TCC Board of Trustees to Meet August 22, 2024

Posted on by Samantha Windschitl
TCC Board of Trustees

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Take notice that the Monthly Meeting of the Tarrant County College Board of Trustees will be held at the TCC Trinity River Campus, 300 Trinity Campus Circle, Fort Worth, Texas, 76102, commencing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 22, 2024, to consider the agenda described below:

Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Pledges of Allegiance to U.S. and Texas Flags
  3. Public Comment/Presentation (No comment/presentation shall exceed three minutes.)
    • Members of the public wanting to make public comment should sign up in-person prior to the start of the meeting on Thursday, August 22, 2024, noting the nature of the comment to be made. Registered participants will be called in the order their requests were received during the “Public Comment” portion of the meeting.
  4. Board Business Items and Announcements
    1. Approval of Work Session Meeting Minutes for June 13, 2024
    2. Approval of Special Budget Meeting Minutes for June 13, 2024
    3. Approval of Special Meeting Minutes for June 13, 2024
    4. Approval of Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes for June 27, 2024
    5. Trustee Activities
  5. Consideration and Approval of the Consent Agenda
    1. Consideration and Approval of Ratification of Outside Counsel Fees for FY2023-24 for Cantey Hanger LLC, not to exceed $160,000.00 for FY24, and Adams, Lynch, & Loftin, P.C., not to exceed $220,000.00 for FY24
    2. Consideration and Approval of the Renewal with SHI Government Solutions for the Tenable Vulnerability Management Software in the amount of $198,517.40
    3. Consideration and Approval of the purchase of IBM servers from Sirius Computer Solutions, LLC in the amount of $253,408.56
    4. Consideration and Approval of the 3-year and 3-month Renewal and Co-terming of the Blackbaud Donation and Scholarship Management Software in the amount of $157,239.95
    5. Consideration and Approval of the continuation of standard Interlocal Agreements with school districts and K-12 partners in relation to data sharing
    6. Consideration and Approval of the continuation of standard Testing Partnership Agreement with school districts and K-12 partners
    7. Consideration and Approval of the standard college Preparatory Agreement used with school districts and K-12 partners
    8. Consideration and Approval of the Instructional Agreement for non-credit programs between TCC and an ISD Partner
    9. Consideration and Approval of the continuation of standard Memorandums of Agreements for in-state and out-of-state postsecondary institutions
    10. Consideration and Approval of the Guaranteed Transfer Admission Partnership Agreement with Texas State University
    11. Consideration and Approval of the Interlocal Agreement with the City of Fort Worth for Public Safety Institute Training
    12. Consideration and Approval of the Instructional Agreement with Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base for continuing education courses
    13. Consideration and Approval of the standard Memorandum of Understanding template with Workforce Solutions and the Tarrant County Adult Education and Literacy Consortium
    14. Consideration and Approval of entering into a License Agreement with Dickies Arena for the purpose of holding AY 2025 and AY 2026 commencement ceremonies at a rate of $142,100.00
    15. Consideration and Approval of a Contract Renewal with Learning Care Group for childcare services for TCCD Career & Technical students in the amount not to exceed $250,000 for the Contract ending August 31, 2025
    16. Consideration and Approval of a Contract with Coursedog to provide Catalog & Curriculum Management services in the amount of $201,760.00 for a period of 3 years with an additional 2 optional years of renewal
    17. Consideration and Approval of the Purchase of Lab Kits for TCC Connect from Barnes & Noble College at an estimated annual Cost of $500,000 and to Ratify the Purchase of Lab Kits not previously approved by the Board in an Amount of $222,366.96
    18. Consideration and Approval of Expenditure Authority through Cooperative Agreements, State Contracts, and Inter-local Agreements for Various Commodities and Services for FiscalYear 2024-25
  6. Consideration and Approval of Individual Action Items
    1. Consideration and Approval of the FY2024-25 Insurance Renewals with McGriff, Seibels & Williams, Inc.; Roach, Howard, Smith & Barton; and Higginbotham in the amount of $2,943,250
    2. Consideration and Approval of the FY2025 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan to serve as a framework for execution of all Capital Improvements
    3. Consideration and Approval of a Contract Renewal No. 3 with Fish Window Cleaning for window cleaning services at SO, TCCOC, NE, ODMC, NW, Alliance, and SE campuses in the amount of $191,605.77
    4. Consideration and Approval of a Contract Renewal No. 3 with Guardian Services for window washing services at Trinity River and Trinity River East campuses in the amount of $196,077.15
    5. Consideration and Approval of a Contract Renewal No. 3 with Talent Corporation for Leased Labor throughout the District in the amount of $1,500.000.00
    6. Consideration and Approval of a Contract with Texas Refrigeration Inc. for construction services for Thermal Utilities Upgrades at the South Campus in the amount of $296,476.39
    7. Consideration and Approval a Contract with Freese and Nichols for design of Fire Training Center renovations at Northwest campus in the amount of $394,557.24
    8. Consideration and Approval of a Resolution Setting the Proposed Rate of $0.11228 per $100 of Assessed Valuation for the Levy & Collection of Annual Ad Valorem Tax & Designating the Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector as the Designated Officer
    9. Consideration and Approval of a Resolution to Adopt Operating, Capital, and Debt Service Budgets; Adopt Salary Increase; Delegate Administrative Authority
    10. Consideration and Approval of the 3-year Renewal of the Cisco Unified Communications Enterprise Agreement with General Datatech L.P. in the amount of $637,200.00
    11. Consideration and Approval of Contract with Tarrant County Local Workforce Development Board for Adult Education and Literacy Services in the amount of $1,070,904.66.
  7. Monthly Financial Report
    1. Financial Report
    2. Investment Report
  8. Chancellor’s Report
    1. Staff Introduction: Dr. Andy Bowne, Southeast Campus President
    2. Staff Introduction: Dr. James Edwards, Northwest Campus Vice President of Student Affairs
    3. 12-Month Board Calendar
    4. Quarterly Investment Report
    5. State of the College Video
  9. 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.
    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.
  10. Consideration and Action on Closed Session Items
  11. Adjournment and Announcement of Next Meeting

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Updated 2:40 p.m. on August 19, 2024

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