1 The School District of Philadelphia Board of Education Public Meeting Minutes January 26, 2023 A public meeting of the Board of Education was held in hybrid format on January 26, 2023. Some Board Members, select staff, and some registered speakers participated in-person, while others participated remotely. Members of the general public who did not attend in-person participated via Zoom meeting platform. The meeting was convened at 4:02 p.m., by Reginald L. Streater Esquire, President. President Streater reported/commented on the following: ● Attendance at the inauguration in Harrisburg on January 17, alongside Dr. Watlington on behalf of the Board and School District of Philadelphia ● Congratulations to Kaheem Bailey-Taylor, a Philadelphia Military Academy student, who received the JROTC Medal of Heroism, the highest United States Department of the Army medal awarded exclusively to Junior Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets
● Recognition that Monday, January 16 was Martin Luther King Jr. Day ● Clarification related to the lawsuit filed by the Board and District last week sharing that the Board and District did not file the lawsuit without having made multiple attempts to raise concern both during the legislative process, and after the bill in question became law. President Streater shared that the Board and District engaged with various individuals in various roles in city government, explaining concerns specific to some of the unintended consequences of the law, including conflicts with federal law and impacts on our learners Vice President Fix-Lopez made announcements concerning recording, copyright, participation in, and viewing of the meeting. Roll Call, Minutes, Announcements Lynn Rauch, General Counsel, announced that the Board met in Executive Session on January 12, to discuss quasi-judicial, privileged, and confidential charter school matters and today to discuss privileged,
confidential, personnel, and litigation matters, including information or strategy in connection with the following: The School District of Philadelphia v. City of Philadelphia et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, No. 2:23-CV-00238 (challenging a city ordinance); UrbEd and APPS v. Board of Education Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, No. 210302041 (alleging violations of the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act); Murphy Quigley Co, Inc v. The School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, No. 220702097 (alleging breach of contract); Memphis Street Academy Charter School v. The School District of Philadelphia, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, No. 22-CV-2760 (alleging discrimination and civil rights violations). Ms. Rauch conducted Roll Call.
2 Members Present: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson (remotely), Ms. Wilkerson – 8 Members Absent: Ms. Danzy - 1 Attending: Tony B. Watlington, Ed.D, Superintendent, and Sophia Roach and Angelica “Love” Speech, Non-Voting Student Board Representatives The minutes from the December 15, 2022 meeting of the Board of Education were presented for approval. Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President . Streater, Ms. Thompson (remotely), Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0 Committee Reports Board Member Thompson provided a report from the Parent and Community Advisory Council, including: ● The Advisory Council members continue to provide support to their school communities by providing food, coats, activities during the break for the scholars, and other resources to support their families. ● The Advisory Council members participated in the organization of their 2023
meetings to include the dates and times of the meetings and are eager in gathering information from their communities providing useful data on how District initiatives are implemented and received by our schools. ● Acknowledgement that January is Braille Literacy month. Student Board Representative Sophia Roach reported on her and fellow Student Board Representative Angelica “Love” Speech’s activities, sharing that she and Love have begun participating in the Superintendent’s Strategic Planning Process as members of the Steering Committee. Ms. Roach also encouraged students to reach out to her and Ms. Speech to share their feedback and experience. Superintendent Remarks President Streater invited Dr. Watlington to provide remarks. Dr. Watlington reported/commented on: ● Board’s Goals and Guardrails ● Superintendent Strategic Plan Progress Update ● Immediate Priorities ● Student and Teacher Attendance ● Student Dropouts ● Board Appreciation Month
Dr. Watlington invited the following to respond to questions raised by Board Members: ● Shavon Savage, Deputy Superintendent of Academic Services ● Uri Monson, Deputy Superintendent of Operations
3 ● Reggie McNeil, Chief Operating Officer Copies of presentations are included with meeting materials. Public Testimony and Registered Student and General Speakers Board Member Salley acknowledged the receipt of and summarized written testimony submitted to the Board from: ● Michael Gorman ● Shawn Ginwright ● Liz Chacko ● Cheri Micheau Complete copies of the written testimony are included with the meeting materials. The meeting was opened to the public for presentation of statements by registered student speakers and general speakers. Ms. Rauch provided the applicable provisions of the speakers’ policy for the meeting. The following individuals spoke: The following individuals expressed concerns regarding the need for swimming pools in local communities (Pickett, Sayre, and Marcus Foster), the lack of lifeguards, how the indoor facility would provide a safe haven to students and youth from shootings, violation of civil rights, the correlation
between student attendance and sports involvement, swimming’s impact on mental health, swimming’s impact on the ability of students to get jobs and learn life saving skills, and the need for the District to take advantage of the city’s pledge to provide 3M toward the reopening of the pools: ● Milan Howell, student ● Charisma Presley, community member ● Kristen Britt, community member ● Larry Brown, community member The following individuals spoke in support of Action Item 16 - Contract with Flourish Agenda, Inc. and noted a need for the district to partner with the organization and the impact that the Flourish Agenda training and Camp Akili have had on students: ● Geanna Williams , parent/guardian ● Kate Fox, community member ● Nedra Ginwright, community member Teeyona Crumpton expressed support for Action Item 24, First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School Application for Charter Renewal, and urged the Board to renew the school’s charter.
Cynthia Wright, community member, talked about the need for all schools to have libraries, her support of Philadelphia Alliance for Restoring School Librarians, and her interest in working with the District to have certified teacher librarians in all schools. Mama Gail Clouden, community member, talked about her concern for students who have been bullied and schools and District leadership response to children who may be victims; the need for children to
4 have access to reading materials; and individuals in the community who have created programs that can assist in providing resources for students to support them in helping students grow and advance. Horace Clouden, community member, talked about bringing back junior high schools; Board attendance at Parent and Community Advisory Committee meetings; virtual learning on December 23 2022; data regarding high school student achievement from 2019-2023; and swimming pools and maintenance thereof. Leah Clouden, community member, talked about student action; the impact of closure of 30-plus District schools ten years ago; the lack of resources provided to those communities and students; health and physical education; benefits of swimming in physical education, reopening pools, and disparities in access to pools in the city. Lisa Haver, community member, urged the Board to deny all four new charter applications that were
submitted and expressed concerns regarding each of the applicant's proposed leaders and the performance of the applicants. Amanda Diesel, parent/guardian, Henry C. Lea School, thanked the District for its responsiveness regarding concerns brought forward during the December 15, 2022 Board meeting; expressed an interest in receiving follow ups including the pre-k bathroom, submission of scope of work; and talked about the ongoing need for privacy in the second floor boys bathroom. Lynda Rubin, community member, expressed concerns regarding the speaker notification policy and timeliness in notification to speakers; shared concerns regarding school safety and social emotional growth of students and the need for increased staff in classrooms to help children work through the trauma they have experienced and improve how students are taught how to deal with their anger over time. Heidi Allen, parent/guardian, shared her desire and need for the District to separate the IU and read the
IU plans of other districts to see what services are offered to support students and how impacts educational outcomes. Barbara Dowdall, community member, spoke about school safety and safety beyond the school walls. Anne Dorn, parent/guardian, suggested changes regarding the school selection process and the impact of the lottery, and the need for a transfer system for students to attend the high school that they would like to attend. Goals & Guardrails Dr. Watlington invited Dr. Tonya Wolford, Chief of Evaluation, Research, and Accountability, and Shavon Savage, Deputy Superintendent of Academic Services, to present on the District’s progress toward the following priority area: student attendance and teacher attendance. The following staff reports were provided: ● Dr. Tonya Wolford, Chief of Evaluation, Research, and Accountability ● Shavon Savage, Deputy Superintendent of Academic Services
Dr. Wolford provided an overview of student attendance within a month noting that the Pennsylvania Department of Education defines average daily attendance as the percentage of “the average number of
5 students in attendance during a reporting period. Dr. Wolford shared that while students in grades k-2 and high school have the lowest attendance, student regular attendance increased slightly in November. Dr. Wolford flagged that there are pronounced differences in attendance across learning networks and highlighted that the lowest regular attendance ranged from 23% in the Opportunity Network to 48% in Network 4. Dr. Wolford also provided context regarding each of the learning networks: ● Opportunity Network includes schools and programs that aim to provide students who have previously dropped out or those in risk of dropping out with a chance to return to school through alternative programming and different educational pathways. ● Acceleration Network is the District’s network with K-8 schools needing most support. ● Learning Networks 4 and 13 contain comprehensive/neighborhood high schools. ● Learning Network 3 schools are in or close to Center City.
● Learning Network 1 comprises some criteria-based schools and city-wide high schools. ● Learning Network 10 is South and Southwest Philadelphia. ● Learning Network 8 is primarily concentrated in Northeast Philadelphia. Deputy Superintendent Savage shared key strategies that the District has employed to try to address the priority area, highlighting the work that the District has done, work that the District is currently doing, and work the District plans to engage in. Deputy Superintendent Savage provided an overview of feedback collected from school leaders during the District’s Virtual Leadership Convening on Friday January 13, 2023, and how the District intends to use the information collected to inform strategies moving forward. Following Dr. Watlington and team’s presentation, the Board engaged in a discussion and question and answer period. Board Members asked clarifying questions to better understand the trends in the data and
anticipated shifts in the budget to support the work being done to improve student and teacher attendance, and requested to receive information on the current strategies being implemented to support efforts to increase the number of parents enrolled in the parent portal. Furthermore, Board members asked questions to understand why the presentation did not include network data for teacher attendance as well as how the District documents attendance when students are late due to the late arrival of school buses. Dr. Wolford and Deputy Superintendent Savage responded. Consideration of Action Items President Streater described the process of how Action Items would be presented for consideration: ● Action Item 6, Administration’s Recommended Termination of Professional Employees, has been withdrawn by staff ● Action Item Nos. 4-5 and 7 will be considered as Group 1 - Personnel Items. ● Action Item No. 24-26 will be considered as Group 2 - Charter Items .
● Action Item No. 2 will be considered as Group 3 - Board of Education Items. ● Action Item No. 8, 9, 13, and 14 will be considered as Group 4 - Operations Item. ● Action Item No. 18 will be considered as Group 5 - Office of Evaluation, Research, and Accountability Item. ● Action Item No. 23 will be considered as Group 6 - Talent ● Action Item Nos. 1, 3, 10-12, 15-17, and 19-22 will be presented together.
Item No. 1. Amendment of Contract with Granicus LLC Electronic Board Meeting Management System (No Cost) - Updated 01.11.2023 Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8
Item No. 2. Amendment of 2023 Board of Education Public Meeting Schedule Board Member Thompson expressed concerns regarding a change in the date for the budget hearing. President Streater responded that a change was made to fix a clerical error. Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 3. Adoption of Board Policies Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 4. Approval of Personnel Hires (Update 1.19.2023) Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 5. Approval of Personnel Terminations (Updated 1.15.2022) Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 6. Administration's Recommendation for Termination of Professional Employees - WITHDRAWN BY STAFF
Item No. 7. Approval of Resignations and Retirements - Updated 1.26.2023 Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 8. Contract with Navigate360 for Active Shooter Training Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8
Item No. 9. Contract with the Philadelphia Police Department for Enhanced School Safety Support ($544,800) Board Member Thompson asked clarifying questions to better understand why the work is not a part of the Philadelphia Police Department and why school safety is not a part of their regular duties; for additional information regarding how individuals will be selected to participate in active shooter training; and if the PPD would be considered District employees when doing this work and if this work may stretch the capacity of the Philadelphia Police Department, noting that their resources are limited. Kevin Bethel, Chief Safety Officer, responded. Board Member Salley asked clarifying questions to better understand whether the work being carried out through this action item will place an emphasis on the five zip codes that need additional support due to significant challenges that they face. Kevin Bethel, Chief Safety Officer, responded.
Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 10. Amendment of Contracts with Various Vendors for Painting services ($12,000,000) Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 11. Correction/Clarification of Capital Award at Various Locations - Northeast High School and George W. Nebinger Elementary School ($5,144,100) Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 12. Change Orders at Various Locations ($983,744) Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 13. Contracts with Various Vendors for New Furniture and Equipment at Edwin Forrest Elementary School and Robert Pollock Elementary School ($6,500,000)
8 Board Member Thompson asked for documentation and pricing in connection with procurement of furniture. Reggie McNeil, Chief Operating Officer, responded. Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Wilkerson – 7 No: Ms. Thompson - 1
Item No. 14. Ratification of Contract with Weatherproofing Technologies Inc. (WTI) for HVAC Replacement, Roofing and Masonry Project - Austin Meehan Middle School - No Cost Time Extension Board Member Thompson expressed concerns that the project is being delayed and asked if the District is anticipating another extension and if this vendor is the appropriate vendor for this work. Reggie McNeil, Chief Operating Officer, responded. Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 15. Ratification of Memorandum of Understanding with District Management Group, LLC Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 16. Contract with Flourish Agenda, Inc. Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 17. Contract with SyncScript, LLC for Transcription Services ($40,000) - Added 01.11.2023 Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 18. Contract with Scantron for Survey Printing, Mailing, and Processing ($100,000) - Added 1.11.2023 Board Member Thompson expressed concerns regarding this work being done in-house, accuracy of addresses, whether this is an appropriate use of funds. Dr. Tonya Wolford, Chief of Evaluation, Research, and Accountability, responded.
9 Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Wilkerson – 7 No: Ms. Thompson - 1
Item No. 19. Amendment of Contract with FIS Global Commercial Services, LLC for Mainframe Hosting Services ($1,500,000) - Added 1.11.2023 Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 20 Contract with Xtel Communications for District-Wide Telephone Service - Voice SIP Trunking ($995,000) - Added 1.11.2023 Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 21. Contract with Xtel Communications, Inc. for Secondary District-Wide Internet Service ($600,000) - Added 1.11.2023 Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 22. Contract with Crown Castle Fiber, LLC for District-Wide Internet Service ($416,550) - Added 1.11.2023 Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0
Item No. 23. Contract with Temporary Staffing Vendors Cogent Infotech and Worldgate ($3,000,000) - Added 1.11.2023 - Updated 1.20.2023 Board Member Thompson asked clarifying questions regarding vendor effectiveness and efficiency to meet our needs; the fee the District pays when a temporary staff person becomes permanent; and whether there are lessons we can learn from the vendor to support our hiring practices. Deputy Chief of Talent, Sherri Rita Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8
10 No: 0 Lisa Haver, community member, objected to the Board taking secret votes on Action Items 24, 25, and 26 in violation of section 710 c of the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act
Item No. 24. First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School – Application for Charter Renewal - Added 1.19.2023/Updated 1.26.2023 - FAILED President Streater provided remarks clarifying concerns he raised during the October Board meeting. President Streater spoke about concerns with structures impacting the operations of some charter schools that can limit a charter school’s ability to remain independent and ensure arms’ length transactions between charter schools and management companies, noting that circumstances in charter school operations and finances can, and do, have real, tangible, and potentially detrimental effects on students that may not be readily obvious to the public or even to school communities and that that he would like to see clear conditions which ensure no overlap of legal representation between the charter school and the management company in relation to the management agreement and other direct arrangements between the two entities to provide
assurances that the management agreements are the results of arms-length negotiations, and that the charter school maintains its autonomy and ability to make decisions independently and in the best interests of learners and their families. Board Member Wilkerson asked clarifying questions to understand the impact of the Board’s decision, specifically asking for clarification regarding if the Board votes to pass the motion to grant a renewal does that mean that the school gets a renewal as of 2022. Lynn Rauch, General Counsel, responded that if five Board members vote yes on the motion, then the Board is passing the motion and granting the renewal charter; that if the motion does not receive five yes votes or receives five no votes, that means that the Board has not granted a renewal charter at this time but it does not constitute a decision to proceed with nonrenewal hearings; and that the Board may
consider a vote on a motion to renew this charter at a later time. Board Member Salley asked for clarification regarding what could drive a return of the action items back to the Board. Board Member Lam asked Ms. Rauch to clarify that the response provided would also apply to Action Item 24, 25, and 26. Ms. Rauch confirmed that the response provided would apply. A motion was made and seconded to approve the renewal charter for First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School effective July 1, 2022. Yes: Ms. Thompson - 1 No: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Wilkerson - 7
Item No. 25. Tacony Academy Charter School – Application for Charter Renewal - Added 1.19.2023/ Updated 1.26.2023 - FAILED A motion was made and seconded to approve the renewal charter for Tacony Academy Charter School effective July 1, 2022. Yes: Ms. Thompson - 1 No: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Wilkerson - 7
Item No. 26. The Philadelphia Charter School for the Arts and Sciences at H.R. Edmunds – Application for Charter Renewal - Added 1.19.2023/Updated 1.26.2023 - FAILED A motion was made and seconded to approve the renewal charter for The Philadelphia Charter School for the Arts and Sciences at H.R. Edmunds effective July 1, 2022. Yes: Ms. Thompson - 1 No: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Wilkerson - 7 Adjournment President Streater announced that the Board will hold its next public business meeting on February 23, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., via hybrid format. On motion, the meeting was adjourned at 8:47 p.m. Reginald L. Streater, Esq., President Board of Education Tony Watlington, Ed.D. Superintendent
The School District of Philadelphia Board of Education Intermediate Unit 26 Minutes January 26, 2023 A public meeting of the Board of Education sitting as the Board of Directors of the Intermediate Unit was held on January 26, 2023. The meeting was convened at 8:48 p.m. by Reginald L. Streater Esquire, President. Roll Call, Minutes Lynn Rauch, General Counsel, conducted Roll Call. Members Present: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 Members Absent: Ms. Danzy - 1 Attending: Tony Watlington, Ed.D., Executive Director The minutes from the October 20, 2022 meeting of the Board of Directors were presented for approval. Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8 No: 0 Consideration of Action Items The following Action Item was presented for formal action by the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia
Intermediate Unit 26: Board Member Thompson expressed concerns regarding the Board’s current role as the Board of Directors for Intermediate Unit 26 and asked for additional information regarding what other LEA’s would benefit from the proposed contract. Board Member Salley expressed a desire to continue the Board’s ongoing conversation regarding their roles and responsibilities as the Board of Directors of Intermediate Unit 26 after participating in an Intermediate Unit meeting for the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit. Kevin Bethel, Chief Safety Officer, responded as to this action item.
Item No. 1. Contract with the Philadelphia Police Department for School Safety Support to IU26 ($70,000) - Updated 1.24.23 Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 8
No: 0 President Streater announced that the Board will be holding its next regularly scheduled Action Meeting on February 23, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. President Streater also announced that the Board of Education will hold their biannual meeting with the Philadelphia City Council on January 31, 2023. On motion, the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m. Reginald L. Streater Esquire, President President Tony Watlington, Executive Director. Executive Director