Minutes 08/23/2005

An executive session and regular meeting of the Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board was scheduled to be held at 5:30 p.m. at the District Support Services Center, 2411 West 14th Street, Tempe, Arizona, pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02, notice having been duly given.

PRESENT

GOVERNING BOARD

Don Campbell, President
Scott Crowley, Secretary
Linda Rosenthal, Member
Ed Contreras, Member
Jerry Walker, Member

ADMINISTRATION

Rufus Glasper
Steve Helfgot
Debra Thompson
Ron Bleed
Maria Harper-Marinick
Anna Solley
Becki Currey for Pete Kushibab
Mary Kay Kickels
Larry Christiansen
Ken Atwater
Art DeCabooter
Homero Lopez
Gene Giovannini
Karen Mills for Linda Thor
Jean Ann Abel
Maria Hesse

CALL TO ORDER

The regular meeting was called to order at 6:37 p.m. The NAU Community College Class taught by Dr. Stettler was in attendance.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

The executive session was called to order by President Campbell at 5:30 p.m.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

The assembly pledged their allegiance to the United States of America led by Governing Board Member Ed Contreras.

CITIZEN'S INTERIM

No citizens came forward.

BOARD MEMBER REPORTS

There were no reports.

CHANCELLOR'S REPORT

Chancellor Glasper took this opportunity to welcome the new Vice Chancellor of Human Resources, Albert Crusoe. He wished Mr. Crusoe success on his new assignment and indicated that he looked forward to his many years of service. Dr. Glasper also called attention to the new American Council on Education Fellow Dr. Jian Zhang who serves as Assistant Dean of Faculty of Ammerman Campus of Suffolk County Community College in New York. Dr. Zhang made brief remarks regarding her experience thus and indicated she was looking forward to the insights she would gather over the next year at Maricopa as she spent the majority of her time at Paradise Valley Community College and Chandler-Gilbert Community College, as well as some time at all of the other colleges.

SECRETARY'S REPORT

There was no report.

FACULTY REPORT

Faculty Executive Council President Jamie Moore came forward and stated that she had spent the summer learning from everyone and she appreciated the positive reinforcement she received. She also pledged new level of commitment of working with the Board, members of CEC, and the employee and constituency groups. The ten Senate Presidents were also present and introduced themselves in an effort to connect names with faces. Present were: Tim Frank (SMC), Dean Stover (GWC), Carmela Arnoldt (GCC), Lyn Dutson (MCC), Scott Geddis representing Dennis Shaw (PC), Reyes Medrano (PVC), Jim Simpson (SCC), Polly Miller (EMC), Carol Dichtenburg (CGCC), Beatriz Cohen (RIO), and Janice Reilly (President-Elect).

EMPLOYEE GROUP REPORTS

There were no reports

COLLEGE REPORTS

The following colleges reported on their recent activities:

Paradise Valley Community College President Mary Kay Kickels, shared recent accomplishments made by the PVCC Phi Beta Lambda students under the directorship of Bahman Maneshni, economics faculty member and advisor to this newly organized business education group. She indicated that this summer members of the group attended their first National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida where over 1,500 members and advisors from colleges and universities were gathered. Five members of their group receiving awards were Kia Smith and Chad Wahlgren (Third Place for Emerging Business Issues Presentation), Brad Shaffer (Third Place for Sales Presentation), Justin Witt for Business Law, and Josh Brox (Fifth Place for Computer Applications).

Phoenix College President Anna Solley expressed her appreciation for bestowing the title of Emeritus Distinction to business faculty member Kathy Green for her meritorious contributions and quality of instruction during her 28-year tenure at Phoenix College. During this time Ms. Green served as instructor, program director, and Department Chair of Applied Business. Dr. Solley also introduced Scott Geddis, Director of Athletics at Phoenix College and acknowledged his distinction as 2004-05 Athletic Director of the Year, Community College Western Region of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. She commented that for the third year in a row Phoenix College athletics have lead the nation in the numbers of individual National Junior College Athletic Association Academic All Americans, Academic All American Teams and Academic Teams of the Year received for having the highest GPA of any team in a specified sport. Mr. Geddis expressed that without the assistance of talented people that surrounded him, these successes wouldn’t be possible. He acknowledged Lisa Ruiz, Heinz Mueller, Morgan Lee, Cindy Cloud, and Samantha Ezel for their efforts. He further asked members of the Girl’s Soccer and Basketball teams who were present to come forward and introduce themselves.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College President Maria Hesse reported good news relative to their Williams Campus Fitness Center. She stated that this month’s Men’s Health magazine listed their fitness center as one of the top 20 gyms in American. The gym was noted for being the best gym for “cheap, expert training.” The fitness center is a partnership with Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus and is under the director of CGCC’s faculty member, Dr. Brent Alvar.

Estrella Mountain Community College President Homero Lopez introduced Roger Yohe, Director of their Center for Teaching and Learning who came forward to present upcoming events. Mr. Yohe called attention to the upcoming Educause Learning Initiative on the Design of Informal Learning Spaces scheduled for September 14-15 at their campus. The session is intended to bring participants together with faculty, administrators, designers, and students to explore the design of informal learning spaces.

STUDENT LIFE REPORT

There were no reports.

STRATEGIC CONVERSATION FOLLOW-UP REPORT

There was no report.

ACCA/AADGB REPORT

Mrs. Rosenthal reported that the organizations met on August 17. AADGB had a presentation by their new President John Wayne Lines who is from Eastern Arizona College. Mr. Lines is establishing a work group to develop a legislative agenda for ACCA and to present it to members for discussion and adoption at the September meeting. They heard reports from the joint conference committee members regarding their potential legislative recommendation that increases access to the baccalaureate. There were reports from members who serve on the Governor’s P-20 Council. Revisions were completed on the community college white paper which is a policy paper on community colleges in the state of Arizona.

LEGISLATIVE REPORT

There was no report.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

There were no reports.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

President Campbell requested a motion to approve the agenda.

MOTION NO. 9330

Mrs. Rosenthal moved that the Governing Board agenda be approved. Motion carried 5-0.

CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA

President Campbell asked for any requests to remove items from the Consent Agenda.

The following items are included in the Consent Agenda:

The following items are included in the Consent Agenda:

A.1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Approval of the minutes July 26, 2005 Regular Governing Board Meeting and August 9, 2005 Governing Board Retreat.

B.1. CONSIDERATION OF EMPLOYMENTS, RESIGNATIONS, RETIREMENTS AND TERMNATIONS – Approve recommended personnel actions with addendum as presented.

B.2. APPROVAL OF EMERITUS STATUS DISTINCTION – PHOENIX COLLEGE – Approve awarding Emeritus Distinction to Kathy Green, a Phoenix College faculty member, for her meritorious contributions and quality of instruction to the Maricopa County Community College District.

B.3. APPROVAL OF EMERITUS STATUS DISTINCTION – RIO SALADO COLLEGE – Approve awarding Emeritus Distinction to Dr. Willie Minor, a Rio Salado College faculty member, for her meritorious contributions and quality of instruction to the Maricopa County Community College District.

C.1. APPROVAL OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PHOENIX AND THE MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT ON BEHALF OF MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER (MCCD SBDC)– Approve an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Phoenix and the Maricopa County Community College District on behalf of Maricopa Community College District Small Business Development Center.

C.2. APPROVAL OF 2005-2006 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND WEST-MEC – Approve an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Maricopa Community College District on behalf of GateWay Community College and West-Mec.

C.3. APPROVAL OF HEALTH CARE PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND ABRAZO HEALTH CARE – Approve the Health Care Program Agreement between GateWay Community College and Abrazo Health Care. This agreement is for GateWay to offer a nursing program at Phoenix Baptist Hospital. The time period is July 1, 2005 toDecember 31, 2007 and is for one cohort of 20. Additional cohorts will have separate contracts.

C.4. APPROVAL OF EAST VALLEY TECH PREP CONSORTIUM GRANT – Approve administration of the East Valley Tech Prep Consortium Grant, funded at $376,736, effective July 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006

C.5. APPROVAL OF CNCS GRANT FOR SUPPORTING ACTIONS FOR ENGAGEMENT (SAFE) – Accept the Community College National Center for Community Engagement, Supporting Actions for Engagement (SAFE) continuation grant award of $399,460 from the Corporation for National and Community Service. This grant is being awarded to the MCCD for the period of July 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006.

C.6. APPROVAL OF DIGITAL VISUAL LITERACY: CURRICULA AND MODULES FOR THE IT WORKER – Accept funding of a grant award from the National Science Foundation in the amount of $600,000 awarded to Mesa Community College. The federal agency has approved the three year funding period from 8/01/05 to 7/31/08. This grant will commence upon receipt of Governing Board approval.

D.1. APPROVAL OF CONSULTANT SELECTION FOR EXPANSION AND REMODELING OF THE RIO SUN CITIES LIFELONG EDUCATION CENTER – Approve awarding a contract in the amount of Two Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Five Hundred and no/100ths Dollars ($264,500.00) to Michael Wilson-Kelly Architects, Ltd.to provide consulting services for the expansion and remodeling of the Rio Sun Cities Lifelong Education Center at Rio Salado College.

D.2. APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF 12 CONSULTANTS FOR DISTRICT-WIDE ANNUAL SERVICES – Approve the selection of twelve firms, which are listed on the following page, to provide consulting services on an as-needed basis in the categories identified.

D.3. APPROVAL OF JOC CONTRACT AWARD FOR COSMETOLOGY REMODEL AT MARICOPA SKILL CENTER – Approve awarding a contract in the amount of Two Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Fifteen and no/100ths Dollars ($233,915.00) to 3D/International for remodeling within the Maricopa Skill Center for the new Cosmetology program.

D.4. APPROVAL OF SALES AGREEMENT, RIGHT OF WAY, AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AT GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE – Approve the following at GateWay Community College: a) Sales Agreement for two small parcels of land to the City of Phoenix at the southeast corner of GateWay Community College and along Washington Street, at the south-central edge of the college, b) Repair, replacement, relocation or repayment for college improvements located within the two parcels, and c) Granting a Temporary Construction Easement to the City of Phoenix for the same.

D.5. APPROVAL OF CONTRACT AWARD FOR NEW CONCESSION STAND AT SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE – Approve awarding a contract in the amount of Seven Hundred Sixty Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Seven and no/100ths Dollars ($760,377.00) to The S.J. Anderson Company for the construction of a new Concession Stand at Scottsdale Community College.

D.6. APPROVAL OF CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL FOR NEW MULTI-PURPOSE MODULAR BUILDING AT PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE – Provide conceptual approval for the purchase and installation of a new Multi-Purpose Modular Building at Paradise Valley Community College.

E.1. APPROVAL OF MCCCD DISTRICT WIDE CORE NETWORK UPGRADE – Approval the purchase of a MCCCD District Wide Core Network Upgrade from Calence for an amount not to exceed $4.9M. The purchase would be made under the pricing guidelines established with Arizona State Contract #AD000187-003.

MOTION NO. 9331

Mr. Crowley moved for approval of the Consent Agenda. Motion approved 5-0.

MONITORING REPORTS

(VII.A.)
Budget Analysis Report Summary
Fund 1 - General Unrestricted Fund
For the One Month Ended July 31, 2005

Expenditure analysis indicates 5.6% of the budget has been expended so far this year as compared to 2.9% expended at this same point in time last year. 45% of the budget remains unexpended or unencumbered compared to 46.5% in the prior year. Revenue analysis indicates that 15.4% of the budget has been recognized to date. Projected fund balance will increase by about $2.6 million during this fiscal year. 6% of budgeted expenditures are projected to be unexpended and projected ending fund balance for June 2006 is $73.3 million and equates to about 41 days of operating budget, or more than five payrolls.

NEXT BOARD MEETING

The next Governing Board Meeting will be a Regular Business MeetingOn September 13, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. at the District Office.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 7:12 p.m.

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Scott Crowley
Governing Board Secretary