REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
October 28, 2010
Minutes
The Board of Trustees of Houston Community College held a Regular Meeting on
Thursday, October 28, 2010 at the HCC Administration Building, Second Floor
Auditorium, 3100 Main, Houston, Texas.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
Dr. Michael P. Williams, Chair
Neeta Sane, Vice Chair
Sandie Mullins, Secretary
Bruce A. Austin
Eva Loredo
Christopher W. Oliver
Mary Ann Perez
Richard Schechter
ADMINISTRATION
Mary Spangler, Chancellor
Art Tyler, Deputy Chancellor/COO
Doretha Eason, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
Renee Byas, General Counsel
William Carter, Vice Chancellor, Information Technology
Charles Cook, Vice Chancellor, Instruction
Diana Pino, Vice Chancellor, Student Services
Daniel Seymour, Vice Chancellor, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Margaret Ford Fisher, President, Northeast College
Fena Garza, President, Southwest College
William Harmon, President, Central College
Butch Herod for Zachary Hodges, President, Northwest College
Irene Porcarello, President, Southeast College
Betty Young, President, Coleman College
Willie Williams, Chief Human Resources Officer
Remmele Young, Executive Director, Government Relations
OTHERS PRESENT
Jarvis Hollingsworth, System Counsel, Bracewell & Giuliani
Alan Ainsworth, President, Faculty Senate
Laura Garcia, President, COPA
Other administrators, citizens and representatives from the news media
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CALL TO ORDER
Dr. Williams, Chair, called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. and declared the Board
convened to consider matters pertaining to Houston Community College as listed on the
duly posted Meeting Notice.
PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Ms. Mullins led the prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approval of Minutes from Board Governance Committee Meeting of September 16,
2010, Committee of the Whole Meeting of September 16, 2010, External Relations
Committee Meeting of September 16, 2010, Special Meeting of September 16, 2010,
Regular Meeting of September 23, 2010, Special Meeting of September 23, 2010,
Special Meeting of September 28, 2010, and Board Governance Meeting of September
30, 2010
Motion – Mr. Oliver moved and Ms. Loredo seconded to approve the minutes. The
motion passed with a vote of 8-0.
HEARING OF CITIZENS
The following citizens signed up to speak before the Board:
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Amine Hamel (Not present)
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Charles Lingerfelt
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Linda Murray (Closed Session)
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Joshua Murray (Closed Session)
AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS
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Special check presentation from HCC to Pro-Vision All Male Charter School
CHANCELLOR’S REPORT
Dr. Spangler provided the following information and recognitions:
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Recognized and thanked Trustee Neeta Sane for her generous contribution of
$5,000 to the HCC Foundation to establish the Neeta Sane District VII HCC Trustee
Workforce Support Scholarship to award scholarships in the amount of $250 each
semester to qualified Career and Technical Education students from District VII
attending HCC-Southwest.
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Congratulated HCC Trustees for their outstanding performance and presentations at
the 2010 ACCT Congress held October 20-23, 2010.
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Dr. Williams accepted the 2010 Western Region Trustee Award and served as lead
speaker with Trustee Eva Loredo and Dr. Art Tyler on the “The Minority Male
Initiative” presentation.
Trustee Schechter and Dr. Daniel Seymour co-presented “Performance
Improvement: A Comprehensive Institutional Effectiveness Model” at the Congress.
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Enrollment comparison showed an increased in contact hours from Fall ’10 to the
previous base year fall by 1 million from 6,786,348 in Fall ‘09 to 7,782,810 in Fall
‘10 for the funding formula base.
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The Suggestion Box for Phase 4 of the Cost Savings/Revenue Generating Program
was open during September and drew 390 ideas that are now being collated and
prepared for review and assessment. A report on Phase 3 and the overall savings
for this year was reported to the Board at the Committee of the Whole meeting on
Wednesday, October 27, 2010.
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HCC has received two Acknowledgements for Excellence in the financial area:
1. Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the
Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada
(GFOA).
2. GFOA award of Financial Reporting Achievement to Ronald E. Defalco,
CFO/Controller.
Nandy Baldonado, Daryl Brown, John Bryant, Brian Malone, and Frederica Watson
provided hands on leadership and expertise.
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HCC Communications teams were head and shoulders above the competition at the
National Council on Marketing and Public Relations District 4 Medallion Awards
presentations in Denver, Co, on October 5, 2010. They garnered 19 awards (gold,
silver, and bronze).
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e.Republic’s Center for Digital Education and Converge Online announced the toprated community colleges in the sixth annual Digital Community Colleges Survey.
Recognized institutions are national leaders in utilizing technology to provide
exceptional services to students, educators and administrators. HCC received an A
as a Top 10 community college.
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Vast Program received $2.5 million dollars of funding from the U.S. Department of
Education for the Transition program for students with intellectual disabilities to
higher education. This is the first time for this funding and HCC is one of five
community colleges to receive the five-year award.
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There was a capacity crowd of well over 300 members of the business and
leadership communities at the third annual HCC State of the College report on the
economic impact of HCC on the city. The address and impact report are available on
HCC’s website.
Faculty Senate Report – Dr. Alan Ainsworth, President expressed appreciation to the
Board of Trustees for their tireless efforts in governing the institution and introduced the
Faculty Senate cabinet for 2010. Dr. Ainsworth informed that a report on Bedichek
auction will be provided at the next Board.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
• Dr. Williams expressed gratitude to the Board and the administration for
nominating him for the Trustee Leadership Award representing the Western
Region.
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Dr. Williams also expressed his appreciation to all those who assisted with the
efforts regarding the Minority Male Initiative presentation at the ACCT Annual
Leadership Congress.
CONSENT AGENDA
Dr. Williams apprised that Consent Agenda item A.1 regarding the Board Expense and
Travel Reimbursement Policy was pulled for further discussion and vetting by the Board
Governance Committee.
TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION:
Motion – Mr. Oliver moved and Mrs. Perez seconded to approve as consent agenda
with the exception of items A.2. The motion passed with vote of 8-0. The following items
were approved:
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HCC Board Appointment to Missouri City Tax Incremental Reinvestment (TIRZ)
Zone 3
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Method of Project Delivery for Parking Garage Build-out at 3100 Main
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Program and Project Management Services for San Jacinto Building Renovation
(Project #11-06)
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Payment to Smyser, Kaplan & Veselka for Professional Services Rendered for
the period June 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010
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Contract Extension with Barnes and Noble Bookstore
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Investment Report for the Month of August 2010
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Monthly Finance Report for September 2010
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Extension of Aramark Facilities Service Contract
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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION LOCATED AT 9424 FANNIN
Motion – Mr. Schechter and Ms. Mullins seconded.
Ms. Mullins asked if a utilization-plan been established for the property.
Dr. Betty Young, President of Coleman College for Health & Science noted that the
anticipated projects included expansion of the dental hygiene program as well as
providing space to be utilized by other programs.
Mr. Schechter inquired if the campus would interfere with the current campus. Dr.
Williams informed that property is inclusive under the master planning assessment and
will be discussed at the meeting on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.
Dr. Tyler apprised that the property is located in close proximity of the current campus
and also apprised that the purchase could assist with the parking issues currently being
experienced at the campus.
Mrs. Sane inquired if a system-wide survey had been conducted to determine the needs
for the purchase. Dr. Tyler apprised that the information should be included in the
master plan report.
Dr. Williams apprised that there are needs throughout the district; however, resources
are limited.
Ms. Loredo noted that the project will require much more funding since there will be a
need to complete the construction. She asked if there is a possibility to partner with an
entity as opposed to purchasing the property.
Dr. Tyler noted that the revenue bond passed by the Board provides the option to
purchase property.
Mr. Schechter asked if there was an estimation of the cost for capital and staff
purposes. Dr. Tyler apprised that the current 15-seat dental hygiene program cost over
$1 million. He noted that the expansion of the current site would depend of the number
of anticipated students to be served and apprised that Dr. Young has indicated that
there are other programs to be used in the space.
Dr. Williams apprised that the land cost is available; however, administration is not able
to provide an estimated cost on the building until it is properly programmed and
designed.
Ms. Mullins asked how competitive is the nursing program with other area programs. Dr.
Young apprised that the program is competitive with other programs throughout the
state.
Vote – The motion passed with a vote of 8-0.
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Mr. Oliver made a point of personal privilege and announced that opening reception for
the Benjamin Patterson Exhibit “Born in the state of FLUX/us” is Friday, November 5,
2010 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and the
exhibit would display from November 6, 2010 through January 23, 2011.
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION
Dr. Williams adjourned the meeting to Executive Session at 4:35 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. Dr. Williams 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.
Dr. Williams reconvened the meeting in Open Session at 6:07 p.m. and entertained
motions on pending matters.
(Present: Trustees Austin, Loredo, Oliver, Perez, Sane, Oliver and Williams)
PERSONNEL AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 2010
Motion – Mr. Oliver moved to approve and Mrs. Sane seconded. The motion passed
with a vote of 7-0.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business coming before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 6:07 p.m.
Minutes recorded, transcribed & submitted by:
Sharon Wright, Manager, Board Services
Minutes Approved as Submitted: