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OKAY, WE HAVE A QUORUM OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS OPEN
[1. Roll Call - Announcement of a Quorum]
MEETINGS ACT I CALL TO ORDER THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DALLAS COLLEGE FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST, 2022 AT 3:04 P.M.I THINK THAT'S WHAT THAT SAYS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE DALLAS COUNTY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WEBSITE FOR REGISTERING TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION WILL BE GIVEN 5 MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THIS GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING IS BEING BROADCAST OVER THE INTERNET AND AUDIO RECORDING AND TRANSCRIPTS OF THIS MEETING ARE BEING MADE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE BOARD'S WEBSITE AFTER THE MEETING AT A LATER DATE.
[2. Certification of Notice Posted for the Meeting]
CHANCELLOR, CAN YOU PLEASE CONFIRM THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, BUT I'M SURE I CAN CERTIFY THIS MEETING WAS POSTED ACCORDING TO SECTION 551.054 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE OR VICE VERSA.[4.1. Board Self-Assessment Discussion]
THE AGENDA ITEM FOUR IS THE COMMITTEE PRESENTATION OR SELF ASSESSMENT DISCUSSION, AND THE PRESENTER IS MS..MOLINA, MRS. MOLINA. AND EACH PERSON SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE PROPOSED TIMELINE FOR THE BOARD SELF ASSESSMENT.
THAT'S WHAT THE DISCUSSION WAS CENTERED AROUND.
GOOD AFTERNOON. I WILL TELL YOU I'M NERVOUS.
SO BEAR WITH ME IF I GET A LITTLE FROZEN HERE AND THERE.
REALLY, WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IS YOUR SELF ASSESSMENT.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED TIMELINE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR.
THERE IS NO PARTICULAR VENDOR THAT THAT HAS BEEN DECIDED UPON.
WE DID PROVIDE AS REFERENCE IN YOUR PACKETS, NOT PUBLIC VIEW, LAST YEAR'S ASSESSMENT.
SO THE QUESTION IS, DO YOU ARE YOU INTERESTED IN MOVING FORWARD WITH TEAM? WHO WAS THE ORGANIZATION THAT DID THE SELF-ASSESSMENT LAST YEAR? THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OTHER OPTIONS THAT ARE INTERESTED TO EXPLORE THOSE.
THERE'S ALSO DIGITAL PLATFORMS ON BOARD AND WORKSHOPS.
A COUPLE OF THAT I CAN MENTION THAT I AM CONFIDENT WILL DO A GOOD JOB IN TERMS OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS. ALL IN ALL, IT WILL STILL BE UP TO THE BOARD OR THE THE COMMITTEE, THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TO DECIDE WHAT QUESTIONS.
BUT THE COMMITTEE WOULD LOOK AT THE TOOL, DECIDE YOU WANT TO CONTINUE WITH SOME QUESTIONS.
WE STILL HAVE TIME TO DECIDE ON A ON A CONSULTANT OR ORGANIZATION TO HELP WITH IT.
AND AT THIS POINT, WE GO WITH THIS TIMELINE.
WE WOULD HAVE SOME REPORTS FOR YOU FOR THE.
AND THERE'S LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM. ONE THING I WOULD ADD TO THAT, AND I DON'T REMEMBER JUST THE NAME, REMEMBER, BUT SINCE WE'VE DONE THIS SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL, WE'VE ALWAYS USED HCC TO HOW MEAN WOULD YOU LIKE TO USE SOMEBODY ELSE OR IS THERE NO OTHER REASON TO GET A FEEL FOR HOW THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS MAY HANDLE AND TO WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND STUFF? SO THAT'S ONE CHANGE.
SO ANY COMMENT? JUST THAT THE DOWNSIDE OF THAT IS THAT THEN WE CAN'T COMPARE THE STUDIES.
IF THEY'RE BY SOMEBODY ELSE, THEN THEY'RE NOT.
YOU SAID, I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN.
OH, WELL, DECIDE WHETHER WE'RE IMPROVING OR NOT IMPROVING AND WHERE, BECAUSE THE QUESTIONS WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF IF WE WORK WITH SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROGRAM. I THINK THE QUESTIONS ARE ALWAYS DIFFERENT, AREN'T THEY? NOT ONLY WE, WE DO CHANGE THEM BASED ON CERTAIN TRAITS THAT WE DID CHANGE THEM FOR WHEN THE DEBATE HAPPENED AND ALSO WHEN THE TRANSITION HAPPENED.
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SO SOME SLIGHT CHANGE.YOU MEAN YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO COMPARE THE ANSWERS FROM LAST YEAR TO THE ISSUE OF WHETHER THERE'S AN IMPROVEMENT IN CERTAIN AREAS OR A DOWNTURN IN CERTAIN AREAS.
PLUS, I WONDER HOW MUCH I'VE IMPROVED THE BOARD.
IT'S HER OWN PERSONAL ASSESSMENT.
WELL, IT'S UP TO THE BOARD WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
I THINK AGP IS GOOD, BUT I THINK THEY DON'T JUST FOCUS ON COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
SO THAT WOULD BE MY REASON FOR STAYING WITH CASEY.
I DISAGREE WITH THAT. I REMEMBER WHEN WE DECIDED TO.
AND I REMEMBER WHEN WE ADOPTED THE KIND OF BITS WE USUALLY DO THOUGHT ABOUT HOW UNIQUE AND SPECIAL WE WERE, BUT A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE ASKED ABOUT ARE GERMANE TO ANY GOVERNING AND GOVERNING PROCESS.
AND SO I THINK I THINK THESE QUESTIONS ARE STILL RELEVANT AND HELPFUL TO US.
HAVE YOU CHECKED WITH HP ABOUT THE SERVICE? IN THINGS BECAUSE WE STILL MAINTAIN THE MEMBERSHIP DAY.
SO YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE STILL MEMBERS.
AND BACK TO YOUR PRIOR QUESTION, I THINK THIS SELF-ASSESSMENT THE BOARD'S ALWAYS CHOSEN TO GO WITH ACT SINCE IT IS COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEE FOCUSED. WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SOME MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES HERE AND THERE AND WITH AG AND RECENTLY WAS THE ONE THAT WAS HERE IN DALLAS YEARS AGO.
BUT THERE'S PROBABLY OTHER OTHER THINGS.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE MUCH DIFFERENCE.
I DID. I DIDN'T I DIDN'T PRICE IT IN THIS YEAR, BUT I PRESSED THEM IN THE PAST, THE OTHER TWO DIGITAL PLATFORMS, WHICH IS LIKE ON BOARD AND BOARD STORES, I SUPPOSE, BECAUSE THOSE ARE SINCE WE WOULD BE STARTING ALMOST FROM SCRATCH.
AND THERE'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS TO SET IT COMPANY.
IN ORDER FOR THEM TO CREATE A SURVEY FOR US INTO JUST THE DIGITAL PLATFORM.
SO THEY'RE NOT. THAT'S WHAT THOSE TWO TYPES ARE.
I LIKE THEIR INSTRUMENT, THEIR ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT, AND ALSO THE FACT THAT THEY ANALYZE THE THE RESPONSES AND GIVE US ALL THESE CHARTS AND SUCH THINGS LIKE THAT.
I WAS INTERESTED IN SEEING THE THE RATING, AND I THINK THAT WAS IMPACTED BY WHERE WE WERE IN THE TRANSFORMATION AND HOW EMPLOYEES WERE FEELING, HOW THAT MADE US FEEL, ETC..
BUT I LIKE THE I WOULD PROVIDE.
CAN'T SAY THE SAME FOR THE SEARCH SERVICES, MR. PRESIDENT, BUT I CAN FOR THIS.
YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? I'M NOT ON THE GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE.
THAT'S RIGHT. DO WE NEED TO MAKE MOTION? YOU DON'T NEED TO MAKE A MOTION. YOU JUST NEED TO RECOMMEND IT TO ME.
AND WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU, SINCE IT'S NOT A I GUESS YOU CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION.
SO WE RECOMMEND THAT WE STAY WITH THESE MEETINGS.
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ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPOSED TIMELINE OR ANYTHING NEEDS TO BE CHANGED? WELL, NOT AT THE TIMELINE, BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING, I HAD THE THOUGHT ABOUT WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE SOME REVERSE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD BY CHANCELLOR AND THE STAFF AND WITH WHO WE RELATE TO REGULARLY.AND AND WE DEPEND ON AND COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER TO MOVE THIS INSTITUTION FORWARD.
BUT IS THERE IS THERE ANY THOUGHT THAT WE SHOULD SOLICIT THEIR INPUT AS TO HOW WE DO IT BECAUSE IT MIGHT HELP US GET BETTER? YOU MEAN WE ARE WORRIED THAT YOU MEAN WE ARE ALREADY AT PEAK PERFORMANCE? WELL, WE THINK WE THINK WE ARE WHEN WE SELL, YOU KNOW.
BUT I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
I DON'T YEAH, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.
BUT MY QUESTION WOULD BE, SHOULD WE, SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PATENTS AND TERM PEOPLE OR WHATEVER, IF WE SHOULD LOOK AT MAYBE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE COMPANIES, WHAT IS THAT ON BOARD AND LET THEM DO THAT SEPARATELY FROM THE TOO? I THINK YEAH, I WOULD URGE IF WE DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT SHOULD BE A SEPARATE PROCESS.
I MEAN, I THINK WE'VE AGREED TO KEEP THE CCTV IN PLACE.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER CCTV HAS AN ASSESSMENT TOOL OR REVERSE ASSESSMENT TOOL, IF YOU WILL, FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO LOOK UPWARD TO THE BOARD AND AND OBSERVE. I MEAN I'D SOME I'D BE I THINK THE FEEDBACK MIGHT MAKE US BETTER.
I WILL LOOK INTO SEVERAL OPTIONS TO SEE THERE'S A COMPONENT FOR AN EMPLOYEE FEEDBACK FEEDBACK.
WHAT YOU JUST SAID ON THE PHONE WAS THE COMPANY SO THAT PEOPLE STILL TAKE YOUR PRODUCT AND YOU WANT TO KEEP IT ON THE SAME TIMELINE IS EVERYTHING ELSE, SO IT MAKES SENSE TO KEEP IT TOGETHER.
OKAY. OKAY. I'LL LOOK INTO IT.
OKAY. THE NEXT THING IS, DO WE WANT TO DO A FACILITATED RETREAT? BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THAT TIMELINE, IT SAYS FEBRUARY 4TH MEETING IS FEBRUARY NINE.
AND THE BOARD REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE RESULTS OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING IN FEBRUARY.
AND THEN NO DATE HAS BEEN SET.
IF WE WANTED TO DO A FACILITATED RETREAT AND AN IDEA THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME WAS THAT WE'D DO A RETREAT AWAY FROM THE COLLEGE DISTRICT OUTSIDE OF THIS.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY DOUBTS ABOUT THAT? I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE A FACILITATED RETREAT AND HAVE IT AWAY FROM OUR LOCATIONS.
THERE'S SEVERAL THINGS COMING DOWN THE PIKE THAT I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE DEEP DISCUSSIONS ABOUT.
ONE OF THEM IS PART OF WHAT WAS PRESENTED TODAY IN EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE, ABOUT HOW MORE STUDENTS ARE PREFERRING ONLINE ONLY VERSUS FACE TO FACE AND HYBRID.
SO WHAT THAT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE BOND PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE? AND WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE A NEW LOOK AT THAT.
I FORGOT WHAT IT WAS THAT I ASKED YOU.
BUT YEAH, I THINK THE RETREAT THAT UNLIKE WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE US HAVE A RETREAT.
AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF US BRAINSTORMING AND VISION, VISUALIZING OUR OURSELVES, WHAT WE WE KNOW OR WHAT WE SEE, BUT WHAT COULD DO DIFFERENT, DO BETTER.
AND I THINK INSTEAD OF BEING FED PROGRAMING AT ALL, I THINK WE HAD A RETREAT.
WE GAVE EACH INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME OF THEIR VISIONS.
SO I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT KIND OF RETREAT WHERE WE'RE BASICALLY IS THE IS THE BOARD AND CERTAINLY I THINK THE CHANCELLOR TO NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, BUT NO PRESENTATIONS, NO, NO FORMALITY OTHER THAN EACH INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS VISIONS AND IDEAS AND THINGS THAT THEY FEEL COULD HAPPEN.
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IS THAT IS THAT ENVIRONMENT OF PUBLIC? IT HAS TO BE. YEAH, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A PUBLIC MEETING.DO WE HAVE TO PUT IT ON THE INTERNET? YES. AND THAT'S THE MAIN REASON I WOULD LIKE A FACILITATOR AND I WANT TO PRESENT STATUS.
BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT WONDERFULLY STRONG PERSONALITIES.
I AGREE. I JUST KIND OF ASSUME THAT.
OH, THERE'S I MEAN, I LOVE THE IDEA OF RETREAT.
I DON'T THINK IT OUGHT TO BE ATTACHED TO A REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
BUT IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT, TO TRY TO ELIMINATE SOME CONTINUITY OF STRATEGY AND WE HAVE A STRATEGIC PLAN, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WE'VE HAD A CLEAR DIRECTIONAL MESSAGE OF MISSION SINCE OUR INCEPTION.
BUT LET'S USE THE FRAMEWORK THAT WE'VE HAD IN PLACE, WHICH IS OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH TO TRUSTEES HAVE NOT BEEN IN A STRATEGIC PLANNING DISCUSSION WITH THE FULL BOARD BECAUSE THEY'VE ONLY RECENTLY BEEN ELECTED.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK WE LOSE BY NOT HAVING THOSE SESSIONS.
AND AND I CAN JUST TELL YOU THAT FROM MY LITTLE BIT OF BEING DOWN IN AUSTIN, DALLAS COLLEGE HAS LOOKED AT VERY, VERY FAVORABLY BY ALL THE OTHER COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
AND SO, NO, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT STARTING OVER.
I'M TALKING ABOUT AUGMENTATION AND WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING.
I THINK WE'RE IN VIOLENT AGREEMENT.
AND IT WAS TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO WHEN YOU WERE CHAIR, I REMEMBER AND YOU KNOW THAT WE REALLY REDID THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AROUND THE 60 BY 30 GOALS.
NOW, 60 BY 30 HAS BEEN UPDATED A LITTLE BIT.
WE HAVEN'T GONE BACK AND REVISITED IT.
SO YEAH, THAT BUT IT'S AUGMENTING WHAT WE HAVE.
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT SUGGESTION.
I THINK WE'RE IN AGREEMENT. WELL, AND I THINK REALLY THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES NEED TO BE REPACKAGED.
I THINK THEY'RE STILL TOO MUCH.
AND AS YOU SPEAK, AND I THINK IT'S HARD FOR OTHERS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S IN THERE.
AND IT'S LIKE THIS WAY VERSUS THIS WAY.
SO LOOK AT REPACKAGING THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND IS EVERYTHING THERE THAT WE NEED TO BE THERE OR ARE THERE SOME THINGS THERE THAT WE NEED TO TAKE OFF BECAUSE WE PRETTY MUCH ALREADY MENTIONED THAT.
SO ONE AREA THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO LOOK AT IN THE RETREAT IS THE I, I MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO EXTEND AT CCP CAMP SESSIONS ON DEI AND WHAT OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND INSTITUTIONS HAVE DONE.
AND WHAT I SHARED WITH THE CHANCELLOR WAS THAT THE TWO THAT I WENT TO, THEY DONE A DEEP DIVE.
TO GET THEM WHERE THEY WANT TO BE.
AND THEY'VE DONE THAT DEEP DIVE ALSO, INCLUDING THE LEGAL ASPECTS, BECAUSE WHETHER BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, HAS IT TURNED OUT WELL, IS IT'S GOING TO CAUSE US LEGAL ISSUES BECAUSE THAT WAS MY QUESTION TO TO THEM.
ONE OF THEM WAS THEY WILL BE WITHIN 5% OF THEIR DEMOGRAPHY IN TERMS OF STAFFING.
AND SO I SAID, IS THAT LEGAL? AND THEY SAID, YES, EVERYTHING THAT WE DID, WE WENT THROUGH STATE AND FEDERAL LEGALITIES.
WE HAVEN'T TAKEN THAT DEEP DIVE INTO AS AN INSTITUTION.
HOW DO WE ENCOURAGE AND FOSTER DEI, WE TALKED ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, AT THIS LEVEL, BUT THE ORGANIZATION NOT THAT WE WOULD DO IT, BUT THAT WE WOULD SET POLICY AND SAY, YOU KNOW, GO INTO WE NEED THIS DONE.
SO SO WHAT I WOULD WHAT I WOULD ADD TO THIS IS THAT IN MARCH WE STARTED WITH THE FRAMEWORK OF WHAT I CALL DALLAS COLLEGE 2030, THESE NEW ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, GETTING BASELINE DATA AROUND THESE THINGS.
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BUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE DIALOG AROUND ARE THOSE LONGER TERM THINGS.SO THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES HELP US SET DIRECTIONALITY ON MANY THINGS.
WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE WITHIN SOME OF THESE THESE POINTS? AND SO I THINK THAT CONVERSATION WILL BE HELPFUL AND GET INTO THE VISIONING OF LONG TERM OF OF WHERE WHERE WE'RE HEADED.
WELL, AS A REMINDER, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE MEASURES.
Y'ALL WERE SUPPOSED TO COME BACK WITH SOME, BUT I DON'T THINK WE WERE THERE YET.
AND IT'S TIME THAT WE'RE THERE BECAUSE THIS IS LIKE THE THIRD, FOURTH YEAR TO THIS.
AND YEAH, WE'RE REALLY NOT THERE.
SO WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET THERE SO WE CAN KNOW THAT WE'RE REALLY MEETING OUR PRIORITIES? YEAH. YEAH.
ONE CAVEAT TO THAT IS THE NEW ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK.
AND FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, WE REALLY NEED TO DO TWO THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO COVER.
SO NOW MY NEXT QUESTION IS, DO YOU WANT TO GO TO A LOCATION WHERE YOU STAY OVERNIGHT OR.
BE. LET'S GO TO THE ARBORETUM.
THERE ARE SO MANY PLACES AVAILABLE.
BUT THIS MONTH, LAST MONTH, AND THEN SCHEDULE DIDN'T WORK OUT, ETC., ETC..
I THINK WE WORK GOOD AS A TEAM NOW, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
SO THAT'S WHY I WHERE I SEE VALUE IN AN OVERNIGHT.
IT'S A QUESTION. SO WE'RE LIMITED BY POLICY TO DEMONSTRATE BY LAW, BY LAW.
WE HAVE TO DUPLICATE ALL THIS INFRASTRUCTURE WITH RECORDING AND EVERYTHING ELSE, AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT A HUGE BURDEN ON ALL THESE FOLKS JUST SAYING WE'RE WE'RE FIVE MILES AWAY FROM HERE AND SLEEPING WITH EACH OTHER.
YOU CAN RETRACT THAT. I PERSONALLY LIKE SLEEPING IN MY OWN HOUSE, SO I'M NOT A BIG FAN FOR OVERNIGHT. I THINK A DINNER WOULD BE GREAT, BUT WITH THE DINNER AND WITH THE DINNER.
I AGREE WITH MONICA PAUL ON THAT.
BUT THE THE OTHER THING TO CONSIDER IN THE DESIGN OF THIS AND COME OUT OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OR CHANCELLOR WOULD BE DOING THIS AND I WOULD WELCOME THE INVOLVEMENT OF SENIOR STAFF LEADERSHIP TO THE PRESIDENTS AND THE OTHER KEY LEADERS IN THE COLLEGE OVER THE CHANCE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIP AND LET THEM CONTRIBUTE TO THE DISCUSSION.
I JUST DON'T WANT US GETTING PRESENTATION PRESENTATION AFTER PRESENTATION.
I MEAN, WE NEED IT. WE NEED INFORMATION THAT YOU FACILITATE WHAT THE AGENDA LOOKS LIKE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, SO ANYWAY, I MEAN, I LOVE I'VE BEEN A CORPORATE MANAGEMENT RETREATS WHERE YOU HAVE THIS 100 PEOPLE AND THE ALIGNMENT. YEAH, BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE DESIGN OF THE SESSION.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES.
YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF US JUST HERE.
WAS IT ONLINE IN PERSON? WAS IT, I GUESS, THE WORLD IN REAL TIME RIGHT BEFORE TV CALLS? I'M JUST SAYING. YEAH, WE CAN KIND OF.
IT'S DANGEROUS TO TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT WE JUST KIND OF FORGET THAT IT'S THERE.
BUT THAT HAS A IT HAS AN EFFECT ON OUR ABILITY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.
WHAT ABOUT IF WE JUST WENT TO ONE OF OUR OTHER CAMPUSES? WEST CAMPUS IS FANTASTIC, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEN YOU SHOULD DONE THAT.
JUST, YOU KNOW, GET US OUT OF THIS FORMAT.
BUT IT WOULD STILL BE ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES.
HAS TO SEE A DIFFERENT CAMPUS AND THE PARKING IS REALLY EASY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? SO WHAT'S CAMPUS IN WEST VALLEY? AND LOOKING AT THIS PEARL, CHECK AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY LOCATIONS THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE OUR TECHNOLOGY NEEDS.
WE DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S NOT A LOCATION THAT CAN DRIVE WHAT WE NEED TO BASICALLY MAKE IT A FOCUS.
MAYBE THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
RICHARD, NEXT THING, BECAUSE THAT FEBRUARY 9TH BOARD MEETING, WE DON'T EVEN NEED TO DO THAT.
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MAYBE WE CAN LET THIS SERVE AS THE GOVERNANCE FOR FEBRUARY, BUT WE WANT TO DO IT.I WAS LOOKING AT THE DATES, ASKED THEIR LEGISLATORS.
SOME OF IT IS FEBRUARY 5TH OR LATE, THEN THE BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THE NINTH FEBRUARY 9TH.
SO DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS? WELL, WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING IN JANUARY, BUT WE WANT THE SELF-ASSESSMENT TO.
OH, WE WANT TO HAVE IT DONE BY THEN.
I CAN PULL THE BOARD MEETING AND JUST LOOK AT DIFFERENT DATES FOR FEBRUARY AND EVEN MARCH OR SEE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE SCANDAL THIS TIME LINE AND SEE IF WE CAN IF THERE'S A WAY TO MOVE UP THE COMPLETION OF THE SELF-ASSESSMENT SO WE CAN DO IT IN JANUARY. YOU MEAN LIKE IN JANUARY SAYING THAT TAKE A VOTE ON IT.
SO LAST YEAR, DIDN'T WE DIDN'T WE HAVE A MEETING IN JANUARY TO SEND SOME OF THIS PLANNING STUFF? WE'VE ADDED MEETINGS IN JANUARY SEVERAL TIMES.
SO WE'LL LOOK AT DIFFERENT VENUES, SOME OF THOSE DALLAS COLLEGE SITES AND SOME OF THOSE COMMUNITY SITES AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE TECHNOLOGY ASPECT AND SEE SEE WHAT'S POSSIBLE. AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK WITH SOME SOME OPTIONS.
YES. DURING THE PUBLIC MEETING YESTERDAY ON THE INTERNET AS REQUIRED TO BE A PUBLIC MEETING.
THEY MET IN A CONFERENCE ROOM AT A HOTEL, CONVENIENTLY.
THAT WAS THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE WHOLE MEETING, BUT IN A BIG ROOM.
IT WAS REALLY. OBVIOUSLY, THEY DID NOT WANT TO BE TOO CLEAR.
WE WOULD NOT DO THAT. WELL, I'M JUST SAYING I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD GO THE OTHER WAY THAT I'M NOT AND I'M OKAY IN ANY LOCATION AT ANY TIME. SLEEP. NO SLEEP.
IT DON'T MATTER. BOY, DOES I VOTE EITHER WAY WITH HOWEVER THE MAJORITY WANTS TO DO IT.
WELL, I DON'T HAVE KIDS TO GO HOME TO, SO THAT'S WHY IT DOESN'T MATTER.
BUT I'M WITH THEM, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THE REST OF THE OTHER ONE, I WON'T DOWN ANY SWORD FOR THAT.
AND THEN. ENGAGE AND FACILITATE.
I HAPPENED TO WALK BY THEIR TABLE OR WHATEVER, AND THEY HAD THIS BIG POSTER BOARD UP AND HELEN BENJAMIN, SHE DID A PRESENTATION.
FOLKS ADDED EASTVILLE AND SHE DID A REAL GOOD JOB.
BUT SHE'S A PAST EMPLOYEE AND SHE'S BEEN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHANCELLOR BEFORE.
BUT SHE WAS ONE OF THEIR CONSULTANTS, WHICH MADE ME THINK THAT SHE MIGHT BE A GOOD FACILITATOR.
LITTLE TO HAVE A BILL, BUT SHE HAS HER OWN COMPANY.
DIDN'T SHE DO A WHAT WAS IT IN 2020, A CONFERENCE DAY PRESENTATION THAT WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED? YES, MA'AM. SHE HELPED FACILITATE THAT SESSION.
SO IS THAT OKAY WITH EVERYONE? WELL, I'LL SEE IF SHE'S AVAILABLE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE SHE IS.
WE DISTRIBUTE HER TO HER BACKGROUND.
I HAVE A PHONE THAT I HAVE TO PASS BY A TABLE AND SIZE IT UP THERE AND.
WE ARE ALSO AROUND SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS MIGHT BE CONSIDER.
AND YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT YOU THOUGHT I WAS THINKING.
AND I JUST THOUGHT ABOUT THIS TODAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS ELECTION.
AND ONCE WE KNOW WHO'S WHO, THAT WE NEED TO SEND THE LETTERS FROM THE BOARD AND THE CHANCELLOR WELCOMING THESE FOLKS TO THEIR NEW POSITIONS.
AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO TAKE YOU OUTSIDE.
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IT'S SINCE WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO.A NEW LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT YOU SEND.
OUR DELEGATION FEEL GOOD, LET US WELCOME THEM BACK TO THE 88TH SESSION.
WE SHOULD HAVE SAID, YOU KNOW SOMETHING? THE STAFF THINKS THAT WE APPROVE AN AGENDA.
WE GET ON THEIR RADAR SCREEN, RIGHT? YEAH. TYPICALLY OPENING DAY OF SESSION, WE DO SOMETHING TO TO WELCOME THEM AND AND STAFF, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT YEARS.
I REMEMBER I WAS SCHLEPPING PLANTS ACROSS THE CAPITAL.
YOU KNOW, WE TOOK BREAKFAST BURRITOS OR WHATEVER.
THERE'S DONUTS AND STUFF. YEAH, WE'LL WE'LL MAKE SURE WE INCLUDE BOARD.
I THINK WE DO NEED TO IN THIS NEXT YEAR TO COME ONCE THEY ARE IDENTIFIED, WHO THEY ARE.
I THINK WE EITHER WE TAKE OWNERSHIP SPECIFICALLY TO SOME OF YOU OVERLAP WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT AT LEAST EVERY TRUSTEE WOULD HAVE A A SENATOR AND A REPRESENTATIVE THAT WE WOULD SAY YOU'RE THE ONE THE MESSAGE TO THOSE PEOPLE EVERY TIME.
IN OTHER WORDS, THEY'RE KIND OF YOUR YOU COULD HAVE MORE THAN ONE.
YOU COULD HAVE TWO OR THREE, WHATEVER IT ENDS UP BEING.
BUT I THINK IF WE DO THAT, IT WILL ENSURE CONTINUITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND YOU'LL ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY AMONG OURSELVES TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE TALK TO OUR SENATOR OR REP ABOUT.
TO JUST KEEP IT ON A PERSONAL LEVEL AND NOT VISIT WITH FLORENCE ABOUT THIS A LOT.
AND SHE SAYS, CLIFF, THAT'S WHAT YOU REALLY NEED BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS AND I ONLY GO BACK TO THE PARKLAND DAYS HARRIS COUNTY KICKED OUR BUTT BECAUSE THEY ARE A COHESIVE BUNCH.
THEY ARE TOGETHER AND THEY GOT THINGS THAT DALLAS COUNTY DIDN'T GET BECAUSE OUR DELEGATION MIXED WITH REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS, WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, THEY NEVER REALLY GOT TOGETHER AS A UNIT.
SO I JUST THINK WE'LL BENEFIT OURSELVES AS COLLEGE IF WE WILL MAKE A REAL ORGANIZED DELEGATION AREA TO KEEP THEM REALLY INFORMED AND GET TO KNOW THE STAFFER AT EACH ONE OF THEIR OFFICES.
AND IF YOU WANT TO SEND COOKIE TO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.
I JUST THINK EVERYBODY'S PERSONALITY BE DIFFERENT.
BUT MY EXAMPLE IN MY CASE, ROYCE WEST, WITH FOUR BLOCKS AWAY FROM ME AND CARL SHERMAN LIVES PROBABLY THREE MILES AWAY FROM ME.
AND IT WOULD ONLY MAKE SENSE FOR ME TO SAY THAT AND PICK UP ONE MORE REP OR SOMETHING AND AND JUST MAKE SURE I STAY IN TUNE WITH THEM, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CARRYING DOWN THERE FOR THIS.
I THINK WE SHOULD SEND, ALONG WITH THE COOKIES THAT A RECORDING OF KUMBAYA.
THE ONLY WAY I TOLD YOU, I THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO HAVE A MATRIX OF THE RELATIONSHIPS.
WE DON'T HAVE IT ALREADY. THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE WITH WITH STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS.
BUT I ALSO THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECOGNITION OF THE COORDINATION RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHANCELLOR FOR OVERALL LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY AND MESSAGING. WE SHOULDN'T BE SEVEN INDEPENDENT OPERATORS.
WE SHOULD ALL BE ON THE SAME MESSAGE, BUT IT SHOULD ALSO IT NEEDS TO BE COORDINATED.
YEAH, WE WOULD ALL TAKE THE SAME SONG.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT WE'RE NONPARTISAN, SO WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING FOR THE ENTIRE DELEGATION REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEIR POLITICAL AFFILIATION IS.
NOW, AGAIN, I HEAR YOU ON THE INDIVIDUAL, BUT EVERYBODY'S GOT SOME INDIVIDUAL PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEBODY SITTING IN AUSTIN OR WHATEVER. AND I, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY EVEN, YOU KNOW, JUST MY.
WHICH MAY WELL, I WAS PROBABLY SAYING TO A GREAT EXTENT, BUT DEPENDING ON WHAT AREA OF THE CITY INVOLVED THAT YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR SERVICE. THERE IS.
SO YOU'RE SAYING LIKE ONE MESSAGE, LIKE, LORD.
YEAH. NO, I DON'T THINK THAT'S BAD.
YEAH. I APPRECIATE I APPRECIATE THIS CONVERSATION.
I MEAN, WE TYPICALLY IN OUR ADVOCACY STRATEGY, WE PUT TOGETHER 18 ADVOCACY TEAMS WHERE WE LOOK AT EACH LEGISLATIVE AREA AND WHERE DO WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY AND OTHERS THAT HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE LEGISLATORS OR OUR INFLUENCERS WITHIN THAT AREA.
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AT OTHER TIMES WHERE WE'RE ENGAGING THEM FAIRLY DIRECTLY, THAT YOU ALL DO HAVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND THAT IS THAT IS THE VALUE AND BENEFIT OF LEVERAGING THEM.SO BASICALLY GOING BACK TO FORMS AND RATINGS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE POSSIBILITY IS? SOME REALLY GOOD STAFF WORK BETWEEN NOW AND DECEMBER THAT YOU COULD GET DALLAS, TARRANT AND COLLIN AND COLIN DISTRICTS ALIGNED ON.
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM. BECAUSE THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS HOW YOU LOVE THIS SONG THAT YOU HEAR.
I'M SORRY, BUT. BUT, I MEAN, THESE ARE THE ISSUES.
I MEAN, THIS IS WHAT BUSINESS IS.
AND WE KNOW WE NEED TO PRESENT OURSELVES WITH TEXAS AND WE'RE GOING TO MAXIMIZE OUR IMPACT.
BUT THOSE ARE THE THREE. THIS IS THE ONE.
YEAH. NO. AND THERE'S CERTAINLY A VALUE IN THAT AND CERTAINLY WITH WITH PARENTS.
BUT OBVIOUSLY FROM OUR ADVOCACY STRATEGY, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION THAT DOES TRY TO ENSURE THAT THE INTEREST OF HIGHER ED AND SPECIFICALLY COMMUNITY COLLEGES OR REPRESENTATIVE AND OUR OTHER CHAMBER PARTNERS.
AND SO THE NORTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGES KNOW I CAN'T SPEAK FOR FOR COLIN AND TERRANCE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU IN CONVERSATIONS WITH BOTH OF THEM, GENERALLY, WE KNOW THEY'RE SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT TODAY.
ARE ALL OF THESE THINGS GOING TO BE IN THEIR FORMAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS? I'M NOT SURE.
I THINK PROBABLY SO WITH TERENCE.
BUT HOW WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT, HOW WE CAN MESSAGE IT AND HOW WE CAN LEVERAGE IT AS MORE TEXAS TO ENSURE THAT OUR FRIENDS IN HARRIS COUNTY OR OTHERS UNDERSTAND WHERE NORTH TEXAS IS COMING FROM IN TERMS OF THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AROUND THE COLLEGE FINANCE COMMISSION AND OUR ROLE IN THE WORKFORCE IMPERATIVE TO ADDRESS THE THE GAPS AND SHORTAGES WITH WORKFORCE PREPAREDNESS, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.
OKAY. ONE LAST THING THAT OCCURRED TO ME ON VIDEO.
SET THE DATE FOR THIS RETREAT.
DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE ON WHAT THEY WERE TO DO? THURSDAY? FRIDAY? LOOK FIRST IMPRESSIONS.
DEPENDING ON THE WEIGHT IN WEIGHT NEXT TO YOUR DIET OF ANY CORRECTIONS TO COMMITTEE NOTES.
[6. Executive Session]
ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS.OKAY. IT IS NOW 3:42 THE GOVERNANCE MEETING, ALSO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DALLAS COUNTY IS NOW ADJOURNED.
AND MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.