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Madison Metropolitan School District
Madison, Wisconsin
 
Art Rainwater, Superintendent
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Minutes for Special Meeting - Open Session
July 16, 2007		   Doyle Administration Building
545 West Dayton Street, Room 103
Madison, Wisconsin

Special Meeting of the Board of Education was called to order by President Arlene Silveira at 12 p.m. (noon)

MEMBERS PRESENT:                      Carol Carstensen, Maya Cole (arrived at 12:06 p.m.), Lawrie Kobza (arrived at 12:02 p.m.), Lucy Mathiak, Beth Moss, Arlene Silveira

STUDENT MEMBERS PRESENT:       None                                                                                               

MEMBERS ABSENT:                       Johnny Winston, Jr.

LEGAL COUNSEL PRESENT:            Attorney June Wilson

STAFF PRESENT:                          Sue Abplanalp, Pam Nash, Doug Pearson, Ann Wilson-Recording Secretary

OPEN SESSION

1.         Approval of Minutes

         It was moved by Lucy Mathiak and seconded by Carol Carstensen to approve the minutes of  the Special meetings dated March 26, April 16, April 19, April 23 and June 20, 2007 as distributed.  Motion unanimously carried by those present.

2.         Announcements

            There were no announcements.

Lawrie Kobza and Maya Cole arrived at this time.

3.         Financial Transactions

            a.         It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Beth Moss to approve four contracts with Universityof Wisconsin Hospitalsand Clinics Authority for the provision of athletic trainers at four district high schools for the 2007-08 through 2011-12 school years.  The annual cost of the four contracts combined is $27,300 for 15 hours/week/

                        school of trainer services, plus an hourly fee for extra event coverage, during the first 3 years of the contracts.  The total shall increase 5% yearly during the 4th and 5th years.  No other providers submitted a bid/proposal in response to RFP 3118.  Funding for trainer services is included in the 2007-08 Secondary Schools budget.

                                    It was moved by Lucy Mathiak and seconded by Maya Cole to table the motion pending more information about the average cost for the extra event coverage.  Motion unanimously carried by those present.

            b.         It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Lawrie Kobza to approve the bid of $51,390 from Town & Country Electric for replacing the public address system at RandallElementary Schoolwith funding from the Maintenance Referendum.  Motion unanimously carried by those present.

            c.          It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Lawrie Kobza to approve the one-time use of a low impact herbicide weed and grass killer, commercially known as "Round Up" or "Ultra-stop," at East, West, Memorial, La Follette, Blackhawk/Gompers, Hamilton/Van Hise, Sherman/Shabazz, Cherokee, Wright, Jefferson, Sennett, Whitehorse/Schenk, Toki/Orchard Ridge, Sprecher Road property, and Pflaum Road.  Application will take place on the afternoon of Friday, July 20, 2007.  Motion unanimously carried by those present.

                        It was requested that citizens be informed of these applications.

4.         Other Business

                There was no other business.

The meeting continued in executive session then in open session again.

3.      Financial Transactions

         a.         It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Lawrie Kobza to take off the table the motion that was made earlier in this meeting in open session.  Motion unanimously carried by those present.

                     Pam Nash reported that the extra event coverage relates to special events and therefore is flexible depending on what those events are.  The cost incurred last year was about 100 hours per school, or approximately $14,500.

                     It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Lawrie Kobza to approve four contracts with University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority for the provision of athletic trainers at four district high schools for the 2007-08 through 2011-12 school years.  The annual cost of the four contracts combined is $27,300 for 15 hours/week/

                     school of trainer services, plus an hourly fee for extra event coverage, during the first 3 years of the contracts.  The total shall increase 5% yearly during the 4th and 5th years.  No other providers submitted a bid/proposal in response to RFP 3118.  Funding for trainer services is included in the 2007-08 Secondary Schools budget.  The motion was unanimously carried by those present.

7.      Adjournment

         It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Lawrie Kobza to adjourn the meeting at 12:43 p.m.  Motion unanimously carried by those present.

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