Trinity Valley Community College

The Trinity Valley Community College Board of Trustees met in a regularly called session at 7:30 pm on Monday April 25, 2022, in the Board Room of the Orval Pirtle Administration Building with the following members present.

Mr. David Monk        Dr. Terry Eason        Mr. Ray Raymond
Mr. Jerry Stone        Mr. Steve Grant        Dr. Clayton Gautreaux
Mr. Michael Hembree    Mr. Ron Day                        
        
Members not present:  Dr. Charlie Risinger

1.    Mr. Stone opened the meeting with prayer.

2.    There were no public comments. 

3.    Dr. Clayton Gautreaux was sworn in by Judge Randy Daniels as District 4 Board of Trustee member.

4.    The following topics were discussed in the president’s report:
TVCC Cheerleaders National Championship
•    TVCC Cardette Showgirls National Championship
•    TVCC Foundation Annual Golf Tournament – Monday May 23
•    Graduation May 13th at Athens High School Arena with
Ceremonies at 10 am (Health Science), 1 pm (AAS and
Certificates), and 4 pm (AA)
•    Board Budget Committee was named as David Monk, Mike Hembree, Steve Grant, and Terry Eason
•    May Board Meeting Discussion with a possible special meeting to be determined at a later date
•    TVCC Rodeo will be held Friday and Saturday night the 29th and 30th
•    Next regularly scheduled board meeting June 27th

5.  Mr. Stone moved, seconded by Mr. Grant, for the board to approve the
     March 28, 2022, board meeting minutes.  Motion carried unanimously. 

6.  Dr. Eason moved, seconded by Mr. Stone, for the board to approve the
     business, financial, and investment reports for February 2022. Motion
     carried unanimously.

7. Mr. Monk moved, seconded by Mr. Hembree, for the board to approve 
    Fentress Engineering LLS services of $51,612.64 to provide engineering 
    and construction oversight and inspection to repair the Terrell parking lot.
    The city of Terrell will provide 54% funding and TVCC 46% funding from
    capital reserve funds.  Motion carried unanimously.  

8. Mr. Day moved, seconded by Mr. Monk, for the board to approve the 
    deletion of CGE (Local) & (Regulation) from our Policy Manual as 
    presented.  Motion carried unanimously.

9.  Mr. Monk moved, seconded by Mr. Hembree, for the board to approve the 
     contingency fund budget adjustments as presented.  Motion carried 
     unanimously.

10. Dr. Eason moved, seconded by Dr. Gautreaux, for the board to approve 
      the personnel updates as presented. Motion carried unanimously.

11. Mr. Day moved, seconded by Mr. Stone, for the board to convene to 
      executive session at 8:12 pm with Texas Government Codes 551.071 and 
      551.072 the Texas Open Meetings Act, for the following purposes.

a)    Private consultation with the college’s attorney about pending or
contemplated litigation, and/or on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Government Code.

b)    Consider and discuss selling:
“All the undivided interest of TVCC to that certain lot, tract, or parcel of land described as 35.73 acres in the Peter Tumlinson Survey, A-755, Henderson County, Texas and being the same land previously described in that Stipulation of Interest recorded in Volume 908, Page 724 of the Real Property Records of Henderson County, Texas. Including a non-exclusive right to the easement described in Document 2021-00023161 of the Official Public Records of Henderson County, Texas (located off Highway 31 West, Malakoff, Texas).”
      Motion carried unanimously.

12. Mr. Grant moved, seconded by Mr. Hembree, for the board to return from
      executive session at 8:54 p.m.  Motion carried unanimously. 
 
13. No action with the college’s attorney took place.

14. Mr. Steve Grant moved, seconded by Mr. Mike Hembree for the college to
sell “All the undivided interest of TVCC to that certain lot, tract, or parcel of land described as 35.73 acres in the Peter Tumlinson Survey, A-755, Henderson County, Texas and being the same land previously described in that Stipulation of Interest recorded in Volume 908, Page 724 of the Real Property Records of Henderson County, Texas. Including a non-exclusive right to the easement described in Document 2021-00023161 of the Official Public Records of Henderson County, Texas (located off Highway 31 West, Malakoff, Texas)” to Mr. Larry Ernest Allen. TVCC reserves the right to retain all mineral and royalty interests in the property. The board acknowledged board member Steve Grant for his expertise and work in assisting with the real estate transaction without compensation. 

     Motion carried unanimously.

15. Mr. Monk moved, seconded by Mr. Day, to adjourn the meeting at 
      8:54 pm. Motion carried unanimously.

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