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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-31-03 TSHA Min MINUTES AND CERTIFICATION On March 31, 2003, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Texas Student Housing Authority convened in a public meeting at the designated meeting place in Westlake, Texas. The roll of the duly constituted officers and members of the Board was called, which are as follows: Name Title James P. Carter President Worth Blake Vice President Annette Bush Treasurer Dr. Forrest Watson Member Becky Rogers Member Dr. John Brooks Member Michelle Corson Member all of whom were present except Dr. Watson, Dr. Brooks, Ms. Rogers and Mr. Blake. Also present were: Mr. Allen Moon, Mr. Bill Moon, Mr. Larry Williamson, Mr. Steve Block, Mr. Don Redding, Mr. Hank Smyth and Ms. Ginger Crosswy. President Carter called the meeting to order at 5:53 p.m. and introduced Mr. Michael J. Peter and Mr. Gary S. Gibson of Asset Campus Housing. Mr. Peter and Mr. Gibson gave a short presentation regarding the property called the Cambridge at College Station currently under construction. Mr. Blake arrived during this presentation making a quorum of Board members. There was a long question and answer session with the Board asking the presenters to come back with the number and cost of incremental scholarships that would be available at this facility in the fall. Mr. Peter and Mr. Gibson left at this time. There was no executive session needed. Mr. Steve Block made a short presentation regarding the Capstone property in Austin that the Board is considering. The Board also asked Mr. Block to come back with the number and cost of incremental scholarships that would be available at this property in the fall. There was a motion by Ms. Bush, seconded by Mr. Blake, to approve the minutes of the meeting held on February 27, 2003 as presented. There was no discussion and the motion carried unanimously. There was a motion by Mr. Blake, seconded by Ms. Corson, to approve the minutes of the meeting held on March 10, 2003 as presented. There was no discussion and the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Smyth, the Executive Director, told the Board that Mr. Williamson is in the process of building a budget for all of the entities but is having some difficulty in determining the correct numbers. Mr. Smyth stated that there is enough money to allow the Board to award up to 50 scholarships including the renewals. He told the Board that he is in the process of identifying students through the various service organizations to fill up to 150 incremental scholarships. Ms. Bush, the Treasurer, told the Board that she is having trouble getting the various bank accounts to balance and will be working with the Bank to rectify this matter. Mr. Allen Moon briefly explained the legislation that has been filed in the Legislature stating that the Board needs to gather all of the lobbying power it can to fight this issue. Mr. Allen Moon, Mr. Bill Moon, Mr. Larry Williamson and Mr. Steve Block left at 7:20 p.m. Consider renewal of the students who currently hold scholarships at the Ballpark in Austin, After a short discussion there was a motion by Ms. Bush, seconded by Ms. Corson, to deny renewal to Carly DeJonge, Gretchen Healey, Reza Mojtabaee-Zamani and Carolyn Wetters, and renew the remaining eleven scholarships, sending letters to anyone who's GFA is below 3.0 reminding them that they are in danger of losing their scholarship, There was no fiurther discussion and the motion carried unanimously, Review applications and award scholarships to UT in Austin and A&M in College Station for school year 2003-04. The Board will consider this item later in the meeting. There was a motion by Mr. Blake, seconded by Ms. Corson, to pay an invoice from Steven H. Block in the amount of$10,587.50. After a short discussion the motion carried unanimously. It was a consensus of the Board that regular meetings would be held on the third Monday of each month at 5:3 0 p.m. The meeting was recessed at 7:35 p.m. and reconvened at 9:50 p.m. During this break the Board evaluated the applications to determine the best candidates for the scholarships. There was a motion by Ms. Bush, seconded by Mr. Blake, to award the following scholarships to Jefferson Commons at the Ballpark in Austin for school year 2003-04: Stephanie Kuester Carroll High School David Strauss Carroll High School Doan Bui Fossil Ridge High School Abhik Kumar Fossil Ridge High School Mai Hoang Le Fossil Midge High School Sundeep Agrawal Keller High School Rachel Boynton Keller High School Cody Cheek Keller High School Travis Edwards Keller High School Eleanor Hamm Northwest High School There was no discussion and the motion carried unanimously. There was a motion by Ms. Bush, seconded by Mr. Blake, to award the following. scholarships to the Cambridge in College Station for the school year 2003-04. Abbigail Blackburn Carroll High School Jessica Bartik Carroll High School Stacey Hanlon Fossil Ridge High School Arun Mathew Fossil Ridge High School Lacee Badders Keller High School Elizabeth Caronna Keller High School Brandon Faber Keller High School Kristen Miller Keller High School Seth Peck Keller High School Lauren De La Cruz Northwest High School There was no discussion and the motion carried unanimously. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:52 p.m. MINUTES APPROVED AND CERTIFIED TO BE TRUE.AND CORRECT and to correctly reflect the duly constituted officers and members of the Board, and is hereby certified to be a correct copy of an official copy thereof, on file among the official records of the Board, on this the 21St day of April 2003. ATTEST: Jame P. Carter, Presideht Ging Crosswy, Secregry