BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District

SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION MINUTES
11:00 a.m., September 25, 2001

On call of the President, the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles, acting as the Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District, met in public prior to Closed Session on September 25, 2001, in Room H-160, Los Angeles Board of Education Administrative Offices, 450 North Grand Avenue.

Vice President José Huizar called the meeting to order at 11:09 a.m.

The following Board Members were present: Ms. Marlene Canter, Ms. Genethia Hudley Hayes, Mr. Mike Lansing, and Vice President José Huizar. Ms. Julie Korenstein, Mr. David Tokofsky, and Ms. Caprice Young were absent.

Ms. Hayes led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Mr. Jefferson Crain, Executive Officer of the Board, announced that the Board would be considering the following in closed session:

CLOSED SESSION PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY (Government Code Section)

1. Conference with Legal Counsel (Section 54956.9)

Existing Litigation

Ambassador Associates v. Los Angeles Unified School District, et al.
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 102114

Los Angeles Unified School District, et al. v. David Cartwright, O'Melveny & Myers, LLP, et al.
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 216899

Collins v. LAUSD
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. VC 024670; Court of Appeal Case No. B 132148

2. Personnel (Section 54957)

Discussion of Personnel Commission Appointment

3. Real Estate Negotiations (Section 54956.8)

The Board of Education will instruct its negotiators with regard to the following site:

Proposed Site: 17th Street and Grand Avenue
Negotiators: James McConnell, Scot Graham
Property Owner: Maguire Partners

4. Labor Negotiations (Sections 3549.1 and 54957.6) ‹ Negotiator: Superintendent Romer

Employee Organizations: Associated Administrators of Los Angeles
California School Employees Association
Los Angeles City and County School Employees' Union (SEIU Local 99)
Los Angeles County Building and Construction Trades Council
Los Angeles School Police Officers Association
Teamsters
United Teachers Los Angeles
District Represented Employees and Contract Management Personnel

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At 11:11 a.m., the Board recessed the public portion of the meeting to begin the closed portion.
Closed Session discussion began at 11:46 a.m. and ended at 2:53 p.m.
All Board Members were present during the closed portion of the meeting.
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The Board reconvened the public portion of the meeting at 10:58 p.m. The following Board Members
were present: Ms. Canter, Mr. Huizar, Mr. Lansing, Mr. Tokofsky, and President Young. Ms. Hayes and Ms. Korenstein were absent.

Mr. Sheehan announced:

The Board directed staff to not appeal the decision from the Court of Appeals in the case of

Collins v. LAUSD, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. VC 024670; Court of Appeal Case

No. B 132148, and to pay the full judgement in the amount of $242,000 plus $80,000 in attorneys' fees.

The vote was 7 ayes.

The Board recommended the reappointment of Mr. John Murray as a member of the Personnel Commission.

The vote was 7 ayes.

On motion by Mr. Huizar, seconded by Mr. Tokofsky, the meeting adjourned by general consent
at 11:01 p.m. Ms. Hayes and Ms. Korenstein were absent.

APPROVED BY THE BOARD: October 9, 2001

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CAPRICE YOUNG JEFFERSON CRAIN
PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD