NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING
FOR SUBMISSION TO
SECRETARY OF STATE/TEXAS REGISTER DIVISION

 

NAME OF AGENCY:  The University of Texas System

 

BOARD:  Board of Regents

 

DATE OF MEETING:  10/12/2009

 

TIME OF MEETING:  9:00 AM

 

ROOM, BUILDING, & STREET LOCATION:  Board Room, 9th floor, Ashbel Smith Hall, 201 West Seventh Street

 

CITY:  Austin

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM:  Francie A. Frederick, 201 West Seventh Street, Austin, Texas  78701-2981; Telephone:  512/499-4402, Fax: 512/499-4425; Email:  ffrederick@utsystem.edu

 

COMPLETE AGENDA (single space):

 

The link for the live webcast of the open session portion of the Board meeting will be http://mediasite.utsystem.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=40fe1d54afa74935bbed35107a6918f6

 

Agenda items are scheduled to follow each other consecutively and may start earlier or later than the posted time depending on the length of the discussions and the reports of previous items. Please note that the estimated times given in the posting are only approximate and may be adjusted as required with no prior notice.

 

The link to the complete Agenda Book is http://www.utsystem.edu/bor/AgendaBook/Oct09/10-12-09Meetingpage.html.

 

The U. T. System Board of Regents will convene according to the following agenda:

 

A.  CONVENE THE BOARD IN OPEN SESSION

1.  U. T. System and U. T. Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas:  Discussion and appropriate action regarding authorization to enter into an affiliation agreement with Seton Healthcare to sponsor graduate medical education programs and related activities in Central Texas

B.  RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551

1.  Consultation with Attorney Regarding Legal Matters or Pending and/or Contemplated Litigation or Settlement Offers - Section 551.071

a.  U. T. System Board of Regents:  Discussion with Counsel on pending legal issues

b.  U. T. System and U. T. Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas:  Discussion with Counsel on legal issues related to an affiliation agreement with Seton Healthcare

2.  Negotiated Contracts for Prospective Gifts or Donations - Section 551.073

U. T. Health Science Center - Houston:  Discussion and appropriate action regarding a proposed negotiated gift with potential naming features

C.  RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION TO CONSIDER ACTION, IF ANY, ON ITEMS A.1, B.1.b, and B.2, AND RECESS BRIEFLY FOR MEDIA SESSION

D.  RECONVENE AND RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551 (working lunch)

3.   Personnel Matters Relating to Appointment, Employment, Evaluation, Assignment, Duties, Discipline, or Dismissal of Officers or Employees - Section 551.074

U. T. Pan American:  Discussion and appropriate action regarding individual personnel matters related to the presidential search, including individual candidate interviews and possible naming of finalists

E.  RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION TO CONSIDER ACTION, IF ANY, ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM D.3, AND TO CONSIDER AGENDA ITEMS

2.  U. T. System:  Discussion and appropriate action regarding adoption of a Resolution related to a contract to hedge the price and sell a portion of the future oil royalty production from the Permanent University Fund Lands

3.  U. T. San Antonio and U. T. Health Science Center - San Antonio:  Discussion and appropriate action regarding review of the operation and structure of institutions

4.  U. T. Tyler:  Discussion and appropriate action regarding authorization to grant a license to Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, to permit the licensee to place electrical distribution facilities on a portion of the U. T. Tyler Palestine campus to serve the campus facility

5.   U. T. System:  Discussion and appropriate action regarding the U. T. System Research Incentive Program

F.  ADJOURN

 

Meetings of the U. T. System Board of Regents are open to the public except for any posted executive session held in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.  Persons interested in the Board meeting and desiring communication or other special accommodations should contact the Board Office at least two working days prior to the meeting.  The Board Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding holidays and contact information follows:  phone (512) 499-4402; fax (512) 499-4425; email bor@utsystem.edu; 201 West Seventh Street, Suite 820, Austin, Texas 78701-2981.

 

CERTIFICATION:  I certify that I have reviewed this document and that it conforms to all applicable Texas Register filing requirements.

 

 

 

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Karen A. Rabon

Assistant General Counsel to the Board of Regents

The University of Texas System

512/499-4402

 

 

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