Northridge Campus Advisory Committee Date: Chair: Co-Chair:

November 14, 2016 Susan Shelton Bel Smith

Time: Location:

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Northridge Campus Bldg 3000/Room 3140

Attendees: Members Present: Susan Shelton Bel Smith Michael Lewis Kim Duren James Wade Bernardo Flores Jonathan Gutz

Presenters: Dr. Ben Ferrell William Mullane Susan Shelton

Guests: Trustee Jeffrey Richard Dr. Gaye Lynn Scott Sgt. Josh Colquitt Christian Raymond Jose Barrera Amanda Mills Lisa Guerrero

Members Absent: Kermit Ward Donna Jackson Stephans Hermelinda Zamarripa Fernando Montemayor Rob Reyes Corky Hilliard Patrick Howard Jose Resendez

Minutes _____________________________________________________________________ Agenda Item 1:

Welcome

Presenter:

Ms. Susan Shelton Northridge CAC Chair

Discussion: Meeting was called to order at 4:15 pm by Northridge CAC Chair Susan Shelton. Ms. Shelton welcomed everyone and asked the attendees to introduce themselves.

Agenda Item 2:

Approval of April 19, 2016 Meeting Minutes

Presenter:

Ms. Susan Shelton Northridge CAC Chair Ms. Bel Smith Northridge CAC Vice-Char

Discussion: Ms. Shelton stated that as there was not a quorum present there would be no action taken on the minutes from the last meeting.

Agenda Item 3:

Election of Northridge CAC Chair and Vice Chair, Review of CAC By-Laws, and Conflict of Interest Form

Presenter:

Dr. Ben Ferrell, Executive Vice President, Campus Planning & Operations

Discussion: Dr. Ferrell called attention to the By-Laws and Conflict of Interest forms and asked the new members to sign and return to either Bel Smith or himself. In addition he noted that the elections would not be held due to a lack of quorum. He added that they would attempt to get the minutes out and obtain electronic approval. Agenda Item 4:

Update on ACC Bond Projects

Presenter:

Mr. Bill Mullane, Vice President, Facilities & Construction

Discussion: Mr. Bill Mullane provided an update on the status of the bond program. Proposition 1 includes the expansion of Highland, the new San Gabriel campus in Leander, and acquisition of a site for a future campus in southeast Austin. Proposition 2 includes renovations and expansion at existing campuses. Renovations at various campuses are set to take place after specialized programs move to the Highland Campus once Highland Phase II opens. Northridge programs scheduled to move are Radio/Television/Film, Music Business, Performance and Technology, Gaming, Digital Media, Professional Photography, Visual Communications, and Geographic Information Systems. After relocation of programs to HLC, existing space will be reconfigured to address undersized classrooms, as well as provide more space for Student Services and student lounge area. Deferred maintenance will also take place, such as improvement to electrical systems, repair of older A/C systems, roof repair, repairs to building exteriors to solve leak problems, and some safety improvements by Environmental Health Safety & Insurance (EHS&I). All bond updates can be found at: http://sites.austincc.edu/bond/

Agenda Item 5:

Discussion and Feedback

Presenter:

Ms. Susan Shelton Northridge CAC Chair Dr. Ben Ferrell, Executive Vice President, Campus Planning & Operations

Question: Mr. Jonathan Gutz, SGA Senator asked if there were plans for a wet lab for Biology Technology at the Highland campus. Response: Mr. Mullane responded that there was one, it is a Biotechnology Accelerator and is scheduled to open in January 2017, some will be used for instruction and some for outside companies to lease labs from us for developing new products, hopefully employing some students, offering student internships in the process. Question: Mr. Bernardo Flores, SGA Representative asked about availability of housing for students in the area of the Highland Campus.

Response: • Mr. Mullane pointed out the areas within proximity to Highland that are either planned sites, in the approval process, or areas already under construction for housing development. • Mr. Christian Raymond, Radio/Television/Film Dept. Chair stated that the area is considered to be centrally located and it is important to keep an eye on affordable housing in an area for students. Question: ACC Police Sgt. Colquitt asked if ACC has ever look into dorm housing. Response: Dr. Ferrell informed the committee that there has been some interest in the concept, and made reference to an ACC visit of Alamo College and looking closely at the system they have in place. Question: Mr. Gutz asked for clarification as to whether ACC was looking into dorm housing or residential buildings. Response: Trustee Richard added that they were looking at dorm housing for students, but structured more like apartments. Question: Dr. Gaye Lynn Scott, Dean of Social and Behavioral Science, asked if Alamo College imposed a minimum number of credit hours students must be enrolled in order to reside at student housing facility. Response: Trustee Richard stated his belief that there were certain rules the students must adhere to regarding eligibility. He also mentioned there was a benefit for students in that they could be enrolled at any school in that region. Question: Mr. Michael Lewis, CAC Member asked what was the criteria and/or minimum requirements for allowing students to rent apartments. He also wanted to know how long a student would have after completion of their last class to vacate student housing. Response: • Mr. Mullane responded that it is all hypothetical at this point, still in the discussion stages. • Dr. Ferrell added that NRP is the company that handles Alamo’s student housing and information is on its website. Question: Mr. Gutz asked how long Propositions 1 & 2 had been introduced to the committee. Response: Mr. Mullane provided a brief overview of the bond election process and explained that it was passed in November 2014. Question: Mr. Flores inquired if security would be centrally situated in the campuses. Response: Mr. Raymond added that security considerations are being looked at as well as 24/7 student access to labs. Question: Mr. Flores asked if students would have to go to different campuses for their classes while renovations are going on at the Rio Grande Campus. Response: • Mr. Mullane explained the process that Rio Grande will follow, adding that they will only be vacating the main building and the annex. Most classes will continue to be offered. • Dr. Scott added that there will still be classes offered, just not as many. Question: Mr. Gutz asked what will happen to the smaller campuses. “What will be done with them?” Response: • Mr. Mullane explained that the question of transportation and scheduling are related, and classes cannot always be scheduled on one campus causing students to have to drive around.

• Trustee Richard asked if this question tied into being advised not to move near smaller campuses, adding that the larger ones will mean that they would not have to travel around. • Dr. Scott added that they are looking at other sophisticated ways to address the issues of scheduling, such as purchasing software to help students schedule their classes, and also introducing block scheduling.

Question: Mr. Gutz asked if the ACC Board of Trustees has looked into trading or swapping spaces/facilities for specialized programs. Response: Trustee Richard explained that they are looking ahead and exploring all options such as sharing resources between all taxing entities.

Question: Sgt. Colquitt asked if parking will be expanded once the renovations are completed. Response: Mr. Mullane stated that there would be no money dedicated for parking although they know it to be a problem. He explained that as programs move from Northridge, the parking problem should become less of an issue. Agenda Item 6:

Adjournment

Presenter:

Ms. Susan Shelton Northridge CAC Chair

The Chair called for any other questions. There being none, Chair Shelton adjourned the meeting at 5:38pm.

Other Information: CAC Website: http://www.austincc.edu/cac/