[I. Call to Order and Determination of Quorum ]
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[III. Superintendent's Message]
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[INAUDIBLE] DR. LOPEZ? SO JUST TODAY WE GOT A PRETTY LIGHT AGENDA, BUT WE HAVE SOME DISCUSSION WITH OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.
I DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS IS A FOUR DAY WEEK AND FRIDAY WE WILL NOT BE HAVING SCHOOL. SO THANK YOU, MS. GRIFFIN. VERY GOOD.
[IV. Facilities Review – Dr. Brent Ringo and Paul Gonzales]
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO SOMETHING I PLACED ON THE AGENDA CALLED FACILITIES REVIEW, AND TRUSTEES, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO LOOK AT PAGES THREE AND FOUR.WE HAVE HAD MANY SIDEBAR CONVERSATIONS AND SOME DISCUSSIONS AND WE MENTIONED THINGS AND WE HAVEN'T REALLY ESTABLISHED A CLEAR DIRECTION OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO WHEN IT RELATES TO WHAT IS GARLAND ISD FACILITIES VISION FOR THE FUTURE? WHAT DO WE WANT TO LOOK LIKE IN FIVE YEARS? I JUST THREW THAT OUT AS A VISIONARY NUMBER.
SO WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU AND WE'VE SEEN THIS REPORT SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS BEFORE, EVEN THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE AND ALSO THROUGH BOARD HIGHLIGHTS.
BUT WHAT THIS PAGE HAS, THESE TWO PAGES HAS ON IT, YOU CAN SEE THE TITLES OF THE SCHOOLS, THE ENROLLMENT, THE FUNCTIONAL BUILDING CAPACITY, THE BUILDING UTILIZATION AND THE PORTABLE BUILDING CAPACITY.
SO WHAT I WANT US TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THIS INFORMATION TODAY IS TO LOOK AT THESE AREAS, ESPECIALLY FUNCTIONAL BUILDING CAPACITY, BUILDING UTILIZATION AND PORTABLE CAPACITY.
AND I WANT YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT AND TELL US OR DISCUSS HOW SHOULD WE APPROACH OUR FACILITIES VISION? WHAT IS IT WE WANT TO LOOK AT? DO WE WANT TO LOOK AT BUILDING UTILIZATION? DO WE WANT TO LOOK AT PORTABLES? DO WE WANT TO LOOK AT THE FUNCTIONAL SIZE OF THE BUILDING AS COMPARED TO THE ENROLLMENT? AND SO I'M OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS OF HOW WE WANT TO PROCEED.
AND THE OTHER THING IS, WHEN DO WE WANT TO HAVE A MORE DETAILED DISCUSSION OF ALL OF THIS? AND IS THIS ENOUGH INFORMATION FOR US TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF TALKING ABOUT A FACILITY VISION? MR. WES [INAUDIBLE]? I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE US BEGIN DISCUSSION OF THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
CERTAINLY AS SOON AS THIS SUMMER, BECAUSE, I MEAN, I'M PROBABLY ONE OF THE ONES YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN I TALKED ABOUT SIDEBAR COMMENTS OVER THE COURSE OF TIME AND AND YEAH, I MEAN, I JUST FEEL LIKE THE ENROLLMENT THAT WE HAVE IN THE DISTRICT CURRENTLY IS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THE NUMBER OF CAMPUSES THAT WE HAVE.
YOU LOOK AT THIS, I MEAN, THERE ARE SOME THAT JUST JUMP RIGHT OFF THE PAGE AT YOU AS LIKE THIS IS A FACILITY THAT'S NOT BEING UTILIZED, AND THE QUESTION THEN BECOMES, IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO BETTER-- TO MAXIMIZE THAT FACILITY'S USAGE? OR HAVE WE REACHED A POINT THAT--? BECAUSE WE ARE A CHOICE DISTRICT, WE HAVE A MARKETPLACE EFFECTIVELY AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE COMMUNITY HAS NOT CHOSEN THAT PART OF THE MARKET.
SO WE HAVE TO KIND OF EVALUATE IT AS SUCH.
I'LL SAY THIS ONE QUESTION I WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY, AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY CAN ANSWER THIS TODAY WOULD PROBABLY BE SOME FOR LATER.
BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL SCHOOLS ON HERE THAT ARE LESS THAN 60% BUILDING UTILIZATION BUT HAVE TRIPLE DIGIT CAPACITY FOR PORTABLES, AND I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD NEED SO MANY PORTABLES IF THEY'RE NOT EVEN USING 60% OF THE BUILDING SPACE ALREADY.
US, EITHER DR. RINGO OR ANYONE FROM MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES, AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO ADD THE PORTABLE SECTION WITH THAT.
SO WHOEVER WANTS TO ADDRESS IT AND WES--.
JUST TO KIND OF CLARIFY. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PORTABLE CAPACITY AND THE NUMBERS THAT WE'RE
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SEEING HERE IN THAT COLUMN ARE THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE RIGHT NOW IN PORTABLE BUILDINGS ON OUR CAMPUSES? LET'S LET THEM--.THE QUESTION IS, IS THE PORTABLE CAPACITY THAT'S LISTED BY EACH SCHOOL IS THAT THE CORRECT NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT'S IN--.
ARE UTILIZING THAT PORTABLE BUILDING? NO, SIR. CAPACITY MEANS THAT'S THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS A PORTABLE COULD HOLD IF BEING UTILIZED AT THAT SCHOOL.
SO MEANS THAT WE HAVE PORTABLES THERE THAT COULD HOUSE 500 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS IF NEEDED BE ? YES, SIR. AND WITH LAKEVIEW AT THEIR CAPACITY BEING AT 116%, THEY ARE UTILIZING PORTABLES FOR I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO GO JUST WHAT YOU SAID, LET'S GO DOWN THE CHART.
I THINK IT WAS A BRILLIANT CHART, THE WAY IT'S USED.
SO LET'S USE LAKE VIEW AS A PERFECT EXAMPLE.
THE TOTAL ENROLLMENT AS THE SNAPSHOT OF THE STATE IS 2,401.
THE FUNCTIONAL BUILDING CAPACITY WITH NO PORTABLES IS 2,070.
SO THE BUILDING UTILIZATION IS OVER UTILIZED, OK? AND--. HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
LET ME FINISH. LET ME FINISH SO I CAN--.
SO WE KNOW IT'S OVER UTILIZED.
SO WHEN WE SEE THE CAPACITY WE ARE TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE IT'S OVER UTILIZED, WE ARE USING THE PORTABLES AT LAKEVIEW.
OK? NOW, LET ME GO TO ONE MORE SO WE CAN MAKE A COMPARISON, OK? AND THEN I'LL ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SIR.
OKAY? IT'S ELEMENTARY PRE-K, IT'S UNDER 105.
DO YOU SEE THAT? SO IF WE GO TO CENTERVILLE ELEMENTARY, THERE'S 275 STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE BUILDING. IT HAS THE CAPACITY FOR 323 STUDENTS.
SO IT'S AT 85% CAPACITY, BUT THERE'S 176 PORTABLE CAPACITY.
SO YOU CAN ASSUME THAT MAYBE SOME OF THE PORTABLES ARE USED FOR OFFICES, MAYBE ONE OR TWO FOR CLASSROOMS, BUT THEY'RE NOT REALLY BEING UTILIZED BECAUSE OF THE BUILDING CAPACITY.
WHAT MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION IS THAT I'M CURIOUS, WHEN WE SAY ENROLLMENT AS A 4/7/22, IS THIS ACTUAL BUTTS IN THE SEAT OR IS THIS WHAT'S ENROLLED BUT ARE THEY SHOWING UP? I MEAN, IS THIS WHAT IS SHOWING UP ON OUR CAMPUSES OR IS THIS JUST THE FIGURE THAT WE HAVE ENROLLED FOR THAT SCHOOL AND THEY'RE NOT ALL SHOWING UP? WHAT IS THAT NUMBER? THIS IS TOTAL ENROLLMENT. THIS IS JUST ENROLLMENT.
THIS IS--. THIS IS WHAT IS ENROLLED? THIS IS ENROLLED AT THAT CAMPUS.
BUT--. SO IN OTHER WORDS, AT LAKEVIEW 2,401, NOT THAT MANY KIDS ARE SHOWING UP THAT DAY, THOUGH? RIGHT. SO LIKE--.
SPEAKERS]. SO THIS IS OK, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO GET TO? THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, JUST UNDERSTAND IT'S OF THAT DATE.
IT FLUCTUATES FROM DAY TO DAY.
AND SO WHEN YOU COMPARE THE BUILDING UTILIZATION, IT WILL TELL YOU BASICALLY IF YOU'RE USING THE PORTABLE CAPACITY.
SOME OF THESE PORTABLES COULD BE--.
MR. JOHNSON? MOVED SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND THIS DOVETAILS OFF OF THAT.
I'VE NOTICED IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD STUDENTS IN PORTABLES AND THEN YOU GO INSIDE THE BUILDING AND THERE'S CLASSROOMS BEING USED AS STORAGE, INSIDE THE BUILDING, THEY AREN'T BEING USED AS CLASSROOMS, BUT WE HAVE KIDS IN PORTABLES ON THE OUTSIDE.
WHENEVER I SEE SCHOOLS LIKE--.
I'M NOT GOING TO--. I DON'T WANT TO SINGLE [INAUDIBLE] PRINCIPALS OUT.
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY 136 ON OUR SHEET.
AND THAT IS IT'S GOT A 70% UTILIZATION.
THEY HAVE 220 PORTABLES CAPACITY.
I DON'T SEE WHY YOU WOULD EVER NEED THE CAPACITY FOR 220 PORTABLES IF YOU'RE ONLY USING 70% AND YOU'VE GOT SPACE FOR ALMOST 200 KIDS INSIDE THE BUILDING.
NOW, IF WE'RE USING THAT FOR STORAGE OR OFFICES, I WOULD THINK THAT THERE'D STILL BE SPACE ON THE INSIDE FOR THAT, TOO, BASED ON THAT.
AND MR. JOHNSON, WE HAVE AT EACH CAMPUS [INAUDIBLE] THESE PORTABLES ARE BEING UTILIZED FOR. SO WHEN WE HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS, WE CAN SHOW BY CAMPUS AND HOW THEY'RE BEING USED, WHETHER THAT BE STORAGE CLASS, SPACE OFFICE SPACE, MEETING ROOM SPACE, EVEN.
AT SOME OF THE CAMPUSES THAT ARE BEING USED FOR A MEETING ROOM.
AND SO WE DO HAVE THAT RECORD.
DO WE HAVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER, THOUGH, THAT IF WE HAVE STUDENTS BEING HOUSED IN PORTABLES, THAT ALL AVAILABLE CLASS SPACE IS BEING USED INSIDE THE BUILDING? YOU ARE CORRECT IN YOUR STATEMENT THAT YOU SAID THAT THERE ARE CAMPUSES THAT DO HAVE CLASSROOM SPACE INSIDE THE BUILDING, THAT ARE BEING USED AS AN OFFICE SPACE OR MEETING SPACE, AND THEY'RE USING A PORTABLE AS A CLASSROOM.
AND FROM A SECURITY PERSPECTIVE, THAT WOULD NOT BE AN IDEAL SITUATION.
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WOULD YOU AGREE WITH ME? THE MOST IDEAL SITUATION IS THAT YOUR KIDS ARE INSIDE THE CAMPUS FACILITY. ALL STUFF THAT I THINK WE NEED TO DISCUSS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER [LAUGHTER].SO I WOULD ASK, FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, SINCE YOU ALL ALREADY HAVE THE INFORMATION, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING DIFFERENT.
WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU TO ADD THIS TO THIS BASIC REPORT, IS THAT WE COULD HAVE ANOTHER COLUMN THAT YOU GIVE US A LEGEND AT THE BOTTOM THAT SAYS THIS CLASSROOM IS STORAGE, IT'S MEETING ROOMS OR WHATEVER, AND I THINK THAT WILL FURTHER HELP US IN OUR DISCUSSIONS.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO TODAY IS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION THAT IF THE BOARD ALL AGREES THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE A SUMMER DISCUSSION OF OUR FACILITY VISION FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THEN WE WOULD HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION OF WHAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS.
MS. GRIFFIN, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, MAY I ADD A CLARIFICATION? AND IT COMES OFF OF MR. BEACH'S STATEMENT, WHICH I REALLY LIKE.
THANK YOU. BECAUSE WE HAD TO IDENTIFY IS THIS REAL KIDS EVERY DAY OR NOT? WHAT WAS THE FORMULA USED FOR THE PORTABLE CAPACITY? HOW MANY PORTABLES IS EACH? ARE WE USING 25 TO 1? 22 TO 1? IT DEPENDED ON THE SIZE OF THE PORTABLE.
FOR THE MOST PART, THE SIZE OF OUR PORTABLES WERE 22 TO 1.
WE DID HAVE SOME THAT ARE, I BELIEVE, 24 TO 1.
SO I GUESS THE AMOUNT OF PORTABLES WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SEE HOW MANY--.
AND WE [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE DETAIL.
WE CAN PROVIDE THAT VERY EASILY.
THANK YOU. YOU MAY REMEMBER WHEN JESS HUDSON CAME BEFORE US, HE TALKED ABOUT THE PORTABLES AND THE CAPACITY.
SO ELEMENTARY WAS 22, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL WAS 25.
THAT'S WHERE THE NUMBERS COME FROM.
ALSO, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WHEN WE DO THIS OVER THE SUMMER, WE BRING IN OUR CONSULTANTS PBK.
BECAUSE THERE'S A REASON FOR LOOKING AT CAMPUS DESIGN, CAMPUS CAPACITY, BUT IT'S ALSO WHAT IS THE MODERN CAMPUS TO LOOK LIKE? WE KNOW WE HAVE THE FOUR SCHOOLS THAT WERE BUILT ABOUT THE SAME TIME.
I THINK ROWLETT ELEMENTARY IS ONE OF THEM.
THERE ARE THREE OTHERS. WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE BOND THE LAST TIME, WE TALKED ABOUT CHANGING THOSE DYNAMICS OF THOSE FOUR SCHOOLS, ONE WAS FOR SAFETY BUT OTHER FOR TEACHING.
SO I THINK BRINGING IN PBK WOULD BE VERY, VERY HELPFUL FOR DESIGN PURPOSES, ALSO SAFETY PURPOSES WHEN WE DO THAT.
THANK YOU. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE AGE OF THE BUILDING, OK? AND THEN I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE AGE OF OUR AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING UNITS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
TO ME, THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT WHEN LOOKING AT FACILITIES--.
SPEAKERS], IF I'VE GOT A BUILDING THAT'S AT 47% CAPACITY AND IT'S THE OLDEST BUILDING WITH THE WORST AGED, YOU KNOW--.
HVAC THAT SAYS SOMETHING TO ME THAT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GO TO THREE DIFFERENT THINGS TO SAY THAT IN ONE SHEET.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO I THINK WHAT WE'RE DOING AND I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM EVERYONE IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GATHER ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO SERIOUSLY, SERIOUSLY TALK ABOUT OUR FACILITY VISION. AND UNLESS YOU ALL DISAGREE, MR. JOHNSON SUGGESTED SOMETIME THIS SUMMER, AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE HAVING A RETREAT THIS SUMMER, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT IT'S ALL IN PREPARATION FOR US TO HAVE BASICALLY A DISCUSSION.
SO IS EVERYBODY ON BOARD THAT'S PRESENT THAT WANT TO SEE THIS DISCUSSED THIS SUMMER? AND I CAN'T SAY WHAT MEETING I CAN'T--.
SO I DIDN'T GET NO NAYSAYER, SO.
ALL RIGHT. SO I JUST THINK TRUSTEES AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR HONESTY AND YOU'RE WILLING TO DISCUSS THIS.
WE CAN'T KEEP TALKING ABOUT THINGS AND WE HAVE THE INFORMATION AND KNOW THAT THESE ARE HARD DECISIONS AND IT'S HARD CHOICES AND THINGS, BUT FOR EFFICIENCY AND WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO, I JUST THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
MR. SELDERS, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY? NOW THAT YOU'VE MENTIONED IT, I DO, ACTUALLY.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S INTERESTING IS THAT WE'RE HAVING THESE DISCUSSIONS, BUT
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WE HAVEN'T REALLY NAILED DOWN WHAT OUR PLAN IS WITH RESPECT TO BONDS OR A TRE.I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED DATES OR WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
THIS SEEMS TO BE LIKE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE AS PART OF THAT DISCUSSION AS WELL. SO. WELL, I THINK THAT--.
THIS IS A LINDA GRIFFIN EDITORIAL AND THE REST OF YOU, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST SPEAKING FOR LINDA. I THINK THAT WE CAN'T HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO WITH THE BUILDINGS.
NOW, YOU ALL MAY DISAGREE AND I MAY HAVE IT [INAUDIBLE] SIDED, AND THIS IS A TEAM.
SO HOWEVER WE DECIDE, BUT WHEN WE START, FOR YOU ALL THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND, WHEN YOU START IDENTIFYING WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO FOR EVENTS LIKE THAT, YOU'VE ALREADY IDENTIFY THE NEEDS THAT YOU NEED.
AND MY BIG CONCERN IS, ARE WE GOING TO GO LIKE WE'VE ALWAYS DONE AND THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING TO EVERY BUILDING AND ALL OF THAT, OR ARE WE GOING TO LOOK AT THIS AND TRY TO STREAMLINE AND SET SOME VISION FOR THAT? AND ONCE WE GET THAT, THEN I THINK WE CAN DISCUSS THE NEXT STEP.
MR. JOHNSON? THAT'S THE REASON WHY I WANT TO DO THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
SO WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO DO THE SECOND PART THAT YOU MENTIONED, ROBERT, I THINK WE'VE-- . PBKS REVIEWED THE FACILITIES.
WE KNOW THE CONDITION OF THE FACILITIES, WE'VE GOT THAT REPORT, IT'S BEEN UPDATED, BUT THERE'S A WHOLE NOTHER COMPONENT TO THE PBK CAN'T HELP US WITH, NO ONE CAN HELP US WITH BUT OURSELVES, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THE FACILITIES.
YES. DO WE WANT TO CHANGE ATTENDANCE PATTERNS? DO WE WANT TO MAKE MAGNETS OUT OF SOME SCHOOLS, CONSOLIDATE MAGNETS? WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO WITH THE SCHOOLS, THE FACILITIES WE HAVE? AND THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER SOFT COMPONENT TO THIS, IS THE ATTENDANCE OF THIS SCHOOL, SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO INVEST MORE IN TO TRY TO ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE? OR DO WE THINK THAT MAYBE THERE'S A SCHOOL RIGHT THERE THAT HAS CAPACITY FOR IT? THESE ARE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE.
PBK, NONE OF THOSE PEOPLE CAN HELP US WITH THAT PART OF IT.
THEY CAN TELL US THE CONDITION OF THE BUILDING AND THEN ONCE WE FIGURE OUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH IT, THEN WE KNOW WHAT WE WANT TO INVEST IN AND MAKE THE FACILITIES BETTER AND THINGS LIKE THAT. DO WE NEED TO BOND TO DO THAT? BECAUSE THERE'S SOME THAT WE DO [INAUDIBLE] GENERAL FUND.
WE CAN ANSWER ALL THOSE QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS, BUT WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH OUR FACILITIES FIRST.
I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. I GUESS I WAS JUST MAKING THE COMMENT BECAUSE WHEN DID WE HAVE THE PBK ASSESSMENT? HOW LONG AGO? WELL IT WAS REFRESHED THIS LIKE TWO MONTHS AGO, RIGHT? WHEN DID WE FIRST HAVE THAT ASSESSMENT? A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO MY POINT IS, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE AND SO I WAS THINKING IT MAKES SENSE TO PUT A STAKE IN THE GROUND SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO DISCUSS OUR VISION FOR THE BUILDINGS, OUR PATTERNS AND THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER.
BUT UNTIL WE PUT A STAKE IN THE GROUND AND SAY WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A DECISION BY THIS DATE, THEN NONE OF THE OTHER STUFF IS GOING TO HAPPEN, SO.
I THINK THAT'S THE ISSUE, ROBERT, WE'VE NEVER TALKED ABOUT THIS.
WE'VE NEVER TALKED-- WE'VE MADE ASSUMPTIONS OF OR WE HAVE CARRIED ON WHAT WE HAVE SEEN DONE PREVIOUSLY OR WHEN WE GO TO CONFERENCES AND SEE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DONE, BUT ACTUALLY SIT DOWN AND START TALKING ABOUT THIS.
NOW, MY NEXT QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE WE CAN HAVE A MEETING IN THE SUMMER, BUT THE OTHER DEADLINE I WANTED TO KNOW IS WHEN WE'RE GOING TO BE THROUGH WITH THIS.
SO IF WE'RE GOING TO MEET IN THE SUMMER, THEN WHAT IS OUR HOMEWORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DIRECTION THAT WE CAN GIVE STAFF BY 'WHAT?'.
SUMMER IS THREE MONTHS, START IN JUNE, FINISHED IT BY THE END OF AUGUST.
SO WE'VE GOT SOME DECISIONS TO MAKE AND CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE? YES. AND I THINK THIS IS THE START, AND IF WE COMMIT TO KNOWING WHAT WORK WE NEED TO DO IT'S THEN JUST GETTING THE DATES AND THE TIMES FOR US TO SIT AND MEET.
AND I THINK THAT'S HOW WE MOVE TO THE NEXT STEP.
WE CAN'T RACE FORWARD AND THEN STALL AND COME BACK.
AND I THINK WE'VE SEEN WHAT THE PANDEMIC HAS DONE TO THIS DISTRICT AND OTHER DISTRICTS.
I THINK WE'VE SEEN A LITTLE OF WHAT THAT RECOVERY LOOKS LIKE.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE SEEN IT ALL IN TERMS OF STUDENTS COMING BACK OR WHATEVER.
SO THIS IS ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS TO GET A DISCUSSION ON THE TABLE, SOME TIMELINES, AND YOU ALL ARE COMMITTING TO THIS AND WE WILL TRY TO SEND SOME DATES OUT OR WHATEVER.
IF YOU ALL HAVE SUGGESTED DATES OF HOW YOU THINK WE SHOULD DO THIS.
THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY SUGGESTION.
SOME OF THE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE AS FAR AS THE AGE OF THE BUILDING, THE HVAC, AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD ON A CHART FOR US TO SEE THAT, TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION TOO,
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BECAUSE I KNOW Y'ALL CAN TALK ABOUT IT BEHIND US BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT, BUT SEEING THIS CHART REALLY HAS BEEN VERY BENEFICIAL.BUT THE MONTH OF MAY IS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE--.
IT'S TOUGH BECAUSE OF GRADUATIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S TAKING PLACE TO REALLY SIT DOWN AND REALLY DISCUSS SOMETHING LIKE THIS OF IMPORTANCE.
BECAUSE IF WE ARE GOING TO DO A BOND PROGRAM IN 2023, IT'S BOND IS BUILDING.
AND I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILDINGS, [INAUDIBLE] TALKING ABOUT IF IS IT GOING TO BE NEW SCHOOL OR ARE WE GOING TO CONSOLIDATE? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE NUMBERS AND WE'VE GOT TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION. BUT I THINK THAT'S WHY WE ARE SAYING JUNE.
AND OF COURSE, SLI IS IN JUNE, THE MIDDLE OF THE JUNE, GRADUATIONS GOING TO JUNE THE NINTH. IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY PACKED SUMMER.
AND THEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE MEETING JULY THE 12TH, THAT'S ALREADY BEEN KNOCKED OFF THE CALENDAR. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE MEETING AT THE END OF JULY.
SO IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE A SPECIAL CALL MEETING FOR US JUST TO DO NOTHING BUT DISCUSS THIS TOPIC AND THIS INFORMATION.
I WOULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT ONE OF THE THINGS YOU TALKED ABOUT AND DAPHNE TALKED ABOUT WAS GETTING HVAC STUFF PUT ON THE CHART.
THERE IS A FACILITY SCORE THAT PBK SCORED IN THAT ASSESSMENT THAT BASICALLY QUANTIFIES ALL THE STUFF. SO LIKE A CERTAIN BUILDING MIGHT GET A 76 OTHER ONES MIGHT GET AN 80 OR SOMETHING. THAT COLUMN I THINK WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE I THINK THAT TAKES ALL THAT INTO--.
AND [INAUDIBLE] WE'LL PUT THE FCI SCORE ON HERE, BUT WE CAN ALSO HAVE THE DETAIL OF A PARTICULAR CAMPUS TO KNOW HOW WE GOT TO THAT SCORE, HOW PBK GOT TO THAT SCORE WHEN WE HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
YEAH, I'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR A BOND FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW.
AT ONE POINT I CALLED IT THAT FOUR LETTER WORD.
IF YOU TALK ABOUT LARGE DISTRICTS LIKE OURS THROUGHOUT THE STATE THAT MOST OF THEM ARE ON 3 TO 5 YEAR PLANS FOR BONDS.
IF WE DO A BOND IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, THAT WILL BE NINE YEARS, WHICH IS QUITE A WHILE.
AND I THINK THE PBK STUDY WILL GIVE US A LOT OF THE INFORMATION WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AS YOU BOTH WERE TALKING ABOUT, IT'S IN THERE AND IT'S VERY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST.
THE THING WE HAVE TO ALWAYS REMEMBER IS, AS PBK SAID TO US THE LAST TIME THEY WERE BEFORE US, WHAT USED TO BE IN COLUMNS ONE AND TWO, WHICH WAS SENSE OF URGENCY.
OTHERS WERE IN THREE, FOUR AND FIVE.
WELL, NOW A LOT OF THE THREE, FOUR AND FIVES HAVE MOVED INTO ONE AND TWO, AND THAT'S NOT STOPPING. THAT'S NOT STOPPING.
SO ROOFING, FLOORING, HVAC WORK, WE KNOW THOSE ARE CONTINUING ALONG.
WE WILL NEED SOME MORE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.
SO THE QUICKER WE DO THIS, I THINK THE BETTER, AND THAT'S WHY I THINK WHEN WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION, WE NEED THEIR REPORT.
WE CAN MEET SEPARATELY AS THE DECISIONS ON WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, MS. GRIFFIN, BUT ALSO LET'S GET PBK'S ANALYSIS OF WHERE THE MODERN SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY CRITICAL TO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
THANK YOU. I THINK WE CAN ADD THAT AS AN ITEM IF WE LOOK AT WHAT ALL IS GOING TO BE ON THIS AGENDA. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TO CLOSE THIS DISCUSSION UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE HAS SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY AND BASICALLY SAY THAT YOU ALL HAVE HEARD THE COLUMNS WE WANT ADDED. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU MAY NEED TO CHANGE YOUR FORMAT AND GO LANDSCAPE.
AND THE THE OTHER THING MIGHT BE THAT YOU MAY WANT TO USE SOME LEGENDS.
THE OTHER THING IS WE SAY WE WANT THE PBK REPORT.
SO YOU ALL HAVE TIME TO GET THAT REPORT FOR ALL TRUSTEES THAT ARE HERE, MOST OF US HAVE IT SOMEWHERE, SOME OF US HAVE IT NOWHERE.
AND SO THEN I WOULD LIKE FOR THAT FIRST WAVE OF UPDATING TO COME BACK NEXT MONTH ON THIS FACILITIES COMMITTEE SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY LAG, AND WE THOUGHT THIS, WE THOUGHT WE ASKED FOR THIS.
AND IT CAN BE A QUICK DEAL IN THE NEXT FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING.
OH, YEAH, WE HAVE EVERYTHING YOU ALL ASKED FOR OR WAIT, WE FORGOT SOMETHING.
SO IS THAT REASONABLE, DOCTOR LOPEZ, DR.
RINGO, STAFF? I THINK THAT'S REASONABLE. AND I'M GOING TO PUT A SUGGESTION OUT THERE JUST FOR THE BOARD TO CHEW ON, WE HAVE THESE FACILITY MEETINGS ALREADY AND THEY'RE AT THE FRONT END.
AND IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MEETINGS IN THE SUMMER, IT MIGHT BE EASIER TO FRONTLOAD THESE MEETINGS ON THE SAME DAY.
SO WE COULD HAVE A RUN UP OF A FULL FACILITIES MEETING ON THESE ISSUES AND MAKE THIS A LITTLE LONGER RATHER THAN TRYING TO WORK AROUND EVERYBODY'S SCHEDULE.
I KNOW A LOT OF THE SLI CONFERENCES, THE BOARD CONFERENCES, PEOPLE HAVE VACATIONS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DETERMINED.
AND MAYBE THAT MIGHT BE AN EASIER WAY TO FRONTLOAD THIS.
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IT'S JUST A SUGGESTION.AND I WOULD JUST YIELD TO I BOARD SERVICING MANAGER THAT YOU CAN SEND OUT.
WE'VE HAD TWO SUGGESTIONS OF A SEPARATE DATE, THEN WE'VE HAD THE FRONT LOADING, IF YOU WOULD JUST ADDRESS SOMETHING TO EACH OF US AND TRUSTEES WHEN YOU GET THE EMAIL, PLEASE RESPOND QUICKLY BACK TO IT SO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, OK? JUST AS A QUICK GLANCE OF OUR CALENDAR, RIGHT NOW, FRONT LOADING SEEMS TO BE THE MOST REASONABLE OPTION.
YOU CAN SCHEDULE ANYTHING FROM TUESDAY--.
YOU HAVE TO ALSO REMEMBER OUR MEETINGS HAVE TO BE IN THIS ROOM AND THIS ROOM IS QUADRUPLE, TRIPLE, [INAUDIBLE] BOOKED THE ONLY DAYS THAT WE TRULY HAVE USE AND PRIORITY IS A TUESDAY. SO YOU HAVE TO THINK OF IT THAT WAY AS WELL BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER EVENTS THAT ARE BEING SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT THAT ARE IN THIS SPACE.
SO FRONT LOADING SEEMS TO BE THE MOST REASONABLE OPTION.
BACK--? [INAUDIBLE] WE BACK IN HARRIS HILL-- OH. I'M GETTING. SEPTEMBER IS THE EARLIEST.
BRENT IS THAT RIGHT? THAT IS A--.
GOOD GUESS. THAT'S A GOOD GUESS [LAUGHTER].
HOPEFULLY, AUGUST, BUT WE'RE BEING TOLD WITH THE, AS WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE WORLD AND SUPPLY CHAIN, THAT THEY ARE TELLING US SEPTEMBER.
WELL SEND THAT OUT TO US AND LET US STILL RESPOND TO IT.
AND BECAUSE OF TELEVISING AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO, THERE'S JUST NOT MANY PLACES THAT WE CAN GO RIGHT NOW WITHIN THE BUILDING.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE INNOVATIVE TEAM.
WE KNOW HOW TO WORK THROUGH DIFFICULT SITUATIONS AND MAKE THEM WORK.
SO I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION.
AND CAN WE MOVE ON AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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FERNANDEZ TO TALK ABOUT THE CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE RIGHT OF WAY EASEWAY BETWEEN THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND GARLAND ISD.THANK YOU, COMMITTEE CHAIR GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE, DR.
LOPEZ. WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS A AGENDA ITEM, AN ACTION ITEM, THAT WILL, IF APPROVED, WILL MAKE IT TO THE BOARD MEETING, AND THAT IS A RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT FOR A DEDICATION OF RIGHT OF WAY TO THE CITY OF ROWLETT, FOR A PROPERTY THAT--.
THERE'S A VACANT PIECE OF PROPERTY AND IT IS JUST NORTH OF NITA PEARSON ELEMENTARY.
SO I'M GOING TO SKIP THE FRONT END AND KIND OF GO TO THE ACTUAL MAP OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO WE HAVE A VACANT PROPERTY THAT IS NORTH OF NITA PEARSON AND IT IS ABOUT 24-25 ACRES THAT EXIST THERE.
THIS IS A RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT TO ALLOW THE CITY OF ROWLETT TO EXTEND WILSON ROAD.
THIS MAP HERE SHOWS YOU THE MATCH LINE.
THIS MAP SHOWS YOU WHERE THE WILSON ROAD--.
CURRENTLY THERE IS A RIGHT OF WAY THERE AND IT DEAD ENDS.
THIS WILL EXTEND THE WILSON ROAD ALL THE WAY NORTH THROUGH THE VACANT PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE. CITY OF ROWLETT HAS APPROACHED THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT THIS FOR THE POTENTIAL OF THOSE VACANT PROPERTIES THAT EXIST WEST OF OUR VACANT PROPERTY. SO I'VE REVIEWED THIS, THE PROPOSAL THAT IS BEING PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND FIND IT TO BE AN ORDER, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS REGARDING THAT RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION, GARLAND ISD'S ADMINISTRATION HAS ASKED FOR AND IT'S ACTUALLY IN THE VERBIAGE, IS THAT IF THE RIGHT OF WAY IS NOT BUILT WITHIN THE NEXT TEN YEARS, SUBSEQUENT, WHEN THE EASEMENT IS SIGNED, THAT THE PROPERTY WILL DEFAULT BACK TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO THE EASEMENT ITSELF, IT'S MAINLY FOR ROADS AND STORM DRAINAGE THAT THE CITY PLANS ON BUILDING THEIR. TRUSTEES, DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? MR. GLICK, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE COME BEFORE US, IS IT? WITH THIS PROPERTY? NO, SIR.
IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CITY HAS APPROACHED THIS.
I BELIEVE THIS IS ABOUT A THREE OR FOUR YEAR OLD ENDEAVOR THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING
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ON. IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE, BUT IT ALSO MAKES A LOT OF SENSE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DECIDE TO UTILIZE THAT ACREAGE THAT IS JUST NORTH OF NITA PEARSON.ARE THEY PLANNING TO TAKE US THROUGH TO LAKEVIEW PARKWAY? DO YOU KNOW? NOT AT THIS TIME, SIR.
THERE IS IF YOU LOOK AT THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY HERE, THAT PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE WHERE YOU SEE THE L3, THAT MARKER THERE IS OUR PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINE.
AND THERE IS A PIECE OF PROPERTY WHERE IT SAYS F.W.
THAT'S ANOTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT EXISTS BETWEEN OUR PROPERTY AND LAKEVIEW PROPERTY.
OK. SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT A THROUGH--.
AT THIS POINT, NOT A THROUGH ROAD? THERE HAS BEEN NO DISCUSSION FOR THAT FROM THE CITY, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THE CITY INTENDS TO TAKE THAT ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
SO THE BENEFIT TO US WILL BE IF AND WHEN WE DECIDE TO UTILIZE IT, WE WILL HAVE ACCESS, IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO THAT PROPERTY? THERE'S A HUGE BENEFIT TO US IN THAT WE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT PROPERTY, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ROAD.
YES. AND ORIGINALLY, THAT PROPERTY WAS THE COMBO SITE THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A ELEMENTARY AND A MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE.
MR. JOHNSON? YEAH. JAVIER, EXPLAIN TO ME EXACTLY WHAT OTHER PROPERTY THE GISD OWNS? SO THIS PROPERTY HERE WHERE IT SAYS THE JAMES W GARDENER SURVEY, THAT'S THE VACANT PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT IS JUST NORTH OF PEARSON ELEMENTARY.
IF I HAD A POINTER, I COULD POINT TO IT.
BUT WHERE IT SAYS THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, VOLUME 94150, THAT IS ACTUALLY NITA PEARSON'S PROPERTY.
OK. SO AT ONE POINT THIS WAS ONE BIG PLAT AND WHEN THE PROPERTY, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS BUILT, IT WAS ACTUALLY REPLATTED.
THE PROPERTY WAS ACTUALLY REPLATTED INTO MULTIPLE PLOTS.
SO THIS IS JUST ONE PIECE OF VACANT PROPERTY THERE.
WE ALSO HAVE OTHER SLIVERS, AND I'M GOING TO CALL THESE SLIVERS, OF VACANT PROPERTY THAT EXIST AROUND NITA PEARSON AS WELL.
BECAUSE THE THING I'VE NEVER UNDERSTOOD BECAUSE THIS I THINK AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD EVERY LIKE 18 MONTHS THIS COMES UP.
AND THE THING I NEVER UNDERSTOOD IS THERE'S A TON OF ACCESS TO ALL THESE PROPERTIES JUST TO THE EAST OF IT, OFF ROADS THAT DEAD END DIRECTLY INTO THIS PROPERTY THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET ACCESS TO FROM PEARSON.
I'VE NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY? LIKE PICARD DRIVE DEAD ENDS INTO THIS PROPERTY.
I MEAN, THERE'S SOME OTHER ONES, THE DEAD END TO IT AND WHY THEY WOULDN'T JUST USE THAT AS THE ACCESS AS OPPOSED TO EXTENDING THIS ONE, YOU KNOW, NORTH TO IT.
I MEAN, IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME THEY'RE DOING IT.
AND IF THERE IS SOME TANGENTIAL BENEFIT TO US IN THAT, IT TAKES SOME OF OUR LAND LOT PLOTS AND POTENTIALLY GETS IT ACCESS, THEN I'M FOR IT.
BUT I JUST I CAN'T TELL THAT FROM THESE SURVEYS THAT WHAT WE'RE GETTING.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THE CITY HAS TALKED TO US ABOUT IS TO THE WEST OF OUR PROPERTY, THOSE ARE VACANT PROPERTIES.
THERE'S ACTUALLY I BELIEVE THERE IS--.
THE OWNERS OF THOSE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN TALKING TO THE CITY ABOUT POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THOSE PROPERTIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY.
HOWEVER, THEY CANNOT ACCESS THOSE PROPERTIES BECAUSE THERE'S NO ROAD THERE, AND SO WHAT THE CITY IS LOOKING AT IS CREATING A RIGHT OF WAY WHERE THE CITY WOULD BASICALLY DEDICATE A ROAD THERE THAT BY CREATING AN IMPROVEMENT TO THE WEST OF US, OR WEST OF PEARSON ELEMENTARY, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DISTRICT, AS I STATED, YOU WOULD HAVE A ROAD THAT WAS ACTUALLY BEING IMPROVED ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT IS VACANT AT THE MOMENT AND THE GOING RATE FOR CONCRETE AT THESE DAYS IT'S A VERY GOOD INVESTMENT ON OUR END.
OK. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] MR. BEACH AND THEN MS. STANLEY.
[COUGH] MR. FERNANDEZ, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TOO.
YOU WERE MENTIONING A WHILE AGO AT THE BEGINNING ABOUT DRAINAGE AND THE CITY IS GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAVING THIS ROAD? YES, SIR. ON THE DRAINAGE SIDE OF IT, ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT DOING A DRAINAGE POOL AREA? AND IF SO, WHAT KIND OF DRAINAGE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? AND IF IT IS A DRAINAGE POOL, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR STUDENTS IN THAT AREA.
WHAT KIND OF DRAINAGE ARE WE LOOKING AT DOING? SOME OF THESE AREAS NOW THAT THEY'RE POURING ROADS, THEY'RE PUTTING THESE BIG POOLS OR WHATEVER TO THE SIDE AND LETTING THE WATER GO IN THERE?
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AND KIND OF [INAUDIBLE] WHEN WE GET A BIG RAIN, IT MAKES A BIG FISHING HOLE, BASICALLY.SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE.
SO TO CLARIFY MY STATEMENTS ARE WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS FOR STORM DRAIN AND THAT WOULD BE STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS FOR THAT ROAD THERE.
ANY TIME YOU PUT IN A ROAD, AN IMPERVIOUS TYPE OF MATERIAL SUCH AS CONCRETE, YOU HAVE TO-- . WHERE WE USED TO PUT IN, AND WE CALL THESE BAR DITCHES, BACK IN THE OLD DAYS, WE PUT IN A ROAD AND WE PUT BAR DITCHES ON BOTH SIDES, AND THAT'S WHERE THE WATER WOULD GO.
IT COULD STILL DO THAT IN THE COUNTRY, BUT WE CAN'T DO THAT IN THE CITY.
WE HAVE TO PUT STORM DRAINAGE.
NOW, YOU DO BRING UP A VERY GOOD POINT.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A DETENTION THERE THAT IS OWNED BY THE CITY OF--.
EXCUSE ME, THAT IT'S OWNED BY GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THERE IS A DETENTION THERE ON--.
IT'S A DIFFERENT PIECE OF PROPERTY, BUT IT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM WILSON ROAD OF NITA PIERSON, WHERE WILSON ROAD TODAY ACTUALLY DRAINS INTO THAT RETAINING.
EXCUSE ME. IT'S CALLED A DETENTION.
SO WE DETAIN THE WATER THERE DURING A LARGE STORM.
SO THE WATER GOES THERE ONLY DURING THE LARGE STORM EVENT.
SO IT MINIMIZES THE IMPACT TO THE CITY STORM DRAINS TO ALLOW A MORE METERED APPROACH TO THE RELEASE OF WATER.
OKAY. I WAS JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WEREN'T CREATING SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT THERE THAT IS NOW GOING TO BE THERE.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU START POURING CEMENT, WATER HAS GOT TO RUN SOMEWHERE.
YES, SIR. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SAFE.
YES, SIR. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES THERE.
THE RUNOFF THAT YOU SEE WILL JUST BE TAKEN TO THE EXISTING--.
THERE'S AN EXISTING DETENTION THAT IS THERE, AND SO THAT WATER WOULD JUST TIE IN.
SO THEY'LL TIE INTO AN EXISTING STORM THAT IS THERE.
OKAY. THANK YOU, MS. STANLEY. SO THE ONLY THING THAT CAUSES ME SLIGHT CONCERN IS WHEN I HEAR YOU SAY THAT THE CITY IS IN DISCUSSION WITH PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DEVELOP THAT LAND.
INTO WHAT? AND IS IT GOING TO NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE SCHOOL AT A LATER DATE? FROM MY UNDERSTANDING AND WHAT OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THAT'S GOING TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR SCHOOL, NOR DO I SEE THAT AS NEGATIVELY IMPACTING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WHAT I DO SEE IS A IMPROVEMENT TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD FROM WHAT THE CITY IS TELLING ME. BUT THAT'S A DISCUSSION THAT THE CITY IS HAVING WITH ANOTHER DEVELOPER IN THOSE AREAS. SO, [COUGH] THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT CONCERNS ME, AND I'M GOING TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD THAT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE PARENTS CALLING ME IN A COUPLE OF YEARS BECAUSE THEY'RE PUTTING GAS STATIONS THERE.
OH, ABSOLUTELY NOT. I MEAN, AND THAT'S A CONCERN.
WHATEVER IT'S ZONED FOR. YEAH.
YEAH. WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE ZONED FOR? I'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING THIS FOR A PURPOSE.
THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THAT LAND, AND I THINK THAT'S FABULOUS IF IT'S DEVELOPED SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE APPROPRIATE TO OUR SCHOOLS.
YES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE, AND DON'T QUOTE ME HERE BECAUSE I'M NOT [INAUDIBLE] CITY SIDE AND WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER, BUT THE CITY HAS HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH US AND SHARED THAT THIS IS A DISCUSSION ABOUT HOMES, WHETHER IT'S SENIOR LIVING HOMES OR TYPES OF HOMES. IT WOULD BE SOMEWHERE WHERE THERE WOULD BE AN IMPROVEMENT THERE, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A BUSINESS WHERE THERE WOULD BE GAS STATIONS, A MINI MART, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, ANYTHING THAT WOULD CREATE A HINDRANCE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO, AGAIN, THIS IS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME, I BELIEVE, FOR ABOUT THREE OR FOUR YEARS, THAT THEY'VE CONTACTED US AND SAID, HEY, WE'D REALLY LIKE TO EXTEND THE WILSON ROAD, AND SO.
[INAUDIBLE] THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.
IT'S EXACTLY--. THAT'S WHAT IT IS, IT'S SENIOR HOMES.
SO SEEING THAT ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED, I SEE NO NEED FOR THIS NOT TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE REGULAR BOARD AGENDA.
SO WE WILL TAKE THIS FORWARD FOR AN ACTION ITEM AT THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM, THIS TOPIC?
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OK, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION?[VI. Executive Session]
SO IT IS NOW 3:43 AND WE WILL ENTER OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.001, PRUDENCE TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071 PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH BOARD ATTORNEY IN PERSON OR BY PHONE WHEN THE BOARD SEEKS THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY; ONE, PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, SETTLEMENT OFFER, ON THE MATTER IN WHICH DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY THE GOVERNMENT BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER.AND OUR NUMBER ONE IS TO CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING RESOLUTION OF CONSTRUCTION DISPUTE.
I WOULD ASK THAT WE CLEAR THE ROOM IF YOU ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION.
LET ME CONTINUE WITH WHY WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? I'M GOING TO START AT 6.B, PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.072, A GOVERNMENTAL BODY MAY CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY IF DELIBERATION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE A DETERRENT EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH A THIRD PERSON, NUMBER ONE, DISTRICT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 798 EAST KINGSLEY ROAD GARLAND, TEXAS; C, PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.074 DELIBERATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR COMMITTEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR AN EMPLOYEE; D, PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.076 CONCERNING THE DEPLOYMENT, SPECIFIC OCCASIONS FOR, OR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES, WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IT IS NOW 4:46 AND WE ARE RETURNING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE.
I CERTIFY THAT NOTHING WAS DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE MEETING BUT WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS LISTED IN OUR AGENDA.
SO NOW AT 4:47 WE ARE BACK IN REGULAR SESSION.
AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO--.
SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF THE ITEMS ON THE--.
[VII. Adjournment]
IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT? SO MOVE. WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED AT 4:47.THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.