[Speaker 1] (0:00 - 0:29)
I call our regularly scheduled board meeting to order. I call this meeting of the Lee College District to order. Let the record show that the quorum of board members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 5, Section 1.

The first order of business is invocation. Before we do that, Dr. Villanueva has a comment or statement that she would like to make.

[Speaker 2] (0:31 - 1:02)
Thank you, Chairman Hall. This weekend I received some very, very unfortunate news confirming the COVID-19 related death of one of our employees. And as I described in a memo that I sent out to the college community and to the board earlier today, I was very, very sad.

And I know that many members of our community are very, very sad. And I know that all of you joined me in keeping their family in our thoughts and prayers. And I just wanted to take note of that.

[Speaker 14] (1:02 - 1:02)
Thank you.

[Speaker 15] (1:04 - 1:12)
Thank you, Dr. Villanueva. The first order of business is invocation and pledge to the United States flag and to the Texas flag, Judy Gerald.

[Speaker 13] (1:47 - 2:49)
Thank you. Thank you. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

[Speaker 1] (2:49 - 4:47)
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Next item is a disposition of minutes. Policy Committee meeting on July 14th, 2020.

The regular meeting, July 16, 2020. Finance and Audit Investment Committee meeting, July 21, 2020. And the budget meeting, July 23, 2020.

Do I hear a motion to accept the minutes? Second. Motion to second.

Any questions or comments? Hearing none, all in favor. We're going to have to raise our hands because we have folks online, so all in favor, raise your hand, right hand.

Thank you very much. Moving along, report of the chairmen. I would like to say thank you to our faculty, and our staff, and our administration, and our president for all of the very difficult and hard work it is to plan for a semester opening and for continuing the classes that we had unfinished in light of the COVID situation.

I know that replanning all of these courses and working with these students has caused a lot of extra work for our entire Blue College family. And I think I can express clearly our appreciation from the board for all of your hard and extra work. And so we thank you.

That's all that I have to report.

[Speaker 15] (4:47 - 4:52)
I'll move on to a building committee report with Regents and staff.

[Speaker 3] (4:53 - 6:13)
Yes, Mr. Chair. The building committee met Wednesday, August 12, 2020. The critical infrastructure projects were discussed.

We're close to wrapping up most of the projects. There are still some delays to electrical transformer work due to some equipment deliveries and shutdown schedules. The project to separate IT and janitorial maintenance closets and buildings that had been delayed due to COVID-19, we agreed to begin scheduling the work for completion.

The Citizens Bond Advisory Committee has not met since the COVID-19 shutdown. When we establish our path forward for facilities and the instructional master plan is complete, we'll reassemble the advisory committee. Prior to the pandemic, they did not recommend a GO bond any sooner than November 2020.

And that date's no longer an option anyway. We continued discussions on the daycare facility. And after a tour that Regent Hempson scheduled, there were some immediate needs identified.

Those needs have been completed. We will schedule a workshop to discuss the long-term use of the building. However, the immediate concerns have been resolved.

And we are no longer in a critical path forward. We will present information on three roof projects that need to be addressed. The administration has recommended that we prepare two of the three routes that provide the funding options for the repairs.

And we will have action on those items later in this meeting. And at this time, the next building committee meeting is not scheduled. Thank you.

[Speaker 1] (6:13 - 6:19)
Thank you, Regent Dantano. Policy committee report, Regent Neal.

[Speaker 4] (6:19 - 6:42)
So the policy committee has met. And we have the information out to the campus community now. Obviously, there's a lot of things moving parts to the campus staff not being on campus.

But we want to allow enough time for them to have their input as well before we bring it to the board. And so we plan to do that at our next meeting, if we will. OK.

[Speaker 1] (6:42 - 6:48)
Thank you. Thank you very much. Finance and Audit Investment Committee report, Regent Hensel.

[Speaker 11] (6:48 - 7:05)
Yes, sir. Yes, this committee has met since the last meeting. And we have also met on our budget meetings.

And we plan to stand on staff for all the budget preparation that an outstanding job due to the circumstances.

[Speaker 15] (7:09 - 7:11)
OK. Thank you, Regent Hensel.

[Speaker 1] (7:12 - 7:16)
Next item on the agenda is a report of the president, Dr. Vena Waite.

[Speaker 2] (7:19 - 7:45)
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First, I'd like to begin by introducing a very special guest we have in the audience, Dr. Douglas Walzers. Would you please stand?

Dr. Walzers joins us as our vice president of Planning, Institutional Effectiveness, and Research and our chief learning officer. And he hit the ground running on the 1st of July. And we are very pleased to have him here.

Anything that you'd like to say, Dr. Walzers?

[Speaker 11] (7:45 - 7:47)
I just want to thank Dr. Vena Waite.

[Speaker 2] (8:03 - 22:53)
Thank you. And I can assure you that I've been keeping him very, very busy since he's joined us. OK.

Moving on, as Regent Gerald said, I think we all sighed a collective sigh of relief when we were spared completely by Hurricanes Marco and Laura. And so thank goodness I have nothing to report in the way of damage due to the storms. But I'm very grateful to our staff, particularly our IT staff, our maintenance, our security, who all worked very hard to get us prepared.

And so even though the storm didn't hit, they had to get us prepared. And they did a lot of work to get us there. And although we had to close campus for a very short time, better to be safe than sorry.

So thank you for that support there. The next thing I wanted to share is on July 14, 15, and 16, we entered into a partnership with the Office of Harris County Public Health to provide free COVID testing. It was drive-through testing.

The tests were available to any Lee College employee and their family members. We received, I received one message from a community member who thanked us because it turned out that she and her son had symptoms of what they described as a summer cold. And she went through the testing and said that they had turned out positive, but they said, quote, it was such a relief and a blessing to have the knowledge of their health history.

And she said, you and your staff are the best. So she was very grateful to have received that. But we had the capacity to test 600 individuals through that testing partnership, and we tested 556 individuals.

And it was a great turnout. So I'm very grateful to Human Resources, Amanda Summers, and to Narnia Leones, who took the lead in coordinating that effort. So thank you to them.

We received a very special invitation from Achieving the Dream that I wanted to share with the board. Over the past year, Achieving the Dream has been working very closely with the Aspen Institute and other higher education institutions to develop a curriculum that's designed to help increase the capacity of senior leadership teams to scale and achieve student success goals. And the working hypothesis of their work is that if you have high-performing, high-achieving leadership teams, that you will have more student success.

And they accepted, and we accepted, and we were invited to participate in a unique and a fully grant-funded opportunity as one of 13 ATD colleges to test this curriculum out. And that's going to be occurring in October and November. And we look forward to participating.

But as there are nearly 200 Achieving the Dream institutions in the cohort, and we were one of only 13 that were chosen, we think this is quite an honor. So we're very, very happy to have been invited to do that. Let me move on to instruction status and convocation week.

We welcomed what some of us might call one of the most memorable fall semesters in history. We always have a week that's dedicated to professional development. But this week was different, as our convocation week was completely online.

But although it was online, we had a robust and strong professional development week. And under the leadership of our newly-appointed Dr. Douglas Walser, our chief learning officer, we held 39 sessions with over 2,000 enrollments and participants. So it was a very robust professional development week.

And I can tell you that the primary focus of that week was on learning. So there was a number of sessions that were designed for faculty to focus on learning outcomes assessment. But there were also a number of sessions that were focused on asking faculty to really think about what kinds of teaching methods that they wanted to try or learn about to improve student success, but especially in the online environment.

In addition to a focus on learning, there were a variety of other sessions on a variety of topics, such as WebEx training, Microsoft programs, Blackboard, which is our learning management system, the honors program, new faculty orientation, and a financial update, just to name a few. And one of the highlights of this particular week was two Q&A sessions that we held with myself and the safety committee. We had a great deal of interest in those sessions.

And I'm grateful to members of the safety committee, including Dr. Walser, Dr. Brandon Combs, Narnia Leones, Dr. Rosemary Kaufman, Amanda Summers, and our safety consultant, Mr. Woody Crawford. Finally, I'm grateful to all the many presenters for those 39 different sessions. And even though it was online, I can tell you that there was a lot of positive energy in coming together online to begin the commencement of our fall semester.

So it was a great week. Faculty continue to be very invested in online training and the Lee College online certification training, which is six weeks in length. And we now have over 250 faculty who have participated.

So this is a very comprehensive training. And I continue to be very grateful to the faculty who are participating in this online training and to Dr. Lorelei Morley and Chanel Cook, who are coordinating the dissemination and leading and teaching of those online trainings. I'm very proud to report that our own Felipe Leal, who's the director of financial aid, was chosen as one of two financial aid experts in the state of Texas to represent community colleges in a special work group on emergency aid grant funds with the coordinating board.

They worked alongside Jacob Friday, who is the CEO and president of the Texas Association of Community Colleges. And their efforts resulted in the development of rules for the governor's emergency educational funds, or what we are now calling year funding. And that's representing a total sum of $57 million for institutions of higher education.

The allocated amount that we just signed today for our students is $87,393. So we're very pleased that our students will be eligible to receive this additional emergency aid funding. I received a message from the deputy commissioner and chief of staff of the coordinating board, Dr. Ray Rodriguez, who stated that the work group was, quote, a model of efficient execution and effective partnership. So thank you, Felipe, for representing us so well. Speaking of basic needs, our lead cares emergency fund has now aided 1,305 students for a collective amount of $1,099,476. And as always, I want to remind you that all students who apply, whether they receive funds or not, are being connected to other resources, whether it's food, gas, cars, checking out laptops, et cetera.

And now that the summer is complete and fall is about to begin, we want to make sure that students are aware and that the board is aware, in case you were talking to students, that we are still here to help them with the provision of these awards. So on Friday, August 7, we reopened the lead cares application. And that portal is now open for round three.

So our commitment to helping students with basic needs continues in the fall. And we hope, fingers crossed, for the spring. Now, if you haven't, I'd like to encourage you to participate in contributing to the lead cares emergency fund.

There are some very restrictive requirements that you may or may not be aware of that leave a lot of students out of the eligibility. So if you're a student who is not eligible to receive Title IV funding, you are not eligible to receive the lead cares funding. And so we were very grateful to the Lee College Foundation Board, who gifted the college with $150,000 to be used for the sole purpose of those students who are not eligible through the typical criteria.

But these funds are now exhausted. And so we need everyone's help to help us with ensuring that these students receive the same opportunity to meet their basic needs in order to complete their educational goals. I'm pleased to also announce Lee College was awarded a $105,000 grant from the Temple Foundation to support scaling of our Guided Pathways strategies.

We were one of eight East Texas colleges who were awarded. And we're very excited because we get to work with our very own former Dr. Martha Ellis in these efforts. And I'm grateful to the team of Lee College employees that was led by Dr. Tran, who developed a proposal. Speaking of awards, in addition to CARES Act funding, I want to highlight our outstanding grants team. So under the direction of Dr. Angela Orellano and Lori Aylor, during the 19-20 academic year, we were awarded over 12 grants that exceeded $4.5 million for the year. And so this is a truly impressive amount when you think of the number of grants that we were awarded, the amount.

And I want to thank our grants team, who really works so efficiently and is truly the most successful team that I can say that I've ever had the privilege to work with. In community education, I sent you a link highlighting our Kids at College program. 51 students have participated and have received over $4,000 in scholarships.

And soon we'll be launching another 10 classes. And we're very pleased to continue those efforts in the middle of a pandemic. Also through Community Ed, we launched 10 free professional development courses.

And I'm pleased to report that over 240 students participated in these free courses for actually over 600 courses. I want to speak just a little bit more about workforce education. You know, when the pandemic hit, our business training just essentially stopped altogether.

And it took a really, really huge hit. But under the direction of Dr. Angela Orellano and Marcia Tuchoff, we have been able to resume a number of classes. And so we are engaged in hybrid industrial training classes that occur during the week and even on the weekends.

And while our contract training for incumbent workers was put on pause, during the last six weeks, we've received a number of new requests. And we're excited about resuming our ability to train and support our local economy. So I look forward to providing additional information and to get back to those efforts.

OK, let's talk enrollment. We are currently tracking 2% down in head count or enrollment compared to where we were when we ended up in the census. But we are actually 6% up in billing units.

So I was recently on a call with my colleagues from the Texas Association of Community College. And we were all polled on our enrollment numbers. And I'm proud to say on that call that we were one of only two colleges who was at that time up in enrollment.

So it was us at that time and Odessa College. So congrats to them and congrats to us. So really, I think, though, that I have to say that I'm very, very proud of our Lee College team.

And when you think about some of the marketing efforts that we've been engaged in, so whether it's the forget about what you think you know about community college or if you think you can't afford to attend Lee College full-time campaigns or our advising team who is really working above and beyond to work daily to advise students and even cross-training former advisors to shoulder the load, our enrollment management team under the leadership of Scott Bennett is developing new and innovative ways to keep Lee College relevant to our community. And so I continue to say that we are truly innovating around this pandemic. One of the other things that I mentioned before that I wanted to mention again is an effort to support registration, and that's Facebook Live.

So this is one of our innovations to assist with registration and to just acclimate our community more to Lee College. But we've been offering these Facebook Live sessions every Tuesday night at 6 p.m. with the exception of last Tuesday when we were under the threat of the hurricanes. But students and parents are able to sign on during that time and have their questions answered directly, whether it is about safety, whether it's about registration, financial aid.

Over the last few weeks, we did a special deep dive into some topics on the Puente Program, on support services, on the Honors Program, and we did a student services program completely in Spanish. But I'd like to thank Dr. Moreno and to our thank-up, Felipe Leal, Dr. Rosemary Kaufman, Dr. Husband, and Sarah Tickwill for facilitating all of these sessions, and they go above and beyond to offer these sessions. So regarding the upcoming legislative session, on August 3rd, the House Higher Education Committee posted public notices for their interim charges and for COVID-19-related issues.

In an email that I sent out to the Board today, we all knew that we would not be having in-person hearings, but rather would be gathering information from higher education institutions in order to write and submit our reports, and I submitted to the Board a response to one of the five interim charges on the service area. And so you received that in email, and I'd be happy to answer any questions that you might have. But that was done in partnership with State House consultants, and we're very pleased with how that report turned out.

Last Tuesday, I was accompanied by Chairman Holland, Vice Chairman Santana, to meet with Chairman Brandon Creighton in his Woodlands office. It was a very cordial visit, and we had the opportunity to share with the Senator some of our achievements at Lee College, but also to share some of our needs. And at your place setting, each of you has an overview, front and back, of what we shared with the Senator.

And we appreciate the time that he took to spend with us, but I'd like to turn over the mic to Chairman Hall and to Vice Chair Santana, if they'd like to make any comments about that visit.

[Speaker 1] (22:54 - 23:58)
Just one brief visit. It was a cordial visit, and I was encouraged by the openness and the potential opportunities for Lee College over the next few years, because Senator Creighton did mention some things that may open up opportunities for Lee College. So I'm very encouraged by the meeting.

I hope that we can follow up. I'm sorry that the COVID situation has kind of overshadowed many of the efforts or many of the interests that we have at Lee College right now, but I see a lot of opportunity in the future. Nothing to add.

Thank you. And that concludes my report. Thank you.

Thank you, Dr. Villanueva. Informational reports, financial report, Annette Ferguson. And Walter, can you feed a little bit more of her microphone through these monitors?

That helps me hear a little bit. The ones up here on the stage. Thank you.

Thank you, Walter.

[Speaker 5] (24:05 - 24:19)
All right, thank you. This report will be as of July 31st.

[Speaker 14] (24:25 - 24:33)
Okay, my remote doesn't seem to be working.

[Speaker 5] (25:45 - 30:57)
Okay, sorry for that delay. But as I said, this financial report will be as of here today, July 31st, which is our 11th month of the fiscal year. So we're at 92% of our operating expenses.

Our cash remains very strong. At the end of July, we had $16 million in our unrestricted operating funds. We had $13 million in reserves, and we still have about $1.9 million related to our bond construction projects. Overall, for tuition and fees, we are a little bit below our budget in tuition, which we fully anticipated based on our offer this summer of free tuition. And then as far as fees go, fees ended up being just a little bit above our budget. Next.

Our state appropriations revenue is right on track. Next. And our taxes were going to end up being just a little bit above our budget in our tax collection.

Next. Other revenue, we are just a little bit below, which is really not surprising seeing as how we have basically been shut down as far as food service, cosmetology, facility rentals, and some of those things that have not happened since spring break. But overall, we're still looking fine, and we're not going to be missing our budget by much.

Next. Restricted funds, we've got about $600,000 that need to be pulled down as of the end of July. The majority of that is related to federal aid for our students, and that money will be pulled down and will be reconciled by the end of the fiscal year.

Next. Our total projected net revenue right now, we had budgeted, excuse me, we had budgeted a surplus of $2.7 million, and right now, well, as of the end of July, we were projecting an operating surplus of $8.4 million, the majority of that coming from bank and payroll and benefit positions. Our summer tuition, as we talked about, we basically weighed that tuition and fees, and even so, we still were going to have an operating surplus.

Next. Our expenses, as I said, we're at 92% of the fiscal year operating expenses, and as demonstrated on previous screens, you can see where we are under budget on our expenses, and the percentage is there, like 83% on salary and benefits, 60-some percent, I can't see that far, 66%, I think, and then 26%, something like that. So we're doing well on controlling our expenses.

All right, next. As a percent of our budget, you can see that everything is aligning very well with our budget, and so really nothing to talk about there. Next.

Our expenses for the month, again, you can see that we were under budget for our operating costs and salary and benefits, that's why we continue to control those costs. Next. Year to date, same story, we are projecting to be under budget on our salaries and operating costs.

Our debt service, which we have a large payment that will be issued in August, we're right on track, so all that was budgeted appropriately. And that would be it, unless anyone has any questions.

[Speaker 1] (31:01 - 31:19)
Any questions on budget or budget presentation? Okay. Thank you very much.

Next item is report of the Lee College resignation, retirements, or hires. Dr. Enolake.

[Speaker 2] (31:20 - 31:52)
Mr. Chairman, I can report on five resignations, Rex Messine, full-time faculty in vocational nursing, Barbara Rogers, full-time faculty in the associate degree of nursing program, Santiago Guardiola, full-time faculty in computer maintenance and networking, Savannah Wiggins, advisor for dual enrollment, and Laura James, program manager. And there is one retirement, Mr. Jerry Hamby, full-time faculty in English and humanities. Okay.

Thank you very much.

[Speaker 1] (31:52 - 31:59)
Next item on the agenda is public comment. Do we have anyone signed up to speak?

[Speaker 17] (32:00 - 32:00)
Yes, we do.

[Speaker 18] (32:01 - 32:04)
First up will be Margo Matthews.

[Speaker 10] (32:26 - 35:00)
Good evening, everybody. Thank you for letting me speak today. I'm here to talk about the grant, which is coming up.

What's involved in a brand-buyer persona consideration? Age, gender, location, income, education level, motivations, goals, pain points, influencers, brand affinities. Identifying the target audience for your services or products is an exercise that will affect and benefit all areas of your brand-building process, particularly marketing efforts.

You want the right person consuming your content. Clicking on your ads, opting in to your email list, et cetera. As a result, determining the ideal audience for your business will support your overall digital brand-building strategies.

It's definitely an important step. Remember, these are adults who come to Lee College. They chose the college because of the diverse atmosphere and what Lee College has to offer.

I know that Lee College took great consideration in the brand because people of all races attend. Lee College is committed to student success. Academic programs are structured to provide a clear pathway to ensure success in the classroom and beyond, not to offend or discriminate.

In their mission statement, Lee College serves the community by providing innovative and quality education to diverse students along guided pathways to gainful employment, personal enrichment, and lifelong learning. The vision, Lee College will empower students by providing knowledge and skills to confidently navigate their future, values, student success, integrity, community, diversity, commitment. One of the educational opportunities we work for is development and cultural diversity.

Build bridges from education to employment and or transfer. Strengthen exiting and develop new partnerships to provide relevant training, economic development opportunities, and community engagement. Strengthen cultural initiatives and unite a diverse, internally, external campus community.

This is a diverse college that is here for all people, not just some. That is why adult students choose Lee College. So leave the brand alone when you leave Lee College.

Thank you very much.

[Speaker 1] (35:05 - 35:18)
Mr. Strickland, before we have the next speaker, is there any way that you can feed that microphone through our monitor so we can not hear the echo but hear it directly? I don't know how to do that, but it would be helpful. Thank you.

[Speaker 17] (35:21 - 35:23)
Next is Lillian Sacco.

[Speaker 8] (35:36 - 39:22)
Good evening, Dr. Linda D'Amato and the Board of Regents. My name is Lillian Sacco. I'm a mom of a GCCISD high school student.

I've been active in our local elementary and junior high schools as a former PTO board member and a taxpaying resident of 30 years. I don't have a major degree, but I received an awesome three-year associate's degree in interior design from a great community college like yours. I even took one of my classes here to finish my degree.

I have definitely appreciated the opportunity for an affordable education, and I'm so glad we have Lee College to provide something like that. I'm here tonight to address you and respectfully submit to you that we need to do everything possible to preserve the Lee College brand. In light of recent events within our Baytown community, I wanted a chance to meet with you and voice my opinion to the board regarding a cancer-invading or peaceful and diverse community.

There are lots of talks of renaming local schools led by emotions and false narratives that do not accurately represent our local Baytown community. This cancer is coming from outside of our community, and it is infecting our community, and it's being fueled by a leftist ideology that seeks to divide every part of our country. It is an anti-God, anti-community, and an anti-inclusive ideology, even though it says it's inclusive.

Lee College is a diverse and well-accredited school. I have looked over some of your financial published records, and it seems, based on tonight, like you're a solemn college. I'm very concerned as a taxpayer, and with a child coming up to attend Lee College in the future, that the board would be pressured by this cancerous ideology to enter into a never-ending fight for unnecessary name changes and the exorbitant costs that come with that.

Before all this political nonsense started to happen, this wasn't on our radar. But it's coming to you. I come from Belize with a very diverse history.

I'm a descendant of a slave owner and a slave. Not a single part of me is offended by any of these names. I don't know which part of me should be offended, really.

The American media fuels this divisiveness. But if the American media tells you that you're a hammer, you will start looking for nails and offenses which only exist in the political realm. These are false virtue-stimulating offenses.

When we interact with people within our communities face-to-face, we love and we care for each other, regardless of political affiliation. Most of our taxpaying communities simply don't want these changes, and we feel incensed that it is happening. More and more of us are starting to speak out.

It is why within our school district, right now we're fighting and actively pushing for community at the very least to have a conversation. I think we deserve that. A lot of this noise is coming from outsiders egging on a few in their community.

But ultimately, it's us, the local taxpayers, who end up footing the bill. We are the ones at cost. And with COVID-19 invading us too, we're already mentally and financially strapped.

I see some of the things you have to change within your college because of this pandemic. Anyway, I'm going to skip that part. All I can think about is, with all the money that we could use within the school, what could Lee College do with money?

You know, like, for example, HISD, they spent $1.2 million spending, you know, changing games at our schools. We do not want these changes. I just can't say that enough.

We love Lee College as is. Lee College. My husband, my son, and our daughter love attending your basketball games, and I can't imagine not voting for Lee.

Preserve Lee College. Keep Lee College as Lee College. So, if they come for your brand, just say no.

Thank you.

[Speaker 17] (39:25 - 39:29)
Oh, and thank you, Ms. Gallagher, for allowing me to sign on and speak.

[Speaker 14] (39:30 - 39:31)
Thank you.

[Speaker 17] (39:36 - 39:37)
Next is Kimberly Kostic.

[Speaker 7] (39:54 - 43:25)
Howdy. Ah, okay. Good evening, Board of Regents and Dr. Villanueva. I come to you tonight as a Lee College alumni, a parent of a current enrolled student, actually two, and a business, as a business and active community member, and a Goose Creek College and Career Readiness Committee member, and a friend to Lee College. To request to you that, no, I'm doing this wrong. To request of you that if you choose to have a discussion of such magnitude that affects our community, it should include community input before anything moves further.

I have heard from individuals from both sides of a rebranding debate, and all have one thing in common. They would support and respect any decision as long as it was a decision made by the community, and a decision considering all facts. As you can tell by now, the community has many questions as the urgency and influence of what is motivating this.

In my observations, the majority of local community taxpayers and current students are exchanging the names of all of our schools, including secondary level, and for valid non-emotional reasons. They are fed up with the politics of what is going on and the timing that does appear to be politically motivated. More so, there is no real need for a discussion like this right now.

There is, however, a need to responsibly navigate educating during COVID-19 crisis. Many families are struggling to find jobs to feed and clothe their children. They are currently experiencing enough on their plates.

I urge you to please redirect our focus and finances to safely opening up our college campuses so our students can interact with each other and have face-to-face support from our instructors. To learn of the loss of an employee further proves that this is where our focus should be. Online learning is hard, and it prevents students from making new bonds and supporting each other the way that they need to be.

We need to be working towards getting back to social interaction on our college campuses, not talking about a brand. Students in your community are trying to navigate and figure out what is next and what brings rebranding into this crisis. I said in the beginning that I come to you as a friend to lead and to the community, and I have faith the decisions that you make as community leaders and the decisions that you are dedicated to the students furthering their education, that you are of wise mind, considering both emotions and reason from all angles, and that you notice all of the facts before haphazardly making any decision to rebrand Lee College. And if this discussion continues, it is recognized that it is not definite and it is not simple. Thank you.

[Speaker 15] (43:26 - 43:27)
Thank you.

[Speaker 14] (43:33 - 43:35)
Next is Scott Shealy.

[Speaker 1] (43:43 - 43:45)
Okay, Scott, you've just got three days.

[Speaker 9] (43:48 - 46:54)
Well, I have to say that at the beginning because I have to be able to say thank you very much for what you do in the community is phenomenal. I recognize that. I appreciate that.

And the time that you give us, not only benefits just the students, but it benefits the community. And that's the reason why I really want to talk to you today. I found out about this about mid-morning and I was about four hours away and I drove so I could just stay here because I understand this is the second meeting.

And one of the things I want to talk to you about is communication in the community about situations that not only involve complexity situations that you're facing, but also just along at Lee College. Sometimes they don't just get out there. So I've got kind of a suggestion for you, but at the same time, I want you to recognize and you all will, that in 1934, this community believed that there was a need for a community college for students graduating from in this arena.

Now we call it a new person from what's all about learning. Thank you very much, sir. Your comment about the Lee community is something I need you to think about.

We all use the word Lee and we don't look at it necessarily as something from the past or present or whatever. It's just our name. It really is.

It's just our name. And with that, the Lee community should go within itself and make some understanding about what really needs to go forth. And when I say community, you've got a great opportunity with the alumni association that has hundreds of members that probably could give you some insight about what and where and how they think about anything, especially with rebranding and so forth.

But before we do that, I think that COVID-19 needs to be away. There needs to be some kind of campus atmosphere again, and then we take up that college. And if we choose to do that, if you look at the Lee community, I think that that opportunity plus the thousands of young people and older people now that we have just in our databases at Lee College, they can also give us that opportunity by just saying, hey, I'm in favor of it or I'm not.

So look at those opportunities, but also recognize that Lee community means a lot to this community. I love Baytown, Texas, if you don't know that. I love Lee College a whole lot too.

So I just really want you to know thanks for what you do, but also listen to what others need to be able to say about emotional issues as well as important issues, not only that you deal with on a daily basis, but you deal with in the future. Thanks. Thank you.

[Speaker 18] (46:59 - 47:01)
The last speaker will be Victoria Marone.

[Speaker 6] (47:07 - 50:55)
And I'll make sure to set my timer. Good evening, Regents, Dr. Villanueva, colleagues, community attendees. I'm here tonight to speak to you all about the Lee College brand.

A few sources describe good branding as something beyond just a memorable logo. A brand provides employees with direction and motivation. Furthermore, now than ever, community colleges are becoming increasingly aware of the need to forge a consciously defined identity for themselves, particularly in the mission of two-year institutions, becoming more tightly focused on students gaining degrees and other specific credentials, rather than just simply open access institutions for anyone.

As an alum of GCCISD, Lee College, and in Edmontonia, and I do still live here, like many of you, Lee College was my go-to college option. As a T-mom, I could not go away. Financially, I could not go away, like many of our first-gen students.

Lee College, like many community colleges, is a staple to the community, one they have for decades with deep roots throughout generational experiences. For the last eight years, I can honestly say that this has been the best place that I've ever worked. The family that comes together to serve students has been amazing.

When some people hear Lee College, they share great stories and memories, mostly of faculty and staff they encountered while here. Then there are those that may not have such positive impressions or stories to tell. And we should be aware of those experiences, not dismiss them, but look at how we can improve that image also referred to as the brand.

A few examples, consultants, staff, and students have expressed concerns around and have been the presence of Confederate flags on vehicles and parking lots on campus. Consultants I've personally spoken to have greeted in the parking lot or in front of a building, and they've asked, Victoria, what is going on with the Confederate flags in the parking lot? Are we safe?

I do realize people hang flags, place bumper stickers, and signs on their cars, and I'm not asking for that rule or any kind of banning or anything to change because it may offend somebody. I'm just sharing their experiences. Second from a consultant that shared with me three months ago when he came to Lee College to visit.

He was at the hotel, and like most, they come, they ask for order and dinner. Sir, you're here for business? And he says, yes.

I'm going to Lee College tomorrow. And the hotel employee looked at him, and he was staying here locally in Baytown, with a puzzled look, and he says, is there something wrong? And she said, people like us don't go to Lee College.

And he asked, what do you mean? What? She said, black folks.

We don't go to Lee College. She proceeded to tell the history. I'm not saying that they're not here.

She proceeded to share the story of what her family had told her, what her, the history of KKK, the history of the community, and again, mentioning the train. I understand much of what comes from history as fact, and some is debatable. Neither am I here to speak about either.

Just his experience, what he shared with me, the perception of others, the perception of the story and the lived experience of that local employee who is of Baytown as well. In closing, in 1948, the trustees changed the name from Lee Junior College to Lee College because they were concerned it would discourage adults from taking classes. If data reveals that our African American student enrollment has been flat, and we have other data points of huge ethnic gaps, especially in our employment and employee numbers, then are we encouraging or discouraging?

I appreciate the discourse and the conversation and the ability to talk to you all about this, and I plead and ask you to continue the conversation. Not to vote on anything now, but to continue the conversation. Thank you.

[Speaker 1] (50:57 - 51:00)
Thank you. And Lou, was that the last?

[Speaker 18] (51:01 - 51:01)
Yes.

[Speaker 1] (51:01 - 51:20)
Okay, that's the last. Then into public comment. The next item on the agenda was a discussion of the Lee College grant.

Regent Ury requested that we put this on the agenda for this month's meeting, and so I will turn it to her.

[Speaker 4] (51:21 - 52:45)
Thank you. So I appreciate you putting it on the agenda. I believe that it was important for us to have a platform to be able to discuss it as a board based off of the input that we received in our previous meeting.

I think there were a total of 29 people that signed up and spoke during that meeting, and so to me that meant that there was a concern in our community based off those who were wanting to come and speak, and that means the board should listen and have open dialogue to discuss it as well. So that is the reason why I wanted it on the agenda. I believe that it's important for us to listen.

I believe that we have listened. I'm not saying that we need to stop listening now. I don't think it's over.

I don't necessarily think that I agree with having to have a committee to make a decision or to help us in that decision making, because I believe as we continue to listen to the community, they can be here, they can zoom in. So having the opportunity to speak for or against, we still have the ability to listen to them without forming a committee. So you mentioned when I asked you to put it on that you were looking at maybe forming a committee, and I would like to hear from you as to why you think the committee would do something that just an open forum for people to come and speak would not do.

That's to you.

[Speaker 1] (52:45 - 53:11)
Turn it off. Well, I've had a variety of thoughts, and I have not come to any conclusion. That was some thoughts early on in the process, and so that's as far for me as it's gotten.

I have not come to a conclusion of what, because I thought maybe we needed to hear a little bit more from the community. So I've not made a decision about what to do with the committee.

[Speaker 4] (53:12 - 53:19)
So would that decision be solely made by you, or that's an item that we would put for action that the actual board would decide?

[Speaker 1] (53:19 - 53:41)
Yeah, the board could appoint, generally committee appointment powers rest with the chair. But the board could request and override the chair, I guess, if they chose to, in naming a committee. But that's not been my experience since I've been on the board for 18 years.

[Speaker 4] (53:42 - 53:56)
No, my question was, would you solely be the person to determine if we decided to go to a committee, or would that be an item that you would say Dr. V would recommend or you would recommend, and then the board would vote?

[Speaker 1] (53:57 - 54:18)
I would not do a committee without the support of the board. Okay, so it would come for action. Yes, it would.

I mean, I guess maybe I have the authority to do it, but I would not do that. I would come to the board for support. I think that would be unwise to embark on something that would be more unilateral or did not have the support of the board.

[Speaker 11] (54:19 - 54:35)
So that, go ahead. Can you elaborate a little bit on, are we talking about a subcommittee of us, or are we talking about a community that has bodies that would then give their report back?

[Speaker 1] (54:36 - 54:55)
I mean, the ideas that I had at that time were a committee made up of community members. So this would be, it would be beyond, I think several speakers have alluded to that. You've alluded to it, and I concur.

I agree with that.

[Speaker 11] (54:57 - 55:14)
So if we had such a committee, would you be looking for nominations from each of us, for people to be on that committee? Or is it, okay, is there an interest in signing on it? How would you see that committee coming together?

[Speaker 1] (55:14 - 55:49)
My thought process is that since we are elected by a community, that we should be the source of the nominations for the members of that committee, not them. Just thinking through the process, we are the elected representatives, and so we are vested with that authority, and we would be exercising that authority as individual board members to appoint members, if we choose to do that, to the committee. I think that that's a logical and a good way to do it.

[Speaker 4] (55:50 - 56:23)
So my follow-up question to that is for the committee. So in your thought about the possibility of creating a committee to do this, then what does the committee do? Do they then do what we're already here to do, which is listen to the public?

So do they now just listen for the public, and the public now comes to the committee to say what they can say to us right now? Or do the committee decide amongst themselves, and then they bring the recommendation? What does that look like?

[Speaker 1] (56:23 - 56:57)
Well, since we haven't formed one, the charge to the committee would still be up in the air. I mean, I have some ideas, but we're not at that stage yet. But it would be – I'll just say this.

The decision about what to do with the Lee College grant rests with this board, not with any outside committee. So I want to be – that would be something that I want to – personally, I think it's very clear, our responsibilities. Yes, sir.

And so – Okay.

[Speaker 4] (56:59 - 57:50)
So I – so your decision – so what I'll just – and I'll make my last comment, is that I'm not in support of a committee, forming a committee to do what we, as you mentioned, as elected officials, are charged with. I believe we are charged with listening to the public, and we have a forum for them to do that, just as we have now, just as we had at the last meeting. And to make it known that my son is here, so they can definitely make the public aware, this community aware, that they have the opportunity to come and speak, so that we can hear them and they're the ones doing so.

This board of elected officials who are charged with making that decision could then do that. And a committee shouldn't have to be formed to make a decision that we can make on listening to our constituents on our own.

[Speaker 1] (57:52 - 58:02)
Susan, I think – we can't hear you, though. Susan – I don't know who's controlling her volume.

[Speaker 12] (58:06 - 58:08)
Well, it's showing that I can talk.

[Speaker 1] (58:09 - 58:11)
Okay, go ahead. I'm waving my microphone at the board.

[Speaker 12] (58:12 - 58:35)
Okay, great. I heard you say several times that you were talking about a stage, and I don't understand what you mean by what stage we're in, and how does that stage impact us for making the decision to move forward with discussion with Rory Iranian?

[Speaker 1] (58:36 - 58:42)
Can you ask that question? You said stage, right?

[Speaker 12] (58:43 - 59:06)
You mentioned that you were in a stage, and I'm not sure what stage that is. So could you describe that in terms of your decision-making, and as the leader of our board, as to what stage are we in right now, and what stage do we feel like we need to be in to make that decision for us to be considered friendly?

[Speaker 1] (59:07 - 59:38)
Well, this is the first stage that I found myself in. Move that microphone so it doesn't feedback. This is the first time we've discussed this as a board, and so we've had input on two different meetings.

I can't say what stage that we would be in at this point. I don't... I think we would be...

If I may, the decision rests with you to either call a committee or for us to put this on the agenda as an agenda item.

[Speaker 14] (59:39 - 59:41)
Fair enough? I would say that.

[Speaker 12] (59:41 - 59:50)
So, my question is, what is your... If you're not going to call a committee, then when do we begin?

[Speaker 1] (59:50 - 1:00:23)
When do we get the opportunity to make a decision? And if you're going to call a committee, then when is that going to be? The...

Well, since we've just had some limited discussion, I'm not ready to make... Personally, I'm not ready to make a decision about whether this warrants a committee or not at this particular time. Mr. Chair?

Yes?

[Speaker 3] (1:00:24 - 1:05:32)
Can I make a comment? You can make a comment. Since all this came up, I've struggled watching what's happening in our community.

We are in a no-win situation with the path we're headed down. And I don't like no-win situations. I don't think anybody does.

I don't think this is a question of change it or not change it because of what's going on today. We're talking about a brand. And for the last year and a half, almost two years, we've had some informal conversations about our brand without being forced by anyone to look at it.

It was a proactive move, proactive discussions based on our previous legislative sessions where we've been challenged as an institution of being a baytown college. We've been challenged about not being recognized in our complete service area, which goes to winning it up past Holiday Setta and Arden and all over the place. And a lot of people don't know that.

And I think what we need to be looking at instead of a committee to decide are we going to be forced to change our name or not, where we're going to have the people who want the name changed in their hearts believe it's the right thing to do. I don't question that. But the people who do not want the name changed in their hearts believe that as well.

We're not going to change people's opinions no matter how many people come up here and speak. We're not going to change people's opinions no matter what data gets presented or how many committees get put together. That's not going to change anything.

We're going to be in a no-win situation if we're forced to make a decision because of what is going on right now. I propose that the folks who want the name changed are going to have to understand that there's a possibility of that happening and not just because they say so. And the folks who do not want the name changed are going to have to understand that it could change because we may need to change it, but not because of what's going on today.

We have some opportunities that are not unfolded yet within our service area to grow Lee College's brand. We've been talking about the brand informally for a little while and not as a board because it hasn't been a formal item, but informally. And I propose that if we do get any group of folks together, that it's a group that represents our entire service area and not just the community of Baytown.

And their charge is not to look at changing the name of Lee College because we have to. We're trying to find a way to get people out of their comfort zones because they want to, not because they're forced to. And right now, everyone on both sides are being forced to do something.

We need to find a path forward to get out of our comfort zone for everyone who loves Lee College and what it stands for, to understand that in order to rebrand ourselves for the future, and not to run away from our past, but to rebrand ourselves for the future, it will take some time to do it correctly. And it could include, most likely include, a name change for the good. If we keep going around, I don't care how many meetings we have and how many discussions and how much information and how good Robbie Lee is and how bad he was, it's not going to change the no name situation.

We need to find a path forward we can all agree on. And I would say to the ones who want the name change, if you can't be patient and wait, we may not be able to accommodate you. I would say to the folks that say never change it, we may not be able to accommodate you either.

I believe that most people on both sides are open to a path forward that looks at the future of Lee College and this service area that we represent and the potential expansion we have of growing into our service area and being represented as a community college identified by a geographical location with a rich history that was called Lee College. We're not going to ever forget that. So, I don't know where that came from, but I've been praying real hard lately and I do want to give it to God right there.

But we can have all these committees and we can challenge the chairman on what stage and all that kind of stuff, it doesn't matter. We'll never get to a conclusion that will keep our community from being divided and separated, which is not the way we need to be going. So, all that being said is if we do form a committee it needs to be to look at the future of Lee College because that's what we want to do with no promises of the outcome, but that's the goal.

How do we grow Lee College into our service area and rebrand ourselves to grow the future of Lee College and the students we serve? That's all I got.

[Speaker 1] (1:05:32 - 1:07:03)
So, Susan to answer your question, my reluctance to answer your question is because this is the first time we as a board have had an opportunity to discuss this. And so, we need to hear from a broad number of board members to see if there's even support for any type of action like this. And as you know, we're not allowed to do a lot of discussion.

So, the best place to do that is in this meeting. I wish we could all be here together. I wish you were here and Pete could be here.

I realize the health concerns and I really do not like this Zoom meeting stuff. I think it separates us too much. I will also add that if we were to move something like this forward, we would need to do that where we could be in the room and have, I think, a more personal and open discussion.

But I appreciate all of the comments that we've had. And any move forward as far as if there's a committee or not a committee or just to not move forward at all is going to have to come from the board. It's not my decision.

And so, but it is my responsibility to hear from all of the board and to try to manage how this process moves forward, if it moves forward at all. So, I want to ask, is there any other comments from anyone else?

[Speaker 11] (1:07:04 - 1:08:10)
Yeah, I would just like to say, I completely am reminded of the exact same thing where we needed a name to better reflect our coverage area, which goes all the way out to Williams as you just said. So, it makes a lot of sense and that committee is comprised of people from representatives throughout that coverage area. Our coverage area is probably even larger than that of the United Way.

And so, yeah, I could definitely see the benefit of hearing from people in Liberty County and Chaney County on what's going to make this their school. I mean, I think that was very well said. And it makes a lot of sense of coming up with a brand that covers our coverage area, that serves our coverage area.

So, I second what you said, sir.

[Speaker 1] (1:08:11 - 1:09:50)
It's interesting you said that. I think I've said those very words and we have had a discussion, for me, started about two years ago about what things are going to look like in our area from 20, you know, 25 years from now. You've heard me say that before, you know, take the west side of Houston, flip it over on the east side, and that may be what we look at.

And how does Lee College position itself to take advantage of all that? The circumstances of which this push to change the name is ill-timed for us. It just does not fit the timeline of where we are, not because of COVID, but because of just where we are and, I guess, the expansion, future expansion of our service area.

And I think the circumstances of changing the name that would carry the cloud of denigrating the name, or changing the name under those circumstances, I think is unwise for the college, you know, not representative of the history of the college and of our community. And so, do I have any other discussion or comment? Pete, can you turn Pete up?

Hold on, Pete. Hold on, Pete. We're not hearing you again.

When I talk to him, I'm not talking to you. Go get it, Pete. Let's start over with Pete, if you can.

[Speaker 4] (1:09:52 - 1:12:04)
Yeah. Well, thank you. I have been very responsible about this report.

We're going to change this. But that's the beginning. There's going to be a certain success.

You know about that? I think I'm not doing the wrong thing. It's important.

We've got to be serious. Not only in terms of funding, but in other communities as well. So, there's overlapping there sometimes.

But think about it. We have to go ahead and change it. I just wanted to say that I have a question on Gilbert's comment.

I thought that was very facilitated. It makes a lot of sense. I would also like to say that the journey of 1,000 miles began with the first step.

And so, we recognize that we have needs. You so eloquently stated it, Gilbert. But it's just, I don't want that to become rhetoric that we need to look at where we're going for the future.

In the future, we design, as board members, we design this future. And I think that is no better time than now for us to think about where we're going to go with that future. And put action behind it.

Until I reserve the rest of my comment on it. But I just want to remind us that there's no better time than the present for us to move forward.

[Speaker 1] (1:12:09 - 1:12:57)
Any other comments? Okay. Next item, we go to items of action.

New business. A consideration of the foreign tax trade zone equivalency and contribution agreement with A&R Logistics Incorporated, their subsidiary, Plant Logistics, and Illinois Corporation A&R Company. The administration recommends that the board approve the foreign trade zone tax equivalency contribution agreement with A&R Logistics and their subsidiary, Plant Logistics and Illinois Corporation, authorize the president or her designee to negotiate final terms and execute the agreement.

Do I hear a motion?

[Speaker 2] (1:12:58 - 1:13:08)
Mr. Chairman, can I just add that members of IMS Worldwide Incorporated, Kelly Halverson and Steve Schellenberg are present to answer any questions that the board may have. Okay. That's okay.

[Speaker 1] (1:13:09 - 1:14:43)
So, do I hear a motion? I would move approval. Second.

Do we have a second? Okay. Discussion.

Do we have any questions for our guests or any other comments on this? Susan, Pete? Okay.

Hearing none, all in favor, show of right hand. Any opposition? By the same sign.

Seeing none, the motion carries. Consideration of certification of anticipated collection rate for Lee College School District. The administration recommends that the board accept the certification of anticipated collection rate for Lee College School District provided by Ms. Charlene Paget, tax assessor and collector for the Lee College School District. Do I hear a motion? Move approval. Second.

Second. Any discussion or questions on this item? Hearing or seeing none, all in favor, please vote by raising your right hand.

And I believe motion, yes. Any opposition? By the same sign.

I don't see any opposition, so motion carries. Next item, consideration of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice contract. The administration recommends that the board authorize the president or her designee to negotiate final terms and approve the agreement to purchase, however, the 2020-21 contract between Lee College and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Do I hear a motion?

[Speaker 5] (1:14:43 - 1:14:44)
So moved. Second.

[Speaker 1] (1:14:45 - 1:15:01)
Motion and second from the jurors. Any discussion or questions? And I have a question.

The $450,000, is that just an estimated number based on a current student count, or is this a flat rate?

[Speaker 2] (1:15:01 - 1:15:13)
My understanding, Mr. Chairman, is that that is a flat rate that we have been allocated and that was the amount that we received from last year as well, so it's a flat rate regardless of the enrollment.

[Speaker 1] (1:15:13 - 1:15:17)
So there's no additional contact hours or anything like that?

[Speaker 2] (1:15:18 - 1:15:22)
No, we do receive funding for contact hours, do we not? Yes.

[Speaker 1] (1:15:22 - 1:15:26)
Okay. Okay, so this is in addition to the contact hours?

[Speaker 2] (1:15:26 - 1:15:43)
Well, it's separate from the contact hour funding because it provides for tuition, loans, et cetera, and it's separate from that. Okay. But if our enrollment exceeds what was proposed or what we had thought it would be, we would still receive additional contact hour funding?

[Speaker 1] (1:15:43 - 1:16:42)
Okay. I was wondering if this was a flat rate or if there was a variable there. Yes.

Okay. Any other questions? Comments?

All in favor, show the right hand. Okay. I see that all were in favor and none in opposition, so motion carries.

Next item. Consideration of approval of board policy revisions for Texas Association of School Boards update 35, update 36, and other policies. The administration and board policy committee recommends that the board approve and adopt the revisions to local board policy as presented and approved by Texas Association of School Boards update 35 and update 36 and one other policy.

Do I hear a motion? I figured. So, we've got a second from Judy.

Any discussion on this? Can I ask what that other policy is? No, you cannot.

[Speaker 14] (1:16:42 - 1:16:44)
I'll come up to you with it.

[Speaker 1] (1:16:44 - 1:18:17)
It's just a catch-all. Any other questions or comments on this? Hearing none, all in favor, show the right hand.

And I believe we have all voting affirmative, so there's no opposition. Thank you very much. Motion carries.

Consideration of resolution declaring the board of trustees has renewed the Lee College investment policies and investment strategies and reaffirmed each as provided in board policies CAK legal and local. The administration recommends that the board approve the resolution declaring that the board of trustees has reviewed the Lee College investment policies and investment strategies. Do I hear a motion?

So moved. Second. Okay, we've got a second from somebody.

I'm not sure. Westman. Any discussion or questions on this?

Seeing or hearing none, all in favor, show the right hand. And we have everybody voting affirmatively, so the motion carries. Next item, consideration of contract for roof replacement for 700 West Texas Avenue.

The administration recommends that the board authorize the president or her designee to negotiate final terms and enter a contract with Parsons Roofing to install a new roofing system on the building located at 700 West Texas Avenue. Do I hear a motion? So moved.

Second. Okay, we've got a motion and a second. Any questions or comments?

[Speaker 3] (1:18:17 - 1:18:23)
Mr. Chair, I'll just mention the building committee did review this in detail, and we do recommend that it be approved.

[Speaker 1] (1:18:23 - 1:18:25)
Okay. Was that what I thought? Yes or no?

[Speaker 3] (1:18:27 - 1:18:32)
Is this the, have I been here? Yes. Okay.

Which option do we go with?

[Speaker 1] (1:18:34 - 1:18:44)
The one we discussed in our building committee meeting. The less expensive option. The less expensive option.

Two options. Because we agree with one.

[Speaker 14] (1:18:46 - 1:18:46)
Okay.

[Speaker 1] (1:18:47 - 1:20:09)
Any other questions or comments? Yes. Yes, the cost of a roof is $308,518, and the critical infrastructure bond will cover $298 of that $308, so I think there's just a $10,000 variance there.

And that will be paid from the maintenance budget. Okay. Any other questions or comments on that?

All in favor show your right hand. Okay. And seeing no opposition, motion carries.

Consideration of a contract for roof replacement for the McNulty Hattock Building. The administration recommends that the board authorize the president or her designated to negotiate final terms and enter a contract with Parsons Roofing to install a new roofing system on the McNulty Hattock Building. Do I hear a motion on this?

So moved. And second? Susan second.

Susan, you're at a disadvantage because sometimes we can't hear you, so we're going to have Susan at second. Any comments or questions on this? The total cost of this roof is $564,000, and these are coming entirely from the maintenance budget for fiscal year 2020.

Any questions?

[Speaker 3] (1:20:13 - 1:20:15)
Okay. Okay.

[Speaker 1] (1:20:16 - 1:22:09)
Thank you. I will make sure that the building committee gets on this recommendation next time. Thank you.

Okay. Okay. Any questions or comments?

All in favor show right hand. I see all hands. There is no opposition, so the motion carries.

Consideration of ordinance and resolution adopting the Lee College District Budget. The administration recommends that the board approve the ordinance and resolution adopting the Lee College District Budget for fiscal year 2021. Do I hear a motion?

So moved. Okay, we got a motion and a second. Any discussion or questions on this?

Okay. Seeing or hearing none, all in favor show the right hand. We've got hands up.

No opposition? Opposition by the right side. Seeing none, motion carries.

Consideration of a resolution of compensation for college employees during the storm closure of college. The administration recommends that the board approve a resolution authorizing compensation for employees for days when the college was closed due to inclement weather. Do I hear a motion?

Second. Motion and second. Any questions or comments on this?

Just thank you. We haven't passed it yet. I have just one question.

I just have one question. What inclement weather? I'm sorry, I didn't hear you.

What inclement weather? What inclement, yes, yes. We did have those 15 mile an hour wind gusts.

[Speaker 16] (1:22:10 - 1:22:25)
I'm very pleased to make this, to pay them for not having any disruption. I think we did well by erring on the side of safety, but I am so glad there is an end result.

[Speaker 2] (1:22:25 - 1:22:30)
We should have rephrased that, as Regent Gillory said, to the anticipation of inclement weather.

[Speaker 1] (1:22:31 - 1:23:04)
Yes, that would have been properly rephrased, anticipation. But, I mean, the truth of the matter is, we do live in that world and we have to sometimes act in anticipation. And so, I appreciate the leadership Dr. Villanueva showed in going ahead and moving forward with that preparation. Any other comments or questions? All in favor show a right hand. And seeing all in favor, there is no opposition.

Motion carries.

[Speaker 18] (1:23:05 - 1:23:06)
So now I can say thank you.

[Speaker 1] (1:23:07 - 1:23:54)
I'm sorry? Now I can say thank you. So now you can say thank you.

A little cheat sheet here. Here we go. The next item is the Executive Session.

The Board will now recess into Executive Session and discuss items pursuant to the following sections of the Texans Over Meeting Act. That's private consultation with the Board Attorney, discussing purchase, exchange, lease, or value of the property, and discussing personnel or to hear complaints against personnel. No action will be taken while the Board is recessed in Executive Session.

We are now recessed into Executive Session. We will, the press is here, we will come back. But there will be no action taken and there will be no further agenda items.

There you are. Okay.

[Speaker 12] (1:24:32 - 1:24:33)
Okay.

[Speaker 1] (1:24:52 - 1:25:00)
Okay. Okay. Okay.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

[Speaker 14] (1:25:04 - 1:25:33)
Okay. Okay. Okay.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

Okay.

[Speaker 1] (1:25:51 - 1:26:12)
Okay. Okay. Okay.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

Okay. Normally, we don't place things on each end of the same line, but I don't do that. So, any other comments or questions?

This meeting is adjourned.