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There were no public comments 
 

P. Ontiveros, MPS General Counsel and Facilities Director, introduced the construction contract for the MSA-1 high school building project. T. Buresh, from PrimeSource elaborated on the project, he explained why he is recommending to award the bid to Oltmans Construction, he gave details on the subcontractors, construction schedules and more. P. Ontiveros elaborated on budget implications for this project both soft and hard costs, bond cost details and loan excess reserves that would be used. C. Brimmer, MPS Board Member, suggested that all contract files be signed off by the in-house general counsel. The Board discussed this item at length. 

S. Orazov, MPS Board Member, stated that the proposed budget was not aligned with the MPS Board requirements. S. Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair, directed staff to present the budget to the Finance Committee at least twice before taking it to the full board. U. Yapanel, MPS Board Secretary, commented that he would like to see a budget focused more on academics and smaller budget for the central office. Staff explained what items are capitalized and what reserves can be used for. C. Young, MPS CEO, informed the Board on the new proposed clerical finance staff and how that staff will be based at different schools but salaries will be covered by the home office. C. Brimmer, MPS Board Member, requested to meet with the Principals of MSA 3 and MSA 4 to discuss their budgets before the budget is discussed by the full Board. The Board discussed the proposed budget at length, they directed staff to make some adjustments and present the budget once again. This was a discussion item, no actions were taken.