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>> EVERYBODY. GOOD EVENING. AND WELCOME TO
[A. CALL TO ORDER: Establish a quorum]
OUR DECEMBER 16TH MEETING OF THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES HERE AT THE MEREDITH CELLER BOARD ROOM.WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY BEING IN ATTENDANCE AND THOSE OF YOU LISTENING ONLINE.
THE MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEING PRESENT.
OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OUR PUBLIC FORUM, PROPOSED SCHOOL BUILDING BOND ELECTION, MAY 2025.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS TONIGHT? NO, WE DO NOT.
MR. SAVOY WAS AT THE READY, BUT IT'S GOING TO GIVE US HIS 32ND QUIP.
>> THERE WE GO. I'M GOING TO WORK THESE BUNTS.
I'M GOING TO LEARN HOW. I WAS PUSHING THE WRONG ONE. JUST REAL QUICK.
WE DO HAVE THESE COMMENT CARDS FOR PEOPLE TO DO IN-PERSON PUBLIC FORUM AND YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS ONLINE.
THEY ARE ON OUR BOND WEB PAGE, AND THERE'S A BUTTON ON OUR HOMEPAGE FOR THAT.
THERE WILL BE TWO MORE IN-PERSON PUBLIC FORUM OPPORTUNITIES IN JANUARY AS THE PROCESS UNFOLDS.
>> MR. SAVOY THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE.
[C. CLOSED SESSION]
THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN.INTO CLOSED SESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551 SUBCHAPTERS D AND E OR TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 418.183F.
EVERYBODY. GOOD EVENING. WE'RE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.
[D. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT, WHETHER YOU'RE IN-PERSON OR ONLINE.A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEING PRESENT.
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR BOARD SECRETARY MRS. PETREA FOR OUR PLEDGES.
[E. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS]
THANK YOU, MRS. PETREA. TEAM, OUR MISSION STATEMENT[F. MISSION STATEMENT]
TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE READ BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT BYRON SEVERANCE.>> HAYS CISD MAKES IT 100% POSSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT TONIGHT WILL BE READ BY MRS. OROSCO.
[G. SOCIAL CONTRACT]
>> 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.
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. TEAM, WE ARE ON LETTER, OUR SUPERINTENDENT REPORT, DR. WRIGHT.
[H. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT]
>> THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO GO THROUGH A FEW HIGHLIGHTS.
WE HAVE BEEN BUSY IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AS WELL AS DECEMBER.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR KIDS THAT HAVE MADE REGION BAND, AND YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE NUMEROUS FROM EACH OF OUR THREE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS.
SO PROUD OF THOSE KIDS PUT IN THE EXTRA TIME PLAYING AND WORKING TO EARN THIS DISTINCTION, I KNOW WE EVEN HAVE SOME THAT WILL BE ADVANCING TO THE STATE LEVEL AS WELL, AND I'LL BE REPORTING THOSE HOPEFULLY SOON.
NEXT, WE'RE IN SPELLING BEE SEASON.
IF YOU WATCH MY RIGHT THIS MINUTE, [BACKGROUND] BUDDY THE ELF BACK THERE.
WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN? ANYWAY, THIS IS THE SEASON FOR SPELLING BEES, AND WE'VE STARTED A LOT ON THE CAMPUSES, AND IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE KIDS FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS COMPETE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
I WAS TOLD OF A FIRST GRADER THAT, I THINK FINISHED THIRD ON ONE CAMPUS.
IT'S PRETTY AMAZING WHEN A SIX-YEAR-OLD CAN COMPETE WITH A NINE, 10, 11-YEAR-OLD AND DO VERY WELL.
WE GOT SOME SMART KIDS IN THIS DISTRICT.
NEXT, WE ARE IN WRESTLING SEASON, AND I KNOW WE HAD OUR HAYS CISD MATCH LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF KIDS PARTICIPATING, AND WE HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD COACHES NOW THAT ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND WRESTLING, AND IT'S NOT JUST BACKYARD VARIETY LIKE A LOT OF US GREW UP WITH.
WE HAVE SOME KIDS THAT I'M SURE WILL BE PROGRESSING THROUGH THE DIFFERENT LEVELS.
NEXT, WE HAVE SWIM OUT AT CAMP MOODY.
THEY ARE STARTING TO PRACTICE AND PARTICIPATE AS WELL, AND SO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING SOME GREAT OUTCOMES FROM THEM.
NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO BASKETBALL.
WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF BASKETBALL SEASON.
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I THINK WE'RE ABOUT TO ENTER DISTRICT PLAY, AND WE HAVE SOME COMPETITIVE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL THIS YEAR.MAKE SURE YOU GO OUT AND WATCH THEM.
NEXT, THE JOHNSON JAGS CULMINATED THEIR YEAR IN THE REGIONAL SEMIFINALS FOR CLASS 6A.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE GOT BY WEST LAKE, BUT IT'S THE FURTHEST THAT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL HAS EVER GONE IN FOOTBALL.
VERY PROUD OF THEM AND THEIR SEASON.
I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF JOHNSON PEOPLE HERE, SO CONGRATULATIONS.
NEXT, I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT ANGEL TREE.
ELIZABETH BRAKE MONTES AND HER CREW IN THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT SPEARHEADED THIS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE GIFTS TO 708 STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF CHURCHES OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS.
IT'S REALLY GRATIFYING TO KNOW THAT A KID IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO WAKE UP ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND BE ABLE TO OPEN UP A GIFT.
SOMETIMES WE TAKE SOME THINGS FOR GRANTED.
THERE WAS AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD KID IN THE DISTRICT WON'T MENTION ANY NAMES, BUT HAS NEVER HAD A BED IN HIS LIFE.
ONE OF THE CHURCHES DONATED A BED, THE FRAME, EVERYTHING.
HE'S GOING TO HAVE SHEETS, HE'S GOING TO HAVE THE COMFORTER, AND GOING TO WAKE UP ON CHRISTMAS DAY WITH A BRAND NEW BED. HOW COOL IS THAT? NEXT, IN NOVEMBER, WE HAD KIDS FROM EACH OF THE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS QUALIFY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL THESPIAN FESTIVAL, AND SO PROUD OF THEM.
WE HAVE A LOT OF KIDS THAT ARE VERY GIFTED IN THE AREA OF THEATER, AND I KNOW HAYS HIGH SCHOOL OR JUST COMPLETED DOING CHICAGO, AND WE HAD A KID FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD ADVISORY PANEL THAT DID AN EXCELLENT JOB FROM WHAT I HEAR, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT AS WELL.
THEN NEXT, ALL THREE OF OUR DANCE TEAMS FROM EACH OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE IN A DIVISION 1 RATING, AND SO SO PROUD OF OUR HIGH STEPPERS, OUR ROSETTES, AND OUR STAR STRUTTERS.
THEY'RE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
THEN, FINALLY, OUR SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR GOT TO SING AT THE AUSTIN SPURS GAME, AND SO IT'S NOT TOO OFTEN THAT YOU GET TO SAY THAT YOU WENT AND ENTERTAINED THE CROWD WITH THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER AT A SPURS GAME.
NEXT, I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN ENROLLMENT UPDATE.
WE AS OF TODAY, HAVE 24,391 TOTAL STUDENTS.
WE'RE UP 1033 STUDENTS FROM LAST YEAR, AND WE'RE 216 STUDENTS SHY OF OUR DEMOGRAPHERS GOAL.
WE'RE LIKE AT 99.1% OF THE DEMOGRAPHERS PROJECTION.
RIGHT NOW, OUR ATTENDANCE IS STILL TRACKING ABOVE 94% AT 94.16%.
THAT IS ENROLLMENT IN ATTENDANCE.
THEN THE LAST THING I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU, HAVE HAD SEVERAL EMAILS TO OUR CNI TEAM AS WELL AS TO ME ASKING ABOUT THE BLUEBONNET CURRICULUM THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION JUST PASSED, AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS HAYS CISD GOING TO DO WITH THAT CURRICULUM.
WELL, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THAT CURRICULUM. WE'RE GOING TO STUDY IT.
WE'RE GOING TO VET IT JUST LIKE WE WOULD, ANY OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL.
I KNOW DEREK MCDANIEL AND HIS TEAM AND CNI WILL BE GETTING A COMMITTEE TOGETHER MADE UP OF AT LEAST TWO-THIRDS TEACHERS.
WE'LL HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE HAVE PARENTS, AND WE'LL HAVE OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES, AND WE WILL VET ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CURRICULUMS AND INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS.
WE PROBABLY WON'T BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND MAKE A DECISION UNTIL THE MONTH OF JUNE.
I KNOW IT'S CONTROVERSIAL BECAUSE THE BIBLE IS INFUSED IN THIS PARTICULAR CURRICULUM.
BUT JUST KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A KNEE JERK REACTION, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND WORK THROUGH AND MAKE A QUALITY RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD PROBABLY AROUND JUNE.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT.
THAT CONCLUDES MY SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
I LOOK TO MY RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS, TEAM? LOOKING LEFT. LOOKING LEFT.
YES. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SIDE? NO. OVER HERE. DR. WRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.
TEAM, THIS BRINGS THEM TO OUR PUBLIC FORUM.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS TONIGHT, SO STAY TUNED FOR NEXT MONTH'S MEETING.
NOW IT IS TIME FOR OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT,
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OUR FINE ARTS SHOWCASE. MR. PIERCE.[00:10:01]
PRESIDENT VELA, MEMBERS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.DECEMBER IS TYPICALLY THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN WE BRING TO YOU OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT AND FINE ARTS THIS MONTH AS A PART OF THAT REPORT.
AS ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES AS A DISTRICT FAMILIES, WE WANT STUDENTS TO BE EXCITED, ENGAGED AND INSPIRED WHILE THEY'RE AT SCHOOL.
THIS IS A CORNERSTONE OF OUR 100% HAYS PHILOSOPHY.
TONIGHT IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INVITE MRS. PATTY MARINO, HAYS CISD FINE ARTS DIRECTOR, AND MR. JASON ADAM, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TO PRESENT TO YOU THE FINE ARTS SHOWCASE FOR DECEMBER, PLUS WE HAVE A SPECIAL TREAT FOR YOU.
MRS. MARINO, MR. ADAM. GOOD WAY.
>> WE DO HAVE THE REPORT IN OUR DIAS FOLDER AS WELL.
>> GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES, AND GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT, RAUL VELA AND DR. ERIC WRIGHT, SUPERINTENDENT.
IT'S OUR PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY.
I'M PATTY MARINO, DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS.
THIS IS JASON ADAM, OUR ASSISTANT FINE ARTS DIRECTOR.
WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER A HIGH LEVEL TOPICS THAT ARE SEEN THERE ON THE SCREEN, AND IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY QUICK.
>> GOOD EVENING, HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR HISTORICAL ENROLLMENTS ON THE FAR RIGHT OF THIS WHERE IT SAYS FALL 2024 IS OUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT AS OF THE PMS DATE IN OCTOBER, AND I WANT TO THANK YOLANDA AND OUR S DEPARTMENT FOR HELPING PULL ALL THIS DATA AND GET IT PUT TOGETHER.
BUT AS OF OCTOBER, WE WERE AT 21,071 FINE ARTS ENROLLMENTS IN OUR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY PROGRAMS. THEN YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN THERE WITH THE SECONDARY AND ELEMENTARY COURSE HISTORICALLY.
YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE DIP THERE DURING THE COVID YEARS, BUT NOW WE'VE COMPLETELY RECOVERED FROM THAT AND FEEL STUDENTS ARE WELL INVOLVED IN OUR PROGRAMS. LOOK AT A LITTLE BIT OF BREAKDOWN OF PERCENTAGES.
THIS IS PRIMARILY FOCUSING HERE ON SECONDARY.
THESE ARE PERCENTAGES OF THE TOTAL SECONDARY ENROLLMENT, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT.
HOW MANY OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THESE DIFFERENT AREAS? YOU'LL NOTICE OUR LARGEST ENROLLMENT, WHICH PEOPLE DON'T OFTEN REALIZE, BUT THIS IS TYPICAL AROUND THE STATE ART.
VISUAL ART IS OUR LARGEST ENROLLMENT, 26% OF OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN OUR ART PROGRAM.
WE PUT A LITTLE COMBINED PERCENTAGE THERE BECAUSE TYPICALLY, YOU'LL SEE OUR BAND AND COLOR GUARD PERFORMING TOGETHER, SO TOGETHER, 14.9%.
THEN ALL THE WAY DOWN WITH THEATER IS OUR NEXT LARGEST AREA WITH 13.31%.
YOU ADD ALL THOSE PERCENTAGES UP AT 77%.
SOMETIMES, THAT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT DECEPTIVE BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE, ESPECIALLY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SOME STUDENTS WILL BE ENROLLING A COUPLE DIFFERENT FINE ARTS.
YOU MIGHT HAVE A STUDENT THEY'RE REALLY INTO IT.
THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE ART AND CHOIR OR THEATER AND BAND OR WHATEVER IT IS.
SOMETIMES THAT WILL REPRESENT SOME DUAL ENROLLMENTS IN THERE ALSO.
>> FOR OUR ART DIVISION, WE HAVE A TAEA, WHICH IS A TEXAS ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION DISTRICT OF DISTINCTION THAT WE EARNED LAST YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND WE EARNED IT AGAIN FOR A SECOND TIME TWO YEARS NOW.
OVERALL, IN OUR BASE RESULTS, WE'VE HAD A 49% INCREASE ACROSS THE BOARD IN K-12 STUDENTS, AND THAT'S BROKEN UP INTO ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOL.
IN THE LINK THERE, IT WILL GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN OF ALL OF THOSE RESULTS.
THERE IS A NEW FALL ASSESSMENT THAT IS SPONSORED BY THE TEXAS DANCE EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION, AND WE HAD ALL THREE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE.
DR. WRIGHT MENTIONED IT EARLIER.
THAT'S A FALL ASSESSMENT ON THEIR DRILL TEAM DANCE TEAM THAT THEY PERFORM AT FOOTBALL GAMES THAT YOU SEE AT HALFTIME? THAT'S A BRAND NEW ASSESSMENT THAT THEY NOW DO FOR THE FALL, AND THEN THERE WILL BE A SPRING ASSESSMENT OF THE DANCE SHOWS THAT WILL HAPPEN LATER.
BRAND NEW ASSESSMENT, HOPING TO BECOME A UIL ASSESSMENT IN THE FUTURE.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THEY PARTICIPATE.
WE ARE HOSTING OUR FIRST EVER DISTRICT EVER MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE EVALUATION IN FEBRUARY.
WHEN WE GO TO CONTEST, TO SAVE MONEY IN STRICT BUDGET TIMES, IT'S EASIER IF WE HOST OURSELVES, AND WE DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL AS FAR AND WE BRING IN THE JUDGES, AND WE DO THE STUFF LIKE THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO HOST OUR OWN MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE CONTEST IN FEBRUARY.
I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE ROSETTES BECAUSE THEY HAVE COMPETED IN A NATIONALLY RANKED COMPETITION, DTU, DANCE TEAM UNION.
THAT'S WHEN THEY GO TO FLORIDA, AND THEY DID PLAY SECOND IN THEIR TEAM JAZZ ROUTINE LAST YEAR.
IN THEATER, WE HAVE EARNED PREMIER COMMUNITIES FOR THEATER EDUCATION LAST YEAR AS A DISTRICT.
THAT'S ANOTHER DISTRICT-WIDE RECOGNITION.
WE HAVE AWARD-WINNING HIGH SCHOOL 1A PLAYS.
WE ARE HOSTING, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, AN OFFICIAL UIL MIDDLE SCHOOL 1A PLAY.
WE'VE BEEN PRACTICING THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS, BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY MOVE TO AN OFFICIAL ONE.
YOU SAW EARLIER TWO, WE HAD THREE STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR
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INTERNATIONAL THESPIANS FROM OUR THREE HIGH SCHOOLS AND ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL.THEN THE LONG CENTERS HELLER AWARDS, WHICH IS THE FOR MUSICAL THEATER, LAST SPRING, THERE WERE SEVEN NOMINATIONS FROM HAYS HIGH SCHOOL AND SEVEN FROM LEHMAN, AND ONE FOR JOHNSON.
WHAT WAS REALLY UNIQUE ABOUT THAT IS THE HAYS CAST AND CREW AND THE LEHMAN CAST AND CREW GOT TO PERFORM AT THE LONG CENTER BECAUSE THEY HAD SO MANY WONDERFUL NOMINATIONS.
MOVING ON TO MUSIC, BEST COMMUNITIES FOR MUSIC EDUCATION.
THIS IS A NATIONAL AWARD THAT WE'VE EARNED THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND WE'LL, OF COURSE, KEEP APPLYING AND WANT TO KEEP THOSE STANDARDS UP.
IN THE FALL, OUR HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BANDS, THEY ALL EARNED FIRST DIVISION AT UIL REGION CONTEST.
HAYS HIGH SCHOOL WENT ALL THE WAY TO STATE, HAYS, AND JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL MADE IT TO THE AREA FINALS.
WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH THOSE RESULTS.
>> CONTINUING SOME OF OUR MUSIC ACCOLADES, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, SHOWING SOME OF OUR RECENT ALL-REGION BAND AWARDS.
THEY'RE IN THE HEAT OF THAT SEASON RIGHT NOW AND THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE SPRING SEMESTER WITH SOME OF THOSE AUDITIONS.
AT THE END OF LAST SCHOOL YEAR, WE ENDED UP WITH 338 SECONDARY MUSIC STUDENTS EARNED ALL DISTRICT OR GREATER RECOGNITIONS FROM BAND CHOIR ORCHESTRA, MARIACHI.
LOGOS MARIACHI PROGRAM HAS BEEN A PERENNIAL STATE ADVANCER, AND THEY DID SO AGAIN LAST YEAR.
ORCHESTRA, I'M SURE YOU REALIZE NOW IS THAT ALL OF OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES, AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE EXPANDED MARIACHI THE HAYS HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR, AND THAT PROGRAMS GOING VERY WELL.
WE HAVE PERENNIAL UIL SWEEPSTAKES ENSEMBLES AND BAND AND CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA.
UNDER PATTY'S DIRECTION, WE HOST THE CODI CERTIFICATION PROGRAM EACH SUMMER FOR A LOT OF OUR OWN TEACHERS AND ALSO SOME AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM AROUND STATE COME TO EARN THEIR CODI CERTIFICATION HERE IN HAYS CISD.
THEN OUR HONOR CHOIR HAS BEEN INVITED TO PERFORM AT THE CODI EDUCATORS OF TEXAS PORTION OF THE TMA, A LARGE STATE MUSIC EDUCATOR CONFERENCE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
>> MOVING ON TO THE PAC, IF WE CONCENTRATE ON THE SECOND COLUMN THAT SAYS THE NUMBER OF FINE ARTS EVENTS, THAT'S THE COLUMN THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
FROM 2018-2025, THERE'S BEEN 168% INCREASE IN FINE ARTS EVENTS HELD AT THE PAC.
NOW, THAT'S OVER SEVERAL YEARS.
LOOKING AT JUST ONE YEAR FROM 2024-2025, WE HAVE A 12% INCREASE IN FINE ARTS EVENTS THAT ARE HELD AT THE PAC.
THE ONE ROW IS IN PINK BECAUSE THOSE ARE PROJECTED.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE ON THE CALENDAR, BUT IF A SCHOOL CALLS US TOMORROW AND SAYS, "HEY, CAN WE DO THIS?" IF WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT, WE'LL ADD EVENTS TO THE PAC, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S REALLY CROWDED ON THE CALENDAR.
BUT SOMETIMES WE CAN GET A COUPLE MORE THINGS IN BEFORE THE YEARS OUT.
THE PAC IS MANAGED BY THREE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES, AND THAT'S BEEN THE CASE ALL THIS TIME.
OUR RENTAL REVENUE FOR LAST YEAR WAS $70,930.
THIS IS THE MOST WE'VE TAKEN IN SINCE 2018-19.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
JASON AND I SEE YOU ALL THE TIME, AND WE'RE SO GLAD THAT WE GET TO SEE YOU AT THESE EVENTS.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN YOU WITH A SHORT PERFORMANCE BY LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. LEO GARCIA.
OF COURSE, WE'LL TAKE BOARD QUESTIONS IN WRITING.
WE'LL BE GLAD TO SEND YOU QUESTIONS AND GIVE YOU MORE DATA AS YOU NEED IT.
BUT WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO CELEBRATE AND MR. LEO GARCIA AND AND THE LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL LOCAL CHOIR.
WE'LL SING ONE SONG FOR US TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT THEM HERE IN THE FRONT, AND IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING AROUND TO THE SIDE TO ENJOY ONE SONG.
MR. GARCIA AND THE LOCAL CHOIR HAVE EARNED UIL SWEEPSTAKES, CONCERT AND SIGHT READING, EARNING ONES WITH MULTIPLE CHOIRS FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
LAST YEAR, THEY HAD A PARTICULAR TWO ACCOLADES I WANT TO BRING OUT.
ONE. MR. GARCIA WAS NAMED THE FINE ARTS AMBASSADOR FOR HAYS CISD AND FINE ARTS, AND TWO, THEY WENT TO THE MADRIGAL FESTIVAL AND EARNED SECOND PLACE, IN A VERY RIGOROUS TOUGH COMPETITION.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM FOR THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT AND ALL OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO ENJOY THIS CORAL PIECE CALLED BLOW.
IS IT BY ERIC WHITAKER? BY ERIC WHITAKER, A VERY FAMOUS COMPOSER.
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>> THAT WAS AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE.
I KNOW WE'RE WAITING ON BUDDY THE ELF'S TO GET OUR STUFF RESET.
AMAZING. I KNOW MR. ADAM, YOU ARE COMING BACK UP FOR SOME QUESTIONS.
AFTER THE [INAUDIBLE], OF COURSE.
TEAM, I'M GOING TO LOOK TO MY RIGHT. MR. FLORES.
>> FIRST OF ALL, THAT WAS AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE.
I THINK I COULD SPEAK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM.
I JUST SAW THE CHOIRS CHRISTMAS CONCERT AS WELL JUST RECENTLY AT THE PAC, SO I FELT VERY PRIVILEGED TO HEAR THEM TWICE IN A MATTER OF DAYS.
AGAIN, I LOVE HOW WE'RE EXPANDING.
MANY PEOPLE ON THIS DIOSE, MANY EVENTS, AS FAR AS FINE ARTS, DANCE, MARIACHI, YOU NAME IT, IT'S JUST BEEN SO INCREDIBLE.
I APPLAUD BOTH OF YOU ON YOUR HARD WORK AND BUILDING OUR PROGRAMS. SPEAKING OF OUR MARIACHI PROGRAM IS VERY ROBUST.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY CONVERSATION AT ALL AND EXPANDED IT EVEN MORE TO OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES? SPECIFICALLY, JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL OR I KNOW UP COMING.
WE MAY HAVE A NEW HIGH SCHOOL ON THE HORIZON.
>> FOR FINE ARTS, THERE ARE A MILLION ELECTIVES IN FINE ARTS.
I WANTED TO GIVE ORCHESTRA A CHANCE TO REALLY MOVE UP BECAUSE THE STRONGER I MAKE THE ORCHESTRAS, THE STRONGER THE MARIACHI PROGRAMS WILL GO WITH IT.
IN HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 4, WE HAVE PLANNED ON HAVING THE MARIACHI ROOM THERE.
THAT IS IN THE SCOPE OF THE PLANS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
WE HAVE SAVED SOME DIRT, SOME SPACE FOR THAT AT JOHNSON ALSO.
RIGHT NOW IF WE'VE GOT SOMETHING AT HAYS AND SOMETHING AT LEHMAN, THEN PEOPLE HAVE SOME OPTIONS RIGHT NOW.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AGAIN, AS FAR AS JUST KEEPING OUR PROGRAMS ROBUST AND HAVING THE ABILITY TO TRAVEL, HOW ARE WE ON OUR TRAVEL CAPACITIES, BEING ABLE TO TRAVEL TO EVENTS, AS FAR AS AFFORDING COMPETITION FEES? HAVE THERE BEEN ANY SHORTFALLS IN THAT SENSE?
>> AS YOU ALL KNOW, IT'S A TOUGH BUDGET YEAR, AND WE REVAMPED A LOT OF THINGS.
WE ARE FROM THE FINE ARTS OFFICE PAYING FOR 50% OF THE UIL ENTRY FEES ACROSS THE BOARD OR OUR SECONDARY PROGRAMS TO HELP THEM COVER THOSE EXPENSES, BECAUSE THIS IS A YEAR WHERE YOU HAVE TO THE MAIN THING BE THE MAIN THING, AND THE MAIN THING IS GETTING KIDS TO CONTESTS.
THEN I'VE ASKED THEM, THERE ARE LOTS OF CONTESTS IN THIS AREA THAT SAN ANTONIO AUSTIN AREA THAT WE COULD BE SUCCESSFUL AT.
WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO TRAVEL TO DALLAS AND HOUSTON.
THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES CLOSE BY.
BECAUSE WE HAVE THE WONDERFUL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, WHY CAN WE HOST OURSELVES AND THINGS LIKE THAT? WE'RE JUST BRAINSTORMING AS A TEAM ACROSS THE BOARD ON HOW TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN, STILL GO TO CONTEST, STILL BE COMPETITIVE IN GROWING OUR PROGRAMS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THIS IS A YEAR TO ZONE IN.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AGAIN, AND THIS ALL STEMS FROM THE FUNDING FROM THE STATE, WHERE WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO AND PRIORITIZE, AND THAT'S VERY HARD.
AS FAR AS THE PAC CENTER, THE THREE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE BEEN MANAGING THAT, DO YOU FORESEE THE NEED TO ADD EMPLOYEES TO HELP MANAGE THAT CENTER.
>> I'LL WORK WITH MY SUPERVISORS AS WHEN WE BRING THE LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL VERTICAL TEAM AUDITORIUM ON BOARD.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE FINE ARTS MANAGE THAT FACILITY FOLLOWING A ROUND ROCK MODEL, SO THAT THE PRINCIPAL AND THE THEATER DIRECTORS AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL STAFF AT LEHMAN ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING THAT BUILDING.
THE PAC STAFF AND THE FINE ARTS TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING THAT BUILDING.
BECAUSE WE'RE USED TO DOING IT, AND WE KNOW WHAT IT TAKES AS FAR AS LOADING IN, HOW MUCH TIME DOES IT TAKE TO LOAD IN, RUN THE EVENT, HOW MUCH TIME DOES IT TAKE TO LOAD OUT, CLEAN UP AFTER THE EVENT TO GET READY FOR THE NEXT EVENT.
MORE PAC TECHNICIANS IN THE FUTURE, MORE AUDITORIUM TECHNICIANS.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE THESE WONDERFUL PAC INTERNS THAT WE TRAIN IN HOUSE, SO WE COULD INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PAC INTERNS TO HELP RUN BOTH FACILITIES.
>> AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
THAT'S ALL I GOT, AGAIN, AND I APPLAUD ALL THE DIRECTORS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, JUST ALL OUR EDUCATORS, AND OF COURSE, THE KIDS. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YES. MS. MARINO, MR. ADAM, THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING TONIGHT.
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
DR. WRIGHT HIGHLIGHTED MANY OF OUR ACCOLADES EARLIER FROM A LOT OF OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAMS. THERE'S LOTS AND LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON IN FINE ARTS RIGHT NOW.
I PROMISE YOU IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR CALENDAR, YOU CAN FIND SOMETHING TO GO WATCH AND SEE.
BUT JUST THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING STUDENTS TONIGHT TO SEEING AND DO AMAZING THINGS IN FRONT OF US.
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AND THEY WERE THE HIGHLIGHT.>> FEEL LIKE I'M RUSTY. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO TURN MY MICROPHONE ON.
YES. I'M SAD THEY ALREADY LEFT.
MR. GARCIA IS SUCH A GREAT JOB, AND WE'VE THE CHOIR PERFORMANCE THAT WE GOT TO GO TO WAS WITH SIMON AND CHAPA AND LEHMAN. AMAZING.
>> THE VERTICAL TEAM. YES. I KNOW THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON DOING THAT ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.
YES. THEY'RE JUST INCREDIBLE WHAT THEY'RE BUILDING, AND I THINK THAT CHAPA AND SIMON TEACHERS SWITCHED TO GO.
IT'S JUST SO MANY COOL THINGS HAPPENING.
OBVIOUSLY, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH OUR BAND PROGRAMS AROUND HERE.
CHICAGO WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
I HAVE BEEN TO A LOT OF THEATER PERFORMANCES BOTH IN NEW YORK ON BROADWAY AND IN HOUSTON AND THAT PERFORMANCE WAS UN-FRICKING BELIEVABLE.
IF THEY DON'T END UP ON BROADWAY, I WILL BE SURPRISED.
WE HAVE FOLKS THAT HAVE GRADUATED FROM HAYS THAT ARE WELL ON THEIR WAY.
THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IS BEYOND BROADWAY.
KUDOS TO LORI STEWART AND ALL THE GREAT WORK THEY'RE DOING OVER AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL.
WE LIKE TO GO TO ALL THE PLAYS, BUT THAT MUSICAL COMES UP PRETTY EARLY IN THE YEAR, SO WE LIKE TO GO TO THAT ONE.
I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED MARIACHI AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, BECAUSE I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WHEN I WENT THERE FOR THE PEP RALLY, AND I SAW MARIACHI, AND IT WAS THE PEP RALLY WHERE THEY WERE PLAYING LEHMAN, AND I WAS LIKE, SOMETHING'S WRONG.
I'M NOT SURE LEHMAN IS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.
I HAD NOT GOTTEN THE MEMO THAT HAYS HAD MARIACHI.
THEY'RE AMAZING. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR.
I WAS LIKE, "ARE WE THAT 100% HAYS AROUND HERE?" I WASN'T SURE. THEY'RE LIKE, "NO, THIS IS OUR PROGRAM." I WAS LIKE, "THAT MAKES MORE SENSE." I KNOW THAT THESE PROGRAMS AS WE BUILD, THEY DO CANNIBALIZE FROM EACH OTHER.
I'M OKAY WITH PUSHING PAWS ON JOHNSON GETTING MARIACHI BECAUSE THEN YOUR ORCHESTRA NUMBERS OR YOUR BAND NUMBERS START TO SUFFER, AND THAT SCHOOL IS BRAND NEW AS IT IS, AND SO YOU GOT TO LEVEL ALL OF THAT OUT.
WE'RE PUMPED ABOUT ONE ACT PLAY.
I'VE BEEN TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ONE ACT PLAY.
MY DAUGHTER WAS IN IT WHEN SHE WAS IN SIXTH GRADE, WHERE WE WERE HOSTING THE PRACTICE VERSION.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT THAT, BUT CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING THE ACTUAL ONE ACT PLAY.
I LOVE YOUR IDEA ABOUT THE INTERNS FOR THE THE LEHMAN THEATER.
I WORRY ABOUT THAT FACILITY AS COMPLEX AS IT WILL BE.
I'M GLAD WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT, MAYBE THE PAC EMPLOYEES HELP TO MANAGE THAT WITH THE SOUND AND THE LIGHTS AND ALL THAT IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE OVER THERE.
YOU DO HAVE A GREAT INTERN PROGRAM.
I KNOW SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS, AND SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS HAVE BECOME OUR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES. KEEP DOING THAT.
MY MAIN QUESTION IS, I THINK LAST YEAR WHEN YOU WERE HERE I ASKED, WHAT DID YOU NEED? WHAT DO YOU THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME GROWS? YOU SAID TECH THEATER.
I'M NOT SURE WE'VE DONE MUCH THERE OTHER THAN AT HIS HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU AGAIN, WHAT DO YOU NEED? WHERE DO YOU SEE THE GROWTH? WHAT AREAS NEED TO HELP OR SUPPORT?
>> WITH THE PAC STAFF, I'VE HAD THE FLEXIBILITY THAT SINCE I OVERSEE THEM, THAT I'M ABLE TO SEND ADAM JONES AND RILEY MCDADE OVER TO JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL TO RECONFIGURE ALL OF THEIR LIGHTS.
I'LL SEND THEM THERE FOR HALF A DAY.
WE JUST HAVE TO BUILD IT IN, AND I TELL THE THEATER DIRECTORS, WE CAN HELP YOU, WE CAN SUPPORT YOU, BUT IT'S GOT TO BE DURING OUR SLOW TIMES AT THE PAC.
WE GOT TO DO THAT IN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER.
THERE'S CERTAIN TIME PERIODS, CERTAIN WEEKS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE THEATER TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY DON'T ALL HAVE TECHNICAL THEATER DIRECTORS YET.
WE'RE WORKING ON GROWING THE NUMBERS SO THAT WE CAN JUSTIFY THE TECHNICAL THEATER POSITIONS, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I CAN'T SUPPORT THEM WITH CREATIVE WAYS THROUGH THE PRODUCTION TEAM AT THE PAC.
THE OTHER THING IS, THE INTERNS, WE NOW HAVE A NICE VARIETY OF INTERNS FROM ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS, AND SO THE THEATER DEPARTMENT CAN USE THEIR BUDGET MONEY TO PAY THOSE INTERNS TO COME AND WORK THEIR MUSICAL AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE'RE BEING VERY CREATIVE IN FINDING SOLUTIONS, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE THAT FULL TIME THE TECHNICAL THEATER DIRECTOR YET.
THE ONLY OTHER THING I'LL SAY IS, I KNOW WE SAW 14% FOR BAND AND COLOR GUARD, AND A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMS HAD FOUR AND FIVE BAND DIRECTORS.
THEN YOU'VE GOT THEATER AT 13%, AND THERE'S USUALLY ONE.
THEN YOU'VE GOT DANCE AT 10%, AND THERE'S USUALLY ONE.
WE'RE IN A TIGHT BUDGET SEASON, BUT WE ALWAYS GET ASKED, WHERE'S THE HELP COMING FOR THEATER AND IN DANCE? WHAT'S YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT, OR HOW DO WE JUSTIFY HAVING FIVE BAND DIRECTORS VERSUS ONE DANCE INSTRUCTOR?
>> WHEN THE MARCHING BAND TRAVELS, IT'S THE ENTIRE BAND AND THE COLOR GUARD THAT TRAVEL EVERY FRIDAY TO A FOOTBALL GAME.
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WHEN THE DANCE TEAM TRAVELS, IT'S 30, 25, 20 GIRLS THAT TRAVEL WITH ONE TEACHER.IT'S JUST A WHOLE DIFFERENT ANIMAL, BUT WE ARE GETTING TO THE POINT, ESPECIALLY LIKE AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL WHERE WE START START LOOKING AT A SECOND DANCE DIRECTOR AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE THEATER HAS A CHALLENGE IN THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFERS HIGH SCHOOL THEATER 1 CREDIT.
YOU HAVE THREE THEATER DIRECTORS AT MCCORMICK AND TWO AT DAHLSTROM, SO THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING, BUT THAT BECOMES A CHALLENGE.
WE NEED TO HIGH SCHOOL THEATER.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM TO RECRUIT AND PULL THOSE KIDS UP INTO HIGH SCHOOL THEATER 2, BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL THEATER 1.
WE'RE WORKING ON BRIDGING THAT GAP AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> REMIND US WHEN WE HIRED, WHEN DID YOU COME ON BOARD?
>> I STARTED JANUARY 27, 2020, SIX WEEKS BEFORE COVID HIT.
WELL, BASED ON THE NUMBERS OF WHICH YOU'RE PUTTING OUT, IT'S DEFINITELY WE CAN TELL THAT YOU'RE HERE, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE.
MS. PETREA IS RIGHT WITH THE VERTICAL INTEGRATION.
I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT WE WENT TO THAT AND SAW THAT AND TO BUILD THAT CAPACITY FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN YOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NUMBERS ARE EVEN HIGHER, EXPANDING AS WELL.
I LOVE THAT WE'RE DOING THAT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE MORE KIDS, 100%, HEY, MORE KIDS WERE INVOLVED IN STUFF IS MORE THE BETTER.
JUST THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. I WILL ALWAYS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW THIS OR NOT, BUT LAST YEAR, JOHNSON'S THEATER PROGRAM WAS ABSENT A THEATER DIRECTOR FOR A HALF THE YEAR.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT PATTY, BECAME THE THEATER DIRECTOR FOR THE REST OF THAT SEMESTER.
ALSO, SHE DID HER HER REGULAR JOB, ALSO AND SHE WAS WITH THOSE KIDS.
MY DAUGHTER WAS A SENIOR, AND THERE WERE 12 SENIORS.
I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU, THAT'S WHAT I WILL ALWAYS BE THANKFUL THAT YOU MADE THEIR SENIOR YEAR AWESOME AS IF IT WAS THERE WASN'T EVEN AN ISSUE.
THERE WASN'T A SUB THE WHOLE YEAR.
YOU JUST FILLED IN AND MADE IT SPECIAL FOR THEM.
SO THANK YOU MUCH FOR DOING THAT.
YOU HAVE HELP, MR. ANDREWS, I THINK IT'S GREAT NOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE PAIRED UP THE DYNAMIC DUO.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE FUTURE, AND THANKS FOR EVERYTHING I'LL DO. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE BEEN SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND SO MANY FINE ARTS EVENTS.
I KNOW WE SEE YOU ALL THE TIME.
IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT IS BEING CREATED FROM ELEMENTARY.
I'VE REALLY SEEN THE PUSH WITH MY DAUGHTER JUST LEAVING ELEMENTARY, THE PUSH FOR VASE AND FOR OTHER SUBMISSIONS AND THE THEATER THAT THEY DO IN ALL OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IS AMAZING AND THEIR MUSICALS, AND JUST THE COMMITMENT FROM ALL THE SPECIAL TEACHERS THAT HELP SUPPORT THE ELEMENTARY FINE ARTS PIECE IS WONDERFUL.
OF COURSE, IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, MY DAUGHTER'S IN THEATER AND ART AND SHE LOVES THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE COMING UP FOR THEM IN SIXTH GRADE.
SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES ARE OPENING UP, SO I JUST LOVE THAT VERTICAL ALIGNMENT AND THAT PUSH TO DO EVEN MORE, AND THE NUMBERS JUST PROVE THAT.
IT ALL GOES BACK TO THAT 100% HAZE.
I LOVE THAT FINE ARTS IS REALLY THE EPITOME OF THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> YES. ECHO, EVERYBODY ELSE, JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
I LOVE THE ANALOGY OF CHOIR, BASICALLY IN SOCIETY IN GENERAL, THAT WE CAN HAVE INDIVIDUAL, SOLO, STRONG SINGERS, BUT COLLECTIVELY SINGING TOGETHER, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SOUND SO MUCH STRONGER AND BETTER.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
I HAVE A SIXTH GRADER THAT IS JUST STARTING HER BAND EXPERIENCE, MISSING HER FIRST WINTER CONCERT TONIGHT, BUT I WILL GET A VIDEO LATER.
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. BUT HEARING HER PRACTICE ALL THE TIME, HOW EXCITED SHE IS BECAUSE SHE HAS A PHENOMENAL BAND DIRECTOR AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL AND I'LL JUST SAY, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE SAYS IT'S NO COINCIDENCE THAT THE ACCOLADES HAVE FOLLOWED YOUR ARRIVAL IN OUR DISTRICT.
I APPRECIATE MR. ADAM AND MS. MARINO, YOUR ENTRANCE INTO OUR DISTRICT.
AS WE'VE GROWN, THE OVERSIGHT OF BEING ABLE TO SEE ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS COLLECTIVELY, BEING ABLE TO TAKE THE STRONGEST COMPONENTS OF EACH OF OUR INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS AND SHARE THEM WITH EACH OTHER.
MAKE EVERYBODY BETTER HAS SHOWN THROUGH OUR RESULTS.
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I'M JUST EXCITED TO SEE AS WE GO FORWARD AND I'LL JUST SHAMELESS PLUG HERE FOR YOUR FINE ARTS SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE.IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ANYTHING TO HAPPEN IN DECEMBER, YOU HAVE AN EVENING FREE.
THERE IS AN EVENT HAPPENING IN THE FINE ARTS SOMEWHERE.
I'LL FILL IT IN BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM IS PHENOMENAL.
AS THE YEAR GOES ON, KEEP FOLLOWING THAT BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. THANK YOU.
>> MS. [INAUDIBLE] YOU CAME ON SIX WEEKS BEFORE COVID.
I CAME ON SIX WEEKS AFTER NO COINCIDENCE.
HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH FINE ARTS, OTHER THAN MY TWO BOYS, OUR WONDERFUL FINE ARTS STUDENTS THEMSELVES LOVE TO SEE YOU ALL AT THE EVENTS, LOVE TO BE AT THE EVENTS.
I TOO I'M MISSING A CONCERT TONIGHT, AND THAT'S OKAY. I'LL SEE THE VIDEO.
BUT LOOK AT THE USE OF OUR PARK.
WE'RE WAITING FOR THE LOBO THEATER TO OPEN.
REMIND ME AGAIN OF WHEN, I KNOW THIS MIGHT BE MORE OF A MAX CLEAVER, BUT JUST AS IT 2025 2026.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT BECAUSE WE NEED IT, AND THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY, RIGHT FOR VOTING YES, AND LOOK AT YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO USE.
OF COURSE, WE HAD A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE TONIGHT, AND THEN OF COURSE, ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT THEY ACHIEVE THEY BEING THE STUDENTS AND THE DIRECTORS.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT IS THE WHOLE STUDENT.
FINE ARTS IS A WAY TO ENRICH THE WHOLE STUDENT.
IT'S NOT JUST THE PERFORMANCE IN THE CLASSROOM, IT IS WHAT THEY DO IN THEIR CRAFT AND BEING A PART OF A TEAM.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR BRINGING THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU DO, AND THANK YOU TO EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES, AND I WILL SEE YOU AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ONE ACT.
EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU.
>> TEAM, IT'S ALWAYS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE MEETINGS AS WHEN WE CAN SEE OUR STUDENTS IN ACTION AND HEAR THOSE GREAT REPORTS.
TEAM BRINGS US A LETTER K ON OUR AGENDA.
[K. CONSENT AGENDA]
STARTING ON PAGE 11, THIS IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.TEAM THAT SUGGESTS MOTION IS THAT THE ACID BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
MOVE BY MS. PETREA, SECOND BY MS. RUNKLE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7, 0.
WE'RE ON OUR ACTION ITEMS ARE ONE MEETING,
[L.1. Consideration and possible action, if any, resulting from closed session]
AND SO THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION, IF ANY, RESULTING FROM THE CLOSED SESSION.THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO CONTRACTUALLY EMPLOY THE JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC COORDINATOR, HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AS PRESENTED.
MOVE BY MS. RUNKLE, SECOND BY MS. PETREA.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7, 0. DR. WRIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO MAKE PERMANENT AS IT SHOULD BE, HEAD COACH, ATHLETIC COORDINATOR OF JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, MR. SAM CARLIN.
SAM, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND SAY A FEW WORDS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT STEPPING IN AS AN INTERIM.
YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS ALL SEMESTER LONG.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS.
WE'RE SO PRO OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.
YOU'VE HAD AN EXCEPTIONAL FALL WITH YOUR TEAM.
YOU GUYS HAVE SOME REALLY STRONG COACHES, AND YOU'LL WORK REALLY HARD WITH THE FEEDER PROGRAM.
YOUR NUMBERS AND ALL SPORTS ARE UP.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO SEE AS A PART OF 100% HAZE AND YOU'VE HAD UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS WITH GIRLS WATER POLO GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE REGIONAL FINALS, VOLLEYBALL GOING TO THE REGIONAL FINALS, FOOTBALL GOING TO THE REGIONAL SEMIFINALS.
JUST CREATING THAT CULTURE OF WINNING AND SUCCESS, BUT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT IS JUST CREATING GOOD HUMAN BEINGS OVER THERE.
PROUD OF THE EFFORT SO FAR, AND I KNOW YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
>> HONESTLY, I STAND BEFORE EVERYBODY HERE, JUST HUMBLED, HONORED, BLESSED.
I THINK WE'RE KIND OF ALL PUT IN POSITIONS FOR A REASON, AND I THINK I WAS BROUGHT HERE BEING FROM SAN ANTONIO ORIGINALLY.
IF YOU WOULD ASKED ME ABOUT BUTA TEXAS SEVEN YEARS AGO WHEN I LEFT SAN ANTONIO, I SAID, WHERE? BUT IT'S BEEN AWESOME BEING IN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR SUCH A LONG TIME, CHOOSING THIS PATH OF A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH, AND EDUCATOR.
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IT'S REALLY WHAT I DO.I HAVE TO ALSO SAY, THANK YOU TO MY WIFE.
MY SON THAT HAVE BEEN BY MY SIDE THIS WHOLE TIME.
THEY'VE NEVER FALTERED, NEVER WAVERED, AND THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN MY ROCK AT HOME.
I'M SO GLAD I HAD NO IDEA AS A SURPRISE THAT SOME OF MY STAFF THAT HAS BEEN HERE THROUGH THE THICK AND THIN EVERYTHING.
THESE GUYS THAT I ASKED TO BE ON CAMPUS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, SOMETIME WATCH HOURS AND HOURS OF VIDEO DURING THE FOOTBALL SEASON.
THEY NEVER FALTER IN ANYTHING I ASK THEM TO DO.
THE ADMINISTRATION ON CAMPUS, I GOT TO SAY THANK YOU, ROB, STEPPING IN WITH HIS TEAM, ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE TO GROW WHAT WE STARTED, JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.
I THINK WHEN I ARRIVED ALONG WITH A LOT OF THESE GUYS, WHICH IS REALLY A BLESSING TO GET THEM BEHIND THE SCENES, LANCE AND DUSTY AT THE ATHLETIC OFFICE, BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT US THIS ENTIRE TIME THROUGH THE UPS AND DOWNS OF JUST BEING IN ATHLETICS, AND THE SAME THING THAT WE DEAL WITH IN THE CLASSROOM.
WE DEAL WITH THOSE THINGS WITH THE KIDS AND ATHLETICALLY.
EVERYBODY HERE FROM DR. WRIGHT TO YOUR CABINET.
ALL YOU GUYS, I KNOW, BEING OUT TO GAMES MEANS A LOT TO THE KIDS.
IT MEANS A LOT TO US. IT SHOWS THAT YOU SUPPORTED ALL OF US ALONG THIS WAY.
IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A WHIRLWIND OF THE SEASON.
I THINK IF YOU CAME TO A GAME, YOU WERE ENTERTAINED, THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
WE PLAN ON CONTINUING TO GROW.
I ASSURE YOU, I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY, LOYALTY AND JUST COMPASSION FOR THESE STUDENTS, AND I'LL CONTINUE TO SURROUND MYSELF WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE LIKE MINDED AND LOVE KIDS.
APPRECIATE EVERYTHING. GO, JACK.
TEAM, WE DO HAVE SOME GUESTS TONIGHT AS WELL.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR INFORMATION M1 ON PAGE 92, OUR PRESENTATION OF PROPOSED HAYS CISD EMPLOYEE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. MS. CORSON.
>>GOOD EVENING. HAYS CISD MAKES IT 100% POSSIBLE AND THE WAY THAT WE DO THAT, AND THE WAY WE'RE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IS THAT WE ASSEMBLE THE MOST TALENTED GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE THE STUDENTS THAT WE GROW EVERY SINGLE DAY.
OUR BOARD HAS CHARGED US TO BE UNRIVALED EMPLOYEE FRIENDLY, AND YOUR STRATEGIC DECISIONS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS HAS MADE US THE LEADER IN COMPENSATION IN THIS REGION.
EVEN SO, WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE.
PART OF THAT IS MAKING SURE THAT THEIR HARD EARNED DOLLAR STRETCHES AS FAR AS IT CAN GO AND SO IN OUR ENDEAVORS TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENRICH THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WHEN WE TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE, THEY'RE BETTER ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF STUDENTS.
I AM PROUD TO BRING TO YOU THIS EVENING INFORMATION FROM UPWARD COMMUNITIES TO DISCUSS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
JASON ROBERTS FROM WARD COMMUNITIES WILL BE COMING FORWARD FOR THE PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND I GET TO MEET ALL OF YOU, AND WE'VE HAD A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT AND THE STAFF.
I'LL TRY TO STICK TO THIS SCRIPT BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I MAKE THE TIME AND I SET A TIMER FOR MYSELF.
FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IS THE PROBLEM AT HAND THAT AS AN ENTREPRENEUR, THAT'S ALL WE DO IS SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND WE FIND THAT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND AS A REAL ESTATE INVESTOR DEVELOPER AND GROWING UP IN SAN MARCOS, FOR 20 YEARS.
THE PROBLEM WE SEE IS IS THAT THE COST OF LIVING IS QUICKLY OUTPACING THE THE ESSENTIAL STAFFS PAY.
IT'S EVERYTHING. THIS IS NOT JUST HERE.
THIS IS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
AS AN INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEUR, I CAN'T INCREASE PEOPLE'S INCOME, I CAN'T INCREASE THE PAY, BUT WHAT WE CAN DO IS TRY TO OFFER THEM THE SAME BENEFITS THAT THEY WOULD GET IS IF THEY DID MAKE MORE MONEY.
THAT ESSENTIALLY COMES DOWN TO HOUSING.
I'LL GO ON AND TRY TO STICK TO THE SCRIPT HERE.
WE ACTUALLY HAD A DEVELOPMENT NEAR DRIPPING SPRINGS NEAR BE CAVES THAT A CITY MANAGER APPROACHED US AND SAID, JASON, WOULD YOU LEASE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO US.
I HAVE TWO POLICE OFFICERS THAT LIVE IN MY COMMUNITY, MOST OF THEM DRIVE FROM SAN ANTONIO, ETC.
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DIVING INTO THE PROBLEM, WE REALIZED THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL PROBLEM.THERE WAS DAYS THERE WAS NOT BUS DRIVERS AVAILABLE TO DELIVER KIDS TO SCHOOL X, Y, AND Z. I'M PULLED UP HERE BY SEVERAL ARTICLES.
THIS IS A NATION WIDE PROBLEM, AND IT'S FOR DIFFERENT REASONS, AND CENTRAL TEXAS IS BECAUSE YOU'RE GROWING SO FAST, AND YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF LAND TO PROVIDE HOUSING.
EVEN WITH ALL THESE NEW STUDENTS COMING YOU'RE DOUBLING IN SIZE.
ABOUT THIS I'VE BEEN A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR STARTED IN SAN MARCOS HIGH SCHOOL, $10,000 HAS BEEN VERY FORTUNATE BLESSED AND HAVE CREATED OVER 72 COMPANIES AND STILL OWN ONE OF MANY OF THOSE TODAY.
THIS IS OUR PHILANTHROPIC AND LEGACY.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR MY CAREER TO LEAVE OUR MARK AND BEHIND WE'RE BUILDERS OR DEVELOPERS.
I'VE GOT A WHOLE TEAM IN SAN MARCOS AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THAT WORKS FOR US ON MULTIPLE DIFFERENT LEVELS FOR DIFFERENT COMPANIES, BUT THIS IS JUST OUR INTENT FOR THIS IS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
TO DO THAT, THERE'S A LARGE PHILANTHROPIC PORTION OF THIS THAT USUALLY HAS TO MAKE UP THE GAP.
>> SPORTING HAYS, 100% POSSIBLE.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, YOU GUYS HAVE GOT THE RIGHT STAFF, YOU'VE GOT THE RIGHT TEAM.
WE'VE MET WITH A NUMBER OF DISTRICTS, WE'RE WORKING WITH SEVERAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS RIGHT NOW, BUT BY FAR MOST IMPRESSED WITH THE HAYS STAFF THAT YOU GUYS HAVE GOT.
I'VE WORKED FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE FIVE TIMES THE SIZE OF HAYS, AND THESE GUYS GET IT.
THEY KNOW WHAT THEY NEED. THEY KNOW THEIR STAFF, AND THEY'RE IN FRONT OF IT.
YOU ALREADY PAY YOUR TEACHERS MORE THAN OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
I LIVE IN SAN MARCOS, AND YOU ALREADY PAY.
YOU'RE ALREADY JUST FIRST IN SO MANY THINGS.
IT'S REWARDING AS AN ENTREPRENEUR TO WORK WITH PEOPLE OF THAT NATURE THAT ARE READY TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION BEFORE THERE'S A PROBLEM.
THAT'S WHY THESE THINGS ARE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR US.
WE'RE COMFORTABLE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO TAKE A NUMBER OF FINANCIAL RISKS TO ASSURE THIS IS AVAILABLE FOR US AND FOR YOU GUYS. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF EDUCATION.
I'LL TRY TO BURN THROUGH BECAUSE I'LL RUN OUT OF TIME.
EVERY TIME A TEACHER RESIGNS, COSTS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT 16,000- $20,000, LARGELY DEPENDING UPON THE DISTRICT.
IT COULD BE A BUS DRIVER COULD BE JANITORIAL SERVICES.
THERE'S JUST AN ARRAY OF FOLKS THAT ARE LEAVING THE SPACE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT.
THEY LOVE WORKING FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
DRIVING 60 MILES AWAY, X, Y, AND Z, THE FUEL IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND ONE MAINTENANCE LEAK ON THE HOUSE.
CAN'T AFFORD IT. LONG TERM APPROACH.
WE HAD TO GO CREATE THE SOLUTION AND WORK WITH THE CAPITAL MARKETS TO DO THAT.
IN ORDER FOR IT TO DO THAT, WHAT I DO AND MY COMPANY DOES IS WE PROVIDE 100% OF THE CAPITAL.
WE DON'T ASK THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ANY MONEY.
WE DON'T ASK FOR ANY FINANCIAL SUPPORT. WE DON'T ASK FOR ANYTHING.
WHAT WE DO IS WE LOCK IN THE CAPITAL, WE FUND EVERYTHING, AND WE OFFER IT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR 30 YEARS.
OUR INITIAL OFFERING WITH CITY BCS WAS LET'S OFFER IT FOR FIVE OR 10 YEARS.
BUT THEN WE SAID, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO IN 10 YEARS? THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO MOVE OUT? THERE HAVE BEEN TEACHERS HERE.
HOW DO WE OFFER A LONG TERM SOLUTION? ONE OF THE THINGS WE WORKED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HERE IS, I'M EVEN GOING TO TAKE IT EVEN FURTHER.
I'M WILLING TO DO A LONGER LEASE AND JUST DONATE THE ENTIRE PROJECT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE WE WANT A ALL TO HAVE IT FOR YOUR BENEFIT, FOR YOUR USE.
WE'RE NOT HERE TO MAKE A RAINY DAY OF INCOME ONE DAY.
IN ORDER TO REALLY MAKE THIS FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE, YOU HAVE TO REALLY BE EFFICIENT, AND YOU HAVE TO BE EFFICIENT WITH YOUR CAPITAL AND YOU HAVE TO GET IT DOWN TO COST.
OTHERWISE, YOU CAN'T OFFER BRAND NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES OR COMMUNITIES LIKE PLUM CREEK AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING RATES.
THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT POLLS DOWN TO.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE OFFERING IF I HAVEN'T GOTTEN INTO THAT.
OUR COMMUNITIES, WE'RE GOING TO DO 200 OR 300 HOUSES, VERY SIMILAR TO PLUM CREEK, WHERE PLUM CREEK HAS BEEN AROUND HERE US FOR A WHILE, BUT IT'S NOT A LOT OF PLACES LIKE THAT WHERE YOU'VE GOT FRONT PORCHES, YOU'VE GOT AMENITIES, YOU'VE GOT POOLS, YOU GOT ALL THE THINGS THAT YOUR STAFF WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IF THEY MADE MORE MONEY AND COULD BUY THOSE THINGS, AND COULD QUALIFY FOR THOSE PURCHASES.
AS TIME AND PRICING OF TWO BY FOUR HAVE GONE UP, THINGS ARE GETTING OUT OF REACH.
WE'RE LOOKING AT BUILDING A COMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY FOR THE STAFF WITH AMENITIES THAT WOULD BE LIKE A CHILDCARE FACILITY, THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF AND LOWERING THAT COST, MAKING THAT AMENITIES SO THAT THE WAY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF HAS GOT AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE.
IT'S ALL WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO THEIR SCHOOLS.
IN THE EVENT THAT THE COACHES ARE LATE, THEY'VE GOT A WHOLE PEER TEAM OF NEIGHBORS OF PEOPLE THAT WORK WITH THEM THAT THEY CAN HELP TAKE CARE OF THEIR KIDS WATCH.
THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS BY LIVING IN A COMMUNITY WITH YOUR STAFF AND YOUR FRIENDS. WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
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TOP OF LINE ASPECTS, THERE'S NOTHING CUTTING ANY CORNERS.THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE IMPORTANT SLIDES.
IF YOU WERE GOING TO BE TO SOLVE THE AFFORDABILITY PROCESS, IF YOU LOOK AT A FOUR BEDROOM TWO BATH HOUSE, WHICH IS SIMILAR HERE IN HAYS COUNTY, TODAY'S INTEREST RATES WOULD BE $3,099 A MONTH.
YOU'D BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE.
I'M OFFERING THAT SAME HOUSE AT $2,000 A MONTH OR LESS.
THERE'S A MASSIVE DIFFERENCE OF WHAT AFFORDABILITY REALLY IS IN THE REAL WORLD WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO OFFER IS THE SAME RATE THAT SOMEBODY WOULD GET IN A THIRD FLOOR OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX 20 MILES AWAY.
THESE ARE ALL FRONT YARDS, BACK YARDS, GARAGES, THESE ARE FULL SCALE COMMUNITIES. THIS WAS ANOTHER ONE OF THE THINGS.
AGAIN, WE'D LOVE TO OFFER HOMEOWNERSHIP AND THOSE THINGS, BUT THE NUMBER 1 GOAL FIRST IS TO SOLVE THE INCOME PROBLEM.
THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN REALLY DO THAT IS BY REALLY NARROWING DOWN YOUR EFFICIENCIES.
MAKE SURE. WE BURNED THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.
I'M SORRY, I'M CONVINCED A TON OF WORK INTO SIX MINUTES FOR YOU.
BIG THINGS, DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME, I'M THE ONLY ONE PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR THAT IS STEPPING UP TO THE TABLE THAT IS TAKING APPROPRIATIONS RISK.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO UNDERSTAND IS BECAUSE I LOCK MYSELF INTO A 30 YEAR, 60 YEAR LEASE WITH YOU AND YOU CAN CANCEL THE LEASE ANY YEAR.
IF IT'S NOT WORKING FOR YOU, IF IT'S BUDGET NEUTRAL OR IF IT'S COSTING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MONEY, YOU CAN CANCEL THE LEASE.
NO OTHER INVESTOR IS STEPPING UP TO THAT SITUATION AND TAKING ON THAT RISK.
THE REASON WHY I'M TAKING ON THAT RISK IS I SIMPLY UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM.
THE DEMAND FOR QUALITY HOUSING AT AN AMAZING PRICE TO BE AT A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE IS EXTREMELY HIGH, AND THE SUPPLY IS NON EXISTENT.
IT'S JUST A SIMPLE DEMAND AND SUPPLY THING.
WE DON'T ASK YOU FOR ANY MONEY.
IN FACT, WE ACTUALLY EVEN MAKE A DONATION TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT ALLOWS THE COVERS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ANY EVENTS SHORTFALLS.
I'VE GOT THE DISTRICT COVER EVERY WAY POSSIBLE, AND IT'S FOR YOU, IT'S FOR YOUR BENEFITS.
THE WHOLE POINT IS THOUGH, TO WORK WITH YOU ON A 30 YEAR PLAN OF RECRUITING AND RETAINING STAFF, AND I WANT YOU TO THINK LARGER THAN 25 MILES.
AS MUCH AS YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY DOING AMAZINGLY, WITH THE PART OF THE UNITED STATES THAT WE LIVE IN WITH OFFERING HOUSING AND YOU MAY BE ABLE TO IT'S NATIONALLY.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE RECRUIT NATIONALLY, AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE BEST OF THE BEST BECAUSE YOU'RE ONE OF THE FIRST, AND YOU'RE ONE OF THE FIRST ONES TO DO IT YOU'RE 11 MILES FROM A HOUSE, WHICH IS GREAT, TOO.
I'VE GOT ONE MINUTE, SO I WILL MAKE SURE WE DO DIFFERENT MIXES.
WE DO WORK WITH YOUR STAFF. WE'VE WORKED WITH YOUR STAFF.
THEY'RE GREAT. WE GOT A REALLY DEEP DIVE.
WE GOT TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO DISCOVER THE EXACT MIX OF UNITS AND NEEDS AND YOU COME UP WITH THE 30 YEAR GAME PLAN TO MAKE THIS REVENUE POSITIVE SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE BOARD NEVER HAS TO COME TO THE BOARD ASKING FOR MONEY.
THAT'S THE KEY. THIS IS ALL POSITIVE, ALL THAT BENEFIT, AND WE'RE TAKING 100% OF THE FINANCIAL RISK BECAUSE WE WANT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
>> MR. ROBERTS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION, TEAM.
I DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT CAN BE SUBMITTED TO BOARD BLOG THAT WE DO THAT.
BUT SINCE WE HAVE MR. ROBERTS HERE TONIGHT, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS THAT ARE HARD PRESSING, I DO WANT TO GET TO THOSE, SO I'LL START ON MY LEFT.
>> JUST SINCE WE HAVE YOU HERE, THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND MS. CORSON FOR BRINGING THIS TO US, LIKE YOU SAID, RECOGNIZING THE VALUE THAT EDUCATORS BRING TO SOCIETY IN GENERAL AND TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
HOW CAN WE CREATE MORE VALUE FOR THEM.
BUT IF YOU WERE SITTING IN OUR SHOES, WHAT WOULD BE THE RISKS THAT WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT IN LOOKING AT THIS BECAUSE YOU GAVE A LOT OF POSITIVES.
>> THE NUMBER 1 RISK IS YOU DON'T HAVE A NEED.
THAT'S FOR ME IS BECAUSE IF I DON'T BUILD AN AMAZING HOUSE WHERE A TEACHER SAYS, MAN, IF I WORK FOR THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, I GET THIS AMAZING HOUSE AT THIS PRICE.
IF WE DON'T ACCOMPLISH THAT, THE FINANCIAL RISK IS TO US.
SINCE I POST ABOUT FIVE YEARS WORTH OF RESERVES FOR YOU IN THAT AMOUNT, YOU'RE ABLE TO DRAW DOWN OUT OF THAT CAPITAL.
YOU GET TO VISIBILITY SEE BEFORE THIS IS GOING TO COST THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ANY MONEY, A LONG WINDOW.
THE BIGGEST RISK IS YOU HAVE A NEED.
THEN THERE'S EMBARRASSMENT BECAUSE I TAKE ALL THE FINANCIAL RISK.
I HAVE TO DO A LOT OF EXTRA WORK TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THESE UNITS, THESE HOUSES, IF THERE'S NO NEED FOR ESSENTIAL STAFF BECAUSE THERE'S A BIG FINANCIAL GAP THAT HAS TO COME IN IN THE PHILANTHROPIC DONATION.
THAT'S WHAT ME AND SOME OTHER FAMILIES ARE STEPPING UP AND DOING TO MAKE THIS FINANCIALLY POSSIBLE.
OTHERWISE, IT IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
I'D SAY FOR YOU, I'VE GOT YOU COVERED, THE REAL ISSUE IS, I NEED YOU TO USE IT.
IT'S GOT TO BE SOCIALLY, THIS HAS TO BE FOR HOUSING STAFF.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING TO GO RECRUIT TESLA TO WORK HERE.
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THIS HAS GOT TO BE FOR THE ESSENTIAL STAFF BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IF THE ESSENTIAL STAFF CAN'T AFFORD TO BE ESSENTIAL STAFF, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY, AND THAT'S WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO.WE THINK OF THIS AS A MUCH LARGER FUNDAMENTAL CRISIS.
THAT'S YOUR BIGGEST RISK IS NOT USING IT.
>> GREAT. THEN WHERE DO YOU GET THE PROPERTY? HAVE YOU ALREADY IDENTIFIED PROPERTY?
>> THE GOOD NEWS, I LIVE 11 MILES FROM HERE, SO I DO HAVE PROPERTIES AVAILABLE TO US.
WE'RE INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA.
WE ALSO ARE FULL SCALE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT HOMEBUILDER TEAMS. I HAVE WORKED WITH CITY OF KYLE BEFORE THEY'VE BEEN AMAZING TO WORK WITH ON THEIR UTILITIES AVAILABLE.
WE HAVE SOME POTENTIAL TARGETS, BUT ALL THAT COST SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY, AND WE WON'T DO THAT UNLESS WE GOT YOUR BLESSING THAT THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WANTED US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.
>> THANK YOU. I KNOW HAYS COUNTY HAS DONE SEVERAL COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS, AND EVERYTHING SHOWS THAT HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION ARE THE TWO BIGGEST ISSUES WE FACE IN HAYS COUNTY.
OF COURSE, THE THIRD WOULD BE MENTAL HEALTH.
DEFINITELY A NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I KNOW, AS WE HAVE A LOT OF MARRIED COUPLES AS WELL THAT WORK IN OUR DISTRICT, TEACHERS, BUS DRIVERS, AND SO ON.
KNOWING THAT AND HAVING THAT LOFTY DREAM OF HOME OWNERSHIP, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY LOOK AT THAT AS AN ACTUAL POSSIBILITY WHICH IS REALLY HUGE CAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT.
APARTMENTS RIGHT NOW, 2,000 BUCKS FOR A TWO BEDROOM.
THIS IS DEFINITELY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STAFF, AND ALL OF US ARE ABOUT BEING EMPLOYEE FRIENDLY.
THAT IS OUR PHILOSOPHY IN OUR DISTRICT.
WE HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD WITH DR. WRIGHT TO MAKE THAT REAL TO BE THE REAL DEAL.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER THING THAT WE CAN ADD TO BEING EMPLOYEE FRIENDLY.
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS TO US.
I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT OFFERING THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STAFF. THANK YOU.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OF HERE? MR. FLORES.
>> AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND TRUSTEE ASOS, THE BATTLE FOR RETENTION OF TEACHERS AND TAKING CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
THAT'S BASICALLY A PRIORITY FOR US.
WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ENGAGE THE INTERESTS OF OUR STAFF DISTRICT WIDE IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE LIKE YOU SAID THAT WE UTILIZE IT.
IF IT WERE TO BECOME A REALITY.
WHAT WOULD BE THE INTERESTS OF OUR STAFF AND ACTUALLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS? IT WOULD BE GREAT TO KNOW BEFORE COMMITTING TO ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW THIS IS WORKING OUT FOR OTHER DISTRICTS OF OUR SIZE AROUND THE STATE, IN REGARDS TO HOW I KNOW AISD IS DOING SOMETHING NOT QUITE LIKE THIS, BUT THEY ARE BUILDING HOUSING FOR TEACHERS.
OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING THE SAME.
HOW IS THAT WORKING OUT IN DISTRICTS THAT HAVE COMMITTED TO THIS SO FAR? I ALSO LIKE THE IDEA OF SOMEHOW A PARTNERSHIP, MAYBE HELPING FIRST RESPONDERS.
POLICEMEN, FIREMEN, MAYBE THERE'S A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE CAN ENGAGE IN TO HELP FIRST RESPONDERS AS WELL.
BUT I KNOW IT'S HARD TO RETAIN TEACHERS, AND BUT IT ALSO PUTS US IN THE HOUSING BUSINESS.
THERE IS SOME OBLIGATION GOING FORWARD, EVEN IF IT'S NOT FINANCIAL RISK, AS YOU MENTIONED, BUT THERE IS CERTAINLY AN OBLIGATION WHEN WE START GETTING INTO THE HOUSING BUSINESS.
BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS. I AGREE WITH TRUSTEE.
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND WE ARE WE MAKE THINGS 100% POSSIBLE. THANK YOU AGAIN.
>> NO, YOU'RE GREAT. WE'RE WORKING WITH AISD AND CURRENTLY ON THEIR PROGRAMS, AND REALITY, NOBODY'S OFFERED THE PROGRAM THAT WE'VE OFFERED TO YOU.
BUT NO, YOU'RE GREAT. I'D LOVE TO WALK YOU THROUGH.
WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING WITH THE REASONS WHY PEOPLE DON'T APPLY FOR JOBS OR DON'T SIGN AND TAKE THE JOBS, AND ALL THE HR DIRECTOR HAS BEEN AMAZING.
YES, ABSOLUTELY HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU AND ONE THING TO BE VERY CLEAR, WE ARE NOT ASKING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HIRE ONE PERSON TO DO ANYTHING.
WE ARE TAKING ON THE FULL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND LEASE UP RISK AND OBLIGATION FOR EVERYTHING.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROFESSIONALS.
WE WOULD NEVER ASK YOU GUYS TO GET INTO THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS.
HOWEVER, WHAT WE DO MENTION IS THAT WE WANT THIS TO BE FOR YOUR BENEFIT.
THERE ARE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE DONE SIMILAR THINGS, BUT THEY'VE RAISED THEIR OWN BOND DEBT.
THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, JEFFERSON UNION HIGH SCHOOL DID THAT.
THEY HOUSE 20% OF THEIR STAFF WITH THE WAITING LIST, AND THEY ONLY ALLOW THEIR STAFF TO STAY THERE FOR SEVEN YEARS BECAUSE THE DEMAND IS SO HIGH.
WE'VE SCOUTED THE COUNTRY AND EVERY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM AND DONE OUR DILIGENCE, AND WE BELIEVE WE'VE CREATED THE BEST PROGRAM
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FOR Y'ALL WITH US BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE DEBT, NOT YOU.THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IS, NOBODY STEPPED UP.
YOU GOT TO STEP UP TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PRESENTING THIS INFORMATION.
I KNOW THAT WE'VE DONE SOME OTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES WITH MULTI UNIT APARTMENT HOUSING.
MISS CORSON, CAN YOU REMIND US HOW MANY AVAILABLE UNITS WE HAVE LEFT?
>> IN OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEXAS WORKFORCE HOUSING FOUNDATION, WE DON'T HAVE A SINGLE UNIT VACANT.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE HAVE HAD EMPLOYEES REACH OUT TO THE FOUNDATION, ASKING IF THEY COULD STILL SOMEHOW GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE SEEN STAFF SUCCESSFUL IN ADVOCATING FOR THAT, PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONATED MONEY TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE ON THE OTHER SIDE.
WE HAVE ZERO VACANCIES IN THAT PROGRAM RIGHT NOW.
>> ALMOST A WEIGHTLESS SITUATION IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
THERE IS DEFINITELY A NEED FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
>> YES, A NEED AND THESE, WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW ARE APARTMENTS, AND WE'VE HAD AMAZING FEEDBACK FROM OUR STAFF, SOME OF OUR STAFF THAT WE RECRUITED AS FAR AS EL PASO, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR CURRENT PARTNERSHIP.
IMAGINE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING TO RECRUIT SPED AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TO RECRUIT BILINGUAL, JUST IMAGINE THE ADVANTAGE WE HAVE BEING THE LEADER IN COMPENSATION.
THEN THE LEADER IN PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BEING BOLD AND BEING FIRST IN PROVIDING AFFORDABLE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT ARE STICK BUILT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WHILE I LOVE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, MR. FLORES, I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD TO SAY THERE ARE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE LIKE THIS FOR CITIES.
CITIES CAN DEFINITELY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PROGRAMS LIKE THIS AND THE ONE THAT WE'VE DONE PREVIOUSLY, I KNOW SPECIFICALLY WAS ALSO FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.
JUST KNOW THAT. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
>> ABILITY TO GIVE BACK. I'M A PHILANTHROPIST.
I'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE AND BLESSED TO WORK REALLY HARD AND DO WELL AND SO I GIVE BACK.
>> CAN YOU NAME THE NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER YOU, IT'S A LEGACY ISSUE.
>> NO, WE DO MAKE A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, BUT THE REALITY IS IS, YOU CAN'T SOLVE THE MONEY PROBLEM IF YOU'RE TRYING TO OFFER 50% OF THE UNITS FOR AFFORDABLE, THE OTHER 50% OF MARKET AND WE GET THE BENEFIT.
THAT'S A TYPICAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRO.
YOU JUST DON'T YOU'RE EITHER YOU'RE SOLVING THE PROBLEM OR YOU'RE NOT.
LET'S SAY IS, LIKE, THERE'S YOU JUST GOT TO BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE TO BE DEDICATED TO DOING IT.
IF YOU'RE NOT MAKING A MEANINGFUL IMPACT AND LOCKING IN THE RATES NOW FOR 30 YEARS, YOU'RE JUST PUTTING A MAN AID ON A SMALL PROBLEM TO BE A PROPERTY MANAGER AND THE MOST HUMBLE WAY TO SAY IT IS WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE AND BLESSED TO WHERE WE CAN MAKE MONEY DOING OTHER THINGS, BUT WE'RE REALLY GOOD AT THIS.
WHY NOT DO SOMETHING GOOD WITH IT?
>> WELL, I SUPER PUMPED AND HAPPY THAT YOU WANT TO PARTNER WITH US.
WHAT'S YOUR TIMELINE, AND WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS YOU NEED FROM US?
>> WE NEEDED YOUR BLESSING TO WORK FURTHER WITH DR. WRIGHT AND M CRISTINA SO.
AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO GO ON LAND, WE HAVE TARGETS AND ALL THOSE LOCATIONS, BUT THERE'S ABOUT $1,000,000 OF DUE DILIGENCE WORK THAT I WILL HAVE TO DO TO DESIGN THE COMMUNITY.
MAKE SURE ALL THE I'S ARE DOTTED AND T'S ACROSS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND ON OUR END, OR WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT UNTIL NEXT EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAYS.
LET'S SIT DOWN, WE'RE GOING TO REGROUP.
IF WE HAVE A POSITIVE OUTCOME.
WE WILL ENGAGE THE A TEAM, AND YOU WILL BRING A WHOLE BUNCH OF TEAM OF DESIGNERS AND STUFF IN, AND THEN WE WILL BE MOVING VERY FAST.
WE'RE JUST HAVING A CONVERSATION.
AT SOME POINT, DO YOU NEED US TO VOTE ON HOW IN JANUARY, WILL VOTE TO EITHER MOVE FORWARD OR NOT?
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO GIVE YOUR STAFF FOR OUR COMFORT AND FOR YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU HERE'S HOW MUCH THE RENTS ARE.
THIS IS THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT. ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THAT? AND THEN IF THERE'S EVERYTHING ELSE IN BETWEEN, WE TAKE CARE OF.
>> WELL, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF LAND. I KNOW THAT I KNOW THAT.
BUT IT GETS MORE EXPENSIVE EVERY DAY.
I'M GLAD MR. SEIBEL ASKED THAT QUESTION BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR NEXT STEPS.
THIS SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AGAIN FOR STAFF.
QUESTION, AND THIS MAY BE MORE IN THE WEEDS, BUT,
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THE COMMUNITY WE'RE GROWING WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO DOUBLE IN SIZE AS FAR AS OUR ENROLLMENT.
THE COMMUTE TIME HERE JUST IN HAYS COUNTY ALONE IS GOING TO CHANGE.
I LIVE ON PART OF THE COUNTY AND I GET A PROMOTION AND I'M NOW THE ADMINISTRATOR, LIKE WHAT ES IS ARE GOING TO BE THAT IF I'M LIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD X AND I NEED TO BE CLOSER TO CUT DOWN ON MY COMMUTE.
>> STRATEGICALLY LOOK AT ALMOST PLANNING IN AHEAD, KNOWING YOU'RE DOUBLING IN SIZE, THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN STRATEGICALLY LOCATED.
I'VE GOT RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO EXISTING SCHOOLS THAT HAS AVAILABLE BEEN OFFERED TO US, WHERE WE WANT PEDESTRIAN, YOU SAVE MONEY ON GAS.
YOUR COUNTY, YOU ARE LARGE, WE'RE LOOKING AT YOUR GROWTH PATTERNS, AND I MEAN, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE REALLY GOOD AT AS BEING IN FRONT OF THINGS.
WE WILL STRATEGICALLY POSITION THESE COMMUNITIES TO BE MOST OPTIMAL NOT ONLY FOR TODAY, BUT FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE AGAIN, I DON'T SEE VERY DIFFICULT TO HOUSE OVER 20% OF YOUR STAFF IN THE IMMEDIATE NEAR FUTURE.
LET'S JUST GO INTO THIS, MAKE SURE WE DO THIS RIGHT, AND IT IS DONE CORRECTLY AND YOU'RE HAPPY.
THEN IF WE ARE FACILITATING THAT, WE CAN ALWAYS ADD MORE UNITS FOR THIS PURPOSE, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THE BLESSING OF KNOWING WHAT OUR CAPITAL COST IS TODAY AND THE AMOUNT OF DONATED DOLLARS I HAVE TODAY.
BUT YES, WE WOULD VERY STRATEGICALLY WITH YOUR STAFF.
YOU NEED TO THINK OF THIS AS IF YOU WERE DOING THIS WITH YOUR OWN MONEY AND YOUR OWN BOND DEBT, I'M JUST THE UNCLE FINANCING IT FOR YOU, AND IT'S JUST YOUR PROJECT, AND I WANT Y'ALL TO HAVE IT FOR THE LONG TERM.
>> UNCLE JASON. [LAUGHTER] DOCTOR WRIGHT WANTS TO ADD SOMETHING.
>> YES. JEFF ASKED THE QUESTION EARLIER, WHAT'S OUR RISK? OUR RISK IS WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FILL THE UNITS.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR ATTRITION RATES, SO FOR OUR TEACHERS, I THINK YOU MENTIONED IN HIS PRESENTATION, IT WAS 6.6%.
WELL, WE HAVE 1,500 TEACHERS, AND SO THAT'S ABOUT 100 115.
THEN EVERY YEAR, THE DEMOGRAPHER SHOWS WE'RE GOING TO ADD ANYWHERE 1000-1100 NEW KIDS.
WHEN YOU ADD THAT, THAT'S AROUND 45 NEW FDE.
JUST WITH THE ATTRITION RATE, AND THAT'S NOT EVEN FACTORING IN THE ENTIRE 03,500 AND ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE BOARD, I THINK THAT WE WOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM IN FILLING 200,300 UNITS AND MAINTAINING THAT, AND PROBABLY THERE WOULD BECOME A DEMAND FOR MORE.
WE ARE REALLY IN A GREAT SITUATION BECAUSE OF OUR GROWTH.
IF WE WERE STAGNANT, LIKE A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE BRINGING THIS TO YOU, BUT I FEEL COMFORTABLE ASSUMING THAT TYPE OF RISK BECAUSE OF OUR GROWTH.
>> DR. RANK THANK YOU, I HAD CRUNCH SOME NUMBERS AS WELL, AND I WAS GOING TO TELL UNCLE JASON THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT 300 UNITS, PROBABLY, I MEAN, JUST BASED ON SAFFI NUMBERS ALONE.
>> I WOULD LOSE NO SLEEP AT NIGHT, BUILDING AN A PLUS PRODUCT THAT IS THE 300 UNITS IS NOT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM.
WE'RE THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A 42 -$45,000,000 PROJECT, AND WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.
AS AN INITIAL STAGE AND JUST SHOWING THAT THE STUFF WAS GOING ON AND MAKING IT WORK.
AS WE EDUCATE THE STAFF, AND JUST UNDERSTAND THIS IS AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY WHO HAS A PAYCHECK SUBJECT TO YOUR NEEDS.
THIS IS NOT INCOME QUALIFIED, RESTRICTED.
I HAD FULL POLICE OFFICERS THAT WERE SELLING THEIR HOUSES.
TO SAVE THE EXTRA INCOME AND HAVE THE EQUITY IN THEIR POCKET TO LIVE IN THESE HOUSES BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE.
HE'S LIKE, YOU MOW THE YARD. I'M NOT MOWING IT.
THERE'S A LOT OF BENEFITS THAT WE HAD MORE TIME? I'LL HOPEFULLY TO EDUCATE YOU GUYS THROUGH ALL THAT, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AS A PARTNER SHOULDER FOR SHOULDER ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND MAKE SURE IT'S RIGHT.
>> GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION.
I KNOW THAT OUR TEAM WILL COME UP WITH SOME MORE QUESTIONS AS WELL AS THE REST OF OUR STAFF THANK YOU.
>> TEAM, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SHUFFLE SOMETHING AROUND LAPTOP. WE'RE GOING TO GO NOW.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK RECESS.
TEAM, LET'S GO AHEAD AND WORK OUR WAY BACK TO THE DIS WHEN YOU CAN, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
WE'LL COME BACK FROM OUR LITTLE RECESS THERE.
WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A TECHNICAL ISSUE, BUT I'M GLAD WE GOT THAT FIXED.
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TEAM, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO OUR ACTION ITEMS.[L.2. Consideration and possible approval of Class Size Waiver(s) for K-4 Capacity Incentive]
WE'RE ON ITEM L2 ON PAGE 29 OF YOUR PACKET.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF CLASS SIZE WAIVERS FOR K F CAPACITY INCENTIVE.
MISS IS GOING TO GIVE US A QUICK OVERVIEW.
>> YES, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. WRIGHT.
I BRING BEFORE YOU CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF CLASS SIZE EXCEPTIONS FOR TWO FOURTH GRADE BILINGUAL TEACHERS AT BLANCO VISTA, WHERE WE'VE EXPERIENCED TREMENDOUS GROWTH.
BOTH OF THE TEACHERS HERE HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, AND BOTH HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAVE HAD SOME EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE LARGER CLASSES FROM LAST YEAR, AND WE ASK FOR APPROVAL FOR CLASS SIZE EXCEPTIONS FOR THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS.
>> THANK YOU MISS, QUESTION. TEAM, MANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? QUESTIONS TO THE LEFT ABLONCO.
>> THANK YOU. WE WERE ACTUALLY JUST ABLONCO VISTA AWARDING GRANTS, EDUCATION FOUNDATION GRANTS, AND BOTH THESE LADIES RECEIVED GRANTS.
WE WERE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. THE KIDS WERE SO EXCITED, WERE SO ENGAGED AND LEARNING.
WE SAW FIRSTHAND THESE CLASSROOMS WITH 24 KIDDOS, AND THEY WERE DOING AMAZING THINGS.
THEY RECEIVED GRANTS TO DO EVEN MORE STUFF WITH THEIR KIDS.
THESE ARE DEFINITELY QUALITY TEACHERS THAT ARE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS LOAD OF KIDDOS.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS INFORMATION TO US, AND I KNOW THEY'LL DO A GREAT JOB WITH THEIR STUDENTS. THANK YOU.
>> TEAM, SO THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HA CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE CLASS SIZE EXCEPTIONS FOR K4 CAPACITY INCENTIVE AS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED.
BY MR. FLORES. SECOND BY MR. SEVERANCE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 70.
[L.3. Consideration and possible approval of New Course Selections for the 2025-2026 School Year]
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF NEW COURSE SELECTIONS FOR THE 2025 20 26TH SCHOOL YEAR, MISS A DEAL.>> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, BOARD PRESIDENT BELLA AND DOCTOR WRIGHT.
THIS EVENING, WE'RE HERE TO REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF THE ADDITION OF A COURSE CALLED THE PRACTICUM OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND I APOLOGIZE.
IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED ON YOUR BOARD TRANSMITTAL BECAUSE IT SAYS PRACTICUM OF ENTERPRISE.
I LEARNED AFTER REVIEWING THIS THAT IT WAS NOT THE CORRECT TITLE.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I GO ON RECORD MAKING THAT CORRECTION.
AND SO IT IS GOING TO BE CONSIDERED AND OFFERED AS A CAPSTONE COURSE FOR THE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS OF STUDY.
BASICALLY, THIS WILL ALLOW US TO HAVE A CATCH ALL, IF YOU WILL, FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS OF STUDY.
THERE'S ACTUALLY 10 ON THE LIST THAT IT WOULD COVER SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO STACK AS MANY PROGRAMS OF STUDY PRACTICUMS, AND IT WOULD ALSO ELIMINATE A LARGE PORTION OF STACKING.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S BEEN DONE IN THE PAST, AND IT WOULD BE UNDER ONE SECTION.
THAT WOULD BE THE REASON WHY WE WOULD WANT TO BRING THIS COURSE FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
>> THANK YOU, MISS SADIO. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? MR. SEVERANCE.
>> THANK YOU. COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
IS THIS LIKE ONE TEACHER IS GOING TO HAVE POSSIBLY 10 GROUPS OF KIDS DIFFERENT THINGS PRACTICUM. IN ONE ROOM.
AFTER VISITING WITH MR. BU WHO ACTUALLY DID THE VETTING, AND WHAT YOU DON'T SEE ON HERE IS THAT WE DID GET SOME TEACHER INPUT ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP SOME OF OUR TEACHERS PLAN FOR THIS.
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE A CT TEACHER THAT HAS MULTIPLE, AV 1, AV 2 AND THEN A PRACTICUM, THIS WOULD ALLOW THIS TEACHER TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL.
SOMETIMES DEPENDING ON THE PROGRAM OF STUDY, WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO MIX, HAVING A PRACTICUM OF CULINARY ARTS AND ANIMAL SCIENCE.
WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS JUST MAKING SURE IT'S A CATCH ALL COURSE, AND TO BE QUITE HONEST.
IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFICS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO GET MR. BUT TO COME UP AND ANSWER SOME OF THOSE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS BECAUSE HE COULD PROBABLY EXPLAIN THAT WAY BETTER THAN ME.
IS HE STANDING BEHIND ME? YES. HE IS BECAUSE HE'S LIKE, MISS DO.
LET ME EXPLAIN IT BECAUSE AT I DO WANT TO SAY AND SHOUT OUT TO MY TEAM FOR
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ACTUALLY WORKING ON THIS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE STREAMLINING OUR COURSES, AND I DO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE.TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING TEACHERS AND THAT WE'RE NOT STACKING ALL THESE COURSES. IT JUST DEPENDS.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE SOME STACKING, BUT NOT IN THE WAY THAT WE'VE SEEN IT IN THE PAST.
I KNOW THAT MR. BO IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THAT.
JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN ME.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO HIM.
>> THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR, WRIGHT.
AS WE LOOK AT THIS ONE, THIS WOULD BE PRIMARILY IF STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY OUT INTO A PRACTICUM WORKPLACE.
THAT WOULD ALLOW, THEN, YES, YOU'RE GOING TO STACK DIFFERENT CURRICULAR AREAS TOGETHER.
THOSE STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN A CLASSROOM 10% OF THE TIME.
THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE FOCUSING ON THE TAQUS FOR PRACTICUM RENSHI.
WHEN THEY'RE AT THE WORKPLACE, AN ANIMAL SCIENCE STUDENT IS AT A VETERINARY CLINIC.
AN AUDIO VIDEO STUDENT IS WORKING FOR THE CITY OF KYLE DOING AUDIO VIDEO WORK.
BUT IT DOES ALLOW THEM TO THE TEACHER TO DO TEACHERS HAVE TO GO OUT AND OBSERVE STUDENTS.
WHEN WE STACK THOSE CLASSES, WE THEN END UP HAVING TO HAVE SOMEONE SUB IN FOR THAT CLASS SO THAT TEACHER CAN ACTUALLY GO OUT TO THE WORKPLACE TO OBSERVE THAT SINGLE STUDENT.
IF WE PUT LARGER GROUPS OF STUDENTS TOGETHER IN A PRACTICUM CLASS, THAT ACTUALLY FREES THAT TEACHER TIME UP THEN.
ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE OUT AT PRACTICUM.
THAT TEACHER HAS THAT TIME TO GO OUT AND DO THOSE SITE VISITS, WHICH ARE REQUIRED BY LAW.
>> GREAT. ALSO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WEREN'T PUTTING TOO MANY FIELDS OF STUDY IN THE ONE SPOT WHERE A TEACHER MIGHT NOT HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE ALL OF THEM PROPERLY.
THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON MY LEFT? MISS UNCLE.
>> YES. THANK YOU, MRS. [INAUDIBLE] FOR EXPLAINING THAT AND MR. SEVERANCE FOR ASKING BECAUSE THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY NEXT QUESTION.
SO THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS, CAN YOU JUST PROVIDE US A LIST OF THE PROGRAMS OF STUDY?
>> ABSOLUTELY. YOU ACTUALLY HAVE IT RIGHT HERE.
>> AWESOME. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE IT TO US RIGHT NOW, BUT IF YOU'LL JUST PROVIDE IT TO MISSUS GLORIA AND SHE COULD POST IT ON BOARD BLOG.
THEN MY NEXT QUESTION WAS JUST GOING TO BE AND YOU ANSWERED IT IF YOU HAD TEACHER BIAN AND WHAT THEY SAID.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE TEACHER BIAN. SO THAT'S GREAT.
WE LOVE TEACHER BIAN BEFORE WE START ADDING THINGS AND CHANGING THINGS.
BUT THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO MAKE THINGS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE STREAMLINED FOR OUR MASTER SCHEDULE AND OUR TEACHERS.
IS THIS THE ONLY CLASS YOU'RE GOING TO BRING TO US FOR 25 26?
>> SO NO OTHER CT CLASSES ON THE HORIZON.
>> NO OTHER CTE COURSE. UNLESS SOME MORE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE TEAM THAT SUGGESTS A MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES? APPROVE THE NEW COURSES FOR THE 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR AS DISCUSSED.
MOVED BY MR. SEVERANCE. SECOND BY MR. FLORES.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7, 0.
[L.4. Consideration and possible approval of Contract Services for Speech - ProCare]
THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF CONTRACT SERVICES FOR SPEECH PROCURE.MISS SADIO, THIS IS ANOTHER ITEM OF YOURS.
WANT TO GIVE US A QUICK HIGHLIGHT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. BASICALLY, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO CONTRACT WITH PROCARE TO OFFER SPEECH SERVICES PRIMARILY BECAUSE AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE SOME VACANCIES.
WE HAVE SOME VACANT SLP POSITIONS, AND WE'VE GOT SEVERAL FOLKS WHO ARE OUT ON LEAVE, AND IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO PROVIDE SPEECH SERVICES WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE STAFF AND SO WE'RE BRINGING THIS TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE CONTRACTING FOR SPEECH SERVICES, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT IS REQUIRED THAT WE MEET THE MINUTES OF OUR SPEECH SERVICES.
>> TEAM LOOKING TO MY RIGHT, MR. FLORES.
>> THANK YOU, MADIVO FOR BRINGING THIS TO US.
MY QUESTION'S ABOUT THE THREE VACANCIES OF THE SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST.
IF WE APPROVE THIS CONTRACT WITH PROCARE, HOW SOON CAN WE ASSUME THAT WE CAN FILL THESE VACANCIES?
>> MR. FLORES, I WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK WITH YOU BECAUSE I'M REALLY NOT SURE WHERE WE ARE.
I KNOW THAT OUR CHIEF OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND HER TEAM ARE REALLY WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE RECRUITING AND OBVIOUSLY RETAINING OUR SLPS,
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AND I KNOW MICHELLE VALASQUEZ, OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICER, WORKS REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE'S ON TOP OF HIRING AND FINDING VIABLE CANDIDATES.I'M NOT REAL SURE, BUT I AM HOPEFUL THAT AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER, WE'LL HAVE SOME VIABLE CANDIDATES THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING FORTH.
IN TERMS OF THE FOLKS OUT ON LEAVE.
I'M NOT REAL SURE WHAT THE TIMELINE IS.
I'M HOPING THAT THEY'LL BE BACK SOON.
BUT AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFICS TO GIVE YOU SO I'M HOPING THAT HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE EVERYONE HIRED AND BACK ON STAFF BY FEBRUARY.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I'M GOING TO LOOK AT MRS. VALASQUEZ WHEN I ASK YOU THIS MRS. SADIO.
WE HAD SOME ROCKSTAR SLPS RETIRE LAST YEAR.
ARE THEY BY CHANCE INTERESTED IN BEING CONTRACTED SERVICES FOLKS? THEY WERE TWO THAT RETIRED MAYBE IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO.
>> WE'LL DEFINITELY GO AFTER ALL OUR RETIREES FOR SURE.
>> THEY PROBABLY MAKE MORE MONEY AS CONTRACTORS I'M GUESSING.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? MR. SEIBEL?
>> I KNOW I SUBMITTED A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON BOARD BLOGS.
I APPRECIATE YOU ANSWERING THOSE SO QUICKLY.
BUT JUST TALK TO ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONTRACTING THIS OUT OR HIRING PHYSICIANS FULL TIME INTERNALLY AND PROS CONS OF EACH OF THOSE COST DIFFERENCES, ETC.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WELL, IT'S VERY COSTLY TO CONTRACT OUT.
BUT WHEN YOU CAN'T FIND CANDIDATES, THEN THAT'S REALLY OUR ONLY OPTION.
IT'S LIKE OUR CONTINGENCY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE OFFERING SPEECH SERVICES TO OUR KIDS AND WE TRY NOT TO OFFER COMPENSATORY OVER THE SUMMER, BUT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO WHEN WE DON'T HAVE A STAFF DURING THE YEAR.
IT'S NOT THE BEST SOLUTION, BUT IT'S OUR ONLY OPTION RIGHT NOW AND SOLUTION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE OFFERING SERVICES TO OUR KIDS.
>> IN OTHER WORDS, LESS COST EFFECTIVE, BUT WE'RE MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND THAT'S ALWAYS PRIORITY NUMBER ONE.
>> THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON MY LEFT? TEAM, THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE SPEECH SERVICES PROVIDED BY PROCARE FOR THE 2024 2025 SCHOOL YEAR FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $110,000 AS PRESENTED.
SECOND BY MRS. PETRIE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7, 0.
TEAM THIS TAKES US TO L5 ON PAGE 35,
[L.5. Consideration and possible adoption of Recommended School Attendance Zone Changes]
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDED SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ZONE CHANGES.TEAM, I KNOW WE'VE HAD A DISCUSSION ON THIS QUITE A FEW TIMES NOW, SO DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. SAVOY? LOOKING OVER HERE TO MY RIGHT, MR. FLORES?
>> YES. THANK YOU AGAIN, TIM, FOR WORKING SO HARD ON THIS.
I DID NOTICE UNDER THE CAVEATS FOR MAP RECOMMENDATIONS, IS THAT THE KIDS THAT CHOOSE TO SAY AT THEIR HOME CAMPUSES THAT ARE FIFTH GRADERS IN ADDITION TO THE I GUESS THAT'D BE THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS, CORRECT? THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION OR THEY MAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING THAT TO THOSE KIDS AT ARSON, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S GOING TO BE A LOW NUMBER.
THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS I WANTED TO STRESS IS THE COMMUNICATION OF THOSE PARENTS.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S BEEN OUR TRADITION THAT WHEN WE DO A ZONE CHAINS, WE DO ALLOW FOR THE LAST GRADE LEVEL, AND SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ONLY THREE, WE'VE JUST ALLOWED ANY ONE SEVENTH OR EIGHTH GRADE TO STAY AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE IT'D BE CREATING NEW BUS ROUTES FOR PROBABLY JUST A VERY FEW KIDS THAT MIGHT WANT TO STAY AT A PARTICULAR SCHOOL.
>> YES, SIR. THEN IN ADDITION ON PAGE 39 OF OUR DIAS, IT DOES SAY THAT ADDRESSING SCIENCE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, IT SAYS THAT THE BILINGUAL STUDENTS, IF I'M LOOKING RIGHT, TO MOVE BILINGUAL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS CURRENTLY ATTENDING SCIENCE HALL ELEMENTARY TO THE BILINGUAL PROGRAM AT TOM GREEN, AND ALSO SOME SPECIALIZED OR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AT SCIENCE HALL COULD ALSO BE RELOCATED.
WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THAT COMMUNICATION TO OUR SPED PARENTS AND OUR BILINGUAL PARENTS THAT THEY WILL OR THEY MAY BE MOVED?
>> THE FIRST PAGE WITH THE BLUE HEADERS WOULD BE WHAT YOU'RE VOTING ON AND THOSE CAVEATS, THAT FIRST THING YOU TALKED ABOUT AS PART OF THE ACTUAL RECOMMENDATION PACKAGE.
THESE ARE JUST ADDITIONAL CAVEATS OUTSIDE OF THE MAPPING PROCESS SO THOSE AREN'T NECESSARILY GUARANTEED.
THAT WOULD BE A DECISION MADE AND FINAL BY THE CNI DEPARTMENT,
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AND THEN THOSE PROGRAMS WOULD COMMUNICATE TO THEIR PARENTS AND I WOULD CERTAINLY HOPE THAT WAS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER BY EARLY SPRING.THE REASON I PUT THE M IN HERE, THOSE, THESE ARE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT THAT ARE LIKELY TO HAPPEN.
EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE TECHNICALLY NOT PART OF WHAT THE BOARD VOTES ON IN TERMS OF THE CHANGE OF THE ZONE, I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR WITH ALL OF THE PARTS THAT'LL BE MOVING.
IN FACT, THOUGH, I THINK, WITH THIS PARTICULAR ONE, MOVING THE FLUGER STUDENTS TO TOM GREEN, I THINK IT MAKES IT ACTUALLY A SHORTER DRIVE FOR THEM NOW, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY'VE GOT THAT ROAD THAT JUST CUTS RIGHT OUT ONTO DAISY LANE.
>> AGAIN, I'M GREAT WITH THE MAP, TIM, AND I KNOW THAT THESE ARE ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMMUNICATED LATER.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING, RIGHT.
>> I AGREE WITH YOU. FROM MY STANDPOINT, I'M HAPPY TO HELP WITH THE COMMUNICATION, BUT USUALLY IT'LL GET PASSED OFF FROM ME NOW INTO THE CNI WORLD, AND THEN THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE OVERSEEING THOSE PARTICULAR PROGRAMS WILL COMMUNICATE TO THEIR PARENTS HOPEFULLY AS SOON AS THEY LOCK DOWN A DECISION.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AGAIN, WHEN THAT COMMUNICATION DOES COME OUT LATER, I WOULD LOVE TO JUST HAVE THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN COMMUNICATED WITH THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO MOVE CAMPUSES. THAT'S ALL I GOT.
>> YEAH, AND THEN JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THAT, TOO, IS WE WANT TO GET THEIR PARENTS THE INFORMATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING A ZONE MAP NOW FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
WE'VE GOT AN ENTIRE SPRING SEMESTER FOR PARENTS TO KNOW, HEY, THE ATTENDANCE ZONE IS CHANGING, AND THE ULTIMATE GOAL WOULD BE FOR PARENTS TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEIR KIDS ARE GOING TO BE GOING NEXT YEAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND DEFINITELY, I WOULD COMMIT C AND I HERE TO MAKING THAT COMMUNICATION BEFORE WE EVEN BREAK FOR SUMMER, BUT LATE SPRING, LIKE I SAID, I'M WITH YOU ON THAT BECAUSE THE SOONER PARENTS KNOW THEY CAN MAKE THE PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY, FOR PUTTING THIS MAP TOGETHER.
I THINK IT'S GREAT. YOU AND YOUR TEAM DID SUCH A GREAT JOB.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF YOUR WILHOUSE, MR. SAVOY, AND CNI.
I REALLY APPRECIATED ADDRESSING THE PROJECTED OVERCROWDING AT MCCORMICK AND ALLOWING THE STUDENTS TO HAVE A CHOICE OR FAMILIES TO HAVE A CHOICE AT DAHLSTROM.
MRS. PETRIE HAD ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT HOW MANY CLASSES WERE OVER 30 STUDENTS IN CORE CLASSES.
WHEN WE GOT THOSE NUMBERS BACK, WE LEARNED THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE CLASS AT DAHLSTROM THAT HAD A CLASS OF STUDENTS OVER 30 IN A CORE CLASS.
I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE'RE TAKING AN APPROACH THAT ONE ALLEVIATES MCCORMICK AND GIVING AN OPTION.
I STILL STRUGGLE WITH THE PART THAT WE'RE GOING TO STRUGGLE WITH IS NOT MANY PEOPLE WANT TO LEAVE MCCORMICK.
MCCORMICK IS AN AMAZING MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY TO THE POINT OF PORTABLES TO KEEP THESE KIDS TOGETHER TO BUY TIME AND UNTIL WE CAN ADDRESS BIGGER ISSUES, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THAT.
TO BACK UP JOHNNY'S COMMENTS ABOUT COMMUNICATION, I SPEAK ABOUT COMMUNICATION A LOT.
IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT PARENTS AND COMMUNITY KNOWS WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND THEY'RE NOT BLINDSIDED BY CHANGES AT THE LAST MINUTE.
MRS. CITY, I'M GOING TO HOLD YOU TO EARLY SPRING ON COMMUNICATING TO OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY, WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE FACING, WHETHER THAT IS MOVING PROGRAMS LIKE THE BILINGUAL FROM FLUGER TO TOM GREEN, WHICH I DO THINK IS A GREAT OPTION, ESPECIALLY TRAVEL WISE.
BUT ALSO MAKE SURE WE'RE JUST COMMUNICATING IN A WAY THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT WE'RE DOING. IS THERE A PROBLEM? THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU FOR HOLDING OFF ON ADDRESSING SUNFELD.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY, I THINK THIS MAP IS A GREAT RECOMMENDATION.
I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU.
>> ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? TEAM, THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATION TO CHANGE THE DISTRICT'S CAMPUS ATTENDANCE ZONE AND THE NEW ZONE MAPS TO TAKE EFFECT FOR THE 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR AS PRESENTED.
BY MR. FLORES, SECONDED BY MRS. RUNKLE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7, 0.
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TEAM, ITEM L6 ON PAGE 47.[L.6. Approval for Further Consideration the 2023 Bond Bid Package 12 Design Development budget for Hays High School, Johnson High School and Lehman High School]
APPROVAL AND FURTHER CONSIDERATION FOR THE 2023 BOND BID PACKARD'S 12 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT BUDGET FOR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL AND LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, MR. CLEAVER.>> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT VELA, AND DR. WRIGHT.
ON PAGE 47, WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM, L6.
THERE'S A FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE IN THE NATURE OF THIS APPROVAL TONIGHT THAN WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IN THE FUTURE OR IN THE PAST.
IN THE PAST, WHEN WE WOULD BE COME FOR A DD APPROVAL, WE WOULD ACTUALLY BE GOING THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE SD AND THEN CD AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY BUILD THE THING.
TONIGHT, WE'RE DOING THESE DD APPROVALS TO BUILD A BOND BUDGET.
WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO BUILD THIS SCHOOL YET, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BUILD A BUDGET AND THAT'S REFLECTED IN THE MOTION.
IT WAS SIMILAR TO THE MOTION THAT WE DID FOR THE FBOC AGENDA ITEM A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, WHERE WE ARE APPROVING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION SO IN OTHER WORDS, THE PAST BONDS, YOU ALL HAD DESIGN DOLLARS FOR US, AND WE'VE BEEN ROLLING ON A MASTER PLANNING EXPEDITION HERE, AND WE HAVE THESE MASTER PLANS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD.
I THINK THAT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT TRYING TO BUILD THE SCHOOL YET.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BUILD A FUTURE BUDGET.
Y'ALL APPROVED THAT SD BACK IN OCTOBER AND WE'RE CURRENTLY UTILIZING THOSE DOLLARS TO BUILD OUR BOND PLAN.
BUT THIS DD SHOWS THAT SOME OF THE NUMBERS HAVE CHANGED.
I PROVIDED THAT IN THAT 2025 BOND ACCOUNTING CHART THAT WE PROVIDED ON FRIDAY, AND YOU CAN SEE THE CHANGES FROM SCHEMATIC DESIGN TO DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.
BUT AGAIN, I THINK IT'S REALLY KEY THAT WE'RE NOT APPROVING THE PROJECT TONIGHT.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET TO THE BUDGET.
WE DO HAVE JASON HERE TONIGHT TO GO THROUGH THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PACKAGES.
IF Y'ALL WANT TO SEE THOSE, I WOULD HOPE YOU ALL WANT TO GO THROUGH THOSE REALLY QUICKLY.
AND THEN GO ON AND ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> HEY, GOOD EVENING, DR. WRIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. LET'S DO HAYS FIRST.
THIS IS GOING TO LOOK VERY FAMILIAR TO WHAT YOU ALL SAW LAST MONTH, AT LEAST IN THE BINDERS.
NOT A LOT HAS CHANGED, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.
THAT MEANS THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL HAPPY WITH THE ORIGINAL CONCEPTS AND IDEAS SO WE'LL SKIP AHEAD REAL QUICK TO THE PLANS.
FROM AN OVERALL SCOPE STANDPOINT.
>> ONE MORE TIME. FROM AN OVERALL SCOPE STANDPOINT, HAYS HASN'T CHANGED.
AGAIN, THE GRAPHICS SHOW THAT THE ITEMS IN BLUE ARE WHAT ARE PROPOSED FOR THE 2025 BOND CURRENTLY.
OBVIOUSLY, STILL UP TO FOR DEBATE.
WE'VE GOT THE KITCHEN AND DINING RENOVATION WITH AN OUTDOOR DINING AREA AS WELL.
WE'VE GOT THE ACADEMIC ADDITION WITH THE CONNECTING CORRIDOR.
WE'VE GOT THE FINE ARTS ADDITION OFF THE MUSIC BUILDING, AND WE HAVE THE IMPACT.
THE KITCHEN AND DINING, SO WE'RE DOING THE WHOLE NEW KITCHEN FROM SCRATCH, DRASTICALLY BIGGER, OVER TWICE THE SIZE OF WHAT THE CURRENT KITCHEN IS OUT THERE AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT NOW.
IT'S AMAZING THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE THOSE KIDS WITH THAT VERY SMALL KITCHEN.
THEN WHERE THE CURRENT KITCHEN SITS RIGHT NOW IN THIS CORNER IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE DEMOLISHED AND TURNED OVER TO ADDITIONAL DINING SPACE TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE DINING FOR THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS EVERYONE WANTS TO SERVE.
WE HAVE THE CONNECTING CORRIDOR COMING OFF OF THE EXISTING MAIN CORRIDOR THAT CONNECTS OVER TO THE SMALL CTE BUILDING.
THIS IS ONE OF THE STEPS THAT WE'RE TAKING TO TRY TO PROVIDE AIR-CONDITIONED AND ENCLOSED PATHWAYS BETWEEN THESE DISPARATE BUILDINGS ON THE CAMPUS.
THEN WE STARTED DEVELOPING OUT THE CONCEPT FOR THE OUTDOOR DINING SPACE.
THERE IS CURRENTLY OUTDOOR DINING THERE NOW.
WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT AWAY.
THE SPACE OUT THERE NEEDS A LITTLE LOVE, IF YOU'LL EVER BEEN OUT THERE AND WALKED IT.
HOPEFULLY, YOU'LL BE EXCITED ABOUT THE GRAPHS GOING TO SHOW YOU FOR THAT TODAY.
THE ACADEMIC ADDITION, PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, 13 CLASSROOM ADDITION, AGAIN, WITH A CONNECTING CORRIDOR OVER TO THE LARGE CTE BUILDING.
THAT'LL CONNECT THAT TO THE MAIN BUILDING, SO NOW BOTH CTE BUILDINGS WILL BE CONNECTED TO THE MAIN BUILDING.
BUT THERE'S SIX CLASSROOMS ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND SEVEN CLASSROOMS ON THE UPPER FLOOR WITH MISCELLANEOUS SUPPORT SPACE.
WE HAVE THE MULTIPURPOSE INDOOR SPACE, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH A COPY OF THE ONE THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY AT JOHNSON.
IT HAS ALL THE SAME AMENITIES.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'VE GOT CHEER LOCKER ROOM,
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COLOR GUARD LOCKER ROOM, AND THEN WE'RE CALLING IT A BOYS LOCKER ROOM.THAT'S GOING TO SERVE THE BOYS FOR CHEER, COLOR GUARD, AND EVENTUALLY, DANCE AS WELL, BECAUSE THERE IS A FUTURE PLAN FOR DANCE TO MOVE OVER HERE.
THEN WE HAVE STORAGE FOR BOTH CHEER AND COLOR GUARD, AND THEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS MORE RECENTLY ADDED WERE SOME PUBLIC RESTROOMS AND A CONCESSION STAND TO MAKE THIS ADDITION MORE EQUIVALENT TO GRAND GYM, WHICH IS IT IS WHAT IT'S REPLACING.
THEN UPSTAIRS WE HAVE, I CALL IT THE CROW'S NEST, THE VIEWING CORRIDOR FOR TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO GET UP AT THAT HIGHER LEVEL AND BE ABLE TO OBSERVE WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE DOING DOWN ON THE COURT.
THEN, OF COURSE, THE IMPACT, WHICH IS A BULL SOCCER FIELD AND FOOTBALL FIELD COVERED.
WE HAVE THE ISOMETRIC VIEWS OF ALL OF THESE TO GIVE YOU A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVE AND A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO VISUALIZE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THEN SKIPPING AHEAD TO THE RENDERINGS.
THIS IS A RENDERING OF THE CONCEPT FOR THAT OUTDOOR DINING SPACE.
THERE IS AN ELEVATION CHANGE BETWEEN THE FINISHED FLOOR OF THE KITCHEN AND THE FINISHED FLOOR OF THE CTE BUILDING OF A FEW FEET.
THE CONCEPT HERE IS TO TRANSITION THAT WITH LEVELS OF SEATING AREAS WITH ARTIFICIAL TURF.
ARTIFICIAL TURF IS SOFTER AND LOW MAINTENANCE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO MOW IT, TAKE CARE OF IT, SO THE MAINTENANCE FOLKS REALLY LIKE IT.
BUT CREATES A SOFTER OUTDOOR EATING SPACE FOR THE STUDENTS.
WE'RE ALSO PROVIDING SOME SHADE SALES, BECAUSE IT GETS HOT IN TEXAS, AND HOPEFULLY, THEY'LL USE IT MORE IF THEY HAVE SOME SHADE TO BE ABLE TO SIT OUT IN MORE COMFORT.
WE'VE GOT A RAMP AT THE VERY BACK.
YOU CAN SEE THE RAIL BACK THERE.
IT IS USABLE BY ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF.
THEN THE TWO-STORY ADDITION, RENDERING HASN'T CHANGED A WHOLE LOT SINCE YOU SAW IT LAST TIME, THE DESIGN REALLY HASN'T CHANGED A WHOLE LOT.
AGAIN, IT'S TRYING TO PULL TOGETHER THE SAME MATERIAL PALETTE THAT WE USED ON THE WEIGHT ROOM.
THAT WAS THE STARTING POINT FOR TRYING TO MAKE THIS CAMPUS MORE COHESIVE WITH THE USE OF MATERIALS.
THAT SHOULD LOOK PRETTY FAMILIAR FROM WHAT WE DID ON THE WEIGHT ROOM.
THEN ANOTHER VIEW OF THAT SAME ADDITION.
I EXPLAINED THIS LAST TIME A LITTLE BIT.
NOW YOU'VE GOT THE LARGER UPDATED RENDERINGS, THAT THIS IS A BIT OF A HYBRID FROM AN AESTHETIC STANDPOINT, TRYING TO BRIDGE BETWEEN THE MUSIC BUILDING, WHICH IS A VERY STRONG DEPARTURE FROM THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE REST OF THE CAMPUS, TO THE WEIGHT ROOM, WHICH IS THE NEW STANDARD.
YOU SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THE FLAVOR OF THE MUSIC BUILDING AND THEN A LITTLE BIT OF THE FLAVOR OF THE WEIGHT ROOM.
THIS IS A TRANSITION BUILDING THAT WILL ULTIMATELY CONNECT TO THE FUTURE AUDITORIUM THAT WILL PROBABLY HAVE A LOT OF THE MATERIALS THAT ARE THE NEW STANDARD.
I ACTUALLY HAVE AN INTERIOR SHOT, BUT I JUST DID IT ON JOHNSON, RATHER THAN PUTTING ALL OF THEM, SO I'LL SAVE THAT ONE AS A SURPRISE FOR WHEN WE GET TO JOHNSON.
THEN WE HAVE THE INSIDE SHOT OF THE MULTIPURPOSE INDOOR SPACE.
AGAIN, IF YOU COMPARE THIS TO THE RENDERING THAT WE DID FOR WHAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION OF JOHNSON, IT SHOULD LOOK VERY SIMILAR.
WE'RE USING THE SAME ACOUSTICAL PANEL STRATEGY.
ALL WE'RE DOING IS CHANGING OUT THE COLORS TO BE THE SCHOOL COLORS FOR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL.
OBVIOUSLY, CHANGING OUT THE LOGO, BUT OUR INTENT HERE IS TO BE VERY EQUITABLE IN THOSE SPACES.
THAT SPACE HAS HAD SOME RENOVATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ONGOING.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WERE DONE IN THOSE RENOVATIONS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO CONTINUE, LIKE THE FLOORING RIGHT NOW IS A POLISHED CONCRETE FLOOR.
WHEN WE TURN OUT THAT KITCHEN, IT'S GOING TO BE A MESS.
THAT SLAB IS GOING TO BE HORRENDOUS.
OUR PLAN IS TO GO IN AND DO SOMETHING THAT'S A MORE UNIFORM FLOORING, SO YOU'LL GET A WHOLE NEW FLOOR THROUGHOUT.
REDOING THE CEILINGS, WE'RE TRYING TO ACTUALLY CREATE A LITTLE BIT MORE HEIGHT IN THAT SPACE.
IF YOU WALK IN THERE RIGHT NOW, IT'S A VERY LARGE SPACE, IT'S ABOUT TO GET BIGGER.
WHEN YOU HAVE A LOW CEILING AND A LARGE SPACE, IT CAN FEEL A LITTLE BIT HEAVY.
WE'RE HOPING TO GAIN A LITTLE BIT OF HEIGHT WITHOUT RAISING THE ROOF.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO TRY TO PUNCH A COUPLE OF EXTRA WINDOWS INTO IT.
RIGHT NOW THERE'S VERY LITTLE NATURAL LIGHT COMING IN THAT SPACE.
HOPEFULLY, WE'LL GET A LITTLE BIT MORE NATURAL LIGHT COMING IN THERE.
GENERALLY, JUST TO REFRESH ON ALL THE PAINT AND COLORS AND EVERYTHING.
THERE WAS SOME GRAPHICS THAT WERE PUT IN NOT TOO LONG AGO, AND THAT'S WHAT'S SHOWN IN HERE RIGHT NOW, OUR PLAN IS TO KEEP THOSE GRAPHICS IN PLACE SINCE THAT WAS MONEY WELL SPENT.
THEN WE HAVE A SECOND SHOT OF THE DINING.
THEN SCHEDULE. WE ARE ON SCHEDULE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON HAYS HIGH SCHOOL?
>> TEAM, I'LL LOOK TO MY LEFT FIRST. MR. SEVERANCE.
>> THANKS, JASON, FOR PRESENTING THIS.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE APPROVING TONIGHT.
FOR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, THE 2025 BOND ROLL-UP, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE DD AT THIS POINT FOR ACADEMIC EXTENSION,
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MULTIPURPOSE GYM, KITCHEN-DINING CONNECTIONS IS $53,019,630.>> HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, THAT IS CORRECT.
>> THEN ON WHAT THE FBOC PRESENTED US ON THE BOND ROLL-UP, IT HAS HAYS HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC ADDITION, MULTIPURPOSE GYM, KITCHEN-DINING CONNECTIONS AT 36,000,907.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. CAN YOU ACCESS THE 2025 BOND ACCOUNTING THAT I SENT YOU ON FRIDAY? DO YOU HAVE THAT HANDY? BASICALLY, YOU ALL ASK US OR WE WERE ASKED TO BREAK THE IMPACT CENTERS OUT.
SOME THINGS GO UP, SOME THINGS GO DOWN.
IF YOU ADD ALL OF THE NUMBERS TOGETHER, YOU'VE GOT THE ORIGINAL SD.
I REMEMBER, DID I WRITE THAT DOWN? THE SD, THE TOTAL PROJECT WAS ABOUT 51 MILLION, AND AT DD, IT'S ABOUT 60 MILLION, AND IF YOU LOOK ON THE HIGH SCHOOL TAB, ABOUT 7.4 MILLION OF THAT, THERE IS SOME CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED AT SD.
WE HAD A COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN, AND WE JUST DIDN'T COMMUNICATE THAT WITH HUCKABEE, AND THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED HERE AT DD FOR 7.4 MILLION.
THE ORIGINAL SD WAS 36+14 FOR THE IMPACT, WHICH IS ABOUT 51,100,000, AND NOW AT DD, THE NUMBER IS 59 MILLION, TOTAL PROJECT COST, AND 7.5 OF THAT IS ATTRIBUTED TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED AT SD.
>> SOME OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WEREN'T ACCOUNTED FOR, WHAT HAPPENED THERE?
>> THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN.
THOSE WERE INCLUDED IN THE ITEMS FROM ALBERT FLORES, BUT WE JUST DIDN'T GET THE INFORMATION TO JASON.
THEY WERE INCLUDED IN THE OCR NUMBERS, BUT THEY WEREN'T INCLUDED IN THE HUCKABEE NUMBERS AT SD.
WE JUST HAVE TIGHTER COMMUNICATION WITH THAT.
>> WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THE HAYS HIGH SCHOOL ROLL-UP NUMBER WERE ON YOUR TRANSMITTAL AT 53 MILLION, INCLUDES THE IMPACT MULTIPURPOSE ACTIVITY CENTER, 10 MILLION?
>> I'M NOT TRYING TO BE OBTUSE, I PROMISE, BUT WHAT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS PRESENTED? 36+7 MILLION IS 43 MILLION.
THERE'S STILL $10 MILLION DIFFERENCE.
>> THE IMPACT WAS 14, 2 AT SD, AND IT'S 10, 4 AT DD.
THE BALANCE OF THE PROJECT AT SD WAS 36, AND THE BALANCE OF THE PROJECT AT DD WAS 49.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SHOWING ON THE INFORMATION I PROVIDED YOU ALL ON FRIDAY.
>> YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE MULTIPURPOSE PAVILIONS ARE INCLUDED IN HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSON, AND LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL NUMBERS?
THEY ARE DOWN IN THIS MULTIPURPOSE CENTER ONLY.
>> I'M HAVING TROUBLE FOLLOWING THE MATH.
I'M SURE IT'S FINE, BUT I'M CONFUSING-
>> I'M TRACKING WITH YOU. YOU'RE SHOWING $3.5 MILLION YOU CAN'T ACCOUNT FOR IS WHAT YOU'RE SHOWING.
>> I WAS JUST DOING EASY MATH AT 16 MILLION, WHICH IS 3.7 MILLION THAT WAS PRESENTED WITH THE BOND OF THE FBOC, AND THEN NOW THE DD AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL IS 53 MILLION.
>> YOU ASKED ME TO TAKE OUT THE ARCHITECT'S FEES FROM PREVIOUS BONDS [OVERLAPPING], AND THAT'S INCLUDED TOO.
THAT CHANGED FROM SD TO DD AS WELL.
THAT WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THE DOCUMENTS I PROVIDED YOU ON FRIDAY AND WHAT YOU SAW FROM THE FBOC.
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THAT TOTAL IS ABOUT $15 MILLION DIFFERENCE IN THE ARCHITECT FEES.>> I'M GOING TO STUDY THAT FOR JUST A SECOND A LITTLE BIT, ELSE GO AND ASK SOME QUESTIONS, AND I'LL COME BACK IF I NEED TO.
>> EXCUSE ME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? MR. SEIBEL.
>> I ALWAYS APPRECIATED ALL THE WORK JASON DOES AND YOU DO, MAX, AND TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THIS, BECAUSE WE'RE GROWING SO FAST THAT WE HAVE TO BE READY TO GO WHEN WE GET THESE THINGS APPROVED, THAT WAY WE GET STUDENTS IN THE BUILDING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO MANAGE OUR GROWTH, AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO THAT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE HAVE THIS BALANCING ACT THAT WE HAVE TO DO BY BEING SHOVEL-READY, AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE READY TO GO WITHOUT OVER-COMMITTING OURSELVES TOO EARLY TO CERTAIN THINGS.
MY STRUGGLE ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS ADVANCING ANY MORE FUNDS TO GO TOWARDS DESIGNING OF IMPACTS, JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT EVEN ON THE FBOC.
THIS ONE IS JUST TO APPROVE THE DD THAT WAS JUST SHOWN.
THERE'S NO REQUEST FOR MONEY ON THIS ITEM, IT'S JUST TO APPROVE THE DD AS DRAWN.
THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS I APPROVED FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION THE BOND PACKAGE 12 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AT THAT NUMBER, AT 163.
>> THIS IS NOT COMMITTING ANY FUNDS AT ALL TO ANYTHING?
>> THAT'S THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
THERE'S A LOT OF PRICE CHANGES ON ITEM BY ITEM HERE.
THE MULTIPURPOSE WENT UP ABOUT $2.5 MILLION.
THE KITCHEN CONSTRUCTION COSTS WENT UP ALMOST THREE MILLION.
FROM THE 36,907 THAT THE FBOC INCLUDED IN THEIR LIST TO THE 49,519 THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT A DD SITUATION, IT'S JUST A BIG COST CHANGE.
OF COURSE, TAKE OUT THAT SEVEN MILLION.
AGAIN, WE HAVE ABOUT A SIX-MILLION DOLLAR CHANGE FROM WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT THE FBOC WAS PRESENTED.
I DON'T KNOW. TO TRUSTEE SEVERANCE'S POINT, WHAT CHANGED IN TWO MONTHS, BASICALLY, TO GO [OVERLAPPING]
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE GOT GREEN ENERGY FROM THE MEETING [OVERLAPPING]
>> SOME OF THE COST STUFF FLUCTUATED.
PROBABLY THE BIGGEST JUMP THAT MAX HASN'T ALREADY MENTIONED, THERE'S A $7.5 FOR THE M&O COST.
THERE WAS SOME STUFF GOING ON WITH THE FEES THAT WE WEREN'T A PART OF, BUT I FIGURED Y'ALL KNOW WHAT Y'ALL DOING WITH THAT ONE.
BUT THERE WERE SOME CHANGES, PARTICULARLY TO THE MULTIPURPOSE OF FINE ARTS ADDITION, AND THAT WAS AN ERROR THAT WE FOUND IN THE CONTRACTOR'S ESTIMATE AND SDS THAT WE GOT THE COURSE CORRECTED ON THAT ONE, AND SO MADE SURE THAT THEY HAD THE APPROPRIATE SCOPE SHOWN FOR WHAT THEY WERE PRICING [INAUDIBLE]. LITTLE JUMP THERE.
>> I'M REALLY GLAD YOU CLARIFIED AS TO WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY VOTING ON FOR THIS BECAUSE THIS ONE MEETING-A-MONTH THING IS OBVIOUSLY NEW TO ME, AND SO IT'S DIFFICULT I WAS REALLY HESITANT ON THIS WHOLE ITEM, BUT I UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT BETTER NOW ABOUT THE PROCESS HERE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING.
I'LL LEAVE IT FOR GOING THROUGH THE OTHER.
>> AS A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM, I SEE ONE CORRECTION THAT MIGHT BE THROWING YOU OFF IN SECTION F UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION.
THAT WAS A I'M NOT SURE THAT ONE SHOULD NOT BE THERE, WHERE IT SAYS APPROVAL OF THE EXPENDITURE OF BOND INTEREST THAT THAT SHOULD BE STRICKEN.
>> GOT IT. BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I GOT IN MY MIND THAT WE'RE SPENDING MONEY.
THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING WHAT AMOUNT WE'RE ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTING TO THIS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON MY LEFT? COMING OVER TO MY RIGHT MS. PETREA.
>> IN NO WAY WE'RE COMMITTING THE DISTRICT TO $163,000,000 PLUS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT PASSES IN THE BOND WITH THIS IF WE VOTE, YES ON THIS.
>. WHAT WE WOULD BE DOING WITH THAT 163 MILLION IS SHOULD ANY OF THESE COMPONENTS GO INTO THE BOND PLAN, WE WOULD BE USING THESE NUMBERS RIGHT NOW TO PUT INTO THE BOND PLAN.
THAT IS WHAT THESE NUMBERS ARE FOR.
THEY'RE FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.
>> NOT PAYING ARCHITECTS DESIGNS FOR BONDS THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE GOING TO PASS?
>> THAT'S RIGHT. WE WOULD PAY THEM FOR WHAT THE FINAL CONSTRUCTION COST IS.
>> OKAY, BECAUSE I HAD THE SAME CONCERNS FEELING LIKE THIS WAS PREMATURE, BUT THE BOND INTEREST STATEMENT WAS ALSO THROWING ME FOR A LOOP.
I'M I'M GLAD YOU REMOVED THAT.
THE ONLY SPECIFICALLY ON HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON RIGHT RIGHT NOW.
LISTEN. THAT BATHROOM, I'M GOING TO LOOK AT MR. PIERCE.
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THAT BATHROOM OVER IN THAT CAFETERIA HAS NOT BEEN RENOVATED IN QUITE SOME TIME. I AM SURE OF IT.IT IS A TWO-HOLER. IN THE WOMAN'S SIDE.
I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE ON THE BOY'S SIDE.
SO I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THE CLOSEST BATHROOM IS.
IT'S MAYBE IN THE MAIN HALL SOMEWHERE AROUND THE CORNER.
BUT I REALLY I WANT A STATEMENT IN WRITING FROM MISS SALAZAR THAT SHE DOES NOT WANT THE BATHROOM LOOKED AT IN THAT CAFETERIA.
BECAUSE IT'S SO BIZARRE THAT WE WOULDN'T I'M JUST WORRIED THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ALL THIS WORK, AND THEN SOMEONE'S GOING TO GO, OOPS, PERHAPS WE SHOULD HAVE CARED ABOUT THIS DECREPIT BATHROOM WHERE THE DOORS DON'T SHUT OR LOCK.
>> IF IT'S THE ONE THAT I'M THINKING OF, I'M PRETTY SURE IT IS, IT'S ACTUALLY GOING AWAY COMPLETELY.
>> OKAY. WELL, THAT WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME AT ALL.
BUT I WAS LOOKING ON THE SCOPE HERE AND TRYING TO SEE, ARE WE ADDING A BATHROOM IN THE CAFETERIA AREA.
WHERE IS IT NOW? CAN SOMEBODY?
>> ACTUALLY TWO. THERE'S ONE IF YOU'RE IN THE CAFETERIA FROM THE MAIN CORRIDOR, THERE'S ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE.
>> IT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO THE CAFETERIA.
>> ONE'S INSIDE THE CAFETERIA, ONE'S DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO IT.
THE LITTLE TWO-HOLLER ONE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, ON THE CAMPUS, AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER USE IT.
IT ACTUALLY WAS IN THE WAY OF BEING ABLE TO CREATE MORE SERVING LINES.
SO WE ASKED THE CAMPUS FROM A CODE STANDPOINT, Y'ALL ARE FINE ON A NUMBER OF FIXTURES.
WE COULD LOSE THOSE FIXTURES WITHOUT ANY WORRY ABOUT CODE IMPLICATION.
SO RATHER THAN CURLY EXPENSE OF TRYING TO BUILD SOMETHING BACK, WE JUST REMOVED IT.
THERE'S STILL A REALLY GOOD-SIZED ONE OFF THE CORRIDOR, DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE CAFETERIA, AND THEN THERE'S A SMALLER ONE INSIDE THE CAB.
>> OKAY. SO WHEN THEY HOST EVENTS IN THE CAFETERIA, IT ENDS UP GETTING USED.
BUT IF THERE'S ONE NEARBY, THEN THAT'S PROBABLY FINE.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT IT'S GOING AWAY, BECAUSE IF IT WASN'T GOING TO GO AWAY, WE'D HAVE THIS REALLY NICE CAFETERIA, AND THAT WOULD NOT BE AWESOME. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
WE ARE WE GOING TO NEXT? JOHNSON?
>> ALL RIGHT. SO AGAIN, LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, SCOPE SHOULD LOOK VERY SIMILAR.
WE'VE JUST UPDATED SOME OF THE GRAPHICS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO A LOT HAPPENING POTENTIALLY AT LEHMAN.
THIS IS AGAIN, STILL UP FOR DEBATE.
SO JUST STARTING AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE, WE'VE GOT PARKING EXPANSIONS.
SO WE'VE GOT ONE OFF OF THE FRONT ENTRY LOT, THAT'S RELATIVELY SIGNIFICANT, AND THEN WE'VE GOT ONE THAT'S IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER DIRECTLY OFF OF BUNK CREEK.
THAT ONE'S BEEN RECONFIGURED A LITTLE BIT FROM THE LAST GRAPHIC THAT ALL SAW, SO WE ACTUALLY WERE ABLE TO GET A FEW MORE PARKING SPACES IN THERE AFTER WE REALIZED WHERE WE'RE AT WITH EASEMENTS AND OTHER THINGS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BLOCKING US.
WE HAVE THE TWO-STORY ACADEMIC EDITION, THE ASSOCIATED KITCHEN AND DINING EXPANSION, THE BAND SUITE RENOVATIONS, THE FINE ARTS ADDITION, MULTIPURPOSE INDOOR SPACE THAT ALSO HAS CLASSROOMS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
BECAUSE THE IMPACT IS GOING WHERE IT'S GOING, WE'RE HAVING TO RELOCATE THE FIELD EVENTS OR SORRY, THE THROWING EVENTS, AND THEN WE HAVE THE WEIGHT ROOM AND CONCESSION STAND RESTROOM MANSION.
SO THE FINE ARTS ADDITION OR MULTIPURPOSE INDOOR SPACE.
AGAIN, SAME SCOPE AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE HAVING BUILT RIGHT NOW AT JOHNSON THAT WE ALSO JUST SHOWED YOU AT HAYS.
BEING EQUITABLE BETWEEN ALL CAMPUSES FOR THAT SPACE.
WE HAVE FOUR CLASSROOMS. THIS HAS CHANGED A LITTLE BIT SINCE THE LAST ONE THAT YOU ALL SAW.
THERE WAS A REQUEST TO ADD A CHANGING ROOM FOR COLOR GUARD.
DANCE AND CHAIR CURRENTLY HAVE DRESSING ROOMS ACROSS THE HALL.
COLOR GUARD DID NOT HAVE SPACE.
WE RECONFIGURED A FEW THINGS IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT TO CREATE THAT SPACE.
TWO OF THE CLASSROOMS. WE USED TO HAVE ALL FOUR CLASSROOMS SPACED IN THE NEW CORRIDOR.
NOW WE HAVE TWO OF THEM FACING THE CORRIDOR.
THOSE WILL BE THE HEALTH PE AND TEAM ROOM SPACES.
STILL HAS THE OPERABLE WALL BETWEEN THEM, SO IT CAN WE OPENED UP INTO A DOUBLE SIZE SPACE.
THEN THE OTHER TWO CLASSROOMS, WE ACTUALLY ROTATED 90 DEGREES TO FACE OFF THE CORRIDOR THAT IS BEING CREATED TO THE CTE WING, AND THOSE ARE THE TWO CLASSROOMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DEDICATED TO CTE.
AGAIN, WE HAVE THE VIEWING CORRIDOR OR THE CROW'S NEST, SIMILAR TO THE OTHER FACILITIES.
WE DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A CURVE BALL THROWN ON THIS ONE, WHICH PROBABLY ALREADY JUMPED ON WHAT IT IS,
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WHICH ARE THESE WEIRD-LOOKING CURVED WALLS THAT WE HAVE ON EACH SIDE ON BOTH FLOORS.THE EXISTING DOCUMENTS FOR THIS BUILDING DID NOT SHOW THE FACT THAT THESE ARE ACTUALLY LATERAL BRACING FOR THE OVERALL WING FOR THAT PORTION OF THE BUILDING.
VERY STRANGE TO PUT IT ON A CURVED WALL.
THAT'S VERY NOT VERY ECONOMICAL.
STRUCTURALLY, THAT MY ENGINEERS WILL PROBABLY THROW A TOMATO AT ME IF I ASKED THEM TO DO THAT.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER JUST HAPPENED TO CATCH IT, LOOKING AT THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS.
THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS SAID SOMETHING THAT LOOKED LIKE A DETAIL FOR A LATERAL BRACE.
THEN THEY WENT OUT THERE AND FEEL VERIFIED, AND IN FACT, IT IS A LATERAL BRACE SYSTEM.
THAT BASICALLY MEANS IT KEEPS THE BUILDING FROM GOING LIKE THIS.
FROM RACKING WHEN THE WIND BLOWS ON IT.
SO OUR OPTIONS WERE TO TEAR IT DOWN AND REBUILD IT SOMEWHERE ELSE INSIDE THE BUILDING, LIKE FURTHER INTO THE WING, OBVIOUSLY, MUCH MORE INVASIVE, MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE, OR LEAVE IT IN PLACE AND ACCEPT THE SACRIFICE OF LOSING A LITTLE BIT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE AND HAVING THESE LITTLE CURVE PIECES OF WALLS, WHICH THEY ALREADY HAVE SOME CURVED WALLS IN HERE ALREADY, SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THEY'RE NOT USED TO.
WE TALKED IT OVER WITH MS. ZUNIGA, ASKED HER WHAT HER PREFERENCE WAS, AND SHE ACTUALLY WAS FINE WITH LEAVING THESE IN PLACE.
WE ARE USING THEM FOR CHASE SPACE, SO WE'RE MAKING USE OF THEM, NOT JUST DEAD SPACE, WE'RE USING FOR RUNNING UTILITIES AND OTHER THINGS THROUGH THE BUILDING.
THE CLASSROOMS ARE STILL REMAINING WELL OVER 700 CLOSE TO 200 SQUARE FEET, SO THEY'RE STILL VERY FUNCTIONAL AS CLASSROOMS. THE REST OF THE SPACE, WE HAVE THE ISS ON THE GROUND FLOOR WITH ITS DEDICATED RESTROOMS, AND THEN WE HAVE JUST THE GENERAL CLASSROOM SPACE.
AGAIN, TO REITERATE, WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THIS ADDITION WITHOUT IMPACTING THE DRIVE ON THE SIDEWALK, WHICH WAS A REALLY BIG CONCERN UNTIL WE GOT ALL OF OUR SURVEYS IN THAT CONFIRMED THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT HAVING TO REWORK THE DRIVE.
ON THE SECOND FLOOR, WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE TWO SCIENCE LABS THAT ARE UP THERE AND THE PREP ROOM ARE SIZED FOR 28 STUDENTS.
THAT IS A CHANGE THAT HAS BEEN MADE TO ALL STANDARDS.
WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO WITHOUT WE SAW A LITTLE BIT MORE CORRIDOR SPACE HERE FOR THE PREP ROOM, BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE SCIENCE LABS LARGE ENOUGH FOR 28 STUDENTS.
THEN WE HAD THE GENERAL CLASSROOM SPACE, AND WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF LEFTOVER SPACE THAT WE'RE CALLING A RESOURCE ROOM.
THAT'S BASICALLY ABOUT HALF A CLASSROOM SIZE.
THE DINING AND SERVING LINE EXPANSION IS RELATIVELY SIMPLE HERE.
WE ARE TAKING OVER A LITTLE BIT OF EXISTING STORAGE SPACE TO CREATE THE NEW SERVING LINE SO THAT IT'S CONTIGUOUS WITH THE REST OF THE KITCHEN, ALONG WITH THE BACK OF HOUSE OF STUFF THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S ALL CONNECTED TO THE EXISTING KITCHEN AND CAFETERIA, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GOING OUT AND AROUND TO GET TO IT.
THAT SHOULD BE INTUITIVE FOR STUDENTS TO GET TO THAT SERVING LINE BECAUSE IT'S JUST IN LINE WITH ALL THE OTHER ONES.
WE DID THE TABLE STORAGE IS ACTUALLY WHAT USED TO BE THERE WHERE THE SERVING LINE IS, SO WE RELOCATED THAT, WHERE THEY AREN'T LOSING THAT FUNCTION.
STILL GOT TO HAVE STORAGE FOR TABLES AND CHAIRS.
THEN THE DINING EXPANSION IS RELATIVELY MINIMAL.
IT'S ONLY A COUPLE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET, THAT GETS US UP TO THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO HANDLE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT THIS CAMPUS IS DESIGNED FOR AT 2,800.
THE BAND SUITE RENOVATIONS INCLUDE NEW FLOORING AND NEW PAINT THROUGHOUT.
THERE ARE A FEW EXCEPTIONS TO THAT, LIKE RESTROOMS AND MECHANICAL ROOMS, STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT WON'T GET IT, BUT GENERALLY, ALL THE OTHER SPACES ARE GETTING NEW FLOORING AND PAINT.
WE'RE REPLACING ALL OF THE PRACTICE ROOMS WITH BRAND NEW PREFABRICATED WING OR PRACTICE ROOMS, WHICH I THINK IS PROBABLY WHAT MR. ADAM WAS MOST EXCITED ABOUT AND NATE, MR. SMITH THERE.
THE STORAGE ROOM THAT'S UP HERE ON THE SECOND FLOOR IS CURRENTLY ABOUT HALF THE SIZE OF WHAT YOU SEE ON THIS PLAN.
THE CAMPUS WAS ACTUALLY WILLING TO FOREGO A COUPLE OF SMALLER PRACTICE ROOMS TO ALLOW THAT STORAGE ROOM TO EXPAND.
TECHNICALLY, THEY HAVE LESS PRACTICE ROOMS THAN THEY DID BEFORE, BUT THEY GAVE THAT UP FOR MORE STORAGE.
THE WEIGHT ROOM AND CONCESSIONS RESTROOM BUILDING.
THE WEIGHT ROOM ITSELF IS A NEAR EXACT COPY OF WHAT WE'RE BUILDING OUT AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT NOW.
THAT SHOULD LOOK VERY FAMILIAR, ALL THE SAME FUNCTIONS THAT WE HAVE THERE AND ALL THE SAME SQUARE FOOTAGES.
IF YOU REMEMBER, THIS WEIGHT ROOM IS LANDING ON TOP OF THE EXISTING CONCESSION RESTAURANT BUILDING, WE'RE ALSO TOLD THAT THAT BUILDING IS GETTING TOWARDS THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE, AND SO NOBODY WAS REALLY SAD ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT MIGHT HAVE TO BE REPLACED.
WE'RE PUTTING IT BACK. WE ARE RADICALLY EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF TOILET FIXTURES THAT YOU HAVE THERE RIGHT NOW.
ALL ARE WOEFULLY UNDER COODE WITH THAT EXISTING BUILDING, SO WE'RE BRINGING YOU UP TO CODE.
WE'RE BRINGING UP TO CODE FOR THE CURRENT NUMBER OF SEATS THAT YOU HAVE ON THAT BLEACHER RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE DESIGNED IT SO THAT IT CAN EXPAND, IF YOU'LL EVER DECIDE THAT I WANT TO UPGRADE THAT TO 3,000 FOR THE VISITOR SIDE.
BUT YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT NUMBER OF TOILETS IS GOING TO DOUBLE. IT'S A LOT OF TOILETS.
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THE CONCESSIONS AND CONCESSION OF STORAGE, SAME SIZE, SAME NUMBER OF WINDOWS THAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW.WE WERE TOLD THAT THAT'S PERFECTLY ADEQUATE.
THEN ONE CHANGE FROM THE LAST TIME THEY ALL SAW THIS IS THAT WE WORKED IN AN OUTDOOR STORAGE, WHICH IS IN THE CURRENT BUILDING RIGHT NOW.
THEY SAID IT'S HEAVILY UTILIZED, AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT BACK.
THAT IS NON-CONDITIONED OUTDOOR SPACE, BUT IT'S GOT A FENCE AROUND IT SO IT'S SECURE SO THEY CAN STORE STUFF THAT CAN BE LEFT OUT IN THE ELEMENTS.
DOES HAVE A ROOF OVER IT THOUGH.
THEN THE RENDERING. THIS FIRST ONE SHOULD LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO THE LAST ONE BECAUSE IT REALLY HASN'T CHANGED OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT WE ADDED A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE.
YOU CAN SEE NOTCHED OUT HERE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE TO GET THAT EXTRA SPACE FOR THE COLOR GUARD CHANGING ROOM.
BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, THE MATERIALS ARE THERE TO MATCH THE EXISTING CAMPUS, ACCORDING TO ALL THE MASONRY, THE STONE, THE BANDING, THE METAL PANELS.
ALL INTENDED TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT'S INTEGRATING TO WHAT'S EXISTING THERE.
THE ACADEMIC EDITION, AGAIN, TRYING TO MIMIC THE AESTHETIC OF THE ACADEMIC EDITIONS THAT'S ADJACENT TO.
AGAIN, SAME MATERIALS, SAME FORMS ON THE STAIR WITH A PYRAMIDAL ROOF, SAME CURVE FACADE.
THE ONE THING THAT WE DID CHANGE IS THAT WE ARE NOT DOING THE SLOPED ROOF ON TOP OF THE NON-STAIR PORTION OF THE BUILDING, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THERE IS A CONCEPT THAT YOU MAY WANT TO EXPAND THIS WING IN THE FUTURE.
IF YOU DO THAT SLOPED ROOF IS CAUSING US A LOT OF FITS, AS WE'VE ALREADY ALLUDED TO, AND TRYING TO MAKE THIS ACADEMIC EXPANSION WORK, WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE THAT PROBLEM FOR SOMEBODY ELSE IN THE FUTURE, SO WE FLATTEN THAT OUT AND MADE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE ECONOMICAL.
THE DINING ADDITION. SO OUR INTENT HERE IS TO ACTUALLY TAKE THE AESTHETIC OF THE EXISTING WALL, AND JUST PULL IT OUT.
SO IT SHOULD LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW THERE'S A CANOPY THAT CONNECTS BACK TO THAT WALL.
THIS SHORTER PORTION OF THE CANOPY IS EXISTING TO REMAIN, AND OUR INTENT IS TO CREATE A NEW CANOPY THAT FILLS THE GAP BETWEEN THE EXTERIOR WALL AND THAT EXISTING CANOPY TO REMAIN THAT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR, CREATE SOME COVERED OUTDOOR DINING SPACE, AND THEN WE'RE ACTUALLY CREATING A SECONDARY COVER OVER ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE TO CREATE SOME MORE COVERED SHADED OUTDOOR DINING SPACE.
WE ALSO PLAN ON RIGHT NOW, THERE'S SOME DINING SPACE, AND THERE'S LIKE A WALL, AND THERE'S GRASS, AND THEN YOU GET TO THE DRIVE.
WE'RE TAKING OUT THE WALL, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO PAVE ALL THE WAY TO THE ROAD.
SO WE'RE EXPANDING THE AMOUNT OF PAVED AREA OUT THERE.
SO THE AMOUNT OF PAVED AND SHADED OUTDOOR DINING SPACE IS THE SAME AS WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW.
THEN THE WEIGHT ROOM OF THE IMPACT ON THE BACKGROUNDS.
SO IN THIS PARTICULAR IMAGE, YOU CAN SEE THAT OUTDOOR STORAGE SPACE WITH THE CHAIN LINK FENCE ACROSS IT.
BUT AGAIN, THE MATERIALS AND EVERYTHING JUST PULLING OFF THE EXISTING MAIN BUILDING WITH THE IMPACT LIKE WE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY.
THIS IS ANOTHER SHOT OF IT FROM THE FIELD SIDE.
WE'VE IMPROVED THIS GRAPHIC TO REALLY SHOW THE TOPOGRAPHY.
IF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT THERE AND YOU'VE GONE FROM THE MAIN BUILDING DOWN TO THE FIELD, YOU GOT TO GO DOWN THE HILL.
WE'VE EMPLOYED SOME STRATEGIES TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE FOR FOLKS.
YOU CAN SEE WE'VE GOT A STAIRWELL THAT'S ON THE MAIN PATH BETWEEN THE CONCESSIONS AND RESTROOMS AND THE FIELD, AND THEN WE'VE INTEGRATED A RAMP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING BOTH TO GET UP TO CONCESSIONS AND RESTROOMS, ONE DIRECTION, BUT THE OTHER DIRECTION THAT GETS YOU UP TO THE HEIGHT OF THE IMPACT.
FULLY ACCESSIBLE FOR ANYBODY THAT NEEDS TO GET AROUND THAT AREA.
>> AGAIN, THE MULTIPURPOSE INDOOR SPACE IS NEARLY A DIRECT COPY OF WHAT WE DID OUT IN JOHNSON, AND WHAT WE SHOWED YOU AT HAYS, WE AGAIN JUST CHANGED THE COLORS ON THE ACOUSTICAL PANELS AND THE LOGOS, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY CLOSE TO WHAT WE SHOWED YOU ON THE OTHER TWO CAMPUSES.
THEN THE DINING ADDITION, OUR INTENT HERE IS REALLY TO TRY TO MAKE IT LOOK AS THOUGH THERE WAS NO EXPANSION DONE.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT THERE ARE SOME COLUMNS IN THE EXISTING EXTERIOR WALL THAT WE CAN'T TEAR DOWN.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF COLUMNS.
WE'VE WRAPPED THEM IN SHEETROCK AND PUT A BRICK BASE ON THEM, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE BASE THAT'S ALREADY THERE IN THE KITCHEN.
AGAIN, JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT WAS ALL THERE FROM THE BEGINNING.
YOU CAN SEE THIS GRAPHIC RIGHT HERE REALLY SHOWS YOU THAT THE COLUMN MINE THERE ON THE RIGHT IS WHERE THE CURRENT EXTERIOR WALL IS, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE NEW EXTERIOR WALL ON THE SIDE.
THEN AGAIN, WE'RE ON SCHEDULE. ANY QUESTIONS ON LEHMAN?
>> LOOKING, TEAM, ANY QUESTIONS, MRS. PETRIE?
>> ON THESE COLOR GUARD, CHANGING ROOM, COLOR GUARD LOCKER, CHEER LOCKER.
DID WE DO THAT AT JOHNSON AS WELL FOR THE MULTIPURPOSE GYM?
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>> NO. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE SPACE IN THE MAIN BUILDING ALREADY, AND I WAS TOLD THEY'RE ACTUALLY ADDING LOCKERS AND STUFF TO THAT SPACE ALREADY TO HELP GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED.
>> BECAUSE I LIKE THAT LOCATION FOR THAT SPACE AND NEED.
I FIGURED JOHNSON MAY HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT APPROACH.
I KNOW THEY HAVE GUARD STORAGE FOR THE MULTIPURPOSE GYM.
I WANTED TO SEE IF MRS. CROCKY HAD OPINIONS.
I'M LOOKING AT THE ISS BATHROOMS. MAYBE THAT'S HOW WE DO THEM, BUT IT FEELS LIKE AN AWFUL LOT OF PRIVACY FOR ISS AND I KNOW HOW WE DO THINGS IN IMPACT.
I'M JUST WONDERING, ARE WE FINE WITH JUST THAT APPROACH? WE'VE ASKED THE CAMPUS FOLKS.
>> I KNOW I HAVE NOT HAD A DIRECT CONVERSATIONS WITH JERRY.
WE DID HAVE A MEETING WITH HER, BUT WE REALLY FOCUSED ON A LOT OF OTHER THINGS ON THE CAMPUS.
WE DIDN'T FOCUS ON ISS RESTROOMS SO I HAVEN'T THINK I REALLY ASKED YOU THAT QUESTION DIRECTLY YET SO I CAN DO IT.
>> ALL RIGHT. MAYBE I'LL TALK ABOUT IT OFFLINE, BUT JUST KNOWING THE FUTURE OF WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OUR BATHROOMS IN TERMS OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE IN BATHROOMS. THIS DOESN'T REALLY FIT THAT MODEL OF WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DOING IN THE FUTURE.
CERTAINLY AN IMPACT AND MAYBE IN A MAIN CORRIDOR BATHROOM SO MAYBE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
>> ONE THING I WOULD MENTION IS THAT THESE ARE SINGLE USER RESTROOMS. THINK OF THEM AS LIKE A LARGE STALL.
>> NO WAY TO SEE UNDER THE DOOR?
>> TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY ONE PERSON, TWO PEOPLE, FIVE PEOPLE?
>> WELL, EXCEPT THAT IT'S WITHIN THE ISS ROOM SO CERTAINLY THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE A LEVEL OF SUPERVISION BY THE TEACHER THAT'S IN THERE WATCHING WHO GOES IN AND OUT OF THAT ROOM.
IT'S POSSIBLE IF YOU ALL WANTED TO, Y'ALL COULD PUT A LOCK ON IT THAT THE KIDS CAN'T GO INTO IT WITHOUT HAVING SOMEBODY COME UNLOCKED, LIKE TEACHER COME UNLOCK FOR THEM.
WE CAN TALK THROUGH THAT STUFF IF THAT MAKES YOU FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE.
WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING THAT I DON'T THINK WE CAN PUT AN UNDERCUT ON THE DOOR WHERE YOU CAN SEE INSIDE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I DON'T THINK PRIVACY LAW WILL LET US DO THAT.
>> YEAH, JUST AS LONG AS IT'S GONE THROUGH THAT SAFETY AND SECURITY LENS, I FEEL COMFORTABLE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR GETTING SO MUCH STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK.
THAT WAS CLEAR IN YOUR PRESENTATION THAT YOU'VE TALKED TO THE BAND DIRECTORS, YOU'VE TALKED TO [INAUDIBLE], AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
ON THE BAND SUITE, MAYBE I MISSED THE MEMO, WASN'T AWARE THAT THEY NEEDED A WHOLE REDO OF THEIR BAND AREA.
I DIDN'T THINK THEIR NUMBERS WERE THROUGH THE ROOF THAT REQUIRED ALL NEW FACILITIES.
ARE WE BUILDING NEW FACILITIES OR IS IT?
>> IT'S MORE ABOUT THE CONDITION THAT THEY'RE IN NOW.
CALL THEM ECONOMICAL OFF BRAND PRACTICE ROOMS WHEN THEY WERE ORIGINALLY BUILT, AND THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE, SO THEY'VE SERVED YOU ALL PRETTY WELL, BUT THEY'RE AT THE POINT NOW WHERE THEY ARE NOT AS FUNCTIONAL, HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH SOUND BLEED AND DOORS BREAKING AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO IT'S REALLY MORE ABOUT NEEDING TO REPLACE THEM FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES, AND IT IS ABOUT.
>> LIFE SPAN AND IT SOUND LIKE SO IT'S MORE OF A COSMETIC SLASH FUNCTIONAL, PRACTICAL UPGRADE, NOT A COMPLETE RENOVATION.
>> HVAC UNIT WHEN IT'S WORN OUT.
IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME THING.
>> WELL, I KNOW THOSE PRACTICE ROOMS ARE PRETTY LEGIT AND USED FOR SURE.
THAT'S HELPFUL. THAT'S IT. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT.
MR. SEVERANCE AN INITIAL CYCLE.
>> THANK YOU. MAX, CAN YOU REFRESH OUR MEMORY? THE RESTROOMS CONCESSIONS THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE WEIGHT ROOM PROJECT, POSSIBLY IN THE FUTURE, IS THAT SEPARATE FROM THE RESTROOM CONCESSION PROJECT WHEN WE OPENED THE BASEBALL SOFTBALL COMPLEX THAT WE HAD TO MOVE BECAUSE THE CONTRACTOR WASN'T ABLE TO HANDLE IT, AND MOVED IT OVER TO BARTLETT, BUT THAT'S GOING ON NOW.
>> THIS ONE. WE DELAYED IT TO BE PART OF THIS ONE.
SO DID WE ALLOCATE FUNDS FROM THE BOND THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO?
>> I'M CONFUSED. I'M SORRY, NATE WOULD YOU COME UP HERE AND GET THAT ONE, PLEASE? YEAH.
>> OH, YEAH, SORRY. BASEBALL SOFTBALL IS ACTUALLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
I THOUGHT YOU' TALKING ABOUT THE STADIUM. THE BASEBALL SOFTBALL ONE'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
>> GREAT. THANKS. I COULDN'T REMEMBER IF THEY WERE TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS OR NOT.
MY SECOND QUESTION OR SECOND COMMENT, SO WE WERE OVER AT LEHMAN TODAY FOR GRAND PATROL WE WERE AT ALMOST EVERYWHERE TODAY, AND I LOVE THE STAIRWELL AT LEHMAN ACROSS FROM THE LIBRARY.
LIKE THAT THREE LANE UP AND DOWN, THAT'S THE WAY TO MOVE KIDS THROUGH A HIGH SCHOOL.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN LOOK AT POSSIBLY
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THAT FORMAT FOR ANYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING GOING FORWARD WITH THE ADDITIONS AND UP AND DOWN, BUT THAT'S A REALLY NICE.THEY HAD THE RAILINGS, BUT THEY'RE WIDE, THERE'S TWO RAILINGS.
IF YOU CAN GET FROM KIDS FROM SECOND FLOOR TO FIRST FLOOR, I WOULD REALLY LOVE IT IF YOU COULD GO LOOK AT THAT AND SEE IF THERE'S A WAY TO INTEGRATE THAT.
>> ON THE ADDITIONS OF RENOVATIONS, WE'RE DOING SOME RELATIVELY SMALL ADDITIONS OF GROUPS OF KIDS IN THOSE THE ACADEMIC ADDITION.
WE ACTUALLY KEPT A SMALLER STAIR THERE, BUT ON HIGH SCHOOL FOUR, EVERY SINGLE STAIRWELL IN THAT SCHOOL IS 12 FEET WIDE.
THE ONE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS 15 FEET WIDE AND SO PUTTING A 15 FOOTER EVERYWHERE WOULD HAVE ADDED A LOT OF COST.
WE TRIED TO MEET SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN.
ON JOHNSON, THE WIDEST ONE IS EIGHT FEET.
WE TRIED TO HAVE THAT GOLD LOCK SOLUTION OF NOT BUILDING EVERYONE.
THAT IS AN EXTREMELY GRAND STAIR THAT 15 FEET.
>> I LOVE IT. MOVING KIDS AROUND UP DOWN.
>> I THINK MAX AND THEME MIGHT HAVE PUT ME IN A HEADLINE IF I HAD 15 FOOT WIDE STAIRS EVERYWHERE ON HIGH SCHOOL FOUR, BUT WE WERE TRYING TO TAKE THAT SAME APPROACH OF INSTEAD OF DOING A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT SIZE STAIRS, WHICH IS WHAT'S BEEN DONE ON A LOT OF YOUR EXISTING CAMPUSES, IF YOU GO TO LEHMAN RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE THAT ONE, YOU HAVE ANOTHER 12 FOOT, THEN EVERYTHING ELSE IS SIX FEET WIDE AND SO WE JUST WENT 12 FEET EVERYWHERE.
>> SO 12 FEET, SIX AND SIX REALLY IN THE MIDDLE.
>> ALL RIGHT. ALL OF BRANCH ACCEPTED.
>> THEN WITH THE ACADEMIC EXTENSION, WAS THERE NOT ANY NEED TO ADD ANY MORE RESTROOMS INTO LEHMAN TO SUPPORT THOSE ADDITIONAL 600 KIDS?
>> NO. THERE WERE PLENTY OF RESTROOMS. WE DID A WHOLE FIXTURE COUNT ANALYSIS ON THE SCHOOL, AND YOU'RE FINE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO ARM WRESTLE ON RESTROOMS.
>> IT'S GOING TO HELP A LOT BECAUSE THE RESTROOM THAT IS WHERE ISS IS RIGHT NOW, THEY ACTUALLY AREN'T ABLE TO USE THAT RESTROOM FULL TIME AND SO BY PUTTING THE RESTROOMS IN ISS, THE WHOLE STRATEGY BEHIND DOING THAT WAS TO BE ABLE TO FREE THAT RESTROOM UP.
WE'RE BASICALLY GIVING BACK ALMOST A HALF OF A RESTROOM WITHOUT HAVING TO BUILD ANYTHING.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR RESTROOM ANALYSIS. I DO.
I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT IT JUST ONE MORE TIME WITH MS. ZUNIGA JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE HAVE SOME NEW BATHROOM CONCEPTS, WE'RE TAKING DOORS OFF BATHROOMS NOW, MAYBE THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE LOOK AT PUTTING SOME BATHROOMS IN TO HAVE A LONGER TERM SOLUTION FOR US DOWN THE ROAD.
>> WE DID ADD ONE OVER IN THE FINE ARTS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE FINE ARTS EDITION WITH THE FOUR CLASSROOMS AND THE MIS SPACE, THERE IS A RESTROOM THAT WE ADDED OVER THERE BECAUSE THE RESTROOMS THAT ARE IN THE ACTUAL AUDITORIUM SPACE, THE DESIRE IS TO NOT HAVE THOSE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO MONITOR AND SO WE ADDED THOSE RESTROOMS, AND WE'D ALWAYS PLAN ON ADDING RESTROOMS THERE SO THAT THE FOLKS THAT ARE IN THE BACK OF HOUSE AREA FOR FINE ARTS WOULD HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE MORE CLOSER THAN HAVING TO GO TO THE ONES OVER BY THE GYM.
>> WE ARE GOING TO ADD SOME RESTROOMS. WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO ADD THEM IN THE ACADEMIC EXPANSION.
>> MY LAST THING WAS IN THE KITCHEN EXPANSION, WHEN YOU UPDATE THE NEW SERVING LINE, ARE YOU GOING TO UPDATE ALL THE SERVING LINES? ARE WE GOING TO DO MAKE THEM ALL THE SAME AROUND OR WE'RE JUST GOING TO PUT THE NEW ONE DOWN IN THE CORNER.
>> PUT THE NEW ONE, AND THE EXISTING ONES ARE IN BAD SHAPE.
>> WE'VE USED THEM. WE'RE GOOD AT IT.
THEY'RE NICE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.
>> THERE'S NOTHING FANCY ABOUT THEM, SO IT'S NOT LIKE FROM A DESIGN STANDPOINT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO CLASH OR ANYTHING. THEY'RE ALL PRETTY UTILITARIAN.
>> SALAD, COOKIES, BREADSTICKS.
THERE'S MY FOUR QUESTIONS FOR THAT ONE. THANK YOU.
>> YES, I DO APPRECIATE THE FORWARD THINKING AND A LOT OF THIS TOO IN TERMS OF IF THIS WERE EXPANDED.
DO YOU HAVE ROOM HERE AND ETC.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I'VE ACTUALLY EVER BEEN IN LEHMAN'S CAFETERIA WHILE LUNCH IS BEING SERVED, THERE WHEN THE OLD BOARD MEETINGS ARE GOING ON IN THERE OR OTHER MEETINGS OR PERFORMANCES, ETC.
I'M GLAD YOU ASKED ABOUT SERVING LINES.
THAT'S JUST A SERVING LINE ADDITION.
THE OTHER GIANT IT'S ALREADY A SERVING LINE EXISTING.
BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, THAT LOOKS PRETTY SMALL.
THE LATERAL BRACING WALLS, CENTER BLOCKS BASICALLY INSIDE OF A CLASSROOM.
ARE THERE ANY OPTIONS TO MAKE THAT WALL USABLE FOR TEACHERS.
I KNOW WHEN I WAS IN THE CLASSROOM AND HAD A CENTER BLOCK WALLS THAT YOU COULDN'T GET ANYTHING TO EVER STICK TO OR NAIL INTO OR DO ANYTHING WITH.
>> WE ARE TAKING ALL THE BRICK AND EVERYTHING OFF OF THOSE WALLS SO THAT SAVES A SPACE.
IT'S A FEW INCHES, BUT EVERY SQUARE FOOT COUNTS.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO FINISH IT IN THE SAME MATERIAL THAT ALL THE REST OF THE CLASSROOM.
>> OUTSIDE OF A CURVE HOPEFULLY THOUGH.
>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ON THE MULTIPURPOSE ACTIVITY CENTERS.
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WHY THE PRICE DISCREPANCY FOR EACH OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS?>> THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A DISCREPANCY FROM THE VERY BEGINNING JUST BASED OFF SITE CONDITIONS.
FOR EXAMPLE, LEHMAN HAS TERRIBLE SOIL, HAYS HIGH SCHOOL HAS GREAT SOIL SO THE FOUNDATION DESIGN IS DIFFERENT BETWEEN THOSE TWO.
THERE'S BEEN A MUCH BIGGER JUMP RECENTLY BECAUSE I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A FIRE MARSHAL AT THE CITY OF KYLE AND BASICALLY JUST TRIED TO REASON WITH THEM ABOUT HOW THOSE FACILITIES ARE BEING USED AND WE HAD TRIED TO GET AN INTERPRETATION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL ON WHAT CERTAIN CODE CRITERIA WOULD APPLY TO THOSE FACILITIES.
NAMELY, IT WAS FIRE PROOFING, FIRE SPRINKLER, AND FIRE ALARM.
IN MY MIND, IT WAS MORE LIKE A STADIUM.
IF YOU HAVE A STADIUM, YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE TO DO ALL THAT STUFF BECAUSE THE IDEA IS SOMETHING'S ON FIRE, THE SMOKE GOES UP, DOESN'T GO DOWN TO WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE.
IN MY LOGIC, IT APPLIED TO THE SAME BECAUSE THE ROOF IS SO HIGH AND THERE'S NO WALLS THAT THE SMOKE GETS UP, AND IT STARTS COMING DOWN UNTIL IT GETS DOWN TO THE EDGE OF THE LITTLE EVE, AND IT'S GOING TO START GOING OUT THE SIDES.
IT'S NEVER GOING TO GET DOWN TO THE PEOPLE.
I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MR. SCHULTZ, AND HE SAID, THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME.
HE WAS WILLING TO PUT IT IN WRITING, WHICH IS GREAT.
IF YOU CAN GET A FIRE MARSHAL PUT SOME IN WRITING, THAT'S ALWAYS A WIN.
HE SAID, NO FIREPROOFING, NO FIRE SPRINKLER, NO FIRE ALARM AND TOGETHER THAT SAVED US WHAT PROBABLY CLOSE TO TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
THAT APPLIES TO HAYS HIGH SCHOOL AND LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET THE SAME THING OUT OF THE CITY OF BUTE.
THOSE ALL THAT WORK WITH THE CITY PROBABLY KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT AS EASY AND I'M ALSO CURRENTLY WORKING WITH CITY OF AUSTIN TRY TO GET THEM TO MAKE THE SAME CALL FOR THE IMPACT AT HIGH SCHOOL FOUR.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION, JASON.
ALSO, THE HEIGHT OF THE ROOF OR THE HEIGHT OF THE CEILING, WHICHEVER WAY YOU LOOK AT IT, WE'RE LIMITED IN A COUPLE OF THINGS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE KICKING GAME IF THIS WAS A PRACTICE FIELD, RIGHT? HOW MUCH MORE HEIGHTS WOULD WE NEED IF WE WANTED THIS TO BE A FULL FLEDGED PRACTICE FIELD? WE KNOW THAT IT'S PROVIDING COVER, AND IT'S NOT JUST AN ATHLETIC USE, I GET THAT BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO BUILD SOMETHING OR WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOMETHING, WHAT WOULD BE THE COST TO GO EVEN HIGHER IF NEED BE?
>> RIGHT NOW, WE'RE AT 30 FEET CLEAR AT THE LOW END AND WE'RE AT 50 FEET CLEAR AT THE PEAK.
THAT IS PLENTY OF HEIGHT TO DO A PLACE KICKING, MEANING THAT KICKING FIELD GOALS.
THE ONLY THING THAT YOU CAN'T DO IN THAT SPACE RIGHT NOW IS PUNTING.
IF YOU WANTED TO DO PUNTING, JUST GUESSING AT 80 FEET, PROBABLY ALMOST CLOSE TO DOUBLING THE HEIGHT OF WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW.
I JUST DON'T REALLY THINK THAT'S FEASIBLE TO BE ABLE TO DO PUNTING, BUT THEY CAN THROW ANY PASSES THAT THEY WOULD THROW FOR FOOTBALL, SOCCER, SOMETIMES THE BALL, SOCCER GETS KICKED UP REALLY HIGH, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THAT.
ANYTHING RELATED TO BAND COLOR GUARD, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE HEIGHT.
THEY MIGHT TRY TO PLAY A GAME TO TRY TO HIT THE ROOF, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT.
>> THANK YOU. WE'RE MOVING ON TO JOHNSON.
>> MR. BELLE, CAN I JUST SAY REAL QUICK.
FROM SD TO DD, THIS PROJECT ACTUALLY WENT DOWN FROM 69.8 TO 67.3.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I POINTED THAT OUT.
>> EXCUSE ME REAL QUICK. CLARIFY ON THE CITY OF BUTE.
THE CITY OF BUTE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH US ON A FEW ITEMS TO OFFER SOME WAIVERS AND VARIANCES ON THAT SO THEY ARE SUPPORTING US ON THAT EFFORT.
THIS CONVERSATION WITH THE ESD ON THE FIRE SUPPRESSION ITEMS THAT'S STILL ONGOING.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. WE'RE MOVING ON TO JOHNSON.
>> WE'LL CALL IT THE EASIEST ONE, I GUESS, FOR LAST WITH THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF SCOPE, BUT EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT AS ALL THE REST.
AGAIN, THE SCOPE ON THIS ONE HAS NOT CHANGED FROM SD.
PROBABLY ONE OF THE THINGS MOST PEOPLE ARE CITED ABOUT IS THE PARKING LOT.
THAT'S GOING ON THE WEST SIDE OF CAMPUS, SO THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO HELP A LOT FOR EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE GYMS AND ALLOW THE BAND PRACTICE AREA TO BE DEDICATED TO BAND PRACTICE ONLY.
THAT PROBABLY MEANS I SHOULD UPDATE THIS GRAPHIC TO TAKE THE PARKING OFF OF THAT.
THEN WE HAVE THE IMPACT AND THEN WE HAVE THE WEIGHT ROOM.
ONE THING THAT HAS CHANGED FROM THE LAST TIME YOU SAW THIS IS THAT THE WEIGHT ROOM IS ACTUALLY ANGLED.
PREVIOUSLY, WE HAD AN ORTHOGONAL TO THE MAIN BUILDING, BUT WE HAVE DISCOVERED A PREVIOUSLY UNDOCUMENTED GAS LINE, A MAIN GAS LINE, THAT'S RUNNING WHERE WE HAVE THE WEIGHT ROOM SITTING.
BY CANTING IT AND ACTUALLY MAKING IT PARALLEL TO THE IMPACT BUILDING, AS WELL AS PARALLEL TO THE TENNIS COURTS, WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO AVOID THAT GAS LINE.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO MOVE THAT IF WE DON'T HAVE TO. THE IMPACT.
WEIGHT ROOM, AGAIN, EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR THIS LITTLE STRIP HERE AT THE TOP IS THE SAME AS WHAT'S BEING BUILT OUT AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL.
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THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BEING IS THAT SOME OF THE IDF AND ELECTRICAL ROOMS AND STUFF THAT WERE OVER BEHIND THE RESTROOMS ARE NOW ON THE BACK SIDE, SO THEY GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE STORAGE SPACE.THEN ON THE BACK, THERE WAS A REQUEST FOR SOME STORAGE FOR TENNIS AS WELL AS A SMALL CONCESSIONS.
WE PROVIDED THAT, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME OUTDOOR RESTROOMS. WE HAVE THESE IN HERE INSIDE THE WEIGHT ROOM FOR USE BY KIDS THAT ARE IN THE WEIGHT ROOM, BUT THESE ARE INTENDED TO SERVE THE IMPACT ON THE TENNIS KIDS.
RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY OVER TO BASEBALL SOFTBALL TO GO TO THE RESTROOM.
IT'S HARD TO SUPERVISE THOSE KIDS WHEN THEY GO THAT FAR AWAY.
WE HAVE PUT THEM ON THE BACK OF THIS BUILDING WHERE IT'LL ACTUALLY BE VISIBLE FROM THE TENNIS COURTS AND FROM THE IMPACT.
TEACHERS WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH IT IF THEY SAY, TEACHER, I'M GOING TO THE REST ROOM, THEY CAN ACTUALLY VISIBLY WATCH THEM GO TO THERE SO THEY KNOW THEY'RE NOT RUNNING OFF SOMEWHERE.
THEN WE HAVE THE ISOMETRICS AND THE RENDERINGS.
THE FIRST SHOT IS FROM THE MAIN BUILDING SIDE.
THAT'S MAX CLEAVER BOULEVARD THERE IN THE FOREGROUND.
THEN I'M NOT SURE IF HE STILL THINKS THAT'S FUNNY OR NOT.
EVERYBODY ELSE LAUGHS, SO I'M GOING TO KEEP DOING IT, BUT YOU HAVE THE WEIGHT ROOM THAT, AGAIN, AESTHETICALLY MATCHES THE MAIN BUILDING, PULLS ALL THE MATERIALS OFF THE EXISTING MAIN BUILDING AND YOU GOT THE IMPACT IN THE BACKGROUND.
WE HAVE ANOTHER SHOT FROM THE TENNIS COURT SIDE.
THE TENNIS COURTS ARE A LITTLE SUNKEN.
THEY'RE A LITTLE LOWER IN ELEVATION FROM THE REST OF IT, SO THERE'S A RETAINING WALL THERE.
THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
THEN WE HAVE THE SHOT FROM THE INSIDE.
IT IS HARD TO REALLY GET YOU TO APPRECIATE THE SCALE OF THIS BUILDING.
IT IS TRULY MASSIVE, BUT NICE, AND CLEAN, AND OPEN ON THE INSIDE.
WE HAVEN'T REALLY LAID OUT ALL OF THE NETTING.
THERE IS GOING TO BE NETTING AND STUFF IN THERE, SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DIVIDER NETS THAT'LL DIVIDE THE FIELD INTO THIRDS.
WE'LL HAVE DROP DOWN BATTING CAGES.
WE'LL HAVE NETS BEHIND THE FIELD GOALS SO THAT WHEN THEY'RE DOING THEIR KICKING, THEY DON'T HAVE TO CHASE THE BALL EVERY TIME.. WE'VE EVEN TALKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF MAYBE DOING SOME NETTING FOR GOLF SO THEY CAN DO SOME HITTING IN THERE.
TECHNICALLY, THEY COULD USE THE BATTING CAGES, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S REALLY IDEAL FOR THEM/ WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT AS AN OPTION THOUGH.
THEN WE'RE ON SCHEDULE. ANY QUESTIONS ON JOHNSON?
>> TEAM, LOOKING TO MY LEFT, WHAT QUESTIONS DO WE HAVE? MR. SEVERANCE?
>> JUST ONE ON THE PARKING EXPANSION.
HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS IS THAT ARE WE ADDING?
>> REMEMBER, IT'S SOMEWHERE AROUND 200.
>> WILL THAT BE STUDENT AND STAFF? DO WE KNOW WHO WE'RE PUTTING?
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO THE LEFT? LOOKING TO MY RIGHT, MS. PETREA?
>> JASON, IT WILL MAKE ME REALLY HAPPY WITH THIS NEXT TIME I GET ONE OF THESE GIANT THINGS?
>> IS IF THE BAND LOT WAS ACTUALLY NOT A PARKING LOT AND IT WAS DESIGNATED AS THE BAND LOT, LIKE THE OTHER TWO HIGH SCHOOLS CURRENTLY HAVE.
>> PERFECT. BECAUSE HOPEFULLY, WE'RE GOING TO OFFSET WITH THIS NEW PARKING ADDITION, THE PARKING LOT THAT'S CURRENTLY THE BAND PRACTICE LOT?
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS WEIGHT ROOM.
YOU KNOW WHAT? I FEEL LIKE MY MOM LENS IS LOOKING AT THIS THING.
BUT HAVE YOU GOTTEN FEEDBACK FROM OUR TRAINERS ON IT? BECAUSE THERE'S NO OFFICE OR FIRST AID ROOM OR PLACE TO GO? I KNOW I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE WHEN WE DID THE HAYS ONE, BUT DID THEY REALLY NOT WANT ANY PLACE TO DEAL WITH INJURIES THERE IN THE WEIGHT ROOM?
>> ALL OF THEM ARE PRETTY CLOSE TO THE MAIN BUILDING FACILITIES, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT AS WE WERE STARTING ON HAYS, THIS ALL GOES BACK TO THE DESIGN ON HAYS.
>> BUT THEY'RE NOT USING IT YET.
>> THAT'S TRUE, BUT WE KEPT GETTING FEEDBACK IT'S NOT BIG ENOUGH.
>> WELL, BECAUSE THEY'RE BOYS, AND THEY WANT TO JUST PUT MORE STUFF IN IT.
BUT THE MOM IN ME IS LIKE, WHAT ABOUT THE ICE PACKS? WHERE ARE THOSE GOING TO GO?
>> WE DO HAVE A PROVISION FOR AN OFFICE.
IF THE STRENGTH CONDITION COACH WANTS TO OFFICE IN THERE, THEY HAVE THAT ABILITY.
>> IT'S NOT BUILT. WE'VE GOT PROVISIONS FOR IT.
WE PUT A DOOR IN, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'VE LEFT IT A STORAGE SPACE BECAUSE WHEN WE ASKED THE STAKEHOLDERS WHAT THEY WANTED, THEY SAID THEY WOULD RATHER HAVE THE STORAGE RIGHT NOW AND THEN THEY MAKE THE DECISION LATER ON IF THEY WANT TO PUT AN OFFICE IN IT.
>> I CAN SEE WHERE THE STORAGE PLACE COULD BE 10 OFFICES, VERY LARGE.
>> YEAH, IT'S AT THE BACK END OF THE STORAGE.
>> [OVERLAPPING] I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD TO SAY SOMEBODY IS GOING TO MAYBE REGRET NOT HAVING SOME OFFICE SPACE TO SUPERVISE CHILDREN EVEN.
IT REMINDS ME OF A BAND HALL A LITTLE BIT WHERE YOU MIGHT JUST WANT A TEACHER IN THERE.
I'M SURE THEY'RE GOING TO BE OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE SPOTTING AND WALKING AROUND.
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>> AGAIN, THE FEEDBACK WE GOT WAS THAT THEY SHOULD NEVER BE IN THERE WHEN THE KIDS ARE IN THE WEIGHT ROOM.
THE STAFF SHOULD ALWAYS BE OUT THERE WITH THE KIDS.
>> IF THEY'RE IN THERE WATCHING YOUTUBE, THAT'S A BAD THING.
>> WELL, I AM NOT A WEIGHTLIFTING EXPERT, SO I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT TO THE EXPERTS.
>> WELL, THEY DID STRIP IT DOWN TO THE BARE ESSENTIALS BECAUSE WE HAD PLANNED FOR A BOND OF A CERTAIN SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 14,000 SQUARE FEET.
THAT WAS THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THAT BUILDING THAT WE BUILT A BUDGET BASED OFF OF.
THEY WANTED AS MUCH OF THAT 14,000 SQUARE FEET TO GO TO WEIGHTS AS POSSIBLE.
>> I KNOW WE HAVE A NICE TRAINING ROOM FACILITY. IT'S CERTAINLY AT JOHNSON.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE SEEN THEM AT THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL, AND THAT IS NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM WHERE THIS IS GOING TO BE.
>> IN ALL THREE CASES, THEY'RE JUST A CROSS THE DRIVE.
>> ON THE IMPACT RENDERING, I REMEMBER WHENEVER WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS, ONE OF THE SELLING POINTS WAS HOW COOL IT IS UNDERNEATH THIS, THE TEMPERATURE COMPLETELY DROPS AND ALL THE THINGS.
BUT I SEE THAT YOU HAVE THESE VERY LARGE FANS THAT ARE VERY EXPENSIVE.
WHAT'S THE REASONING TO PUT ALL OF THESE FANS IN AN OUTDOOR UNCOVERED BUILDING AND HOW MUCH ARE THEY?
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THEY ARE, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, THEY'RE NOT PARTICULARLY INEXPENSIVE, BUT THE WIND DOESN'T ALWAYS BLOW.
THE IDEA IS, PART OF THE REASON THAT THAT SPACE CAN BE A LOT COOLER, NOT JUST THE SHADE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY TRYING TO GET A BREEZE ACROSS THERE.
IF THERE IS NO BREEZE BLOWING, WHICH WE HAVE PLENTY OF STILL DAYS IN THE DEAD OF SUMMER HERE IN TEXAS, THEN THOSE WILL ACTUALLY HELP CREATE THAT BREEZE AND KEEP THAT AIR MOVING, AND THAT HELPS FUN WITH KEEPING THE TEMPERATURES.
>> CAN YOU GIVE US A BREAKDOWN ON HOW MANY YOU WOULD PUT UNDER THESE PAVILIONS, BUT THEN ALSO GIVE US AN EXPLANATION ON THE TEMPERATURE BECAUSE YOU ALL WENT THROUGH A WHOLE THING ABOUT THE TEMPERATURE AND HOW IT DROPS AND ALL THINGS? IF YOU CAN JUST REFRESH MY MEMORY ON WHAT THE TEMPERATURE IS INSIDE THAT ON A NORMAL TEXAS DAY.
THEN WHO NAMED THESE IMPACTS? WHAT IS THE REASONING BEHIND CALLING THEM IMPACTS? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT FOR US, WHEN THESE FIRST CAME ON HERE, WE HAD BOARD MEMBERS THAT DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REAL CLEAR WITH THE PUBLIC AND THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE ARE, AND WE'RE NOT SAYING IMPACT AND NOBODY UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEY ARE AND JUST, IT'S A BUILDING.
>> IT STARTED OUT AS AN ACRONYM, MPAC, MULTI PURPOSE ACTIVITY CENTER, AND THEN COACH MOFFITT, HE JUST OFF THE CUFF SAID IMPACT.
THEN HE'S LIKE, I REALLY LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE IMPACT, AND THEN IT'S HAVING AN IMPACT ON THESE KIDS PLUS WE ALSO KNOW THERE'S CONFUSION, THEY ALL HAVE AN IMPACT CENTER, BUT [OVERLAPPING]
>> I UNDERSTAND. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEREVER WE'RE PUTTING ANY MARKETING, THAT IT DOESN'T JUST SAY IMPACT, BUT IT IS SPELLED OUT EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS.
I'M JUST GOING TO GO ON RECORD, I AM AN ATHLETIC MOM.
I GET IT. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THESE.
I DO WANT THESE IF THE VOTERS APPROVE THIS.
BUT I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE ARE SO MUCH MONEY.
I WISH SOMEBODY COULD EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THIS IS SO MUCH MONEY FOR NOT EVEN A BUILDING.
>> I THINK THAT IT WILL HELP ONCE YOU ACTUALLY SEE IT GO UP, BECAUSE AGAIN, I TALK ABOUT THE SCALE OF THIS THING.
THIS IS AN 80,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING.
THIS IS ALMOST THE SIZE OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IT'S THREE QUARTERS OF THE SIZE OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ONE BUILDING.
IT'S NOT ABOUT HOW COMPLICATED IT IS, IT'S REALLY JUST ABOUT HOW BIG IT IS AND ABOUT HOW TALL IT IS.
WE HAD THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE HEIGHT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 30 FEET CLEAR AND THEN SPANNING 400 FEET WITHOUT HAVING COLUMNS IN IT. IT TAKES A LOT OF STEEL.
IT'S A SIMPLE BUILDING, BUT THERE'S SOME COMPLEXITIES TO IT THAT WE DON'T NORMALLY HAVE TO DO.
WE DON'T DO 400-FOOT SPANS ANYWHERE ELSE IN ANY OTHER KIND OF BUILDINGS. IT'S THE SCALE.
>> BASICALLY, I JUST LIVE WITH IT.
>> WE ARE FUTURE PROOFING IT WITH THINGS LIKE, WE HAVE INSULATION IN THE ROOF SO THAT IF YOU'LL EVER DID WANT TO COME BACK AND ENCLOSE IT, ADD WALLS, AND MAKE IT TRULY ENCLOSED AND ADD AIR CONDITIONING, THAT YOU ALL WON'T HAVE TO TEAR THE ROOF OFF AND PUT THE INSULATION ON, AND PUT THE ROOF BACK ON.
WE'RE ACTUALLY TALKING TO THESE METAL BUILDING COMPANIES ABOUT, IF YOU WERE TO COME BACK AND ADD THE WALLS AND EVERYTHING, WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO WITH THAT STRUCTURE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT EXTRA WEIGHT THAT YOU ADD TO IT.
WE'RE DOING SOME THINGS ON IT THAT ARE MAYBE A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AND BEYOND,
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BUT IT'S REALLY GOING TO HELP YOU ALL DOWN THE LINE IF YOU'LL EVER MAKE A DECISION TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE JUST VERY CLEAR ON WHAT THE NAMING OF THIS AND THE VOTERS UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS.
WHENEVER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, IT SOUNDS LIKE IMPACT.
IT'S VERY CONFUSING. THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? THEME THAT SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
I WILL HOLD THAT. MR. SEVERANCE. YES, SIR.
>> I'VE CIRCLED BACK WITH SOME OTHER COMMENTS.
SORRY, ONE MORE QUESTION. BARE WITH ME, YOU ALL.
MAX, I JUST UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE APPROVING HERE.
I'VE DONE THE MATH, I'VE GONE TO YOUR BOND ACCOUNTING THAT YOU PROVIDED ON FRIDAY.
IT'S VERY DETAILED. I LOVE IT. THANK YOU.
IT SHOWS AS THE FBOC PRESENTED TO US FOR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S $12 MILLION MORE THAN WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO US FOR THAT PROJECT.
THEN WHAT'S PRESENTED ON THE JOHNSON SIDE IS $2 MILLION MORE.
IT'S ABOUT $14 MILLION THAT YOU'RE ASKING US TO JUST SAY THAT'S MUCH IS PROJECT TO COST MORE.
THE BOND IS GOING TO GO UP BY, AS PRESENTED BY THE FBOC, ABOUT $14 MILLION.
>> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT HAYS?
>>YES, HAYS AND JOHNSON PROJECTS.
BECAUSE THE LEHMAN PROJECTS, THE IMPACTS FOR STANDALONE, THEY WEREN'T RECOMMENDED.
>> JOHNSON WENT UP ABOUT 400,000 BETWEEN SD AND DD TOTAL.
>> HAYS WENT UP $8 MILLION, IS MY CALCULATION.
>> LEHMAN WENT DOWN, JOHNSON WENT UP BY 400,000, AND HAYS WENT UP.
>> IS JESSICA HERE? DID YOU ALL TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE LAST MEETING, THESE FEEDBACK FROM THE FBOC ON THE RECOMMENDING FOR MOVING THESE ITEMS?
SHE'S HERE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM HER.
>> I THINK I'LL LET HER HAVE THE NOTES, WHAT SHE SAID, BUT SHE DIDN'T.
>> LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF, I GUESS ON VIDEO.
I'M CURRENTLY CHAIRING THE FACILITIES BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
WE DID MEET THIS LAST WEDNESDAY, AND THEY DID PRESENT NEW NUMBERS FOR THESE PROJECTS.
WE DID HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE INCREASE IN COST.
I DON'T HAVE ALL THOSE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME, SO I CAN'T VERIFY WHAT ALL IS GOING ON, BUT YOU'RE NOT IMAGINING THAT THERE'S AN INCREASE.
THEY MENTIONED THE ONE THERE WAS A LINE, ABOUT $7 MILLION LINE.
>> CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE, BUT THAT KITCHEN HALLWAY PART.
WHAT WE CONCLUDED IS IT SOUNDS LIKE TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
THERE WERE SOME ISSUES IN COMMUNICATION WHEN WE WERE GETTING PRICING THAT HAVE NOW BEEN CLEARED UP.
THE ITEMS THAT GOT MORE EXPENSIVE ARE NOT THINGS WE WOULD WANT TO TAKE OFF THE PROJECT.
>> BY VOTING ON THIS TONIGHT, WE'RE JUST SAYING THAT THE BOND THAT WAS PRESENTED FOR 885 MILLION IS NOW GOING TO GO UP $12 MILLION IF IT STANDS AS IT SETS AND IT GOES ALL ROUGH THE PROCESS BEFORE ANY MORE DELIBERATION?
>> THAT'S RIGHT. YOU'RE VOTING FOR FURTHER FURTHER CONSIDERATION, SO BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME YOU'LL CALL THE BOND.
>> THINGS CAN CHANGE, THINGS CAN COME OFF THE LIST, THINGS CAN COME ON.
>> WE STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE SOME CHANGES IF WE NEED TO.
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING, MR. SEVERANCE. AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL MEETINGS REGARDING OUR BOND AND WHAT THE FINAL PACKAGES ARE GOING TO BE.
WE DO HAVE THE TIME TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND MAKE CHANGES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYTHING FROM MY LEFT? ANYTHING FROM MY RIGHT? THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION THE 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE 12 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FOR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, AND LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL FOR A BUDGET AMOUNT NOT TO
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EXCEED $163,803,849 AS DISCUSSED.MOVED BY MR. FLORES, SECOND BY MS. PETREA.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7, 0.
>> THANK YOU. TEAM, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A SMALL BREAK.
I KNOW WE HAVE ABOUT AN HOUR LEFT IN OUR OFFICIAL BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURE TIMELINE, BUT LET'S TAKE A 10-MINUTE RECESS.
>> ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. WE'RE GOING TO AHEAD AND SETTLE BACK FROM OUR QUICK BREAK.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT QUICK ADJUSTMENT. WELCOME BACK.
WE STILL HAVE A FEW MORE ITEMS TO COVER.
OUR NEXT ONE IS ITEM L7 ON PAGE 49,
[L.7. Consideration and possible approval of Expenditure of Bond Interest Earnings for Advancement of 2025 Bond Projects]
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURE OF BOND INTEREST EARNINGS FOR ADVANCEMENT OF 2025 BOND PROJECTS. MR. CLEAVER.>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. I'LL START BY SAYING IN THE MORNING, Y'ALL ARE GOING TO RECEIVE A MEMO THAT I TRIED TO SEND THIS MORNING, BUT I GOT CAUGHT UP IN ONE OF THOSE UPDATES.
WHAT IT IS, IT'S GOING TO BE A MEMO, JUST CALLED THE BIG PICTURE, WITH REGARD TO EXPENDITURE OF BOND INTEREST EARNINGS.
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN THAT IS THAT WE ARE HOLDING APPROXIMATELY $27 MILLION.
WE DISCUSSED ALL THIS, AND ALL THIS WILL COME ABOUT MORE FORMALLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BUT THIS IS THE GIST OF IT.
WE HAVE ABOUT $27 MILLION IN INTEREST EARNINGS AND APPROXIMATELY $8 MILLION OF ARBITRAGE LIABILITY.
THERE'S SOMEWHERE AROUND 19 OR $20 MILLION OF INTEREST EARNINGS WHEN YOU CONSIDER ALL BOND FUNDS TOGETHER.
YOU'LL GET THE SPREADSHEET IN THE MORNING THAT SHOWS ALL THE CURRENT REQUESTS FROM THE FIVE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE REQUESTING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, FINE ARTS, ATHLETICS, TECHNOLOGY, AND MAINTENANCE.
YOU'LL SEE ALL THESE IN ONE PLACE WHERE THEY'RE AGGREGATED.
JUST FOR CONVERSATION'S SAKE, LIKE I SAID, THERE'S ABOUT 19 OR $20 MILLION IN THAT FUND, AND THERE'S CURRENTLY $11.5 MILLION OF REQUESTS THAT YOU ALL WILL SEE IN THE MORNING.
THAT IS WHERE I'D LIKE TO START THIS AGENDA ITEM.
THE REQUEST IS TO USE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS THAT I JUST DESCRIBED TO CONTINUE THE DESIGN FOR HIGH SCHOOL 4, THAT'S HUCKABEE PROJECT, FOR THE HAYS JOHNSON AND LEHMAN PROJECTS THAT WE JUST WENT THROUGH.
THEN ALSO FOR HEMPHILL, KYLE, AND TOM GREEN, THOSE ARE O'CONNELL ROBERTSON PROJECTS.
NOW I'M SPEAKING FROM A QUESTION YOU SENT THIS MORNING, TRUSTEE SEIBEL.
YOU ASKED, WHY WOULD WE KEEP GOING FORWARD WITH THIS IF THERE'S NO CERTAINTY YET AROUND THE EXACT PROJECTS THAT ARE ON THERE? WHAT I'D SAY TO THAT IS THAT THIS PLAN HAS BEEN A MASTER PLANNING PROCESS.
WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE AND DR. WRIGHT FIRST GOT HERE, THERE WERE ACTUALLY TWO DIFFERENT COMMITTEES.
ONE COMMITTEE DREAMED UP THE BOND, AND THEN ANOTHER COMMITTEE IMPLEMENTED IT, AND THERE WAS SOME DISCONNECTION, POSSIBLY.
THEN EACH TIME WE STARTED, THERE WAS A NEW LIST OF PROJECTS.
NOW FOR THE LAST THREE CYCLES, AT LEAST, WE'VE BEEN MASTER PLANNING AND COMING UP WITH ELEMENTS THAT WE THINK ARE CORRECT REGARDLESS OF WHEN THEY'RE BROUGHT FORWARD.
WE THINK OUR MASTER PLAN IS GOING TO STAND THE TEST OF TIME, IN OTHER WORDS.
THE REASON WE WANT TO KEEP GOING FORWARD IS TO KEEP THE DESIGN MOMENTUM AND GET THESE PROJECTS IN A POSITION WHERE SHOULD THEY GO FORWARD, WE'RE READY FOR IT.
WITH THAT SAID, THAT'S REALLY THE SHORT OF IT.
THE NEXT REPORTS TO THE BOARD, IN JANUARY, WE'RE BRINGING HEMPHILL AND KYLE AND TOM GREEN, WALLACE, AND SIMON BACK FOR ANOTHER LOOK.
THAT'S GOING TO ACTUALLY BE THE DD.
JUST LIKE WE JUST DID FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLS, THAT'S THE DD FOR THOSE PROJECTS.
THEN IN FEBRUARY, WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK HIGH SCHOOL 4.
NOW I KNOW THAT'S TOO LATE TO IMPACT ANY 2025 BOND NUMBERS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT BACK NONETHELESS, THAT WAS OUR PLAN.
THAT'S REALLY THE GIST OF THAT ITEM, AND I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION.
>> WE'LL START ON MY LEFT. MR. SEIBEL.
>> YES. I APPRECIATE YOU ANSWERING THAT QUESTION AGAIN SO QUICKLY, AND THIS QUICK TURNAROUND FOR MEETINGS, AND CLARIFYING SOME OF THE TIMELINE REQUIREMENTS HERE.
MY CONCERN IS AGAIN, TRYING TO FIND THAT PROPER BALANCE IN ALL THIS AND NOT OVERCOMMITTING OURSELVES.
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THESE PROJECTS, WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEM AT SOME POINT.THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE DONE TO MEET THE GROWTH OF OUR COMMUNITY, SO I DON'T DOUBT THAT AT ALL.
MY CONCERN IS 2021, WE HAD A BOND THAT HAD AN ITEM ON THERE FOR STADIUMS AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL AND LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL THAT FAILED, AND THOSE STADIUM COSTS WERE $12.3 MILLION OR SOMETHING.
THEN ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT THE FBOC LOOKED AT FOR THIS POTENTIAL BOND WAS STADIUM DESIGN FEES FOR $5.2 MILLION.
IT DID NOT MAKE THE LIST AT THIS TIME.
MY CONCERN IN THAT IS WE ALREADY HAD DESIGNS FOR STADIUMS IN 2021 BOND FOR THOSE STADIUMS, BUT THEN WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK FOR NEW DESIGNS OR SOMETHING. I WASN'T SURE.
>> FOR STADIUMS? NO, SIR. MAYBE I'M NOT SURE.
>> DID WE NOT HAVE DESIGNS FOR THE STADIUMS WHEN WE DID THE 2021 BOND?
>> NO, BUT WE'RE NOT PUTTING THOSE IN THE '25 BOND.
>> NO, I KNOW. MY CONCERN IS ADVANCING AND GOING THROUGH THE EXPENSES OF DESIGNING ITEMS THAT WE'RE SAYING, WE'RE GOING TO NEED THIS AT SOME POINT ANYWAY, SO WHY NOT GO AHEAD AND JUST DESIGN THEM NOW? THEN WHENEVER THE COMMUNITY DOES APPROVE THESE ITEMS, WE'LL HAVE THEM ALREADY DESIGNED.
BUT MY CONCERN IS HISTORICALLY, WE HAD AN ITEM, SO INSTEAD CORRECTED THAT WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY DESIGN THOSE STADIUMS IN 2021, SO MAYBE THAT'S THE CLARIFICATION THERE.
WE HAD AN ITEM THAT FAILED DESIGNED.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THEM REDESIGNED, BUT MAYBE THAT'S DIFFERENT.
THAT'S MY CONCERN AND HANG UP WITH THIS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS NOT A SMALL DOLLAR AMOUNT DEMONSTRATING TO ADVANCE THE DESIGN PROCESS.
MY QUESTION THEN IS, WHAT DOES THIS SAVE US TIMELINE-WISE?
>> WHAT DOES THIS SAVE US TIMELINE-WISE? HOW DOES THIS IMPACT THE TIMELINE? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S A DEPARTURE, I GUESS, FROM OUR TIMELINE THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT ALREADY, BUT JUST HELP ME THROUGH THAT, I GUESS.
WHY DO THIS NOW AS OPPOSED TO WAITING A MONTH FROM NOW OR TWO MONTHS FROM NOW?
>> FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECTS, IT WOULD BE TO BE SHOVEL-READY OR AS CLOSE TO SHOVEL-READY AS POSSIBLE FOR THE RENOVATIONS.
FOR HIGH SCHOOL 4, IT WOULD BE JUST TO CONTINUE THE DESIGN AND WORKING WITH CITY OF AUSTIN AND GETTING ALL THOSE PRE-APPROVALS DONE AND TO KEEP THAT MOMENTUM GOING.
REALLY SAME FOR ALL OF THEM IS JUST TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING AND BE SHOVEL-READY IF THE BOND WERE TO PASS.
>> I THINK THAT'S IT FOR RIGHT NOW.
>> THANKS, MAX. LET ME JUST GO OUT LOUD AND JUST SAY, WE WANT TO PAY, ADVANCE SOME MORE DESIGN FEES OUT OF THE 2025 BOND FOR, LET'S CALL HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 4 FOR 3.2 MILLION.
THEN WHEN WE GO OUT FOR THAT BOND FOR HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 4, BECAUSE WE'VE ADVANCED 3.2 MILLION, AND THEN WE'VE ALSO ADVANCED 7.2 MILLION ON THE 23 BOND FOR HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 4, SO THE ARCHITECT FEE WHEN WE GO OUT FOR HIGH SCHOOL 4, IN ESSENCE, WILL BE $10 MILLION LESS THAN YOUR BOND ROLL UP BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY PRE-ADVANCED SOME OF THESE FEES BASED ON OUR STANDARD ARCHITECT RATE OF WHATEVER THAT IS.
>> THAT'S REFLECTED IN THAT 2025 BOND ROLL-UP.
IT SHOWS THE $7.3 MILLION DEDUCTION FROM THE ARCHITECT FEE FROM THE '23 BOND.
>> I SHOW YOUR NUMBER AT 19 MILLION, WHICH MIGHT ACTUALLY BE ABOUT THREE MILLION LESS THAN WHAT WE THOUGHT.
BUT ON SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU PROVIDED TONIGHT, YOUR ARCHITECT FEES AND SOME OF THESE ROLL-UPS ARE JUST THE NET THE GROSS FEE BEFORE WE'VE ALREADY ALLOCATED SOME OF THESE DOLLARS OUT.
WE PROBABLY JUST NEED TO GO AND CLEAN UP SOME OF THOSE REPORTS AND SUBTRACT OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE VOTERS FOR ON FEES BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY ADVANCED SOME OF THOSE, IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
>> I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING.
I SUBTRACTED OUT THE FEES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED ON THAT 2025 SPREADSHEET.
>> THE CONCEPTUAL ESTIMATE IS THAT ARCHITECT FEES FOR HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 4 WOULD BE $22 MILLION.
YOU SAID THAT THE ESTIMATE NOW IS $19 MILLION, AND THEN A NOTE THAT SAYS, TOTAL INCLUDES 23 BOND DESIGN FEES, DEDUCT 7.2 MILLION.
THAT NUMBER BECOMES 12 MILLION.
>> THEN WE'RE ASKING FOR 3.2 MILLION, SO THEN THAT NUMBER GOES DOWN TO NINE MILLION.
>> WHEN WE GO OUT FOR THE BOND, WHEN YOU DO THE ROLL-UP FOR HIGH SCHOOL 4, IT'S 292 MILLION.
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THAT NUMBER THERE FOR THE PEOPLE WE ASKED FOR IS JUST GOING TO BE NINE MILLION MORE DOLLARS FOR FEES.>> CAN YOU JUST REDO THOSE SHEETS FOR US JUST TO SHOW WHAT THAT ROLL-UP IS GOING TO BE BEFORE WE GET TO THE JANUARY 15TH MEETING?
>> ABSOLUTELY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'LL COME TO MY OFFICE AND WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER.
THANKS FOR THE INVITATION. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.
>> MR. SEIBEL, YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION?
>> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT 19 MILLION THAT'S SHOWING ON THERE ALREADY REFLECTS THE $7 MILLION REDUCTION BECAUSE AT 6% OF 444 MILLION, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN 26 MILLION ROUGHLY.
>> LET ME GO BACK TO MY COMPUTER.
>> I KNOW YOU USE THIS FIGURE THAT OUR DESIGN FEES ARE 5-6% OF THE PRODUCT COSTS.
SO 6% OF THE 387 UNDER THE CONCEPTUAL ESTIMATE WOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND THE 22 MILLION, 6% OF THE 444 THAT'S IN THERE WOULD BE ABOUT 26 MILLION.
LESS THE 7.3 THAT WE'VE ALREADY PAID PUTS US AT THE 19 MILLION THAT YOU'RE SHOWING IN THERE.
I THINK IF WE WERE TO APPROVE THIS, IT'D BE MINUS THREE MILLION FROM 19.
>> IN ORDER FOR ME TO ANSWER YES OR NO, I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHY, MAX. [LAUGHTER]
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? QUESTIONS OVER HERE ON THE RIGHT, MS. PETREA.
>> JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE LISTENING AT HOME, WE ARE COMMITTING THE TAXPAYERS TO $6.7 MILLION TO MOVE AHEAD WITH DESIGN FEES REGARDLESS OF [OVERLAPPING]
>> IF THAT'S THE SAME AS USING BOND INTEREST EARNINGS, YES, MA'AM.
>> YES, BOND INTEREST EARNINGS.
WE'RE COMMITTING THESE FUNDS TO PAY ARCHITECTS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THESE BONDS PASS IN 2025.
>> CORRECT. IF THEY WEREN'T TO PASS IN 2025, WE WOULD OWN THE DESIGN FOR WHEN IT'S TIME TO GO.
>> TO MR. SEIBEL'S POINT, WE WILL ALL REMEMBER BECAUSE WE WILL ALL STILL BE HERE IN 10 YEARS.
I DO THINK THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN THE STADIUM THING BECAUSE WE WERE LOOKING TO JUST EXPAND JOHNSON AND LEHMAN, AND I THINK THIS ONE, THEY WERE LOOKING AT A STANDALONE STADIUM WHICH WOULD BE DIFFERENT, JUST IN THEIR DEFENSE, MAYBE.
I THINK THOSE WOULD BE DIFFERENT, BUT PROBABLY WE DIDN'T DO DESIGNS ON THOSE OTHER ONES.
IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN A GUESTIMATE.
I DON'T KNOW. 2021 IS A LONG TIME AGO.
MR. SEIBEL DOES MAKE A GOOD POINT BECAUSE THINGS CHANGE, AND WE DID FAIL A BOND FOR A HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN HAD TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND FRANKLY GOT A NEW ARCHITECT.
I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH JASON WHEN I SAY THAT.
[LAUGHTER] THINGS CHANGE, BUT HOPEFULLY, WE WILL HAVE SOME BONDS THAT PASS THAT WE CAN DO SOME WORK BECAUSE I DO FEEL LIKE THIS IS PREMATURE, JUST MY GUT, THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE OUR SPECIAL MEETING AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN DECIDED WE WANT HIGH SCHOOL 4 IN OUR BOND.
I'M GUESSING WE DO, BUT WE, AS A GROUP, HAVE NOT DONE THE WORK.
WE'RE STILL JUST GUESSING AND HOPING, BUT THIS FEELS, IN MY OPINION, VERY PREMATURE AS A BOARD THAT WE HAVEN'T EVEN AGREED THAT WE WANT THESE THINGS IN THE BOND, AND WE'RE VOTING ON THEM.
YOU'RE NOT WRONG, JEFF, TO HAVE SOME RESERVATIONS.
IS THERE JUST A REASON WHY THIS IS COMING TO US IN DECEMBER AND NOT AFTER OUR SPECIAL BOARD MEETING FOR CREATING THE BOND?
>> WE WERE TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE AND GET IT IN SO WE KNEW WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO WHEN WE GET BACK FROM THE BREAK, BUT NO, WE CAN ADJUST IF IT'S PREMATURE AND IT DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT.
WE WANT YOU ALL TO BE COMFORTABLE, THAT'S THE MAIN THING.
WE WANT YOU TO BE COMFORTABLE AND BELIEVE IN WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WE THINK THAT PLANNING WILL STAND THE TEST OF TIME, BUT IT MIGHT NOT.
>> I DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAR FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
I'M WITH MS. RUNKLE ON THESE IMPACTS.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A ROBUST CONVERSATION ON WHETHER WE NEED THOSE OR WANT THOSE, BUT I ALSO WANT TO BE SHOVEL-READY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
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TO WASTE MONEY WHEN THESE THINGS COME UP.I WANT TO HEAR FROM THE OTHER TRUSTEES ON WHETHER WE SIT ON THIS AND WAIT UNTIL AFTER OUR SPECIAL MEETING WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE BOND.
I THINK I'VE SHARED THAT IN THE PAST.
I'M STRUGGLING WITH THIS RIGHT NOW.
THESE PROJECTS ARE PROJECTS THAT WE KNOW ARE IN THE FORECAST, WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEM, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD CONVERSATIONS OR EVEN DISCUSSED AS A BOARD WHAT WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH OR NOT COMFORTABLE WITH.
ALSO, I STRUGGLE WITH USING TAXPAYER MONEY AND PAYING ARCHITECT FEES WHEN WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE VOTERS ARE GOING TO WANT.
I CAN'T SIT UP HERE AND SUPPORT THAT, NOT THIS EARLY IN THE GAME UNTIL WE'VE HAD A COUPLE MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THIS BOND LOOKS LIKE AND HOW WE FEEL ABOUT IT AND THE ITEMS THAT ARE WITHIN IT.
TO MR. SEIBEL'S POINT AND TO MS. PETREA, I THINK THAT THIS IS A LITTLE BIT PREMATURE, AND WE PROBABLY NEED TO HOLD OFF UNTIL WE GET THROUGH SOME PUBLIC FORUMS AND WE KNOW WHERE WE WANT TO GO.
THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHTS AND WHERE I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS SINCE WE'VE GOTTEN THIS AGENDA ITEM.
I TAKE THE POINT FROM TRUSTEE PETREA AND RUNKLE ABOUT GOING THIS FAR AHEAD OF THE GAME AND UTILIZING THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN ORDER TO BE SHOVEL-READY, WE DO WANT TO DO.
AT THE SAME TIME, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE TOO MUCH PUSHED BACK, AT LEAST.
>> EVERYBODY, HOLD ON. GO AHEAD, MR. FLORES.
>> SORRY. NO, I THINK IF THERE IS A BENEFIT, I UNDERSTAND IN BEING SHOVEL-READY AND I UNDERSTAND YOUR RATIONALE FOR WANTING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD NOW.
IN ADDITION, I DON'T KNOW AS OF YET, I KNOW IT'S VERY EARLY IN THE GAME.
I HAVEN'T AT LEAST HEARD JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS TONIGHT, WHICH WAS ZERO.
I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC.
WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT PEOPLE SEE AND HAVE SAID THAT WE DON'T WANT THIS OR THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T WANT.
I KNOW IT'S EARLY IN THE GAME AGAIN, SO I'M JUST TRYING TO PLAY BOTH SIDES AND TO UNDERSTAND BOTH SIDES.
WE DO WANT TO ADVANCE THINGS BECAUSE WHEN WE DO BOND, WE BUILD QUICKLY.
HOWEVER, I DO SEE TRUSTEE PETREA'S POINT.
IT'S SO EARLY IN THE GAME, WE HAVEN'T HAD A ROBUST DISCUSSION ON WHAT'S GOING TO BE ON THIS BOND SPECIFICALLY.
MAYBE WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ENOUGH FEEDBACK, BUT I JUST WANT TO PUT IT OUT THAT I DO UNDERSTAND YOUR RATIONALE AND WANTING TO BRING THIS FORWARD AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE ITEMS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. FLORES. COMING BACK OVER HERE TO MY RIGHT.
ANYTHING ELSE ON THE LEFT? MR. SEVERANCE.
>> IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE JUST POSTPONE THIS DEFINITELY UNTIL OUR JANUARY MEETING? CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS DEFINITELY TILL JANUARY?
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT THERE'S A CONSENSUS THAT WE NEED TO DO A LITTLE MORE WORK ON THIS, AND YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION AT THE SPECIAL MEETING, AND SO I'M HAPPY JUST TO PULL THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME, AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK AT A LATER DATE WHEN YOU ALL ARE COMFORTABLE.
>> THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT. TEAM, GOOD DISCUSSION, GOOD QUESTIONS.
WE WILL REVISIT THIS EITHER AS PART OF OUR SPECIAL MEETING OR THERE AFTER.
>> YES, SIR, AND WE'LL PREPARE DOCUMENTATION ABOUT WHAT THE SCHEDULE IMPACT IS. IS THAT WHAT YOU ALL ASKED FOR?
>> MR. CLEAVER, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AND MOVE ON TO ITEM L8,
[L.8. Consideration and possible approval of 2023 Bond Purchase of Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment for Hays High School, Johnson High School, Lehman High School and Ramage Elementary School]
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE 2023 BOND PURCHASE OF FURNITURE, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT FOR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND RAMAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MR. CLEAVER.I'M GOING TO COUCH THIS, I'M GOING TO SET THIS UP, AND I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS ITEM.
THEN WE HAVE A FOLLOW-UP ITEM WITH THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
BUT BASICALLY, FF&E IS ITS OWN PROCESS, AND THIS MORNING, Y'ALL RECEIVED A BOARD AGENDA OR EXCUSE ME, A BOARD BLOG ITEM FROM NATE WENSOWITCH, AND WHAT IT IS, IT WAS FOUR SPREADSHEETS THAT SHOW WHERE THESE PURCHASES FIT IN IN THE BIG FF&E PICTURE.
IN OTHER WORDS, FOR RAMAGE, FOR INSTANCE, ON PAGE 53, YOU CAN SEE RAMAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WORTHINGTON, THOSE ARE THE FURNISHINGS.
IN ADDITION TO FURNISHINGS THAT THEY WERE SEEKING APPROVAL FOR TONIGHT, I WANT Y'ALL TO BE COMFORTABLE AND KNOW THAT WE HAVE
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FIGURED OUT AND WE KIND OF HAVE A BID ON SECURITY CAMERAS AND CARD READERS, VOICE AND DATA, SECURITY AND KEY SHOP, THE CUSTODIAL ITEMS, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, AND CNI, WHICH INCLUDES ACADEMICS, FINE ARTS, CTE, AND ATHLETICS.THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE, WE'RE ASKING Y'ALL TO APPROVE JUST ONE PIECE OF IT TONIGHT, BUT I WANT Y'ALL TO BE COMFORTABLE TO KNOW THAT WHAT YOU'RE APPROVING DOESN'T MESS STUFF UP LATER FOR THE FOLLOW-UP APPROVALS.
ON PAGE 53, YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT ITEMS, RAMAGE IT'S THE WORTHINGTON PURCHASES, HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S ACTUALLY THE ENTIRE WEIGHT ROOM, THE ACTUAL WEIGHT SETS, BENCHES, AND ALL THE SQUAT RACKS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
THEN JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, YOU SEE THE CTE ITEMS, JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, FINE ARTS ITEMS, AND THEN JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL OUTFITTERS, THAT'S THE SCHOOL ITEMS. THEN LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL CTE, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE INDIVIDUAL SPECIALTY ITEMS THERE.
WE TOTAL ALL THOSE UP, WE DO IT BY SCHOOL, BECAUSE WE ACCOUNT BY SCHOOL, AND THEN I'VE REQUESTED A CONTINGENCY JUST FOR UNKNOWNS, OR PRICE INCREASES, OR ANYTHING, IF WE'VE COUNTED WRONG ON UNIT NUMBERS.
THE REQUEST TONIGHT, YOU CAN SEE PER CATEGORY, YOU WANT 1.2 MILLION FOR RAMAGE, 749,000 FOR HAYS, 854 FOR JOHNSON, AND 502,000 FOR LEHMAN.
WITH THE 3% CONTINGENCY, THE TOTAL REQUEST IS $3.428 MILLION, AND THAT'S THE INFORMATION.
>> TOO MANY QUESTIONS. TO MY RIGHT, MR. FLORES.
>> YES. THANK YOU, MAX. I'M JUST CURIOUS, JUST ASKING, UNDER THE JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL FINE ARTS, AND THEN ONCE AGAIN, UNDER LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL FINE ARTS, WHAT'S THE AMAZON ITEM? WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL? I'M JUST CURIOUS.
>> I'M LOOKING TOWARD SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.
>> I KNOW IT'S NOT A HIGH NUMBER AT ALL, I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT THAT ENTAILS.
>> ADDIE IS TAKING A LOOK RIGHT QUICK.
>> WE'RE JUST SHOPPING AND TRYING TO GET THE LOWEST PRICES ON THINGS, SO I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT ITEMS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, AND THERE ARE A MILLION SPREADSHEETS ON MY COMPUTER THAT I'M TRYING TO GO THROUGH. [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT'S OKAY. I GO ON AMAZON ALL THE TIME AND BUY THE CHEAPEST.
I'M JUST CURIOUS, ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY WE'RE SUPPOSED TO SPENDING MONEY TO. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT WAS A VARIETY OF ITEMS DEPENDING ON WHICH FACILITY AND WHICH PLACE, BUT IF WE FOUND A BETTER PRICE AT AMAZON THEN WE DID SAY SOMETHING ELSE.
>> IT IS A VERY SMALL QUESTION, BUT I JUST HAD TO ASK THAT. THANK YOU.
>> WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION. [OVERLAPPING].
>> BUT I CAN GET YOU THAT INFORMATION. YES.
>> THERE ARE QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT. MS. PETREA.
>> MS. MARINO, DON'T GO TOO FAR.
WHAT ARE WE BUYING FROM STEINWAY PIANO GALLERY FOR $129,000 FOR LEHMAN, AND THE SAME AT STRAIT MUSIC FOR 83,000, WHAT ARE THOSE FOR?
>> LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, WILL HAVE AN 800 SEAT AUDITORIUM. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IS THIS ALL FOR THE AUDITORIUM STUFF?
>> I WAS LIKE, IS THIS FOR THEIR PROGRAM? [OVERLAPPING].
>> I WANT TO SAY IT. [LAUGHTER].
>> IT'S NOT A NINE-FOOT CONCERT GRAND PIANO.
IT IS NOT THAT. IT IS NOT THE STEINWAY D, IT IS A STEINWAY B.
IT IS A SEVEN-FOOT CONCERT GRAND PIANO, SO IT'S SMALLER BECAUSE THE AUDITORIUM IS SMALLER, SO WE DON'T NEED A NINE-FOOT, WE WENT DOWN TO A SEVEN-FOOT.
IT DOESN'T HAVE THE FANCY COMPUTER THAT CAN PLAY ITSELF, TOOK THAT PART OUT, SO IT'S A SEVEN-FOOT STRAIGHT ACOUSTIC PIANO.
>> SORRY FOR THIS. IT JUST SAID FINE ARTS, AND I JUST FOR WHATEVER REASON, WASN'T THINKING OF THE NEW THEATER.
THERE'S BARELY A WALL UP, SO I WASN'T PREPARED FOR ALREADY DOING FFE.
[OVERLAPPING] BUT IT IS COMING ALONG THERE. THANK YOU.
>> ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? MR. SEIBEL.
>> I SEE A BOND AND MAYBE IT'S IN HERE AND I'M MISSING IT, BUT HOW DOES THIS COMPARE TO WHAT WAS BUDGETED FOR THE 2023 BOND FOR THESE ITEMS SO FAR?
>> IT'S ACTUALLY IN THAT SPREADSHEET.
IT SHOULD SAY THE BUDGET, AND THEN IT HAS THE ACTUAL AND THEN IT HAS A PLUS OR MINUS COLUMN, LIKE WHERE WE LANDED.
>> ON EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PAGES TWO THROUGH FIVE OF THAT DOCUMENT.
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>> GOT IT. I'LL LOOK THROUGH IT. THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? TEAM, THAT SUGGESTS MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE 2023 BOND, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT FOR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, AND LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND RAMAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,428,881.44 AS PRESENTED.
MOVED BY MR. SEVERANCE. SECOND BY MS. RUNKLE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN, ZERO.
>> TEAM. WE ARE ON L9, PAGE 54.
[L.9. Consideration and possible approval of the 2023 Bond purchase of Telephone Infrastructure for new construction at Hays High School, Johnson High School, Lehman High School, and Ramage Elementary School - Affiliated Communications]
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF TELEPHONE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A NEW CONSTRUCTION AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND RAMAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THROUGH AFFILIATED COMMUNICATIONS, MR. DUERR.>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT VELA, DR. WRIGHT, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THIS IS MERELY TO PROVIDE THE TELEPHONE INFRASTRUCTURE AND LICENSING FOR A NEW ELEMENTARY AND THE ADDITIONS AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND RAMAGE HIGH SCHOOL.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> IT IS VERY BASIC, WE CAN'T PROVIDE [INAUDIBLE]. [OVERLAPPING]
>> VERY BASIC, HE SAYS. [LAUGHTER] NOW WHY DOES IT COST SO MUCH? I'M JUST KIDDING. I'M JOKING.
[LAUGHTER] TEAM, I'M LOOKING TO MY LEFT.
ANY QUESTIONS ON MY LEFT? ANY QUESTIONS ON MY RIGHT?
DO WE USE ALL MITEL EQUIPMENT?
>> QUESTION BECAUSE I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH MITEL.
>> NOT REALLY A FAN, BUT MAYBE THEY'RE BETTER IN HAYS CISD.
THE WARRANTY ON THE MITEL EQUIPMENT, HOW LONG IS THAT WARRANTY?
>> MAYBE THEY'VE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT, BUT SOMETIMES MITEL THEY QUIT SUPPORTING THEIR EQUIPMENT.
HAVE WE HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THAT?
>> THAT'S WHY THE PHONE EQUIPMENT IS COMING AS A STANDALONE ITEM RIGHT NOW.
THE PRICES ARE GOING TO GO UP IN 2025, AND WE'RE GOING TO SAVE THE DISTRICT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY BY GETTING THIS TAKEN CARE OF NOW.
>> THREE YEARS WARRANTY ON EQUIPMENT?
>> BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SERVICE OUR EQUIPMENT?
>> THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH US.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF TELEPHONE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND RAMAGE ELEMENTARY FROM AFFILIATED COMMUNICATIONS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $132,835 AS PRESENTED.
MOVED BY MS. PETREA. SECOND BY MR. SEVERANCE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN, ZERO.
[L.10. Consideration and possible approval of the repair/replacement of Kitchen Floors at both Elm Grove Elementary and Fuentes Elementary - KYA Services, LLC]
THIS IS ON PAGE 56.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE REPAIR REPLACEMENT OF KITCHEN FLOORS AT BOTH ELM GROVE ELEMENTARY AND FUENTES ELEMENTARY.
ON PAGE 56, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE FLOORS AT THOSE TWO KITCHENS THE ORIGINAL EPOXY FLOORS.
THEY'RE COMING UP AROUND THE DRAINS IN SOME AREAS, AROUND THE DOOR JAMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHERE IT'S BEEN MOPPED UP FOR YEARS.
THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CAUGHT IT ON A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND WE HAVE QUOTES FROM THE KAIA GROUP THAT'S DONE WORK FOR US BEFORE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S APPROXIMATELY 7,200 SQUARE FEET OF THE EPOXY FLOOR, AND THEN 3,600 LINEAR FEET OF COVE BASE FOR A PRICE OF $99,126.
THAT WORK WAS GOING TO HAPPEN OVER CHRISTMAS, BUT NOW I THINK IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE SUMMER.
IS THAT RIGHT? IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE SUMMER? THAT'S THE INFORMATION I HAVE.
>> TEAM WILL SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
LOOKING TO MY LEFT. MR. SEIBEL.
>> I'M SORRY. THIS QUESTION IS PROBABLY FOR MR. RAUL AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE I ASKED HER ON THE BOARD BLOG, BUT I STILL NEED SOME CLARIFICATION AS TO WHO.
ARE WE PAYING FOR THIS OR IS IT A GRANT? [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE'RE HOPING THAT THE CHILD NUTRITION DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO PAY
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FOR THE ORIGINAL INFORMATION WE GOT BACK.THEY SAID, NO, YOU CAN'T USE THESE DOLLARS FOR CONSTRUCTION, AND SO THOMAS IS GOING TO REGION 13 TO GET A CLARIFICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION VERSUS REPAIR.
OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND PAY FOR IT.
>> GOT IT. I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED AT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT BECAUSE, IN MY MIND, I WAS LIKE, ELEMENTARY KITCHENS, I'VE BEEN IN THOSE A FEW TIMES AND IT'S, THEY'RE NOT THAT BIG.
I WAS, IT'S ONLY 7,200 SQUARE FEET, SO IT'S LIKE 13.70 PER SQUARE FEET. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THEY GOT TO TAKE THE OLD OUT AND GET THE NEW DOWN.
WHICH I THINK IS IN LINE WITH WHAT I WOULD EXPECT FOR IN TO COST THESE DAYS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON MY LEFT? MR. CLEAVER, I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION BECAUSE I REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN AGENDA SETTING, WE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE DONE OVER CHRISTMAS BREAK, SO WHAT CHANGED?
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE DONE, AND THEN I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT GOING TO BE DONE OVER CHRISTMAS BREAK BECAUSE WE HAD TOO SHORT OF A LEAD TIME, BUT I WILL GET THE INFORMATION WHETHER OR NOT IT'S GOING TO OCCUR OVER CHRISTMAS BREAK FOR YOU.
>> THERE'S NO CONCERN IF WE NEED TO PUSH BECAUSE OF LEAD TIME, IF WE'RE GOING TO PUSH TO THE SUMMER, THERE'S NO CONCERNS ON ANYTHING, WE JUST NEED TO GET IT DONE?
WE NEED TO GET A PO TO THIS COMPANY AND SEE IF THEY CAN GET IT DONE OVER CHRISTMAS.
THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAN, BUT I WILL FIND OUT IN THE NEXT DAY.
>> THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE REPAIR OF THE KITCHEN FLOORING AT ELM GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND FUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BY KAIA SERVICES LLC FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $99,126.07 AS PRESENTED.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN, ZERO.
>> TEAM, I WANT TO JUST DO A QUICK CHECK IN WITH OUR TIME. IT'S AFTER 10:00.
WE DO HAVE TWO MORE ACTION ITEMS, AND WE DO HAVE AN INFORMATION ITEM THAT WE DO WANT TO GET TO TONIGHT.
I WANT TO MENTION THAT. I KNOW THAT WE'RE GETTING SHORT ON TIME WITHOUT EXTENDING ANYTHING.
[L.11. Consideration and possible approval of Hays CISD Legislative Priorities for the upcoming 89th Texas Legislative Session]
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE HAYS CISD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING 89 TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, DR. WRIGHT.>> THANK YOU. I WAS SPEAKING WITH CABINET, AND WE WERE REALLY DISCUSSING ALL THE DIFFERENT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
WE LOOKED AT THE ONES FROM VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, AND ON EVERY SINGLE LIST ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS, INCLUDING ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WE SAW, THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY WAS TO INCREASE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT BECAUSE THAT HADN'T BEEN INCREASED SINCE 2019.
THEN WE THOUGHT THAT, WITHOUT A FUNDING INCREASE, NOTHING ELSE REALLY MATTERS BECAUSE OF THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF INFLATION THAT WE'VE HAD.
TO TIM SAVOY'S POINT OF HAVING A SIMPLIFIED MISSION STATEMENT WHERE EVERYBODY CAN UNDERSTAND IT, WHEN WE ALL GO TALK TO OUR LEGISLATORS, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WISE JUST TO HAVE ONE THAT SUPERSEDES ALL OTHERS, NOT THAT ANY OF THE REST OF THEM AREN'T IMPORTANT, BUT IF WE DON'T GET THIS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE RAISES, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN OUR M&O BUDGET, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND TO YOU THAT WE PASS THIS LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY SO THAT WE CAN ALL BE ON THE SAME PAGE.
IT SAYS, INCREASE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT FOR EACH STUDENT TO ADJUST FOR INFLATION SINCE THE LAST INCREASE, BUILD IN A FUTURE AUTOMATIC INCREASE TO ACCOUNT FOR INFLATION, AND FLOW ALL NEW FUNDING TO SUPPORT NEW LAWS AND MANDATES THROUGH THE BASIC ALLOTMENT FOR SPENDING AT THE DISCRETION OF LOCALLY ELECTED TRUSTEES.
>> DR. WRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT. MS. OROSCO.
>> DR. WRIGHT, I THINK THAT'S REALLY SMART TO KEEP IT SIMPLE.
I KNOW THERE'S LOTS OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE A LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS, AND IT'S NOT REALLY ALWAYS EFFECTIVE WHEN YOU HAVE SO MANY LISTED.
I REALLY LIKE KEEPING IT SIMPLE.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? TEAM, THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE HAYS CISD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY FOR THE 89TH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION AS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED.
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MOVED BY MS. OROSCO.ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN, ZERO.
>> TEAM, I'M GOING TO LOOK FOR SOME CONSENSUS HERE OR SOME INPUT.
I BELIEVE THAT WITH OUR TIME LEFT, WE PROBABLY HAVE MORE TIME FOR DISCUSSION FOR OUR NEXT ONE, WHICH IS MORE OF, IT'S BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
DO WE THINK WE CAN HANDLE THIS TONIGHT OR DO WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND CONSIDER? WE SHOULD BE CHECKING IN.
ACTUALLY, I DO WANT TO GET TO THE ITEM, WHICH WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT THE BONDS TONIGHT.
[M.3. Update on Proposed 2025 Bond Projects based on Community Feedback]
WHICH IS UPDATE ON THE PROPOSED 2025 BOND PROJECTS BASED ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.TEAM, THIS IS, AGAIN, JUST FEEDBACK BASED ON THE COMMENTS. MR. CLEAVER, COMING UP.
WE KNOW WHAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM FBOC, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME THINGS TONIGHT, BUT THIS IS THE COMMENTARY THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM PUBLIC INPUT FROM THE DIFFERENT SESSIONS. MR. CLEAVER, GO AHEAD, SIR.
>> YES, SIR. IT'S ACTUALLY INPUT FROM WHAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC, JUST CONVERSATIONS FROM FBOC, AND THEN ALSO SITTING AROUND THE CABINET TABLE.
WE TOOK THE FEEDBACK AND JUST THINKING ABOUT GOING FORWARD, WHAT HAS CHANGED SINCE, OR WHAT ADDITIONAL THINGS DO WE THINK WE WANT TO CONSIDER IN THESE NEXT 30 DAYS OR SO? THESE AREN'T IN ANY ORDER AT ALL.
FIRST ONE WOULD BE, [LAUGHTER] WE JUST TALKED ABOUT DESIGN FEES, BUT DESIGN FEES FOR ELEMENTARY 19, WE ALWAYS TRY TO HAVE A DESIGN FOR ELEMENTARY AND THE HOPPER.
SOME TYPE OF PROJECT FOR LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, WHETHER THAT BE THE ACADEMIC ADDITION OR THE WEIGHT ROOM OR WHATEVER, BUT SOMETHING AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL.
THE MULTIPURPOSE ACTIVITY CENTERS THE IMPACTS.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME MORE CONVERSATION AROUND THOSE.
ARTIFICIAL TURF AND TRACK AT BARTON, CHAPA, AND DAHLSTROM.
THOSE WERE THE CAMPUSES THAT WERE CURRENTLY NOT CARRIED IN THE FBOC RECOMMENDATION.
PORTABLE CLASSROOMS AT MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND WE BELIEVE EIGHT PORTABLE CLASSROOMS WILL BE THE NUMBER, AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED AN AREA WHERE WE THINK THAT WOULD GO.
WE'RE GOING TO GET WITH OUR CIVIL ENGINEER TO GET SOME OPINIONS OF PROBABLE CAUSE, SOME ROUGH MAGNITUDES OF COST.
WITH THAT AT MCCORMICK, WE THINK THERE COULD BE A NEED FOR A SEPARATE AND ADDITIONAL BUS LOOP.
WE THINK THERE'S A PLACE WHERE YOU COULD DO THE BUS LOOP, SPREAD THAT TRAFFIC OUT LIKE AT OTHER CAMPUSES, AND MAKE THAT IMPROVE THAT SITUATION THERE.
OTHER THINGS WE MIGHT WANT TO TALK ABOUT ARE INCREASING THE MEP BUDGETS BY SOME FACTOR, MAYBE 25% TO COVER INFLATION, ESCALATION, AND SOFT COSTS.
MEP, IN PARTICULAR, MECHANIC, ELECTRIC, AND PLUMBING, THOSE COSTS JUST CONTINUE TO ESCALATE BEYOND WHAT SOME OF THE OTHER COSTS ARE DOING, SO JUST AWARENESS OF THAT.
THEN ALSO AN AWARENESS, I THINK WE HAVE IT COVERED IN THE HIGH SCHOOL FOUR NUMBER, BUT I WANTED AN AWARENESS, AND JUST SO THAT ALL ARE AWARE OR THE HIGH SCHOOL FOUR.
WE HAVE A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION FOR SOME OFFSITE UTILITIES LIKE THE MAIN STREET EXTENSION, AND THEN ALSO POTENTIALLY SOME WATER AND MAYBE EVEN SOME SEWER.
JUST THE DISTRICT SHARE OF THOSE OFFSITE UTILITIES.
THOSE ARE THE ADDITIONAL ITEMS. THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CLEAVER. TEAM, I DID FORGET TO MENTION THAT WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION IN OUR DIAS FOLDER.
WITH SOME OF THESE ITEMS, I'M GOING TO START OVER HERE ON MY RIGHT.
I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO A MORE DENSE DISCUSSION IN REGARDS TO WHAT'S NEEDED.
I DID READ SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AS OF YET, I KNOW THERE'S NOT MUCH YET.
I ASSUME THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.
BUT, TALKING ABOUT THE EXPANSION, THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT REALLY STAND OUT ON THE THINGS THAT WERE LEFT OFF.
THERE'S A LOT OF NEEDS THAT ARE ON THE PROPOSALS FROM THE FBOC, WHICH WERE ABSOLUTELY.
BUT IN THE CASE OF LEHMAN, THE ACADEMIC EXPANSION, I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME DEBATE ABOUT THAT AND I KNOW THAT WAS LEFT OFF THE FINAL PROPOSAL FROM THE FBOC, BUT I HAVE, AND THIS IS JUST ANECDOTAL, I HAVE HEARD OF LARGE CLASSROOMS BEING HELD IN THE CAFETERIA BECAUSE OF CLASSROOM SPACE.
THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT I'VE HEARD IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE PARKING CONCERNS.
I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN TO SOME EVENTS.
I KNOW THERE'S CONSTRUCTION GOING ON, BUT EVEN WITH THAT, THERE'S A DIRT LOT THAT THEY'VE MADE JUST TEMPORARY.
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THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO LOOK INTO.IN ADDITION TO THE DINING ROOM SPACE, I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN BY THE CAMPUS, AND THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS THAT GO OUT FRONT BECAUSE THERE'S A LACK OF SPACE INSIDE.
THAT DINING ROOM EXPANSION IS IMPORTANT.
BUT ALSO, I LOVE THAT WE'RE ADDING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOMS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
HOWEVER, I DO THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO CLOSE SOME OF THE GAPS ON OUR HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOMS. I THINK THAT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM WAS DISCUSSED, AND I WASN'T ON THE BOARD AT THE TIME, IN '23 ABOUT BEING ADDED AND WAS ULTIMATELY LEFT OFF.
WHOEVER REQUESTED THE PHOTOS OF THE WEIGHT ROOM, I DON'T KNOW WHO IT WAS, BUT IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS ON BOARD BLOG.
BUT I DO THINK THAT WEIGHT ROOM IS NEEDED, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO RETAIN ATHLETES AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL.
WE'RE TRYING TO REALLY BUILD THOSE PROGRAMS, AND WE DON'T WANT OUR ATHLETES TRANSFERRING NOW, WE WANT TO REMAIN AT LEHMAN. THAT'S MY EXPANSION.
ALSO, THE SECOND THING IS OUR IMMEDIATE NEEDS AT MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT FOR ALL PUBLIC FEEDBACK, JUST GOING BACK WEEKS IF NOT MONTHS, WAS ADDRESSING SOME OF THE MASSIVE GROWTH AT MCCORMICK.
I THINK THOSE EIGHT PORTABLE CLASSROOMS CAN AT LEAST ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT STRAIN ON OUR EDUCATORS.
I THINK WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT IN MY OPINION, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK AT.
I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER ROBUST DISCUSSION.
AGAIN, THAT DRIVE LANE AT MCCORMICK, THAT'S INTERESTING TO REALLY LOOK AT.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DOUBT ABOUT WHETHER THESE ARE NEEDED.
HOWEVER, DRIVING BY LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL AT 6:00 A.M. AND WATCHING OUR PLAYERS HAVE TO PRACTICE IN THE MORNINGS THAT EARLY AND THEN GO TO SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE HEAT IN THE AFTERNOON, IS NOT EASY FOR AN ATHLETE.
YOU'RE WAKING UP AT 5:00 A.M., YOU'RE GOING TO PRACTICE.
YOU SPEND ALL DAY AT SCHOOL, AND IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET HOTTER.
PREPARING FOR THE CONDITIONS AS FAR AS WEATHER GOING INTO THE FUTURE IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT.
I AGREE WITH TRUSTEE RUNCO ABOUT THE NAMING OF IMPACT.
I KNOW THAT NOBODY REALLY KNOWS WHAT THAT IS.
BUT I THINK IT COULD BE REALLY USEFUL FOR OUR KIDS, NOT ONLY OUR ATHLETES BUT OUR FINE ARTS, ETC.
I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO A DEEPER DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT'S NEEDED, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU, MAXON, ON EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING THERE.
I WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE LEHMAN WEIGHT ROOM TOO, I KNOW THAT THIS WASN'T ON THE SCOPE RIGHT NOW.
THEN WE'VE RECEIVED SOME PICTURES AND I KNOW THAT I'VE HAD SOME COACHES FROM LEHMAN REACH OUT TO ME.
THE AUXILIARY WEIGHT ROOM CURRENTLY AT LEHMAN, WHICH ALSO HOUSES ALL OF THE ATHLETIC TRAINING EQUIPMENT, BECAUSE THERE'S NO MORE ROOM FOR IT, IT'S CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE BECAUSE OF A LEAK THAT HASN'T BEEN FOUND.
>> I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT WEIGHT ROOMS. WEIGHT ROOMS HAVE BEEN A CONVERSATION FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
KNOWING THE CONDITION OF THE WEIGHT ROOM AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL AND THE CONDITIONS THAT THEY ARE UNDER, ESPECIALLY THE PICTURES THAT WERE SENT TO US, WE CAN'T WAIT ON THAT WHEN WE HAVE OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ARE GETTING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.
LIKE I SAID, THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT WE STILL NEED TO CIPHER THROUGH ON THIS BOND PROJECT, BUT THAT WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT WASN'T ON HERE THAT I FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO SPEAK UP AND SAY SOMETHING ABOUT, JUST BASED OFF OF THE FEEDBACK THAT I GOT FROM OUR ATHLETIC COACHES OVER AT LEHMAN.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ITEMS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I ADDRESSED THE LEHMAN WEIGHT ROOM SPECIFICALLY.
THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE FOR NOW.
>> THIS AGENDA ITEM, WE'RE JUST GETTING UPDATES ON THE BOND GENERALLY AND ANY COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, CORRECT?
>> ON THIS FIRST ONE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PORTABLE BUILDINGS.
CAN YOU REMIND ME WHAT PORTABLE BUILDINGS COST THESE DAYS? WET PORTABLES?
>> WELL, IT WOULD BE JUST THE COST OF TRANSPORT BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THEM FROM TOM GREEN.
THAT WOULD BE THE PLAN, TO MOVE THEM FROM TOM GREEN.
IT'LL BE THE TRANSPORT, THE RAMPS, THE SETUP.
WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR ENGINEER RIGHT NOW TO SEE.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SLOPE OVER THERE WHERE WE WANT TO PUT IT SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET A REAL NUMBER THAT SITE, WHETHER HAVE SOME SITE PREP IN THERE.
>> NO, MA'AM, THEY ARE NOT USING THEM CURRENTLY.
>> BECAUSE WE HAD AN EARLIER GIN NIGHT AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE SOME STUFF OVER TO TOM GREEN IN TERMS OF [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE'LL MAKE SURE WE DON'T TAKE PORTABLES THAT ARE BEING USED.
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>> PERFECT. THEN WHERE WOULD THEY GO AT MCCORMICK?
>> WHEN YOU FIRST COME IN, LET ME GET MY BEARINGS, IT WOULD BE ON THAT SOUTHWEST CORNER.
WHEN YOU'VE FIRST COME INTO THE BUILDING AND THERE'S A BIG OPEN PATCH.
>> BEHIND THE CHILD NUTRITION AREA?
>> ABSOLUTELY BEHIND THE CHILD NUTRITION AREA ACROSS THE DRAINAGE DITCH CLOSER TO THE SCHOOL WHERE IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATE TO THE SCHOOL.
>> WE HAVE SOME FENCING THERE.
>> BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T DONE PORTABLES IN A WHILE.
>> SAFETY AND SECURITY HAS BECOME OBVIOUSLY A TOP PRIORITY.
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR TIMELINE ON GETTING MCCORMICK PORTABLES?
>> OUR GOAL WOULD BE, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO, WE WOULD WANT TO GET THEM HERE FOR THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR, SO WE WOULD NEED TO ROLL THEM.
>> BASED ON WHAT WE SAW IN TERMS OF THE CLASSROOM SIZES OVER AT MCCORMICK, TO YOUR POINT EARLIER ABOUT DAHLSTROM HAVING ONE AND OVER 30, MCCORMICK HAVING 39 OVER 30, WE'RE IN SUPPORT OF THAT.
I'M IN SUPPORT OF THAT, I SHOULD NOT SPEAK FOR THE WHOLE BOARD.
I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IS, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR BOND FUNDS TO DO THIS?
>> WE'RE BASICALLY PUTTING THIS IN PLAY RIGHT NOW, AND AS I'M SITTING HERE PRESENTING THIS AND TALKING THROUGH IT, MAYBE THAT'S WHEN WE ADVANCE WITH INTEREST EARNINGS.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRACKING.
BRING THAT TO US, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
THEN THE MBP, I'M SO GLAD YOU TOLD ME WHAT THAT MEANT BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD LOST.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, AND I THOUGHT I KNEW ALL THE ACRONYMS AROUND HERE.
I AGREE WITH YOU. I'M SURPRISED THERE AREN'T OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE ESCALATED SO MUCH THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT IN TERMS OF OUR BUDGET.
TWENTY FIVE PERCENT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF AN ESCALATION FOR BUDGETING, FOR RECYCLING, FOR REPLACEMENT.
>> WE'RE BASING THAT ON WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE MARKET.
WE PUT A NUMBER OUT THERE WHEN WE DID OUR ESTIMATES AND WE USED A FIGURE OF, WELL OVER $10,000 A TON FOR THE COOLING TON, AND IT'S MORE THAN THAT RIGHT NOW.
>> WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY.
>> WELL, I'LL PUT THESE QUESTIONS IN THERE ABOUT JUST THE TOM GREEN AND THE COST OF MOVING PORTABLES.
I'M CURIOUS, I THINK IT USED TO BE LIKE 45 GRAND JUST TO MOVE ONE. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT?
>> THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN TO MOVE IT.
I REMEMBER SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE PAYING SOME FOLKS IN THAT NINE TO $12,000 RANGE FOR THE ACTUAL MOVE.
BUT THEN YOU'VE GOT INTERCOM, YOU'VE GOT ELECTRICITY, YOU'VE GOT WATER.
>> THESE PEOPLE, THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT PORTABLES.
WE HAD A LOT OF PORTABLES AT ONE TIME.
>> I JUST REMEMBER BEING LIKE, WHAT? YOU THINK IT'S LIKE IT WOULD BE $10 TO MOVE ONE.
>> FIFTY GRAND. I AM CURIOUS, IT USED TO BE 45 GRAND, IT'S PROBABLY 100 GRAND NOW.
>> THAT WAS FOR MOVE TO MOVE IN PLACE AND FIX.
>> I AM VERY CURIOUS AS TO WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST US TO MOVE AND INSTALL, ESSENTIALLY.
THERE'S PROBABLY NOT A WATER LINE THERE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO A PUMP STATION OR SOMETHING.
>> WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS THE SEWER LINE GOES RIGHT DOWN THROUGH THERE, SO THE SEWER WILL BE EASY.
>> GOOD. WELL, THAT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE.
>> THAT'S WHY WE CHOSE THAT AREA.
>> AWESOME. LOOK AT YOU. THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I GOT.
>> QUESTIONS ON MY LEFT? MR. SEVERANCE.
>> THANKS, MAX. I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS TO US.
WITH NEW INFORMATION COMES NEW SOLUTIONS.
AHEAD OF OUR MEETING FOR JANUARY, COULD YOU COST THIS OUT FOR US? JUST DOLLAR IT OUT? I KNOW SOME OF THESE ITEMS WERE EXISTING, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE JUST WORKING ON.
BUT IF YOU COULD ACCOUNTING THIS FOR US.
THEN, ARE YOU RECOMMENDING THESE WITHIN THE SAME DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WAS PRESENTED OR THIS INCREMENTAL TO WHAT WAS PRESENTED BY THE FBOC?
>> YEAH, I THINK THAT IS THE QUESTION.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
ARE WE GOING TO TRY TO HOLD THE BOND STEADY AND PULL STUFF OFF, OR DOES THE BOND GO UP? WE TOOK ABOUT $15,000,000 OFF OF DESIGN FEES.
IT STARTED AT 885, NOW IT'S SOMEWHERE AROUND 870.
THAT IS THE MAIN QUESTION THAT THE FBOC HAD, WAS, HEY, THESE ITEMS ARE GREAT, BECAUSE WE DISCUSSED THESE ITEMS WITH THEM LAST WEDNESDAY.
HEY, THOSE ITEMS ARE GREAT, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PAY FOR THEM? THAT WAS THE NEXT QUESTION.
>> I THINK WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL FOR THIS BOARD FOR JANUARY,
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IS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR BOND CAPACITY IS.IS IT '25-'26 BOND CAPACITY? WE'RE ALSO BORROWING SOME FROM '26-'27.
JUST WHAT THE BOND CAPACITY IS AND WHERE WE'RE GETTING ALL.
IS IT ALL FROM JUST '25-'26, OR ARE WE GOING INTO '26-'27 AS WELL? JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.
>> DO YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AGAIN?
BUT HIS NAME IS REALLY COOL, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
IF I NEED THAT, I THINK MAYBE YOU COULD JUST GET THAT FOR US, I THINK IT WOULD BE FINE SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT PARAMETERS WE'RE WORKING UNDER, WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST SHARE MY BRIEF SENTIMENT OVERALL, BECAUSE I AGREE LEHMAN NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
I THINK WE HAVE SOME THINGS THAT WERE SAID IN PRIOR ITERATIONS OF THE BOARD THAT WE WANT TO HOLD TRUE TO THOSE STATEMENTS.
BUT I THINK IT'S SOLVE THE WEIGHT ROOM PROBLEM.
WE JUST HAVE ALL THE ATHLETES CARRY THE PORTABLES AROUND THE DISTRICT.
MY PERSONAL FEELINGS WITH THIS IS ACTUALLY IS ATHLETE OR I CAN SAY FORMER ATHLETE AND FORMER COACH, PROBABLY AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE.
BUT I'M PROBABLY THE ONE THAT'S MORE ANTI WEIGHT ROOM THAN PROBABLY ANYBODY ELSE ON HERE JUST BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T GROW UP IN THAT ENVIRONMENT, EITHER.
MY WEIGHT ROOM WAS LITERALLY A SINGLE ROOM PORTABLE FOR A 2,000 STUDENT HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT WAS FINE.
BUT DIFFERENT AGE, DIFFERENT EXPECTATIONS FOR EVERYBODY, SO I'LL CONCEDE.
THAT'S REALLY THE MAIN THING, IT'S RIGHT NOW OUR "BILLION DOLLAR BOND" IS GETTING REALLY BILLION DOLLAR BOND AT THIS POINT BY ADDING THESE ADDITIONAL ITEMS IN.
AS TRUSTEE SEVERANCE SAID, JUST KNOWING EXACTLY THE TIMING OF WHEN THESE PROJECTS WOULD ACTUALLY HIT GROUND AND WE WOULD ACTUALLY NEED FUNDS FOR THEM AND THE BOND CAPACITY IN EACH OF THOSE YEARS AND UNDERSTANDING THAT INFORMATION A LITTLE BIT MORE WILL BE HELPFUL AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE VETTING PROCESS.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY GREAT TO HAVE THIS PRICED OUT SO WE CAN ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH.
I KNOW IN YEARS PAST WHEN WE'VE DONE BONDS, WE, AS A BOARD, HAVE ACTUALLY GONE AND CUT STUFF OUT TO GET TO A NUMBER THAT WE FELT COMFORTABLE WITH.
NOT TASKING THE FBOC, AGAIN TO HAVE TO GO BACK.
IF WE HAVE THE PRIORITY LIST, WE WORKED WITH THAT, AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO NAVIGATE THAT AND MASSAGE IT OUT TO WHAT WE WANTED IT TO LOOK LIKE, BUT YOU'RE CORRECT, MR. SEIB.
IT'S ALREADY BEING SAID, IT'S A BILLION DOLLAR BOND.
WITH THAT SAID, WE JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT OUR CAPACITY IS AND WHAT WE'RE REALLY COMFORTABLE BEING AT OR GOING OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY WITH.
I KNOW IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TIMES RIGHT NOW, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL THE FEES, AND WE REALLY MAKE SOME GOOD CHOICES BASED ON NEED.
WE MIGHT WANT ALL THESE WEIGHT ROOMS AND WANT ALL THESE MULTIPURPOSE ACTIVITY CENTERS AND SO ON.
BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE GETTING SOME MORE FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY AS WE REALLY SEE IT FLESHED OUT WITH CORRECT NUMBERS OR MORE UPDATED NUMBERS IF YOU WILL.
I THINK THOSE UPDATED NUMBERS ARE GOING TO HELP HAVE THE INFORMATION LAID OUT ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT COULD POSSIBLY MAKE IT TO A BOND, AND THEN GETTING FEEDBACK.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE WATCHING, MAKING SURE THEY SUBMIT THEIR FEEDBACK.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME IN PERSON IF THEY DON'T LIKE.
AS A WAY TO MAKE IT MORE CONVENIENT FOR FOLKS, THEY'RE ABLE TO GIVE FEEDBACK ONLINE.
BUT AGAIN, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE UPDATED INFORMATION FOR THEM TO GIVE US THEIR FEEDBACK, AND FEEDBACK IS REALLY IMPORTANT, AND IF THEY CAN MAKE IT OUT TO A PUBLIC FORUM, THAT'LL BE GREAT AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> MS. ROSCO, LET ME COMMENT ON THAT.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT 2025 BOND ACCOUNTING SHEET, AND I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT AS WE DO DRILL DOWN, THIS IS A VERY KEY POINT.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT SPREADSHEET, YOU'LL SEE CHUNKS OF CONSTRUCTION LIKE THE IMPACTS, THE ACADEMIC CENTER, THE KITCHEN.
THOSE ARE LOOSELY THE SMORGER'S BOARD.
THOSE ARE LOOSELY THE PIECES YOU COULD PICK AND PULL AS YOU GET TO A BOND NUMBER.
BUT IT'S NOT JUST AS SIMPLE AS PULLING
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THAT NUMBER OUT AND SOME TRACKING, AND THAT'S THE NEW NUMBER.YOU COULD PULL AN ITEM OUT AND THEN THEY REDO THE ENTIRE MATH, AND THE SITE CHANGES, THINGS CHANGE.
JUST BE MINDFUL THAT YOU CAN PICK AND CHOOSE THOSE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS, BUT THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO RECAST THE FULL NUMBER TO SEE HOW IT LANDS.
>> YES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID AS WELL IS A LOT OF THINGS HAD A DOMINO EFFECT.
YOU PULLED ONE ITEM WELL, THIS OTHER ITEM WAS CONTINGENT ON IT.
>> WE NEED TO TAKE THE WHOLE SCOPE, THE WHOLE PICTURE, AND BE REAL COGNIZANT OF THAT FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT DONE THAT BEFORE.
BUT HAT WAS REALLY AN IMPORTANT PIECE.
BUT YES, THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO MOVE PIECES, BUT KNOWING WHAT THE IMPACT WAS.
I THINK AT ONE POINT YOU DID GIVE US THAT INFORMATION LIKE, HEY, YOU WANT TO GET RID OF THE BASEBALL OR THIS.
THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS BECAUSE WE HAD A PARKING LOT THAT WAS IN THERE OR SO ON.
SEEING WHAT THE CONNECTION IS, IF YOU CAN TELL US, SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH US, LIKE, HEY, IF YOU GET RID OF THAT OR BE ON THE READY TO ANSWER THAT.
>> AS YOU THINK THROUGH THINGS AND YOU GO, HEY, WHAT ABOUT THIS OR THAT? YOU THINK OF A SCENARIO, JUST EMAIL ME OR CALL ME SO WE CAN START WORKING ON IT.
I KNOW MR. SAVOY IS READY TO JUMP IN.
>> I JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU, THERE'S BEEN A WONDERFUL, ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT ITEMS AND THEIR COSTS INDIVIDUALLY.
THAT'S ALL IMPORTANT FOR THE JANUARY DISCUSSION, BUT THE OTHER BIG KEY THING THAT YOU'LL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR AT THE JANUARY DISCUSSION IS HOW YOU'RE GOING TO BUNDLE THESE DIFFERENT ITEMS INTO DIFFERENT PROPOSITIONS.
I HEAR FOLKS TALKING ABOUT NEAR BILLION DOLLAR BOND, AND THAT'S TRUE.
THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE HEADLINE, AND THAT OBVIOUSLY GETS A LOT OF ATTENTION FROM FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY.
BUT REMEMBER, WITH SEPARATE PROPOSITIONS, IF EVERYTHING PASSED, IT WOULD BE WHATEVER THE TOTAL NUMBER YOU'RE COMING UP WITH, BUT VOTERS WILL HAVE CHOICE.
IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'LL BE PROPOSITION A, B.
THERE ARE ALREADY SOME THINGS THAT LEGALLY HAVE TO BE THEIR OWN PROPOSITION.
WHEN YOU ADD AND YOU PUT ITEMS, AND YOU COME WITH A FINAL NUMBER, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT FINAL NUMBER IS GOING TO BE THE NUMBER OF THE BOND AFTER THE VOTERS SPEAK.
BUNDLED IN PROPOSITIONS, YOU CAN PUT DIFFERENT THINGS, AND THEN THE VOTERS STILL GET TO SAY HOW MUCH THEY EACH DECIDE THEY WANT TO AUTHORIZE, IF ANY, AT ALL.
JUST KNOW THAT, IT'S NOT ALL OR NONE.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE LIKE, HEY, WE HAVE THIS 885 MILLION, OR WE HAVE THIS 925 MILLION, OR WE HAVE THIS 1.1 BILLION.
BROKEN DOWN INTO PROPOSITIONS THE GRAND TOTAL IS JUST GOING TO BE UP TO THE VOTERS AND WHAT THEY ARE INDIVIDUALLY EACH COMFORTABLE WITH, IF ANYTHING, WHEN THEY GO TO THE VOTING BOOTH.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION, MR. SAVOY.
MY TURN. MR. LEVER, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS OR JUST THINGS TO NOTE.
SPECIFICALLY ON LEHMAN ON THE SPREADSHEET, THE IMPACT OR THE MULTIPURPOSE ACTIVITY CENTER.
THE FIGURE ON THAT SPREADSHEET DOESN'T MATCH WHAT WE HEARD EARLIER FROM JASON IN THAT PRESENTATION. MAYBE I'M MISSING SOMETHING.
>> FOR LEHMAN. THEN TO THE TEAM'S POINT, I KNOW YOU'VE HEARD A LOT TONIGHT AND I'M GLAD THAT WE GOT SOME INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, IT WOULD BE NICE TO HEAR SOME MORE.
I WANT TO ECHO WHAT I SAID LAST MONTH IS THAT THERE WAS 45 OF US IN THE LAST BOND, AND WE TOLD TWO OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS TO HOLD OFF, THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR TURN.
LAST BOND CYCLE AND LEHMAN BEING ONE OF THOSE.
I WANT TO HOLD TRUE TO WHAT WE SAID, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE A DIFFERENT TEAM OF WHO WE ARE TWO YEARS AGO.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HOLDING TRUE TO THAT.
THE FACT THAT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF WANTS ON THESE LISTS, WE'RE CONTINUOUSLY GROWING HOW MANY 1,000 STUDENTS OVER LAST YEAR.
DOCTOR AS WHAT WE HEARD EARLIER.
THE NEED THE WANTS ARE NOT SO MUCH WANTS. THEY ARE NEEDS.
WE'RE NOT BUILDING JUST FOR THE NOW OR WHAT WE NEED NOW.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO GROW INTO THIS, IF YOU WILL.
WHEN I BUY MY SON SOME SHOES, I GIVE MY THUMB SPACE. BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO GROW INTO IT.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE LOTS OF PROGRAMS, WHETHER IT'S ACADEMICS, WHETHER IT'S FINE ARTS THAT ARE BUSTING AT THE SEAMS AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.
YES, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT DISCUSSION TO REALLY HAMMER THIS OUT, GET ALL THE DETAILS, WHAT IS BEST AND THEN HOW TO PACKAGE IT.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ANY OTHER INPUT THAT YOU BRING IN OUR JANUARY MEETING.
THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. CLEAVER. TEAM, IT IS 10:40 P.M.
I DO WANT TO ASK CONSENSUS JUST TO HOLD TRUE TO WHAT WE SAID WE WOULD BE DOING REGARDING OUR SPED UPDATES, AND I'M JUST LOOKING FOR EITHER THUMBS UP OR HEAD NOD IF WE CAN HAVE MS. CORSON GIVE US AN UPDATE SINCE WE ARE PAST THE 10:30.
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I'M SEEING MOST NODS.MS. CORSON, DO YOU WANT TO GIVE US INFORMATION ITEM M5?
[M.5. Update on Hays CISD Special Education Department Recruitment and Retention]
DATE ON ACISD SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PROGRESS CONTINUES ON THE EFFORTS TO RETAIN OUR STAFF IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS AS WELL AS TO RECRUIT THEM TO THE VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE BY THE AREAS AS I HAD PRESENTED THEM IN THE PROPOSALS MONTHS AGO.
IN TERMS OF THE GROW YOUR OWN, WE'VE HAD A TOTAL OF 13 INDIVIDUALS.
WE HAVE AN UPDATE SINCE I'VE SUBMITTED THIS TO YOU, 13 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTENDED THE SPED COHORT INFORMATION SESSIONS, LEARNING ABOUT HOW THEY CAN OBTAIN THAT CERTIFICATION NEXT SEMESTER WITH DISTRICT SUPPORT, WE'VE ARRANGED FOR 240 TUTORING TO BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT TO OUR SPED COHORT WHEN THEY'RE READY.
ON DECEMBER 5, WE HAD OUR GROW OWN TEACHERS OF TOMORROW AL SART INFORMATION SESSION, AND WE HAD FOUR PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN THAT.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO OFFER THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT IT, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE THE INTEREST SO FAR.
IN TERMS OF THE WORK RELATED TO THE INCREASED STIPENDS FOR SPED TEACHERS, WE DID COMMUNICATE WITH ALL THE STAFF AND WHEN THEY CAN EXPECT PAYMENT, WHICH WILL BE IN JANUARY, THE SPED CLASSROOM TEACHERS.
WE HELD A JOB FAIR, DECEMBER 3.
WE HAD 75 PEOPLE ATTEND OF WHICH FOUR WERE SPED CANDIDATES, AND ONE OF THOSE CANDIDATES IS INTERESTED IN THE REMAINING FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING VACANCY THAT WE HAVE.
THAT'S LOOKING VERY PROMISING.
WE HAVE THREE OTHERS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM TO SEE ABOUT A GOOD FIT.
THEY ALREADY HAVE SOME INTERVIEWS LINED UP.
WE HAVE SEVEN INCLUSION RESOURCE VACANCIES, ONE FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING VACANCY, THAT'S ABOUT TO BE FILLED.
ONE ECSE, AND ONE OF THE FOUR CANDIDATES, I'VE ALREADY SAID ARE GOING TO FILL IN FOR FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING.
IN TERMS OF THE AD, WE LAUNCHED THE AD ON JANUARY 9 JUST FOR THE TEACHERS.
I HAVE AN UPDATE ON NUMBERS SINCE THIS UPDATE HERE.
WE'VE REACHED SO FAR 18,222 PEOPLE WITH THIS AD.
OF WHICH 15,511 OF THEM ACCESS THE AD ON THEIR MOBILE APP FOR FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM.
OF THE 18,222, WE'VE HAD 1,083 INDIVIDUALS ACTUALLY CLICK ON THE LINK TO LOOK AT THE JOB POSTINGS.
THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE UP, AND I'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR IT, HOPING TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD THAT AWARENESS.
WE WILL LAUNCH A SIMILAR AD FOR THE SUBSTITUTES IN JANUARY.
WE WANTED TO GIVE MS. PETER SOME TIME TO GET EVERYTHING SET UP TO HANDLE THE VOLUME OF INTEREST AND NOT DOING THAT TOO EARLY. THAT'LL BE GOING ON.
WE KNOW, AND WE PROMISED THAT WE WOULD ENGAGE OUR SPED CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO ASK THEM FOR FEEDBACK ON WHAT MEANINGFUL SUPPORT WOULD LOOK LIKE BEYOND COMPENSATION.
WE'VE HAD A REALLY GOOD ENGAGEMENT ON THAT.
I DID DECIDE TO EXTEND THAT UNTIL TOMORROW.
I'M EXCITED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, SIT DOWN WITH OUR SPED LEADERSHIP AND WITH THE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER TO FIND THOSE THEMES AND FIND NEXT STEPS AND ENGAGING PEOPLE IN PERSON TO GO OVER THAT DATA, TO PRESENT IT AND TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK ON JUST THEIR THOUGHTS ON IT AND WHAT WE'RE MISSING IN THAT, IF ANYTHING.
THAT WILL HELP GUIDE OUR NEXT STEPS.
IN TERMS OF THE SUBSTITUTES, DARLA PETERS REACHED OUT TO SUBSTITUTES LAST WEEK TO INVITE THEM TO PARTICIPATE INITIAL TRAINING IN SCHOOLOGY.
ERICA GARZA HAS BEEN PROVIDING A LOT OF SUPPORT, ALONG WITH THE SPED LEADERSHIP IN DEVELOPING THE CONTENT OR THE SUBSTITUTE TRAINING.
THERE WILL BE IN PERSON TRAINING, JANUARY 6 AT TOM GREEN, AND THERE'LL BE AN ADDITIONAL IN PERSON TRAINING ON FEBRUARY 14.
THE SPED TEAM WILL BE PROVIDING THE ACTUAL TRAINING, AND THAT TRAINING WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE '25-'26 SCHOOL YEAR IN THE PD DEVELOPMENT CATALOG. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> MS. CORSON, THANK YOU. LOOKING AT MY RIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? LOOKING LEFT. TEAM, I JUST WANT TO ME IN REAL QUICK.
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THANK YOU MS. CORSON FOR THAT UPDATE.DR. WRIGHT, THANK YOU TO OUR TEAM.
I THINK THESE UPDATES HAVE BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE, AND I THINK IT SHOWS TO QUOTE DR. WRIGHT THAT WE ARE IN THE SOLUTIONS BUSINESS.
THANK YOU FOR JUST THE CONTINUED EFFORTS ESPECIALLY WITH THE FOCUS ON OUR SPED DEPARTMENTS AND STAFFING AND ALL THE CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PUSH THE NEXT UPDATE TO FEBRUARY.
I KNOW JANUARY IS GOING TO BE VERY HEAVY WITH BOND, AND WE'VE MADE SOME GREAT TRACTION, SO AGAIN, KUDOS TO OUR TEAM ON THAT.
TEAM, ANY REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION? LOOKING LEFT. LOOKING RIGHT.
[O. RECAP OF QUESTIONS]
OUR BOARD SECRETARY HAS BEEN CAPTURING QUESTIONS.I'VE SEEN HER DILIGENTLY TYPING OVER HERE.
[P. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS]
WE HAVE A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2025, AT 5:30 P.M.I'M SORRY. THANK YOU, MS. PETER.
WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM THAT WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CARRY OVER INTO OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES INTO JANUARY.
AGAIN, OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2025 AT 5:30 P.M, RIGHT HERE IN MEREDITH CELLER BOARD ROOM.
EVERYBODY HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.
UNLESS THERE'S DISSENT, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 10:46 P.M.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.