TCC Board of Trustees to Meet October 15

Posted on by Samantha Windschitl

Supporting materials for the Board meeting will be provided on the Board Meetings Web page. Once the meeting has begun, streaming video of the proceedings will also be available.

Pursuant to the authority granted in the Declaration of Emergency issued by the Office of the Texas Governor on March 13, 2020, and in the subsequent suspension of certain provisions of the Open Meetings Act on March 16, 2020, in an effort to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus by avoiding large group meetings while still ensuring continued governmental operations and preserving transparency:

Take notice that the Monthly Meeting of the Tarrant County College Board of Trustees will be held telephonically/video conferencing and at the TCC Trinity River Campus, 300 Trinity Campus Circle, Fort Worth, Texas, 76102, commencing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2020, to consider and act on the agenda described below.

Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Public Comment/Special Presentation (No presentation shall exceed three minutes.)
    • Members of the public wanting to make public comment at the meeting must e-mail gloria.fisher@tccd.edu on or before 5 p.m. CDT on Thursday, October 15, 2020, noting the nature of the comment to be made and a telephone number where you can be reached during the meeting. Registered participants will be called in the order their requests were received and joined to the meeting telephonically during the “Public Comment” portion of the meeting.
  3. Board Business Items and Announcements
    1. Approval of Work Session Meeting Minutes for September 10, 2020
    2. Approval of Public Hearing on Tax Increase Minutes for September 17, 2020
    3. Approval of Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes for September 17, 2020
    4. Trustee Activities
  4. Consideration and Approval of Consent Agenda
    1. Consideration and Approval of Resolution Granting Authority to the Chancellor, until January 31, 2021, to Establish Procedures Necessary to Facilitate the Continuity of the District’s Operations to Combat the Spread of the COVID-19 virus
    2. Consideration and Approval of the Annual Renewal of Proctoring Services from Proctorio, Inc. in the Amount of $525,000.00
    3. Consideration and Approval of Purchase with Assessment Technology Institute (ATI) for the Fall 2020 Nursing Cohort Graduating in Spring 2022, in the Amount of $158,205.00
    4. Consideration and Approval for Renewal of a 3-Year Adobe Enterprise Term License Agreement (ETLA) with JourneyEd.com, Inc. for $623,625 (Annual Cost of $207,875.00)
    5. Consideration and Approval of the First 1-Year Contract Extension Option with Texas Industrial Security, Inc. (TIS) for Armed and Unarmed Security Services in the Amount of $678,648.00 (Not to Exceed)
  5. Consideration and Approval of Individual Action Items
    1. Consideration and Approval of Contract with Hahnfeld, Hoffer, and Stanford for Design Services on District-Wide Basic and Provisional Classroom Upgrades in the Amount of $299,831.36
    2. Consideration and Approval of Contract with Hahnfeld, Hoffer, and Stanford for Design Services on District-wide Formal Learning and Formal Learning Tech Plus Classroom Upgrades in the Amount of $176,752.82
    3. Consideration and Approval of Contract with Carrillo Engineering for Parking Improvement Design Services on Trinity River and Trinity River East Campus in the Amount of $154,915.50
    4. Consideration and Approval of Contracts with Multiple Vendors for the Building Services Power Plant Chiller and Cooling Tower Upgrade Project at the Northwest Campus in the Amount $3,166,918.22
    5. Consideration and Approval of Interim Service Authorization with Jacobs for Owner Representation Services to Manage the November 2019 Bond Projects in the Amount of $82,037.00
  6. Monthly Financial Report
    1. Financial Summary Update/Review of Income and Expenditures
    2. Review of Investment Portfolio
  7. Chancellor’s Report
    1. New Staff Member Introductions
      1. Dr. Poonam Kumar
    2. College Accolades
    3. Recent Activities
  8. Closed Session
    The Board will conduct a closed meeting in order to discuss matters permitted by the following sections of Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. The Board may reconvene in open session and act on any item listed on the Executive Session Agenda in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.

    1. Section 551.071, Consultation with Attorney
      To seek the advice of its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, or any matter in which the duty of the attorney to the District under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings Act.

      1. Legal issues regarding any item listed on today’s District Board Meeting agenda.
    2. Section 551.072, Deliberations Regarding Real Property
      Deliberate the purchase, sale, exchange, lease or value of real property where deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the District in negotiations with a third party.
    3. Section 551.074, Deliberations on Personnel Matters
      Deliberate appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee.

      1. Chancellor’s Performance Review and Contract
    4. Section 551.076, Deliberations on Security Devices or Security Audits
      Deliberate regarding the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices.
  9. Consideration and Action on Closed Session Items
  10. Adjournment and Announcement of Next Meeting
    1. Work Session Meeting: November 12, 2020
    2. Board Meeting: November 19, 2020

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Posted 1 p.m. on October 12, 2020

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