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OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH.

THIS IS THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCE FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING.

IT IS 5:30 P.M. AND WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN THE MEETING.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT. THE SECOND ITEM IS PUBLIC FORUM.

AND I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS TO SPEAK AT THIS MEETING TODAY.

SO WE'LL GO RIGHT TO NUMBER 3. MESSAGE FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

[III. Superintendent's Message]

WELL, I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS VERSION OF OUR COMMITTEE MEETING FOR FINANCE AGENDA.

ONCE AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW NEXT WEEK IS FALL BREAK.

SO THE DISTRICT OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED. WE WILL RETURN AND EARLY VOTING WILL START OCTOBER 20TH THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST FOR PROP A.

ALSO WE HAVE THE OFFICIAL ELECTION DAY, WHICH IS NOVEMBER 4TH.

I FAILED TO SAY BEFORE THAT THERE WILL BE NO CLASSES ON NOVEMBER 4TH.

FOR SAFETY REASONS, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE VOTING ON OUR CAMPUSES AND WE CAN'T KEEP THEM SAFE WITH SO MANY STRANGERS.

SO WE JUST DECIDE NOT TO HAVE ACCESS TO SCHOOL DURING THAT DAY FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU, MR. MILLER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT IS ITEM NUMBER 3. LET'S GO TO ITEM 4.

[IV.A. Discussion Item]

TONIGHT WE HAVE ITEM 4.A. NUMBER 1 UNDER 4.A WILL BE CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SCHOOL FIRST RATING REPORT.

ARTURO VALENZUELA IS HERE TO GO OVER THAT REPORT WITH US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ, I PRESENT TO YOU THE 2024-2025 FIRST REPORT, WHICH IS THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.

WE WILL HAVE AN ACTUAL HEARING ON THE 28TH, BUT IT'S COMMON THAT IN THIS DISTRICT, WE PRESENT IT TWICE DURING THE FACILITIES MEETING AND THEN AGAIN ON THE ACTUAL PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH IS ON THE 28TH.

THIS INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE SHARED WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF THE FINAL RATINGS PUBLICATIONS, WHICH IS TYPICALLY IN NOVEMBER.

BUT IF WE DON'T APPEAL THE SCORE, THEN WE CAN DO IT BEFORE THE TWO MONTHS.

SO WE CAN DO IT NOW. SO THERE'S ALSO A, WE PUBLISH A NOTICE THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS FIRST RATING ON THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS ON OCTOBER 6TH. SO THAT WAS YESTERDAY.

AND I'LL JUST GO START GOING THROUGH THE REPORT ITSELF.

THERE'S A TABLE OF CONTENTS IN THERE THAT GIVEN THE WAY IN WHICH THE THE WHOLE PACKET PRINTED CANNOT BE TRUSTED WITH THE PAGE NUMBERS, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST USE THE ONES THAT ARE IN THE PACKET.

SO THE FIRST THE FIRST PAGE THAT WE CAN SEE JUST GOES OVER.

IT'S A LETTER FROM THE CFO THAT EXPLAINS THE SCORING, TALKS ABOUT, WHICH INFORMATION IS BEING ASSESSED THIS TIME AROUND, WHICH IS THE FISCAL YEAR 23-24. THERE'S 21 INDICATORS THAT ARE LISTED, AND OF THEM, THERE'S ONE THAT WAS PAUSED IN LAST YEAR. THERE WERE TWO THAT WERE PAUSED.

THIS IS THE 23RD YEAR OF THE SCHOOL FINANCIAL RATING IS ASSESSED.

THERE'S FOUR RATINGS. WE HAVE A WHICH IS SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT.

SO IF YOU SCORE A 90 OR ABOVE, THAT'S WHAT YOU GET.

THERE'S A FEW MORE DESCRIPTIONS OF WHAT THIS REPORT HAS, LIKE THE REQUEST TO PUBLISH THE SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT, WHICH IN THE PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE A HYPERLINK.

THERE'S ALSO A TABLE FOR TOTAL REIMBURSEMENTS.

AND IT'S NOT REALLY REIMBURSEMENTS TO THE BOARD MEMBERS, BUT EXPENDITURES INCURRED ON THEIR BEHALF AND SOME OTHER ITEMS ON THE NEXT PAGE AS WELL.

ON PAGE NUMBER 10 IT SHOWS, DESCRIBES A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHICH ONES ARE CRITICAL INDICATORS.

SO THERE ARE FOUR OF THEM THAT ARE PASS OR FAIL DEAL.

SO IF YOU FAIL COMPLETELY, YOU GET AN AUTOMATIC F.

THANKFULLY WE DIDN'T GET FAIL IN ANY OF THEM.

THEN IN PAGE 11, WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE PUBLISH THE NOTICE FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WAS OCTOBER 6TH, LIKE I SAID. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT AGAIN, THE SAME PRESENTATION IS GOING TO HAPPEN ON THE 28TH OF THIS MONTH.

SO HERE IS THE PRINTOUT OF THE ACTUAL SCORE, PAGE 11 TO 14.

AND WE GOT A 100, WHICH IS A PERFECT SCORE. SO IF YOU GO TO PAGE 14 YOU CAN SEE THAT WE GOT 100.

SO THAT'S THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF POINTS YOU CAN GET ON THIS KIND OF RATINGS.

I WILL ADD THAT ABOUT 84.6% OF THE DISTRICTS GET AN A RATING.

THERE'S ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE THAT GETS AN F.

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LAST TIME I CHECKED WAS 20, DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE GOT AN F OR A FAIL.

THEN IN PAGE 15, THERE'S THIS TASBO GUIDE AS TO HOW THE RATINGS ARE ASSESSED.

THIS WILL BE CHANGED FOR THE LAST FOR THE 28TH, BECAUSE AT THE TIME WHEN I WAS COMPILING THIS THIS WAS THE GUIDE THAT WAS PUBLISHED BY TASBO, BUT THERE'S A NEW ONE OUT AND THIS PAGE IS 15 TO 19 WILL CHANGE SLIGHTLY.

THEN IT'S STARTING ON PAGE 20. WE HAVE THE PRIOR YEAR RATINGS WITH ALL THE INDICATORS.

WE ALSO GOT A 100 ON THE PRIOR YEAR. AND THEN PAGE 23 TALKS ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND IT TALKS ABOUT WHERE TO FIND IT ON OUR WEBSITE.

STEP BY STEP. AND THEN PAGE 24 HAS SOME ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES THAT ARE REQUIRED.

THE FIRST ONE, THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY HAS NUMBERS IN IT IS IT SAYS DESCRIPTION OF REIMBURSEMENTS.

AND IT'S REALLY THE EXPENDITURES THAT HAVE BEEN INCURRED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, NOT REALLY ONLY REIMBURSEMENTS. THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE PRESENTATION.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS THE 2024-2025 RATING, THE LATEST ONE.

AND THIS HAS THE 23-24 FINANCIAL DATA. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO EXPAND THE PUBLIC EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IN TEXAS TO THE FINANCIAL SERVICES. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY ORIGINATED IN SENATE BILL 875 OF THE 76TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE IN 1999, AND THE PRIMARY GOAL OF IT IS TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES.

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE REPORT IS TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MEASURE AND REPORT THE EXTENT TO WHICH FINANCIAL RESOURCES ARE ALLOCATED FOR DIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES, AND FAIRLY EVALUATE THE QUALITY OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DECISIONS.

ALSO OPENLY REPORT RESULTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

THESE ARE THE THE SCORES. AND HOW MUCH ON THE SCORE YOU NEED TO GET TO GET THE LETTERS.

AGAIN, WE GOT 100. SO THAT'S THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF POINTS YOU CAN GET.

AND WE GOT A SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT. AND THEN I'LL HAVE TO JUST GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THE INDICATORS.

AND IF WE DID A PASS OR FAIL AND HOW MANY POINTS WE GOT.

SO THE FIRST INDICATOR WAS THE COMPLETE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, AFR AND DATA SUBMITTED TO TEA WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE NOVEMBER 20TH 7TH OR JANUARY 28TH DEADLINE, DEPENDING ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR END DATE OF JUNE 30TH OR AUGUST 31ST.

AND THE ANSWER IS YES. WAS THERE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION WHICH MEANS A CLEAN OPINION AND THE AFR ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS A WHOLE? YES, WE'VE GOT A CLEAN OPINION. SO WE ALSO PASSED THAT ONE.

WHAT'S THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PAYMENT TERMS OF ALL DEBT AGREEMENTS AT THE FISCAL YEAR END? THIS IS FOR ALL THE BONDS THAT WE HAVE. SO YES, WE WERE IN COMPLIANCE. WE GOT A WE GOT A YES AS WELL IN THERE.

DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS TO TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEMS TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION OR INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES? AND YES. SO THE CEILING IS PASSED. INDICATOR NUMBER 5 SAYS WAS THE TOTAL NET POSITION BALANCE IN THE GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES COLUMN IN THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION, NET OF ACCRETION OF INTEREST FOR CAPITAL APPRECIATION BONDS, NET PENSION LIABILITY AND OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS GREATER THAN ZERO.

THE ANSWER IS YES. AND NUMBER 6 WAS THE AVERAGE CHANGE IN ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCES OVER THREE YEARS LESS THAN 25% DECREASE OR DID THE CURRENT YEAR ASSIGNED OR ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE EXCEEDS 75 DAYS OF OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES.

SO THIS PRETTY MUCH TAKES A LOOK AT HOW MUCH WE DECREASE OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

IF THE AVERAGE DECREASE OF THOSE THREE YEARS IS GREATER THAN 25%, THEN THEY MAKE ANOTHER TEST TO SEE IF WE HAVE ENOUGH DAYS OF OPERATING EXPENSES ON THE FUND BALANCE. NUMBER 7 WILL BE WAS THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF CASH ON HAND AND CURRENT INVESTMENTS IN THE IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUFFICIENT TO COVER OPERATING EXPENSES, EXCLUDING FACILITIES, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION.

WE GOT ALL FULL POINTS. WAS THE MEASURE OF CURRENT ASSETS TO CURRENT LIABILITIES RATIO TO SCHOOL DISTRICT SUFFICIENT TO COVER SHORT TERM DEBT? SO THIS IS PRETTY MUCH JUST CURRENT ASSETS TO CURRENT LIABILITIES.

ARE THEY ENOUGH TO COVER THAT? AND THE ANSWER IS YES.

DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL FUND REVENUES EQUAL OR EXCEED EXPENDITURES.

AND IF NOT, WHAT'S THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S NUMBER OF DAYS OF CASH ON HAND? GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 60 DAYS? AND, YES. SO WE GOT FULL POINTS FOR THAT.

NUMBER 10 WILL BE, DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AVERAGE, LESS THAN 10% VARIANCE WHEN COMPARING BUDGETED REVENUES TO ACTUAL REVENUES FOR THE LAST

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THREE FISCAL YEARS. THIS INDICATOR IS THE ONE THAT IS PAUSED FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND IT'S BEEN PAUSED SINCE 21-22.

TEA MIGHT ENABLE IT NEXT YEAR. INDICATOR NUMBER 11 WAS THE RATIO OF LONG-TERM LIABILITIES AND TOTAL ASSETS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM SOLVENCY.

SO THIS LOOKS AT THE LONG-TERM SOLVENCY OF DISTRICT, NOT THE SHORT TERM.

THE ANSWER IS YES. AND WE HAVE RECEIVED FULL POINTS.

INDICATOR NUMBER 12 WAS THE CORRELATION BETWEEN FUTURE DEBT REQUIREMENTS AND DISTRICT ASSESSMENT PROPERTY VALUE.

AND WE GOT FULL POINTS FOR THAT. THIS IS AN INDICATOR THAT USUALLY CALLS ATTENTION TO PEOPLE WHAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR CALLS THE A RATIO EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE THRESHOLD RATIO. SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF THRESHOLDS IN THERE.

AND FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT OUR SIZE OUR RATIO HAS TO BE BELOW 8.5.

AND WHENEVER YOU ADD THIS GENERAL ADMINISTRATION FUNCTIONS AND YOU COMPARE AGAINST THE INSTRUCTIONAL FUNCTIONS WE HAVE 7.49.

AND THIS IS A CALCULATION THAT TEA DOES. THEY LOOK AT HOW MUCH WE SUBMITTED EXPENSES AND THEY DO CALCULATED.

I MUST MENTION THAT IT'S DECREASED A LITTLE BIT FROM LAST YEAR.

LAST YEAR WAS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER WAS 7.71 AND THIS YEAR IS 7.49.

SO I'M COMPARING 23 TO 24. INDICATOR NUMBER 14.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOT HAVE A 15% DECLINE IN STUDENT STAFF RATIO OVER THREE YEARS.

WE GOT FULL POINTS FOR THAT. WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE WITHIN THE ALLOTTED RANGE OF THE DISTRICT BIENNIAL PUPIL PROJECTION SUBMITTED BY TEA.

SO THIS IS A PROJECTION SUBMITTED TO TEA AND ARE WITHIN THE RANGE THAT IS ACCEPTABLE.

AND THE ANSWER IS YES. AND WE GOT FULL FIVE POINTS FOR THAT.

NUMBER 16 WOULD BE THE COMPARISON OF PUBLIC EDUCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PEIMS. THAT DATA TO LIKE INFORMATION. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AFR RESULT IN A TOTAL VARIANCE OF LESS THAN 3% OF ALL EXPENDITURES.

SO THIS LOOKS AT HOW MUCH DID WE PUBLISH? WE HAD AN EXPENSES IN OUR AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND HOW MUCH IT ENDED UP BEING REPORTED TO PEIMS. AND IT'S GOT TO BE LESS THAN 3% FOR US TO GET THE CEILING PASSED.

AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IT WAS ABOUT $500.

THE DIFFERENCE THAT WAS THERE. SO THERE WAS SOME ROUNDING OF SOME DOLLARS THAT MADE US SMALL MINUTE AND SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE.

NUMBER 17, DID THE EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT AUDITOR REPORT THAT THE AFR WAS FREE OF ANY MISTAKES, ANY INSTANCES OF MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE FOR LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL FUNDS AND FREE FROM SUBSTANTIAL DOUBT ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN.

SO THIS PRETTY MUCH ASSESSING ARE WE IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE.

SO WE WEREN'T AND SO WE PASSED THE CEILING. INDICATOR NUMBER 18, DID THE EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT AUDITOR INDICATE THAT THE AFR WAS FREE OF ANY INSTANCES OF MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE FOR GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND LAWS RELATED TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS.

AND WE GOT FULL POINTS. DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT POSED THE REQUIRED FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE IN ACCORDANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT CODE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND OTHER STATUTES, LAWS AND RULES THAT WERE IN EFFECT AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR END.

AND WE GOT FULL POINTS WHICH WERE FIVE. INDICATOR NUMBER 20, DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS ANY CHANGES AND OR IMPACT TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING AT A BOARD MEETING WITHIN 120 DAYS BEFORE THE DISTRICT ADOPTED BUDGET.

AND WE DID. SO WE PASSED THAT CEILING INDICATOR NUMBER 21.

THE LAST ONE. DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVE AN ADJUSTMENT REPAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR AN OVERALLOCATION OF FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM FUNDS BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP? AND THE ANSWER IS NO.

SO WE PASSED THAT INDICATOR. AGAIN, WE GOT A SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT.

SO ABOVE 90 YOU GET THIS, YOU GET THE A, WE GOT FULL POINTS FOR THAT.

WE IN THIS IN THIS SLIDE, WE HAVE HYPERLINK TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CURRENT CONTRACT, THE WEBSITE THAT HAS THAT.

WE HAVE ALSO A BIGGER TABLE AS COMPARED TO THE ONE IN THE REPORT EARLIER THAT HAS THE EXPENDITURES EXPENSE ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024. THERE WERE SOME OTHER REQUIRED DISCLOSURES, LIKE OUTSIDE COMPENSATION OR FEES RECEIVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING AND OR OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, AND THERE WERE NONE. WERE THERE ANY GIFTS RECEIVED BY EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS OR FIRST DEGREE RELATIVES, IF ANY, IN FISCAL YEAR 2024? AND THERE WERE THERE WERE NONE.

WERE THERE ANY BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN DISTRICT AND THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024?

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AND THERE WERE NONE. AND THAT IS THE END OF THE REPORT.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. CERTAINLY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE REPORT. COMMITTEE, I GUESS IT'S ROBERT [LAUGHTER].

ANY QUESTIONS YOU GOT? [LAUGHTER] BOARD MEMBERS, WHICH IS WES AND DAPHNE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT SO MUCH. I KNOW THAT THINGS ARE GETTING TIGHTER WITH RESPECT TO MAKING ALL THESE QUALIFICATIONS, ESPECIALLY AS OUR FINANCIAL PICTURE CHANGES A LITTLE BIT EACH YEAR.

AND WE HOPE WE'RE HOPEFUL TO BE ABLE TO REMEDY THAT VERY SOON.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY, LET'S GO TO ITEM.

[IV.B. Information Items]

I BELIEVE IT WILL BE 4.B INFORMATION ITEMS. NUMBER 1 IS REVIEW OF THE MONTHLY JULY 2025 MONTHLY FINANCIAL, ARTURO CONTINUE PLEASE. YES. SO IF WE GO TO PAGE 45, WE CAN SEE THE AUGUST 2025 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR GENERAL FUND, IN WHICH WE HAVE A CURRENT NET INCOME OF -$32 MILLION, -$32.2 MILLION.

I MUST SAY THAT MOST OF THE INCOME COMES IN WHENEVER THE TAX PAYMENTS HAPPEN, WHICH IS BETWEEN DECEMBER AND JANUARY.

IF I GO TO THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A HIGHER DESCRIPTION OF THEM AND, AND PAGE NUMBER 48, THE REVENUE COMPARISONS FISCAL YEAR TO FISCAL YEAR FOR GENERAL FUND.

THEN THERE'S THE EXPENSES COMPARISON ON PAGE NUMBER 49.

AND IT'S IN LINE WITH WHAT WE HAD FROM LAST YEAR.

AND THEN STARTING PAGE 50. IN GENERAL FUND, THERE GOES A DETAILED DISCLOSURE OF THE BY FUNCTION AND OBJECT CODE EXPENSES OF GENERAL FUND.

AND WE'VE STARTED THIS FISCAL YEAR WE INCLUDED ANOTHER TWO TABLES FOR THE FUNDS THAT GET APPROVED ON THE BOARD LEVEL.

THE NEXT ONE IS STARTING ON PAGE 54 STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES.

AND IN HERE WE CAN JUST SEE CURRENT NET INCOME AS OF AUGUST 2025 OF -$3.2 MILLION.

AND THEN ON PAGE NUMBER 55, WE HAVE THE LAST FUND THAT GETS APPROVED BY THE BOARD, WHICH IS INS INTEREST AND SINKING FUND, IN WHICH WE HAVE A NET LOSS OF $54 MILLION. AND IT'S BECAUSE, AGAIN, THE TAXES COME IN ON DECEMBER, ON JANUARY. AND WE'VE MADE SOME PAYMENTS, BIG PAYMENTS ON AUGUST.

SO THERE WERE SOME DEBT PAYMENTS THAT WERE SCHEDULED.

AND THEN WE PAID AN ADDITIONAL $30 MILLION PAYMENT AS A REDEMPTION THAT YOU INQUIRED ABOUT LAST TIME.

BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. CERTAINLY AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND I DO REMEMBER THE DISCUSSION ON THE EARLY BOND PAYMENT HELPED WITH THE OVERALL COST STRUCTURE.

I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. MAYBE MR. DODDS REMIND ME, HAVE WE FINISHED WITH ALL THE TRUE UPS FROM LAST YEAR? IS EVERYTHING? WHERE ARE WE ON FINISHING OUT LAST YEAR'S JUNE, I GUESS, 30TH FINANCIAL STATEMENT? YES, WE HAVE THEY'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE AUDIT TEAM.

AND SO GETTING READY FOR OUR AUDIT TO BE PRESENTED IN NOVEMBER? YES. AND SO THAT THEY ARE TEA HAS BEEN DOING THEIR SETTLE UP, AND SO WE'RE GETTING REAL CLOSE TO HAVING THE AUDIT READY TO BE ABLE TO BE PRESENTED IN NOVEMBER.

AND WITH THAT, I'M ASSUMING WE'LL HAVE THE ACTUAL YEAR END GENERAL FUND BALANCE WHERE WE WHERE WE WOUND UP? YES, SIR. OKAY THANK YOU RIGHT, AND WHAT WHEN DO YOU THINK THAT'LL BE? THE NOVEMBER. NOVEMBER. NOVEMBER SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. SO 4.B 2, LOOKS LIKE MR. BOOKER HAS TAKEN THE STAND. AND HE WILL BE PREACHING TO US TODAY [LAUGHTER].

MR. BOOKER, WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE THE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR OCTOBER OF 2025.

YES, SIR. MR. MILLER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU THE OCTOBER CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT.

WE HAVE 19 CONTRACTS THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED, NONE OF WHICH HAVE EXCEEDED THE THRESHOLD, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE ACTION ITEM BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AS IT RELATES TO THE OCTOBER CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MR. BOOKER, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM NUMBER B.3, WHICH WOULD BE RECEIVE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES COOPERATIVE PURCHASING REPORT ON PAGE

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58. YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN, THE DISTRICT IS REQUIRED.

IT IS A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT THAT WE REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE FEES THAT WE HAVE INCURRED OVER THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.

AND YOU WILL NOTE THAT ON OUR COVER PAGE, THE DISTRICT EXPENDED $26,347,805 THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT THROUGH THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, THROUGH THOSE DIFFERENT COOPERATIVES.

THEIR ACTUAL FEE ENDED UP BEING $290,346, WHICH THE AVERAGE FEE WAS 1.1%.

THE DETAILS BEHIND THOSE NUMBERS ARE BEING PROVIDED, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

ONCE AGAIN, IT IS A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT THAT WE PRESENT THIS CONTRACT OR THIS REPORT FOR YOUR INFORMATION, EACH YEAR. THANK YOU AND, MR. BOOKER, I WOULD ASSUME THAT OUR SAVINGS BY USING THESE COOPERATIVES IS GOING TO BE FAR MORE THAN THE 1% THAT IT COSTS? YES, SIR. YES, SIR. OKAY THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS REPORT? ANYBODY? THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY LET'S GO TO ITEM B.4 WHICH IS RECEIVED PRESENTATION ON FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE SUMMER OF 2025 COMPLETED PROJECTS, DOCTOR JENNIFER DUPLESSIS AND WELCOME.

THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

IT IS AN HONOR TO COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING AND SHARE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT SUMMER PROJECTS THAT WERE PERFORMED BY THE FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE DIVISION.

I WILL SAY I'M SORRY NOT SORRY IN ADVANCE [LAUGHTER] FOR THE NUMBER OF SLIDES IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT IT IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE VOLUME OF WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED BY THIS DEPARTMENT.

TODAY MARKS MY THREE-MONTH ANNIVERSARY IN GARLAND ISD.

SO SOME THANK YOU. SOME MAY SAY THAT MEANS I HAVE THE TIMING OF A BAD WAITRESS.

I SUBMIT TO YOU THAT THERE IS NO BETTER TIME TO SEE THE GRIT OF THE TEAM THAT YOU WORK WITH THAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL TO START.

SO SUPER PROUD TO SHARE SOME OF THESE UPDATES WITH YOU.

THE FIRST WAS THE RENAMING OF OUR LARRY H. GLICK NATATORIUM.

IT LOOKS FANTASTIC WITH ALL OF THE NEW PLACARDS AND INFORMATION THAT IS SHARED FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT.

YOU'LL ALSO SEE THAT WE'VE DONE SOME IN-HOUSE WORK ON PARSONS PRE-K AND REROOFING THAT AREA TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS.

WE ALSO HAD THE INTERIOR WALL REPAIRS AND SOME LETTERS UPDATED FOR AREAS OF COYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT ARE NOW THE MARCIA ZOFFUTO FINE ARTS WING. AND SO THAT IS EVIDENT. AND THEN WE'VE DONE SOME REALLY NICE UPGRADES TO AREAS THAT NEEDED NEW CARPET AT NORTHLAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ROWLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THESE CARPET TILES ARE VERY VERSATILE ESPECIALLY FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.

AND OUR TEAM DID A GREAT JOB OF MAKING THOSE SPACES LOOK LOOK REALLY INVITING FOR THE STUDENTS TO COME BACK IN.

SIMILARLY, AT ROACH AND WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THEY REPLACED VCT FLOORING.

OFTENTIMES, THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE CONTRACTED OUT TO VENDORS WHO ARE HAPPY TO TAKE ANYONE'S MONEY.

BUT OUR TEAM DID A GREAT JOB OF GOING IN AND DOING A PROFESSIONAL JOB THAT NOT ONLY LOOKS GREAT BUT SAVES THE DISTRICT QUITE A BIT OF MONEY.

THIS IS CARVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND OUR TEAM HERE, YOU'LL SEE IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WAS HELPING DOING SOME UPDATES TO THEIR GARDEN.

SO BEING ABLE TO DO SOME INTERACTIVE LEARNING WITH THE STUDENTS, THERE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING AT THAT CAMPUS.

WE DID SOME PORTABLE REBUILDS. YOU CAN SEE THAT OCCASIONALLY WE HAVE THE USE FOR PORTABLES IN THE DISTRICT, BUT THEY DO REQUIRE SOME UPKEEP. SO PRETTY EXTENSIVE WORK HERE AT HEATHER GLEN TO REBUILD THOSE PORTABLES, AS WELL AS HERE AT TOLER ELEMENTARY. AT HUDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL WE REMOVED AND REPLACED WET SHEETROCK AND PAINTED THE WALLS, UPDATING THEM. THIS IS DAUGHERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

REMOVING SOME OLDER TREES AND PLANTING NEW TREES, REALLY UPDATING THAT COURTYARD.

I THINK THE NEW THE SPACE JUST LOOKS FAR AND DRAMATIC IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE ON THE UPPER LEFT VERSUS THE BOTTOM RIGHT, IT'S SUCH A MUCH MORE INVITING SPACE. NOW AT HUDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WE HAD SOME ADDITIONAL WORK THERE ON THE GROUNDS AS WELL.

JUST REALLY WANTING TO MAKE ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES LOOK AS INVITING AS POSSIBLE.

WE HAD A LITTLE STORM AT KEELEY ELEMENTARY, SO [LAUGHTER].

SO QUITE A BIT OF MULCH OPPORTUNITY WOULD AGAIN. THIS IS AT NAAMAN FOREST. WE DID A LOT OF CLEANUP TO THE GROUNDS AROUND THE AREA, MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE.

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AT THE START OF SCHOOL THROUGH SUMMER. SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL TREE TRIMMING DAY IS ALWAYS FUN.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOOD NEIGHBORS, SO WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THOSE ITEMS. NOT ONLY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR GROUNDS LOOK GOOD, BUT WE'RE ALSO BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS AND PROTECTING THE SECURITY OF OUR KIND OF PROPERTY BOUNDARIES AS WELL. ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL BAND FIELD.

THIS WAS AN OVERALL PROJECT. THE ATHLETIC FIELD CREW DID IT WAS STARTED IN LATE MAY AND FINISHED IN MID-JULY TO ENSURE THEY COULD GET PREPARED FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON. WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM FOR PEST CONTROL, AND THEY WERE PERFORMING SOME TERMITE TREATMENTS THIS SUMMER.

AND THAT WAS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT CAMPUSES YOU SEE LISTED HERE.

THIS IS A TREATMENT THAT IS OFTEN PERFORMED OUTSOURCED BY A LOT OF OTHER DISTRICTS.

IT'S TEDIOUS. IT'S BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF OUR FACILITIES.

SO THEY PERFORMED THAT WORK IN-HOUSE. THIS IS THE COUCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COURTYARD.

SOME UPDATING OF THE COURTYARD TO IMPROVE SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES AND MAKE THAT SPACE REALLY USABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

REQUIRED QUITE A BIT OF ACTUALLY 12 YARDS OF CONCRETE IN THE SIDEWALK AND EIGHT IN THE COURTYARD.

PUTTING THE DRAINAGE IN THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT SPACE AGAIN WAS USABLE.

AGAIN MORE CONCRETE WORK AT DORSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

ROWLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SAM HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, SEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND TRANSPORTATION. SO QUITE A BIT THERE, AS WELL AS AT THE SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL BAND AREA.

WE KIND OF HAD SOME AREAS WHERE WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR, OUR BAND STUDENTS CAN PRACTICE SAFELY.

IN SOME OF THOSE AREAS WHERE THERE MAY BE CRACKING.

SO IT TAKES A LOT OF DETAILED WORK TO GET IN THERE AND FIX ANY POTENTIAL AREAS WHERE THE STUDENTS COULD HAVE A TRIP HAZARD THAT WE WANT TO AVOID.

WE CHANGED OUT WALPACK UNITS THOSE ARE THE HVAC UNITS YOU SEE ON THE SIDE OF THE PORTABLES, MAKING SURE THAT WE KEEP THOSE UPDATED AND FUNCTIONING.

COOLING TOWER CLEANING. IT'S ALWAYS A FUN PROJECT, SO THEY DID A GREAT JOB OF GETTING THOSE SPACES CLEANED AND READY TO GO.

ALL RIGHT WE ALSO HAD SEVERAL CAMPUSES WHERE WE WERE DOING BOILER REPLACEMENTS AND PLUMBING UPGRADES, WANTING TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE PROPER PLUMBING AND WATER AVAILABILITY IN ALL THE SPACES.

SO IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS, WE ALSO TOOK ON SOME GYM FLOOR RECODING.

THIS IS AN EXTENSIVE PROCESS WHERE YOU'RE, YOU'RE STRIPPING AND, AND RECODING SCREENING AND RECODING YOUR GYM FLOORS.

IT USUALLY COSTS QUITE A BIT OF MONEY TO HAVE VENDORS COME IN AND DO THIS.

SO I THINK THESE FLOORS LOOK FANTASTIC. IF YOU LOOK AT NAAMAN FOREST THE COMPETITION FLOOR AND THE UPPER LEFT PICTURE, AND THEN THE BOTTOM LEFT PICTURE. YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ALL OF THESE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE AT THE END OF A LONG YEAR, OF LOTS OF USE [LAUGHTER] VERSUS WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE WHEN OUR CUSTODIAL CREW GOES IN AND IS COMPLETE WITH ALL THE SCREEN AND RECODING.

SO HOPEFULLY YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE SOME OF THESE FLOORING PROJECTS AND SOME OF THE TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND OTHER THINGS MANY EVENTS GOING ON IN THESE AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS.

THE GREAT NEWS IS NOT ONLY DO THEY LOOK FANTASTIC BUT WE SAVED ABOUT $12,000 JUST ON THAT THAT PROCESS ALONE.

SO AGAIN, LOTS OF GREAT PROJECTS WERE DONE OVER THE SUMMER.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DID COMPLETE 75 PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE WORK ORDERS.

WHICH IS QUITE A BIT ON TOP OF ALL THOSE PROJECTS.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S PURELY PREVENTATIVE, NOT REACTIVE MAINTENANCE.

THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE ABOUT EVERY DOLLAR THAT YOU SPEND ON PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE SAVES ABOUT $4.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING UP WITH THAT AS WELL.

SO AT THIS TIME, I JUST WANT TO THANK TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE WHO WE WOULD HAVE NOT GOTTEN THROUGH ALL OF THAT PROJECT WORK WITHOUT.

AND I KNOW THAT THEY WOULD SAY IT'S THEIR TEAMS, BUT IT'S ALSO DUE TO THEIR LEADERSHIP.

LYNN DANIEL, OUR DIRECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES [APPLAUSE], AND BRIAN FINLEY, OUR DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE [APPLAUSE].

AND I'M ALSO GOING TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO EDMUND LEE, WHO KEEPS US BUSY, KEEPS ALL THE BUSINESS GOING THAT WE HAVE [APPLAUSE].

SO I JUST HAVE TO THANK THEM AND THEIR TEAMS FOR HELPING MAKE ALL THIS WORK HAPPEN.

I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THAT IS SUPER THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND I WILL AGREE THE GYMS LOOK AWESOME, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE FRESHLY DONE BEFORE THEY GET TO SCUFFING AROUND IN THERE [LAUGHTER].

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BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK. THANK YOU. BOARD OR COMMITTEE ANY ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. DOCTOR DUPLESSIS? WE HAVE ONE, WES CAME UP WITH SOMETHING [LAUGHTER].

I HAD ONE FROM EARLIER, WITH RESPECT TO THE ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL BAND FIELD THAT YOU MENTIONED EARLIER.

THAT'S THE IS THAT THAT'S THE FIELD THAT GOT REFURBISHED BECAUSE THEY GOT DISPLACED FROM THE PARKING LOT DUE TO THE MAC, RIGHT? RIGHT. OKAY AS THAT WORKED TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, IS THAT WORKING TO THEIR SUIT THEIR NEEDS AND SUCH? YES OKAY THANK YOU. GOOD QUESTION ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, LET'S GO TO NUMBER 5. THIS IS B.5 ON PAGE 98.

REVIEW AUGUST 2025 TAX REPORT AND WE'VE GOT KRISTI COOPER WITH US, THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MILLER. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ, BEFORE YOU, IS THE AUGUST COLLECTION REPORT FOR THE 2024 TAX YEAR, REFLECTING 98.73% COLLECTED AT THE BASE LEVY.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY.

BOARD ANY QUESTIONS ON THE TAX COLLECTIONS? MAYBE RUNNING A TAD BEHIND LAST YEAR? WE ARE WE. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR BASE AND OUR PENALTY AND INTEREST COLLECTIONS, WE'RE ACTUALLY AT 99.22%.

BUT THE REPORT WE PROVIDE IS JUST ON THE BASE LEVY ALONE.

OKAY OKAY THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY WE CAN CONTINUE THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO ITEM 4.C ACTION ITEMS.

[IV.C. Action Items (Non Consent)]

THESE WILL BE ITEMS THAT WILL MOVE FORWARD TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.

REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LATER IN THE MONTH. ACTION ITEM 1. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO THE CERTIFIED TAX ROLL FOR THE TAX YEAR OF 2025.

YES, WE ARE REQUESTING BOARD APPROVAL AUTHORIZING THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR FOR THE DISTRICT TO CORRECT OR CHANGE THE TAX ROLL AS CERTIFIED BY THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT UNDER CHAPTER 25 OF THE TAX CODE. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? OKAY SEEING NONE, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

LET'S GO TO ITEM NUMBER 3. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING DESIGNATION OF AUDITOR FOR THE PURPOSES OF EXCESSIVE OR ERRONEOUS PROPERTY TAX REFUNDS. DID I SKIP ONE? I THINK YOU SKIPPED THE TAX ROLL. YOU THE FROWN ON YOUR FACE LOOK LIKE I SKIPPED SOMETHING [LAUGHTER].

DID I SKIP NUMBER 2? LET ME GO BACK TO NUMBER 2.

CONSIDER, THIS ON PAGE 103 BOARD. I'M SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF GARLAND ISD TAX ROLL FOR TAX YEAR 2025.

YES WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE 2025 CERTIFIED TAX ROLL WITH THE TAXABLE VALUE OF $1,278,389,155.

PRODUCING A TAX LEVY OF $342,116,317 OF TAX LEVY FOR 2025.

THIS IS A 6.87% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

GIVE ME ONE SECOND I'M TRYING TO DO THE MATH.

SURE. IN DOLLARS, WHAT WAS THE INCREASE? I DID NOT GET THE DOLLAR AMOUNT.

IT INCREASED. LAST YEAR WE WERE AT $320 MILLION, WE'RE AT $342 MILLION THIS YEAR SO $20 MILLION.

OKAY ON BOARD.

OKAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK I CAN GO TO NUMBER 3 NOW.

THIS IS THE C.3. THIS IS CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING DESIGNATION OF AUDITOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXCESSIVE OR ERRONEOUS PROPERTY TAX REFUNDS. THAT'S CORRECT WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL TO DESIGNATE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AS THE AUDITOR FOR REFUNDS OF PROPERTY TAXES, REFUNDS FOR ERRONEOUS OR EXCESSIVE PROPERTY TAXES THAT EXCEED $20.

WE PREVIOUSLY SEEK BOARD APPROVAL FOR $500 OR OVER FOR REFUNDS.

BUT AS THIS PASSED LEGISLATION, SENATE BILL 850 PASSED, WHICH NO LONGER REQUIRES THAT.

WE ARE JUST REQUIRED TO HAVE AN INTERNAL AUDITOR REVIEW WHAT I SAY SHOULD BE REFUNDED BASED ON OVERPAYMENTS.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. VERY GOOD.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? SEEMS LIKE A VERY EFFICIENT WAY TO GO ABOUT THIS THANK YOU.

[LAUGHTER] YES. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO NUMBER 4.

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C.4 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RESALE OF STRUCK OFF PROPERTIES TO THE CITY OF GARLAND, KRISTI COOPER. YES WE HAVE RECEIVED SEVEN OFFERS FROM THE CITY OF GARLAND TO PURCHASE 10 PROPERTIES WHICH WERE STRUCK OFF BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 1993 AND 2018. THE TOTAL PURCHASE OFFER IS 950 EXCUSE ME, $946,936.76 OF WHICH $544,372.09 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO GARLAND ISD, AND THAT WILL BE ALLOCATED TO OUTSTANDING TAXES.

THOSE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO PURCHASE IS 212, 216, 220 AND 224 OF NORTH GARLAND. EXCUSE ME, NORTH 3RD STREET IN GARLAND, TEXAS.

4401 AND 4411 CHAHA ROAD, GARLAND, TEXAS. 55, 20, 55, 46, AND 5550 OF MARINA DRIVE IN GARLAND, TEXAS, AS WELL AS 6125 MARVIN LOVING DRIVE IN GARLAND, TEXAS.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? JUST REAL QUICK. DO YOU KNOW THE TYPE OF PROPERTIES? ARE THEY LOTS? ARE THEY HOUSES? ARE THEY RETAIL? WHAT ARE THEY? THEY MOST OF THEM ARE VACANT LOTS.

OKAY I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE STILL PROPERTY ON THERE, BUT I CAN GET THE RESEARCH AND GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU. THAT'D BE FINE. THAT'D BE FINE THANK YOU. OKAY THIS WOULD BE NUMBER 5. C.5. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND DEBT SERVICES FUND, THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR.

ALISA CORDOVA-LONG IS WITH US THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ. TONIGHT WE HAVE FOR YOU THE OCTOBER BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND WITH AN APPENDIX ITEM.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO RECAP WHAT HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER.

WE BROUGHT MAJORITY OF THESE ITEMS TO YOU ALREADY AT THE SEPTEMBER COMMITTEE MEETING.

UNFORTUNATELY, BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE MEETING, THE ACTUAL BOARD MEETING, THERE WAS A CALCULATION ERROR ON PAGE 1 OF THE DOCUMENT.

SO WE DID NOT WANT Y'ALL APPROVING A DOCUMENT IN ERROR.

SO IF YOU RECALL, WE PULLED IT FROM THE AGENDA.

SO THIS OCTOBER AMENDMENT HAS MAJORITY OF THE SAME ITEMS PLUS ONE ADDITIONAL ITEM THAT I WILL GO THROUGH.

SO IF YOU TURN TO PAGE 168 WE HAVE A SUMMARY OF THE ITEMS. THE FIRST THING WE HAVE FOR THE LOCAL REVENUE, WE HAVE A REIMBURSEMENT FOR A BUS ACCIDENT CLAIM, WHICH IS GOING TO INCREASE THE LOCAL REVENUE $1,375.

AND ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT, IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS, THAT IS ALSO GOING TO INCREASE FUNCTION 34 STUDENT TRANSPORTATION, AND THAT AMOUNT IS IN THAT $46,000. IF YOU GO BACK UP TO THE BUDGET TRANSFERS, THOSE ARE NORMAL BUSINESS PRACTICES FOR CROSS FUNCTIONAL BALANCE NEUTRAL TRANSFERS.

THESE ARE THE SUMMARY OF THOSE TRANSFERS SINCE AUGUST. AND THEY HAVE NO OVERALL IMPACT TO THE BUDGET.

THE NEXT SECTION UNDER BUDGET AMENDMENTS, WE HAVE THE $1.5 MILLION FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BANK EQUIPMENT.

AND THAT IS A TRANSFER OUT AMENDMENT ITEM. SO DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, UNDER OTHER FINANCING SOURCES, WE HAVE THE $1.5 MILLION THAT TRANSFERS OUT TO FUNCTION 651 TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO WHAT ON WHAT DATE? EXCUSE ME? DID YOU SAY IT? I'M SORRY. I MIGHT HAVE MISHEARD YOU. I THOUGHT YOU SAID A DATE, BUT YOU DIDN'T SAY IT.

NO, NO SORRY. WE WILL TRANSFER IT OUT AFTER THE OCTOBER MEETING.

RIGHT. THE $1.5 MILLION TO MAKE AVAILABLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

GOING BACK UP TO THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS. THE REMAINDER OF THOSE AMOUNTS ARE FOR THE PO ROLLOVERS FROM 24-25.

AND THAT WILL INCREASE FUNCTION 34, 51 AND 53.

THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND.

AND THE AMENDMENT APPENDIX ITEM IS THE 2025 TAX RATE CALCULATION WORKSHEET.

AGAIN, I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT CALCULATION OVERSIGHT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS AMENDMENT? YES, SIR.

I HAVE ONE QUESTION. MR. BEACH. I'M JUST CURIOUS ON THE NOTES OF THE FINE ARTS TRANSFER OUT OF 651 IS THIS THE LAST YEAR ON THAT SIX OF THAT DECREASE, THAT MILLION FIVE? THE MILLION FIVE? NO, THIS IS ACTUALLY YEAR SEE $1,500,000 LIKE FOR THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS? CORRECT. OKAY THANK YOU.

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I HAD A QUESTION FOR MR. DODDS ON THAT, JUST.

THE BOARD DID VOTE TO APPROVE THAT EXPENDITURE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

I THINK IT IS THE THIRD YEAR. IT'S NOT IT'S AUTOMATICALLY ADDED TO THE BUDGET.

IT'S NOT A BOARD ACTION ITEM AT THIS POINT FOR IT TO BE A BOARD ACTION ITEM, ANYTHING LIKE THAT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE BOARD TO DISCUSS AND EITHER APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE. AM I CORRECT ON THAT? CORRECT IT IS A BUDGETED ITEM NOW. THE ONLY TIME THAT YOU ACTUALLY SEE IT IS WHEN WE MOVE IT TO A ANOTHER FUND.

SO IF THEY DON'T RECEIVE THE HORNS OR WHATEVER DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME BACK AND FORTH TO THE BOARD.

ANY CHANGES TO THAT WOULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR A VOTE.

AND SO AND NOT JUST THIS ITEM, BUT ANY ITEMS LIKE THIS WHERE THE BOARD HAS APPROVED SOMETHING THAT GOES ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN ORDER TO INTERRUPT IT, ONCE IT'S BECOME PART OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS, IT WOULD TAKE A BOARD VOTE TO STOP IT.

AM I CORRECT THERE? YES THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS MAY CHANGE DEPENDING ON WHAT THOSE PROGRAMS ARE.

YOU KNOW, YOU ONCE YOU START INITIATING, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU DO AN INITIATIVE, YOU ALWAYS HAVE START UP COSTS, BUT THEN THE PROGRAM TAKES OVER FROM THAT POINT ON.

IF WE WERE GOING TO GET RID OF THAT PROGRAM THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD, WE WOULD BRING IT BACK TO YOU.

OKAY. AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS, MAKING SURE I KNOW HOW THE MECHANICS OF THAT WORK.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE OR THE BOARD WITH REGARD TO THIS REPORT? OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY I THINK I CAN GO TO NUMBER 6 WITHOUT SKIPPING SOMETHING.

NUMBER 6 IS NEW BIDS, AND MR. BOOKER IS GOING TO JOIN US AT THE PODIUM.

WE'RE GOING TO DO CONTRACT. THIS IS 6.A CONTRACT#25-26-01 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF POINT OF SALE FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES, MR. BOOKER.

YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO DOCTOR LOPEZ.

WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION THE PURCHASE OF THE POINT OF SALE NUTRITION FOR THE STUDENT NUTRITIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THAT COMPANY HAD BEEN UTILIZING CYBER SOFT TECHNOLOGIES AS IT RELATES TO THE POINT OF SALE EQUIPMENT AND HARDWARE THAT'S UTILIZED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. BECAUSE WE WERE GOING THROUGH ANOTHER CONTRACT TDA DID APPROVE OUR USE OF A SOLE SOURCE SO THAT THE PRODUCT THAT WE ARE PROCURING, WE COULD CONTINUE TO PROCURE FOR THOSE INTEGRATION PURPOSES.

SO IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT. ONE OF THE RARE TIMES THAT WE DO HAVE A SOLE SOURCE, BUT THIS IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY TDA.

IT IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH FOUR ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTIONS, WITH THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $225,000 THAT WILL BE FUNDED OUT OF FUND 240.

BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THAT.

OKAY. I SAW MR. JOHNSON FIRST I'M SORRY. JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS BASICALLY ALLOWS US TO USE OUR EXISTING POINT OF SALE. YES, SIR. STUFF SO THAT'S CORRECT. EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEING IT'S A NEW BID, IT'S REALLY JUST RECHARACTERIZING AN EXISTING RELATIONSHIP.

YES, SIR THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. MS. STANLEY THANK YOU. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT TDA STANDS FOR? TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY [LAUGHTER].

WE NEED A WHOLE GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS BECAUSE THEY TRIP ME.

YEAH, IT'D BE THICKER THAN WE COULD EVER READ BUT THANK YOU.

WE CAN MOVE TO ITEM B NOW MR. BOOKER. CONTRACT#220-26.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.

YES, SIR THIS CONTRACT ONCE AGAIN IS UTILIZED BY ALL OF OUR DISTRICT NURSES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THEY DID IDENTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS THAT THEY WOULD BE PROCURING.

THEY ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF ALL OF THOSE VENDORS WHO HAD RESPONDED AND MET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS.

THEY WOULD, IN FACT, BEGIN WITH THE LOWEST PRICED ITEM.

IF IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THAT VENDOR, IT WOULD JUST GO THROUGH UNTIL THEY FOUND SOMEBODY WHO COULD OFFER THOSE SUPPLIES AS THEY WERE NEEDED.

ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS UTILIZED FOR OUR NURSES THROUGHOUT THE CLINICS DISTRICT WIDE.

IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT WITH ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTIONS WITH THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT THAT'S IDENTIFIED IN YOUR AS CONFIDENTIAL.

BUT IT IS THE GENERAL WILL BE PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE? ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS, MR. BEACH. I'M JUST CURIOUS, MARK, CAN YOU MAYBE ANSWER WITH THE SUPPLIES THAT ARE LEFT OVER FROM EACH SCHOOL AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR?

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WHAT IS DONE WITH THOSE SUPPLIES? THEY'RE NOT.

WE'RE NOT TRASHING THOSE I HOPE BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL WRAPPED AND THEY'RE KEPT.

I WOULD THINK THAT WE WOULD KEEP THOSE IN STORAGE OR WHATEVER TO KIND OF HELP START THE NEW YEAR OR WHATEVER.

DO YOU KNOW? I DON'T KNOW IF. WE DON'T? NO, THIS IS TO PURCHASE BIGGER SUPPLIES, NOT WAREHOUSE MICROPHONE, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE [LAUGHTER].

ALSO, I'M JUST CURIOUS TO OF THE SUPPLIES THAT COME IN OF HOW THEY DOES EACH SCHOOL MONITOR WHAT THEY NEED OR HOW IS THAT DISTRIBUTED TO THOSE CAMPUSES? YEAH, THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT WAYS, NURSES, AND ACTUALLY THE CTE DEPARTMENT ALSO USES SOME OF THESE MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO TEACH THE STUDENTS.

SO THIS IS TO REPLACE LARGER SUPPLIES, YOUR THERMOMETERS, YOUR OTOSCOPES, YOUR STETHOSCOPES, YOUR AUDIOMETERS. SO BIGGER MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.

OKAY THAT'S WHAT WE REPLACE WITH THIS BID. THE OTHER SUPPLIES, LIKE YOUR BAND AIDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, WE STOCK THOSE IN THE WAREHOUSE BECAUSE THEY'RE FREQUENTLY USED, AND IT'S CHEAPER TO BUY THOSE IN BULK.

RIGHT OKAY THANK YOU. I BUY ALL THE BIGGER ITEMS, AND THEN EACH NURSE HAS A BUDGET TO BUY WAREHOUSE TYPE ITEMS. IS THE WEAR AND TEAR ON STETHOSCOPES AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.

IS THAT PRETTY ONGOING EVERY YEAR JUST ABOUT? STETHOSCOPE LASTS A LONG, LONG TIME. I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD.

YEAH THE ONLY THING THAT RUNS OUT A LOT IS YOUR PULSE OXIMETERS, WHICH IS TO MEASURE YOUR OXYGEN LEVELS.

LIGHT BULBS IN YOUR, IN YOUR VISION BOXES, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.

BUT A MEDICAL EQUIPMENT STAYS AROUND FOR QUITE A BIT.

OUR AUDIOMETERS I STILL HAVE ONE AUDIOMETER THAT'S BEEN HERE 40 YEARS AND IT'S STILL WORKING.

OKAY OKAY VERY GOOD ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH NURSE RENEE AND THANK YOU FOR NOT MAKING ME TRY TO PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME [LAUGHTER]. KOTSOPOULOS, I KNOW THAT, I'M JUST KIDDING.

ALL RIGHT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM C, CONTRACT#7-26.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF FUEL QUOTING.

YES, SIR ONCE AGAIN, THIS CONTRACT IS UTILIZED BY OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO REFUEL THE IN-GROUND TANKS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT. THE DISTRICT HAS THREE QUALIFIED VENDORS WHO HAVE RESPONDED TO OUR RFP DURING THE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AS WE NEED FUEL, WE WOULD OBTAIN QUOTES FROM THOSE THREE VENDORS AND THOSE THAT PROVIDED THE BEST PRICE AVAILABLE.

THAT'S WHO WOULD BE AWARDED. SO IT IS A QUOTE PROCESS THAT WE FOLLOW THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WE'RE ESTIMATING THAT NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT TO BE $850,000 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

QUESTION ON THIS ITEM. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. THAT MOVES US TO ITEM 7. THE NEXT C.7 CONTRACT 30. I'M SORRY, I WAS JUST GOING TO READ IT FOR YOU.

AND THAT WAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO TALK SO MUCH. THANK YOU CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR GENERAL TRADES, TRANSPORTATION, MERCHANDISE, VEHICLES AND SERVICES, MR. BOOKER. YES, SIR ONCE AGAIN, THIS CONTRACT IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE ARE ALL OF THE SUPPLIES, MATERIALS AND PARTS ARE UTILIZING THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT.

THEY HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THEIR MONTHLY EXPENDITURES AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE MONTHLY AMOUNT.

SO THEY DID WANT TO BE PROACTIVE BY BRINGING BEFORE YOU A INCREASE OF AN ADDITIONAL $250,000 THAT THEY FELT LIKE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO COMPLETE THE YEAR. SO THE DISTRICT IS RECOMMENDING AN INCREASE OF $250,000, WHICH WOULD MAKE THE NEW NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT $2,200,000 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. ANY QUESTIONS, MR. BEACH. I'M JUST CURIOUS IF MR. LOGAN MIGHT EXPLAIN TO US THE INCREASE TO THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY, OF WHAT IS TAKING PLACE. IF IT'S BECAUSE OF THE COST OF FUEL OR WHAT IT'S CREATING? NO, SIR, THAT IS NOT THE ANSWER. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD, DOCTOR LOPEZ.

TIM LOGAN, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION. AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IT IS AN INCREASE DUE TO TARIFFS ON CERTAIN PARTS.

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BUT MOSTLY IT IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE COST OF MAINTAINING AN OLDER FLEET OF BUSSES.

OUR AVERAGE BUS IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD WITH 125,000 MILES.

WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE 16 YEARS OR OLDER STILL SERVICING AND JUST SIMPLY THE COST TO MAINTAIN THOSE IS WHAT'S DRIVING THE MAJORITY OF THIS UNDER VEHICLE SERVICES. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE HEADING OF THIS TOPIC.

SO TIRES HAVE GONE UP, BRAKES HAVE GONE UP. BUT OUTSIDE SERVICING OF VEHICLES THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO IS THE MAIN DRIVER OF IT.

OKAY DO YOU ANTICIPATE, I MEAN, HOW ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THE FLEET WHEN WE RELOCATE THE WHOLE TRANSPORTATION HUB, THE MECHANICS, YOU KNOW, THE BAYS, THE EVERYTHING? SO I'M NOT AWARE OF THE LOCATION OR WHERE WE ARE IN THAT PROCESS.

NO, I'M JUST THINKING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF.

YES SIR I'M JUST, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT AS. AS IT'S HARD TO WORK ON A BUS WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A BUILDING TO WORK ON IT IN.

THAT IS CORRECT. AND SO WE'LL GET TO THAT AT ANOTHER TIME.

OKAY, SIR. YEAH, THAT'D BE FINE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE'LL GO TO NUMBER B CONTRACT#321-25. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR TEXTBOOK ADOPTION.

YES, SIR ONCE AGAIN, THIS CONTRACT BEFORE YOU IS AN INCREASE FOR OUR CAREER TECHNOLOGY CTE PROGRAMS. THERE'S A LIST OF DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT THEY ARE WANTING TO PROCURE.

THROUGH GOODHEART-WILLCOX COMPANY INCORPORATED.

THEY ARE REQUESTING AN INCREASE OF $149,999 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT THOSE PURCHASES, WITH THAT NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT. EXCUSE ME, $299,998 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS, ADDITIONAL NEEDS FOR CTE ADOPTION AND PROGRAM.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? GOOD PROGRAM THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LET'S GO TO NUMBER C. THIS WILL BE CONTRACT#325-22-02.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR TESTING AND ASSESSMENTS.

YES, SIR THIS CONTRACT IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR AWARD TO NCS PEARSON.

THAT IS THE COMPANY THAT ALLOWS US TO UTILIZE CERTIPORT OR NCS PEARSON, WHICH IS THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATION TESTING MATERIAL THAT'S UTILIZED FOR OUR STUDENTS WHEN THEY'RE TAKING THEIR CERTIFICATION TESTED.

THEY'RE RECOMMENDING AN INCREASE OF $357,000, WHICH WOULD MAKE THE NEW NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT, $1,007,000 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. WE ARE NOW AT SECTION 5, WHICH IS EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT I AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED WORD THAT WE NEED EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE ADJOURNMENT.

[VI. Adjournment]

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SO MOVED.

IT IS NOW 6:24 P.M. THANK YOU.

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