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

SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION MINUTES
9:30.m., Tuesday, October 8, 2002

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
October 8, 2002, Los Angeles Board of Education Administrative Offices, 333 South Beaudry Avenue, in the Board Room.

Vice President José Huizar called the meeting to order at 10:02 a.m.

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

Mr. Richard Sheehan, Special Counsel to the Board, and Mr. Harold Kwalwasser, General Counsel, were present.

Ms. Korenstein led the Pledge of Allegiance.

CLOSED SESSION PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY (Government Code Section)

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

1. Conference with Legal Counsel (Section 54956.9)

Existing Litigation

Robert Landau v. Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. SC 063560

ATEK Construction, Inc. v. Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 259182

Pinner Construction Company v. Los Angeles Unified School District and Keith Devine Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 261273

Los Angeles Unified School District v. Starlight Associates, et al.
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 275092
(2 Claims: Claim of Tenant Pizza Man and Claim of Tenant Kragen Auto Parts)

Los Angeles Unified School District v. Navar, et al.
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 270649

Los Angeles Unified School District v. Austin
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 272713

Los Angeles Unified School District v. Rodarte, et al.
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 273201

Los Angeles Unified School District v. T. Anderson, et al.
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 272714

Los Angeles Unified School District v. Jervis, et al.
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 273869

Los Angeles Unified School District v. Beaudry, et al.
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 274 315

Los Angeles Unified School District v. Jahangiri
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 272981

Los Angeles Unified School District v. Mkhitarian, et al.
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 278960

Los Angeles Unified School District v. Taut, et al.
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 279583

Los Angeles Unified School District v. Gastinell Trust
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 277242

Los Angeles Unified School District v. Garcia, et al.
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 272300

Los Angeles Unified School District v. Perez
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 275600

2. Personnel (Section 54957)

Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release

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

Employee Organizations: Associated Administrators of Los Angeles
California School Employees Association
Los Angeles City and County School Employees' Union (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 10:06 a.m., the Board recessed the public portion of the meeting to begin the closed portion.
Closed Session discussion began at 10:15 a.m. and ended at 12:39 p.m.
All Board Members were present during the closed portion of the meeting, with the
exception of Mr. Lansing who was absent the entire meeting.
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The Board reconvened the public portion of the meeting at 3:16 p.m. The following Members were present: Ms. Canter, Ms. Hayes, Mr. Huizar, Ms. Korenstein, Mr. Tokofsky and President Young.
Mr. Lansing was absent.

At the request of President Young, Mr. Sheehan made the following announcements:

The Board authorized a settlement in the matter of Robert Landau v. Los Angeles

Unified School District, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. SC 063560, for a payment
to Robert Landau of an amount not to exceed approximately $695,000.

The vote was 6 ayes. Mr. Lansing was absent.

The Board authorized a settlement in the matter of ATEK Construction, Inc. v. Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 259182, for a payment to ATEK Construction, Inc. of an amount not to exceed approximately $125,000.

The vote was 6 ayes. Mr. Lansing was absent.

The Board authorized a settlement in the matter of Pinner Construction Company v. Los Angeles Unified School District and Keith Devine, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 261273,

for a payment to Pinner Construction Company of an amount not to exceed approximately $2,200,000.

The vote was 6 ayes. Mr. Lansing was absent.

The Board authorized a settlement in the matter of Los Angeles Unified School District v. Starlight Associates, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 275092,

(2 Claims: Claim of Tenant Pizza Man and Claim of Tenant Kragen Auto Parts),

for a payment of $22,000 in excess of the amount previously deposited into the escrow account to Pizza Man Inc. and $19,000 to Kragen Auto Parts.

The Board authorized a settlement in the matter of Los Angeles Unified School District v. Navar, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 270649, for a payment to Navar, et al., of $17,000 in excess of the amount previously deposited into the escrow account.

The Board authorized a settlement in the matter of Los Angeles Unified School District v. Austin

Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 272713, for a payment to Austin of $90,000 in excess of the amount previously deposited into the escrow account.

The Board authorized a settlement in the matter of Los Angeles Unified School District v. Rodarte, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 273201, for a payment to
Rodarte, et al., of $30,000 in excess of the amount previously deposited into the escrow account.

The Board authorized a settlement in the matter of Los Angeles Unified School District v. T. Anderson, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 272714, for a payment to T. Anderson, et al., of $100,000 in excess of the amount previously deposited into the escrow account.

The Board authorized a settlement in the matter of Los Angeles Unified School District v. Jervis, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 273869, for a payment to Jervis, et al., of $47,000 in excess of the amount previously deposited into the escrow account.

The Board authorized a settlement in the matter of Los Angeles Unified School District v. Beaudry, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 274 315, for a payment to
Beaudry, et al., of $80,000 in excess of the amount previously deposited into the escrow account.

The Board authorized a settlement in the matter of Los Angeles Unified School District v. Jahangiri, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 272981, for a payment to Jahangiri of $22,000 in excess of the amount previously deposited into the escrow account.

The Board authorized a settlement in the matter of Los Angeles Unified School District v. Mkhitarian, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 278960, for a payment to
Mkhitarian, et al., of $55,000 in excess of the amount previously deposited into the escrow account.

The Board authorized a settlement in the matter of Los Angeles Unified School District v. Taut, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 279583, for a payment to Taut, et al., of $26,000 in excess of the amount previously deposited into the escrow account.

The Board authorized a settlement in the matter of Los Angeles Unified School District v. Gastinell Trust, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 277242, for a payment to the
Gastinell Trust, of $62,000 in excess of the amount previously deposited into the escrow account.

The Board authorized a settlement in the matter of Los Angeles Unified School District v. Garcia, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 272300, for a payment to
Garcia, et al., of $25,000 in excess of the amount previously deposited into the escrow account.

The Board authorized a settlement in the matter of Los Angeles Unified School District v. Perez,

Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 275600, for a payment to Perez of $20,000 in excess of the amount previously deposited into the escrow account.

The vote for all the above eminent domain cases was 6 ayes. Mr., Lansing was absent.

The Board delegated to the Superintendent the authority to increase compensation to approximately 94 contract management certificated personnel and contract level classified personnel up to an aggregated amount equal to not more than three percent of the compensation of such currently contract management employees. The increases are to be based upon performance and shall be at the discretion of the Superintendent.

The vote was 6 ayes. Mr., Lansing was absent.

On motion by Mr. Tokofsky, seconded by Ms. Canter, the meeting adjourned by general consent at
3:22 p.m. Mr. Lansing absent.

APPROVED BY THE BOARD: October 22, 2002

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CAPRICE YOUNG JEFFERSON CRAIN
PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD