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SPRING. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

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IT'S NOW 5:34. THIS IS THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMMITTEE MEETING FOR, MAKE SURE I GET IT RIGHT, FINANCE FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS.

IT IS TUESDAY, MAY 12TH, AND OUR AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS.

FIRST OF ALL, I'VE CALLED IT TO ORDER. SECOND OF ALL, WE HAVE A PUBLIC FORUM SCHEDULED.

DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS? OKAY. HEARING THAT THERE ARE NO CARDS, WE WILL GO ON TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE.

[III. Superintendent's Message]

I KNOW EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM IS ON THE EDGE OF THEIR SEAT.

MR. LOPEZ. WELL. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE UP AND COMING YEAR AND THE BUDGET PROCESS HAS ALREADY BEGUN.

AND I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC ONCE AGAIN FOR PASSING PROP A BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2025.

EVEN WITH ALL OF THAT AND WITH THE STATE HAS DONE IT'S STILL HARD TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE PUT THOSE FOUR PROTECTIONS OUT THERE.

AND WE'RE REALLY GOING TO BE WORKING HARD TO TO KEEP THOSE AS PRIORITIES.

BUT ADDITIONALLY, WE JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT WITHOUT THAT, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN REALLY, REALLY DIRE STRAITS. AND AND RIGHT NOW WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT THE, THE, THE BUDGET, THERE'S SOME ALARMING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, BUT ALL OF US ARE FEELING IT. SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE NOT IMMUNE TO FUEL, RISING FUEL COSTS.

THEY'RE NOT IMMUNE TO THE, THE RISING COSTS THAT WE SEE AT THE GROCERY STORES.

THEY'RE NOT IMMUNE TO ALL OF THAT. SO AS SOON AS WE GET HIT WITH THOSE INCREASES IN THE BUDGET, RIGHT, THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO TAKE AWAY FROM OTHER THINGS.

AND IT'S, AND IT'S AND IT'S MAKING TOUGH DECISIONS.

AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE CONSOLIDATION EFFORTS ACROSS THE STATE.

WE'RE NOT IMMUNE TO THAT. YOU'RE GOING TO CONSIDER, YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEEING JUST A WHOLE REVAMPING OF HOW EDUCATION IS DONE.

AND, AND IT'S REALLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR WE WERE AWARDED THE HEB DISTRICT OF THE YEAR.

AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH HOW WE HANDLE THESE HARD SITUATIONS.

AND OUR RATINGS CONTINUE TO GO UP, NOT DOWN DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES.

SO IT'S, IT'S A REFLECTION OF EVERYBODY. IT'S A REFLECTION OF THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S A REFLECTION OF OUR TRI CITIES. IT'S A REFLECTION OF THE BUS DRIVERS, THE CUSTODIANS, THE TEACHERS, THE CAMPUS PRINCIPALS. AND SO WHEN YOU SEE PEOPLE SPEAK, THE HARDWARE IS IN THE BACK.

IT'S OUR VERSION OF THE STANLEY CUP BACK THERE.

YOU'LL SEE TWO PLAQUES AND EACH PLAQUE IS A FINALIST BECAUSE WE WERE FINALISTS FOR BOARD OF THE YEAR AND DISTRICT OF THE YEAR, AND WE WON THE DISTRICT OF THE YEAR. AND THEN THERE'S HEB EXCELLENCE CHECK.

AND I KNOW PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THAT MONEY? WE'RE, WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF PRIORITIZING WHERE IT GOES, BUT IT NEEDS TO GO DIRECTLY SOMEHOW TO THE CLASSROOM.

OKAY. THIS MONEY NEEDS TO GO DIRECTLY TO, TO WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE MOST IMPACTFUL.

AND $100,000 SOUNDS A LOT, BUT FOR A DISTRICT OUR SIZE, IT DOESN'T COVER ENOUGH.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK TO YOU MR. MILLER TO LEAD OUR DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO KICK OFF INTO THE AGENDA.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE OF NOTES TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE REST OF THE BOARD.

ITEMS C.4 AND C.10 ARE BEING STRUCK FROM TONIGHT'S MEETING.

THEY'RE BEING DELAYED. THEY'LL BE CONSIDERED AT ANOTHER TIME.

SO WE'RE TAKING THOSE TWO ITEMS OFF OF THE AGENDA AND WE WILL MOVE FORWARD NOW WITH DISCUSSION ITEMS NUMBER FOUR A ONE THE 2026

[IV.A. Discussion Item]

2027 BUDGET OVERVIEW. DARRELL DODDS IS GOING TO LEAD THE DISCUSSION.

WELCOME. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN MILLER, FINANCE COMMITTEE AND AND BOARD MEMBERS AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

THANK YOU FOR A CHANCE TO VISIT A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT OUR BUDGET AND PROCESS WE'RE GOING THROUGH.

I ONLY PUT A FEW SLIDES OUT THERE THIS TIME. WE WILL HAVE A BIGGER PRESENTATION IN JUNE.

WE ARE GOING TO EXTEND WHERE WE GO AHEAD AND PASS THE BUDGET IN JUNE.

SO JUST LIKE WE DO NORMALLY, I WANT TO KIND OF RECAP OUR SALARY INCREASES AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. ORIGINALLY WE HAD 17 79. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THESE THINGS, YOU HAVE PEOPLE WITH SPREADSHEETS AND OTHER PEOPLE WITH SPREADSHEETS.

AND WHEN YOU FINALLY GET TOGETHER SOMETIMES THOSE SPREADSHEETS DON'T WORK OUT.

AND SO UNDER OUR CURRENT SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE, IT IS ALL DONE ON SPREADSHEETS.

AND SO THERE'S A CHANCE THERE MIGHT BE A FORMULA OUT OF WHACK OR WHATEVER.

AND SO THAT'S WHY THE, THE, THE DIFFERENCE FROM THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE TO THIS TIME ON, ON THE AMOUNT THAT THE RAISES WILL COST.

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LOOKING AT OUR, OUR BUDGET AND WHERE WE STARTED IN 25-26 YOU KNOW, WE, WE BEGAN THE YEAR WITH A $60 MILLION DEFICIT.

WE STILL ARE ON TRACK FOR WHAT WE FEEL LIKE THAT WE WILL BE SOMEWHERE AROUND 9 MILLION FINISHING BUT LOOKING AT OUR PROPOSED BUDGET, WE'RE, WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH.

AND THIS INCLUDES THE SALARY INCREASES THAT I JUST SHOWED YOU BEFORE.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE CURRENTLY STILL AT ABOUT 20.5 MILLION IN THE DEFICIT WHICH, YOU KNOW, ROUGHLY 18 MILLION OF THAT'S THE INCREASE IN SALARIES.

BUT OUR GOAL IS STILL TO TRY TO GET DOWN TO 10.5 MILLION DEFICIT.

WE ARE, YOU KNOW, AS PEOPLE RESIGN CONTRACTS JUST WENT OUT.

SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF RESIGNATIONS SINCE CONTRACTS HAVE WENT WENT OUT.

AND SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH WHAT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND, AND WHERE WE NEED TO GO TO GET TO WHERE OUR GOAL IS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT LEGISLATORS DO, THEY LIKE TO ADD STUFF THAT WE NEED TO SHOW AND WHICH IS FINE.

THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551,043.C.

THIS IS SHOWING THE MEDIAN HOMESTEAD FROM LAST YEAR AND WHAT THE PROPOSED MEDIAN HOMESTEAD IS BASED ON THE ESTIMATES FROM THE DALLAS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

AND YOU MAY LOOK AT THIS AND SAY, WAIT, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS SHOW LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE DOING LAST LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE DOING THE PROP A, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT OUR AVERAGE HOME STATE, OUR AVERAGE HOMESTEAD WAS AROUND 350,000.

WELL, THIS HAS ALL THE EXEMPTIONS TAKEN OUT. SO IN MEDIAN AND AVERAGE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT DEFINITION ACCORDING TO OUR LEGISLATURE. SO WE ARE SHOWING THIS, THIS IS AFTER ALL, EXEMPTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT.

THE MEDIAN HOMESTEAD FOR 25-26 IS 216,045. LOOKING AT WHAT THEY'RE ESTIMATING FOR PROPERTY VALUES AT THIS CURRENT FOR NEXT YEAR, 237,649 SO IT SHOWS THE SAME TAX RATE ADOPTED IN 25 YEAR 2025. AND THEN THE SAME TAX RATE AT $1.1709 IN 2026.

AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF SOMEBODY WAS AT THE MEDIAN HOME AND THEIR VALUE INCREASED TO THE NEW MEDIAN.

IT WOULD BE YOU KNOW, A DIFFERENCE OF AROUND 252,96 IN THEIR TAX BILL.

SO WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE WAYS TO GO BEFORE WE GET THROUGH OUR BUDGET PROCESS.

IN JUNE OF 23 WE ON JUNE 23RD, WE WILL ADOPT THE BUDGET AND PROPOSE AND THEN WE'LL APPROVE THE FINAL BUDGET AMENDMENTS. WE DO NOT GET OUR CERTIFIED VALUES FROM THE DALLAS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT UNTIL JULY 25TH. SO YOU SEE, EVERYTHING WE BUILD INTO THIS BUDGET IS BASED ON ESTIMATES IS BASED ON WHAT WE THINK IT IS BEFORE WE EVEN GET THERE. AND THEN SEPTEMBER 22ND, WE'LL ADOPT TAX RATE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE CERTIFIED VALUES IN ORDER BEFORE WE SET THE TAX RATE. AND THE REASON WE WAIT TILL SEPTEMBER, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO SEND IN SEND IN OUR VALUES TO THE STATE.

AND THEN THEY TELL US WHAT OUR MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE WILL BE.

AND THEY SENT OUT A PRELIMINARY VALUE, AND THEN AT THE END OF AROUND THE 1ST OF AUGUST AND AT THE END OF THE AUGUST, THEY SEND OUT A FINAL MAXIMUM COMPRESSED TAX RATE.

AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO WAIT TILL THAT FINAL JUST TO MAKE SURE THERE WASN'T A SLIGHT CHANGE IN OUR TAX MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE DUE TO COMPRESSION OR ANYTHING ELSE. SO THAT'S WHY THE SETTING, THE TAX RATE IS SET AT SEPTEMBER 22ND.

AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I WAS GOING TO PRESENT TODAY.

JUST KIND OF QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO IN THIS BUDGET.

AND ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

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LOOKING AT THE COMMITTEE, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BUDGET? STILL A WORK IN PROCESS. A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE STILL.

ANYBODY FROM THE BOARD? I DO WANT TO ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

GOING BACK TO YOUR PAGE THREE. EXCUSE ME. JUST REAL QUICK IN LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS ADJUSTED FOR THE ANTICIPATED IMPACT OF RAISES ON THE DISTRICT, WE'RE LOOKING AT A, DID YOU SAY 20 OR $28 MILLION.

20. 20 AND. 20 MILLION. 20.5. OKAY. I THOUGHT I HEARD 28.

SO 20.5 IS WHAT I THINK I SAID. SO. GOING FROM A 60 MILLION LAST YEAR TO 20 MILLION THIS YEAR WITH RAISES ALREADY INCLUDED. IT JUST SEEMS TO ME LIKE THAT'S A LOT OF CUTTING THAT HAS GONE ON IN THE BUDGET. IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU TAKE OUT THE TAKE OUT THE 18 MILLION, THE 625 NUMBER OF TOTAL SPENDING BECOMES, YOU KNOW, 607, RIGHT? AS COMPARED TO 647 THE YEAR BEFORE.

I JUST DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO MISS THE FACT THAT THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO CONTROL EXPENSES AND DONE THINGS THAT WE CAN TO CONTROL WHAT IS BEING SPENT. AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S BEEN REFLECTED IN THIS BUDGET.

YES, IT HAS. AND, YOU KNOW, AND ALWAYS PUTTING JUST LIKE DOCTOR LOPEZ SAID, PUTTING THE FOUR PRIORITIES WE HAD AT WHEN WE WERE DOING THE TAX RATE ELECTION, MAKING SURE WE'RE TRYING TO STRIVE FOR STUDENT SUCCESS IN EVERYTHING WE DO.

YOU KNOW, WE MEET CONSTANTLY ON THE BUDGET WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS.

WE EVEN START GENERALLY IN AUGUST TO WORK THROUGH WHAT WE'RE DOING CURRENTLY FOR THAT CURRENT YEAR AND THEN WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NEXT YEAR AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT, THAT WE ARE TRYING TO STAY WITH WHAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO STAY WITH.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN LOOKING AT PAGE FOUR, WHERE THE, I GUESS THE ESTIMATED THIS IS ALL ESTIMATED, RIGHT. THESE TAX VALUES, THEY ARE FOR 26-27.

AM I CORRECT OR IS THAT WRONG? OKAY. I'M LOOKING AT CHRISTY.

SHE'S SHE'S THE ONE THAT PUT THIS TOGETHER. SO I MEAN, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE LIKE A NINE POINT SOMETHING PERCENT INCREASE IN VALUES.

WHICH WOULD THAT WOULD KICK IN THE COMPRESSION.

RIGHT. TAX RATE COMPRESSION. IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE TOTAL VALUES DO.

YOU KNOW, IF WE GO BACK, IF YOU REMEMBER THEY HAD SHOWN THAT OUR VALUES WERE GOING TO INCREASE SOMEWHERE FROM 30 TO 33 MILLION. THAT COULD CAUSE COMPRESSION. I WANT TO SEE WHAT OUR ESTIMATE IS IN JUNE.

BEFORE I START SAYING WE MAY HAVE COMPRESSION, RIGHT? BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE OVER THE THRESHOLD THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE ABOUT A 6% INCREASE.

AND WE KNOW FROM EVEN LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE EVEN WHEN WE GOT OUR ESTIMATE IN JUNE, THE CERTIFIED VALUES WERE MUCH, ACTUALLY MUCH LOWER.

AND WE DIDN'T SEE COMPRESSION LIKE WE, LIKE WE SAID.

SO YES, LOOKING AT THAT THE MEDIAN VALUE IS, IS ABOUT 9%.

BUT THEY'RE SHOWING THEY WERE SHOWING WHEN WE DID THIS IN APRIL, ABOUT A 6% INCREASE.

BUT EVEN WHEN I'VE TALKED TO THEM, THEY'RE NOT THINKING THAT WE WILL BE THAT HIGH.

YEAH. BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO ASK BECAUSE I'M FAMILIAR WITH 4 OR 5 PROPERTIES THAT I'VE SEEN THE TAX BILLS COME OUT AND THEY BARELY INCREASED AT ALL. THESE ARE EXISTING PROPERTIES.

SO MY GUESS IS THAT A LOT OF NEW PROPERTIES HAVE COME IN THAT WOULD HAVE, OF COURSE, WITH THE COST BEING A LOT MORE TO BUILD A HOUSE.

I'M THINKING THAT MAYBE THE NEW PROPERTY BLEND HAS AFFECTED THIS THIS NUMBER BECAUSE I JUST I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT NUMBER WHEN I SAW IT.

RIGHT, RIGHT. ME EITHER. SO WE'LL WAIT. WE'LL WAIT AND FIND OUT.

YES. BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE SAYING, AND I WANT TO ADD ONE CAVEAT.

ONE OF THE UNEXPECTED EXPENDITURES WE HAD ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN THIS PAST ELECTION, WITH THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION BEING INCREASED.

THE STATE DID SAY WE WERE GOING TO BE HELD HARMLESS, SAYING THAT WHATEVER WAS THE OFFSET, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE UP. AND THE FORMULAS THAT THEY USED, OF COURSE DID NOT MEET.

SO THIS IS THIS IS KIND OF ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAD UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, AND WHILE SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS DIDN'T GET HIT AS HARD AS OTHERS

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WE DID GET HIT. AND, AND PART OF THE REASON WHY WE DIDN'T GET HIT HARD AS OTHERS WASN'T NECESSARILY BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HIT AS HARD.

IT WAS JUST BECAUSE OUR PROJECTIONS I, AND I SAY THIS WITH, WITH A LOT OF LOVE, OUR PROJECTIONS DID NOT TRUST THEIR ORIGINAL RUNS. AND SO WE WERE HYPER CONSERVATIVE ON HOW WE APPROACHED IT.

AND SO WHEN WE CAME IN AND THEY DID THEIR ACTUALS AND WHERE THEY ALIGNED UP WE, WE STILL TOOK A HIT, BUT NOT AS BIG OF A HIT AS OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS THEY PROJECTED OUT.

SO YOU AND YOUR TEAM DID A GOOD JOB WITH THAT, EVEN THOUGH WE STILL TOOK A HIT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TEAM DOES A GREAT JOB. GREAT.

MR.. GLICK. THANK YOU SIR. LET'S GO TO MY FAVORITE TOPIC FUND BALANCE.

RIGHT. SO WHAT ARE YOU PROJECTING FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR? JUST ABOUT TO END. RIGHT NOW WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF THINGS COMING IN.

YOU KNOW PEOPLE WANT TO SPEND THEIR LAST BUDGET ITEMS. AND WE DID HOLD A PRETTY, A HARD DEADLINE ON WHEN THEY COULD GET THOSE IN.

SO WE COULD FINISH A LITTLE CLEANER THAN HAVING A LOT OF POS GET PUSHED OVER INTO THE NEXT YEAR AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF.

I, AS I SAID A WHILE AGO RIGHT NOW WE'RE STILL PROJECTING ABOUT A IN THE FUND BALANCE AROUND 9 MILLION.

WE'RE HOPING WE CAN BE LOWER THAN THAT. BUT WAIT.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO USE THAT WORD. HOPE I'M GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE.

BY MR. SELDERS FOR USING THAT WORD. HOPE.

OUR FORECAST AND FINISHING THE YEAR AT AT LOWER THAN THAT.

BUT WE STILL HAVE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE STILL HAVE A FEW YOU KNOW, IN OUR FINANCES ARE TWO MONTHS BEHIND OUR ACTUALS.

SO CATCHING UP WITH THAT ALSO WE STILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, THROUGH JUNE 30TH TO MAKE IT WITHOUT AND I DON'T WANT TO THROW IT OUT THERE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT, WANT SOMETHING TO HAPPEN. BUT THAT'S WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. IS, IS THAT.

SO UNENCUMBERED SOMEWHERE 170 PLUS? I BELIEVE.

SO JUST GOING OFF MEMORY RIGHT AROUND 170, MAYBE.

171 YES. OKAY. AND AGAIN, BASED ON POTENTIALLY NEXT YEAR'S NUMBERS GOING DOWN INTO THE ONE MID 160S, POSSIBLY. I BELIEVE SO. I'M LOOKING AT ELISA JUST TO MAKE SURE.

I'VE LOOKED AT SO MANY NUMBERS, PULLING THAT RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD I HATE TO SAY SOMETHING ON THAT, BUT ANYWAY, IS THAT CLOSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MS STANLEY. SO IT'S NOT SO MUCH A QUESTION, BUT JUST CAN WE KIND OF GO OVER A LITTLE BIT? SO WE DID HAVE THE SUCCESSFUL PROP EIGHT PASSING, AND THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT THOUGHT THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET AN IMMEDIATE CHECK. CAN YOU JUST KIND OF JUST KIND OF LEVEL SET THAT EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS OVERNIGHT, AND IT DOES TAKE SOME TIME AS WELL.

TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION. YOU KNOW, WHEN WHEN WE SET THE TAX RATE, OF COURSE THAT GOES OUT.

THAT WENT OUT IN LAST YEAR'S OR THIS CURRENT YEAR.

SORRY. I STILL THINK THE VATRE HAPPENED LIKE TWO YEARS AGO, BUT IT'S BECAUSE WE HAD SO MANY THINGS GOING ON.

WHEN WE SET THE TAX RATE AND IT WAS APPROVED, OF COURSE, THOSE TAX BILLS WENT OUT AFTER THAT ELECTION.

SO WE DID COLLECT THE, THE INCREASE IN TAX REVENUE.

NOW, AS FAR AS THE STATE GOES, IT STILL HAS TO RECOGNIZE.

AND THAT WILL COME IN LATER ON. WE'RE STILL BUILDING THAT IN OUR PROJECTIONS THAT, THAT INCREASE IN STATE REVENUE BECAUSE THAT MEANS WE HAVE MAXIMIZED ALL OF OUR PENNIES.

AND SO BUT IT COMES IN LATER. IT DOESN'T JUST COME IN YOU KNOW, IMMEDIATELY.

IN FACT, THEY JUST FIXED THEIR SUMMER FINANCE NOT TOO LONG AGO BECAUSE THEY HAD US AT A TAX RATE AT $0.56.

SO ON OUR M AND O SO THAT THEY HAD A MISCALCULATION ON HOW THEIR SUMMARY FINANCE WAS SHOWING UP.

AND SO THEY JUST FIXED THAT. SO THEY, WE WILL NEARLY, WE WON'T GET THAT UNTIL PROBABLY AND SETTLE UP THE LAST PART OF AUGUST, 1ST OF SEPTEMBER. BUT WE BUILD THAT IN OUR PREDICTIONS AS WE GO ALONG.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BOARD.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU, MR. DODD.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 4.B NUMBER ONE, RECEIVE BOARD OF

[IV.B. Information Items]

TRUSTEES CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR MAY 2026.

MR. MARK BOOKER, CHAIRMAN MILLER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO DOCTOR LOPEZ.

WE DO HAVE, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION 14 CONTRACTS FOR RENEWAL ON THE MAY REPORT.

ALL OF THOSE CONTRACTS ARE WITHIN THE THRESHOLDS AND WOULD NOT REQUIRE BOARD ACTION OR APPROVAL.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AS IT RELATES TO THE 14 CONTRACTS THAT ARE SCHEDULED FOR RENEWAL.

BOARD THESE CONTRACTS ARE ON PAGE 13 FOR YOUR REVIEW.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE? MR. GLICK, JUST ONE QUESTION.

THE LAST ITEM, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFFING SERVICES, IS THAT OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS WHO BRING IN? THAT WOULD BE CONTRACTED SERVICES. YES, SIR. OKAY.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, MR. BOOKER. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 4. B TWO, REVIEW MARCH.

SORRY. THIS IS GOING TO BE ARTURO VALENZUELA TO REVIEW MARCH 2026 MONTHLY FINANCIALS.

THANK YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU. HELLO, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ.

I PRESENT TO YOU THE MARCH 2026. FINANCIALS STARTING ON PAGE 14.

I'LL JUST GO OVER THE SUMMARY PAGES FOR ALL THE FUNDS THAT I'M PRESENTING TODAY.

THE EXPENSES AS OF MARCH 2026 ARE 60.6% SPEND.

THAT'S IN LINE WITH WHAT HAPPENED OR THE POINT IN WHICH WE WERE AT LAST YEAR.

WE HAD A AT THAT TIME IN MARCH, WE HAD A 52.1 MILLION NET INCOME ON THIS ON THIS FUND.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT FUND SUMMARY PAGE, WHICH IS PAGE 24.

THIS ONE'S FOR THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES.

THIS ONE HAS A DEFICIT OF 400,000 AND IT'S MOSTLY MADE UP OF FEDERAL REVENUES THAT WE GET FROM THE MEALS THAT WE SERVE.

ALSO, WE IN THE, THE NEXT FUND IS FUND 599, WHICH IS INS THIS ONE IN PAGE 25 SHOWS A DEFICIT OF 11.1 MILLION. AND THIS IS MOSTLY COMPOSED OF LOCAL REVENUES FOR PROPERTY TAXES THAT GO INTO THE INS FUND.

BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FINANCIAL SUMMARIES ON THE BOND FUND THAT 11 MILLION THAT'S MAINLY JUST EARLY RETIREMENT OF PRINCIPAL, WASN'T IT? YES. YES. WE, WE WE. WE ELECTED TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT WAS FINANCIALLY.

THAT'S OUR CHOICE. YES. RESPONSIBLE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO ITEM 4.B 3 REVIEW THIRD QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT.

RHONDA ROUNDTREE IS WITH US. WELCOME, WELCOME.

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN MILLER BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ.

WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS AN INFORMATION ITEM IS THE THIRD QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR FOR THE TIME PERIOD, JANUARY 1ST THROUGH MARCH 31ST. THE FIRST CHART THAT YOU WILL SEE IS A PIE CHART THAT DEPICTS A SNAPSHOT OF THE DISTRICT'S INVESTMENT POSITION AS OF MARCH 31ST. AS OF MARCH 31ST, THE DISTRICT'S 1,044,000,000 WAS INVESTED IN THREE SEPARATE INVESTMENT POOLS TEX POOL, LONE STAR AND TEXAS CLASS. DIRECTLY BEHIND THIS CHART, YOU WILL SEE THE INFORMATION THAT DETAILS HOW THE POOLS INVEST THE FUNDS THAT ARE DEPOSITED WITH THEM. THIS HAS BEEN PROVIDED SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE UNDERLYING INVESTMENT OF THE POOLS, AND ALSO SEE THAT THE INVESTMENT POLICY OF THE POOLS MIRROR THAT OF THE INVESTMENT POLICIES OF THE DISTRICT.

BEHIND THESE DOCUMENTS, YOU WILL SEE A GRAPH THAT ILLUSTRATES THE DAILY INTEREST RATES IN THE POOLS OVER THIS LAST QUARTER.

YOU CAN SEE HOW RATES HAVE SOMEWHAT STABILIZED THROUGHOUT THE QUARTER AFTER THE FED'S LAST REDUCTION ON 12/10/25.

THE CURRENT FED FUNDS RATE IS IN THE RANGE OF 3.50 TO 3.75.

AND OUR RATES OUR RATES FOR THE QUARTER RANGE FROM 3.64 TO 3.94, WHICH IS IN LINE.

THE NEXT DOCUMENT IN YOUR PACKAGE DETAILS THE EXACT AMOUNT OF EACH OF THE DISTRICT'S INVESTMENT FUNDS AT 331, AND THE FINAL DOCUMENT HERE SHOWS THE INTEREST INCOME FOR THE NINE MONTHS OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.

FOR THIS YEAR, WE'VE HAD 32.427 MILLION TOTAL IN INTEREST INCOME, 5.3 MILLION OF THAT HAS BEEN IN THE GENERAL FUND, AND 25.5 MILLION HAS BEEN IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS.

AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST HAVE ONE THE INVESTMENT INCOME. IS THAT PRETTY MUCH TRACKING WITH THE BUDGET THAT WE HAD? IT'S PRETTY CLOSE. I CHECKED IT TODAY. WE PROJECTED 8 MILLION IN THE GENERAL FUND.

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AND I PREDICT THAT WE'LL HAVE 7.1. SO WE'RE ABOUT 750,000 CLOSE TO THAT FOR THE DEBT SERVICE, WE PROJECTED 2.5 MILLION IN DEBT SERVICES AT 1.26.

SO WE'RE WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE, BUT WE'RE JUST A LITTLE BIT UNDER.

SO WE'LL MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AS WE GO ALONG.

IT COULD CHANGE, BUT RATES WILL NOT GO UP BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF JUNE.

SO WE CAN WE CANNOT ANTICIPATE THAT WE WOULD GET MORE THAN THAT.

SO A QUESTION FOR MR. DODD REGARDING BONDS. HAVE WE, WE HAVEN'T FULLY FUNDED ALL OF OUR 2023 BOND HAVE WE? NO WE HAVEN'T. WE STILL HAVE ROUGHLY 329 MILLION TO SELL ON THAT. SO. WELL, THAT AND THAT'LL BE PRICED AT THAT DAY IN THE MARKET.

YES, YES. YOU KNOW, PROBABLY LATE LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR MAYBE DECEMBER, YOU KNOW, WE, WHEN WE DID SELL BONDS IN 2023, WE SOLD A, A BULK OF OUR BONDS ALMOST 800 MILLION.

THAT WAS KIND OF INFLATION PROTECTION, WASN'T IT? YES, YES. IS THAT CONDITION STILL EXIST? I MEAN, DO WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT AGAIN? WELL, THE THERE'S SOME TIMING I HAVE TO WORK THROUGH.

YES. NOT HAVING TOO MUCH BOND MONEY THAT THAT WE HAVEN'T USED, AND SO WORKING WITH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS ON WHEN IS THE BEST TIME FOR US TO GO OUT AGAIN AND WHEN WE HAVE THAT AVAILABLE WINDOW AND EVERYTHING I'M READING IS SAYING THAT THE FED IS SAYING THAT THE, THEY DON'T EXPECT ANY INTEREST RATE REDUCTIONS THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE ECONOMY IS HEATING UP, INFLATION IS HEATING UP. YEAH. GAS PRICES BEING A BIG PART OF THAT.

SO DOES THAT CHANGE YOUR OUTLOOK ON HOW WE GO ABOUT THIS? YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH FLUX, FLUCTUATING RATES EVERY TIME THERE'S SOMETHING MAYBE ON THE WAR OR ON DIFFERENT THINGS, IT GOES UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN TRYING TO SEE IF IT CAN STABILIZE A LITTLE BIT.

SO WE KIND OF KNOW WHERE WE'RE, WE'RE AT AND WHAT WE THINK WE MAY SELL THESE BONDS AT.

YOU KNOW, THERE HAS BEEN SOME BOND SALES RECENTLY THAT LOOKS PRETTY INVITING, BUT I'VE GOT TO WAIT TILL I GET THE THRESHOLD ON THE BONDS WE'VE ALREADY SOLD SPENT. SO AND THESE ARE ACTIVE DISCUSSIONS YOU'RE HAVING WITH OUR BOND CONSULTANTS AS TO TIMING, HOW MUCH, WHEN AND WHERE. YES, SIR. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE STAY POSITIVE ARBITRAGE WHEN WE CAN.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU, MISS ROWLETT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BOARD AT ALL? OKAY. THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, LET'S GO TO OUR FAVORITE THING. THIS IS WHERE WE ACTUALLY RECEIVE MONEY.

THIS IS THE REVIEW THE MARCH. THIS IS ITEM 4.B 4 REVIEW MARCH 2026 TAX REPORT, KRISTI COOPER.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MILLER. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE MARCH COLLECTION REPORT REFLECTING 96.38% COLLECTED OF THE 2025 TAX YEAR.

AS OF TODAY, WE'RE AT 7.39. OUR OFFICE WILL BE MAILING OUR STATUTE 3307, EXCUSE ME, 3307 TAX NOTICES FOR DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES OF REAL PROPERTY.

BASED ON OUR CURRENT ROLE, WE HAVE ABOUT $9.4 MILLION STILL REMAINING DUE IF THE 2020 TAX YEAR.

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

THANK YOU. THANK. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? PRETTY MUCH STATIC HERE. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU KRISTI.

GOOD REPORT. BOARD. LET'S GO TO 4.C ITEM NUMBER ONE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF STATUTORY WRITE OFF OF DELINQUENT TAXES.

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

CHRISTY COOPER IS STAYING WITH US. YES. MR. MILLER, WE ARE REQUESTING BOARD APPROVAL TO WRITE OFF DELINQUENT TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE 3305. AND AS RECOMMENDED BY OUR DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTION FIRM, PERDUE BRANDON FIELDER COLLINS AND MOTT, THE TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED FOR WRITE OFF IS $192,045.90.

EXHIBIT A CONSISTS OF THE DELINQUENT REAL PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE TAX YEARS 2005 AND PRIOR, TOTALING $4,329.11. EXHIBIT B CONSISTS OF THE DELINQUENT PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR OF 2021 AND PRIOR, TOTALING $151,716.79. THAT LIST FOR THE BPP ACCOUNTS IS FOR 783 ACCOUNTS, OF WHICH 62% OF THEM ARE NO LONGER ON OUR TAX ROLL.

A RESOLUTION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD, APPROVE THE WRITE OFFS AS RECOMMENDED, AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

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PARDON ME FOR THE DELAY. JUST HAD TO DO A QUICK CONSULT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. WHEN IT COMES UP IN THE BOARD, I WILL BE ABSTAINING BECAUSE I, BEING A BANKER, I HAVE CLIENTS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

SO I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN LATER WHEN THIS COMES UP.

OKAY, LET'S GO TO ITEM 4.C 2. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AERIAL EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY AT HOMER B. JOHNSON STADIUM BETWEEN GARLAND ISD AND ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY, LLC.

JAVIER, WELCOME. THANK YOU, COMMITTEE CHAIR MILLER, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR LOPEZ HERE TONIGHT TO OFFER A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION.

THIS IS AN AERIAL EASEMENT THAT IS AT THE HOMER B.

JOHNSON STADIUM. I'LL GIVE YOU A VIEW OF THAT.

AND SO THESE ARE EXISTING LINES FROM ONCOR, THEY ARE PROVIDING AN IMPROVEMENT TO THOSE LINES.

AND SO THIS IS EXPANDING THE AERIAL EASEMENT THAT THE ARM LENGTHS BASICALLY ARE BEING A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN WHAT THEY CURRENTLY ARE NOW.

SO THEY'RE WIDENING THAT UP AND THEY NEED AN AERIAL EASEMENT FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. THESE ARE OVERHEADS. YES, SIR. OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS, MR. GLICK? WITH THE NEW CONSTRUCTION PLANNED IN THAT AREA, WILL THIS HAVE ANY EFFECT? ARE THEY AWARE OF THAT CONSTRUCTION? YES. IT DOESN'T.

IT SHOULD NOT AFFECT OUR WORK THAT WE'RE TAKING PLACE THERE. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THAT. THIS WILL MOVE FORWARD. LET'S GO TO ITEM THREE.

MR. MILLER, DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TONIGHT TO APPROVE THAT, OR IS THAT GOING TO COME TO US ON THE THIS IS FOR BOARD MEETING.

THIS FOR BOARD. YES. IT'LL COME TO. OKAY. THIS WILL MOVE FORWARD TO THE BOARD.

THANK YOU. YEAH. THE OTHERS WERE PART OF THE BOND MEETING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DIDN'T HOLD ANYTHING UP.

OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD IDEA. BUT THANK YOU. EVERYTHING ON THIS AGENDA WILL MOVE FORWARD TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL, IF APPROPRIATE. SO WE'LL NOW GO TO F.C NUMBER 3.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND DEBT SERVICES FUND AND THE STUDENT NUTRITION, STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND 25-26. AND ELISA CORDOVA-LONG HAS JOINED US.

WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ. TONIGHT, WE HAVE FOR YOU THE BUDGET TRANSFERS FOR THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND ONLY.

ALL WE HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT IS THE CROSS FUNCTIONAL BALANCE, NEUTRAL TRANSFERS THAT HAVE NO OVERALL IMPACT TO THE BUDGET.

AND THERE ARE NO BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO DEBT SERVICES FUND, AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE SCHOOL STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND.

GREAT. SO YOUR REPORTS ARE PRETTY NEUTRAL TONIGHT? YES, SIR. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS BOARD? NO IMPACT ON BUDGETS.

SO. GOOD. THAT'S A GOOD ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD.

AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE, ITEM NUMBER C.4. IS IT C.4 4? I'M SORRY, 4.C 4 IS BEING PULLED. ITEM 4.C 5, WE WILL CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MISS MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY AND GARLAND ISD. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING DOCTOR GRADYNE BROWN.

WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN JAMIE MILLER AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ.

I PRESENT FOR YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY BY WHICH WE WILL BE ABLE TO HELP PREPARE OUR FUTURE TEACHERS WHO HAVE DONE THEIR TEACHER PREPARATION WITH MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY IN WICHITA FALLS.

SUPER. I THINK WE'RE EAGER TO DO ANYTHING WE CAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS COMING OUT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS BOARD? GREAT. YEAH, GREAT.

WELL, OTHER THAN JOHNNY BEACH THERE, IT'S A PRETTY GOOD PLACE.

BUT THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ITEM THEN.

THAT WOULD BE NUMBER 4.C 6, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, DALLAS TEACHER DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND UTEACH DALLAS AND GARLAND ISD.

I'LL LET YOU EXPLAIN THAT ONE. YES. DOCTOR BROWN.

THIS IS THE PROGRAM, DOCTOR LOPEZ, THAT IS A PART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DALLAS TEACHER EDUCATION

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PROGRAM. THEY YOU TEACH IS A SPECIAL PROGRAM WHERE THEY BEGIN EARLY PREPARATION OF THEIR TEACHER PREP IN THAT TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM. IT IS AN EXTENSION OF A PROGRAM THAT IS CURRENTLY HAS BEEN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, I WOULD SAY AT LEAST 30 YEARS, AND NOW IT'S COMING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS.

ONCE AGAIN, JUST TO DEVELOP FUTURE TEACHERS. YES.

AND AN AID TO MAYBE KEEP THEM HERE, RIGHT? YES.

A PIPELINE FOR US. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. DOCTOR BROWN, KEEP THEM COMING.

LET'S GO TO 4.C 7. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DISPOSAL OF BUSSES.

TIMOTHY LOGAN. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

TONIGHT I HAVE AN ACTION ITEM FOR YOU TO REQUEST THE APPROVAL AND DISPOSAL OR AUCTION OF 12 DECOMMISSIONED SCHOOL BUSSES, PER CI LOCAL, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING IS AUTHORIZED TO DECLARE DISTRICT MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, PERSONAL PROPERTY SUCH AS VEHICLES AND SUPPLIES TO BE UNNECESSARY.

THE BOARD SHALL APPROVE DISPOSAL OF UNNECESSARY ITEMS WITH A VALUE OF GREATER THAN $5,000.

THE 12 DECOMMISSIONED BUSSES THAT ARE NO LONGER OPERATIONAL, WHICH ARE PROVIDED HERE IN THE CHART ON THE SLIDE FOR YOU, WILL BE DISPOSED OF AND AUCTIONED AT FAIR MARKET VALUE.

THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT OBTAINED WITH FEDERAL FUNDS, THEREFORE, DO NOT NECESSITATE BEING MANAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW.

SO 12 BUSSES TO AUCTION OFF AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

YES. ANY QUESTIONS COMMITTEE? I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF PROCEDURAL THINGS.

GIVE ME AN IDEA OF THE THINGS THAT RENDER THE BUS INOPERABLE, IF YOU WILL.

SO ON THESE SPECIFIC 12 SCHOOL BUSSES, THE ENGINES ARE NO LONGER OPERATIONAL, SO THEY HAVE BEEN DECOMMISSIONED AND PULLED OUT OF SERVICE.

THEY HAVE BAD ENGINES IN THEM, BASICALLY. YEAH.

AND ENGINES ARE FAIRLY EXPENSIVE. CORRECT. THEY ARE 45 TO $50,000, NOT COUNTING LABOR.

YES, SIR. YOU KNOW, I GET IT, MOM. I HAD A CAR THAT I DROVE 150,000 MILES WITH ONLY THREE KIDS IN IT.

I CAN IMAGINE WHAT THESE WOULD BE LIKE AT 200 000 MILES WITH 30 OR 40 KIDS.

SO. POINT TAKEN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

LET'S MOVE ON TO 4.C 9. NEW BIDS. MR. BOOKER WILL MAKE HIS WAY TO THE MICROPHONE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH NUMBER A CONTRACT WELL I DON'T LIKE NUMBER EIGHT. I'M SORRY MR. BOOKER. LET ME GO TO 4.C NUMBER 8 WHICH IS ON PAGE 98.

CONSIDER RATIFICATION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND TO PROVIDE SUMMER MEALS TO CHILDREN AT GARLAND RECREATION CENTERS.

THANKS AGAIN TO CHAIRMAN MILLER, TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TO DOCTOR LOPEZ, OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO PROVIDE SUMMER MEALS TO THE CHILDREN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND.

THE CITY OF GARLAND CONTACTED OUR SNS DEPARTMENT AND PRESENTED THIS OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE.

DURING THAT TIME, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE REQUIREMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REQUIRED AN IMMEDIATE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT, SO THE DISTRICT DID FEEL LIKE, IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS, TO PROVIDE ANOTHER FEEDING SPOT FOR OUR CHILDREN FOR SUMMER.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO RATIFY THAT DECISION THAT WAS MADE.

AND NEXT YEAR, THE DISTRICT WILL, OF COURSE, HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO RESPOND TO CONTINUE THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND.

SIR. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD. IS THIS A NEW QUESTION? NEW CONTRACT? YES. YES I HAVE. YEAH. I'M SORRY, MISS GRIFFIN.

LET ME LET ME LET ME GET THIS QUESTION. AND THEN I'LL GO TO MR. BEACH AND THEN I'LL GO TO YOU NEXT. OKAY. THIS IS A NEW ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT OR THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

YES IT IS. AND WE HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF SNS THAT'S HERE THAT CAN GIVE YOU FURTHER DETAILS AS IT RELATES TO THAT CONTRACT.

OKAY. AND THEN WE'LL TO MR. BEACH. OKAY. JUST CURIOUS WHEN WE WILL SEE.

HELLO. HI. HI. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

DOCTOR LOPEZ. SO. YES AS MR. BOOKER SAID, WE WERE WE'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND FOR A WHILE. AS YOU MAY KNOW, WE HAVE EXPANDED MORE INTO SERVING SUMMER MEALS IN THE COMMUNITY IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

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WE WERE ABLE TO DO DRIVE THROUGH ONE YEAR AND IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT, THAT LOCATION NO LONGER QUALIFIES, BUT WE HAVE BEEN DOING SEVERAL APARTMENTS AND CHURCHES, AND WHEN WE WERE TALKING TO THEM, THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A PARTNER FOR THEIR MEALS THIS SUMMER.

SO WE WERE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THEM.

SO IN ADDITION TO THE APARTMENTS THAT WE IN CHURCHES THAT WE NORMALLY SERVICE, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE REC CENTERS THIS SUMMER FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND.

AND AS YOU MAY KNOW, THEY'VE GOTTEN SOME BIG UPGRADES OVER THE SUMMER.

SO WE'RE REAL EXCITED ABOUT IT. THERE'S GOING TO BE A BIG SUMMER KICKOFF AT MAY 30TH AT THE GARLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FROM TEN TO NOON IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN THAT.

GOOD. THAT SHOULD BE GREAT. GREAT. THANK YOU.

MR.. MR.. BEACH. JENNIFER, I'M JUST CURIOUS WHEN WE WILL FIND OUT WHAT THE FUNDING SOURCE AND THE FINANCIAL IMPACT IS.

WITH THAT FUNDING SOURCE, SO IT'S ALL THROUGH SNS, SO WE DON'T PAY THEM.

THEY DON'T PAY US. SO IT'S FUNDED THROUGH THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MISS GRIFFIN? YES.

WILL ALL THE REC CENTERS OF GARLAND PROVIDE FOOD? IS ONE QUESTION. HOW WILL THE COMMUNICATION GET OUT THAT WE ARE, WE HAVE A GREATER SUPPLY OF FOOD THAN WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST AT THESE VARIOUS LOCATIONS? SO LIKE I SAID, WE DO HAVE A BIG SUMMER KICKOFF, PLANNED WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND AT THE MAIN LIBRARY DOWNTOWN ON AUSTIN STREET ON MAY 30TH, AND WE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THEIR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.

I'VE ALREADY BEEN IN SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH TIFFANY VENO, WHO YOU MAY REMEMBER FROM HER TIME AT GARLAND ISD.

SHE'S NOW COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND, AND WE'LL GET WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AS WELL TO REALLY GET THAT OUT THE WORD OUT. BUT WE'VE ALREADY GOT ALL THE FLIERS PRINTING AND ARE PLANNING SOME, YOU KNOW, GREAT EVENTS TO REALLY KICK OFF THE SUMMER AND LET PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THEY CAN GET, WHERE THEY CAN GET MEALS.

YOU USED TO HAVE TO EAT THE FOOD THERE. YES, MA'AM.

YOU STILL DO. AND DO WE HAVE ENOUGH SPACE FOR THE INCREASE? YES, MA'AM. AT THE REC CENTERS? YES. THE REC CENTERS HAVE OFFERED SUMMER MEALS IN THE PAST.

THIS IS JUST THE FIRST TIME THAT WE WILL BE PARTNERING WITH THEM TO SERVE THE MEALS.

SO YOU DON'T SEE ANY INCREASE IN THE MEALS. I MEAN, THEY MAY BECAUSE THEY'RE NEWER.

BECAUSE THEY'RE NEWER FACILITIES, THEY MAY GARNER HIGHER PARTICIPATION THAN THEY DID LAST YEAR.

BUT I DO FEEL LIKE THE CITY IS, IS PREPARED FOR THAT AS, AS ARE WE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND I'M ASSUMING THAT OUR CAFETERIAS WILL BE USED FOR THE PREPARATION.

IS THAT. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. JUST A FEW OF THE CAFETERIAS.

YES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MAIN CENTRAL KITCHEN THAT DOES ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY SITES.

AND THEN THERE ARE NO, RIGHT NOW PLANNED, TYPE OF ARRANGEMENTS WITH EITHER ROWLETT OR SACHSE IN THEIR COMMUNITY CENTERS. IS THAT CORRECT? NOT THEIR COMMUNITY CENTERS. BUT WE DO HAVE OTHER OTHER COMMUNITY SITES.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S GO TO 4.C. BY THE WAY, I DO LIKE NUMBER EIGHT.

I WAS KIDDING WHILE AGO. I LOVE NUMBER EIGHT.

LET'S GO TO 4.C NUMBER 9 NEW BIDS. LET'S GO TO CONTRACT NUMBER 9.

CONTRACT 9-27, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES.

MR. BOOKER? YES, SIR. THE CONTRACT BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS FOR THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES.

THAT CONTRACT IS CONTRACT 9-27. THIS AWARD WILL PROVIDE DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS FOR STUDENTS, MEAL SERVICE PREPARATION AND CLEANING SUPPLIES.

THE DISTRICT IS RECOMMENDING IT IS A NEW WARD REPLACEMENT.

IT IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT. THAT CONTRACT AMOUNT IS LISTED AS CONFIDENTIAL, BUT SHOULD BE PRINTED INTO YOUR BOARD

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FOR AVAILABILITY TO SEE THOSE NUMBERS. THE ACTUAL FUNDING IS FUNDING 240 FOR THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST LUNCH PROGRAM.

I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AS IT RELATES TO THE CONTRACT.

MISS MILLER CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO THE PRODUCTS THAT ARE BEING PROCURED.

GREAT. THANK YOU. QUITE A QUITE A FEW ATTACHMENTS TO THAT.

AND I BELIEVE IN OUR RED FOLDER IS AN UPDATED VERSION FOR EVERYBODY TO REVIEW.

WE'VE LOOKED THROUGH IT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IT'LL GO FORWARD TO THE BOARD.

OKAY. NO QUESTIONS, MR. BOOKER. THANK YOU. LET'S PROCEED THEN TO NUMBER C.4.C.9.C.

CONTRACT 206-26-01 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPORTS SURFACES REPAIR AND GYM FLOOR REFINISHING. THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN.

THAT CONTRACT BEFORE YOU IS TO PROVIDE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPORT SPORTS SERVICES WHICH WOULD BE UTILIZED BY THE MAINTENANCE.

YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THAT THERE ARE SOME CAPITAL ITEMS THAT WILL BE PURCHASED THROUGH THE BOND.

SO THAT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT THAT WE ARE LISTING THOSE COMPANIES ON EXHIBIT A WOULD BE AWARDED CONTRACTS.

IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT. IT IS A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT.

IT IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $1 MILLION.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT 70% OF THAT WILL BE PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, AND ANTICIPATE 30% OUT OF THE BOND 654.

ONCE AGAIN, THOSE ARE THE CONTRACTS THAT CONTRACT FOR YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND REVIEW.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. VERY GOOD.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BOOKER ON THIS ONE? MR..

YEAH. IT'S LARRY'S FAULT. HE'S OVER HERE WHISPERING IN MY EAR, I CAN'T CONCENTRATE.

LARRY. STOP IT. WELL, CAN WE BACK UP AFTER THIS? OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON C? TESTING, EVERYBODY.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO 4.C.B CONTRACT 102-26.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF OFFICE SUPPLY CATALOG.

YES, SIR. THIS CONTRACT IS UTILIZED BY THE DISTRICT WIDE DEPARTMENTS AND SCHOOLS.

IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT. IT IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH FOUR ANNUAL RENEWABLE OPTIONS THAT CONTRACTS NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS $1,500,000.

IT IS, THE FUNDING SOURCES ARE IDENTIFIED 70% TO THE GENERAL FUND, 20% FOR FUND 211 AND 10% FOR FUND 461 CAMPUS ACTIVITIES. ONCE AGAIN, THAT IS A CATALOG CONTRACT THAT IS AVAILABLE AND THE VENDORS ARE LISTED.

EMPIRE PAPER COMPANY SUPPLIES AND COMPANY DOING BUSINESS AS STAPLES CONTRACT, WYNN INNOVATIONS AND SCHOOL SPECIALTIES.

BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THAT CONTRACT. OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE FROM THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. LET'S GO TO WHAT I THINK SHOULD BE NUMBER D CONTRACT 340-26-02.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF SECURITY EQUIPMENT PARTS AND SERVICES.

YES, SIR. THAT THAT CONTRACT IS UTILIZED BY OUR SECURITY DEPARTMENT.

THAT TAKES CARE OF THE INTRUSION SECURITY SYSTEM, AS WELL AS THE THE CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEM THAT'S UTILIZED BY THAT DEPARTMENT.

COBALT FTS, LLC IS THE RECOMMENDED AWARD FOR THAT CONTRACT.

IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT WITH ONE YEAR WITH ONE ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTION.

THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS $350,000. IT WILL BE PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUNDS.

ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AS IT RELATES TO THAT CONTRACT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? JUST MENTIONED AT THIS TIME THAT ALL THESE ITEMS ARE AS APPROVED UNDER THE PREVIOUS YEAR BUDGETS OR UNDER THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. SO IT'S JUST ROUTINE RENEWAL OR EXTENSION OR NEW CONTRACT.

SO THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. WE WILL GO TO WHAT I THINK IS NUMBER E CONTRACT 390-26-02.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF GENERAL TRADES TRANSPORTATION MERCHANDISE VEHICLES AND SERVICES.

IT'S A SUPPLEMENTAL. YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN, AS YOU STATED, CHAIRMAN MILLER, THIS IS UTILIZED BY OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR FLEET IN OPERATING CONDITIONS. IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTIONS.

THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS $2,200,000 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

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OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? CAN THEY FIX BLOWN UP BUS MOTORS? THAT'S A JOKE, BY THE WAY. I WANT TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THIS.

WE DO. WE DO. MR.. BEACH HAS A QUESTION. I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT PERCENTAGE OR HOW WELL WE ARE ABLE TO REPAIR AND DO THE MAINTENANCE ON OUR VEHICLES THEMSELVES WITHOUT HAVING TO GO OUTSOURCE.

I KNOW THAT, I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOMETIMES WE'RE HAVING SOME TROUBLE WITH LIFTS OVER THERE, OR MAYBE MR. LOGAN CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION ABOUT WITH IT BEING 2.2 MILLION HERE NOT TO EXCEED.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, FOR THE EFFICIENCY OF OUR OPERATION WHAT WHAT WE HAVE TO DO AS FAR AS OUTSOURCING.

I CAN. CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ.

TIM LOGAN, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION. HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

WE OUTSOURCE APPROXIMATELY 20% OF WORK THAT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DO IN OUR CURRENT FACILITY, EITHER BECAUSE OF THE SCOPE OF THE WORK SUCH AS ENGINE REBUILDING OR OUR BUILDING RESTRAINTS, SUCH AS THE INABILITY OR THE INABILITY TO LIFT A BUS OR DO SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.

THIS 2.2 MILLION IS FOR OTHER TYPE OF PARTS SUCH AS BRAKES, TIRES, OILS, FLUID, FILTERS, GLASS, ANY TYPE OF WELDING OR TOOLS, TRANSMISSION PARTS AND ENGINE PARTS THAT WE DO ON OUR YELLOW SCHOOL BUSSES AND ALSO THE REMAINING 100 VEHICLES THAT EXIST IN OUR WHITE FLEET. THAT WE STILL OWN AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT.

HOW MANY MECHANICS ARE YOU OPERATING WITH RIGHT NOW? I BELIEVE THE NUMBER IS SIX AND WE HAVE ONE OPEN POSITION STILL POSTED CURRENTLY.

AND THEY'RE SWAMPED. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR.

WE HAVE A FLEET, THEN THEY WORK OVERTIME TO KEEP THE BUSSES RUNNING.

THANK YOU, MR. LOGAN. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. MICHELLE, TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

NUMBER ONE, DID I SKIP ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. AND NUMBER TWO EXECUTIVE SESSION IS NEXT.

DO WE HAVE A CAUSE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION? NOT FOR THIS ONE.

OKAY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS 6:27, AND WE ARE NOW FINISHED WITH THE AGENDA.

[VI. Adjournment]

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 6:27.

NEXT.

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