DeKalb Brilliance Academy
Minutes
December Emergency Meeting
Date and Time
Monday December 9, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Location
DeKalb Brilliance Academy
Directors Present
B. Howell (remote), C. Payton (remote), J. Akpan (remote), J. Counts (remote), M. Freeland (remote), M. Greene (remote), Q. Johnson (remote), T. Egbuna (remote), T. Ruffin (remote)
Directors Absent
B. Hartman, B. Riley, C. Armour, Jr., D. Watters
Ex Officio Members Present
E. Parks (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
E. Parks (remote)
Guests Present
J. Alter (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Freeland called a meeting of the board of directors of DeKalb Brilliance Academy to order on Monday Dec 9, 2024 at 7:03 PM.
II. Facility
A.
Facilities Taskforce
Q. Johnson made a motion to Motion to approve selection of general contractor of Carrol Daniel for up to $12.5M, in terms outlined in board resolution.
B. Howell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| T. Egbuna |
Aye
|
| M. Greene |
Aye
|
| T. Ruffin |
Aye
|
| Q. Johnson |
Aye
|
| B. Riley |
Absent
|
| C. Armour, Jr. |
Absent
|
| D. Watters |
Absent
|
| C. Payton |
Aye
|
| M. Freeland |
Aye
|
| B. Hartman |
Absent
|
| J. Akpan |
Aye
|
| J. Counts |
Aye
|
| B. Howell |
Aye
|
III. 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 7:27 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Freeland
Docs - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Dyz9wGpf9BMhzsSo4gTk8dfs2MuvCtot?usp=drive_link
We have two bids for the work on the new building to transform it into educational space. The facilities team is pushing to work with Carroll Daniel.
Unexpected expenses for the new school surpassed the initially planned $12.25M. Need to confirm how much wiggle room we should give to avoid follow-up meetings. The target spend is $12.5M. Contingency budget is up to $12.75M. The board needs to confirm what amount is okay to go back to the contractor with between $12.25 - 12.75