KIPP Memphis Public Schools
Minutes
Finance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday May 24, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Location
Via Zoom
Committee Members Present
A. Anderson (remote), D. Hopson (remote), H. Coleman (remote), L. Sweet (remote), M. Davis (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Burt (remote), A. Carr (remote), J. Ward-Gill (remote), S. Gatson (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
L. Sweet called a meeting of the Finance Committee of KIPP Memphis Public Schools to order on Wednesday May 24, 2023 at 3:08 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
D. Hopson made a motion to approve the minutes from Finance Committee Meeting on 04-05-23.
A. Anderson seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Finance Committee Presentation
A.
Finance Update and Presentation
B.
Committee Notifications
Upcoming Project – Classroom Lab Renovation Howell Campus
- KIPP Memphis Public Schools received approval for the Innovative School Model grant on April 21, 2023. Inclusive in the grant are funds to renovate three classrooms at the Howell campus into the KMPS Innovative STEM Center of Excellence.
C.
Emergency HVAC Repair (Howell Campus) | Gipson Mechanical Contractors
D. Hopson made a motion to recommend that KIPP Memphis Public Schools Board of Directors ratifies the emergency service to Gipson Mechanical Contractors for a total amount of $136,558.30 to repair the non-operational chiller inside the facility/school building located at 2210 Howell Avenue.
A. Anderson seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Repointing Masonry Project at Henry | Barnes and Brower, Inc.
M. Davis made a motion to recommend that KIPP Memphis Public Schools Board of Directors ratifies the emergency contract to Barnes and Brower, Inc. for a total amount not to exceed $193,290.44 for the repointing masonry project for the facility/school building located at 230 Henry Ave.
D. Hopson seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Food Service Management Company Services (FSMC) | Compass Group USA, Inc.
M. Davis made a motion to recommend the KIPP Memphis Public Schools Board of Directors approve the contract to Compass Group USA, Inc., by and through its Chartwells Division as the food service management company to provide meal services to all KIPP Memphis Public Schools’ (KMPS) students effective July 1, 2023.
D. Hopson seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
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 3:59 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Ward-Gill
Chief Carr presented an overview of the following: