LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

 

Laredo, Texas

 

The special meeting of the Laredo Community College Board of Trustees convened on Thursday, June 21, 2001, beginning at 5:32 p.m., in Laird Hall 124.

 

 

MEMBERS PRESENT

OTHERS

ROLL CALL

Ramiro V. Martinez, President

Ramón H. Dovalina

 

Pete Saenz, Jr., Vice President

Daniel Flores, Jr.

 

Carlos Carranco, Jr., Secretary

Blas Castaneda

 

Raquel Gonzalez

Horace C. Hall, III, Attorney

 

Cynthia Mares

 

 

J.C. Trevino, Jr.

 

 

Sabas Zapata, III

 

 

Dennis P. Kriewald, Ex-Officio

 

 

MEMBERS ABSENT

 

 

Gladys C. Keene

 

 

Jorge L. Trevino

 

INVOCATION

President Martinez called the meeting to order.  Mr. Zapata gave the invocation and Mr. Saenz called the roll.  A quorum of the members was present.

RATIFICATION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES CONTRACT

Mr. Saenz moved to ratified the project management services contract and Mr. Carranco seconded.  The motion carried.  (Sabas Zapata, III opposed)

SECOND CAMPUS MASTER PLAN RECOMMENDATION

Sharon MacAllen and Holly Jensen of Jacobs Facilities,   reported on the work sessions conducted with college staff, the second campus site and site analysis.   Mr. Milton McMurray,  Project Manager, will continue to conduct meetings with the administration to further develop the final master plan which should be ready by the fall.   The architects will review the final master plan and make a recommendation before submitting for Board approval. 

PRESENTATIONS BY ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING FIRMS

The trustees heard presentations on experience, projects, master planning, and staff from five architectural and engineering firms.  The firms included:  Bay Architects, Inc., Ford Powell Carson/Kell and Munoz, Gensler PBK Architects, Gignac/SHW Group, and 3D International.   After the presentations, the trustees ranked the five firms as follow:  (1) Gensler/PBK Architects (1); Bay Architects, Inc. (2); Gignac/SHW Group and 3D International (tied for 3rd); and Ford Powell Carson/Kell and Munoz (5).    President Martinez assigned a committee that included Dr. Ramon H. Dovalina, Horace C. Hall, III, Carlos Carranco, Jr., and Daniel Flores, Jr., and Jacobs Facilities representatives to meet to negotiate the contract with Gensler/PBK Architects.  The contract will be included on the agenda for the next Board meeting.

NEXT MEETING DATE

The next regular meeting of the Board is scheduled for Thursday, June 28, 2001.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 10:10 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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