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82 15-0750 Ratification by the Board of Education of an Agreement between District and Susan Piper, Oakland, CA, for the latter to serve as Communications and Public Relations Consultant, in support of the work of several initiatives, including community engagement of athletic fields and other initiatives as assigned, for the term February 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, at a rate of $150.00 per hour, for a total amount not to exceed $35,000.00 during the term of the Agreement.

Legislation Text 15-0750 Agreement - Susan Piper - Oakland Unified School District

83 15-0780 Approval by the Board of Education of the Sublease with Donor Network, Oakland, CA and Amendment-II to the Office Lease with Sparknight, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, for the expansion of space leased by the District at 1000 Broadway, Oakland to include Suite 150 with 25,333 square feet and Suite 600 with 21,771 square feet, for the purposes of reuniting District administration employees displaced as a result of the significant water damage sustained at the District's 1025 2nd Avenue Administration Building, with the expanded Lease term commencing for Suite 600 on June 15, 2015 and for Suite 150, commencing on November 1, 2015 with the Lease for all District space at 1000 Broadway terminating on August 31, 2019, with combined Lease payments by the District of $102,252.00 monthly or $1,227,024 annually. _______ Note: The expansion lease terms are: 1) for Suite 600, $1.90 per rentable square foot, with one month free rent, commencing June 15, 2015 at a cost of $41,452 per month; and 2) for Suite 150, $2.40 per rentable square foot with two months free rent, commencing on November 1, 2015 at a cost of $60,800 per month. The Landlord, at its expense, is undertaking certain agreed to tenant improvements as provided in the Amendment-III to the Lease.

Legislation Text 15-0780 Sublease Agreement with Donor Network and Second Amendment to Agreement Sparknight, LLC - Oakland Unified School District

84 15-0802 Approval by the Board of Education of Agreement between the District and Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co., LLP, Certified Public Accounts, Pleasanton, CA, for the latter to assist the District in preparing and responding to the 2013 IRS Payroll Department audit, for the period of April 17, 2015 to June 30, 2017, at a cost not to exceed $75,000 per Fiscal Year.

Legislation Text 15-0802 Agreement - Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co., LLP - Oakland Unified School District

85 15-0803 Approval by the Board of Education of Employment Agreement between District and Geri Baskind, Legal Support Services Director, Oakland, CA, working with the Legal Department and Programs for Exceptional Children (PEC), for the latter to resolve complaints, facilitate the mediation of complaints, support due process cases, respond to the California Department of Education compliance complaints, support responded to the Office for Civil Rights complaints, support manifest determination decisions and discipline cases involving special education students, and serve as an advocate for students and families served by PEC, for the term of July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 at an annual salary of $120,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0803 Employment Contract - Geri Baskind - Oakland Unified School District

86 15-0804 Approval by the Board of Education of Contract for Financial Advisory Services between District and KNN Public Finance, a division of Zions Public Finance, Inc, Oakland, CA, for the latter to continue to serve as financial advisor for the District providing services listed under "responsibilities" incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the term from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017, with fees determined by the complexity and nature of the transactions, not to exceed $115,000 for bond sales and not to exceed $120,000 for Certificates of Participation, respectively.

Legislation Text 15-0804 Contract - KNN Public Finance, a division of Zions Public Finance, Inc - Oakland Unified School District

87 15-0805 Ratification by the Board of Education of Retainer Contract for On-Call Financial Advisory Services between District and KNN Public Finance, a division of Zions Public Finance, Inc., Oakland, CA, for on-call financial advisory services on an ad hoc basis on matters of municipal finance related to external financing, capital markets and appropriately related topics, as described in the Contract, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00 annually.

Legislation Text 15-0805 Agreement - KNN Public Finance, a division of Zions Public Finance, Inc - Oakland Unified School District

88 15-0820 Approval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1415-1095 - Authorization to Declare Property Obsolete and Surplus and Authorizing sale of Frick computers in accordance with Education Code Sections 17545 and 17546.

Legislation Text 15-0820 Declaring Obsolete, Surplus and Sale of District Property - Frick Computers

89 15-0823 Ratification by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement between District and Niam Consulting, LLC, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to develop and support the successful implementation of the community engagement plan pursuant to Board Policy 7155 - Facilities - Community Engagement for Facility Projects, for the finishing kitchen projects at Hillcrest, Laurel, Kaiser and Piedmont Avenue Elementary Schools, in the additional amount of $50,000.00, increasing Agreement not to exceed amount from $80,000.00 to $130,000.00. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 15-0823 Amendment No. 2 - NIAM Consulting, LLC - Oakland Unified School District

90 15-0824 Ratification by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement between District and NIAM Consulting, LLC, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to develop and support the successful implementation of the community engagement plan for the Central Kitchen project to be located at Marcus Foster School, currently used as the administrative headquarters for Programs for Exceptional Children, in the additional amount of $50,000.00, increasing Agreement not to exceed amount from $80,000.00 to $130,000.00. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 15-0824 Amendment No. 2 - NIAM Consulting, LLC - Oakland Unified School District

91 15-0830 Approval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1415-1134 - Elimination of Special Education Paraprofessional Job Descriptions - Instructional Assistant - Special Education; Aide - Special Education; Intervention Specialist; and Custodial Health Aide - effective September 15, 2015. ___________ Note This is not a statutory Notice of Layoff.

Legislation Text 15-0830 Elimination - Job Descriptions - Special Education Paraprofessional

Board of Education

92 15-0807 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Lirio Zepeda, Oakland, CA, for the later to plan for and execute events related to community engagement around issues of education, graphic design work for relevant events, constituent relations and occasional administrative and communication tasks for Board Director, District 6, for the period of May 15, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $500.00.

Legislation Text 15-0807 Professional Services Contract - Lirio Zepeda - District 6 Board Member - Shanthi Gonzales

93 15-0818 Ratification by the Board of Education of Its Regular Meeting Minutes of April 22, 2015 prepared by Staff shortly after said Meeting.

Legislation Text 15-0818 Minutes - Board of Education - Regular Meeting - April 22, 2015

94 15-0846 Ratification by the Board of Education of Its Special Meeting Minutes of May 6, 2015 prepared by Staff shortly after said Meeting.

Legislation Text 15-0846 Minutes - Board of Education - Special Meeting - May 6, 2015

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