February 24, 2000 Notice
NOTICE OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
February 24, 2000
Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Houston Community College
System will be held on the twenty-fourth day of February, 2000, at 4:00 o'clock p.m., at the Pinemont Center,
1265 Pinemont @ Ella, Houston, Texas, 77018.
1. Call to Order
2. Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approval of Minutes from the Regular Meeting of January 20, 2000
4. Awards and Presentations
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Faculty Recognition Award - Maria Straus, Chair, Social Science, Northeast College
5. Hearing of Citizens
6. Consideration of Consent Agenda
Instructional Programs
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Adopt Policy Allowing Admission of Undocumented Students and Setting Tuition Rates and Fees
Approve Health Careers Clinical Affiliation Agreement
Purchasing of Materials and Services
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Approve Payment to Bracewell & Patterson for Professional Services for December 1, 1999 through
January 15, 2000
Approve Payment to Feldman & Rogers for Professional Services for December 1999
Approve Purchase of Electronic General and Specific Database Subscriptions for System Libraries
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Approve Continued Participation in the Gulf Coast Consortium Marketing Initiative
Approve Purchase of Miscellaneous Medical Equipment, John B. Coleman Health Science Center
Approve Purchase of Pharmacy Technician Medical Equipment for the Pharmacy Technician Program,
John B. Coleman Health Science Center
Approve Agreement for Transporting Clients in the Katy Mills MATCH Program, Northwest College
Approve Purchase of Audio Equipment for the Performing Arts Center, Town & Country Center
Approve Purchase Order Requirements and Forms
Lease or Construction
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Approve Lease Agreement for Space at Southeast College with the Greater Houston Environmental
Safety Institute
Approve Sale of Surplus Land and Buildings at: 22 Waugh Drive, 3816 Caroline, 320 Jackson Hill, 2720
Leeland, 3800 Washington Ave., S.H. 288 & N. MacGregor Dr. (land), 4310 Dunlavy
Approve Lease Agreement with Christ the King Presbyterian Church, West Loop Campus
Fiscal Matters
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Approve Investment Report for the Month of January 2000
Approve Chancellor's Compensation
Other
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Approve Acceptance of Gifts and Donations
7. Chancellor's Report
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Financial Report
Report on International Initiatives - Mr. Juan Perez, Executive Director, International Initiatives
Report on Strategic Plan Community Forum
8. Chairman's Report
9. Ad Hoc Committee Reports
Finance Committee
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Lease with Christ the King Presbyterian Church
Gulf Coast Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
Texas Heart Institute
Report to the Board from Retreat
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10. Adjournment to closed or executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Sections 551.071; 551.072;
and 551.074, the Open Meetings Act, for the following purposes:
Personnel Matters
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Consider Employment of Faculty-Permanent
Consider Employment of Non-Faculty-Permanent, including Executive Director/HR System
Consider Employment of Grants, Contracts and Enterprise Funds-New Hires
Consider Leave of Absence/Non-Renewals
Deliberate Duties and Evaluations of Board Members and the Chancellor
Deliberate the Chancellor's Compensation
Litigation and Legal Matters
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Consultation with legal counsel concerning matters on which the attorney's duty to the System under the
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct clearly conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings Laws
Consider Settlement in Claim by H. Korb
Consider Settlement in C.A. No. 99-1703
Real Estate and Property Matters
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Deliberate the Sale or Lease of Property in Consent Agenda Section C.
RECONVENE IN OPEN MEETING
11. Consider the Approval of Agenda Items
12. Establishment of Next Regular Board Meeting Thursday, March 23, 2000, 4:00 p.m., Pinemont Center, 1265
Pinemont @ Ella, Houston, TX
13. Adjourn
14. Additional Executive Session Authority
If, during the course of the meeting covered by this Notice, the Board should determine that a closed or executive
meeting or session of the Board should be held or is required in relation to any items included in this notice, then
such closed or executive meeting or session as authorized by Section 551.001 et seq. of the Texas Government
code (the Open Meeting Act) will be held by the Board at that date, hour and place given in this notice or as soon
after the commencement of the meeting covered by the Notice as the Board may conveniently meet in such
closed or executive meeting or session concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by
Sections 551.071, inclusive, of the Open Meetings Act, including, but not limited to:
Section 551.084 - For the purpose of excluding witness or witnesses from a hearing during examination of
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another witness.
Section 551.071 - For the purpose of a private consultation with the Board's attorney on any or all subjects or
matters authorized by law.
Section 551.072 - For the purpose of discussing the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property.
Section 551.073 - For the purpose of considering a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation.
Section 551.074 - For the purpose of considering the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties,
discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear complaints or charges against a public officer or
employee.
Section 551.082 - For the purpose of considering discipline of a student or to hear a complaint by an employee
against another employee if the complaint or charge directly results in a need for a hearing.
Section 551.076 - To consider the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, or security personnel or
devices.
Should any final action, final decision, or final vote be required in the opinion of the Board with regard to any
matter considered in such closed or executive meeting or session, then such final action, final decision, or final
vote shall be at either:
A. The open meeting covered by this notice upon the reconvening of the public meeting, or
B. At a subsequent public meeting of the Board upon notice thereof, as the Board shall determine.
Certificate of Posting or Giving of Notice
On this the 18th day of February, 2000, at 4:00 p.m., this notice was posted at a place convenient and readily
accessible to the public at the Central Administrative Offices of the Houston Community College System, 22
Waugh Drive, Houston, Texas, and readily accessible to the general public at all times.
Carolynne Dudley
Administrative Assistant, Board Services
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