor for Student Success
Winston Dahse, Interim President, Southwest College
Margaret Ford, President, Northeast College
Fena Garza, President, Southeast College
William Harmon, President, Central College
Marsal Stoll, President, Coleman College
Daniel Arguijo, Associate Vice Chancellor, Communications
Willie Williams, Associate Vice Chancellor, Human Resources
Mike Kyme, Executive Director, Procurement
OTHERS PRESENT
Jarvis Hollingsworth, Counsel, Bracewell & Giuliani
Gene Locke, Counsel, Andrews Kurth LLP
Catherine Campbell, Consultant, Yaffe|Deutser
Linda Koffel, President, Faculty Senate
Other administrators, citizens, and representatives of the news media
Houston Community College System
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CALL TO ORDER
Mrs. Sane called the meeting to order at 2:32 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.
Mrs. Sane announced that the officers of the Alief Student Government Association
(SGA) were present to speak before the Board.
The Alief SGA expressed appreciation to the Board for the new campus and their efforts
as it relates to the quality of education for students in that area.
The Alief SGA informed that the students are putting forth efforts to provide any
assistance necessary for annexation in Alief. They also expressed how important it is to
annex the Alief area into the HCC district.
The students apprised that approximately 1500 signatures have been collected in
support of the annexation in Alief.
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION
Mrs. Sane adjourned the meeting to Executive Session at 2:49 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. Sane 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.
(Present: Trustees Austin, Davila, Flores, Guzman, Sane, Schechter, and Worsham)
Mrs. Sane reconvened the meeting in Open Session at 4:51 p.m. and entertained
motions on pending matters.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:51 p.m.
Recorded by:
Sharon R. Wright, Executive Administrative Assistant, Board Services
Transcribed and submitted by:
Sharon Wright, Executive Administrative Assistant, Board Services
Minutes Approved: