Minutes 08/27/2002

The executive session meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m. by President Nancy Stein.

An executive session and regular meeting of the Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board was scheduled to be held at 5:30 and 6:00 p.m. respectively 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

Nancy Stein, President
Ed Contreras, Secretary (absent)
Linda B. Rosenthal, Member
Gene Eastin, Member
Donald R. Campbell, Member

ADMINISTRATION

Fred Gaskin
Steve Helfgot
Rufus Glasper
Anna Solley
Ron Bleed
Pete Kushibab
Gina Kranitz
Larry Christiansen
Ken Atwater
Art DeCabooter
Susan McRae for Stan Grossman
Homero Lopez
Corina Gardea
Gene Giovannini
Linda Thor
Phil Randolph
Maria Hesse

STATE BOARD
Nick Balich

CALL TO ORDER

The executive session meeting was called to order at 5:40p.m. by President Nancy Stein.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

The Governing Board met in executive session, notice having been previously given.

The meeting recessed at 6:15 p.m.
The meeting reconvened at 6:32 p.m.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Linda Rosenthal led the assembly in the pledge of allegiance to the United States of America.

CITIZEN'S INTERIM

No citizens came forward.

BOARD MEMBER REPORTS

Linda Rosenthal, Don Campbell, and Gene Eastin had no reports.

Nancy Stein visited PVCC (summer theater presentation); GWCC (master planning breakfast, combined fund-raiser for KJZZ and KBAQ (wine-tasting event), attended a memorial for Grant Wolf; GCC (fall convocation); workshop with Dr. Pat Wolf @ PVCC; and FIPP welcome luncheon.

CHANCELLOR'S REPORT

Dr. Gaskin welcomed Steve Helfgot to his first Governing Board meeting.

SECRETARY'S REPORT

There was no report.

FACULTY REPORT

There was no report.

EMPLOYEE GROUP REPORTS

There was no report.

COLLEGE REPORTS

Phil Randolph reported that NCA did their 10-year re-accreditation visit to Glendale Community College and he has received official approval of the visit and re-accreditation.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT REPORT

There was no report.

STATE BOARD REPORT

Nick Balich reported that the State Board lost their CFO. They are down to 3-4 employees and have moved their office. He thanked Rufus for his support.

ACCA/AADGB REPORT

Linda Rosenthal stated they me August 22nd and a Learning Task Force has been formed. ACCA is to submit their 2004 budget. The role of ACCA is to be the system voice and point of contact for anyone wanting information on community colleges. The trustees have asked to be more active and will meet regularly. AADGB and ACCA may need to change the order of their meetings so AADGB Trustees can have more input.

LEGISLATIVE REPORT

There was no report.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Ron Bleed announced that Maricopa County Community Colleges was the only college district to be given an award by CIO Magazine. The award was based on themes. This year's theme: Integration - 10 different databases into one. Over 400 companies were considered. Earl Monsour from CGCC assisted with this presentation.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

President Stein requested a motion to approve the agenda.

MOTION

MOTION NO. 9122

Don Campbell moved that the Governing Board agenda be approved. Motion carried 4-0.

CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA

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

Rufus Glasper requested B-1 be pulled for discussion.

The following items are included in the Consent Agenda:

(A-1) APPROVAL OF MINUTES - of July 23, 2002 Regular Governing Board Meeting. .

(A-2) APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT - for the pending litigation arising out of Mesa Community College.

(B-3) RECOMMENDATION FOR DISMISSAL - and final decision to deny the appeal of a Mesa Community College employee.

(B-4) APPROVAL OF REVISIONS - to the Employee Policy Manuals 1) Residential Faculty; 2) Maricopa/EMCC Skill Centers; and 3) College Safety.

(C-1) APPROVAL OF RENEWAL APPLICATION - for the East Valley Tech Prep Consortium Perkins Act which supports vocational and occupational education initiatives.

(C-2) ACCEPT THE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM - between Paradise Valley Community College and Paradise Valley Hospital Nursing Assistant. This partnership will offer NURS 156 and NURS 157 during the 2002-03 academic year.

(C-3) APPROVE SUBCONTRACT NO. 01-021 - between Arizona State University, U.S. Dept. of Education and Scottsdale Community College for year three of Speech Language Pathology Assistant Training Program.

(C-4) APPROVE THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT - between Mesa Community College and Phoenix Job Corps for training and support services to be provided to ResCare, Inc., a Cisco CNN Local Academy.

(C-5) ACCEPT THE GRANT FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION - for Estrella Mountain Community College Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarships (CSEMS).

(C-6) ACCEPT THE YEAR 4 CONTINUATION GRANT AWARD - for Upward Bound Program at GateWay Community College to assist low-income, first generation high school students to successfully graduate from high school, matriculate and graduate from a post-secondary institution.

(C-7) ACCEPT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT AWARD - for Student Support Services Program at GateWay Community College to provide opportunities for academic development, assist students with basic college requirements, and serves to motivate students towards to successful completion of their post-secondary education.

(D-1) APPROVE THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT - between Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC) and Arizona State University East (ASUE) for Williams Campus Assistant Director of Student Activities.

(D-2) APPROVE THE CONTINUANCE OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT - between Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC) and Arizona State University East (ASUE) for Williams Campus Computer Lab Resources whereby CGCC students, faculty and staff may use the ASUE computer lab facility(ies) in order to pursue academic endeavors.

(D-3) APPROVE TO LEASE OFFICE SPACE - to Milken Family Foundation at Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC). The Milken Family Foundation is collaborating with Arizona Department of Education and PVCC to support K-12 education.

(VI.A.1.) ADOPT THE FOLLOWING CHANGES -to its Governance Process and Board Operations. The Board will continue to operate in a consistent manner unless otherwise noted in these changes.

MOTION NO. 9123

Linda Rosenthal moved that the Consent Agenda be approved with the exception of item B-1. Motion carried 4-0.

MOTION MOTION NO. 9124

(B-1) CONSIDERATION OF EMPLOYMENTS, RESIGNATIONS, RETIREMENTS AND TERMINATIONS - Rufus Glasper wants Addendum to Human Resources Items to be added to Action Item B-1.

Dr. Campbell moved that the personnel actions be approved as presented with the addition of the Addendum. Motion carried 4-0.

Dr. Gaskin briefly discussed the First Reading Item - Governance Process Board Operations. He has been working with Ed Contreras on the Governing Board calendar for 2003 - Ed's term as Governing Board President. The reason for the Governance Process Board Operations change is due to the need for flexibility in the Board meetings. Mr. Contreras wants to have other Board meetings throughout the county to discuss District budget needs and wants to have as many community participants as possible.

Linda Rosenthal stated the need to have the calendar set up in advance.

NEXT BOARD MEETING

The next Governing Board Meeting will be a Strategic Conversation on September 10, 2002, at South Mountain Community College.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 7:12 p.m.

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Ed Contreras
Governing Board Secretary