Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
Minutes
Joint Meeting - Finance Committee & Miramar Task Force
Date and Time
Monday November 23, 2020 at 3:00 PM
Location
In accordance with Mayor Garcetti's "Safer at Home" City Order (Link) and Governor Newsome's State Executive Order( Link) CNCA will be holding Board Meetings via ZOOM video conference and telephone. No physical CNCA school locations will be open to the public.
This meeting is open to the public through the telephone 1 (669) 900-9128 (US Toll) and ZOOM video conference. To ensure meeting safety, there will be an online ZOOM waiting room set up for participants 10 minutes prior to the meeting. Attendees will be welcomed in prior to the start of the meeting at 4:00 pm. The waiting room will be checked regularly so that anyone joining the meeting late can still join. ZOOM LINK
Members of the public who wish to address the Board regarding items on this agenda or who need special accommodations should contact Leylani Lira in the Chief Executive Officer’s office at 213-417-3400 ext. 1401 or Leylani.Lira@caminonuevo.org. Speakers are limited to no more than 2 minutes each. Speakers may also sign up in person the day of the meeting.
This meeting is open to the public through the telephone 1 (669) 900-9128 (US Toll) and ZOOM video conference. To ensure meeting safety, there will be an online ZOOM waiting room set up for participants 10 minutes prior to the meeting. Attendees will be welcomed in prior to the start of the meeting at 4:00 pm. The waiting room will be checked regularly so that anyone joining the meeting late can still join. ZOOM LINK
Members of the public who wish to address the Board regarding items on this agenda or who need special accommodations should contact Leylani Lira in the Chief Executive Officer’s office at 213-417-3400 ext. 1401 or Leylani.Lira@caminonuevo.org. Speakers are limited to no more than 2 minutes each. Speakers may also sign up in person the day of the meeting.
Committee Members Present
C. Quane (remote), C. Smet (remote), L. Russell (remote), R. Hunt (remote), S. Ito (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Abich (remote), Marisol.PinedaConde@CaminoNuevo.org (remote), T. Stanton (remote), rachel.hazlehurst@PuebloNuevo.org (remote), robert.spencer@pueblonuevo.org (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Ito called a meeting of the Finance Committee of Camino Nuevo Charter Academy to order on Monday Nov 23, 2020 at 3:14 PM.
C.
June 4, 2020 Finance Committee Minutes
C. Quane made a motion to approve the minutes from June 4, 2020.
L. Russell seconded the motion.
| Roll Call | |
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| S. Ito |
Aye
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| C. Quane |
Aye
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| L. Russell |
Aye
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| C. Smet |
Aye
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| R. Hunt |
Aye
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D.
August 26, 2020 Finance Committee Minutes
C. Quane made a motion to approve the minutes from August 26, 2020.
L. Russell seconded the motion.
| Roll Call | |
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| C. Quane |
Aye
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| S. Ito |
Aye
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| L. Russell |
Aye
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| R. Hunt |
Aye
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| C. Smet |
Aye
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II. Opening Remarks
A.
Welcome
Shiho Ito, CNCA Treasurer, welcomed everybody to the joint CNCA Finance Committee and Miramar Task Force.
III. Presentation
A.
CNHS #1 - Miramar Campus
Adriana Abich, CEO, and Tammy Stanton, CFO, presented programmatic information, enrollment trends and fiscal projections.
IV. Public Comment
A.
Members of the public who wish to address the Board regarding items on this agenda
Shiho Ito, CNCA, Treasurer, moderated public comment roster. The following community members addressed the CNCA Finance Committee and Miramar Task Force:
- Riley Vaca [MIR]
- Jeannemarie DeQuiroz [MIR]
- Michael Casey [MIR]
- Esmy Conde [MIR]
- Sammy Dene [MIR]
- Ron Espiritu [MIR]
- Ashley Sandoval [MIR]
- Melody Guerrero [MIR]
- Carlitos Cortez [MIR]
- Chelsey Smith – Quinonez [MIR]
- Benjamin Sanchez [MIR]
- Victor Corrioriles [MIR]
- Andrea Perez [MIR]
- David Coreas [MIR]
- Joshua Palacios [MIR]
- Hamilton Diaz [MIR]
- Mario Jimenez [MIR]
- Joseph Cortez [MIR]
- Yareli Aguilar [MIR]
- Erika Lopez [MIR]
- Roselyn Najera [MIR]
- Hamilton Diaz [MIR]
- Keny Parada [MIR]
V. Final Discussion & Board Recommendation
A.
Discussion
Discussion held on the viability of the CNHS Charter given the enrollment and fiscal projections.
Over the past few years the school has struggled to balance, enrollment, attendance, building costs, programmatic needs and community needs. Increased building costs compounded by the pandemic have made it necessary for the Board to make a plan for how we move forward.
The board acknowledged the difficulty of school closure on many levels.
This school is fully funded through this year and we will continue to fully support all stakeholders through the end of this school year.
Over the past few years the school has struggled to balance, enrollment, attendance, building costs, programmatic needs and community needs. Increased building costs compounded by the pandemic have made it necessary for the Board to make a plan for how we move forward.
The board acknowledged the difficulty of school closure on many levels.
This school is fully funded through this year and we will continue to fully support all stakeholders through the end of this school year.
B.
Recommendation to CNCA Board
Recommendation to bring the following guiding question to the CNCA Board of Directors: Is it financially prudent for the CNHS Charter to continue to operate at the Miramar Campus?
S. Ito made a motion to Bring forth the following motion to the CNCA Board of Directors: Is it financially prudent for the CNHS Charter to continue to operate at the Miramar Campus?
R. Hunt seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
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| C. Quane |
Aye
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| R. Hunt |
Aye
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| S. Ito |
Aye
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| C. Smet |
Aye
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| L. Russell |
Aye
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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 6:43 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Ito
Documents used during the meeting
- CNCA-FC MINUTES DRAFT_06.04.20.pdf
- CNCA-FC-MINUTES DRAFT 08.26.20.pdf