2 X 2 COMMITTEE MEETING
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
4:00 – 5:00 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
555 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo, Ca 94590
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This is a meeting of the 2 x2 Committee of the Vallejo City Council and the Vallejo City Unified School District.
Committee Members:
Councilmember Mina Loera-Diaz Christy Gardner, Vice President, VCUSD Board Councilmember Diosdado “J.R.” Matulac John Fox, VCUSD Board
This meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, Government Code Section 54653. Any member of the public may attend this meeting. Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Mike Malone, City Manager at 707-648-4576.
AGENDA
2x2 Committee February 2, 2023
A G E N D A
1) CALL TO ORDER
2) ROLL CALL
3) SELECTION OF CHAIR / VICE CHAIR
4) PUBLIC COMMENT
5) APPROVAL OF AGENDA
6) APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
A. November 9, 2022
7) DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. VCUSD STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE
B. SOLANO COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
INTERNSHIPS/EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY OF VALLEJO
C. VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATES
D. NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES UPDATE
8) ACTION CALENDAR – NONE
9) INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
10) FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
11) CONFIRMATION OF NEXT MEETING DATE
12) ADJOURNMENT
I, Narcissa Wilson, Executive Assistant to the City Manager, do hereby certify that I have caused a true copy of the above notice and agenda to be delivered to each of the members of the 2x2 Committee, at the time and in the manner prescribed by law and that this agenda was posted at City Hall, 555 Santa Clara Street, CA on Monday, January 30, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
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Narcissa Wilson, Executive Assistant to the City Manager
MEETING MINUTES
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This
is
a meeting of the 2
x2
Committee
of
the Vallejo
City Council and the
Vallejo City
Unified School District.
Committee Members:
Vice President Christy Gardner, VCUSD Board of Education
Trustee John Fox, VCUSD
Councilmember Pippen Dew, City of Vallejo
Councilmember Mina Loera-Diaz, City of Vallejo
This meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, Government Code Section 54653. Any member of the public may attend this meeting. Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Mike Malone, City Manager, at 707 648-4576, or the Vallejo City Unified School District, Superintendent's Office, at 707 556-8921.
Vallejo City Unified School District
2+2
Committee
of
the
City
Council
and
VCUSD
Governing
Board
11/09/2022 - 04:00 PM
IN-PERSON, Vallejo City Hall Chambers, 555 Santa Clara Street, #3 Vallejo 1 Attendees
Voting Members
Pippen Dew, City Council Member
Mina Diaz, Council Member
John Fox, Trustee
Christy Gardner, Board Vice President
I. Call to Order
Narcissa Wilson, Executive Assistant to the City Manager, called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
II. Roll Call
III. Public Comment
Carola Ziemann, community member, spoke (in person) about the Vallejo Education Foundation and what it may have to offer Vallejo public schools. Sarah Cornwall, of the California Conservation Corps, called in and spoke the program and offered a tour for the public.
IV. Approval of Agenda
V. Approval of Meeting Minutes
A. Minutes of May 24, 2021 (2 + 2) Committee of the City Council and Vallejo City Unified School District VI. Discussion Items
A. Safety and Security
1. Staffing Levels/Resource Options
Trustee John Fox asked to close Nebraska Street with temporary barricades in the event of an emergency.
Councilmember Mina Diaz agreed with Fox, adding children need to be protected and feel safe.
Councilmember Diaz spoke about increasing activities during the Midnight Basketball Program the Police Department participate in. Adding soccer and other sports/activities for children who don't play basketball.
2. School Resource Officer (s)
Councilmember Diaz said, adding a School Resource Officer (SRO) if it's done properly to meet the student needs. Councilmember Pippen Dew agreed about making the community safer and SROs at schools. Trustee Gardner also likes the idea of SROs as a positive influence on the school sites and the community. Trustee Gardner believes it's a long-term solution when the right officer is in place. Interim Police Chief Jason Ta and Lt. Jeremy Huff was on hand to answer questions. Interim Chief Ta confirmed the current budget and staffing issues hinder hiring an SRO for schools at this time. Interim Chief Ta said the department is currently partnered with a VCUSD 3rd grade Reading Program, the Jesse Bethel Law Academy Advisory Committee and the Midnight Basketball Program. Trustee Fox spoke about the VPD adopting schools and having various staff support/visit that school site for an hour or so on each scheduled visit. Councilmember Diaz agreed with Trustee Fox and added the department could possibly use cadets to assist with the support and attending events to make their presence known.
3. Legislative Options
The committee discussed the options of closing off Nebraska Street during school hours to cut down on easy access to the campuses (Vallejo High and the John Finney Complex). Councilmember Mina Diaz spoke about continuing the VCUSD/VPD Midnight Basketball Program and adding soccer as an activity option for the community.
2 B. VCUSD Strategic Plan
Superintendent William Spalding, Vallejo City Unified School District presented the district's Strategic Plan and attachments to the committee. Trustees Fox and Gardner spoke about the Strategic Plan and rolling it out for implementation.
C. Farragut Property Sale
City Planning and Development Services Director Christina Ratcliff and Assistant City Attorney Laura Zagaroli were on hand to answer questions from the committee members. City Manager Malone introduced the staff and asked city staff to update the committee on this topic. Ms. Ratcliff explained the timeline and city zoning codes related to the property and answered questions from the committee members. Councilmember Dew asked to extend the meeting to complete the agenda today. The committee agreed to continue the meeting for 30 minutes more.
D. Vallejo Early Learning Center
Councilmember Dew spoke about an update on Child Start and her support of the project. Superintendent Spalding responded by explaining the timeline and target dates for a long term lease and accessing grant funds from the state. Supt. Spalding said the district and First 5 Solano are very close to reaching a final agreement for the property.
E. CARE Clinic
Council member Dew introduced the item, a resource program in Solano County for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten children who may need support or tools to manage, or correct behavior issues and chronic absenteeism.
F. INSPIRE Program
Council member Dew said she found out that there weren't many Vallejo children participating in this program and encouraged the committee to help students and children find out about these programs to support their needs.
G. Youth Initiatives
Councilmember Dew introduced the information and announcement to encourage more participation in the Youth Council and sending delegates to the annual conference. Dew would like to send more young people to the National Conference in Washington, D.C., in March 2023.
VII. Action Calendar - None
VIII. Future Agenda Items for Discussion
1 .
Councilmember Diaz - Youth Center, presentation by Victoria Grace, City of Vallejo Youth Coordinator 2 .
Trustee Fox - Pathways, types of internships, training, jobs available through Solano Community College, or the city.
3 .
Council member Dew - internship opportunities (City of Vallejo) 4 .
Council member Dew - the appointment of a 2 + 2 Committee Chairperson IX. Confirmation of Next Meeting Date
The next regular meeting of the VCUSD-City of Vallejo 2 + 2 Committee is February 2, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., 665 Walnut Avenue, inside the Vallejo City Unified School District Governing Board Room.
X. Adjourn
Narcissa Wilson, Executive Assistant to the City Manager, adjourned the meeting at 5:32 p.m. 3 Mike Malone, Vallejo City Manager
William Spalding, Superintendent, Vallejo City
Unified School District
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