Apr 08, 2020 Board Meetings

WELL, IT BEING 5:31, I KNOW SHE'S GOING TO JOIN US, BUT

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I WILL CALL THE ROLL.

WE ARE NOW GOING IN TO A CLOSED SESSION TO ADDRESS ONE CONFIDENTIAL HEARING.

IS THERE ANYBODY HERE TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT OR DISCUSS ANY ITEMS BEFORE WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION? GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT KAPLAN.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA E-COMMENT THROUGH E-MAIL AT PUBLIC COMMENT AT NATOMAS UNIFIED DOT ORG AND THERE WERE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM.

PRIOR TO ENTERING CLOSED SESSION, THOUGH, THE SUPERINTENDENT DOES NEED TO MAKE A STATEMENT. OK.

WHICH STATEMENT WOULD THAT BE? I THINK IT'S ONLY AFTER WE COME OUT OR.

YEAH. I BELIEVE IT'S AFTER WE COME OUT OF CLOSED.

IT'S THE STATEMENT IN REGARDS TO LIVE STREAMING.

OK. SO I WILL, HOPEFULLY IT'S THE RIGHT ONE, CHRISTINA.

LET ME KNOW. GOOD EVENING.

THE OPEN SESSION MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS BEING LIVE STREAMED WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. THE LIVESTREAM IS AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT'S WEB SITE AND THE RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING THE DAY AFTER THE BOARD MEETING.

NUSD BOARD MEETINGS ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC TO FOLLOW STATE GUIDELINES ON SOCIAL DISTANCING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

THIS ACTION WAS TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER N DASH TWENTY FIVE DASH TWENTY AND RESOLUTION TWENTY DASH 0 7.

DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO PROTECT STUDENTS AND STAFF FROM THE SPREAD OF CORONA VIRUS COVERED NINETEEN ADOPTED BY THE NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ON MARCH 16TH 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 WEB SITE THE DAY AFTER THE BOARD MEETING.

SINCE WE HAVE RECEIVED NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, I WILL ADJOURN US INTO CLOSED SESSION AND WE WILL RESUME UPON ADJOURNING SECTION.

THAT WAS FUNNY. I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE.

TRUSTEES, LET'S CALL INTO THE CONFERENCE CALL NUMBER . THEN I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING OF THE NATOMAS UNIFIED BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER

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LET'S CALL THE ROLL.

WE HAVE ROLL.

IF WE'D LIKE TO STAND UP AND SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, I GOT A LITTLE FLAG.

TRUSTEE SAMEEN, WILL YOU LEAD US? JUST STAND UP AND PLEDGE.

GO AHEAD.

[INAUDIBLE] NOW, MOVING ON TONIGHT, IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTED 5 0 TO ACCEPT THE DISTRICT'S FINDINGS PURSUANT TO ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION NUMBER 4 0 3 0.

THE BOARD DIRECTS THE ADMINISTRATION TO SEND APPROPRIATE NOTICES.

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[Item IX]

MOVE APPROVAL.

MOVED BY TRUSTEE DOSICK.

PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO SAY WHO'S MOVING.

SECOND, BY HEREDIA.

SECOND BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA.

ESTABLISHING ROLL CALL APPROVED 6 0.

I HAD HERE THIS IS WHERE CHRIS WAS GOING TO MAKE HIS STATEMENT.

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SO OUR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS FROM NTA AND CSEA WERE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR COMMUNICATIONS VIA EMAIL PRIOR TO THE BOARD MEETING.

WE RECEIVED COMMUNICATIONS FROM BOTH NTA AND CSEA AND THESE COMMUNICATIONS WERE FORWARDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND APPROPRIATE STAFF.

THE SPECIFICS OF THESE COMMUNICATIONS WILL BE RECORDED IN THE OFFICIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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STUDENT BOARD MEMBER TRUSTEES, SAMEEN.

YOU'RE UP. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT.

[INAUDIBLE] I WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU BEING HERE THIS EVENING AND DOING YOUR BEST TO KEEP OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT RUNNING.

I BELIEVE I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE WHEN I SAY OUR TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS REALLY DESERVE THE HEARTIEST OF GRATITUDE FOR THE ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF EFFORT THEY ARE PUTTING IN IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS OF THE DISTRICT ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES FROM HOME . I DON'T WANT THE PARTICIPATION AND THE DEDICATION OF THE TEACHERS AND STAFF TO BE UNDERESTIMATED, AS THEY HAVE HAD TO GO TO SCHOOL TO WORK FOR US, THE STUDENTS AND GIVING US CHROMEBOOK AND SETTING UP WORK FOR US TO DO.

SO, BOARD MEMBERS.

PRESIDENT. SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF OF THE DISTRICT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK IN THESE TOUGH TIMES.

THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER SAMEEN.

NOW MOVING ON BOARD MEMBERS, TRUSTEE GRANT.

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THANK YOU. TRUSTEE DOSICK.

DITTO JUST DEEP, DEEP APPRECIATION TO ALL OF THE DISTRICT STAFF FROM ALL OF OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, OUR TEACHERS FOR REENGAGING WITH STUDENTS AND THE FOLKS ON THIS CALL AND ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE WHO'VE BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY TO MAKE DISTANCE LEARNING A REALITY.

SO THANK YOU. I HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT I THINK THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS ADDRESSED THROUGH HIS EMAILS. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FREQUENT AND THROW COMMUNICATION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF ANSWERS YET.

GETTING QUESTIONS FROM EVERYTHING ABOUT WHAT'S ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING GOING TO LOOK LIKE TO WILL WE HAVE FOOTBALL IN THE FALL, WHICH I THINK FROM MY BACKGROUND, YOU KNOW, MY FEELINGS ON THAT ONE CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THAT WILL INDEED BE THE CASE.

SO I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THE FREQUENCY AND THOROUGHNESS OF COMMUNICATION.

TRUSTEE BAINS.

JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SAME COMMENTS THAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS STATED SO FAR.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THANKS, CHRIS.

THANKS, EVERYBODY AT THE DISTRICT'S OFFICE, OUR TEACHERS WILL COME IN AND TRY TO HELP US GET THIS DISTANCE LEARNING THING GOING AND ALL THE PARENTS AT HOME WHO ARE TRYING TO BE TEACHERS WHILE THEY'RE TRYING TO WORK AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU.

AGREE. TRUSTEE HEREDIA. SUE, YOU'RE MUTED.

OK, HERE WE GO. I'D LIKE TO ECHO WHAT HAS BEEN SAID, BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I'VE NEVER YOU KNOW, I'M SO PROUD TO BE A TRUSTEE IN THIS DISTRICT WITH THE STRONG LEADERSHIP BY OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND BY OUR CABINET AND ALL THOSE INVOLVED, THE TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED STAFF THAT HAVE WORKED SO HARD.

AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MOMENTS.

I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME CHALLENGING TIMES, BUT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MOMENTS FOR US TO JUST TO REALLY LOOK TO SEE WHAT A GREAT JOB WE'RE DOING.

SO THANK YOU. I WILL ECHO IN ALL OF THAT.

TRUSTEE HEREDIA AND I TODAY PARTICIPATED IN OUR CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION DELEGATE MEETING, SO REGIONALLY WE ARE ALL TALKING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES AND TRYING TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AS IT RELATES TO DISTANCE LEARNING.

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AS WE KNOW THE TRAGEDY WITH TWO STUDENTS CLOSE TO HOME IN NATOMAS AND IN TWIN RIVERS.

JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY.

THIS IS HARD. IT'S HARD ON PARENTS.

IT'S HARD ON STUDENTS.

SCHOOL IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER OF SAFE SPACES.

SO LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE CHECK ON EVERYBODY.

THIS IS HARD ON OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE ALSO PARENTS.

PARENTS WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN TEACHERS BEFORE AND KIDS WHO ARE ALSO LEFT ALONE AND FEELING A LITTLE LOST. SO I AM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE CONTINUING A LOT OF OUR OUTREACH WITH OUR COUNSELORS AND OUR PSYCHOLOGISTS AND OUR THERAPIST TO TRY AND REACH OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

AND I JUST WANT TO TRUSTEE DOSICK AND I, HAPPY PASSOVER AND FOR THOSE HAPPY EASTER.

THIS IS, YOU KNOW, A WEEK OF DEEP REFLECTION.

AND I AM SO VERY APPRECIATIVE THAT BOTH CSEA AND OUR TEACHERS ARE COLLABORATING IMMENSELY WITH OUR STAFF AND FINDING SOLUTIONS.

AND DON'T FORGET TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF EVERYBODY.

WE WANT YOU TO STAY HEALTHY.

AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING.

SUPERINTENDENT EVANS.

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SO FRIDAY MARKS THE END OF OUR SECOND WEEK OF OUR DISTANCE LEARNING PILOT, WHERE STUDENTS HAVE HAD ACCESS THROUGH REVIEW, REMEDIATION AND ACCELERATION ACTIVITIES.

IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS OUR AMAZING STAFF HAS CONNECTED WITH NOW UPDATED NINETY NINE POINT SEVEN PERCENT OF OUR PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS.

OUR FOCUS ON EQUITY IS HAVING AN IMPACT FOR SURE.

OUR TEAM HAS SHARED SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE CHROMEBOOKS AND ALMOST 300 WI-FI HOTSPOTS.

WE HAVE HAD TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, PSYCHOLOGISTS, MANAGERS AND OTHERS STAYING IN TOUCH WITH STUDENTS AS MUCH AS THEY CAN, DOING WHATEVER THEY CAN WHILE THEY ENGAGE IN OUR DISTANCE LEARNING PILOT.

AND WE MAY SOON EVEN BE ABLE TO SHARE SOME OF OUR HOT SPOTS WITH SOME OF THE NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS, WHICH WE WOULD BE EXCITED TO DO.

NEXT WEEK, WE TAKE SPRING BREAK, THEN MONDAY, APRIL 20TH.

DISTANCE LEARNING RESUMES FULLY, NO LONGER A PILOT.

WE ARE AWARE THAT DISTANCE LEARNING WILL NOT WORK FOR ALL STUDENTS.

THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A ONE SIZE FITS ALL APPROACH THAT WORKS FOR ALL STUDENTS BEFORE.

SO THIS WON'T SOLVE THAT CHALLENGE.

AS SUCH, WE ARE PREPARING FOR THE STUDENTS.

WE CANNOT FIND WHICH IS NOW AT POINT THREE PERCENT.

SO ZERO POINT THREE PERCENT, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CONNECT WITH SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR STAFF. WE ARE PLANNING FOR STUDENTS FOR WHOM, DISTANCE LEARNING JUST IS NOT GOING TO WORK. IN NATOMAS UNIFIED, IT WILL NOT BE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, THOUGH. AND FOR THAT, WE'RE EXCITED.

FOR MOST STUDENTS, NOTHING REPLACES HAVING A TEACHER OR TEACHERS WITH YOU FOUR HOURS A DAY TEACHING, GUIDING AND COACHING.

EVEN AS WE'VE ATTEMPTED TO REINVENT EDUCATION IN FOUR WEEKS, SOME OF OUR STUDENTS WILL EXCEL. SOME WILL DO OKAY AND OTHERS WILL STRUGGLE.

WE SHARED AN IMAGE ON FACEBOOK TODAY AND WE WILL WORK WITH KEY STAFF OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TO DETERMINE HOW WE BEST PARTNER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT OUR REMEDIATION STUDENTS NEEDS.

REMEDIATION STUDENTS WILL BE STUDENTS FOR WHOM DISTANCE LEARNING JUST DID NOT WORK.

WE WILL NOT PLAN TO HOLD THEM BACK, BUT FIGURE OUT HOW TO ACCELERATE THEM FORWARD.

SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, OUR DISTRICT AND REGION SUFFERED TWO LOSSES THE OTHER DAY.

OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO TO THE FAMILIES OF THESE TWO SACRAMENTO YOUTH.

WE MADE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT YESTERDAY TO SHARE WHAT WE KNEW WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND THE MEDIA OUTLETS.

IN THE TIME SINCE WE SHARED OUR LOSS AND OUR CONCERNS FOR OTHER STUDENTS.

WE RECEIVED ELEVEN COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENTS THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT MECHANISMS WE REACHED OUT TO THAT WERE FEELING THINGS THAT REQUIRED THEM TO SPEAK TO OUR COUNSELORS OR PSYCHOLOGISTS WHO HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO PUT OVERTIME, IF YOU WILL, IN.

13 STUDENTS IN THE BROADER NATOMAS REGION IN THE PAST 48 HOURS.

NATOMAS UNIFIED JUST REPRESENTS ABOUT 6 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY PUBLIC EDUCATION, IF MY MATH IS RIGHT, AND THERE'S NO PROMISE THAT THAT'S EXACT.

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THANK GOODNESS WE HAVE A CARING, LOVING STAFF WHO HAVE MADE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE WHO BELIEVE DOING THE MINIMUM IS NOT ENOUGH.

WE HAVE A 24 HOUR REFERRAL SYSTEM AND PARTNERS LIKE THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO AND THE COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO TO MAKE SURE SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES SO THAT ALL PEOPLE IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE.

HELP IS A PHONE CALL OR A CLICK AWAY.

NATOMAS WON AN AWARD FOR ITS SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT A FEW YEARS BACK, AND THAT SUPPORT HAS SAVED, WE ESTIMATE OVER 100 LIVES.

THAT SYSTEM ALSO CAN'T PREVENT ALL SITUATIONS AND HAS NEVER BEEN ASKED TO FUNCTION DURING A PANDEMIC WHERE WE ARE ALL ASKED TO SHELTER IN PLACE.

IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WE WILL LOOK TO ADD EVEN MORE SUPPORT TO OUR PROGRAM.

ADJUSTING TO THE SHELTER IN PLACE RULES AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS AND ADULTS IN OUR DISTRICT KNOW THAT THEY ARE LOVED.

WE ENCOURAGE ALL DISTRICTS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES TO THINK ABOUT AND COMMIT RESOURCES, WHETHER IT BE MONEY OR TIME TO ASSIST OUR YOUTH DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES.

WE KNOW THIS IS HARD AND EXHAUSTIVE WORK, AS I THINK MOST OF OUR EMPLOYEES WOULD TELL YOU RIGHT NOW. BUT OUR CHILDREN'S VERY LIVES DEPEND ON EVERY EFFORT WE MAKE TO DO THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE. THANK YOU.

SO HOLD ON. APPARENTLY, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH A TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY.

LISA, ARE YOU ABLE TO RESUME THE MEETING? NO, THEIR SOUND ISN'T COMING THROUGH.

IS IT WORKING NOW? WE'RE ON.

IT IS WORKING NOW. THERE YOU GO.

OK. AND THAT'S HOW YOU SILENCE A CROWD, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

SO, CHRISTINA, CAN YOU JUST START FROM THE BEGINNING AGAIN? ABSOLUTELY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA E COMMENT, THROUGH E-MAIL, AT PUBLIC COMMENT AT NATOMAS UNIFIED DOT ORG.

WE RECEIVED ONE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM EDWARD MORENO REGARDING THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.

THE PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND APPROPRIATE STAFF FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.

AND THE SPECIFICS OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE RECORDED IN THE OFFICIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES. THANK YOU, MS. HUTH. NOW MOVING ON TO CONSENT ITEMS, BOARD MEMBERS THOSE WERE SENT TO YOU.

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MOVED BY TRUSTEE DOSICK.

SECOND TRUSTEE GRANT.

SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRANT, ROLL CALL: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES 6 0.

NOW MOVING ON TO A PUBLIC HEARING.

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THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO INCREASE OUR BONDING CAPACITY FROM 2.5 PERCENT TO 4 PERCENT. I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OPEN.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? AGAIN--SEEING NONE, MOVE TO CLOSE.

HOLD ON, I DO HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING QUICKLY.

PRESIDENT KAPLAN, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR PUBLIC COMMENTS, BE A COMMENT, AND THERE WERE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

NO COMMENT. TRUSTEE DOSICK: MOVE TO CLOSE.

TRUSTEE DOSICK MOVES TO CLOSE.

MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND TRUSTEE GRANT.

SECOND BY TRUSTEE GRANT TO CLOSE.

ROLL CALL:

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NOW MOVING ON TO THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE HEARING FOR NATOMAS

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MS. HUTH WAS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, THERE WERE NOT.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA E-COMMENT, AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

THERE WERE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

TRUSTEES MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE? MOVE TO CLOSE. MOVED BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA.

SECOND? SECOND TRUSTEE BAINS.

SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BAINS.

ROLL CALL : MOTION TO CLOSE THE HEARING APPROVED 6 0.

NOW MOVING ON TO OUR ACTION ITEMS BOARD MEMBERS.

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AND THIS IS CONSISTENT AND THE SAME RESOLUTION THAT WE HAVE DONE FOR PAST ELECTIONS.

ANY COMMENTS? MOVE APPROVAL, THIS IS TRUSTEE GRANT.

MOVE BY TRUSTEE GRANT.

SECOND. SECOND BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA.

ROLL CALL MOTION IS APPROVED 6 0.

NOW MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM B PRESENT AND APPROVE.

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MAKING A DETERMINATION TO SUBMIT A WAIVER REQUEST TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

AND WE HAVE DONE THIS PRIOR FOR MEASURES J AND L SO WE CAN INCREASE OUR CAPACITY TO ACCESS OUR SCHOOL BOND DOLLARS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

ANY QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES? WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, AND KEITH WEAVER FROM GOVERNMENTAL FINANCIAL SERVICES WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, [INAUDIBLE].

THIS IS JAVETTA CLEVELAND. HI, GOOD EVENING.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO JOIN YOUR MEETING TONIGHT.

I DO HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE TOPIC OF THE BONDING CAPACITY WAIVER.

WE THINK THAT IN THESE TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY, THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY GOOD REASONS WHY WE SHOULD BE CONSIDERING THIS OPTION.

JAVETTA WILL BE SHARING THE POWER POINT ON HER SCREEN AND JAVETTA IF WE COULD GO ON TO OUR AGENDA. YOU GUYS SEE IT ON THE SCREEN? YES. YES.

GREAT. SO FOR THE AGENDA, I'LL GIVE A REALLY BRIEF UPDATE ON MEASURES J AND L, WHICH ARE THE SOURCE OF OUR FACILITIES FUNDS AND THEN TALK ABOUT WHY WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT CONSIDERING THIS WAIVER AND THEN WRAP UP WITH SOME NEXT STEPS.

WITH RESPECT TO MEASURE J.

JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS WAS THE NOVEMBER 2014 ELECTION.

IT WAS APPROVED BY 72 PERCENT OF VOTERS.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE TABLE ON THE RIGHT TO DATE, WE HAVE ISSUED SIXTY NINE POINT FIVE MILLION IN 2015.

THIRTY NINE MILLION IN 2017.

AND WE HAVE TWENTY POINT FIVE MILLION REMAINING TO COMPLETE MEASURE.

WITH RESPECT TO MEASURE L, THIS WAS NOVEMBER 2018 ELECTION AND RECEIVED SIXTY EIGHT PERCENT VOTER APPROVAL.

AND JUST LAST YEAR, WE ISSUED THE FIRST SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS AND WE HAVE ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS TO GO.

SO ON THE NEXT SLIDE SOME BACKGROUND ABOUT WHAT A WAIVER DOES.

SO THE EDUCATION CODE SETS A BONDING CAPACITY LIMITATION OF TWO AND HALF PERCENT OF ASSESSED VALUE FOR ALL BOND MEASURES.

BUT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS A WAIVER PROCESS THAT COULD ALLOW US TO INCREASE THIS LIMIT. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR SOME TIME, YOU MAY RECALL WE DID THIS IN 2015 WITH MEASURE J.

GOING UP TO 3 PERCENT.

AND THEN LAST YEAR WITH MEASURE L GOING UP TO 3 PERCENT.

AND SO WITH YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVAL, WE COULD CONSIDER INCREASING THIS FROM 3 PERCENT TO 4 PERCENT FOR ALL MEASURES.

AND THE MAIN BENEFITS ARE THAT WE'D STILL GET TO DO MEASURE J.

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WE'RE ESTIMATING RIGHT NOW WITHOUT A WAIVER AT 4 PERCENT, WE COULD DO 50 MILLION TO 70 MILLION OF MEASURE L.

AND THEN ISSUE THE REMAINDER OVER TIME ALONG OUR ORIGINALLY PLANNED SCHEDULE.

BUT WITH THIS WAIVER, WE COULD DO UP TO HUNDRED TWELVE MILLION UP TO THE ENTIRE AMOUNT.

AND WE THINK 4 PERCENT'S REASONABLE BECAUSE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED STATE BOND MEASURE OF PROPOSITION 13.

AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE RECEIVED WAIVERS.

IT'S ON THE HIGH END, BUT THERE IS PRECEDENT FOR OTHER DISTRICTS GETTING WAIVERS IN THE 4 PERCENT TO 5 PERCENT RANGE.

SO ON THE NEXT SLIDE THEIR BENEFITS, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LONG LIST OF POTENTIAL BENEFITS FOR US TO CONSIDER THIS.

ONE IS IT KEEPS OUR FACILITIES PROJECTS ON TRACK.

THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY AROUND CORONAVIRUS AND SOME POTENTIAL RISKS TO OUR FACILITIES PROGRAM. AND WITH THE WAIVER, WE CAN HELP PROTECT US AGAINST THESE RISKS.

IT WOULD ALLOW US TO GET ALL REMAINING FUNDS FROM MEASURE J AND BOTH MEASURE L AS WELL POTENTIALLY AS EARLY AS THIS YEAR.

ON TOP OF THAT, WE WOULD NET MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SAVINGS FOR THE FACILITIES PROGRAM.

WE'D ESTIMATE WE COULD PAY OFF THE C.O.P.

FINANCING THAT WAS FOR PASO VERDE SCHOOL AS THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY, WHICH IS JUNE 1ST OF NEXT YEAR. AND THAT WOULD SAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ESTIMATED TO BE TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS IN INTEREST COSTS ON THAT FINANCING.

IN ADDITION, WE WOULD HAVE SOME BENEFIT FROM ECONOMIES OF SCALE.

WE'D BE CONSOLIDATING WHAT WAS PLANNED FOR MULTIPLE SETS OF FINANCING OVER TIME DOWN TO POTENTIALLY AS FEW AS ONE OR TWO, AND THAT WOULD SAVE AN ESTIMATED HALF A MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH WOULD DIRECTLY BENEFIT OUR FACILITIES PROGRAM.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LOW INTEREST RATES.

I'LL SHARE SOME DATA ON THIS.

BUT RATES ARE STILL VERY LOW.

AND THEN POTENTIALLY IF WE HAVE A RECESSION AND THAT RECESSION SPILLS OVER INTO THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS INDUSTRY, WE MAY SEE SOME LOWER CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND WE HAVE CASH IN THE BANK AND READY TO SPEND.

WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT LOWER CONSTRUCTION COST ENVIRONMENT.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE ESTIMATE THERE'LL BE SAVINGS FOR TAXPAYERS BECAUSE WE COULD REFINANCE SOME PRIOR BONDS UNDER MEASURE D.

AND THAT COULD BE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SAVINGS.

SO THIS NEXT SLIDE IS SHOWING OUR HISTORICAL ASSESSED VALUATION GROWTH.

AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S BEEN SOME UPS AND DOWNS OVER TIME, BUT EVER SINCE THE BUILDING MORATORIUM WAS LIFTED, THERE'S BEEN TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN THE DISTRICT AND THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAS BEEN OVER 10 PERCENT GROWTH.

SO WE'VE HAD TREMENDOUS GROWTH, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.

I THINK IT'S STILL A BIT OF A QUESTION MARK AS TO HOW CORONAVIRUS WILL IMPACT THIS GROWTH AND WHAT WE MIGHT SEE GOING FORWARD.

AND SO, AGAIN, THE WAIVER WOULD HELP REDUCE THE RISK THAT WE'LL SEE SOME DRAMATIC DECLINES IN THIS GROWTH GOING FORWARD.

ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE BONDING CAPACITY IS SHOWN HERE ON THIS CHART IN THE GRAY LINE, WE HAVE OUR PRIOR BOND MEASURES IN THE BARS ADDING UP AND THE BONDING CAPACITY THAT WE'VE BEEN OPERATING UNDER IS IN BLUE, WHICH HAS BEEN 3 PERCENT.

AND IF YOU SEE IT GOES UP TO 4 PERCENT, WHICH IS IN GREEN.

AND THAT LINE WOULD THEN BE SUFFICIENT TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF OUR BOND MEASURES AND WOULD ALLOW US TO GET COMPLETE BOTH MEASURE J AND MEASURE OUT AND THE ENTIRE AMOUNT.

SO HERE'S A CHART SHOWING INTEREST RATES, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF VOLATILITY IN THE BOND MARKET, JUST LIKE THE STOCK MARKET LATELY.

HOWEVER, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE INTEREST RATES REMAIN AT HISTORICAL LOWS.

THE CHARTS GOING BACK TO 2014 WHEN WE STARTED MEASURE J.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY REMAIN ABOUT AS LOW AS THEY'VE EVER BEEN OVER THIS TIME PERIOD.

SO THAT'S SOME GREAT NEWS TO SHARE.

THE NEXT CHART SHOWS OUR MEASURE J TAX LEVIES.

AND SO THIS YEAR'S TAX LEVY WAS AT FORTY FIVE DOLLARS.

WE ESTIMATE GOING FORWARD [INAUDIBLE] EQUAL, IT WOULD BE ABOUT FORTY SIX DOLLARS.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT'S WELL BELOW THE $60 MAXIMUM.

AND WHAT'S NICE ABOUT THIS IS THAT WE'RE REASONABLY WELL POSITIONED TO WITHSTAND A SHOCK TO OUR ASSESSED VALUATION.

WE ESTIMATE THAT THERE COULD BE ABOUT A 20 PERCENT TO 25 PERCENT DECLINE IN OUR ASSESSED VALUATION AND WE'D STILL BE WITHIN THAT $60 MAXIMUM.

SO FROM A TAX RATE PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING QUITE WELL.

THE NEXT CHART IS SHOWING MEASURED L TAX LEVIES.

THEY'RE CURRENTLY AT FIFTY FIVE DOLLARS.

WE ESTIMATE THAT GOING FORWARD THEY'LL BE AT ABOUT $42 WITH THE EARLY ISSUANCE.

AND THIS IS ABOUT A DOLLAR INCREASE FROM WHAT WE HAD SHARED PREVIOUSLY.

HOWEVER, WITH THE EARLY ISSUANCE, WE ALSO GET TO END TAXES EARLY AND WE'RE ESTIMATING TAXES WOULD END ABOUT TWO YEARS EARLY AS COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL PLAN.

SO THAT'S A NICE BENEFIT AS WELL.

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YOU HAVE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT, A RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER APPROVING A WAIVER APPLICATION TO BE FILED WITH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

AND THEN OUR HOPE IS THAT WITH APPROVAL, THE JULY 8TH, 9TH BOARD MEETING DATES AT THE STATE BOARD WOULD BE THE TIME IN WHICH THEY TAKE ACTION.

AND THEN WE COULD REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD ON THE RESULTS FOLLOWING.

SO HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. WEAVER? LISA, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I'LL JUST SHARE WHAT I SHARED WITH YOU JAVETTA WHEN I SPOKE TO HER ABOUT THIS, AND THAT'S JUST THE TIMELINE.

I KNOW THAT. I KNOW WE HAVE A TIGHT TIMELINE.

AND SO I WAS JUST CONCERNED THAT IN JULY THAT THE STATE BOARD.

MIGHT BE CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER THINGS OR HAVE MORE ABOUT THE THINGS THAT THEY THINK THEY NEED TO ATTEND TO.

AND IF THAT WERE THE CASE, IS THERE ANY RISK OF US HAVING THIS PROPELLED TILL A LATER DATE? OUR WAIVER? YEAH, I GUESS MAYBE I'LL START AND THEN JAVETTA, IF YOU WANNA ADD ANYTHING, PLEASE FEEL FREE. SO IT'S HARD TO GUARANTEE WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN AT THE STATE BOARD LEVEL.

WE DID SPEAK TO THE WAIVER OFFICE AND THEY ARE STILL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AND CONDUCTING THEIR NORMAL BUSINESS.

SO OUR HOPE IS THAT WE COULD STAY ON TARGET FOR THIS JULY 8/9TH MEETING DATE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, IT'S POSSIBLE IT COULD BE DELAYED.

THE STATE BOARD MEETS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.

SO EVEN IF WE DON'T MAKE THE JULY MEETING, HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY LATER IN THE YEAR FOR THEM TO CONSIDER THIS ACTION.

BUT AGAIN, SPEAKING WITH THE WAIVER OFFICE, THEY'RE STILL CONDUCTING BUSINESS AS NORMAL.

AND SO OUR HOPE IS THAT WE CAN MEET THIS JULY TIMEFRAME.

TRUSTEES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CAN I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE APPROVAL.

MOVE BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA.

SECOND, TRUSTEE BAINS.

MOVE BY HEREDIA, SECONDED BY BAINS.

ROLL CALL: ACTION APPROVED 6 0 FOR APPROVAL OF THE WAIVER.

THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS.

MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEMS C APPROVE MATERIAL REVISION TO THE NATOMAS CHARTER SCHOOL.

[Item XIV C]

ARE THERE ANY BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS? MOVE APPROVAL, DOSICK.

MOVED BY TRUSTEE DOSICK.

MAY HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. GO AHEAD, JAG; I'M SORRY.

SECOND BY TRUSTEE BAINS.

ROLL CALL: MOTION IS APPROVED SIX ZERO.

MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM D.

[Item XIV D]

REGARDING LEAVE BENEFITS FOR MANAGEMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES ARISING FROM THE CORONAVIRUS. AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESOLUTION IS TO PROTECT MANAGEMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL STAFF DURING THIS UNPRECEDENTED TIME.

AND THIS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE DONE WITH CSEA AND NTA.

BOARD MEMBERS, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. CAN I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? MOVE APPROVAL DOSICK, GRANT.

DOSICK, SECOND BY TRUSTEE GRANT.

ROLL CALL: ACTION PASSES 6 0.

MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM E, IT'S RATIFYING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE

[Item XIV E]

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MOVED BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA.

SECOND.

SECOND BY TRUSTEE BAINS.

ROLL CALL: MOTION PASSES 6 0.

MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM F IT IS TO RATIFY THE MOU BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND OUR CSEA

[Item XIV F]

ANY QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS? CAN I HAVE A MOTION. MOVE APPROVAL TRUSTEE GRANT.

MOVED BY TRUSTEE GRANT.

SECOND. SECOND BY TRUSTEE BAINS; HE GOT YOU BY A HAIR.

ROLL CALL: MOTION PASSES 6 0.

ACTION ITEM G.

[Item XIV G]

MOVED BY TRUSTEE BAINS.

SECOND, DOSICK. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE DOSICK.

ROLL CALL: MOTION PASSES 6 0.

MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM H, WHICH IS RATIFY THE MOU BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND THE NATOMAS

[Item XIV H]

BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE APPROVAL.

MOVED BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA.

SECOND. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE DOSICK.

ROLL CALL: MOTION PASSES 6 0.

NOW MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM I.

[Item XIV I]

APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 DASH 14 DESIGNATING MAY 13TH AT TWENTY TWENTY AS THE DAY OF THE TEACHER.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? MOVE APPROVAL. MOVE BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA.

SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND BY TRUSTEE BAINS.

MOTION PASSES 6 0.

MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM J.

[Item XIV J]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE APPROVAL.

MOVED BY TRUSTEE DOSICK, SECOND BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA.

ROLL CALL: MOTION PASSES 6 0.

NOW MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM K.

[Item XIV K]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION?

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SECOND. SECOND, BY TRUSTEE BAINS.

ROLL CALL: MOTION PASSES 6 0.

NOW MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM L WHICH IS TO APPROVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FACILITIES

[Item XIV L]

BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE APPROVAL, TRUSTEE GRANT.

TRUSTEE GRANT MAKES A MOTION.

SECOND.

SECOND BY TRUSTEE BAINS.

ROLL CALL MOTION PASSES 6 0.

NOW MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM M, WHICH IS RESOLUTION NUMBER TWENTY DASH 17, DECLARING

[Items XIV M & XV]

BOARD MEMBERS, I HOPE YOU ALL SAW THE UPDATED RESOLUTION THAT WAS SENT OUT IN REGARDS TO ADDRESSING THE REQUEST FROM THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH.

ANY QUESTIONS? MOVE APPROVAL. MOVED BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA.

SECOND, DOSICK. SECOND BY TRUSTEE DOSICK.

ROLL CALL: MOTION PASSES 6 0.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

EVERYONE. BOARD MEMBERS.

STAFFS. BE WELL.

STAY HEALTHY. WE ARE DONE.

YOU MAY SIGN OFF AND ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR NIGHT WITH YOUR FAMILY AND THE HOLIDAYS UPCOMING. AND I HOPE YOU TAKE SOME DOWNTIME DURING SPRING BREAK.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU ALL.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.