Contra Costa School of Performing Arts

Minutes

Special Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday June 22, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Location

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Board meeting will be held at 2730 Mitchell Dr., Walnut Creek, CA 94598.

 

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Heather Vega: 4040 Hope Avenue, Concord, CA 94521

Charles Hill: 1412 Market St., Oakland, CA 94607

Fatemeh Bani-Taba: 1655 N. California Ave., Walnut Creek, CA 94596

 

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Directors Present

C. Hill (remote), D. Wendt, F. Bani-Taba (remote), H. Vega (remote), L. McPhatter-Harris

Directors Absent

A. Mbonisi

Ex Officio Members Present

B. Byers

Non Voting Members Present

B. Byers

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

H. Vega called a meeting of the board of directors of Contra Costa School of Performing Arts to order on Thursday Jun 22, 2023 at 4:06 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Quorum established

D.

Agenda Review and Adoption

D. Wendt made a motion to Approve agenda with a change of presenter from David Wendt to Lynna McPhatter-Harris for transition planning.
L. McPhatter-Harris seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
D. Wendt
Aye
A. Mbonisi
Absent
F. Bani-Taba
Absent
C. Hill
Aye
H. Vega
Aye
L. McPhatter-Harris
Aye

II. PUBLIC COMMENTS

A.

Items on the Agenda

No public comment

III. APPROVALS FOR OPERATIONS

A.

Review using debit versus credit card

No vote at this time. Board discussed limits and details and want to build in a quarterly review of credit card charges.

B.

Adding Day Porter

L. McPhatter-Harris made a motion to add a day porter to the janitorial contract for 2023-24.
F. Bani-Taba seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
C. Hill
Aye
D. Wendt
Aye
F. Bani-Taba
Aye
H. Vega
Aye
L. McPhatter-Harris
Aye
A. Mbonisi
Absent

C.

Accept Plan

L. McPhatter-Harris made a motion to accept the recommendations from Education Growth Group.
D. Wendt seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
H. Vega
Aye
C. Hill
Aye
F. Bani-Taba
Aye
L. McPhatter-Harris
Aye
D. Wendt
Aye
A. Mbonisi
Absent

IV. CLOSED SESSION

A.

Public Employee Employment/Discipline/Dismissal Release (§ 54957)

Nothing to report at this time.

B.

Public Employee Performance Evaluation § 54957

Nothing to report at this time.

V. TRANSITION PLANNING

A.

Transition Plan

Nothing to report at this time.

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 5:31 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
H. Vega