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THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Miami, Florida
Excerpts From Unofficial Minutes of September 8, 1999 Board
Meeting
*** APPROVED Bid Opening Lists of July 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22,
27, 29; August 3, 10, 12, 17, and 19, 1999.
*** APPROVED Minutes of the August 25, 1999 School Board
meeting.
97,488 A-1
RECEIVED The report of the 1998-99 Career Education/
School-to-Work Task Force.
97,489 A-2 CANCELLED The October 20, 1999 School Board
Confer-ence Session to consider recommendations of the Career
Education/School-to-Work Task Force.
Note: See Page 11 for Agenda Items A-3 and A-4.
97,490 B-1
DISCUSSED New Business: Board members.
97,491 B-2 APPROVED Resolution
No. 99-29, supporting the recog-nition of October 1999 as "Hispanic Heritage Month," and
authorized administrative actions to
foster related activities.
97,492 B-3
SCHEDULED A School Board Conference Session on school safety, to
be held October 20, 1999, at 10 a.m.
97,493 B-4
SELECTED School Board Member Dr. Marta Pérez to serve on
the Miami-Dade Readiness Coalition.
97,494 B-5
APPROVED Resolution No. 99-36, recognizing Mr. Este-ban Lamela
for his outstanding work in radio and television broadcasting.
97,495 C-1
RECEIVED A status report on The Implementation of Phase I of The
Recommendations of The Ad Hoc Multilingual Task Force, 1998-99; and
the amended Phase II Recommendations, 1999-2000.
* Amended last line of recommendation as follows: "receive and
implement amended Phase II Recommendations, 1999-2000.
97,496 C-2
AUTHORIZED A contractual agreement with the Radisson Mart Plaza
Hotel to provide facilities and serv-ices for the 2000 South Florida
Thinking Skills Conference, March 23 and 24, 2000, at a cost not to
exceed $25,000.
97,497 C-3 APPROVED
Resolution No. 99-25, proclaiming November 29 through December 3,
1999, as HIV/AIDS Awareness Week.
97,498 C-4
AUTHORIZED A cooperative agreement with the University of Miami
School of Medicine to implement the "Success By 6 Parenting Research
& Interven-tion Project" at COPE North Alternative School, for
the school year 1999-2000; and the renewal of same for up to two
additional one-year periods.
97,499 C-11
AUTHORIZED A cooperative agreement with Children's Psy-chiatric
Center, Inc., to operate a day treat-ment program for emotionally
handicapped adolescents in grades seven and eight, from September 9,
1999 through August 31, 2000; and the renewal of same annually on a
continuing basis.
97,500 C-21
AUTHORIZED The renewal of a contractual agreement, whereby
Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Inc., is provided an
educational specialist to counsel students and coordinate identified
programs operated by Lindsey Hopkins Tech-nical Education Center,
whose salary and fringe benefits will be paid by Goodwill Industries,
not to exceed the amount of $84,051, for the 1999-2000 adult calendar
school year. There is no cost to the district for the renewal of this
contractual agreement.
97,501 C-22
CONFIRMED The amendment to, and extension of a con-tractual
agreement with ICARE Bay Point Schools, Inc., to provide educational
services for 173 school-age students, in an amount not to exceed
$636,807.81, from August 3, 1999 through June 14, 2000; and
authorized the Superintendent to exercise his discretion to renew the
contractual agreement annually, for up to four additional one-year
periods.
97,502 C-30
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in
sup-plemental material 056AD (99/00).
97,503 C-31
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in
sup-plemental material 057AD (99/00).
97,504 C-32
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-187
(98/99).
97,505 C-33
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-
(98/99).
97,506 C-34
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-280
(98/99).
97,507 C-35
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-289
(98/99).
97,508 C-36
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-292
(98/99).
97,509 C-37
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-293
(98/99).
97,510 C-38 AUTHORIZED
The expulsion of the student specified in SM-294 (98/99).
97,511 C-39
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-295
(98/99).
97,512 C-40
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-296
(98/99).
97,513 C-41
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-298
(98/99).
97,514 C-42
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-301
(98/99).
97,515 C-43
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-302
(98/99).
97,516 C-44
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-303
(98/99).
97,517 C-45
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-304
(98/99).
97,518 C-46
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-305
(98/99).
97,519 C-47
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-306
(98/99).
97,520 C-48
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-307
(98/99).
97,521 C-49
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-310
(98/99).
97,522 C-50
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-311
(98/99).
97,523 C-51 AUTHORIZED
The expulsion of the student specified in SM-324 (98/99).
97,524 C-52
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-342
(98/99).
97,525 C-53
AUTHORIZED The expulsion of the student specified in SM-343
(98/99).
97,526 C-54 AUTHORIZED
The expulsion of the student specified in SM-346 (98/99).
97,527 C-55 AUTHORIZED
The expulsion of the student specified in SM-349 (98/99).
97,528 D-1
APPROVED The out-of-country field trip to the Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago, for students at South Miami Middle School,
October 16-19, 1999.
97,529 E-1
APPROVED The instructional and noninstructional appoint-ments,
reassignments, leaves, and separa-tions, as included in Personnel
Action Listing 883.
97,530 E-2
APPROVED The recommendations as set forth [in the Official
Agenda] for appointments and lateral transfers, to be effective
on the dates noted, or as soon thereafter as can be facilitated.
97,531 E-3
APPOINTED Mr. Jorge L. Bonsenor to the open, budgeted position of
Coordinator, Construction Mainte-nance, Pay Grade 40, 12 months; and
as-signed him to the Bureau of Facilities Operations, effective
September 9, 1999, or as soon thereafter as can be facilitated.
97,532 E-4
APPOINTED Mr. Rolando Avila to the open, budgeted posi-tion of
Network Analyst II, Pay Grade 42, 12 months; and assigned him to the
Office of In-formation Technology, effective September 9, 1999, or as
soon thereafter as can be facili-tated.
******* E-5 WITHDREW Request to appoint and assign an
Administrative Assistant I, Transportation Operations.
The purchase of General/Auto Liability and Professional Liability
Insurance Coverages, as delineated in the Official Agenda.
97,534 E-7
AUTHORIZED The suspension of, and initiated dismissal proceedings
against Mr. Wilfredo Candelaria, Teacher at Santa Clara Elementary
School, effective at the close of the workday on September 8, 1999,
pending the outcome of a hearing, if requested.
97,535 E-8 ACCEPTED
The resignation of Mr. Parris Battle, Teacher at Miami Springs
Middle School, effective at the close of the workday on September 8,
1999.
97,536 E-9
AUTHORIZED The suspension of Mr. Edward A. Homer, Lead Person
Vehicle Repair, Transportation Vehicle Maintenance, for 10 workdays,
effec-tive at the close of the workday on Septem- ber 8, 1999.
97,537 E-10 AUTHORIZED
The suspension of Ms. Gloria D. Jackson, School Bus Driver,
Southwest Transportation Center, for 30 calendar days, effective at
the close of the workday on September 8, 1999, pending the outcome of
a hearing, if re-quested.
97,538 E-11 AUTHORIZED
The suspension of Ms. Shirley D. Scott, School Bus Driver,
Northeast Transportation Center, for 30 calendar days, effective at
the close of the workday on September 8, 1999, pending the outcome of
a hearing, if re-quested.
97,539 E-12
AUTHORIZED The suspension of Ms. Regina J. Bailey, School Bus
Driver, North Transportation Center, for 30 calendar days, effective
at the close of the workday on September 8, 1999, pend-ing the
outcome of a hearing, if requested.
97,540 E-13
AUTHORIZED The suspension of Ms. Cynthia Q. Rollins, School Bus
Driver, Central East Transportation Center, for 30 calendar days,
effective at the close of the workday on September 8, 1999, pending
the outcome of a hearing, if requested.
97,541 E-14
AUTHORIZED The suspension Ms. Christina Smith, School Bus Driver,
Central West Transportation Center, for 30 calendar days, effective
at the close of the workday on September 8, 1999, pending the outcome
of a hearing, if re-quested.
97,542 E-15
AUTHORIZED The suspension of Mr. Daimion L. Delancy, School Bus
Driver, Central West Transpor-tation Center, for 30 calendar days,
effective at the close of the workday on September 8, 1999, pending
the outcome of a hearing, if requested.
97,543 E-16
AUTHORIZED The suspension of Mr. Eric L. Stephen, Teacher at
South Miami Middle School, for 30 workdays, effective at the close of
the workday on September 8, 1999.
97,544 E-17
APPROVED The restructuring of Management and Compli-ance Audits,
as delineated in the Official Agenda.
97,545 F-1
AUTHORIZED The acceptance of grant awards from the Florida
Department of Education, in the total amount of $276,500, for funding
under the Public Charter Schools Federal Grant Pro-gram, and the
entering into of separate con-tractual agreements with Rosa Parks
Com-munity School, ASPIRA Youth Leader-ship Charter School, Techworld
Public Charter School, and The Doral Academy, June 25, 1999
-September 30, 1999.
97,546 F-2
AUTHORIZED A cooperative agreement with the City of Miami Police
Department, in the amount of $85,636, for funding the
Community-Oriented Policing Services (COPS) School-Based Part-nership
Project, August 1, 1999-July 31, 2000.
97,547 F-3
AUTHORIZED Separate cooperative agreements with the following
contractors, in an amount not to ex-ceed $50,000 per school:
MicroSociety, Inc.; CoNect Schools; Ventures Education Systems
Corporation; The Lightspan Partnership, Inc.; Breakthrough to
Literacy; School Action Re-search; Core knowledge Foundation; and
Montessori, to implement the Comprehensive School Reform
Demonstration Program, Sep-tember 9, 1999 - June 30, 2000.
97,548 F-20
AUTHORIZED WLRN to explore the feasibility of leasing excess
space on WLRN's proposed television/ radio transmission tower.
97,549 G-1
ADOPTED Resolution No. 4, 1998-99 General Fund Final Budget
Review; and the Summary of Reve-nues & Appropriations by
Function.
97,550 G-2 APPROVED
Resolution No. 2, I998-99 Debt Service Funds Budget, 1)
recognizing non-revenue receipts, 2) recognizing changes in revenue
and trans-fers in from other funds, and 3) amending
appropriations.
97,551 G-3
APPROVED Resolution No. 2, 98-99 Capital Outlay Funds Budget, 1)
recognizing new revenues, 2) amending appropriations, and 3)
documenting changes in object codes, as described and summarized in
the Official Agenda.
97,552 G-4 ADOPTED
Resolution No. 3, 1998-99 Contracted Pro-grams Fund Final Budget
Review, in-creasing revenues and appropriations by $1,988,991; and
adopted the Summary of Revenues and Appropriations, and Summary of
Appropria-tions by Function.
97,553 G-5
APPROVED Resolution No. 1, 1998-99 Food Service Fund Final Budget
Review, decreasing revenues and other sources by $2,080,743,
decreasing appropriations by $3,235,471, and increasing ending fund
balance by $1,154,728.
******** G-6 WITHDREW Resolution No. 1, 1998-99 Trust & Agency - Financial
Aid Fund - Final Budget Review.
******** G-7 WITHDREW Resolution No. 1, 1998-99 Trust & Agency - School
Board Law Enforcement Trust Fund - Final Budget
Review.
******** G-8 WITHDREW Resolution No. 1, 1998-99 Trust & Agency - Special
Events Fund - Final Budget Review.
******** G-9 WITHDREW Resolution No. 1, 1998-99 Trust & Agency - Early
Retirement Fund - Final Budget Review.
97,554 G-10 APPROVED
Resolution No. 99-32, requesting the State Board of Education of
Florida to issue capital outlay bonds on behalf of The School Board
of Miami-Dade County, Florida, for the purpose of financing the cost
of capital outlay projects described in Section 1(b) therein.
97,555 G-11
APPROVED The Annual Financial Report for 1998-1999; and
authorized the Superintendent to submit the approved report to the
Florida Department of Education.
97,556 G-21
AUTHORIZED The Superintendent, or designee, to invest up to 50%
of the Supplemental Early Retirement Plan assets in equity mutual
funds and/or securities replicating the mixes of major stock
indexes.
97,557 G-22
AUTHORIZED The Chair and the Superintendent to sign the
appropriate documents designating Sofisa Bank of Florida as a school
depository in accordance with, and as provided by law.
97,558 G-61
APPROVED Supplemental awards on term bids, as deline-ated in the
Official Agenda.
97,559 G-62
RECEIVED The report of purchase made utilizing other government
bids, as delineated in the Official Agenda.
97,560 G-63
AUTHORIZED The Bureau of Procurement and Materials Management to
utilize the State of Florida Contract #730-650-99-1 -
Telecommunica-tions Equipment - Private Automatic Branch Exchange, to
replace the telecommunications systems at 156 elementary school
locations, for a total cost of $689,200.
97,561 G-64
AUTHORIZED The renewal of Bid #298-SS01 - Armed Se-curity Guard
Services I, with 50 State Security Service, Inc., effective October 1
through De-cember 31, 1999.
97,562 G-65
AUTHORIZED The renewal of Bid #003-VV10 - Occupational Health
Testing, with Occupational Health Serv-ices of America, effective
September 24 through December 23, 1999.
97,563 G-66
AUTHORIZED The renewal of Bid #039-VV03 -- Food Serv-ice
Equipment I, with FESCO; Lace Foodservice Corporation; and Lee
Equipment Company, effective October 1, 1999 through September 30,
2000.
97,564 G-67
AUTHORIZED The renewal of Bid #285-VV07 - On-Site Re-fueling of
Vehicles, with MacMillan Oil Com-pany of Florida, Inc., effective
October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000.
97,565 G-68
AUTHORIZED The renewal of Bid #312-VV10 - Physical Ex-aminations
- Bus Drivers South of Flagler Street (Rebid), with Preventive
Medical Testing Center, Inc., effective October 7, 1999 through
January 6, 2000.
97,566 G-69
AUTHORIZED The renewal of Bid #019-XX03 - Food Service Equipment
II, with various vendors as de-lineated in the Official Agenda,
effective October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000.
97,567 G-70 AWARDED
Bid #076-XX05 - Lamps, to various vendors as delineated in the
Official Agenda, effective September 8, 1999 through September 7,
2000.
97,568 G-71 AWARDED
Bid #196-XX09 - Sanitation Services and Cleaning Supply Program, to
Sanitech Sys-tems, Inc., effective September 8, 1999 through
September 7, 2000.
97,569 G-72 AWARDED
Bid #206-XX04 - Telephone Service, Wireless and Integrated Two-Way
Radio/Wireless Tele-phone, to Nextel Communications, Inc., effec-tive
September 8, 1999 through September 7, 2001.
97,570 G-73 AWARDED
Bid #228-XX09M/WBE - Vacuum Cleaners, to various vendors as
delineated in the Official Agenda, effective September 8, 1999
through September 7, 2000.
97,571 G-74
AUTHORIZED The termination and re-awarding of items 24 and 84 on
Bid #236-XX03 - Food Items: Fro-zen and Refrigerated, as delineated
in the Official Agenda, effective September 8, 1999.
97,572 G-75 AWARDED
Bid #270-XX06 - Paper: Construction, to School Specialty, and to
Windtree Enterprises, Inc., effective September 8, 1999 through
September 7, 2000.
97,573 G-76 AWARDED
Bid #275-XX09 - Furnish and Install Laundry Equipment, to Statewide
Laundry Equipment, effective September 8, 1999.
97,574 G-77 AWARDED
Bid #280-XX02 - Power Tools, to IMA Tool Distributors, effective
September 8, 1999, subject to the resolution of bid protests, if
any.
******** G-78 WITHDREW Request to award Bid #291-XX02 - Sod,
Furnish and Install, North of Flagler, to IGWT Construction Services
Corporation.
97,575 G-79 AWARDED Bid #292-XX05M/WBE
- Classroom Supplies, to AFP Industries, Inc., and
N&K Enterprises, Inc., effective September 8, 1999 through
December 31, 2000.
97,576 G-80 AWARDED
Bid #021-ZZ01M/WBE - Armed Security Guard Services II, to Gabriel
Security Corp., Inc., effective October 1, 1999 through Sep-tember
30, 2000.
97,577 G-81 AWARDED
Bid #057-ZZ09 - Printing and Distribution of Reading Brochures, to
Colonial Press Interna-tional, effective September 8, 1999.
97,578 G-82
AUTHORIZED The Bureau of Procurement and Materials Management to
provide pay telephone serv-ices on a month-to-month basis, at various
locations without commissions, with Davel Communications, Inc.,
through January 15, 2000.
97,579 I-1
APPROVED The list of contractors as delineated in the Official
Agenda, for prequalification, and auth-orized the Superintendent to
issue a certificate to each contractor, certifying pre-qualification
for a period of one year.
97,580 I-2
AUTHORIZED Contractual agreements with community- based
organizations (CBOs), as delineated in the Official Agenda, for an
amount not to exceed $1,408,022, contingent upon the in-clusion of
adequate funding in the General Fund Budget as adopted.
97,581 I-3 ACCEPTED*
The recommendations of the Ad Hoc Commit-tee on District Events for
the 1999-2000 school year.
* Amended to add the following recommen-dation: Continue the regional
teacher-of-the-year programs as they are presently constituted, or as
the regions desire.
97,582 I-4 APPROVED
Resolution No. 99-34, proclaiming the week of October 11-15, 1999, as
National School Lunch Week.
97,583 J-1
AUTHORIZED An amendment to the existing Declaration of
Restrictions for Application No. 93-408, Ocean Bank, to provide for
the donation of a fully buildable two-acre site under the terms and
conditions outlined [in the Official Agenda]; and termination
of the existing Primary Learn-ing Center and Development Agreement,
upon approval of the amended Declaration by Community Council 11 or
other appropriate local government body, subject to the tolling of
any appeals period.
97,584 J-2
AUTHORIZED The execution of a lease agreement with Jack Thomas,
Inc., Realtors, as agents for Omni Partnership, for a maximum of 170
parking spaces for the School Board Administration Building, at a
rate of $26.25 per parking space per month for paved spaces, and
$19.69 per parking space per month for unpaved spaces, and under the
terms and conditions set forth in the Official Agenda.
97,585 J-3
AUTHORIZED The payment of $95,701 to the City of Miami for 60% of
actual maintenance and utility costs incurred for the use of six City
of Miami park/-school sites, for the period of April 1, 1999 through
June 30, 1999.
97,586 J-4
AUTHORIZED The execution of a covenant running with the land in
favor of Miami-Dade County, to comply with the terms of a variance
granted by the Miami-Dade County Environmental Quality Control Board,
for the construction of State School "JJ."
97,587 J-25 AWARDED
Project No. A-0480, New Addition and Reno-vation, Brentwood
Elementary School, to the low bidder: Kalex Construction and
Develop-ment, Inc.
97,588 J-26 AWARDED
Project No. A-0670, Additions, Remodeling and Renovations, Westview
Middle School, to the low bidder: JV Construction Corp.
97,589 J-27 AWARDED
Project No. 0022-KS-A, Renovation-3 Class-rooms/Corridor, Lighting,
Booker T. Washing-ton Middle Conversion, to the sole bidder: James P.
Moran, Inc.
97,590 J-28 AWARDED
Project No. A-0601, Addition, Remodeling, and Renovations, Coral
Terrace Elementary School, to the low, responsive bidder: Carivon
Construction Co.
97,591 J-29 AWARDED Project
No. A-0617, New Facility (PLC "L") at Miami Lakes Elementary
School, to the low, qualified bidder: Building Design International
Corp.
****** J-30 WITHDREW Request to award Project No. BB-0022,
Interior Painting, Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School.
97,592 J-31 AWARDED
Project No. SAF-028, Purchase and Instal-lation of Nine ASTs and
Removal of 12 USTs, and Abandonment-in-Place of One UST, Vari-ous
(12) Locations, to the low bidder: Alpha Engineers Corp.
97,593 J-32 AWARDED
Project No. A-0619, Primary Learning Center "M" at Madie Ives
Elementary School Site, to the low bidder: Carivon Construction
Co.
97,594 J-33
CONFIRMED Final Change Order No. 12 on Project No. A-0317-09,
Building Structure, Miami Edison Middle School, for a credit of
$940,093.
97,595 J-34
CONFIRMED Final Change Order No. 6 on Project No. A-0317-15,
Roofing and Sheet Metal, Miami Edison Middle School, for a credit of
$7,311, and a time extension of 242 days.
97,596 J-35
CONFIRMED Final Change Order No. 6 on Project No A-0317-21,
Ceramic and Quarry Tile, Miami Edison Middle School, for an extra
cost of $41,193.
97,597 J-36 CONFIRMED
Final Change Order No. 7 on Project No. A-0317-22, Acoustical
Ceilings, Miami Edison Middle School, for an extra cost of
$1,615.
97,598 J-37
CONFIRMED Change Order No. 1 on Project No. A-0358, New
Elementary School, State School "D-1", for an extra cost of
$44,242.
97,599 J-38
CONFIRMED Change Order No. 12 on Project No. A-0408, Additions,
Remodeling and Renovations, Carol City Elementary School, for a
decrease of $9,100.
97,600 J-39
CONFIRMED Change Order No. 4 on Project No. A-0418, Additions,
Renovations, and Remodeling, South Hialeah Elementary School, for an
extra cost of $150,709, and a time extension of 33 days.
97,601 J-40
CONFIRMED Change Order No. 4 on Project No. A-0516, New
Construction, Remodeling and Renova-tions, Kenwood Elementary School,
for an extra cost of $84,974.
97,602 J-41
CONFIRMED Change Order No. 6 on Project No. A-0587, New Facility,
Biscayne Nature Center, for an extra cost of $44,985, and a time
extension of nine days.
97,603 J-42
CONFIRMED Final Change Order No. 1 on Project No. KV--0028, Roof
Repair and Replacement, Leisure City Elementary School, for an extra
cost of $46,190, and a time extension of 125 days.
97,604 J-43
CONFIRMED Change Order No. 1 on Project No. 0002-KV, Roof Repair
and Replacement, Royal Palm Elementary School, for an extra cost of
$35,482, and a time extension of 123 days.
******** J-44 WITHDREW Request to reject all bids on Project
No. A-0703, Design-Build for Springview Elementary K-8 Conversion
(MLCGG).
******** J-45 WITHDREW Request to reject all bids on Project
No. A-0712, Addition at Palm Springs Middle School (SS "BB-1").
******** K-1 WITHDREW The School Board of
Miami-Dade County, Florida v. Loretta L. Young, DOAH Case No.
98-1537.
BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING
97,605 A-3 ADOPTED
The millage resolution for 1999-2000, for a total of 9.644 mills.
97,606 A-4
ADOPTED The 1999-2000 Budget, which consists of the revenues and
appropriations delineated on the official state budget forms, and
including any amendments approved by the Board following its public
hearing on September 8, 1999.
Adjourned
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