Contra Costa School of Performing Arts

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Friday July 1, 2016 at 3:30 PM

Location

150 N. Wiget Lane, Suite 201, Walnut Creek, CA 94598

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Directors Present

A. Bacigalupo, G. Rowland, M. Lynch, S. Sarna

Directors Absent

M. Rigau

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

G. Rowland

Ex Officio Members Present

N. McChesney

Non Voting Members Present

N. McChesney

Guests Present

Lisa Kingsbury, V. Townsend-Crosby

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

A. Bacigalupo called a meeting of the board of directors of Contra Costa School of Performing Arts to order on Friday Jul 1, 2016 at 3:39 PM.

II. Closed Session

A.

Public Employment

G. Rowland arrived.

B.

Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation

III. Reconvene Open Session

A.

Report Out

With reference to Closed Session Agenda Item No. III-A, the Board approved the following employment contracts:

Melissa Kirmsse, Administrative Assistant
Vaishali Patel, Teacher
 
With reference to Closed Session Agenda Item No. III-B, the Board took the following action and approved a settlement of the existing appeal in Mt. Diablo Unified School District v. Contra Costa School of Performing Arts, Case No. A147995.

Board members 4 voted "Yes" to approve the settlement.
Board members 0 voted "No" to reject the settlement.
Board members 0 abstained.  

IV. Information Items

A.

Academic Program

The Director of Curriculum and Integration, Lisa Kingsbury made a presentation on the SPA academic program.

B.

Email Training

The Board received a brief training on the new e-mail system.

V. Action Items

A.

Regular Board Meeting Dates

M. Lynch made a motion to establish the first Monday of each month at 5:30pm as the reoccurring monthly date for regular board meetings in the 2016-17 fiscal year.
G. Rowland seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Lynch
Aye
A. Bacigalupo
Aye
M. Rigau
Absent
G. Rowland
Aye
S. Sarna
Aye

B.

IT Services

S. Sarna made a motion to approve the IT services proposal from CTS as presented.
G. Rowland seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Lynch
Aye
G. Rowland
Aye
M. Rigau
Absent
A. Bacigalupo
Aye
S. Sarna
Aye

C.

Facilities Lease

M. Lynch made a motion to authorize the Executive Director to execute the lease for the Shadelands property.
S. Sarna seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Rigau
Absent
A. Bacigalupo
Aye
S. Sarna
Aye
G. Rowland
Aye
M. Lynch
Aye

D.

CSFA Revolving Loan

M. Lynch made a motion to approve the resolution accepting the terms and conditions of the revolving loan and authorize the Executive Director to execute the loan agreement.
S. Sarna seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
A. Bacigalupo
Aye
S. Sarna
Aye
M. Lynch
Aye
G. Rowland
Aye
M. Rigau
Absent

VI. Staff Reports

A.

Executive Director

The Executive Director updated the Board on SPA planning year progress.

VII. 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 5:34 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
V. Townsend-Crosby