David Glass Dr. Charles Graham Dr. William Satterfield Patricia Hoerig Kenneth Cox Dr. Suzanne McFadden Emily (Kate) Gaertner Byron Mitchell Amber Luttig-Buonodono

Dr. Mary Hensley William Mullane

Betsy Erwin Mirosalva Zuniga Dalia Munoz Guadalupe Q. Sosa Dr. Kerry Coombs Courtney Mlinar Sonya Rendon-Rangel

Keith Joesel Margo Sawyer Brian Bracewell Steven Hebbard

Welcome Agenda Review

Mr. David Glass

Greeting by Mr. Glass, CAC Chair. Mr. Glass called the meeting to order. Mr. Glass reviewed the meeting agenda with members/attendees .

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Approval of October 15, 2014, Meeting Minutes

Mr. David Glass

Mr. David Glass called for approval of meeting minutes of October 15, 2014. Dr. Charles Graham motioned to approve the minutes, Byron Mitchell seconded the motion. The minutes of the October 15, 2013 meeting were approved unanimously. Report and Discussion on Elgin and other Campus Master Plan Projects

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Mr. William Mullane

Overview of ACC Highland Projects Overview of Campus Master Plan Projects Planned Bond Program  Expansion of labs, testing centers, libraries  Accessibility improvements  Classroom renovations for more space  Sustainability improvements  HVAC improvements- ACC needs to upgrade their HVAC systems to facilitate the new refrigerants.  Electrical safety  Roof replacements  Window systems and film upgrades.  Parking lot upgrades  Security upgrades – intrusion and motion detectors  Fire alarm and suppression upgrades There are several needs that were not proposed and cannot be addressed on different campuses as well as one or two district projects due to lack of space and lack of money. Expansion of Elgin Campus  There will be a separate specialized laboratory building of approximately 25,000 square feet for the Veterinary Tech and Ag courses that can house live animals. A potential greenhouse and sustainability improvements are included in the second phase of construction.  Currently the campus is hosting the Continuing Education Truck Driving course, for behind-the-wheel training. The Utility Lineman 2

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course currently is planning to be housed at the Elgin campus. The Vet Tech course also will be available on the Elgin Campus.

Introduction

Mr. David Glass

Mr. David Glass thanked Mr. Bill Mullane and introduced Dr. Mary Hensley. Dr. Hensley thanked Mr. Glass for his continued dedication to his role as Chair of the Campus Advisory Committee.

General Obligation (GO) Bond Election

Dr. Mary Hensley

Dr. Hensley asked everyone to review the ACC District Bond Program Advisory Committee’s prioritized list. Attendees reviewed recommendedcommittee and non-committee recommended items on the list.  On August 19, 2013, The ACC Board of Trustees approved a motion to express their intent to call a GO Bond Election on November 4, 2014.  O’Connell Robertson was selected at the November 4, 2013 meeting to provide master planning services for the ACC Highland Campus. O’Connell Robertson submitted monthly reports to the Board.  The Board of Trustees will discuss potential tax rate increases in a meeting scheduled on April 21, 2014.  The election must be called by August 18, 2014 for a general election on November 4, 2014. Timing is important for announcements and information-sharing. There are several local government elections occurring in May 2014.  Dr. Hensley stressed the importance to ACC employees against advocating for or against the bond during work time (via e-mail, phone, or any other means of communication). ACC employees are to relay factual and educational information only regarding the bond election. Information will be available on the ACC website. ACC employees may advocate for or against the bond on their private time. During work hours redirect questions to the ACC website, Public information and Marketing, or to Dr. Hensley’s office.  The ACC District service area was reviewed and residents eligible to vote. 3 04/15/2014

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Review of ACC’s GO Bond History: The first GO bond election was held in 2003 for $99 million and passed with 57% of the vote.

Dr. Hensley introduced Guadalupe Q, Sosa, Board of Trustees and Board Secretary. 

Ms. Sosa greeted the attendees and thanked the committee. Ms. Sosa stated that input and involvement was important in reference to a successful bond election. The community, students, and staff need to put thought into what they want from ACC. The staff at ACC is dedicated to all students’ needs, we are here for the students. For the bond election, we need student input so we need to take any opportunity to inform and educate the students.

Dr. Hensley suggested that the public contact her office to set up informational presentations regarding the bond election in the community.  Presentations can be requested by the community/organization(s) seven (7) days a week at any time. Please provide the location, day(s) needed, time(s) needed, what type of presentation (speech, PowerPoint, flip chart, etc.) and how many people will attend.  Dr. Graham suggested that the community leaders, city officials, city council be identified so they can participate in initiating more informational and educational meetings. Introduction of Members/Attendees

: Mr. David Glass

Mr. Glass had all the members/attendees introduce themselves and give a brief statement on how they felt the Elgin campus was progressing. Review of Board of Trustees Policy, B-7 Board Advisory Committees, Campus Advisory Committee By-Laws, ElectionElgin CAC Chair and Vice Chair.

Mr. David Glass Dr. Mary Hensley

Review of updated Campus Advisory Committee By-Laws and B-7, Board Advisory Committees Board of Trustees policies  One Chair and Vice Chair will be elected annually by the appointees.  Each appointee is appointed by a Trustee for a three-year term. The Elgin Campus has nine (9) trustee appointed members. Dr. Hensley read each member’s name and the trustee’s name that appointed him/her. 4 04/15/2014

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Dr. Hensley read the names of the four (4) non-trustee-appointed members. Dr. Hensley asked all members if they understood the rules and policies and all acknowledged that they did. Dr. Hensley then opened the floor to nominations for Chair and Vice Chair. Dr. Graham moved to nominate Mr. Glass for Chair. The motion was seconded by Byron Mitchell. All were in favor. Dr. Graham moved to nominate Byron Mitchell for Vice-Chair; the motion was seconded by Mr. Glass. All were in favor. Mr. Glass and Mr. Mitchell were announced as Chair and Vice-Chair. o Closing expressions of appreciation by Dr. Mary Hensley o Mr. Glass thanked everyone for attending.

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