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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Tuesday, June 21, 2022  
6:00 PM  
Special Meeting  
Great Room, LaEscuelita Education Center, 1050 2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA  
((entrance at or near 286 East 10th St.); 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, (Vacancy), Clifford  
Thompson  
Student Directors: Samantha Pal, Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
Staff: Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Superintendent & Secretary  
NOTICE - MEDIA/MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND  
AND PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY  
Members of the media and the public may attend and participate in the Board  
meeting in-person in The Great Room, La Escuelita Education Center, 1050  
2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606-2291 (entrance located at or near 286 East  
10th St.) or virtually as described herein.  
The following information is for those members of the media and public  
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NOTICE - RESUME MEETING ENTIRELY VIRTUALLY IF  
THERE ARE PUBLIC HEALTH VIOLATIONS  
If there are any violations of any state, local, or District health and safety  
protocols or other unsafe behavior in light of COVID-19 by one or more  
attendees that “would present imminent risks to the health or safety of  
attendees,” then the Board President may recess the meeting. If the violation  
is serious, if there are more violations, or if the violations repeat (after  
resuming the meeting in person) or persist, then the meeting may resume  
entirely virtually pursuant to Assembly Bill No. 361 and Resolution No.  
2122-0014H (Making Certain Findings Necessary To Permit Virtual Meetings  
In Specified Circumstances). Prior to resuming entirely virtually, members of  
the Board attending in-person will leave the premises (The Great Room, La  
Escuelita Education Center, 1050 2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606-2291)  
and rejoin the Board meeting via phone/video conference. No teleconference  
locations need be posted pursuant to Assembly Bill No. 361 and Resolution  
No. 2122-0014H. All staff members, members of the public, and members of  
the media will need to join the Resumed Meeting virtually using the link  
provided in the Agenda. If the Board meeting is recessed and then resumed  
entirely virtually, it will resume as soon as practicable but no earlier than sixty  
(60) minutes after the in-person Board meeting is recessed.  
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  
President Yee called the meeting to order at 6:13 P.M.  
President Yee welcomed the In Person Audience.Yee acknowledged many  
have exercised their civic duty and applied for the District 6 Board vacancy.  
He thanked them for their civic commitment.  
B. Roll Call  
Present  
5 - Director Aimee Eng  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
President Gary Yee  
Absent  
4 - Student Director Samantha Pal  
Student Director Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
Director Mike Hutchinson  
Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
C. New Business  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Director Hutchinson present at 6:16 P.M.  
Present  
Absent  
6 - Director Aimee Eng  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Mike Hutchinson  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
President Gary Yee  
3 - Student Director Samantha Pal  
Student Director Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
22-1288B  
Governing Board - District 6 Trustee Vacancy - Preliminary  
Applicants Interview  
Governing Board Interview of Preliminary Eligible Applicants for Board -  
District 6 Trustee Vacancy:  
- Azlinah Adonna Tambu  
- David (Joel) Velasquez  
- David Correa  
- Janell Hampton  
- Julie Mendoza  
- Kimberly Davis  
- Kyra Mungia  
- Natalee Kehaulani Bauer  
- Tamecca Brewer (Anderson)  
and the Provisional Appointment Interview Questions therefor.  
22-1288B Governing Board - District 6 Trustee Vacancy -  
Preliminary Applicants Interview  
Attachments:  
President Yee, after translation and masking protocols were stated by Josh  
Daniels, Chief Governance Officer, informed all Parties as to how interviews  
will be conducted. President Yee, consistent with Resolution 2122-0093 and  
in fairness to all candidates, described the protocols for the interview,  
referencing the published criteria. He said Board members will remain on  
dais; with candidates standing at the podium for interview one at a time, in  
random order to be determined, with questions asked of each as included in  
the Agenda. He stated that Board members, as agreed, will not ask follow up  
questions or ask clarifying or ask other questions not listed in the Agenda  
item.  
Yee said candidates may bring computers, smart phone, notes with them to  
use in responding to questions.The order of the questions, in the Agenda  
Item, for the first interview will be the order of the questions for all interviews.  
He said each interview will end after twenty (20) minutes regardless of whether  
the applicant has responded to all of the questions. He said if there is a  
technical glitch or disruption staff will do their best to pause the timer  
accordingly. He said the Board will make every effort to allow the each  
candidate the twenty minutes to respond to questions..  
President Yee, called upon CGO Daniels to describe the order of interviews  
and order of questions from Board Members. Daniels said Board Members  
will ask questions in two rounds, same order each interview, with each Board  
member asking one of the two questions each submitted. The candidates  
interview order is going to be established by all candidates names - equal  
size paper - being entered into a bowl and selected by random draw by a  
Board Member.with no predetermine order.  
Daniels invited candidates to come up to the dais and inspect the paper and  
other objects that will be used for establishing the order of interview. No  
candidate accepted. The names were folded, placed in the bowl. and drawn  
as heretofore stated.  
Director Hutchison sought and was recognized by President Yee. Hutchinson  
said the name drawing process was not in the Board adopted Resolution. He  
expressed his view as to how things should have been handled differently in  
terms of scheduling and notification of applicants. No other Board Member  
offered comments at this time.  
President Yee than facilitated the drawing of a candidate's name from the  
bowl by a Board Member, assisted by CGO Daniels. The named Directors  
pulled the following candidate names in the order stated herein:  
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Director Thompson pulled name of candidate Azlinah Adonna Tambu  
Director Williams pulled the name of candidate Kimberly Davis  
Director Eng pulled the name of candidate Kyra Mungia  
Vice President Davis pulled the name of candidate Janell Hampton  
President Yee pulled the name of candidate David Correa  
Director Thompson pulled the name of candidate David (Joel) Velasquez  
Director Williams pulled the name of candidate Natalee Kēhaulani Bauer  
Vice President Davis pulled the name of candidate Julie Mendoza  
Director Hutchinson did not participate in the drawing of candidate names.  
Candidate Tamecca Brewer (Anderson) sent notification of withdrawal of her  
candidacy.  
The Board took Public Comment - Zoom and In Person - on this matter prior  
to candidates interview:  
Public Speaker(s):  
Zoom:  
Simone Deluchi  
Myeisha Jones  
510-****345 -Assata Olugabala  
In Person:  
Misty Cross  
President Yee, prior to the commencement of the interviews, recognized  
Director Williams. Williams stated that he would like to make a Motion that  
all candidates not being interviewed presently "step out of the room" so that  
answers to questions are individually maintained, fairness and equitable  
chance of selection is assured.  
Edgar Rakestraw, Jr., Parliamentarian, upon recognition by President Yee,  
stated that such a Motion mandating exclusion of candidates from the room  
is not in order; given this is a Public Meeting open to all attendees.  
Rakestraw suggested that a candidate, if so inclined, may voluntarily remove  
himself or herself from the room. No candidate voluntarily left the room.  
Director Eng, having been recognized by President Yee, also said she  
understood the ask of Director Williams but as a Public Entity we cannot  
exclude attendance. She, however, wondered if there was some way to  
timeout today, or in future, and notify candidates who volunteer to exclude  
themselves that getting to interview might be twenty (20) minutes longer.  
Director Williams thanked President Yee for having heard him out on the  
issue.  
Director Hutchinson, recognized by President Yee, stated that he disagreed  
with the response given to Director Williams; that all details regarding the  
approximate twenty minutes for individual candidate interviews were not all  
worked out. He said that there had been inadequate work out and  
development of details by the Board leadership; that he was embarrassed by  
Board's lack of adequate preparation for this process. He said at next Board  
meeting he is not going to be embarrassed by lack of process. He issued a  
personal apology to applicants for what he termed is a lack of adequate  
preparation of process for this matter.  
President Yee, having heard his three colleagues, recognized the first  
candidate Ms.Tambu for first Interview Question from Director Hutchinson.  
Director Hutchinson demurred regarding order of Board member questioning.  
President Yee then posed the first question to Ms. Tambu.  
The Board, following Ms. Tambu, then interviewed candidates in order of  
name drawn, except those who gave Notice of Withdrawal of candidacy, and  
in question order commenced by President Yee.  
Candidate Natalie Bauer give notice during the meeting that she is unable to  
attend tonight.  
Discussed  
Recess  
President Yee recessed the Special Meeting at 8:12 P.M.  
Reconvene  
President Yee reconvened the Special Meeting at 8:20 P.M., resuming  
interviews with remaining candidates.  
Roll Call  
Present  
Absent  
6 - Director Aimee Eng  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Mike Hutchinson  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
President Gary Yee  
3 - Student Director Samantha Pal  
Student Director Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Agenda Item 22-1288C - Selection Options A, B, or C - Public  
Comment/Board Discussion  
Public Comment  
President Yee took Public Comment on Proposed Resolution 2122-0097 -  
Selecting Finalists for the Provisional Appointment to the Board of Education  
Member Vacancy in District 6: either by Option A, B, C  
or Other Option.  
Zoom:  
510-****-345 - Assata Olugabala  
Mayra Alverado  
In Person:  
Mistry Cross  
Vivian Fares  
Board Discussion  
President Yee also asked GCO Daniels what is the effect if Board does not  
select one of the three Options. Daniels said at the next meeting, as an  
ordinary form of business, a member may proposed appointment of one of  
the candidates, with a second and vote by the Board, until a candidate has  
obtained four votes for appointment. Daniels, in further response to President  
Yee, said the latter process, if it occurs,may take place at the June 29th  
Regular or at a Special Meeting on or before June 30.  
Edgar Rakestraw, Parliamentarian, called upon by Mr. Daniels to comment,  
said he concurred with Daniel's statement. And also reminded the Board that  
if no appointment is made by June 30th (60th Day of Vacancy), the County  
Superintendent of Schools will then call a Special Election [pursuant to  
statute] to fill the vacancy.  
President Yee asked CGO Daniels to explain the effects of each option.  
Daniels, in sum, said the Options will give the Board at least 3 candidates at  
minimum (Options A) or 1-9 candidates at maximum (Options B and C).  
Board members then debated Options, and informally possibly other  
scenario, and when to best do so: Regular or Special Meeting before June  
30th. The Board, after failed motions for Options A and B, stated herein, then  
selected, by vote, Option C. See Legislative File No. 22-1288(C)3, Enactment  
No. 22-1234.  
The Board subsequently, by vote, reconsidered adoption of Option C. See  
Legislative File No. 22-1288(C)4, Enactment No. 22-1938.  
The Board, thereafter, voted to not implement either Option A, B, nor C and  
to move all eligible candidates forward for consideration of appointment to the  
District 6 vacancy either at a Special Meeting to be held on or before June  
29th or at the Regular Board Meeting of June 29th. See Legislative File No.  
22-1288(C)5, Enactment No. 22-1939.  
The majority of Board Members, polled by President Yee near end of  
meeting, agreed to further screen the candidates and possibly make a  
provisional appointment to the District 6 vacancy at a Special Meeting, in the  
Great Room, tentatively set for 3 p.m., June 29, 2022.  
22-1288C(1)  
Governing Board - District 6 Trustee Vacancy - Determining  
Provisional Appointee Finalists  
Adoption by the Governing Board (Board of Education) of Resolution No.  
2122-0097 - Selecting Finalists for the Provisional Appointment to the  
Board of Education Member Vacancy in District 6: by Option A.  
A motion was made by Director Hutchinson, seconded by [None], that  
Resolution 2122-0097 With Option A be Adopted. The motion failed for  
lack of a second.  
22-1288C(2)  
Governing Board - District 6 Trustee Vacancy - Determining  
Provisional Appointee Finalists  
Adoption by the Governing Board (Board of Education) of Resolution No.  
2122-0097 - Selecting Finalists for the Provisional Appointment to the  
Board of Education Member Vacancy in District 6: by Option B.  
A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by President  
Yee, that Resolution 2122-0097 With Option B be Adopted. The motion  
failed by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
Nays:  
2 - Clifford Thompson  
Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
4 - Aimee Eng  
VanCedric Williams  
Mike Hutchinson  
Gary Yee  
Absent:  
2 - Samantha Pal  
Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
1 - (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Non-voting:  
22-1288C(3)  
Governing Board - District 6 Trustee Vacancy - Determining  
Provisional Appointee Finalists  
Adoption by the Governing Board (Board of Education) of Resolution No.  
2122-0097 - Selecting Finalists for the Provisional Appointment to the  
Board of Education Member Vacancy in District 6: by Option C.  
22-1288C Governing Board - District 6 Trustee Vacancy -  
Determining Provisional Appointee Finalists  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Director Williams, seconded by Vice President  
Davis, that this Resolution 2122-0097 With Option C be Adopted. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
4 - Aimee Eng  
VanCedric Williams  
Clifford Thompson  
Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
2 - Mike Hutchinson  
Gary Yee  
Nays:  
Absent:  
2 - Samantha Pal  
Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
1 - (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Non-voting:  
Enactment No: 22-1384  
22-1288C(4)  
Governing Board - District 6 Trustee Vacancy - Determining  
Provisional Appointee Finalists  
Adoption by the Board of Education of Motion to Reconsider adoption of  
Resolution No. 2122-0097, by Option C.  
This adopted Legislative File vacated by adoption of Legislative File No.  
22-1288C(5), Enactment No. 22-1939.  
A motion was made by Director Eng, seconded by Director Thompson,  
that this Motion - Reconsideration of Adoption of Resolution 2122-0097,  
Option C - be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
4 - Aimee Eng  
Mike Hutchinson  
Clifford Thompson  
Gary Yee  
Nays:  
Abstained:  
Absent:  
1 - VanCedric Williams  
1 - Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
2 - Samantha Pal  
Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
1 - (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Non-voting:  
Enactment No: 22-1938  
22-1288C(5)  
Governing Board - District 6 Trustee Vacancy - Determining  
Provisional Appointee Finalists  
Adoption by the Board of Education of Superseding Motion not  
approving(rejecting) either Options A, B, or C of Resolution 2122-0097  
and referring all remaining applicants including Natalie Bauer to the  
Board for individual consideration for appointment to the District 6  
vacancy at the next scheduled Board Meeting either at a Special Meeting  
to be Called before June 29th or or at the June 29th Regular Board  
Meeting.  
A motion was made by Director Hutchinson, seconded by President  
Yee that this Motion be Adopted. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
Ayes:  
4 - Aimee Eng  
Mike Hutchinson  
Clifford Thompson  
Gary Yee  
Nays:  
Absent:  
2 - VanCedric Williams  
Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
2 - Samantha Pal  
Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
1 - (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Non-voting:  
Enactment No: 22-1939  
D. Adjournment  
President Yee adjourned the meeting at 10:25 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: