Acton Agua Dulce Unified School District

Minutes –Meeting at ACTON SCHOOL TEACHER’S LOUNGE Tuesday, June 29, 2005 –7:00 p.m.

1.0 OPENING OF MEETING Members Present Ron Bird yes Charles Brink yes Shauna Comber no Cindy Gerlich no Larry Layton yes Sheryl Puett no Max Duran yes School Board liaison

2.0 COMMITTEE OPERATIONS Mission: To best serve our student population, we will act as representatives of the community to recommend to the Board solutions for the improvement of district facilities. We will first focus on current problems and possible corrections and then on long-term challenges.

2.1 Approve Agenda Approved agenda

2.2 Approve Minutes Approved minutes for 6-29-2005

2.3 Elect replacement for the Chairperson of our committee Did not discuss, this item was addressed in the prior meeting and was carried over to this meeting’s agenda in error.

2.4 Open forum Discussed the possibility of retaining a contract attorney pro bono to look a the Vasquez gym lease-purchase contract and determine if there is any legal basis to terminate this agreement and what exactly the ramification would be if the contract were terminated.

Discussed the site visit draft report. Concern was expressed that many of our schools lack adequate outdoor protection from the sun. Long term it was felt the best solution is the use of natural trees. Short term the only solution seems to be the installation of shade structures. All of our operating schools are deficient in this area. Facility committee and community members are encouraged to review this site visit report and provide Ron with any additions and updates they may have and any insights into how to prioritize this list.

2.5 Facilities Philosophy A draft ideas report has been created called “Facility Developmental Guideline Recommendation”. It’s short and should remain rather short, because the intent is that this is a framework of how the district should build and maintain their facilities. A guideline is just a guideline and not a hard and fast rule. Specific situations will dictate that some guidelines are not allows followed, but the idea is to follow them as closely as possible. Example: It will not always be possible to build permanent structures as opposed to leasing temporary structures, but the more permanent our structures are the better. Facility committee and community members are encouraged to review this guideline report and provide Ron with any additions and updates they may have.

2.6 Immediate term facility needs Tabled

2.7 Mid-term facility needs Tabled

2.8 Completion of a permanent high school Tabled

2.9 Future Agenda Topics Discussed and decided to continue with tabled topics

3.0 ADJOURNMENT Adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Next meeting: July 20, 2005 at 7:00 PM at the Acton Teacher’s Lounge.

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