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Excerpts
of Unofficial Meeting Minutes
December
19,
2003
The
School Board publishes MINUTES of its meetings as soon as
possible after each meeting. The EXCERPTS from the latest
meeting are provided below as an unofficial review of the
actions taken. Citizens may arrange to review the official
minutes by calling the Department of Information Services
at 995-1126.
THE
SCHOOL BOARD OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Miami,
Florida
Excerpts
from Unofficial Minutes of December 19, 2003 Special
Board Meeting
105,328 SP-1 RECEIVED The Update on Release of PECO Funds.
**** APPROVED*
The outlined Plan of Action, *as amended to
include the following language: “that the School
Board vote and implement, prior to February 1 [2004],
to immediately reduce the total payroll for construction
noted in the OPPAGA recommendations of 2001, and
more specifically [as] outlined in the FMI Report
of 2003.”
**** AGREED To
transmit the Plan of Action to the Miami-Dade Land
Acquisition and Facilities Maintenance Operations
Advisory Board for consideration.
**** REQUESTED That
the Miami-Dade Land Acquisition and Facilities Maintenance
Operations Advisory Board hold a meeting to consider
the School Board’s Plan of Action as soon as possible,
but not later than January 9, 2004.
105,329 ****
AMENDED* Response to #4, Page 3 of 4 of the
Plan of Action, as follows:
* “…Since
fiscal year 2000-2001, maintenance costs for the
normal repair and upkeep of the district’s facilities
have been reduced from $2.90 per sq. ft., to $2.13
per sq. ft. by the end of the fiscal year 2002-2003.
This represents a 77 cent per sq. ft. reduction in
cost and in absolute terms equals an improvement
of more than $23 M. These Some of the reductions
in cost were achieved in the following areas: …”
105,330 ****
FAILED* To approve the following substitute
motion proffered by School Board Member Frank J.
Bolaños:
“The
district will continue to meet cost per student station
caps set by the State statutes for all Florida school
districts, and will also track costs per square foot
and attempt to reduce costs while maintaining standards.
The School Board accepts as a recommendation to build
schools in the future at a cost that will not exceed
an average of $125 per square foot, not including
design and planning, off-site costs, and unusual
soil conditions, setting that as a firm requirement;
and direct staff to bring any future variances to
the School Board at its next regular School Board
meeting on an ongoing basis.”
* Motion
failed on a tie vote, with Dr. Krop, Mr. Cobo,
Dr. Pérez, and Dr. Stinson opposing. All other
members voted in support. [Note: Mr. Agustin Barrera
was absent from today’s Special Board meeting.]
Adjourned
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