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          ITEM 8 , CALL OF ORDER ITEM B 1ST ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR THE FEBRUARY 9TH 26 SPECIAL BOARD
MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. 
          [A. CALL TO ORDER]
          [B. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS]
TIME IS 5:30 P.M. AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT. DOCTOR STINSON,
PLEASE CONFIRM THE MEETING WAS DULY CALLED AND A NOTICE OF THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. THAT'S CORRECT,
MR. KUNKEL. WE DID POST AND ADVERTISE THE MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AS NO ONE IS. 
          [F. CONSIDER AN ORDER CALLING A BOND ELECTION IN THE DISTRICT ON MAY 2, 2026]
NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK DURING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING. 
          WE'LL PROCEED TO ITEM F OF OUR AGENDA. CONSIDER AN ORDER CALLING A BOND ELECTION IN THE
DISTRICT FOR MAY THE 2ND. DO I HEAR A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT,
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE AN ORDER CALLING A BOND ELECTION IN THE DISTRICT ON MAY 2ND, 2026. THANK YOU. MRS. SANDERS-WISE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OH. MR. DILKS. GO FOR IT, MR. DILKS SECONDED. 
          ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? I CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT MET
TIRELESSLY FOR SEVERAL MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THIS PROPOSAL, THIS REFERENDUM THAT'S IN FRONT OF US THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO VOTE
ON. 
          PEOPLE CAME FROM THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST TO MEET AND TO HEAR INFORMATION AND TO
PUT THIS TOGETHER VERY, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED FROM THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          ANYBODY HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? JUST A QUICK COMMENT. 
          I WASN'T AT THAT LAST BOARD MEETING WHEN THE PRESENTATION WAS MADE,
BUT GOT TO WATCH IT ONLINE AGAIN THANKS TO THE COMMITTEE. 
          A LOT OF HARD WORK. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MEETINGS THEY HAD,
BUT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND THANKS TO STAFF FOR GETTING EVERYTHING READY. 
          BUT THEY BROUGHT A CHALLENGE TO US. IT'S A CHALLENGE FOR OUR COMMUNITY,
BUT I THINK IT'S ONE THAT OUR COMMUNITY WILL SUPPORT AGAIN AS THEY HAVE IN THE PAST. 
          AND I'M LOOKING AROUND AT THE LEADERS IN THIS ROOM THAT GAVE INFORMATION DURING THOSE
MEETINGS IN A VERY, VERY GOOD MANNER. KATIE BOWMAN, DOCTOR CLARK MR. BASKERVILLE, DAVE LAMBSON, OUR COMMUNICATIONS,
EVERYBODY. 
          DOCTOR GLENN, AND OF COURSE, DOCTOR STINSON. AND THEN THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAD BROUGHT IN
AND IT WAS DONE VERY WELL. 
          ANYBODY ELSE? WELL, I WOULD JUST REITERATE, WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH
THE PROCESS. 
          AND I PERSONALLY WANT TO THANK STAFF. THAT WAS MANY,
MANY MONTHS OF HARD WORK, MANY EVENINGS. 
          AND SO YOUR, YOUR HARD WORK IS NOW YOU KNOW,
GOTTEN US TO THIS POINT. 
          AND I PERSONALLY APPRECIATE OUR STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY FOR THEIR SUPPORT THUS FAR AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TO TALK ABOUT A BOND FOR 2026. 
          I'LL SAY THIS YOU KNOW, BIRDVILLE WENT THROUGH A HUGE BOOM IN THE LATE 50S,
EARLY 60S. 
          AND AND WITH THIS BOND, WE'LL ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE OLDER FACILITIES IN THIS DISTRICT. 
          AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT 60S, WE'RE TALKING BUILDINGS THAT ARE QUITE OLD THAT WERE
BUILT FOR DIFFERENT TIMES FOR DIFFERENT KIDS. AND IT'S HUGE. WE'RE INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          AND SO I'M THANKFUL THAT THE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AND TO KEEP
BIRDVILLE GOING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION AND MAKING OUR COMMUNITY THE BEST COMMUNITY WE CAN BE. 
          WELL SAID. THERE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO UPGRADE. 
          ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL. OTHER FACILITIES. 
          TRANSPORTATION. ATHLETICS, FINE ARTS, YOU NAME IT. 
          IT'S ADDRESSED YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY THE TECHNOLOGY AREA AS WELL. 
          OKAY. WELL, ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY RAISED HAND AND LOOKING AROUND,
IT IS UNANIMOUS. 
          THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM G, CONSIDER RESOLUTION FOR THE RESPONSE EQUIPMENT GRANT PROGRAM. 
          [G. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION FOR THE TEXAS ACTIVE ATTACK RESPONSE EQUIPMENT GRANT PROGRAM]
DO I HEAR A MOTION? YEAH. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE RESOLUTION FOR
THE TEXAS ACTIVE RESPONSE EQUIPMENT GRANT PROGRAM AS PRESENTED. 
          THANK YOU, MR. DREES. SECOND. SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? JUST VERY QUICKLY,
MR. PRESIDENT. YOU KNOW, I SO APPRECIATE OUR STAFF. 
          YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THAT MISS BOWMAN GOT US TO HAVE AN AUDIT THAT
ALLOWED US SOME FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY, THAT IF SHE HADN'T CAUGHT THAT DEADLINE, WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THAT. 
          AND AND REALLY, THAT'S THAT'S WAS HER FORESIGHT CATCHING THAT DEADLINE AND AND AND MR. BASKERVILLE HAS DONE THE SAME THING WITH THIS COURT THESE AND DOCTOR SCHOLL AS I
UNDERSTAND COURT THESE DEADLINES AND ARE GOING TO ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO HELP MORE SECURE 
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OUR SCHOOLS JUST BECAUSE OF FORESIGHT AND CATCHING SOME OF THESE DEADLINES AND GETTING
THEM IN PLACE. SO I JUST APPLAUD STAFF FOR MAKING US LOOK GOOD. 
          ANYTHING ELSE? ALL IN FAVOR, INDICATE BY RAISED HAND AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. 
          [H. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]
OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 26TH. 
          HERE IN THE BOARDROOM. OPEN SESSION BEGIN AT 7 P.M.. 
          AS WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. MRS. SANDER-WISE WAS SECONDED BY MR. TOLBERT. SECOND. ANYBODY ABSTAIN OR NO? ALL IN FAVOR? WE'LL WE'LL LEAVE. THANK YOU. MEETING IS ADJOURNED NOW,
05:36. 
          ALL RIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.