Call to Order
The meeting was called to order
at 5:40 p.m.
Roll Call
Present: Heywood, Holden,
Jeffries, Patterson, Pelleran, Rasmusson
Absent: Canady
Trustee Holden was present via
conference call.
Limited Public Comment
Regarding Agenda Items
David Weiner, Mayor Hollister?s
Office, City of Lansing - Chairperson Jeffries, President Cunningham,
members of the Board, staff, and administrators of Lansing Community
College. I am here to express the perspective of the Mayor on your
M-TEC discussion, a very complex and important decision that has
ramifications for the City. We, you and I, you and we, have been
strong and effective partners for almost one half of a century.
And even tonight in Dart Auditorium when the Mayor gives his State of
the City Address, he will reaffirm a new major initiative of a Hope
Scholarship program that will bring future students to LCC and provide
scholarship money to them. Obviously we believe that it is in the
City?s best interests to keep the M-TEC and the new community college
technical campus within the City?s boundaries. It continues the
growth and revitalization of the City. It is critical for the
future economic development. It supports the City?s tax base.
It reaffirms our commitment to reutilizing core City property including
Brown Fields instead of building up on green fields. We've had
many discussions and explored many options over a long period of time.
We believe, the City believes, that we can meet and exceed your
considerations for the Delta site including free land, reduced building
costs, reduced infrastructure costs, and lease options that provide
flexibility for incentives. Over the past week we've sent a
number of messages back and forth. We've engaged assistance of
lobbyists and intermediaries, but we've not actually sat together and
analyzed the numbers, what are the options. We would hope that you
would reconsider several of the sites we proposed. To cite two in
particular the original site on MLK Boulevard in proximity to the new
Grand River assembly plant offers the college an opportunity to showcase
to the world a training center that meets the needs of what is arguably
the world?s most sophisticated new manufacturing plant and suppliers.
The Hill site next to the Hill Technical Center offers a synergy between
the M-TEC and the new technical campus for LCC and the Lansing School
District technical center. And it creates new opportunities for
career paths for Lansing and mid-Michigan students. Other sites
offer other community redevelopment opportunities and synergies.
Whatever your decision we will respect it and look to the bigger picture
of how we thrive as a region sustain economic growth and provide quality
education for all our citizens, but we hope that if you have an
uncertainty or believe that we can think out of the box for a creative
solution, then lets take a few more days to meet together and find an
alternative that will be in the best interest of the College, General
Motors, the City, the school district, and the region.
Joan Bauer, Lansing City Council
- The issue of the location of the M-TEC site is obviously extremely
important to our City, and it is also extremely important to our City
Council, so important that we're meeting at 5:00 p.m. tonight and I
left at 5:20 p.m., while they are still meeting, to come here and by
physically being present and reiterating our position that we strongly
urge you to locate the M-TEC center within the City of Lansing. We
are partners and as Mr. Weiner said we have been partners for many, many
years and tonight we will be partners on a stage as the Mayor gives his
State of the City address. We have the same goals. we're
all about improving the quality of life for people for ensuring that our
workforce is able and ready to replace our fine workers that we have
today in our region. we're alike in that we support building
strong families, strong communities, strong businesses. We try to
do it through public policy and governmental initiatives. You do
it through providing a strong educational system, but we are partners.
On behalf of the Lansing City Council, again, I urge you to locate the
new M-TEC at one of the sites that we are presenting. We present
several options. We pledge to you at our end, as the legislative
end of city government, to do all we can to make the numbers work, to
provide the assistance that you need to make it feasible to remain in
the City. Because we feel this is so vitally important to our City
and to our community. The decision you have before you has
long-term ramifications, and I know you know that, for the City of
Lansing. I know it is a really difficult decision and in my role,
I get a lot of decisions like this, and I don't envy you. But,
again, on behalf of the Lansing City Council, I urge you to at least
reconsider the sites we are offering and pledge our very sincere wish to
keep the M-TEC facility in the City and to do all that we can to make
that possible for Lansing Community College.
John Pollard, Lansing resident
- I can only echo what you?ve heard here from the City. I know
this is the 11th hour, but it's not the 12th
hour. We could still have a little more time. I think we can
come together and reach a win-win situation here as opposed to what look
likes a win-lose situation for the people of Lansing. I praise you
President Cunningham. If I was sitting in your seat, I?d
probably put down the same proposal that I see here. Because your job is
to take care of us taxpayers? money and to do what is feasible for
this community college. But I really do believe that we're not
that far off at least getting the GM tech center stand-alone here in
Lansing. I don't know if we got land enough for all of them, but
then maybe we could work this out. Remember we're Lansing
Community College, not Delta Township Community College. We will
be economically devastated by you moving those kids from the Gannon Voc
Tech center out to Delta Township. we're also the engine of this
region. Our tax dollars for your millage that passed on the 6th
of November 40% of that money is coming from the City of Lansing ?
$7.8 million, $3.12 million City of Lansing. And your assessment.
As we assess every year, I watch your assessments historically and they
are far above the cost of living. That $7.8 million you get this
year is going to turn into $8.2 million next year. Just a 5 or 6%
increase in everybody?s assessment in your district would stretch it
from here to New England it seems. Because the following year
you're going to go up another $400,000. Maybe some of that money
that we're talking about can show up on the table to help offset your
costs. The last thing in the world I?d ever want to do, because
I've been a college student, God knows I sent my son to MIT, the last
thing I?d want to do would be to raise tuition. However, maybe
we all have to give something here. For one more dollar of tuition
generates about $290,000 for LCC. You heard the people from the
City. They're willing to sit down, meet, talk. I know
it's the eleventh hour, but I really do think we could come together.
These numbers are not that big to me. And I'm a poor man.
These numbers are not that large to me. Even during economic
recession. I see $800,000 to $2 million. I saw another
category $200,000 to $250,000 a year. That is significant.
And then I see one more category of $500,000. I haven?t
seen $3 million yet. I'm willing to bet we can get our heads
together. We are Lansing. we're used to making it happen.
Now lets get together and make this happen and have a win-win situation
for not only Lansing, but for the region.
Brian Smith, Chairman of Citizens
for a Better Lansing - Madame President, honorable Trustees, I am here
to address the Board on the M-TEC. I'm requesting that you do
all that you can to please keep this in the city limits of Lansing.
It was very disheartening to read the newspaper Friday and today about
this proposed Delta Township site. I'm an alumni of this college
and to me as Mr. Pollard said, I'll repeat again, L stands for Lansing
Community College. This is not Delta Township Community College
folks. If you don't build the facility in the downtown portion
of the City of Lansing, the City of Lansing will be the biggest loser.
All those students will be spending their time and money out in the Mt.
Hope I-496 region instead of downtown Lansing. It is also no
secret that you're looking at dismantling and selling the Old Central
sometime in the near future. I'm just wondering how all this
fits together in some funny equation. I'm also very upset that
the Lansing resident and homeowner, that we Lansing residents fund over
40% of the money that LCC gets each year from the one mill increase
which was passed last November. And I want to point out to you
here that that millage failed in the City of Lansing. It was the
outlying areas that brought this millage through for you people.
So that's something else to keep in mind. We residents are the
back bone that drives this region. The residents of Lansing.
People like myself and my fianc?who have a house, have a mortgage, and
have a stake here. I ask you, Madame President and honorable
Trustees, to roll up your sleeves, sharpen your pencils, and go back to
the drawing board to do all you can to keep this M-TEC center here in
the city limits of the City of Lansing. Thank you.
Charlene Decker, Lansing resident
- Everyone has given the financial end of this let me give the heart
and soul end from my view. I moved here in ?62 and one of the
things I was impressed with at the very beginning was the community
college for Lansing was in Old Central. I've lived here watching
you grow. I've gotten to know the students and people that live
in this community. The thing that impressed me was when the
community college - when there were nay sayers, and there were nay
sayers about the community college, when I came here. The people
of Lansing, the residents of Lansing nurtured, if there is no other term
that I can think of, nurtured this college because to them it meant
?my child will be able to go to college.? Because the tuition
was not very much, it was right here they could live at home and the
(inaudible) if they needed rooming we had the type of smaller boarding
houses. I even lived at the YW for a while when I first came here.
I can tell you that this is community. When all of this was here
and was built in here and it expanded out. In fact, when I went to
the Board of Education one of my thoughts was let us work with LCC,
Davenport, Cooley Law School and combine work with General Motors.
I worked with General Motors and I know how the people of General Motors
felt about the jobs. They were very prideful, full of pride.
And their children went here and it is important to maintain easy
access. When you start climbing onto buses, and I work with a
young woman who is a mentally challenged woman. She is now taking
classes here to have her go all over the place to get to two of her
classes will change this. It will be difficult. Now her
(inaudible) won?t be affected by this. But there are others like
her who are searching to have this type of training and they're living
within Lansing. And to me we can't change the heart and soul of
this beautiful community college. It is for the people and the
people worked so hard to nurture it, to bring it along and I now know
people who come in outside the region because the name of Lansing
Community College (inaudible.) I think we residents of Lansing
deserve the right to have this facility within our borders. I do
hope you will think about the heart and soul because this comes from my
heart. Thank you so much.
Sam Singh, East Lansing City
Council - I wanted to take an opportunity to thank you for making some
very difficult decisions. I am not here to say which proposal is
the best proposal. I think they all have some significant merit,
but as I've watched this process move forward I'm concerned that we
might lose an opportunity to take some State dollars and build a
regional facility. It is my understanding that extensions to this
process is fairly limited, if at all even possible, and if that's the
case, we need to make some decisions almost very quickly to meet the
State timeline. If that's the case, we will support you in
whatever decision that you make, but my urging is to make it as quickly
as possible so we can meet those State deadlines. I?d hate to
see the taxpayers of this region have to pay again through local dollars
to build this facility if we lose the State dollars. You?ve done
a good amount of work in finding a number of locations for this facility
and I could say, once again, we will support whatever endeavor you
decide on. You know East Lansing has a strong commitment to LCC
and I think that was very evident in the recent millage. East
Lansing residents were overwhelmingly in support of that. I think
it not only says something about how we view education, but also how we
view this Board and the leadership of your president. I would hope
that you make this decision in a rapid sense, as we will work as
regional partners throughout this community so we can make it that the
State dollars stay in this community so this facility can be built.
Thank you for your time and your consideration on a very important
issue.
Joe Drolette, Delta Township ?
I can tell you that your job is very difficult. We will support
whatever decision you make. Whether it's in Delta Township or
the City of Lansing. I want to make it very clear that since we
started working together on getting the General Motors facility with our
friends from the City of Lansing, we've talked regionalism. And
I don't want it to get one against the other, this is not. We
talked about the education of our children, the need for the technical
training of the plants and the jobs you hope to bring in here as a team.
As with our partners from Lansing and East Lansing and everybody.
You have a tough job. You have a vision. Delta Township and
the outlying regions are very strong financial supporters of your
community college. So, let?s be clear, Delta Township is a
supporter of whatever you do. Thank you.
Chairperson and Board Member
Reports
Chairperson Report
President's Contract
Chairperson Jeffries stated that
at the November 2001 meeting, as result of the President's Evaluation,
he was directed by the Board to enter into negotiations with the
President. He stated that all of the Board members have received a
copy of the proposed contract. He said that it is the first time
in the history of LCC that a term of five years is being proposed.
It is the longest term that can be provided to a community college
president under the Michigan Community College Act. It
demonstrates to the public the Board's strong commitment to the
President for her leadership and what she has done during her whole
tenure at the College and particularly in her tenure as president.
Chairperson Jeffries stated that the proposed contract is a fairly
standard contract in terms of wages and other benefits that are provided
therein.
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee Pelleran
and supported by Trustee Rasmusson to approve the President's
contract.
Trustee Patterson stated he is
concerned with Provision 8 of the contract regarding the accumulation of
vacation days. He said that it is a poor administration procedure
and does not agree with it. He stated that for this reason he will
not be supporting the contract. Trustee Patterson stated that he
supports the President 1000%, but it is not in the best interest of the
College to set up a system by which it is encouraged for people to not
take vacation and to not take care of themselves. He said that he
strongly believes that portion should be changed, and without it being
changed, he will not support the contract.
Trustee Rasmusson stated that
they will never agree on every provision, but feels it is a good
contract.
Trustee Heywood stated that he
shared Trustee Patterson?s concern, but after speaking with President
Cunningham and she reassured him that she could take care of her well
being, then he said he would support the contract.
Trustee Holden stated that she is
pleased with the length of the contract because it shows, on behalf of
the College, that the Board is asking the President to provide
continuous leadership.
Roll call vote:
Ayes: Heywood, Holden,
Jeffries, Pelleran, Rasmusson
Nays: Patterson
Absent: Canady
Motion carried.
Board Member Reports
There were no Board member
reports.
President's Report
President Cunningham thanked the
Board for the vote of confidence. Their decision gives the College
the energy, enthusiasm and support to move forward with the strategic
plan for the next seven years.
Informational
Sale of Bonds Update
President Cunningham stated that
they were in New York for a day and a half to get a bond rating for
Lansing Community College. She reported that a bond rating came in
and the College is able to maintain its AA bond rating. She shared
the bond ratings for other community colleges throughout the state.
Grand Rapids Community College has a AA-, Macomb Community College has
an AA-, Oakland Community College has an AA-, Washtenaw Community
College has an AA-, Mott Community College has an A-, and Glen Oaks
Community College BBB+. For Lansing Community College to have
maintained an AA rating is outstanding and it sets the College apart.
She thanked Vice President Barbara Larson and her staff that have made
certain that the College maintain a budget that is full of integrity.
There is one more rating the College is waiting for. This
information will allow the College to borrow money at a good interest
rate.
2001-2002 Budget Status
Vice President Larson provided a
budget update to the Board (the report is on file with the official
board materials.) Internally the budget process has begun for
2002-2003. Staff is preparing for several scenarios. The best of
which that the College maintains its state funding next year at its
current level this year. The worst of which is a five to seven
reduction in state aid. The goal is to identify an additional $1
million in learning support areas, and this represents about 3% of the
overhead costs. In terms of the budget status for this year,
preliminary lag hire savings is projected. There were a number of
full time faculty vacancies and enrollment is strong in terms of an 8 to
11% increase in credit hour enrollment. Approximately $1.2 million
is projected in additional tuition and fee revenue. This brings
the projected surplus for this year to about $1.8 million. This is
subject to change as the spring enrollment data becomes available. She
stated that a reconciliation would be brought to the Board in the spring
with a recommendation as to how any surplus is used.
Human Resources
Appointments
Administrative?
Stephen Appiah-Padi, Coordinator, Multicultural Center, Student and
Academic Services Division
Julie Atkinson, Program Director, Diagnostic Sonography, Human
Health and Public Services Division
Faculty?
Cameron Dean, Faculty Member, Computer Information Systems Business and
Media Careers Division
Linda Goodman, Faculty Member, Hospitality, Travel and Tourism,
Business and Media Careers Division
Leslie Hoover, Faculty Member, Nursing, Human Health and Public Services
Division
Jean Lynch-Brandon, Faculty Member, Social Science, Liberal
Studies Division
Pamela Miller, Faculty Member, Business Careers, Business and Media
Careers Division
Steve Smith, Faculty Member, Computer Information Systems,
Business and Media Careers Division
Kevin B. West, Faculty Member, Emergency Medical Services, Human, Health
& Public Services Division
Resignations
Faculty?
Kuan-Chou Chen, Faculty Member, Business and Media Division
President Cunningham thanked the Human Resources Department
in filling seven full-time faculty vacancies in a short time.
Chairperson Jeffries asked how
many were hired within the College.
Mr. Davidson responded that four
were hired within the College and three were not.
Enrollment Update
An enrollment update was not given.
Action Items
M-TEC Recommendation and
Application Approval
President Cunningham thanked the
Board M-TEC committee, which was comprised of Chairperson Jeffries,
Trustees Patterson and Pelleran as well as Dean Bill Darr and Vice
President Barbara Larson. President Cunningham provided the public
a brief history of how the M-TEC recommendation was arrived to.
Approximately two years ago Lansing Community College had 20 acres at
the Lansing airport for about 15 years. President Phil Gannon
purchased the property with the intent of having the Technology Careers
programs located there. Approximately two years ago, the Chamber
of Commerce, the City of Lansing, and others approached the College to
sell the airport property to a supplier of General Motors. With
the understanding that in exchange for the sell of that property, at
less than market value, the College would receive 20 acres at or near a
GM facility and in particular at the Platinum site in Delta Township or
the Main Street facility. Since last March at a press conference
it was announced that General Motors would donate one acre to the
College to move forward with the M-TEC. Discussions continued and
General Motors has graciously increased to 6.5 acres at the Grand River
site. However, usable acreage, according to architectural reports, is
5.8 acres. The original agreement was an exchange for 20 acres.
On December 11, 2001, City officials and General Motors representatives
informed the College to move forward in looking for land. The
Board of Trustees was so committed to the M-TEC and to make certain that
this happened the Board asked administration to review the budget and
determine if there were funds to purchase land since the land was no
longer going to be gifted as originally agreed upon. Since
December 11 the Committee reviewed over 30 pieces of property. She
is confident the information before the Board is extremely thorough.
She stated that they consistently asked for help from the City of
Lansing and Delta Township regarding providing land. The committee
has completed the due diligence on the proposed three properties.
President Cunningham asked Vice President Larson to review the
disadvantages and advantages of the three proposed sites which are as
follows: the former Jackson National Life site, Delta Township
site (Mt. Hope and I-496), and the Main Street site. President
Cunningham stated that since the land will no longer be gifted and in
terms of long-term financial feasibility and not getting land locked in
the future, the acreage was increased to 40 acres from 20 acres.
Vice President Larson provided
the advantages and disadvantages to each site (the document is on file
with the official Board materials.)
President Cunningham stated that
due diligence was completed within the timeframe to meet the deadline
that was presented. She stated that additional property has been
proposed to the College since this was presented to the Board's M-TEC
committee. The College received a letter from the Lansing School
District regarding the Hill High School property, but no dollar amounts
were attached to it. President Cunningham thanked General Motors
for having come up with the 6.5 acres. General Motors indicated
that if they had more time they would come up with more acreage.
Lansing Community College has only had this on their plate since
December 11. She thanked the staff and the Board members for the
amount of time they have spent on this issue. President Cunningham
stated that the recommendation is not to close the door on the City of
Lansing, but to move forward with the Delta Township site for the M-TEC
location. However, if the College is in jeopardy of losing the
$4.2 million grant and the only place that would be acceptable to the
State and General Motors would be the M-TEC stand-alone facility, then
the College would ask for assistance to offset the costs. A
stand-alone facility would be a financial burden to the College.
President Cunningham stated that she has reviewed all of the M-TECs
throughout the state and almost all of them have received some type of
financial assistance from the community. Most recently, Henry Ford
Community College received $1 million from Ford Motor Company.
Chairperson Jeffries stated that
it has been the expressed intent to build a combined facility with the
M-TEC and the College's Technical Training Center. By combining
the two facilities the College would save construction costs and
on-going operational savings. The successful M-TECs are those that
combined those operations together. He stated that the stand-alone
M-TECs in Michigan have had a difficult time surviving financially.
Since the College will be solely responsible for the operation and
therefore responsible for the success or failure of the M-TEC, combining
the two facilities was the best configuration. He referred to a
letter that will be going to the State of Michigan, the City of Lansing,
and to General motors regarding the additional costs that would be
incurred if a stand-alone facility were built (the letter is on file
with the official Board materials.) Chairperson Jeffries stated
that the additional costs to build the M-TEC stand-alone facility would
be the following: $800,000 to $2 million for construction costs;
$200,000 to $250,000 in annual operation costs; and $500,000 in
equipment that would be duplicated in building two facilities.
These costs have not been budgeted by the College and were not
contemplated while planning the M-TEC.
President Cunningham stated that
there has been discussion in leasing the property versus purchasing it.
She said that they have not seen any proposals that would be to the
College's advantage in leasing the property.
Trustee Pelleran stated that the
work that has been done by the administrative staff, the committee and
the regional partners to provide a venue that would be appropriate for
Lansing Community College has been excellent. She said that this
process has not been easy. Most of the Board members reside in the
City of Lansing and are committed to Lansing and are committed to the
heart and soul of Lansing Community College, which serves a tri-county
region. Trustee Pelleran thanked the entities in the region for
all of their work on this important project.
Trustee Holden asked if any of
the M-TEC stand-alone facilities in Michigan have proven to be
profitable.
President Cunningham stated that
it was too soon to make any financial analysis on the stand- alones, but
one of the models that has the reputation for being the most successful
is the integrated model in Battle Creek. The integrated model has
been very successful not only in terms of numbers, but also financially.
Trustee Holden stated that she
sits on the Workforce Development Board and in the very beginning when
the College was invited to submit the application for the M-TEC grant
for the Livingston County center; the College was encouraged to look at
the model in Battle Creek. She asked if the annual operating
costs, suggested in the letter to the City, would help break even if the
College went with the stand-alone facility.
President Cunningham responded
that they are not assured because of the numbers. The Livingston
County M-TEC has 11 students enrolled. The College has a
commitment, which is part of the project, from over 60 employers in
terms of the number of people they anticipate sending to the M-TEC.
The beauty of the integrated model is that the students would also be
able to access the facility. By it being integrated the students
would use the lab, the equipment, the entire facility and that would
help offset the costs to run a facility that may have only 7 or 10
people in it.
Trustee Holden stated she wholly
endorses the recommendation for the Delta Township site. She is a
strong supporter of Lansing and always has been. Trustee Holden
reminded the Board that Lansing Community College is a regional
community college. Lansing is only as good as the greater region
and the greater region only as good as the City. She was pleased
to hear Mr. Weiner pledge the City?s support despite of the decision
made by the Board.
Trustee Patterson thanked the
staff, in particular Dean Darr and Vice President Larson, who went way
beyond their call of duty. He said that he agreed that the College
represents the region and strongly supports regionalism. There
have been some narrow definitions of regionalism regarding this issue.
He said that the College has a presence in downtown Lansing and the
Facilities Master Plan shows a commitment to the downtown area and will
continue for a number of years. He said that in speaking with
other community colleges, as the representative for the College on the
Michigan Community College Association Board and the Association of
Community College Trustees, they have indicated that some of the
stand-alone M-TECs are a financial burden.
Chairperson Jeffries thanked
everyone for their efforts and time spent on this issue. It speaks
very well of the people that work at the College and has been impressed
with their commitment. Everyone has come in with their eyes wide
open trying to find the best solution for Lansing Community College, and
he thinks that the Delta Township site is the best solution.
Chairperson Jeffries thanked Trustee Patterson for having spent a
tremendous amount of time on this project. He said that this is a
difficult decision, personally, for him to make because he knows a lot
of the people from the City of Lansing, he lives in the City, and have
committed, he and his family, to live in this town and make it a better
place. Chairperson Jeffries stated that he really would like to
locate the M-TEC in the City; however, the Delta Township site is in the
best interest for the College and the region.
Trustee Heywood stated that he
has walked the properties that have been considered and he will be
supporting the Delta Township site. He said that it is a fair
offer and a good place. He is not turning his back on Lansing.
He is committed to Lansing.
President Cunningham asked the
Board to approve moving forward with the M-TEC Committee and
administration?s recommendation to build the M-TEC and the Lansing
Community College Technology Training Facility at the Delta Township
property located at Mount Hope and I-496 with the caveat that if the
City of Lansing, General Motors, and/or the State of Michigan are able
to come forward with the contingencies that have been stated by
Chairperson Jeffries then this Board of Trustees would consider those
conditions and reassess. Barring the aforementioned the College
would continue to move forward.
IT
WAS MOVED by Trustee Heywood and supported by Trustee Patterson to
accept the recommendation of the M-TEC Committee and administration.
Chairperson Jeffries stated that
as Mr. Sam Singh pointed out that there is a short timeframe. The
application deadline is at the end of March, but the College's
deadline is to get the application to the Workforce Board by February 6.
The letter containing the contingencies for the alternative site
requires a very short turn around time for the contingencies to be met
and for the Board reassess the recommendation.
Roll call vote:
Ayes: Heywood, Holden,
Jeffries, Patterson, Pelleran, Rasmusson
Nays: None
Absent: Canady
Motion carried.
Public Comment
Joe Drolette, Delta Township ?
We appreciate the support. I want to make sure that this is never
Lansing against Delta. It will never happen as long as I'm
there. You have a tough job. We all together have
(inaudible) for a long time for a vision for the future. You were an
integral part of this. We appreciate your consideration of Delta.
Trustee Pelleran - I really
appreciate Dave Weiner and Councilwoman Bauer for being here tonight.
You know that we have had a long-standing relationship here with Lansing
Community College and the City of Lansing. We will continue to
support you in your efforts at whatever you do. And we really do
appreciate the strong partnership that we've had with Mayor David
Hollister. So, thank you.
Joan Bauer, Lansing City Council
- On behalf of our City Council, I can't speak for anybody else but,
we know it was a difficult decision. We had to give it our one
last hoorah. But we, obviously, will be cooperative and positive
because it is important for all of us to get the M-TEC and it stays with
us. Again, thank you for listening to our concerns and good luck.
Adjournment
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee Patterson
and Trustee Pelleran to adjourn the meeting.
Ayes: Heywood, Holden,
Jeffries, Patterson, Pelleran, Rasmusson
Nays: None
Absent: Canady
Motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:48
p.m.
