Special Board Meeting Minutes

June 30, 2020, 5:30-6:00 PM

Urban Montessori Charter School

Minutes

Special Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday June 30, 2020 at 5:30 PM

PER GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S SHELTER IN PLACE EXECUTIVE ORDER DATED MARCH 19, 2020 (WHICH IS HERE IN ITS ENTIRETY) AND BY ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA DATED MARCH 16, 2020 (WHICH IS HERE IN ITS ENTIRETY):
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Members: Loren Bentley Tammero, Koren Clark, Olivia Couch, Jan Faraguna, Christina Greenberg, Greg Klein, Davis Leung, Nancy McAfee Flemming, Fred Mooradally, Hae-Sin Thomas, Stacey Wang

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Directors Present

C. Greenberg (remote), D. Leung (remote), G. Klein (remote), L. Bentley Tammero (remote), N. McAfee Flemming (remote), O. Couch (remote)

Directors Absent

F. Mooradally, H. Thomas, J. Faraguna, K. Clark, S. Wang

Guests Present

D. Bissonnette (remote), K. Feeney (remote)

I. Opening Items

A. Call the Meeting to Order

D. Leung called a meeting of the board of directors of Urban Montessori Charter School to order on Tuesday Jun 30, 2020 at 5:36 PM.

B. Record Attendance

C. Review of Action/Discussion Items

None

D. Board Member Comment

None

E. Presentations from the Floor

None

II. Approval of the Minutes

A. Action Item - discuss and vote on the minutes from the June 25, 2020 Special Meeting

G. Klein made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Board Meeting on 06-25-20.

C. Greenberg seconded the motion.

No public comment.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
K. Clark	Absent
J. Faraguna	Absent
D. Leung	Aye
L. Bentley Tammero	Aye
S. Wang	Absent
G. Klein	Aye
H. Thomas	Absent
C. Greenberg	Aye
O. Couch	Aye
N. McAfee Flemming	Aye
F. Mooradally	Absent

III. Head of School

A. Action Item - discuss and vote on Crown moving estimate proposal contract (above $10,000)

Krishna introduced the discussion on the contract to move us to our new location. She shared information ahead of time with the Board -- and remains linked publicly to the agenda document for this meeting. The contract is more than we hoped it would be, but should not make a material impact on our budget for the upcoming year, and we have to move.

No public comment.

C. Greenberg made a motion to approve the moving contract with Crown.

G. Klein seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
C. Greenberg	Aye
K. Clark	Absent
N. McAfee Flemming	Aye
G. Klein	Aye
D. Leung	Aye
L. Bentley Tammero	Aye
F. Mooradally	Absent
O. Couch	Aye
S. Wang	Absent
H. Thomas	Absent
J. Faraguna	Absent

IV. Closing Items

A. Adjourn Meeting

L. Bentley Tammero made a motion to adjourn.

D. Leung seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
G. Klein	Aye
L. Bentley Tammero	Aye
F. Mooradally	Absent
S. Wang	Absent
C. Greenberg	Aye
H. Thomas	Absent
K. Clark	Absent
O. Couch	Aye
J. Faraguna	Absent
D. Leung	Aye
N. McAfee Flemming	Aye

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:51 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

G. Klein

Documents used during the meeting

Crown Estimate & Proposal.pdf

THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.

REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY The Governing Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS MAY BE MADE Notice is hereby given that, consistent with the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, special presentations not mentioned in the agenda may be made at this meeting. However, any such presentation will be for information only.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting of the Governing Board may request assistance by contacting UMCS at 5328 Brann Street, Oakland, CA 94619 or info@urbanmontessori.org.

FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information concerning this agenda or for materials relating to this meeting, please contact UMCS at 5328 Brann Street, Oakland, CA 94619 or board@urbanmontessori.org. All materials are available via the Governance Section of our website: http://www.urbanmontessori.org/governance.