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[Items I & II]
SO, PRESIDENT KAPLAN, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU IN JUST A SECOND.I JUST WANTED TO SAY GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE WHO'S JOINING US ON THE PHONE.
REMIND THEM IT'S A CONFERENCE CALL.
WE'RE ALSO BEING LIVE STREAMED AND THE TAPE WILL BE ON TOMORROW.
SO PLEASE MAKE SURE ONCE YOU'RE ON MUTE YOUR PHONE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR YOUR CHILDREN OR CARS OR ANYTHING IN THE BACKGROUND, PLEASE.
BUT I ALSO WANTED SINCE THIS IS SUCH A UNIQUE MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS PRESIDENT KAPLAN TAKES OVER THIS MEETING IN JUST A MOMENT OF SECONDS AS YOU SPEAK.
AS YOU MAKE A MOTION, AS YOU TAKE A VOTE, IF WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU EACH A MOMENT TO UNMUTE. BUT IF YOU'D ALSO GIVE YOUR NAME AND THEN GIVE YOUR VOTE OR GIVE YOUR COMMENT, THAT WOULD BE SUPER HELPFUL FOR ALL OF US.
SO WITH THAT SAID PRESIDENT KAPLAN, THE MEETING IS YOURS.
ALL RIGHT. THE TIME BEING FIVE THIRTY ONE.
I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND CALL THE ROLL.
WE DID GET NOTICE THAT BOARD MEMBER SAMEEN WILL NOT BE JOINING US TONIGHT.
SO NOW THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM, SUPERINTENDENT EVANS.
COULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? ABSOLUTELY. READY? PLEDGE.
I'D NOW LIKE TO TAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
[Item III]
DOSICK, MOVE APPROVAL.MOVED BY DOSICK. HEREDIA, SECOND. SECOND BY HEREDIA.
WE NEED TO DO WORLD CALL WITH ALL OF THESE, SO: MOTION IS APPROVED, FIVE ZERO.
NOW, MOVING ON TO BOARD MEMBERS.
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TRUSTEE BAINS, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? PRESIDENT KAPLAN IF I COULD JUST TAKE A MOMENT.THERE'S A SCRIPT I HAVE TO READ OUT.
THIS OPEN SESSION MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS BEING LIVE STREAMED AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. THE LIFESTREAM IS AVAILABLE ON THE DISTRICT'S WEB SITE AND THE RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING THE DAY AFTER THE BOARD MEETING.
NUSD'S BOARD MEETINGS ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC TO FOLLOW STATE GUIDELINES ON SOCIAL DISTANCING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
THIS ACTION WAS TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER N2520 AND RESOLUTION TWENTY DASH 0 7 DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO PROTECT STUDENTS AND STAFF FROM THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS, ALSO KNOWN AS COVID-19, ADOPTED BY THE NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (NUSD) ON MARCH 16 TWENTY TWENTY.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON UPGRADING OUR SYSTEM TO INCLUDE CLOSED CAPTIONING ON THE LIVESTREAM.
CURRENTLY CLOSED CAPTIONING IS AVAILABLE ON THE RECORDINGS THAT ARE POSTED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEB SITE THE DAY AFTER THE BOARD MEETING.
THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT EVANS.
NOW MOVING ON TO BOARD MEMBER COMMENT, TRUSTEE BAINS.
I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL THE MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF LEADERSHIP OF NTA CSEA FOR WORKING TOGETHER AND COMING UP WITH SOLUTIONS TO SWITCHING ON TO ONLINE LEARNING AND A BIG THANKS TO SUPERINTENDENT EVANS FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AT THIS TIME.
TRUST BAINS. TRUST DOSICK, ANY COMMENTS? [INAUDIBLE] TRUSTEE BAINS' COMMENT, THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR HERCULEAN EFFORTS TO MOVE INTO DISTANCE LEARNING DURING THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES, AND I'LL ALSO EXTEND MY THANKS TO THE NUMEROUS FAMILIES AND PARENTS WHO HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR THEIR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE ARE CHALLENGING TIMES AND WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN FOR OUR KIDS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DOSICK.
THANK YOU, SIR. TRUST HEREDIA.
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I WANT TO ECHO THE THANKS THAT HAVE BEEN SHARED BY THE OTHER TRUSTEES, AND I WANT TO THANK SUPERINTENDENT EVANS FOR FORWARDING TODAY TO US THE SPED INFORMATION THAT ONLINE FOR PARENTS IN POWERPOINT, IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.I ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THE POWERPOINT TODAY.
IT'S LENGTHY. THERE ARE A LOT OF PARTS TO IT.
IT'S IN ENGLISH. I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN ALSO GET THAT POWERPOINT IN THE OTHER LANGUAGES THAT WOULD HELP TO EXPLAIN THINGS TO PARENTS WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE TERMS OF THE ACADEMIC TERMS OR OTHER TERMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HEREDIA.
DITTO TO EVERYONE FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ECHO THAT.
AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO ONLINE LEARNING.
I HOPE THAT OUR PARENTS AND STUDENTS CAN GIVE US SOME PATIENCE.
WE KNOW THERE WILL BE BUMPS, BUT WE ARE STILL RUNNING LIKE NORMAL AND HOPE THAT ANY COMMON BE SENT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE.
I JUST PARTICIPATED IN A BOARD MEETING FOR ANOTHER ENTITY BY ZOOM.
IF WE HAVE TO CONTINUE THESE ZOOM IS A POSSIBILITY AND THEN THE STATE ALLOCATION BOARD ALSO DID A MEET AND BONDS WERE SOLD.
AND I KNOW NATOMAS UNIFIED IS IN LINE FOR SOME OF THAT BOND MONEY.
I JUST HOPE TO PASS ALONG AND SEE IF CAN GET IN LINE AND GET THAT MONEY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. BOARD MEMBER SAMEEN IS NOT HERE.
AND SO, SUPERINTENDENT EVANS, YOUR COMMENT.
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THANK YOU, PRESIDENT KAPLAN.I THINK ZOOM IS A HIGH PROBABILITY, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'VE BECOME RELATIVE EXPERTS AT IT IN THE LAST 10 DAYS.
BUT THIS FIRST TIME AROUND, WE WANTED TO TRY THIS.
I SUSPECT WE'LL BE ZOOMING FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS.
I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT MUCH TIME TONIGHT.
I WOULD JUST SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
IT'S LEADERSHIP AT THE TOP THAT ALLOWS ALL THESE GOOD THINGS TO HAPPEN.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM.
THEY'VE BEEN WORKING 12, 13, 16, 17 HOURS TO GET [INAUDIBLE] AND DEALS AND TRY TO TURN A DISTRICT OF SIXTEEN THOUSAND INTO A VIRTUAL LEARNING SCHOOL SITES AND DISTRICT OFFICE.
AND THAT HAS BEEN A HEAVY LIFT.
AND THEY ARE INCREDIBLY APPRECIATED.
I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY FOR THEIR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING AND THE POSITIVE APPROACH THAT THEY'VE TAKEN TO THIS.
NONE OF US WANT TO BE IN THIS SITUATION, BUT OUR COMMUNITY IS HELPING US STAY AFLOAT BY THEIR POSITIVE RESPONSE.
I HOPE THEY REMEMBER THAT WE WILL HAVE HICCUPS AND BUMPS HERE AND THERE FOR SURE.
AND I HOPE THEY KEEP THAT TREMENDOUS PATIENCE.
AND THEN A FINAL THANK YOU TO OUR CSEA AND NTA LEADERS FOR WORKING WITH US SO DILIGENTLY.
I'M SO OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CONTINUED COLLABORATION.
AND IT HAS BEEN AN IMPRESSIVE LAST COUPLE DAYS WITH THEIR LEADERS.
AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK THEM PUBLICLY AND WITH THAT, THAT'LL BE IT.
THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT. AND THEN NOW MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
[Item V]
SUPERINTENDENT, DID WE RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? WE DID, ACTUALLY. SO THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AS A PART OF THIS THIS NEW FORMAT OF MEETING WERE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA COMMENT THROUGH A NEW EMAIL.WE CREATED PUBLIC COMMENT AT NATOMAS UNIFIED DOT ORG.
SO THE TRUSTEES HAVE RECEIVED THAT AND IT'S BEEN SHARED WITH SENIOR STAFF AND APPROPRIATELY. BUT I GET TO READ THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED A PUBLIC COMMENT FROM GEORGE [INAUDIBLE] IN REGARDS TO THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE BOARD STAFF AND ASSOCIATIONS FOR EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSURE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND APPROPRIATE STAFF, AND THE SPECIFICS OF THIS PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE RECORDED IN THE OFFICIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES.
AND AS OF NOW, I HAVE RECEIVED NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
THANK YOU, SIR. NOW MOVING ON TO CONSENT ITEMS.
[Consent Agenda]
BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? THIS IS MIKE, SO MOVED--DOSICK. MOVED BY GRANT.NOW MOVING ON TO PUBLIC HEARING.
[Item VII A]
ITEM 7, A: ADOPTION OF A LEVEL 1 DEVELOPMENT FEE.I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS PUBLIC HEARING OPEN.
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SUPERINTENDENT EVANS.DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO THIS HEARING? NO, BUT I HAVE TO HIT THE GAVEL TO OPEN IT JUST FOR ONCE.
I KNOW WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
ONCE AGAIN, THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA E-COMMENT, THROUGH OUR PUBLIC COMMENT AT NATOMAS UNIFIED DOT ORG.
AND WE RECEIVED NO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? HEREDIA, SECOND. SECOND BY HEREDIA. ROLL CALL: HEARING HAS BEEN CLOSED ON A 5 0.
NOW MOVING ON TO PUBLIC HEARING NUMERAL ITEM SEVEN B OUR SCHOOL FACILITIES NEEDS ANALYSIS
[Item VII B]
AND ESTABLISHING SCHOOL FACILITY FEES FOR LEVEL 2 AND LEVEL 3 DEVELOPMENT FEES.SUPERINTENDENT. HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? WE HAVE NOT. AND ONCE AGAIN, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA E-COMMENT THROUGH EMAIL, AT PUBLIC COMMENT AT NATOMAS UNIFIED DOT ORG AND WE HAVE RECEIVED NONE.
DON'T HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE IT.
MOVE BY HEREDIA, SECOND BY DOSICK.
ROLL CALL: MOTION APPROVED 5 0.
NOW MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEMS.
[Item VIII A]
ACTION ITEM A IS THE TRUE RESOLUTION.NUMBER 20 DASH 0 8 ADOPTING THE LEVEL 1.
DEVELOPMENT FEE JUSTIFICATION STUDIES FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL.
THE STATUTORY FEE FOR NATOMAS UNIFIED WILL BE $4.08 PER SQUARE FOOT IN RESIDENTIAL AND 66 CENTS FOR COMMERCIAL.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, SUPERINTENDENT EVAN? NO PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY STAFF COMMENT? NO STAFF COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, BUT THE STAFF IS ON THE PHONE AND AVAILABLE IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES.
ANY TRUSTEE COMMENTS? I ACTUALLY DO HAVE A QUESTION.
GO RIGHT AHEAD. THE QUESTION IS.
SO THERE ARE TWO RESOLUTIONS A AND B AND THE FIRST ONE IS THE STATE APPROVED FEE, WHICH IS $4 MADE PER SQUARE FOOT PRESIDENTIAL AND THE ALTERNATE SCHOOL FEE, WHICH IS THE ACTION ITEM B, I THINK IT'S FIVE DOLLARS AND 21 CENTS PER SQUARE FEET.
SO WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? AND HOW DO WE APPLY THESE? I MEAN, SO ARE WE CHARGING FIVE TWENTY ONE OR ARE WE CHARGING $4 AND EIGHT CENTS? I'LL LET STAFF ANSWER THAT.
[INAUDIBLE] YOU CAN ANSWER THAT. YEAH.
HI, JAG. THIS IS [INAUDIBLE] AND SO THE FIRST RESOLUTION IS FOR THE ADOPTION OF PUBLISH FEE, WHICH IS PUBLISHED BY THE STATE ALLOCATION BOARD.
THE SECOND FEE IS THE CALCULATED FEE FOR NATOMAS UNIFIED.
SO WITH NATOMAS UNIFIED DID NOT LEVY THE 5.21 FEE, THE DEFAULT FEE WOULD BE THE PUBLISHED RATE FOR THE FIRST ITEM.
OK. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.
[INAUDIBLE] IS IT, THE REASON IS BECAUSE THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ACTION ITEMS, IS YOU HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN FACTORS FOR ACTION ITEMS B.
AND IF THOSE FACTORS ARE NOT MET, THEN WE'LL AUTOMATICALLY GO TO THE FEE FOR ACTION ITEM A. BUT IF WE DON'T ADOPT A, IT WON'T BE THERE AT PLAY? CORRECT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? DOSICK MOVES APPROVAL.
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MOTION IS APPROVED.AND I'M MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM B: APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER TWENTY DASH 0 9.
[Item VIII B]
OUR SCHOOL FACILITY NEEDS ANALYSIS, ADOPTING ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL FACILITY FEES AND MAKING RELATED FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS THEREOF.TRUSTEE BAINS WAS CORRECT IN OUR LEVEL 2 SPECIFIC TO NATOMAS FEE.
IT'LL BE FIVE DOLLARS AND 21 CENTS SQUARE FOOT AND LEVEL 3.
SEE IF IT IS EVER TRIGGERED, WHICH MEANS STATE HAS NO SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BOND DOLLARS WOULD BE 12 DOLLARS AND FIVE CENTS A SQUARE FOOT.
SUPERINTENDENT EVANS, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.
TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS? THIS IS TRUSTEE BAINS. I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
SO THE QUESTION IS, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S DONE IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT OR NOT, BUT HAVE WE CONSIDERED A LOWER A DIFFERENT LIKE A TWO LEVEL FEE STRUCTURE OR SOME KIND OF A CREDIT FOR IF THERE IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING? [INAUDIBLE] I KNOW WE HAVE A CONSULTANT ON THE PHONE TOO.
YEAH, I DO HAVE A CONSULTANT ON THE PHONE AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT.
I KNOW THAT FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING LIKE IF IT'S DONE BY THE DEVELOPER AND THE BUILDER THAT THEY WOULD PAY THE FEE WHEN THEY PULL THE PERMIT.
BUT IT WILL BE THE SAME FEES RIGHT? AS FOR [INAUDIBLE] HOUSING.
YEAH. I WOULD LIKE OUR STAFF TO ACTUALLY NOT NECESSARILY THIS YEAR, BUT NEXT YEAR, LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF EITHER SOME KIND OF A CREDIT OR A FEE STRUCTURE FOR WE CAN GO BY THE LOW INCOME HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR BY THE SQUARE FEET.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE BUILD SMALLER HOMES, 800 SQUARE FEET OR THOUSAND SQUARE FEET, TWELVE HUNDRED HAVING A LITTLE LESS PER SQUARE FEET COMPARED TO, LET'S SAY A 4500 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE.
I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS INCREASE TODAY.
THIS IS TRUSTEE KAPLAN. CAN I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS INCREASE? LIKE I SAID, I THINK WE DON'T MAKE A DISTINCTION FOR THE LOW INCOME HOUSING OR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE COST OF HOUSING IN NATOMAS OR SACRAMENTO IN GENERAL HAS BEEN INCREASING AND IT'S BEEN HARD FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES TO BUY OR EVEN RENT A HOUSE.
AND THIS IS, IF I'M CORRECT, THIS WILL BE AN INCREASE AND BOTH A $12.05 FIVE [INAUDIBLE] FEE WILL BE A HUGE NUMBER PER SQUARE FEET AND WILL ADD TO THE COST OF THE HOUSE.
I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD--TRUSTEE BAINS? YEAH? JUST UNDERSTAND ON LEVEL 3 FEE, IT'S ONLY BEEN TRIGGERED ONCE IN LIKE 20 YEARS.
SO AT NO TIME CAN WE AND THE STATE HAVE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION IN THAT REGARD.
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CLEAR.
I UNDERSTAND. BUT I THINK YOU SAID THE BOND FAILED, RIGHT? THE CONSTRUCTION BOND. YEAH, BUT THERE'S STILL YES, THERE'S STILL 2.5 BILLION DOLLARS AVAILABLE IN BONDS TO BE SOLD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, CONCERN? WELL, THIS IS TRUSTEE GRANT.
I WOULD JUST ECHO TRUSTEE BAINS' COMMENTARY.
MY CONCERN IS WITH RISING HOMELESSNESS.
AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE LOOK AT OUR STUDENT POPULATION, WE DO HAVE HOMELESS STUDENTS AS WELL. SO THERE'S A HUGE STUDY, I THINK, OUT OF THE GOVERNMENTAL STUDIES THAT SHOWS THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND DEVELOPER FEES CAN BE A REASON WHY ONGOING COSTS RISE.
AND SO WHAT THAT, I JUST WANT TO SORT OF ECHO HIS COMMENTS, I'D BE INTERESTED IN ANOTHER FEE STRUCTURE THAT TAKES THAT INTO CONSIDERATION DESPITE HAVING NOT HAVING THE TRIGGER.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, TRUSTEES? THIS IS SCOTT DOSICK.
I CERTAINLY WOULD BE OPEN TO HEARING FROM STAFF DOWN THE ROAD IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP ENCOURAGE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NATOMAS.
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THAT SAID, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION FOR THE FEE, JUST RECOGNIZING THAT WITH THAT NEWEST STATE BOND HAVING FAILED AND HAVING SEEN WHAT OUR DEVELOPER FEES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO FOR THE GROWTH IN NATOMAS AND KNOWING WHAT OUR FACILITIES MASTER PLAN LOOKS LIKE, ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO ENSURE WE HAVE THE REVENUES TO HAVE ADEQUATE FACILITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS IS WHERE MY PRIORITIES ARE NOW.ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF, SUE, YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING, THIS IS TRUSTEE KAPLAN.
I WILL ALSO BE SUPPORTING OF THIS.
GENERALLY DEVELOPER FEES ONLY EQUAL ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF THE COST OF WHAT WE NEED FOR NEW CLASSROOMS AND DEVELOPER FEES AS WE CHARGE THEM OUR OWN MONEY TO GO TOWARDS NEW CLASSROOMS FOR OVERCROWDING OR NEW CONSTRUCTION.
SO IT ACTUALLY DOES NOT PROVIDE US ANY FUNDING FOR MODERNIZATION OF OUR SCHOOLS.
AND THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, BONDS, I THINK LOCAL BONDS ARE SO IMPORTANT.
I ALSO KNOW OUR FEE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ACTUALLY SLIGHTLY LOWER.
AND WHILE I APPRECIATE TRUSTEE BAINS AND TRUSTEE GRANT WANTING TO LOOK AT A DIFFERENT FEE STRUCTURE, I WORK IN THIS AREA AND HAVE YET TO SEE A LOCAL DISTRICT PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE FEE STRUCTURE.
BUT I THINK IT WOULD BEHOOVE US TO ENCOURAGE OUR CITY TO FIND THE CREDITS AS THAT'S MORE IN [INAUDIBLE] WOULD FIND CREDITS AND GIVE CREDITS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT WOULD BE INTERESTED WHEN STAFF HAS TIME TO HEAR THEIR FEEDBACK ON THOSE THOUGHTS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OR, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. TRUSTEE HEREDIA. I WAS TO SAY THAT.
YOU KNOW, WE. THIS HAS BEEN AN AGENDA ITEM THAT WE'VE HAD THAT HAS COME BEFORE THE BOARD BEFORE A SIMILAR ONE.
YOU KNOW, JUST IN TERMS OF THE FEES, I, TOO, AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS GET THE DOLLARS.
AND I THINK THERE'S A MISPERCEPTION THAT WE GET MORE MONEY FROM THE DEVELOPER FEES.
IT COVERS A LOT MORE OF OUR EXPENSES THAN IT ACTUALLY DOES.
SO I THINK MAYBE, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE, WE MIGHT WANT TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT DO THESE DOLLARS ACTUALLY COVER IN TERMS OF OUR NEEDS FOR OUR DISTRICT.
YOU KNOW, I ALSO FEEL THAT THAT WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT THE HOUSING COSTS IN NATOMAS WE NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION SOME OF OUR FAMILIES WHO HAVE LESS RESOURCES THAN OTHERS.
BUT I THINK IT'S A YOU KNOW, IT'S A DISCUSSION THAT I THINK WOULD BE VERY TIMELY FOR US.
ONLY, STAFF HAS MORE TIME TO EXPLORE THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED TODAY.
AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO MOVE APPROVAL.
SECOND BY TRUSTEE DOSICK. CALLING ROLL: MOTION PASSES 3 2.
MOVING ON TO ACTION, ITEM C: APPROVE THAT TWENTY TWENTY, TWENTY TWENTY ONE REGULAR BOARD
[Item VIII C]
MEETING SCHEDULE.TRUSTEES, I HOPE YOU FOUND AN EMAIL IN REGARDS TO THE CHANGE IN VETERAN'S DAY.
AND THEN YES, IF YOU WOULD ALLOW.
WE'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT AUGUST 12TH SO THAT CHRISTINA MAKE SURE I HAVE THAT CORRECT.
THAT WILL BE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, WHICH WE'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO AVOID BECAUSE IT'S AWFULLY HARD TO OPEN SCHOOL AND TO A BOARD MEETING AT THE SAME TIME.
IS THAT RIGHT, CHRISTINA? THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS ACTUALLY THURSDAY.
SO WE'D LIKE TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS, STAFF WOULD, TO ALSO CHANGE THE PROPOSED DATE FROM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH TO WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH.
IT'S IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND ALLOW STAFF TO TAKE THOSE FIRST COUPLE DAYS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND MAKE SURE WE'RE FOCUSED ON GETTING KIDS IN CLASS AND LEARNING. TRUSTEES ANY COMMENTS.
YEAH. THIS IS A TRUSTEE GRANT.
AND FORGIVE ME IF THIS SEEMS LIKE COMPLETELY POOR TIMING, BUT YOU KNOW SOMETHING THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT TO ME AND I REALIZE THAT CONDITIONS ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT RIGHT
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NOW. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST I MEAN, I WILL SUPPORT THIS TONIGHT, BUT MAYBE WITH THE CAVEAT THAT WE BRING THIS BACK A LITTLE BIT LATER, YOU KNOW, AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, AT LEAST ADD ONE SCHOOL TO IT.SHOULD CONDITIONS IMPROVE? I STILL THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO SHOW THAT RESURGENCE SHOULD CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
I THINK, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE GET A SCHEDULE.
WE AGREE ON THE SCHEDULE. WE TAKE THE MINUTES AND WE GET BACK JUST A TEENY BIT LATER, A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN THE LINE WHEN IT'S COMPLETELY APPROPRIATE AND AS CONDITIONS IMPROVE AND PERMIT TO MAYBE ADD ONE SCHOOL TO THAT LIST.
TRUSTEE GRANT, THIS IS TRUSTEE KAPLAN.
I AGREE. AND I ACTUALLY KNOW GENERALLY THAT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WE LOOK AT WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND PICK A COUPLE OF SITES A YEAR.
I'M NOT SURE THAT WE'VE NECESSARILY APPROVE IT WITH A CALENDAR, BUT I THINK WE'VE ALL AGREED THAT WE LIKE HAVING BOARD MEETINGS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY WHEN FEASIBLE.
SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, TRUSTEES, I'LL LET YOU KNOW, I'M THE ONE WHO ASKED FOR THAT NOT TO BE THERE THIS YEAR FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.
WE DID ACTUALLY HAVE IT ON THE CALENDAR LAST YEAR.
THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES FOR STAFF TO SET UP THOSE MEETINGS IS FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT.
HONESTLY, IF WE LOOK BACK, THERE HAS BEEN VERY FEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE SHOWED UP AT THE SITES, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE WE MOVE.
WHEN YOU MOVE IT AROUND, IT BECOMES HARDER TO FALL ON TRACK.
AND FRANKLY, NOW THAT WE'RE LIVE STREAMING AND RECORDING THE MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, THAT IS A MORE EFFECTIVE WAY FOR US TO CAPTURE WHAT IS ACTUALLY BEING DONE AND SAID ALLOWING PEOPLE TO ENGAGE.
WITH THAT SAID, IT'S NOT A HILL I'M GOING TO DIE ON BY ANY MEANS.
BUT THE INTENT IS NOW THAT WE'RE LIVESTREAMING, THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE PEOPLE TO TAKE A LOOK IF THEY SO CHOOSE IN THE MOMENT WHERE WE GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, WE CAN'T LIVESTREAM. AND LET'S BE HONEST, WE'VE HAD SOMETIMES ZERO COMMUNITY MEMBERS SHOW UP OR SOMETIMES LESS. SO THAT'S WHY STAFF IS RECOMMENDING IT AS IS.
BUT ONCE AGAIN, NOT AN ISSUE THAT I THINK SHOULD HOLD UP A VOTE TONIGHT, NOR WILL STAFF BE OFFENDED IF YOU GUYS GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
WELL, I GUESS I'LL JUST RESPOND TO THAT, SINCE I FEEL LIKE BECAUSE I'M THE GUY THAT USUALLY BRINGS IT UP WITH BOARD SUPPORT.
NO OFFENSE TO ANYONE ELSE. I TOTALLY, HEY, I'VE SEEN THAT.
I'VE MADE THESE COMMENTS TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS.
I WISH THIS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.
ABSOLUTELY. BUT WITH THAT SAID, I THINK AFTER THIS CRISIS, YOU KNOW, SUBSIDES AND DIES DOWN A LITTLE BIT, I THINK THERE IS A OPPORTUNITY HERE TO SHOW THAT WE'RE STILL KICKING AND WE'RE STILL BREATHING. SO MAYBE NEXT YEAR WE COULD KICK IT OFF A WHOLE PROBLEM.
BUT I THINK FOR THIS YEAR, SHOWING OUR SOLIDARITY AND SHOWING PEOPLE THAT AS PUBLIC SERVANTS, WE'RE GOING TO BE OUT THERE WITH THEM, TOO, AND BE ENGAGED IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S A WAY THAT I CAN HELP US WITH THIS DRIVING TURN OUT FOR THESE MEETINGS, I WILL PERSONALLY WORK VERY HARD TO ENSURE THAT HAPPENS.
BUT I DO THINK IT'S AT LEAST ONE BOARD MEETING AND WITH ALL CONSIDERATIONS TO THE STAFF AND THE TIME THAT IT TAKES TO GET THESE THINGS OFF THE GROUND.
HERCULEAN EFFORT, NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT.
BUT HAVING THAT SOLIDARITY AFTER A CRISIS LIKE THIS WHERE THERE'S BARELY ANYONE WALKING IN THE STREET. YOU KNOW, SACRAMENTO LOOKS LIKE A GHOST TOWN.
I THINK WE COULD KICK IT OFF THE RIGHT WAY TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT WE'RE STILL HERE.
TRUSTEES, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO, THIS IS TRUSTY, HEREDIA.
ROLL CALL: MOTION APPROVED FOUR ONE.
NOW MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM D.
[Item VIII D]
APPROVE TWENTY TWENTY.TWENTY, TWENTY TWO CONTRACT RENEWAL WITH THE SACRAMENTO CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR SRO'S AND ANY NEW INFORMATION FROM STAFF THEY WANT TO GIVE US SUPERINTENDENT OR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ANY OF THE ACTION ITEMS FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING.
SO FAR, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT [INAUDIBLE] FOR HIS WORK ON THIS. THIS TOOK QUITE A BIT OF TIME, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF SAC FOR BEING A STRONG PARTNER AS WELL AS SAC PD.
AND I HOPE THE BOARD APPROVES THIS.
TRUSTEES, ANY COMMENTS? THIS IS TRUSTEE DOSICK.
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I THINK WE'VE ALL SEEN THE VALUE OF HAVING THE SROS IN THE DISTRICT.IT IS GREAT TO HAVE THEIR VISIBLE PRESENCE AND THEY'VE BEEN AVAILABLE TO US WITH TYPES OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS THAT ARISE IN A DISTRICT OF OUR SIZE AND WITH THAT, I MOVE APPROVAL.
ROLL CALL: MOTION APPROVED 5 0.
[Item VII F]
NOW MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM E.APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER TWENTY DASH TEN AUTHORIZING USE OF PIGGYBACK CONTRACTS FOR PURCHASE OF FURNITURE, SPECIFICALLY CAFETERIA TABLE FOR VARIOUS SITE.
ANY TRUSTEE COMMENTS? YES, THIS IS TRUSTEE GRANT.
COULD ONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS EXPLAIN WHAT PIGGYBACK IS JUST FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC? WHEN WE'RE REQUIRED TO GO TO BID, OUR PURCHASING COSTS FOR GOODS EXCEEDS NINETY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS. AND SO WE CAN ALSO PIGGYBACK WHICH USES ANOTHER BID BY ANOTHER ENTITY THAT'S ALREADY DONE A BID TO STREAMLINE AND GET THE BEST PRICE POSSIBLE WITHOUT HAVING TO DO THE BID OURSELVES.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOTION? THIS IS TRUSTEE HEREDIA.
I JUST WANT TO SAY WE'VE DONE PIGGYBACK CONTRACT IN THE PAST AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT YOU KNOW, IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE TO US THAT OTHER OTHER ENTITIES ARE WILLING TO DO ALL THE WORK AND WE GET TO PIGGYBACK ON ALL OF THEIR TIME.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL.
SECOND? DOSICK, SECOND. SECONDED BY DOSICK.
ROLL CALL: MOTION APPROVED FIVE ZERO.
MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM F APPROVE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH CAMPBELL KELLER FOR THE
[Items VII G & IX]
INSTALLATION OF THE CAFETERIA TABLES AT VARIOUS SITES.ANY QUESTIONS BY TRUSTEES? THIS IS TRUSTEE HEREDIA.
I JUST WANT TO SAY I THINK WE'VE YOU KNOW, WE'VE--THIS TO GENERAL PUBLIC--THAT, AND I THINK, SUPERINTENDENT EVANS, I THINK YOU BROUGHT THIS TO OUR ATTENTION THAT MOST OF THE SCHOOLS, THE CAFETERIA TABLES WERE SO OUTDATED.
AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THOUGH, SOME OF THEM THAT WERE IN THE WALL, WERE THEY NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? IS THAT WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT UPDATING SOME OF THESE? YES. I THINK MRS. CLEVELAND COULD PROBABLY TALK IN GREATER DETAIL IF I'M MISSING SOMETHING.
BUT GENERALLY WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE AGED TABLES THAT ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND TRYING TO REPLACE THEM BASED ON PRIORITY AND NEED OF SAFETY OVER TIME.
IS THAT CORRECT, JAVETTA? THAT'S CORRECT.
WE'VE ALREADY GOTTEN THE K-8 SCHOOLS, JEFFERSON AND BANNON CREEK AND AMERICAN LAKES AND NOW WE'RE MOVING TO DO THE OTHERS AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO OUR STUDENT.
OK. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, DO WE NOT, BY TRUSTEE DOSICK? MOTION BY TRUSTEE DOSICK. OK, SECOND.
SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA. ROLL CALL: MOTION APPROVED 5 0.
AS THERE ARE NO OTHER ITEMS ON THIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED AT 6 0 5 P.M..
THANK YOU, TRUSTEES AND STAFF, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
THANKS, EVERYONE. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.