Board of Trustees Meeting September 2022

• A Memorandum of Understanding with New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) and the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) for the implementation of the College Readiness Now VIII Project, with a grant award of $38,282 and a grant term of July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023.
• An application as a partner of Sinclair Community College to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program and, if awarded, to accept up to $35,000 over three years, with an anticipated start date of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026.
• The acceptance of an allocation of $246,568.75 from the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) for the Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) Student Success Initiative, with a grant term of July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023.

• Res. #18 Approve: Bid Exempt 871 Maintenance and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems, 2-Year Agreement, Johnson Controls Fire Protection, LP, Horsham, PA, $121,262.88;
• Bid Exempt 1005 Laptop Racks and Vaddio Camera Systems, Consolidated Adult Basic Skills (ABS) and Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) Grant Program (Grant Funded), BLUUM USA, Inc., (f.k.a. Troxell Communications Inc.), Phoenix, AZ, $45,000.00 (not to exceed);
• Bid Exempt 1009 Laptop Computers for Classrooms, Consolidated Adult Basic Skills (ABS) and Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) Grant Program (Grant Funded), Ocean Computer, Matawan, NJ, $60,000.00 (not to exceed);
• Bid Exempt 1011 Adobe Creative Cloud Software Package, SHI International Corporation, Somerset, NJ, $23,996.64;
• Bid Exempt 1012 Software Conversion to Support Nursing Program Simulation Manikins and Sim Manikin Preventative Maintenance, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century - Perkins (Grant Funded), Laerdal Medical Corporation, Wappingers Falls, NJ, $80,218.59;

• Bid Exempt 1013 Domain Name Change - AtlanticCape.edu, Ocean Computer Group, Matawan, NJ, $30,000.00;
• Res. #19 Contract with Ashley Foods to provide culinary food items as needed for class instruction;
• Res. #19A Contract with B.F. Mazzeo Fruit & Produce to provide culinary food items as needed for class instruction;
• Res. #19B Contract with U.S. Food Service to provide culinary food items as needed for class instruction;
• Res. #19C Contract with Village Super Market, Inc. to provide culinary food items as needed for class instruction and items for the Food Pantries at all three campuses;
• Res. #111 – revised approval of contract with Borden Perlman for insurance with a total premium of $517,553, which now includes a revised total for Aviation program insurance.

• The appointment of Samantha Glasser, Temporary Recruitment and Outreach Specialist effective September 28, 2022;
• The appointment of Donald Inskip, Network Specialist effective September 28, 2022;
• The appointment of Ruth Robles, Student Services Associate effective September 28, 2022;
• The appointment of Emily Smykla, Senior Manager, Grants effective September 28, 2022;
• The appointment of Valarie Warren, Financial Aid Specialist effective September 28, 2022;
• The appointment of David Zuba, Public Relations Manager and Copywriter effective October 5, 2022;
• The appointment of Krista Fitzsimons, Director Cape May Campus and Community Outreach effective October 10, 2022;
• The reclassification of Johnna Atkinson, from Office Assistant to Specialist, Academic Affairs effective September 28, 2022;
• The reclassification of Jennifer Botwin, from Testing Assistant to Testing Specialist effective September 28, 2022;
• The reclassification of Tonya Cooper, from Financial Data Specialist to Accountant, Restricted Accounting effective September 28, 2022;
• The reclassification of Darick Garrison, from Testing Assistant to Testing Specialist effective September 28, 2022;
• The reclassification of Melissa Hatty, from Program Coordinator to Assistant Director, Workforce Development Operations effective September 28, 2022;
• The reclassification of Liriana Samuel, from Testing Specialist to Senior Testing Associate effective September 28, 2022;
• The reclassification of Jeffrey Wenzel, from Assistant Director, Restricted Accounting to Director, Restricted Accounting effective September 28, 2022.
• Res. #17A A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in effect for benefits year 2023 to compensate employees who waive their New Jersey School Employees Health Benefit Program (SEHBP) insurance;
• Res. #24 The Annual Performance Evaluation of Dr. Barbara Gaba, commending her on her outstanding leadership of Atlantic Cape.

• FY22 Draft Financial Statement for twelve months ended June 30, 2022 as of September 14, 2022.
• FY23 Financial Statement for two months ended August 31, 2022.