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[I. Call to Order and Determination of Quorum]
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 9TH, 2025. IT IS 4:30.CRANK IT UP. I DO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND DETERMINE THAT THERE IS A QUORUM PRESENT.
MECHELLE, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING FOR PUBLIC FORUM? NO, SIR. OKAY. NOTHING THERE. SO WE'LL GO TO NUMBER THREE.
[III. Superintendent's Message]
ITEM THREE, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE. JUST A FEW THINGS FOR THE PUBLIC.THERE WAS A NEW LAW THAT TOOK EFFECT. SO ALL OUR MEETINGS WILL START NOW AT THE EARLIEST 04:30.
THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR WORKING HOURS.
WE GO BY THE CENTRAL OFFICE TIME OF HARRIS HILL.
HARRIS HILL OFFICIALLY CLOSES MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AT 4:30.
SO THE 4:30 TIME WILL BE OUR KICKOFF TIME FOR THESE TYPE OF MEETINGS.
AND SECONDLY, WE HAVE A PROPOSITION ON THE TABLE FOR NOVEMBER 4TH THAT'S ELECTION DAY.
EARLY VOTING STARTS OCTOBER 20TH AND ENDS OCTOBER 31ST.
BUT ONE THING WE HAVE TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THIS IS A PROPOSITION THAT'S ON THE M&O SIDE.
MANY QUESTIONS COME ABOUT CAN WE USE BOND MONEY TO HELP SUPPORT THOSE ENDEAVORS? THE ANSWER IS NO. IT'S A LEGAL THING. IT'S NOT JUST US SAYING NO.
AND THEN THAT WAY, MONEY WILL NEVER BE DIVERTED AWAY FROM THAT.
SO THESE TWO PROPOSITIONS STAND ALONE AND ONE CAN'T BE TRANSFERRED TO THE OTHER.
SO TODAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BONDS, BUILDINGS, BUSSES AND THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL SO FAR.
SO TAKE IT OVER PRESIDENT BEACH. THANK YOU, DOCTOR LOPEZ.
[IV.A. Receive Presentation on Bond 2023 Program Summary Update – Javier Fernandez]
JAVIER FERNANDEZ.THANK YOU. PRESIDENT BEACH. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR LOPEZ HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT TO YOU AN UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER FOR OUR BOND PROGRAM, OUR SEPTEMBER UPDATE. AS DOCTOR LOPEZ ALLUDED TO, WE'VE GOT SOME FANTASTIC WORK THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE RIGHT NOW.
SO THERE'S DIRT FLYING AS WE SPEAK IN ALL THREE TRI CITIES.
OKAY. AS A REMINDER, OUR BOND PROPOSITIONS, THERE WERE THREE.
THE FIRST ONE WAS FOR SAFETY FACILITY UPGRADES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
OUR MULTI-PROGRAM ACTIVITY CENTERS WAS PROP B, AND PROP C WAS OUR TECHNOLOGY DEVICE REFRESH.
THIS IS OUR PROGRAM TIMELINE FOR ALL FIVE PHASES OF THE BOND PROGRAM.
YOU CAN SEE THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE.
THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF EACH PHASE. AN UPDATE ON OUR SOFTBALL BASEBALL IMPROVEMENTS.
PART TWO. OUR SCOREBOARDS FOR LAKEVIEW AND NAAMAN.
EXCUSE ME. LAKEVIEW, CENTENNIAL AND NORTH GARLAND SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL.
THE MATERIALS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED AND INSTALLATION.
IT WAS DELAYED. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT COMPLETING THAT WORK AT THE END OF THIS MONTH FOR THOSE TWO CAMPUSES, AND SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS ONGOING FOR THE OTHER PARTS OF THAT WORK.
ON PART THREE, THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND RECORDS BUILDING DEMOLITION IS ONGOING.
IF YOU DRIVE BY THERE, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE FENCING IS UP.
AND WE ARE, WE'VE DONE SOME ABATEMENT WORK THAT HAD TO TAKE PLACE ON THE INSIDE.
WE HAD SOME UTILITIES THAT HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED FOR ALL OF THE FACILITIES THAT WERE THERE.
WE HAVE THE RELOCATION OF, EXCUSE ME, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BASEBALL FIELD FOR GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL THAT IS DEPENDENT ON THE STUDENT SERVICES RELOCATION. AN UPDATE ON THE STUDENT SERVICES RELOCATION.
WE EXPECT THAT TO BE FINISHED. IN SO THAT OUR STAFF WILL BE RELOCATING IN BE FINISHED IN OCTOBER.
SO THE EARLIEST THE STAFF WILL BE RELOCATING IS IN NOVEMBER FOR OUR STUDENT SERVICES.
BUT JUST GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE STAND ON THAT PORTION OF THE PROJECT.
THE FIELD HOUSES AND MULTI-PROGRAM ACTIVITY CENTERS.
IF YOU DRIVE BY ALL OF OUR SEVEN CAMPUSES WE'RE MOVING.
WE'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS THERE. WE'VE GIVEN YOU AN UPDATE FROM A PERCENTAGE STANDPOINT ON THE MAJOR ITEMS THAT NEED TO TAKE PLACE FOR EVERY SPECIFIC FACILITY. GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, AGAIN, THAT IS AT THE WILLIAMS STADIUM FACILITY.
THAT IS WHERE GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL'S FACILITY WILL BE.
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AND YOU CAN SEE THE PERCENTAGES AS COMPLETIONS FOR STORM WATER OR DOMESTIC WATER OR SANITARY SEWER.OUR GRADE BEAMS, OUR FIRE LANES, AND THEN OUR UTILITIES THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
SO THOSE ARE THAT'S THE PROGRESS OF THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE ON THESE.
HERE'S SOME PHOTOS THAT WE'VE GOT FOR GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU CAN SEE THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE.
SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE.
NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL. YOU CAN SEE THE FIRE LANES HAVE ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED.
AND SO THE PROGRESS OF THE WORK ON THE FIELD HOUSE IS ONGOING AND THE FRONT END OF THAT.
ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL YOU CAN SEE THE FIELD HOUSE ON THE FRONT END OF THE PHOTO, AND THEN THE MULTI-PROGRAM ACTIVITY CENTER FACING THE TENNIS COURTS ON THE BACK END OF THAT. SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL THAT WORK IS PROGRESSING.
WE'VE ACTUALLY COMPLETED THE FIRE LANES ON THAT PORTION AS WELL.
SO THIS PHOTO IS A LITTLE DATED ON THAT. FREEMAN ELEMENTARY WORK IS COMPLETED.
EXCUSE ME, THE WORK IS ONGOING THERE. STORMWATER IS ABOUT 50% AND DOMESTIC WATER IS 60%.
WE ARE DRILLING PIERS FOR THIS NEW FACILITY, AND WE'RE COORDINATING MEETINGS WITH OUR PROPERTY LINE WHICH IS THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. THERE'S ABOUT FIVE NEIGHBORS THERE THAT WE'RE COORDINATING MEETING WITH THEM TO TALK ABOUT OUR PROPERTY LINE.
THERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE FREEMAN ELEMENTARY, THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE. AGAIN, WE'VE GOT GRADE BEAMS AND PIERS THAT ARE BEING INSTALLED. AT KIMBERLIN ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE.
THE SITE UTILITY WORK HAS COMMENCED. WE'RE INSTALLING THE STORM LINE THAT'S NEEDED FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT BEFORE THE BUILDING PERMIT, AS PART OF IT, AND THE EXCAVATION FOR THE FOUNDATION PAD AND GRADING THAT'S ALSO TAKING PLACE FOR THAT CAMPUS.
WE'VE GOT WE HAVE STARTED THE WORK ON OUR NEW TEMPORARY ENTRANCE FOR OUR MAIN ENTRANCE SINCE WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING THE RENOVATION WORK AND FOR THAT. EXCUSE ME. THAT'S NORTH THAT'S NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO THAT WORK IS ACTUALLY COMMENCING ON THE TEMPORARY ENTRANCE.
THE LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL THAT WORK IS ACTUALLY WE'VE GOT CONSTRUCTION FENCING GOING ON A LITTLE BIT OF A COORDINATION THAT WE'RE DOING WITH LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL.
WE HAVE EXISTING THE LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL FIELDHOUSE AND THE MULTI-PROGRAM ACTIVITY CENTER, WHILE THE PROJECT ACTUALLY SITS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE PROPERTY ACCESS FOR OUR UTILITIES COMES OFF OF HAYMAN ROAD. AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE PART OF THE PROJECT IS TO RELOCATE THOSE UTILITIES OFF OF HAYMAN ROAD BECAUSE OF THOSE RELOCATIONS OF THESE UTILITIES THAT ACTUALLY IMPACTS THIS PROJECT WITH THE ADDITION OF LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL, WHICH IS ACTUALLY RELOCATING THE ADMINISTRATION AREA.
SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE MATTERS, ALONG WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND ON THAT.
AND SO WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT PROJECT.
THIS IS SOME WORK. THIS IS A TEMPORARY ENTRANCE THAT IS TAKING PLACE, WHICH IS A TEMPORARY ENTRANCE FOR THE EXISTING ADMINISTRATION AT NAAMAN FOREST. AND SO WE'VE GOT THAT WORK ONGOING WITH LEE LEWIS.
THE ELEMENTARY AND PRE-KINDERGARTEN PLAYGROUNDS.
WE'VE GOT LUNA IS 100%, ARMSTRONG IS 100%, AND SEWELL IS AT 100%.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE.
WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF WORK THAT'S GOING ON AT ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
WE ACTUALLY DID A RIBBON CUTTING TODAY FOR SEWELL ELEMENTARY.
AND THEY WERE VERY EXCITED THAT THE WORK THAT'S BEING TAKEN PLACE ON THOSE PLAYGROUNDS.
SO NOT JUST ONE, BUT TWO. SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE WORK THAT TOOK PLACE EARLY ON.
FOR ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY, THIS IS THE EARLY CHILDHOOD, AGES 2 TO 5, PLAYGROUND.
AND THEN ON THE FENCING PROJECT. THIS IS A PHASE ONE BID PACK SEVEN.
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THIS IS THE ELEMENTARY FENCING PROJECT. CONTRACTOR WAS APPROVED ON AUGUST THE 12TH.WE HAD TO SOLICIT IT FOR THAT. AND WE'VE GOT PERMIT REGISTRATION AND ACQUISITIONS.
WE RECEIVED BIDS FOR WHAT WE SOLICITED, AND WE AWARDED BASED OFF OF WHAT WE SOLICITED.
SINCE THE AUGUST 12TH DATE WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE ARCHITECT AND THE CONTRACTOR ON A MATERIAL CHANGE SELECTION, AND WE WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU TODAY. JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME ADVANCEMENT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.
IF YOU KINDLY BRING THAT TO THE FOREFRONT HERE AND WE CAN SHOW YOU WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WE HAD A DECORATIVE FENCING PIECE THAT WOULD GO IN PORTIONS OF THE FRONT ENTRY OF THE FRONT SIDE OF THE BUILDING, AND THEN WE HAD CHAIN LINK FENCING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW. SO WHAT YOU SEE THERE IS THOSE THE THREE RAIL SAMPLE THAT YOU SEE THERE IS WHAT WE ACTUALLY SOLICITED FOR THE CONTRACTORS. AND WE RECEIVED BIDS ON.
WE HAVE RECEIVED AN ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS SELECTION FROM THE AWARDED CONTRACTOR FOR A TWO RAIL SYSTEM A MUCH MORE DURABLE TWO RAIL SYSTEM THAT IS A DECORATIVE METAL. HOWEVER, THAT IS FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT.
SO WE WOULD ELIMINATE ANY CHAIN LINK FENCING OR CYCLONE FENCING AT A COST REDUCTION FOR THE DISTRICT, SO THERE WOULD BE A COST SAVINGS TO ACTUALLY DO DECORATIVE FENCING FOR THE ENTIRE CAMPUS, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING A MIXTURE OF BOTH DECORATIVE METAL AND CHAIN LINK FENCING OR CYCLONE FENCING.
WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOU AND LET YOU KNOW YOU CAN TOUCH IT, FEEL IT.
IT'S VERY, VERY DURABLE PANELS THAT WE WILL BE PLACING AT THESE CAMPUSES.
THERE ARE SOME COST SAVINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS, BUT MORE, MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S WHAT THE HOW IT PRESENTS ITSELF TO OUR COMMUNITY AND AND HOW THIS LOOKS FOR OUR DISTRICT. YES, SIR.
JUST REAL QUICKLY. HOW TALL IS THE FENCE? SO BY TEA STANDARDS, IT HAS TO BE SIX FOOT TALL.
ANY DECORATIVE FENCE HAS TO BE A MINIMUM OF SIX FEET TALL.
THE CHAIN LINK FENCING, IF IT WAS CHAIN LINK, WOULD HAVE TO BE EIGHT FEET TALL.
SO THIS IS WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE THE CHAIN LINK AND GO TO JUST DECORATIVE FENCING FOR ALL SIX FEET.
SO WE WOULD HAVE SIX FEET ALL AROUND. WE HAVE A QUESTION.
CAN WE INTERRUPT YOU HERE FOR A QUESTION. YES, SIR. THANK YOU.
IS THERE A PICTURE THAT YOU CAN SHOW US WITH THIS FENCE ALREADY INSTALLED AROUND A BUILDING SOMEWHERE? ANYWHERE? SURE, ABSOLUTELY. I CAN BRING A PHOTO OF THIS.
I DON'T HAVE IT AVAILABLE IN FRONT OF ME AT THIS POINT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW IT LOOKS ON AN EXISTING.
ABSOLUTELY. CAN DO THAT. YES. THANK YOU. YES, WE CAN ABSOLUTELY DO THAT.
AND THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. OKAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. THIS IS AN UPDATE ON OUR FIRE ALARM PROJECT.
YOU CAN SEE THE PROJECTS ON THE PHASE ONE. WE'RE ALMOST DONE WITH ALL OF THE PHASE ONE STUFF.
SO IT'S A LOT OF WORK THERE. THE MARVIN PADGETT, THAT'S THE LAST ONE THAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON THERE.
WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE PHASE TWO FACILITIES ON THE FIRE ALARM WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE.
YOU CAN SEE THE PROGRESS OF WORK THAT'S GOING ON THERE. WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO PHASE THREE.
THOSE CAMPUSES THERE, AS FAR AS FIRE ALARM UPGRADES ARE CONCERNED.
SO WE ARE DOING THAT WHILE THE STUDENTS ARE IN THE BUILDING.
BUT WE ACTUALLY DO THE WORK IN AFTER SCHOOL HOURS, SO WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS WORK.
SECURITY CAMERA REFRESH. WE RECEIVED REVISED PROPOSALS FROM THE APPROVED VENDOR AND PURCHASE ORDERS WERE SUBMITTED TO THE VENDOR AND EQUIPMENT ORDERS WERE PLACED ON AUGUST THE 12TH FOR THE PART ONE.
EXCUSE ME FOR PHASE ONE, FOR THE SECURITY CAMERAS.
THE SECURITY CAMERA. EXCUSE ME. ACCESS CONTROL FOR OUR PART ONE, PHASE ONE.
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THOSE ORDERS WERE MADE ON AUGUST THE 18TH, AND SO WE'RE COORDINATING TO GET THE START DATE SO WE CAN START THE INSTALLATION OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ACCESS CONTROL.AND ON THE DOOR HARDWARE MADE SOME VERY EXCELLENT PROGRESS ON THAT PROJECT THERE.
WE REALLY THINK THAT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE FINISHED BEFORE DECEMBER.
WE HAVE ALTERNATIVE SPECIAL PROGRAMS, BUILDINGS.
THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE STILL ONGOING. NOW, WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDED A NOTE HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY IS THAT BY CHANGING ALL OF THE DOOR HARDWARE AT EACH CAMPUS TO THE MEDECO X4 KEY SYSTEMS. WE'VE HAD IN THIS DISTRICT, WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE KEY SYSTEMS. CORBIN RUSSWIN HIGH SECURITY ONE, A CORBIN RUSSWIN A DIFFERENT TYPE OF KEY SYSTEM AND A SERGEANT KEY SYSTEM.
SO WE'VE HAD AN EVEN BACK WE'VE STILL USED TO HAVE SOME BEST KEY SYSTEMS. SO WE'RE MOVING AWAY FROM ALL THESE DIFFERENT TYPE OF KEY SYSTEMS TO HAVING ONE KEY SYSTEM FOR OUR ENTIRE DISTRICT.
LINDA GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY. YOU SEE THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE? THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT IS ONGOING. WE HAVE DONE A MATERIAL SELECTION THAT'S COMPLETE.
AND THE MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY, THE ABATEMENT IS COMPLETE AND THE DEMOLITION.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE DEMOLITION FOR THE MONTCLAIR PROJECT, THAT THIS IS A GMP, AS IT STATES THERE, THERE'S GOING TO BE TWO GMP'S. WE ACTUALLY SOLICITED WITH OUR CMAR OUT TO THE STREET.
SO WE'VE GOT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE OUT TO THE MARKET RIGHT NOW FOR THE DEMOLITION OF MONTCLAIR.
AND SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THAT WITH THE CMAR, GETTING WHAT THAT GMP LOOKS LIKE.
AND THEN WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO YOU FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION.
THE CARSON-MULKEY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CENTER WE'VE GOT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT IS ONGOING.
OUR AG REZONING SURVEY IS COMPLETE, AND OUR TREE SURVEY IS NOW COMPLETE FOR THAT PROJECT THERE.
AGAIN, THAT IS THE LOCATION OF THIS. THIS IS AT PLEASANT VALLEY AND BEN ROAD FOR THE COMMUNITY WHO HASN'T BEEN THERE THAT IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY THERE, AND THAT IS WHERE THE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE FACILITY WILL BE RELOCATED.
OUR SOUTH GARLAND AND NORTH GARLAND PROJECT END USER MEETINGS ARE STILL ONGOING.
OUR DESIGN MEETINGS ARE STILL ONGOING WITH THAT, WITH THAT PROJECT.
AND SO WE'RE STILL VETTING THOSE DESIGNS OUT WITH BOTH THE CAMPUSES AND OUR DESIGN TEAM AND OUR CMAR WHO'S ON BOARD THERE? OUR NORTH LAKE ROWLETT AND TOLER PROJECT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S DUE SEPTEMBER THE 10TH, WHICH IS TOMORROW. PORTABLE SWING SPACE. FOR THE UPDATE.
EXCUSE ME, PORTABLE SWING SPACE THAT'S BEEN UPDATED BY OUR GISD MAINTENANCE.
WE'VE JUST DONE A REFRESH THROUGH OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM THAT ASSISTED US IN REFRESHING THOSE PORTABLES SO THAT WE CAN USE THOSE AS WE START TO DO THIS WORK HERE. SO WE THANK OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT FOR THAT.
OUR COOPER HERFURTH GIDDEN STEADHAM, THE ROOF PACKAGE.
SO WE'VE GOT ALL THREE CAMPUSES ARE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE NOW.
WE DID SOME REALLY EXCELLENT WORK OVER THE SUMMER.
WE WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD TO GET THAT WORK TAKEN CARE OF.
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THANK YOU. NOT SURE HOW I CAN MAKE ROOFS IMPRESSIVE.ROOF IS VERY IMPORTANT. ANYONE WHO OWNS A PIECE OF PROPERTY UNDERSTANDS THAT.
YOU KNOW, KEEPING OUR STUDENTS WARM, SAFE AND DRY, IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP THEM WARM, SAFE AND DRY. AND THE DRY PART IS PART OF THAT THREE PRONG APPROACH THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE.
OUR SECOND PHASE FOR THE FENCING PROJECT, THAT'S 23 CAMPUSES THAT INVOLVES OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ARE AT 50% COMPLETE.
AND WE'VE SUBMITTED OUR TDLR, OUR RAS REGISTRATIONS.
THOSE ARE IN PROGRESS FOR THAT PROJECT. OUR INTRUSION ALARM DESIGN IS COMPLETE.
OUR WATERPROOFING AND THE CLADDING PROJECT. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A ROOF PROJECT.
THIS IS A PROJECT THAT INVOLVES THE PERIMETER OF THE FACILITY.
AND SO WE'VE GOT COMBINING ALL PROJECTS, AS IN THE ONE TO PUSH OUT A CSP.
OUR HVAC CONTROLS OUR DDC CONTROLS. THAT'S THE CONTROLS THAT MANAGES ALL OF OUR AIR CONDITIONING FOR OUR FACILITY. THIS IS THE WORK THAT'S ONGOING THERE.
YOU CAN SEE THE CAMPUSES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE.
OUR LOCAL AREA NETWORK, THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE.
THIS IS THE HUB SITES, ALONG WITH OUR METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK AND OUR CCC AND TECHNOLOGY, WHAT WE CALL OUR TECHNOLOGY NOC UNDERSTAND THAT TODAY WE HAVE A WE HAVE TWO CENTRALIZED FACILITIES AS PART OF THE DISTRICT.
SO WE HAVE A RING FOR OUR WE OWN FIBER. AND SO WE HAVE A RING CONFIGURATION.
SO WE HAVE THE MAIN SYSTEMS ARE AT OUR TECHNOLOGY CENTER WITH A BACKUP AT OUR CCC FACILITY.
AND SO THIS PROVIDES EQUIPMENT FOR THAT. SOUTH GARLAND, NORTH GARLAND LAKEVIEW.
THAT'S OUR ATHLETIC PACKAGE. WE'VE GOT VISIBILITY WHAT WE CALL FEASIBILITY INQUIRY AND TIMELINE.
THOSE ARE FIT CONSULTATION MEETINGS WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND.
AND SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO A SOLICITATION FOR THAT.
THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE A ONE GPA SOLICITATION.
THAT'S A TYPE OF PROCUREMENT METHOD WE WILL USE FOR THIS PROJECT.
OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AUSTIN ACADEMY, HOUSTON, JACKSON TECHNOLOGY, ABBETT AND BRADFIELD GEOTECHNICAL IS ONGOING WITH THOSE AND ADMINISTRATION AND COACHES MEETINGS ARE STILL ONGOING WITH THAT WORK.
OUR NEW NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CENTER THE I'VE GOT THREE MINUTES.
SO OUR SITE PACKAGE, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE DONE A RECOMMENDATION.
WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO YOU AS PART OF THIS BOARD MEETING.
FOR SITE PACKAGE GMP NUMBER ONE, AND LETTING YOU KNOW THAT 90% CDS WILL BE DONE BY MID THIS MONTH.
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ONGOING MEETINGS WITH STUDENT SERVICES.
MEMORIAL PATHWAY DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PAGE TURN IS SCHEDULED FOR EARLY OCTOBER.
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AND OUR PROPOSITION C STUDENT AND STAFF COMPUTER REPLACEMENTS.YOU CAN SEE THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE, OUR CHROME REFRESH PROJECT, ALONG WITH OUR IPAD REFRESH PROJECT FOR THE PRE-K THROUGH TWO PHASE ONE, THAT'S ABOUT 7500 IPADS THAT ARE BEING DONE THERE.
A LOT OF WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE AS PART OF THE BOND PROGRAM.
SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE IN REGARDS TO ANY SPECIFIC PROJECT.
MR. FERNANDEZ, I HAVE ONE QUESTION BEFORE WE GO TO THE BOARD ITSELF HERE.
ON THE X4 KEY SYSTEM, WHO IS GOING TO HAVE OVERSIGHT OF THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM ONCE IT IS COMPLETE? IS IT GOING TO BE THE MAINTENANCE? I MEAN, ONE INDIVIDUAL, ONE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY TEAM.
OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, AS PART OF OUR GENERAL MAINTENANCE GROUP WITHIN THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT IS OUR DOOR OUR LOCKSMITH AND THAT GROUP, WE'VE BEEN WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THEM.
THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THE KEYS FOR ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE PART OF THIS IS WE BOUGHT A NEW SOFTWARE THAT IS FOR THE X4 SYSTEM, ALONG WITH A NEW KEYING SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS US TO SPECIFICALLY KEY BLANKS, IF YOU WILL, SPECIFIC TO OUR DISTRICT NEEDS.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT ON THIS. SO WHEN YOU SAY MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT THOUGH, WHO WILL DESIGNATE THAT THAT INDIVIDUAL IS GOING TO GET A KEY OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. SO THAT IS DONE THROUGH THE DIRECTION FROM THE MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR TO THEIR STAFF. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A LOCKSMITH WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THAT LOCKSMITH WORKS THROUGH A WORK ORDER SYSTEM.
OKAY. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD CONCERNING OUR PRESENTATION? THANK YOU, MR. FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU. THAT WILL MOVE US ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
[V.A. Consider Approval of Recommended Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) #1 for Bond 2023 Technology Network Operations Center (NOC) – Javier Fernandez]
ACTION ITEMS ON CONSENT. ITEM A CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDED GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE GMP NUMBER ONE FOR BOND 2023 TECHNOLOGY NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER, THE NOC. MR. FERNANDEZ, THANK YOU.THIS IS FOR OUR NEW TECHNOLOGY CENTER. THIS IS THE SITE PORTION OF THAT AS WE STATED IN THE PRESENTATION, THIS WILL BE TWO GMP'S, ONE FOR THE SITE AND THE OTHER FOR THE BUILDING.
THIS IS RECOMMENDATION FOR GMP NUMBER ONE WITH PONTICUS, WHICH IS THE CMAR WHO WAS AWARDED THIS PROJECT. WE'RE RECOMMENDING A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $4,605,394, ALL TO BE FUNDED OUT OF FUND 683. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT? SEEING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO DO A VOTE HERE, I PRESUME.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? I REPEAT, I HAVE A MOTION, MR. MILLER. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE GMP NUMBER ONE FOR BOND 2023.
TECHNOLOGY NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER AS PRESENTED TONIGHT.
SECOND, HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JOHNSON FOR APPROVAL AND A SECOND BY MR. MILLER. THE VOTE IS OPEN. PLEASE VOTE.
THERE WE GO. VOTE CLOSED IS APPROVED SIX ZERO.
THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM B.
[V.B. New Bids]
NEW BIDS. ITEM NUMBER ONE. CONTRACT NUMBER 34-26.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDED TO AWARD DISTRICT FURNITURE.
MR. FERNANDEZ OR MR. BOOKER? YES, SIR. MR. BEACH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO DOCTOR LOPEZ.
WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION. IS THAT THE FIRST ONE ON THE AGENDA? YES. NUMBER 97, PAGE 97, IN OUR BOOK. SO THAT CONTRACT BEFORE YOU IS FOR DISTRICT FURNITURE.
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CONTRACT NUMBER 34-26. THIS CONTRACT WILL BE UTILIZED FOR PROVIDING FURNITURE FOR THE LIBRARY, OFFICES AND CAMPUS AND FACILITIES. THIS CONTRACT WILL ALWAYS WILL ALSO BE UTILIZED TO PROVIDE COMPLETE FURNISHINGS FOR OUR NEW SCHOOLS AND RENOVATIONS. THIS PACKAGE WAS TAILORED AND MODIFIED TO ENSURE THAT THESE FURNITURE PROVIDERS HAD INTERIOR DESIGNERS AS WELL, AS THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH A COMMITTEE TO REVIEW TO HELP ESTABLISH FURNITURE STANDARDS.WE DID HAVE 21 RESPONSES TO THE BOARD, TO THE DISTRICT, ALL OF THEM THOSE THAT ARE LISTED ON THE AGENDA FOR AWARD MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS. THE DISTRICT IS RECOMMENDING AN AWARD TO THOSE FIRMS THAT ARE FOUND ON EXHIBIT A, IT IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH FOUR ANNUALLY RENEWABLE CONTRACTS WITH FOUR ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTIONS, EXCUSE ME. AND THAT NEW NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS $14 MILLION DOLLARS, 85% OF WHICH WILL BE FUNDED BY BOND FUNDS 683 15% THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND. BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE DISTRICT FURNITURE CONTRACT.
MR. JOHNSON. THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. SO ARE WE TO ASSUME, BASED UPON THAT PERCENTAGE BREAKDOWN, THAT 80 THAT ROUGHLY 85% OF THE DISTRICT'S NEED FOR FURNITURE THAT'S GOING TO BE ADDRESSED BY THIS CONTRACT IS GOING TO GO TOWARDS NEW PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE BOND. YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT.
SO THAT ALLOCATION IS REFLECTED IS IS IN FACT, REFLECTING THE EXPENDITURES THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING.
YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. MS. GRIFFIN. YES. THANK YOU.
SINCE SO MUCH IS GOING TO BE DEDICATED TO THE BOND AND UNDERSTAND HOW WE DO CONTRACTS AND, OF COURSE, DAY TO DAY NEEDS. YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT FURNITURE STANDARDS.
ARE OUR STANDARDS HAVE WE IMPROVED OUR STANDARDS MORE RELEVANT AND CURRENT TYPES OF FURNITURE THAT'S POSSIBLE IN BUILDINGS.
MS. GRIFFIN TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE DISTRICT DID PREPARE THIS RFP WITH THE ANTICIPATION THAT THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITH ADMINISTRATION TO IDENTIFY AND DEFINE STANDARDS WHERE NEEDED. THAT WAS A PART OF THE RFP THAT WENT OUT.
SO THE ADMINISTRATION DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO WORK WITH THOSE PARTICULAR FURNITURE PROVIDERS AND MANUFACTURERS FOR THEM TO GIVE THEIR DESIGNS THEIR DETAILS, AS WELL AS WHY THEY'RE PROPOSING THE FURNISHINGS THEY ARE, AS WELL AS THOSE STANDARDS.
SO WE ARE ENTERING INTO THIS WITH CONFIDENCE THAT WHEN WE DEVELOP UPGRADED FURNITURE STANDARDS, THAT THIS LIST IS ROBUST ENOUGH TO SATISFY OUR NEEDS.
YES, MA'AM. WE'RE NOT WORKING WITH ANY STANDARDS NOW IS WHAT I'M HEARING.
TESTING, TESTING. NO, WE DO HAVE STANDARDS. SO WHAT THEY'RE TALKING REFERRING TO ABOUT WAS SO LET'S GO BACK TO TWO OF THE ELEMENTARY CONSOLIDATIONS WHERE WE BOUGHT FURNITURE FOR OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
THEY COME IN THEY SAY THE TYPE OF MODULE FURNITURE THEY'D LIKE, THE NEW TYPE OF THINGS.
AND THEN WHAT WE DO IS WE VET THE PROCESS BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY'RE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR FURNITURE THAT IS EXTREMELY EXCLUSIVE AND EXPENSIVE, RIGHT? SO THEN WE SAY FUNCTIONALITY, THIS WOULD FIT THE PURPOSE.
AND THEN FROM THERE WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE THOSE THINGS AND IT WOULD LOOK DIFFERENT.
THE MODULE FURNITURE WOULD LOOK DIFFERENT FROM A REGULAR CLASSROOM TO A CLASSROOM, MAYBE WITH STUDENTS THAT HAVE SPECIAL ABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO BUT TO SAY THIS IS THE EXACT THING THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, WE DON'T HAVE THAT, BUT WE DO GET BUY IN FROM THE SCHOOL ON THE TYPE OF FURNITURE THAT THEY WOULD NEED.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. SO LET'S DO I HAVE A MOTION ON CONTRACT 34-26.
MR. MILLER? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CONTRACT NUMBER 34-26 DISTRICT FURNITURE AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THIS EVENING. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. MILLER. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND IT. SECOND.
BY MR. SELDERS. PLEASE VOTE. THAT VOTE CLOSED.
THAT MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU BOARD.
[00:35:04]
OKAY THAT MOVES US ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO CONTRACT 226-26.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD SIGNED MERCHANDISE, INSTALLATION AND SERVICES, MR. BOOKER? YES, SIR. THAT CONTRACT NUMBER 226-26 IS FOR AWARD SIGNS AND MERCHANDISE, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE MARQUEES FOR NEW INSTALLATIONS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE NEW FACILITIES.
WE'VE HAD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM IN THE PAST AND THEIR WORK HAS BEEN CERTAINLY ACCEPTABLE.
THAT CONTRACT IS RECOMMENDED FOR NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $450,000, OF WHICH 40% WOULD BE BOND FUNDED AND 60% OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THIS CONTRACT.
ANY QUESTIONS, MR. MILLER? YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK ON THAT.
AGAIN MENTIONING THE BREAKDOWN IS THE, I GUESS RENEWAL REFRESHING OF THE SIGNAGE ON EXISTING SCHOOLS MUST BE COMING OUT OF THE BOND. I'M SORRY.
OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. THE 199 ACCOUNT IS WHAT I UNDERSTAND? YES. AND IS THIS AN ANNUALLY RECURRING EVENT BASED OFF THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AND THE SOME OF THE WORK ORDERS THAT THEY HAVE, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO GO OUT AND REPLACE SOME SIGNAGE.
YES, SIR. AND THIS AMOUNT THAT'S COMING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND IS A BUDGETED ITEM.
YES IT IS. OKAY. THANK YOU. MS. STANLEY. THANK YOU.
SO FOR THE NEW MARQUEES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING ARE WE GOING TO HAVE STANDARDS FOR THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A VARIETY OF MARQUEE AMONGST ALL OF OUR.
THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR THOSE MARQUEES.
I'M NOT AWARE IF THEY'VE ESTABLISHED THE STANDARDS.
THIS CONTRACT IS JUST PREPARED AND READY TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT MARQUEES.
AND SO THAT WOULD BE A PART OF THE DECISIONS MADE AT THE BOND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO CREATE THOSE MARQUEES, AS IT RELATES TO ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR THOSE FACILITIES.
MR. FERNANDEZ, CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT? POSSIBLY.
THANK YOU. PRESIDENT BEACH. I'M SORRY. YOU'RE MUCH TALLER THAN I AM, SO I'M GRABBING THE MIC.
PRESIDENT BEACH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DOCTOR LOPEZ. YES.
TO ANSWER THE QUESTION TRUSTEE STANLEY. THE QUESTION REGARDING MARQUEES, MONUMENT MARQUEES.
IF YOU RECALL, SEVERAL YEARS BACK, THERE WERE QUITE A FEW YEARS BACK, I DID BRING TO THE BOARD A STANDARDIZATION FOR NOT ONLY HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES FOR A STANDARDIZATION FOR MARQUEES.
WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT THAT FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
AND SO THEY WILL THEY'LL ALL HAVE THE SAME LOOK AND FEEL FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE DISTRICT.
AS WHAT WE HAVE A DIFFERENCE IN FLAIR FOR OUR FACILITIES.
THE FREEMAN BUILDING IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE KIMBERLIN FACILITY.
I REMEMBER WHEN WE REVIEWED IT, AND IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, SO MAYBE WE COULD JUST REFRESH WHERE WE'RE AT BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER US DECIDING ON ANYTHING. WE JUST HAD LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS OR AM I UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY? THERE WERE LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS. YES. OKAY. JUST NOT SURE WHERE WE LANDED.
OKAY, THANKS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MS. STANLEY ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT? MR. PRESIDENT. OKAY. THANK YOU. I MOVE TO APPROVE CONTRACT 226-26 SIGNED MERCHANDISE, INSTALLATION AND SERVICES AS PRESENTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK. SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY MS. STANLEY ON THIS CONTRACT AND THE SECOND BY MR. SELDERS. THE VOTE IS OPEN. PLEASE VOTE. VOTE CLOSED.
IT PASSES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER C, INCREASE TO AWARDED BIDS.
[V.C. Increase to Awarded Bids]
NUMBER ONE, CONTRACT 510- 2302. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASED AWARD AMOUNT FOR FIRE ALARMS INSTALLATION,[00:40:02]
MR. BOOKER. YES. THE CONTRACT BEFORE YOU, THAT CONTRACT 510-2302 IS AN INCREASE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FIRE SYSTEMS DUE TO THE RENOVATIONS IN SOME OF OUR NEW SCHOOLS. THAT CONTRACTOR THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY RECOMMENDED FOR THE AWARD OR THE INCREASE IS FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION FROM TEXAS FIRE AND SOUND INCORPORATED.IT IS AN INCREASE OF $1.5 MILLION INCREASE OVER WHAT THE BOARD PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.
THAT 67% OF THAT IS FUNDED OUT OF 683, AND THE REMAINING 33% IS OUT OF THE CURTIS CULWELL FUND FUND.
ANY. MR. SELDERS. YEAH. JUST CURIOUS, FROM THE FUNDING SOURCES, WHY ARE WE PULLING FROM CURTIS CULWELL CENTER FOR THIS? WHEN THE CURTIS CULWELL IS DOING THEIR WORK? THEY WOULD BE USING THIS CONTRACT TO PROVIDE THOSE FIRE ALARMS AND INSTALLATION SYSTEMS. SO WE HAVE ALREADY IDENTIFIED A 33% OF THE WORK THAT.
THAT IS THE FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM THE MANAGEMENT AT THE CURTIS CULWELL CENTER.
OKAY. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT? MR. BEACH? YES, SIR. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE INCREASE TO AWARDED AMOUNT FOR RFP 510-23-02.
FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION AS PRESENTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
SECOND. MOTION BY MR. SELDERS FOR THIS CONTRACT AND A SECOND BY MR. MILLER. VOTE IS OPEN. PLEASE VOTE. VOTE CLOSE.
THAT PASSES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 6, EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MECHELLE DO WE HAVE EXECUTIVE? SEEING NONE. IT IS 5:12.
[VII. Adjournment]
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT? SO MOVED.WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED FROM THE BOND COMMITTEE MEETING.
AND AT 5:30, WE WILL START THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.