Board approves routine business: consent agenda, reading screener, tax levy resolution and facility agreements

During its April 1 meeting the Millbrae City School Board voted on multiple district-business items, carrying motions on the consent agenda and several contracts and resolutions.

Votes taken and outcomes

- Consent agenda: Motion to approve the consent agenda was made, seconded and carried. No separate discussion or roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.

- Reading-difficulty screener (MCAS/DIBELS): The board approved the adoption and contract for the district’s reading-difficulty screener (see separate article for implementation details). Motion made and seconded; motion carried.

- Resolution authorizing tax levy (Resolution No. 20425-9): The board approved a resolution permitting the County of San Mateo to set a tax rate based on an estimated debt repayment schedule in the event the district issues bonds in the 2025–26 fiscal year. The resolution allows the county to collect taxes to ensure the district can make bond payments if timing prevents finalizing bond sales for the December and April property-tax bills. The board approved the resolution after a motion and second; trustees asked clarifying questions about estimated draw amounts and interest, and staff said the chief business officer would provide follow-up details.

- Crown Castle site license (Meadows cell tower): The board approved a licensing agreement with Crown Castle to continue a site license at Meadows for an existing cell facility. The agreement includes base payments to the district (starting at $800 per month with modest annual increases), a 50/50 revenue-sharing arrangement for active tenants should any be added, and a five-year termination right for the district if the facility remains inactive.

- Mechanical agreement (Shea Center refrigeration): The board approved a $67,528 contract—funded by grant (KIT) funds rather than the general fund—to reconfigure refrigeration/condensing units at the Shea Center so each freezer/refrigeration unit operates on an individual condenser rather than a shared condenser. The district said the change would reduce risk of simultaneous failures and is unrelated to a recent power outage.

For all items the transcript records motions, seconds and the chair’s stated voice vote results—“all in favor, say aye”—and the chair declared the motions carried. The transcript does not provide a roll-call vote or individual member tallies for those motions.

Staff said any surplus tax receipts from a potential levy would be held in the district’s Debt Service Fund and applied to other district bonds if not needed.