Guilford County Board of Education
Board Meeting
July 10, 2007

GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA

The Guilford County Board of Education met in a regular meeting on Thursday, June 28, 2007, at 712 North Eugene Street, Greensboro, North Carolina. The following board members were present: Jeff Belton, Walter Childs, Kris Cooke, Alan Duncan, Darlene Garrett, Deena Hayes, Garth Hébert (arrived at 5:04 p.m.), Dot Kearns (arrived at 5:36 p.m.), Amos Quick and Anita Sharpe (arrived at 6 p.m.). Board member Nancy Routh was absent. Also present were Superintendent Terry Grier and Attorney Jill Wilson.

Call to Order

Chairman Duncan called the meeting to order at 4:14 p.m.

Pledge of Allegiance
Board member Kris Cooke led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Closed Session
At 4:15 p.m., motion was made by Deena Hayes, seconded by Walter Childs, to go into closed session to preserve the attorney client privilege and to discuss student matters protected by state and federal laws. The motion passed upon unanimous voice vote.

The board returned to open session at 6:06 p.m.

Moment of Remembrance and Silence
Chairman Duncan led the board in a moment of remembrance and silence in honor of students who have tragically lost their lives during this school year.

Public Comments

Chairman Duncan called on members of the public who requested an opportunity to address the board.

Clarence Ilderton, 907 W. College Drive, High Point, NC 27262
James Howell, 6107 Boxelder Cove, Greensboro, NC 27405
Richard Koritz, 1801 Murrayhill Road, Greensboro, NC 27406
Sandra Koritz, 1801 Murrayhill Road, Greensboro, NC 27406
Mark Jewell, 210 Lindell Road, 210 Lindell Road, Greensboro, NC 27403
Evelyn Smith, 1316 Spry Street, Greensboro, NC 27405
Courtney Spencer, 5382 Beechmont Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410
Katie Sayani, 3907 O’Briant Place, Greensboro, NC 27410
Janet Kanode, 1003 Caswell Drive, Greensboro, NC 27408
Portia Shipman, 2003D Pepperstone Place, Greensboro, NC 27406
Terri Johnson, 2003D Pepperstone Place, Greensboro, NC 27406
Torri Johnson, 2003D Pepperstone Place, Greensboro, NC 27406
Adrienne Jud, 722 Rollingwood Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410
Victoria Sadeq, 2101 College Place, Greensboro, NC 27455
Laurie Gengenbach, 7223 Bulb Road, Julian, NC 27283
Sheila Ellington, 7791 Crabtree Valley Court, Greensboro, NC 27455
Tiffany Lindsey, 900 E. Washington Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
Suzanne Fray, 408 Hillside Drive, Greensboro, NC 27401
Pauline Brown, 4505 S. Darby Castle Road, Greensboro, NC 27407

Approval of Agenda

Chairman Duncan asked board members to review the meeting agenda and called for a motion to approve or amend it. Motion was made by Darlene Garrett, seconded by Kris Cooke, to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed upon unanimous voice vote.

Consent Agenda
Superintendent Grier presented the following consent agenda items:

A. Personnel Action Reports

The consent agenda included personnel actions as noted in the monthly Personnel Action Report and addendum requiring board approval.

B. Budget Amendments and Transfers

The consent agenda included State, Local, Federal, Capital Outlay and After School Care Enrichment Services (ACES) budget amendments/transfers for the 2006-07 school year as follows:

      State Public School Fund Amendment #7 reflects:

• the receipt of reimbursement for new teacher orientation - all newly certified teachers (local and state) who have never taught before, or taught less than six months, are eligible for up to three extra days of employment for orientation and classroom preparation. This includes lateral entry teachers that are newly certified and have never taught before. The three additional new teacher orientation days must be completed by April 30. ($1,519)
• the receipt of substitute reimbursement for April 2007 and substitute reimbursement for NC Council on the Holocaust teacher workshops ($21,966)
• the receipt of allotment for months of employment for principals opening new schools in 2007-08 – E.P. Pearce Elementary School, Guilford Newcomers School, Northern Area Elementary School, Northern High School and Reedy Fork Area Elementary School ($139,900)
• the receipt of interest for School Technology Fund for March 2007 ($4,210) and April 2007 ($4,400)
• the receipt of special fuel allotment ($207,277)
• the transfers due to site-based requests and year-to-date expenditures
  

Local Current Expense Fund Amendment #7 reflects:

• the receipt of Smart Start reimbursement for March 2007 ($14,950)
• the receipt of More at Four reimbursement for March 2007 ($163,304)
• the receipt of registration and sponsor fees for Large City Schools Superintendents' (LCSS) Conference hosted by GCS June 27-30, 2007 ($24,800)
• the receipt of Mentor of the Year donation from the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro ($2,000)
• the receipt of Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation Student Mentoring Awareness and Resource Team (SMART) grant payment ($66,250)
• the receipt of Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation School Health grant payment ($44,822)
• the receipt of revenue for Character Education from sale of seized vehicles [10 percent of storage costs collected on vehicles seized under North Carolina's DWI law are released to owner or lien holder] ($478)
• the transfers due to site-based requests and year-to-date expenditures

Federal Grant Fund Amendment #7 reflects:

• the allotment adjustment for the following grants: Title IV - Safe and Drug-Free Schools & Communities ($2,688), ESEA Title I Basic Program ($3,724), Abstinence Education ($10,815), IDEA VI-B Handicapped ($6,850), Title II - Improving Teacher Quality ($3,578), Title III - Language Acquisition Grant ($1,554), ESEA Title I - School Improvement ($1,276), Title III - Language Acquisition - Significant Increase ($6,748) and Title II-B Math & Science Partnership ($382,127)
• the receipt of 2006-07 allotment for Educational Technology - Formula Grant ($162,841)
• the transfers due to site-based requests and year-to-date expenditures

                    
Capital Outlay Fund Amendment #6 reflects transfer of available funds within projects as indicated below:

• Allen Jay Middle School project from construction to furniture/equipment in order to purchase classroom equipment ($442,000)
• Guilford Elementary School project from construction to furniture/equipment in order to purchase classroom equipment ($400,000)
• Northern Area Elementary School project from construction to furniture/equipment in order to purchase technology equipment ($600,000)
• E. P. Pearce Elementary School project from construction to furniture/equipment in order to purchase technology equipment ($70,000)

After School Care Enrichment Services (ACES) #6 reflects:

• the receipt of additional revenue due to increase in number of students at Triangle Lake Elementary School
• the transfers due to site-based requests and year-to-date expenditures

C. Second Reading – Policy IN, School Improvement Teams

The consent agenda included a recommendation that the board approve Policy IN, School Improvement Teams. At its meeting on April 26, the board approved for first reading Policy IN, School Improvement Teams. This policy has been posted on the district Web site for a public comment period per the board’s policy. On May 24, 2007, this policy was presented to the board for second reading and approval. However, the board requested that the Governance Committee further review the wording of this policy. The Governance Committee did review this policy at its meeting on June 6, 2007, and made additional changes.

D.  2007-08 Insurance Coverage

The consent agenda included a recommendation that the board approve the following lines of insurance coverage for fiscal year 2007-08: General Liability, Auto, Garage Keeper and Garage Liability, Law Enforcement Liability, High School Catastrophic, Middle School Catastrophic, Errors & Omissions, Excess Workers’ Comp and Employer’s Liability, Student Athletic and Student Accident.

E.   2007-08 Instructional School Day Bell Schedules

The consent agenda included a recommendation to approve the 2007-08 instructional school day bell schedules. The transportation staff members review the instructional school day bell schedules annually in an effort to reduce bus costs, promote school bus efficiency, promote on-time delivery of students, meet the minimum of six hours and 40 minutes of instructional time for elementary schools with delivery of students complete at least 15 minutes prior to the start of school and meet the minimum of six hours and 55 minutes of instructional time for middle and high schools with delivery of students complete at least 10 minutes prior to the start of school.

F.   Authorization to File Title I Application for the 2007-08 School Year

The consent agenda included a recommendation that the board authorize the superintendent to sign and file the 2007-08 Title I Application. As required by No Child Left Behind legislation, the Local Education Agency (LEA) is required to submit a North Carolina Title I Application on an annual basis in order to receive those federal funds. The Title I application outlines the district and individual Title I school plans that have been developed based on the identified needs of students to be served.

G.  Duke Energy Carolinas Right-of-Way Agreement for Reedy Fork Area Elementary

The consent agenda included a recommendation that the board approve a right-of-way request by Duke Energy Carolinas affecting a 20-foot strip to permit the underground installation of primary electrical wiring to feed one transformer on the north side of the Reedy Fork Area Elementary campus. This transformer will serve the elementary school. The requested right-of-way would have a width of 10 feet on each side of a centerline, which would be determined by the centerline of the electrical facilities to be installed. This right-of-way would permit the construction or modification of facilities currently proposed, and it would include the right to inspect and maintain these underground electrical lines as needed.

H. Duke Energy Carolinas Right-of-Way Agreement at Eastern Guilford High School

The consent agenda included a recommendation that the board approve a right-of-way request by Duke Energy Carolinas affecting a 20-foot strip to permit the underground installation of primary electrical wiring to feed one existing transformer and transformers connected to each of the POD units on the Eastern Guilford High campus. These transformers will serve the POD village and sports facilities. The requested right-of-way would have a width of 10 feet on each side of a centerline, which would be determined by the centerline of the electrical facilities to be installed. This right-of-way would permit the construction or modification of facilities currently proposed, and it would include the right to inspect and maintain these underground electrical lines as needed. At its May 24, 2007 meeting, the board granted Duke Energy an easement to serve the existing transformer and transformers connected to each of the POD units, but, upon further review, it was determined that the location of the right-of-way as adopted on May 24 would result in a greater GCS cost than the easement location currently proposed.
        
I. City of High Point Easements for Oak View Elementary

The consent agenda included a recommendation that the board approve easements by the City of High Point affecting an area near the northwest edge of the Oak View Elementary campus (on acreage recently acquired adjacent to Oak View Elementary). Refer to the attached drawing (copy in minutes file):

• Temporary Construction Easement – to include a temporary sedimentation control basin, with the total easement encompassing 5,648.61 square feet
• Permanent Drainage Easement – easement encompassing 348.15 square feet
• Permanent Electrical Utility Easement – total easement being 10 feet in width running a length of 125 feet along the northwest side of the parcel acquired in January 2006, plus an electric guy easement in the same general area, containing 118 square feet

These easements are being requested due to the widening of Oakview Road and related construction activities.

Motion was made by Darlene Garrett, seconded by Jeff Belton, to approve the consent agenda as presented. Consent agenda items A, B, D, E, G and H passed upon unanimous roll call vote. Consent agenda item C passed upon majority roll call vote of 9-to-1 as follows: Ayes – Jeff Belton, Walter Childs, Kris Cooke, Alan Duncan, Darlene Garrett, Deena Hayes, Garth Hébert, Amos Quick and Anita Sharpe; Nays – Dot Kearns. Consent agenda item F passed upon majority roll call vote of 6-to-4 as follows: Ayes – Jeff Belton, Kris Cooke, Alan Duncan, Darlene Garrett, Garth Hébert and Dot Kearns; Nays – Walter Childs, Deena Hayes, Amos Quick and Anita Sharpe. Consent agenda item I passed upon majority roll call vote of 9-0-1 as follows: Ayes - Jeff Belton, Walter Childs, Kris Cooke, Darlene Garrett, Deena Hayes, Garth Hébert, Dot Kearns, Amos Quick and Anita Sharpe; Abstain – Alan Duncan.

Staff Reports

Approval for Naming of Reedy Fork Area Elementary School

Kevin Lear, chief operations officer, presented to the board information regarding the naming of Reedy Fork Area Elementary School. At the May 24 board meeting, the project team working on the new Reedy Fork Area Elementary School put out a recommendation for naming the school Reedy Fork Elementary School.

After reviewing the materials and hearing from members of the public, the board voted to propose the name Ronald McNair Elementary School at Reedy Fork.

In keeping with the procedure, the board’s proposed name was posted on the district Web site for a period of public comment and feedback. Sixty-eight additional public comments from the community on the name have been received. The comments can be summarized as follows:

• 62 in favor of Reedy Fork Elementary School
• Four in favor of Ronald McNair Elementary School at Reedy Fork
• Two comments related to the opinion that a school should be named according to the location and community

Chairman Duncan called on members of the public to share comments regarding their support of proposed names. Five people spoke in support of the name Ronald McNair Elementary School at Reedy Fork and 10 people in support of the name Reedy Fork Elementary School.

Board discussion regarding the proposed names of Ronald McNair Elementary School at Reedy Fork and Reedy Fork Elementary School followed.

A vote was taken to approve the name Ronald McNair Elementary School at Reedy Fork as proposed by the board at the May 24, 2007 meeting. The motion failed upon majority electronic vote of 5-to-5 as follows: Nays – Jeff Belton, Kris Cooke, Darlene Garrett, Garth Hébert and Anita Sharpe; Ayes –Walter Childs, Alan Duncan, Deena Hayes, Dot Kearns and Amos Quick.

Motion was made by Jeff Belton, seconded by Darlene Garrett, to approve the use of the name Reedy Fork Elementary School and direct staff to move forward with appropriate efforts regarding signage. The motion passed upon majority electronic vote of 6-to-4 as follows: Ayes – Jeff Belton, Kris Cooke, Alan Duncan, Darlene Garrett, Garth Hébert and Anita Sharpe; Nays –Walter Childs, Deena Hayes, Dot Kearns and Amos Quick.

Motion was made by Anita Sharpe, seconded by Amos Quick, to waive the 21-day public comment period for posting of the name Reedy Fork Elementary School. The motion passed upon unanimous electronic vote.

Construction Update

Eastern High School Update
Kevin Lear, chief operations officer, presented to the board an update on Eastern High School.

Approval of Underground Storage Tank Purchase Order for Eastern High
Kevin Lear, chief operations officer, presented to the board a recommendation to approve a purchase order increase to Environmental Construction Services (ECS) Carolinas in the amount of $124,787.57 affecting the Eastern Guilford High building site. The district contracted with ECS for the removal and monitoring of two underground storage tanks (USTs). The USTs removed were one 8,000 gallon tank and one 10,000 gallon tank that were no longer in use and were located within the building footprint of the new high school.

Under the original purchase order agreement with ECS, they were to inspect and hire a contractor to remove both tanks and monitor the removal of same. During the removal of the two tanks, it became evident that the tanks have released some of their contents into the surrounding soil requiring the contaminated soil to be removed and disposed of at a site meeting state certification. The amount of soil removed and replaced was in excess of 90 tons. The above action is required by the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources.

ECS has requested additional funds for this operation. Additionally, ECS has indicated to GCS the charges related to the fees, removal and disposal of the USTs and contaminated soils fall within the State Guidelines that will allow up to an 80 percent reimbursement of costs.

Motion was made by Dot Kearns, seconded by Kris Cooke, to approve the purchase order increase in the amount of $124,787.57 to Environmental Construction Services (ECS) Carolinas as described herein, affecting the Eastern Guilford High building site. The motion passed upon unanimous electronic vote.

Change Order to Contract for Construction of Northern Area Elementary
At the meeting of June 28, 2007, Kevin Lear, chief operations officer, presented to the board a recommendation to approve a change order in the amount of $110,487 for the revised water system by R.L. Casey, Inc., at Northern Area Elementary. The funds for this change are currently in the budget under project contingency. On April 17, 2007, R.L. Casey, Inc. submitted a request for a change order which included the following: site development; grading, erosion control and a stone access road for the new well house; construction of a new well house; installation of a well pump and a pressurized water storage tank; fencing around the new well house site; relocation of and installation of a water line to the new well house site (credit); supervision, survey and layout and fees.

Motion was made by Walter Childs, seconded by Darlene Garrett, to approve payment in the amount of $110,487.00 to R.L. Casey, Inc. for the revised water system as submitted and documented herein with the funds for this change currently in the budget under project contingency. The motion passed upon majority electronic vote of 9-to-1 as follows: Ayes – Jeff Belton, Walter Childs, Kris Cooke, Alan Duncan, Darlene Garrett, Deena Hayes, Garth Hébert, Amos Quick and Anita Sharpe; Nays – Dot Kearns.

Approval of Sod at Northern High
Kevin Lear, chief operations officer, presented to the board a recommendation to approve additional scope of work in the amount of $323,000 in order to complete the work on the three fields and to establish a stand of grass suitable for use by the athletic departments at Northern Middle and Northern High. The funds for this work are in the project budget. The Northern High fields #1 (football), #3 (multi-purpose) and #9 (soccer) do not have the stand(s) of grass originally anticipated for this time of year, and upon further review it has been determined additional work will be required. The three fields indicated will require the planting of Bermuda sod to replace the Bermuda sprigs originally called for in the contract. This will allow for fall and spring sport activities to be played on the school’s athletic fields this year.

The recommendation, and estimated cost, for completing the necessary improvements to the three fields are as follows:

            Spray fields to remove existing weeds         $ 8,500
            Add and mix organic material                      $105,000
            Re-grade and roll fields to level off mixture  $10,500
            Sod three fields                                             $128,000
            Temporary irrigation to establish sod        $ 41,000
            Overhead                                                      $    30,000
            Estimated Total for Three Fields                $ 323,000

Motion was made by Garth Hébert, seconded by Darlene Garrett, to approve the change in scope for $323,000 as described herein to complete the work on the three playing fields at Northern High School and to establish a stand of grass suitable for use by the athletic departments at Northern Middle and Northern High School with the funds for this work included in the project budget.

A substitute motion was made by Darlene Garrett, seconded by Walter Childs, to approve the change in scope for $323,000 as described herein to complete the work on the three playing fields at Northern High School and to establish a stand of grass suitable for use by the athletic departments at Northern Middle and Northern High School with the request that the facilities department report back to the board with further recommendations on how to pursue recovery of those funds as quickly as possible. The motion passed upon majority electronic vote of 9-to-1 as follows: Ayes – Jeff Belton, Walter Childs, Kris Cooke, Alan Duncan, Darlene Garrett, Deena Hayes, Garth Hébert, Dot Kearns and Amos Quick; Nays – Anita Sharpe.

Special Education West (Gateway West) Architect Selection
Kevin Lear, chief operations officer, presented to the board a recommendation to approve a change in the architect selection and that Pinnacle Architecture be selected for the design and construction administrative services associated with the Special Education West project. The Architectural Selection Committee met on June 6 for the purpose of revisiting the architect selection. This committee recommends rescinding any previous recommendation and now recommends Pinnacle Architecture, P.A. of Mathews, North Carolina.

Motion was made by Darlene Garrett, seconded by Walter Childs, to approve the change in the architect selection as described herein with the understanding that there will be some extensive work with experienced people in the field, and that Pinnacle Architecture be selected for the design and construction administrative services associated with the Special Education West project. The motion passed upon unanimous electronic vote.

Update on Union Hill Elementary
Attorney Jill Wilson presented an update on Union Hill Elementary. Bids were received for this project with the low bidder subsequently withdrawing its bid. As a result, and also due to the departure of the Chief Operations Officer and the Executive Director of Facilities, it was recommended to reject all bids and pursue CM at Risk for this project. Superintendent Grier also said that staff believes this is another good opportunity to use CM at Risk to increase MWBE participation in this project. At the request of board member Darlene Garrett, Purchasing Officer John Mann provided details regarding the bids that had already been received.

Motion was made by Garth Hébert, seconded by Anita Sharpe, to reject all bidders and refer it back to the Architect Selection Committee to pursue CM at Risk for the Union Hill Elementary project. The motion passed upon majority electronic vote of 7-to-3 as follows: Ayes – Jeff Belton, Kris Cooke, Alan Duncan, Garth Hébert, Dot Kearns, Amos Quick and Anita Sharpe; Nays – Walter Childs, Darlene Garrett and Deena Hayes.

Contract for Benchmarking Software System

This item was deferred until the July 10, 2007 board meeting.

SpringBoard Agreement for Middle Schools

This item was deferred until the July 10, 2007 board meeting.

Update on the 2007-08 Budget

Sharon Ozment, chief finance officer, presented information to the board on the 2007-08 local current expense fund budget recap. A spreadsheet was supplied by Ms. Ozment which presented information taking into account the $8.5 million approved by the Guilford County Board of Commissioners on June 21, 2007 as well as the exclusion of the $4.3 million originally included for school climate and student suspension improvement.

On June 21, 2007 the Guilford County Board of Commissioners adopted a 2007-08 budget that included a county appropriation to the Board of Education for the local current expense fund of $165,165,521 (which represents an increase of $8.5 million) and a county appropriation to the Board of Education for the capital outlay fund of $7 million.

Given that (a) the State of North Carolina has not yet adopted a continuing resolution or final budget for fiscal year 2007-08; and (b) the Guilford County Board of Education has an insufficient fund balance to operate the school system for fiscal year 2007-08, the following interim budget resolution has been drafted for the board’s consideration.

2007-08 Interim Budget Resolution

A resolution authorizing interim appropriations and disbursements resolved by the Guilford County Board of Education that:

Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 115C-434 (Interim Budget), the Guilford County Board of Education hereby authorizes the disbursements of such amounts as may be necessary to pay salaries and wages of employees of Guilford County Schools, principal and interest of indebtedness, and all other usual ordinary expenses that may become due and payable during the interval between the beginning of the 2007-08 fiscal year and the adoption of the budget resolution for that year, such expenditures to be chargeable to the proper budget funds hereafter adopted for the fiscal year; and the board hereby appropriates from the proper funds such amounts as may be necessary for the disbursements authorized by this resolution.

Motion was made by Anita Sharpe, seconded by Kris Cooke, that until such time as the State of North Carolina adopts a continuing resolution or final budget for fiscal year 2007-08, to approve the interim budget resolution in accordance with NCGS 115C-434. This resolution is predicated upon (1) a county appropriation to the local current expense fund for fiscal year 2007-08 of $165,165,521; (2) a county appropriation to the capital outlay fund for fiscal year 2007-08 of $7,000,000; and (3) any budget amendments/transfers being reported to the Board of Education on a monthly basis and entered into the board minutes. The motion passed upon unanimous electronic vote.

Board Discussion

Discussion of Military Recruiting Policy

Chairman Duncan led the board in a discussion regarding the military recruiting policy.

Superintendent Grier began the discussion by explaining that as part of the No Child Left Behind legislation, there is a federal requirement that schools provide high school students’ contact information to military recruiters. Information on this legislation is included on page 71 of the Guilford County Schools Student Handbook. Included in the handbook are instructions to parents on the procedure to follow should they desire not to have their child’s name included on the list. There have been statements made by members of the public that the district needs to and could do more. The superintendent offered suggestions regarding efforts which could be taken that could be accomplished at little or no cost: (1) develop a public information piece that would go on cable access channel 2 that could be aired on a frequent basis beginning this summer, (2) develop a Connect Ed voicemail message that could be sent home to all junior and senior high school students beginning prior to the start of the next school year, (3) include opt-out information on the GCS Web site.

There was board discussion regarding vocational testing in which students participate. Board member Anita Sharpe requested information regarding the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test. Chairman Duncan asked that the administration provide a report to the board at the July 26 meeting regarding ASVAB testing as well as a clear definition of how high school campuses are handling and controlling contact situations involving military recruiter visits to the schools.

Closed Session

At 10:49 p.m. motion was made by Deena Hayes, seconded by Anita Sharpe, to go into closed session to preserve the attorney client privilege and to discuss the lawsuit encaptioned Guilford County Board of Education v Lyon Construction Company. The motion passed upon unanimous voice vote.

The board returned to open session at 11:12 p.m.

Red Light Case

Attorney Jill Wilson reported to the board that today the Supreme Court of North Carolina denied the petition by the City of High Point in the Red Light case and granted the school board’s motion to dismiss the appeal. She advised that the board can expect to receive a check from the City of High Point early in the next fiscal year.

Attorney Wilson stated that there was also an agreement entered into with the City of Greensboro in 2005. In that agreement, the City of Greensboro paid GCS an estimated interest nonrefundable payment of the money that it had collected. The City of Greensboro has retained over a million dollars that it will be tendering to GCS within 30 days of the final judgment. There is also a remaining amount for which the City of Greensboro has not given a final calculation. Attorney Wilson believes this amount is in the range of $2 million to $2.5 million which will be paid to GCS over time in incremental payments.

Board Comments

Board members were each allowed two minutes to make remarks, as they deemed appropriate.

Closed Session

At 11:20 p.m. motion was made by Deena Hayes, seconded by Walter Childs, to go into closed session to give advice to staff and attorney about the terms to be included in a contract for the purchase of real property. The motion passed upon unanimous voice vote.

The board returned to open session at 11:30 p.m.

Adjournment

With no further business, at 11:31 p.m., motion was made by Anita Sharpe, seconded by Amos Quick, to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed upon unanimous voice vote.