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September 25, 2019

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

REDWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Redwood City, California

APPROVED MINUTES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING

September 25, 2019

 

  1. Call to Order

 

President McBride called the closed session meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. at the District Office, Redwood City School District (“RCSD”), 750 Bradford Street, Redwood City.

Present at the meeting: President McBride, Vice-President Janet Lawson, Alisa MacAvoy, María Díaz-Slocum, Cecilia I. Márquez and Superintendent Baker.

Others Present: Linda Montes, Wendy Kelly, Antonio Pérez, Leslie Stafford, Carol Anne Bauman, Will Robertson, Don Dias, and many others that did not sign in.

 

  1. Oral Communication on Closed Session Items Only

None.

 

  1. Closed Session 6:00-7:00pm

 

3.1   Update on CSEA Negotiations

3.2   Update on RCTA Negotiations

 

  1. Reconvene to Regular Session at Approximately 7:00pm

 

4.1   Roll Call

 

4.2   Report Out on Closed Session from 9.25.19

 

President McBride commented that the School Board received an update on both CSEA and RCTA negotiations and no direction was given.

 

  1. Welcome

 

5.1     Welcome

5.2     Pledge of Allegiance      

 

President McBride welcomed those present. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

 

Superintendent Baker introduced David Camarena, Assistant Principal at Roosevelt School and Kennedy Middle School. The School Board and Superintendent Baker welcomed Mr. Camarena and thanked him for his leadership at both schools.

 

  1. Changes to the Agenda

 

Trustee MacAvoy requested that Action Item 12.6 be moved to Consent.

 

  1. Approval of Agenda

 

The board approved the agenda as amended, (MacAvoy, Márquez; 5-0).

 

  1. Oral Communication

 

Will Robertson, Program Manager with RGM Kramer, Inc. for the Measure T Bond Program Team provided the School Board with a brief presentation of students going on a construction field trip at Kennedy Middle School and at Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion School for the solar system project.

 

  1. Bond Program Consent Items (Action Required)

 

The board approved the Consent Items (Díaz-Slocum/Lawson; 5-0), taking the following action:

 

9.1   Recommendation re: Approval of IT Proposals with AMS.net

9.2   Recommendation re: Approval of Clifford School Asphalt Repair and Roosevelt School Asphalt Crack Fill Proposals with Dryco

9.3   Recommendation re: Approval of Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Cable Management Assembly and Base Plate Machining

9.4   Recommendation re: Approval of Hoover School New Gym Construction Time Lapse Camera with Work Zone Cam

9.5   Recommendation re: Approval of Mandarin Immersion and Orion Alternative at the John Gill School Campus Field Repair Proposal with Poms Landscaping

9.6   Recommendation re: Approval of Reimbursement for Temporary Fencing for Kennedy Middle School Interim Housing with Roebbelen

9.7   Recommendation re: Approval of Kennedy Middle School Safety Door Lock Purchase with R&H Wholesale Supply

9.8   Recommendation re: Approval of Interim Housing Cabinet Moving and Bond Accountant Moving Proposals with Chipman

9.9   Recommendation re: Approval of Schoening Group Amendment #5 for Continued Program Advisor Support Services

9.10 Recommendation re: Approval of District Office Solar Operations and Maintenance Agreement Deduct for Removal of Battery Storage Scope

9.11 Recommendation re: Approval of Assignment of Construction Management Agreements to RGM Kramer, Inc.

9.12 Recommendation re: Approval of Forklift Rental with A1 to Move Sheds at Taft School for the Electrical Upgrade Project

9.13 Recommendation re: Approval of Adelante Selby Parking Lot Expansion Tri Valley Excavating Change Order #1

9.14 Recommendation re: Approval of 815 Allerton Street Site Modernization Argo Construction Change Order #2

9.15 Recommendation re: Approval of Installation of Vape Detectors at Kennedy Middle School with Siemens

9.16 Recommendation re: Approval of 815 Allerton Street Site New Air Conditioning Controls and Programming with Siemens

 

  1. Bond Program Action Items (Action Required)

 

There were no Bond Program Action Items.

 

  1. Consent Items (Action Required)

 

Note: Trustee MacAvoy requested that Action Item 12.6 be moved to Consent.

 

The board approved the Consent Items (MacAvoy/Lawson; 5-0), taking the following action:

 

11.1 Recommendation re: Approval of June 3rd Board Minutes

11.2 Recommendation re: Approval of Agreement between San Mateo Community College District (Cañada College) and the Redwood City School District for the Community Based English Tutoring Program (CBET) Babysitting Services

11.3 Recommendation re: Approval of Agreement between United Through Education Inc. and the Redwood City School District for the Newcomer Program

11.4 Recommendation re: Approval of First Amendment to the Agreement between Redwood City School District and RCSD Child Development Center (CDC) and Danielle Webb for Indvidualized Coaching Services

11.5 Recommendation re: Approval of Non-Public School (“NPS”)/Non-Public Agency (“NPA”) Master Contracts

11.6 Recommendation re: Approval of Field Trip Request to Outdoor Education, Roy Cloud School

12.6 Recommendation re: Finalizing Contract for District-wide Reprographic Services

 

President McBride (Ayes)

Vice-President Lawson (Ayes)

Trustee MacAvoy (Absent)

Trustee Díaz-Slocum (Ayes)

Trustee Márquez (Ayes)  

12.   Action Items  

12.1 Recommendation re: Approval of Personnel Changes for 2019-20   The School Board approved the personnel changes fot the 2019-20 school year (Márquez, Lawson; 5-0).  

 

President McBride (Ayes)

Vice-President Lawson (Ayes)

Trustee MacAvoy (Ayes)

Trustee Díaz-Slocum (Ayes)

Trustee Márquez (Ayes)  

 

12.2 Recommendation re: Adoption of Resolution 7, Approval of Education Code Options for Teaching Assignments

The School Board adopted Resolution 7, approval of Education Code Options for teaching assignments for Jasmine Bagha for a single subject, mathematics (Díaz-Slocum/Lawson; 5-0).  

President McBride (Ayes)

Vice-President Lawson (Ayes)

Trustee MacAvoy (Ayes)

Trustee Díaz-Slocum (Ayes)

Trustee Márquez (Ayes)  

 

12.3 Recommendation re: Approval of 2018-19 Unaudited Actuals Financial Statement  

The School Board approved the 2018-19 unaudited actuals financial statement (MacAvoy/Díaz-Slocum; 5-0).  

President McBride (Ayes)

Vice-President Lawson (Ayes)

Trustee MacAvoy (Ayes)

Trustee Díaz-Slocum (Ayes)

Trustee Márquez (Ayes)  

 

12.4 Recommendation re: Adoption of Resolution 8, Resolution to Adopt the Gann Limit  

 

The School Board adopted Resolution 8, resolution to adopt the Gann Limit (Díaz-Slocum/Lawson; 5-0).  

President McBride (Ayes)

Vice-President Lawson (Ayes)

Trustee MacAvoy (Ayes)

Trustee Díaz-Slocum (Ayes)

Trustee Márquez (Ayes)  

 

12.5 Recommendation re: Annual and 5-year Developer Fee Report  

The School Board approved the annual and 5-year Developer Fee report (Díaz-Slocum/Márquez; 5-0).  

 

President McBride (Ayes)

Vice-President Lawson (Ayes)

Trustee MacAvoy (Ayes)

Trustee Díaz-Slocum (Ayes)

Trustee Márquez (Ayes)  

 

12.7 Recommendation re: Approval of Application for Exemption from the Required Expenditures for Classroom Teachers’ Salaries  

The School Board approved the application for exemption from the required expenditures for classroom teachers’ salaries (Díaz-Slocum/Márquez; 5-0).  

 

President McBride (Ayes)

Vice-President Lawson (Ayes)

Trustee MacAvoy (Ayes)

Trustee Díaz-Slocum (Ayes)

Trustee Márquez (Ayes)  

  1. Board and Superintendent Reports

 

         13.1   Report from Board Members and Superintendent

 

Trustee Márquez reported attending the Equity meeting in San Mateo with Trustee MacAvoy.  

 

Trustee Díaz-Slocum reported attending the budget meeting.

 

Trustee MacAvoy reported attending an Equity Network meeting, together with Trustee Márquez. Trustee MacAvoy also reported attending a CSBA Board of Directors meeting last weekend. Trustee MacAvoy also reported attending a 7-11 Committee meeting with Trustee Márquez. Lastly, Trustee MacAvoy reported participating in a policy meeting with Vice-President Lawson and Assistant Superintendent Linda Montes to discuss various policies. Trustee MacAvoy also participated in the LGBTQ+ Coalition meeting and commented it is a great group of parents and staff.  

 

Vice-President Lawson reported attending a Bond Program meeting, together with President McBride, Superintendent Baker and CBO Aquino-Dichoso. Furthermore, Vice-President Lawson reported attending a SEPTAR meeting and commented it had been a well-attended meeting. Vice-President Lawson also participated in a Policy Committee meeting.

 

President McBride reported attending the Coffee with the Superintendent event at John Gill School. Furthermore, President McBride attended a meeting with Assemblymember Kevin Mullin to discuss funding.   

 

President McBride reported attending a Bond Program rating meeting, together with Superintendent Baker and Chief Business Official Aquino Dichoso.

      

Superintendent Baker reported attending a 7-11 Committee meeting. Superintendent Baker expressed that the School Board will receive 7-11 Committee materials ahead of time to review for future meetings.

 

  1.    Information

 

14.1 Information on San Mateo County Investment Fund – August 2019

 

There were no comments or questions from the School Board and/or Superintendent Baker.

 

  1. Correspondence

 

  1. Other Business/Suggested Items for Future Agenda

 

President McBride requested that the Policy Committee discuss a policy regarding a staff member restraining a student.

 

In response to President McBride’s request, Superintendent Baker commented that Director of Special Education Patricia Pelino is working closely with SELPA to get policy information.  

 

  1. Board Agenda Calendar

 

            17.1  Changes to the Board Agenda Schedule

 

Superintendent Baker commented that the schedule of board agenda items would be presented to the School Board on the October 16th board meeting.

 

  1. Adjournment (Action Required)

 

The board adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m. (MacAvoy/Díaz-Slocum; 5-0).

 

Alisa MacAvoy, Clerk