Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:08 p.m.
Roll Call
Present: Canady,
Heywood, Holden, Jeffries, Patterson, Pelleran, Rasmusson
Absent: None
Additions/Deletions
to the Agenda
There were no additions or deletions to the
agenda.
Limited Public Comment Regarding Agenda
Items
There were no comments from the public.
Chairperson and Board Member Reports
Chairperson Report
Chairperson Jeffries stated that the May Board meeting would be
changed to May 13, 2002.
Board Member Reports
Trustee KP Pelleran ? RED
Team, National Community College Month Scholarship
Trustee Pelleran reported that she attended the
Legislative Reception on April 9.
She thanked Ruth Borger and Brian Jackson for their outstanding
job in coordinating the reception.
Trustee Pelleran also thanked Muchmore, Harrington, Smalley
& Associates for their work with the reception.
She said that the College should have a good relationship with
the legislators. When the College goes after funding, it couldn?t be more
important to have a good relationship with the legislators that the
College has generated and maintained.
Trustee Pelleran stated that the students showcased the event
as well.
Trustee Pelleran reported that she attended the
Regional Economic Development (RED) Team meeting.
The broadband developments that are taking place in the Lansing
area were discussed at the RED Team meeting.
Trustee Pelleran reported on the National
Community College Month scholarship.
April is National Community College Month and Lansing Community
College offers a two-semester scholarship to the first baby born on
April 1. The recipient
this year is Grace Elizabeth Kelly who was born on April 1 at 2:11
a.m. at Sparrow Hospital. She
stated that on April 2, she and President Cunningham went to the
hospital and presented Grace Elizabeth Kelly?s parents with a
certificate and a welcome basket.
Trustee Olga Holden ?Michigan Community College Association,
Foundation Board
Trustee Holden reported that she attended the
Michigan Community College Association (MCCA) Board of Directors
meeting on April 5 and 6 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Dr. Elson Floyd, President of Western Michigan University,
discussed issues in higher education and related all of these issues
to community colleges. She
said the issues were the following:
a slowing economy and fewer resources; the need for feedback
groups; diversity; managing financial aid policies; economic and
workforce development; information technology; the public perception
of education; intercollegiate athletics; and collaborative
relationships. Trustee
Holden stated that Senator Schwarz was present and discussed the bond
cap, health insurance costs, and 4.2 million Michiganders are covered
by Blue Cross/Blue Shield. She also said that MCCA will begin a state-wide campaign
promoting community colleges.
Trustee Holden deferred to President Cunningham
to give the report on the Foundation Board.
Trustee Holden was unable to attend the last Foundation Board
meeting.
President Cunningham reported that the Foundation
Board has been meeting and developing their strategic plan. The Foundation hopes to have a report completed by mid-year.
There has been input from internal and external stakeholders.
It is estimated that the Foundation?s strategic plan will be
implemented over the next budget cycle.
The plan will have a major impact on the budget.
President Cunningham stated that work would continue towards
completing the strategic plan.
President's Report
Informational
Human Resources
Appointments?
Administrative-
John W. Lightner Ph.D., Chairperson,
Information Technology and Office Systems, Business and Media
Careers Division
Faculty-
Daniel
Galbraith, Faculty Member, Computer Information Systems Business and Media
Careers
Jeffrey
W. Hamlin, Faculty Member,
Visual Arts and Media, Business and Media Careers Division
Sabbatical
and Professional Development Leaves?
Administrative-
Nancy
Lombardi, Director of Project Planning, Planning and
Organizational Development, Information Services & College
Development Division
Faculty-
Trudy
Carpenter, Professor, Language Skills, Student and Academic
Support Division
Pamela Davis, Counselor, Counseling Services, Student and Academic
Support Division
Patricia
Hughey, Professor,
Science Department, Liberal Studies Division
Tim
Miank,
Professor, Language
Skills, Student and Academic Support Division
Ron
Meloche, Professor, Manufacturing Department, Construction
Manufacturing Division and Technology Division
Sally
Pierce, Professor,
Language Skills, Student and Academic Support Division
Jing
Ling Wang, Professor,
Math and Computer Science, Liberal Studies Division
Jean
Welsh, Professor,
Information Technology and Office Systems Business and Media
Careers Division
Chairperson Jeffries
asked how would Sally Pierce?s sabbatical leave impact her role as
President of MAHE (Michigan Association of Higher Education).
President Cunningham stated that she was under
the assumption that Ms. Pierce will continue in that role while she is
on a sabbatical leave.
2001-2002 Budget
Reconciliation
Vice President Barbara
Larson presented the 2001-2002 budget reconciliation (the
reconciliation is on file with the official Board materials.)
A surplus results from higher than budgeted tuition and fee
revenue, lower expenditures in all salary line items, and the $7.8
million from property taxes resulting from the passage of the millage.
It is recommended that the following funds be allocated for
one-time expenditure needs: $150,000
to increase the student financial assistance fund, $500,000 for
additional instructional equipment, $5 million for technology
replacement, $5.3 million for facilities master plan implementation,
and $600,000 for interest accrual on bond issue.
2002-2003 Proposed
Budget
Vice President
Larson introduced Mr. Hoa Nguyen, Assistant Vice President for
Finance, who was very instrumental in putting the budget together for
his first year. She
stated that Mr. Nguyen did an excellent job as well as Ms. Denice
Beckwith and Ms. Sylvia Wood.
Vice President Larson stated that the proposed
budget continues the implementation of the strategic plan that the
Board adopted in June 2000. Mr.
Hoa Nguyen presented the 2002-2003 proposed budget (the proposed
budget is on file with the official Board materials.)
Total projected resources of revenue for 2002-2003 are
approximately $92 million, which include State appropriations, tax
revenue, and tuition revenue.
Trustee Patterson requested to go on record
saying that the warehouse building has been declared surplus and by
spending money on that building, he doubts the College would ever
receive any profit. He
stated that spending $50,000 on the warehouse building is
questionable.
Chairperson Jeffries asked staff to track what
the financial impact is in hiring new employees and how it relates to
revenue.
Facilities Master Plan Update
Vice President Larson presented the
Facilities Master Plan update (the document is on file with the
official Board materials). The
additions to the Facilities Master Plan include, in part, adding the
following to the Delta site: a
conference center; a Fitness Lab; proposal to move the Hospitality
Program and recommendation to have further study of the needs of the
Hospitality Program over the next year; moving Public Services (EMT,
Policy Academy, Criminal Justice, and Fire Science) to the Technical
Training Center; a small food court; technology support; and purchase
of 50 acres at the Delta site. It
was also recommended the removal of the Turner House for additional
green space or future planning for the Human, Health and Public
Services building and/or expansion of Dart Auditorium.
Trustee Patterson stated that the Facilities
Master Plan that is in front of the Board is an aggressive plan. He said that the College had begun with a plan that was
pretty aggressive originally with 22 acres, now it has doubled.
The plan has increased from around 50 million to 72 million,
which is approximately a 30 percent increase.
He asked what process has the College gone through by which
this has been decided, and who has decided this.
President Cunningham responded that it hasn?t
been decided.
Trustee Patterson asked who has forwarded the
recommendations.
President Cunningham responded that there is a
college-wide process that reviews everything.
She said that Mr. Bob Smith, from Hobbs + Black, has worked
with different units across campus to look at all of these
recommendations. She
reminded the Board that several times she stated that if the College
is going to do this, she?d like to take an extra month or two before
putting a shovel in the ground and internally review all of the
programs because once you begin designing a building, it's much more
expensive to go back and add more.
Programs with limited space, such as Fitness and Hospitality,
were reviewed. Internally
there were people here on snow days and many other times looking at
these programs so we could move forward with a recommendation, which
is what the Board has in front of them now.
Trustee Pelleran stated that the conference
center is a wonderful addition to the plan.
She said that in several of the M-TEC meetings community
leaders have suggested adding a conference center.
Vice President Larson stated a 10% contingency
was placed on the original 51.5 million, but the list includes items
that have been planned for sometime.
She said that the M-TEC is listed at 7.9 million, which is the
application size as well as the purchase of land.
Vice President Larson stated it is essentially the same thing.
Trustee Patterson stated he had one follow up
question. He asked that
with all of things that are listed in the plan, with the new and the
old, with funding that the district has newly approved to the College,
the bonding, etc., could the college afford this.
Vice President Larson responded, yes, the College
could afford this.
Trustee Heywood asked for staff to provide
documentation about what state the Turner House is in.
He said that he knows that it is terribly infested, but he
would like to see those documents and would like the information
shared with the public.
Chairperson Jeffries requested that staff provide
an updated parking study related to the changes in the facilities
master plan.
Action Items
Approval of Minutes -March 18, 2002 Regular Meeting
There were no changes to
the minutes.
Finance - Approval of Bids?
Annual Results Inventory Report - Stakeholder Satisfaction
Chief Information
Officer, Glenn Cerny, stated that this is the third report of the
Annual Results Inventory. He stated that this is in conjunction with AQIP (Academic
Quality Improvement Project), which is part of the accreditation
process that the College is going through.
Mr. Bill Brown provided the Annual Results
Inventory Stakeholder Satisfaction report to the Board (the report is
on file with the official Board materials).
M-TEC Land Purchase
President Cunningham presented to the Board the
resolution to purchase approximately 50 acres located in the Charter
Township of Delta in the amount up to $3.75 million.
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee Canady and supported by
Trustee Pelleran to approve the President's report.
Roll call vote:
Ayes: Heywood, Holden,
Jeffries, Patterson, Pelleran, Rasmusson, Canady
Nays: None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
Closed
Session
IT
WAS MOVED by Trustee Pelleran and supported by Trustee Heywood for the
Board to go into closed session for the purpose of discussing
negotiations.
Roll call vote:
Ayes: Rasmusson, Canady,
Heywood, Holden, Jeffries, Patterson, Pelleran
Nays: None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
The Board went into closed session at 7:48 p.m.
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee Canady and supported by
Trustee Heywood that the Board return to open session.
Roll call vote:
Ayes: Rasmusson, Canady,
Heywood, Holden, Jeffries, Patterson, Pelleran
Nays: None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
The Board returned to open session at 8:35 p.m.
Roll
call:
Present: Canady, Heywood,
Holden, Jeffries, Patterson, Pelleran, Rasmusson
Absent: None
Public
Comment
There
were no comments from the public.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
