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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Wednesday, March 30, 2022  
6:00 PM  
Special Meeting  
Concurrently: Internet Streamed - Via Zoom and Granicus Live Manager and  
Broadcasted - Via 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 - TODAY'S BOARD MEETING IS BEING  
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MEETING PROCEDURES  
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Agenda prepared in accordance with Board Bylaws and posted and  
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requirements) and other applicable laws.  
A. Call To Order  
B. Roll Call  
President Gary Yee called the Special Meeting to order at 6:05 P.M.  
Present  
6 - Director Aimee Eng  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Shanthi Gonzales  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
President Gary Yee  
Absent  
3 - Student Director Samantha Pal  
Student Director Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
Director Mike Hutchinson  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Director Mike Hutchinson present at 6:17 P.M.  
Present  
7 - Director Aimee Eng  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Mike Hutchinson  
Director Shanthi Gonzales  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
President Gary Yee  
Absent  
2 - Student Director Samantha Pal  
Student Director Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
C. Unfinished Business  
President Yee, following introduction of language translators - Spanish,  
Cantonese, Arabic - stated the purpose of tonight's meeting is to consider a  
Proposition 39 Offer for Yu Ming Charter School. President Yee asked Chief  
Governance Officer (and General Counsel) Josh Daniels to state the  
Proposition legal requirement and to put forth Staff's Recommendation along  
with Kelly Krag-Arnold, Acting Director, Charter Schools Office.  
Yee then took 20 Minutes of Public Comments as follows:  
Public Speakers:  
1. Max  
2. Jennifer Lee  
3. Haskell  
4. Kani Romain  
5. Ting Wung  
6. Assata Olugbala  
7. Phan Dung  
8. Michael McDaniel  
9. Kim Davis  
10. Misty Cross  
11. Zazzi Cribbs  
12. Maria Pirner  
13. Carol Delton  
14. Ben Tapscott  
15. Carolyn Landheer  
16. Ms. Melious  
Board Members engaged in discussions of each of the motions stated  
herein, and more, and then produced the outcomes stated herein:  
Motions Order  
President Yee, following Public Comment, recognized Director Shanthi  
Gonzales, who moved, adoption of  
1) Legislative File No. 22-0575A - Resolution No. 2022-0195A with  
modification: Substituting Community Day School in lieu of Franklin  
Elementary School (Staff Recommendation) to and retaining Prescott  
Elementary School (Staff Recommendation) in the Offer. Director Clifford  
Thompson seconded the motion "for the purpose of debate."  
President opened the motion for debate with Director Gonzales invited to  
speak to the motion.  
2) Legislative File No. 22-0575A.1 - Following Director Gonzales statement,  
Director VanCedric Williams, having been recognized by President Yee,  
moved Amendment of the pending (Gonzales) motion by removing Prescott  
Elementary School from the Offer, seconded by Director Mike Hutchinson.  
The proposed Amendment was debated. During the debate Director Williams  
modified the motion, adding Community Day School to the Amendment. The  
Board accepted the modified amendment of the motion to amend (Gonzales  
motion) w/o objection. And continued the debate on the Amendment as  
modified. Upon the call of the question, the Williams Amendment was not  
agreed to as reflected in Legislative File No. 22-0575A.1.  
The Board then returned to debate on Director Gonzales motion. Ultimately  
the Gonzales motion was not agreed to as reflected in Legislative File No.  
22-0575A.  
3) Legislative File No. 22-0575 - President Yee, following Board's vote on the  
Gonzales motion, moved adoption of Resolution No. 2022-0195 - the Staff's  
Recommendation on the Matter - made 3/23/22 and, and again, today),  
seconded by Director Aimee Eng. Following minor further debate of the  
motion, the motion was not agreed to as reflected in Legislative File No.  
22-0575.  
President Yee asked his colleagues if there were any additional proposals.  
No additional proposals made.  
Director Mike Hutchinson, thereafter, moved adjournment, seconded by  
President Yee. Adjournment was agreed to as reflected herein. President Yee  
adjourned the meeting at 7:49 P.M.  
22-0575  
Proposition 39 - Yu Ming Charter School - Finding - Charter School  
Shared Public Facilities Request - School Year 2022-2023 - Office  
of Charter Schools  
Approval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2122-0195 -  
Finding That Yu Ming Charter School Cannot Be Accommodated At A  
Single Site and Written Statement Of Reasoning; Adopting Issuance of  
Proposition 39 Facilities Offers and Directing Staff to Issue Written Final  
Offers in Compliance with Proposition 39. Or alternatively, Resolution  
No. 2122-0195A or Resolution No. 2122-0195B.  
22-0575 Proposition 39 - Yu Ming Charter School - Finding -  
Charter School Shared Public Facilities Request - School  
Year 2022-2023 - Office of Charter Schools (3/30/2022)  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by President Yee, seconded by Director Eng, that  
Resolution No. 2122-0195 (Yee Motion) - Finding That Yu Ming Charter  
School Cannot Be Accommodated At A Single Site and Written  
Statement Of Reasoning; Adopting Issuance of Proposition 39  
Facilities Offers and Directing Staff to Issue Written Final Offers in  
Compliance with Proposition 39 be Adopted. The motion failed by the  
following vote:  
Ayes:  
Nays:  
2 - Aimee Eng  
Gary Yee  
5 - VanCedric Williams  
Mike Hutchinson  
Shanthi Gonzales  
Clifford Thompson  
Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
2 - Samantha Pal  
Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
Absent:  
22-0575A  
Proposition 39 - Yu Ming Charter School - Finding - Charter School  
Shared Public Facilities Request - School Year 2022-2023 - Office  
of Charter Schools  
Approval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2122-0195A  
(Revised) (Gonzales Motion) - Finding That Yu Ming Charter School  
Cannot Be Accommodated At A Single Site and Written Statement Of  
Reasoning; Adopting Issuance of Proposition 39 Facilities Offers and  
Directing Staff to Issue Written Final Offers in Compliance with  
Proposition 39 - Substituting Community Day School in lieu of Franklin  
Elementary School (Staff Recommendation) to and retaining Prescott  
Elementary School (Staff Recommendation) in the Offer.  
Sponsors:  
Gonzales  
22-0575A Proposition 39 - Yu Ming Charter School - Finding  
- Charter School Shared Public Facilities Request - School  
Year 2022-2023 - Office of Charter Schools  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Director Gonzales, seconded by Director  
Thompson, that Resolution No. 2122-0195A (Revised) (Gonzales Motion)  
- Finding That Yu Ming Charter School Cannot Be Accommodated At A  
Single Site and Written Statement Of Reasoning; Adopting Issuance of  
Proposition 39 Facilities Offers and Directing Staff to Issue Written  
Final Offers in Compliance with Proposition 39 – Substituting  
Community Day School in lieu of Franklin Elementary School (Staff  
Recommendation) to and retaining Prescott Elementary School (Staff  
Recommendation) in the Offer be Adopted. The motion failed by the  
following vote:  
Ayes:  
1 - Shanthi Gonzales  
Nays:  
6 - Aimee Eng  
VanCedric Williams  
Mike Hutchinson  
Clifford Thompson  
Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
Gary Yee  
Absent:  
2 - Samantha Pal  
Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
22-0575A.1  
Proposition 39 - Yu Ming Charter School - Finding - Charter School  
Shared Public Facilities Request - School Year 2022-2023 - Office  
of Charter Schools  
Approval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2122-0195A  
(Revised)(Gonzales) (Director Williams Amendment To Director  
Gonzales Motion) - Finding That Yu Ming Charter School Cannot Be  
Accommodated At A Single Site and Written Statement Of Reasoning;  
Adopting Issuance of Proposition 39 Facilities Offers and Directing Staff  
to Issue Written Final Offers in Compliance with Proposition 39 -  
Removing Prescott Elementary School and Community Day School from  
the Offer.  
Sponsors:  
Williams  
22-0575A.1 Proposition 39 - Yu Ming Charter School -  
Finding - Charter School Shared Public Facilities Request -  
School Year 2022-2023 - Office of Charter Schools  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Director Williams, seconded by Director  
Hutchinson, that Resolution No. 2122-0195A (Revised)(Gonzales)  
(Director Williams Amendment To Director Gonzales Motion) - Finding  
That Yu Ming Charter School Cannot Be Accommodated At A Single  
Site and Written Statement Of Reasoning; Adopting Issuance of  
Proposition 39 Facilities Offers and Directing Staff to Issue Written  
Final Offers in Compliance with Proposition 39 - Removing Prescott  
Elementary School and Community Day School from the Offer  
(Gonzales Motion) be Adopted As Amended. The motion failed by the  
following vote:  
Ayes:  
Nays:  
2 - VanCedric Williams  
Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
5 - Aimee Eng  
Mike Hutchinson  
Shanthi Gonzales  
Clifford Thompson  
Gary Yee  
Absent:  
2 - Samantha Pal  
Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
D. Adjourment  
President Yee, upon adoption by Board of said motion, adjourned the  
meeting at 7:49 P.M.  
22-0895  
Motion to Adjourn - Special Meeting - March 30, 2022  
Adoption by the Board of Education of Motion to Adjourn Special  
Meeting.  
A motion was made by Director Hutchinson, seconded by President  
Yee,that this Motion - Special Meeting Adjournment - be Adopted. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
7 - Aimee Eng  
VanCedric Williams  
Mike Hutchinson  
Shanthi Gonzales  
Clifford Thompson  
Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
Gary Yee  
Absent:  
2 - Samantha Pal  
Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
Enactment No: 22-0540  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: