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

SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION MINUTES
9:30 a.m., November 27 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 November 27, 2001, in Room H-160, Los Angeles Board of Education Administrative Offices, 450 North Grand Avenue.

President Caprice Young called the meeting to order at 9:37 a.m.

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

Mr. Richard Sheehan, Special Counsel to the Board, was present.

Mr. Lansing 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

Crow Creek v. Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. LC 051787

John Williams v. Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 238720

Perlite Plastering Company v. Steed Bros. Construction Company, et al.
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 240413

2. Personnel (Section 54957)

Superintendent's Employment Contract

Quarterly Performance Evaluation Update for Director, Independent Analysis Unit

Quarterly Performance Evaluation Update for Special Counsel to the Board of Education

3. Real Estate Negotiations (Section 54956.8)

The Board will instruct its negotiators, Jim McConnell, Scot Graham and Terrence Fennessy with regard to the potential school sites listed in Attachment A.

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 9:39 a.m., the Board recessed the public portion of the meeting to begin the closed portion.
Closed Session discussion began at 9:48 a.m. and ended at 3:41 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 4:04 p.m. The following Board Members
were present: Ms. Canter, Ms. Hayes, Ms. Korenstein and Vice President Huizar. Mr. Tokofsky arrived at
4:07 p.m. Mr. Lansing and Ms. Young were absent.

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

The Board of Education approved the settlement in the Crow Creek v. Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. LC 051787, for a payment not to exceed $650,000.

The vote was 5 ayes, l no, Mr. Tokofsky. Mr. Lansing was absent.

The Board of Education approved the settlement in the John Williams v. Los Angeles Unified

School District, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 238720, for an amount in cash not to exceed$275,000 plus the relinquishment of any rights they might have to seek reimbursement of certain funds paid into the bankruptcy estate of Mr. Williams, which is approximately $63,000.

The vote was 7 ayes.

The Board of Education approved the second amendment to the employment agreement with

Superintendent Roy Romer related to his goals and objectives for the school year 2001-02.

The vote was 7 ayes.

The Board of Education approved the settings of maximum amounts for land purchases in connection with Corona New Primary Center, Jefferson New Elementary No. 7, Jefferson New Primary Center No. 6, and Maywood New Elementary School No. 5.

The vote was 7 ayes.

The Board of Education approved an increase to the amount previously set for land purchase for North Hollywood New Elementary School No. 3.

The vote was 7 ayes.

On motion by Mr. Tokofsky, seconded by Ms. Canter, the meeting adjourned by general consent
at 4:08 p.m. Mr. Lansing and Ms. Young were absent.

APPROVED BY THE BOARD: December 11, 2001

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CAPRICE YOUNG JEFFERSON CRAIN
PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD