Contra Costa School of Performing Arts
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday April 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Location
2730 Mitchell Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Contra Costa School of Performing Arts
Board Meeting
Date and Time:
Monday, April 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM PDT
Location:
Google Meet Link: CCSPA/ChartHouse Board of Directors Meeting
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/nkf-yvbi-bxv
4229 20th street
San Francisco, CA 94114
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.
All Board agendas and minutes will be published at cocospa.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.
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.
Directors Present
G. Ponikvar, H. Vega, J. Bridge, L. McPhatter-Harris, M. Hennessy (remote), S. Kulak
Directors Absent
None
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
L. McPhatter-Harris, S. Kulak
Guests Present
C. Tirlia
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Establish a Quorum
D.
Agenda Review and Adoption
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| H. Vega |
Aye
|
| G. Ponikvar |
Aye
|
| J. Bridge |
Aye
|
| S. Kulak |
Absent
|
| L. McPhatter-Harris |
Absent
|
| M. Hennessy |
Aye
|
II. Public Comments
A.
Items on the Agenda
No comments about items on the agenda were made during this time.
B.
Items Not on the Agenda
No comments about items not on the agenda were made during this time.
III. Consent Agenda
A.
Consent Agenda Items
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. McPhatter-Harris |
Absent
|
| G. Ponikvar |
Abstain
|
| S. Kulak |
Absent
|
| H. Vega |
Aye
|
| M. Hennessy |
Aye
|
| J. Bridge |
Aye
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Ponikvar |
Abstain
|
| H. Vega |
Aye
|
| J. Bridge |
Aye
|
| S. Kulak |
Absent
|
| L. McPhatter-Harris |
Absent
|
| M. Hennessy |
Aye
|
IV. Closed Session
A.
Conference with Real Property Negotiations
B.
Public Employee Performance Evaluation (§ 54957) Executive Director
V. Reconvene to Open Session
A.
Report out on Action Taken in Closed Session
Reconvened to open session at 6:05pm.
No action taken during closed session.
VI. Finance
A.
Financial Report
Debbie Howard presented the April financial report to the board.
VII. Other Business
A.
Executive Summary
Catherine presented her April Executive Summary to the board.
B.
Board Member Terms
This adjustment is made in accordance with the bylaws/policies of Charthouse Public Schools and will be reflected in the official board records.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Ponikvar |
Aye
|
| H. Vega |
Aye
|
| M. Hennessy |
Aye
|
| L. McPhatter-Harris |
Aye
|
| S. Kulak |
Aye
|
| J. Bridge |
Aye
|
Quorum established at 5:34pm by Heather Vega.