Alamo Community College District
San Antonio, TX
MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY,
JUNE 20, 2006
6:30 P.M.
GEORGE
E. KILLEN COMMUNITY EDUCATION & SERVICE CENTER
101 COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM
201 W. SHERIDAN
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT WILL BE HELD ON THE 20TH DAY OF JUNE 2006.
THE MEETING OF THE BOARD WILL CONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
AT 6:30 P.M.
This
regular board meeting of the Board of Trustees,
being held for the reasons listed below, is authorized
in accordance with the Texas Government Code, §§
551.001 - 551.146. Verification of Notice of Meeting
and Agenda are on file in the Office of the Chancellor.
Executive Session, if listed on the agenda as such,
will be conducted at the appropriate time. Otherwise,
if it is decided during the course of the meeting
that discussion of any item listed on the agenda
should be held in Executive Session, the Board will
convene in such Executive Session in accordance
with Tex. Govt. Code §§ 551.071 - 551.084.
In order to vote on items discussed in Executive
Session, the Board of Trustees must take action
in the open portion of the meeting on items discussed
in the Executive Session. The Board will consider,
discuss, and take appropriate action regarding the
following items:
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL
CALL
CERTIFICATION AND POSTING OF NOTICE
INVOCATION
Dr.
Adriana Contreras, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
for Special Projects
PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
MEMORIALS
Scott
D. Schmalhorst, Professor, Economics, SAC
Philip E. Raue, Assistant Professor, Learning Resources,
SPC
RECOGNITION OF SPECIAL GUESTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF
District
Wide Employee of the Month (June 2006)
Margaret Fiederer, Information Technologies, SPC
District
Wide Student of the Month (June 2006)
Jennifer D. Smith
CEREMONIALS
Administration
of Oaths of Office and Presentation of Certificates
of Election to Members Reelected to the ACCD Board
of Trustees in the May 15, 2006 Election
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
Pursuant
to § 551.072, Tex. Govt. Code, the Board will
deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value
of real property.
Pursuant
to §§ 551.071(2) and 551.074(a)(1), Tex.
Govt. Code, the Board will deliberate
the process for filling the Chancellor’s position.
Pursuant to § 551.071, Tex. Govt. Code, the
Board will consult with its attorney to seek her
advice on a matter in which the duty of the attorney
to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary
Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of
Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter.
Pursuant to § 551.076, Tex. Govt. Code, the
Board will discuss the deployment, or specific occasions
for implementation, of security personnel or devices,
in the context of the budget presentation.
Pursuant to § 551.071, Tex. Govt. Code, the
Board will consult with its attorney about a settlement
offer related to the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency-designated R&H Oil/Tropicana Superfund
(CERCLA) Site.
Under §§ 551.071(1) (a) and (b), Tex.
Govt. Code, the Board will consult with its attorneys
about pending litigation, including William Miller
vs. ACCD; Angela Campos vs. ACCD; Howard Crowell
et al. vs. ACCD; Janette Grant vs. ACCD; and Theresa
Martinez-Fayette vs. ACCD, pending matters involving
Joan Drennan Taylor.
Under § 551.071(2), Tex. Govt. Code, the Board
will consult with its attorneys, both in-house and
retained, about pending Charges of Discrimination
lodged with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission by the following past and present ACCD
employees: Juan Alvarado, Henrietta de Andrade,
Steve Chelewski, Joan Fabian, Delia Joseph, Debra
Sanchez, Phillip C. Shannon, Martin Hope, Felipa
Lopez, Connie Cantu, Gregg Fraga, Frank Moncada,
and Linda Moreno.
Any
action on these matters will be taken in Open Session.
At
7:15 p.m. the Board will reconvene in Open Session
and any item in Executive Session not discussed
prior to 7:15 p.m. will be discussed when the Board
reconvenes in Executive Session.
RECONVENE OPEN MEETING AT 7:15 PM
Action,
if any, on items discussed in Executive Session:
Discussion
and Possible Action on U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency-designated R&H Oil/Tropicana Superfund
(CERCLA) Site .........................1
Discussion
and Possible Action on William Miller vs. ACCD;
Angela Campos vs. ACCD; Howard Crowell et al. vs.
ACCD; Janette Grant vs. ACCD; and Theresa Martinez-Fayette
vs. ACCD.
Discussion and Possible Action on charges filed
by the following past and present ACCD employees:
Juan Alvarado, Henrietta de Andrade, Steve Chelewski,
Joan Fabian, Delia Joseph, Debra Sanchez, Phillip
C. Shannon, Martin Hope, Felipa Lopez, Connie Cantu,
Gregg Fraga, Frank Moncada and Linda Moreno.
CORRECTION
AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Regular
Board Meeting on May 16, 2006 .........................2
Special
Board Meeting on May 10, 2006 .........................3
ACTING CHANCELLOR’S REPORTS
Monthly
Reports of the Acting Chancellor, Vice Chancellors,
College Presidents, and
District Directors .........................4
PALO ALTO COLLEGE
20th
Anniversary Celebration film for Palo Alto College
.........................5
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
CIP
IT Infrastructure Projects – An Update .........................6
FACILITIES
Discussion
and Possible Action on Professional Design Services
for 2005 Bond Capital
Improvement Program, District Wide (RFP No. 06C-029)
Ford, Powell & Carson
Architects & Planners, Inc. .........................7
Discussion
and Possible Action on Northeast Lakeview College
Plat Revisions .........................8
Discussion
and Possible Action on Approval of Negotiated Fee
for Additional Services for 2005 Bond Capital Improvement
Program, District Wide (RFP No. 06C-029)
Programming Services, Facility Programming and Consulting
.........................9
INTERNAL AUDIT
Discussion
and Possible Action on the Adoption of a Charter
for the Audit, Budget & Finance Committee Acting
as the Audit Committee for the Board .........................10
Discussion
and Possible Action on the Adoption of an Internal
Audit Charter .........................11
FISCAL AFFAIRS
Approval
of Investment Managers for Endowment Fund .........................12
Discussion
and Possible Action on the External Auditor’s
Proposed Audit Scope and Approach and the Proposed
Engagement Letter .........................13
Presentation,
Discussion and Possible Adoption of Proposed Budget
for Fiscal Year
2006-2007 .........................14
NEW BUSINESS
Board
Reorganization and Election of Officers .........................15
Discussion
and Possible Action on Universal Registration for
ACCD Students .........................16
Discussion
and Possible Action on SAC/Schreiner University
Sign Transfer Agreement .........................17
Authorization
for ACCD to establish a Westside Workforce Education
Center in collaboration with the Edgewood Independent
School District (ISD) and the City of San Antonio
.........................18
PERSONNEL
Granting
of Title of Emeritus Status .........................19
Professor
Emeritus
Ruth del Cueto, Department of Foreign Languages/ESOL,
SAC
Professor
Emeritus
Alan Love, Department of English, SAC
Professor
Emeritus
David Smith Department of Biological Sciences, SAC
Professor
Emeritus
R. Barry Welch, Department of Biological Sciences,
SAC
POLICY
Review
possible action on revision of local policy BBG
- Board Members: Compensation
and Expenses .........................20
Review
and possible action on adoption of new local policy
DG – Employee Rights and
Privileges .........................21
Review
and possible action on revision of local policy
DI - Assignment and Schedules .........................22
Review
and possible action on revision of local policy
BGC - Administrative Organization
Plan: Faculty Senates and Councils .........................23
Review
and possible action on acceptance of policy code
updates (Legal) and (Exhibit) - TASB Updates 20
and 21 .........................24
Review
and discussion of local policy DDA - Contract and
At-will Employment: Term
Contracts .........................25
Discussion
and possible action on revision of local policy
DC – Hiring Practices .........................26
NORTHWEST VISTA COLLEGE
Computer
Forensics AAS .........................27
Digital
Gaming, Simulation and Cinematics for Artists AAS
Digital Gaming, Simulation and Cinematics for Programmers
AAS .........................28
Nanotechnology
AAS .........................29
CONSENT
AGENDA
The
following items comprise the Consent Agenda and
are considered by the Board of
Trustees in One Motion .........................30
Agenda Items Include: *31, *32, *33, *34, *35, *36,
*37, *38, *39,
*40, *41, *42, and*43..
FISCAL AFFAIRS
Financial
Reports .........................31
Monthly
Report on Financial Status of 2004 Maintenance Tax
Notes .........................32
Monthly
Report on Status of Projects Funded By 2004 Maintenance
Tax Notes .........................33
Monthly
Report on Financial Status of 2006 Maintenance Tax
Notes .........................34
Monthly
Report on Status of Northeast Lakeview College Tax
Revenue Set-Aside .........................35
Monthly
Report on Status of 2001, 2003 and 2004 Bond Construction
Funds .........................36
Monthly
Report on Status of 2005 Maintenance Tax Notes and
Combined Fee Revenue Bond Construction Funds .........................37
Monthly
Report on Status of 2006 General Obligation Bond
Construction Funds .........................38
Approval
and Ratification of Budget Amendment Report and
Budget Transfer Report .........................39
PERSONNEL
Appointment
of Full Time Faculty, Adjunct and Continuing Education
Faculty at the
Colleges of the ACCD .........................40
ACQUISITIONS
Monthly
Report on Cooperative Purchases in Excess of $50,000.00.
.........................41
Discussion
and possible action on bids Renovation of San Antonio
College Observatory,
San Antonio College, for the ACCD Facilities Department
(Bid No. 06M-078) .........................42
Discussion
and possible action on Chiller Replacement, Advanced
Technology Center,
Port of San Antonio Building 210, Bid no. 06M-076,
for the ACCD Facilities Department .........................43
SETTING
OF NEXT MEETING DATE
A
Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled
for
August 15, 2006, at the George E. Killen Community
and Education
Service Center, 101 Community Meeting Room, 201
West Sheridan.
ADJOURNMENT
POSTED AT THE ACCD GEORGE KILLEN COMMUNITY EDUCATION
& SERVICE CENTER, 101 COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM,
(201 W. SHERIDAN) AT
______ A.M. / (P.M.) ON THIS ______ DAY OF _______________,
2006.
This meeting site is wheelchair accessible. The
accessible entrance is located at the front entrance
to Building E (entrance faces S. Flores Street).
Accessible parking spaces are located in front of
Building E, located in the parking lot that faces
S. Flores Street. Auxiliary aids and services are
available upon request (interpreters for the deaf
must be requested twenty-four hours prior to the
meeting) by calling 210-208-8020.
________________________________
Charles J. Conner
Chairman, ACCD Board of Trustees
________________________________
Dr. Daniel R. Derrico
ACCD Acting Chancellor