Mar 19, 2024 Board Bond Special Meeting

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GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES SPECIAL MEETING.

[I. Call to Order and Determination of Quorum]

THE TIME IS NOW 4:30, AND I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND DETERMINE THAT THERE IS A QUORUM PRESENT.

NUMBER TWO.

PUBLIC FORUM MEMBERS ARE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME.

MISS HOGAN, DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS? NO, MA'AM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM THREE SUPERINTENDENTS MESSAGE.

[III. Superintendent's Message]

WE ARE MOVING FAST AND FURIOUS.

I THINK EVERYBODY'S GOING TO SEE A GREAT SUMMARY UPDATE FROM JAVIER FERNANDEZ, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A MEMORIAL, A GREAT SESSION FOR TODAY.

SO WITH FURTHER ADO, WE'D LIKE TO HAND IT BACK OVER TO YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

THANK YOU. DR. LÓPEZ.

ITEM FOUR INFORMATION ITEM A RECEIVE PRESENTATION ON BOND 2023 PROGRAM SUMMARY UPDATE MR.

[IV.A. Receive Presentation on Bond 2023 Program Summary Update ]

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, COMMITTEE CHAIR, MRS. GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, DR.

LÓPEZ, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

WE'RE HERE TODAY TO GIVE YOU A PROGRAM SUMMARY.

THE BOND PROGRAM SUMMARY UPDATE FOR MARCH.

SO WANT TO REITERATE, FOR THOSE WHO ARE WANTING TO TALK ABOUT THE BOND WE HAVE, THE BOND HAS GOT THREE DIFFERENT PROPOSITIONS IN IT.

AND HERE YOU CAN SEE THE COST FOR EACH PROPOSITION.

THE PROPOSITIONS ONE AND TWO AND THREE.

SO I WANTED TO SHARE THIS TIMELINE IT'S A LITTLE SMALL.

I CAN MAKE THAT A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.

BUT WHAT I WANTED TO DO IS TO HIGHLIGHT TO YOU BOARD.

WE'VE HAD SOME CHANGES IN OUR PROGRAM TIMELINE.

AND SO I WANTED TO CALL ATTENTION TO THIS FOR YOU.

WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE HAVE ACTUALLY SHIFTED FROM THE PREVIOUS TIMELINES THAT WE HAVE SHARED WITH YOU.

WE'VE MOVED UP THE ARCHITECTURAL SELECTION AND THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK SELECTION FOR PHASES THREE, FOUR AND FIVE. AND SO WHAT WE'RE SHOWING YOU HERE IS WHERE WE HAVE MOVED THAT UP IN THE TIMELINE AND THE PHASING FOR PHASE THREE, FOUR AND FIVE STILL REMAIN AS, AS AS PRESENTED EARLIER FROM A DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDPOINT.

BUT WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TO YOU THE CHANGES THAT WE MADE AS WE CALLED OUT LAST MONTH, IF YOU'LL RECALL, WE HAD MENTIONED THAT WE RE MOVING FORWARD WITH BRINGING UP THE SELECTION OF ARCHITECTS AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR THE ENTIRE BOND RATHER THAN THE PUTTING OUT THAT BEING PUT OUT IN PHASES.

AND SO THAT HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED FROM THE MARKET.

AND SO WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

SO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE PHASE ONE BID PACK ONE OUR SOFTBALL BASEBALL FIELDS.

IF YOU RECALL IF YOU WERE HERE DURING SPRING BREAK FOR THOSE WHO STAYED HERE.

WE HAD QUITE A BIT OF RAIN LAST WEEK.

SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF RAIN.

HOWEVER, WE CONTINUE TO REMAIN ON SCHEDULE FOR PART ONE.

YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE STAGES THAT WE HAVE DONE, SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S BEING TAKEN PLACE, AND OUR SOFTBALL FIELDS, BASEBALL FIELDS FOR NAAMAN FOREST, ROWLETT AND SACHSE.

ABOVE YOU CAN SEE THE TIMELINE HAS THAT'S A MODIFIED TIMELINE FROM WHAT WAS PRESENTED BEFORE.

GIVES YOU MORE INFORMATION ON THESE SPECIFIC PARTS PARTS ONE, PARTS TWO, AND PART THREE LETTING YOU KNOW WHEN THE PROCUREMENT TOOK PLACE.

THE ARCHITECTURAL SELECTION AND THE DESIGN PROCESS AND THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT AS FAR AS LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL NORTH GARLAND AND SOUTH GARLAND, WHICH ARE PART TWO.

I JUST WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION THAT THERE'S BEEN A MINOR CHANGE TO THAT BULLET THERE THAT YOU SEE WHERE IT'S CSP PROCUREMENT SCHEDULED FOR MARCH. THERE'S BEEN A SLIGHT CHANGE TO THAT, AND THAT ITEM IS ACTUALLY BEEN TAKEN OFF OF THE BOARD AGENDA ITEM.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO YOU IN ANOTHER BOARD MEETING WHERE WE'RE CHANGING THAT DELIVERY METHOD.

AND SO THAT I WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT ONE BULLET THERE.

OKAY. PART THREE GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

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SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A PERSPECTIVE BOTH AN AERIAL AND A PLAIN VIEW FOR THE BOTH SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL.

THIS IS ROWLETT SOFTBALL.

THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TIME THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN.

BUT THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA AS TO HOW THESE FIELDS ARE TURNING OUT.

THIS IS A SOFTBALL FIELD AT ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS IS THE BASEBALL FIELD.

AND SO BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE WORK, THE SOFTBALL FIELDS ARE FURTHER ALONG THAN THE BASEBALL FIELDS, BUT WE STILL FEEL LIKE WE'LL BE ABLE TO FINISH THE ENTIRE PROJECT BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

OKAY, SO WE'LL BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

REALLY TARGETING APRIL 1ST IS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING OUR WALKS FOR OUR CAMPUSES.

AND SO QUITE A BIT OF WORK THERE.

YOU CAN SEE THE SOFTBALL FIELD FOR SACHSE.

AND THE BASEBALL FIELD FOR SACHSE.

THE WORK THAT'S BEING TAKEN PLACE THERE.

AND THEN THIS IS THE NAAMAN FOREST SOFTBALL FIELD.

THE WORK THAT'S BEING TAKEN PLACE THERE AND THE BASEBALL FIELD, THAT WAS THE WORK THAT'S BEING TAKEN CARE OF AT THE BASEBALL FIELD.

THE FIELDHOUSES AND THE MACS. I JUST WANT TO LET THE BOARD KNOW WE DID SOME PERSONAL VISITS DURING SPRING BREAK.

MULTIPLE TIMES. MR. DODDS AND I WERE RIGHT AFTER A CHAMBER MEETING THAT HAPPENED.

ON WEDNESDAY, WENT AND MADE SURE WERE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE FIELDS.

YOU WOULD BE IMPRESSED ON HOW FAR THEY'RE COMING.

I BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE READY FOR SOFTBALL AT THE END OF THIS WEEK.

I BELIEVE SO.

AND THEN AT THE END OF MARCH, WE SHOULD BE READY FOR BASEBALL.

AND THEY LOOK MAGNIFICENT.

THEY LOOK MAGNIFICENT.

SO. I THINK JUST TO GET SOME CLARITY, I THINK THAT WE GOT THE LATEST UPDATE THIS MORNING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL BEING AVAILABLE THE 1ST OF APRIL.

WE JUST GOT THAT TODAY.

SO I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT, SIR.

THANK YOU. 1ST OF APRIL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

OKAY. BUT THERE'S BEEN TO EXPAND UPON THAT, THERE'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK BEING DONE AT THOSE BASEBALL FIELDS.

SO WE WANT TO ACCOLADES TO BOTH THE DESIGN TEAM AND THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM WHO HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO TRY TO ACHIEVE THOSE FIRST THREE CAMPUSES.

SO GOING BACK TO THE FIELD HOUSES AND THE MACS PHASE ONE, PART TWO.

EXCUSE ME, PHASE ONE, BID PACK TWO.

THE REASON IT'S CALLED FIELD HOUSES AND MACS, THIS PROJECT HERE ENCOMPASSES FUNDS FROM PROPOSITION ONE AND ALL OF THE FUNDS FROM PROPOSITION TWO.

THIS IS WHAT THIS PROJECT TAKES CARE OF.

SO WE'VE DONE OUR ARCHITECTURAL SELECTION.

WE'VE DONE OUR CMAR SELECTION.

WE ARE IN DESIGN.

WE'VE BEEN PROVIDED PBK WHO IS THE DESIGN FIRM OF RECORD TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SCHEMATIC DESIGN AGAIN, AS WE HAVE SHARED WITH THE BOARD. PART OF OUR PROCESS HERE IS TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD, HAVING THE DESIGN FIRM BRING TO YOU A SCHEMATIC DESIGN PRESENTATION THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU AT A LATER DATE, GIVING YOU WHAT THESE EACH ONE OF THESE BUILDINGS LOOKS LIKE FROM A RENDERING PERSPECTIVE, FROM BOTH THE EXTERIOR AND THE INTERIOR.

SO WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT BACK TO YOU.

MR. FERNANDEZ CAN YOU JUST REMIND US OF MAC THE DEFINITION.

OH THE ACRONYM FOR MACS IS THE MULTI-PROGRAM ACTIVITY CENTER.

THAT IS WHAT WE CALL A MULTI-PROGRAM ACTIVITY CENTER.

AND WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT AND I APPRECIATE YOU ASKING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS JUST AN ARTICLE THIS WEEKEND AT FORNEY ISD IS CELEBRATING A MAC, WHICH IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BUILDING.

IT'S NOT EVEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS, BUT IT'S A THEY CALL IT A MAC.

IT'S ACTUALLY LOOKS MORE LIKE A HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT THIS IS A MULTI-PROGRAM ACTIVITY CENTER WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING OUR OUTDOOR EVENTS.

AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE ITEMS THAT THAT WE ARE ONGOING AT ALL OF OUR SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLS.

WE CONTINUE TO WORK REAL CLOSELY WITH OUR MUNICIPALITIES TO MOVE FORWARD TO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT REGULATIONS.

FREEMAN ELEMENTARY, WE'RE MOVING ALONG REALLY NICELY ON THE FREEMAN ELEMENTARY DESIGNS.

WE'VE COMPLETED OUR CHARRETTES WITH THE ADMINISTRATION.

WE'RE ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING OUR PROGRAMING FOR FREEMAN ELEMENTARY.

AND FOR HILLSIDE ACADEMY, WE ARE IN THAT STAGES AS WELL.

WE'VE RECEIVED JUST THIS WEEK, WE RECEIVED OUR PRELIMINARY PROGRAMING FOR HILLSIDE ACADEMY AS WELL.

AND SO WE'RE IDENTIFYING THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS THAT WILL RESIDE IN WITHIN THE ACADEMY THERE AT HILLSIDE.

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SO AT SOME POINT THIS PRESENTATION WILL SHIFT TO START IDENTIFYING THIS TO KIMBERLIN ACADEMY, BUT FOR NOW, IT'S STILL THE HILLSIDE ACADEMY. BUT JUST WANTING TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMBINATION OF TWO FACILITIES.

AND SO THE NAMING WILL SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGE DOWN THE ROAD.

OKAY. OR PHASE ONE BID PACK FIVE, LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL AND NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL.

WE CONTINUE TO WORK REAL CLOSELY WITH OUR ARCHITECTS.

THEY'RE WORKING ON COMMENCING THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN STAGE FOR THIS PROJECT.

THIS ONE HERE, IT'S I HAVE TO TELL YOU, IT'S A VERY, VERY CHALLENGING PROJECT, ESPECIALLY ON THE LAKEVIEW SIDE.

WE'RE TRYING TO INCORPORATE ALL OF THE CLASSROOMS THAT ARE IN THE PORTABLES, MOVING THEM INTO THE BUILDING.

HOW THAT GETS PUT INTO THE BUILDING.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE, HOW IT SITS HOW THE NEW CAFETERIA IS BEING LAID OUT.

WE'RE WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH EACH SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE HAD OUR SNS GROUP WITH WRA, THE ARCHITECTS OF DESIGN WENT AND VISITED SPECIFIC CAFETERIAS AND KITCHENS AND OTHER DISTRICTS TO GET A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE TO SEE WHAT EXACTLY WE WANT THE LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL DINING EXPERIENCE TO BE. AND SO WE'RE WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH THAT DEPARTMENT.

AND SO I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHEN THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETE, I THINK THAT YOU'LL BE VERY PROUD OF THE OUTCOME THAT WE HAVE THERE AT LAKEVIEW. MR. GLICK, QUESTION? THANK YOU, MRS. GRIFFIN. DO YOU HAVE AT THIS POINT? ANY IDEA ON HOW MUCH SQUARE FOOTAGE WE'RE GOING TO ADD TO LAKEVIEW AS WE ELIMINATE THE PORTABLES? SO WE'RE DOING A COUPLE OF THINGS.

WE'RE ACTUALLY WANTING TO UTILIZE SOME OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE TODAY THAT IS NOT BEING USED.

WE DO HAVE A PIECE OF PROPERTY THERE, A PART OF THE BUILDING THAT AT ONE POINT WE HAVE NOT USED BECAUSE WE THOUGHT WE HAD A STRUCTURAL ISSUE THERE.

WE HAVE SINCE LOOKED AT THAT WITH THIS ARCHITECT.

WHAT WE DETERMINED IS THAT THE BUILDING IS ACTUALLY STRUCTURALLY SOUND.

WHAT IT IS, IS THE FOUNDATION UNDERNEATH THAT IS RISING.

AND SO WE'VE GOT SOME ISSUES THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THERE.

WE CAN ACTUALLY CAPITALIZE AND UTILIZE THAT SPACE SO THAT WE'RE GOING TO REUSE THAT SPACE AS PART OF THIS PROJECT.

WE ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT SHIFTING SOME OF THE ACADEMIC EXCUSE ME, THE ADMINISTRATIVE SPACE WHERE SO THAT WE CAN EXPAND THE CAFETERIA.

AND SO WHERE THAT SHIFTS, I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER FOR SQUARE FOOTAGE THE NET GAIN, BUT I WILL DEFINITELY HAVE THAT FOR YOU.

HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THAT FOR YOU BY NEXT MONTH TO BE ABLE TO TELL YOU WHAT THE NET GAIN IS GOING TO BE.

IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE WHEN WE MOVED OUT WELDING AND AUTO BODY AUTO MECHANICS, WE MOVED IT TO SOUTH FROM LAKEVIEW.

WE HAD ALL THAT EXISTING FOOTAGE, AND THERE WERE CERTAIN THINGS WE WANTED TO INCORPORATE IN THE 2014 BOND.

ONE WAS AN EXPANDED LEGAL ANOTHER A COURTHOUSE TYPE OF SETTING.

AND WE HEARD WHAT YOU HEARD THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE QUESTIONS WITH THE FOUNDATION.

SO YOU'RE SAYING NOW YOU THINK THAT AREA IS WORKABLE? YES SIR. IS THAT? INTERESTING.

THIS IS WHAT WE'VE GOT WITH THIS.

THIS DESIGN FIRM HAS GONE OUT, HAS DONE STUDIES OF THE AREA, HAS LOOKED AT THE ACTUAL STRUCTURE ITSELF.

AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THAT THE FOUNDATION ITSELF, WHILE THE INTERIOR PARTS FROM THE FLOOR LOOK TO BE MOVING AND CAUSING SOME OF THE NON STRUCTURAL WALLS.

IF YOU GO INTO THAT AREA, YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE NON STRUCTURAL WALLS THAT HAVE SOME PRETTY BIG CRACKS IN THEM, WHICH IS A VERY CONCERNING.

THAT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT CAN BE REPAIRED AND CAN BE DONE AS PART OF THE OVERALL PROJECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

SO WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO MAXIMIZE THAT SPACE AND WE'RE GOING TO REUSE THAT SPACE.

WE'RE GOING TO CONVERT THAT SPACE.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE THAT SPACE RATHER THAN TO TEAR THAT DOWN AND GO THROUGH THE EXPENSE OF DOING THAT WELL.

SO THE EXTRA SQUARE FOOTAGE WILL BE PROBABLY A LOT LESS THAN I WAS ASSUMING.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE SAYING? SO THE NET GAIN I'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU THE NET GAIN, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE ADDITION BEING THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA, ALONG WITH SOME OTHER SUPPORTING PIECES TO THAT, BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING THAT TO YOU.

I'LL BE ABLE TO BRING THE NET GAIN TO YOU BEFORE WE BRING THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN.

BUT AS I STATED BEFORE, WE'RE GOING TO BRING TO YOU A SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THIS, WHICH IS GOING TO GIVE YOU RENDERINGS OF BOTH THE INTERIOR AND THE EXTERIOR, AND TO SHOW YOU

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WHAT WE CALL SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS ARE TAKEN CARE OF CORRECTLY WITHIN THIS BUILDING.

SO WE'LL BRING ALL THAT BACK TO YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN.

OKAY ON THE PLAYGROUNDS.

ONE OF THE CHANGES WE'VE MADE WE'VE LOOKED AT OUR PLAYGROUNDS AND WE'VE LOOKED AT INITIALLY, YOU'LL SEE THAT IN OUR PRIOR PRESENTATIONS WE SHARED WITH YOU THAT WERE LOOKING AT DOING THE PLAYGROUNDS.

PHASE ONE, TWO'S, AND THREE'S, 15 AT A TIME.

AS WE'RE WORKING WITH THE ARCHITECTS WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT BY COMBINING ALL THREE PHASES, THE THREE DIFFERENT PHASES THAT WE HAVE INTO ONE PROJECT FROM A DESIGN STANDPOINT, IS GOING TO ACTUALLY HELP US MEET A QUICKER COMPLETION DATE FOR ALL OF OUR PLAYGROUNDS.

AND SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH COMBINING ALL OF THE PLAYGROUNDS INTO ONE PROJECT FOR THE DESIGN TEAM.

IT'S STILL GOING TO BE A CSP TYPE OF DELIVERY FOR THIS, WHICH IS A COMPETITIVE SEAL PROPOSAL THAT WILL FROM THE CONSTRUCTION DELIVERY.

AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE ARCHITECT SELECTION AND YOU SEE THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR PROCUREMENT HAPPENING AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO WE STILL HAVE SOME WHAT BY DOING THIS THOUGH, WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT OUR DESIGN TEAM DESIGN TIME HAS EXTENDED BEYOND WHAT WE'VE ORIGINALLY PRESENTED TO YOU LAST MONTH.

BUT WE FEEL THAT BY BRINGING ALL OF THE DESIGN NOW, THIS IS GOING TO HELP US WITH SOME OF THE ESCALATION THAT WE ARE HEARING.

WE'RE HEARING THAT THE INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE INCREASES IN COST FROM THE BIGGEST DRIVER IS LABOR IS WHAT WE'RE HEARING.

AND SO BECAUSE THIS IS LABOR INTENSIVE, WE BELIEVE THAT BY BRINGING ALL OF THE PROJECTS UP SOONER, TO HAVE THEM ALL DESIGNED AND PROCURING THEM ALL OUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE WILL BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE SOME COST SAVINGS FROM A, FROM AN ESCALATION STANDPOINT.

AND SO THIS IS WHY WE'VE WE'VE KIND OF MADE IT A CHANGE IN THIS PROJECT HERE.

ON OUR FENCING PHASE ONE BID PACK SEVEN THAT HAS IT'S STILL IN TWO DIFFERENT PHASES.

IT HAS PHASE ONE IS 42 ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.

THIS HAS BEEN AN ARDUOUS TASK FOR US.

WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BRING THIS BACK TO YOU AS SCHEMATIC DESIGN AS WELL, BUT I'LL TELL YOU THAT THERE'S SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES THAT ARE GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR US THERE.

WE'VE GOT PROPERTY CHALLENGES.

AND SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT WITH OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION, ANY CAMPUS THAT HAS A CHALLENGE, WE'RE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THAT CAMPUS TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THE PROPER FENCING FOR THOSE CAMPUSES.

AS I SHARED BEFORE, OUR PROPERTIES SOME WE ARE PROPERTY BOUNDARIES THAT WE HAVE WE CURRENTLY UTILIZE SOME CITY OUR FIRE LANES, IF YOU WILL WE HAVE SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS THAT HAVE THE FIRE LANE, BUT IT'S REALLY THE ALLEYWAY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

BUT WE HAVE DESIGNATED THAT FOR YEARS AS OUR FIRE LANE.

AND SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN JUST TAKE OVER THAT PROPERTY.

IT DOESN'T BELONG TO US.

SO WE'RE HAVING TO LOOK AT HOW WE MAKE SOME OF THESE CORRECTIONS, SOME OF THESE CAMPUSES.

WE HAVE BEEN UTILIZING FOR YEARS UTILIZING CITY PROPERTY AS PART OF OUR PLAYGROUNDS.

AND WE'VE COME TO FIND OUT THAT THAT'S REALLY NOT WE DON'T OWN THAT.

AND SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PERIMETER FENCING, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE GO THROUGH.

SO THIS HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD EXERCISE FOR US.

AS WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THIS.

BUT WE WILL AT THE END OF THE DAY, AGAIN, I REALLY BELIEVE THAT OUR COMMUNITY WILL BE REALLY, REALLY HAPPY WITH THE TYPE OF WORK THAT WE ARE DOING AND BEING ABLE TO SECURE OUR BUILDINGS.

SO WE'VE ADDED ANOTHER SLIDE THIS MONTH TO TALK ABOUT THE CAMPUS CONSOLIDATIONS.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT CONSOLIDATION AND EVERYONE HAS HEARD ABOUT THE FREEMAN ELEMENTARY AND EVERYONE HAS HEARD ABOUT THE HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY.

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AND WE'VE KIND OF SHARED THIS A LITTLE BIT LAST MONTH.

WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE'S ACTUALLY 12 CAMPUSES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONSOLIDATION, 12 CAMPUSES ARE BEING I SHOULD USE THE WORD AFFECTED BY THIS.

AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED THE BIGGER BULLET PIECES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS, THE CAMPUS CONSOLIDATION, OUR PORTABLE RELOCATIONS TO GOLDEN MEADOWS.

THE PORTABLES, THEY'RE COMING FROM SPRING CREEK, LISTER AND ABBETT.

AND SO THOSE THREE CAMPUSES ARE HAVING THEIR PORTABLES, SOME OF THEIR PORTABLES BEING MOVED TO GO TO MEADOWS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS THAT ARE COMING FROM FREEMAN. PORTABLE RELOCATIONS TO HILLSIDE ACADEMY AT CENTERVILLE.

THOSE WE HAVE PORTABLES COMING FROM COOPER AND WEAVER IN ORDER TO GET THAT DONE.

AND THEY WILL SEE THE BOTTOM BULLET IS WHERE WE'VE GOT MOVING PERMITS THAT ARE BEING APPROVED FOR ALL OF THOSE.

WE HAVE A BUS LANE AT CENTERVILLE AND A PARKING LOT EXPANSION FOR THE CENTERVILLE, FOR THE BUS LANE THERE.

THAT IS TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS THAT ARE COMING FROM HILLSIDE.

AND WE HAVE FURNITURE BEING REPLACED.

WE ARE IDENTIFYING ITEMS FOR REPURPOSING AND REPLACEMENT AND DISPOSAL FOR SOME OF THE CAMPUSES THAT ARE BEING IMPACTED WITH THE CONSOLIDATION, THOSE BEING PARK CREST AND THOSE BEING HANDLEY.

AND THEN SIGNAGE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN OUR STUDENTS ARRIVE BACK IN APRIL.

EXCUSE ME. AUGUST.

APRIL. THERE'S NO REST FOR THE WEARY.

[LAUGHTER] WE ROLL RIGHT IN FROM SCHOOL INTO SCHOOL.

BUT WHEN OUR STUDENTS RETURN BACK IN AUGUST THAT THE BUILDING SIGNAGE IS CORRECT AND SO THAT THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION FOR THOSE BUILDINGS IS TAKEN CARE OF.

AND SO THOSE ARE THE DIFFERENT PIECES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAMPUS CONSOLIDATION.

SO A LOT OF MOVING PARTS WITH THAT PROJECT AND THE FIRE ALARM.

WE HAVE FIRE ALARM, SECURITY CAMERA REFRESH AND ACCESS CONTROL.

THAT'S ACTUALLY THREE SEPARATE PROJECTS WITHIN THE BID PACKAGE.

FIRE ALARM.

IT HAS WE'RE ACTUALLY BRINGING THAT TO YOU THIS MONTH FOR APPROVAL.

THAT CONTRACT. AND THEN WE'RE DOING THE SECURITY CAMERA REFRESH AND THE ACCESS CONTROL.

WE'RE BRINGING THAT.

WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO AT THE END OF THE MONTH, WE'LL ISSUE A SOLICITATION FOR THAT PORTION OF THE WORK.

OUR FORCED ENTRY-RESISTANT FILM, THAT PROJECT CONTINUES TO GO ON.

THAT IS BEING MANAGED BY THROUGH OUR OUR SCHOOL SAFETY ORGANIZATION, SCHOOL SAFETY DEPARTMENT.

THEY HAVE COMPLETED 48 OF THE 76 FACILITIES.

AND THE FUNDS THAT WE'RE USING FOR THAT IS THE STANDARD FORMULA GRANT OF 425.

AND AGAIN, THAT STILL STAYS ON SCHEDULE.

AND WE EXPECT TO HAVE ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES DONE BEFORE THE END OF OUR SCHOOL YEAR, THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

THE CPMS SUMMARY UPDATE OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT, WE'VE MADE SOME TREMENDOUS STRIDES WITH THAT PIECE.

WE ARE USING THAT FOR ALL OF OUR PROJECTS NOW.

WE'VE MOVED FROM WHAT WE CALL WE'RE MIGRATING OUR DATA FROM A SERVER TYPE OF DATA, AND WE'VE NOW MIGRATED THAT OVER TO WHAT WE CALL A IT'S A VIRTUAL PLATFORM THAT ALLOWS US TO INTERACT WITH THE DESIGN TEAMS. AND AS WE GET WITH THE CONSTRUCTION TEAMS, THEY WILL BE INTERACTING WITH US THROUGH, THROUGH THIS PLATFORM.

YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE.

WE'VE GOT SCHEDULES ARE ENTERED, WE'VE GOT SOME BEING ABLE TO EMPHASIZE OUR MILESTONES THAT WE'RE DOING.

AND SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF DIFFERENT ABILITIES TO RUN THE DIFFERENT PIECES.

I'LL TELL YOU THAT WE'VE GOT THE FIELD REPORTS, THE MOBILE APP, IT SAYS MOBILE APP AVAILABLE.

WE'VE ALL DOWNLOADED THE MOBILE APP.

IT WORKS REALLY, REALLY WELL.

BEING ABLE TO USE THIS APP FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GRAB THE DATA, MOVE INFORMATION BACK WITH ONE ANOTHER.

SO THIS IS SOME OF THE PROJECTS.

THIS IS IN THE MY PROJECT PIECE.

WANTED TO GIVE YOU JUST A SNAPSHOT WHEN YOU OPEN UP WHEN WE WORK ON THIS, WHAT DOES THIS THING DO FOR US.

SO THIS TRACKS ALL OF OUR PROJECTS.

THIS IS ALL OF OUR PHASE ONE.

WE'LL HAVE EVERY ONE OF OUR PROJECTS UP TO PHASE FIVE ALL LOADED IN THIS.

IT TELLS US WHAT THE BID PACKAGE IS, THE NAME OF IT WHO THE PROJECT MANAGER IS ASSIGNED TO IT AND GIVES US A PROJECT STAGE WHERE WE ARE DESIGN PLANNING.

IT'LL BE CONSTRUCTION AND CLOSE OUT.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.

SO IT'S A DRILL DOWN APPLICATION.

THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE PIECES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE FROM IT.

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SO IT'S A VERY POWERFUL TOOL THAT WE'RE USING IN HOUSE TO BE ABLE TO TRACK OUR PROJECTS AND TO KEEP US IN LINE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SEE WHEN WE HAVE DIFFERENT BALLS IN COURTS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TRACK AND, AND TAKE ISSUE ON.

WHILE WE ARE USING ORACLE AS OUR MAJOR COMPONENT FOR TRACKING ALL OF OUR FUNDS WITHIN THE BOND.

WE ALSO ARE TRACKING OUR BUDGETS WITHIN PROJECT MATES, SIMPLY BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE'RE HANDLING OUR INVOICING.

SO A LOT OF OUR INVOICING IS BEING DONE THROUGH THE PROJECT MATES PIECE.

THEN THAT'S BEING PUSHED OUT TO EVENTUALLY WE'LL BE PUSHED OUT SEAMLESSLY INTO ORACLE.

BUT RIGHT NOW IS BEING PUSHED FROM HERE OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT TO ACTUALLY DO THE BILLING FOR THE DISTRICT.

BUT WE WILL UTILIZE WE ARE UTILIZING THE BUDGET MODULE FOR THIS VERY INTENSELY AT THIS TIME.

I WANTED TO REITERATE SOME OF OUR BOARD ACTIONS THAT WE GOT COMING UP IN MAY.

WE WILL BE BRINGING TO YOU TOO BIG ACTION ITEMS RECOMMENDATIONS WHERE WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE ARCHITECTS FOR PHASE THREE THROUGH FIVE.

AND THEN WE'LL BE BRINGING THE RECOMMENDATION FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS AT RISK FOR PHASES TWO THROUGH FIVE.

THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING TO YOU IN MAY.

AND HERE IS THE SUMMARY FOR WHAT IS IN ORACLE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS A MUCH LARGER PRINTOUT THAN WHAT IT WAS BEFORE.

BECAUSE WE HAVE NOW ADDED ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE.

SO THIS IS A THREE PAGER AS OPPOSED TO WHAT YOU SAW BEFORE WAS JUST A ONE PAGER.

SO WE HAVE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IN HERE FOR YOU TO SEE.

AND CONTINUING ON.

WHILE WE WON'T SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT THESE WE DO HAVE OUR MONTHLY UPDATES THAT GIVE YOU MUCH MORE DETAIL WITHIN EACH SPECIFIC PROJECT THAT ALLOWS YOU TO TRACK MORE INFORMATION THAN JUST THE SUMMARY.

AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT AS SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR THE PRESENTATION.

SO WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATIVE REPORT.

BOARD DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M GOING TO START ON THIS END, MR. BEACH. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO COMMEND YOU FOR THIS, THIS PRESENTATION AND PLUS THE TEAM THAT YOU'VE PUT IN PLACE THAT I KNOW THAT THEY'VE GONE OUT TO AND WHAT I'M GETTING FEEDBACK FROM, SOME OF THE PRINCIPALS THAT ARE WALKING THE FIELDS AND DOING THINGS WITH THEM.

IT'S BEEN AMAZING THE RELATIONSHIP BUILDING THAT IS TAKING PLACE IN THIS BOND PROGRAM.

I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE WHAT IS BEING DONE.

THANK YOU. MR. MILLER. YEAH.

JUST REAL QUICK ON THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.

I GUESS THAT'S A REPLACEMENT FOR WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE.

I MEAN, TELL ME WHAT GOES IN.

JUST BRIEFLY TELL ME WHAT GOES INTO THAT PROJECT.

IS IT HARDWIRED AND ARE THERE BACKUP GENERATOR, ALTERNATOR OR SYSTEMS IF THE ELECTRICITY GOES OUT AND MAKE SURE THE FIRE ALARM GIVES OFF SIGNALS AND ALL THAT.

SO THE PROJECT ITSELF IS A REPLACEMENT OF OUR EXISTING FIRE ALARMS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN OUR INDUSTRY IS THAT OVER THE YEARS, THE FIRE ALARM INDUSTRY HAS HAD WHAT WE CALL PRIORITY TYPE OF SYSTEMS, AND SO ARE SOME OF OUR BUILDINGS HAVE FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS THAT ARE PRIORITY BASED.

AND SO PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR THOSE.

AND SO WE'RE MOVING INTO A MUCH MORE OPEN TYPE OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS, THINGS WHERE REPAIR PARTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE THAT WE CAN UTILIZE AND WILL EXTEND THE LIFE OF OUR FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS. BUT THIS IS A REPLACEMENT FOR FIRE ALARMS. SO WE HAVE SOME OF THE CAMPUSES WHERE WE'RE REPLACING THE OLD FIRE ALARM WITH A NEW FIRE ALARM.

TRADITIONALLY, WHAT WE'LL DO TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN IS WE'LL PUT IN THE NEW FIRE ALARM WHILE THE OLD ONE IS STILL ACTIVE.

AND THEN DURING A CUT OVER, WHAT WE CALL A CUT OVER IS WHERE WE WILL SWITCH FROM THE OLD FIRE ALARM OVER TO THE NEW FIRE ALARM.

THAT WILL BE DONE WHEN THERE ARE NO STUDENTS OR TEACHERS OR STAFF IN THE BUILDING, BECAUSE DURING THE CUT OVER IT GETS VERY, VERY LOUD.

THERE'S A LOT OF TESTING THAT HAPPENS.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS DONE OFF CYCLE WHEN THERE IS NO INSTRUCTION TAKING PLACE.

BOARD ARE THERE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR REPORT.

YES, MA'AM. BOARD WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR ACTION ITEMS NON CONSENT.

AND WE'RE ON PAGE 54 OF OUR AGENDA.

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[V.A. Consider Approval of Renaming the Phase II Agricultural Center to Carson-Mulkey Agricultural Science Center ]

THANK YOU. BOARD PRESIDENT, TRUSTEES, CITIZENS.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HOW THIS BOND PROJECT HAS BEEN MOVING FORWARD.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE BEEN MOVING FAST AND FURIOUS.

WE HAVE ALREADY APPROVED A NUMBER OF ITEMS, AND PART OF THOSE ITEMS ARE DEALING WITH NEW STRUCTURES.

AND SOME OF THOSE STRUCTURES NEED TO HOST THE LEGACY OF GARLAND ISD.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING RENAMING THREE FACILITIES TONIGHT, AND THESE FACILITIES ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR LOCAL POLICY FROM CW LOCAL.

THEY REFLECT PEOPLE'S LIVES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SEEN AS POSITIVE ROLE MODELS FOR STUDENTS THAT WILL ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS SCHOOL OR FACILITY. THAT IS THE ELEMENT OF EVERY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAVE HERE.

THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAVE IS TO CONSIDER THE RENAMING OF THE PHASE TWO AGRICULTURAL CENTER TO THE CARSON-MULKEY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CENTER.

CARSON AND MULKEY, THEIR BIOS ARE ON ONLINE, WE'RE PIONEERS IN THE AG CENTER.

IF MY RESEARCH SERVES ME RIGHT, ONE WAS ACTUALLY THE STUDENT OF THE OTHER CONTINUING A LEGACY OVER THE DECADES.

WE DO HAVE MR. MULKEY IN THE AUDIENCE, AND WE DO HAVE A MEMBER OF THE CARSON FAMILY ALSO IN THE AUDIENCE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

IT IS ADMINISTRATORS RECOMMENDATION TO CONTINUE THE GARLAND LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE AND MOVE TO NAMING THE PHASE TWO AGRICULTURAL CENTER TO THE CARSON-MULKEY AG SCIENCE CENTER OF GARLAND ISD.

BOARD MEMBERS DO WE HAVE A MOTION? THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. BEACH.

I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSIDERATION OF RENAMING THE PHASE TWO AGRICULTURAL CENTER TO THE CARSON-MULKEY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CENTER.

SECOND. IS ANY DISCUSSION.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY.

MAY I MAKE A COMMENT? MAY I MAKE A COMMENT? YES.

THE NOTES THAT YOU SEE IN THE BOARD AGENDA TODAY I SUBMITTED.

AND THE RESEARCH.

MY BROTHER WAS ALSO A STUDENT OF MR. CARSON, ALONG WITH DALE MULKEY, THE SAME YEAR AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

THE NOTE YOU SEE DOWN THERE AT THE BOTTOM ABOUT A FUNNY NOTE.

THE HEIFER KICKING MR. CARSON IN THE EYE AT STATE FAIR OF TEXAS WAS MY BROTHER'S HEIFER.

[LAUGHTER] AND HE HAD A BLACK EYE FOR OVER TWO WEEKS.

BUT HE NEVER STOPPED HELPING KIDS IN EVERY FORM OR FASHION.

HE WAS SO FORGIVING.

AND TO THIS DAY, UNTIL HE PASSED, HE WAS STILL HELPING KIDS WITH ANIMALS.

THAT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.

WHERE OH, PAY ME IF YOU CAN, JUST WHENEVER, BUT SO THAT KIDS COULD HAVE ANIMALS TO RAISE.

SO THE TWO MEN THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT HERE AND MR. MULKEY WAS ONE OF THEM RIGHT BEHIND HIM, ONE OF HIS FORMER STUDENTS THAT JUST KEPT THAT TRADITION GOING.

AND IT'S VERY STRONG.

IT'S VERY FORCEFUL.

AND THE KIDS THAT THEY TAUGHT HAVE BECOME BETTER STUDENTS AND DISCIPLINED TO THE COMMUNITY I'M JUST REAL THRILLED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND, THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RENAMING THE PHASE TWO AGRICULTURE CENTER TO CARSON MULKEY AGRICULTURE SCIENCE CENTER.

ARE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS OR QUESTIONS? ARE YOU READY FOR THE VOTE? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE CLOSED.

THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

WE HAVE RENAMED THAT CENTER WITH A 7 0 0 VOTE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

FOR THOSE OF US WHO DON'T KNOW THESE GENTLEMEN, IF THEY'RE OUT THERE, WOULD YOU STEP UP OR STAND UP SO WE WOULD KNOW THEM? YOUR DIRECTING THAT TO ME? YES. OKAY. PLEASE. THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND THE FAMILY OF CARSON AND COME ON UP HERE AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, PLEASE.

ON THE MIC. YES.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

COME ON UP INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.

SO WE HAVE A FRIENDLY FACE.

AND THIS WILL BE WITH THE NEW AG CENTER THAT'S BEING BUILT.

SO DON'T GO TO THAT OLD ONE AND BE LOOKING FOR YOUR NAMES.

THAT'S GOING TO COME WITH THE NEW ONES. [LAUGHTER].

INTRODUCE YOURSELF. OKAY.

I'M DALE MULKEY I'M THE STUDENT.

DON'T LOOK IT NOW, BUT I PUT IN MR. CARSON HIRED ME BACK WHEN THE TIME CAME, AND I WAS READY TO GO TO WORK.

I PUT IN 39 YEARS WITH THE DISTRICT.

16 OF THOSE YEARS WITH MR. CARSON. WE BOTH HAD THE PLEASURE OF TEACHING MR.

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HE WAS OUR STUDENT. SO HE'S FOLLOWING UP THE TRADITION.

BUT IT WAS IT'S BEEN A GOOD TRIP FOR US.

AND THANK THE BOARD FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

MY NAME IS DAVID CARSON.

I AM ONE OF FOUR NEPHEWS OF RAY CARSON.

RAY ACTUALLY LIVED WITH MY FAMILY.

HE WAS A CONFIRMED BACHELOR HIS WHOLE LIFE.

AND SO I HAD THREE PARENTS GROWING UP WITH UNCLE BUD BEING THERE WITH MY MOM AND DAD.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF INCREDIBLE MEMORIES THAT I HAVE, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT MY UNCLE BUD, AS I AFFECTIONATELY CALLED HIM, RAY CARSON, WOULD HAVE BEEN SO PLEASED TO HAVE HIS NAME ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BECAUSE HE SPENT HIS LIFE.

ALL THESE KIDS THAT CAME THROUGH FFA WERE HIS KIDS, AND HE LOVED THEM, AND HE DID HIS BEST TO HELP THEM.

AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS MAN BEHIND ME.

AND THAT GENTLEMAN STANDING OVER THERE, MR. SESCO. AND THE INCREDIBLE JOB THAT THEY DID IN FOLLOWING UP WHAT MY UNCLE HAD DONE.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY THANKS ON BEHALF OF OUR FAMILY FOR Y'ALL HONORING UNCLE BUD LIKE THIS.

AND HE WOULD BE SO PLEASED.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] AGAIN.

CONGRATULATIONS. AND THANK YOU.

I JUST BASICALLY SAID CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU.

TRUSTEES NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ACTION ITEM 5B CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RENAMING THE PHASE TWO ELEMENTARY NUMBER THREE TO LINDA L.

[V.B. Consider Approval of Renaming the Phase II Elementary #3 to Linda L. Griffin Elementary]

LÓPEZ. WELL, AS WE'RE MOVING TO THE NEXT PHASE RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A LIVING LEGEND THAT'S BEEN ON BOARD FOR OVER A QUARTER CENTURY AND HAS REALLY MADE A BIG, DEEP IMPACT WITHIN OUR TRI CITY AREA.

ACTUALLY, I GIVE HER CREDIT FOR COINING THAT PHRASE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS, FOR THE MOST PART, WITH BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL.

THESE NEXT TWO COME FROM ADMINISTRATION.

THERE'S AN EXTENSIVE LITANY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT MISS LINDA L GRIFFIN HAS ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE YEARS.

AND IF WE SAT HERE AND TALKED ABOUT THEM, WE WOULD LEAVE AT MIDNIGHT.

WE'RE VERY PROUD TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF RENAMING OUR PHASE TWO ELEMENTARY CONSOLIDATION NUMBER THREE TO LINDA L.

GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY.

TRUSTEES, DR.

LÓPEZ HAS BROUGHT AN ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION.

IS THERE A MOTION? MR. GLICK. THANK YOU SIR.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE APPROVAL OF THE RENAMING OF THE PHASE TWO ELEMENTARY NUMBER THREE TO LINDA L.

GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. GLICK, SECONDED BY MR. MILLER. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES. MISS STANLEY.

SO FIRST, LET ME START OFF SAYING THAT I'M PERSONALLY VERY GRATEFUL FOR WHAT MISS GRIFFIN HAS DONE FOR THIS DISTRICT.

AND THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY APPLIES TO THE NEXT RECOMMENDATION AS WELL.

WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE GISD AS WE KNOW IT TODAY WITHOUT MISS GRIFFIN AND MR. GLICK'S CONTRIBUTION.

BUT I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE POLICY THAT THAT IS BASICALLY UNDER DISCUSSION.

IT'S NOT REALLY A POLICY UNDER DISCUSSION, BUT WHEN I READ THE POLICY IT'S KIND OF AMBIGUOUS, AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE HEADING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. NOT THAT I DON'T FEEL THAT MISS GRIFFIN AND OR MR. GLICK DON'T DESERVE RECOGNITION, BUT I'M UNCOMFORTABLE WITH A SITTING ELECTED OFFICIAL HAVING SOMETHING NAMED AFTER THEM, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE MONEY THAT WENT TO THE CITY AND ASKED FOR.

SO I THINK THAT WE ARE HEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

AND I REVIEWED A NUMBER OF POLICIES FROM AREA CITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

AND ALTHOUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE VERY AMBIGUOUS, THE CITY POLICIES HAVE A COMMON THEME.

IN GENERAL, FACILITIES SHOULD NOT BE NAMED FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES OR CURRENT OFFICE HOLDERS.

AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF REASONS FOR THIS.

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I ALSO AM KIND OF WOULD LOVE TO SEE US MAKE SOME CHANGES IN SOME OF THE NAMING CONVENTIONS THAT WE DO.

AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT ON THE TABLE FOR THIS EVENING, BUT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHEN WE DO SOME RENAMING OF THINGS, THAT MAYBE WE CAN TAKE ON SOME NEW NAMES AND NOT HAVE TO ALWAYS CARRY THE LEGACY NAMES, BECAUSE TIMES CHANGE AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT COME FORWARD AND WILL BRING TO THE COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS NEVER LOSING SIGHT OF WHERE WE COME FROM.

AND KIND OF THE EXAMPLE THAT I PULL OUT IS WHAT THEY DID WITH THE GARLAND ANIMAL SHELTER, AND IT WAS ORIGINALLY NAMED AFTER ABE TUGGLE.

BUT THEN THEY WENT THROUGH THE REBUILD, THEY STILL GAVE MR. TUGGLE HIS PLAQUE AND HIS RECOGNITION, BUT THEN THEY ALSO RENAMED IT JUST SHOWING UP MORE OF CURRENT THINGS.

AND I WOULD PROPOSE THAT OUR POLICY BE THE CURRENT EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR BUILDING NAME RIGHTS, BUT CONSIDERATION MADE IN THE FUTURE.

AND I WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE TO PUT UP MS. GRIFFIN OR MR. GLICK FOR FUTURE NAMING OF THINGS SHOULD THEY DECIDE AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE TO RETIRE.

AND IT'S NOT.

I THINK THAT THIS TYPE OF HONOR IS APPROPRIATE AND IN LINE WITH THE FEELINGS AND OPINIONS OF MANY PEOPLE, THAT ONCE THIS WAS PUT INTO AGENDA FORM, I DIDN'T FEEL I COULD DISCUSS IT UNTIL THEN, AND I STRESS ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT IT IS A MATTER OF GOOD GOVERNANCE THAT WE SEPARATE IN THE MINDS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE NEED FOR FUNDING NEW STRUCTURES AND HONORING OURSELVES.

WE NEED TO GOVERN THIS DISTRICT IN A WAY THAT IS FULLY TRANSPARENT.

SO THERE'S NEVER A QUESTION OF IMPROPRIETY.

WE BLUR THE LINES BADLY IF WE MOVE FORWARD, IN MY OPINION TONIGHT WITH NAMING THESE BUILDINGS UNDER CURRENT ELECTED OFFICIALS.

AGAIN, MR. GLICK AND MRS. GRIFFIN THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT I FEEL YOU DESERVE.

IT'S JUST MORE OF AN UNCOMFORTABLE POLICY THAT I SEE US MOVING INTO.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. GLICK AND SECONDED BY MR. MILLER, THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RENAMING THE PHASE TWO ELEMENTARY NUMBER THREE TO LINDA L.

GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? WE'LL NOW PUT IT TO A VOTE.

VOTE IS NOW OPEN.

VOTE IS CLOSED.

THAT MOTION CARRIES SIX ONE.

CONGRATULATIONS, MISS GRIFFIN.

WE HAVE YOUR SON IN THE AUDIENCE, MR. REUBEN GRIFFIN.

COME SEE SOME BEAUTIFUL NOTES TO YOUR MOM.

YOU'RE NEVER BEEN A MAN OF FEW WORDS.

COME, SAY A FEW CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR MOM.

FROM MOTHER TO SON, SON TO MOTHER.

LIFE AIN'T BEEN NO CRYSTAL STAIR.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, BUT THIS IS AN HONOR DESERVED.

AND I'M THANKFUL TO BE ALIVE TO SMELL THESE ROSES.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

AND LET THE WORK CONTINUE.

[APPLAUSE] ITEM C, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RENAMING THE NATATORIUM TO THE LARRY H.

[V.C. Consider Approval of Renaming the Natatorium to Larry H. Glick Natatorium]

DR. RICARDO LÓPEZ.

I GOT ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE THIS GENTLEMAN AND IT'S PASSION.

SINCE DAY ONE HE'S ALWAYS BEEN VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT KIDS SAFETY.

WHEN IT CAME TO I CAME TO THE TAIL END OF THE NATATORIUM AND IT WASN'T BUILT YET, AND WE HAD TO LOOK AT ITS IMPACT ON OUR WHOLE SYSTEM.

AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE VISIONING THAT WAS HAPPENING BACK THEN, A LOT OF US COULDN'T SEE.

AND I WOULD EVEN FAULT MYSELF INCLUDED.

BUT WHAT WAS BUILT HAS BEEN SO IMPACTFUL.

IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF OUR MOST USED FACILITIES.

THAT PARKING LOT SOMETIMES IS OVERFLOWING THAT THE IT'S IN THE GRASS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

BUT WHEN YOU TALK TO MR. GLICK, THE MOST AMAZING PART ABOUT IT IS JUST THE KIDS BEING EXPOSED TO WATER AND HOW TO ENGAGE IN WATER.

WATER SAFETY.

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IT'S BEEN PROVEN.

HAVING KIDS COME IN AND COME OUT OF THE NATATORIUM JUST BRINGS AN EXCITEMENT.

AND OUR PROGRAM HAS FLOURISHED.

I THANK YOU, MR. GLICK, FOR HAVING THE VISION AND THE FORESIGHT OF BEING THE CHAMPION FOR THIS.

I FEEL THAT IT'S A VERY FITTING AND APPROPRIATE WAY TO HONOR YOUR LEGACY.

YOU'RE APPROACHING PROBABLY 20 YEARS ON BOARD AND DOING NUMEROUS THINGS IN THE TRI CITY AREA, AND IT'S WITH GREAT PRIDE THAT I ASKED TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RENAMING THE NATATORIUM TO THE LARRY H.

GLICK NATATORIUM.

MRS. GRIFFIN.

I LIKE THAT. WE LIKE FOR US TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RENAMING THE NATATORIUM TO LARRY H.

GLICK NATATORIUM.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. SELDERS, AND SECOND BY MR. BEACH THAT WE RENAME THE NATATORIUM TO LARRY H.

GLICK NATATORIUM.

ANY DISCUSSION? ANY QUESTIONS? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSE.

THAT PASSES.

SIX YES.

AND ONE NO.

NO ABSTENTION.

AND THIS VOTE PASSES.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. GLICK. CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, DR.

LÓPEZ. TRUSTEES WE'RE GOING TO PULL 5D.

[V.D. Consider Approval of Resolution for Project Delivery/Contract Award Method for 2023 Bond Program Construction Method of Procurement ]

MR. BOOKER IS COMING FORWARD.

[V.E. New Bids]

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION.

TO MISS GRIFFIN, DR.

LÓPEZ, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION THE PURCHASE OF A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.

CONTRACT 51023-02.

IT'S A NEW AWARD.

IT'S A REPLACEMENT.

IT'S A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH FIVE ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTIONS.

IT IS A $3 MILLION CONTRACT WITH 67% OF THAT WOULD BE GOING TOWARDS THE BOND FUNDING.

THAT WOULD BE FUND 683.

ALSO, THE REMAINING BALANCE OF IT WOULD BE TO DO A COMPLETE CHANGE OUT OF THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AT THE CURTIS CULWELL CENTER.

THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION BEFORE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS IT RELATES TO THE AWARD OF THE FIRE ALARM CONTRACT TO TEXAS FIRE SOUND INCORPORATED FOR NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $3 MILLION.

OKAY, DO WE HAVE A MOTION, MR. MILLER? YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU. MISS GRIFFIN, I WOULD MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION CONTRACT NUMBER 510- 23-02, AS PRESENTED TONIGHT.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND, MOVED BY MR. MILLER. SECOND BY MR. GLICK THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF THE FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION 510-23-02 ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. VOTE OPEN.

VOTE CLOSE.

THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

THAT MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

MR. BOOKER, IF YOU WILL CONTINUE.

THE NEXT CONTRACT. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR APPROVAL IS THE AWARD OF 51023-07 ELECTRICAL SERVICE AND PARTS.

THIS CONTRACT WOULD BE UTILIZED THROUGHOUT THE BOND PROGRAM FOR ELECTRICAL REPAIR SERVICES, AND ANY MAINTENANCE RELATED PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THE BOND. IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT CONTRACT THROUGH A COOPERATIVE CONTRACTOR OR THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH GROVES ELECTRICAL SERVICE INCORPORATED, CRAWFORD ELECTRICAL SUPPLY COMPANY.

THAT NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS $1 MILLION, AND IT WILL BE FULLY FUNDED OUT OF THE 683 BOND FUNDS.

BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS.

TRUSTEES ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. GO AHEAD.

OKAY. THAT WE APPROVE THE AWARD OF CONTRACT.

510-23-07 ELECTRICAL SERVICES PARTS AS PRINTED IN OUR BOOKLET.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR.

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5102307 FOR ELECTRICAL SERVICE AND PARTS.

ANY QUESTIONS, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NON.

VOTE OPEN.

VOTE CLOSED.

THANK YOU TRUSTEES, THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

MR. BOOKER, IF YOU CONTINUE.

THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR YOUR.

EXCUSE ME, THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR CONSIDERATION IS CONTRACT 18220 MOVING AND STORAGE MERCHANDISE AND SERVICES.

[V.F. Modifications]

IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THE CONTRACT TERM IS ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTIONS.

AND WE ARE ADDING 10% OF THIS CONTRACT OR EXCUSE ME, 70% OF THIS CONTRACT TO BOND SERIES 683.

THAT IS THE MODIFICATION THAT'S BEING MADE IN AWARD THAT THAT PERCENTAGE WOULD BE UTILIZED BY THE BOND PROJECT.

TRUSTEES THAT'S ON PAGE 67 IN YOUR BOOK, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE DETAILS.

IS THERE A MOTION? MR. MILLER.

MRS. GRIFFIN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE.

CONTRACT 182-20, AS PRESENTED IN OUR BOOKLET TONIGHT.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND.

MOVED BY MR. MILLER.

SECOND BY MR. GLICK THAT WE ACCEPT AND APPROVE CONTRACT 182-20.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION TO MOVING AND STORAGE MERCHANDISE AND SERVICES.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. VOTE OPEN.

VOTE CLOSE.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

MR. BOOKER. THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR CONSIDERATION IS THE MODIFICATION OF AWARD FOR 286-24 APPLE EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE AND PERIPHERALS.

THE DISTRICT IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO EXPEND 37% OF THE $1.2 MILLION THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN AUTHORIZED FOR BOND PURCHASES.

WE ARE BRINGING IT TO THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE THEY ARE ADDING FUNDS 683 TO THE EXISTING AWARD.

THERE'S NO INCREASE.

IT'S JUST THAT WE NEED BOND APPROVAL FROM THIS COMMITTEE TO USE BOND FUNDS.

ANY DISCUSSIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION? MRS. GRIFFIN I MOVE THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MODIFICATION TO CONTRACT 286-24 APPLE EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE AND PERIPHERALS AS PRINTED IN OUR AGENDA.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND.

MOVED BY MR. SELDERS. SECOND BY MR. MILLER. WAS IT MILLER? WELL, MR. GLICK. MR. GLICK TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 286-24 APPLE EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE AND PERIPHERALS.

ANY QUESTIONS, ANY DISCUSSION? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE CLOSED.

AND MR. BOOKER ONE LAST CONTRACT.

OH. I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T VOTE, OKAY, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I'M LOOKING AT THE NEXT ITEM.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THAT VOTE IS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

THANK YOU, DR. LÓPEZ.

ALL RIGHT. MR. BOOKER. THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR CONSIDERATION IS RECOMMENDED INCREASE FOR A JOB ORDER CONTRACT.

[V.G. Increase to Awarded Bids]

THIS CONTRACT WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR $4 MILLION.

THERE'S BEEN A NEED TO INCREASE THE CONTRACT AN ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION TO MAKE THE NEW NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT $6 MILLION.

75% OF THE INCREASE WOULD BE RELATED TO FUNDS 683 AND IS THE RATIONALE IN PRESENTING IT TO THE COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL.

ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION? MR. MILLER.

MRS. GRIFFIN I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CONTRACT 399-23 AS PRESENTED TONIGHT IN OUR BOOKLET.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED.

AND SECOND BY MOVED BY MR.

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GLICK? THANK YOU, MA'AM.

JUST EXPLAIN THE BREAKDOWN OF THE FUNDING, PLEASE.

IF YOU COULD JUST TAKE ME BACK TO THAT SLIDE.

WE'RE ON PAGE 69, IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

YES. THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS SUBMITTED FOR $4 MILLION, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE FUNDS 683.

THE ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION OR EXCUSE ME, THE INITIAL $2 MILLION WERE BROUGHT, WHICH WAS THE AMOUNT WE THINK WOULD BE NEEDED SO THAT 683 WOULD BE USING 75% OF THAT CONTRACT.

I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I'M UNCLEAR ABOUT.

IS THIS A A SPECIFIC PROJECT? NO IT'S NOT. THERE'S A SERIES OF PROJECTS, ONE OF WHICH IS THE PARKING LOT CONSTRUCTION.

IS THAT CORRECT? I BELIEVE THERE'S A PARKING LOT.

YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING TO THAT, PAUL? A PARKING LOT NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOND.

IS THAT CORRECT? IS THAT IS THE RATIONALE? IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOND.

IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOND.

YES, SIR. YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

TRUSTEE GLICK. YES, SIR.

THIS IS JAVIER FERNANDEZ SPEAKING.

SO ONE OF THE RATIONALES FOR UTILIZING THE BOND SERIES FUNDS FOR THE JOC'S IS WE HAVE WE HAVE SITUATIONS WHERE THE CONSOLIDATION IS REQUIRING CERTAIN WORK TO TAKE PLACE.

THE WORK IS SUCH IN MAGNITUDE THAT IT'S SMALL.

IT'S NOT A $20 MILLION PROJECT.

IT'S NOT A $5 MILLION PROJECT.

IT'S VERY SMALL WORK.

AND SO WE'RE UTILIZING THE JOC PROCUREMENT METHOD TO TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THOSE CONSTRUCTION PIECES THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF AS PART OF THE PROJECT, ONE BEING A BUS LANE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AT CENTERVILLE THAT WILL SUPPORT THE STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING THERE FROM HILLSIDE.

OKAY. SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IS THE 1.5 MILLION THAT WE'RE ALLOCATING TO 199.

JUST EXPLAIN THAT IF YOU COULD.

THE 1.5 MILLION TO THE 1? IT SAYS 25% OF GENERAL FUND INTO THE GENERAL FUND.

YEAH. SO IN THE GENERAL FUND WE HAVE PART OF WHAT WE CONSISTENTLY DO ON THE FACILITY SIDE.

WE STILL HAVE SOME OUTSTANDING WORK THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE FROM THE ACOUSTICAL PROJECTS.

AND SO THE ACOUSTICAL PROJECT PIECE IS A JOC PROJECT.

AND SO WE ARE AT A LIMIT IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THAT WORK.

AND SO THIS ALLOWS US TO PROCEED WITH THAT WORK AS WELL.

AND THE ACOUSTICAL IS FOR THE BAND HALLS, THE ORCHESTRAS.

YES. OKAY. GOOD. THANK YOU.

THAT WAS THE EXPLANATION I DIDN'T KNOW.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR. AND THE JOC PROJECT.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE JOB ONLINE SYSTEM.

NO, THIS IS A JOB ORDER CONTRACTOR.

YES. YES, MA'AM. THIS IS ONE OF THE DELIVERY METHODS THAT THE STATE STATUTES ALLOWS US TO UTILIZE.

THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN. OKAY, WE'VE HAD A MOTION FROM MR. MILLER, A SECOND FROM MR. JOHNSON. ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE VOTE OPEN.

VOTE CLOSED.

THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

TRUSTEES, IT IS NOW 5:28, AND WE DON'T HAVE A NEED FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

AND SO AT THIS TIME I MOVE.

I ASK FOR AN ADJOURNMENT.

[VII. Adjournment]

WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 5:28.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, WE'RE ON A ROLL TONIGHT.

WE WILL START.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.