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F&O committee forwards agreements, purchase orders and certifications to full board
Summary
The Facilities & Operations committee voted to send three agreements, one contract amendment, five purchase orders, one resolution and two healthy-food certifications to the full Board of Education for approval.
The New Haven Public Schools Facilities & Operations Committee voted March 17 to forward a package of items to the full Board of Education, including three agreements, one amendment, five purchase orders, one resolution and two certifications.
The package was moved for referral to the board and seconded during the committee's business meeting. Committee Chair Wilcox moved the referral; the motion carried.
Why it matters: forwarding these items clears a path for final approvals at the full board level. The package includes operating contracts the district relies on (security and custodial services, IT/security vendor work and software licenses), an amendment for outside counsel work, a short-term access agreement for a private vendor to remove a tree at a school site, and annual healthy-food certifications required by state rules.
Key items sent to the board (as described at the committee meeting): - Three agreements — including a proposed short-term lease for the adult education program’s Boulevard location (see separate committee discussion of lease terms), and an agreement with LTR Unlimited to provide trauma-informed services tied to the MSAP grant. - One amendment — increase to the Birch & Moses legal services agreement for Title IX/HR matters. - Five purchase orders — including temporary coverage for event/permitted-hours services (ABM) while the district resolves billing disputes with SJ Services; software and installation for security camera controllers and software (Utility Communications); and an asset-management/help-desk solution (CDW-G). - One resolution — an access agreement with RE Owner LLC to permit short-term work (tree removal) on district property near a school; accompanying language was still being finalized. - Two certifications — annual healthy-food certification and a related exemption statement clarifying which events fall outside Connecticut nutrition standards.
Formal motion and vote: The committee approved the motion to forward the package to the full board; the motion carried. The committee did not take final action on each listed contract — those will be decided by the Board of Education.
Next steps: Staff will finalize clean contract drafts and memos requested by committee members (cover memos and clarifying language were requested for several items) and post final versions ahead of the Board of Education meeting.
Ending: Committee members noted several items need brief cover memos or clarifying language (financial summaries, scope of work descriptions, timing) before the full board acts; staff committed to providing those by the dates discussed in the meeting.
