February 8, 2023 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

I. Call to Order Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

II. Roll Call     President Tomschin, Vice President Dominick, Secretary Terracino,
                   Members Couch, Manouzi, Moreno and Segura

III. Establish Quorum

IV. Pledge of Allegiance

V. Superintendent's Report

V.A. Informational Items

V.A.1. Monthly Board Report

V.A.2. Freedom of Information Act Requests

V.A.3. Enrollment Report

V.A.4. Suspension Report

V.A.5. Security Report

V.A.6. Quarterly Investment Report

V.A.7. ISBE Acknowledgements:

• Julie Huff, Award of "Special Recognition" in the Teacher Category
• Mayda Zamarripa, Award of "Meritorious Service" in the Administrator Category 

V.A.8. District 99's Very Own Award - Employee of the Month Recipients:
Alejandro Jaime, Custodian at Unity Junior High School
 

V.A.9. Treasurer's Report

V.A.10. Departmental Updates Presentation

V.B. Discussion of items

VI. Other Reports

VI.A. Construction Report - CCS International, Inc. 

VII. Correspondence

VIII. Comments from the Audience

IX. Adjourn to Executive Session

IX.A. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.  However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).

IX.B. Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2)
 

IX.C. The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5)

IX.D. Security procedures, school building safety and security, and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public, or public property.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(8).
 

IX.E. Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or  when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding must be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting; 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11).
 

X. Adjourn from Executive Session

XI. Reconvene to Open Session

XII. Action as a result of Executive Session if necessary

XIII. Consent Agenda

XIII.A. Approval of Minutes

XIII.A.1. Regular Meeting Open Session January 11, 2023

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Closed Session January 11, 2023

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:
Education Fund                                                      $   6,917,097.04
Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund             $     422,908.81
Transportation Fund                                               $     150,233.77
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES                                   $   7,490,239.62

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:
Education Fund                                                        $  2,479,171.31
Building & Maintenance Fund                                  $     367,688.86
Transportation Fund                                                 $     168,843.89
Capital Projects                                                        $     586,444.61
TORT                                                                        $     734,114.76
Debt Fund                                                                 $       40,995.48
Fire Prevention                                                         $            955.71
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR FEBRUARY                     $  4,378,214.62

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF FEBRUARY         $     634,623.34

XIII.E. Approval of Proposed 2023-2024 School Calendar

XIII.F. Approval of Use of School Facility Requests

XIII.G. Approval of Resolution for Disposal of Personal Property

XIII.H. Approval of Purchase Orders over $25,000.00

XIII.H.1. Quill/Staples     Folding Chairs for Unity                    $ 66,000.00

XIII.H.2. Anchor Mechanical          2 Temp Pump Replacement      $ 53,550.00

XIII.H.3. SAVVAS            ReadyGen and My Perspectives Licenses    $ 88,604.00

XIII.H.4. TCI                    Science Curriculum for K-5             $ 703,794.00

XIII.I. Approval of Amended IL-Empower Agreement between Cicero School District 99 and West 40 Intermediate Service Center #2 for Professional Development Services for the 2022-2023 school year

XIII.J. Approval of Agreement between VDA, Inc. and Cicero School District 99 for the provision of Vertical Transportation Consultancy Services beginning February 9, 2023 and ending on June 30, 2025

XIII.K. Approval to go out to bid for Mechanical Preventative Maintenance for District 99 Facilities

XIII.L. Approval of Vehicle Purchase Agreement between Central States Bus Sales, Inc. and Cicero School District 99

XIII.M. Approval of Proposal with Prasino Engineering for Construction Phase Commissioning for the Mechanical HVAC Upgrade for the 2023 Capital Improvement at Unity Junior High School

XIII.N. Approval of proposal for Interstate Electronics Company to furnish and install the Outdoor Soccer Field Sound System at Unity Junior High School

XIII.O. Approval of Master Electric Energy Sales Agreement between Cicero School District 99 and ENGIE Resources LLC for the provision of Electric Services

XIII.P. Approval of Bid Recommendation for the Chiller Replacement Project at Lincoln School

Bid Package #5        Steel

XIII.Q. Approval of Bid Recommendations for the Roofing Project at Unity Junior High School

Bid Package #23        Mechanical
Bid Package #26        Electrical

XIII.R. Approval of A101-2017s and Assignment of Contractor Agreements for the Roofing Project at Unity Junior High School

Bid Package # 4          J & E DUFF, Inc. 
Bid Package # 7          Riddiford Company, Inc. 
Bid Package # 23        Amber Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Bid Package # 26        Richmond Electric Co., Inc.

XIII.S. Approval of A133-2019 Exhibit A Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment for the Roofing Project at Unity Junior High School

XIII.T. Approval of Additional Request 01 for Score Board Support and Sound System Coordination for the Field Turf and Track Project at Unity Junior High School

XIII.U. Approval to obtain Request for Qualifications for a consultant to develop Scope of Work for Asphalt and Concrete Projects District-Wide

XIII.V. Approval of Student and Staff Travel for Tournament Attendance

XIII.V.1. 12 students, 12 parent chaperones, 4 coaches and 1 administrator for overnight field trip to participate in the Special Olympics State Basketball Tournament in Bloomington, IL on March 10-11, 2023

XIII.W. Approval of Staff Travel for Conference Attendance

XIII.W.1. Aldo Calderin, Superintendent, Carson Solutions HVAC Summit, An Innovative Alternative to Unit Ventilators in Schools, on February 26-28, 2023, in Scottsdale, Arizona

XIII.W.2. Elisabeth Nealon, Assistant Superintendent for Student Services, RTI at Work Institute, on March 26-29, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona

XIII.X. Derek Dominick,  James Terracino, Malika Manouzi and Graciela Segura, Board Members, 2023 National School Safety Conference, on July 24-28, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada

XIV. Approval of Settlement Agreement between JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Cicero School District 99 regarding the purchase of property commonly known as 5241-49 W. 23rd Street, Cicero, Illinois 60804, County of Cook

XV. Approval of Settlement Agreement relating to M.I. vs the Board of Education of Cicero School District 99, Case #2022CH11335

XVI. Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Notice to Remedy to Teacher

XVII. Personnel Report

XVII.A. Certified Personnel

XVII.A.1. Employment

XVII.A.2. Resignations

XVII.A.3. Other

XVII.B. Non-Certified Personnel

XVII.B.1. Employment

XVII.B.2. Resignations

XVII.B.3. Other

XVII.C. FMLA Requests

XVIII. Old Business

XIX. Informational Items

XIX.A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on March 8, 2023, 6:30 p.m. at the Gooodwin School

XX. Adjournment