The Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents of the Corpus Christi Junior College District opened in the La Palma Room of the Harvin Center, Del Mar College, East Campus, at 1:00 p.m., with the following present:

From the Board:

Mr. Ralph Diaz, Mrs. Mary Helen Dunnam, Mrs. Olga Gonzales, Mrs. Patty Isensee, Mr. Jacob Munoz, and Mr. William A. Whittle.

From the College:

Dr. Terry L. Dicianna, President; Mr. J. L. Alaniz, Vice President of Business and Finance; Dr. Richard Armenta, Vice President of Instruction and Student Services; Ms. Claudia Jackson, Assistant to the President; Mrs. Vickie C. Natale, Dean of Administrative Services; Mr. John Johnson, Internal Auditor; Ms. Angie Limas, Executive Secretary to the Dean of Administrative Services; and other administrators, faculty, and staff.

From the Attorney=s Office:

Mr. J. W. Gary and Mr. Stephen Hilmy.

Others Present:

Mrs. Chris Adler, Mrs. Dorothy Spann, and Mrs. Beverly Winters, Regents-elect; Mr. Ralph Bennett, Bennett, Martin & Solka; family members and friends of newly elected regents; and other concerned citizens.

Mrs. Dunnam made a motion to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of October 13, 1998, and the Called Meetings of October 12, October 28, and November 9, 1998. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Gonzales and duly passed.
Mr. Jaime Capelo, State Representative, administered the Oath of Office to the newly elected Regents, Mrs. Chris Adler, Mrs. Dorothy Spann, and Mrs. Beverly Winters. (The official Oath of Office documents will be recorded in the Official Minutes Book of the Board of Regents as Document Numbers 98-21, 98-22, and 98-23.)

After the swearing in of the new Trustees, elected officers of the Board were selected.

A nomination of Mrs. Mary Helen Dunnam for President of the Board was made by Mr. Whittle. Mr. Whittle expressed that he was nominating Mrs. Dunnam because of her ability to develop a consensus and her view of the College and Board mission. Her policy leadership will be invaluable as President, just as they have been since she first became a Trustee in 1988. The nomination was seconded by Mrs. Isensee. A motion that nominations cease and that Mrs. Dunnam be elected President of the Board by acclamation was seconded and duly passed.

Mrs. Olga Gonzales was nominated to serve as Vice President of the Board. The nomination was made by Mrs. Isensee and seconded by Mrs. Spann. The motion carried unanimously.

Next, on a motion made by Mrs. Adler and seconded by Mrs. Dunnam and passed unanimously by the Board, Mrs. Isensee was elected Secretary of the Board.

Mr. Munoz was nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Board by Mrs. Spann. The nomination was unanimously passed after it was seconded by Mrs. Isensee.

Mrs. Dunnam, newly elected President of the Board, presided over the remainder of the meeting.

The following committee appointments were made by Mrs. Dunnam:

Standing Committee Chairmen New Committee Chairmen

Finance: Beverly Winters Investments: Bill Whittle
Buildings & Grounds: Patty Isensee Policy Review: Olga Gonzales
Academic Affairs: Chris Adler Long Term Planning: Ralph Diaz
Legislative: Dorothy Spann

Student Affairs
Development & Public Relations
Alumni
Mission & Purpose

Board members to be on the same page.

No one signed to address the Board under public comments on action items.

The financial statement for the month of September 1998 was reviewed by Mr. J. L. Alaniz, Vice President of Business and Finance. In response to a question asked by Mr. Diaz, Vice President Alaniz was asked to clarify for the Regents that the College had received $15,000 in returned checks during registration. Check-Rite does the collecting for the College and their collection efforts have been approximately 100%. Mr. Alaniz also clarified that students are dropped by the end of the semester and a hold is placed on their record if a returned check is not paid.

The Board accepted the financial statement for the month of September 1998, as presented by Mr. Alaniz, on a motion made by Mr. Munoz and seconded by Mrs. Isensee. The motion carried.

Mr. Alaniz also presented the financial statement for the month of October 1998.

On a motion made by Mr. Munoz and seconded by Mr. Diaz, the Board accepted the financial statement for the month of October 1998, as presented by Mr. Alaniz.

The Board President apologized for not having allowed public comments at the beginning of the meeting, but asked those in the audience, that, if they wanted to address the Board, they could do so at this time. Mrs. Spann commented that some of the hourly workers had to return to their post and missed the opportunity to address the Board.

Mrs. Mary Kay, Professor of Mathematics and President of the Del Mar College American Federation of Teachers (AFT), welcomed Mrs. Adler, Mrs. Spann and Mrs. Winters to the Del Mar College family. She also congratulated all the new officers of the Board and expressed sincere thanks from the AFT organization to all the members of the Board for their past service to Del Mar and their continue commitment to the future. Mrs. Kay stated that the Del Mar College AFT has 78 paid members this year and it represents 31% of the faculty. She added that the most important asset for top quality service is dedication to the goals of the College. This can best be assured when there is mutual respect and clear communication between the Regents, administration, faculty and students. She concluded that the Del Mar AFT looks forward to working with the Board, administration, and the Faculty Council to enable Del Mar College to meet the needs of today=s students while maintaining our tradition of excellence.

The newly elected trustees introduced and recognized family members and friends in the audience.

Ms. Lula Hinton, the College=s High School Liaison, expressed a special thanks to those who went to the polls and elected one of her color. Mrs. Winters became the first African American to serve on the Del Mar College Board. Ms. Hinton stated that she and others on campus and the community were very proud to have Mrs. Winters as a Regent and welcomed her.

Vice President Alaniz presented the investments for the month of October 1998, which were made in accordance with Board policy. The majority of the investments are in Agency Discount Notes and Certificates of Deposit.

After Mr. Alaniz and Mr. Gary explained the interest accrued on the plant fund, the Board passed the motion made by Mr. Munoz and seconded by Mrs. Gonzales to accept the investments for the month of October 1998 as presented. (The Investment Report will be recorded in the Official Minutes Book of the Board.)

The Board members then moved to the next agenda item related to calendaring dates. Dr. Dicianna reminded the Regents that the December Regular Meeting was rescheduled to December 15. He also announced that November 30, at 4:30 p.m., on the West Campus, the Allied Health Department will host a celebration to recognize that the Physical Therapy Program has been approved for candidacy. A tour will be conducted of the Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy facilities. Senator Carlos Truan will attend.

Under Committee Reports, Mrs. Isensee, Chair of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, reported that five companies have sent RFPS for construction consultant. Mrs. Isensee added that a committee meeting needs to be scheduled to discuss change orders. Mrs. Dunnam suggested adding an item for change orders to the agenda of the regular meetings.

Under Staff Reports, Mr. Stephen Ondrejas, Instructor of Public Administration and Chair of the Faculty Council, presented to the President of the Board a certificate which states that Del Mar College was one of only two community colleges in the country to receive $250,000 from the U. S. Department of Transportation to undertake a Student Training and Education Program (STEP) TIE-IN Grant. Dean Anne Matula introduced members of a committee who work on the TIE-IN grant application. In 1994-95, the college received $100,000 which allowed students to complete special transportation-focused credit courses, and in 1996 the College again was awarded $60,000 to extend the program. This year, Mr. Adelfino Palacios, Jr. and Mr. Stephen Ondrejas worked to obtain the $250,000 from the U. S. Department of Transportation for their work with minority businesses. Mrs. Dunnam commended Mr. Ondrejas and Mr. Palacios for their hard work.

Dr. Richard Armenta, Vice President of Instruction and Student Development and Ms. Lenora Keas, Chair, Department of Business Administration, presented a report on the Disney World College Program (Internships) being offered to the College students. Del Mar has participated in the Walt Disney World College Program since fall 1997. A total of 46 students received offers, and this past recruitment effort resulted in 22 Del Mar Disney Interns for the Spring 1999 semester. The Disney College Program is an extension of the Disney University and offers college credit for these internships. Ms. Keas introduced Ms. Deanne Havel and Ms. Angela Gonzalez who had participated in the Disney World College Program, and they shared with the Regents their Disney experience. Students William B. David, Faviola Hidalgo, Philip B. Hopkins, Juan R. Ruiz, Eloina Serna, and Edwin R. Vasquez, who will be participating in the Spring of 1999, also shared their reasons for wanting to participate in the Disney College Program internships.

There were no Employee or Student reports.

Under Regents Reports, Mr. Diaz commented that the new Regents should know that there is more than one meeting per month. He welcomed the new Board members.

Mrs. Spann made reference and questioned the responses on the College President=s memo of November 12, 1998, regarding Administrative Response to the Juan Garza, consultant, Recommendations. Dr. Dicianna explained the long hiring process and the need for software in order to meet Mr. Garza=s recommendations. Mr. Munoz recommended addressing Mrs. Spann=s questions regarding the hiring process at a Policy Committee meeting.

Mrs. Dunnam introduced her husband, Mr. Sam Dunnam, who was in the audience. She recommended that all Board members need a copy of the Physical Facilities Master Plan. The Board President reminded the Board members that none of the Regents represent the Board, the Board works as a whole.

President Dicianna provided the following information: (1) The College catalog and the spring credit and noncredit schedules are now on-line on the Webpage; (2) Dr. Dicianna reviewed the Truck Driving revenues; and (3) The College President provided an update on TASP.

A motion was made, seconded, and duly passed to adjourn at 2:35 p.m.

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