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

SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION MINUTES
9:15 a.m., Tuesday, October 12, 1999

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 12, 1999, in Room H-160, Los Angeles City Board of Education Administrative Offices, 450 North Grand Avenue.

Ms. Julie Korenstein called the meeting to order at 9:37 a.m., simultaneously with a second closed session for the same date.

The following Board Members were present: Ms. Victoria M. Castro, Ms. Julie Korenstein,
Mr. Mike Lansing, and Ms. Caprice Young. Ms. Valerie Fields and Ms. Genethia Hudley Hayes arrived at 9:40 and 9:41 respectively. Mr. David Tokofsky was absent.

Ms. Young 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:

PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY (Government Code Sections)

1. Conference with Legal Counsel (Section 54956.9)

Existing Litigation

Los Angeles Unified School District v. Wallace Reed
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 178470
(Eminent Domain Proceedings regarding South Gate High School)

Los Angeles Unified School District v. Riverton Steel
Los Angeles Superior Court Case BC 188697
(Eminent Domain Proceedings regarding South Gate High School)

Anticipated Litigation

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1), the Board of Education will
receive the advice of counsel with respect to South Gate High School site.

2. Personnel (Section 54957)

Appointment of Management Personnel

Mr. Walter Waddles addressed the Board regarding the need for the Board to clearly communicate its actions to the general public and, in particular, the parent organizations.

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At 9:42 a.m. the Board recessed the public portion to begin the closed portion.
Closed session discussion began at 1:50 p.m. and ended at 3:24 p.m.
All Board Members were present during the closed portion of the meeting.
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The Board reconvened the meeting at 3:55 p.m. concurrent with a second closed session meeting for the same date. The following Members were present: Ms. Fields, Ms. Korenstein,
Mr. Lansing, Mr. Tokofsky, and President Hayes. Ms. Castro and Ms. Young were absent.

Mr. Crain announced:

€ The Board established the position of Chief Executive Officer and appointed Mr. Howard Miller as Chief Executive Officer.

The vote was 4 ayes, 2 noes, Ms. Castro and Mr. Tokofsky, 1 abstention, Ms. Korenstein.

On motion by Ms. Korenstein, seconded by Mr. Lansing, the meeting adjourned by general consent at 3:56 p.m. Ms. Castro and Ms. Young were absent.

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During the Regular Board meeting of October 12, 1999, President Hayes read the following statement:

In order to assist Superintendent Ruben Zacarias and the Board, the Board as an action of appointment of management personnel today in executive session, adopted the following resolution which we believe will provide support to the Superintendent and the Board so
that we may all meet our obligations to the students and families of the Los Angeles Unified
School District.

l. The Office of Chief Executive Officer is hereby established.

2. The Board hereby appoints Howard Miller, Chief, Executive Officer of the Los Angeles
Unified School District. In that position, he will report to Superintendent Ruben Zacarias.
All other departments, divisions, and units of every kind of the Los Angeles Unified School District will report to Mr. Miller as Chief Executive Officer and to no one else and will be under his complete authority.

3. This appointment is effective immediately and will be in effect until the end of the current
fiscal year, June 30, 2000. Mr. Miller is charged with assembling a crisis management
team to do a top to bottom management review of the Los Angeles Unified School District
and to recommend and implement all necessary management changes and reorganization.

4. He is also instructed to return to the Board as expeditiously as possible, but not later than
October 22, 1999, with such actions, including removal from chains of authority, and
other recommendations on the immediate status of all Los Angeles Unified School District

personnel recommended for discipline in the Belmont Report of the Director of Internal Audit and Special Investigations.

APPROVED BY THE BOARD: November 9, 1999

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GENETHIA HUDLEY HAYES JEFFERSON CRAIN
PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD