Contra Costa School of Performing Arts
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday September 12, 2016 at 5:30 PM
Location
150 N. Wiget Lane, Suite 212, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
The public may address the Board regarding any item within the jurisdiction of the Board of Directors of ChartHouse Public Schools. To ensure an orderly meeting and an equal opportunity for each speaker, persons wishing to address the Board must fill out a speaker’s card. Cards should be turned into the Board Vice-chairperson prior to the Call to Order. Speakers will be given three minutes for items on the agenda and two minutes for items not on the agenda. Time may not be yielded to other speakers. In compliance with the Brown Act, the Board may listen to comments from speakers and provide direction to staff, but may not engage in discussion or take action on items that are not already on the agenda.
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The Board of Directors will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend Board meetings so long as 48 hours notice is provided via email (charthousepublicschools@gmail.com).
All Board agendas and minutes will be published at www.charthousepublicschools.org. Any disclosable public records related to an open session Board meeting agenda item and distributed by staff to a majority of the Board of Directors shall be available for public inspection at the above mentioned website.
The Board of Directors will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend Board meetings so long as 48 hours notice is provided via email (charthousepublicschools@gmail.com).
Directors Present
A. Bacigalupo, G. Rowland, M. Lynch, M. Rigau, S. Sarna
Directors Absent
None
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
S. Sarna
Guests Present
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 Monday Sep 12, 2016 at 5:33 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
M. Rigau made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on June 6th, July 1st and August 1st. Board Meeting on 08-01-16.
G. Rowland seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Rowland |
Aye
|
| M. Rigau |
Aye
|
| S. Sarna |
Absent
|
| A. Bacigalupo |
Aye
|
| M. Lynch |
Aye
|
D.
Agenda Review and Adoption
G. Rowland made a motion to adopt the the agenda as presented.
M. Rigau seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Lynch |
Aye
|
| A. Bacigalupo |
Aye
|
| S. Sarna |
Absent
|
| G. Rowland |
Aye
|
| M. Rigau |
Aye
|
II. Reconvene Open Session
A.
Report Out
III. Information Items
A.
Board Development
S. Sarna arrived.
Board members were provided information for review at a later date.
B.
ACRE Presentation
SPA Executive Director Neil McChesney lead the presentation in the CEO of Acre's absence.
IV. Action Items
A.
Anti-nepotism Policy
S. Sarna made a motion to approve the proposed anti-nepotism policy.
G. Rowland seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Rowland |
Aye
|
| A. Bacigalupo |
Aye
|
| M. Rigau |
Aye
|
| S. Sarna |
Aye
|
| M. Lynch |
Aye
|
B.
Internet Service Agreement
S. Sarna made a motion to authorize the Executive Director to execute the Internet Service Agreement from Wave.
M. Lynch seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Sarna |
Aye
|
| M. Lynch |
Aye
|
| M. Rigau |
Aye
|
| A. Bacigalupo |
Aye
|
| G. Rowland |
Aye
|
C.
Shadelands Art Center Facilities Use
M. Rigau made a motion to authorize the Executive Director to execute the facilities rental agreement for the Shadelands Auditorium.
G. Rowland seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Rigau |
Aye
|
| M. Lynch |
Aye
|
| G. Rowland |
Aye
|
| S. Sarna |
Aye
|
| A. Bacigalupo |
Aye
|
D.
Line of Credit
G. Rowland made a motion to authorize a draw of up to $210,000 dollars from the Pacific Western line of credit.
S. Sarna seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Rowland |
Aye
|
| A. Bacigalupo |
Aye
|
| S. Sarna |
Aye
|
| M. Rigau |
Aye
|
| M. Lynch |
Aye
|
V. Staff Reports
A.
Executive Director
The Executive Director updated the Board on the first two weeks of the SPA program.
B.
CSMC
A representative from CSMC (Charter School Management Corporation) provided the board an update to the budget and answered any fiscal or business questions presented by the Board.
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 7:32 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Bacigalupo
Cathy Jeha
Mara Peterson
Andrea Godosh
Peggy Payne
Lori Tassano
AeJay Mitchell
Casey Hurt
Liz Tenuto
Kayla Knowles