[11:48] >> Good evening, everyone.
[11:50] I will call this meeting of the
[11:53] Tarrant County College
[11:54] District Board of Trustees
[11:56] to order at 6 o'clock.
[11:58] [GAVEL]
[11:59] >> Please stand as you
[12:00] are able for the pledges
[12:01] of allegiance
[12:02] to the US and the Texas flags.
[12:07] >> I pledge allegiance
[12:08] to the flag of the United.
[12:10] States of America and to the
[12:12] Republic for which it stands,
[12:15] one nation under God,
[12:17] indivisible,
[12:18] with liberty and justice
[12:20] for all. Honor the Texas flag.
[12:24] I pledge allegiance to thee,
[12:26] Texas. One state under God, one
[12:30] and indivisible.
[12:39] >> I'm glad to see so many
[12:41] of you this evening.
[12:45] Before we move
[12:46] into public comment, I'd like
[12:48] to make a short public
[12:49] statement
[12:50] on the tax rate increase. As
[12:53] stewards of the public trust
[12:54] and taxpayer dollars, Tarrant
[12:56] County College has delivered
[12:58] 60 years of excellence and
[13:00] economic impact. We thank the
[13:02] taxpayers of Tarrant County for
[13:04] their trust and steadfast
[13:06] support. Tarrant County
[13:08] College is not recommending an
[13:11] increase in the tax rate. The
[13:12] proposal being presented
[13:14] to the Board of Trustees
[13:15] during today's meeting is to
[13:17] keep the currently approved
[13:19] rate, reduce the M and O rate
[13:21] and add the reduction
[13:23] to the INS rate. The tax rate
[13:25] would remain at the current
[13:27] approved rate. TCC is not
[13:30] recommending an increase
[13:32] in the tax rate for Tarrant
[13:34] County taxpayers. It is also
[13:36] important to note that this is
[13:38] the outcome and a direct result
[13:41] of extensive work and research
[13:43] between district
[13:44] administration, trustees and
[13:47] our campus presidents. This has
[13:49] been in progress for months and
[13:52] reflects the intentional
[13:53] collaborative efforts of a
[13:54] professional staff and informed
[13:56] trustees, all committed to
[13:58] serving our students and
[13:59] community with integrity and
[14:01] responsibility. I want
[14:03] to thank Chancellor LeBlanc and
[14:05] her team for their hard work
[14:07] and willingness to consider
[14:08] approaches that set the
[14:10] conditions
[14:11] for the college's future
[14:12] success within the context of
[14:14] Tarrant County's uniquely
[14:16] challenging funding environment
[14:17] for community colleges. And
[14:20] with that, we will move
[14:21] into public comment. Our first
[14:24] speaker is Daniel J. Bennett.
[14:27] Mr. Bennett? There's Mr.
[14:33] Bennett.
[14:34] >> There he is.
[14:45] >> Good evening, Daniel
[14:46] Bennett. First off, I would
[14:49] like to thank some people. I'd
[14:55] like to thank the trustees
[14:56] for your efforts
[14:57] to hold an open discussion on
[15:01] not increasing the rate. I
[15:02] think you said,
[15:03] can we find the monies here?
[15:04] Can we find the monies there?
[15:05] Can we find the monies
[15:06] everywhere? It was like a cat
[15:07] in hat. But I appreciate that
[15:11] the bond rating
[15:12] for the college, the INS,
[15:14] is low. We don't want to lose
[15:16] our credit rating. I think
[15:17] we're triple A. The ability
[15:19] to tax
[15:20] to pay our debt is important.
[15:21] Dr. Anglin mentioned last
[15:23] meeting that the INS were short
[15:24] to pay in full over the 2526
[15:28] budget year. I Recognize I
[15:31] encourage the trustees
[15:33] in your journey
[15:34] to find savings
[15:35] to offset this deficit. Let
[15:38] that be the first thing. The
[15:39] bondholders are very important.
[15:41] We have
[15:42] to maintain our credit rating.
[15:43] Okay. Also, I'm thrilled
[15:47] to death to this board
[15:51] of trustees to put BGC Local
[15:54] on your agenda. Thank you. You
[15:56] are putting the faculty first.
[15:59] I was a little. I was a little
[16:01] worried because the salary
[16:03] study for the police took a
[16:04] year and a half. I hope this
[16:07] discussion and these
[16:08] augmentations to your local
[16:09] policy takes two minutes. I
[16:13] want it done in time.
[16:15] Certain. Because SB37 had a
[16:16] time restriction on it. So
[16:18] let's make sure that we stay
[16:20] on task and stay on point.
[16:23] Okay. I did bring my book in. I
[16:28] had my little ACT book
[16:29] to show you. You seen that
[16:30] book? You know, it says ACT
[16:32] Trustees. It's
[16:34] out there. I'm going
[16:35] to bring it. It's coffee
[16:36] stained. But I want to share
[16:38] with you the chapters. We have
[16:40] Ms. (INAUDIBLE) coming. Ms.
[16:42] (INAUDIBLE)? You've not been
[16:43] blessed by Ms. (INAUDIBLE).
[16:44] She's one of the authors
[16:45] within one
[16:46] of the chapters. A coauthor
[16:48] of one of the chapters. She'll
[16:49] be here. But I want to go
[16:50] over some of the things
[16:51] in that book. Pamela Fisher
[16:53] authored three chapters, 3, 6
[16:55] and 7. Many colleges
[16:57] appropriately reflect their
[16:58] values,
[16:59] including the commitment
[17:00] to DEI in their core
[17:02] of their ethics. I mean,
[17:04] that book is just riddled
[17:05] with this. And I can go
[17:06] through what Mr. Noah Brown
[17:07] said in chapter one with
[17:09] Karen Rafatsky
[17:12] in chapter four, Jacqueline
[17:14] King and equity mindedness
[17:16] in chapter eight. I go right
[17:18] down the list. This book is
[17:19] totally counter
[17:21] to everything the state of
[17:22] Texas is doing. And you've been
[17:23] given that book. And I think we
[17:25] need to find another book that
[17:27] guides this body and another
[17:29] speaker who comes
[17:30] in who isn't a co author in a
[17:32] book that hasn't been revised
[17:34] since 2020. Now, the last 50
[17:38] seconds,
[17:40] this is important. I've been
[17:41] to a lot
[17:42] of meetings throughout Tarrant
[17:43] county, probably well over 6,
[17:45] 700 since 2017. I've been to
[17:48] work sessions. I was really
[17:50] kind of amazed that we went
[17:53] from six trustees
[17:54] to three trustees. Now, there
[17:55] was no deliberations and there
[17:56] was no votes being taken, but
[17:58] it was a posted meeting and it
[18:00] was a broken quorum. So I was
[18:03] willing to forgive that.
[18:04] That's okay. But when you went
[18:06] into executive session, I had
[18:08] to draw a line because you go
[18:09] into the executive session
[18:10] to deliberate. Now we don't
[18:12] know what you're doing
[18:13] in there. And then
[18:14] on your agenda says coming
[18:16] out and take action. And I
[18:18] think you said, Mr.
[18:19] (INAUDIBLE), there's no action
[18:20] to be taken. Okay, so there was
[18:21] intent to do action. That
[18:25] meeting should have been
[18:28] recessed and rescheduled. And
[18:29] you could have had it
[18:30] at 2:00 clock today. Well, I
[18:31] handed Mr. Reginald a complaint
[18:35] I filed with the Public
[18:36] Integrity unit
[18:37] of the DA's office,
[18:38] and we'll get an opinion
[18:39] from them. It went in Today,
[18:41] right about 4:00' o'clock.
[18:42] Thank you.
[18:45] >> Thank you, Mr. Bennett. The
[18:47] next speaker will be Nicole
[18:49] Spears. Ms. Spears?
[18:53] >> Good evening, members
[18:54] of the Board. My name is
[18:56] Nicole Spears. I'm a resident
[18:58] of Tarrant County, and. I have
[18:59] proudly served as a faculty
[19:01] member at south campus since
[19:03] 2009. I speak today in support
[19:05] of Agenda Item 6M regarding
[19:08] revisions to board policy BGC
[19:10] Local, drafted by the Joint
[19:13] Consultation Committee. I am a
[19:14] former JCC member and I have
[19:17] seen firsthand the value
[19:19] of the Faculty association and
[19:21] the collaborative role. It
[19:22] plays
[19:23] within our college community.
[19:24] The Faculty association
[19:26] consistently identifies
[19:28] concerns and that might
[19:29] otherwise go unnoticed. Thanks
[19:31] to collaboration among faculty
[19:32] across disciplines as well as
[19:35] our counselors and librarians.
[19:38] This collaborative approach
[19:39] ensures that policies reflect a
[19:41] wide range of instructional and
[19:43] student support perspectives.
[19:46] Beyond problem solving, the
[19:47] Faculty association provides
[19:49] consistent service and
[19:50] leadership opportunities at
[19:52] both the campus and district
[19:54] levels, serving on the JCC,
[19:57] for instance,
[19:58] gave me a deeper understanding
[19:59] of how the College operates and
[20:02] allowed me to see. The bigger
[20:04] picture of institutional
[20:06] decision making that experience
[20:08] made me a stronger,
[20:10] more effective teacher.
[20:12] Finally, I want to stress that
[20:14] the JCC has always served
[20:17] in an advisory capacity,
[20:18] offering thoughtful, informed
[20:21] input while respecting the
[20:23] authority of the board and
[20:24] administration. The proposed
[20:27] revisions reflect that same
[20:29] spirit. While ensuring
[20:30] compliance with Senate Bill
[20:31] 37. I respectfully urge you to
[20:34] support this item and maintain
[20:37] the Faculty Association's
[20:38] important role in strengthening
[20:40] communication and collaboration
[20:42] across our college community.
[20:44] Thank you for your time and
[20:45] consideration.
[20:48] >> Thank you, Ms. Spears. And
[20:52] our final speaker is Eric
[20:54] Crowell. Mr. Crowell.
[20:58] >> Good evening, Madam
[21:01] President, Board Chancellor
[21:03] LeBlanc. Good afternoon. I'm
[21:04] here tonight to speak about
[21:05] Tad and the upcoming board
[21:06] appointment process. As you
[21:07] may or may not remember, I was
[21:08] on the TAD ballot last year,
[21:10] and as they say, if
[21:11] at first you don't succeed,
[21:12] try again. So, this is me
[21:13] trying again. Only this time,
[21:15] things are a little different.
[21:17] There are fewer board positions
[21:18] open, and there are new tax
[21:19] entities participating. There
[21:20] will be two open positions this
[21:22] year. The college will have
[21:24] 210026 votes to allocate,
[21:25] and your process to nominate
[21:27] and elect will start soon. As
[21:29] mentioned, new entities are
[21:31] participating this year. The
[21:32] Conservation Districts
[21:33] of TARRANT county chose
[21:34] to participate. There are six
[21:35] of them. This is the first time
[21:36] they have ever participated
[21:38] and. And they're still getting
[21:39] their feet under them. Why did
[21:41] they choose to participate?
[21:42] After reading parts
[21:43] of the tax code earlier.
[21:45] Earlier this year, I discovered
[21:46] conservation districts could
[21:47] participate,
[21:48] but it wasn't automatic
[21:49] like schools and cities. So,
[21:51] in February, I started speaking
[21:52] to them. And after many
[21:54] speaking engagements and
[21:55] emails, they chose to act. My
[21:57] reason for attempting
[21:58] to get them to participate was
[21:59] simple. I believe the more
[22:00] entities involved,
[22:01] the greater transparency
[22:03] of the district. And as elected
[22:04] officials, if you can vote,
[22:05] I believe you should, their
[22:08] process is a little different.
[22:09] In fact, they just finished
[22:10] their nominating period for the
[22:11] fall ballot and they selected
[22:13] me as their nominee. In front
[22:15] of you is a packet I prepared.
[22:16] I've added my commentary
[22:18] to it and would be happy
[22:19] to answer any questions.
[22:20] To briefly explain the packet,
[22:22] it only focuses
[22:23] on residential values. Taken
[22:24] from Tad's Total Value Report
[22:26] for 24 and 25. If you notice
[22:28] on page 2 and 3, Market and
[22:30] Average annual home values are
[22:32] down. When market values are
[22:34] frozen,
[22:35] you would expect the numbers
[22:36] to stay the same. So, the
[22:37] question is, why aren't they?
[22:39] And the answer is Protests.
[22:40] Protests are up from 208 to
[22:41] 228,000. And according
[22:43] to the chief appraiser, people
[22:45] who protested their property
[22:47] value saw an average reduction
[22:48] of 10%. So, what does this tell
[22:50] us? It tells us much of
[22:51] Tarrant County is experiencing
[22:53] declining property values.
[22:55] Now, remember,
[22:57] the purported reason
[22:58] to freeze the values was
[22:59] to provide taxpayer relief.
[23:00] However,
[23:01] with the values frozen,
[23:02] homeowners did not receive the
[23:03] benefit of reduced values
[23:04] unless they protested.
[23:05] Instead, taxpayers will be
[23:07] paying taxes
[23:08] on overvalued property. If we
[23:09] were on yearly appraisals, most
[23:11] homeowners would have received
[23:12] the benefit
[23:13] of a reduced home value.
[23:15] Look, this is your appointment.
[23:16] And when the time comes,
[23:17] this board will have to vote
[23:19] for individuals you believe
[23:20] will best represent the
[23:21] interests
[23:22] of you and the taxpayers.
[23:23] In essence, what TAD did
[23:24] with the freeze was
[23:25] to insert itself and attempt
[23:26] to control your budget, when
[23:27] in fact,
[23:28] it's the other way around. As a
[23:29] tax entity, you control tad's
[23:31] budget. TAD does not set a
[23:33] rate. They are funded by you.
[23:34] Your budget is between you and
[23:36] the county taxpayers,
[23:37] not you and TAD
[23:39] with current market realities.
[23:41] The fact is, much of Tarrant
[23:42] County has declined in value,
[23:44] and many homeowners have not
[23:45] seen the corresponding
[23:46] reduction. With that said, tax
[23:48] relief is not the
[23:49] responsibility of TAD. They're
[23:50] here to value property. You're
[23:52] here to run a college and set a
[23:53] tax rate based on that value
[23:55] yearly appraisals would ensure
[23:57] the most accurate data
[23:58] to achieve that outcome.
[23:59] Included
[24:00] with the packet is a copy
[24:01] of my resume. When time comes
[24:02] to vote, I'd appreciate your
[24:03] consideration. Thank you. Have
[24:04] a great meeting.
[24:07] >> Thank you, Mr. Crowell. Is
[24:10] there any other public comment?
[24:12] >> Okay.
[24:14] >> We will then move on
[24:15] to item four, which is board
[24:16] business items and
[24:17] announcements. The first Item
[24:19] is Item 4A. Approval of the
[24:22] Special Meeting Minutes of
[24:24] June 12, 2025. Is there any
[24:26] discussion? Hearing none. All
[24:30] those in favor say aye.
[24:32] >> Aye.
[24:34] >> Any opposed? We pass the
[24:38] minutes. The next is item 4 4B.
[24:44] Approval of the work session
[24:45] meeting minutes of June 12,
[24:47] 2025. Cerny Discussion
[24:52] Hearing None. All those
[24:53] in favor say aye.
[24:54] >> Aye.
[24:55] >> Any opposed? The motion
[24:56] passes. And item 4C, approval
[25:00] of the Board of Trustees
[25:01] meeting minutes of June 26,
[25:03] 2025. Is there any discussion?
[25:07] Hearing none. All those
[25:08] in favor say aye.
[25:09] >> Aye.
[25:10] >> Any opposed? Motion carries.
[25:14] Moving to item 4D,
[25:15] trustee activities. I will
[25:18] start at this end, Ms.
[25:20] Pritchett?
[25:22] >> So I had the pleasure
[25:24] to attend the Tarrant
[25:26] Appraisal district board
[25:27] meeting on August 12. And it
[25:29] was a very important meeting as
[25:32] we are getting ready to enter
[25:34] into that season again where
[25:36] we'll be looking at the
[25:37] different candidates who are
[25:39] wanting to be
[25:41] on the TAT board. As we know,
[25:42] we use a weighted number
[25:47] of votes for that. And so very
[25:48] important for us as one
[25:50] of the entities to understand
[25:51] what the TAD board is doing and
[25:53] to understand the relationship
[25:54] between the entities. Thank
[25:56] you.
[25:58] >> Thank you, Ms. Pritchett.
[26:00] Dr. Morrison?
[26:06] >> Good afternoon, everyone.
[26:11] It was my pleasure this
[26:12] afternoon to sit in on the
[26:15] Trailblazer 2025 awards
[26:18] ceremony. It was a beautiful
[26:20] event and I was so happy
[26:23] to be able to be a part of it.
[26:25] To greet one
[26:27] of my friends who received her
[26:29] 50 year recognition, Ms.
[26:32] Jeanette Adkins. And I'm just
[26:33] happy, happy to say I'm going
[26:36] to be right behind her,
[26:37] looking forward to next year.
[26:39] But it was a wonderful event.
[26:41] The decor,
[26:42] the ambiance was wonderful.
[26:44] And I think everyone that was
[26:46] honored today felt really good
[26:48] about their life and investment
[26:51] in Tarrant County College. And
[26:54] I want to thank the chancellor
[26:56] and staff for planning a very
[26:57] wonderful event. Thank you very
[26:59] much.
[27:04] >> Toro was wearing a tuxedo.
[27:06] >> I love Toro always and
[27:07] especially
[27:09] in his tuxedo or her tuxedo.
[27:12] Okay, thank you. It was my
[27:15] pleasure during the summer
[27:16] to participate in the Fort
[27:17] Worth Metropolitan Black
[27:18] Chamber of Commerce 44th annual
[27:20] awards luncheon. And that's
[27:21] always a very community wide,
[27:27] embracing event. And this year
[27:31] was no different. Lots
[27:35] of good friendships. The mayor
[27:38] was there and just. And my
[27:41] second favorite, both of my
[27:43] favorite mayors were there,
[27:45] Reverend Michael Evans and
[27:48] Mayor Parker. And we had a
[27:50] wonderful speaker and we met
[27:52] lots of people doing business
[27:54] in Fort Worth and benefiting
[27:57] from Tarrant County College
[27:59] over 60 years. So that was me
[28:02] with a Fort Worth ISD school
[28:04] board member, Dr. Camille
[28:07] Rodriguez. Camille Rodriguez.
[28:09] So it was a great event,
[28:10] great networking. We're just
[28:12] all excited to be a part of
[28:15] Tarrant County. Thank you very
[28:16] much.
[28:18] >> Thank you, Dr. Morrison.
[28:20] Mr. Hornsby.
[28:24] >> Thank you. President. I was
[28:27] blessed to have the opportunity
[28:30] this period
[28:31] of time that we were
[28:32] out and gone. Let me see what
[28:34] they put up first. That was.
[28:40] That was the speaker for the
[28:42] Fort Worth Metropolitan Black
[28:45] Chamber of Commerce that I also
[28:46] attended. Dr. Morrison was
[28:49] there and he gave his
[28:51] foundation, his company gave
[28:54] Fort Worth Independent School
[28:56] District a $250,000 donation
[29:01] for the furtherance
[29:02] of the children. That's him and
[29:04] his wife. His wife is also the
[29:06] president of Hudson Tillerson
[29:08] University in Austin, Texas.
[29:11] Dr. Wallace. And that's our
[29:14] former Commissioner Brooks that
[29:18] was there. It was a great
[29:19] event. We enjoyed being there.
[29:21] I don't think I sent that one
[29:23] in. This is where numbers
[29:26] from where we went
[29:28] to the legislative update at
[29:30] (INAUDIBLE) that shows the
[29:33] number of bills that were filed
[29:37] and the total number of House
[29:38] bills that were filed,
[29:40] including all the resolutions.
[29:42] They were very active and very
[29:44] busy and about 200 and some odd
[29:46] of those impact the community
[29:50] colleges. It was a very kind
[29:56] of stressful meeting listening
[29:58] to all of those things and all
[30:00] of those changes and all of the
[30:02] unfunded mandates that that are
[30:04] coming down that you have
[30:06] to figure out how you're going
[30:07] to pay for them. So,
[30:09] but we'll have to deal
[30:10] with them and work on them and
[30:13] see how far we can get along
[30:15] with them. I also had the
[30:16] opportunity
[30:17] of attending the 60th
[30:21] Anniversary Partner
[30:22] Appreciation Breakfast. That
[30:25] was our chancellor who always
[30:28] does a good presentation for
[30:31] more than the college and the
[30:34] school. And we appreciate her
[30:36] for all that she does and says
[30:37] to us those things and other
[30:39] cabinet members that were
[30:41] present. That was a great
[30:43] event. It's amazing to see all
[30:44] the partners that we have
[30:49] across the district and have
[30:51] their recognition of the impact
[30:54] that the county college makes
[30:56] to the local community and
[30:59] to the economic growth
[31:00] of our area because of the
[31:02] students and impact that we
[31:03] make on serving students. So,
[31:06] it was a great event and a
[31:08] great celebration of the 60
[31:10] years of Tarrant County
[31:11] College. As I would. I
[31:13] graduated from, got my degree
[31:14] from here in 1978. So, I've
[31:19] been around quite a while and
[31:22] then had the opportunity to
[31:26] may not have them. I was at
[31:28] Southeast campus this week as
[31:31] they began their semester, as
[31:33] they had all their faculty and
[31:35] staff together. And it was
[31:38] amazing to see how the students
[31:40] were still trying
[31:43] to register when almost all of
[31:45] their classes are already full.
[31:47] But they still had people there
[31:48] trying to find places to go.
[31:49] So we're really looking forward
[31:51] to the ending of the
[31:52] construction and the remodeling
[31:56] so that there's more classroom
[31:58] space and that will give us
[31:59] more opportunities
[32:00] to serve students. That was the
[32:02] August Star winner
[32:04] on the campus. They pick the
[32:07] staff suggest,
[32:10] and she wins a star winner
[32:11] for each month on Southeast
[32:13] Campus. And she was the
[32:15] August Star winner,
[32:17] so we were glad to see her. It
[32:19] was a great luncheon.
[32:22] Of course, Dr. LeBlanc came and
[32:24] she got to speak along with
[32:27] President Baum, and we
[32:30] appreciated the opportunity
[32:31] to go and serve. And I got
[32:33] to take my beautiful wife
[32:34] with me. So, thank you all
[32:35] for allowing her to come.
[32:38] >> Thank you, Mr. Hornsby.
[32:40] >> Ms. Witt, good evening. I
[32:43] have the opportunity to go to
[32:46] the northeast campus. I'm
[32:48] sorry, the Northwest campus.
[32:50] Got to make sure I have
[32:51] to say that right.
[32:52] For the basic Fire academy
[32:53] graduation, class 107, which
[32:56] was August 12th at 7:30. And I
[32:59] will tell you, it's amazing to
[33:00] me that they can keep that huge
[33:02] room cool at 7:30 at night.
[33:08] In fact, I had
[33:09] to call a couple times
[33:10] to make sure it was coming in
[33:11] at the right time because I
[33:13] thought it was at 7. But they
[33:14] did that specifically so they
[33:16] could keep the building cool.
[33:18] And it was. It was nice. And
[33:20] they had water for everybody,
[33:21] which was wonderful. The
[33:25] graduation was facilitated by
[33:26] Fire Academy coordinator Bill
[33:28] Pearson. And I was there with
[33:32] Dr. Blake and Baker with. We
[33:34] sat
[33:35] on the front row and we're
[33:36] there to congratulate all the
[33:40] men that graduated. Our keynote
[33:42] speaker was Ryan Arthur, and
[33:44] he's the Fire Chief of Lake
[33:47] Worth. He has over 25 years
[33:49] of experience
[33:51] from firefighter EMT
[33:54] to leadership roles in Allen,
[33:56] South Lake, Lake Worth, and
[33:59] many certifications. He
[34:01] encouraged all of the cadets to
[34:03] embrace continuous improvement
[34:05] and lifelong learning as
[34:07] hallmarks of their careers.
[34:09] Samuel Adams was the class
[34:11] president and he addressed the
[34:12] cadets. I have
[34:14] to say my most favorite part
[34:16] of coming to these graduations
[34:17] is watching their video. They
[34:19] do a class video and I'm hoping
[34:21] one day we can show you all the
[34:23] class video because it is so
[34:25] fun to watch the them
[34:28] through all of the training
[34:29] that they do and all
[34:31] of the hard work they do.
[34:33] But then some of the fun,
[34:34] too. The conclusion of the
[34:38] graduation was when they would
[34:40] ring the bell. And there's the
[34:42] last gentleman, I believe,
[34:43] ringing the bell. Or maybe I
[34:45] don't think he's the last. He
[34:46] was one of the first. But when
[34:48] the last one rings the bell,
[34:49] then you're done
[34:50] with the graduation. I just
[34:51] want to note that there are
[34:54] local fire departments that
[34:56] sponsor these young men. And
[34:59] the departments that were there
[35:01] that evening were DFW
[35:03] Airport, Lake Worth, North
[35:05] Richland Hills, Hearst Crumb,
[35:06] and Gainesville. So we had
[35:10] quite a few departments that
[35:11] were there to swear
[35:14] in their new firefighters. So
[35:17] thank you
[35:18] for allowing me the opportunity
[35:20] to go to that. It was so much
[35:21] fun. And then
[35:24] over the summer, I was invited
[35:26] to go to a grand opening
[35:28] of a new fun center they have.
[35:34] It was called Malibu Jacks, and
[35:36] they have all types
[35:37] of games and bowling, and, I
[35:39] mean, it is an amazing,
[35:41] fun place
[35:42] to take your kids or even
[35:44] adults to go. And while I was
[35:46] there, I ran into many
[35:49] Tarrant County College
[35:50] students. And I don't know
[35:52] which. Oh, there, that picture.
[35:55] I don't know if you'll notice,
[35:56] but that's Toro on his shirt.
[35:57] So I had to stop and talk
[35:58] to him. And both he and his
[35:59] fianc that is also
[36:01] in the picture graduated
[36:03] from our EMT program. So
[36:05] everywhere I go, I run into
[36:06] Tarrant County College
[36:08] students. And then there's one
[36:11] other picture. This young lady,
[36:12] I met her when I walked
[36:13] through the door, and. And she
[36:14] was also a graduate of
[36:16] Tarrant County College. So just
[36:17] wanted to highlight that we're
[36:19] doing great things all
[36:20] through the community,
[36:22] and everywhere we go, we run
[36:24] into people that are a part
[36:26] of Tarrant County College. And
[36:28] that's all I have. Thank you,
[36:30] Ms. Wood, Ms. Law.
[36:35] >> Good evening, everybody.
[36:37] Thank you. I do have, this
[36:39] time, a few activities to
[36:40] report. I also attended the
[36:42] 60th anniversary partner
[36:45] appreciation Breakfast along
[36:48] with several of my other
[36:49] trustee board members. And I
[36:52] didn't get a picture with
[36:54] Toro, and I'm really
[36:55] disappointed about that.
[36:57] But it was really fun, I
[36:58] thought. A really nice
[36:59] celebration of the 60 years
[37:01] of Tarrant County College. I
[37:05] also had the pleasure
[37:07] of meeting with four members
[37:09] of the Police Officer
[37:10] Association. And I think I
[37:12] have. Yeah, there's a picture
[37:14] there. It's Officer Martinez,
[37:16] Lieutenant Jesse, Officer
[37:19] Carter, and Lieutenant Lee.
[37:21] They reached out to me and
[37:23] introduced themselves,
[37:24] and I invited them up
[37:26] to my office, and we talked
[37:28] for a good hour
[37:29] about how they enjoy working
[37:30] for TCC. And they gave me a
[37:32] little more insight
[37:34] of how they keep us safe. On
[37:36] campus. I really appreciated
[37:37] that. And I'm sure my law firm
[37:39] also appreciates that. We got a
[37:41] good picture in front
[37:42] of our name. And then I also
[37:48] attended the TASB Post
[37:50] legislative seminar with
[37:53] Trustee Dekine and Trustee
[37:55] Hornsby. And I am just
[37:57] overwhelmed at how busy our
[38:00] legislature was this past term
[38:03] and the amount
[38:05] of the bills that affect
[38:06] Tarrant County College. So, we
[38:07] definitely have a lot
[38:08] of work ahead of us in, you
[38:09] know, honing our policies
[38:11] to comply with everything.
[38:13] But I look forward
[38:14] to doing that with you all.
[38:15] Thank you.
[38:18] >> Thank you, Ms. Law. I will
[38:19] add on the post legislative
[38:22] update. I was going through the
[38:24] materials that they provided
[38:26] to us. It was
[38:27] about eight hours of training
[38:31] on the nearly 200 bills that
[38:33] are impacting community
[38:35] colleges. We also had
[38:36] administrators in attendance.
[38:39] There were 304 PowerPoint
[38:41] slides,
[38:44] so the impact is real. And
[38:47] please know that your district
[38:51] leadership and your board of
[38:53] trustees are working diligently
[38:56] and in some cases
[38:57] around the clock
[38:59] to process and
[39:00] to make these new laws part
[39:05] of our compliant policies. So
[39:07] we cannot understate how much
[39:11] information there was
[39:12] to digest. I also have a couple
[39:15] of activities to report on.
[39:18] We'll also see. Oh, this is
[39:20] awesome. So this right here is
[39:22] a picture of the Tarrant
[39:24] County College Southeast campus
[39:26] float in the Arlington
[39:29] Independence Day Parade. They
[39:31] also celebrated 60 years this
[39:35] year. Every year. It's just
[39:38] such a beautiful, impressive
[39:39] float and I'm really proud
[39:40] to be associated with TCC. But
[39:43] I think there's a picture right
[39:46] after this. I went
[39:47] to the awards ceremony a couple
[39:49] of weeks later and sure enough,
[39:51] TCC Southeast won first place.
[39:56] So, congratulations
[39:57] to the campus. It really
[40:00] underscores how committed the
[40:02] staff and the students are to
[40:04] making this a great
[40:07] representation of the
[40:08] Southeast campus every year.
[40:10] And they're just such a vibrant
[40:11] part of our community that
[40:12] everybody has learned
[40:13] to really look forward
[40:15] to what they're going
[40:16] to put forth for both the
[40:19] Independence Day Parade as well
[40:20] as the Holiday Lights Parade,
[40:22] Veterans Day Parade. They're
[40:24] really great ambassadors
[40:25] of the district. What comes up
[40:28] next? I also just recently
[40:32] attended the Greater
[40:34] Arlington Chamber of Commerce
[40:36] State of the District luncheon
[40:38] as a guest of the Southeast
[40:40] campus. We also had Arlington
[40:42] businesses and civic leaders
[40:46] and AISD faculty,
[40:47] administrators and parents
[40:49] at this luncheon. This is the
[40:51] 15th annual State of the
[40:53] District Luncheon for
[40:55] Arlington ISD Superintendent
[40:56] Dr. Matt Smith provided an
[40:59] in depth look at the successes
[41:01] of the past school year and
[41:03] updates for the year ahead.
[41:05] And he was very intentional
[41:07] about highlighting the critical
[41:09] role that Tarrant County
[41:10] College plays in partnerships
[41:11] with districts like AISD,
[41:13] through dual credit
[41:14] opportunities, workforce
[41:16] training, and career pathways
[41:17] that prepare students
[41:19] for success in college, career,
[41:21] and life. So, again, another
[41:24] really proud moment that
[41:26] highlights the collaboration
[41:27] of TCC with our independent
[41:29] school districts. And then you
[41:34] all are going to want
[41:35] to come attend this
[41:36] with me next year. On July
[41:38] 24, I attended the second
[41:40] annual Taste of Arlington ISD,
[41:42] where students who are a part
[41:46] of the district showcase their
[41:48] culinary talents and
[41:52] creativity. And again, this
[41:53] event really highlighted the
[41:55] partnership between Arlington
[41:57] ISD and the southeast campus
[41:59] in terms of creating pathways
[42:01] for their culinary and
[42:02] hospitality programs. So, what
[42:05] you see here,
[42:06] it was just a small portion
[42:08] of the room, but there were
[42:09] about 200 people
[42:10] in attendance. You can see some
[42:11] of the food in the background.
[42:13] But each one
[42:14] of the high schools prepared
[42:16] at least one, if not two
[42:18] signature dishes completely
[42:21] developed and prepared
[42:24] by the students
[42:25] in the culinary programs. And
[42:28] these are dishes that are being
[42:29] served this year in Arlington
[42:32] ISD cafeterias. So it's
[42:35] designed by students
[42:37] for students. This is Jalen
[42:40] from Arlington high School. He
[42:42] prepared a teriyaki chicken,
[42:44] which was my favorite.
[42:46] But they have everything
[42:47] from this dish
[42:48] to breakfast dishes. There were
[42:51] street tacos, but it's open
[42:53] to the public,
[42:55] and it's really just a way
[42:57] to showcase kind
[42:58] of that progression from
[42:59] Arlington ISD to the culinary
[43:00] and hospitality programs. So
[43:03] I'll let you know when it
[43:05] happens again next year. And I
[43:07] think that's all I have.
[43:10] >> Okay.
[43:12] >> We will now move on
[43:13] to item five,
[43:15] consideration and approval
[43:16] of the consent agenda.
[43:18] >> Mr. Kind, may I?
[43:19] >> Yes.
[43:21] >> I would like
[43:22] to remove item number 5D
[43:23] from the consent agenda.
[43:25] >> Which item? 5. 5D. 5D.
[43:28] Okay. There's been a request
[43:29] to remove 5D
[43:30] from the consent agenda,
[43:33] which only takes one trustee
[43:36] to do so. The action that we
[43:37] will consider now is
[43:39] to approve items 5A, B, C and
[43:43] E. President Deakyne, I'd like
[43:45] to remove 5E
[43:46] from the consent agenda,
[43:47] please.
[43:48] >> Okay. We have requests
[43:49] for two items
[43:50] from the consent agenda. Are
[43:51] there any others?
[43:56] >> Yes.
[43:57] >> Yes. So, D&E.
[44:04] >> Ms. Law, President declined
[44:07] point of clarification. When
[44:08] they get removed,
[44:09] did they get put on the
[44:11] >> We will instead vote
[44:12] on them individually.
[44:14] >> Okay, understood. Thank you.
[44:16] >> So the item for
[44:18] consideration right now is the
[44:20] consent agenda,
[44:21] including items 5A, B, and C.
[44:28] Is there any discussion?
[44:33] Okay. There's a motion
[44:34] to approve and a second. All
[44:35] those in favor say aye.
[44:36] >> Aye.
[44:37] >> Any opposed? A, B,
[44:40] and C are approved. We will
[44:42] move on to Item 5D. Authorize
[44:46] the execution of the purchase
[44:47] of lab kits for TCC Connect
[44:49] online biology courses
[44:51] for fall 2025, spring 2026 and
[44:55] summer 2026 terms from Barnes
[44:57] and Noble College
[44:59] at an estimated annual cost
[45:01] of $438,500. Ms. Kelly willing.
[45:09] >> Good evening. Thank you,
[45:11] Trustee De Kine. I'm here
[45:15] to ask the board
[45:18] to authorize the Chancellor or
[45:21] Chancellor's designee
[45:22] to purchase lab kits for TCC
[45:23] Connect Biology courses
[45:25] for the fall 25, spring 26 and
[45:28] summer 26 semesters. These will
[45:32] be through the Barnes and
[45:33] Noble College, our bookstore
[45:34] partner,
[45:36] at an estimated annual cost
[45:37] of $438,500. During the COVID
[45:43] 19 pandemic, the board approved
[45:44] using the CARES act funding
[45:47] to provide lab kits
[45:49] for all classes who were having
[45:50] to meet off campus. This
[45:52] avoided additional cost
[45:54] to those students for those lab
[45:55] kits when all the courses were
[45:57] meeting remotely rather than
[45:59] face to face. After the CARES
[46:02] ACT funding ran out,
[46:04] lab components for the face
[46:05] to face classes were held
[46:07] on the campuses in the biology
[46:12] laboratories where they have
[46:14] materials and supplies and lab
[46:18] assistants to help them. There
[46:19] was no longer a need
[46:21] for college wide lab kits, but
[46:23] for the Connect campus. Lab
[46:25] materials were only provided
[46:27] through these lab kits and
[46:30] previously the students were
[46:31] having to pay for them. So, the
[46:34] board approved that the lab
[46:37] kits for the Connect courses
[46:39] also be paid for
[46:40] by the college. This was to
[46:43] ensure standard learning
[46:44] environments across the college
[46:45] and support student success.
[46:51] Additionally, Connect added
[46:53] biology courses
[46:56] in the last academic year 24,
[46:57] 25 brought those
[46:59] to the board also to approve
[47:00] in addition to the previously
[47:01] approved biology course lab
[47:03] kits and those were approved.
[47:05] So this recourse,
[47:07] this request is to continue
[47:09] to provide the lab kits
[47:10] for the Connect online courses
[47:13] to include Biology 1406 and
[47:14] 07 2401, 2402
[47:17] for this estimated year
[47:19] with the estimated cost of
[47:21] $438,500 with the breakdown is
[47:23] in the exhibit
[47:25] to this item and I apologize,
[47:27] I forgot to repeat my name
[47:28] for you. Kelly Willing,
[47:30] Interim President of the TCC
[47:31] Connect campus.
[47:33] >> Thank you, Ms. Willing.
[47:34] >> Thank you.
[47:35] >> Are there any questions
[47:37] for Ms. Willing? Ms. Wood?
[47:40] >> I don't have a question,
[47:41] but I have a comment. I think
[47:44] at a time when we have frozen
[47:48] our tuition rates, this is one
[47:50] thing that we could cut and I
[47:55] feel that students can pay
[47:57] for this since we don't have
[47:59] other fees and we don't have a
[48:01] tuition hike.
[48:10] >> So prior was this an option
[48:12] prior to 2020
[48:15] to have remote learning
[48:16] for the labs? Yes, and the
[48:20] students paid for lab kits
[48:21] at that point in time. So that
[48:23] was the standard practice then.
[48:26] And through the CARES money we
[48:27] were able
[48:28] to leverage the CARES money
[48:30] to pay for these.
[48:31] During this period,
[48:32] that money has run out. And so
[48:34] now the request is that we
[48:35] continue to pay for it,
[48:36] but no longer
[48:37] with CARES money, with the
[48:39] taxpayer funded money.
[48:40] >> Correct.
[48:41] >> Okay.
[48:42] >> Thank you
[48:43] for the clarification.
[48:44] >> Absolutely. So, I do want
[48:47] to mention that the decision
[48:53] to do this in years past had
[48:57] to do with student outcomes.
[48:59] When the students, some
[49:03] students would purchase the lab
[49:04] kits and some would not and
[49:06] that would impact the results
[49:09] in their performance
[49:11] in class online. We spend the
[49:15] same amount of money with the
[49:17] face-to-face courses and the
[49:20] labs on the campuses. So it was
[49:23] more an issue
[49:26] of if we're going
[49:28] to accommodate the students
[49:31] in face to face classes, then
[49:34] we should also accommodate the
[49:36] students online. So, this is
[49:39] good conversation. However,
[49:41] because we do recognize that
[49:46] moving forward we will need to
[49:49] analyze what are fees that we
[49:56] can charge the students that
[49:59] the college has not charged
[50:02] over time. And that's a
[50:04] philosophical issue. Tarrant
[50:08] County College, part
[50:10] of the mission is focused on
[50:12] access and keeping tuition and
[50:15] fees low. And so historically
[50:19] that's been the philosophy.
[50:22] And we will need guidance from
[50:24] the board moving forward
[50:27] because we recognize that when
[50:30] tuition is frozen, we have
[50:34] exemptions that we've already
[50:37] reviewed. And you will learn
[50:40] more about that later today,
[50:41] that there will be a time when
[50:42] we will have
[50:44] to start charging fees not only
[50:46] for the online students, but
[50:50] the face-to-face students as
[50:51] well.
[50:56] >> Ms. Willing, just so I am
[50:58] clear, the impact of not
[51:01] passing this this evening would
[51:04] mean that a student attending
[51:05] an in person class would have a
[51:07] controlled lab environment that
[51:09] the college is paying for
[51:11] versus an online student taking
[51:14] the same class not having a
[51:18] controlled lab environment, Is
[51:20] that correct?
[51:23] >> Yes. In that they would be
[51:25] doing the labs on their own,
[51:27] usually at home. Is that what
[51:29] you mean by controlled?
[51:31] >> Well, I. I guess what I'm
[51:33] saying is would there still be
[51:34] a requirement
[51:35] to purchase the lab material,
[51:38] the lab kit just not as
[51:41] provided by the college,
[51:44] or would there be no
[51:45] requirement to purchase that
[51:46] in order to ensure the
[51:47] controlled environment?
[51:49] >> We would actually have to
[51:51] discuss that because the
[51:52] students are already registered
[51:54] for the classes,
[51:55] registration is almost over and
[51:57] they have not been told that
[51:59] they would have to
[52:00] by a lab kit. The curriculum is
[52:01] written to be completed
[52:04] with the lab kits. So we would
[52:07] have to figure out how do we
[52:09] help those students accomplish
[52:10] that part
[52:11] of the curriculum and able
[52:12] to pass it. So I don't have a
[52:14] full answer. We would have
[52:16] to discuss and figure out what
[52:17] to do next.
[52:20] >> Thank you.
[52:21] >> Certainly.
[52:22] >> I think we discussed last
[52:25] time, I think we did that this
[52:28] is standard practice with
[52:30] Other colleges that the student
[52:32] would be responsible for
[52:33] purchasing their excess
[52:35] supplies regardless,
[52:37] depending upon what their
[52:39] course of study is. Is that
[52:40] correct?
[52:41] >> Some colleges in some
[52:43] places. I think it's what we
[52:44] talked about. Some colleges
[52:46] may require the students
[52:48] to pay for the labs. All on.
[52:51] Many online colleges that we
[52:53] know of have remote lab kits.
[52:56] They're very popular and we've
[52:58] been using them since Connect
[53:01] started with science classes. I
[53:02] remember when we started our
[53:04] first lab kit requirements with
[53:06] the faculty and putting those
[53:07] together.
[53:08] >> Right. So, I guess my
[53:10] question is it's not uncommon
[53:12] to ask a student to pay
[53:13] for regardless
[53:15] of what their course
[53:16] of study is. If there are extra
[53:17] supplies that. That are needed,
[53:18] it's not uncommon
[53:19] to ask the student to pay
[53:20] for their own supplies.
[53:21] >> Correct.
[53:22] >> I don't think I am qualified
[53:23] to totally answer that
[53:24] completely. The way you boarded
[53:25] the question,
[53:27] I'm not sure.
[53:29] >> Ms. Willing, could you speak
[53:30] a little bit closer into the
[53:32] microphone or could we adjust
[53:33] the podium microphone,
[53:34] please?
[53:35] >> I feel like it's right
[53:37] in front of me. Did you want me
[53:38] to repeat something I think I
[53:45] heard? The question is more
[53:48] of what is going
[53:51] to be the impact
[53:53] on student success.
[53:56] >> That this decision will make
[54:00] and if students enrolled in the
[54:02] class have the comp practice.
[54:05] Haven't been
[54:07] for some time here,
[54:10] that the lab kits were a part
[54:12] of the enrollment, the access
[54:14] to the lab. And so if they've
[54:16] enrolled
[54:17] with that expectation, that
[54:21] might have a negative impact
[54:23] on student success. And so I
[54:25] have great concern
[54:28] about that. And I understand
[54:33] that that looks
[54:34] like a sizable amount
[54:35] of money and it is. But I'm
[54:44] concerned that we already have
[54:46] students enrolled for fall
[54:49] for these classes. And you
[54:55] know, I would like to see it go
[54:56] forward and if there's. We need
[55:00] to look at the impact
[55:02] of what it would be
[55:03] of changing the supply status
[55:08] of the kits being provided or
[55:09] not provided. I think the
[55:11] chancellor says if a student
[55:14] right now is on a face
[55:15] to face class, they don't have
[55:17] to pay for a lab kit.
[55:18] >> Is that right?
[55:19] >> That's correct. Correct.
[55:20] >> Okay.
[55:22] >> So they're already getting
[55:25] the advantage
[55:32] of a college provided lab kit.
[55:33] And so if we require the online
[55:34] students
[55:35] to purchase their lab kit,
[55:36] we're adding an additional
[55:37] burden to them which they may
[55:40] or may not be prepared or able
[55:42] to manage. Is that correct?
[55:48] >> Yes, ma'am.
[55:49] >> Okay.
[55:51] >> So, with that,
[55:55] I move approval of 5D.
[56:00] >> There's a motion
[56:01] on the floor. Is there a
[56:02] second?
[56:03] >> Second.
[56:05] >> All those
[56:06] in favor say aye.
[56:07] >> Aye.
[56:08] >> All those opposed say naye.
[56:12] >> Naye.
[56:15] >> The motion carries. Thank
[56:20] you, Ms. Willing.
[56:22] >> Thank you.
[56:24] >> The next item is 5E. Adopt
[56:26] the internal audit three-year
[56:29] audit plan 2025, 2027 as
[56:32] reflected
[56:33] on the attached memo.
[56:38] >> Hi. If you wouldn't mind
[56:39] introducing yourself
[56:40] to the audience.
[56:41] >> Yes, I'm Nicholas McClay.
[56:42] I'm a partner with Calvadi
[56:44] Ferguson. Ms. Shockley is not
[56:46] here due to illness,
[56:48] so I will be standing in
[56:50] for her this evening.
[56:51] >> Thank you. Are there any
[56:56] questions specific to this
[56:57] item?
[56:58] >> I do have a couple of
[56:59] questions. One is more
[57:00] procedural question. This was
[57:01] not originally on consent and
[57:02] I'm curious how it became part
[57:04] of the consent agenda.
[57:05] To my recollection, during the
[57:07] work session they made the
[57:09] recommendation and asked
[57:10] for it to be put
[57:12] on the consent agenda.
[57:13] >> Is that standard that a
[57:15] presenter would make that
[57:17] request?
[57:18] >> So I will share and you can
[57:20] echo or give different
[57:22] feedback. I will share that my
[57:24] process from the beginning
[57:26] of assuming the chair role,
[57:28] which is why you may have seen
[57:30] the agenda look slightly
[57:31] different and the work session
[57:32] agenda last week looked
[57:35] different to me, is that the
[57:37] staff bring forward whether or
[57:38] not they believe that their
[57:40] item should be placed
[57:43] on the consent agenda and then
[57:44] at the request
[57:45] of the trustee,
[57:46] they could remove it
[57:47] from the consent agenda. So, I
[57:48] was actually surprised that
[57:49] there was a request for it
[57:51] to be placed on the consent
[57:53] agenda because it should have
[57:54] been on the consent agenda. I
[57:58] must speak.
[58:01] >> You were on target and the
[58:03] request was made and we did not
[58:06] get any feedback from any board
[58:09] member stating that it should
[58:11] not be on consent agenda.
[58:17] >> Okay, thank you for that
[58:18] clarification. A few questions
[58:20] that I do have regarding this
[58:24] is as part of the. As part
[58:28] of the audit,
[58:30] as you're looking
[58:31] for efficiencies,
[58:33] does this take
[58:34] into account.
[58:36] >> When we have perhaps too few
[58:38] people trying to do a job, or
[58:41] conversely too many people
[58:43] trying to do a job? Does it
[58:44] look at those types
[58:45] of efficiencies on our funded
[58:48] unfilled positions?
[58:53] >> The items in the audit plan
[58:55] typically might identify those
[58:57] items as observations or
[58:59] recommendations. However, the
[59:01] audits have
[59:02] for our primary objective
[59:03] to evaluate performance against
[59:05] policies and procedures and
[59:07] establish controls as their
[59:08] primary objective. So typically
[59:13] in their instances where
[59:15] positions may be unfilled or
[59:16] understaffed, those may be
[59:19] identified, but typically they
[59:21] would be identified if there
[59:22] was some kind
[59:23] of non compliance with policies
[59:24] and procedures and accompanying
[59:25] recommendation associated with
[59:27] that that might be resolved as
[59:29] a function
[59:30] of the process owner.
[59:31] >> Okay, thank you. Are there
[59:32] any other questions
[59:33] on this item? Is there a motion
[59:38] to approve?
[59:40] >> So moved.
[59:41] >> Is there a second?
[59:42] >> Second.
[59:43] >> All those in favor say aye.
[59:45] >> Aye
[59:46] >> Any opposed? The motion
[59:48] carries. Thank you very much.
[59:49] >> Thank you very much.
[59:53] >> We will now move
[59:54] into consideration and approval
[59:55] of individual action items.
[59:57] The first item is 6A.
[1:00:00] Authorize Execution of
[1:00:01] Amendment #4 Contract with
[1:00:03] Jacobs in an Amount Up To
[1:00:06] $6,850,000.00 to Provide
[1:00:09] Program Management Services
[1:00:11] for Construction of a New
[1:00:13] Science Building & Renovation
[1:00:15] of 3 Buildings at NE Campus,
[1:00:17] part of the 2019 Bond
[1:00:19] Program. Dr. Anglin?
[1:00:21] >> Thank you, President.
[1:00:23] President, please note for the
[1:00:26] record that I will recuse
[1:00:27] myself from voting on this.
[1:00:30] Thank you
[1:00:31] >> So noted.
[1:00:32] >> President Deakyne, we have
[1:00:33] this topic
[1:00:35] in executive session. Would it
[1:00:37] make sense to table this until
[1:00:38] after executive session?
[1:00:41] >> We will move
[1:00:42] to executive session
[1:00:43] at the conclusion of Dr.
[1:00:45] Anglin's presentation.
[1:00:47] >> Thank you.
[1:00:50] >> Thank you. President
[1:00:51] Deakyne, Chancellor LeBlanc and
[1:00:53] Board of trustees. We're
[1:00:57] seeking approval this evening
[1:00:59] of an amendment number four
[1:01:02] to the Jacobs project
[1:01:05] Management Company
[1:01:08] for project program management
[1:01:10] of the construction of the
[1:01:15] Northeast Science building and
[1:01:17] the renovation
[1:01:18] of three additional buildings.
[1:01:20] Back in January of 21, the
[1:01:23] board approved the initial
[1:01:24] contract with Jacobs Project
[1:01:26] management to serve as the
[1:01:28] owner's representative and
[1:01:30] program manager for the 2019
[1:01:33] bond program. From February 1st
[1:01:36] of 2021 through December 31st
[1:01:40] of 2025. The owner's
[1:01:43] representative serves as an
[1:01:44] agent of the college
[1:01:46] to apply the practice of
[1:01:48] professional construction
[1:01:49] management
[1:01:51] to a capital improvement
[1:01:52] program
[1:01:53] of one or more projects
[1:01:55] from inception to completion.
[1:01:58] The current requested amendment
[1:02:00] will extend the contract
[1:02:02] from 12-31-25 to December 31,
[1:02:07] 2028. And this would get us
[1:02:13] through the planning,
[1:02:15] construction and closeout
[1:02:17] phases of construction
[1:02:19] of the new science building at
[1:02:20] the northeast campus and
[1:02:22] renovation
[1:02:23] of three additional buildings
[1:02:25] on the northeast campus.
[1:02:29] In this amendment, the bond
[1:02:31] project would add one assistant
[1:02:34] project manager and part time
[1:02:36] or ad hoc staff as needed
[1:02:39] during the term
[1:02:41] of the agreement.
[1:02:42] Through planning,
[1:02:43] construction and closeout
[1:02:45] phases for this project, you
[1:02:48] will recall that you employed
[1:02:52] Perkins and Will a few months
[1:02:54] ago as the architect. So, we
[1:02:56] are in the design stages
[1:02:59] of this project and in order
[1:03:03] for it to move forward,
[1:03:05] we need
[1:03:06] to get a project management
[1:03:09] firm on board. And I'll be glad
[1:03:10] to answer any questions that
[1:03:13] you have prior to your going
[1:03:14] into closed session.
[1:03:16] >> Before we ask any questions,
[1:03:18] we will convene
[1:03:20] into executive session. The
[1:03:22] board will now convene an
[1:03:24] executive session as authorized
[1:03:25] by section 551.071 of the
[1:03:29] Texas government code
[1:03:31] to receive legal advice from
[1:03:32] our attorney regarding
[1:03:34] amendment number four to the
[1:03:35] program management contract
[1:03:37] with Jacobs Project Management
[1:03:39] company. No final action will
[1:03:40] be taken
[1:03:41] in executive session. We will
[1:03:43] reconvene in open session
[1:03:45] following this discussion.
[1:03:48] >> [EXECUTIVE SESSION]
[2:10:27] >> We are now reconvened
[2:10:29] in open session.
[2:10:31] During the executive session,
[2:10:33] the board received legal advice
[2:10:35] as authorized by section
[2:10:36] 551.071 of the Texas
[2:10:37] Government Code, regarding
[2:10:39] amendment number four to the
[2:10:40] program management contract
[2:10:42] with Jacobs Project
[2:10:43] Management Company. No action
[2:10:45] was taken
[2:10:46] in executive session. We will
[2:10:47] now proceed
[2:10:49] to consider and vote
[2:10:50] on this agenda item, Dr.
[2:10:52] Anglin? And we'll. We'll just
[2:10:56] hang out with you
[2:10:57] for the next 12 action items.
[2:11:04] Does anyone have any questions
[2:11:05] for Dr. Anglin about the
[2:11:07] Jacobs contract?
[2:11:12] >> I actually have quite a few
[2:11:16] questions, so. Hi, Dr.
[2:11:17] Anglin.
[2:11:18] >> Hello. And I have Tom
[2:11:20] Watson who works for Jacobs.
[2:11:22] And I'd like for Paul Mitchell
[2:11:23] to come up,
[2:11:24] also our executive Director
[2:11:26] of Facilities and Real estate.
[2:11:27] So, between the three of us,
[2:11:30] we should be able to answer
[2:11:31] every question that you have.
[2:11:32] >> Okay, thank you. So, this is
[2:11:38] pertaining to approving the
[2:11:43] amendment that was part
[2:11:46] of the original Bond project
[2:11:49] in 2019, is that correct?
[2:11:54] In 2018? Yes. Northeast Campus
[2:11:58] is part of the 2019 bond
[2:11:59] program?
[2:12:00] >> Yes.
[2:12:01] >> And under the original bond
[2:12:06] program, which was $825
[2:12:08] million, which is what the
[2:12:10] voters approved?
[2:12:11] >> Yes.
[2:12:13] >> There was a section $308
[2:12:16] million for northwest campus
[2:12:18] redevelopment, 125 million for
[2:12:22] the southeast campus
[2:12:24] renovation, 202 million
[2:12:26] under infrastructure, and $190
[2:12:29] million
[2:12:31] under eight principals. And
[2:12:34] according
[2:12:35] to the eight principals, none
[2:12:37] of that was construction
[2:12:38] related. It did, however,
[2:12:39] include high schools allocated
[2:12:44] for that. Of the 202 million
[2:12:45] under infrastructure, $65
[2:12:49] million was for Northeast
[2:12:52] Campus for parking lots,
[2:12:54] plumbing, water abatement,
[2:12:55] lighting,
[2:12:57] overall property improvement.
[2:13:00] The proposed projects
[2:13:01] at that time, there were
[2:13:03] several that were listed out,
[2:13:04] including renovate classrooms
[2:13:08] and labs. Do we know on that
[2:13:10] specifically have those
[2:13:13] classroom renovations and the
[2:13:16] lab renovations been completed
[2:13:19] and which buildings were those
[2:13:20] for Northeast Campus? The
[2:13:22] intent was to renovate the
[2:13:25] science buildings. Two science
[2:13:26] buildings. The facilities
[2:13:30] condition assessment was
[2:13:31] conducted and at that time it
[2:13:34] was determined that the height
[2:13:38] of the ceilings in those
[2:13:40] buildings were not tall enough
[2:13:45] to be able to renovate and put
[2:13:47] in current day standard
[2:13:51] laboratories. And so that was
[2:13:55] what prompted the move to
[2:13:57] constructing a new building
[2:14:01] because they the science labs
[2:14:04] were not up to standard. But we
[2:14:06] could not renovate those
[2:14:07] buildings
[2:14:09] to make them standard because
[2:14:11] of the heights
[2:14:12] of the ceilings. And
[2:14:15] in that timeline, as a result
[2:14:24] of the assessment that was
[2:14:28] made, the five-year capital
[2:14:31] improvement plan was updated.
[2:14:33] And in 2022, the board endorsed
[2:14:37] the changes.
[2:14:39] >> Okay, so a quarterly update
[2:14:44] of November 2022, the eight
[2:14:47] principals remain the same at
[2:14:48] $190 million. Infrastructure
[2:14:50] remained the same at $202
[2:14:51] million. The northwest campus
[2:14:53] went up from 308 million to
[2:14:55] 372 million. Southeast campus
[2:14:58] went up from 125 million to
[2:14:59] 155 million. At that point
[2:15:02] in time, it was determined that
[2:15:04] we were underfunded by 28.8%.
[2:15:08] With that increase
[2:15:10] of the original was 825 million
[2:15:14] of the original 2019 bond voter
[2:15:18] approved bond funding. And then
[2:15:21] there was 113 million that came
[2:15:24] from the pay as you go fund
[2:15:26] fund 40 and 12 million came
[2:15:29] from the Northwest campus early
[2:15:31] college high school funding.
[2:15:33] And Also it indicated Fort
[2:15:34] Worth ISD that Fort Worth ISD
[2:15:36] that that funding was for 12
[2:15:37] million in addition to 8
[2:15:40] million,
[2:15:41] bringing the high school
[2:15:43] portion to 20 million. That
[2:15:44] total then in November of 2022
[2:15:47] brought the total up to 950
[2:15:49] million. At the June 12, 2025
[2:15:57] work session, Dr. LeBlanc
[2:15:59] stated that the Northeast
[2:16:00] science building has been
[2:16:01] in the mix all along,
[2:16:04] which I couldn't find evidence
[2:16:05] of that. President Dakine asked
[2:16:09] at that time what was the
[2:16:12] original budgeted line
[2:16:13] for project manager for the
[2:16:14] 2019 bond program. And she and
[2:16:17] the board we were told that we
[2:16:19] would have the figure
[2:16:20] by the next meeting, but we
[2:16:22] have not received that updated
[2:16:23] information. That and then that
[2:16:26] item was removed from the
[2:16:29] regular board meeting which was
[2:16:30] held June 26, 2025. So the
[2:16:37] question is, what were the
[2:16:39] budgeted expenditures
[2:16:40] on northeast campus
[2:16:42] for eight principals,
[2:16:44] which is part of the 190
[2:16:45] million for the original voter
[2:16:47] approved bond? What were the
[2:16:48] budgeted expenditures in
[2:16:49] Northeast campus for
[2:16:50] infrastructure and how much
[2:16:52] remains in a principals and how
[2:16:54] much remains
[2:16:55] in infrastructure specific to
[2:16:57] Northeast campus?
[2:17:02] >> You had mentioned earlier
[2:17:04] the 65 million for the
[2:17:06] Northeast campus, which would
[2:17:08] have been parking lots and
[2:17:11] such, and then that a portion
[2:17:15] of that 190 would have been
[2:17:21] allocated towards Northeast.
[2:17:23] Do you have any?
[2:17:24] >> Yeah, that would be a very
[2:17:26] difficult task. I know the MEP
[2:17:28] bucket,
[2:17:29] which is all the infrastructure
[2:17:30] improvements, is a long,
[2:17:32] long list. And so that was just
[2:17:34] a list of every deficiency that
[2:17:36] we could come up
[2:17:37] with honestly or had knowledge
[2:17:39] of for the college. And after
[2:17:42] the facilities condition
[2:17:43] assessment,
[2:17:44] the facilities master plan, we
[2:17:46] tasked our facilities master
[2:17:47] plan consultant
[2:17:48] to take those requirements,
[2:17:50] those projects and incorporate
[2:17:51] them into the facilities master
[2:17:53] plan. Excuse me. Because not
[2:17:54] all of them needed
[2:17:57] to be performed at once.
[2:17:58] Right. So some are attributed,
[2:18:00] that's across the college,
[2:18:01] some are attributed
[2:18:02] Northeast, some are other
[2:18:03] campuses. It would be very
[2:18:06] difficult to pull each one
[2:18:07] of those out and say which ones
[2:18:08] were attributed directly to
[2:18:10] Northeast by themselves,
[2:18:13] if that's what you're looking
[2:18:16] for the same goes
[2:18:17] for three gap as well,
[2:18:19] district wide.
[2:18:21] >> So under the original 2019
[2:18:24] voter approved bond, it did
[2:18:25] not, at least it was not
[2:18:26] delineated that it included
[2:18:28] construction
[2:18:29] on the northeast campus. There
[2:18:32] was, we were. In August 2024,
[2:18:37] the Board of Trustees endorsed
[2:18:39] the 2025 Five Year Capital
[2:18:42] Improvement Plan as the
[2:18:44] framework for executing all
[2:18:45] capital improvements beginning
[2:18:46] in 2025, the fiscal year 2025.
[2:18:50] This plan is updated annually
[2:18:52] for consideration. The capital
[2:18:56] improvement plan includes
[2:18:58] professional design services
[2:18:59] for the Northeast science
[2:19:00] building and the backfill
[2:19:04] renovations of the NHSC,
[2:19:07] NSCW and NSCE buildings. This
[2:19:11] proposed request
[2:19:12] for design services is $9.5
[2:19:15] million with funding from Fund
[2:19:19] 90. So, what we're starting to
[2:19:22] see is that what we're being
[2:19:25] asked to approve on this
[2:19:27] amendment is project management
[2:19:30] services of $6.85 million
[2:19:31] for what is potentially was not
[2:19:37] in the original scope. And I
[2:19:38] understand that scopes can
[2:19:40] change, but building a brand
[2:19:42] new building seems out
[2:19:45] of scope from what was
[2:19:47] originally approved. And
[2:19:51] with the 113 million that was
[2:19:53] shifted to the bond fund and
[2:19:55] 12 million for early college
[2:19:57] high school that was originally
[2:20:00] funded by the bottom project,
[2:20:02] we're shifting monies that I
[2:20:04] don't know were approved to be
[2:20:05] allocated towards these
[2:20:07] projects.
[2:20:10] >> I believe that 12 million
[2:20:12] for the early college high
[2:20:14] school is the early college
[2:20:15] high school that is
[2:20:16] on northwest from Fort Worth
[2:20:18] ISD that will be moving
[2:20:20] into one
[2:20:23] of the new new buildings.
[2:20:24] >> Okay.
[2:20:26] >> So again we are being asked
[2:20:27] to approve the project
[2:20:29] management services to build a
[2:20:30] new science building that was
[2:20:31] not included
[2:20:32] in the original scope
[2:20:33] of the voter approved 2019 bond
[2:20:35] project. We're being asked
[2:20:38] to approve millions of dollars
[2:20:39] in projects that were not part
[2:20:41] of the original scope presented
[2:20:42] to and approved
[2:20:45] by the public. And so it starts
[2:20:46] to raise questions
[2:20:48] about transparency, fiscal
[2:20:49] responsibility and adherence
[2:20:51] to the intent of the original
[2:20:53] bond proposition. So these are,
[2:20:59] I start to question,
[2:21:02] do we have extra funds
[2:21:05] in that $950 million that we
[2:21:08] now because the $113 million
[2:21:11] was transferred over in 2022, I
[2:21:13] believe. And the pay as you go
[2:21:15] to the bond fund, do we have
[2:21:18] extra money that's available
[2:21:19] that we're just trying
[2:21:21] to spend at this point for
[2:21:22] things that weren't originally
[2:21:23] approved by the voters?
[2:21:26] >> No, it's not extra money.
[2:21:29] It is taking that MEP bucket
[2:21:33] and the 3G 8P bucket because
[2:21:37] the 3G 8P bucket was not
[2:21:40] precisely declined,
[2:21:43] described or defined
[2:21:45] at that time. And that was,
[2:21:48] I believe it was determined
[2:21:50] from an early stage we would
[2:21:52] have the facilities master plan
[2:21:54] Completed and the facilities
[2:21:57] assessment
[2:21:59] to prioritize those needs. And
[2:22:03] from everything that I've seen,
[2:22:05] those sites, those three
[2:22:08] buildings, which includes two
[2:22:10] science buildings
[2:22:11] on northeast, were
[2:22:13] in the discussions
[2:22:14] from very early stages. And
[2:22:16] that when it was determined we
[2:22:18] could not renovate those
[2:22:21] science labs,
[2:22:25] then raised that up to be
[2:22:27] to do the full building.
[2:22:30] >> Okay, so I'm going
[2:22:32] to go back for a second
[2:22:33] to state that we In June,
[2:22:36] again, Dr. Leblanc stated that
[2:22:37] that was the new science
[2:22:39] building construction was part
[2:22:41] of the bond program all along.
[2:22:43] And I'm questioning that
[2:22:46] because I don't believe that
[2:22:47] that was an accurate statement
[2:22:50] that a new building
[2:22:51] to be constructed
[2:22:53] on the northeast campus for the
[2:22:54] science building that was not
[2:22:56] in the original scope,
[2:22:57] and now we're being asked
[2:23:00] to spend another $6.85 million
[2:23:01] in project management for this
[2:23:03] building that was not used
[2:23:04] in scope.
[2:23:08] >> Yeah, the original scope was
[2:23:10] focused on the northwest
[2:23:13] redevelopment and the southeast
[2:23:15] expansion, and they put the
[2:23:18] three gap. I was not involved
[2:23:23] in all of these discussions
[2:23:25] at the time, but clearly the 3G
[2:23:28] 8P was designed to be refined
[2:23:32] over time because they knew
[2:23:34] that as time would go by that
[2:23:38] things evolve and that there
[2:23:39] would be a need. If you go
[2:23:42] to the northeast campus, which
[2:23:44] I hope every board member. I
[2:23:46] invite every board member
[2:23:48] to go to the science building
[2:23:50] on the northeast campus, you
[2:23:52] will find an exterior building
[2:23:55] that's lovely inside. You walk
[2:24:02] in and within 30 minutes,
[2:24:04] you'll have a headache. The
[2:24:07] labs are obsolete. They are not
[2:24:10] where they should be,
[2:24:14] and the entire building needs
[2:24:17] is in disrepair. Not too
[2:24:19] different, honestly, from what
[2:24:21] the northwest campus looked
[2:24:23] like when the tornado hit it
[2:24:27] and tore buildings apart. So
[2:24:31] there is a need. The facilities
[2:24:34] condition assessment definitely
[2:24:38] stated it would be. We asked,
[2:24:43] why can't you just put
[2:24:45] in new labs? And they said the
[2:24:48] ceilings, the whole building
[2:24:49] would not work
[2:24:51] for what is needed in the
[2:24:54] science labs that the other
[2:24:56] campuses have. Southeast has
[2:24:59] very nice science lab. They all
[2:25:01] have nice south labs were
[2:25:05] renovated. Whatever was there,
[2:25:09] the ceilings were tall enough
[2:25:10] things could be done. So that's
[2:25:14] important to mention. It's also
[2:25:16] important to state. Northeast
[2:25:18] campus is always going
[2:25:20] to be full of students.
[2:25:23] They're never going to run out
[2:25:25] of students. It is located
[2:25:27] in a part of Tarrant county
[2:25:29] that's close to the airport.
[2:25:31] It's close
[2:25:32] to all the activity. It's
[2:25:33] centrally located. Couples can
[2:25:36] live and work
[2:25:38] in different cities. And
[2:25:41] there's never going
[2:25:42] to be a shortage of students
[2:25:44] on the northeast campus. So the
[2:25:46] need is there. Have we been
[2:25:50] transparent? Absolutely, we
[2:25:52] have. And we've show the
[2:25:57] records. I mean, you just
[2:25:59] articulated very well decisions
[2:26:02] that have been made
[2:26:04] along the way. So that's what
[2:26:06] we are asking for, is support
[2:26:13] in creating a science building
[2:26:15] on the northeast campus. It is
[2:26:17] needed. The current science
[2:26:21] building would be renovated and
[2:26:24] used as classrooms. We have
[2:26:27] more early college partners
[2:26:31] that want to be
[2:26:32] on the northeast campus. We're
[2:26:33] limited. We have more students
[2:26:37] that want to come
[2:26:39] to the northeast campus. It's
[2:26:41] just from my lens,
[2:26:44] it's the right thing to do,
[2:26:47] and we're not trying
[2:26:49] to pull a fast one on anyone.
[2:26:51] The need is there,
[2:26:53] and I invite the board members
[2:26:56] to go see it
[2:26:57] for yourself.
[2:27:00] >> And thank you
[2:27:01] for that further clarification.
[2:27:03] And my intent is not
[2:27:05] to dispute the need
[2:27:06] of the building. My intent is
[2:27:08] to understand the funding and
[2:27:10] whether or not this is
[2:27:12] something that needs
[2:27:13] to be funded. At this point,
[2:27:14] based on our discussions
[2:27:16] about budget, tax rate,
[2:27:20] where is the funding coming
[2:27:22] from and do we need to spend it
[2:27:23] now versus future?
[2:27:28] >> The money that you see every
[2:27:31] month in investments for the
[2:27:34] bond program is the money that
[2:27:37] is sitting there
[2:27:38] for this next project. We have
[2:27:42] one last tranche to sell,
[2:27:45] and that's 125 million. And
[2:27:49] that would be the final tranche
[2:27:51] of the debt.
[2:27:54] >> I would be more inclined
[2:27:56] to shift the money from the
[2:27:58] bond fund if there's carryover
[2:28:01] to the Debt Services fund Fund
[2:28:03] 50. Knowing that that is
[2:28:04] underfunded
[2:28:05] at this point.
[2:28:08] >> We can't do that because
[2:28:10] of the promise to the people
[2:28:13] that bought our bonds. I don't
[2:28:16] think we can move that money
[2:28:19] over to our debt service. And
[2:28:22] we do have it funded now with
[2:28:25] the interest that it has been
[2:28:27] earned. We were,
[2:28:29] and I looked today. We have now
[2:28:34] collected the 46 million and we
[2:28:39] make our pay. We've made our
[2:28:40] payment last week
[2:28:43] for this year's debt service.
[2:28:44] And so it is paid trustee law.
[2:28:54] >> Thank you. And just
[2:28:55] for the benefit, I want
[2:28:56] to ask this question again
[2:28:57] for the benefit, because a lot
[2:28:58] of the trust, some of the
[2:28:59] trustees weren't here when I
[2:29:00] asked this question, and some
[2:29:01] of the members
[2:29:02] of the audience weren't here.
[2:29:03] But can you just confirm again
[2:29:06] that this bond project has been
[2:29:09] audited the entire way through
[2:29:11] and there have been no negative
[2:29:14] findings at all? And I just
[2:29:17] want to. I want everybody
[2:29:18] to have the benefit of that
[2:29:19] information that's here.
[2:29:20] >> Yes, we have waver. And
[2:29:23] in the consent agenda tonight,
[2:29:24] we were extending their
[2:29:30] contract for this next year.
[2:29:31] But Weaver has a group
[2:29:32] of auditors that are on the job
[2:29:35] constantly reviewing. They
[2:29:36] check every pay application,
[2:29:40] every line
[2:29:41] in every pay application.
[2:29:42] To verify. They check and
[2:29:44] verify every AEA. That's a
[2:29:48] change within the scope
[2:29:50] of the project. They're
[2:29:52] checking those. They're making
[2:29:54] sure that Jacobs follows all
[2:29:58] the rules. They're making sure
[2:30:00] that the construction managers,
[2:30:02] everything is above board
[2:30:06] on it.It's been audited
[2:30:08] from the very,
[2:30:10] very beginning.
[2:30:11] >> And if you could use your
[2:30:13] button the next time,
[2:30:14] I'm going to make a comment
[2:30:15] first and then I'll go back
[2:30:16] to you. I think
[2:30:19] about two years ago,
[2:30:20] we requested from Jacobs
[2:30:23] for additional transparency
[2:30:25] in terms of monthly and
[2:30:26] quarterly reporting,
[2:30:27] the addition
[2:30:29] of a chart that broke out the
[2:30:32] bond funds exposure versus the
[2:30:35] pay as you go projects. And I
[2:30:36] think that it's important
[2:30:40] for the audience to understand
[2:30:41] that this bond project has been
[2:30:44] occurring concurrently with pay
[2:30:47] as you go projects that are a
[2:30:49] result
[2:30:51] of the facility's assessment,
[2:30:53] as well as changes in scope as
[2:30:56] that facility's assessment has
[2:30:58] gone through and looked
[2:31:00] at the original bond proposal.
[2:31:05] So I do know that at least
[2:31:06] on a monthly basis, we're
[2:31:08] seeing a pie chart that says
[2:31:11] that what we're considering
[2:31:13] tonight in terms of program
[2:31:15] management services largely
[2:31:17] addresses the 2019 bond
[2:31:18] program,
[2:31:19] but it also addresses a lot of
[2:31:21] those pay as you go projects
[2:31:23] that are happening concurrently
[2:31:25] on the same campuses. So that
[2:31:26] that construction is happening
[2:31:28] in a cohesive way.
[2:31:31] >> Yes. And it's not
[2:31:34] in this board notebook,
[2:31:35] but if you look at your work
[2:31:36] session board notebook, there
[2:31:38] was the monthly bond report
[2:31:40] in there. And it provides a
[2:31:44] complete assessment. This is
[2:31:45] how much money we have. This is
[2:31:47] how much has been committed.
[2:31:49] This is how much has been spent
[2:31:51] and on each project. So, you
[2:31:53] can see an accounting every
[2:31:56] month in the report that
[2:31:59] Jacobs provides us
[2:32:01] on the bond.
[2:32:04] >> So something that
[2:32:06] President Dickine just stated,
[2:32:07] and then you also stated that
[2:32:09] we can't move monies
[2:32:11] from the pay as you go
[2:32:13] to the bond fund. If I can have
[2:32:16] some clarification.
[2:32:17] >> No, let me correct that. We
[2:32:19] could move money from Fund 40
[2:32:24] to the bond program, but Fund
[2:32:29] 40 was designated
[2:32:33] to do those projects that from
[2:32:35] the facilities assessment that
[2:32:37] weren't included and paid for
[2:32:41] by the bond money.
[2:32:45] >> Okay, so if there. And this
[2:32:46] is more for my benefit
[2:32:49] at this point, and I realize
[2:32:52] that this predates you coming
[2:32:54] to the College, but the $113
[2:32:56] million that was transferred
[2:32:59] from the pay as you go fund 40
[2:33:01] to the bond fund 90 in 2022.
[2:33:07] >> And on that 113 million,
[2:33:10] I need to go back and look and
[2:33:11] see what kind
[2:33:12] of accounting entry was made
[2:33:14] at that time to see if funds
[2:33:15] were formally transferred or it
[2:33:18] was an intent to use 113
[2:33:22] million out of Fund 40.
[2:33:27] >> Thank you.
[2:33:28] >> Are there any other
[2:33:30] questions? Is there a motion
[2:33:34] to approve?
[2:33:36] >> Move to approve.
[2:33:38] >> Is there a second?
[2:33:39] >> Second.
[2:33:41] >> All those in favor say aye.
[2:33:43] >> Aye.
[2:33:46] >> All those opposed? And Dr.
[2:33:51] Morrison is abstaining. Could I
[2:33:55] have show of hands
[2:33:57] for the ayes? I apologize,
[2:33:59] not being able to see. Okay,
[2:34:00] the motion carries. Thank you.
[2:34:03] You're still up, Dr. Anglin.
[2:34:05] >> Okay.
[2:34:07] >> Item 6B. Authorize
[2:34:09] Execution of Expenditure
[2:34:11] Authority through Cooperative
[2:34:12] Agreements, State Contracts,
[2:34:15] and Inter-local Agreements
[2:34:16] for Various Commodities and
[2:34:17] Services for Fiscal Year
[2:34:19] 2025-26. Dr. Anglin?
[2:34:22] >> Thank you. We're seeking
[2:34:24] spend authority on purchase
[2:34:28] requests that encompass
[2:34:30] contract renewals and
[2:34:32] anticipated expenditures,
[2:34:34] utilizing approved cooperative
[2:34:36] agreements, state contracts and
[2:34:38] interlocal agreements where
[2:34:40] individual purchases will be
[2:34:42] less than $250,000 threshold
[2:34:46] requiring board approval, but
[2:34:48] in aggregate throughout the
[2:34:50] year will likely exceed that
[2:34:52] threshold. The expenditure
[2:34:55] requests for fiscal year 2026
[2:34:58] are based on prior year
[2:35:00] expenditure history along
[2:35:02] with anticipated spend
[2:35:05] for fiscal year 2026. And we've
[2:35:08] provided a listing
[2:35:12] by vendor and what type
[2:35:14] of procurement and the amount
[2:35:17] of aggregate spend we're
[2:35:19] requesting. We will come back
[2:35:21] to the board if we go
[2:35:23] over that aggregate amount. We
[2:35:24] would also come back to the
[2:35:26] board if any one purchase
[2:35:28] exceeded the $250,000 limit.
[2:35:32] >> Questions for Dr. Anglin.
[2:35:39] Do you have a question? Okay,
[2:35:43] go ahead.
[2:35:45] >> I'm just going to state
[2:35:46] when. When there is a motion on
[2:35:47] this that I will be abstaining
[2:35:48] because I do have a
[2:35:49] professional relationship
[2:35:50] through my company with two
[2:35:52] of the companies that are
[2:35:53] listed on this.
[2:35:58] >> If there are no questions,
[2:35:59] is there a motion
[2:36:00] to approve?
[2:36:02] >> Move to approve.
[2:36:03] >> Second.
[2:36:06] >> Second from Dr. Morrison.
[2:36:07] All those
[2:36:08] in favor say aye.
[2:36:09] >> Aye.
[2:36:10] >> Any opposed? Seeing none.
[2:36:14] Abstention. Motion carries.
[2:36:18] Thank you, Dr. Anglin. Thank
[2:36:20] you. Item 6C. Authorize
[2:36:21] Execution of an Agreement
[2:36:23] With Texas A&M Engineering
[2:36:25] Experiment Station in an
[2:36:26] Amount Up To $434,946.00 To
[2:36:31] Conduct Districtwide
[2:36:32] Continuous Commissioning Of
[2:36:34] Northeast Campus Buildings.
[2:36:36] >> Thank you. In alignment with
[2:36:38] the district's trailblazing
[2:36:40] 2030 goal of responsible
[2:36:43] resource stewardship, the
[2:36:45] district is expanding its
[2:36:46] ongoing continuous
[2:36:48] commissioning initiative
[2:36:50] to include all buildings
[2:36:52] at the Northeast campus. This
[2:36:54] strategic expansion will
[2:36:56] further optimize and
[2:36:58] standardized building
[2:37:00] automation systems,
[2:37:02] enhancing energy efficiency,
[2:37:04] improving occupant comfort and
[2:37:07] ensuring long term operational
[2:37:09] consistency
[2:37:10] across the campus.
[2:37:12] Additionally, plant operators
[2:37:14] and facility staff will receive
[2:37:16] hands on training to support
[2:37:19] sustainable long term
[2:37:21] operations. This practice of
[2:37:24] continuous commissioning was
[2:37:26] begun in 2013 on the Trinity
[2:37:29] river campus. And since 2013,
[2:37:35] the board has approved projects
[2:37:37] at Southeast, at South, at
[2:37:40] Northwest, and at the Tarrant
[2:37:41] County Opportunity Center.
[2:37:45] So, this would be our last
[2:37:46] campus to begin continuous
[2:37:48] commissioning on. We expect the
[2:37:52] payback period
[2:37:54] for this project to be
[2:37:56] between one and three years.
[2:37:59] Since we began this project,
[2:38:01] and to date,
[2:38:03] we've spent a total of
[2:38:04] $2,455,025. But
[2:38:09] over that time,
[2:38:11] we have had savings
[2:38:12] of approximately 1.1 million
[2:38:14] per year, resulting
[2:38:17] in total cumulative savings
[2:38:19] of $12,934,535, or
[2:38:25] approximately $2 million per
[2:38:30] location. So, we are asking
[2:38:33] for your approval to implement
[2:38:34] continuous commissioning
[2:38:36] across the Northeast campus
[2:38:38] at a price of $434,946
[2:38:43] with the Texas A and M
[2:38:44] Engineering Experiment
[2:38:47] Station.
[2:38:49] >> Any questions for Dr.
[2:38:50] Anglin? Hearing none. Is there
[2:38:55] a motion to approve? Ms.
[2:38:57] Pritchard? Is there a second?
[2:38:59] >> Second.
[2:39:00] >> Ms. Wood? All those
[2:39:01] in favor say aye.
[2:39:02] >> Aye.
[2:39:03] >> Any opposed? The motion
[2:39:04] carries. Item 6D. Authorize
[2:39:08] Execution of an Agreement
[2:39:10] with Talent Corporation, LLC
[2:39:12] in an Amount Up To
[2:39:13] $3,316,842.00 With Renewal
[2:39:18] Options for Leased Labor as
[2:39:20] Needed Throughout the
[2:39:22] District. Dr. Anglin?
[2:39:24] >> Thank you. In support of our
[2:39:26] immediate and ongoing needs
[2:39:27] of the Real Estate Facilities
[2:39:30] Department for construction,
[2:39:31] maintenance,
[2:39:32] trade workers being provided
[2:39:35] by a third party firm,
[2:39:37] often referred to as leased
[2:39:39] labor or temporary employees.
[2:39:41] Service areas include
[2:39:43] groundskeeping, general labor
[2:39:45] and plant operation needs
[2:39:47] resulting from temporary or
[2:39:50] extended vacancies. And these
[2:39:53] folks will help us support our
[2:39:56] projects on campuses and fill
[2:40:00] those open positions until we
[2:40:01] can hire a permanent position.
[2:40:04] They augment staff based on
[2:40:10] that potential employee's
[2:40:11] knowledge, skills,
[2:40:12] abilities and fit
[2:40:13] with the team. They could be
[2:40:15] recommended
[2:40:16] for full time employment
[2:40:18] after they spent some time
[2:40:19] with us. The scope of services
[2:40:21] has been competitively bid and
[2:40:25] this firm has been selected as
[2:40:26] the best value
[2:40:27] for the district. We did
[2:40:29] receive four bids. The contract
[2:40:31] is for two years with three one
[2:40:34] year optional renewal terms.
[2:40:38] And I'll note this is
[2:40:40] $1,658,421 per year
[2:40:45] in authorization to spend
[2:40:49] to date. In fiscal year 25,
[2:40:52] we've only spent 913,000. So
[2:40:54] the spend is based
[2:40:56] on our number of vacancies and
[2:40:59] our actual needs
[2:41:00] across the campus. And this is
[2:41:02] with Talent Corp. LLC.
[2:41:07] >> Are there any questions
[2:41:09] for Dr. Anglin? Hearing none.
[2:41:12] Is there a motion
[2:41:13] to approve?
[2:41:14] >> Move to approve.
[2:41:16] >> Ms. Wood, is there a second?
[2:41:17] >> Second.
[2:41:18] >> Ms. Pritchett. All those
[2:41:19] in favor say aye.
[2:41:20] >> Aye.
[2:41:21] >> Any opposed? The motion
[2:41:24] carries. Item 6 E. Authorize
[2:41:27] Execution of an Agreement
[2:41:28] with Multiple Vendors in an
[2:41:30] Amount up to $424,820.78 with
[2:41:36] Renewal Options for Window
[2:41:38] Washing Services throughout the
[2:41:40] District. Dr. Anglin?
[2:41:41] >> Thank you. This proposal
[2:41:43] recommends the approval
[2:41:44] of a contract for interior and
[2:41:46] exterior window washing
[2:41:48] services
[2:41:49] across all district campuses.
[2:41:54] We look for the windows
[2:41:56] to be cleaned on South
[2:41:59] Tarrant County Opportunity
[2:42:02] Center, Northeast, ODMC,
[2:42:03] Northwest alliance and
[2:42:04] Southeast
[2:42:06] at least two times each year.
[2:42:08] And for Trinity river and
[2:42:10] Trinity river east. We look
[2:42:13] for cleaning done possibly up
[2:42:16] to three times a year. Based
[2:42:17] on the need. We received eight
[2:42:21] bids. It was competitively bid
[2:42:24] and selected a variety
[2:42:27] of vendors based on their bids
[2:42:31] for the different locations.
[2:42:34] The bid is a total of 424,800
[2:42:37] 2078
[2:42:38] between five different vendors.
[2:42:40] And that breaks down to
[2:42:44] 212,400 1039 per year. And this
[2:42:47] is
[2:42:48] for an initial two year term
[2:42:50] with three one year renewal
[2:42:51] options.
[2:42:54] >> Thank you, Dr. Anglin.
[2:42:56] Anyone have any questions?
[2:43:00] Hearing None. Is there a motion
[2:43:01] to approve?
[2:43:03] >> Move to approve.
[2:43:04] >> Mr. Hornsby. Is there a
[2:43:05] second?
[2:43:06] >> Second.
[2:43:07] >> Ms. Wood. All those
[2:43:08] in favor say Aye.
[2:43:09] >> Aye.
[2:43:10] >> Any opposed? The motion
[2:43:11] carries. Item 6F. Authorize
[2:43:15] Execution of Amendment No. 1
[2:43:18] To the Construction Manager
[2:43:20] at Risk Contract with
[2:43:22] Chambers Engineering in an
[2:43:23] Amount Up To $1,446,153.00.
[2:43:28] Dr. Anglin?
[2:43:30] >> Thank you. In January of
[2:43:33] 24, we signed Interlocal
[2:43:35] agreements between Tarrant
[2:43:36] County College District and
[2:43:37] Tarrant county
[2:43:39] for child care facilities
[2:43:40] on the Northwest and south
[2:43:42] campuses. On May 9th of 2024,
[2:43:47] the board approved lease and
[2:43:48] operating agreements between
[2:43:50] Tarrant County College
[2:43:52] District and Child Care
[2:43:54] Associates. Child Care
[2:43:55] Associates will design,
[2:43:57] construct and operate child
[2:43:59] care facilities on the south
[2:44:01] and northwest campuses while
[2:44:04] Tarrant County College is
[2:44:07] responsible
[2:44:08] for preparing the sites to
[2:44:09] receive the structures provided
[2:44:12] by Child Care Associates. The
[2:44:15] board selected a construction
[2:44:17] manager at risk in June of
[2:44:20] 2024. And tonight we come
[2:44:24] to you with the guaranteed
[2:44:25] maximum price from Chambers
[2:44:27] Engineering, the CMAR. And this
[2:44:32] price is after Chambers
[2:44:35] Engineering soliciting
[2:44:37] competitive subcontractor
[2:44:39] proposals for the Northwest
[2:44:42] campus site developments and
[2:44:44] utilities infrastructure and
[2:44:47] proposing that guaranteed
[2:44:48] maximum price of $1,446,153.
[2:44:56] This does provide
[2:44:58] for civil utilities, all
[2:45:00] of the flat work, selective
[2:45:02] landscaping and irrigation
[2:45:04] to support the Northwest campus
[2:45:06] child care facility.
[2:45:10] >> Ms. Pritchett?
[2:45:13] >> So to date we have spent the
[2:45:14] $1.25 million for the site, Is
[2:45:19] that correct?
[2:45:23] >> For the site today. Mr.
[2:45:28] Mitchell, you want to. We've
[2:45:32] spent the 463, 592
[2:45:34] for design and construction,
[2:45:36] administration and we spent the
[2:45:37] 17,500 for the CMAR procurement
[2:45:44] preconstruction services.
[2:45:47] Okay. And that's what we've
[2:45:48] spent to date. Okay.
[2:45:50] >> Cause it says Here to date
[2:45:53] 1.25293877 has been expended
[2:45:55] on the Northwest campus child
[2:45:57] care facility project.
[2:46:01] >> That includes land.
[2:46:10] >> Yeah, that includes the
[2:46:11] value of the land. Okay.
[2:46:12] In our initial amounts,
[2:46:15] we factored in the value
[2:46:16] of the land at both Northwest
[2:46:19] and South.
[2:46:21] >> Thank you for that
[2:46:22] clarification. Now it says to
[2:46:23] meet critical schedule
[2:46:24] milestones. What is the
[2:46:26] critical schedule?
[2:46:29] >> Our goal is
[2:46:30] to have these completed by
[2:46:32] December of 25.
[2:46:34] But the money, it is federal
[2:46:36] stimulus money that was
[2:46:39] provided the county. So there
[2:46:41] is a deadline
[2:46:43] on spending that money. And
[2:46:44] that was why we have to move
[2:46:47] along on it.
[2:46:50] >> And that was the CARES
[2:46:51] funds.
[2:46:52] >> Yes. Okay, thank you.
[2:46:54] >> If I recall correctly that
[2:46:57] this was supposed
[2:46:59] to be a budget neutral item
[2:47:00] for the college,
[2:47:02] that a combination of Child
[2:47:04] Care Associates and their
[2:47:05] investment
[2:47:06] in this and the CARES Fund,
[2:47:07] this was intended
[2:47:08] to be budget neutral
[2:47:09] for us.
[2:47:11] >> It was not budget neutral
[2:47:14] because we had agreed
[2:47:15] to do the dirt work,
[2:47:16] make sure there were utilities
[2:47:18] to it,
[2:47:19] that infrastructure work. So
[2:47:21] that was our share. And then
[2:47:23] the building Child Care
[2:47:29] Associates has the grants
[2:47:31] from the county that pay
[2:47:32] for the actual buildings.
[2:47:35] Okay.
[2:47:36] >> And then so this is a
[2:47:37] request for an additional
[2:47:38] above the actual funds from
[2:47:41] Fund 40. This is an additional
[2:47:42] up to 1.446153.
[2:47:50] >> This is the contract
[2:47:51] with our contractor, CMAR
[2:47:54] Contractor, and it will extend
[2:47:55] exceed our original projected
[2:47:57] budget
[2:47:59] for that service because of all
[2:48:01] the factors that we discussed.
[2:48:04] That makes sense.
[2:48:05] >> And so if you can walk
[2:48:09] through again,
[2:48:11] I know we discussed it last
[2:48:12] week,
[2:48:13] but if you can walk through,
[2:48:14] why we are such a percentage
[2:48:17] wise, why we are so far
[2:48:19] above budget?
[2:48:21] >> When the initial projections
[2:48:23] were provided the board,
[2:48:26] the initial plans were
[2:48:28] to put this building next
[2:48:30] to our public safety facility.
[2:48:34] Then over time it was
[2:48:37] determined that that space
[2:48:38] could possibly be needed
[2:48:40] for expansion. And then we had
[2:48:42] an area just to the southeast
[2:48:47] of that location where
[2:48:49] through the redevelopment
[2:48:51] at the Northwest campus,
[2:48:54] it had. There's a gravel
[2:48:55] parking lot there. And
[2:48:57] by moving it over,
[2:48:59] we left room for the college to
[2:49:02] expand the public safety
[2:49:05] operations in the future and
[2:49:08] also make it easier drop
[2:49:11] off and pick up for parents.
[2:49:13] And actually it separates it a
[2:49:15] little bit more
[2:49:16] from any college building. But
[2:49:20] in doing that it meant more
[2:49:23] dirt work and us running
[2:49:25] utility lines further than we
[2:49:27] had initially planned.
[2:49:31] >> A couple
[2:49:33] of questions then, since this
[2:49:35] the funding was primarily
[2:49:36] coming from CARES funding. Do
[2:49:39] we have the Ability
[2:49:40] to go and request more funds
[2:49:42] to cover this, offset some of
[2:49:43] these costs.
[2:49:48] >> I'm not sure if the county
[2:49:50] has any remaining funds. The
[2:49:54] buildings, when they did,
[2:49:56] the prices came in the
[2:50:00] Northwest is. Or the funding.
[2:50:03] We thought initially the
[2:50:04] funding was going
[2:50:06] to be split evenly between the
[2:50:07] two campus constructions. The
[2:50:10] agreement actually had more
[2:50:13] going to south than to
[2:50:15] Northwest. So I did contact the
[2:50:19] county asking can we use that
[2:50:21] portion from south and move it
[2:50:27] to Northwest? And the answer
[2:50:29] was it couldn't. But we were
[2:50:33] told that there were other
[2:50:36] expenditures that were being
[2:50:38] made that were eligible
[2:50:39] expenditures. So that money
[2:50:40] will be fully recouped
[2:50:43] on the south campus. And then
[2:50:47] we've exceeded that spend
[2:50:52] on the Northwest. Okay.
[2:50:54] >> And then just one final
[2:50:57] question on the M and O
[2:50:59] on the ongoing. Have we entered
[2:51:03] into contracts? Do we know what
[2:51:04] our M and O responsibility will
[2:51:07] be once this is fully
[2:51:09] implemented?
[2:51:13] >> There is an operating
[2:51:15] agreement and child care
[2:51:16] associates will take care
[2:51:18] of everything. The building is
[2:51:20] their responsibility and
[2:51:21] everything
[2:51:22] inside the building. We do want
[2:51:24] to take care
[2:51:26] of the area outside
[2:51:27] since it will reflect
[2:51:28] on the remainder
[2:51:29] of our our campus. But all of
[2:51:32] the maintenance and operations
[2:51:34] will be child care associates
[2:51:39] responsibility.
[2:51:40] >> Okay. All right.
[2:51:41] >> Thank you.
[2:51:44] >> Are there any other
[2:51:45] questions for Dr. Anglin.
[2:51:48] >> Hearing none. Is there a
[2:51:49] motion to Approve.
[2:51:52] >> Move approval.
[2:51:54] >> Dr. Morrison.
[2:51:56] >> Second.
[2:51:57] >> Second from Mr. Hornsby.
[2:51:58] All those in favor say Aye.
[2:51:59] >> Aye.
[2:52:00] >> Any opposed? The motion
[2:52:01] carries. Item 6G. Authorize
[2:52:04] Execution of an Agreement
[2:52:05] With GC&E Systems Group, LLC
[2:52:07] in an Amount up to $326,462.50
[2:52:14] to Install 1,075 Axis
[2:52:18] Security Cameras. Dr. Anglin?
[2:52:20] >> Thank you, as we continue
[2:52:23] our implementation
[2:52:25] of our security master plan,
[2:52:28] you will recall that In
[2:52:30] September of 2024, the board
[2:52:32] approved the purchase of 285
[2:52:35] cameras for phase one. Those
[2:52:38] 285 cameras have been installed
[2:52:42] by college employees. In
[2:52:45] October of 2024, the board
[2:52:52] approved the replacement
[2:52:55] of the camera servers
[2:52:57] to support cameras
[2:52:58] in all phases. So we have new
[2:53:00] servers
[2:53:01] to support the cameras. And
[2:53:03] then In May of 2025, the board
[2:53:06] approved the purchase of 1075
[2:53:10] additional cameras. We have
[2:53:12] received those surveillance
[2:53:15] cameras. They have been
[2:53:18] prepped, ready
[2:53:19] for installation. We went out
[2:53:20] for bids for a company to
[2:53:24] install those so we can get
[2:53:26] them installed and running
[2:53:27] quickly. And the low bidder was
[2:53:31] GC&E Systems Group
[2:53:34] in an amount up to 326,462.50
[2:53:39] for the installation of those
[2:53:42] 1,075 cameras.
[2:53:47] >> Are there questions for
[2:53:48] Dr. Anglin hearing none.
[2:53:52] >> Is there a motion
[2:53:53] to approve?
[2:53:54] >> Move to approve.
[2:53:55] >> Ms. Wood.
[2:53:57] >> Second.
[2:53:59] >> Mr. Hornsby. All those
[2:54:00] in favor say aye.
[2:54:01] >> Aye.
[2:54:02] >> Any opposed? Motion carries.
[2:54:05] Item 6H. Authorize Execution
[2:54:07] of an Agreement with Atlas
[2:54:10] Universal, Inc. in an Amount up
[2:54:11] to $1,000,340.00, Inclusive
[2:54:16] of Owner- Controlled
[2:54:19] Contingency, to Provide
[2:54:21] Construction Services for The
[2:54:22] Northwest NW16 Envelope
[2:54:23] Remediation. Dr. Anglin?
[2:54:25] >> Thank you. September of
[2:54:29] 24, the board authorized a
[2:54:30] professional services contract
[2:54:31] with LCCX LLC for design and
[2:54:33] construction administration
[2:54:38] services related to this
[2:54:42] envelope remediation project
[2:54:45] at NW16 or formerly WCJC. This
[2:54:50] is on the Northwest campus. It
[2:54:53] was added to the five year
[2:54:55] capital improvement plan in
[2:54:57] August of 24. This is a result
[2:55:03] of skylights leaking and water
[2:55:07] coming into the building
[2:55:09] over the years. We've had it
[2:55:12] remediated multiple times and
[2:55:16] it's past any more plugging the
[2:55:18] leaks. And so we need a total
[2:55:19] envelope remediation. We did go
[2:55:23] out for bid and advertised it
[2:55:27] on June 27th and 30th
[2:55:28] in accordance
[2:55:30] with bid requirements. We
[2:55:31] received several seven bids and
[2:55:33] Atlas Universal was considered
[2:55:36] the lowest responsible and
[2:55:37] responsive bidder
[2:55:38] for the college. So we're
[2:55:40] seeking your approval
[2:55:43] for a contract with Atlas
[2:55:46] Universal, up to $1,000,340 for
[2:55:48] the full envelope remediation
[2:55:51] project at northwest campus
[2:55:55] on WCJC.
[2:55:58] >> Ms. Pritchett?
[2:56:01] >> I have a brief question.
[2:56:03] Since this has been a recurring
[2:56:05] issue as part of the project,
[2:56:06] are there guarantees and
[2:56:07] warranties?
[2:56:09] >> We will have a warranty
[2:56:11] on the project.
[2:56:12] >> Thank you.
[2:56:15] >> Are there any other
[2:56:16] questions for Dr. Anglin?
[2:56:18] Hearing None. Is there a motion
[2:56:19] to approve?
[2:56:22] >> Move Approval.
[2:56:24] >> Ms. Law.
[2:56:25] >> Second.
[2:56:26] >> Second for Ms. Wood. All
[2:56:29] those in favor say aye.
[2:56:30] >> Aye.
[2:56:31] >> Any opposed? The motion
[2:56:32] carries. Item 6I Endorse the
[2:56:35] FY2026 Five-Year Capital
[2:56:37] Improvement Plan to Serve as a
[2:56:39] Framework for Execution of
[2:56:41] All Capital Improvements. Dr.
[2:56:43] Anglin?
[2:56:46] >> We bring the capital
[2:56:47] improvement plan to you each
[2:56:48] August along with the budget.
[2:56:51] And prior to us bringing it
[2:56:54] to you, we have. We look to see
[2:56:57] if there's any new projects
[2:57:00] that are critical to the
[2:57:01] college and we seek approval
[2:57:04] for addition of those in
[2:57:05] August and then they go on the
[2:57:07] capital improvement plan list.
[2:57:11] These were prioritized through
[2:57:13] the facility assessment.
[2:57:17] You'll see there the projects
[2:57:19] that we're seeking
[2:57:20] to add this year. And we have
[2:57:21] removed three of them
[2:57:24] since we met last week
[2:57:26] to reduce the amount. And the
[2:57:30] remaining projects that we're
[2:57:32] asking your approval to add to
[2:57:34] the capital improvement plan is
[2:57:37] the foundation repair and site
[2:57:39] improvements at Southeast ESCT,
[2:57:42] the emergency communications
[2:57:44] upgrade, the security master
[2:57:48] plan,
[2:57:49] year one implementation. And
[2:57:50] this gets us into the access
[2:57:53] controls and phone system. The
[2:57:56] one above was the Emergency
[2:57:59] phone systems and then paint
[2:58:01] booth replacement
[2:58:03] on the south campus, courtyard
[2:58:05] renovation, and I forgot I had
[2:58:08] a little slideshow
[2:58:12] for you here,
[2:58:14] but the courtyard renovation at
[2:58:16] the south campus and that
[2:58:19] renovation is an ADA
[2:58:20] requirement that we need
[2:58:22] to take care of. And then the
[2:58:24] Trinity River Early College
[2:58:26] High School. So we did remove
[2:58:28] the rainwater harvesting
[2:58:30] project, the south campus
[2:58:32] instructional lab and CSS
[2:58:34] on the Trinity river campus.
[2:58:38] So we've removed three projects
[2:58:39] from what you saw a week ago.
[2:58:41] And then our bond funded
[2:58:43] projects, Northwest
[2:58:45] redevelopment completion,
[2:58:47] southeast campus renovation and
[2:58:48] expansion will be completed
[2:58:50] in this next year. And then the
[2:58:52] beginning of the Northeast
[2:58:54] science building and then some
[2:58:57] contingencies remaining there.
[2:59:00] Any questions?
[2:59:04] >> Dr. Anglin, do you know, and
[2:59:07] maybe the new attachment tells
[2:59:10] me this, do you know
[2:59:11] about how much money you found
[2:59:14] in the capital improvement
[2:59:15] plan?
[2:59:16] >> 877,000. And you'll see a
[2:59:20] little bit later when we talk
[2:59:24] about budget. I have reduced
[2:59:27] the transfers significantly
[2:59:29] into Fund 40 and Fund 46
[2:59:33] for next year. And that's part
[2:59:35] of how we're going to balance
[2:59:38] this next year's budget.
[2:59:40] >> Well, we appreciate you
[2:59:41] taking a hard look at this and
[2:59:44] finding some cost savings here.
[2:59:45] Thank you. Are there any other
[2:59:48] questions for Dr. Anglin? Is
[2:59:51] there a motion
[2:59:52] to approve?
[2:59:54] >> Move Approval.
[2:59:55] >> Dr. Morrison?
[2:59:56] >> Second.
[2:59:57] >> Second from Mr. Hornsby.
[2:59:58] All those
[2:59:59] in favor say aye.
[3:00:00] >> Aye.
[3:00:01] >> Any opposed? The motion
[3:00:02] carries. Item 6 J. Authorize
[3:00:06] Execution of a Resolution
[3:00:07] Approving the Operating,
[3:00:09] Capital, and Debt Service
[3:00:11] Budgets of Tarrant County
[3:00:12] College District for the
[3:00:13] Fiscal Year, Beginning
[3:00:14] September 1, 2025 and Ending
[3:00:17] August 31, 2026.Dr. Anglin?
[3:00:20] >> Thank you. I'd like
[3:00:23] to start out
[3:00:25] with just a reminder
[3:00:26] of the situation that we're
[3:00:28] in this year. We're dealing
[3:00:31] with a tuition freeze
[3:00:33] for fiscal year 26 and fiscal
[3:00:35] year 27. Based on the
[3:00:38] governor's executive order,
[3:00:41] we have an appraisal freeze on
[3:00:45] for two years. Our new
[3:00:47] construction
[3:00:49] in the county was $5 billion.
[3:00:53] And a significant amount
[3:00:55] of that will be exempt
[3:00:57] from taxes. The exemptions
[3:01:00] increased from last year
[3:01:06] to this year. And then we are.
[3:01:11] You mentioned student fees
[3:01:13] earlier. And we understand that
[3:01:17] as we move forward, we have
[3:01:19] to look
[3:01:20] at additional revenue streams,
[3:01:24] our performance outcomes,
[3:01:26] our state funding. We did very
[3:01:28] well, but we're really limited
[3:01:31] on the amount. You can move
[3:01:33] that needle from year
[3:01:34] to year. We'll look back
[3:01:40] at our budget guiding
[3:01:42] principles for this year, and
[3:01:44] the board approved these back
[3:01:46] at the first of the year. We
[3:01:49] have implemented a zero-based
[3:01:50] budget or strategic budget.
[3:01:54] We've revised our chart
[3:01:56] of accounts. We'll be aligning
[3:01:57] pathways
[3:01:59] across the institution. We're
[3:02:00] Providing expenditures
[3:02:05] in areas that they apply
[3:02:08] to and you'll see this
[3:02:10] in just a moment
[3:02:12] to where moving forward
[3:02:13] after we get
[3:02:15] through this fiscal year, we'll
[3:02:16] have more decision making tools
[3:02:19] available to us than we've ever
[3:02:21] had before. We'll be able
[3:02:23] to look
[3:02:25] at high performing programs,
[3:02:26] low performing programs,
[3:02:28] return on investment,
[3:02:30] breakeven in a lot of ways
[3:02:33] by capturing the cost,
[3:02:35] what it truly cost us
[3:02:37] to do some of the work,
[3:02:39] the work that we're doing.
[3:02:42] >> Plan on continuing
[3:02:43] to drive results for
[3:02:44] performance outcomes that
[3:02:46] result
[3:02:47] in additional state funding.
[3:02:49] And along with that we have an
[3:02:52] optimal student schedule to
[3:02:54] where we're being very
[3:02:56] efficient in scheduling but
[3:02:59] assuring that we meet the needs
[3:03:00] of students, expand and
[3:03:03] strengthen the college's
[3:03:04] capacity
[3:03:06] to serve and prepare students
[3:03:07] for the 21st century workforce.
[3:03:10] Develop recommendations from
[3:03:12] the compensation and
[3:03:13] classification studies
[3:03:15] to remain competitive
[3:03:16] in the marketplace,
[3:03:18] consider the budget impact of
[3:03:20] the governor's free zone
[3:03:21] tuition and prepare a budget
[3:03:24] with a tax rate equal
[3:03:25] to or lower than fiscal year
[3:03:28] 2025. And so what we're
[3:03:31] presenting
[3:03:32] to you tonight will take all
[3:03:37] of those principles
[3:03:39] into consideration. Since last
[3:03:43] week we've gone back and we're
[3:03:47] asking to not that you propose
[3:03:50] a tax rate equal
[3:03:52] to the current tax rate with
[3:03:57] that same tax rate and looking
[3:04:00] at our adjusted current year
[3:04:02] taxable value and that takes
[3:04:04] into account the value
[3:04:06] of property that has been
[3:04:08] frozen for those 65 and older.
[3:04:13] It means our maintenance tax
[3:04:16] revenue will go from 281
[3:04:18] million down to 265 million.
[3:04:24] And I've taken that current
[3:04:26] year taxable value freeze
[3:04:30] adjusted, multiplied it
[3:04:32] by the M and O tax rate and
[3:04:36] with assuming a 99% collection
[3:04:39] rate to get that amount,
[3:04:43] our credit hour tuition, we're
[3:04:46] anticipating an enrollment
[3:04:47] increase and we had an
[3:04:49] enrollment increase
[3:04:51] for this year. So those two
[3:04:52] increases, we're projecting a
[3:04:54] significant increase in tuition
[3:04:57] revenue and then also increase
[3:04:59] in our non credit tuition
[3:05:02] revenue. With that, our total
[3:05:07] proposed revenue will be
[3:05:10] $415,071,526 down
[3:05:15] from this year's $421,023,005.
[3:05:23] Our key priorities for this
[3:05:26] year will be have been as we've
[3:05:30] worked through the year,
[3:05:32] implementation of that
[3:05:33] compensation and classification
[3:05:34] study, preservation
[3:05:36] of our capacity
[3:05:38] for that final tranche
[3:05:39] of debt, including maintaining
[3:05:41] our triple A bond rating. And
[3:05:44] we have a triple A bond rating
[3:05:46] because we've had a healthy
[3:05:47] fund balance. We have a
[3:05:50] formalized debt management
[3:05:52] policy, a reserve and liquidity
[3:05:55] policy and strong financial
[3:05:58] performance. And that's what we
[3:06:02] stayed long term. We've been
[3:06:07] AAA rated on any debt five year
[3:06:08] capital improvement plan goals
[3:06:10] identified
[3:06:12] from the strategic plan
[3:06:14] Continue our enrollment,
[3:06:15] retention and student success
[3:06:17] efforts and focus
[3:06:19] on those high demand fields
[3:06:20] in the workforce
[3:06:22] to meet the needs of Tarrant
[3:06:23] county business,
[3:06:25] industry and healthcare. The
[3:06:28] key investments
[3:06:29] in the fiscal year 26 budget.
[3:06:33] The use
[3:06:34] of that zero based budgeting.
[3:06:36] It's provided
[3:06:37] for additional due diligence in
[3:06:38] budget development and will
[3:06:41] provide better decision making
[3:06:42] data
[3:06:43] in the future and allow us
[3:06:45] to better leverage our
[3:06:47] resources to begin the
[3:06:49] Northeast Science building
[3:06:52] project. The selection and
[3:06:53] beginning the implementation
[3:06:55] process of a new ERP
[3:06:58] to continue implementation
[3:06:59] of our facilities master plan,
[3:07:01] our security master plan and
[3:07:03] our technology refresh. Now
[3:07:08] these key investments
[3:07:10] implementation
[3:07:11] of the compensation study be
[3:07:13] 4.2 million. That's an estimate
[3:07:16] plus benefits that will affect
[3:07:19] approximately 1300 or so
[3:07:25] employees. We do not have the
[3:07:26] compensation study. It's not
[3:07:27] finalized. It will be
[3:07:29] after the new semester starts.
[3:07:32] But we have earmarked money
[3:07:35] to be able to implement the
[3:07:37] compensation study in
[3:07:41] January. You approve the
[3:07:43] increase of adjunct and overlap
[3:07:46] overload pay to $65 per contact
[3:07:49] hour. That's at a cost of $5.8
[3:07:52] million additional to us. That
[3:07:54] is built in to the budget.
[3:07:58] You'll see we did increase the
[3:08:02] police pay this past year and
[3:08:04] that was an additional 741,000
[3:08:07] in salaries and additional
[3:08:12] benefits. And that was
[3:08:14] through the implementation of
[3:08:15] the evergreen compensation
[3:08:17] study. And when I say benefits
[3:08:18] that is Social Security and TRS
[3:08:25] contributions that the college
[3:08:26] is responsible for. And then
[3:08:29] to provide a 2% increase for
[3:08:31] employees our health insurance.
[3:08:34] The cost of the college is
[3:08:36] increasing 8% this next year.
[3:08:41] We have assigned software costs
[3:08:43] to the cost categories benefit
[3:08:46] are using the software.
[3:08:48] Historically all
[3:08:49] of our software has been
[3:08:51] charged to the IT budget. And
[3:08:53] so we've worked really hard
[3:08:54] this year
[3:08:56] to get it split out. And so in
[3:08:58] a moment you'll see some
[3:09:00] increases
[3:09:01] in some areas and most
[3:09:02] of that's going to be software
[3:09:04] and us just reallocating it to
[3:09:07] the department that uses it and
[3:09:09] benefits from it. An example
[3:09:15] payment works which we use
[3:09:18] in procurement. That software
[3:09:20] cost will be charged
[3:09:22] to procurement budget. So that
[3:09:24] way we know what it's costing
[3:09:27] us to operate each area. And
[3:09:32] then our overall our insurance
[3:09:35] costs have gone up. You
[3:09:37] approved those earlier tonight.
[3:09:40] Property and casualty,
[3:09:42] automobile liability insurance,
[3:09:45] educators, legal liability.
[3:09:47] Those costs went up
[3:09:49] about 10% this year. And then
[3:09:51] increased tax collection cost.
[3:09:54] Now those prices tax collector
[3:09:57] had not increased those
[3:09:58] in eight years. And so we're
[3:10:00] seeing an increase
[3:10:01] for this next year in this
[3:10:05] budget we have no instructional
[3:10:06] equipment added. We're planning
[3:10:10] on seeking out grants to fund
[3:10:13] the needed new equipment.
[3:10:15] We've a significant reduction
[3:10:19] in travel funds. We've reduced
[3:10:23] operating funds throughout the
[3:10:24] budget with a focus
[3:10:26] on necessities. There's been a
[3:10:29] reduction in budget dollars
[3:10:31] for technology equipment,
[3:10:33] reductions in transfers
[3:10:37] to fund 40 and fund 46. And
[3:10:39] just so you know how hard it is
[3:10:41] for us to cut a budget, 75%
[3:10:44] of our budget is our people.
[3:10:46] We're a service organization.
[3:10:50] And 75% of our total budget is
[3:10:51] salaries and benefits. And that
[3:10:56] is standard across the college
[3:10:58] and university. 70 to 80% is
[3:11:01] what you typically find the
[3:11:03] personnel cost. So I just
[3:11:11] wanted to share all of that
[3:11:14] with you. And then there
[3:11:17] in front of you,
[3:11:19] I have provided a summary
[3:11:22] of where we are right now with
[3:11:25] our 26th budget. I'm still
[3:11:28] looking for 1.8 million,
[3:11:30] but we're not through. So we
[3:11:33] will find it and we'll get it
[3:11:36] balanced.
[3:11:38] But you can see the differences
[3:11:41] between fiscal year 26 and
[3:11:43] fiscal year 25. I will say that
[3:11:46] on the campuses, a lot of their
[3:11:49] increase is that adjunct and
[3:11:52] overload pay because now it's
[3:11:54] allocated by campus here. And
[3:11:56] the other increases, a lot of
[3:12:01] that is the software being
[3:12:02] allocated
[3:12:03] to those departments or areas
[3:12:05] for the first time. So we
[3:12:09] started working Friday
[3:12:12] on finding things to reduce,
[3:12:17] and this is where we are today
[3:12:18] after almost a week
[3:12:20] of doing it. We're not through,
[3:12:21] but we will get it balanced.
[3:12:24] But I did cut the transfers
[3:12:28] from 31 million to 16 million.
[3:12:31] So that's where I picked up 15
[3:12:33] million. Okay.
[3:12:41] >> Are there any questions
[3:12:42] for Dr. Anglin? Ms. Law?
[3:12:50] >> Yes. I'm sure you went
[3:12:52] over this
[3:12:53] in the workshop or last week,
[3:12:55] but can you explain the reason?
[3:12:56] And interest income went
[3:12:59] in the M and o budget was 12
[3:13:04] million, and now we're going
[3:13:05] to 8.5 million.
[3:13:06] Like what?
[3:13:07] >> Yeah, right.
[3:13:08] >> What's the reason
[3:13:09] for that?
[3:13:10] >> Yeah, when we budgeted that
[3:13:11] 12 million a year ago, the
[3:13:12] interest rate cuts had not
[3:13:14] started. And so we've been.
[3:13:17] Our interest rate has been much
[3:13:19] lower this year than it was
[3:13:23] in the prior year. Prior year.
[3:13:26] And if, when you look
[3:13:27] at our current revenue, we'll
[3:13:32] still have two months interest
[3:13:33] to be recorded there. And I
[3:13:37] know we're getting ready to
[3:13:39] have probably two more rate
[3:13:40] cuts and that's.
[3:13:44] >> Okay. Yeah. Interest rate
[3:13:45] cuts. Interest rate.
[3:13:48] >> What?
[3:13:50] >> I guess I'm not clear about
[3:13:52] the interest rate you're
[3:13:53] talking about.
[3:13:54] >> Were you asking
[3:13:55] about interest income?
[3:13:56] >> Yes.
[3:13:57] >> Yeah.
[3:13:58] >> Interest (inaudible). These
[3:13:59] are our investments and we are
[3:14:02] restricted through the public
[3:14:04] funds investment policy. So the
[3:14:06] types of Investments that we
[3:14:08] typically invest in are going
[3:14:11] to be a.
[3:14:15] >> Okay, so it's the I just
[3:14:16] wanted
[3:14:17] to make clear. I just want to
[3:14:18] make sure I understand that
[3:14:19] it's a treasury
[3:14:21] of the market.
[3:14:22] >> It's an effect
[3:14:25] of the market.
[3:14:26] >> Effect of the market,
[3:14:27] yes.
[3:14:28] >> Okay, thank you, Ms.
[3:14:30] Pritchett.
[3:14:34] >> Thank you for all
[3:14:36] of the diligence in this.
[3:14:38] From my perspective,
[3:14:40] you've done a tremendous job.
[3:14:42] One question that I do have
[3:14:44] in particular, I know that this
[3:14:45] has been a topic before and
[3:14:46] that is specifically as it
[3:14:47] relates
[3:14:48] to funded unfilled positions,
[3:14:50] has that been reviewed
[3:14:51] thoroughly to make sure do we
[3:14:54] have any carryover
[3:14:55] from previous years? Has that
[3:14:57] been thoroughly reviewed to
[3:14:59] make sure that we are right
[3:15:00] sized and that we aren't
[3:15:01] funding positions that we're
[3:15:02] not filling?
[3:15:07] >> We have looked
[3:15:08] at it and I will say,
[3:15:11] and I'm going to just speak
[3:15:12] from the area that I have
[3:15:14] responsibility over,
[3:15:16] positions that we had struggled
[3:15:18] to fill. Some of our numbers
[3:15:21] have been reduced this year.
[3:15:25] The positions that we struggle
[3:15:27] to fill in many instances are
[3:15:29] those lower paying positions
[3:15:32] and it's because we're not
[3:15:36] at market. But as I look across
[3:15:38] the district and I know the
[3:15:42] folks that I work
[3:15:43] around every day, we're working
[3:15:46] very hard and we're lean
[3:15:49] in a lot of areas. There may be
[3:15:50] some areas
[3:15:52] across the district, but most
[3:15:56] cases we're pretty lean.
[3:16:01] But our number of those
[3:16:03] unfilled that were budgeted
[3:16:05] have been going
[3:16:07] down every year. And we're
[3:16:10] still going to have some
[3:16:15] remaining funds budgeted,
[3:16:16] funds that go unused this year,
[3:16:21] but it won't be at the
[3:16:23] magnitude that we've had.
[3:16:24] >> Okay, so they've. That's
[3:16:26] been reduced and most of those
[3:16:30] positions are the lower paying
[3:16:32] positions, correct?
[3:16:33] >> Yes, there's some that
[3:16:35] aren't, but
[3:16:36] for the most part they are.
[3:16:38] But one thing I do want
[3:16:39] to point out,
[3:16:41] we've had the same number
[3:16:42] of positions since 2023. The
[3:16:47] same number we've not added
[3:16:50] to our number
[3:16:51] of positions.
[3:16:54] >> Okay, thank you.
[3:16:59] >> Are there any other
[3:17:00] questions for Dr. Anglin?
[3:17:03] Hearing none. Is there a motion
[3:17:04] to approve?
[3:17:06] >> Move to approve.
[3:17:07] >> Ms. Wood, is there a second?
[3:17:09] >> Second.
[3:17:10] >> Second from Mr. Hornsby.
[3:17:11] All those
[3:17:12] in favor say aye.
[3:17:13] >> Aye.
[3:17:14] >> Any opposed? The motion
[3:17:15] carries.
[3:17:17] >> I'd like to state that I'm
[3:17:18] going to abstain. And the
[3:17:19] reason
[3:17:20] for that is because I have.
[3:17:21] Have requested a complete
[3:17:23] budget which I have yet
[3:17:24] to receive a copy
[3:17:25] of the complete budget. And so
[3:17:27] I can't in good conscience
[3:17:29] approve a budget that I haven't
[3:17:31] seen.
[3:17:33] >> Much of the detail on one
[3:17:35] abstention.
[3:17:36] >> Okay. And we will bring you
[3:17:38] back a budget book in
[3:17:41] September. And that is the
[3:17:44] historical practice
[3:17:47] of the college that we come
[3:17:49] through this tonight and then
[3:17:51] we go back and we finalize
[3:17:53] everything and put it all
[3:17:54] together. And I'm just. We need
[3:18:00] a new ERP system. And we. It is
[3:18:05] a time consuming process
[3:18:07] until we get a new system. We
[3:18:10] all. We're doing a lot on
[3:18:13] sports spreadsheets and then
[3:18:15] enter it into our ERP. So it
[3:18:17] is. We desperately need the new
[3:18:21] ERP system and it will make
[3:18:24] this whole process much quicker
[3:18:28] and more efficient when we. We
[3:18:30] get a new ERP.
[3:18:33] >> Thank you, Dr. Anglin. Item
[3:18:36] 6K authorized execution of a
[3:18:40] resolution establishing the
[3:18:41] proposed 2025 ad valorem tax
[3:18:43] rate of 0.11228 cents per $100
[3:18:52] in valuation divided as 09628
[3:18:59] for operations and maintenance
[3:19:02] and.016
[3:19:04] for interest and sinking fund.
[3:19:07] Dr. Anglin.
[3:19:08] >> Okay, thank you. I have a
[3:19:12] chart here that will show you
[3:19:14] the no new revenue rate, the
[3:19:16] voter approval rate and what we
[3:19:18] are proposing and asking you to
[3:19:19] propose as our tax rate this
[3:19:23] evening is the same tax rate
[3:19:26] that we have currently of
[3:19:32] 11.228 cents. We're breaking it
[3:19:33] down a little bit differently.
[3:19:36] But that you can see the
[3:19:37] breakdown there of 0.09628
[3:19:41] for M&O, 0.016 for debts
[3:19:49] for INS. You'll see here a
[3:19:55] chart that shows you our
[3:19:58] existing rate of 11.228 and our
[3:20:01] recommended rate of 11.228.
[3:20:07] And we're taking 0.155
[3:20:12] from M& O and putting it
[3:20:14] in the interest
[3:20:16] in sinking fund to get that up
[3:20:20] to 1.6 cents but stays at the
[3:20:23] 11.228. And you'll see at the
[3:20:29] top the certified net taxable
[3:20:31] value of 322 billion. And our
[3:20:35] taxable assessed value freeze
[3:20:37] adjusted of 278 billion. And
[3:20:46] then if we take that 278
[3:20:51] billion and calculate our M&O
[3:20:52] revenue 99% collection.
[3:20:56] There's our projected revenue
[3:20:58] of 265 million 260 777. We do
[3:21:03] the same thing
[3:21:06] on our INS revenue. We get
[3:21:10] 44,082,223 for a total of
[3:21:18] $309,347,000 as compared to
[3:21:21] $327,904,604 last year or a
[3:21:25] five point decrease. And
[3:21:36] there's our revenue figures
[3:21:37] last year and this year and
[3:21:40] that's a $16,045,743 decrease
[3:21:47] in tax revenue and then as it
[3:21:59] equates back to our operating
[3:22:02] budget revenue. Any questions?
[3:22:16] >> Dr. Anglin, could you
[3:22:19] reiterate for the group why it
[3:22:21] is important that we continue
[3:22:22] to grow our INS rate.
[3:22:28] >> When we drop it down? And
[3:22:32] especially if you go
[3:22:34] below the no new revenue rate,
[3:22:36] it's very hard to get it back
[3:22:38] to that point and stay within
[3:22:40] no new revenue and voter
[3:22:42] approval. Now, I have talked
[3:22:45] to a bond advisor that's worked
[3:22:50] with the college
[3:22:52] on the bonds, spoke
[3:22:53] with him yesterday. And I do
[3:22:55] know that even selling that
[3:22:59] last tranche of debt, our the
[3:23:01] maximum our debt tax rate
[3:23:03] should ever get to is 2 cents
[3:23:05] up from 1.6.
[3:23:09] But that will only be for just
[3:23:11] a few years and typically an
[3:23:15] average I'd say
[3:23:19] with that would be about 1.7.
[3:23:22] So that's why we needed
[3:23:23] to move a portion of that MNO
[3:23:24] to get it back and get that INS
[3:23:26] rate back. So our M and O rate
[3:23:31] is
[3:23:33] below the noni revenue rate.
[3:23:37] Our voter, our INS is slightly
[3:23:40] above the no new revenue rate.
[3:23:44] So we would have a public tax
[3:23:50] hearing before either your work
[3:23:52] session or your meeting in
[3:23:55] September.
[3:23:58] >> Thank you. Ms. Wood.
[3:24:03] >> I want
[3:24:04] to make sure I understand this,
[3:24:05] but our rate still stays the
[3:24:07] same, correct?
[3:24:08] >> Yes.
[3:24:09] >> Okay.
[3:24:10] >> I just wanted to say make
[3:24:11] sure I understood that
[3:24:12] before I'm going to say our
[3:24:14] rate stays the same and it
[3:24:18] meets that budget guiding
[3:24:20] principle. The rate stays the
[3:24:21] same.
[3:24:23] >> I personally want to thank
[3:24:25] you for all your work on this
[3:24:27] and especially the zero line
[3:24:30] budgeting. You did a phenomenal
[3:24:33] job and finding this money, I
[3:24:35] know, was not easy. And I just
[3:24:37] want you to know how much we
[3:24:38] appreciate you. Second
[3:24:40] of all, I want to thank the
[3:24:42] Chancellor for listening
[3:24:44] to the board and the community
[3:24:47] about this tax rate. At a time
[3:24:51] when homeowners are feeling
[3:24:53] like they're being taxed out
[3:24:56] of their homes, all eyes are
[3:24:57] on us to do what's right
[3:24:59] for the taxpayers. And
[3:25:01] Tarrant County College has
[3:25:04] tightened the spending belt and
[3:25:05] knows the answer is not
[3:25:06] to raise our taxes. Tarrant
[3:25:10] County College endeavors
[3:25:11] to do what's right
[3:25:14] for our community. And I just
[3:25:15] applaud them. And I applaud
[3:25:16] you, Chancellor LeBlanc and
[3:25:17] Dr. Anglin, for taking care
[3:25:21] of the community.
[3:25:26] >> Ms. Law?
[3:25:29] >> Dr. Anglin, the INS portion
[3:25:33] of this tax rate,
[3:25:34] is that calculated to allow us
[3:25:36] to service debt adequately?
[3:25:38] >> Yes.
[3:25:39] >> Okay. Thank you. Are there
[3:25:45] any other questions for Dr.
[3:25:46] Anglin? I'd like
[3:25:51] to reiterate all
[3:25:52] of the thanks. And we will be
[3:25:55] reiterating that
[3:25:56] through the end
[3:25:58] of the budgeting cycle,
[3:25:59] which has not yet arrived.
[3:26:02] So. Thank you for all
[3:26:03] of your work.
[3:26:04] >> Thank you.
[3:26:05] >> Is there a motion
[3:26:06] to approve?
[3:26:07] >> So moved.
[3:26:08] >> Ms. Pritchett. Is there a
[3:26:09] second?
[3:26:10] >> Second.
[3:26:13] >> Dr. Morrison. All those
[3:26:15] in favor say aye.
[3:26:16] >> Aye.
[3:26:17] >> Any opposed? The motion
[3:26:19] carries. Thank you, Dr.
[3:26:21] Anglin. You're almost there.
[3:26:25] Item 6L. Authorize execution
[3:26:29] of an agreement with General
[3:26:31] Data Tech LP in an amount up
[3:26:33] to $375,564.15 to replace
[3:26:41] emergency call devices. Dr.
[3:26:42] Anglin.
[3:26:43] >> Thank you. In December of
[3:26:44] 24 we put out a request
[3:26:46] for proposals for a replacement
[3:26:48] emergency call system. In
[3:26:52] January of 25 submissions were
[3:26:56] received. Submissions were
[3:26:57] evaluated by an
[3:26:58] interdepartmental district
[3:27:01] committee made up of people
[3:27:02] from facilities
[3:27:05] from the police from it and
[3:27:07] they selected this vendor,
[3:27:13] General Data Tech. The scope of
[3:27:15] this project includes the
[3:27:16] design,
[3:27:17] installation and implementation
[3:27:20] of a new emergency call system
[3:27:23] that will serve all TCC
[3:27:24] campuses. And this is part
[3:27:27] of the security master plan.
[3:27:29] The new system will integrate
[3:27:31] with existing security
[3:27:33] infrastructure, provide clear
[3:27:35] and direct communication
[3:27:37] with campus police,
[3:27:39] provides remote monitoring and
[3:27:40] troubleshooting, and offers
[3:27:42] features that ensure the safety
[3:27:43] of students, faculty,
[3:27:45] staff and visitors. As
[3:27:49] recommended
[3:27:50] in the master plan.
[3:27:51] Implementation will occur
[3:27:52] in phases. The first purchase
[3:27:55] will provide the necessary
[3:27:57] infrastructure
[3:27:58] to bring the new system online.
[3:28:00] Including software licensing,
[3:28:03] maintenance and technical
[3:28:05] support for 5 years. As well as
[3:28:08] 113 devices to replace the
[3:28:12] existing call units located
[3:28:14] in the corridors. So we're
[3:28:17] starting with the corridors
[3:28:18] in all
[3:28:20] of our campus buildings. And
[3:28:21] then eventually
[3:28:23] in separate phases,
[3:28:25] we will replace exist exterior
[3:28:27] bollards, building mounted
[3:28:29] phones and all classroom
[3:28:31] emergency devices. So this is
[3:28:33] phase one
[3:28:34] of this project.
[3:28:37] >> Ms. Wood. Okay, Ms.
[3:28:42] Pritchett, I need to abstain.
[3:28:43] >> I have a professional
[3:28:44] relationship
[3:28:45] with this vendor.
[3:28:46] >> So noted. Are there any
[3:28:48] questions for Dr. Anglin
[3:28:49] hearing? None. Is there a
[3:28:50] motion to approve?
[3:28:53] >> So moved.
[3:28:56] >> Second.
[3:28:58] >> Motion by Mr. Hornsby.
[3:28:59] Second by Dr. Morrison. All
[3:29:00] those in favor say aye.
[3:29:01] >> Aye.
[3:29:02] >> Any opposed? One.
[3:29:04] Abstention. The motion carries.
[3:29:09] Thank you, Dr. Anglin. Item 6M,
[3:29:27] Review Revisions to Board
[3:29:28] Policy BGC (Local) Drafted
[3:29:32] by the Joint Consultation
[3:29:34] Committee and Adopt If the
[3:29:35] Board Agrees with the
[3:29:36] Revisions. Ms. Madeline
[3:29:37] Bowman.
[3:29:39] >> Good evening, President
[3:29:40] Deakyne, Chancellor LeBlanc and
[3:29:43] members of the board. My name
[3:29:44] is Madeline Bowman. I'm
[3:29:46] Associate professor of
[3:29:47] Government on South Campus and
[3:29:50] I live in South Arlington, so
[3:29:52] I'm in District 5 and I also
[3:29:57] serve as the current elected
[3:29:59] Joint Consultation Committee
[3:30:02] Chair. Which is why I'm
[3:30:03] standing before you today. I
[3:30:08] did not request this item
[3:30:12] on the agenda, but I am
[3:30:16] incredibly grateful that this
[3:30:17] matter is
[3:30:18] under consideration. Due
[3:30:20] to timing issues, as you know,
[3:30:22] SB 37 becomes effective on
[3:30:26] September 1st and SB 37
[3:30:29] abolishes faculty associations
[3:30:31] and senates unless a compliant
[3:30:35] faculty council or senate has
[3:30:37] been established prior to that
[3:30:39] date or a faculty council or
[3:30:42] senate has been ratified. That
[3:30:47] and has been ratified based
[3:30:48] on findings by the governing
[3:30:49] board that it meets the
[3:30:51] requirements
[3:30:53] of any board policy. The
[3:30:56] faculty council is authorized
[3:30:58] or the faculty council is
[3:31:00] authorized prior to September
[3:31:02] 1st. I believe that the ability
[3:31:05] of faculty members to provide
[3:31:09] the faculty voice is essential
[3:31:13] and only faculty members can do
[3:31:15] so. Faculty led and faculty
[3:31:19] initiated committee work is
[3:31:21] also vital. Our current
[3:31:24] structure and this is what is
[3:31:27] in BGC local it only calls
[3:31:32] for a JCC. That's all that is
[3:31:33] there. The joint consultation
[3:31:35] committee. Now the joint
[3:31:37] consultation committee is the
[3:31:39] best way
[3:31:40] to say it is a council
[3:31:41] of the campus presidents. And
[3:31:43] then there is a chair that is
[3:31:46] not currently serving as a
[3:31:48] campus president. Then we have
[3:31:52] our campus senates. On each of
[3:31:55] the campuses there are senators
[3:31:58] with senate that is elected and
[3:32:00] that body elects a senate
[3:32:06] chair. And then we have our
[3:32:07] general body that is called the
[3:32:09] faculty association that is a
[3:32:10] non representative. It's
[3:32:12] everyone that is a faculty
[3:32:13] member. And currently our
[3:32:16] faculty association also
[3:32:18] includes academic support
[3:32:23] like library, Learning commons
[3:32:26] and career advisors. The
[3:32:31] proposal that was presented
[3:32:35] to provost and general counsel
[3:32:36] for review was meant to utilize
[3:32:39] the policy review process. And
[3:32:44] that process has been described
[3:32:46] many times by General counsel
[3:32:48] Antonio Allen. The JCC also
[3:32:52] sought review and approval
[3:32:56] through this process and we
[3:32:58] really only objected to the
[3:33:00] fact that it was not being
[3:33:03] reviewed before the deadline.
[3:33:06] So we are going to. I'm going
[3:33:11] to show you. Do we have my
[3:33:13] PowerPoint, our proposal that
[3:33:18] we actually presented and just
[3:33:22] explain a little. SB 37
[3:33:26] compliant councils include only
[3:33:29] full time faculty members and
[3:33:33] are limited to 60 members
[3:33:36] unless the board approves
[3:33:37] otherwise. We are asking
[3:33:41] for an approval of a maximum
[3:33:42] of 73 members
[3:33:45] to accommodate two senators
[3:33:47] for each of the five divisions
[3:33:49] or pathways on each campus.
[3:33:52] Six campus presidents, six
[3:33:55] presidents elect and a chair.
[3:33:58] In this way communications with
[3:34:00] administration and the faculty
[3:34:01] can remain with the JCC and the
[3:34:06] senate can concentrate on
[3:34:08] governing and faculty member
[3:34:10] concerns.
[3:34:19] >> All right. So we began our
[3:34:27] proposal with a statement
[3:34:29] on shared governance. This came
[3:34:31] directly from SB 37 and it
[3:34:35] requires that shared governance
[3:34:39] be incorporated
[3:34:41] into any policies with the
[3:34:44] governing board governing body
[3:34:47] being at the top,
[3:34:49] having the ultimate authority.
[3:34:51] But that is in consultation
[3:34:54] with the college having
[3:34:57] financial stewardship, policy
[3:34:59] implementation and appropriate
[3:35:02] consultation with faculty,
[3:35:04] administrators and other
[3:35:05] stakeholders. Key points
[3:35:08] in the proposal, it establishes
[3:35:13] and recognizes the faculty
[3:35:15] association. Now my
[3:35:17] understanding is what SB37
[3:35:21] includes is really only a
[3:35:22] governing body. And so that
[3:35:26] would actually be the faculty
[3:35:28] senate. Because the faculty
[3:35:30] association is not a
[3:35:32] representative
[3:35:33] of organization. It is just the
[3:35:34] vehicle through which faculty
[3:35:36] voice their concerns and hear
[3:35:38] information. I am. So the
[3:35:43] proposal does say recognize the
[3:35:45] faculty association, but I am
[3:35:46] not sure if that is necessary.
[3:35:49] It does include the joint
[3:35:51] consultation committee, and
[3:35:54] that would be the official
[3:35:55] channel of communication and
[3:35:57] consultation. So I did have in
[3:36:01] the proposal the establishment
[3:36:04] of a faculty association.
[3:36:06] Again, I am not sure if that
[3:36:10] is. If that is required. It
[3:36:11] looks like the most important
[3:36:14] thing would be the faculty
[3:36:18] senate. And the faculty
[3:36:19] association on each campus
[3:36:23] would elect the senators
[3:36:27] with one sent with the chair
[3:36:29] of the senate being appointed
[3:36:32] by the Chancellor and the rest
[3:36:37] of the senators, including the
[3:36:39] faculty association presidents,
[3:36:41] being elected by the members
[3:36:44] from that body. The Chancellor
[3:36:46] would choose the chair. The
[3:36:51] Vice chair and the secretary.
[3:36:54] In our current model, the vice
[3:36:57] chair or chair elect also
[3:36:59] serves as the secretary. So
[3:37:00] that's the same person. Campus
[3:37:04] officers would be president,
[3:37:07] president elect,
[3:37:08] secretary and senators. And
[3:37:11] again, the chair of each campus
[3:37:13] senate would be appointed
[3:37:15] by the Chancellor. The
[3:37:18] remaining officers would be
[3:37:19] elected. That's straight
[3:37:22] from SB 37. And all district
[3:37:25] faculty association members
[3:37:27] would be eligible
[3:37:29] to hold office
[3:37:30] on their respective campuses.
[3:37:35] There is a statement that the
[3:37:38] officers and the senators and
[3:37:40] anyone that operates
[3:37:42] in this body would be advisory.
[3:37:45] Heretofore, we have always been
[3:37:47] advisory. The JCC votes
[3:37:51] on whether
[3:37:54] to approve minutes and the
[3:37:58] Senate approves what we're
[3:37:59] going
[3:38:00] to ask administration for. So
[3:38:01] we have always been advisory.
[3:38:02] But that statement was directly
[3:38:03] in SB 37. So I included that
[3:38:05] statement in our proposal. I
[3:38:08] also included a statement
[3:38:13] from SB 37 that said that the
[3:38:17] faculty association or any
[3:38:18] representative body may not
[3:38:20] issue any statement or publish
[3:38:22] a report using Tarrant County
[3:38:24] College's official seal,
[3:38:26] trademark or resources.
[3:38:28] Again, that's language directly
[3:38:30] from SB 37. The one meeting
[3:38:36] that we have that does have a
[3:38:40] quorum, does require a quorum,
[3:38:42] is our District Senate
[3:38:44] meetings. And so I brought
[3:38:47] in the language from SB 37 that
[3:38:50] those meetings would be
[3:38:53] broadcast over Internet. They
[3:38:55] would have live video and
[3:38:57] audio. The agenda would be
[3:39:01] posted seven days prior
[3:39:03] to the meeting. And if there is
[3:39:04] a vote
[3:39:06] of no confidence or anything
[3:39:07] about curriculum, the names of
[3:39:09] the people that attended would
[3:39:12] be recorded. Now, in a
[3:39:14] District Senate meeting,
[3:39:15] the names of the people that
[3:39:16] attended would be recorded
[3:39:18] because that would be
[3:39:19] in the minutes.
[3:39:20] But that language is directly
[3:39:22] from SB 37. So finally,
[3:39:25] our ask is to for the board to
[3:39:32] approve establishing proposed
[3:39:34] additions and amendments,
[3:39:37] remembering that what is
[3:39:40] currently in BGC local is the
[3:39:41] establishment of a Joint
[3:39:42] consultation committee
[3:39:44] with some mandatory attendance
[3:39:47] by the chair and chair elect.
[3:39:51] The mandatory language has been
[3:39:54] removed from the,
[3:39:55] from the JCC. And we are asking
[3:39:59] for the establishment of a
[3:40:00] faculty senate and if deemed
[3:40:02] necessary,
[3:40:03] a faculty association. Or we
[3:40:07] are asking you
[3:40:09] to ratify the continuation
[3:40:10] of a faculty senate
[3:40:12] with the JCC, again
[3:40:14] with a maximum number of 73
[3:40:16] people. It does contemplate 60
[3:40:19] people in SB37, but it also
[3:40:21] says unless the governing board
[3:40:23] approves another number
[3:40:27] in the alternative, we simply
[3:40:29] ask that the board approve and
[3:40:33] authorize a faculty senate or
[3:40:35] faculty council at Tarrant
[3:40:37] County College so that it will
[3:40:39] not be abolished on September
[3:40:42] 1st. And I am happy
[3:40:44] to answer any questions.
[3:40:49] >> Thank you, Ms. Bowman,
[3:40:50] for your presentation. Very
[3:40:52] helpful. You mentioned at the
[3:40:54] beginning that you did not
[3:40:56] request for this to be added
[3:40:58] to the agenda. And I guess I
[3:41:00] just wanted
[3:41:01] to speak a little bit
[3:41:02] to process first to kind
[3:41:03] of expand on that.
[3:41:05] In my role as board chair,
[3:41:07] in consultation with the
[3:41:09] Chancellor, we set the agenda
[3:41:11] for each meeting. We also have
[3:41:13] a standing board policy that
[3:41:15] says that if we have two board
[3:41:17] members who would like
[3:41:18] to put an agenda item
[3:41:19] on the agenda that, that we do
[3:41:21] that, our counsel, Mr. Allen,
[3:41:27] provided to the board a
[3:41:28] memorandum that spoke directly
[3:41:31] to the legal analysis
[3:41:34] of the proposed amendment
[3:41:36] to the Constitution and how
[3:41:38] that would impact BCG,
[3:41:41] BGC local. And I wonder, Mr.
[3:41:43] Allen, if you might just be
[3:41:45] able to speak, speak
[3:41:47] to a summary version of the
[3:41:48] information that you provided
[3:41:50] to the board when this was
[3:41:52] requested to be added
[3:41:54] to the agenda.
[3:42:03] >> So, to maintain attorney
[3:42:07] client privilege,
[3:42:09] what I can do is speak
[3:42:11] to what the statute says.
[3:42:16] >> Okay.
[3:42:17] >> And so I'll just read from
[3:42:18] the statute itself and what it
[3:42:21] says under section 51.3522,
[3:42:26] faculty council or Senate. In
[3:42:28] this section, faculty council
[3:42:31] or senate means a
[3:42:33] representative faculty
[3:42:35] organization. B. Section B says
[3:42:38] only the governing board
[3:42:41] of an institution
[3:42:42] of higher education may
[3:42:43] establish a faculty council or
[3:42:46] senate at the institution.
[3:42:50] Before establishing the faculty
[3:42:52] council or senate, the
[3:42:54] governing board must adopt a
[3:42:57] policy governing the selection
[3:43:00] of the faculty councils or
[3:43:03] senate members that one,
[3:43:05] ensure adequate representation
[3:43:08] of each college and school
[3:43:12] of the institution, two,
[3:43:14] requires the members
[3:43:16] to be faculty members, and
[3:43:19] three,
[3:43:21] except as otherwise provided
[3:43:22] by the governing body,
[3:43:24] limits the number of members
[3:43:26] to not more than 60, with
[3:43:28] at least two representatives
[3:43:31] from each college or school,
[3:43:34] including one member appointed
[3:43:37] by the president or chief
[3:43:38] executive officer of the
[3:43:40] institution and the remaining
[3:43:42] members elected by a vote
[3:43:44] of the faculty of the member's
[3:43:47] respective college or school.
[3:43:53] So, in terms of establishing a
[3:43:58] faculty senate or council,
[3:44:03] it must be done by the Board
[3:44:06] and that establishment must be.
[3:44:09] Must meet the requirements
[3:44:12] of SB 37.
[3:44:17] >> Could you speak
[3:44:18] to the process
[3:44:21] by which the policy would be.
[3:44:23] Yes. Amended.
[3:44:25] >> Yes. So, our normal process
[3:44:29] is that when there is a policy
[3:44:31] revision that is proposed,
[3:44:33] we bring that policy. That
[3:44:35] policy is first submitted,
[3:44:40] and it is sponsored
[3:44:41] by either a Cabinet member,
[3:44:45] by a Cabinet member. And once
[3:44:47] it is sponsored by a Cabinet
[3:44:49] member, it is then sent to the
[3:44:52] general counsel's office. The
[3:44:54] general counsel's office
[3:44:56] reviews that policy to make
[3:44:59] sure that that revision is
[3:45:00] compliant
[3:45:02] with the law and policy. Once
[3:45:04] that is determined,
[3:45:05] it is then put on the agenda
[3:45:07] of our policy review committee.
[3:45:09] That policy review committee is
[3:45:11] made up
[3:45:12] of both staff and faculty,
[3:45:15] and it is discussed
[3:45:17] by that body. And once that
[3:45:18] body feels that it is
[3:45:21] appropriate to then recommend
[3:45:23] that policy move
[3:45:25] to the next level, which is
[3:45:28] to the Chancellor's cabinet or.
[3:45:31] And leadership team. And it is
[3:45:35] then discussed at that level.
[3:45:37] And once that is felt
[3:45:39] to be ready,
[3:45:41] the policy is ready
[3:45:42] to be presented to the board.
[3:45:44] It is then referred
[3:45:45] to the board. Board and put
[3:45:46] on the agenda, just
[3:45:48] like other agenda items. And
[3:45:50] then we come, as you know,
[3:45:52] as we brought other policies
[3:45:54] before the board,
[3:45:55] we come and we talk about what
[3:45:57] language has changed and why
[3:45:58] that language has changed. And
[3:46:00] so this particular policy
[3:46:05] proposal has not gone
[3:46:07] through that process.
[3:46:10] >> Thank you, Ms. Law.
[3:46:16] >> Thank you, Antonio,
[3:46:19] for that explanation. So I want
[3:46:21] to make sure I understand.
[3:46:22] So, it sounds like there is a
[3:46:25] very strict process that this
[3:46:27] needs. This policy needs
[3:46:31] to go through. You just
[3:46:32] outlined several steps that
[3:46:33] needed to happen. So although
[3:46:37] Ms. Bowman's. Ms. Bowman's
[3:46:41] organization probably used best
[3:46:43] efforts to come up with
[3:46:44] something that complied that
[3:46:47] could never have been just
[3:46:49] adopted by the board. Is that
[3:46:53] accurate?
[3:46:54] >> That is not accurate. So,
[3:46:56] the board is certainly free to
[3:46:58] consider any policy change that
[3:47:03] it wants to and vote
[3:47:04] to approve any change. So, the
[3:47:07] board is not obligated
[3:47:10] by that process. Right. That is
[3:47:13] a process that the
[3:47:14] administration has come up
[3:47:16] with, that we have shared.
[3:47:18] That the administration has
[3:47:19] shared with the board. And so.
[3:47:22] But it is not a pol. It is not
[3:47:24] a process that is in policy
[3:47:26] by board policy, but it is a
[3:47:30] process that we have followed.
[3:47:33] >> Okay. And then just
[3:47:34] to follow up on that,
[3:47:37] can you speak to. And maybe you
[3:47:39] have. But just for clarity,
[3:47:41] can you speak to why this work
[3:47:44] wasn't done prior to September
[3:47:46] 1st?
[3:47:47] >> Yeah. So, if you remember,
[3:47:49] this law was passed
[3:47:52] in the middle of June, June
[3:47:54] 20th, I believe it was. Well,
[3:47:56] I'm sorry, not passed,
[3:47:58] but it was signed
[3:47:59] in the law sometime around
[3:48:01] June 20th. It was then June
[3:48:05] 20th. There's no board meeting
[3:48:07] in July. And we had also not
[3:48:11] received any guidance from TASB
[3:48:16] because this particular law
[3:48:18] makes a significant change
[3:48:23] in terms of faculty senate and
[3:48:25] how they operate on college and
[3:48:29] university campuses. So we
[3:48:30] wanted to make sure that we
[3:48:32] received some guidance
[3:48:34] in terms
[3:48:35] of how this law was going
[3:48:36] to be interpreted. Certainly
[3:48:38] looking at the law we
[3:48:40] interpreted and we had our own
[3:48:43] interpretation,
[3:48:44] but we certainly wanted
[3:48:45] to hear from the Texas
[3:48:46] association of School Board and
[3:48:47] how they were going
[3:48:50] to interpret this law. What I
[3:48:52] can tell, what I, what I don't
[3:48:53] necessarily, I don't have
[3:48:54] to tell all
[3:48:55] of you because some
[3:48:56] of you were there
[3:48:57] at the post legislative session
[3:48:58] of TASB, but TASB is
[3:49:00] interpreting this statute even
[3:49:05] more conservatively than we
[3:49:06] were before that meeting
[3:49:07] with regard to compensation.
[3:49:11] And so compensation is one
[3:49:12] of those things
[3:49:13] in the that has to be talked
[3:49:15] about and in policy that a
[3:49:17] faculty member cannot receive
[3:49:18] compensation with regard
[3:49:21] to service on this
[3:49:25] in the faculty senate.
[3:49:26] Compensation is not defined
[3:49:30] in the statute, but it has been
[3:49:33] inter we interpreted it and it
[3:49:35] is interpreted by TASB that
[3:49:37] that includes stipends or
[3:49:40] release time
[3:49:42] for faculty members. That that
[3:49:44] is also compensation. And so
[3:49:48] that is an area. The other
[3:49:51] thing that we also needed to
[3:49:52] understand is how this
[3:49:54] structure was going to work
[3:49:55] when the law as written, you
[3:49:58] heard me say schools and
[3:50:00] colleges. So, the law was
[3:50:01] written in a way
[3:50:04] from a structure for
[3:50:07] universities who have the
[3:50:08] school
[3:50:10] of engineering or the college
[3:50:11] of engineering. Well, we don't
[3:50:12] have schools
[3:50:13] of engineering or colleges
[3:50:14] of engineering. And so the
[3:50:16] interpretation that we received
[3:50:18] is that the way we as a college
[3:50:22] should view that structure is
[3:50:26] that the level is either going
[3:50:27] to be at the campus level or
[3:50:29] at a campus unit level. So, if
[3:50:32] it's at the department level,
[3:50:34] that would be the lowest level.
[3:50:36] And whatever that lowest level
[3:50:39] structure is
[3:50:40] at that lowest level,
[3:50:42] the determination
[3:50:44] of who is a member of the
[3:50:46] Senate, one
[3:50:47] of those would be appointed by
[3:50:49] the chancellor and the rest
[3:50:51] would be voted on
[3:50:54] by the faculty
[3:50:55] at that lowest level. So that's
[3:50:57] also something that had
[3:50:58] to be discussed. And as you
[3:51:01] know, SB 37 doesn't just impact
[3:51:03] faculty sentence,
[3:51:05] it impacts other areas of the
[3:51:08] college faculty grievances.
[3:51:09] So, we have a whole policy on
[3:51:12] faculty grievances that we're
[3:51:13] going to have
[3:51:16] to go and modify as well. So
[3:51:18] yes, September 1st, if the
[3:51:22] college has not modified or
[3:51:28] created a new policy that
[3:51:29] establishes a new faculty
[3:51:32] senate, the current faculty
[3:51:34] senate structure will be
[3:51:37] abolished.
[3:51:39] But that does not prevent us
[3:51:41] from bringing
[3:51:43] before the board a compliant,
[3:51:45] an SB37 compliant structure
[3:51:48] soon thereafter.
[3:51:50] >> Okay, thank you. So, it
[3:51:54] sounds like this is a little
[3:51:56] bit unfortunate timing
[3:51:58] with when it got passed,
[3:52:00] didn't have a July meeting,
[3:52:01] lots
[3:52:02] of other things going on.
[3:52:03] >> Okay, so if it sounds like
[3:52:07] September 1st,
[3:52:08] it will be abolished.
[3:52:11] Approximately how long until
[3:52:12] you think they can be up and
[3:52:13] running.
[3:52:15] >>0 So it is the plan
[3:52:18] to bring a compliant policy
[3:52:20] to the Policy Review
[3:52:22] Committee. Our next meeting is
[3:52:23] September 13th, I believe so
[3:52:25] in September and kick
[3:52:28] off that process. So once that
[3:52:31] process kicks off, assuming
[3:52:33] that there are no issues
[3:52:36] with the back and forth, then
[3:52:39] we would then thereafter take
[3:52:41] it to the cabinet and then
[3:52:43] present it to. So we're talking
[3:52:44] about either probably the
[3:52:46] October board meeting or the
[3:52:49] November board meeting,
[3:52:50] depending
[3:52:51] on the back and forth
[3:52:55] on the policy. So that would be
[3:52:57] probably the earliest would be
[3:53:00] October and the board, if the
[3:53:01] board then adopted a new policy
[3:53:02] and then after the board adopts
[3:53:07] a new policy, then obviously
[3:53:08] those elections would have the
[3:53:09] elections and appointments
[3:53:10] would have to be made. And so
[3:53:12] by the end, I would assume
[3:53:14] by the end of the year that we
[3:53:16] would be able
[3:53:18] to get a new structure in place
[3:53:20] and elections can occur and we
[3:53:24] would have a new Faculty
[3:53:25] senate.
[3:53:26] >> Thank you.
[3:53:28] >> Ms. Wood.
[3:53:34] >> I'm thinking of all these
[3:53:36] things and I'm not really sure
[3:53:37] what to ask first. I know that
[3:53:39] the governor didn't sign this
[3:53:41] into law until June, so. So, it
[3:53:45] was going to be difficult
[3:53:46] to have everything ready by
[3:53:50] now. I do think it's important
[3:53:52] going forward that we have a
[3:53:53] streamlined process for some
[3:53:55] of this, because it sounds like
[3:53:56] all these laws you mentioned,
[3:53:58] there were many more things
[3:53:59] in SB 37 that we're going
[3:54:01] to have to get in order. And
[3:54:04] I'm sure there's a timeline
[3:54:06] on those as well. That being
[3:54:10] said, I just want
[3:54:12] to thank you, Antonio and
[3:54:13] Madeline,
[3:54:15] for all your hard work working
[3:54:17] through this Texas Senate Bill
[3:54:19] 37. I realized that this wasn't
[3:54:21] signed into law until June,
[3:54:25] which didn't really allow much
[3:54:26] time for our Tarrant County
[3:54:29] College Senate bylaws to be up
[3:54:30] to speed with adherence to SB
[3:54:33] 37.
[3:54:35] But I believe moving forward,
[3:54:37] Antonia will work diligently
[3:54:39] along with faculty
[3:54:41] to ensure that the TCC Senate
[3:54:48] bylaws are set into compliance
[3:54:49] with SB 37. I expect these
[3:54:50] bylaws to be sent
[3:54:51] to the board this semester
[3:54:52] to ensure Faculty Senate has
[3:54:53] adequate representation going
[3:54:54] forward. And the last thing
[3:54:56] I'll say is our Tarrant
[3:54:59] County College faculty,
[3:55:02] the heartbeat of our campus,
[3:55:04] and we appreciate everything
[3:55:06] they do to help encourage and
[3:55:09] promote student success.
[3:55:11] That's why we're here. I look
[3:55:13] forward to receiving progress
[3:55:14] notes and reports concerning
[3:55:16] this in the next few weeks.
[3:55:24] >> I do have one additional
[3:55:26] comment speaking directly to
[3:55:28] the post legislative review
[3:55:29] that we attended. If I am
[3:55:31] correct,
[3:55:33] and I think I'm correct by
[3:55:35] at least 12 hours,
[3:55:36] the TASB review
[3:55:38] of this bill landed
[3:55:41] in our inboxes today. Today,
[3:55:44] yes.
[3:55:45] >> So, yeah. What landed
[3:55:47] in your box today? I think I
[3:55:48] may have received a copy
[3:55:50] yesterday, but it was basically
[3:55:53] their FAQs, right. On SB 37,
[3:55:55] giving guidance on how
[3:55:58] to interpret the policy. So
[3:56:00] yes. And as you know, after the
[3:56:03] post legislative session,
[3:56:05] because there are all
[3:56:07] of these bills,
[3:56:08] we will be coming
[3:56:09] to the board probably
[3:56:11] before the end of the year
[3:56:13] with the next update,
[3:56:16] which will be TASB 50 update,
[3:56:17] which will include all of those
[3:56:19] bills that will have new local
[3:56:23] policies for the board
[3:56:24] to review and to adopt and
[3:56:28] for everyone's awareness.
[3:56:30] >> Senate Bill 37, this was one
[3:56:33] of six areas that it impacted.
[3:56:35] So, for any one of these areas
[3:56:37] to be conducted
[3:56:39] in a vacuum is very problematic
[3:56:42] for the other five areas. And I
[3:56:45] know that you are about
[3:56:47] to eat an elephant one bite
[3:56:49] at a time, but
[3:56:51] of the eight hours
[3:56:52] of training that we received
[3:56:54] on this bill alone, we spent
[3:56:55] 45 minutes and you heard us
[3:56:58] speak
[3:56:59] to the fact that there were
[3:57:00] about 200 bills that impacted.
[3:57:03] So, this is personal
[3:57:04] to me. I don't know that many
[3:57:06] of you know this,
[3:57:08] but I am the daughter of a
[3:57:10] lifelong finance professor. I
[3:57:14] grew up dinner tables listening
[3:57:19] to his experiences as the chair
[3:57:23] of a faculty senate. And I feel
[3:57:27] like that really shaped how I
[3:57:30] value the importance
[3:57:31] of our faculty. To Ms. Wood's
[3:57:34] point, you are the heartbeat
[3:57:36] of this institution,
[3:57:38] and we are so grateful
[3:57:39] for everything that you do.
[3:57:42] And it will be important
[3:57:43] to every member of this board
[3:57:45] to make sure that you feel
[3:57:46] valued and represented and have
[3:57:49] a shared voice. And we will
[3:57:51] expedite that as quickly as
[3:57:53] possible. This is just yet
[3:57:55] another one of the constraints
[3:57:58] that we are currently trying
[3:58:00] to navigate through. And I know
[3:58:02] that this will be a priority
[3:58:04] for all of us. Sorry I cried.
[3:58:08] >> Ms. Pritchett, you're
[3:58:09] welcome to cry anytime. That
[3:58:10] it's heartfelt.
[3:58:13] >> Last, I believe that it was
[3:58:16] last at our work session that
[3:58:18] Dr. LeBlanc talked
[3:58:19] about the importance
[3:58:21] of the faculty. And I echo the
[3:58:23] sentiments
[3:58:24] of my fellow trustees here
[3:58:25] on the importance. We don't
[3:58:27] manufacture items or goods. We
[3:58:30] manufacture education. We
[3:58:32] provide a service. And
[3:58:33] without our faculty,
[3:58:35] we don't have any sort
[3:58:36] of a service that we can offer
[3:58:38] to our community. So
[3:58:39] to all the faculty, thank you
[3:58:40] very much. I hope that we're
[3:58:41] expressing to you adequately
[3:58:43] how much we value what you do.
[3:58:45] Without you, we don't have an
[3:58:47] educational system here. One
[3:58:51] concern that I have regarding
[3:58:53] the timing on this is that,
[3:58:57] Mr. Allen, you stated that it
[3:59:00] would be possibly October,
[3:59:02] maybe November. It would be
[3:59:05] something could be solidified
[3:59:06] by December. Maybe we're
[3:59:07] looking into January. There
[3:59:08] isn't a specific hard date that
[3:59:12] we would be then working
[3:59:13] towards where they would have
[3:59:15] some sort of a council where
[3:59:16] they can speak and have that
[3:59:18] forum where they can speak and
[3:59:22] be represented. How can we have
[3:59:24] any sort of guarantees that
[3:59:28] this won't be belabored and
[3:59:30] that we can have some hard
[3:59:31] dates around this and that we
[3:59:32] can make sure that we keep a
[3:59:33] focus on providing this?
[3:59:35] >> Yeah, I think, you know, the
[3:59:37] message is pretty clear that we
[3:59:39] need to get this back before
[3:59:40] the board as soon as we
[3:59:44] possibly can. That is clear.
[3:59:45] We have it on the September
[3:59:46] agenda for the policy review
[3:59:48] committee. I don't like
[3:59:49] to commit to a time certain
[3:59:52] because I don't know what the
[3:59:54] discussion is going to be and
[3:59:56] what that back and forth will
[3:59:57] be because we are going
[4:00:00] to take it to a policy review
[4:00:01] committee that has both faculty
[4:00:03] and staff on it. When I say
[4:00:05] that this is a significant
[4:00:08] change for our faculty,
[4:00:12] I mean that when you look at
[4:00:14] this statute and how it changes
[4:00:16] what is required. I mean,
[4:00:19] you heard Ms. Madeline talk
[4:00:22] about the structure that we've
[4:00:23] had in the past,
[4:00:24] the structure that they've
[4:00:26] liked, that they would like
[4:00:28] to have. But we have
[4:00:29] to also deal with what the law
[4:00:31] says we can have and what the
[4:00:33] board can approve. And so we're
[4:00:36] going to have to work
[4:00:38] through that, listening
[4:00:40] to each other, but also
[4:00:42] understanding that we are
[4:00:46] constrained by the statute.
[4:00:48] And I and let me just point
[4:00:50] out the fact that in this
[4:00:52] statute it also includes the
[4:00:54] creation of an office of the
[4:00:58] ombudsman who will be tasked
[4:01:02] with making sure that we are
[4:01:06] complying with this law. And
[4:01:08] so, and just so you know how at
[4:01:10] least the legislature is
[4:01:13] looking at this statute
[4:01:15] in terms of compliance,
[4:01:16] that ombudsman is also tasked
[4:01:18] with compliance of SB 37. So
[4:01:22] just like we've been diligent
[4:01:24] about making sure that we
[4:01:25] comply with SB30, with SB17,
[4:01:30] rather SB17, we need
[4:01:32] to be as diligent
[4:01:34] in making sure we comply
[4:01:35] with SB 37.
[4:01:41] >> Ms. Wood, I may I would
[4:01:45] like to suggest after Ms.
[4:01:50] Purchase comment and your
[4:01:52] comment, something that might
[4:01:53] help us. I would like to
[4:01:55] suggest an ad hoc committee be
[4:01:57] formed
[4:01:58] to facilitate the
[4:02:00] implementation of SB 37 as it
[4:02:01] relates
[4:02:02] to BGC local and faculty
[4:02:04] Senate. This would build
[4:02:07] on the action this would build
[4:02:09] on the actions taken by our
[4:02:11] board today and will and will
[4:02:12] oversee its implementation. I
[4:02:18] would like to make a motion
[4:02:19] to direct the president
[4:02:21] of the TCC Board of Trustees to
[4:02:22] create and assign three
[4:02:24] trustees to serve as an ad hoc
[4:02:25] committee whose mandate would
[4:02:28] be to facilitate and streamline
[4:02:29] the review,
[4:02:31] augmentation and implementation
[4:02:33] of Policy BGC Local
[4:02:35] to ensure the continuation
[4:02:39] of the TCC Senate as defined
[4:02:41] within SB 37. And once. I'm
[4:02:45] sorry. And the duties of the ad
[4:02:47] hoc committee will continue
[4:02:48] until dissolution upon the
[4:02:50] completed mandate.
[4:02:57] >> I'm looking
[4:02:58] at our general counsel.
[4:03:00] >> Just you certainly have the
[4:03:02] right to be able
[4:03:04] to create a committee of the
[4:03:06] board and one that has a
[4:03:08] specific duty and
[4:03:13] for a limited period
[4:03:14] of time.
[4:03:33] >> Okay. Would you all like me
[4:03:34] to reread that motion? The
[4:03:35] proposed motion. I'm going to.
[4:03:38] Just to make sure we. The
[4:03:42] motion on the floor is
[4:03:45] to form an ad hoc committee
[4:03:49] to facilitate the
[4:03:50] implementation of SB 37 as it
[4:03:52] relates to BGC Local and
[4:03:55] Faculty Senate JCC. Further,
[4:04:00] to direct the President
[4:04:02] of the TCC Board of Trustees to
[4:04:04] create and assign three
[4:04:05] trustees to serve on an ad hoc
[4:04:06] committee whose mandate will be
[4:04:07] to facilitate and streamline
[4:04:09] the review,
[4:04:11] augmentation and implementation
[4:04:13] of Policy BCG Local
[4:04:14] to ensure the continuation
[4:04:18] of TCC Faculty Senate as
[4:04:20] defined within SB 37. Duties of
[4:04:24] the ad hoc committee will
[4:04:26] continue until dissolution upon
[4:04:28] the completed mandate. That is
[4:04:31] the motion on the floor. Is
[4:04:33] there a second?
[4:04:35] >> I second that. And if you
[4:04:36] want
[4:04:37] to borrow my glasses next time,
[4:04:38] you're welcome to.
[4:04:42] >> There's a lot of scribble.
[4:04:46] When I started this gig,
[4:04:47] I didn't wear reading glasses.
[4:04:48] By the way, there's a second
[4:04:52] for Ms. Pritchett. Is there any
[4:04:54] discussion?
[4:04:56] >> Yes.
[4:04:57] >> Mr. Hornsby.
[4:05:00] >> I believe this convolutes
[4:05:02] the process. There is a process
[4:05:04] already in place
[4:05:07] to appoint someone
[4:05:09] to do something with faculty
[4:05:11] and regulate faculty. That has
[4:05:12] never been a faculty member
[4:05:15] to me is unfair. Because
[4:05:16] faculty, what they do,
[4:05:18] how they function,
[4:05:19] the function
[4:05:20] of the university is not like
[4:05:22] any other entity that you've
[4:05:25] been a part of. The university,
[4:05:28] the college system. What
[4:05:30] faculty do,
[4:05:31] how they function and has
[4:05:32] to be understood
[4:05:34] before you can try to even
[4:05:35] regulate policies and try
[4:05:37] to come up
[4:05:38] with something that will.
[4:05:40] That's going to be a document
[4:05:42] for them to proceed by. And
[4:05:45] because we already have a
[4:05:46] process,
[4:05:47] a committee that built up on
[4:05:48] these individuals that know how
[4:05:49] to do it and they bring it
[4:05:51] to the board. For me,
[4:05:52] that's the best process.
[4:05:53] Rather than having people that
[4:05:55] really know you're going to
[4:05:57] extend the period because
[4:05:58] there's so much learning you're
[4:05:59] going to have to do,
[4:06:00] those three people are going
[4:06:02] to have to do to try
[4:06:03] to even get
[4:06:04] to understand faculty,
[4:06:06] the relationship to students,
[4:06:07] the relationship
[4:06:08] to the administration,
[4:06:10] how the relationship
[4:06:11] to the board and all
[4:06:12] of that function. Because it's
[4:06:14] not like public school. It's
[4:06:16] not the same thing. It is
[4:06:18] different. And if you've never
[4:06:19] been a faculty member,
[4:06:21] you've only worked
[4:06:22] in the corporate world,
[4:06:23] you do one thing in the
[4:06:24] corporate world that doesn't
[4:06:25] work to government work, nor
[4:06:28] to the campus. So for me, I
[4:06:30] think this is convoluting and
[4:06:33] slowing down the process of
[4:06:35] what could take place and going
[4:06:37] to make it longer.
[4:06:41] >> Ms. Law?
[4:06:45] >> Thank you. A couple things
[4:06:46] I've had my light on, but I
[4:06:47] know we've been going back and
[4:06:49] forth. So before I get
[4:06:51] to the committee, I know Dr.
[4:06:54] LeBlanc has said this,
[4:06:56] and I know I've heard it
[4:06:57] through her communications
[4:06:58] to the board. But I know that
[4:07:00] she has been very diligent
[4:07:02] in visiting with each campus,
[4:07:03] each campus president, you
[4:07:06] know, and their staff
[4:07:08] about the JCC Senate. And if
[4:07:12] she wants to make a comment
[4:07:14] that I think that would be good
[4:07:15] for the audience
[4:07:18] to hear what she's done. So, we
[4:07:20] can do that now or after.
[4:07:24] But I agree with Mr. Hornsby
[4:07:26] about this. I don't. I would
[4:07:28] not support a committee as been
[4:07:30] suggested. This is a function
[4:07:33] for faculty to do
[4:07:35] in connection with Antonio's
[4:07:37] office, General counsel and
[4:07:39] brought to the board
[4:07:40] for discussion.
[4:07:44] >> Chancellor LeBlanc, would
[4:07:45] you like
[4:07:46] to say something?
[4:07:47] >> Yes, thank you. I'm happy,
[4:07:49] I'm happy to chime in. So,
[4:07:51] in each of our decisions, our
[4:07:52] core values guide our decision
[4:07:54] making. And as they have
[4:08:00] in our discussions on Senate
[4:08:02] Bill 37 and the Fiscal Year 26
[4:08:05] budget,
[4:08:08] I will say we are committed
[4:08:11] to excellence, which means we
[4:08:14] must take the due diligence
[4:08:15] to understanding the law,
[4:08:19] our fiduciary responsibilities,
[4:08:22] and the full implications for
[4:08:24] the college and those we serve.
[4:08:29] We are committed
[4:08:30] to creating opportunities
[4:08:32] in engagement
[4:08:33] for all employees to advance
[4:08:36] our mission as we have done
[4:08:38] in efforts such as our faculty
[4:08:41] Framework for Student success
[4:08:44] and strategic or zero-based
[4:08:46] budgeting. This week I did
[4:08:49] visit each campus. I greatly
[4:08:52] enjoyed that. By the way,
[4:08:55] Wendy lets me
[4:08:56] out every now and again. And so
[4:08:58] when I go to the campuses,
[4:08:59] it's a real treatment for me.
[4:09:02] And the presidents were very
[4:09:03] gracious. I appreciate their
[4:09:05] hospitality and the hospitality
[4:09:07] of the entire campus community.
[4:09:11] So, these visits provided me
[4:09:13] with the opportunity
[4:09:15] to connect with faculty,
[4:09:17] share the message that I care
[4:09:20] about them. Directly from me,
[4:09:22] and that together we will
[4:09:24] create a policy
[4:09:26] on faculty engagement that is
[4:09:28] in compliance with Senate Bill
[4:09:30] 37. We are appreciative of the
[4:09:32] administration and JCC's
[4:09:38] collaboration and communication
[4:09:41] around Senate Bill 37, which
[4:09:43] began before the law passed and
[4:09:48] continues the law passed on
[4:09:51] June 20. Before acting,
[4:09:53] we attended the TASB meeting
[4:09:55] on August 1 to receive clarity
[4:09:58] on the law. And this based
[4:10:01] on what we learned from
[4:10:04] Senate Bill 17, which was a
[4:10:06] radical change
[4:10:09] for community colleges. We also
[4:10:12] wanted to follow our internal
[4:10:15] policy review process
[4:10:16] protocols, which include
[4:10:19] faculty representation. And I
[4:10:23] have to commend the board. You
[4:10:27] know, the board wanted all
[4:10:29] of the policies reviewed,
[4:10:31] and we created a structure
[4:10:33] to get
[4:10:34] through a significant number
[4:10:36] of policies. So, we have been
[4:10:38] able to work rather quickly
[4:10:42] within the parameters
[4:10:43] of a college. Right. We think
[4:10:46] about a lot of things.
[4:10:48] >> But we have moved because
[4:10:50] of the protocols that we put
[4:10:52] in place. It's unfortunate that
[4:10:55] we are not yet ready
[4:10:58] with a recommendation
[4:10:59] to bring forward
[4:11:00] to this board.
[4:11:02] But we stand ready to work
[4:11:04] in concert with the faculty,
[4:11:07] and we've said that
[4:11:09] from the very beginning. So,
[4:11:14] in my visits
[4:11:16] at the campus level, we
[4:11:18] reviewed all the faculty
[4:11:21] framework and all the
[4:11:23] opportunities that faculty
[4:11:25] already have. Regardless of
[4:11:28] whether we have a policy or
[4:11:29] not,
[4:11:31] we already have faculty voice
[4:11:34] in everything that we do. We
[4:11:36] have approximately 50 different
[4:11:40] committees just at the district
[4:11:41] level that involve faculty.
[4:11:45] So, we do value faculty and we
[4:11:49] appreciate very much their
[4:11:52] efforts because Trustee
[4:11:55] Pritchett, as you've stated,
[4:11:57] they are exactly delivering.
[4:12:00] Working directly
[4:12:02] with students,
[4:12:04] and we all appreciate that. So
[4:12:08] that was something I wanted
[4:12:10] to make comment
[4:12:12] on as it relates to Senate
[4:12:14] Bill 37. We've been hit
[4:12:18] with all kinds of legislation
[4:12:20] in recent years. And Trustee
[4:12:23] Wood, you and I sat among
[4:12:25] attorneys and stated we're
[4:12:27] going to follow the law. And
[4:12:32] that's what we want to do. And
[4:12:35] not to say that we don't value
[4:12:37] our faculty. We value our
[4:12:38] faculty greatly and we value
[4:12:41] this college greatly. And we
[4:12:43] must protect the college.
[4:12:45] >> Thank you. Is there any
[4:12:49] other discussion on the motion
[4:12:51] to create a committee?
[4:12:53] >> I just want
[4:12:54] to say one thing. I'm
[4:12:56] on a committee right now, and
[4:12:57] before I got
[4:12:58] on the committee,
[4:12:59] I didn't know much about it.
[4:13:00] And all we do is report back
[4:13:01] to the board, and that's all
[4:13:02] I'm asking for.
[4:13:06] >> Is there any other
[4:13:07] discussion? Okay. The motion
[4:13:09] on the floor is the creation
[4:13:13] of an ad hoc subcommittee. All
[4:13:15] those in favor say aye. All
[4:13:20] those opposed say nay. Okay.
[4:13:24] Three to two. The motion does
[4:13:25] not pass. We are on item 6M,
[4:13:33] which was to review Revisions
[4:13:34] of a board policy drafted by
[4:13:35] the JCC and adopt if the board
[4:13:37] agrees with the revisions. Is
[4:13:40] there a motion
[4:13:42] to adopt those revisions?
[4:13:47] Hearing none. The board will
[4:13:48] take no action
[4:13:50] on the revisions presented
[4:13:52] by the JCC at this time.
[4:13:58] >> Thank you, Ms. Bowman. Item
[4:14:01] number seven is the monthly
[4:14:04] financial report.
[4:14:10] >> Pam England, Chief
[4:14:11] Financial Officer. Thank you,
[4:14:12] President Deakyne. We're going
[4:14:15] to look
[4:14:16] at our revenue and expenditures
[4:14:19] for the month of July. Our
[4:14:24] total revenues as of July 31st,
[4:14:27] 2025 were 420,377,974 and our
[4:14:34] total expenditures were
[4:14:35] 353,893,714. So at this point
[4:14:42] in the year we had 66,484,260
[4:14:47] in revenues
[4:14:51] over expenditures. And that was
[4:14:53] compared to 64 million
[4:14:56] at this point
[4:14:57] in time last year. So we're
[4:14:59] only 2 million ahead
[4:15:00] of where we were a year ago
[4:15:02] in expenditures. If we look
[4:15:05] at our detailed revenues,
[4:15:08] you'll see that our state
[4:15:12] appropriations were still
[4:15:15] haven't hit 100% there.
[4:15:17] But we have in August received
[4:15:19] our a fast fund receipt. And so
[4:15:26] we will have hit our state
[4:15:28] appropriations budget
[4:15:30] at the end of the year and then
[4:15:32] our tax revenue. We did surpass
[4:15:34] our budgeted amount by 948,000
[4:15:38] in July. And you'll notice that
[4:15:41] our tuition revenue we have
[4:15:44] exceeded all
[4:15:46] of our tuition budget numbers
[4:15:48] in both credit and non credit
[4:15:50] funding. We're short
[4:15:53] in interest income and
[4:15:55] in other income, but we will
[4:15:57] meet our total revenue budget
[4:16:00] as of the end of the year.
[4:16:03] Then our expenditures were 11
[4:16:06] out of 12 months or 92%.
[4:16:10] You'll notice there that we're
[4:16:14] well in line. We only have one
[4:16:17] that's at 92%. Our August
[4:16:19] numbers will be higher because
[4:16:22] we do have year end entries
[4:16:24] that are made every August. So
[4:16:27] those numbers in several
[4:16:29] instances will go up. And
[4:16:36] that's our revenue and expenses
[4:16:39] as of the end of July. If there
[4:16:41] are any questions.
[4:16:46] >> Does anyone have any
[4:16:47] questions for Dr. Anglin?
[4:16:52] Okay, thank you. Item 7B. The
[4:16:54] monthly and quarterly
[4:16:56] investment report.
[4:16:58] >> Okay. And tonight we have
[4:16:59] Nelson Bush, the manager
[4:17:01] with PFM to present your
[4:17:03] quarterly investment report.
[4:17:07] He's been quietly and patiently
[4:17:08] waiting.
[4:17:12] >> Hi, good evening. Nelson
[4:17:13] Bush with PFM Asset
[4:17:15] Management. Thank you
[4:17:17] for the opportunity to present
[4:17:19] here tonight. I think it goes
[4:17:21] without saying I'll do
[4:17:23] everything I can to be brief
[4:17:25] and not take more than half an
[4:17:26] hour. No, I'm kidding. Just a
[4:17:29] few comments on the economy and
[4:17:30] then I will talk about your
[4:17:34] investment portfolio. The US
[4:17:36] economy is resilient
[4:17:39] but we're seeing signs of a
[4:17:40] slowdown. US gross domestic
[4:17:44] product had a negative quarter
[4:17:45] for the first quarter
[4:17:46] of calendar 2025. Second
[4:17:48] quarter was much stronger.
[4:17:50] Much of this has to do
[4:17:53] with a dramatic increase
[4:17:54] in imports
[4:17:55] in the fourth quarter of last
[4:17:57] year and the first quarter of
[4:17:59] this year as corporations began
[4:18:00] to prepare for tariffs that the
[4:18:04] market was broadly expecting
[4:18:06] and that we all learned more
[4:18:08] than we ever wanted
[4:18:09] to learn about. In early
[4:18:10] April, I'm going
[4:18:13] to talk a little bit about
[4:18:14] interest rates and why
[4:18:15] investment earnings have fallen
[4:18:16] and where they're going
[4:18:18] to fall more later on
[4:18:19] in the slide. But the Fed is a
[4:18:25] big focus, as they always are,
[4:18:28] on short term investment
[4:18:29] portfolios like yours. The Fed
[4:18:33] has recently stated that they
[4:18:34] expect to cut interest rates
[4:18:36] by 50 basis points
[4:18:38] through the end
[4:18:39] of this calendar year. And then
[4:18:41] there is the expectation that
[4:18:42] they will cut again next
[4:18:44] calendar year. The market
[4:18:45] currently expects them to cut
[4:18:46] more and faster as the market
[4:18:51] believes that the economy is
[4:18:52] not doing as well as the Fed
[4:18:56] has suggested. Much
[4:18:57] of the concern is around
[4:18:59] in the marketplaces
[4:19:00] around tariffs and the impact
[4:19:02] of tariffs. This data that you
[4:19:03] can see up here is a little old
[4:19:05] at the moment. The average
[4:19:07] tariff that's affecting imports
[4:19:09] is it is at a rate of
[4:19:11] about 19%. That's including all
[4:19:13] the tariff announcements we've
[4:19:16] had
[4:19:18] through earlier this week.
[4:19:22] Stay tuned. There are deals
[4:19:25] in process, perhaps with
[4:19:26] Canada and China and a number
[4:19:28] of other countries that that
[4:19:29] may change tariffs. Why are we
[4:19:33] so focused on tariffs? Because
[4:19:36] of the impact on inflation.
[4:19:38] Right now, the Fed is watching
[4:19:40] inflation very carefully. The
[4:19:42] Fed would like to reduce
[4:19:44] interest rates more than they
[4:19:45] have, but the Fed is concerned
[4:19:48] that they can't reduce them
[4:19:49] very quickly as they watch
[4:19:51] for signs of inflation. Surely
[4:19:52] the expectation is the cost
[4:19:54] of goods,
[4:19:56] particularly goods that are
[4:19:57] imported, are going to go up as
[4:19:59] tariffs really take a bite. So
[4:20:02] far, all the stuff we've gone
[4:20:03] to buy at Walmart or wherever
[4:20:04] we've bought it that's been
[4:20:07] made internationally was
[4:20:09] probably ordered and shipped
[4:20:10] in the fourth quarter
[4:20:12] of last year,
[4:20:13] the first quarter
[4:20:14] of this year. So
[4:20:15] before tariffs had an impact
[4:20:17] on pricing over the remainder
[4:20:19] of this year, we should see
[4:20:20] tariff pricing really impact
[4:20:24] the cost of goods. The Fed is
[4:20:26] watching very carefully
[4:20:28] to see if inflation is going
[4:20:31] to impact the price
[4:20:32] of services in addition
[4:20:34] to goods. If the price
[4:20:36] of services begins to climb,
[4:20:38] then the Fed is likely to think
[4:20:39] that they cannot make any
[4:20:41] changes to interest rates more
[4:20:44] on the labor market soon.
[4:20:46] We've had a really interesting
[4:20:48] quarter
[4:20:51] with the I'm not sure what
[4:20:53] to call it. So we'll call it
[4:20:54] the Big beautiful bill.
[4:20:57] With the notion of tariffs and
[4:20:58] the dramatic increase
[4:21:01] in debt borrowing that the
[4:21:02] United States government is
[4:21:04] going to have to do in order to
[4:21:05] fund the things that it's
[4:21:07] paying for, the United States
[4:21:11] is expected to borrow
[4:21:13] at least an additional 4 or 5
[4:21:16] trillion dollars
[4:21:18] over the next 10 years in debt
[4:21:20] to keep itself operating.
[4:21:21] Moody's immediately or almost
[4:21:23] immediately upon the news
[4:21:25] of the Big Beautiful bill
[4:21:27] downgraded the US is CR credit
[4:21:29] rating. So all three of the
[4:21:30] major credit rating agencies
[4:21:32] have now downgraded US treasury
[4:21:34] securities
[4:21:36] to the AA plus double A1 range.
[4:21:40] The market kind
[4:21:42] of didn't care because Fitch
[4:21:44] and S and P did it so long ago.
[4:21:46] There was really no reaction
[4:21:47] to Moody's doing it.
[4:21:49] But surely with the change
[4:21:52] from the one,
[4:21:54] the big beautiful bill,
[4:21:56] there's going to be really
[4:21:57] significant issuance
[4:21:58] of treasury securities
[4:21:59] in order
[4:22:00] to fund the budget deficit.
[4:22:02] The knowledge that there's
[4:22:03] going to be issuance of
[4:22:05] treasury securities is likely
[4:22:06] going to impact the market
[4:22:09] by increasing interest rates,
[4:22:12] at least in the short term.
[4:22:14] Because the vast additional
[4:22:15] supply of Treasuries
[4:22:17] in the market, for them
[4:22:18] to be digested
[4:22:20] by the investment marketplace,
[4:22:21] they're going to have
[4:22:22] to pay slightly higher yields.
[4:22:24] We're still worried
[4:22:25] about inflation. We're now
[4:22:27] beginning to worry
[4:22:28] about employment. The Bureau
[4:22:30] of Labor Statistics revised
[4:22:32] their new jobs number for a
[4:22:35] several month time period here.
[4:22:36] Two weeks ago they took
[4:22:38] 500,000 jobs out of their
[4:22:41] numbers that they had once
[4:22:42] counted. Any
[4:22:44] of you who are familiar
[4:22:45] with statistics know that
[4:22:47] to come up
[4:22:49] with a statistical sampling,
[4:22:51] you actually have
[4:22:52] to have people respond to the
[4:22:53] surveys that you send out.
[4:22:57] Bureau of Labor Statistics is
[4:22:58] having a terrible time getting
[4:22:59] people to respond,
[4:23:00] businesses and individuals
[4:23:02] to respond to their surveys.
[4:23:04] And so the Bureau of Labor
[4:23:05] Statistics has made dramatic
[4:23:07] revisions
[4:23:08] to employment numbers in the
[4:23:09] United States and that has got
[4:23:10] the market pretty spooked.
[4:23:14] The Fed announced at their
[4:23:16] June meeting the likelihood
[4:23:17] that they'll cut rates twice
[4:23:20] this year and again next year.
[4:23:21] We'll be looking for their
[4:23:23] September meeting to see if
[4:23:24] they're changing their plans
[4:23:26] at all. We should hear from
[4:23:27] Chair Powell tomorrow
[4:23:29] at his speech at the Jackson
[4:23:33] Hole Symposium to see if we can
[4:23:35] have any understanding
[4:23:37] of what the Fed really thinks
[4:23:39] about interest rates. Rates,
[4:23:42] other short-term rates have
[4:23:43] varied widely over the past
[4:23:46] year here and particularly even
[4:23:47] over the past quarter. The Fed
[4:23:50] has a dramatic impact
[4:23:52] on very,
[4:23:55] very short-term interest rates.
[4:23:56] The market does its own pricing
[4:23:58] of longer-term interest rates
[4:24:01] today. This graph is as
[4:24:02] of the end of July Today, the
[4:24:04] expectation on the short,
[4:24:07] shorter end has treasury
[4:24:08] interest rates and all other
[4:24:10] short-term securities.
[4:24:12] Interest rates even lower
[4:24:14] in the two in the three month
[4:24:16] out to two year range and then
[4:24:18] higher the longer the
[4:24:21] investment period goes. So
[4:24:24] today if you went out
[4:24:26] to buy a 30 year treasury
[4:24:28] security, you would be able
[4:24:31] to invest that at a rate of
[4:24:32] about 4.92%. This is the
[4:24:35] highest rate we've seen
[4:24:36] on long term Treasuries
[4:24:38] in a very, very,
[4:24:40] very long time. It's worth
[4:24:41] noting that these numbers
[4:24:43] suggest on the short end
[4:24:45] of the yield curve,
[4:24:48] lower rates in the future.
[4:24:50] Your investment portfolios are
[4:24:51] largely in the short end
[4:24:53] of the yield curve. These rates
[4:24:55] also suggest higher interest
[4:24:57] rates longer term
[4:25:00] out the yield curve. So
[4:25:01] unfortunately,
[4:25:03] as the college goes out
[4:25:04] to borrow funds
[4:25:05] in the debt market, interest
[4:25:07] rates are higher today than
[4:25:09] they were a year ago or even
[4:25:11] in the past six months. We have
[4:25:15] challenging times ahead of us
[4:25:18] when we're investing government
[4:25:19] funds. There is a summary page
[4:25:21] here that shows earnings
[4:25:25] during the past quarter,
[4:25:27] changes
[4:25:28] in market value. I'll,
[4:25:29] I'll draw your attention
[4:25:32] to just a couple of things.
[4:25:35] The top line pools for cash.
[4:25:40] Those funds are kept highly,
[4:25:42] highly liquid. So as the Fed
[4:25:44] changes interest rates,
[4:25:45] the interest rates on those
[4:25:47] securities change very quickly.
[4:25:49] The core portfolio liquidity
[4:25:51] buffer and the core portfolio
[4:25:53] include securities maturing
[4:25:55] anywhere from one year out
[4:25:57] to five years. These
[4:25:59] investments will serve interest
[4:26:01] earnings very well
[4:26:03] in the period ahead
[4:26:04] of us as interest rates fall.
[4:26:06] So it's good that your
[4:26:07] portfolio is diversified. It's
[4:26:09] good that your portfolio is set
[4:26:11] up at the moment
[4:26:12] to take advantage of higher
[4:26:15] interest rates that are very,
[4:26:16] very short,
[4:26:17] knowing that as interest rates
[4:26:18] fall, interest earnings will
[4:26:20] decline there.
[4:26:23] But you're also positioned for
[4:26:25] the future when those interest
[4:26:26] rates do begin
[4:26:28] to fall a bit further. Your
[4:26:30] portfolio has remained
[4:26:32] in compliance
[4:26:34] with your investment policy,
[4:26:35] which is a bit more restrictive
[4:26:37] than PFIA. So you're
[4:26:39] in good shape there. And the
[4:26:40] last thing that I'll say,
[4:26:42] you talked a fair amount about
[4:26:44] just different legislative
[4:26:45] actions. Three of those bills
[4:26:48] that TASB probably talked about
[4:26:50] would have also impacted your
[4:26:52] interest earnings had they
[4:26:53] passed. They fortunately did
[4:26:54] not. One of them, the impact
[4:26:56] likely would have been a
[4:26:58] reduction in your short term
[4:26:59] interest earnings by
[4:27:00] about 33%. So, we're very happy
[4:27:03] to see that you don't have
[4:27:04] to take 35% of your overall
[4:27:07] investment portfolio and invest
[4:27:10] it in non interest bearing bank
[4:27:12] accounts, which was two pieces
[4:27:15] of legislation that would have
[4:27:16] had that impact. We're very
[4:27:19] happy to see that that
[4:27:21] legislation never made it out
[4:27:22] of committee. I'd be happy to
[4:27:23] answer any questions you might
[4:27:24] have.
[4:27:25] >> Does anyone have any
[4:27:26] questions?
[4:27:31] >> Thank you.
[4:27:32] >> Thank you for hanging in.
[4:27:36] Item eight, the Chancellor's
[4:27:37] report. Dr. LeBlanc.
[4:27:40] >> Yes, so I've mentioned that
[4:27:41] I've had the opportunity
[4:27:44] to go visit the campuses, which
[4:27:46] I greatly enjoyed and
[4:27:48] appreciate everybody being a
[4:27:54] part of Connections Week. I
[4:27:56] think the Connections Week's
[4:27:57] been a huge success, thanks
[4:27:59] to everyone's efforts. I want
[4:28:01] to state once again that we are
[4:28:03] committed
[4:28:05] to establishing a clear,
[4:28:06] consistent and forward-looking
[4:28:08] policy that aligns with
[4:28:10] Senate Bill 37, supports
[4:28:13] institutional productivity,
[4:28:16] places student success
[4:28:18] at the center, and will work
[4:28:20] very, very closely
[4:28:22] with faculty. In terms
[4:28:25] of the budget. The budget
[4:28:27] proposal you approved this
[4:28:29] evening reflects the
[4:28:31] collaboration,
[4:28:33] competency and character
[4:28:35] of our leadership team. They
[4:28:37] work tirelessly,
[4:28:39] none more than Dr. Anglin,
[4:28:44] to provide a budget aligned
[4:28:46] with our strategic priorities
[4:28:48] and direction
[4:28:50] in supporting our students. So
[4:28:52] if we look a little bit tired,
[4:28:55] it's totally legitimate.
[4:28:58] Senate Bill 37 and the Budget
[4:29:01] are snapshots of the
[4:29:04] overarching work we are
[4:29:05] conducting at Tarrant County
[4:29:07] College. We appreciate the
[4:29:09] support of our taxpayers and we
[4:29:12] always appreciate the support
[4:29:15] of our board of trustees. And
[4:29:17] we will continue working very
[4:29:19] hard. We won't disappoint you.
[4:29:23] >> Thank you, Dr. LeBlanc. We
[4:29:26] do not have another closed
[4:29:28] session. Our next regular
[4:29:31] meeting will be our work
[4:29:33] session, which is scheduled
[4:29:35] for September 18th. And unless
[4:29:37] there are any objections,
[4:29:40] we will adjourn this meeting
[4:29:43] at 10:17pm meeting adjourned.
[4:29:47] Thank you.