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>> I LIKE IT. [NOISE]ALL RIGHT, THE TIME IS 5:30,
[A. CALL TO ORDER]
AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT.DR. JENSEN, WILL YOU CONFIRM THAT THE MEETING WAS DULY CALLED AND
[B. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS]
NOTICE OF THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT?>> YES. MR. TOLBERT, WE DID POST AND ADVERTISE THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.
>> WE WILL NOW CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551,
[C. CLOSED SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]
SPECIFICALLY 0.074 PERSONNEL, 0.072 REAL PROPERTY, 0.071 CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY, 0.076 SECURITY.[D. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]
[NOISE] AND WE WILL NOW RECONVENE AND OPEN SESSION.I'VE GOT A NOTE THAT SAID NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP; SO I WILL READ THE PART THAT SAYS THERE'S NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK DURING THIS PORTION MEETING, WE WILL PROCEED WITH THE NEXT ITEM, AGENDA.
THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS TO CANVAS
[F. CANVASS ELECTION RETURNS AND CONSIDER ORDER DECLARING RESULTS OF THE MAY 7, 2022 BOARD OF TRUSTEES GENERAL ELECTION, PLACES 6 & 7]
ELECTION RETURNS TO CONSIDER THE ORDER DECLARING RESULTS OF THE MAY 7, 2022 BOARD OF TRUSTEES GENERAL ELECTION PLACE, 6 AND 7.[NOISE] THE NEXT ITEM, THEN THAT WOULD PLACE SIX.
THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION ARE AS FOLLOWS AND ARE LISTED IN VALID ORDER.
PLACE 6 IS RALPH KUNKEL, 4,337 VOTES RECEIVED.
RANDALL L. WARD, 1,503 VOTES RECEIVED.
PLACE 7, CHRIS DREZE, 3,280 VOTES RECEIVED.
JARED ROSS, 2,903 VOTES RECEIVED.
>> SURE, MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE ORDER TO CLAIM RESULTS OF THE MAY 7, 2022 BOARD OF TRUSTEES GENERAL ELECTION, AND OFFICIALLY FIND THE TIME TO DECLARE THAT THESE RESULTS ELECTION TO BE AS FOLLOWS.
PLACE 6, RALPH KUNKEL, THAT 4,337 VOTES.
IN PLACE 7, CHRIS DREZE WITH 3,280 VOTES.
>> THERE'S MR. DILKS WITH THE SECOND.
AND DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION?
>> YES. I DECLARE RALPH THE WINNER DB.
>> [LAUGHTER] CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU.
IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND, AND IT'S UNANIMOUS.
WE ARE NOW MOVING TO PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD.
[G. PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD]
MS. BOWMAN, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE UP.>> YES, SIR. WE DID GET SOME UPDATED TAX VALUES AT THE END OF APRIL.
THEY ARE STILL IN PROCESS, BUT WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE TONIGHT FROM OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR.
HE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION REGARDING PRELIMINARY BOND CAPACITY.
>> ADVANCE RIGHT THERE. PERFECT. [NOISE]
>> GOOD EVENING. LAST TIME I WAS HERE WE TALKED ABOUT YOUR BOND CAPACITY, NOT ONLY OF YOUR EXISTING INS TAX RATE, BUT WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT IT AT 0.50.
WE'RE GOING TO UPDATE THOSE NUMBERS TONIGHT BASED UPON YOUR PRELIMINARY TAX VALUE, AS WELL AS INTEREST RATES, AS WELL AS THE TWO CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS THAT PASSED ON MAY 7TH.
ALL THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO ACCOUNT IN THESE UPDATED NUMBERS.
FOR THE FIRST THING, INTEREST RATES, WE ARE NOW ASSUMING AN INTEREST RATE OF FIVE PERCENT.
LAST TIME I WAS HERE, WE TALKED ABOUT SELLING BONDS AT 3.5 PERCENT.
UNFORTUNATELY, IN TODAY'S MARKET, 25 OR 30-YEAR DEBT IS SELLING BETWEEN 385 AND 395.
IT SEEMS LIKE OUR MINI MARKET IS SLIPPING EVERY SO SLIGHTLY EVERY DAY.
YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE ON WHERE INTEREST RATES WILL END UP.
BUT RIGHT NOW THEY ARE CERTAINLY TRENDING HIGHER.
I'LL TELL YOU, AT LEAST ON THE TAXABLE SIDE OF THINGS, MOST OF THE MARKET HAS BAKED IT IN, IN TERMS OF FUTURE FED FUNDS INCREASES.
BUT ON THE MINI MARKET RIGHT NOW, PEOPLE ARE PUSHING BACK AND LOOKING FOR OTHER ASSET CLASSES.
THE OTHER THING IS, IN TERMS OF OTHER AVAILABLE REVENUES, NORMALLY WE BUDGET YOUR FROZEN TAX COLLECTIONS AS PART OF THE OFFSET TO MANAGE THE TAX RATE.
AS PART OF THE MAY 7TH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE IN 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR.
THERE IS NOW A NEW FORMULA THAT WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
EVERY APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS GOING TO HAVE TO GENERATE NEW SOFTWARE TO ACTUALLY CALCULATE THE FROZEN LEVY ON FOLKS THAT ARE OVER 65.
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THIS IS OUR BEST GUESS OF WHAT THE ACTUAL NUMBER WILL LOOK LIKE.BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE INCORPORATED THAT WITHIN THIS ANALYSIS.
IN TERMS OF OTHER STRUCTURE MODIFICATIONS, WE'VE ALSO LOOKED AT A 25 AND A 30-YEAR REPAYMENT PERIOD.
TRADITIONALLY, WHEN WE'VE SOLD THE DISTRICT'S BONDS ON THE PAST WE'VE USED A 25-YEAR REPAYMENT PERIOD, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO SHOW YOU 30, GIVEN THE DIFFERENCE.
BASED UPON YOUR WEALTH PER STUDENT, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO RECEIVE ANY STATE FUNDING ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAYMENT OF BONDS.
YOU'LL SEE THERE IN THE LIGHT GREEN, YOU HAVE GONE FROM ROUGHLY 10.883 BILLION FOR THE CURRENT YEAR TO JUST OVER 11.8 BILLION AS A PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE FOR THE NEXT YEAR, SO GROWTH OF OVER 923 MILLION.
TAKING THAT INTO ACCOUNT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THE DISTRICT HAS GROWN ON AVERAGE $700 MILLION A YEAR, WHICH IS YEAR OVER YEAR GROWTH OF 7.34 PERCENT.
[NOISE] FOR PURPOSES OF LEASE ANALYSIS, WE'VE GROWN AT 618 MILLION.
HOW DID WE ARRIVE AT THE 618? IT IS ACTUALLY THE MIDPOINT BETWEEN YOUR HISTORICAL TENURE GROWTH AND HISTORICAL FIVE-YEAR GROWTH.
AGAIN, WE'RE ONLY GROWING VALUES FOR FOUR YEARS BECAUSE IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, THE DISTRICT VALUE WELL MAY COME OUT FOR ANOTHER BOND ELECTION.
WE WANT FUTURE GROWTH TO PAY FOR OUR FUTURE BONDS.
BUT ON AVERAGE OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, 618 MILLION, WHICH IS UNDER FIVE PERCENT GROWTH.
>> COULD I ASK YOU QUICK QUESTION ON THAT LAST CHART?
>> YOU MAY NOT GET DOWN TO THIS GRANULAR LEVEL, BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
SAW THIS ARTICLE IN THE PAPER RECENTLY ABOUT THE FACT THAT HOME VALUATIONS IN TARRANT COUNTY ARE SKYROCKETING, BUSINESSES VALUES ARE NOT.
BUSINESS VALUATIONS ARE NOT GOING UP.
DO YOU GET DOWN THAT FAR, OR DO YOU JUST SEE THE TOTAL NUMBER?
>> FOR PURPOSES OF LEASE, I ACTUALLY LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE NUMBER.
PREDOMINANTLY RESIDENTIAL HAS SEEN A MASSIVE INCREASE.
COMMERCIAL, NOT AS HIGH, BUT WE DO TRACK THAT JUST FROM THE STANDPOINT.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE, HOW THE DISTRICT WILL GROW IN THE FUTURE, AND WHETHER WE FEEL THAT IT'S SUSTAINABLE OR NOT.
IN TERMS OF CAPACITY, I'M GOING TO START ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE.
THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE FOR A 25-YEAR REPAYMENT PERIOD, WE SHOWED A BOND CAPACITY OF ROUGHLY 286 MILLION.
BASED UPON THESE ADJUSTMENTS AND THE REAL TRUE GROWTH AND YOUR VALUES, THE DISTRICT HAD ROUGHLY DO 325 MILLION FOR NO TAX RATE INCREASE FOR 50 CENTS USING A 25-YEAR REPAYMENT SCENARIO, YOUR MAXIMUM CAPACITY ROUGHLY 492 MILLION.
IF WE LOOK AT 30-YEAR REPAYMENT.
THE BENEFIT OF GOING 30 YEARS, IS YOU COULD DO A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR NO TAX RATE INCREASE.
THAT'S 354 MILLION VERSUS YOUR MAXIMUM CAPACITY AT 536 MILLION. YES, SIR.
>> YEAH. THAT 30 MILLION EXTRA AND THOSE FIVE YEARS, WHAT DOES IT COST YOU?
>> IN TERMS OF OVERALL INTEREST COST?
>> I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE ACTUAL NUMBERS, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S ANOTHER FIVE, SIX MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF INTEREST.
>> TOTAL. JUST EXTENDING IT FROM 25-30 YEARS.
>> KATIE, YOU MAYBE GET INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT BUT TRADITIONALLY, WHAT HAVE WE DONE AS FAR AS 25 VERSUS 30?
>> WE'VE TRADITIONALLY DONE 25.
NOW, YEARS AGO, I KNOW THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE DISTRICT HAD A LITTLE BIT LESS STRINGENT RULES AROUND OUR BONDS, BUT WE'VE TRIED TO STAY WITH THE 25-YEAR.
I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WE'D GONE A LITTLE BIT OVER THAT, BUT THE LAST COUPLE OF BOND ELECTIONS, WE'VE TRIED TO STAY 25.
>> DID YOU EVER SEE ANYTHING WHERE THE BOARD, I HAD TO GET ALL THE WAY TO THE WORD POLICY BUT DID YOU EVER SEE ANYTHING WHERE THE BOARD HAD ADOPTED SOME POLICY OR SOME RECOMMENDATION?
>> NO, SIR. I THINK IT WAS JUST US TRYING TO BE AS CONSERVATIVE AS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE BOND ELECTIONS.
>> OKAY. ANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE DO YOU, RALPH OR MR. DAVIS, DO YOU ALL REMEMBER ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT 25 VERSUS 30 OR WHY WE CHOSE ONE OF THE OTHER?
>> IT'S ALWAYS BEEN 25 LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.
I TOLD THAT TO THE BOND COMMITTEE LAST NIGHT.
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MY FIRST 1986 WHEN HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL WAS ON THE BOND TO GET APPROVED AND THEN AGAIN IN 2006, WE DID AT 20 YEARS LATER.IT ONLY COST YOU FIVE MILLION, BUT THAT'S FIVE MILLION DOLLARS MORE IN MY MIND.
>> KATIE, YOU MIGHT WANT TO TALK ALSO, JUST FOR MY BENEFIT, ON AVERAGE, HOW MUCH HAS THE DISTRICT BEEN ABLE TO PAY EARLY?
>> WE'VE HAD IN QUITE A BIT I TOOK THAT SLIDE OUT BECAUSE WE'VE SHOWN IT LAST TIME.
I BELIEVE IT'S BEEN OVER 20 MILLION.
IT HAD BEEN IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.
I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS AND THEN WHEN YOU'LL SEE THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS TONIGHT FOR NEXT YEAR, WE'RE PROJECTING TO DO ANOTHER 5.3 MILLION OF PREPAYMENT, WHICH WILL SAVE 4.1 MILLION OF INTEREST SAVINGS SO THAT'LL BE IN THE PROPOSAL WITH THE BUDGET DISCUSSION.
>> THEN I KNOW THE OTHER QUESTION AND YOU MIGHT BE ONE OR DR. JENSEN OR MS. BOREMAN.
BUT WHAT DO YOU SEE ON THE DISTRICT'S DOING AS FAR AS 25 VERSUS 30?
>> IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT BOMB PROGRAMS THEY HAVE, AND HOW MATURE THE DISTRICT IS.
IF WE LOOK AT A LIST INSIDE THE METROPLEX, TRADITIONALLY MORE FAST-GROWING SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE GOING 30 YEARS BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING MORE AND MORE BOMB PROGRAMS, THEY HAVE MORE AND MORE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS. IN TERMS OF DISTRICTS OF THE SAME DEMOGRAPHICS LIKE BIRDVILLE, WE TEND TO LEAN MORE TOWARDS 25.
THERE ARE A COUPLE THAT HAVE VERY BIG TAX BASIS LIKE A PLANO ISD THAT LOOKS AT 20 YEARS.
>> BUT WITH A LITTLE LESS COMMERCIAL TAX BASE AND IN A DISTRICT THAT'S OUR SIZE, AGE OF OUR FACILITIES, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION IF THAT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE IN A POSITION WHERE WE HAVE AGED FACILITIES THAT WERE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO RENOVATE OR REBUILD, [NOISE] AND WOULD THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE [OVERLAPPING] FROM WHAT YOU SEE?
>> YES, FROM THAT STANDPOINT, BECAUSE YOU ARE LOOKING AT LONG-TERM PROJECTS, THE USEFUL LIFE OF A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS ON YOUR BOOKS AND RECORDS GO 40 YEARS OR YOU'RE AMORTIZING LAND OVER 40 YEARS.
WE'RE NOT PAYING BONDS OFF OVER A 40-YEAR PERIOD.
GIVEN THE SIZE OF YOUR TAX BASE, WE COULD DO THAT EARLIER.
BUT THE ONE THING WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS TAKE SHORT-TERM ASSETS AND FINANCE AT LAT LONG, BUT THAT'S NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE FOR BIRDVILLE ISD.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT NEW FACILITIES, REPLACEMENT FACILITIES, CERTAINLY YOU CAN MAKE AN ARGUMENT THAT A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS DO THAT OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD, AND QUITE FRANKLY, LAW SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT GET CLOSE TO THAT 50-CENT TEST, LOOK TO GO BEYOND THE 30 YEARS.
WE HAVE A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SOUTH TEXAS.
IT GOES 40 YEARS EVERY SINGLE TIME WE SELL BONDS.
>> I HOPE WE DON'T GO TO THAT EXTREME AT ALL.
BRENDA AND I WERE AT THE BOND COMMITTEE LAST NIGHT AND IT'S GOING TO BE BIGGER THAN THE 324.
I MEAN, WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING OF US, WE ALL CAN READ AND THE SAME TALK TO PEOPLE.
BACK IN 2018 WAS OUR LAST BOND ISSUE.
WE TOLD THE VILLAGERS OR EVEN GIVE THEM A HELOT 78 CENTS.
WHAT WAS THE TAX RATE? IT WAS ZERO THEN, GO BACK BEFORE THAT 2014 THAT'S WHEN WE TOLD ME TO BE A SMALL TAX RATE INCREASED.
>> 3.24 AND WE ONLY WENT UP 1.8.
WE NEVER HIT THAT NUMBER SO IF IT COSTS US TWO CENTS OR THREE CENTS TO TAKE TO THE VOTERS.
OUR HISTORY SAYS GROWTH WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT.
BUT RIGHT NOW I'M CONCERNED THAT WE CAN GO IN MY MIND, CHANGED THE COURSE BY EXTENDING IT FOR FIVE MORE YEARS OF PAYMENT.
I LIKE MINIMIZING THAT DEBT, I LOVE IT WHEN WE PAY STUFF OFF EARLY, IT SAVES US MONEY, IT GIVES US MORE CAPACITY.
THEY HAD A CHART THEY SHOWED LAST NIGHT, OUR CAPACITY IS FIXED AND GROWS AS WE PAY THIS STUFF OFF.
IN THREE OR FOUR YEARS, THERE'S A BIG DROP-OFF.
YOU HAVE THAT SLIDE DID NOT IT WAS THEIR LAST NIGHT.
>> I TOOK THEM OUT. I'M SORRY. [OVERLAPPING].
SORRY. BUT THERE IS A BIG DROP-OFF THAT WE HAVE EVEN MORE CAPACITY, I'M NOT REALLY AFRAID OF KILLING THE VOTERS AT HEIGHT ZERO WOULD BE AND WILL MAKE THE DECISION OF [NOISE] WHICH WE AGREE WITH THE COMMITTEE BUT 30 YEARS SCARES ME TO CHANGE IN MY MIND WERE CHANGING COURSE THERE WHEN WE DON'T HAVE TO YET.
>> WELL, REALIZE THAT THESE ARE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS.
WHEN WE GET THE ACTUAL NUMBERS BEFORE YOU HAVE THE BOND DECISION BEFORE YOU WILL COME
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BACK WITH A FULL PRESENTATION WITH THE REAL CERTIFIED VALUES.THESE ARE STILL JUST ESTIMATES.
>> HOW MUCH DID JUMP FROM THE LAST MEETING? IT WAS TO 270 SOMETHING, RIGHT?
>> SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS YOU'VE ALREADY JUMPED?
>> FROM THE LAST MEETING WAS TO 286.
>> FOURTEEN TWENTY-FOUR, 38 MILLION.
[OVERLAPPING] THIRTY-EIGHT MILLION BEFORE YOU COME BACK IN WE'LL BE OKAY.
>> I [LAUGHTER]WISH YOU'D GET TO WORK AT THAT EASILY, JUST ANOTHER THING IS YOU LOOK AT THE 25 [OVERLAPPING] VERSUS THE 30-YEAR EACH PENNY CHANGES YOUR BOND CAPACITY BY ROUGHLY ANYWHERE FROM 19-21 MILLION DEPENDING ON THE 30 IN THE 21.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THOSE AREAS? I HAD ASKED HIM TO BRING THAT UP SO THAT WE COULD HAVE SOME DISCUSSION IN SUPPORT OF THEIR THOUGHT, THANKS, ABOUT THIS AND HOPEFULLY, MORE IN A VACUUM OF LOOKING AT A BOND PACKAGE.
SO I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM SOME OTHERS THAT HAVE MAYBE SOME THOUGHTS ON 25 VERSUS 30.
AND IF YOU NEED SOME MORE TIME TO DIGEST IT, I UNDERSTAND YOU JUST HEARING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
BUT I'D LIKE SOME DIRECTION BECAUSE BEFORE TOO LONG WE'RE GOING TO GET THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE BOND COMMITTEE.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR US AND IT'S GOING TO MAKE SOME DIFFERENCE.
OBVIOUSLY, AS FAR AS THE PROJECTED TAX RATE INCREASE, TO WHETHER WE'RE THINKING 25 OR 30-YEAR BONDS.
>> I THINK TO START WITH [INAUDIBLE] I THINK IT'S MORE IMPORTANT IF WE HAD A CHOICE TO HAVE NO TAX RATE INCREASE.
IF WE CAN DO 30-YEAR WITH NO TAX RATE INCREASE VERSUS 25-YEAR WITH A ONE OR TWO-CENT INCREASE.
I'D GO WITH THE 30 WITH NO TAX RATE INCREASE.
I'D EXTEND IT FIVE MORE YEARS.
I THINK THAT WOULD HELP US SELL THE PACKAGE TO VOTERS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY TO MINIMIZE THE TAX IMPACT EACH YEAR.
>> BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE MEETINGS, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT ALL THAT WHEN WE GET ALL THAT IN FRONT OF US.
>> YEAH, BUT YOUR DISCUSSION, MR. KUNKEL, EXACTLY WHAT I WAS HOPING TO GET TO IS JUST CONCEPTUALLY OR WE OPEN THE IDEA. [OVERLAPPING]
>> CONCEPTIONALLY, NO TAX INCREASE WILL HELP US SELL THIS A LOT BETTER THAN ANY TYPE OF TAX INCREASE IN THE TIMES THAT WE'RE LIVING IN RIGHT NOW.
SO I DO ACTUALLY AGREE WITH MR. KUNKEL ON THE 30 YEARS.
I THINK IT MAKES SENSE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE COST OF SCHOOLS, HOW MUCH THEY'RE GOING UP.
WHAT WAS AT 35 MILLION FOR AN ELEMENTARY THE LAST TIME THAT'S GOING TO BE 55 MILLION FOR NEW ELEMENTARY IF AM RIGHT.
THIRTY-YEAR MAKES SENSE WE CAN ALWAYS PREPAY. CORRECT, KATIE?
>> IF WE CHOOSE TO DO SO. HOWEVER, I DO DISAGREE A LITTLE BIT WITH MR. KUNKEL ON TRYING TO SELL A NO-TAX RATE INCREASE.
WE HAVE TO WRITE INTO THE LAW, INTO THE [BACKGROUND]
>> THANK YOU, THE BALLOT STATEMENT. NO, THANK YOU.
THE BALLOT STATEMENT THAT IT IS A TAX INCREASE.
>> SO FOR US TO TRY TO GO OUT AND SELL IT, NO TAX RATE INCREASE THEN THE VOTER GOES TO THE BALLOT, TAX INCREASE. IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT.
>> THAT'S A BIG HURDLE THAT WE GOT NOW THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE I AGREE.
>> RIGHT, AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S AS BIG OF A DEAL FOR US NOT TO ACTUALLY RAISE THE TAX RATE THIS TIME.
AND I DON'T WANT TO RAISE THE TAX RATE.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT. JUST TO ME BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE LEGISLATURE HAS WRITTEN THIS, THEY'RE ALMOST INCENTIVIZING US OR PUSHING US TO RAISE THE TAX RATE.
NOT PUSHING US TO DO SO, BUT I DON'T KNOW THE RIGHT WAY TO SAY IT.
>> THEY'RE OPENING IT UP, THERE'S NO PENALTY FOR IT.
SO I DO AGREE WITH THAT 30-YEAR, I THINK THAT'S SMART.
>> OKAY, THAT'S GOOD. ANYBODY ELSE? [OVERLAPPING]
>> [INAUDIBLE] AS YOU SEE THE TOTAL PACKAGE WHAT THEY HIT WITH THE COMMITTEE TAX FORCE.
>> GOOD, THAT'S EXACTLY THE CONVERSATION WE WANT TO HAVE.
I APPRECIATE YOU-ALL'S WISE COMMENTS.
SO I THINK WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON TO OUR SELECTION OF ARCHITECT, YES?
[H. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS]
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON.[00:20:01]
>> WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE WISDOM CENTER.
WE WANTED THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF GOING AHEAD AND ASSIGNING AN ARCHITECT TO THAT PROJECT TO BEGIN DESIGN WORK.
IF THE BOARD CHOOSES TO CALL A BOND IN AUGUST AND WHEN THE BOND PASSES IN NOVEMBER, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE A LEG UP ON INFLATION SINCE OUR INFLATIONARY COSTS HAVE GONE UP SO MUCH.
AND SO SINCE WE ARE PURCHASING THE WISDOM CENTER, WE WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO CONSIDER GIVING US INSTRUCTION IF YOU'D LIKE US TO MOVE FORWARD AND THEN WHO THAT ARCHITECT MIGHT BE.
AND WE PLAN TO HAVE THAT ON THE BOARD AGENDA NEXT WEEK ON THURSDAY WITH WHATEVER RECOMMENDATION THE BOARD GIVES US.
SO WE JUST HAD THAT FOR INFORMATION TONIGHT.
>> BASED UPON THE EVALUATION YOU GAVE US, GRADING AMOUNT, AND BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE, I ARRANGED THE OBVIOUS CHOICE FOR ME.
SHE'S HELPED IN THIS BUILDING, AMAZING WORK SO WE'VE FOUND A GOOD FIT FOR HER AND IT'S A MAJOR RENOVATION, WHAT I CALL CHALLENGING.
THIS BUILDING'S CHALLENGING, BUT EVERY TIME THE PEOPLE ARE COMING HERE, THEY GO WOW.
WHEN WE DID THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR DEAL, I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE GOING, THEY ARE JUST DOING THIS, LOOKING AROUND.
AND I REALLY HAD A BIG PART OF THAT.
THOSE GUYS OVER THERE DID TOO.
[LAUGHTER] BUT I WOULD GO FOR KATIE.
SHE IS QUALIFIED, CAN HANDLE IT.
SHE'D BEEN PART OF US FOR QUITE A WHILE AND I RESPECT HER TOTALLY AND SHE'S CAPABLE.
>> I APPRECIATE GETTING THE SUMMARY ON ALL THE ARCHITECTS.
I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT BEFORE AND REALLY LAID OUT WELL AS TO WHO KNEW CONSTRUCTION.
WHO THE BEST FIT FOR US IS WITH THAT AND THAT'S USEFUL.
BUT FOR THIS, I THINK IRENE IS GOOD AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A SMALL FIRM AND THAT THERE'S SOME YOUNGER IN THEIR CAREER TYPE PEOPLE THAT WORK WITH THEM.
BUT IS THERE ANOTHER FIRM THAT YOU-ALL WOULD RECOMMEND BESIDES THAT FIRM? [BACKGROUND]
>> CONNOR, WOULD YOU COME GET THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE.
BASED ON THAT EVALUATION FROM THE FIRMS WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, I WOULD DEFINITELY GO WITH IRENE OR HKS WOULD BE THE TWO CHOICES I'D OFFER UP FOR THAT.
>> HKS TENDS TOWARDS THE BIGGER SCALE THINGS THOUGH, RIGHT?
>> THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SMALL-SCALE STUFF FROM THE REPORTS THAT WE WERE GIVEN.
>> I DON'T KNOW, WOULD IT GET THE FOCUS THAT IT NEEDS FROM HKS? I DON'T KNOW.
>> NO, WE TESTED THAT OUT IN THIS LAST BOND THEY DID THE AUDITORIUM UPGRADES TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS, WHICH WAS RELATIVELY SMALL, AND THEY PAID GREAT ATTENTION TO IT AND THEY WENT WELL.
BEING THAT WE HAVE A TEAM WITH HKS THAT'S REALLY DEDICATED TO US WITH WAYNE.
EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE HUGE FIRM, WE'RE GETTING THAT PERSONAL ATTENTION, SO THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT.
IT'S WHAT YOU WOULD WANT TO THINK ABOUT WITH THEM, BUT I THINK THEY COULD DO IT.
THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN IT.
>> SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE CAN'T GO WRONG WITH EITHER ONE.
[NOISE] DUE TO WHAT HAPPENED DOWN HERE, I REALLY WOULD LEAN TOWARD IRENE PERSONALLY.
THAT WOULD BE MY CHOICE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH THIS FACILITY AND WHAT IT'S DONE FOR OUR DISTRICT, WHAT IT'S DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I THINK SHE'S DONE EXCELLENT WORK.
>> WISDOM CENTER WOULD BE A VERY COMPARABLE PROJECT TO THIS IN SIZE. IT'S GOOD.
>> I THINK THE DIRECTION IS, ONE IS WE'RE NOT TAKING A VOTE, BUT IS KATIE TAKING AWAY FROM THIS THAT WE'RE ALL GENERALLY OKAY WITH HER MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CONTRACT FOR AN ARCHITECT NUMBER 1?
>> THEN IF SHE CAN WORK OUT SOMETHING WITH IRENE.
SORRY, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY HER LAST NAME BECAUSE I'LL MESS IT UP.
>> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'VE GOT SOME OTHER STRANGE NAMES THAT ARE ON THERE.
I WOULD ADD TO THAT, MAYBE THAT IF FOR SOME STRANGE REASON THAT SHE CAN'T WORK OUT A DEAL WITH IRENE, THAT SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO GO WITH HKS?
>> I WANT TO ANNOUNCE DR. STINSON HAS ACCEPTED 41 RESIGNATIONS.
[I. SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS]
DO I HEAR A MOTION ON PERSONNEL ITEMS?[00:25:02]
>> I MOVE, THE BOARD APPROVE AND THEN ADOPT ALL PERSONNEL ITEMS AND CONTRACT RENEWALS AS PRESENTED AND RECOMMENDED BY SUPERINTENDENT.
>> MOTION BY MR. KUNKEL, SECOND?
>> THAT'S PER MR. DREES, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
IT'S UNANIMOUS. NEXT IS TO CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT.
>> MOVE THE BOARD ADOPT THE NEW FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH DR. STINSON IS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
>> I DON'T HAVE THAT WRITTEN DOWN.
>> THAT MOTION MADE BY [OVERLAPPING].
ANY DISCUSSION? WELL, THEN I'LL DISCUSS. [LAUGHTER].
>> YEAH. WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH THESE MONTHS SO FAR.
YOU'VE GOT THE NUMBER OF DAYS ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE I'M SURE.
>> I STOPPED COUNTING IN ABOUT 10 MONTHS.
>> NOW IT'S MONTHS WE WANT IT TO BE YEARS. IF YOU THINK OF.
>> YES. WE ARE ALL VERY WELL PLEASED, WE WOULD LOVE YOU TO BE HERE ANOTHER FIVE PLUS YEARS, YES.
>> WELL, I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT FIRST YEAR BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT, THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE JUST READY TO GET TO WORK.
EXCITED TO BE HERE. THANK YOU, AGAIN.
>> IF NOTHING ELSE ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. IT'S UNANIMOUS.
THE NEXT IS, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF RECOGNITION OF BISD, OUTSTANDING TEACHERS AND STAFF.
YOU GUYS ALL HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THIS, RIGHT?
>> I'M GOING TO READ THIS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S COME UP WITH THE DEBRIEFING OF TEACHERS AS THEY'RE LEAVING OR THE MANDATES, THE PAPERWORK, I'M NOT SAYING PAY IS NOT AN ISSUE.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT AT ALL. BUT WHAT KEEPS COMING OUT OVER AND OVER AGAIN ARE ALL THE WAYS THAT THEY'RE PREVENTING TEACHERS FROM BEING ABLE TO TEACH AND MAKING THEM DO ALL THESE OTHER THINGS.
I HAD ASKED STAFF TO COME UP WITH A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD HOPEFULLY IN A CONSTRUCTIVE MANNER, BUT ALSO IN A WAY THAT FORCEFULLY SETS FOR THE BIRDVILLE ISDS POSITION ON WHAT WE THINK THE STATE SHOULD DO.
HOPEFULLY, IF WE PASS THIS, I HOPE TO ACTUALLY SEND THIS OUT SOME OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME OTHERS TO AT LEAST CONSIDER PASSING SOMETHING SIMILAR SO THAT THE LEGISLATURE AND SOME OF OUR TEA PEOPLE COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
WITH THAT, I'LL READ THIS VERY QUICKLY.
IT'S A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION OF BISD OUTSTANDING TEACHERS AND STAFF.
WHEREAS THE BIRDVILLE ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE BOARD, APPLAUDS OUR TEACHERS IT'S BEEN COUNTLESS HOURS, ENERGY AND RESOURCES, PREPARING LESSON PLANS, ASSESSING STUDENT PROGRESS, MENTORING, COACHING, SERVING AS CLUB SPONSORS, AND TENDING TO THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS.
WHEREAS THE BOARD UNDERSTANDS THE FRUSTRATIONS EXPERIENCED BY OUR ALREADY BURDENED TEACHERS BECAUSE OF MORE AND MORE STATE FEDERAL MANDATES THAT HAVE RESULTED IN EXTRA DEMANDS INCLUDING EXCESSIVE BURDENSOME PAPERWORK, ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS, AND ADDITIONAL TESTING REQUIREMENTS, THUS IMPACTING THEIR ABILITY TO TEACH.
WHEREAS THE BOARD EXPRESSES ITS DISAPPOINTMENT AND OUR STATE'S LEADERSHIP FOR THE UNNECESSARY BURDEN THESE BAND-AIDS PLACE ON TEACHERS THUS, MAKING THE TEACHING PROFESSION LESS DESIRABLE FOR YOUNG ADULTS AND DRIVING VETERAN TEACHERS OUT OF THE CLASSROOMS. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BIRDVILLE ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES HEREBY AFFIRMS ITS SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION OF THE OUTSTANDING TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES.
THE BOARD ALSO STRONGLY ENCOURAGES OUR STRAIGHT LEADERSHIP TO MODEL FOR OUR GREAT STATE TEXAS, THE HONORED DUE TO PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS, AND FOR THE STATE TO REMOVE THE UNNECESSARY BURDEN OF MANDATE AFTER MANDATE PLACED ON PUBLIC EDUCATORS.
IF IT WOULD BE, IT WOULD READ PAST AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT BIRDVILLE ISD, THE 17TH DAY OF MAY 2022.
WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION AND SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION OF BISD OF OUTSTANDING TEACHERS AND STAFF.
>> MR. DREES, MAKES A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> MS. SANDERS WISE HAS A SECOND.
>> I REALLY WANT TO SAY THOSE JUST AREN'T WORDS.
WE PEEL IN HERE AND ALL THE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS TEACHERS HAVE.
I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO'S A TEACHER, AND IT'S GETTING RIDICULOUS.
THEN I HEAR THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS GOING TO ADOPT THE NEW TESTING FOR YOU BECOME A CERTIFIED TEACHER.
INTENTIONALLY, THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE IT MORE RIGOROUS INSTEAD OF IT,
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ADOPT ONE THEY'VE BEEN USING THEM FOR, KELVIN WITHIN 10, 12, 15 YEARS? THE SAME TEST THAT OTHER STATES DO.WE'RE TAKING A STEP BACKWARDS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS, BUT HOPEFULLY THEY'LL GET SOME ATTENTION, GET SOME DISCUSSIONS GOING AGAIN.
THESE AREN'T JUST WORDS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PAT OURSELVES ON THE BACK OR PAT OUR TEACHERS FROM THE BACK, THIS IS FROM OUR HEART.
WE'VE GOT REALLY A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT WORK HARD.
WE TRY TO REWARD THEM WITH MONEY AS AN INCENTIVE AND I CAN REWARD YOU, NOT JUST WITH THESE WORDS, BUT WITH OUR SUPPORT.
I THINK WE CAN TELL ANY TEACHER, WHEN DR. CLARK ASKS FOR SOMETHING FOR THEM, WE GIVE THEM THE RESOURCES.
WHEN THEY NEED A BUILDING FIXED, WE TAKE CARE OF THAT.
WHEN SALARIES NEEDED ADJUSTED, WE TRY TO TAKE CARE OF THAT TOO.
IT'S ALL CUMULATIVE AND SOMETIMES I ACTUALLY REALLY REALIZED WE'RE TRYING TO STAND NOT ABOVE THEM, BUT RIGHT BESIDE THEM FIGHTING THE SAME BATTLE.
I HOPE THAT THIS WILL TAKE HEART TO MANY OF OUR TEACHERS AS THEY FINISH THE YEAR OUT.
>> WELL SAID, I'M READY TO GET BAPTIZED.
>> IN KRIS'S MOTION, SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION OF TEACHERS AND STAFF.
THIS RESOLUTION DEALT MOSTLY WITH TEACHERS, BUT REALLY THE SAME THINGS CAN BE SAID ABOUT STAFF THAT ARE NOT TEACHERS AND WE WANT TO SUPPORT THEM.
I'VE WATCHED BRENDA, I'VE WATCHED KELVIN AND THE WAY THAT YOU SUPPORTED CHENEY HILLS AND KELVIN, YOUR TRAITS THAT YOU TAKE TO DIFFERENT CAMPUSES AND THE FINANCIAL YOU ASKED US TO CONTRIBUTE TO CHENEY HILLS ONETIME.
THERE WAS A TEACHER THAT PUT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS WEEK THAT, THEY WERE HAVING FIELD DAYS THIS WEEK IN THE HOT TEMPERATURES, COULD SOMEBODY JUST BRING WATERS BY? I TOOK SOME CASES OF WATER BY SCHOOL.
WE CAN DO LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT, AND WE NEED TO DO THINGS LIKE THAT.
I KNOW A NEIGHBORING DISTRICT THAT EVEN DOES HAMBURGER COOK OUTS AT SOME OF THE SCHOOLS THAT THE BOARD IS THERE FOR THOSE AND I'D LIKE TO LOOK FOR SOME WAYS THAT WE CAN DO THINGS LIKE THAT AS A BOARD IN THE FUTURE.
WE CAN'T TOUCH EVERY CAMPUS IN A MONTH OR TWO, BUT WE CAN DO SOME THINGS LIKE THAT.
I'D LIKE TO LOOK FOR WAYS THAT WE CAN DO THOSE THINGS. TO JUST SAY, THANK YOU.
>> ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. IT'S UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU DR. STINSON AND STAFF FOR DRAFTING THAT.
NEXT IS TO CONSIDER THE SETTLEMENT WITH 308 CONSTRUCTION LLC. DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE MEDIATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND 308 CONSTRUCTION.
>> MR. DILKS MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> MR. WOMBLE. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
IT'S UNANIMOUS. I REALLY PROMISE THIS TIME WE'RE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION,
[C. CLOSED SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]
BUT I REALLY PROMISED THIS ONE WILL BE FIVE MINUTES?>> AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL NOW CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551 SPECIFIC, 0.074 PERSONNEL, 0.073 REAL PROPERTY, 0.071 CONSULTATION WITH BOARD'S ATTORNEY, AND 0.076 SECURITY.
THE TIME IS 8:23 AND WE WILL NOW RECONVENE OPEN SESSION.
[D. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]
[J. BUDGET WORKSHOP]
THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, DR. S.>> SORRY, DAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK KATIE FOR EVERYTHING THAT SHE HAS DONE TO PREPARE US FOR THIS MOMENT.
IT HAS BEEN MONTHS AND MONTHS OF HARD WORK, AND I KNOW THAT THE CULMINATION TO GET TO THESE BUDGET WORKSHOPS AND TO HAVE THIS TIME WITH YOU IS A LOT OF HARD WORK.
I MEAN, THE FACT THAT WE'LL SIT HERE AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS BUDGET WORKSHOP AND GET DONE.
WHAT WE NEED TO GET DONE WITHIN X AMOUNT OF TIME, WHETHER THAT'S 45 MINUTES, AN HOUR, WHATEVER IT IS, THAT DOESN'T TOUCH THE MONTHS AND MONTHS OF WORK KATIE DOES.
BEFORE WE GET TO THE END AND I DON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY MUCH TOWARDS THE END, BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND THANK YOU, AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT HAS POURED THEIR HEART AND SOUL INTO GETTING THIS DONE. KATIE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME COMPLIANCE STUFF, AND A COUPLE OF THINGS WE NEED TO DO BEFORE WE GET TO THE INITIATIVES AND I'LL GIVE YOU SOME INSTRUCTIONS.
LET'S SEE HOW QUICKLY I CAN GET THROUGH SOME OF THIS.
JUST A REMINDER OF OUR BUDGET SCHEDULE.
TONIGHT OF COURSE, IS MAY 17TH, I'M NOT ANTICIPATING AS NEEDING ANOTHER WORKSHOP.
I WILL HAVE TO START WORKING PROBABLY
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TOMORROW ON THE BUDGET TAX NOTICE THAT HAS TO GO IN THE PAPER ON JUNE 10TH, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE ADOPTION ON THE 23RD, AND THEN I'LL BE BRINGING THE TAX RATE PROPOSAL TO YOU IN AUGUST.AS WE MENTIONED WHEN JOSH WAS HERE, WE DID GET SOME APRIL VALUES.
AS YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE NEVER CORRECT.
JUST IN DOING SOME ANALYSIS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS ABOUT THE CHANGE BETWEEN NOW AND THE CERTIFIED.
I'VE PULLED THAT UP AT 96 PERCENT.
THIS FIRST GRAPH HERE, A CHART, YOU CAN SEE AT NINE PERCENT, THAT'S WITHOUT THE NEW HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
THEN WHEN WE ADD THAT IN, OUR ACTUAL VALUE INCREASES AROUND 6.1 PERCENT.
THAT MAY BE A LITTLE HIGHER WHEN WE GET THE VALUES IN JULY.
BUT RIGHT NOW THAT'S WHERE WE'RE SITTING.
JUST A REMINDER ABOUT TAX RATE COMPRESSION.
AS YOU KNOW THAT IF THE M&O RATES WILL AUTOMATICALLY DROP IF THE LOCAL PROPERTY TAX BASE OR THE STATE ESTIMATE GOES ABOVE 2.5 PERCENT.
RIGHT NOW, THE STATE IS ESTIMATING A LITTLE OVER FOUR PERCENT FOR STATEWIDE GROWTH.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, THE CURRENT MAXIMUM TAX RATE THAT THE STATE HAS CALCULATED RIGHT NOW IS ¢89.41, WHICH IS DOWN FROM 91.34 LAST YEAR.
THE FLOOR IS ALWAYS 90 PERCENT OF THAT NUMBER, SO RIGHT NOW THE FLOOR IS AT 80.46 PERCENT, A DROP FROM 82.
THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE GROWTH, OBVIOUSLY, IT HAS FOUR OVER FOUR PERCENT.
WHEN OUR DISTRICT VALUES GROW BEYOND THAT, THEN OUR VALUE OR A TAX RATE DROPS AS WELL.
THIS IS WHAT WE PROPOSED AT THE LAST MEETING.
WE WERE PROPOSING ABOUT A 5 PERCENT VALUE INCREASE.
ONCE WE ADDED THE HOMESTEADS IN, IT DROPPED US DOWN BELOW THAT 2.5 PERCENT.
WE WERE SHOWING NO CHANGE WITH THE NEW VALUES COMING IN.
WE'RE NOW A LITTLE OVER 2.5 CENTS REDUCTION.
THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THAT IS, IF THAT TAKES PLACE OR EVEN GETS BIGGER, WE WILL HAVE DROPPED OUR M&O RATE OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, OVER 14 CENTS.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS, ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK TOWARD A BOND IN THE FUTURE.
WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THAT THIS EVENING.
THE FACTORS OBVIOUSLY THAT WE LOOK AT ARE GOING TO BE OUR DEBT PAYMENT, THE TAXABLE VALUE OF THE DISTRICT AND THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.
RIGHT NOW OUR DEBT PAYMENT FOR NEXT YEAR IS SCHEDULED TO BE AROUND $49.9 MILLION IN WITH A PROJECTED REVENUE RIGHT NOW THAT'S 6 PERCENT.
WHILE JOSH MENTIONED, WE DON'T GET A LOT FROM THE STATE.
THERE IS SOME HOLD HARMLESS NOW IT WON'T LAST, BUT THERE WILL BE A LITTLE HOLD HARMLESS BUILT INTO THE BUDGET.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW.
THE 55.2 MILLION AND THEN I'M PROJECTING A $5.3 MILLION PREPAYMENT WHICH WILL GENERATE TAX INTEREST SAVINGS OVER THOSE BONDS OF 4.1 MILLION.
WHEN JOSH COMES BACK IN JULY AND WE HAVE THOSE ESTIMATES WHEN HE COMES AND GIVES YOU THE NUMBERS, WE'LL HAVE THAT CHART OF ALL THE PREPAYMENTS THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND WE'LL HAVE IT UPDATED WITH THAT INFORMATION.
JUST A REMINDER, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR A REALLY LONG TIME, OUR DEBT PAYMENTS RUN AUGUST TO FEBRUARY.
BUT BECAUSE OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDS IN JUNE, WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO BUILD TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO MAKE THAT AUGUST PAYMENTS.
THAT'S WHY YOU'LL ALWAYS SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A BUMP AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, OUR PERCENTAGE OF OPERATING EXPENSES AT THE END OF JUNE IS 55 PERCENT, BUT THEN WE MAKE THAT AUGUST PAYMENT WHICH GETS US TO 33, SO THAT'S WHY WE TRY TO KEEP A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA MONEY IN THAT FUND BALANCE.
THE OTHER THING I WANT TO NOTE IS THAT WHEN WE DO OUR BOND RATINGS, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP THAT FUND BALANCE IN GOOD SHAPE.
IT ALSO PROVIDES A CUSHION IF WE DO IT LATER ON, HAVE A YEAR WHEN MAYBE OUR VALUES DON'T GROW AS MUCH AS WE HAD ANTICIPATED.
WE KEEP A CUSHION IN THAT FUND BALANCE TO PROTECT US FROM ANY LOW YEARS AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO WELL WITH THAT.
THAT'S DEBT SERVICE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT?
>> HAS ANYBODY EVER QUESTIONED OF WHY WE ONLY GET TO PAY TWICE A YEAR? HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT OR ANYBODY EVER ASKED IF WE PAID QUARTERLY WE WILL BE PAYING LESS INTEREST?
>> I THINK THE BONDS ARE STRUCTURED THAT WAY.
BONDS ARE TYPICALLY PAY TWICE A YEAR THE INTEREST.
I MEAN, IT WOULD BE SOMETHING I COULD ASK ABOUT.
I'VE JUST DON'T KNOW ANY DISTRICTS THAT DO THAT.
BUT CERTAINLY, I THINK IT'S TYPICALLY A TWICE A YEAR ON THE BONDS WITH IT.
>> IT WOULDN'T AFFECT OUR CASH-FLOW THAT MUCH, BUT IT WOULD SAVE INTERESTS.
I REMEMBER LONG TIME AGO I HAD A RENTAL HOUSE AND I DID A MONTHLY PAY.
BECAUSE I'VE PAID EVERY TWO WEEKS, I GOT PAID MY JOB EVERY TWO WEEKS, SO I JUST DRAFTED OUT EVERY TWO WEEKS.
>> THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE MR. DAVIS,
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THAT WE WOULD HAVE WITH THAT IS THAT WE BARELY GET OUR MONEY IN WITH TAXES WHEN THAT PAYMENT IS DUE IN FEBRUARY.WHILE WE HAVE A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE, IT'S NOT QUITE AS CHALLENGING, BUT IN YEARS WHEN THAT NUMBER HAS BEEN LOWER, IT CAN BE REALLY CHALLENGING IF YOUR TAXES, BECAUSE TYPICALLY THE BIG MAJORITY OF TAXES COME IN THE END OF JANUARY JUST IN TIME FOR THAT PAYMENT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THEY DO IT LIKE THAT.
>> SOMETHING WE COULD ASK JOSH THOUGH IF HE HAS SEEN THAT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I WILL DEFINITELY DO THAT. WILL YOU WRITE THAT DOWN, MISTY, PLEASE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON DEBT SERVICE? LET'S TALK ABOUT CHILD NUTRITION.
THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ALLOWED ALL STUDENTS TO EAT FREE UNDER THE SUMMER SEAMLESS OPTION.
NOT EVERY DISTRICT DID THAT, BUT BIRDVILLE DID.
THEY TOLD US NOW, THAT THAT WILL NOT BE CONTINUED INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, SO OUR STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO QUALIFY FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THOSE FREE MEALS.
>> THEY'LL FILL OUT THAT FORM AGAIN?
>> YES, SIR. FUND BALANCE IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE FOR THE 2021-2022 FISCAL YEAR BY AROUND $2.4 MILLION.
I WAS TALKING TO DUTY SERGEANT THIS WEEK AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GAVE US ANOTHER $1.03 OF EVERY STUDENT MEAL FOR LUNCH THIS PAST YEAR.
WITH THAT GENERATION, OUR FUND BALANCE IS INCREASING, WHICH MAY SOUND GOOD, BUT IN FUND BALANCE AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LIMITATIONS.
WE'RE LIMITED TO THREE MONTHS OPERATING EXPENDITURES AND OUR FUND BALANCE WILL BE WELL OVER 5 MILLION.
ANYTIME WE HAVE EXTRA MONEY, WE LOOK FOR PROJECTS AROUND THE DISTRICT.
WE'VE GOT SEVERAL UPDATES THAT JUDY WANTS TO DO THIS SUMMER, NORTH RIDGE ELEMENTARY, REPLACING THE SERVING COUNTER AND MILK BOX, SOME TILES AND DOORS.
THEN THERE'S SOME WALK-IN COOLERS AT SEVERAL CAMPUSES AND FREEZER SHELVING.
THEN WE'RE ALSO REPLACING THE FURNITURE AT HALTOM HIGH.
NOW, I'VE GOT A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR NEXT WEEK BECAUSE WE'VE GOT BIDS ON THE STREET RIGHT NOW, JUST SO WE COULD HAVE THOSE READY FOR SUMMER, AND WE DO NEED A LITTLE MORE MONEY IN THE FUND.
AS I SHOW YOU THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH IS THE BUDGET.
THIS IS NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, BUT EVEN WITH THAT ESTIMATED BEGINNING AT 5.2 MILLION, THAT INCLUDES THAT OTHER MILLION DOLLARS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME MONEY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TRY TO STRUCTURE AND LOOK FOR SOME PROJECTS WHICH IF YOU'VE BEEN TO SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES, DUTY SERGEANT IS CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR PROJECTS TO UPDATE, SO WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
>> SORRY. I DON'T WANT TO JUMP IN.
>> IS THE $1.3. IS THAT A ONETIME THING?
>> YES, SIR IT WAS JUST THIS YEAR.
>> THEN IT WON'T BE AFTER THAT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT. [NOISE] GENERAL FUND BALANCE.
I NEED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE.
SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR AWHILE REMEMBER GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS STATEMENT NUMBER 54 OR AS WE SAY, GASB, IN THE ACCOUNTING WORLD.
IT WAS IMPLEMENTED AND WE HAD TO DO A RESOLUTION IN MAY 2011, WHERE THE BOARDS SET THIS THESE CATEGORIES UP.
GASB 54 ADDED CATEGORIES TO FUND BALANCE CALLED WE HAVE NON-SPENDABLE, WHICH IS OUR INVENTORY AND PREPAID EXPENSES.
THERE'S COMMITTED BALANCES THAT REQUIRE FORMAL ACTION BY THE BOARD, ASSIGNED WHICH THIS BOARD GAVE DELEGATION TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE, AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHY IN JUST A MOMENT.
THEN THE UNASSIGNED WAS PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ELSE.
OUR CURRENT GASB POLICY THAT WAS UPDATED IN MAY 2014.
IN COMMITTED, WE PUT 15 PERCENT OF THE ADOPTED GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE BUDGET FOR THE NEXT YEAR INTO COMMITTED.
THEN THE BOARD GAVE PERMISSION FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OR MYSELF TO DECIDE.
WE TRIED TO PUT AT LEAST FIVE PERCENT IN THE ASSIGNED CATEGORY.
NOW, IN YEARS PAST, SCHOOLS FIRST HAD AN INDICATOR THAT REALLY TRACKED THE CHANGES IN THE UNASSIGNED BALANCES.
THE NEW ONE IS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED BECAUSE THEY FIGURED OUT DISTRICTS WERE PUTTING MONEY IN ASSIGNED.
WE HAVEN'T CHANGED OUR COMMITTED POLICY IN A WHILE AND WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE WISDOM CENTER, AND ALSO WITH THAT HARDEMAN CLAIM, AND THEN OF COURSE, USING SOME FUND BALANCE NEXT YEAR TO BALANCE OUT OUR BUDGET, I'M GOING TO BE BRINGING BACK TO THE JUNE MEETING SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGING THE POLICY THAT WE HAVE ON GASB 54.
PROBABLY GOING TO BE DOING THAT EVERY JUNE, IN ANTICIPATION OF WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING AT THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR.
BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED BALANCES DON'T CHANGE TOO MUCH.
WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL JUST WORK BETWEEN COMMITTED AND ASSIGNED EACH YEAR, BUT I'LL BRING ALL THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU NEXT MONTH.
WE JUST DON'T WANT TO LOSE POINTS ON OUR SCHOOL'S FIRST OVER THIS.
HERE'S OUR FUND BALANCE HISTORY.
AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, FOR '21-' 22, THIS IS PROJECTED AT 31.6 PERCENT OF EXPENDITURES.
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I HAVE REDUCED THE FUND BALANCE YOU CAN SEE BY THE PURCHASE OF THE WISDOM CENTER, AND THEN ALSO THE $1.686 MILLION CLAIM FOR HARDEMAN.JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION NOW, WE HAVEN'T GONE OVER BUDGET ITEMS, BUT THIS NUMBER FOR '22-'23 INCLUDES EVERY INITIATIVE PLUS THE RISES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING TO YOU TONIGHT.
IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO DO SOME OF THOSE INITIATIVES, THAT NUMBER WILL CHANGE.
BUT WE WILL GET THAT MONEY BACK, AND JUST DEPENDING ON WHEN THOSE PROJECTS HAPPEN AND WHEN THE REIMBURSEMENTS, WE MAY ACTUALLY, THE WAY OUR ACCOUNTING WORKS, WHEN REVENUE IS RECEIVED IN THE FIRST 60 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE YEAR THAT APPLIES TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WE HAVE TO REPORT IT.
IF ALL THE HARDEMAN PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED THIS SUMMER, AND WE GET THE CLAIM IN, AND GET IT PROCESSED, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT ALL OF THAT WILL NET OUT TO THE 250 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THIS YEAR.
BUT IF NOT, THAT REVENUE WILL GO INTO NEXT YEAR, BUT NO, SIR, THERE'S NO REVENUE INCLUDED FOR THAT HARDEMAN CLAIM IN THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
>> IF YOU INCLUDE THE EXPENSE.
>> I INCLUDED THE EXPENSE IN THE '21-'22 BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE BUDGET RIGHT NOW.
>> WHAT IF IT'S ACTUALLY THE 60-DAY?
>> WE'LL HAVE TO BRING A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO ROLL THOSE DOLLARS, JUST LIKE WE DO ANY PROJECTS IN THE SUMMER.
ACTUALLY, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS, THIS NUMBER WILL GO UP AND THIS NUMBER WILL GO, IT BASICALLY WILL BALANCE OUT BECAUSE WHEN YOU START WITH A HIGHER NUMBER, THEN THE NEXT YEAR'S NUMBER IS IMPACTED AS WELL.
IF WE DON'T SPEND THE HARDEMAN MONEY AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THEN THE PROJECTED FUND BALANCE FOR '21-'22 WILL BE HIGHER.
THEN WHEN YOU LET US ROLL THOSE DOLLARS IN THE NEXT YEAR, THEN IT WILL JUST IMPACT THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
>> IT WILL BALANCE OUT. RICHARD, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
IT WILL BALANCE OUT, BUT THE PERCENTAGES WILL CHANGE.
>> THANK YOU. HERE'S ANOTHER FUN, GASB.
THIS GASB 87 IS EFFECTIVE FOR THE '21-'22 FISCAL YEAR.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE QUICK UPDATE ON THIS.
WE'RE WORKING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS RIGHT NOW, BUT IT IS GOING TO CHANGE SOME OF THE CODES THAT WE'RE USING IN OUR FINANCIALS.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE SURPRISED BY THIS.
GASB 87 FOR NOW WHEN WE HAVE OPERATING LEASES LIKE COPIERS, THOSE ARE JUST REPORTED AS EXPENSES IN THE GENERAL FUND.
NO LONGER WILL WE BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
ALL LEASES LONGER THAN ONE YEAR HAVE TO BE REPORTED AS A LEASE LIABILITY AS IF WE WENT OUT AND BOUGHT THE EQUIPMENT, AND THEN BORROWED MONEY TO BUY IT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW, IT'S PRETTY COMPLICATED.
THE EFFECT ON BIRDVILLE IN THE INITIAL YEAR THAT WE ENTER INTO AN EQUIPMENT LEASE.
WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE LIFE OF THE LEASE.
IF IT'S FIVE YEARS, WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE ALL OF THE LEASE PAYMENTS FOR FIVE YEARS AND ADD THOSE UP.
THEN WE TAKE PRESENT VALUE OF AN ANNUITY BACK TO THE INITIAL DATE OF THE LEASE.
WE BOOK THAT AS AN ASSET AND AS AN OTHER RESOURCE, SO IT NETS TO ZERO.
THEN WHEN WE MAKE THE PAYMENTS, THEY HAVE TO BE DIVIDED UP IN PRINCIPAL AND INTERESTS AS IF YOU'D GONE OUT AND BORROWED MONEY.
IN THINGS THAT WE HAVE NOW IN FUNCTIONAL 11 FOR INSTRUCTION, THINGS LIKE THAT, COPIER LEASES, THEY'RE NOW GOING TO BE IN A FUNCTION 71 AND YOU'LL SEE INTERESTS IN PRINCIPLE LIKE YOU DO IN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.
IT'S GOING TO MAKE THE GENERAL FUND LOOK LIKE WE HAVE SOME DEBT.
NOW, THE FUN PART, I HAVE STAFF MISSING, AND I HAVE STAFF WORKING ON THIS RIGHT NOW.
THESE ARE THE MAJOR ONES WE HAVE FOR THIS YEAR.
THIS IS JUST THE EQUIPMENT YEAR.
THE PLAZA TENANT LEASES WILL BE THE OPPOSITE.
THERE'LL BE ASSETS INSTEAD OF LIABILITIES, SO WE'LL HAVE TO REPORT THOSE DIFFERENTLY.
THEY'LL LOOK LIKE WE WERE RECEIVING PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON A LOAN.
BUT HERE'S THE FUN ONE, GASB 96 IS IMPLEMENTING NEXT YEAR.
WE'RE HAVING TO BUY SOFTWARE FOR THIS ONE.
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO REPORT ALL OF OUR SOFTWARE AS RIGHT TO USE ASSETS JUST LIKE WE DO THE CAPITAL LEASES AND WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF SOFTWARE PACKAGES IN THE DISTRICT.
WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT OUR CONTRACTS, AND TRYING TO BE REALLY CAREFUL ABOUT NOT GOING MORE THAN ONE YEAR, BECAUSE IF IT'S LESS THAN A YEAR, BUT IF THERE'S A LIKELIHOOD OF RENEWAL, THEN IT'S INCLUDED.
JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF FUN IN THE ACCOUNTING OFFICE.
MISSY, YOU MAY CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT THIS JOB, THROUGH ALL OF THIS.
[LAUGHTER] BUT ANYWAY, JUST WANTED TO HEADS-UP ON THAT. YOU HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT?
>> CAN I ASK? WHAT IS THE POINT OF ALL OF THAT? I MEAN, WHY ARE THEY DOING?
>> WELL, WHEN ENRON WAS IN PLACED, THEY WOULD MAKE THESE SHELL COMPANIES.
THEN THEY WOULD HAVE THE SHELL COMPANY BUY ALL OF THEIR ASSETS,
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AND THEN THEY WOULD LEASE THEM ALL BACK AS OPERATING LEASES.NONE OF THOSE ASSETS AND DEBT WERE EVER ON THEIR BOOKS.
THIS STARTED IN THE FOR-PROFIT WORLD, IN THE FASB WORLD, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.
IT'S BEEN JUST TRICKLING OVER INTO THE GASB WORLD.
THE CHALLENGE WE HAVE IS NORMALLY WHEN THEY MAKE NEW RULES, WE HAVE THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE STATEMENTS IN OUR AUDIT AND WE HAVE THE FUND STATEMENTS.
NORMALLY, IT DOESN'T AFFECT OUR FUND STATEMENTS.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD SOMETHING THIS BIG THAT REALLY WILL AFFECT OUR FUNDS STATEMENTS.
IT'S MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE OUR CAMPUSES ARE NOT GOING TO UNDERSTAND.
IT'S GOING TO ALSO SKEW A LOT OF THE AREAS WE HAVE WHERE WE SPEND ON PROGRAMMING EXPENSES.
WE NO LONGER CAN CODE THEM TO THOSE PROGRAM CODES.
WE'VE ALERTED TEA AND THEY'RE AWARE THAT THIS MAY HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON HOW OUR SPENDING IS LOOKING FOR THAT.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT IN OUR FEDERAL FUNDS.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE HOW THEY'RE DOING THOSE APPLICATIONS.
IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY CHALLENGING.
>> HOW MUCH IS THIS COSTING US TO REDO ALL OF THIS? TENS OF THOUSANDS?
>> WELL, WE'RE LOOKING AT A PIECE OF SOFTWARE THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE LESS THAN 10,000.
IT'S GOING TO BE OUR LIFESAVER, BUT THE STAFF HOURS ARE GOING TO BE REALLY HEAVY.
>> ITS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO OBVIOUSLY.
>> WELL, I MEAN, THIS ISN'T EVEN RELATED TO OUR STATE OR GOVERNMENT, IT'S GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.
THERE'S JUST ALWAYS NEW FUN THINGS THAT WE GET TO DO, BUT I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU TO BE SURPRISED.
MOST OF YOU'VE SEEN OUR ESSER, ONE OF THE NEW SCHOOLS FIRST, WE'RE REQUIRED TO SHOW THE BOARD OUR ESSER EXPENDITURES AND PLANS FOR THE MONEY AND A REMINDER OF THE DEADLINES OF WHEN THESE FUNDS EXPIRE.
I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS FAIRLY QUICKLY BECAUSE YOU'VE SEEN THEM ALL.
THESE ARE CURRENTLY JUST SUMMARIES AND YOU'VE GOT THESE IN YOUR POWERPOINT, THE POSITIONS THAT WE'RE SUPPLANTING IN THE GENERAL FUND.
WE HAVE ABOUT 8.5, $9 MILLION TOTAL THAT WE'RE DOING.
WE ALSO HAD THE INDIRECT COST.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT LAST YEAR TA REQUIRED US TO SUPPLANT PART OF OUR GENERAL FUND WITH, AND THEN IT IS GOOD WITH ONE MORE YEAR WITH ESSER II.
ESSER III IS THE 49 MILLION PIECE, THE LARGE ONE AND I'VE GOT MORE DETAILS ON THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE, BUT WE HAVE A MUCH SMALLER AMOUNT THAT WE'RE SUPPLANTING AND THIS GOES THROUGH '23/24.
HERE'S THE BUDGET, AND ALL OF THIS IS ON THE WEBSITE.
WE'VE DONE PUBLIC MEETINGS AND ALL.
BUT YOU CAN SEE WE STARTED OUT WITH 39 MILLION.
WE PULLED OUT OUR INDIRECT COSTS, WHICH GOES TO THE GENERAL FUND.
WE HAD 34 MILLION FOR PROGRAM EXPENDITURES.
WE HAD 20 PERCENT MINIMUM THAT WAS REQUIRED TO ADDRESS LEARNING LOSS, WHICH WE'RE SPENDING MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
THEN WE HAVE THE 26 MILLION ON THE REMAINING PROGRAMS. THEN HERE'S JUST A BREAKOUT BY TYPE OF EXPENDITURE.
THE REASON WE HAVE THIS COLUMN RIGHT HERE, IS WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO APPLY FOR 2/3 OF THE GRANT.
DR. GLENN JUST SEPARATED THAT OUT BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT ON THE WEBSITE.
THESE ARE THE NEW POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE.
THERE IS AN ASTERISK BY '21/22.
WE HAVE MOVED SEVERAL POSITIONS INTO SOME FEDERAL SPECIAL ED DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE SO THAT'S WHY THE FTES GO DOWN, BUT THESE ARE THE JOBS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE PROJECTED.
AS WE, STAFF LEAVE OR OTHER POSITIONS OPEN UP, WE MAY NOT REPLACE THOSE POSITIONS.
IT JUST REALLY DEPENDS ON HOW IT WILL IMPACT OUR CLOSING THE GAP BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO ALL THAT.
AS MR. BASKERVILLE REMINDED ME THIS MORNING, EACH YEAR, ESPECIALLY AS ENROLLMENT HAS DECLINED.
THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN WE'VE HAD TO REDUCE STAFF, BUT NO ONE HAS LOST HER JOB.
WE HOPEFULLY, WE'LL BE ABLE TO FIND POSITIONS SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE DISTRICT FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS.
>> READ AN ARTICLE TODAY THAT SAID, THAT THERE'S A POTENTIAL THAT THE FEDS MAY EXTEND THE DEADLINE OF HOW FAST YOU HAVE TO SPEND ALL THIS MONEY.
>> I'M TRYING TO FIND IT AND COPY IT.
>> THAT'D BE GREAT. THAT'D BE GREAT FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
>> WE MAY GIVE YOU MORE TIME TO CRAM IT ALL IN TWO YEARS.
BECAUSE LOT OF TIMES THE GOVERNMENT IS FINDING OUT.
IF YOU FORCE SOMEBODY WITH A DEADLINE THEY'LL SPEND IT, [INAUDIBLE] WELL OR NOT.
>> MUCH MORE THOUGHT PROCESS CAN DO IT.
YOU CAN DO TWO OR THREE OR FOUR-YEAR PERIOD.
IT MIGHT GET BETTER RETURN FOR YOU.
>> OKAY. THESE ARE JUST THE OTHER CATEGORIES, OTHER PAYROLL CONTRACTED SERVICES AND THESE ARE JUST THE PLANNED EXPENDITURES FOR TUTORING, EXTRA DUTY, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
THEN IN THE LAST SLIDE IS SUPPLIES AND MISCELLANEOUS.
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NOW WE GET TO DO THE FUN STUFF.>> I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH UTILITY CONTROL BECAUSE THE LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT ON US. [LAUGHTER]
>> I THINK IT MEANS THAT IT'S TIME TO GO HOME.
[LAUGHTER] YOU SHOULD HAVE A PACKET OF MATERIALS.
WE HAVE TWO SECTIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH.
LET ME PUT THIS OVER HERE SO I CAN ACTUALLY [NOISE] [BACKGROUND].
HOW DID BROWSER GET THERE. DID I DO SOMETHING?
>> THE INITIATIVE SHEETS WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH AND I'M GOING TO ADD A COUPLE OF MORE SLIDES BEFORE WE START THIS, BUT WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT.
YOU CAN USE THIS AS A CAT AND I'LL TALK THROUGH IT.
BUT BEHIND THAT YOU HAVE ALL OF THE INITIATIVES AND THE PAGE NUMBERS ARE REFERENCED.
IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW ALONG ON THE PAGES, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT.
I'VE GOT A COUPLE MORE SLIDES TO DO BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT.
JUST REMINDING YOU OF THE RANKING WE HAVE REQUIRED.
THESE ARE NEW OR EXPENDITURE INCREASES NECESSARY TO FILL CURRENT OBLIGATIONS OR TO CONTINUE CURRENT LEVELS OF CRITICAL SERVICE.
WE HAVE CRITICAL EXPENDITURES THAT ARE CRITICAL TO ADDRESSING THE RISING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, CURRENT PERFORMANCE DEFICITS OR COMPLIANCE MATTERS.
THEN WE HAVE OUR PRIORITY ONE THAT ARE IMPORTANT INITIATIVES BUT DO NOT RISE TO THE LEVEL OF CRITICAL.
LAST BOARD WORKSHOP, WE GAVE YOU THE REQUIRED AND CRITICAL.
YOU HAVE NEW COPIES OF ALL OF THOSE AND THEN WE BROUGHT THE PRIORITY ONES FOR US TO GO THROUGH TONIGHT.
THIS IS THE NUMBER THAT WE GAVE YOU LAST TIME IN THE BUDGET WORKSHOP AND WE'VE ADDED FOR THE RECURRING A $191 THOUSAND.
LET'S START WORKING THROUGH AND I'M GOING TO WORK OFF OF THE MAIN SHEET.
IF YOU SEE THE COLUMN THAT SAYS RECURRING, THAT'S WHERE WE'LL START.
I'LL GO DOWN AND GO THROUGH THESE BRIEFLY AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, JUST CALL OUT AND YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE PAGE NUMBERS IF YOU'D LIKE.
THE FIRST ONE EACH YEAR, OUR CONTRACTS WITH THE CITIES, THEY'RE ALWAYS BUILT IN INCREASES FOR OUR OFFICERS, SROS THAT WORK IN OUR SCHOOLS.
THEY WILL GIVE US THOSE ESTIMATES EACH YEAR AS THEY GET RAISES AND THERE'S OTHER EQUIPMENT PURCHASES.
THE 30,342 ARE THOSE ESTIMATES THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM THE CITIES.
NUMBER 2, THE RENTAL OF THE GRADUATION VENUE.
WE ARE GOING TO DECREASE THIS YEAR, BUT THERE ARE INCREASES BUILT INTO THE CONTRACT.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE EXPENSES LOOKED A LITTLE DIFFERENT AS WE WERE AT THE RANGER STADIUM.
MR. BASKERVILLE HAS JUST ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL DOLLARS TO COVER THAT CONTRACT AND THE INCREASED GRADUATION COST.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO STAY IN THE COLUMN THAT SAYS RECURRING.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO SKIP ACROSS.
WE'LL DO ONE TIMES IN A MINUTE.
THE NEXT ONE YOU'LL SEE ON THERE IS INCREASED APPRAISAL FEES.
I'VE ESTIMATED THESE, THEY GO UP EVERY YEAR AS THE BUDGET FOR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT DOES, AND THEN IT'S ALLOCATED BASED ON OUR VALUES.
I'VE JUST PUT AN ESTIMATE OF $21,000 IN ON THAT.
THE SAME ON OUR NEXT ONE, THE 10,000 ON OUR TAX COLLECTION FEES.
WE ARE IN A THREE-YEAR RENEWAL SITE RECYCLE AND WE'RE WAITING ON THE [INAUDIBLE] AGREEMENT.
WE HAVE NOT HAD AN INCREASE IN AWHILE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE MAY BE AN INCREASE WHERE YOU'RE CURRENTLY PAYING 98 CENTS FOR EACH ACCOUNT AND THOSE ACCOUNTS GROW EVERY YEAR.
I THINK OUR BILL THIS YEAR WAS A 142,000.
WE DO GET A $40,000 PAYMENT FROM OUR DELINQUENT TAX ATTORNEY.
WE'RE USUALLY DOWN IN THE 100 AND 110, BUT I JUST PUT AN ESTIMATE IN FOR WHAT THOSE INCREASES MAY BE.
YOU WILL GET A FULL RENDERING OF OUR PROPERTY INSURANCE.
WHEN I PUT THIS TOGETHER, WE WERE ESTIMATING PROBABLY A 22 PERCENT INCREASE IN PROPERTY.
IF YOU REMEMBER THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR WHEN WE DID THE NEW BID FOR A PROPERTY, I THINK WE HAD TO GO TO 14 DIFFERENT VENDORS TO GET OUR FULL $300 MILLION VALUE COVERAGE.
THAT'S GOING TO BE SPREADING A LITTLE BIT.
LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BUT WE DISCOVERED THAT THE ESTIMATE WE HAD LAST YEAR FOR INSURANCE DID NOT INCLUDE OUR LARGER BUILDINGS THAT WE OPENED IN AUGUST.
WE GOT A BILL FOR $325,000 IN THE FALL THAT WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY.
IN TALKING TO [INAUDIBLE], SHE SAID, I KNOW I TOLD THEM TO INCLUDE IT, BUT SOMEHOW IT DIDN'T GET INCLUDED.
THEY ALSO DID SOME VALUATION CHANGES AND THEN WE ALSO HAD TO ADD THE BRIDGE.
THAT BUMPED OUR NUMBER UP EVEN MORE.
WE JUST GOT SOME ESTIMATES ON PROPERTY TODAY.
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IT MAY BE JUST A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.I HAD TO INCLUDE THE INCREASE THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED LAST YEAR PLUS THE ONE FROM THIS YEAR.
I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE A LOT HIGHER THAN THIS, MAYBE 50,000 TO 100,000, BUT WE'LL HAVE THOSE FINAL NUMBERS.
YOU'LL HAVE OUR CONSULTANT, GRACE EDWARDS WILL BE AT THE BOARD MEETING NEXT WEEK.
WE JUST COULDN'T GET EVERYTHING READY FOR TONIGHT.
THE NEXT ONE ON THE RECURRING IS 340,000.
THIS IS TO COVER THREE TEACHERS AND THREE EAS FOR OUR TUITION BASED PRE-K. DR. OMBI HAS BEEN ADDING CLASSES AND ADDING STUDENTS WHICH WE LIKE.
IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE WORKED ON SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS EARLIER, WE DO HAVE SOME REVENUE TO OFFSET THESE COST FOR THE ADDITIONAL.
WE'LL ADD SOME REVENUE INTO OUR GENERAL FUND, WHICH WILL MORE THAN COVER THE COST OF THESE TEACHERS.
>> HOW MUCH REVENUE? CAN YOU GIVE US AN ESTIMATE.
>> I THINK WE'VE ESTIMATED ABOUT 500,000, WASN'T IT, DR. OMBI?
>> SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND. THAT'S RIGHT.
BECAUSE IT'S 6,000 PER STUDENT.
YES. WOULD YOU WRITE DOWN FOR ME TO SEND THE COMMISSIONER'S LETTER ON THE PRE-K TUITION.
I'VE BEEN WAITING BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T OPENED IT. I'M SORRY.
AS I THINK OF THINGS TO [LAUGHTER] WRITE DOWN.
LET'S GO DOWN TO THE CRITICAL INITIATIVES TO SEE WHAT THEY REQUIRED.
THE FIRST ONE IS A PROPOSAL TO ADD TWO ADDITIONAL SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS FOR THE HALTOM CLUSTER.
THEY'RE STRETCHED PRETTY THIN.
WE DON'T HAVE A DEDICATED OFFICER FOR EVERY MIDDLE-SCHOOL AND OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DO NOT HAVE DEDICATED OFFICERS EITHER.
SO WE'RE MAKING A PROPOSAL TO ADD TWO ADDITIONAL SECURITY OFFICERS.
THE NEXT ONE IS CONVERT THE SMITHS SECURITY CONTRACTORS.
WE CURRENTLY ARE SPENDING AROUND 280,000.
>> I'M SORRY. YOU'VE TALKED TO THE CITY AND [OVERLAPPING].
>> YES, SIR. IT WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION, WASN'T IT MR. BASKERVILLE?
>> SORRY. THEY HAVE TWO AVAILABLE.
>> I BELIEVE THEY'VE GOT THEM POSTED.
>> THEY ASKED US A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO IF WE WOULD CONSIDER BRINGING THIS TO YOU.
SO SMITH'S SECURITY, WE SPEND ABOUT $280,000 FOR OFFICERS TO SUPPLEMENT SECURITY AT OUR SCHOOLS, AND DR. SHOWELL LOOKED INTO IT.
WE'RE PAYING $17 AN HOUR TO SMITH SECURITY AND THEY'RE PAYING THE OFFICERS $12 AN HOUR.
AND MANY TIMES WE HAVE ABSENTEEISM AND OPEN POSITIONS.
SO WHAT MR. SHOWELL IS PROPOSING IS THAT FOR 102,000 ADDED WITH THE 280 THAT WE CAN HIRE 14 SECURITY GOLF OFFICERS AT $15 AN HOUR.
I BELIEVE THEY'D WORK A 187 DAYS, AND WE CAN ACTUALLY SUPERVISE OWN OFFICERS AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SMITH'S SECURITY.
THAT'S HIS PROPOSAL THAT WOULD GET US ADDITIONAL COVERAGE AT OUR CAMPUSES.
[BACKGROUND] WELL, THAT'S ON THE NEXT PAGE, BUT OFFICER WATKINS WILL PROBABLY BE THE ONE HELPING WITH THAT.
AND THEN WE'VE ALSO GOT AN ADDITIONAL SECURITY OFFICER REQUEST ON THE NEXT PAGE UNDER THE PRIORITY ONES.
THE NEXT ONE ON THE LIST IS TWO BUS MONITORS.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 32 SPECIAL EDUCATION ROUTES, BUT WE ONLY HAVE 28 BUS MONITOR POSITIONS.
NOT EVERY SPECIAL ED ROUTE IS REQUIRED BY ADD TO HAVE A MONITOR.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 10 OPENINGS, SO WE'RE STRUGGLING TO KEEP THOSE HIRED.
BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT UP TO 30 BECAUSE AS ADS, WE REALLY SHOULD HAVE A SPECIAL ED MONITOR ON EVERY BUS.
WE'RE JUST NOT ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE ISSUES THAT OCCUR WITH SOME OF THESE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AT TIMES.
THE NEXT ONE IS INCREASED LEGAL FEES.
WE GOT A NOTICE FROM BRAC AND ELIS THAT THEIR HOURLY RATE WILL GO FROM 250 TO $300.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE 14,000 IS GOING TO COVER IT ALL, BUT WE CERTAINLY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME INCREASES TO KEEP UP WITH THOSE HOURLY RATES.
>> ARE YOU LOOKING ON THE DOCUMENT? DID SOMETHING NOT GET CHANGED?
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
THE NEXT ONE GOING DOWN THE COLUMN OF RECURRING IS SUPPLIES AND TRAINING FOR THE DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, AND THE FEDERAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY NOW WILL HAVE A COORDINATOR.
AND SO THERE ARE CERTAIN TRAPS OF TRAVEL AND THINGS THAT WE CANNOT COVER IN THE FEDERAL PROGRAM MONEY AND THEY'VE NEVER HAD A BUDGET.
SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR $5,000 FOR SOME SUPPLIES AND FOR SOME TRAINING TRAVEL.
THE NEXT ONE ON THE LIST OF 20,000 FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS FOR CTE REPRESENTATIVES.
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MANY TIMES OUR ADS FOR OUR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS REQUIRE TO HAVE A CTE REPRESENTATIVE, AND SO IT'S PULLING TEACHERS OUT OF CLASSES.WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME RETIRED TEACHERS THAT HAVE BEEN FILLING IN AS REPRESENTATIVES ON THESE ADS SO TEACHERS DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THE CLASSROOM.
WE JUST NEED THE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO COVER THOSE BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING INCREASINGLY MORE ADS EACH YEAR.
THE NEXT ONE IS CTE TUITION FOR EMT AND TCC DUAL CREDIT.
WE HAVE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS NOW FOR DUAL CREDIT AND THEN OUR ENROLLMENT IS ALSO UP.
WE DO PAY THOSE FEES OURSELVES FOR THE DISTRICT, SO WE ARE GOING TO NEED IT INCREASED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS IN THOSE PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE DOING A LOT MORE CTE LICENSES.
SO WE ARE TRYING TO INCREASE THE TYPES OF CLASSES THAT KIDS CAN DO TO EARN CERTIFICATIONS.
AND SO CTE HAS REQUESTED $40,000 TO HELP WITH THE STUDENTS CERTIFICATIONS.
THE NEXT ONE IS $10,000 FOR STIPENDS FOR OUR PAST TEACHERS.
THESE ARE OUR BEHAVIORAL STUDENTS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.
IS THAT NOT RIGHT, DR. CLARK, JUST ELEMENTARY? IT'S BECOMING INCREASINGLY CHALLENGING TO GET TEACHERS AND SO $1,000 STIPEND EACH FOR THESE TEACHERS WERE REQUESTING TO TRY TO HELP US WITH HIRING BECAUSE THESE EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN CAN SOMETIMES BE DIFFICULT IN THE CLASSROOM.
THE NEXT ONE IS ABOUT THE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY.
WE'LL BE ADDING OUR LAST CLASS, OUR LAST 60 STUDENTS THIS YEAR, AND SO WE WILL HAVE 120 STUDENTS AT THE TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE.
TO SUPPORT THAT NUMBER OF STUDENTS, THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME WE HAVE TO ADD.
FOR THIS PROGRAM WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO HAVE A MATH INSTRUCTOR TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE OVER AT THE CAMPUS BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE 120 STUDENTS THERE RATHER THAN THE 60 THAT WE'VE HAD.
THEN ONE LAST AD [LAUGHTER] FOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMY WITH THE ADDITIONAL 60 STUDENTS, THEY NEEDED TO INCREASE SOME OF THEIR SUPPLY IN THESE ALL IN THEIR BUDGET, $3,800.
IF YOU'LL GO TO THE SECOND PAGE AND WE'VE GOT A FEW MORE RECURRING FOR THAT.
THESE ARE NEW, THESE ARE NOT THINGS THAT YOU HAD IN YOUR LAST PACKET.
UNDER THE RECURRING COLUMN, THE FIRST ONE IS THE SAFETY AND SECURITY SPECIALISTS, AND THIS IS WHAT I MENTIONED BEFORE.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OFFICER WATKINS AND HE IS OUR ONLY DISTRICT OFFICER THAT REALLY OVERSEES ALL THE SECURITY AND THE SROS AND THE THINGS AROUND THE DISTRICT.
SO WE'RE ASKING THAT WE CAN ADD ANOTHER SECURITY SPECIALIST TO ASSIST OFFICER WATKINS WITH THE 33 CAMPUSES, 32 CAMPUSES NOW.
THE NEXT ONE, WE'VE GOT SEVERAL THINGS HERE RELATED TO FINE ARTS.
THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND, COLOR GUARD CONTRACTED SERVICES FOR MANY YEARS WAS FUNDED THROUGH FUNDRAISERS AND THE BOOSTER CLUB, AND SO LAST YEAR THE BOARD, WE STARTED A PLAN.
WE PROVIDED DANNY DIETRICH AND THE FINE ARTS BUDGET, $50,000 TO SPREAD AMONG THE CAMPUSES TO HELP OFFSET THOSE COSTS.
OUR GOAL IS TO GET TO 90,000, 30,000 EACH CAMPUS SO THAT ACTUALLY THE DISTRICT WILL BE PAYING FOR THE COLOR GUARD INSTRUCTOR.
SO THE PROPOSAL IS FOR 20,000 THIS YEAR AND THEN NEXT YEAR THE FINAL 20,000 SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE FUNDRAISERS AND ASK THE BOOSTERS TO PAY FOR THE COLOR GUARDS.
THE NEXT ONE IS ADDITIONAL PROGRAM THAT THEY'RE ADDING AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THEY WANT TO HAVE A DANCE INSTRUCTOR THAT GOES TO EACH OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND PROVIDE SOME PRELIMINARY DANCE INSTRUCTION FOR KIDS TO BE PREPARED TO MAYBE BE IN THE DRILL TEAM OR EVEN CHEERLEADERS WHEN THEY'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND THIS DANCE INSTRUCTOR WILL ALSO PROVIDE SOME ASSISTANCE TO THE RICHLAND HIGH DANCE PROGRAM WHO CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE AN ASSISTANT DANCE INSTRUCTOR.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE INSTRUMENT REPAIR WITH COST INCREASES.
DANNY DIETRICH IS ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL DOLLARS IN HIS BAND INSTRUMENT REPAIR BUDGET.
THEN ONCE AGAIN, AN INCREASE FOR STUDENT TRAVEL, AND WE HAVE ONE FOR ATHLETICS COMING UP AS WELL WITH JUST ADDITIONAL COSTS, THEY'RE ASKING FOR STUDENT TRAVEL INCREASES.
THEN THE LAST RECURRING IS, YOU CAN SEE DOWN ON LINE 74, THE HIGH-SCHOOL CHEER UNIFORM ALLOTMENT.
WE'VE BEEN GIVING EACH HIGH SCHOOL $5,000 TO HELP WITH UNIFORMS FOR CHEERLEADERS.
THEY'RE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL $1,000 PER SCHOOL SO THAT EACH SCHOOL HAS $6,000 WITH THE COST OF UNIFORMS GOING UP.
THAT IS ALL OF OUR RECURRING INITIATIVES,
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ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE BEFORE WE GO ON TO THE ONETIME? ALL THE ONE TIMES YOU CAN STILL FOLLOW ALONG, LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION, WE'VE GOT PHOTOS AND DIFFERENT THINGS ON THE SCREEN, SO WE'LL MOVE ON WITH THAT.ACTUALLY IT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE THIS TIME, WE HAD $550,000 FOR THE TURF REPLACEMENT AT THE FAAC.
MR. HUGHES STARTED REVIEWING THE ESTIMATES THAT HAD BEEN RECEIVED BY THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT AND REALIZED THAT WE NEEDED TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL WORK.
WHAT WAS THE PIECE YOU CALL THE UNDER [BACKGROUND] THE E LAYER.
THERE ALSO WAS NO INFLATION BUILT AND THIS REPLACEMENT WILL HAPPEN NEXT SUMMER, SO WE MOVE THAT FROM 550-700,000 TO BE SURE THAT WE COULD COVER THE COST NEXT SUMMER.
THEN WE HAVE NUMBER ONE, PRIORITY INITIATIVES ADDITIONAL OF 1.6 MILLION, AND WE'LL NOW GO THROUGH THOSE.
THE FIRST ONE ON YOUR LIST, IF YOU GO BACK TO THE FIRST OF THIS PAGE WITH THE BLUE ON IT AND I'LL EXPLAIN THE BLUE HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT, WE'LL START DOWN THAT LINE.
THE ACTUAL BOND ELECTION, THIS IS FOR MR. BASKERVILLE'S BUDGET TO ACTUALLY PAY FOR THE BOND ELECTION THROUGH THE TARRANT COUNTY ELECTION AREA.
WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE LATER ON TO CARRY SOME OF THE OTHER COSTS THAT WE'LL HAVE RELATED TO THE BOND.
THE NEXT ONE ON THE LIST, AND THESE ARE ALL REQUIRED IN THE PURCHASE OF THE FRIENDLY LANE BAPTIST CHURCH.
ONE OF THE STIPULATIONS WAS THAT WE WOULD RESURFACE THE PARKING LOT, AND SO YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE PARKING LOT AND SO WE WOULD HAVE EXISTING ASPHALT WOULD BE RESURFACED TO A DEPTH OF FOUR INCHES AND WE USE TARRANT COUNTY.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE THIS ON THE AGENDA, I BELIEVE NEXT WEEK.
WE ONLY HAVE TO PAY $100 A DAY IN THE MATERIALS, SO WE REALLY GET A GOOD DEAL BY USING THE TARRANT COUNTY WORKERS IN THESE PROJECTS.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE HEALTH CURRICULUM.
THERE HAS BEEN A REWRITE OF THE TICS AND THEY'VE ASKED FOR MONEY TO PAY TEACHERS TO REWRITE THE HEALTH CURRICULUM.
BAND AND CHOIR ONLINE INSTRUCTIONAL TUTORIALS.
THIS WAS A COVID EXPENSE AND WE HAVE ONE OTHER ONE COMING UP IN A MOMENT TO HELP KIDS WITH REMEDIATION RELATED TO FINE ARTS.
WE AGREED TO ALLOW MR. DIETRICH TO HAVE THESE TWO ITEMS THROUGH THE END OF S OR THREE, SO IT WILL BE THIS YEAR AND THEN HE'LL REQUEST THEM ONE MORE YEAR NEXT YEAR.
THIS IS FOR HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND JUST THE COSTS HAVE INCREASED.
WE'VE RAISED OUR BUS DRIVER PAY, SO EVEN WHEN WE'RE USING IN DISTRICT TRAVEL, THEY'RE HAVING TO PAY FOR THE BUS HIRER BUS DRIVER PAY.
THEN TRANSPORTATION ROUTING SOFTWARE AND I'VE GOT MISS WHIN HERE TONIGHT.
CURRENTLY THE SOFTWARE WE'RE USING EDULOG AND SHE'S HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
EVERYTHING'S DONE IN THE SYSTEM, THEY HAVE TO PRINT OUT ROUTING SHEETS.
IF THERE'S SOME TYPE OF A CHANGE IN THE MORNING, THE ROUTER HAS TO REPRINT IT AND THEY HAVE TO DRIVE OUT AND TRY TO MEET THE DRIVER TO GIVE THEM THE NEW DIRECTIONS.
WHY DON'T YOU COME UP AND TELL HIM JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT? I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
>> GOOD EVENING. YES, THIS PARTICULAR SOFTWARE, IT IS BY TYLER TECHNOLOGIES.
WE USE TYLER TECHNOLOGIES AND SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.
WE'VE USED EDUCATION LOGISTICS IN THE PAST, SO THEY'RE A LITTLE MORE ARCHAIC THAN WHAT WE'RE USED TO.
I KNOW THE IT DEPARTMENT WOULD LOVE FOR US TO GO CLOUD AND SO THAT'S PART OF OUR GOAL.
BUT THIS SOFTWARE WILL ENABLE US TO ALSO UTILIZE TABLETS FOR OUR BUSES, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW AND THOSE THAT ARE NEW, THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE GPS AND BUS TRACKING APP, AND SO THAT'S BEEN A REAL GREAT ASSET TO US AND OUR PARENTS.
THE TABLETS WOULD ALSO ENHANCE OUR COMMUNICATION WITH OUR DRIVERS ESPECIALLY.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE LOT OF SHORTAGES THIS YEAR AND SO WE'VE HAD TO COLLAPSE A LOT OF RUNS, AND WHEN YOU'RE DOING THAT LIKE THIS, YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO PRINT, AND SO A LOT OF TIMES JUST SENDING IT OUT TO THE CAMPUS WE'LL HAVE TO RUN THE REPORT, EMAIL IT, THEY'VE GOT TO RUN IT OUT TO THE BUS DRIVER.
THIS WILL HELP US TO EXPEDITE THAT AND JUST UPLOAD THAT RIGHT THERE ON THE BUS AND THEY'VE GOT THAT.
IT WILL ALSO ALLOW US, IN TIME WE WOULDN'T IMPLEMENT ALL OF THIS AT THE SAME TIME, BUT THE STUDENT WRITER ID, PART OF IT, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR LITTLE ELEMENTARY BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE LITTLE KIDDOS, NOT THAT THEY GET LOST, BUT IT HELPS US KEEP TRACK OF THEM BETTER.
WE'VE HAD A FEW INCIDENCES THIS YEAR WHERE IT FELT LIKE WE'VE LOST A STUDENT, BUT IT TURNED OUT THAT THEY WERE JUST AT HOME OR AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE.
BUT IT WOULD ALSO HELP US TO NOT HAVE TO DO SO MUCH OF THE PAPERWORK WITH OUR FIRST [INAUDIBLE] ACCOUNTS WITH ALL OF THAT IS MANUAL.
A LOT OF OUR BUSES ARE TRIPLE TIER, SO WE'RE HAVING TO DO A LOT OF MANPOWER FOR OUR DRIVERS TO HAVE TO SIT THERE
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AND CHECKOFF ONCE A MONTH FOR THREE RUNS.WE'RE TRYING TO STREAMLINE OUR PROCESSES BETTER [BACKGROUND]. OH, YES.
FOR THE TABLETS, THE DRIVER DIRECTIONS, JUST LIKE THE GPS, IT READS THE THE DIRECTIONS TO YOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEE THE SCREEN BECAUSE THE SCREEN GOES DARK, SO WE'RE STILL IN COMPLIANCE.
BUT I THINK THAT'LL BE REALLY HELPFUL FOR OUR DRIVERS, ESPECIALLY ON THE SPECIAL NEEDS SIDE WHERE SPECIAL NEEDS THINGS CHANGE EVERY DAY.
YOU THINK WE WOULDN'T BE ADDING KIDS, BUT WE ADD THEM ALL YEAR LONG AND REMOVE THEM ALL YEAR LONG, AND IT'S A TEDIOUS PROCESS.
>> THE SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS ARE PICKED UP AT THEIR DRIVEWAY.
THIS WILL BE A REAL PLUS, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE SUBS WE HAVE TO USE, THEY WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT LEARNING A ROUTE, THE GPS WILL JUST TELL THEM WHERE TO GO.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR STICKING AROUND THROUGH THIS WHOLE MEETING [LAUGHTER].
THAT WAS HELPFUL AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. CAN SHE?
>> WELL, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT BUSES IN A MINUTE.
DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? [LAUGHTER] MR. HUGHES IS HERE TOO, HE PUT MOST OF THESE SLIDES TOGETHER WITH FACILITY PIECES SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, HE'S HERE.
THIS IS A BIG ONE TOO FOR MISS WHIN.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE DRIVEN DOWN THE STREET BY OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IN THE MORNING, IT'S DARK.
WE HAVE HAD LIGHTS ADDED. THE HALTOM CITY.
HALTOM CITY IS ON THE STADIUM SIDE OF THE STREET AND NORTH RICHLAND HILLS IS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE.
SO WHEN YOU TRY TO GET SOMETHING DONE AND YOU GET BOTH CITIES IN PLACE, NO ONE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING.
I WILL SAY HALTOM CITY HAS BEEN A LOT MORE COOPERATIVE THAN THE OTHER CITY.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE PEOPLE CROSSING THE STREET RIGHT UP HERE, AND THERE'S A BLIND CURVE.
AS WE'VE MET WITH BOTH CITIES AND TRY TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO TRY TO MAKE A SAFER PASSAGE TO CROSS THE STREET, PEOPLE SPEED THROUGH HERE AND THEY CAN'T SEE.
WHAT THE CITY'S CAME UP WITH, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, IS WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND THE SIDEWALK BECAUSE IT STOPS RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THIS DRIVE, AND THEN HERE'S THE BUS DRIVE HERE WHERE THEY NEED TO GO TO THE LOT.
WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO FOR US, WE'LL PUT THE LITTLE CROSSING WALK HERE.
WHAT THAT DOES IS IT WILL GIVE BETTER VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVERS WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO CROSS THE STREET AND WILL REQUIRE THEM TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE TO CROSS, AND WHEN THEY GET OFF THEIR BUSES, THEY'LL CROSS BACK OVER AND WALK ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
WE'VE TRIED TO DO ALL SAFETY THINGS AND THIS IS WHAT THE CITY'S SUGGESTED.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR IT, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE BRINGING IT TONIGHT.
>> QUESTION FOR YOU. I ACTUALLY WAS ASKED ABOUT THAT CAMPAIGNING HERE RECENTLY.
SPEED BUMPS. WHY NOT PUT SPEED BUMPS ALONG THE ROAD [OVERLAPPING]?
>> WELL, WE CAN'T PUT SPEED BUMPS ON THE ROAD AND I THINK WE'VE ASKED THEM ABOUT THAT.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THEIR ANSWER WAS? [BACKGROUND]
>> BECAUSE OF THE EMERGENCY, IT'S A MAIN EMERGENCY FOR AMBULANCE AND FIRE.
>> THAT WAS GOOD. [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
THE NEXT ONE IS THE VEHICULAR GATE REPLACEMENTS AT BINION AND STOWE.
THESE GATES RIGHT NOW SWING OUT.
THEY BREAK REGULARLY, AND THEY ALSO HIT CARS REGULARLY.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS.
WE EVEN HAD SOME PERIODS OF TIME WHERE WE HAD TO LEAVE THEM OPEN.
IT'S PART OF THE PLAY AREA AT THOSE SCHOOLS.
WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS REPLACE THEM WITH THE GATES THAT SLIDE, THE ROLLING GATES.
THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE OVER ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
THEY'RE JUST EASIER TO USE, AND THEN WE WON'T HAVE AS MANY ISSUES WITH THEM.
THE NEXT ONE, AND JOHN MAY HAVE TO COME UP AND EXPLAIN THIS ONE.
THIS IS AROUND THE SHOPS AT FACILITIES.
THERE ARE SOME WALKWAYS AND SOME OVERHANGS, AND ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL RUNS THROUGH THERE.
YOU CAN SEE THE CONDITION OF IT, AND SO I'LL LET HIM TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
>> PRETTY MESSY SITUATION AS YOU CAN SEE.
BUT IF YOU'RE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH SHANNON BEHIND OUR OFFICES, IT'S WHERE THEY RAN TO THE OLD CARPENTER SHOP, PROBABLY THE VOE PROGRAMS AND ALL THAT WHEN IT WAS, WAS IT BIRDVILLE HIGH ONCE UPON A TIME? [BACKGROUND] [OVERLAPPING] THIS IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND IT'S BEEN PATCHED WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT ROOFING SYSTEMS. THOSE ARE THE MOST TROUBLESOME SPOTS.
BUT I JUST HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT MUCH OF THAT DECK IS SPONGY, AND WE JUST FELT LIKE IT REACHED THE PLACE WHERE IT WAS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE FOR OUR STAFF.
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IF YOU REMEMBER, WHEN WE BUILT THE TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WE MOVED THE MODULAR BUILDINGS.WE MOVED HALF OF THEM OVER TO HALTED, AND HALF OVER TO BCTAL, AND HALTOM ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE RESTROOM FACILITY THAT WAS AT THE RICHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES AT OTHER CAMPUSES WITH SLIPPING WHEN THESE GET WET, AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF FALLS, AND SO THEY FOUND A SOLUTION.
THIS EPOXY COATING, IT'S NOT CHEAP, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO GO OUT AND PUT THAT ON ALL OF THE RAMPS OUT AT THE SCHOOLS, I BELIEVE IT'S SEVEN OR EIGHT CLASSROOMS THAT IT WILL COVER.
JOHN MAY HAVE TO COME UP AND TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THIS.
THERE'S SOME DETAILS IN YOUR SHEET.
WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH PEOPLE BREAKING INTO THE BACK AREA.
THEY'RE STEALING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, THEY'RE STEALING GAS.
I THINK WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO DO IS REPLACE ALL OF THE FENCING.
YOU WANT TO TELL THEM WHAT FENCE YOU'RE GOING TO PUT THERE?
>> SURE. I CALL IT ORNAMENTAL IRON.
IT'S THE BLACK, THIS PICKET TYPE THAT YOU SEE AROUND RESIDENTIAL, ONLY IT'S HIGH SECURITY FENCING.
THE PHOTO'S NOT REAL CLEAR, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU CAN SEE THE FENCE RUNS RIGHT HERE AND THEN RETURNS BACK TO MIDWAY STREET RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS NOT A VERY GOOD PHOTO EITHER, BUT IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED.
THAT'S WHERE THEY WERE HAVING QUITE A BIT OF THEIR BREAK-INS, NICE AND SECLUDED, AND THEY COULD GET IN AND OUT QUICKLY.
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS THE HIGHEST SECURITY FENCING WITH A MOST STRIP SO THAT THEY CAN'T DIG UNDER, THEY CAN'T CUT IT AND IT WILL BE SUCH THAT THEY CAN'T CLIMB ON IT AS WELL.
>> YOU PROVED US TO PUT IN SOME SAFETY DOORS AND AN OFFICER IN THE BACK LAST YEAR, SO WE'VE GOT THAT IN NOW.
WE'RE NOT HAVING TO LEAVE THE DOORS OPEN AND WE'RE NOT HAVING TO LEAVE THE BIG ROLL-UP DOORS OPEN WHERE PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY JUST WONDERING INTO THE BUILDING.
WE'VE BEEN ADDING SOME SECURITY.
WE'VE BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUES AROUND THIS AREA.
THE NEXT ONE IS CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY WELDERS.
THE WELDERS ARE AROUND 15-20 YEARS OLD THAT THE STUDENTS ARE USING.
THEY'RE ASKING TO REPLACE THEIR TORCHES AND THEIR WELDING EQUIPMENT.
THEN AT THE AG BARN BECAUSE OF JUST LIMITED DRAINAGE, THEY'RE ASKING FOR THIS SCRUBBER MACHINE THAT CAN BE USED, IT'S AN ELECTRIC SCRUBBER, TO KEEP IT CLEAN AND TO TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THE DEBRIS THAT IS MOVING AROUND OUT THERE.
THEY CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE A SECURE SPACE FOR ALL OF THEIR STUDENT RECORDS, WHICH IS A PROBLEM.
JOHN, I'LL LET YOU TELL THEM WHAT I'M LOOKING AT BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT I'M LOOKING AT HERE.
>> [NOISE] EXCUSE ME. THE EXISTING YOU CAN SEE IT'S JUST AN ALCOVE AREA AND THAT'S WHERE THEY HAVE THEIR FILES NOW, BUT THEY CAN'T SECURE THEM IN ANY WAY EXCEPT FOR JUST THE LOCK ON THE FILE CABINET.
YOU CAN SEE THE NEW LOCKABLE DOOR THERE, AND IT OPENS THAT AREA SO THEY CAN HAVE ALL THEIR FILES AND HAVE THEM NICE AND SECURED.
>> THIS IS THE TENNIS COURTS AT HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL.
WE ONLY HAVE TWO TENNIS COURTS WITH LIGHTS.
DURING A COMPETITION, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A GAME, THEY'VE HAD TO CALL THE GAME, AND WAIT UNTIL THERE WAS A COURT WITH LIGHTS SO THEY COULD COMPLETE THE GAME.
WE'D LIKE TO ADD LIGHTS TO THE OTHER SIX COURTS AT HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL.
ALSO AT HALTOM, THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS HERE WITH HALTOM.
ACTUALLY, DR. STEVENSON DISCOVERED THAT IN THE GYMS 2 AND 3, WE STILL HAVE OLD WOODEN BASKETBALLS.
WHEN I WENT OUT TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THIS AND WAS TALKING TO THE COACH, I ALSO FOUND OUT [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] WHAT DID I SAY?
>> THAT WOULD BE A GOAL, KATIE [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING]
>> WELL, THERE YOU GO. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CONCENTRATE A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE THE BACKBOARD, SO WOODEN BACKBOARDS.
THEN IN THE MAIN COMPETITION GYM, A REFEREE POINTED OUT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A REGULATION BACKBOARD IN THE COMPETITION GYM.
THAT IS THE OTHER ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE REPLACED.
I DON T THINK THE TEAMS WERE UNHAPPY ABOUT THAT, BUT ONE OF THE REFEREES POINTED THAT OUT.
WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE THE TWO IN THE MAIN GYM AS WELL.
THIS IS THE FAAC THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER.
THE COST TO REPLACE THAT TURF, IT'LL BE NEXT SUMMER, WILL BE $700,000.
WE HAVE TO GET ALL BIDS IN AND START WORKING ON THIS SO THAT WE
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HAVE EVERYTHING IN PLACE FOR AS SOON AS SOCCER SEASON IS OVER.ATHLETIC TRANSPORTATION. [OVERLAPPING]
>> KATIE, I DON'T WANT TO KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR ROLE, BUT BACK ON THE FAAC.
I KNOW I SEE SIGNS OUT THERE AND ADVERTISING.
>> THE ADVERTISING? WE DON'T DO ANY REAL OPEN ADVERTISING, NOW THEY MAY DO IT FOR SOME OF THE GAMES, BUT DO YOU KNOW MARK?
>> I'D SAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WE WENT THROUGH THAT WITH DR. BROWN WHILE HE WAS STILL HERE.
REALLY EVERYTHING THAT WAS IN THE FACILITY HAD EXPIRED AND NOBODY WANTED TO RENEW.
WE WENT THROUGH, AND I THINK THERE WERE TWO OR THREE.
I'M TRYING TO THINK THROUGH RIGHT THERE AT THE ENTRANCE COMING IN.
I'M THINKING IT'S A CREDIT UNION OR SOMETHING THAT'S THERE ON THE SIDE, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANY MORE WITHIN THE FACILITY.
I THINK THAT'S ALL BEEN TAKEN DOWN, BUT I'LL CERTAINLY CHECK. [OVERLAPPING].
>> WE OUGHT TO PURSUE SOME, BUT THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES.
>> I THINK THERE'S AN ISSUE, AND I'LL GO BACK BECAUSE WE HAD A FOLDER ON THIS.
I THINK THERE WAS A POLICY ISSUE TOO THAT I HAD TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT WAS IN BOARD POLICY, BUT LET ME DO THAT AND I'LL BRING SOME INFORMATION BACK TO YOU.
>> ON THE FACTOR, IS THAT JUST FOR THE TURF TO REPLACE IT AS IS OR IS THAT MAYBE INCLUDE OR WOULD IT COSTS EXTRA FOR MAYBE A PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL BOARD TO PUT THE BISD LOGO AT THE 50 YARD LINE AND THE FOUR HIGH-SCHOOL LOGOS ON THE FIELD?
>> IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THAT, BUT CERTAINLY, IF WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT, WE CAN, IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'D WANT US TO LOOK AT.
>> I NOTICED IN TALKING ABOUT MARKETING AND BRANDING, A LOT OF SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF OUR CENTRAL LOCATION, RENT THE FAAC TO PLAY PLAYOFF GAMES.
HOPEFULLY, WE'RE PLAYING A LOT OF PLAYOFF GAMES IN THE FAAC, BUT WHEN WE PUT THOSE ONLINE, THAT'S A GREAT WAY OF MARKETING OUR DISTRICT.
>> YOU ADD THAT TO THE [INAUDIBLE], PLEASE.
ANYBODY ELSE ON THE FAAC? ATHLETIC TRANSPORTATION.
THERE WAS A REQUEST TO MAKE AN INCREASE IN JUST SOME OF THE COST OF TRANSPORTATION, I THINK THEY HAVE GONE LOW ON THAT.
BECAUSE THEY HAD ALL THE EXTRA TRANSPORTATION THIS YEAR WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS GOING BACK-AND-FORTH FOR PRACTICING AT THE STADIUM AND ALL DURING THE DAY, I'VE PUT THIS IN AS A ONE TIME EXPENSE, AND THEN THE NEW TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR WILL MONITOR THE BUDGET AND SEE IF THE 95 IS REALLY WHAT THEY NEED TO COVER ALL THEIR TRANSPORTATION OR IF IT'LL BE [BACKGROUND] I NEED TO GO TO BED, I'M SORRY.
[BACKGROUND] WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE ANOTHER $95,000? I'M GOING TO GET FOLKS HERE, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY CAFFEINE FOR DINNER, I SHOULD HAVE HAD SOME.
>> WAIT. IT'S NOT JUST 95,000, IT'S AN ADDITIONAL 95,000.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. BECAUSE THEY OVERSPENT THEIR TRANSPORTATION BUDGET THIS YEAR. YES, SIR.
BUT IT'S ONE TIME, SO WE'LL LOOK AT IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
THANK YOU GUYS. I'M GOING TO REALLY CONCENTRATE.
THIS IS THE OTHER COST I MENTIONED IN THE BOND ELECTION, SO THIS WOULD INCLUDE SOME OF OUR ADVERTISING AND ALL THE THINGS THAT RELATED OUT OF THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE.
THESE ARE TUTORIALS THAT THESE FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN ON SATURDAYS.
THE STUDENTS COME OVER AND DO SOME TUTORING WITH EOCS AND THAT TYPE OF THING, AND WE ARE LOOKING INTO THAT.
WE LOOK AT THAT EACH YEAR, THAT'S WHY IT COMES UP AS ONE TIME TO MAKE SURE WE STILL NEED THOSE TUTORIALS.
IF YOU'VE DRIVEN AROUND THE PARKING LOT, IT'S GOT SOME PROBLEMS, THERE'S A LOT OF POTHOLES, AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR MANAGEMENT COMPANY ON TRYING TO DO SOME REPLACEMENT OF THE ASPHALT HERE.
WE CAN ACTUALLY BECAUSE WE'RE A SCHOOL DISTRICT, USE THE COUNTY, AND WE'VE GOT ABOUT $2 MILLION IN THE PLAZA BUDGETS, SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE USE THE PLAZA BUDGET TO REDO THE PARKING.
JOHN HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AND WE'VE GOT AN ESTIMATE.
YES, SIR, DID YOU HAVE QUESTION?
>> CAN WE GET THAT DONE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR WITH THE COUNTY?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN PUT END OF THE YEAR, I THINK WE HAVE TO GET ON THEIR SCHEDULE.
>> MAYBE THE CHALLENGE, BUT WE'LL STILL TRY.
>> WE'LL COME BACK WITH AN INNER LOCAL WITH THAT, WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
>> DID YOU MEAN FISCAL YEAR OR CALENDAR YEAR?
>> FISCAL. OH, [LAUGHTER] SORRY, I DON T THINK WE CAN MAKE THAT.
>> [OVERLAPPING] BY THE END OF 2022?
>> WE COULD TRY, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET IT [OVERLAPPING] DECEMBER.
>> I THINK WE CAN TRY FOR THAT.
>> YOU NEED TO DO THAT BY THE END OF THE YEAR, IF THERE'S ANY WAY POSSIBLE.
MOVE OTHER THINGS BUT GET THAT DONE.
>> WELL, THE COUNTY JUDGE IS CHANGING.
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>> I DON'T THINK THAT WILL IMPACT THIS.
JOHN WORKS THROUGH THE CITY WORKS DEPARTMENT THAT COUNTY WORKS.
>> BECAUSE I DON T THINK THE ONE WE HAVE NEXT WEEK, I DON'T THINK THE COUNTY JUDGE EVEN SIGNED THAT ONE.
>> HE SIGNS A LL DOWN INNER LOCALS.
>> I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMEBODY ELSE ON THAT CONTRACT, WE WOULD CERTAINLY WORK ON THAT.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT ATTITUDE ON COMMISSIONERS.
OUR COMMISSIONERS ARE ROCK SOLID.
>> THERE'S A NEW ONE THOUGH, IN PRECINCT 4 WHICH MOST OF HALTOM CITY IS IN.
WE DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT, BUT THERE'D BE A WHOLE NEW COMMISSIONER THERE.
>> WE HAVE SOME FINE ARTS CYCLE REPLACEMENTS.
IF YOU REMEMBER, WHEN WE DID NOT DO THAT THIS PAST FALL BECAUSE OF THE FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT, BUT WE ALWAYS BRING TO YOU THE REPLACEMENT CYCLE ITEMS AND SO SOME THINGS WE HAVE ON THE REPLACEMENT CYCLE WITH HALTOM BAND PERCUSSION.
WE ALSO HAD THE DRILL TEAM UNIFORMS, IT'S TIME FOR THOSE TO BE REPLACED AT BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HAVE ALSO SOME CURRENT AND REPLACEMENTS AND THESE ARE PICTURES THAT JOHN TOOK AT HALTOM AND RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOLS, AND YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE PRETTY WORN, SO WE'D LIKE TO REPLACE THOSE, AND I THINK THE RIGGING IS PART OF THAT AS WELL.
>> FINE ARTS ONLINE INSTRUCTIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
THAT'S WHAT I MENTIONED TO YOU EARLIER.
THOSE ARE THOSE COVID COMMITMENTS THAT WE MADE TO THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT FOR THIS NEXT YEAR AND ONE MORE.
BHS CHOIR DIGITAL GRAND PIANO.
CURRENTLY THE ACOUSTICAL GRAND, THEY'RE HAVING TO MOVE IT AROUND DIFFERENT PLACES, THE GRAND PIANO, AND IT'S NOT GOOD FOR IT.
THEY WERE TELLING ME THAT IF THEY COULD GET THIS DIGITAL GRAND PIANO, THEN THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO MOVE THE BIG GRAND PIANO SO MUCH AND RISK DAMAGING IT, IT COULD STAY IN ONE SPOT.
>> I THINK NEW GRAND PIANO [INAUDIBLE] ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO WAS ABOUT WAY 45,000.
THIS ALLOWS THE $45,000 WANT TO STAY STATIONARY, NOW IT'D BE TO SO MUCH AND WEAR AND TEAR ON THAT.
IF YOU REMEMBER, WE REPLACED HALTOM'S TRAILER, BIRVILLE'S IS 40 YEARS OLD AS WELL, AND THAT'S WHEN WE REPLACED THE OTHER ONE.
REMEMBER, WE HAVEN'T TALKED TO THEM ABOUT DOING ANY ADVERTISING ARRANGEMENT, BUT WE PROBABLY WILL SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID WITH RICHLAND IN HALTOM, AND SO WE'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND GET THAT ORDER.
WE HAVE TO FIX IT UP INSIDE TO DO ALL OF THE RACKS AND THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAVE TO GO ALONG WITH THAT.
SMITHFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND INSTRUMENTS STORAGE.
THEY DON'T HAVE SECURE PLACES FOR ALL OF THEIR STUDENTS TO PUT THEIR INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR THINGS, AND SO THIS WOULD ALLOW THEM TO HAVE A FULL COMPLETE WINGER SET AND ADD 50 ADDITIONAL SPOTS FOR THE STUDENTS TO PUT THEIR THINGS IN THEIR AREA IN SMITHFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THEN LASTLY ON THIS PAGE, NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR UNIFORM STORAGE.
THE AREA THEY HAVE IS STARTING TO WEAR AND TEAR AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR A REPLACEMENT FOR THAT.
WE HAVE APPLIED FOR A GRANT, WE'RE SITTING IN THE QUEUE WAITING FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF FUNDS TO COME IN, SO IF WE'RE GRANT APPROVED IN THIS BUDGET REQUESTS WILL ONLY BE 313,000.
THE REASON WE GOT SO MUCH MONEY ON THOSE OTHER BUSES IS BECAUSE OF THE AGE, WE HAD BUSES ORIGINALLY THAT WERE BACK FROM THE '90S, AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET 90 PERCENT OF THE COST, BUT AS THOSE BUSES GET TO THE 15 AND 20 YEAR, THEN WE GET A LESS PERCENTAGE, BUT I'LL TAKE 313 FOR 550 IN A TERM.
THE COORDINATOR THAT'S OVER OUR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ALLOTMENT, ALL OF OUR TEXTBOOKS, HE IS THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE STATE, IT'S MCAT.
I'M TRYING TO THINK OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS COORDINATORS ASSOCIATION, AND SO THEY'RE ASKING FOR TRAVEL MONEY.
THEY'LL HAVE TO TRAVEL FOUR TIMES THIS YEAR.
THEY DO A LOT OF ADVOCATING WITH THE STATE IN REGARD TO OUR TEXTBOOKS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AND SO IT'S REALLY QUITE AN HONOR FOR HIM TO BE NAMED PRESIDENT, SO THIS IS A ONE-TIME REQUEST FOR THAT.
>> JEFF THUNDERBIRD. HE'S DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH ALL OF OUR STAFF.
THIS IS SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE PICKED UP FROM THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT THAT JOHN WENT OUT AND TOOK PICTURES OF.
THIS IS THE RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL BUILDINGS.
YOU CAN SEE WE'VE GOT QUITE A BIT OF WEAR AND TEAR, AND IT'S JUST BASICALLY MONEY TO GO OUT AND MAKE REPAIRS TO THEIR CONCESSION BUILDING.
>> KATIE, WHO OWNS THAT BRIDGE, [INAUDIBLE] SMITHFIELD, IS A CITY OR? TELL US.
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>> I KNOW THAT IN THE LAST PROBABLY FOUR YEARS, THEY BRIEF FLORIDA.
>> IT IS TIED TO THE OTHER BANK.
[LAUGHTER] WHO OWNS A LOT OF THE VACANT LAND OVER THERE AT RICHLAND AT THE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS? IS THE CITY OR DO WE OWN THAT LAND?
>> I BELIEVE WE OWN ALL THE WAY TO THAT LITTLE INLET STREET OFF OF SCOTT.
OUR LAND BACKS UP TO THOSE HOUSES ALONG SCOTT.
>> I THINK THE CHURCH OWNS THE REST OF THAT.
>> AS IT GETS DOWN INTO THAT CREEK AREA.
>> BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAD THAT CHURCH APPROACH US ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO TO BUY THEIR PROPERTY, BUT WE JUST COULDN'T FIND A USE FOR IT AT THAT TIME, BUT IT WOULD'VE GONE ALL THE WAY INTO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY WANTED US TO PAY FOR THE BUILDING AND IT WASN'T A BUILDING WE COULD REALLY UTILIZE.
>> JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER ON DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE I KNOW PAVEMENT AND PARKING IS EXPENSIVE, BUT THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT IS THE PARKING SITUATION OVER AT RICHLAND AT THE BASEBALL SOFTBALL COMPLEX.
>> WHY HASN'T THAT EVER? THAT IS REALLY AN EMBARRASSMENT.
>> WELL, IF YOU REMEMBER WE HAD THAT LOT THAT WAS OFFERED TO US JUST RIGHT NEXT TO THE ELECTRIC POLES AND WE OPTED NOT TO PURCHASE IT.
>> AT THAT SAME TIME THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT EITHER DOING SOMETHING ACROSS THE STREET IN THAT TRIANGULAR SHAPE THAT'S JUST NORTH TO THE SCHOOL OR DOING SOMETHING.
>> [OVERLAPPING] WOULD YOU LIKE US TO LOOK AT DOING SOMETHING ACROSS THE STREET IN THAT AREA?
>> IT'S REALLY RIDICULOUS. [LAUGHTER] IT'S EMBARRASSING.
>> [OVERLAPPING] THERE'S PLENTY OF PARKING ACROSS THE STREET.
>> BUT IT'S NOT PAVED RIGHT NOW.
>> [OVERLAPPING] NO, THE REGULAR SCHOOL PARKING LOT IS?
>> IT IS CONTROLLED. THERE IS A CROSS-WALK THAT'S CONTROLLED WITH A BUTTON.
YOU CAN'T GET ACROSS. I'VE DONE IT MANY TIMES.
>> BUT SPECIFIC TO THE FACILITY ITSELF, THE RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL FACILITY, IN MY OPINION, DEFINITELY NEEDS TO HAVE SOME ATTENTION.
IT IS PROBABLY THE POOREST IN TERMS OF FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT FOR HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL FIELDS.
>> THIS IS ACADEMY AT CARRIE FRANCIS THOMAS.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME WATER DAMAGE TO SOME OF THE TOILET AREAS AND WE'D LIKE TO GO IN AND REPLACE, IS IT ALL THE RESTROOMS, JOHN?
>> PLAYGROUNDS, IF YOU REMEMBER THE PRESENTATION JOHN DID I GUESS ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AGO, THE TOP TWO PLAYGROUNDS WERE BINION AND STOWE.
THEIR PLAYGROUNDS ARE 25 YEARS OLD BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT NEW WITH THE BUILDING AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THEM.
WE'VE BEEN TOLD THE PLAYGROUND WITH THE CANOPY AND THE ARTIFICIAL TURF LIKE WE'RE DOING AT THE NEW SCHOOLS FOR $150,000, SO WE'D LIKE TO DO ONE AT EACH CAMPUS IN THE BUDGET.
THIS IS NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THIS HAS BEEN ON JOHN'S RADAR.
THERE ARE SOME MECHANICAL ISSUES WE'VE BEEN HAVING WITH THOSE BLEACHERS.
THEY'RE AT THE END OF THEIR LIFE CYCLE.
WE'VE GOT THIS IN AND I'LL SHOW YOU IN JUST A MINUTE.
WE MAY BE SHORT ON MONEY FOR A FEW OF THESE PROJECTS, BUT WE CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE.
JOHN SAID WE MIGHT COULD GET ONE MORE YEAR OUT OF THESE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THESE BLEACHERS.
JOHN AND I WENT OUT TO HALTOM HIGH TWO WEEKS AGO WITH THE NEW PRINCIPAL.
WE LIKE TO WALK THE CAMPUS AND JUST SEE IF THERE'S ANY PAIN POINTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP, SO THIS AREA RIGHT HERE WHEN YOU GO IN THE LOBBY AND GO PAST THAT FIRST SET OF DOUBLE DOORS AS THE KIDS GO THROUGH IN THE MORNING, JUST TO THE LEFT THERE'S SOME OFFICES IN HERE.
CURRENTLY THE CCMR, CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS CLASSES ARE UPSTAIRS AND THEY'RE NOT REALLY AVAILABLE TO THE STUDENTS.
WHAT THE PRINCIPAL WOULD LIKE TO DO IS MOVE THE OFFICES TO THIS AREA DOWN HERE WHERE THEY HAVE A COPIER AND REMOVE THE GLASS AND PUT IN STOREFRONT DOORS AND THEN DO SOME RENOVATIONS INSIDE, BASICALLY REMOVING SOME OF THE BIG CABINETS AND ALL, BUT SHE REALLY WANTS THAT TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF STUDENTS.
SHE SAID RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE TO REALLY KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO EVEN THINK ABOUT GOING TO THESE OFFICES.
WE WOULD MOVE THE COFFEE AREA UPSTAIRS.
THEN THE OTHER PIECE OF THIS REQUEST IS RIGHT NOW THE CHEERLEADERS DO NOT HAVE A DRESSING ROOM.
IF YOU REMEMBER IN THE DANCE AREA UPSTAIRS, RIGHT NOW IT'S WHERE THE OLD BAND HALL WAS AND
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THERE'S A LOT OF TINY LITTLE ROOMS UPSTAIRS.WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS TAKE A FEW OF THOSE WALLS OUT AND ACTUALLY CREATE A LITTLE DRESSING ROOM FOR THE CHEERLEADERS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO CHANGE AT THIS TIME, BUT THOSE ARE THE TWO MAIN PROJECTS THAT THE PRINCIPAL HAD REQUESTED AND AT AN ESTIMATED COST WE FIGURE AROUND $80,000.
THEN LASTLY, WE DO ACTUALLY HAVE A COST ON THIS, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON AN INSURANCE CLAIM.
WE DID DETERMINE THAT THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO CHARGE US A SECOND DEDUCTIBLE FOR THIS PART OF THE STORM.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE INCLUDED WITH THE HARTMAN.
I'M GOING TO HAVE JOHN COME UP AND EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU, BUT APPARENTLY THE POST WHEN THE WIND SCREENS WERE PUT IN ARE SMALL POSTS AND THEY'RE REALLY NOT STURDY ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE WIND SCREENS.
A LOT OF THESE POSTS NOW ARE BENT FROM THE STORM AND SO WHAT JOHN WOULD LIKE TO DO IS GO IN AND REPLACE THEM WITH THE LARGER POST, BUT THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE WAY THAT THE TENNIS COURT FOUNDATIONS WERE BUILT. IF YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT.
>> EVERYONE IS PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH POST TENSION SLABS.
IF YOU HAVE A NEWER HOME, YOU PROBABLY HAVE ONE.
THEY ARE PUT UNDER EXTREME TENSION AFTER THE CONCRETE HAS SET AND THEN IT PUTS THE SLAB IN COMPRESSION.
SAME CONSTRUCTION ON THE TENNIS COURTS.
YOU DON'T WANT TO HIT ONE OF THOSE TENDONS, SO THERE WILL NEED TO BE SOME ENGINEERING, SOME X-RAYING OF THE SLAB TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE THOSE NEED TO GO.
THAT WILL WEIGH IN TO THE WORK OF GETTING THOSE, BUT WE WOULD WANT TO DESIGN A FENCE THAT WOULD JUST STAND ON ITS OWN WITHOUT PECULIAR LOOKING BRACING.
I'M NOT SURE THE HISTORY, BUT IT CLEARLY WAS NOT DESIGNED TO HAVE THE WIND SCREENS ON.
THE DISTRICT GOT THE TENNIS COURTS THINKING, WELL, WE CAN JUST PUT THE WIND SCREENS UP THERE AND I'M SURE THE FIRST WINDSTORM LIKE WE HAD THE OTHER MONTH, QUICKLY MAY WORK AT THAT.
YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE HORIZONTAL RUNGS WERE IMPACTED SEVERELY DURING THIS PAST STORM.
AS KATIE MENTIONED, WE'VE RECEIVED PRICING RIGHT NOW THAT'S RIGHT AT $300,000 TO REPLACE EVERYTHING DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY, BUT WE'RE WAITING TO SEE HOW THE SETTLEMENT WITH THE INSURANCE IS GOING TO COME OUT, BUT BOY, THAT WILL BE A NICE PLACE ONCE WE GET NEW FENCING AND NEW LIGHTING IF WE CAN MAKE ALL THAT HAPPEN.
>> THIS WILL BE ONE WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK LATER.
ONE-TIME INITIATIVES THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET ABOUT $3.7 MILLION.
THERE ARE ABOUT $400,000 OF THESE INITIATIVES THAT WE REALLY DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR NOW BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY MORE RELATED TO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, SO WE WANT TO INCLUDE THOSE IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
THE BLUE ON YOUR PAGE IS THAT 3.279 MILLION THAT WE WANT TO TRY TO FUND OUT OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
IF YOU REMEMBER, I'D BROUGHT THESE NUMBERS TO YOU AND I HAVE NOT UPDATED THESE.
THERE WILL BE OTHER PIECES THAT I CAN UPDATE, BUT WE HAD ADVANCED COMPETITION TRAVEL THAT WAS LEFTOVER BECAUSE WE ADDED ADDITIONAL THIS YEAR DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ALL THREE BANDS GOING TO STATE COMPETITION.
THEN WE HAD THE ADDITIONAL MONEY FROM TEA ON A TAX VALUE CHANGE FROM '18, '19.
THEN WE'VE GOT SOME INSURANCE PAYMENTS THAT HAVE COME IN AND AS WELL AS THE FEMA REIMBURSEMENT.
WE HAVE ABOUT 2.4 MILLION, SO ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS.
I WILL BE BRINGING A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO YOU NEXT WEEK, HOPEFULLY, FOR THE 2.3, AND THEN GO AHEAD AND DO AN OPERATING TRANSFER AND MOVE THOSE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OUT.
THEN AS WE FINISH UP THE AMENDED BUDGET AND SEE WHERE WE'VE UNDERSPENT, IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME TO, I'D LIKE TO BRING BACK THE REST OF THOSE DOLLARS MAYBE AT THE JUNE MEETING AND GO AHEAD AND FUND THE REST OF THE THINGS WE HAVE AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE TENNIS COURTS THAT MAY BE ADDED ON AS WELL, BUT WE'VE ASKED PEOPLE TO BE CAREFUL.
WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO UNDERSPEND THE BUDGET QUITE A BIT THIS YEAR AND, OF COURSE, WE'VE HAD SO MANY VACANCIES THAT WILL BE AN OPTION FOR US AS WELL.
WAIT, LET ME GIVE YOU THE FINAL SUMMARY.
THIS IS OUR GENERAL FUND PROJECTIONS.
BEFORE ANY INITIATIVES, WE HAD TOTAL REVENUES OF ABOUT 211 MILLION.
NOW, THAT INCLUDES THOSE POSITIONS THAT WERE CUT BECAUSE OF REDUCED ENROLLMENT.
THAT GAVE US ABOUT 2.9 MILLION TO START WITH.
WE HAD THE THREE PERCENT RAISE, THE RECURRING INITIATIVES, THOSE ONE-TIME INITIATIVES THAT I WANT TO BE IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, WHICH IS THE BOND ELECTION, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
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WE BASICALLY HAVE PROJECTED EXPENDITURES OF ABOUT 216 MILLION, WHICH SHOWS A PROJECTED DEFICIT OF JUST UNDER SIX MILLION.THAT'S THE NUMBER THAT YOU GET BACK TO ON THAT FUND BALANCE SLIDE FROM EARLIER.
SIXTY FIVE-AND-A-HALF MILLION IS PROJECTED FUND BALANCE FOR NEXT YEAR AND PERCENT OF EXPENDITURES IS 30.2.
>> WE'RE BASICALLY PAYING FOR THE RAISES OUT OF FUND BALANCE.
>> BUT YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR BUDGET SAVINGS IN THAT NUMBER YET.
>> HISTORICALLY, HOW MUCH DO YOU UNDERSPEND?
>> WELL, I KNOW IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, IT'S BEEN A LOT MORE BECAUSE OF COVID, BUT I THINK ALL OF OUR ONE-TIME EXPENSES HAVE BEEN FUNDED OUT OF UNDERSPENDING IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
FIVE OR SIX MILLION DOLLARS WE'VE HAD.
NOW, I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD THE OPENINGS, THE VACANCIES LIKE WE'VE HAD THIS PAST YEAR.
WE'VE BEEN PRETTY SIGNIFICANT THIS PAST YEAR.
>> [OVERLAPPING] IT'S GOOD AND BAD.
>> [BACKGROUND] THAT IS THE BUDGET PRESENTATION.
>> GOT ANY QUESTIONS? THAT'S A GOOD PRESENTATION.
[K. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]
>> I THINK THE NEXT MEETING, OUR REGULAR MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, MAY 26TH IN THE BOARDROOM LOCATED IN ADMIN BUILDING.
CLOSED SESSION WILL BEGIN AT 5:30, OPEN SESSION BEGIN AT 7:00 P.M. WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN?
IS SOMEBODY IS GOING TO SECOND THAT?
>> MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 9:36. [NOISE]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.