The Week Ahead: The meetings that matter for the week of January 12, 2015

Alameda County

Castro Valley MattersTuesday, January 13, 2015
Alameda County Board of Supervisors

Board of Supervisors Chamber – 5th Floor
County Administration Building
1221 Oak Street
Oakland

Meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. in closed session; the regular calendar will be discussed starting at 10:45 a.m.

While there are no Castro Valley-specific items on the 1/13/2015 Board of Supervisors agenda, there is quite a bit of activity regarding county boards and commissions appointments.

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Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Education

District Office Board Room
4400 Alma Avenue
Castro Valley

Closed session starts at 5:00 p.m.

The School Board will discuss two items in closed session on Tuesday night.

  • The board “will provide direction” to CVUSD’s negotiators in the on-going negotiations between CVUSD and the Castro Valley Teachers Association (CVTA) for a new labor agreement.
  • Additionally,  the “board will discuss the process for its 2014-2015 evaluation of the superintendent.”

Wednesday, January 13, 2015
Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Education

District Office Board Room
4400 Alma Avenue
Castro Valley

Open session starts at 7:00 p.m.

In its closed session that starts at 5:30 p.m., the board will hold a conference with Superintendent Jim Negri and Assistant Superintendent Candi Clark “concerning the options on real property.” The agenda does not state which property will be discussed; however, at its December 11, 2014 meeting, the board authorized Negri and Clark to begin negotiations for property next to the Castro Valley Library that currently houses a mobile home community.

The board is also scheduled to discuss labor negotiations with the CVTA during closed session.

During the open session, the board will hold a public hearing on facilities fees:

The Board will consider implementation of development fees established by the District against residential construction and reconstruction at $3.36 per square foot and against new commercial or industrial construction at $0.54 a square foot.

In a November 2014 report included in the agenda packet, CVUSD’s student capacity is for 9,123 students. Projected enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year is 9,335 students. By 2018-2019, enrollment is projected to be 9,663 students.

The board will also consider a change in board policy that would effectively move public comment to the start board meeting open sessions.

Here is the agenda for the 1/14/2015 CVUSD meeting.

Governance
Supervisors to hear proposal for incorporation fiscal analysis

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors Unincorporated Services Committee meets on Wednesday, April 27 at 6:00 pm to hear from the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) about a proposed fiscal analysis of the feasibility of incorporating Castro Valley and the other Alameda County unincorporated communities.

Governance
Crawford to resign from MAC, be appointed to Alameda County Planning Commission

Supervisor Nate Miley has nominated current Castro Valley Municipal Council (MAC) Chair Marc Crawford to serve on the Alameda County Planning Commission, according to the agenda posted for Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. Crawford’s resignation from the MAC is also included on the agenda. The Planning Commission is made up …

CVUSD
Castro Valley Unified suspends in-person instruction because of COVID-19 threat

Castro Valley Unified School District held an emergency board meeting today and suspended in-person instruction through March 31. This action was prompted by the threat of a potential outbreak of COVID-19 in our community. Following presentation of recommendations by Superintendent Parvin Ahmadi, discussion by the Board, and many public comments, …