Oak Park board approves Chartwells renewal, bleacher contracts and technology licensing in routine actions

The Oak Park Board of Education approved several administrative and capital actions during its July 14 meeting, voting to renew a Chartwells food service agreement, award bleacher replacement contracts and authorize a Cisco phone‑licensing renewal.

Chartwells: The board approved a one‑year Chartwells full‑service contract with listed rate adjustments. The motion (moved by Trustee Clark and seconded by Trustee Tyler) recorded a management fee per meal change from 0.055 to 0.0566 and an administrative fee increase from $8,100 to $8,343, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Trustees voted in favor and the motion passed.

Bleacher replacement: Trustees accepted administration recommendations to award the OPA bleacher replacement work to Intercal for $146,117 (inclusive of a 10% contingency) and to Great Lakes Power and Lighting for electrical services for $29,700 (inclusive of a 10% contingency). The board recorded that total project cost should not exceed $175,817 and set a project window of December 2025 to January 2026. The motion (moved by Trustee Scott, seconded by Trustee Clark) passed on roll call.

Technology licensing: The board approved the district‑wide Cisco phone licensing renewal and enhancements project with Logicalis for the amount listed in the packet as $1,159,518.62, along with a $5,000 contingency fund for scope changes. During discussion there was some verbal confusion about the tally; administration said it would confirm final totals outside the meeting. The motion was approved by recorded vote.

Other business: The board approved the public meeting schedule for the 2025–26 school year and authorized two board members (named in the resolution) to attend the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) 2025 Summer Institute (Aug. 15–16) with approved travel expenses.

Consent agenda and minutes/personnel: After an extended procedural exchange over whether minutes and a personnel action should be pulled for separate discussion, trustees approved the consent agenda by recorded vote; the trustee who raised the procedural objection was directed to reintroduce any motion to change a prior vote at a future meeting if desired. The board also discussed personnel transfers and clarifications before finalizing consent items.

All motions that recorded roll call in the transcript were approved; the board scheduled follow‑up and additional clarification on the Cisco licensing totals and any procedural motions related to minutes.