F.A.M.E., Inc.
Minutes
FAME Board Meeting
Date and Time
Saturday August 24, 2019 at 10:00 AM
Location
428 Broadway Street New Orleans, LA 70118
Directors Present
C. Tregre, D. Bardell, D. Held, D. Omojola, J. Jalice, M. Russell, R. Kirschman, T. Lasher
Directors Absent
B. Connick, C. Lebas, L. Moran, R. Fernandez
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
M. Russell
Directors who left before the meeting adjourned
T. Lasher
Ex Officio Members Present
L. Brown
Non Voting Members Present
L. Brown
Guests Present
A. Collopy, A. Dupre, Cheri Gardner, D. LaViscount, Darleen Mipro, J. Anderson, Jennifer Harrison, Joy Mitchell, Kya McLaurin, L. Spearman, L. Vermeulen, Liz Dunnebacke, M. Forcier, Nick Walker
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Jalice called a meeting of the board of directors of F.A.M.E., Inc. to order on Saturday Aug 24, 2019 at 10:15 AM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approve Minutes
R. Kirschman made a motion to approve minutes from the FAME Board Meeting on 05-18-19 FAME Board Meeting on 05-18-19.
D. Bardell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes (Emergency Meeting)
R. Kirschman made a motion to approve minutes from the Emergency Board Meeting on 06-18-19 Emergency Board Meeting on 06-18-19.
C. Tregre seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| C. Lebas |
Absent
|
| D. Bardell |
Aye
|
| C. Tregre |
Aye
|
| D. Held |
Aye
|
| J. Jalice |
Aye
|
| R. Kirschman |
Aye
|
| D. Omojola |
Aye
|
| M. Russell |
Aye
|
| T. Lasher |
Abstain
|
| R. Fernandez |
Absent
|
| B. Connick |
Absent
|
| L. Moran |
Absent
|
M. Russell arrived.
II. Finance Committee
A.
Update on Gentilly Terrace Leasehold Mortgage with Hancock Whitney Bank
B.
Approval of Contract (Young Audiences-Arts Education @ Audubon Gentilly)
C. Tregre made a motion to approve a contract with Young Audiences to provide Arts Education classes to the Gentilly campus for the 2019-2020 school year in the amount of $87,457.
D. Held seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Louisiana Teacher Pay Raises
C. Tregre made a motion to approve the Louisiana Teacher Pay Raises for appropriate staff as outlined on the salary schedules submitted by the Administration.
D. Bardell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Other Business
A.
Policy for Students Experiencing Homelessness
The Administration will put the policy out for comment and will bring any revisions to the board for final adoption in September 2019.
B.
Business Continuity Plan
R. Kirschman made a motion to approve the Business Continuity Plan which was presented to the board during the Board Retreat in June 2019.
C. Tregre seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C. Tregre requests that the board commits to revisiting the plan at least once annually to make any needed changes, additions or revisions.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Announcements
The September 21, 2019 FAME Board meeting will be rescheduled due to the unavailability of several board members and the CEO. The board will decide on a new date and publish it as soon as possible.
T. Lasher left.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
C. Tregre made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
D. Held seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 11:48 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Brown
The FAME Board will vote to authorize the CEO, Ms. Latoye A. Brown, to enter into an emergency transportation contract with Hammond Transportation.
The motion was 2nd by R. Kirschman and unanimously approved by the board.
When the item came up on the agenda, the motion was amended as follows by R. Kirschman:
The FAME Board will authorize the CEO, Ms. Latoye A. Brown, to enter into an emergency transportation contract with Hammond Transportation for a cost not to exceed the current budget for transportation during the 2019-2020 school year.
The motion was 2nd by C. Tregre and unanimously approved by the board.