[2. CALL TO ORDER]

[00:00:06]

CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 10 O'CLOCK.

ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

ANY COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ISSUES? THEN WE'LL ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION.

[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]

[7. CALL TO ORDER]

IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE A FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASED BETWEEN THE PARENTS OF STUDENT 080602436 AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CASE NUMBER 0504-1920 PURSUANT TO WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS AGREED TO FUND AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE STUDENT AND THE STUDENT'S PARENTS HAVE RELEASED CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT IN EXCHANGE FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT.

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY CHUCK AND SECONDED BY DIANE, AND THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.

OKAY, IF YOU'LL ALL RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF AGENDA AND CONTENT.

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

[11. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT]

BEST WISHES ALSO TO OUR NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR SHOULD BE EXCITING AND REWARDING AS YOU START IN YOUR NEW SCHOOL.

IT HAS BEEN SUCH AN HONOR TO BE A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE LAST 12 AND A HALF YEARS.

TODAY, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT I WILL BE RETIRING FROM OUR BOARD IN DECEMBER AND NOT RUN IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

THANK YOU TO CARL, SUSAN, MATT AND KEVIN FOR YOUR EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP AND THE SUPPORT AND RESPECT THAT YOU GIVE TO OUR BOARD, OUR DISTRICT STAFF, OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY. I KNOW WHAT GLENN, CHUCK, DEREK AND KRISTA ON OUR SCHOOL BOARD, THAT WE ARE IN GOOD HANDS. IT HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE GREAT WORKING WITH YOU.

AND LOOKING BACK OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE REALLY BEEN ON QUITE A JOURNEY.

I APPRECIATE THAT OUR ADMINISTRATION WORKS HAND-IN-HAND WITH OUR UNIONS AND HOW WE FOCUS ON OUR MAIN GOAL, WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THANK YOU. I'D LIKE.

HELLO. I'D LIKE TO FIRST SAY HOW EXCITED I AM TO BE PART OF THIS SCHOOL BOARD, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS CRITICAL TIME OF CHANGE AND MOVING FORWARD TO CONTINUE THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB OF EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN.

THANK YOU, FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND CONFIDENCE IN SELECTING ME TO WORK WITH DURING THIS UNIQUE TIME.

I'VE EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND THE DEDICATION, LOYALTY, CREATIVENESS, COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE FIRST APPROACH CULTURE THAT OUR DISTRICT IS KNOWN FOR, FROM OUR CHILDREN TO CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, PARENTS AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN.

I AM PROUD TO BE A PART OF BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A BOARD MEMBER AND AS A PARENT. DURING THE LAST MONTH, I HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH CARL AND DEPARTMENT HEADS TO GET CAUGHT UP ON HOW OUR DISTRICT WORKS AND CURRENT HAPPENINGS.

I'VE RECEIVED LETTERS FROM PARENTS REGARDING CONCERNS ABOUT THE SCHOOLS REOPENING, AND I APPRECIATE THE PROACTIVE NATURE OF THIS COMMUNICATION AND I ENCOURAGE THIS.

I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE PEACEFUL PROTESTS LAST WEDNESDAY IN LA VERNE.

I WAS NOT SURPRISED BY THE LV SORRY BY THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOWING OF SUPPORT, RESPECT, DIGNITY AND AUTHORITY AMONG THE CROWD.

WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH STRONG LEADERSHIP IN THAT DEPARTMENT AND IT REALLY SHINES DURING OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS.

I FEEL EXCITED AND HOPEFUL TO SEE SO MANY FAMILIAR BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FACES IN THAT CROWD, INCLUDING TEACHERS, STUDENTS, PARENTS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

I LOVE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GATHER PEACEFULLY AND DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF BLACK LIVES MATTER IN OUR COMMUNITY AND AS A COMMUNITY.

I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING AND GROWING AND BECOMING A TRUE ALLY FOR ALL 10000 CHILDREN.

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OUR SCHOOLS BUDGETS SHOULD NOT REFLECT UNPRECEDENTED CUTS AFFECTING OUR CHILDREN.

PLEASE USE YOUR VOICE AS OUR COUNTRY'S STATE, COMMUNITY AND DISTRICT CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS.

I ASK THAT WE ALL PRACTICE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SEVEN CORE VALUES.

PROCESS NEEDS TO BE AUTHENTIC AND INVOLVE ALL STAKEHOLDERS.

SERVANT LEADERSHIP.

SERVE OTHERS BEFORE OWN NEEDS.

GETTING TO YES.

FINDING WAYS TO GET TO YES.

EMPATHY. SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THE POSITIONS OF OTHERS.

COLLABORATION. WE ARE ALL INTERCONNECTED.

RELATIONSHIPS ASSUME THE BEST OF INTENTIONS AND PROFESSIONALISM.

DEMONSTRATE MUTUAL RESPECT AND VALUE AUTONOMY.

THANK YOU. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2020.

LOOKING BACK ON HISTORY, SOME OF THE GREATEST GROUPS WE'VE HAD HAVE BEEN THE GROUPS THAT HAVE WENT THROUGH THE BIGGEST ADVERSITY.

SO I'M CONFIDENT WITH SOME OF THE ADVERSITY WE'VE HAD AS A CULTURE THAT YOUR CLASS AND YOUR GENERATIONS CAN DO SOME AMAZING THINGS.

I'D LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO KRISTA.

THIS IS YOUR FIRST FIRST DAY ON THE BOARD.

AND I CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE ALREADY ADDING VALUE.

SO I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, DIANE.

I REALLY DO WISH YOU WELL IN YOUR TIME HERE.

YOU'VE REALLY MADE THE DISTRICT A BETTER PLACE.

SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT AS A PARENT THAT KIDS HERE.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING YOUR DISTRICT SUCH WONDERFUL PLACE.

I DO APPRECIATE IT. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, DIANE HAS BEEN A FIERCE ADVOCATE FOR THE ART PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE HERE.

SO IF YOUR KIDS ARE GETTING GREAT ARTS, ART, EDUCATION, THAT IS PART OF THE LEGACY DIANE'S LEAVING WITH US.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. NOT TOO LONG AGO, MATT LYONS WAS HERE AND HE WOULD TALK ABOUT FULL AND FAIR FUNDING. AND THE REASON WHY HE DID THAT WAS BECAUSE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND THE RECESSION AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS WERE GOING FOR THROUGH, OUR SCHOOLS WERE UNDERFUNDED.

AND THERE'S A VARIETY OF WAYS TO DO THAT.

AND YOU COULD LOOK AT IT FROM A VARIETY OF REASONS.

NONETHELESS, THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF MANDATES ON SCHOOLS, ON THINGS WE HAVE TO DO, AND WE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING TO DO THEM ADEQUATELY.

NOW THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF US GETTING SIGNIFICANTLY LESS FUNDING.

AND PERSONALLY, I THINK IT'S WRONG TO BALANCE OUR BUDGETS ON THE FUTURE OF OUR KIDS, ON THE BACKS OF OUR KIDS EDUCATION.

SO IN THE SAME VEIN OF WHAT MATT WOULD SAY, ARGUING FOR MORE FUNDING, I WOULD REALLY HOPE THAT THE GOVERNOR AND I THINK TO SOME DEGREE STATE LEGISLATORS ARE HERE, THAT THEY WOULD REALLY CONSIDER NOT SACRIFICING OUR KIDS EDUCATION FOR SHORT TERM GAINS.

SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL DECIDE TO FUND SCHOOLS PROPERLY.

SO I HAVE USUALLY IN THE SPRINGTIME, WE HAVE A REAL LIFE CELEBRATION FOR ALL OF OUR RETIREES. THIS YEAR WE WERE NOT ABLE TO DO SO.

SO I'D JUST LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL OUR RETIREES AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE THERE.

THEY'RE ALL A BIG PART OF THE CULTURE THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED HERE AT THIS DISTRICT OF PUTTING THE STUDENTS FIRST AND AND PROVIDING AS BEST WORKPLACE AS WE CAN FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THEM.

I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE TEACHERS, THE STAFF, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARENT GROUPS WHO DID SO MANY CREATIVE THINGS IN ORDER TO GIVE OUR CLASS OF 2020 GRADUATING SENIORS THE BEST POSSIBLE POSSIBLE EXPERIENCE THEY COULD UNDER UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

IT'S CERTAINLY GRADUATION THAT WE WILL ALL REMEMBER.

AND WITH ANY LUCK, THIS WILL BE THE LAST SUCH GRADUATION.

WE CAN GET BACK TO A MORE NORMAL GRADUATION FOR THE FOR THE CLASS OF 2021.

WE'D ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME KRISTA TO THE BOARD.

LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR INPUT AND BITTERSWEET THAT DIANE IS GOING TO BE STEPPING DOWN FROM THE BOARD. 12 YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE BOARD AND MANY YEARS OF PTA BEFORE THAT.

AND AND AND ON AND ON IT GOES.

AND YEAH, YOU HAVE PUT MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY HOURS INTO THE ARTS.

AND THAT'S THAT'S WELL APPRECIATED.

I SUSPECT YOU'RE GOING TO STAY ACTIVE IN THAT.

I HOPE YOU WILL ANYWAY IN SOME WAY.

WE WE DO FACE, YOU KNOW, SOME BUDGET PROBLEMS. TO PUT IT MILDLY, COMING UP.

AND AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, WE DO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CONTACT THEIR THEIR

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YOU KNOW, IT'S IRONIC THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAW FIT TO PROVIDE PLENTY OF MONEY FOR WHAT THEY CONSIDERED TO BE ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES, AIRLINES AND SUCH LIKE THAT.

I CANNOT FOR THE WORLD OF ME, IMAGINE ANYTHING MORE ESSENTIAL THAN THE EDUCATION OF OUR OF OUR STUDENTS.

AND SO FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO NOT HAVE COME UP WITH A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT ARE HURTING AS A RESULT OF THE COVID LOOKS LIKE A BIG MISSTEP TO ME.

SO WHATEVER INITIATIVE ANYONE HAS TO CONTACT.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM, PLEASE DO SO AND ENCOURAGE HIM TO ADOPT THE BUDGET AS PROPOSED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATOR INSTEAD OF THE BUDGET THAT HE HAS ERRONEOUSLY PROPOSED.

THANK YOU. I'D ALSO LIKE TO START BY WELCOMING KRISTA TO THE BOARD AND THANKING DIANE FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.

YOU'VE BEEN A CALM AND STEADY PRESENCE THROUGH THE GOOD AND THE BAD.

UNFORTUNATELY, YOU'RE LEAVING AT A BAD TIME AND YOU'VE HEARD FROM ALMOST EVERYONE ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO AS A COMMUNITY.

AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO STEP UP THE BEST YOU CAN AND TRY TO HELP US SECURE THE FUNDING THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2020.

YOU MAY HAVE MISSED OUT ON SOME THINGS, YOUR CHOIR PERFORMANCES, BAND PERFORMANCES, SPORTING EVENTS, PROM, GRADUATION, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A YEAR TO REMEMBER THAT NO ONE ELSE WILL EVER HAVE.

FORTUNATELY, I GOT TO STOP BY THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AT BONITA.

I GOT TO RECORD A VIDEO FOR THEIR VIRTUAL GRADUATION.

RAMONA, THEIR DRIVE THROUGH PROMOTION WITH A MAJORITY OF THEIR STAFF OUT THERE SUPPORTING THE KIDS.

LONE HILLS, SAME.

HAD A DRIVE THROUGH GRADUATION WITH A HUGE NUMBER OF STAFF OUT THERE.

AND THEIR NEW PRINCIPAL WAS OUT THERE BASICALLY RUNNING ERRANDS FOR MAKING SURE EVERYBODY HAD WATER AND AND STUFF TO EAT BECAUSE HE DIDN'T KNOW THE KIDS, BUT HE WANTED TO BE THERE AND SUPPORT THEM. CHAPARRAL HELD THEIR DRIVE THROUGH GRADUATION RIGHT HERE AT THE BACK OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

AND IF IT WASN'T ALL IT WAS, NINETY NINE PERCENT OF THEIR STAFF WAS OUT THERE IN CAP AND GOWNS IN THE HEAT SUPPORTING THOSE KIDS AND CHEERING FOR THEM WHEN THEY WENT THROUGH.

THEN SAN DIMAS ALSO HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH GRADUATION AND ENDED UP MAKING A VIDEO OF THEIR GRADUATION. BUT THEY GOT A LITTLE SPECIAL TREAT BECAUSE KEANU REEVES AND [INAUDIBLE] BILL AND TED, AS THEY'RE BETTER KNOWN, CREATED A VIDEO FOR THEM CONGRATULATING THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2020 ON THE GRADUATION.

AND THAT GOT INSERTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR SAN DIMAS'S VIDEO.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THAT.

THE FACT THAT THEY WOULD GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO DO THAT AND SEND IT OFF TO THE SCHOOL WAS TRULY AMAZING. WELL, IT'S BEEN ONE HECK OF A YEAR.

IT'S NOT OVER YET. AND WITH THAT, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ECHO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND WELCOME AND KRISTA TO BE A PART OF THIS TEAM OF SIX.

IT IS A PHENOMENAL HONOR TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITIES OF LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS.

AND I KNOW YOU SO PASSIONATELY SHARE THAT.

DIANE. YOUR LEGACY WILL.

IT WILL CONTINUE. I'VE KNOWN YOU SINCE 2008 WHEN I STARTED IN THIS DISTRICT AND THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE IN SUPPORTING THE 10000 STUDENTS AND THE ELEVEN HUNDRED EMPLOYEES THAT THAT WORK HERE. IT'S PHENOMENAL.

AND I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD THIS.

THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE DISTRICT FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO MAKE THIS DISTRICT WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.

YOU KNOW, A LOT IS PLAYED OUT IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS IN THIS DISTRICT AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BETWEEN THE PANDEMIC OF BUDGET SHORTFALLS AND A RACIAL DIVIDE THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY.

AND MUCH OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE OVERSHADOWED AND RIGHTFULLY SO, FROM THOSE THREE MAJOR AREAS. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT THIS SCHOOL YEAR, THIS WAS A VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR FOR BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

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THIS WAS THE YEAR THAT WE STOPPED TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH.

THIS WAS THE YEAR THAT THIS BOARD SUPPORTED AND FUNDED MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES. SO NO CHILD WOULD EVER GO WITHOUT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT.

AND IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING.

THIS WAS THE YEAR THAT THE ELEVEN HUNDRED EMPLOYEES BEING THE JUDGE, THAT WE WERE SELECTED AS A TOP WORKPLACE IN THE INLAND EMPIRE.

THIS WAS A VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESPITE MANY CHALLENGES. AND, YOU KNOW, AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR, YOU HAVE OUR COMMITMENT AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT OUR GOAL IS TO MAXIMIZE EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE GONNA DO TO BE ABLE TO PUT OUR KIDS BACK AT SCHOOL THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME.

WE KNOW THAT THAT'S WHERE THEY LEARN THE BEST.

WE KNOW THAT THAT'S WHERE OUR TEACHERS THRIVE THE BEST.

AND WE'RE GONNA WORK REALLY, REALLY HARD FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS FROM LOS ANGELES COUNTY. BUT I KNOW THAT OUR COMMITMENT IS TO TRY TO MAXIMIZE THAT TO THE VERY BEST OF OUR ABILITY.

MORE TO COME THIS SUMMER.

BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SHARE ALL OF THESE PLANS AND CONTINUE TO SEEK COMMUNITY INPUT FROM THAT IN JUST A MINUTE.

YOU'VE HEARD THE BOARD TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET SHORTFALLS.

BUT TO PUT THAT INTO SOME CONTEXT OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND IN A LITTLE BIT, THERE'S A DISCUSSION THAT THE BOARD CAN HAVE WITH RESPECT TO URGING OUR COMMUNITY TO JOIN US IN OUR EFFORTS OF SECURING APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, BECAUSE OVER THREE YEARS WE WILL BE FACING IF THE BUDGET GOES FORWARD, AS THE GOVERNOR HAS PROPOSED, A 40 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET DEFICIT OVER THREE YEARS.

IT'S NOT FAIR AND IT'S NOT RIGHT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BUILD TO PAY THAT PRICE.

THAT'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY.

AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET THAT CHANGED IS THROUGH YOUR HELP.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH OUR 60000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS BETWEEN SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

THANK YOU. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE

[1. Adopt the Minutes of the May 6, 2020 Regular Board of Education Meeting]

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. WE HAVE NO COMMENTS.

[14. CONSENT AGENDA]

MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO BE ROUTINE OR SUFFICIENTLY SUPPORTED BY PRIOR OR ACCOMPANYING REFERENCE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.

IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD SO REQUESTS, AN ITEM SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE SECTION AND PLACED IN THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION, WHICH IS NOT DEBATABLE AND WHICH REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR PASSAGE.

HAVE A MOTION.

SO MOVED. I SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? DISCUSSION AGENDA ITEM.

[1. Approve Education Protection Account Expenditure Plan for 2020-2021]

THANK YOU. THIS AGENDA ITEM IS PUT ON THE BOARD SO THAT YOU MAY APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ABOUT OUR PROPS, OUR PROP 30 TAXES.

PROP 30 TAXES ARE A SPECIAL TAX THAT WAS PASSED BY THE VOTERS IN 2012 TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO SCHOOLS.

HOWEVER, WHAT IT REALLY DID WAS HELP THE STATE TO PAY US THE MONEY THEY OWE US ALREADY.

IT DOESN'T. IT DID NOT RESULT IN ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS COMING TO US.

BUT WE DO HAVE TO REPORT EVERY YEAR ON HOW WE'VE SPENT THE FUNDS, WHICH WE SPEND THEM ON TEACHER SALARIES AND BENEFITS.

AND SO PASSING THIS FULFILLS OUR REPORTING OBLIGATION.

ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

OPPOSED? CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING CONFIRMING A DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR BONITA UNIFIED

[2. Conduct a Public Hearing Confirming a Diagram and Assessment for the Bonita Unified School District Recreation Improvement and Maintenance District (RIMD/RAD) for Fiscal Year 2020-2021]

MOTION TO OPEN. SO MOVED.

MEETING IS OPEN AT 12:57.

[00:20:06]

YOU RECEIVED THE ENGINEER'S REPORT THE LAST MEETING AND ACCEPTED THAT, WHICH LAYS OUT ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'LL BE SPENDING THE MONEY ON.

WE DO EXPECT TO COLLECT ABOUT EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS NEXT YEAR.

WHICH IS ABOUT THE SAME EVERY YEAR.

AND THEN THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON THAT IS REPORTED IN YOUR BUDGET AS THE CAPITAL PROJECTS BLENDED COMPONENT UNITS FUND.

ANY QUESTIONS? SUSAN, THOSE FUNDS COLLECTED ARE RESTRICTED FOR USE JUST ON PLAYFIELD.

THAT IS CORRECT, THEY ARE RESTRICTED TO USE JUST ON THE PLAYFIELD ATHLETIC FIELDS.

ALL OF THE THE SHARED FIELDS THAT WE DO WITH OUR CITIES.

SO BOTH OF THE HIGH SCHOOL STADIUMS AND TENNIS COURTS JUST PAYS FOR THE WATER BILLS TO WATER THE GRASS.

AND THEN A PART OF THE GROUNDSKEEPER SALARIES, TOO.

AND THEN DO WE BUILD THAT FUND UP? WE TRY TO BUILD THAT FUND UP EVERY YEAR.

SO TRYING TO SAVE MONEY IN THERE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THAT TURF.

AND THEN THE TRACKS, WE HAVE ABOUT THREE NINE DOLLARS IN THERE NOW.

OK, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOTION TO CLOSE? SO MOVED. SECOND.

CLOSED TO 12:59.

15.1.3 ADOPT RESOLUTION 2020-28.

[3. Adopt Resolution 2020-28 Confirming a Diagram and Assessment for the Bonita Unified School District Recreation Improvement and Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code and Article XIIID of the California Constitution]

SO MOVED.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE.

[4. Conduct a Public Hearing to Increase Statutory School Facility Fees Imposed on New Residential and Commercial/Industrial Construction Pursuant to Education Code Section 17620 and Government Code 65995]

MOTION TO OPEN? SO MOVED.

AT ONE O'CLOCK. OK, LIKE MOST PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA, THE DISTRICT DOES COLLECT DEVELOPER IMPACT FEES.

THESE ARE FEES.

THE IDEA BEING THAT WHEN SOMEONE BUILDS A NEW HOUSE IN THE DISTRICT THAT CREATES MORE STUDENTS AND THEN WE HAVE TO BUILD HOUSING FOR THOSE STUDENTS HAVE CLASSROOMS FOR THEM.

SO THESE THESE ARE ALSO RESTRICTED MONEYS KEPT SEPARATELY IN A RESTRICTED FUND CAPITAL FACILITIES FUND.

AND WE CAN ONLY USE THIS MONEY ON FACILITIES PROJECTS TO BUILD NEW CLASSROOMS OR IMPROVE AND UPDATE THE ONES THAT WE HAVE ALREADY.

EVERY TWO YEARS, THE STATE INCREASES THE CAP ON THE FEES THAT YOU CAN CHARGE.

AND WE HAVE TO HAVE A STUDY WHICH YOU'RE RECEIVING TODAY THAT JUSTIFIES US CHARGING THOSE HIGHER FEES. SO WE HAVE HAD THE STUDY.

WE ARE ALLOWED TO CHARGE THE HIGHER FEES.

WE ARE GOING FROM 3.79 PER SQUARE FOOT RESIDENTIAL TO FOUR DOLLARS AND EIGHT CENTS.

AND THEN INDUSTRIAL GOES FROM 61 CENTS TO 66 CENTS.

IN THE PAST SIX YEARS THE AVERAGE WE'VE COLLECTED EACH YEAR THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ON THOSE FEES.

AND AGAIN, WE WE WE TRY TO SAVE THAT MONEY TOO FOR WHEN WE HAVE A REAL NEED FOR IT.

AND WE'RE JUST ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 10 MILLION DOLLARS IN THAT FUND RIGHT NOW.

ONCE YOU PASS THIS TODAY, THE NEW FEES WILL GO INTO EFFECT AFTER 60 DAYS.

QUESTIONS? YEAH, I HAD A QUESTION. SO THAT'S JUST ON NEW HOME DEVELOPMENT, NOT ON REMODELS OR ANYTHING ELSE. IT IS ON REMODEL.

IF YOU ADD MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED SQUARE FEET, BUT YOU ALSO GET A CREDIT.

IF YOU SAY YOU ARE GOING TO ADD 750, BUT YOU DEMOLISHED THREE HUNDRED FIRST, THEN YOU'RE BELOW THE 500. YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING.

IT ALSO DOESN'T APPLY.

AND THERE'S A NEW QUIRK TO THAT LAW DOESN'T APPLY TO LIKE NANNY FLATS.

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SO THEY'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PUT MORE HOUSING IN.

SO WE CAN'T CHARGE ON THOSE EITHER.

NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE. SO MOVED.

CLOSED AT 1:02.

[5. Accept 2020 Developer Fee Justification Study, as Written]

I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED?

[6. Adopt Resolution 2020-17 to Increase Statutory School Fees Imposed on New Residential and Commercial/Industrial Development Projects Pursuant to Education Code Section 17620 and Government Code Section 65995]

SO ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? THE SUPERINTENDENT OF BONITA UNIFIED TO SEND A LETTER URGING CALIFORNIA LEGISLATORS TO

[1. Bonita Unified to Send Letter to Urge California Legislators to Prioritize Stable Public School Funding]

SO WHAT HAS BEEN PUT IN FRONT OF YOU TO POTENTIALLY TAKE ACTION ON IS AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, THE GOVERNOR HAD URGED ALL CALIFORNIANS FOR FLEXIBILITY AND UNDERSTANDING DURING THIS PANDEMIC. AND IN TURN.

I THINK YOU'D BE RIGHT FACING HIS BUDGET PROPOSALS THAT WE ASK HIM FOR THE SAME FOR FLEXIBILITY AND UNDERSTANDING.

AND WITH THAT, WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE IN FRONT OF THE BOARD WOULD TO SEND GOVERNOR NEWSOM ON BEHALF OF THE 10,000 STUDENTS AND THE ELEVEN HUNDRED EMPLOYEES, A LETTER URGING HIM TO ADOPT THE BUDGET THAT THE SENATE AND THAT THE ASSEMBLY HAS COME TOGETHER THAT WOULD IN ESSENCE, HOLD THE DISTRICT HARMLESS.

AND SOME OF THOSE POINTS CONTAINED IN THIS LETTER WOULD BE THAT THE GOVERNOR FULLY FUND THE LCEFF WITH 2.3 PERCENT COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, THAT HE WOULD REJECT THE 8.1 BILLION OF PROPOSED CUTS TO PROPOSITION 98.

AND HE WOULD ADOPT THE PROPOSAL TO REDIRECT THE TWO POINT THREE BILLION TO REDUCE CALSTRS AND CALPERS SCHOOL EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION RATES IN 20=21 AND IN 21-22 FISCAL YEARS.

THAT HE WOULD PROVIDE FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE MILLION TO INCREASE SPECIAL EDUCATION BASE RATES AND ONE HUNDRED MILLION FOR A LOW COST INCIDENT DISABILITY COST POOL.

HE WOULD ALSO PROVIDE AN AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE OF A HOLD HARMLESS FOR LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES DURING THE 20-21 FISCAL YEAR.

THAT HE SUSPEND NEW MANDATES IMPOSED BY LAW SIGNED INTO LAW IN 2019.

HE WOULD AUTHORIZE THE SHORT TERM INDEPENDENT STUDY FOR LESS THAN FIVE CONSECUTIVE DAYS, SUSPEND THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO CLASS SIZE REDUCTIONS, DELAY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL ADOPTION'S AND IMPLEMENTATIONS OF CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK UNTIL THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR, AUTHORIZE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO REDUCE THE INSTRUCTIONAL YEAR IN MINUTES WITHOUT PENALTY. PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY IN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPOSITS INTO THE ROUTINE RESTRICTED MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT. AND THEY WOULD ALSO ALLOW FLEXIBILITY OF SUPPLEMENTAL AND CONCENTRATION FUNDING SPENDING.

THAT'S WHAT THE SENATE AND THE ASSEMBLY IS ASKING THE GOVERNOR AND IN TURN, IT'S WHAT THE DISTRICT IS ASKING THE SCHOOL BOARD TO SUPPORT.

AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WOULD BE ASKING OUR COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT THIS AS WELL.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, IF THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET GOES FORWARD, AS HE HAS PROPOSED DURING THE 20-21 SCHOOL YEAR, THE DISTRICT WOULD SEE A CUT OF APPROXIMATELY 11 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE FIRST YEAR, THE FOLLOWING YEAR, JUST UNDER 13 MILLION, AND THE THIRD YEAR OUT OVER 15 MILLION DOLLARS WOULD RESULT TO A CUT OF A DISTRICT OF ALMOST 40 MILLION DOLLARS.

IF HIS PROPOSED BUDGET GOES FORWARD, IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE.

IT WON'T EVEN ALLOW DISTRICTS TO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ON THE THIRD YEAR OUT TO HOLD A THREE PERCENT RESERVE WOULD ULTIMATELY WIPE OUT ALL OF OUR HOUR ENDING FUND BALANCES. AND ULTIMATELY, THIS TYPE OF FUNDING WOULDN'T BE AS A RESULT OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT LIKE BONITA UNIFIED, WHO HAS BEEN FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS. IT WOULD FALL ON THE BACKS OF OUR ELEVEN HUNDRED EMPLOYEES AND OUR TEN THOUSAND KIDS. THE PROPOSED CUTS.

I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER WORD TO SAY IT, BUT THEY'RE INSANE.

THEY'RE NOT PRACTICAL AND THEY'RE NOT REALISTIC AND THEY'RE NOT FEASIBLE.

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THESE NUMBERS AREN'T. THEY'RE AND THEY'RE NOT RIGHT.

AND TO ECHO CHUCK, MANY BUSINESSES WHOSE INFRASTRUCTURES DID NOT WANT TO DESTROY, WHICH WE WOULD AGREE WITH, THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY AND THE HOSPITALS ALL GOT MONEY TO KEEP THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE INTACT.

THIS WOULD DESTROY OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

PUBLIC EDUCATION.

BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THIS WOULD THESE PROPOSED CUTS WOULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO A DESTRUCTION IN SOME OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND INTO OUR PROGRAMS AND WOULD URGE ALL OF YOU TO SIGN THIS LETTER.

WE WILL SEND IT TO GOVERNOR NEWSOM ON YOUR BEHALF AND URGE OUR COMMUNITY TO JOIN US IN OUR EFFORTS. I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE.

MY DAUGHTER. WE TALK SOMETIMES.

AND SHE HAS GOTTEN VERY GOOD AT DIAGNOSING WHETHER SOMETHING'S A WANT OR A NEED.

AND THERE'S SOME DRAWBACKS TO THAT.

I BOUGHT SOMETHING THAT WAS A WANT AND I HAD TO JUSTIFY SPENDING MONEY ON A WATCH TO MY LITTLE SEVEN YEAR OLD REGARDING SCHOOL BUDGETS.

THAT'S NOT A WANT.

THAT'S A NEED. WE NEED THIS MONEY TO GIVE OUR KIDS A QUALITY EDUCATION.

I AM VERY SADDENED THAT SOME PEOPLE VIEW EDUCATION FUNDING AS A WANT, NOT A NEED.

IF WE WANT OUR KIDS GET GOOD TRAINING, A GOOD EDUCATION, AND WE WANT OUR FUTURE ECONOMY TO DO WELL. WE NEED TO TREAT EDUCATION FUNDING AS A NEED.

SO JUST ENCOURAGE ANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PLEASE TALK TO YOUR GOVERNOR, TALK TO YOUR LOCAL STATE LEGISLATORS.

PLEASE PUSH FORWARD THEIR PLAN.

IT'S NOT PERFECT. THE PLAN SUBMITTED.

I WISH IT WAS EVEN BETTER THAN IT IS.

I UNDERSTAND WE'RE GOING THROUGH A HARD TIME, BUT IT IS FAR BETTER THAN THE GOVERNORS BUDGET. AND WE CAN WORK WITH WHAT THE STATE LEGISLATORS HAVE PUT FORTH IS NOT A POSSIBILITY FOR US TO DO A GOOD JOB WITH OUR KIDS WITH THE BUDGET, THE GOVERNOR HAS SUGGESTED WE SHOULDN'T JUST MAKE CUTS ACROSS THE BOARD.

WE NEED TO BE TARGETED ON WHAT CUTS WE MAKE.

AND AS MY DAUGHTER KNOWS, WHEN YOU SAY YES TO SOMETHING, YOU'RE SAYING NO TO SOMETHING ELSE. WE'RE ASKING OUR PEOPLE IN SACRAMENTO TO SAY YES TO OUR KIDS EDUCATION AND NO TO SOME OF THE WANTS THAT ARE IN THE BUDGET.

I WILL DEFINITELY SUPPORT SIGNING THIS AND ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO REACH OUT AS WELL.

AS WE'RE STARTING TO REOPEN THE SCHOOLS, WE'RE LOOKING AT REQUIREMENTS THAT COULD COST MORE MONEY, NOT LESS.

AND I THINK THAT THIS WILL, IF THIS IF IT'LL DAMAGE THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN, THE EMPLOYEES AND ULTIMATELY OUR COMMUNITIES, IF WE DON'T GET THE MONEY THAT WE NEED FOR THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ALL THE DISTRICTS AROUND US.

SO PLEASE CONTACT GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S OFFICE IF YOU NEED INFORMATION.

I'M SURE WE HAVE THAT AVAILABLE.

THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, THOSE OF US THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE REMEMBER THE TOUGHER TIMES IN 07, 08, AND THE BOARD HAS WORKED VERY HARD TO BE FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE THESE LAST TWELVE OR THIRTEEN YEARS, BUILDING OUR RESERVES UP WHILE STILL OFFERING A EXTREMELY HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION TO OUR KIDS.

AND THAT SHOWS IN US REACHING THE TOP 10 PERCENT OF ALL THE UNIFIED DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA AND HAVING A HEALTHY RESERVE AND BASICALLY IN ONE STROKE THEY'LL WIPE OUT WHAT WE WORKED FOR 12 YEARS TO BUILD UP FINANCIALLY AS WELL AS EDUCATIONALLY, BECAUSE WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO OFFER WHAT WE'RE OFFERING NOW AT A 40 MILLION DOLLAR CUT OVER THREE YEARS. SO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CONTACT THE GOVERNOR AND YOUR LEGISLATORS AND PUSH FOR THIS.

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? FUTURE MEETING DATES? THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL CONDUCT A SPECIAL MEETING ON JUNE 24TH,

[17. FUTURE MEETING DATES ]

WE'RE GOING TO SHOOT FOR 10:00 ON OUR START TIMES.

I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE IF THAT CONTINUES TO WORK AT 10:00 A.M., START TIME FOR BOTH JUNE 21ST

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ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS? DO WE NEED A MOTION TO CHANGE THE TIME? [INAUDIBLE] JUST A MOTION NOY A VOTE TO CHANGE THE TIME 10 A.M.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

TIMES HAVE CHANGED. ANYTHING FOR FUTURE AGENDAS.

THEN WE'LL ADJOURN AT 1:13.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.