MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
October 16, 2008
Minutes
The Board of Trustees of the Houston Community College System met as a
Committee of the Whole on Thursday, October 16, 2008, at the System
Administration Building, Second Floor Auditorium, 3100 Main in Seminar Room A,
Houston, Texas.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
Yolanda Navarro Flores, Chair
Diane Olmos Guzman, Secretary
Mills Worsham, Deputy Secretary
Christopher Oliver
Neeta Sane
Richard Schechter
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, Southeast 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, Yaffe|Deutser
Catherine Campbell, Consultant, Yaffe|Deutser
Mary Page, President, Faculty Senate
Other administrators, citizens, and representatives of the news media
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CALL TO ORDER
Mrs. Yolanda Navarro Flores, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:46 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.
Mrs. Flores requested the Board review the agenda to determine items for
discussion.
(Mr. Worsham left 6:47 p.m.)
Mrs. Guzman recommended items B. 2, 3, and 4 be presented as written reports.
The following will be presented as written reports at the November Committee of the
Whole:
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Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Related Projects Status Report
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Small Business Enhancements
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Project Management Office
Motion – Dr. Williams moved to recommend items 5, 7, 8 be moved to the consent
agenda. Mrs. Guzman seconded. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0. The
following items were moved to the consent agenda:
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Fee for Correspondence Testing
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Investment Report for the Month of August 2008
•
Investment Policy for Fiscal Year 2008-2009
PEOPLESOFT TIME AND LABOR IMPLEMENTATION
Motion - Dr. Williams moved and Mrs. Sane seconded.
Mrs. Sane asked how could there be a payback in less than a year. Dr. Tyler
apprised that the payback will take place after implementation.
Mrs. Sane asked if there will be on-going maintenance costs, which could be more
than the amount presented. Mr. Carter mentioned that a review was conducted on
savings for handling, storing and retrieving of the documents.
Mrs. Sane noted that the duration should not take twelve months but could possibly
be implemented in six to eight months. Mr. Carter noted that it took him twelve
months to train and implement the system when he was in Austin.
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Vote – the motion passed with a vote of 6-0.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further actions coming before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 7:01 p.m.
Minutes recorded, transcribed, & submitted by:
Sharon Wright, Executive Administrative Assistant, Board Services
Minutes Approved as Submitted: