May 16, 2023 Special Board Meetings

GOOD AFTERNOON. IT IS 12:02 AND THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE GARLAND ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

[I. Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum]

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HE IS AT A PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED EVENT DOING BOARD WORK.

SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO NUMBER TWO IN OUR ITEM, WHICH IS PUBLIC FORUM.

MS. HOGAN, DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS? OKAY. SEEING WE HAVE NO CARDS.

WE MOVE ON TO NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS THE SUPERINTENDENTS MESSAGE.

[III. Superintendent's Message]

WE'VE GOT A LOT TO CELEBRATE ON OUR CANVASING.

CAN'T WAIT TO JUST GET IT APPROVED AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE BOND PROJECTS.

YOU'LL START SEEING THINGS BEING DONE THIS SUMMER.

THANK YOU, DR. LOPEZ.

MOVING ON TO FOUR ACTION ITEMS, 4A IS CANVASS THE ELECTION RETURNS OF THE MAY 6TH, 2023 GENERAL TRUSTEE ELECTION AND ADOPT AN ORDER

[IV.A. Canvass the Election Returns of the May 6, 2023, General Trustee Election and Adopt an Order Declaring the Results of Said Election ]

MS.. HOGAN. GOOD AFTERNOON, TRUSTEES.

IN YOUR FOLDERS YOU WILL FIND YOUR OFFICIAL CANVASING REPORTS PROVIDED BY DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS.

THEY WILL INDICATE BOTH THE OVER AND UNDER AS WELL AS THE PRECINCT BY PRECINCT TALLIES AND POLLING LOCATION TALLIES FOR BOTH OUR GENERAL TRUSTEE ELECTIONS FOR PLACES FOUR AND FIVE, AS WELL AS UNOFFICIAL AND OFFICIAL TOTALS FOR THE BOND CALCULATIONS.

THERE'S ALSO, RESPECTIVELY INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION THAT WILL FOLLOW THIS ACTION THAT WE WILL ISSUE TO BOTH MR. MILLER AND MRS. DAPHNE STANLEY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

BOARD ANY QUESTIONS, OF MISS HOGAN? SEEING NONE.

WITH A QUORUM BEING PRESENT, LET THE RECORD STATE THE RETURNS OF THE MAY 6TH, 2023 GENERAL ELECTION ARE AS FOLLOWS.

FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION PLACED FOR A TOTAL OF 12,720 VOTES WERE CAST.

DAPHNE STANLEY FOR PLACE FOUR RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST, WITH 7638 VOTES.

OPPONENT JED REED RECEIVED 5082 VOTES.

FOR GENERAL ELECTION PLACE FIVE, A TOTAL OF 12,252 VOTES WERE CAST.

JAMIE MILLER FOR PLACE FIVE, RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST, WITH 6865 VOTES.

OPPONENT CHRISTINA STERLING RECEIVED 5387 VOTES.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CANVASING RESULTS? YES, MR. JOHNSON.

I MOVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A BOND ELECTION HELD.

NOT THAT ONE. NOT THAT ONE, MR. SELDERS. SORRY.

BUT I LIKE THE ENTHUSIASM.

THIS IS THE ONE THAT I. NO, NO, NO.

JUST. I THINK WHAT WE NEED IS.

I'LL MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS OF THE MAY 6TH, 2023 GENERAL TRUSTEE ELECTION AND ADOPT AN ORDER DECLARING THE RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION. DOES THAT GET IT? YES. THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

SELDERS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

ON A MOTION BY MR. SELDERS AND A SECOND BY MR. BEACH.

[LAUGHTER] WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE TO ACCEPT THE CANVASING RESULTS OF THE MAY 6TH, 2023 GENERAL ELECTION AND ADOPT AN ORDER CONFORMING TO THE SAME.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.

THAT PASSES SIX ZERO.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS STANLEY AND MR. MILLER ON THEIR REELECTION.

[APPLAUSE] OKAY. I MEAN, WE WILL HOLD OFF ON ALL SPEECHES UNTIL MAY 23RD AFTER THEY'RE OFFICIALLY SWORN IN PENDING THEIR OATH OF OFFICE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AS MUCH AS WE LOVE THE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, IT'S NOT AS BIG AS WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY HAVE IN THE NEXT ONE.

SO WE'LL LET THE GENERAL PUBLIC SEE THAT ONE A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

4B ISSUE CERTIFICATE SELECTION, MS.

[IV.B. Issue Certificates of Election]

I WILL BRING UP THESE CERTIFICATES OF ELECTIONS FOR YOU TO SIGN.

WE CAN PROCEED TO THE NEXT ITEM.

IT'S NON FORMALITIES, JUST TWO SIGNATURES AND THEN YOU ALL ARE WELCOME TO GET COPIES OF THESE ON THE 23RD AFTER YOU TAKE YOUR OATH OF OFFICE, I'LL PUT THEM ON PRETTY PAPER AND CUTE LITTLE SLEEVES FOR YOU ALL.

VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEMS 4C CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A BOND ELECTION HELD ON MAY

[IV.C. Consideration and approval of a resolution canvassing the returns and declaring the results of a Bond Election held on May 6, 2023 by the Garland Independent School District]

MS. HOGAN. YES, ONCE AGAIN, TRUSTEES IN THAT FOLDER AT YOUR PLACE, YOU'LL SEE SOME ELECTION RESULTS FROM THE OFFICIAL MAY 6TH, 2023.

BOND ELECTION FOR PROPOSITIONS A, B AND C FOR THE RECORD, I'LL QUICKLY READ THOSE OFF FOR YOU ALL SO YOU WILL HAVE THOSE TALLIES BEFORE YOU.

FOR THE TOTAL FOR THE PROPOSITION A VOTES THAT WERE FOR THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 8952 VOTES CAST.

THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 5017 AGAINST PROPOSITION A WITH A TOTAL CAST OF ALL VOTES, BOTH EARLY AND ELECTION DAY OF

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FOR PROPOSITION B FOR PROPOSITION B, THERE WERE 8202 VOTES CAST, 5751 AGAINST, WITH A TOTAL CASTING OF 13,953 VOTES.

FOR PROPOSITION C, THERE WERE 8882 VOTES CAST, 5082 AGAINST, WITH A TOTAL OF 13,964 VOTES CAST.

THAT WOULD BE THE UNOFFICIAL TOTALS PROVIDED BY DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS.

THERE IS A RESOLUTION IN YOUR BOARD DOCS THAT INDICATE THE SAME PROVIDED BY OUR OUTSIDE COUNSEL AND A MOTION TO FOLLOW.

THANK YOU. YES, BOARD.

WE HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE PACKET THAT WAS CONTAINED IN THE BOARD BOOK THAT IS TITLED, IT IS ACCORDINGLY FOUND, DECLARED AND DELIVERED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GARLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT AND THEN IT GOES INTO EACH OF THE ISSUES THAT MS. HOGAN ALREADY SPOKE ABOUT, DECLARING A MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS AND QUALIFIED VOTERS FOR EACH OF THE THREE PROPOSITIONS VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE PASSAGE OF THOSE SAME PROPOSITIONS. SO THAT HAS BEEN TENDERED TO YOU.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? YOU DO, MR. JOHNSON.

THE RIGHT ONE NOW. THANK YOU.

[LAUGHTER] I MOVE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A BOND ELECTION HELD MAY 6TH, 2023, BY THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

ON A MOTION BY MR. SELDERS AND A SECOND BY MR. MILLER, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE BOND ELECTION HELD ON MAY 6TH, 2023. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT PASSES SIX ZERO.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR PASSAGE OF THE BOND.

[APPLAUSE] WE MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEM 4D CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION FOR PROJECT DELIVERY / CONTRACT

[IV.D. Consider Approval of a Resolution for Project Delivery/ Contract Award Method for Construction Contracts]

MR. JAVIER FERNANDEZ, THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE GARLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.

LOPEZ. WHAT WE BRING TO YOU TODAY IS A RESOLUTION FOR A PROJECT DELIVERY CONTRACT AWARD METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.

WE BRING YOU THIS RESOLUTION BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN HOW WE'RE PROCURING THIS.

WE'RE ACTUALLY UTILIZING A COOPERATIVE, WHICH IS BUYBOARD IS THE COOPERATIVE THAT WE'RE UTILIZING FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.

AND WE CAN UTILIZE BUYBOARD FOR MULTITUDE OF SERVICES AND PRODUCTS, BUT WE ARE ACTUALLY UTILIZING BUYBOARD FOR A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

SO BECAUSE THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, THIS REQUIRES US TO PROPOSE A RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD.

SO IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN HOW WE'RE PROCURING THESE SERVICES.

BUT WE ARE UTILIZING BUYBOARD, WHICH IS A COOPERATIVE THAT THE DISTRICT HAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH.

BOARD ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. FERNANDEZ? THERE IS THE RESOLUTION REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL THAT'S CONTAINED IN OUR PACKET HAS BEEN TENDERED FOR A REVIEW.

IT SPECIFICALLY DEALS WITH THE MULTI CAMPUS TURF TRACK AND SCOREBOARD REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

SEEING THERE'S NO QUESTION BY THE BOARD DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS? MS. GRIFFIN. I MOVE APPROVAL.

I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION FOR PROJECT DELIVERY, CONTRACT AWARD METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY MS. GRIFFIN.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

MOTION BY MS. GRIFFIN AND A SECOND BY MS. STANLEY REGARDING APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION REGARDING PROJECT DELIVERY AND CONTRACT AWARD METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT PASSES 6 TO 0.

MR. LOPEZ, DO WE HAVE ANY NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION? NONE AT THIS TIME.

THEN DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN?

[VII. Adjournment ]

THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.