DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING December 5, 2017 Northcentral Technical College 1000 W. Campus Drive Wausau, WI 54401 Timberwolf Conference Center 1:00 p.m. 12:15 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. Call to order, compliance with Open Meetings Law (Wis. Stat. 19.81-19.88) I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG II. PUBLIC INPUT A. Public Comments III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Approval of minutes from October 24, 2017 Board of Trustees meeting Motion: That the NTC Board approve the meeting minutes from the October 24, 2017 Board of Trustees Meeting. Voice Vote Required to Approve IV. ACTION ITEMS A. Final Modifications to the 2016 – 2017 Budget – Roxanne Lutgen Motion: That the NTC Board approve the Final Budget Modifications to the 2016 – 2017 Budget. (All modifications will be approved with one motion). Voice Vote Required to Approve B. Approval of the 2016 – 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report – Randy Beard, Wipfli Motion: That the NTC Board approve the 2016 – 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Voice Vote Required to Approve V. CONSENT VOTING AGENDA A. Approval of Consent Voting Agenda 1. Receipts & Expenditures 2. Personnel Changes 3. Designation of Assistant, Associate and Deputy Directors Motion: That the NTC Board approve the Consent Voting Agenda including: 1. Receipts & Expenditures 2. Personnel Changes 3. Designation of Assistant, Associate and Deputy Directors Roll call vote for approval 1/211 VI. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION A. President’s Update 1. ALICE Training Update – Jeannie Worden 2. Legislative Updates 3. Comments from Informational Report B. Board Development 1. DMI Presentation – Roxanne Lutgen C. Chairperson’s report 1. Fall WCTC Legal Conference & 2017 WTC DBA Meeting 11/1/17 – 11/4/17 Update – Paul Proulx, Maria Volpe 2. Winter WTC DBA Meeting 1/25/18 – 1/27/18 – Eau Claire, WI (CVTC) D. Information 1. Fiscal Strength – Roxanne Lutgen 2. NTC Fall 2017 Commencement is Saturday, 12/16/17– Grand Theater Keynote Speaker: Tom Felch, NTC Board Chairperson 3. Advisory Meeting Minutes 4. Upcoming Meetings/Events 5. Good News VII. CLOSED SESSION A. Adjourn Board into Closed Session pursuant to Section 19.85 (1) and (f), (g) for the purpose of: 1. Approval of the October 24, 2017 Closed Session Minutes 2. Update on pending litigation Motion: To Adjourn Board into Closed Session Pursuant to Section 19.85 (1) and (f), (g) for the Purpose of: 1. Approval of the October 24, 2017 Closed Session Minutes 2. Update on pending litigation. Roll Call Vote Required VIII. OPEN SESSION Reconvene into Open Session to take any action deemed necessary as a result of the closed session. IX. MEETING ADJOURN Note: Meetings of the Northcentral Technical College District Board are held in compliance with Wisconsin's "Open Meetings Law". Mission: Northcentral Technical College provides high-quality, learner and employer focused, educational pathways committed to enriching lives and strengthening the economy. 2/211 DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Northcentral Technical College Public Safety Center of Excellence 1603 Champagne St. Merrill, WI 54452 Room PS110 and PS111 The Northcentral Technical College District Board of Trustees met on October 24, 2017 at the Wausau Campus. Chairperson Tom Felch called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Roll Call: Douglas Faragher X Ruth Risley-Gray E Tom Felch X Dale Smith X Kristine Gilmore X Maria Volpe X Lee Lo X Paul Proulx X Charlie Paulson E Compliance with Open Meeting Law PaHnia Thao reported the meeting was being held in compliance with Open Meetings Law 19.81-19.88 of the Wisconsin Statutes. I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG A. Recited the Pledge of Allegiance. II. PUBLIC COMMENTS A. There were no public comments III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. It was moved by Paul Proulx and seconded by Douglas Faragher that the NTC Board of Trustees meeting minutes from September 19, 2017 be approved. Motion carried unanimously. IV. ACTION ITEMS A. Approval of Tax Levy 2017-2018 It was moved by Kristine Gilmore and seconded by Maria Volpe that the NTC District Board approves the tax mill rate of 1.26845 for fiscal year 2017-2018. Motion carried unanimously. B. Additions: Wausau – Agriculture Center of Excellence Rob Elliott presented to the Board about the additions to the Agriculture Center of Excellence. The power point presentation is included in the official meeting minutes. 3/211 It was moved by Lee Lo and seconded by Paul Proulx that the NTC District Board approves the additions to the Agriculture Center of Excellence at a cost not to exceed $1,000,000 and requests the WTCS State Board to do the same. Motion carried unanimously. V. CONSENT VOTING AGENDA A. It was moved by Maria Volpe and seconded by Lee Lo that the NTC District Board approves the consent Voting Agenda New Electrical Power Distribution Technical Diploma Annual Purchasing List – Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Personnel Changes Receipts & Expenditures Motion carried unanimously. Roll Call Vote Ayes: Faragher, Felch, Gilmore, Lo, Proulx, Smith, Volpe VI. BOARD DEVELOPMENT A. Public Safety Center of Excellence – Darren Ackley/Sara Gossfeld-Benzing Darren Ackley, Sara Gossfeld-Benzing, and Kris Grod presented to the Board about the programs at the Public Safety Center of Excellence. The power point is included in the official meeting minutes. Since the opening of the Public Safety Center of Excellence (PSCE) in January 2017, 350 individuals have used it. Some of the training events held at the PSCE are: Midwest Tactical Association – 85 Officers from around the state attended. Law Enforcement Training Officer – 54 Officers from around the state. Sponsored the Criminal Justice Club Event – 101 students from other technical colleges attended Wisconsin DNR Training – 68 Officers First Call Explosives Defensive Driving – CDL Expera – Confined Space Training The Hmong American Center wants to partner with NTC. Sara Gossfeld-Benzing and Sarah Dillon are leading this. NTC is looking at a Candidate Physical Agility Test (CPAT) indoor facility. It can draw students from all over the midwest and nationwide. In the first year, we hope to serve 50 students. We want to work in conjunction with the Merrill, Wausau, and Antigo fire departments. We want to attract all fire departments in the northern part of the state as well. Our return on investment is a large picture of bringing economic development into the Merrill Community. We can run new employees through the CPAT charging a test fee to generate revenue for the College. There are 8 testing stations in the CPAT. It’s a pass/fail test and time limit of 10 minutes and 20 seconds. This testing in Wisconsin will be good throughout the nation. There is a 50lb vest worn throughout the tests. The 8 testing stations replicate real life experience for potential candidates for jobs. The plan is to finish the CPAT building in 2018. This will be a major project that we will bring back to the NTC Board. 4/211 Thank you NTC Board, Merrill Community Foundation, Church Mutual Insurance Company, and NTC Foundation, for your support and donations to NTC’s Public Safety Center of Excellence. Thank you Kent Olson, Mike Ravn, Rich Poirier for attending the Tactical Safety Range Ribbon Cutting and the NTC Board Meeting. VII. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION A. President’s Update 1. K-16 Annual Report Update (Handout) – Sarah Dillon Sarah Dillon presented to the Board the highlights of the K-16 Annual Report. The handout is included in the official meeting minutes. NTC achieved over 30% enrollment goal. For the 2016-17 school year, NTC received a total of $913,062 in grant funding. 22% of the grant dollars went back to the participating high schools. As of 10/25/2017 we have over 250 applications from students for next fall with over 30 schools represented. The Merrill School District received about 1/3 of our Youth Apprenticeship Grant funds. Marla Konkol has grown the program significantly. Thank you Marla, for your hard work and dedication. Dual Credit saves dollars for our students. The 2018-19 NTC Capital Budget will have a line item of $75k for technology. Our K-12 do not have those funds, so we want to be a supplier. High school students who are in the NTC Academies have a higher chance of enrolling to NTC. 42% of Pathways Academy Graduates enrolled at NTC. We have over 500 students in Course Options courses, and 44% of the students enroll directly to NTC. There were 10 high school students who participated in the Branch Academy. Timberwolf Suites will provide student housing close to the NTC campus, and it will be a huge game changer for NTC. 2. Continuing Education Facility Proposal – Rob Elliott Brad Gast shared with the Board about new upcoming continuing education events. NTC contracts, FTEs, courses, and new products/new offerings are on track this year. By December we will have served 3,000 people. If we continue to increase our productivity, we can help bring in economic development to the NTC district. Rob proposed to the Board about the Continuing Education Facility renovation. The power point presentation is included in the official meeting minutes. The Center for Health Sciences (CHS) room 1004, will be leveled out to create more room to hold continuing education events. In total it will fit approximately 394 people. In a double square capacity, it will still fit 394 people. For job fair style, it will fit 104 tables for venders. CHS 1005 can be turned into a kitchen area. It is in the current Capital Budget to do this renovation. We’re estimating $600,000 for this project. We cannot start until May 2018. NTC Board says to go ahead and move forward to continue exploring this project.