Voices College-Bound Language Academies
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday December 3, 2018 at 3:00 PM
Location
1160 Brickyard Cove, 2nd Floor Richmond, CA
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Directors Present
A. Miller, D. Cadette, D. Richards, H. Glover, S. Sandoval
Directors Absent
K. Wisckol
Non Voting Members Present
F. Teso
Guests Present
L. Ramirez
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
L. Ramirez called a meeting of the board of directors of Voices College-Bound Language Academies to order on Monday Dec 3, 2018 at 3:18 PM.
C.
Public Comment (on items not on the Agenda)
No public comments.
D.
Principal Report
Jose Gonzalez, Voices WCC Principal, shared Voices WCC school updates and challenges.
II. Consent Items
A.
Approve Minutes
D. Cadette made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 10-10-18 Board Meeting on 10-10-18.
A. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Approve Minutes
D. Cadette made a motion to approve minutes from the Emergency Board Meeting on 11-12-18 Emergency Board Meeting on 11-12-18.
A. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Approve Request for Allowance of Attendance Due to Emergency Conditions for WCC, MP and MH
A. Miller made a motion to approve Allowance of Attendance due to Emergency Conditions for WCC, MP and FM.
D. Cadette seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Board noted that application should be for Voices Flagship rather than Voices MH, as indicated on board agenda.
D.
Approve SARC for Voices Flagship, Mt. Pleasant, Morgan Hill and West Contra Costa
F.Teso recommended Consent Item 2D to be removed and pushed to next board meeting.
E.
Silicon Schools Fund Award Approval
A. Miller made a motion to approve Silicon Schools Fund Award Approval.
D. Cadette seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Approve DGW Consulting Group Contract
A. Miller made a motion to approve DGW Consulting Group Contract.
D. Cadette seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Closed Session
A.
Public Employee Performance Evaluation: CEO (Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957)
Closed session began at 3:37 PM.
B.
Conference With Legal Counsel- Anticipated Litigation Section (Pursuant to Gov. Code Sect. 54956.9)
IV. Reconvene Open Session
A.
Report on action taken in closed session
Open session reconvened at 4:10 PM. No action taken in closed session.
V. Board Business
A.
Board Member Appointment
F.Teso discussed Linda Prieto, proposed board member.
A. Miller made a motion to approve Linda Prieto to serve on the Voices Academies Board..
D. Cadette seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Financials Reports and Approvals
E.Lee discussed The Sobrato Foundation PRI as a facilities financing option and to remove Interim Budget 5B.
D. Richards made a motion to approve The Sobrato Foundation PRI.
A. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Committee Updates
D.Cadette provided Governance Committee updates. S.Sandoval discussed possible board members.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
A. Miller made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
H. Glover seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:07 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Ramirez