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Meeting Minutes Long - Final

Friday, February 18, 2022

6:30 PM

Special Meeting

Internet Streamed - Zoom & Granicus; Broadcasted - KDOL-TV (Comcast

Channel 27 and AT&T Channel 99)

Board of Education

President Gary Yee

Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis

Directors: Aimee Eng, VanCedric Williams, Mike Hutchinson, Shanthi Gonzales,

Clifford Thompson

Student Directors: Samantha Pal, Natalie Gallegos Chavez

Staff: Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Superintendent & Secretary

NOTICE - COVID-19 SURGE - TODAY'S BOARD MEETING IS

BEING HELD VIRTUALLY

Pursuant to Assembly Bill No. 361 ("AB 361") and Board of Education

Resolution No. 2122-0014D, today's Board Meeting is being held exclusively

virtually.

Members of the Board of Education, as well as the Superintendent or

designee and other designated staff, will

join the meeting via phone/video conference and no teleconference locations

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NOTICE - COVID-19 SURGE - PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR

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MEETING RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

Five (5) minute speaking limit for Board Members

No mingling with the audience

Address comments to other Board Members

Focus on agenda items

Don't repeat what's been said

Always be respectful

No interruptions

Enforce norms

Model desired behavior

MEETING PROCEDURES

All Governing Board 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

President Gary Yee called the Special Meeting to Order at 6:36 P.M.

Present

7 - Student Director Samantha Pal

Student Director Natalie Gallegos Chavez

Director Aimee Eng

Director Mike Hutchinson

Director Clifford Thompson

Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis

President Gary Yee

Absent

2 - Director VanCedric Williams

Director Shanthi Gonzales

Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)

Director VanCedric Williams present at 6:40 P.M.

Present

8 - Student Director Samantha Pal

Student Director Natalie Gallegos Chavez

Director Aimee Eng

Director VanCedric Williams

Director Mike Hutchinson

Director Clifford Thompson

Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis

President Gary Yee

Absent

1 - Director Shanthi Gonzales

C. New Business

22-0243A

Amendment, School Consolidations for 2022-23 and 2023-24

Adoption by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2122-0030A -

School Consolidations for 2022-23 and 2023-24.

22-0243A Governing Board President Yee Statement -

Special Meeting - February 18, 2022

Attachments:

22-0243A Presentation by Moses Omolade

22-0243A Presentation by Maurice Andre San-Chez

22-0243A Amendment, School Consolidations for 2022-23

and 2023-24

President Yee, in his Opening Statement, said that he had exercised his

authority as Board President and called this Special Meeting to give the

Board an opportunity to consider an Amendment to Resolution No. 2122-0030

adopted on February 8, 2022 (Legislative File No. 22-0243; Enactment No.

22-0225). President Yee summarized the names, grades and timeline for

closures and consolidation of schools in the heretofore adopted Resolution.

President Yee stated that today's proposed Amendment - Resolution No.

2122-0030A.- if adopted, will move two closures - Community Day School,

Parker Elementary and elimination of middle school grades - at La Escuelita

Elementary School - from the end of School Year 2021-22 to the end of

School Year 2022-23. President Yee also noted in his Opening Statement

that there will be no staff presentation on subject matter tonight.

President

President Yee at the conclusion of his Opening Statement, having made the

motion and received a second from Director Thompson, to adopt proposed

Amendment (Resolution No. 2122-0030A - School Consolidations for 2022-23

and 2023-24), recognized Moses Omolade and Andre San-Chez, District

teachers, each who are on the 18th day of a hunger strike, protesting against

the adopted February 8, 2022 Board Resolution, for a Statement to the

Board.

Omolade and San-Chez each made approximately 10 minute Statements to

the Board, with slide presentations, thanking supporters, recalling their

respective history of interaction with the issue of school closures, criticizing

named Board Members and the Superintendent (and Mayor Libby Schaaf) for

actions around school closures; the damage that it does; expressed their

continuing opposition to the planned school closures and called for additional

community support to prevent the closures. Omolade said he will be ending

his hunger strike today. San-Chez said it is an open question and would like

for the community during Public Comment to help him decide whether to end

his hunger strike. [He subsequently did so today.]

President Yee, following Omolade and San Chez Statements, opened Public

Comment on the pending Motion: 20 Minutes for Student Public Comment

and then an Additional Hour for Other Public Comment including additional

students.

Public Speakers

1. Ms. Fortes

2. Parker-Denise Huffstutler

3. Public Speaker

4. June Ko-Dial

5. Louise Anderson

6. Haskell

7. Jawharah Stevenson

8. Forest Cho

9. Public Speaker

10. Anevay Cruz

11. Aniyah Story

12. Aimee

13. Adrienne Hudson

14. Crawford Patten

15. Nino Parker

16. Donneva Reid

17. Malaysia Williams

18. Pamela Guerrero

19. Steven Miller

20. Ms. Woods

21. Max

22. Leo Faiola

23. Public Speaker

24. Maria

25. Phyllis Copes

26. Shanna

27. Helena Vonk

28. Kelly Joyce

29. Misty Cross

30. DJ

31. Public Speaker

32. Sophie Tran

33. Ann Kelsen

34. Carly K

35. Adarene Hoag

36. June Ko-Dial

37. Liz Suk

38. Andrea Perez

39. Sonia Thacher

40. Rochelle Jenkins

41. Meleah Hall

42. Jennifer Quintanilla

43. Taiset Jnidi

44. Shawn Lee

45. Inga Wagar

46. Ben Tapscott

47. Jason G.

48. Elisabeth Barnett

49. Cesar Cruz

50. Steve Zeltzer

51. Nicole Lopez

52. Adiza Ameh

53. Debra Mendoza

54. Kim-Shree

55. Kristina Molina

56. Vida Mendoza

57. Judy Elkan

58. Lauren Broder

59. Barbara Ginsberg

60. Kampala Taiz-Rancifer

61. Zoey Turek

62. Moses Perez

63. Jill Karjian

After Public Comments, the Board members held a first round of debate on

the pending motion.

Board Discussion Participants: Student Directors Pal and Chavez; Directors

William; Hutchinson, Eng, Thompson, Vice President Davis and President

Yee.

Director Williams, recognized by President Yee, at the end of the first round

of Board members debate, moved, seconded by Director Hutchinson, to

Temporarily Table Board Debate and to Extend Public Comment by an

addition hour on the pending Motion. The motion failed as reflected in

Legislative File 22-0234A.1.

President Yee, following further statements by Student Directors Pal and

Chavez, recognized Director Aimee Eng. Director Eng moved, seconded by

Director Thompson, Closure of Board Debate on the pending Motion. The

Motion to End Debate carried as reflected in Legislative File 22-0234A.2.

President Yee, with Board debate closed, called the question on the pending

Motion - Amendment - Resolution No. 2122-0030A - School Consolidations

for 2022-23 and 2023-24. Adoption of the Amendment failed as reflected by

vote herein.

A motion was made by President Yee, seconded by Director

Thompson,that Resolution No. 2122-0030A - School Consolidations for

2022-23 and 2023-24 be Adopted. The motion failed by the following

vote:

Ayes:

Nays:

2 - VanCedric Williams

Mike Hutchinson

3 - Aimee Eng

Clifford Thompson

Gary Yee

Abstained:

1 - Benjamin "Sam" Davis

Absent:

P Aye:

2 - Samantha Pal

Shanthi Gonzales

1 - Natalie Gallegos Chavez

22-0243A.1

Amendment, School Consolidations for 2022-23 and 2023-24 -

Motion To Temporarily Table Further Board Debate and To

Extend Time for Additional Public Comment

Adoption by Board of Education of Motion To Temporarily Table Further

Board Debate and To Extend Time By One Hour for Additional Public

Comment on Resolution No. 2122-0030A -School Consolidations for 2022-23

and 2023-24.

Board Discussion Participants: Directors Williams, Hutchinson and Student

Director Pal.

A motion was made by Director Williams, seconded by Director

Hutchinson, To Temporarily Table Further Board Debate and To

Extend Time By One Hour for Additional Public Comment on

Resolution No. 2122-0030A - School Consolidations for 2022-23 and

2023-24 be Adopted. The motion failed by the following vote:

3 - VanCedric Williams

Ayes:

Nays:

Mike Hutchinson

Benjamin "Sam" Davis

3 - Aimee Eng

Clifford Thompson

Gary Yee

Absent:

P Aye:

1 - Shanthi Gonzales

2 - Samantha Pal

Natalie Gallegos Chavez

22-0243A.2

Amendment, School Consolidations for 2022-23 and 2023-24 -

Motion To Close Board Debate On Said Amendment

Adoption by Board of Education of Motion To Close Board Debate on

Resolution No. 2122-0030A -School Consolidations for 2022-23 and 2023-24.

A motion was made by Director Eng, seconded by Director Thompson,

To Close Board Debate on Resolution No. 2122-0030A - School

Consolidations for 2022-23 and 2023-24. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Ayes:

4 - Aimee Eng

Clifford Thompson

Benjamin "Sam" Davis

Gary Yee

Nays:

2 - VanCedric Williams

Mike Hutchinson

Absent:

3 - Samantha Pal

Natalie Gallegos Chavez

Shanthi Gonzales

Enactment No: 22-0226