Votes at a glance: University City board approves routine agenda items, MOUs, and a $60,900 parking-lot contract
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Summary
The board approved the consent agenda, minutes, a National Disability Awareness Month resolution, several MOUs with local universities and the St. Louis County Library, awarded a $60,900 parking-lot repair contract to Ford Asphalt, and voted to delay a roofing item and enter executive session for personnel.
At its meeting the University City Board of Education recorded votes on multiple routine and business items:
- Consent agenda (items 4.1–4.5): Approved following a motion and second; a bus stop name update (Cornell ambassador stop) was noted and will be corrected in BoardDocs.
- Minutes (Sept. 19, 2024): Approved.
- Resolution: National Disability Awareness Month (October): Approved; administration cited the ADA (1990) and called for instruction in disability history and inclusion.
- St. Louis County Library MOU: Approved. The agreement provides county library cards to students with a parental opt-out; administration cited concerns that some parents may opt out over certain texts (e.g., banned books, LGBTQ-related materials) and will clarify opt-out language in BoardDocs.
- University partnership MOUs: Approved four agreements covering classroom observations, practicums and student teaching with Saint Louis University, Harris–Stowe State University, Lindenwood University and University of Missouri–St. Louis; administration said no money is involved and cited a new statute requiring MOU approval.
- Contract award: Ford Asphalt — parking lot repairs at $60,900: Approved on the construction manager's recommendation.
- Item 5.7 (roofing repairs): Board voted to delay discussion and take up the item at a later date after new information arrived the same day.
- Executive session: The board voted to adjourn into executive session to discuss personnel matters.
All recorded motions passed by the board during this meeting. When specific mover/second details were given in the transcript they were noted (for example, the summer learning evaluation was moved by Staten and seconded by Bernstein); roll-call responses in the transcript showed unanimous "aye" votes on recorded motions.
