Cypress Creek Campus Advisory Committee Meeting Date: Thursday, October 9, 2014

Time: 3:00-4:30 pm

Chair: Mary Stephens

Location: CYP Room 2223

Voting Members: (Present) Raymond Fennell Suzanne Ortiz Mary Jo Stasiowski Vanessa Faz Linda Haywood Grace Barbera Jordan Becky Villarreal Camille Clay* *Proxy for Dr. Bret Champion

Voting Members: (Absent) Amber Stephens James Avery, Jr.

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Guests:

Dr. Mary Hensley Bill Mullane

ACC Trustee Allen Kaplan Terry Barksdale Darlene Protillo B. Danette Shults Stacy Wooten Adelaide Harmon

Minutes Agenda item 1:

Welcome, Introductions, and Agenda Review

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Members and guests introduced themselves, and Mary Stephens recognized and welcomed Trustee Allen Kaplan. The agenda was reviewed and accepted.

Mary Stephens

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Agenda item 2:

Approval of April 14, 2014 Meeting Minutes

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Mary Stephens

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Mary Jo Stasiowski moved to approve the April 14, 2014 Meeting Minutes as written. Raymond Fennell seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.

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Agenda item 3:

Report and Discussion on the November 4, 2014 ACC Trustee Election, Bond Election, and Tax Cap Amendment Election

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Dr. Hensley discussed the terms of office for ACC Trustees and the Trustees’ positions which would be included on the upcoming November 4, 2014 General Election ballot. Dr. Hensley provided an overview of the ACC service area, the voters eligible to vote in the upcoming election, and a description of the Propositions included on the ballot. Proposition I will allow planning and construction to address the rapid growth of the district. Proposition 2 will permit renovations and health and safety updates for existing campuses. The Tax Cap Amendment Election would allow the College to increase the tax rate one cent each year for the next three years and would be used to expand programs, manage deferred and preventive maintenance for the existing campuses, employ necessary faculty and staffing, and stabilize tuition rates for students. William Mullane provided additional details and slides to support the presentation. Questions and answers followed. Trustee Kaplan discussed a potential Public/Private Partnership which ACC may utilize to bring over 500 new jobs to Austin and develop some of the Highland Campus with a construction savings of 30-50 million for ACC.

Dr. Mary Hensley William Mullane

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Agenda item 4:

CAC Waiver of Interest Form

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Mary Stephens distributed Waiver of Interest forms for CAC members to sign.

Mary Stephens

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Agenda item 5:

Meeting Adjournment

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Mary Stephens thanked everyone for their attendance and participation.

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Mary Stephens adjourned the meeting at 4:33 p.m.

Mary Stephens

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