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Board of Trustees Minutes
August 9, 2005 • Regular Meeting

A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Tamalpais Union High School District was called to order by Bob Walter, President, August 9, 2005 at 7:00pm in the Kreps Conference Center in the District Office Building at Redwood High School in Larkspur.

Members Present:

Bob Walter, Susan Schmidt, Ruth Dell, Jill Sampson

Member Absent:

John Wright

Administrators Present:

Bob Ferguson, Superintendent
Arvo Toukonen, Assistant Superintendent, Adm. Services
Steve Butler, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services

Report from Closed Session in Superintendent’s Office
Mr. Walter reported that Trustees voted unanimously in favor of hiring the Night Custodian and to approve the personnel items listed on the Agenda Analysis, copies of which were available in the back of the room.

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.

Trustees discussed a liability claim regarding claimant Sandra Mings-Lamar.

Approval of Agenda
M/S/C
(Sampson/Schmidt) unanimously, to approve the agenda as presented.

Approval of Consent Agenda
M/S/C
(Schmidt/Dell), by a roll call vote of 4 ayes / 0 noes / 1 absent, to approve the Consent Agenda and Facilities Modernization Consent Agenda, as presented.

  • Gifts — to accept, with thanks to the donors, gifts of:
    • Miscellaneous art materials to Tamalpais High School Fine Arts Department, by Donna Garrett.
  • Minutes — to approve minutes for Board meeting of July 12, 2005.
  • Budget — to approve purchase orders over $7,500 on List #3 - Fiscal Year 2005-2006, to approve intercategory transfers in the 2005-2006 budget, to ratify July 2005 vendor warrants
  • Surplus — to declare as surplus obsolete Food service equipment and authorize disposal of property
  • MSIA Representatives — to designate Arvo Toukonen to serve as representative on behalf of TUHSD for the Marin Schools Insurance Authority (MSIA) and to designate Lori Parrish and Bob Ferguson as official alternate representatives for the program year 2005-2006
  • Claim — to adopt Resolution #4 to reject claim for damages filed against the District
  • Graduation Waiver — to approve graduation waiver for one Redwood High School student; Social Issues/World Culture & Geography
  • Textbooks — to approve additions to textbooks/supplementary books list
  • Williams Report — to accept Quarterly Report on Williams Uniform Complaints – no complaints filed (July 2005 Quarter)
  • Classified Position — to approve the proposed addition of one .5 FTE secretary position for Tamalpais High School.

Consent Agenda – Facilities Modernization

  • Change Order — to ratify discretionary Change Order to KCK Builders: Redwood parking lot modernization
  • Change Order — to approve Resolution #5 and Change Orders #10, #11, #12, and #13 to Arntz Builders: Tamalpais Increment 3
  • Change Order — to approve Resolution #6 to and Change Order #31 to Arntz Builders Redwood Increment 2
  • Contract — to ratify contracts with Vila Construction Company and KCK Builders: San Andreas and Gus Gym modernization projects, respectively
  • Contract — to ratify contract with Downing Heating & Air Conditioning for District Office A/C modernization project
  • Contract — to approve Modification #7 to contract with Quattrocchi Kwok Architects: Tamalpais Increment 4B.

Information Items

  • State Budget — State of California Budget for 2005-2006.
  • Investment Reports — Investment Review and Quarterly Financial Reports (April 1, 2005 – June 30, 2005).

Opening of School
Trustees heard oral report on preparation for opening of school, as presented by Steve Butler.

Budget
Trustees reviewed additions to the 2005-2006 District Budget, as presented by Lori Parrish.

Policies
Trustees heard first reading of proposed revisions to AR 6146.1 (High School Graduation Requirements and Standards of Proficiency), as presented by Steve Butler.

Board Meeting Calendar
Trustees reviewed 2005-2006 Board Agenda Calendar, as presented by Bob Ferguson.

Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Ruth Dell, Clerk

       

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minutes approved 23-Aug-2005; posted 14-Sep-2005
page updated 07-Mar-2006