NOTICE
OF OPEN MEETING
FOR SUBMISSION TO
SECRETARY OF STATE/TEXAS REGISTER DIVISION
NAME
OF AGENCY: The University of Texas
System
BOARD:
DATE
OF MEETING: 11/11/2009
TIME
OF MEETING: 10:00 AM
ROOM,
BUILDING, & STREET LOCATION: Board
Room, 9th floor, Ashbel Smith Hall, 201 West Seventh Street
CITY: Austin
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM: Karen A.
Rabon, 201 West Seventh Street, Austin, Texas 78701-2981;
Telephone: 512/499-4402, Fax:
512/499-4425; Email: krabon@utsystem.edu
COMPLETE
AGENDA (single space):
The
link for the live webcast of the open session portion of the November 11, 2009,
committee meetings will be http://mediasite.utsystem.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=06414940ed5f4239ba32a6fd845a436b
and
the link for the live webcast of the November 12, 2009 committee and Board
meetings will be http://mediasite.utsystem.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=7a81acaf353d4b27a240db3133703997
The
U. T. System
The
link to the complete Agenda Book is http://www.utsystem.edu/bor/AgendaBook/Nov09/11-11&12-09MeetingPage.html.
The
following notice is posted at the unofficial recommendation of the staff of the
Attorney General's office. Some of the
meeting times are posted as individual meetings of committees of the Board;
however, any members of the Board may attend committee meetings. Because some Board members who are not
committee members may attend committee meetings and thereby create a quorum of
the full Board, the meetings of all committees are also being posted as
meetings of the full Board.
The
U. T. System
November
11, 2009
10:00
a.m.
A. CONVENE COMMITTEE MEETING
ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Discussion
and appropriate action regarding the following Agenda Items:
1.
U. T.
Austin: Authorization to lease approximately five acres out of
Survey No. 632 and the William Little Survey in Port Aransas, Nueces
County, Texas, together with all improvements, to the Port Aransas Independent
School District for the operation and maintenance of athletic facilities; and
finding of public purpose
2.
U. T. Tyler: Authorization to purchase real property
and improvements located at 2611 Old Omen Road, Tyler, Smith County,
Texas, from the Estate of Ruth G. Thompson for a purchase price not to exceed
the fair market value as established by an independent appraisal for campus
expansion needs and initial use as office space for sponsored research projects
3.
U. T. Austin: Authorization for additional use of the
Mike A. Myers Stadium and Soccer Field by Austin Aztex FC
soccer organization to hold the Austin Cup soccer tournaments
4.
U. T.
Austin: Authorization to establish M.A. and Ph.D. degree programs in
Religious Studies
5.
U. T. Brownsville: Report on Satisfactory Academic
Progress Policy
6.
U. T. System: Discussions on academic leadership matters
related to distance education
B. CONVENE
THE BOARD IN OPEN SESSION TO RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS
GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551 (working lunch)
1. Negotiated Contracts for
Prospective Gifts or Donations - Section 551.073
a. U. T. Austin:
Discussion and appropriate action regarding proposed negotiated gifts
with potential naming features
b. U. T. Medical Branch - Galveston: Discussion and appropriate action regarding a
proposed negotiated gift with a potential naming feature
2. 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
3. Deliberations Regarding the Purchase,
Exchange, Lease, Sale, or Value of Real Property - Section 551.072
a.
U. T. Pan American: Discussion and appropriate action concerning
negotiations to purchase a condominium interest in approximately 25,400
rentable square feet of an office building with adjacent related surface
parking located at 4302 South Sugar Road in Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas,
from Edinburg MOB Properties, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, for a
purchase price not to exceed fair market value as established by independent
appraisals, for use as office space for administrative staff and other
nonacademic uses
4. Personnel
Matters Relating to Appointment, Employment, Evaluation, Assignment, Duties,
Discipline, or Dismissal of Officers or Employees - Section 551.074
a. U. T. Pan
American: Consideration of individual personnel matters related to
the appointment of Robert S. Nelsen, Ph.D., as President
b. U. T.
System: Discussion and appropriate
action regarding individual personnel
matters relating to appointment, employment, evaluation, compensation,
assignment, and duties of U. T. System and institutional employees
c. U. T.
System: Discussion and appropriate
action regarding individual personnel
matters relating to appointment, employment, evaluation, compensation,
assignment, and duties of presidents (academic and health institutions),
U. T. System Administration officers (Executive Vice Chancellors and Vice
Chancellors), other officers reporting directly to the Board (Chancellor,
General Counsel to the Board, and Chief Audit Executive), and U. T. System
and institutional employees
C.
RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION TO CONSIDER APPROPRIATE ACTION, IF ANY, ON
EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
D. RECESS FOR COMMITTEE MEETINGS
FINANCE
AND PLANNING COMMITTEE
This
meeting will follow the conclusion of the Meeting of the Board at approximately
1:00 p.m. for discussion and appropriate action regarding the following agenda
items:
1.
U. T.
System: Discussion and appropriate action related to approval of Docket No. 140 (available
online at http://www.utsystem.edu/bor/AgendaBook/Nov09/11-11&12-09MeetingPage.html)
Amendments To The 2009-10 Budget
Amendments To The 2009-10 Budget
Amendments To The 2008-09 Budget
Amendments To The 2009-10 Budget
Amendments To The 2008-09 Budget
Amendments To The 2009-10 Budget
Amendments To The 2009-10 Budget
Amendments To The 2008-09 Budget
Amendments To The 2009-10 Budget
Amendments To The 2008-09 Budget
Amendments To The 2009-10 Budget
Amendments To The 2008-09 Budget
Amendments To The 2009-10 Budget
Amendments To The 2008-09 Budget
New
Award of Tenure
Amendments To The 2009-10 Budget
U. T. Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
Amendments To The 2008-09 Budget
U. T. Medical Branch - Galveston
Amendments To The 2009-10 Budget
Approval Of Dual Positions Of Honor, Trust, Or Profit
U. T. Health Science Center - Houston
Fees And Miscellaneous Charges
Parking And Traffic Enforcement Fees
U. T. Health Science Center - San Antonio
U. T. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Amendments To The 2009-10 Budget
Amendments To The 2008-09 Budget
U. T. Health Science Center - Tyler
Amendments To The 2009-10 Budget
2. U. T.
System: Key Financial Indicators Report
3. U. T.
System Board of Regents: The University of Texas Investment
Management Company (UTIMCO) Performance Summary Report and Investment Reports
for the fiscal year and quarter ended August 31, 2009
4. U. T. System: Overview of
U. T. System debt programs
FACILITIES
PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
This
meeting will follow the conclusion of the Finance and Planning Committee
meeting at approximately 2:00 p.m. for discussion and appropriate action
regarding the following agenda items:
Report
1. U. T.
System: Fiscal Year 2009 Energy Utility Task Force Report
Additions to the Capital Improvement Program
2. U. T.
Dallas: Renovation of 17217 Waterview
Parkway - Amendment of the FY 2010-2015 Capital Improvement Program to include
project; approval of total project cost; authorization of institutional
management; appropriation of funds; and resolution regarding parity debt (Final
Board approval)
3. U. T.
Dallas: Shell Space and Infrastructure Build-out Projects -
Amendment of the FY 2010-2015 Capital Improvement Program to include project;
approval of total project cost; authorization of institutional management;
appropriation of funds; and resolution regarding parity debt (Final Board
approval)
4. U. T.
Dallas: Student Housing Living/Learning Center, Phase II - Amendment
of the FY 2010-2015 Capital Improvement Program to include project (Preliminary
Board approval)
5. U. T. El Paso: University Parking
Garage II - Amendment of the FY 2010-2015 Capital Improvement Program to
include project (Preliminary Board approval)
6. U. T. Permian Basin: Residence
Hall - Amendment of the FY 2010-2015 Capital Improvement Program to include
project (Preliminary Board approval)
7. U. T. Health Science Center -
Houston: Library, Equipment, Repair and Rehabilitation (LERR10) -
University Center Tower Isolation Switch - Amendment of the FY 2010-2015
Capital Improvement Program to include project; approval of total project cost;
approval to reallocate approved funding; and authorization of expenditure
(Final Board approval)
Modification to the
Capital Improvement Program
8. U. T. Southwestern Medical Center -
Dallas: Clinical Campus Phase 2: Amendment of the FY 2010-2015
Capital Improvement Program to increase the total project cost; revise the
funding sources; appropriation of partial funding for relocation and demolition
work; and redesignate as the New University Hospital
(Preliminary Board approval)
Design Development Approvals
9. U. T. Arlington: Special Events
Center - Amendment of the FY 2010-2015 Capital Improvement Program to
increase the total project cost; approval of design development; approval to
revise the funding sources; appropriation of funds and authorization of
expenditure; approval of evaluation of alternative energy economic feasibility;
and resolution regarding parity debt (Final Board approval)
10. U. T. Dallas: Campus Services
and Bookstore Building - Amendment of the FY 2010-2015 Capital Improvement
Program to increase the total project cost; approval to revise the funding
sources; approval of design development; appropriation of funds and
authorization of expenditure; approval of evaluation of alternative energy
economic feasibility; and resolution regarding parity debt (Final
Board approval)
HEALTH
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
This
meeting will follow the conclusion of the Facilities Planning and Construction
Committee meeting at approximately 3:00 p.m. for discussion and appropriate
action regarding the following agenda items:
1. U. T. System Board of
Regents: Authorization to enter into amended and restated
license agreements between the U. T. System Board of Regents and
M. D. Anderson Physicians Network and between the U. T. System
Board of Regents and M. D. Anderson Services Corporation relating to
the use of certain trademarks of U. T. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
2.
U. T. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center: Discussion and
appropriate action regarding the sale of U. T. M. D. Anderson Cancer
Center's interest in P.E.T.Net Houston, LLC, to PETNET Solutions, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., for
a negotiated price based on the fair market value to be determined by an
independent business valuation expert
3. U. T. System: Discussion of
federal health care legislation and its impact on the U. T. System health
institutions
4. U. T. System: Quarterly
report on health matters, including a report on the U. T. System
Health Services Working Group, established to facilitate discussion
of anticipated changes in health care, and recent conferences
AUDIT,
COMPLIANCE, AND MANAGEMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
This
meeting will follow the conclusion of the Health Affairs Committee meeting at
approximately 4:00 p.m. for discussion and appropriate action regarding the
following agenda items:
1. U. T.
System: Report on the Medical Billing Compliance work plan for
Fiscal Year 2010 [Dr. CJ Wolf, Assistant Systemwide
Compliance Officer at U. T. System]
2. U. T.
System: Report on the U. T. Systemwide
Compliance Academy
3. U. T.
System Board of Regents: Report on results of the audits of funds
managed by The University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO)
[Mr. Tom Wagner, Deloitte and Touche]
4. U. T.
System Board of Regents: Approval of the U. T. Systemwide Annual Internal Audit Plan for Fiscal
Year 2010
5. U. T. System: Report on the Systemwide internal audit activities, including the
preliminary results of the Presidential travel, entertainment, and housing
expense audits and audits of financial controls at the institutional police
departments; and Internal Audit Department reports for U. T. Health
Science Center - San Antonio and U. T. El Paso [Ms. Carla Cashio, U. T. Health Science Center - San Antonio and Mr.
Williams Peters, U. T. El Paso]
6. U. T.
System: Report on the progress and preliminary results of the audits
of the Fiscal Year 2009 U. T. System Administration and institutional
Annual Financial Reports
RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551
Personnel matters relating to appointment,
employment, evaluation, assignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of
officers or employees - Section 551.074
Discussion
with institutional auditors and compliance officers concerning evaluation and
duties of individual System Administration and institutional employees involved
in internal audit and compliance functions [Ms. Carla Cashio, U. T. Health Science Center
- San Antonio and Mr. William Peters, U. T. El Paso]
RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION TO CONSIDER ACTION, IF
ANY, ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM AND TO ADJOURN COMMITTEE MEETING
E. RECESS
RECEPTION
at 6:30 p.m. at the H. J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports
on the fifth floor of the north end zone of Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial
Stadium at 402 23rd Street on the U. T. Austin campus. This is a social event
by invitation only, and no deliberation of University business will take place
by or among the Regents.
November
12, 2009
8:00
a.m.
CONVENE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
HEALTH
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SPECIAL MEETING
Convene
Special Meeting of the Health Affairs Committee according to the following
agenda:
U.
T. System: Report on efforts and
activities related to patient safety and clinical effectiveness at U. T.
System health institutions [Sherry Martin, M.Ed., MT (ASCP) SC, former
professor at U. T. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and current Health Care Quality
Manager, Martin Consultants and Eric J. Thomas, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor
of General Internal Medicine, U. T. Health Science Center - Houston]
STUDENT,
FACULTY, AND STAFF CAMPUS LIFE COMMITTEE
This
meeting will follow the conclusion of the Health Affairs Committee - Special
Meeting at approximately 9:30 a.m. for discussion and appropriate action on the
following agenda item:
U. T. System: Annual Meeting with
Officers of the U. T. System Employee Advisory Council [Mr. Joel Helmke, U. T. M. D. Anderson Cancer
Center; Mr. Michael Swindle, U. T. Permian Basin; and Ms. Danielle Fournier, U.
T. Austin]
1.
Introductions
2.
Chairperson's report
-
Accomplishments of the past year and plans for the new fiscal year
- Update of the
Council’s successful programs and practices, including best practices shared
among the U. T. System institutions.
F. RECONVENE
THE BOARD IN OPEN SESSION. This meeting will follow the conclusion of the
Student, Faculty, and Staff Campus Life Committee at approximately 10:30 a.m.
for discussion and appropriate action on the following agenda items:
G. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
H. CONSIDER AGENDA ITEMS
1.
U. T. System Board of Regents: Proposed appointment of
Regent Printice L. Gary to the Board of Directors of The University of Texas
Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) effective immediately
2.
U. T. System Board of Regents: Proposed appointment of
Mrs. Vivien Hester Caven as a Regental Representative to the U. T.
Austin Intercollegiate Athletics Council for Women effective immediately
3. U. T. Health Science Center - San Antonio:
Appointment of John P. Howe, III, M.D., as President Emeritus
4. U. T. System Board of Regents: Presentation on H. J.
Lutcher Stark, a Former Chairman of the U. T. System Board of Regents [Drs.
Jan and Terry Todd, U. T. Austin]
5. U. T. System
Board of Regents: Amendment of Regents' Rules and Regulations, Rule 10501 (Delegation to Act on Behalf
of the Board) to revise Section 3.1, regarding contracts exceeding
$1 million, and to add new Section 3.3, regarding contracts involving
institution names, trademarks, trade dress, or logos
6. U. T.
System Board of Regents: Adoption of Regents' Rules and Regulations, Rule 30108, regarding State law on
employment preferences for former foster children
7.
U. T. System Board of Regents: Rescindment
of Regents' Rules and Regulations,
Rule 50401, regarding State law concerning the immunization of students against
hepatitis B
8. U. T. System: Authorization for
the Chancellor to submit Report Concerning Designated Tuition
9. U. T.
System: Annual accountability report on research and technology
transfer
10. U. T. System: Report on activities
of the Office of Federal Relations in Washington, D.C.
I. COMMITTEE REPORTS TO THE BOARD
-AUDIT,
COMPLIANCE, AND MANAGEMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
Discussion and appropriate action regarding the agenda items as listed above
for November 11
-FINANCE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE
Discussion and appropriate action regarding the agenda items as listed above
for November 11
-ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Discussion and appropriate action regarding the agenda items as listed above
for November 11
-HEALTH AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Discussion and appropriate action regarding the agenda items as listed above
for November 11
-FACILITIES PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
Discussion and appropriate action regarding the agenda items as listed above
for November 11
J. ADJOURN
Meetings
of the U. T. System
CERTIFICATION: I certify that I have reviewed this document
and that it conforms to all applicable Texas Register filing requirements.
________________________________
Karen
A. Rabon
Assistant
General Counsel to the Board of Regents
The
University of Texas System
512/499-4402
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Date