Feb 09, 2023 Regular Meeting

OK. WELL, WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE.

[1. Roll Call - Announcement of Quorum]

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I CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DALLAS COLLEGE FOR FEBRUARY NINE, 2023, AT 4:18 P.M..

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DALLAS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WEBSITE FOR REGISTERING TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION WILL BE GIVEN 5 MINUTES TO SPEAK.

THIS REGULAR BOARD MEETING IS BEING BROADCAST OVER THE INTERNET.

AN AUDIO RECORDING AND TRANSCRIPT 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]

THANK YOU. I WILL NOW LET THE CHANCELLOR LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE'RE A LARGE FAMILY OF DALLAS COLLEGE, AND SO WE.

WE CELEBRATE TOGETHER AND WE GRIEVE TOGETHER.

AND THIS ONE HAS BEEN BEEN TOUGH ON THE FAMILY.

ON TUESDAY, A MOUNTAIN VIEW STUDENT PASSED AWAY ON CAMPUS.

AND WHILE THE DETAILS ARE FEW AT THIS POINT, IT'S A TRAGIC LOSS.

AND THE MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNITY IS FEELING THAT.

WE ALSO LOST ONE OF OUR OWN EMPLOYEES LAST WEEK IN A CAR WRECK.

THE FACE YOU SEE ON SCREEN TO MORALE IS A FACE THAT YOU OFTEN SAW SETTING OVER HERE AND MOST MOST RECENTLY SAW AT OUR BOARD RETREAT SETTING BEHIND US. USE A VALUED MEMBER OF OUR TEAM THAT WORKED BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE ALL OF THIS LOOK EASY.

HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AS A PROFESSIONAL, ALONG WITH HIS POSITIVE OUTLOOK AND AN AMAZING SENSE OF HUMOR.

HE WAS JUST A FUN, WITTY GUY THAT EVERYBODY LIKED TO BE AROUND.

AND HE WORKED FOR DALLAS COLLEGE FOR ABOUT 13 YEARS, MOST OF THAT AT CEDAR VALLEY CAMPUS.

BE SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER, KIM, A DAUGHTER, ALYSSA, AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN.

I KNOW MANY OF US ARE PLANNING TO GO TOMORROW TO HIS FUNERAL.

AND SO FOR FOR THE LARGER AUDIENCE, THERE'S A VIEWING THIS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW AT 10 A.M.

AND THE FUNERAL SERVICE AT 11 AT THE CHRISTIAN CHAPEL TEMPLE OF FAITH IN DALLAS.

DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT THE GOLDEN GATE FUNERAL HOME WEBSITE.

AND SO I WOULD JUST ASK THAT ALL OF US TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOR OF BOTH MICHAELA AND THE MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU ALL. MR..

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, I'D LIKE TO OFFER MY CONDOLENCES TO TO THE FAMILY OF BOTH OUR STUDENT AND NAKIA.

WE ARE ALL IN THERE WITH YOU.

SO NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS.

I BELIEVE THE FLAG EXCUSE ME, WHICH STANDS ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ON THE STREETS JUST TO BE STRAIGHT.

IT'S. BUT DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD TODAY?

[5. Special Presentation: Texas Association of Community Colleges (TACC) Community College Day in Austin]

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. EVERY YEAR OR EVERY LEGISLATIVE SESSION, I SHOULD SAY, WE PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DAY AT THE CAPITOL. SO ALL 50 COMMUNITY COLLEGES AROUND THE COUNTRY CONVENE, COME TOGETHER.

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OVER 70 STUDENTS WENT DOWN AND PARTICIPATED.

AND IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO TELL THEIR STORY AND ENGAGE WITH OUR POLICYMAKERS IN AUSTIN, ESPECIALLY THIS SESSION WHERE THERE'S SO MUCH ATTENTION ON COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND OUR ROLE AND WE HAVE SUCH AMAZING, GIFTED STUDENTS THAT HUMANIZE EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AND WHY WE ALL DO WHAT WE DO. AND SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK OF DEB RICHARDS TO HELP COORDINATE THIS ON OUR BEHALF.

AND SO WE HAVE A FEW OF OUR STUDENTS HERE THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT 70 PLUS STUDENTS TO TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT WITH US.

SO, DEB. FROM SELECTMAN.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR BRAVO BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CHANCELLOR ONE AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AND HIGHLIGHT DALLAS COLLEGE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE DAY AT THE CAPITOL.

IN PREPARATION FOR THE TRIP TO AUSTIN, THE STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE HONORABLE FLORENCE SHAPIRO AND LEARN WHAT STUDENT ADVOCACY IS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF FORMER SENATOR.

THEY ATTENDED THE YOUNG INVINCIBLES GETTING READY FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE DAY WEBINAR AND REVIEW THE DALLAS COLLEGE.

LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION WITH STAFF.

ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE 25TH, THE STUDENTS GATHERED IN A SENATE CONFERENCE ROOM AND HAD PREPARATION EXCUSE ME, HAD PRESENTATIONS FROM TOP WEBSTER AND KATE COLEMAN, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CONSULTANTS WITH HILCO PARTNERS, CHIEF OF STAFF AMANDA WILLARD FROM REPRESENTATIVE ANGIE CHIN BUTTON'S OFFICE, AND REPRESENTATIVE ANNA MARIE RAMOS SPOKE TO THE STUDENTS AND TOLD HER COMMUNITY COLLEGE STORY.

HER STAFF PRESENTED EACH ONE OF THE STUDENT ADVOCATES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DAY.

DURING THE AFTERNOON SESSIONS, THEY ALSO WENT AND MET WITH EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE DALLAS DELEGATION.

ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 26TH WAS THE ACTUAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE DAY BY THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

WE STARTED OFF AT 8:00 WITH A BREAKFAST AT THE STEPS OF THE CAPITOL WITH 36 DEGREE TEMPERATURE, AND THEY CONTINUE THEIR MEETINGS AND THE REMAINDER WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE DALLAS DELEGATION.

AND THEN THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE CLOSING SESSION, WHICH WAS A STUDENT DEBRIEFING SESSION.

AND AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP FRANCIE WARD, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT LIFE, TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENTS.

THANK YOU. YOU READY? I THANK YOU. DIRECTOR OF STUDENT LIFE.

AND I'M VERY PROUD OF ALL THE STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED COMMUNITY COLLEGE DAY.

THE OFFICE OF STUDENT LIFE SAID AN ALL INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STATE TRIP AND PROVIDED STUDENTS WITH CARDIGANS, TIES, POLOS, WHICH THEY RECEIVED MANY COMPLIMENTS FROM COLLEGE CEOS AND LEGISLATIVE STAFFERS.

THE GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS OF DALLAS COLLEGE PROVIDE THE STUDENTS WITH BRAND NEW BACKPACKS AND TO BEGIN OUR PRESENTATIONS FROM OUR STUDENTS.

WE FIRST HAVE ALEXANDRA DIRECTLY.

SHE WAS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FROM THE BAHAMAS.

SHE ATTENDS DALLAS COLLEGE BRAZZAVILLE CAMPUS, WHERE SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION AT MOUNTAINVIEW CAMPUS.

SHE ALSO HOSTS THE DALLAS COLLEGE MOUNTAINVIEW CAMPUS STUDENT OF THE YEAR, VICE PRESIDENT OF SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS CLUB.

SHE IS A MEMBER AND ADVOCATE OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM.

THE LGBTQ PLUS CLUB HONORS SOCIETY AND A FORMER INTERN OF THE PRESIDENTIAL FELLOWS OF DALLAS COLLEGE.

SHE CURRENTLY IS HEAD LEAD OF HER FAMILY JUICE BUSINESS.

THINK JUICE ALEXANDRIA PLEASED.

PLEASE TURN TO THE FIELD OF NURSING ADMINISTRATION.

PRESIDENT ALEXANDER WRIGLEY.

THANKS FOR ALL AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

HERE I AM, ALEXANDER RACKLEY, AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO TELL YOU GUYS ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE AT THE COMMUNITY DAY WITH DALLAS COLLEGE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

IT WAS DEFINITELY MY FIRST TIME IN AUSTIN, SO I WAS SUPER EXCITED.

I GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE ALSO MY SGA MEMBERS AND WE HAD AN AMAZING TIME GOING TO AUSTIN.

IT WAS REALLY ENLIGHTENING TO JUST BE AND BE IN THE CAPITAL AND JUST FEEL THE ENERGY THAT THAT WE EXPERIENCED.

WHEN I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THE REPRESENTATIVE, I SPOKE TO ANISHA, RAPHAELA AND NISHA AND JESSICA GONZALEZ OF OUR DISTRICT HERE IN DALLAS, TEXAS.

WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION, AND I WOULD LOVE TO JUST EXPLAIN WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT.

I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE SENATE BILL 487, AND WE IT IS RELATED TO BRINGING BACK PROGRAMS TO OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES ALL

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AND WE SURE GAVE A VERY GOOD FEEDBACK, GOOD FEEDBACK TO OUR DELEGATES.

AND IT WAS REALLY, REALLY ENLIGHTENING TO HEAR WHAT HE HAD TO SAY ABOUT INVESTMENT PENSION RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

AND JESSICA GONZALEZ ALSO FOCUS IN ON WHAT SHE BELIEVED WAS REALLY GOOD FOR DALLAS COLLEGE AS SHE IS ALSO SOMEONE WHO ATTENDED THERE.

THANK YOU. WHICH.

ENOUGH ON ACCIDENT LOGIC WELLS.

HE IS A MEMBER OF THE APC STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION AND ASPIRES TO BE AN ATTORNEY ONE DAY.

HE HAS SERVED AS A DELEGATE WITH SCA FOR ONE YEAR, PARTICIPATED IN THE CBA REGION TWO CONFERENCE IN WISCONSIN, AND THEN HISTORIAN OF TRACY SGA FOR THE STATE CONVENTION THIS SPRING.

MAJOK ALSO PARTICIPATES IN ANOTHER TREATMENT PROGRAM, INCLUDES A STEADY POSITION IN THE SUCCESS COACH AREA OF MOUNTAIN VIEW.

I PRESENT LOGIC RELEASE.

HOW Y'ALL DOING? THANK GOD FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME TO SPEAK TO Y'ALL TODAY.

I KNOW MY NAME IS A MAGIC WORDS IN MY EXPERIENCE AT S.C.

DAY, AND AUSTIN WAS A MARVELOUS SPIRIT.

IT WAS LIKE A RICH EXPERIENCE FOR ME TO ADVOCATE FOR MY DISTRICT 100 BECAUSE I SPOKE TO VINCENT DAVIS AND HIS STAFF AND CLEAR PLEASANT GROVE, AND BASICALLY WE TALKED ABOUT THE PANDEMIC, LIKE NOT GLOBAL PANDEMIC, BUT THE AIDS PANDEMIC IN HIS DISTRICT.

AND AS I FEEL NOW AND LIVING IN THAT COMMUNITY, I'M REALLY HAD TO ADVOCATE FOR MY COMMUNITY AND I HAD TO SEE WHAT'S HIS INTENTIONS ON THAT SITUATION.

THANK GOD FOR OPPORTUNITY.

AND LIKE THE TRIP WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE AT THE HOTEL, THE FOOD, THEY WERE SO THANKFUL.

AND THAT REALLY INSPIRED ME BECAUSE I AM A PRETTY MAJOR.

SO THIS INSPIRATION FOR THE FUTURE FOR ME.

SO THANK GOD.

THE INSTITUTE IS CECILIA HASKINS ME.

SHE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE RICHLAND STUDENT ASSOCIATION AND ASPIRES TO WORK IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL JUSTICE.

ONE DAY. SHE HAS SERVED AS A DELEGATE WITH SGA FOR TEN YEARS AND SERVING AS PRESIDENT OF THE TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENT ASSOCIATION REGION TWO.

SHE SERVES AS WELL AS THAT.

IT TAKES A JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENT, AN ASSOCIATION STATE BOARD AS SECRETARY FOR THE 2021 2022 YEAR.

SYLVIA ALSO PARTICIPATES IN PHI BETA KAPPA AND HOLDS A VICE PRESIDENT POSITION.

AT PRESENT, SYLVIA HALE.

I'M A LITTLE SHORT, AREN'T I? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ACTUALLY ALLOWING US THE PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TO SPEAK WITH YOU ALL ABOUT OUR OUR EXPERIENCES AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE DAY IN AUSTIN.

IT'S NICE TO SEE SOME FAMILIAR AND SOME NEW FACES.

YES. MY NAME IS CELIA.

I AM 21 YEARS OLD. I'M FROM DALLAS, TEXAS.

IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE, JUST LIKE ALL OF MY PEERS SAID, TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND A COMMUNITY COLLEGE DAY AND TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT DALLAS COLLEGE AND OUR REGION AS THE TJC SGA PRESIDENT AND ALSO MY CAMPUS AS WELL.

I WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH ROYCE WEST AND JOHN BRYANT, SEVERAL SENATORS THAT ARE VERY CLOSE TO HOME FOR ME, AND I ADVOCATED ON BEHALF OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND ALSO STUDENT AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES NOT ONLY FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, BUT FOR STUDENTS ACROSS ALL DIFFERENT ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, BECAUSE I TRULY AM SO GRATEFUL FOR DALLAS COLLEGE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE MYSELF UP AS A LEADER.

AND I BELIEVE THAT EVERY STUDENT ACROSS THE WORLD DESERVES THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD THEMSELVES UP AS A STUDENT AND ALSO AS A LEADER.

SO WE ADVOCATED ON BEHALF OF THAT, ON BEHALF OF IMPLEMENTING VOTING CURRICULUM IN ALL SCHOOLS SO THAT STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING AN INVOLVED COMMUNITY MEMBER. AND WE ALSO ADVOCATED, OF COURSE, ON BEHALF OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BACHELOR'S PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES AS WELL.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TODAY.

AND LASTLY, PRESENTATION IS CALEB WILBURN.

CALEB WILBURN IS 17 YEARS OLD AND ATTENDS THE CITADEL CAMPUS AT DALLAS COLLEGE.

UPON GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, HE BECAME A STUDENT AT DALLAS COLLEGE AT 16 YEARS OLD.

NOW HE IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM CHAIN OF EVENTS.

THE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION AT CEDAR VALLEY CAMPUS.

HE IS ALSO A PROUD MEMBER OF BOTH THE ANIMATION AND GAMING CLUB HERE, DALLAS COLLEGE.

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HIS CURRENT PLANS ARE TO COMPLETE THEM EVERY YEAR, THE DALLAS COWBOYS AND THEN TRANSFER TO AIR FORCE ACADEMY OPPOSITE CANYON RIVER.

THE. HELLO, EVERYONE.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY EXCUSE ME FOR BEING A LITTLE LATE.

TRAFFIC WAS ABOUT ALSO, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO GO AND.

TO SUCH AN EVENT. I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT AT 16 A YEAR AGO, I WOULD HAVE NEVER GUESSED THAT I'D HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OR RATHER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE REPRESENTATIVE OF MY DISTRICT.

AND SO WHAT I SPOKE ABOUT, NOT ONLY ME BUT OTHER PEOPLE FROM MY DISTRICT, WAS MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH FOR STUDENTS AS WELL AS NOT JUST COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BUT ALL THE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, JUST BECAUSE THAT IS DEFINITELY BEEN A PREVALENT CONCERN, NOT JUST FOR THE STUDENTS, BUT ALSO, IN MY OPINION, AMERICA AS A WHOLE.

AND SO ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT I SAW WAS COUNSELING.

AND SO THE COUNSELORS HAD TO WORK TWO JOBS WHEN I MEAN, WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS BEING A COUNSELOR AS WELL AS WORKING AS A PROFESSOR AND IN OTHER JOBS ON THE CAMPUS.

SO I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD HAVE FUNDING FOR THE COUNSELORS JUST TO HAVE MORE HOURS WITH THE STUDENTS.

ALSO, BEING A PSYCHIATRIST, HAVING A PSYCHIATRIST ON THE CAMPUSES, JUST BECAUSE THE PSYCHIATRIST WORKS TO FIND THE PROBLEM OR OTHER THE ILLNESS AND THE COUNSELOR HELPS TO MITIGATE THAT PROBLEM.

SO I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.

BUT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR TRIPS.

AND NEXT MONTH, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM FOUR STUDENT LEADERS WHO WE JUST RETURNED LAST NIGHT AT 1030 FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO DR.

JOSEPH AND HER TEAM FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND COORDINATING WITH ALL THE CAMPUSES AND PROVIDING THE TOOLS THAT THE STUDENTS NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

THERE WERE SO MANY OFFICES THAT I WENT TO LATER ON THAT WERE SO COMPLIMENTARY OF OUR STUDENTS.

AND ONE OF THE LEGISLATIVE AIDES SAID THAT HE LEARNED MORE FROM OUR STUDENTS THAN IN HE HAS EVER HAD WITH ANY OTHER STUDENT GROUP WHO CAME IN.

SO THANKS AGAIN.

WELL, AGAIN, I'M SORRY.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ANNOUNCED FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT DAY AND INTERACT WITH THE DIFFERENT STUDENTS. AND THEY WERE WELL CHOSEN BECAUSE THE DISTRICT WAS WELL REPRESENTED.

IT WELL REPRESENTED.

AND WHEN WE WERE AT LUNCH, I KIND OF HEARD SOME OF THE CONVERSATION COMING FROM THE DIFFERENT TABLES AND SO FORTH.

VERY INTELLIGENT.

THE STAFF DID AN EXCELLENT JOB AND PLANNING THE WHOLE TRIP AND THEY WERE LOOKING GOOD.

AND YOU DIDN'T PICK ANY.

SHRINKING VIOLETS AS WELL AS THEY CAME OVER THERE AND STARTED GRILLING ME.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT.

A LITTLE CHILLY, BUT THE SUN WAS OUT AND SO FORTH, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A WORTHWHILE TRIP.

THANK YOU. AND EVERYTHING WAS WELL PLANNED.

SO GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU. QUICK.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS? WELL, WHILE I DIDN'T GO.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU ALL FOR REPRESENTING US SO WELL TO THE STAFF THAT COORDINATED AND PLANNED IT.

AND I REALLY LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU HAD THEM WITH THE SWEATER, WITH OUR LOGO.

I THINK THAT PROVIDED A VERY NICE TOUCH AND MADE THEM EASILY IDENTIFIABLE SO NO ONE WOULD BE IN ERROR AS TO WHAT COLLEGE THEY BELONG TO.

AND WE GOT THEM COME AND GO AND THEY HAD THEIR BACKPACK WITH COLLEGE ON THEIR BACK.

SO YOU HAVE THE STUDENTS THAN ANY OTHER COMMUNITY COLLEGE? YES, MA'AM, I BELIEVE SO.

YEAH, IT APPEARED THAT WAY.

SO WE DID GIVE SOME.

IT WAS A SEA OF GRAY EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK.

YEAH. YEAH.

YEAH. THAT'S GREAT.

GOOD. THANK YOU.

WELL, AGAIN, THANKS TO THE STAFF, THANKS TO DEBBIE, THE STUDENT SERVICES STAFF, MANY THAT ARE HERE, AS YOU AS YOU HEARD FROM THE STUDENTS.

YOU KNOW, THEY ARE FOCUSED ON ISSUES THAT MATTER.

AND SO THEY ENGAGED WITH US AND WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES ON THAT.

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TRUSTEE COMPTON, WHO GOT UP EARLY AND GOT ON A 6 A.M.

FLIGHT TO BE DOWN THERE.

SO IT'S IT'S ALWAYS AN AMAZING DAY TO SEE COMMUNITY COLLEGES, COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS TO TAKE OVER THE CAPITAL.

YOU KNOW, DURING A LEGISLATIVE SESSION, IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING DAY DOWN THERE GOING ON.

BUT TO SEE THAT CAPITAL FULL OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS AND OUR STUDENTS LOOKING SO SHARP, BEING THE LARGE GROUP THAT THEY WERE AGAIN, IS JUST A GREAT REMINDER OF WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.

AND IT WAS A GREAT REMINDER FOR OUR LEGISLATORS AS THEY'RE CONSIDERING IMPORTANT POLICY ISSUES THAT IMPACT IMPACT OUR STUDENTS AND IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SO LET'S GET A PICTURE, IF WE COULD, WITH STUDENTS BACK THERE.

I DO REMEMBER AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT YOU WANTED WAS TO TELL THEM, BUT LET ME LET THEM KNOW THEY VOTE BOTH.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

FIRST, I MUST BE FORGIVEN FOR THINKING IT'S JUST ME HERE. THE UNITED STATES.

THERE HAS BEEN A GREAT THEATER.

OH, YES. NO, I'M JUST SAYING.

LET'S GO HOME.

SO I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN OFFER YOU. BUT THEN THEY REMEMBER THAT.

WHAT'S THAT? OH, GOODNESS.

I MEAN, I DIDN'T TAKE IT OUT, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO GET US.

LOOK AT THAT SAME T-SHIRT NOW.

I DON'T KNOW. I THOUGHT WE ORDERED SWEATER.

ALL RIGHT, BACK TO THE AGENDA.

WE WILL GO ON TO ITEM SIX.

CHANCELLOR AND BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO MENTION A FEW THINGS.

FIRST OF ALL, RECENT WEATHER EVENTS CERTAINLY HAVE PROVEN HOW AGILE DALLAS COLLEGE IS AND OUR EMPLOYEES.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE OUR OUR FACULTY, OUR STUDENT SERVICES TEAM, OUR TEAM, OUR FACILITIES TEAM, EVERYONE THAT WORKED SO HARD TO ENSURE THAT THERE WASN'T A DISRUPTION OF SERVICES AND ONLINE INSTRUCTION.

AND SO WE'RE WE'RE ALWAYS CHALLENGED BY THOSE KIND OF EVENTS.

BUT I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S SCRAMBLING SO FAST TO TO ENSURE THAT WE COULD DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO NEXT.

I WANT TO MENTION, AS YOU LOOK AROUND THE ROOM AND HERE YOU SEE THAT THERE'S SOME NEW ART.

AND SO I APPRECIATE THE MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND THE BOARD TEAM FOR FOR UPDATING THAT THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO FOCUS ON OUR STUDENTS.

NOW WE'LL SAY RIGHT OUTSIDE THIS DOOR THERE'S A REALLY LARGE PICTURE OF OF US.

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BUT I JUST APPRECIATE THE TEAM THAT THAT FRESH AND FRESHENED UP THIS ROOM IN HERE.

THE OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT RECENTLY CHAIR BRAVO AND DR.

FLOYD, MEMBERS OF OUR INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND ACCREDITATION TEAM, ALONG WITH DR.

TOAL AND DR. KELLY, TWO OF OUR FACULTY LEADERS JOINED US TO MEET WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION AS WE'VE ENGAGED IN THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT ACCREDITATION.

THAT'S AN IMPORTANT STEP AS WE WERE DOING, AS WE DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE IN ASSESSING ANY CHANGE TO OUR ACCREDITATION PARTNER.

IT WAS A PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSION.

WE LEARNED MORE ABOUT EACH OTHER AND EACH OTHER'S MISSION AND CULTURE AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.

SO I APPRECIATE THE TEAM TAKING TIME TO DO THAT AND CERTAINLY THE BOARD CHAIR TAKING TIME TO DO THAT AS IT WAS GOING TO HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF A TRANSITION IF IF WE DECIDE TO PURSUE THIS FURTHER.

AND I WILL JUST SAY, BY THE WAY, OF UPDATE, OUR DUE DILIGENCE CONTINUES.

THERE'S STILL SOME OTHER FACTORS THAT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NEED TO THINK THROUGH.

BUT BUT THAT CONVERSATION CONTINUES, AND THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN IT.

I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT AS WE CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF EVENTS.

I THINK THERE'S ABOUT 18 TOTAL FOR STUDENTS, STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY TO ATTEND.

THE FIRST WILL BE THE AFRICAN AMERICAN READ IN ON FEBRUARY 13TH, AND ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES AND A VARIETY OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH WILL CONCLUDE ON AUGUST 3RD AT OUR BALLARD CAMPUS, WHICH WILL BE THE WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH KICKOFF HIGHLIGHTING BLACK WOMEN'S HISTORY WEEK.

YOU CAN FIND DETAILS ON THESE AND ALL OF OUR OTHER DALLAS COLLEGE ACTIVITIES ON OUR WEBSITE AND OUR EVENTS.

CALENDAR CALENDAR.

AS DEBBIE REFERENCED AND AS TRUSTEE BOYD, WHO'S THE PART REFERENCED EARLIER TODAY, WE JUST GOT BACK FROM THE ANNUAL NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT SPONSORED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES.

I APPRECIATE AGAIN, CHAIR BRAVO AND TRUSTEE BOYD JOINED FOUR OF OUR STUDENTS THAT DID MUCH LIKE THESE STUDENTS THAT WE JUST HEARD FROM, ADVOCATING ON ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR INSTITUTION WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

AND SO THEY MET WITH A NUMBER OF THOSE.

WE WILL SHARE MORE ABOUT THAT NEXT MONTH AS THOSE STUDENTS WILL BE HERE.

AND THEN FINALLY, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE DR.

LINDA BRODIE, WHO HAS ACCEPTED A POSITION LEADING THE AMERICAN RED CROSS NORTH TEXAS REGION AS THEIR NEW CEO.

HER LAST DAY AT LEADING BROOKHAVEN WILL BE FEBRUARY 24TH.

FOURTH. CERTAINLY, WE'RE GOING TO MISS HER EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP.

SHE JOINED US IN 2019 AS PRESIDENT.

THEN SHE WAS TAPPED TO BE OUR INTERIM PROVOST.

WHEN WE MOVED INTO THE PANDEMIC AS WE WERE BEGINNING TO RESTRUCTURE.

AND SO SHE LED THE INSTRUCTIONAL SIDE.

AND I KNOW SHE'LL MAKE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT AT THE RED CROSS, AND SO SHE'LL BE MISSED.

NOW, SHE'S ACTUALLY OUT OF TOWN TODAY, BUT HOPEFULLY SHE CAN WATCH THIS VIDEO LATER.

WHILE WE ALL APPLAUD AND THANK YOU.

THANK HER FOR HER SERVICE.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN BEING SAFETY.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS.

THANK YOU. DO ANY TRUSTEES HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS? TRUSTEE FLORES. I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE RETREAT WE HAD.

I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY GOOD, POSITIVE AND REALLY APPRECIATED THE LEADERSHIP THAT DR.

HELEN BENJAMIN PROVIDED.

AND WE DID RUN OUT OF TIME.

SHE HAD SIX FOCUS ITEMS THAT SHE WANTED US TO FLESH OUT.

SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE A FOLLOW UP WHERE SHE CAN COME AND HELP US DO THAT.

WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY LOOK AT OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, AND I'M NOT SURE WHERE WE ARE IN OUR REGULAR TIME WHEN WE DO THAT, BUT I THINK SHE WOULD ALSO BE SOMEONE GOOD TO TO LEAD US IN THAT EXERCISE, ESPECIALLY SINCE SHE'S BEEN A CHANCELLOR BEFORE AND HAS ALSO BEEN A BOARD MEMBER BEFORE.

AND MONDAY, I GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORLD CAFE THAT I THINK MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE FIRST ONE THAT BEING HELD WITH EMPLOYEES ALL ALL LEVELS OF EMPLOYEES TO GET INPUT INTO A NEW VALUE STATEMENT AND HELPING TO DEFINE THE CULTURE OF DALLAS COLLEGE.

CORRECT. BUT IT'S A GOOD EXERCISE FOR US AS TRUSTEES TO INTERACT WITH EMPLOYEES AND HEAR THEIR FEEDBACK, HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY.

I THINK THERE'S STILL SEVERAL MORE THAT ARE PLANNED.

MISS MOLINA HAD SENT US THE CALENDAR AND ONE OF THE WEEKEND MEMOS.

IT MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL FOR HER TO SEND THAT AGAIN.

AND I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE THOSE OF YOU WHO CAN, MY COLLEAGUES WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN WANT TO DO SO.

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THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT NECESSARILY HAS TO BE DONE, BUT IT DEMONSTRATES UNDER CHANCELLOR LANNON AND HIS LEADERSHIP TEAM THEIR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND ALSO TO DEMONSTRABLY SHOW THAT WE DO VALUE OUR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE WE'RE ASKING STRAIGHT FROM THEM.

AND THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE, I THINK, WAS OPEN TO EVERY EMPLOYEE, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. AND FOR MY UNDERSTANDING, ABOUT 700 REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE IN DIFFERENT ONES.

I THINK THERE'S LIKE 14 OR 15 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO, AGAIN, A VERY GOOD EXERCISE AND HOPEFULLY SOME OF YOU WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PARTICIPATING IN ONE OF THEM.

JUST TO COMPTON. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO MENTION AND PEOPLE I WANT TO RECOGNIZE.

DALLAS COLLEGE WAS IN THE MLK PARADE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HADN'T HAD THAT PARADE IN THREE YEARS.

AND AS I LIKE TO SAY, LADY DADDY AND EVERYBODY WERE OUT FOR THAT PARADE.

THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT THAT PARADE AND I HAD A GOOD TIME AND I BROUGHT MY YOUNGEST GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME AND SHE HAD A GOOD TIME, MET A LOT OF PEOPLE, ALL THE LITTLE ORGANIZATIONS AND CAR CLUBS AND SO FORTH.

BUT IT WAS AN EXCITING DAY.

I WANT TO RECOGNIZE DR.

SHIRLEY HICKS FOR COORDINATING EVERYTHING AND THEN BRAD WILLIAMS FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEEDED.

AND THEN BEAR WITH ME, MEMBERS OF THE BLACK EMPLOYEES RESOURCE GROUP.

JONATHAN MOREHOUSE, TAWANA SIMMONS, AND DR.

KIMBERLY HICKS.

AND SEATTLE.

CONTRERAS WAS ONE OF THE BOYS, DEXTER YOUNG AND THE EASTFIELD MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM.

SOME OF THE MEMBERS WERE OUT AND THEY WALKED IN THE PARADE THROWING LITTLE GIVEAWAYS TO PEOPLE AND SO FORTH.

BUT EVERYBODY ENJOYED IT.

AND THE REAL HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY WAS ONE OF THE CORVETTES CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THEY HAD TO GET THE FULL FIRE TRUCK THAT THEY HAD AND NOBODY GOT HURT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST THEY HAD TO STOP EVERYBODY AND SO FORTH, BECAUSE THAT PARADE WENT ON FOR A GOOD 3 HOURS.

BUT IT WAS AN IDEAL EVENT FOR DALLAS COLLEGE TO HAVE A PRESENCE THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A DIVERSE CROWD.

THEY WERE ALL AGES RIGHT ON DOWN TO THE PETS THAT THEY HAD WITH THEM AND SO FORTH.

SO, YOU KNOW, I HOPE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WILL KEEP UP AND SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO EVERY DAY.

BUT EVERYBODY ENJOYED IT.

AND I NEVER DID HEAR OF ANY, YOU KNOW, VIOLENCE OR ANYBODY GETTING HURT.

AND THAT'S HARD TO DO IN THESE DAYS AND TIMES WHEN YOU BRING THAT MANY PEOPLE TOGETHER.

AND IT STARTED ALMOST AT LAMAR STREET AND WENT TO FAIR PARK.

THAT'S WHERE IT ENDED AND SO FORTH.

SO IT WAS A GOOD EVENT.

AND OUR PEOPLE, AS USUAL, DID A GOOD JOB.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THEN THERE WERE PEOPLE ON DIFFERENT CAMPUSES AND DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF OUR INITIATIVE.

ANY OTHER TRUSTEES.

WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST WELCOME EVERYBODY BACK.

THIS IS OUR FIRST BOARD MEETING OF 2023, EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED IN 2023.

FROM WHAT WE HEAR, THIS SPRING SEMESTER HAS STARTED.

NUMBERS ARE UP AND SO POSITIVE THINGS ARE GOING.

WE CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT IT IN FUTURE MEETINGS.

AS CHANCELLOR LUNDIN MENTIONED, I WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPANY A GROUP TO CHICAGO TO MEET WITH THE HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION LAST MONTH.

IT WAS VERY BENEFICIAL FOR ME TO GO ON THERE, AS YOU KNOW, UNTIL WE WENT TO DALLAS COLLEGE.

THE BOARD DIDN'T PLAY A BIG ROLE IN THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS, SO IT'S GOOD FOR ME TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THEM ABOUT, ONE, THE PROCESS OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE, THE TIMELINE FOR IT.

BUT IT WAS ALSO GREAT TO HEAR THEIR MISSION AND VISION.

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THEY SEE THEIR JOB AS NOT ONLY AS COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW, BUT ALSO TO BE A SUPPORT PARTNER THAT WILL HELP PROPEL INSTITUTIONS.

WE, AS CHANCELLOR NOT MENTIONED, WE WERE ACCOMPANIED BY FACULTY WHO HAS VERY GOOD QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR OWN CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROCESS.

AND SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE ANY ANY MORE THOUGHTS ON THAT VISIT.

A FEW OF US ALSO JUST CAME BACK FROM WASHINGTON, DC THIS WEEK WHERE WE WENT TO THE NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT AND WE TOOK FOUR PHENOMENAL STUDENTS THAT REPRESENTED DIFFERENT STUDENTS THAT WE WE ARE OVER 100,000 STUDENTS, AND THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB REPRESENTING US.

WHEN WE MET, THEY GOT A GOOD PICTURE WITH SENATOR CORNYN.

WE MET ABOUT SIX OF OUR DIFFERENT CONGRESSMEN FROM THE NORTH TEXAS DELEGATION.

THEY'LL WE'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT IT NEXT MONTH.

BUT AS ALWAYS, I WAS VERY PROUD TO REPRESENT DALLAS COLLEGE AT THIS CONFERENCE AND AT THE CAPITOL.

IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, PLEASE REMEMBER TO ATTEND ONE OF THE MANY EVENTS THAT ARE BEING PUT ON BUT AT ALL OUR DIFFERENT CAMPUSES AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AMAZING TALENTS OF THIS CULTURE.

AND LASTLY, SINCE WE HAVEN'T MET IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE DO HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE RETIRED OR ARE RETIRING IN THE COMING DAYS.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO, AS I ALWAYS DO AT OUR BOARD MEETINGS, ACKNOWLEDGE EACH ONE OF THESE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE LEAVING US AFTER GIVING THEIR TIME TO US.

JAMIE ALLEN, 44 YEARS.

PAMELA CRAWFORD, 21 YEARS.

CHARLES FERNANDEZ.

43 YEARS.

JUANITA FLINT.

46 YEARS.

MICHELLE FLORES.

SEVEN YEARS.

OONA GORDON 20 YEARS.

JEREMY HALDERMAN 28 YEARS.

REBECCA HIGH SCHOOL 20 YEARS.

MARVIN JOHNSON 33 YEARS.

JIMMY KERN 13 YEARS.

KATHLEEN LONG 23 YEARS.

RUDY LONGORIA 23 YEARS.

PEGGY MASON 24 YEARS.

MARGARET MCCOY 52 YEARS.

DENNY NORRIS 31 YEARS.

ANDREA OTERO 19 YEARS.

LOIS PARROTT 50 YEARS.

DOTTIE PHILLIPS 19 YEARS.

LESLIE BASS.

CHINCHILLA. 29 YEARS.

SAMUEL ROGERS 46 YEARS.

RAYMOND SANDOVAL 19 YEARS.

SILVANO SALCEDO 33 YEARS.

LEIGHTON SCOTT 38 YEARS.

KELLY SEXTON 24 YEARS.

CLIVE SIEGEL 15 YEARS.

MARGARET SILVA 44 YEARS.

MAE SPICER 19 YEARS.

JEFFREY STEGNER 33 YEARS.

TRUDIE SWEETLAND.

50 YEARS.

ELLEN FOXTON 19 YEARS.

JANICE THOMAS 16 YEARS.

DARRELL THOMPSON 50 YEARS.

CHARLES WATTENBERG 17 YEARS.

CHARLES WOLFE 20 YEARS.

THANK YOU TO EACH ONE OF YOU FOR CONTRIBUTING TO DALLAS COLLEGE.

THERE WAS SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WHO, AS YOU CAN TELL, WERE OVER 40.

50 YEARS.

THANK YOU. YOU HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

OKAY. OK.

ITEM SEVEN.

OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CHANCELLOR TO DECLARE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST SPECIFIC TO THIS AGENDA.

WE HAVE ANY BOARD MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO DECLARE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

NO. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[8. Consent Agenda]

IS THERE ANY BOARD MEMBER THAT WOULD LIKE TO FULL ANYTHING OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA OR ASK QUESTIONS? I HAVE A COMMENTS ONLY ON 8.4.

I DO NOT NEED IT PULLED FROM THE AGENDA.

ANYBODY ELSE? OK.

GO AHEAD, TRUSTEE FOR US.

SO I JUST WANT TO REALLY CONGRATULATE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON GETTING THIS THESE FUNDS AND BEING INCLUDED, BEING CHOSEN LIKE WHAT WAS IT BY THE COG AND.

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DON'T KEEP IT IN MY HEAD. YEAH.

TEXT. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT, BUT I WANTED TO BE SURE.

BUT ANYWAY, THIS IS, WHAT, 4.7? HOW MANY? HOW MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR OUR ATOMIC AUTONOMOUS INITIATIVE.

I APOLOGIZE. I WAS.

YEAH. AUTONOMOUS INITIATIVE.

I THOUGHT I WAS MISSING A WORD, BUT, I MEAN, THIS IS QUITE SIGNIFICANT.

WHILE THE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES HAVEN'T REALLY HIT BIG YET, IT'S GOING TO HIT.

AND WE'RE ALREADY PREPARING FOR THAT.

SO THE FACT THAT WE'RE BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BY BY THE COG AND BY THE STATE IS QUITE SIGNIFICANT AS BEING LEADERS IN THIS AREA.

SO I REALLY WANT TO COMMEND THE STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS ISSUE.

WHO ARE YOU? I KNOW IT FALLS UNDER YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL LINE, CORRECT? IT'S ACTUALLY OUR SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT THAT FALLS UNDER JUSTIN CUNNINGHAM, OUR ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLOR GEORGE LAFORTUNE LEADS THAT AREA AND HE AND HIS TEAM HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN THE PLANNING.

ONCE WE BECAME DALLAS COLLEGE AND WE HAVE NEW ACADEMIC PARTNERS INVOLVED, SO DR.

TRAN AND DR.

RAGHU BOTH INVOLVED.

AND THIS WILL PROVIDE A SKILLED WORKFORCE, CORRECT, FOR THESE AUTONOMOUS WHATEVER'S COMING ONLINE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE PLAYING.

IT'S GOING TO BE WHAT? BUT ANYWAY, NO, JUST GREAT, GREAT WORK.

PLEASE LET YOUR PEOPLE THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THIS LET THEM KNOW THAT WE THANK THEM AND CONGRATULATE THEM AND KEEP IT UP.

BALE SAID. HER CHAIR.

BRAVO. YES. I'D LIKE TO MOVE.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEM 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 AND 8.4 SECOND.

OKAY. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I ALL OPPOSE.

PLEASE SAY NAME ANY ABSTENTIONS.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. NOW WE MOVE TO 9.1.

[9. Individual Items]

MEMBER APPROVAL. SECOND OF ALL, I HAVE A QUESTION.

OH, SURE. SINCE WE MADE THE CHANGES TO THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR OFFICERS, ARE WE STILL HAVING AN ISSUE WITH BEING ABLE TO ATTRACT.

CHIEF. CHIEF ASHFORD.

OUR INTERIM CHIEF.

SO WE'RE STILL HAVING SOME ISSUES LIKE ANY OTHER AGENCIES FOR RECRUITING OFFICERS, BUT WE HAVE SEEN AN IMPROVEMENT.

AND ACTUALLY WE'VE HAD SEVEN OFFICERS RETURNED THAT LEFT THE DEPARTMENT THAT CAME BACK.

SO WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS, BUT IT'S STILL A DAY TO DAY CHALLENGE.

WELL, I SEE HERE YOU'RE HIRING FIVE, RIGHT? YES. SO THESE FIVE OFFICERS, FORMER SERGEANTS.

SO WE WERE SHORT IN A SUPERVISORY CORPS.

SO WE HIRED THESE SERGEANTS AND WE PROMOTED TWO INTERNALLY.

AND THEN THE FIFTH PERSON IS OUR NEW INVESTIGATIVE LIEUTENANT.

AND HOW MANY ARE WE STILL SHORT? WE'RE SHORT 34 OFFICERS IN TOTAL.

SO IT'S STILL AN ISSUE, BUT I GUESS BECAUSE IT'S A TIGHT MARKETPLACE.

THAT IS CORRECT. INTERESTING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GEORGE.

ANY ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THE INDIVIDUAL ITEM.

NOT ALL IN FAVOR.

PLEASE SAY I ALL OPPOSE ANY ABSTENTIONS.

MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. AND ITEM TEN, WE HAVE SEVERAL INFORMATIVE REPORTS.

[10. Informative Reports]

AND SO IT IS 5:02 P.M..

WITH THAT, WE ADJOURN TODAY'S BOARD MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.