October 9, 2023 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

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Rationale:  A copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the Board Room.  The Board may meet in Closed Session to consider issues including, but not limited to 1) strategy sessions with respect to collective bargaining, real estate purchases, or litigation; 2) discussion regarding deployment of security personnel or devices; 3) investigative proceedings regarding allegations or misconduct; or 4) evaluation of the job performance of a person when necessary to prevent needless injury to the reputation of a person or persons.  The vote to hold a Closed Session shall be taken in open session and the subject matter and reason for the session shall be included in the motion.  The motion and the vote of each member of the Board and the time when the session commenced and concluded shall be recorded in the minutes.  If the motion passes, the President will restate on the record the limitation of the subject matter of the Closed Session.

Rationale:  All matters listed under the Consent Section are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion of these items.  If discussion is desired, the item(s) will be considered at the end of the Consent Section.

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Approve that all legal requirements have been met as to advance notice of this meeting to both individual Board Members and to the public.

Rationale:  Approval of the agenda as published/revised.  Note that items can be removed or amended from the published agenda at this time but additions can be made only through an emergency resolution.
 

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• Clarmar Elementary
• Howard Elementary
• Grant Elementary

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As the construction continues for the new Career Technical Education Center equipment needs have been identified in partnership with Metropolitan Community College.  Listed below are items recommended to be ordered at this time due to long lead times.

 

Pricing for the equipment below has been sourced from multiple vendors.  Pricing includes delivery. 

The administration recommends approval of the purchase of specialty equipment from the vendors listed below at the not to exceed prices including shipping.  The source of funds for these purchases are the FPS Perkins Grant, GEERS Developing Youth Talent Initiative Grant, General Fund and Depreciation Fund.  The Greater Fremont Development Council will reimburse the District General Fund for the GEERS funded equipment.

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The Board, by approving this extension and amendment with First Student is approving the contract documents, and all associated documents related thereto according to the terms and conditions as on file with district records or such other or additional terms and provisions as negotiated and approved by the Associate Superintendent or a designee, and the Board is hereby delegating to and authorizing the Associate Superintendent or a designee to sign, execute, and deliver the contract documents and all such related documents, make all contract payments, and to take or cause to be taken any and all other action and sign any other documents as may be necessary to complete the transaction, and to administer, operate, and/or implement the contract and all associated documents related thereto on a day-to-day basis during this project as contemplated thereby, for and on behalf of this school district, and hereby designates the Director of Operations, or another person as selected by the Associate Superintendent or a designee from time to time as its program administrator under this agreement. 

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In 2021 after the successful bond election the District issued approximately $91.78 million of the $123 million in bonds authorized by the voters of the school district September 14, 2021.  As we continue to develop the projects and move towards the final construction phases the District has a need to issue a second round of bonds.  With the proposed issuance the $0.193 levy and the 25-year assumption remain intact.  

The administration and D.A. Davidson recently worked with Standard and Poors Financial Services to complete a review of the Districts financial statements and provide a rating for the upcoming issuance.  The District’s A+ Bond rating for general obligation and limited tax debt were affirmed.  The bonds will be sold in the next several weeks with an anticipated closing within a month.  With the $0.193 assumption, the District will issue approximately $121,465,000 leaving the remaining $1,535,000 of the $123,000,000 authorization unsold.

It is the recommendation of the administration to approve the attached Bond Supplemental Resolution as prepared by Bond Counsel.