Oakland Unified School District  
Board of Education  
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Oakland, CA 94607  
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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Monday, September 16, 2024  
6:00 PM  
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)  
Measure G Parcel Tax Independent Citizens Oversight  
Committee  
Harold Lowe, Chairperson  
Pavan Gupta, Secretary  
Members: Apri Medina, Philip Patrick, Amy Spade, Susan Wise, Reggie Lee  
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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 Lowe called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.  
Present  
6 - Member Pavan Gupta  
Chairperson Harold Lowe  
Member Apri Medina  
Chairperson Philip Patrick  
Vice Chairperson Amy Spade  
Secretary Susan Wise  
Absent  
1 - Member Reggie Lee  
C. Election of Officers  
C.-1  
Citizens Oversight Committee - 2024 Term  
Acceptance of Nomination(s) from the membership for the position of  
Chair, Measure G - Parcel Tax Independent Citizens Oversight  
Committee - 2024 Term.  
Discussed and Closed  
Enactment No:  
C.-2  
Oversight Committee - 2024 Term  
Shall Philip Patrick be elected Chair, Measure G - Parcel Tax Independent  
Citizens Oversight Committee - 2024 term?  
Upon the Call of the Roll, Philip Patrick was elected Chair, Measure G  
Committee by the following vote:  
Aye:  
6 - Member Pavan Gupta  
Chairperson Harold Lowe  
Member Apri Medina  
Chairperson Philip Patrick  
Vice Chairperson Amy Spade  
Secretary Susan Wise  
Absent:  
1 - Member Reggie Lee  
Enactment No: 24-2137  
C.-3  
Citizens Oversight Committee - 2024 Term  
Acceptance of Nomination(s) from the membership for the position of  
Vice Chair, Measure G - Parcel Tax Independent Citizens Oversight  
Committee - 2024 Term.  
Discussed and Closed  
Enactment No:  
C.-4  
Citizens Oversight Committee - 2024 Term  
Shall Amy Spade be elected Vice Chair, Measure G - Parcel Tax  
Independent Citizens Oversight Committee - 2024 term?  
Upon the Call of the Roll, Amy Spade was elected Vice Chair, Measure  
G Committee by the following vote:  
Aye:  
6 - Member Pavan Gupta  
Chairperson Harold Lowe  
Member Apri Medina  
Chairperson Philip Patrick  
Vice Chairperson Amy Spade  
Secretary Susan Wise  
Absent:  
1 - Member Reggie Lee  
Enactment No: 24-2138  
C.-5  
Citizens Oversight Committee - 2024 Term  
Acceptance of Nomination(s) from the membership for the position of  
Secretary, Measure G - Parcel Tax Independent Citizens Oversight  
Committee - 2024 Term.  
Discussed and Closed  
Enactment No:  
C.-6  
Citizens Oversight Committee - 2024 Term  
Shall Susie Wise be elected Secretary, Measure G - Parcel Tax  
Independent Citizens Oversight Committee for the 2024 term?  
Upon the Call of the Roll, Susie Wise was elected Secretary, Measure  
G Committee by the following vote:  
Aye:  
6 - Member Pavan Gupta  
Chairperson Harold Lowe  
Member Apri Medina  
Chairperson Philip Patrick  
Vice Chairperson Amy Spade  
Secretary Susan Wise  
Absent:  
1 - Member Reggie Lee  
Enactment No: 24-2139  
D. 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 Measure G Parcel Tax Independent  
Citizens Oversight 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  
E. Adoption of Committee Minutes  
None  
F.  
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  
G. Unfinished Business  
None  
H. New Business  
H.-1  
- Overview - Measure G Budget: Allocations by Program  
Presentation to and discussion by Measure G Parcel Tax Independent  
Citizens Oversight Committee with Chief Academic Officer or designee  
of Measure G Budget: Allocations by Program; and Details about the  
Budget and Programs.  
Attachments:  
Sondra Aguilera, Chief Academic Officer and team, presented the overview of  
Measure G Budget Allocations by Program to the Committee and Public.  
No public Speaker.  
Discussed  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Committee Member Reggie Lee present at 6:51 P.M.  
Present  
7 - Member Pavan Gupta  
Chairperson Harold Lowe  
Member Apri Medina  
Chairperson Philip Patrick  
Vice Chairperson Amy Spade  
Secretary Susan Wise  
Member Reggie Lee  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Committee Member Harold Lowe absent at 7:05 P.M.  
Present  
6 - Member Pavan Gupta  
Member Apri Medina  
Chairperson Philip Patrick  
Vice Chairperson Amy Spade  
Secretary Susan Wise  
Member Reggie Lee  
Absent  
1 - Chairperson Harold Lowe  
H.-2  
Quarterly Meeting Schedule  
Discussion and possible adoption by the Measure G Committee of  
moving from a monthly to a quarterly calendar schedule, with meetings  
occurring in September, January, and May or alternatively.  
Attachments:  
The Measure G Committee discussed the restructuring of its Meeting  
Schedule and will bring it back in future meeting for further discussion, if  
needed.  
Discussed  
H.-3  
- Work Planning for 2024-2025 School Year  
Discussion by the Measure G Parcel Tax Independent Citizens Oversight  
Committee of its Workplan for the 2024-2025 School Year including  
receipt of the Annual Performance and Financial Report, and the writing  
of the Annual Report to the public.  
The Committee had a brief discussion regarding Work Planning for  
2024-2025 School Year.  
Discussed  
I.  
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.  
I.-1  
Matter Jurisdiction of the Measure G Committee –Up to 30  
Minutes - September 16, 2024  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Measure G Committee -Up to 30 Minutes - September  
16, 2024.  
No Comments  
J.  
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  
K. Adjournment  
Chairperson Patrick adjourned the meeting at 7:59 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: