Contra Costa School of Performing Arts
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday December 12, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Location
CCSPA Conference Room
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Contra Costa School of Performing Arts
Board Meeting
Date and Time:
Tuesday December 12, 2023 at 5:30 PM PDT
Location:
2730 Mitchell Dr.
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 Chair/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. When translation services are utilized to support the participation of a primary Speaker, the translator will be afforded the same duration of time as the primary Speaker. 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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Directors Present
A. Mbonisi, C. Hill, D. Wendt, G. Ponikvar, H. Vega, L. McPhatter-Harris
Directors Absent
M. Hennessy
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Foster
Non Voting Members Present
C. Foster
Guests Present
C. Phillips (remote), C. Tirlia
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Establish a Quorum
D.
Agenda Review and Adoption
II. PUBLIC COMMENTS
A.
Items on the Agenda
No public comments were made at this time.
B.
Items Not on the Agenda
No public comments were made at this time.
III. CONSENT AGENDA
A.
Approve Minutes
The agenda is missing the Closed Session portion of the agenda. Agenda is missing the fact that no action was taken at the time of closed session. Heather should be the one to sign off, not David.
IV. FINANCE
A.
Financial and CBO Report
No Financial and CBO Report given.
Adiagha Mbonisi entered the meeting at 5:54pm
B.
Interim Budget
Debbie Howard began presenting the first interim budget report at 5:56.
Debbie reviewed the first interim budget summary and spending reports.
Debbie and Candice reviewed the current budget detail and prior year comparison.
Lynna McPhatter-Harris entered the meeting at 6:19pm.
The board wants Candice and Debbie to remove overinflated spending items.
The board decided to remove money from the Substitute Budget to reduce the negative spending budget.
Debbie presented the Multi-Year Projection Summary.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Mbonisi |
Aye
|
| D. Wendt |
Aye
|
| L. McPhatter-Harris |
Abstain
|
| H. Vega |
Aye
|
| M. Hennessy |
Absent
|
| G. Ponikvar |
Aye
|
| C. Hill |
Aye
|
V. OTHER BUSINESS
A.
Executive Summary
Catherine began presenting the Executive Summary.
Candice proposed adding a 5th grade level school.
The board believes giving more attention to High School and offering more High School classes will attract more kids to CoCoSPA.
The board wants the Agenda to be posted on the CoCoSPA website for better transparency.
The board looked over a proposed 24-25 school year calendar.
The board and Candice reviewed the follow-up with the relators and the bonds.
B.
Board Term
VI. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
A.
Report Out
Reopened meeting at 7:25pm
The board approved the Public Employee/Discipline/Dismissal and Release Report
Quorum established at 5:47 by Heather Vega