MINUTES OF SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING OF GOVERNING BOARD
Place, Date and Time of Meeting
701 West Wetmore Road, January 30, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
Board Members Present
Dr. Kenneth Smith, President
Nancy Young Wright, Vice President/Clerk
Kent Barrabee, Member
Mike Prout, Member
Mary Schuh, Member
Central Administrators Present
Dr. Vicki M. Balentine, Superintendent
Dr. Katie M. Frey, Associate Superintendent
Dr. Richard Hooley, Associate Superintendent
Todd A. Jaeger, J.D., Associate to Superintendent and General Counsel
Call to Order and Signing of Visitors Register
Dr. Kenneth Smith called the meeting to order.
1. Motion to Recess Open Meeting and Hold an Executive Session
Dr. Smith announced that the Board would recess open meeting and hold an executive session for:
| A. Discussion and consultation with representatives of the Governing Board regarding
negotiations with employee organizations regarding salaries, salary schedules, or
compensation, pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(5), regarding certificated employee
negotiations for 2001-2002 contract year.
B. Discussion or consideration of employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, demotion, dismissal, salaries, disciplining or resignation of a public officer, appointee or employee of any public body, pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431(A)(1), for the purpose of conducting a Governing Board evaluation of the Superintendent. |
A motion was made by Ms. Young Wright, seconded by Mrs. Schuh and passed unanimously, that the Board recess into executive session. The time was 5:33 p.m.
Reconvening of Meeting and Signing of Visitors Register
Following the executive session, Dr. Smith reconvened the meeting at 7:37 p.m. and asked members of the audience to sign the visitors register. Procedures for addressing the Board were described.
Pledge of Allegiance
Dr. Balentine led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
There were no comments from the public.
1. Announcement of Date and Place of Next Meeting
Dr. Kenneth Smith announced the next regular meeting of the Governing Board: June 13, 2000,
7:00 p.m., at Wetmore Center, 701 West Wetmore.
A motion was made by Ms. Young Wright, seconded by Mrs. Schuh and passed unanimously, to approve consent agenda item A. Appointment of personnel is effective, provided all district, state and federal requirements are met.
| A. Appointment of Personnel An administrator was appointed, as listed in Exhibit 1. |
2. Planning for February 5, 2001 Joint Meeting with Oro Valley Town Council; Discussion of
Governing Board Interests and Goals Relating to Town of Oro Valley Support of Donations from
Developers/Builders to Support Schools
Board book information: On February 5, 2001, the Governing Board will meet with the Oro
Valley Town Council to discuss matters of mutual interest and concern. Among the topics to be
discussed will be the authority of the Town to impose impact fees upon developers and the
potential for imposing impact fees or obtaining donations that can support the education of
students who will reside within developments.
The City of Apache Junction previously assessed impact fees on behalf of Apache Junction Unified School District, which the City then conveyed to the District to support new school construction. The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the City lacked legal authority to assess impact fees for the benefit of the district. A bill has recently been introduced in the Arizona Legislature (SB 1161) in direct response to the Apache Junction case. The law, if passed, would authorize municipalities to assess impact fees for the benefit of school districts, with certain limitations. Developers could also donate school sites in lieu of impact fees under the proposed law.
Gilbert Unified School District presently requests that developers make donations to help offset the impact of new residential construction, and provides a suggested formula to aid builders in determining an appropriate level of contribution. The Governing Board of Vail School District No. 20 recently passed a resolution announcing its expectation that developers and builders pledge to donate $1,000 per residential unit to the district to help underwrite school construction, with credit offsets for donated school sites.
There was discussion of ways in which Oro Valley and Amphitheater District might be helpful to each other. Board members provided input for agenda items for the joint meeting with Oro Valley Town Council: support of lobbying for impact fees; joint resolution in support of educational donation plan (review of Vail and Gilbert school district plans); presentation of costs of opening new schools; State School Facilities Board process/funding, what the SSFB covers and does not cover in terms of new schools, pointing out the difference between what the SSFB provides and actual costs. There was discussion of the Cal Met site, keeping the option open.
3. Planning for February 5, 2001 Joint Meeting with Oro Valley Town Council; Discussion of
Governing Board Interests and Goals Relating to Planning and Zoning Issues
There was discussion of the Board's interests and goals related to planning and zoning issues
to be discussed at the February 5, 2001, joint meeting of the Amphitheater Governing Board and
the Oro Valley Town Council.
The Board expressed interest in having discussion of the following matters of mutual interest
and concern to both entities: Amphi growth information and the capacities/enrollment of
Amphitheater schools; current Oro Valley growth information; zoning requests in areas related
to Amphi schools; development of a policy to keep the district informed about rezoning; joint
resolution supporting the Senate bill on impact fees.
Mrs. Schuh's request for an update on the HVAC unit at Donaldson Elementary and clarification on the printing of the Amphi E.A. newsletter by Graphics and Printing.
There were no public comments.
A motion was made by Dr. Barrabee, seconded by Mrs. Schuh and passed unanimously, that the meeting be adjourned. The time was 9:14 p.m.