N. Huynh participated only for part of the meeting, refer to individual votes for details. 

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

S. Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair, reminded the Board of Directors of the LACOE board meeting for the approval of the MSA-5, he asked them to attend in person if possible. C. Brimmer, MPS Board member, congratulated the MSA-Santa Ana team for the preparation and performance at their authorizer site visit. She gave an update on the partnerships she is working on for MSA-3 and stated that she would be sponsoring the next parent meeting for that school. She encouraged the rest of the Board to work closely with the MPS schools regularly. No other public comments were made.

After the approval of the agenda, the Board of Directors when into Closed Session. N. Huynh joined Closed Session but did not participate in the meeting after that.

This item was pulled out of Consent Agenda for further discussion. C. Brimmer, MPS Board member, explained her concerns about the safety plans that relate to hair issues and how it can affect kids. S. Covarrubias, asked about the usage of walkie talkies for colocated sites. J. Hernandez, MSA 8 Principal, a co-located site, explained how his site uses walkie talkies and the benefits of their usage. S. Covarrubias stated her concerns regarding online CPR courses, complete first aid kits and field trip guidelines. V. Marzouk, Director of Student Services gave her feedback regarding these concerns and stated that staff would follow up. 

J. Clement, VTD Auditor, explained the changes that were made to the audit from the last presentation made to the board.  All questions were addressed.

N. Montijo, Chief Financial Officer, explained the need to hire the company Charter Impact to fix the past MPS STRS issues. She explained that the cost being requested for approval would cover the process of fixing the issues but would not include the penalty charges that may be found. The contract being presented is based on an hourly rate. Board members presented their concerns regarding the ambiguity of the hours worked per the contract. 
 

K. Dietz, Edtec representative, went over the monthly financials. The Board asked for feedback from the principals who were present. All questions were addressed. This was a discussion item, no actions were taken. 

T. Buresh from PrimeSource, presented the construction details on MSA-1 and he explained the long term vision of the campus. Staff explained the different options that exist regarding enrollment increase at that site. M. Lengly from Gafcon gave updates on the MSA Santa Ana construction project. He explained that there was a need for a change order. P. Ontiveros, MPS Legal Counsel/Facilities Director gave more details to the Board on the change order needed. The Board requested the background information leading up to this change order, which will be presented at the Ad Hoc Committee meeting. 

S. Sherkhanov made a motion to create an Ad hoc committee composed of C. Brimmer, S. Covarrubias  and himself to have authority to approve the MSA Santa Ana Scope of Change for the gym project. H. Beliak seconded. The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion. Ayes: D. Gonzalez, C.Brimmer, S. Sherkhanov, H. Beliak, C. Covarrubias, Absent: S. Orazov, N. Huynh, S. Dikbas. 

 

This item was not addressed. Educational Facilities Group (EFG) did not deliver a report to the MPS Board as had been directed in the last two Board meetings. 

Before the Board went into Closed Session S. Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair, announced that the Board would be discussing the potential litigation matter(s) in Closed Session. Once the Board went back into Closed Session they announced that no actions were taken in Closed Session. The Board went into Closed Session twice during the meeting, reporting out details were the same.