[A. CALL TO ORDER: Establish a quorum] [00:00:05] ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, AND WELCOME TO THE BUSINESS MEETING OF THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES. WE THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE. WELCOME TO EVERYONE LISTENING ONLINE. TODAY IS MONDAY, APRIL 22ND AND THE TIME IS 4:30 P.M.. A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. I'M SORRY. THE TIME IS 4:32 P.M.. A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MR. RAUL VELA, WHO IS OUT WITH A FAMILY MEDICAL EMERGENCY. BUT ALL IS WELL. HE'S JUST GOT SOME THINGS TO DEAL WITH, AND HE WISHES HE COULD BE HERE, BUT HAD SOME STUFF TO HANDLE AT HOME. SO AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO A CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551, SUBCHAPTERS, D AND E, OR [B. CLOSED SESSION (Part 1 of 2)] TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 418183F. THE TIME IS 4:33 P.M.. ALL RIGHT. [C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION (Part 1 of 2)] GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. WE'RE BACK IN OPEN SESSION. WELCOME TO ALL OF YOU THAT ARE HERE. EVERYONE LISTENING ONLINE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THE TIME IS 6:38 P.M.. A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MISTER RAUL VELA. WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY BOARD SECRETARY COURTNEY RUNKLE. [D. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS] ALL [E. MISSION STATEMENT] RIGHT, AND I WILL READ OUR MISSION STATEMENT TONIGHT, AS WELL AS OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT. THE MISSION STATEMENT IS THE MISSION OF HAYS CISD IS TO EDUCATE, VALUE, AND NURTURE STUDENTS THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND PERSONALIZED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES WHILE CELEBRATING OUR DIVERSITY. [F. SOCIAL CONTRACT] OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT IS THAT THE BOARD WILL SERVE AS DISTRICT AMBASSADORS, ASSUME POSITIVE AND NOBLE INTENTIONS, COLLABORATE AS A TEAM AND RESPECT THE BODY CORPORATE, PROMOTE DISCUSSION AND VALUE EACH OTHER'S PERSPECTIVES AND BE PROFESSIONAL. [G. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT] THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM G, SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. DOCTOR WRIGHT. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT MCMANUS. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO START OFF WITH THE ENROLLMENT UPDATE. AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE 23,568 STUDENTS. THAT'S UP ABOUT 1032 KIDS OVER LAST YEAR. OUR ATTENDANCE IS ALSO TAKING A TURN FOR THE BETTER. WE ARE AT 93.9%. AND SO IT'S GAINED ABOUT A PERCENTAGE POINT SINCE LAST MONTH. SO THAT'S TRENDING WELL. AND THEN NEXT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT OUR TRUSTEE ELECTIONS ACTUALLY STARTED TODAY WITH EARLY VOTING. AND EARLY VOTING ENDS ON APRIL 30TH. THE GENERAL ELECTION WILL BE ON MAY THE 4TH. AND I HAVE A LOT OF OTHER ITEMS THAT WE'LL SHARE WITH YOU IN BOARD BLOG AND ALSO ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BECAUSE I WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO OUR LONG AGENDA. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU DOCTOR WRIGHT. TEAM, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DOCTOR WRIGHT THIS EVENING? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT BRINGS US TO OUR PUBLIC FORUM. WE DID HAVE ONE PERSON SIGN UP THAT'S NOT WAS NOT ABLE TO STAY. BUT IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE LISTENING OR GO BACK AND WATCH THIS, DO PLEASE COME BACK AND AND SPEAK TO US OR SEND US AN EMAIL. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE ABOUT THINGS THAT CONCERN THEM. SO PLEASE DO THAT. ALL RIGHT, TEAM, WE ARE MOVING ON TO, SORRY MY PAGES AREN'T TURNING. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO MOVE A COUPLE THINGS AROUND BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WE NEED TO MOVE ON AS ONE OF THEM. AND THE OTHER ONE IS JUST IT'S AN IMPORTANT TOPIC THAT PEOPLE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN. SO WE WANTED TO MOVE IT TO THE TOP OF THE AGENDA SO THAT IT COULD BE ADDRESSED. AND THAT'S GOING TO START ON PAGE 136 WITH ITEM K4, MR. [K.4. Consideration and possible approval of the 2023 Bond Purchas of School Buses - Longhorn Bus Sales] CLEAVER, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND COMING UP. SO TEAM, THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE 2023 BOND PURCHASE OF SCHOOL BUSSES FROM LONGHORN BUS SALES. MAX, BEFORE OPENING UP FOR DISCUSSION, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD OR PRESENT THAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE TRANSMITTAL? NO, SIR. I THINK IT'S ALL INCLUDED RIGHT THERE. OKAY, THEN I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE 2023 BOND PURCHASE OF 30 SCHOOL BUSSES FROM LONGHORN BUS SALES IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,742,995 AS PRESENTED. SECONDED BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, MISS PETREA? MR. CLEAVER, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US. SO QUICKLY, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT OUR PLAN JUST LAST WEEK. [00:05:02] WE APPROVED THE PLAN UNANIMOUSLY. AND SO HAVING SOME DOLLAR FIGURES ALREADY READY TO GO. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE ARE WE STILL ON A 12 MONTH TIMELINE ONCE WE ORDER THE BUSSES? YES, MA'AM. WE THINK SO, BUT IF THAT CHANGES, WE'LL UPDATE YOU. WHAT? CAN WE STILL GET ALL 30 IN 12 MONTHS, OR DO THEY KIND OF STAGGER THEM? I WILL FIND OUT. NORMALLY THEY COME IN OVER TIME. THEY DON'T ALL JUST SHOW UP ON ONE DAY. NORMALLY THEY JUST COME IN OVER A PERIOD OF A COUPLE OF WEEKS. OKAY. SO WE'LL I'LL, I CAN GET A BETTER DELIVERY SCHEDULE FOR YOU. AND WHAT WHEN ARE YOU LOOKING TO PUT THIS ORDER IN? IF WE APPROVE THIS ITEM TONIGHT. WE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE BEFORE AT DINNER. AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT TOMORROW. TOMORROW? DURING THE DAY. GREAT. AND THESE WILL BE WHAT YEAR MODEL BUSSES? THESE SHOULD BE 2025 MODEL BUSSES. OKAY. WILL THEY FLY? BECAUSE THAT FEELS REAL. AND. NO, MA'AM. AWESOME. OKAY. WELL, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS. AND JUST SO OUR PUBLIC KNOWS, YES, THEY WILL HAVE SEATBELTS. THEY WILL BE BUILT WITH SEATBELTS. YES, MA'AM. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. IF YOU FIND OUT IF WE'RE GOING TO GET THEM SOONER. IF I KNOW SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES HAVE BEEN REALLY HARD WITH EVEN JUST REGULAR CARS, SO. RIGHT. SOME OF THAT'S GOTTEN BETTER, I FEEL LIKE, BUT SCHOOL BUS WORLD IS DIFFERENT. SO IF YOU FIND OUT THAT WE CAN, THEY'RE COMING OFF YOU KNOW, OUT OF THE FACTORY SOONER, LET US KNOW THAT. THAT'D BE GREAT. SURE WILL, YES, MA'AM. AND I KNOW YOU'VE ALREADY GOTTEN A BUNCH BECAUSE WE'VE HAD BUS DRIVERS TELL US WE GET NEW BUSSES. WE GOT A NEW BUS. SO THANK YOU FOR ROLLING THOSE OUT AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU MS. PETREA. MS. RUNKLE. YES. THANK YOU FOR ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS, MISS PETRIE. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, MR. CLEAVER. YOUR TEAM, TRANSPORTATION. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE MET, WE LAST WEEK, WE SAID THAT WE WANTED TO BLESS THIS PLAN, AND WE WANTED TO MOVE QUICKLY. AND YOU CERTAINLY MOVED QUICKLY. AND YOU HEARD THAT. SO OUR COMMUNITY THANKS YOU. WE THANK YOU. WE HOPE THAT THE TIMELINE OF THESE BUSSES COME A LOT QUICKER THAN THE ANTICIPATED TIME, BUT I WANTED TO THANK OUR BUS DRIVERS FOR COMING AND SPEAKING LAST WEEK. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE STILL THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS AND WE'RE LISTENING, AND I APPRECIATE THEM COMING AND SPEAKING. BUT THANK YOU GUYS FOR MOVING THIS ALONG VERY QUICKLY. YES MA'AM. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. MS. RUNKLE, THANK YOU. OKAY. I DON'T SEE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. SO WE'VE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU TEAM. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE NEXT ITEM WHICH IS K5 ON PAGE 139. [K.5. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Supplies, Materials and Service for Hays CISD Bus Fleet Seatbelt Retrofitting - Longhorn Bus Sales] THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES, MATERIALS AND INSTALLATION LABOR FOR HAYS CISD BUS FLEET. SEATBELT RETROFITTING FROM LONGHORN BUS SALES. MAX. ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD THAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE TRANSMITTAL? NO, SIR, IT'S ALL INCLUDED IN THERE. BUT FOR THE GALLERY, WE'RE BUYING THE MATERIAL. AND THEN WE ALSO WANT A CONTINGENCY FOR THE LABOR. WE BELIEVE WE CAN INSTALL THEM OURSELVES. BUT WE DO WANT TO HAVE THAT LABOR AS A CONTINGENCY IN CASE WE CAN'T GET TO THEM ALL. AND WE WANT TO HAVE THEM ON THE ROAD PRIOR TO SCHOOL STARTING. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. CLEAVER. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES, MATERIALS AND INSTALLATION LABOR FOR HAYS CISD BUS FLEET. SEATBELT RETROFITTING FROM LONGHORN BUS SALES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $397,242 AS PRESENTED. SO MOVED. SECONDED BY MISS RUNKLE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, MISS PETREA? OKAY, JUST TO BE CLEAR, MR. CLEAVER, I HEARD YOU SAY THAT ONCE THIS IS APPROVED, WE'RE HOPING TO GET ALL OF THIS DONE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS? ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE GOING TO. WE'LL ORDER THE MATERIAL THIS WEEK, AND WE THINK IT'S ABOUT SIX WEEKS DELIVERY. AND THAT SHOULD SYNC UP WITH THE END OF SCHOOL. AND WHEN WE DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE AS MUCH AND WE'LL TRY TO PUT THEM IN OURSELVES IF WE CAN. I WAS GOING TO SAY, YEAH. ARE WE ARE WE TRYING TO DO SOME OF THIS OURSELVES? YES, MA'AM. SAVE SOME MONEY. AND TIME. HOPEFULLY. OKAY. WELL, THAT'S THAT'S GREAT NEWS. YEAH. WE WE SPOKE. CASSANDRA SPOKE WITH SOME OF HER DIRECTOR FRIENDS IN THE HOUSTON AREA THAT HAVE DONE THIS, AND WE WATCHED THE TRAINING VIDEO PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURERS AND SPOKE TO THE PEOPLE THAT DID THE WORK, AND IT'S DOABLE. OKAY. FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT. WOULD THAT BE OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT? OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. TEAM. THANK YOU FOR HELPING TAKE CARE OF THOSE EARLY. [K.1. Consideration and possible action, if any, resulting from closed session (Part 1 of 2)] ONE MORE THAT I WANT TO MOVE UP. DOCTOR, I DIDN'T WARN YOU ABOUT THIS ONE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE UP K1B ON PAGE 129. WE'RE ALWAYS EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT NEW HIRES. [00:10:02] OKAY, SO I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO CONTRACTUALLY EMPLOY THE DEPUTY TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, AS DISCUSSED, SECONDED BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. DOCTOR WRIGHT. I ALWAYS GET TO DO THE FUN PART. SO NOW I GET TO INTRODUCE YOU TO WHO OUR NEW DEPUTY TECHNOLOGY OFFICER IS. AND THAT'S MR. RAY GONZALEZ. CONGRATULATIONS, RAY. SO. SO RAY HAS BEEN WITH HAYS CISD FOR 24 YEARS. HE WAS A OR HAS BEEN A NETWORK ENGINEER FOR THE LAST 21 YEARS, WAS A NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR FOR TWO YEARS, AND WAS A TECHNICIAN FOR ONE YEAR. SO 24 YEARS IN THE DISTRICT, HE I THINK HE KNOWS EVERYBODY HERE AND AND OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, WE ARE VERY PROUD. AND THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP THE LEGACY THAT'S BEEN BUILT ALIVE AND WELL. AND I CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY BETTER SUITED FOR THE JOB. SO ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS, RAY. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. SO, TIM, WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO OUR SCHEDULE NOW. AND WE ARE ON AGENDA ITEM I, WHICH IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [I. CONSENT AGENDA ] IS THERE ANY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL, MISS OROSCO. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL 2B2B. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. MRS OROSCO. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. OKAY, I KNOW I HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT STEM SCOPES BEFORE WITH THE CHIEF OF ACADEMICS, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE USING THE SCIENCE STEM SCOPES TO HELP OUR CURRICULUM AND TO ENHANCE IT, BUT IT DOES NOT TAKE AWAY FROM OUR PROJECT LEAD THE WAY PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE AND HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND IS VERY STRONG CURRICULUM THAT WE HAVE INVESTED LOTS OF TIME, LOTS OF MONEY, LOTS OF TRAINING ON. SO I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT CLARIFICATION FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. HI, TRUSTEE OROSCO. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. YES. SO THE NEW TECHS DO HAVE A HEAVY ENGINEERING COMPONENT WITH THEM. AND THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR STEM SCOPES HAVE ADDRESSED THAT AS WELL. AND SO ENGINEERING CONCEPTS CAN BE USED TO HELP SUPPORT OUR PROJECT LEAD THE WAY CURRICULUM, WHICH IS IMPLEMENTED IN OUR ELEMENTARY SPECIALS ROTATION. BUT TO USE IT AS A SUPPLEMENT AND TO SUPPORT OUR PROJECT LEAD THE WAY CURRICULUM. AND SO WE'LL BE BRINGING TEACHERS IN FOR CURRICULUM WRITING TO HELP SHAPE THAT FOR THE NEW TECHS OVER THE SUMMER. SO YES, WE DO PLAN TO SUPPORT THAT. OKAY, GREAT. THAT'S I JUST WANTED CLARIFICATION ON THAT. I HAVE USED SCIENCE AND STEM SCOPES BEFORE AS A TEACHER. IT'S VERY GOOD. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH OUR PROJECT LEAD THE WAY AS WELL. SO GREAT. THANKS FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. SURE. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT, THEN I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED. SECONDED BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? CONSENT PASSES SIX ZERO. ALL RIGHT, TEAM, WE ARE NOW UP TO JAY. THIS IS OUR ACTION ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PENDING, PENDING, PENDING. SO WE'VE HAD SEVERAL WEEKS AT THESE. I AM GOING TO MOVE ANOTHER ONE. MAX I'M ASSUMING OUR GUESTS ARE ARE HERE FROM THE CITY. ONE GUEST OKAY. THAT'S FINE. IF YOU WANT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND COME ON UP. [J.12. Consideration and possible approval of Easements for the City of Buda, Onion Creek Trail] TEAM. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PAGE 118. IT IS AGENDA ITEM J 12 ON PAGE 118. GIVE ME JUST A MOMENT AS WELL TO GET THERE. AND THIS IS POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF EASEMENTS FOR THE CITY OF BUDA. THE ONION CREEK TRAIL. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES GRANT THE CITY OF BUDA TO RECREATIONAL TRAIL EASEMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A PORTION OF THE ONION CREEK TRAIL SYSTEM AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY AND CONVENIENT TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION AS PRESENTED. SECONDED BY MRS. OROSCO. FURTHER DISCUSSION, MISS PETREA. HI THERE. OKAY. SO DO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS LAND THAT THE DISTRICT OWNS? DO I KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH IT? RIGHT. JUST THE LOWER CAMPUS. DO WE HAVE ANY OH, LIKE A MASTER PLAN? THERE'S. THERE'S NO OFFICIAL MASTER PLAN, BUT IT IS PRETTY MUCH WHOLLY AND SQUARELY IN THE FLOODPLAIN. [00:15:01] AND SO IT'S NOT JUST THE FLOODPLAIN, BUT THE FLOODWAY. RIGHT. SO THE NEW I CAN'T REMEMBER THE ACRONYM, BUT THE NEWER THE REVISED ATLAS FLOODPLAIN. YES, MA'AM. HAVE INCREASED FLOODPLAIN. AND SO THAT WHOLE SITE IS IN THE FLOODPLAIN. OKAY. SO TALK TO ME ABOUT THE. THE CITY OF BUDA AGREEMENT. AS PART OF THE MOU, ARE THEY GOING TO MAINTAIN THE GRASS? DID WE HEAR THAT? I KNOW THERE'S A BUNCH OF WILDFLOWERS OVER THERE. YES, MA'AM. THERE'S A, THEY HAD A REALLY GREAT PRESENTATION. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE IT HERE. NOT. BUT THAT IS WHAT'S CONTEMPLATED IS THAT THEY ACTUALLY MAINTAIN THE TRAILHEAD AND THE ACTUAL TRAIL THROUGH OUR PROPERTY. AND SO THEY IT WOULD BE ON THEIR, YOU KNOW, THEIR SOURCES, THEIR, THEIR FORCES TO MAINTAIN THAT. AND I HAVE KENNETH CRAWFORD HERE, KENNY CRAWFORD FROM THE CITY IF WELL, I WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW IS HOW WHERE DOES THIS TRAIL END AND START? OKAY. SO IT'S JUST CUTTING THROUGH OUR LITTLE PROPERTY, BUT WHERE WHERE DOES IT WHERE DOES IT START? WHERE DOES IT END? I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO KENNY FOR THAT, BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE BECAUSE IT'S A LONG TRAIL. AND CAN YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF? YES. YEAH, I'M KENNY CRAWFORD, I'M THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF BUDA. AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION SPECIFICALLY, IT'S 350FT, LINEAR FEET. THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING FROM 967 RIGHT THERE AT THE PARKING LOT ENTRANCE BY THE BRIDGE, THE CLOSEST ONE BY THE BRIDGE GOING FROM THERE, 350FT TO OUR PROPERTY, WHICH IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE NORTH OF THE DISTRICT PROPERTY. SO THERE'S TWO PROPERTIES, PARCELS THAT WERE ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH FOR THROUGH THE DISTRICT. AND WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN A 25 FOOT WIDTH RIGHT OF WAY, BASICALLY, OR AN EASEMENT. ALONG THAT WAY, IT'S A 12 FOOT SIDEWALK WITH BASICALLY 12FT THAT ACTUALLY 6.5FT ON EACH SIDE THAT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE MAINTAINED BY OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT. AND SO WE'LL MAINTAIN THE GRASS WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN WE'RE ACTUALLY ADDING TREES 25 TREES, I THINK IS WHAT WE'RE ADDING TOTAL TO THE, THIS PARCEL OR THESE TWO PARCELS. AND IT IS NOT GOING TO HAVE ACCESS. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A PARKING LOT ACCESS FOR THE LOWER PARKING OF THE LOWER CAMPUS. OUR TRAILHEAD PARKING LOT IS ALREADY COMPLETE. WE ACTUALLY JUST COMPLETED THAT LAST WEEK. AND SO THAT'S WHERE THE TRAILHEAD IS GOING TO BE, RIGHT THERE AT CITY PARK. WHAT WOULD STOP ANYBODY FROM PARKING THERE AT LOWER BUDA AND USING THE TRAIL? NOT NOTHING THAT STOPS THEM NOW. RIGHT? RIGHT. SO THERE'S NO STOPPING THEM NOW UNLESS YOU HAVE POLICE. HAYS COUNTY, OUR CONSOLIDATED ISD POLICE DEPARTMENT, THAT POLICE IS UP AFTER THEM. NO, I MEAN, PEOPLE PARK THERE ALL THE TIME FOR DIFFERENT THINGS. AND OUR MOTORCYCLE FRIENDS ARE ARE USING IT. OKAY. SO IT DOESN'T CONNECT TO ANY OTHER TRAIL SYSTEMS OR THIS IS A NEW TRAIL. SO IT'S A TOTAL OF 2250 LINEAR FOOT TRAIL. THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING FROM 967 BRIDGE ALL THE WAY TO BASICALLY STAGECOACH PARK. OKAY. EXCEPT FOR A PIECE UNDERNEATH UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, WHICH IS A RIGHT OF WAY WE HAVE TO GAIN FROM UNION PACIFIC OR AN EASEMENT WE'RE GOING TO GAIN FROM THEM, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO CONNECT THIS AND ACTUALLY BUILD THIS WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR. AND SO IS IT FOR GOLF CARTS OR BIKES. NOT INTENDED TO BE FOR A GOLF COURSE, GOLF CART USAGE. BEFORE YOUR TIME PROBABLY. I SO BIKES. BICYCLES. BICYCLES. BICYCLES, PEDESTRIANS, IT'S SCOOTER DESIGNED FOR ANYTHING MOTORIZED, LIKE E-BIKES. IT'S NOT INTENDED ACCORDING TO OUR ORDINANCE. THAT'S NOT AN INTENDED USE FOR OUR TRAIL SYSTEM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, MA'AM. MR. SEVERANCE. THANK YOU. SO IS IS THE EASEMENT THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET FROM THE RAILROAD? IS THAT PREDICATED ON US GRANTING OURS? AND THEN THEY'LL GRANT THEIRS? OR ARE YOU IN THE SAME PROCESS WITH THEM AS WELL? SAME PROCESS WITH THEM, SIR. IT'S A COMPLETELY ACTUALLY A LOT LONGER PROCESS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BUILD A STRUCTURE THAT PROTECTS PEOPLE FROM OVERHEAD DEBRIS WHEN RAILROADS ARE, WHEN PEOPLE ARE UNDER IT, RAIL LINE PASSES OVER IT. THERE COULD BE BALLAST THAT GETS KICKED UP OR KICKED DOWN. SO WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE A STRUCTURE FOR THAT. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE IN OUR PHASE THREE WHEN WE BUILD THE NATURE CENTER. WHERE ARE YOU IN THAT PROCESS WITH WITH THE.. IT'S INITIATED, RIGHT NOW, IT'S PART OF OUR DESIGN. WE'RE IN THE DESIGN PHASE RIGHT NOW FOR THAT STRUCTURE. OKAY. SO HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THAT COULD BE BEFORE YOU COULD HAVE THIS PART THIS THIS TRAIL COMPLETED? WELL, WE'RE GOING TO COMPLETE THE ACTUAL TRAIL PENDING YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO COMPLETE THAT PART OF THE TRAIL PROBABLY BY SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR. WE WILL HAVE COMPLETED THE ONION CREEK TRAIL. IT'S GOING TO BE AN ALL CONCRETE TRAIL. BUT IT WON'T COME BACK TO THE PARK. NO, THAT'S WHERE THE MAGIC EIGHT BALL COMES INTO PLAY. WHEN YOU DETERMINE WHAT UNION PACIFIC IS GOING TO DO. I'VE PERSONALLY BEEN DEALING WITH UNION PACIFIC ON A DRAINAGE PROJECT FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND SO TO GET THEM TO APPROVE SOMETHING IS PROJECT DEPENDENT. OKAY, SO LET'S SAY THEY DON'T APPROVE THIS AND WE GRANT THIS EASEMENT AND THEY CAN'T CONNECT ANYWAY. [00:20:02] WILL WE BE GRANTED BACK TO US? I DON'T KNOW THE QUESTION, THE ANSWER TO THAT. AND I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD DO THAT, BUT WHERE WOULD IT LEAD YOU ALL? IT WOULD LEAD IT TO THE THE COMMUNITY TRAIL. SO SURE THAT WOULD BE DONE. I'M NOT THE DECIDING AUTHORITY ON THAT THOUGH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MS. RUNKLE. I MEAN, I THINK TRUSTEE PETREA AND TRUSTEE SEVERANCE HAVE ASKED QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING TONIGHT. IT'S I THINK I'VE BEEN UP HERE FOR A WHILE, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE HAD THE CITY OF BUDA PRESENT, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT, IT'S REFRESHING. I THINK FOR ME, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M YOU KNOW, TO GO BACK TO WHAT TRUSTEE SEVERANCE SAID IS REALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THAT PROPERTY. AND AS WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS FOR THAT PROPERTY, HOW IT'S AFFECTED I MEAN, I CAN TOTALLY GET BEHIND SOME TRAILS FOR SURE, AND SOME WALKWAYS AND RUNNING AREAS FOR KIDS AND WHATNOT. AND BUT AGAIN, I THINK I APPRECIATE YOU COMING AND GIVING US A BETTER EXPLANATION OF THIS. SOMETIMES THE THINGS THAT WE SEE ON PAPER AND THE THINGS THAT COME TO US ELECTRONICALLY, IT JUST DOESN'T ALWAYS YOU KNOW, SPEAK TO US AS MUCH AS IT DOES IF YOU'RE PRESENTING IT. BUT I AM CURIOUS AS WE CONTINUE TO TALK WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FOR THAT AREA, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE SOME INTEREST IN IT. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR PRESENTING TONIGHT. I APPRECIATE IT. THANKS. YES, MA'AM. MISS PETREA. MISS GLORIA, WILL YOU PUT THE MAP BACK UP REAL QUICK? I HAVE JUST KIND OF AN OFF BALL ODDBALL QUESTION. JUST BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE PUT IN WALKING TRAILS AND I WANT CASSANDRA BEAR TO LOOK AT THIS. WILL THIS IMPACT ANY BUS SERVICE FOR FOLKS THAT WOULD NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE AN EASIER WAY TO WALK TO SCHOOL? HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THAT AT ALL? THE LAST TIME BUDA PUT IN A TRAIL AND A BRIDGE, IT TOOK AWAY BUS SERVICE TO 700 HOMES, HENCE MY GOLF CART JOKE EARLIER THAT YOU DIDN'T LAUGH AT. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PUTTING IN THIS WALKING TRAIL ISN'T GOING TO INADVERTENTLY CAUSE BUS SERVICE. AND SO I WANT 100% GUARANTEE TONIGHT WHILE I'M STARING AT MISS BEAR IN HER EYEBALLS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET A HAZARDOUS ROUTE. SOMETHING CHANGED BECAUSE OF THIS WALKING TRAIL. YEAH. GO AHEAD. AND YEAH, WE DON'T THINK SO. WE DON'T. I'M LOOKING AT IT AND I CAN'T, BUT I MEAN, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. YEAH. WE DON'T BELIEVE SO OKAY. I DON'T THINK SO EITHER. I'M LOOKING AT BUDA ELEMENTARY. THAT'S THE OLD BUDA. RIGHT. SO THEN YOU'RE GOING TO JUST TO THE CREEK LINE WHERE THE WEIR DAM IS? YEAH. THERE'S ONLY TWO PROPERTIES THAT ARE RANCHES.. RIGHT.. NORTH. OKAY. YEAH. AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE IS CITY PROPERTY OR SCHOOL PROPERTY TO BE BUILT OUT POTENTIALLY IF THERE IS A I-45 EXTENSION, WHO KNOWS WHAT I MEAN? THIS IS WELL INTO THE FUTURE. WHAT WOULD BE BUILT OUT BEYOND THAT? OKAY. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. I FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT JUST KIND OF LOOKING AT THE MAP AGAIN. OKAY. I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS UP. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, TEAM, WE ARE UP ON PAGE GOING BACK TO PAGE 73 NOW AND AGAIN. THESE HAVE BEEN ON THE AGENDA FOR WEEKS AND WEEKS AND WEEKS. SO THIS IS AGENDA ITEM J ONE. [J.1. Second Reading and possible adoption of the Hays CISD District of Innovation Plan, Amendment 8] THIS IS THE SECOND READING AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF OUR DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PLAN. THIS IS AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PLAN, AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU. JUMPING UP TO PAGE 81. [J.2. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Barbering Equipment and Supplies for Hays High School CTE - Kaemark] WE'RE ON AGENDA ITEM J2. THIS IS POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF BARBERING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF BARBERING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL CTE FROM KMART FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $177,916 AS PRESENTED. SECONDED BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MISS PETREA. HEY, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL. [00:25:03] I KNOW WE'RE USING SOME SOME GRANT MONEY HERE TO DO THIS, BUT AND THAT GRANT MONEY TYPICALLY WAS TO PAY FOR A COORDINATOR, I BELIEVE. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN REVISIT THAT STAFF PERSON FOR RICK BU NEXT YEAR, AS THIS MONEY IS BEING USED FOR THIS YEAR. JUST MAKING A JUST MAKING A PUBLIC NOTE OF THAT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CAP WOULD YOU LIKE FOR MS. RUNKLE TO CAPTURE THAT ON LIKE OUR RFI LIST OR SOME? MAYBE JUST CONFIRM THAT WE'RE STILL CONSIDERING USING GRANT FUNDS FOR CTE COORDINATOR NEXT YEAR. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. OKAY. OTHERWISE, THIS IS EXCITING. MR. CLEAVER, DO WE KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE INSTALLED? SINCE IT'S BEEN, I FEEL LIKE TWO MONTHS SINCE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS. WE HAVE A LOT OF GUESTS HERE TONIGHT, TOO. DON'T USUALLY HAVE THIS. MANY PEOPLE REMIND ME WHEN WE'LL HAVE BARBERING. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. THIS IS THIS IS FOR THE FURNITURE. AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT TO ACTUALLY INCLUDE THIS AS AN ALLOWANCE IN THE HAYS HIGH SCHOOL GMP. SO THAT WOULD BE THIS IS THE MATERIAL AND THEN THE ACTUAL BUILDING WOULD BE IN THE GMP IN A LATER AGENDA ITEM. IT'S ALL COMING BACK TO ME. WE ACTUALLY DON'T EVEN NEED IT IN PLACE NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THESE KIDS AREN'T THERE YET. LIKE THE PROGRAM IS SO NEW, THEY'RE STILL DOING BOOK WORK. SO WE HAVE A LITTLE TIME ON THIS. I THINK THAT MIGHT BE RIGHT. OKAY. YEAH. WELL, AND YOU CAN USE SOME TIME FOR PROJECTS BECAUSE YOU HAVE A FEW AROUND THE DISTRICT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MISS PETRIE. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO, TEAM. THAT TAKES US UP TO PAGE 83. [J.3. Consideration and possible approval of an Interlocal Agreement between Hays CISD and the Lower Colorado River Authority] THIS IS ITEM J3. THIS IS POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY. I KNOW MISS CROCKETT HAS BEEN ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THIS ONE, SO I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LCRA AND HAYS CISD, AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. THAT TAKES US UP TO PAGE 99. I'LL MAKE SURE I GOT THAT RIGHT. YES. PAGE 99. [J.4. Consideration and possible approval of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) 3 for 2023 Bond Bid Package 2 for Improvements at Johnson High School] ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ON AGENDA ITEM J4 THIS IS POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE THREE FOR THE 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE. TWO FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE GMP THREE FOR 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE TWO FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL FROM CORE CONSTRUCTION AS DESIGNED BY HUCKABEE ARCHITECTS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 39,830,000 AND $968 AS PRESENTED. SECONDED BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. WE'RE UP TO ITEM J5, PAGE 102. [J.5. Consideration and possible approval of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) 1 and Construction Documents (CD) for 2023 Bond Bid Package 4 for Improvements at Lehman High School] THIS IS POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE ONE AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE FOUR, FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL. I MOVE THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE GMP ONE AND CD FOR 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE FOUR FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, AS DESIGNED BY HUCKABY ARCHITECTS AND SUBMITTED BY BARTLETT COCKE, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $51,828,937 AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WELL, MR. FLORES, GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. I ALMOST WENT RIGHT BY YOU. YES, I NOTED THE LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL RESTROOMS AND CONCESSIONS WERE MOVED FROM BP 11 TO BP FOUR. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THAT CHANGED THE TIMELINE FOR THEIR COMPLETION. AND JUST THE EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE FOR THE RESTROOMS AND CONCESSIONS. LET ME GET THAT FOR YOU. I CAN EITHER TURN AROUND AND GET IT RIGHT NOW OR GET GET IT TO YOU IN WRITING. YOU CAN RESPOND ON ON BOARD BLOG. HERE WE GO. DEREK. EVEN WITH THE BARTLETT. YEAH. THE. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF. DEREK BARTLETT, GENERAL CONTRACTORS. YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT THE CONCESSION STAND FOR THE AT LEHMAN, RIGHT? THE NEW ONE? YES, SIR. IN THIS PROJECT. WE'RE INTENDING TO HAVE IT DONE BY THE BASEBALL SOFTBALL SEASON NEXT. NEXT YEAR. OKAY. WE'RE ANXIOUS TO GET STARTED BECAUSE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US. BUT THAT IS THE INTENT. YES, SIR. THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION. THANK YOU, SIR, THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. FLORES. THANK YOU FOR COMING UP AND ANSWERING THAT I APPRECIATE THAT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? [00:30:01] ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. WE ARE. GET BACK TO MY HANDY DANDY AGENDA. HERE WE ARE UP TO PAGE 105, ITEM J SIX. [J.6. Consideration and possible approval of the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) 2 and Design-to-Date (DD) for 2023 Bond Bid Package 7 for improvements at Tobias Elementary School and Impact Center] THIS IS POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE TWO AND THE DESIGN TO DATE FOR 2023. BOND BID PACKAGE SEVEN FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT TOBIAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND IMPACT CENTER. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE SEVEN DESIGNED TO DATE FROM O'CONNELL ROBERTSON ARCHITECTS AND GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE GMP TWO FROM BARTLETT COCKE FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $7,114,230 AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. [J.7. Consideration and possible approval of the Design-to-Date (DD) for 2023 Bond Bid Package 10 for Adaptive Playgrounds] WE ARE ON AGENDA ITEM J SEVEN ON PAGE 108. THIS IS POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE DESIGN TO DATE FOR 2023. BOND BID PACKAGE TEN FOR OUR ADAPTIVE PLAYGROUNDS. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE DESIGN TO DATE AND INITIAL COST ESTIMATE FOR 2023. BOND BID PACKAGE TEN FOR ADAPTIVE PLAYGROUNDS AS DESIGNED BY O'CONNELL ROBERTSON ARCHITECTS. AS PRESENTED SECONDED BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, MISS PETREA. HEY, MR. CLEAVER. ON THESE ADAPTIVE PLAYGROUNDS, WHICH I FULLY SUPPORT AND LOVE LOVE, LOVE. AND I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT ME TO SAY THIS, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT. THERE WAS A THERE WAS A POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT HOW THEY HAVE THESE IN, LIKE, THE LAKE KYLE LAKE, KYLE PARK. AND THAT A KID HAD A PRETTY SEVERE INJURY. ON THE THING THAT THE THING THAT'S LIKE, FLAT AND THAT CIRCLES AROUND, LIKE, THEIR FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE THING. SO BEFORE WE, LIKE, BUY THOSE, CAN WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH ON POTENTIAL FOR INJURIES, SAFETY RECORD ON THE SPIN. BECAUSE I COULD SEE THAT BEING REALLY EASY TO DO JUST LOOKING AT THE PICTURE OF IT. AND THEN THERE WAS THIS POST THAT SEEMED REAL KIND OF WARNING PARENTS OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS THERE. AND YOU KNOW HOW IT IS. I MEAN, WE GREW UP ON REAL DANGEROUS STUFF. I MEAN, HOT METAL? YES. METAL SLIDES. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? DID YOU WEAR A BIKE HELMET IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, GROWING UP? YEAH. WE BROKE OUR ARMS ALL THE TIME. IT WAS FINE, BUT I THINK WE'VE EVOLVED FROM THAT. AND I KNOW SOME OF THESE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE NEW AND JUST KIND OF BEING DEVELOPED OR WHATEVER. SO ANYWAY, I JUST BEFORE WE INVEST IN A LOT OF THOSE, THAT PARTICULAR THING, DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WE WILL WE'LL CHECK TO MAKE MAYBE MAYBE LOOKING AT THAT SAFETY I MEAN THERE'S NOT ANY RECALLS OR OR MAYBE THEY'VE MADE SOME ENHANCEMENTS BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE. OKAY. WE'LL DO. MR. FORREST I WANT TO CORROBORATE WHAT TRUSTEE PETREA SAID THAT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IT HAS BEEN REMOVED AT LAKE KYLE PARK. WE GO THERE ALL THE TIME, AND IT WAS NOT SAFE. MY KIDS PLAYED ON IT, AND IT WAS TAKEN OUT PRETTY QUICK SOON AFTER IT WAS BUILT. SO WE'LL CHECK ON WHAT? THAT WHAT THAT WAS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW ON PAGE 110, ITEM J EIGHT. [J.8. Consideration and possible approval of the Assignment of Architect for 2023 Bond Bid Package 12, Comprehensive High School #4 and Future Bond Work, as needed] THIS IS POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE ASSIGNMENT OF ARCHITECT FOR 2023. BOND BID PACKAGE 12, COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER FOUR. AND ARCHITECTS FOR FUTURE BOND WORK AS NEEDED. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE ASSIGNMENT OF HUCKABEE ARCHITECTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER FOUR, AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE FEES AND EXECUTE A SATISFACTORY CONTRACT, AND TO APPROVE VLK AND PBK TO BE IN A POOL FOR FUTURE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE FEES AND EXECUTE A SATISFACTORY CONTRACT, AS PRESENTED SECOND BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. [J.9. Consideration and possible approval of the Assignment of Construction Manager At-Risk (CMAR) for 2023 Bond Bid Package 12, Comprehensive High School #4] ROLLING RIGHT ALONG TO ITEM J9 ON PAGE 112. THIS IS POSSIBLE APPROVAL IN THE OF THE ASSIGNMENT OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE 12 [00:35:04] COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER FOUR. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE ASSIGNMENT OF BARTLETT COCKE TO PROVIDE CMAR SERVICES FOR THE 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE 12 COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER FOUR PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A SATISFACTORY CONTRACT FOR SERVICES AS PRESENTED SECOND BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FOURTH HIGH SCHOOL SUNDAY. ALL RIGHT. [J.10. Consideration and possible approval of the Elevator Modernization at Hays High School Building C for Career and Technical Education - Thyssen Krupp Elevator] J10 PAGE 114. THIS IS POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL. BUILDING C FOR CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION FROM THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF THE ELEVATOR LOCATED IN HAYS HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING C CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION BUILDING FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $72,536, AS PRESENTED SECOND BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. AND JUST AS A REMINDER TO EVERYBODY, THESE WERE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED AT LENGTH. FOR PEOPLE LISTENING AT HOME WONDERING WHY WE MIGHT BE MOTORING THROUGH THESE AT SUCH A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. SO WE'RE ON PAGE 116, ITEM J 11. [J.11. Consideration and possible approval of Bond-Interest-Earnings-funded Weight Room Floor Repair and Improvement at the Johnson High School and Lehman High School - BSN Sports] THIS IS POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE BOND INTEREST, EARNINGS FUNDED. REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE FLOOR AT THE JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM AND THE LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOMS FROM BSN SPORTS. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FLOOR, AND THE JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL AND LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOMS BY BSN SPORTS FUNDED BY BOND INTEREST EARNINGS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $180,806, AS PRESENTED SECOND BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MR. FLORES, I AM IN FAVOR OF THIS. I WANT TO I WAS ABLE TO VISIT THE WEIGHT ROOM WITH MISS BIDWELL, MR. SEVERANCE AND COACH KAUFMAN. AND JUST TO LOOK AT THE SAFETY HAZARDS THAT WERE PRESENT THERE WAS A LOT OF KIDS IN THAT WEIGHT ROOM AT THE TIME. THE WALLS DEFINITELY PROVIDE OBSTACLES FOR SUPERVISION OF THE KIDS. SO I'M FULLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS, AND I'M INTERESTED TO SEE, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WHEN WE PASS THAT BOND WITH THE NEW WEIGHT ROOMS, WHAT WE DO WITH THIS WEIGHT ROOM HOW WE UTILIZE IT GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE WHETHER WE CONVERT IT OR KEEP IT GOING TO BE INTERESTING. I AM GLAD THAT WE ADDED LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL TO THIS. YOU KNOW, 20 YEARS OF WEAR AND TEAR. I AM CURIOUS AS TO HOW SOON AN ASSESSMENT CAN BE MADE ABOUT THE SCOPE OF OF WHAT THAT WEIGHT ROOM IS GOING TO NEED. I KNOW IT SAYS THAT THERE'S AN ALLOWANCE JUST TO SEE HOW LONG THAT MAY TAKE TO TO SEE WHAT REFURBISHMENTS ARE NEEDED. YES, SIR. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH COACH MOFFAT, AND I KNOW THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME DUMBBELLS AND SOME RACKS AND SOME TRAINERS CARTS AND SOME THINGS. SO I THINK THEY'RE WORKING ON A PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD LIST, SO THEY. THEY'LL GET THAT TO YOU PRETTY QUICKLY, I'M PRETTY SURE. YES, SIR. AND I KNOW WE HAD A SPIRITED DISCUSSION ABOUT BOND INTEREST MONEY. I WANT TO THANK RANDY FOR MEETING WITH ME AND JUST GIVING ME MORE OF A INSIGHT ON THE SITUATION WITH OUR BOND INTEREST AND BOND SURPLUS MONEY AND SO THANK YOU, RANDY, FOR FOR THAT MEETING. YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD BE VERY METICULOUS ABOUT HOW WE SPEND IT, BUT BUT I'M GLAD TO SUPPORT THIS AND GET IT DONE FOR THE KIDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. FLORES. MR. PETREA. YEAH, THANK YOU, MR. CLEAVER. I MEAN, I HATE THAT WE'RE HAVING TO SORT OF SPEND MONEY KIND OF IN DUCT TAPES AND BAND-AIDS BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO GET THIS ON THE BOND AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL PASS WITH OUR VOTERS. AND, YOU KNOW, MY OTHER HOPE IS THAT WE LEARN SOME LESSONS FROM THE HAYS HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM. WHEN YOU ARE SCOPING THESE OTHER TWO OUT THAT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A FACILITY THAT THEY CAN TOUR THAT THE COACHES THERE CAN SAY, HEY, I WISH WE WOULD HAVE DONE THIS, OR ARE WE REALLY GLAD WE DID THAT? AND WE WEREN'T THINKING ABOUT THIS. BUT I DON'T. I DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANY MORE MONEY ON WEIGHT ROOMS UNTIL WE CAN BUILD NEW ONES. I'M GOING TO APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, BUT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE THE THE FLOOR IS BASICALLY DEFECTIVE, A JOHNSON, WHICH IS OUR ARCHITECTS AND CMAR FOLKS ARE LISTENING AND THEY'RE IN THE ROOM AND THEY KNOW THAT WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN IN HIGH SCHOOL FOR AND THEN THE LEHMAN PFLUGER. I APPRECIATE THE PICTURES. WE GOT TO SEE IT LOOK LIKE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WORSE THAN WHAT I WOULD PUT IN MY GARAGE FOR A HOME GYM. SO I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING SOMETHING TO HELP LEHMAN. [00:40:02] BUT, I MEAN, WE WE'RE PROBABLY TWO YEARS AWAY FROM BRAND NEW WEIGHT ROOMS AT BOTH PLACES, SO I FEEL LIKE HOPEFULLY THIS IS IT. AND WE CAN GET WE CAN GET BY FOR TWO YEARS WITH WITH THIS. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASSUMING? YES, MA'AM. AND THEN THAT BECOMES AN AUXILIARY WEIGHT ROOM OR LIKE A CARDIO ROOM. SO THEY'LL HAVE SOME PLANS FOR IT. THEY'LL DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR, FOR WEIGHT PURPOSES OR FITNESS PURPOSES. ATHLETICS, ATHLETIC PURPOSES. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. PETREA. MS. RUNKLE. HI. SO I SPOKE A LOT ABOUT THIS WHEN WE FIRST ORIGINALLY STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE WEIGHT ROOM. I WAS YOU KNOW, PART OF THE ORIGINAL DISCUSSIONS OF PUTTING WEIGHT ROOMS ON THE BOND, BECAUSE I JUST KNEW HOW TERRIBLE CONDITION THEY WERE IN. BUT I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC ITEM. SO DID I HEAR THAT WE'RE BUYING EQUIPMENT NOW? YES, MA'AM. SO ON PAGE 117 ON THAT ON THE LITTLE CHART THERE, THIS IS NEW, RIGHT? LIKE THE EQUIPMENT PIECE TO IT IS NEW. NO, MA'AM. IT WAS ON THERE ON THE 15TH THAT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ALLOWANCE, JUST AN IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE FOR THE WEIGHT ROOM THAT WAS ON THERE ON THE. NO. BUT I MEAN, THIS WASN'T ORIGINALLY WHAT WE WERE DISCUSSING IN MARCH. SO THIS IS NOW ALL NEW IN APRIL IS ADDING LEHMAN FLOOR AND LEHMAN AND EQUIPMENT. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WE I THINK IT DID CHANGE. WE ADDED IT STARTED JUST JOHNSON BUT NOW IT IS LEHMAN. THAT'S RIGHT. BUT I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHICH DATE IT WAS. SO WHEN YOU SAY EQUIPMENT LIKE YOU'RE BUYING EQUIPMENT SO IS THERE I DON'T SEE ARE WE BUYING EQUIPMENT FOR JOHNSON TO KNOW THE JOHNSON IS GOING TO BE THE WALL DEMOLITION PATCH AND PAINT AND THEN THE FLOORING, THE. AND THEN AT LEHMAN IT'S GOING TO BE THE FLOORING AND THEN AN ALLOWANCE FOR SOME EQUIPMENT TO COME UP TO THAT SAME FUNDING LEVEL. OKAY. WHILE I APPRECIATE THE SPACE, I MEAN, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE'VE NEEDED TO ADDRESS SPACE, BUT NOW WE'RE ADDING THINGS ON IT. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT I'M NOT OKAY WITH THAT, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT I LISTED OUT NUMBERS OF ATHLETES THAT USE THE WEIGHT ROOMS AT THESE CAMPUSES, AND THE NUMBERS AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR ATHLETES IN THAT WEIGHT ROOM WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO START ADDING, I'M GOING TO TELL IT LIKE EQUIPMENT. I'M GOING TO BE HEARING FROM FROM OTHER CAMPUSES AND COACHES THAT ARE SAYING, WELL, HELLO, I HAVE THIS AMOUNT OF ATHLETES AND STUDENTS AND WHERE'S OUR ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT WE DON'T HAVE EITHER, EVEN THOUGH OUR POPULATION IS GROWING. SO, I MEAN, I ORIGINALLY SUPPORTED THE FLOORING BECAUSE I HEARD THAT THERE WERE SAFETY AND ALL THE THINGS AND BUT BUT NOW I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS BECAUSE, I MEAN, HOW DID WE GET TO THAT CONVERSATION OF EQUIPMENT? I REACHED THE NUMBER TO MAKE IT EQUITABLE THAT WE TO THE SAME FUNDING LEVEL. YES, MA'AM. SO WE'RE JUST THROWING MONEY. UNTIL WE. I MEAN, I'M NOT EVEN ABOUT THAT. IF WE DON'T HAVE A BIGGER PLAN FOR THE WEIGHT ROOM, LIKE, I MEAN, WE STILL I MEAN, FOLK LIKE, CAN. MISS BEDWELL, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THIS? DID Y'ALL HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS AT ALL? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THIS IS JUST MY ONLY CONCERN. I 1,000% THE FLOORING AT LEHMAN 1,000%. I SUPPORT THE FLOORING AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL. I BUT I WANT TO BE REAL CAREFUL HERE, Y'ALL, BECAUSE NOW I GET. YOU WANT TO MAKE IT EQUITABLE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I JUST DON'T WANT TO DO THINGS AND SPEND MONEY JUST TO SPEND MONEY. SO IF WE'RE SAYING THAT THAT EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED AND THEIR SPACE FOR IT AND AND THAT MAKES SENSE AND THAT'S WHAT WAS ASKED, THEN. OKAY, I CAN SUPPORT THAT, BUT NOT JUST TO MAKE ANOTHER CAMPUS. FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GETTING THE SAME THING. I MEAN, THIS ORIGINALLY STARTED ABOUT FLOORING. SO IN SAFETY MR. MOFFAT'S HERE. MAYBE HE WANTS TO SPEAK TO THAT I DON'T KNOW. THIS IS WHERE IT'S GETTING A LITTLE TRICKY FOR ME. YEAH. MOST OF THE EQUIPMENT ADDED TO THIS OR PUT IN THIS WAS INVOLVED IN IT BROKE ON THE FLOOR BECAUSE OF THE FLOORING. OKAY. THE LEHMAN WEIGHT ROOM WAS DISPLACED INTO THE GYM, AS YOU REMEMBER, FOR THREE YEARS. ESSENTIALLY THE FLOOR IS 20 YEARS OLD. IT'S THE SAME FLOOR AS JOHNSON. HOWEVER, IT WE BELIEVE IT WAS INSTALLED BETTER. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT WE BELIEVE BASED ON IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT FAILING AS BAD. BUT THEY HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT BREAK OVER THE YEARS. AND SO THIS EQUIPMENT IS TO REPLACE THAT BASED ON THE FLOORING NOT BEING AT THE PROPER APPROPRIATE WIDTH. OKAY. THAT MAKES SENSE. THAT JUST HADN'T BEEN EXPLAINED. SO DO WE HAVE THAT ISSUE AT JOHNSON SOME INITIALLY THIS STARTED OUT AS A BOOSTER CLUB REQUEST AT JOHNSON AND SO WE STARTED LOOKING AT IT. [00:45:03] THE DIFFERENCE IS THE WEIGHT ROOM WALLS IS THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF THE SUPERVISION AND THOSE THINGS. SO THAT'S I MEAN, OKAY, SO WAS THERE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS DAMAGED AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE FLOORING? YES. THAT EQUIPMENT NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS TOO. SOME OF IT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. RIGHT. SO WE'RE SAYING BOOSTER REPLACE THAT. I'M NOT SURE AT THIS POINT. I KNOW THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE THE FUNDRAISER THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE. AND SO I'M NOT SURE AT THIS POINT IN TERMS OF THAT. OKAY. CAN WE FIND OUT? SURE. IF WHO PURCHASED THAT AND IF IT'S ALL BEEN REPLACED. RIGHT. AND THERE'S NOT ANY BROKEN. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE EQUITABLE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE EQUITABLE ACROSS THE. AND AGAIN, I'M NOT SAYING THAT I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE JUST NOT THROWING MONEY JUST TO THROW MONEY WHEN THERE SHOULD BE A LONGER PLAN FOR WEIGHT ROOMS. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS. WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE WEIGHT ROOMS AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS. WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE WEIGHT ROOMS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS. SO WHAT IS THAT LONG TERM PLAN? WHAT DOES WHAT'S THE BIGGER PLAN? SO IF LEHMAN HAS HAD EQUIPMENT THAT HAS BEEN BROKEN BECAUSE OF THEIR FLOORING, WE ABSOLUTELY NEED TO REPLACE THAT. AND WE SHOULD. BUT I WANT TO ALSO CHECK ON JOHNSON AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT IN THE SAME SITUATION, OR THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE BOOSTERS PAYING FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THAT EQUIPMENT. BECAUSE OF THE FLOORING, BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE ORIGINAL CONVERSATION STARTED. RIGHT? SO IF WE CAN JUST CHECK ON THAT. SURE. THANK YOU. WE'LL DO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES DISCUSSION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES OUR LONG AWAITED MARCH 25TH. AGENDA ITEMS. SO WE GOT THOSE DONE. THANK YOU, TEAM, FOR MOTORING THROUGH THOSE. SO WE'RE UP ON NOW ITEM K1A WHICH IS ON PAGE 127. [K.1. Consideration and possible action, if any, resulting from closed session (Part 2 of 2)] ONE MOMENT WHILE I GET THERE. THIS IS AGAIN AGENDA ITEM K1A. THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF SUPERINTENDENTS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR ADMINISTRATORS, CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS FOR THE 2024. I'M SORRY. JUST. CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS AND PROFESSIONALS. EXCUSE ME. THAT WAS I MISREAD THAT FOR THE 2024, 2025 AND 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEARS. SO I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR ADMINISTRATORS, CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS AND PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, ATHLETIC COORDINATOR, HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR, FINE ARTS COORDINATOR, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, ACADEMIC DEAN, PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DEPUTY OFFICER, CHIEF OFFICER, AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE 2024, 2025 AND THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEARS, AS DISCUSSED. ONE MOMENT. THE. I THINK WE'RE OKAY. YES. SECOND. WE HAVE A RANDOM SECOND FOR MRS. OROSCO. IT'S WONDERFUL. OKAY. SO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I'M. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. DOCTOR WRIGHT, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THIS ONE? NO. JUST EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR OUR TEAM AND ALL THAT THEY DO TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS AND STAFF IN THE DISTRICT. AND GLAD THAT THOSE THAT ARE ON THE LIST ARE GOING TO BE WITH US IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU DOCTOR. RIGHT. OKAY, TEAM. THE NEXT TWO, K2 AND K3. OF COURSE WE'RE GOING TO DO THEM SEPARATELY, BUT THESE ARE STANDARD RESOLUTIONS THAT WE DO FOR DAYS THAT ARE CANCELED, FOR WHATEVER REASON, TO WHERE WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE GUARANTEE PAY FOR STAFF. SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH K2 WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR TOM GREEN ELEMENTARY STAFF FOR MONDAY, MARCH 25TH, [K.2. Consideration and possible adoption of a Resolution Regarding Compensation of Tom Green Elementary Staff for Monday, March 25, 2024] 2024. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE RESOLUTION REGARDING COMPENSATION OF TOM GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STAFF FOR MONDAY, MARCH [00:50:02] 25TH, 2024. SECOND FOR MRS. OROSCO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. WE'RE ON TO K3, WHICH IS PAGE 133. [K.3. Consideration and possible adoption of a Resolution Regarding Compensation of Hays CISD Staff due to the District Wide Closure for the Total Solar Eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024] AGAIN THIS IS AGENDA ITEM K3. AND THIS IS A SIMILAR RESOLUTION. BUT THIS IS FOR COMPENSATION OF HAYS CISD STAFF. DUE TO THE DISTRICT WIDE CLOSURE FOR THE SOLAR ECLIPSE. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE RESOLUTION REGARDING COMPENSATION OF HAYS CISD STAFF AFFECTED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CLOSURE DUE TO THE SOLAR ECLIPSE ON APRIL 8TH, 2024, AS PRESENTED SECOND FOR MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. ALL RIGHT TEAM, WE'RE SKIP WE'VE ALREADY DONE FOUR AND FIVE. WE'RE UP TO PAGE 143. [K.6. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Instructional Materials for the Opening of Cullen Elementary School] OKAY. SO THIS IS AGENDA ITEM K SIX. AND THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE FALL 2024 OPENING OF CULLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WHO IS COMING UP FROM ADMINISTRATION FOR THIS ONE? SOMEBODY WAKE HIM UP. HI, DOCTOR WATSON. GOOD EVENING. I DIDN'T HEAR THE QUESTION, SO I KNEW IT. NO, THIS IS FOR THE APPROVAL. POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE 20 FALL 2024 OPENING OF CULLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO, AGENDA ITEM K6. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT'S NOT INCLUDED ON THE TRANSMITTAL? NO. OKAY, TEAM, I'M GOING TO. SINCE THIS IS NEW, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THIS UP FOR A LITTLE DISCUSSION HERE EARLY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING? OKAY, SO THEN I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE 2022 BOND PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE FALL 2024 OPENING OF CULLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FOR AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $534,278.40 AS PRESENTED. SECOND, FROM MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. ALL RIGHT. SIMILARLY, WE HAVE ITEM K SEVEN. [K.7. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Opening Day Library Collection for Cullen Elementary - Follett Content Solutions] THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF THE OPENING DAY LIBRARY COLLECTION FOR CULLEN ELEMENTARY. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE OPENING DAY LIBRARY COLLECTION FOR CULLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FROM FOLLETT SCHOOL SOLUTIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $196,507.61 AS PRESENTED. SECOND FROM MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MR. FLORES? YEAH, I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE PROCESS. I KNOW ONCE WE APPROVE THIS, THEY SAY LIBRARIANS AROUND THE DISTRICT ARE GOING TO ASSESS THE BOOKS THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED. I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WHEN EXACTLY THAT TAKES PLACE. IS THAT IMMEDIATELY SO I CAN GET A BETTER TIMELINE WITH YOU? MISS EMILY HERON HAS BEEN WORKING ON GETTING THE BIDS AND THE PACKAGES FOR THE LIBRARY BECAUSE THEY COME IN SET. SO WE CAN DEFINITELY WORK ON GETTING YOU A TIMELINE OF. YES, SIR. YEAH. AND THAT I ASSUME THAT PROCESS TAKES, YOU KNOW, A FEW MONTHS AND IT SHOULD BE READY BY, BY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. CORRECT. WE WILL HAVE THE LIBRARY BY THE FIRST. AND THAT'S EXCITING, IT'S EXCITING TO BUILD A LIBRARY FROM SCRATCH AND GET THOSE BOOKS IN THERE FOR THE KIDS. THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. ALL RIGHT, TEAM, WE'RE ON PAGE 147. THIS IS ITEM K EIGHT. [K.8. Consideration and possible approval of the adoption and purchase of Tier I Secondary Science Instructional Resources and Materials - Savvas] THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF TIER ONE SECONDARY SCIENCE, INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AND MATERIALS FROM SAVVIS. DID I SAY THAT CORRECTLY? OKAY. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF TIER ONE SECONDARY SCIENCE, INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AND MATERIALS FROM SAVVIS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $161,212.50 PER YEAR FOR FOUR YEARS, FOR A TOTAL OF $644,850 AS PRESENTED. SECOND FOR MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 0. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ON ITEM K NINE, PAGE 149. [K.9. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Floor Scrubbing Equipment - Ferguson Enterprises, LLC] [00:55:01] THE ALWAYS EXCITING TOPIC OF FLOOR SCRUBBING MACHINES. WE LOVE CLEAN FLOORS. SO THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF SOME FLOOR SCRUBBING MACHINES FROM FERGUSON ENTERPRISES. MR. CLEAVER OR PORTER, IF YOU'RE HERE. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO TO THIS? OKAY. SO I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF FLOOR SCRUBBING EQUIPMENT FROM FERGUSON ENTERPRISES, LLC FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $123,477 AS PRESENTED SECOND FOR MRS. OROSCO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. [K.10. Consideration and possible approval of Staff Relocation Services for the 2022 Bond Project Academic Support Center - MJD Moving dba MoveCorp] ALL RIGHT. WE ARE UP TO ITEM K10. THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF STAFF RELOCATION SERVICES. THAT JUST SOUNDS SO FORMAL. BUT ANYWAY, THE STAFF FOR THE 2022 BOND ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER FROM MJD MOVING DBA MOVE CORP. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE STAFF RELOCATION SERVICES FOR THE 2022 BOND ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER FROM MJD MOVING DBA MOVE CORP FOR AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $64,788 AS PRESENTED SECOND FROM MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, MISS PETREA? MR. CLEAVER. HAVE WE USED THIS COMPANY BEFORE WHEN MOVING FOLKS AROUND? YES, MA'AM. I THINK WE USED THEM QUITE A BIT LAST SUMMER. AND THEY ARE. THEY'RE SPOT ON. THEY'VE NEVER CHARGED US MORE THAN THEY'VE SAID, AND NORMALLY THEY ACTUALLY CHARGE US A LITTLE LESS. SO THEY DO A DO NOT EXCEED KIND OF BILLING. AND THEY ACTUALLY COME AROUND AND LOOK AT EVERYTHING. THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE. SO IT'S NOT JUST A GUESS. OKAY. AND THIS PARTICULAR ONE, IT'S ABOUT 250 PERSONNEL FROM EIGHT EIGHT SITES. AND YOU KNOW, LAST SUMMER WE DID THE MUCH OF THIS. BUT IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 151, I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE DOING THIS, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE DOING THE TOM GREEN AND KYLE MOVES. AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S 100% REPLACEMENT. AND THEN DAHLSTROM WALLACE AND ALSO SOME HAYS HIGH SCHOOL. SO WE'RE IT'S ANOTHER BIG SUMMER FOR US NOW I AM REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU BROUGHT THIS TO US. I DON'T THINK BEFORE YOU GOT HERE, WE WERE DOING MUCH OF THIS. IF I HAD TO GUESS, WE WE'VE HEARD FROM FROM STAFF AND EMPLOYEES FOR MANY YEARS ABOUT HOW HOW HARD THIS IS. IT IS WHEN YOU KNOW, YOU'RE MOVING FROM, LIKE, THIS BUDA TO THE NEW BUDA AND, YOU KNOW, FOOTBALL PLAYERS COME OUT AND HELP AND WHATEVER ELSE. BUT THIS IS THE WAY TO GO. YES, MA'AM, THIS IS A GREAT COMPANY, AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE ADMIN CENTER, WHEN EVERYONE IS ALL OVER THE DISTRICT ESSENTIALLY, AND COMING TO ONE PLACE, THAT'S THAT'S A LOGISTICAL CHALLENGE FOR SURE. SO THANK YOU, MR. RUNKLE. YES, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I'M HAVING LOTS OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE MOVING INDUSTRY. I WILL TELL YOU THAT MOVE CORP IS TOP NOTCH WHEN IT COMES TO COMMERCIAL MOVING, SO I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THEIR NAME ON HERE BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE THE LIVES OF OUR EMPLOYEES A LOT EASIER. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS MOVING IS NOT EASY. IT IS INCREDIBLY STRESSFUL AND IT WILL DRIVE YOU NUTS. SO WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY TO EVERYBODY THAT IS HAVING TO MOVE IN TO THE ADMIN BUILDING AND ALL OF THE ONES THAT HAVE TO RELY ON ALL OF OUR LOVELY PEOPLE THAT ARE MOVING INTO THE ADMIN BUILDING, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SHOW THEM GRACE AS THEY ARE MOVING IN. MOVING AGAIN IS VERY STRESSFUL AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO GET SETTLED AND WE KNOW IT'S COMING REALLY QUICK. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, BUT I WAS GLAD TO SEE MOVE CORP. THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE IT A WHOLE LOT EASIER FOR STAFF AND BUT JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT MOVING ISN'T EASY AND IT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE STRESSFUL. SO WE ALL NEED TO SHOW A LITTLE BIT OF GRACE FOR OUR DEPARTMENTS AS THEY AS THEY MOVE AND FIND THEIR NEW HOME. BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE THEM IN THE SAME BUILDING BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE SO AMAZING. THANK YOU. OKAY, MR. SEVERANCE. THANKS. I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO THE TIMELINE IN WHICH THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. LIKE WHAT STAGES? WHAT'S GOING TO BE FIRST? SECOND? DO WE KNOW WHEN THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? EVERYONE'S BEEN NOTIFIED. YES, SIR. HE'S COMING. YOUR BOXES NEED TO BE READY. IT'S NOT LIKE, HEY, WE'RE HERE. LIKE, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A VERY DETAILED MOVE PLAN AND WE CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT NOW, OR WE CAN GIVE YOU A COPY OF IT, WHAT THE TIMELINE IS WHEN IT'S COMING UP. NATE WENTZEL, WHICH CAN GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF LITTLE, LITTLE NUGGETS OF THIS, BUT IT'S A VERY DETAILED MOVE PLAN BECAUSE YES, WE DON'T WE CAN'T JUST SHOW UP AND SAY, IT'S YOUR TURN. I'D LOVE THE 100,000 FOOT VIEW MOVING IN IN MAY OR MOVING IN IN. [01:00:02] SO GENERALLY SPEAKING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A THREE PHASED APPROACH. FIRST IS GOING TO BE THE BOARD AREA. AND SO THE FOR THE BOARD ROOM WHERE WE HAVE COMING UP WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FURNITURE INTO THERE. AND THAT'S GOING TO SET UP OUR FURNITURE WITH OUR SKG. THERE'LL BE NEGLIGIBLE ITEMS IN THERE MOVED BY MOVE CORP. THE NEXT WILL BE THE FIRST FLOOR, THE BALANCE OF THAT AREA. AND SO WE'LL MOVE THAT IN MIDDLE FIRST PART TO MIDDLE OF JUNE. AND THEN THE SECOND FLOOR ONCE ONCE FURNITURE IS SET UP THERE, WE'LL MOVE THOSE FOLKS IN TOWARD THE MIDDLE TO END OF JUNE, GENERALLY SPEAKING. JUNE IS OUR MOVE IN MONTH? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. COOL. AWESOME. THANKS. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS UP. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. WE'VE HIRED SOME MOVERS. ALL RIGHT, TEAM, WE ARE ON PAGE 153. [K.11. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Playground Materials and Services - Soil Express] THIS IS ITEM K 11. THIS IS POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF PLAYGROUND MATERIAL AND SERVICES FROM SOIL EXPRESS. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF PLAYGROUND MATERIALS AND SERVICES FROM SOIL EXPRESS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $113,691 AS PRESENTED. SECOND, FOR MRS. OROZCO, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. WE ARE ON K 12, PAGE 154. [K.12. Consideration and possible approval of GMP 1 for 2023 Bond Bid Package 3 for Improvements at Hays High School, Barton Middle School, and the Hays Performing Arts Center] ALL RIGHT. THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE ONE FOR 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE THREE FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, BARTON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE HAYS CISD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TEAM. I'LL OPEN THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION JUST FIRST, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE WE HAVE QUITE A BIT ON THESE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING? OKAY, I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE GMP ONE FOR 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE THREE FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, BARTON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE HAYS CISD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FROM BARTLETT CONSTRUCTION. AS DESIGNED BY HUCKABY ARCHITECTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $14,513,020 AS PRESENTED SECOND FROM MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 60K 13 ON PAGE 158. [K.13. Consideration and possible approval to Charge the Facilities Bond Oversight Committee with Developing a Future Bond Recommendation] THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO REGULARLY. MR. SEVERANCE, THANK YOU FOR ACTUALLY REMINDING ME THAT TO DO THIS, I APPRECIATE THAT. THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL TO CHARGE THE FACILITIES BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WITH DEVELOPING A FUTURE BOND RECOMMENDATION. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHARGE THE FACILITIES AND BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, THE FBOC IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICY CCA LOCAL AND THE COMMITTEE CHARTER WITH DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD REGARDING THE NEED FOR A FUTURE BOND ELECTION AS PRESENTED. SECOND FOR MRS. OROSCO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. WE ARE ON OUR LAST ACTION ITEM OF THE EVENING. [K.14. Consideration and possible Adoption of a Resolution Expressing Intent to Reimburse Capital Expenditures] PAGE 160. THIS IS ITEM K 14. THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING INTENT TO REIMBURSE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. MR. CLEAVER I FEEL LIKE THAT, JUST FOR THE RECORD OF PEOPLE WATCHING, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO MAYBE EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS AND WHY WE DO THIS. YES, SIR. SO ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE WANTING TO REIMBURSE THE EXPENDITURES FOR THE BARBERING LAB AND THE SCHOOL BUSSES. WE SOMETIMES IF IF A IF A PROPOSITION, A A PROPOSITION CONTEMPLATED BUYING SCHOOL BUSSES OR BUYING BARBERING EQUIPMENT OR SOMETHING, WE CAN TIE THIS THE EXPENDITURE OF INTEREST EARNINGS TO THOSE WHEN THERE IS NO TIE THERE, YOU CAN'T TIE THAT TO JUST SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T EXIST. AND SO A FUNDING SOURCE THAT WE HAVE USED IN THE PAST AND WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO USE HERE IS WE ACTUALLY USE GENERAL FUND MONEY. AND SHOULD A BOND PASS IN THE FUTURE, THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE REIMBURSED TO THE GENERAL FUND AT THAT TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU TEAM. ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING INTENT TO REIMBURSE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FROM FUTURE BOND PROCEEDS [01:05:01] IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $565,000 AS PRESENTED SECOND FROM MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CLEAVER. ALL RIGHT, TEAM, WE ARE DONE WITH ACTION ITEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK AND FIVE, 5 TO 10 SOMEWHERE THERE AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. [L.1. Report of Continuing Education Requirements for Board Members as required by Senate Bill 1566] WE ARE. WE ARE BACK. WE'RE ON AGENDA ITEM L ONE, PAGE 164. THIS IS A BOARD MATTER. IT'S TO REPORT ON CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR BOARD MEMBERS UNDER SENATE BILL 1566. UNDER STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULE, COMPLETING REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION EACH YEAR OF SERVICE IS A BASIC OBLIGATION AND EXPECTATION OF ANY SITTING BOARD MEMBER. AS BOARD PRESIDENT, I'M REQUIRED TO ANNOUNCE THAT EVERYONE HAS COMPLETED THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION TEAM. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE? GREAT JOB EVERYBODY GETTING THAT TRAINING IN. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. WE ARE ON AGENDA ITEM L TWO. [L.2. First Reading of proposed revisions to Local Policy FNCA] THIS IS OUR FIRST READING OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO LOCAL POLICY FNCA. BEFORE OPENING DISCUSSION, I JUST WANT TO PERSONALLY SAY THANK YOU TO OUR BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE OF MISS RUNKLE, MISS PETREA AND MISS OROSCO AND ALONG WITH ADMINISTRATION, JUST FOR DILIGENTLY WORKING ON THIS SO IT CAN BE BROUGHT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. I KNOW YOU SPENT SOME EXTRA TIME ON THAT, AND I DO REALLY, TRULY APPRECIATE THAT. SO WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR CONVERSATION. MS. RUNKLE. MR. DAWSON, MS. SEDILLO, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT DRESS CODE, I THINK FOR ME INDIVIDUALLY, WHAT WHERE I WANTED TO, TO GET TO A MORE UNIVERSAL POLICY WAS ONE MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD. I MEAN, DRESS CODE IS DRESS CODE, RIGHT? IT SHOULDN'T BE DIFFERENT ACROSS CAMPUSES. BUT ALSO REALLY TAKING HOW WE DEAL WITH THE DISCIPLINE AND HOW WE DEAL WITH ADDRESSING ADDRESSING DRESS CODE. AS WELL. AND SO I REALLY DO THINK THAT THIS POLICY REALLY COVERS THAT. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND THE AND THE COMMITTEE WAS MAKING SURE THAT WE TAKE OUR TEACHERS OUT OF IT. AND NOT NECESSARILY WE WANT TO PRESERVE THE RELATIONSHIP OF EDUCATOR AND STUDENT IN THE CLASSROOM. AND SOMETIMES YOU'LL YOU CAN HAVE OR ALL THE TIME YOU CAN HAVE THIS WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A TEACHER AND A STUDENT, AND THEN YOU WALK IN ON A TUESDAY AND THAT STUDENT ISN'T FOLLOWING DRESS CODE. AND THEN NOW THAT TEACHER HAS TO DEAL WITH THE DRESS CODE. AND AND THEN THAT BECOMES NOW AN ISSUE THAT REALLY ADMINISTRATION SHOULD BE DEALING WITH. SO WE THAT TAKES CARE OF THAT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF EDUCATING KIDS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FOCUS ON THAT. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME, BECAUSE I REALLY DO THINK THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF THOUGHT PROCESS IN THIS. I WILL SAY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I AM HAPPY ABOUT OUR HATS. JERRY YELLING IN THE BACK. BACK THERE? NO. BUT LIKE I SAID, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REALLY JUST KIND OF FOCUSING ON STUDENTS AND MAKING THEM FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES, TOO. BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE PRESERVE EDUCATOR AND STUDENT RELATIONSHIP. AND I THINK THAT THIS DOES THIS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK BECAUSE WE WE MET A FEW TIMES ON THIS AND IT WAS GREAT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. FLORES. YEAH. I'D LIKE TO ALSO THANK THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THEIR WORK. I THINK THIS IS FANTASTIC. AND EMPHASIZING JUST NOT MARGINALIZING ANY GROUP. AND BECAUSE NOT ALL BODY TYPES ARE THE SAME, AND OUR EDUCATORS HAVE SO MUCH TO WORRY ABOUT EVERY DAY, AND, YOU KNOW, MAKING THEM, YOU KNOW, NOT HAVE TO PLAY DRESS CODE POLICE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DAY, I THINK IS FANTASTIC. I AM CURIOUS. HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO KNOW WHAT ARE THE TYPICAL CONSEQUENCES FOR FOR DRESS CODE VIOLATIONS JUST FROM CAMPUS TO CAMPUS? THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO HEAR. AND ALSO, SIR, HOW OFTEN ARE THEY OCCURRING? EVERY DAY, LIKE IN JUST ON AVERAGE, I DON'T HAVE AN AVERAGE ON HOW OFTEN THEY ARE. I CAN DEFINITELY RESEARCH THAT AND PUT THAT IN INFORMATION FOR YOU LATER. WITH REGARDS TO RESPONSES, TYPICALLY THE FIRST RESPONSE IS, HEY, DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER CHANGE OF CLOTHING? LET'S GET YOU TAKEN CARE OF. THE INTENT IS NOT TO HUMILIATE OR MAKE A CHILD FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE. IT'S ABOUT HELPING THEM MAKE A BETTER DECISION, RIGHT? AS WHAT WAS SAID EARLIER TO EDUCATE. [01:10:02] SO TYPICALLY IT IS THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THEIR OWN CLOTHING. IF THEY BRING A CHANGE OFFER TO LET THEIR PARENT BRING THEM A CHANGE OF CLOTHING, OR THE SCHOOL CAN OFFER THEM AN ALTERNATIVE SET OF CLOTHING. YES, SIR. NO, THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, EVERY MINUTE A CHILD IS NOT IN THE CLASSROOM, THEY'RE NOT LEARNING. RIGHT. SO SO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT. BUT BUT YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AND THANK YOU FOR RECORDING THAT QUESTION. MR. RUNKLE, JUST HOW OFTEN ARE THEY OCCURRING? ARE SOME ON SOME CAMPUSES OVER ENFORCING SOME OF THESE VIOLATIONS? BUT BUT YOU PRETTY MUCH ANSWERED MY QUESTION, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. FORREST. MS. PETREA. YES. THANK YOU, MS. RUNKLE AND MS. OROSCO FOR WORKING ON THIS. WE WE HAD A LIVELY AND GREAT DISCUSSION AND WE'RE, YOU KNOW, ON THE SAME PAGE REALLY FROM THE BEGINNING, I THINK OUR DISTRICT HAS, YOU KNOW, EVOLVED OVER TIME FROM HAVING SORT OF DISPARATE DRESS CODES AND HAVING A LOT OF AUTONOMY ON THE CAMPUSES. BUT I THINK THE LARGER WE GET THAT JUST FEELS WEIRD AND INCONSISTENT, YOU KNOW? AND SO I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD APPROACH. I APPRECIATE THAT THE STUDENT HANDBOOK IS GOING TO REFLECT SORT OF THE DETAILS SO THAT PARENTS ARE PROBABLY MORE LIKELY TO FIND THAT THAN SOME POLICY THAT WE HAVE ON WITH TASB. AND SO AND I THINK PARENTS ARE GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH IT. IT'S PRETTY IT'S PRETTY LENIENT, FRANKLY. AND WE BECAUSE HONESTLY, THAT'S HOW KIDS DRESS THESE DAYS AND I DON'T REALLY WANT TO MESS AROUND WITH YOU KNOW, TEACHERS HAVING TO TO REMIND KIDS TO WEAR THEIR SHORTS TWO INCHES ABOVE THEIR KNEE, WHICH YOU CAN'T BUY ANYWAY, EVEN IF YOU WANTED TO. MAYBE IT, MAYBE ONLINE. BUT BERMUDA SHORTS AREN'T IN FOR CHILDREN THESE DAYS, SADLY. I HAVE A 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND SHE WOULD PROBABLY QUIT SCHOOL IF I ASKED HER TO WEAR BERMUDA SHORTS. SO I AM THANKFUL THAT THIS IS THIS IS WHAT WE'VE DONE. AND THAT KIDS WILL DRESS APPROPRIATELY. AND COVER THEIR BODY PARTS, WHICH DOCTOR WRIGHT HAS THIS LITTLE CATCHY SLOGAN THAT WE CAN TEACH PEOPLE IF WE NEED TO. AND, YOU KNOW, NO GANG AFFILIATION. ALL THE THINGS. NO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING CRAZY, BUT BUT CERTAINLY A LITTLE MORE LENIENT THAN WHAT, WHAT SOME OF THE CAMPUSES MAY HAVE HAD IN THE PAST. SO LISTEN, WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY. THERE AREN'T GOING TO BE PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT WISH WE HAD THE DRESS CODE AT A, YOU KNOW, MILITARY SCHOOL OR A UNIFORMS. AND I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE I WOULD EITHER DO THIS OR JUST GO TO UNIFORMS, HONESTLY, BECAUSE IT'S IT'S JUST SHOULDN'T BE A THING. IT JUST SHOULDN'T BE A THING. SO I'M PROUD OF OUR WORK ON THIS, AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE, THE, YOU KNOW, ISSUES AND FACEBOOK POSTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA CRAZINESS THAT WE SOMETIMES GET ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENCES AND INCONSISTENCIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT. SO I'M EXCITED TO TO VOTE ON THIS AT SOME POINT. THANK YOU, MISS PETREA. MISS OROSCO. WELL, THANK YOU, DOCTOR WRIGHT AND STAFF, FOR BEING OPEN TO MAKING SURE THAT OUR POLICY AND OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND OUR STUDENT HANDBOOK ARE ALIGNED AND EVOLVED. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE I KNOW OUR TEAM, OUR SUBCOMMITTEE REALLY APPRECIATED THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT PUTTING THIS INTO PLACE NEXT YEAR. WHAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON IS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. THAT IS IT. THAT IS OUR NUMBER ONE JOB. AND I KNOW OUR TEAM FEELS REALLY STRONGLY ABOUT THAT. EVERYTHING ELSE IS A DISTRACTION WE DON'T NEED. WE JUST WANT OUR KIDS TO FEEL CONFIDENT, TO WORK HARD AND TO ACHIEVE THE BEST THEY CAN DO. AND HAVING THIS PHILOSOPHY IN OUR POLICY IS CRUCIAL TO THAT. SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE WE STAND. BUT THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT DOCTOR WRIGHT AND HIS LEADERSHIP. SO THANK YOU, DOCTOR WRIGHT. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO ADD I, YOU KNOW, DRESS CODES LIKE THE THIRD RAIL OF SCHOOL BOARD POLITICS. NOBODY REALLY WANTS TO TOUCH IT. BUT THIS TEAM TOOK IT ON, AND I, YOU KNOW, I WAS AN OBSERVER. AND WHILE THEY WORKED ON THIS AND BUT HAVING READ IT, I JUST THINK IT'S FANTASTIC. I THINK IT'S VERY WELL DONE. I ACTUALLY I DON'T KNOW, I JUST WANT TO READ THE OPENING SENTENCE TO WHAT THE PURPOSE IS. IT SAYS THE DISTRICT'S STUDENT DRESS CODE SUPPORTS EQUITABLE EDUCATIONAL ACCESS, AND IS WRITTEN IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT REINFORCE STEREOTYPES AND PRIORITIZES BUILDING POSITIVE [01:15:02] RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS. I JUST I THINK THE WORLD OF THAT SENTENCE BECAUSE IT REMOVES A LOT OF THE. I DON'T KNOW THE THE PUNITIVE ASPECT OF WHAT DRESS CODE IS ABOUT, BUT IT MAKES IT RELATIONAL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. AND I JUST THINK THAT THAT IS WELL DONE BY EVERYBODY. AGAIN, CHANGING THESE THINGS IS, IS IS VERY HARD. BUT I DON'T REMEMBER WHO SAID IT. BUT I HOPE OUR COMMUNITY CAN RALLY BEHIND THE INTENT OF THIS, WHICH IS TO HAVE STUDENTS NOT WORRY EVERY DAY ABOUT COMING TO SCHOOL, ABOUT WHAT THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE ON. AND IF SOMETHING IS INAPPROPRIATE, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THAT STUDENT LEARN AND TO GROW AND TO NOT JUST BE LIKE, HEY, YOU'RE GOING TO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION. TOO BAD. SO THIS IS REALLY GOOD. WELL DONE EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE UP TO L THREE. [L.3. Discussion of Districtwide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings] MISS SKROCKI, THIS IS YOU. THIS IS AGAIN AGENDA ITEM L3 ON PAGE 167. THIS IS DISCUSSION OF DISTRICT WIDE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT REPORT FINDINGS. CHIEF SKROCKI. GOOD EVENING. SO PURSUANT TO OUR DIRECTIVE WITH TEA AND OUR TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER AUDITS AND OUR AUDIT FINDINGS, WE FIND THAT THE REGION 313 THAT TOOK OVER THE AUDITS HAS BEEN VERY COMPREHENSIVE. THEY'VE ACTUALLY COME TO EVERY ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS THIS YEAR. WE ARE MISSING TWO CAMPUSES. HOWEVER, WE DID HAVE AN EXTERNAL DOOR FINDING ON APRIL 5TH. AND SO AS A RESULT OF THAT, WHAT HAPPENED IS THE AUDITOR CAME TO A CAMPUS AND DID FIND AN EXTERIOR DOOR THAT HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY SECURED. IT WAS LOCKED. HOWEVER, WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT WE DETERMINED IS THAT THE CLOSER WHICH IS WHAT THE THE AUTOMATIC WAY THAT THAT DOOR JUST PULLS SHUT, HAD NOT SECURED THIS DOOR COMPLETELY. SO WHAT HAPPENED IS, UPON RECOGNITION OF THAT PARTICULAR EVENT, WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OUT TO GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS THAT. AND THEN ALSO FOUND THAT WE DID HAVE A SIGN THAT WAS MISSING FROM THAT DOORWAY TO REMIND PEOPLE TO CHECK THAT DOOR SPECIFICALLY. AND THAT WAS IMMEDIATELY ADDRESSED THAT AFTERNOON WITH THE, THE RECOMMENDED CRITERIA AS FAR AS GETTING THAT DOOR MAINTENANCE FIXED. SPOKE WITH THAT CAMPUS IMMEDIATELY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT. WITHIN MINUTES OF MY ARRIVAL ON CAMPUS, HAD SCHEDULED A FOLLOW UP FOR THE REQUIRED TRAINING. THAT MEETING FOR THE DISTRICT SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD LITERALLY HAPPENED THAT WEEK. THE FOLLOWING WEEK. AND THEN THE NEXT DAY WE DID CAMPUS TRAINING, AND WE HAD 100% OF OUR CAMPUS ATTENDEES THERE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME FOLKS THAT WERE THAT HAD STARTED FMLA. SO THAT BEING SAID, WE'VE ALREADY COMPLETED ALL OF OUR REQUIRED MEETINGS, AND WE GOT THE TRAINING DONE IN LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER IT OCCURRED. WITH EVERYBODY COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAD OCCURRED, VERY CONFIDENT THAT THIS WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE SEE, WEAR AND TEAR ON OUR BUILDINGS, WE SEE AIR CONDITIONING, YOU KNOW, JUST COME ON. AND IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE SUCTION ON THAT DOOR. AND IT'S JUST A REMINDER TO ALL OF OUR STAFF THE IMPORTANCE OF TURNING AROUND AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT THAT DOOR IS SECURED. OKAY, TEAM, ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE WITH MISS OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. YOU'RE WELCOME. WE'RE, L4 IS AN UPDATE ON OTHER SAFETY AND SECURITY INITIATIVES IN THE DISTRICT. [L.4. Update on District Safety & Security Initiatives] ANY ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING? OKAY. L5 IS UPDATE ON EXISTING BOND CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION PROJECTS. [L.5. Update on District Bond, Construction, and Renovation Projects] ANYTHING ON THAT ONE? OKAY. L, OH, MISS PETREA, GO AHEAD. MR. CLEAVER, CAN YOU TELL ME THE ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE? CAN YOU REMIND ME ON THE HAYS HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM? I CAN AFTER I LOOK AT NATE RIGHT QUICK AND GET THAT ANSWER. PERFECT. I TALKED TO GABE, AND IT'S A 12 MONTH CONSTRUCTION, AND SO, AUGUST OF 20. AUGUST OF 25. AUGUST OF 25? SIX MONTHS, YOU SAID OH.. 25. SO IT WILL TAKE A YEAR. A YEAR FROM AUGUST, A YEAR FROM THIS AUGUST? NATE, COME ON DOWN. YEAH, LET ME LOOK AT THAT RIGHT QUICK. YOU. SO THAT BIT, THAT SCOPE IS PART OF A BIGGER BID PACKAGE. AND SO WHEN WE HAVE BARTON AND PACK INCLUDED IN THAT BID PACKAGE THAT WE JUST APPROVED TONIGHT. [01:20:02] YEAH, THAT WHOLE PACKAGE WILL BE DONE BY AUGUST OF 25. OKAY. AND THEN THE WEIGHT ROOM IS TARGETING I BELIEVE WE ARE. IS IT STILL AUGUST OF 25? IS THE WEIGHT ROOM AS WELL? WEIGHT ROOM. THE DRIVEWAY? YES, MA'AM. BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF ROAD THAT GOES AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THAT AS WELL, ALONG WITH SOME PARKING. SO IT'S NOT JUST THE WEIGHT ROOM BUILDING ITSELF. THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER ITEMS THAT WE HAVE TO PHASE IN WITH THE ROAD ON THE BACKSIDE OF THAT. OKAY. HAVE THEY TURNED DIRT AT ALL BACK THERE? OKAY, MA'AM. NOT YET. OKAY. THAT WAS IT. THANK YOU. GREAT. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS PETREA. ANYBODY ELSE? ALRIGHTY. WE'RE ON PAGE 170. [Items L.6. & L.7.] AND SO ACTUALLY, L SIX AND L SEVEN, WE KIND OF ALWAYS DO TOGETHER. THIS IS FOR MR. ROWE REGARDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR OUR QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT. ANY CONVERSATION OR DISCUSSION AROUND THOSE? ALL RIGHT TEAM, WE'RE ON AGENDA ITEM M, THIS IS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. [M. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES] MISS OROSCO. MISS RUNKLE, LISTEN UP. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO TYPE. SO, SINCE THIS IS MR. MCMANUS LAST FULL MEETING, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR HIM. RIGHT. THIS IS HIS LAST FULL MEETING. POINT OF ORDER, POINT OF ORDER, POINT OF ORDER. THIS IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. I OBJECT. NOW, MR. PRESIDENT MCMANUS, WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING ON BOARD MEETING MONDAYS? SO IF YOU CAN NOTE THAT DO YOU MISS PRESIDENT? MR. MCMANUS, DO YOU REALIZE HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR SERVICE TO OUR BOARD AND COMMUNITY? PRESIDENT MCMANUS, DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH RESPECT AND GRATITUDE WE HOLD FOR YOU AND YOUR WIFE, SUZANNE? SORRY, I LOVE WILL. WILL IS MY OG. SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE EMOTIONAL. AND FOURTH QUESTION, DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WILL BE MISSED? AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT HIM AT OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING WHERE WE CAN SAY ALL THE THINGS AND CRY MORE THERE. BUT I JUST WANTED THOSE QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD, MISS RUNKLE, AND HE CAN GET BACK TO US BEFORE HE LEAVES US. THANK YOU. I WILL ENDEAVOR TO ANSWER ALL OF THOSE. I'M FIDGETING WITH MY LITTLE WATER CAP HERE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO CRY EITHER. WE'LL SAVE THOSE FOR NEXT WEEK. I'M SURE THERE WILL BE PLENTY, PLENTY OF THAT. BUT THANK YOU, MISS ROSEMOND. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I THINK WE'LL NOT RECAP THE QUESTIONS SINCE WE JUST ADDED FOUR THAT ARE ABOUT ME. I HAD SOME AS WELL. POINT OF ORDER. POINT OF ORDER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECAP THOSE QUESTIONS? YES. NO, I WANT TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS. OH, YOU WANT TO ADD SOME? YES. MR. MCMANUS, DID YOU KNOW I WAS TRYING TO MOVE ON, MISS PETREA, BUT GO AHEAD. MS. RUNKLE. HAS THERE EVER BEEN A SMARTER PRESIDENT OF OUR BOARD? I WANT TO ASK THAT HAS THERE EVER BEEN A PRESIDENT MORE FOCUSED ON STUDENT OUTCOMES THAN MR. MCMANUS? AND WILL HE MISS US? THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. SO WRITE ALL THAT DOWN BECAUSE WE WILL MISS HIM. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL DO A LOT MORE FORMAL SOMETHING IN MAY. I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THAT. AND THE ANSWER TO THOSE THREE QUESTIONS IS YES. OKAY. YES. WE'RE NOT GOING TO WE'RE NOT GOING TO TO TO RECAP. OKAY. SO OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING, WE ARE WE'RE GOING TO GO. [O. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS] BUT I WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THIS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WAIT ON US TO COME BACK OUT OF CLOSED. BUT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE MAY 13TH. AND I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE AND MR. CLEAVER COMMITTED TO IT TONIGHT, THAT WE WILL BE IN OUR NEW ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER. SO LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THAT. THAT REALLY IS EXCITING. SO, TEAM. MR. CLEAVER, I WOULD DUCK AND HIDE IF SOMETHING GOES SIDEWAYS, BUDDY. OKAY, AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO A CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551, SUBCHAPTERS D AND E, [B. CLOSED SESSION (Part 2 of 2)] OR TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 418183F. THE TIME IS 8:15 P.M.. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION. [C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION (Part 2 of 2)] THE TIME IS 10:30 P.M.. A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MR. RAUL VELA. WE ARE DOWN TO OUR LAST THING. AND THIS IS MY LAST AND FINAL SIGN OFF. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED AS A BOARD AT 10:30 P.M.. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.