RLC Board Of Trustees Special Meeting Highlights October 18, 2024

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Board of Trustees Special Meeting - October 18, 2024

On Oct. 18, 2024 members of the Rend Lake College Board of Trustees unanimously voted to approve a construction bid of $6.25 million to build the new Banterra Sports Complex at RLC. Groundbreaking ceremonies for the project will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 at Waugh Gymnasium on the Ina Campus. Board members are pictured above with administration from the college. SEATED, FROM LEFT, are; Vice President of Academic & Student Services Buster Leeck, Executive Vice President Lori Ragland, President Terry Wilkerson, Board Chair Larry Manning, and Board Secretary Jeff Jones. STANDING, FROM LEFT, are; Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness Chad Copple, Executive Director of Administrative Services Cathy DeJarnette, Board Member Tony Wielt, Board Member Ron Daniels, Student Trustee Wyatt Hamson, and Dean of Facilities Management and Campus Operations Donnie Millenbine. 

Meeting Highlights

Under New Business, the Board:

• Granted permission to accept a bid for the Rend Lake College James "Hummer" Waugh Gymnasium remodel and addition of the Banterra Sports Complex, effective October 18, 2024.
  RATIONALE: In response to the advertisement for competitive bids, the college received six bids. Based on the bid specifications, Bevis Construction, Inc. of Mt. Vernon was the low bidder at $6,252,000. This project will be funded in part by the RLC Foundation, The Game Plan, and Capital Campaign. The Foundation has committed to fundraising a minimum of $2 million of the total project. According to Dean of Facilities Management and Campus Operations Donnie Millenbine, the project is expected to be finished in roughly 10 months. Board member Tony Wielt made the motion to accept the bid with Student Trustee Wyatt Hamson seconding the motion.  
• Granted permission to create a stipend position for Interim Lead Child Care Provider, Children’s Center, as presented, effective October 18, 2024.
  RATIONALE: This position is necessary to compensate for additional duties performed during a temporary vacancy in a lead teacher position due to a medical leave of absence. 
• Granted permission to advertise to accept bids to replace the bleachers at James "Hummer" Waugh Gymnasium, effective October 18, 2024.
  RATIONALE: The current bleachers are aging and becoming outdated. With the new addition of the Banterra Sports Complex and Gymnasium renovation this is the ideal time to update the bleachers.

Mark Your Calendars

Tuesday/Wednesday, October 22-23, 2024; 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CTE Career Days
Event Center

Wednesday, October 23, 2024; 11:00 AM w/ brunch following ceremony
Game Plan Groundbreaking for Banterra Sports Complex
Gymnasium (West side)

Friday/Saturday, November 1-2, 2024
Board of Trustees Annual Retreat
Four Seasons, St. Louis

Monday, November 4, 2024; 4-7:00 PM
Rend Lake College Open House
Event Center, Ina Campus

Tuesday, November 5, 2024; 6:30 PM
Board of Trustee Meeting
Event Center

Thursday-Saturday, November 7-9, 2024; 7:00 PM
Sunday, November 10, 2024; 2:00 PM
RLC Fall Play—FAME
Theater

Thursday, November 21, 2024; 4:00 PM Ribbon Cutting, 4:30-7:00 PM Open House
Rend Lake College MarketPlace Open House & SI Manufacturing Academy (SIMA) Ribbon Cutting
Rend Lake College MarketPlace

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