Wednesday, June 4, 2025
General Consent Report, OUSD Board of Education Special Meeting
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- L.-1Adds $7,800 for dock leveler brush seals at Nutrition Services with Commercial Door Solutions+$8Knew total $24K
- L.-2Adds $136,000 for Brigaid to coach cafeteria staff in scratch cooking at the central kitchen+$136Knew total $250K
- L.-3Adds $326,840 to buy more chicken wings and chicken strips from Foster Farms for school meals+$327Knew total $600K
- L.-4Adds $450,000 to buy more fresh fruits and vegetables from Pacific Rim Produce+$450Knew total $2.35M
- L.-5Awards Tulum $312,009 for paving and play-area repairs at Jefferson Child Development Center$312K
- L.-6Ratifies $1,475 for B SAFE to test and inspect playground equipment at Burbank Child Development Center$1K
- L.-7Approves Alameda County collecting the district's 2025-26 bond and parcel taxes on property tax billsNo cost stated
- L.-8Ratifies $10,000 for MyPath to train 45 teachers and staff in teaching financial literacy$10Knot to exceed
- L.-9Extends East Bay Art Therapy's contract to June 30, 2025 at the same $37,400No cost stated
- L.-10Adds $11,000 for Black Cultural Zone summer assemblies for Bridge to Kindergarten and TK students+$11Knew total $39K
- L.-11Extends Black Cultural Zone's summer podcasting classes to June 30, 2025 at the same $52,690 capNo cost stated
- L.-12Ratifies $5,000 for National Equity Project to lead equity sessions for Elmhurst United Middle School leaders$5Knot to exceed
- L.-13Approves up to $297,000 for Sown to Grow's student well-being check-in platform in all TK-12 schools$297Knot to exceed
- L.-14Approves up to $3.6M for the Jewish Community Center of the East Bay to run after-school programs at 3 sites$3.60Mnot to exceed
- L.-15Ratifies $17,848 for International Rescue Committee to help build human trafficking prevention education$18Knot to exceed
- L.-16Approves up to $5.1M for Think Together to run after-school programs at 4 schools through 2028$5.12Mnot to exceed
- L.-17Ratifies a free pilot of OpenLiteracy reading help for up to 730 students at 27 schoolsNo cost stated
- L.-18Approves up to $55,000 for The Teaching Well to coach Elementary Network 4 principals and its superintendent$55Knot to exceed
- L.-19Ratifies a free Ignite Reading tutoring program for 720 students at 23 schoolsNo cost stated
- L.-20Accepts $11,506 from Oakland Public Education Fund for Skyline music students' Music in the Parks trip+$12Kcoming in
- L.-21Approves up to $3,050 for Museum of Children's Art workshops at the Expanded Learning Summer Institute$3Knot to exceed
- L.-22Approves up to $11,725 for Be the Change Consulting to train after-school program staff$12Knot to exceed
- L.-23Ratifies McCormick Barstow as outside counsel for up to $110,000 a year through June 2028$110K/yryearly cap
- L.-24Updates the Lafayette Elementary campus ground lease with Kipp Bridge Charter SchoolNo cost stated
- L1.-1Approves up to $6.8M for Girls, Inc. of Alameda County to run after-school programs at 5 schools$6.79Mnot to exceed
- M.-1Adds about $14,700 for ACC Environmental to survey Maxwell Park classroom building for asbestos and lead+$15Knew total $24K
- M.-2Awards Deco Tech Systems $56,948 to install door intercom systems at 4 schools$57K
- M.-3Approves $57,288 for Geo-Engineering Solutions to study soil for solar projects at 5 school sites$57K
- M.-4Adds $68.4M for Overaa to build Phase III of the Roosevelt Middle School modernization+$68.4Mnew total $75.4M
- M.-5Adds $6,846 for Tulum to relocate the staff parking lot and gate for the Cole Data Center move+$7Knew total $43K
How the Board voted on the consent reports
General Consent Report: Approved 5–0, 4 absent
A motion was made by Director Williams, seconded by Director Thompson, to Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the following vote
- Michele Vasquez Absent
- Maximus Simmons Absent
- Rachel Latta Aye
- VanCedric Williams Aye
- Mike Hutchinson Absent
- Patrice Berry Aye
- Clifford Thompson Aye
- Valarie Bachelor Aye
- Jennifer Brouhard Absent
General Consent Report No. 2: Approved 5–0, 4 absent
A motion was made by Director Williams, seconded by Director Thompson, to Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the following vote
- Michele Vasquez Absent
- Maximus Simmons Absent
- Rachel Latta Aye
- VanCedric Williams Aye
- Mike Hutchinson Absent
- Patrice Berry Aye
- Clifford Thompson Aye
- Valarie Bachelor Aye
- Jennifer Brouhard Absent
General Consent Report - General Obligation Bonds - Measures B, J and Y: Approved 6–0, 3 absent
A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by Director Berry, to Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the following vote
- Michele Vasquez Absent
- Maximus Simmons Absent
- Rachel Latta Aye
- VanCedric Williams Aye
- Mike Hutchinson Absent
- Patrice Berry Aye
- Clifford Thompson Aye
- Valarie Bachelor Aye
- Jennifer Brouhard Aye
From the official minutes in Legistar, June 4, 2025 meeting.
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