University of Houston System
BOARD OF REGENTS

DATE:	Tuesday - April 21, 2009
PLACE:	University of Houston-Clear Lake Garden Room 1510 Bayou Building 2700 Bay Area Boulevard Houston, Texas 77058
TIME	9:00 a.m.

AGENDA

Welcome W. Wilson, Sr., Chairman
Lynden B. Rose, Vice Chairman
Jim P. Wise, Secretary

 

I.  Board of Regents Meeting (Complete BOR Material - 98 pages)

A.  Call to Order

B.  Open Forum

C.  Approval of Minutes:

• December 3, 2008, Endowment Management Committee Meeting

• December 9, 2008, Audit and Compliance Committee Meeting

• December 9, 2008, Facilities, Construction and Master Planning Committee Meeting

• December 9, 2008, Finance and Administration Committee Meeting

D.   Resolution in Remembrance and Appreciation of Wilhelmina Cullen Robertson Smith - UH System

Action:  Approval

Item:  BOR 1

Supporting Documentation:

• Resolution in Remembrance and Appreciation, Wilhelmina Cullen Robertson Smith

E.  Update from the UH Faculty Senate President, Dr. Dan Wells, on recent faculty activities - University of Houston

Action:  Information

Item:  BOR – 2

II.  Committee Reports

A.  The following items were considered and approved by the Finance and Administration Committee on April 14, 2009; and on April 15, 2009, the following items were considered and approved by the Academic and Student Success Committee and the Facilities, Construction and Master Planning Committee:

Finance and Administration Committee:

1.    Approval of FY 2010 Academic Tuition and Fee Changes – UH System

2.    Approval of voluntary and optional charges for the University of Houston - University of Houston

 3.    Approval is requested for delegation of authority to the Chancellor to negotiate and execute contracts for the financing and construction of approved program in the Central Utilities Plant – University of Houston

 4.    Approval is requested for delegation of authority to the Chancellor to negotiate and execute the contract to provide custodial service for the University of Houston Downtown – UH-Downtown

 5.    Approval is requested for the delegation of authority to the Chancellor to negotiate and execute a ground lease and other agreements with Fort Bend County for the construction of a County Library – UH System      

 6.    Approval is requested for the delegation of authority to the Chancellor to negotiate and execute the applicable agreements to convey right of way in Utility Corridor at University of Houston – Clear Lake – UH-Clear Lake

 7.    Approval is requested for the delegation of authority to the Chancellor to negotiate and execute contracts associated with the purchase of the University Business Park property – UH System

 8.    Approval to issue Consolidated Revenue and Refunding Bonds,  Series 2009A – UH System

 9.    Approval to amend UH System Debt Policy – UH System

 10.  Approval of Investment Resolutions for the University of Houston  System – UH System

 11.  Approval is requested for ratification of a contract between the Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation and Statistics (TIMES) at the University of Houston and Riverside Publishing Company – University of Houston

Academic and Student Success Committee:

1.    Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) Degree in Applied Administration – UH-Downtown

2.   Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies – UH-Clear Lake

3.   Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematical Biology – University of Houston

4.   UH Charter School Waiver – University of Houston

 Facilities, Construction and Master Planning Committee:

1.   Approval of the UH Central Plant Expansion Site and Program – University of Houston

2.   Approval is requested to Name the Newly Constructed Academic Building at the University of Houston System Sugar Land – UH System

3.    Approval of the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication Expansion Program – University of Houston

 B.   Board Approval of the Committee Reports

III. Academic and Student Success Committee

A. New Item(s)

1. Academic Presentation:  UH-Clear Lake Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities - UH-Clear Lake

Action:  Information

Item: A&SS - 5

2.  Quarterly Research Update Report - University of Houston

Action:  Information

Item: A&SS - 6

Supporting Documentation:

• University of Houston - Funding Overview

IV. Chancellor’s Report regarding System-wide Accomplishments

V. Executive Session

A. Section 551.071 – Consultation with System Attorneys

B. Section 551.072 – Deliberations Concerning Purchase, Lease or Value of Real Property

C. Section 551.073 – Deliberations about Negotiated Contracts for Prospective Gifts or Donations

D. Section 551.074 – Personnel Matters, Including Appointment, Evaluation or Dismissal of Personnel

VI.  Report and Action from Executive Session

VII.  Chair’s Report

VIII.  Adjourn

 

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