SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
April 16, 2009
Minutes
The Board of Trustees of Houston Community College held a Special Meeting on
Thursday, April 16, 2009 at the HCC Administration Building, 3100 Main, 2nd Floor in
Seminar Room A, Houston, Texas.
Board of Trustees Present:
Abel Davila, Board Chair
Neeta Sane, Vice Chair
Diane Olmos Guzman, Secretary
Bruce A. Austin
Yolanda Navarro Flores
Richard Schechter
Dr. Michael P. Williams
Mills Worsham
Administration Present:
Mary S. Spangler, Chancellor
Art Tyler, Deputy Chancellor/COO
Renee Byas, General Counsel
Doretha Eason, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
William Carter, Vice Chancellor, Information Technology
Charles Cook, Vice Chancellor for Instruction
Daniel Seymour, Vice Chancellor, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Cheryl Sterling, Interim Vice Chancellor, Student Services
Margaret Ford Fisher, President, Northeast College
Fena Garza, President, Southwest College
William Harmon, President, Central College
Zachary Hodges, President, Northwest College
Irene Porcarello, President, Southeast College
Remmele Young, Executive Director,
Willie Williams, Chief Human Resources Officer
Others Present:
Jarvis Hollingsworth, Counsel, Bracewell & Giuliani
Mary Page, President, Faculty Senate
Other administrators, citizens, and representatives of the news media
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Davila called the meeting to order at 5:17 p.m. and declared the Board convened
to consider matters pertaining to Houston Community College as listed on the duly
posted Meeting Notice.
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MOU BETWEEN HCC AND ALIEF ISD FOR OPERATION OF AN EARLY
COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
Motion - Mr. Schechter motioned and Mrs. Flores seconded. The motion passed
with a vote of 8-0.
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT (IA) WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON
REGARDING HIGHWAY 288 PROJECT
Motion – Mr. Schechter motioned and Mrs. Flores seconded. The motion passed
with a vote of 8-0.
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION
Mr. Davila adjourned the meeting to Executive Session at 5:20 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. Mr. Davila 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.
Mr. Davila reconvened the meeting in Open Session at 6:15 p.m. and entertained
motions on pending matters.
(Present: Trustees Austin, Flores, Guzman, Sane, Schechter and Dr. Williams)
ACTION ON PROPOSED SETTLEMENT IN C.A. NO. 14-08-00887-CV; ANDY
MONTEZ V. HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE; IN THE 14TH COURT OF
APPEALS
Motion – Dr. Williams moved that the terms of the settlement be approved as
discussed in closed session. Mrs. Guzman seconded. The motion passed with a
vote of 6-0.
(Mr. Davila returned at 6:16 p.m.)
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:16 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: