Contra Costa School of Performing Arts
Minutes
Special Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday February 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Location
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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The Board of Directors will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend Board meetings so long as notice is provided at least one hour prior to the start of the meeting by contacting the Executive Director’s Office at (925) 235-1130.
Board meeting will be held virtually.
*Adding a zoom location per Brown Act, each member attending via zoom will post the agenda in their window, announce their address, and announce if there is anyone over the age of 18 attending with them.
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Directors Present
G. Ponikvar (remote), H. Vega (remote), J. Bridge (remote), L. McPhatter-Harris (remote), M. Hennessy (remote), S. Kulak (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
J. Bridge
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Foster (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
C. Foster (remote)
Guests Present
C. Tirlia (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Establishment of Quorum
D.
Agenda Review and Adoption
Roll Call | |
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M. Hennessy |
Aye
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J. Bridge |
Absent
|
L. McPhatter-Harris |
Aye
|
G. Ponikvar |
Aye
|
S. Kulak |
Aye
|
H. Vega |
Aye
|
II. PUBLIC COMMENTS
A.
Items on the Agenda
No public comments about items on the agenda were made during this time.
III. New Business
A.
Real Estate Agreement
Heather began presenting the discussion of putting the school building up for sale in order to help the school finish the year out.
Catherine presented the data she collected through various meetings to create a real estate agreement to sell the school building. The official listing price of the building has not been presented yet.
The board explored various options for selling the building and considered flexible approaches to potential partnerships.
Roll Call | |
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L. McPhatter-Harris |
Aye
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H. Vega |
Aye
|
M. Hennessy |
Aye
|
J. Bridge |
Abstain
|
S. Kulak |
Aye
|
G. Ponikvar |
Aye
|
IV. Governance
A.
Board Assignment
The board will need to appoint a board secretary for closure purposes. Catherine presenting the duties and responsibilities that the board secretary will need to undertake.
Roll Call | |
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S. Kulak |
Aye
|
G. Ponikvar |
Aye
|
H. Vega |
Aye
|
M. Hennessy |
Aye
|
L. McPhatter-Harris |
Aye
|
J. Bridge |
Aye
|
Quorum established at 5:05pm