SPECIAL BOARD MEETING: March 7, 2006

ATTENDANCE:

Board: Linda Mayo, Gary Eberhart, Dick Allen, April Treece

Administrative Staff: Superintendent Gary McHenry; Associate Superintendent Alan Young; assistant superintendents Roger Bylund, Gail Isserman, and Dick Nicoll; General Counsel Greg Rolen; Chief Financial Officer Gloria Gamblin

1. CALL TO ORDER: President Mayo called the meeting to order in the Board Room of the MDUSD Dent Center at 4:30 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENT: None

CLOSED SESSION: The Board adjourned to Closed Session in the Superintendent’s Office at 4:31 p.m. to discuss negotiations and the superintendent’s evaluation. No action was taken.

2. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION: The Board returned to Open Session in the Board Room at 7:05 p.m. Mayo led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and reported the items discussed in Closed Session.

3. REPORT: Energy Conservation Program

Chris Bristow, lead account rep and mechanical engineer for CAL-AIR, an energy conservation firm, presented an energy analysis, preliminary design, and project estimation for a selection of energy conservation projects in the District. Program components include: lighting retrofits, vending machine controls, new HVAC equipment and controls for Northgate High, hot water retrofits, and trash management. Projects would be done at all the high schools; lighting retrofits would also be done at the elementary schools. Other CAL-AIR staff who attended the meeting include: Brad Harlow, director of energy services K-12; Sarah Montgomery; and Tim Clark, lead energy engineer. Bristow said the projects would cost the District approximately $4.5 million, which would be offset by savings in electrical, gas, trash management costs over 15 years.

Pete Pedersen, director of maintenance and operations, says the projects can be seen as the beginning of energy conservation efforts throughout the District. The Northgate HVAC system has been problematic for about a decade. Savings from retrofitting that system will allow for projects at other sites.

4. BUSINESS

4.1 Resolution 05/06-57, Week of School Administrator
Eberhart moved, Allen seconded, and the Board voted 4-0-0 to adopt Resolution 05/05-57, proclaiming March 6 through March 10, 2006, as the Week of the School Administrator, and encouraging all students, parents, and school district employees to participate in observances that express and show appreciation to the administrators at schools throughout the Mt. Diablo Unified School District.

4.2 Clarification of process to fill vacant Board of Education seat

The Board finalized the categories for the questions to be asked of candidates for the vacant Board position and set the dates for the interviews to be held. The first session will take place on Saturday, March 18. If there are more candidates than time allows, the Board will continue the interview process on Tuesday, March 21, and, if necessary, on Saturday, March 25. Board members agreed to submit specific questions to the Superintendent.

5. ADJOURNMENT Mayo adjourned the meeting at 8:14 p.m.

Gary McHenry, Secretary