Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS)
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday October 21, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Location
Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter School - 2670 W. 11th Street, Los Angeles CA 90006, Room C113
Meeting Call In Number: (605) 313-5086, Access# 1004153.
Board Member calling in from: 17037 Chatsworth St., Granada Hills, CA 91344
Board Member calling in from: 17037 Chatsworth St., Granada Hills, CA 91344
Trustees Present
C. Lopez, M. Green (remote), M. Keipp, S. Mendoza (remote)
Trustees Absent
None
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
S. Mendoza
Guests Present
Nick Wu, R. Duenas, R. Quon, Y. King-Berg, Y. Zubia
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Keipp called a meeting of the board of trustees of Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS) to order on Monday Oct 21, 2019 at 6:07 PM.
C.
Flag Salute
D.
Additions/Corrections to Agenda
There were no additions or corrections to the agenda
II. Communications
A.
Presentations from the Public
There were no presentations from the public.
III. Items Scheduled For Action
A.
Recommendation from the Ad Hoc Board Selection Committee to Appoint Treasurer and Vice-Chairman
S. Mendoza arrived.
The recommendation from the Ad Hoc Board Selection Committee was accepted by the Board of Trustees.
B.
Recommendation for Board to Nominate Walter Wallace to Ad Hoc Finance Committee
The recommendation from the Ad Hoc Finance Committee was accepted by the Board of Trustees.
C.
Recommendation for YPICS to Operate Gear Up Grants 1 and 2
C. Lopez made a motion to move towards consideration of retainin GEAR UP Grants 1 & 2 with the stipulations that the Board examines YPI's payroll registers, payroll tax documents, and YPI has paid all Gear Up 1 liabilities to present, and with GEAR UP 2, the contract to start now between our schools and the DOE and any liabilities prior to getting the contract is the liability of Vaughn. The Board's preference is to only be responsible for Gear Up 1. The Board is also willing to consider another CBO that has extensive experience within educational programming. The ED and COO are permitted to determine a path forward that are within the parameters outlined above.
M. Green seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
| M. Green |
Aye
|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
D.
Recommendation to Receive ASES Grant Funds from CDE September 2019 GAN
C. Lopez made a motion to receive the ASES GAN.
M. Green seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
| S. Mendoza |
Absent
|
| M. Green |
Aye
|
E.
Recommendation for YPICS to operate YPICS ASES and 21st Century Grants
C. Lopez made a motion to operate the ASES and 21st grants for Fenton and YPICS with the same stipulations as the Gear Up grants.
M. Green seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Green |
Aye
|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
| S. Mendoza |
Absent
|
F.
Recommendation to Approve Removal of YPI in Board Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation
M. Green made a motion to remove YPI as the sole member from the YPICS Articles of Incorporations and Bylaws.
C. Lopez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Green |
Aye
|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
| S. Mendoza |
Absent
|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
IV. Closed Session
A.
Closed Session -Anticipated Litigation
The Board of Trustees moved into Closed Session at 7:22pm.
V. Open Session
A.
Action Taken
No action was taken in Closed Session.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:49 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Y. Zubia