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[I. Call to Order and Determination of Quorum]
I'VE DETERMINED A QUORUM IS PRESENT, MISS HOGAN.DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS? SEEING. WE HAVE NO CARDS, DOCTOR LOPEZ THE SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE.
[III. Superintendent's Message]
YOU KNOW, OUR BOND PROJECTS ARE STARTING TO REALLY CATCH FIRE.WE STARTED OFF WITH A LOT OF SMALL PROJECTS, FENCING, BALLISTIC GLASS, ROOF REPAIR, THINGS THAT DON'T REALLY GALVANIZE PEOPLE, THEN BOOM, OUT COMES THESE CANOPIES AND THE PLAYGROUNDS.
PEOPLE ARE EXCITED. AND NOW BAM, WE GOT MULTI-PURPOSE CENTERS AND IT'S CATCHING ALL OVER NOT ONLY GARLAND, ROWLETT AND SACHSE, BUT ALL OVER THE NATION. THESE FACILITIES THAT ARE BEING HIGHLIGHTED EVERYWHERE.
AND SO WE'RE JUST REALLY PROUD THAT WE COULD HAVE WON AT EVERY HIGH SCHOOL.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THEM ALL OPENING UP WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
SO THAT'S THE BUZZ AROUND TOWN IS THOSE MACS.
[IV.A. Receive Presentation on Bond 2023 Program Summary Update – Javier Fernandez]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS MR. JAVIER HERNANDEZ. CONGRATULATIONS, JAVIER. WELCOME TO YOUR ROLE [APPLAUSE].HE HELPED START DOING THE FACILITY STUDY FOR THE 2023 BOND IN 2018.
THEN HE HELPED US ROLL OUT THIS 2023 BOND AND THE SUCCESS WE'RE HAVING.
WE HAVE MANY BOARD MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN WITH YOU ALONG THE WAY, AND I THINK IF YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS, MR. GLICK. THANK YOU, SIR. CONGRATULATIONS. I REMEMBER WHEN YOU BEGAN LOOKING AT WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN THE PAST WITH THE 2014 BOND, AND WE HAD MULTIPLE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE REPORTS WE WERE GETTING OR NOT GETTING. AND YOU VERY QUICKLY CORRECTED THAT WHOLE PROCESS AND MOVED FORWARD.
SO WE COMPLETED THE BOND NOT ONLY ON TIME, BUT ON BUDGET AND YOUR ASSISTANCE GETTING US READY FOR THIS BOND AND PREPARING ALL THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND PRESENTING IT NOT ONLY TO THIS BOARD BUT TO THE BOND COMMITTEE.
AND THOSE EXPLANATIONS YOU GAVE CERTAINLY WERE VERY CLEAR AND VERY HELPFUL AS THEY PREPARED EACH OF THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS IN THIS, I THINK, 6 OR 7 DIFFERENT MEETINGS THEY HAD. AND WHEN THEY CAME TO VOTE, THEIR VOTE WAS BASED ON THE INFORMATION YOU HAD PROVIDED VERY CLEARLY, VERY SUCCINCTLY. AND IT LED TO A VERY SUCCESSFUL BOND AND NOW A SUCCESSFUL ROLLOUT AT BOND.
SO MY HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. JUST WANT TO GO IN ORDER, MR. STANLEY.
YES. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY. CONGRATULATIONS.
I'M SURE GLAD YOU'RE PART OF THE TEAM, YOU KNOW.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MILLER. YEAH. ONE OF THE THINGS I REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT A MILLION THREE BOND, WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF WE WERE GOING TO DO IT WITH CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS OR, YOU KNOW, PAY THE $20 MILLION FEE TO SOMEBODY TO COME IN AND RUN IT, OR ARE WE GOING TO DO IT INTERNALLY? DO WE HAVE THE STRUCTURE TO? AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT YOUR PRESENCE HERE, ALONG WITH THAT OF YOUR TEAM THAT YOU'VE BUILT, HAS MADE US VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE CHOSE THE RIGHT BLENDED METHOD OF GOING ABOUT THIS.
AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE LIKE DOCTOR LOPEZ SAID, WE'RE NOW SEEING SOME ROOFTOPS AND SOME CANOPIES AND SOME KIDS USING SOME FACILITIES THAT WERE ONLY DREAMED IN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THERE WERE ONLY A DREAM AND Y'ALL MADE THAT COME, COME TRUE. AND, AND I KNOW THAT YOU'VE GOT THE FOOT ON THE GAS.
YOU REPRESENT US AND YOU'RE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB.
AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
THANK YOU, MR. BEACH. JAVIER, CONGRATULATIONS.
AND YOU GET TO KNOW A PERSON A LITTLE BIT BETTER WHEN YOU GET TO VISIT WITH THEM AT THAT BREAKFAST.
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HE HAS GIVEN HIS HEART AND SOUL TO THIS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH.AND I REMEMBER GOING OVER TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND LOOKING AT THE PROJECTS THAT YOU DID AT THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHEN WE STARTED THIS, THE PROJECTS HERE. AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, BOY, YOU KNOW, AFTER WHAT WE WENT THROUGH IN THE OTHER BOND PROGRAM AND NOT KNOWING REALLY THE TRUST FACTOR, THAT REALLY CHANGED MY MIND WITH YOU BECAUSE I AM VERY, VERY COMFORTABLE WHERE WE ARE AS A BOARD OF WHAT YOU'RE PRODUCING AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THAT YOU CAN BE A LITTLE GENERAL, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING BECAUSE WE NEED TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.
AND I THINK THAT THAT THE PROOF IS IN THE [INAUDIBLE] I THINK WE'RE SEEING PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING ON BOARD, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP. AND I'M HOPING THAT THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT REALIZES THAT THAT THEY HAVE SOMEBODY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OPEN DOOR POLICY WITH, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM THE TRUST AND LISTEN TO THE DIRECTORS AND THEIR IDEAS AND THEIR VIEWS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T GET TO BECOME THE TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE YEAR, WHICH THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CURRENTLY THE TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE YEAR.
BUT YOU DON'T GET IT BECAUSE OF POLICY CHANGES OR THINGS WE REALLY DO IN THIS ROOM.
YOU DO IT, YOU GET IT BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND GARLAND ISD IS BLESSED WITH AN UNCOMMON NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE LITERALLY THE BEST AT WHAT THEY DO IN THE STATE, AND THAT DESIGNATION APPLIES PERFECTLY TO JAVIER FERNANDEZ.
HE IS THE FINEST MANAGER OF PROJECTS AND FACILITIES ANYWHERE IN THE STATE, AND I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I'M TOLD IT BY CONTRACTORS WHO VIEW YOU AS A PAIN IN THEIR BUTT, BUT THEY ALSO KNOW GOOD AND WELL THAT YOU'RE REPRESENTING US AND EVERY TAXPAYER IN THIS DISTRICT SHOULD LOOK AT THIS MAN AND THINK, I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH ALL THE MONEY THAT I'VE PLACED AND ALL THE TRUST I'VE PLACED, BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE LIKE THIS WATCHING OVER IT, MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE GETTING ALL THE VALUE THAT WE NEED TO FROM IT.
OUR KIDS ARE TAKEN CARE OF AND OUR TAXPAYERS ARE PROTECTED.
I THANK YOU, AND I THINK THAT THIS IS AN HONOR THAT I WISH WE COULD HAVE DONE SOONER.
OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. FERNANDEZ. WE APPRECIATE YOU.
WELL THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. I TRULY APPRECIATE IT.
AND QUITE FRANKLY, I'M VERY HUMBLED. IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE GARLAND ISD.
IT TRULY IS. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN. I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING EXCITED TO COME TO WORK IN GARLAND.
TRUTH BE TOLD, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO MAYBE THREE SUPERINTENDENTS BACK I APPLIED FOR GARLAND MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. BUT YOU KNOW, FATE HAS ITS WAY OF BRINGING YOU TO WHERE YOU NEED TO BE.
AND SO TODAY, I, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT I'M HERE WHERE I NEED TO BE.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY IT'S NOT JUST ME. SO IT'S, IT'S NOT ME DOING IT.
IT'S A TEAM. IT TAKES A TEAM. IT'S EVERYONE THAT IS PART OF GARLAND.
I KNOW WE SAY IT'S THE BOND PROGRAM, BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WE DO HAVE PEOPLE THAT WORK WITH ME MANAGING THESE PROJECTS, BUT IT ALSO IS ALL THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. WE DON'T DO IT ALONE.
WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT.
WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT.
WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE HEALTH SERVICES. WE THINK WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO, BUT UNTIL WE MEET WITH THEM AND ALL THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, THE EDL'S ARE VERY, VERY INFLUENTIAL IN WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY GUIDE US.
SO I APPRECIATE EVERYONE IN THE DISTRICT WHO PROVIDES INPUT TO WHAT WE'RE DOING TO BEST SERVE OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND OUR TEACHERS HERE IN GARLAND. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
NOW, DON'T TELL US WE'RE BEHIND ON ALL THE PROJECTS. THAT WOULD BE A BAD FOLLOW UP.
I AM A REALIST [LAUGHS]. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO TODAY WE WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE STAND. THIS IS OUR SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2026 UPDATE FOR BOND PROGRAM.
AS WE MENTIONED, THIS IS A IT'S FUNNY, WE JUST KIND OF ROLLS OFF MY TONGUE AS $2.79 BILLION BOND PROGRAM THAT'S BROKEN UP INTO THREE DIFFERENT PROPOSITIONS. SO AGAIN, WE WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR APPROVING ALL OF THOSE THREE PROPOSITIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO THEM.
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THE TIMELINE THAT YOU SEE THERE. AGAIN, THIS TAKES US ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2028.THE BOND PROGRAM THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH. OUR UPDATE ON PHASE ONE.
AND IF YOU SEE THAT TIMELINE THERE, WHAT INITIALLY STARTED AS A VERY, VERY SIMPLE PROJECT, HEY, THIS IS LET'S GO OUT AND PUT TURF ON THESE BASEBALL FIELDS AND SOFTBALL FIELDS.
AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, WHAT IS BEST FOR STUDENTS, NOT JUST LET'S JUST DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
THAT IS PART THREE, GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL TODAY.
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T WHO ARE NOT AWARE, OUR SOFTBALL TEAM PLAYS IN ONE LOCATION.
OUR BASEBALL TEAM PLAYS IN ANOTHER LOCATION. WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS, WITH THIS PROJECT HERE, IS WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A COMPLEX FOR GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL THAT IS COHESIVE OF BOTH OF THOSE PROGRAMS, THAT CREATES THAT SYNERGY THAT SCHOOLS REQUIRE HIGH SCHOOLS REQUIRE WHEN IT COMES TO SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS DOING HERE. SO I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.
WE ARE DOING SELECT FIELD CAP AND FLEX BASE INSTALLATIONS.
SO WHERE THIS IS AT, I KNOW THIS LOOKS LIKE A BLANK SLATE, BUT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK THAT'S BEEN TAKING PLACE ON THAT FIELD THAT IS AT THE WILLIAMS STADIUM. SO IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE OUR NEW SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL FIELD ARE GOING TO BE FOR GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S AT THE WILLIAMS SITE.
OUR FIELD HOUSES AND MULTI-PROGRAM ACTIVITY CENTERS.
I WANT TO PAUSE THERE BECAUSE I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
WE PURPOSELY NAME THIS AS A MULTI-PROGRAM ACTIVITY CENTER.
A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS CALL THESE THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT NAME FOR THEM.
AND THE REASON THAT WE NAMED IT MULTI-PROGRAM IS BECAUSE IT SERVES ALL THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS OF OUR COMMUNITY, NOT JUST WHAT EVERYONE SEES. OH, THERE'S A BIG OLD INDOOR FOOTBALL FIELD.
THAT'S FOR FOOTBALL. NOT FOR GARLAND ISD. THAT'S FOR FOOTBALL.
THAT'S FOR SOCCER. THAT'S FOR BASEBALL. THAT'S FOR FINE ARTS.
YOU CAN SEE THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S COMING TOGETHER VERY NICELY.
THIS IS SOUTH GARLAND'S. IT'S COMING TOGETHER VERY NICELY.
IT'S IT'S IT'S RIGHT THERE, RIGHT OFF OF COLONEL DRIVE.
NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AS YOU CAN SEE WHERE THAT THAT FACILITY.
AND IF YOU JUST LOOK AT THIS PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE HOW YOU HAVE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FOOTBALL, AND THEN YOU HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL BUILDING THAT SITS RIGHT IN THE CENTER. SO ALL OF THIS WAS VERY PURPOSEFUL AS TO HOW WE DESIGNED THESE AND WHERE THEY SIT WITHIN THE FACILITIES OR WITHIN THE, WITHIN THE SITE. AND SO THESE, THESE, THESE ARE VERY UNIQUE BUILDINGS.
AND I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS WELL.
LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL FACILITY, IT'S RIGHT THERE BY THE FOOTBALL FIELD, RIGHT BEHIND THE, THE CAMPUS. AGAIN, THIS IS THE LAST ONE THAT'S UP.
ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS THE FACILITY THERE.
AND THESE ARE THE WEIGHTS THAT ARE AT ROWLETT.
SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL. AND WHERE IT IT WHERE IT SITS.
NOW, I'LL POINT OUT TO YOU THAT THE BACK WALL OF THIS FACILITY, ALL OF THESE BACK WALLS, THEY MAY LOOK BLANK NOW, BUT THERE'S A GRAPHICS PACKAGE THAT HAS IN THE MACS WHERE WE'RE NOT ONLY GOING TO DO GRAPHICS ON THE FIELD THAT YOU SEE THERE.
EACH ONE OF THESE IS GOING TO HAVE UNIQUE GRAPHICS PACKAGE FOR THE INDOOR.
SO THAT'S YET TO COME ON SOME OF THESE. SO WHEN IT'S FINISHED IT'S GOING TO BE WORLD CLASS.
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OUR DRIVEWAYS, OUR DRIVE LANES ARE 100% DOORS AND WINDOWS ARE 90% STRUCTURE BRICK AND MASONRY, ABOUT 90%. OUR ROOFING IS 100% ON THIS ON THIS ONE.SO WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS, ON THIS FACILITY HERE.
THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE FACILITY AS IT STOOD. WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS PRESENTATION HERE.
THIS ONE IS MOVING ALONG OUR ICF BUILDING. ICF IS THE ACTUAL STORM SHELTER PORTION.
I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE SCOPE, THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.
IT'S A THREE STORY BUILDING AND THE STATUS OF THAT.
OUR WINDOWS, DOORS AND WINDOWS AND FRAMES OVERHEAD AND MEP ROOF ENDS, THOSE HAVE ALL STARTED.
AND SO THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE KIMBERLIN ACADEMY.
THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING FACES TO THE LEFT OF THIS PHOTO.
WILL THE ROAD LOOP AROUND THAT SCHOOL IN THE BACK THERE WHERE YOU SEE THE TREE LINE? WILL THAT BE CONCRETED BACK THERE AS WELL FOR FOR BUS EXITING AND EVERYTHING ELSE? YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. IT'S A TIMING.
SO THERE'S A TIMING ISSUE THAT OCCURRED AS WE WERE BUILDING IT.
AND SO RIGHT NOW THAT IS NOT DONE YET BECAUSE WE HAD TO GET GOING ON THE BUILDING.
BUT YES, THAT WILL HAVE A PATHWAY, A DRIVE THERE.
LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL AND NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL FOR THOSE WE HAVE MOVED INTO THE ADMINISTRATION AREA OF NAAMAN FOREST AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL. THE ICF PORTION FOR LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL IS ABOUT 85%.
SO THAT WAS ADMINISTRATIVE ADDITIONS. SEE THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON THERE.
SO THIS IS THE ICF PORTION OF LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL.
THAT'S THE STORM SHELTER THAT'S GOING TO SUPPORT OUR OUR CLASSROOM AREAS.
THE FRAMING THAT YOU SEE THERE, THAT'S THE ADMINISTRATION AREA.
SO SOME OF THE INTERIOR PHOTOS THAT ARE GOING ON.
NAAMAN FOREST. WE HAVE MOVED INTO THE ADMINISTRATION SIDE.
SO WE ARE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THAT. AND SO I WANT TO THANK I, I WANT TO JUST PUBLICLY THANK NAAMAN FOREST AND LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL, THE ADMINISTRATION OF THOSE TWO CAMPUSES.
WE ARE PROVIDING SERVICES. WE'RE PROVIDING STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES THROUGH WHAT YOU WOULD CALL A TUNNEL AS WE'RE WORKING TO PROVIDE THEM NEW CAFETERIAS.
AND SO IT IS SOME ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE HAVING TO BE DONE ON THE FLY FOR OUR CAMPUSES.
SO THERE'S 18 OF THE 37 THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
THOSE WOULD BE ANYTIME YOU HAVE A VEHICULAR GATE, THOSE ARE THE AUTOMATIC GATES.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE A CARD ACCESS AND IT'LL ALSO HAVE A INTERCOM THERE FOR IF YOU GET TO THE GATE AND YOU DON'T HAVE A BADGE, BUT YOU NEED TO GET HOLD OF SOMEONE, PUSH THE INTERCOM.
THAT'LL GET YOU INTO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BUILDING.
SO A LOT OF SECURITY THAT'S BEING ENHANCED AS PART OF THIS BOND PROGRAM.
SO THIS IS BEAVER ELEMENTARY THE GATE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE, THEY'RE VERY NICE, CLEAN.
LOOK IT'S A VERY, VERY CLEAN LOOKING FENCING SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE.
OUR FIRE ALARM WE'VE GOT 13 OF 19. WE ARE MAKING SOME PROGRESS THERE.
THOSE ARE 100% COMPLETE. SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS. THAT IS ALSO PART OF OUR LIFE SAFETY FOR THIS BOND PROGRAM.
AND WE'VE GOT BEAVER BACK AND SCHRADE THAT ARE THAT ARE ONGOING AND IN INSTALLATION.
AGAIN, THIS IS WORK THAT IS TAKING PLACE AT NIGHT.
SAME THING WITH THE SECURITY CAMERA REFRESH. IT'S TAKING PLACE AT NIGHT.
THERE'S A TOTAL OF 49 CAMPUSES THAT ARE PART OF THE SECURITY CAMERA REFRESH.
AGAIN, WHILE IT SAYS SECURITY CAMERA REFRESH, THERE'S THINGS THAT GO WITH THAT.
THERE'S THE CAMERAS, THERE'S THE SERVERS AND THE ASSOCIATED HARDWARE THAT HAS TO GO ON WITH THAT.
SO THERE'S COST ASSOCIATED WITH ALL OF THOSE.
AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE AT, PERCENTAGES OF WIRE INSTALLED DEVICE INSTALLS AND THE PROGRAMING.
AND WHERE ARE WE AT WITH CLOSING THESE PROJECTS OUT.
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OUR ACCESS CONTROL. THAT'S THE OTHER PORTION THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.WE'VE GOT PHASE ONE INSTALLATIONS ARE COMPLETE, WHICH TAKES CARE OF NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, BRANDENBURG SELLERS ARMSTRONG, SHOREHAVEN AND OUR TRADITIONAL LEARNING TRANSITION LEARNING CENTER.
THOSE ARE PENDING. PHASE FOUR AND FIVE ARE PENDING DESIGNS ON THOSE. OUR LINDA L.
GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THAT IS THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY.
THERE'S PIERS AND GRAY BEAMS THAT ARE BEING INSTALLED AT THIS TIME. OUR PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETINGS WITH ALL THE TRADES THAT ARE ONGOING, AND THEN UNDERGROUND UTILITIES AND SITE WORK THAT'S ALSO ONGOING. IT'S GOING TO GIVE YOU A PERSPECTIVE OF THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS, THAT IS A VERY LARGE FACILITY.
SO IT'S A VERY, VERY NICE THREE STORY BUILDING.
OUR CARSON-MULKEY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CENTER.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT THREE ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO VET OUT WITH THEM.
AND SO WE'RE COORDINATING A FOLLOW UP MEETING WITH THE CITY TO GO OVER THAT.
THEY WILL COMMENCE THE WORK IN APRIL OF NEXT YEAR.
WE'VE GOT SOME INTERIOR RENOVATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO START FOR THESE TWO CAMPUSES AS WELL.
SO THERE'S ONGOING WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE FOR THESE TWO CAMPUSES.
THIS IS A PHOTO OF A ROOF. IT'S LIKE, OKAY, SO NOT SURE HOW YOU CAN MAKE A ROOF PRETTY, BUT THAT'S A PHOTO OF A ROOF AT SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTH GARLAND. A LOT OF WORK THAT COMES. THEY STILL ARE WORKING AT NIGHT AT NORTH GARLAND AND SO AT NORTH LAKE ROWLETT AND TOLER, WHICH IS OUR ONE OF OUR ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS.
PHASE ONE OF THREE AT ROWLETT IS NOW COMPLETE.
THEY'RE WORKING ON PHASE TWO AND NORTH LAKE ELEMENTARY AND TOLER ELEMENTARY.
THOSE HAVE ACTUALLY FIVE PHASES WITHIN THEM. THE PHASES OF THE WORK.
SO PHASE ONE OF THOSE IS COMPLETE. AND SO IF YOU WANT TO GET A PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT THESE CAMPUSES ARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN WE'RE FINALLY SAID AND DONE, YOU CAN GO BY AND LOOK AT THE PHASE ONE WORK WHERE IT'S NO LONGER OPEN.
EACH INDIVIDUAL CLASSROOM HAS A SPECIFIC AREA.
AND I'LL TELL YOU THAT I'M PRETTY HAPPY HOW IT'S LAID OUT BECAUSE THE CORRIDOR SPACING WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CORRIDOR WIDTH AND THE CORRIDOR WIDTH THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE ALONG WITH THE CLASSROOM SIZES.
IT REALLY SERVES US CAMPUS WELL. SO THEY'RE COMING OUT.
THEY'RE COMING OUT NICELY. IT JUST TAKES A WHILE TO GET THIS WORK DONE.
IN ADDITION TO THE INTERIOR, WE HAD TO DO A ROOF REPLACEMENT AT ROWLETT AND A ROOF REPLACEMENT AT TOLER, WHICH IS, THAT'S THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. AND SO THAT'S TAKEN SOME WHILE TO GET THAT DONE.
SO AT NORTH LAKE ELEMENTARY I KNOW THAT DOESN'T SOUND DOESN'T LOOK VERY SEXY, BUT THAT'S, THOSE ARE OUR NEW LIBRARY DOORS WHERE IT WAS WIDE OPEN BEFORE.
AND SO WE'RE CREATING BASICALLY CREATING AREAS WHERE WE'RE SECURE.
THIS IS ROWLETT ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM DOORS. AND AGAIN, IT LOOKS, IT NOW LOOKS LIKE A CORRIDOR, WHICH YOU'RE TYPICALLY WHAT YOUR TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
WE HAD TO SLIDE THE, THE TIMELINE THAT YOU SEE THERE THAT SLID.
AND SO NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING A PROCUREMENT AROUND NOVEMBER BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SOME UPDATES ON OUR, OUR, OUR DESIGNS THAT WE'VE, WE'VE COME THROUGH.
AND OUR INTRUSION ALARM IT'S A SMALL PROJECT, BUT IT DOES INVOLVE THREE CAMPUSES.
SO THE INSTALLATION AT BEAVER IS COMPLETE AND BOTH GARLAND AND CARVER.
WE WILL START HERE PRETTY SOON. OKAY. OUR HVAC CONTROLS.
THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 48 CAMPUSES THAT WE'RE DOING UPGRADES TO THAT 33 ARE COMPLETED, ABOUT 68% OF THE PROJECTS, AND WE'RE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE IN JULY OF NEXT YEAR.
THIS IS A SCOPE THAT YOU SEE THAT THE WORK IS TAKING PLACE THERE.
OUR ATHLETIC PACKAGE SOUTH GARLAND, NORTH GARLAND, LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL.
CHEMICAL INJECTIONS FOR THE TRACK AT SOUTH GARLAND IS ONGOING.
WE'VE GOT UNDERGROUND UTILITIES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE.
ERECTIONS AT NORTH GARLAND AND SOUTH GARLAND IS ONGOING.
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AGAIN, AS DOCTOR LOPEZ HAD MENTIONED IN A PREVIOUS MEETING, WE DO HAVE LIGHTS NOW AT LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL.THERE'S A PHOTO OF A EARLY IN THE MORNING AT LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL.
WE CAN GET PRACTICE IN. THIS IS NORTH GARLAND WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE AND THEN SOUTH GARLAND.
SO AGAIN, A LOT OF WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE ON THESE CAMPUSES, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AUSTIN ACADEMY, HOUSTON, JACKSON, ABBETT AND BRADFIELD.
THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK HERE THAT'S DONE BY THE CONTRACTORS YOU CAN SEE AUSTIN, HOUSTON, AND JACKSON, THE GREAT BEAMS AND PIERS ARE 100% AT AUSTIN, HOUSTON, AND JACKSON.
THOSE ARE THE SMALL ADDITIONS THAT WE'RE DOING THERE. AND THE ABBETT AND BRADFIELD.
THAT'S A SWITCHGEAR REPLACEMENT THERE. AND SO THOSE HAVE BEEN ORDERED.
WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE DELIVERY OF THAT SO WE CAN INSTALL THOSE.
THIS IS AUSTIN ACADEMY. AND HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE.
AND JACKSON TECHNOLOGY AGAIN. THESE ARE LOCKER ROOM RENOVATIONS FOR THESE CAMPUSES.
AND OUR SLAB CONCRETE PORCH, THOSE ARE ONGOING.
WE'VE GOT A HARDENED, SHELTERED CMU CONSTRUCTION IS ONGOING.
AND THAT THE HARDENED SHELTER THAT IS FOR OUR NETWORK SWITCHING EQUIPMENT.
IS THE GRAY BEAMS AND PIERS THAT THE GRAY BEAMS ARE.
THEY'RE THE PIERS ARE ALREADY INSTALLED. OUR CTC ADDITION.
LAST TIME WE MET WE HAD TALKED ABOUT BREAKING THIS UP INTO TWO GMPS.
SO THE DATA CENTERS ARE CREATING A LITTLE BIT OF A BUBBLE WITHIN THE STEEL MARKET AT THIS TIME.
AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE BAR JOISTS.
SO VERY SPECIFICALLY, IT'S NOT THE. IT'S NOT THE H BEAMS. SOME PEOPLE CALL THEM THE, THE, THE W BEAMS. BUT THESE ARE, THESE, THESE SOME PEOPLE WILL CALL THEM AN I-BEAM, THE H BEAMS, I-BEAMS. THAT'S REALLY NOT THE ISSUE.
THOSE, THE MANUFACTURING OF THOSE IS SUCH THAT A COUPLE OF STEEL MANUFACTURERS HAVE ACTUALLY STOPPED TAKING ORDERS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR AND SAID, WE'RE DONE. WE'VE GOT SO MUCH WORK GOING ON THAT WE CAN'T SUPPORT ADDITIONAL WORK.
LAST TIME WE TALKED, WE SAID TWO GMPS. WE'RE NOW GOING TO BRING THIS UP INTO THREE GMPS SO TO TRY TO TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT, WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU TONIGHT FOR RECOMMENDATION A GMP, NUMBER TWO, JUST FOR THE STEEL OF THIS FACILITY.
SO I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE ACTIVITY THAT'S BEEN TAKING PLACE WORKING WITH OUR SEYMOUR LEE LEWIS, BEEN VERY OPEN AND HONEST WITH US. WE'VE BEEN VERY TRANSPARENT WITH US, LETTING US KNOW WHAT THE MARKET IS TELLING THEM AND SO WHERE THEY'RE AT.
ROWLETT AND SACHSE. WE'VE GOT OUR SCOPE TO BUDGET IS BEING FINALIZED.
AND SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON BRINGING YOU A SCOPE A SCHEMATIC DESIGN PACKAGE THAT WE WILL BRING TO YOU FOR THE, THE DESIGNER OF RECORD, WHICH IS STANTEC, TO BRING TO YOU AND TO GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION OF WHAT IT IS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND WHERE WE WHERE WE SEE THE, THE NEEDS THAT ARE THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AT ROWLETT AND SACHSE.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS ONE HERE, WE'RE NOT WORKING IN A VACUUM.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING IN CONCERT WITH BOTH OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT AND OUR ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT.
BUT WE THINK WHEN WE'RE SETTING DONE WITH THIS PROGRAM, WHEN WE'RE SETTING DONE WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT THIS IS GOING TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS EXACTLY WHAT THEY'VE BEEN NEEDING FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
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PROGRAM. SO WE'VE GOT SOME WE'VE GOT SOME FLEXIBILITY NOW.WE WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RENOVATIONS.
THIS IS ANOTHER ONE BRANDENBURG, LYLES, O'BANION AND SOUTHGATE.
THIS ONE IS DRESSING ROOM UPDATES FOR BRANDENBURG, LYLES AND O'BANION.
SOUTHGATE THERE'S A LIBRARY RENOVATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THERE.
SO YOU'LL GET TO SEE WHAT THE, THE WORK THAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO FOR THESE CAMPUSES.
BUSSEY SELLERS SHOREHAVEN WEBB AND WILLIAMS THE, GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE.
A LOT OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS OR ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS HAVE LOCKER ROOM AND DRESSING ROOM RENOVATIONS. SO THAT'S KIND OF GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT THERE. WE'VE SUBMITTED, THE ARCHITECT HAS SUBMITTED A PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF SCOPE, AND WE'RE REVIEWING THAT.
WE'VE GOT A SCOPE TO BUDGET THAT'S BEING FINALIZED FOR THAT PROJECT.
OUR MEMORIAL PATHWAY ACADEMY AND OUR MANUEL AND MARIA VALLE STUDENT SERVICE CENTER.
THAT ONE IS STILL WE'VE GOT A PERMIT THAT'S PENDING WITH THE CITY.
WE DO HAVE A PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TO BEGIN THE SITE WORK FOR THIS PROJECT.
SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF RESPONSES BACK TO THE CITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. AND WE REALLY FEEL THAT WE'LL START, WE'LL START TURNING SOME DIRT HERE ON THIS ONE HERE PRETTY QUICK ON THIS, ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
AGAIN, FOR EVERYONE'S BENEFIT, THIS PROJECT HERE IS GOING TO BE LOCATED AT THE HBJ FACILITY SITE. SO OUR HBJ STADIUM WILL REMAIN WHERE IT'S AT.
BUT WE'VE GOT AS YOU DRIVE UP TO THAT STADIUM, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GREEN SPACE RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE THIS ONE'S GOING TO BE. SO WE'LL HAVE A FACILITY RIGHT IN FRONT OF HBJ.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VERY THOUGHTFUL AND WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE PROACTIVE IN WHAT WE'RE DOING TO ACQUIRE LAND, TO BUILD UPON THE LAND THAT WE HAVE FOR THESE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE.
SO OUR SPORTS LIGHTING, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT.
WE'VE GOT SOME WORK THAT'S GOING ON AT NAAMAN FOREST, THE BASEBALL FIELD AND SO SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE WITH THE BASEBALL FIELD IN SEPTEMBER AND EVERYTHING ELSE. WE'RE SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE.
NAAMAN FOREST FOOTBALL. WE ACTUALLY ARE ABOUT DONE WITH THAT.
OUR TRANSPORTATION CENTER WE'RE STILL GOING ONGOING WITH DESIGN PROGRAM MEETINGS.
WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A SCOPE TO BUDGET FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROJECT.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE DESIGN TEAM ON THAT.
OUR GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATIONS, WE LOOK PRETTY CLOSE TO BRINGING TO YOU A SCOPE TO BUDGET.
OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO BRING THIS TO YOU IN OCTOBER.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SHOOTING FOR SO THAT YOU CAN SEE, EXCUSE ME, A SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THIS PROJECT IN OCTOBER, SO YOU CAN GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT IS WE'RE TRYING TO DO AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
WE ARE LOOKING AT TWO, BUT IT MAY MAY END UP BEING THREE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
OUR COYLE, HUDSON SCHRADE, STEPHENS WATSON'S PROJECT, SAME THING.
AND WATSON IS GETTING SCIENCE CASEWORK REPLACEMENT.
AND STEVENS IS GETTING OUR CASEWORK REPLACEMENT FOR OUR CLASSROOMS THERE.
MARVIN PADGETT TAX OFFICE AND TRANSITION CENTER.
WE'VE GOT A 90% PAGE TURN THAT'S SCHEDULED. WE COMPLETED THAT THIS MONTH.
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A LOT OF WORK TO DO AT THE TRANSITION CENTER AND THE TAX OFFICE.BIGGEST THINGS WE'RE DOING THERE IS THAT ROOF REPLACEMENT FOR THAT, FOR THAT FACILITY.
WE'VE GOT SOME, WE'VE GOT QUITE A BIT OF DRAINAGE ISSUES THERE THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH.
AND SO WE'VE GOT TWO OPTIONS. AND WE'RE LOOKING THROUGH THOSE TO WHICH ONE SERVES THE BEST NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICT ON, ON THAT DRAINAGE ISSUE THAT WE'VE GOT THERE. AND THEN FINALLY OUR EXCUSE ME ONE MORE AFTER THIS, OUR, OUR HARRIS HILL ROOF REPLACEMENT, THAT'S THIS FACILITY HERE.
WE HAVE A 90% PAGE TURN THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR THIS MONTH TO TALK ABOUT THIS ROOF REPLACEMENT.
AND SO ONCE THAT STARTS, WE'LL PUSH THIS OUT ON THE STREET AND THEN WE'LL START TAKING BIDS.
AND THEN THE FUN PART STARTS IS DOING THE DIFFERENT PHASES THAT WE HAVE TO SHIFT INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE THIRD FLOOR SO THAT WE CAN GET SOME OF THIS WORK DONE. AND FINALLY, OUR PROP C, IT INCLUDES THE TECHNOLOGY UPDATES FOR ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOLS, THE DEPLOYMENT IS NOW COMPLETE FOR OUR STUDENT CHROMEBOOKS, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF LAPTOPS, THOSE GO THROUGH DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
AND SO WE'RE WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO THAT. AND AND SO IT'S BEEN A SMOOTH PROCESS A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF EQUIPMENT THAT'S CHANGING HANDS FROM THE CAMPUS BACK TO OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE SPECIFIC TO THIS PRESENTATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT AFTER WE GO THROUGH THE QUESTIONS PORTION, I DO HAVE A SMALL VIDEO THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD, KIND OF A PROGRESS VIDEO OF SOME OF THE CAMPUSES.
AND SO WE'LL BE PLAYING THAT AFTER THE QUESTION COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS PORTION.
I THOUGHT THAT THIS THE FENCING PROJECT HAD ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.
AS FAR AS ALL OF THE PROJECTS AS FAR AS TOTAL FENCING.
SO CAN YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR US? OH, ABSOLUTELY SIR. THANK THANK YOU. TRUSTEE BEACH.
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. APPRECIATE YOU ASKING THAT.
SO BECAUSE THIS IS A A CSP PROJECT, IT'S A PROCUREMENT METHOD.
IT'S A COMPETITIVE SEAL PROPOSAL. WE HAVE DOCUMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE TO OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, WHO WILL THEN MANAGE THE ACTUAL PROCUREMENT. SO WE'VE GOT WE'VE GOT TWO TYPES OF DELIVERY METHODS THAT WE DO WITHIN THIS BOND PROGRAM.
EACH ONE OF THESE HAS WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THOSE SPECIFIC PROJECT SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS, BOTH THE DRAWINGS AND THE SPECIFICATIONS TO OUR PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT. SO THEY CAN, THEY CAN PUBLISH THOSE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE.
AND SO THAT THAT'S EVERYTHING HAS BEEN APPROVED.
SO BASICALLY IT STILL IS THE SAME VENDOR. SO IT IS.
COULD THAT CHANGE? IT COULD CHANGE. YES SIR. IT COULD CHANGE.
SO IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME CONTRACTOR THE SAME CONTRACTOR WILL BE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SOLICIT RESPONSES FOR THIS. NOW, THE TYPE OF MATERIAL, WE'VE ALREADY TIGHTENED UP THE TYPE OF MATERIAL WE WANT.
SO THAT AFFORDS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO PROPOSE UPON.
OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. MILLER. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I JUST GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS, MAINLY CURIOSITY MAYBE FOR ME AND POTENTIALLY THE PUBLIC.
WOULD YOU DESCRIBE TO ME ABOUT THE STORM CELLARS, WHAT GOES INTO THE CONSTRUCTION, THE MATERIALS, THE THINGS THAT MAKE THAT SAFE? AND THEN I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH WITH THAT.
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WE HAVE THEN TAKEN THAT PORTION. THAT WAS AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP THAT WROTE THE SPECIFICATIONS.THAT GOT BLENDED INTO OUR OUR BUILDING CODE. SO WE'VE GOT A BUILDING CODE, WE'VE GOT A PLUMBING CODE, A ELECTRICAL CODE, FIRE CODE THAT WE HAVE TO, TO ADHERE TO. THE ICC 500 IS PART OF THE BUILDING CODE.
SO IT'S A IT'S A SEPARATE BUILDING. IT MUST BE SELF-CONTAINED.
IT HAS TO HAVE ITS OWN RESTROOMS. IT HAS TO HAVE ITS OWN VENTILATION.
AND SO EVERYTHING IS INDEPENDENT OF THAT STRUCTURE.
AND THE ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS OF THAT FACILITY ARE ALL TORNADO RATED.
EXCUSE ME, STORM SHELTER RATED FOR THAT SPECIFIC BUILDING.
THAT'S WHERE IF THERE'S A STORM COMING, EVERYONE COMES INTO THIS AREA AND IT IS SELF-CONTAINED.
SO IT IS DESIGNED SO THAT IF THERE'S AN F5 TORNADO THAT HITS THAT BUILDING IS STILL SUSTAINED.
SO EVERYTHING IS STAYING IN THAT BUILDING. SO STRUCTURALLY, IT IS A VERY SOUND STRUCTURE.
IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN THE TYPE OF STRUCTURES YOU SEE IN THE REST OF THE BUILDING.
WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, I TALKED ABOUT METAL AND STEEL AND I SAID BAR JOIST.
AND HOW WE'RE HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH BAR JOISTS.
IT'S A REALLY HARDENED STRUCTURE FROM THE ROOF ALL THE WAY INTO THE BUILDING.
SO EVERYTHING IS HARD AND STRUCTURED. CERTAINLY SOUND LIKE A BANK VAULT.
SO WITHIN THAT IS THERE ALSO SPECIALIZED LIKE COMMUNICATION.
LET'S SAY AN EVENT HAPPENS AND EVERYBODY'S INSIDE.
IS THERE A WAY FOR, FOR PEOPLE TO THEN COMMUNICATE LIKE THE HEADQUARTERS, I CALL IT SECURITY OR WHEREVER IT MAY NEED TO BE? IS THAT A SPECIAL SYSTEM AS WELL? YES, SIR. YES.
AND WHILE INSIDE THERE, I'M ASSUMING CONCRETE AND ALL THAT CELL PHONE IS PROBABLY THE ONLY WORK, YOU WON'T EVEN GET RECEPTION WHILE IN THAT BUILDING, IS THAT CORRECT? SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN ADDITION TO OUR CAMPUSES, IN ADDITION TO BUILDING THIS, WE ALSO HAVE EACH ONE OF OUR THESE SPECIFIC PROJECTS HAVE A RADIO PORTION OF IT.
OKAY. AND SO WHAT, WHAT WE'RE SEEING. AND SO A LOT OF OUR CAMPUSES, IF YOU'VE BEEN TO LAKEVIEW AND YOU WALK DOWN THE HALLWAYS OF LAKEVIEW AND YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE A CALL, YOU'LL SEE THAT YOU CAN'T REALLY GET GOOD RECEPTION THERE.
AND A LOT OF THAT AFFECTS OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS THESE PROJECTS HAVE A RADIO SYSTEM IN THERE THAT ALLOWS OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, BECAUSE NOT ONLY CAN YOU NOT GET RADIO SIGNALS FOR YOUR FOR YOUR SIGNALS, FOR YOUR PHONE, THEY'RE ALSO HAVING DIFFICULTY IN GETTING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT THOSE RADIOS TO TALK TO ONE ANOTHER. SURE. SO WE'RE BUILDING THOSE WITHIN THE CAMPUSES TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN SO THAT WE CAN WE HAVE COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE FACILITY.
AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT REMINDER WHENEVER THESE SITUATIONS DO HAPPEN WITH HIGH WINDS AND ANY TYPE OF STORM, IF THE ELECTRICITY GOES DOWN, CELL TOWERS GO DOWN, TRANSFORMERS EXPLODE.
THAT'S WHY THESE SYSTEMS HAVE TO WORK, BECAUSE THESE ARE RADIO CONTROLLED.
SO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES PARENTS WILL SAY, WELL, IF I NEED TO CALL MY KID, CAN I HAVE ACCESS TO HIM? MORE THAN LIKELY, EVERYTHING WILL BE DOWN. SO THE INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THERE AND OUR FIRST RESPONDER TEAMS WILL REMAIN ACTIVE.
YEAH. AND THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF MY QUESTION IS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAD A WAY.
SO THAT'S GOOD. AND LET ME ASK YOU THIS. MAN, THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS GOING ON AND NEARLY EVERY, I GUESS EVERY CAMPUS IS IMPACTED IN SOME WAY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY SQUARE FEET WE'RE ADDING WITH THE BOND PROJECT AND JUST THE CAMPUSES? DON'T DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THE MAX YET. WE'LL DO THAT AS A SEPARATE ITEM.
BUT DO YOU KNOW THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE MAX IN TOTAL AND OF THE THE NEW BUILDINGS ON THE CAMPUSES? DO YOU HAVE. IF YOU DON'T, THAT'S FINE. WE CAN GET IT LATER.
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I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHAT WE'RE ADDING UP, BECAUSE ALSO BEING VERY INTERESTED IN THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, WITH BUDGETING AND EVERYTHING THAT THAT I'VE BEEN DOING AS HEAD OF FINANCE IS JUST MAKING SURE THAT BUDGETS ARE BUILT.NEXT TIME WE MEET IS JUST MAKING SURE THAT AS WE BRING THINGS ONLINE, THE BUDGET IS REFLECTED AS TO THE ADDITIONAL, WHETHER IT'S UTILITIES, INSURANCE OR WHATEVER, THAT EVERYTHING IS ADJUSTED FOR THAT.
I MEAN, BAD ALL THE WAY AROUND. AND SO THERE'S GOING TO BE, EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT SEE MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE, THERE MIGHT BE COST NEUTRAL OR EVEN A SAVINGS BECAUSE YOU'RE USING NEWER EQUIPMENT, YOU'RE USING MORE ENERGY FRIENDLY SPACE, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S MORE SPACE. AND THAT'S THE ANALYSIS I WAS GETTING AT IS, OKAY, WE'RE CLOSING DOWN HERE, BUT WE'RE BUILDING IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES.
I WONDER WHAT THE NET IMPACT WOULD BE. AND IF YOU NEED TO GET THAT TO US LATER, YOU CAN.
YES, SIR. WE CAN DEFINITELY GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.
MR. TRUSTEE MILLER. BOARD ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ISSUE? ALL RIGHT, THEN QUEUE UP YOUR VIDEO.
JUST A SMALL WORK IN PROGRESS VIDEO WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU.
APPARENTLY MR.. MR. SELDERS HAS A QUESTION. YES, SIR.
THANKS FOR SHOWING THAT VIDEO. THAT'S KIND OF LOUD.
I'VE GOTTEN A COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT PROGRESS AND WHATNOT.
IS THIS VIDEO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE IN ANY WAY THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN ACCESS TO? JUST SEE THE PROGRESS THAT'S HAPPENING. WE CAN MAKE IT AVAILABLE.
TODAY WE SHARE OUR VIDEOS WITH YOU FIRST. NO, I UNDERSTAND WE SHARE WITH ANYONE ELSE.
AND SO ANYTHING THAT WE PRESENT TO YOU, WE WORK WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS. AS MATTER OF FACT, THE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP OUR GRS TV GROUP IS THE ONE WHO ACTUALLY PUTS THIS VIDEO TOGETHER FOR US. AND SO THEY ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS GROUP.
AND SO THEY PUT IT OUT IN VARIOUS MEANS. HOW COMMUNICATIONS DOES IT.
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AND WITH THE OPENING OF THE MACS AND THE POSITION OF WHERE THEY ARE ON VARIOUS CAMPUSES, DOES THAT CHANGE WHAT THE DEFINITION AND CRITERIA THAT WE'RE USING FOR PERIMETER FENCING ON CAMPUSES? NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS FENCING AS PART OF THE BOND? IT DID. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT ACTUALLY DID.WHERE WE ORIGINALLY STARTED. SO REMEMBER WHEN WE PASSED THIS BOND WE HAD, WHEN WE FIRST PASSED THE BOND, WE SAID WE'RE GOING TO DO SEVEN MACS. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO BE ON CAMPUS.
WE HADN'T IDENTIFIED THE LOCATION YET. AND SO WE HAD WE HAD AN IDEA.
WE HAD AN IDEA OF WHERE WE WANTED TO PUT THEM.
WE ALSO HAD AN IDEA OF WHAT THE FENCING WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR OUR CAMPUSES.
NOW, ALL OF THESE THINGS AND WE'VE WAITED AT THE RIGHT TIME, I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT THAT WAITING AND PUSHING THIS ON TO PHASE TWO FOR THE FENCING FOR THESE WAS PURPOSEFUL FOR US BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNEW WHERE EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE.
SO WE DID IT ONCE WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO FENCING AND OH WELL, NOW WE GOT TO MOVE IT BECAUSE WE GOT A NEW PROJECT COMING IN. SO THERE'S VERY PURPOSEFUL TO WAIT. AND YES, IT HAS CHANGED. WHERE BEFORE WE DIDN'T REALLY TALK ABOUT VEHICULAR GATES.
THAT REALLY WASN'T A CONVERSATION FOR US. WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO SECURE THE BUILDING.
AND SO AS THAT EVOLVED, WE, WE ADDED TO THAT, THAT ENHANCEMENT OF VEHICULAR GATES.
AND SO SOME ARE, SOME ARE AUTOMATED AND SOME ARE MANUAL DEPENDING ON WHERE IT SITS.
AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAN STILL GAIN ACCESS.
AND SO BASICALLY, IT'S DUAL ACCESS BETWEEN US AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO A LOT OF THIS HAS CHANGED FROM WHAT WE WERE INITIALLY HAD AN IDEA OF WHAT WE WANTED TO DO.
SO WE HAD AN IDEA AND THEN WE WERE DEVELOPING THAT AND KIND OF BROUGHT IT TO FRUITION.
SO THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION AT ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL, THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES.
NOW, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE WILL GET A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK AT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IMPACT IS? OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE JUST GOING TO DO ON YOUR OWN? SO WE HAVE TAKEN THAT IDEAS AND WE'VE, WE'VE ADDRESSED THESE, WE'VE ADDRESSED ALL OF THE DESIGN PORTION, HOW IT'S GOING TO BE DESIGNED, WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO.
SO WE'VE WORKED WITH OUR CAMPUS AT THE CAMPUS LAYER LEVEL, AND WE'VE ALSO WORKED WITH ADMINISTRATION, SO WE'VE WORKED COLLECTIVELY WITH THEM TO DETERMINE WHERE DOES IT NEED TO GO? HOW DOES IT NEED TO OPERATE? SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH WITH OUR CAMPUSES AND ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS IN SYNC WITH WITH WHAT NEEDS TO BE ADDED AND WHERE. OKAY, COOL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE, AN ACTION ITEM.
[V.A. New Bids]
NON CONSENT NEW BID CONTRACT 510-04-4.1. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDED GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE NUMBER TWO FOR GILBREATH-REED CTC ADDITION. MR. FERNANDEZ, THANK YOU.PRESIDENT JOHNSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DOCTOR LOPEZ.
WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE YOU A RECOMMENDATION.
THIS IS GMP NUMBER TWO WITH LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION.
THE DESIGNER OF RECORD FOR THIS IS CORGAN, WHO IS THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO YOU IS TO MOVE TO APPROVE A RECOMMENDED CONTRACT.
IT'S 510-04-4.1. WE WANT A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR NUMBER TWO FOR THE GILBREATH GILBREATH-REED CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER ADDITION AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD.
AND WHAT WE'RE SEEKING IS A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $2,921,072, ALL TO BE FUNDED OUT OF FUNDS 683, WHICH IS BOND 2023. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? SEEING NO QUESTIONS. CAN I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED CONTRACT.
510-04-4.1. GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE NUMBER TWO FOR THE GILBREATH-REED CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER EDITION AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SECOND. A MOTION BY MR. MILLER AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
SORRY. NO CLICKER WARS TONIGHT. PASSES SIX ZERO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM SIX, WHICH IS EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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DOCTOR LOPEZ. ARE WE AWARE OF ANY NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING? SEEING NO NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX ON THE AGENDA WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT OR SEVEN ON THE AGENDA WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT.[VII. Adjournment]
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVE TO APPROVE.MOVE TO ADJOURN. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 5:25 P.M.. THANK YOU ALL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.