Hires Lozano Smith law firm for up to $10,000 of legal help on Nutrition Services contracts

Lozano Smith, a Fresno law firm, will give specialized legal advice to the Nutrition Services Department on Fund 13, procurement, requests for proposals and contracts. The deal is a Memorandum of Understanding and Engagement Policy, which is a paid services agreement, and it comes with a data sharing agreement that sets rules for protecting student data shared with the firm. It runs July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.

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Pulled from the consent vote. Adopted in its own vote at this meeting (5–2), instead of with the rest of the consent report.

Dec 14, 2023 · Adopted (passed). A motion was made by Director Davis, seconded by Vice President Thompson, that this Agreement or Contract be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:.

Anevay Cruz Absent
Vida Mendoza P Aye
Benjamin "Sam" Davis Aye
Jennifer Brouhard Aye
VanCedric Williams Nay
Jorge Lerma Aye
Valarie Bachelor Nay
Clifford Thompson Aye
Mike Hutchinson Aye

Vendor / partner: Lozano Smith · Fresno, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Legal, compliance & risk
Term: Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
This vote: $10,000
Funding: 5310 - Child Nutrition School Program
Resource / site: 5310-991
Vendor no.: 005396
Presented by: Chief Systems and Services Officer
File: 23-2651 · agenda K.-2
Outcome: Adopted, Dec 14, 2023

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding and Engagement Policy (MOUEP) and accompanying Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) by and between the District and Lozano Smith, Law Firm, Fresno, CA, for the latter under the MOUEP to provide specialized legal services regarding Fund 13, procurement, requests for proposals (RFPs), and contracts, on behalf of the Nutrition Services Department, for an amount not to exceed $10,000.00, and a Data Sharing Agreement (DSA), defining the terms and conditions of District's transmission of pupil data or sharing of data with Lozano Smith, and the protection by Lozano Smith, of such data, pursuant to the terms and conditions stated in the DSA, shared as a result of the MOUEP, each - MOUEP and DSA - for the term July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.

History

Dec 14, 2023 Adopted

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