Oakland Unified School District  
Board of Education  
1011 Union Street, #940  
Oakland, CA 94607  
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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Thursday, November 7, 2024  
6:00 PM  
Ameritania Hotel 230 W. 54th St. New York, NY. 10019  
Committee Room, KDOL TV Studio, B-237, Met West High School Entrance, 314  
East 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94606-2291, Internet - Zoom & Granicus;  
Broadcasted - KDOL-TV (Comcast Channel 27 and AT&T Channel 99)  
Budget and Finance Committee  
Chair: Mike Hutchinson  
Members: Jennifer Brouhard, Jorge Lerma  
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Public Comment, at the meeting, will be taken individually on Agenda Items  
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Meeting or at minimum 24 hours in advance for a Special Meeting. Use the  
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beginning of the meeting. Manual (Paper) Speaker Cards also will be  
available at the meeting for completion.  
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and Last Name and your email address.  
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NOTICE - MEDIA/MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND  
AND PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY  
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Committee meeting in-person in the Committee Room, KDOL TV Studio,  
B-237, Met West High School Entrance, 314 East 10th Street, Oakland, CA  
94606-2291 or virtually as described herein.  
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interested in viewing or listening to the Committee meeting virtually.  
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meeting name and click on the “In Progress” link under Video or go to the  
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Page)>Calendar Tab>Calendar>Today>e Budget and Finance Committee>”In  
Progress” link under Video.  
Public comment in-person is permitted within the times allotted for public  
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Committee Agenda “eComment” or from the Legislative Information Center,  
as follows:  
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Tab>This Week>Budget and Finance Committee>eComment  
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MEETING PROCEDURES  
All Committee meetings shall begin on time and shall be guided by an  
Agenda prepared in accordance with Board Bylaws and posted and  
distributed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (open meeting  
requirements) and other applicable laws.  
A. Call to Order  
B. Roll Call  
Chairperson Hutchinson called the meeting to order at 6:08 P.M.  
Present  
Absent  
2 - Member Jorge Lerma  
Chairperson Mike Hutchinson  
1 - Member Jennifer Brouhard  
C. Speaker Request Cards/Modification(s) To Agenda  
A request to speak at this Committee Meeting, may be made in-person or  
virtually as stated in this Agenda.  
Modification(s) to the Agenda, by the e Budget and Finance Committee,  
allows for any change in the printed Order of Business including, but not  
limited to, an announcement that an Item or Legislative File will be  
considered out of Agenda printed order, that consideration of an Item has  
been withdrawn, postponed, rescheduled or "pulled" or taken off of the  
Committee General Consent Report for separate discussion and/or possible  
action.  
None  
D. Adoption of Committee Minutes  
D.-1  
24-2745  
Minutes - Budget and Finance Committee - September 5, 2024  
Ratification by the Budget and Finance Committee of its Regular  
Meeting Minutes of September 5, 2024, prepared by Staff shortly after  
said Meeting.  
24-2745 Minutes - Budget and Finance Committee -  
September 5, 2024  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Member Lerma, seconded by Chairperson  
Hutchinson,that this Minutes, Committee be Adopted . The motion  
carried by the following vote.  
Aye:  
2 - Member Jorge Lerma  
Chairperson Mike Hutchinson  
1 - Member Jennifer Brouhard  
Absent:  
Enactment No: 24-2122  
E. Adoption of the Committee General Consent Report  
"Adoption of the Committee General Consent Report" "means that all items  
appearing under this topic are approved in one motion unless a Member of  
the Committee requests that an item be removed and voted on separately or  
otherwise acted upon. Generally, these items are routine in nature, and are  
acted upon in one motion to conserve time and permit focus on  
other-than-routine legislative items on the agenda.  
None  
F.  
Unfinished Business  
None  
G. New Business  
G.-1  
24-2598A  
Budget and Finance Committee - District - 2025-2026 Fiscal Year  
Budget Balancing Solutions - Chief Business Officer  
Discussion by the Budget and Finance Committee, with the Chief  
Business Officer (CBO), or designee(s), of the presentation and  
Resolution No. 2425-0129 - 2025-26 Budget Balancing Solutions,  
made at the October 23, 2024, Board Meeting.  
24-2598A Presentation - Budget and Finance Committee -  
District - 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Budget Balancing Solutions  
- Chief Business Officer  
Attachments:  
24-2598A Memorandum - Budget and Finance Committee -  
District - 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Budget Balancing Solutions  
- Chief Business Officer  
Lisa Grant-Dawson, Chief Business Officer, presented and discussed with  
the Committee on District's 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Budget Balancing  
Solutions regarding:  
-What will it be voted on in December  
-Developing list of options  
-Ongoing Enrollment Office Investments  
-A Review of One Time Investments that are recommended to return to the  
Base and Other Resources  
-Review Facilities and Deferred Maintenance Modifications  
-Maintaining Small School Investments  
-Reduction of Consistent Vacant Positions  
Public Speaker:  
Kim Davis  
Discussed  
H. Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Committee  
This section of the agenda provides an opportunity for a member of the  
Public, for three minutes per person, or less, depending on the number of  
speakers, to directly address the Committee on any item of interest to a  
member of the Public that is not on the current agenda, but is within the  
subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee. Minutes are not transferrable  
from speaker to speaker. This item is limited to a total of thirty (30) minutes.  
The Committee may not discuss or take any action on a non-agenda item not  
appearing on the posted agenda for this meeting, except the Committee or  
staff may briefly respond to a statement made or questions posed by a  
member of the public, as authorized by law. In addition, on their own initiative  
or in response to questions posed by the public, a member of the Committee  
or its staff may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement,  
or make a brief report of his or her own activities.  
H.-1  
24-2744  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject  
Matter Jurisdiction of the Committee - Up to 30 Minutes -  
November 7, 2024  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Committee - Up to 30 Minutes - November 7, 2024.  
No Comments  
I.  
Introduction of New Legislative Matter  
This section of the Agenda is devoted to the introduction of new legislative  
matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the committee by a Committee  
member or Members of the Public.  
None  
J.  
Adjournment  
Chairperson Hutchinson adjourned the meeting at 7:56 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: