Green Dot Public Schools California

Minutes

Special Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday August 17, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Green Dot Public Schools California Board meetings are open to the public. This meeting will be held at the California Home Office, 1149 S. Hill Street, Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, on Thursday August 17, 2023 at 2:00 pm. Teleconference locations accessible to the public include Green Dot Public Schools in California, 2041 Carolwood Dr., Arcadia CA 91006, 1411 N. Detroit Street, LA 90046, 2049 Century Park East, 13th floor 90067,  and Conference Room 200MP-347, Peter Morton Medical Building 200 UCLA Medical Plaza, 3rd Floor, Room 347 Los Angeles, CA 90095, 2314 24th St, Santa Monica, CA 90405, 2128 Ronsard Road, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, 1423 Beacon San Pedro, CA 90731, 38847 Dearhorn Rd. Springfield, OR 97478, 333 Marle Falls Street Las Vegas, NV 89138, and 33 Cooksey Drive, Mount Desert Island, Maine. 

 

 

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Public comment can either be submitted to GreenDotCABoardMeeting@greendot.org by 2:00 p.m. on August 17, 2023, or can be submitted after the start of the meeting by raising your hand via zoom during the public comment section. Members of the public can submit statements in English or Spanish. Statements received by 2:00 p.m. will be read out loud during the Board meeting in the order they were received and will be limited to 3 minutes per submission. The Board has allocated a total of 30 minutes for public comment. Anything exceeding the 30 minutes allocated for public comment will not be read during the Board meeting and will be shared with Green Dot California Board members via email.

 

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Directors Present

Claudio Chavez (remote), Dr. Robert Cherry (remote), Ivette Peña (remote), Jason Feuerstein (remote), Jon Goodman (remote), Kevin Reed (remote), Louis Gomez (remote), Peter Scranton (remote), Rita Ravindra (remote)

Directors Absent

LaTonia Lopez, Ricardo Barragan

Guests Present

Amanda Matamoros (remote), Annabelle Moskowitz (remote), Annette Gonzalez (remote), Cristina de Jesus (remote), Leilani Abulon (remote), Mike Lopez (remote), Neal Brandenburg (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

Kevin Reed called a meeting of the board of directors of Green Dot Public Schools California to order on Thursday Aug 17, 2023 at 2:03 PM.

B.

Record Attendance and Guests

II. Public Comment

A.

Public Comment

Public Comment was not submitted.

III. Approve Consent Agenda

A.

Approve Minutes from the 06-30-2023 GDPSC Board Meeting

Kevin Reed made a motion to approve Minutes from the 06-30-2023 GDPSC Board Meeting.
Jon Goodman seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Ricardo Barragan
Absent
Jon Goodman
Aye
Kevin Reed
Aye
Peter Scranton
Abstain
LaTonia Lopez
Absent
Dr. Robert Cherry
Aye
Louis Gomez
Abstain
Claudio Chavez
Aye
Jason Feuerstein
Aye
Ivette Peña
Aye
Rita Ravindra
Aye

B.

Approve GDPSC Employee Handbook

Kevin Reed made a motion to approve GDPSC Employee Handbook.
Jon Goodman seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Dr. Robert Cherry
Aye
Rita Ravindra
Aye
Kevin Reed
Aye
Ivette Peña
Aye
Peter Scranton
Abstain
LaTonia Lopez
Absent
Claudio Chavez
Aye
Jon Goodman
Aye
Louis Gomez
Abstain
Ricardo Barragan
Absent
Jason Feuerstein
Aye

C.

Animo Compton Facility project - GDPSC Contribution

Kevin Reed made a motion to approve the Animo Compton Facility project - GDPSC Contribution.
Jon Goodman seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Jon Goodman
Aye
Ivette Peña
Aye
Dr. Robert Cherry
Aye
Rita Ravindra
Aye
Peter Scranton
No
Louis Gomez
No
LaTonia Lopez
Absent
Kevin Reed
Aye
Ricardo Barragan
Absent
Claudio Chavez
Aye
Jason Feuerstein
Aye

D.

Approve Green Dot Public Schools California's Ratification of ACEA's Contract

Kevin Reed made a motion to approve Green Dot Public Schools California's Ratification of ACEA's Contract.
Jon Goodman seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Jason Feuerstein
Aye
Jon Goodman
Aye
Dr. Robert Cherry
Aye
Ricardo Barragan
Absent
Claudio Chavez
Aye
Louis Gomez
No
Peter Scranton
No
Kevin Reed
Aye
LaTonia Lopez
Absent
Ivette Peña
Aye
Rita Ravindra
Aye

IV. Closed Session

A.

Conference with legal counsel – Anticipated Litigation

The Board entered closed session at approximately 2:13 p.m. to discuss anticipated litigation. 

V. Report on Actions Taken During Closed Session

A.

Report on Closed Session

The Board resumed open session at approximately 3:48 p.m. and reported that there were no actions taken during closed session. 

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 3:49 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Jon Goodman