Board members who participated remotely, joined from the locations stated above. D. Gonzalez participated briefly during the Closed Session discussion, she did not vote or participate in any other part of the meeting. N. Huynh's and U. Yapanel's board terms were renewed as the first action item of this meeting, these two board members voted on all actions items and consent items, they did not vote on items under the Opening Items section. S. Dikbas arrived at 7:12 pm, he did not vote on items under Consent Agenda, refer to individual votes for more details. 

B. Torres, Executive Assistant, led the Pledge of Allegiance.

C. Brimmer, MPS Board Member, reported out that she has visited almost all the MSA schools, she presented her concerns for the schools including trash bin issues. S. Sherkhanov, Board Chair, announced that Board Member, R. Oten has resigned effective October 5, 2017. C.Young, CEO of MPS, announced that she would like to initiate an event where current and past MPS Board Members are recognized for their dedication to MPS. No other public comments were made.

C. Brimmer commented that MPS schools should have suicide awareness advertisement on campuses to make students, staff and visitors alert of possible issues.

This item was pulled from Consent Agenda for further discussion. E. Acar, South Regional Director, explained the need to extend the lease agreement between Mission Church of Nazarene and MSA- San Diego. He explained that this was an unexpected expense because the school did not open on the original scheduled date. He addressed Board Member questions. 

E. Acar, South Regional Director, explained to the board the need to delegate approval of the General Contractor of Record and Inspector of Record Services for MSA Santa Ana. He went over the bid and project timelines. E. Acar, explained the original project for this site and how the gym construction became a separate project from the school building. M. Lengyel, Senior Project Manager from Gafcon added additional information regarding the two different projects and he mentioned that the project has been reviewed and approved by DSA. E. Acar, elaborated the importance of adding a gym to the campus including a student enrollment increase and improvement of the current lunch area. The Board agreed to hold a Special Meeting for approval of this item, no AdHoc committee was created. 

R. Monoshev, IT Director, presented the MSA- 8 Bell Internet Service and Firewall Web Filtering Services Using Long Term Reserve. He explained how this cost would be funded. S. Orazov, Board Member, asked if the cost could be capitalized, staff agreed to verify this. C. Brimmer, Board Member, told staff that MPS should negotiate with LAUSD for payment, staff informed Board Members that they have already met with LAUSD staff and the report presented is the final outcome. The Board would want to know what were the negotiations and steps taken to address this issue before they approve the cost. K. Jackson, Chief Academic Officer, requested that committee members collaborate with staff in similar items as the one presented so that committees can hear from staff all the details needed for recommended approvals. C. Brimmer requested that Board Member attend more of the negotiating meetings when possible to show support to staff and authorizers. 
 

The 2016-17 Unaudited Actuals for all MPS were presented and discussed during the September Regular MPS Board Meeting. K. Dietz from Edtec, was present in person and addressed Board member questions.

D. Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, presented the SIS contract with Coolsis to the Board. He informed the board that this expense was budgeted and that MPS staff have been working with Coolsis and Illuminate to create a schedule and a transition plan. D. Yilmaz explained the enhancements between the two SIS programs and told the Board that there will be an admin/office managers training and a students/teachers/parents training for the transition to run smoothly. 

S. Acar, Chief Operations Officer, explained the MSA 1 Zone Variance Application RFP Winning Bid Announcement item to the Board. Staff is trying to find historical information to understand what has happened in the past and address those issues. T. Buresh, Construction Manager from PrimeSource joined the meeting remotely, he explained his concerns regarding the dining area for the students. He also informed the Board of the possibility of acquiring an additional third building for MSA-1. Questions were addressed by staff and T. Buresh.
 

Discussion of this item took place during the discussion of item III A Delegation of Agreements for General Contractor and Inspector on Record for MSA-SA Gym Project.

C. Young, Chief Executive Officer, explained the MSA 1 Change Order to Franco Architects to Resolve Site Issues and Support Master Planning. T. Buresh from Prime Source joined the meeting remotely, he elaborated on the project and explained what had to take place for the project to move forward in a timely manner. The original construction project was discussed along with the new plan and funding sources. 

C. Young, Chief Executive Officer, explained to the Board the need to add a Director of Facilities/General Counsel to the Home Office budget for 2017-18. She explained the organizational needs in hiring this position and how this employee would support and improve the current work. S. Acar, Chief Operations Officer, explained the recruitment efforts and interview process that took place for this position. He informed the Board why staff was recommending the two candidates being presented. The Board presented their concerns on the interview process and stated they would like to be involved in the screening process of candidates moving forward for high level hires. 

This item was voted on after the items under Consent Agenda were approved. S. Sherkhanov, Board Chair, thanked U. Yapanel and N. Huynh for their dedication to the Board and for being willing to accept a new term in office as MPS Board of Directors.

D. Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, explained the addendum to Schools in Action services for 2017-18. He went over the services MPS currently receives and what the changes will be once the addendum was approved. D. Yilmaz went over the dollar amounts involved and he addressed all questions. 

Due to lack of time, discussion of this item was postponed until the next meeting.

Written report was provided, there was no discussion on this item.

Written report was provided, there was no discussion on this item.

S. Sherkhanov, announced to the public that the Board was going into Closed Session to discuss three cases under potential litigation. Once the Board came out of Closed Session, S. Sherkhanov announced in Open Session that there was nothing to report out from Closed Session discussion.