Adopted Meeting Minutes
March 21, 2005
Special Meeting/Strategic Plan Renewal Update

CALL TO ORDER

The special meeting was called to order at 3:12 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Present: Laverty, Murray, Rasmusson
Absent: Brannan, Canady, Pelleran, Proctor

Trustee Pelleran arrived at 4:05 p.m.

Trustee Brannan arrived at 5:25 p.m.

LIMITED PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS

There were no comments from the public.

STRATEGIC PLAN RENEWAL UPDATE

President Cunningham stated that the strategic plan has gone very well over the past five years. She thanked the Board of Trustees for their engagement and involvement. President Cunningham also thanked Rich Howard for the many hours he has put in to make the strategic plan the very best that it can be.

Rich Howard and College staff gave a presentation on the Strategic Plan Renewal Process (the presentation is on file with the official Board materials) that dealt with strategic areas of accountability, stakeholder involvement, competitive analysis, survey results, legislative issues, guiding principles, strategic drivers and initiatives and budget alignment.

Dr. Bill Brown gave a presentation on the tri-county environmental scan (the presentation in on file with the official Board materials).

The next steps in the strategic plan process will be to share the plan and input from the Board to the campus community and community.

President Cunningham stated to the Board that the strategic plan is a very integrated process and it is the direction of the College. She asked the Board to contact Rich Howard or herself if they had any questions or if they wanted additional information or clarification.

Chairperson Laverty stated that President Cunningham, Rich Howard, staff and administration have done a remarkable job with the strategic plan and it falls in line with the Board's policy governance, and it will be very helpful to the Board.

Trustee Rasmusson asked if he could meet with Vice President Larson to have her show him examples of how she?s equated the strategic plan to the budget.

PUBLIC COMMENT

There were no comments from the public.

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved by Trustee Pelleran and supported by Trustee Rasmusson that the meeting be adjourned.

Roll call vote:
Ayes: Brannan, Laverty, Murray, Pelleran, Rasmusson
Nays:
Absent: Canady, Proctor

The meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.