1 2 3 -----------------------------------------x 4 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 5 SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 6 EASTERN CAMPUS 7 ROOM P-100 - PECONIC BUILDING 8 RIVERHEAD, NEW YORK 9 JUNE 8, 2006 - 9:30 A.M. 10 -----------------------------------------x 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Stenographer: Lori Anne Curtis 22 23 24 25 2 1 2 3 A P P E A R A N C E S: 4 5 WALTER C. HAZLITT 6 JERRY KANE 7 DAVID OCHOA 8 ERNESTO MATTACE, JR. 9 BELINDA ALVAREZ-GRONEMAN 10 DR. SHIRLEY PIPPINS 11 TERRI KOPP 12 CHUCK STEIN 13 ILENE KREITZER 14 JOANNE BRAXTON 15 CARL KIRSCHNER 16 GEORGE GATTA 17 *** All other interested parties 18 19 TRUSTEES NOT PRESENT: 20 WILLIAM D. MOORE 21 FRANK C. TROTTA 22 JOHN L. KOMINICKI 23 24 25 3 1 June 8, 2006 2 (*THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER 3 AT 9:33 A.M.) 4 MR. HAZLITT: Let's go. 5 MR. KANE: Let's go; let's go. 6 MR. HAZLITT: Ladies and gentlemen, I 7 call the meeting to order. I would like 8 the secretary from the 82nd Airborne, Jerry 9 Kane, to lead us in the Pledge of 10 Allegiance. 11 (Salutation.) 12 MR. HAZLITT: Thank you. 13 Thirty-nine jumps and never landed 14 where he was supposed to. 15 (Laughter.) 16 MR. HAZLITT: Ladies and gentlemen, can 17 I have your attention please. I would like 18 to start the agenda. And I would like to 19 recognize the guests who are here today, 20 but I don't know who they are. 21 (Laughter.) 22 MR. HAZLITT: And whoever you are, it's 23 always a pleasure to have you here. 24 And at this time, I would like to turn 25 the meeting over to the president, because 4 1 June 8, 2006 2 we have recognition of students, and 3 employees, too. 4 DR. PIPPINS: We'll start with 5 recognition of employees. 6 MR. STEIN: I have the employees. 7 DR. PIPPINS: We'll start with the 8 employees. 9 MR. STEIN: Good morning. This is our 10 second year presenting employee recognition 11 awards. Nomination forms were sent out to 12 all college employees in early January 13 asking them to recognize and show 14 appreciation to those individuals who 15 enhance the college community. There were 16 many, many nominations received by February 17 17th. The committee met early in March and 18 reviewed the nominations and made 19 selections. And today we're here to 20 recognize these individuals, and I would 21 like to go through and call them up. 22 The first individual is Robert Bartol, 23 campus Security Guard No. 1. 24 (Applause; photographs taken.) 25 MR. STEIN: Officer Bartol has been a 5 1 June 8, 2006 2 loyal and dedicated employee with an 3 outstanding work ethic for the past 20 4 years at Suffolk County Community College. 5 He makes every effort to provide all 6 members of the community with courteous and 7 professional service. 8 Next we have Karen Boswell, Senior 9 Clerk Typist at the Biology Department, 10 Ammerman Campus. 11 (Applause; photographs taken.) 12 MR. STEIN: Karen has become a positive 13 force in the biology department and makes 14 it possible to secure grants, provides a 15 structure that enhances department 16 communication, fosters a sense of community 17 among the department members and 18 contributes to the personal and 19 professional development of student aids. 20 (Applause.) 21 MR. STEIN: Next we have Prudencio 22 Cardines. 23 (No response.) 24 MR. STEIN: Okay, we'll move on. 25 Next we have Kathleen Cavanaugh, 6 1 June 8, 2006 2 Principal Stenographer, Ammerman Campus in 3 the music department. 4 (Applause; photographs taken.) 5 MR. STEIN: In the words of the music 6 department, "It is impossible to imagine 7 how the music department would function 8 without Kathy. She goes above and beyond 9 everyday and is tireless in her effort to 10 help faculty, staff and students. We can't 11 imagine life without her." 12 (Applause.) 13 MR. STEIN: Next, we have Denise 14 Fileccia, Clerk Typist in the Grant Campus 15 Admissions. 16 (Applause; photographs taken.) 17 MR. STEIN: Suffolk County Community 18 College has a public face in the admissions 19 office because that is where potential 20 students first meet and interact with 21 college personnel, and Denise is that face. 22 From the time she arrives in the morning to 23 the time she leaves in the afternoon, she's 24 pleasant, friendly and sensitive to all." 25 (Applause.) 7 1 June 8, 2006 2 MR. STEIN: Josephine Fleming, 3 Professional Assistant No. 1 at the 4 Ammerman Campus. 5 (Applause; photographs taken.) 6 MR. STEIN: Josephine has taken a lead 7 role in creating new forms and procedures 8 that have led to much more efficiency in 9 campus activities. Her patience and 10 understanding are commendable as she 11 interacts with a myriad of campus and 12 college constituents in event planning. 13 (Applause.) 14 MR. STEIN: John Gannon, Associate 15 Director of Computer Center. 16 (Applause; photographs taken.) 17 MR. STEIN: John is very patient, takes 18 time to teach the staff new technologies 19 and is always ready to explain a process or 20 procedure in a patient, kind and 21 understanding manner. His professional 22 demeanor, patience and willingness to help 23 are qualities that should not go unnoticed. 24 (Applause.) 25 MR. STEIN: Martin Larcombe, Building 8 1 June 8, 2006 2 Superintendent - Health, Grant Campus. 3 (Applause; photographs taken.) 4 MR. STEIN: Marty is the person 5 everybody goes to whenever something needs 6 fixing at the Health Sports and Exhibition 7 Center. He always has a smile and says, 8 "Don't worry. Everything will get done," 9 and it always gets done. 10 (Laughter.) 11 MR. STEIN: His dedication to the 12 Suffolk Community College is outstanding. 13 (Applause.) 14 MR. STEIN: Laura Levine, Database 15 Manager, Computer Center. 16 (Applause; photographs taken.) 17 MR. STEIN: Laura is hardworking, a 18 good staff leader, detail oriented, looks 19 for global solutions and maintains a 20 pleasant and collegial demeanor when 21 working with her staff, peers and 22 supervisors. Her efforts strongly 23 contribute to the success of the Computer 24 Center. 25 (Applause.) 9 1 June 8, 2006 2 MR. STEIN: Next we have Dolores 3 Louden; College Aide, multicultural 4 Affairs, Eastern Campus. 5 (Applause; photographs taken.) 6 MR. STEIN: The students who come to 7 the Multicultural Affairs Office are a 8 special group who not only seek the college 9 for diversity information and campus 10 activity planning, but for special counsel, 11 and Dolores is there to help them. 12 (Applause.) 13 MR. STEIN: Peter Maritato, Academic 14 Chair, Engineering and Technology. 15 (Applause; not present.) 16 MR. STEIN: Joanne McKnight, Principal 17 Clerk, Financial Aid. 18 (Applause; photographs taken.) 19 MR. STEIN: The reason why Joanne is so 20 special is her commitment to the 21 institution and our students. She has a 22 genuine desire to see our students succeed, 23 and adds a personal touch when helping each 24 one. She diligently follows up with them 25 and greatly helps to facilitate their 10 1 June 8, 2006 2 enrollment process at the college. 3 (Applause.) 4 MR. STEIN: Marya Shepherd, Assistant 5 Professor, Library Services. 6 (No response.) 7 MR. STEIN: Lucille Sirianni. 8 (Applause; photographs taken.) 9 MR. STEIN: Given the number of 10 administrative changes in the Office of the 11 Executive Dean/Campus Dean -- 12 (Laughter.) 13 MR. STEIN: -- the office would have 14 suffered without her exceptional 15 leadership. Lucille also functions 16 unofficially as the college archivist. 17 (Applause.) 18 MR. STEIN: Matthew Sotis, Senior 19 Programmer Analyst, Computer Center. 20 (Applause; photographs taken.) 21 MR. STEIN: With the advent of today's 22 technology, we're more dependent than ever 23 on technical assistance. Matthew Sotis has 24 consistently supported the financial aid 25 offices throughout this electronic 11 1 June 8, 2006 2 revolution and has never failed to display 3 sensitivity to the needs of the college and 4 following up to the problems through to 5 their resolution. 6 (Applause.) 7 MR. STEIN: Janine Tortorella, Clerk 8 Typist, Registrar's Office. 9 (Applause; photographs taken.) 10 MR. STEIN: Janine is professional, 11 knowledgeable and always cheerful despite 12 the constant daily demands of the 13 Registrar's Office. She is often called 14 upon to cover and/or assisting the 15 adjoining advising/testing and counseling 16 area as well. Her sense of humor and 17 positive attitude is both refreshing and 18 infectious. 19 (Applause.) 20 MR. STEIN: Margaret Yakaboski, 21 Registered Nurse, Health Services, Grant 22 Campus. 23 (Applause; photographs taken.) 24 MR. STEIN: Most of Margaret's work has 25 been unseen and unheard of, but to those 12 1 June 8, 2006 2 who needed her, her reassuring manner has 3 transformed them. Margaret has done a 4 great deal towards the retention of 5 students who may have otherwise given up on 6 their pursuit of a college career. She 7 brings healing and comfort to those in 8 need. 9 (Applause.) 10 MR. STEIN: And we have four 11 individuals from the Office of Faculty and 12 Professional Advancement. 13 Barbarann Mattinson, Christina Scott, 14 Norma Cruz and Donna Krompinger. 15 (Applause; photographs taken.) 16 MR. STEIN: This dedicated group 17 interacts daily with all of the students 18 services, full-time and part-time 19 professional employees of the college, 20 providing them with a high level of 21 professional service each day. Given the 22 detailed nature of work associated with 23 this office, the above-mentioned 24 individuals work together as a team to make 25 sure every task is completed on time. 13 1 June 8, 2006 2 (Applause.) 3 MR. STEIN: Thank you, all. 4 (Applause.) 5 MR. STEIN: Excuse me, there's one 6 other individual, and I'm going to allow 7 John Williams to introduce him. 8 MR. WILLIAMS: Somehow, they left 9 Lieutenant Jimmy Short off. 10 (Applause; photographs taken.) 11 MR. WILLIAMS: Jimmy is a real 12 dedicated member of the department out here 13 on the Eastern Campus. His dedication and 14 commitment to public service is the 15 excellence that we're looking for, and I 16 thank Jimmy for his hard work. 17 (Applause.) 18 MR. STEIN: Thank you. 19 DR. PIPPINS: In many ways, these are 20 the highest honors that people receive. 21 Because, when your peers nominate and 22 acknowledge you for your excellence, that 23 means you are doing a really great job. So 24 let's give them another round of applause. 25 (Applause.) 14 1 June 8, 2006 2 MR. KIRSCHNER: Hi. I'm Carl 3 Kirschner, College Dean of Students, and 4 it's my pleasure to introduce the 5 Chancellor Award winners and the 6 PTK All-USA Team members. The SUNY 7 Chancellor Award for student excellence is 8 a special award honoring students who have 9 been recognized for their integration of 10 academic excellence with other aspects of 11 their lives which may include leadership, 12 athletics, community service, creative and 13 performing arts or career achievement. 14 The All New York Academic Team for Phi 15 Theta Kappa is a national competition 16 sponsored by USA Today, the American 17 Association of Community Colleges and Phi 18 Theta Kappa Honor Society. This 19 prestigious award honors outstanding 20 students who excel academically and 21 demonstrate leadership or civic growth and 22 use their college experience to better 23 themselves, their schools and their 24 communities. 25 I first would like to recognize Michael 15 1 June 8, 2006 2 Williams from the Grant Campus, Chancellor 3 Award winner. 4 (Applause; photographs taken.) 5 MR. KIRSCHNER: Next we have, also from 6 the Grant Campus, José Blanco, Chancellor's 7 Award winner. 8 (Applause.) 9 MR. KIRSCHNER: From the Western 10 Campus, Theresa O'Keefe, Chancellor Award 11 winner and PTK Third Team. 12 (Applause; photographs taken.) 13 MR. KIRSCHNER: And also with us, from 14 the Ammerman Campus, we have Avette Ware, 15 Chancellor Award winner and PTK Third Team. 16 (Applause; photographs taken.) 17 MR. KIRSCHNER: Congratulations. 18 Student award winners who were not able 19 to attend our meeting today, but I would 20 like to recognize them. If they are here, 21 please stand up because you told me you 22 wouldn't be here. 23 (Laughter.) 24 MR. KIRSCHNER: Peter Ellison 25 (phonetic), Ammerman Campus, PTK Award, 16 1 June 8, 2006 2 Second Team; Katherine Signorelli 3 (phonetic), Ammerman Campus, Chancellor's 4 Award; Michael Lacursso (phonetic), Grant 5 Campus, Chancellor Award and PTK Third 6 Team; Tom Jordan, Grant Campus, 7 Chancellor's Award; William Lattee 8 (phonetic), Ammerman Campus, Chancellor's 9 Award; Kathleen Gallagan (phonetic), 10 Eastern Campus, PTK Third Team; and Abby 11 Cassella-Grazer (phonetic), Grant Campus, 12 Chancellor's Award and PTK First Team. 13 (Applause.) 14 MR. HAZLITT: Okay. 15 I'd like to add the Board's 16 congratulations to everybody who received 17 awards today. And the final thing I have 18 to say to you recipients, Get back to work. 19 (Laughter.) 20 MR. HAZLITT: Only kidding. 21 Thank you, and we really mean it. 22 (Applause.) 23 MR. HAZLITT: Ladies and gentlemen, I'd 24 like to just take care of Item E, and I 25 would ask for a motion to approve the 17 1 June 8, 2006 2 minutes of the April 20, 2006 Board of 3 Trustees' meeting. 4 MR. OCHOA: So moved, Mr. Chairman. 5 MR. HAZLITT: Do I hear a second? 6 MR. McCARTHY: Second. 7 MR. HAZLITT: Regularly moved and 8 second. All those in favor signify by 9 saying "aye." 10 (Whereupon, all those in favor 11 respond "aye.") 12 MR. HAZLITT: Motion carried. 13 Now I ask the indulgence of our guests 14 here today, that we deviate from the agenda 15 as it was originally printed, and I would, 16 at this time, entertain a motion to go into 17 an Executive Session, which I hope will be 18 brief. And when we come back, we will 19 continue the rest of the agenda. 20 MR. McCARTHY: Motion. 21 MR. OCHOA: Second. 22 MR. HAZLITT: It's been regularly moved 23 and seconded. 24 All those in favor? 25 (Whereupon, all in favor respond 18 1 June 8, 2006 2 "aye.") 3 MR. HAZLITT: Motion carried. 4 (Whereupon, Executive Session is 5 held from 9:53 a.m. to 10:38 a.m.) 6 MR. HAZLITT: We're back on the record. 7 Let the record show no action was taken 8 during the Executive Session. 9 Going back to the agenda, if I can find 10 it, we are now going to have a discussion 11 on Strategic Planning. 12 You're on. 13 MS. BRAXTON: Thank you. Good morning. 14 My name is Joanne Braxton, the Association 15 Vice President For Campus Affairs. This 16 morning, what I will convey to you is to 17 provide you with an update of the College's 18 Strategic Plan. Our Strategic Plan covers 19 the years of 2004 to 2009. And previously, 20 you accepted the overall plan, and now what 21 it's time to do is to provide you with an 22 update to tell you what we have 23 accomplished to date. 24 So what I have given to you is a copy 25 of the Power Point presentation. We've 19 1 June 8, 2006 2 been able to accomplish a great deal 3 overall with our plan in terms of making 4 sure that we are staying on target. 5 One of the main things that we were 6 able to accomplish in this cycle of the 7 Strategic Plan, under Priority 8, we were 8 directed to have a vision and mission 9 statement, which this particular board has 10 approved. And our vision and mission 11 statement are the guiding tools that we use 12 as we do any of our planning. 13 The President has directed us to work 14 that any decisions that we make, any 15 planning that we do, will be data driven. 16 With the hiring of Associate Dean for 17 Institutional Effectiveness, we are now 18 going forward with that. So one of the 19 main accomplishments is to revisit our 20 mission statement and our vision statement. 21 In terms of our planning process, the 22 core ingredients that we follow 23 continuously for the planning process, is 24 that we will be an institution that is 25 financially strong, a college that serves 20 1 June 8, 2006 2 the community, a community of integrity, a 3 college of opportunity and excellence, and 4 diverse in programs and staff. 5 Of course, the visioning pyramid is 6 what we use. In terms of making sure that 7 we are meeting the mandates of the 8 visioning pyramid, one of the things that 9 we have incorporated within our Strategic 10 Plan is that we look at each of the 11 priorities and the objectives as well as 12 the action plans, and we tie them into the 13 foundation of the pyramid; stewardships, 14 standards and accountability, marketing PR, 15 high expectations for students, honors and 16 upwards internal communications, safety and 17 security and diversity. 18 DR. PIPPINS: What do the colors mean 19 at the top? 20 MS. BRAXTON: That was just the design. 21 (Laughter.) 22 DR. PIPPINS: Oh, okay. 23 MS. BRAXTON: Our Strategic Plan 24 provides a means by which Suffolk County 25 Community College may identify its needs, 21 1 June 8, 2006 2 anticipate environmental changes and 3 extensive activities, all leading to an 4 appropriate institutional response. 5 Priority 1 -- and I will not read all 6 of the things that we were able to 7 accomplish -- one of the things that you 8 will see in the Power Point presentation is 9 that people were concerned over the number 10 of action items that we had. In fact, to 11 be exact, there were 150. And someone said 12 this was an arduous task. How could we 13 ever accomplish such. Well, we are 14 wonderful people, so we did. 15 (Laughter.) 16 MS. BRAXTON: In Priority 1 -- and I 17 will not read them, because you have them 18 in front of you -- in terms of what we 19 accomplished. Priority 1 focuses on what 20 we do; increase student access and student 21 success. And what I'm showing you is that 22 the one that's coming from the top is one 23 of the things we accomplished. What I 24 would like to show you is the visual effect 25 of this. 22 1 June 8, 2006 2 This is Priority 1 (indicating). I'll 3 keep going. These are the things we have 4 accomplished. This is still Priority 1, 5 the College Success Program (indicating). 6 Still Priority 1 (indicating). "Develop 7 procedures for ensuring that the campus 8 safety committees are actively identifying 9 the needs for corrective action," and then 10 there's a whole host of other items. 11 Priority 2 provides enhanced excellent 12 service to the community through 13 strengthened relationships, partnerships, 14 communication and needs assessment. I 15 always believe that a picture is worth a 16 thousand words, so that's why we're showing 17 you what the things were accomplished under 18 Priority 2. 19 It says "Promote." One of the things 20 we were able to accomplish, and it's 21 ongoing, is to promote activities that 22 enhance the College's reputation, and aid 23 it as a college of excellence. And all the 24 things we do to focus on that, and you can 25 see all the other things we've completed 23 1 June 8, 2006 2 under Priority 2. 3 This is still Priority 2 (indicating). 4 It says, "Identify suitable locations and 5 work with local, state and federal 6 officials to attempt to secure funding for 7 the development of centers in one or more 8 downtown areas. You know we have Sayville, 9 Riverhead, and there are other options that 10 we are looking at currently. 11 Priority 3: Assess and modify existing 12 curricula policy to achieve goals and to 13 meet Suffolk County Community College 14 standards of accountability, effectiveness 15 and efficiency. And you'll see the kinds 16 of things we've been able to accomplish 17 within Priority No. 3. 18 "Further develop the Distance Education 19 Program within the academic 20 appropriateness." In that regard, you know 21 Suffolk is one of the leading institutions 22 of distance education, and there are many 23 other items that we were able to accomplish 24 within that particular priority. 25 This is continuing on with Priority 24 1 June 8, 2006 2 No. 3 (indicating): "Formally respond to 3 programming and review recommendations. 4 Program review recommendations will now 5 become a part of the Strategic Planning 6 Council in terms that we're reviewing the 7 recommendations that come forth from a 8 program review. We now have formalized 9 that, and it really will be something that 10 we'll be looking at as we go forward. 11 In building the Strategic Plan, it was 12 always tied into the budget in terms of 13 allocation and resources. 14 Priority 4: "Enhance recruitment 15 training programs and professional 16 development initiatives." One of the 17 accomplishments with that was to establish 18 an employee recognition program and, of 19 course, you saw that happening today. 20 That is the continuation of Priority 4, 21 of what we have accomplished (indicating). 22 "Provide for appropriate staffing in 23 the custodial maintenance area and security 24 area." And we continue to review that area 25 for the appropriateness of staffing levels. 25 1 June 8, 2006 2 Priority 5: "Care for facilities and 3 resources and develop sufficient 4 appropriate space to meet the needs of a 5 growing student body with quality spaces in 6 which to learn." This is critical for our 7 students. And, of course, this will tell 8 you that in this area, we've accomplished 9 many things. One of them was to implement 10 a system and assess a computerized 11 maintenance management system. And you see 12 the other host of the things that we were 13 able to accomplish under this Priority. 14 And this is a continuation, "Develop 15 procedures for reviewing technology 16 requirements for facilities. 17 Priority 6: "Integrate electronic 18 tools into the fabric of the college to 19 enhance student learning and improve 20 efficiency and effectiveness." 21 Again, you will see all the things that 22 we have been able to accomplish, and one of 23 them was to prepare a plan for migrating to 24 a new platform and that many of you are 25 familiar with hearing the word "Banner," 26 1 June 8, 2006 2 and we are in the throws of that as we 3 speak. 4 Also, to increase teaching and training 5 to additional library research classes, and 6 that also has taken place. 7 Priority 7: "Design plans and develop 8 the necessary resources to achieve college 9 goals and objectives." 10 Again, it says "Launch the annual fund 11 campaign," and we've been able to achieve 12 that as well. 13 Priority No. 8, which is our last 14 priority, "Develop a comprehensive 15 institutional planning and operational 16 structure." 17 Again, you will see our areas of 18 accomplishments, and one of them was to 19 initiate faculty meetings by discipline, 20 across the campuses. We are a large 21 institution, and our college, being a 22 faculty that has been working this past 23 year, has been very, very productive and 24 helpful and established a mission and 25 visioning statement, which is a part of 27 1 June 8, 2006 2 Priority No. 8. 3 The Strategic Plan, as you all know, is 4 a dynamic document. And it provides for us 5 the tools, the foundation that we need to 6 prepare for our Middle States visit in 7 2007. And these are the questions that we 8 continually ask ourselves to make sure that 9 we are meeting the objectives that Middle 10 States will expect of us: 11 Who do we say we are? 12 What do we say is most important? 13 What are we doing currently? 14 Are we satisfied? 15 And what needs to change? 16 Again, whenever you are looking at any 17 of the objectives and our action plans, we 18 have to assess what we're doing. And the 19 closing piece is closing the loop. Looking 20 at what we're doing, making sure that it is 21 effective, and we want to continue with it. 22 As Picasso said, "Our goals can only be 23 achieved through a vehicle of a plan in 24 which we fervently believe and upon which 25 we must vigorously act. There is no other 28 1 June 8, 2006 2 route to success. 3 I can tell you that for the future of 4 the Strategic Plan, the Strategic Planning 5 Council, we will change -- our priorities 6 will be changed to goals because that's the 7 lexicon that's used now. There will be a 8 reduction of the number of priorities and 9 goals to be more encompassing. We will 10 also include key performance indicators 11 that will be developed in the overall plan. 12 The Strategic Planning Council will be 13 required to meet twice during each 14 semester. A Strategic Plan Brochure will 15 be developed, and, of course, just like 16 everything else, the Strategic Plan must 17 also have an assessment. So we are poised 18 and ready to add to our plan for the next 19 two years. The plan is always a five-year 20 plan, moving it out to 2011. People 21 believe this was an impossible task to 22 accomplish. It was not impossible. We 23 were able to make this happen for all of 24 us. And -- 25 (Whereupon, music plays and Board 29 1 June 8, 2006 2 members laughing.) 3 MR. HAZLITT: Do any members of the 4 Board have any questions for Vice President 5 Braxton? 6 MS. BRAXTON: And the other piece of 7 it, what I'd like to share with you is that 8 to date, we have completed over 81 percent 9 of the action plan, and that is outstanding 10 in the amount of initiatives we have before 11 us. 12 Are there any questions? 13 (No response.) 14 MS. BRAXTON: Thank you. 15 BOARD MEMBERS: Thank you. 16 (Applause.) 17 DR. PIPPINS: The plan is important in 18 the sense that it is the Board's major 19 management tool. When you agree to what is 20 in that, that becomes our direction for the 21 period that's identified, and we're working 22 to meet the goals. And as part of my 23 annual report to you, I give you those 24 updates also. 25 MR. HAZLITT: Okay. 30 1 June 8, 2006 2 We have on the agenda now, the approval 3 of college resolutions, and I will -- 4 MS. KREITZER: No. We have two more 5 presentations. 6 MR. HAZLITT: Oh, we have two more 7 presentations? 8 MR. KANE: George Gatta. 9 MS. KREITZER: Under Letter F. 10 MR. HAZLITT: Whoa. Okay, Mr. Gatta. 11 MR. GATTA: George Gatta, Vice 12 President for Workforce and Economic 13 Development. 14 Item No. 2 under "Discussion and 15 Update," on our discussion with LI 16 University, I have a piece of 17 correspondence here from Joseph Shanker, 18 the Provost of LIU, which I wanted to share 19 with the Board (handing). 20 On May 1st, Dr. Pippins, Dr. Canniff 21 and myself, met with LIU Provost Shanker, 22 and Associate Dean Jennifer Brown is with 23 us today from Southampton LIU. And at that 24 meeting, LIU expressed an interest in 25 working with us in maintaining a presence 31 1 June 8, 2006 2 here on the east end of Suffolk County. 3 Specifically, they were interested -- and 4 you will see in the letter -- in four 5 items. 6 The first is they would like to 7 extend -- and they have done so. In fact, 8 we have done that, we've explored with them 9 the possibility of providing space for them 10 here on this campus. The meeting was 11 fortuitous in that we had a building that 12 had come off line and was scheduled to be 13 removed from this campus, a modular 14 building, which is just as you come out of 15 this building and just to the right, it was 16 the Montaukett Building, and it was one 17 that had about ten classrooms and some 18 office space. They quickly looked at the 19 space, and they believed it was in their 20 best interest to continue discussions with 21 us to develop a Memorandum of Agreement and 22 a ground lease. 23 In the packet today, Item 13, 24 Resolution 2006-43, would authorize a 25 ground lease from the College to LIU to 32 1 June 8, 2006 2 lease the space on which that building is 3 located. The building itself is 4 approximately 10,000 square feet. The 5 lease would authorize them to use up to 6 12,000 square feet. There may be a need 7 for some additional space for some other 8 needs. LIU would pay all the costs 9 associated with continuing to lease the 10 building. It would be a lease between LIU 11 and the owner of the corporation, which is 12 Reasin Corporation (phonetic). 13 Additionally, they would pay the College 14 $70,000 in the first year. It would be a 15 five-year agreement with an option to renew 16 beyond that. It would be an escalator 17 based on the CPI for that. 18 Within the $70,000, the College would 19 provide custodial services. We have 20 security on campus, and we would provide 21 security for the building and would work 22 with them and allow their students to come 23 to the cafeteria and possibly utilize our 24 library when the facilities are open. 25 Dr. Pippins, Dr. Canniff and I did have 33 1 June 8, 2006 2 a discussion with several board members in 3 passing as well as some of our elected 4 officials in the area thought that this was 5 something that would be very positive for 6 us. It would allow LIU to maintain their 7 graduate programs here on the east end, and 8 also to work with us longer term in our 9 articulation agreements in a number of 10 areas so that our students that are 11 graduating with an associate's degree could 12 go on and move into a program, a 13 bachelorate program with them. 14 Longer term, and you will see within 15 the letter, they also have expressed their 16 interest in possibly working with us in the 17 first several years as we open our new 18 center in downtown Riverhead. And longer 19 term, they've expressed their interest in 20 maintaining that presence and possibly 21 having a permanent facility or a long-term 22 facility in downtown Riverhead. 23 So we view this as something that is 24 very positive for us, brings more students 25 to our campus, provides other opportunities 34 1 June 8, 2006 2 and advancement opportunities for our 3 students, and we think it's a win/win for 4 us and for Long Island University. 5 Joining Jennifer Brown, is Susan Shane 6 who is Associate Counsel at LIU, and if 7 there are any questions about the 8 resolution, or for LIU, I'm sure they would 9 be glad to address those concerns. 10 MR. HAZLITT: Any questions? 11 DR. PIPPINS: I've discussed it with 12 the president of SUNY Stony Brook, so she's 13 aware of it. 14 MR. HAZLITT: Would you like a 15 resolution now? Is it appropriate? 16 MS. KREITZER: It's part of your 17 packet. 18 MR. GATTA: It's Item 13 in your 19 packet. 20 MS. KREITZER: So when you vote on 21 it -- 22 MR. KANE: I'm just curious, there will 23 be faculty from LIU teaching on this 24 campus? 25 MR. GATTA: Yes, there would. 35 1 June 8, 2006 2 MR. KANE: And that's no problem, 3 Ellen, with you and your people? 4 MS. ELLEN: From my understanding, they 5 would be teaching LIU courses, not Suffolk 6 Community College courses -- 7 MR. GATTA: That's correct. 8 MS. ELLEN: -- so we only represent the 9 faculty who teach our courses. 10 MR. GATTA: Yes. 11 MR. McCARTHY: George, can you see, is 12 this something that's evolving in education 13 these days? Can you see other colleges 14 wanting to do the same thing? 15 MR. GATTA: Well, it's interesting that 16 you ask that question, and I thank you for 17 asking that question, because we've had 18 some inquiries within the past two weeks 19 from Stony Brook who has expressed an 20 interest in possibly being part of our 21 Sayville center. And we did a tour with 22 them last week. We've provided them with a 23 copy of the floor plans, and we're in 24 discussions with them. There's no meeting 25 of the minds, but they have an interest. 36 1 June 8, 2006 2 And, you know, I just think the more we're 3 out there in the community, the more we are 4 developing partnerships, I just think it 5 was a great segue coming from AVP 6 Braxton's presentation where under Priority 7 2, we're talking about our linkages to the 8 community and how we can be more involved. 9 While, certainly, Long Island 10 University is an important part of the 11 educational community on Long Island, Stony 12 Brook is a powerhouse and part of the SUNY 13 system. So the more we can be involved 14 with the higher institutions of education, 15 the more students there are. So, yes, I 16 think in the future we will be doing more 17 of this. 18 MR. McCARTHY: So then -- and the fact 19 that we have LIU here, it might not stop us 20 by looking beyond LIU? I mean, there's no 21 restrictive covenants saying they have the 22 first up on the east end campus and -- 23 MR. GATTA: Well, what we've done, in 24 fairness to all parties, we are currently 25 offering a couple of courses at this 37 1 June 8, 2006 2 campus, Stony Brook has been offering for a 3 number of years, and I believe they're in 4 the social welfare program. LIU, in 5 fairness to them, they have come to us and 6 said we want to work with you and develop 7 articulation agreements in a number of 8 areas. Usually it's us going to other 9 four-year institutions and asking and 10 pleading and working and, after a number of 11 years, getting it done. In this case, 12 they've taken the interest. 13 So in instances where we develop 14 articulation for programs with LIU, we will 15 not then go out and invite another school 16 in to provide the same program on this 17 campus. So I think we need to provide them 18 with some protection because they are 19 making an investment, they want to work 20 with us, they want to provide programs, and 21 I think that's a fair request. 22 MR. McCARTHY: So it would be. 23 MR. HAZLITT: Any other questions? 24 (No response.) 25 MR. HAZLITT: Item 3. 38 1 June 8, 2006 2 MR. GATTA: Item 3: I faxed out to the 3 Board last Friday, a copy of a letter to 4 Jack Kennedy at Nassau Suffolk Building 5 Trades Council. 6 Did everyone see it? I brought an 7 extra copy. 8 (No response.) 9 MR. GATTA: As the Board knows, the 10 proposal to construct a heating 11 ventilation, air-conditioning and 12 refrigeration facility, a permanent 13 facility, has been ongoing for more than 14 six years. It's an initiative that, again, 15 resulted from a partnership with the 16 community. 17 Back in the late '90s -- actually in 18 the mid-'90s, Farmingdale University, 19 Farmingdale College, had discontinued their 20 program. For a number of years, the 21 industry couldn't find enough qualified 22 technicians. The industry came to us and 23 said "Would you put together a program; 24 would you work with us on this?" 25 I believe AVP Braxton was dean of the 39 1 June 8, 2006 2 campus at that time, and she was very 3 responsive. And you will see in the letter 4 the chronology, starting with the year 2000 5 when we first requested funding for a 6 capital program to construct a building on 7 the Grant Campus for the permanent home for 8 HVACR. 9 From there, it went through curriculum 10 approval with SUNY, which was granted. In 11 2003, the program opened both a two-year 12 associate's degree and a one-year 13 certificate degree. The project has been 14 funded in the SUNY capital program, so 15 50 percent of the funding is in place in 16 the 2003-2008 SUNY capital plan. It's been 17 included in the County capital plan for a 18 number of years, and, in fact, last year, 19 the County Legislature appropriated the 20 planning money, and you will see on today's 21 agenda, Item 12, I believe it is, to award 22 the contract to design the building since 23 the money has already been appropriated, 24 336,000. So we are well along more than 25 six years into this process. 40 1 June 8, 2006 2 About two weeks ago, we had heard 3 rumors that some of the construction trades 4 were voicing some concerns about this 5 project. I called Jack Kennedy and asked 6 Jack straight out, "Are you hearing that?" 7 He said, "Yes, we have a couple of 8 unions that expressed concerns and are 9 opposed to the project." 10 I said, "Well, so that we can 11 understand their concerns, could we meet?" 12 He said, "I'll get back to you." 13 We spoke a few days later, and the 14 message was that at that time they weren't 15 willing to meet. 16 Since then, and based on the letter 17 that I sent out, I have had several 18 discussions with the County Executive's 19 Office, with Chief Deputy County Executive 20 Kevin Law, and the County Executive's labor 21 liaison, Frank Nardelli (phonetic). We're 22 attempting to set up a meeting with the 23 trades to discuss their concerns. 24 Yesterday, at the Economic Development 25 Higher Education and Energy Committee 41 1 June 8, 2006 2 meeting, we had strong representation from 3 the industry. There were six or seven 4 different major employers represented who 5 hire union workers out of our program, who 6 are desperately in need of these trained 7 technicians. We had solid support from the 8 Faculty Association, the Guild, Association 9 of Municipal Employees, a number of other 10 folks spoke. Kevin Rooney from the Oil 11 Heat Institute, their group has been 12 providing scholarships each year for needy 13 students. Additionally, they equipped the 14 temporary lab that we set up on the Grant 15 Campus. We've had further discussions with 16 companies like Johnson Controls who wants 17 to work with us to donate lab equipment for 18 the new building. 19 So I'm giving you an update just to let 20 you know that we are well along in the 21 process. Hopefully, you will approve the 22 design of the facility with the resolution 23 that's before you today, and we're reaching 24 out to try to understand the concerns that 25 have been expressed in general terms so 42 1 June 8, 2006 2 that we can assure them that we want to 3 work cooperatively with all unions to 4 provide the type of trained technicians 5 that are needed in the emerging 6 technologies within the HVACR field. 7 So I just wanted to give you that 8 update. 9 MR. OCHOA: George, I appreciate the 10 LIU update and the update on the HVACR 11 project, especially that you take the time 12 to reach out to board members in advance so 13 that we come here and have no surprises. I 14 appreciate that very much. 15 MR. GATTA: Thank you. 16 MR. MATTACE: I just want to state I 17 think it's an excellent program. It's 18 something that the Board has been working 19 on for many years, and I think would be 20 beneficial not only to the industry but to 21 the availability of an education with the 22 equipment that's available today. 23 It changes so much with energy 24 efficient equipment, there's no way to keep 25 up with it. I mean, look at a car. You 43 1 June 8, 2006 2 open up the hood 30 years ago, okay, I'll 3 do this. Now you open up the hood and 4 close it again because you don't know what 5 to do with it. 6 (Laughter). 7 MR. KANE: Call Walter. 8 MR. OCHOA: Call Walter. 9 DR. PIPPINS: Another exciting aspect 10 of the program, like our nursing programs, 11 these are an automatic entree into middle 12 class life. And that's what we need also 13 as a way of keeping our young people that 14 we're losing, and our young families, on 15 Long Island. Because, when they get these 16 positions, they can afford to live and work 17 here. 18 MR. HAZLITT: We have Item G, the 19 approval of the college resolutions, and I 20 think I would like to defer to our 21 attorney. There were some explanations 22 that are required for changes that have 23 been made. 24 MS. KREITZER: I just wanted to draw 25 your attention, Item 1, the resolutions on 44 1 June 8, 2006 2 the budget transfers. There's an amended 3 attachment in your folder. There's some 4 additional ones. 5 On Item 6, Resolution 2006.36, in the 6 first "Whereas" clause, the grant has been 7 extended through August 31, 2007 instead of 8 July 31, 2006. 9 And I also just wanted to point out 10 that we do have one pink sheet for the 11 resolutions that we need to vote on. 12 Thank you. 13 MR. HAZLITT: Any questions on the 14 resolutions? 15 MR. McCARTHY: Walter, on Item 2, on 16 the payments for the sponsor services, I 17 wondered if we could ask Chuck how those 18 payments compared to what we were 19 expecting, some kind of decrease? 20 MR. STEIN: The payments that are on 21 that resolution reflect the credit that has 22 been given by the county. 23 As you recall, when we originally got 24 the rates for this year, they were going to 25 produce an expense that was higher than one 45 1 June 8, 2006 2 that was anticipated. We contacted the 3 County Budget Office, Budget Review Office, 4 and they, at that time, said "You're 5 correct; there's something that has to be 6 looked at," and they worked over the course 7 of a couple months with the consultant that 8 assists the County in this. And the 9 determination was to leave the rates where 10 they were but to provide a credit to the 11 college. And it relates to the share of 12 Medicare payments that are paid on behalf 13 of retirees. Without getting into too much 14 detail, that's the situation. 15 So what you will see is the first 16 monthly amount is significantly below the 17 others. That's the bulk of the credit in 18 that. In addition, there's a $42,500 19 credit in each subsequent month. So that 20 should answer your question. 21 MR. McCARTHY: Are they higher or lower 22 than they were last year? 23 MR. STEIN: They are higher than last 24 year, but it's now providing us with an 25 expense which comes within our budgetary 46 1 June 8, 2006 2 allocation for this year. 3 MR. McCARTHY: So we anticipated a 4 decrease in these payments; right? 5 Originally, when we did the -- 6 MR. STEIN: Well, if you go back a 7 year, when we submitted our budget request 8 a year ago for the current year, we 9 incorporated, I think, a 10 percent 10 adjustment upward. And subsequent to our 11 submission of the budget, the County 12 selected a different administrator for the 13 health insurance program. And when that 14 occurred, the adoption process of our 15 budget had an adjustment in the amount for 16 health insurance, that line item, and it 17 was reduced. It was reduced based upon a 18 projection of savings. That's why when we 19 got the new rates beginning in January, and 20 we multiplied them out and we saw it was 21 going to be somewhere around $700,000 above 22 what we had in the budget, and we said, 23 "What happened?" You know, "Where are the 24 savings?" And that's when they said, 25 "You're right. We have to look at it." 47 1 June 8, 2006 2 So without going into the details of 3 it, the County notified us about a credit 4 that was being provided to the College. 5 And that's how you get these lower amounts 6 right now. And when we multiply it out and 7 project it out to the end of the year, it 8 falls within our budget allotment for 9 health insurance. 10 MR. McCARTHY: So the promise that it 11 was going to go down didn't happen; right? 12 That's what I'm getting at. We were told 13 that they were going to be charging us less 14 with this new system. That's what was 15 presented to us, and it's not the case; 16 right? 17 MR. STEIN: I think what you will find 18 is -- to answer your question, I'll answer 19 it by stating what we were advised to do 20 for next year's budget. 21 And for next year's budget, we were 22 advised to increase our amount by 10 23 percent. 24 MR. McCARTHY: Well, the answer is no, 25 then; right? 48 1 June 8, 2006 2 (Laughter.) 3 MR. STEIN: We will be spending more in 4 health insurance than we did previously. 5 MR. HAZLITT: Anything else on the 6 resolutions? 7 (No response.) 8 MR. HAZLITT: There being none, I'll 9 entertain a motion that Item 1, Resolution 10 No. 2006-31 through Item 21, 11 Resolution No. 2006-51 be approved and 12 adopted. 13 MR. MATTACE: So moved. 14 MR. OCHOA: Second. 15 MR. HAZLITT: All those in favor? 16 (Whereupon, all those in favor 17 respond "aye".) 18 MR. HAZLITT: Motion carried. 19 I'll also entertain a motion now to 20 move out of the Board of Trustees' meeting 21 and convene the Board of Directors' 22 meeting. 23 MR. OCHOA: So moved. 24 MR. MATTACE: Second. 25 MR. HAZLITT: Regularly moved and 49 1 June 8, 2006 2 seconded. 3 All those in favor? 4 (Whereupon, all those in favor 5 respond "aye".) 6 (Whereupon, the Meeting of the 7 Board of Trustees recessed at 11:10 8 a.m. and the meeting of the Board 9 of Directors was convened.) 10 MR. HAZLITT: I'll entertain a motion 11 to approve the minutes of the April 20, 12 2006 Board of Directors' meeting. 13 MR. OCHOA: Moved. 14 MR. MATTACE: Second. 15 MR. HAZLITT: Regularly moved and 16 seconded. 17 All those in favor? 18 (Whereupon, all those in favor 19 respond "aye".) 20 MR. HAZLITT: I will now entertain a 21 motion now that we return to the Board of 22 Trustees meeting. 23 MS. KREITZER: No; no. You did the 24 minutes. You have an Association finance 25 report and you also have one resolution 50 1 June 8, 2006 2 that needs to be -- 3 MR. HAZLITT: I just asked the 4 financial guy if after we finished the 5 minutes of the meeting that we would go 6 back to the Board of Trustees. 7 MR. STEIN: I'm sorry. 8 MR. HAZLITT: Okay. 9 MR. STEIN: I apologize. You have the 10 Association financial report. 11 MR. HAZLITT: All right. We will now 12 have the Association financial report. 13 MR. KIRSCHNER: Hi. I'm Carl 14 Kirschner, College Dean of Students. 15 I provided you with the Association's 16 report from September '05 through May 31st 17 '06. In summary, the budget is in good 18 shape at this point. Our -- the projected 19 revenues were not as high as we thought 20 they would be, but we kept the expenses 21 down in all the different areas to be sure 22 there would be a contingency fund to cover 23 anything that wasn't being covered. At 24 this point right now, we have not a profit, 25 but a balance of $339,000 in Ammerman, 51 1 June 8, 2006 2 $58,761 for East, and $114,000 at Grant. 3 This was in addition to carrying over 4 from the reserve from September of last 5 year of 182,000 from Ammerman, 17,000 from 6 East, and 77,000 from Grant. So right now 7 we're still positive and we expect to 8 remain positive through the end of the 9 year. 10 If you go to the second sheet, which is 11 the subsidiaries including the Peconic 12 Cafe, Campus Kids Cottage -- Campus Kids, 13 which is the Ammerman child care -- and 14 Suffolk Kids Cottage, which is Grant child 15 care, all of the funds are in good shape, 16 except for Suffolk Kids Collage, which at 17 this point has a negative balance of $6,600 18 which is being addressed through reduction 19 of hours and staffing issues. 20 What happened is we lost enrollment in 21 the child care centers. When they were 22 first opened, there was very little 23 competition. Now you have Kiddie Time, 24 Tutor Time. The hours are reduced, so we 25 were trying to adjust to the change in 52 1 June 8, 2006 2 population. 3 The next page has the three funds; 4 Shakespeare Festival, graduation and 5 student insurance. 6 The Shakespeare did end with a deficit 7 last year of $11,000. At this point in the 8 year, they are to the good $18,000. So we 9 expect to erase that deficit before the end 10 of the year. That will be paid off. 11 Graduation has a positive balance of 13,000 12 and the student insurance, 80,000. 13 I'd be happy to entertain questions. 14 MR. MATTACE: Question. You talked 15 about the Campus Kids and competition with 16 Tutor Time and rest of them. What's the 17 comparison as far as fees go? 18 MR. KIRSCHNER: Fees are about the 19 same. It's $8 an hour. They are sliding. 20 They can choose how many hours they want at 21 the college. They are allowed to pick and 22 choose. 23 The problem is that there are a lot of 24 students -- what happened was the biggest 25 utilization of that center came from the 53 1 June 8, 2006 2 nursing population. A lot of the nursing 3 students moved out to Sayville. The usage 4 went down, especially among four-year olds 5 because now we have universal Pre-K. So 6 there are programs all over the Island that 7 are mandated programs. We lost a large 8 part of that population. Where we have 9 grown is in the infant population. But 10 they are the most expensive to take care 11 of. What we hope happens is that they have 12 a good experience with the infant, they 13 stay through toddler, and then stay through 14 the three and four. 15 What we've down to address that is 16 close down one room. We have four 17 classrooms. So we want to model it after 18 the Ammerman. What we're doing is keeping 19 a shadow room there. If there's enough 20 registration and enrollment, we will open 21 that room. So what we're doing is a big 22 publicity drive at the Grant Campus, 23 sending out notices, putting it in the 24 newspapers. It's open to the community 25 also, but primarily we'd like to see it for 54 1 June 8, 2006 2 students. 3 MR. MATTACE: The only problem I can 4 see with the students, is depending on 5 their class structure and having a Tutor 6 Time maybe closer to their home... 7 MR. KIRSCHNER: It didn't exist when 8 the center was opened. 9 MR. OCHOA: Right. Convenience. 10 DR. PIPPINS: And that center in 11 particular was in significant financial 12 distress a year ago, so we've been 13 monitoring that. And we should keep in 14 mind that we are doing it as a service. So 15 if there is no need, we don't need to keep 16 it there. The idea was to make it possible 17 for people to go to school. So if we 18 they're finding other vehicles that work, 19 we have to re-evaluate our involvement in 20 that area. 21 MR. MATTACE: Thank you. 22 MR. HAZLITT: I'll entertain a motion 23 for the approval of the Association 24 resolutions that were attached. 25 MR. MATTACE: So moved. 55 1 June 8, 2006 2 MR. OCHOA: Second. 3 MR. HAZLITT: Regularly moved and 4 seconded. 5 All in favor? 6 (Whereupon, all those in favor 7 respond "aye".) 8 MR. HAZLITT: Okay, I ask that we 9 adjourn the Board of Directors' meeting and 10 reconvene the Board of Trustees meeting. 11 MR. OCHOA: Moved. 12 MR. MATTACE: Second. 13 MR. HAZLITT: Regularly moved and 14 seconded. 15 All those in favor signify by saying 16 "aye." 17 (Whereupon, all those in favor 18 respond "aye".) 19 MR. HAZLITT: Motion carried. 20 (Whereupon, the meeting of the 21 Board of Directors was adjourned at 22 11:16 a.m. and the meeting of the 23 Board of Trustees reconvened.) 24 MR. HAZLITT: Item M, College Financial 25 Report. 56 1 June 8, 2006 2 MR. STEIN: In your packet you have a 3 copy of the revenue and expenditure report 4 for the current year. On the expenditure 5 side, as a result of the negotiation that 6 you just approved for the association, the 7 Faculty Association, and the projections 8 based on that, the amount of money that we 9 had in this year's budget was, for the 10 current year, more than sufficient, and it 11 provided a surplus amount. 12 However, because of the way the 13 contract is structured, close to a million 14 dollars of what's left over here has to be 15 used in next year's budget to pay for next 16 year's portion of the contract. So what 17 we're projecting right now in the 18 expenditure side is we are under-spending 19 about a million and a half dollars. But a 20 million of that has to be -- is earmarked 21 for the results of the contract settlement. 22 The revenue, we're down. Our 23 enrollment is down in the summer, and as a 24 result, our revenue projections are down 25 about $395,000 at this point. So -- but 57 1 June 8, 2006 2 again, we're more than making up for it on 3 the expenditure side. And that's where we 4 stand. 5 As far as next year's budget, we're 6 awaiting the County Executive's Office to 7 issue the recommended budget based on 8 what's been submitted. Be advised that 9 that recommendation will be coming out a 10 week from tomorrow, and at that point, it 11 will be sent over to the legislature. And 12 at that time, the Budget Review Office of 13 the legislature will review what has been 14 sent over by the County Executive's Office. 15 We expect that our ERO will have a 16 report somewhere toward the third week or 17 possibly fourth week of July, at which time 18 we'll review it and appear before the 19 Legislative Committee the first week of 20 August. And we'll discuss what was 21 recommended by the County Executive, what's 22 being suggested by the Budget Review 23 Office, to see whether or not any 24 alterations will be made to the County 25 Executive's. 58 1 June 8, 2006 2 We expect that the first meeting of the 3 legislature in August, the legislature will 4 vote on the college's budget. If there are 5 any changes to what the County Executive 6 has recommended, the County Executive has 7 10 days to veto. So if there are any 8 vetoes, the second meeting in August of the 9 legislature will have votes to either 10 sustain or override the vetoes. At which 11 time, there will be a County resolution to 12 the College's budget, and it will come back 13 to this board during the last week of 14 August -- I don't have the exact date -- 15 for a vote on your part as to whether or 16 not to except the budget. 17 Then it goes up to SUNY, and the SUNY 18 Board of Trustees votes on it. And that's 19 the process. 20 MR. HAZLITT: Any questions? 21 MR. MATTACE: You said there was a 22 shortfall of three hundred -- 23 MR. STEIN: The revenue is down about 24 395,000. Our enrollment is down. 25 MR. MATTACE: For the whole year, not 59 1 June 8, 2006 2 just because of the summer. 3 MR. STEIN: It's below budget for the 4 whole year, and this summer is lower than 5 last summer. 6 MR. McCARTHY: What was the final 7 enrollment previously for the fall and 8 spring semesters? 9 MR. STEIN: The fall was up about a 10 half percent over last year, and the spring 11 was up about two, two and a half? About 12 2 1/2 percent, 2.4 percent. 13 DR. PIPPINS: So we projected -- 14 MR. STEIN: We had projected a -- it 15 turned out to be a 1.8 percent increase 16 over last year's enrollment amount for the 17 whole year. That was what was budgeted. 18 And the fall, which is the biggest 19 enrollment semester, was up about a half 20 percent. I think it was .53, was the 21 percentage increase for the fall. 22 DR. PIPPINS: You should know that 23 enrollment for the state, in general, was 24 down. 25 MR. STEIN: We actually were somewhat 60 1 June 8, 2006 2 better than others. Others, in fact, were 3 lower than the previous semester. 4 MR. McCARTHY: Do we anticipate it 5 staying at that level, Dr. Pippins? 6 DR. PIPPINS: What we're planning for 7 is no growth so that if we have a growth, 8 it will be a pleasant surprise. But we're 9 budgeted for no growth. 10 MR. McCARTHY: Are we staffed at a 11 proper level for that? 12 DR. PIPPINS: Yes. 13 MR. HAZLITT: Any other questions? 14 (No response.) 15 MR. HAZLITT: Thank you. 16 Roundtable. Jerry? 17 MR. KANE: I'd like to complement the 18 president on that marvelous piece you had 19 in Newsday. I thought it was informative 20 and wonderfully done. 21 DR. PIPPINS: Thank you. 22 MR. HAZLITT: Ernie? 23 MR. MATTACE: I just want to remind 24 everybody that you have your little packets 25 and to return them to me as soon as 61 1 June 8, 2006 2 possible so we can get moving. 3 MS. ALVEREZ-GRONEMAN: Yes, sir. 4 MR. HAZLITT: Avette, do I understand 5 you were re-elected by a 70 percent -- 6 MS. WARE: Yes. 7 MR. HAZLITT: They're going to run you, 8 you know that. 9 (Applause.) 10 MS. WARE: Thank you. I'm very excited 11 and thrilled and very privileged and 12 honored to be able to work with you guys 13 for another year. Thank you. 14 MR. HAZLITT: So are we. 15 Detective? 16 MS. ALVEREZ-GRONEMAN: I just wanted to 17 say I attended the Grant Campus graduation 18 ceremony. It was absolutely wonderful. 19 That's all I have to say for today. 20 MR. McCARTHY: Pass. 21 MR. HAZLITT: Pass? 22 Off the record. 23 (At this time, a discussion was 24 held off the record.) 25 MR. HAZLITT: Back on the record. 62 1 June 8, 2006 2 DR. PIPPINS: In the interest of time, 3 I will save what I planned to say today for 4 the next session, but I would like to 5 congratulate Walter and all of us in the 6 fact that the governor, in his infinite 7 wisdom, has reappointed Walter. 8 (Applause.) 9 MR. HAZLITT: The only thing I have to 10 say, Madam President, is I hope I live out 11 my term. 12 (Laughter.) 13 DR. PIPPINS: I need you, Walter. I'm 14 going to keep you alive. 15 (Laughter.) 16 MR. OCHOA: You might get time off for 17 good behavior. 18 (Laughter.) 19 MS. ALVEREZ-GRONEMAN: Also, I do have 20 minutes here for Middle States for the last 21 two meetings, and I'll give these to Terri 22 right now, to give to Mr. Chairman. 23 And I believe the next meeting, if I'm 24 not mistaken, is on Monday, and I will be 25 there. 63 1 June 8, 2006 2 MR. HAZLITT: Counselor, how about you? 3 We missed you. Comments? 4 (No response.) 5 MR. KANE: David? 6 MR. OCHOA: No, sir, not at all. My 7 apologies. 8 MR. HAZLITT: Madam President? 9 DR. PIPPINS: No, no other comments. 10 Belinda has -- we have the piece from 11 Middle States, and we'll wait for the next 12 report. 13 I did get a chance to meet the woman 14 who will be chair of our committee. She 15 was at some event I attended, and I said 16 I'm coming here to meet you and see who 17 are. I think she'll be tough, but I think 18 she will be fair. And evidentially, she 19 runs a very impressive institution. So I'm 20 actually looking forward to again meeting 21 and working with her. 22 MR. HAZLITT: Okay. 23 We will have a very -- I'll entertain a 24 motion for a very short executive session, 25 after which, we will adjourn. I don't 64 1 June 8, 2006 2 anticipate any action being taken, so you 3 can go home. 4 MR. OCHOA: So moved. 5 MR. McCARTHY: Second. 6 MR. HAZLITT: Regularly moved and 7 seconded. 8 All those in favor? 9 (Whereupon, all those in favor 10 respond "aye.") 11 MR. HAZLITT: Thank you. 12 We are adjourned at 11:25. 13 14 (Whereupon, the meeting of the 15 Board of Trustees adjourned at 16 11:25 a.m.) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 65 1 2 C E R T I F I C A T E 3 4 STATE OF NEW YORK ) :ss 5 COUNTY OF SUFFOLK ) 6 7 I, LORI ANNE CURTIS, a Notary Public within and for 8 the State of New York, do hereby certify: 9 That the Meeting hereinbefore set forth is a true 10 record of same. 11 I further certify that I am not related to any of 12 the parties to this action by blood or marriage; and 13 that I am in no way interested in the outcome of this 14 matter. 15 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand 16 this 21st day of June, 2006. 17 18 19 LORI ANNE CURTIS 20 21 22 23 24 25