Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS)
Minutes
YPICS Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday September 27, 2021 at 6:00 PM
Location
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Trustees Present
C. Lopez (remote), D. Cho (remote), M. Green (remote), M. Keipp (remote), S. Mendoza (remote), W. Njboke
Trustees Absent
None
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
M. Keipp, W. Njboke
Guests Present
I. Castillo (remote), K. Myers (remote), R. Duenas (remote), R. Quon (remote), Tait Anderson (remote), Y. King-Berg (remote), Y. Zubia (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C. Lopez called a meeting of the board of trustees of Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS) to order on Monday Sep 27, 2021 at 6:12 PM.
C.
Additions/Corrections to Agenda
There were no additions or corrections to the agenda.
D.
Approval of July 26, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
M. Green made a motion to approve the minutes from Regular Board Meeting on 07-26-21.
S. Mendoza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Green |
Aye
|
| W. Njboke |
Absent
|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
| D. Cho |
Aye
|
| M. Keipp |
Absent
|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
II. Communications
A.
Presentations from the Public
There were no presentations from the Public.
B.
Modified Meeting Procedures During COVID-19 Pandemic
III. Items Scheduled For Information
A.
PPP Loan Forgiveness
W. Njboke arrived.
M. Keipp arrived.
Ms. King-Berg received the official notice that the PPP loan does not have to be paid back and will be added as a revenue for the schools.
B.
Executive Director's Report
Ms. King-Berg provided the Board with her report which details the most recent charter legislation on local to federal levels.
IV. Consent Agenda Items
A.
Background
B.
Consent Items
M. Keipp made a motion to move the consent agenda items.
S. Mendoza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
| D. Cho |
Aye
|
| M. Green |
Aye
|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
| W. Njboke |
Aye
|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
V. Items Scheduled For Action
A.
Fiscal Policy Updated
Tait Anderson, Executive Vice President at ExED, presented to the Board of Trustees the updates that need to be made to the fiscal policy due to ExED rolling out a new payment method via a third party vendor. The change will not affect YPICS monetarily and the payment software company will aide ExED in their check issuance process.
M. Keipp made a motion to update the fiscal policy language to include the new payment process.
D. Cho seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
| W. Njboke |
Aye
|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
| M. Green |
Aye
|
| D. Cho |
Aye
|
B.
FY20-21 Unaudited Actuals
M. Keipp made a motion to approve the YPICS FY20-21 Unaudited Actuals.
W. Njboke seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
| D. Cho |
Aye
|
| W. Njboke |
Aye
|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
| M. Green |
Aye
|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
C.
YPICS August 2021 Financials
S. Mendoza made a motion to approve the YPICS August 2021 financials and check registers as submitted.
M. Keipp seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| W. Njboke |
Aye
|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
| D. Cho |
Aye
|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
| M. Green |
Aye
|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
D.
YPICS Board Declaration of Virtual Board Meeting October 2021
The Brown Act rules for the pandemic was set to expire on 9/30/2021, but AB631 has extended the option of holding virtual meeting until January 2024 if there is still a health safety order in place and the meetings are declared to be virtual within 30 days at a board meeting.
S. Mendoza made a motion to declare a virtual meeting for the next Board meeting on October 25, 2021.
M. Keipp seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
| W. Njboke |
Aye
|
| D. Cho |
Aye
|
| M. Green |
Aye
|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
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 7:09 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Y. Zubia