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A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Tamalpais Union High School District was called to order by Bob Walter, President, on April 5, 2005 at 7:00pm in the Kreps Conference Center in the District Office Building at Redwood High School in Larkspur.

Members Present:	Bob Walter. Ruth Dell, Jill Sampson, Susan Schmidt, John Wright
Student Trustees Present:	Mimi Brady, Emma Fazio, Erin Frazier, Casey Gillespie
Student Trustees Absent:	Heidi Nelson
Administrators Present:	Bob Ferguson, Superintendent Arvo Toukonen, Assistant Superintendent, Adm. Services

Report from Closed Session in Superintendent’s Office
Trustees met with Labor Negotiator, Superintendent Bob Ferguson, regarding certificated and classified negotiations.

Trustees discussed compensation, contract renewal, extensions and amendments:
Agency negotiator-Board President: Unrepresented employee: Superintendent

M/S/C (Dell/Sampson), by a roll call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent, to approve waiver of expulsion hearing and expel Student #04/05-14 from the Tamalpais Union High School District, effective immediately.

Approval of Agenda
M/S/C (Sampson/Wright) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the agenda as presented.

Approval of Consent Agenda
M/S/C (Sampson/Wright) unanimously, by a roll call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the Consent Agenda and Facilities Modernization Consent Agenda, as amended:

• Minutes — to approve minutes for Board meeting of March 22, 2005.
• Budget — to approve purchase orders over $7,500 on List #16 - Fiscal Year 2004-2005.
• Surplus — to declare as surplus obsolete furniture from District Office and authorize disposal of property.
• Surplus — to declare as surplus obsolete computer equipment from Redwood High School and authorize disposal of property.
• Policies — to approve BP 6162.52 (High School Exit Exam), previously reviewed at the 3/22/05 Board meeting.
• Field Trip — to approve field trips to Seattle, Washington (April 7-10, 2005) for 10 Drake journalism students and 16 Tam journalism students.
• Textbooks — to approve textbook/supplementary books list.
• Contract — to approve contract with Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co., LLP for auditing the financial statements of District as of and for the years ending June 30, 2005, 2006, and 2007.

Consent Agenda - Facilities Modernization

• Change Order — to approve Resolution #26 and Change Order #8 to Arntz Builders for Tamalpais Increment 3.
• Change Order — to approve Resolution #27 and Change Order #26 to Arntz Builders for Redwood Increment 2.
• Change Order — to approve Resolution #29 and Change Order #4 to Interstate Grading & Paving for Tamalpais Fields Project; accept and certify completion of project.
• Contract — to approve Modification #2 and #3 to Contract with Sensible Environmental Solutions for Tamalpais Increment 3.
• Contract — to award and ratify contract to Carducci & Associates for landscape and irrigation design.
• Contract — to approve contract with MacTec Engineering and Consulting for San Andreas modernization.
• Contract — to approve Modification #6 to Contract with Quattrocchi Kwok Architects for Tamalpais Increment 4.
• Contract — to approve Modifications #12 and #13 to Contract with VBN Architects for Tam Increments 3 and 4P.
• Contract — to approve Addenda M-3B, M-3C and M-4 to Contract with Plum Architects for previous reimbursables and Tamalpais Increment 4K.

Facility Naming
M/S/C (Frazier/Sampson) to approve naming of Tamalpais H.S. Basketball Court in Gus Gym, “Glen Robinson Basketball Court.”

Recognition
Trustees recognized and honored Tam H.S. Mock Trial team for winning the State title, as presented by Chris Holleran.

Parent to Parent
Trustees heard a presentation and update from Parent to Parent Committee, as presented by Carol Eber.

Special Ed
Trustees heard the Special Education Director’s Report, as presented by Karen Mates.

Assessment
Trustees heard results of the 2004-2005 Direct Writing Assessment as, presented by Louise Aliano.

Policies
Trustees heard the first reading of proposed revisions to BP 5145.1 (Student Privacy), as presented by Carol Eber.

Facilities
Trustees reviewed the December 31, 2004 Independent Auditor’s Reports on the Bond Funds as recommended by the Bond Fiscal Oversight Committee, as presented by Lori Parrish. M/S/C (Sampson/Schmidt) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to accept the Independent Auditor’s Reports on the Bond Funds as presented.

Health Care
Trustees heard an update on status of future health benefit options, as presented by Arvo Toukonen and Bob Ferguson.

Facilities
M/S/C (Wright/Dell) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to authorize expenditures for Summer 2005 Deferred Maintenance and projects, as presented by Arvo Toukonen.

M/S/C (Schmidt/Sampson) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve Five-year Deferred Maintenance Plan, as presented by Arvo Toukonen.

04/05 Budget Fund 40
M/S/C (Sampson/Wright) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to authorize expenditure of funds, for one time expenditures, for the 04/05 school year, and the transfer of funds to Fund 40 for expenditure during the 2004-2006 period, as presented by Lori Parrish.

Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 9:10pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Bob Walter, President