COLORADONORTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE MOFFAT COUNTY AFFILIATED JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING - January 24,2024, 4:30 PM Webex Phone/Video conference or Cedar Mountain Conference Room (255)  2801 Wgth St Craig CO 81625  Minutes  The meeting was called to order by President McPherson at 4:30 pm.  Attendance Present - and Cuyler Meade and Tara Brumblow  Board Members: Kirstie McPherson, Denise Kleinschnitz, Jennifer Holloway, Christina Oxley, College Members: James Caldwell, Keith Peterson, Jesse LaRose, Reuben Talbot, James Gore,  Virtual: Dr. Lisa Jones, Keely Ellis, Angie Miller, and Brett Caskey  Guests: Justin Kawcak, and Terry Carwile  Excused -  Board Members: Jesse Jackson (Craig City Council Liaison)  1.0 Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance/Moment of Silence/Roll Call  2.0 Public Input  2.1 Jesse LaRose introduced new employees, including James Gore, Associate IT Professional, Tara Brumblow, Craig Campus Assistant, and James Elste, Director of cybersecurity and networking program. The hiring of the new radiologic technician lead faculty,Jade Bruchez, who begins on 2/5/24 was also mentioned.  3.0 Approve/Change Agenda for the meeting.  3.1 Cuyler Meade motioned to add item 4.2 to the agenda, allowing Justin Kawcak to speak about the state of the board's financials. Christina Oxley seconded the motion.  The motion had unanimous approval, and the motion carried.  4.0 New Business  4.1 Minutes from the last meeting, 11/27/23, were approved with no discussion. Cuyler Meade motioned to approve the minutes as written. Jennifer Holloway seconded the motion. The motion had unanimous approval, and the motion carried.  4.2 Approve of Financials and financial update    4.2.1 Justin Kawcak Briefed the board on updates from LPL Financial. The MCAJCD Board has around 2 million in an LPL financial account - in cash only. Due to the funds being in a regular bank account, they are not accruing interest at a promising rate. The board could purchase CD'sto enter money into a secure, interest-earning account that will garner  income.  4.2.2 Justin indicated that the signing authority for the MCAJCD board is messy at LPL. Justin suggests the new signing authority consist oft the acting board president and treasurer for ease ofamendment. The previous check was accepted last round without the past board member signatures, but it will not be again. Another option presented is to link the bank account with LPL at the Bank of Colorado to make it easier. LPLcould become a fiduciary account to safely invest board funds. This option would call for less clerical legwork on behalf oft the board and  Justin.  4.2.3 James Caldwell was not sure if the college could transfer investments to at third party. Kirstie McPherson will check with the board's lawyer, and James Caldwell will check with the college system. The board wants the funds to accrue more interest. Christina Oxley motioned to amend the signature authority to the acting board president and treasurer. Cuyler Meade seconded the motion. There was no further discussion. The motion had unanimous approval, and the motion carried. At the next meeting, adopting an investment policy will be old business.  4.3 Terry Carwile Honors  4.3.1 Dr. Lisa Jones honored Terry Carwile, detailing his involvement in community. He is a servant leader and has been very impressive at that for over 20 years. Terry Carwile strives toi impact the community. James Caldwell adds that' Terry Carwile is direct, kind, and a statesman. James Caldwell thinks very highly oft him and is very thankful to Terry Carwile for his many: years ofs service. Keith Peterson adds Terry Carwile's longevity to the board; he doesn'tk know the board without him. Keith Peterson uses the word "encouraging" to describe Terry Carwile. His footprint is unimpeachable. Most precious is Terry Carwile's friendship through the years. Keith Peterson emulates Terry Carwile. Terry Carwile  was presented with a brick on the Spartan Walk.  4.3.2 Terry Carwile remarks that it has been an interesting tenure on the MCAJCD board. When elected mayor, Terry Carwile dedicated the college. After his tenure as mayor, hej joined the MCAJCD board. He believes the college is one oft the most important figures in the community. He is proud to have been able to serve on the board.    4.4 Paleo Marketing Request  4.4.1 Reuben Talbot asked for $4,935 to support the Paleontology Program  with their marketing efforts.  4.4.1.1 Iknow Dino podcast $3,520 for advertisements - 8 new students from the podcast last year, 1 from Australia. This would be an expansion from last year's marketing, hoping to get even. more prospective students. Jesse LaRose clarifies that the summer funds are already earmarked, thus the request for marketing funding. Most money will be going to transportation of the  jackets off the dig site.  4.4.1.2 Part of the request includes outreach to other colleges, printing flyers/brochures to leave at them and surrounding museums. CNCC Paleontology is hoping to potentially partner with some other colleges in the future. This is a regional effort.  4.4.1.3 Targeted social media ads will be pushed out nationally. 4.4.1.4 Christina Oxley motioned to use funds from the contingency to support Palcomtolog'smarketing request. Cuyler Meade seconded the motion. He noted that he appreciates the use of funds to garner interest through creative marketing. The motion had unanimous approval, and the motion carried.  4.5 CURA Update  4.5.1 CURA had a forum and approved the budget for the 2024 year. There was discussion about approved projects that were inj process. These projects are the distillery, village inn, and the mall. Banks are not approving the CURA funds as collateral, sO the projects are ata standstill. Cuyler Meade asked how the board is involved with the CURA funding. It was discussed that it was very little; only a percentage oft the taxes go toi it. CURA has no more potential projects currently. Denise Kleinschnitz also stated that meetings keep getting canceled. Christina Oxley asked ift this board should be concerned about the slow- going projects. The group consensus is that CURA should be able to proceed, and they are unhappy with what is currently happening. The board continued to the next agenda item without needing a motion.  4.6 Board strategic Planning meeting    4.6.1 Kirstie McPherson stated she wants to look at the March/April window for the board strategic planning meeting, as that is when the taxes should be coming in. She stated that in the past, a full day or two half days were used to conduct the meeting. Board members need to look at their calendars and come to the next meeting with some possible dates. The strategic planning meeting will be scheduled at next month's board meeting. The board continued to the next agenda item without needing a  motion.  5.0 Old Business  5.1 President McPherson identified that there was no old business.  6.0 College Reports  6.1 CNCC President's Report, Lisa Jones  6.1.1 Dr. Lisa Jones is speaking with legislators in Denver and will update the  board during the next meeting.  6.2 Vice President of Administration, James Caldwell  6.2.1 CNCC hired an Accounts Receivable Coordinator. Instead ofhaving a part-time employee handle this position'sr responsibility, it will be able to move everything over toi this position, solving many issues fort the  college.  6.3 Vice President Instruction Report, Keith Peterson  6.3.1 The director of workforce and non-credit programming does report to Keith Peterson. The workforce director is over all non-credit and training programs. The previous director, Chris Jones, resigned over the Christmas break. There was nothing wrong with the position or school, but he needed to leave to take care of himselfa and other individuals. The  position is now vacant.  6.3.2 The Regional Coordinator for Workforce Resiliency position is being advertised currently, and there is a candidate that they are interested in. It isas state-funded position managed by the community college system. They report to Keith Peterson, but he does not have any sway over them.  6.4 Vice President of Student Services, Brett Caskey  6.4.1 There were no questions or comments for Brett Caskey.  6.5 Jesse LaRose    6.5.1 Jesse LaRose says to check out the library; it is more ofar meeting place for academic awards now - "ai far cry from a library". It willl have better technology than the conferençe room when all upgrades are finished. Technology has been upgraded in almost every room by the IT department.The use of three different funds from the MCAJCD board, the rural consortium, and an IT technology grant made it possible. The president oft the cyber club at CNCC is. James Gore, the new hire for IT. There is a meeting tomorrow about a grant opportunity for children, nonprofits, etc. that puts the cyber club to use ini the community. Christina Oxley says the cyber club providing services to the community could potentially be a for-profit venture. Keith Peterson added that the new director has dazzled the college and has been the most engaged of  all the directors.  6.6 Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Kelly Scott  6.6.1 Kelly Scott was not present at the meeting, but Kirstie McPherson said the Bachelor of Applied Science is very cool. Multiple members of the  college concurred.  6.7 Executive Director of Advancement, Keely Ellis  6.7.1 Keely Ellis remarked that the board could mark their calendars for April 20th.when the foundation dinner occurs. Keely Ellis is the person to get  ahold ofifyou want to purchase tickets.  6.8 Executive Director of Human Resources, Angie Miller  6.8.1 Angie Miller presented many of the new hires and said there were many wins within the hiring process lately. The board continued to the next  agenda item without needing a motion.  7.0 City Council Liaison Update  7.1.1 There was no update from the city council as the city council liaison was absent. A discussion was held ift the MCAJCD board needed a city council liaison due to the current representative not being able to make it tot the meetings. The time does not work well for him as he works in Steamboat Springs. Hei is updated via minutes and texts. The consensus was yes; there was a need, as the city council likes to hear updates about what the MCAJCD Board is doing. The board continued to the next  agenda item without needing a motion.  8.0 Public Input    8.1.1 There was no further public input. The board continued to the next  agenda item without needing ai motion.  9.0 Adjourn  9.1 Cuyler Meade motioned to adjourn the meeting. Christina Oxley seconded the motion. The motion had unanimous approval, and the motion carried. The meeting  adjourned at 5:35 pm.  9.2 The next meeting is February 19th, 2024, at 4:30 pm.  3-16-24