October 12, 2017 at 1:30 PM - Meeting of the Board of Commissioners

1. ACTION
        Call to Order / Roll Call     
         - Sheila Kuehl, Commission Chair

2. ACTION
        Consent
         - John Wagner, Executive Vice President

2.A. Approve Commission Meeting Transcript and Summary Action Minutes - September 14, 2017

2.B. Approve the Monthly Financial Statements Month Ending August 31, 2017

2.C. Contract: Approve One Contract Renewal and  One Contract Amendment and Authorize Staff to Complete Final Contract Execution Upon Approval from the Board

2.D. Receive and File First 5 LA Annual Report to State Commission

2.E. Approve Document Destruction

3. INFORMATION      
        Remarks by the Commission Chair of the Board
         - Sheila Kuehl, Commission Chair

4. INFORMATION   
        Executive Director's Report
         - Kim Belshé, Executive Director

5. ACTION
       Update on and Approve Strategic Partnerships for Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) Strategy 
        - Katie Kenyon Fallin, Director of Early Care & Education
        - Avery Seretan, Program Officer, Early Care & Education

6. INFORMATION
       Bylaws and Policy Update
       - Craig Steele, Legal Counsel

6.A. Proposed Bylaws Amendments to Extend Term limit for Board Officers

6.B.  Request to Adopt First 5 LA Facility Use Policy

7. Break

8. ACTION
       Review and Approve the Final Draft of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), Including the Independent Auditor’s Report for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2017
       - Carl Gayden, Senior Director of Administration
       - Tino Genio, Accounting Manager
       - Roger Alfaro, Partner, Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co., LLP

9. INFORMATION
Strategic Partnership with Silicon Valley Community Foundation for Gubernatorial Candidate Engagement 
       - Kim Pattillo Brownson, VP of Policy & Strategy
       - Avo Makdessian, VP and Director, Center for Early Learning Silicon Valley Community Foundation

10. INFORMATION  
  Public Comment (for items not on the agenda)       

11. ACTION     
  Adjournment